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Sexual Violence Action Network fights rape culture

By Katherine Fernandez-Blance Assistant News Editor

said there was a high voter turnout for the nomination.

Polls were open from 3 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. and over 2,000 votes were cast out of approximately 2,860 eligible voters.

“It’s a pretty high turnout. There were only four spoiled ballots,” he said, adding that the overall ranking of the candidates isn’t made public.

“The policy is from the returning officer … they only announce the winner.”

At the K-Rock Centre, where voting took place, Hsu’s supporters were jubilant when the results came in, Hartling said.

“It was down to the core supporters of the teams [and] a smattering of committed liberals.

Ted’s team was ecstatic. [For] the other teams it varied from [a]

There is no job at the administrative level in all of Ontario that is devoted to ending sexual violence on university or college campuses, yet sexual assault in post-secondary settings remains a huge problem, said Chris Rudnicki, AMS vice-president (university affairs).

He said the Sexual Violence Action Network, which was founded this fall will fill this vacant role on the Queen’s campus.

One of the network’s main goals is to target the culture associated with rape, which exists on post-secondary campuses.

“The rape culture is … the idea that men are entitled to sex [and] …doing things such as making sexual comments [or] not actually calling rape ‘rape,’ ” Rudnicki, ArtSci ’11, said.

Daniella Dávila, AMS social issues commissioner said the first step of the Network is to create strong lines of communication between groups already doing antirape work.

“We wanted [an approach] that would help women empower other women, and would help men teach men about rape culture,” Dávila said, adding that it’s important to understand that heterosexual rape is not the only problem.

While the Network is still in its preliminary stages, many initiatives are planned for the upcoming year, Dávila said.

“We want to create a resource package so [all the organizations involved] have access to the same resources that we can use in our own environments,” she said.

The Network will create workshops that address consent, with the aim of giving these workshops in residences. The Network also plans to lobby the administration to help implement residence don training focused on sexual assault and consent.

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Ted Hsu celebrates his Liberal nomination win with supporters. From left to right: Fred Faust, Ted Hsu, Queen’s Students Paula Mosbrucker and Jerome James.

If the Hsu fits, nominate it

Ted Hsu wins Liberal nomination for Kingston and the Islands on Nov. 7

By Clare Clancy News Editor Sunday night Ted Hsu became the Liberal nominee for Kingston and the Islands, replacing MP and Speaker of the House Peter Milliken after 22 years.

Hsu said his success is due in part to his broad support base.

“I came across a lot of different reasons why people were voting the way they did,” Hsu said, adding

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that people voted for him because they were scientists, engineers environmentalists, or even just friends of friends.

After his win was announced at 9:30 p.m., competitors Bill Flanagan, Bittu George, Phillip Osanic and Harvey Rosen congratulated him, even taking t-shirts with the slogan TEAM TED. Hsu said now that he’s secured the nomination he wants to take a break from campaigning to spend time with his family.

“I’m relieved that the nomination campaign is over and I’m looking forward to organizing things for the next election … although no one knows when that will be.”

Hsu was chosen as the Liberal candidate for MP through a system of preferential voting at Sunday’s

nomination meeting.

A preferential ballot requires the voter to rank the nomination contestants. Assuming that there are five contestants, like in this race, a voter marks each one with a “1” “2” “3” “4” or “5”. If no contestant receives more than half of the first-choice votes, then the candidate with the lowest number of first-choice votes is eliminated from the race. Any ballot which indicated the eliminated candidate as a first choice is then reviewed.

Since the first-choice candidate is no longer in the running, the vote is counted in favour of the secondchoice candidate.

This process continues until one contestant has at least 50 per cent plus one of the vote and is declared the winner.

President of Kingston and the Islands Liberals Ron Hartling

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By Terra-Ann Arnone Web and Blogs Editor Drugs like Aderrall and Ritalin are manufactured to help people with Attention Deficit disorders.

But according to students and experts, these drugs aren’t used exclusively by prescription holders.

An Ontario Student Drug Use and Health Survey reported nonmedical use of pharmaceutical drugs was the third largest category among commonly used recreational drugs in 2009. The category includes Opioid pain relievers, OxyContin, ADHD drugs, stimulants, tranquilizers and sedatives.

Medications like Ritalin (Methylphenidate), Adderall, Dexedrine and Concerta are perscribed to individuals with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Ritalin is the only prescription drug among the group not classified as an amphetamine, a substance also found in ecstasy.

Richard Beninger, head of Queen’s Psychology department, said the prescription drugs don’t only affect people with ADD and ADHD. “In non-diagnosed people using this drug, it gives something of a high,” Beninger said.

He said there are risks involved with undiagnosed students who choose to use amphetamine-based drugs.

“People who abuse drugs with amphetamine risk developing symptoms like those seen in Schizophrenia,” Beninger said, adding that addiction to these drugs is also an associated risk.

“It is dangerous, and they are particularly dangerous to people who have a pre-disposition to schizophrenia already.”

Beninger said the recreational use of prescription drugs is nothing new.

“This is not new, it’s an old problem that has come around again,” he said. “Alcohol and amphetamines both activate the dopamine system, you might get an escalated effect by having the two together.”

Jim Brien, a professor of pharmacology and toxicology at the Queen’s School of Medicine spoke to the Journal about varied reactions to medication of this order.

“The dose-response relationship is fundamental,” Brien said. “An effective dose for one person may not be the same in another.”

He said that while some people may find a positive change after taking such prescriptions, others could experience adverse reactions or simply not respond at all.

“Adderall is a trade name for a central nervous system stimulant drug,” he said. “It is essential that those who choose to take these drugs fully appreciate the beneficial and adverse reactions.

“It is a phenomenon of biological variability. If they do not have that particular intellectual or developmental disorder it may or may not have an effect on them.”

Brien said that the reaction to such medication is dependent on the task at hand; be it studying for an exam, doing homework or preparing for physical activity.

He said that there is a definitive process by which a student would have to comply to be prescribed stimulant medication.

“I think it’s their responsibility to deal with the adverse reactions ... Nobody’s ever come to me saying that they’ve had a bad reaction.”

Alex Ostojic, Sci ’13 “To get these agents, a diagnosis needs to be made by a clinician to source the drug. The person has to present as having the disorder”, he said.

The Canadian ADHD Resource Alliance (CADDRA) recommends a five-step process in diagnosing ADHD in adolescents, beginning with the patient consulting a primary care physician. In this first visit, the patient often expresses a concern about hyperactivity, inattentive behaviour or impulse control issues—symptoms typical of ADHD. The second consultation will have physicians review the patient’s medical history and conduct a short physical exam; this is to ensure that the symptoms exhibited are not a result of other medical issues. Thirdly, the physician will conduct interviews to assess the severity of symptoms which will lead them to discuss treatment recommendations.

Around 16,500 Ontario high school students reported using prescription ADHD drugs for nonmedical reasons last year, according to an Ontario Student Drug Use and Health Survey.

The study surveyed 9,112 Ontario students between grades seven and 12, concluding about two per cent of students used drugs like Adderall, Dexedrine and Concerta in 2009.

Particularly during the increased workload characteristic of mid-term and exam season, students are looking to improve productivity.

Queen’s Learning Strategies

Development program coordinator, Linda Williams said the Queen’s Learning Commons offer alternative ways for students to increase focus and concentration.

“Focus and concentration are brain-based activities,” Williams told the Journal in an e-mail. “Brains need more sleep during periods of active learning and memorizing.”

Williams also suggested students create an environment isolated from technology for studying, including disabling internet connections and turning cellphones to silent.

“Multi-tasking while trying to study is a myth,” she said.

Alex Ostojic, Sci ’13, was diagnosed with ADD at age 17. He said after beginning to take Adderall XR there was a measurable rise in his marks. “[Adderall] definitely helps me to sit down and work straight and know that I’m unable to be distracted,” he said, adding that he’s also given the extended release stimulant to friends.

“I’ve definitely been asked and have given it to a few of my friends in high school and first year. I recommended one 20 mg pill for a day,” he said.

Distributing the pills can be a lucrative business, he said.

“I’ve accepted five dollars a pill,”Ostojic said. “I pay a dispensing fee to the pharmacy but the rest of the prescription is covered by health care benefits.”

He said friends that knew he had Adderall didn’t hestitate to ask

him for some.

Although he continues to use Adderall, Ostojic said he’s experienced some common side effects.

“The worst side effect is suppressed appetite and it can become a problem when you realize you haven’t eaten all day,” he said.

When it comes to non-prescription use, he said it’s up to the individual to

understand risks.

“I think it’s their responsibility to deal with the adverse reactions,” he said. “Nobody’s ever come to me saying that they’ve had a bad reaction”.

Ostojic said he won’t be selling it during this school year.

“You realize it isn’t sustainable,” he said. “I kind of tried to stop selling it because I don’t have enough for myself.”

Pharmaceuticals popular in high schools According to a 2009 Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse, non-medicinal prescription drug use is common amongst Ontario students from grades seven to 12: •About two per cent of students report using ADHD drugs such as Ritalin, Concerta or Adderall for non-medicinal purposes.

•About seven per cent of students report using over–the-counter cough or cold medication non-medicinally.

•About 18 per cent of students report using a prescription opioid pain reliever such as Percocet, Oxycontin or Codeine non-medicinally.

•Females (20 per cent) are more likely than males (16 per cent) to use an opioid pain reliever non-medicinally.

•Opioids are the third most commonly used drug, after alcohol and cannabis.

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Richard Beninger, Queen’s psychology department head, said using amphetamine-based drugs can cause “people to be more alert, stimulated, interested and excited.”

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implement these are set to occur in 10 to 15 years. I don’t think we need to wait this long, I think some other things that have been budgeted could be postponed.”

Matheson, who is currently the city councillor for the Loyalist-Cataraqui district, said improving transit and integrating it within the student village are key functions of Kingston Public Transportation.

“We must work to improve infrastructure … we need more bike paths,” he said during the debate.

In addition to making the City more accessible for students, Matheson said he wants to improve living conditions in student housing by opening up discussions to students and permanent residents alike.

He said he plans to reduce Kingston’s reliance on outside consultants and increase its use of resident input with mechanisms like round table discussions with the University.

“We need to find solutions with Queen’s as a full partner,” he said.

Chalmers, who has owned and operated a local automotive sales business in Kingston for over 20 years, said at the debate that many student problems are rooted in the City’s poor image of Queen’s students and the costs they present to the City.

Nonetheless, he said this can be changed.

“It’s not too late for things to be straightened out. Queen’s needs the City of Kingston and Kingston needs Queen’s,” he said, adding that a good place to start is with student housing.

He said housing is a large issue not only for Queen’s students, but for the greater Kingston community.

“We are limited on what we can do with student housing. Amenities are needed to support housing,” Chalmers said at the debate. “We need to have some student

housing outside of the Queen’s area, but we’ll need transportation so students can get to campus.”

Gerrestsen, the current city councilor for the Portsmouth district, owns several student housing properties. He agreed that the transit system needs a few tweaks to better serve students.

“Currently the transit system is based on need, not on want, we need to change this,” he said, adding that in the past transit decisions had been made in a top-down fashion, but this should change.

“We need to engage the Queen’s community, and use students to deliver the message to help come up with solutions,” he said.

One of the ways he hopes to do this is through technology.

“I would establish a Facebook and a Twitter account if elected. Live streaming council and city meetings would be another way to engage students, most of whom don’t have cable,” he said during the debate.

Lavalley, another Run This Town candidate said he also hopes to engage youth.

He said that as a young person and a Queen’s student he is able to relate to students and the problems they face in the City. He said he’s spoken to friends and classmates to get a sense of what they think is important.

“My friends choose housing based on the location to amenities. We need to ensure that there are more amenities close by for students,” he said during the debate.

Lavelley said students access information in a different way than the older generation. “[The Kingston Municipal website] is like a maze, but not a fun maze. It’s more like an archive,” he said at Grant Hall.

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at Queen’s but Kurzawa said part of her motivation for going to Carleton was to see if Queen’s Alive would want to use it.

“It was a good opportunity to see if it’s even feasible to bring it to Queen’s,” adding that the display was initially planned to last two days.

Kurzawa said Queen’s Alive might use the display in the future.

“The point of the event is to get people thinking,” she said. “[University] seems like the most appropriate place to do this.

“We’ll see in a couple of years,” she said, adding that the club might use methods like a Choice Chain for now.

According to the CCBR, a Choice Chain involves a line of people standing on a public sidewalk holding signs depicting first-

semester aborted fetuses.

“You don’t need a permit for it and you can’t get arrested for it,” Kurzawa said.

The GAP has been seen at over 150 university campuses in the US since 1998 and was first seen in Canada at UBC in 1999.

Since then, the GAP displays have made appearances at UBC, Simon Fraser University, Thompson Rivers University, Trinity Western University, University of Calgary, University of Alberta, University of Manitoba, University of Toronto and Carleton University.

The GAP project has caused controversy at other university campuses. Most notably, last April eight students from University of Calgary’s Campus Pro-Life Club faced the possibility of expulsion for refusing to remove a GAP display from campus.

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Five students were fined $130 at Carleton during a pro-life campaign Oct. 4.

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n an article published in Monday’s Globe and Mail, Sarah Hampson considers the overlooked value of one of humanity’s less appreciated emotions: sorrow.

The article, titled “Don’t always look on the bright side of life” suggests that we live in a culture which seeks to purge sadness entirely, in favour of a “relentless focus on happiness.”

Sadness has become so undesirable that we can’t share it with others. Hampson suggests that we’re afraid to admit that we’re sad because we don’t want to appear weak or self-indulgent in the eyes of others.

Hampson differentiates between depression and the feeling of sadness—the former being a serious problem.

Hampson consults with experts in psychology and sociology, and concludes that we need to acknowledge the valuable role sadness plays in the normal range of human emotions.

Aside from informing any number of artistic or creative endeavours, she points out that sadness plays a crucial role in letting us know when something is wrong, especially when we need to reflect on the decisions we’ve made.

Sadness also gives us a point of reference to savour other emotions—we appreciate being happy more because we know how unpleasant it is to be sad.

While it’s difficult to accept that being sad

is a good thing, the Globe article makes a number of good points.

We don’t do ourselves any favours by overlooking how we feel. One of the most effective ways of dealing with sadness, or the problem that is causing it, is to share that sadness with someone else.

A reluctance to share our feelings with others prevents us from gaining perspective.

Our friends and family often help us understand who we are, and help us with emotional concerns.

Part of being more willing to talk is being more willing to listen. By marginalizing the problems of others—or by focusing entirely on our own lives—we contribute to the idea that there is something inherently wrong about being sad and we deny others an outlet to share.

However, we need to keep in mind the distinction between engaged discussion and blind sympathy. Validating the emotional concerns of others doesn’t mean that we should become a culture of bleeding hearts and pillowy shoulders to cry on. We shouldn’t be afraid to disagree with others when it seems like they’re being unreasonable or self-indulgent. Doing this is still considerably more helpful than refusing to talk at all.

We should listen to and engage with the concerns of others, because it’s the easiest way to help ourselves as well.

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n American judge has ordered the Pentagon end its ban preventing openly homosexual or bisexual men and women serving in the military.

The lawsuit was filed six years ago by the Log Cabin Republicans, a prominent Republican gay organization in the US. “Don’t ask, don’t tell” was instituted in 1993 by President Bill Clinton.

US District Judge Virginia Phillips ruled that the policy—which obliges homosexual or bisexual individuals to keep their sexual orientation private or face expulsion— violates the First and Fifth Amendments to the Constitution.

To exclude otherwise eligible individuals from serving in their country’s armed forces on the basis of sexual orientation is absurd.

Forcing individuals to conceal their sexual orientation in order to serve simply reinforces existing stereotypes that anyone who isn’t heterosexual is in some way unfit for duty. These are stereotypes that have no basis in fact.

It’s important to acknowledge that

overturning “Don’t ask, don’t tell” doesn’t magically dispel homophobic bias among those who already possess it. But removing official sanctions against homosexual and bisexual individuals is a step that is absolutely crucial in accomplishing this process, and it’s one that is long overdue.

It’s regrettable that this turnaround came as a consequence of judicial activism, not democratic political debate.

Simply suspending “Don’t ask, don’t tell” doesn’t address all of the issues that may stem from repealing such a restriction.

For example, providing a support network to help the military adapt to such a consequential change is absolutely vital.

In any context outside of the military, a policy like “Don’t ask, don’t tell” would be nothing more than discrimination, hardly tolerable in any society which is founded on principles of equality and mutual respect.

It’s still unclear exactly what will follow Judge Phillips’ ruling, but this decision is definitely a step in the right direction.

Don’t let go of tradition Labiba Haque

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nyone who watches hockey will know that Leafs fans are as loyal as they come. Growing up as the daughter of a “sports-addict”, I remember crossing off the days before hockey season once again burst onto the television screen from a long summer slumber.

When I was young, it was a tradition at my house to watch Hockey Night in Canada every weekend, something we still do to this day.

Reflecting on this family tradition after visiting home for Thanksgiving weekend, I realized that people of my generation lack a sense of community and tradition.

It was never boring, being raised in a family where you knew what to expect when you woke up on the morning of your birthday. These were things that you knew were going to happen, yet you still looked forward to them.

Now I know it may seem that as Queen’s students we are more likely to follow traditions, but outside these tricolour walls we all seem to leave behind our passion for tradition and join the masses.

Take the “Oil Thigh” for example. You can often find your average Queen’s student at various sporting events chanting and singing the words to the beloved school song. The students who participate in these school events tend to lose this unifying bond when they graduate and move on to their professional lives.

Some alumni maintain strong ties with the University after graduation, but most people

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fall short in keeping these bonds once they leave campus.

WhenIsay‘traditions,’ I don’t necessarily mean long-standing family rituals. By traditions, I’m referring to any group activity that you enjoy.

I think that people fail to recognize that traditions give people the opportunity to participate in something that once meant a great deal to our predecessors. By following traditions, you’re not only respecting those who came before you, you’re also participating in an act that connects you to the past.

Just the other day, I had a conversation with a friend in which he told me that his family no longer celebrates Thanksgiving.

This friend told me that they stopped not because they don’t want to, but rather because it’s something they don’t feel the need to do.

Are we, as a society, morphing more into individualists as opposed to members of a community?

When did we start to lose the values we were brought up on? Have we lost our need for community relations?

Without this sense of interdependence and continuity, individuals are no longer communicating with others the way they were once able to.

As technology takes precedence, people are seemingly forgetting the importance of family and the importance of close-knit groups. Have we forgotten the importance of physical human emotions?

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The right is not right on race Spewing vitriol and hatred, far-right conservatism is a threat to countries around the world

Omer Aziz, ArtSci ’12 A spectre is haunting the world—the spectre of far-right conservatism.

Marx used similar words more than 150 years ago when introducing the Communist Manifesto, but for him, the spectre was Communism. Today, the opposite is true.

Despite the financial crisis, the return of state intervention in the economy and the waning wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the danger of right-wing scapegoating of minorities­—particularly Muslims—has returned, not just in its typical social form, but now with elected power.

Every country in Western Europe—with the exception of Greece, Spain and Cyprus—is now either governed by the right or dependent upon the support of the far-right.

The events of a few years ago now seem so long ago: the financial crisis, the bail-outs, the election of a liberal to the White House and the world’s positive reaction.

Today, it is not just commonplace but politically advantageous to dump all our problems on our minorities with talk of ‘controlling’ immigration, and most of all, painting all Muslims with the same blood-soaked brush.

In the United States, slinging racial and xenophobic epithets at Muslims is still acceptable in political discourse.

Politicians of the right have likened the building of an interfaith cultural center to revering the 9/11 terrorists. The most prominent members of the American right, from Sarah Palin to Newt Gingrich, have openly vilified a religious minority.

It is no secret that both of these

politicians have their eyes set on running for President in 2012.

The singling out of Muslims with religious opprobrium seems to be a first-class ticket to the Republican Presidential nomination.

While several prominent liberals did raise objections to the Palin-Gingrich rhetoric, the political discourse in the United States still allows American politicians to single-out Muslims.

They have been nefariously painted as un-American conspirers more interested in jihad and Hamas than in living a normal life.

It is a peculiarity, perhaps reducible to an American insecurity of foreign domination, that Muslims constitute only one per cent of the population, yet receive a disproportionate amount of attention from the media and vitriol from the right.

It is no coincidence that far-right ramblings have tilted towards the mainstream.

Neither immigration nor demographic change favour Muslims or Arabs in the United States, yet American conservatives have cultivated a targeted form of xenophobia without many Muslims around.

Western Europe, once a bastion of liberalism and secularism, fares no better. The number one social issue dominating the cross-national debate is immigration.

The question is not of Australian or Czech immigrants, but of “those” immigrants, who are not like “us,” do not share “our” values and who are fundamentally separate from “us.”

Those immigrants are the ones the European right—from Bern to Paris, Berlin to Stockholm—think should be “controlled,” condemned and ostracized.

Many of these politicians of the right, from the most prominent Islam-basher Geert Wilders (who’s Party for Freedom now holds the Netherland’s government’s fate in

its hands), to former Berlin Finance Senator Thilo Sarrazin (who thinks Muslims pose an existential threat to Germany), combine a dangerous form of populism, bigotry and intolerance all while denouncing Muslims and claiming to uphold European and Western values.

The contradiction is apparent.

However, many people do not see it as such.

Let’s get something straight: Wilders, Sarrazin, Gingrich, Jimmie Akesson (who’s far-right Swedish Democrats won almost six per cent of the vote on Sept. 23), Marine Le Pen’s National Front in France—and the other right-wing Muslim bashers are not all created equal.

They differ in their economic proposals, their foreign policy goals and the type of populism they engender.

However, they are all defined by one essential feature: Islamo-hatred. Not Islamophobia, which is the irrational fear of Islam, but a visceral hatred of Muslims, from which the phobia derives.

It is this phenomenon that has sparked the furor of even a slight demographic shift in Western Europe.

Slinging racial and xenophobic epithets at Muslims is still acceptable in political discourse.

This return of the right can be explained, in part, by the decline of the left. A viable left-wing in the United States and Western Europe has all but disappeared.

A consensus has developed around economic principles such as privatization, free-trade and market solutions—the opposition to which seems highly anachronistic.

Even if set-aside, the left’s failure to capitalize on the recession and those right-wingers who helped cause it, the main cause of popular disillusionment comes from the sympathy that many on the left have towards Islamic extremism

and terrorism.

It’s this sympathizing that has distanced those on the left from their democratic constituencies.

People simply do not see Islamic extremists as the new revolutionaries. Osama bin Laden is no Vladimir Lenin, and Islamism is no Marxism.

The result of left’s decline has created a vacuum in American and Western European politics, happily filled by populists and conservatives on the right stoking people’s passions and playing to their insecurities.

It is no coincidence that far-right ramblings have tilted towards the mainstream.

We should all fear the rise of a new kind of social tyranny.

It is also no coincidence that the ascendance of the far-right is perfectly in line with an increase in unfavourable opinion towards Muslims in the West.

Burqa-banning in France and Belgium, Qur’an-burning in America, Minaret-banning in Switzerland—it all seems so familiar—a repetition of history.

Substitute Muslim with Protestant or Jew or Black or Atheist and the flagrant discrimination does not seem so surprising.

We should all fear the rise of a new kind of social tyranny that disparages a religious minority, just because that religious minority happens to share the faith of a handful of terrorists.

It is not just fundamental liberal values that are at stake here, but the very fabric of our civilization.

Without our values, our society is nothing more than a name to be written in history, perhaps with a footnote underscoring material progress and technology.

Whether we will remain complacent in the face of this new bigotry, and thereby become the grave-diggers of our civilization, only time will tell.

LETTERS TO THE EDITORS Get out and vote Dear Editors, Many people think municipal elections are a bit of a joke, and don’t bother to vote in them. They think all the really big decisions get made at a provincial or federal level.

In some cases they may be right, but on a day to day basis, municipal policies have a real impact on our everyday lives.

As Queen’s students, you may not feel that Kingston is “your home” and therefore you might not take the time to investigate the candidates running in this municipal election.

Think about it though.

If you’re living in a substandard

unit, where the landlord doesn’t seem to give a crap about your complaints, are you going to call your MP or MPP? No, you should call Property Standards, right here in Kingston, and if you don’t get satisfaction there, you should call your City Councilor.

If you’re unhappy that the recycling guys keep putting notices in your blue/grey bin because they don’t like the way you’re sorting your materials (even when you’re positive you’re doing it right), are you going to call a federal or provincial representative? No. You’re going to call the City Yard, and maybe your Councilor next.

If you’re concerned about the lighting in a park, or safety issues in your area, who are you going to

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Which Queen’s sports team are you rooting for?

“Men’s volleyball, because I have friends on the team.”

Amy Martin, ArtSci ’11

“Men’s football, because it’s engrained in Queen’s culture.”

Gracie Goad, ArtSci ’11

“I’d really like to see Queen’s with another Vanier Cup.” Chloe Kearon, ArtSci ’11

“Inner tube water polo.

They’re awesome.” call? Parks & Recreation, and then your City Councilor.

On a daily basis, Kingston city council’s decisions will have an impact on your life.

They will also have an impact on community members all around you, from the business people on Princess St., to the panhandlers you may see downtown, from the taxi drivers to the landlords charging exorbitant rates for inadequate service.

Having gone to Queen’s, I know how little time you have, and how meaningless “local” politics may seem. But invest a little time in this, and you will do the whole community a huge service.

For information on the election (candidates, polls, important links) visit:

myams.org/society/mac/552elections; kingstonelectors.ca/ or cityofkingston.ca/cityhall/election/.

Most of the candidates also have websites, and if you take a few minutes to explore them, you’ll see how incredibly different their viewpoints are, and how important it is to support the ones you think align with your philosophy and serve your needs.

Kudos to the AMS for recognizing the importance of the municipal election, and hosting the recent Mayoral debate.

I hope others will take the time to act locally and vote as well.

Martha Rudden, ArtSci ’86

Celina Zhang, ArtSci ’14

“Queen’s football. I eat, sleep and breathe it .”

Jocelyn Gibbs, ArtSci ’11

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A high and low vote on a similar note Journal staffers Jaaron Collins and Ally Hall weigh in on the sophomore release from Calgary psych-rockers Women W O M EN public

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Flegel’s voice—well, what could be heard of it through the haze of instruments. However, it was drowned out by the noise of the guitars and the hum of the bass.

I found the whole album very difficult to listen to.

I’ll admit I couldn’t even get through some of the songs.

Confused and put-off would be the words that I would use to describe my reaction towards Calgary based band Women’s second album, Public Strain.

Produced by Chad VanGaalen and released in Sept 2010, this indie/alternative album isn’t really something that would have a person running to their laptop to purchase it from iTunes. Nor would it be the first thing to recommend to a person who’s looking for some good music to listen to.

With the loud and often clashing chords, the electronic whining and buzzing and the generally inaudible lyrics (sung by Patrick Flegel) sounding like they’re coming from inside a tin can, I found the whole album very difficult to listen to. I’ll admit I couldn’t even get through some of the songs.

It was surprising to see such an interesting album cover containing such an unimpressive collection of songs. The black and white image of people walking through a snowstorm seems to promise easy-to-listen-to, alternative songs, but instead offers a range of chaotic noise and hollow voices.

At some points, the melodies are quite nice to listen to giving the impression that the music is getting better, but you’ll only be disappointed when the singing starts, leaving the song feeling empty and unfinished.

I may have had a completely different opinion about the album if the lyrics had actually been audible, instead of sounding dim and echoing. Most of the time, I had to strain my ears to try and make out what was being said—unsuccessfully I might add.

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The only somewhat enjoyable song on the album would be “Locust Valley.� The melody was more upbeat and pleasant to listen to and Flegel’s singing was enjoyable.

Other than this song, Public Strain turned out to be disappointing and left me with no desire to ever listen to Women again.

While I’m sure there are some people out there who would enjoy listening to this band, I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone. —Jaaron Collins I won’t lie. I didn’t quite get Women in 2008. I recall laughing at the prospect of rooting through thousands of results after thinking I could track the band down with a simple Google search. I remember sitting on my bedroom floor thinking I had their lo-fi psych-rock figured out as each track of their self-titled debut record reverberated by, only to be harshly knocked out of my comfort zone with the unexpectedly twang of a mutilated pop blast.

Always a sucker for a good mystery though, it didn’t take me longer than a couple listens to get into the vibe of Women’s jittering, quivering drone-driven style. “Black Rice� became the static-filled fixture to sleepless and melt-into-the-couch nights alike.

When their sophomore release Public Strain found its way to my eager fingertips at the end of September, I tore open the plastic of the blurry snow-covered LP and prepared my ears appropriately for guitar madness and distorted wonder.

If Women was the band’s noisy punch in the mouth, Public Strain is more of a caress. Noticeably less spastic than their first release, the album opener “Can’t You See� sets the experimental tone of the album off the bat with disembodied vocals fighting with a mass of wiry feedback filling the room like the flurries on the cover of the record.

Some things never change; the volume of 11 songs isn’t necessarily a departure for Women, but an identifiable progression in working through the flaws of their 2008 debut. The erratic nature of their songs is far from gone, but the record has a focused finish that’s evidence of deliberate conditioning of the group’s sound.

It’s easy to see how Women may not find themselves stuck in the heads of the masses, but why would they be—they’re not aiming to be a normal indie rock band by any stretch. Their subversion of the norm with typically unseemly

chords like in the five minute “Drag Open� doesn’t make for easy listening, but it’s impossible not to engage with and be provoked by it.

The range of influence present in Women’s early work won’t be missed on Public Strain—Patrick Flegel’s vocals hazed over abstract sampling and harmonious guitar solidifies Women’s sonic collage.

darkness of the ambient “Bells�.

By the time Side B concludes with the whining vocals and tambourine jangles of “Eyesore,� the songs have shape-shifted into layering, looped, blurred incantations of each other. Manic? Maybe, but I can’t see myself getting bored with the ominous and cathartic swells of these Women anytime soon. —Ally Hall

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Queen’s 32, University of Toronto 8

Women close regular season 5-0 Rugby looks to make a deep run in the the postseason after a disappointing fourth-place finish last year

By Anand Srivastava Staff Writer The women’s rugby team closed out their regular season last weekend with a 32-8 win over the University of Toronto Varsity Blues to finish the year with a perfect 5-0 record.

Outside center CIS All-Canadian Andrea Wadsworth led the team with three tries. Flanker Jocelyn Poirier added another two tries and fullback Samantha Trinier also put one down. Lock Rachelle Kranenburg added a convert to round out the scoring.

With a perfect season; the Gaels finished first in the Russell Division, are ranked seventh nationally and have guaranteed themselves home field advantage for the duration of the playoffs.

Head coach Beth Barz said she was pleased with the win but said that the team will need to improve heading in to the playoffs.

“The game had some high points and some low points,” Barz said.

“I think in general our defensive execution was very good, very solid and up to par in many parts of the game. When we decided to go back to the basics and attack, we did very well. When we decided to complicate matters and attack, we became predictable and simply didn’t attack on the same level.”

Barz accredited the perfect season to the improvement of her younger players.

“Right from the beginning of training camp, many of our first-year players have not only recognized what the veterans have been trying to do, but they’ve made an intentional decision to do what [the veterans are] doing,”

The Gaels defeat the University she said. “In some cases, [they have performed] better than the veterans.”

The Gaels will face a familiar opponent in the OUA Quarterfinals this weekend: the Varsity Blues. The Blues finished fourth in the Russell Division and will once again visit Kingston Field tomorrow for a rematch of last week’s tilt.

Despite playing them last week, Barz said the team will need to stay focused on their own game and not get carried away thinking about the Blues’ tendencies.

“This year we’ve tried to focus

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of Toronto Varsity Blues and enter the OUA Quarterfinal with a 5-0 record. on what we want to accomplish “Our offence hasn’t quite clicked any differently for the game but and what our game looks like,” yet. We’ve had moments that it’s instead focus on bringing their She said. “We resisted spending the looked really good but we’re still characteristic strong work ethic to entire time in film looking at what waiting to play a full game with our the pitch.

Toronto were doing and instead offence clicking well.”

“You don’t want to put too Wadsworth said she was not much emphasis on the game looking at what we needed to be able to do to build for the next concerned about Toronto adapting and psych yourself out but at the to the Gaels’ style of play. three weeks.” same time we know that it’s an “We just need to focus on what important game,” Wadsworth said.

Trinier agreed with her coach, noting a couple of areas that the we do well,” she said. “As long as “We’re just going to keep up our Gaels have worked on this week we can do that, we’re good enough high work rate and I think we’ll that other teams can’t stop us be fine.” in practice.

“Last game our ability to keep whether they know what’s coming the ball in contact wasn’t very strong or not.”

Queen’s plays at Kingston She said despite the importance Field tomorrow at 3 p.m so we definitely will be working on that this week,” Trinier said. of the game, the team won’t prepare against the Varsity Blues.

Queen’s 66, University of Toronto 1

Football throws Toronto in the oven

Gaels work off tough loss by cleaning out Toronto’s defence on Thanksgiving weekend

By Kate Bascom Sports Editor

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The Gaels dominate the University of Toronto Varsity Blues 66-1 over the Thanksgiving break.

Only a week after the University of Toronto Varsity Blues shocked football fans with their win over the Ottawa Gee-Gees, the Gaels wasted no time bursting their bubble, crushing the Blues 66-1.

Queen’s defeated them Saturday at Richardson Stadium, improving their record to 2-4.

Although much attention is focused on their losing record year-after-year, the Blues had some good publicity this past week after defeating Ottawa, the third overall ranked team in the CIS. In one of the biggest upsets in recent history, the Blues defeated the Gee-Gees 40-35. They may receive another boost from the OUA because the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks may have to forfeit their earlier win over Toronto after one of their players was deemed ineligible. This would improve

Toronto’s record to 3-3.

With a confident Toronto team coming to Richardson Stadium over the Thanksgiving weekend, many believed the Gaels could be facing another challenge in their bumpy season. Linebacker Sam Sabourin said it only made the team look to quiet the doubters.

“Every time you beat a nationally ranked team, you’ll get some publicity,” he said. “Either way we’re going into the game with the same mindset, it’s a must win. It probably helped some guys play a little harder this week.”

Sabourin is continuing to build on his explosive rookie season with 10 and a half tackles in the game and one interception. He’s currently leading the CIS in total tackles with 49.

With a 2-4 record, the Gaels could feel their season slipping away from them after a dismal showing against the Western Mustangs last Please see Football on page 15

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Queen’s 7, ottAWA 6 (so); Queen’s 5, ConCorDiA 8

Men’s hockey can’t hide defensive woes with goals Gaels’ 12 goals overshadowed in opening weekend by a lack of effort in defensive end

By LAUri KytÖmAA assitant sports editor Last Saturday against Concordia, with five minutes left in the third period, Gaels forward Brandon Perry stormed onto the bench, took a few steps down the tunnel towards the locker room and then smashed his stick against a wall until carbon fibre splinters littered the ground. Concordia had just scored their seventh goal of the night, bringing a sour conclusion to the opening weekend for men’s hockey.

With the additions of several promising rookies and an undefeated preseason against Canadian opponents, the Gaels entered the season with lofty ambitions but the weekend kept things in perspective.

They played their first game of the season on Friday against the University of Ottawa Gee-Gees.

Queen’s hit the ground running in Ottawa: scoring four first period goals and looking dominant against the hometown team.

In the second period they added two more goals to take a 6-3 lead. Last year’s lead scorers Payton Liske and Jordan Mirwaldt both had multipoint games and newcomer Jordan Soquila potted two goals, making it seem like the cogs were running smoothly until the third. Though Queen’s had been outshooting Ottawa 26-21, Ottawa was able to take a dominant shot differential of 21-3 in the final frame.

Any time the score [gets high] ... one team starts to get frustrated and one team starts to get a little arrogant.”

—Alexi Pianosi, defenceman The Gaels coughed up the lead and allowed the Gee-Gees to force overtime, with the score 6-6. A stalemate overtime led to a shootout where Joey Derochie and Payton Liske scored to rescue the Gaels from their own blunders.

Lessons from the Ottawa game

failed to sink in before their game against Concordia Saturday. The Stingers took a 4-0 lead in the first period and drove rookie David Aime out of the game. The Gaels didn’t give up, but the match became more of a bar brawl than a hockey game; 42 minutes of penalties would be handed out by the end, with blood boiling on both sides of the ice.

Defenceman Alexi Pianosi said he felt the physicality resulted largely from the score.

“I think some guys might have had their Thanksgiving dinners early. We had no legs, no jump and the results speak for themselves.

—Brett Gibson, head coach men’s hockey “Any time the score [gets high] ... one team starts to get frustrated and one team starts to get a little arrogant,” he said. “No one likes to be embarrassed.”

The Gaels scored two goals of their own in the second period but the Stingers answered, leaving the score 6-2 going into the third.

Desperation set in as the Gaels pushed it as close as 7-5, until an empty netter by Concordia sealed the game for the away team.

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the Gaels couldn’t keep up with the Concordia stingers in their own end, leading to a 8-5 loss. was the excellent performance by first-year Kelly Jackson who had two goals and two assists on the night.

Head coach Brett Gibson said he felt strongly about the defensive woes.

“I think some guys might have had their Thanksgiving dinners early,” he said. “We had no legs, no jump and the results speak for themselves. We’ve given up 14 goals in two games, which is totally unacceptable. This is a tough league to play in. If you just show up with talent that’s not going to work.

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now we’ve got to find the work ethic.”

With neither goalie having a weekend to remember, the battle for the starting spot continues. Steele De Fazio gave up six goals in the Ottawa game, two of which were scored in the last minute of regulation.

David Aime gave up four goals in 12 shots against Concordia leaving him with a .667 save percentage and 12.00 goals against average after getting yanked for the second period.

“They’ve got to figure it out,” Gibson said. “One of them has to step it up. I can’t tell who my number one goalie is and that’s the frustrating part right now.”

With a tough weekend behind them,

Jackson provides a valuable mentality for the season going forward.

“Never give up, [the Ottawa game] was a prime example,” he said. “We were up 6-3 going into the third and Ottawa came back against us and it went into overtime. But [we should] never give up, we are averaging six goals a game right now so four goals is nothing for us ... We really need to just rely on who we have out there.” the men’s hockey team will be in toronto this Friday facing the Varsity Blues. they will then return home to face the nipissing Lakers on saturday. the puck drops at 8:30 p.m. at the Kingston Memorial Centre.

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By PAUL BiSHoP contributor The women’s hockey team began their regular season on Friday. They beat the Waterloo Warriors 2-0, but dropped their next contest 2-1, to the Laurier Golden Hawks on Saturday.

Head coach Matthew Holmberg said he was of two minds about his team’s performance.

“Well from the point of view of a win and a loss, I have mixed thoughts,” he said. “We are never happy with a loss. … I thought we played well in both games, and continue to show improvement from the start of the [pre]season.”

The Gaels’ performance in the preseason appeared shaky at times. Despite winning three of their five contests, all victories were by a margin of just one goal. The team was beaten 5-4 by the Burlington Barracudas, and resoundingly defeated by the Concordia Stingers, 4-1.

“I think [the pre-season] prepared us well,” Holmberg said. “It was good to get those losses out of the way and to make improvements, rather than to go 5-0.”

Goaltender Mel Dodd-Moher played both games in net, allowing a total of just three goals and making 51 saves over the course of the weekend. Holmberg was confident in Dodd-Moher’s play but said she would be sharing goaltending duties with Karissa Savage and Engi Lim. “She was rock solid,” he said. “We will take it on a week-to-week basis. [Who will get the start] depends on how they perform in games and in practice. There are a lot of factors that go into the decision.”

Captain Michelle Hunt was upbeat about the team’s performances.

“We’re never happy with a loss but I feel like we got off on the right foot,” she said.

“We showed that we have the capability to be one of the best teams in the league. But there is still work to do.”

The captain stressed discipline as a deciding factor in the Gaels’ first win against

the Warriors.

“With Waterloo, they were kind of a chippy team,” she said. “The key with them was to keep up and keep our discipline. We went out there with lots of energy. We made sure not to let them win any battles.”

Hunt said she felt that the penalties were the deciding factor in the team’s loss to Laurier.

“Both [of Laurier’s] goals were on the power play,” she said. “On even play, we were competing, [we] were definitely playing with them. In special teams, they took advantage.”

For Hunt, she said the team’s approach to their next meeting with Laurier will be straightforward.

“I think we should concentrate on special teams, and have the discipline not to get penalties,” she said, adding that she was encouraged by how well the team is gelling.

“Our team has a lot of chemistry,” she said. “We are all on the same page. We are all looking to be better and stronger every time we step out on the ice. And we have a lot of fun together.”

Hunt hoped that her team would carry the positive energy into Saturday’s game against the Western Mustangs, a team that had a lackluster 10-17 record last season.

Hunt’s Gaels eked out a 2-1 win over the Mustangs in the pre-season.

“We will definitely be better this time,” she said. “The last time we played them it was still the pre-season. We were still developing a system and getting to know each other. Now that we have two games under our belt, I think we can take it to them and I think it can be our game.” the Gaels will play this weekend at London against the university of Western ontario Mustangs and in Windsor against the university of Windsor Lancers.

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Football win may push Gaels to the postseason Continued from page 12

weekend. Offensive lineman Matt O’Donnell said the team knew the importance of this weekend and what the win could mean for the team’s postseason hopes.

“Definitely a must win game,” he said. “We had to make sure we beat these guys to get the head to head line up if we have the same record at the end of the year. Just get another win for the column.”

For quarterback Justin Chapdelaine, the game was more than just a win. He had the game of his young career. Throwing to four different receivers, Chapdelaine became the first player in Gaels history to throw for six touchdown passes in one game. He finished 21 for 25, throwing for 284 yards and ran for one touchdown, his fifth of the season.

Chapdelaine said he was proud of his team’s consistent effort throughout the game, even in the clear win for the Gaels.

“We wanted to come and show up today,” he said. “I felt like that’s what we did. Offensively we had a great start which is what we needed.

We executed throughout the game, the whole entire game. ... I felt like we played great throughout the entire game.”

The Gaels don’t want to look too far ahead in the schedule.

Queen’s controls their own playoff destiny and will need to win against Laurier and York to have a hope of making the postseason.

“Either way we’re going into the game with the same mindset, it’s a must win.”

—Sam Sabourin, linebacker “We’re just worrying about getting into the playoffs,” Chapdelaine said. “We don’t care where we go. We feel like the OUA is up for grabs. There’s been a lot of upsets. We want to go and win all these upcoming games and get fired up for the playoffs.”

Head coach Pat Sheahan, who coached his 100th regular season game against the Blues, said the

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Gaels had a hard working attitude going into the game.

“What we talked about is that every Saturday offers a clean slate, new opportunity,” he said. “I’ll be the first to admit that things hadn’t gone as we had planned this season ... But getting that win, we’ve sort of put ourselves in a position to earn our way into the playoffs and perhaps finish higher than sixth also.”

Sheahan said the Gaels had long been overdue for such an offensive explosion.

“We’re just worrying about getting into the playoffs. ... We want to go and win all these upcoming games and get fired up for the playoffs.”

—Justin Chapdelaine, quarterback “We wanted to be intimidating with the run, make them have to load up and stop it,” he said. “[Chapdelaine] was extremely efficient. He had very manageable throws. I thought the receivers played very well today and also blocked very well today too. I thought overall it was our best offensive game. It was nice to have a break out game so the guys could get some confidence.”

The Gaels managed to shut down the Blues until the final minute when Toronto scored a rouge. Sheahan said the single point proved a lesson to the Gaels who were unable to complete the shutout.

“I thought it was a fitting way to end the game,” he said. “I thought that it was just a reminder that it’s a 60 minute game and you’ve got to play all the time. We certainly have to be focused all the time.” the Gaels wil be in Waterloo this saturday facing the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks. Kickoff is at 1 p.m. the game will be broadcast on the score.

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SPORTS IN BRIEF Men’s rugby loses in Hamilton The Gaels dropped a game to the McMaster Marauders 25-18 over the Thanksgiving weekend. Centre Dan Moor scored eight points for the Gaels. Lock Henry McQueen and halfback Andrew Kirk both added tries for the Gaels. Queen’s is now 3-2 in their season and fourth in the OUA. The Gaels will be back at home for their final three games of the season. They play the Waterloo Warriors at 1 p.m. on Saturday at Kingston Field.

—Kate Bascom

Four-point weekend for women’s field hockey The Gaels picked up four points after a 3-0 win over the Carleton Ravens and 1-1 tie against the McGill Martlets. Brianna Kelly had two goals and an assist as Morgan Bignell rounded out the scoring against the Ravens. To wrap up their weekend, Amber Halcovitch scored in the 43rd minute after an early goal by the Martlets to secure the tie.

The Gaels are now 3-7-1 and are tied with McGill for sixth in the conference. The Gaels will host a two day tournament at Tindall Field, facing off against York, Toronto and Western over the weekend.

—Kate Bascom

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Friday, October 15, 2010

Veganism: a meaty topic As more options become available, people are turning to veganism as a way to stay healthy and give back to the environment

By Kelly Loeper Postscript Editor Have you ever looked back at what you ate in a day? If you have, you may be surprised to discover how many animal products you have consumed. That is, unless you’re a vegan—no red meat, no chicken, no fish and no dairy at all.

According to Dieticians of Canada (DC), approximately four per cent of adults in Canada are vegetarian and according to DC and The American Dietetic Association (ADA), up to 40 or 50 per cent of vegetarians in North America are vegan.

According to vegan.org, becoming a vegan will not only benefit your health but the environment and animals as well.

Although animal products such as eggs don’t harm animals, the conditions the animals are forced to live in are often inhumane and are frequently killed once they stop producing. For example, “free range” chickens are still slaughtered once they stop laying eggs. Still, the majority of chickens are being forced to live in cages, suffer from many diseases and have their beaks seared off.

In terms of the environment, resources used for animal agriculture can be very harmful and take away from resources that could be used for other types of food. A United Nations study showed that the 1992 food supply could feed 6.3 billion people on a purely vegetarian diet or 3.2 billion people on a 75 per cent vegetarian diet. Furthermore, animal waste, manure, pesticides and fertilizer used for animal agriculture are among common substances that cause a lot of pollution and contamination to the environment.

Research has also shown a correlation between eating animal fats and proteins and the development of heart and kidney disease, colon and lung cancer and diabetes, among others.

I began wondering how much harder it would be to go on a vegan diet. Now, I’ve never been the most carnivorous of people, but still—what about the chicken in my salad, eggs in the morning, yummy sushi or cheese (seriously, how can you live without cheese?)?

Ultimately, I decided to challenge myself and try to go vegan.

The mission: Go on a vegan diet for five days.

Day One Breakfast: Cereal with soymilk and orange juice.

Lunch: Peanut butter and jelly sandwich and an apple.

Dinner: Huge salad with vegetables, tofu and almonds.

Snack: Flavoured rice cakes.

Day Two Breakfast: Bagel with margarine

When researched properly, a vegan diet can reduce one’s risk of heart disease and obesity. and orange juice.

Lunch: Carrots, celery and crackers with hummus and a fruit smoothie (made with soymilk).

Dinner: Stir fry with vegetables, tofu and rice.

Snack: Popcorn.

Day Three Breakfast: Instant oatmeal and orange juice.

Lunch: Tofu lasagna.

Dinner: Veggie sub from Subway (no cheese).

Snack: Crackers and hummus.

Day Four Breakfast: Fruit smoothie (made with soymilk).

Lunch: Peanut butter and jelly sandwich with an apple and carrots.

Dinner: Spaghetti with tomato sauce with parmesan cheese.

Snack: Popcorn.

Day Five Breakfast: Cereal with soymilk and orange juice.

Lunch: Carrots, celery, cheese and crackers with hummus.

Dinner: Veggie burger and salad with vegetables and almonds.

The verdict: I slipped up a few times and had cheese (who can blame me, really?), and I missed being able to eat eggs, chicken and lunch meat, but all in all it was a success. I did find myself not feeling full as quickly and ended up snacking more than I would on my regular diet, but I also found myself paying more attention to eating more vegetables.

Am I fully converted? Not quite, but doing this made me more aware of what I’m putting in my body.

Justin Hall, an adjunct professor in the department of Kinesiology and Health Studies, said there are many motivators and benefits involved in a vegan diet.

“In terms of the benefits, one of them would be lower weight overall,” Hall said, adding that

a vegan diet also helps protect against obesity, lowers cholesterol levels and the risk of heart disease, digestive problems and digestive cancers since meat can often be high in fat.

“There is some research ... [that] suggests that women will turn to vegetarianism or veganism to lose weight and become healthier,” he said, adding that women tend to become vegans for weight reasons more than men.

Although there are benefits, vegans still need to watch out to ensure they’re getting the same nutrients as others, he said.

“It’s essential to have proper nutrient intake in terms of vitamins and minerals,” he said, especially ensuring adequate protein consumption. It’s important for non-meat eaters to pay attention to changes in their body, he said.

“One of the reasons is because animal proteins offer complete proteins,” he said, which means they contain all the essential amino acids the body needs.

“Plant proteins are incomplete proteins.”

Hall said a way to ensure proper protein intake is through protein complementation, which involves combining vegetable sources of protein with other non-animal sources.

“Any given plant protein doesn’t have all them together,” he said. “That’s why you need to combine them.”

Introducing vegetables combined with grain products, nuts and seeds help the body get all the protein it needs, he said.

“Walnuts are very good, as are cashews,” Hall said, adding that legumes, such as beans and lentils, are another good source of protein for vegans.

Website theveggietable.com says combing legumes with seeds, nuts or grains will ensure a complete protein combination. Examples include beans on toast, hummus and pita bread or split pea soup with seed crackers.

Hall said vegans also need to make sure they’re getting enough

calories for their body types.

“Usually meat has higher density energy,” he said, which means that non-meat eaters miss out on this energy.

“I know someone who recently switched to veganism,” he said.

“For the first couple of weeks they often felt quite weak; they noticed the sudden change in energy levels.”

If you are thinking of transitioning to a vegan diet, it’s important to be aware of your body’s needs, he said, and to recognize changes in your overall health, such as energy levels and ability to concentrate.

It’s also important to do your research properly, Hall said.

“Talking to a registered dietician and a physician is important when making that choice.”

Robin Kisbee, ArtSci ’11, was a vegetarian for five years and has been on a vegan diet for the past year and a half.

Kisbee said although she only fully avoids animal food products, she tries to buy vegan cosmetics and clothing whenever she can.

She said she made her choice for moral as well as for health reasons.

“A vegan diet has less incidences of heart disease, obesity and cancer too,” she said, adding that

photo by justin tang

she watches the news and reads health magazines to learn more about veganism.

One thing she’s learned a lot about is how hard it can be to get certain nutrients.

“Vegans don’t get [vitamin] B12, which is an essential vitamin,” she said, which is why she takes supplements every morning.

“For the most part I feel good,” Kisbee said. “I don’t get sick as much.

“It’s a little hard to get enough protein sometimes,” she said, adding that she makes up for lost protein through hummus, soymilk, almonds, sunflower seeds, lentils and sometimes meat replacements such as veggie burgers.

There are also common questions and misconceptions she hears about veganism, she said.

“Most people are like, ‘oh, what do you eat?’ It’s really not that hard as long as you’re cooking for yourself.”

She said many fast food restaurants are also catching up and including meat replacement options in their menus.

“I think people think it’s a lot more difficult than it actually is,” she said.

“I think people should have a positive outlook and give it a try.”

Overheard at Queen’s “It was a fucked up night, but damn the veggies were good” —Boy of a questionable state walking down the middle of Division St. after a night out.

“Just give me one; I hate those things. I really wanna punch a baby in the face!”

—Angry girl walking down University Ave. Girl 1, trying to sneak into the back door of Ban Righ cafeteria: “Come on, do it!”

Girl 2: “No, you do it! I’m scared!”

Girl 1, after the door closed: “Dammit, that was our only chance!”

“I ran into his bathroom and I was peeing for like, five minutes. There wasn’t any toilet paper, but there was a Biology textbook ... .“ —Creative girl walking down University Ave. Send your overheards to journal_postscript@ams.queensu.ca.