The Gateway (2001-01-11)

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by  University of Alberta

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THE GATEWAY
Thursday, 44 January, 2000 http://gateway.su.ualberta.ca/
Volume XC Number 26
Tuition
increase
falls to
1%
Jon Dunbar
News EDITOR
The University has announced
that they will be seeking a 3.7 per
cent tuition increase for next year.
This number was brought down
from 5.7 per cent when the pre-
vious proposal was shot down by
the Academic Planning Committee,
which is composed primarily of
*
Jennifer Salzwedel / THE GATEWAY faculty.
Teams of energetic students competed for the big prize on Wednesday in Quad as part of Anti-Freeze, which runs all week long. See page 3 for the rundown. At the Students’ Council meeting
on Tuesday, President Leslie Church
Study puts Alberta on bottom of PSE rankings called the defeat of the 5.7 per cent
increase a “major victory.”
She thanked students for their
Christie Tucker sixth in last year’s ranking to third education] than to any other area support in fighting the tuition
this year is partially a result of the in the last budget,” said Kilburn. increase, and acknowledged the
Today News EDITOR government's recent implementa- Alberta was identified in the “big help from the provincial gov-
tion of a tuition freeze, said one of report as the province with the ernment.”
3& An overview of the CIAU’s Alberta and Ontario universities the report's authors, Erika Shaker. most extreme tuition hikes The. provincial government
Western Conference, the best damn are falling flat, according to a The most worrying trend Shaker between 1990 and 2000, with a recently announced that it would
men’s hockey in the country. recent study of Canada’s post-sec- noticed from the project is that 208.8 per cent rise in that time. be donating $25 million to post-sec-
ondary-education climate. post-secondary education accessi- Shaker said that tuition was of par- ondary education, approximately
All ten provinces were compared bility is dependant on location and ticular concern to the study. $5.5 million of which will go to the
17 Bang or whimper? The Gateway interms of equity, accessibility, qual- income bracket, she said. “We have to look at the degree University of Alberta.
finds out how you rang in the “real” ity and public accountability by a “There are massive inequities to which students are becoming "Even though it’s an election
millennium. new study from the Canadian Centre entrenched across the country. The impoverished for what is basically year, it's great to see the govern-
for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). face of campus is changing as now a job requirement,” she said. ment putting money into post-sec-
The report, released this week by accountability is being limited,” This is the second year the COPA ondary education,” said Church.
22 Do you love reading, wiping the independent research group, said Shaker. has released an evaluation of the However, when the APC rejected
yourself with, or getting irate about evaluates the provinces based on “We hope that this report might provinces’ educational commitment. the 5.% per cent proposal in
our comics? Then, cheer up! The 49 indicators, from the percentage be a wake-up call for the govern- Shaker said that the organization December, committee members
back pages of this paper are a of women among the teaching fac- ments.” was concerned that conventional were not yet aware that the govern-
recipe for happiness. ulty to tuition levels. But Alberta Ministry of Leaning university rankings overlook gov- ment would be granting the extra
The three highest-ranking prov- representative Randy Kilburn said ernment responsibility when they money.
inces overall were British that Alberta is committed to post- evaluate individual schools. Shannon McEwan, President of
Quote for the day: Columbia, Quebec and Manitoba, secondary education in the prov- “We wanted to provide a forum the Graduate Students’
An atomic clock might run for a while the lowest three were Alberta, ince. for students and faculty to broaden Association, told Council that she
very long time, but so will a rat full Saskatchewan and Ontario. "We have added more to student their discussion of the state of didn’t think the decreased pro-
of speed. Manitoba's improvement from assistance [for post-secondary higher education,” said Shaker. posal was enough.
"We're happy that we've gone
— Hunter S Thompson
down from 5.7 to 3.7, but we're
hoping to go down all the way,” she
This day in the Gateway's history: said. The GSA was lobbying for a
zero to two per cent increase.
Third-year Education student Fero
The Students’ Union also dis-
Zeman was reinstated to the
agrees with the figure the
University after being expelled for
University is using for the
not sending a letter of apology to
Consumer Price Index (CPI), which
the properauthorities after disrupt-
the new increase percentage is
ing atown meeting in December. He
meant to equal. According to
was asked to apologize to the meet-
Church, the CPI number should be
ing's guest speaker, the President of
closer to 2.2 per cent.
the Kiwanis Club.
According to the Scholarship
1947
Consultants of North America rank-
ings, the University of Alberta has
Index the twenty-second highest total
cost in Canada, which takes into
News 1-3
account tuition, room and board,
Opinion 5-7
and books and supplies at 42 uni-
Sports 8-10 versities.
The Board of Governors will make
Feature 11-13
a final decision on Friday morning
Arts & Entértainment 16-19
at 8:30am in the Telus Centre.
Classifieds 21 The Students’ Union will be serv-
ing hot chocolate and doughnuts in
Comics 22-23
front of the building to encourage
Mark Woytiuk / THE GATEWAY
This fashion plate played at New City Likwid Lounge for the Green Pepper Hockey League season-opener party. students to attend.
Please recycle this newspaper
2 THe Gateway NEWS Thursday, 44 January, 2000
THE CaTEWwaY Canada’s young getting poorer |U nversity wil
expand campus
Thursday, 44 January, 2004 despite national decline
south in the
Published since 21 November, 1910
Circulation 10 000
not-so-distant
Editor-in-Chief
David Leibl
Dan Lazin future
[email protected] 492-5168 CENTRAL CUP BUREAU CHIEF
Managing Editor
Christie Tucker
Mike Winters WINNIPEG (CUP) — Canada’s pov-
[email protected] 492-2019 ~ erty rate dropped in 1998 to its News EDITOR
lowest point in nearly a decade,
News Editors but the number of young people The U of A’s quick population
Christie Tucker living below the poverty line is growth over the years has created
[email protected] 492-7308 soaring, says the National Council the need for an expansion of the
Jon Dunbar on Welfare. campus southward, but executives
[email protected] 492-1483 The country’s latest poverty fig- say that the plans are still too new
ures show that 46.4 per cent of all to say what form that expansion
Sports Editor
Canadians were living in poverty will take.
Barrie Tanner
in 1998. That's a decrease of 1.3 “Right now there are no immedi-
[email protected] 492-5068
per cent from the previous year. ate, definite plans,” said Associate
John Murphy, the council's chair- Vice-President (Academic) Anne
Entertainment Editor
person, said he was pleased to be Marie Decore.
Dave Alexander
able to announce such good news, However, a committee has been
[email protected] 492-7052
although he conceded the new fig- set up of student, faculty, and
ures were not cause for celebra- administrative representatives to
Features Editor
tion. make plans for the expansion. "For
Chul-Ahn (Jimmy) Jeong
“We need to see sharper and the last eight months, we've been
[email protected] 492-5178
quicker improvements in the lives assessing whether we will need to
of the least advantaged people use the land in the south for facili-
Photo Editor
when good times come to rest of ties other than agriculture, and the
Mr Marcus Bence
the country,” he said. answer was, ‘Yes we will',”” said
[email protected] 492-1482
Most poor people are still living Patrick Finlay / THE GATEWAY Decore.
Rising poverty rates in young people are alarming student leaders.
far below the poverty line, the coun- Evaluation of the project will
Production Editor
David Zeibin cil reports. In 1998, the number of mary means of financing their edu- economy, not because of govern- include factors like expected enrol-
single people living on less than cation are just not able to get by ment initiatives to combat the prob- ment and research funding over
[email protected] 492-3423
half the poverty line climbed to on the amount of money they have. lem. the next few years. The committee
Circulation Manager 463 000—up from 287 000 in 1989. It's incredibly difficult to pay off Unless the government steps is still undecided whether the new
Raymond Biesinger The number of poor families living these debts and provide for their in, Tate worries a projected eco- addition will take the form of
[email protected] 492-5178 on less than half the poverty line families or themselves." nomic downturn will mean more classrooms, research facilities, or
jumped from 143 000 to 233 000 in Anthony said the poverty rate Canadians will be out on the another type of facility.
the same period. among young mothers is partic- street. Students’ Union President Leslie
For young people, the poverty ularly alarming and “not accept- "The bottom line is that gov- Church said that there has been a
rate is especially bleak. Nearly 64 able.” A national child care ernments need to treat poverty lot of talk about expansion over the
per cent of single people under 25 program, she said, is needed to and homelessness as a crisis in past year, and that the committee
The Gateway is a member of the
were living in poverty in 1998, an ensure students with children are Canada. Until they do, the poor are is preparing a report to submit to
- Canadian University Press
increase of 13 per cent over the able to lead healthy lives above the going to continue to be at the whim the Board of Governors in March.
1989 figures. The rate among sin- poverty line. of international economic forces, Church said that Health Sciences
UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA gle-parent mothers in the same Better government funding for as opposed to governmental strat- researchers lack space, despite the
age category has skyrocketed to higher education would also allevi- egies.” millions of research dollars they
85.4 per cent. ate young parents, financial burden Tate said his association will be receive for projects.
Jen Anthony, the deputy national because more money could curtail keeping an eye on the federal gov- "The south campus is seenas arich
The Gatewayi s published by
the University of Alberta Students' Union chairperson for the Canadian rising tuition fees and make edu- ernment to see if it will introduce new area of space,” said Church.
Federation of Students, said the cation more affordable, she noted. new approaches to fighting pov- Negotiations are also being final-
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startling figures for young people The National Association of erty. Prime Minister Jean Chretien ized over the expansion of the LRT
Cassandra McLean
2-900 Students' Union Building are a reflection of the social well Poverty Organizations agreed the last month hinted his government system from Health Sciences to
University of Alberta being of the country’s college and government should take a more might consider implementing a the site of the new track-and-field
Edmonton, Té6G 2J7 university students. She claims active role in helping lift Canada’s guaranteed annual income for all facility being built near the Neil
[phone]
students who require loans to poor out of poverty. Canadians, although he has since Crawford Centre.
The Gatewaye is a stuedent new spaper serving the afford their education have been The association's Executive backed away from the proposal. Marilyn Stecyk, the Principal of
University of Alberta. All materials appearing in left in a tough spot. Director, Bruce Tate, claims the The poverty line varies from city Kaleidoscope, the consulting firm
the Gateway bear copyright of the Gateway and "[This report] speaks to the crisis government has largely ignored to city in Canada, depending on the working on the LRT expansion, said
their creators and may not be used without written
of student debt in this country,” the plight of the nation’s poor. The cost of living. The national aver- that a station at the Neil Crawford
consent. The University of Alberta Students' Union
may hold joint ownership of materials appearing Anthony said. “Students who are reduction in the overall poverty age for a single-person family is site will not be seen for another
in the Gateway. For clarification of ownership, con- relying on student loans as the pri- rate, he says, stems from a strong $47 060. four to five years.
tact the Editor-in-Chief or the Students' Union Vice-
President (Student Life).
COUNCIL FORUM
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Opinions expressed in the pages of the Gateway are
expressly those of the author and do not necessar-
ily reflect those of the Gateway. Students’ Council meets every second Tuesday in the Council Chambers
The Gateway is created using Apple Macintosh in University Hall. Council meetings are open to all students.
Computers, Hewlett-Packard ScanJet 3c and Umax
Astra 6008 flatbed scanners, and a Polaroid Sprint- Tuesday's Students’ Council not go to referendum this year. reported that the University's completed by 2003.
Scan 35 Plus optical film scanner. Adobe InDesign meeting was held on the fourth Feedback from the proposal will be debarment policies were revised at e VP (Ops & Finance) Gregory
is used for layout. Adobe Illustrator is used for
vector images while Adobe Photoshop is used for floor of SUB due to ongoing reno- used to determine whether it will a General Faculties Council meet- Harlow was unsuccessful in con-
raster images. The Gateway has a hot and bothered vations in the Council Chambers. make it to referendum next year. ing in November. Professors no vincing Council to make the Speaker
Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 5000N, which is used to Due to the lack of their PA system, ¢ VP (Student Life) Jen Wanke longer have the power to debar a of Council an elected representa-
produce paste-up images of the pages. The Gate-
way's games of choice are Dave Dobson's marvel- councillors were forced to stand announced that she is trying to set student from writing a final exam. tive instead of a hired “bureaucrat.”
ous Snood, and Sid Meier's Civilization II Gold. and raise their voices. up arecycling program on campus, ¢ Samuel had a meeting with the He explained that such a change
which would offer recycling ser- Registrar Executive Group, where would make the SU more of a con-
Contributors Other business vices for more types of materials, they discussed three items: extend- ventional, respectable democracy.
¢ President Leslie Church reported including batteries. The proposed ing the add/drop deadline to ten e After lengthy debate, Council
Jenn Salzwedel, Collin Gallant, Neil that the Students’ Union would program would start in SUB. days after classes begin; prohib- approved a proposal to allow a more
Parmar, Jennifer Salzwedel, James serve hot chocolate and “no dough" ¢ Wanke is also addressing why iting midterms from being booked representative allotment of seats
Elford, Tom Barber, Shaun Flannigan, donuts to students outside the Telus women’s washrooms on campus do outside of regularly scheduled for large faculties. Science will now
James Rossiter, Heather Adler, Walter Centre on Friday morning, when not have sanitary napkins. classes; and granting students a have nine seats and Arts will have
Sobjeck, Patrick Finlay, Mike Wharmby, the Board of Governors would be e Wanke announced that she had deferral if they have more than eight, each up from five.
Rufus Ayodele, Chris Boutet Boutet making their decision about next asked why the parking meters on three exams in 48 hours. However, ¢ General Manager Bill Smith
Boutet, Fish Griwkowsky, Albert Guill-
year’s tuition rate. Presumably, the Saskatchewan Drive were in oper- he warned that “the Registrar is thanked the executive for not com-
ermo, Rudi Gunther, Jag Deep, Carl
donuts are still made with dough. ation for limited hours, while most lukewarm to some of these ideas.” menting that he was wearing “odd
Schreuders, Jig Shallow, Jesse Meikle,
e VP (External) Naomi Agard meters on campus were 24-hour. e Samuel reported that the shoes” the previous day. Speaker
the godfather of ethnomethodology
reported that she is planning to She explained that the City owns University is working on plans to Stella Varvis clarified: "You were
Harold Garfinkel, Dean Simmons, ask Edmonton Transit Service to the meters on Saskatchewan Drive. add a fourth tower to the Lister com- wearing a different shoe on each
Sarah Haddow, Anna Carastathis,
submit a detailed proposal for the She is trying to reduce the amount plex. Although these plans have not foot?” Smith responded, "Well, most
Graham Bakay, Mark Woytiuk, and the
universal bus passes. She pointed of hours the meters operate. been finalised, the University hopes people do. He had worn one brown
lady I met on the bus last night when
out that the mandatory bus fee will e VP (Academic) Chris Samuel to have the new student residence and one black shoe.
I dropped my chemistry text and she
Compiled by Jon Dunbar
said, "Harvey G Thomgirt?”
NEWS THe GaTeway 3
Thursday, 14 January, 2000
York strike
Great Auto Insurance Rates for Full Time Students!!!
ends after
Finally, an Insurance Company that actually
WANTS young Drivers.
11 weeks
Students with good grades may save up to
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4. A Good Student Standing Age 21 and over
graduate students and teaching
(a 6 GPA or 70%) Graduates
assistants reached a tentative
agreement with York University's
Plus:
administration early Tuesday
Monthly billing available @ no interest!
morning after a bitter eleven-week
struggle. Ted Byrt, Agent
State Farm Insurance
“It’s more or less exactly what we
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ning,” said Mark Hiller, chief stew-
780.433.7200
ard for the teaching assistants, one
of the three units of Canadian Union Movie Info Line:
Carl Schreuders / THE GATEWAY of Public Employees Local 3903. 433-0728
Makeshift sled and sledder in tow, one Anti-Freeze team dashes across Quad. The deal was struck after a
Students match wits and forced ratification vote last Friday ~ A Sinfully Delicious Comic Fable GARNEAU
| Where One Taste Is All It Takes.
which only saw one of three bar-
| uliette BINOCHE fudi DENCH
gaining units, the contract faculty,
Alfred Lena Johni Chocolat
energy in Anti-Freeze events agree to the University’s proposal. MOUNA OLIN. ™ DEPP Nightly@ 7pm & 9:20pm
The vote was called by the
(hocilal Sun Matinee 2pm
Ontario Ministry of Labour in (PG suggestive scenes)
ent Se ae
December and was _ strongly
Jennifer Salzwedel in Quad when an unidentified opposed by the union executive. 2 eh oc: RT, ME
NEWS STAFF farmer backed in a truckload of When both the teaching assistants
hay-bales. The bales were stacked and graduate assistants rejected
Teams of students are march- into a rectangle to form the bound- the offer the two sides went back
ing across campus, waving flags, aries of a race track. Teams com- to the table for a marathon bar-
shouting slogans, wearing match- peted by pulling one member along gaining session. They reached an
ing toques. Is it some new form of in a sled, like human sled dogs. agreement at 7:00am on Tuesday.
student protest? Has the glee club The toboggan apparatus varied The two-year agreement You Can Count on Me
gone crazy? amongst the teams. Besides the includes the much coveted tuition Nightly @ 7pm & 9:15pm
It's Anti-Freeze, a competition standard French Canadian wooden protection for both teaching and Sun matinee@ 2 pm
(14)
to kick-start the new semester. sled, there was a miniature igloo graduate assistants. It also estab-
University students are showing sled; one team spun around the lishes a first contract for graduate |
up in droves as their teams take track pulling a large mixing bowl. assistants, including a base pay
part in events. Brave teams faced off to pull their of $5880 for the first year, plus
"It's just a huge winter carnival comrades across the icy tundra of an $882 signing bonus and $7300
for people,” said participant Rohit Quad, across patches of ice and in the second year. The University
Sharma. barren pavement. initially offered a base of $4500 in
Sharma’s team, the Originals, is There are many events going on October. All units will receive a
Billy Elliot
made up of volunteers from the all this week in Quad, the Power two per cent pay raise. Nightly@ 7:15pm & 9:30pm
Students’ Union. Plant and the SUB stage. The major issue of contention Sun Matinee 2:15pm
Events to warm up the new year VP (Student Life) Jen Wanke, who during the strike was the inclusion (14A)
included a tug of war and thumb is in charge of the festival, said of tuition protection for teaching
wars on Monday, and a toboggan that there are 130-more partici- assistants and graduate students,
race in quad on Wednesday. pants this year than participated meaning any tuition increases will
Teams are competing for the in the event's launch last year. be met with a dollar-for-dollar UISITION
grand prize, which is an expenses- All forty spots in the contest rebate. This prevents the univer-
paid team snowboarding trip were filled within two hours of the sity from negating salary raises
The toboggan race began at noon beginning of registration. with tuition hikes. WITH WNiK ROFEELYA
All-night concert to
Hiller says York is the only uni- Oh & Mnausttral ror al) you Cats
versity in Canada to offer such pro-
tection. He said he expects teaching
assistants across the country to
give PEAS a chance make similar demands when their
contracts come up.
. CLASSIC ALTERNATIVE
Though no one from _ the ~ WITH EDDIE LUNCHPAIL & SIMON LEBONDAGE
University was available for com-
ment, President Lorna Marsden
Jon Dunbar the Alberta New Democrats. “We called the agreement “great news” , FREED 1
News EDITOR believe that university education in a prepared statement.
should be affordable and accessi- "There are no winners this morn- =WNIICTKHY MTIAHGEO , NJEACXOUBS & GTUREISBTES
While the Students’ Union is ble for society as a whole and are ing except undergraduates. This is
hosting an Anti-Freeze movie event in support of not only a decrease their day and it's taken far too long.
on Thursday in SUB’s Dinwoodie in the tuition hike, but an actual 30 "We are a university with a spirit
Lounge, other students will be cele- per cent rollback in tuition.” of tolerance, respect and the patient t SATURDAYS SUCK
u
brating education with an all-night Pannu will be speaking at the pursuit of knowledge, and we must a
concert downstairs. student concert, along with Liberal immediately return to normal aca-
A group called PEAS leader Nancy MacBeth and NDP MLA demic life," says Marsden. ALTERNATIVE & PUNK
(Preservation of Education Brian Mason, as wellas Len Douziech Nikhi Puru, a second-year infor- \~ DJS BLUE JAY & NIK ROFEELYA
Accessibility for Society) has from the Council of Canadians. mation technology major, was _—
organised the musical event and Live music will be provided by relieved to hear the strike is over. "I
planned accompanying speeches, local musicians, including U of A stu- actually feel much better. I wanted NS Dee'Pornge
in order to raise student and public dent Joel Kroeker, who was recently it to be done,” said Puru. Most York
awareness of tuition increases. The nominated for a Prairie Music Award, students agree, but many worry PRESENTED BY FOOSH & SUGARBEAT
Keol Hand Luc & BJ Thred
event is free for everyone. and Zita-Catherine Dube, a Music about the lost time.
DEEP HOUSE AND ALL THINGS SEXY
The concert, named Celebration major and opera performer. Also "T'm relieved, but I'm still angry
Education, has received political back- on the line-up are local funk-rock about the whole thing,” said Emily
ing from provincial leaders of both the band A-JO and local funk-lounge- Falls, a first-year music major. "I'm
New Democrats and the Liberals. blues band Cool Blue Method. feeling pretty stressed out now
“Over the last ten years, Alberta The event is timed in order to pre- because of all the stuff we're going 10167-112ST INFO: 413-4578
has fostered the highest inflation cede the Board of Governors meet- to have to catch up on now.”
in Canadian tuition, and this is ing at 8:30am at the Telus Centre on The University’s senate execu-
PIE Vc PEWS USTSUPINEGS, PEQCOEPDAATE € COPA
simply out of line for a province Friday morning at 8:00am, where tive announced yesterday that the
that boasts a grotesque $5.6 billion the final decision about tuition will term will resume on Friday and W7W4I 7Y/ _ Ss AP ATC ADA S_ APT a
OPEN WED TO SUN FROM 9 PM TO 3 AM
surplus,” said Raj Pannu, leader of be made. will continue until 12 February.
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OPINION
Thursday, 14 January, 2000 THE GATEWAY
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EDITORIAL
Military mustn’t judge punishment by gender THIS SHOULD KEEP THE
There's a saying that military bunkhouse with a co-worker two L I T T L E B E G G ARS HAPPY
intelligence is an oxymoron, and meters away puts a frown on any-
bCea naacdtiiangn oumti ltihtaatr yc libcrhaés.s seem to oern’es’)s. fTahcee (mfoacstt otfh aatl l tMhoen tcgo-owmoerrky- U N T I L T H E E L E C T I O N . A
Corporal Jerry Montgomery was was married at the time, and not
court-martialed after he broke the to the master corporal, is morally
military's ban on sex with a female repugnant to say the least. But
master corporal on a Canadian the fact remains that they both
base in Bosnia. He was charged broke the ban, they both willingly
with “conduct prejudicial to the engaged in the breaking of that ban
good order of service discipline.” and thus should both face the con-
The disturbing part is that his com- sequences thereof.
panion escaped all charges. The fact that the female compan-
The issue here is not whether or ion outranked the corporal being
not- having sex is allowed in the tried should, if anything, single her
military—that is something best out for disciplinary action.
left to policy makers. The question Equality carries with it a respon-
is why, if both soldiers broke the sibility, and part of that respon-
ban, only one is being punished. sibility involves taking the good
It has not been denied that with the bad. The Director of the
Corporal Montgomery had sex with Centre for Military and Strategic
his companion—a soldier has tes- Studies sees the central issue as
tified to that after having to don being that "this whole area [of
his Walkman to drown out the ... men and women in combat units]
um ... noises coming from the next is new.” And that only makes the
bunk—he was two meters away decisions made today all the more
and had to hear it three times in important, deciding whether the
four nights. military views consensual sexual
The issue is how the military activity as a man having sex witha
seems to view sexual activity; that woman, or as a couple enjoying the
is, not as a mutual act, but as a experience together.
man having sex. Not a couple, but Unfortunately for the Canadian
a man. The female involved, while military, they cannot drown out this
being present, is not seen by the issue as easily as Montgomery's
military as being engaged in the neighbor did for the three nights
sexual activity. Hence, the case is in Bosnia. These decisions may
against Montgomery, and not the well determine military policy, not
woman with whom he had shared to mention Montgomery's future
this particular tour of duty. career.
The argument is not whether
Barrie Tanner
his actions were correct. Indeed,
a
engaging in such activity in a public SPORTS EDITOR
zies, and you print them because regarding the confirmation deposit two days this week until a Campus
LETTERS
it's all you've got; the sane and system, I could not agree more. cop came by and told me, “no busk-
happy seldom need to air their Traditionally, the University has ing is allowed on campus.”
views. It seems like the moment struggled with students who regis- But that’s how I make my liv-
Show up for BoG The Gateway would be lucky if you provide a public forum for dis- ter and then decide not to attend the ing—as a street musician. It is a
I spend more than five minutes cussion, people kind of lose their University. This practice detains worthy and honorable living as a
skimming through it. I know that judgment and say whatever they valuable, and limited, class spaces contribute very little to the destruc-
I hope many students show up many of my peers feel the same think will impress people the most and is unfair to those students who tion of the planet. I was also
to protest tuition increases for the way. or get the most attention. need to enter a particular class. working within fifty yards of vari-
Board of Governors meeting at the There were many of us, thou- So, then: thanks for pointing out As aresult, the University wanted ous junk food establishments that
Telus centre on 12 January. The sands even, that opened the paper important issues like the alleged to create a mechanism (that is, the have somehow bought themselves
Klein government has a huge sur- just for Panelled Heat and the brain drain and the insane Fraser confirmation deposit) that would permission to operate on campus
plus in the billions and yet, some- extensive TLF section. Your read- Institute's recommendation to abol- encourage students to seriously (what is a license, but an official
how they think that they can justify ership would greatly increase if ish tenure. Too often dialogue consider their registration. bribe?).
a tuition increase. It’s even worse the Gateway brought back these around pedagogy and academic Unfortunately, the current mech- I believe universities should be
than five.or six years ago when items. I propose that Panelled Heat freedom is ignored or unnoticed anism seems to work against stu- places where music can be heard
our economy and budget had to be be brought back and free TLFs be in these days when students are dents. All is not lost, though. in public spaces. Culture is not just
streamlined to tackle our deficit. put in the comic section instead of treated more like “clients” than Currently, the Registrar's office something you can just buy by the
No there's no excuse of this any- the unfunny and unread strips. thinkers, where “learning” is working on revising the con- yard.
more. replaces education in the increas- firmation deposit system and I, Universities with their stakes on
Unfortunately, it seems as if stu- BRIAN WASHUTA ingly corporatized discourse of the through my discussions with the “high achievement” are always in
dents don't seem to care. Turnout BUSINESS IV government and university admin- Registrar, will ensure that the new danger of becoming cultural waste-
for such protests is usually pitiful. istration. Believe me, it’s not just system is more student friendly. lands. They should have a policy
Alberta has never had the rep- semantics—it signifies an alarm- Also, just to clarify, the $175 that of encouraging incidental music
utation of having strong political ing shift in ideology. we pay nowis not an additional fee. rather than repressing it.
activism—after all, we've had the Unadulterated praise Thanks for the extensive cultural Instead, this money is put towards
same party in power for years. reportage, the prescient political your tuition. TIM LANDER
But still, you would think that stu- for the Gateway Cartoons, and the edgy and well- If anyone has a concern with
dents would, at least in principle, drawn comics. That's on top of the the confirmation deposit system,
be against post-secondary educa- usual campus news and informa- please feel free to contact me.
tion for the rich. Noticing that the only letters you tion. Letters to the editor should be
get are usually negative, I thought Good work, kids! Stay solid gold. CHRIS SAMUEL dropped off at room 0-410 of the
CHRIS OAKLEY I would send along some words of VP ACADEMIC Students’ Union Building, or
EDUCATION I praise. MARI SASANO STUDENTS’ UNION e-mailed to
As arecent recipient of hate mail MA ENGLISH 1997 [email protected].
myself (See Magazine—from a The Gateway reserves the right
man who not only felt compelled to edit letters for length and clarity,
Gateway sucks bum to disagree with a movie review I Busker defends his and to refuse publication of letters
wrote, but also for a film he did Yes, tuition deposit it deems racist, sexist, libelous, or
not see) I understand that while right to make a living otherwise hateful in nature.
I've been a student at the U of some letters add complexity and does need revision Letters to the editor should be no
longer than 350 words in length and
A now six years and I'm.a loyal clarification to the issues, too often
reader of the Gateway. I have to tell the debate disintegrates into per- I am graduate of the University include the name, student identifi-
you, though, that without Panelled sonal attacks made by the bitter In response to Mr Sommerfield's of Alberta (1969). It was my great cation number, program, and year
Heat and the originally free TLFs, and idle. letter ("Abolish unfair tuition pleasure to be playing the penny of study of the author, to be consid-
there is little to read the Gateway. Those letters are written by cra- deposit payments,” 9 January) whistle in the January sunshine for ered for publication.
OPINION
Thursday, 44 January, 2000
Personal growth through Police Academy
how inept or morally bankrupt not.
you may be, someday, you'll make According to the Internet Movie
a damn good cop. Most of all, Database, old Steve hasn’t thrown
I learned that through pranking, in the towel—in fact he’s slated
slacking, and various sexual hi- to star in a film he co-wrote and
jinks, I too can achieve whatever I will direct this year! The name of-
desire in life ... but at a cost. this future classic? PS, Your Cat is
After doing Short Circuit, the Dead. :
Cocoon movies, and two of the So what does Canadian politics
Dave Alexander Three Men and a Baby films, Steve have in common with Canadian
"My Career Took off Like the politics? The answer my friends,
Hindenberg" Guttenberg was cast is Kim Cattrall, one of the sultry
The burning question on every- into the stinking pit of washed-up stars of TV's Sex and the City. You
body's minds these days is “Whatis actors to languish in works like may not remember, but before she
the connection between Canadian The Big Green, Zeus and Roxanne, went on to do Mannequin, she
politics and The Police Academy and It Takes Two (a Mary-Kate and was cadet Mahoney's love interest
films?” Before I shed some well- Ashley film). in the first Police Academy. In
needed light on this subject, let's The Gute has taught us all a real life, she also dated former
reflect back on the film that valuable lesson. You can only get Canadian Prime Minister Pierre
_| spawned six sequels, an animated so far in life by pranking, slacking, Elliot Trudeau. Things obviously
series, and a TV spin-off. Having and engaging in various sexual hi- didn't pan out, but I'm sure it —
recently watched the film that jinks, especially if you can’t act had nothing to do with him being
launched Steve Guttenberg’s for shit. There might come a time almost 40 years her senior.
career for the first time since the when any of us have to roll your Like Guttenberg, Trudeau paid
‘80s, I embarked on an enlighten- pride up into a bitter black ball the cost of a life spent pranking,
ing journey of self-discovery. and eat it on top of a giant slice slacking, and engaging in various
I learned that there was a time of humble pie. And if this happens sexual hi-jinks, and _ died.
when simply uttering the word you just have to keep on doing what Personally, I figure that I've only
"shit" after a sight gag catapults you do best, being it carpentry got a few more.really good years
that gag into the upper stratosphere after the house you built collapses, of pranking, slacking, and various
of hilarity, an endless amount of writing after being published in sexual hi-jinks, so I’d better make
__ did you know that there are over 200
smirking and mugging is suitable the Gateway, or making really bad the most of it. In the meantime,
‘registered student groups on campus? substitute for acting, and no matter movies whether they're popular or ride on Steve Guttenberg, ride on.
», Or how about starting your own group? High natural gas prices a short-term problem
We can help!
Consumers will probably bear the deregulated energy utility sector
burden of most of these costs, from further increasing the cost of
“Check out the list of club contacts at the SUB, HUB especially in the newly deregu- energy. These measures are neces-
lated electricity markets in cer- sary for emergency cases like our
& CAB infoDesks, on-line at Www.su.ualberta.ca, on
tain parts of North America. Most present situation. Once the supply-
the wall of.the Student Groups Lounge (040 SUB) or
energy utility boards and corpora- and-demand situation improves,
contact Student Group Services directly at 492-9789 tions use natural gas to generate such measures should be discon-
or email [email protected] power for distribution to various tinued since it will be better for the
homes and industrial parks. consumers in the long run to have
Oluropo Rufus Ayodele I feel governments across North a less regulated or fully deregu-
America should consider this prob- lated energy utility sector.
lem as an emergency situation and The long-term solution is to start
Is natural gas drying up? Despite encouraging exploration and pro-
Consumers will probably
skyrocketing natural gas prices, duction of natural gas where it is
bear the burden of most of
the answer is probably not. much in abundance. Such areas
But there are still many unan- these costs, especially in the include the Canadian Northern
swered questions about the future newly deregulated electricity Territories, Arctic and Alaska
of natural gas. North American regions and in the Saudi Arabian
markets in certain parts of
energy economics gurus and natu- desert. Saudi Arabia is planning an
ral gas producers, especially those North America. ambitious multi-billion dollar gas
based in Calgary (which supplied exploration in the country’s gas
up to 46 per cent of US gas require- tackle it a soon as possible. frontiers in conjunction with multi-
ments), have been shouting for The US government has already national oil and gas companies.
months that higher prices would taken the initiative by releasing 30 Even Canada is looking into
be inevitable. million barrels of oil from emer- major gas exploration. US
Despite this, no one expected the gency reserves to cushion this President-elect George W Bush has
average price to rise as high as effect (especially in the southern already made exploration of Alaska
we have now. New records for the part of California, which was badly to alleviate gas prices part of his
price of natural gas were set at the hurt by a deregulated energy util- campaign. 5
New York Mercantile Exchange; ity market). Of course, environmentalists
in the month of January, delivery Consider the recent energy tax have many concerns that should
jumped to about $8.485 US per mil- rebates doled out to taxpayers be taken seriously before explora-
lion British Thermal Units. This is by the Alberta government to coun- tion begins. ;
an increase in price of more than ter higher energy bills. The provin- But with the need for new sources
80 per cent since the end of last cial government also temporarily of gas being a pressing concern,
year. stopped energy utility companies surely, a compromise can be
Last year, the same amount or which operate in the province's reached.
energy equivalent of natural gas
sold for a little less than an average Dave Alexander's TOP TEN
of $2 US. Why is this happening?
New Year’s resolutions for the highly unstable
, During winter months across North
' America and Europe, demand for
natural gas used in heating homes I will only stuff turkeys with stuffing, instead of myself.
, usually rises. 9 I will push strangers down staircases if—and only if—they are
This time around, such demand trying to read my mind.
cannot be adequately met due to 8 Iwill take my pills when the instructions say to do so, not when
low supply. This is because recent my cat decrees it.
7 Iwill stop sending Stockwell Day my soiled underwear. He will
expansion in the world economy
is also creating additional demand only fresh pairs.
for clean and cheaper sources of 6 I will try my hardest at work to get promoted from cowboy to
energy like natural gas. These Queen of the Ants.
demands are coming at a time 5 Iwill start a recycling program that doesn’t involve urine.
when reserves of natural gas are 4 Iwill take better care of that rabid kid locked in basement.
* dwindling. But expanded gas pro- 3 I will end the affair with Rasputin and try to reconcile with
duction will be established in the Aquaman.
future in several parts of the world. I will lose 20 pounds so I can fit into my old straightjacket.
An example is the gas production mNyi There is no mythical creature as a half-unicycle-half-monkey, so
from the Nigerian LNG project. I will cease the experiments and the funding applications imme-
Unfortunately, there is no solu- diately.
tion for the short term in sight.
OPINION Tue Gareway 7
Thursday, 14 January, 2000
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Comrade! I will give you a pound of butter if you will please take these horrible books away from me. I liiv Russia.
New semester; same old crap
e ee =
Man, those Bookstore lineups sure are long, hey? Like really
Jong! Ha ha! It’s just like post-war Russia, except instead of
il =
purchasing simple goods such as toilet paper and dignity,
weT e spending hundreds of dollars on slightly updated fourth
editions of various Psychology texts!
your body is carelessly bulldozed Ow, my head hurts. Does anyone
into a mass grave slightly to your else smell burnt toast? I think this
Chris Boutet left that I probably should have bald patch by my ear is getting
mentioned before. But then you bigger, you guys. Hello?” [Audible
By the time this is in print, wouldn't have stood there, I guess. sounds of cancer dividing.]
we'll all have already endured four Hmm, actually this is a completely Man, that cell-phone-talking-guy |
loving spoonfuls of delicious school, stupid idea. Hey, look at me! I'm sure sounds confused! But I guess |
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but for me, it's Monday. I'm tired wasting your time! you would be too if you had a malig-
and somehow already behind in my nant tumour the size of a kitten
classes, even though all we did was New Year’s resolutions! in your brain. Cancer? Amusing! Spend 6-10 intense weeks with an inspiring team in remote
go through the syllabus, and now Isn't it totally funny how we Sure, smoking leads to a tragically | Aged 18-28? - communites in Guyana, Vanuatu & Costa Rica
I'm expected to write an article. I resolve to better ourselves in one short life, but try explaining to your @ Schools, Aqueducts & Wells
guess that’s the problem with writ- way or another, but. are always kids that you're dying because you Indigenous Community Centres
ing for anewspaper: you're counted foiled by our inherent weaknesses had too many conversations about Adventu rous? ol 2 ship Skills-building Seminar
upon to “write things” ona "regular as human beings? Ha ha! You bet where you were walking to and if Rainforest Studies
basis," which of course is totally it’s funny! you were taping Dharma and Greg M otiv at e d? Risk Management training
“unreasonable.” For instance, I usually resolve to that night.
Well, today I figured that instead get in shape or lose weight to vary- AB Application Deadline: Feb. 12
of me trying to compose something ing degrees, but still I eat total gar- Man, that was easy! I should
416.504.3370 www.yci.org
marginally original and thought bage and get drunk while watching waste readers’ time more often.
provoking, I would just rehash the hockey games or fucking about Unless I already do. Which is most YOUTH CHALLENGE
same banal, well-trodden topics on my computer! I want to look likely the case. Hmm....
INTERNATIONAL
on which you've come to expect a good without a shirt on, but I’m Oh well! Here’s the part where
large percentage of Gateway arti- too lazy and uninspired to raise I say that we're all going to have
cles to be based in the first weeks myself to any level of decent health! a lot of fun this year and that you
of any term. Hilarious! Alternately totally should make the most of your uni-
So enjoy the ensuing laff-filled depressing. versity experience by joining a club
hilarity as we scrape the bottom of Sigh. or volunteering for the Gateway or |
the comic-observation barrel! something. Because if you did, then
Cell phones! you could write this tired shit and }
Standing in the hallway! “Hey, check me out! I'm on a cell I could get in a lot more hockey, |
Hey, what's with people always phone! I'm all talking to my friends! beer, and delicious Doritos.
standing in the hallway, huh? What
THE BURLAP SACK on a weekend and was unable to
a bunch of jerks! What’s the matter,
get them myself.
are you guys afraid of walls or
I faxed the sheet twice and called
something? I'm trying to walk
I hate the HUB Housing to make sure the Housing Office
here! As if walking places doesn’t
Administration. had indeed received my request.
suck enough, I clearly need gossipy
Oh yeah. Justification. Sigh. Everything was fine. Good, good
retards with gigantic backpacks
First, summer storage in HUB then.
performing what is basically the
(this is simply storing your stuff Eventually, Dan went to go get
pedestrian version of slamming on
in your room so you don’t need to the keys. Uh oh. They had the keys
your brakes and parking sideways
move everything for the summer) (of course) but no letter. Without
on the freeway. I hate you, please
cost 35 per cent rent per month, the letter of permission, Dan can’t
die. Sincerely, Christopher Boutet.
a totally justified increase up from get the keys.
25 per cent the previous summer. After a good five minutes of
Bookstore lineups!
But, here’s funny for you. I searching they finally found it,
Man, those Bookstore lineups
get hired at the Gateway. I need packed away in one of many tiny
sure are long, hey? Like really
to move up to Edmonton before “filing boxes.”
long! Ha ha! It’s just like post-war
classes begin in September. “It’s a good thing we found this or
Russia, except instead of purchas-
First, this is dumb because in we wouldn’t have been able to give
ing simple goods such as toilet
the contract for summer storage you these keys,’” said the woman.
paper and dignity, we're spending
in HUB it says that moving in “It’s a good thing you guys
hundreds of dollars on slightly
before the end date is breach of aren’t retarded,” said Dan.
updated fourth editions of various
contract. Oh, logic. Funny how me
Psychology texts! I think a great
saying, “I want to move in early DAVID “ANGRY” ZEIBIN
way to solve this “problem” would
and give you guys more money,”
be to merely have a computer
would appear to cause problems. The Burlap Sack is a semi-reg-
where you type in the courses in
Luckily, this was not an issue. | ular feature where a person or
which you are enrolled, and then Contact information:
merely had to send a fax to them group who needs to be put in a Lower Level Students' Union Building (Suite 040-J)
all the required texts are fired
stating that I was moving in and sack and beaten is ridiculed in phone: [phone]
out of a pneumatic tube at com- needed Mr Dan Lazin to obtain my print. No sack beatings are actu- email: food.bank@ su.ualberta.ca UNIVERSITY OF ALELATA
pletely insane speeds, directly at postal code: T6G 2S7 =
keys for me since I was moving up ally administered.
your head. Then you're dead; and
SPORTS
THE GATEWAY Thursday, 14 January, 2000 [email protected]
Varsity tea ms eyeing upcoming playoffs
Barrie Tanner
4 Best
ra~ wOei: SPORTS EDITOR
With half the season over and Christmas break behind
them, the University of Alberta's varsity teams are
left pondering their fate as their respective playoffs
approach. I caught up to most of the University’s coaches
to find out what they think happened in the first half,
where they sit now and the trials they foresee as they sit
on the brink of the second half of the 2000/2004 season.
Don Horwood is the head coach of the Bears basket-
ball team, which is in first place in Canada West with
an 11-1 record. Dale Johns is an assistant coach for
the Bears volleyball team, which is in second place in
Canada West with an 8-2 record. Laurie Eisler is head
coach of the Pandas volleyball program, which holds
fourth place in Canada West with an even 6-6 record.
Howie Draper leads the Pandas hockey team, which
/} is ranked first in their division, second in the confer-
Tom W Smard / THE GATEWAY ence. Trix Baker heads the Pandas basketball team, Keith Wood / THE GATEWAY
Listen to coach Baker, and the Pandas may just have a chance. which currently sits in sixth place in the league at 4-8. Meanwhile, the Bears volleyballers are shooting for the top.
How has your team fared so far what we: thought coming into the Looking ahead, what are the big- few weeks, we should have a great place) and Trinity Western (fifth
compared to expectations? year. Despite trying find the per- gest challenges your team will face chance of repeating as Canada place) are the teams we must beat
Horwood: We areright on as far fect fit in terms of line combina- for the last half of the year? West champions. to have a successful season.
as my expections are concerned. tions, our forwards have done a Horwood: Just to stay consis- Baker: The biggest challenge Eisler: Saskatchewan last
I knew we would be good and I great job. Defensively, we're right tent and be ready for every game. will be to get over the idea that weekend, UBC this weekend,
believe we are the power in Canada where we want to be. We've got Often we have beaten a team by 20 we're hosting Nationals and it Manitoba and Calgary.
West and if we continue to play to the best defense in Canada West on Friday and then it's hard for the doesn't matter what we do up until Draper: We've only got UBC
our potential, we should win the which is backstopped by the best players to “get up” for the Saturday that time. We have to have intense and Calgary leading up to play-
West. goalie in the ClAU—we've been game. practices every day and we have to offs and both teams are among
Johns: Our record is good but very pleased with the team's prog- Johns: Preparing to play in learn how to win the close games the weaker teams in Canada West,
there are more tougher matches in ress in general. tough matches night-in and night- by finishing our shots throughout although I'm sure they will show
the second half which will chal- Baker: I had no expectations out every weekend. the entire game. We must realize improvement since we last played
lenge the team each and every at the very beginning of the year, Eisler: Dealing with the pres- games are not won in the last two them. Our first major test in ‘the ©
night. We have played very well but once we started competing I sures associated with every league minutes of the game. second half will be Lethbridge in
during certain matches and other thought we would be very com- match being the equivalent of a Who do you expect to be your the semifinals. We need to have
times we have looked very aver- petitive in the league and in the sudden death play-off match. If we toughest competitors leading up to a strong game against them to
age. country. We are competitive, but can play well under these condi- playoffs? advance confidently to the Canada
Eisler: We have progressed a we need to win some of the close tions, then we have a chance to Horwood: Victoria as of now West finals where we will most
lot from where we started—we are ones. achieve our goals. seems to be our biggest rival, but likely meet Regina. Regina has
a much better team now than we Ify ou could describe the first half Draper: We have to become we don't play them until the last proven to be our strongest com-
were in the fall. We knew that the of the year for the team in one word, more consistent as a unit. We think league games. petition in the West. They will be
league would be very close and what would it be? we've found a good mix in terms of Johns: As in past years, all the team to beat in order for us to
unfortunately we are lower than Horwood: Consistency. line combinations, and now we just the Canada West teams are tough regain our Canada West champi-
we hoped right now, but we're still Johns: Disappointing. have to give them as much oppor- competition. There are no easy onship.
in the battle, which is good. Eisler: Learning. tunity to work within their lines matches as we head to the play- Baker: Every opponent is tough
Draper: Very well. We've been Draper: Growth. as possible. If we can continue to offs. Obviously, U of C (first place), for us. There are no easy week-
able to generate more offense than Baker: Challenging. improve over the course of the next U of S (third place), UBC (fourth ends.
Good hockey competition, but Cats and Birds don’t have a prayer
Collin Gallant play against some very good teams is surprising after losing the CIAU mendously. It has been the dif- UniverosfiR tegyin e Regina Cougars
SPORTS STAFF has kept them there. rookie of the year for 98/99, Eric ference between coming up a day
Zoucary Not ranked
Backstopping duties have been Schneider, to the IHL Kansas City late and a dollar short against the
split between rookie Andy Blades in the middle of last season. Huskies and putting it over the Regina is a little better than both
If the saying that “to be the best Houthays and Scott Tollestrup, Schneider was a serious contender top. They usually play to low-scor- cellar dwellers but deserve very
you've got to play the best” is true, fresh from a cup of coffee in minor on the Canada-wide scoring board ing affairs, but the players have little ink. They will make the play-
it's easy to see why the Golden pro. They boast similar records, at in both his seasons, but other play- been known to turn up the scoring offs by virtue of playoff format.
Bears are so good and provide a 3.50 GAA overall. Fifth-year insti- ers have matured to spread the when needed in a few recent bouts. Done.
better measure for exactly how gator Ray Guze has finally figured offense around. They owe thanks in part to mas-
Out of the playoffs
good they are. out how to include the scoring angle Too bad they give up as many sive goalkeeper Tim Winters (6'1”,
Inthe last four years, the Western of his Claude Lemieux impression as they get, giving up an average 230 lbs), who boasts a 9-3-2 record,
Conference of the CIAU Men's making, himself at least bearable of four goals a game: You could and Marc Gaudet, with 27 points in Brandon Bobcats
Hockey could boast four National to watch. cS : say they are in the second year of 46 games.
Not ranked
Champions and the two best teams But overall the team runs middle rebuilding defence, which can be The Bisons twice took the defend-
in the country, namely the Golden of the pack in offensive and defen- suspect at times. ing National-champ Bears to over- These are the redheaded step-
Bears and the Huskies. But this sive categories. They lack the killer instinct that time in the first-half series, coming children of Canada West hockey,
year has seen the number of Expect one hell of a series in West closes the deal, illustrated by their away with a tie. The return match the equivalent of bye-weeks.
Western entries in the national Division semi-finals, no matter taking Alberta twice to overtime promises to be a good ‘un. Brandon is ten games below .500
standings rise from three to five. whether it’s held in Calgary or in the first half and twice falling The best thing of course is that and is being outscored two to one.
The three new entries are proving Lethbridge. apart in the third to lose this half. they finally killed the myth that the In only 14 games, they have given up
that the best hockey in the country Let's not to mention that nasty little only contender in the East would nine short-handed goals. As to why
is west of Lake Superior. i: Calgary Dinos tie against Brandon. be Saskatchewan. this has happened after they vyed for
Here is a look at the other teams the wildcard to the national champi-
Ale, National rank: 10
in the West and how they stack up. Mi Eastern Division s7,e Saskatchewan Huskies onships last year? Some things are
Despite changing their name not worth contemplating.
opi National rank: 7
Western Division from the Dinosaurs to simply the gy
Manitoba Bisons
iy Dinos, Calgary has remained a National rank: 4 The Huskies, while finding them- UBC Thunderbirds
Lethbridge Pronghorns strong, masculine presence in the selves in the strange place, which [ff Not ranked
National rank: 8 West Division although some of This contender has finally added is to say not first in the East
their thunder has been lost to an some speed into their team’s Division, are a very solid team. UBC is also ten games below the
Very good recruiting is the reason insurgent Lethbridge team on an line-up, helping to transform their Don't forget that the Huskies will competent mark, even with their
the Pronghorns have broken into upswing. positional game plan toa transi- probably be the first team to beat slightly tighter defense. Really, this
the CIAU top ten. Having 14 new Calgary is the most offensive tional dream. Alberta when they meet this week- team has not done anything inter-
players in the line-up, their solid team in Canada West. This may be This has helped the herd tre- end. esting in recent memory.
SPORTS
Thursday, 14 January, 2000 Tue Gateway 9
SPORTS COMMENTARY
Unfair Panda play brought
about Dino-defeating changes
Lawrence Bailey It’s a travesty for everyone afforded them by the national pro-
THE GAUNTLET that the pride of a university gram and the labor of love that is
a university team, the choice was
program is undercutting the
CALGARY — What do you do if simple. What ensued was a mad
development of players in our
improving opposition is challeng- scramble in U of C Athletics to sal-
ing your supremacy? Olympic system. vage the program, gaping holes at
Well, if you're a hockey-playing every position, a 1-8-4 record and
Panda, you get them to change the and giving the Pandas the breathing a cocky pack of Pandas greedily
rules. The University of Alberta's room they shrewdly maneuvered eyeing a defense of their national
women’s hockey team is (surprise, their way into off the ice. title.
surprise) atop the standings head- It's a travesty for everyone that Imust extend my congratulations
ing into the Christmas break. As the pride of a university program to the Pandas, whose impending
for the lady Dinos, well, their per- is undercutting the development fourth consecutive Canada West
formance has been compared to a of players in our Olympic system. title is a testament to their domi-
horse flogging. In other words, less Given the choice between the nance on the ice as well as in the File Photo / THE GATEWAY
than stellar. increased ice time and opportunity political arena. Bully to you! The Pandas scored as many political points as they did goals last year.
Before we lynch our ladies,
though, there are some behind-
the-scenes dealings that need to
be carefully examined.
In the off-season a rule change
came into effect, heavily supported
by the Pandas program and incred-
ibly damaging to the program at
the U of C. The rule stipulated that
a player could no longer be signed
to more than one team.
For the displaced Pandas living
in Alberta’s north, this had little to
no effect, as splitting time between
club and school is not an issue.
The Pandas have a solid program
where there is plenty of opportu-
nity to play a significant number
of games and they face no direct
competition from high level clubs
within their own city. They are the
premiere program in town.
As those of us in Calgary know,
there are a great deal of Olympic
training centers in our fine city,
including the women’s Olympic
hockey program, easily the best in
the world. This leads to divided loy-
alties, as well as divided ice time.
The Olympic Oval is home to both
the Dinos and the club teams that
are used to develop talent for the
Olympic program.
Previously, it was perfectly fine
for a member of the University
of Calgary's team to practice and
play with the Dinos and supple-
ment that with a club affiliation.
In the interests of increased ice
time for the players and competi-
tiveness, the two programs would
share their talent. The result was
an improvement in the quality of
player produced for our country, an
improvement in the Olympic team’
player development and a rapidly
improving Dinos squad.
What they failed to realize
is that events beyond [the
Dinos’] control would lead to
the return of only a handful
of players, devastating their
program and giving the
Pandas the breathing room
they shrewdly maneuvered
their way into off the ice.
This led to a close, well-fought
final between these two aforemen-
salize your dreams, whatever they
tioned university teams, ending
eed t help you get started.
with the Pandas squeaking out a
victory and fearing the improving
INVEST| Qa te ct ROYAL
competition. The Pandas went to
MUTUAL
Nationals and won while the Dinos » FUNDS
took a well-deserved break before
Make the most of your dreams.™
preparing for next year.
What they failed to realize is that
events beyond their control would
lead to the return of only a handful of
players, devastating their program
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The top-ranked Golden Bears Bear Bobby Niedzielski. Another factor the Bears must
¢ CIBC will be in HUB Mall January 2-15 hockey squad will be heading into consider is the rink size in
The weekend will be a good
* Royal Bank will be on the 3rd Floor SUB Saskatoon to take on the Huskies in Saskatoon, which is even smaller
measuring stick to see where
an unusual triple-header that sees than the Bears’ barn, in turn con-
January 8-12 them finish a suspended game, then were at... . It’s definitely sidered small by national stan-
complete the two-match series. going to be the toughest test dards.
The unfinished match dates back "They'll try to intimidate us,” pre-
we’ve faced so far this season.
to 24 October, the last meeting of the dicted Niedzielski, who was sick
Bears and Huskies, when a power for last weekend's series. "They've
— Ryan Marsh, captain,
failure prevented the completion of got some big guys that will try to
Golden Bears hockey
the game with 4:19 remaining in use their size on the small [ice]
Don’t Forget to Get Your application in to
the third with the Huskies up 3-2. The Bears will need to be sharp surface.”
SFAIC by January 15, 2001 by 4:30pm The Bears are currently ranked for the first 4:49 of play, since they With the Huskies’ powerful fore-
| number-one in the country, while will finish off the suspended game checking that sees them come in
Saskatchewan holds down sev- before starting Friday’s match. wide, then move in strong on the
| enth. The Bears also boast the Simulating the position of the puck defenseman, the Bears will have
| best defense in Canada West, with at the time of the blackout, the to stay sharp in their own zone,
| only 29 goals against in 15 games, face-off will be in the Alberta zone a factor that will be especially
Students’ Union Building (2-700) | including five shutouts. on the right side of the net. Getting important for the remaining 4:19 of
www.su.ualberta.ca/sfaic Between the pipes, Clayton Pool up for the first four minutes of the suspended game.
continues to backstop the Bears the game will be difficult for the "The weekend will be a good
‘| with the best netminder perfor- Bears, taking into account their measuring stick to see where we're
Contact Into: oe Unieaiy | ance in the conference. less-than-dramatic. opening peri- at," commented Bear captain Ryan
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players who have arguably been defenseman from the WHL to the this season.”
UPCOMING EVENTS
Thursday Jan 11
Wrestling om (rel, i
Bears & Pandas vs Regina eet GE
8:00 pm ger nituat
Butterdome SS MACHINES
Friday Jan 12
Volleyball . ere,
Bears vs UBC Saturday Jan 13 me
PARENTAL
6:30pm
“ U of A Main.Gym - Hockey EXPLICIT CONTEUT
Cs) Pandas vs Calgary Dinos
4 Pandas vs UBC 6:00 pm
8:00 pm ; Clare Drake Arena
U.of A.Main Gym
Volleyball
Pandas vs UBC
6:30 pm
U of A Main Gym
Bears vs UBC
8:00 pm
U of A Main Gym
Wrestling 4%
wy Golden Bear Open IN CONCERT
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
@ Butterdome Jan 19 - DSiOnLwDo oOdUiTe! Lounge
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