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TUESDAY, MARCH 30, 2010
Gazette withstands late charge to down USC By Arden Zwelling Gazette Staff
Electing a figure skater as University Students’ Council president may make sense in the council chambers — but it doesn’t add up on the road hockey rink. Riding a cohesive team performance and solid work in their defensive zone, the Gazette made quick work of the USC in a road hockey game on Sunday, beating their bureaucratic counterparts 74. “Everyone did their jobs, plain and simple,” Gazette editor-in-chief and forward/head coach Ryan Hendrick said. “I couldn’t be prouder of how we played. Everyone on our bench wanted to win this game for each other.” Hendrick — playing in his final game for the storied Gazette squad — led the way with four goals, while Arden Zwelling, Michael Hayes and Jesse Tahirali chipped in one a piece. Gazette goaltender Daniel Da Silva was integral to the victory, turning away 25 shots and sacrificing his body to make several game saving stops in the third period. Hendrick, a three-time veteran of the annual athletic competition between the Gazette and the USC, remained selfless after the game, despite his outstanding performance. “Just looking down the bench and seeing the faces of my teammates when the game was close was enough motivation to up my game,” Hendrick said. “Scoring four goals was great, but I can’t take all the credit. I was set up with great
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WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS… AGAIN. On Sunday, the Gazette defeated the University Students’ Council 7-4 in the annual athletic competition — chosen as ball hockey this year. A change from the traditional football game wasn’t enough to hide the USC’s lack of athleticism as the Gazette proved just as dominant playing Canada’s game. passes on most of them.” The USC, who were barely able to field a team, were clearly outmatched on the wet day, struggling to keep up with the Gazette who were constantly able to replenish their lines with fresh legs.
The USC’s goaltending was also less than stellar, with starting goalie/USC speaker Omid Salari allowing four goals in the second period and being pulled ahead of the third frame in favour of Mike Tithecott. Despite his abundance of
U of R profs oppose scholarship By Gloria Dickie Gazette Staff
Project Hero, a scholarship awarded to the children of fallen soldiers in Canada’s military, has been met with harsh protest from a group of professors at the University of Regina. The scholarship is intended to cover the cost of tuition and ancillary fees for all four undergraduate years. The project was recently adopted by several Canadian universities, including Western, with scholarships becoming available this September. However in Saskatchewan, concerns have been raised about the connection between universities and the armed forces. Sixteen professors across faculties composed an open letter to U of R president, Vianne Timmons, urging the school to withdraw its participation. “Our essential concern was that the University seemed [to] symbolically […] be promoting mili-
tarism,” William Arnal, a professor of religious studies at the U of R and signatory of the letter, said. Complaints have also been made surrounding the implicit association of war and heroism in the title of the initiative. Barbara Pollock, U of R relations director, stated she received roughly 200 e-mails and phone calls in response to the issue, with less than 10 supportive of getting out of Project Hero. As it stands, the University intends to remain in the program. Arnal acknowledged the response had been very one-sided and there was no intention behind the letter to restrict access to the university — a point he felt had been poorly misrepresented in the media. “I’m bemused by the reactions of people standing there saying we’re taking bread out of the mouths of orphans. In fact we’re expressing an opinion. Not a single person is going to be deprived of
anything from us expressing our opinions,” Arnal amended. “I do think that the children of veterans, and not just deceased veterans, but injured veterans and veterans period, should be supported by the federal government and by the people of Canada. I do not think, however, that that should be offloaded on the universities.” Amit Chakma, Western’s president and vice-chancellor, noted the importance of men and women who serve in the military and Western’s responsibility to enable their children to pursue education at Western. Glen Tigert, associate registrar at Western, was unsure of the impact of the scholarship. “There isn’t a huge population that would be eligible for this award across Canada,” Tigert said. “I wouldn’t expect that we would necessarily be providing one of these scholarships every year. It may be that for a few years we do not have recipient.”
glamour muscle, the incoming USC president and former figure skater did not fare much better, allowing three goals. Despite her team’s sub-par performance, USC communications officer and head coach/forward
Carolyn Hawthorn shifted blame elsewhere. “We demand a rematch,” Hawthorn squawked. “The [officials] were ridiculously biased. Bortolin was taking elbows all game and there wasn’t a single call.”
2009-2010 USC board report card By Gazette News Every year the Gazette reviews the University Students’ Council board of directors based on their performance throughout the year. This year’s rubric graded the board on four aspects: approachability, transparency, dealing with specific issues and fulfillment of their platforms. To calculate each member’s final grade, the Gazette considered commissioner and councillor opinions and those of the current USC board. Some USC members had the opportunity to evaluate the board’s performance based on the rubric (provided on page two) designed by the Gazette. The USC faced some unexpected issues this year. Events like the London transit strike meant some initiatives were put on the backburner,
but no challenge was greater than USC finances. Inflated projections on last year’s budget handcuffed many initiatives and prevented this year’s board from having the time to implement new programs. All this considered, the board still initiated several important changes this year, including the Vision to Lead policy — a document outlining the USC’s new long-term plan. They also implemented a new governance policy after a long review process, which offloaded some VP power and placed more emphasis on council decisions. This will become this board’s lasting legacy. By cutting spending and making substantial investments in information technology, this year’s board made several decisions previous boards would shy away from. Overall, the board did an adequate job despite all constraints.
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Gazette Grading Rubric: Evaluating the USC board
D Grade t I might as well look at a brick wall
D Grade t Slow to recognize problems t Does not communicate decisions
D Grade t Did not meet any platform points
Approachability C Grade B Grade t Has Open Door policy t Follows Open Door but does not always policy follow through t Responds to e-mails t Reachable by e-mail or and calls phone
A Grade t Goes beyond Open Door policy t Encourages communication t Responds to e-mails and calls quickly
Transparency C Grade B Grade A Grade t Explains what they are t Explains what they are t Explains what they are up to when asked up to during council up to during council t Does not make an meetings meetings, fields and effort to inform t Makes an effort to give answers questions colleagues of the colleagues information about their activities reasons behind necessary to t Ensures colleagues decisions understand decisions understand decisions or or practices practices and sets aside time to field questions Dealing with issues specific to this year C Grade B Grade A Grade t Handles issues t Handles issues t Deals with issues eventually promptly and in ways quickly and in the best t Communicates which are appropriate possible way decisions t Communicates clearly t Clearly communicates t Handles criticism what decisions were what decisions were poorly made and why made and why t Issues are not t Handles criticism well t Responds promptly and effectively solved/are honestly to questions not totally solved about their actions t Handles criticism well Fulfillment of platform C Grade B Grade A Grade t Met some platform t Met as many platform t Met platform points, points points as possible exceeded expectations given limitations of USC
CALENDAR OF EVENTS Tues, March 30 • Korea Day When: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Where: University Community Centre Atrium What: Learn about Korean history and culture with dance performances and traditional instruments. • Jupiter en Famille When: 7:30 p.m. March 30 - April 1 and 10:30 a.m. on April 2. Where: Arts Project, 203 Dundas St. What: A bedroom comedy, written in
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French by Western professor Jean Leclerc. Wed, March 31 • Variety Is... When: 7:30 p.m. Where: John Labatt Centre What: A celebration of music education featuring more than 1,000 students from 21 local secondary schools performing a variety of musical styles. • Gardening in the City When: 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. Where: London Public Library — Central location, 251 Dundas St. What: The last in a series on green subjects by Lance Meredith. This week’s topic is “Edible landscapes and permaculture design for the homeowner and gardener.” • Nerenberg Lecture When: 7:30 p.m. Where: Conron Hall What: Steve MacLean, president of the Canadian Space Agency, will give a presentation titled “It is Rocket Science.” • The People vs. Cancer When: 4:40 p.m. Where: Alumni Hall What: Stephen Lewis will bring a global health activist point of view to the challenge of engaging Canadian universities and students in shaping and supporting a new response to controlling cancer. Thurs, April 1 • Lynda Shaw Memorial Distinguished Lecture Series When: 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Where: Spencer Engineering Building, Room 3109 What: Catherine Karakatsanis, president of Professional Engineers Ontario and Morrison Hershfield senior vice-president, will be discussing “Maximizing our Potential.” • Anna’s Tortured Flowers and Beyond When: 6:30 a.m. - 11 p.m. Monday to Friday, 7:30 p.m. - 11 p.m. weekends Where: William’s Coffee Pub on 3030 Wonderland Rd. South What: An art exhibition featuring mixed media/digital art by London artist Anna Sobot. Admission is free. If you have an event you would like to share, please send your information to events.gazette@gmail.com
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D Grade t Open Door policy? What Open Door policy? t I gave up on their e-mail a long time ago
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President
VP University Affairs Dan Moulton
Emily Rowe Approachability: Transparency: Dealing with issues: Fulfilling platform:
Approachability: Transparency: Dealing with issues: Fulfilling platform:
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As the University Students’ Council president, Emily Rowe was exceptionally approachable. However, her inability to meet all the promises of her platform greatly impacted her overall performance. While at times Rowe was not quick to reply to e-mails, she was generally accessible. However, Rowe could have assumed more of a leadership role. Throughout the year Dan Moulton, vice-president university affairs, seemed to take on more of a leadership role than Rowe. She passed on questions and concerns to Moulton which, as president, she should have easily addressed herself. The president is said to be the “face of the USC,” but this was not the case at several USC meetings. Unfortunately, Rowe did not successfully implement even half of her platform promises — likely the result of a lack of research during her campaigning period as a presidential candidate. However, Rowe can be credited for recently addressing her platform points and acknowledging which ones were feasible and which weren’t. This added greatly to her level of transparency. On a positive note, Rowe’s cheerful personality and love for Western proved to be genuine, and not simply a political front.
VP Finance Sacha Kumar
B+ AA B
Dan Moulton represented students in two demanding roles this year as the USC’s vice-president university affairs and president of the Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance. When he attended USC meetings, Moulton was fully prepared to talk about any subject. He was often first to respond to councillor and commissioner inquiries, equipped with facts and statistics to back his claims. While Moulton’s commitment to OUSA meant he had a say at a provincial level, the position also meant Moulton was often out of the office. In events such as the London Transit Commission bus strike, Moulton handled himself well and was a good source of information. Moulton was a key player in negotiating the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations’ new voting structure in Western’s favour. He also supported the results of the USC Governance Review — these changes will have long-term affects on the USC, and are examples of how a VP can take on initiatives that will extend beyond their one-year term. However, Moulton’s internal commitments suffered while he excelled in external commitments. Overall Moulton conducted himself with an air of professionalism on all accounts.
Approachability: Transparency: Dealing with issues: Fulfilling platform:
VP Campus Issues Will Bortolin A A+ A A-
Approachability: Transparency: Dealing with issues: Fulfilling platform:
Despite inheriting a USC in the midst of a financial crises, vicepresident finance Sacha Kumar managed to define his year with bold moves and a conservative budget to stabilize the bottom line. Kumar’s accomplishments included passing the USC budget without debate and passing the referendum to renovate the University Community Centre. Last year’s vice-president finance failed in the referendum bid and passed an inflated budget after hours of debate. The budget briefing sessions he introduced this year will become his legacy. These successfully explained the budget while adding more transparency to the process than ever before. But Kumar was unexpectedly ruthless. With help from USC managers, he cut the fat from human resources and let several full-time managers go. He also gave food and service managers more autonomy to experiment with their menus and strategies with less consultation from students. These difficult decisions proved successful in shoring up the budget and setting up the USC for a conservative financial future. Ultimately, Kumar’s presence in USC finances came at the perfect time.
MOUTHING OFF
Dan Moulton “External affairs portfolio was expertly executed.” “I thought I voted for a VP UA not an OUSA president.” “Carried out his CASA commitments well.” Sacha Kumar “Deceptively smart and hard-working. Picked up on problems fast and identified solutions.” “Easily the most approachable member of the board.”
Will Bortolin “More than competent bureaucrat and administrator.” “Difficult to warm up to upon first meeting. Eventually does become more approachable.” Justin Arcaro “Committed to ensuring every detail of every program went perfect.” “Rationale behind policy changes could be better disseminated.” “Overworked, underpaid.”
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Vice-president campus issues Will Bortolin’s overall performance is one characterized by significant success in platform fulfillment but a low level of approachability and transparency. Generally viewed as aloof by councillors, Bortolin received the lowest grade for approachability. Moreover, transparency has been a significant issue with this VP as few have been informed of how he has gone about fulfilling his platform points. Bortolin successfully delivered on some of the promises in his platform including defining and enhancing the brand of USC services, connecting commissioners with clubs and facilitating more farmers’ markets on campus. One of his most significant achievements was the establishment of the Ethnocultural Support Service. This will fill a niche in services offered by the USC as there is yet to be one that addresses issues related to diversity. Overall, Bortolin accomplished everything he set out to do in his term.
VP Student Events Justin Arcaro Approachability: Transparency: Dealing with issues: Fulfilling platform:
C+ BC+ B
Justin Arcaro fulfilled his role as vice-president student events and followed through on his platform to the best of his ability; however, he lacked transparency and approachability. Many of Arcaro’s goals in his platform were achieved differently from how they were originally outlined. Much of Arcaro’s work was done behind the scenes, and councillors frequently praised him on the work he put into his portfolio. Arcaro’s accomplishments include changes to the USC clubs system such as improving the clubs registration process. However, several councillors have complained these changes were made without a clear explanation to general council and, at times, he was seen as a micromanager. Contacting and communicating with Arcaro also often proved difficult. A major slip up in Western’s Homecoming put a stain on Aracaro’s record. A promised fleet of flatbeds fell through, threatening the Homecoming parade. Arcaro stood by controversial club events and was able to handle the criticism he took when facilitating such events on campus. Ultimately Arcaro’s hard work paid off in fulfilling his platform; however, councillors were lost as to why these changes were made.
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thegazette Volume 103, issue 98 “If you want work well done, select a busy man the other kind has no time.” —ELBERT HUBBARD
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Quick Terms Can’t Hurt Today’s issue of the Gazette features the annual University Students’ Council Board of Directors Report Card. Along that thread of thinking, the editorial board evaluated the possibility of having board terms last beyond one year. By extending the length of the terms held by members of the USC’s board of directors, some argue the president and vice-presidents will have a more reasonable time limit to fulfill their platform promises. In this way, they will have the ability to live up to their expectations. However, this line of reasoning assumes elected officials will be as productive with a term that lasts for multiple years as they are currently. While a sense of ease might come along with having more than one year to check off all their platform points, complacency may creep in when longer terms are in place. One-year terms avoid the issue of elected board members being disconnected with the student population. As full-time employees of the USC no longer confronted with the day-to-day realities of a student, a one-year board of directors ensures elected officials have fresh memories and experiences of student life and understand the demographic they are serving. There is a tendency for fulltime staff at Western to lose touch with the everyday student. It should be recognized, however, that unpredictable crises like the London transit strike can divert attention away from fulfilling one’s platform promises. However, that is a reality all governing bodies must deal with. The struggle to balance the priorities of fulfilling campaign promises and catering to immediate needs in a finite amount of time is a challenge that will never be fully overcome. Such a challenge is part of what a board member’s job entails. It is difficult to accomplish everything one sets out to achieve. One-year terms also force newly elected members to endure a steep learning curve. As president-elect Mike Tithecott said in a debate during the presidential campaign, students are not well equipped to immediately handle the responsibility of managing a multi-milliondollar corporation. That said, the possibility of electing an incompetent board of directors is a very real possibility. One-year terms, in that way, can limit the extent of damage that a poorly prepared board can do. In addition, a competent board of directors should be able to do a lot with a year as seen in the past. Longer terms could also lead to elected members getting burned out and/or jaded by the bureaucracy. A oneyear term ensures these individuals do not lose the original enthusiasm they had when first elected. Overall, one-year terms are optimum for the board of directors. It keeps elected officials from being too disconnected with the student population, and prevents incompetent boards from wreaking too much havoc.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Students still outraged at Ann Coulter
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Re: “Free speech, not hate at UWO” March 25, 2010 To the editor: Ann Coulter came to campus [last week] and obviously stirred up a great deal of debate and controversy. When I saw this right-winged conservative was coming to Western, quite obviously I was initially surprised. I don’t have any problem with people expressing their opinions, but there is a direct distinction between an opinion and a falsehood. Unfortunately, Ms. Coulter falls under the latter category. Her ideas are prehistoric and racist. Her concept of hate and freewill are one and the same. She displayed this view perfectly [last week] when she told a Muslim student that instead of planes, camels would be a more suitable mode of transportation for all Muslims. Aside from the obvious ecological and geographical ramifications riding a camel from the desert to downtown Toronto would cause, her statement was both rude and unnecessary. She speaks of being the brunt of hate crimes from University of Ottawa vice-president François Houle, but in truth she is spreading hate in all the media she uses to express her views. Reading the first line of the story on her visit to Western in the Gazette last week shocked me. A standing ovation for a woman who believes that Christians are perfected Jews, and who believes immigrants do not deserve to receive healthcare before white Americans is not only preposterous, but sickening. In an institution of higher education,
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it is disgusting there is such enthusiastic support for such a narrow-minded individual. Though there is no longer any hope to reform the ideas of Ann Coulter. I only hope those at Western can understand the distinction between expressing an opinion and spreading hate.
To the editor: People seem to forget there is a huge difference between freedom of speech and hate speech in Canada. One commenter on the Gazette website wrote: “In Canada, advocating genocide or inciting hatred against any ‘identifiable group’ is an indictable offence under the Criminal Code of Canada with maximum terms of two to 14 years. An “identifiable group” is defined as ‘any section of the public distinguished by colour, race, religion, ethnic origin or sexual orientation.” Ann Coulter’s “alternative views” call for hatred and violence against anyone non-Christian, non-American, liberal, GBLT, etc. She often spews hatred against her own sex. This is the woman who said “We should invade their countries, kill their leaders and convert them to Christianity.” She’s the one who called for torture as a televised sport, and said her country would be better if women couldn’t vote. She insulted 9/11 widows and said “God gave us the Earth. We have dominion over the plants, animals and trees. God said, ‘Earth is yours. Take it. Rape it. It’s yours.’” This has nothing to do with conservative vs. liberal opinion. I would hope that most Canadian conservatives don’t believe even a quarter of the filth that comes from her mouth. Not only is her brand of opinion not welcome in Canada, it’s also illegal, and certainly does not belong in a place of higher learning. —Tara Quigley English III
Re: “What happened to the Gazette?” March 22, 2010 To the editor: Stuart A. Thompson wants us to believe that the Gazette has been “stifled and muzzled” by “study groups, focus groups and scandals.” What he fails to mention is the nature of the particular scandal, which led to those focus groups. In 2007, the Gazette published its annual spoof issue. It contained supposedly satirical articles, many of which were misogynist and homophobic. Some of the more memorable were “Western Girl Likes the Taste of Rohypnol: She’s a Real Knockout!” and the hideous “Labia Majora Carnage,” which depicted a student activist and member of the Women’s Issues Network being sexually assaulted by the London police chief to “teach [her] a lesson.” As a result of the ensuing outrage, Western’s Board of Governors passed a motion giving the University’s administration the power to withhold student fees and prevent on-campus distribution if the Gazette publishes something the University finds unacceptable. If Thompson thinks I should be upset that he now has to consider if something he publishes will hurt someone by trivializing the personal and systemic violence they’ve experienced, then I’m sorry to disappoint him. It’s too bad he has to be held back by things like journalistic standards and basic human compassion. “Edgy” and “offensive” are not the same thing. If the Gazette believes they are, then perhaps the editors should take a good look at what they’re doing. —Jean McLachlin Philosophy/Women’s Studies IV
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ArtsEntertainment In-Flight Safety swoop into London tonight East coast quartet have awards and new album under their belt By Jessie Mason Gazette Staff
It’s been a while since we’ve heard anything new from In-Flight Safety, but they’ve officially made their return with the album We Are An Empire, My Dear. Though the four-man Halifax band was on hiatus for four years, they continued making music slowly but surely. Now the band is in the midst of a North American tour. Band members are Brad Goodsell on bass, John Mullane on vocals and guitar, Glen Nicholson on drums and Daniel Ledwell on piano, guitar and keyboard. When working on their latest album, In-Flight Safety wanted to completely submerge themselves in the making of the new record. Part of the album’s simple charm might be that it was recorded in an old abandoned schoolhouse. “We knew we wanted to go somewhere away from our home, to get rid of distraction of our daily lives, and we found this old schoolhouse on the Bay of Fundy,” Ledwell explains. “It was like band camp — we just had a lot of fun making the album there. Whoever wasn’t busy recording was busy cooking meals.” While speaking with Ledwell as the boys drive cross-country on their tour bus, they all laugh when asked about the noteworthy comparison of the voice of the new album to that of Coldplay. InFlight Safety firmly states the similarity is not intentional, and that they don’t even listen to the band they’ve come to refer to as “The C Word.” “It’s an annoying comparison, but a fun question to answer because it gives us a chance to acknowledge other bands we find
far more creative and original than Coldplay,” Ledwell says. The boys prefer British and Scandinavian artists such as Richard Ashcroft, The Doves and Sigur Ros — and you can hear their influences in the sound of the new album. An easy and relaxing listen, We Are An Empire My Dear is best heard from beginning to end as the songs lead into one another beautifully. The humble band took home two East Coast Music Awards at the beginning of the month for alternative album of the year and group of the year. The group prepared no speeches and saw the whole evening as just “a big party with all your old friends.” The men of In-Flight Safety are down to earth and easy-going — though they may take their sweet time in writing new music, the creation of their own record label Night Danger is a testament to just how driven they are. “There are so many young bands just finding their footholds in the music community and we wanted to be able to help them out too,” Ledwell says. “We were on a friend’s record label, but decided that it was time to go out on our own and help out the bands that we like too.” Other bands featured on their label include Milks and Rectangles and The Robots. With their new label, new album, awards and current tour, the band is on a roll. “It has been an exciting year for us,” Ledwell says. “We’re hoping to have many more exciting years to come.” In-Flight Safety are playing London Music Hall with Said the Whale and others tonight. Tickets can be purchased at www.londonmusichall.com.
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JUST A GREAT DAY FOR LOUNGING IN THE PARK. Halifax’s In-Flight Safety are back on the road after a fouryear hiatus.
A new Arts & Entertainment feature where Gazette editors share the latest tunes they’ve been listening to on repeat. I like Broken Social Scene as much as the next Canadian indie music fan. I can’t say I own all their albums, but if the single “World Sick,” off their upcoming album Forgiveness Rock Record, is any indication of the whole record, I’m going to pre-order a copy. The song features ethereal noises, catchy guitar lines and, of course, the band’s notorious percussion rhythms. “World Sick” also showcases some great lyrics like “we’ve got a minefield of crippled affection/all for the borrowed mirrored connection.” This song should please old BSS fans as well as gain them some new ones. ––Maddie Leznoff
I’ve got a new must for your party playlist. “You’ll Find a Way” by Santigold (formerly known as Santogold) will get you in the mood to get up and dance. And I’m not talking about something that’s comparable to your typical Miley Cyrus bar song like “Party in the USA” — this one’s got some real spunk. The song was released on Santigold’s self-titled debut album in April of 2008 but it hasn’t gotten old. It’s the opposite of what you will find in your typical, over-produced, Top-40 hip-hop song — “You’ll Find a Way” is fresh and real. A friend, who discovered it on So You Think You Can Dance, first introduced me to the song. I haven’t been able to stop listening to it — makes me wish I could crump. Or crunk. Whatever it’s called. —Nicole Gibillini
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Bruce Peninsula entertain with engaging set Oh! and CHRW team up to showcase talent at the Wave Friday
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By Drew Whitson Gazette Staff
A second successful Open House Arts Collective show at the Wave brought together a widespread group of local and national talent Friday. The event was hosted in part by CHRW and free to the public. The evening began when new face Alanna Gurr, the newest addition to the Open House family, took to the stage. Showcasing a folk and whimsical feel, Gurr belted out a number of lovely acoustic ballads. Bringing
along a few of her friends, she played to a largely receptive audience, one that even managed to convince her to play an encore. The night continued its great start with Kingston’s The Gertrudes. The eight-piece indiebluegrass band kept the crowd in good spirits, resulting in a continuous amount of dancing and clapping to the upbeat tunes. The Gertrudes showed off their vast musical knowledge and combined a wide variety of instruments and vocals to capture the campus atmosphere. After having just worked on a split 7-inch vinyl
release with Bruce Peninsula, the band showed why they are an exciting up-and-coming band. They played a strong and engaging set, and even got a crowd member to grab a pitcher of Alexander Keith’s for them at the bar. Bruce Peninsula, a 2009 Polaris Prize long-lister, have certainly created a fan base in London. After playing a strong set at the London Ontario Live Arts Festival in September, the Toronto natives did not disappoint on Friday. They kicked off the show in an interesting “call-and-answer” method, which saw the lead singer begin the set from within crowd. The crowd was receptive to the band’s old favourites like “Shutters” and “Shanty Shack,” as well as to the announcement a new record is due to be released in May. The band played a selection of songs from the new record and left the crowd eagerly anticipating more.
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BANJOS ARE THE NEW ACOUSTIC GUITAR. Western student Alanna Gurr opened for Bruce Peninsula Friday night at the Wave.
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“I’ve never met a coach as dedicated and determined as [Stephan Barrie]” CONTINUED FROM P8
anyone can — it was incredible what she did. She taught me a lot about how to be a leader and bring the team together and stuff. Even this year, when I would be having trouble with things, we’d message on the Internet and she would help me out with stuff. She was great that way. How difficult was it not to win the OUA championships in your five years? It was definitely difficult. The plan here when you come in first-year is to win a national title and to not make it there for five years is pretty tough. Windsor is always a top rival school and they just had a better team this year to get the win. Each year we did better than the year before. Last year we made it to the finals and we got beat pretty handedly against Windsor in their own gym. This year we made it a threepoint game, so I think next year is the year they’re going to do it.
Do you have a nickname on the team? When you’re playing basketball you have to shorten names, so they call me Mands. I don’t even know when that started. Sometime in the past three years they just started to call me Mands. I hate it, first of all. My parents are like: “What are they calling you out there?” I’ve tried to tell them a hundred times, you can just call me Amanda. Everyone’s name gets shortened because you’re throwing a ball and they’re not looking so you have to yell something fast. What’s the best chirp you’ve heard? The one I will never forget was at Laurentian. Someone yelled “ugly duckling!” and I missed a free throw. I was so upset, like “oh my gosh they actually called me an ugly duckling.” I missed the free throw so I couldn’t even be like “in your face.” What are you going to miss most? I’m going to miss the teammates for
Amanda Anderson Guard Chatham, ON Psychology
sure because it’s so close at Western. I’ve talked to Bess overseas and she says it’s nothing like it was at Western. People are playing for money now, so they don’t really care how the team does, as long as they are getting their money. I think what I’m going to miss the most is the passion that everyone has on the team. No matter where I go, I’m always going to play the best I can for the team. I think at Western everyone wanted the same goal and was going so hard for it, so I think I’ll miss that the most. What’s next? I’m just waiting to hear from a team overseas. They sign in July and August so now it’s just waiting […] to hear. That’s the worst part; I check my e-mail like eight times a day, thinking hopefully someone wants me. I’m just home for the summer, working there, working out and stuff. I’ll be down in London to scrimmage with the girls and keep that going, now it’s just waiting for someone to want me [overseas.]
Career Stats 109 games 1,626 points 14.92 points/game 40.05% FG shooting (550 total) 40.31% 3pt FG shooting (233 total) 83.48% FT shooting 419 rebounds 350 assists Accomplishments 2005-06 CIS Rookie of the Year 2009-10 First Team All-Canadian 2006-07 Second Team All-Canadian 2009-2010 OUA West Player of the Year Four-time First Team OUA All-Star 2007-08 Second Team OUA All-Star OUA Records Second all-time career points Mustang Records Most career points (1,626)
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Crow to wear the maple leaf in rugby tournament Second-year Mustangs 8-man Andrew Crow has been named captain of the Canadian men’s under-20 rugby team competing in the Junior World Trophy this summer. Last season, the Victoria, B.C. native led the Mustangs to the Ontario University Athletics championship and was named an OUA all-star. The U-20 team kicks off the competition in Moscow, Russia on May 18.
Mustangs moving on: fifth-year guard Amanda Anderson By Gazette Sports Gazette Staff
The Gazette hates Amanda Anderson. We must. Why else would we make the Mustangs all-time leading scorer wait until her fifth year to be awarded the coveted Purple Pipe? At least Ontario University Athletics got it right. They named her an all-star five times and the OUA West’s player of the year in this, her final season in the purple and silver. Did we mention she finishes her career as the second highest scorer in OUA women’s basketball history? Maybe we were just jealous. In the second of a four-part series, the Gazette sat down with Anderson to talk about her career at Western, growing up on a farm and why everyone calls her Mands.
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Why did you come to Western? I came here obviously because the atmosphere at Western is second to none and the coach at the time was really recruiting me. Then when I came down to visit I met the team, they were great. The team, the coaches — everyone was awesome.
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What’s your favourite thing about London? I’m from a small town, so I hate Toronto and big cities like that. London is perfect because it has the small town feel in a pretty big city. And my family is able to come to every game because I’m only an hour away. How did growing up on a farm prepare you to be a basketball player? My grandfather built us a basketball court in our barn. My sister and I would play up there all the time. I think just being on a farm, you learn work ethic and stuff like that. It makes you determined to want to go out there. I think it has helped me become a lot tougher. I loved it. You didn’t win the coveted Purple Pipe until your fifth year. How much did that hurt? It didn’t hurt, but you’re always just wondering if it’s coming. It’s good to see other people on your team get it. The Purple Pipe is a very deserving award and it was nice to finally get one this year. Describe your relationship with head coach Stephan Barrie. Steph is a great coach and a great person and we have a really good relationship. You can talk to him about anything. He’ll work with everyone on their game individually. Anytime you want to work you give him a call. It can be Sunday night at 8 p.m. and he’ll come work with you — I’ve never met a coach as dedicated and determined as him. He surrounds himself with great assis-
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AIR ANDERSON. Mustangs fifth-year guard Amanda Anderson drives to the rim in this year’s Ontario University Athletics West semifinal against Lakehead. Anderson, the Mustangs’ all-time leading scorer, is graduating this year. tant coaches who help us out too, so he’s been great for the four years I’ve had him. I wouldn’t want another coach. Was former Mustang Bess Lennox a big role model for you? Oh yeah, for sure. She was a great role model for me and a best friend — we still keep in touch. She set the bar for going overseas, and that’s what I want to do. She has been a great role model, she’s great in school, she’s a great athlete, she comes from a good family — she just has everything going for her.
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What was it like to fill those shoes? We’re very different players obviously, I’m a guard — she’s a forward. I could definitely never fill her rebounding shoes. I don’t think
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