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SEXUAL ASSAULT POLICY

J ane W illsie Editorials Editor “A growing number of students [are] expressing concerns that the [Law Students’ Society] is out of touch with its student body,” Law Students’ Society Student Senator Ian Moore said in his year-end report.

Moore’s comment came at the end of the Law Student’s Society (LSS) Bi-Annual General Meeting (BAGM) on Wednesday.

The majority of the four-hour affair focused on the democratic legitimacy of the meeting itself.

The meeting’s original agenda included motions on where to allocate a budget surplus of $25,000, as well as several changes to the LSS’s constitution and budget.

However, a protracted debate about the meeting’s legitimacy to decide where to allocate the surplus took up the majority of the meeting, ultimately ending with a vote to put the budget surplus allocation to a student-wide survey.

Before the agenda could be approved, students and LSS council members debated for over three hours on whether the gathered body could properly represent the opinions of the greater student body on where to allocate the budget surplus.

A motion to put the surplus allocation options to a faculty-wide referendum was presented to the assembled students, but did not pass. An alternative motion to create a binding online survey was passed with several amendments, effectively striking the options for allocating the surplus from the meeting’s agenda.

The final motion that passed specifies that the survey be a ranked, preferential ballot administered before March 31. The survey will be administered by the LSS Elections Committee.

In support of this motion, law students at the meeting brought up a wide variety of concerns about BAGM’s decision-making ability and legitimacy as a forum for discussion and debate. Some

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Three years since a heated trial, McGill has yet to approve a sexual assault policy.

Queen’s Board of Trustees is set to approve a new sexual violence policy at today’s meeting.

Out of the “major” schools in the Toronto Star investigation, only Ryerson and York have implemented a policy.

In November, UBC was outed for mishandling complaints and asking sexual violence survivors to keep quiet.

After 15 months of consultation, U of T announced plans to begin drafting a policy on Feb. 8.

Despite a newly-announced sexual violence policy, York is now facing a human rights complaint from a survivor.

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The Waiting Game

A year and a half after the Toronto Star revealed a lack of sexual assault protocols at universities across Canada, most of those policies still hang in limbo.

V ictoria G ibson Assistant News Editor On Canadian campuses, the clock has been ticking on sexual assault responses for a year and a half and counting.

In November 2014, a Toronto Star investigation revealed that only nine out of 102 Canadian universities and colleges had sexual assault or sexual violence policies in place. The Star called several major universities out by name for lacking

a policy: Queen’s, University of British Columbia, University of Toronto, York, McGill and Ryerson University.

In the aftermath of the feature story, university administrations promised immediate action. Queen’s Principal Daniel Woolf told The Journal at the time that a policy would be pursued on an “aggressive timetable” to rectify the issue.

It’s been 15 months since that feature was released.

Four out of six of the named “major” schools — including

Queen’s — remain in limbo without a completed official sexual violence policy.

Ryerson and York University have released documents, although a York sexual assault survivor has claimed that the new policy didn’t help to protect her after she was attacked.

The Journal has investigated the status of promised policies at each of the major six universities named in the Star’s feature — and found that most universities are still waiting on answers.

McGill University

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ne year before the Toronto Star investigation, the Montreal Gazette revealed an active sexual assault trial involving three members of the McGill Redmen football team.

Despite facing an ongoing case since April 2012 — when the three men were charged with sexual assault and forcible confinement — the defendants were permitted to remain on the team.

The backlash against the McGill administration was substantial, and although the charges against the players were eventually dropped, it was clear that the university needed a policy on sexual violence.

From that controversy came the Sexual Assault Policy (SAP) Working Group — a group consisting of current students and McGill alumni — which has been drafting their policy over the past two years.

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e took off his clothes. He wouldn’t leave my room. I told him over and over to leave my room.”

On Oct. 8, 2014, six weeks before the Toronto Star investigation, this student account of an assault was the opening line of the investigative piece on sexual assault on campus published by The Journal.

The project revealed stories of students raped in their own residence rooms and discovered that the number of assaults reported on campus weren’t even close to the number that were likely occurring.

The highest number of sexual assaults reported since 1998 was four, with many years having seen only one sexual assault reported. It also found that Health, Counselling and Disability Services, now Student Wellness Services, tracked reports in paper files rather than a database, which made it almost impossible to track the number of sexual assaults reported to the service.

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t least six women filed sexual violence reports against the same UBC student: Dmitry Mordvinov.

The reported acts ranged from inappropriate touching to assault and date back to 2013.

However, the University of British Columbia (UBC) took over a year and a half to act against Mordvinov, quietly expelling him only when the information broke in the media in November 2015.

Most shocking were the allegations that surfaced in a the fifth estate investigation conducted by the CBC: that survivors of Mordvinov’s violence had been asked by the UBC Equity Office to keep quiet.

The 2015 the fifth estate and CBC reports had a much larger impact on UBC than the 2014 Toronto Star article, according to news editors at UBC’s student newspaper The Ubyssey.

News editors Emma Partridge and Moira Warburton said the 2015 assault allegations opened the floodgates for demands for a sexual violence policy.

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n September 2012, the academic year had only begun.

Classes were settling into their curriculum and new students were getting the hang of the campus.

As the month drew to a close, however, Ryerson was rocked by reports of five sexual assaults on and near its campus. The Ryerson Students’ Union (RSU) held two emergency community meetings and media attention focused on the Toronto campus.

The following month, Ryerson Security and Emergency Services announced that Security Watch emails would be sent to all student accounts with incident reports attached.

The conversation on sexual violence continued intermittently. However, the administration didn’t actively participate until the Toronto Star investigation the following November, which singled out Ryerson among five other universities for its lack of a policy.

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uring the 2013-14 school year, a young woman at the University of Toronto shared a drink with a classmate. Soon after, she went in and out of consciousness.

When she came to, she told the CBC, the classmate was having sex with her. Her story was publicized in a February 2015 CBC report.

The student said she didn’t press charges to avoid telling her family what happened, but instead went to the U of T administration to help avoid her attacker in the classroom.

According to the student, the counsellor she met simply said “if you don’t show up to [your shared] class, then he wins.” The counsellor’s only offer was to delay her exams. With the student’s permission, CBC News took the concern to the U of T administration, who quickly promised to investigate the incident.

It wasn’t U of T’s first timely response to a sexual assault crisis. Their response to the Star investigation on their lack of a sexual assault policy took a mere eight days.

However, 15 months later the university is just beginning to draft a policy.

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or Mandi Gray, a PhD student at York, her nightmare began on Jan. 30, 2015. She reported a sexual assault nearly one month before York’s new sexual assault policy.

For Gray, the Feb. 23 policy announcement wasn’t a saving grace.

Gray says that when she sought help after being raped, she had to disclose her assault to 15 people at York University.

Gray also said that in the aftermath of being assaulted, the university expected her to meet with a male counsellor alone in a closed office after she had been raped by someone she trusted.

In the following weeks, Gray resigned as a teaching assistant and dropped a class to avoid her attacker on campus. She eventually left the school on Feb. 20, although she continued to pay tuition.

Months later, she emerged in a prominent case against York through the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, where she alleged that the university had failed her as a survivor through their discriminatory policies.

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FEATURE Syrian refugee gets fresh start in Kingston J illian P ineau Contributor After three years of traveling from Syria to Lebanon to Jordan, Peter* — a refugee escaping from the Syrian Civil War — finally arrived in Kingston on Boxing Day. Peter, a 25-year-old barber who speaks four languages, hopes to begin a new life in Canada. But he still has fond memories of his time in Syria, despite the violence he witnessed.

To date, 25, 920 Syrian refugees have arrived in Canada, with 2,618 more waiting with approved applications. 253 Canadian communities have welcomed these refugees, ranging from Kingston to Calgary.

Peter spoke about his experiences in Syria prior to the start of the civil war in March 2011 and following the outbreak of violence.

As a child in Aleppo, Syria, Peter attended a private school where he learned three languages, including English, and attended classes six days a week.

Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a veterinarian and a farmer. He played ping pong, soccer and basketball with his friends after school. But most of his friends are now scattered around the world — across Canada, Russia and Armenia.

He worked as a barber and a hairdresser in his youth and studied Hotel Management at Aleppo University for two and a half years.

He was forced to end his studies during the conflict, however, as the violence in Aleppo intensified. “[I remember] shooting everywhere, bombing everywhere. People dying,” he said.

Soon, armed men began kidnapping and holding people for ransom. Peter truly began to feel unsafe when the hair salon where he worked was bombed in 2013.

All Peter saw was smoke when he approached his salon around 7:30 a.m. one morning.

“It was just gone,” he said. “I’m not sure if it was targeted or just a random bomb, but there was no time to think about who did it. I just had to run.”

Leaving quickly for Beirut, Lebanon, there was no time to say goodbye to his mother. He said that was his hardest day.

The bus ride to Beirut took 14 hours. The city is relatively safe, but it’s still vulnerable due to regional tensions. Last November, it saw its worst terrorist attack since the end of the Lebanese Civil War with suicide bombings that killed 43 people.

Peter spent three-and-a-half years in the city until the last bombings, at which point he decided to leave.

While in Lebanon, Peter got in contact with Armenian Family Support Service to help him relocate to another country. He received sponsorship from a group

Man displaced from Aleppo, Syria shares his experience

new things,” Spindler said. “It’s a very humbling experience to know someone who has faced challenges that we haven’t experienced. We’re so lucky to live in Canada and have the freedoms that we do.”

Another student organization, We for Refugee, was established in December to support Syrian refugee settlement in Kingston. It now has 50 volunteers.

The organization, founded by Adam Grotsky, ArtSci ’16, hopes to fundraise to resettle another family in Kingston and provide greater assistance to families already in the community.

The group’s current fundraising goal, $25,000, is the estimated cost of sponsoring a family of four. While student budgets may sometimes be a barrier to donation, Grotsky has found plenty of interest among students.

“The best part has been the interest from students. They PHOTO BY KENDRA PIERROZ Peter recently resettled in Kingston after travelling to Canada from Aleppo, Syria. really want to get involved,” he said.

Peter, however, says he of Queen’s faculty, staff and alumni of Social Policy, said the most to get involved, she said.

Peter, who’s benefitted from still worries about his family along with a young couple who vulnerable refugees, including arrived in Kingston on Jan. 31. large families and people the sponsorship process, says and the thousands of other Debra Fieguth of the Anglican with disabilities, were given he’s had a positive experience displaced people in the regions so far in Kingston. Queen’s surrounding Syria.

Diocese of Ontario Refugee first priority.

Peace and basic resources would and Kingstonians Support (DOORS) organized Single men were still students the group’s sponsorship. Sandra considered and occasionally alike have come together to go a long way for those affected by den Otter, the associate dean accepted, but they had to assist him and other refugees in the conflict, he said.

“But I don’t really know what his situation. of graduate studies, heads show vulnerability.

One such organization, they need. Maybe they need more Professor Alboim said refugees the group.

Peter couldn’t bring his often face a number of difficulties the Queen’s Law Refugee than peace,” he added. “They need Support Program, has provided water, because there is no water family with him, however. They during the resettlement process.

“Refugees may know nothing assistance to Peter. Founded by now. They drink from dirty wells. remain scattered throughout the about the community they are law students Rosa Stall, Lauren There’s no electricity, Internet, Middle East.

By December 2015, Peter was being sent to,” Alboim said. She Wilson, Kaisha Thompson and Jess telephone. There’s nothing.”

As for his journey, Peter is glad on his way to Canada. He flew added that while settlement Spindler, this group of students to Jordan from Lebanon four workers may take good care of has been dedicated to helping to leave some hardships in the past.

“I was running from the war. days before Christmas, then on to them, many refugees still lack refugees resettle in Kingston and With a war you see death. You see across Canada.

Toronto before his flight touched social networks or support.

Their primary focus has been everything. What is there to be down in Kingston on Boxing Day. “They will be worried about “I felt like I knew this place. family and friends left behind, fundraising to alleviate pressure scared of anymore?”

Peter is settling into life in It felt like home already. I and wonder if they will ever be on the Queen’s faculty who wasn’t afraid — I felt safe and able to go home again,” she said. are sponsoring Peter and other Kingston. He’s been volunteer ing warm and I liked it so much,” “Most refugees have a dream of refugees. They had initially planned as a translator with his sponsors going home no matter what their to help with paperwork, but found and already has 12 clients Peter said.

Peter said he’s currently renting experiences were, but they have no that the federal government had at the barber shop where he a room, but he plans to move idea what their future will be like.” already taken on that responsibility. works. He also has hopes for a So far, the students have raised future career — perhaps with a into a new apartment in the She said, however, that coming weeks.

Canadians have shown remarkable $2,500 through Tilt. They’ve also charity organization.

As a single man, Peter would acceptance and interest in assisting built a relationship with Peter by going out for dinner with him, and *Peter is a pseudonym. The Journal not been initially prioritized in any way they can.

Canada’s private sponsorship is through group activities, including has elected not to reveal the man’s by the Canadian government.

Naomi Alboim, a refugee expert the one of a kind and has provided skating and rock climbing. name at his request. However, he gave “[He’s] a lot of fun and open to permission for his photo to be used. and professor at Queen’s School opportunities for people looking

Peter travelled from Aleppo, Syria, through Lebanon and Jordan, and eventually settled in Kingston, Canada.

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Queen’s learning just a click away University receives $1.5 million in funding for 28 online courses RECEIVED

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J ordana G oldman Assistant News Editor Queen’s has received $1.5 million from the Government of Ontario’s online course funding program to develop and redesign online courses.

The money will fund the creation and improvement of 28 online courses offered to Queen’s students across several faculties.

Over the last three years, Queen’s has received a total of $3.1 million from the Ontario Online Learning Consortium (OOLC), formerly known as Ontario Online Initiative. Queen’s leads the province’s universities in funding with 21 per cent of total provincial funding across three years.

Twenty-two universities in the province were invited to submit course proposals for the 2016 competition, including Queen’s.

“Queen’s proposed courses like everybody else, and ours were just more successful than

other people’s,” Vice Provost (Teaching and according to the Council of Ontario Learning) Jill Scott said.

Universities website.

This year, Queen’s submitted 56 Scott said 13,000 courses are currently proposals, 14 of which were for Arts and available through the database, with Science. Queen’s received funding for 28 271 receiving funding through this of the proposed course developments, online initiative. totaling 32 per cent of the provincial “I think [what] the government really funding available. wanted to do was put a spotlight on “The whole idea from the government’s quality, because online learning is perspective was to really kickstart online going to be a key part of how people learning for the province,” Scott said. learn. We need to ensure that there is The Ontario Online Learning Consortium, evidence-based instructional design,” a database designed to make online courses she said. and programs easily accessible to students, The proposed courses at Queen’s include was formed in 2015 by Ontario universities entirely new courses, courses transitioning and colleges. to an online format and existing online The organization launched the courses undergoing substantial redesigns. eCampusOntario portal in September The courses that received funding 2015. The portal is a database for thousands include “Sustainability and the Environment” of Ontario colleges and universities to access “Cognitive Psychology” and “First online courses, learning support modules Nations Playwrights”, according to the and information on credit transfers, Queen’s Gazette.

The remaining proposed courses that didn’t receive funding will be left to the faculties, who will determine whether they’ll develop the courses independently or not.

“Our faculties are moving very quickly to build new online learning opportunities for students, but you know each one of those courses to develop is really expensive,” Scott said.

Each course chosen for funding from the Ontario government will receive $56,000 to be used toward instructional design, web development and videography.

Scott said students continue to ask for flexibility in their courses, whether on campus or at a distance.

“A Queen’s degree is so great that you should be able to get a Queen’s degree, even if you can’t come to Queen’s,” Scott said.

The newly-funded courses will be available for students for the upcoming 2016-17 academic year.

Climate Action Plan to be announced University unveils initiative based on 2010 environment pledge

M ikayla W ronko Assistant News Editor In today’s Board of Trustees meeting, Queen’s University will publicly unveil its plan to become completely carbon neutral by the year 2040.

With milestone targets for 2020 and 2030, the Queen’s Climate Action Plan (CAP) is a university-wide initiative with both short-term and long-term goals, as well as strategies to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases (GHG).

The initiative is a part of Queen’s commitment to the University and College Presidents’ Climate Change Statement of Action for Canada — a pledge to make institutions environmentally conscious.

Principal Woolf signed the pledge in 2010.

Queen’s was one of 25 signatories, which included other Ontario post-secondary institutions such as Trinity College, McMaster, St. Lawrence and Sheridan College.

In 2008, Queen’s conducted a GHG inventory — a test to establish a baseline with which to measure future emissions the university. reductions. The University measured its The GHG inventory found that Queen’s total emissions for 2008 at Scope 1 emissions were approximately 57,716 Metric Tonne Carbon Dioxide 43,500 MTCO2e and Scope 2 to be Equivalent (MTCO2e). around 14,200 tonnes CO2e.

The report sorts emissions into two In the CAP outline, Queen’s says that categories: Scope 1 emissions and Scope it’s aiming to reduce GHG inventory by 2 emissions. Scope 1 emissions are those 35 per cent in 2020, 70 per cent by 2030 that arise directly from the sources owned and eventually achieving a 100 per cent or controlled by Queen’s and Scope 2 are reduction of emissions in 2040. emissions created by electricity consumed by Between 2008 and 2014, CAP reports

Alongside its environmental initiatives, the University entered an energy performance contract with Honeywell — a conglomerate engineering company — last December. The contract guarantees Queen’s an annual utility savings of $946,000 in exchange for implementing more than 170 energy conservation measures in 66 campus buildings.

The CAP report also states that the University will proceed with expanding its presence in environmental academics, incorporating climate change into the curriculum and creating student extracurricular programs regarding climate change. Examples of student groups mentioned in CAP include the AMS Commission of the Environment and Sustainability, the Queen’s Solar Design Team, the Earth Centre and Queen’s Backing Action on Climate Change (QBACC) Principal Woolf told The Journal via email SUPPLIED BY THE QUEEN’S CLIMATE ACTION PLAN that a vice-principal will be charged with leading a working group to implement the that Queen’s had already reduced climate action plan. its emissions by 17 per cent. Recent “The group will include academic, efforts included investing in a new, administrative and student representation, higher-efficiency boiler in the university’s and will recommend actionable items to central heating plant. help Queen’s achieve its emissions reduction The University began to use natural targets,” he wrote. gas as a heating fuel and has reduced its “Members of the working group will Ontario energy grid emissions. Queen’s consider a number of factors when looking also undertook a lighting retrofit program, at potential emissions reduction strategies, which has helped to reduce energy usage including their overall impact and their and emissions. financial implications.”

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Students vote to create faculty-wide survey Continued from front page

students raised concerns about the meeting’s accessibility, while others argued that it’s the right of all students to play a part in deciding on the allocation of funding.

In opposition, another group of students argued that the student body wouldn’t be adequately informed on the different options if the surplus allocation were referred to a student-wide vote.

Other students objected to that argument, pointing out that law students are more than capable of informing themselves on such an important decision.

After the motion to create an online survey passed, the meeting heard presentations on each of the options for using the surplus funds from the students who proposed each option.

Moore’s motion proposed to use the budget surplus to fund an Aboriginal student entrance scholarship. LSS Vice-President of Finance Michael Scott, meanwhile, proposed to use the budget surplus for a bursary distributed to students with significant financial need.

Both students faced questions on whether their proposals should be pursued by the LSS and whether the Faculty of Law was likely to pursue these ideas using its own funds.

Law student, Tyler Brent, moved to introduce an Option Plan, where students would be given a share of the funding to allocate to the initiative of their choice in an online survey. His presentation was met with questions regarding the feasibility of the proposal and arguments that dividing the surplus would diminish its impact.

Another law student, Bryan Flatt, who proposed to use the surplus towards funding current and future grad gifts, was asked how the funds would be equitably distributed in future years and whether there was a need for more funding for a grad gift.

The remaining attendees then passed of the Aboriginal Law Students’ Alliance the LSS has made this year on issues of the LSS working budget and heard was an important step for helping equity and diversity at Queen’s Law. end-of-year reports from the LSS president, Aboriginal students feel like they belong at “We’re law students. We’re kind of vice-president, year presidents and other the School. annoying, awful people sometimes, but the student representative at the end of “That sense of belonging is a little more progress is noticeable,” he said. the meeting. difficult when you’re walking through the “A lot of that credit can be given to the Each presenter discussed the tough year halls of John A. MacDonald [Hall],” he said. LSS for standing their ground, for having the LSS has had. In his report to assembly, Mark Asfar, SGPS vice president these discussions, for speaking for Moore, MPA ’14, JD ’16, referred to (professional) and a second-year law student, minority voices and people who aren’t Facebook posts written by students, which also spoke positively about the progress normally heard.” he said expressed feelings of being “brow beaten and chastised into submission by an LSS obsessed with its own agenda.”

Moore said this trend of discontent with the LSS’s direction has been paralleled by a trend of students from underrepresented groups feeling discomfort in Queen’s Law. “A lot of people express their concerns based off their race, their sexuality, their gender, their socio-economic status,” he said.

Moore suggested that there may be a correlation between the LSS’s attempts to address these issues — by funding clubs devoted to diversity, holding discussions and consulting with faculty on equity and diversity — and accusations of bias from other students.

Jason Mercredi, the Aboriginal student representative to the LSS, said the creation of his position this year was a positive step for the LSS. Have you been chosen? Check your Queen’s “Aboriginal student representative, how email starting Feb 24 to see if you have been randomly the hell has my year been? Wow,” he said.

“I say that non-controversially — but guess selected to participate in the what? It’s going to be a controversy.”

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Mercredi, JD ’18, referenced his Aboriginal heritage as he described the struggles he’s faced trying to create a safe It’s a voluntary, confidential way to help us better environment for Aboriginal law students.

“I’m Mushkegowuk. Muchkegowuk understand student physical and mental health and help means ‘Swampy Cree.’ So I’m used to going us improve programs and services. through an uphill battle to get something done. Sometimes we have to drag a moose back — we’re used to that stuff.”

Mercredi added that the creation

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EDITORIALS Diversity doesn’t belong on the backburner

The Journal’s Perspective

Professors of colour are a vital part of education This editorial was originally published online on March 1.

the Henry Report, published in 2004, which looked into systemic racism at Queen’s. The Henry The last look into racism in ime and time again, Queen’s report found that 55.8 per cent a traditional, colonialist education whiteness has been of white professors believed the — and this will be perpetuated Queen’s faculty was the Henry acknowledged by the University, University supported diversity unless we’re taught by professors Report in 2004. While this report by its students and its faculty. while 34.8 per cent of faculty of who don’t conform to this attitude highlighted a culture of whiteness But we must ask — why hasn’t minority backgrounds thought and are willing to make us think and racism at Queen’s, the study’s small sample size and outside this box. the same. it changed?

However, it’s not enough to outdated results makes it an Calling for greater diversity Eurocentric topics and perspectives have been taught in faculty doesn’t mean white increase the number of professors of unreliable picture of the current almost exclusively at Queen’s since professors aren’t wonderful colour. We must build an academic state of affairs.

Yet, another report hasn’t and valuable. It’s detrimental to culture where non-white content is its inception.

Fighting against the current is learning, however, when white acknowledged as significant been undertaken. The University a struggle. Professors of colour professors are the only ones in and valuable, where non-white did publish the Diversity, professors really want to work Anti-Racism and Equity (DARE) who come to Queen’s face an the classroom.

But first it’s important we and teach at Queen’s, and where Report in 2009, which focused on environment where they’re the odd one out and their acknowledge the necessity of non-white students can look to making recommendations for the voice is marginalized to one-off diversity at a university beyond a the front of the classroom and University’s diversity efforts.

But these one-off initiatives see that there’s a future for them social justice narrative. specialized courses. have failed to properly address an A homogenous institutional in academics.

In 2001, a black female Professors often do a lot more ongoing and systematic issue for professor left her teaching position identity is damaging to students. due to alleged experiences of The world isn’t uniform, so we than instruct our courses. We which we have little data.

Without close scrutiny, diversity racism, along with five other shouldn’t be learning about it go to them for reference letters, faculty members. from one perspective. Learning career advice, even life advice. If is forgotten after the initial hiring This incident eventually led to from professors from a range of the student body can’t see itself of a candidate. Non-white faculty backgrounds exposes students to reflected in its mentors, then that face systemic problems that can’t simply be solved by ensuring a variety of discourses, without faculty is failing them.

However, these reasons for equitable hiring practices. More which our intellectual maturity increasing diversity have already can — and should — be done would be, and is, stumped.

As long as we continue to accept been acknowledged and accepted to ensure that professors of having whitewashed faculty and as important. So why then is this colour stay at Queen’s and are promoted equally. content as the norm, Queen’s will still an issue?

It doesn’t help that there’s a Queen’s hasn’t entirely ignored continue to uphold a Eurocentric its diversity-complex in the past. lack of diversity among the ranks world view.

A prestigious education in But neither has it been the problem of top university officials, which Vishmayaa Jeyamoorthy is often unaddressed and has a Canada is often synonymous with of the day.

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Andrews to do an on-air interview to clear up rumours that it had been a publicity stunt.

Sports blogs and tabloid magazines ran photos of her naked When Erin Andrews was secretly body on their pages. When the filmed while undressing, she stalker tried to sell the video to became the victim in the scenario. TMZ, they refused, but didn’t So why does the media treat her report to the police that someone like a criminal? had tried to sell them naked Erin Andrews, a sportscaster footage of Erin Andrews. for ESPN, was filmed through a Collectively, these institutions peephole in her hotel room by ignored the trauma that Andrews a stalker, Michael David Barrett, underwent and failed to protect who then posted the footage online her from harm. where it was viewed millions Victims of sexual harassment of times. and assault are often hounded Afterwards, ESPN asked by media outlets for a quote,

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especially when the case goes to court. Andrews went through this, as did the alleged survivors in the Jian Ghomeshi trial. When the media gets ahold of any high-profile harassment or assault case, victims must run a media obstacle course on the path to justice.

This behaviour speaks to the larger problem of how survivors are treated in our society. Accusations of “asking for it” and general skepticism lead us to treat survivors of sexual assault differently than victims of other crimes.

Take the Andrews case. Her attorney asked her if she’d ever been Web Developer

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in a pornographic film, because that could be used against her.

There shouldn’t be any connection between the two, and yet it’s just one example of how victims must prove their own innocence in court.

But the situation doesn’t end with a verdict. Whenever a sexual assault case is reported by the media, survivors must also prove their innocence to the entire world.

As journalists, we’re neither the judge nor the jury — we’re here to report the truth, not decide it. We’re here to hold the world accountable, so make sure you’re holding the right person accountable for their actions.

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trickle-down effect to the rest of university staff and faculty.

In the face of this immense task, diversifying content may be a more achievable short-term objective than diversifying faculty. Faculty contracts come up once in a blue moon while course content can be changed far more frequently.

But there’s a snag. Under Queen’s current funding model, courses are approved based on their ability to attract students to fill the seats. This means that new courses struggle to obtain funding, while traditional, canonical courses are guaranteed to run.

But while introducing new and diverse content may be less financially sound than traditional course content, it’s the right thing to do.

The two go hand in hand: diversity among the faculty will lead to diversity in content and curricula. But, the catch-22 is that without a demonstrated willingness to diversify content, it’s unlikely that Queen’s can attract professors to teach those topics.

Diversity may be an upstream battle, but it’s one worth fighting.

— Journal Editorial Board I’m just a student journalist, but I’ve accepted the responsibility of always reporting the truth, and with that comes the promise to minimize harm.

Treating sexual assault survivors this way means that as journalists, we’re breaking that mandate.

Bias and misinformation will from time to time creep into coverage. But, at the very least, it shouldn’t result in shaming victims for something that wasn’t their fault.

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What’s the worst room you’ve had a class in at Queen’s?

It’s time to show up

Meaningful relationships with Indigenous groups will take ongoing engagement with real issues Leah Combs asks students to take their interactions with Indigenous groups more seriously than a one-off gesture.

Leah Combs, ArtSci ’16

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here’s been a change among young people in Canada.

They’re taking a stand against cultural appropriation and it seems there’s a growing trend of genuine interest in a more meaningful understanding of Indigenous cultures, histories and ways of being in the world.

But while the interest in having a deeper understanding of other’s experiences seems to be there, it’s sometimes expressed in tokenistic gestures.

Canadian youth seem to care about the completion of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s report, the announcement of the Inquiry on the Missing and Murdered and other recent breakthroughs by Indigenous peoples in this country.

Every day, I see fellow students of all backgrounds showing support for these types of advances (particularly on social media). The AMS announced a new position in late February, the Deputy Commissioner of Indigenous Affairs, which nods to a need for more Indigenous representation within student government.

We’re seeing the development of more critical awareness, but students aren’t always going about learning from and about Indigenous peoples in the most thoughtful way. It’s important to think about how Indigenous peoples and their stories are represented on campus.

Beyond the Four Directions Aboriginal Student Centre, the only significant physical representation of Aboriginal peoples on campus are the few pictures lining the walls of the fireside lounge by Common Ground — which, by the way, have been taken down for three weeks for the GHETTO art installation.

Student’s experiences with Indigenous peoples often ends in course readings, or if you’re lucky, in that dreamcatcher-making workshop you attended a few years ago.

Your club might have emailed the Queen’s Native Student Association to invite them to an event you were hosting, or invited an Elder to give the Thanksgiving address for a conference you worked on.

Tokenism is the practice of making perfunctory gestures toward the inclusion of members of minority groups, usually while generalizing their experience and limiting their power.

In my experience, efforts to include Indigenous persons and their cultures in on-campus events feel tokenistic, though they tend to be well-meaning.

Tokenism is a regular problem for Indigenous peoples, and most marginalized people experience this to some degree.

So often, people who are more socially

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comfortable pay lip service to these you’re wanted. disadvantaged groups, but don’t offer more A common issue I’ve seen with settler substantial support. individuals in their interaction with Engaging with Indigenous peoples and Indigenous groups is a fear of overstepping. (with their permission) their cultural tools People are afraid of using the wrong can allow us to learn and develop more words or taking up too much space in a balanced worldviews. conversation, but to this I suggest a simple We just have to ask ourselves — is it okay solution: just ask. that the only relationship we have with If you feel what you want to say Indigenous peoples and their cultures is a may be offensive, politely explain your series of encounters that have only benefitted hesitation and ask if your statement could us? I don’t think it is. be perceived as inappropriate. If you’re There’s a harder side to what we afraid of seeming ill-versed in the subject call “Indigenous issues,” which includes matter and don’t want to be embarrassed, caring about the lands we walk on and take the time after the discussion to meet the ancestral peoples who lived here personally with someone to talk further. before us. Beyond creative workshops and Keep in mind that it’s no one’s take-it-or-leave-it gestures is a whole world responsibility to make you feel comfortable of hard conversations and even harder in these conversations, so be sure to remain realizations to be experienced. open and remember why you’ve chosen As Aboriginal Awareness Week to engage. approaches, here are a few steps to take if If you’re ready to take the first step, there you want to open yourself to a meaningful will be a number of opportunities to show understanding of Indigenous experiences: up in the near future.

1) The first step is to show up. Within the Queen’s Native Student Association context of Queen’s, Four Directions hosts is presenting a production of The Hours constant talks, teach-ins and other events That Remain, the story of an Indigenous centered on sharing knowledge and stories woman haunted by the disappearance of her

by Indigenous persons and groups. Take sister, on March 10, 11 and 12. the time out of your day to be there — you The week following this is the annual will learn something.

Aboriginal Awareness Week, this year 2) The second step is to be patient and featuring a concert, a Mohawk language listen. Sometimes it’s all too easy to forget luncheon and an important film on the Cree that our perspective may not be the most community of Attawapiskat. important one. Make an effort to listen All individuals of all backgrounds diligently to others’ stories. are welcome to come out and work on 3) If you’ve already shown up and listened, developing a meaningful understanding of the third step is to provide help or support Indigenous cultures and experiences. if it’s been solicited. Indigenous peoples don’t need anyone to swoop in and save Leah Combs is a fourth-year Environmental them, but sometimes allyship is requested Science major and president of the Queen’s and the kindest thing is to help when Native Student Association.

“Miller 201.”

Olivia Gowan, ArtSci ’16

“Etherington Hall.”

Broden Cecic, Sci ’17

“Stirling basement.”

Hailey Offman, ConEd ’17

“Etherington Hall.”

Paul Kostuik, Sci ’18 and Geordie Maguire, ArtSci ’18

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Anisa Rawhani, ArtSci ‘15, didn’t exactly enjoy her experience selling her art at Toronto’s Fringe Festival.

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Selling art isn’t all it’s cracked up to be An unfortunate art-selling experience at Toronto’s Fringe Festival A nisa R awhani Editor in Chief I’m pouring in sweat in the July sun and BDSM clowns are driving away my potential customers.

I want to go home, but I have hundreds of dollars of merchandise to sell.

Welcome to the life of a wannabe artist.

Two summers ago, my friend Sama and I decided to sell our art at the Toronto Fringe Festival.

For nine days, alongside 12 other artists, we stood in our tent in the Fringe Artist Alley right next to Honest Ed’s. From morning to night we tried to sell our work, through extreme heat, strong winds and the occasional torrential downpour that threatened to wash everything away.

In our joint exhibition, Sama sold canvas painted with melted crayon while I sold prints of digital paintings. We ended up calling the exhibition “Digital Meltdown”, which we thought was real clever.

It probably would have been better to just call it “Meltdown”,

considering that’s what I felt like I was on the brink of some days.

The way our tent was set up, sun would pour right in, with the shadowed corners our only salvation. Obviously, this was bad news for our skin, but even worse news for the art.

While my prints were fine, the sun’s rays threatened to liquify the wax on Sama’s canvases. We stowed her work in the shadows of the tent, and used the opportunity to make some new pieces with the extra canvas and crayons on hand.

But while the weather provided its share of challenges, it was the least of our worries.

I’d never fully realized just how much effort and luck goes into being an independent artist, especially at places like the festival where you’re required to promote yourself.

In the beginning, when people would walk by our tent, I had no idea what to do. Should I approach them, or hang back and act cool?

Smile. Wait, not that wide. But show some teeth. Not too much teeth though. You look terrifying.

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Lindberg’s Birdie shows the strength of survivors

Oh no, you’re scaring them away.

Abort. ABORT. On the one hand, it was a great chance to meet some amazing people. Once you stop focusing on the sale and instead focus your attention on the person in front of you, you can have some really interesting conversations.

But by that same token, being in a place where you’re dependent on sales to provide for yourself places you in a vulnerable position — a position some people attempted to take advantage of.

On a couple of occasions, men would come to the tent and it would take me a while to realize that there wasn’t a genuine interest in my work, but rather something else. Needless to say, it was pretty frustrating.

But while we had our share of disappointing experiences, being immersed in a creative environment came with its perks. Along with the visual artists in the alley there were “alley plays”, which were micro-plays staged in tents and sheds throughout the area.

Some of these mini productions were enjoyable. One called “Ask Lovecraft” allowed people to spend some time with an H.P. Lovecraft impersonator who answered questions and offered advice to

the audience. Another tent, “Flip the Table”, also involved audience participation. People selected a setting and scenario and then got to flip a table. Do you ever fantasize about flipping your boss’ desk and walking out? Every wish you could flip a table during a family dinner?

I know I have.

While some of these micro-plays were enjoyable, others weren’t my cup of tea.

During most of the days we were at the festival, an eclectic group of clowns held ongoing performances in the Fringe Artist Alley. Some of them were decked out in BDSM gear, while others cross-dressed or wore other outfits that subverted expectations of what clowns should look like.

On the first night, we were assigned the tent right next to the closed shed used by the clown troop. Their performance involved people paying money to get some “alone time” with a clown of their choice.

I don’t know what happened in that shed. All I know is that on the first night a little female clown and a male participant went into the shed, and for the next five minutes all we heard was screaming and sexual noises. Needless to say, the customers perusing our tent were

disturbed and quickly left.

As the days went on, things got better. Sama and I became pros at setting up and tearing down our exhibition. Talking to people wasn’t nearly as intimidating, and even though I lost money through the whole process, the ups and downs brought Sama and I closer together. My love of the clowns wasn’t helped when they entered my tent and chatted up our customers in an attempt to get them to go over to their shed.

In the end, we went over to “Flip the Table” and put in an order. We wanted them to cover a table with crayons for us to flip.

They set it up, we entered the area and an audience formed to watch our meltdown. We shouted about how sick we were of crayons and the heat, and then together we flipped that table. It was cathartic to say the least.

I learned a lot of lessons from those nine days. For one, I quickly learned to stop introducing Sama as my “partner”, because I’m a very believable lesbian.

While my experience wasn’t what I expected, I’m grateful for it. In the back of my mind I’d wondered for years if I should have pursued the arts. This helped me realize that it isn’t for me.

Canada Reads contender is graceful in its intricate storytelling

A nastasiya B oika Features Editor One of the five books shortlisted for Canada Reads 2016, Tracey Lindberg’s debut novel Birdie follows the story of a Cree woman, Bernice — often referred to as Birdie — in a physical and spiritual journey.

Bernice Meetoos is a survivor of sexual assault, and her story spans both the original abuse,

which occurred mostly when she was a child, and the resulting trauma, which continued to affect her long after the original events.

Her experiences result in a period of time spent in a mental ward and another period where she’s no longer able to speak or interact with the world.

Her narrative, like her process to recovery, isn’t a linear one. Birdie’s path takes her from Loon Lake in See Birdie on page 9

Tracey Lindberg’s novel Birdie is on the Canada Reads shortlist.

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Confessions of a fan fiction writer It’s time to stop disregarding fan fiction as irrelevant to our favourite books, movies and shows

Nina Ricciarelli, a self-proclaimed pop culture junkie, believes fan fiction is invaluable to the shows, movies and books we all love.

N ina R icciarelli Staff Writer In the spring of 2012, I sat in my room, laptop heating up on my bed as I live streamed the last episode of NBC’s Chuck.

It wasn’t that the show was particularly good — it had gotten into that slump when a show needs to end — but I’d been watching it for years so I wanted to see the ending.

And then it ended in the worst and most unsatisfying way. Nothing was resolved and everything was ambiguous. It was like a massive kick in the face to all of the fans who — like me — had been waiting five years to see everything resolve.

It was like the Star Wars prequels. Like the film version of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire when Dumbledore asked Harry, calmly, if he’d put his name in the goblet of fire. Like basically all of Doctor Who after Russell T. Davies left Steven Moffatt in charge.

I wanted to toss my computer out of a window. Instead, I closed the tab and turned to

fanfiction.net.

You see, there’s this magical place on the Internet where dissatisfied fans go to “fix” things — like the aforementioned series.

It’s a world where the Star Wars prequels made sense and Jar Jar Binks doesn’t exist. Where Donna never left the Doctor.

Where Firefly wasn’t cancelled and Serenity and its crew are still having adventures.

As Joss Whedon says: “There’s a time and place for everything, and I believe it’s called ‘fan fiction.’”

Fan fiction is one of the most wonderful and entertaining places on the Internet. It’s a place where literally anything can happen.

Literally. Nothing is too extreme or risqué for fan fiction. It’s also a safe community of like-minded people freaking out about the things they’re passionate about.

I’ve been reading and writing fan fiction since I was 16 years old. When I was in high school — before Tumblr was popular — it was a shameful thing. Considering yourself a part of a fandom — a community of fans with a common

interest — was something that you kept to yourself, indulging your passions at night under the covers.

For me, letting anyone know that I was a die-hard Star Wars fan, or that I loved reading X-Men comics, was like holding up a large neon sign that said: “I’M A GIANT FREAKING NERD!” I don’t know if it’s the fact that I’m older, or if I’ve just stopped caring if people think I’m a massive nerd — which I freely accept and love that I am — but I’ve gotten to the point where I can appreciate the fact that fan fiction exists.

When I’m having a really bad day, I turn on the dramatic reading of My Immortal — the most famous Harry Potter fan fiction ever written — because I need to listen to something ridiculous and terrible.

But fan fiction isn’t something that’s just for shits and giggles.

Fan fiction can be really great for aspiring writers.

It’s easier to start off writing with established characters than with original characters, especially

becausefanfictionauthorsoftenstart in pre-adolescence.

Platforms like fanfiction.net and archiveofourown.org are great for beginners, because they encourage experienced writers to beta-read — fandom speak for proofreading — novice writers.

They have features that allow anonymous readers and readers with accounts to comment or send private messages to the authors.

And there are works out there that are the length of full books.

We all know that Fifty Shades of Gray started out as Twilight fan fiction, but there’s a lot of good fan fiction out there that goes entirely unnoticed.

Fan fiction writers often get massive fan followings online that can rival the original authors, and the fan fiction community is a supportive environment where writers can thrive.

Often, the general populous and a lot of fandom purists like to discredit fan fiction writers, especially since the vast majority of fan fiction writers are women.

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Their argument is that unless the content is inspired by original ideas, it’s invalid, but by that logic, brilliant but derivative works like The Lord of the Rings would never have been written.

When asked about his feelings on fan fiction, author and artist Neil Gaiman said, “I think that all writing is useful for honing writing skills. I think you get better as a writer by writing, and whether that means that you’re writing a singularly deep and moving novel about the pain or pleasure of modern existence or you’re writing Smeagol-Gollum slash you’re still putting one damn word after another and learning as a writer.”

I do consider myself a writer. I love writing fiction that I created myself, but whenever I get faced with writer’s block or find myself in need of an outlet, I turn to fan fiction.

I have learned more about being a writer through writing fan fiction than I ever have through a creative writing class.

Birdie highlights role of female community in healing Continued from page 8

Alberta to Gibsons, BC, and makes a number of stops along the way, which are explored mainly through Birdie’s memories. She remains in a “sleepwake” state for most of the novel, with the reader unaware until the end whether Birdie will emerge from it.

Throughout the novel, there’s a continuous interplay between past and present, memory and reality, dream-state and wakefulness.

While this allows readers to experience Birdie’s story at a deeper level, it also leaves readers questioning the chronology of events and wondering at times whether characters are present in real time or in a memory.

The insertion of “storyteller”

tales between chapters also gives the reader a better understanding of Birdie’s experience. Reminiscent of the oral storytelling traditions fundamental to many Indigenous communities, these short diversions distill the meaning of the chapters and tie the experience of Bernice and her family to the broader story of a spiritual journey and the Pimatisewin — translated for the purposes of the novel as the “Tree of Life.”

The Tree is considered a family member in Birdie’s community and it’s an integral part of Birdie’s own journey. Like her, it suffers throughout the novel. Birdie remembers and dreams that she wants to help the Tree, bringing an offering of a feast to the Tree during the lucid period of her own healing

process. The use of elements like the storytelling, Cree words with translations, as well as the inclusion of cultural practices as a crucial part of Birdie’s story, allows readers who aren’t well-versed in Cree traditions, like myself, the opportunity to develop a more holistic understanding of Birdie’s experience as a Cree woman.

Lindberg’s ability to familiarize readers with Birdie’s story and her cultural context while contending with the character’s experience with sexual assault — an issue that transcends cultural bounds — demonstrates her literary brilliance. The author highlights the role of female community building in encouraging the healing process.

“There certainly is a sense

that women can make their own families, and that diverse women can have entirely separate experiences and draw together to heal and help each other,” Lindberg said in an interview inserted at the end of the novel.

While it’s Birdie who carries the heaviest burden, the female characters surrounding her have their own stories to tell. The author includes these stories by switching perspectives and showing their role in Birdie’s journey.

From Aunt Val to Birdie’s “sistercousin” Skinny Freda to Lola — the bakery owner who provides Birdie with a job and a place to stay in Gibsons — and even Birdie’s mother Maggie, who is present within the story primarily through her absence, all of the

women are connected by traumatic events that haunt their pasts.

Their strength, and the bonds they form through their love of Birdie and their quest to heal her, is at the core of the story.

The women, who are there for Birdie while she contends with her past in a silent, unmoving state, provide hope for her potential recovery.

The combination of the characters, the style of storytelling and the unique cultural traditions portrayed in Lindberg’s novel highlight the importance of becoming better-acquainted with the histories and narratives of Indigenous communities, and emphasize the connections that bridge women across cultural identities.

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SPORTS MEN’S BASKETBALL

Playoff drought ends with statement win First post season win in six years sealed at ARC

Ryall Stroud led the Gaels with 20 points on Wednesday night.

Members of the team celebrate near the end of the game.

S ebastian B ron Staff Writer

During the team’s strongest span of play — in the second and third quarters — coach Stephen Barrie said the offence works best when they keep things simple.

“We slowed it down and took it easy,” he said. “We hit the open man, passed a lot, had great ball movement and minimized our dribbling — when we do those things we generally have good offensive possessions.”

The last time the Gaels played a home playoff game in 2010, the entirety of the current roster was still in high school.

Needless to say, a packed crowd was drawn to the ARC and alongside them the team inspired to perform.

Barrie said the atmosphere, was unprecedented and tested the men’s desire and will to win.

Men’s basketball were all smiles on Wednesday night after the Gaels notched their first playoff win in six years.

Facing off against the University of Toronto Varsity Blues, Queen’s came out on top by a score of 87-70.

After an evenly matched first quarter, the Gaels took off in the dying minutes of the second, hitting a flurry of three-pointers and embarking on a 10-0 run to close out the half. The Gaels shot an impressive 44 per cent from beyond the arc in the game.

The tempo stayed high in the third, and after a 19-6 run to open the quarter, the Gaels found their groove and were locked in. They scored a total of 50 points between the second and third quarters and headed to the fourth with a commanding 67-43 lead.

In the winning cause, versatile forward Ryall Stroud filled up the stat sheet, tallying up a game-high 20 points, 14 rebounds, a pair of steals and blocks, and shot a formidable 54 per cent from the floor.

Guard Sukhpreet Singh said the team tried to keep the ball moving as much as possible and shoot whenever they had a good look at the rim.

“Our ball movement was incredible,” Singh said.

“We had a lot of possessions where the ball didn’t even touch the floor — it was just pass, pass, pass, and hopefully knock down the open shot.”

A late stretch in the fourth, where the Varsity Blues trimmed the deficit down to as much as 15, caused a scare in the crowd, but the men comfortably finished strong down the stretch and clinched the win.

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“The crowd was a major impact tonight — no question about it,” he said.

“They gave us great energy and this [is] why our guys play. they want to be a great team that draws big crowds and plays in big games with great atmospheres … it’s the most exciting thing for them.”

Looking ahead, the Gaels hit the hardwood away from home on Saturday against the tough second-ranked Ottawa Gee-Gees in the OUA quarterfinal.

Although happy with the win, Barrie was adamant that the team has to stay consistent throughout the entirety of the game to prolong their playoff push.

“We lost our focus in the last part of the game … if you lose your focus for four minutes, you’re not in the game. It’s over, so we have to try and get 40 minutes and not just bits and pieces of each quarter.”

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Gaels sink playoff hopes of Voyageurs

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Quarterfinal game set for Saturday at McMaster E ric G allo -M iscevich Staff Writer

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fter dropping two games last weekend and playing the first round of the playoffs without a bye, Queen’s needed to set the tone in front of a packed crowd at the ARC. Right out the gate, women’s basketball started out strong, taking a 6-0 lead in the first minute and a half of their opening playoffs game Wednesday night.

Carrying that momentum through the remainder of the contest, the Gaels finished off with a 70-44 win against the Laurentian Voyageurs.

The first quarter ended with a threepoint buzzer beater from Emily Hazlett, which put the Gaels ahead by 10. By the end of the half, Laurentian cut the lead to six, outscoring Queen’s 17-13 in the second quarter.

“I’m disappointed that after the first

quarter, we got careless and a little bit sloppy,” Gaels head coach Dave Wilson said.

While they didn’t give up the lead, the Gaels allowed Laurentian to go on a 5-0 run, bringing them to within two points of Queen’s.

“The problem that we faced a little bit is maintaining focus when we have the lead,” Wilson said.

Going into the game, Wilson’s plan was to keep things simple, which definitely paid off. The Gaels went on a 13-0 run to start the fourth, and finishing the quarter outscoring the Voyageurs 21-4.

“I think the concept [of keeping it simple] worked, but I think we still had mental lapses in the second quarter, and a little bit in the third quarter,” Wilson said.

Queen’s will move on to play the McMaster Marauders in Hamilton on Saturday and hopes to advance into the OUA semifinals.

The Gaels will need to maintain focus

Emily Hazlett scored 14 points in 30 minutes of action.

when playing against the Marauders.

McMaster was given a bye into the second round and will be playing on a week’s rest, but Wilson has two bigger priorities going into this quarterfinal game.

“They have one of the best players in the country at the point guard position, Danielle Boiago, and she’s always a handful

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to contain.”

Along with Boiago, Wilson said the game could end up being decided around the hoop.

“We’ve been a fairly good rebounding team all year with McMaster, [but] we need second-chance opportunities and we need to not give them second-chance opportunities.”

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Sailing their way to Rio Three students working for spot on national Olympic team K ayla T homson Digital Manager While many will spend their summer watching the 2016 Olympics on TV, three Queen’s students have the chance to represent their country in the Rio de Janeiro Games in Brazil this summer.

This January, Olivia Mew, Allie Surrette and Ali ten Hove found out they qualified for the Canadian sailing team and have been working hard to get a spot in Rio ever since.

Men’s volleyball drops OUA semifinal While they overpowered the York Lions last week, men’s volleyball couldn’t seal the deal in the OUA semifinal on Thursday night in Hamilton.

After Queen’s took the first set in the OUA semifinal over Ryerson, the Rams stormed back with three consecutive victories to claim the win by a 3-1 score.

All four sets of the match at McMaster — were incredibly tight.

Tied at 18 in the first set, Queen’s went on a 7–4 run to close it out, ending with a kill from OUA Rookie of the Year Chris Brunet.

Queen’s started off the second set with three straight points.

However, Ryerson came back firing, taking eight of the next 10 points to pick up an 8-5 lead.

The teams exchanged leads back

Though this was a proud moment for Mew, Phe ’19, just days before her qualifying competition, she had sustained a concussion.

“I was completely ecstatic, but also very relieved at the same time,” Mew told The Journal over email.

“I overcame a lot of obstacles to even compete in my Olympic trials … Although most doctors had told me it would be a stretch to attend [the] event, I never gave up, putting 100 per cent effort into my recovery.” and forth for the remainder of the set, eventually being pushed to a 24-24 tie. Queen’s was called on a violation with Ryerson up 25-24, ending the set in favour of the Rams.

The Gaels brought the score tight in the third set as well, pulling as close as 24-23, but the Rams again pulled away to take a 2-1 lead.

The third set was last tied at 20-20, while ending in a 25-22 score.

Jamie Wright led the Gaels with 44 assists, while Mike Tomlinson was Queen’s top offensive player with 24 kills.

The Gaels will play the Waterloo Warriors Friday in the OUA bronze medal match. With a win, Queen’s will go to the CIS championship next week, as the top three seeds from the OUA advance.

— Adam Laskaris

To be an Olympic sailor, athletes first qualify for positions on Team Canada, and then continue to compete for a nomination from Sail Canada to send them to the Olympics. Mew is looking to compete as an RS:X windsurfer, while Surrette and ten Hove are hoping to compete as a team in the 470 event.

Both categories require intense training and focus over the next few months.

For Surrette and ten Hove, both Sci ’19, training has involved a recent trip to Argentina and upcoming events in Spain, France and England. With sailors for fathers, the training has become a family affair for the two athletes, and they’ll be using ten Hove’s father’s boat in competition.

When asked about qualifying for the Olympics, Surrette was realistic and spoke about the upcoming weeks on their way to Rio. “We’re working really hard and have a really good relationship with Sail Canada, but we’re trying to just make the criteria and show that we want to be sent [to Rio].”

Although the Olympics is within their grasp at such early point in their careers, the athletes are pushing to represent Canada more than once.

Surrette and Mew both said that while Rio will be an amazing opportunity to experience the Olympics and challenge their sailing skills, the 2020 Olympics is when they hope to medal.

“I have a few coaches and people

Mew competes in a windsurfing event.

that I know that have gone [to the Olympics] … and they’ve loved the experience,” Surrette said.

Despite the stressful upcoming weeks, the athletes are happy that they get to do what they’re passionate about.

Mew, who started windsurfing only five years ago, loves the challenge of the sport.

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Cam creeps and hackers: Can they really steal your web cam?

K yle C urlew Staff Writer Originally published online on Feb. 29 Do you have a friend that covers their webcam with a sticky tab?

Ever think they might be going overboard? Well, think again.

There are hackers that can easily manoeuvre through your computer’s security to steal your webcam and spy on you. The worse part: it’s relatively easy to do.

In order for a hacker to gain control of your webcam, they need to get a particular sort of software

installed. This is commonly done In order for a Trojan horse to up your webcam. Take a paper through the use of software called get installed on your computer, you tab or opaque tape and secure it “malware.” Malware is an umbrella need to first allow it. It convinces across the camera lens. Remove term for malicious software that’s you that it’s a desired program. it when you need to Skype your typically used to syphon data from Once malicious software is installed family or friends. However, there’s your computer or take over private on your computer, the hacker is a a disclaimer — this doesn’t defend computer systems. mere list of computer commands against the hijacking of your mic Generally, the malware used away from taking control of or any other damage brought on to take over your webcam (or your webcam. by malware. pretty much anything on your Paranoid yet? You should computer) is sent in the form of be. Take a deep breath — there Run regular security scans a “Trojan horse.” This type of are ways to defend against such virus is disguised as something malware and mal intent.

This is super important, particularly else — usually a desirable program. if you use torrents to watch Once it’s installed on your Cover up your webcam movies or play games. Regular computer, it runs hidden in the downloading or streaming can background, and essentially opens The easiest way to defend against increase your risk of contracting a backdoor to your computer. the unknown intrusion is to cover a dangerous computer virus.

But there’s always a security risk if you use your computer.

ECONOMICS You can download any paid, up-to-date, anti-virus scanner, like Norton. Run these scans

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frequently and keep your anti-virus up to date.

Keep an eye on your cam light If you’re not using your webcam, but the light is flashing, then it’s probably time to worry. Block it with a piece of tape and immediately disconnect from the Internet and run a virus scan.

Though your webcam could potentially have been hacked, that’s not necessarily the case. It’s good to be careful however. It’s not unheard of that our government could and would hack webcams of everyday citizens.

Too much vigilance with cyber security is never a bad thing.

Cyberspace is a dangerous place, but you have oodles of tools to use to minimize the danger.

prices on our weakened dollar is Canada’s fresh produce is also pulled straight from a first-year imported, a simple grocery trip economics lecture: the law of to Metro can set students back If you’ve noticed your grocery bill supply and demand. Oil giants considerably. Now may be an creeping upwards lately, you’re not such as Saudi Arabia and Iran opportune moment to shop local continue to pump out petroleum and support Canadian farmers. imagining things.

This year, the Canadian dollar despite dwindling world demand, Whether that means visiting the has depreciated by nearly 20 per thus creating excess supply and on-campus farmer’s market cent, the lowest it’s been since driving the market price of oil on Wednesdays or trekking to Finding Nemo was still in theatres downwards. Consequently, the Springer Market Square for the and Beyoncé’s “Crazy in Love” loonie has taken a considerable hit. Kingston Public Market, buying Currently, one Canadian dollar locally grown produce can save topped the charts.

Interpreting the foreign is trading at 0.75 US dollars, a far you dozens and even hundreds of dollars. exchange market’s fluctuations cry from parity.

What does this mean for The weak Canadian dollar also may seem like a baffling skill only mastered by analysts and finance Canadian consumers? Well, the makes traveling abroad a greater Today, the Canadian dollar is trading at $0.75 US. SUPPLIED BY KMR PHOTOGRAPHY enthusiasts. But fear not! The logic loonie effectively buys us less luxury. Instead of paying 25 per cent behind the loonie’s recent slump is foreign goods and services than more on an American vacation or foreign tourists, so why not join Suits, Interstellar and X-Men: quite simple. before. This poses a serious on your yearly shopping trip across them by visiting breathtaking Apocalypse, are opting to shoot in As a resource-based economy, problem, as most of Canada’s the border, consider planning a Banff or the historic buildings of Canada to reap the savings.

It’s difficult to predict the the value of the Canadian dollar consumption goods are imported, staycation in Canada and become Old Montréal?

Along with incoming tourists, destiny of the Canadian dollar, is directly related to the price of such as cars, toys, clothing — you a tourist in your own country! oil. In the past few years, global name it, we import it. Retailers are After all, with its vibrant pockets of keep an eye out for Toronto, but some analysts have indicated oil prices have plummeted, falling raising their prices to cover their culture, sweeping landscapes and Vancouver and Montréal serving that the downward trend shows diversity, Canada has underrated as the backdrops of big-budget no signs of stopping. My advice? from $105 a barrel in 2014 to now growing costs, and rightly so. below $35.

More alarming are the climbing appeal. Its weak loonie is likely movies and TV shows. Many Spend smart, spend local and get The effect of tumbling oil grocery prices. Since most of to attract a growing number of American productions, including your star-spotting sunglasses out.

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What Kesha’s case means for sexual assault survivors C harlotte S anders Staff Writer

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Tasty taco salad K iera L iblik Staff Writer During midterm season, fitness and cooking become less of a priority, and fattening comfort food creeps its way into your diet.

Getting out of the second semester slump isn’t easy, and going cold turkey on junk food will just lead to a late-night binge.

Instead, this taco salad has all of the great tastes of your 2 a.m. run to Taco Bell without the greasy aftermath.

With fresh citrusy flavours and the creamy decadence of an avocado dressing, you can’t go wrong with this one. I prepared mine in a mason jar, the perfect salad to-go tool. Yes, it looks cute but there’s an added perk.

By layering your salad with the

dressing at the bottom and lettuce at the top you’ll save yourself from a soggy nightmare at lunchtime.

Ingredients Dressing • 1 tbsp. apple cider vinegar • Juice from 1 grapefruit (squeeze into a small bowl) • ½ cup cilantro • ¼ cup greek yogurt • 1 tbsp. agave nectar (or 2 tbsp. honey) • ¼ avocado Salad • • • • • •

¼ cucumber ½ cup of black beans 5 cherry tomatoes ¼ cup corn 2 cups of lettuce ¼ avocado

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ast week, in the midst of a lengthy legal battle, singer Kesha was denied a court injunction that would release her from working with the man she says “sexually, physically, verbally, and emotionally” abused her.

For those who haven’t been following the case, Kesha has been fighting to get out of a contract that forces her to work with producer Lukasz Gottwald, better known as Dr. Luke, who she has accused of abuse.

Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Shirley Kornreich defended her decision to honour the contract by explaining that Sony Music would suffer “irreparable harm” were they to release Kesha from her contract — considering the money they’d invested in her thus far. Kornreich makes no mention, however, of the pain that would surely be inflicted upon Kesha were she forced to continue working under her alleged abuser.

Though Sony has stated that Kesha wouldn’t have to deal directly with Dr. Luke, she’d still be an artist under his Sony-subsidiary label Kemosabe Records, where he’d maintain ultimate control over her work.

Kesha is effectively being held hostage. Her only option for producing music is to work under Dr. Luke’s label, which she’s refused to do because she does not “feel safe in any way.” It’s in this limbo that Kesha has been left for the past three years and, based on this ruling, where she will remain, at least for the time being.

In the wake of the Jian

Ghomeshi trial, in which alleged survivors sexual abuse had their credibility viciously attacked, Kesha’s verdict is particularly upsetting. Both instances serve as very public warnings for future survivors of sexual assault that the legal system as it exists does not serve to protect them.

If the courts can so hopelessly fail a successful pop star, what chance do even less powerful survivors have? In Kesha’s case, the warning is that the welfare of a corporation is of a greater value than that of a victim.

If there’s a silver lining to Kesha’s ordeal, it’s the overwhelming amount of support offered to the singer by celebrities and fans alike.

Influencers such as Demi Lovato, Lady Gaga and Lena Dunham have all spoken out in support of the singer. Taylor Swift has donated $250,000 to aid Kesha in her legal battles. Fans have even organized a boycott of all Sony products, which has almost 250,000 signatures.

Yet, despite this outpour of support, Kesha is still a prisoner, who the legal system has forced to choose between working for her alleged abuser or never making music again.

The implications of this case go far beyond Kesha. Future survivors of sexual assault will remember this case. They will remember how Kesha’s bravery will forever haunt her public image and career.

Ultimately, they will be even less likely to come forward with their own cases.

By publicly silencing Kesha, the music industry and the legal system have effectively silenced thousands of other survivors of sexual abuse.

2 tbsp. cheese — I used cheddar Recipe

Dressing 1. Add all ingredients to food processor or blender and mix until smooth.

Salad 1. Layer ingredients in mason jar or container.

2. Make sure the dressing is at the bottom.

3. Put tomatoes directly above dressing followed by cucumbers.

4. Make sure lettuce is at the top.

5. Layer the other vegetables and ingredients as desired and enjoy!

Taco salad in an on-the-go mason jar.

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We tried Tommy’s Burger Challenge.

It didn’t go well.

K atie K ing and N ick P earce Journal Staff

chugging litres of water throughout the day.

Katie: I did about the same. I Nick: Meat is murder — or maybe worked out for a couple hours as well to try to build up an appetite.

3 lbs. of it is.

Katie: Tuesday night, Nick and When it was finally game time and I tested our stomachs in “Tommy’s we arrived at Tommy’s I’d say we Ultimate Burger Challenge” — a were both extremely hungry. And a 3lb burger topped with three fried bit nervous (or at least I was).

Nick: Same. My eating eggs, eight strips of bacon and four slices of Canadian cheddar, sweatpants exuded confidence nestled between buttered Ciabatta, but all the warnings about puking with a generous serving of poutine were getting to me.

Katie: Walking into Tommy’s, and a 20oz milkshake — all to be I was confident in the challenge consumed in one hour.

Nick: It’s roughly equivalent to right up until the staff told us eating six bacon cheeseburgers in a that they’ve yet to see a winner. row or having a mild heart attack. Soon after, Tommy himself came Katie: I’m very new to The to speak with us. He’s a really cool Journal, so when our Lifestyle guy! He said he was hoping that Editor, Erika, said she needed we would be the ones to finally someone to attempt the challenge complete his challenge. I was the for this week’s Postscript, I figured first woman to try so far, so that this was my chance to step up was pretty sweet in itself.

Nick: He dropped hints that my game. You know, make an impression, take one for the team, tonight might be the night. Around make my name known. Katie: the 15 people came in recently to wreak girl who tried to eat a burger the havoc on their digestive systems and none of them could do it. I size of a newborn. Excellent.

Nick: I was coming back to think he hoped that The Journal defend the title. I already had a would succeed where varsity sports reputation for eating anything and military teams failed.

Katie: When the server brought that isn’t kale or nailed down and this was my chance to prove out the meal we (our supportive it. But all those late night raids colleagues came out for the show!) into my kitchen and general were all shocked. The poutine and garburator-like behaviour couldn’t milkshake were regular-sized, but prepare me for Tuesday night and the burger was seriously MASSIVE. Nick: This burger has a density the mass amount of meat I would that’s roughly proportional to a be pushing down my throat.

Katie: We both tried a variety dying star. It was the size of my of stomach-expanding strategies head, taking up about half of the table in front of me. leading up to the challenge.

Katie: Several spectators came Nick: Friends and “experts” on Yahoo Answers said I should have by to take pictures and cheer us on. a big meal the night before to I tried to keep a slow, steady pace the expand my stomach. I trust the whole time. Our friends helped us Internet so I went ahead and ate an out by suggesting different methods entire pizza followed by Ben and to alter the leering appearance of Jerry’s half baked ice cream and the burger, such as cutting it into smaller portions using a fork and some Cinnamon Toast Crunch.

On the day of the challenge, I knife. I also tried putting the fries ate as little as I could, consuming in the burger or soaking the bread one sandwich in the morning and in water — a technique used by

world champion competitive eater Takeru Kobayashi.

Nick: As soon as I got the burger I started chomping down.

There was no strategy, no trick passed down from hot dog eating champion to hot dog eating champion. The hour time limit had me spooked so much that I thought devouring was the only way.

Until I started experiencing the meat sweats.

Meat sweats, for the uninitiated, are when you’re eating so much meat that you start sweating.

As I shed layers and dabbed my forehead with napkins, the challenge got to me. Icarus flew too close to the sun and I tried to eat a 3lb burger.

Katie: I was really feeling it too.

I definitely puked in my mouth a few times. I think I struggled most with the dryness of the burger.

Once my milkshake and water was done, ketchup was really the only

thing keeping me going.

Nick: Likewise, after the poutine and milkshake I had to take a break to stretch. I plugged in my earphones to Run The Jewels, hoping that socially aggravated hip-hop would take the wheel.

Katie: Unfortunately, when we realized there was only 15 minutes left and we still both had half the burger to eat, I think we internally admitted defeat.

Nick: You can’t win ’em all. I can will myself through a rough situation. I can’t, however, will my body to death through eating.

At this point, my eyes drooped as a food coma set in. But I’ve seen enough sports movies to know you can still win a moral victory.

In the last five minutes, I rallied willpower to take a final bite of the now-unrecognizable burger.

Katie: By the end, we both finished the poutine and milkshake and more than half of the burger. I honestly felt like the

Pearce and King prepare to dig into the the six pounds of grub before them.

ground beef was sitting at the top of my throat, physically blocking the entrance. Jesus, I was going to explode.

Ultimately, despite our mental perseverance, I think it wasn’t physically possible without actual training. It’s like marathon running.

I mean, I think I’d be able to do it, but I’d have to train. There are people that actually choose to eat that much competitively.

It’s crazy.

Nick: I’m walking away with a tremendous respect for professional eaters. Make no mistake: these people are athletes.

Granted, I might spend my future time getting good at something else like Spanish or the trumpet. But eating a lot of food is as physically and mentally demanding as any race. As I waddled off with my doggy bag, I took solace in that knowledge. As for the burger, half of it is stillsitting in my fridge.

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