Issue 26 - April 10 2008 by The Newspaper

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New College Discusses New Ideas Open Forum considers creating new campus publication By Moe Abbas Members of AlwaysQuestion, UTSU, and several cross-provincial student organizations discussed the state of education at the Open Forum on the Inaccessibility of Education. Hosted by Ad Hoc Committee for Just Education, the participants spoke about ways to educate and mobilize students to protest. Members of the committee expounded on reasons that called for major changes to the educational system, and mentioned what those changes should be. Following the lecture, there was an open mic forum where students took turns bouncing ideas off one another on ways to unify cross-provincial student organizations that shared common goals, and on ways to refine protest strategies. The committee proposed three “principles” to change the educational system. Reasons for these changes include enormous debt, as well as less family time as a result of overworking. First off, tuition fees should be eliminated altogether. The committee highlighted the possibility of such an action by using the examples of free education set by Norway, Sweden, and Finland. If the Canadian government were to reduce military spending and demand higher

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Starving Artists Get Their Share the newspaper investigates strange activity at 1 Spadina Crescent The November 22nd issue of the newspaper featured an article entitled “Starving Artists” in which eight students in UofT’s Fine Arts programs had to come up with a very large sum of money to put on their very own art show. Their art show, Anomaly, took place a week ago and Mahan Javadi, one of the students originally interviewed, stopped by the newspaper headquarters to let us know how it went. “We didn’t raise as much as we were

aiming for, so we had to negotiate how long the show went for, and the location that it took place. There were holes in the wall, so we had to do some repairs and paint the place. What we didn’t have in money we had to make up for in manual labour.” The original aim was $8000, a number that had been successfully raised by last years Thesis class. Unfortunately, the students were unable to match last years’ number.

By Joe Zabukovec

“In the end we managed to raise about $4000. So, not nearly as much as last year, but we didn’t have as many people in our class as they did last year either.” Despite the shortage of funds, Mahan was still pleased with the success of their exhibit and is confident that their hard worked paid off. “The turnout was amazing. Opening night we had about 100 people show up,

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classes to pay more taxes, then free education would come to fruition. Secondly, within UofT, the Governing Council should be made up of students, workers, and faculty only. A mere eight students out of the fifty GC members represent the student body; the other thirtyeight include corporate executives, lawyers, chairmen, presidents, and doctors. The third and final change would be to immediately end “police aggression against student dissent” by preventing police to operate on campus. Students then took turns discussing ways to improve their public image and methods of dissent, in reaction to the Varsity’s coverage of the Simcoe Hall protests. In response to the possibility of Chandler Levack helming the paper next year, the committee is considering launching its own paper to provide a more left-leaning perspective on such events. Some members of the committee disagreed on the various ways to protest, while others suggested forgoing the bureaucracy of petitions. However, the majority agreed that strong campaigns about UofT-related issues, tighter organization, sit-ins and peaceful protests, are the best way to reach out to UofT’s apathetic student body.

Global Day For Darfur STAND organizes annual rally By Tia Maryanne Kim This Sunday, thousands will gather downtown at Nathan Phillips Square for the 5th annual Global Day For Darfur. Around the world, over thirty countries will host their own versions of the event. Organized by Students Taking Action Now Darfur (STAND) Canada and Project Equity International, the event is not only to raise awareness and support for the victims in Sudan, but is also a unified call to demand continued action from our government. The complex political and humanitarian crisis in Darfur erupted 5 years ago as a conflict between rebel groups and the Sudanese government. The rebels launched a series of attacks

raze villages, abduct children, and engage in a campaign of mass rape. Day For Darfur will have speakers such as MP Glen Pearson, who has witnessed firsthand the suffering of the Sudanese people. In 1998, he went to the country to begin human rights and development work. Pearson and his wife, Jane Roy, have even adopted three children from Sudan. “A lot of people don’t understand the urgency of the people of Darfur,” says Hilary Tam, Event Coordinator at STAND UofT. “We are their hope.” As of March 25th, Foreign Affairs Minister Maxime Bernier promised Canada would work to protect Darfur and dedicate money to diplomacy.

on government military installations. The government responded by expanding and arming militias known as the Janjaweed, who identify themselves as Arab, launching a campaign backed by the Sudanese military against non-Arab communities. Civilians continue to suffer as the Sudanese government, through their Janjaweed proxies, restrict international humanitarian access, bomb civilian targets with aircraft,

Prime Minister Paul Martin met with STAND, who pressed him on Darfur policy. Their mandate is to “mobilize a critical mass of Canadian students, citizens, and decision makers to end the crisis in Darfur, and respond to future threats of genocide.” This Sunday, at 1pm, get out there and show Sudan that Canada cares.

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support students here, you support them everywhere. As for campus police, it’s quite simple: the police should not manhandle students. Period. University should be a safe environment for students. It is not an avenue for Campus Police to abuse their authority. In Mexico police are not allowed on campus, and why should they be here? It’s not for our protection. Their job is to serve and protect students, not to act as the personal bodyguards of the administration. As students we are allowing the ad-

from Apartheid South Africa. Somewhere in between the jobs, readings, essays, exams, lack of sleep, and Redbulls, we as students forgot where we came from. Think of Tiananmen Square, the Civil Rights movement; think racial and gender equality; these things flourished on university campuses because this is where they should flourish. There is something to be said for the level of student apathy on this campus. At least the Zionists and ‘love-in’ protestors took a stance, however misled.

ministration to create divisions among us. The same thing happened with the Varsity bubble; I voted against it. That doesn’t mean that I am against the pursuit of excellence by athletes, but I do not think students should pay for it. When Varsity Stadium was built, students opposed, but the University built it anyway. In regards to the bubble, the administration said that if students didn’t pay they would give the bubble to private users. As a student, why refuse to use your power to change what directly affects you? It was students just like you who fought for undergraduates to be allowed in Robarts. Students pushed to remove the “men-only” policy at Hart House. Students pushed for the University to divest

Right now you’re drinking your coffee, you’re reading this newspaper and thinking to yourself, “Whatever, this doesn’t affect me.” But it does. Every time you choose to ignore, walk away, say, “fuck off” or “I don’t care,” you take away your own power. Maybe Afghanistan, Iraq and Palestine don’t directly affect you. What about fair housing, affordable food, racism, sexism, or discrimination? Does it affect you now? If you don’t stand for something, you’ll fall for anything. These words are as true now as ever.

Letter to the Editor I am writing concerning a recent article in the newspaper, entitled “10 Reasons it's not OK to be fat”. This article was highly inappropriate and is in stark contrast to the University's deeply held values of equity and tolerance. At the University of Toronto, we strive to be an equitable and inclusive community, rich with diversity, protecting the human rights of all persons, and based upon understanding and mutual respect for the dignity and worth of every person. The leadership of this University has an unwavering commitment to providing

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a positive experience for all students. The article was demeaning and marginalized a specific group of people on the basis of their physical characteristics. We strongly urge the newspaper to apologize to its readers and to refrain from articles of this nature in the future.

Angela Hildyard Vice-President, Human Resources & Equity. RE: 10 Reasons It’s Not OK to be Fat Just as Jonathan Swift did not actually consider eating children a ‘modest proposal’, Sasha Baron Cohen was not re-

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alistically proposing to “throw the jews down the well”; similarly, the newspaper does not actually believe fat people “ruin moments”. the newspaper does not intend to put itself in such esteemed comedic company but what we do have in common with the aforementioned satirists is that our message has been misunderstood. It seems an inherent risk in running satire is that it be misconstrued as something sincere, and this fate has unfortunately fallen upon the newspaper’s weekly satirical column, ‘the jock talk’. In a twist of

maybe more. The artwork really worked well with each other in terms of spacing and appearance. It had a great feel to it.” Completely unrelated to the Thesis Project, recently at 1 Spadina there was performance art installation that took place throughout the large and brooding historic landmark. The event was essentially an art class that invited their friends and family to come view their hard work. Mahan has taken part in a previous year and he was really impressed with this years’ showcase. He described one that he particularly enjoyed. “One artist picked up her male friend, lifted him over her shoulders and ascended three flights of stairs. When she reached the top she actually collapsed from fatigue. It was pretty amazing and definitely one of my favourite ones that night.” For more information on what is going on or has happened in the UofT Fine Arts program you can visit www. visthesis08.com

misunderstood meaning, the body image obsessed persona created by the author of ‘the jock talk’ has bloggers accusing the newspaper of exalting the exact prejudice we have been mocking all year. Two weeks ago, the column contained a crassly titled list “10 Reasons Why It’s Not OK to be Fat”. In pushing the envelope too far, we realize that the column became indistinguishable from the bigotry we were intending to satirize. We thank everyone who wrote in to let us know how tasteless this was and apologize to anyone who was offended.

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In 2005 this campus saw 98% of students vote in opposition to the fee hike. February 7th 2007 saw thousands of students march in protest to tuition hikes. No one wants to owe fifty thousand dollars after graduating. Such a person has either never gotten a phone call from a collection agency or has someone else to foot the bill. This is not a reality for most of us. Education is not a commodity. On March 20th, students took action; they believed raising residence fees by 20% was outrageous and wrong. For this they’ve been strung through every media outlet from CityTV to the Varsity, who took it upon itself to misinform with inaccurate information, condone personal malicious attacks, and enforce really bad journalism. Students simply went into Simcoe Hall and demanded that the University administration stop a tuition fee hike and refused to leave unless these demands were met. The majority of criticism came because many felt there was no connection between this struggle and that of Palestine, Afghanistan, and Iraq. Did the students in these countries suddenly stop existing? Do we all live in such a vapid, self-important bubble that we refuse to see that every action has a reaction? This means that if you

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Exam Stress Got You Down? Timothy Ryan is Here to Help. We’ve all been there in some way, shape or form. Three exams in three days (a.k.a. the UofT special); you have worked your ass off for the first two and as the invigilator instructs, “Pens down!” to conclude your second exam at 5pm, you realize that you have exactly 16 hours before your final 9am exam. You couldn’t be any less prepared. The realization of your bleak situation begins to set in. After working out your current mark in the class you calculate the mark you will need on your final to salvage a 65 in the course. After a few productive hours of studying you look at the pile of material that you haven’t yet touched and the adrenaline begins to race through your torso as the panic consumes you. For the next few hours leading up to the exam, no matter how hard you try, not one more factoid will stick to your brain. Exam stress can lead to a multitude of harmful symptoms. The physical effects can include increased heart rate, unexplained pains and aches, blurred vision and constant fatigue. On the psychological side, students often experience anxiety, irritability, forgetfulness, and an unwillingness to eat. If a number of these symptoms are experienced for long periods of time (for instance, throughout the majority of an examination period) consider taking action to help combat them. Recognize when you are stressing out and relax; call a friend to talk about noth-

ing. Eat and sleep well; refrain from studying while under the covers or in the dinner hall. Personally, nothing beats stress more effectively than the gym. You can’t focus on the stress when your legs are on fire from the stationary bike. On exam day, avoid talking to the insecure douchebag who stands around parading how he went over each lecture 41 times before reciting the entire Krebs cycle. Immedi-

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Graphic Novelist lectures at Isabel Bader Theatre on the post 9/11 paranoia By Moe Abbas

“I believe that open discourse ultimately serves understanding and that repressing images gives them too much power.” On April 3rd, Art Spiegelman, one of comicdom’s most celebrated cartoonists, gave a lecture entitled Comix 101: Forbidden Images and The Art of Outrage to a packed house at the Isabel Bader Theatre. The lecture discussed the power of cartoons as an incendiary vehicle of political and social commentary as well as the medium’s penchant for political incorrectness. The author of Maus focused particularly on mainstream media’s stifled freedom of expression in the post 9/11 social milieu, discussing the censorship of the infamous Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons that labeled the Islamic prophet a terrorist, and the violent world-wide reaction they provoked. Spiegelman’s affinity for the 2005 in-

where shocking images, like those of Abu Ghraib, are openly distributed throughout the mainstream media. Spiegelman also spoke about resigning from his post at The New Yorker a few months after 9/11 to protest against media self-censorship, and gushed about Mad magazine’s courageous sincerity and progressive leanings. “[It] changed our culture. [The magazine] single-handedly undermined the Rockwell-aura of McCarthy America.” The first generation of Mad readers, he went on to say, grew up to protest against the Vietnam War. Touching briefly on the subject of Maus, his Pulitzer-Prize winning visual metaphor featuring anthropomorphicallyrepresented races during the Holocaust, Spiegelman confessed it was less a meditation on the horrors of the genocide, like Spielberg’s Schindler’s List, than it was

cident goes beyond academic dissection, since he has a history of being censored. In 2006, Chapters-Indigo banned an issue of Harper’s containing Spiegelman’s critique of provocative cartoons, including the Jyllands-Posten cartoons. The cover featured iconic, racially-stereotyped caricatures. The incident, as the cartoonist pointed out, proved the cartoon medium’s unmatched power to provoke and stimulate in an age

about a cartoonist struggling to understand his father and his experiences of the Holocaust through fragmented and ambiguous memories. Art Spiegelman’s most recent work is In The Shadow of No Towers (2004), a collection of illustrations highlighting post-9/11 paranoia and his disillusionment with the US government’s response to the event.

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Special thanks to everyone who helped with the newspaper’s 30th anniversary: Career Servies; Rotman; UofT Fine Arts Dept.; Office of the President

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In an exclusive interview President Naylor sums up the academic year by Matthew Pope

the newspaper: At the beginning of the school year, what did you see as the single biggest issue you needed to address? President David Naylor: Government funding. Per student funding at Ontario universities is still more than 25% lower than the average of the other nine provinces; only Nova Scotia is lower. On a per capita basis, Ontario is dead last, and if you adjust for our higher-than-average provincial per capita GDP, the gap is bigger still. As well, the federal government does not cover the full institutional costs of research, and that means we have to backfill financially every time we get a grant. On the federal front, I was also worried about graduate scholarships and coverage for undergrads once the Canadian Millennium Scholarship Foundation (CMSF) wound down. Obviously the Canada Student Loans Program is the biggest and best known source of federal support for students in post-secondary institutions, but CMSF has been important for many undergraduates here.

tn: At the end of the school year, what do you see now as the single biggest issue you’d like to address? DN: The same: Government funding. The McGuinty Government has given us some meaningful year-end help, but the base funding just isn't there to enhance quality. It's the undergraduate experience where most Ontario universities get hit, with higher student-faculty ratios and lower scores on surveys of student satisfaction and engagement. The feds have added some new graduate scholarships, and given a strong signal that they'll replace the Millennium scholarships with a needs-based program. But we still have a challenge with federal grants. The institution incurs about 50 cents of extra costs for every dollar received in the form of a federal research grant. In Canada the payment to offset those costs runs at just over 20 cents on the dollar, whereas American institutions get full coverage on their federal grants. It's a very frustrating situation. Who speaks for students and how do you let the students feel they are accurately represented?

tn: Who speaks for students and how do you let the students feel that they are accurately represented? DN: The big student groups have the loudest voices, and have a formalized role in decision-making processes such as the Council on Student Services. But there are literally hundreds of students involved in a huge number of bodies that are various advisory or decision-making including search committees, curriculum task forces, residence councils, faculty and campus councils, and Governing Council. As to accurate representation, I think the

question is upside down. The administration can't force students to vote in elections or plebiscites, and we can't conscript students to run for positions in the various organizations that have openings. It's up to students to get involved and to make their voices heard. Otherwise, you can't complain if a small and unrepresentative group of activists claims to speak for everyone. I'd also emphasize that engagement with campus organizations is a great learning experience for students. I know that the politics even in small clubs can be intense, but it's great preparation for the organizational politics you're likely to encounter no matter what you do in later life!

tn: The class divide on campus is something that everyone feels to some degree. How can we bridge the gap between the OSAP dependent and economically endowed students? DN: Interesting question. First, I would rather study at a place where there is a wide range of family incomes and backgrounds than a place like Queen's where the income patterns are more homogeneous. It's a more realistic snapshot of the world. And it's also a strong signal that the institution is managing to keep itself accessible to the best and brightest. Second, moving the OSAP threshold to $75,000 has helped a little bit. It means that more students are able to combine OSAP with some family support. Third, we do need more bursaries and an overhaul of the student loan system to provide more long-term interest relief. Cutting tuitions doesn't fix the problem. We use tuition fees to generate bursary revenues. Freezing fees simply benefits those who can afford to pay at the expense of those who might receive bursaries. But tuition redistribution also doesn't do it. We need more imaginative and flexible loan programs with higher and more variable thresholds.

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On students’ rights and privileges: what UofT privileges are confused as rights and vice versa? DN: I agree we need to reflect constantly on rights and privileges as a learning community. But for brevity, let me just focus on an issue that's been more visible recently: the rights and responsibilities of angry students. Young people are often angry about the state of the world. The angriest students have sometimes been through challenging personal circumstances, and others of that mind-set are more advantaged but particularly sensitive to the world's injustices. On the other hand, there are thousands of students here who have personal challenges and show great sensitivity to the plight of others without getting into a state of chronic rage. It's not hard

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CIUT turns 21! Celebrates by holding weeklong fundraising drive.

by Elizabeth Hilborn

If you think it’s just the newspaper celebrating its birthday this month, then think again! UofT’s own campus radio station, CIUT 89.5FM, becomes legal (in the States) this month and earlier this week, the newspaper sat down with CIUT’s Station Manager, Ken Stowar, and their Outreach Coordinator, Jamais Da Costa, to talk about the station’s anniversary and what their future holds.

Hart House (Beyond the Classroom), the department of astrophysics, I’m hoping to bring them on, as well as the faculty of law and music.” Other notable shows provided by CIUT are the recently acquired and increasingly popular Democracy Now, and The Green Majority, the only weekly onehour environmental radio news program in the country.

While one might expect the pending eviction might to draw controversy, we were surprised to find out that that’s not the case. “I’ve been here over 20 years,” said Stowar, citing the run down nature of the building. “I can’t wait.” The excitement to leave 91 St. George comes largely from an imminent deal with the university for new space –CIUT remains tight lipped on the specifics un-

Though they have been bouncing around the AM dial since the 1960s, CIUT found its permanent home on the FM frequency 21 years ago and has never looked back. Boasting the broadest signal reach of all campus/community radio stations in Southern Ontario, CIUT 89.5 FM is available to a population of approximately 8 million people, and that’s just locally. Online for at least a decade (“somewhere in our archives it talks about us being the first campus station going online,” says Stowar), CIUT has also expanded to satellite radio and digital cable, drastically expanding their listenership. “There was someone who called in on our Funky Fridays show,” said Stowar. “He was an executive chef on an executive yacht off the coast of Turkey.” Though having exotic listeners call in is exciting, Stowar went on to stress the importance of the local audience. “First and foremost, we’re still a local radio station, that’s who we serve, our immediate area which is in our case, Barrie to Buffalo, Kitchener to Cobourg, and if anyone else is interested in what we do, no matter where they are on this planet, they are certainly free to tune in and listen to us but we want to be sure that we’re delivering a lot of local content.” Stowar also stressed the importance of a constant connection with UofT. “Embracing the University of Toronto is a big issue with us,” said Stowar. When it comes to programming, “we have the faculty of medicine (The Mainline), the Munk Center for International Studies,

“We’ve got a really diverse listenership,” said Da Costa, “which is why that’s our mandate, to provide as much multicultural and diverse types of shows.” Shows that both Da Costa and Stowar believe you can’t find in the mainstream. According to Stowar, who, like Da Costa, left a position in mainstream radio to work for CIUT, “the true talent is here.” So what is UofT giving CIUT on the occasion of their 21st birthday? The pos-

til the arrangement is finalized. “We’re speaking with one place in particular on campus here and if it all pans out it will be a wonderful thing, mutually beneficial to both.” To celebrate their 21st anniversary, CIUT

sibility of a brand new home! Due to the expansion of Rotman, both CIUT and the Classics building are being forced to relocate to places currently unknown.

is holding their biannual “Friends of 89.5” membership drive all week long. Dependent on the monetary amount, donors can receive a CIUT newsletter, a selection of hats, t-shirts and tote bags, and/or entry into grand prize draws. By calling the pledge line at 416-946-7800 or going online at ciut.fm, you too can give CIUT the gift of support.

Sarah Fulford Sees Clear Skies For Magazine Media the newspaper alum leaves print media behind for glossy spreads by Alexandra Kazia Sarah Fulford, editor of Toronto Life magazine and former editor of the newspaper, admits that the year after graduation was probably “the scariest year of my life, I think.” Like many who are approaching graduation, she found that the simple course of her life had been interrupted: high school, university, and then…? The ‘and then’ was the problem. A graduate of King’s College in Halifax with a Liberal Arts degree in Classics and Philosophy, Fulford was not sure what she wanted to do with the rest of her life. She says, “I had no professional expertise whatsoever and it was like falling off a cliff. It was absolutely terrifying. That is why I ran away.” She ran to Israel to clear her head and spent a year in Jerusalem where she published a few articles. This is when she realized journalism was in her future. “I [then] realized the way I was going to understand the world was through magazines, and newspapers, and storytelling. And I wanted to be a part of that somehow.” Called up by an editor of the newspaper who was searching for a succesor, Fulford accepted not knowing anything about

UofT and partnered with a student who would teach her the ropes. Reflecting on her ascent from the newspaper to Toronto Life, Fulford adds that there are two ways up: “beaver away taking on little assignments; and the other is to leap frog over all of that which is by doing something kind of crazy and risky and that will get you noticed.”—she chose the latter. But what are the chances of success in the world of print media now that we are in the age of the internet? Fulford is not as pessimistic as some but admits that there are major things going on in the industry. One is the cutting back of staff in many newspapers (in part due to lower profits) and another is advertisers shifting to online venues such as Craigslist. However, she insists that there will always be a market for print media; more magazines exist now than ever. There are things that magazines can provide for readers, like good long articles, a certain quality of interaction between text and photography, and a feeling of community. “I’m lucky because in Toronto Life it is pretty clear what people are looking for.

They want to be part of an intelligent, sophisticated, energetic enthusiastic conversation about the city they live in.” Fulford says that the internet presents us with a big, yet promising, challenge. “The ones that will triumph are the ones that come up with enthusiastic solutions. In a way, it may be good for the business as a whole to have this sort of massive new frontier, because you cannot do things the way you’ve always done things and that is kind of an energizing force.” She gives a final word of advice to graduates: “the confidence you start to feel in your 30s comes too late in a way. When you have lots of time, and hunger and ambition in your 20s it’s a wonderful time to be bold and adventurous.”

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1 0 April 2008 by Alan Osadetz

Getting People to Take You Seriously Well. The end of school is nearing, which also means that the newspaper writers’ meetings will soon be over, along with the free chicken wings that I always show up for. In all your interpersonal relationships, whether with friends, business acquaintances, or drunk people you want to bone, the way to benefit the most out of your relationships is in getting people to take you seriously. For someone to see the person that you truly are it is important that they have your attention, respect, and mutual understanding. The key to being noticed starts with making a great first impression. Business cards are great for this. At any given time I carry at least six or seven different styles of business cards, so that I’m prepared no matter whom I meet. If I run into a possible business partner I play the off-white Venture Capitalist card. People are instantly impressed with how young I am to own my own firm. If I’m out at the bar and I approach a girl I’m interested in, I will bust out my Detective Agency card. It makes for great conversation, and I never run out of heroic stories that I can make up on the spot. Nothing melts a girl’s heart faster than solving a mystery that has been greatly affecting her life. Most of these mysteries are usually linked to her favourite shoes. If the girl is younger than me, naïve, and I want to quickly bypass any sad at-

tempt at conversation, I bust out my Butler/Male Stripper business card, which is basically just a picture of me naked, shot from below, with an emphasis on my primary penetrative organ (a.k.a. The Hot Beef Injector). A nice safeguard is never leaving the house without my Oval-Lacto Vegan Society business card that I give to people whom I would like to avoid contact with. Once they see this business card they never want to have anything to do with me again. Secondly, make sure you have stunning, well-defined deltoids to highlight a confident, broad-shouldered physique. This means you have to hit one thing, and only one thing as hard as possible: military press. Before giving a thesis proposal to your professor, interviewing for a job, or asking a girl if it’s OK for you to motorboat her, make sure that you are doing reps on the military rack with at least 120 lbs MINIMUM. Otherwise, your arguments and ideas will be whittled down to the recognition level of an online blog post. Thirdly, and most importantly, always avoid obscure references to Einstein and Voltaire. I hope that reading my column this past school year has helped you evolve into a better person. By now you should have firmly instilled the belief that you can accomplish anything. Jock on!

David Naylor gives us the highs and lows for 2007-2008 Interview cont. from pg.5 to connect all manner of things at UofT to conflicts and injustices at home and abroad. It's also easy to fulminate about how UofT should fix A or B, and thereby make the world better. In reality, however, students here are underwritten heavily by taxpayers as they attend one of the world's great public universities, and they live in a fabulous multicultural urban region that is part of a democratic nation with strong social programs and many well-entrenched rights and freedoms. Caricaturing UofT as the centre of some evil empire is like confusing Bambi and Godzilla. To me it seems better to use one's anger as motivation to do something constructive in a really impoverished community or in a major conflict zone, rather than raging against circumstances here that countless millions of other people worldwide would see as hugely privileged and enviable.

tn: What was your greatest success this year? DN: There are almost 12,000 employees at UofT. All successes are collective. As well, the University operates on a long-term horizon. Because things move incrementally, I could cite a lot of positive mid-sized steps. Some tangible enhancements to the undergraduate student experience on all three campuses. Some great new faculty recruited from around the world. Some new buildings finished or under development, not least the Student Commons and athletics complex on the St. George campus, the RAWC at UTM, and the Science Building at UTSC. Some new public funding for a range of exciting programs and projects. Some very notable benefactions to support faculty, staff and students in their academic work. And some greater clarity about future enrolment patterns and the long-term future of the institution. It's a grind, partly because the resources

are so tight. But it's a fabulous place with amazing people, and so good things keep happening.

tn: What was your biggest disappointment? In hindsight, would you have done anything different? DN: The biggest disappointment has been the continued shortfall in funding for our core educational mission. We can bump up tuitions, but that mostly serves to keep us from losing more ground. We can initiate some very exciting projects and programs with fund-raising and special grants from both levels of government. But we just don't have enough staff to provide the level of personal service that I think our students deserve. As to hindsight, anyone in a leadership role spends time wondering if things might have gone differently if we'd done A instead of B. But in the final analysis, you can't drive forward looking in the rearview mirror.

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10 April 2008

The Prez Sez Ryan Hayes, President of ASSU (left), and Andrea Armborst, President of UTSU (right), answer the BIG QUESTIONS My biggest disappointment was witnessing the administration call in police to remove peacefully protesting students rather than have to talk to them or look them in the eye. On March 20, 2008, over forty students staged a sit-in at Simcoe Hall â&#x20AC;&#x201C; many of them who have been lobbying the administration for years. Students speak for themselves and student unions are responsible for responding to issues raised by their membership. Student unions were formed by students who wanted to be active in improving their educations and the world around them. We should recognize that our academic experience is inherently linked to our lived experience and seek to support our members in addressing the systemic barriers that they face, including poverty, racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, ableism, and discrimination based upon immigration status. According to UofTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Statement of Institutional Purpose, the university is dedicated to principles of â&#x20AC;&#x153;equal opportunity, equity and justice.â&#x20AC;? But if the university moves toward commercialization of research and deregulation of tuition, it will only expand divides as opposed to working towards getting rid of them. In order to bridge the gap, we as students must organize together with staff, faculty, and community members to fight for equal access to education. Students should leave the university feeling equipped to transform the society we live in to eliminate class and other divides. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had many successes this year, including passing ASSU-initiated proposals at the Faculty of Arts and Science Council ensuring that a significant piece of work of 10% or more is returned to students by the drop date deadline, and allowing students to be eligible for up to three â&#x20AC;&#x153;late withdrawalsâ&#x20AC;? from their courses without having to petition.

Biggest disappointment? In hindsight, would you have done anything different?

I wish I had been prepared for the cumbersome nature of interpersonal politics and the limits of achieving success within the confines of University bureaucracy. I leave behind no disappointments but carry with me a sense of disillusionment in our ability to forge change in a system which preys on division amongst personalities that too often lose sight of the big picture.

Who speaks for students and how do you let the students feel they are accurately represented?

Many voices claim to speak for students. Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s difficult is ensuring the accurate voices are not contradicted by unelected spokespeople. Having the University lobby in support of the issues students mandated us to work on is key to achieving change. Without a unified voice, governments can continue to ignore our call for an equitable post-secondary education system.

The class divide on campus is something that everyone feels to some degree. How can we bridge the gap between OSAP dependant students and economically endowed students?

What was your greatest success this year?

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Until post-secondary education is accessible and affordable to those who wish to attend, the gap will continue to exist, grow and divide our community. It is impossible to offer intermediaries to bridge these groups when students are overburdened with unmanageable debt and loans. Instead of catching an on-campus film after class or attending a free lecture with friends, students are rushing to get to their part-time job to alleviate their financial woes.

Working with students to bring an unprecedented node of student-controlled space to our campus. The Student Commons is truly a historic opportunity.