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CSA Election Results Unofficial results; review process; referendum passes; voter turnout down SAMEER CHHABRA AND MICHAEL LONG The unofficial results of the CSA general election were announced on Monday Mar. : Peter Miller is the new Academic and University Affairs Commissioner; Sonia Chwalek is the new Communications and Corporate Affairs Commissioner; Sonali Menezes is the new External Affairs Commissioner; Brittany Skelton is the new Local Affairs Commissioner; and Colin Morris is the new Human Resources and Operations Commissioner.

The unofficial results reveal some landslide victories and some tight races.

In the race for the new Academic and University Affairs Commissioner, Miller accrued nearly twice as many votes as his opponent, Kimmi Snyder.

For the Communications and Corporate Affairs Commissioner, Chwalek was just  votes ahead of her opponent, Matt Brown, and River Roy placed a more distant third in that race. Menezes, who ran uncontested for the position of External Affairs Commissioner, was easily elected. In the race for Local Affairs Commissioner, Skelton acquired more votes than her two opponents, Caitlin Drew Zeran and Luna Shen, combined. Lastly, Morris received over twice as many votes as David Alton for the position of Human Resources and Operations Commissioner.

However, these results are subject to change. The CSA elections office will be conducting an audit on the election results, and the results will

not be confirmed until the first week of April at the CSA Board of Directors meeting.

Reportedly, incorrect or missing information on the online ballot may have compromised some votes cast in the first hours of the election. As well, Brown is said to be contesting Chwalek’s narrow victory in the race for Communications and Corporate Affairs Commissioner. Candidates have  days after the election to submit an appeal to the CSA Electoral Officer.

For the nominees to the Board of Directors, for which there may be two from every college, only one candidate, Shalu Atwal from the College of Arts, was unelected. Brendan Campisi and Brad Breedom each bested Atwal by a close margin – neither more than  votes. Tula Selvarajah, who ran uncontested, is the new College of Biological Sciences representative. Sarah Hafuth and Claire Segeren will both represent the College of Social and Applied Human Sciences on the Board.

The Student Space Initiative referendum question has also squeaked through. The Initiative required  per cent of CSA members to vote in the election in order to be ratified, and the official turnout was . per cent (, votes cast out of , undergraduate students). The referendum passed with , votes in the affirmative (. per cent of total votes cast).

Kat Lucas, Interhall Council President and leader of the Student Space Initiative, said that the referendum team was “more worried about reaching quorum than we were about winning.”

Lucas added that the team was “prepared to accept the referendum not passing if it was what the students decided, since it comes down to what they want and how they would like their

PHOTO BY WENDY SHEPHERD

Though confirmation is still pending, seen here is (most) of next year’s CSA Executive: Brittany Skelton (left) for Local Affairs; Colin Morris (centre-left) for Human Resources and Operations; Sonali Menezes (centre-right) for External Affairs; Sonia Chwalek (right) for Communication and Corporate Affiars; and Peter Miller (not pictured) for Academic and University Affairs. fees to be spent.”

Over the next two months, the team will begin to draft the Student Space Initiative committee and solicit feedback for the development a set of policies. Over the summer, they will put out a call for membership and the team hopes to begin installing furniture in the Fall of .

Voter turnout was down by a fairly substantial margin from . Last year, . per cent of undergraduate students cast their ballot, compared to . per cent this year. That is a decrease of roughly , students. If those numbers are anything to go by, one of the key challenges for next year’s Executive will be to inform students about why they should take an

interest in the CSA. Some students expressed apathy in regards to on-campus politics. These are attitudes that the Executive will likely want to address in the next year.

“I wasn’t going to vote originally, but then I saw that I could abstain, so I did,” explained second-year students Chris Katsaras. “I figured it would be better to cast a non-vote than to not vote at all, especially since I still don’t know what the CSA is.”

“I actually didn’t vote until [March ] because I wasn’t interested in the whole election process,” explained secondyear student Shelby Cady. “This guy came into my class who seemed interesting and excited about what he could do, so I

eventually gave him my vote.”

Officially, the University of Guelph’s Central Student Association was founded in  as a not-for-profit, autonomous, student-run organization designed to give undergraduate students an opportunity to have their voices and opinions heard. In the wider bureaucratic forum, the CSA gives students an opportunity to raise issues with decisions made by the university Board of Directors and administration.

Today, the CSA also helps fund on-campus student groups while organizing awareness weeks, concerts, and other events designed to engage students. The student Bus Pass and the Bullring restaurant are also run by the CSA.

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Going homeless for five days and nights

New Zealand to vote on flag change New Zealand Prime Minister John Key has promised to hold, within three years, a referendum on changing the national flag.

Like Australia and several other small island nations, New Zealand’s flag depicts a Union Jack in the top left-hand corner.

Key believes that the flag symbolises a “colonial and postcolonial” past that is no longer an appropriate representation of the country.

“The flag remains dominated by the Union Jack in a way that we ourselves are no longer dominated by the United Kingdom,” said Key. “I am proposing that we take one more step in the evolution of modern New Zealand by acknowledging our independence through a new flag.”

Key stressed that this is not an attempt to sever ties with the British monarchy, with which New Zealand shares constitutional links.

A poll conducted in February found that  per cent of Kiwis were happy with the current flag.

Key himself is partial to the silver fern set over a black background – an image popularized

by New Zealand’s All Blacks rugby team.

Drunk Las Vegas gambler sues casino for , Mark Johnson says that he should not have to pay the , he lost to the Downtown Grand casino – because he was too drunk.

According to Nevada law, patrons who are visibly intoxicated are not meant to gamble.

Johnson, who is a real-estate and car dealership businessman, played the tables for  hours and claims that during that time the casino served him  drinks – on top of the roughly  drinks he consumed prior to entering the casino.

Talking to CNN, Johnston acknowledged that he shares in some of the blame, but added that the casino has the “bigger responsibility.”

“Just picture a drunk walking down the street and somebody goes up and just pickpockets him.

That’s how I characterize it,” said Johnston.

Downtown Grand is taking legal action to pursue Johnston for the debt.

Johnston’s lawyer, Sean Lyttle, said that his client was “blackout intoxicated.”

“Someone was blackout intoxicated where they couldn’t read their cards, and yet a casino continued to serve them drinks and issue them more markers,” Lyttle said.

The Nevada gaming control board is investigating the matter.

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From Sunday until Friday, national campaign aims to generate funds for homelessness MICHAEL LONG

Three University of Guelph students have been sleeping outdoors since Sunday night, forfeiting creature comforts in an effort to raise awareness and cash for the homeless.

The effort is part of the national Five Days for the Homeless campaign, an initiative that is organized at the U of G by the College of Business and Management Students’ Association. This is the sixth year the Association has been involved.

The Guelph team has three ‘sleepers’ who spend all five days outside, as well as other committee members who spend a few nights braving the elements while helping with logistics.

The students have been spending the night on the porch of Raithby House and the days soliciting spare change on Branion Plaza, where they sit on a cardboard mat. At night, they are kept warm by a sleeping bag and pillow, several donated blankets, a piece of foam for some rudimentary bedding, and each others’ body heat.

The rules of the campaign say that students are only allowed to sleep inside if inclement weather poses a health risk, and, throughout the week, they are forbidden from taking showers, changing their clothes, purchasing food or drink, and using technology.

However, they must still attend classes and record their experience on an online blog.

The Guelph team managed to raise  in the first day, and

PHOTO BY WENDY SHEPHERD

Kaitlyn Edwards, left, and Steph Vesely canvass for spare change in Branion Plaza as part of the annual Five Days for the Homeless campaign. The College of Business and Management Students’ Association is aiming to raise $2,500 for Wyndham House, a local youth shelter, by spending five days and nights living in the outside. their goal for the week is ,.

All the funds they receive will be donated to Wyndham House, a local youth shelter.

“It’s a cause that hits home for some of us,” said James Welton, an Arts major who is sleeping outside for the full five days. “I’ve had friends who went through high school who didn’t have the opportunity to go to school or get jobs, and this is what this entire thing is about.”

He says the experience has given him a new perspective on homelessness.

“It’s been eye-opening in a way because you live a lot differently, you have all your general amenities right near you but you can’t access anything.”

Welton points out that homelessness is a far more prevalent issue than most people assume. Seventy per cent of Canadians, he says, will find themselves homeless at some point in their life, if only for a short period of time. And not everyone is fortunate enough to have a safe place to stay during that time.

Kaitlyn Edwards, a marketing major, has organized the Guelph campaign for the last two years.

This year, though, her last at the U of G, she is volunteering to spend the whole five days outside for the first time.

She says she doesn’t want to leave university without having the full experience.

“The biggest challenge for me has

been to stay warm,” said Edwards.

“Yesterday I was freezing but I think my body has adapted to it so far.”

The other big challenge has been getting food, and the team says they have been hungry at times. They are sustained by the occasional slice of pizza from a friendly student.

Five Days for the Homeless was founded in  by three students from the University of Alberta School of Business who identified homelessness as a growing issue in their community. The campaign was expanded to  more universities across Canada, including the U of G, in . By , there were  campuses participating; this year there are  in total.

DOG DAYS EVENT

PHOTO BY WENDY SHEPHERD

On March 5, the CSA hosted this year’s ‘Dog Days Event’ in Peter Clark Hall - an event that allowed students to meet, pet and play with guide dogs and puppies with the goal to relieve stress and give students a study break.The three important take-aways from the event were: 1.) Always ask the trainers to pet the dogs before doing so. These dogs are working and need to stay in training mode. If the trainer or owner says no, it is important you respect their request. 2.) There are three main organizations on campus that students can get involved with, all of which have different training and recruitment a methods, and their dogs are used for different purposes once training is complete. 3.) Using fake vests for your dog is detrimental to guide dogs on campus. Guide dogs have all of the required vaccines and are screened for aggression. The event saw 636 participants and raised $546 in donations.

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U of G forms mental health advisory committee

The committee will review existing mental health and wellness initiatives on campus GAGAN BATRA

A new advisory committee has been created at the University of Guelph to help better address mental health and wellness issues on campus.

According to a U of G press release, a new Centre for Innovation for Campus Mental Health has been created in Ontario with funding from the provincial government. Brenda Whiteside, Associate Vice President of Student Affairs, explained that the Council of Ontario Universities has also established a working group on campus mental health.

University students are, in some ways, “uniquely vulnerable” to issues related to mental health and wellness, Whiteside said.

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Many of the stresses students face are caused by their transition away from home, expectations of academic success, and personal and cultural pressures.

Julia Forster, Central Student Association Academic and University Affairs Commissioner, identified some significant causes of stress for students: “I think a big part of student stress, especially in first year, is the transition to a much heavier work load and higher expectations. Having more deadlines and being a part of class sizes of  to  students can hurt performance. When the desire to perform well is so strong in academia, this often leads to lower performance as attention is dedicated to doing well. This may lead to anxiety and overstress, which can lead to opposite, undesirable results.” Forster added that, “Another factor is the number of stressors students face, from the hard transition first year can be, to the occasional feelings

of inadequacy when marks do not reflect the time and effort dedicated to an assignment or midterm.”

Tyler Valiquette, CSA Local Affairs Commissioner and member of the advisory committee, noted that “being in good mental health means finding a balance between social, physical, spiritual, and psychological health. There are many distractions for students living independently for the first time and it can sometimes be difficult finding a balance between these aspects.”

There is growing concern among campuses across the province in the area of mental health and wellness. Whiteside says that the committee wants to determine if the U of G is doing all it can to be supportive and create a healthy environment for students.

Valiquette says that the committee will also work to make tackle the stigma associated with mental health issues, while

making services more readily accessible.

“There are various support materials and resources available for students in order to better promote services and wellness while also tackling stigma,” said Valiquette. “One thing that has been identified as an area for improvement is the creation of a centralized online location where these resources can be accessed.

Student Affairs, in partnership with various other departments and on-campus organizations, are currently in the creation process for this website.”

Another major initiative is to find ways to be as proactive as possible in fostering a supportive environment for students and preventing mental health issues from arising.

“The advisory committee will be looking at campus-wide issues that need to be tackled to help students, one of which [is] academic policies and curriculum changes. With midterms

and assignment due dates being better planned and coordinated, we hope such changes will alleviate some stress students face more so at certain points in the year. Also, many students want to see a Fall Reading Week, which the committee has said will be an option explored,” said Forster.

But Whiteside noted that, “This advisory committee… wasn’t struck because we have major problems. We just want to make sure that, as a campus, we look at all problems in mental health.”

“It’s been a while since we’ve done a review. We may see some programs discontinued and some enhanced programs. It depends on what [the committee] finds,” Whiteside added.

The committee will be composed of undergraduate and graduate students, a faculty member, a dean or associate dean, and representatives from Student Housing Services, Counselling and Disability Services, and Wellness Services.

‘Gryphcon goes on  years of lo-tech gaming’ – March , : In the caption, the Live Action Role Play game is called ELEGY, not ELGY. Also, “Physical gaming” is not the correct nomenclature, “traditional gaming” is a more accurate description.

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Simply authentic: diary of a local foodie

Super simple enchiladas EMILY JONES

Ever wonder what to bring to a potluck or dinner event that you are heading to, but don’t have the time to prepare something elaborate? This week’s recipe will save the worry and be a crowd pleaser. Enchiladas, one of my favourite and most simple dishes, requires minimal prep and cooking time, and will enable arriving on time – or fashionably late,

whichever is preferred.

As always, I will attach a recipe list below and walk you through the process. First, determine how many people you will be entertaining. Each enchilada wrap will cut into approximately  to  bite size pieces. Let’s begin.

Allow the cream cheese to sit out on the counter and soften so it will be easily spreadable. Rinse the red bell pepper and slice it into ¼ inch squares – you want the peppers to be able to cook slightly but keep a little crunch.

Next, rinse a couple of jalapenos

and slice them in half, taking out the seeds, as this is where the mouth-burning spice is located.

After the seeds are removed, slice the jalapenos into ¼ inch slices if not a little smaller. Place all of the peppers in a bowl, mix, and set aside. Next, shred some cheddar cheese.

Lie out one wrap at a time, and spoon some of the softened cream cheese on to the middle of the wrap. Rub outward in a circular motion so the cream cheese is evenly spread in a thin layer that covers the wrap. Next, sprinkle

some of the pepper mixture evenly over the cream cheese; then, top with some of the shredded cheddar.

Roll up the wrap from one side to the other and you will have formed the first enchilada. Continue this process until you are satisfied with the amount you have made. Once all of the enchiladas are wrapped, place on a baking sheet, and in an oven preheated to  degrees, bake for  to  minutes, or until the wraps have reached a light, golden brown.

Remove from oven and let cool for  minutes; then, slice the wraps into bite-sized rounds.

Serve on a platter with sour cream for dipping. This recipe is a regular crowd pleaser and only requires  ingredients! Enjoy.

Grocery list: -Large wraps (white, whole wheat, gluten free – whichever suits your fancy!)

-Jalapenos -Red bell pepper -Cream cheese -Cheddar cheese

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The Weekly Review: 12 Years a Slave No Rating

sAmEER CHHAbRA When I first began writing this column, I faced the issue of compiling a formula in which I’d be able to award films a score out of four. Films that elicit a perfect score are in no way perfect.

Instead, movies that are worth watching – films that contain a deep or profound message, unparalleled acting, and camera work worthy of praise – are awarded higher scores.

With Steve McQueen’s 12 Years a Slave, I am yet again forced to reconsider my marking scheme.

In every sense of the word, McQueen’s latest film is astonishing. Acting, camera work, directing, lighting, story and music combine into a production that haunts and mesmerizes its audience. However, McQueen has in no way produced a “good” movie; his film is brutal, savage, cowardly, horrifying, and an image of a worse time. That I refuse to give it a rating is not a testament of anything it does

wrong, but rather of everything it does right.

Opening with a single take through a cane field, the audience is introduced to Solomon Northrop (played by Chiwetel Ejiofor) in the throes of inhuman captivity. As we follow a brief day in his life, we see him working in cane fields, eating paltry portions, and struggling to find solace in sleep. Northrop is a freeman, born out of captivity and forced into slavery after being tricked by two men.

As we’re informed, Solomon’s story was not a rare occurrence in America at the time. A ban on importing slaves from Africa forced slave-owners and would-be profiteers to embark on quests to enslave freemen from the North.

Stoic acting by Ejiofor is enough to give the audience hope that his story ends well, though John Ridley’s script insists on proving otherwise. There is not a single moment of satisfactory catharsis in Northrop’s story. As his life is catapulted from one tragic situation to another, we see the people around him break down under

the horrors of their circumstances. Northrop, however, does not, and his hope and insistence on the possibility of justice allows him to survive.

Unlike similar characters, the audience finds no vitality in Northrop’s choice to continue.

McQueen’s directing forces Sean Bobbitt’s camera to capture each horrifying moment in exquisite

[who] have seen you [and] know you are a good worker, [they] will gravitate to you if they know you are not just in the industry for a short amount of time.”

Beaton described The Next Step as a show “about a group of dancers [whose] lives intertwine with [one another],” the show is moving into its second season on The Family Channel.

“Like competitive dancers know, it consumes your life. There are crushes, betrayal, money problems, obviously a lot of drama, boy issues, and girl issues,” Beaton continued. Beaton called the show “more realistic than people would expect,” noting that “it deals with problems that are facing young adults and preteens today and it does that [in an honest way].”

Beaton, a second year CJPP student at the University of Guelph, began filming The Next Step when she was seventeen, the summer before arriving for her first year of study. When asked about landing the role of Emily on The Next Step, Beaton said “[They had filmed] the pilot already - we went in knowing that all of their main roles were already filled.” But as Beaton expressed earlier, the more people who know of you, the better, and “Temple Street Productions, The Family Channel and Bell Media are huge platforms for any artist.” With great determination, Beaton auditioned in hopes of landing a spot in the show. “I am more of an actress, [and] we had to do dancing, so

that was a little bit funny for me,” said Beaton but she “decided to go in there and give it my all.”

Although being determined, Beaton remembers being paired with Jordan Clark, who was the winner of So You Think You Can Dance Canada, which she said was “a little disconcerting.”

Beaton expressed that one of the most important qualities to have when getting into acting is having “thick skin,” stating that, “You have to be able to understand that you could be the Meryl Streep of your audition, but if you don’t have red hair, they won’t cast you.” Beaton believes that without a thick skin, it is easier “to get discouraged and start doubting yourself and your talent and all of that kind of stuff, which is not good for anyone’s selfesteem.” Beaton emphasized that it is ok to step back and re-evaluate life and one’s career, and that the most important thing is to do something you love.

When asked about the best advice she had ever received, Beaton had two responses, the first coming from Gerard Butler, with whom she worked with on the film 300.

“He said: when you do stage work, go to the audience – when you do film or TV work, let the audience come to you. This is something I have been very mindful of - the differences between mediums,” Beaton recalled. The second piece of advice came from Beaton’s father, who she describes as “a man that instilled self-respect and confidence” in both her sister and

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detail. Furthermore, Bobbitt’s cinematography uses Northrop’s energy – his explosive control – to frame each scene Ejiofor dominates. The audience is exhausted throughout the film’s second act, but Northrop perseveres.

I made the point that there is no satisfying moment of catharsis in 12 Years a Slave. There is no single moment where the audience is allowed a chance to recover. Much like Northrop, we’re forced to watch life fall apart with our eyes fixated, and there is little control we can exert. To make the claim that this is a film about the horrors of slavery is to ignore each moment of brutal savagery that has existed before and after it.

The message that I believe McQueen hopes to impart upon his audience is that there is brutality in the world. It is difficult to argue that 12 Years a Slave is a film about hope, as there is very little hope within its story.

Instead, it is a story about the brutal nature of man, and the terror that emerges from those in powerful positions preying upon those who are not. That the

villains in McQueen’s film are not always weak men is a commentary on tyranny, which is born from fear and superstition.

Praise must be awarded to both Michael Fassbender and Lupita Nyong’o for their portrayals of Edwin Epps and Patsey, respectively. Nyong’o was recently awarded the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, and I agree with the academy’s decision. Her portrayal of Patsey is a woman framed by suffering and hatred. Fassbender received a Best Supporting Actor nomination, but failed to claim the prize. His Epps is brutal and savage, and a constant reminder of the unfair way in which strong men appropriate strength. That he suffers no justice is simply a reminder of the film’s refusal to abandon history.

I refuse to award 12 Years a Slave any form of rating, because a score would be disrespectful on my part. I cannot argue that it is a good movie by any means, but I can make the point that it is a film that must be watched. To the faint of heart, I offer this warning: There is no happy ending.

herself. He told her that “no matter what you do, there will always be someone who loves you, and that someone will be me.”

Family means everything to Beaton, who stated that “My role model is my younger sister, Sophie - [she is] my sister and best friend. We are 14 months apart and she has a quiet strength – not that she is a quiet person, but she looks at the world in such a good way, a way that I hope

to be able to look at [it]. She has always been my number one fan.”

In wrapping up the interview, it was apparent that Beaton was a mindful 19 year-old who is every bit deserving of the success she has worked so incredibly hard for. Beaton is full of passion and dedication, and is someone to look out for in the future.

Alexandra Beaton of The Next Step

A driven young woman with a passion for life Emily JonEs

Everyone hopes to find something they really love and then find a way to make a living out of it. In an interview with University of Guelph student and actress Alexandra Beaton of The Next Step, Beaton revealed that dreams can come true with hard work and dedication. Beaton has always wanted to be an actress, and has known since childhood that this was the career for her.

“I was in all the school plays not always as a lead role - but I really felt that any kind of experience was a good one, especially in the acting world, because you always want to expand the range of emotion you are able to portray - when I say portray, I mean realistically,” said Beaton.

It was obvious in speaking with Beaton that she had known what she wanted from the beginning, and that her desire to get into acting wasn’t a fluke. Beaton had an agent from a young age, knowing that if she wanted to make her dream a reality, she was going to have to work hard to obtain it.

“I always wanted to make sure that my resume was as full as it could be, and just like in school, networking is one of the most important things you can do” said Beaton. “The more people who know you, not only personally but

This article is a reprint based on a name correction.

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Alexandra Beaton plays Emily on The Next Step, and is a student at the University of Guelph.

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Juno-nominated musician Jordan Raycroft U of G graduate moving forward with music KIMBERLY NORTHCOTE

PHOTO COURTESY OF JORDAN RAYCROFT

Jordan Raycroft nourished his musical talent while attending the University of Guelph, and is now a Juno nominee.

STYLE PICK OF THE WEEK: SOPHIE FORSTER

Music fans in Guelph who haven›t already heard of Juno nominee Jordan Raycroft should be sure to check out his new self-titled album. Drawing inspiration from personal experience and his time as a student at the University of Guelph, the tracks on Jordan Raycroft range from upbeat pop-style songs, to relaxed folk tunes, to the ever-popular country sound beloved by many Guelph students. While he is a big fan of Canadian music, which can be heard throughout his album, Raycroft has made a clear point of carving out his own sound.

Raycroft notes that his Juno nomination was a “whirlwind of an experience,” and he was so excited just to be nominated alongside artists that he holds such admiration for. Interestingly, it was Peter Katz, with whom Raycroft played his firstever show, who announced the nominations, which Raycroft described as “a real full-circle moment.”

Raycroft praised the music scene in Guelph, and credits the supportive community of artists for all the opportunities that have gotten him to this point. He remembers the Bullring and their open mic night (which he now co-hosts) as a great place to try out new songs

and gain an audience. While living here, he worked hard writing and playing songs, and used his dorm room as a “minirecording studio.”

Guelph also carries heavy importance to Raycroft because of his studies here at the university. As a Criminal Justice and Public Policy major, he was able to learn about another passion of his: social justice.

Raycroft shared that he is particularly interested in the issue of human trafficking and its disturbingly high prevalence in North America, and he has been involved in artist partnerships with both International Justice Mission Canada and World Vision in an effort to raise awareness for the cause. Raycroft spoke of how important it was to him to use the platform that music awards him to promote the cause and help victims of human trafficking – or, as he puts it, to “be a voice for the voiceless.”

Looking forward, Raycroft hopes to further pursue music with his band and continue to positively impact the lives of others with his songs. He looks forward to playing at Junofest in Winnipeg on March , and intends to travel across Canada as part of VIA Rail’s Artist On Board program. This will be his third time playing on the VIA Rail, having previously played  concerts over his  day tour from Toronto to Vancouver and back. Raycroft is also looking forward to shooting an upcoming music video.

ALBUM OF THE WEEK: DARK EYES

COURTESY PHOTO PHOTO BY WENDY SHEPHERD

Sophie Forster is this week’s style pick. Forster wore black leggings, an oversized knit sweater and a bold animal print scarf. The slim fitting bottom and large top works well.

The animal print adds boldness to the outfit. Forster also wore different shades of metallic hardware, which helped accentuate the rich colour of her nail polish.

Half Moon Run’s Dark Eyes (2012) provides layers of unique vocals and intricate harmonies, all while having the power to leave your mind in an existential state. Half Moon Run is appealing to both mainstream and indie fans - which is a hard task to master. They do so by luring the listener in with captivating melodies and locking attention wtih use of emotionally-evoked lyrical themes.

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‘Blade Runner’ trial underway in South Africa as of Monday

Olympic sensation Oscar Pistorius stands accused of murder Eric GrEEn

The murder trial of Olympic gold medalist and double amputee Oscar Pistorius began Monday, Mar. 10 in South Africa, more than a year after the famed runner was accused of gunning down his girlfriend, model Reeva Steenkamp, in the couple’s home on Feb. 14, 2013.

While Pistorius has already admitted to having shot Steenkamp, the trial itself is concerned with the claim that the shooting was not due to Pistorius’ belief that his girlfriend was an intruder in their home, but was in fact premeditated murder.

While the prosecution will use witnesses to say that Pistorious, in a fit of rage following an argument, shot Steenkamp on purpose, the runner’s own version of the story claims it to be a case of mistaken identity.

“I heard the bathroom door sliding open, I believed that an intruder or intruders had entered the bathroom through the bathroom window which was not fitted with burglar bars,” Pistorius claims. “I approached the bathroom armed with my

firearm, so as to defend Reeva and I. At that time, I believed Reeva was still in the bed.”

Pistorious, who has had previous interaction with authorities on gun related charges, has pled “not guilty” to all charges, and hopes to be exonerated. The prosecution, for their part, aims to prove through witness testimony, citation of past incidents, and analysis of Pistorius’ character, that the runner knew full well what he was doing when he unloaded his pistol through his bathroom door.

The prosecution has already brought forth witnesses – neighbours of the couple – who claim to have heard Steenkamp screaming and yelling for help in the moments before four gun-shots were heard from the couple’s home.

The case is presided by Judge Thokozile Masipa, who has a reputation for being tough on cases that involve violence towards women. She will hear the entirety of both arguments and make a ruling completely of her own at the summation of the trial.

Excluding full and complete exoneration, three outcomes face Pistorius as the trial continues. The most severe of the three is premeditated murder, which requires the prosecution to prove that the intent to kill was planned

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Blade Runner’s trial began on Monday in what is arguably the biggest legal trial in the history of sport. beforehand and carries a compulsory life sentence.

Failing this, Pistorius could still face the lesser charge of murder, which carries a compulsory sentence of fifteen years in jail. All the prosecution needs to prove for a murder conviction is that Pistorius intended to kill Steenkamp,

Gryphons exude dominance at Track & Field Champs

Women win first CIS title since 2008; men capture silver medal AndrEw dOnOvAn

It’d be an understatement to say that the expectations were high headed into last weekend’s Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) Track and Field Championships.

Despite three disqualifications and a relay team crash, the women captured their first gold medal since 2008 and the men, losing the team totals by just six points to the York Lions, captured silver.

“It was a great weekend, right from day one to day three,” said Guelph coach Dave Scott-Thomas, who earned the Sue Wise Award as the women’s coach of the year.

“Even though the final team standings came down to the results of the 4x400m, which is great because it’s an exciting event, we had done the math and knew that if we performed well in that event, we would win the title. I really thought that right from Day 1 our depth really carried us through. We had someone competing in every event, and for the most part we scored points in those events. Everyone on our team really contributed to this victory, which really validates the work these athletes put into the season.”

Katelyn Ayers – Guelph’s rookie track phenom, the CIS rookie of the year, the Dr. Wendy Jerome Trophy winner as top female performer in the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) season, and Canadian Junior record-holder for the 1000m – had a weekend like no other.

After being such an integral part of the

Gryphons’ successes at the OUA Championships, Ayers experienced the weekend’s biggest controversy when she was disqualified in the 1000m. Coming into the final stretch of the race, Ayers got tangled up with Trinity Western’s Fiona Benson, who delivered multiple elbow blows to the Guelph runner before both runners tripped.

Ayers was the quickest to hit her stride after the incident and pulled away for the win.

Trinity Western filed a protest and Ayers was disqualified, even though no penalty was immediately called on the track.

Then, in the women’s 4x800m (another event Ayers participated in), Guelph was disqualified after finishing third overall after runners got tangled on a transition.

Fortunately, this was overturned, and Guelph was reinstated as bronze medalists.

The grit of Guelph’s track and field program was on full display in Edmonton and the student-athletes refused to let misfortunes damper their quest for CIS titles. The Gryphons brought home a slew of medals including: Anthony Romaniw, silver, 1000m; Carise Thompson, silver, 3000m; Ross Proudfoot, gold, 3000m; Jared Skeath, bronze, weight throw; Emily Gordon, Sophie Watts, Genevieve Lalonde, Ayers, bronze, 4x800m; Tommy Land, Drew Anderson, Christian Gravel, Romaniw, bronze, 4x800m; Sarah Dougherty, bronze, weight throw; and Marissa Kurtimah, silver, 60m.

A total of 15 medals were brought home

by Gryphon athletes, and five athletes were named All-Canadians in what ended up being a monumental season of track and field for the red, black, and gold.

but the murder was not planned in advance.

Finally, the least severe of the possible charges is culpable homicide, which simply means that the killing was the result of negligence on the part of Pistorius. The punishment for this is completely discretionary and varies case to

case. It could include anything from fines to prison time of five to ten years.

It is still early in the trial and much more evidence may come to light in the following weeks, but as it stands, the one time Olympic hero faces a rather arduous road ahead.

The (male) yoga experiment AndrEw dOnOvAn I have been attending the Athletic Centre weight room for three of my four years here at the U of G, and as I depart from this campus come mid-April, I must confess that I love our weight room.

You can spot (pardon the pun) me in the squat rack at roughly 8:30 a.m. during the week, so I’ll admit that my love for our weight room isn’t tainted by the overcrowdedness that the afternoon crowd is privy to.

While the aesthetics of the gym haven’t improved much over the years – or for that matter, decades – there is a noticeable difference about the demographics of the weight room this year – women are everywhere!

It is not rare to show up at the gym early in the morning and be outnumbered by them in the weight room. The advocacy of the fitness industry for women to get into the weight room is finally producing results, and everyone is recognizing the benefits of the squat, dead lift, bench press, and military press.

So as women begin to see what the weight room can do for their body that a treadmill can’t, I decided it was high time I entered a domain typically dominated by women, so I could realize the benefits that yoga can bring to my body that 10 minutes of postworkout stretching cannot.

I got in contact with Emma Tait, manager at Tranquil Yoga, and asked, for the sake of experiment, if I could attend a beginner’s yoga class.

Up until this point, my only experience

with yoga was two and a half years ago, when I did all three months of Tony Horton’s P90X. The setting sun dimly lit the spacious studio and the pencil-thin hardwood flooring made the room glow a golden yellow. It was calming and welcoming and everything I had expected a yoga studio to feel like.

I rolled out my yoga mat, and myself and the nine women present made a semicircle around Tait; I was given a block to help me hold poses that required greater degrees of flexibility for good measure.

I downward-dogged, I child posed, I did the warrior one, two, and three – admittedly shaking quite uncontrollably at times – and I used the mental fortitude I learned lifting weights to focus on my breathing. I went the full hour and even refrained from using the block as a support.

My back, which lives perpetually between varying degrees of tight and really, really tight, was as loose as it had been in a long time, and that looseness lasted for days. The breathing calmed my entire body and mind, and I found that when I was in the gym the next day, I was more focused and pain free, which translated into heavier lifts.

Stigmas exist in the weight room and the yoga studio, but my experience proved to me that, while breaking these stigmas may be nerve wracking at times, they have benefits which far outweigh the anxiety of the imaginary glaring eyes we all see when we are in uncomfortable situations.

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Prescription exercise at University of Guelph

Student led program aims to use physical activity as every day medicine ERIC GREEN

In an attempt to motivate people to get serious about their physical health, an international campus project has taken hold at the University of Guelph.

Spearheaded by graduate students Alison Ludzki and Lydia Frost, teaming with Guelph’s Human Health and Science’s Department Chair Dr. Lawrence Spreit, the Exercise is Medicine initiative aims to promote the dramatic positive impact that an active lifestyle can have for both mental and physical health.

The project is attempting to not only promote physical health and activity on campus, but also to connect with actual medical practitioners in order to bring them into the fold. To this end, Ludzki, Frost, and a number of other students, mostly from the human

kinetics and biomedical sciences, have come together and divided their efforts into three primary groups: on-campus programming, off-campus programming, and physician outreach.

The first two groups, as their names imply, focus on organizing events both on and off campus in order to further their cause. An upcoming seminar, to be held in the science complex the evening of March , aims to raise awareness amongst U of G’s own students, while outreach sessions with high schools and the larger Guelph population hope to disseminate the idea further into the community.

The group hopes that through their hard work, physical exercise will become a viable alternative for medical doctors to prescribe to patients in order to improve their health.

“The idea,” said Spreit, “is that this will allow [people] to fight off or prevent disease before actually becoming ill.”

To this end, the group posits that

reaching out to existing medical practitioners, as well as influencing those Guelph students who will go on to work in the medical field, is equally important.

“The most obvious [advantages to an active lifestyle],” Spreit said, “are lowered resting heart rate, blood pressure, better lipid profiles (a broad medical screening of the blood to determine abnormalities in lipids, like cholesterol), weight loss, and increased resting metabolic rate and energy.”

Furthermore, taking charge of one’s health can lead to mental health benefits, as people take control of and improve their health and in doing so, see themselves in a better light. This alone could prove extremely important in helping students deal with the stresses of school and social life.

“Exercise has been shown to reduce symptoms of depression,” said Ludzki, one of the project leaders. “Naturally, improved physical and mental health would have immense spillover effects in

the school and personal lives of students.”

At its heart, the main focus of Exercise is Medicine is to extend the notion to the clinical establishment, and those involved are extremely optimistic.

“Preventative health care is a hot topic now as its importance has become clear in the medical field and to the public,” Ludzki explained, “Exercise is a potent tool to prevent the onset of diseases. Additionally, the role of Exercise is Medicine in connecting researchers with health care providers will facilitate its use more than ever with clinical populations and with older adults by providing further evidence of the safety and practicality of various exercise modalities.”

Dr. Spreit further emphasized the importance of preventative medicine by saying that it will not only cut back on the so-called diseases of affluence (obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, etc.), but that it could also ease pressure on the alarming

growth in health care costs, both in Canada and around the world.

Not only does this project reflect the growing realization that being physically active and fit can dramatically impact the way in which an individual is able to cope with the stresses of every day life, but it also provides another shining example of the initiative, hard work, and heart of Guelph’s students as they dedicate their time to bettering the community.

“I hope,” offered Ludzki, “[that Exercise is Medicine] will lead to improved quality of life among those who make lifestyle changes to include more physical activity.”

The benefits of a healthy, active lifestyle are innumerable, and the members of the ‘Exercise is Medicine’ project are working hard to spread the word.

Upcoming events on campus include the Science Olympics and the EIMC@Guelph Seminar on Mar. , where three speakers will further discuss the health benefits espoused by the project.

Canadian’s might be too sweet, new study posits

‘Sorry’ might not be the only thing we’re over using ERIC GREEN

With the release of a new study on sugar intake and health, the World Health Organization (WHO) is recommending that, in order to maintain optimal health, adults should limit their daily intake of sugar to  teaspoons ( grams), or  per cent of their daily caloric intake.

This new recommendation is even lower than the previous suggested limit of  teaspoons, and while some might call the report hyperbolic, it comes in the wake of new studies that link high sugar intake to a number of serious health issues such as tooth decay, obesity, heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and Alzheimer’s disease.

According to Statistics Canada, in  the average Canadian consumed  teaspoons, or  per cent of their daily calories of sugar. Our aim, according to the WHO, should be to reduce this number as soon as possible in order to maintain healthy weight and reduce the risk of health issues linked to sugar.

The head of the WHO’s Nutrition for Health and Development committee, Dr. Francesco Branco, has actually referred to sugars as “the new tobacco” in terms of health risk, and believes that we should be

taking the problem much more seriously, especially in regards to children.

Dr. Branco has urged people to be more vigilant in their eating habits, citing the sugars “we don’t see” as one of the major causes of issue.

This refers to the sugars that are present in foods that we do not generally scrutinize as thoroughly, like condiments – for example, one tablespoon of Heinz Ketchup contains one teaspoon of sugar. Furthermore, Statistics Canada has shown that soft drinks and fruit cocktails are among the top sources of sugars for Canadians across all age groups.

One study from the Centre for Disease Control in Atlanta, Georgia has shown that for an adult consuming a , calorie per day diet, drinking one bottled soft drink from a vending machine is enough to exceed the amount of daily sugar required to increase the risk of cardiovascular disease.

One factor that could be working to discredit this type of research is North American fast food, a trillion dollar industry in which sugar is extremely important - one that New York journalist and author Michael Moss calls “an extremely powerful lobby.”

The fast-food industry has so much pull, that when the WHO tried to include its previous  per cent limit on calories from sugar in their “Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity and Health” in , the U.S. congress – under pressure from the sugar industry lobby

– threatened to pull its funding from the project. The result was that the direct reference was removed from the final report.

While the idea that too much sugar is bad for you is far

from new, the hard, scientific evidence being unveiled is beginning to make evident that the problem is likely much larger than many had previously thought. When it is entirely possible to get half of

ones daily-recommended sugar intake from a ¾ cup serving of certain cereals (like Frosted Flakes), it might indeed be time for many of us to become more vigilant in regards to what we put in our bodies.

GA I N Music Festival PHOTOS BY STACEY ASPINALL (SEE PHOTO REEL AT WWW.THEONTARION.COM) TROUBLE AND DAUGHTER

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GAIN Music entertains at 4th Annual Music Festival

Festival grows and continues to cultivate local bands Stacey Aspinall

On Friday, Mar. 7, it was clear that the corner of Macdonell and Wyndham was the place for music fans to be, showing signs of activity hours before the typical crowds took over the sidewalks in downtown Guelph. Music emanated from the exterior of Van Gogh’s Ear, as local bands took over all three levels of the venue for GAIN Music Festival 2014. Doors opened at 8 p.m., and the last band played at 12:30 a.m.

This year marked the fourth year of the Guelph & Area Independent & New Music Festival.

GAIN Music is a booking, promotion, and management company located in Guelph, and is focused on serving the local music scene through presenting high-quality live music events at a low cost to fans, helping bands reach wider audiences.

We spoke with Nik Wever, Director of Operations at GAIN Music, about how GAIN Music started and what sets this year apart from previous years of the fest.

Wever has been involved in the Guelph and area music scene since 2000, and GAIN Music was launched in March 2011 with the first annual festival. “The idea evolved from wanting to support this city’s musical community, which has always been amazing and supportive, housing talented and unique bands in a wide variety of genres,” said Wever.

“Guelph has a unique environment for music as everyone always seems to be on board to give each other a hand to enrich our music culture. The festival is sort of our tribute to that.”

While previous fests have been held on Thursday nights, shifting the event to a Friday night provided more freedom with the schedule, and perhaps helped to draw a wider audience.

“It gave us the ability to expand our vision for the festival as well.

Each year our festival grows, and we’re always trying to change things up with everything from stage designs to the lineup itself,” said Wever.

The lineup this year aimed to cover a broad array of what the Guelph music community has to offer. The goal, Wever explained, was “to cover a wide variety of genres and musical styles throughout the night on each floor.”

Traditionally, the first floor features folk, indie, and rock acts, and this year’s lineup included Safe as Houses, Ben McKenzie, Common Deer (formerly The Howling, and winner of GAIN Music’s Battle of the Bands), Delhi, and Bowjia. The second floor served as the Main Stage, and provided an open space for crowds to gather. Teenage Kicks kicked off at 9 p.m., followed by Tear Away Tusa, Trouble & Daughter, and Odd Years. The third floor is typically devoted to heavier rock, punk, and metal acts – and this year featured Unbowed, Seas, Great Lakes, and Jeremy & the Pink Band.

Even while GAIN Music organizers are busy at work planning for the most recent festival, they are always keeping an eye on the future and seeking innovative and exciting directions to pursue.

“Lately as the planning for one year’s festival is happening, we’ve been brainstorming how future festivals could be laid out, or which direction we’ll take at some point down the road,” said Wever. “As we’re now heading into year five, the planning is continually and constantly happening.”

Local bands combine to put on a spectacular show Nick Hegedus Van Gogh’s Ear played host to the annual GAIN Music Festival on Friday night.

Attendees were treated to a spectacular display of local talent from some of the best Guelph has to offer, with a total of 13 bands playing over the course of the evening.

Kitchener-based Safe as Houses kicked the night off on the first floor. The four-member group, who has been featured on CBC Music, played an interesting brand of folk-tinged rock, incorporating a cello and harmonica amongst their other instruments. Also playing on the first floor was Guelph indie rock band Delhi, and Toronto based folkpunk artist Ben McKenzie, who was playing with his backing band, His Broken Bones.

Meanwhile, on the second floor, duo Teenage Kicks started off the night, followed by Tear Away Tusa, Trouble & Daughter, and indie rock group Odd Years.

On the third floor, Guelph’s Unbowed demonstrated a very different approach from many of the other bands at the festival, employing a brash metal sound while still incorporating melodic elements into their songs. Rounding out the evening were Seas, Great Lakes, and

Jeremy and the Pink Band.

Although the venue was still fairly empty by the time the show started at 8:30 p.m., things quickly heated up, and soon all three floors of the venue were completely packed. With bands playing on all three floors simultaneously, it was difficult to see everything.

Common Deer (formerly The Howling) captivated the audience with a bombastic and symphonic demonstration of folk-influenced indie rock. The band won its spot in the festival via GAIN’s 2014 Battle of the Bands contest last month, and their set made the reason for this clear. They alternated between quieter, more reflective tracks and explosive songs utilizing the violin and cello.

Ending the show, electronica duo Bowjia provided an interesting counterpoint to the rest of the evening. Bowjia employed both DJ gear and live instruments, such as keyboards and guitar, in their presentation. The duo’s songs ran the gamut from upbeat and dance-y to quiet and laid back. Their style stood in stark contrast to the earlier indie- and folk-influenced bands, and was quite an enjoyable end to the night.

The festival saw several hundred guests over the course of the night, and was certainly a resounding success for the organization.

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Inside Farming: Playing in the dirt

Greta Haupt, CanACT member

Dirt: we walk on it every day without thinking much of it, let alone the value of it. But to farmers, soil is an invaluable resource and a crucial part of our operations. From forage crops to feed animals, to grazed pastures, to cultivated lands growing the high yielding grain crops needed to feed an ever growing population, it all starts with soil. A nutrientrich and fertile soil is essential for growing the high quality product consumers demand, and therefore is one of the most carefully managed aspects of farming.

One very routine operation for farmers is to have their soil sampled. Basically, a hollow metal tube is pushed into the soil, filling the center of the tube. This can easily be done by hand to get a sample of the full top foot of the soil – the area from which the growing crop will be obtaining much of its nutrients. These samples are then analyzed in a lab for organic matter; macronutrients like nitrogen, potassium and phosphorus; and micronutrients such as boron, calcium, and magnesium, just to name a few. For crop growth, it is important to have all the required nutrients, in the correct quantities. Some nutrients are required in very high amounts, while others are only needed at very low levels – but these are just as critical to good plant growth. At too-high levels, many otherwise essential nutrients

can cause toxicity and completely kill off the growing plant.

On top of these considerations, all crops will have different requirements. The farmer must consider what will be planted in that field, not just in the coming year, but also many years down the road, and plan his fertilizer application to suit them all. The levels of nutrients in the soil can also change quite drastically, not just from one field to another, but from one metre to the next, due to changes in soil type, topography, and water drainage through the soil.

While it is important to provide adequate nutrients for the growing crop, farmers also want to avoid over-application. Higher fertilizer application will lead to higher yields only to a point. The plant will take up the nutrients available in the soil until its needs are met.

Once it meets those needs, any leftover fertilizer is vulnerable to being lost to the environment. Therefore, over-application of fertilizer negatively impacts a farmer’s bottom line, as the extra cost of fertilizer is not offset by higher yields. Basically, the farmer is always striving to achieve maximum nutrient use efficiency from their plants.

This is not only best for the farmer’s bottom line, but is also good for the environment. Nutrient leaching from fields can be a source of pollution to surface waters, causing eutrophication.

As farmers, we realize our role as stewards of the environment,

PHOTO BY RUDI SPRUIT

Dirt is one of the most carefully managed aspects of farming, and with the management of soil nutrients, farmers can not only achieve great yielding and high quality produce, but can also keep the environment clean and healthy. and are constantly striving to apply less fertilizer in very accurate quantities, so that the plant can easily access it. This way, we can ensure the nutrients end up in the crop – and not lost to the environment.

Many farmers are also switching to no-till systems, in which the soil is left undisturbed between the planting of subsequent crops.

In this way, the soil surface stays protected by the residues left over from the previous crop. By protecting the surface, the soil is at significantly lower risk of erosion, which can quickly cause the loss of valuable topsoil and large amounts of nutrients. This is another method by which farmers are reducing the loss of nutrients and maintaining better

soil quality.

The careful management of soil nutrients is just one small aspect of the work that farmers do to manage their soils. With wellmanaged fertilizer application, farmers not only achieve great yielding, high quality produce, but also do their part to keep the environment around their farms clean and healthy.

Perfecting being perpetually poor

Savvy spending when getting sloppy Gabrielle Dickert

Whether it’s a big day for binge drinking like St. Patrick’s Day or just your average Thursday, Friday, and Saturday night, drinking can take a huge toll on your wallet.

Luckily, there are some precautions you can take to ensure a time of heavy drinking doesn’t necessarily equal a time of heavy spending.

As always, you’re going to want to look at your budget. How much can you afford to spend on going out? How much are you willing to spend? We have all had those times where you sacrifice a few groceries for a few extra drinks at the bar. It’s not always the best choice, but it’s a possibility, and we should really be taking that into account.

Stick with it. A great way to stay within your budget is to take the exact amount of cash with you and leave your debit card and visa at home. If you’re someone who tends to take a lot of cabs, I recommend leaving your cab money at home & running in to grab it

when the cab driver drops you off. That way, you can still stay within your budget and get home safe and sound with ease.

Have a go-to drink. Heading to the LCBO with an idea of what you’re going to drink can cut back costs substantially. Trying something new or buying multiple different mickeys can be more expensive than buying a 26’er or a 40 of your favourite liquor. If you’re more of a beer person, consider grabbing tall cans of your favourite brew.

Keep an eye out for deals when you’re getting your alcohol, and make sure you always maximize your alcohol allocation when visiting the states.

Consider making your own wine or beer. There are a variety of places in Guelph where you can go and have wine and beer made for you. Buying in bulk has substantial up front costs, of course, but over the course of the semester (or even the school year), you can save stacks of cash.

Make sure you plan ahead.

Knowing what you’re going to do is always a great way to save money. If you’re hitting up a few

keggers on Monday, think about how much you’ll be spending to get in. Also consider if you will be taking a cab. If you look at these things before you begin your beverage intake, you might have more luck at saving your cash.

Extend thy pre-drink. Obviously this only applies when you’re going downtown or somewhere that charges on a per-drink basis.

Make sure you maximize your time spent pre-drinking so you can minimize your dollars spent at the bar. With that being said, make sure that if you’re going to a bar that has a cover prices that change throughout the night, you take the cost change into account.

Keep an eye open for sales. This is more for your outfits. But there have been many a time when I’ve been going somewhere ‘nice’ and had to buy a new outfit last minute. If there is even a remote possibility that this may happen to you in the future, stay on the lookout for great deals. Having a new outfit in your closet is good for special outings and it takes the stress out of the last-minute outfit shop that can often lead to overspending.

Consider taking a break from the booze. Drinking alcohol is one of the most frivolous ways you can spend your precious student dollars. Look at the potential alternatives and consider a night in with

friends that might involve playing cards, board games, or watching movies. All of these things can be free, or at least relatively cheap, and can often offer up a more memorable experience.

LIFE Russia causes global tension as Putin exerts military control over Crimea Danielle Subject On Feb. 28, a threat of invasion was imposed when armed Russian troops began surrounding Ukraine’s borders. On March 2, Russian troops generated global shock when their President, Vladimir Putin, ordered the seizure of Crimea. As a result of these events, North American and European leaders fumbled to devise the next steps. European and North American citizens also expressed worry at a possible war outbreak - especially when the U.S. and Russian markets plummeted shortly following the invasion, and Hilary Clinton commented that Putin’s actions are reflective of those of Adolf Hitler.

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Russia versus Ukraine

Threats of war were made by the Ukraine following the invasion of Crimea.

“We are ready to protect our country,” was the statement made by Ukraine’s Prime Minister, Arseniy Yatsenyuk.

In response to the invasion, Obama ordered to suspend trade between Russia and the U.S. while Harper pulled Canada’s Russian ambassador out of Moscow. These actions signaled a severed tie between North American governments and Russia. Obama also commented on the position of the U.S. following these circumstances, expressing his unease at the situation and stating that he believes Russia is “violating international law.”

“We are well beyond the days when borders can be redrawn over the heads of democratic leaders,” said Obama following the events of the invasion.

Harper also responded by suspending Canada’s participation in the 2014 G8 Summit. Obama has also threatened to boycott the Summit, which is set to be held in Sochi this summer.

“We call on President Putin to immediately withdraw his forces to their bases and refrain from further provocative and dangerous actions,” said Harper, indicating Canada’s support for Ukraine.

Russia and Ukraine’s history is complex and consists of an ongoing dispute over land and resources since the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. However, as Russia is one of the world’s largest natural gas exporters, and Ukraine is completely reliant on Russia’s natural gas, Russia has managed to maintain a hold over Ukraine, regardless of their break from the Soviet Union.

Serious concern that a cold war

is approaching has risen following Obama’s and the European Union’s decisions to exert economic sanctions on Russia if they refuse to cooperate. If a cold war does surface, serious economic consequences will result for North America and Europe.

“One thing that I find alarming is that our world literally thrives on interdependency and globalization, now more than ever,” stated Lindsey Legge, a History Major at U of G. “Do I think that this conflict will come to a battle-front war? No, not really; however, I think that the effect it can have on peaceful communication and later global relations can be more detrimental.”

Many have also expressed distaste toward Obama’s reactions to the invasion. America’s Foreign Policy has been a heated topic of debate since the events,

and various blogs and news articles have accused Obama of feeding the tension and encouraging a war-like response.

“My basic opinion is that if the U.S. sends troops in and we join them in a “peacekeeping” mission, it will only breed further Canadian resentment towards America and their foreign policy,” said Kenzie Mae, also a History Major at U of G. As the rest of the world anticipates Crimea’s March 16 referendum that will decide the fate of Crimea, tensions between world political leaders continue to rise.

Obama and Harper have recently decided not to recognize the referendum due to the shared opinion that Russia’s military control over Crimea is illegal. As the referendum approaches and political leaders discuss plans of action, the world sits on edge in anticipation.

OPINION Adam Gabarra

In the hands of diplomacy and politicians

As most people know, a flood of protests, invasions, police cruelty, and appeasement have been hitting the headlines. The travesty of Ukraine, specifically, has shed light on how other nations react in dangerous situations. Our politicians ruffle their feathers, denounce, and make their anger known to a disobeying country. Many countries, including Canada, are involved in this process, carefully avoiding anything that would bother Putin in any meaningful way.

Military intervention was ruled out because, in the minds of our politicians, diplomacy wins every time. Thus we are left with rhetoric, pure and simple, to express

our anger while we wait for this situation to blow over.

The Czech President referenced the 1940s, when the world powers denounced and then appeased Germany after the invasion of Poland, and left them to fight on their own. Not until France was being invaded was military intervention sought.

So, the question remains, does diplomacy work in this case, where Russia has apparently broken international law by invading into the Crimea region of Ukraine? In order to answer this question, let’s rewind to the events of the fall. The Ukrainian citizens, more so the Western portion, were demanding for their President, Yanukovych, to sign an agreement to become a

part of the European Union. Yanukovych was more inclined to sign an agreement with Putin for financial assistance. This agreement would seal Ukraine into debt with Russia. Protests broke out, but failed to alter the President’s mind. Protests got louder and louder until Yanukovych authorized force and interrogation tactics through riot police.

This sparked an all-out war between the people and the government, resulting in injuries to both sides, and even death. Now we have a government killing its own people, which garnered outrage from Western countries and other parts of Europe, but again, denouncement and pointless angry politicians were the result.

Did that change the president’s

mind? No, but what did was the growing revolution of the people and their overthrow of the Yanukovych government. Under no circumstances did they receive the help from other countries which they were so desperately asking for. We had protests in Canada for some sort of political action, and all that could be mustered were lowly visa restrictions against Yanukovych and his lackeys from travelling to the U.S. or Canada. What good does that do when they can just visit Russia for their needs and luxury? We have provided no aid to the people, medical or otherwise, and no sort of mediating third party to protect the people and the government from each other. All we have managed to provide are a

few words of strength.

These events all took place in the span of a few months, but in that time, the people of Ukraine suffered, day in and day out, to stand up for what they believed in and achieve a Ukraine not under the control of Russia. Some days they made progress, and others they suffered casualties, but they achieved the first step to their goal. In these gruelling months, our leaders of the Western nations could only provide a slap on the wrist to the president of Ukraine and hope to see a difference. Diplomacy works slowly and is capable of making progress, but in the hands of our politicians, it is nothing but a laughable joke – similar to when our parents scold us for our behaviour, and we just give them a sardonic smile and move on.

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San Francisco bans sale of water bottles

Californian city becomes first major county to ban the sale of plastic water bottles in public spaces Victoria Kiely

On Tuesday March 4, San Francisco announced their plan to ban the sale of plastic water bottles in public spaces in an effort to reduce waste. Though plastic water bottles are recyclable, they are often disposed of incorrectly, and thus contribute to pollution, consequentially resulting in climate change.

The failure to recycle water bottles correctly is quite common because many people do not remove the plastic labels and caps that come with the bottle. “It is estimated that only one out of every six water bottles used is actually recycled,” said Catherine Clarke Fox of National Geographic.

Oftentimes water bottles end up in the garbage instead of the recycling bins.

Not only is it a problem that the improper disposal of water bottles leads to climate change, but there is also the issue of water becoming a commodity.

“The water bottle industry is

said to be worth more than $60 billion,” said Joshua Sabatini, a journalist from The Examiner.

Though water is a basic human need, it has become a consumer product used to make money. Through buying more bottled water, we continue to encourage the bottled water industry to grow and to become a replacement of tap water.

Tap water is actually known to have several positive health effects that are not present in bottled water. It is a common misconception to believe that bottled water is safer to drink than tap water because it is commercialized and packaged in an appealing way. However, the plastic packaging of water bottles is known to be potentially hazardous to health if the bottles are used more than once.

The use of plastic water bottles began to increase rapidly in the 1990s and has since become a billion dollar industry. Plastic water bottles have been favoured for the upper part of twenty years because of their perceived redeemable qualities. Many people use plastic water bottles simply because of their growing accessibility, as they are found in most stores and vending machines for just a couple of dollars. Since the availability of these products has

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The city of San Francisco has recently announced their plan to ban the sale of plastic water bottles in public spaces in order to reduce waste. Should the University of Guelph follow in their footsteps? increased, it seems that fewer people are opting for more sustainable, reusable choices such as metal or glass bottles.

Other universities, such as Queen’s University and the University of Winnipeg, have already banned the sale of plastic water bottles on campus, but

the University of Guelph has yet to do so. Throughout campus, single-use plastic water bottles are sold are various accessible locations, such as the University Center and other cafeterias.

Though other options remain available to students, plastic water bottles are still made

more accessible to students.

The University of Guelph is known to be sustainabilityoriented, with a variety of initiatives dedicated to upholding its reputation, which begs the question, should this be the next project the Guelph Gryphons take under their wing?

A breath of smoky air

Should the government control our vices?

Brigitte Grogan

Some pick up their first cigarette as a way to rebel or experiment when entering high school. Some consider themselves to be “social smokers” and only do so in the company of friends. Some never allow the alluring nicotine to touch their lips.

Whether one chooses to engage in smoking or not, the government should not have control over one’s decisions regarding their vices.

Smoking and drinking are things that one will have to encounter at some point in their life, and the decision is up to them if they would want to feel the wrath of a hangover or breathe out a puff of smoke followed by a cough. One thing that that can’t be doubted, however, is the amount of money brought in by cigarettes.

CVS Caremark has made the decision to stop the sale of cigarettes in their stores, although they are aware of the money loss they will face. It is estimated that the company will lose approximately $2 billion for their bold decision. Many have had a lot to say about this, but the ones with

the heaviest opinions are the politicians.

The government’s attempt to continue the sale of tobacco in the protesting stores has sparked concern. It is undeniable that the government will surely lose money from this decision, but it appears as if the many harms of smoking are not being taken into consideration.

Tobacco is an addictive substance that has caught many in its trap.

The health issues that follow are also a major concern. People whom are smoking are not only harming themselves, but also those around them due to the second-hand smoke seeping into their lungs. It seems to be a long shot for the banning of cigarettes completely, as it is one’s personal decision if they choose to smoke or not.

For many, smoking can act as a way to kick another bad habit, such as drug addiction or alcohol dependency. It is seen as a way out for some and allows other issues in their lives to be resolved and it can also be a great relief of stress for many.

Canada commends itself on being a place of freedom, as does the United States, which is why the citizens should be free to do as they please in regards to their vices. Smoking is not an illegal

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Smoking, while not an illegal activity in Canada if done by someone 19 and older, is still a vice that is controlled by the government. But how much control should the government have over our vices? activity if purchased by someone 19 years of age or older. If someone chooses to partake in an activity such as smoking, the government should not have control over if they can do so or not. It is understandable for the

government to be concerned about monetary income, but they should not exert control over one’s personal choices. As Pierre Trudeau once said, “The state has no business in the bedrooms of the nation.”

The views represented in the opinion section do not necessarily reflect the views of the Ontarion nor its staff.

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Should Disney have a plus sized princess?

Diana Kurzeja

On Jan. 24, Jewel Moore, a 17-year-old junior student at Fuqua High School in Farmville, Virginia, launched a Change.org petition asking Disney to introduce a female character that isn’t stickthin. After a week of petitions, it had gained over 2,000 signatures.

“Disney films are highly influential and wide-spread, and they impact the lives of many children, especially girls. It would be revolutionary for Disney to show support to a group of girls who are otherwise horrendously bullied by the media,” Jewel wrote in her petition.

Although the petition has attracted a lot of attention, not all of the attention has been positive.

There are those who believe that using a plus-size Disney princess would be promoting an unhealthy lifestyle, as there are plus-size people who are not within the “normal” BMI range and could be considered unhealthy.

In my opinion, this statement does not apply to every single plus size person out there, and therefore should not be used to define each and every one of them. There are many women who are larger and curvier, yet are completely healthy. There has been little attention placed on the health of

the thin Disney princesses, as it is automatically assumed that they are healthy, when in reality, their body size could represent someone who is less healthy than a plus-size one. One cannot simply determine the health of a person strictly from their weight and size, and although it is understandable to note that there are those who are overweight and living unhealthy lifestyles, the same notion can be applied to people who are not plus-sized.

The conventional blonde, thin, white princess archetype is commonly used throughout Disney and is one of the first impressions of beauty a young girl is given. “It’s extremely difficult to find a positive representation of plus-size females in the media.

If Disney could make a plus-size female protagonist who was as bright, amazing, and memorable as their others, it would do a world of good for those plus-size girls out there who are bombarded with images that make them feel ugly for not fitting the skinny standard,” Jewel also stated in the petition.

Throughout the years, Disney has strayed from its classic princess archetype in films such as Brave, which focuses on a tomboy hero with red curly hair, as well as The Princess and the Frog, which portrays a determined

PHOTO COURTESY OF DISNEY

Disney princesses play such an influential part in many young girls lives, and one could argue that the lack of diversity between the princesses is a huge issue. Pictured here is Tiana, the first African-American princess in a Disney movie – and while Disney has begun to use more diverse cultures in their films, there is still a lack of diversity in bodies.

African-American waitress. Disney’s efforts to represent diverse women throughout their films cannot be ignored, but rarely have the sizes of these women been altered to embrace various body shapes. “I would just like to see a princess with a different body

shape. Where’s the pear-shaped princess? The short princess? The chubby princess?” asked Jewel.

Disney plays such an influential and active part in a child’s life one that has taught all of us some truly valuable lessons while growing up. There is always room for

improvement and growth through what is shown in the media, and I personally think that introducing a plus-size princess could provide young girls with a newfound confidence that shows them they are capable of anything, no matter their shape or size.

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Pope shuts down Hell and welcomes women as priests Article quoting Pope Francis being shared amongst social media is, unfortunately, a hoax Danielle Subject Facebookers have recently been struck by an article that was published by naijaurban. com, entitled “There is No Hell Fire; Adam & Eve Not RealPope Francis Exposes.” The article contains some relatively bold statements, claimed to have been said by Pope Francis.

“The church no longer believes in a literal hell where people suffer,” is one of many statements made. “The Bible is a beautiful holy book, but like all great and ancient works, some passages are outdated.”

It is no surprise that such statements have sparked excitement in readers, especially considering they shake the very foundation that the Catholic Church has based its teachings on. Perhaps the most astonishing statement is in regards to women being ordained as priests: “In accordance with our new understanding, we will begin to ordain women as cardinals, bishops and priests. In the future, it is my hope that we will have a woman pope one day. Let no door be closed to women that is open to men!”

Although it would be great if the Vatican decided to allow the ordination of women into priesthood, the article is a hoax. The most Pope Francis has said about women is that they should have more decision-making power, but the door to women being ordained is still tightly closed.

The origins of these quotes can be found in a Wordpress blog called Diversity Chronicle, created by Erik Thorson.

Diversity Chronicle is a blog dedicated to posting satirical articles regarding various political, religious, and social issues. Thorson published the article “Pope Francis Condemns Racism and Declares That ‘All Religions Are True’ at Historic Third Vatican Council” on Dec. 5, 2013, inventing false speeches that were claimed to have been said by Pope Francis at the third Vatican Council - a Council that did not actually occur.

“I created this blog for my own personal amusement,” is Thorson’s statement on the Diversity Chronicle’s Disclaimer page.

Examples of other blog posts include titles such as “Abe Foxman of the ADL Announces

New Term, Judeophobia, to Replace Anti-Semitism,” “Male Chauvinists Unleash Toilet Seat Reign of Terror Across the U.S.,” and “Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Estate Sues Over New Bible Republishing I Have A Dream Speech.”

Although this is not the first time a convincing hoax has circled social media, it goes to show how easy it is to be fooled on the web.

The expanding popularity of

blogging has provided a new means for acquiring the latest news; however, it has also opened doors for people to publish pretty much whatever they want. The lesson here is to always check sources – if something seems a little off, look into it. After all, if Pope Francis had actually made such claims, the world’s reaction would have most likely been a lot more noteworthy than the occurrence of a few blog posts.

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Pope Francis (above) is more progressive than previous popes, but the recent quotes made in regards to Hell and women being priests are the result of an Internet hoax.

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Professor Sky Gilbert, Research Chair of the School of English and Theatre Studies, is one of the University of Guelph’s more outspoken faculty members. On March 10, The Globe and Mail published an opinion piece written by Gilbert entitled ‘University education, like love, cannot simply be moved online.’

Tellingly, this article received no mention on the U of G’s regularly updated ‘Faculty in the News’ campus bulletin. It is likely that the university administrators – not least among them President Alastair Summerlee – were less than pleased with Gilbert’s remarks about the future of university education.

In the article, Gilbert expresses concern about the proliferation of online courses and frets for the future of, as he calls it, “the teacher-student dialectic.”

Yet despite what are doubtless good intentions (“What I’m trying to do is save education,” he says), Gilbert has succeeded in authoring little more than a rant. The article is a strawman fixated on the most provocative aspect of university reform – online courses – and ignores the equally innovative ideas that are being

explored to make university a more personal learning environment.

His article would have the reader believe that moving everything online is post-secondary education’s sole directive for the future. It simply isn’t. The reality is much more nuanced. The development of online courses, or courses that have online components, is but one example of ways we can ensure universities are still relevant in 50 years time.

So when Gilbert says, “it’s foolish and short-sighted to imagine that technology is the answer to every problem,” we can agree with him – certainly technology has its limits.

But we can also question the extent to which this a helpful concern.

No one is actually suggesting that technology is a solution to “every problem” faced by universities.

Equally, when Gilbert rhetorically asks, “Is a world without love and a world without interactive pedagogy one in which you wish to live?” we should wonder why Gilbert is anxious about a future he has rendered in such needlessly stark terms (with or without “interactive pedagogy”). Certainly such a world is

undesirable; yet to suggest that this world is on the horizon – let alone desired by cost-cutting administrators – only fans the flames of critics and slows down the already glacial pace of post-secondary reform.

What is equally unfair is the way Gilbert singles out President Summerlee as a villain in the crusade against “real” education.

Gilbert sums up Summerlee’s vision for the future of post-secondary education by simply pegging him with a four-word slogan: “create more online courses.” Gilbert’s subsequent defence of traditional teaching methods – where presumably the teacher and the student frolic together in the fields of spontaneous interaction, excitement and involved discussion – is ultimately a reaction to those four words, which are deliberately removed from all context and nuance.

Gilbert then paints George Mehaffy, the Vice President of Academic Leadership and Change at the American Association of State Colleges and Universities, with the same brush.

Mehaffy spoke at the University of Guelph in February to faculty

and administrators (a podcast of which is available on the U of G homepage) about the challenges and opportunities that universities face in the Internet age.

Gilbert might just have easily singled out Mehaffy’s talk for its emphasis on employing cognitive science to develop stronger curriculums, encouraging collaboration among professors when developing courses, re-evaluating the semester model, and developing strategies for promoting student-centred learning.

Gilbert might also have noted the instance when Mehaffy said that the “future will be far more various and surprising than we can see now.”

Online education models – like Massive Open Online Courses – may be unsatisfactory now, Mehaffy said, but they will be better in the future.

Academic innovators know the value of experiential and interactive learning. They also know that online courses are not perfect. Personal interaction is not an inevitable casualty of innovation, Professor Gilbert, least of all for theatre studies. But to wish away the need to improve the way post-secondary education is delivered is unhelpful at best.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

You just voted who gets the $30,000 CSA jobs

Another year has passed of student union elections. For the past week we have been bombarded by candidates during lectures and in the University Centre, all promising to build better student union by their passion and enthusiasm for local issues by promising more services, better accessibility, increased efficiency, and so on. However, what fails to be mentioned is the salary for each student union executive position: $30,000.

Each executive is paid close to this amount, every year.

No wonder these folks are passionate about being elected. Last year alone all of the positions each received around a $1000 raise. The communications coordinator took the crown last year with a $5000 raise. These positions also include benefits, valued at around $3500.

Ironically, the majority of the candidates this year campaign on fighting against increasing tuition costs and university cutbacks. This argument comes from students who are trying to win jobs that will easily pay more than their tuition and living costs. Seems logical right?

Having a student body that works with the university administration is important, but they need to be held accountable. Maclean’s magazine wrote in 2009 about fellow student union wages across Ontario; Guelph’s union was the second highest paying.

For some perspective, University of Toronto’s union pays $26,000 and Trent University’s union pays $13,000.

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.

After speaking with external individuals involved with CSA meetings, I constantly hear about inefficient meetings and needless bickering. This lack of productivity within the CSA

was even one of the main arguments in one candidate’s platform!

A new student union has just been voted in. All I say to them is if you truly want to make this

university more affordable and fiscally responsible as you claim to desire, lower your salaries.

Ben D.

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