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BMO donates $1.25 million to U of G
Kelsey Coughlin In the midst of general financial woes, some University of Guelph researchers stand to benefit from a generous monetary donation by the Bank of Montreal. BMO Financial Group is investing $1.25 million in biomaterials research and the university’s efforts to turn crops into green products. The donation will aid in the effort to sustain and grow the agricultural bio-economy. Researchers at the university’s Bioproducts Discovery and Development Centre (BDDC) are using corn, wheat, soy, and other crops
to make car parts, furniture, and building materials. The goal is to find renewable, eco-friendly alternatives to petroleum-based materials in the manufacturing and consumer goods. President Alastair Summerlee said that “the support from BMO will allow our researchers to continue to revolutionize the use of plant materials…[and] will ensure that the University of Guelph retains its position as the global leaders in this field.” The donation made by BMO will help expand the BDDCs research and commercialization facilities and help procure additional cutting-edge research equipment.
The investment will go a long way in aiding in the manufacture of higher-quality green products. Susan Brown, Senior Vice President of the Ontario Regional Division of the Bank of Montreal, explained that “BMO has a deep relationship with the agricultural community, and this donation will help solidify the University of Guelph as a major center for agricultural research across the country.” Currently, the Ontario Agricultural College (OAC) at the University of Guelph is recognized as Canada’s largest and most renowned agricultural college. The OAC is a global leader in education, research, and service in
agricultural and environmental sciences. The BMO donation is intended to spur the evolution of biomaterials research and enhance the value of Ontario’s agriculture sector. This is not the first large-scale monetary donation made by the Bank of Montreal. BMO has engaged in philanthropic activities since 1817, the year it was founded, and has supported the University of Guelph on numerous campaigns since 1969. In honour of the donation, the university plans to name Phase II of the BDDC, currently nearing completion, the BMO Bioproducts Innovation Extension.
The donation is part of the university’s BetterPlanet Project fundraising campaign, which has endeavored to raise $200 million for teaching, research, and student support. Past contributors to the project include Scotiabank who, in 2012, donated $500,000 for scholarships to the College of Management and Economics. The BetterPlanet Project has accumulated $166 million of its $200 million fundraising goal. With the help of this most recent donation from BMO, the administration is fully expecting to reach its target in time for the university’s 50th anniversary in 2014.
Call to derestrict access to academic journals Michael Long There you are, at your computer, desperately seeking that mythical source which perfectly complements your thesis on preindustrial Welsh grain markets, when finally you stumble across the ideal abstract. You clink the link. But what’s this? “Please subscribe?” In a world of “open access,” this wouldn’t be a problem. The neartotality of the world’s academic thought would be at your fingertips, whether you’re in school or not. As advocates argue: why should you be denied access to scholarly information when you’ve already paid for it in the taxes that fund the universities that fund the research? To promote interest in this burgeoning concept, and to coincide with World Open Access week, McLaughlin Library hosted its first Open Access Week Colloquium on Oct. 25 in the Arboretum Centre. Academics, students and librarians from around campus and around the province attended this all-day conference to discuss opportunities for open access
publishing and awareness. The fiscal challenges posed by an open access regime were the most pressing concerns. It is true that, historically, publishing was a costly business to be in – In some respects, it still can be. But with the advent of digitization, academic publishers are no longer obliged to physically print and distribute each volume of each journal to their customers. What is more, research indicates that journal prices have outpaced inflation by over 250 per cent over the past 30 years. In chemistry, the average price for one journal for one year is now a whopping $4,227 – and journals don’t even have to pay academics for peer reviews. For critics of the existing system, these are signs that publishers and the scientific community must get with the times. Open access, they say, is the future. “There is education that is needed to bring about this broader cultural shift, I think, because [open access] can’t just be a mandated policy,” said Michael Geist, Professor of Law at the University
of Ottawa and author several works on open access. The library estimates that the University of Guelph already has over 400 open access authors on campus, and graduate students are often encouraged to post their research online for free. Still, many academics are attracted to the idea of having their article in a high-profile journal, both for the intellectual cachet it brings, as well as the guaranteed readership. This demand helps keep the publishers in business. “The biggest obstacle to open access on this campus is a lot of misinformation that is held by students and faculty who are nervous about the implications of putting their work out for free,” said K. Jane Burpee, Associate Librarian at the U of G and the Colloquium’s organizer. “People don’t understand that open access has nothing to do with the quality of the journal, it has more to do with the way the information is disseminated.” To reconcile the doubters and the advocates, Leslie Chan, from the department of Social Sciences
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Associate Professor of Statistical Epidemiology, Olaf Berke, spoke about reproducible research at last weekend’s Open Access Colloquium. Professor Burke was later recognized at the conference for his numerous open access publications. at the University of Toronto, proposed that we should redefine what it is the publishers do. Academics might still submit their work to journals – who will continue to print, edit, promote and polish these works – but they will also post their articles online for
everyone else to use, free of charge. Notwithstanding various copyright, privacy, accountability and funding issues, the appeal of open access is plain to see – especially for those who have been foiled, at one point or another, by a “please subscribe” notice.
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Exploring the commonalities of oppression
OPRIG-sponsored conference leaves no exploitation unturned Michael Long
On Saturday, Oct. 26, activists and left-leaning minds from far and wide attended the daylong “Human Rights are Animal Rights” conference in War Memorial Hall. The conference was billed as a discussion on the “commonalities of oppression” and attendees sought to explore how different forms of oppression can “intersect.” Employing the term intersectionality, speakers used examples from their own activism to draw attention to instances, often overlooked, where one form of oppression compounded or pertained to another. “Being mindful of these connections… keeps you from inadvertently harming other movements while you’re pursuing your own,” explained pattrice jones, a prominent ecofeminist and the event’s keynote speaker. “The classic example of this would be someone using sexist advertising to put out a message of some other issue.” Animal rights was the major theme of the day, but speakers spent little time explaining the concept of animal personhood, taking for granted that the audience would share their sympathies.
Lisa Kemmerer, Associate Professor of Philosophy and Religions at Montana State University, spoke about the intersection between speciesism (discrimination based on species) and sexism. She paralleled the exploitation of human females with the exploitation of non-human females, cows in particular. Cows, Kremmerer argued, are also violently exploited for their uniquely female bodies: for the production of milk and offspring, in their case. “There can be no question: if you are a feminist you need to be an animal activist. And if you are an animal activist you need to be a feminist,” said Kemmerer. But the discussion wasn’t restricted to animal rights. The speakers represented a far too diverse cross-section of the activist community. Speaking alongside anarchist mandy hiscocks – who was discussing her post-G20 prison experience – was Mary Fantaske, a disabled master’s student at Ryerson University. “I remember this one instance in particular,” recalled Fantaske. “I was on campus – I go to Ryerson and I was using my cane at this point – and a guy yelled at me, ‘You’re too pretty for that thing.’ That, to me, really summed up the intersectionality between sexism and ableism because, for him, I was an object to be gawked at, to be looked at, to be
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Prominent ecofeminist, pattrice jones, was the keynote speaker at last weekend’s Human Rights are Animal Rights conference. The activist spoke of the need for people to “extend their circle of compassion” to other oppressed groups. enjoyed; but I couldn’t be enjoyed the way that he wanted because I wasn’t able-bodied.” In the closing address, jones asked all in attendance to “extend their circle of compassion” to other oppressed groups. “These different forms of oppression really are connected to one another in ways that
are mutually supportive,” said jones. “They form the context for one another and if you try to understand the one… without at least thinking of the others, you are going to have an incomplete understanding.” To the critics, jones said: “There always going to be someone saying, ‘well, we
can’t pay attention to everything, and [trying to] is actually going to siphon energy away.’ But it never ends up siphoning energy away. What [intersectionality] always ends up doing is enriching our understanding and enriching our possibilities for working productively and cooperatively together.”
CSA rallies against bottled water on campus
TapIn campaign continues to pressure university to honour referendum Michael Long
On a very chilly Oct. 22, the Central Student Association (CSA) hosted a rally in Branion Plaza against the continued selling of bottled water on campus. Students who braved the cold hoisted placards, chanted slogans, and listened to Guelph community members speak about the administration’s alleged intransigence on the issue of removing bottled water from campus. The rally was followed by a “bike ride/walk/roll” downtown to 10 Carden Street. Part of the CSA’s long-running TapIn campaign, which aims to promote the use of tap water on campus, the rally intended to remind students that the university has yet to halt the sale of bottled water on campus, despite the fact that in an official 2012 referendum, 78 per cent of students polled had voted against its continued sale. According to the CSA, this fact is incongruent with the
university’s commitment to promoting a sustainable environment and represents an affront to the demands of students. The CSA also points out that 14 other postsecondary institutions across Canada have already banned the sale of bottled water. “It’s time for the University of Guelph to join 14 other university campuses across Canada who have taken a stance against the corporatization and manufactured demand of bottled water,” says the TapIn website. The site also notes the various environmental and social costs associated with the sale of bottled water, and highlights the quality of on-campus tap water. Dominica McPherson, External Affairs Commissioner at the CSA, organized the event and is in charge of the campaign. “We’re literally putting a price on something that people need to live,” said McPherson at the rally. Roughly 30 students turned up to the event, and a few more were attracted to the demonstration while walking by. Though the cold weather was proving an effective deterrent. The university sells Nestle water
and promotes it as a local, sustainable option, with operations nearby in Aberfoyle. The University of Guelph has a long-standing relationship with the company.
It’s time for the University of Guelph to join 14 other university campuses across Canada who have taken a stance against the corporatization and manufactured demand of bottled water. - CSA’s TapIn website The CSA charges that the university has committed to perpetuating the sale of bottled water on campus indefinitely, and alleges, “the only reason provided [by the administration for this decision] was freedom of choice.” At the time of publishing, sources from Hospitality Services were unavailable for comment. Look for more in-depth coverage of this issue in next week’s edition of the Ontarion.
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Julia Forster, the CSA’s Academic and University Affairs Commissioner, hoists a placard in protest of the university’s continued selling of bottled water on campus. The rally was held on Tuesday Oct. 22 and began in Branion Plaza.
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End the blood ban, say students
Saudi women take to the streets – by driving
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The “End the Blood Ban” was one of the events sponsored by the coalition of student groups for Queer Identities Week. Organizers want to bring an end to the rule which bans men who have sex with men from donating blood.
Students organize during Queer Identities Week to challenge inequality Alyssa Ottema Oct. 24 to 30 marked the University of Guelph’s annual Queer Identities Week, organized by the Student Help and Advocacy Centre (SHAC), Guelph Queer Equality (GQE), and the Central Student Association (CSA) as a part of a larger campaign run by the Canadian Federation of Students-Ontario(CFS-O). The campaign aims to raise awareness on campuses across Canada about the oppression of nonmainstream sexual and gender identities and expressions. The campaign seeks to draw attention specifically to the oppression that is embedded in everyday language and routines. A survey from EGALE Canada in 2011 reported that over 70 per cent of students hear expressions like “that’s so gay” every day on campus, while 48 per cent of students hear derogatory remarks like “faggot,” “lezbo,” and “dyke” at least once a day. Moreover, almost 75 per cent of students identifying as transsexual reported having been verbally harassed about their gender expression, with over 50 per cent of queer students reporting the same. The CFS-O believes that the prevalence of oppression and derogatory commentary is due to the perception that homophobic bullying is just “harmless” and is just “kids being kids.” The campaign, overall, hopes to change this perception within society. One of the events run by SHAC
during Queer Identities Week was the End the Blood Ban campaign, organized alongside the Canadian Blood Services. The event sought to raise awareness of the unfair deferral periods for homosexual men who wish to donate blood, as well as to encourage students, no matter their sexuality, to give blood. “We’re running this event to bring awareness and help bring an end to the blood ban for men who have sex with men,” said Emma Praysner, co-coordinator of the End the Blood Ban from GQE. This ban prevents men who have sex with other men from giving blood unless they abstain from “gay” sex for five years. Wednesday Bell, also a coordinator with the GQE, pointed out that this is exceptionally unfair, as “HIV is not actually a gay disease, and the number one group [liable to contract HIV] now is young women.” The End the Blood Ban campaign seeks to change the process which determines who can donate blood, asking that it be based on behaviours that are scientifically proven to be risky, and not on out-dated stereotyping of queer and trans-gendered persons. The CFS-O argues that the current policy does not take into account the scientific advancements in HIV testing since the policy was enacted in 1977, nor does it consider the donor’s status in a long-term closed relationship or the use of protection. “It’s a weird ban because it’s based on the status of a person rather than the…act that would put them at risk,” said Praysner. “So we really want it to go.”
Saudi Arabia is the only country in the world where women cannot be issued drivers licenses. On Oct. 26, a handful of women defied that rule, responding to the call of local activists to take to the road. “We are looking for a normal way of life,” said Madiha alAjroush, 60, to the New York Times. She has been campaigning for the right to drive since the 1990s. But the women were careful not to brand themselves as revolutionaries. “We don’t want to break any laws,” said Ms. Ajroush. “This is not a revolution.” Even before taking to the roads, their plan encountered vicious backlash, both online and in the local media. Ms. Ajoursh’s own attempt to drive was hastily aborted when she and her friend began to be followed by two men. This protest comes in the wake of a Saudi cleric making international headlines for his proclamation that women should not drive because doing so can damage their ovaries.
“Cock sauce” causes burning eyes in California town
Sriracha hot sauce, which has lately attracted something of a cult following, was formulated decades ago in Los Angeles’s Chinatown by Vietnamese immigrants. The brand continues to be made in the USA, but now the town of Irwindale, California is suing the company for spicing up the airspace around its local factory. The company had only recently moved into the new, $40 million Irwindale factory. “The odours are so strong and offensive as to have caused residents to move outdoor activities indoors and even to vacate their residences temporarily to seek relief from the odours,” the city alleges in the lawsuit. Irwindale officials say residents have complained of headaches, burning eyes, and irritated throats. Still not all Irwindale residents agree the smell is such an issue, and complaints have been difficult to verify. David Tran, the company’s founder and CEO, says the factory has twice added filters to its exhaust vents to help control the odour. He adds that the chilies are pungent for a reason. Compiled by Michael Long
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Seventh annual book sale
Thousands of books up for grabs William Wellington
It’s mid-afternoon on a Friday and I’m running across downtown in the rain on my way to Janus Books. Kieran Dunn, who owns Janus, and Ian Walton are waiting for me. Oct. 25 was the first day of the Guelph Public Library’s seventh annual giant used book sale. Kieran and Ian go to this kind of book sale ever so often to stock the store, and sometimes I get to tag along. The opening proper wouldn’t be until 6 p.m., but for those who were willing to fork over an extra ten dollars, the doors spread wide at 4 p.m. The plan was to get to the place at 3:30 and wait – in rainy weather, even thirty minutes in line was not a pleasant prospect. We piled into Ian’s car with some shopping bags and a few cardboard boxes. Kieran hoped they’d provide shopping carts. What was he looking for? “All the stuff that makes you tingle a little when you see it.” The book sale was in the former FastForms plant, on the corner of Massey and Imperial. There were maybe twenty people in line, huddling under their umbrellas – it was still raining, still frigid. Book lovers of all stripes were there, from students to school librarians. Pat Tessaro, who is a librarian at a public school in Guelph, was invited to check out the children’s section and stock up. “I’ve been here a couple years,” Tessaro said, “but not this early.” A tall, cheerful man in a fedora and a bright yellow coat approached us. This man was Trevor Williamson, someone who sits on the Friends of the Public Library committee. He collected the ten-dollar fee for early entrance, marking our hands with a purple stamp. The number of books on sale, all donations, is astounding, “we’ve got just shy of 80,000,” said Williamson, “about double what we had last year.” Williamson believed it impossible to say how many people would pass through. “Last year we had two-hundred for the early bird. And Friday night is a zoo. Over the weekend, maybe five, ten thousand— who knows?” he said. As for the “early birds” in line: “A
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The Guelph Public Library held the seventh annual giant book sale the weekend of Oct. 25-27. Thousands of used books were up for grabs and the Guelph public rooted through them all. As usual, a great time for all! few of the dealers have been out here since noon.” First in line was a clean, muscular fellow with a strong jaw and a nice tan. He’d already been in line for four hours. He is a book dealer – non-fiction, textbooks. His name is John. I asked for his last name. He didn’t give it to me. I walked back to my place in line. Later, I asked Kieran about this. “Sounds like your runof-the-mill book dealer,” he said. “They are, by nature, keepers of secrets.” Also in line was Stefan Szpular, a short, bearded man who frequents Kieran’s store. He’s a collector, an occasional dealer, and also a scholar, currently rewriting ancient history. He has attended his fair share of these sales. “Probably about five or six a year,” said Szpular, “which isn’t very many. The die-hards will go to about twenty or thirty, but I’m not a die-hard.” The line was full of familiar faces: “Some of the people at the front of the line are involved in the antique market,” he continued. “I saw a few book dealers here. And then I saw some major collectors from Cambridge and Hamilton.” Part of the interest for someone like Stefan was watching other people. You spot someone – renowned cartoonist Seth, for instance – and check out what they’re picking up. Then, you can start to buy for them – and there are certain things, like a onehundred dollar Bible, which
you don’t pick up unless you know someone who wants it. “That’s the game of books,” said Szpular. “[It’s] like the Game of Thrones.” By 4 p.m., we were inside with thousands of books were laid out on tables, most of them going for a dollar or two. Under the tables, even more books are packed in boxes. The next couple hours were a blur. Kieran had a shopping cart piled high in no time. I saw John zipping along the tables, scanning the codes on the books with a handheld device. At 6 p.m., the doors are opened to everyone, and by 6:30, the place was flooded. We were then ready to head home. It’s not quite Game of Thrones: most people bump elbows amiably, browsing for reading material at their own pace. But for a few the stakes were higher. Heading back on Saturday, I found myself across the table from a young man in a broadbrimmed hat with a shopping cart full of science fiction. He tells his friend some woman had been rifling through his cart. “Did you punch her in the face?” was his friend’s reply. He didn’t – but if she does it again, he explained that he’d cut her hands off at the wrists. It didn’t sound as if he was joking. “There are bibliophiles and there are bibliomaniacs,” Kieran told me Friday night on the way home. “The bibliophiles are mostly safe. The bibliomaniacs … they’re maniacs.”
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A to Zavitz: Pixels and Paint
Balmore Gamez
From Oct. 21 to Oct. 25, Zavitz gallery showcased works by various artists from the University of Guelph’s Fine Arts department. Some artists were former students from the University of Guelph and others are still continuing their practice in the Fine Arts program. The exhibition, curated by Angel Callander, was named Pixels and Paint, and it presented the audience with the influence that digital culture has had on contemporary art practice. It is evident that contemporary art practice has embraced the digital culture, and it consequently demands for people to engage with the digital world. Artists live alongside its affect on the workings of the everyday life, and the change in new materials (such as a shift towards new digital media) has begun to change aspects of traditional art practices. Painters have begun to show an interest in the aesthetics of the digital image in the manner of incorporating pixilation, video stills, references to digital photography, and the appropriation of well-known images and memes from Internet sources. “The artist in Pixels and Paint are tied to the impacts of digital culture, whether …intentional or not,” said
Callander. “Each artist’s work has been selected for the way it fits into a critique of the effects of digital culture on contemporary art-making. In this way, we can begin to look at the different ways in which artists engage with the digital in their respective practices.” The photo installation on the left wall titled Not My Photos, Not Your Camera (Provisional Histories of Oct. 12), by Sam de Lange, is a visually dominant piece in which a tale is told of a camera stolen by an unknown man in Brazil. The artist was able to trace the photographs taken by the stolen camera as they were uploaded to the Internet with the camera’s serial number. A large portion of the photographs that were uploaded referred to what is known as “Children’s Day” in Brazil, which falls on Oct. 12. A Brazilian doll company created this day in an attempt to sell more dolls on what was originally the feast day of the patron saint of Brazil. The photographs were organized on the wall with a doll that was hanged, and responded to the idea of how a holy day evolved into a commercial holiday, as traced through the Internet. Steph Garas’ digital photograph, which had been cracked and manipulated by heat, represents the manipulation of a digitally made work with a volatile product
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The exhibit held at Zavitz Hall featured works that focused on the impact of digital culture on the artistic world at large; the exhibition was called Pixels and Paint. of the material world. As Callander said, its large size allowed viewers to consider the parameters of digital photography in which images can be made larger and smaller with a few clicks on a computer. The works of Dudan McEwan, Sally Harrison, and Jazmyn Pettigrew shared similar elements. They used pixilated aesthetics in composition with conventional artistic materials such as canvas, wood, and paint. These works appeared to be low-resolution digital images from afar; however, once the viewer approached the works, imperfections and textures were purposely
created to compose images that referenced digital culture and its influence on society. These works successfully illustrated what the public would recognized as pixilated images while on the contrary, they were well composed paintings. McEwan’s painting was different in that it was a representational image rather than a set of abstract “pixels.” The image is historical art reference to Piero Manzoni’s famous Merde d’artista. On the right wall, Nadine Maher’s paintings were shown using digital photography as a reference for their imagery. The reliance on digital
culture was evident, as the source of the image first existed in a digital camera before being painted. The nighttime images, copied from the lights and darks of photographs, are reminiscent of the tenebrism (extreme contrast of light and dark) in Baroque painting. This showed that traditional historical art practices still hold an important place among all of the new methods and aesthetics of art making in the digital age. Pixels and Paint assembled a collection of works that called to attention the vast field of influence from the digital world on contemporary art.
Ignite Guelph 2 – enlighten us, but make it quick
Guelph locals spread passions in five minutes Ryan Matheson
The reception area of the Guelph Youth Music Centre was aflame with conversation during Ignite Guelph 2. People from a wide array of backgrounds and professions excitedly shared their thoughts, advice and passions with each other. The vibrant and creative Guelph community was out in full colour, and this was just intermission! “I’m always so happy [with] how hard it is to get people back into the hall for the second part [of Ignite Guelph]. During intermission they’re connecting and talking…and that’s a huge way I measure the success of the event,” said Sean Yo, co-coordinator of the Ignite Guelph series. Yo’s excitement and charisma showcased the passion and effort he put into the event. Over one hundred locals attended the second event in the Ignite Guelph series on Friday
night: a fast-paced sequence of five-minute speeches on everything from beer, board games, running, music, travelling, and solar energy. The topics were limitless as long as there was someone in Guelph passionate about it. Mike Schreiner, leader of the Green Party of Ontario, chose to speak on the concept of local energy, and how urban households could be the power-plants of the future by creating local, clean energy and selling excess power back to the power grid. Sarah Thompson, a business leadership coach in Guelph spoke about the art of a story – not nursery rhymes or paperback novels, but rather the art of telling your own story and applying meaning and purpose to your actions and words. When asked about the importance of events such as Ignite, she said: “The community is coming together and we’re sharing information and ideas. It’s attracting like-minded people which will really allow these ideas to grow.” Similarly, Erin Aspenlieder, another speaker at the event, said:
“Having just moved here, for me, it’s a really useful way to get to know people who are also interested in community… It’s a great way to bring people together.” Aspenlieder advocated running as a way to build community, keep calm and keep strong. With a myriad of ideas coming together in one seamless event, it’s evident that a lot of hard work was going on behind the scenes. A group of about 10 volunteers were responsible for the organization, and they collaborated with an inspired Guelph community for the actualization of Ignite Guelph 2. “It’s a hell of a lot of work, don’t get me wrong... [However], like the people talking, we’re passionate about this type of thing… The rewards greatly outweigh any of the pain,” said co-coordinator Kyle Mackie. Ignite Guelph 3 is set to take place sometime in the spring of 2014, and the Ignite team is always looking for new speakers. The topics are limitless as long as you’re passionate and you can make it quick!
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One of the many speakers featured at Ignite Guelph Friday, Oct. 25. The excitement ran ramped in the Guelph Youth Music Centre; with local Guelphites sharing their passions and connecting with each other.
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What is the future of publishing?
A panel discussion on publishing’s uncertain future Stacey Aspinall
It would be an understatement to say that a lot has changed since Johannes Guttenburg’s revolutionary invention of the printing press in the 1450s. Today, however, the future of publishing as we know it may be at stake. Vocamus Press and 10 Carden Street held a panel on the future of publishing on Friday, Oct. 25, from 9 to 11 p.m. at Red Papaya. The panel included Tim Inkster, Andrew Hood, Danica Evering, and Nicholas Ruddock, and was moderated by Bruce Dadey. Speakers participated in a lively discussion, exploring the challenges facing the publishing industry from various perspectives. Tim Inkster, of independent press The Porcupine’s Quill, has participated in the publishing world for close to 40 years. Inkster brought to the table the issue of “fair dealing” as it relates to copyrighted material in academia. Universities previously paid to access copyrighted materials, but many have recently decided that since they are educational institutions, they can copy anything they want, at any time, in any quantity, Inkster explained. Publishers and authors are losing royalties they previously received from licensed copying
– one of many challenges the publishing industry has been contending with. Danica Evering then introduced Publication Studio’s unique approach to publishing: “We print and bind books by hand, and we create original works with artists we admire... We don’t simply produce books, but we bring people together through the shared experience of reading a book. Each one is made by hand, one at a time.” This model of publishing resolves the problem of readership, since books are only printed when there is a demand for them. Writer Nicholas Ruddock was next to speak, representing the traditionalist view on publishing. Early in his career, Ruddock began writing short poems and stories, and submitted them to various small magazines across Canada. Publishing credits started to accumulate, and led to greater opportunities. Ruddick acknowledged that the rejections over the years were difficult, but he maintained faith in the trial-and-error process of submitting to magazines. “I feel a strong attachment to the little presses and the little magazines, I just hope that they are able to pull through. Particularly the little magazines, which are invaluable to anybody who is trying to write, and trying to find if anyone is interested in what they have to say,” said Ruddock. Andrew Hood’s experience as a writer didn’t follow this traditional route. Hood was able to
Catsquerade! Rachel Kopacki The eBar was clad with mystery and mischief on the night of Oct. 25 as they hosted the Kazoo! Pre-Halloween Masquerade. Halloween started early with this masquerade-themed concert where everyone who attended was required to wear a mask. The crowd was entirely anonymous, wearing assorted masks, from the classic Zorro-style to elaborate home-made creations. Local artist Gregory Pepper designed a custom Kazoo! cat mask, which was given out to those who were without costume. There was even a decorating station in which you could further deck-out your mask with colour and feathers. It was a sight to see the regular crowd of eBar fully disguised. The enthusiastically creative crowd only added to the spooky assortment of bands that were playing that night. The concert started off early with the band Marine Dreams from Welland, Ontario, who were highly anticipated due to the recent release of their new
album “Corner of the Eye.” Next up was the band, Start Something, who played a punk-rock set. This up-and-coming band got the crowd going with their abrasive and energetic beats. The second-to-last band to play was The Famines, a duo who came all the way from Montreal. This garage-punk band brought so much energy it was easy to forget they were only made up of two members. The much-awaited headlining band was the perfect end to the night, completing the spooky mood of this Halloween show. Playing a hometown show before heading on tour, Esther Grey moved the crowd with their beautiful vocals and bluesy beats. Fully embracing the concert’s theme, the group was dressed as bats, flapping their wings throughout the set. They finished their set with the song titled “A Gift” which left everyone’s bones tingling. The night felt more like a party than a classic concert at eBar. Filled with great music, great people and spooky festivities, it was a night to be remembered.
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A panel gathered at the Red Papaya on Oct. 25 for a discussion on the future of publishing. This was an evening open to the public, filled with great discussion and ideas. form a personal connection with the publishers of his first book of stories, who ran the independent business out of their basement. As Hood pointed out, the endeavor did not aim to make a profit. “I’ve never made money from publishing. Publishing has led me to receive grants and awards, and I ’ve made money that way. But as far as the books themselves, they’ve never really yielded me anything beyond the opportunity to meet people who, for some idiot reason, do this out of love, or some weird belief in the process of publishing,” Hood said. Hood addressed the cynicism that often accompanies discussions on “the death of publishing,” an overused phrase. “I think the most terrible part of this conversation is the rhetoric – when people talk about the death of anything, I think that just drags us to a halt, because things are changing,”
Hood clarified. One major issue is declining readership – fewer people are buying books. It seems that the reading community is becoming insular: the people who support independent publishers are often other writers and publishers, who are involved in what may be considered a niche market. Ruddock pointed out that there is a proliferation of published material - there’s a greater volume of published work, but it reaches smaller audiences. “There are still a lot more novels being published now than there probably were 40 years ago. Now you couldn’t possibly catch up with the deluge of new novels that come out.” Reading as a leisure activity requires a great deal of time and intellectual effort – and, as an audience member noted, trendy bestsellers tend to have arguably little literary value (vampires, anyone?). “Reading is hard; it makes
sense that pablum sells,” Hood added. “What’s lacking in people is a lack of trust in their own faculties. I think readers have come to mistrust their own ability to engage in storytelling.” Ruddock responded that the situation is not one of despair; he still encounters young people who are reading and writing. “You should probably just be writing to write,” Ruddock stated. There are many challenges facing the publishing industry today, ranging from financial setbacks, to copyright laws, to the general public’s reception of printed works in an age where information is so easily accessible online. People are no longer reading the same way they were in the past, but that doesn’t mean books will become obsolete – we may just have to cast aside some traditional notions of what it means to read, write and publish in this era.
Manx mysticism
Songs for Sue Ian Gibson
On Oct. 22, a benefit concert was held at Dublin Street United Church for local native, Sue Richards. The fundraiser featured many regional artists, including: Mike Sharp, Jessy Bell Smith, Jeff Bird, Nick Craine, and Tannis Slimmon, with Harry Manx headlining. Craig Norris, Kramdens singer and CBC host, emceed the show. Sue Richards has been a staple in the Guelph community for twenty-five years and was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2007. The night was both a celebration of life, friends, magnificent music, and a fundraiser, with all money raised going directly towards assisting Richards in living with this disease. Mike Sharp started off the show playing a song called “I
Don’t Know Why,” which was reminiscent of Ry Cooder’s 1972 cover of “Dark End of the Street.” Next was Jessy Bell, of Smith of Skydiggers fame, who sang a trio of slow, sultry blues numbers whilst playing a black Gretsch electric guitar. Her cover of Nina Simone’s “I Love My Baby” was utterly brilliant, and she ended with a tune called “These Blues Need Booze.” Nick Craine and Jeff Bird played together on a few numbers. Using an echo-box for the guitar, they played this evocative instrumental called “Sounds of Sunrise.” Tannis Slimmon, with husband Louis on guitar, were up next; they played a trilogy of songs, which included “It’s My Time (the Change Song),” an a cappella version of “Skylark,” and an up-tempo gospel song called “Hosanna Hey!” featuring Jessy Bell Cook.
Finally, mystic headliner Harry Manx came out and provided a deliciously addictive raja sitar groove, playing songs off his appropriately titled album, “Ohm Sweet Ohm.” Manx’s first song, “Reuben’s Train,” sounded like an eerie Darjeeling freight train steamrolling down the track in the middle of the night. His second song, “Make Way for the Living,” was also a slower number like a John Hiatt outtake. Pulling out a banjo he dedicated “Don’t You Forget to Miss Me” to the absent Sue Richards, who was convalescing at home. This was a great night of musical conviviality and transcendental memories shared by all artists who had stories to reminisce of about their times with Richards. If Richards is a symbol of hope, let it remind us in whatever we do, to always rise to the challenge with great courage and perseverance.
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Q & A with Jordan Raycroft
Learning more about a campus musician Adrien Potvin
Adrien Potvin: You’ve had quite the career so far, having just recently released a debut this past April. Do you feel that holding off on a proper release helped the production, recording, promotion processes? Jordan Raycroft: Definitely! However, the “holding off” was not at all intentional. I selfrecorded two demo discs prior to ever thinking about a studioquality project. A project with the price tag of a full-length studio album seemed out of reach when I played my first show three and a half years ago. I played almost 100 shows between Toronto and St. John’s before I felt ready to commit to a studio record. “Holding off” allowed for a natural process to occur. I wrote songs, played them at shows, and rewrote them again. I created the songs because I had them in me, not for the sake of meeting a deadline. Nothing was forced. The result, in my opinion, is quite beautiful. It’s something I never would have imagined possible when I first got started. The songs on the album are so transparent. ‘Jordan Raycroft’ is essentially a musical journal of the past few years of my life. AP: VIA Rail’s Artist on Board Program sounds like a great idea. Do you care to elaborate on how you became a part of it and what it was like? JR: The Artist on Board Program
is an incredible opportunity available to Canadian musicians. The program offers free travel between Toronto and Vancouver, and Montreal and Halifax in exchange for some on-board concerts. I had the opportunity to share my music with people from all over the world in one train car! I could not have toured without VIA’s support, and getting involved was as simple as submitting an application. I played anywhere from three to five concerts for each day I was on the train. My most recent tour of Western Canada took me between Toronto and Tofino playing fiftythree concerts in forty-seven days. Of course, there’s no way I spent all of that time on the train. I organized my schedule with VIA Rail so I could have time off to play concerts in various towns and cities throughout Western Canada. I only spent about nine days on the train in total.
AP: What’s your favourite kind of venue to play in? I imagine you’ve played many different kinds in your career so far. What are benefits and disadvantages of each kind of setting? JR: My favourite venue is one with an attentive audience. Sure, aesthetically, a gorgeous theatre is going to trump a dive bar. However, if I had the choice between an inattentive audience at Toronto’s Massey Hall (my dream venue) and an attentive audience at your local dive bar, you’d better believe I’d take the bar. The audience makes the show, and interacting with them is my favourite part of performing. If we’re talking strictly aesthetics though, the coolest
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concert I’ve played to date was on a glass train car riding through the Canadian Rockies – with an attentive audience to boot. AP: It seems like there’s something for everyone on this album, and a lot of different influences. What kind of stuff do you usually listen to on your free time? JR: When I was in the studio, I was listening to a lot of Led Zeppelin. Believe it or not, there are some Zeppelin influenced bits on the album. I was also listening to a lot of Neil Young, Feist, John Mayer, City & Colour, and Sam Roberts. Recently, I’ve been really into Shad’s newest release, Flying Colours, and Harmony by Serena Ryder. AP: How difficult is it to maintain being a working musician on top of being a student? What kind of sacrifices have you made for either? JR: Being a full-time musician and full-time student is certainly tricky. Fortunately, I had struck a somewhat healthy balance between the two before recording my album. I was enrolled in four classes while I recorded my full-length. I actually managed to pull up my GPA during that semester. During my second year, I bussed to Peterborough the day before a midterm for a show. I was scheduled to play at Master’ College at 8 p.m. and had to catch a Greyhound the very next morning at 5 a.m. to be back for my 11:30 a.m. midterm. That was pretty dumb;
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Jordan Raycroft, a musician and student of the university of Guelph, speaks with Adrien Potvin about his experiences in the past few years and his self-titled debut album. I almost failed the exam. It was a great show though! AP: Do you have any advice for other budding musicians, specifically regarding promotion, especially with new media? JR: Utilize the resources available to you. Eighty per cent of my tour bookings have come through checking out other artists’
websites and contacting venue’s they’ve played. Of course, it helps if the artists you’re looking up on shares a similar style as you. Play to as many people as you can. You’d be surprised at the opportunities that can from busking and playing open mics. I got my first show from playing at the Wednesday night open mic at the Bullring in my first year at U of G.
STYLE PICK OF THE WEEK: HEATHER TURNBULL
ALBUM OF THE WEEK: BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE
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Broken Social Scene is a talented collective of artists who make unique music using a multitude of different elements to create their style. This self-titled album is a mixture of indie pop rock and depending on the track, can leave you feeling energized or ready to relax. The tracks are astounding on their own but the album is best played from start to finish; allowing one to blend into the next.
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By mixing different neutral shades and patterns, Heather was able to put together a cheerful look this past week on campus. Animal print does act as a staple neutral once again this season.
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SPORTS & HEALTH
Gryphons soar to 31-21 win over Lancers
Guelph will travel to Kingston to take on Queen’s in the OUA semi-final Andrew Donovan
The Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) No.5 ranked Guelph Gryphons booked their ticket to the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) semi-finals last weekend with a 31-21 win over the Windsor Lancers during a rainy and bitterly cold matchup at Alumni Stadium. The win will allow Guelph to play Queen’s in Kingston, on Saturday Nov. 2. This game will be a rematch of last year’s semi-final that saw Guelph put up 22 points in the fourth quarter to win 42-39 in overtime in front of a rambunctious Guelph crowd that proceeded to storm the field after the emphatic comeback was completed. Rob Farquharson was in his usual dominant form versus the OUA’s fifth best running defense. The veteran, who averaged 104 yards-per-game during the regular season, ran for 133 yards on a season-high 30 carries. Jazz Lindsey finished the game with respectable numbers, going 18-for-29 for 247 yards with one touchdown and one interception. Patrick McGrath, the junior linebacker out of Sault Ste. Marie, had an impressive 8.5 tackles to
lead the defense. The first drive of the game was a successful one for the Gryphons as both the run game and the passing attack were in fine form. Farquharson had three runs for gains before pounding in a one yard rush to put the Gryphons up by a touchdown early. Austin Kennedy then made a rare costly mistake when he threw a pass that was intercepted by Curtis Newton and returned to the house for six. With the extra point by Daniel Ferraro, the score was 14-0 for Guelph heading into the second quarter. In the second quarter, it was Guelph’s turn to return the favour of a pick-six. A Lindsey pass was caught by Kuinton Elliot, which was followed up by a huge return of 48 yards to bring the Lancers within seven points. Ferraro then successfully converted a 19 yard field goal on the ensuing drive to put the home side up 17-7 Windsor’s next break came via a fake punt to the kicker, Dan Cerino, who proceeded to throw a first down. Kennedy bobbled a snap from centre, recovered it himself, and then handed it off to Mitch Dender, who ran it in to bring the score within three. The beginning of the third quarter proved to be good for the Gryphons as they managed to string together a few passes to Alex Charette and Saxon Lindsey, and runs by Farquharson
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Rob Farquharson rushed for 133 yards on 30 carries to lead the Gryphons offense in an OUA quarter-final game versus Windsor. and Jason Ingram, to put Guelph at a comfortable 24-14 lead after an Ingram touchdown. Shortly after, a safety put 26 points on the board for the home side. Windsor fought back with a touchdown off a running play by Dylan Whitfield to make it 26-21 but, as fortune would have it for the mistake-ridden game by the Lancers, another safety would cushion the Gryphons slim lead at 28.
The Windsor offense – which accumulated a respectable 362 total yards – was sustained to 21 points on the evening, and after another Ferraro kicked field goal, (this time from 22 yards), the game ended in favour of the Gryphons, 31-21. The win will set-up a semi-final rematch between the Gryphons and the Golden Gaels, who beat the Gryphons in week eight to spoil Guelph potential for a
perfect 8-0 season, all the while clinching second overall in the OUA and a first-round playoff bye. Kick-off is set for 1 p.m. and will be broadcasted coast-tocoast on SportsNet 360. McMaster travels to London for a 4 p.m. game to take on Canada’s No.1 Mustangs in front of what is sure to be a boisterous Western crowd. That game will be televised Canada-wide.
Women’s rugby team takes silver at OUA’s
Andrea Connell
The women’s rugby team was bested by a score of 19–15, by the Queen’s Gaels in front of a home crowd in the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) Championship game on Oct. 27. The No. 2 ranked Gryphons faced the No. 3 ranked Queen’s Gaels in a rematch of last year’s Championship game that saw Guelph win their fifth OUA title. On Saturday, the Gaels put a stop to Guelph’s five-year winning streak and took their first ever OUA title. Before the game, Coach Colette McAuley said she expected Queen’s to come out fighting hard. “They for sure will be out for revenge from last year’s loss at home. It always hurts a little more to lose in front of a home crowd.” Unfortunately, Guelph is the hurting unit this time around. “Defending the title is always difficult, as the underdog always has much less to lose, however, these Gryphon girls know how to win, dig deep and play hard,” said McAuley. The
team gave it their all, but were unable make this a sixth consecutive OUA title. The Gryphs pushed hard to start the game in cold weather under grey skies. Gryphon Lindsey Yuen put 5 points on the board for Guelph after Shannon Spurrell took the ball into the try zone. Queen’s turn was next, with a try by Bronwyn Corrigan and a conversion by Lauren McEwan, making the score 7-5. Shortly after, Queen’s scored another five points and the Gryphs were down 12-5 going into the second half. In the second half, Guelph’s Megan Lowry came out running, putting Guelph within scoring distance of the line. Devon Keyes added another five points for Guelph, but Queen’s fought back with Kayla Roote scoring another try and a conversion by McEwan, leaving Guelph trailing 19-10. Keyes then scored another try, giving the Gryphons a total of 15 points. In the end, Guelph lost by a score of 19-15. Despite the heartbreaking loss on home soil, the Guelph women had another impressive rugby season. They went into the OUA
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The No.2 Gryphons fell to division rival Queen’s, 19-15 in the OUA finals. The CIS Championship begins Oct.31, which Guelph will be attending. playoffs with a 5-0 record and a league-high total of 298 points, with only 46 points against them. In the playoffs, Guelph shut out
Laurier by a score of 78-0 in the quarterfinals, and defeated McMaster 20-0 in the semi-final. Both the Gryphons and the
Gaels will advance to the Canadian Interuniversity Sport finals held at Laval University in Quebec from Oct. 31 to Nov. 1.
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If you’re an athlete, “watch” yourself
The benefits of owning a smart-watch for the technologically inclined fitness enthusiast Jessica Avolio
A smart-watch, or a “watch phone,” is a computerized watch that offers many functions, which extend beyond telling the time. Not dissimilar to a Personal Digital Assistant, these smart-watches are capable of performing tasks ranging from acting like a phone to doubling as a media player. But many question the usefulness of these watches. When
every person seems to own a cellphone, a computer, or an mp3 player, what additional benefits could a smart-watch offer that cannot already be gained from any other electronic device? The Ontarion spoke to William Fines, owner of the Pebble watch; a device that is both customizable and offers plenty of apps. The watch has the ability to connect to an iPhone or Android phone using Bluetooth, and can alert you to incoming calls, emails and messages. Fines motivation for purchasing this watch was “to get text messages and email notifications without having to take my phone out of my pocket.” But he seems to use this watch primarily for
the apps, which are beneficial to those who are athletic or want to monitor their health and fitness stats.
I can see messages on the fly and don’t have to bother with retrieving my phone. - William Fines, owner of Pebble watch The watch offers the ability to access GPS from your smartphone to display your speed, distance, and pace data while biking, and
Tobacco fights cancer?
New research could lead to big breakthroughs Eric Green
New research headed by Chris Hall, Guelph’s own professor of the School of Environmental Sciences, is using tobacco plants to manufacture a new, more costeffective antibody to aid in the fight against breast cancer. This new antibody is plantbased, as opposed to its animal-based forerunner, herceptin, which has been in use since the late 1990s. The new, biologically similar version has proven through clinical mouse trials to be just as effective at reducing the size of breast cancer tumors, at a fraction of the cost. Speaking to Katherine Tuerke of the SPARK program, Hall said, “traditionally, it costs $450 million to produce 5,000 liters of [herceptin]; we can build a
12-acre facility with equipment and [the] equivalent amount of antibody for $80 million.” This has become extremely significant internationally, but also here at home. The Registered Nurses Association of Ontario lists habitual tobacco use as the leading cause of premature death and preventable disease and disability in the country. It is estimated that 40,000 Canadians die each year from tobacco use. That’s roughly one third of the population of Guelph. Of this number, 13,000 deaths come from Ontario alone. While tobacco use is not directly linked to breast cancer, it is linked to lung cancer, emphysema and many other ailments. It is somewhat ironic that the same plant is now being used to combat cancer. This new technology, which is currently aimed specifically at breast cancer, is only now ready for human clinical trials. However, Hall and his team plan to
you can also get similar data if you’re a runner. For golfers, the Freecaddie is an app that offers the benefit of viewing the distance to the green right on your wrist. Fines uses a similar golfing app that gives him “the distance to the hole in real time.” He states that this can also be done with a cellphone, but that it isn’t as convenient. The watch also has the ability to sync with a music player on your phone and can be used to control your music – the screen will show the song playing and other useful information. This can be valuable if you’re engaging in an athletic activity, especially in a situation where a cellphone or another device would be inconvenient to
access or carry while on the move. “I can see messages on the fly and don’t have to bother with retrieving my phone,” said Fines. Other types of smart-watches can offer personal information such as; amount of sleep, sleep intensity, pulse, movement and nutrition. Though many question the value of smart watches, there seems to be a benefit to those who take part in physical activity. The practicality offered in terms of convenience and helpful apps, and that it can stay comfortably secured on your wrist, may prove to be beneficial over any other technological device for those who are always on the move.
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use the same methods to develop alternative antibodies to treat colorectal cancer, neck cancer, and even HIV and AIDS. All of these plant-based antibodies are projected to be much cheaper to produce, helping to cut healthcare costs across the board. If successful, one day this technology could be used to combat the very cancers that tobacco causes. Estimates posit that, every year in Ontario, smoking costs taxpayers $3-4 billion dollars in direct costs and another $7 billion in indirect costs (the value of time off work due to illness). The announcement of this breakthrough could not have come at a more fitting time. October is, after all, Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Furthermore, as the City of Guelph contemplates its proposed citywide ban on smoking in public areas, it seems that tobacco is going to remain in the limelight for the foreseeable future. PHOTO BY PABLO VADONE
The Gryphons women’s volleyball team won a thrilling five set victory over Brock to improve their early season record to 2-1.
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For all your Halloween needs It was a dark and stormy night… Creepy Reads
Act IV, Scene 1 from Macbeth William Shakespeare The setting: A dark cave. In the middle a Caldron boiling. Thunder. Enter the three Witches. Witch one: Thrice the brinded cat hath mew’d. Witch two: Thrice and once, the hedge-pig whin’d. Witch three: Harpier cries:—’tis time! ’tis time! Witch one: Round about the caldron go; In the poison’d entrails throw.— Toad, that under cold stone, Days and nights has thirty-one; Swelter’d venom sleeping got, Boil thou first i’ the charmed pot! ALL: Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn, and caldron bubble. Witch two: Fillet of a fenny snake, In the caldron boil and bake; Eye of newt, and toe of frog, Wool of bat, and tongue of dog, Adder’s fork, and blind-worm’s sting, Lizard’s leg, and owlet’s wing,— For a charm of powerful trouble, Like a hell-broth boil and bubble. ALL: Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn, and caldron bubble. Witch three: Scale of dragon; tooth of wolf; Witches’ mummy; maw and gulf Of the ravin’d salt-sea shark; Root of hemlock digg’d i the dark; Liver of blaspheming Jew; Gall of goat, and slips of yew Sliver’d in the moon’s eclipse; Nose of Turk, and Tartar’s lips; Finger of birth-strangled babe Ditch-deliver’d by a drab,— Make the gruel thick and slab: Add thereto a tiger’s chaudron, For the ingrediants of our caldron. ALL: Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn, and caldron bubble. Witch two: Cool it with a baboon’s blood, Then the charm is firm and good.
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde Dorian Grey is young and beautiful – but there is evil lurking beneath this flawless facade. Wilde 19th century novel follows Dorian’s descent into a hedonistic and corrupt lifestyle that he is abl to hide with the help of a portrait with supernatural powers. As he commits evil deeds, his portra becomes aged and grotesque – while Dorian maintains his outward beauty. Dorian’s descent into self-indulgent, immoral lifestyle is both fascinating and horrifying.
It by Stephen King Everyone knows that clowns are creepy; there just has to be something sinister lurking beneath those brightly painted, perpetually grinning faces. King’s tale of Pennywise the Clown terrorizing neighbourhood of children taps into this common anxiety. At over 1000 pages, “It” is an engrossing r
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley Frankenstein, the monstrous result of a science experiment gone wrong, is one of literature’s mo infamous monsters. Frankenstein’s search for acceptance and companionship despite his horrid appearance is met with fear and disgust. This creature’s remarkably human qualities and his fail quest to connect with his creator are perhaps the most disturbing aspects of this gothic tale.
Frightening Music What’s Halloween without a quintessential Halloween playlist? In search for Halloween songs to accompany one during lonesome late nights in library cubicles, this array of tracks resembles the ghoulish figures of the overworked, pulse-absent students that occupied these very cubicles and corridors. If you’re looking for some way-backs, a few tracks come to mind outside Michael Jackson’s overplayed, “Thriller”. There’s Rockwell’s “Somebody’s watching me,” which makes light of crippling paranoia in a way that is exclusive to 1980s music videos. And since the vast majority of us are Canadian, it felt only appropriate to throw in a track that’d appeal to the masses of us northerners. Nothing screams Canada quite like a cowbell does and that’s when Blue Oyster Cult’s, “Don’t fear the reaper” came to mind. If you’re not into the classics, modern music has adopted Halloween and reinvented its image. There are literally hundreds of classic tracks, from “This is Halloween” from the Nightmare Before Christmas, to “Michael Myers” remixes done in the dubstep genre. If you’re a fan of dubstep and complete mindf*cks, go watch some of Jonah K’s videos of YouTube. With frighteningly ominous tones and incredibly eerie imagery, they sure do set the tone for a psychedelic, Halloween. This is for the fans of dub, and drum and bass. Avenged Sevenfold’s, “Not ready to die,” has a piano interlude written for the zombie feature of the 2010 best-selling videogame, Call of Duty: Black Ops. Staying with the heavier artists of the rock genre, Calabrese is an American Horror Punk band with no relation to Calabrese pizza. Their music is dark and with titles like “Backseat of my hearse,” and “Voices of the dead,” they make their music interests blatantly obvious. Whatever your taste, you can rest assured that some artist, somewhere has reinvented the holiday we cherished as children and adapted them for the college experience.
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Spooky Nail Art: If you aren’t planning on dressing up on Oct. 31, a great way to show your Halloween spirit is to paint your nails in a fun and decorative way. A quick search on the Internet will give you an endless amount of Halloween-themed options, but here are just a few selections you may want to try:
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Recipe: Roasted Pumpkin Seeds www.food.com
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Scary Movie Pick: The Conjuring As we get older, most of us become less easily impressed, let alone scared. Traditional Halloween fare, ghost stories, creepy costumes, spooky decorations, can be pretty frightening when you’re young; but as we get “mature,” we need to ramp up the thrills. Conveniently, the most horrifying movie this year was released on DVD and Blu-Ray just in time for Halloween. “The Conjuring” is a “based-on-a-true-story” about Ed and Lorraine Warren, a husband and wife team of paranormal investigators set in the 1970s. In the film, the Warrens are extraordinary protagonists – they are seemingly fearless of the dark presence haunting the family. This film leaves one wanting to learn more about their career, and about demonology in particular. That is surely a good sign. Real film critics liked it too: “It scared the living crap out of me. Only at the movies is that a compliment. So kudos to “The Conjuring” for putting fresh fire into the overworked haunted-house genre,” said Peter Travers for the Rolling Stone. (3/4 stars) “The dread gathers and surges while the blood scarcely trickles in “The Conjuring,” a fantastically effective haunted-house movie,” said Manohla Dargis for the New York Times. (4/5 stars) “There were moments where it seemed the entire theater was holding its breath. We were united in one feeling: terror,” said Ian Buckwalter for the Atlantic. (8/10 stars)
Total Time: 50 mins Prep Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 45 mins Ingredients: - 1 1/2 cups pumpkin seeds - 2 teaspoons melted butter (olive oil or vegetable oil work well) or 2 teaspoons melted oil (olive oil or vegetable oil work well) - salt - garlic powder (optional) - cayenne pepper (optional) - seasoning salt (optional) - cajun seasoning (optional) Directions: 1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F. 2. While it’s OK to leave some strings and pulp on your seeds (it adds flavor) clean off any major chunks. 3. Toss pumpkin seeds in a bowl with the melted butter or oil and seasonings of your choice. 4. Spread pumpkin seeds in a single layer on baking sheet. 5. Bake for about 45 minutes, stirring occasionally, until golden brown.
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Mandatory flu shot for B.C. health-care workers
B.C. arbitrator holds up policy forcing doctors and nurses to receive vaccination or wear mask Patryk Sawicki and Andrea Connell
On Thursday, Oct. 24, the policy in British Columbia requiring provincial health-care workers to receive a flu vaccination or otherwise wear a face-mask was upheld in an arbitrator decision. The policy was intended to protect patients in health-care facilities from contracting the seasonal flu and other related illnesses, which in some cases can be fatal, especially against a weakened immune system. In the ruling, arbitrator Robert Diebolt said the government’s policy is “a valid exercise of the employer’s management rights.” Diebolt further added, “It is indisputable that influenza can be a serious, even fatal, disease.” The mandatory flu-shot had been implemented by the B.C. government last year as a remedy to the alarming lack of vaccinated health-care workers, which was fewer than 50 per cent in some settings. However, the province’s Health Minister, Dr. Perry Kindall, said that over 68 per cent of B.C. health care workers chose to get the
flu shot last year – this in comparison to just 30 per cent of Canadians over 12 years of age receiving the flu shot in 2012. Unions and other organizations have been challenging the implementation of the policy during the last year, and consequently, the province has been hesitant to engage in disciplinary action against violators. With the law now upheld, however, the province and healthcare institutions are comfortable with enforcing its provisions. Kendall said the program would have a range of options available to discipline health-care workers who do not abide by the policy, including education, engagement and termination. The Health Sciences Association, Hospital Employees Union, and B.C. Nurses Union have been critical of the policy and of the ruling. They argued that health-care workers have a right to make decisions regarding personal health matters and should not be coerced into getting the flu-shot. Diebolt responded to this by saying the policy is fair because it allows health workers who can’t get the vaccine, or choose not to, to wear a mask instead. “Health care workers do not have to immunize; they have a choice to immunize or mask during the influenza season,” Diebolt writes. Union members were not satisfied,
claiming that wearing a facemask sends a message that the individual did not receive the flu-shot, exposing them to stigmatization and jeopardizing their right to privacy. Diebolt responded saying, “as to the mask, I am unable to characterize it as an invasive procedure. The union also characterizes a mask as stigmatizing. I am unable to agree.” Diebolt asserted that a rational connection between the policy and patient safety exists. The legislation allows for accommodations to be made, for example, with regards to medical or religious reasons. These exceptions would be made on a case-by-case basis. B.C. is the first and only province with this sort of legislation. The Ontario Ministry of Health has given seven suggestions to avoid getting the flu, the first of which is to get the vaccination. The remaining six suggestions are to wash hands frequently with soap and water; cover your mouth and nose when sneezing; use hand sanitizer that is at least 60 per cent alcohol; avoid touching eyes, nose and mouth; keep common surfaces, like keyboards and desktops, clean; and, while probably not feasible on campus, avoid large crowds of people. Public Health Ontario, a Crown corporation, voiced concerns and supported the B.C. legislation, saying, “The way to provide the safest
care with regard to influenza is to be immunized.” Ontario Health Minister Deb Matthews has said, however, that she is not considering mandatory immunizations at this time.
If you are choosing to vaccinate this season, the University of Guelph will be providing flu-shots on Oct. 31 and Nov. 4 in the University Centre Room 103 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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Unions and civil rights groups are still at odds with a B.C. arbitrator ruling that all health care workers are mandated to receive a flu shot or wear a mask.
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Alumni Spotlight: Marcel Kars
Former Gryphon hockey player finds great success in Europe Stephanie Coratti
Born and raised in Toronto, Marcel Kars has enjoyed a decorated hockey career, with several European countries marked along the way. Before crossing the Atlantic Ocean, Kars was a dominant force for the Guelph Gryphons varsity men’s hockey team. Kars also played one season with the Barrie Colts of the Ontario Hockey League before making the switch to collegiate hockey. “I was at the end of my junior career and it was time to move on,” Kars explained of the transition from the OHL to Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS). “University hockey combines both hockey and education, so when you’re done your career you have something to fall back on.” When deciding to attend the University of Guelph, hockey was
still very much on Kars mind, and for good reason. “[Guelph] came highly recommended, and [the Gryphons] had just won the Championship the year before,” Kars explained of his initial attraction to the university. Mixing in the education factor, Kars said he felt comfortable with Guelph as he had experience teaching hockey schools on campus during previous summers. In four seasons and 94 games as a Gryphon, Kars put up 48 goals, and 46 assists, averaging out to a point a game throughout his collegiate career. A force to be reckoned with down the middle of the ice, Kars credits a lot of his development and success to Wayne Tucker, a strong influence from his time spent as a Gryphon. “[Tucker] worked with me for many years with extra ice time and drills. He helped complete my game,” Kars explained, referring to Tucker as his mentor on and off the ice. “We would swap stories every day at the rink, we even had class together.”
In 2002, a year after graduating from the University of Guelph, Kars – the son of Dutch immigrants – took off for the Netherlands to play for the Amsterdam Tigers. In his first four years in the country of his ancestry, Kars would play three seasons with the Tigers, and one for the Amsterdam Bulldogs, resulting in three Beker Cups and three land championships. One particularly fond memory for Kars is the championship game with the Bulldogs, during which Kars scored both goals in a 2-1 victory in the last game of the playoffs. Kars stepped away from the Netherlands non-elite league – the Hlnd – for two years, playing one year in Italy and another in Germany before returning to the Hlnd league in 2007-08 where he has played since. Kars also spent a summer in 2006 with the Newcastle North Stars in Australia, where he participated in (arguably) the best game of his hockey career. The North Stars defeated the Canberra Knights in a 21-2 victory, with Kars hitting
the score sheet 12 times, recording eight goals, and four assists. Another championship would be added to Kars’ resume with the North Stars that summer, with the former Gryphon as the league’s leading scorer. With Kars averaging at least a point per game consistently throughout his career, Kars was an obvious choice for the Netherlands International squad, representing his country in ten world championships, and two Olympic Qualifiers to date. As the captain for several years now, Kars is simply humbled to be able to represent his country. “Playing for my country is a great honour,” Kars explained. “I have been fortunate to play in so many places, it’s just a great experience. I still love to play, and will play as long as I can.” With a career that has seen multiple championships, awards and several different countries and leagues, it would be difficult to pinpoint one particular experience or accomplishment as defining. However, Kars does
have a proudest moment. “Last year with the [Netherlands], I scored six goals in three games and won the scoring title for the tournament,” Kars explained. “I also scored the penalty shot winner against Hungary to move to the final round of the Olympic Qualification.” Beyond scoring titles, Kars remembers his season in 200607 spent in Italy playing for the Bolzano Future as an incredible experience. Evidently not a person who gives up easily, the 36-yearold Toronto native is somebody who never loses sight of his true passion in life. Rare qualities of determination and undeniable passion led Kars to travel the world doing what he loves most, something a lot of people can only dream of doing. “It’s all about discipline and perseverance,” Kars explained. “You have to continue to grow and work hard at all times. Hard work and focus will get you where you want to be.” Spoken like a true Gryphon.
Why first-born children are smarter
Parenting styles shown to influence children’s performance in school Emily Carlisle
A recent study suggests that first-born children are more likely to perform better in school and are perceived as more successful than their later-born siblings. As a first-born child myself, I am in favour of this notion – though my younger sister, however, would simply roll her eyes at this proposal before declaring that it is not true. According to research, we apparently have our parents to thank for this rivalry. The study, published by V. Joseph Hotz and Juan Pantano, examines the correlation between parental discipline and the eventual success of the first child in school. In contrast to previous studies, this research does not examine the IQ of children, but instead looks at their performance in school, which can be attributed to more than just their intelligence. In fact, these differences are owed to work ethic, which comes from the guidance of parents. The researchers surveyed mothers to determine perception of their children’s academic standing, and found that 33 per cent of mothers perceived their first-child to be “one of the best students in the class.” With each successive child, this percentage decreased, as only 27 per cent of mothers claimed that their fourth
child was near the top of the class. Hotz and Pantano concluded that this disparity could be explained because “earlier born siblings face more intense, systematic parental scrutiny regarding homework.” For example, TV time is more regulated in the case of first-borns, meaning more time spent doing homework. When mothers were then asked what they would do in the event that their child brought home a bad grade, punishment and increased supervision was more likely in the case of the firstborn child than later children. Essentially, Hotz and Pantano concluded that parents are easier on their later-born children. These conclusions are met with much controversy, however, from individuals who claim that this is not always the case. Anthony Sforza, the second child in a family of two kids, believes that later-born children provide parents the opportunity to account for mistakes made by the first child, and “fix them with the second child because they’ve had the experience.” With second children and beyond, there is less trial and error than what parents experience in raising their first-born. In an article for the Atlantic, journalist Derek Thompson proposed other potential reasons for later-born children being perceived as less successful, rejecting the idea that parental discipline is solely responsible for the success in school. “The Divorce Theory,” which is also addressed by Hotz and Pantano, explains that a
change in family structure typically occurs after the first-child has been born, and the divorce then results in a disruption of the upbringing of later children. It can also cause financial tension among the family, which could have a similar result. Thompson’s other proposals included: receiving lower quality genes from an older mother, having to share parental attention with older siblings, more lax parenting, and the lack of younger siblings to teach newly acquired skills to. Hotz and Pantano account for these other possibilities, noting that “further research is needed to rule out alternative explanations” that may explain the difference in perceived success. However, they argue that the “results indicate that parental [discipline] may explain part of the observed birth order effects in school performance.” Numbers are numbers, and they must be taken into consideration in this analysis. Sforza would prefer to discount the entire study, noting that, in his case in particular, “The second child doesn’t want to be less successful than the first child, so they’ll work harder to meet the success of the first child, or do better.” He also says that in his family, academic strengths vary between subjects, so academic success cannot be accurately measured. For the time being, though, it appears the statistics favour firstborns. Even better? They provide me with the upper hand in my friendly sibling rivalry!
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How to make friends with sassy red-heads on trains Alyssa Ottema
If you’re like me, Mondays are possibly the best day of the week, because you finally get another half hour closer to Ted FINALLY meeting the mother – and, if you’re like me, you absolutely love the mother and everything she does, because she is made of pure adorable. Therefore, stumbling on the recipe for her “Sumbitches” cookies would probably make your day – nay, your week. As an added bonus, this recipe is an excellent use for all of the miniature chocolates that are now on sale. Capitalize on the food industry’s post-Halloween chocolate cleansing by making yourself some of the most delicious cookies ever. Then use said cookies to become best friends with your future husband’s best friend who is currently having a mental breakdown – or, you know, just the person who sits next to you in class. It’s assignment season, and there isn’t anyone on campus that couldn’t use a cookie.
“Sumbitches” (makes about 36 cookies) Ingredients: 1 c. butter, melted 1 c. white sugar 1 c. brown sugar 1 c. peanut butter (not the crunchy kind, because…ew) 2 large eggs 1 tsp. vanilla extract 2 c. all-purpose flour 1 tsp. baking soda ½ tsp. salt 36 bite-size Caramilk™ bars (or any other chocolate bar you feel inclined to use) Directions: 1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Mix together butter, both sugars, peanut butter, eggs, and vanilla until smooth. 2. Add flour, baking soda, and salt to butter mixture, mixing until completely blended. Cover and chill 30 minutes. 3. Shape 2 tbsp. of dough around each chocolate bar. Place 3 inches apart on a baking sheet or stone. 4. Bake 12-14 minutes (or until lightly browned). Try to wait a few minutes before eating them – although no one will blame you if you can’t.
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“Sumbitches” cookies make great use of the abundance of left-over Halloween bitesized chocolates. These cookies are made for: Fans of “How I Met Your Mother,” people addicted to fun-size chocolates, and those whose life-mission is to make desserts as calorie-dense and delicious as possible.
BBM launched for Android and iOS
Finally, BBM for all Anthony Jehn
While BlackBerry has had a lot of negative headlines in the media lately (many of which are debatable), they have recently done something to appease the masses. There had been some rumblings about BlackBerry Messenger going cross-platform for quite some time; on Oct. 21 the application went live globally for Android and iOS, and with great reception. According
to the official BBM Twitter feed, they had 10 million new activations in the first 24 hours. They also had a waiting list for new activations in the days following in an attempt to not overburden the servers and maintain reliable service for existing users. Many people who either have a BlackBerry or had one in the past know the glory that is BBM. It is an instantaneous way to keep in touch with anyone you know from anywhere. BBM is like no other mobile instant messenger due to the features it offers its users. The
message delivery system itself can be seen as an enhanced version of SMS, as it provides the sender with visual feedback on whether the message was successful sent, delivered to the intended receiver, and read. It also uses an the Internet opposed to a cellular connection, which means it can be used for free from anywhere in the world as long as a user has an available wireless Internet connection. This can be particularly helpful when travelling – it allows users to stay connected to the people that matter
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On Oct. 21, BlackBerry Messenger went live globally for Android and iOS. Often described as an enhanced version of SMS, it provides the sender with visual feedback on whether the message was successfully sent, delivered, and read.
without accumulating expensive cellular roaming charges. BBM has complex security features built in as well. It offers increased privacy and anonymity by giving the users a separate unique “pin” eliminating the need to give potential contacts static personal information such as a phone number. This can be beneficial when meeting new people as users can simply exchange pins. It also allows users to block contacts if such a situation becomes warranted. By sharing pins instead, it makes the exchange seem less invasive, since each user has independent, easily
accessible, privacy controls. Shortly after the launch, Facebook was overwhelmed with individuals sharing their new pins. This did not come as a surprise, since so many people are familiar with the application. When taking into consideration the plethora of great features it has to offer, signing up for BBM is clearly a wise decision. BlackBerry intends to keep adding more benefits as the application develops further. With an everexpanding user base, it will be interesting to see the direction the company takes its users.
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Why I love raw format, and you should too Wendy Shepherd Ask any professional photographer and they will probably tell you they always shoot in raw format. But, is it right for you and the level of photography you strive for? When I say format, I mean the way in which your camera records information when light from your lens hits your camera’s sensor. Many digital cameras are automatically set to convert this information to JPEG format – your camera’s way of compressing all of that information and putting it into one file for you to view. On the other hand, there is raw format, and it’s just what it sounds like. It’s literally the fresh, natural, untouched information. I like to think of it as being all of the “good stuff.”
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Pros of shooting in raw format: Quality: The quality of raw format photos is vastly better than JPEGs. Some cameras have automatic compression, but I like the idea of having access to as much data as possible. I lose that freedom with automatic compression. Editing Control: I consider editing to be an art in itself. Raw format makes editing easier and more effective. It gives you more freedom to do what you want with your photos with fewer restrictions. With the right computer software, editing elements such as white balance and exposure are easier to do, with more options available. Cons of shooting in raw format: Size: Raw files are massive. I’m not kidding. File sizes vary with cameras, but to
paint you a picture, one raw file on my current DSLR is equal to approximately 13-14 large, basic quality JPEG files. Yowza.
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Compatibility: Raw format isn’t recognized by all computer software. If you don’t have a program with the ability to read and edit it (e.g. Photoshop), you will run into a problem with viewing and using your files. Luckily, Adobe created converters to change your raw files to DNG (Digital Negative) files; a format that holds a lot of the same information a raw file does, but also allows for compatibility with a wider variety of programs – and it’s free. Next time you pick up your camera, consider what it is you want to do with your photos. If you have little interest in editing them, JPEG might be the right format for you. For me, I’ll just say: once you go raw, you never go back.
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Above shows the comparison between a JPEG and RAW filetype. Conversion to JPEG (much like what happens when your camera makes an automatic compression) causes a loss of quality as well as editing capability. The exposure of both images were adjusted identically in post processing, but yielded different results due to restrictions in filetype.
Reflecting on Project Serve Canada Vinosha Jegatheeswaran When I stopped by a table on campus to grab some free hot chocolate two years ago, I had no idea the impact it would have on my life. While I was pouring myself a cup, one of the students at the table started telling me about a program called Project Serve Canada. The student was pitching the opportunity to travel and “serve” over my reading week break in February. I had been looking for a chance to go on a volunteering trip, as many university students do, but this one seemed a bit short to accomplish anything. That idea would be quickly dismissed as I discovered what this program accomplishes. In the midst of midterms, I forgot about it, almost missing the deadline; but thankfully I saw the logo again in a profile picture of a friend. All of the trips looked interesting, including one here in Guelph, one down to Mississippi, and another to Vancouver, all based on various social justice themes. However, the one that attracted me the most was the trip to the Chippewas of Nawash, centered on the theme of Aboriginal Communities. Once I was accepted, I was swept up in extensive and exciting pre-departure training. At the orientation sessions in November, and again in January, I was immersed in this open, vulnerable space of learning and sharing with 100 strangers going on all of these different trips. Together we explored the concepts of service learning and community-based experiences. The hesitations I
previously felt about the potential “voluntourism” this trip was supporting faded away as the participants were told that they would be gaining much more from the experience than they were contributing. There was a serious commitment in the room to learn and grow from the communities. Throughout January, the “Nawash team,” including team leaders Galen Fick, Local Engagement Coordinator at Student Life, and Hillary Troudeau, who was then Aboriginal Liaison and Transition Coordinator, met on several occasions, often in the Aboriginal Resource Centre (ARC), a gem on campus that I had only discovered thanks to those sessions. With guests such as Cara Wehkamp, manager of ARC, and Chippewas member and Aboriginal Liasion, Anthony (Tony) Chegahno, these sessions brought to light my lack of knowledge on Aboriginal communities and issues, which I blame in part on the educational system I was brought up in, and in part on my own ignorance. Needless to say, previous notions and biases I had were challenged, and I felt so grateful to expand my knowledge with the help of such insightful perspectives. The trip itself, although just one week, felt like a lifetime of experiences. My placement for the week was at the elementary school, where I met some of the cutest kids, and had interesting discussions with the teachers about their experiences teaching in the Nawash community versus in other urban areas of Ontario. Once school let out, I would return home for dinner with my host family and the team
members I was staying with, partaking in team reflection time and insightful discussions or fun activities in the community, including tobogganing down the legendary hill at Rhonda’s. Returning to Guelph, I faced the challenge of continuing my learning process and building upon the experiences I had gained in the community. I found a way to stay connected by becoming a peer helper with the Civic Engagement unit. In addition, the showcase in March put on by all the participants of Project Serve Canada was a great opportunity to hear the experiences of students from the various programs that were both so similar to and so different than my own. The next year, I had the chance to go back to Nawash as a peer helper on the same trip. Rekindling the relationships I had built and the experiences I had in the community reaffirmed my love for this program, and I was able to further explore what it means to learn through service and to approach social justice themes through the lens of communitybased, experiential learning. Project Serve Canada remains a highlight of my university career: it gave me the opportunity to challenge my understanding of the social justice issues within Canada, enhance my leadership and team-building skills, and develop meaningful connections that extended my academic studies beyond the classroom and into the community. I hope to be a team leader this year and attempt to give back to the program what it has given to me.
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Scariest part of Halloween? Slut-shaming
Kimberly Northcote
Oct. 31 means skin-tight latex and lycra, short-shorts, knee high boots, cleavage, and animal ears – that’s right, Halloween costumes. Aside from the parties and free candy, the next thing that comes to students’ minds at the mention of Halloween is sexy costumes. These types of costumes have long been acknowledged in popular culture, such as in the movie “Mean Girls,” which pokes fun at girls who dress in revealing costumes on Halloween. While a common complaint about the sexy nurse, sexy cop, sexy kitten, and various other “sexy” costumes is that they are
not original or creative, there are often other issues that arise at the mention of these outfits. Every Halloween, there tends to be at least one person who voices the opinion that sexy costumes are inappropriate, degrading, or “slutty.” Walking into a costume store and seeing sexy versions of everything as the only options in the women’s department is unfair and sexist. Should criticism be directed towards the costumes themselves – or the stores, companies, and suppliers that provide such a narrow scope of what women should dress up as? Women have the option of buying a costume from the men’s department, or creating their own, but the point is that they should not have to do so just to have a costume
that isn’t sexualized. At the same time, if a female prefers to wear a costume that shows off her body, then she has the complete right to make that choice without suffering criticism from her peers. Calling a female a “slut” based on her costume is not a step forward in feminism and does not make someone a promoter of women’s rights. In fact, it narrows down that woman’s identity to what she decided to wear, implying that an accurate judgement of that person can be surmised simply from one outfit. Speaking out against sexy costumes is equally as degrading as telling women they should only wear sexy costumes. Both viewpoints tell women that they
need to dress a certain way to be accepted, and doing so withholds women’s right to choose to wear what they feel comfortable in. “Slut-shaming” is a term that refers to this idea. Slut-shamers blame women and other variables, such as their clothing choices, for sexism and violence against women. Shaming women based on what they wear, whether it be revealing or conservative or somewhere in between, is never a productive way to move women forward in society. As popular YouTuber Jenna Marbles puts it – as long as you are in an appropriate place for the outfit (e.g. not handing out candy to kids), then you should wear whatever you want. Conversely, wearing a more
conservative or gender-neutral costume does not mean that the individual isn’t conforming to other pressures about how to look. Again, taking one look at a costume does not provide any information on the true character of the one wearing it. Clearly, the controversy surrounding female Halloween costumes goes beyond the holiday itself. The labelling of women presents itself most obviously on Halloween, but is part of reality every day of the year. So, this Halloween, let’s start a new trend and compliment each other on our costumes, whether they cover the body from head to toe or shows skin freely.
To hell with Halloween John C. Como If you’re among the vast majority of the 22,000 students here, you don’t have any kids (at least, none that you know of) so don’t feel obligated to read the following opinions of All Hallows Eve, as it was originally called. First, let’s consider our dark past to determine whether the crazy festivities of Oct. 31 have any relevance in today’s Western world. During the late Middle Ages (when November was the first month of the year), costumes and begging were known as “souling” in England and Ireland; the poor would pray for the dead
in exchange for food. Centuries later, Brits observed Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 as the time when the living and dead overlapped, and they (humble farm folk, not the deceased) prayed that the evil spirits would spare their crops. As for North Americans, a simpler Halloween was first introduced here in the early 1900s. Nowadays, though, it’s all about greed and money. Halloween, as you know, is a multi-billion dollar business. Yet, retail stores are not the only greedy culprits. Take a look at an innocent child’s face after he or she utters those three magic words known from birth (Trick-or-Treat) after which a
smiling neighbour drops some cheap candy into their shopping bags. Sometimes I wonder what revenge these little beggars would bestow on my pompous head if I simply said, “get lost.” But that’s not my main criticism, so I take it back. As a lifelong evolutionist and skeptic, I strongly object to Halloween because of its religious nature – devils and brimstone, malicious spirits and angels, a hereafter, the living dead, et cetera. More importantly, I detest the underlying stupidity in setting up the little ones for disappointment and trauma – especially when kids on the block
are only interested in overdosing on sugar, and staying up all night. Of course, it’s not intentional. Nonetheless, an adult’s ignorance of possible consequences is no defence. Here’s a case in point: Two of my friends had a daughter, and at dusk on Halloween some time ago, her loving parents took her to a Guelph mall where she was approached by a gigantic clown with a frightening smile painted on its face. Twenty-five years later, she’s still undergoing therapy for coulrophobia (a fear of clowns). Sadly, this woman’s friends and family still tease her about this “funny” incident. I’m not one of them. Another example involves a
nephew of mine, Adolphus. At age 9, he was just about to ring a doorbell when a human scarecrow on the porch-swing suddenly leaped to its feet with a blood-curdling scream. Doofus jumped about five feet in the air and ran away without touching the ground. That was in 1977, and we’re still looking for him. There was a rumour circling last week that a bedraggled white man called Adolf was living alone in a smelly cave in Argentina. But I digress ... Paraphrasing the great Gordon Lightfoot summarizes the point I’m trying to make: If you could read their minds, what a horrible tale their thoughts would tell.
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Ten Reasons to stop the PPP
Peter Miller
The University of Guelph Administration is currently promoting the “Program Prioritization Process” (PPP). This process, which saw programs evaluated and ranked against each other, is designed to guide $32.4 million worth of cuts over the next three years. For students it means that, while tuition fees continue to rise each year by $200-300, we are also facing massive cutbacks to the services we need and the quality and diversity of our academic programs. It means that we are paying more, and getting less. The Guelph Student Mobilization Committee stands against the PPP and the proposed cuts for the following reasons: There’s no positive way to spin it: “Prioritization,” when done with the goal of cutting millions, means cuts, lay-offs, amalgamations, less diversity and decreased quality. The release of the PPP report has also led to the public devaluation of many programs and has had a damaging effect on the perception of U of G as a whole. Parking > class: Non-academic and academic programs were evaluated using the same exact criteria. This led to some bizarre
results, for example “parking services” being ranked much higher than the vast majority of academic programs. In fact, out of the top quintile, only 44 per cent were academic programs. Out of the bottom ranked quintile, 84 per cent were academic programs. Students were not involved: There were only two students on the “PPP task force” made up of 21 people, and they were selected by the Administration and told not to “represent students’ interests.” Small = not valuable: Ranking programs based on size (“internal demand”) means that the inherent value in having diverse course and program offerings were not taken into account; in fact, diversity in the curriculum was discouraged. The “recommendations” hurt students: Some of the recommendations in the report included moving to many more online classes as a way to save money, getting rid of minors, raising tuition fees even higher in “professional” programs, and attracting more international students because they pay higher tuition fees and can help with revenue. The cuts are massive: The college of arts (25.8 per cent cut), college of management and economics (17.8 per cent cut) and the college of
social and applied human sciences (15.1 per cent cut) are facing the biggest cuts. This will drastically reshape the University of Guelph. We are leading Ontario down the path to privatization: Recently, a leaked document from the government of Ontario outlined a plan to “differentiate” universities across the province. The U of G administrators are now citing this as a key goal of the cuts in Guelph. This means that different universities in Ontario will specialize in different programs. It is also a cover to cut “unprofitable” programs so the province can continue to underfund post-secondary education. A key danger of this is moving towards a U.S.-style system where small, underfunded public universities compete with fully privatized universities that are reserved for students who can afford massive tuition fees. Other universities in Ontario are eyeing the PPP process and the restructuring at Guelph, making our campus key in ensuring the protection of a one-tier, quality, accessible education system in Ontario. It doesn’t have to be this way: The Ontario government continues to prioritize corporate tax cuts and paying back the relatively small deficit over funding public services. For example, in 2010 there were
$2.5 billion dollars worth of corporate tax cuts. That was enough to fully fund post-secondary education (free tuition) in Ontario. Representing the government on campus, or campus to the government?: The Administration continues to say that there is no political alternative at the provincial level. They say that they are arguing for accessible education, but continually say that tuition fees aren’t that bad. They softly blame the cuts on the government and then say that the cuts are actually a good thing - that they’ll let us focus on fewer things, and therefore allow us to do a better job. Increasingly, students, faculty and workers at Guelph are not buying it. We need the Administration to look out for our long-term interests, one of which demands increased funding from the provincial government. Students can stop the cuts: In 2009, there were proposed cuts to the Women’s Studies and Organic Agriculture majors. Students mobilized (somewhat late in the game) behind the “Cut the Cuts” campaign and saved Organic Agriculture with a vote at Senate. In 2012, Quebec students stopped a 75 per cent tuition increase through a mass mobilization that eventually
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defeated the Liberal government. These examples have shown us that, if students mobilize for their own interests, it is possible to change the path we are on and win. The GSMC is working to: Drop the PPP: The Administration wants to repeat the PPP every few years. We say the process is flawed and dangerous. Let’s make sure this is the last time this university carries out the PPP, and that it is not recommended as a model for other universities to use. Stop the cuts: These cuts cannot go ahead. Gutting academic programs at the University of Guelph will mean that the quality of our education will be drastically decreased. Reverse “differentiation” in Ontario: We think the University of Guelph Administration should be clear in letting the government know that “differentiation” is a dangerous path for our campus and the province as a whole.
The views represented in the opinion section do not necessarily reflect the views of the Ontarion nor its staff.
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LETTER TO EDITOR
RE: Editorial “To believe or not to believe, that is only half the question.”
Roger Schritmatter This editorial represents an embarrassment to the very idea of a university. It hearkens back to a day when witches were burned for delivering babies or supplying herbal remedies for diseases. If the anonymous writers cannot answer their own rhetorical question of why Professors Rubin and Gilbert, not to mention many, many others, have all risked their reputations to advance greater public knowledge of the Shakespearean question, that’s because, judging by this flippant editorial, your local newsroom is as ignorant as dirt when it comes to the question at hand. As the Stratford Ont. festival’s first Artistic Director, Tyrone Guthrie, wrote in 1962 in the New York Times Magazine: “There is a theory, advanced by reputable scholars, seriously and, in my opinion, plausibly, that Shakespeare merely lent his name as a cover for the literary activities of another person, perhaps the Earl of Oxford.” A little research might be in order, and I mean the kind of research that goes beyond asking the opinion of your Guelph English Department advisers. Judging by recent history these are so confident of the truthfulness of their own opinions that they are afraid to debate Dr. Gilbert, Dr. Rubin, or any of a number of authorship scholars, who would stand ready not only to defend their own point of view, but to expose the logical fallacies, factual lapses, and impressive history of the suppression of relevant evidence, on which the continuance of the orthodox view of the bard depends for its continued credibility. You think that Shakespeare is not in doubt? Then why does Brunel University offer a Master’s Degree in Shakespeare authorship studies? To answer this question, try the lecture of Keir Cutler (PhD, English), delivered at the conference in question: • http://y2u.be/jpc5A-14tmw Get the point now? This conference is not controversial because those who actually attended are, as your editorial condescendingly assumes, mentally defective “wanabee” intellectuals who milked Guelph and York out of money to conjecture about whether the moon landings were real or not, but because the presentations delivered there demolished the epistemological (look it up if you don’t know), logical, and factual bases for a view of Shakespeare that you, based on a pre-intellectual combination of argument from authority and ad hominem, want your readers to believe is sacrosanct. But since you editorialize against something an event you did not attend, about people whose research you have never read, merely because your local English professors told you it would be a good idea, it is not surprising that your editorial is so
generous in its bizarre assumptions and so short on anything resembling a logical argument, using facts to derive a conclusion. As Cutler says, if you are looking for the “DNA” evidence that something is rotten in the traditional view of the bard, you need not look beyond Cambridge University Press’s, “Shakespeare Beyond Doubt,” a book assembled by representatives of the Stratford-upon-Avon tourist industry. The best arguments against the orthodox view of the bard, in other words, are the arguments made in favoring it by prominent apologists like Stanley Wells, James Shapiro, David Kathman, or Paul Edmondson, in a book that devotes three chapters to Delia Bacon but somehow manages to omit the last fifty years or more of scholarship the topic on which it makes pretense of enlightening its readers. Google is your friend, but since you seem to be Google-challenged, here are a few links that may help you to recover from this embarrassing display of public prejudice. I dare you to spend some time reading, watching, or listening to the materials available on these sites. • http://www.shakespearefellowship.org • http://www.theshakespeareunderground.com/ • https://doubtaboutwill.org/ declaration • http://www.firstfoliopictures. com/ Consider it the homework that Profs. Fischlin, Bretz, and Goldstein said your dog should have eaten. Given sufficient attention to relevant detail, you may even realize that you owe Professors Gilbert and Rubin (among others) a public apology. If your University would like to host a real inquiry into this matter, including any combination of debates, panels, or courses devoted to further inquiry of relevant details, please consider me provisionally available. Since you do not yet have the benefit, like York, of a course devoted solely to examining the authorship question, your students may presently be less prepared to understand the nature of the evolving debate than are Dr. Rubin’s York students. Having studied the authorship questions as a topic of intellectual history (which is not the same thing as “studying” it as a Shakespeare scholar per se), I believe I can bring something to the table that, judging by the low level of the discourse exemplified in this editorial, may not be available locally. Sincerely Yours, Roger Stritmatter MA, New School for Social Research, PhD, University of Massachusetts Associate Professor of Humanities Coppin State University
Tom Reedy, re: Roger Schritmatter That man must be a real scholar: look at all the big words and bad
grammar he used! No doubt academics are reeling after being “demolished” in such a manner (long-winded, verbose, wordy, pleonastic, discursive, rambling, drawn-out, overlong, lengthy, protracted, interminable, and silly come to mind). Richard M. Waugaman, M.D Prof. Stritmatter’s comment is one of the most articulate and comprehensive reviews of the authorship controversy I have ever had the pleasure of reading. Mike Leadbetter May I congratulate you on a principled stand on this issue and encourage you to ignore the adverse criticism and hate-mail that will ensue from anti-Stratfordians in general and Oxfordians in particular. You are entirely correct in your assessment of their case. Oxfordians (for that is who they all are) are conducting an exercise in misdirection in their pleading on behalf of free enquiry and rational discussion. They claim that authorship studies are resisted by a purblind and hidebound academia, heavily invested in traditional orthodoxy, permanently closed to new thinking. The idea that Emeritus Professors of English and History would combine with Cambridge University Press to tell lies intended protect tourism in Stratford, expressed above by Roger Stritmatter, is a small example of the extent of their capacity for self-deception. Acute irony can be found in the fact that it is they who are now mired in their own orthodoxy and totally resistant to new ideas in the arena in which they claim precedence. Shelly Maycock Sky Gilbert presented a paper at this conference, which offers an excellent and original scholarly analysis of euphuistic discourse in Shakespeare with Lyly’s influence as well as the classical and medieval rhetorical and grammatical origins and aims of said poetic. Openminded scholars of all stripes would have appreciated his insights. If the editorialist had done any research, he or she would have found that all or most of the presenters involved in the have appropriate scholarly credentials or have become independent scholars through long study, research and writing on their various topics. The Shakespeare Oxford Fellowship practices an openness to new ideas based on careful research. We believe that most people can think and should think for themselves, which is the real goal of scholarship, not the defence of the same ideas over and over. Yes, Canadian students, you should think for yourselves and seek truth, not whatever it is some dogmatic professors tell you. AnkaZ “Controversial… much-discredited…
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY fringe minority… dubious… tarnished reputation… academic consensus… academic red herrings… incorrect point of view… misplaced scepticism… embarrassing… spurious…” These words, so generously applied to the Shakespeare Authorship Question as a whole and to the Toronto conference in particular, can also reference the milieu in which (let’s choose just one example, shall we?) Galileo laboured to bring new ideas to light. Science clashing with Religion: Is there a more apt comparison? Evidence, theory, hypothesis all call in to question the tenets of the 400-year-old religion surrounding the Stratford god-among-men. The hierarchy, those embarrassed academics whose reputations have been tarnished, will not be contradicted. They are the arbiters of what constitutes incontrovertible evidence and the correct point of view. They alone are the ecclesiastical court enforcing the commandments and punishing those who transgress. To question their authority is anathema. For shame! Marie Merkel “Ideas must duke it out, not be shepherded and made deaf to the incontrovertible evidence.” Thanks for covering the controversy! Let’s not be made deaf to the nuances of evidence, how so much of it depends on an observer to interpret. If you are biased towards William Shakespeare, born in Stratford, what you find will seem self-evident. Same thing holds for those who’ve come to believe that Oxford is Shakespeare. Jack Cutting This article is an example of argument from eminence, rather than argument from evidence – a fallacy in logical thinking that is often resorted to by those in positions of power. And make no mistake about it: academia is powerful. To make matters worse, academia notoriously self-replicates,
rather than self-corrects in response to evidence. Even in the face of the fierce embargo that academia has placed on the authorship subject, increasing numbers of people are taking the time to study the historical information – and they have the personal courage to speak out on this issue. In this article and others, academics take the self-righteous and self-serving position that the authorship subject is taboo because there is no question that they are right. But are they? There are no letters, no manuscripts or copies of manuscripts, no books, no evidence of education, no evidence that this person was paid to write, no notebooks, no diaries, no tributes at his death, and no miscellaneous notices of his proposed life as a writer. Some evidence of this kind exists for other writers and dramatists of the era, even though posterity has not made an equivalent effort to dredge up evidence for these lesser-known writers. As [Hugh] Trevor-Roper noted, this man from Stratford has been the subject of the most intense historical investigation ever directed toward a single person. Could ALL of this possible documentation of the traditional story just happen to go by the wayside? Could it ALL just happened to have been lost if the story of “his” authorship were true? Is not this absence of documentation statistically impossible if the beloved traditional story were true? These comments first appeared on the online edition of the Ontarion. Portions have been condensed for content and clarity. To read more comments or to voice your own opinion, visit www.theontarion.com. Have a question, comment or complaint? Send us a letter to the editor at ontarion@uoguelph.ca. Deadline is Monday at 4 p.m., 300 word max.
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30 is not the new 20
Clinical psychologist, Meg Jay, has some strong words for young people
How often do you sit and think about where you’re headed and where you want to be? The choice of coming to university was likely dependent on those questions, but now that you’re in your twenties, it seems that each one of life’s decisions has become that much more consequential. Failure to grapple with these higher stakes can lead one to flounder – wasting potential and prolonging the phase of teenage indecision. In May of 2013, TED released a talk by clinical psychologist Meg Jay called “30 is not the new 20.” Jay spoke of “claiming your twenties” by realizing that this decade is of great importance and cautions that we ignore those who parrot the line “30 is the new 20.” The latter mindset can lead to a less productive third decade, for it allows people to delay getting that critical head start, under the assumption that they have an extra, free decade to work – or
rather, play – with. Jay stated that our 20s are “developmental sweet spots,” and that “20-somethings really matter.” These are years we cannot get back. It may seem that, in our 20s, we have an endless amount of time to figure things out – our education, career, or future plans of a family – and while this is partly true, we need to be focused on getting there and building ourselves up to achieve our own personal greatness. This time is now to begin building something for your future. There is no reason to delay. Not being sure or feeling a sense of overwhelming confusion is natural, and at times necessary for growth. Your twenties don’t have to be a crippling moment in life – they can be monumental. Jay says that “80 per cent of defining moments happen by your mid 30s.” To make the best use of those years, Jay recommends that people in their 20s keep three ideas in mind: building “identity capital,” discovering “weak ties,” and “choosing your new family.”
Building “identity capital” involves gaining experience that is going to benefit you and your resume in the future. The jobs and internships you apply for now are going to benefit you later on (if chosen correctly), and performance at these jobs is a reflection of personal character and ability. Even though it may seem like a part-time job that is mindless, the loyalty and dedication shown there will prove important when applying for bigger and better things in the future. Secondly, Jay speaks of discovering “weak ties.” Jay argues that opportunities are not typically found in the most visible of places. By “following the herd” – or your social safety net – you may not be making the best choice for your future. Jay says that young people should strengthen their “weak ties,” such as friends of friends, neighbours, and past co-workers, because these are people that can potentially lead to future job opportunities, romantic relationships and so forth. Neglecting to network can result in disappointing prospects.
Finally, Jay spoke of “choosing your new family.” One may not be able to choose the family they were born into, but they are able to choose what kind of family they want to have in their future. This relates to building the right kinds of relationships now and not wasting time on negative or toxic relationships that do not propel you forward. Jay spoke of this from a mainly romantic standpoint, but the same could be said about friendships in general. It is critical to be surrounded by people who want you to excel and reach personal goals, because those who are a constant negative force in your life do nothing but rob you of your passion, energy, and sense of achievement. It is best to let these people go. Our twenties are nothing to roll our eyes about. They’re a time to slow down, look around, and realize our potential. These years are the time to build possibilities for ourselves, and grasp the opportunities that will benefit our lives, right now and in the long term.
Letter to Editor Re: What is the PPP? I believe the biggest problem with this report is that it does not take into consideration the amount of students in the School of Arts (such as philosophy which was listed near the bottom of the report) and the tuition those students bring with them.
I have been told by faculty members of the School of Arts that in the report they were to submit, there was no section to include the tuition amount generated by them. The sciences will of course be higher in the report as they are research-based, while the School
of Arts is teaching-based. Lastly, departments such as Parking Services will evidently be near the top of the report as their only purpose is to collect money for the University, and does not evaluate the actual services and availability of parking (which is a
different discussion all together). The focus of this report is skewed to benefit departments in which money is made (outside of tuition), and hinder teachingbased departments. Blake Cuthbertson
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