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New res buildings in works Board to allocate funds for construction plans B y Vincent M atak Assistant News Editor
Cole said she doesn’t think the ranking will affect Queen’s international reputation. “The changes that occurred for Canadian universities are so small
Plans have been put forward to build two new residences on campus by fall 2015. The proposal was put forward by Queen’s Development and Planning Committee and passed on Sept. 28 at Board of Trustees. A portion of $400,000 from Queen’s Residence operating budget will be allocated for construction plans, which include hiring architects to design the new residences. The plans for the buildings will be voted on at Board of Trustees in December. Dates for when construction will begin haven’t been determined. The exact location of the new residence buildings is being kept confidential. Approximately 90 per cent of first-year students live in residence, according to a 2010 report. In September of this year, the JDUC admitted 98 first-year students into its residence which had previously been occupied by graduate students. The two new residences will be located on main campus and will house an additional 550 students. They will be similar in design to Leggett and Watts Hall residences
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King’s Town players put on Night of the Living Dead for the third year in a row. See page 10 for a review of the show.
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Queen’s fails to make the cut University falls out of Times Higher Education top 200 international university ranking B y R achel H erscovici Assistant News Editor Queen’s didn’t make the cut in a recent ranking of the top 200 universities in the world. The Times High Education released their 2012-13 World University Rankings on Oct. 3, with all Canadian schools dropping in ranking with the exception of the University of Ottawa and University de Montreal. The rankings project the top global universities based on a wide variety of criteria. “I think the administration views it with interest just like any of these ranking surveys that go on,” Deputy Provost Susan Cole said. Cole added that she thinks the rise in ranking of Asian and Australian institutions is a contributing factor to the drop. “First of all, it’s just a snapshot,” she said. “So watching trends rather than reacting to a single year is really key.” Queen’s is now positioned in the 201 to 225 section of the rankings. The ranking doesn’t show where niversities ranked above 200 are specifically placed. The University of Toronto remains Canada’s top university in the ranking, but slipped out of the top 20 from 19th to 21st. Cole said a common
concern with the rankings is the lack of transparency with their methodology. “Frankly, I’m thinking if this is an academic exercise it should be transparent,” she said. “We should
take care not to overinterpret anything that’s come out of it.” In 2010, Queen’s opted out of appearing on the list, citing methodology concerns, but agreed to participate again in 2011.
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Climate strategies Climate survey anticipates 300 responses B y J ulia Vriend Assistant News Editor The University is seeking input from students on features to be included in the upcoming Climate Action Plan (CAP). The input is being collected through an online survey, which is tailor-made for students, staff members and faculty. The questions in the survey came from themes and ideas that were proposed during last spring’s CAP community forum, as well as input from the Delphi Group, a consulting firm hired to aid to the plan’s development, and from the CAP Advisory Committee, which includes staff and faculty members and student representatives. Queen’s Sustainability Manager
Aaron Ball said the survey is expected to run at least another week, following which an analysis of the results will be conducted. “We are hoping for at least 300 responses,” he told the Journal via email, adding that 200 people have already responded. The results will contribute to the finalized Climate Action Plan, which is expected to be released this fall, Ball said. The survey asks for participants’ opinions on possible sustainability strategies, including enforcing a standard temperature in campus buildings (20 C maximum in the winter, 26 C minimum in the summer) and a campus ban on one-use items such as styrofoam plates and cups and plastic utensils. See Low on page 6
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B y vincent M atak Assistant News Editor Thursday marked the first time Queen’s Hillel engaged high school students in a Holocaust memorial ceremony. A group of around 27 students from a grade ten history class at Queen Elizabeth Collegiate and Vocational Institute (QECVI) planted daffodils in memory of approximately 1.5 million child deaths during the Holocaust. These efforts are part of the Daffodil Project, launched in Kingston last year by Queen’s Hillel. Since the Hebrew symbol for ‘life’ is associated with the number 18 in Judaism, 180 daffodils were planted at QECVI — a number that is “10 times life,” according to event organizer Ashlee Woolfson, ArtSci ‘13. “Daffodils grow like the Jewish star which represents the Jewish star [people] were forced to wear during the Holocaust,” she said. “Each daffodil represents each child who never got to see where their life could take them.” QEVCI was the first secular group and first high school in the world to take part in the planting ceremony. Other major planting ceremonies have taken place in Atlanta, New Orleans and Savannah, GA. Approximately 13,250 daffodils have been planted since the campaign began in 2010.
Woolfson started the project in Kingston after talking to a family friend who organizes the planting ceremony in Atlanta, where the head organization, Am Yisrael Chai! is based. She said the idea to get high school students involved came about after meeting at a local synagogue with Pamela Simon, a grade ten history teacher at QECVI. “She’s very inspirational and very into implementing Holocaust education into high school education,” Woolfson said. “It’s very important to further solidify in their minds how important it is,” she added. “It’s not just a subject in school that you learn and forget.” As part of the ceremony, Jochebed Katan, the only remaining Holocaust survivor in Kingston, spoke to high school students about her experience living in hiding during Nazi-occupied Holland from 1942-45. She said she was sent to live with another family when she was four months old and was reunited with her parents, who spent the war hiding in barns in northern Holland, when she was around four years-old. Katan, who wore yellow for the occasion and spoke at last year’s Daffodil planting ceremony, said she tries to speak to as many young people as possible about her experiences. “It’s very important that I share my story to the next generation so that I keep the experiences of these people alive.”
Students at Queen Elizabeth Collegiate and Vocational Institute planted 180 daffodils in memory of the children killed during the Holocaust.
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A prison of the past The Frontenac County Court House was once home to a cellblock and the City’s gallows. Now, little indication of its history remains. B y A lison S houldice Features Editor Within the span of 86 years, seven prisoners met their grisly fate just steps from campus. Behind the Frontenac County Court House, located on the north edge of City Park, once stood the gallows of the City’s Court House and jail. Any inmate sentenced to death in Kingston was taken to the Frontenac County Court House for their execution. Five bodies of those executed were buried on-site, below the jail yard. Though the Court House still exists, there’s little indication of what once existed behind it. Decades ago, the prison complex was torn down. The site is now used as the Court House’s back parking lot. Local historians, however, believe there’s a possibility that human remains still lie beneath the site. The exact location of where the remains were buried is unknown. “We’re left to guess because the documentation is a little sketchy,” said Kingston historian Jennifer McKendry. “We don’t have written proof to say every corpse that was buried there was removed.” There’s documented evidence of only one of the bodies being disinterred, in 1972. The body was then reburied at the Cataraqui Cemetery. The jail, which stood for 118 years, consisted of a single cellblock and a yard with a two-storey wall around the perimeter. The execution room in the jail had doors that would swing open during a hanging so the public could witness the convict’s expiration. The site of the former prison and gallows has been a subject
of study for local historians and archeological groups. In June 2010, McKendry and several other collaborators were hired by the City to compile a Commemorative Integrity Statement (CIS) on the Court House and its lot. The document, available online, outlines the historic, architectural and archaeological significance of the site. The City’s Official Plan requires that a CIS be compiled for each National Historical Site in Kingston in order to identify its importance and potential for development. According to the City’s Real Estate and Construction Services, there are no current plans to construct on the land. “They were looking at the potential for adding a rear wing to the building,” McKendry said. “I personally would not be pleased [if this happened] because it’s one of the few buildings in which the back elevation ... is very handsome, well designed. I don’t want it to be obscured by any old addition on it.” This isn’t the first time the City has pondered the possibility of adding an addition to the back of the building. In 1999, Queen’s eyed the Court House for the site of its new School of Business facilities. According to a proposal submitted by the School of Business to Kingston’s City Council, there was interest in adding a three-storey expansion behind the Court House in order to accommodate classroom facilities. Concerns about this plan were raised from organizations such as the Frontenac Law Association that is housed in the Court House and the local Historical Society. The City didn’t respond to
the proposal, and the University opted to build the facilities on the grounds of Victoria School, which is now Goodes Hall. Almost three decades earlier, similar concerns were raised when the jail and prison walls were taken down. In 1973, the County faced strong opposition from many students regarding its decision to tear down the facilities. At the time, the building was sitting unused. “[The County was] not listening to any alternative at this point,” McKendry said. “There was no stopping them and the wall[s] went down.” Now, the only indication of the existence of the complex is the jailer’s house that sits just behind the Court House within the parking lot. The building — home of the prison warden — was once attached to the jail and the two-storey high walls that surrounded its yard.
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— Jennifer McKendry, architectural historian The local Red Cross was leasing the house for several years for use as its city headquarters, but it now stands vacant. Although there are no set plans, the City is now looking at the possibility of expanding the court services to this building. McKendry said she believes it’s possible to preserve historical buildings without using them for
In 1973, students led protests against the destruction of the prison and jail walls.
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Images of the Court House prior to the fire of 1875 (top) and the jail that was torn down in 1973 (bottom) point to the historical roots of the Frontenac County Court House.
their original purpose. The updates that were made to the interior of the Court House in the 1960s changed its historical design, she said. “The interior has been completely modernized. It’s been ruined in my mind.” The redesign in the 1960s is just one of many changes the building has undergone since it was first built in 1855. Both its exterior and interior differ from what it looked like at the time. Fire ravaged much of the building in 1875. The dome and the wings of the building were completely decimated and then rebuilt. It was at this point that the look of the building changed. The original design had a low dome, which gave the structure a horizontal look. After the fire, the dome was remade much taller to mirror the dome of City Hall, located downtown on Front Street. In 1980, the Court House was designated a National Historic Site by the federal government. Today, it continues to stand as a fully functional court house. It’s seen several high-profile cases come through during its history, including the infamous Shafia trial which was held last fall and winter. “You had to be very aware of your surroundings. We had media everywhere. It was a very interesting few months,” said Chris Richard, a custodian at the Court House. He’s also a self-described history buff who often gives unofficial tours to visitors of the site. During the Shafia trial, the three accused were held in holding cells in the Court House basement while they waited for their time in court. It took one large gold, skeleton-style key for Richard to
open the door to these cells, located in a restricted area of the basement. Once open to the public, the basement is now closed off, a change that has been in place since the Shafia trial occured. Past the door were three holding cells with sliding barred doors. Behind the sliding bars of each cell were one lone bench, a toilet and a sink. Most days, these cells are used to hold prisoners who are in court, he said. At the centre of the room is an office where guards keep watch of the prisoners. On one side sits two interview rooms divided by a glass window. It’s between the window that lawyers and the accused must converse. Two floors above this room is the main courtroom, where the Shafia trial took place. In it is a prisoner dock with three panels of bulletproof glass. “We had a biker [gang] murder trial in the 80s and the glass was installed to keep them alive,” Richard said. “Didn’t want someone coming through the doors and blowing their head off.” Adjacent to the courtroom is another holding cell, the judge’s quarters and a jury room. The jury room is narrow with just one long boardroom table and 12 chairs. The room wasn’t designed for comfort so that juries can reach decisions as swiftly as possible, Richard said. He noted the unique role the jury played in the Shafia trial. “We had never had a trial of that kind in Canada ... the precedent was set for what is known as an honour killing,” he said. “History was made in this very room.”
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provide inexpensive merchandise to show support for the game. Cifala and Andrews have plans Shortly before joining the class for a Tita Gasman sequel, and of 2016, Timm Andrews was Andrews said he also plans to create busy releasing a computer game a game starring his own comic in collaboration with a friend, superhero and his adventures on Titan, the fictional Joseph Cifala. Tita Gasman stars an world Cifala created. eponymous superhero fighting to — Styna Tao defend his planet, Titan, from the threat of an evil alien army. “It’s a traditional style of game, Queen’s teams excel at but it is unique with the amount run for the cure of effort put into plot, poetry, and character development,” Andrews said. Sixteen Queen’s teams raised over Andrews first discovered the $102,000 for the Run for the Cure game design field in elementary post-secondary challenge. school, when he was drawing Leading in money raised was his own comic books and began K. Lo’s Krew who raised over playing a lot of video games. $41,000 — far surpassing their Andrews was responsible for original $5,000 goal. The team the in-game music as well as cut was created to support Karen scenes — scenes which briefly render Logan, who worked at Queen’s the players powerless and enhance Advancement, after she was the plot — while Cifala did the diagnosed with cancer last April. main coding, design, spiriting, and K. Lo’s Krew was formally final script. launched last June and co-captains, The game is free, but Andrews Jodi Snowdon and Kim Wilkinson said the option exists to support it kept the campaign’s momentum by donation. There is intention to moving over the summer by
planning monthly events such as lemonade, shoe-decorating and tutu making parties. They also provided training and support for team members who were new to running. They attribute their success to being the team with the “most heart.” The team quickly swelled from a small group within Queen’s Advancement to its eventual size of 142 people. “She never imagined, nor did we, that it would get so big. I mean, I think that we had a lot of fun, even though it was a sad story,” Wilkinson said. On the day of the race Logan’s nine-year-old son was made a honorary co-captain and her husband ran the 5 km race. Karen Logan was given VIP status and was driven along the racecourse in a convertible, visiting her supporters. The second biggest fundraiser, Queen’s Rugby raised $34,000. These teams were the biggest post-secondary fundraising teams in Canada. — Shannon Hill
CAMPUS CALENDAR Monday, Oct. 15
Tuesday, Oct. 16
Wednesday, Oct. 17
Forgotten Sisters? Why women are Canada’s fastest growing prison population; and, why you should care Kim Pate, Canadian Association of E. Frye Associations Macdonald Hall, Rm. 201 1 to 2 p.m.
Commission on Mental Health Community Forum to discuss “Towards a Mental Health Strategy for Queen’s” Kingston Hall, Red Room 4:30 to 6 p.m. Refreshments will be served
Slavery and Its Afterlife: The Case of Trayvon Martin Queen’s professor Barrington Walker Mackintosh-Corry, Rm. D326
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that going up or down, those numbers mean nothing at all,” said James Turk, executive director of the Canadian Association of University Teachers Turk, said in the Times ranking, teaching or learning environment, research and the number of times papers are cited each count for 30 per cent of the overall standing. The number of international students and staff make up 7.5 per cent and the income from industry equals 2.5 per cent. Turk said he finds the data to be too “soft” to make any sort of quantitative data or concrete conclusion. “Universities are complex institutions,” he said. “And to pretend you can reduce all that complexity to a number that would allow you to compare Queen’s to Western [University] is ridiculous.”
Times Higher Education also sends out a ‘reputation survey’ to about 18,000 people to help determine these percentages, and they look at student-to-staff ratio as an indicator of quality. Turk raised concerns about the validity of the survey given that there are simple “accounting tricks” that universities can employ to make their student-to-teacher ratio seem better. For example, some universities implement different sections for one course and count the teaching assistants running the seminars for each section as the professors of the course, thereby boosting their ratios. The ranking also looks at the amount of PhD students the university turns out. “Everybody likes simplicity,” Turk said. “But universities can’t be reduced to those kinds of simple comparisons.” — With files from Vincent Matak
Queen’s is interested in the Times Higher Education rankings but will continue to look at broader trends to gauge their success.
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on campus. Both of these buildings are comprised of single rooms with double beds and a shared bathroom for every two rooms. Lauren Long, undergraduate student
trustee, said the motivation cited for developing the new buildings at the Board of Trustees meeting was an increase of funding from the Ministry of Education for increased enrolment. “The Provost said that the majority [of rooms] will be for first year students and
The proposed residences will resemble a building like Leggett Hall, according to Undergraduate Student Trustee Lauren Long.
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The introduction of a campus-wide energy challenge, an organic waste system and the consolidation of employees into fewer buildings during the summer to save energy, were also proposed strategies. Ball said the CAP Advisory Committee will continue meeting and planning during the fall. “In addition, we are planning another community forum-type event once we get closer to having a final draft,” he said. “At that stage there will still be some opportunity for input and suggestions on the final draft of the plan. “Finally, as the CAP and its implementation will extend over many years, the plan is not intended to be static and will require revisions and updates to match the current times.”
The CAP was born out of Principal Daniel Woolf’s 2010 signing of the University and College Presidents’ Climate Change Statement of Action for Canada, which required the University to develop a Climate Action Plan, among other things. Woolf’s signing followed a campaign led by Queen’s Backing Action Against Climate Change (QBACC) urging him to sign the Statement. QBACC has one representative sitting on the CAP Advisory Committee. QBACC Co-Director Vincent Hanlon, ArtSci ’14 said that while QBACC is happy that student input is being sought, he thinks the survey wasn’t distributed enough, with the main advertising being on Twitter and the Queen’s website. “The number of students who will access the survey will probably be quite low,” Hanlon said.
it is reasonably expected that after these buildings will be built, first-year enrollment will increase,” she said. Long, ArtSci ‘13, said she and Rector Nick Francis opposed the proposal because of lack of research conducted by the University. “They talked about how to accommodate new students coming in but there was no discussion for additional costs for students, such as additional classroom space and additional health services, and these questions weren’t addressed to the Board,” she said. Queen’s Provost Alan Harrison has begun a long-term strategic enrolment plan, Long said, but without appropriate consultation with members of the Queen’s community. “He has begun this process but has only consulted [Faculty] deans and nobody else from the broader University community.”
She added the new residences buildings will have a negative effect on the Queen’s community. “It is such a tight-knit community feel and we felt that growing the school without considering the implications of the student experience was irresponsible,” she said. Ann Tierney, vice-provost and dean of student affairs, said that the new residences are an important part of University’s goal to increase undergraduate enrolment on campus. “Residence living is a key component of the first-year experience at Queen’s,” she told the Journal via email. “We have been growing undergraduate enrolment moderately over the last several years. Anticipating how we could increase residence capacity in the future is part of strategic planning.”
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he AMS Board of further complicated given recent Directors’ decision to fire events. If there was a disagreement CFRC’s Business Manager was amongst the two parties regarding poorly executed and ultimately the station’s budget outline and detrimental to the long-term spending of deficit coverage, more negotiations should have taken viability of the radio station. The decision was announced place before firing the business on Oct. 2 when Ayanda Mngoma manager without consultation. In the Board’s eyes, the station’s was fired without cause or notice from his one-year full time position financial situation was too dire to not intervene — they were simply at CFRC. The Board of Directors cutting off part of what they viewed attempted to justify their decision as the infected limb. CFRC’s financial situation by touting the necessity of being cost-effective in trying to reduce however wasn’t new to the Board and it seems strange that they CFRC’s deficit. While the Board’s would opt to fire Mngoma at the financially-based decision isn’t start of October rather than before unheard of, the way they went the fall semester had begun. The planned replacement, a about it — without consultation or notice — is unreasonable and 15-hour-a-week volunteer, seems paternalistic. The Board’s actions like an illogical way forward for demonstrate a lack of oversight a station in need of revenue to and a focus on short-term gain over combat their deficit. While profits from campus long-term loss for the radio station. Had they been more transparent radio advertisements are admittedly about the process, potential minimal when compared to other long-term repercussions for the forms of media, Mngoma had business relations of the station brought in $3,000 in revenue to the station in his five months in the could have been minimized. As a result of Mngoma’s firing, role. The $10,000 cut to CFRC’s CFRC estimates a $7,000 loss in budget that the firing is expected cash revenue and in-kind deals to result in won’t be enough to which will have inevitable ripple minimize the long-term effects a effects on those who have done or shaky business year could have on planned on doing business with the the station. At 90 years, CFRC is one of the radio station. In any business, it takes time oldest radio stations in Canada and to build trusting relationships its historic importance to Queen’s with clients. By hiring a part-time and the Kingston community is honoraria-based replacement something worth preserving. CFRC is only an AMS service mid-semester, these relationships until 2014, after which the AMS will inevitably suffer. When the volunteer is hired, the will cease to cover any of its station will be forced to train them debt, which has consistently been from scratch in the midst of the between $15,000 and $20,000 for semester, leaving them in a weaker the past six years. position than they were in prior to As the body that oversees CFRC’s finances, the Board was Mngoma’s firing. The firing comes in the wake legally in the right. But, just because of the Board rejecting CFRC’s it had the power to fire Mngoma, proposed budget in August. Two doesn’t mean that it should months later, the Board made have done so without consulting their firing decision and presented CFRC first. Of course CFRC isn’t blameless the station with a revised budget which had significant changes to in the situation. Realizing their financial situation was dire, after the business side. The relationship between the multiple years of having a deficit, radio station and the AMS has been the station should have taken more strained for months — one that’s action earlier on.
The troubling reality that the AMS Board has the power to make this kind of rash decision in the first place is something CFRC should have publically objected to and attempted to get overturned earlier. It’s up to students to determine what they want to see thrive on campus. Although CFRC will only be an AMS service for the next two years, students deserve a say
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am what some might call a foodie, a moniker often found, rather unfortunately, sandwiched between colourful adjectives like “pretentious” and “snobby.” I will be the first to say that I understand the negative assessment; I ashamedly admit to having once argued over the flavour profile of one oyster species to another. Consequently, a person quibbling over seemingly minor details about their food is a common but narrow preconception of the foodie. I want to dispel these negative labels. At its core, foodism is about being a little critical about the food we eat while enjoying every bite. A foodie studies every minute detail about their food, from every morsel, down to the method of preparation and the origin of the ingredients in order to best appreciate it. Consider, if you will, the basics. Without food, human life would cease to exist. As such, the act of eating is arguably one of the most wondrous processes of the human body. It engages nearly all of our bodily senses; we eat not only with our
in the future of their campus radio station. While the Board attempted to make a financially responsible decision, the lack of consideration they showed CFRC throughout the process is reprehensible and ultimately takes agency away from those who truly deserve it most in this situation — students and CFRC’s staff. — Journal Editorial Board mouths but also with our eyes, nose and sense of touch. In stimulating all of these senses, we form a truer appreciation for food — the source of life and of pleasure. For a foodie, this enjoyment of food is enhanced by exploration and the pursuit of knowledge. This includes, but is most certainly not limited to, spending time on an organic farm to understand its operations, participating in the butchering of one’s meat, and/or experimenting with various cooking methods and techniques. This knowledge is what sets foodism apart as a worthwhile hobby to pursue. Sadly, there’s a disconnect between people and the means and processes our food goes through to reach the plates on our tables. Our immersion into this unknown world of production is a unique opportunity to be part of something a little more profound than the perfect meal on our plates. By actively learning about food, we earn our dinners, making it all the sweeter. Your first step to unlocking that inner foodie could be as simple as digging a little deeper. Eating is a natural part of life, so why not inject a little bit of appreciation and child-like wonderment? More than being snooty or pretentious, being a foodie is a substantive and thought-provoking endeavor. Go ahead, plant that seed. It might end up on your plate as food for thought. Alex is the Photo Editor at the Journal.
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Student senator speaks to problems in accomodating enrolment growth
Eril Berkok, CompSci ’13 In the early 2000s the Government of Ontario announced the elimination of Grade 13 in Ontarian high schools. The announcement held significant implications for post-secondary institutions in the province — both the Grade 13 and Grade 12 classes were graduating in the same year. Queen’s was among those expected to increase their admittance for the double cohort, amounting to 3,000 new students over four years. A recent Board of Trustee’s decision places Queen’s in a similar situation today. At the late September meeting of the Board of Trustees this year, the Board voted to approve $400,000 to purchase the architectural plans for two new residence buildings, which will host 550 new beds in total. The residence buildings, if approved for construction by Board in December are to be built in the immediate future. Understandably, Queen’s is in dire need of beds to handle current overflow and ideally to restore upper year beds lost in recent years. The John Deutsch University Centre graduate student beds were displaced by new first-year students. Watts Hall, which used to be an upper-year residence has been changed to a first-year residence as well. Approving the plans for new residences was an unintentional infringement on Senate’s mandate by the Board of Trustees. Queen’s Senate is the academic governing body of the University responsible for enrolment planning. At the time of the double cohort, Senate created an Enrolment Planning Task Force. This body consulted broadly with the Queen’s community and submitted a comprehensive plan for accommodating the double cohort. Senate also approved the plan unanimously. The plan covered areas of university life that
would be impacted by increased enrolment like faculty hiring, student services, housing and student life. Since that double cohort, Queen’s hasn’t stopped growing. While the double cohort alone increased the undergraduate population by approximately 3,000 students, faculties have continued to experience natural growth since the cohort influx. However, the growth experienced since hasn’t been meticulously planned for. The University hasn’t had a comprehensive enrolment plan since the double cohort graduated. New residences are in the works and Senate hasn’t yet approved plans for enrolment growth for those numbers. To be clear, this isn’t an example of the Board overstepping Senate, but rather a failure of Senate fulfilling its mandate of being proactive.
The Board voted to approve $400,000 to purchase the architectural plans for two new residence buildings. Admittedly, one also has to wonder why the question of new enrolment growth was put forward by the administration to Board before it was resolved at Senate. To create 550 new first-year spots at Queen’s one must understand the ramifications of that decision. Those new spots in first year become over 2,000 as those students progress through their undergraduate time at the University. Combined with the usual enrolment growth experienced by Queen’s each year, over 2,500 new students will be attending the University by about 2018. To put this into context, the double cohort resulted in roughly 3,000 new undergraduate students over four years with rippling effects continuing to affect enrolment well after. In 2000, a series of guidelines were created to ensure academic quality. Ratified by Senate last year, these guidelines required that investment in enrolment growth must be matched by equal investments in academics.
“Coke having a monopoly at Queen’s is weird.” Kelsey Taylor, ArtSci ’13
Both Watts (top) and Leggett Hall residences were built to accomodate an influx of students entering Queen’s.
Whether or not these requirements will be followed is yet to be determined. Senate hasn’t discussed them and, to our knowledge, Board hasn’t either. This lack of discussion impacts multiple community members at Queen’s and in Kingston. Athletics and Recreation (A&R) has seen new facility space in the ARC and continued use of its old facilities with the re-opening of the Physical Education Centre. It’s doubtful that A&R is prepared to meet the needs of 2,500 more students in a fashionable time. Similarly, Health, Counselling and Disability Services (HCDS) has received considerable support for new funding and services over the last few years, yet still lacks the resources to meet current demand. Obviously, enrolment provokes a myriad of questions for Queen’s as a community, but it would be shortsighted to not consider the wider implications a larger Queen’s has on the Kingston community. Relations between the University and the City are already strained and the consequences of a tense relationship go beyond just the return of Homecoming and the growing number of students. With 2,500 more students, we’d have to revisit the drawing board with our current planning processes to accommodate new demand in all forms of our strategy — from academics to mental health to campus planning. It took decades to meet current athletics space demand, and we have yet to hear of how this new enrolment burden will be factored into current decision-making.
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Clearly, Queen’s has failed to be proactive in this matter. There are a lot of questions we need to ask ourselves. Can we fit 2,500 more students inside our auditoriums? Are there enough seats in our cafeterias? How will this affect rent prices? What if most of the growth is in one faculty — would engineering be as tight-knit with 1,000 more students?
Admittedly, one also has to wonder why the question of new enrolment growth was put forward by the administration to Board before it was resolved at Senate. It falls to members of Senate as the elected representatives of this institution’s constituents to begin this conversation. As the steward of Queen’s academic mission, Senate can afford to drag its feet on the issue no longer. Plans should precede buildings. It would be naïve to think that Queen’s won’t grow and, indeed, as a leading institution, it must, but smart growth is only earned through thorough planning and careful consideration of the issues. It must be Senate, in consultation with the Queen’s community, which should lead that conversation.
“I don’t really drink Coke, but I like their other products like Nestea.” Edric Leung, Sci ’11
“I’d be happy to see some healthier options on campus.” Mahima Lamba, ConEd ’14
“It’s not going to help my Diet Coke addiction.” Melody Tsukahara, ArtSci ’13
“I wish I could find Dr. Pepper on campus.” Sean Robinson, ArtSci ’13
Eril Berkok is the Student Senate Caucus Chair.
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Road requests From cashew juice to flowers, venues have seen an array of requirements from touring performers B y S avoula S tylianou Arts Editor When Hedley decided to play a prank, a line item of five rabbit costumes was added to their rider list. At their Kingston gig in February, their opening act My Name is Kay got quite the surprise. Given to organizers of a venue, a rider list comprises of items musicians request in their backstage area before their performance to make them comfortable. Anne Lindsay, the Operations and Event Services manager at the K-Rock Centre, said these items can vary from flowers to animal costumes to expensive wine. The venue is given the rider list in advance, but can sometimes scramble to pull together unconventional requests. “We had one artist play here that had a particular taste in flowers so
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Urban myths surrounding musician rider lists suggest that they are all like Van Halen and have something against coloured M&Ms. Grad Club Manager Virginia Clark says the only reason the band requested solely brown M&Ms was to make sure their list was being read carefully.
we were given a separate flower rider and a budget of $1,500 to spend on flowers for that one day,” Lindsay said. But occasionally costly florals don’t suffice. Lindsay recalled one particular artist who requested the flower stems to be cut to a particular length. Some other big name musicians have asked for a change to the regular décor of the backstage area at the K-Rock Centre. “People have requested a certain colour of furniture so if
we’ve got to provide furniture into the dressing room, some artist will demand it be a white leather couch.” Black socks, condoms and fresh bars of soap still in the package are the most common items that Lindsay has had to find for her musicians. However, the most popular celebrities are often more altruistic in their riders. Canadian legend Neil Young, who played at the venue last weekend, asked Lindsay and the rest of the K-Rock staff to
remove all plastic bottles in the backstage areas. Water coolers were used to fill up reusable mugs and cups, Lindsay said. “A lot of the celebrities we get playing here actually are very environmentally conscious,” she said. Further up from the K-Rock Centre, Virginia Clark has fewer flower stems to cut at the Grad Club. “The riders I get are never usually outrageous. There’s the urban myths about only brown
Night of the Living Dead, originally a 1968 feature film, depicts the story of a joke gone awry between two siblings which leads into a real zombie thriller.
M&Ms in a bowl like for the band Van Halen,” she said. “But the only reason they did that was to see if the person actually read the rider,” she said. A common request Clark said she noticed on rider lists is a platter of hummus, pita, veggies and dip. The biggest thing musicians crave while on the road is the accommodations of home, Clark said. “Because they’re on the road, it’s not easy. They’re in transit all the time and don’t have the See Not on page 10
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play review
Crawling corpses too close for comfort King’s Town Players’ production of Night of the Living Dead runs for the third consecutive year B y M ark L ouie Assistant Arts Editor Bloody handprints grab at railings; scuffmarks colour doors grey. In a way, the bare set forewarns us of the apocalyptic tale to come. Night of the Living Dead, originally a 1968 feature film adapted for stage, is in its third production by King’s Town Players. The show makes its first impressions through a TV screen perched in the upper right corner of the room above the stage. It’s here where the premise of
the story is introduced — a joke about zombies between siblings gone awry, leading to a real zombie thriller. This footage prior to the acting foreshadowed a tone which continued throughout the play — comedy supported by detachment from the real emotions of the characters. The actors were stymied in their maneuvering about the stage, at times, appearing aware that they were, in fact, acting and not immersed in character. This
consciousness hampered the cadence of the dialogue. Like the uneven struggle between the protagonists and their zombie assailants, my impressions consistently vacillated between lethargic dialogue and the fortunate charm of the individual actors. I found that Reece Presley’s assertive alpha-male presence as Ben, the male lead, and Nicole Garrett’s tenderness as Barbara, the female lead, proved to be a very effective fit for their respective roles.
Where the play was truly decided, however, was with Steven Spencer’s portrayal of Mr. Cooper. Spencer carefully captures the character’s indecision about his own safety versus the safety of the group. This, in tandem with a struggle against Ben for leadership of the group, put the actor’s fear, pride, and uncertainty on display and successfully engaged me in the story I was watching unfold on stage. In spite of the sluggish pace hindering the play, the
actors shone through with a great deal of natural promise and potential. Night of the Living Dead is already a tradition-worthy piece of entertainment with an audience that — like the zombies of the plot — will likely only grow in numbers with time. Night of the Living Dead runs from tonight to tomorrow and Oct. 17 to 20 at 8 p.m. in Convocation Hall.
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Plaskett out of the box East-coast musician says he takes touring day by day B y S avoula S tylianou Arts Editor Joel Plaskett may be a Kingston regular, but he doesn’t arrive empty-handed. Plaskett jokingly said his bag of tricks includes a wooden bust of Wayne Newton and a set of dancing monkey toys. As the crew was unloading the tour van at a club in southern Ontario, Plaskett took a few minutes to joke about his tour materials and talk to me about playing in Kingston again. “We’ve been to Kingston so many times before and played all the Kingston haunts — the Grad Club and even A.J.’s Hangar,” he said, adding that he already has his favourite hangout spots in town picked out.
“We have to go to Brian’s Record Options and stop at the Kingston Guitar Shop too. You kind of have to,” he said. One venue yet to be conquered by Joel Plaskett Emergency is the Grand, the site for their upcoming show. “The challenge is to get the audience rocking out and it’s tougher because people will be seated,” he said. But chair legs won’t stop Plaskett from spontaneity. “I never really know what the set list’s going to be until the night of the show,” he said. Plastkett said the band will take audience requests depending on how the night goes. “At a show a few nights ago someone yelled an obscure song from Ashtray Rock and we played
NOTED MUSICIAN RIDER LISTS Queen: a mud-wrestling ring outside the dressing room to provide post-show entertainment. Hollerado: a dog for the band to walk after sound check. Celine Dion: dressing room to be kept at 73° F. Deadmau5: inflatable pool toy for performance. Michael Bublé: one local team hockey puck from every city.
it,” he said. With a music catalogue that includes five full-length albums, Plaskett has a wide variety to choose from when he plays live. A classic for the band to play live is fan-favourite ‘Nowhere With You.’ Plaskett said it’s satisfying because by the end of the tune, he and his drummer are both completely wiped out. “I’m a skinny guy with not that much insurance.” That might be due in part to the band’s pre-show ritual to get the sUppLieD endorphins going. Joel Plaskett Emergency gets their endorphins going and loosens “We play a game of catch before up their limbs by playing a game of catch before going on stage. our shows and it’s a good way of loosening up the limbs,” he near future. enjoy touring is to not look at it on “I know that when I set my a calendar. You just have to look at said. “It’s not as hardcore as shots mind to something, I will keep what’s going on today, and if I have of tequila.” Currently in the middle of going until it gets done and it that on the horizon, that’s enough.” building his own studio back becomes kind of an obsession, so home in Nova Scotia, Plaskett I’m hesitating to get into that state Joel Plaskett Emergency plays the Grand Theatre tomorrow night at said he’s not making a mad dash of mind too soon,” he said. “I’m finding that the best way to 7:30 p.m. to record another album in the
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convenience of going home after work.” Achieving the comfort of home is occasionally taken one step further. “The cutest one I’ve had is bands ask me to bring in any dogs if we
had them at home. When Neko Case came, I had the Kingston Humane Society there and they had dogs for the band to see and they really loved that a lot, we even had one puppy get adopted.” While most of her interactions with musicians playing at the Grad Club goes off without a hitch, Clark
said there have been some rider list items she hasn’t been able to get a hold of. “The hardest thing I’ve had is finding cashew juice in Kingston. I can’t say who it was, they were a pretty big act and they were from America,” she said. “It was the Holy Grail for requests.”
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A thousand ways to make you laugh Loretteville comedian offers something for everyone in an impressive impersonation act B y r oSie H aleS Features Editor
French accented version of “iPod,” but really it was a play on words of Gagnon’s first name. Having travelled all over the world with I’ve never been sung to in an his talents, including a stint with country interview before. I didn’t think that would ever happen, superstar Keith Urban in Las Vegas, Gagnon until André-Philippe Gagnon picked up the said Kingston reminds him of his hometown phone to talk to me about his upcoming Loretteville, QC. “It’s a small big town,” he said. “It’s comedy show in Kingston. Suddenly, I was on the phone with Barry very different from other cities that we’ve White serenading me with snippets from a toured … the audience becomes part of the show with their reaction and when people Michael Jackson medley. Gagnon, also known as the “man of react that well, it’s much easier for me.” It was in Loretteville, at the age of six or 1000 voices,” will be showcasing his talent imitating voices from Elvis Presley to Adam seven, that he first learned to do impressions Levine of Maroon 5, mixing together the of Tweety Bird. “I realized that it was a form of humour old and new. “The ones that are into classic rock, they to do impressions,” he said. “It makes you will recognize different eras of the 70s and more friends, but you also become friends 80s, 90s. The younger folks will [enjoy] the with the bullies because they like to laugh.” Using this universal quality to his Black Eyed Peas, Kid Rock and others.” Towards the end of his unique show, two advantage, the members of his youth hockey giant iPods are projected onto screens at the team and their parents became Gagnon’s front of the stage for the man with a library first audience. Post-game huddles became his stage to impersonate coaches, managers of music all in his head. Gagnon then pulls up an audience and trainers. When the teachers at his Quebec college member on stage to impersonate their voice. Another audience member will be able to went on strike, Gagnon entered amateur come on stage and browse one of the “aPods” contests, which led to him getting noticed by a manager. for a song. In 1983, he performed in the “Just At first, I thought “aPod” was Gagnon’s
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André-Philippe Gagnon performs at the Grand Theatre tonight at 7:30 p.m.
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ATHLETICS Initiative Series
• Field House • Scholarships • Fields & Stadium Project
Indoor complex part of platform Athletics envisions new multi-purpose facility as part of Initiative Campaign Part 1 of 3 B y Peter M orrow Sports Editor
Sports Athletics says the proposed field house would be built as an expansion to the unfinished Queen’s Centre, launched in 2009.
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Football
Windsor down, Guelph next Bye, home-field advantage on the line against Gryphons B y N ick Faris Assistant Sports Editor Queen’s has set the stage for a pivotal matchup with the Guelph Gryphons tomorrow. Last Saturday, the Gaels defeated the Windsor Lancers 24-7,
improving to 5-1 and keeping pace with Guelph in the OUA standings. A win tomorrow would clinch second place in the conference, along with a playoff bye and home-field advantage in the OUA semi-final. “The bye is good. You have a
Women’s Rugby
Perfect season
Gaels dispatch York, set to take on Trent B y J osh B urton Contributor The undefeated Queen’s Gaels can finally shift their focus to the post-season. Queen’s capped off a perfect 6-0 regular season in style, cruising past the York Lions 72-11 at home last Friday. If they win their quarter-
Inside Hockey Previews Men and women lace up the skates for OUA play.
Men’s Rugby
Gaels move to 4-1 with blowout win over RMC. PAGE 13
men’s Soccer
Queen’s snags four of six points at home. PAGE 14
practice week that’s a little more forgiving — you’re concentrating on improving yourself more than anything else,” said head coach Pat Sheahan. “You get the extra week’s rest [and] an opportunity to tinker with your system a little bit.” The Gryphons, ranked seventh in the CIS national rankings, have won five games in a row, including a 42-39 nail-biter over the Western Mustangs last weekend. “At this time of year, you have to get better,” Sheahan said. “Other teams are getting better, See Defence on page 15
With nothing but a vision in place, Queen’s Athletics is gunning for a new facility. The construction of a field house is on the to-do list, with its realization contingent on increased alumni donations. A permanent indoor turf facility, encircled by a 400 m track, is the envisioned end product. “We’re looking for a lead donor to kick start the project,” Senior Development Officer Meg Einarson said. “At this stage we’re still in the conceptual elements of its planning.” In other words, the precise building features, its location and its estimated building date are still up in the air. As part of the Queen’s Initiative Campaign, Athletics added the project to a set of three highlighted priorities. The two others are the Fields & Stadium project and the creation of athletic scholarships. According to the Initiative Campaign website, the total estimated cost for the field house is $30 million. The project is a response to unmet community needs after the Queen’s Centre was built and launched in winter 2009. “When the project was put on hold, we were left without some key things that were priorities in the original design of where the Queen’s Centre wanted to go,” Athletics Director Leslie Dal Cin said. “The impetus for the field house is that we have 5,000 students coming through the building daily.”
and semi-final games, the Gaels will qualify for the CIS national championship. They’re unlikely to be beaten prior to the OUA final. “The girls put in a lot of time in the off-season,” Gaels head coach Beth Barz said. “This is when we get to see it pay off.” The Gaels made the OUA final in 2010 and placed fifth at nationals — the best result in team history. Queen’s is currently ranked third in the CIS rankings, signalling the possibility of an even deeper run. Barz believes the transition to playoffs will help her team shift into a higher gear. “I think one of the reasons we came out a bit flat [against York] was that we’re just sort of waiting for the next step,” Barz said. “We want another challenge, and I think [the girls] just need a chance to shift their focus again.” Forwards Kayla Roote and Taylor White led the team past York with three tries each. Barz noted A blowout victory over York secured the Gaels’ unbeaten See Excalibur on page 14
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season. They’ve scored 294 points in six games, conceding just 54.
Under the original design of Phase 3 of the Queen’s Centre, an on-campus field house and arena were part of the same package. That model was officially scrapped by Queen’s in January. From the student’s view, an indoor field and track provide more running space, particularly for those who’d rather run off the treadmill. Dal Cin said the ARC treadmills are constantly in use, which has meant not all students have been able to access them. “How do you like them apples, Labiba?” she said. The open space without interfering walls also provides an ideal space for large gatherings, like political conventions. This multi-purpose facility would serve the community year-round, but the absence of a hockey rink on main campus is a persisting issue. “The ice rink would be part of our West Campus project,” Dal Cin said — referencing Athletics’ plans to revitalize Richardson Stadium and surrounding fields. “It’s still very high on our priority list, and to be honest, if we had [an] alumnus who came forward and gave us the funds to help build a rink, it would probably move right up there in the priority [list].” The Gaels hockey teams and figure skating clubs have been resorting to the Memorial Centre ever since the shutdown of Jock Harty Arena, previously located in the now-empty lot on Division and Union St. The Memorial Centre is located North of Princess St. off Albert St. The field house model has made its mark in areas like the Carleton University campus in Ottawa. Carleton’s Business/Facility Operations Manager John Wilson attests to the investment’s value. “We’re able to use the turf for sports, roll it up and use the space for exams or any other events,” Wilson said. “It just makes programming that much easier.” Renting out the space for community usage, practice space for varsity sports and recreational usage for its students were the three main facets uttered both by Wilson and Queen’s director Dal Cin. “Having this kind of facility that you can use year-round, even during the winter, has been tremendous,” Wilson said. Carleton’s field house features a full-size field and a surrounding track — the same concept described by Queen’s under the Initiative Campaign website. Its location is also minutes from Carleton’s Icehouse — a two-arena facility complex on campus. “As it worked out, it’s been great for community functions.”
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Hockey Previews
Last year’s lessons strengthen Gaels Influx of recruits seek to help men improve in OUA, while female veterans eye return to CIS nationals
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B y E mily L owe Staff Writer
One way to beat the injury bug is by forming a large roster. The men’s hockey team took precautionary measures in the off-season to ensure last season’s injury plague doesn’t creep into 2013. Gaels head coach Brett Gibson added 12 rookie players to form a 29-man roster — 15 forwards, 10 defencemen and three goaltenders. Injuries snowballed from bad to worse last season, contributing to an eighth-place finish in the OUA East. They faced the McGill Redmen in the first round, the eventual CIS champions. “Obviously depth and size were two factors I needed to address during recruiting season,” Gibson said. Former Brampton Battalion defenceman Jordan Auld is one rookie looking to make an instant impact. Auld brings a 6’2, 195 lb frame and two years of Ontario Hockey League (OHL) experience. “We’re going to be a much bigger team, that’s for sure.” Gibson said. “A lot of [the recruits] are over the 6’2’’ range.” Ironically, a trio of players
The women’s hockey team is looking to prove they’re better than their OUA quarterfinal loss last season. After starting last season off strong, winning five of their first six games, the Gaels slumped into the post-season, winning only six total games in 2012. The lower-seeded York Lions knocked them out of the playoffs in three games. Despite the end result, last season gives the Gaels ample reason to remain positive going forward. 2011-12 saw veterans and newcomers alike come into their own. With 38 points, third-year centre Morgan McHaffie captured the top spot in the OUA scoring race and the conference’s player of the year title. Her twin, Brittany, battled injuries last season but scored 25 points in 23 games. Centre Shawna Griffin and left winger Taryn Pilon enjoyed breakout seasons last year. Alex Cieslowski will join the McHaffie twins on the Gaels’ top line, while high-scoring defender Katie Duncan will provide offense from the back end.
Ex-captain Jon Lawrance is now a Gaels assistant coach.
standing 5’10’’ and under led the Gaels in scoring last year. Returning forwards Kelly Jackson, Tyler Moore and Corey Bureau combined for 30 of the team’s 79 goals. Bureau, a second-year forward, has been assigned the team captaincy following the retirement of four-year captain Jon Lawrance. “He’s not going to be able to replace [Lawrance] right away — it’s going to take time,” Gibson said. “But it took [Lawrance] a year or two to develop too, and that’s what it takes.” Bureau spent four years with the Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors (now the Mississauga Steelheads) in the OHL, before joining the Gaels last season. He notched 11 goals and eight assists as a rookie, logging regular power play and penalty kill minutes as a centre.
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“I threw him into the fires because I think he has leadership qualities,” Gibson said. Lawrance’s presence will shift from the ice to the bench, where he’ll serve as assistant coach to Gibson, alongside returning coaches Andrew Haussler and Tony Cimellaro. “[Lawrance] remains part of the connection with the players — I think he’ll help in that respect.” Beyond Lawrance, the Gaels will be without the high-scoring Payton Liske, former assistant captain Scott Kenway, forward David Chubb and defencemen Ben Munroe and Brendan Bureau. Last year’s goaltender tandem of Riley Whitlock and backup David Aime remains intact. “The team’s finally going to start playing for points,” Gibson said. “I’m excited to see how things work.”
WoMen’s Soccer
Blues overshadow blowout Gaels have much to stew over after Thanksgiving defeat B y J osh B urton Contributor The Gaels are searching for a firmer grip on tight games. Prior to a 9-0 win over the Ryerson Rams, Queen’s dropped a 3-1 decision to the Toronto Varsity Blues at West Campus on Saturday. The Gaels managed only three shots and scored their only goal off the boot of a Toronto defender. Head coach Dave McDowell believes his squad was unprepared
for the match. “I thought Toronto came out and played very well. They had some disappointing results last weekend and came out physically and mentally prepared,” McDowell said. “I don’t think our team was completely prepared in the same manner and it showed.” “We need to be better in many aspects of the game if we’re going to be successful.” The Gaels’ offense struggled to create any sustained pressure,
losing possession to the opposition before plays could develop. McDowell stressed ball control as a facet of the game his team needs to improve. See Physically on page 14
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The 2011-12 Gaels fell in the OUA quarter-finals.
“We’re finding out that we’ve got a good balance of scoring across all three lines,” said head coach Matt Holmberg. “I’m really happy with that sort of balanced attack.” On the other end of the ice, the Gaels are as solid as ever in net. Mel Dodd-Moher and Karissa Savage split starting duties last year, ending with save percentages of .910 and .915, respectively. Queen’s netminders conceded just seven goals in six exhibition games, combining for two shutouts. “Both [goalies] have played phenomenal out of training — probably the best I’ve ever seen Queen’s goalies out of camp,” Holmberg said. The Gaels opened the regular season last weekend, falling 1-0 to the Toronto Varsity Blues in a shootout and topping the Ryerson Rams 6-0. Queen’s greatest competition this season will be the heavyweight Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks, who look unbeatable once again. The Gaels lost all three contests versus the Golden Hawks last season, including a 7-0 loss on Feb. 3. If the Gaels can avoid slumping into the post-season and meeting up with Laurier in early rounds, there’s no reason why they can’t hope for a deep playoff run. But the Golden Hawks remain the favourites, and if Queen’s can’t find a way to beat them, they’ll likely repeat as OUA champions. In order to compete with the country’s top teams, Holmberg has emphasized greater tempo and puck control. “Our passing has been much better [so far],” he said. “The players know the pace they need to play at to compete at nationals.” — With files from Nick Faris
Men’s Rugby
Queen’s tries for four Four players get first taste of OUA action in easy home win B y Peter M orrow Sports Editor
First-year striker Brittany Almeida netted a hat-trick in Queen’s 9-0 rout of the Ryerson Rams last Sunday.
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The goal is to win, scoring four tries in the process. This wasn’t an issue last Friday against RMC, where Queen’s beat the Paladins 67-5 at home. “What’s nice [in rugby] is that points for and against don’t always matter,” said Gaels head coach Peter Huigenbos. “Once you get four tries, you’ve just got to get the win.” Rugby’s traditionally unusual point system persists in the OUA, where teams earn bonus points for types of wins and losses. They’re awarded four points for a win, two bonus points for scoring at least four tries, or two bonus points for losing by a seven-point deficit or less. The Gaels’ 22-20 home loss to
Queen’s defeated RMC 67-5 last Friday, introducing four new additions to the first XV.
Western, their only defeat of the season, wasn’t part of the initial plan. Nor is it a death sentence in their pursuit of first place in the OUA, and home field advantage for all playoff matches. Queen’s holds a two-point
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advantage over Western in the standings; a four-try win over Guelph would essentially isolate the Gaels atop the division. If last Friday’s game was any indication, Queen’s is in a good See First on page 15
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Excalibur rematch
Substitute striker shines Lobo nets two of Gaels’ three goals in weekend homestand B y Peter r eiMer Contributor A pair of goals from Lucas Lobo helped secure four points for the men’s soccer team last weekend. Lobo, a fourth-year striker, scored in Queen’s 2-1 win over the Toronto Varsity Blues on Saturday, before tallying the Gaels’ only goal in a 1-1 tie with the Ryerson Rams. Despite starting on the sidelines against Toronto, Lobo’s seen increased playing time recently due to his work ethic. “Lucas is the type of player that will be one of the hardest working players in practice,” said head coach Chris Gencarelli. “What separates him this year from previous years is his mental focus. Before, he would get down on himself quickly, but now he’s much more resilient.” Lobo entered Saturday’s game in the second half to replace striker Eric Koskins, who
limped off the field with a minor hamstring problem. The substitution was made just after midfielder Henry Bloemen scored to tie the game at 1-1. Lobo buried the game-winning goal in the dying seconds, converting on a through-ball from midfielder Adrian Rochford. Gencarelli said he liked the way the team responded in the second half. “To get the 2-1 result after being down 1-0 shows character,” he said. “There’s no quit in this team.” Lobo’s effort against Toronto secured him a spot in Sunday’s starting lineup against Ryerson. He took advantage of the opportunity, scoring in the second half to even the score at 1-1. Sunday’s draw gave each squad one point in the standings. Queen’s is still tied with Carleton with 26 points, with a game in hand. Ryerson sits just four points
back of the OUA East leaders with 22 points. Gencarelli said last weekend demonstrated the team’s growth. “It’s another testament to our team’s resilience,” he said. “Even though we’re not playing our best soccer right now, we’re still getting results.”
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With three games left in the regular season, Queen’s is poised to claim first place in the OUA East standings.
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“I would say we really struggled through our front-runners to keep the ball,” he said. “It’s something we’ve been working with, but it’s very difficult when you constantly lose the ball in the midfield third every time we play forward.” Queen’s was unable to match Toronto’s physicality and suffered because of it. McDowell made notice of a mismatch on the Queen’s back end. “Their three front runners were a bit of a matchup problem — [they] just knocked it forward and then did a good job of being more physical and making some better decisions than us,” McDowell said. “I thought they pushed us around a little bit.” Striker Breanna Burton scored the Gaels’ lone goal in the 73rd minute to make it 2-1. The Blues
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responded quickly to seal the game 10 minutes later. Burton echoed her coach’s sentiments about showing up ready to play. “I don’t think we came out as prepared as we should have,” Burton said. “It was frustrating, but I don’t think we worked hard enough today.” The Gaels are now 1-1-2 in games decided by two goals or less. Sunday’s 9-0 result over Ryerson was an abrupt turnaround — a textbook display of Queen’s ability to play for 90 minutes. Strikers Jackie Tessier and Brittany Almeida both scored hat-tricks. Burton notched a pair and first-year Monique Czaczkowski earned a goal. The Gaels travel north to face the Nipissing Lakers on Saturday and the Laurentian Voyageurs on Sunday.
the strong play of first-year centre Nadia Popov, who sits fourth in OUA scoring. “[Popov] played really well,” Barz said. “[She] had one try and a couple conversions, but also had some opportunities to set some people up [for a try].” Despite using bench players for the second straight week, Barz said she feels her team is playing at a top level. “Again, we’ve had some different combinations in terms of our players on the field, so it took a bit to settle down, and we looked pretty good after that.” Queen’s will face the Trent Excalibur tomorrow in the OUA quarter-final at Nixon Field. The Gaels won their regular season matchup 55-8.
ON DECK CIRCLE FOOTBALL Saturday Oct. 13, 1 p.m.: Gaels (5-1) @ Guelph Gryphons (5-1) WOMEN’S RUGBY Saturday Oct. 13, 1 p.m.: Gaels vs. Trent Excalibur (OUA quarter-final) MEN’S RUGBY Saturday Oct. 13, 8 p.m.: Gaels (4-1) @ Toronto Varsity Blues (0-5) WOMEN’S SOCCER Saturday Oct. 13, noon: Gaels (8-2-2) @ Nipissing Lakers (0-10-2) MEN’S SOCCER Saturday Oct. 13, 2:15 p.m.: Gaels (8-1-2) @ Nipissing Lakers (3-3-4)
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and it’s going to be more competitive down the stretch.” Queen’s improved to fourth in the CIS rankings with last Saturday’s win. Their success is largely due to a sterling defence, which put forth its best performance of the season against Windsor. The Lancers netted 255 yards of total offense, but just 57 in the first half. Save for one fourth-quarter touchdown drive, Queen’s held their opponents off the scoreboard entirely. “Our defence is, in my opinion, the best in the league,” said Gaels quarterback Billy McPhee. “They’ve been the [unit] to get us some wins.” Windsor quarterback Austin Kennedy was held to 210 passing yards on 18 completions. Just three of his passes went to Jordan Brescacin, the CIS’ leading receiver. Defensive end Cory Dyer keyed the lockdown performance with 4.5 sacks — one behind Queen’s all-time single
game record, set by Dee Sterling in 2008. Lineman Derek Wiggan and linebacker Sam Sabourin recorded a sack apiece. “I don’t think anyone can compete with [our defence], with the tools they have,” McPhee said. The Gaels’ offense benefitted from a similarly balanced charge. Running back Ryan Granberg rushed for 193 yards, his highest total of the season, while receivers Giovanni Aprile and Justin Chapdelaine caught touchdown passes in the second half. The late outburst compensated for yet another lackluster offensive start. The Gaels led just 8-0 at halftime, failing to muster any tangible production besides a conceded safety and two field goals from kicker Dillon Wamsley. Queen’s offense hasn’t scored a first-half touchdown since Sept. 15, when the Gaels defeated Western 18-11. “It all comes back to starting off and being more efficient early on,” McPhee said. “Everybody’s hungry to come out and score early and often.”
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position to attain that goal. “Our boys really put the structures together today,” Huigenbos said. “[RMC] came out playing open rugby … and our guys had a good day.” The lineup featured four players stepping into OUA first division play for the first time: centre Brendan Sloan and forwards David Williams, Ciaran McSwiggan and Rami Bahgat. Sloan was one of four Gaels to earn two tries in the rout, joined by first-team regulars Doug Davidson, Graham Turner and Jeffrey MacDonald. The play of first-year Andrew Carr in the fly-half position was equally hard to ignore, despite fourth-year fly-half Liam Underwood’s 18-point performance against Waterloo the week before. “It was great to see what [Carr] did out there today,” Huigenbos said. “It was tough to follow what Underwood did last week, but he played his own game and played well.” Team captain Dan Moor sat out of the game with a minor leg injury, while veteran forwards Matt Kelly and Tim Richardson were given a rest. Underwood and lock Jacob Rumball took the game off in preparation for a two-week excursion in B.C. to compete for the Americas Rugby Championships. Underwood and Moor were key absences in the devastating loss to Western three weeks ago. While the Gaels roster has again
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Winger Graham Turner scored tries two minutes apart against RMC.
proven itself to be deep, their final season game against Guelph (5-0) on Oct. 26 could require a full lineup. “It’s just four tries,” Huigenbos said. “But there’s a lot of good teams in the league this year, so every point counts.”
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TECHNOLOGY
Down to digits Cryptography’s long history of keeping secrets points to the field’s bright future B Y J ANINA E NRILE Postscript Editor For the past six years, Ben Goodman has been playing a numbers game. Goodman, Sci ’13, created his first code-breaking program in grade 12. It successfully translated regular language, called plaintext, to coded language, called cyphertext, and vice versa. The program eliminated the use of a key — a system used to decode encrypted language. “I wouldn’t say [it was] astonishing,” he said. The engineering physics student has been interested in cryptography since high school. “It’s a very cool field. It’s always changing,” he said. “It branches into a lot of other fields in math and even physics.” As the practice of writing and solving codes — rules that determine how to disguise information — cryptography has other uses as well. In modern times, it’s made things like credit card transactions possible. Before that, though, it was a component in the Allies’ win of World War II. Cryptologists on the Allied side were able to crack the German military’s secret codes, encrypted by the Enigma machine. “The reason this is so important is that the Germans didn’t know the code had been broken so they continued to use the Enigma machine to code their radio transmissions,” history professor Allan English said. These transmissions helped the Allied forces gain intelligence about the other side. “Sometimes the information proved to be very valuable in terms of campaigns and operations in the war because they knew what the Germans were going to do,”
he said. According to English, the Enigma machine involved a method of encryption that had never been seen before. “The Enigma machines that the Germans built were highly complex and very difficult to decrypt,” he said. While the Enigma machine’s codes could initially be cracked, English said, the battle for intelligence was a continuous one. “What normally happens is that codes get broken and then the enemy changes the code and then the codes get broken — it’s an ongoing thing,” he said. “What you need is a really robust intelligence section.” With the mass amounts of digital information in the world today, he said the main difficulties may come from making meaning from mess. “It’s very easy nowadays to collect information,” English said. “The hard part is making sense of it.” With advancing computer technology, English said encryption has become a way to merely slow the enemy down instead of stopping them altogether. “Sometimes it doesn’t matter if you can keep a thing secret forever,” he said. “You just have to keep it secret long enough so that when the info comes out, it’s not as worth it to the other side.” However, the quest to make better secret-keeping technology still continues. When a new coding technology called public key encryption emerged in 1976, it made an impression on young cryptography enthusiasts everywhere. School of Computing Director Selim Akl was one of them. “It was very simple and extremely hard to break,” he said.
Though cryptography has existed for thousands of years, its modern applications involve safeguarding everything from credit card information to national secrets.
For security-minded people everywhere, the new system helped keep their peace of mind. “We all care about our privacy. We all care about the security of our data,” he said. “Who knows what people can do with information about you that you don’t want revealed? “That is the main motivation for working in cryptography: individual privacy.” It’s something that brings students to the field, he said, along with images that are closer to Hollywood’s idea of code breaking. “There’s always this spying James Bond aspect to it,” Akl said. It’s more than that, though. “Once they see the simplicity and beauty and elegance of the current approaches compared to the messiness of the old approaches, they love it.” Public key encryption (PKE) involves the use of two
keys — systems used to interpret coded messages. By using a publicly displayed key and a private key, two people could securely exchange information. It’s a far cry from older encryption technology that used a single key. Akl said it wasn’t the most effective way of securing information. “The moment you discovered the key, the system was broken essentially,” he said. The core of cracking this old system involved statistics, the method utilised by cryptologists during World War II to solve the German military’s Enigma machine code. “You could break it by watching over time many messages. You could gather statistics,” he said. With these conventional systems, Akl said there was a lower guarantee for security.
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“Using the key repeatedly is the principle weakness,” he said. Though single key systems aren’t as prominent anymore, PKE remains in use today. It’s used by banks and credit card companies to safeguard their clients’ information. Akl said this still doesn’t guarantee 100 per cent security. “All cryptosystems are breakable, except for one,” he said. That system, called the one-time pad, is used by militaries and political institutions worldwide. It involves a list of 500 keys where each one is used once. By systematically using one key per message, two parties can make it difficult for someone to understand their code. Still, the system isn’t the most efficient, Akl said. “It’s extremely cumbersome because you have to always meet in a secret place to exchange this list of keys.”
Code breaking isn’t just for modern day technology. Though not necessarily used to pass secret messages, evidence of early cryptography has been found among ancient ruins.
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