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Some the Rangers took exception to it, which I can understand. They were on the other side of that emotion. I’ve been there before. I know how it feels. I’ve been pissed off on a baseball field plenty of times. I’m no angel. Is it out of disrespect? Of course not. It’s because you’re upset and want to win so badly. That’s just part of the game.

After the game, some of the backlash from small sections of the media took on a familiar tone. I’ve heard this before.

“Disrespectful, mocking, showboating.”

One MLB Network analyst went as far as ques-tioning my “character” and my “leadership.”

Were these same opinions expressed when Carlton Fisk “waved” his home run fair in ’75? Or when Joe Carter jumped around the bases in ’93? When I was growing up and I watched iconic moments like those, I was so caught up in the emotion that I got chills. I wasn’t thinking about the implications. I was fully im-mersed in the moment and enjoying it. I loved Cal Ripken Jr. for his poise and control. But I also admired Reggie Jackson for showing his passion and flair.

It’s true. I’m different. I come from a different baseball culture. But so what?

Those moments are spontaneous. They’re hu-man. And they’re a whole lot of fun.

But nowadays, when a player flips his bat, especially a guy who wears his emotions on his sleeve, a small section of people always seem to turn it into a debate about the integrity of the game.

It’s true. I’m different. I come from a different baseball culture. But so what? Why does that have to be a bad thing? The beautiful thing about America is that it’s a melting pot. Every year, thousands of kids in Latin America give up their education to chase their dream. For the tiny, less than 3 percent chance that they will one day take an at-bat in the Big Leagues.

As I’ve written before, they do not take this gamble out of foolishness, they do it because they have no other choice for a better life. They see it as their chance to live the American dream — and take their families out of poverty.

In a sense, they can become their family’s hero.

For the ones who make it into an MLB organi-zation, the cultural change can be a real shock. I cannot tell you how many times I’ve seen incredible players get labeled as lazy or dis-respectful based on shallow assumptions like “body language.” (But more on that another time.)

The reality is that these guys came up playing baseball in an entirely different atmosphere. Come down to the Dominican Republic and experience it yourself. We’re loud. We’re emotional. We’re always singing and dancing. We love to laugh and have a good time. It’s ingrained in our DNA. And it doesn’t change when we’re playing baseball. To us, baseball isn’t a country club game. It’s our national pastime, and it comes packed with emotion.

I played winter ball in the Dominican the first nine years of my pro career. When you get a hit, people in the crowd will start playing trumpets and horns and the cheerleaders will jump up on top of the dugout and start dancing. The fans stand up from the first inning to the ninth inning, and half the time they’re dancing, too. That’s part of the experience. When you hit a homerun in this atmosphere, you might flip your bat. You might pump your fist running around the bases. You might even point to the sky when you step on the plate (I see you, Big Papi). For the most part, pitchers don’t have a problem with it. They know they’re entitled to enjoy the moment when the script is flipped.

It’s all part of the show. And you’re kidding yourself if you think baseball isn’t a show. It’s a spectacle. It’s entertainment. If it wasn’t, then 11.5 million Canadians wouldn’t have tuned in to watch Game 5, and MLB’s TV contracts wouldn’t be worth what they’re worth.

Baseball is a metaphor for America. It’s a giant melting pot made up of people from all over the world and all walks of life. How can you expect everybody to be exactly the same? Act exactly the same? More importantly, why would you want them to?

Look at all the excitement around the 2015 playoffs. We live in a different time now. It’s not 1932 when Babe Ruth played (and called his shot). The entire world was following along with the drama on TV, social media, and the

internet, and having a lot of fun with it. After I hit the home run against Texas, I got tens of thousands of people flooding my Twitter time-line. I got over 400 text messages. Over 200 e-mails. It was stupid. I’ve never seen so many message notifications on a phone before.

Someone sent me a video of a subway car in Toronto after the game. Everybody on the train was doing the olé soccer chant with my name. “Joséee, José, José Joséee!”

That felt amazing.

I also saw a video of a guy finishing his bowl of cereal and then flipping the spoon. Even the mayor of Toronto flipped a bat into a fountain. It turned into a social media frenzy.

I got over 400 text messages. Over 200 e-mails. It was stupid.

When you talk to people around MLB, ev-eryone wants to expand the game globally, keep the younger demographic engaged, draw more people to the stadiums, and improve the pace of play. But in my eyes, there has never been a better time for Major League Baseball. Technology has allowed people to connect with the game in many different ways. On Twit-ter and Facebook, baseball is trending. In the ballparks, especially during the playoffs, cities and countries are buzzing with emotion (I see you, Canada).

But for whatever reason, there’s a small section of old-school, my-way-or-the-highway type of people who never want the game to evolve. They’re the dinosaurs who believe that every-body should play the same and act the same. They usually claim that it is out of “respect.”

In my opinion, true respect is about embrac-ing the differences in people’s cultures. That’s what the melting pot of America is all about.

I flipped my bat. I’m human. The emotion got to me. It’s in my DNA. If you think that makes me a jerk, that’s fine. But let’s call it what it is. Let’s not have these loaded conversations about “character” and the integrity of the game every time certain players show emotion in a big moment. That kind of thinking is not just old school. It’s just ignorant.

And it is slowly becoming extinct.

ARE YOU FLIPPIN’ KIDDING ME? CONTINUED

The controversial bat flip story, told to the Player’s Tribuneby Jose BautistaThe controversial bat flip story, told to the Player’s Tribuneby Jose Bautista

Joseph MaggrahCampus Council Director - Prince Albert

Global conflict, when interpreted by the gen-eral public refers to all-out war, with the likely possibility of nuclear warfare. However, in reality global conflict is usually referenced to three or more nations involved in a war, which usually involves some level of military combat. What contributes to conflict becoming a war is the drawing of resources from the world, having a noticeable impact on any number of nations. These impacts may be most evident in economical disturbances, political unrest, and civil unrest. It is through these disturbances a nation may feel the pressure to become involved in a conflict, likely leading to military combat. It is in times of military combat where there is plenty of news coverage, where casualties and collateral damage are often sen-sationalized. Yet, war does not develop over-night. It is the result of an unresolved dispute or any number of discrepancies, which have

manifested over time into a heavy weighted like object that is constantly changing. What the general public normally doesn’t see are the underlying issues to the causes of conflict, and how these issues are dealt with.

For some the focus is prevention of war. Ef-forts for prevention of conflict revolve a lot around three things: conflict resolution, crisis management, and communication. In politics these three things often bring about plenty of talking points alone, and often one of the divisive points is distribution of wealth and resources. The distribution of wealth and resources is considered a key factor in deter-mining whether a population may thrive or struggle. This is obviously why wealth and re-sources are so important to so many people. In our culture, it is considered that any action that may cause the potential loss of wealth and re-sources is a threat. There is also the universal understanding that people tend to reach a point where they believe they are to either protect

themselves and what they value, or to abandon their cause with the intention of survival and to prevent catastrophic loss. These are the same reasons nations go to war, as their actions are determined by people.

Many of us know that one thing leads to another. Through our daily lives we can have an influence on conflict. This is why there are people who place emphasis on formally managing a possible conflict in a timely man-ner, while practicing effective communication. It is also why people are punished for a wide range of behaviors such as theft, fraud, and corruption. So, in our daily lives we all make a choice. People may contribute to conflict by exploiting others’ losses and disadvantages, or lessen hardship by encouraging and providing support for those in need of it. In the end, what I’m trying to say is one day you may have a problem – deal with it.

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Jose Bautistawww.theplayerstribune.com/jose-bautista-bat-flip/

Let me take you inside my head for a second. It’s Game 5 of the ALDS against Texas. Do or die. Tie game, seventh inning. Two men on. Two outs.

I was standing in the on-deck circle when we knocked in the tying run, and the crowd just exploded. Imagine standing there on the field and looking up at 50,000 people going crazy. Then I took that lonely walk to the plate with everything on the line.

I wish you could have heard my thoughts in that moment. It’s the closest I have ever felt to being a superhero. I felt like I was Batman, and the villain had the girl dangling off the edge of the building. My adrenaline wasn’t 10-out-of-10. It was ten-million-out-of-10.

The stage was set.

I was so locked in that all I could see was the pitcher. Everything else was out of focus. It was so loud that it was quiet.

Think about the odds of being the person standing there at the plate in that moment.

There have only been roughly 18,000 play-ers in the history of Major League Baseball. How many out of that number have played in a playoff game? One third maybe? I’ve played over 1,400 games, and that was my first playoff series. Out of those 6,000 or so, how many players have been lucky enough to be in a position to change the outcome of a playoff series with one swing? Maybe 10 percent? And how many have succeeded?

None of this math was going through my head when I was standing at the plate. That came later on, when I had time to reflect at home. All I was thinking in the moment was, This is your chance. Just relax. Get ready early. See it and hit it.

When you’re in that situation, you’re playing a role in a show. I’m not Jose Bautista. I’m the guy trying to be the superhero. I’m coming through. I’m going to make something happen.

When the pitch came in, I turned on it. It was just a natural reaction, just like I’ve done hun-dreds of times before.

There’s no sound in the world like the crack a baseball makes on the sweet spot of my maple Marucci. You blink on contact. The immediate roar of the crowd lifts your sights to see where the ball is going. Imagine the feeling of watch-ing it land in the seats. How would you feel? What would you do?

There was no script. I didn’t plan it. It just happened.

I flipped my bat.

It wasn’t out of contempt for the pitcher. It wasn’t because I don’t respect the unwritten rules of the game. I was caught up in the emo-tion of the moment.

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ROGUE POLITICSARE YOU FLIPPIN’ KIDDING ME?

Terry BeaulacCampus Council Director - Saskatoon

Those who bring sunshine to the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves. - James Matthew Barrie

In the busyness and turmoil that is post-sec-ondary student life it is easy to lose sight of the sunshine behind the clouds of financial, social, and physiological stress. It seems that the load is unbearable at times and that the end of the tunnel is dark and infinite. In this article I would like to shed light on an often overlooked area of student life, volunteering.

Volunteering may seem like a burden or a chore in terms of all the responsibilities that are involved in a student’s day; but the posi-tives largely outweigh the negatives. From the new friends, relationships, and team building not only do you receive the immediate benefits but also the long term benefits such as, lifetime friends who share the common good, relation-ships that go further than the topical student/classmate relation of forced necessity, and the everlasting character developed through team based activity. A great deal of volunteerism is

your core values and beliefs. Many volunteers share the ideals of community, friendship, fam-ily, and love for their fellow man.

Now is there any correlation to student life in those ideals? Undoubtedly, yes. A school should be a place of community, friendship, and family where a question is only stupid if it is feared to be asked. Where we as individuals see the common goals of our peers, and that we all deserve a better life and serve a greater purpose for ourselves and others; A forum of ideas and conflicting opinions in progress towards enlightenment. That is post-secondary, university, and life.

When you leave here, your workplace will be a melting pot of different ideas and attitudes. You will be expected to participate in a longer term community of co-workers and be expect-ed to work effectively as a team. The qualities of volunteering are shared directly with work life and personal satisfaction. By volunteering you become the person you deserve to be and have the opportunity to show that you are giv-ing of love and deserving of love. If we all did an hour of volunteering a week imagine how different the world would be. There would be

no fear of a stranger walking down the street. Everyone would be looking out for one another and we would all receive the benefit of expe-riencing each other’s unique character without persecution.

THE POWER OF VOLUNTEERISMDURING AND AFTER POST-SECONDARY

PRINCE ALBERT

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SPSA GENERAL COUNCIL MEETS FOR FALL MEETING

Afroditi PapageorgiuVP Saskatoon Campus

Building a strong social network can make or break a university experience—and no, I am not talking about online social networking, I am talking about real life friendships. Research has found that those with strong social net-works get fewer colds, experience more happi-ness, and have reduced physical signs of stress, among other benefits. Of course, knowing that you need friends and finding them are two separate things—here are some tips for making new friends!

Be Ready to Meet New PeopleWhen you are waiting in line, whether it is at the book store, in the cafeteria or at the library, look up instead of looking down at what you are holding in your hands—you may meet a new pal waiting in line.

Try not to pigeonhole people into the types of friends you had before post secondary. This is a time to broaden your horizons and talk to everyone.

Put your smart phone away while you walk across campus. Do not be afraid to look people in the eye and say “hi”.

Get Involved Early and OftenJoining clubs and associations is a good way to connect with people who have similar inter-ests. Be sure to visit the SPSA Office at your campus to inquire about clubs, or joining the SPSA. If you do not find a club you want to join, you can always take the lead and create your own.

Find a Fitness BuddyHaving someone to keep you accountable for working out on a regular schedule is both great for bonding, and helpful for staying in shape

and research shows that people are twice as likely to stick to a fitness routine if they have a workout partner. Be sure to check out the fit-ness facilities at your campus, as well as other recreational events.

Attend Campus EventsCampus events are a great way to meet fel-low students. Events such as Welcome Day, Rider Trips, or an Amaruk game are excellent opportunities to connect with others. Be sure to check out the SPSA website for upcoming events!

The college environment really is one of the greatest places to meet people, and make friends—it is up to you to put yourself out there and forge friendships! Meeting new people will require getting out of your comfort zone, but that does not mean that you cannot be you. Sit with different groups of people until you find the right one!

SOCIAL NETWORKING

PRINCE ALBERT

READ LIKE A PROKhushbu KoshtiCampus Council Director - Saskatoon

As we all know reading is a must for any of us to gain knowledge, and in turn pass our exams. So here are two good styles or techniques of reading which are most widely used. The two important styles are skimming and scanning. Most of us use these styles in our day to day life, but maybe we don’t recognize it as it’s a daily practice. So let’s learn about them and grab some important quick tips from these styles.

Skimming and scanning are two very differ-ent strategies for speed reading. These are fast reading techniques. People who know how to skim and scan are flexible readers. They read according to their purpose and get the informa-tion they need quickly without wasting time. They do not read everything, which is what increases their reading speed. Their skill lies in knowing what specific information to read and which method to use.

What Is Skimming?

Skimming refers to looking only for the gen-eral or main ideas, and works best with non-fiction (or factual) material. Skimming is one of the tools you can use to read more in less time. When a person uses this tool his overall understanding is reduced, but this is the best for reading to the point or reading information of interest and excluding the rest.

How To Skim

Most of the people think that to skim means to read haphazardly through the given infor-mation by just eye balling the information and reading wherever their eyes fall. To skim means to read the information of purpose and exclude out the unwanted information. The basic idea is to decide what information is important to you as a reader.

For example, say you are reading a chapter (you should read the main topic sentences i.e. the first line of each paragraph), by going through this line you will understand the main content in that part of the paragraph. Now, if you are interested in that part go through the paragraph and read through only the important information of interest like names, dates and places. Once you have done this the end con-tains conclusion so remember to go slowly and if you got the grasp of things that means you skimmed correctly.

What Is Scanning?

Scanning is another useful tool for speeding up your reading. Unlike skimming, when scan-ning, you look only for a specific fact or piece of information without reading everything. You scan when you look for your favorite show listed in the cable guide, for your friend’s phone number in a telephone book, etc. Before you start, steps for scanning include establish-ing your purpose, locating the appropriate material, and knowing how the information is structured is essential as a reader. Scanning is mostly helpful when you are going down a big

encyclopedia or dictionary. I am sure most of us scan things in our day to day life without even being aware of it.

So, now with the information given in this article try scanning and skimming techniques on the other articles and practice your skills. Hope this article helps you to gain the power of fast reading.

Happy Reading!

Source: http://www.howtolearn.com/2013/02/skimming-and-scanning-two-important-strate-gies-for-speeding-up-your-reading/

The Saskatchewan Polytechnic Students’ As-sociation’s General Council met October 16th and 17th in Prince Albert for their first of three General Council meetings of the academic year.

Topics of discussion included, bylaw revision and ammendments, policy review, and deter-

mining committee representatives.

General Council meetings are one of the many ways the student representatives of the Prince Albert and Saskatoon Campuses collaborate to set the direction for the organization both internally and externally.

The next General Council meeting will be held in Saskatoon in January 2016.

If you are interested in becoming involed with the SPSA, please talk to one of our student representatives.

Back Row Left to Right: Joseph Maggrah - Campus Council Director - Prince Albert, Afroditi Papageorgiu - VP Campus - Saskatoon, Bryce Wilson - VP Finance and Internal Operations, Daniel Wirsta - Campus Council Director - Prince Albert, Samuel Yaholnitsky - PresidentFront Row Left to Right: Hailey Jeddry - Campus Council Director - Saskatoon, Oluwafemi “Sam” Ojo - Campus Council Director - Prince Albert, Khushbu Koshti - Campus Council Director - Saskatoon, Terry Beaulac - Campus Council Director - Saskatoon, Erin Kirton - VP Campus - Prince Albert

Meetings for this year’s Student Advisory Council continue to see a great turnout and members are offering great feedback on stu-dent issues at both Saskatoon and Prince Albert Campuses respectively. Plenty of valuable discussion was generated, ensuring that your SA is working for its members.

Some of the discussion highlights from the recent meetings relevant to both campuses included:

• Access to services for students at satellite buildings as well as main campus locations

• Transit concerns• Therapy Dogs• Access to printing in library

SAC meetings are held monthly with the next meetings as follows: Thursday, November 12 @ 4:00PM in Room 129C (Saskatoon) and Thursday, November 19 @ 12:00 noon in Room 231A (Prince Albert). If you are interested in becoming a part of SAC, please contact Joseph Kiunga at Prince Albert (joseph.kiunga@saskpolytech.ca) or Perry Meier at Saskatoon (perry.meier@saskploytech.ca).

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Hailey JeddryCampus Council Director - Saskatoon

I am currently a student in the Welding Pro-gram at Sask Polytech. I recently sat down Talia Natowcappo, another female student in the trades program, to discuss her thoughts on women in trades.

Q: What trade are you pursuing?A: I’m in the welding certificate program

Q: What made you pursue it?A: I did it in high school and I thought it was fun.

Q: Did you have any background in the field or prior education about trades and technol-ogy?A: Just the class I took in high school.

Q: How do you feel about the workplace culture so far?A: So far I like it and have not had any trouble.

Q: What is your relationship with your class-mates like?A: It is good I have no problems Q: What is it like for you working in a non- traditional work place?A: Sometimes I feel out of place and like, the guys have an advantage over me because of their background. Like with working with tools, and I feel stupid for asking questions because I’m a girl.

Q: How do you feel you are treated and do you notice any differences if any?A: I feel like a lot of the guys will do the work for me instead of showing me how to do it. Partly I think they do it because they are just trying to be nice, but I need to know how to do it too. Also maybe they just don’t know how to teach.

Q: How is your relationship with your teacher?A: He treats me like one of the guys, I like his style and I like him as a person.

Q: What is your worst experience?A: My worst experience was... lighting myself on fire. I was doing some oxyacetylene weld-ing and the bucket was not positioned properly and a piece of the metal fell out and got caught

in the roll of my pants and I caught on fire.

Q: What do you think has been your best experience?A: When I first started, I felt like I wasn’t get-ting it and I felt like maybe welding wasn’t for me. Then as the weeks past I ended up get-ting a head of the class in a lot of assignments which felt really good. Q: Would you like to see any changes in school for the new women coming in? If so what?A: I would like to see maybe a female welding instructor, more girls’ bathrooms in the trades part of the school, and just more woman in the trades in general. Q: Do you feel like you have had to sacrifice or diminish your femininity at all while being in this industry? If so why do you feel this

way?A: I have never been very girly in the first place. I had to stop getting gel nails because I knew they would interfere and there was no point in really wearing make-up because it’s hard to keep your face clean when you’re welding.

Q: How do your loved ones feel about your decision to pursue a career in trades?A: My grandma is afraid that I will get hit on, being around so many guys.My brothers and uncle are very proud of me. I’ve always been a tom-boy and I’ve always been independent enough to pursue what I want.

Q: Do you have any advice or tips for woman pursuing a career in industry?A: My advice would be to go for it! The money is there and don’t listen to anyone who

WOMEN IN TRADES

Taylor PittmanVoices Staff Writer, The Huffington Post

When Jared Mauldin saw how his female peers were treated, he realized men and women in STEM are definitely not equal.

The senior in mechanical engineering at East-ern Washington University sent a letter to the editor of his school’s student newspaper, The Easterner, addressed to “the women in [his] engineering classes.” Mauldin’s introduction, in which he writes that he and the women “are in fact unequal,” seems problematic, until he explains why.

“I did not, for example, grow up in the world that discouraged me from focusing on hard science,” he wrote. “Nor did I live in a society that told me not to get dirty, or said I was bossy for exhibiting leadership skills.

Mauldin, who also teaches tech classes to students from fourth to eighth grade, told The Huffington Post he frequently sees women and girls face obstacles in STEM fields. He de-

scribed a situation with one friend in particular who was treated differently in a calculus class

simply because she is a woman. Mauldin said that male students were hypercritical of her work and often talked over her, if acknowledg-

ing her at all.

A study published in the Harvard Business Review in March 2015 highlights the sexism that exists in STEM fields. According to the study, two-thirds of the 557 female scientists surveyed “reported having to prove themselves over and over again.”

Since it was published, Mauldin’s letter has been shared on Twitter and has gotten thou-sands of likes on Facebook. He told HuffPost he believes his praise for the women in his en-gineering classes and the letter have gained so much attention because he’s a man, which isn’t necessarily a good thing. However, he is happy to add to the conversation about sexism.

“Nothing I said was new, it has all been said a thousand times before. The difference is that I am a man,” he said. “Maybe by standing up and breaking the silence from the male side, I can help some more men begin to see the issues, and begin to listen to the women who have been speaking about this all along.”

MALE ENGINEERING STUDENT PERFECTLY EXPLAINS WHYFEMALE CLASSMATES AREN’T HIS EQUALS

LATER NOWBryce WilsonVP Finance and Internal Operations

Yesterday you said tomorrow. Today you said after one more episode on Netflix. Postpone, postpone, postpone… procrastination. As students it is far too easy to procrastinate be it due to lack of interest or motivation, numer-ous everyday distractions, perfectionism or the overwhelming fear of failure. Eventually the number of all nighters increase, assignments are consistently late, stress levels multiply, marks drop and your drive is all but lost. Pro-crastination is not a curse however, and with time and self discipline it can be overcome and the perils of procrastination can be eliminated. With these simple suggestions your days of procrastinating end tomorrow today.

Embrace Self-AwarenessSit down, reflect, and really get to know your-self. Create a list that details your strengths and weaknesses, your work ethic, passions, what excites you and what bores you. Consider what

makes you procrastinate. By spending time understanding yourself and your habits you can create a personal plan to address procrastina-tion in your life and move forward in eliminat-ing it.

Develop Time Management SkillsCalendars, agendas, phone applications, post it notes, whatever it may be now is the time to begin organizing and scheduling. Record due dates, appointments, and extracurricular activities along with the length of time to complete/attend. Prioritize and be honest with yourself, if you think an assignment will take two weeks, set aside a few hours each day to work on it. The SPSA provides handbooks to all their students which are a great tool to help keep you organized.

CommitEnsure timelines are followed and deadlines are met. The two hours after class that you have set aside to re-write class notes should be fulfilled even if friends are begging you

to hang out. Commitment ensures you hold yourself accountable and restores faith in your own abilities.

Eliminate DistractionsIn order to maintain productivity and limit distractions it is imperative to find a work space that suites your personality and offers an environment that allows you to focus. Organize a study group of classmates that will not en-courage off topic discussions, turn your phone off during work periods, or listen to instrumen-tal music, all the above will help to direct your focus to the task at hand.

Reward YourselfCelebrate the progress you have made! Posi-tive reinforcement will push you to continue meeting your goals. Deadlines are achievable, and a study-social balance is attainable. Most of all be proud of your work ethic and abili-ties as good habits will benefit you in the work force.

PHOTO COURTESY: JARED MAULDIN

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Hailey JeddryCampus Council Director - Saskatoon

I am currently a student in the Welding Pro-gram at Sask Polytech. I recently sat down Talia Natowcappo, another female student in the trades program, to discuss her thoughts on women in trades.

Q: What trade are you pursuing?A: I’m in the welding certificate program

Q: What made you pursue it?A: I did it in high school and I thought it was fun.

Q: Did you have any background in the field or prior education about trades and technol-ogy?A: Just the class I took in high school.

Q: How do you feel about the workplace culture so far?A: So far I like it and have not had any trouble.

Q: What is your relationship with your class-mates like?A: It is good I have no problems Q: What is it like for you working in a non- traditional work place?A: Sometimes I feel out of place and like, the guys have an advantage over me because of their background. Like with working with tools, and I feel stupid for asking questions because I’m a girl.

Q: How do you feel you are treated and do you notice any differences if any?A: I feel like a lot of the guys will do the work for me instead of showing me how to do it. Partly I think they do it because they are just trying to be nice, but I need to know how to do it too. Also maybe they just don’t know how to teach.

Q: How is your relationship with your teacher?A: He treats me like one of the guys, I like his style and I like him as a person.

Q: What is your worst experience?A: My worst experience was... lighting myself on fire. I was doing some oxyacetylene weld-ing and the bucket was not positioned properly and a piece of the metal fell out and got caught

in the roll of my pants and I caught on fire.

Q: What do you think has been your best experience?A: When I first started, I felt like I wasn’t get-ting it and I felt like maybe welding wasn’t for me. Then as the weeks past I ended up get-ting a head of the class in a lot of assignments which felt really good. Q: Would you like to see any changes in school for the new women coming in? If so what?A: I would like to see maybe a female welding instructor, more girls’ bathrooms in the trades part of the school, and just more woman in the trades in general. Q: Do you feel like you have had to sacrifice or diminish your femininity at all while being in this industry? If so why do you feel this

way?A: I have never been very girly in the first place. I had to stop getting gel nails because I knew they would interfere and there was no point in really wearing make-up because it’s hard to keep your face clean when you’re welding.

Q: How do your loved ones feel about your decision to pursue a career in trades?A: My grandma is afraid that I will get hit on, being around so many guys.My brothers and uncle are very proud of me. I’ve always been a tom-boy and I’ve always been independent enough to pursue what I want.

Q: Do you have any advice or tips for woman pursuing a career in industry?A: My advice would be to go for it! The money is there and don’t listen to anyone who

WOMEN IN TRADES

Taylor PittmanVoices Staff Writer, The Huffington Post

When Jared Mauldin saw how his female peers were treated, he realized men and women in STEM are definitely not equal.

The senior in mechanical engineering at East-ern Washington University sent a letter to the editor of his school’s student newspaper, The Easterner, addressed to “the women in [his] engineering classes.” Mauldin’s introduction, in which he writes that he and the women “are in fact unequal,” seems problematic, until he explains why.

“I did not, for example, grow up in the world that discouraged me from focusing on hard science,” he wrote. “Nor did I live in a society that told me not to get dirty, or said I was bossy for exhibiting leadership skills.

Mauldin, who also teaches tech classes to students from fourth to eighth grade, told The Huffington Post he frequently sees women and girls face obstacles in STEM fields. He de-

scribed a situation with one friend in particular who was treated differently in a calculus class

simply because she is a woman. Mauldin said that male students were hypercritical of her work and often talked over her, if acknowledg-

ing her at all.

A study published in the Harvard Business Review in March 2015 highlights the sexism that exists in STEM fields. According to the study, two-thirds of the 557 female scientists surveyed “reported having to prove themselves over and over again.”

Since it was published, Mauldin’s letter has been shared on Twitter and has gotten thou-sands of likes on Facebook. He told HuffPost he believes his praise for the women in his en-gineering classes and the letter have gained so much attention because he’s a man, which isn’t necessarily a good thing. However, he is happy to add to the conversation about sexism.

“Nothing I said was new, it has all been said a thousand times before. The difference is that I am a man,” he said. “Maybe by standing up and breaking the silence from the male side, I can help some more men begin to see the issues, and begin to listen to the women who have been speaking about this all along.”

MALE ENGINEERING STUDENT PERFECTLY EXPLAINS WHYFEMALE CLASSMATES AREN’T HIS EQUALS

LATER NOWBryce WilsonVP Finance and Internal Operations

Yesterday you said tomorrow. Today you said after one more episode on Netflix. Postpone, postpone, postpone… procrastination. As students it is far too easy to procrastinate be it due to lack of interest or motivation, numer-ous everyday distractions, perfectionism or the overwhelming fear of failure. Eventually the number of all nighters increase, assignments are consistently late, stress levels multiply, marks drop and your drive is all but lost. Pro-crastination is not a curse however, and with time and self discipline it can be overcome and the perils of procrastination can be eliminated. With these simple suggestions your days of procrastinating end tomorrow today.

Embrace Self-AwarenessSit down, reflect, and really get to know your-self. Create a list that details your strengths and weaknesses, your work ethic, passions, what excites you and what bores you. Consider what

makes you procrastinate. By spending time understanding yourself and your habits you can create a personal plan to address procrastina-tion in your life and move forward in eliminat-ing it.

Develop Time Management SkillsCalendars, agendas, phone applications, post it notes, whatever it may be now is the time to begin organizing and scheduling. Record due dates, appointments, and extracurricular activities along with the length of time to complete/attend. Prioritize and be honest with yourself, if you think an assignment will take two weeks, set aside a few hours each day to work on it. The SPSA provides handbooks to all their students which are a great tool to help keep you organized.

CommitEnsure timelines are followed and deadlines are met. The two hours after class that you have set aside to re-write class notes should be fulfilled even if friends are begging you

to hang out. Commitment ensures you hold yourself accountable and restores faith in your own abilities.

Eliminate DistractionsIn order to maintain productivity and limit distractions it is imperative to find a work space that suites your personality and offers an environment that allows you to focus. Organize a study group of classmates that will not en-courage off topic discussions, turn your phone off during work periods, or listen to instrumen-tal music, all the above will help to direct your focus to the task at hand.

Reward YourselfCelebrate the progress you have made! Posi-tive reinforcement will push you to continue meeting your goals. Deadlines are achievable, and a study-social balance is attainable. Most of all be proud of your work ethic and abili-ties as good habits will benefit you in the work force.

PHOTO COURTESY: JARED MAULDIN

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SPSA GENERAL COUNCIL MEETS FOR FALL MEETING

Afroditi PapageorgiuVP Saskatoon Campus

Building a strong social network can make or break a university experience—and no, I am not talking about online social networking, I am talking about real life friendships. Research has found that those with strong social net-works get fewer colds, experience more happi-ness, and have reduced physical signs of stress, among other benefits. Of course, knowing that you need friends and finding them are two separate things—here are some tips for making new friends!

Be Ready to Meet New PeopleWhen you are waiting in line, whether it is at the book store, in the cafeteria or at the library, look up instead of looking down at what you are holding in your hands—you may meet a new pal waiting in line.

Try not to pigeonhole people into the types of friends you had before post secondary. This is a time to broaden your horizons and talk to everyone.

Put your smart phone away while you walk across campus. Do not be afraid to look people in the eye and say “hi”.

Get Involved Early and OftenJoining clubs and associations is a good way to connect with people who have similar inter-ests. Be sure to visit the SPSA Office at your campus to inquire about clubs, or joining the SPSA. If you do not find a club you want to join, you can always take the lead and create your own.

Find a Fitness BuddyHaving someone to keep you accountable for working out on a regular schedule is both great for bonding, and helpful for staying in shape

and research shows that people are twice as likely to stick to a fitness routine if they have a workout partner. Be sure to check out the fit-ness facilities at your campus, as well as other recreational events.

Attend Campus EventsCampus events are a great way to meet fel-low students. Events such as Welcome Day, Rider Trips, or an Amaruk game are excellent opportunities to connect with others. Be sure to check out the SPSA website for upcoming events!

The college environment really is one of the greatest places to meet people, and make friends—it is up to you to put yourself out there and forge friendships! Meeting new people will require getting out of your comfort zone, but that does not mean that you cannot be you. Sit with different groups of people until you find the right one!

SOCIAL NETWORKING

PRINCE ALBERT

READ LIKE A PROKhushbu KoshtiCampus Council Director - Saskatoon

As we all know reading is a must for any of us to gain knowledge, and in turn pass our exams. So here are two good styles or techniques of reading which are most widely used. The two important styles are skimming and scanning. Most of us use these styles in our day to day life, but maybe we don’t recognize it as it’s a daily practice. So let’s learn about them and grab some important quick tips from these styles.

Skimming and scanning are two very differ-ent strategies for speed reading. These are fast reading techniques. People who know how to skim and scan are flexible readers. They read according to their purpose and get the informa-tion they need quickly without wasting time. They do not read everything, which is what increases their reading speed. Their skill lies in knowing what specific information to read and which method to use.

What Is Skimming?

Skimming refers to looking only for the gen-eral or main ideas, and works best with non-fiction (or factual) material. Skimming is one of the tools you can use to read more in less time. When a person uses this tool his overall understanding is reduced, but this is the best for reading to the point or reading information of interest and excluding the rest.

How To Skim

Most of the people think that to skim means to read haphazardly through the given infor-mation by just eye balling the information and reading wherever their eyes fall. To skim means to read the information of purpose and exclude out the unwanted information. The basic idea is to decide what information is important to you as a reader.

For example, say you are reading a chapter (you should read the main topic sentences i.e. the first line of each paragraph), by going through this line you will understand the main content in that part of the paragraph. Now, if you are interested in that part go through the paragraph and read through only the important information of interest like names, dates and places. Once you have done this the end con-tains conclusion so remember to go slowly and if you got the grasp of things that means you skimmed correctly.

What Is Scanning?

Scanning is another useful tool for speeding up your reading. Unlike skimming, when scan-ning, you look only for a specific fact or piece of information without reading everything. You scan when you look for your favorite show listed in the cable guide, for your friend’s phone number in a telephone book, etc. Before you start, steps for scanning include establish-ing your purpose, locating the appropriate material, and knowing how the information is structured is essential as a reader. Scanning is mostly helpful when you are going down a big

encyclopedia or dictionary. I am sure most of us scan things in our day to day life without even being aware of it.

So, now with the information given in this article try scanning and skimming techniques on the other articles and practice your skills. Hope this article helps you to gain the power of fast reading.

Happy Reading!

Source: http://www.howtolearn.com/2013/02/skimming-and-scanning-two-important-strate-gies-for-speeding-up-your-reading/

The Saskatchewan Polytechnic Students’ As-sociation’s General Council met October 16th and 17th in Prince Albert for their first of three General Council meetings of the academic year.

Topics of discussion included, bylaw revision and ammendments, policy review, and deter-

mining committee representatives.

General Council meetings are one of the many ways the student representatives of the Prince Albert and Saskatoon Campuses collaborate to set the direction for the organization both internally and externally.

The next General Council meeting will be held in Saskatoon in January 2016.

If you are interested in becoming involed with the SPSA, please talk to one of our student representatives.

Back Row Left to Right: Joseph Maggrah - Campus Council Director - Prince Albert, Afroditi Papageorgiu - VP Campus - Saskatoon, Bryce Wilson - VP Finance and Internal Operations, Daniel Wirsta - Campus Council Director - Prince Albert, Samuel Yaholnitsky - PresidentFront Row Left to Right: Hailey Jeddry - Campus Council Director - Saskatoon, Oluwafemi “Sam” Ojo - Campus Council Director - Prince Albert, Khushbu Koshti - Campus Council Director - Saskatoon, Terry Beaulac - Campus Council Director - Saskatoon, Erin Kirton - VP Campus - Prince Albert

Meetings for this year’s Student Advisory Council continue to see a great turnout and members are offering great feedback on stu-dent issues at both Saskatoon and Prince Albert Campuses respectively. Plenty of valuable discussion was generated, ensuring that your SA is working for its members.

Some of the discussion highlights from the recent meetings relevant to both campuses included:

• Access to services for students at satellite buildings as well as main campus locations

• Transit concerns• Therapy Dogs• Access to printing in library

SAC meetings are held monthly with the next meetings as follows: Thursday, November 12 @ 4:00PM in Room 129C (Saskatoon) and Thursday, November 19 @ 12:00 noon in Room 231A (Prince Albert). If you are interested in becoming a part of SAC, please contact Joseph Kiunga at Prince Albert (joseph.kiunga@saskpolytech.ca) or Perry Meier at Saskatoon (perry.meier@saskploytech.ca).

STUDENT ADVISORY COUNCIL NEWS AND NOTES - OCTOBER 2015

Joseph MaggrahCampus Council Director - Prince Albert

Global conflict, when interpreted by the gen-eral public refers to all-out war, with the likely possibility of nuclear warfare. However, in reality global conflict is usually referenced to three or more nations involved in a war, which usually involves some level of military combat. What contributes to conflict becoming a war is the drawing of resources from the world, having a noticeable impact on any number of nations. These impacts may be most evident in economical disturbances, political unrest, and civil unrest. It is through these disturbances a nation may feel the pressure to become involved in a conflict, likely leading to military combat. It is in times of military combat where there is plenty of news coverage, where casualties and collateral damage are often sen-sationalized. Yet, war does not develop over-night. It is the result of an unresolved dispute or any number of discrepancies, which have

manifested over time into a heavy weighted like object that is constantly changing. What the general public normally doesn’t see are the underlying issues to the causes of conflict, and how these issues are dealt with.

For some the focus is prevention of war. Ef-forts for prevention of conflict revolve a lot around three things: conflict resolution, crisis management, and communication. In politics these three things often bring about plenty of talking points alone, and often one of the divisive points is distribution of wealth and resources. The distribution of wealth and resources is considered a key factor in deter-mining whether a population may thrive or struggle. This is obviously why wealth and re-sources are so important to so many people. In our culture, it is considered that any action that may cause the potential loss of wealth and re-sources is a threat. There is also the universal understanding that people tend to reach a point where they believe they are to either protect

themselves and what they value, or to abandon their cause with the intention of survival and to prevent catastrophic loss. These are the same reasons nations go to war, as their actions are determined by people.

Many of us know that one thing leads to another. Through our daily lives we can have an influence on conflict. This is why there are people who place emphasis on formally managing a possible conflict in a timely man-ner, while practicing effective communication. It is also why people are punished for a wide range of behaviors such as theft, fraud, and corruption. So, in our daily lives we all make a choice. People may contribute to conflict by exploiting others’ losses and disadvantages, or lessen hardship by encouraging and providing support for those in need of it. In the end, what I’m trying to say is one day you may have a problem – deal with it.

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Jose Bautistawww.theplayerstribune.com/jose-bautista-bat-flip/

Let me take you inside my head for a second. It’s Game 5 of the ALDS against Texas. Do or die. Tie game, seventh inning. Two men on. Two outs.

I was standing in the on-deck circle when we knocked in the tying run, and the crowd just exploded. Imagine standing there on the field and looking up at 50,000 people going crazy. Then I took that lonely walk to the plate with everything on the line.

I wish you could have heard my thoughts in that moment. It’s the closest I have ever felt to being a superhero. I felt like I was Batman, and the villain had the girl dangling off the edge of the building. My adrenaline wasn’t 10-out-of-10. It was ten-million-out-of-10.

The stage was set.

I was so locked in that all I could see was the pitcher. Everything else was out of focus. It was so loud that it was quiet.

Think about the odds of being the person standing there at the plate in that moment.

There have only been roughly 18,000 play-ers in the history of Major League Baseball. How many out of that number have played in a playoff game? One third maybe? I’ve played over 1,400 games, and that was my first playoff series. Out of those 6,000 or so, how many players have been lucky enough to be in a position to change the outcome of a playoff series with one swing? Maybe 10 percent? And how many have succeeded?

None of this math was going through my head when I was standing at the plate. That came later on, when I had time to reflect at home. All I was thinking in the moment was, This is your chance. Just relax. Get ready early. See it and hit it.

When you’re in that situation, you’re playing a role in a show. I’m not Jose Bautista. I’m the guy trying to be the superhero. I’m coming through. I’m going to make something happen.

When the pitch came in, I turned on it. It was just a natural reaction, just like I’ve done hun-dreds of times before.

There’s no sound in the world like the crack a baseball makes on the sweet spot of my maple Marucci. You blink on contact. The immediate roar of the crowd lifts your sights to see where the ball is going. Imagine the feeling of watch-ing it land in the seats. How would you feel? What would you do?

There was no script. I didn’t plan it. It just happened.

I flipped my bat.

It wasn’t out of contempt for the pitcher. It wasn’t because I don’t respect the unwritten rules of the game. I was caught up in the emo-tion of the moment.

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ROGUE POLITICSARE YOU FLIPPIN’ KIDDING ME?

Terry BeaulacCampus Council Director - Saskatoon

Those who bring sunshine to the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves. - James Matthew Barrie

In the busyness and turmoil that is post-sec-ondary student life it is easy to lose sight of the sunshine behind the clouds of financial, social, and physiological stress. It seems that the load is unbearable at times and that the end of the tunnel is dark and infinite. In this article I would like to shed light on an often overlooked area of student life, volunteering.

Volunteering may seem like a burden or a chore in terms of all the responsibilities that are involved in a student’s day; but the posi-tives largely outweigh the negatives. From the new friends, relationships, and team building not only do you receive the immediate benefits but also the long term benefits such as, lifetime friends who share the common good, relation-ships that go further than the topical student/classmate relation of forced necessity, and the everlasting character developed through team based activity. A great deal of volunteerism is

your core values and beliefs. Many volunteers share the ideals of community, friendship, fam-ily, and love for their fellow man.

Now is there any correlation to student life in those ideals? Undoubtedly, yes. A school should be a place of community, friendship, and family where a question is only stupid if it is feared to be asked. Where we as individuals see the common goals of our peers, and that we all deserve a better life and serve a greater purpose for ourselves and others; A forum of ideas and conflicting opinions in progress towards enlightenment. That is post-secondary, university, and life.

When you leave here, your workplace will be a melting pot of different ideas and attitudes. You will be expected to participate in a longer term community of co-workers and be expect-ed to work effectively as a team. The qualities of volunteering are shared directly with work life and personal satisfaction. By volunteering you become the person you deserve to be and have the opportunity to show that you are giv-ing of love and deserving of love. If we all did an hour of volunteering a week imagine how different the world would be. There would be

no fear of a stranger walking down the street. Everyone would be looking out for one another and we would all receive the benefit of expe-riencing each other’s unique character without persecution.

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PRINCE ALBERT

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Some the Rangers took exception to it, which I can understand. They were on the other side of that emotion. I’ve been there before. I know how it feels. I’ve been pissed off on a baseball field plenty of times. I’m no angel. Is it out of disrespect? Of course not. It’s because you’re upset and want to win so badly. That’s just part of the game.

After the game, some of the backlash from small sections of the media took on a familiar tone. I’ve heard this before.

“Disrespectful, mocking, showboating.”

One MLB Network analyst went as far as ques-tioning my “character” and my “leadership.”

Were these same opinions expressed when Carlton Fisk “waved” his home run fair in ’75? Or when Joe Carter jumped around the bases in ’93? When I was growing up and I watched iconic moments like those, I was so caught up in the emotion that I got chills. I wasn’t thinking about the implications. I was fully im-mersed in the moment and enjoying it. I loved Cal Ripken Jr. for his poise and control. But I also admired Reggie Jackson for showing his passion and flair.

It’s true. I’m different. I come from a different baseball culture. But so what?

Those moments are spontaneous. They’re hu-man. And they’re a whole lot of fun.

But nowadays, when a player flips his bat, especially a guy who wears his emotions on his sleeve, a small section of people always seem to turn it into a debate about the integrity of the game.

It’s true. I’m different. I come from a different baseball culture. But so what? Why does that have to be a bad thing? The beautiful thing about America is that it’s a melting pot. Every year, thousands of kids in Latin America give up their education to chase their dream. For the tiny, less than 3 percent chance that they will one day take an at-bat in the Big Leagues.

As I’ve written before, they do not take this gamble out of foolishness, they do it because they have no other choice for a better life. They see it as their chance to live the American dream — and take their families out of poverty.

In a sense, they can become their family’s hero.

For the ones who make it into an MLB organi-zation, the cultural change can be a real shock. I cannot tell you how many times I’ve seen incredible players get labeled as lazy or dis-respectful based on shallow assumptions like “body language.” (But more on that another time.)

The reality is that these guys came up playing baseball in an entirely different atmosphere. Come down to the Dominican Republic and experience it yourself. We’re loud. We’re emotional. We’re always singing and dancing. We love to laugh and have a good time. It’s ingrained in our DNA. And it doesn’t change when we’re playing baseball. To us, baseball isn’t a country club game. It’s our national pastime, and it comes packed with emotion.

I played winter ball in the Dominican the first nine years of my pro career. When you get a hit, people in the crowd will start playing trumpets and horns and the cheerleaders will jump up on top of the dugout and start dancing. The fans stand up from the first inning to the ninth inning, and half the time they’re dancing, too. That’s part of the experience. When you hit a homerun in this atmosphere, you might flip your bat. You might pump your fist running around the bases. You might even point to the sky when you step on the plate (I see you, Big Papi). For the most part, pitchers don’t have a problem with it. They know they’re entitled to enjoy the moment when the script is flipped.

It’s all part of the show. And you’re kidding yourself if you think baseball isn’t a show. It’s a spectacle. It’s entertainment. If it wasn’t, then 11.5 million Canadians wouldn’t have tuned in to watch Game 5, and MLB’s TV contracts wouldn’t be worth what they’re worth.

Baseball is a metaphor for America. It’s a giant melting pot made up of people from all over the world and all walks of life. How can you expect everybody to be exactly the same? Act exactly the same? More importantly, why would you want them to?

Look at all the excitement around the 2015 playoffs. We live in a different time now. It’s not 1932 when Babe Ruth played (and called his shot). The entire world was following along with the drama on TV, social media, and the

internet, and having a lot of fun with it. After I hit the home run against Texas, I got tens of thousands of people flooding my Twitter time-line. I got over 400 text messages. Over 200 e-mails. It was stupid. I’ve never seen so many message notifications on a phone before.

Someone sent me a video of a subway car in Toronto after the game. Everybody on the train was doing the olé soccer chant with my name. “Joséee, José, José Joséee!”

That felt amazing.

I also saw a video of a guy finishing his bowl of cereal and then flipping the spoon. Even the mayor of Toronto flipped a bat into a fountain. It turned into a social media frenzy.

I got over 400 text messages. Over 200 e-mails. It was stupid.

When you talk to people around MLB, ev-eryone wants to expand the game globally, keep the younger demographic engaged, draw more people to the stadiums, and improve the pace of play. But in my eyes, there has never been a better time for Major League Baseball. Technology has allowed people to connect with the game in many different ways. On Twit-ter and Facebook, baseball is trending. In the ballparks, especially during the playoffs, cities and countries are buzzing with emotion (I see you, Canada).

But for whatever reason, there’s a small section of old-school, my-way-or-the-highway type of people who never want the game to evolve. They’re the dinosaurs who believe that every-body should play the same and act the same. They usually claim that it is out of “respect.”

In my opinion, true respect is about embrac-ing the differences in people’s cultures. That’s what the melting pot of America is all about.

I flipped my bat. I’m human. The emotion got to me. It’s in my DNA. If you think that makes me a jerk, that’s fine. But let’s call it what it is. Let’s not have these loaded conversations about “character” and the integrity of the game every time certain players show emotion in a big moment. That kind of thinking is not just old school. It’s just ignorant.

And it is slowly becoming extinct.

ARE YOU FLIPPIN’ KIDDING ME? CONTINUED

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