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property standards.”

For Last, the leading candidate of the Run This Town campaign, the election was a success in the sense that it drew attention to youth issues and student engagement.

“I was hoping that during this election a lot of these young people would start caring about these issues enough that they’re the ones holding the mayor accountable,” he said. “The best case scenario

Despite a recent downgrade to their credit rating, Queen’s still has one of the best ratings of any Canadian university.

In July 2010 Dominion Bond Rating Service Limited (DBRS) downgraded Queen’s Senior Unsecured Debt Rating from AA high to AA. Credit ratings span from AAA as the best rating and D as the worst.

“The rating is an indication or assessment of credit risk related to Queen’s University,” Managing Director of DBRS Ltd. Eric Beauchemin said. “Investors don’t have time to do the research, so they need to have a credit rating.

Ratings are assigned at the request of the client, and we assigned a rating for Queen’s for the first time in November 2002.”

While the downgrade marks an erosion in credit profile, according to Beauchemin, an AA is still a great rating. He said Queen’s rating is now two notches below the federal government’s AAA score.

The University of Toronto and University of Ottawa also have high credit ratings both coming in at AA.The Queen’s downgrade is primarily due to the debt burden caused by capital projects.

“Queen’s needed debt to fund capital projects, such as Phase I of the Queen’s Centre and the School of Kinesiology,” Beauchemin said.

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Mark Gerresten wins with 56.4 per cent of the vote in the Kingston Municipal Election. 30,306 voters cast ballots during yesterday’s election.

Gerresten wins mayoral race Mayor-elect wins Kingston municipality with 17,096 votes, 56.4 per cent of the popular vote

By Clare Clancy News Editor Mayor elect Mark Gerretson won with 56.4 per cent of the popular vote in last night’s landslide victory, but that’s not to say he’s opposed to learning from the other candidates.

“Some of the candidates had great ideas, and I hope to take that into account,” he said. “[But] the citizens of Kingston ultimately thought that I would be the best person to represent the City.”

Rob Matheson came second with 22.8 per cent of the popular vote followed by Barrie Chalmers who received 18.1 per cent. The three candidates for Run This Town

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won a combined 819 votes or 2.7 per cent of the vote. This includes 1.2 per cent of the vote for John Last. Nathaniel Wilson and Kevin Lavalley tied, each receiving 0.7 per cent of the vote. The City of Kingston published these unofficial results as the Journal went to press.

Gerretson, who accumulated 17,096 votes, said that while he’s learned a bit from all of the candidates, the youth candidates who made up the Run This Town platform drew his attention to student issues in particular.

“The gentlemen in Run This Town had very specific objectives and they were very clear on that,” he said. “They even said from the beginning that ‘we are not here to bring forth votes, we are here to bring forth the message that young people need to get voting’ and I think they did a very good job on that.”

As for his future goals for the City, Gerretson said housing issues are his first priority.

“You know the money is there in the system. It’s just the way of

allocating it,” he said, adding that bylaw enforcement is essential for ensuring housing standards.

“It’s important that we address that property standards are being met in the city. We need to make sure that bylaws are enforced.

We have some difficulties and challenges from time to time into getting into properties in order to being able to inspect them, but I’m committed to working with city staff to find new ways that we can continue to enforce our

Memorializing Cameron Jacket patches in honour of Cameron Bruce created by EngSoc

By Katherine Fernandez-Blance Assistant News Editor First-year engineering student Cameron Bruce is being remembered through an initiative started by his FRECs and fellow frosh.

Bruce died on Sept. 13 after

a fall from his Victoria Hall residence window.

Following an Oct. 5th memorial ceremony, jacket patches have been made available for purchase for those who would like to add a memorial to Bruce to their Queen’s jacket.

Jacket patches are commonly added to Queen’s Faculty jackets

to acknowledge a student’s involvement with a particular group or community, such as a residence, or to denote participation in certain events like drinking games and physical challenges. They are available at the Campus Bookstore for under $7.

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Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Learning methods put to the test

By Labiba Haque Assistant News Editor Most students these days spent their high school science days pouring over textbooks and answering teachers’ questions, but a recent Queen’s study suggests that traditional hands-on teaching methods may in fact be more effective in a science classroom.

According to the North Central Regional Educational Laboratory, hands-on science programs encourage various skills, science content and mathematics to be learned. Furthermore,

students participating in activitybased programs exhibit increased creativity, positive attitudes toward science, perception, logic development and improvement in communication skills.

PhD candidate in the Faculty of Education Shaljan Areepattamannil looked at data from 13,985 15-year-old students from 431 schools from across Canada.

“We found that students using old-fashioned style hands-on activities in science class do better than students using inquiry-based teaching,” Areepattamannil said, adding that his data came from the 2006 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) which focused on science evaluations.

The 2009 data will be released in 2011.

“PISA collects data every three years, the first cycle in 2000 examined reading literature in adolescents, the second cycle in 2003 examined mathematical achievement of adolescents,” he said.

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students did when they spent time conducting practical experiments in the lab. Students were asked to investigate science questions, draw conclusions from the experiments they conducted and follow instructions of the teacher.

“They were to come up with a question pertaining to any topic in science and they were to test this question in the laboratory,” Areepattamannil said.

The study contradicted the current notion that inquiry-based teaching leads to higher achievement in science and indicated that students using hands-on activities such as in-class experiments are more likely to score higher on science assessment tests.

“This is because it encourages higher order learning skill such as metacognition and argumentation,” he said.

“We found that students with higher confidence tend to do better in science,” he said, adding that there’s still more to predicting success.

“In exploring this we looked at family income and parental education,” Areepattamannil said

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PhD candidate Shaljan Areepattamannil found hands-on activities in science classes to be most effective.

“Parents who are educated or have higher family income are in a position to get [the adolescent] whatever they need in order to

c o r r e c t i o n The men’s lightweight eight finished in third, 1.2 seconds from first place Brock and five seconds from second place Western at the OUA Championships on Oct. 30.

Incorrect information appeared in the Oct. 22 issue of the Journal The Journal regrets the error.

achieve results.”

Areepattamannil said there is currently not enough information on this topic to make a conclusive argument.

The study entitled “Influence of motivation, self-beliefs, and instructional practices on science achievement of adolescents in Canada” will be published in the upcoming issue of the academic journal the Social Psychology of Education, said Areepattamannil.

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Talking about communication Students, faculty and administration discuss the topic of teachers with English as a second language

By Caitlin Choi Contributor When a lecturer’s communication skills are criticized by student evaluations, Denise Stockley is available for consultation.

Stockley is the acting director of the Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL). She said faculty and graduate students often come to her after receiving negative student responses to University Survey of Student Assessment of Teaching (USAT), particularly lecturers with English as a secondary language.

“We’re hearing from USATs that students are making comments about accents,” Stockley said.

“There’s a difference between accent reduction and a movement to effective communication.”

Stockley told the Journal that USAT evaluations brought to her by the concerned lecturers who received them are often insensitive. She said one of the student responses brought to her attention read “go back to your own country.”

“I couldn’t care less if English is their first or second language ...What it comes down to is if I can understand what they’re presenting.”

—David Felkai, Sci ’12 “That was probably one of the nicer comments on that USAT evaluation,” Stockley said.

She follows up on a negative USAT evaluation by auditing the class. She said she often finds the lecturer’s communication skills to be sufficient.

“It wasn’t an issue of language, it was an issue of tolerance,” Stockley said of a specific audit she performed. “There needs to be a willingness to listen.”

Stockley said her main concern is deciphering whether the lecturer’s communication skills are in need of improvement or if student approach to lecturers

with English as a second language needs improve.

“When your learning is affected, there’s an issue,” she said. “We need to find out what the issue is.”

Selection of professors is based on the candidate’s written publications and an interview process. There are currently no mandatory courses or workshops as part of the official faculty agreement.

There is a more clear-cut policy for teaching assistants (TAs). This policy was amended after a 2002 report from the Sub-Committee on the Training of Teaching Assistants at Queen’s.

The sub-committee’s report was commissioned by the Senate Committee on Academic Development to review the then-existing TA training policies which were “primarily a departmental responsibility.”

The report submitted nine recommendations.

Since then, teaching assistants who have completed a Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or an equivalent in order to apply to Queen’s are now also required to complete an English Communications Assessment (ECA), before teaching.

The ECA consists of a written response, an interview and a teaching demonstration.

Candidates who fail the ECA must complete a 12 week course, titled English Language Communication Skills for Teaching Purposes. It is the only mandatory ESL course offered to teaching staff and focuses exclusively on clear communication in the classroom.

“Accent reduction is not the purpose of the ECA,” Stockley said. “It’s communication.”

Stockley said 53 graduate students took the ECA this year and 14 were required to enroll in the communication course, a tally similar to other years. Thirteen of the 14 students took the course this semester mandatorily, with two other students choosing to elect it.

“We have more demand for people who want to take it,” she said, adding that the ETC used to

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Denise Stockley is director of the Centre for Teaching and Learning. She instructs a course that teaches communication skills to teaching assistant candidates. hold three sections of the course, but had to cut the extra sessions because of a lack of funding.

“We have people who are English speakers who want to take it,” Stockley said. “It’s about communicating in a classroom …

If we had the other sections open they’d be full.”

Stockley said teaching in a non-native language is a challenge that the University community should acknowledge.

“Personally, I admire them,” she said. “The fact that these people are so highly educated and can come to teach in a second language should be applauded.”

David Felkai, Sci ’12, said while he admires the courage of his teachers, he can’t learn if there’s poor communication.

“I couldn’t care less if English is their first or second language,” David Felkai said. “What it comes down to is if I can understand what they’re presenting.”

Felkai said communication is a bona fide occupational requirement for faculty and teaching staff.

“It may not be the most important part but it’s a part that you can’t go without,” he said.

“No matter how qualified a prof you may be, if you can’t present the material there’s a problem.”

Felkai said he’s noticed a correlation between a lecturer’s poor communication skills and attendance in his classes.

“Most of the class didn’t go to the lecture because you couldn’t understand what the prof was saying,” he said. “It was really too bad because all the material he was presenting was good, you could tell he really cared.”

Felkai said he has encountered the issue two or three more times and has had to adjust his learning style to accommodate.

“It was pretty much a correspondence course,” he said.

“In the end I didn’t take the course very seriously.”

International Vice-Provost John Dixon said working to understand a teacher with English as a second language is a valuable experience for Queen’s students.

“In some cases it may take a little effort and time for a listener to become familiar with a ‘foreign’ accent, but the listener has an obligation to make this effort,” Dixon told the Journal via email.

“Indeed, it is a learning experience to develop this ability, and is something that prepares us for engagement with diverse people in the world.”

Dixon said students should

consider their own ability to understand before discounting the lecturer and their course.

“It is important to distinguish between a) the expectation that faculty and TAs/Teaching Fellows will have appropriate competence in the language of instruction, and b) the issue of the instructor’s accent,” Dixon said.

Approaching a professor or teaching assistant to talk about a language barrier sounds uncomfortable, but Anna Vanderlaan, ArtSci ’12, said she wouldn’t hesitate if her learning was in jeopardy.

“If it had been a big enough issue that would have affected my lab, I definitely would have,” Vanderlaan said of her experience with a TA last year.

Although she found herself asking other TAs questions when her TA had difficulty understanding, she said the experience last year equipped her with a skill not outlined in the course description.

“I got better at communication,” Vanderlaan, said. “At some points I had to mime … He was having trouble understanding me but he always tried to answer, which was nice.”

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If a Queen’s graduate student filled out an English Proficiency exam when applying to their program, they must complete an English Communications Assessment before becoming a teaching assistant.

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Phase I of the Queen’s Centre and the School of Kinesiology were built by January 2010 and the total cost of these two projects was $169 million. The original projected estimate in 2004 for Phase One was set at $124 million. Beauchemin said as a result, Queen’s now has a larger than expected debt increase.

While the debt burden had increased to $244 million by June 2010, which is about $13, 000 per full time student, the debt and consequent downgrade in credit rating is not something to worry about, Beauchemin said.

“Students won’t pick up on debt burden and it’s not something to worry about. The debt is still really affordable,” he said, adding that how the university chooses to deal with its deficit could potentially affect students.

“The University will have to make some hard decisions on how to deal with the deficit. They might have to have bigger classrooms or constrain salary increases,” he said.

“Students won’t pick up on debt burden and it’s not something to worry about.”

—Eric Beauchemin, managing director of DBRS Ltd. DBRS will continue to monitor Queen’s credit rating and Beauchemin said he’d like to see the University employ a proactive approach to control its debt.

“We have an annual review process where we keep track of developments that would impact credit rating. We discuss the budget

and developments with clients and all major components that would go into debt. It is an ongoing process to ensure that the rating continues to reflect the credit quality,” Beauchemin said, adding that a new report will be published mid-year 2011.

This credit rating shouldn’t impact how Queen’s is viewed among investors, he said.

“Universities don’t run their business to maintain a rating. We expect them to remain conservative in their spending, and Queen’s has been,” he said.

Mounting debt didn’t cripple the credit rating in part because other factors are also taken into account when making a credit rating.

“Queen’s has a strong reputation and has a high levels of academic success, which is important to consider,” Beauchemin said.

Caroline Davis, vice-principal (finance and administration), said that while this rating is a downgrade, it’s not worrisome for Queen’s.

“Queen’s, like most other Ontario universities, is facing significant financial strain because of a variety of factors, including market volatility and government constraint … Credit rating reports reflect what we already knew, and what has been and continues to be, a significant concern for the University,” she told the Journal via email.

“Dominion Bond Rating Service marginally downgraded Queen’s credit rating because of the steadily expanding gap between the University’s pension fund and its projected liabilities. As these reports and the latest audited consolidated financial statements show, we are making good progress. We will continue to work at this.

It’s an obvious priority.”

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that we can get out of this is that when Mark wakes up tomorrow and is mayor, he’ll know that we’ll be over his shoulder. He’ll also be thinking in terms of ‘these were some good ideas they brought up, let’s implement them to keep this minority group down,’ even though we’re not a minority group.”

Fellow Run This Town candidate Lavalley agreed the goal now should be to hold Gerretson accountable for resolving student issues.

“What we’ve done at the very least is get them to comment on issues so we can hold him to it,” he said.

Candidate Wilson said even the 819 votes the Run This Town team got combined speaks volumes.

“We love the support and we love the idea that someone thinks we could run this city well,” he said. “We’re all excited about getting a couple hundred votes because those votes are people saying ‘those other candidates aren’t good enough.’”

Unlike Wilson, candidate Matheson said he was disappointed with the results.

“I had a feeling that things weren’t going to come in my direction although I’m not sure of the reason but that’s just the way democracy works,” he said. “I thought I ran a great campaign. We always took the high road.”

Matheson said he thought the Run This Town campaign raised important issues for Kingston residents, but that youth didn’t capitalize enough on their opportunity for a voice.

“I think it’s quite important that John, Kevin and Nathan ran in this election. I think they brought out a lot of youth issues that were otherwise opposed in the past. I am a little disappointed in the youth turnout,” he said. “I think we really need to re-engage

youth in our democracy.”

Matheson said he intends to stay active in politics but has yet to decide whether to run for office again.

“I wanted to start engaging people in democracy,” he said. “I want to keep people thinking and talking about politics. I’ll try and figure out a way to get involved [in future political campaigns].”

Despite the unfavourable outcome, Candidate Barrie Chalmers said he’s happy with how his campaign staff performed.

“If you want to step up to the plate and help this city sometimes you have to put your best foot forward and that’s what we’ve done with this campaign,” he said. “And I’m not disappointed whatsoever. I’ve learned a lot.

It’s been a great adventure.”

While he has strong convictions about the integrity of his own platform, Chalmers said he’s a little less sure about Gerretson’s.

“I feel sorry for Kingstonians for what they’ll have to deal with in the coming years,” he said. “I predict Mark Gerretson will soon be running for another office. He is using this as a stepping stone and that frightens me.”

Chalmers said one of the main problems that this election suffered was the inadequate supply of voting booths.

“I don’t know what happened but voter turnout should’ve been higher. The polls were not accessible enough,” he said. “People won’t travel [long distances] to vote and the polls were too far away.”

As for the future, Chalmers said he doesn’t intend to run again.

“That could change down the road but I don’t think it will.”

—With files from Terra-Ann Arnone, Jake Edmiston, Katherine Fernandez-Blance, Jessica Fishbein and Labiba Haque.

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President of the Engineering Society President Victoria Pleavin said the design of the patch is still being planned, and more details concerning the logistics of the patch will be available in a couple of weeks.

“The engineering society [will] facilitate the selling of the patches from our offices,” Pleavin, Sci ‘10 said, adding that the patch was designed by Bruce’s frosh group and FREC group. So far the patch has been requested by over 100 people.

“I had a lot of emails saying ‘I didn’t know him but I want to honour him and put [his name] on my jacket,” she said.

Bruce was an avid trumpet player and attended the New England Music Camp for four years before coming to Queen’s. One dollar from every Bruce memorial jacket patch will be donated to the Cameron Bruce Trumpet Scholarship at the New England Music Camp.

“A lot of people emailed and want to give to the charity,” Pleavin said, adding that the Bruce family is supportive of the initiative. “[His family] has also expressed that they are going to order some patches,” she said.

AMS President Safiah Chowdhury said the jacket patches will be available for any student that wants them. She said although there hopefully won’t be other student deaths on campus, the memorial jacket patches could set a precedent.

“The idea of having jacket bars in memory of Cameron Bruce is a great gesture. Jackets are a fundamental part of the engineering experience at Queen’s,” Chowdhury, ArtSci ’10, said. “[The memorial jacket bars] shows a level of community amongst the engineering community at Queen’s and [it] shows how much respect they had for Cameron Bruce after knowing him for such a short time,” she said.

—With files from Clare Clancy

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n the midst of the controversy surrounding former Canadian Forces Colonel Russell Williams, a dispute has sprung up between two major news outlets covering the case.

Photos of Williams posing in women’s lingerie stolen from his victims and home invasions have circulated in the media and online. On Oct. 19, the Globe and Mail published an explanation of its decision to limit these pictures to its online content.

The Globe’s print coverage was limited to a cropped photo of Williams’ face on the cover, and a grouping of women’s undergarments presented as evidence in his case on an inside page. In contrast, the Toronto Star published the revealing photos on its front page and featured them prominently on its website.

The Globe explained that the newspaper was unwilling to force disturbing content on unsuspecting readers. Instead, they provided a great deal of written coverage about Williams’ actions, and directed readers online if they wished to see the photos.

Three days later the Star published a similar explanation. They acknowledged that overt exposure of the photos would likely upset some readers, and stated that their decision would likely hinder, not help, sales of the publication. However, in the words of the Star’s publisher, the images are “the most honest portrayal” of the story.

The Globe’s approach was not only more appropriate, but also more responsible. The Globe didn’t suppress the controversial

photographs, but tried to provide its readers with the ability to make an informed decision before viewing them. While people have the ability to stop reading an unsettling article, they can’t “unsee” a photograph—a fact that the Globe’s decision took into account.

The Star’s argument that the photos are the best representation of “the evil wielded by a man of power over his female victims” doesn’t add up. The reality of Williams’ crimes is far more graphic than photographs of a man wearing women’s underwear. In fact, the photographs eclipse Williams’ crimes, because they’re so easily absorbed—they finish conversations instead of starting them.

The Star’s consultation with an expert on the ethics of photojournalism feels like an attempt to disavow responsibility for the paper’s decision. Quoting this expert as commending the Star’s “bravery,” hints at damage control.

The final line of the Star’s article: “Who among us after all would have ever wanted to face the ugly truth about Col. Russell Williams?” suggests that those offended by the photos and the Star’s decision are somehow condoning Williams’ actions. It’s a suggestion that is both absurd and offensive.

Ultimately, there’s no final word on the “right” decision each publication should have made. But for now, one paper’s explanation holds more water than the other.

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he Boy Scouts of America have forbidden a man from holding a leadership role with the organization due to his sexual orientation. Jon Langbert was removed from his role as part of a fundraising team after other parents lodged complaints about his open homosexuality.

Deron Smith, the director of public relations for the Boy Scouts of America, stated that the organization’s policy does not allow homosexuals or atheists to hold leadership roles—though Langbert is still welcome to volunteer.

Langbert was quick to decry that this effectively makes him a “second-class citizen.”

He’s the father of a nine-year-old Cub Scout.

His son has refused to participate in the Boy Scouts because of his father’s treatment.

It’s important to note that this is not uncharted territory for the scouting organization. In 2000, the Supreme Court upheld the freedom of private organizations— like the Boy Scouts—to determine their own membership criteria.

But not having an obligation to be inclusive is different from discrimination.

When the honorary head of their organization—the President of the United States—is making public addresses repudiating the recent trend of homosexual discrimination, it’s probably time for the Boy Scouts to move their agenda into the 21st century.

While the Boy Scouts of America may be a private organization, its role as a public not-for-profit agency means that it should be accountable to a higher standard of equity.

Raising youth in a homophobic environment is absurd, and could have a serious effect on their long-term development.

Implying that there is something inherently wrong about homosexuality falls short of the “exceptional adulthood” that the Scouts claims to prepare children for.

It’s disappointing to see an organization founded on character building holding on to archaic concerns about sexual orientation.

What part of discrimination builds character?

Women can’t win Rachel Kuper

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little while ago I opened two different newspapers to find two very different messages.

As a part of a mini-series, the Globe and Mail discussed the role of women in leadership. The author, Gloria Galloway, points out that while women make up half of Canada’s population, they account for a mere 22 per cent of parliamentary seats. In this respect, she says, Canada lags far behind other countries like Angola, Ecuador, Mozambique, Guyana and Afghanistan, which have more female representation in their governments.

It isn’t that women are undereducated.

They’re just stuck in the ranks of middle management, afraid of the familial sacrifices and male-dominated atmosphere they’d face should they move up in the ranks.

That same day, another article—this time in the National Post—took a very different stance on a very different issue. The Post article argued that due in part to older celebrity mothers and faulty medical advice, women think they’ll be able to have children later in life.

The article’s author, Tom Blackwell, spoke to a psychology professor who said that while 28 per cent of mothers gave birth after the age of 36, they shouldn’t wait much longer—by the time a woman is 41, technology-aided birth is only successful one per cent of the time.

The article suggested policies should be amended to help women bear children while also having a career, but it put out limited ideas and really only suggested that women

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with children move at their own pace through the ranks. It didn’t offer a solution, it offered a white flag.

Women today aren’t fighting for spots in universities or equality in the workplace. They were raised with a sense that they could have any career they could imagine so long as they worked hard enough for it. The problem is that diaper bags don’t match power suits and women end up putting off having babies, putting off having a career or else finding a compromise in middle management.

The two articles have conflicting messages.

The Globe tells us that women need to focus on their careers and find their way into more leadership positions. The Post tells us women need to stop putting off having babies because of misconceptions about fertility. Both articles hint that a compromise in middle management is less than desirable.

Lately I’ve been focusing on grad school and job applications and I’ve been panicking—I don’t want to be like any of these media stock types. We’re redefining what it means to be a woman in the workplace and these conversations are being played out through media depictions of the frazzled mother and the emotionally distant career-woman.

Balancing work and family is a reality women will have to deal with for sometime.

But for my own sake I hope there’s more room for a happy medium than these articles would like to admit.

Elias Da Silva-Powell Adam Zunder

Ally Hall

Alyssa Ashton

Opinions and Letters editor

Craig Draeger

Kate Bascom

Lauri Kytömaa Kelly Loeper

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Caitlin Choi, Sara Melvin, James Simpson

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Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Opinions

This fall, opt-in for opt-out To preserve the diversity of clubs at Queen’s, we should all support opt-out student fees

James Simpson, ArtSci ’11 In both the fall and winter terms, the AMS holds a referendum.

During this referendum, students are asked to vote on a slate of student fees. Most of these fees are optional but a few are mandatory.

Many students are not aware of how this process works. For instance, if a student were to vote “yes” for an optional fee, this does not mean they would have to pay a cent.

This fee would merely be available the following year as an optional fee, meaning students would have the freedom to choose whether to pay it or not.

These fees are almost always very small, on the order of $0.25 to $3.00. Yet they represent a fantastic source of revenue for student clubs and organizations.

For instance, I am the co-president of Inquire Publication, a campus publication that has a $0.30 optional fee. Last year, we received over $2,700 from this fee.

This income accounted for over half of our operating budget, which enabled us to provide a valuable volunteer experience for over 30 students.

More peripherally, we attracted and published the opinions of nearly 100 more university students, and our printed publication reached thousands more.

In fact, you can get published right now just by visiting our website and responding to one of our topics.

In other words, this small fee provides a huge number of benefits to Queen’s students.

It contributes to the diversity of the university community, it provides opportunities for students to gain resume-building experience and it helps to penetrate the “Queen’s bubble” by broadening student perspective.

Other fees are equally important.

The Good Times Diner utilizes a $0.50 optional fee to provide hot meals to low income individuals in Kingston.

This small fee helps to feed over 30 community members each week. Additionally, it builds town-gown relations and provides leadership and community service skills for many Queen’s students.

Queen’s Legal Aid uses a $5 mandatory student fee to provide free legal services for Queen’s students. Last year, they helped over 500 students with legal issues while providing law students with real-world legal experience.

Queen’s is renowned for the diversity of clubs on campus. This diversity is something really unique to our school and it’s a draw for prospective students as well as employers looking for students with practical experience and academic success.

Furthermore, the opportunities and experiences that these clubs provide help students develop the skills necessary to succeed, which ultimately increases the reputation and standing of our university.

There are those who generally oppose these fees, especially those that are “opt-out.” However, the benefits that clubs with these fees provide vastly outweigh the downsides.

The average four-year degree at Queen’s will cost a student well over $100,000 in direct and indirect costs. The total amount of AMS optional fees, not counting the yearbook fee, is just under $250 over these four years.

This is a tiny investment that produces large, tangible increases in student experience, diversity and the University’s reputation.

Over the past year there has emerged a very real threat to the continuation of this source of experience and diversity at Queen’s.

Voting for these fees used to require several paper documents, meaning only those who actually cared about a club or initiative would take the time to vote. With the move to online voting, those who are otherwise apathetic are much more likely to vote.

This change is a good thing in that more students are represented; however, the misconceptions about the nature of these fees are now more detrimental than ever.

Voting yes for a fee does not necessarily mean that you have to pay it.

This misconception has already caused harm to clubs at Queen’s.

The year before online voting, only four per cent of the clubs up for a fee renewal in the winter referendum failed to get a 50 per cent “yes” vote.

When online voting was

implemented last year, 38 per cent of clubs that wanted to gain or renew a student fee during the same period were voted down.

The total fees requested by these clubs would have cost the average first-year student less than $10 over their four years here, and the average upper-year student even less.

Yet the loss of these fees has caused over half of the University’s student-run publications to disband. Other clubs who were unsuccessful in renewing or gaining a fee have broken up or have cut back on their initiatives, resulting in the loss of countless opportunities for students.

I am not advocating that a student vote yes to all fees. Take the time to learn about what clubs plan to do with the money from these fees by reading the Journal or visiting the AMS website before the referendum.

At the very least, read the descriptions that clubs provide for the online voting ballot.

Unless you vehemently disagree with a club’s mandate, there isn’t really a good reason to vote no to an optional fee.

Worse, there are those who vote no to all fees, which is essentially a vote against diversity and the future reputation of Queen’s.

If you are indifferent to a fee, vote yes for it. Simply opt-out of the fee the following year if you don’t want to pay it.

But at least give that club or organization the opportunity to impact our community in a positive way.

When in doubt, vote yes.

LETTERS TO THE EDITORS Life not an issue to be taken lightly

Re: “Pro-life controversy strikes at Carleton” (October 15, 2010).

Dear Editors,

Last week, there was an article about my experience at the Genocide Awareness Project.

Although many were supportive of the fact that I stood up for my beliefs, some were outraged by the nature of the display.

In actuality, the first time I saw GAP I was confused by the comparison of abortion to the killing of innocent Jews, African Americans, Rwandans, etc. Were they suggesting women were like the aggressors?

But rather than mumble in disagreement, I asked those

involved to justify the project.

In the dialogue that followed, not only did I find the justifications logically and morally sound, but the purpose of GAP became clear.

The comparison is between victims of genocide, not the actors committing it.

Although the following is a modest justification, I eventually acknowledged that all victims were denied personhood, seen as burdens, killed in sheer volumes, and most importantly, all were human beings.

For those that do not think abortion is the killing of an innocent child, I understand why they could find the comparison offensive.

But I think it is better to ask, clarify, engage in dialogue and be reasonably challenged, instead of accusing GAP participants of being anti-Semitic, racist or anti-woman.

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What’s your plan for a Halloween costume this year?

“I’m going as Superman because then I don’t need a costume.”

Alina Daya, ArtSci ’11

“Doctor Tobias Fünke.”

Chris Henry, ArtSci ’11

“Last year I was a tree, so anything better than that.”

Sara Melvin, ArtSci ’11

I frankly do not know how such claims are logically derived.

Those who participate in GAP are Jewish, Catholic, agnostic, Caucasian, African-American, post-abortive, abortion survivors, essentially from all walks of life.

I’m sure nobody would accuse the niece of Martin Luther King Jr., Dr. Alveda King, a GAP participant, of being insensitive to the lynching of African-Americans.

Personally, I would be intrigued to find how a postabortive black woman supports her views.

And so, a group at Queen’s requested that I apologize to “all victims of genocide.”

So here it is: I am sorry that this world is dominated by the perverse notion that the stronger can take advantage of the weaker; but we are fighting against it. I wish you were here with us.

I apologize to anyone who misunderstands our intentions. But when truth is revealed as it has been to me and the pro-life community, how can we stay silent?

We realize the images are hard to look at, but the point is to make everyone think about the issue in a framework they may not have considered before.

Our intention is not to single out women as the aggressors, but the innocent children as victims.

Repeating the words of Martin Luther King Jr., “America will not reject racism, until America sees racism,” Dr. Alveda King adds, “America will not reject abortion, until America sees abortion.”

Zuza Kurzawa, ArtSci ’13 President, Queen’s Alive

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Submit a letter to journal_letters@ams.queensu.ca

“I’m going to be a tree. I’m always a tree.”

Emily Rosen, ArtSci ’11

“I’m going skydiving as Superwoman.”

Brady Henderson, ArtSci ’12

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Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Lighthouse still shining bright

Four time Juno winners Lighthouse were a port in a storm for concert attendees last Saturday night at The Grand Theatre

photos by balpreet kukreja

The group holds nine gold and three platinum LPs, Lighthouse Live! marks the first Canadian record to go platinum. For full story see ‘Forty’ on page 13.

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Allen’s darkly detrimental foil Woody Allen’s latest tells the story of interconnectivity between people abandoning rationality and embracing passion

Though chock full of Allen’s characteristically intriguing oddballs, You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger’s characters ultimately lack development and depth.

By Parker Mott Staff Writer Movie: You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger Starring: Josh Brolin, Naomi Watts and Gemma Jones Writer/Director: Woody Allen (Annie Hall) Duration: 98 minutes 2 . 5 STARS OUT O F 4

Could we believe that all these characters in You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger (to paraphrase Will Shakespeare) find life to be full of sound and fury, but in the end signifying nothing?

Some like Helena (Gemma Jones) are content with that uncanny feeling that love will emerge from the darkness, out of a magical box and end up being rather meaningful. Others seem to reject this supernal serendipity and frustrate their relationships to the point that a new love would be the best medicine.

Cue the Woody Allen music, the classic credits and cynical one-liners. You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger is every frame a Woody Allen, but it does wrong what many of his great movies do right: it uses circumstance as a catalyst, but never allows itself to unfold

through character choice and consequence.

The scenarios are there, but they seem to be extracted from Woody Allen cereal boxes.

You have the once-in-love-now-in-hate couple Sally (Naomi Watts) and Roy (Josh Brolin), a respectable writer having trouble publishing his latest novel. Also Helena, the wide-eyed, casual-drinking mother of Sally who is obsessed with the guidance of a fortune teller (Pauline Collins).

Her ex-husband Alfie (Anthony Hopkins) piles up on Viagra and marries a floozy, expired Hollywood actress (Lucy Punch, originally to be played by Nicole Kidman), who’s a caricature screenwriter Ben Hecht defined as “any woman under 30 who is not actively employed in a brothel, with many exceptions.” Of course she’s a prostitute, perhaps a gold digger, under the wing of poor Alfie whose ignorance stifles his ability to distinguish love from nether stimulation.

Who are these ‘tall dark strangers’?

The title itself has the tone of prediction, hopefulness, yet a little foreboding. These strangers could be the escape, the perfect match, or something further abreast from those. Helena crushes not on a tall-dark stranger, but a short-stout bookshop owner named Jonathan (Roger Ashton-Griffiths).

For Helena, he’s not a Prince Charming, but their impractical romance is comforting for them.

You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger has the charm, wit and tenor of Woody Allen, but every scene acts like chunks to a block rather then effortlessly forming a whole piece.

Every event that takes place is so satisfied by its circumstantial existence that it never develops into something plausible or tightly knit. When the characters are exposed to love and temptation the script feels forced rather than natural.

Two precise examples: Sally finds an

When the characters are exposed to love and temptation the script feels forced ... attraction to her new boss Greg (Antonio Banderas)—I mean, it’s Banderas, the casting choice itself gives her the right. Of course when things begin to heat up Greg asks Sally to the opera, where sparks will fly. A second scenario involves Roy crushing on the woman across the window—Dia (Slumdog Millionaire’s Freida Pinto). We are only given two scenes of flirtations (which come in cold long shots) and one café date to assume that

this sudden romance forces Dia to break up with her lucrative fiancée.

Allen never emphasizes consequence here. Every encounter runs on autopilot to some thinly-tied conclusion that speaks for itself instead of through the characters.

They perform such impulsive and audacious actions without even suggesting what compelled them to. Woody Allen creates one detrimental foil: these tall dark strangers never develop the inkling to become something painfully real.

Otherwise You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger is a slightly amusing Allen movie, and its appeal can only be ingratiated by those willing to forgive the film’s flaws.

There are many. If only when those affections predispose themselves to inflictions could we see what those were and what it all meant—at least in the classic Woody way.

You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger falls short of the director’s best contemporary films—Match Point and Vicky Cristina Barcelona—but it still has the sly sarcasm of a gifted-neurotic director, who this time, is more keen on the arrival of the tall dark strangers than what in fact they represent.

I suppose it’s fitting: in itself, the movie signifies nothing.

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Modern storytellers Crimes in paris sound off about hot sauce, snooki and the el Mocambo in light of their gig at ale house q&a 1. What’s one thing you can’t live without?

Rooster Sauce.

8. John, Paul, Ringo or George?

John (pre/post-mortem).

Music.

2. Favourite condiment ?

9. Biggie or Tupac?

Hot sauce (Frank’s Extra Hot or Rooster Sauce).

Zach: Biggie. Rayce, Stuart and Rudy: Tupac.

3. Favourite decade in music?

10. Pet peeves?

Snooki.

11. Current obsessions?

NHL 11.

12. It’s your last day on Earth, what do you do?

If it’s an apocalypse question, fly out west for three extra hours, but if it’s health related, host a cig-party and pound down some double downs.

13. Favourite fan encounter?

Tuesday, ocTober 26, 2010 Fan reception at El Mocambo for our album release. It was really nice to have such supportive friends, family and fans.

14. Favourite superhero?

Yoda.

15. London or Paris?

London.

Crimes in Paris play Ale House tomorrow with Lion Tiger Bear and Michelle Kaz at 10 p.m. Check out their new music video for “Running Ink” off their debut Modern Ghost Stories at crimesinparis.com

1960s or 1970s; Rock and Roll and British Invasion of the 1960s and beginning of New Wave and Punk in the 1970s.

4. Favourite venue?

To see a band, Massey Hall; We played our album release show at El Mocambo and it was a great place to play.

5. Dream collaboration?

Usher.

“... if it’s health related, host a cig-party and pound down some double downs.”

—Crimes in Paris 6. Nightmare collaboration?

Drake.

7. Salt or Pepa?

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Crimes in Paris are bringing their mix of ambient theatrical-rock and folk to their familiar haunts in Kingston tomorrow.

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Forty years of rock ‘n’ roll Quintessential Canadian rockers Lighthouse make a triumphant return to Kingston

By Andrew Stokes Copy Editor Canada’s first platinum record passed from hand-to-hand in the green room of the Grand Theatre on Saturday night as the 10 current members put their signatures on Lighthouse Live!

Formed in 1969 when Skip Prokop and Paul Hoffert decided they wanted to start a rock band that incorporated jazz horns and classical strings, Lighthouse burst onto the Canadian music scene.

Despite numerous changes to the band’s lineup, the current musical roster has been together for 17 years.

“There have been over 100 different members of Lighthouse,” said Doug Moore, the band’s sixth and current bass-player.

“And I’m the fourth vocalist,” chimed in Dan Clancy, who provides the lead vocals, rhythm guitar and percussion for the band.

The two men laughed back and forth talking about the band and the experience of being part of a Canadian music monument.

Taking a moment between jokes to talk about the band’s history, the two stated that Lighthouse has won four Junos, including three for Canadian Group of the Year.

“Do you know Lighthouse well?” I asked the man sitting next to me ... “I’m Canadian. And there’s your answer.”

Then, in walked Paul Hoffert, an ordinary-looking man except for his one long braid of hair on the back of his head. He struck a sagacious pose and down-played his immense musical credentials.

Here was a man who has won Junos, written books and taught as a professor at Harvard claiming that he was simply “paid to hit things.” Serving as Lighthouse’s keyboardist, vibraphone player, producer and “sonic percussionist,” Hoffert helped found the band and still keeps “many irons in the fire” when it comes to music.

As I met more of the members it became abundantly clear that I’d never been in a room so full of musical laurels.

They played the show at Princess St’s Grand Theatre, and the opulent setting was a perfect match for a band that’s equal parts symphony and rock. Ushers showed the diverse, but generally older, crowd to their seats and I couldn’t help but notice the seemingly equal proportions of the middle-aged patrons in their Sunday finest, and others in their ragtag hockey jerseys.

The Grand boasts excellent acoustics, and when the band came out amid a thunderous applause, everyone could hear Skip, the drummer and founder, trying to figure out his “high tech mic.”

The show began with Dan Clancy showing off his amazing vocal range on “Take it Slow”, a title that belies the song. The combined blast of drums and four horns filled up the theatre as Lighthouse got into stride, playing a host of their biggest hits.

Ralph Cole’s guitar got off to a rocky start, but when the catchy lead of “Broken Guitar Blues” came racing out, our faith in his abilities was restored.

Nowhere was this truer than in the lengthy, winding solos of “Lonely Places,” a song about the trials of living on the road. Very nearly every member of the band took an opportunity to showcase their talent.

I was struck by the obvious difference between a young, up-andcoming band and one comprised of seasoned veterans. For a young band, you get to see their skill and you’re excited for how they’ll improve and expand, but for the vets, it’s different. They’re as good as they’re likely to get, and their performance becomes a showcase of expertise and technique that’s been well earned. Their teeth are already cut, and they know what works.

Prokop kept a steady rhythm while Hoffert stepped up to his vibraphone, a specialized kind of xylophone, and began tinkering along. The tempo quickened every time he paused so Skip could dash in a clever fill and Hoffert could re-attack his instrument with renewed speed and intricacy.

We were seeing masters at work, and it was impressive.

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The current 10-person incarnation of Lighthouse has rotated through over 100 members since the release of one of their first records, Can You Hear It? in 1973.

The crowd erupted when “Sunny Days” started, and Clancy did some trite, but endearing crowd-work during the refrain.

When he told just the Queen’s students to sing along, I gave particular energy.

The show progressed with more selections from Lighthouse’s catalogue of hits, and Clancy put his immaculate singing voice on display. The low-point came from a lengthy trombone solo that was more gaudy than impressive, but it didn’t ruin the momentum Lighthouse had picked up.

When the band took a moment to introduce each member before the final song, applause stalled the show for some time and when

Prokop got his nod, the crowd’s standing ovation seemed endless.

Coaxed back on stage for an encore, the band took time to thank everyone for coming out, as well as friends who had travelled from far away to see them perform.

Clancy also shouted out a thanks to his youngest son, who was one of the Queen’s students in the crowd.

The crowd filed out smiling, happy to have been able to hear

the songs they loved from the band they grew up with. We had all just seen an expert show from a band that helped put Canada on the musical map and the excitement was palpable.

“Do you know Lighthouse well?” I asked the man sitting next to me.

He shot me a condescending glare, “I’m Canadian. And there’s your answer.”

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Queen’s 15, Waterloo 8

Women’s rugby off to nationals The Gaels defeat the Waterloo Warriors at home to make the OUA Finals for the first time since 1995

By Kate Bascom Sports Editor The women’s rugby team defeated the Waterloo Warriors 15-8 at Kingston Field on Saturday to reach their first OUA finals since 1995.

Queen’s also automatically earns a berth to the CIS Championship for the first time in the team’s history.

The close match saw the Gaels hold on to their 10-8 lead until late in the game. Fullback Karlye Wong and Ashley Ward both scored a try and centre/winger Annika Rinas added five points on a conversion and a penalty kick.

Centre/winger Samantha Trinier said the team started the OUA semi-final game slowly and was affected by offensive mistakes.

“We haven’t quite reached our full potential yet,” she said.

“We definitely picked it up in the second half, played a lot better and a lot cleaner rugby ... It was just a matter of patience and waiting for the opportunities to score and we definitely got those in the second half.”

The Gaels’ success this season has been due in part to a new found sense of perseverance.

With an undefeated season and wins overboth Waterloo and the University of Toronto Varsity Blues

in the playoffs, fullback Jocelyn Poirier said the Gaels’ approach to their games has changed.

“The skill level has improved but there’s just a different mindset this year in focusing on our game and what we’re going to do,” she said. “We’ve used the term ‘control the controllable’.”

“It was just a matter of patience and waiting for the opportunities to score and we definitely got those in the second half.”

—Samantha Trinier, Centre/Wing Poirier said the Guelph Gryphons offer no exceptional challenge.

“They’re just another team,” she said. “We hadn’t played Waterloo before either. We’re going to try and work our defence [which] has been strong all season. They haven’t really had to face a strong defence yet. So we’re going to really try and shut them down that way, get in their heads.”

The team’s confidence this year has been the difference in many games. Fly-half/winger Andrea Wadsworth said the team’s confidence has improved as the team became more comfortable on the field and with each other.

“We were down at the beginning but everyone stayed pretty calm and knew we were going to come back. [We] didn’t know when, but we knew we were going to come

Photo by Sam McIntyre

The women’s rugby team celebrates their 15-8 win over the Waterloo Warriors in Kingston. back eventually,” she said.

The Gaels’ hard work has been years in the making for the women’s rugby program and Wadsworth said the importance of the moment is not lost on the team.

“We’re all definitely excited to be a part of such a milestone

season for the Queen’s women’s rugby program,” she said. “We’re definitely looking forward to it. We know we’re a bit of the underdog in the finals. We know we can definitely bring it to Guelph.”

The Gaels’ automatic berth to the CIS Championship will

take them to from Nov. 4–7.

Peterborough

The Queen’s Gaels will play in the OUA Championship this Saturday against the Guelph Gryphons. The game starts at noon at Kingston Field.

Queen’s 52, York 14

Win and in for Queen’s

The Gaels dominate the York Lions to grab the last spot in the postseason

By Kate Bascom Sports Editor

Photo by Justin Tang

The Gaels scrape into the playoffs with a 52-14 win over the York Lions at Richardson Stadium on Saturday. The Gaels will play the McMaster Marauders next Saturday in Hamilton.

This weekend was do-or-die for the Queen’s football team. The Gaels’ needed to win to secure a playoff position but also depended upon a Toronto loss to the Western Mustangs, a game that the announcers were keeping fans updated on throughout the Queen’s game.

The crowd at Richardson Stadium was forced to multi-task on Saturday while watching the Gaels defeat the York Lions 52-14.

The action on the field was the least of their worries as Queen’s scored early and often in their victory over the winless Lions.

Toronto offered Gaels fans a nervous first half as they led the Mustangs 17-9. This even prompted one fan at the football game to start a ‘Let’s Go Western’ chant—likely the first and last time this chant

will be heard at Richardson. The Mustangs came out on top in the second half winning 35-23.

Although the team couldn’t ignore the booming announcements, linebacker Sam Sabourin said that their focus had to be on the game they could control.

“When I heard that score, I was a little nervous,” he said. “But we just wanted to focus on York.”

Head coach Pat Sheahan said that if Toronto had beaten Western, they would have been deserving of the playoff berth. But he said the team was confident that Western would be able pull off the win.

“Western was not going to lose to Toronto at home, that wasn’t going to happen,” he said. “But it did shake people up a little.”

The Gaels dominated the first half of the game against the Lions scoring four touchdowns before York was even able to score, midway Please see Football on page 17

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QUeen’S 16, BrOCK 15

Gaels end season on thrilling note rookie Worsley hits last second penalty kick to clinch third place in the OUA By tIm macKay sTaFF WriTer The men’s rugby team defeated the Brock Badgers 16-15 in a thrilling Saturday afternoon match on Kingston Field. After Brock scored an early try, the Gaels responded with a strong first half.

Lock Hank McQueen scored his second try in as many games and winger Mike Wong finished off an excellent run by his counterpart, winger Dan Moor. Brock added a penalty goal to catch up 10-8 overtaking the Queen’s lead heading into halftime. In what was the most dramatic second half of the Gaels’ season, the Badgers pushed through the Queen’s defence to add a try and conversion, pushing the score to 15-13 for the visitors late in the game.

As the game dwindled, the Gaels gained ball possession several times but were unable to generate any threatening scoring chances.

However, with less than a minute remaining, Brock committed a penalty around the halfway line.

McQueen, the team’s captain, made the decision to have rookie full-back David Worsley kick a penalty goal, which scraped the uprights to give Queen’s a thrilling one point victory.

The relatively modest crowd in attendance at Kingston Field went from absolute silence to unrestrained elation after what was undeniably the most memorable finish of the season so far.

Worsley was unsurprisingly at a loss for words after his game-winning kick.

“I just wanted to make it,” he said. “I had a few nerves but I was just thinking about making it … I was just relieved. We didn’t play the way we wanted to but good teams find a way to win.”

The rookie’s late heroics gave the Gaels a winning finish to their regular season, clinching third place overall in the OUA standings.

The win ensured that should the Gaels win their quarterfinal match, they will play the second seed in the semi-finals.

While the team was noticeably adrenalized by the win, both players and coach stressed that they need to improve to make a run at repeating

last year’s OUA championship win.

Head coach Peter Huigenbos was honest in his assessment of the match.

“We didn’t play well,” he said.

“We had a good first half and we were poised to do well in the second but Brock didn’t allow us to. Personally, I thought Brock deserved to win, but we had one opportunity to win and the 18 year-old kid stepped up.”

Huigenbos also emphasized Queen’s commitment to improvement.

“We’re going to take the time in the facility to build our skills,” he said.

“We have to keep working and keep building into the playoffs.

Hats off to Worsley for making that kick but we have to be better.”

Moor highlighted the Gaels’ struggles to capitalize on their offensive opportunities.

“We need to be better at finishing and executing,” he said.

“We make things happen but we need to make sure that we tighten up that last catch or last pass so we can put more points on the board.”

The Gaels will face the Guelph Gryphons in the OUA quarterfinals next Saturday.

The game starts at 2:30 p.m. on Kingston Field.

PhOTO by SAm mcInTyre

The Gaels won their final regular season game Saturday against the Brock Badgers. Queen’s finished their season 6-2 and will face Guelph in the first round of the postseason.

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QUeen’S 1, COnCOrDIA 2 (OT); QUeen’S 1, MCGIll 7

A tale of two games

men’s hockey suffers two tough, but very different losses over the weekend

By LaURI KytÖmaa assisTanT sporTs ediTor

PhOTOS by chrISTIne bLAIS

The Queen’s fencing team held their annual invitational last weekend at the ArC. The Gaels’ top-ten performers were Christian Petrozza who placed sixth in the Senior Men’s Foil event while laura Bartha placed 10th in the Senior Women’s epee event at the Queen’s Invitational.

Sporting a 3-1 record coming into the weekend, the men’s hockey team now hovers at .500 after two straight losses to the Carleton Ravens and the McGill Redmen.

The Gaels were on the road, travelling to Ottawa where they suffered a 2-1 overtime loss to the Ravens and ended the weekend with a devastating 7-1 loss to the McGill Redmen.

Tight battles and low scoring characterized the game against Carleton. The first period ended with no score as both teams struggled to gain an edge. The Ravens struck first by scoring on a power play in the second period but the Gaels didn’t back down in the close 1-0 game.

Queen’s didn’t generate enough opportunities in the beginning of the game with only eight shots after the first two frames of play. They mounted an attack in the third and got a goal from forward Scott Kenway 13 minutes in. This was good enough to force overtime.

Although the Gaels’ previous wins have been from either overtime or in a shootout, Carleton was able to take the game by ending overtime after 3:43.

Head coach Brett Gibson was content with his team’s effort against the Ravens.

“I thought we played really well and it’s the story of last season, both teams are evenly matched and you can flip a coin to see who is going to win,” he said. “We both know each other really well, and I thought the guys played really well on Friday night.”

He also said the season’s close games are a positive sign for the league and the team.

“It just reflects that we are right there,” he said. “The parity of the league is getting better and better … We are 3-0-1 in overtime right now so it will prepare us down the stretch, you’ve got to play in tight games.”

Saturday’s game in Montreal against the McGill Redmen was anything but even. The reigning OUA champions showed the Gaels what it takes to lead the league.

The rival university scored often, with three goals in the first period alone and another four in the second. Two of the Redmen’s goals came on a power play and another two came while they were shorthanded.

Goaltender Steele De Fazio was pulled after five goals to give him a break from the barrage. McGill mercifully didn’t score in the third Please see Concordia on page 18

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through the second quarter. Quarterback Justin Chapdelaine threw four touchdowns and ran one in before he was relieved by rookie Billy McPhee in the fourth quarter.

The highlight of the game was kicker Dan Village setting a team career scoring record with 271 points over his five-year career as a Gael. The announcement of the record at the end of the second quarter brought the 2,123 fans to their feet.

“The challenge there is that we have to go into the other team’s ballpark and come up with an effort that is worthy of moving onto the next round.”

—Pat Sheahan football head coach Sheahan said that although Queen’s was able to limit errors against York, they should keep the game and their opponent in perspective.

“We got off to a terrific start,” he said.

“We got lots of good things done today.

Moving forward the degrees of freedom are significantly less [for error] ... Let’s also be mindful [of] the York team, I recognize where they are, their situation is what it is so you can’t take too much to the bank from this win.”

This season has seen the Gaels both on the winning and losing side of blowouts as well as nail-biters like their game against the Ottawa Gee-Gees. Because of this, the Gaels have found themselves at the bottom of the OUA standings, fighting for

a playoff spot. Sheahan however said this is not representative of the football team’s skill or effort.

“We are not a lower tiered team,” he said. “The scores against the lower tiers are indicative that we are significantly better than that. We have to come up with an error free game when it counts to keep playing. The reality is that Ottawa and Western [are] the two teams that were out front. I think the four teams that are left are pretty close to one another.”

All three of the Gaels’ wins have come at Richardson Stadium. Due to a sixth place finish, the Gaels will not have home advantage in their playoff games. Sheahan said he was less worried about their opponent and more about his team stepping up in a rival environment.

“I’m more concerned about the fact that we haven’t won a game on the road,” he said.

“The challenge there is that we have to go into the other team’s ballpark and come up with an effort that is worthy of moving onto the next round.”

Sabourin said the Gaels will be able to start fresh next week against the McMaster Marauders.

“The only thing we’ve really cared about these last couple weeks was getting in,” he said. “Now that we’re in the playoffs, everyone’s even. [We] can’t wait to go out there and show what kind of team we are.”

The sixth seeded Gaels will travel to Hamilton this Saturday to take on the McMaster Maurauders. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m.

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period leaving the score at 7-1.

Gibson said he felt that McGill’s success derives from more than just effort and skill.

“They’ve got the monopoly on the Quebec league,” he said. “All of the major junior hockey players want to go to McGill, it’s a great school. [As a result] their first line is the same as their fourth line and their first defenceman is the same as their sixth defenceman. Most teams in the league, including us, have one top line and then three grinding lines.”

“When [Liske and Mirwaldt] do decide to get their games in gear we are going to be a tough team to beat.”

—Brett Gibson, men’s hockey head coach The tough loss couldn’t be pegged on the play of De Fazio, who has emerged as the starting goaltender after two weeks of strong play. He gave up only a combined three goals in the three games leading up to the McGill game.

“In the last four games he has been fantastic; it is the Steele I know, the Steele that was with us in the playoffs last year,” Gibson

said. “He knows what he’s capable of doing and he’s done that the last two weeks.”

The Gaels have been lacking major contribution from the team’s top scorers Payton Liske and Jordan Mirwaldt this season. So far Liske has one goal and four assists for five points, four of which came in one game. Somewhat redeeming is that he has scored in both of the team’s shootout wins. Mirwaldt has two goals and two assists in six games but all four points came in two games. Both players had 40 points in 28 games last season.

“We have a winning record right now and Payton Liske and Jordan Mirwaldt haven’t contributed that much offensively,” Gibson said.

“That’s a great sign I think, that shows that we have more depth this year but when they do decide to get their games in gear we are going to be a tough team to beat.”

The Gaels will look to turn things around at home next weekend. They will face off against the McGill redmen again on Friday at Memorial Centre. The puck drops at 8:30 p.m. They will then see Carleton on Saturday at 2:30 p.m.

SPORTS IN BRIEF Men’s soccer sweeps final weekend The men’s soccer team closed out their regular season on a high note this past weekend with two wins. On Saturday they traveled to North Bay where they defeated the Nipissing Lakers 2-0 and the Laurentian Voyagers in Sudbury 4-0 on Sunday.

The two wins push the Gaels to an 8-5-1 final record, enough for fourth place in the OUA East, one point behind the Ryerson Rams.

The Gaels will begin their playoff run this Wednesday against Laurentian University at Richardson Stadium. The game will kickoff at 1 p.m.

—Lauri Kytömaa

Women’s soccer marches on The CIS fourth-ranked Gaels finished off their season with two wins and a four-game winning streak. On Saturday, they squeaked out a tight 3-2 win over the Nipissing Lakers in North Bay and beat the Laurentian Voyagers 2-0 in Sudbury the following day.

The Gaels closed the season with a dominant 14-2 record. The team’s 42 points were good enough for first place in the OUA east.

The first place standing earns them a bye in the first round of the playoffs. The team will play again in the OUA quarter finals to be held on Oct. 30.

—Lauri Kytömaa

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No need to resort to the resort

If you’ve always wanted to travel to an exotic location, the cost doesn’t have to hold you back

By Sara Melvin Contributor In my experience, week-long trips at all-inclusive resorts have three outcomes: a great tan, a terrible hangover and an underwhelming experience. It’s never too late to get your deposit back for the grad trip in the Dominican Republic or Cancun in favour of something a little bit more adventurous.

If you take about five minutes of extra planning you can have a reading week adventure at equivalent cost (or less!) that will result in wild adventures, new friends from all over the map, a connection to the country you visit and a wicked bronze glow.

The following trips are designed as an alternative to a typical resort trip while keeping in mind the draw to warmer climates and beachside parties that you just don’t get on the shores of Lake Ontario in the dead of winter. As an added bonus, these trips can be done with $1000 or less, including airfare!

Bocas Del Toro, Panama If you want surfing, pristine Caribbean beaches, a myriad of party choices, hostel hopping and fresh fish daily, the archipelago of Bocas del Toro is exactly where you want to be.

Instead of a few token-looking locals selling jewelry on a beach dotted with gawking tourists, Bocas allows travelers full immersion into the laid-back Caribbean island culture. After an hour-long water taxi ride from Panama mainland, you arrive in the biggest and most populated island called Isla Colon.

Walking down the pedestrianfriendly roads, the streets are dotted with colourful wooden houses and ramshackle cafés converted from houses built by the United Fruit Company in the early twentieth century.

Characterized as a quintessential backpacker haven there is no shortage of quality places to stay or eat, scruffy travelers to meet and places to party. For the budgetconscious, there are hostels with and without air-conditioning, private rooms and common spaces to share a beer or two with other travelers.

I stayed at Mondu Teitu Hostel in an air-conditioned dorm room with five others for $12 per night. Every morning there are complimentary do-it-yourself banana pancakes in the kitchen, surfboards for rent and colourful hammocks for the mandatory postsurf chill.

The staff can help you with anything from locating the most exclusive private beach with the best waves to where the most happening party would be that night.

Aqua Lounge, a nightclub just a short water-taxi ride away from the main island, hosts night-long ragers that attract a wide variety of

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Cheap travel makes it possible to visit a different beach or reef every day while staying in Bocas Del Toro, Panama. travelers and locals. There is even a pool in the middle of the club with a 12-foot diving tower—but no lifeguards to be seen so swim at your own risk!

Water taxis zoom between the various islands for bargain prices—it’s definitely possible to visit a different isolated beach or reef each day of your stay.

My favourite spot was the Red Frog Beach. Nestled in a rocky cove and a messy jungle, the white sand is crawling with bright red frogs and barely any tourists.

Kick back, read a book, surf some waves and have a smoothie from the stand on the other end of the island … life is perfect!

If you get tired of the constant travel talk and nightly parties, hop in a water taxi to Isla Old Basimenthos—brightly coloured wooden houses on stilts in the ocean make you feel like you are living in some sort of Dr. Seuss land creation.

Getting there: Fly from Toronto to Panama City ($500 round trip), or to San Jose, Costa Rica ($275 trip). From both cities, there are direct eight hour buses or direct flights ($75 each way) to Changuinola. From there, boats leave on the hour to the various islands in Bocas for $5 per person.

Although it seems like a lot of work, you’ll see some beautiful sites along the way and interact with dozens of locals and excited travelers alike.

Little Corn Island, Nicaragua Envision this: waking up in a private cabin on the ocean’s shore, walking down the palm-tree lined paths, picking mangos and coconuts for breakfast and snorkeling out 100 feet from your cabin while thousands of tropical fish, nurse sharks and eagle

rays swim at your feet. Wait … it’s only 11 a.m.! What should we do for the rest of the day?

Explore, eat, adventure, eat, swim and eat again. There is no shortage of activities or interesting people to converse with on this tiny island with a population of 750.

“There’s never a dull moment in Little Corn,” according to Area, a magazine devoted to modern travel in an article published on Nov. 26, 2008. “The sport fishing is extraordinary—kingfish, dolphin, jack, snapper and barracuda abound less than a mile offshore … For those who prefer the view from under the surface [there are] three [diving] trips a day, plus a night dive for nocturnal types. And if diving isn’t your thing, there’s snorkeling, kayaking, kiteboarding and windsurfing.”

Keep in mind during your trip to Little Corn Island that all adults go by Miss or Mr, then their first name.

For all scuba related inquiries, Mr. Derek is your man. Miss Bridget makes the best barracuda dinner, Miss Grace knows all of the island’s history and Mr. Thomas can take you fishing on his boat.

I have never been so full and satisfied as I was in my week in the Corn Islands. The local specialty, coconut bread, is baked fresh daily and is made with coconut milk.

However, acquiring a loaf can be a bit of a challenge. All coconut bread franchises are run informally out of select homes, with no sign, unless you can detect the wafting baking smells drifting in the island air.

Another local specialty, Ron-Don soup, is a fantastic meal representative of the unique island life. The soup is a mixture of ingredients lying around the house and the daily catch of fish.

Miss Sofia, the owner of a

restaurant on the north side of the island informed me of how to make this delicious concoction.

“Bring the coconut milk to a boil and add some Caribbean vegetables—yucca, plantain, sweet potato, palm hearts [and] onions,” she said.

“Add crushed fresh garlic and dried thyme to taste. Add a jalapeño if you want some tang! Separately smoke or grill some fish.”

As for accommodation, you will be summoned by guesthouse owners as soon as you step off the boat.

I stayed at Miss Grace’s, a Rastafarian-decorated assortment of circular cabinas right on the ocean for $7 per night. Although the showers were outdoors and there was no internet, phones or air conditioning, the rustic vibe was surprisingly comfortable.

The sheets were clean (a little sandy of course) and there was a restaurant on site that served delicious coconut bread French

toast and Nicaraguan tacos. Daily games of beach volleyball kept the energy alive.

If you want something a little more upscale, Casa Iguana eco-lodge is definitely your best bet.

According to their website, there are “no cars, no phones, no cocktail umbrellas, no jet skis, no movie stars [and] no worries” for $35 per night.

They have two private beaches on their property, daily family style dinners prepared by an acclaimed chef from New York and a beautiful veranda with tons of reading material and games.

Casa Iguana is also completely self-reliant—they generate all of their own electricity and use local ingredients only.

Getting there: Fly from Toronto to Managua, Nicaragua’s capital city ($500 round trip). Fly from Managua to Big Corn Island ($160 round trip). Boat from Big Corn to Little Corn ($5).

cheap trips Here are some more exotic locations that will keep your wallet happy: • San Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua: Fly from Toronto to Managua, Nicaragua—approx $500 round trip. Shuttle from Managua airport to San Juan Del Sur— approx. $80 round trip.

• San Blas, Panama: Fly from Toronto to Panama City, Panama—approx $500 round trip. Fly from Panama City to San Blas—approx. $80 round trip.

• Tulum, Mexico: Fly from Toronto to Cancun, Mexico—approx. $199 round trip. Shuttle from Cancun airport to Tulum—approx. $71 round trip.

• Puerto Limon, Costa Rica: Fly from Toronto to Puerto Limon—approx. $500 round trip.

—Source: flightnetwork.com, huno.com.

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