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173.5 • Thursday, FEBRUARY 6, 2014

EnviroSci symposium tackles climate change

Nick Hegedus

On Feb. 1, the University of Guelph hosted its 20th annual Environmental Sciences Symposium. The theme of the day was “collaboration between science and activism.”

Despite heavy snow throughout the day, many students and others braved the weather to attend the event held at Rozanski Hall.

The symposium began at 8 a.m. and featured numerous speakers over the course of the day, culminating in a networking social for all those in attendance. The problem of climate change was the main focus throughout.

The keynote speaker for this year’s symposium was Dr. Thomas Homer-Dixon from the University of Waterloo. Homer-Dixon holds the Centre for International Governance Innovation Chair of Global Systems at the Balsillie School of International Affairs and is best known for his research on the links between environmental stress and violent conflict.

He is also the award-winning author of several books on the subject of climate change. He plans to have another book out within the next two years, specifically

regarding the actions the human race needs to take the meet the challenges to come in the future.

In his keynote speech, HomerDixon warned about the geopolitical consequences inherent in a future climate crisis, such as rising global food prices.

“We are falling behind in our ability to solve this problem, and the dangers are becoming far more serious,” said Homer-Dixon.

To meet the challenges of the future, Homer-Dixon maintains that technology will help the earth’s population confront threats posed by climate change. He calls this progressive shift a “general purpose technology transition,” noting that in the future, our whole society will be reoriented around combating climate change. While he believes climate change to be “almost an existential threat for the human race,” he argues that if we take the proper steps to adapt and meet these challenges, there will be tremendous opportunity for innovation in the future.

Rob Shirkey, a lawyer and executive director of Our Horizon, a nonprofit dedicated to fighting climate change, also spoke at the symposium. Our Horizon

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Dr. Thomas Homer-Dixon, the keynote speaker at the U of G’s Environmental Science Symposium, discusses how climate change will precipitate a culture of intense innovation has humans struggle to avert the potential consequences of environmental stress. is currently campaigning to put warning labels on gas pumps across Canada to speed the transition away from overreliance on fossil fuels. Shirkey and his organization

propose that warning labels would effectively “problematize the consumption of gas,” which he argues is a polluting activity that has wrongfully become normalized.

Shirkey also stressed the importance of youth involvement and social media as a way of making people feel more connected to the issue of climate change.

Islam Awareness Week invites students’ questions

Michael Long

Islam Awareness Week is the biggest event of the year for the University of Guelph Muslim Student’s Association (MSA). This year, from Feb. 4 to Feb. 7, the organization set up a walk-through exhibit in the University Centre (UC), facilitated talks across campus, and invited students, Muslim and nonMuslim alike, to get to better know the faith.

Every year the organization plans the week around a single theme.

Last year’s theme was the Prophet Mohammad and this year’s subject is One God.

The exhibit in the UC featured prints with verses from the Qur’an in Arabic and English, as well as a series of posters that provide basic information on Islam. Most interestingly, a table was set up inviting passers-by to ask a volunteer from the MSA questions about Islam.

“Sometimes people are afraid to talk, especially when it comes to religion,” said Kamela Salimi, a Vice President of the MSA. “People are so scared of offending one another but this is an opportunity for dialogue and an opportunity to come together.”

Salimi says that posters and pamphlets have their place but that for

creating a real dialogue there is no substitute for “having that one-onone conversation.”

“You don’t really have to know a lot about my faith to understand me,” said Esra Mohamed, active member of the MFA who was volunteering at the table, “but when you do see me walking around, you do go through those questions and this [week] gives you an opportunity to ask those questions you want to ask.”

Volunteers at the table take dawah – or invitation – training. This ensures they are equipped with a good understanding of the Islamic doctrine, are comfortable answering

questions, and are aware of the subtleties intrinsic to the process of speaking on behalf of the faith.

The purpose of all this, stresses Salimi, is not to rouse new believers, but to encourage understanding.

“We have a beautiful message,” said Salimi. “We want to show it to people. It’s an invite. They can either accept that invitation or not accept that invitation, it’s up to them.”

Islam Awareness Week is a significant event for the wider Muslim community at the U of G as well.

“It’s the event that brings the whole team together,” said Salimi, “not just the MSA team but also

other Muslims on campus… [This week] gives them an opportunity to also get involved.”

Ultimately, as much as this week is about fostering tolerance and correcting misunderstandings through first-hand encounters, it is more about giving an underrepresented group a chance share a part of their fundamental experience.

“Islam is important to us,” said Salimi. “For me, personally, it’s an important part of my life and it’s my identity; it’s who I am and I want to be able to share that with people. I want to let them know how Islam has affected my life and its importance to me.”

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U of G interdisciplinary studies host conference Ian Gibson

South Sudan food aid warehouses looted The civil unrest that has plagued the South Sudanese city of Malakal since mid-December has resulted in a new setback for aid workers: 1,700 tonnes of aid were recently looted from two local United Nations World Food Program (WFP) warehouses in the war-torn city. Everything from vegetable oil to tent canvas was taken in what witnesses say was an organized and systematic raid – one of the worst they have ever seen – undertaken by rebels, soldiers and civilians alike.

In total, the WFP has now lost some 4,400 tonnes of food aid in looting attacks since the crisis in South Sudan began. The world’s youngest nation is currently in the WFP’s highest state of emergency.

Malakal has repeatedly changed hands between rebels and soldiers in recent months, driving thousands out of the city. Dwellings in whole quarters of the city have been razed to the ground and reports of killings and war crimes are widespread.

This has led some to sympathize with the looters. “They were hungry,” said Vito Mario, a 35-year-old South Sudanese oil technician who took refuge at a UN military base on the outskirts of the town.

U.S. lawmakers united in support of Keystone Leaders from the Democratic and Republican parties in the United States have joined forces to pressure President Barack Obama to once and for all approve the Keystone XL oil pipeline.

TransCanada Corp.’s planned line would carry up to 830,000 barrels of oil per day from Alberta and North Dakota to refineries in the Gulf of Mexico.

The renewed push to approve the contentious project, for which the president alone has final say, comes in the wake of the U.S. State Department’s most recent environmental assessment of the project. The report concluded that the pipeline would not spur oil sands development or significantly contribute to climate change.

Presidential politics have made President Obama reluctant to give the go-ahead for the pipeline. In approving the line, he risks upsetting the environmental base of the Democratic Party, for which the Keystone XL has become a lightning rod for the whole climate change debate.

Compiled by Michael Long

On the weekend of Feb. 1 to 2, students from the Bachelor of Arts and Sciences program at the University of Guelph hosted the annual twoday conference called Combining 2 Cultures. The conference brought together students from interdisciplinary programs from McGill University, the University of Waterloo and McMaster University for a series of presentations and working groups.

Students from McMaster University’s Arts and Sciences program established the Combining 2 Cultures conference back in 2009 in an effort to, according the conference’s website, “improve interdisciplinary education through collaboration.”

The theme for this year’s conference, ‘Roots to Routes,’ was wide-ranging but generally focused on how the environment impacts our everyday experience.

The U of G planning committee made a special effort to ensure that environmental considerations were taken into account during the day’s activities, making sustainable food options available while reducing waste as much as possible.

Presentations began in the morning and working groups and discussions followed in the afternoon.

The keynote speaker this year was professor Pat Barclay from the U of G’s Department of Mathematics and Statistics. His research focuses on using evolutionary roots to promote cooperation.

According to Barclay, “evolutionary history” is key to answering the

PHOTO BY OLIVIA BROWN

Students attending the Combing 2 Cultures Conference stand for photo in the Science Complex Atrium on Feb. 1. The conference invites students from interdisciplinary programs across to Canada to develop strategies for blending the arts and sciences.

question: “How do we get self-interested people to contribute more?”

Barclay argued that individuals must learn how to benefit at a cost to oneself. Thus “the problem of altruism,” he said, is learning to appreciate the positive consequences of acting altruistically. The causes of altruistic behaviour, Barclay stated, are rooted in mechanisms and emotions, but the key question is why “do these learned sentiments evolve?”

One reason is that because individuals carry a reputation, or ego, cooperation brings reputational payback. In other words, having the capacity to cooperate speaks to a

person’s “character” and generates reputational benefits. For example, in referring to dating websites, Barclay notes that men who claim to like helping others and volunteering will warrant more responses from females.

In a similar vein, Barclay noted that hiring decisions tend to be more favourable when the employer is of the opposite sex than that of the applicant. He says this natural case of cooperation stems from heterosexual evolution.

But, on the other side of that equation, Barclay wants to know: “How do we harness competition for good?” The struggle for status is

innate in animals, yet humans do this differently. We use “gossip, power, and sports as a proxy for violence” to illustrate our position in society.

Other speakers included Janet Wilson, an author and activist; Dr. John Walsh of the School of Languages and Literature; and Paul Bartrand, an artist who incorporates agriculture into his art.

Working groups met to discuss the concept of biomimicry, which is the design of structures and systems modelled on biological processes; strategies for using the arts to better communicate scientific research; cause-related marketing, and many other topics.

CSA AGM reduces quorum to 100 students Michael Long On Wed. Jan 29, the Central Student Association (CSA) tried for the second time since September to run its Annual General Meeting (AGM).

This time, though, they managed to pull it off just long enough to get the essential business completed.

In the past, the CSA has struggled to attract the requisite number of students, known as “quorum,” required to make decisions at the meeting. But it appears that better signage, advertising and incentives – along with a catchier name, AGM 2.0 – made the difference this time.

Two hundred and fifteen students turned out for the start of the AGM in Peter Clark Hall, well surpassing quorum, which had been set at one per cent of the undergraduate student population, or 150 students.

But the CSA has managed to reach quorum just twice in the past six years, with the last time being in 2011. A considerable backlog of CSA bylaw amendments had accumulated in that time, with each requiring ratification by the AGM. Not incidentally, reducing quorum from one per cent of the undergraduate body to 100 members

was one of the newly proposed amendments.

The motion to reduce quorum inspired a healthy debate among attendees. David Alton, a CSA Board member from the College of Social and Applied Human Sciences (CSAHS), stressed that failed AGMs result in disruption, confusion and considerable disappointment for all parties involved.

“There is turnover on the Board and on the Executive, and so we lose the memory of why we even made these decisions,” said Alton, referring to the backlog of bylaw amendments. “The reason why we want to have a smaller quorum is so that we can actually get these bylaws passed – get these auditor reports passed – so that we can actually have a smooth functioning organization.”

When an AGM fails, the Board must hold a special meeting to approve the essential financial and auditor reports while bylaw amendments get pushed to the next AGM. “I understand that there is this notion that we want to have good democracy, but we also want to be effective,” said Alton.

Kimmy Snider, another Board member from CSAHS, also noted that lowering quorum would help “mitigate the confusions” associated with having to pass a glut of bylaws all at once.

Student unions across Canada have struggled to inspire attendance at annual general meetings without having contentious issues up for debate. Brock University Student’s Union attracted just 26 students to its January AGM, 274 short of quorum.

In Peter Clark Hall, those in opposition to reducing quorum expressed concern that not enough was being done to promote awareness of the issues at hand and that a lower quorum would result in complacency. Susan Ottem expressed this concern to a smattering of applause, but later refined her question to the Executive.

“I guess what I am really asking is, if we are asking for quorum to be 100, can we also have some minimum requirements for the amount of promotion and work that needs to be done in order to get people in here?”

The Executive seemed unsure about what more it could do

promote interest, and noted that this AGM had succeeded in making quorum. But they added that they were open to suggestions.

In the end, after a lengthy discussion, the motion was called to question and passed by a considerable margin.

Another amendment that attracted attention – somewhat surprisingly – concerned the CSA’s decision to officially peg its fee increases to the cost of living index calculated by the U of G, rather than by its own calculations through Statistics Canada. There was some confusion about whether the original bylaw was the result of a student referendum and thus whether it could be changed at the AGM. As a matter of practical necessity, the remainder of the uncontested bylaw amendments, many of which were little more than clarification of wording, were passed in omnibus.

But while the meeting progressed, students steadily trickled out. As the AGM went well into its second hour, even the new, lower quorum was lost. The meeting was adjourned before the last item on the agenda, the Board of Director’s business, could be discussed.

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New library website will soon be just a click away

Library to soft-launch website within week Stacey Aspinall

These days, the role of the university library extends far beyond the confines of study carrels and bookshelf-lined walls as online tools become increasingly important within the academic realm.

McLaughlin Library is currently undergoing a complete website redesign, with the goal of providing students, staff, and faculty with a site that’s built with their needs in mind.

“Our existing library website was designed more around our internal structure than it was designed around what users come to our site looking for; in order to access a service offered by the Library and [the] Learning Commons, you first had to know which of our teams or departments delivered that service,” Randy Oldham, Manager of the Library Web Team and Web Development Librarian, explained via email. “Since a large part of what we do is helping students and faculty, we wanted to make our website easier for these

groups to use.”

The team working on the project will also aim to make the website compliant with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), “so that all users have equitable access to the information and services available on our website,” said Oldham.

After the redesign, the website will be organized with more streamlined navigation, and will contain fewer pages overall. The site currently has over 70,000 pages, and reducing that sprawl will ensure that users can navigate the site with greater ease.

The website redesign process began in January 2013, and the progress has been charted on a public blog, allowing users to stay updated and follow along with the changes being proposed.

Throughout the redesign process, the library has encouraged users to provide input on their own experiences. “We have done a lot to engage with our community,” Oldham explained, including running an open-ended survey, engaging in one-on-one interviews, and timing how long it takes volunteer users to conduct specific key tasks.

The design team has also utilized

“personas” to imagine what their users want. In the fields of user research and web design, a persona is a fictional character that embodies specific key characteristics of target user groups. Creating fictional personas, and imagining these character’s goals and personalities, is a creative way to consider potential users and their needs in

more nuanced ways.

The “soft launch” of the new website will be occurring this week.

Visiting www.lib.uoguelph.ca will take you to the existing library website, but it will include a link on the homepage inviting visitors to check out the new website.

The final version of the website is set to replace the existing website

completely at the end of April 2014.

Oldham expressed gratitude to “those who have provided feedback and who have participated in our many opportunities for feedback over the past year,” and encouraged people to keep an eye on the library homepage for the more information on the beta launch. Oldham also welcomed any additional feedback.

PHOTO BY WENDY SHEPHERD

McLaughlin Library has been working for the past year on redesigning the cumbersome library website to make it more user-friendly. The project team will be soft-launching the new website this week.

The Future of Digital Humanities

Michael E. Sinatra visits library to lecture on the impact of digital knowledge Adam Gabara Co-operation and sharing of knowledge is essential for good communication, not only in academics, but in the public as well.

Also important is the study of the digital age, the social and cultural impact of media, and the Internet as a whole. Michael E. Sinatra from the Université de Montréal gave a talk about this exact point, speaking mainly from the perspective of a social scientist.

Sinatra’s lecture, titled “The Future of Digital Humanities: Disciplinarity or Interdisciplinarity?” took place in McLaughlin Library on Monday, Jan. 27, as part of the DigiCafé lecture series.

In essence, what Sinatra lectured on can be applied to many fields, as he is pushing for interdisciplinary change. “It’s about asking the right question…a vast modernizing opportunity,” said Sinatra, when it comes to the ease of allowing access to the knowledge base of academics in the humanities across the country, or even to the public.

He advocated for the openness of

data to the people, whether it be through peer-reviewed journals through e-access, or as a digital outreach program.

An example given by Sinatra was the use of Google. When you type an inquiry, Google can give a guess as soon as the first word is inputted, and it narrows down even closer as you finish the sentence. Most of the time, people don’t even need to finish writing to find the question they were asking. The system “knows you,” as the people at Google analyze the digital culture and the people who use this search engine en masse.

Sinatra has worked tirelessly to see this openness accomplished as a part of Synergies Canada.

The website describes Synergies as a subset of GERFLINT, which is an accumulation of journals for francophone research in the humanities and social sciences, and contains a plethora of Synergy subsets around the world.

Researchers and the public alike can view many different journals in their bi-annual volumes from many different parts of the world. This sort of free access is what Sinatra strives for: open communication between people, and the use of the digital culture that the younger generation uses now. This way, research can stay relevant, as it can now be read

online - sometimes for free as is the case with Synergies, keeping the public informed of varying research studies and keeping academics up to date with other’s research.

Sinatra stated that digital centers, places where this data and information can be kept for the public to see, are very important.

Libraries, Sinatra mentioned, are the perfect place, with infrastructure already in place for this sort of idea, rather than spending more money on creating it from scratch.

“I think it is very important that scholars take a less passive approach,” said Sinatra when asked about the dissemination of articles, as most of the publishing is done by companies. They can choose to upload it on the Internet or somewhere that the people can easily access it, rather than use a pay-to-view format.

So as the information age progresses, digital humanities will continue forward as well, analyzing how the social and cultural changes occur with the rise and fall of different social media outlets. Sinatra is optimistic for the future, as he believes “Digital Humanities is a tool that contributes to all disciplines.” Open access and continuous use of the Internet only reinforces that point.

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173.5 • Thursday, FEBRUARY 6, 2014

Artist spotlight: Claude Lorrain

Sameer Chhabra

The Macdonald Stewart Art Centre (MSAC) launched an exhibit featuring French artist Claude Lorrain on Jan. 23, 2014.

With 40 pieces gifted to the MSAC from scholar Andrew Bink’s personal collection, Ink and Light: The Etchings of Claude Lorrain is a look into the mind of the painter, draughtsman, and engraver whose landscape work inspired generations of French and English artists.

Born Claude Gellee, not much else is known about the early life of the artist who would become Claude Lorrain. Any history of the artist or his family first came through Joachim von Sandrat’s Teutsche Academie, and Filippo Baldinucci’s Notizie de’ professori del disegno da Cimabue in qua – books published between 1675 and 1728. Interesting to note is the conflict between Sandrat and Baldinucci, whose books offer opposing claims regarding Lorrain’s early childhood.

Sandrat claimed that Lorrain was a weak academic who apprenticed to become a pastry baker, whereas Baldinucci believed that Lorrain was taught the basics of the artist’s profession by his older brother, Jean Gellee. Baldinucci also claimed that Lorrain’s parents died when he was 12, at which point Lorrain travelled to Freiburg to live with his older brother. Sandrat, however, believed that Lorrain travelled to Rome to be a cook and servant to Agostino Tassi,

who taught Lorrain how to draw and paint. Modern scholars agree that Lorrain was apprenticed to Goffredo Wals from 1620 to 1622, and that Lorrain was apprenticed to Tassi from 1622 to 1625.

The conflicting arguments of Lorrain’s childhood only serve to intensify the scope of Lorrain’s contribution to the field.

The peasant’s son would go on to produce over 1300 drawings and revolutionize landscape paintings, architectural drawings, and portrayals of light.

“Claude Lorrain knew the real world by heart, down to its minute details,” said German writer and polymath, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. “He used it as a means of expressing the harmonious universe of his soul.”

Indeed, much of this expression is on display in Lorrain’s work at the MSAC. Pieces like Les Depart pour les champs (Departure for the fields) reveal a finely tuned eye for detail. Here, Lorrain draws three shepherds leaving for grazing land with their flock. A gentle breeze can be observed in the direction of the swaying tree in the foreground, as well as in the direction of the smoke leaving a chimney in the background.

What makes Lorrain so fascinating is his decision to provide information to complete an entire scene. Far off mountains, rolling hills, and even smoke-filled chimneys are drawn with lifelike finesse. His work is less like painted art and more like photography captured with a pen.

“I have quoted Claude Lorrain’s

[influence] in my earlier work,” said artist Monica Tap, whose paintings are also currently on display at the MSAC. “Lorrain was one of my go-to guys in my early work; he’s one of the top people in landscape historically. He was one of the pioneers in landscape, drawing, and etching. He’s got a remarkable sense of using light and dark in a drawing.”

Lorrain’s pieces in the MSAC also reflect the artist’s intellectual involvement with his work.

There is little waste, even with

Dutch masters, such as Van Gogh and Rembrandt, as inspiration for her own work. Tap realized that these artists had drawn from their own lives and surroundings, and this spurred her to shift her focus.

Tap started using video footage of landscapes shot out of moving vehicles she had captured on digital cameras while traveling. Tap extracted stills from these videos to use as references for paintings, which became the “One-second Hudson” series.

“I extracted several stills from a single second [...] so there was lots of detail missing, and I liked that - the poorer the image, the better the painting, I thought,” said Tap. “The camera has no inherent pictorial intelligence.

The camera just records; it just captures what goes by.”

Translating across the boundaries of one medium to another was a challenge, Tap explained: “Video is a moving image, and painting is a still image, and that became an area of some exploration for me.”

Tap also noted that she was painting images she hadn’t actually seen or experienced firsthand, but had merely glimpsed through a window and recorded with her camera.

The newest works in the exhibit (and the series from which the exhibit draws its name) are derived from Tap’s experience on a 32-day trek on the ancient pilgrim route from Saint-Jean-Pied-dePort in France, to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. Tap paused every hour to record a photograph of the road ahead and the road behind. She then selected one pair of images per day and created small-scale paintings from these photographs, invoking concerns of time, memory and the intimate connection between people and their natural surroundings.

Monica Tap: the pace of days contains lush and vibrant paintings with contemporary appeal, while drawing on the conventions of the traditional landscape and abstraction. The paintings, far from static pictorial representations, provide glimpses into how technology (from digital video to cameras) mediates our experience of the natural world around us. Tap has developed a dynamic painting practice that is both of the landscape and beyond.

Monica Tap: the pace of days runs at MSAC from Jan. 23 to April 6, 2014.

PHOTO BY WENDY SHEPHERD

The above photograph is of an etching by Claude Lorrain in the exhibit that is ongoing at MSAC until Mar. 30.

Landscape painting re-imagined at MSAC Stacey Aspinall

With a trend in recent years towards abstract painting in the contemporary art world, it’s easy to forget that landscapes have captivated artists for centuries, and continue to be a source of inspiration today. One of three shows that opened at Macdonald Stewart Art Centre on Jan. 23, Monica Tap: the pace of days explores the boundaries between landscape and abstraction, and is informed by the history of painting practices. Tap gave a guided tour and spoke about the exhibit on the evening of Tuesday, Jan. 28.

The exhibit features the artist’s work from the last 15 years, with an emphasis on vibrant new paintings. Tap, who is also an Associate Professor in Guelph’s School of Fine Art and Music, was initially interested in boundaries between drawing and painting, and referenced other artist’s landscape drawings as sources for early paintings.

Tap later lived in Holland to complete a residency, and while she was away she reconnected with her Canadian identity, and began to question her use of the

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the names of his drawings. Pieces are not named with any particular amount of creativity; instead, the names of his pieces are meant to prepare viewers for the scenes they are about to observe. Le Danse au bord de l’eau (The Dance on the River Bank), for example, features two figures dancing on a riverbank, surrounded by onlookers and cattle.

Of course, there is more to the drawing than two figures dancing. Heavily shaded sequences, silhouetted characters, and an

almost clinical attention to detail all permeate through this piece. “[His art] seems quite realistic, and he has quite a bit of detail in [his work],” said University of Guelph student Shelby Cady. “I feel that Lorrain’s work is easier to understand and identify with than some of the more abstract work of his peers.”

Ink and Light: The Etchings of Claude Lorrain will be on display until Mar. 30, at which point the drawings will return to their home in The Brink Collection.

PHOTO BY WENDY SHEPHERD

One of the beautiful works of Monica Tap, featured in her exhibition The Pace of Days, which runs at MSAC until April 6.

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MP Olivia Chow visits Guelph

Ian Gibson

On Thursday Jan. 30, the eBar hosted an event with Guelph alumni, Olivia Chow, promoting her second book, “My Journey,” published by HarperCollins press in 2014.

Sitting at what resembled a kitchen table with a tablecloth draped over it and holding a glass of wine, Chow was introduced by community leader Marva Wisdom.

In her condensed “three-minute version,” Chow read a chapter of her new book, saying that the book was “written as a thankyou to action.” She passionately spoke about her troubling childhood with an abusive father, immigration from Hong Kong, and experience growing up as an immigrant in Canada, as well

as about her love of philosophers Hegel and Kierkegaard.

Chow said that her book “is about adversity, immigration and the power of unconditional love.”

Not only did Chow have a great sense of humour and effortless control over the audience, she relished in reminiscing about her undergrad days at the University of Guelph, where she studied Fine Art and Philosophy.

As the widow of former New Democratic Party leader Jack Layton, Chow was articulate in being able to discuss wideranging topics from domestic violence, the need for “decent food programs” and the unnecessary excessive “one billion dollar police budget in Toronto.”

When Wisdom asked Chow for an example of being a touted

master strategizer, Chow said, “It’s important to have financial footing.” She said that that when she first got together with Jack Layton in 1985, they purchased a building to be used as NDP headquarters.

With this investment, they were able to use the property as collateral for campaign funding and the purchase of a plane to attend political functions across Canada.

As a Member of Parliament in the Toronto House of Commons, she discussed her rivalry with fellow politicians Julian Fantino and Mayor Rob Ford. She said she has not ruled-out running for Mayor of Toronto.

She argued that “time has no beginning or end,” and that it is also “multi-dimensional.” We must all “live for the moment, because a moment of time can be so full.”

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Olivia Chow returned to Guelph on Jan. 30 to speak openly about her new book “My Journey” to a crowd at eBar.

Simply authentic: diary of a local foodie Emily Jones This week, I have decided to let you in on one of my absolute favourite meals. Breakfast can get boring, but it doesn’t have to.

After venturing to the farmer’s market and picking up all of the staples for my week of cooking, it was time to make my favourite breakfast wrap. Like the start to any good day, coffee beans were grinded, the kettle was boiling, and the French press was ready to steep a beautiful dark roast coffee.

While waiting for the coffee to be ready, my work station was cleared and veggies were rinsed. A wooden cutting board was laid on

the countertop, and the process of chopping was underway. A large frying pan was atop the gas burner and coconut oil was heated on low, waiting to sauté a melody of vegetables. A small cooking onion was chopped first and added to the pan, and then a clove of garlic was minced and added. The smell of onion and garlic awoke the senses and filtered throughout the apartment.

Next, pieces of bell peppers were chopped in small, even pieces and added to the onion and garlic mixture. A handful of rinsed baby spinach was then added.

The fusion of the delicious smell and the beauty of the mixture of the colours was, as always, an

incredible to start the morning.

A few peppercorn crusted pieces of bacon were cooked to add into the wraps, and then set aside while the rest of the process was underway.

This step is completely optional meat is not necessary and the wraps are just as delicious without.

While the vegetables were simmering, it was time to prepare for the wrapping process. Mediumaged cheddar was shredded and set aside. Salsa was set out, as was hot sauce (my favourite comes from Salsateria), both ready to be spooned into the wraps.

Once all of the vegetables had enough time to simmer together, a few eggs were beaten and added into

the mix. I was making four small wraps, so I used one egg per wrap, for a total of four large brown eggs.

The eggs were scrambled around with the vegetable melody until cooked, then removed from heat.

The last step of the process was then underway - the wraps (my favourite, purchased each week from the market), were laid out one at a time and the egg and vegetable mixture was spooned into the centre of each.

Then, shredded cheese was added, along with a small spoon of salsa and a light drizzle of hot sauce. A single piece of bacon (if desired), was ripped in half and then added on top of the hot sauce. The wrap was then tucked at both ends and rolled to close. This

process was repeated until all of the ingredients were contained within the wraps. In an oven preheated to 400 degrees, the wraps were placed directly on the rack for five minutes.

With that, breakfast was ready. I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as I do.

Grocery list: - small whole wheat wraps - eggs - medium cheddar cheese - bell peppers (any or all colours) - small cooking onion - baby spinach - fresh garlic - hot sauce - salsa - peppercorn bacon

The Weekly Review: Blue is the Warmest Colour

4 Stunning-Love-Stories out of 4 Sameer Chhabra

Utilizing the weaker English title is a poor choice when discussing a film with such detail and subtext as Blue is the Warmest Colour (French title La Vie d’Adele). I feel it only appropriate to discuss Abdellatif Kechiche’s emotionally riveting directorial achievement by its original French name, which I believe holds far more meaning.

La Vie d’Adele is a stunning work of art that serves to unite the boundaries between the lover and the loved, and the observer and the observed. Based on Julie Maroh’s graphic novel, Le bleu est une couleur chaude, it is a film about two women falling in and out of love. However, this is not a movie about two French lesbians. It betrays a weakness of the mind to focus on the gender

of the two lead characters.

No, this is not simply a movie about two women falling in love. It is a movie about two people experiencing a deep, penetrating passion that one can only experience with another human being. So intrinsic is their romance that we, as the audience, can only watch as they fulfill every aspect of their lives. So powerful is their connection to each other that we can only hold our breath as they steal each others’ breath away.

What Kechiche has created can only be described as a pure example of human love.

Of course, it’s a crime against Adele Exarchopoulos and Lea Seydoux to give all the credit to Kechiche, as the two actresses deserve all the praise one can afford them.

Exarchopoulos plays Adele, a young woman on the brink of existence. Beginning the film in high school, the audience watches her life as she tumbles through adolescence, experiencing romance and love

with Emma, the blue-haired art student played by Seydoux. In Emma, we see a young woman on the cusp of adulthood, experiencing the last few fleeting moments of her time as a student.

Before they meet one another, the two seem empty. Adele and Emma’s lives fuse together at the exact moment when Adele discovers her blossoming sexuality. Emma is clearly more than happy to help.

Together, they seem passionately complete, as if they’ve been waiting their entire lives to meet each other.

With the aid of cinematography

by Sofian El Fani, we literally see a close-up of Adele’s life at all times. It’s almost as if the camera is in love with her character.

Other than an occasional establishing shot, El Fani’s camera refuses to look away from either Adele or Emma’s faces. The audience is allowed to experience each moment of their lives as if we are living through the couple. Long tracking shots through hallways

and streets, intimate glances between characters, and romantic passion all boils through El Fani’s lens as his camera refuses to look at anything but the perfect imperfections of their faces.

Each moment of passion is on display, and together, everything Adele and Emma do is sensual.

The mere act of eating a bowl of pasta is portrayed as a lifeaffirming act of self-fulfilment.

Seriously, I could watch Exarchopoulos happily gobble down a plate of spaghetti all day because of how alive she is when she eats.

Often, I found myself wondering how much closer to the characters the audience could be.

Then, we see them making love.

Yes, this is a contemporary love story, which means that, yes, we see the characters make love.

In long, passionate sequences, the camera refuses to shy away from Adele and Emma’s most private moments. The audience soon realizes that we are watching the

most intimate moment in the lives of these two people.

We are voyeurs, and El Fani’s camera and Kechiche’s direction force us to watch. It’s not an act of imprisonment, but merely an extension of our relationship to the characters. If we truly want to understand what it’s like to be Adele and Emma, then we must experience what they have experienced.

The film’s three-hour run-time could draw issue from some viewers, but to watch two people who love each other try to hurt each other so much is heartbreaking.

The pacing, therefore, is perfect.

La Vie d’Adele is proud to boast that it won the coveted Palm D’Or, the Cannes Film Festival’s Grand Jury Prize, and perhaps the greatest honour any movie can be bestowed.

I believe that this story of love and passion deserves every praise it has garnered. I also believe that this film is one of the best portrayals of passion and romantic love that has ever been captured on film.

ARTS & CULTURE

Amateur comedy show a success A new platform for comics in Guelph Emily Blake Guelph comedy lovers gathered at the ANAF Club 344 on Friday, Jan. 24 for The Making-Box Comedy Company’s third amateur comedian show, First Timers: The Superbowl of Amateur Comedy. The show featured first-time comics who performed five minute sets to the packed venue.

The show opened with a skit from members of the Making-Box Brigade, involving an ongoing joke that the group is now sponsored by McCain’s Tasty Taters. Jay Reid, the founding father of the company, was the host for the evening and provided humourous introductions and commentary between all the acts.

The comics’ names were drawn from a hat to determine when they would perform, and

each was introduced with short autobiographies and embarrassing posts dug up from their social media profiles. During the half time show the Tasty Taters, a musically talented group of spuds, entertained the audience while McCain’s Tasty Taters were passed out to the crowd.

The evening was a great success with an electric atmosphere, a group of talented and brave first-time comics, and an encouraging audience.

The comedians were: Josh Anderson-Coats, Brett Banks, Andrew Bell, Tom Brown, Craig Daikin, Andrew Dougherty, Eitan Gallant, Geoff Reed, and Floyd Pinto. They made jokes about topics including the pros and cons of going bald, trendy super-foods, having scoliosis, and even Ukrainian dancing.

The Making Box Company was created when Jay Reid promised himself on his birthday that, among other things, he would try stand-up comedy.

After talking to other people,

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he found that there were many people in Guelph interested in trying stand-up but did not have a platform to do so. The group bravely decided to put on their debut amateur comedy First Timers event on November 15, which has lead to many other successful events.

Reid credits the success of the group to individuals that have gotten involved, as well as to his roommate, Ric Mangley, whom he describes as “positivity personified.”

“The essential pieces of the Making-Box are the hilarious and courageous people that take the stage, and the wonderful people that come to watch. We are very lucky to have the absolute best audiences,” said Reid.

The company has further events planned, including an improv show with their house group The Making Brigade on Feb. 15, and their first Second Timers show on Feb. 28. They also hope to move towards hosting bi-weekly events.

PHILLIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN

PHOTO BY GEORGES BIARD

Philip Seymour Hoffman was an actor of great importance. His craft was perfected by his unpredictability and ability to realistically become any character he was portraying. Hoffman had the ability to give a superb performance that created a connection with his viewers. It takes a unique kind of actor to be so outrageously believable. Born in 1967, Hoffman passed away at 46 years old. An outpouring of shock and sadness has filled the news and media in regards to his death. His death was untimely, and the way in which he passed was sad, but it is most important to remember how magical his work was and the impact he made in the cinematic world. Hoffman lived and always will live on, through his work as a true artist. Cinema lovers everywhere can be thankful for the beautiful art they have experienced because of him, and remember him for those moments of excellence rather than his troubled habits.

ALBUM OF THE WEEK: SO LONG, SEE YOU TOMORROW

COURTESY PHOTO

PHOTO BY WENDY SHEPHERD

Our very own Vanessa Tignanelli was chosen as our style pick of the week. Looking adorable in warm winter attire, Tignanelli was adorned with a mustard yellow infinity scarf, leather gloves, and a maroon beanie – proof that one can stay warm and look stylish even on the snowiest days of the year.

Released Feb. 3, So Long, See You Tomorrow is the fourth studio album by Bombay Bicycle Club. It marks yet another episode in the band’s saga of perpetual reinvention, but, as Barry Nicolson from NME writes, “If you’re one of those people who’ve never quite understood the allure of this band, So Long, See You Tomorrow could be the moment when everything clicks.”

Guelph unvei new athlet

$60 million project expecte Eric Green

Big changes are in store for Guelph’s athletes and fitness conscious students in the coming years. An extensive and ambitious two-phase plan, which may very well cost upwards of $60 million, is poised to dramatically change Guelph’s campus.

Since 1941, the W.F. Mitchell Athletics Centre has been the University of Guelph’s sole retreat for both student athletes looking to sharpen their skills to better represent the Gryphon name, and for students just looking to get active while blowing off some school-related steam. Well, after more than seventy years of loyal service, with only minor expansions along the way, the wheels have been greased and the path has been cleared for the construction of a more modern and cutting edge athletics facility.

This new complex, a true testament to the importance of athletics at Guelph, will redefine the way in which our student body gets active.

Phase 1 of the development, which is estimated to cost roughly 45 million, will see the construction of a new athletics complex, boasting a fitness center, three basketball courts, an elevated jogging track, several activity and martial arts studios, and a rock-climbing wall. On top of this, the building will hold an events centre capable of housing 2,200 people, several social lounges, and a cafeteria. Phase 2, estimated to cost another $15 million, will see upgrades to all the existing facilities in the Mitchell Athletics Center.

The impetus for this bold new development is two-fold. First, quite simply, the existing facilities are old, outdated and, as U of G’s Athletic Director Tom Kendall puts it, “in need of major repairs.” Secondly, the Mitchell Athletics Center was constructed when the university boasted a combined student-body of 3,500 students.

Today, we number nearly 20,000. Admittedly, anybody with the fervor necessary to attempt a workout in the existing gym can agree that you’d have better luck lifting weights in a sardine can.

At peak hours, people are shored up shoulderto-shoulder, and wait times for equipment can be fairly extensive. Our grumblings have not

ils plans for tics centre

ed to be completed by 2016 gone unheard, however, as the administration seems to recognize our plight.

“A new building is needed to satisfy the needs of the university community, and will allow us to expand programs to our students and the Guelph community,” Kendall stated.

While seeing the numbers is enough to convince almost anyone that our present facilities might be a little over-capacity, it has taken quite some time for the planning and development phase to conclude. Originally envisioned in 2007 as part of the University’s Athletics Master Plan, construction on the new facilities is slotted to begin during the summer of this year. That is a seven-year gap between conception and construction. Essentially, any Guelph students attending school at the time these facilities were proposed, excluding some possible master’s and doctoral students, are long gone by now. Furthermore, the work is not estimated to conclude until the summer of 2016, meaning that many of us who are here now will also be long in the wind by the time of completion.

Though, this fact has done little to daunt the administration’s enthusiasm for the new project. “I think everyone is excited,” says Kendall.

“Students have been very patient as we have proceeded through the planning process. It has been a long process, but we are sure that everyone will be very happy with the final product.”

When asked which aspect of the new facilities he was most proud of, Kendall said, “I think the fitness center and the spaces that will focus on wellness for the campus community,” echoing the large focus the university has had of late on health, both physical and mental. “Also,” Kendall continued, “the social lounges will bring more people to the facility and hopefully increase participation in fitness and recreation programs.”

While this project is obviously an enormous step towards a better campus and university community overall, the question still remains: how relevant are these plans for the students of today? It seems to be one of those interesting situations in which the implications these developments have during the interim are more relevant than the final result.

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Top 10 bets in sports history

Andrew Donovan

Floyd “Money” Mayweather has a lot of, well, money. His net worth is roughly $180 million USD. So when Mayweather reportedly put down just over $10 million on the Denver Broncos beating the Seattle Seahawks in this year’s Super Bowl, no one was all that surprised. While Mayweather has since denied he put any money on any of the Super Bowl teams, it did prompt the question, “What are the best sports bets in history?” And with rumours of Mark Cuban (billionaire owner of the Dallas Mavericks) cashing in $20 million on a safety being the first play of the game (also not true), I couldn’t resist making this week’s top 10 sports bet related.

10. Curtis Jackson III (50 cent) Prior to the 2011 Super Bowl, I really wish 50 Cent filled us in on Eli Manning being one of the most clutch playoff quarterbacks in the NFL. Jackson bet $500,000 on the Giants in the NFC Championship game and another $1 million on the Giants in the Super Bowl – as if he needed the extra cash flow.

9. Cardinals at 999:1 The St. Louis Cardinals were five games out of a Wild Card spot with only 15 games left to play. For one anonymous Cards fan, this seemed like the perfect time to ignite money into flames. The odds for the Cardinals to make the World Series was an astonishing 500:1, and to win the World Series, a measly 999:1.

Well folks, the Cardinals beat the Texas Rangers in seven games and the unnamed gentleman cashed in a whopping $375,000.

8. Betting the ponies I don’t bet, and to be honest, gambling seems like a senseless waste of money to me. But bring me to Woodbine Racetrack and put me near the middle-aged

Caribbean men screaming at horses in slang I can’t make sense of, and I’m betting whatever is in my chequing account that day.

Compulsive gambler Darren Yates put down £67.58 (roughly $100) on jockey Frankie Dettori to win all seven races he was jockeying in that day. As incredibly Hollywoodesque as this seems, Yates won that bet and it earned him an incredible £550,823 (over $860,000 USD).

7. Dime a dozen In horse racing, the superfecta is the Holy Grail and the Royal Flush of the sport. To hit it, you must predict the top-four horses in one race, in exact order. Two off-site bettors placed a whole dime on the superfecta and, as unlikely as it is to even see one person win a superfecta, they both won. To do so they had to bet on Slambino, the horse with 88:1 odds to win.

6. 1,666,666:1 The next time you have 30 British pence (about 50 cents) hiding in your couch, go out and place an accumulator bet on the Champions League that can appreciate 15 fold. Mick Gibbs did exactly that when he correctly guessed the winners for all 15 Champions League soccer matches he bet on.

The odds were stacked against him at 1,666,666:1, and he clearly wasn’t put off by the reoccurring triple sixes. Bayern Munich won the trophy that year, but Gibbs was the real winner here, bringing home £500,000 ($784,000 USD).

5. In Lewis we trust When you take your siblings or cousins to the Go-Karting track at 13, do you ever sit there and think; “This kid’s got something”? An anonymous man did, and he bet £100 that Lewis Hamilton would lift an FI World Championship before he was 25. Hamilton did, and the man won £10,000.

4. Mr. Las Vegas I’m not too sure what possesses a bookie to place a bet with a man whose nickname is “Mr. Las Vegas,” but in 1989, someone took Bob Stupak’s bet. The elderly man, looking a lot like Hunter S. Thompson in Fear and Loathing, placed a flat million on the Bengals beating the seven-point favourites, the 49ers.

PLOT TWIST! Stupak lost the bet, but anyone that has his nickname and style deserves to make the list.

3. Charles Barkley Barkley is the antithesis on how to bet smart. He’s lost well over $10 million at casinos, and that’s just what’s been reported. But Barkley clearly foresaw the evil empirical dynasty that is the New England Patriots. The Pats were 14-point underdogs heading into Super Bowl XXXVI against the St. Louis Rams and the “Greatest show on turf.” The Pats won and so did Barkley who bet $550,000.

2. No Mula baby Birdman put a staggering $2 million on the Miami Heat to beat the Dallas Mavericks in the 2011 NBA finals. While the Maybach driving rap star was sitting pretty with the Heat up 2-1 in the series, Dirk Nowitzki and company turned it up to 11 and they went on to win the Championship 4-2. Birdman was seen with Lil’ Wayne later that night partying with the Mavericks. Seriously.

1. Pete Rose This was a no-brainer! There will never be another sports betting scandal in North America that matches the fanfare, controversy, and antagonism that Pete Rose produced betting $2,000 to $10,000 every night on his own Cincinnati Reds…to win! Rose was barred from MLB in 1989 and, despite putting up Hall of Fame numbers, will likely never be nominated to the Hall.

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Toxin Toxout Andrew Donovan The City of Guelph, in collaboration with the University of Guelph, celebrated the 33rd annual Guelph Organic Conference from Jan. 31 to Feb. 2. Author Rick Smith highlighted the weekend, chock-full of events, with the presentation of his findings in the book he co-authored with Bruce Lourie, titled Toxin Toxout.

The conference couldn’t have come to town at a more opportune time, as far as the organic industry in Canada is concerned. Less than a month ago, CBC News analyzed data supplied by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and found that nearly half of organic produce contained pesticide residue.

The smear-campaign against the organic industry was at the front and centre of discussion among attendees and speakers of the Toxin Toxout presentation at the Delta Hotel Guelph.

“If there is trace pesticides in even organic, doesn’t it mean that they [consumers] need to support organic more?” asked Matthew Holmes, Executive Director at the Canada Organic Trade Association, before introducing the evening’s keynote speaker, Smith.

According to Smith, a graduate at the U of G, the answer is a resounding, “yes.”

Smith addressed one of the primary concerns among consumers – because there is trace pesticide found in organic foods, there is no point in buying organic. “There is trace pesticide in your shirt,” said Smith in a facetious tone. This is the byproduct of over 50 years of spraying pesticides on food – we now see trace pesticide showing up on deepsea fish that habitat the ocean at two-kilometres below sea level.

Hearing about the inescapability of

everyday pesticides in our clothes, skin, and foods undoubtedly generates a certain level of pessimism in the everyday consumer, but Smith contends that despite pesticides affecting our food supply, organic foods still test far lower in pesticides than conventional foods.

In a study featuring nine children who switched to all-organic diets, Smith found that their levels of pesticide came down by 2/3; however, when taken off the organic diet, the pesticide levels doubled almost immediately. The results were similar in adults.

These findings were particularly important due to their ability to dispel any notion in consumers that since they have gone their whole life without eating organic, their bodies cannot benefit in the same way a child’s would.

Even in the face of the CBC reports, many within the industry maintain that any publicity is good publicity, and that the organic industry continues to grow. Smith, who told of a day where the extent of the organic industry in Guelph was confined to the basement of a Wyndham Street Cooperative, recollected the growth of the organic industry.

The numbers support the claims of growth in organics: The market is three times as big as it was in 2006, and is now worth $3.7 billion per year, with no signs of slowing. Organic farms have also grown by 66.5 per cent since 2001, while conventional farms declined by 17 per cent in that same time.

“I’ll bet that in a year from now, when we are gathering [in Guelph] again, there will be another study trying to attack the organic industry,” said Smith. “But we’re not a marginal industry any longer, we cannot be ignored…we have to be prepared.”

ORGANIC EXPO

WOMEN’S HOCKEY

PHOTO BY PABLO VADONE

The Gryphons have done the unlikely, winning 10 in a row, and moving to 19-3 on the season - good enough for 1st place in the OUA and the third best team in Canada according to the CIS rankings. Guelph has two games left on the season, and close out the regular season against UOIT on Feb. 14.

PHOTO BY HEATHER GILMORE

Jake Hurley of Giddy Yoyo - an organic, and fair-trade food store in Orangeville - shows off products at the 33rd annual Guelph Organic Conference.

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Gryphons to host D.I.F.D. Night

Stage is set for hockey game dedicated to youth mental health Stephanie Coratti

On Feb. 6, the Guelph Gryphons men’s hockey team will play host to a night dedicated to youth mental health awareness. For one night only, the Gryphons will hold purple close to their hearts despite facing off against the Laurier Golden Hawks in the final game of the regular season. The night will have special guest Michael Landsberg, from TSN’s Off the Record and a #SickNotWeak advocate, for a pre-game ceremony and an intermission feature.

The Gryphons D.I.F.D. Night is dedicated to the non-profit organization ‘Do It For Daron.’ But who is Daron?

Daron Richardson, the daughter of former National Hockey League player and now American Hockey League head coach Luke Richardson, committed suicide when she was just 14-yearsold. Most remember seeing this story on Hockey Night In Canada days after it happened, or more recently on TSN’s special feature, “Purple Hearts.” No matter where it was seen however, the remarkable growth of D.I.F.D. is one that can bring even the toughest to tears.

The colour purple and the now-prominent purple heart originally began as a motivational

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force for Daron’s teammates – a way to remind themselves to play the game for the lost, irreplaceable part of their team. That purple heart quickly turned into something nobody could have imagined – a symbol for a youth driven movement determined to rid the stigma surrounding mental health and begin to inspire conversations. D.I.F.D., in what seemed like no time at all, became the voice that youth needed.

With Richardson and his wife, Stephanie, as the backbone of the movement, they are sure to never forget where D.I.F.D. gets its undeniable strength: youth for youth. Events started and continue to happen with the young people of today as the driving force, all with the intention of “Inspiring Conversations, Raising Awareness, and Transforming Youth Mental Health” – the motto of D.I.F.D. A generation often criticized for laziness and lack of motivation for anything but texting and Twitter, D.I.F.D. is certainly something that makes anyone take notice. Youth have delved into this movement, determined to help the cause and lend their voice to others who may be in need. A young population, often silenced for lack of life experience or cultured knowledge, is now listening to each other and making the decision to speak together; to be as loud as they can be to ensure the safety and health of their peers everywhere. “We had to let the

youth know that they had a voice,” Caitlyn McLaren, a teammate of Daron’s, explained on TSN’s feature, “Purple Hearts.” “They could talk to anyone, whether it be their parents or sister, or friend or even a counselor, a teacher – anyone.

They needed to know that they could talk, and that leaving this world is not the answer.”

As D.I.F.D. grew, Daron became more of a symbol of youth as a whole than an individual who had taken her own life – a symbol that represents strength and togetherness through the incredible network of the young people of today.

With suicide as the second

leading cause of death for the 15 to 24 year old age group, it is no wonder that the youth of today are fighting for each other’s overall wellbeing. The Toronto District School Board reported 700 suicide attempts last year alone, with the added startling statistic that a suicide attempt happens every three seconds. Change and awareness is a necessity.

Your Guelph Gryphons have chosen to stand with the movement and think purple for a night. The Gryphons D.I.F.D. Night will donate one dollar from every ticket sold, in addition to any profits made from merchandise and the special raffle that will

take place during the game.

Outside of dollar signs, be sure to stand with your fellow Gryphons – stand with them in an effort to rid mental illness of its stigma and to support anyone who might be suffering in silence.

D.I.F.D. will never bring Daron Richardson back, or anyone else who has left us too soon, but it can turn the light on for so many suffering alone in the dark. To give them that fighting chance, they need your voice. That’s what D.I.F.D. is all about.

It’s your turn to turn on the light. It’s your turn to stand. Join your Guelph Gryphons in putting a stop to the stigma.

performance against Laurentian, winning handily by a score of 9-2.

With a hat trick and two assists by Jessica Johnston, and two goals and three assists from Erin Ivens, Guelph – coming off a gold at the University Challenge Cup (UCC), proved once again they were the team to beat.

Guelph met Brock in their second game, which also proved to be their most physical, as Brock amassed 22 minutes in penalties. Fortunately, the Gryphons were able to resist retaliation, and on the back of a goal and three assists by Steph Smith, won the game 11-4.

Sunday morning saw the battered and bruised Guelph team facing their strongest competition, the Nipissing Lakers, in a preview of the afternoon’s championship game. Since Guelph beat Nipissing in the UCC gold medal game on their home ice in North Bay over the winter holidays, the Lakers have been gunning for the Gryphons. After the UCC, Nipissing coach Jeff Francom looked ahead to this tournament, saying, “We get a chance for some payback when we play against Guelph in their home arena.”

However, Guelph had different

plans, and came back from a 2-1 deficit at intermission to win the game by a score of 4-2.

Later that afternoon, Guelph played Nipissing for the second time, with gold hanging in the balance yet again. Guelph coaches, players, and fans were all nervous at the end of a first period that saw Nipissing control ring possession, dominate the blue line, and net three goals to go up 3-1 heading into the second. Facing adversity, the Gryphons pulled it together, scoring less than a minute into the second frame and never let

up after that, winning the game 7-5. Goals were scored by Smith, Ivens, Shannon O’Dwyer and Morgan Faulds. Johnston also added a pair, bringing her point total to twelve in only four games, including seven goals.

Next up for the Gryphons is a final tournament in Niagara Falls, which will be a championship weekend for the inaugural season of the URL. With the Gryphons only URL losses coming to the Western Mustangs, they stand a good chance to improve their record and come out on top of the league.

PHOTO COURTESY OF STEPHANIE CORATTI

The Guelph Gryphons men’s hockey team will be promoting the Do It For Daron (D.I.F.D.) initiative at their last home game of the season against Laurier on Friday, Feb. 14. The initiative brings to light mental health in youth.

Guelph Ringette wins season’s third gold

Morgan Faulds

The University of Guelph Gryphons ringette team went undefeated for a second straight tournament last weekend to win gold in the University Ringette League (URL) division of the 34th Annual Guelph Ringette Tournament. Winning all four games, Guelph improved their record this season to 19-4-1, and took home their third gold medal, with a 7-5 win over the Nipissing Lakers.

The Gryphons started off the weekend with a strong

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Alumni Spotlight: Colleen Tully

Fresh Juice magazine editor found true calling at U of G Stephanie Coratti

Colleen Tully originally planned to attend the University of Guelph as a stepping-stone to becoming a veterinarian. With that goal in mind, Tully pointed out the obvious that attending any other university for agriculture just seemed silly. “I mean, why would you go anywhere else if you want to do that?” she explained, adding that Guelph’s well-rounded reputation was also something that piqued her interest. “[Guelph] has a really strong arts program, and I knew I was kind of interested in that, too.” An interest in literature, although she was unaware of it at the time, would soon thrive and become the true passion of Tully’s post-secondary education, as well as her career to follow.

In addition to the strong academics, the Elora, Ontario native felt the attached level of comfort that came with attending a

university less than 30 minutes away from home. There was also no hesitation from Tully in stating the very first genuine thing that attracted her to U of G. “I have to be honest,” she explained. “They had the best meal plans with the best food. It was a big thing.”

With a clear perspective and keen nose for the important things, it is no wonder that Tully is now the Editor-in-Chief of the food-based Fresh Juice magazine – a sister magazine of Canadian Living.

Before reaching this point, Tully faced several decisions and challenges along the way. The first, and most defining, came at the start of her second year. “I would be at the library or even bookstores constantly buying literature because I missed it so much,” Tully explained of her first year in the Agriculture program. “Instead of studying for calculus or chemistry, I noticed I was losing myself in this literature.” Tully described the decision to change her major to English as “the perfect storm,” as reality sat right there on paper.

“The courses with essays [that

were] more language based, I did really, really well in,” Tully explained, adding that she was barely getting by in her core sciences. When it came down to it, Tully leaned towards philosophy for the final decision. “I just thought ‘life is short, why can’t I do something that I really love?’” she explained, outlining her pros and cons list. “Compared to something I feel like I should do just because I told everybody that I was going to do it.”

After switching to major in English, Tully admits that she was still faced with the usual struggles of a university student; there were classes she enjoyed, and others not so much. “I really enjoyed the seminar courses,” Tully explained, giving credit to the discussions and debates for really engaging her as a student.

“You know, you’re a small fish in a big sea, so sometimes I struggled paying attention in lectures.

But seminars always got me going – I really loved those.”

Following graduation, the small-town Elora native showed no signs of backing down from

even bigger seas, as she took off to teach English in Europe for a year.

“I grew up a lot that year,” Tully recalled of the experience. Left to be independent while teaching adults, the Guelph graduate felt the need to really prove herself.

With the opportunity in front of her, Tully developed courses on her own, including one specific to creative writing – a course that drew on her passion and degree.

“I used to have these scenarios in my head where I was in a dark basement in some lab, you know, with my science degree I worked so hard to get, with these flickering fluorescent lights, hating my life,” Tully explained. “I just needed more to my day-today life. Going overseas really solidified that I was in the right direction – language was something that I should pursue.”

Tully’s hard work and change in major finally paid off when she was hired on by Canadian Living. Now the editor of Fresh Juice, she adds in humour with her sense of pride, making light of her desk moving about five feet to the left with the new position.

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Remembering the motivation it took to get there pushed Tully to her proudest moment. “Finally landing that job in an arts-based career – it blew my mind that I actually did it, that I was here,” she explained. “I kept visualizing and visualizing it. I did two internships here, worked part time at the Beer Store, was commuting in from Newmarket… it didn’t seem like it was going to come together, but it did.”

Thinking back to the time and hard work spent in getting to where she is now, Tully quickly paired it with the standard pressure felt by students.

“One, listen to your gut. Second, don’t be afraid to course correct. It’s scary, but it’ll be worth it,” Tully said of her three-step plan of advice. “And third, visualize what you want and go for it.” Tully added that your gut could be wrong, as hers sometimes was: “You’re never perfect all the time, but those times that you aren’t are the most important learning experiences of your life.

Listen to your gut. It does work out in the end.”

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Midterms are coming: Three delicious procrastination methods Alyssa Ottema

Midterm season is almost (or, in the unfortunate cases of some, already) upon us. This is the time when we scramble to discover new and improved studying methods, only to stumble upon new and improved methods of wasting time. This is also the time when nutrition goes out the window, and we either don’t eat, or eat eight bags of chips and an entire pound cake instead of the salad we swore we’d make (or maybe that’s just me). This is the time for indulging your cravings and making terrible decisions about time management. The following recipes combine procrastination and terrible eating habits, but in the most delicious, chocolate-y way possible.

Warm Chocolate Pudding Cake - 6 tbsp. cold unsalted butter, cubed - 1/3 c. sugar - 6 oz. bittersweet chocolate, chopped OR 6 tbsp. cocoa powder - 2 large eggs plus 2 large egg yolks - 1/4 c. flour - 1/2 tsp. coarse salt Preheat the oven to 350 degrees

Fahrenheit. Butter (or spray with Pam) 6 cups of a standard muffin tin. In a microwave-safe bowl, combine the butter and chocolate, and microwave until melted, about 1 minute.

In a large bowl, combine sugar, eggs and egg yolks, flour, and salt.

Add the chocolate mixture and whisk to combine. Fill the muffin cups and refrigerate 15 minutes.

Bake until the centre of the cakes is soft, but not wet, when pressed, 27-30 minutes. Serve cakes warm, topped with (optional) caramel sauce and whipped cream, and enjoy the heavenly combination of pudding and cake.

Molten Chocolate Lava Cake - 4 tbsp. unsalted butter, room temperature - 1/3 c. sugar - 3 large eggs - 1/3 c. all-purpose flour - 1/4 tsp. salt - 8 oz. bittersweet chocolate, melted OR 8 tbsp. cocoa powder Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Butter (or spray with Pam) 6 cups of a standard muffin tin.

Mix together the butter and sugar, then add the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Mix in flour and salt until combined, and then add the chocolate. Divide the batter evenly among the prepared muffin cups.

Bake just until tops of the cakes no longer jiggle when the pan is lightly shaken, 8-10 minutes. Let the cakes cool for 10 minutes, and then enjoy the melted chocolate wonder you have just created.

One Bowl Chocolate Cake - 3/4 c. cocoa powder - 1 1/2 c. all-purpose flour - 1 1/2 c. sugar - 1 1/2 tsp. baking soda - 3/4 tsp. baking powder - 3/4 tsp. salt - 2 large eggs - 3/4 c. milk - 3/4 c. warm water - 3 tbsp. vegetable oil - 1 tbsp. vanilla extract Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Butter (or spray with Pam) a large cake pan or two standard muffin tins. Mix together cocoa, flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Add eggs, milk, water, oil, and vanilla, and stir until smooth.

Pour the batter into the pan, or divide between muffin tins. Bake until a toothpick inserted into the centers comes out clean, 30-35 minutes.

At this point in life, it is easier and more cost effective to buy the $0.99 Betty Crocker Chocolate Frosting from No Frills than it is to make your own. Spread that frosting all over your cake/ cupcakes and don’t feel at all guilty about eating everything you just made.

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Inside Farming: Want safety? Think milk!

The process behind clean Canadian milk from the farm to the processor Chloe Gresel

Every year, I visit the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair to show my heifer, and part of this experience is talking to the cab drivers while I travel to and from the grounds and the hotel. This year, I got into a great conversation with a cabby about why he buys organic milk.

He said that he feels safer giving his children organic milk in order to avoid the hormones and antibiotics in milk. The impression left on me from this conversation was, “how can anyone feel unsafe drinking any sort of milk in Canada?” You see, Canadian milk is one of the safest things you can buy in the stores to drink. All Canadian milk is 100 per cent free from artificial hormones and antibiotics. In fact, the only thing that is in Canadian milk (besides milk) is vitamins A and D which, by law, have to be added. So, how is milk so safe? Let me tell you!

It all starts with the milking process. The first step is the cows having their teats cleaned, usually with an iodine solution, to ensure that no dirt or bacteria gets into the milk from the teat surface. Once the teats are cleaned, the milkers are attached to the cow’s udder.

The milk is sent through pipelines

into the milk house. The milk passes through a filter and is stored in a bulk tank where it is cooled and held until the milk truck comes to pick it up. Once the cow is done milking out, the milker is removed and the teats are again dipped in iodine solution. This ensures bacteria does not enter the udder through the teat. If there is a cow that is sick, has just calved, or has been treated with any sort of antibiotics or drugs, her milk is kept separate from the bulk tank and is discarded. Each drug that is used on a dairy cow has a specific withdrawal time, meaning that after the drug is used on the cow, a waiting period of hours to days has to be strictly followed while the drug works its way out of the cow’s system. If there are any traces of the drug in the cow’s system, her milk cannot be sold.

The milk that is safe for processing is stored in the bulk tank until the milk truck comes to pick it up and deliver it to the processing plant. The truck usually comes every other day to ensure that the milk is kept fresh. Before the milk is pumped out of the bulk tank, a sample is taken and labelled with a barcode so that it can be tested and traced back to which farm it came from. When the milk is tested at the processors, they are looking for any traces of artificial hormones and antibiotics. In Canada, dairy farmers are not allowed to use artificial

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This week’s Inside Farming examines how milk is produced and tested in Canada to ensure it is safe, clean, nutritious and free from harmful hormones and antibiotics. hormones to increase milk production, so this test ensures that every dairy farm is following this rule.

The milk is also tested for somatic cell count. Somatic cells are foreign material in milk, such as white blood cells, bacteria, and old skin cells. The limit for somatic cells in Canada is 400,000 cells per millilitre of milk. While the limit may be

400,000, most producers strive to have the lowest number possible, as lower numbers mean that their cows are healthier. If the somatic cell count is too high, the farmer is penalized, and if the farm continues to ship milk that is above the 400,000 cell count, the processor will stop accepting it. If any antibiotics or artificial hormones found

in the milk, the farmer is again penalized, and the tainted milk is discarded to ensure it never reaches the production line.

All of this is done to ensure that Canadians have safe, clean milk that they can trust. We never have to worry that we are getting more in our milk than just milk, and I think that is pretty cool.

Guelph continues to seek arrangements

A closer look at the new alternative-means to pay the bills Alyssa Ottema

I’m sitting in a Starbucks pretending to be Veronica Mars, spying behind my laptop. One part of me is excited to be fulfilling a childhood dream, while another part is scared out of my mind for my friend, sitting across from me, waiting to meet the man who will potentially pay for her education, her car, and her rent.

SeekingArrangement.com is a web service that matches rich men and women in a “mutually beneficial relationships” with those who are less-rich and usually younger.

Just last year, the University of Guelph made the site’s top 10 of Canada’s “Fastest Growing Sugar Baby Colleges of 2012,” and it has continued to grow in popularity on campus.

Currently over two million people are registered to use the service – nearly double the registered users in 2012. Most “sugar babies” on the site fall into the 18 to 27 age range – and, given some shocking numbers concerning the financial state of students, this makes a lot of sense.

The Canadian Federation of Students-Ontario estimates that the average student debt in Ontario is about $37,000. A scant average of $10,222 dollars per student of financial aid is allotted for the entirety of a degree (even though it costs about $10,000 per year to attend university in the province). Ontario also sits tenth out of ten provinces for its student aid program.

With financial worry hanging over the heads of students, and fewer jobs available each year, perhaps it logically follows that students are on the lookout for alternative sources of income.

Each user on the site is asked to be upfront about what they are looking for. Most user profiles for “sugar parents” claim to be looking for companionship and good conversation. The “sugar babies,” by either explicit statement or unspoken agreement, are looking for financial support. The parties must agree on all terms, and must also have a base level of chemistry, although the site explicitly states that sex is not a requirement.

As I wait for the “sugar daddy” to arrive, I can’t help but let my sceptical side jump to the worst of conclusions. I was sure he would be approximately 75 years old, without any hair and with really

terrible halitosis. He would expect her to have sex with him in the washroom of that very Starbucks, and all for a knock-off Michael Kors watch.

In reality, the “sugar daddy” is only 36, decently cute, and keeps his hands to himself. He tells my friend that he’s just gotten out of a long relationship, that he is busy with work, and that he doesn’t have the time or energy to go out and meet people. He’s looking for someone who is a good conversationalist to visit him a few times a month, as well as accompany him on business trips to Florida and New York. She can have her own room, and she is only expected to look pretty and be charming at work events.

In return, he will help pay for her tuition, car insurance, and rent.

She will also receive occasional gifts, and he will pay for all travel expenses. He says he specifically is looking for a student, not because he’s a “creepy, old, weird dude,” but because he remembers what it was like being over $100,000 dollars in debt after his MBA. Perhaps my friend got really lucky on her first go-around, or perhaps SeekingArrangement. com isn’t as sketchy as it appears at first glance. While it’s paramount that precautions be taken when

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With tuition fees steadily increasing, and a challenging job market, some students may be turning to alternative means of acquiring funds, including relationships. setting up one of these “mutually beneficial” arrangements, I can’t help but think that if I were rich, and people were either intimidated by my wealth or using me for it, I wouldn’t mind paying for someone

who was attractive, witty, and intelligent to keep me company.

Perhaps this site is no sketchier than any other dating site – save for the power imbalance that the money necessitates.

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Queen Bey 101

Rutgers University takes on a different approach to education Diana Kurzeja

Beyoncé, one of the world’s most influential pop stars, has not only conquered the music industry – she is now taking on the education system. That’s right, Rutgers University is now offering a course called “Politicizing Beyoncé” in the department of Women’s and Gender Studies.

According to the university, the course will “explore American race, gender and sexual politics,” as well as explore the diva’s alterego, Sasha Fierce.

Kevin Allred, a doctoral student who is teaching the class this spring, tells the university’s online news site that he is using Beyoncé’s career as a way to explore these topical and pertinent issues. Allred added that readings from the black feminist canon – including the writings of bell hooks, Alice Walker, and Sojourner Truth – will be included in the course’s curriculum.

Beyoncé is recognized for her feminist values and visions of sexual equality, having hits such as “Independent Women,” “If I Were a Boy,” “Diva,” and countless others. Using a pivotal figure in today’s pop culture as a topic of study may just be the most brilliant way to encourage students

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A new university course, “Politicizing Beyoncé,” will be looking at the pop diva’s career to encourage media literacy and discussion of social issues, such as race, gender and sexual politics. to take a course they might otherwise have not considered worthwhile. Allred supports the idea of critiquing the present day media, saying, “It’s important to shift students away from simply being consumers of media toward thinking more critically about what they’re engaging on a regular basis.”

The media constantly feeds young students material fuelled by influential pop stars, which (whether we know it or not)

greatly shapes their life goals, as well as their values. Media awareness is crucial for students in today’s society to avoid simply becoming products of the media.

Some reactions, however, have not been so kind to this newly adapted study. In the online sphere, many fear that this is the first step to the degradation of the U.S. education system, others going so far as to say that they are ashamed that such a course is even being offered. For

Allred, much of this backlash is simply due to a misunderstanding of what the course is set out to teach. “This isn’t a course about Beyoncé’s political engagement or how many times she performed during President Obama’s inauguration weekend,” Allred explained. An iconic figure such as Beyoncé may be exactly what students need to make a connection between what they learn and what they are exposed to on a daily basis.

Rather than simply accepting what the media displays, students will learn to analyze and critique the messages that are being broadcasted to them – and what better way to do this than to study Queen Bey herself?

For all of you men out there, fear not: there is an option for you out there too. Georgetown University is now offering a class called “The Sociology of Hip-Hop: The Urban Theodicy of Jay-Z,” which focuses on Beyoncé’s husband.

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Fighting the stigma against Arts and Humanities

Deciding what to study when attending a postsecondary educational institute is a difficult process. Unfortunately, if your decision falls under the category of Arts and Humanities, you are then not only continually judged by their peers, but also by the rest of people in your life. It has been a long-running joke that those who study Arts and Humanities are taking “bird courses” and all they do is read books, write book reports, or paint pretty pictures. The amount of times an Arts student will be asked, “What are you going to do with that?” - as if it is some kind disgrace to society - is unbelievable.

Those who are insensitive enough to ask these questions do not realize that those who study the Arts actually have the ability to do many things, and are often more eligible to work in different facets of society than those who hold degrees in science based subject matters, due to their ability to communicate in an effective manner.

Studying the Arts requires students to work independently in an organized fashion. Students are taught to communicate thoughts clearly and thoroughly in an effective manner. Arts students are required to write and verbally communicate difficult ideas in a clear way, and make it easy for everyone to understand.

In an article titled “Why English Majors are Hot New Hires,” Bruna Martinuzzi expressed the idea that, “Bringing an English major to the fold is a much needed salve for organizations today, where poor communication skills are the norm rather than the exception.” Art majors

are a valuable addition to businesses, perfect candidates for law school, and valuable members of the workforce due to their ability to rationalize, be analytical, and think creatively to solve problems they will encounter. More and more articles are becoming available that exemplify why Arts majors are such valuable members of the workforce.

There are endless career options that one can pursue when coming out of university with a Bachelor degree in the Arts. The greatest part of this is that these articles are coming out now because the job market has changed, and with the advancements in technology there is a new way of doing business. Not everyone who studies business is taught, or grasps, how to properly write and communicate their ideas clearly, and businesses need people who possess the skills to make their companies known and well-represented. In an article expressing the importance of hiring those from the Humanities, Susan de la Vergne expressed: “These are disciplines that align with business careers in ways many people overlook… those who came from the humanities into business leadership attribute their success to three things: the ability to think critically, handle ambiguity and write.”

Arts students may not all be able to work a spreadsheet, create a chart, or code computer programs, but they sure are easily teachable – much of the time, they are able to understand and follow instructions well. Being gifted in learning new skills is extremely

important in the ever changing job market as it is all about being able to adapt to change.

New positions are being created within companies that encourage creativity and the ability to communicate properly via social media outlets, and someone who is skilled in communication and writing would be a good fit for positions in public relations and communications sectors of companies. Graduates from the Arts and Humanities colleges at universities are taking smart steps at building their work experience to flatter their educational background, and to enable their chances of achieving the goals they want to achieve by making themselves the best fit for the job market.

There is no sense in degrading someone’s choice in what area the choose to study. The job market isn’t what it used to be, but with the changing times comes a new wave of creative ways to make life better, and

Arts students have the ability communicate these ideas to the public. Everyone has a choice to study whatever they want to study, and judgment isn’t an encouraging and inspiring way to help people along. All the negativity does is make people feel negatively about the life choices they are making. Let’s encourage each other to be great instead of insult each other’s abilities.

The next time someone asks: “An Arts degree, what are you going to do with that?” reply with confidence, knowing that at the very least, you can affectively communicate your response.

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CLASSIFIEDS NATURE GUELPH Meeting Thursday, Feb 13th at 7:30pm, Arboretum Centre. All welcome. Andrew Peregrine of OVC speaking on “Lyme Disease and the raccoon roundworm: is the risk of human infection increasing in Ontario?”

COMMUNITY LISTINGS

BATTLE OF THE BANDS February 7. GRAND PRIZE: headlining spot at the College Royal Ball. Interested bands contact kgahnsmi@uoguelph.ca. You may be the next big talent on Guelph’s campus!

February 12 - DECREASING HEADACHES program begins at 7:30 pm. Learn drug-free strategies to decrease tension and migraine headaches. Details at www.uoguelph.ca/~ksomers.

Acclaimed singer-songwriter Oceanship will be playing a free show at The Redbrick Café, February 19th at 8 pm. Check out his award winning animated video Hotblack on Youtube.

February 24th – 2nd Annual National Cupcake Day in support of SPCAs and Humane Societies across Canada. Bake your best cupcakes, host a cupcake party, share cupcakes with family, friends and colleagues, and collect donations!

Applications for the Children’s Aid Foundation’s post-secondary scholarships for 2014-15. Online application forms due Monday, February 24. Visit www.cafdn.org/scholarship for eligibility criteria.

Sistas in Soccer outdoor recreational soccer league for women aged 18 and up. Games every Sunday afternoon, end of May until October. No previous soccer experience necessary. Register online at www.sistasinsoccer.com.

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