Queen's Journal, Volume 146, Issue 12

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Friday, November 2, 2018

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PhD student pleads guilty to poisoning colleague Zijie Wang to be sentenced Nov. 2 after pleading guilty in court last week to two charges Iain Sherriff-Scott & Raechel Huizinga Journal Staff A former Queen’s chemistry PhD candidate pleaded guilty to two charges last Thursday and admitted to poisoning his former colleague with a lethal substance.

The plea comes after 26-year-old Zijie Wang was arrested by police on campus and charged earlier this year. In a courtroom on Oct. 25, Wang pleaded guilty to administering a noxious substance, to endanger life or cause bodily harm, and to a charge of aggravated assault.

Wang will be sentenced at a hearing on Nov. 2.

When Wang sat in front of Justice Allen Letourneau last Thursday, the victim, a member of Wang’s former research group, was a few feet behind him in the gallery.

On the day of his arrest, Wang was videotaped in his lab coat using a pipette to administer a “clear substance” into the victim’s lunch on campus. The substance—identified as N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA)—is highly toxic and a known carcinogen.

After a toxicology report identified the substance, Court sketch of Zijie Wang at trial on Oct. 25. u

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Senate repeals 1918 ‘colour bar’ on Black medical students

Working group established in School of Medicine to provide further recommendations R achel A iken Assistant News Editor

At the Senate’s Sept. 25 meeting, PhD candidate Edward Thomas brought a Notice of Motion to Senate

seeking the repeal of the century-old policy that barred Black students from entering Queen’s medical school. At the time, he noted the institutional rule was enforced as late as 1965, but the Senate hadn’t formally rescinded the bar.

Dr. Richard Reznick, dean of the faculty of health sciences at Queen’s, was asked to move the motion in Tuesday’s meeting.

“I’d like to compliment Edward Thomas, a PhD

candidate, for bringing this issue to Senate’s attention,” Reznick said. “I think that we all had a bit of a shock and a wake-up call [and] were also impressed by the depth of his research.”

The motion, which was recommended by Thomas, called on Senate to rescind the resolution. However, Reznick noted the motion also called for consideration of additional measures.

CHRISTINE ZIOMKIEWICZ HAS BEEN MISSING FOR 40 YEARS, BUT NO ONE HAS FORGOTTEN Continued on page 6

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Raechel Huizinga Assistant News Editor Principal’s report Principal Daniel Woolf began Tuesday’s Senate meeting commenting on Homecoming and the University District Safety Initiative.

“With the help of more than 270 volunteers, our staff and the staff of the AMS did an excellent job,” he said. “Traffic was down a little bit from past years, certainly the number of exercised emails and phone calls we received at my office was somewhat reduced from past years.”

Despite improvements, Woolf expressed concerns students are still excessively drinking and causing health and safety problems.

“Whether they be students or perfect strangers with no connection to Queen’s or alumni, [they] will have to account for their actions before a justice of the peace as per the University District Safety Initiative.”

Woolf said the University will evaluate the effectiveness of the pilot initiative at the end of the year.

Provost’s Report

Interim Provost Tom Harris told Senate he will focus on two of Principal Woolf ’s priorities: faculty renewal and initiatives on equity, diversity, and inclusion.

“We continue to make good progress on the Principal’s faculty renewal initiative,” he said. “Our goal is to hire 200 faculty over a period of five years, and we’re

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Senate Recap: Oct. 30

Principal Daniel Woolf at Senate last month.

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currently at midpoint: 97.”

Modifications to Public Health the changes will “attract top Harris told Senate the Sciences PhD program students from a wider range of percentage of women the public health research areas” and University hired is 51 per cent, Senate approved major changes “more purposefully engage all against a workforce availability to the Public Health Sciences PhD faculty members who have a wide of 43 per cent. Of visible program, effective Sept. 1, 2019. range of research expertise.” minorities, the University The changes called for Scott also maintained hired 31.7 per cent against a broadening the program’s focus the modifications will workforce availability of 19 from epidemiology to include “enrich the student learning per cent. other areas of health sciences like environment” and “prepare The University also hired health equity, biostatistics, and graduates for employment in Indigenous peoples at 6.3 Indigenous health. non-academic settings.” per cent versus a workforce The Senate Committee on availability of 1.3 per cent, but Academic Development (SCAD) Revised terminology in the lagged slightly when it came also requested a mandatory admission policy for to persons with disabilities, introductory course in public Indigenous candidates who the University hired health research be added to at 3.2 per cent against a the program.

Senate passed a motion workforce availability of In his report to the Senate, approving revision to terminology 3.8 per cent.

Committee Chair Jill Scott wrote used in the admission policy

for Indigenous candidates applying to first-entry undergraduate programs.

After formally announcing the Four Directions Indigenous Student Centre name change from “Aboriginal” to “Indigenous,” its director, Kandice Baptiste, asked the University to support the switch by updating their own materials.

The Committee proposed all uses of the term “Aboriginal” be changed to “Indigenous” or “Indigenous Person” in the admissions policy.

While Lisa Doxtator, member of the Senate and Indigenous Community Liaison Outreach Coordinator, didn’t directly oppose this motion, she told Senate the council didn’t support a University-wide terminology transition.

“What the council determined was they did not want to set a standardized term for candidates but rather leave it up to the individual units, programs, organizations within the community to choose the form that was most appropriate to them,” Doxtator said.

“We have historical terminology with things such as the Aboriginal Teachers Education Program, Aboriginal Access to Engineering and we use every term on the board because we also have a Queen’s Native Students Association.”

Senator Doxtator informed Senate the Office is preparing a terminology guide to assist community members in determining which term to use and when. journal_news@qms.queensu.ca

All fees pass in AMS Queen’s professor to create new brain scanner Fall Referendum Two new fees created; four approved for increases, three for continuation Iain Sherriff-Scott News Editor Between Oct. 29 and 30, students voted in the AMS Fall Referendum.

The results, issued on Wednesday, saw all fees pass.

Voter turnout was 23.2 per cent.

The vote established two new fees, approved increases for four others, and approved the continuation of three.

As part of the triennial review, the results supported the continuation of the Queen’s Health Outreach fee of $3.75, the Queen’s Space Engineering Team fee of $0.69, and the Camp Outlook

fee of $1.00.

The vote also established an opt-out fee of $0.10 to support the open medical education platform, Queen’s Institute for Healthcare Improvement, and an opt-out fee of $0.69 to support the synthetic biology research group, Queen’s Genetically Engineered Machine Team.

Additionally, the vote approved opt-out fee increases from $0.20 to $0.40 for the group mentorship program, Friday Friends at Queen’s, $2.00 to $2.50 for advocacy group, Queen’s Project on International Development, and $0.50 to $0.75 for environmental advocacy group, Queen’s Backing Action on Climate Change.

Queen’s Legal Aid also secured an increase from $5.00 to $5.50 for its mandatory fee.

Students will go to the polls again on Jan. 28 and 29, 2019, for the Winter Referendum.

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Dr. DJ Cook to help create detection system to identify bleeding in the brain Madison Bendall Assistant News Editor Dr. DJ Cook has teamed up with medical professionals to create a handheld scanner capable of detecting bleeding in the brain.

An assistant professor in the Department of Surgery, Cook, a team at Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC), Providence Care and Queen’s have begun working on an accessible method to identify and monitor damage caused to the brain. The group partnered with Kingston medical technology company, ArcheOptix, to create and test the success of the new device.

The team aims to create a device that allows primary care doctors to quickly address and diagnose traumatic brain injuries.

They hope the device will make healthcare more accessible to the public.

The device plans to address

neurological damage more The studies are currently in efficiently and affordably, and to progress, and are to be finalized by reduce the need for additional Summer 2019.

CT scanning in patients.

To d e te c t damage to the brain, the device will be passed over the head and recognize signs of bleeding within three centimetres.

Neurological damage such as brain bleeding is a significant issue in populations of elderly patients.

According to Cook, many seniors have no choice but to undergo surgery and post-operative follow ups.

The scanner Cook and the team are working on might change that.

Since the project, he’s received funding from the Ontario Centres of Excellence and the Centre for Aging and SUPPLIED BY KHSC Brain Health.

Dr. DJ Cook at KHSC.

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Queen’s to take ‘less is more’ approach with free speech policy Senate tense over Ford government’s presence in University affairs Raechel Huizinga Assistant News Editor The Principal’s office will use existing policies and practices to draft a stand-alone free speech policy, drawing on a “less is more” approach, Principal Daniel Woolf said at Tuesday’s Senate meeting.

At the meeting, Woolf opened the floor to a discussion about the upcoming free speech policy mandated by the Ford government, due for Jan. 1.

Several senators expressed concern the Ford government’s involvement in University policies could be deemed interference.

“There is question that in doing so, the government is arguably intervening in the institutional affairs of universities,” Woolf said.

But according to Woolf, there’s no need to “reinvent the wheel.”

“Our view is that we have always

Calls to improve service circulate social media Rachel Aiken Assistant News Editor Following a Facebook post on Overheard at Queen’s, Caroline Tsambalieros, ArtSci ’19, has launched a petition for improved mental health treatment on campus.

Tsambalieros posted in the Facebook group last week, claiming she overheard a conversation between a LaSalle receptionist and another student.

According to the post, the clinic refused to refill a student’s anti-anxiety medication and told them to come back for the next available appointment time in three weeks. The post then claimed the student cancelled their appointment the day before,

I felt like making this petition because so many [students] had commented that they didn’t feel like they were being heard, — Caroline Tsambalieros,

protected freedom of speech on campus,” he said. “What we are doing here is simply drawing together existing practices and policies into one to satisfy this challenge that has been thrust upon us.”

“This is rather similar to the approach we took a few years ago with our sexual violence policy.”

Some senators asked Woolf, who’s the chair of the Council of Ontario Universities, about the Council’s approach to the province’s requirements.

“We are all agreed on the ‘less is more’ approach,” Woolf said.

For example, Western University released a first draft of their free speech policy earlier this month largely based on policies and practices the school’s adhered to for years.

Woolf told Senate there was some concern the Ford government would interfere with academic freedom—which he said the new policy won’t address—and freedom of expression, which is protected by the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, but doesn’t apply to universities.

Woolf also noted the Council

Draft of new policy to be made public in November.

had initially been concerned about the approach the Ford government would take to the topic of free speech.

“The [Ford] government also did not go another direction [the Council] was quite worried about,” he said. “And that was overseeing a fully American style of freedom of speech which is governed by the first amendment and has rather fewer limitations on what we would describe as hate speech.”

Senator Yolande Chan, who attended several Council meetings,

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said universities will refer to existing policies and practices when drafting new policies.

“This is not a political issue; it’s a university issue,” Chan said.

Some senators raised concerns about the Ford government’s expectation for student disciplinary measures to include withdrawal of funding.

According to Woolf, this detail of the government’s mandate “might actually rest on a misunderstanding of how the funding of student government

Student petition asks for change in University’s mental health treatment

LaSalle building on Stuart Street.

on taking action and helping students treated someone in this way and refused to help them in a ArtSci ’19 time of need,” she wrote.

The University didn’t respond but were told they could get their to The Journal’s request for prescription refilled if they came in comment in time for publication. the next day.

In an update for the month “I was the only other person in of October, Student Wellness there, it was the start of the day and Services (SWS) wrote on their it would just take a few moments website, “In September alone, to write a new prescription since we provided just over 4,500 she already had it,” Tsambalieros appointments, with more than told The Journal in an interview.

40 per cent of those being mental “I’m absolutely appalled health-related appointments.” that a service that prides itself “We appreciate that at times

demand for services exceeds our capacity and that this can be frustrating if you are feeling unwell.”

Tsambalieros’ Facebook post garnered more than 1,500 likes from students and alumni.

She said many comments reflected the frustration shown in her first post.

“I felt like making this petition because so many [students] had commented that they didn’t feel like they were being heard,” Tsambalieros said.

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Tsambalieros added she feels as though physical health is taken more seriously at SWS than mental health.

To address the imbalance between physical and mental health treatment on campus, Tsambalieros suggested LaSalle be separated into two different wellness centres.

“If Queen’s were to have a specific facility for [students] to go to, that would show them that Queen’s is listening to them and understanding these are serious issues, and that they’re

actually works.” He described the University as a conveyor belt, collecting student fees and delivering them to respective student bodies, with no control over how much each receives.

In terms of other areas of confusion, Woolf stated it “remains unclear” how mandatory compliance reports will be collected and given to the Ford government.

“With the policy we want, as we always have, different points of view on campus and not to shield students,” he said.

Despite the reliance on existing policies, several senators questioned the University’s choice to include the Senate as a consultant in the drafting process but not a decision-making body.

Woolf explained that because the province has indicated non-compliance could result in funding cuts, the ultimate editing decisions will be up to the Board of Trustees who will protect the University from legal and financial exposure.

He stressed, however, a draft of the policy would be made public before the November Senate meeting for community discussion. committed to doing something about it.”

Tsambalieros is also advocating for better training of staff at the front desks of LaSalle.

The petition has already gained over 600 signatures, a number which continues to climb.

She hopes to use the petition as evidence of other students’ support when she submits a complaint to university administration.

In their statement, SWS wrote, “We are committed to providing the best service we can within the scope of our services and are always looking at ways to improve.”

As of right now, Tsambalieros is unsure of what university administration body she’ll engage with. “It’s all still in the works,” she said.

We appreciate that at times demand for services exceeds our capacity and that this can be frustrating if you are feeling unwell.

—Student Wellness Services

However, Tsambalieros has connected with other students and groups on campus seeking to establish better mental health awareness at Queen’s and combat stigma.

“I’m really proud to go to school where so many people care about this issue and are as passionate about it as me,” Tsambalieros said.

“I hope I can make a change.” journal_news@ams.queensu.ca

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Contributors of the News in Brief month: October Jack Raab Joining the Sports section at the beginning of the year, Jack’s energy and enthusiasm have helped propel the section through the term.

Submiting his pieces regularly before his deadlines, Jack is thorough and always allows his personality to show without failing to tell the story. We’re always thrilled to hear when he’s taking on a story for the week, and we can’t wait to see what’s coming up next.

Claudia Rupnik

Claudia’s highly motivated and regular contributions to the Arts sections have been a highlight of this volume. Her stories brim with a lively, thoughtful writing style that never loses depth while appealing to the reader. As Claudia contributes on a range of topics, we’re excited to see what she might pursue next—whether it’s a play review, band profile or personal essay.

Audric Patrick

Audric is the most active photo contributor of the month, setting himself apart with his enthusiastic contributions to the sports section. His photos have appeared on both front page and photos gallery, lending The Journal a unique visual presence. He has professional photography skills and is always eager to challenge himself in different areas.

Jonathan Karr

Jonathan is no stranger to the Lifestyle section. As a staff writer, he’s reviewed awards shows, movies, and television—all with a signature wit and meticulous observations. There’s no better example of Jonathan’s growth as a writer than his postscript last month about mental health struggles. By eloquently relaying his experiences with depression and anxiety, Jonathan stressed the importance of maintaining an open and compassionate dialogue about mental illness. We look forward to including more of Jonathan’s unparalleled insights and experiences in The Journal.

The Saturday Club celebrates 120 years For its 120th anniversary, the historically exclusive Saturday Club is aiming to draw more members to its meetings.

The club first met in 1897 at the former home of Queen’s trustee, Andrew Drummond.

Drummond hosted the club’s members every Saturday evening, inviting various speakers to give academic talks.

At the time, membership was exclusive to male academics.

The club did, however, welcome members from outside of Queen’s, including lawyers and professors from the Royal Military College and community leaders. Spouses’ involvement was limited to preparing and serving tea and cakes after the talks.

The 120th anniversary of the club falls on Nov. 6. To celebrate the occasion, the Saturday Club has made a website and is openly promoting its meetings.

The club has unique rules. Titles of the lectures are deliberately vague, and content must be based on research that is preferably not yet published. However, all talks must be accessible to non-experts.

Peter Taylor, a professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, will be the next speaker.

The lecture, Science and Art, will take place on Monday, Nov. 5 at 5:30 p.m.

All talks are held in Watson Hall, Rm. 517.

—Rachel Aiken

Human Rights Office report late The Human Rights Office 2016-2017 report has missed its September deadline, meaning a report hasn’t been published since 2015.

“The Human Rights Office is accountable to the Provost’s Office and the Senate Educational Equity Committee with respect to our reports,” Stephanie Simpson, executive director and university advisor on equity and human

rights,” wrote to The Journal in an email.

“The 2016-2017 report was expected in September 2018, but we encountered a delay,” she continued. “We anticipate that report being available in the near future.”

The University didn’t respond to questions about the nature of the delay in time for publication.

The reports account for information including the number and types of harassment and discrimination incidents where individuals sought the help of an advisor. The categories of cases range from discrimination against persons with disabilities and racial harassment to sexual assault.

The reports also contain information like how many help sessions the Office has per year and what method of contact complainants use, whether it be telephone, walk-in, referral or online.

In the most recent publication, the Human Rights Office reported 121 cases in 2014, which fell to 105 the following year.

In 2015, 62 of 105 complainants were students. Of the respondents, 30 were students and 31 were staff.

The reports also contain summaries of updates to the various extensions of the Human Rights Office like the Positive Space Program and the Human Rights Legislation Group.

Because no reports have been published in the past two years, it’s difficult to access updates on the number of sexual assault cases.

This information would reveal whether there’s been an increase or decrease in the amount of sexual violence cases at Queen’s since the 2016 appointment of Barb Lotan as the Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Coordinator.

Until 2009, the Human Rights Office published reports annually before switching to every two years. There are currently three reports dating back to 2010 available on the Office’s website.

—Raechel Huizinga

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Wang poisoned colleague four times Continued from front ...

Wang was charged with aggravated assault and criminal negligence causing bodily harm. Since his second arrest on April 12, Wang has been in custody awaiting trial.

The first incident of poisoning took place on Jan. 8, 2018, when the victim brought an apple pie to the chemistry lab where he works on campus.

When the victim took a first bite of the pie, he found it was “bitter-tasting.” He then tried a second bite, but “found it was too bitter to eat.” Four hours later, the victim became ill with diarrhea.

At the time, the victim had to put his head down on his desk, feeling nauseous before vomiting.

A week later, on Jan. 15, the victim brought another pie to work. The victim believed the pie he’d eaten the week before had been contaminated when he bought it from Metro.

When the victim first tried the pie, it tasted normal. But when he reached the middle of the pie, he found it tasted bitter—similar to the last pie. He didn’t become ill after that incident.

The next Monday, on Jan. 22, the victim brought cinnamon raisin bread bought from Loblaws to work. The victim kept half the loaf in his fridge at home and brought the other half to the lab.

When he ate the loaf he’d kept in the lab, it had the same bitterness he’d tasted in the pies the last two weeks. The victim then asked a colleague to try some of the loaf. The colleague spat out the bread and agreed it didn’t taste right.

The victim brought the poisoned bread home to compare it with the half he’d left in the fridge. The victim noticed the subtle difference in the odours of the two halves and determined one was contaminated.

In January, the victim drove home to Mississauga to be with his wife and children.

During his drive home on Jan. 19, and Jan. 26, he noticed a chemical taste in his water.

He had his colleague smell the water, who agreed it wasn’t natural.

The victim approached his research supervisor with his concerns, who advised him to video record the next potential poisoning.

On Jan. 29, the victim set up a motion-activated webcam on his desk in

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A court sketch of Zijie Wang from Oct. 25.

the chemistry lab. He took a picture of the inside of his backpack, which contained a loaf of bread, and placed the bag in the front drawer of his desk.

Wang left a group meeting at 8:56 a.m. and didn’t return until 9:53 a.m. The victim’s video recorder, set up in a different room, later revealed Wang had been poisoning the loaf of bread during this time.

The victim and his research supervisor reported the poisoning to Dr. Hans-Peter Loock, head of the Queen’s chemistry department. Loock contacted campus security, who then called the police.

The victim had kept two containers of the pies and bread and samples of the water “he believed to be poisoned.”

Though Queen’s labs don’t stock NDMA, Wang had access to the chemicals needed to create it himself.

At his sentencing hearing on Nov. 2, a video of Wang administering the chemicals into the victim’s lunch is to be played in court.

A motive wasn’t revealed at the plea hearing last week.

Reznick to chair working group Continued from front ...

Since the Notice of Motion, Reznick said he has established a working group in the School of Medicine. The group was formed to address the existence of the 1918 motion and to generate other appropriate actions that may be undertaken.

Reznick will chair the group, which will include Leslie Flynn, the vice-dean of education, Lon Knox, the university secretariat, and Mala Joneja, director of diversity and equity in the school of medicine.

Two medical students will also be serving on the commission.

“The eight of us are going to deliberate over the next three or four months and bring back some additional

recommendations the school can undertake,” Reznick said.

He plans to present the recommendations in either March or April’s Senate meetings next year.

The only discussion on the motion to repeal was raised by Senator Jacqueline Davies, who inquired whether, in the interim, the working group would share its Terms of Reference with the Senate.

Reznick agreed to share the terms after the group’s next meeting.

“Broadly speaking, the terms of reference will be to consider the recommendations that Mr. Thomas had for us, as well as other activities that we might undertake,” Reznick said.

Following the brief discussion period, the motion to repeal passed unanimously.

PhD candidate Edward Thomas at last month’s Senate meeting.

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The 1978 disappearance of a 27-year-old Queen’s lab technician goes unsolved How police, family conducted a forty-year search for a missing Christine Ziomkiewicz

Ziomkiewicz’s Brock graduation photo.

Rebecca Frost Staff Writer

Forty years ago, Christine Ziomkiewicz vanished without a trace.

She was last seen on June 23, 1978.

The following decades revealed little of the 27-year-old Queen’s lab technician’s disappearance. What happened that day left family and police with few answers.

Ziomkiewicz grew up in Kingston with her two brothers, Chris and Bernie.

After earning a Bachelor of Science from Brock University, she returned to Kingston in 1974.

She worked a few temporary jobs before securing a position with the Physiology Department at Queen’s, working in the labs of what is now Abramsky Hall.

When she disappeared on June 23, it would’ve been an ordinary Friday evening for her. She simply shopped at the Kingston Centre after work, bought a new sweater, and went home.

Arriving at her downtown Kingston apartment on Park Street, she chatted with a neighbour before going inside.

It was the last time anyone heard from her.

Concern grew when she missed her normal weekend visit with her parents, Stefan and Joan. The latter asked Ziomkiewicz’s younger brother, Bernie, who also worked as a technician at Queen’s, to check in on her.

Bernie called Ziomkiewicz’s lab on the Monday and Tuesday. Both times, Ziomkiewicz wasn’t at work, and hadn’t called ahead about her absence. Days went by with no word. The family’s worry deepened, and they reported her missing to the police later that week.

At the time, Ziomkiewicz’s case missed major media attention, with the exception of a brief article featured in The Kingston Whig-Standard on June 30, 1978.

Decades later, time has done little to develop the case. Most leads the police have

followed have dried up, leading nowhere.

Several reporters at The Whig have followed up on the case over the years, interviewing various friends and family members, but little information has emerged.

Searching for answers

Both of Ziomkiewicz’s brothers said that her disappearance was difficult for their parents.

Her parents doggedly searched for their daughter, turning to at least one private investigator and psychic for help within the first year of her disappearance.

Their private investigator concluded that Ziomkiewicz had started seeing a new boyfriend shortly before her disappearance, but little came from the revelation.

Another day, Stefan and Joan drove 40 kilometres outside of Kingston to the intersection of Highways 15 and 32 km to look for Ziomkiewicz’s remains on advice from a psychic. They trekked though the forest with shovels for hours, and found nothing.

As time dragged on, her loss wore on the family, according to her brother Chris. There were too many unknowns for them to rest.

“It’s the not knowing,” Chris told The Journal. “If you know what happened, even if it’s the worst of the worst, you can accept it and get over it. When you don’t know and you can’t get closure, it eats away at you.”

Chris said the lack of closure haunted his parents. The search soon became their project for years, driving them on a journey to discover her whereabouts.

It was hard. The first Christmas after her disappearance, Chris watched his parents, knowing how their lost daughter weighed on them.

Barring the previous year, the family spent every Christmas together, Joan told The Whig in 1979.

Except that year, “there was an empty chair,” Stefan said. Around this time, Ziomkiewicz’s parents stored her belongings in their basement, ready for

her to return home.

On the one-year anniversary of her disappearance, Stefan told The Whig, “Every hour of the day, we think of her. I wake up at night. If only we knew, we are tormented very badly.”

“This has taken the interest out of many things for us. You almost feel guilty about having a good time. You wonder if she is suffering,” Joan added about her daughter.

In their long wait, Stefan and Joan Ziomkiewicz passed away—Stefan in 2002, and Joan in 2007.

The woman behind the photo

By all accounts, Ziomkiewicz had a tight, close-knit network of friends, and was well-liked by her colleagues and classmates.

In an interview with The Journal, Chris said his sister was focused and driven.

“Anything she did, she’d finish it. She wasn’t one to start something and then drop it for something else. She would always focus [on it].”

“She had a real sense of not letting people down when she worked with them: if she said she was going to do something, she was

“When you don’t know and you can’t get closure, it eats away at you.”

—Chris Ziomkiewicz

going to do it. She was dedicated and always wanted to be helpful,” Chris said.

Ziomkiewicz got along well with children, and her brother wonders about her having a family, if things were different.

He told The Journal he remembers Christine working as a don at the YMCA during her time at Brock, assisting people who needed shelter.

He said she accepted people and worked with them through difficult times as they put their lives back together.

“She found personal reward in doing it, not from seeing her name in lights or anything, but just from helping other people,” Chris said.

The cold case

Ziomkiewicz (middle) in the lab at Abramsky Hall.

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Ziomkiewicz’s disappearance is one of nine cold cases being investigated by the Kingston Police’s Cold Case Unit (CCU).

The CCU was formed in 2005 under the direction of Chief William Closs after the murder of Queen’s student Justin Schwieg at A.J’s Hangar bar, now Ale House.

After seeing the profound impact of the murder on Schwieg’s family, Closs decided

Ziomkiewicz (right) with a cousin in Poland.

to create the unit to compile all of the information on cold cases in the department, and to find new leads.

Christine’s other brother, Bernie, told The Journal he was invited to the police station with the families of other cold case victims for the announcement of the special unit.

Last year, Sgt. Jay Finn took over the Major Crimes and Cold Case Unit.

Finn and his team have spent the past year going through Christine’s case file and following up on potential leads that could be further investigated.

In an interview with The Journal, Sgt. Finn said the police tried to follow new leads as they’ve come up. Last year, there were two but neither led anywhere.

“Its horrible. It’s sad. I couldn’t imagine being a parent and not knowing what happened to their daughter,” Finn said.

Outside of Finn’s office, there’s a photo display of the cold case subjects on the CCU’s docket.

A sign reading “Never Give Up” hangs in big red letters above the cold case photos.

“Christine’s not forgotten by us. On the wall outside my office, everyday we walk in here, we see those [people] from the cold cases we work with,” Finn said.

With next to no physical evidence and a large window of time between when she was last seen and when it was noticed she was missing, the case is difficult to investigate.

In addition to limited staff assigned to cold cases, time presents a common barrier, according to Finn. Witnesses tend to forget and records aren’t always kept, making verification difficult.

As a missing person’s case, police also don’t always have the same lawful authority to investigate as when there’s proof of a crime.

While she is the focus of missing persons notices and true crime message boards, Ziomkiewicz remains in the daily lives of investigators and her family, who learned to live with an empty chair on their first Christmas without her.

They’ve faced the unimaginable, according to Bernie.

“When something that serious and that tragic happens very close to you, it makes you wonder whether its going to happen again and who it’s going to happen to next,” Bernie said.

“When something beyond your imagination happens to you, you wonder what else beyond your imagination can happen.”

Anyone with information about Christine’s disappearance is encouraged to contact the Kingston Police’s Major Crimes and Cold Case Unit at 613-549-4660.

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EDITORIALS Mandatory class attendance overlooks working students The Journal’s Perspective

Mandatory courses with required attendance only add stress in an already high-pressure environment—especially for working students.

In a university setting, many students are experiencing life on their own for the first time. This comes with more responsibilities, like buying groceries, attending medical appointments, or working part-time jobs. As commitments pile up, some students might not be able attend class on multiple occasions, and some professors may not accommodate them.

Graded attendance fails to consider students who work to support themselves while in school. A student working a concurrent, part- or full-time job may have to pick up extra shifts or cover a co-worker at the last minute, and leave their class hanging.

In a course that weighs attendance heavily, missing meetings can take a toll on a student’s grades.

Students who work to support their education may be penalized by these strict requirements. It’s counterproductive and does little to assess a student’s progress or knowledge of a subject.

Students pursuing post-secondary education are expected to be more self-sufficient than ever before—to be evaluated based on one’s attendance feels demeaning. As adults, we

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should be able to choose how we spend our time, including whether skipping class is appropriate.

For the working student, mandatory a t te n d a n c e can c o m p l i c a te reaching educational goals. It gives an unfair advantage to unemployed students and adds another barrier between working students

and their degree.

This added stress can pose new problems. Missing classes when you’re graded on showing up can be a constant source of anxiety.

Similarly, graded attendance disregards students struggling with their mental health, as well as those suffering from episodic ailments like chronic pain, seasonal affective disorder, or debilitating menstrual cramps.

Not every reason for missing class can be explained by a doctor’s note. This shouldn’t mean a student’s academic standing should suffer.

As the University strives to improve its mental health awareness programs and resources, it’s important to re-evaluate practices inside and outside classrooms.

Removing mandatory attendance from course plans won’t discourage students from going to class. Instead, it will be one less thing for students to worry about—which will allow them to focus on their studies instead of their attendance.

This gives working students the opportunity to study on their own time and attend lectures as they’re able, alleviating unnecessary stress and resulting in a healthier and more accessible university experience.

Brittany is The Journal’s Assistant Arts Editor. She’s a fourth-year English major.

App unnecessary for better voter turnout

An app pressuring friends into voting is the wrong solution to low voter turnout, but it’s a step in the right direction.

Vote With Me, the latest app by The New Data Project, has recently faced criticism due to its perceived invasion of privacy.

The application takes advantage of public U.S. voting records and allows users to see which parties their friends are registered to and which elections t h ey p a r t i c i p a te d in.

Users are then asked to encourage their friends to vote by sending pre-written texts.

The New Data Project isn’t alone in its strategic use of technology to encourage voting in the U.S. But using personal information to dictate others’ behaviour—or at least suggesting it—has disheartening implications.

In theory, public voting records should be a neutral aspect of civic life, but politics are increasingly personal. From a young age, we’re taught not to ask others about their salaries, religions, or political affiliations.

It’s important to encourage those around you to exercise their democratic right to vote—especially in the current political climate. However, using people’s voting record—or lack t h e re o f — a ga i n s t them assumes everyone has access to voting mechanisms and nobody suffers from political disenfranchisement or suppression.

Establishing voting as a social norm is critical, but delving into your contacts’ pasts won’t

accomplish that. Scolding friends into casting ballots doesn’t foster a positive mindset around voting.

It intimidates anyone who know less about politics, making them less likely to vote as a result.

The app’s creators have a clear desire to improve voter turnout, but that power shouldn’t result in sharing contacts with a tech company.

Participation should be organic. Politics are a conversation, not a sermon.

That said, low voter turnout is a problem.

In Kingston’s recent municipal election, only 41 per cent of eligible voters cast their ballots.

Grassroots efforts to improve voter turnout are critical to democratic engagement, and can take many shapes. Online voting could be publicized and made more reliable, or election day could be a statutory holiday.

These strategies don’t carry the same privacy or relational implications as Vote With Me—they’re concrete accessibility measures.

And if you really want to text your friends to remind them to vote, you don’t need an

app to do so.

Though The New Data Project’s app isn’t the right solution, it raises the right questions.

Vo te With Me isn’t necessarily a solution to voter apathy, but it triggers discussion about appropriate means of e n c o u ra g i n g turnout—and that’s valuable in itself.

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Will Preradovic outside of Student Wellness Services.

Students deserve more when it comes to mental health

University emphasizes reputation over wellbeing Will Preradovic, ArtSci '20 There was recently a Facebook post on Overheard describing one student’s difficulties scheduling an appointment at Student Wellness Services. Once it circulated, hundreds of people replied with similar stories of their own about mental health services on campus.

These aren't isolated cases. Many people who need urgent access to mental health support often must wait for three weeks

Although the stigma around mental illness has been reduced, if there aren't enough health professionals to meet students' needs, no meaningful change can occur.

or longer to see a mental health professional at Queen’s.

Through insufficent funding and a lack of resources for mental health services, the University has revealed little responsibility for the health of its students.

This puts people at risk and shouldn’t be overlooked.

Young people’s mental health issues can be addressed with increased access to mental health professionals. But the problem can’t be solved if there’s a month long waiting list to see a professional.

Even as students become increasingly comfortable discussing their mental illness struggles, the difficult process of getting help

derails their chance of getting better. For these students, it's easy to become discouraged and lose hope.

Although the stigma around mental illness has been reduced, if there aren’t enough mental health professionals to meet students’ needs, no meaningful change on campus can occur.

At Queen’s, concern for students is only shown or emphasized when it could potentially damage the university’s reputation.

The contrast between how Queen’s values issues related to public perception compared to the private needs of students is clear. It's funding or devoting attention to the wrong things at the wrong time.

This summer, Principal Daniel Woolf worked alongside the City of Kingston to lace harsher penalties for alcohol infractions during Frosh Week, Homecoming, and St. Patrick’s Day. The University District Safety Initiative (UDSI) demonstrates that Queen’s administration has an influence on students’ lives. Last year’s Homecoming saw Kingston Police give out 330 tickets. This year, after the UDSI was introduced, that number dropped to 85.

When contrasted with the insufficient care given to mental health, Queen’s is misdirecting the influence it has on students.

If the University applied the same attention to the improvement of mental health they did to the UDSI, students would be healthier.

Beyond devoting effort, the state of mental health services could be improved by increased funds.

The renovation of Richardson Stadium shouldn’t have taken precedence over increased accessibility to mental health resources. By doing that, the University sends the message to students that they

At Queen’s, concern for students is only showed or emphasized when it could potentially damage the university’s reputation.

place new infrastructure over the well-being of their students.

As an ethical standard, mental health issues should be treated with equal importance to physical health, like the flu or broken ankle. Mental health affects all students—at times more so than physical health—and Queen’s must recognize that to progress.

Consider if someone had to wait a month to access treatment for a physical health issue that threatened their life. For students who are at risk of suicide, lack of access to a mental health professional for that long could be fatal—similar to someone with a physical issue.

That said, it would be unfair to say Queen’s denies mental health entirely or intends to make life more difficult for students. But neglecting to appropriately fund mental health services on campus, the University is saying it isn't responsible for students’ wellbeing. It only cares about being meaningfully involved in student’s lives when it prevents them from bad PR. If Queen’s cares about the number of shattered beer bottles on Aberdeen St., then they ought to care about their own students' mental health.

William Preravoic is a third-year philosphy student.

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Talking heads ... what is your Halloween costume this year?

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“A stereotypical bro.”

Jeremy Rockley, MA '20

"Lara Croft."

Hannah Heino, ArtSci '21

“I'm not dressing up, I'm working.”

Jeara Sutherland, ArtSci ’19

“A train.”

Celine Hardy, ArtSci ’19

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On a local scale, community organizations and art-lovers can support events—like the North Star Choir’s performance—that showcase Indigenous artists and their work. They can do this by sharing their own platforms with Indigenous artists in the way Cantabile Choir working with the North Star Choir.

“North Star evokes truth and reconciliation as it represents the beauty and evocation of the Indigenous peoples through music and poetry,” Sirett said.

The works of Vera Wabegijig are expected to be a highlight of the evening.

Wabejig is an Indigenous artist and poet from the Mississauga First Nation and Wikwemikong Unceded Reserve. She was the recipient of the Louis Armstrong Literary Award and has received funding from the Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council, the National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation, and the First Peoples Cultural Foundation.

Wabegijig’s poetry explores PHOTO SUPPLIED BY CANTABILE CHOIR themes of land, resistance, and identity. Her commitment to homage to Indigenous peoples reconciliation is clear in her in Canada. First commissioned words. In her poem “Words of as part of the Canada 150 celebration, it recently won Choral Canada’s Outstanding Choral Composition of 2018.

The evening will focus heavily on the topic of Indigenous history through music and poetry, demonstrating the power of art as a healing tool. It’s meant to bring community attention to the ways Canadian people can work towards reconciliation in small ways.

North Star Choir Performance on Truth and Reconciliation North Star Choir performs at The Spire on Nov. 3.

The choir will be hosting the North Star performance at The Spire on Nov. 3, 2018 to address truth and reconciliation in Canada.

Featuring The Children’s Choir, Young Women, Young Men, Men’s Choir and Women’s Chorus accompanied by an Brigid Goulem & ensemble of flute, oboe, violin, Alexandra Mantella cello, bass, percussion and pianists Journal Staff Michel Szczesniak and Clare Miller, The Cantabile Choirs will transform Reconciliation will be taking the poetry of Vera Wabegijig center stage at the Cantabile Choir into song. performance this weekend.

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my ancestors,” she writes “they passed on knowledge/and the strength in knowledge/knowledge that digs into the earth taking root.”

Alongside the works of Wabegijig will be other contemporary Canadian artists in both music and poetry. The poetry of Mohawk author Pauline Johnson and Inuit poet Rae Witvoet will be set to music composed by Sarah Quartel, Mishaai Surti, and Kelly-Marie Murphy.

“North Star reinforces the statement and intention behind reconciliation by paying tribute to Indigenous friends … through music,” Director of North Star Mark Sirett told The Journal in a phone interview.

The performance in Kingston is a meaningful step towards reconciliation. North Star brings together artistic expression of Indigenous culture for the Kingston community.

With over 250 people involved, both young and old, North Star is a hopeful sign for reconciliation as more and more people become committed to meaningful engagement with Indigenous peoples.

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CONCERT

Fast Romantics at the Grad Club Upcoming album explores the meaning of happiness

Fast Romantics will play at the Grad Club Nov. 10.

Claudia Rupnik Contributor On Fast Romantics’ forthcoming album, front man Matthew Angus asks himself what it means to be truly happy.

Next Saturday night, the indie rock band will bring that question to the Grad Club, while ushering in their newfound success as independent artists.

Based out of Toronto, the band includes Angus, bassist Jeffrey Lewis, guitarist Kevin Black, multi-instrumentalist and singer Kirty, keyboardist Lisa Lorenz, and drummer Nick McKinlay.

While now established, the band didn’t follow a clear-cut path to success. Since their 2009 formation, they’ve undergone structural overhauls that saw the original group reduced to only

Angus and Lewis.

“We almost threw in the towel after two different versions didn’t quite stick. I started hooking up with some old friends that I met through the Toronto music scene and the next thing you know, I was like, ‘You know what, this is basically just a new band, but why don’t we call it the Fast Romantics and do it all over again,’” Angus said.

The band found commercial success with American Love, their first album, whose lead single “Julia” racked up more than a million spins on Spotify.

“It felt good. I won’t pretend that it didn’t,” Angus said.

That taste of success led the band to briefly suffer from a pressure to produce more content that would be consumed in the same way.

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Ultimately, the feeling was unfulfilling for the band and posed a threat to their creative process.

“It didn’t take long for me to realize that this group of people, all six of us, just wants to make music that feels authentic and powerful,” Angus said. “I’m a strong believer that if you create something compelling that means something to you, other people will sense that. And all the business crap will work itself out on its own.”

“Maybe that’s utopian or something, but I think it’s true.”

They used their success for artistic liberation. Newly free to create, authenticity was vital to the band’s creative process during their follow-up record.

“Mexico,” the upcoming album’s lead single, is co-written by Angus

and Kirty, and the first song the band completely self-produced and recorded.

“Kirty had these ideas, and we got together in a room and had a conversation about what they meant. It’s a disarming and wonderful thing to do,” Angus said.

“I don’t always do a great job writing with other people. I’m usually this guy in the corner scribbling on a pad. It took working with someone that I’m super close with and trusted implicitly.”

To finish the song, the band enlisted Mark Lawson, the mix-engineer for Arcade Fire.

“He just nailed it. The record wasn’t done, but we were like ‘Why wait? Let’s show the world this thing’,” Angus said.

This November, Fast Romantics

are hitting the road to play some favourites from 2017’s American Love across Ontario and Quebec.

The set list will feature some new tracks, including “Mexico,” which is set to be released on Nov. 2.

“We’re going out this month to play them live to make sure that we don’t have our heads too far up our own asses. Let’s make sure that other people like this and get what we’re trying to say,” Angus said.

These songs explore what it means to be truly happy, and Angus and his bandmates hope to share their joy with their audience.

“It’s an exploration of what it means to be happy. I realized ‘Oh my god, I’m happy’ and then spent a year writing about what that even means,” he said.

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Experimental artists and performers to visit Kingston Brittany Giliforte Assistant Arts Editor If you didn’t know Kingston had a local experimental music scene, you’re not alone.

Running from from Nov. 15 to 24, the Tone Deaf Music Festival for Adventurous Sound is trying to change that. Entering year 17 as an official festival, it showcases established and up-and-coming experimental musicians from all over the world.

If it’s not mainstream, it fits the bill.

Graeme Langdon is one of four artists the festival is working to expose to the city to bring this experimentation to Kingston.

“This is an exciting opportunity for people to see and hear something unlike anything they’ve ever seen or heard before,” Langdon told The Journal.

Knowing Kingston is known for producing great music—typically rock bands like The Tragically Hip and The Glorious Sons—Langdon still believes the city could be home to the biggest

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Tone Deaf Music Festival on key for 17th run The Tone Deaf festival will be returning to Kingston this month for the 17th year.

and best experimental artists.

To make it happen, Langdon worked alongside Emily Pelstring, Matt Rogalsky, and Daniel Darch, brainstorming what experimental music they wanted to highlight in their 17th festival.

From artrock bands in Montreal, to solo beat makers in Toronto, Tone Deaf is a festival for predominantly underground and emerging musical acts.

While researching bands, Langdon feverishly emailed and cold-called artists, both local and international, to invite

them to partake in the event.

It’s a big job.

Many experimental musicians established in their own respective genres don’t regularly stop in Kingston, knowing that there isn’t a huge demand for their music here.

Artists like Phill Niblock, w h o’ s made his name in minimalist and experimental music, film, and photography over the last 50 years works out of New York—where there are more opportunities and demand fo r a b s t ra c t ,

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non-mainstream content.

Alongside Niblock, regional and emerging artists partake in the Tone Deaf Festival this month—including artists from Queen’s.

Proving there’s a growing platform and audience base for experimental music in Kingston, five Queen’s students will be showcasing their music ranging from traditional acoustic composition, electrical engineering and electroacoustic composition, to harsh noise and soundscapes.

“There is so much vibrant, incredible music happening in all different communities in Canada,” Langdon said.

Though there’s some interest in the experimental genre, there isn’t a high demand.

The City of Kingston’s Arts Council granted Tone Deaf the funding to afford this festival—but not enough to pay for artists’ lodging.

Graeme and his colleagues have volunteered to host performers in their own homes.

He’s willing to do anything necessary to keep this festival up and running.

After all, their goal is to change the city’s music scene in a big way—that requires dedication and sacrifice. But for Langdon, it is a goal worth working towards.

“Events like this provide inspiration to that small community and help to grow it,” Langdon said.

The fact that there are a select few experimental musicians in Kingston, is enough reason to try to “feed this small community.”

The festival is a service to Kingstonians. It’s a rare chance to see something new.

“It’s the one opportunity out of the year to have these boundaries pushing artists in town or the opportunity to see them and have your mind expanded,” Langdon said.

Arts in Brief A form of formlessness is currently on display at the Agnes.

$65,000 donated to digitze library archvives

Queen’s University Library received $65,000 from the National Heritage Digitiation Strategy on Oct. 16 to digitize their project The papers of John Buchan, first Baron of Tweedsmuir.

As part of the project, the funds will go towards digitizing the fonds of the John Buchan collection—the most frequently visited private collection of documents at the Queen’s archives—as well as an additional 50 bound manuscripts containing Buchan’s novels and poetry.

Buchan was the 15th Governor General of Canada, and the First Baron of Tweedsmuir.

Buchan was actively engaged in nation-building, as the first Governor General to visit the Arctic—expanding the notion of Canadian geography, according to a Queen’s University

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Library release.

In addition to a political career, Buchan was an avid proponent of m u l t i c u l t u ra l i s m , u rg i n g Canadians to develop a shared sense of identity while preserving their own heritage.

Buchan was also an accomplished writer, and his literary spirit lives on in the Governor General’s Literary Awards, whichcelebratethebestofCanadianliterature.

He created the award himself while Governor General.

The John Buchan collection reflects this extensive political, literary, and personal experience, which the former Governor General shared in his writing.

“Buchan’s personal and professional activities, coupled with his access to a wide variety of communities through virtue of his role, makes this material of interest to literary, political, historical, and scientific research communities,” Queen’s University Library wrote in their statement.

The Tone Deaf festival will take place in Kingston throughout November.

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The exhibit explores world-wide ecosystem loss through single-use items such as PVC pipe, and aluminum studs.

Curator of Contemporary Art Sunny Kerr was also nominated for a curatorial writing award for his essay, “Les Agnes Etherington Shortlisted Levine: Transmedia, 1964 to for OAAG Awards 1974.” The publication explores the work of Toronto-based On Oct. 11, The Agnes Etherington Art artist Les Levine, who’s recognized as a Centre snagged multiple nominations in founder of media art—art created with the 41st season of the Ontario Association new media technologies. of Art Galleries (OAAG) awards.

“The Awards recognize excellence and The award ceremony will take place celebrates the significance of Ontario’s on Nov. 19 at the Harbourfront Centre Public Art Galleries,” said Theatre in Toronto, and will celebrate Zainub Veriee, executive director the programming of public art galleries of OAAG in an Agnes Etherington across Ontario. media release. “We share an The Agnes exhibit A form of formlessness, unbounded optimism in our

by PhD student Teresa Carlesimo and services to Ontario’s Public Art Kingston-based artist Michael DiRisio Galleries impact and relevance in has been shortlisted for the Exhibition shaping and enriching the lives of Ontarians of the Year, Budget Under through art.” $10,000 award.

—Brigid Goulem According to the statement, the project hopes to increase accessibility to the fonds and allow for greater interpretation and research around national narrative and identity in his writings.

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University athletes are currently prohibited from smoking marijuana during competitive seasons.

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Does cannabis have a place in sports?

The Journal’s sports editors trade takes on whether weed should be a legal substance for athletes

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Maggie Gowland Assistant Sports Editor Varsity athletes are used to saying no.

Save for players enjoying their offseason, there are plenty of athletes who refrain from partaking in the drinking culture at Queen’s.

There’s no time for a hangover when you’re getting up at 6 a.m. for practice, and there’s no time for a party when you need to consume 1,500 calories after an evening workout. As well, many athletes follow restrictive diets to best fuel their bodies to enhance athletic performance.

Being an athlete is partially about making sacrifices—weed shouldn’t be an exception.

The legalization of marijuana doesn’t neccesitate that the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) permit its presence in university sport. It adheres to international anti-doping standards, and cannabis remains on its prohibited list.

Although they recognize that marijuana could be used for therapeutic purposes, athletes are encouraged to find non-prohibited alternatives before having medical professionals write them exemptions.

In professional North American sports leagues, marijuana will continue to

remain prohibited, too.

Cannabis is one of the eight drugs banned under the National Football League’s (NFL) substance abuse policy, despite being legal in 25 U.S. states for medicinal purposes. The NFL currently has no Canadian teams.

Though for many NFL players, allowing marijuana would reduce opioid use, the adverse effects of the drug aren’t fully understood.

The National Hockey League (NHL), with seven Canadian teams, doesn’t ban cannabis as a performance enhancing drug, but it does ban it under the substance abuse and behavioural health program. Sportsnet calls NHL’s stance on cannabis “the most lenient of North America’s major professional sport’s leagues.”

Connor McDavid, the captain of the Edmonton Oilers, said of the health benefits of marijuana: “You’d be stupid not to at least look into it.”

However, it’s important to remember that marijuana is a gateway drug.

While cannabis can be used to cope with mental illness, it can also be a dangerous crutch for it. Weed can alleviate anxiety, but frequently invites more severe anxiety in its wake.

Many NHL players have come forward to talk about how they struggled with mental illness, addiction, and drug abuse, justifying marijuana’s categorization under behavioural health.

As we watch the legalization of marijuana unfold across Canada, it’ll be interesting to see how professional sports leagues react.

But until they prove weed doesn’t affect an athlete’s performance or threaten their mental health, there’s no need for the CCES to permit U Sports athletes to smoke a post-game joint.

Really, athletes—save it for the offseason.

YES Matt Scace Sports Editor There’s an understandable stigma surrounding pot. A banned substance list, however, doesn’t adhere to stigmas. Instead, it considers what’s a performance-enhancing drug and what’s safe for athletes.

It aims to protect the integrity of the sport, but also looks after its employees.

Keeping cannabis on the banned substance list doesn’t achieve the latter—and arguably not the former, either.

Normative practices for most leagues, which includes the NFL and NBA, follow stringent bans on marijuana with hefty fines and, after multiple offences, game suspensions. As a consequence, opioid-based painkillers are the go-to for painkilling treatment because team doctors can prescribe them.

Of the painkillers available and frequently used by athletes, the most notable are ibuprofen, Vicodin, and sometimes fentanyl—all three of which are highly addictive. While the immediate impact is crucial for athletes in the moment, the long-term effects of these prescription medications can rip apart an athlete’s life, especially in retirement.

In 2011, a study by Washington University discovered 52 per cent of retired football players used painkillers during their careers, and over 70 per cent abused those drugs. A long list of famous athletes have had to undergo rehab, and a handful of others weren’t even lucky enough to make it there.

A number of athletes, current and

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former, have been widely outspoken about cannabis’ use as a remedy since its legalization in Canada a few weeks ago.

A number of those who tout it have first-hand knowledge of its benefits, but also endured the gut-wrenching effects of addiction.

Removing cannabis from the banned substance list doesn’t mean athletes are hitting joints on the sidelines—it’s an off-hours practice to help mitigate the pain of fractured ribs and broken noses.

It also comes in different forms, such as cannabidiol, a pain cream with no psychoactive ingredients.

Also, a number of athlete users rarely smoke it. Some take gummies before bed to dull their persistent headaches.

Cannabis isn’t the perfect solution, but it’s one we shouldn’t run away from.

In doing so, we distance ourselves from a bigger conversation of long-term athlete safety.

Former NHL goalie Glenn Healy said it best: “It’s our players, it’s our life, it’s our families. It’s kids, it’s wives.”

Athletes sacrifice a lot for their sport, but they shouldn’t have to put their future on the line for it. And keeping marijuana on the banned substance list doesn’t make their futures brighter—in fact, it may dim them.

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Queen’s claim 11 medals at OUA championships Women finish with silver, men bronze Maggie Gowland Assistant Sports Editor Queen’s rowing is only comfortable in first place, and they proved it at the OUA championships last Friday.

At the provincial championship regatta over the weekend, the women’s team finished second overall and the men’s third—collectively claiming 11 medals.

Due to high winds, the championships were compressed to a single day in place of the intended two-day schedule.

But that wasn’t enough to slow down the Gaels.

Fourth-year Alex Bernst said the modified schedule worked to Queen’s advantage.

“Everyone on the team is a fair bit fitter than the people we were racing, so we could get two races done and look better than other teams,” Bernst told The Journal in an interview.

On the women’s side, the Gaels collected five gold medals and one silver on the day.

Greta Chase and Jane Carlton placed first in the women’s lightweight double by. The women’s pair also won gold, raced by Cassidy Deane and Paige

Adams, who both saw a second gold medal in the women’s coxed four with teammates Megan Stellato, Charlotte Deacon, and Katherine Walker.

Walker additionally earned gold in the women’s double with Louise Munro. The latter, who was unable to compete at the Brock Invitational on Oct. 9 due to illness, also won the women’s heavyweight single. In the women’s lightweight single, Chase earned a second-place finish.

Meanwhile, in their OUA team bronze finish, the men brought home four golds and one silver, as well as a fourth-place finish in the men’s pair.

Dan Stret and Evan Notley both earned gold in the men’s coxed four, along with teammates Michael Wightman, Nick Grubic, and Bernst. Grubic and Bernst won the men’s lightweight double for gold. In the men’s heavyweight double, Gavin Stone and Michael Bryenton finished in first place. Along with the double, Stone won the men’s heavyweight single. The silver medal was meanwhile awarded to Stret and Notley in the men’s lightweight pair.

Stone, who spent the summer at

The women’s cross country team won OUA gold.

Matt Scace Sports Editor Things didn’t go as planned for Head Coach Steve Boyd’s cross country teams at the OUA Championships last Saturday. They went better.

Headed into the weekend, Boyd said it’d serve as an appetizer for the U Sports Championship, which will take place at Fort Henry on Nov. 10. The end result, though, was a second consecutive OUA banner for the women’s team, a silver medal for the men, and seven total individual Gaels receiving OUA All-Star nods.

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Men’s cross country upsets Guelph for silver medal

Earlier last week, U Sports released their weekly rankings, voted on by every coach in the country. Queen’s was nationally-ranked eighth, well behind first-place Guelph and second-place McMaster.

“Everyone we talked to said that’s just ridiculous,” Boyd said about his team’s spot in the rankings.

With that and a little motivation in their back pocket, the men’s team raced to OUA silver, the team’s best finish since winning gold in 1989. They won bronze at last year’s championships.

Munro and Walker won gold in the women’s double at the OUA championships.

the National Training Centre (NTC) in Victoria, B.C., was awarded OUA Rowing Male Athlete of the Year for his efforts this season.

“Having trained with some of [my competitors] this summer and having raced against them the past four years, it’s definitely a really big honour,” Stone said.

More than receiving the award, Stone said it was exciting to see Queen’s weekend success.

In addition to Stone’s honour, coaches Rami Maassarani and Michael Davidson were named OUA Coaches of the Year.

Maassarani is currently the team’s volunteer head coach,

balancing the Gaels’ rowing schedule with a separate full-time job.

While Davidson, also a volunteer coach, handles mostly the men’s team, both coaches devote attention to each team at practice. “[Davidson] started in our second year, so a lot of us developed under him,” Bernst said about his coach. “It’s cool that he was finally recognized.”

Due to rowing not being a U Sports divisional sport, the Gaels are looking to the Canadian University Rowing Championships (CURC) scheduled for the weekend of Nov. 3 to 5 in

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St. Catherine’s. After the CURC, several athletes will attend the National Rowing Championships (NRC) in Burnaby Lake, B.C., from Nov. 6 to 10.

Not every boat class is allowed to race at the NRC, meaning only priority boats from OUAs will be able to race at the event. Regardless of the lower number of entries, Bernst feels optimistic about the Gaels’ chances once they complete their races at the CURC. “The results look like they will be about the same, which is great,” Bernst said.

CROSS COUNTRY

Gaels win big at OUA Championships MacDougall sisters finish 1 and 2, men shock with OUA silver Second-year Mitch De Lange led the Gaels, coming fourth overall, while Mitch Kirby and Matt Flood picked up OUA All-Star honours, landing in seventh and thirteenth. Ruben Sansom, who earned OUA Rookie of the Year, finished in 16th place while Masters student Rob Kanko came in 20th as the final Queen’s scorer.

“The gun goes off and we establish ourselves in the top pack right away—we have six in the top 12 at one point,” Boyd said of the beginning of last Saturday’s race.

Queen’s performance wasn’t surprising to Boyd and his athletes.

Competitors, however, were shocked at the Gaels’ strength.

“One of the [McMaster] guys told me, ‘We expected to see some of your top guys up there but I looked around at one point and they were all there,’” Boyd said, adding the Gaels thought they’d finished in third place when the race ended.

But when official results were posted, Queen’s had scored 14 points behind McMaster and just six ahead of U Sports defending champions Guelph.

“The guys [came] out of the clubhouse cheering and yelling,”

Boyd said of the moment his team found out about their silver medal finish.

Second-year runner Brett Crowley—who Boyd says is the Gaels’ second-best runner—finished in 57th place, but was told to pace himself because of an injury sustained earlier in the season. However, with two weeks to train and recover for the U Sports Championships, Boyd said Crowley will play a critical role in bringing Queen’s close to a U Sports medal, which he thinks could be gold.

“The perfect situation is that [if] we get Brett back to our number two, we can win everything.”

Women’s cross country win second straight OUA Championship

Unlike the men, the women’s cross country had expectations to finish top of the pack on Saturday.

Despite being nationally-ranked first all season, Boyd previously told The Journal he didn’t expect a gold medal from the team, despite having their eyes set on a banner at the U Sports Championships.

Yet, despite missing one of their

top runners in Taylor Sills—who will be in the lineup at nationals in two weeks—Queen’s drove home with the championship trophy.

“It was pretty spectacular,” Boyd said of the women’s performance.

Sister duo Brogan and Branna MacDougall finished first and second, though rookie Makenna Fitzgerald finished in fourth and first-year Kara Blair came seventh, putting four Gaels in the top 10. While their rookies’ performances were exceptional, Boyd said the day went according to plan.

“It was pretty exciting but the race pretty much went according to script,” he said.

Brogan, who went home with Rookie of the Year honours and an individual gold medal, beat her sister by 31 seconds. While Branna had yet to race all season due to lingering injuries, Boyd said Brogan is “on another level.”

“As soon as they were allowed to separate it was like ‘boom,’” he said of the sister duo.

With under two weeks to go until the national championships, the women’s team is looking to uphold their position as first in the country.

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ATHLETICS

Sports in Brief The Journal’s assistant sports editor rounds up campus athletics news Maggie Gowland Assistant Sports Editor Sophie de Goede named U Sports Rugby Player of the Year Earlier this season, Sophie de Goede was named the OUA’s Most Valuable Player for women’s rugby—but she didn’t stop there.

Before the women’s rugby team kicked off the competition at the U Sports National Championships in Wolfville, N.S. this weekend, de Goede was named the U Sports Player of the Year and a First Team All-Canadian.

She’s the first women’s rugby Bilal Shaikh Staff Writer

After finishing last season with an 11-12 record and losing their last four games, the men’s basketball team is ready to improve as they open their 2018-19 campaign.

It’s already been a successful start for the Gaels, who beat the York Lions 89-76 last weekend and were nationally-ranked 10th on Monday—the first time the team’s cracked the list in over a decade.

The Gaels are led by familiar faces this year with fifth-year brothers Tanner and Jesse Graham.

As well, fifth-year Jaz Bains, who scored 37 points against York. will be a familiar presence on the court.

But they’ve also brought in an influx of first year players—six of their roster’s 17 players are rookies.

Having this age disparity is a

player to ever receive the honour, and it comes following her Rookie of the Year award last season.

Joining de Goede as a First Team All-Canadian is second-year teammate Rachel Hickson, who was awarded the title after leading the Gaels in scoring this season.

Unfortunately, in their first game at Nationals, the Gaels fell to the St. Francis Xavier X-Women 42-21. They are scheduled to play a consolation semi-final match against the Calgary Dinos at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday morning.

Seven Gaels soccer players named OUA All-Stars

The OUA released the awards and honours for men’s and women’s soccer this week, and there was no shortage of Gaels on the list.

For the second season in a row, Jenny Wolever was awarded OUA East MVP. Scoring two hat tricks and ranking second-best in the OUA for goals-scored this season, Wolever was also named a First Team All-Star for the East Division.

Alongside Wolever, midfielder Lidia Bradau was also awarded First Team All-Star, her third career all-star bid.

In addition to their attacking players, Queen’s defensive front was recognized by the conference—fifth-year Alicia Levy and second-year Jamie Foot were named Second Team All-Stars.

The women are scheduled to compete in the OUA Final Four this weekend, where they’ll take on the Western Mustangs in the semi-finals on Friday.

For the men’s soccer team, three athletes were named Second Team All-Stars in the OUA

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Jenny Wolever was named the OUA East MVP.

East. Midfielder Michael Chang, defender Zachary Toupin, and striker Junior Kwame Addai all received nods.

Men’s basketball cracks national ranking

For the first time since the 2007-08 season, the men’s basketball team (1-0) has found themselves in the U Sports top 10 rankings.

In 2007-08, the Gaels made it to the OUA semi-finals before the

Gaels relying on versatility for 2018-19 season Team starts strong with win over York different dynamic for the program compared to years past, Head Coach Steph Barrie told The Journal in an interview.

“We have a group of returning guys who have been through this and know what to do, and then there are the guys who are learning this for the first time,” Barrie said.

“It’s almost like two mini teams.”

Despite the age gap, Barrie sees many advantages to having a roster that boasts youth and experience, and believes this may be the deepest team that he’s

coached in a long time.

“We can probably play 12 guys in an important game, which probably hasn’t been the case in the past,” Barrie said. “Experience is one of the most important factors in our league, but the youthful exuberance and energy that some of our young guys have is also important.”

With depth also comes versatility, which Barrie believes will prove as strength for the Gaels this season. Having talented players at every position, Barrie

can roll out different lineups from game to game—leaving the door open for more competition at practice.

“I tell guys that if you want to play more, you have to outperform the other people that you are practicing against every day.” Barrie said, adding the Gaels will have a rotating lineup throughout the season. “The players who are practicing the best and playing really well are going to be playing more and maybe start.”

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then-undefeated Carleton Ravens brought their season to a close.

The team hasn’t seen anything better than a semi-final playoff game since their 2015-16 season.

After a win over the York Lions (0-1) in their season opener, the Gaels are ranked third in the OUA, and are nationallyranked 10th as they hit the road to play Western and Windsor this weekend.

With a veteran lineup on their side, the Gaels will look to continue build on their early momentum. constant with the Gaels is their dedication to maintaining a staunch defensive identity.

“We are basing our first foundation on defence to make sure our effort level is where it needs to be on the defensive end,” Barrie said. “And offensively, I think we have been more talented in the past on that side of the floor, but I always feel that it takes care of itself more than the defensive end.”

The Gaels will look to continue their early season success this coming weekend on the road, with games against Western and Windsor. After racking up a few injuries last weekend, the team is set to face one of the first challenges in their young season.

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STUDENT LIFE

An exchange student’s eye-opening experience at a Full Moon Ceremony Learning from a Four Directions’ cultural event Hinano Kobayashi Contributor

The tipi used in the Full Moon Ceremony.

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The dangers of using scientific studies for clickbait

How often do you look at the moon?

In my home country of Japan, this question would qualify as standard small talk—just like asking about the weather. But since I arrived in Kingston as an exchange student, I’ve noticed people don’t talk about the moon nearly as much they do the weather.

When I found out about the Full Moon Ceremony held by the Four Directions Indigenous Student Centre on campus, I was interested in finding out how and why some Indigenous peoples feel a connection with the moon, like people from Japan do.

Four Directions strives to be a home away from home for Indigenous students at Queen’s, providing community and serving as a key resource to learn about Indigenous culture and tradition.

I hurried to Four Directions to experience the Full Moon ceremony, but with never-ending midterm assignments, I didn’t sufficiently research the ceremony beforehand. The only thing I knew was it’s practiced around the time of the full moon.

Once there, I learned that the Full Moon Ceremony is a ritual to honour Grandmother Moon and women. It’s open to anyone identifying as a woman, in addition to non-binary and/or gender non-conforming people.

“Our grandmother regulates the tides and the water, [and] determines when babies are conceived and born,” explained Vanessa McCourt, Indigenous Adviser at Four Directions.

“The ceremony is about unburdening and letting go of the past month’s struggles, stresses, [and] hurt, to come into a safe circle with other women who I can be who I am with, who listen without judgement, and sometimes offer words of encouragement,” she said.

I stepped into a tipi filled with strangers and sat down on a bench in a circle surrounding a fire, which represented male energy.

The hostess asked for volunteers t o set grass in a bowl and set it alight, so I timidly raised my hand.

The tipi was silent and filled with the warmth of the fire. As the smoke began to rise from the bowl, the hostess waved the smoke away with feathers and participants started to apply the contents of the smoking bowl to parts of their body: eyes, mouth, hair, back, and legs. The hostess later told me this practice is a form of “purification,”—for example, you could apply smoke to your mouth in hopes it’ll improve your speech skills.

The ingredients of the smoke are sage, sweetgrass, cedar, and tobacco—the four traditional medicines used in the ceremony.

After the smoking bowl is passed

around, everyone in the circle drank from the same bottle of water, which represents female energy and another form of purification.

The whole group sang songs, each carrying a unique story to highlight nature, strength, and beauty. In between the singing sessions, each participant shared stories from their lives with the other group members. Each participant holds a feather when they speak and nobody interrupts them when they have it.

I was surprised to hear other people so openly sharing very personal stories—we’d all met an hour earlier.

I was also impressed with how the ceremony offers a safe place for women to talk about their vulnerabilities. The environment was simultaneously very comfortable and strange—I felt very open to sharing personal troubles I’d usually keep to myself.

Hearing other participants’ stories comforted me to know I’m not the only one suffering and dealing with personal issues.

Participants were reflecting on grief and emotional feelings, such as losing loved ones, battles with addiction, and adapting to new environments.

Through the ceremony, I learned the importance of talking about personal issues and stories, and that everyone should spend time reflecting on our wellbeing, whether under the moon or not.

A controversy about low carb diets shows dangers of misrepresenting studies

Grace Fox Contributor This past August, various news outlets like BBC, Mental Floss and NutritionFacts.org set the Internet aflame by reporting on a scientific paper analysing the relationship between dietary carbohydrate intake and risk of mortality.

The news inevitably made its way to people’s Facebook news feed, where posts and articles spread the false idea, “low carb diets cause reduced life spans.”

As someone who’s extremely interested in nutrition and how diets may affect health, I immediately clicked on an article from Food Navigator. After reading what it had to say about this supposedly ground-breaking discovery, I found it necessary to read its original source to get a sense of how the actual

study was conducted.

This is when I noticed some major differences between what the scientific community found versus what news outlets were reporting.

As outlined in the scientific publication, a team of researchers conducted a study that included over 15,000 participants between the ages of 45 and 64, who were asked to complete a dietary questionnaire. The primary outcome was all-cause mortality—meaning any cause of death—and this was measured 25 years after the questionnaire was filled.

They found a relationship between dietary carbohydrate intake and risk of mortality. The data generated a U-shaped curve indicating carbohydrate intake below 30 and above 65 per cent of total energy consumed was

Media reports exaggerated a scientific study about low carbohydrate diets.

associated with the highest risk of mortality.

Further, they concluded individuals with carbohydrate intakes between 50 to 55 per cent had lower observed risk of mortality.

From here, the researchers pooled similar data from seven other population studies and found the results mirrored what they observed in their initial sample size.

They also discovered that risk of mortality in low carbohydrate intake groups decreased when populations substituted carbohydrates for plant products and increased when populations substituted carbohydrates for animal products.

These results are relatively intuitive. Eating in moderation has always been promoted, but it’s difficult to conduct

nutritional studies objectively if participants’ results are extracted exclusively from a questionnaire, which limits concrete information.

Thinking back to the tone of Food Navigator’s article, I was under the impression the results generated from this research contradicted all the fad low-carb diets we always thought would benefit us. I noticed the article was riddled with no mention of the initial study’s methodology or limitations, as originally outlined in the study’s findings.

The purpose for omitting this vital information confused me. It was clearly outlined in the original publication. The researchers’ article alluded to there maybe being a relationship between dietary carbohydrate intake and risk of mortality—not that they represent a clear-cut cause and effect.

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The importance of informing the public on any progress made in scientific research is a topic I’ve revisited many times in my seminar courses, as the consequences of accurately portraying research to a wider audience are more important than some may think.

The media often plays an important role as a middleman that communicates any advances in scientific research to the general public, and this includes reaching people who don’t come from scientific backgrounds.

But if the public doesn’t trust scientific researchers, they won’t trust the information they receive.

Misrepresentation of science in media can cause readers to misunderstand or miss valuable information. That sets a dangerous precedent.

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ASTROLOGY

The Journal’s November 2018 horoscopes Navigate the chaos of Mars transiting Aquarius

Julia Balakrishnan Production Manager This November, Mars is transiting Aquarius, and the increased jolt of energy that comes with it can makes this month a chaotic time for everyone. The way to survive this inner turmoil—and your midterms—is to seize the energy out in the universe to motivate you. Even when you’re exhausted, the universe will give you inner strength to move forward.

With that in mind, using sun placement relative to Kingston and your birthdate, here’s what November may have in store for you.

ARIES (Mar. 21—Apr. 19)

Don’t be too fickle with romance this month. Being direct has always gotten people’s attention in the past, but do you really care who these people are? You don’t need to impress anybody.

Keep your head on your shoulders—love comes in many shapes and sizes.

TAURUS (Apr. 20—May 20)

It’ll be a long, rainy November for you. Before you give up and decide all is lost, give yourself permission to really feel what you’re going through. Even if progress is slow, it’s still progress.

If someone takes you for granted, promise yourself that you’ll leave.

GEMINI (May 21—Jun. 21)

Don’t conceal your true feelings with humour. You can’t deal with everything on your own, as much as you’d tell yourself. You’re always everyone else’s crutch, but it’s time you look inward. Call home— your family will be a vital support this month.

CANCER (Jun. 22—Jul. 22)

Check your bank balance.

You’re going to have a very fraught relationship this month, and retail therapy isn’t the way to deal with it. You’ve been angry at someone a long time and trust me, they’ve noticed. Sometimes yelling at people provides much-needed emotional closure.

LEO (Jul. 23—Aug. 22)

You’re madly in love, and proudly so, but don’t rely too much on relationships for your happiness. This is the time for self-evaluation. You’re a natural-born leader, so you need to ask yourself, “What makes me special? How can I change the world?” The answer may surprise you.

VIRGO (Aug. 23—Sept. 22)

Life is going to be a sweet

adventure for you the next few weeks. Mars’ energy is going to electrify your sex drive, so this is no time to be shy with that special person. Just make sure there are no misunderstandings.

LIBRA (Sept. 23—Oct. 22)

You don’t need to forgive and forget every time. Don’t miss out on happiness because you’re concerned for other people. If you feel wary of someone, there’s probably good reason behind it. You have so many options for who you can surround yourself with—don’t let this month end in tears.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24—Nov. 22)

You’ve made it through one of your greatest challenges so far.

But now you have to summon the strength to follow through so you can finally reach your dreams.

You’ll encounter enemies this month, but Mars will give you the energy to take them down with a smile.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23—Dec. 20)

Keep believing in yourself.

November is going to be a complete restart for you in many ways, and great luck will come along with it. Resisting the impulse to grow and change won’t do you any favours. Greater forces are pushing for your success.

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SPORTS

Previewing the 2018-19 NBA season Recapping biggest off-season moves, league’s new landscape

Sam Grobman Contributor As the days get shorter, and school is filled with more midterms and assignments, it’s easy to be gloomy.

However, this time of year gives reason to look up—it marks the NBA’s return.

The offseason came and went, with many huge events occuring over the short summer. LeBron James traveled out west to join the Los Angeles Lakers, the Toronto Raptors retooled and regrouped with a trade for Kawhi Leonard, and star players like Jimmy Butler told their teams they wanted out.

Off the heels of back-to-back NBA championship wins, the Golden State Warriors remain favourites to win the championship—their third in as many years.

Adding four-time NBA All-Star center Demarcus Cousins makes their lineup—which already included two former MVPs, Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry—the most threatening it’s ever been. After he returns

from his Achilles injury, it’ll be noteworthy to see how Cousins’ ball-dominant play style meshes with the Warriors’ much renowned ball movement offense.

Each team in the NBA has spent plenty of time looking for the formula responsible for the Warriors’ recent success, but they’ve all come up empty.

However, with the moves some teams have made in the offseason over the summer, this season could see the defending champs dethroned.

In one of the bigger splashes of the summer, the Lakers added LeBron James to play alongside its already young and developing core. In another move, which drew criticism from

Players like LeBron James and Kawai Leonard were traded in the offseason.

media and fans alike, the Houston Rockets added Carmelo Anthony to their supercharged offense.

Although it made no notable signings, the Eastern Conference favourite Boston Celtics are finally fully healed with the return of All-Stars Gordon Hayward and Kyrie Irving—both were sidelined due to injuries last season. The Milwaukee

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Bucks added head coach Mike Budenholzer, who will look to get the most of primary playmaker Giannis Antetokounmpo’s unique talents and physical abilities.

Meanwhile, the Raptors traded for two-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year, Kawhi Leonard, sending longtime Raptor and fan-favourite Demar Derozan the San Antonio Spurs’ way in exchange. The opportunity to trade for a top-five player in his prime doesn’t come around often, and the Raptors were smart to pounce on it. Additionally, the team fired Head Coach Dwane Casey and replaced him with first-time NBA coach Nick Nurse.

With a new lineup and offensive scheme starring Leonard, Kyle Lowry, and Jonas Valanciunas, the Raptors will look to shake off their playoff demons and leave their mark on the Eastern Conference.

With a long year ahead, and 30 capable teams fighting for the same goal, this NBA season should present some storylines sure to unravel along the way.

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POSTSCRIPT

A picture-perfect tour of Lake Louise Memories from working in Canada’s most breathtaking park PHOTOS BY HANNAH STAFL, FEATURES EDITOR

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