Vol 36 issue 21

Monday, March 15, 2010

Volume 36, Issue 21

Lights, camera, around the world

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Performers represent different cultures at the Style and Profyle Fashion Show.

SAALIHA MALIK NEWS EDITOR

Last Thursday, Friday and Saturday night, Style and Profyle performed its seventh annual Fashion and Dance show to a packed Blind Duck pub after a two-month rehearsal period.

In accordance with this year’s “Around the World” theme, the much-hyped event featured fashion and music from 17 different cities. UTM students Norris Yacoub and Camilo Diez hosted the show for the second time, which began with fashions from Milan and ended with a Michael Jackson tribute.

“I feel [Around the World] is a great theme as it is very representative of the multicultural school and of the GTA,” said Cheyenne Thannikkotu, president of Style and Profyle. To fit the theme, models and dancers performed dances and wore clothing from cities such as Paris, Tokyo, Greece, Arabia, Cuba and India, to name a few.

Thannikkotu, along with Sheena Campbell and Matt Di Paola, led this year’s cast of approximately 80 students to perform a smooth and entertaining show.

The audience picked Diez as the most “Gaga for Lady Gaga” after Diez challenged his co-emcee to dance off, complete with blonde wigs and Lady Gaga-inspired costumes. The second act of the night was inspired by Los Angeles. It was choreographed by Alyssa Seli, fea-

turing music from Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance.” Seli’s scene stood out as one of the most energized performances of the night.

“I made up the choreography for that song right away; it was the first one I did because as soon as I heard that song, I knew exactly how I was going to dance,” said Seli.

Other scenes that stood out included the traditional belly dancing scene, which pumped up the audience after intermission. The romantic scene from “Paris, the City of Love” featured music from the movie Nine, choreographed by Diana Pandya. The audience also appreciated the Latin scene from Cuba, which featured last year’s organizers Michael Ross and Daniella Fragomeni along with this year’s organizers, Thannikkotu, Di Paola and Campbell.

The unique style of GG Squad, featuring Bboy G. Smilez, Chubby Baby, Flying Squirrel, Sawkratz, Jumbo Shrimp, Ra, Nemeses, Third Eye and Hummus, took the crowd by surprise with their acrobatic stunts and break dancing.

The show ended with a tribute to Michael Jackson, which was choreographed by Joanita Idicula. The scene touched many of the cast members and dancers and included songs “Bad,” “Thriller” and “Smooth Criminal.”

“Being a Michael Jackson fan, that scene meant a lot of me. It was a great way to pay homage to the greatest entertainer of all time,” said fourth-year student Myron Zhao.

All of the proceeds from the Fashion and Dance show will be donated to the UTM Student Refugee Program, which assists

student refugees to become Canadian permanent residents and offers them a chance to study at UTM.

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NEWS CELEBRATE RESPONSIBILITIES

Roles and Responsibilities This Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, students will be voting for the UTM Student Union spring elections. The UTMSU is funded entirely by students at UTM through a mandatory membership fee of $12.71 per semester, invoiced in each student’s tuition fees. The fol lowing is a breakdown of the roles and responsibilities of each execu tive candidate.

President Presidential Candidates: Henry Ssali and Vickita Bhatt Serves as Chair of the Executive Committee, UTM Commission, Board of Directors, Policy and Procedures Committee Serves as the media liaison for the Union and official spokesperson Oversees the planning and imple mentation of orientation in conjunc tion with the VP Campus Life Participates in all organizational pri orities of the Union as approved by the Board of Directors Manages and supervises the oper ations of the Union and its sub sidiaries.

Vice President, Internal and Services VP Internal and Services candidates: Sunil Shah, Marc Bressler and Delphino Gilbert Cassar II Chairs the Budget Committee, Organisation and Services Com mitee, Organizational Development and Services Committee Oversees and prepares the Union’s Budget following the Budgeting Framework Implements and oversees all Union services Oversees audit preparations and presents financial statements to the Board of Directors and students at the UTMSU Annual General Meeting Assists in the financial planning and implementation of the Union’s Orientation Vice President, University Affairs and Academics VP University Affairs and Academics candidates: Grace Yuen and Nabeel Jafri Chairs the Academics Society Affairs Committee Coordinates meeting between campus students unions and

Erindale College Councillors Recommends policy changes on academics and university gover nance to the Board of Directors Acts as the primary liaison with the Governing Council and establishes relationships with student gover nors Promotes environment initiatives on campus and coordinates Environment Week Vice President, External VP External candidates: Stefanie Marotta and Munib Sajjad Supervises the Education and Outreach Ministry Coordinates and implements strategies for lobbying the munici pal, provincial and federal govern ments on issues of important to the membership, including but not limit ed to post secondary education Coordinates and implements Xpression Against Oppression Vice President, Equity VP Equity candidates: Amreet Kaur and Kumari Giles Supervises the Ministry of Equity Implements and promotes anti dis crimination initiatives Leads the Union’s initiative with respect to, but not limited to, International Women’s Day, Black History Month, PRIDE, International Day to End Racism and Black History Month Vice President, Part Time Affairs VP Part Time Affairs candidates: Ali Karim and Marium Chowdhury Chairs the Part Time Affairs Committee Promotes services catered to Union members who are enrolled as part time students at the University of Toronto.

Advocating on issues related to the part time members of the Union.

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Celebrating women on campus KATHERINE LUCZYNSKI ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR

Last Monday, the Women and Gender Studies Action Group and the Interim Place held a Women’s Day celebration at UTM. The night began in the CCT atrium, where attendees joined in a draw to win prize packs including hair and body products. All proceeds from ticket sales, raffle sales and auction bids went to Interim Place, a nonprofit organization.

After free food and drinks were served, Joan Simalchik, the Women and Gender Studies program coordinator at UTM, wished everyone a happy Women’s Day and gave a brief overview of International Women’s Day. “Tonight we’re here to acknowledge the continuing gender gaps and celebrate the accomplishments of women,” said Simalchik.

The night continued with a performance by Raging Asian Women, a group of East and South-East Asian

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Interim Place is an organization that provides shelter and outreach for women and children who have been physically or emotionally abused.

Within the Peel Region alone, Interim Place has already helped over 30, 000 women, with an annual number of 1,200 women and children being served yearly.

International Women’s Day is a day celebrated around the world, acknowledging the economic, political, and social achievements of women in the past, present, and future. In 1908, 15,000 women marched through the streets of New York in demand of shorter hours, better pay and voting rights. The first International Women’s Day was not held until 1911, where women expressed their demands. It started with three women—the first to be elected to the Finnish Parliament—and over 100 women from 17 different countries.

International Women’s Day became a global celebration.

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Happy buttons day from OUT@UTM KATHERINE LUCZYNSKI

Last Thursday, OUT@UTM hosted its annual Buttons Day, an event that aims to take students’ minds off midterms and the many stresses that accompany school by getting them to make buttons.

To take part, students had to pay $2. Members of OUT@UTM made and sold the buttons at a table set u p o ut s i d e t h e S t u d e n t C e nt r e .

D i s p l a y s f e a tu r i n g i n f o rm a t i o n about events that OUT@UTM held during the current academic year were set up along alongside displays of older events. These also included information on what OUT@UTM is and who’s involved, as well as how students can participate.

Buttons sold fast, whether a selfmade design, a design printed off the internet or a pre-made design

by OUT@UTM executives, “The upside to this event is its

s t r e s s - f r e e f ac t o r , ” s a i d H a r l a Receno, an OUT@UTM executive.

“During the summer, our executive team decided that one of our primary goals for this year was to do m o r e o u t r e ac h a n d e d u c a t i o n a l events that highlighted LGBTQ issues in and around our school c o m m u n i ty . W e a ch i e v e d t h a t through Queer Orientation, Pride W e e k, Expression Against O p p r e s s i on a n d G e n d e r a n d Genocide Week.”

In contrast to other events held o r c o - h o st e d b y O U T @ U T M , B u t t on s D a y is a l o w - k ey e v e n t where members and allies can gather for a simple and non-stressful reason, to make buttons. Buttons Day generally attracts many visitors as well as customers. This year was no different.

“The great thing about Buttons Day is that different kinds of people come out to the event,” said Receno. “It doesn't matter that it's an OUT event, people come regard-

less. We get a whole range of people from LGBTQ members, allies, and even, non-allies. People love buttons since it's a fun, unique way to show off their personality.”

With the high demand for buttons, OUT@UTM has decided to c o n t i n ue B u tt o n s D a y e v e r y Thursday until the end of March.

This will be included in the March M o v i e Ma d n e s s e v e n t t h a t OUT@UTM currently hosts.

D u r i n g t h i s ev e n t , f i l m s a r e screened throughout the week for students wishing to take a breather from studying and working on final assignments.

“With elections, we've had students wanting to buy buttons in bulk for sole the purpose of disturbing last minute campaign material for next week,” added Receno. “We even had one student who wanted to quickly jot something down on paper, turn it into a button, and later present it as a romantic gesture to their partner.”

Remembering Alzheimer’s disease TIFFANY CHEN

First, you can’t find your keys.

Then, when you head to the kitchen to get a glass of water, you forget for a few seconds what you’re there for. These inconvenient memory lapses happen to everyone. Not everyone, however, remembers right away what they wanted to do. Some never remember at all.

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women continuing the taiko drumming tradition. Raging Asian Women has performed at Pride celebrations in Toronto and Buffalo, New York, Dim Sum Chinese Festival at Harbourfront in Toronto, the international AIDS conference.

“We don’t always have the words to express our support to abused women.

Our drumming expresses that which we cannot say,” said a member of Raging Asian Women.

The night ended on a thank you from executive director Cindy Cowan: “Thanks for giving us hope. It’s the silent war—the domestic violence, the lack of water—that’s the biggest killer.”

The WGS Action Group has hosted many events this year, including regular bake sales in the Student Centre and café conversations to engage students on topics such as feminism. The group is seeking recognition from the UTMSU as an official club next year and wishes to obtain office space in the North Building.

Those wishing to learn more about the Action Group are asked to visit the WGS-Action Group on Facebook.

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tions and events. During later stages, sufferers develop problems with basic motor skills, experience extreme mood problems and require close attendance.

Alzheimer’s disease is one of the top ten leading causes of death in North America.

To raise awareness on the disease, the Masters of Biotechnology Program at UTM hosted the MBiotech Symposium on March 10 at U of T’s Leslie Dan Pharmacy Building. One of the speakers was Dr. Jack Diamond, the Scientific Director of the Alzheimer Society of Canada. Other experts in the

field addressed current research in Alzheimer’s disease and discuss the efforts of commercializing novel therapeutics.

Hundreds of physicians, academic leaders, students, patients and their families attended this open forum. “Friends, colleagues, fellow healthcare professionals,” said Adrian Xu, the marketing director of the MBiotech Symposium. “Let’s give Alzheimer’s patients a day to remember,” More information on the MBiotech Symposium can be found at mbiotechsymposium2010.com.

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ELECTIONS NOT WANTED NEWS

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Impartial elections committee?

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Numerous complaints to the CRO now suggest that the UTMSU elections committee may be biased. At the last emergency board meeting of the UTMSU, the Board of Directors appointed Hibba Amin to hold a position on the elections and referenda committee. Amin has since been promoting the slate “Students United.”

The Elections and Procedure Code states “All Committee members shall act impartially during the Election period. Failure to act impartially may result in removal and/or censure from the committee.”

President Joey Santiago and VP internal Carole Au Yeung have previously been accused of participating in a caucus group that selected Vickita Bhatt as the endorsed presidential candidate.

As of press time, Amin is still a member of the Elections committee.

Voting begins tomorrow and ends on Thursday.

P.A.U.S.E for variety night PHOEBE LEUNG

Last Thursday night in the Blind Duck pub, the Psychology Association of Undergraduate Students at Erindale raised over $600 from donations toward ErinOaks Kids Centre, a Mississaugabased agency that provides treatment for kids with conditions such as cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, autism, and muscular dystrophy.

Dubbed “P.A.U.S.E’s 2010 Variety Night,” the event takes place every year in the Blind Duck pub. This year’s Variety Night included a silent auction and different musical and dancing performances, with a grand prize of $100 for the best performance of the evening.

Other prices included a six-month VIP full access Gold Membership for Premier Fitness, movie passes for a year, and P.A.U.S.E. monogram wear, as well as a Psychology at UTM gift set.

When asked why they had chosen ErinOak Kids, P.A.U.S.E representatives said that the centre’s mission had impressed them during a networking event on February 3, prompting P.A.U.S.E president Claire Suarez and her associates to choose the ErinOak Kids as the agency that they would raise money for.

P.A.U.S.E advisor Christina Pellegrino said she was pleased with the huge turn-out in numbers.

Items in the silent auction were donated by the academic society’s executives and ranged from chocolate-scent-

ed candles to beachwear flip flops to jewelry accessories.

The night continued with a solo musical performance by PSY100 Professor Dax Urbszat, a comedic monologue with Wasif Khan and a dance performance by Ramon Vitug.

Audience members were given a ballot to select a winner for the best performance of the night, with a grand prize of $100. Last year’s winners, Punk in Drublic, defended their title, as they were once again chosen as the best performance of P.A.U.S.E’s 2010 Variety Night.

In previous variety nights, P.A.U.S.E. has donated to a multitude of local groups, including Eden Food Bank of Mississauga, the Boys and Girls Club of Peel and Sheena’s Place.

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The GG Squad performs stunts for the crowd.

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Dancers pay tribute to the late Michael Jackson.

Water bottles not wanted OVAIS SHAH

Last Thursday, the UTMSU Ministry of Environment, in collaboration with the UTM Green Team, started a campus-wide campaign against bottled water.

The event, known as “National Bottled Water Free Day,” aims to make people aware of how public water is as beneficial as bottled water. Various universities across Canada participated as well.

The event took place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the CCIT building, with various student volunteers operating the booths. Others educated their peers in lecture classrooms, and organized other avenues on the issues surrounding the debate.

At the end of the event, many students had signed a pledge that read, “I will not drink bottled water where public water is available."

An environmentalist staffing the booth and the display boards of the Ministry educated students on the hazards of the chemical compound Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET), the main ingredient in most plastic water bottles. Bottles made with PET generate a thousand times more toxic emissions than an equivalent amount of glass.

A volunteer team also informed students about environmentally friendly water bottles, which were on sale in the Student Centre.

Lastly, the price of bottled water was also criticized—it can cost 1,000 times more than tap water.

After hearing the statistics, many students expressed startled

responses to their consumption of bottled water.

“I can’t imagine how much money we spend to buy bottled water from the vending machine, when this money can be used to buy back our OSAP or tuition fees,” said student Jasvin Rathode.

The Ministry of Environment and various activists believe that corporations such as Dasani, Nestle and Coca Cola are aggressively pushing bottled water on campus and elsewhere.

“The facts speak for themselves; bottled water consumption is on the rise for the most ridiculous reasons,” said a student who attended the event. “One in three Canadians consume bottled water as their main source, whereas the regular tap water, which is tested three times a day daily, and is almost as clean and healthy as bottled water, is often ignored over bottled water.”

Under the platform of the National Bottled Water Free Day, many environmental peer-educators also denounced what they called the complicity of Canadian water-producing companies into coercing the government to block the ratification of the United Nations Covenant on the Right to Water. Under this treaty, Canada would have to ensure access to clean drinking water for the First Nations, Metis and Inuit communities that various corporate giants like Coca Cola and other want to be dependent on bottled water.

The Ministry hopes that such activism and public-education campaigns will serve to forge a more equitable and sustainable environment for the present and future generations.

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OPINION VOTING AND VOTING

Letters to the Editor

Voting does make a difference ALAIN LATOUR EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

oting will take place this week at UTM. Not many students t e n d t o b o t h e r w i t h elections—in a c a m p u s t h a t c o u n t s around 11,000 students, only 600 voted last year, when one ticket ran, and around 2,500 the year before, when two tickets ran.

This year we have, once again, two tickets, which may mean a larger turnout. Moreover, both tickets are formed of UTMSU executives—the first in a quite a few years.

Add our coverage of controversial UTMSU-related events, and it’s tempting to believe that many more students will cast their ballot this year. I’m not so optimistic, partly because for the longest time, I was one of those students who didn’t care much about campus politics.

Like many others, I didn’t think it mattered who ran things at UTMSU—in fact, I wasn’t even sure what the UTMSU was or what it did.

The Medium taught me that it does matter who runs the UTMSU. The Student Union, after all, has a large budget (a million dollars last year), 60% of which goes for wages.

The Student Union has grown considerably in the last few years, controlling the Student Centre and taking over the part-time students association and eliminating UTSU

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at UTM. Current UTMSU executives claim to represent us, and to an extent they do, whether we like or not—when a Union-organized rally swarms the streets of downtown Toronto, it’s UTM students that spectators see. Then they lump us together in their minds despite our different backgrounds and political opinions.

More importantly, whatever the Union decides to do, it does so with our money. This is not unlike the government, which never generates money—it merely redistributes what it taxes from of us. Yet many forget this fact, thinking a government—or union—generous when it does something that benefits us, and tight-fisted when it doesn’t.

We have little control over how much of our money is taken away and distributed back to us, but we do have more of a say in how this money is distributed back to us. In UTMSU’s case, do we want our hard-earned money to represent us as if we are one voice, or do we want our voice to renew our Student Union?

We’ve done our part. We’ve covered the Union and the election process as best we could. At the request of a reader, we whipped together a brief description of what each UTMSU executive does. Lastly, we encourage you to attend today’s all candidates’ debate in the Blind Duck at 2 p.m., where both Vickita Bhatt and Henry Ssali will answer your questions.

Whatever happens, whether you cast a ballot or not, you have a say in this. Why not say it out loud?

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING The Medium will hold its Annual General Meeting on March 31 at 5 p.m. The goal of the AGM is to discuss The Medium’s financial statements and the auditor’s report thereon, as well as appointing auditors for next year and authorizing the Board of Directors to fix the remuneration of the auditors.

The last auditors’ report for The Medium will be available for review by students during the editors’ office hours as of today.

All students who have paid their levy for this year for The Medium are welcome to come to the AGM.

Values and issues Dear Editor, Masse to build a stronger U of T? I think not!

I find it highly ironic that Steve Masse, the presidential candidate for the “CHANGE” ticket, is running on a platform to build a stronger relationship between UTSU and UTMSU. If memory serves me correctly, Masse threw a temper tantrum when the AGM was delayed to wait for UTM students because the school bus from UTM broke down.

And wasn’t he and other people on the Change ticket the ones who said UTM students don’t really matter because we are a satellite campus?

I am one of the 10,000 UTM students who pays membership dues to the Union. My voice and

ECSpeRT needs you Dear Editor, As you may know, ECSpeRT is a volunteer, student-run, not-for-profit organization that provides medical first aid coverage here at UTM. We are a division of St John Ambulance and our members are trained to the Medical First Responder (MFR) Level, the highest primary care level on campus.

Currently we provide a 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. On Call service from Monday to Friday. If a medical emergency occurs during this time, Campus Police will contact our office and two of our members who are “On Call” will be dispatched with their equipment to handle the situation and treat the patient until an ambulance, if required, arrives. Our goal is to be able to provide a 24/5 On Call service to the campus. We did a trial run one night this session and received three calls that night (two of which required an ambulance), more than the rest of the week combined. We can’t help but wonder what could happen if we were able to cover every night, all night. Western, McMaster and even UTSC have not only 24/5, but 24/7 On Call Response Teams, and we feel that UTM has the potential to match and even exceed those standards. When you call 911 from UTM, the ambulance has only one address for this entire campus and must wait for a campus police escort to show them where they need to go.

The average ambulance response time to UTM is around six minutes, and brain damage occurs within four minutes without oxygen. ECSpeRT bridges that gap between when a person falls ill and 911 arrives to prevent further injury and potentially save lives. In 2004, a math TA died with heart trouble due to an overlying medical condition. This was what really kick started the process of creating an On Call service by ECSpeRT. However, because all our members are students, we have a high turnover rate, meaning the average member stays between two to three years on the team.

Then we need to train additional responders. This training is expensive as we require only a deposit from our members (a small portion of the true cost) that is returned after completion of certain number of patient care hours. As such, we are currently unable to provide a 24/5 On Call service due to lack of funding to train more members.

This is why passing the referendum for raising our levy fee from $0.20/session per full-time undergraduate student to $0.50/session per full-time undergraduate student is so important to us. With the extra funds from this levy, we could train more MFRs, implement 24/5 On Call, provide more first aid courses and

cover more events. Currently, we receive $0.40 from each full-time undergraduate student for the full year. Our proposed levy will increase this to $1/year. For $1 a year from every full-time undergraduate student, we could make this campus a much safer place and provide more medical services, all for less than the cost of a cup of coffee. An interesting point to also keep in mind is that the levy only applies to full-time undergraduate students, yet we respond to calls from anyone, anywhere on campus, including professors, graduate students, part-time students, administrative staff, the daycare and anyone else, even if they do not contribute to our levy.

This year, a plan has come to fruition that we have been working on for the past several years. One of our goals was to have an automated external defibrillator (AED) in every building on campus, and with the help of the Mikey Network (who has kindly donated the AEDs), we have been able to get four AEDs for the campus. One will be placed in the library and we have already trained the library staff in its use. The other three will be placed in Kaneff, CCT and at Roy Ivor Hall (OPH and the gym already have their own). This wouldn’t have been possible without the Mikey Network as we don’t have the funds to supply the AEDs on our own. The money from the levy will be put toward projects such as this and getting more equipment for the team.

To put it in perspective for you, last session from September to November there were 39 medical calls (On Call and events), 17 of which required 911 and ambulance services. These involved unconsciousness, seizures, diabetic emergencies, anaphylaxis (allergic reaction) and asthma/breathing difficulties among others. As the campus continues to grow with new buildings and new students, the number of medical emergencies will increase as well and ECSpeRT needs to grow too to be able to accommodate the needs of the campus.

All students are encouraged to come out and volunteer with ECSpeRT, participate in Standard First Courses and/or ask for our services to provide medical coverage for their events. The money from the levy will be put directly back into the campus by providing more of these services for students as well as providing a 24/5 On Call campus emergency service.

Sincerely, Kimberly Knight Divisional Training Officer Erindale College Special Response Team

Sick, tired students

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Dear Editor,

my vote counts just as much as the student who goes to the St. George campus. So is Masse sincere about building relationships between the Union and UTM students, or is this just one of those blatant lies he has slapped onto a poster to win UTM over?

Thanks, Sarah Minhas Confused UTM Student

Shame on “Stronger Together.”

Students are sick and tired of their old arguments trying to defend the status quo so that Adam Awad can protect his precious UTSU salary. What we really need to do is Change UTSU. I’m excited that the Change Team is going to put the needs of students first and empower every single one of us to have a role in advocacy and in making the student experience better at UTM and U of T. They want to put the “student” back in “student union” and give each of us a role in shaping campaigns.

The attacks that “Stronger Together” keep repeating just try to divide us even further. They think UTM students don’t know

the truth. All these dirty tactics show that they care more about the campaign than doing their jobs at UTSU—Adam Awad’s “Stronger Together” campaign website is slick and professional, so why does the UTSU.ca website suck so hard? It’s Web 1.0. It’s like they care more about getting elected over and over again than actually working hard while in office, and making UTSU something we should care about. I’m voting for a more accessible student union. I’m voting for a more active student union. I’m voting for a student union that is run by students. I’m voting for Change.

Sincerely, Andrea Beebe

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The affairs of others

Theatre Erindale’s production of The Clandestine Marriage closes the season in style NIVES HAJDIN ASSISTANT A&E EDITOR

Since its inception in 1993, Theatre Erindale has staged over 75 productions, including its recent adaptation of The Clandestine Marriage, which closes out the season this week.

Remaining true to this year’s theme of “Violations,” David Garrick and George Colman’s 1766 comedy recounts the tale of a wealthy young woman named Fanny (Sophia Fabiilli), who loves a simple clerk named Lovewell (Mark Johnston). Fanny cannot tell anyone about their relationship (except her exasperated maid Betty, played by Nora Williams) for fear that her father, the overindulgent, money-obsessed man Sterling (Keegan O’Conner) will disapprove of Lovewell’s lessthan-affluent status and therefore forbid their union.

Meanwhile, Sterling’s elder daughter, Betsy (Kathryn Alexandre), excitedly busies herself with thoughts of dresses and diamonds as her wedding to Sir John Melvil (Andrew Soutter) approaches. But when she unexpectedly catches her betrothed holding the hand of her younger sister, she vows to exact vengeance of the most extreme kind on Fanny. Sir John openly declares his love to a slightly horrified Fanny, confesses this infatuation to a flabbergasted Lovewell and later speaks of it to his uncle, Lord Ogleby (Kevin Owen), who has his own ploy to make Fanny Lady Ogleby.

Yet more characters are thrown into the complicated mix and fuel the transgressions even further through their humorous and bold personalities. The refined and “qualatty” advocating Mrs.

and tables around rhythmically while singing to a Victorian tune.

Another harmoniously in sync feature was the tableau of characters with their umbrellas raised and backs turned to the scenes unfolding between Betsy and Fanny. These characters exhaled deeply after a confrontational or troublesome exchange.

Many entertaining moments took place, such as the audience’s bewilderment when Sterling drinks a glass of peppermint water that Lord Ogleby may or may not have used as mouthwash, or when the entire group was about to break down the door of Fanny’s room in order to reveal Melvil hiding inside, only to jump out of their skin when he turns up beside them.

Under the skillful directing of Peter Van Wart, the entire ensemble gave a memorable performance. Each individual role was so well acted that the talent of the actors made the play. Not only were their attempts at a wide variety of European accents spot on, but their strong character portrayals had such conviction that each cast member truly brought something original and essential to the success of the collective effort.

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Sterling and lawyers finalize the marriage contract (Cameron Laurie, Jack Morton, Keegan O’Connor, Philip Stonhouse).

Heidelberg (Rachelle Magil) favors her bitter niece Betsy, frowns upon the innocent Cinderella-like Franny, and orders the housekeeper (Jenny Rockman) around, much like the Queen of Hearts does to her disciples in Alice in Wonderland. There is also Lord Ogleby’s lovable Swiss aide, Canton (Paolo Santalucia) who, through his finicky manner and quaint French phrases, supports

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his aged master’s ridiculous attempts at appearing younger and desirable to the ladies. Late night romps between Brush (Michael Twyman) and the chambermaid (Laura Jabalee) add to the secretive intrigue of plot, and the property distribution encounters between a trio of lawyers, played

by Cameron Laurie, Phillip Stonhouse and Jack Morton, served to contrast the amorous

nature of the two households.

The usual control room disclaimer that reminds the audience of some pre-show rules was ingeniously replaced when Soutter addressed the crowd, repe ating the same rules in cleverly crafted, English-accented verse. Playing off an elaborately constructed set, the cast expertly remodeled the stage each time the plot called for a new scene, as they moved chairs

To get tickets for The Clandestine Marriage , call 905 569 4369 or visit www.theatreerindale.com.

Congratulations, Theatre Erindale, on yet another fantastic season!

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Is food at UTM really that bad?

ALAIN LATOUR EDITOR IN CHIEF

“How much did you say that was?” I ask the teller.

He repeats the amount—ten dollars and change. I stare at my tray. It only contains a smallish plate of stewed pork, steamed vegetables and steamed rice. Oh, and a Coke. There’s a Coke too.

I’m standing in the lineup at the Colman Commons Dining Hall. I’ve come here to interview Marc Bressler, president of UTM’s Residence Council, about how the campus food situation affects those who face it every day—residence students.

Right now, though, Bressler doesn’t say anything. He watches me with a bemused smile as I fumble for my wallet—the residence student getting a kick out of the out-of-residence student’s first encounter with the Colman Commons Dining Hall.

Once I’ve paid the bill, Bressler and I zigzag around the hall, looking for a place to sit.

“When you think about it,” says Bressler, “there are more places to eat at UTM that you’d think.” He’s right: there are two Tim Horton’s, one

Booster Juice, one Starbucks, one Pizza Pizza counter and two Mr. Subs, not counting Mike’s Dog House, Circuit Break Cafe, Spigel Hall, the Blind Duck pub and the Dining Hall.

According to UTM’s Food and Beverages website, dining locations at UTM total fourteen.

The problem is that many of these locations don’t venture beyond cookies and the odd cold sandwich. And even if there are more locations that one may initially estimate, there are too few food outlets at UTM for a community of 11,000 students and counting. The lineups stretching along most counters attest to this.

The complaints about outlets, however, do not compare to the two biggest ones about food on campus: cost and quality. Interviewing students on campus, I find not one flattering comment about the price or the quality of our food choices.

“We need cheaper options,” says commerce student Chris Sze. Umar Shah, a Psychology major, says that the quality of the food “is not good.”

“Particularly devastating” was all Marta Kisel, graduate student, had to say.

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This salad costs half an hour of work at a minimum wage job. plaints. According to Bressler, the words “quality could be better” and “too expensive” usually feature in residence students’ complaints.

“They are forced to buy meal plans, and those who live at OPH can’t even cook,” says Bressler. The meal plans

he refer to range from $1,600 to $3,985 per academic year.

“The cost of everything’s going top, and that reflects on the food prices, which they just pushed on to us,” adds Bressler, referring to the recent 4.1 % increase in the price of residence meal

plans.

In a town hall held by the Student Union last November, students complained about “the unsatisfactory food options on campus.”

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So you want to be a vegetarian?

EMILY ACHESON

I mull over the Swiss Chalet menu. My stomach grumbles. My mouth waters.

My eyes take in the sumptuous pictures of dinner choices. Classic Hamburger, Chalet Chicken Wings, Smoky Barbecued Ribs and Rotisserie Chicken Combo .

Oh man... A chipper young waitress with brown hair and freckles grins at me and draws out her notebook.

“May I take your order?” she chimes.

“Yes,” I say. “May I have the Caesar salad? And hold the bacon.”

That’s right—I’m a vegetarian. I’ve been one for all of two weeks. I decided to stop eating meat cold turkey (no pun intended) to answer common questions about what it’s like to be vegetarian. I still eat eggs and milk, but no fish or red meat of any kind. The experiment began well enough. Then my dad fried bacon. The smoky scent soon filled the house and sent me staring helplessly into the frying pan.

According to the website “The Healthy Vegetarian,” vegetarians can be classified into four groups. There are vegans, who omit all animal products from both their diet and lifestyle.

This means that vegans will not wear clothing derived from animals, such as leather or wool. Then there are lactovegetarians, who include dairy products in their diet, while lacto-ovo-vegetarian will consume eggs and dairy products. Finally, pesco or pollo vege-

tarians include fish or chicken respectively in their diets.

Some people think that since humans are omnivores, we should eat meat to stay healthy. This is debatable; vegetarians do not lack essential nutrients if a healthy diet is maintained.

Meat nutrients such as iron and protein are not found solely in meat products, and taking daily vitamins and eating protein-rich foods like peanut butter, beans or milk will keep a vegetarian healthy. I have yet to turn into the stereotypical sickly and pale vegetarian.

Then my dad fried bacon. The smoky scent soon filled the house and sent me staring helplessly into the fr ying pan.

Then again, it’s only been a couple of weeks. Some scientists claim strict vegetarians may be at risk of nutrition deficiencies such as vitamin B-12, riboflavin, zinc, calcium, iron and essential amino acids.

People become vegetarian for various reasons, be it religious or ethical.

Some religions or philosophies have been associated with vegetarianism.

Buddhism, for example, considers vegetarianism a symbolic practice of discouraging violence.

Ethical reasons outside of religion

include acting against animal cruelty in slaughterhouses. Others wish to help the environment by lowering the amount of land required to raise grazing animals. (According to the Toronto Vegetarian Association, livestock production is responsible for 30% of the world’s land use and 18% of human-induced greenhouse gas missions).

Lastly, others believe that vegetarianism is a healthier diet because meat can often be tainted with growth hormones like steroids, although this can be avoided by eating organic meat.

Stephanie Lafleur, a second-year concurrent teaching program student, had been a lacto-ovo-vegetarian for two years, but recently found her cravings for fish too hard to resist. However, Lafleur finds that eating red meat again after such a long time made her sick.

“When your body goes for so long without eating meat, it just turns you off of it for good,” says Lafleur. “I tried eating pizza after picking off the pepperoni and it still tasted gross to me.”

Despite the growth of the vegetarian movement over the years, Lafleur doesn’t feel that there are enough vegetarian food choices offered at UTM. “It would be really cool if UTM started a fully-vegetarian restaurant,” says Lafleur.

In my case, I’m going back to eating chicken and fish. Though I plan to limit my red meat intake, I found it challenging to eat around others who consume meat.

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Meal plans on campus Meals continued from page 8

UTMSU President Joey Santiago encouraged them to email Bill McFadden, director of hospitality and retail services at UTM, adding that a flood of emails might help change the situation.

But Bill McFadden doesn’t mind students contacting him. “We’re always here for them,” he says.

This statement is not the only one that might surprise students. As we make our way to the Tim Horton’s at the South Building, down the hall from his office, McFadden gestures toward a set of swinging doors that lead to the Meeting Place.

“I always hold my breath before I go through these doors,” says McFadden, a 27-year veteran in the food services industry. “The lineup for coffee can be ridiculous.”

When I ask about the reason for such long lineups, McFadden argues that as UTM grows, the focus so far has “rightfully been on the academic program. Ancillaries, however have not been able to keep up.”

“We’re getting close to taking these facilities as far as we can. But we don’t have the infrastructure. Tim Horton’s in the Meeting Place […] is woefully

undersized for a community of this size.”

Work is already underway to expand the food service options, especially given that both the new Health Sciences Centre and the Instructional will be finished in 2011, adding many students to the campus population.

Spigel Hall, for example, will be moved from the underground level of the South Building and placed in the Meeting Place, on the ground level of the same building, along with new food vendors.

As for the food quality, McFadden knows students complain about it. But others have told him they actually enjoy it, he claims.

“Food is very subjective. There is no greater challenge in the industry than to feed the same people, five days a week, three times a day, for eight months. If you think of your favourite restaurant, you don’t eat there all that frequently. And you probably shouldn’t, because you’d get bored easily.”

Regarding the price of food at UTM, McFadden is quick to point out that the price of food has increased elsewhere—even in your run-of-themill grocery store. Moreover, UTM Food Services reviews prices yearly with Chartwells, the company UTM contracted for the provision of food

on campus.

“If Chartwells wants to raise prices, they explain their rationale to us,” says McFadden. “We don’t always approve these prices and sometimes these discussions get quite heated. We take the figures that Chartwells gives us and we benchmarks against other institutions’ on a regular basis.”

“Queen’s University, for example, has a longstand ing tradition of allowing different food outlets to operate on campus. Yet lately many of these oper ators have found it chal lenging to operate during slow times of the year.”

Bill McFadden When I ask him if Chartwells has a monopoly of food on campus, McFadden sums up his answer with the term “economies of scale.”

Universities that allow a number of operators to sell food soon discover, according to McFadden, that these operators can’t cover their costs when at times when business is slow, such as during exams and summertime.

Queen’s University, for example, has a longstanding tradition of allowing different food outlets to operate on campus. Yet lately many of these operators have found it challenging to operate during slow times of the year, says McFadden, adding that Queen’s is now going through a Request for Proposal process to find a new contractor.

A one-vendor solution allows the vendor to operate throughout the year, closing some outlets during slow times and reopening them when students flock back to school. Moreover, one vendor can adjust its prices knowing that in a given amount of time, it will have to temporarily close down some of its outlets.

“I love this campus,” says McFadden. “UTM’s the most culturally diverse campus I’ve ever worked in and that’s exciting—when we get where we want to go.”

Bressler agrees there is much work to do. “Students are largely in the dark about the inner workings of the food system. I don’t even have the contract with Chartwells.” But Bressler also says many students don’t bother trying to understand the system.

“They don’t even know who Bill McFadden is. And they should. Most meetings I’ve had with him have been

very productive.” Bressler pauses.

“Except for being able to significantly affect the prices.”

To get more feedback from the UTM community and discuss the plans for food service, McFadden attended a food service forum in the Student Centre on February 11 to discuss the plans for food service and to seek comments from the community.

“The forum was very well attended and very productive in terms of generating discussion about the community's desire for enhanced food choice,” says McFadden, adding that the Meal Plan Office will conduct a survey toward the middle of March to obtain the community’s feedback on how to shape the Meeting Place food service plan.

One way or the other, I conclude while I chew on surprisingly decent stewed pork, this is the takeaway message: providing food for UTM is more complex that it seems, and Bill McFadden is the man to talk to about food on campus. So those who feel the need for change should be contacting his office.

The Meal Plan Office’s email is mealplan.utm@utoronto.ca. The office is located in Room 3093E of the South Building, open Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

UTM student dominates Canadian finance ALAIN LATOUR EDITOR IN CHIEF

my site would become the largest Canadian financial website (well, so quickly at least).

Matt Goulart is a UTM student. He has yet to graduate, but he has already become a successful entrepreneur and has been featured in The Globe and Mail, Google Finance, MSN Finance, TheScore.com.

Under30 CEOs, The Boston Globe, AOL News and Mississauga Business Times.

Moreover, Goulart owns BankNerd.ca, one of Canada’s largest financial website, savingforserenity.com, a large North American personal finance website and manages one of Canada’s largest real estate websites, realtykitchen.com.

At a reader’s suggestion, The Medium sat down with Goulart to discuss his success.

You’ve accomplished a lot for someone who hasn’t even graduated from UTM. How much of your success would you attribute to what you learned here?

Everyone says that (“I’ve accomplished a lot”). I actually feel I haven’t accomplished enough! UTM courses actually taught me literally nothing in relation to my business.

First year management was very the-

oretical and my historical studies are actually rather good conversation starters for publications and my arts orientated clients.

Are there any professors, staff or fellow students who inspired you?

Professor Miller, who teaches POL203, and Professor Thornton, who teaches CLA231, are great presenters. I actually stole a couple of their presenting styles. Professor Miller is really nice and really outgoing. She makes the entire lecture a real happy and fun environment. I

always try and replicate that in my public speaking engagements.

Professor Thornton does this intellectual “pace.” I can’t explain it, but it’s this confident pace and witty comment he adds to his lectures that

really lighten up the class. I “stole” these methods of speaking from them.

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Is this the path you always wanted to follow?

Actually no, I sort of stumbled upon it. My goal has always been and still is to be a stock broker. I won a stock competition a few years ago and that experience really pushed the whole financial industry to the forefront of my mind. Being actively involved in the financial industry online just made sense to me a year ago. I saw a niche market online; no one was talking about the Canadian banking industry. I’d hear a lot about the UK and the US, but nothing about the Canadian marketplace. It made me frustrated and I figured other consumers were in the same boat. I never thought in the beginning that

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Speaking to Goulart Goulart continued from page 9

A glimmer of perfection, a façade of normality Causing hidden destruction, a beautiful fallacy.

Done were the deeds expected, done were the deeds desired Done were the deeds oblivious, To the number of hearts set afire.

Burning like the delicate flame of a candle Yearning for a flicker of pure sunlight.

Sorting with a wearied mind, threads entangled Once more standing poised on a cliff edge,

What tips would you offer to UTM students about branding themselves?

What is your ultimate professional goal?

People always joke that I’m trying to dominate the online world, and so far every market I’ve entered, I’ve pretty much done it. I’m stuck between a life goal—be a stock broker or continue and grow the successful company I have. In the end, [they are] both pro-

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Jennifer Catallo, who is the head TA for POL208, is another solid presenter, but I stole her essay writing notes (she’s a really hard worker) and gave them to my writers on staff to learn.

One of her tactics actually got one of our articles to be published in The Boston Globe and AOL News. Made my client really happy, thanks Jen! Daryl Zahra and Alex Shivraj (students) have also been a huge inspiration to me in helping me when things seem to never work out. They taught me that when one door closes another door will open, if you look up.

Make yourself bigger then you actually are. This helped a lot in the beginning. I signed up American Express as a client and they would have never even looked my way if I didn’t come off as a big player. Also, the best advice I can give to entrepreneurs at UofT is focus on relationships. I started with $200 to start my company. I had no marketing budget; instead I focused on developing strong relationships. Those relationships I developed helped a lot. I got better deals, better treatment, and most importantly, I was always asked first before anyone else could have a say. I can credit building relationships as a critical ingredient to my rapid success.

Networking is critical to your professional success. If you don’t know many people… start networking.

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Like an eagle, a bird of might.

Once more wings held outstretched, once more ready for flight.

Scanning the skies, while lost in the clouds, desper ately trying to reach that height.

Blinded by that glimmer of perfection, stretching each photo courtesy of Matt Goulart

fessions I love. Maybe I’ll build an online stock brokerage. I’ve already had success going up against Canada’s leading financial institutions. It would be another challenge I’d relish.

How did you get to these positions?

What did it take? Or did they knock on your door?

Trial and error. Not many errors, as I don’t tend to make the same mistake twice. I’m also a huge believer in being positive and being positive to others.

[That’s] something I had to quickly learn in second year. It’s helped in my daily life and in my professional life.

I was asked by a real estate brokerage to redevelop their website. It was a beautiful website, but it didn’t have any proper solutions to make it a success online. I was then asked by Realtor to develop their site (I also

should state I hate developing sites). I was onboard for about six months and was able to generate $75,000 from the site (I saw a fraction of that). I then realized I could make some good money in this. I started being serious about it last year, on April Fool’s Day. It took a lot. I learned a ton. I learned how to optimize content to get people to look at your article (and also get publishers to look at them). I learned how to mingle with the leaders in the online world and I quickly rose up the ranks. I’ve had clients fly me out to do public speeches for their companies.

I’ve been called an expert, a guru, a rising star… you name it, I’ve heard it.

In the end, I’m just a normal guy who has a strong work ethic and loves what he does. I don’t have an ego, so when clients try flattering me with “guru” and “expert” it doesn’t change me.

waning ounce of strength.

Searching unrelentingly, in the foggy labyrinth.

Trying to find the gardens filled with flowers, Filled with patches of hyacinths.

And looking for the chorus of laughter once shared, Looking for warmth of hearts that once cared, Looking for the love that needn’t be declared Looking, seeking, searching…

Yet finding not a trace of what once was, But rather a frightening reality, Set out to find a fragment of the past times, And finding not a hint of the memories, Nothing but a shattering realization Of everything being a fantasy, An enticing mirage, a convincing illusion, And most of all, a beautiful fallacy.

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No time for history DAVID FITZPATRICK

He looked familiar Sitting there playing in the sand Like a child, Holding clay in those hands Moulding it with his action Looking through the crowd If we met in another time Under different circumstances I could invite you And love you Like a brother But I can’t under their lights It’s cold outside, the snow’s falling Calling me back home I’ve inherited this hallow place Replaying the look on her face The times are lingering, Hanging over the sky.

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Eagles lose heartbreaker

The men’s division 1 basketball team were unable to cap off a perfect season, losing the championship match 77 74 against Woodsworth College MARIANA COMITO

It was a disappointing loss for the UTM Eagles last Wednesday night as the men’s division 1 basketball team faced Woodsworth College for the championship title. Throughout the game, the score was always close, but the result left the Eagles and their fans with a great loss.

Point guard Kent Bray gave the Eagles hope and scored 25 points during the game. Though Ambrish Patel was discharged from the game during the second half, he managed to help his team, scoring 20 points.

Nevertheless, the star player was Eddie Kajemana from Woodsworth College, who completed the game with 28 points.

During the second half, Woodsworth called a time out and when the game resumed, they placed pressure on their opponent. This is when the game became sloppy on the Eagles’ side.

As their opponent stepped up their defense line, UTM struggled, giving away fouls and free throws.

The fans complained at the many fouls that were called during the game. By the end of the second half, the amount of fouls reached 48.

Two players, Julian Gentles and Ambrish Patel from the UTM Eagles, were dismissed off the court after receiving five fouls.

“I didn’t know if I was watching a basketball game or a wrestling match.

The game was extremely sloppy,”

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Eagles #33 Andre Woodroffe goes up for a shot against Woodsworth College.

Eagles reaction to 77 74 loss.

said Eagles fan Kerian Ross.

Rowdy fans filled the RAWC gym in an attempt to motivate the home team, booing at the other team and shouting, “Get some glasses” at the two referees when they made foul calls in favor for Woodsworth College.

As the Eagles struggled to communicate with one another, Woodsworth College took over the lead during the second period.

the season came when it mattered the most.

As fans left the gymnasium, the Eagles stayed behind, shaking their heads at their performance. “[Woodsworth College] outplayed and defended us. We didn’t deserve to win because we didn’t play the way we normally do,” said point guard Kent Bray.

“I’m disappointed. [The Eagles] did not play with heart and desire. I

Keeping the momentum high, they tuned out the crowd and kept the ball moving. With 42.6 seconds left in the second period, Kent Bray scored a three pointer and tied the game to create an opportunity for victory in overtime.

Unfortunately, the Eagles simply could not perform in the clutch and ended up losing a 77-74 heartbreaker against a very competitive Woodsworth team. Their only loss of

have seen them play way better. We beat this team earlier on in the season by 15 points, and the team thought they could win easily,” said Eagles coach Ammar Askary. “No heart. That’s why we didn’t win.”

Woodworth’s Bador Alagraa stood proudly with his winning. “We lost last year in overtime by three points.

We wanted to win, so we regrouped and played defensively,” said Alagraa.

Elimination of headshots: a neccessity for NHL In wake of the Matt Cooke hit on Marc Savard, the NHL needs to impose a strict rule to deter hits to the head WILLIAM ROBERTSON ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR In a rule-changing event for the hockey world, the NHL proposed last week that “a lateral, back pressure or blindside hit to an opponent, where the head is targeted and or the principal point of contact is, not permitted. A violation of the above will result in a minor or major penalty and shall be reviewed for possible supplemental discipline."

The tentative decision was announced in the wake of a general manager’s meeting that was itself prompted by a controversial decision not to suspend a player who blindsided another. On March 7, the Penguins Matt Cooke blindsided Bruins star Marc Savard, giving him a Grade II concussion and putting him off the ice for the remainder of the season and playoffs.

Cooke isn’t a first time offender. In late November, Cooke was suspended two games for a deliberate check to the head on New York Rangers forward Artem Anisimov.

Yet, to everyone’s surprise, Cooke did not receive a suspension.

“If a guy gets hurt like that with a shot to the head, there's got to be something. Actions happen. Guys don't mean to hurt each other, but they do. You got to pay a price for that,” said Bill Guerin, Cooke’s teammate, in an interview with CTV. Despite the rule change, many argue that the instructions themselves are ambiguous. Who decides whether it is worthy of a major or minor penalty? What is the supplementary discipline? Suspensions? Fines?

Players and analysts around the NHL have questioned the rule due to its lack of clarity. The general managers will need to sit down again and rework this rule in the next few years.

There should be a mandatory fiveminute major, an automatic two-game suspension and a set list of fines for blindside hits to the head.

If the NHL wants to rid the league of blindside headshots, only a clear rule will do so, not another vague rule in the NHL rule book.

The league needs to smarten up and make a black and white rule with clear consequences to deter hits to the head.

If they do not act soon, players will continue to engage in violent acts, especially come playoff time.

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Boston Bruins Marc Savard (left) and New York Rangers Artem Anisimov (right) have both fallen victim to Matt Cooke’s violent antics.

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Majors squeeze by Icedogs in season finale Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors cap off record breaking season with 2 1 victory on Sunday ANDREW TYSIAK SPORTS EDITOR

Fans here to celebrate Fan Appreciation Day filled the seats of the Hersey Centre for the Mississauga St. Mike’s Majors final regular season game Sunday afternoon. Despite their mediocre play of late, the Majors did not disappoint and awarded their fans with a hard fought 2-1 victory.

The first period saw sloppy play from both teams, with the game stuck at a scoreless draw. Both teams made fanned passes and took lazy penalties early in the frame. Icedogs defensemen Simon Gronvaldt had trouble keeping his balance and had several uncontested falls throughout the period, much to the amusement of several Majors fans at the Hershey Centre.

The highlight of the period came when Majors captain and UTM student Cameron Gaunce smashed an Icedog victim hard into the boards, almost knocking the plexyglass off its hinges. The crowd erupted into a frenzy and provided the game with its first boost of energy.

Despite the lacklustre play, there were a few close scoring chances in the period. The first chance came midway through the first on a Major’s powerplay. During a two on one break, Majors left winger Riley Brace elected not to pass the puck and riffled a wrist shot that faintly missed the top corner of the net by a few inches. The Icedogs had a chance of their own off a breakaway that resulted from a questionable giveaway by Majors defensemen Blake Parlett.

Fortunately for the Majors, goaltender J.P. Anderson came up strong and snagged the deke attempt to keep the score tied.

The second period differed greatly from the first and was characterized

by rough and chippy play. This was evident when Majors Dustin Ekelman and Icedogs Freddie Hamilton let their tempers get the best of them and nearly got into a fight around the face-off circle before the puck was even dropped for the second period.

The shove fest was eventually contained by the referees, and play resumed.

The period was also full of offense, with all three of the games goals were scored during the 20-minute span.

The visiting Icedogs got on the board first when a nice passing play in front

able to take the 2-1 lead off a Jordan Mayer slapshot. Notching his 31st goal of the season, Mayer currently leads the Majors with goals scored, two more than Devante Smith-Pelly, who has tallied 29 of his own.

The late period goal turned out to be the dagger for the visiting team, especially since the Majors have only lost two games (none in regulation) this season when leading after two periods.

The Icedogs were unable to capitalize on the two powerplay opportunities they had in the third period and ended up losing by a slim 2-1 margin.

The loss caps off a disappointing week for the Icedogs, who lost both of their scheduled matches to the Majors, including a 2-1 shootout loss on Thursday.

The Majors ended their season with an impressive 42-20-4-2 record, setting a record in franchise wins. They

are in sole possession of third place in the Eastern Conference and are set to face the sixth seeded Peterborough Petes in the first round of the playoffs.

The Majors first playoff game will be at the Hershey Centre on Friday March 19 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased by contacting the Majors office at 905-502-7788 ext.1. Fans can also purchase tickets on ticketmaster.ca or from the Hershey Centre Box Office.

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Majors #24 Gregg Sutch checks Icedogs #26 Matt Petgrave into the boards. of the net resulted in an easy tap-in goal for Matt Petgrave, scoring his sixth of the season.

Less than three minutes later, Majors defensemen Blake Parlett answered back with a hard earned powerplay goal off a big rebound.

Icedog’s goaltender Mark Visentin was unable to handle the immense pressure and the goal led to a sudden change in momentum for the home team.

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