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Campus police take down discriminatory posters on campus U of G groups take firm stance against all forms of oppression PAT R I C K S U T H E R L A N D

containing hateful messages, targeted at various groups and identities, were removed by Campus Police the morning of Thursday, Nov. 16. The posters were attached to bike shelters, garbage cans, and tables outside the Science Complex and MacNaughton Building. Additional posters were also found off campus. Speaking about the incident via email correspondence, Central Student Association (CSA) president, Chelsea Mulvale, told The Ontarion that “the CSA is firm in its stance against all forms of oppression, including, but not limited to, Islamophobia, transphobia, homophobia, xenophobia, antisemitism, and anti-black racism.” Brenda Whiteside, associate vicepresident (student affairs), affirmed the university administration’s position that “U of G is a community committed to civility and mutual respect and, as such, will not tolerate disrespectful or hurtful actions.” Lidia Fourcans, organizational and outreach coordinator for the Guelph Resource Centre for Gender Empowerment and Diversity (GRCGED), also spoke to The Ontarion about the incident.

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Hateful posters were found outside the science complex and MacNaughton building. PHOTO BY PATRICK SUTHERLAND

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“Right now, social media is providing an outlet for students and the community in general to actually see what’s happening,” said Fourcans. “Now it’s right there in front of us so that visibility actually changes completely the way we perceive things. It gives us the opportunity to actually do something about it, like take action rather than just pretend that doesn’t happen here.” Rachel Schenk Martin, events and fundraising coordinator for GRCGED, agreed, adding, “You can’t fight something that you don’t know exists.” Fourcans also highlighted that GRCGED operates as a safe space for people on and off campus who might feel unsafe. T ho s e w it h a ny infor mation regarding this incident are encouraged to contact Campus Community Police at ext. 52245. Mulvale encourages those who were distressed by the posters to seek support from the following organizations:

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Senate to discuss fall reading week CSA hopes to keep students informed

You can have both, it’s not one or the other

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THE DISCUSSION of a fall reading week continues this month, as the issue will be considered at the Nov. 27 senate meeting. The University of Guelph currently has the shortest fall study break in the province, with only one day of cancelled classes on the Tuesday following the Thanksgiving long weekend. The renewed discussion of the fall break comes at a time when universities are scrambling to address mental health issues on campus. Four U of G students took their own lives in the 20162017 school year.

“We owe it to students to show that we are taking concrete action to improve mental health on campus,” said Becca Cheskes, CSA vice president academic. “Especially in the wake of all the shit of last year. This is a concrete thing that could happen.”

There is some debate as to how effective a fall reading week would be in improving student mental health. When the Mental Health Advisory Committee put forward the proposed four-day break, they refrained from endorsing it, saying that no empirical evidence exists to prove that an extended break would work. U of G registrar, Ray Darling,

BECCA CHESKES CSA VICE PRESIDENT ACADEMIC

A survey regarding a potential fall reading break was distributed to U of G students in early November. PHOTO BY ALORA GRIFFITHS

who previously oversaw the extension of fall breaks at Wilfrid Laurier University and the University of Waterloo, acknowledged that point in an email to The Ontarion. “I believe that such an important decision should be evidence based, so it is important to consider whatever evidence is available,” said Darling. The evidence supporting an extended break is mostly qualitative. For instance, a study at Brock University, which has a full four-day break, found that 91 per cent of Brock students felt the extended break helped them deal with their school stress.

Cards Against Humanity buys section of US-Mexico border Game company sells politically charged Christmas gift SIERRA MCEWEN

EACH YEAR, the creators of the raunchy adult card game, Cards Against Humanity (CAH), sell out their “surprise” Christmas gifts to fans. According to CNN, this year, the campaign sold out only hours after the Chicagobased company launched its “America-saving” products. According to The Washington Post, the company purchased vacant land along the US-Mexico border; their plan being to split

this land into plots and give customers individual sections, as illustrated on a map. The company claims that they have “retained a law firm specializing in eminent domain.” The hopes of this holiday campaign are to make this a time-consuming legal battle between President Trump and the many people who have made the purchase. On the first day, customers will receive a map of the land and a certificate of CAH’s promise to fight the wall. Participants will receive the rest of the surprises in the mail throughout the month of December. The eye-catching slogan, “Cards Against Humanity saves America,” was plastered all over social media and the company’s website on Nov. 15. On their website, they wrote: “Donald Trump is a

“The issue is whether there is enough evidence out there to convince people to support expanding the fall break,” said Darling, “[or,] alternatively, given the lack of evidence, would people be comfortable trying a longer break on a pilot basis, which is what many other schools have done.” Cheskes and the CSA collaborated with administrators to poll students on the issue. The Office of Students Affairs distributed a survey to students in an email in early November. Now, Cheskes thinks that the survey didn’t give students the full picture. “The questions in the survey didn’t

preposterous golem who is afraid of Mexicans, he is so afraid that he wants to build a twenty-billion dollar wall that everyone knows will accomplish nothing.” This holiday launch comes as a bit of a surprise, as their previous holiday campaigns have mostly been elaborate pranks. In 2015, the company sold a box with nothing inside, and made over $50,000; last year they made $100,000 to ‘dig a hole to nowhere,’ according to CNN. However, this is not the first time CAH has gone political. In 2016, co-founder Max Temkin contributed to the making of billboards in Dearborn, Michigan. According to Global News, one of them read, “Donald Trump can’t read this, but he is scared of it anyway,” in Arabic.

Donald Trump is a preposterous golem who is afraid of Mexicans. CARDS AGAINST HUMANITY

really capture the thing being proposed in a clear way for students who just didn’t have the context to begin with,” said Cheskes.

The survey listed the options for offsetting the time lost by cutting four days of classes, including holding Sunday exams, starting classes earlier, and trimming the winter break. To busy students who didn’t read the explanatory document attached to the email, those options would be incomprehensible, said Cheskes. Both Darling and Cheskes noted that while some students have expressed concern about a fall reading week cutting into the winter break, the proposed

options involving Sunday exams would allow for the winter break to remain unaltered. “You can have both, it’s not one or the other,” said Cheskes. The CSA touched on the fall break at their Nov. 15 town hall meeting. The University of Guelph Faculty Association (UGFA) opposes running exams on Sundays. “It would effectively mean that faculty could be carrying out teaching duties seven days a week,” said UGFA president, Bill Cormack, in an email. “While students (and many of their professors) may welcome a full week break in the fall term, they may not be so happy with starting earlier or ending later,” said Cormack. Following the Nov. 27 senate discussion, a motion to extend the break may be put forward as early as February.

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College Strike update Students finally back in school T I A N N N A N TA I S AFTER FIVE WEEKS of striking, college students and faculty across Ontario returned to school on Nov. 21 after the provincial government passed back to work legislation over the weekend. After college faculty voted overwhelmingly against the contract proposal before them, Wynne’s government determined it was necessary to introduce back to work legislation in order to save the semester. • The College Student Alliance stated on their Facebook page that students will have two weeks to decide whether or not to proceed with the semester. Should they decide to withdraw, they will receive

a full tuition refund • Minister Deb Matthews and the Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Develo p me nt h a v e c r e a t e d a Student Support Fund to help students who have faced significant financial burden due to the strike • Classes will run until Dec. 22, and many programs will be skipping their winter reading break as well as extending classes into the spring • NDP leader Andrea Horwath says this bill was not the best option, as the legal right to strike is protected, and it does not address the fact that 70 per cent of college faculty are part-time

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U of G professors named to the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists Induction ceremony to take place Nov. 24 J O N AT H A N M A R U N - B AT I S TA

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three University of Guelph professors received the honour of being named to the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists. The College was created in 2014 by the Royal Society of Canada to recognize academics whose work has made exceptional contributions to their fields within 15 years of completing their doctoral degrees. Out of 242 nominees, and 70 chosen candidates, professors Carla Rice, Andrew MacDougall, and Nigel Raine were named to the College. Chosen candidates are to be officially inducted on Nov. 24 at a ceremony in Winnipeg, Man. In the words of Malcolm Campbell, vice-president of research, “Professors MacDougall, Raine, and Rice epitomize University of Guelph’s strengths as a researchintensive university.” PRO FESSOR CAR L A R IC E

Carla Rice is a faculty member of the College of Social and Applied Human Sciences and the founding director of the newly established ReVision: The Centre for Art and Social Justice. The centre is focused on the use of arts-informed and community-engaged research methods to foster inclusive communities, well-being, equity, and justice.

Professor Carla Rice

Professor Andrew Macdougall

Professor Nigel Raine

Rice’s work is centered on the transformation of professional care encounters for people with disabilities and differences as well as the representation of indigenous voices and perspectives in educational and artistic processes and practices. She has also worked to develop feminist and disabilityfocused creative research practices. In the past five years, Rice has also founded the Revisioning Differences Media Arts Laboratory (REDLAB), which seeks to explore how communities use arts-informed research to advance social inclusion and justice. During this period, Rice has also published three books, 32 papers in refereed journals, produced an archive of over 300 films, and has delivered more than 100 presentations. Rice still regards herself as “a modest

witness,” emphasizing that her work is about centering the voices of people who have been neither seen nor heard. Rice told The Ontarion that she chose the University of Guelph because of “its focus on inclusivity, diversity, and interdisciplinarity,” all qualities she believes are key to advancing research with long-term societal impacts. Presently, Rice is working on two projects that will generate a great deal of collaborative research over the next seven years, granting exciting opportunities to engage with different artistic media for research. Rice told The Ontarion via email correspondence that she hopes that through her field of work she will continue to “reach new audiences, make new connections that help to build a more inclusive world, and generate research that

shifts the paradigms and lenses we use to view difference.” P ROF ESSOR A ND REW M ACD OUG A LL

Andrew MacDougall is a faculty member of the department of integrative biology. MacDougall’s work is focused on how global environmental change transforms fundamental processes in relation to diversity maintenance and ecosystem function in plant, insect, and fish communities. In his lab, he also works on a wide range of global change issues. His work includes testing key drivers of plant invasions in North America as well as how habitat loss and nutrient pollution interact to drive species loss in plant and insect communities.

A dd it iona lly, MacD oug a ll has worked on the question of how land management on farms affects ecosystem services, such as soil and carbon storage and pollination. MacDougall told The Ontarion that what appealed to him the most about the University of Guelph was a “great department with one of the largest concentration of ecologists and evolutionary biologists in Canada.” In the future, MacDougall made it clear that the focus of his research would not be changing. Along with his colleagues, he was excited about a new collaborative research opportunity with farmers of southern Ontario (ALUS Canada), which would allow for the detailed examination of the provision of ecosystem services on conventional farms. PROF ESSOR NIG EL RA INE

Nigel Raine, who immigrated to Canada from the U.K. just three years ago, is a professor of environmental sciences at the University of Guelph. He is also the holder of the Rebanks Family Chair in Pollinator Conservation, studying pollinator behaviour, ecology, and conservation research. He told the Universit y of Guelph that “Around a third of the food we eat depends on the activity of pollinators,” adding, “It is imperative we understand the interacting factors driving global pollinator declines.” Raine did not provide a comment to The Ontarion at the time of publishing.

Central Student Association talks lawsuit at town hall University of Guelph refuses to remit collected fees T I A N N N A N TA I S & C H E RY L V E R S C H U E R E N

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Nov. 15, the Central Student Association (CSA) hosted a town hall meeting at the Brass Taps Campus Pub. To begin the evening, each CSA executive member took a few minutes to highlight their individual projects for the year. Although unable to attend the meeting, the policy and transition officer left a report of her activities to be presented to students as well. The main point of interest during

this once-a-semester meeting was the ongoing lawsuit between the University of Guelph and the CSA, Canadian Federation of Students (CFS), and Canadian Federation of Students-Ontario (CFS-O). The battle began as a feud between the CSA and the CFS regarding autonomy; however, the CSA and CFS/CFS-O were able to settle the original dispute in 2012, deciding that the CSA would remain part of CFS/

CFS-O and the University would continue to collect student fees to be remitted to the Canada-wide student organization. Although the University continued to collect these fees until 2012, they refused to remit the fees collected during the time of the lawsuit and refused to collect any further fees after 2012. The settlement on the table at this time would obligate the University to remit to CFS/CFS-O, the fees they had collected during the 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 academic years. It would also mean that CFS student fees will be collected again starting in summer 2018. The exact amount of these fees has not been determined, but

according to the CSA vice president of student experience, Emily Vance, they should be somewhere between $8 and $10. The CSA board of directors voted on this agenda item at the Nov. 22 board meeting. Board members were present at the meeting to gage student opinions on the settlement options. During the town hall, questions were also posed regarding a potential increase in CSA student fees in the coming year. While no final decision has been announced as of yet, the CSA executive stated that this is a possibility. Other priorities of the CSA this semester include a 24-hour study space and a possible fall reading

break. If you have your own grievance or suggestion, they strongly urge you to come to their office in the University Centre and speak to their staff.

THE PLAYERS Central Student Association (CSA) Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) Canadian Federation of Students-Ontario (CFS-O)

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Women in municipal politics share advice the many challenges that they faced throughout their careers. For Fonseca, her biggest challenge was overcoming the label of “politician’s wife.” For many years, Fonseca’s husband served as a Liberal MPP, and later, as a cabinet minister. In public, many people did not take her political aspirations seriously, but Fonseca wanted to run on her own merit and to build off of her community involvement as an activist. A major challenge for Farbridge was introversion. She was naturally an introvert from a science background who feared public speaking. However, she continued to serve Guelph as a successful mayor. There are numerous ways you can lend your support to women running for office, including donating to their campaigns and helping develop campaign strategies.

Ask a Female Politician event educates and inspires HANNAH RUUTH

ON TUESDAY, NOV. 14,

female leaders in municipal government came together to encourage women in politics at Innovation Guelph. The event, “Raising Women’s Voices: Ask a Female Politician,” included a keynote presentation from Karen Farbridge, followed by a panel featuring:

• Karen Farbridge former mayor of Guelph • Brenda Halloran former mayor of Waterloo • Chris Fonseca Mississauga Ward 3 councillor • Leanne Piper Guelph Ward 5 councillor

The panel was followed by an audience question and answer period. The event was supported by

Former Guelph mayor Karen Farbridge delivered keynote. PHOTO PROVIDED BY KAREN FARBRIDGE

Zonta, the Canadian Federation of University Women Guelph (CFUW), the People and Information Network (PIN), and the Rhyze Project. Common themes that arose among these extremely successful

women were that they were all inspired by injustices that had occurred in their community and they were all encouraged and supported by their communities to run for office. Speakers shared with attendees

There are also resources online, such as www.fcm.ca, where people can watch webinars on supporting women in politics.

ADVICE FROM THE PANEL FOR WOMEN CONSIDERING A RUN FOR OFFICE:

BRENDA HALLOR AN Before becoming a candidate, ask yourself, “Why are you running?”

LEANNE PIPER Consider, “What are your values? How do I translate these values?” Never vote for something you can’t explain to your grandchild.

CHRIS FONSECA Be true to yourself, trust your gut, and go to campaign school.

Government releases mandate tracker halfway through term New web page designed to measure government’s progress CAELAN BEARD

LAST WEEK , the government of Canada launched a new mandate tracking webpage that’s intended to help Canadians hold the government accountable. The webpage — called the Mandate Letter Tracker — will display the progress and completion of the 364 commitments found in the mandate letters Prime Minister Trudeau wrote to his cabinet ministers shortly after the Liberals won their majority government in 2015. Part of the tracker’s purpose is tied into an approach called “deliverology.” According to CBC, deliverology was developed by an advisor to Tony Blair’s Labour government in the United Kingdom, and aims to prioritize the delivery of policy and the measuring of results. With their mandate let ter tracker, the Liberals are now trying to embrace that approach

by quantifying both how many promises they’re keeping, as well as the effects these contributions are having on well-being across Canada. Some critics, including CBC columnist Robyn Urback, point to the fact that the mandate tracker doesn’t track actual promises that the Liberals made to Canadians and that doing so would result in many more promises that have been abandoned. Additionally, they point to the category of “underway with challenges” as probably meaning “definitely not going to happen.” In this category is the government’s promise to balance the budget by 2019-2020 as well as the national inquiry for missing and murdered indigenous women. Recently, Maclean’s identified the inquiry as being dragged up into bureaucratic chaos and personal conf lict, with some Indigenous leaders and advocates calling for the inquiry to have a “hard reset” and to mitigate the damage that’s already been done. Me a nw h i le , t he m a nd a t e tracker, or as Urback puts it, the Liberals’ own “self-focused, self-issued, self-completed report card,” will continue to be updated over the next two years.

Federal government’s new webpage tracks 3 64 commitment s found in cabinet mandate letters . PHOTO BY ALORA GRIFFITHS

TRACKER BY THE NUMBERS The Mandate Letter Tracker currently lists commitments as follows:

66 “fully met” 218

“underway on track”

“underway with challenges”

“not being pursued”

The “not being pursued” category includes the promise of electoral reform, one of Trudeau’s main campaign promises, which garnered much dispute after Trudeau announced that they were abandoning the goal last February.

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Mental health initiative to promote textual healing

Zara factory workers leave notes for help in clothes

Canada and China

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Looking beyond the threads and to mistreatment FIONA CASHELL

team up on new text-based mental health project TA S H A FA LC O N E R

Would you text for mental health? | PHOTO BY ALORA GRIFFITHS

is hoping to use technology to create efficient and timely access to mental health treatment. As part of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), Canada and China have offered to fund the beginning stages of a five-year project called EMBED. A press release from the Mood Disorders Society of Canada (MDSC) states that the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the National Natural Sciences Foundation of China have put forward a $2.15 million grant. W hat exactly the EMBED project will look like is up in the air right now. The MDSC press release suggests that apps, text messaging, and electronic medical records may be part of the solution. In an interview with The Ontarion, Guelph MP Lloyd Longfield stated that although “apps [are] part of it… we won’t know what [the solutions] are until we see what [EMBED is] delivering.” Longfield noted that the MDSC has been working for two years to lead the discussion about what this project could be, but there has been no funding until this point. He added that “this funding is just to start pulling everything together. Then proposals will have to come forward next year.” The first step is to do research on what online mental health help looks like. Longfield noted that more funds will be needed to build the infrastructure following the research stage. The MDSC press release notes that some of the issues that Canada and other APEC countries are facing include a lack of resources and time to spend with patients, particularly in remote areas. In a n int er v iew w ith T he Ontarion, Longfield noted that this project helps to solve those problems by creating an “ease of accessing services in real time

without having to make appointments,” as well as “meeting somebody on their preferred way of being met.” Longfield stated that this initiative is for “anybody that uses mobile devices,” but that “youth mental health is one area of concern.” He also stated that this project will be beneficial for those with accessibility issues and people in remote locations. The program will speak to people “on their platform, versus having to move them into buildings,” stated Longfield, adding that they are aware of the problems, “but we’re trying to be innovative about working on them.” O nc e re sea rch ha s det ermined how to best implement evidence-based programs around technology and mental health, it will be easier for similar programs to be developed worldwide. The implications of this project are potentially huge, as its intended scope is wide; APEC includes 21 countries, with a total population of 2.8 billion people. Canada is taking a leadership role to improve mental health. In 2015, APEC created a digital hub to promote research on mental health. The hub is hosted in Canada by the University of British Columbia, University of Alberta, and MDSC. The hub allows for international best practices to be created.

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U of G Hackathon Earlier this year, the University of Guelph held their annual hackathon using the topic of mental health. The hackathon asked students to create ideas to improve ment a l hea lth suppor t s using technology. CBC and Guelph Today reported on some of the submissions, including a Tinder-style app called Proximity, for friends who can talk about mental health and a system identifying students who may be struggling through sudden changes in their grades. The winning submission was an app called Guelph Cares, which would connect experienced volunteers with students. A lot of the ideas at the hackathon aimed to help students before they reach a crisis. The University of Guelph plans to work with some of the groups to develop their ideas so that they can be used on campus.

This project will be beneficial for those with accessibility issues and people in remote locations.

across Istanbul this month, shoppers have been finding surprising and disturbing notes in their clothes from Zara, a Spanish clothing retailer. According to BBC News, these notes include messages such as, “I made this item you’re going to buy, but I did not get paid for it!” The notes, which have been tucked into pockets or folded into seams of clothing on display, have been left by previous employees of the Istanbul-based manufacturer Bravo Tekstil, CBC reports. Before the factory closed down abruptly in July 2016, it supplied clothing to Zara, Mango, and Next, who are all owned by the parent company Inditex. The former employees claim that they were not paid leading up to the closure of the factory and have not been paid since. Inditex claims that they paid Bravo Tekstil and that the funds not being passed on to workers is out of their control. The parent company has also set up a fund to help compensate workers for lost wages. However, according to a representative of Disk Tekstil, the union representing Bravo Tekstil workers, the “hardship fund” is projected to only cover a quarter of the losses claimed by these workers.

Around the world, factory workers for the fast fashion industry face similar poor working conditions every day. From the collapse of Rana Plaza in Bangladesh in 2013, to locking factory workers inside at night, the industry that earns millions of dollars for their clients is riddled with human rights abuses. As consumers, it can be difficult to determine which brands use ethical means of production. Retailers typically outsource production to third party manufacturers, who may pass down their work to smaller companies. Due to this distribution of work, it can be difficult to track where the abuses are coming from. One step consumers can take to help the issue is buying second hand clothes whenever possible. Further, consumers can choose to buy less when they must buy new and support initiatives that advocate for workers’ rights. According to BBC, Bravo Tekstil workers hope that this campaign will raise awareness for their situation, enlighten the public to their mistreatment, and apply pressure to Inditex to follow through with their promises.

PHOTO COURTESY OF ZARA

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Shrek the Musical welcomes you to the swamp RCMPI transforms Guelph into the city of Duloc K AREN K . TR AN

ON THE RADAR

Normally, RCMPI would have a cast of about 50 for their fall production, but this year they loved everyone who auditioned so much that they have more than 70 cast members for Shrek the Musical.

Compiled by Will Wellington

CHARLES MANSON

Cult leader, murderer, and cultural icon Charles Manson died this Sunday of natural causes at 83. In the late ’60s, the “Manson Family” killed nine people including American actress Sharon Tate. Manson served life in prison and was denied parole 12 times.

Every character has their makeup carefully prepared.

Actors get themselves ready backstage at the River Run Centre.

Costume designer Sandra Conway made many of the outfits that are featured in the show.

Shrek lets one rip on stage. Oy Shrek!

The age range of the cast members varies from young children to adults in their 60s and 70s.

The scene changes, which involve dozens of sets and handcrafted props, are managed by set designer Victoria Harrop.

#METOO

Allegations of sexual misconduct continue to engulf the American political and entertainment elite. Most recently, women have come forward with accusations against TV host Charlie Rose, journalist Glenn Thrush, and senator Al Franken. MEEK MILL

Fellow rappers Drake and Jay-Z have come out in support of Meek Mill following his imprisonment. On Nov. 6, Mill was sentenced to two to four years for violating probation. In a New York Times op-ed, Jay-Z wrote, “Probation is a trap.” JUSTICE LEAGUE

Justice League opened this weekend to disappointing figures. The team superhero flick raked in $280 million worldwide, the worst opening weekend of any DC Extended Universe feature. The film received middling reviews.

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Mark Zuehlke talks Canadian military history Why the untold stories of WWII

The study of history gives us that context whereby our decision-making can be more informed.

matter LESLIE THOMPSON

is known as one of Canada’s best military historians. In his Canadian Battle Series, he researches lesser-known episodes in Canadian military history. We asked Zuehlke about his latest book in the series, Cinderella Campaign, and why talking about history is as important as ever. Leslie Thompson: When and how did you become so interested in Canadian military history? Mark Zuehlke: My interest dates back to when I was a young boy and my great uncle Fred would come to visit. He’d lost an arm at Vimy Ridge, and because he worked with helping WWII veteran amputees learn to cope with this he was not reluctant to talk about his war experiences. And I was enthralled and recognized that these stories were important beyond just his personal experiences. He was talking for a generation. LT: What was your inspiration to create the battle series? MZ: It all started in a legion in Kelowna, many years ago and far away, as they say, [with] me — a twenties-some chap who thinks

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Zuehlke’s books highlight lesser-known battles. PHOTO PROVIDED BY MARK ZUEHLKE

he knows a lot about Canadian military history — listening to two Loyal Edmonton Regiment vets talking about Ortona. And I knew nothing about this battle, so I went looking for a book on it. And none was to be found beyond a couple where [the battle] appears in overview works on the whole Italian campaign. Somebody needs to write a book about this, I grumbled. Then [I] thought, “I’m a journalist, I have a history BA, I know a bit about military history. So why

not me?” And the rest is history. Ortona was successful, it became a Canadian bestseller, and this gave me the courage to continue. I’m fortunate to have a publisher who also believes this is important. LT: There are an incredible number of books in the series — what motivates you to keep writing them? MZ: I feel the history of Canada’s army in WWII has been very neglected, particularly by historians in our Allied nations, but

also here at home. Many of these books are about battles that have been largely forgotten, and I see it as a duty really to bring them back into the light of our national consciousness. LT: Can you tell us why the First Canadian Army thought of themselves as the “Cinderella Army?” MZ: As they came out of Normandy they were given the tough job of guarding the Allied left flank by advancing up the coast. This was rougher terrain than the British or Americans were encountering inland, so they moved slow while the other two were swanning along. Americans liberated

Paris, Brits [liberated] Brussels. At the same time the Americans and British had priority on transport and supply. [The Canadians] were told to do the grunt work, given precious little to work with, and [they] got no glory! Sort of like Cinderella — so Canadian officers started calling themselves the Cinderella Army. LT: Unfortunately, we are starting to lose the last of the Greatest Generation. Were you able to speak to any First Army veterans? MZ: Only two for this book. But fortunately there were a lot of interviews in other collections that I was able to draw on, and there were a lot of reports and interviews with soldiers collected by the army at the time or shortly thereafter. So there was no shortage of material. Thousands of documents actually. LT: In a day and age where history seems to be repeating itself, why do you think teaching it is important? MZ: That’s why. If we are to understand and competently make decisions about events that are happening today, we have to do so in an informed context. The study of history gives us that context whereby our decision-making can be more informed. Or at least that’s the ideal! The Canadian Army called this process “Lessons Learned.” And our politicians should be looking at those lessons as well.

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Facebook Trending links to Beaverton article Because even Facebook thinks Jordan Peterson is a joke ZOEY ROSS

ON NOV. 11 ,

from around 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., the number nine story on Facebook Trending was “Jordan Peterson.” The University of Toronto psychology professor was indeed in the news for announcing that he was, temporarily at least, backing down from his plans to

launch a controversial website to identify leftist courses and profs. But instead of a real piece, Trending linked to a satirical news article from The Beaverton, filled with fake quotes and a false premise. T h i s c a me o n ly o ne d a y after Facebook founder Mark

Zuckerberg finished a cross country trip across America, touting increased security to help protect the democratic process. “A lot of people come to Facebook every day to help connect with friends and family and while they’re there, people want to share what’s important to them and discuss the most important things going on,” said Zuckerberg in a talk at the University of Kansas on Nov. 10. “It is absolutely our responsibility to protect the security and integrity of that platform, so people can have those discussions.” A c c o r d i n g t o Fa c e b o o k ’s “Trending Review Guidelines,” “Trending topics are detected algorithmically,” then checked for authenticity by a review team. The guidelines stipulate that the “Algorithmically Selected Top Article,” which is approved by the review team, should “not present a hoax or contain demonstrably false information.” The Ontarion reached out to Facebook to find out what happened in this case, but did not receive any comment.

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has been hailed as a true Torontonian supergroup, and for good reason. As the folks from Kazoo!, who are hosting Darlene Shrugg’s gig Nov. 23 at eBar, put it in a recent Facebook post, “While [Darlene Shrugg] is made up of some of our favorite bands like U.S. Girls, Slim Twig, The Highest Order, Fake Palms, [and] Ice Cream, Darlene pack a punch all their own that needs to be seen, heard, and felt.” Drummer Simone Tisshaw-Baril, a.k.a. Simone TB, sits behind the kit for a score of noteworthy groups. She’s also no slouch when it comes to running shows, notably helping plan the six-show closing run of iconic Toronto venue The Silver Dollar back in April. We spoke to TB ahead of Darlene Shrugg’s Guelph appearance about the state of the Toronto music scene. Will Wellington: I was reading an article about The Silver

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Dollar closing and it was interesting to me how much of a pillar Dan Burke was in the communit y. How does the Toronto music scene work? Who are the pillars of that community now? Simone TB: As for any city, it’s ever-flowing. There’s always been a shift. Right now, it feels like a strange time. I feel like there are a couple different [old] guards still around. Some older people, some younger people coming in. I’m getting older myself, so I’m less in touch with some of the younger bands coming up. It’s been really hard with a lot of venues closing. That’s one of the things that was highlighted with the Dollar. That was one of the clubs where Dan [Burke], as a booker, really booked in a traditional sense that most people don’t anymore — like, [he] booked with his ear, with his gut feeling, for bands he thought were exciting, thought were interesting, thought deserved a chance, in particular

Simone TB (second from right) anchors Darlene Shrugg’s bombastic rock sound. | PHOTO COURTESY OF COLIN MEDLEY

younger bands. There are certain promoters that go out of their way to do interesting, underrepresented stuff, like Burn Down the Capital. But to be perfectly honest, it’s mostly bands that are putting on the events that matter and are encouraging their contemporaries to work with them. Teenanger are really good with that, putting on their own shows. In The Highest Order we love throwing our own shows. Basically we’d only really work in collaboration with Dan. But — and this is the same

thing when you tour around North America — the role of the promoter has been allowed to shift itself. There’s nothing really in the promotion. They’re not, generally, promoting. I don’t mean to make a sweeping statement, but generally you don’t see posters anymore. It’s almost surprising and encouraging when you go to a place and you see that somebody’s postered. We poster for our own shows, the bands that I’m in, but promoters don’t poster anymore. They expect you, even if you’re not from the town, to use

Facebook and be the promoters, and will message you if you’re not posting enough on your social media. The music industry is in a really sad state right now for a lot of reasons in terms of live music. Check out the full interview at theontarion.com

Darlene Shrugg play the eBar on Thursday, Nov. 23. Their new record, Strawberry Milk, is out now via Upset! The Rhythm.

Kent Monkman crashes Canada 150 with a paintbrush Miss Chief strikes again with Premier’s Award and touring

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I saw Kent Monkman’s work, I was astounded. Complex, but incredibly accessible, Monkman is rocking the Canadian art scene with his gorgeous paintings packed with references to Canadian history from pre-confederation to present day, and to ancient myths and the old masters of Western painting. It’s no wonder that he recently won a Premier’s Award for Excellence in the Arts. He also kicked off a three year, nationwide touring exhibition entitled Shame and Prejudice: A Story of Resilience in January. Commissioned for Canada’s 150, Monkman’s new show seeks to shake up the narrative and get Canadians thinking about the past 150 years — the positive and the sobering. His alter ego, Miss Chief Eagle Testickle (say it out

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Monkman’s paintings tell a bold and ribald take of Canadian history. ART COURTESY OF MISS EUROPE & PHOTO COURTESY OF OVATION MAG

loud), appears as a time-travelling diva, commenting on what she encounters on her travels in the Shame and Prejudice exhibition. It’s a unique queer and indigenous perspective, which makes his work stand out and captures viewers’ imaginations. Robert Enright, an art critic, curator, journalist, and professor at the University of Guelph, interviewed Monkman earlier this year about his Shame and Prejudice tour. “Kent is very intelligent in the sometimes difficult line that he

negotiates between satire and humour and real anger. I think it’s a condition that all Indigenous artists in this country [deal with],” said Enright in an interview with The Ontarion. It’s a fascinating subject, and one to which Enright credits Monkman’s success in gaining the attention and patronage of so many galleries across Canada in this sesquicentennial year. “[History] has to be retold and this is precisely the right year to do it,” said Enright. “I can’t imagine a better

time to look at Canada’s history than a year where we’re celebrating that history.” As both a two-spirited and an indigenous person, Monkman has a unique ability to not only look at history in a new way, but to criticize it and show us an alternate, idealistic scenario through Miss Chief and her interactions with history. “He opens our eyes, and there’s many more eyes looking at that history now because of the kind of work that Kent and artists like him are doing,” said Enright.

Enright mentions an old cliché: that history is “told by the victors, not the vanquished.” “There’s a shift happening,” said Enright, “where the vanquished are positioning themselves, quite properly, in taking the history over.”

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The Making-Box hosts LGBTQ+ showcase Queer comedians share stories and experiences C A R LO S M A N D UJA N O

THE MAKING-BOX comedy theatre presented an LGBTQ+ showcase this Saturday with local

comedians alongside special guests Ashley Moffatt and Brandon Ash-Mohammed. The accessible and gender-neutral show promoted support and inclusion for LGBTQ+ community members, showcasing comedians from all across the sexuality spectrum, without sparing any of them from the jokes. The stand-up show lasted almost two hours, but never felt stale. With a full house to entertain,

the Making-Box program opened with host Hayley Kellett, followed by performances from Heather Macdonald, Suzie Taka, Brandon Ash-Mohammed, Tina Kay, and headliner Ashley Moffatt. Each of the comedians performed for 10-15 minutes, providing their own outlook on day-to-day experiences and sharing their personal stories. Taka, for instance, shared her hilarious experience at an all-women’s gym, calling it the

Sia’s new record adds to the holiday canon Everyday Is Christmas beats the usual yuletide fare SARAH SEUKERAN

to kick off the holiday season than with a brand new Christmas album by a chart-topping pop artist. Everyday Is Christmas is Sia’s first release on Atlantic Records and although the album was criticized by “Grammar Nazis” for its title (“Everyday” should be “Every Day”), few can deny that, musically, it stands out in comparison with other pop Christmas albums in recent years. Sia takes a rare approach to the typical Christmas album with her tracklist consisting of 10 original songs and not a single cover of a Christmas classic. It’s a risky but admirable feature of this project. With this album, Sia really ju s t do e s Sia . She employ s

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many of the same features that she does in her other pop hits: for example, the use of object writing, a style of songwriting where you take an object, emotion, word, or phrase and focus on it using all your senses to write. This is how her hit song “Chandelier” was written and, it seems, how many of the songs on this album were written as well. Songs like “Snowman” and “Snowflake” are great illustrations of this where Sia takes simple objects associated with Christmas and writes beautiful emotional ballads to make you

think about them in a way you never have. Everyday Is Christmas isn’t only filled with emotional ballads though. The album’s first single, “Santa’s Coming For Us,” is a jovial track that sounds modern and fresh while still feeling like a Christmas classic, combining Sia’s reputable rhythmic vocal riffs with sleigh bells and a vibrant brass section. Overall the album presents a perfect mix of holiday cheer, while acknowledging the fact that the holiday season isn’t always peaches and cream. There’s something for everyone on this album, from joy ful, finger-snapping, head-swinging tracks like “Candy Cane Lane” and “Puppies Are Forever,” to haunting ballads like the title-track and “Underneath the Christmas Lights.” There’s even a misfit anthem called “Ho Ho Ho.” I think it’s safe to say that Sia has delivered yet another album we can’t ignore. Everyday Is Christmas is out now via Atlantic.

“closest I’ll ever get to a lesbian separatist society.” Ashley Moffatt, meanwhile, managed to get “Angel” stuck in my head for the rest of the weekend with her pitch perfect and hilarious Shaggy impersonation. The night had a central theme of honesty, with comedians sharing personal aspects of their lives, while making fun of themselves and encouraging the audience to do the same.

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Two Canada West teams, UVic and UBC, battle it out for the first ever national title. UBC would win the match and the gold medal.

he Men’s Rugby University Championships was held this past weekend in classic Canadian Rugby style: it was cold, windy, and the snow fell in a blinding flurry. All of this was the backdrop for elite-level rugby. The tournament was hosted by Rugby Canada and is in its inauguration year, making it the first ever national tournament for men’s rugby in Canada. Rugby Canada decided to institute this tournament to show U Sports, the national governing body for university sport in Canada, that there is interest in national university play. Rugby Canada ensured that all teams met U Sports eligibility

standards. Currently, men’s rugby is not sanctioned by U Sports. The Ontarion spoke to K en G o o d la nd , R u g b y C a na d a’s coordinator for national player development and talent identification, about men’s rugby and U Sports’ sanctioning. “Everybody knows we want it sanctioned and the conversation is happening. So hopefully this helps,” said Goodland. “They see the support this type of tournament is getting, and moving forward from a rugby perspective, how it benefits rugby in Canada and the talent [identification] pathway.”

F RO M P O O L P L AY TO CHAM P I O N SHI P SU N DAY The tournament hosted by the University of Guelph saw six university teams divided into two pools: A and B. The top teams from both pools went on to the gold medal game while the second place teams played for the bronze. Coming out of pool play, the Guelph Gryphons went on to the bronze medal match against the neighbouring McMaster Marauders; the Victoria Vikes went to the gold medal match to face the University of British Columbia (UBC) Thunderbirds. The Vikes won the tiebreaker by defeating the University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) Panthers 95-0 while the Gryphons won their game against UPEI 66-0. The 29-point difference gave the Vikes the tiebreaker since the tournament lacked an overtime. Coming off a brutal 11-11 draw with the Vikes Saturday, the Gryphons were down eight starters in their match against the Marauders. “We had a very rough game against U Vic yesterday,” said Jason Valencia, a sixth year f lanker who didn’t dress on Sunday due to an injury. “We were pretty decimated, unfortunately.”

Graduating seniors receive an honorary Gryphons jersey commemorating their contributions to the men’s rugby program.

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The Gryphons lost the bronze medal match to the Marauders 28-3, but young guys, including many first years, experienced national-level rugby. “Prior to this season, without the national championship, those guys would be trying to get their time next year. So we have an opportunity to get them used to the level of play, and they’ll come in better for it next year,” said Cory Hector, head coach for the Gryphons. UBC would go on to defeat a banged up UVic in the gold medal match, scoring 32 unanswered points in the first half.

CO N CER NS OVE R PL AY ER - SA F ET Y Many questions were raised after a number of injuries, particularly for the Gryphons, in a single game. In four days, teams play up to three 60-minute games or two 60-minute games and one 80-minute game if they reach the gold medal match. As for the teams that make it to the championship games, they can expect to play up to three days in a row without a rest in between. “We came [in] fully knowledgeable of what rugby is and

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I think all the teams have had an unbelievable experience. KEN GOODLAND RUGBY CANADA’S COORDINATOR FOR NATIONAL PLAYER DEVELOPMENT AND TALENT IDENTIFICATION

how much you can take. So it’s kind of a give and take relationship with Rugby Canada. So we tried doing our best to keep ourselves as healthy as possible,” said Valencia. Coach Hector noted that “there could be tweaks to make it more player-friendly,” while acknowledging that the tournament is still in its developmental stage. Hector said that he’s “sure there will be [improvements] in the future.”

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Goodland, the representative for Rugby Canada, noted that one of these possible improvements would be to “stretch it out another day or two so the guys have a little more rest between games.”

PRA IS E FO R GU E L PH AS H O STS T he Cit y of Guelph wa s acknowledged by Goodland, saying that “they did a great job with the facilities,” referring to Alumni Stadium and Varsity Field. “All the comments have been absolutely positive,” Hector said. “The attention to detail by everybody involved in the organization has been amazing. I think all the teams have had an unbelievable experience. [The organizers and volunteers] did us proud.” Those from the top representatives of Rugby Canada down to the coaches and players all celebrated the importance of competitive national play and Guelph’s role in the process. “It’s something we need to keep going, and it’s something we need in this country from a university perspective to get these guys, peer against peer, competition,” Goodland said. “It’s great for rugby. I’ve loved every minute of it.”

MEN’S RUGBY NOT SANCTIONED BY U SPORTS Organizers of the Men’s Rugby Championship argue that the tournament is integral to national player development for fifteens rugby. So why is men’s rugby still waiting to receive U Sports sanctioning? “I don’t know the reason for it, but this is why we’re [creating the tournament]. We want this changed in the future. We want to be moving in that direction. U Sports knows we want to move in that direction,” Goodland told The Ontarion. Some say it is because U Sports policy states that there must be an equal number of men’s and women’s sports to ensure equality and fairness. It is rumoured, however, that football is the outlier that obstructs men’s rugby from entry into U Sports, even though it accepted women’s rugby decades ago. Women’s rugby is currently sanctioned by U Sports and celebrated the 20th anniversary of their national tournament this year at the University of Lethbridge in Alberta. The rumour about football is related to NCA A scholarship limits and Title IX, a regulatory measure introduced by the United States government in the Education Amendments Act of 1972. The Title IX law states: “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.” The law mandates that men and women have an equal opportunity to play, with equal opportunities for scholarships. This prevents schools from overloading all financial resources exclusively to football for monetary reasons

while neglecting women’s sports. Other men’s sports, for example rugby, may (and often do), suffer under top schools that opt for a stronger football program. The rumours that the NCAA scholarship limits or Title IX are the reasons men’s rugby is not sanctioned by U Sports is misinformed, because Canada does not have a equivalent law to Title IX. U Sports, however, does set differing limits for scholarships, depending on the sport, similar to the NCAA. “We don’t have [Title IX]. We don’t have to be forced by a title or government regulation to have equality or equity,” U Sports CEO Graham Brown told The Ontarion. As for the entry of men’s rugby — and other sports that hold what Brown calls “unofficial national university championships” — awaiting a U Sports sanctioning, there is a U Sports sports review “going on right now” that Brown says will hopefully “provide [U Sports] some direction.” “Over the years, there has never been a push to change the structure of U Sports. The sports in there right now [are] the sports that have been there for nearly fifteen years,” Brown said. “There’s a real push right now to see how we can grow U Sports. [...] Rugby, we hope, will become one of the newer sports, and there will be, eventually, an official U Sports men’s rugby championship.” “And that’s the impetus of Rugby Canada working with their partners and sponsors, and some guidance from our office, and certainly the University of Guelph, who were tremendous hosts this past weekend, to try and get men’s rugby in [U Sports],” Brown concluded.

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Gryphons 62, Rams 75 Gryphons 70, Varsity Blues 65 The Gryphons fall to the twotime OUA champions, the Ryerson Rams, at home last Wednesday. The men’s basketball squad recovered on Saturday against U of T with help from the three ball. The win and the loss improve their record to 2-5. WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Gryphons 57, Rams 82 Gryphons 69, Varsity Blues 52 The Gryphons lose at home to a strong Ryerson Rams unit. The Gryphons rebound on Saturday with a shutdown defensive performance. MEN’S HOCKEY

Gryphons 6, Mustangs 4 Gryphons 4, Badgers 2 The Gryphons have won six straight and look to continue steamrolling against Nipissing next Saturday.

The city of Guelph has always been invested in the Special Olympics, participating through dozens of athletes, volunteers, and coaches. PHOTO COURTESY OF SPECIAL OLYMPICS CANADA

Team Ontario gears up for 2018 Special Olympics Canada National Games Over 350 Ontario athletes will travel east for the competition

Women’s Hockey

Gryphons 4, Mustangs 3 (Overtime) Gryphons 0, Badgers 1 The Gryphons fend off the lategame attack of Western to win in overtime last Thursday. The Gryphons could not create any offence and were shutout in a close road game at Brock. MEN’S VOLLEYBALL

Gryphons 3, Lakes 2 The Gryphons defeat Nipissing University in a close rematch of last year’s OUA quarter-final. The win improves the Gryphons’ record to 4-4. WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

Gryphons 1, Lakes 3 The Gryphons lose on the road, but rookie players get a chance to shine. The Gryphons hope to spoil the Ryerson R ams undefeated record this Friday, Nov. 24.

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to improve the sedentary lifestyle of people with intellectual disabilities, the Special Olympics were founded in 1968. Fifty years later, over 900 athletes will compete in the 2018 Special Olympics Canada National Games this summer. The Games are a national sporting event for athletes with intellectual disabilities. Athletes are required to qualify for the meet through competing in various local and provincial tournaments. “Special Olympics competitions are structured so that athletes compete with other athletes of similar gender, age, and ability in equitable divisions,” president and CEO of Special Olympics Ontario, Glenn MacDonell, stated in an interview with The Ontarion. “This makes for exciting competitions.” IN AN EFFORT

T h e re w i l l b e n i n e s p o r t s featured at the Games: 1. Powerlifting 2. Athletics

3. Basketball 4. Bocce 5. Golf 6. Soccer 7. Rhythmic gymnastics 8. Softball 9. Swimming

There is also a separate event where athletes will compete in both five-pin and ten-pin bowling in Prince Edward Island. Team Ontario is the largest team in the Canada National Games, with an astounding 272 athletes travelling to Antigonish, N.S. for the competition. There will also be 92 bowlers from Ontario travelling to P.E.I. to contend for medals. The Guelph-Wellington area i s h o m e t o t h e fo l l ow i n g competitors:

• Eva Bell and Taylor Redmond competing in athletics • Jennifer Allen and Marc Richardson competing in the ten-pin bowling event • A nine player basketball team travelling to the games “ The City of Guelph has been a strong supporter of Special Olympics over the years.

We have a strong volunteer base that helps run and facilitate community sports all year round,“ MacDonell said when asked about Guelph’s involvement with the organization. “The Guelph community has always been welcoming and the hospitality truly showed at the 2016 Special Olympics Ontario Provincial Spring Games, welcoming more than 1,000 athletes and coaches from across Ontario and involving more than 600 local volunteers.” In a media release earlier this month, Chef de Mission of Special Olympics Canada, Juli Prokopchuk Brattan, expressed excitement for the athletes about to set forth on this endeavour.

“This is a once in a lifetime experience for the athletes who have been, and will continue to, train hard to achieve their personal best on the national stage,” Prokopchuk Brattan stated. “This is the largest Team Ontario team to date.” With an astounding half of Ontario’s athletes and coaches attending the 2018 National Games for the very first time, it is safe to say that the level of excitement is quite high. “Imagine the feeling and the look on their faces as they walk into the Opening Ceremony. That moment there is my favourite part,” explained MacDonell. “And despite the competition, Special Olympics athletes have sportsmanship like no other. They are there to not only achieve their personal best, but to make new friends that last a lifetime.” Athletes who successfully qualify from their division at the National Games will have the opportunity to travel to Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, to compete in the 2019 Special Olympics International Summer Games.

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Jordon Smith, Chelsea Riepert, and Matt Hill (from left to right) created a revolutionary app for all music lovers. | PHOTO COURTESY OF JORDON SMITH

U of G students launch new music sharing app Q + A with the co-founders of passtheaux K AREN K . TRAN

U OF G computer science students Matt Hill and Jordon Smith are reimagining the way that music is shared between friends. They’ve created passtheaux, a music sharing platform where a group of friends can add their own favourite songs to a queue, and vote democratically on the next song that plays. The host phone is the only one connected to the speakers through an aux cord or Bluetooth speaker and plays music through its personal library or Spotify account; everyone else can use their phones to contribute to the playlist. The Ontarion had the chance to talk to the co-founders of passtheaux soon after its official release on the App Store. Karen K. Tran: Could you describe what passtheaux is? Jordon Smith: passtheaux is a social music application. The basic concept behind it is if you’re hanging out with some people — be that on a road trip or at a party — in order to listen to something together, the current experience is very cumbersome. So oftentimes

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you’ll get people passing around an aux cord — which is where the name comes from — or disconnecting and reconnecting a Bluetooth speaker to other people’s phones just to get everyone’s music in. Other than that, there’s also people who just hog their music and play whatever they want. So basically what we’re trying to do is make it so that there’s one phone that all the music can play from and everyone else can kind of contribute their favourite music that will be played in the playlist, using their own phone. KT: Why did you find the need to create this app? Matt Hill: Me and Jordon used

to work all the time on school work together and we just found that we were constantly trying to share music together, but the experience kind of sucked. Either he had to hop on my laptop or say, “pause your music, I want to start my song that I want to show you,” and it was just a very cumbersome experience. So we basically developed this application for us. And based off the feedback we got from other people, they’re just like, “This is a really good idea. You guys have to make it into something more.” KT: What do you hope that people get out of using your app? JS: We want people to be able

to share music together, to make it a better experience in general. I think we both share the thought that it would be really nice to have people be able to discover new music through the application by listening to something that they might not have heard of before just by having the input of all their friends and maybe people that aren’t their friends if they’re at a party with people they don’t know. Just getting everyone’s input and being able to hear it and expose people to new types of music that they might not have been before would be a good outcome. KT: What advice do you have for people who might be trying

to come up with their own app? JS: Just go for it. MH: I find having someone who is equally as passionate as you in a different way is good. So me and Jordon bring two different skill sets to the table — I’m a very strong developer, I have a lot of industry experience, and Jordon is very passionate about owning his own company and getting it off the ground. I think with our combined skill set, it makes developing this whole thing a lot more fun. Because without him, I would just have done this as a side project and been like, “Oh whatever.” And if Jordon was doing it, he wouldn’t have something that was nearly as comprehensive. So getting someone who complements you in a really good way is probably the best advice I can give. KT: So don’t do it alone? MH: Yeah, don’t do it alone, it sucks. JS: Absolutely not. Read the full interview at theontarion.com.

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Fried sauce noodles (Zha Jiang Mian)

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IN ORDER to submit an essay before his 5 p.m. deadline, my friend got up at 4 a.m. and began his work without breakfast or lunch on Friday. When he finally submitted his work, he was craving food. Since there was a bottle of yellow bean paste at his home, we decided to cook fried sauce noodles — a traditional and quickcooking homestyle noodle dish from China. In China, we call it Zha Jiang Mian. Besides Peking duck, locals will always recommend this dish to you if you travel to Beijing. You may also find it in Korean restaurants, where it is called jajangmyeon, a Korean-influenced flavour of the same dish created by Chinese immigrants. Yellow soybean paste is the most important sauce in this dish; you can find it in any Chinese supermarket. This dish finishes cooking in about 20 minutes and tastes sweet and sour. I hope you will like this recipe!

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• ½ pound of minced pork • 2 tablespoons of cooking wine • 1 centimeter fresh ginger, chopped into small cubes • 1 tablespoon of white sugar • Small amount of vegetable oil • 3 eggs, stirred in a bowl • 1½ tablespoons of salt • 1 pound of noodles • 1 small bag of bok choy • 1 tablespoon of soy sauce • 2 tablespoons of yellow soybean paste • 1 cucumber, julienned MET HO D 1. Put the

minced pork in a large bowl and add cooking wine, ginger cubes, and sugar. Stir for 3 minutes and set aside. 2. Add oil to a pan. Heat the pan on high heat until hot. Add stirred eggs and salt — make sure that the eggs are in the shape of a flat crepe. Pan-fry until golden

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brown on both sides. Take egg crepe out and cut into thin strips. 3. Boil a pot of water for the noodles. You’ll need about 10 minutes to cook the meat and paste, so depending on how long the noodles will take to cook, plan accordingly. 4. Boil a pot of water for bok choy. Cook bok choy for 1 minute in the boiling water, then set aside. 5. Add oil to a pan. Heat the pan on high heat until hot. Add prepared pork and soy sauce. Fry until the pork is just cooked, then add in the yellow soybean sauce and sugar. Stir-fry for 2 minutes. 6. To serve, put some noodles on the bottom of the plate and cover with veggies and the meat and soybean sauce.

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CSA puts free tampons and pads in women’s washrooms Why this is great, period. M I R A L I A L M AU L A

IF YOU’VE BEEN in a women’s washroom in the University Centre over the past week, you may have noticed a new addition: a machine that dispenses pads and tampons for free. These machines didn’t appear out of the blue. In the winter semester of 2017, the Central Student Association (CSA) posed a referendum question to undergraduate students during their General Election, explained Emily Vance, the CSA’s vice president of student experience. The referendum question asked students if they supported “a mandatory fee of $0.90” in order to freely supply and distribute menstrual hygiene products to its members.

REFERENDUM QUESTION

“Do you support a mandatory fee of $0.90, indexed to the cost of living, per semester for all undergraduate students, with the intention of freely supplying and distributing menstrual hygiene products, including, but not necessarily limited to, tampons and pads, to all its members who experience menstruation across campus to be put in effect at the beginning of the semester in Fall 2017 (inclusive) to be collected only from full-time enrolled undergraduate students?” The referendum was passed with 77 per cent of the vote, wrote Lee Ann Clarke — the CSA’s business manager — in an email to The Ontarion. REFERENDUM RESULTS

Yes: 3427 (77.01%) No: 807 (18.13%) Decline: 216 (4.85%) Ten m a c h i ne s h av e b e en installed in the UC as well as one machine in the Bullring. Products will be available in the machines beginning on Monday, Nov. 20 and will be stocked once per day from Monday to Friday, wrote Clarke. In addition to the machines, “portioned open stock will be distributed every four weeks to the Student

Free tampons and pads are in 11 washrooms in the UC and Bullring as well as other locations like the CSA office. | PHOTOS BY ALORA GRIFFITHS

FoodBank, GRCGED, and the CSA Main Office,” wrote Clarke. It may be unclear at this point why this article is in the opinion section rather than the news section, because this initiative by the CSA is so obviously newsworthy as far as campus events go. However, I felt that there was no way for me to write this article in an objective enough manner for it to be a news story. Actually, there was no way that I wanted to share the side of those who perhaps feel that they shouldn’t have to contribute to others’ menstruation needs. Menstruation is rough. Symptoms like tender breasts, aching limbs, stomach cramps, general weakness, mood swings, and more slowly drain the energy from you. On top of all that, there is constant pressure to do everything

you normally would do — without being able to openly talk about how you feel and why you might need a break. That time of the month is difficult, and not just because we are “PMS-ing,” which people really need to stop saying — but that’s another article altogether. When you’re going through the discomfort associated with having a period, the last thing you want is to not have access to the products you need because you: forgot them at home, ran out due to a heavy flow day, didn’t have the money, or felt too embarrassed to grab a pad on your way to the washroom. Whether you will use these machines or not, you should know that they will be a big help to those who need these products. And that’s something we should all feel good about.

THE COST OF FREE TAMPONS Total annual revenue anticipated from the Menstrual Hygiene Product referendum fee — $33,000 Total approximate cost to purchase and install 11 machines — $6,000 Total cost to each full-time undergraduate student per semester — $0.90 Not having to go home or to the store in the middle of the day because you got your period Not having to ask people to borrow a pad/ tampon when you don’t have one Not having to stuff a bunch of one-ply tissue in your underwear because you don’t have any change — Priceless.

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This year’s top five worst winter fashion trends have to be painful A R I A N A LO N G L E Y

I SPORT the same pair of blue straight-legged jeans, my dad’s belt, a grey hoodie, and a black graphic t-shirt every day. My opinions on fashion don’t carry a lot of weight; however, as I ventured through the mall the other day, I couldn’t help but notice the amount of cheap crap marked as “winter fashion” sold on the racks of every major clothing store. After my brief time at the mall, I feel like I’ve become an aficionado on this winter season’s trends. Here are the top five worst winter fashion trends of 2017. 1. COLD SH OULDE R SWEATERS

The people who invented this obviously got the inspiration during a fight, because of how illogical and spiteful toward the

customer they are. The cut-outs defeat the purpose of a sweater. These absurdist garments don’t belong in any season. These peekaboos are too cold for our harsh Canadian winters, but too warm for summertime leisure. If you have furry shoulders like me, this might be a good option, but I’ll be turning a cold shoulder on this item for the winter. 2. R IPPE D C LOT H ES

Canadian winters are freezing. Why would anyone want ventilation for their pants in minus 40 degree weather? I can’t imagine paying money for a damaged product. If I ripped a pair of pants through wear and tear, I would donate it to Goodwill. Not sell it to someone for $30 like so many shops are trying to do now.

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These garments look like trash and I don’t want to pay money to have my wardrobe reflect how I feel inside. office thought this was a grand idea and shipped it out in bulk to fast fashion retailers. My boyfriend is a carpenter and I have to argue with him to not wear his paint-covered clothes when we go out. This trend only gives him fuel to look even more like a vagrant. These garments look like trash and I don’t want to pay money to have my wardrobe reflect how I feel inside.

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4 . FAU X V E LV E T

My stomach retched when I first saw these pants at Forever 21. I thought someone had vomited on them and put them back in the pile, unbeknownst to store employees. But nope! Some designer at head

Velvet feels like the other side of a velcro pad and washes just as well as one. I cringe at the idea of touching it. By investing in a faux velvet outfit, you’re wasting money on a product that feels

uncomfortable and is useless if you get water on it. The ’90s pioneered many exciting fashion ideas, velvet isn’t one of them and shouldn’t be revived. 5. CORSET STRA PS

I understand the concept behind corset straps. They can be cool on shirts or actual corsets. But why the hell are they on leggings? Leggings are the tightest thing you can possibly buy in clothing stores. Corset straps are meant to pull clothes in and make them tighter, so the idea of them on spandex makes zero sense. And don’t even get me started on wearing mini corsets around t-shirts. It’s the mullet of outfits. Classy in

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the middle, trashy everywhere else. Modern day corset designs capture the look of a confused, time-traveling 1800s courtesan, and that’s not a look I’m going for.

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G grads support that make the everyday experiences here better. On the heels of National Philanthropy Day, when we celebrated donors and volunteers, I hope U of G students realize they are indeed the beneficiaries of incredible alumni generosity.

— LISA HOOD Associate Director; Annual Fund (and proud donor to) University of Guelph

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EDITORIAL

Warped Tour was a rain or shine event, and it was just my luck that it would rain more often than not. It rained heavily on that July day in 2012, which actually caused the festival to temporarily shut down.

Concertgoers were directed to wait out the rain under the Molson Canadian Amphitheatre roof (the tour had relocated to a central Toronto venue for the following

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years instead of opting for the Mississauga parking lot), but some people just packed up and left for the day. The festival organizers had offered free passes to the closest next tour stop in Buffalo, NY, for those who couldn’t handle the rain and wanted to come to the festival another day. I had come prepared with a rain poncho, thanks to the foresight of my mom, so I happily waited in the amphitheatre. A good-natured crowd had formed, spontaneously breaking into a rousing anthem of “O Canada” while we waited for the weather to pass. When it finally did, the festival organizers raced to throw together a new schedule for the set times. Bands were juggled among the stages and set lists had to be cut, but the show went on, even in the rain. Something unique, yet sometimes frustrating, about Warped Tour is that they don’t release their schedule until the morning of, which potentially leads to conflicts. What do you do when two of your favourite bands are playing on different stages at the

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I met Matt Thiessen of Relient K at Warped 2011 (centre), saw Aussie band Tonight Alive perform for the first time at Warped 2012 (left), and crowd surfed during The Wonder Years’ set in 2013 (right).

ike many other teenagers of the self-proclaimed pop punk persuasion, I remember listening to Blink-182’s Take Off Your Pants and Jacket on repeat while I was growing up. One of my favourite songs on that album is “The Rock Show,” in which Mark Hoppus sings, “I couldn’t wait for the summer and the Warped Tour.” So I dreamed about going to Warped Tour, too. In the summer of 2011, that dream finally came true — which was a pretty huge deal for me as I was still in high school. My parents drove my best friend and I to Arrow Hall in Mississauga, one of the biggest parking lots in the GTA. We saw Relient K, A Day to Remember, and Paramore (still my favourite band to this day). There was so much to do — meet and greets, CD signings, and collecting freebies from the sponsored tents. Everyone walked on the same pavement; there was no hierarchy when it came to bands being too good to help with their own stage set up, merch sales, or set time promotion. Band members enjoyed the festival themselves and could be seen walking from tent to tent or watching their friends perform from the side stage. Near the end of the day, I even happened to notice Matt Thiessen of Relient K walking past and snagged a picture with him.

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same time? So 2013 was the year I adopted a more carefree attitude, having been forced to prioritize seeing some bands over others. I saw a wider variety of bands that year, running to and from different stages, catching just bits and pieces of each artist’s set. It rained again in 2014. My sneakers squished all day as I jumped up and down and danced to songs by Real Friends, The Maine, The Story So Far, Yellowcard, Mayday Parade, and PVRIS. I wore the same pair of cerulean blue Converse whenever I went to a concert, and this time was no exception. Throughout the summers, my shoes have been worn down, muddied, and completely soaked. I still have that pair of sneakers in the back of my closet, though I wear them less often now.

The last time I went to Warped Tour was in 2015. I’d arrived with a few of my friends, but I split up with them early in the day to wander off on my own. I saw 18 different bands that day — more

than I’d ever seen in one day. The great thing about the festival was that there was always music playing somewhere on a stage, so there was never an excuse to be bored. Some were good, others I don’t remember as much. Warped Tour skipped having a Canadian stop on the tour in 2016 and 2017. The usual venue was the shared fairgrounds of Molson Canadian Amphitheatre/Ontario Place/Echo Beach, but since Ontario Place was being renovated in the next few years, the festival was left without a suitable venue. All good things have to eventually come to an end. It was recently announced that the 24th anniversary of the Vans Warped Tour in 2018 would be its final run. Luckily for Canadian fans, the 37 date tour includes a return to Toronto on July 17, 2018.

I fell in love with rock music at Warped Tour. Pop punk, alternative, indie, emo — it didn’t matter what you called it — I loved it all. My music tastes have changed since I was a teenager, but I still get that wave of nostalgia when an All Time Low or A Day to Remember song plays on shuffle. I mourn the loss of Warped Tour, for the kids who will start listening to rock music too late and will miss their opportunity to see their favourite bands play, and who will miss out on the great experiences I had. I used to imagine myself in the role of the girl when Mark Hoppus sings, “I fell in love with the girl at the rock show,” during the chorus. Because how exciting would it be to fall in love with a beautiful stranger as your favourite band plays your favourite song? While that never happened, I realize that instead I’ve become the girl who fell in love with the rock show.

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