the Carillon
March 8 - March 14, 2007 :: Issue 18 Volume 49

News: Punk meets protest Feature: Game on!
By Joana Cook
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It was a night of mosh pits and indigenous rights protests, punk music and consumer awareness at a recent Propagandhi show in Regina. The band, which has a long history of support- ing human rights causes, invited the members of the Grassy Narrows First Nation to talk about their protest at the show March 1. "I don't see this stuff on mainstream TV. I've seen the Grassy Narrows blockade maybe one time on national TV, which is pathetic. It's garbage," said Chris Hannah, guitarist for Propagandhi.

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By Steve Boutilier
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Video game consoles have, for more than 20 years, been a major influence on the lives of children and adults alike, revolu- tionizing the way that children play, learn, and think. As we are now in the thick of a new generation of video game consoles, each of which proposes to take gaming in a different direction, it does us well to look over the history of video games in hopes of gaining an understanding of the present and future of console gaming.

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Arts: Under "Pressure" Sports: The lore of baseball
By Dan MacRae
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Baseball is a sport that rewards the nerdy. This may explain why its core fan base is made up of indie-rockers, Civil War re-enactors, and old people. As a result, I, and many of my nerdy co-workers at the Carillon Sports HQ (this means you, Geiger) are getting all sweaty and weird about spring training. If you haven't watched base- ball since that obnoxious 12-year-old kicked ass with his super (cheating) pitching arm in Rookie of the Year, now's the time to come back into the fold.

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By Dan MacRae
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Baseball is a sport that rewards the nerdy. This may explain why its core fan base is made up of indie-rockers, Civil War re-enactors, and old people. As a result, I, and many of my nerdy co-workers at the Carillon Sports HQ (this means you, Geiger) are getting all sweaty and weird about spring training. If you haven't watched base- ball since that obnoxious 12-year-old kicked ass with his super (cheating) pitching arm in Rookie of the Year, now's the time to come back into the fold.

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Act Up acts up
By Danielle Mario

Striving for police diversity
By Danielle Mario

Social identity for sale
By Samantha Maciag

A pump to end poverty
By Angela Hill

U of R gets mad UN props
By Taylor Bendig

Rights and democracy at FNUC
By Delaney Windigo

Student food options
By Miranda Burski

Fincher by the bay
By Samantha Maciag

Last band standing
By Jack Sutherland

CD Reviews

The lore of baseball
By Dan MacRae

Green isn't the colour
By Derek Putz

Canucks poised for playoffs
By Brett Vancise

Former Cougars giving back
By Molly Thomas

Sports roundtable
By Adam Geiger, Derek Putz, Aaron Grandguillot, Dan MacRae, Brett Vancise, Jordan Reid

Editoral: U of R reputation in ruins
By Ashley Martin

Commentary: Competing with chronic
By Jordan Reid


Commentary: Hey Montie -- this is for you!
By Stefan Schussler


Commentary: Death to Coke
By Angela Hill


Broke Clock
By Matt Zerr

All Shapes and Sizes
By Brandin Titanich

Liar Fool
By Cole Giene