Laura Robinson, a former national calibre athlete in cycling and Nordic skiing, has accepted a formidable challenge in attempting to expose and account for the existence of sex crimes and violence in Canadian junior hockey. Robinson has previously explored sports and gender issues in various magazine and radio reports. She was also involved with the 1996 CBC documentary "Thin Ice" which examined sexual assault and initiations in junior hockey.
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Comics
by Dana Tillusz
the Carillon

I'm sitting at my computer, thinking of a way to write this week's Comix. I'm filled with an overwhelming sense of hate, anger and aggression. I've just spent the last hour and a half re-reading the first six issues of Warren Ellis and Darick Robertson's co-created Transmetropolitan. This, the combination of everything that's been pissing me off and all those little emotions that I've been holding in have finally raised my blood pressure to a dangerous level.
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Of musical note
by Christopher Belsito
the Carillon

Marshall McLuhan stated "The ear favors no particular 'point of view.' We are enveloped by sound. It forms a seamless web around us. We say, 'Music shall fill the air.' We never say, 'Music shall fill a particular segment of the air.' We hear sounds from everywhere, without ever having to focus." McLuhan was well aware of the power of advancing mediums as well as the implications of these medium on our society as a whole.
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Symphonie Fantastique fantastic
by Kendra Leslie Gaede
the Carillon

One wonders if the Regina Symphony Orchestra ever gets tired of being told how great they are. Nonetheless, Victor Sawa's demeanor suggests a modesty that brings surprise to his face with every encore at every RSO Masterworks series concert.
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Fate dances at Blood Wedding

In a small Andalusian village under the deep-rooted forces of the supernatural, a couple is drawn together in the face of an arranged marriage. The University of Regina's Theatre Department is presenting Federico Garcia Lorca's Blood Wedding on Wednesday, November 18th. This performance coincides with the 100th anniversary of Lorca's birth.
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Artistic Licence
by Shaun McDonald
the Carillon

"Alternative" is dead. It no longer exists. Instead, there is a genre where the unclassifiable mainstream music goes to die. This is the way it is in all genres these days. Labels mean jack shit. Back in the 80s and early 90s, "pop" was anything you heard on the mainstream radio. It was characterized by treble happy sounds and unobtrusive singing. It was the catchy tunes that skyrocketed many careers in a fleeting moment of flame. In the late 90s, we have moved a considerable distance from what was known as "pop." Although acts like the Spice Girls can still be heard blaring from cars, the music you hear on Z99 is a lot more varied than it was before.
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CD Reviews

Joe Pesci, Oasis, Vanilla Ice, Asian Dub Foundation, and Belle & Sebastian.
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