The Queen's Journal, Volume 142, Issue 5

F R I D AY , S E P T E M B E R 1 2 , 2 0 1 4 — I S S U E 5

THE JOURNAL QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY — SINCE 1873

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FOOTBALL

Gaels forfeit two games Academically ineligible player took field for Queen’s B Y S EAN S UTHERLAND Sports Editor

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defeat, dropping the Gaels’ record to 0-2 on the year.

In addition to forfeiting both games, Queen’s Athletics announced Wednesday Morgan won’t be allowed to play for that Gaels football will forfeit their first two the remainder of the season. Named games of the OUA season after dressing an OUA defensive player of the week for his 11.5-tackle performance against Ottawa, academically ineligible player.

Second-year defensive back Brendan his statistics from the season will no Morgan was ruled ineligible after violating longer count.

In a statement read by Sheahan on CIS academic policy. Gaels head coach Pat Sheahan confirmed Morgan’s ineligibility at Thursday, Morgan accepted responsibility a press conference Thursday. for his ineligibility.

Morgan transferred to Queen’s last “I accept the fact that, ultimately, the season after spending multiple seasons with responsibility for ensuring I meet the eligibility the NCAA’s University of Virginia Cavaliers. requirements is mine,” the statement read. “I He played in the Gaels’ first two games of the apologize to the Athletics department and 2014 season, including a 39-30 victory over my teammates for the problems this has the Windsor Lancers on Sept. 1, which will caused and the setback it creates for the team’s standing this season.” now be recorded as a 1-0 Gaels loss.

The team’s home loss to the Ottawa Athletics found Morgan to be academically Gee-Gees on Sept. 6 will remain a 37-30 See Morgan on page 14

Inside this issue: News

Race to replace Ted Hsu as Kingston’s MP

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Arts

A look at Timber Timbre’s newest album, Hot Dreams

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Lifestyle

Kingston Ribfest showcases live music, meat and craft beer

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FROSH WEEK PHOTO GALLERY page 12 + 13

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politics

Liberal Party gears up for election Ted Hsu’s announcement that he won’t run for MP seat again inspires eight to declare candidacy B y C hloe S obel News Editor After Ted Hsu, Liberal MP for Kingston and the Islands, announced that he won’t seek reelection, aspiring Liberal politicians have jumped into action.

Hsu was elected to his first term in the 2011 federal election, but announced on Aug. 7 that he won’t run in 2015. He wrote on his blog that political life had placed burdens on his family, and that he hopes to return to politics when his four- and 11-year-old daughters are older.

The federal election is slated for Oct. 19, 2015, and the Liberal candidates will be finalized at an unscheduled meeting.

Hsu’s decision has triggered a number of people to say they’re considering seeking the Liberal nomination, including current Kingston mayor Mark Gerretsen, former city councillor Bittu George and engineer Bryon McConnell. Other candidates seeking the nomination, who were unavailable for comment by press time, are Rahime Juma, Douglas Perkins, Leanne Wight, Karen Ludbrook Young and Dick Zoutman.

Hsu said a good candidate for the nomination has to have three qualities: be a good representative for Kingston and the Islands, be a good advocate for the Liberal Party and know “why it has to be them and not somebody else.”

“Nomination contests are important,” he said. “They’re an important part of our democracy that a lot of people don’t

know about.”

He added that because few people vote in nomination contests, a single vote is important, especially in Kingston, where he said a Liberal candidate is likeliest to win.

Gerretsen chose to seek the federal seat rather than run for mayoral reelection because he thinks that’s where he can have the greatest impact, he said.

“It was a difficult decision to

make, having been mayor for the last four years. It’s actually been a very rewarding job,” he said.

“At the end of the day for me it came down to whether I thought that I could have the greatest impact to continue to make Kingston such a great place to live.”

He added that some of the most important issues for Kingston in the upcoming election include the fate of the Kingston Penitentiary

Ted Hsu won’t run for a second term as MP in 2015.

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and federal infrastructure spending.

“I think the most important thing for students is being able to have their voice heard,” he said.

“Traditionally in politics, generally speaking, students are left out of the process, and I think this particular leader, Justin Trudeau … [will] be able to resonate very well, as he already does, with the younger demographic and for students.”

George, who served as councillor for Collins-Bayridge District from 2003-06, including a year as deputy mayor, said he thinks breaking down the barriers between Queen’s and the wider Kingston community is an important student issue.

“That’s not necessarily a federal issue per se, but the Member of Parliament for Kingston and the Islands is a leader in the community, and I think he or she has a responsibility to try and build those bridges and create a more inclusive community,” he said.

He added that he also wants to focus on stimulating the economy and making sure good jobs are available for graduates once they finish post-secondary.

“I’ve always had a dream or desire to be in Parliament from a young age. I’ve always followed federal politics from a young age,” George said.

“It’s a good opportunity to serve your community and your country and to make things better for people, so I tend to be actively involved in the community and trying to make things better for everybody, and running for office is just an extension of that.”

McConnell said he’s also been interested in joining Parliament since he was young.

“I’ve been preparing for this role for 35 years, since I was eight years old,” he said.

He said the question of why he’s seeking the nomination is a complicated one.

“I did put a lot of thought into that and I thought I had a pretty good answer,” he said.

“I’ve come to realize that everybody who is considering whether to support me has a different idea in mind when they ask: why are you running?”

“I’ve come to realize those are things like: what do you want to achieve, what do you want to do, what issues are important to you, what projects are important to you?”

For McConnell, the growing prosperity gap in Canada is an important issue in the upcoming election. When it comes to student-specific issues, these also link back to the prosperity gap.

“All the organizations that I’ve worked in have done a poor job of creating entry-level positions,” he said.

“We are trying to run our organizations so lean that we only have room for people who already know how to do the job. That’s not sustainable. We absolutely must create in our organizations entry-level jobs that have, as their expressed purpose, training people.”

— With files from Natasa Bansagi

orientation

Orientation organization runs smoothly New Senate policy and procedures document guides 2014 frosh week and thousands of frosh B y N atasa B ansagi Assistant News Editor Led by about 1,000 upper-year student leaders, approximately 5,000 students participated in Orientation Week activities last week.

Undergraduate orientation is coordinated by the Orientation Roundtable (ORT), which encompasses nine undergraduate orientation committees including Arts & Science, Engineering, Commerce, Nursing, Con-Ed, Computing, Phys. Ed & Kinesiology, First Year Not In Residence Students (FYNIRS) and New, Exchange, and Worldly Transfer Students (NEWTS).

ORT Coordinator Erin Maguire said preparations for the week began after committees were hired last fall.

Most of this year’s challenges were similar to previous years, she said, including logistical matters such as fitting all students in locations on campus or in city parks for various activities.

Students, organizations and

the University used the Twitter hashtag #QOWeek2014 to share their orientation week experiences online.

“I think that’s a really great part of orientation week, is you learn about the other people who are in your faculty and your residence, and establish that feeling of connection both with your peers and with the school and Kingston community,” Maguire, ConEd ’15 said. “Social media can play a large role in that.”

She said a policy and procedures document was passed by Senate last term to “officially shape the policies and procedures that go into all of the planning”.

This regulation represents a change in Orientation Week from past years, as this document was previously nonexistent.

The Senate Orientation Activities Review Board (SOARB), a regulatory body, is tasked with setting policies to be implemented by groups such as the ORT. SOARB also observes orientation activities as they unfold, and reports on them afterward.

Troy Sherman, co-chair of SOARB, told the Journal via email that the document made planning Orientation Week activities easier for those involved.

“For decades, Senate has accepted and passed numerous recommendations made by SOARB regarding Orientation Week but these recommendations were never codified within a single document,” Sherman, ArtSci ’14, said.

He said the new policy manual outlines Senate policies relating to the planning and implementation of Orientation Week activities.

According to the document, these policies fall under 15 categories, including “Approvals for Orientation Week Activities”, “Academic Events during Faculty/ School Days”, “Orientation Week Fees” and “Orientation Committee and Student Leader Training”.

Sherman said that, like previous years, Deans and Designates act as signatories — alongside the ORT and respective faculty society presidents — to events proposed by the Orientation Week Committee.

He added that SOARB is a

unique Senate committee in that its mandate dictates that it be composed of a student majority and have a student as co-chair.

“Looking forward, further discussion regarding membership of the Board is planned for the months ahead,” Sherman said.

Orientation week has been in the works since last fall.

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Queen’s grads head to college An increasing number of university graduates enroll in college programs to gain professional skills B y L aura R ussell Features Editor In 2012, Justin Andrews decided that university and law school weren’t for him.

Enrolled at Queen’s for two years until he transferred across town to St. Lawrence College, Andrews said he could no longer see a future job coming out of the philosophy degree he was pursuing.

“Even the guidance counselors at Queen’s couldn’t tell me what I could do with my degree,” he told the Journal via email.

Instead, Andrews left Queen’s to study culinary management at St. Lawrence. For him and many students, education hasn’t stopped at university — it’s become more popular to attend college after receiving a degree, or even before.

From 2008-13, there was a 40 per cent increase in Ontario university graduates going to college, according to the Globe and Mail.

In closer contact with his professors, Andrews said he found college to be a more practical approach to learning.

“There were much smaller class sizes, making it much easier to learn hands on,” he said. “At Queen’s, I was a number in a large class. At St. Lawrence, I was Justin.

“Different strokes for different folks,” he added, “but personally, switching to college was the best thing I ever did.”

For Morgan Hicks, ArtSci ’12 and a graduate of the sport and event marketing program at George Brown College, furthering her education had been on her mind since her second year at Queen’s.

While at Queen’s, Hicks met with college professors about entering the field of marketing, she said, “but I found that I would need more education if I were to enter that workplace.”

Hicks said she found the homework and assignments at George Brown similar to university, but the learning environment and grading were the differentiating factors.

While university was more challenging and harder to get better grades, she said, the relationships she had with professors in college helped her achieve higher marks.

“College was a lot more engaging and practical than university,” Hicks said.

“It’s becoming more mainstream to go to college,” she added, “and people are realizing that these smaller class sizes, intimate relationships with professors and the applicability are far more significant than the university experience in some cases.”

With 24 colleges and 20 publicly funded universities in Ontario, students have a wide range of options for higher education.

“toPersonally, switching college was the best thing I ever did. ” — Justin Andrews, St. Lawrence College student

Christopher Knapper, professor emeritus of psychology at Queen’s, said university is best for students eager to learn for its own sake, while those looking to gain applicable knowledge, specifically in the trades, should enroll in college.

“Colleges are preparing people for specific careers,” Knapper said, “while universities are there to provide a general education and are much less career-oriented.”

Both universities and colleges have their value, Knapper added, and many students now go to both — university first, followed by college to learn a particular skill.

Seven to 10 per cent of students that enroll at St. Lawrence College already have a university

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Queen’s and St. Lawrence College campuses.

degree, and close to 15 per cent say they plan to go to university after graduation.

Glenn Vollebregt, president and CEO of St. Lawrence, said students are starting to ask about career options, earning potential and what their return on investment will be when considering postsecondary programs.

“They need to decide what it is in their heart that they want to pursue and go into it with an open mind, whether it be in university or college,” he said.

Vollebregt said there’s a need for both universities and colleges, adding that St. Lawrence has partnered with Ontario universities to transfer certain credits between institutions.

“mainstream It’s becoming more to go to college.

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— Morgan Hicks, ArtSci ‘12

More Ontario university graduates are enrolling in college.

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“We’ve been trying to do this to give students a theoretical knowledge as well as a real world experience applied learning,” he said, “and come out with the best of both worlds.”

By combining learning methods from universities and colleges, Vollebregt said St. Lawrence and other colleges are trying to adhere to feedback from their students.

“As an institution we need to listen to our students,” Vollebregt said, “and they’re telling us what they want by travelling through both university and college.”

Vollebregt, who graduated

from Georgian College with an accounting degree and England’s University of London with a Master’s in public policy and management, said both university and college were challenging.

Higher education must have different types of educational institutions, he added, and to say one is better than the other isn’t true.

“It depends where the student is with life, what their dreams are and what kind of skills they want to gain,” Vollebregt said.

Studying communications, for instance, wasn’t helping Chris Roswell gain the skills he wanted. After entering first-year at the University of Ottawa in 2011, Roswell left the next year to study accounting at St. Lawrence.

College is different from university in that professors may not have a Master’s degree, Roswell said — but their years of work experience in a specific industry helps when they’re teaching courses.

Being familiar with both postsecondary options, Roswell said the two can’t be compared.

“I once thought that university was better than college,” he said, “but you can’t do that. It’s like comparing apples to oranges.”

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municipal politics

Life after Gerretsen B y N atasa B ansagi , Kylee Pedersen , J acquelyn P latis Journal Staff With the nomination period for the Oct. 27 municipal election closing today, five Kingstonians have put their names in the hat for the mayoral race.

After Kingston and the Islands MP Ted Hsu said he wouldn’t seek reelection in the 2015 federal election, Mayor Mark Gerretsen

announced on Aug. 15 that he wouldn’t seek mayoral reelection and would instead put his name forward for the federal Liberal nomination to replace Hsu. Scott Foster was the first to declare his mayoral candidacy, on July 30. On Aug. 15, Brenda Slomka announced her candidacy.

She was followed by Councillor Rick Downes on Aug. 18, Councillor Dorothy Hector on Aug. 20 and Councillor Bryan Paterson on Sept. 3.

The nomination period officially closes on Sept. 12, and the candidates list will be finalized by 4 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 15.

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The election comes a year after the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) struck down an attempt by City Council to dissolve Sydenham District, redraw electoral boundaries and remove students from city population counts.

Because of the OMB’s decision, students will be able to vote in

the coming municipal election in person, over the phone or through the Internet.

The Journal spoke with the five declared candidates about student issues and how they would improve town-gown relations should they win the race.

Rick Downes Rick Downes is asking Queen’s students to show up for the upcoming municipal election.

Downes was first elected to Kingston City Council at amalgamation in 1998 and has served King’s Town District for three terms. He’s currently the Cataraqui District City Councillor.

Downes said one of his campaign objectives will be making sure Queen’s students know they count as a part of the City of Kingston, in light of By-Law 2013-83 passed last April, which proposed the dissolution of the Sydenham District.

“You have the democratic franchise to vote, and somebody has tried to take it away from you — get out and vote,” Downes said.

Downes said that while two of his opponents, Dorothy Hector and Bryan Paterson, were on the side that attempted to discount students and dissolve Sydenham district, he voted against doing so.

“What I heard about Queen’s students from some people was that ‘they don’t care, they’re not interested, all they do is party’ — that kind of stuff is

Rick Downes voted against By-Law 2013-83.

unacceptable,” Downes said.

Downes said he’s aware that Queen’s students care about where they live and the city they’re a part of.

“In terms of outreach I think the first thing that I want to do is make sure that Queens students know that they do count, and that the mayor is very much in favour of them being full and equal citizens of the city,” Downes said.

“That means the right to be counted, but that also means the responsibility to be a full and equal citizen to everybody else.”

In terms of improving the relationship between the City and Queen’s, Downes said it’ll start with a shift in attitude, starting with a foundation built on respect.

“I may be the mayor if I’m elected ­—­ but when I look at Queen’s students I look at them as my equals and as my fellow citizens, and I think that’s where we start,” Downes said.

Downes acknowledged the significant impact that Queen’s students have had on the thriving of Kingston’s downtown area, especially its economic development, and said that he

wants to return the favor.

By putting up the new University District street signs, and installing amenities such as bike lanes around campus, Downes said he wishes to shed a positive light on the image of the “student ghetto” and give students something they feel they own and should care for.

Downes said he hopes that when Queen’s students see that the city is making a concerted effort to their quality of life, they’ll respond with a feeling of citizenship.

“I want to see Queen’s as a healthy active vibrant community within the City of Kingston — and that’s what I’ll work for,” Downes said. “I mean it.”

He added that in his campaign office window he’ll be putting up the story of what happened last year in regards to By-Law 2013-83.

“What I’m going to say to Queen’s students is that there’s a very clear choice,” Downes said.

“There’s someone who stood up for you and got kicked around because of it.”

— Kylee Pedersen

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Scott Foster A graduate of the University of Washington in Seattle, Scott Foster has been living in the Kingston area for around 40 years.

He said there isn’t as much critical thinking taking place as there should be in City Council.

“There are many issues that need to be addressed today and I really don’t see the City Council that we presently have doing that.

Too often it’s the status quo, the old boys’ club,” he said.

In light of recent talk of redrawing voting lines in the city, Foster said students should be able to take part in the election.

“It’s a matter of democracy, that if you’re of age, you’re a citizen, you can vote in the elections, so you need to be counted,” he said.

Foster doesn’t like the way bike lanes have been introduced to the city. While he prefers the way bike lanes are set up south of Division St. — with two lanes of traffic, one shared with a bike lane as well as

one lane for parking — he doesn’t think the City handled move-in day traffic adequately last month.

“You had traffic backed up, you had chaos, people parking illegally … But there was no reason for that amount of chaos to have happened, if someone simply said, ‘let’s pass a motion at the table at City Council — we’ll close off the bike lanes for a week’,” he said.

He believes in the “equal application of the law” on campus and in the community, he said, adding that he’s not in support of the extra policing charges paid to the City by the University after last year’s Homecoming celebrations.

“I don’t see that distinction of a bubble — that what happens in Queen’s is Queen’s business, what happens in the community is not Queen’s business,” he said.

Foster said the community is currently not looking at Queen’s as a centre of innovation.

“People turn around when they

Scott Foster wants people to look more at Queen’s as a centre of innovation.

take a look at Queen’s students and, oh, those drunken, rowdy Queen’s students again. They don’t turn around and think: here’s the guy who might be providing the next stop in robotics and medicine,”

he said.

Though he isn’t a current member of Kingston’s City Council, Foster is nonetheless confident that he can enact change in the city.

“You don’t have to take a course

of Mayor 101, you don’t have to sit on Council for two or three sessions, to get the know-how of how City Council works,” he said.

— Natasa Bansagi

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Dorothy Hector Dorothy Hector thinks that students have the same concerns as any other resident of Kingston.

Hector, a graduate of the first class with women at the Royal Military College of Canada, currently serves as City Councillor for the Lakeside District and worked in the Canadian Forces for 13 years.

Hector seeks to identify core areas of business for the City to become involved in, including frontline services and support.

“That’s got to make our citizens have a little bit more pride and comfort and trust in their local government, because we’re investing in them and the things they need in order to live, work and play in Kingston,” she said.

She said she decided to run for mayor because of how much she loves Kingston. With a background in military service, humanitarian aid, engineering and experience

in the Queen’s community as an outreach minister and theology student, Hector said she has an understanding of some of the challenges ahead.

“I know I have the experience, the leadership and the decision-making skills that Kingstonians expect in a mayor,” Hector said, adding she wants the opportunity to serve Kingston as the third female mayor.

The last female mayor, Isabel Turner, ended her term in 2003.

Hector aims to improve town-gown relations between the City and Queen’s by encouraging more overall discussion.

“It starts with coming together and having those conversations that are not easy and working together to solve the problems,” she said.

She said town-gown relations have improved dramatically since she joined Council eight years ago.

“We’re doing the right things,

Bryan Paterson wants to consult with students on their issues.

we’re going in the right direction, but we can do more. And that’s what I will foster, is more discussion, and I would really love to see the students get out on Oct. 27 and exercise their right to vote. We really need to have their voice heard in our community.”

Hector said she wants to encourage students to get involved and registered to vote.

“I welcome students to get involved and be participative in the election process, not only just for the mayor but for the district councillors, wherever it is they may live in the community,” she said.

— Jacquelyn Platis Dorothy Hector hopes to be the third female mayor.

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Bryan Paterson Bryan Paterson says the key to improving town-gown relations is communication.

Paterson is currently the councillor representing Trillium District. He’s also an assistant professor of economics at RMC. He came to Kingston in 2000 as a graduate student at Queen’s.

“My entire life in Kingston has been either as a student or interacting with students, so I like to think that I’m very interested and connected with student issues,” he said.

He said he didn’t want to presume what student issues are before speaking with students during the course of the campaign, but added that student housing and the recent noise bylaw exemption for West Campus fields came to mind.

“We’ve made a lot of efforts over the last few years to try and to facilitate more apartment-style student housing that’s new, higher-quality,

conveniently located, try to steer away from some of the lowerquality student housing that might be available,” he said.

“I also think it’s good for the community as a whole if we can push that development forward.”

He added that he supports the AMS’s proposal for the ReUnion Street Festival, to take place the night of Oct. 18.

“It would be great to see us close the book on the issues and difficulties connected with the Aberdeen St. party in order to create a more controlled event for students and alumni that wouldn’t have the same negative issues attached to them,” he said.

As for improving town-gown relations, he wants the AMS, the SGPS and other key student bodies to have access to him.

“In the mayor’s office I would always want those key student bodies … to be able to call me up at any point and discuss an issue. Not only leaving it for them to contact me, but there would be times I’d

want to contact them to get their input, to get their perspective,” he said.

“The student body is an important and integral part of Kingston’s identity, and so we want to make sure that student voices are heard around the table.”

In 2013, Paterson voted in favor of realigning electoral districts through By-Law 2013-83, which would also have stopped including students in population counts. The bylaw was struck down by the Ontario Municipal Board.

“I’d like to say that I deeply regret some of the negative things that were said during that debate inferring about the value of students to our community, and to reaffirm that students are an essential part of Kingston’s identity,” he said.

“I hope that students will vote on this, in this election, and make their voice heard.”

— Chloe Sobel

Brenda Slomka Brenda Slomka says one of the most important things she could do as a mayor “is just to show up.”

Slomka served as campaign manager for Green Party candidate Robert Kiley’s MPP bid earlier this year and currently works as manager of residence life at St. Lawrence College, though she says that if she’s elected, she’ll commit to office as a full-time job.

“I know Mark [Gerretsen] owns properties and would talk of his other job as a landlord or property owner. I think making and committing to the mayor’s job being full-time is a priority that would then allow some of [my] concrete examples to be seen to fruition,” she said.

She added that she thinks one of the most important student issues is simply letting students know they’re welcome in Kingston, regardless of how long they’re here.

“You’re welcome here and your contribution to this community for four years or longer, if you stay to do grad work or you choose to put down roots here, is valuable and needed and … part of the vitality, part of the ebb and flow of our

city,” she said.

“It’s what makes us who we are.”

She criticized last year’s district realignment vote, noting that opponents Dorothy Hector and Bryan Paterson both voted in favor of leaving students out of population counts.

“For me, that wasn’t just a student issue,” she said, adding that the vote would have also prohibited people in the military, people working on contract and immigrants looking to attain citizenship and make Kingston their home.

If elected, she hopes to reframe town-gown relations, looking not only at mitigating tension but also at keeping students in Kingston.

“The [town-gown] mandate, while I understand, is about relationship, I think there are some creative ways that we could say, ‘let’s be mindful of what else we can be doing’,” she said.

“It’s just that human capital and the idea that this is really a place where we get to redesign how we want students to feel welcome in our city, in their city.”

Part of that is showing up, she said, specifically to things that students are interested in that the mayor might not traditionally have an interest in.

She said that while attending the Tricolour Open House she started talking to a club, Not For Sale, who told her this was their second year of operation and they were looking to increase their membership.

“What would it mean for me to, if I see an event that they have, without making it a fanfare, show up because that’s something that is meaningful to me, to also invest in young people?

“That’s not burdensome for me.

That’s actually exciting, and so for me I think it’s just saying, ‘Hey, where can I show up?’”

Slomka said this was an area Mayor Gerretsen failed to build.

“He just didn’t show up and he didn’t build those relationships, so then when you get to those adversarial issues, there’s not really an established relationship.”

— Chloe Sobel Brenda Slomka hopes to see students stay in Kingston after graduation.

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LGBTQ

Queerientation kicks off with flying colours EQuIP kicks off monthlong series of queer-oriented events B Y N ATASA B ANSAGI Assistant News Editor The Education on Queer Issues project (EQuIP), an Education Committee of the AMS Social Issues Commission, is hosting Queerientation 2014 this month.

Darrean Baga and Leigh McGrade are EQuIP’s Co-Chairs.

A series of over 15 queer-oriented events are scheduled on campus and in the community until Sept. 30. Many events will take place in collaboration with the Ontario Public Interest Research Group (OPIRG) Kingston’s Alt-Frosh week.

All events are free and operate on a drop-in basis, so students can choose which events and how many they want to attend.

Baga said events are mostly catered toward first-years because they may be students “who have left their old friends at home and may have difficulty adjusting to the new climate here at Queen’s.”

Both social and educational events are slated to occur. A social event new this year is the “Gender Bender Dance” in Wallace Hall on Sept. 27.

“So, perhaps if you’re not used to wearing make-up, you can put a little bit of eyeliner on or maybe can go full out drag,” Baga, ArtSci ’17, said.

“It’s kind of like a judgment-free place just to have fun and experiment with gender, gender expression.”

Educational events include a discussion on queer virginity and EQuIP’s weekly discussion groups on Mondays from 5:30-6:30 p.m.

Dodgeball at the Physical Education Centre, a yoga class at Studio 330 in downtown Kingston and a screening of Cabaret at the Screening Room are also scheduled.

Three events — a pancake brunch, tie-dye event and lego building event with Positive Allies and Queers in Engineering — have already taken place. McGrade estimates that 15-25 people attended each of these events.

Many events are similar to those from last year but McGrade said the biggest difference is that there are many more events this year.

While EQuIP is currently hiring a committee to aid in organizing queer and queer-oriented events, McGrade said

Leigh McGrade, left, and Darrean Baga are EQuIP’s co-chairs.

future events will take place for Asexuality Awareness Week and the Transgender Day of Remembrance.

As for who can participate in Queerientation, McGrade extends the invitation to all.

“Everybody’s welcome. You don’t have to identify as anything,” McGrade said.

“It’s a space to just come and be yourself

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and to make new friends and meet new people without any fear of being judged as one thing or being labeled as something that you might not be…” McGrade continued. “… which I think is really important not only for queer students but other students on campus who might feel that they’re always being labeled as something that they’re not.”

NEWS IN BRIEF lectures, group work, seminars and one-on-one meetings.

Provost Alan Harrison said the history Students attending the Bader International Study Centre (BISC) in Herstmonceux, and drama departments were involved in the England are the first to experience a new development of BISC 100 and 101.

“History and Drama are confident that academic program that consolidates history these courses will prepare BISC students well and drama into a special module.

2014 brought a number of changes to for entry into their fields when they return to the BISC: the cancellation of HIST 125 Kingston,” he told the Journal via email.

“There will be learning opportunities and DRAM 100, the introduction of BISC 100 and BISC 101 and the termination of on the relevant skills and content that the respective departments have specified.” executive director Bruce Stanley.

There are no plans to reintroduce HIST BISC 100 and BISC 101 are intended to replace the first-year drama and history 125 or DRAM 100 in the future.

According to a release written by Harrison courses as part of a new first-year program.

BISC 100 (Thinking Locally) focuses on issues and posted on the BISC website, Stanley of identity and boundary related to Britain, left the BISC in February over “a result of and 101 (Acting Globally) extrapolates these differences with respect to the priorities of concepts globally. the [BISC]”.

All first-year students are required to Stanley took over from David Bevan enroll in these courses, which combine in 2011. When he started, he hoped to BISC sees program, personnel changes

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enhance the internationalization of the BISC, particularly through his contacts in the Middle East.

— Chloe Sobel Nine faculty members honoured

John Burge, in music, award-winning composer.

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— Chloe Sobel Limestone Queen’s Pathway begins

Queen’s and the Limestone District School Nine faculty members at Queen’s have been Board are beginning their first year of elected to the Royal Society of Canada, the Limestone Queen’s Pathway, a new program greatest number of Queen’s inductees in a aimed at recruiting international secondary students to study at Limestone District single year.

Roger Deeley, who works in the Cancer schools and, eventually, Queen’s.

The 14-month program targets grade 12 Research Institute, developed approaches to cloning genes based on their level of activity, students looking to enroll at Queen’s and leading to the discovery of a multidrug offers them conditional pre-evaluation for resistance protein that’s associated with the B.A. program if they maintain an average resistance to chemotherapy in cancer and of 85 per cent.

Currently, there’s one student enrolled some forms of leukemia.

Myra J. Hird, in environmental studies, through the program.

The Globe and Mail published an article researches how social sciences and the humanities can engage with scientific in mid-August reporting that Queen’s had knowledge to improve responses to global relaxed its international admission standards with this program; however, Queen’s Provost issues including climate change and waste.

Ian McKay, in history, is said to have Alan Harrison said the University hasn’t.

Harrison said that he doesn’t know why changed the basic concepts of the field of Canadian history, and his research into the Globe and Mail reported that Queen’s Canadian working-class culture, politics and had lowered admissions standards, and said historical theory continue to inform the what they published isn’t true.

“Queen’s has not lowered its admission work of other historians.

Peter Milliken, in policy studies, is standards,” Harrison told the Journal Canada’s longest-serving Speaker via email.

“Participants must meet all of the of the House of Commons and an expert on the rules and procedures of university’s academic and language requirements and deadlines — just like any parliamentary democracy.

François Rouget, in French, specializes other applicant.”

Harrison said the pathway is directed at in Renaissance literature and is a leading researcher in poetry, especially poets working high-achieving international students who would be competitive for admissions at in the second half of the 16th century.

Wendy Craig, in psychology, is an top universities.

“We do expect awareness and interest to international expert on bullying prevention and the promotion of healthy relationships. grow over time,” Harrison said.

Harrison said that the pre-evaluation part She’s the founder and co-scientific director of Promoting Relationships and Eliminating of the program requires a thorough review of a student’s academic record and identifies Violence Network (PREVNet).

W. George Lovell, in geography, is an students of superior academic ability who international scholar of historical geography are competitive for admission to the whose work on Central America has B.A. program.

“Participants are not given a ‘conditional impacted geography and other related fields.

He’s considered to be a leading authority on offer’,” Harrison said. “They must apply to Queen’s through the Ontario Universities the survival of indigenous Mayans.

Erwin Buncel, in chemistry, has been Application Centre, and meet the same published in over 350 journals and written academic and language proficiency four books, and developed avenues of requirements as everyone else.” investigation in bioorganic, bioinorganic and — Kylee Pedersen physical organic chemistry.

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Rethink the degree Rather than focus on whether need to learn, and that a full a three-year undergraduate four years is necessary to do so. degree is better or worse than Within arts programs, such as a four-year degree, we need to history, English or philosophy, turn our attention to how those the effectiveness of the years are being spent and to four-year model is unclear. what end.

We’re unable to consistently There’s a serious issue of measure what’s supposed ambiguity within the Canadian to be learned during an arts postsecondary education degree and how long that system. Unlike other countries, education must take. Despite Canada lacks a national strategy this ignorance, our current for education, which leaves bachelor’s degree model institutions without a clear is inflexible. understanding of what they’re Learning within a bachelor’s expected to accomplish. degree is often exponential: This leads to inconsistencies the beginning is broad and between departments. In slow, before a feeling of actual programs like engineering, it’s progress kicks in during the clear what material students upper years. At Queen’s,

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first year is meant to be explorative, but since students are restricted to only one or two courses in the program they want to major in, it can also be constraining and ineffective.

A fourth year is beneficial for individuals looking to further enrich their academic life, or need more time to solidify their future plans. It’s also a time of specialization, which often isn’t practically applicable to your future.

Students who feel as though they don’t need a fourth year to pursue their next steps shouldn’t feel pressured to pay thousands of extra dollars for an honours degree. For them, the price of a fourth year would be better spent moving ahead, whether into the workforce or

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a graduate program.

Despite the practicality of the three-year bachelor’s degree, it’s uncommon, unadvertised and often met with stigma.

There shouldn’t be a stigma directed towards how you complete your bachelor’s degree. University is a time for personal development, and individuals shouldn’t be bound to a specific period of time.

Universities should advertise three-year degrees as a viable option and re-evaluate current course requirement systems.

Even though three-year degrees are a possibility, Queen’s students can be slowed down by the inflexible structure.

One month and one day since prolific comedian Robin Williams committed suicide by asphyxiation, most of us have forgotten.

The news of his death sparked widespread mourning. People took to social media, recounting their favourite Williams movie scenes, wondering how a man with an innate talent for making others laugh could ever think to kill himself.

Several media outlets paid tribute to Williams — the New York Times, the Guardian, Rolling Stone magazine.

Even U.S. President Barack Obama released a statement in tribute. On Aug. 24, the MTV Movie Awards paid tribute by displaying a series of eight pictures of Williams, notably happy.

Williams’ long history with depression was virtually disregarded.

Instead, his death became the focal point of public outcry. His life, in turn, was appropriated by the masses and transformed

into something it wasn’t: a happy one.

In a statement, Williams’ wife, Susan Schneider, encouraged the public to focus not on his death, “but on the countless moments of joy and laughter he gave to millions,” and rightfully so. We ought to celebrate the lives of those who’ve passed — for their contributions to others during their brief stay on Earth.

But not paying due attention to Williams’ illness discounts not only his suffering, but also the suffering of others.

By celebrating his achievements alone — by remembering him for how his humour made us feel — we fail to celebrate Williams’ life, a vast majority of which was spent battling severe depression.

We not only turn his life into an empty shadow used to soothe our own disrupt at his death — we implicitly cast Williams’ depression as something not worth mentioning.

As a result, it’s swept under the rug and further ignored.

Efforts to reduce mental

health stigma have been widespread over the past few years, but its presence remains evidently strong. So often, those who suffer from depression slink into a character to appease others, to avoid stigma, to avoid others thinking there’s anything wrong with them.

We ought to learn from Williams’ death in order to educate others about depression — not as something inherently negative, but in need of understanding, acceptance and assistance; not as something immediately detectable, but invasive and incapacitating.

As something that shouldn’t be kept hidden.

But in order to learn from it, we need to acknowledge it.

So often we hear about the importance of reducing stigma, but when faced with it, rarely do we follow through. In regards to Williams’ death, the vast majority of media consumers failed in this regard.

Vincent is one of the Journal’s Editors in Chief. He’s a fifth-year philosophy major.

The decision made by some Carleton frosh leaders to wear “fuck safe space” t-shirts was inappropriate and unproductive.

Photos were posted on social media earlier this week of orientation leaders wearing the t-shirts at off-campus gatherings.

The student leaders later apologized and said the shirts weren’t meant to mock the idea of safe spaces, but to protest a school policy that prohibited them from swearing during frosh week activities.

If students legitimately want to effect change within a policy, wearing a t-shirt to a party isn’t an effective strategy. It would have been far more productive for the orientation leaders to take their concerns directly to the administration.

The shirts not only failed to address the no-swearing policy, but also attacked the concept of safe spaces under a blanket statement.

It’s disturbing that these individuals — who are meant to be representatives of their school and role models to incoming first-years — would act in such an ignorant and immature manner.

It’s concerning that Carleton’s safe space policy is over 10 years old. Universities must properly educate students on topics like safe spaces, and policies should evolve to address new concerns and greater understandings of these issues.

At the end of the day, being a frosh leader is a choice. Since the entire point of safe spaces is that people think hard about what they say, these students should have thought twice before printing the shirts.

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Why did you choose university over college?

Alumni discuss alternative methods to treat mental health issues PHOTOS BY ARWIN CHAN

JAN GALASSO, BPHE ‘60 From our experiences at Queen’s more than 50 years ago to what we’ve experienced in recent years, we believe that addressing mental health issues should be a priority for students and the Queen’s administration.

A reliance on prescription medication to alleviate the symptoms of mental illness while at school isn’t the

best option, in our view.

This is due to side effects of medication that can be incredibly harsh on the body and mind. We’ve experienced these effects first-hand and now know there are other solutions available.

Mental health illnesses affect much of the Queen’s student body. A 2012 study conducted by the university showed that 30 per cent of students said they had average stress levels, while 40 per cent of students reported above average stress levels. A

further 20 per cent

medicine and aerobic exercise.

Neurofeedback helps lower stress, anxiety and depression by receiving and analyzing electrical activity in the brain, through the application of electrodes PAT GALASSO, BPHE ‘55 on the skull and on the earlobe.

It’s practiced by some local characterized their stress psychiatrists and naturopaths, as “tremendous.” including the Kingston Institute of 62 per cent of students surveyed Psychotherapy and Neurofeedback. reported that these stresses were Other opportunities for resulting in mental health issues. this treatment may be found In recognition of these stresses at Kingston Integrative that current students have to deal Health Centre and Kingston with, we’re offering our support of Neurofeedback Associates.

Principal Woolf’s current initiative Transcendental meditation to improve student wellness. involves shutting your eyes, sitting We’ve met with him and believe quietly with soft music playing in him to be committed to student the background and repeating a wellbeing through his Principal’s sound like “zoom” to yourself. It’s Commission on Mental a form of thought blocking, taking Health, which was created over your focus and attention and in Sept. 2011. preventing the brain from thinking Coping with anxiety negative thoughts. This should be and depression along practiced at least twice per day for with the demands 20 minutes. of academic life Orthomolecular medicine can must be discussed deal with stress, anxiety, depression with students as they and a lack of energy. ‘Ortho’ complete conveys a status of normality in the t h e i r body, while 'molecular’ refers to a years of proper balance of nutrients. study at This means the treatment aims Queen’s. to restore deficiencies in the body Later-life based on biochemistry. If a person lacks certain nutrients they’ll be reminiscing should fall heavily prescribed these to bring balance on the side of happiness to the body. Generally speaking, and satisfaction, not anger Naturopathic doctors, as a professional group, are trained in and frustration.

We recommend non- this approach.

Recognition of the benefits drug approaches, due to personal experiences of of this approach to wellness life-altering side effects — such as is being acknowledged by cancer, arrhythmia, tinnitus and other professionals. hearing loss — and the current After Jan was diagnosed with success we’re experiencing breast cancer in 1997, she with nondecided not to follow the route of radiation, and instead followed the orthomolecular route of nutrients and nutrition. The anxiety and depression that arose d r u g was also helped by this route.

Due to differences among approaches, which we’ve individuals, we recommend that spent thousands of students seek the advice of experts hours researching. in nutrition and nutritional therapy.

We’ve found four approaches However, if you’re now on drugs for to be particularly helpful: anxiety and/or depression, please neurofeedback, transcendental consult a qualified practitioner if meditation, orthomolecular you wish to go off of them.

Finally, there’s no substitute for exercise and physical activity, particularly at the intensive aerobic level. Exercise increases circulation in the whole body by feeding proteins and essential nutrients to the brain. This helps the brain grow physically and function at its best level.

Even if you can't make a university team, you can still go out for intramurals, join a fitness class or run with a friend.

It’s clear that Queen’s in recent years has made a larger commitment to helping students with mental health concerns they may develop while attending school. We’re very happy to know about this commitment, provided that the above four approaches are included and emphasized.

We highly advocate that students give consideration to these approaches for their wellbeing. We know they’ve worked for us. Even one can be beneficial.

“I came to university because I liked writing essays. My sister went to college to be more hands-on.”

ALYSSA PINEER-MOSS, ARTSCI ’17

“Colleges don’t offer biochemical engineering.”

DAVID BLAIR, SCI ’15

Pat and Jan Galasso are Queen’s alumni. Pat is a former Athletics Director at Queen’s.

FURTHER RESOURCES Pat and Jan recommend the following books to consult about alternative treatments for mental health conditions and general well-being:

“[University] was what was expected of me. I didn’t really think about it.”

VANESSA TOMBOLINI, ARTSCI ’15

•“Beyond the Relaxation Response” by Herbert Benson, M.D. •“Spark” by Dr. John J. Ratey, M.D. •“Healing Schizophrenia”

by Dr. Abram Hoffer, MD, Ph.D. •“Eat Well, Age Better” by Dr. Aileen Burford-Mason, Ph.D.

“There’s a stigma against college. The knowledge gained would have been the same, but it’s the title that I needed.”

ALISHA HUM, ARTSCI ’17

LETTER TO THE EDITOR RE: NO STANCE IS THE WRONG STANCE In response to your article entitled "No Stance is the Wrong Stance," I would like to give my two cents on the role the SGPS takes as a student organization and their response to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

I feel the Journal has become short sighted in their views on this issue, as only a mere four years ago, Rector Nick Day was first censured

and then impeached based purely on his improper use of his title to represent all the students of Queen's University in his views on the Palestinian-Israel conflict.

Let me be clear, he was not impeached for his views on the conflict, but due to his representation of all of Queen's students in a foreign policy item that many students have differing views on and that does not directly affect the lives of students here

at Queen's.

Let me also remind this publication that a year previous to that, the AMS passed a resolution committing to not take a stance on foreign policy items not directly affecting students. By stating in your article that the SGPS should have consulted its members in order to get a clear picture on how to vote on this topic. This would inevitably fall to a popularity contest and who could get the most

people out to vote and overpower the other side.

As well, if we choose to "stand in solidarity with education which knows no borders," we should equally stand beside our fellow Israeli students who had their classes and exams cancelled during the conflict.

Queen's has been one of the few schools to avoid this reckless strife and use sober second thought when making decisions on foreign policy

issues that have little to no effect on students lives, other than to disenfranchise potential academics and donors. I am proud to be a Queen's student, and equally proud that Queen's has not fallen to peer pressure when making statements and taking a stance on the issue, much like you are advocating they do.

Grant Goldberg ArtSci ’16

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Miranda Scott, co-owner of Alchemy House Jewellery, handmaking an original piece.

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Kingston welcomes new jewellery store Alchemy Jewellery House opens its doors to share unique handcrafted treasures with locals B y K ashmala O mar Arts Editor In the heart of downtown Kingston sits Alchemy House Jewellery, a newly-opened jewellery store that takes pride in their authentic, handmade products.

The store, which had its grand opening on Sept. 6, is co-owned

by Miranda Scott and Talia Pennachetti, two people that are both tackling owning a business for the first time.

“We both went to school for jewellery and we used to make it in our homes. This is our first actual business,” Scott said.

Alchemy House is a pristine minimalist space that allows customers to focus on the beautiful hand-crafted pieces of jewellery set up in glass cases at the front of the

store. Immediately, one can tell that each item is made with precision, giving the jewellery a unique and unmanufactured twist.

Initially, it was a difficult adjustment for Scott and Pennachetti to get the business running, as they both had no prior experience with operating a business.

“It was difficult in the sense that there’s no handy guidebook for opening a business that we could have followed,” Scott said. “It’s intimidating, but there’s a lot that we’ve learnt in the process.”

There are jewellery-making workshops implemented that start at $250 for a six-week introductory course. With these workshops, Alchemy House provides customers with a great opportunity to learn how to create personalized

jewellery through the experienced teachings of the co-owners.

“With the classes, what we are hoping for is to draw attention to the fact that this [craft] is an underappreciated art. Having the classes will bring awareness to the hard work that goes into this,” she said.

Scott said that she takes a more refined approach to crafting jewellery, especially in comparison to the mainstream projections of jewellery.

“My personal aesthetic is that it doesn’t have to be covered in diamonds and super shiny to be beautiful,” she said. “It’s in a way a response to how manufactured jewellery is right now. That’s not really how we roll. We do offer things like ethical and recycled gemstones here.”

Although every item in the store is exclusively made by hand, something you don’t often see nowadays, the owners are

determined to be viewed as a store that anyone can feel comfortable going into.

“We are a high-end store but we want to be approachable. We want to accustom to work around people’s budgets, and the classes are very fairly priced for students,” she said.

Alchemy House Jewellery is located at 219 Princess St.

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Timber Timbre keep us mystified Indie-folk band sticks with their style with their new album Hot Dreams B y O livia L oncar -B artolini Arts Editor Timber Timbre’s dark musicality isn’t the only thing that sets them apart.

This folk-rock group has been following their own path since the very beginning. Far away from the congested inner-city music scene, Timber Timbre coined their individuality when they first started recording music out in Bobcaygeon, Ont. using a small wooden cabin as their studio.

The band consists of lead singer Taylor Kirk, baritone guitarist Simon Prottier, drummer Olivier Fairfield and keyboard player Mathieu Charbonneau.

“I’d been playing solo for a long time and then I met my friend from another group via MySpace, and . play with me then he started to

and it was just a very loose thing,” said Kirk when asked how Timber Timbre came together.

“That was the first group, and now this group I guess has been an extension of that but it’s more people that I think are really interesting players and are nice to be around.”

When it comes to musical inspiration, Timber Timbre’s vision board for their latest album Hot Dreams goes back to the golden age of jazz and soul.

“I guess just when it comes to the record I was interested in Lee Hazlewood and Roger Miller and that era of record production and the way that those recordings sound. The instrumentation of the late 60s,” Kirk said.

True to Kirk’s description, you can immediately hear the references to jazz music

Timber Timbre released their first studio album in 2006.

in all of their albums. Timber Timbre has managed to remain genuine in their style throughout their musical repertoire.

Having recently taken a performance hiatus due to an injury sustained by Kirk, Timber Timbre is back on the road and eager to be playing sets in all of their favourite cities.

“There was a big gap that coincided with an injury so it

worked out and we didn’t really have to cancel any shows and I was able to recover. We’ve performed in Kingston so many times, at the Grad Club and a few other places,” Kirk said.

“I guess the last show we did in Kingston was at a little church, but I think this will be great.”

Having just released Hot Dreams in April, Timber Timbre is planning to take their time in

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releasing new material and have no intentions of releasing any new albums in the near future.

“There aren’t any new things we’re planning on releasing at the moment,” Kirk said.

Timber Timbre performs on Sept.13 at the Isabel Bader Theatre. For a review of their latest album, Hot Dreams, visit www.queensjournal.ca/arts.

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ALBUM REVIEW

Country strong sound A review of NQ Arbuckle’s latest album B Y O LIVIA L ONCAR -B ARTOLINI Arts Editor With vocals that seem both soothing and angry, and a togetherness that makes their sound effective at evoking both nostalgia and cheer, Toronto-based band NQ Arbuckle’s latest album The Future Happens Anyway is a hidden treasure within the country-rock genre.

Their latest album came out earlier this year, and is yet another seamless example

of the band’s ultimate mastery of their style.

With a typical country twang to his voice, lead singer Neville Quinlan (the NQ in NQ Arbuckle) roars in with the first song “Back To Earth”. What sets Quinlan’s voice apart from other country rock singers is the passionate growl to which the listener is immediately introduced.

The second song “Red Wine” picks up the tempo midway through the song as the banjos begin to sound and the acoustic guitar picks up its pace.

“Art O’Leary”, the first ballad on the album’s constructed in the typical style of a melancholy country serenade, paying tribute to the passing of a loved one. The song manages to remain emotional while keeping true to the country-rock theme of the album.

The middle section of the album is marked by change, alternating back and forth between upbeat punchy rock anthems like “Life Boat (Song for Carolyn Mark)”, slower but equally as powerful love ballads like “Hot Shot” and “Rotary Phone” and hauntingly mellow numbers such as “I Wish That My Sadness Would Make You Change”, “The Civil War is Over” and “Eternal Father Strong to Save”.

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their toes. No two songs sound the same.

A lack of unity isn’t always a good thing in terms of the overall quality of an album, but NQ Arbuckle manages to make it work.

Finishing off strong with the most moving number of the album, “Sleepy Wife”, Quinlan croons his way through at a steady and reluctant pace to leave the listener feeling sombre but also with a sense of closure as they delve deeper into thought and emotion.

Overall, the album goes through several different phases. Whether cheery and upbeat, leisurely and pensive, or somber and silky, The Future Happens Anyway has a little something for everyone.

NQ Arbuckle plays at the Mansion on Sept. 13.

GUEST SPEAKER

Print performance art Alejandro Arauz shares his creative process

NQ Arbuckle has been nominated for a Juno Award.

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printmaking art and the deconstruction of identity all at once.

“I wanted to touch on the construction and dismantling of symbols of identity,” Arauz said.

“Our bodies hold physical and psychosomatic matrices which we transfer onto various impressionable traits around us.”

Arauz compares the process exhibited in the video to the process of human experiences being translated into the mind.

The only difference, he said, between printmaking and the human memory is that only one can be stamped with ink.

The rest of the lecture consisted of Arauz

The first in a lecture series arranged by the Queen’s Fine Arts department featured an intriguing look at the creative processes of print and media artist Alejandro Arauz.

Hailing from Brantford, Ont., Arauz received his Master’s of Fine Arts degree from Louisiana State University in 2008.

Since then, Arauz has worked actively as a practicing artist and as an assistant professor at Nipissing University and an adjunct professor at OCAD in Toronto.

Touching mostly on themes of identity through his exploration of Latin American diaspora in Canada, Arauz has exhibited his work both nationally and internationally in Cuba and at a print conference in Tennessee.

“I initially began working both in mixed media painting and printmaking to create visual representations of bi-cultural identities,” Arauz said.

Using symbolism as a key component in his artwork, Arauz attempts to draw parallels between the process behind the production of printmaking and the experiences of

the Latin American community in North America. Family is clearly an important theme to Arauz.

“I realized that by working in portraiture and presenting the works as a unit I touched on the relationship between the individual and the family unit,” he said.

“I would rely on printouts from family images to produce my images before the Xerox transfers.”

One of the most thought-provoking parts of the lecture was a video that mixed performance-artwork with printmaking.

Exploring the imagery behind symbolic permanent-marker drawn “tattoos” on his chest, Arauz begins to smear the marker off his skin gradually throughout the film with his hands and also by rubbing himself on a white wall, leaving traces of ink behind.

The tattoo images range from birds, to writing, to images of people.

“At this point in time I felt the work was representing ideas but I was eager to try something new, so I began extracting and transplanting the image to unconventional mediums,” he said.

This provided an interesting look at how the human body can be used as a vessel for

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further showcasing his black and white prints, and a question and answer period afterwards for students to inquire about his work.

Currently, Arauz is developing a travelling print project called Migratory Arts Press.

“Looking at my production, I see that I initially began producing works from a personal production, and as of late I’ve moved to more universal experiences,” he said.

“As I see it, my starting point needed to be personal before transitioning to more collective perspectives.”

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ineligible and self-reported the infraction to the CIS on Wednesday.

Director of Athletics and Recreation Leslie Dal Cin said Wednesday that the ineligible player, later confirmed to be Morgan, was flagged in Athletics’ academic eligibility tracking report earlier this week. The infraction stems from Morgan’s academic standing from the 2013-14 school year.

CIS athletes are expected to pass 18 credits per academic year.

Sheahan said Morgan failed to do so in 2013-14, but was not on any academic probation lists.

Sheahan said that while the forfeit of the Windsor game is disappointing, the team remains supportive of Morgan.

“The whole of idea of forfeiting the victory at Windsor, it was a body blow, no question about that.

That one hurt,” he said. “But by the same token, we’ve rallied around Brendan, as we’re going to. We’re going to stand by him through this time because it’s difficult.”

Morgan’s identity as the

Brendan Morgan was named OUA defensive player of the week for his performance against Ottawa.

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ineligible player wasn’t revealed until Thursday. Sheahan said waiting a day allowed the program to confirm all the details.

“I think it required the better part of 24 hours just to make sure that we had everything organized and make sure the communication was appropriate,” he said. “I think it was appropriately handled.”

In addition to forfeiting the two games Morgan participated in, Athletics will be under CIS probation for two years. The case will be examined by a CIS panel, which could place further sanctions on the football program, including fines.

Dal Cin said she doesn’t know what sanctions will come from the Photo by Emilie Rabeau panel, but said Wednesday that she Head coach Pat Sheahan announced Thursday that doesn’t think they’ll be severe.

Morgan was the player found ineligible for the year.

“We feel based on the fact of our clean record for 20 years, the into ways — our program is fact that we self-reported, the fact good — but how can we make it Football that we already determined how even better,” she said. “That will the error took place, plus we’ve mean we’ll put in additional checks, already done manual checks on we’ll put in additional contact everyone else, that there’s not a points with athletes and coaches along the way. We’ll strengthen an broader scope here,” she said.

“We’re putting our best case already strong system.”

In addition, Dal Cin said forward and think all those factors will be taken into account by Vice-Provost and Dean of Student Affairs Ann Tierney has started the panel.”

Dal Cin said Athletics’ program a review of Athletics’ academic for checking academic eligibility eligibility process.

Queen’s next football game is is considered one of the best in Saturday at Richardson Stadium the country.

“We’re going to be looking against the Western Mustangs (1-0).

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Grudge match looms

Women’s Rugby

Champs primed for repeat Reigning title holders focused on continued performance despite new obstacles B y E rin S tephenson Staff Writer For the first time in Gaels history, women’s rugby is returning to the field as champions.

The team won the OUA title last October, toppling the five-time defending champion Guelph Gryphons 19-15 to take the cup. As an encore performance, Queen’s captured bronze at nationals — their first-ever CIS championship medal.

They’d spent the last few years as a team on the verge. Queen’s finished as OUA runners-up in two of the three seasons before they won the title, including a four-point loss to Guelph for the 2012 championship.

Ten months removed from winning, head coach Beth Barz said her team hasn’t treated the current season any different from the years before.

“The returning players worked extremely hard in the weight room in the off-season and those who were able to stay in the summer made extraordinary gains,” Barz said.

“Even some of our rookie players were able to make it up to train with our strength and conditioning coach this summer,” she added, “which gave them a very good look into what being a [Queen’s women’s rugby player] means and the kind of effort it takes to be a part of our team.”

Since last fall, the women have been working hard in the gym and on the field to ensure

last year’s win wasn’t a one-time occurrence. Looking at the team’s season-opening performance against the York Lions — a 61-12 victory — they could be right on track to repeating.

Captain Claragh Pegg said the Gaels aren’t letting last year’s performance interfere with this season’s goals.

“I think winning OUAs last season only pushed us to work harder in the offseason,” the fifth-year forward said. “We’ve come back this year focused and ready, with our sights on CIS gold.

We know the competition in the

OUA and CIS is strong this year, but we have a group of unbelievably talented and dedicated players with us this year, so we’re definitely up for the challenge.”

Third-year fly half Danielle Underwood said despite having the championship in hand, the Gaels aren’t focused on the other teams looking to claim it.

“I think our past successes have made us set higher expectations for ourselves as a team,” she said.

“We’re aware that other teams are looking to beat us, but we’re only focusing on ourselves, improving our system, and coming together

as a unit.”

There are many challenges the Gaels will face this season, but being OUA champions certainly comes with some benefits. Though Barz said the team’s recruiting model was similar to previous years, the team saw a much larger turnout at training camp than in the past.

The Gaels will face their first big challenge of the season on Sunday against the McMaster Marauders, one of the team’s biggest rivals and competitors in recent years. The two sides have consistently battled for the OUA’s See Newfound on page 16

Women’s rugby kicked off their title defence with a 61-12 shellacking of the York Lions. 2014 marks the first season in which the Gaels are the defending champions.

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Gaels, Mustangs renew rivalry tomorrow B y B rent M oore Assistant Sports Editor

Saturday’s rematch of the 2013 Yates Cup will be the highlight of the Gaels’ regular season schedule.

Queen’s (0-2) will host the Western Mustangs (1-0) at Richardson Stadium in the latest chapter of their historic rivalry. The squads met twice in London last fall, once during regular OUA play and later in the conference championship.

Western took both games handily: 50-31 and 51-22, respectively. After two early-season forfeits, announced by Queen’s Athletics on Wednesday, the Gaels will need their strongest showing of the year to emerge on top.

One of the keys for Queen’s defence will be to limit third-year Mustangs quarterback Will Finch, who terrorized the York Lions last week, throwing for three touchdowns and 253 yards.

Finch also torched the Gaels in the Yates Cup last November, throwing for 252 yards and three touchdown passes.

That said, the Gaels are well aware of their opponents’ strengths and weaknesses.

“We know who they have, we know what they do,” said head coach Pat Sheahan. “As always when you play them, the question is: can you stop [the offence]? Can you slow them down?”

Pressure from the defensive line up front and tight coverage in the secondary is essential to limiting Western’s stud quarterback. Finch and his receivers completed 21 of 25 attempted passes last week against York.

Western has a strong offensive See Youth on page 16

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Home sweet home

Crowd noise and grass field stymie Richardson foes B y S ean S utherland Sports Editor

Prior to last week’s loss to the Ottawa Gee-Gees, the Gaels had been on a 14-game winning streak at home, dating back to a Pat Sheahan’s been on both sides of 26-2 defeat to the McMaster Marauders on Richardson Stadium’s home-field advantage. Sept. 5, 2011. Even during their 3-5 regular Having spent the past 15 years at the season in 2010, Queen’s lost just once at helm of the Gaels football program, he’s home, in overtime. seen the benefit the home crowd can have Tomorrow, Queen’s hosts the Western on his players.

Mustangs, last year’s Yates Cup champions.

He’s also spent time on the other side of With the two teams being traditional Crowd noise can disrupt play calls and communication between coaches and Journal File Photo the sideline, coaching the Concordia Stingers rivals, there’s a good chance for a large players on the field. when they used to travel to Richardson spectator turnout. for that before you came down. And then during the regular season.

When students and alumni pack over the past two seasons.

In 2012, Queen’s twice blew second-half you would definitely need to manage the “Typically for the big games, when the Richardson Stadium, Sheahan said, it can Queen’s student body and the Kingston drown out play calls and create potential leads against the Gryphons on the road. swings in momentum.”

The impact of the crowd, Sheahan said, community is out there supporting the disruptions for opposing offences. There’s Guelph mounted a 22-point fourth quarter team — the roar of the fans, it gives the a definite opportunity for home-field comeback in that year’s OUA semi-final, would essentially put visiting teams down 7-0 before the game even kicked off. before winning in overtime. boys a lift,” he said. “Sometimes the fans advantage to impact games, he added.

When he’d visit Richardson, Sheahan tried Sheahan said the Gryphons fed off the get involved in the game and they create One case where the difference in road and to keep his players focused on the on-field excitement and they create a buzz and the home play came into effect was the Gaels’ atmosphere of their crowd in those games.

“There was a couple of times they were aspects of the game, but he conceded that the four matches with the Guelph Gryphons guys feed off that.” right on the brink of folding the tent, if crowd would sometimes get to his players.

Within the OUA, there’s an added wrinkle you will, and they got that lift,” he said.

“Obviously the players have to make a play to Richardson’s home-field advantage. Of 11 to cause the fans to react, and the reaction of football teams province-wide, Queen’s is the only one to host games on natural grass. the fans has an impact on the players.”

Sheahan noted that the adjustment to A year later, Queen’s avenged both losses grass from artificial turf creates difficulties for on home turf.

“When they were here without all that the Gaels’ opponents. Any speed advantage support, they did make a few plays, but they one team has tends to be cut down on a didn’t gather the momentum in the game natural playing surface.

Overall, that makes Gaels home games a they had in previous years,” Sheahan said.

When Sheahan was in charge of unique experience in the OUA. “I’m not saying we get it right every Concordia’s program, the confines of Richardson Stadium were often intimidating Saturday, because we have some mediocre for visiting teams. Sheahan said higher turnouts to games also,” Sheahan said. “But attendance for games in the past created when we get it right, where everyone comes out and the football game is the priority that atmosphere.

“You had to deal with a huge crowd, event of the student body and the town for bigger than you would get at any other ball the weekend, there’s no other place like it. At Journal File Photo park,” he said. “You would have to deal with least not in this conference.”

From Sept. 5, 2011 to Sept. 6, 2013, the Gaels went undefeated at Richardson crowd noise, so you would have to prepare Stadium, a span of 14 home games.

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Russell (East) Division title over the past four seasons.

Winning their division means the Gaels would likely avoid Guelph until the OUA final.

Last season, the Gaels beat McMaster 33-21, their closest margin of victory prior to the OUA championship. Sunday will set the tone for the rest of the season and indicate how the Gaels are handling the pressure of returning as champions.

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presence on first down, often gaining over five yards on their first play. Increased responsibility will fall on Queen’s young defence, who conceded 64 points in the first two games of the season.

Part of the task will fall on the Gaels offence. Sheahan said it’s key for them to keep the Western defence on the field with prolonged drives, so that the Mustangs offence won’t be able to find a rhythm.

To keep the Gaels offence on the field, quarterback Billy McPhee will have to be consistent in the passing game, while running backs Jonah Pataki and Jesse Andrews — if he’s healthy — will have to keep the chains moving.

Several key defensive Gaels departed during the offseason, leaving behind an untested contingent. Sheahan said young players will play an important role on the defensive side — including rookie defensive back Jason Shamatutu, who caused two turnovers in the season opener against Windsor, and first-year linebacker Michael Moore.

“It’s been a while since we’ve had that many first-year guys out there in starting roles,” Sheahan said.

“They are getting better and they are very athletic.”

Sheahan said there’s a silver lining in

the Gaels’ lack of OUA experience, as last season’s losses to Western don’t trouble the first-time starters.

“Sometimes the shadows that come back from the past can haunt you and cause you to lose confidence,” he said.

With their two forfeits, Queen’s likely won’t enjoy the same playoff bye they earned last year. A loss against Western would put them at 0-3, their worst start in more than five seasons — and with games against the Guelph Gryphons (1-1) and the McMaster Marauders (2-0) following Western, the Gaels would be in tough to turn their season around.

Sheahan said the crowd at Richardson Stadium could have a large impact on the outcome of Saturday’s game.

“I really hope that the Queen’s community rallies behind our team and we have a great crowd out there this weekend,” he said.

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LIFESTYLE COMMUNITY

Rib festival serves up a saucy event Complete with live music, craft beers and plenty of food, this year’s festival exceeded expectations B y M onica O’R ourke Contributor Barbequed meat and microbrewed beer make a tasty combination.

This was the showcase at Kingston’s Ribfest and Craft Beer Show which celebrated its second year from Sept. 5-7.

Many Kingston locals were drawn by the free admission, but this year’s festival also provided the option to make charitable donations at the door, with proceeds going toward the Partners in Mission Food Bank.

The weekend’s clear skies allowed for a jam-packed event. It helped that the festival featured prize-winning rib stands, such as the Silver Bullet and the Texas Rangers.

Even if ribs weren’t your cup PHOTO BY EMILIE RABEAU of tea, Kingston’s Ribfest had The second annual Kingston Ribfest and Craft Beer festival drew large crowds to enjoy food, beverage and entertainment. something for everyone. The stands also served barbequed your way in or out of the festival. chicken and pulled pork, as well as Overall, there was something STUDY ABROAD cornbread and grilled corn. for everyone, from country music I was a big fan of the corn, to saucy ribs. especially with all the different It was an enjoyable, delicious toppings or “Corn-diments”. It experience. I’m already looking was a fun experience to test out forward to Kingston’s third annual all the different flavours, such as Ribfest and Craft Beer Show. lemon and cayenne pepper.

One rib tent generously offered their dancing services in exchange B y C harlotte G agnier consider is how long you want to costs will be local. Some countries for donations. For only four dollars, Staff Writer go for. A semester can fly by, but a will have a higher cost of living festival attendees could watch the year may be too long for some. It’s than Canada, but your dollar may entire staff of the tent dance and In less than a week, I’ll be boarding important to consider what time stretch further in others. Be sure to sing at the top of their lungs. a plane at Pearson Airport. Seven period you’re most comfortable look into these details to save.

They weren’t the only source hours later, I’ll be in the UK, ready with. Once you’ve decided this, it Accommodation of entertainment. The live country to start my year abroad at Durham can narrow down your choices.

Is it important for you to live music added a festive and upbeat University. It isn’t far away, but it’s Some universities only offer one in university accommodation mood to the well-attended festival. an experience I’ve been anticipating semester exchanges (such as the or would you rather rent with Booths also offered their own for a long time.

Australian ones), while others only other students? Look into what’s brews from all over the province.

My desire to study abroad offer full year exchanges. available and what fits for you.

There was something for everyone, started years ago, but it only Your degree Not every university offers an whether you prefer something became palpable last September When researching different international student residence like fruity or crisp-tasting. when I attended the Queen’s Go universities look into the courses Queen’s and you may find yourself Even if you’re underage, there Abroad Fair. they offer. There’s no point setting living in an apartment. were other equally creative Applications for most exchanges your heart on a school that doesn’t Flexibility with universities refreshments, including Harry are due in early January, but a offer the courses you need for your When you apply for exchange Potter-inspired butterbeer and fresh lot of planning and research is degree. Exchange is also the perfect in January you have six university lemonade. Not only that, but the necessary to get to that point. It’s opportunity to take electives and choices. Spots are given out based local farmer’s market had set up never too early to get a head start, try out courses you wouldn’t on grades, references and a personal just outside of Ribfest, so you could especially while the fall course normally study. essay. There’s no guarantee you’ll also wander through the stalls on work is relatively light. Here are Languages get your first choice or even your a few initial things to think about If you’re looking at universities second, so make sure you find when deciding where you want to in non-English speaking countries, multiple universities you’d like to go on exchange. make sure you look at the attend. Look at universities all over Exchange goals prerequisites. Many universities the world and remember to keep Think about what experiences require you to have a certain level your options open. you’re looking for. Do you want of fluency while others may offer Applying for exchange might to immerse yourself in a drastically courses taught in English. I only seem like a daunting task at first. different culture, pick up a new speak English and it certainly The International Programs Office language or be surrounded by narrowed down my choices. is a great resource and they are history? Figure out why you want Cost of living always happy to help. The process to travel and study abroad.

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To tell the truth

48 hours of radical honesty and how they changed my ideas about truthfulness and deceit B y K ate M eagher Assistant Lifestyle Editor

the answers to: I told my friends when their clothes didn’t fit them properly. I announced my every Last week, I embarked on thought and feeling. an experiment — I’ve been For the first day and a half, I honest. And not just run-of-the- kept my experiment from those mill, ordinary honest. I’ve been around me. My family, friends and radically honest. housemates all interacted with me, Radical honesty is a technique expecting a normal conversation. that was developed by Dr. Brad Instead, they heard nearly my entire Blanton, an American clinical inner monologue. psychologist. The idea is that you I didn’t tell anyone because I not only abstain from lying, but wanted the chance to observe their you volunteer even those truths genuine reactions. But halfway that you might otherwise conceal through the second day, I felt that I or omit. wasn’t getting enough of a response.

Rather than lying by omission, I decided that in the spirit of radical honesty demands that you complete honesty, I would have to state all your feelings plainly, even let everyone in on the secret. when doing so might seem rude Christina Strater, my housemate, or unusual. The hope is that this felt the effects more than anyone. level of honesty will open lines of “I could think back to communication and eliminate any instances when I remembered resentment in your relationships. what sort of felt like a stream The technique has gained a lot of consciousness-type conversation of attention in the last few years where anything that popped into and inspired a number of pop your head, you would sort of say,” culture references. said Strater, ArtSci ’16.

A character on the 2009 “I could compare that to maybe television show Lie To Me practiced how a conversation might go in the radical honesty and in doing so morning on a normal basis … and provided a striking contrast to the there definitely was more that was dishonesty that served as the focus just thrown on the table.” of the show. The concept has also Strater and I had spent the been featured in an episode of previous afternoon at the pier. In Criminal Minds. one of my first radically honest acts, Some of the promises made I did something I would ordinarily by supporters of radical honesty avoid: I admitted to insecurity. include creating increased It wasn’t dramatic or drawn intimacy in your relationships and out, but as we weaved through transforming your misery into joy, the crowd, I acknowledged presumably by resolving conflicts in how uncomfortable it can your relationships. sometimes feel to walk With the school year just kicking through a public space in just a off and routines not yet established, bathing suit. this seemed like the perfect time It was a memorable moment for to consider taking on a new habit my housemate as well. of honesty.

“Not that it’s something that For 48 hours, I exhibited radical we wouldn’t of covered normally honesty. I asked questions that I if this experiment weren’t being was embarrassed not to know conducted, but … it was more

of a focus, it was more of a ‘let’s converse about this,’” she said.

could think back “toI instances when I

remembered what sort of felt like a stream of consciousness-type conversation where anything that popped into your head, you would sort of say.

”

— Christina Strater, ArtSci ’16 This conversation demonstrated the ease with which these spontaneous acts of honesty could be interwoven into ordinary dialogue, but also the impact they leave.

Something I might otherwise have been embarrassed to acknowledge resonated with my friend and helped us feel better about the situation.

But one of my biggest concerns at the outset of this project was that I would say something that really hurt someone I cared about.

I worried that any uncomfortable or harsh truth I shared would take on a greater meaning than was intended and upset individuals I felt nothing but good things for. Perhaps I had an inflated sense of my impact on others, but I was surprised to learn that none of my friends could think of a specific time I had hurt them.

Even those that remembered thinking I’d been a bit rude couldn’t say what exactly it was that had made them feel that way.

As I predicted before completing the challenge, it did spark some new lines of thought about honesty and communication between my

housemates.

“It made me think about how we portray things, what we choose to say, what we choose to keep to ourselves, whether we choose to keep anything to ourselves,” Strater said.

This was something I noticed even in people to whom I didn’t reveal my true intentions. The more honest I was with everyone I encountered, the more honest they were in return. Even those who had never even heard of radical honesty seemed to subconsciously match my level of truthfulness.

Even so, as the hours ticked by and my confessions kept coming, I couldn’t help but wonder if I was doing more harm than good.

Before this experiment, the vast majority of lies I told were merely out of convenience. I told my friends what I knew they hoped to hear: Yes, your dress is cute. Yes, of course, tell me more about your day.

Was it really so wrong to tell people things I knew would make them happy? According to Udo Schuklenk, a professor of ethics at Queen’s, it might be.

“People have always insisted in ethics that the only way to show respect for another person as a person is to be honest to them. If you don’t do that, you don’t value them as a person really,” Schuklenk said.

Even so, things aren’t always so black and white.

“Imagine you are always honest in relationships except, you know, your sex life has really gone down the drain, you have been married for five years, you’ve been there, done that and you really hate it a lot,” Schuklenk said. “Are you really going to tell your partner that … the sex life’s really terrible

Honesty seems like a simple enough concept, but the more it becomes the focus of your life the more complicated the implications can become.

and you would love to do something with somebody else for a change just to get something else going?”

In this tricky case, dishonesty proves be the most respectful choice to the other person.

Even so, Schuklenk does his best not to lie in his own life, if largely for pragmatic reasons.

“I don’t lie anymore because it totally, just about always when you try, it balloons out of control completely.”

People have always “insisted in ethics that the only way to can show respect for another person as a person is to be honest to them. If you don’t do that, you don’t value them as a person really.

”

— Udo Schuklenk, philosophy professor

He claims this helps him eliminate extra stress associated with “covering [his] tracks” and regularly acknowledges little mistakes he’s made rather than attempting to cover them up.

“If I forgot to respond to an email, I just admitted that and responded.”

But regardless of what approach is best to take, Shuklenk said the way people normally communicate — white lies and all — probably makes people happier than being radically honest.

“Because the world probably is a nicer looking place, not a more honestly nice place, but it might be a more pleasant place to live because you wouldn’t always want to know.”

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EXCHANGE DIARIES

The London life

Working abroad unveils a local’s view B y S tyna Tao Staff Writer Through the recommendation of a friend and some rushed visa paperwork, I got the chance to live and work in London this summer as a reservations and reception assistant in a bed and breakfast.

Working in the tourism and hospitality sector in a foreign city means I’m both tour guide and tourist at the same time.

For five days a week, I helped people plan their trip to London by searching for affordable accommodation or directing them to nearby attractions. For the other two days, I roamed around London like any other tourist.

What is thought of as London is actually Greater London, made up of many boroughs. The city of London itself is actually only one square mile in area. Everything is very accessible by tube (subway), which runs quite efficiently and frequently.

London is a vibrant city full of people always on the move, but they also find time to relax. It’s a common sight to see people in office gear hanging out at the pub from 12 p.m. onwards every day. If you’re into pub food, then you couldn’t have come to a better place. Fish and chips, steak pies and burgers to fill your fancy are easily found in all local pubs.

The city landscape is made up of an interesting mix of old and modern buildings, with landmark

sites like the Tower of London dating from the 1400s standing next to new skyscrapers with funny names like the Girken (British slang for pickle, named for its cylindrical shape).

Other notable buildings are the Cheese Grater, modified in shape to not obstruct the view to St. Paul’s, and the Walkie-Talkie.

London welcomes millions of tourists every year. I’ve been lucky enough to interact with people coming from all over the world at work. I can’t help bumping into them on my way to and from work, where the tourists all stop on Millennium Bridge to take pictures of the majestic St. Paul’s Cathedral.

I visited a good number of attractions on my days off, including six museums and three art galleries, but some of my favourite places are found a little outside the city.

The famous Wimbledon tennis tournament was a fantastic experience. I had great fun cheering on the Canadians, who played quite well. I was also fascinated and enchanted by Hampton Court, where actors re-enacted scenes from the Tudor Era, and I proudly stomped the grounds wearing a crimson cloak.

Whether you’re a fan of modern glass panel buildings or a history buff for the ages, London has something to offer anyone. I will be sorry to leave this place, but more adventures await. My next destination: Edinburgh!

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Curly hairstyle care tips

Whether wavy or ringlets, styling curly hair has its own rules B y C hloe S obel News Editor It’s taken me a long time to embrace my curly hair. In high

school, I did everything short of actually straightening my hair to make it straighter. I brushed it out constantly, I slept with it in a ponytail — the only reason I didn’t

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turn to an actual straightener was pure laziness.

It wasn’t until university that I decided to fully embrace my curls.

I was transformed. It’s now been about four years that I’ve been working with, not against, my hair’s natural texture. Here are some tips for anyone looking to embrace their curls and doesn’t want to jump in unarmed.

Know your texture It’s important to know what kind of curls you have. Not all curls are created equal. My hair is slightly closer to wavy than to curly. It lies flat on top and then turns into waves and eventually ringlets.

It’s helpful to look up the curl texture system, but even that isn’t perfect because hair isn’t always consistent. Either way, know what does and doesn’t work for you, and adapt this advice to your own curls.

Length matters If you’re a guy or someone with shorter hair, the rules can be different. For instance, you’ll probably benefit from using wax or other products in your hair to keep your curls tamed, although that’s a matter of personal preference.

I have friends who use product, but my younger brother doesn’t.

If you decide to grow your hair out, make sure to start from an even haircut, or else everything will look uneven.

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Get wet An important tip for working with curly hair is to only comb it when it’s wet. I comb it through after I’ve used shampoo, and then again when I’ve put in conditioner. The first is to detangle my hair; the second is to spread the conditioner. After that, I don’t touch it.

Speaking of shampoo, you shouldn’t wash your hair daily. And when you do, don’t use a shampoo with sulfates. People are divided on whether or not sulfates are really damaging to your hair. But I notice a change in my curl texture when I use sulfate-free shampoos, and my hair feels healthier.

Scrunch it out When you get out of the shower, towel-dry your hair, scrunching it upwards to get the water out. I use a soft microfiber towel from Deva, but anything will do as long as it’s thin and soft. I then grab my hair by the ends and shake it out so that the

roots get a little more volume and the curls don’t clump.

I use a blow dryer because I have bangs and they don’t air dry well, but I don’t heat style aside from that. If you do choose to heat style, put a diffuser on your blow dryer so that it won’t be as damaging to your hair.

Pick your salon wisely Get your hair cut by someone who knows what they’re doing. This is the most important advice I can possibly impart for anyone looking to embrace their natural curl texture. If you go somewhere just because it’s cheap, you risk the stylist screwing up your hair.

This is because someone who doesn’t work with curly hair will treat your hair exactly the same way they would straight hair — and your cut will look completely different the next time you shower. Have your hair cut dry, not wet, and your cut will be consistent.

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Sport meets school How to balance athletics and academics B y A lex Wilkie Contributor This fall, over 200 new students will burst onto the Queen’s athletic scene. First year is a guaranteed challenge, but toss in daily training plus weekly travel to games, and first-year Gaels have their work cut out for them.

As a member of the Queen’s Cross Country team, I know what it’s like to try and balance all your commitments. Here are some tips so you don’t find yourself stumbling at the first hurdle.

It’s okay to admit you’re tired.

A new environment, combined with rigorous training and long class schedules, will wear you down quickly. Coaches will demand 110 per cent at every practice and workout, but the odd off-day or night to rest will keep you fresh and provide an opportunity to catch up with school work.

Use your sport as a break.

Physical activity is a great coping tactic for blowing off steam during crunch time. Some people believe that neglecting their training will help them focus during exams — but after a day, most find themselves antsy and cooped

up. Even if it’s just 20-30 minutes, Kingston has many different routes to go for a run and clear your head.

Check out the RMC campus for a beautiful fall run.

Use Queen’s huge support web.

When you need help with assignments and everyday work, there’s no shortage of help. If you start lagging behind, Queen’s Athlete Services can hook you up with tutors, and the Writing Centre in Stauffer Library is the best spot for essay assistance. The people within the Queen’s athletic community are top-notch. They’re always working to progress your athletic ability, from massage therapy to sports psychologists.

Take advantage of the athletics social life.

The camaraderie at Queen’s is hugely comforting because of the shared values and interests in a small circle of athletes. You’ll go on a four-year long journey with your fellow rookies, while upper-year teammates provide guidance on everything from study habits to relationship advice.

While you share so much in common with your teammates, have an open mind about

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meeting people off of the team as well — this will let you experience everything that Queen’s has to offer socially. Soccer may be your passion, but that member of Queen’s Bands that lives on your floor may have the same taste in mind-numbing reality TV shows that you love.

You never know what’s out there, so don’t limit your circle of friends to strictly your teammates.

Maximize your athletic performance.

In order to be at your best as a Gael, managing and avoiding certain habits will require a crucial effort. As a first-year student with mainly full-year courses, it’s pretty easy to develop a weekly schedule that combines practice, class and study time.

Getting to bed at the same time each night will help your body establish a sleep schedule to maximize shuteye, even in noisy residences. With regards to partying, teams often implement a “dry season” for the crucial training periods during the school year.

While this may seem like a bummer, you may find that a game night or movies with teammates is a more rewarding experience in both the short- and long-term.

Queen’s is an incredible place to study, achieve full athletic potential and build lasting friendships with teammates. Above all, take everything in moderation and you’ll have no problem reaching your goals as a Gael.

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