The Queen's Journal, Issue 37

ASUS seeing red

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ASUS Assembly debates the infrastructure of a new service.

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The rector offers his perspective following recent controversy.

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East Coast Croons Joel Plaskett made a vibrant visit to Kingston.

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Women’s hockey faced Laurier at the CIS championship in Waterloo. page 26

Featuring the second place winner in the Postscript short fiction contest.

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International

Eliciting action B y J enny L iu Contributor While it may have happened over 10,000 km away, Queen’s students are doing their part to help with the recent earthquake and subsequent tsunami that hit Sendai, Japan.

The earthquake, which was the largest Japan had experienced in the past two centuries, has caused a death toll of over 3,000, with 15,000 people unaccounted for.

President of Japanese Relations at Queen’s (JRQ) Hikaru Osugi said her group is trying to raise funds and awareness about the humanitarian needs in Japan.

The group will be at the Queen’s Centre until next Friday collecting donations and speaking with students about the disaster situation.

All donations collected will be given to the Canadian Red Cross.

“My family … [is] in Tokyo, but they’re affected by it for sure,” Osugi, ArtSci ’12, said, adding that the families and friends of other JRQ members directly experienced the natural disaster.

“One of the [members of JRQ is] from … Sendai. He couldn’t get in touch with [his family and friends] for a few days and it was really scary,” she said.

JRQ has experienced tremendous support and empathy from Queen’s students as well as Kingstonians, Osugi said.

“From what I know from the people who came [to the Queen’s Centre] they care a lot [about the situation in Japan and] they ask us if our family and friends are okay,” she said. “Yesterday we were right by the entrance of the [Athletics and Recreation Centre]. A lot of people from Kingston, not students, [asked about our] families. It was nice to see that.”

Despite the positive support JRQ has experienced, Osugi said they’ve been unable to elicit responses from the student government, though she said she recognizes that it’s a busy time of year.

“We don’t know what Queen’s See A helping on page 8

The drama department’s Vogt Studio Series comes to a close for the year tomorrow night with Vogt Creatures. For story see page 15.

Rector

Responses to rector AMS, SGPS and principal weigh in on rector controversy B y J essica F ishbein Assistant News Editor Student governments are waiting to hear from their constituents before passing judgment on Rector Nick Day’s recent actions.

AMS President Safiah Chowdhury said the AMS has no stance on whether Day should be impeached and that the Society will support the results of the March 22 and 23 referendum.

Chowdhury said the AMS will use the results to make a recommendation to the University Council. The Council, which meets May 1, will then decide whether to remove Day from office.

“If results are in favour of his

impeachment, students could expect him out of office by early May,” she said.

The impeachment referendum comes as a result of a recent letter Day wrote and signed as rector.

The letter advocates for Israeli Apartheid Week on campus and criticizes Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff’s stance on the issue.

Chowdhury said AMS election policy has very loose guidelines for holding a referendum that could lead to impeachment.

“This type of referendum has never happened in the history of Canada,” Chowdhury, ArtSci ’11, said, adding that students will be emailed instructions to their See This is on page 9

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News in Briefs

Queen’s 5th annual Pride Week brings a new perspective on queer participation this year. page 4

Researcher discovers blood disorder commonly misdiagnosed.

Disabling Invisibilities Students suffering from invisible disabilities come together to raise awarness about their conditions.

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Pro-Life Controversy Queen’s Alive brings Stephanie Gray in to speak at Queen’s about abortion. page 7

PHEKSA Presidential nominee discusses plans for faculty if elected. page 8

Student Life Centre Update Board of Trustees passes motion that places a contingency on the AMS Operations and Management Agreement.

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Features Red Room almost ready Student lounge uses less than 25 per cent of ASUS budget surplus, students question where the rest of the money is going B y J ake E dmiston Features Editor After collecting about $180,000 in opt-outable student fees over the last three years, the Arts and Science Undergraduate Society will be able to open a student lounge at the beginning of April. The Red Room in Kingston Hall ran a $40,539 budget that included the installation of an electric fireplace and $27,011-worth of furniture.

Spending on the Red Room renovation used less than 25 per cent of the excess revenue generated by the $8.57 ASUS Development Fee. The fee was quashed on Wednesday at the ASUS annual general meeting.

“I feel like it’s irresponsible for us to take more money when we don’t know what to do with the money we have,” QTV Executive Producer Dan Szczepanek said during discussion on the motion to abolish the fee. The fee was collected by the AMS from Arts and Science students.

Staff from QTV present in the gallery on Wednesday night brought forward the debate, posting a video about the ASUS opt-outable fee and urging students to attend assembly to discuss the fee’s future.

All Arts and Science students in attendance on Wednesday were permitted a vote—a stipulation of the annual general meeting.

Informal discussion on the fee lasted about two hours before debate on the motion even began.

In defence of the fee, incoming ASUS President Rico Garcia circulated a document containing some ideas for expenditures next year. One section planned to construct a large rope course on West Campus to be used during frosh week and rented out to local organizations for team building.

The cost for the “Alpine Tower” was around $105,000 plus around $12,000 in staff training, maintenance and insurance for the year.

During the two-hour discussion, arguments revolved mainly around the merits of the tower. Rachel Cobric, the member-at-large who proposed the motion to abolish the ASUS fee, said she worried

Photo by Justin Tang

Joe Hubble, of Dahm Painting and Decorating, refinishes the original woodpanneling in the Red Room. Rennovations on the soon-to-be ASUS lounge in Kingston Hall are expected to be done by early April.

about the tower’s futility in the winter months.

Garcia said even if the tower idea is rejected he’d like to maintain the fee to ensure funding for upcoming projects, though he’s willing to put ideas for next year at the mercy of a student vote.

“We’re not opposed to the referendum idea,” Garcia told the Journal in an interview.

“There are many different ideas being brought forward. I definitely think that [the fee] is something essential. It’s something that should always be questioned.”

The opt-outable fee was passed three years ago at the ASUS annual general meeting in March of 2008.

It was proposed as funds towards new ASUS services, though it did not specify any formal proposals for a service.

According to data presented in the Red Room proposal, the opt-outable fee raised $62,233.05 in 2008-09 and $58,149.65 in

2009-10. This year’s revenue from the fee is projected at $62,028.61, raising the total income to $182,411.31. The proposals for furnishing and renovating the space amounted to about $40,000, leaving over $140,000 undistributed.

don’t have “anyIf weconcrete plans for something else to go in there, then I don’t think [the fee] should be continued.

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—Robyn Laing, ASUS vice-president

ASUS vice-president Robyn Laing said renovating the Red Room this year was an attempt at spending some of the funds collected.

“One of the main reasons I wanted to be vice-president was

because last year I watched the services commission have this money and not do anything with it,” Laing said, who was the ASUS marketing commissioner last year.

“I thought, we have this gorgeous room, we have this money, we should do something with it.”

Bob Silverman donated the Red Room Space to ASUS about five years ago when he was dean of Arts and Science. Ideas for the service in the Red Room have ranged from a creperie or coffee shop to a permanent home for the Farmer’s Market—none of which have been successfully implemented.

Laing said this year’s Red Room team initially tried to add a portable food kiosk in the room, but ASUS wasn’t able to approve the food service through Queen’s Hospitality Services.

“We wanted to get something concrete and tangible in there within our term because we think [everything] everyone else has

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been going for [has been] too big and that’s why nothing has ever happened,” she said, adding that rennovations were a way of setting a foundation for future uses of the room.

“There was a lot of red tape with food services, so [the renovations] were a way for us to claim the room for ourselves.”

Before plans for renovations started in May 2010, the Red Room was used for ASUS summer camps and Frosh week. It was rented to campus groups and more often was used as an unsanctioned hangout, said Area Maintenance Manager Jim MacAdams from Physical Plant Services.

“It’s one of those party rooms that people get into on weekends,” MacAdams said. “There will be garbage and bottles and stuff lying all over.”

The room is also known for its part in Queen’s Engineering Society’s annual Sci Formal, often hosting a bar. Laing said whether or not the Red Room is a part of Sci Formal next year is up to the incoming ASUS executive.

“We’ve designed the room so that it’s extremely versatile,” she said. “We’ve actually worked out a deal with Physical Plant Services to put all the furniture in Grant Hall so EngSoc can go in if they want to. But it’s up to the new exec ultimately to decide if they want to do that.”

The ASUS Board of Directors approved Laing’s proposal for the lounge in two waves: the first proposing the renovation; the second proposing the cost of furnishing the space. The renovation was approved in Dec. 2010 and plans for furnishing were approved in Jan. 2011.

The cost to repair and repaint walls and paneling in the room as well as refurbish the existing fireplace was $13,528. For furniture, including couches, chairs, tables and computers, the budget was over $27,000. Laing provided several options to chose from for arm chairs, couches, computers and tables in the longue. Furniture will include about 10 armchairs, four loveseats, two three-seater couches and two computers.

Laing said because the Red Room was the last project ASUS had planned for the student fee, continuing collection on the $8.57 fee would have been excessive.

The motion to abolish collection was passed by secret ballot with 37 votes for, 12 against and one abstention.

“If we don’t have any concrete plans for something else to go in there, then I don’t think [the fee] should be continued,” Laing said.

“Once the plan is in place, bring it to referendum, ask the students, ‘is this a plan you like? Are you willing to give this much money to it?’And it still should be opt-outable.”

Photos by Justin Tang

Top: Robin Laing discusses the abolishment of an ASUS student fee that has collected over $180,000 in three years. Bottom: Water damage from a roof leak delayed progress on the ASUS study longue in Kingston Hall. Physical Plant Sevices were still working to remedy roof issues on Wednesday.

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The power of Pride This year Queen’s Pride Week goes uncensored B y s aVoUla s tylianoU Contributor Back for its fifth year, Queen’s Pride Week 2011 is taking a slightly different approach. While in past years the Week dealt with all sorts of queer issues, this year’s celebration is geared towards the slightly more taboo.

The week, which is organized

by Queen’s Pride Project, has taken on a theme for the first time. The speakers, socials and interactive events of the week all centre around the idea of ‘uncensored.’

year we wanted “toThis make sure to give minority individuals within the queer community a space to express that queer identity.

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—Althea Green, director of Queen’s Pride Project Althea Green, director of Queen’s Pride Project, said this year the theme has encouraged and allowed all speakers to push boundaries.

“There’s been a lot of critiques of the queer community and it being

exclusive,” Green, Nurs ’11, said.

“This year we wanted to make sure to give minority individuals within the queer community a space to express that queer identity. ” Green said that queer movements such as Pride Week have often ignored the intersectionalities of things like race and accessibility, but that the diverse range of speakers Pride Week has attracted this year foster a better sense of inclusivity.

“A lot of uncensored things that have never been talked about [have been] brought to campus in a big way,” she said.

On March 16, activist Chelsea Lichtman spoke about fat activism, and a workshop held yesterday on the Prisoner Correspondence Project, an initiative that aims to link LGBT individuals to those within the prison system. Green said that these are just some examples of how this year’s Pride Week is addressing often-ignored issues.

Queen’s Pride Week is targeted towards queer individuals and allies. Green said that to her, ‘queer’ means everything that falls outside a heteronormative approach.

“That includes orientation, bisexuality, even curiosity,” she said.

Pride Week this year started off with the opening ceremonies where Principal Woolf presented

the Positive Space Award to Kym Nacita, ArtSci ’09 and MA ’11.The award, given by the Ontario Public Interest Research Group (OPIRG), aims to recognize the significant work of an individual within the queer community at Queen’s.

Nacita was honoured for giving a voice to people who identify as indigenous and queer on campus.

Nacita co-founded the CFRC program Bash Back, a queer issues radio program, as well as Queer Indigenous and People of Colour, a group for racialized queer students who may feel marginalized in mainstream gay organizations and groups.

think “thatWewelikeliveto and

work and play in a relatively uncensored environment.

Unfortunately, that is not always the case.

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—Daniel Woolf, principal “It feels good. It’s been kind of a long year, a battle. The communities here in Kingston and at Queen’s are having these hard conversations about things that aren’t talked about, like homophobia,” Nacita said, adding that she plans to spend the prize money of $500 on her family.

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Kym Nacita, ArtSci ‘09 and MA ‘11 wins the OPIRG Positive Space Award for her work in queer indigenous activism on campus.

“My family’s never gone on vacation so we’re gonna go on a little bit of a vacation. It’s something that’s been on my mind and I finally have the money to be able to do it,” she said.

In his address at the opening ceremony, Woolf said Pride Week helps contribute to knowledge and understanding of queer issues at Queen’s, which strengthens our ability to function as a community.

“We like to think that we live and work and play in a relatively uncensored environment.

Unfortunately, that is not always the case,” Woolf said in his address.

“Sometimes people may feel uncomfortable and hesitant to speak up. We all have roles to play in bringing about this change. We have come a long way, but we have a ways to go.”

—With files from Katherine Fernandez-Blance For a list of remaining events on March 18 and 19, see queensupride.ca

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Student Life Centre faces new challenges Operations and Management agreement put at risk by contingency motion at Board of Trustees

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AMS President Safiah Chowdhury, ArtSci ‘11, and AMS Vice-President (Operations) Ben Hartley have been working towards the Operations and Management agreement since June 2010.

B y K atherine Fernandez -B lance Assistant News Editor The AMS was supposed to take control of the Student Life Centre on May 1, but a recent Board of Trustees motion may put the AMS’s future management plans into jeopardy.

The Student Life Centre is comprised of the JDUC, Grey House, MacGillivray-Brown Hall and the Queen’s Centre, minus the Athletics and Recreation Complex.

grateful for “theWe’re extended timeline [but] we do have a responsibility to students, there’s no real timeline for the Queen’s Centre.

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—Safiah Chowdhury, AMS president The AMS has been in negotiations with the University and the SGPS since June on the specifics of the arrangement and approved the Operations and Management Agreement for the space at the Jan. 20, 2011 AMS Assembly.

AMS President Safiah Chowdhury said that the final step before the Agreement could be enacted on May 1 was Board of Trustee approval. At their March 4 and 5 meeting, Principal Daniel Woolf put forth a motion to amend the Agreement.

The amendment discussed a $25.5 million student fee that the AMS had pledged towards the Queen’s Centre in a 2005

memorandum of understanding. money they owed towards the Payments stopped in Feb. 2009 Queen’s Centre would be paid to when the AMS voted to hold the the University. The motion passed with one opposed. money in trust.

Unless the AMS reaches an The amendment stated that if the AMS doesn’t reach an agreement with the University by agreement with the University by Dec. 2011, they will lose control of Dec. 2011 about the rest of their the Student Life Centre. Without capital contribution they could this contingency agreement, the risk losing control of the Student AMS would have been required to pay the money owed to the Life Centre.

Chowdhury said that although University for the Queen’s Centre the memorandum originally before taking control of the provided for payment over 15 Student Life Centre in May. Chowdhury said the years, the money was based on the University upholding their amendment was shocking.

“The first time we had heard end of the bargain regarding the services that would be provided about this contingency was on for students in the Queen’s Centre, Friday morning. We couldn’t have such as increased student club space pre-prepared,” she said. “In our and space for faculty societies.

Because these services have yet to be provided in full, and phase 2 and 3 of the Queen’s Centre have been indefinitely put on hold, so have the AMS funds.

Nonetheless, each undergraduate student paid a mandatory $141 fee towards the contribution and will continue to do so for the next 10 years. From 2005 until 2010, each student paid a mandatory $71 fee.

Chowdhury said that the Operations and Management Agreement faced much opposition from Trustees at the March 4 and 5 meeting because the University had linked the AMS’s financial contribution to the Queen’s Centre to their eventual management of it.

The decision of what motion to put forward to Board on March 5 was ultimately left up to the Chair of the Board of Trustees Bill Young.

On Saturday morning Young brought forward a motion that would require the AMS to develop an agreement regarding when the

minds we were thinking ‘how do we proceed from here if they are for this idea.’”

After the motion passed, Chowdhury addressed the Trustees.

“We’re grateful for the extended timeline [but] we do have a responsibility to students, there’s no real timeline for the Queen’s Centre,” Chowdhury said to the Trustees.

The memorandum of understanding was signed after broad consultation with students, but Chowdhury said it would have been impossible to forsee the University’s current financial situation and the problems it would cause.

Dean of Student Affairs John Pierce said the contingency agreement was necessary because the AMS’s contribution had been outstanding for a few years, and the Board didn’t want this hanging over the future of the Student Life Centre.

The University provided the AMS with no response after the decision was made to hold the $25.5 million owed in trust in 2009.

Pierce said this was likely due to the high turnover rates in the senior administrative levels, however the University is still committed to making the agreement work.

“The profound difficulty we have here is that all of this is based on an agreement made in 2005. A tremendous amount has changed since then … We want to move forward on a commitment that we

believe in but can’t figure out how to realize,” Pierce said.

While Pierce said he’s aware of the concerns Chowdhury had about students not receiving the services they paid for as per the 2005 memorandum of understanding, such as space for faculty societies and clubs. Pierce said students have received a lot from the Queen’s Centre, especially in terms of athletics.

We want to move “forward on a

committment that we believe in.

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—John Pierce, dean of Student Affairs

Pierce said he the next step involves bringing incoming AMS President Morgan Campbell, currently undergraduate student trustee, into discussions.

Campbell, who sits on the Queen’s Centre Student Working Group, said a lot of work can be done on this agreement over the summer.

“We’ll be ready to go, getting student consultation at the beginning of September,” Campbell said. “If it’s going to involve a restructuring of the fee, it has to go to referendum.”

—With files from Rachel Kuper

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Advocacy

Disabling invisibilities InvisAbilities aims to support students with invisible disabilities on campus B y B randon P asternak Staff Writer Queen’s InvisAbilities is trying to promote the message that not all disabilities are obvious with a week-long awareness campaign from March 13 to 19.

I was thinking that “there’s got to be other people around me like this. ” — Julie Harmgardt, Queen’s InvisAbilities chair Although there’s no formal definition for invisible disabilities, Julie Harmgardt, chair of Queen’s InvisAbilities, said they refer to chronic illnesses that aren’t obvious to people, including conditions like arthritis, chronic migraines and chronic fatigue syndrome.

Harmgardt, ArtSci ’12, said a lot of students on campus suffer from invisible disabilities and beyond raising awareness about these issues, her organization also provides support for these students.

Through a buddy program

that pairs together students with the same illnesses, and through activities like invisible illness yoga, InvisAbilities aims to create a supportive community on campus for those suffering these conditions.

“When you mention ‘disability’ [people] think ‘visible disabilities,’ which can be frustrating for Julie Harmgardt, ArtSci ‘12 and chair of Queen’s InvisAbilities says that students suffering invisible Photo by Justin Tang someone suffering from something disabilities often face difficulties explaining their disability to peers and professors. invisible,” Harmgardt said, adding that students suffering invisible not understanding, and friends Week, held on March 13 in that it can be frustrating to students the JDUC. disabilities often have a hard time not understanding.” suffering them until they receive Rae said that although a diagnosis.

“I use the elevator, and people getting accommodations from their professors and can have difficulty look at me because I can’t take one invisible disabilities are a relatively “Treatment often comes down explaining their condition to flight of stairs. It’s no one’s fault, new concept, the conditions to symptom management and pain but it’s really something that needs themselves aren’t new, and that relief,” Rae told the Journal via their peers. “[Some] make comments like, to be changed,” she said. “[But] it’s Health, Counselling and Disability email. “In reality, doctors know ‘you’re too young to be sick.’ Some easier to get support from those Services acts as a referral centre to very little [about] what causes them profs are great though. It just needs who ... understand. To get that we Queen’s InvisAbilities. or how to cure them.”

“Helping young people learn is have to talk about it.” to be talked about,” she said.

Rae said that the way we treat Harmgardt said she frequently an essential part of what we do,” people with illness needs to be After being diagnosed with Hip Dysplasia in 2008 and gets emails from students asking to Rae told the Journal via email. “We addressed to help challenge have an excellent Disability Services our misconceptions.

Undifferentiated Connective join her organization.

Raising awa-reness about Department here at Queen’s, and Tissue Disease in 2010, Harmgardt “We sometimes find ourselves said that she founded InvisAbilities invisible disabilities includes the Student Health Clinic is staffed blaming someone for getting last year as a way to connect with showing people that someone’s by physicians who try to be very sick,” she said. “To hear someone other students going through identity isn’t defined by their sensitive to the unique needs of has lung cancer and never students coping with illness.” disability, Rae said. similar experiences. smoked–now that’s scary. Even Rae said that students with today, people are remarkably “It’s human nature for everyone “I was thinking that there’s got to be other people around me to make judgments. I thought that invisible disabilities like type superstitious, and perhaps they like this,” she said. “It was really way before I was diagnosed too. one diabetes face many burdens, think that whatever it is that the born out of frustration, profs We want to change the idea that especially being believed by their sick person has, they’ll get it too.” just because you have an illness that peers. Rae said that invisible illnesses also include mental ones, For more information about Queen’s is your identity.”

Dr. Jennifer Rae, a physician some of which may result from a InvisAbilities, contact Julie at julie.harmgardt@queensu.ca. at Queen’s Health, Counselling chronic illness.

Because symptoms of invisible and Disability Services, was the guest speaker at the opening event illnesses are often vague and similar of Invisible Disabilities Awareness to many other conditions, Rae said

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Vice-President of Queen’s Engineers Without Borders, Erin Thomson, Sci ’12, wipes ‘thundersludge’ from the windows of Stauffer Library. Queen’s EWB held a fundraiser Tuesday afternoon encouraging students to sign the International Aid Transparency Initative, an international standard that tracks the use of aid.

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Student organizations

Debate alive on campus Speaker Stephanie Gray discusses abortion B y M eghan Wray Contributor On Wednesday night, pro-life group Queen’s Alive brought controversy to campus by hosting a discussion with co-founder and executive director of the Canadian Centre for Bio-Ethical Reform (CCBR), Stephanie Gray.

In her presentation ‘Echoes of the Holocaust,’ Gray compared aborted fetuses to victims of the Holocaust.

“Their value was denied [to] them. They were dehumanized by certain individuals in society, and as a result their killing was rationalized. They were deemed to be inferior compared to other individuals in society,” Gray said to the audience. “And it is

Genocide Awareness Project On Oct. 4 2010, Queen’s Alive President Zuza Kurzawa was one of five students arrested at Carleton University for trespassing on school grounds, as part of the Genocide Awareness Project (GAP).

The controversial GAP project uses graphic displays which compare aborted fetuses to victims of genocides, such as Jews during the Holocaust. The Canadian Centre for Bio-Ethical Reform (CCBR) provides pro-life clubs at universities with billboards depicting images of aborted fetuses and genocide victims.

In her Wednesday night presentation, Co-Founder of CCBR Stephanie Gray compared victims of the Holocaust to aborted fetuses. Kurzawa said Queen’s

that trend … that I would say is making its way into the abortion debate.”

Within their position statement, CCBR explains its stance as holding “that abortion, in surgical, chemical, or any other form, directly and intentionally kills an unborn human being and is therefore wrong, regardless of the circumstances under which that human being was conceived or the Photo by Justin Tang circumstances in which that human being Stephanie Gray, co-founder of the Canadian Centre for Bio-Ethical Reform, continues to develop.” speaks out against abortion in the Bio Sciences complex on Wednesday.

Gray said that she wants to bring fetuses up to the level of human beings. had before.” viewing others by their features rather than “We know scientifically that life begins Gray said she isn’t declaring that existence, the involvement of physicians and at fertilization … Once the sperm fertilizes the Holocaust and abortion are use of humans for medical experiments, the egg, we know that we’re dealing with completely identical but that they bare systematic nature of killings and the massive something that’s substantively different from striking similarities. loss of life,” Gray said.

Sean Abraham, MSc ’12, attended Gray’s fertilization onwards, compared to what we “The use of dehumanizing rhetoric, talk but referred to himself as vehemently pro-choice. He said Gray’s use of graphic images wasn’t unexpected and that her Alive won’t be using the graphic image In the future, Kurzawa said she comparisons between the Holocaust and display project this year. plans on having abortion survivors and abortion were purely for shock value.

“We wouldn’t … for at least another organizations of post-abortive men and “That tends to be the common tactic … year,” she said. women give testimonies and training on it elicits emotion,” Abraham said. “[Gray’s] The GAP project has caused controversy how to approach the issue in debate. logic was pretty good if you believe that life at other university campuses. Most notably, Kurzawa said it’s hard for Canadian begins at conception, but as she pointed out last April eight students from University students to get involved in GAP because at the end, basically the whole presentation of Calgary’s Campus Pro-Life Club faced they often fall into legal troubles regarding would be nothing if you don’t accept that.” the possibility of expulsion for refusing to graphic images used. However, she said Vice-President of Queen’s Alive Mary remove a GAP display from campus. that despite the problems, the display really Stephen said that although they have received The GAP has been seen at over 150 drives home the point. plenty of criticism for their message, this is university campuses in the US since 1998 “I’ve never seen a more effective way to what ultimately makes them stronger. and was first seen in Canada at UBC in express the pro-life message. 65 per cent “I was really pleased that we had a 1999. Since then, the GAP displays have of the people I spoke [to] literally had no respectful audience today, pro-choice or made appearances at UBC, Simon Fraser position,” she said. “And couples that were pro-life. The questions that were posed were University, Thompson Rivers University, expecting said, ‘thank you for being here, well thought out and intellectual,” she said.

Trinity Western University, University of because now we want to choose to keep “Our approach is to not get wound up and Calgary, University of Alberta, University the child.’” angry about it because that is when people of Manitoba, University of Toronto and stop taking you seriously ... It’s hard being Carleton University.

—Clare Clancy and Meaghan Wray pro-life, but you can’t stop fighting.”

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A helping hand for Japan Continued from page 1

is doing [in response to the Japan crisis]. I emailed the AMS and ASUS and they didn’t respond to me so I don’t know,” she said.

On March 16, Principal Woolf posted a message on the Queen’s News Centre website that said the University’s flags would be lowered out of respect to those who were effected by the earthquake.

“It is difficult for us to fully grasp the scope of this tragedy, its effect on families, including many in Canada, and the ongoing rescue efforts and struggles of those who must rebuild their lives,” Woolf wrote, adding that the University has been in contact with members of the Queen’s community that are in Japan currently, and all are safe.

we were right by “theYesterday entrance of the [Athletics

and Recreation Centre]. A lot of people from Kingston, not students, [asked about our] families. It was nice to see that.

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—Hikaru Osugi, president of Japanese Relations at Queen’s Marc Epprecht, acting head and professor of the global development studies, said that although foreign humanitarian relief efforts are well-intentioned and often necessary for natural disasters, people should exercise caution and research the issue and the

organization to which they plan on donating.

The natural disaster will cost Japan an estimated $115 to $118 billion dollars US, according to the Globe and Mail, and the London-based think tank Chatham House estimates that it will take Japan four to five years to rebuild their infrastructure.

“You want to be aware there are fly by night scam artists out there and maybe some of the money will end up helping people but some of it will get skimmed off,” Epprecht said. “The other thing to be aware of is obviously, in a crisis situation [like] The Red Cross is one organization raising money for relief efforts following Japan, you can’t have well-meaning people the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. just rushing in saying ‘I want to help I want to help’ because you become part of the problem too, you’re imposing your needs onto this country that’s already stressed.”

However, Epprecht said a little research goes a long way ensuring donations are used effectively in precarious crisis situations.

Well-reputed, long-standing organizations such as the Red Cross have a track record for effective humanitarian interventions, especially in a highly organized state such as Japan, Epprecht said.

“It’s a wonderful thing that people have the instinct to give, but they should be alert there are potential problems [when] you want to help,” Epprecht said. “Shop around, learn about the organization you’re contributing to and just make sure that organization is actually working in partnership with the government of Japan … and not be at odds with it.”

To donate to the relief efforts in Japan through the Canadian Red Cross, visit the JRQ booth at the Queen’s Centre until March 25.

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With an emphasis on faculty awareness, sole presidential candidate for Physical and Health Education and Kinesiology Student Association (PHEKSA) Ty Greene said that he hopes to bring the society to the forefront of the University.

Greene, PheKin ’13, said his experience within the society helped him formulate the ideas he hopes to implement, if elected.

The faculty society is known for its social events, and so Greene said he plans to focus on academics.

“One of the main reasons I wanted to run for president is that I believe in a new look for PHEKSA with a concentration on the academic changes that will be facing our students in the upcoming year,” he said, adding that he hopes to build on the close-knit community aspect of the faculty to instill involvement.

Greene’s election platform is based on three focal points; increasing awareness within the physical education and kinesiology (PheKin) community, improving relations between the different years and improving PHEKSA’s position at the University as a whole.

One way to do this is by improving orientation week he said, adding that working as orientation week’s logistics coordinator last year provided him with the experience in working with students in the faculty.

“I feel like in first-year, students coming in don’t know what PHEKSA does and how it affects them.”

He said he also hopes to increase student attendance at the society assembly, by providing students with monthly email updates about the on goings of PHEKSA and encouraging them to get involved.

“People aren’t aware when and where

they are happening, and they don’t know that they have the ability to have their voice heard,” he said.

Voting for the presidential candidate will occur online from March 17 to 18.

—Labiba Haque

Medical misdiagnosis Maha Othman, a Queen’s professor in the department of anatomy and cell biology, recently discovered that a rare bleeding disorder that can lead to death is misdiagnosed in 15 per cent of patients.

Othman led a three-year research project on the von Willebrand disease (VWD), which is the rarer platelet type of the disease.

Those with VWD are often prescribed drugs that can cause more bleeding in patients with the rarer platelet form of the disease. If a patient is misdiagnosed they are potentially more prone to life-threatening bleeding in cases such as pregnancy and surgeries.

Both forms of VWD are genetic and share diagnostic features, but the defect is in two different genes, and doctors can only make an accurate diagnosis which can only be made by examining each gene to see where the defect is.

Othman’s findings, which were published in the March issue of the Thrombosis and Haemostasis Journal, are part of the first large study to investigate the occurrence of the two types of VWD worldwide and to evaluate DNA analysis as a diagnostic tool.

She has also formed an online registry to find how frequent this rare form of VWD is and collect more data about it. VWD occurs in one per cent of the population.

—Jessica Fishbein

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Wednesday, March 23

Lecture: “Neural Stem Cells: From Development to Repair” Freda Miller Bio Sciences, room 1101 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Political Studies Speaker Series: Janet Hiebert on “Governing Under the Human Rights Act: The Limitations of Wishful Thinking” Mackintosh-Corry Hall, Room B313 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Colloquium Presentation: “Aspects of Symmetry” Harrison-LeCaine Hall, Room 124 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

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QSAA Presents: Conquering the Cocktail Party University Club 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. $10

Noontime Meditation Ban Righ Centre 12:30 p.m. to 1 p.m.

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webmail account along with a link used for login, similarly to how students voted in the AMS elections last month.

SGPS President Jawad Qureshy said that although his Society isn’t taking part in the AMS referendum, they are looking for student opinion. He said the SGPS could establish a formal stance on the rector’s actions after their Annual General Meeting (AGM) on March 22.

“The University Secretariat, the CEO of the AMS and I had discussions about the various gaps in our respective policies and the best way forward seemed to be to have each Society institute its own procedures for its own students,” Qureshy, MA ’11, told the Journal via email.

Depending on the opinions and perspectives expressed by SGPS members at the AGM, the Society will make its own

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recommendation to the University Council about whether Day should be removed.

“It is quite possible that what happens at the AGM will oblige the SGPS to make a recommendation. It depends on the motions on the table I suppose,” he said, adding that motions could include anything from referendum to discussion.

Principal Daniel Woolf recently released a statement on his blog encouraging the AMS and SGPS to continue debating Day’s actions.

“This is as it should be,” he wrote.

“Students debating and discussing the role of their elected representatives.”

While Woolf wrote that freedom of expression must be upheld, he also said that Day is answerable to those, and only to those, who elected him. He ended his post by calling for dialogue to stay open and respectful.

“This again is what universities are all about.”

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n March 10, AMS Assembly deliberated a motion that read as follows: “That AMS lly all Assembly directs the Media Services Director to conduct an analysis of the content of The Queen’s Journal during the current academic year and to subsequently report on the percentage of content that directly addresses student activities and events.” The motion passed by 21 votes to seven, ignifying demonic possession, with four abstentions. pregnancy or food/alcohol The Journal’s editorial staff poisoning, vomiting is usually believe that this motion poses banished to the confines of a direct threat to the editorial toilets, sinks and in the worst cases, autonomy of this publication, and our friends. But lately I’ve noticed interferes with its ability to function vomit making its way into music in line with its existing mandate. videos. Absurd? Maybe … bear The AMS Assembly is the highest with me. legislative body of the corporation About a month ago I watched that publishes the Journal. The Tyler, The Creator’s stark video Journal’s responsibility to its for his single “Yonkers.” The publisher is limited to its financial west-coaster had me captivated, operations alone. Thus, the AMS spitting his trademark aggravated has no influence upon or control baritone while delicately balancing over the Journal’s content. with a fiduciary relationship to the of being held to that standard. We a cockroach as it crawled through This arrangement is not informal. Journal—to audit its content firmly believe that every piece of his fingers. Then he appears to bite AMS by-law 13.01.03 states, “It is gives that individual a task that media in this newspaper is relevant the cockroach’s head off. recognized and affirmed that it is falls entirely outside his or her to some or all portions of the Before I could be sick, he beat in the best interests of the Society purview. Our editorial content Queen’s community, and that any me to it—at this point in the video, members, and of the University should be solely the concern of our reasonable assessment will support the camera shifts back and out of community, that the Queen’s readers—the Queen’s community this belief. focus as he turns to give viewers a Journal be free from the influence as a whole.

Our belief in our relevance to perfect profile of his projectile. of student government and outside The video’s reception on the The community of this university the student body stems not from institutions with regards to its is composed of a diverse group of arrogance or single-mindedness, web shocked me. Rather than an editorial integrity and accordingly, individuals with an equally diverse but from our recognition that we outpouring of comments peppered that it be independent of the range of interests. In order to reach would no longer serve a purpose with disgust and horror, “Yonkers” Board both as to management and as much of the student body as if our readers weren’t interested in was immediately dubbed artistically editorial control.” groundbreaking and poignant. possible, the Journal strives to cater the content that we publish.

Section 15.01.04 of the to a variety of interests by offering This dude must be next level if Putting together a newspaper AMS constitution indicates news, athletic, creative and artistic requires an investment of time and his vomit is charismatic. that the responsibility of the content, in-depth coverage and energy—an investment that is only It’s not a new concept. The act Editor(s) in Chief to AMS Assembly human interest material. worthwhile if the material we print of on-screen vomiting is familiar to as concerns editorial content is that fans of Family Guy and in the humor Ideally, the Journal would actually matters. the Journal “does not contain any possess sufficient resources and That’s not to say that the Journal’s of films like Monty Python’s the material which is of a seditious, staff to provide comprehensive editors, writers and contributors Meaning of Life, Jackass and Team libellous or scandalous nature, or coverage—reporting on every don’t make mistakes. If you take America: World Police. The Prodigy which constitutes an invasion of event of any relevance to the issue with the content provided shocked audiences with their privacy or violation of copyright Queen’s community. in this publication, exercise your MTV-banned “Smack My Bitch or proprietary right.” Surveying This is not the case. right to have input on the material Up,” in which the central character the Journal’s content for relevance For this reason, the editorial staff we provide. Ideally, each student takes a break from debauchery for a does not fall under any of must decide what material appears on this campus would scrutinize quick puke-and-rally. those headings.

The social constructions in the Journal—and consequently, every issue of the Journal—and The autonomy granted to what material is not covered or hold our work to the most exacting surrounding what is considered the Journal by the governance published. This decision is directly standard possible. foul and what is considered funny documents of the AMS is not a free based on the editors’ perception No one is obliged to read or artistic have evolved. Wait, aren’t license. This publication is granted of how accessible the story is the Journal. Members of this we supposed to be embarrassed and editorial autonomy with the to the Queen’s community as community are free to disregard ashamed of our bodily functions? responsibility outlined in the AMS a whole—in other words, it as they see fit—but anyone Perhaps not when an artistic Constitution, section 15.01.01. its relevance. wishing to do so has a responsibility purpose may be served.

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Don’t reject our content and vulnerability, a lack of current interest.”

The Journal may never be because of a misspelt name or control—while others claim it as a hardcore sign or even goal of the In other words, the Journal entirely comprehensive, but it is misplaced period. has a responsibility to provide the always relevant.

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PS I Love You jumped on the Queen’s community with relevant It sets a bad precedent for a because you feel that our coverage bandwagon too with their new coverage, but to do so in a manner discussion of the Journal’s editorial is unbalanced. free from outside influence. content to occur anywhere within Instead, treat your concerns as release “Get Over,” filmed at For AMS Assembly to ask the structure of our publisher. The an opportunity to engage us in Kingston’s own Grad Club. The any questions about the Journal’s final say on “relevance” cannot rest discussion and keep us accountable. track’s grinding riffs provide the content not only contravenes anywhere but inside the Journal and Read one of our articles. Read soundtrack for an out-of-control its own bylaw, it also represents with its readers, unless the Journal’s all of our articles. Check facts. Go house party, complete with karaoke a threat to the ability of this content is determined according to online and explain why an article is and herbal refreshments.

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After all, what’s a music video AMS Assembly isn’t the including elections, AMS Assembly, When we screw up, don’t jump if not a place to pick a defined place to raise grievances the Corporation and referenda, to conclusions—ask questions. about the Journal’s content. and to discuss questions of Start this discussion in the visual aesthetic in the service of Instructing the Media Services current interest.” right place—start it with us, not your tunes—whatever that may be to the artist?

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Libya and the international community

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How much have you had to drink today?

The unfolding story in North Africa has most recently spread to Libya, where revolutionaries have taken over large segments of the country. In this week’s web feature, our panellists discuss the prospects of foreign intervention.

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failure for the external actors. with the root causes of the recent There is no substance to conflict in the Middle East. Taking There are no good reasons for It seems that the immediate intervention, no means by which steps to reduce food prices and to NATO to intervene in Libya. The reaction to situations of civil unrest, action can be taken or goals reduce the West’s dependence on only course of action that NATO at least from a Western perspective, accomplished. Instead, intervention foreign oil would be a good start.

Let’s begin to intervene at home ought to take is to do nothing. is always “what ought we to do?” remains a theory of peacekeeping It’s completely unjustifiable There is a strange implication that that worked in history but has before we start thinking of getting failed to reach positive conclusions involved overseas. for countries with a history of we have some obligation to act. colonizing and exploiting others The assumption is made that in recent years.

Rather than the international D an O sborne : to be intervening “for the people.” the West has been the constant If there is one thing that Gadaffi embodiment of liberal values community continually trying to and the rebels of Libya have in and thus ought to do its best to intervene, perhaps it would be When politicians claim to speak for common, it’s that they both despise promote the dissemination of these more beneficial for institutions any individual, they are running former colonizers. values. We fail to give the same like the UN or NATO to turn full speed off of a moral precipice.

Intervention in the affairs legitimacy to the values of people inwards and reform their Because every individual has a of other nations requires a very in the Global South as we do to our intervention tactics. different set of subjective values, strong justification. I am only for own values. it’s impossible for one individual to intervention if a regional force leads The popular uprising is evidence J ames S impson : claim to represent another. it. I’m certainly against it if it’s lead enough of the Libyan people’s The people of Iraq by no means by an international group made up self-determinacy. The Western I want to question the idea that consented to the moral judgment of many former colonizers. world ought to place more credence many seem to currently hold—that of politicians in the US when their Intervention presupposes a in the ability of a population to revolution is always good. Many state was invaded. When politicians moral superiority on the side of determine their own value set. of the drivers that are fuelling the claim to represent others, they steal the intervening country. But let’s current unrest in the Middle East— a small portion of that individual’s not pretend this is about the people L indsay K line : high food prices, unemployment person-hood. of Libya. For once, self-interested and poverty—are unlikely to be A hypothetical intervention by Western nations should stay out of Grassroots Libyan society needs to resolved through revolution. the West in Libya is, in short, the it. Like in Egypt, and like in Tunisia, deal with the situation organically.

In short, the path of revolution ideological corruption and moral let the people of Libya manage Global efforts at intervention have may be leading to further regional slavery of both people in the West their own affairs. I certainly wish shown problematic results around destabilization. To have legitimacy, and those citizens of Libya. them the best. the world that have ended in dismal I believe intervention needs to deal

“I actually haven’t had that much, but I could lie.”

John Pangalos, ArtSci ’10

“Five in a half an hour.”

Elle Mills, ArtSci ’11

Equity

Working toward a more inclusive language The first step is to understand the difference between ‘political correctness’ and inclusivity

Wesam A leyadeh , A rt S ci ’13 Language is an instrument that is both a barrier and a vehicle to our communication. It can be used to offend or compliment; to oppress or protect.

Political correctness is a recent modification to our language.

Beyond its literal definition, it carries connotations that greatly vary between individuals.

People come from different cultures, speak different languages and thus may have different perceptions of political correctness.

Some believe it’s a simple matter of conforming to ‘left-wing’ politics, while others see it as a vital aspect of everyday behavioural and expressional conduct.

Unfortunately, we’ll never have a perfect understanding of what another person truly means when they say something, which makes it extremely important to define all terms and clarify the things we talk about.

Otherwise, progress in any form of dialogue is impossible. So, what is political correctness and how is it related to inclusivity?

Many people mistake political correctness for the pursuit of

making our language more inclusive. The two are similar but not the same. The goal behind political correctness is not to end oppression, but rather to appear inclusive in the public eye.

Alternatively, inclusive language aims to distill biases by removing or neutralizing unnecessary references to gender, sex, race, religion, etc.

The failure to universally define political correctness has led to a negative stigma around the term and concept.

When speaking about political correctness, no one has the right to be the “PC police.” When speech is regulated it creates an “us vs. them” mentality that fails to achieve anything. In the end, both parties lose sight of the reasons behind the conflict and focus more on the fight rather than the result.

However, necessary action must be taken when the use of a term or expression goes beyond offending and begins to create an unsafe environment for an individual or group.

The use of inclusive language is crucial in preventing—rather than reacting—to such results.

For example, a politically correct sentence would consist of changing the word ‘guys’ in a sentence to ‘boys and girls’ or ‘men and women’ while an inclusive sentence would go beyond that to just say ‘people’; there is no need to restrict gender to its binary.

The difference between political

correctness and inclusivity can be likened to the difference between equity and equality.

Equality, much like political correctness, is a movement dedicated to recognizing everyone as equals and treat them the same while equity (comparable to inclusivity) goes beyond the superficial meaning by recognizing the differences between people and actively working on bringing everyone onto the same, level playing field.

Political correctness works toward dampening bias and indifference, thus promoting tolerance rather than acceptance; inclusive words and expressions force us to become aware of the language we use and how we are using it. This makes us realize the powerful implications with which our words are infused.

ASUS Assembly recently passed a motion to change the language used in their policies and constitution so that it becomes gender-neutral.

Someone asked me, “Why does it matter? Isn’t that political correctness to the extreme?” It’s true—it doesn’t “matter” for people who are considered and consider themselves the “norm” of our society (i.e. cisgender males and females).

But this isn’t about political correctness, this is about inclusion.

We, as a society and student union, need to represent every single

one of our constituents, whether they identify as male, female or otherwise.

To try to dismiss this effort as pedantic, obsessive or most of all unnecessary, is to ignore the power of language and the potency of words.

To invoke an ancient adage, ’the pen is mightier than the sword’— ask yourself if you’ve ever been hurt by words, the answer is universally ‘yes.’

This is because language is a reflection of thoughts, motivations and human intent. At first glance, it may seem backwards to change our words when they appear to be merely the product of deeper issues, but, in fact, the way we communicate deeply affects the way we think.

We need to stop trivializing decency in discourse by labeling it “political correctness.” Avoiding discriminatory and hurtful language is simply a basic step of being a human being.

Knowing that the use of inclusive language brings us closer to the unity we all strive for, can you continue to speak those words?

The choice is truly and entirely up to you. Will you rid yourself of that sense of entitlement to and aid in establishing a new culture, a culture that stems from acceptance rather than tolerance?

Wesam Aleyadeh is ASUS equity officer.

“Too much.”

Jamie Matusiak, ArtSci ’11

“More than you even know.”

Alex Bateman, ArtSci ’13

“How much have you had to drink?”

Alice Nelson, ArtSci ’13

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LETTERS TO THE EDITORS Rector reflections

ignored calls to complement his trip disrespectful comments at the to Israel with a visit to a university Remembrance Day ceremony.”

Dear Editors, in the Occupied Territories— The rector has a record of using so that he could experience the events as a political soapbox and As former rectors of Queen’s indignations of checkpoints—did suggesting that he speaks for you.

University, we add our voices to he not do so as Principal rather Indeed, if the Charter of Rights the understandable and growing than as an individual? and Freedoms has any meaning concern expressed over the letter It’s not beyond the purview to the students of Queen’s, they written by the current rector in his of student representatives to take will vote for a recommendation of official capacity with respect to the a stance on political and social impeachment. Nick Day has a right State of Israel and his support for issues. Did student leaders, in that to free speech, but you have a right Israeli Apartheid Week. capacity, not take the forefront in to freedom of association. Drop The position of rector at the 1968 protests? Did student Nick Day. Queen’s dates back to 1913, and representatives not climb the is unique to Queen’s in Canada. barricades to protest South Stuart O’Brien, ArtSci ’12 The position, at its core, involves African apartheid? serving as representative and It’s not the fact that Day signed ombudsman for all members of off as rector, but his actual opinion, Dear Editors, the student body. that’s causing this commotion.

In discharging this role, it is After all, almost every time I In our society, it’s fairly common imperative that the rector be, and pick up the Journal, I find that practice to see an elected official be seen by all members of the I have disagreements with resign from his or her elected student body to be, a “trusted statements made by representatives position. Reasons for resignations safe house” where impartial and of the AMS and of the Queen’s can be related to conflicting views, dispassionate advice can be sought community, made in that capacity. or most commonly, after the and offered.

However, I don’t seek to remove eruption of a scandal.

Taking a highly political position them from their positions.

Rector Nick Day has no doubt renders the rector unable to serve Make no mistake: this vote is brought about the outbreak of a as this impartial ombudsperson not about whether Day could make scandal on campus with his letter and representative of all students. these comments as a representative. to The Honourable Michael We’re disappointed that the If that were the case, we would Ignatieff. Day should follow the rector would use the office to be having such votes every lead of fellow elected officials— promote his own personal political single week. such as Maxime Bernier—accept views, and in doing so compromise What you will be voting responsibility for his actions, and the effectiveness and honour of on is whether it’s allowed to resign from his post. the position. We, who have had criticise Israeli policies on the The issue at hand has virtually the privilege of serving as rector of Queen’s campus. nothing to do with freedom of Queen’s, reject Mr. Day’s hijacking speech as some are alleging it to be. of the office in furtherance of his Ralph Callebert, Ph.D ’11 Day made controversial statements, own political agenda. which by all means he is allowed We hope that in the upcoming to, but that brought about terrible referendum the current students Dear Editors, publicity to our institution. of Queen’s will recognize the His job as an elected official at importance of preserving the The Charter of Rights and Queen’s University is to fulfill his integrity of the position of rector Freedoms is arguably the most duties, and because of the scandal for all students.

Canadian document in existence. it has been uncovered he does It lists a variety of rights that we, as a remarkably poor job of doing Alan Broadbent, Canadians, all have. so. Day regularly misses required Queen’s rector (1969-72) Most Canadians—myself meetings and virtually never files Gary Gannage, included—support this document the necessary rector reports.

Queen’s rector (1972-74) and the rights that it entitles us to.

Nick Day is abusing his elected Morris Chochla, Freedom of speech, habeas corpus title while failing to uphold his Queen’s rector (1976-78) and democratic processes are electoral duties. Moreover, his Hugh Christie, things that are only argued against comments tainted Queen’s image Queen’s rector (1978-80) by those on the political extremes. nationally, the very opposite goal of Jeremy Freedman, Unfortunately, it would seem what an elected official’s comments Queen’s rector (1980-82) defenders of Nick Day’s latest should do.

Richard Powers, exploits are on the political This is the second scandal Day Queen’s rector (1984-86) extreme, or perhaps, are simply has brought about and should save Kelley McKinnon, blind to the ways in which these the students of Queen’s the trouble Queen’s rector (1986-88) freedoms affect the constituents of of voting and simply resign before Queen’s University. the March 22 referendum.

One of the rights that the Dear Editors, Charter grants all Canadians is that Riley Milavsky, ArtSci ’13 of freedom of association—or, as I’m writing to express my the Supreme Court has decided, indignation at the decisions of both the right not to associate.

Dear Editors, Principal Woolf and the AMS to Thanks to the University’s sanction Rector Day. This amounts policy of mandatory student The recent IAW controversy at to nothing less than a silencing of unionism, students are associated Queen’s is deja vu for me. dissident opinions. with Rector Nick Day and his As a student at Queen’s in We are told that he is not being comments regardless of whether the late 1970’s, I remember the impeached because of his opinion, they support the comments or not. hard-fought struggle of antibut rather because he expressed I personally believe that Mr. South African Apartheid students this opinion in his capacity of rector. Day, in his role as a private citizen, and groups trying to pressure Does anyone really believe is entitled to whatever beliefs he the University Council to have that the Campus Liberals, so chooses—so long as they don’t them divest the University of Conservatives or Israel on Campus infringe on the rights of others. millions of dollars it had invested would otherwise not have jumped However, as a leader at Queen’s in apartheid-ruled South Africa. at Day’s criticism of Israeli policies? University, he should be conscious This lack of social conscience at This distinction between that he’s not only speaking for the highest levels at Queen’s was ‘individual citizen’ and himself, but speaking for literally surprising and shameful to me at representative of the Queen’s thousands of students who have a time when other nations and community doesn’t exist, of course. never met him, and have never organizations were doing the right When Michael Ignatieff made the chosen to voluntarily associate thing by pressuring the regime. comments Day reacted to, he did themselves with him.

Fast forward to 2011 and we not make these as an individual Former Rector Grant Bishop have a Principal coming down hard citizen, but as a representative was right to suggest that Nick Day on the wrong side of history again. of Etobicoke-Lakeshore. Should breached the trust of Queen’s At least now, unlike then, we Ignatieff be impeached?

University; unfortunately, he also have someone of position at When Principal Woolf ignored breached your Charter rights.

Queen’s with a functioning moral calls for an academic boycott of This past November, AMS conscience and the courage and Israeli institutions involved in an Assembly formally censured eloquence to express it. Thank you, illegal occupation or when he “Rector Nick Day for his Rector Day.

That’s not a lot of progress for 30 years, but at least it’s progress.

I hope that today’s students at Queen’s will take the time to visit the Israeli Apartheid Week event and judge for themselves which side of history Queen’s should be on today.

in South Africa and unlike my mother, left his country by choice.

South Africa, as you may know, from 1948 until 1993 was under control of the National Party who implemented the institutionalized separation of blacks from whites, known as Apartheid.

From a young age my father Rick Burrowes, PhysEd ’81 felt disdain toward his government, toward the people that instilled such racism and hatred into such a Dear Editors, beautiful county.

He tells me stories about the I’m writing to urge students to separate housing, beaches, parks, vote in large numbers to defeat busses and much more that the pernicious attempt to remove troubled him as a young child.

Rector Nick Day from office.

This was true apartheid, Nick Day is being targeted separation of people based purely because some students disagree on skin colour. My father—who with his political views on has actually experienced true Israel and Palestine. apartheid—knows better than I do The groups behind this that there is no such thing going impeachment attempt are on in Israel. motivated, not by honest concern The Palestinians, unlike the for the quality of a Queen’s blacks of South Africa, have the education but instead by their power to vote, and as a people desire to silence free and open voted in leaders that refuse to debate on a pressing political issue recognize Israel’s right to exist and of our times. instead strive for its destruction.

These groups are free to advance I’ve been to Poland and seen their political viewpoint. They are the remains of the concentration not, and never should be, allowed camps where my grandparents to use democratic mechanisms suffered. I’ve been to South Africa such as impeachment to impose and seen the reverberations of their views of the conflict on almost 50 years of racism and hate.

Finally, I’ve been to Israel and others, making blind support of Israel’s brutal policies into the only seen a country that thrives and allowable position in universities celebrates its diversity. Have you been to these countries, Mr. Day? and public forums more generally.

As a Queen’s alumna, I value If so, you would have seen what I my Queen’s degree in large part have seen.

I spent six weeks in Israel this because of what it stands for.

It’s precisely because of past summer volunteering for their Queen’s reputation for academic national ambulance service, Magen excellence and open, informed David Adom. I can tell you firsthand debate that Queen’s graduates are that we treated every patient with highly valued in the job market the same consideration and respect regardless of whether they were and elsewhere.

A vote to impeach Nick Day for Jewish, Muslim or any of the other his political views is a vote against many religions of Israel.

Before my volunteering began I free debate and reasoned argument among Queen’s students. The vote was prepped on the rare occasion you will cast in four days’ time of getting an emergency call into will send a signal about the kind a Palestinian settlement. I was told of university education available that we would have to switch to a bulletproof ambulance and have at Queen’s.

Will Queen’s continue its long soldiers lead us in.

This was because when Israeli tradition of excellent and open debate, or will Queen’s become ambulances enter Palestinian more like a technical school where territories, to lend aid to Palestinians, graduates are unprepared to engage they are usually shot at. Tell me Mr. Day, how do you consider with the questions of our age?

Israelis risking their own lives to Andrea Summers, ArtSci ’01 save Palestinians as genocide? How do you consider it apartheid?

You, like everyone else, are entitled to your political opinion Dear Editors, and you are also entitled to make I’d like to share with you my your opinion public. However, you thoughts on Mr. Day’s response to have no right to say you represent Michael Ignatieff’s condemnation me, as a Queen’s student, when voicing such opinions. of Israeli Apartheid Week.

You have not only offended me What you have to know about me is that both my parents but you have offended my history. immigrated to Canada, my mother You do not speak for me; you have as a refugee and my father under abused and disgraced your office. his own free will. My mother was Kerry Mendelsohn, ArtSci ’13 born in Germany, as her parents were displaced from Poland after World War II. Both my maternal Dear Editors, grandparents suffered through and survived the Holocaust.

Woolf ’s actions They faced a true genocide, not Principal like the fictitious one occurring promoting the impeachment of in Israel. My grandparents were Mr. Day for defending freedom rounded up like animals and forced of expression bring discredit to onto cattle cars that brought them Queen’s University and Canadian to concentration camps where academe. I urge you to reconsider their people were gassed. That, Mr. your position and to stand with Mr. Day, is genocide, the systematic and Day and the basic freedom that should be available to our students deliberate murder of a people.

Now I would like to tell you to advocate for political positions, about my father. He was born even ones as controversial as Israeli

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deliberately misleading or he hasn’t democracy today. actually read Day’s letter.

Syed Imran Ali, Sci ’06 The substantive matter of that letter is first intended to critique the flawed grounds by which Ignatieff Dear Editors, condemns IAW, and then, to rebuff Ignatieff’s ostensible attempt to marginalize and exclude IAW from Recently, we’ve witnessed the fall of Queen’s Rector Nick Day from Canadian campuses.

Is it not the business of every public favour. Day—who has a university representative to stand history of controversial political against attempts by governments or statements—disagreed with Mr. political parties to limit or suppress Ignatieff’s condemnations of Israeli academic debate? This is the actual Apartheid Week, and stated that point of Day’s letter: “I [Day] the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is the accuse you [Ignatieff] of deploying “biggest human rights tragedy of simplistic truisms and rhetoric to my generation.”

Anger has since flooded mobilize frenzy, stifle debate and insulate Israel, an internationally the Queen’s community—and recognized violator of human beyond—with a vocal front advocating for his removal as rector. rights, from criticism.”

I suppose Bishop, as a former rector, knows better than I do, but We’re not voting to still I must ask: is it not within impeach Rector Day Yaser M. Haddara, the purview of the rector, as a based on whether or Associate professor, electrical & student representative, to speak out not we agree with the computer engineering against government interference in content of his letter, McMaster University academic debate?

Bishop’s article misses all of this but for whether or and instead seems to be narrowly not we agree with the based on the single line where Day Dear Editors, context and means mentions “20,000 students.” Again, through which he The article by Grant Bishop is Bishop seems to be misreading it. published it. Don’t Day doesn’t claim that his highly misleading.

Day’s letter to Ignatieff was not views are that of the student forget this. so much a “soapbox” for his own body, but rather uses his position Many believe he had no political views as Bishop alleges, as rector to rhetorically illustrate but a substantiated rebuttal to the the gravity of public leadership for justification to use his position in the letter, which implied his views baseless claims by Ignatieff that Ignatieff’s sake.

Bishop has chosen to base his represented those of the Queen’s IAW “tarnish[es] our freedom of speech” (and other assorted entire response on a misreading community, while others found slander)—the inference being that of this one line while allowing the the content of the letter itself IAW should not be permitted on substantive content of Day’s letter as offensive.

In an interesting comparison, to elude him.

Canadian university campuses.

Bishop’s article is a gross John Galliano, touted fashion When Bishop claims that “no aspect of his rectorship requires disservice to thoughtful debate on designer for Dior, has been seriously writing missives to federal this matter, but worse, the whole reprimanded for racist and politicians, pronouncing on affair in general is an indication anti-Semitic comments made in foreign affairs” he is either being of the sorry state of Canadian France this past February. Dior

Apartheid Week.

Mr. Ignatieff as an elected member of parliament in a pluralistic democracy should have known better than to speak so hypocritically about student activism on Canadian campuses.

Canadians have long ceased to expect any better from Mr. Ignatieff, who can’t be bothered to pick on someone his own size but apparently prefers to throw his weight against campus activists.

Mr. Day did the right thing in speaking up for the rights of students. He should be supported, not threatened. The atmosphere of intimidation that appears to be gaining ground on your campus is a threat to the integrity of Queen’s University. As Principal, I urge you to take concrete steps to restore a sense of decency to your campus.

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has since fired him, retailers have refused his merchandise and criminal charges have been laid.

Day’s situation and Galliano’s situation share similarities, but are very different, especially in severity. I must stress that I’m not condoning Galliano’s anti-Semitic comments, nor am I comparing Day’s actions to Galliano’s.

However, I draw comparison between these two public figures as follows: both Day and Galliano are in positions of power, positions that are inherently public.

Despite acting on issues that are completely separate from their positions, their opinions and actions do fundamentally reflect the institutions with which they are affiliated.

As we prepare for the referendum, let us be reminded of some important facts and not let our emotions get the better of us. Principal Woolf stated wisely that “the views in the letter are not the issue—agree or disagree, he is entitled to them—it’s the context in which he communicated his personal opinion.”

Day’s personal opinions reflect learned, thought-out and rational criticism regarding a political and ethnic conflict. They were not negative racial accusations, unlike Mr. Galliano’s.

We’re not voting to impeach Rector Day based on whether or not we agree with the content of his letter, but for whether or not we agree with the context and means through which he published it. Don’t forget this.

Julia Stevens, ArtSci ’11

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Rector Nick Day gives his perspective on the developing events, including the approaching referendum: “I urge people to discuss the matter at hand—the critiques discussed during Israeli Apartheid Week, its legitimacy as an academic event and its continued importance for human rights. One of the mandates associated with the rector position is to promote scholarly dialogue amongst students—that’s what matters here.”

“The critique that Israel is building an apartheid system in Palestine is gaining credence around the world.”

“As I’ve mentioned, one of the duties of the rector is to foster academic dialogue.

In this sense I have fulfilled my mandate as rector and brought wider attention to the academic and political significance of IAW for Queen’s students and to campuses across Canada.”

“I stand by this statement and I continue to stress the need for representatives to publicly voice opinions.”

Visit queensjournal.ca to see the full version of his statement, and additional letters on this topic.

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Hoods fangs Arts & Hooded Fang’s

lead singer Daniel Lee catches up with the Journal

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Playing guitars with boys photo by justin tang

Joel Plaskett, David Myles and Kurt Vile strummed to audiences at their respective gigs

Taking their name from a children’s book is just the beginning of eclectic behaviour for Toronto band Hooded Fang, who played their first show for naked cyclists, named their debut album Album and enjoy their weekly dose of Liz Lemon.

How did the band form?

A few of us lived in a house and started playing songs together.

Favourite instrument to play?

A guitar with some reverb, at the moment.

What are you inspired by?

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The music our friends make, people who do what they want to in life, passion, punk, hip hop.

I’ve read you’re occasionally inspired by 30 Rock, how’s this season been treating you?

I just watched some last night.

It’s going good. Want more Tracy though.

What’s your writing process?

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The east coast’s favourite crooner Joel Plaskett (top) stopped through Kingston to play a vibrantly reverent gig at Sydenham St. United with a dapper David Myles (mid left) on Tuesday, while Philadelphia’s Kurt Vile (mid right) filled The Mansion with his band The Violators and their raw uncensored rock.

online beating blues Blue Valentine is coming to The Screening Room, see a review of the film. on queensjournal.ca

Your full-length came out in October, how’s it been since then?

theatre review

Engulfing ardour Vagabond Theatre brings one of Shakespeare’s most beloved comedies to the era of sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll

not your average bears

It’s been going well, creating opportunities for us to keep doing this and reach more people. Right now we are excited to release the next record which is in a near-completion stage right now.

Did you go into the record with a certain mindset or goal?

For Album, it was to create a pop album, pretty clean, with a lot of textures and parts. I think we succeeded in that. The next one will be way less textured and precious, more spontaneous.

Local quintet Sleuth Bears fight crime with their grunge, check out a quirky Q&A with the band. on limelight

How was the recording process?

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It happened in bits and pieces.

Everyone would come in and record their parts. It’s a fun way to do it and you have a lot of control, (when you’re recording in your bedroom), but trying a studio would be nice too.

born to run Born Ruffians wowed with their video for “What to Say” off their critically acclaimed record, Say It. Keep an eye out for a preview of their visit.

It usually starts in my grimy bedroom. Making demos on a computer with a guitar and a drum machine. Then I sit outside and write some words, show it to the band.

Most rewarding part of the project? photo by Christine Blais

In Much Ado About Nothing, Hero and Beatrice are cousins struggling with young love, Hero with classic Count Claudio and Beatrice with notorious playboy Benedick. See page 20 for review.

Getting to play music all the time. Meeting awesome See The on page 19

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The cathartic powers of heavy bass The folks behind Sloppy Footwork get ready to turn up the bass and bring people together with their monthly gig B y A dAM wrAy Contributor Palace Sound System is the DJ collective responsible for the Sloppy Footwork series, a monthly celebration of progressive dance music. Purveyors of all things low-end, they work in tandem to weave genre-bending soundscapes designed to fill floors. The Journal sat down with two of their members, Blake Macfarlane and Emre Amasyali, to discuss tunes, vibes and the last official installment of Sloppy Footwork, happening this Saturday at the Mansion’s Wine Cellar.

Who and what sound system?

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Palace

Blake Macfarlane: It’s me, Emre, Berkan Harari and sometimes Nick Fellion does visuals with us. And then also Aidan Vickery, or DJ Doi Doi. He’s DJ’d with us once before, and he’s gonna do the next Sloppy Footwork. It’s pretty loose.

Emre Amasyali: It started out as an idea for a collective, but the only thing we really did was Sloppy Footwork, so it’s mostly associated with that.

How long have you been playing together for and how did you come together?

E: Me and Blake [have been playing together since the] end of the second year. Just a birthday party we were both playing at, and so was Ray Barbosa, he plays a lot

of hip-hop. And yeah, Ray, me and Blake did a bunch of events together, mostly houses.

B: We’d been talking for awhile about doing our own events, and then we threw this thing called Tunnelvision, in November of last year at the Artel. And that was the first time we had really tried to throw an event together with our own ideas behind it. Then Sloppy Footwork started in September of this year, and that’s when we really solidified.

E: We definitely wanted a monthly event going, and we didn’t really succeed with Sloppy Footwork in the first term, so this term we’ve been more on it in terms of monthly events. That’s what we intended to happen, Tunnelvision turning into a monthly event.

Did that come from a perceived lack of a venue in Kingston for the type of music you play?

B: That was definitely a big part of it. I think that was really encouraging, in some ways, there’s nothing like this happening, we kinda have to do something like this. But that’s not the only reason.

We didn’t do it just because there was a lack but because we just wanted to do it, and we were really excited about the music we were listening to and wanted to take control of an event.

What is the music you’re listening to? What can someone who’s never been to sloppy Footwork

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Blake Macfarlane (left) and Emre Amasyali have spun parties together since their second year, often getting bodies moving with smorgasbord bass tracks combining dubstep, house and techno.

before expect to hear?

E: It’s a mixture of dubstep, but not the wobbly kind. Tech-house, future bass.

B: We stopped trying to label it and just said bass music. And I think that comes from the fact that the music that we find often most exciting is the stuff that is bringing together a lot of different genres—so it’s a little bit of dubstep, a little bit of house, a little bit of techno and then creating these smorgasbord tracks. And I think that’s what’s really appealing and exciting about what’s going on in electronic music right now, so it’s hard to be like “this is what it is.”

E: I used to play more remixes so people could relate to the songs, but for my style personally it’s become more about the vibe, for sure, and less about people on the dance floor singing along and more

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about people just relating to the vibe rather than the lyrics.

What is that vibe, exactly?

B: Our intention is to make Sloppy Footwork a safe, open-minded space where people can come and really let go. For us, dancing to heavy bass music can be very cathartic. We see Sloppy Footwork as a way of bringing a wide range of people together to have a very real shared experience. Hopefully, if we’re doing a good enough job, people might forget about their cell phones for a second and be present in that moment. I think it’s increasingly important that we have opportunities to collide with other people and communicate in these physical ways.

I feel like I’m intellectualizing this too much. I mean, the bottom line is we just want people to have fun, but safe, healthy and happy fun. I guess love is a big part of Sloppy Footwork—love for the music, love for our friends and love for people who are willing to open their minds and let go.

I think the fact that we place so much importance on the kind of music we play plays a large role in cultivating our hopes for Sloppy

Footwork. If people are coming for the music, I think they’re more likely to forget about all the bullshit.

Who are some artists you’ve been into lately?

E: I guess a lot of Detroit sounds lately. A lot of really interesting artists coming out of Detroit, and of course old Detroit techno, old Detroit house, like Omar-S, Theo Parrish. And not only people from Detroit but people with the Detroit sound. A lot of different fuzzy, filtered bass sounds, not explicit bass. Like I said, I don’t really wanna stick to a genre. A lot of those sounds.

B: Kyle Hall has been pretty popular for us, too. I heard him a little bit awhile ago, but only recently started to do my homework and get into him, and he’s just blowing me away. Night Trackin’ in Montréal are doing some pretty awesome shit ...

Please see queensjournal.ca for the full interview with Macfarlane and Amasyali.

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In Vogt’s final series, layered stories obscure meaning, but ultimately shine through chemistry and choreography

Creatively complex creatures

B y M ArCIn M AZUr r USAk Contributor Vogt’s curious Creatures production lives up to the studio’s reputation of introducing creative obstacles to their students and delivering the best Queen’s student theatre has to offer. Vogt Creatures, the final series of one-act plays for the year, presents new elements never seen before in the studio series.

The producers decided to use an alley staging arrangement, which challenges not just the actors, but the audience. Two columns of tiered seating flank the stage, fleshing out the intimate performance, but also reflecting the audience upon itself, creating an awareness of one’s individuality and place in the group.

An expert was brought in to ensure the dynamic new seating arrangement was harnessed to its full effect; a challenge the crew have not merely overcome, but used as an opportunity to experiment with their creativity.

This innovative decision adds an excitingly intimate aspect to this already lofty production.

The series opens with an original play by Jaclyn Gruenberger, which offers an ironically humorous adaptation of Greek tragic structure with “The Most Tragic Coat.” Some confusing decisions made by the writer left me with questions such as why a T-Rex would father a Pterodactyl?

However, they can be forgiven in light of the directors’ clever use of alley staging.

Maya Bielinski moves through Kathleen Jerome and Kevin Tanner’s adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s short fiction “The Happy Prince.”

Along with some cooperation from the audience, the players’ pantomime humour keeps up with the excitement of the rest of the show. But, when the action trails off so does some of the play’s charm.

Costume designers Martine Plourd and Robin Kang capture the whimsical irony of appropriating a Greek tragic arc to a narrative by following the fashion fancies of a flamboyant rhino coveting the coat of a fellow creature. Their simple yet evocative costumes create an energetic opening to the series’ tenacious finalé.

Oscar Wilde’s “The Happy Prince” is brought off the pages of his short fiction and onto the stage

by Kathleen Jerome and Kevin Tanner with memorable precision.

The pair’s aspiration in adapting a short story for the stage is apparent. The alley staging is used

inventively and Jonathan Jerome’s original music composition fills the space with a serene score that resonates the “timeless message that leaves a person to wonder.”

Aside from the aesthetic ambiance, the difficulty of adapting a children’s story to the stage is noticeable for the attentive auditor; only so much lip service and jovial dancing can fill in for narrative progression. The play left me wondering, why describe what you can act?

Perhaps the added challenge of adapting text to an already unusual seating arrangement was too lofty a goal. However, Wilde’s themes are ever apparent, making

the piece rather enjoyable for the casual viewer.

An adaptation of contemporary Canadian author Yann Martel’s latest novel of the same name, “Beatrice and Virgil” features the astonishing chemistry between Katy Littlejohn and Damien Doepping. The duo’s astounding performance will have you holding your breath in anticipation of their next obstacle.

Unfortunately, the play’s theme is disorienting, especially to viewers unaware of the play’s origin. An uncertainty lingers over the relationship of the characters; an effect which was no doubt intentional, but could have been

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wielded to better effect. As an allegorical representation of the holocaust, the play fails to construe Martel’s sagacious theme, but the players’ memorable performances redeem it.

A characteristically postmodern milieu looms over the stage as the best choreographed play since Vogt B’s “Hot Chocolate.” the highlight is the frantic action and splendidly salacious costumes.

Lauren DeVries’ original “The Isolation Sensation” gives off an ironically contradictory ambiance, which fits splendidly with the play’s turbulent and enticing aesthetic.

A characteristically postmodern milieu looms over the stage as the best choreographed play since Vogt B’s “Hot Chocolate.” The highlight is the frantic action and splendidly salacious costumes.

The players’ intentionally intrusive interaction with the audience at times forces you to confront the audience on the other side of the stage and prompts you to consider your role as a viewer and a person.

The theme of self-awareness emphasizes the deteriorated spoken English; as the syntax deteriorates so does the audience’s hope for significant meaning or expression. The show offers a quest for meaning that it subverts and never delivers, introverting the conflict onto the audience as if to encourage you to scrutinize your own reality. With heavy thematic content as well as explosive theatrical energy “The Isolation Sensation” is a befitting end to this year’s Vogt Studio series.

Vogt C “Creatures” runs until Sunday at Carruthers Hall with shows at 6:00 and 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $4 at the door.

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album review

Mother Mother finds it

The Vancouver-based quintet release their third and most synth-heavy album to date

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B y A ndrew S tokes Copy Editor There was this one time where Archimedes made a huge breakthrough. He had been working on volume displacement, or alternating current or something and was so jazzed that he shouted “Eureka!” at the top of his lungs.

Mother Mother, the British Columbian pop-rock quintet, named their third album after this moment of revelation, but that’s where the similarities

to the eccentric Greek mathematician end.

Adorning the front cover is a lion’s head, roaring on a background of pastel Technicolour.

The liner notes are nearly non-existent. Instead of including the entirety of the lyrics, each track has a few of the key lines written underneath it—interesting, but a bit of a letdown for lyrics fans like me.

Eureka’s 12 songs cover a lot of ground, the album is poppy, up-tempo and features great piano work.

The opening track, “Chasing It Down” starts with an old audio recording of a pedantic old man saying, “commonplace things seem to have great significance” before launching into the song.

The beat changes too many times to count, alternating between a dragging, stuttering beat and a simple rock rhythm, with ominous organ builds matched with fast descending piano lines throughout.

Ryan Guldemond’s high register is in as good of shape as ever, and the band’s two female vocalists provide excellent harmonies.

The second track and first single “The Stand” puts these vocal talents to work with an imagined dialogue between two young girls talking to a man at a bar. It’s almost too catchy for its own good as the synth pulsates and voices bop.

“Everyone’s fucked and they don’t even know,” says the man with a laugh as the song sharply ends.

Some songs are so fun and up-tempo that they beg to be danced to, especially “Baby Don’t Dance” and “Problems,” which opens and closes with a rockabilly guitar riff. It’s hard to keep still while you listen, and even the stiffest prude will be tapping their foot by the second chorus.

“Born In A Flash” stands in sharp contrast with these two, with a stiff and slow beat. The minor piano gives it a feeling of a foreboding John Lennon song. The

harmonies are gapless, beautiful and ethereal, and the song bears a chilling resemblance to a funeral dirge as a choir sings. Samples of camera shutters weave their way through until interrupting the vocals to end the song.

Some of the final songs bleed into one another, picking up the sound that the previous ended with. “Getaway” has one of the female vocalists taking the lead, and her voice sounds like it belongs to a child’s doll. It’s slow and pretty and becomes “Far In Time,” with its powerful loud chorus.

This bleeds into “Oleander,” a song that’s been stuck in my head for days. It’s got bright cymbal hits and delicate vocals. The percussion builds before the hooky chorus drives in. It closes with a chaotic convergence of sound and recedes into a smooth, sad farewell.

The closing track “Calm Me Down” is my personal favourite and it teases all the way along with its stilted pacing. Each verse details

the rattled mental state of the singer and every chorus drops off before picking up where it stopped. These drops leave the listener expecting a big strong caprice that doesn’t come until the last 40 seconds. The lyrics are sexual under a thin veil of euphemism, as the singer breathes “use your body to put me to sleep.”

When the final drop comes and the song goes launching into its crashing finale, it’s nearly cathartic.

“Don’t wanna be no seeker, I wanna scream Eureka!” he says as the album draws to a close. You feel like you’ve gone the whole song looking for something and at the ending it’s finally found.

Eureka is an excellent third album that reins in the experimentation of O My Heart, ditching the horns and strings for the organ and synth, which they do expertly. The vocals mix and compliment one another; the guitar always does its job. It’s a pleasure to listen to and unlike fleeting moments of revelation, this Eureka can be put on repeat.

The Limestone City meets the Hooded Fang Continued from page 14

A beer or two.

makes it awkward all around.

wierdos everywhere.

What role does the audience play?

Most memorable gig?

Most challenging part of the project?

It helps when they’re having a good time or are engaged. One sees so many concerts in Toronto where people just stand at the back and are nervous to come up. It

One of our first shows, at a Wavelength gig at Sneaky Dee’s. There were over 200 bike couriers from around the world there, who had had a race around

The details. Organization. All that shit.

Toronto that day. A couple of them were naked too.

Plans for the future?

out west at the end of the month with Rural Alberta Advantage, playin some fests in the summer and more touring.

We’ve got a new record coming out in late spring I believe. Touring

Artwork by the same artist as Honest Ed’s murals, how did that come about?

We decided to find out who did the signs there, because I was convinced that it was just one or two guys. So we went in and found out, and he turned out to be a real nice guy, who is now a part of the family. Dougie Kerr, the only Scottish in our fam right now. He’s been sign painting forever, and he also does a lot of the ice cream trucks around town.

You’ve become known for your high energy live shows, any pre-show rituals?

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Praise due for Much Ado About Nothing B y C AtHerIne o wSIk Copy Editor Interestingly set in the 1960s, Vagabond Theatre’s version of William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing is a tale of strong emotions that is wonderfully expressed through a sharp cast and witty direction.

The intimate Rotunda Theatre in Theological Hall, which also features a wider balcony seating, is the ideal location for such a raw show. The cast is dedicated to the performance and they come together wonderfully with director Matt McFetridge’s clear experience, which shines through with his strong attention to detail.

The set is simple with a black stage and backdrop punctured with a couple of beautifully intricate scenery items like a landscape painting, vine-laden fences and weathered chairs. It truly sets the upper-class country setting without detracting from the performance. Minor adjustments during the show, such as tiny Christmas-lights entwined Jessica Mosher commanded attention in her role as strong Beatrice, particularly impressing audience members in a scene photo by Christine blais in the fence turning on, really enhance denouncing Claudio for his treatment of her cousin. the show’s range of ambiance (in this case her character’s devilish ways are just hidden a strong wit during the entire performance. changing lights whenever he comes on stage. making it seem like a romantic night out).

The story features two pairs of lovers beneath a layer of good-daughter innocence. Her strongest scene is when she swears The blocking is fluid and actors use a Throughout the show Ryan Armstrong, against Claudio for hurting her cousin. lost in a mischievous game. One romance, wide range of the stage from emotional But Benedick, as played by Nathaniel cries downstage that you can’t ignore to between the governor’s daughter Hero playing the emotionally-susceptible Count and Count Claudio is just blooming, while Claudio, is very convincing in both his Fried, is the focus of the show. In the mischievous plotting in the far upstage. The the more electric ex-lovers Beatrice and love-stricken and heart-broken states. beginning he portrays the ultimate bachelor only minor discrepancy in this is when Hero Claudio and Hero’s initial confession of with such ease and wit that’s wonderful to drops to her knees at her father’s mercy and Benedick are tricked into uniting.

The wonderful casting ensured the actors’ love for each other is a wonderful moment watch. His depiction of a drunken fool is her reactions are not completely presented strengths are displayed and emphasised in and both actors speak sincere words with very funny and loose and even when he is (at least from where I was sitting). lighting that emphasizes the enchantment hiding behind scenery he is still eye-catching their portrayal of dynamic characters.

The smaller roles are also very notable.

Hero is the definition of the innocent between them. However, as quickly as he and dynamic thanks to some smart direction. Dogberry, the grand constable, is very funny daughter. From the get-go her purity and falls in love, Claudio doubts his feelings Fried then pulls off a complete reversal and a delight to watch as he saves the shy attitude are expressed in a way that and becomes drenched with sadness that in Benedick’s character as he falls into an tormented lovers by revealing the truth. make Claudio’s instant affections seem eventually outbursts into a raw shaking anger. engulfing and convincing love for Beatrice.

The props are minimal, yet add a lot to Through some mischief, mainly initiated the show. Something as simple as a bottle of Hero’s cousin Beatrice is the female plausible. Her outfits throughout the play are particularly lovely and very suiting of entrenched in the other romance, and by the Cupid-like Prince, the free bachelor is wine is a very effective tool in setting the fun, her personality and the time period. Kim is a strong character well played by the changed into a captive of love. The transition light-hearted mood of the play.

Sakkal’s portrayal is enthralling to watch, as commanding Jessica Mosher, who maintains is incredibly witty and all the actors complete Ultimately it’s a spirited mischief-filled it marvellously. evening, and like a good romance it has Later on, the boys tease Benedick for rapid ups and downs that leave you feeling falling in love and it’s the kind of lively banter lightheaded. The entire company of Much that you would see with your favourite Ado About Nothing should be proud of the guy-friends. clear effort they put into the show, as the end The dynamic lighting throughout the result is a wonderfully witty adaptation of a show enhances the rapid transition between Shakespearian classic. emotions. A strong use of a blue-coloured filter creates many of these different tones, Much Ado About Nothing plays tonight and one such use is against the Prince’s brother, tomorrow at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Don John, whose malicious plotting against Rotunda Theatre in Theological Hall. the lovers is accented with the dimming and

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Inside Track and Field The Gaels competed at the CIS Championship in Sherbrooke, Quebec. page 25

Wheelchair Basketball The Campus Activities Commission brings wheelchair basketball player Corey Smith to Kingston to run a clinic at the ARC. page 25

Gaels top moments The Journal and Queen’s Athletics team up to count down the Gaels’ top moments. page 24

Gaels at Home Squash The ARC hosts the OUA Squash Championship.

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Women’s hockey

Bronze-lining for Gaels The women’s hockey team brings the bronze medal home after defeating Laurier in the CIS Championship in Waterloo

By Kate Bascom Sports Editor The Gaels were the OUA’s best kept secret this year. With many outside the Queen’s community scratching their heads over the Gaels’ quick turn-around at the end of the season, the team never bowed to the intimidation of a first ever CIS berth. The women’s hockey team showed a quiet determination throughout the year that kept them battling through the challenging first half of the season. In the new year, their determination just got louder.

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Two great teams battling for a bronze medal. It can’t get much better than that.

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—Kelsey Thomson, forward

“We stuck to our own game plan and didn’t really bow to pressure,” head coach Matt Holmberg said.

“We’ve got a good team here and if we execute we can make some noise, and that’s what we did.”

The Gaels’ game plan paid off

Sunday afternoon on the biggest stage for collegiate women’s hockey in Canada. Queen’s faced off against familiar foe and OUA juggernauts, the Laurier Golden Hawks, and took them to task in a tense 1-0 win for bronze medal at the CIS Championship.

Other journalists frequently used the word ‘miraculous’ to describe the Gaels’ OUA playoff run. But Holmberg said this understated the team’s ability.

“We never looked at ourselves as a Cinderella story,” he said. “We knew we had the ability to do it but it was just a matter of getting it done.”

The Gaels faced competition from the toughest teams in the country, including the defending champions the Alberta Pandas and the undefeated McGill Martlets.

Heading into the bronze medal game, the Gaels faced the Golden Hawks, their biggest competition in the OUA this year, having lost all their regular season games against Laurier. Holmberg said the Gaels had a quiet confidence heading into their Sunday game.

“Laurier is a great team,” he said. “It wasn’t overconfidence but confidence that [the Gaels] deserved to be in such a tight game with such a good team and

confident in the fact that they’ve gutted out wins before. They were ready to go.”

never looked “atWeourselves as a

Cinderella story. We knew we had the ability to do it but it was just a matter of getting it done.

”

—Matt Holmberg, women’s hockey head coach Forward Kelsey Thomson was was an integral part of the Gaels playoff run with three goals and the shootout winner against the Pandas. She said the game couldn’t have been more exciting.

“Two great teams battling for a bronze medal,” she said. “It can’t get much better than that ...

They’re a really good team but in the playoffs, I think it just came down to who really wanted it and I think we wanted it more. We just kept going.”

With no score in the second period on Sunday, Laurier forward Andrea Shapero was hauled See Gaels on page26

The Road to the Bronze W 2-1 (SO) vs. Alberta The Gaels grabbed a lead in the first with a goal by forward Liz Kench. The Pandas tied the game on a two-man advantage in the second.

Neither team could tally again, however, sending the game to a shootout. The Gaels would score the only goal, with the game-winner coming from forward Kelsey Thomson.

L 3-1 vs. McGill The number one seed, McGill Marlets, ended the Gaels’ 12-game winning streak, which dated back to Jan. 22. The Martlets opened scoring on a power play goal, but the Gaels battled back in the first with forward Kelsey Thomson scoring an unassisted goal midway through the frame.

With the score tied, McGill took advantage of a penalty-filled second and scored their second power play goal to take back the lead. McGill would add one more goal and hold on that lead to end the game.

—Kate Bascom

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Year In Review

Recounting the best of 2010-11 With Queen’s Athletics, the Journal’s Lauri Kytömaa weighs in on the year’s top Gaels moments

National Rookie stage sensation The women’s rugby team marched to the playoffs with an undefeated 5-0 regular season record. Although the team fell to the University of Guelph in the OUA final they would receive their first ever CIS championship berth, finising fifth in the nation.

“It’s huge; this is history being made for Queen’s so we’re really proud,” said fullback Jocelyn Poirier.

Rookie linebacker Sam Sabourin was a bright spot on the Gaels football team as he finished third in the nation for tackles and was the OUA Rookie of the Year. He set a team record by collecting 13 tackles against McMaster in the team’s first game.

“He’s a tremendous candidate [for the CIS rookie of the year]. He’s played like a veteran player from the moment he’s arrived.

He’s a legitimate player and he’s deserving,” ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­said football head coach Pat Sheahan.

Shrine time Down but not out Gaels’ offensive lineman Matt O’Donnell got an opportunity very few CIS football players get during their university careers: an invitation to the annual East-West Shrine Game in Orlando, Florida. The event showcases players entering the NFL draft.

“It’s a tremendous accolade for him and the Queen’s program. To produce a candidate for an event like this is great ... a thing that only happens once in a life time,” ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­said football head coach Pat Sheahan.

Holmberg’s heroes

The hall calls Banner season

Redemption ­­­­­­­­­­­ The women’s soccer team capped off their tremendous season with the biggest prize of all: a gold medal overtime win at the 2010 CIS Women’s Soccer Championship in Charlottetown. It was the team’s first national banner since 1988.

“I dropped right to my knees. I didn’t know what to do [after we scored in the final]. Honestly just pure joy and excitement … It felt like we had won right there. You have to finish the game, but just right there, everything that we had been working so hard towards, [we] just kind of felt in that moment that everything was worth it,” said forward Kelli Chamberlain.

The women’s basketball team ended a seven-game losing streak by winning their last four games. The wins moved the Gaels into the fifth seed out of six and an unlikely playoff berth.

“I was really happy that, under pressure, our team was able to pull off those key wins ... Those games were just like the playoff games that we’re going to experience. We can go into the playoffs with a good momentum, on a bit of a run. I think we’re peaking at the right time,” said guard Brittany Moore.

At 1 a.m. on March 3 Morgan McHaffie scored in the sixth overtime period to end the opening game of the OUA championship round against the Guelph Gryphons 2-1 for the Gaels.

The women’s hockey game lasted a total of 167 minutes, which qualifies it for the longest collegiate game in North American history.

The win was also the fourth straight overtime victory for Queen’s. Gaels goaltender Mel Dodd-Moher stopped 66 of 67 shots against.

“I don’t even believe in three period hockey anymore. They’ve got to be at least five,” said forward Kelsey Thomson.

Women’s rowing: The women’s rowing team held a narrow 88-75 team point lead over rival Western entering the last event of the OUA championships, and the whole weekend’s efforts rested on the oars of the last competitors.

Queen’s would finish the race second, just four seconds behind Western. Though it wasn’t a first place for the crew it was good enough to secure a 103-100 point victory over Western for the OUA banner. “[We were] confident, not cocky. We worked really hard so there was no reason we couldn’t win,” said lightweight women’s rower Emily Richardson.

Men’s fencing: Accumulating the most points overall, the men’s team took home the OUA banner for the first time since 2003-04. The men’s team had a dominating win with a 240 point lead above the second-place Carleton Ravens’ 198 point finish.

“We’re going to the Brew Pub! We decided that if we won the banner this year [it] would be the High roller special.

A bottle of Dom Perignon, and a basket of wings … We all want to get it, so we’re all going to get it together,” said fencer Karl Gardner.

Century club

In a less than perfect year for the Gaels, the men’s basketball team was able to end the regular season on a high note. Having only scored 100-plus points six times in its 108-year-old history, the team had two consecutive triple-digit wins over the York Lions and Laurentian Voyageurs. “[It was] definitely very special. We have been struggling all season, and even though we’re out of the playoffs, we gave it all we had. They were some pretty big wins for us,” said guard Dan Bannister.

As perennial underdogs through their playoff run, the women’s hockey team swept two nationally ranked teams, Laurier and Guelph, to capture an OUA championship. The team then marched into the CIS championships and came out with a bronze medal. Overall, the women’s hockey team won 18 out of their 21 last games.

“We just believed in each other. We have a lot of fifth year players on the team. We were not going to take no for an answer. We weren’t leaving here without a victory,” said forward Liz Kench.

Hello Canada!

In a celebration of the 100th anniversary of women’s basketball at Queen’s the Gaels faced off against the McGill Martlets in an exhibition game. The game was broadcast live across the nation on CBC’s Sports Day in Canada to celebrate athletics across the nation.

“I am very excited; there is a lot of attention being paid to this game and this event. We are all very excited and [the] nerves are getting in my head a little bit,” said winger Christine Wallace.

Go online and vote for which moment should be number one at: gogaelsgo.com

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Mixed results at nationals The Gaels came back empty-handed from the CIS Track and Field Championship in Sherbrooke even after solid performances from the veteran runners B y G ilbert C oyle Staff Writer The track and field team ended their season with some mixed results at the CIS Championships in Sherbrooke, Quebec last weekend. The results may seem underwhelming on paper, but the Gaels produced some strong

performances in spite of a very competitive environment.

The men’s team finished 16th overall in the standings. The 4x200m relay team, consisting of Stephen Dunlop, Gord Frenke, Mat Stiver-Balla and Shane Kelly ran a time of 1:36.95, finishing in sixth place. Matt Hulse also ran to a sixth place finish in the men’s

1500m, crossing the line with a time of 3:51.51.

The men’s 4x400m relay team, made up of Frenke, Stiver-Balla, Kelly and Michael Nishiyama, also wound up in sixth. They were ranked first before the weekend but finished in 3:21:09, almost three seconds behind the school-record time.

ARC hosts basketball clinic The first annual Wheelchair Basketball Clinic and Tournament will take place at the ARC Saturday

The Campus Activities Commission and Queen’s Athletics and Recreation will be hosting the first ever Wheelchair Basketball Clinic and Tournament at the ARC March 19.

The tournament which is open to any student will feature eight teams who will receive instruction from a Wheelchair Basketball Canada coach and athlete prior to their first game. All proceeds from the tournament will be donated to Accessibility Queen’s.

Canadian National Team member Corey Smith will be present for the tournament to help raise awareness for the sport and provide students with some pointers before they hit the court.

When everyone “thinks about sports,

Queen’s students included, most people don’t think about wheelchair sports.

”

—Christina Reppas-Rindlisbacher, deputy AMS Campus Activities commissioner

“Being a wheelchair basketball player, it’s exciting that Queen’s is looking to start up a recreational program with the chairs that they have,” Smith said. “Part of what I do is to try to spread the word about basketball and get as many

people playing as possible and I’m happy to come down and show what it’s all about.”

Smith has been in a wheelchair since the age of 15 due to illness.

He has continued to follow his athletic passion and now is on track to represent Canada at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London, England.

“It’s my full time gig to play basketball so I’m very passionate about it,” he said. “I’ll go just about anywhere to show people what it’s all about. I started off in the Junior National Team program in 2005 and I’ve been in the program since then. I’ve been very lucky to travel around the world, doing what I love … London is what I’m aiming for.”

Smith said he’s hoping to provide a new outlook to Queen’s students about disabled athletes and, in turn, expose them to a new sport.

“What I try to do is just to show off a bit,” Smith said. “I want to give people a different point of view of athletes with disabilities. It’s really all about changing people’s ideas and perceptions about stuff like that. The goal is to have them say, ‘wow, how can he do that?’

I want them to go home and tell their friend’s the next day about the guy they saw doing unbelievable things in a chair.”

Deputy AMS Campus Activities commissioner Christina Reppas-Rindlisbacher said she was very excited to bring such a unique event to the Queen’s campus.

“It’s great to help people in

”

opening their minds to a different sporting event,” she said. “When everyone thinks about sports, Queen’s students included, most people don’t think about wheelchair sports.”

Queen’s Athletics and Recreation had previously purchased the chairs using a grant from the Social Issues Commission.

“When we were deciding on an event like this, the main obstacle was the chairs,” Reppas-Rindlisbacher said.

“When I approached [Athletics and Recreation] about potentially putting on this event they got so excited and were very helpful.”

Reppas-Rindlisbacher said she was optimistic that the event could become an annual event for Queen’s students.

“It will be mostly able-body students at this tournament but hopefully in the coming years we hope to market it to students who might not be able to get the chance to play otherwise in intramurals,” she said. “We’re trying to really foster that relationship.

[The tournament] was really well received by the incoming [Campus Activities] Commissioner who not only wants to see it through but is also going to hire a committee solely responsible for organizing this tournament in the future.”

The Queen’s Wheelchair Basketball Clinic and Tournament will get underway at 11 a.m. tomorrow in the ARC Upper Gyms.

Wheelchair Basketball Canada coach and athlete Corey Smith will be running a clinic for teams of Queen’s students before they participate in a game of wheelchair basketball.

[Torcalocci] always “tried to draw the best

out of any athlete, no matter who they were.

Not many coaches have that enthusiasm, and that commitment to success.

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Hulse said that luck didn’t seem to be with the Gaels in many of the men’s races.

“In the 1500, I ran fairly well, but I didn’t quite have the legs at the end of the race,” he said. I’ve been struggling with injury, so I’ve been set back in training.”

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—Matt Hulse, runner As for the team in general, I thought we were good, but we just didn’t get the bounces today.

The 4x200m boys suffered from a strange call from an official, and it just didn’t quite work out for the 4x400m team. Overall, we can’t be upset, but we know we could have done better.”

On the women’s side, OUA bronze medallist Leah Larocque finished eighth in the 3000m, with a time of 10:04:55.

Larocque said that she was quite happy with that result.

“It wasn’t a fantastic time, but in terms of how that race went and how I finished, I’m very satisfied,” she said. “I went in ranked ninth, and came out ranked eighth, so I’m really happy.”

Although the team didn’t come back with any record times or medals, Larocque said these results must be understood in the context of the event; surrounded by a higher level of competition, expectations change.

“The team ran very well, but these were all very hard races,” she said. “In these events, you’re running for a place rather than for a fast time. It’s far more

strategic, and it’s about getting a good position. Naturally, you’re up against the best of the best.”

This weekend marked the end of Melody Torcalocci’s 23-year reign as head coach of the track and field program. Over her career, Torcalocci oversaw 39 CIS medals and had a lasting impact on hundreds of athletes.

Larocque took some time to discuss her favourite memories of Torcalocci.

“Mel was present at every competition, cheering everybody on, whatever the event,” she said.

“She always had a huge black binder, with every athlete’s statistics and personal bests. After every meet, she would send out race summaries, elaborating on every athlete’s performance.”

Hulse and Larocque said they have benefited greatly from her knowledge as a coach, and from her attitude as a friend.

“We are all sad that Mel is leaving,” Larocque said. “But I’m mostly just happy to have spent my four years with her.”

Hulse elaborated on the significance that Torcalocci has exerted on the program.

The team ran very “well, but these were

all very hard races ...

Naturally, you’re up against the best of the best.

”

—Leah Larocque, runner

“Mel was a permanent fixture in the program, and she has been the heart and soul of the team,” he said. “She always tried to draw the best out of any athlete, no matter who they were. Not many coaches have that enthusiasm, and that commitment to success. She will definitely be missed.”

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Gaels win bronze in first CIS Contniued from page 23

down during an attempted shot on net and a penalty shot was called. A tense moment for the Queen’s supporters in the crowd but Thomson said the Gaels bench had confidence in their second-year goaltender.

“When you get a penalty shot on Mel Dodd-Moher, you don’t even worry,” she said. “I don’t even think anyone was stressing on the bench. Everyone was just like, ‘Mel’s got this’ and of course she did.”

they’re a really “good team but in the

playoffs, I think it just came down to who really wanted it and I think we wanted it more. We just kept going.

had to be prepared for anything.

“At the end of the day, you really just have to read [the shooter] because they could pull something off completely unexpected,” she said. “It gives us a little bit of an advantage but they’re a really good team.”

With the clock ticking down, the game looked to be heading to yet another overtime for the Gaels.

Defenceman Kerstin van Bolderen finally solved Laurier goaltender Liz Knox with 1:51 left in the third.

Dodd-Moher said she was excited but had to remain focused to finish the game.

“There’s a minute and a half left and we have to hold on because Laurier will be coming back hard,” she said. “We just had to hold on.”

Van Bolderen buried a

backhanded shot off a pass from forward Liz Kench to win. In her first goal of the season, van Bolderen scored what she said was the biggest goal of her life, although her memory of it is a little hazy.

“To be honest I don’t really remember,” she said. “I got the puck and [I was thinking] best shot of your life. It just went in.

It was kind of a blur but it was pretty exciting.”

This was the first trip to the CIS playoffs for the team in Queen’s history. The moment wasn’t lost on the graduating van Bolderen.

“We haven’t been [OUA champions] in 30 years,” she said.

“We’ve never been to CIS. We’ll just continue to build. I’ll be cheering in the stands next year when they’re playing.”

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—Kelsey Thomson, forward

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Dodd-Moher faced 33 shots in her first shutout of the playoffs.

She was also named a tournament all-star after allowing only four goals in three games and finishing with a 0.961 save percentage.

With many questions surrounding her stellar performance in the postseason, Dodd-Moher deflected the attention, chalking her play up as only one part of the team’s success.

“Each team needs goaltenders,” she said. “That’s part of the team.

We’re just doing our job ... I’m just there to stop the pucks and that’s what I’m doing.”

Although facing Laurier meant the Gaels were more familiar with their opponent, Dodd-Moher said she

Top: Goaltender Mel Dodd-Moher returns to the dressing room after the Gaels’ 1-0 win against Laurier. Bottom: Forward Kelsey Thomson rests during a break in the bronze-medal game.

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postscript Short fiction contest

Charles The second-place entry in Postscript’s Short Fiction Contest, by Devin Clancy, ArtSci ’13 B y D evin C lancy Contributor His name was Charles. I say was, because he never liked his name, and intended to change it. By change, I’m referring to a legal process by which a person, like Charles, is able to file some files so that people can call him something different.

People often do this when they get married, and by people I mean girls. This is because a long time ago a man decided that when a girl becomes a wife, she also becomes his property, and like with a toolbox, men like to tape their name onto them. But Charles wasn’t a girl about to become property; he was simply an average man, with a name he disliked.

This disdain began when, in elementary school, Charles saw on the television that a bearded man with the same name had been able to convince a family to kill lots of people. This news segment had turned the name Charles into glass shattered on the pavement.

It was everywhere, mainly in small, dull pieces, but there was still that one odd shard, large and jagged, waiting to cut whoever walked past.

Our Charles had only ever met the dull pieces, but on that very day, in Technicolor, one of the jagged ones had made it onto the CBS broadcast. Since then, our Charles has hoped and hoped never to be a jagged piece, because they’re always the ones who misinterpret The Beatles.

Our Charles was getting up from bed. He tossed away his blanket, and forcing his body to comply, he flung his left leg up and over his right, pulling himself onto the right-hand side of his single bed. In this position his striped pajamas ran perpendicular to his striped bed sheets, thus creating an X, marking the spot where a very tired, yet resolute Charles sat.

Determined to reach toward his cluttered desktop in search of his alarm clock. This action was painful for Charles because the clock was silent. This meant bad news, because a noise was needed in order for him to be on

time. It was a loud and jarring one, designed specifically to scare your mind into leaving behind a make-believe world of dreams for the real world; the world in which Charles hated his name.

There had been many of these alarms in the past, created for different reasons. At first it was the sun, but people didn’t like being so naked under the sky. So they built roofs, but people needed a reason to leave their dreams for the world of jagged glass. So they built churches, but the bells only got people to sing songs. So they built factories with whistles, where they could make shiny objects, but people felt like cogs in a machine. So they created outsourcing, allowing the important people to simply spin the cogs, but these spinners needed to get up in time to make sure their shiny objects were still being made. So they got the cogs to make the modern alarm clock that was loud and jarring. These alarms were cheap, and could stop working at any moment. Charles was a spinner, and his shiny object had stopped working.

This meant that he was late, and late was something that the spinners never appreciated, although Charles didn’t know why. He was confused, because what he was late for was never anything of true significance. It was only a meeting. These were appointments made by men where they could all sit together around a table to pool information. This took place often in the business world, allowing those with power to evaluate the pool, and spin the spinners accordingly so that they would then spin the cogs. This hierarchical formula is old, and has gone by many names throughout human history: monarchy, fascism, capitalism, communism, you name it.

Yet for something so old and seemingly natural, it always feels like being trapped in a crowded house, where all the people are anxious to reach the ceiling. They jump up and down. Up and down.

Up and down. And they never understand that at the top, there’s nothing to hold onto. They’d simply fall down again, rubbing against the shoulders of the crowd,

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over and over, eventually bursting into flames. Charles didn’t bother jumping, because he didn’t mind being in crowds, and he couldn’t justify submitting anyone to breathing in more smoke.

Now, back in his small apartment, Charles had finally found his shiny object, and he was indeed very late for work.

However, this didn’t shock him, and he continued on with his daily routine as if he were perfectly on time. First he crept over to the bathroom twisting some knobs to produce hot water—ideal for showering. When he had finally finished up in the bathroom, it was full of steam, impairing the mirrors ability to act like Charles.

He chuckled to himself, thinking that if he had showered long enough, the air would be so full of water he’d have to swim through his apartment, or at least drink it empty.

Back in his quaint bedroom, Charles grabbed a fresh pair of black socks to pull on his feet, he then slipped into a pair of underwear, and put on his freshly pressed black dress pants one leg at a time. Next, Charles grabbed a white dress shirt from his closet and carefully inserted his arms into the sleeves.

His body wasn’t fully dry from his shower so the shirt clung to the small of his back like wet paper.

Charles hated this. It made him feel like someone was holding him, and as long as his back remained wet, he was uncomfortable. This was another setback to Charles’

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punctuality because he couldn’t do anything without first drying his back, so he grabbed a blow dryer from his closet, and plugged it in.

This device had two settings: normal and turbo, and because Charles was late, he chose turbo, getting his back dry in one minute and 34 seconds. This was a relief, and now Charles could get back to what he originally had in mind.

He reached into his shirt’s breast pocket, and replaced his few business cards with a letter he had been working on late into the evening, tossing his cards onto his desk. They read: Charles McCannery Accounts Assistant Metal Werx Inc. This company was one of the leading metal manufacturers in the country, and it was Charles’ job to bring in contracts. The company was founded in the mid ‘50s by a man named Richard Lewis, and somewhere in there, there is a story about how Richard came from nothing, only to create a place of success and opportunity. And somewhere in there, there is a story about how Richard’s company had run his competitors out of business, only to employ them as cogs in Richard’s winning formula. But really the formula is not Richard’s at all, it’s ancient.

Charles now grabbed his black tie, and slung it around his neck. He measured the garment very carefully, to ensure that he would end up with the perfect knot, beginning: Left over right.

Around the back.

Around the front.

Up through the middle.

Down through the bridge.

Looking in the mirror, Charles critiqued the tie of his twin, and adjusted his own accordingly. He then danced his arms into the sleeves of his black jacket, finally bending over to lace up his oldest pair of brown dress shoes, thus completing the uniform of the American dream.

Looking up at the ceiling,

Charles noticed a crack beside a light fixture caused by water damage a few years back, so he climbed onto his chair and slowly ran his fingers over the imperfection. This furrow in the plaster intrigued Charles, and he started picking at it, chipping away the years old craftsmanship, but no matter how long he tried to grab further inside, his efforts only smoothed out the crack. Charles smiled. He was now thinking of work; today was his big day to bring in a promising client, with the possibility of a promotion.

In fact, it was one of the most profitable clients out there for a metal company.

He had been in close talks with the military for years, but it was all coming together now. As always, the military needed ammunition, and Metal Werx was a perfect fit. Charles knew this, and knew it would be his job to reel them in. Richard had said to Charles years ago that the military could keep Metal Werx in business single-handedly. ‘You know how much the military spends each day?’ Richard asked. There was no answer so he continued, ‘I don’t know the exact figure, but a lot of fucking money, and that money could be ours.’ So with that, Charles had been assigned a very specific and important job: play a lot of golf and talk a lot about metal.

In the end it worked, Charles had reined in all the players, and all that was needed now were signatures. By the way, Charles had figured out what the military spends per day. Turns out it’s about $ 1,816,438,536 and some odd cents.

Now, Charles began to sway back and forth. Back and forth.

Back and forth, until the chair slipped out from under his old shoes. His tie was taut.

The letter in his breast pocket read: I never wanted to become a jagged piece.

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FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 2011

KINGSTON CANADA

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