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Vol. XXXI, No: 1
C-61: Who foots the Bill? Matthew pope
News Bureau “If creativity is a field, copyright is the fence.” -John Oswald. Copyright is no longer an issue that we, as the general public, can afford to take lightly. The entertainment industry and the government, with the former pressuring the latter, are cracking down on copyright enforcement. Comparatively, Canada has enjoyed relatively liberal copyright laws. That is about to change. Recently revised, the proposed legislation is set to turn us all into criminals, subject to hefty fines for legitimate use of legally purchased media. There has been a lot of talk about Bill C-61 since its introduction to Parliament on June 12th, 2008. Much of the dialogue has been propagandized and/or misin-
formed. Copyright was originally (and ostensibly still is) effected to encourage authors to create while ensuring fair public access to it. That sounds like a Good Thing, right? So why is it such a contentious issue? Let’s start at the beginning, shall we? Copyright law begins with the British Statute of Anne Act of 1710. Many argue that it is the genesis for the ‘inevitable’ manifestation of many of our current copyright restrictions. The Act became necessary because, for the first time, creative works were becoming widely available in a permanent form on a large scale, thanks to the advent of the printing press. The goal was to return the rights of reproduction of a work and its profits to the artist, ending a 30-year monopoly by the Printers Guild. Continued on page 7...
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Drinking away your GPA? Caroline george Frosh Bureau Nervous trepidation awaits. You have arrived at university - except the student handbook forgot to mention one important thing; you make all the decisions. Frosh week, a common rite of passage at many university campuses, marks your initiation into the university experience. You are unsure of what lies ahead. For many new undergraduates entering university at a younger age the transition from high school to university can be overwhelming. They are assaulted with many new academic and social pressures. Preoccupied with the added responsibilities of this new chapter of life, students are often unprepared for the widespread availability of alcohol. With a freedom from parental guidance and interference the choice to drink or not drink is individual. Past advice, commonly: ‘know your limits’ or ‘call if you know you can’t drive’ may be forgotten, discarded or just non-applicable. In a study of alcohol consumption at six Canadian universities, researchers from the University of Western Ontario and the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health examined the relationship between drinking and student life among first year students. They found that 50.1% of men and 36.5% of women drank once per week. Of this population 57.7% of men and 42.9% of women consumed five or more drinks during a single occasion. Some find the statistics alarming. and amount to an overall In a study of alcohol consumption at six Canadian universities, researchers from the University of Western Ontario and the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health examined the relationship between drinking and student life among first year students.
They found that 50.1% of men and 36.5% of women drank once per week. Of this population 57.7% of men and 42.9% of women consumed five or more drinks during a single occasion. Some find the statistics alarming. and amount to an overall astounding fifty percent of first year undergraduates being categorized as heavy frequent drinkers. The study found drinking affected changes in student behaviour leading to harmful consequences. They included memory loss, hangover, regret of action, unplanned sexual relations and driving after drinking too much. * Drinking has likely been a part of the university experience as long as the printed word. New, perhaps, to the university environment is the realisation that drinking may be an impediment, for some, to success and safety during studies. Many counselling or information services are offered at UofT and if you find yourself with questions or concerns, Health Services would be a good place to start. Phone: 416-978-8030 Source: *CIHR IRSC Spring 2006 Newsletter: A Campus Diary Study of Drinking Patterns (http://publish.uwo.ca/~ ptrembla/newsletter.pdf )
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the editorial Why does the newspaper exist? Matthew pope Arete Bureau Why does the newspaper exist? The advantage and necessity of a truly free press is the principal cause. In the process of preparing this issue I found myself moved to explain who we are, why we are here and what we hope to achieve; in short, to justify our existence. To that end, I found myself in our archive room browsing volumes gone by. The most eloquent piece I found was an editorial that ran in our premiere issue on September 6th, 1978. Those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it, so with that in mind I decided on a hybridized piece that blends the best parts of that first open letter with the modern incarnation of the newspaper. the newspaper is a free newspaper. Free in the true of the word. It is free because you didn’t drop change into a paper-box in order to read it. In this very narrow sense,
all University of Toronto newspapers are free. But the newspaper is the only campus-wide community newspaper that is truly free of cost. All other U of T papers are subsidized by someone, in most cases student councils using student money. That means that if you are a student, you are being charged for a newspaper (in most cases several newspapers) through your student fees, even though you may not enjoy these papers of even read them at all. It is, in essence, a compulsory paid subscription. Some of you even pay a subscription to a paper that isn’t even available on your campus. the newspaper broke away from this tarnished tradition 30 years ago by publishing without a subsidy of any kind. It receives ALL its revenue from paid advertising. No one else pays a cent. the newspaper is a truly free publication.
interest to the vast spectrum of persons that compose the university community. We must in some way reflect the diversity of opinion that exists within this community. If we represent a narrow range of commentary we will alienate much of the community we seek to serve. Consequently, the newspaper shall strive to represent a myriad of perspectives and interests, both in the selection of stories and the opinions expressed in its pages. Do not be surprised to find opposing viewpoints on the same subject in the same issue. We want to question the dialogues that threaten to restrict our thinking to the straight and narrow. We are not afraid to subvert the dominant paradigm. Although the advantages of a free press at the University of Toronto are clear enough, this paper cannot lose sight of its roots. If you are holding a copy of this publication, then this is YOUR paper. It is yours to shape. That is why we hold weekly, open staff meetings for anyone to attend who seeks to have their voice heard. Our office is regularly open for public drop-in all year long. Come for a nap, for the free wireless, for the social aspect or the verbal sparring. The doors to the newspaper are always open. We have navigated a sometimes rocky road over the years, but are nearing the dawn of an exciting new time. We are returning to our roots: You. With the blessing of independence, we are a perpetual work-in-progress; believing this to be one of our greatest assets. Our growth and improvement is constant and on-going. With your support, we will renew your faith in university press.
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Incoming Frosh often complain that their Profs and Instructors seem unapproachable or even hostile. Don’t forget that without exception they were all once under-
Shawn Lehman Professor of Anthropology - U of T Successful students ADAPT to University life.
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the newspaper is also free of cronyism. Anyone from the community is welcome to contribute, and to work with its staff to hone their respective skills while building a product they can be proud of. It is managed and staffed by members of the University of Toronto community that are elected by a group of their peers on an annual or bi-annual basis Of course, this sort of freedom entails a large degree of responsibility. We cannot afford to ignore our readers. If no one reads this newspaper, it will fold, because advertisers will abandon a publication without readership. Other papers at U of T can ignore their readership (or lack thereof ) and run mostly on subsidy. In order to maintain our readership, and therefore survive, we must publish a quality newspaper. Members of the university community are demanding and highly critical readers. We must always strive to meet their needs and employ high standards of design to earn their attention. A subsidy restricts the freedom of a newspaper in other ways. A group that funds a newspaper will channel the direction of the paper by defining its market. A publication like the newspaper can serve a larger community - including students, staff, faculty and the surrounding community. We seek to integrate rather than fragment it, and will work towards improving communication between the various agencies and student organizations that make up this diverse community. There is another very important way in which the newspaper is free. As a result of the aforementioned freedoms, the newspaper is free to publish a wide variety of articles, events, opinions and editorials without influence or fear of reprisal We must cover issues and activities that are of
rofessors should be visited regularly during office hours. That’s why we’re here!
ake advantage of local libraries, test banks, and support services. Here, you’ll find essential information on writing essays, test style and format, and academic guidance.
grads too, and likely had Profs a fair cry rougher around the edges than you will likely ever meet. At the newspaper we thought that perhaps some faculty members might be inclined to share with us what wisdom they could. We asked ‘what works?’, ‘what doesn’t?’, ‘what can be done?’,
Karen Reid Computer Science U of T The most important piece of advice I can give you is to talk to your professors. Go to their office hours, and introduce yourself. You will find that many of your Profs and TAs are pretty easy to talk to. Address problems early. Look for solutions before small problems become big ones. There are an enormous number of resources available to help you, but you need to go look for them and ask for help. Try new things and get involved. There are so many cool things to do at this University: great courses to take, interesting groups to join and fascinating events to attend. You only get to be an Undergrad student once, so get the most out of it.
‘what shouldn’t?’ and most importantly ‘what they would have done differently?’. The following Profs were selected for their popularity, their profile or their infamy amongst the student body. Reid and Lopez both are recipients of student-voted Teacher Awards and Lehman has taken to demonstrating simian species on stage
Jeremy Lopez Assistant Professor - English To buy or not to buy? Is there anything more disheartening than looking at the back of a paperback book and seeing that the price of the book in Canada is as much as one and a half times higher than the price of the book in the United States—even taking into account the near parity of the two currencies? Yes, books for U of T classes can be outrageously expensive, and it is understandable that, amidst all the other headaches brought on by the first week of classes, students are often unwilling to dig deep into their bank accounts to buy the required course texts— especially in literature classes where there are no textbooks, and with the riches of Robarts looming
so nearby! This sentiment is understandable, but a bad idea nevertheless. Professors take a great deal of care ordering particular editions of books for their classes, trying very hard to balance scholarly rigor and readability with the lowest possible cost. We think about these things carefully because we know that there is nothing more rewarding than lecturing to a group of students who are able quickly and easily to refer to the passages we cite in support of our arguments. We also know that writing, grading, and providing comments on essays is much easier and more productive when student and teacher are working with the same
edition, as many of the most important literary texts (Hamlet is just one of many famous examples) can vary drastically from one edition to another. Getting in the habit of spending money on books is one of the most important, if slightly painful, steps in getting the most out of your education. The excitement and dialogue particular to the classroom environment has the best chance of taking hold when everyone is literally on the same page.
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Raising eyebrows & awareness Matthew Gagne Local Events Bureau
Church Street was transformed into a reader’s haven on Sunday August 24th, but without the quiet corners and tranquil contemplation. The Queer Literary Festival Writing Outside the Margins, with two stages and a children’s area, put together a packed one-day itinerary featuring queer authors and artists from across genres in a lively atmosphere of discussion and ideas. The festival, having officially opened the night before with a dance party, claimed the street and allowed participants to wander between the two stages, where they could browse the offerings of local and small publishing companies, as well as some of the goods and services already provided in the Wellesley Village. And the people did come. Despite a slow start in the morning, the afternoon, after a brief bit of rain, saw the appearance of people from all walks of life ready to take in some literary education. Organized by Xtra Magazine, the successful festival featured authors, performers and artists from Canada and around the world to read from some of their published works as
well as soon-to-be released projects. The gems of the festival were indeed the writer, director and star of Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001) and, more recently, the director of Shortbus (2006), John Cameron Mitchell. His session was well attended, and featured a dynamic program opening with a quick dialogue between him and one of the organisers, followed by a number of readings from some of his favourite authors and finally a Q & A session. Also being boasted by the organisers was a session with prolific memoir writer Michelle Tea and a closing performance by acclaimed Canadian artist Kinnie Starr. Of course, some other memorable moments included the funny, earnest and highly audible session with local femme fatale Nina Arsenault, reading excerpts from her not-yet released memoires, The Silicone Diaries, and readings by all those brave souls who participated in the Pink Ink Open Mic session. On another note, a quick glance at the line up of authors, despite how great these particular authors are, lead one to notice that the festival primarily highlights fiction
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writers largely exploring topics of love and sexuality in a hetero-normative framework (not including the on-going work of Trish Salah, Nina Arsenault and John Cameron Mitchell). Rather than acknowledging the differences between hetero- and homosexual forms of love and romance, most of the authors have attempted to place these topics within a context of heterosexual concepts of love and romance rather than writing about how queer relationships can push the boundaries of love and romance and challenge the hetero-normative models in which most of society operates. In other words, in my opinion, many of the topics explored and discussed in the festival
were ostensibly a bit superficial and shallow in their representations of queer life, and were devoid of alternative representations, acknowledged difference, controversy and debate about queer politics. I think that the festival organizers have missed an opportunity to do some critical self-reflection by not featuring authors and artists that could begin a meaningful debate about queer life. This is the festival’s second year, having more than 7,000 visitors last year, a number I’m sure was exceeded this year. For more information about the festival, please visit http://xtra.ca/writinginthemargins/.
We’re running out of bees! Jeff Dozario Science Bureau
Does the U of T student government matter to students in a big city like Toronto? The first experience they have of their student union is usually during orientation. This year there will be a campus club showcase, parade, concert and after party. The massive event, like previous orientations, will probably be fun, and overwhelming to many. As the year goes on, more of their services will be available; such as the book exchange program, grants for daycare expenses, and entertainment discounts for movies, comedy clubs, and Canada’s Wonderland. There are also free international students cards, and later in the year, free income tax services provided by volunteers. The University of Toronto Student Union will also be taking a leading role in promoting social and political issues. Students may choose to participate in campaigns to stop tuition increases, end global warming and more. In 2003, after twenty years of lobbying, the student government negotiated a discounted Metropass with the TTC, and it has been one of their most successful programs. Currently, the pass costs U of T students 96 dollars, which is 13 dollars less than it would cost at the TTC booth. The UTSU sells approximately 10,000 passes a month, and directly effects the lives of many commuter students. Also, the student health plan provides a cheap alterna-
tive to private insurance. Students pay $203.10 per year for a combined medical and dental plan, which is often cheaper than private insurance or out of pocket expenses. Out of the 41,000 people eligible for these plans, only around 7500 chose to “opt out” last year. Despite these initiatives, it seems that students are apathetic towards their student union. The low turnout rate in the elections last March, where there was only a 13 per cent voter turnout for the UTSU executive board (President, Vice Presidents, etc) makes that apparent U of T is a big school in a big city, and such numbers shouldn’t be surprising. The huge campus has only a minority of students living on it, which leaves the rest of the student body dispersed over a large area. Building a sense of unity in these conditions is difficult. Compared to the many smaller rural or small-town universities, often feeling like extended families, U of T’s sprawling size and urban location doesn’t exactly provide the sense of a tight-knit community. Instead, the variety of opportunity for distraction in a big city like Toronto encourage students to form many groups independent of a central U of T community. So, though the UTSU struggles for relevance in some ways, the majority of students will not be involved. But what do you expect? Toronto has so much else going on.
the news continues on page 7 A recent study performed by the University of Toronto has led researchers to believe that our natural pollinating bee population is drastically shrinking. Due to the spread of disease from commercial bees to wild bee species, this type of outbreak among wild bees could spell disaster for the agricultural industry, which is dependent on bee pollination for the survival of crops grown for human consumption. According to the head of the research team, which completed the original study suggested that: “…up to a third of
the human diet comes from plants pollinated by insects.” Although leading authorities have long suspected the population decline in wild bees, it isn’t until now that this fact has been proven by an involved study. The research team, led by Michael Otterstatter of the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, began by analyzing data found at the sites of industrial greenhouses throughout Ontario. “These greenhouses,” according to Otterstatter, “contain tens of thousands of commercial bees, which
come and go via temperature control vents located in the walls and ceiling”. As the infected bees make their rounds and pollinate the surrounding area, they spread “commercial bee diseases” among wild bees. This results in a decline of wild bee populations After studying several commercial bee greenhouses across Southern Ontario, Otterstatter’s team found proof of what had been suspected by authorities all along: up to one half of all wild bees within the vicinity of an “infected” green-
house were found to be carrying C. Bombi; a terminal disease. When the team inspected wild bees in areas which did not contain commercial bees infected with the disease, the wild bees were accordingly unaffected In fact, the number of infected bees dropped in direct proportion to their distance from commercial greenhouses. Although Otterstatter’s team hopes that their findings will improve the methods used by beekeepers, the question remains: what happens if we run out of bees?
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the news ...continued from page 1 Bill C-61, which finds its roots in the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), focuses on enshrining and protecting the digital rights management (DRM) technologies that are rapidly becoming a fact of life with every type of electronic media. Any legally purchased DVD, CD or MP3 has built-in DRM to prevent piracy. However, many of the enclosure acts of Bill C-61 criminalize legitimate use of the product in question. For an solid list of examples, please visit http://www. brendonwilson.com/
blog/2008/06/16/talkingpoints-to-defeat-bill-c-61/. The problem lies not so much in what is copyright, but rather in what constitutes stealing. The problem in the 18th century was simpler: books and newspapers were how media was distributed. The future is now and distribution has gone digital. Bill C-61 aims to make digital as secure as paper but, as its many critics argue, it overshoots the mark into highly oppressive territory. These laws will extend to ANY media that has DRM, including public content (such as artistically altered
public photos stored online in DRM format). The concept of ‘fair use’ is soon to become a thing of the past. This is of interest because there has been almost no public consultation of the proposed legislation. With any research and one will find it extraordinarily difficult to find any material that is not government endorsed that speaks fondly of Bill C-61. Brad Keenan, Director of the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA), has been formally supportive of the bill but there has been significant public dissent amongst ACTRA’s rank-and-file members. Ideas and facts are not copyrightable. In order for an idea to be protected by copyright it must be both
fixed and original. That is, the responses your professor gives to your verbal questions are not copyrighted, but the transcripts of her lectures are. Another way to think of this is in terms of intellectual property, with the emphasis on property. With Kantian individualism and Locke’s concepts of property in mind, the original copyright laws acted to protect the work as an extension of the authors themselves. The crux of the conflict is this: copyright turns creative acts into exchangeable property or commodities1. Once something is copyrighted, it can be owned, which means that it can be bought and sold. If something can be owned, it can be stolen - and we all know
that stealing is wrong. This has been a crash course in copyright and Bill C-61. Over the coming weeks, the newspaper will be unraveling this issue with interviews, updates
Janel Ordakige On Campus Bureau For most students entering university this fall the transition into a new lifestyle and academic environment will be a challenge. However, for certain groups of students the experience will present unique sets of challenges. These are mature students who return to education after some time off or immigrants with unrecog-
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nized degrees. Fortunately, the University of Toronto provides programs and services for these students, helping them gain the confidence and skills needed to adjust to a new academic and social environment. U of T’s Millie Rotman Shime Academic Bridging Program at Woodsworth College serves approximately 400 students each year. A team of talented and dedicated instructors, administrators and counselors enables students to bridge the preparatory and prerequisite gap from previous education to degree studies at the university level. Students over 20 who have not finished high school or have completed some high school and college but without all the required credits can benefit by gaining the necessary knowledge and skills to tackle the university experience. “The experience with Bridging opens academic doors to post-secondary studies but more importantly students have commented that their experience with the program was life altering due to the self-esteem and confidence they acquired from taking the program,” says Winnie Wong, the Associate Registrar. In addition, the university offers numerous occupation and sector specific bridging programs for new immigrants with unrecognized but equivalent professional degrees. These programs, such as at Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, work to fill the gap of education and experience that would provide skilled immigrants with recognition for the professional Canadian market. These flexible programs make it possible for students, who would otherwise be excluded from post-secondary education or integration into the professional world, achieve the skills ,confidence and accreditation needed.
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the arts Murderers, Whores and Zaza, Oh My Jeffery Spiers Book Review Bureau
Justin Zaza’s most controversially-titled book, Men are all Murderers, Women are all Whores, is certainly a unique oddity. If you are not offended by this book, then you fail as a human being, but that is not necessarily a bad thing (the offending part, I mean...failing is bad). While the book will
never find itself on a bestseller list, this bizarre satire did get me to see the book through to the end, like watching a car crash in slow motion. Whether it was the story or the writing, I’ll never know. I was not a huge fan of the writing, mostly, due to, criminal, over-punctuation, particularly... commas. But I will allow that style is just that, and a matter of personal taste. There is not one redeemable person in the entire cast of one-dimensional characters, but that’s not much different from the majority of people I have met in real life. I did however enjoy all the nameless characters (i.e. Our Hero who marries the Princess after killing the Peasant Boy).
The story is bare, only finding room to reinforce the archetypical and stereotypical characters of murdering men, whoring w o m e n a n d w h i n i n g poor people. You know all these characters already. You’ve met them in every Hollywood movie and TV drama while relishing their escapades. I found it hard to relish the escapades of these worthless souls, save for their all-too - deserved suffering. The plot leads towards a wholly predictable yet oddly satisfying conclusion that serves only to start the same horrible cycle all over again. But there will be no sequel to this book; it’s already on Fox at 8 p.m. Eastern, 7 p.m. Pacific.
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Blow your socks off Matthew Pope Musicology Bureau Toronto-based Carlos del Junco’s latest offering, Steady Movin’, is a veritable tour-de-force of exemplary blues harping. Using a new and complex “overblow” technique, Carlos creates an array of melodies with his 10-hole diatonic harmonica that makes me wonder where the hell he’s been all my life. Carlos is not new to the blues, but with this 7th album he has clearly set himself apart from all bluesmen in Canada. The diversity of sounds and skills here are astonishing. From the first palmplucked stereophonic notes of ‘Diddle It’ to the last waning strands of ‘Doodle It’, Carlos navigates the wide-open
expanses of the Blues, showing you something new at every turn; this album is anything but average. All too often, when I put in a new CD from a blues artist, I find the same onetrick-pony, formula style and form riding through the album. I started tapping my feet 10 seconds into ‘Diddle It’ and was engaged throughout. The Deep South comes North in the name-dropping ‘Mashed Potatoes Canada’; I found myself swingin’ to ‘Jersey Bounce’ and relaxing to ‘Paradise’. All of this while being enthralled by the rock-solid backbone of the band, with guitarist and banjo player Kevin Breit consistently threatening to steal the show.
Carlos even manages to take a songbook standard like ‘Amazing Grace’ and make it anything but. This is one of those albums that reassure me the Blues are alive and well. As a relatively young Blues fan, the pervasiveness of pre-fabricated pop-stars and urban-music wannabes makes me fear that no one is even listening. With his latest album, Carlos del Junco proves that somebody IS listening because, well, how could you not? With music this good, all it takes is one spin of the album to know that the Blues are in good hands and have a home here in Canada. This vibrant offering will keep you movin’ for years to come.
Bu$kerfe$t Laurent Noonan Community Events Bureau Standing with your hands in your pocket near the St. Lawrence market wouldn’t normally get you noticed, but over the weekend it might have gotten you singled out as some kind of weirdo committing a lewd act. That was one ongoing joke at this year’s BuskerFest, which took place from Thursday to Sunday on Front St. between Yonge and Church streets. Sunny weather drew out one million spectators for the annual festival, which is in its ninth year – twice the amount found at last year’s BuskerFest. It only rained on Sunday, which is fortunate considering our rainy summer so far. More so for Chalkmaster Dave a Toronto artist known for his sidewalk art, who had a sign by his tip-bucket that read, “Support a rained out artist.” A total of 80 performers from around the world including the US, England, Australia, Hungary, Sweden, Argentina, Ecuador and Japan, were competing for pocket change, though many asked for large bills. Visiting acts relied on donations to make their trip worthwhile, and most pointed this out in their act. Show after show, artists were incorporating a pitch for the audience’s generosity before performing their final routine. Straddling a giraffe unicycle, about to juggle baseball bats while balancing a glass of water on his head, Mr. Spin a.k.a Nigel Martin of Australia, warned the kids in the audience not to worry if things went wrong. “Like a cartoon character,
I’ll bounce back... sooner or later, he joked. “The adults know better”. He continued, “ If I’m lying on the ground very still... you still pay!” Some artists were even more forward. Robert Muraine aka Mr. Fantastic of Pulp, best known for his popper routine on So You Think You Can Dance, got his audience pumped for a big finale when he asked if they wanted to see more. “So do we, ” he shot back, and donation buckets were tossed along the ground. The grand finale on Sunday brought together some of the more popular acts to showcase the variety of talent. Squid, a drum corps from Halifax stood out with their choreographed routine. The crowd favourite was Alakazam, an Australian contortionist, who was voted Metro Audience Choice Award winner for the third year in a row. Entrance to the Scotiabank BuskerFest was by donation in support of Epilepsy Toronto. The festival has raised more than a half-million dollars since its inception. Sources: Dianne Weinrib, Director DW Communications Inc. http://www.torontobuskerfest.com/content/pdf/2008 BUSKERFEST - Press Release.pdf Official Guide: Scotiabank BuskerFest ( Toronto Star insert)
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While I was doing my undergraduate studies, I found that in any group, regardless of the program, age or status; students face some financial difficulties that are sometimes very hard to deal with. In some cases worrying about money was so intense that students were forced to abandon their studies, with few returning. Others take on a different path. For a large percentage of us, OSAP was the temporary solution that solved the financial dilemma but that contributed to a greater debt in the long term. I met with a former classmate on August 23, 2008 to learn more about her experience as a mature student; the worries that she had while in school and how she managed to complete her studies. My classmate Lilo (pseudonym) graduated in 2005 with a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Toronto and talked to me about some of the financial difficulties that she faced while doing her studies. Entering university as a mature student and studying part time, she held a part-time job and applied for a student loan to pay for school. Q. Were there other sources (of income) available to you? A. Through my college I received bursaries but it was always a limited amount. Mostly I depended on my work and my student loan.
entails being a university student, we forget that there is always help, other sources, clubs and support groups that are available for us at the university and not making use of them could be a big mistake, but I have no regrets, I am happy with my degree. I love teaching and the academic environment. Teaching others is a way of giving back and I enjoy it very much, it is noble and enlightening in every way. Q. What were some of the pitfalls in your situation? A. Because I had a part time job, I could never qualify for the millennium scholarship or a study grant available to students with financial difficulties and when I graduated, I found myself in debt, I had no job or a stable income. It was a very stressful situation, first to pay for my studies and then to repay my loan. Q. Did you have any support from your family? A. Moral support yes, my family always encouraged me to continue my studies but economically, I didn’t want to burden my parents. Q. What would you do differently and what would you advise to new students?
I agree that, dealing with the financial issues, working and studying at the same time is hard, nevertheless it is a sacrifice you have to make if you want to succeed, it is a challenge you take on and you have to try hard to accomplish your goals. “If I had to do anything differently”, she said; “I would totally devote myself to school and I would do my studies full time rather than part time to avoid some other worries.” “It is always a good idea to plan ahead, make sure what program you want to take, that your goals are clear, and focus on what you want to do in the future. Be disciplined and organized, make use of all the services available for students, for example, the athletic center, the different programs and events that connect you with other students.”
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Frosh Bureau Being a frosh student at the University of Toronto can oftentimes be an extremely overwhelming experience. Generally, the Frosh strives to be spontaneous, intelligent and yet simultaneously cool and collected in a new and perhaps frightening environment. The experience is so overwhelming, in fact, that they may be inclined to hit the bottle in a social setting and allow it to work its magic as a social lubricant, the effect of which is usually associated with a great confidence boost for even the shyest of personalities. However, this tempting experience may come along with a unsolicited bonus - a shiny underage drinking ticket, as enforced by the law, in accordance with Ontario’s Liquor License Act (LLA) if they
happen to discover that the consumer of alcohol is not of legal age (that is nineteen years old) like most the frosh students that initially enter the university. So, how can a frosh student have fun without an ID? The frosh student may want to become acquainted with the various events taking place on campus. For example, the Hart House website can serve as an excellent starting point for this very purpose. They have a page dedicated to a daily campus news feed, which often features various plays and performances being staged by students. Additionally, they have a rich selection of student clubs subdivided into the following four categories: ethno-cultural, political, recreational and athletic groups, as well as volunteering
organizations ripe for the taking. It is granted that not everyone is going to find the idea of campus groups equivalent to the excitement of partying. These types of people should consider a second option of going to an ‘all ages’ club. In Toronto most of the local clubs choose to establish ‘all ages’ hours some time during the regular week (the variation of which can be tracked down on the club’s main website). Some of the more popular choices among the underage crowd are Klik Nightclub and Guvernment Nightclub which are known for their slick décor and sophisticated atmosphere. This last alternative may be appealing to those Frosh who live on a low budget and prefer to lead a tranquil lifestyle. It is
recommended that they rent out a movie of their choice in the Media Commons Room, on the third floor of Robarts Library. If movies are not an appealing option, then for some it may be a rejuvenating experience to march over to the Athletic Center and drop-in for some free fitness and conditioning classes which will guarantee to leave anyone stress-free in both spirit and mind. Not to worry, all the incidental and non-academic fees for these facilities have already been included in the tuition and are meant to be used and abused by every student attending the university.
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September 4 – 10, 2008 Howlett. As of June 30, 2008 Coach Howlett decided to resign in order to spend more time with family and pursue other opportunities. This is so obviously not true, but polite nevertheless. It’s unlikely that a winning coach would resign at the age of 45. But it’s time to make way for more viable options and ditch what isn’t working.
the sports Stephanie busato Campus Sports Bureau
Out with the Old Varsity Football, you had me at “hut one”. Then “hut two” came, and you lost me and most of the university crowd as well. I spent some time admiring the football team’s website, which I must say gives a sense of pride and accomplishment when first entered. The layout is beautifully designed, the Varsity Blues’ music is touching, and the historic pictures highlighting the team’s past are tear jerking… really. But perusing the front page, it doesn’t take a journalist’s eye to notice that the last winning season was posted in 1995. Thirteen bloody years ago! Or the last win? Oct. 13, 2001. Seven years ago! Damn! That’s right sports fans,
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a 7-year losing streak come this October, which means 49 losses in a row. Ouch! University of Toronto is the wealthiest university in the country, and I suppose we can use the excuse that we don’t give our athletes enough money, equipment, scholarships, blah blah blah. But what it really comes down to is that we’re losing, and people don’t want to cheer for a losing team anymore. U of T students barely watch the football games as it is, even with the beautiful new stadium, and the ones that do are sick of defeat. What can be done? The only thing they can do if the university refuses to shell out more money for the team, players and equipment. Say farewell to five-year Coach of the Varsity Blues football team, Steve
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And in with the... Old? As a sports fan and U of T student, there is no more humbling task than to admit to the seven year losing streak that belongs to the Varsity Football team. However, I bet I can spook you. With Coach Howlett gone, athletic director Liz Hoffman must have found someone brilliant to take over, right? Someone with ingenuity, originality, and an unbeatable coaching talent, right? Wrong! Instead of hiring someone new – let me re-phrase – instead of offering someone a lot of money to take over the team, and potentially embarrass their coaching roster with the Blues, which only money could convince someone to do, she has surprised us yet again. Hoffman has hired Bob Howes as the new director of football and Greg DeLaval as the new head football coach. Do those names sound familiar? Well, they should, because they were the assistant coaches under Howlett. The mentality of such a choice is so obviously clear. Why hire someone new, when you
Now, don’t get me wrong, I don’t think that the seven year losing streak is his fault, and I think its admirable that he’s finally admitting defeat and stepping down. So long Coach Howlett, you will be remembered fondly in U of T’s record books... it may not be a commendable record, but it’s a record nonetheless.
can save money with someone already on the payroll? The Blues claim they are looking to hire someone permanent in October. In other words, Howes and DeLaval are stepping in to help out for a short while, and will eventually go back to assisting. Although their track records are impressive with Howes being the former Queen’s head coach, and DeLaval the former assistant coach at St.F-X, they are not what Varsity football needs right now. What they need is an innovative new way of playing, because it is obvious that the old way is just not working. One question remains. Why on earth stick with the old coaches until October, when our finger-crossing hope for a win is in the month of September? We actually have a shot at beating York, and perhaps Waterloo, but we face them in September. So why not hire a new coach now, and have the advantage of a fresh feel going into the season? Ladies and gentlemen; the mysteries of the Varsity football team: Coming soon to a field near you.
Jerome paul
All By Myself Bureau I opened the cover of my crisp, freshly cut new chapbook with reverence. I held in my hands the end product of a month of deliberating, editing, and designing; it was my collated baby; the pruned pink skin of its pages still unused to the rough vulgarities of air and criticism. And criticism it soon got, for although I had a contents page in immaculate font, all simple Palatino Linotype at a tracking of 180, I had forgotten to number any of the pages. While this might seem a small price to pay for holding in one’s hands the final objectification of creative essence – to put it in Marxist terms – it does illustrate one of the drawbacks of self-publication. No matter the quality of the content, the physical publication itself generally cannot afford to be as professional or eye-catching as regularly commissioned publications by a well-known publishing house. While on the negative side of things, self-publishing is also expensive with no guarantee of recuperating costs and time-consuming. Gradually the author becomes aware that self-publication necessitates selfpromotion which is emotionally and intellectually debilitating. If I sound like the second archangel of the apocalypse, it is only because I wish to stress that it is not a simple undertaking, and definitely not for the faint of heart. The negatives
out of the way, you will be happy to know that the current cultural atmosphere treats self-published authors with none of the stigma that existed when it was still referred to as ‘Vanity Publishing’. Joyce, Pound, Whitman and Blake all self-published at one point or another, among many other notables, some of whom have now been accepted into Campbell’s outmoded ‘Canon’. Consider Wyndham Lewis and Ezra Pound’s brilliantly designed BLAST magazine, self-published in 1914, or the many contemporary independent publications like Kiss Machine and Broken Pencil who have helped to usher in a vibrant self-publishing culture in Toronto. For those who worship the god of statistics, take heed. Studies have shown that the majority of readers do not even notice the difference between self-published works and regular, ‘canonical’ publishing. We may have finally entered an age where the gatekeepers of publication have been neutered, and, if you permit me a cliché, a book is not judged by its cover. Today the concept of selfpublication itself has found widespread distribution. Blogging is mainstream and many cities, amongst which Toronto stands tall, have thriving underground literary and arts communities whose members couldn’t care less if none of them have a book
out by Random House. In publication, at least, the dreaded mono-culture is in its death-throes. The inherent ideology behind the self-publicist Campus_Network_6x6_2009.qxp 8/25/2008 1:43 – that of undermining the regulated avenues of
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the end I couldn’t have said it better myself... All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsion, habit, reason, passion, and desire Aristotle
Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects Lester B. Pearson
Never believe anything until it has been officially denied
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Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys
SWIFTNESS OF THE CITY Ángeles Flores Hdez.
In an astonishing stage you move us, marionettes frenzied by an incessant fiesta City that excites us for its culture and its beauty mix of Indigenous and Imperialist Race Nobody sleeps, nobody rests Ostentatious you embark us in this crowded traffic Humanity that inexorably advance noisy and implacable you annihilate our voices With a past still beating, you vanish in modernity you bequeath us hope…. And Nothing more! you enclose us in a cobweb of Antiquity and we love you, we hate you, we seek you but foolishly we Destroy your grandeur, foreigners and residents equally, stubbornness!
monly called cynicism by those who have not got it
George Bernard Shaw
When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years
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Bob the Angry Flower
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The message is garbled Or perhaps, it is clear But I lack the key I am no Windtalker But my coordinates Remain fixed You are hard to reach Behind enemy lines But I wait patient Duty Sometimes all I have
Swiftness of the city that enslaves us, that impedes us from seeing each other thoroughly, that in this coming and going, a story slips but it’s suppressed unknowingly In your streets irremediably rushed, a sunny morning unwittingly we met south of complex buildings and oblique streets I board his car, a quick glance into his eyes
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Bouncing off my helmet The bullets Make a bracelet For you To find your way To me
City, witness of an unexpected romance of unknown feelings and caresses of a desire that intoxicates, excites and conquers hurriedly but that is not resolved in brief moments Summer storms, constant furor that combines feelings, thoughts, in desperation confused. Erroneous sense; ecstasy of feelings, rushed kisses, nonsense! *** Far away now from everything, only the autumn’s breeze brings your name the birds begin their journey escaping winter already; the leaves flutter, such autumn butterflies, and a freezing wind, cold, exciting; approaches tender. by Stephen Notley
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