The Queen's Journal, Issue 15

a CHAT WITH BOB RAE

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Out of practicums

Mysterious mousetrap

Labour dispute leaves some teacher candidates scrambling to fulfill requirements B y H olly Tousignant News Editor

the full experience.

“When a school does not have extra-curriculars, teacher As Bachelor of Education students candidates cannot help out in prepared to embark on their additional aspects, connect with placements this month, some were their students beyond the classroom, informed they’d have to make and really get a feel as to what a alternate arrangements. teacher’s job is really like,” he said.

Because of the current labour “It is tough to hear some of dispute between the Ontario my colleagues say that they Secondary School Teachers cannot help students with their Federation (OSSTF) and the math homework until 8:00 in provincial government over Bill the morning because any minute 115, some associate schools have [is] deemed as “extracurricular” been turning candidates away. math homework and beyond a “There are some schools ... that teacher’s contract.” are no longer taking on teacher Declining an interview, Queen’s candidates as it is not a part of Faculty of Education instead a teacher’s contract to do so,” released a statement to the Journal Alex Love, ConEd ’12, told the that addressed the “difficult Journal via email. “Schools that are decisions that teachers have been taking teacher candidates are full making in terms of whether they from [taking] on those that were are taking our teacher candidates.” originally displaced.”

“It is a stressful and difficult time “Those looking for placements in Ontario history as the passing of have been encouraged by the Bill 115 raises concerns that affect Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap leaves the viewer guessing which guest at Monkswell Manor is a pHOTO BY gINA eLDER Faculty of Education to essentially See Dispute on page 4 murderer. See page 11 for a review of Domino Theatre’s production of the show. take whatever they can get,” he said.

The Faculty is home to a total Student employment of 2000 consecutive education students and concurrent education students of all years.

Teacher candidates are required to complete 12 weeks of in-school practice in three teaching blocks at their choice of over 20 Ontario associate schools in areas including B y J ulia Vriend the AMS to provide more support psychology, anatomy, math Undergraduate TAs are currently Kingston, Peterborough, Toronto, Assistant News Editor paid $19.19 per hour, including and training for the undergrad TAs, and commerce.

Ottawa, Oshawa and Waterloo.

Harrison said the undergraduate vacation pay. so it can be more of a learning They also have to do an alternative The policy for undergraduate experience for both them and TAs’ pay is reviewed each year The lack of Queen’s-wide practicum, which can be completed student and when it’s increased, it’s done policy hasn’t deterred students teaching assistants their students. in the Canadian north, abroad or (TAs) is under investigation Currently, they’re so in line with graduate TAs. See AMS on page 4 at Ontario schools outside of those by the AMS due to concerns of handled completely at the the University is associated with. transparency and potentially departmental level.

According to Love, the dispute inaccessible protocols.

In the Senate document, the left some students scrambling to Isabelle Duchaine, AMS role of undergraduate and fulfill their alternative placement, academic affairs commissioner, graduate TAs was listed as the which typically takes place in said she started her investigation same. It outlined the rights and March, instead. in the summer and is working responsibilities of both teaching Bill 115, the hotly-contested Act with the Registrar’s Office to clarify assistants and the University, as introduced by the Ontario Liberal if a policy exists. well as protocols related to government, caused protests “I stumbled into this issue because equity and safety, discrimination among students and teachers in I was looking up the policy and I and harassment, ethics, training Kingston and across the province found there wasn’t any,” Duchaine, and more. since it passed on Sept. 11.

ArtSci ’13, said. “I think it is a little Alan Harrison, provost and The legislation enforces a pay disconcerting that we don’t have a vice-principal (academic) said a cut on teachers and has led to distinctive policy.” policy is currently in the process many OSSTF teachers refraining The AMS obtained a Senate of being developed and isn’t yet from all duties outside of their Policy on Teaching Assistants which available for viewing. He noted sports postscript contracts, such as overseeing covered the period from 2005- 09. that there are 200 undergraduate extra-curricular activities.

It’s no longer readily available TAs this fall, but the number Queen’s prioritizes Behind the scenes at the Love, who’s completing his own online, and no new editions have fluctuates year to year. Programs athletic scholarships.

Wolfe Island Bakery. with undergraduate TAs practicum in Ottawa, said he thinks been released online. even those of his classmates who Duchaine said she wants to include engineering, computer pAGE 15 page 19 did find placements aren’t getting work toward a policy that allows science, film and media studies,

No policies in place for undergrad TAs AMS launches investigation into outdated policies for Queen’s undergraduate assistants

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Green initiative

Sharing cars to serve sustainability

New car sharing program will enable those 21 and over to access vehicle for a fee B y J ulia Vriend Assistant News Editor Queen’s and the City of Kingston have paired with VRTUCAR, an Ottawa-based car sharing company, to offer a program that will provide the community with alternative transportation.

The car share program allows people to share the one car on campus and two downtown. The members can sign up online to book the car whenever they need it. On campus, it’s geared towards students and

faculty members that don’t have access to a car.

According to Aaron Ball, sustainability manager, the initiative is closely aligned with the new Climate Action Plan – an initive that hopes to make Queen’s sustainble and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

“This is the first launch,” Ball said.

There are two types of plans: the infrequent plan, where people can pay a $100 membership fee and then they pay per use (depending on mileage and time). The second plan has a $500 refundable driver

Campus calendar Saturday, Oct. 20 Public Meeting on the Future

deposit with a monthly fee dependent on the of CFRC Dunning Hall, Rm. 12 usage (miles and time), he said.

The company will cover fuel, 2 to 4 p.m. maintenance,and insurance.

Potential drivers must have a full license Wednesday, Oct. 24 and be a minimum age of 21. Those between 21 and 23 must have a five-year clean driving Working While Studying — helping international students record as well.

“We want to provide a way for students find work and faculty members to get around campus,” Queen’s University International Centre JDUC Ball said.

“As memberships grow, we will look for Noon to 1 p.m. new spots too, but more car-sharing cars.”

Wilson Wood, president of VRTUCAR Thursday, Oct 25 told the Kingston Whig Standard that an estimated 20 people will use each four-door QUIC Community Lunch Queen’s University International compact car.

Students can log on to the website and see Centre, JDUC the availabilities that each car has. They keys Noon to 1:30 p.m. can be picked up at the car’s location by their Free self-serve securities system. There are no time restrictions; these cars can be booked Indigenous Film Night at anytime in the day but must be picked up Ontario Hall, Rm. 209 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. and dropped off at their specific location.

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Enrolment has potential New committee to look at increasing Queen’s enrolment B y Vincent M atak Assistant News Editor One of three local VRTUCARs sits parked on campus for the Queen’s community to use. The other two cars are located in downtown Kingston.

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receive more revenue if there are more post-secondary students in Ontario.

“We’re looking at that and considering The University is looking into establishing what it will mean, for instance, if we a planning committee to propose a new maintain that share of [new] students enrolment strategy by spring 2013, says in Ontario.”

At Board of Trustees in September, a Provost Alan Harrison.

Currently, the University abides by a yearly motion was passed to devise construction enrolment strategy that is passed at Board of plans for two new residences on campus. The Trustees in May. The current 2012 Queen’s buildings will accommodate approximately budget report already projects an estimated 550 first-year students and have an expected completion date of fall 2015. increase of 669 students by 2014.

Harrison added that the proposed new The new enrolment strategy could see a greater focus on long-term residences won’t necessarily lead to an increase of student enrolment. enrolment planning.

“You can’t grow without a new residence, “We are in the early stages of developing a plan but I haven’t yet had a first meeting with but you don’t have to grow if you have a new residence,” he said. the group to be reviewed,” Harrison said.

Harrison said the University will only An expected increase of provincial government funds could eventually lead consider expanding undergraduate student to an estimated 13,000-14,000 new enrolment in the event that provincial post-secondary students in Ontario, he noted. government funding comes through In 2011, the Ontario government as expected. He added that increasing announced that $309 million will be international student enrolment is still a dedicated to the post-secondary education viable option to increase revenue for the University. sector by 2015-16.

“There is a desire on the part of the board The additional revenue is expected to create 60,000 new spaces in Ontario post- which has been articulated in the commitment secondary institutions, raising enrolment made by the Principal which is modest rates to 70 per cent of Ontarians. Enrolment increases in international recruitment,” he in post-secondary institutions in Ontario is said. “That would be the only situation expected to increase by up to 1.7 per cent a you would see an increase without government funding.” year through 2017-18.

This year, applications to Queen’s grew by — With files from Rachel Herscovici approximately 2 per cent from last year.

Harrison said the University could

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Bob Rae weighs in The interim leader of the federal Liberal Party was on campus Wednesday and spoke about the current state of liberalism B y Vincent M atak Assistant News Editor On Wednesday, Bob Rae, the interim leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, stopped on campus for a talk with students and community members.

He spoke on topics including the history of liberalism and Dalton McGuinty’s recent resignation. He also held an open question and answer period with attendees after his speech.

Approximately 140 people were at the talk in Dupuis Hall.

Rae, who was announced as the interim leader for the Liberal Party of Canada in 2011, was first elected to the House of Commons in 1978 as a New Democratic Party (NDP) MP. He made a switch to provincial politics and in 1981, was announced as the leader of the Ontario NDP. He was subsequently elected Premier of Ontario in 1990.

“Provincial politics is much more granular, much more local and you’re dealing with issues and with people much more directly,”

he told the Journal. “Federal politics is a little more abstract and a bit more removed from hand-tohand combat, so it’s a little different that way.”

As Premier, Rae’s government established a Royal Commission on Learning which reviewed the state of education in Ontario.

In 1995, a report from the Commission recommended reforms such as establishing standardized testing for students at certain grade levels and cutting high school from five years to four.

Many of these recommendations were acted upon, with the creation of the Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) testing system in 1995 and the eventual abolishment of grade 13.

In 2005, Rae was commissioned by the Ontario government to write a report on post-secondary education in the province. In the report, he recommended a $1.3 billion increase in funding for Ontario universities, colleges and trade schools.

Before he left Kingston, Rae spoke with the Journal about his

education policies and the future of the Liberal Party.

If you could pick one major reform to make to post-secondary education, what would it be?

I think there is still unfinished work in higher education in Canada [in terms of] charting out a seamless path for students. We still don’t have a close enough connection between colleges and universities and we have to reconnect those institutions and that isn’t happening.

In 2005, you wrote in a report that each post-secondary institution should be able to determine its own tuition. Do you still believe this to be true?

Yes I do. I do think people have to make the distinction between what the nominal tuition rate is and the real rate of tuition is. The only way we are going to allow [universities] to move forward is to give them greater freedom in tuition. The government needs a stronger mandate for lower income students. The two go together.

We have become so fixated on having a common level of tuition that we fail to recognize the need for universities to differentiate themselves. We need to understand that it’s not a nominal rate of tuition. It’s the real rate of tuition and that depends on the level and degree of financial aid — that’s what we have to focus our time and attention on.

Queen’s and other Canadian universities have been dropping in international rankings. From your perspective do you think this will have an effect on post-secondary education in Canada?

In 2005, Rae was commissioned to write a report on the state of post-secondary education in Ontario.

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I don’t think it’s so much we’re in decline; I think it’s more we’re not keeping pace with what’s happening around the world. I really do think it’s a global business today. We’ve got to think globally.

It really means the government of Canada and the provincial

Rae talked in front of a crowd of 140 at Dupuis Hall.

government needs to understand that other countries are doing a lot for their universities and are doing it more quickly. If we want to succeed, we’ll have to do even more.

In 1995, a report commissioned by your government recommended the cancellation of grade 13, which eventually was put into place. How do you think this has impacted secondary education in Ontario?

Ontario having a mandatory fifth year was very much the exception in Canada. The goal was to bring Ontario in line with other provinces in Canada. In some cases, it means students coming to university younger, which has its pros and cons. It also gives kids the option of taking a gap year.

But in my view, it was a necessary decision because it made more sense for us to have the ability to give kids an opportunity to get through high school more quickly if they want to. One of the realities is to make the system more flexible to fit student needs. Some students want to do a variety of different things and we had to change it to four years.

You’ve worked in labour law in the past. What are your thoughts on the current situation with Ontario teachers?

I’ve always felt that negotiated solutions are better if you can get there. Sometimes it’s just not possible but you hope it will be possible.

What is the first thing the new Party leader should change about the Party, once they’re elected?

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I think the new Party leader will have to take a firm control of all dimensions of the caucus and party organization, and I don’t mean control in a dictatorship control.

The fact is the leaders, the office and the caucus operations and the operations of the party need to be working together. It’s a kind of reality that I’ve been encouraging.

Do you think Justin Trudeau has enough experience to be the Liberal leader?

I was the leader of a party when I was 33, which is eight years younger than Justin Trudeau, so I’m not about to say somebody who has been in Parliament and had his experience is not ready to do the job. I think Mr. Trudeau is a fine candidate and I think he’s well qualified, but there will be other candidates and other people coming forward. But I don’t want to seem to be endorsing one candidate or another.

What are your thoughts on Dalton McGuinty stepping down and proroguing the legislature?

He made the decision some time ago. He came to the feeling that there was a time and place for everything. If he didn’t take charge of that decision, it would leak out and people would advise him to go or stay longer. There would be more public speculation rather than doing it the way he did, which was swiftly and quickly.

This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.

Bob Rae through the years 1948: Born Ottawa, Ont.

in 1978: Elected to Canadian House of Commons as MP for the NDP.

1969: Awarded the Rhodes Scholarship to the University of Oxford, after he graduated from the University of Toronto.

1982: Voted in as NDP MPP in Ontario.

2005: Wrote review on education 1996: Resigned as the post-secondary commissioned by the leader of Ontario NDP. Provincial government, where he recommended increased funding for institutions.

2000: Admitted into the Order of Canada as an officer.

2008: Elected as Liberal MP for Toronto Centre.

2006: Joined the Liberal Party of Canada.

1993: Established “Rae Days,” 12 days of unpaid 1990-95: Served leave for Ontario public servants. It served as a as 21st Premier cost-cutting measure during the government’s $12 billion deficit. of Ontario.

2011: Became interim leader after the party was decimated in a federal election.

2012: Announced he wouldn’t be running for permanent party leader.

2008: Lost to Michael Ignatieff for the leadership of the federal Liberal Party. ­­­— Alison Shouldice

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Dispute still unresolved to continue to fight against the Bill his government introduced.

Elizabeth MacDonald, president of the all workers who are part of any collective agreement,” the statement read. “We local OSSTF branch, said decisions about appreciate the efforts of all involved in these whether to take on teacher candidates to efforts to minimize the impact caused by mentor is at the discretion of teachers, as the displacement of placements.” it’s purely voluntary.

“Right now staff are deciding to make The Faculty plans to work with partner teachers, schools and districts to individual choices around their voluntary activities, especially in light of bill 115,” move forward.

Love said he understands the point she said.

MacDonald said after the branch teachers are trying to make with their abstention from voluntary duties, but that it gave notice to bargain and met with the doesn’t make sense why teacher candidates government, the collective bargaining process hit an impasse and the Federation are being deprioritized.

“We are their future colleagues and if a applied for conciliation to the Ministry of teacher felt very passionate about the bill, it Labour. Following their meeting with the would be a wonderful opportunity to take conciliator on Oct. 16, they requested a no us under their wings and teach us about board report, which means the bargaining is the union we are about to enter and all the currently at a standstill.

“17 days after receipt of report, we will be politics that come in hand with teaching,” in a legal position to strike, or to take strike he said.

Following Ontario Premier Dalton action I should say,” MacDonald said.

“Once we’re in a legal strike McGuinty’s announcement on Monday that he would resign and prorogue position … then teacher candidates who are parliament, union leaders have vowed in the school would follow those particular

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Some members of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation are choosing to abstain from voluntary activities, including mentoring teacher candidates.

actions,” she said.

“The teacher candidates are associate members of OSSTF while they’re on placement and so they have

all the protections and responsibilities of OSSTF members.” ‑— With files from Vincent Matak

AMS investigating current TA policies Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) certification, seminars on how to like Matt Black, Sci ’14, from taking up identify mental health issues, CPR, monthly TA positions. meetings and weekly emails, all provided by Black, a TA in the engineering department, his department. said he found out about TA hiring in his The requirement to be a TA varies by department via email, and applied with a department. The overlapping factors are reference from a professor and then got grades and capability to teach as decided by an interview. an interview.

“I was told that the department liked me Black said he thinks the TA experience is a because there wasn’t a lot of third-year TAs,” positive one for undergraduate students. he continued. “I only know five in general.”

“Because we are so close in age [with our The material he presents in class is students], we understand each other better vetted by professors and he went through and I know the students prefer someone they training such as renewing his Workplace can understand.”

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SAT.OCTOBER.20 There are currently around 200 undergraduate teaching assistants.

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News in brief Commission on mental health hosts forum Mental health awareness took centre stage at Queen’s once again this week.

The Principal’s Commission on Mental Health held its final forum on Tuesday evening for public input on their discussion paper draft, released in June.

About 20 people showed up for the event in the Kingston Hall Red Room, less than half of which were students.

Issues brought to light by these community members included the mental impact of academic competition at Queen’s, issues students face in obtaining accommodations from Disability Services and faculty, and the transition process for students who attend the Bader International Centre at Herstmonceux in their first year.

The forum focused on the report written by the Commission entitled “Towards a Mental Health strategy at Queens”. The 54-page paper includes over 80 suggestions that the Commission members had for the University.

The goal of Tuesday’s forum was to include community opinion in the document and receive additional feedback.

The Principal’s Commission on Mental Health, formed in 2011 by Principal Daniel Woolf, seeks to provide the outline for a mental health strategy on campus. Tuesday’s

forum is one of the commission’s last initiatives before they bring a final report to Woolf later in the fall. Two other community forums were held in March before the release of the report.

— Emily Hayes

Research could improve hearing aid technology New research out of Queen’s could help those with hearing impairments understand speech with less effort than existing hearing aids allow.

The research, conducted by Conor Wild at the Queen’s Centre for Neuroscience Studies, looked at the parts of the brain that interpret distorted speech.

He has since gone to Western University for postdoctoral work.

The discovery was published in the Journal of Neuroscience and could be applied to the engineering of hearing aids.

Wild’s research received contributions from five other scholars, included Afiqah Yusuk, Daryl Wilson and Ingrid Johnsrude of Queen’s.

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AMS fall referendum statements The Journal provides this free space for parties on the ballot. All statements are unedited.

The Earth Centre The Earth Centre offers Queen’s students, faculty and community members an opportunity to transform their environmental concern into positive action. We encourage students to engage in positive dialogue about the environment through exposure to new information and opinions on environmental topics. The Earth Centre is an AMS Club that receives its funding primarily through student opt-out fees with the occasional grant. We are a non-profit store composed of a seven-person executive committee responsible for store operations, education, and marketing. Along with a group of dedicated volunteers who oversee store transactions and customer service, The Earth Centre grants the Queen’s community convenient access to inexpensive environmentally-friendly products and information through its expanding library. While the best consumerism is always nonconsumerism, The Earth Centre offers a more realistic alternative by selling necessary products that were made with an environmental mind frame and have lower impacts on the environment than many storebrand products.

All of our products are purchased wholesale and sold at-cost to allow green consumers the option to purchase personal, household, and food-related often biodegradable, organic, and/or vegan options at the lowest prices possible. While we strive to carry mostly Canadian brands, placing particular emphasis on supporting local industries, we also carry a number of well-recognized and environmentally-innovative American and European brands. In addition to selling environmentallyfriendly products, The Earth Centre also has a library. The library has an environmental theme to complement The Earth Centre’s mission statement. The books’ diverse topics range from scientific-based global warming issues, international water policies to critiques and opinions.

Global China Connection (GCC) Global China Connection was started at Queen’s in 2009 to connect students who share an interest in the business, politics and culture of China. Since its inception, GCC Queen’s has grown in both membership and portfolio to include a range of events aimed at educating students who are interested in International Business and Relations and to facilitate relationships between students and related organizations across the globe. We host workshops and discussion events, and collaborate with universities from Canada and the U.S. to offer a Canadian Convention and various Conferences in U.S. each year to broaden the scope of network and knowledge of every participant.

We also work with a number of corporates and organizational partners on a variety of projects and internship opportunities to provide opportunities for our members to

grid home.

Lastly, QUEST intends to participate in at least one conference or tradeshow per academic year.

InvisAbilities The purpose of attending these InvisAbilities is an organization that events will be to give members promotes awareness, education an opportunity to learn more and support of young adults living about sustainable practices and the with hidden, chronic illness. The work that is going on elsewhere organization’s mission is to break in this field. The team will also down societal misconceptions use these events as an opportunity associated with invisible illness to network and potentially create (e.g. Crohn’s disease, fibromyalgia, mutually beneficial partnerships arthritis, endometriosis, colitis, with corporate sponsors and/or lupus etc.) that individuals face other teams with similar focuses, on a daily basis. Some of our by showcasing our achievements. programs and services include: Queen’s Backing Action Awareness Events, Buddy Program, InvisAble Yoga, Discussion Forums, on Climate Change Dog Therapy, Lending Library.

(QBACC) InvisAbilities provides a variety of events, programs and services for Queen’s Backing Action on young adults and students at post- Climate Change (QBACC) is the secondary institutions and within only student run environmentalthe community. We are here activist group on campus that for the well-being of the student works directly with the Queen’s population, and are by no means administration to develop and exclusory. The Queen’s University implement sustainable policies Chapter was the inaugural on Queen’s campus. We believe chapter of this now multi-campus that large-scale political action and association. Anyone can have policy changes are the most effective an invisAbility the person you sit way to reduce the university’s beside in lecture, your lab partner carbon footprint, ultimately or that cute guy/girl you always see making Queen’s what is should at Cogro. be – a showcase for conscientious If you are looking to get sustainability. Our group differs involved, we’d love to hear for both in organization and goals you! Email us at invisibilities. from other environmental groups queens@gmail.com check us out at Queen’s. The scope if this group online http://invisabilities.org/ or is larger than most other groups like us on facebook. since it has a very large membership and executive committee.

Living Energy Lab / Global climate change and environmental degradation are Queen’s University THE challenges of our generation, Experimental but our actions now will define Sustainability Team the future of EVERY generation.

(QUEST) Our goal is to help Queen’s and QUEST, the Queen’s University Kingston to become part of the Experimental Sustainability Team, growing movement of cities and was founded in 2012 and is a educational institutions across the rebranded version of the former world who are beginning to engage Living Energy Lab. This new team’s with this problem. Our hope is not goal is to achieve sustainable living only to bring about change through which is completely independent our actions but to demonstrate of outside resources. This involves that the change needed can and creating or harvesting energy must come from students and independent of the power grid, concerned individuals. We hope to growing food, collecting, cleaning empower students beyond feeling and storing water, minimizing that environmentalism is about waste and addressing many other recycling or buying eco, or turning aspects of day-to-day life. Along off lights.

Through political actions we with these aspects of living, QUEST hopes to address the human hope to send a clear message behaviour factor by designing to the government of Canada systems that change the very way that Canadians demand action and that our current policies we use energy and resources.

QUEST plans to start with are not only embarrassing smaller projects, focused on but if not reversed could derail addressing each of these individual international negotiations.

QBACC is always accepting aspects independently. The goal of each of these projects will be to new members – those students, create a system that not only gives faculty and staff who are frustrated the user incentive to use it, but with the sense of feeling helpless in is aesthetically appealing, easy to the fight against climate change. If use, rugged but easy to repair or you are interested please email us maintain if necessary, is affordable, at queensbacc@gmail.com. serves multiple functions, can be integrated into existing Queen’s Health Outreach infrastructure of many different (QHO) shapes and sizes and lastly, can be combined with other systems to Queen’s Health Outreach (QHO) work in tandem. Once QUEST would like to re-new their AMS has succeeded in creating enough student opt-outable fee of $3.75. systems that address a sufficiently QHO is an organization dedicated large area of the various aspects to promoting health through required for living, the team hopes peer education initiatives both to integrate these systems together locally and internationally. QHO to achieve the final goal of a one currently works with communities hundred percent net-zero, off-the- in Belize, Guyana, Kenya, and gain international experience and to establish a global network.

northern Canada, as well as conference for local high school students. High school students Kingston, Ontario.

Students from diverse faculties have the opportunity to engage in are selected and trained to development through interactive become effective and culturally workshops, presentations, and sensitive teachers for each project discussion with speakers. QPID location. The premise of QHO is volunteers in the local Kingston engaging with that Queen’s students act as Peer community, Educators, and are therefore able development issues in our own to teach pertinent health topics in a backyard. Additionally, weekly comfortable and relatable manner. QPID Forum on campus allows QHO’s curriculum is tailored to Queen’s students to engage with each specific location but generally development through discussion encompasses a wide range of and interactive learning. These are health topics such as physical valuable ways for Queen’s students health, mental health, substance to engage with development.

Funds raised from the student abuse, and sexual health. We aim to enhance sustainability through fee assist significantly in funding an emphasis on leadership and QPID’s local and global initiatives. empowerment and by partnering Without the support of the AMS with likeminded organizations student fee, QPID would be unable to participate in the initiatives it wherever we work.

In order to make the opportunity does. On October 23rd and 24th, to become a Peer Educator an vote YES to the continuation of option available to as many people QPID’s student fee and support as possible, QHO works together one of the most unique student as an organization to fundraise the groups in Canada! cost of the projects. Fundraising Queen’s Students certainly one of QHO’s biggest Interested in Medical challenges every year and it has been Sciences (QSIMS) made possible with the assistance of the AMS student opt-outable fees.

(Queen’s Students As QHO is run entirely by student QSIMS volunteers, there are minimal Interested in Medical Sciences) administrative costs and money is the oldest pre-medical society is directed towards the projects. at Queen’s University, having The project budgets include been established in 2000. Our teaching and outreach supplies mandate is to provide a forum as well as transport, food and and opportunities for students who accommodation for the travelling are interested in pursuing a future projects. More details of each of career in medicine to learn more the projects and the organization about the profession as well as the can be found at our website process of getting there. We do (www.qho.ca). Thank you for this through information sessions on medical school and the medical your consideration! profession, often in partnership with Queen’s Career Services.

Queen’s Project on International These seminars require a donation Development (QPID) from each student attending, which is subsequently matched by QSIMS Queen’s Project on International and donated to a local Kingston Development (QPID)’s student charity. Part of our funding goes to fee is up for renewal this year! If room reservations, which include approved at referendum, QPID’s multimedia resources as well as student fee will remain at $2.00 compensating either our speakers subject to individual opt-out. QPID directly or with donations to relies on this funding to support Career Services. In addition, we also provide refreshments at these its initiatives.

For the past 22 years, QPID seminars. We also host a “Med has been one of Canada’s only Student Q&A Session” or, as entirely student-run non- we’re planning on implementing governmental organizations. What this year, a “Beer/Tea With Med began as an engineering project Students.” Part of our funding goes building water wells in Guyana to compensate the medical students has grown into an organization who are interested in taking part in that engages students of all these events. Furthermore, renting faculties and disciplines in several out of the venue at which this event takes place yields more different initiatives.

A component to QPID’s expenses. In addition to these mandate is its international and events, we also help reserve rooms, Canadian summer projects. In both lecture halls and classrooms order to participate in these for our corporate sponsor The projects, QPID partners with Princeton Review and their events non-governmental organizations that can range in number from two in project regions to work on to three per term. We also host development-based initiatives mock medical school interviews addressing community-identified that, again require the assistance needs. QPID hopes that through of Career Services and the rooms its projects, interns gain an they provide in Gordon Hall. This appreciation for the complexities of event is free to students and we development and the importance reciprocate for this service through of active local and global donations to Career Services. citizenship. In the summer of 2012, Additional costs that are expected QPID sent a total of 11 Queen’s to be accrued throughout this year students to Nunavut, Guyana, and the future include a re-design of our website to promote a greater and Ghana.

On campus and in the community, online presence, a textbook renting/ QPID’s Kingston Projects exchange system for students in committee hosts workshops the sciences, new-membership and an annual, completely free and exec dinners, as we as more

Friday, October 19, 2012 presentations from relevant speakers in the field of healthcare or medicine.

Students Taking Action Now - Darfur (STAND) Queen’s STAND combines the use of advocacy, awareness and fundraising to raise attention to the multitude of problems arising from the horrendous act of genocide.

Founded in 2006, STAND’s original purpose was to raise awareness towards and abolish the genocide in Darfur but recently STAND has branched out its mandate to include the prevention of all genocide worldwide. In addition, Queen’s STAND monitors the widespread conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo and examines the implications and repercussions of the Sudan/ South Sudan split following the 2011 referendum.

In the past, Queen’s STAND has organized events such as a Speaker event featuring Major Brent Beardsley, a panel discussion assessing the Future of Sudan featuring professors like Professor Nossal of Political Studies and Professor Ousman of Royal Military College, a film festival featuring our “STAND for the Dead” Campaign, candle light vigils, coffee houses and trivia nights. A major event we are planning this semester is a War Crimes Trial Panel which will examine the recent trial of Jacques Mungwarere, the 2nd Rwandan Man to be tried through Canada’s Crimes against Humanity and War Crimes Act for his participation in the 1994 Rwandan genocide. Some of our opt-out fees go towards the implementation of these events (renting equipment and rooms, increasing accessibility to our event by providing transportation when necessary etc).

Annually, the Queen’s STAND executive with input from the general members chooses a charitable organization to donate a half of its proceeds to. In the past couple years it has been the Red Cross based in Sudan which provides food and medical aid to the influx of refugees present in Sudan and South Sudan. We also send a portion of our optout fees to STAND National, our organization’s headquarters which utilizes these fees to develop new policies and campaigns that can be

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implemented on both national and international levels.

If you have any questions about our organization or the use of our fees please feel free to email us at queensstand@gmail.com and/ or checkout STAND National’s website at www.standcanada.org.

strives to provide an inclusive and supportive environment for students of all backgrounds to come together and partake in an increasingly popular sport. In the past year we have seen our membership triple to include the establishment of a recreational league as well as the hosting of the Queen’s Legal Aid Canadian Quidditch Cup. In order to continue to provide students Queen’s Legal Aid provides free with a fun, healthy and unique legal services to low-income experience, the Queen’s Quidditch Kingston area residents and Club requires funds to maintain students of Queen’s University and and update equipment, to help St. Lawrence College. We provide subsidize tournament costs and to legal advice and representation pay our official membership fees on matters involving tenants’ to the International Quidditch rights, Small Claims Court claims Association. and defences, serious provincial Therefore in accordance offences, minor criminal offences, with our mandate, the Queen’s social assistance and disability Quidditch Club hereby asks the appeals, Canada Pension Plan, Commission of Internal Affairs of Employment Insurance, Criminal the Alma Mater Society of Queen’s Injuries Compensation Board University for the club to be claims, wrongful dismissal included on the Fall Referendum disputes, as well as affidavits and with an opt-out fee of $0.25 notarizations. Each year we help per student.

Queen’s students with a diverse range of legal issues and our Queen’s Space services are particularly popular Engineering Team (QSET) in the areas of tenants’ rights and affidavits and notarizations.

The Queen’s Space Engineering Queen’s students currently Team (QSET) is a student run design pay a $5 levy in student fees and team consisting of members from all therefore automatically qualify for faculties and years. QSET provides our legal services without having students with an opportunity to to meet the financial criteria set out apply class room knowledge and

by Legal Aid Ontario. A student develop professional skills. QSET who uses our services for just one competes in various international notarization (often required for competitions. This year, the team graduate school applications, OSAP, will be competing in NASA’s immigration issues and more) will Lunabotics Challenge. Lunabotics save the significant cost of paying is an annual competition held by a private lawyer for that service. NASA which involves building a Your $5 levy also helps to support lunar rover which would be used the work we do for low-income to mine on the moon. In this Kingston area residents. Not year’s competition, QSET will only do we provide a valuable be one of the three Canadian service for our students, we help teams competing against a total to achieve access to justice in of fifty teams from across the our community. world. QSET will also be hosting If you have a legal question its first conference (Queen’s Space you’d like some help with, or Conference) in the fall of 2012 for more information, please which will cover topics relating drop by our office in room to the frontiers of space including 406 MacDonald Hall or call us technology and politics. The at 613-533-2102.

Everything conference will work to connect is confidential. students with industry leaders.

We encourage you to vote to With the establishment of a $0.50 continue with $5 student levy and fee (subject to individual opt-out), support the clinic that has served QSET will have access to better our community for over forty years. resources that will ensure our volunteers are able to successfully Queen’s Quidditch Club represent our University in international competitions!

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Vogue Charity Fashion Show (VCFS) The Vogue Charity Fashion Show (VCFS) is a philanthropic organization that raises money for a local Kingston charity each year, by hosting multiple social events and a year-end fashion show at The Grand Theater in downtown Kingston. VCFS has grown to become one of the largest clubs on Queen’s University campus. Over the years, VCFS has developed a tight-knit community of club members, alumni, and supporters, all of whom are instrumental in helping us achieve our fundraising goals. Attracting over 2000 viewers to our show annually, we strive to maintain our reputation as one of the best sources of entertainment not only for Queen’s University students, but also for the Kingston community. The cast now contains 150 students, including talented and passionate dancers, models, choreographers, student designers, photographers, videographers, graphic designers, a technical crew, interns and the executive committee. VCFS aspires to promote social responsibility by providing Queen’s students the opportunity to showcase their talents and abilities through dance and design, while simultaneously giving back to their community in a meaningful way. The student activity fee that VCFS receives every year from Queen’s students helps us to make a difference in the Kingston community. The $0.50 student activity fee contributes to the operation costs of the show (paying for our venue, set design, marketing costs, etc.), and allows us to maximize the monetary donation given to the charity at the end of the year. Every year, VCFS allocates 100% of proceeds to our charity. This year, we are supporting the Sunshine Foundation of Canada (Kingston Chapter) in order to make dreams come true for children with severe physical disabilities and life threatening illnesses. VCFS is aiming to raise over $30,000 for this year’s charity in hopes of building a greater presence for this life-changing program on a local scale.

Union Gallery The Union Gallery opened in the

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Stauffer Library in 1994. The gallery is unique because it is the University’s only student driven non-profit art gallery and because it provides a venue for student artists to show their work and for students across campus to see the work by both students and professionals contemporary visual artists. In 2006 the gallery increased the number of exhibitions it could hold by adding the Project Room. This small space located inside the main gallery presents installation, new media, time and sound-based works and creates more opportunities for student exhibits. We also contribute to the cultural vitality of the city by collaborating with organizations off campus, presenting off-site art projects in alternative sites and offering a mentoring program for emerging artists. This and thefact that we have been going strong for almost 20 years is a testament to the commitment of the gallery staff and student volunteers to making the campus and the city alive with art!

The Union Gallery provides many opportunities for students to get involved on a volunteer basis. As well it provides important hands-on experience for young artists and students interested in a career in arts administration (the Board of Directors is 80% students). Students have shown their support for this gallery by visiting exhibits and events, serving on its committees, attending fund raising events, volunteering as gallery attendants, organizing exhibtions and by voting YES in referendum.

Admission to the gallery is free. Our student fee is $3.50 and the gallery relies heavily on this annual fee to help with operating costs that allow us to provide quality programming of shows and events, produce publications, leverage funds from other sources and support students and notable artists in mounting their exhbitions.

The gallery strives to enrich and benefit all Queen’s University students, regardless of department or faculty. Please support the Union Gallery in the upcoming referendum by voting YES to our continued funding!

Please visit us at http:// uniongallery.queensu.ca/ for more information.

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Textbooks

Easing accessibility digitally B

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y providing some post-secondary textbooks for free, the state of California will reverse some of the damage it’s done to students’ wallets in recent years.

Discussion surrounding an initiative of this sort began in 2009 and was finally approved by California governor Jerry Brown in late September.

He signed two bills that will fund the creation of a Digital Open Source Library, which will include 50 textbooks pertinent to first and second year students.

This is a positive step for the state and showcases their proactivity in making post-secondary education more accessible to all.

In California, tuition fees have risen by around 115 per cent since 2004, significantly increasing the cost of post-secondary education for students attending school in the state.

It’s also undeniable that the prices of textbooks are inflated and place an excessive strain on students, who oftentimes have to pay upwards of $1,000 for their

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he upcoming remuneration review should focus on limiting undue burden on AMS salaried student positions.

Earliest this term, the AMS Board of Directors proposed the review to conduct a comprehensive examination of salaries and job descriptions in the AMS. Many of these positions require students to work past their basic job description.

In return, they earn close to minimum wage — a small sum per hour given the amount of overtime put in.

It’s also undeniable that the sum these employees earn is far lower from what other student government staff earn elsewhere.

At McMaster, for example, some student leaders earn between $33,000 to $36,000 a year — about $10,000 more than the highest paid positions at the AMS. McMaster, admittedly, is a larger

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school, with more students paying the essential student fee going to the salaries of student executives.

This kind of discrepancy puts AMS salaries in perspective.

The AMS-specific student fee at Queen’s, currently $70.18, is designated in part to pay the salaries of AMS. In 2009, Queen’s passed an incremental $120 student fee hike spread over three years for the Athletics Centre. It seems ironic that we’re willing to have our student leaders receive minimal pay while other, more luxurious ventures take a leading focus.

Although the reality is that Queen’s has a smaller population, limiting the possibility of raising the fee, it’s worth revisiting our priorities.

Unlike other student government representatives, AMS staff have to take courses on top of their existing duties. This cuts into their already menial salaries.

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Even though their pay is low, most students are unaware. The numbers are lost in translation as they aren’t directly communicated to the student body. While the budget is available on the AMS website, it doesn’t differentiate specific amounts for individual salaries. Students deserve to know the exact numbers, especially given that they’re paying them through their student fees.

It’s unlikely that anyone works for the AMS expecting to get rich — it’s a drive for earning valuable experience and a passion for serving students that leads most individuals to pursue these low-paying positions.

When conducting this review, the Personnel Committee, when conducting this review, should take the financial concerns of these students into consideration.

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It’s undeniable that the prices of textbooks are inflated.

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books in one year.

Given the steep fees, having to pay for textbooks is often the breaking point for many Californian students which deters them away from pursuing a post-secondary education.

This legislation will hopefully encourage students who are financially-challenged to reconsider pursuing a college degree. A more educated population will surely benefit California in the long-run economically, creating a higher skilled workforce.

But putting the textbooks online does raise some questions regarding accessibility.

Will students be able to download the texts to their computers? Despite having access to print materials of the books at a lower cost, will students be able to highlight or take notes in the margin of the free online versions? In picking the format of

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Good karma

arma is more than just a saying — for me it’s a valuable way of life.

If everyone saw some greater substance in karma, as I do, the world would be a friendlier, more functional place. While it awakens skepticism, the concept sets a good precedent for society.

Last week my mom walked past an old lady in the street begging for money. Instead of spending money at Starbucks for lunch, she handed the lady a $20 bill. Yesterday, she went to the grocery store and found $20 on the pavement in the parking lot — immediately she thought about the lady.

While this may seem like a lucky coincidence, for my family and I, this forms the foundation of a system of belief.

I grew up Buddhist. In my faith,

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Editorial opinions expressed in the Journal are the sole responsibility of the Queen’s Journal Editorial Board, and are not necessarily those of the University, the AMS or their officers.

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the textbooks, those in charge of this initiative should be weary of these questions.

This legislation will unfortunately only benefit a given group of people. The chosen textbooks won’t be relevant to upper-year students, nor to students in other states.

It could also potentially spark a larger discussion surrounding free online textbooks in other parts of the world. In BC, the provincial government just recently legislated that they will offer a similar program to post-secondary students in the province, following in California’s footsteps.

California’s admirable initiative has the potential of encouraging students to further pursue their studies, while advancing online innovation in education. Ideally, this sort of innovation will spark other governments to follow suit.

— Journal Editorial Board we believe in karma niyama, the order of act and result. Basically, you get what you give and, in turn, you give what you get.

In a sense, karma is a part of faith. But, for me, it’s also a way to restore some sort of balance in life. Believing in karma forces you to reflect on your actions and how they may affect those around you.

This ultimately leads individuals to be better towards one another and to be constructive and thoughtful in the way they act.

Karma also dictates that things happen for a reason. This very idea helps me take responsibility for my own happiness, as well as my own misery. As a life philosophy, it helps me deal with the tough times and encourages me to fight through them while continuing to do good.

Believing in karma can help individuals deal with difficult times, while retaining a positive outlook.

People may question its accuracy — after all karma isn’t proven by science — but it allows people to be conscious of the consequences of their actions and, ultimately, can make our society a better and more thoughtful place.

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Talking heads

Opinions — Your Perspective

... around campus Photos By Terence Wong

How do you feel about Queen’s not making the top 200 university rankings?

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Point/Counterpoint

Educational philanthropist or pariah?

“Dissapointed — international reputation can be pretty important.”

Isabel Barrera, ArtSci ’12

Following Dalton McGuinty’s resignation from provincial politics, our panelists examine the post-secondary educational legacy he left behind

Patrick Allin, ArtSci ‘13 We know why education matters.

We devote years of our lives and thousands of dollars to obtain a university education, a choice that will benefit us socially and economically throughout our lives.

Post-secondary education at the college or university level enriches the lives of those who learn and those who benefit from the skills of these learners.

The Ontario Liberal government under Dalton McGuinty has been smart to heavily invest in higher education to grow Ontario’s economy and to be competitive in the global economy.

Such investment is particularly important as other nations expand their higher learning resources.

The government of India wants to increase post-secondary enrolment from 12 per cent to 30 per cent by 2020. China is increasing its investment in research and development by 10 per cent every year.

A study by the Martin Prosperity Institute reports that the higher education “participation rate [in Ontario] will likely need to reach 60 per cent to meet the educational requirements for future jobs.”

The McGuinty government has been working for the past nine years to improve this and the Ontario Liberal Party will continue this work.

According to Statistics Canada, the current higher education participation rate in Ontario has increased from 34 per cent in 2003 to 58 per cent today — the highest

in Canada. Continued investment in Ontario’s educational system will produce a globally competitive knowledge economy that adds jobs and encourages investment.

Economic realisms have historically limited the ability of a worthy student to pursue a college or university education.

The primary challenge to educational accessibility is tuition cost. When the Liberal party took office in 2003, the government froze tuition for two years, followed by the passage of hard tuition caps, so that domestic students would not be hit by unexpected tuition increases during their postsecondary education tenure.

The McGuinty government has been smart to heavily invest in higher education to grow Ontario’s economy and to be competitive ...

Post-secondary education drives the creative economy which fosters economic growth.

In 2010, the McGuinty government passed changes to the Ontario Student Assitance Program (OSAP) designed to increase the availability of student loans. These changes now allow 56 per cent more students to qualify for OSAP since 2004.

The secondary challenge to providing post-secondary education is space. The McGuinty government has invested over $4 billion in the construction of new classrooms, libraries, and labs on campuses across Ontario.

To make sure there’s a space for See every on page 10

Stuart Clark, ArtSci ‘14 Dalton McGuinty’s legacy will be hotly contested throughout circles of talking-heads and armchair politicians. Perhaps most discussed will be the impact of his nine-year tenure as the self-styled “Education Premier.”

While he does have his fans, McGuinty deserves criticism on two fronts: first, for his privileged fascination with education ‘accessibility’ irrespective of its quality; and second, his mismanagement of Ontario’s economy to the direct detriment of the same students he wanted to help.

McGuinty tackled, what Liberal’s called, the “education deficit” throughout his first and second terms with a $6.2 billion increase in post-secondary funding to improve the access to education for low-income students.

He also expanded medical school spaces and invested in faculty and research.

Unfortunately, nowhere in the agreements signed by the Government was anything done addressing the quality of education received by the very people he wanted to send to university.

The accessibility of post-secondary institutions is an admirable goal, but Ontario students have been saddled with bigger class sizes by the influx of thousands of new students. This reduced the opportunity to foster the important student-professor relationship quintessential to the university experience.

McGuinty’s plan threw money at institutions without regard for the people actually using them. The solution to the ills of classroom sizes, tuition and textbook costs went unaddressed in efforts to create more ‘fair’ access. For most of us, we are left to consider the level of service we get as a result.

This issue is also inseparable from the bungling of Ontario’s finances throughout the Premier’s tenure. To pay for these increases in spending, McGuinty borrowed money against Ontario’s taxpayers, creating a deficit that was supposed to be balanced by late 2009.

This gap has never really

McGuinty’s plan threw money at institutions without regard for the people actually using them ... For students everywhere, we need to seriously consider the level of service we get as a result. recovered, ballooning into a $15 billion deficit with a projection of $30 billion figure.

This has had real consequences on our post-secondary experience.

Universities faced massive cut-backs and layoffs in order to pay for the Liberal’s chronic overspending — further squeezing students into dank lecture halls and causing widespread labour unrest.

We are fortunate that York University’s labour implosion was an isolated incident. With more people going back to school due to hard economic times and less spending from a cash-strapped government, our universities have been forced to do less with less.

“Queen’s having room for growth and improvement is exciting.”

Chris Blackwell, ArtSci ’14

“I don’t think it matters — we know we’re great.”

Katie Michiels, ArtSci ’13

“I’m more concerned about how we stand in North America.”

Alex Mansourati, ArtSci ’13

“As long as we’re still better than Western.”

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Victoria Tennyson, ArtSci ’13

not a tourist company. Its associated company, Blyth Educational Travel, provides accredited educational programming for high-school students wishing to study abroad. Queen’s departments and instructors are consulted to ensure that pedagogical input is provided in determining local itineraries for the courses. Feedback is sought from both students and instructor as part of a standard continuous-improvement process.

The cost of the program ranges from $4,000 to $8,000, depending on the location. More distant or less travelled destinations tend to be more expensive. The cost of the program also includes airfare, accommodation and local transportation costs, and some meals, and tuition. Thus, a direct comparison with only tuition fees is fundamentally flawed.

Moreover, the cost of the program

Letters to the editor Learning abroad Re: “Dissolving Queen’s-Blyth abroad” Dear Editors, The opinion article on the Queen’s-Blyth Worldwide (QBW) program published in the Queen’s Journal on Fri. Oct. 5, 2012 contains several errors of fact and misleading statements which

require clarification.

I believe it is important to state from the outset that the goal of Queen’s-Blyth Worldwide is the same as that of all of our other international undergraduate programs — for Queen’s students to have high-quality educational and rewarding international experiences.

Queen’s is not outsourcing its courses. Queen’s has complete control over all academic aspects

of the program, including course selection, course syllabus requirements, student admission, and instructor hiring. Blyth is responsible for marketing and operational logistics (e.g. travel arrangements, accommodation, meals, on-site logistical support).

This division of responsibilities has always been very clear and respected by both parties.

Blyth Academy is a registered and inspected private high school,

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every student, 200,000 new spaces have been added to Ontario’s post-secondary schools since 2003. The current government is planning to add 60,000 additional spots by constructing three new universities. At Queen’s, $40 million of provincial funding helped to enable the construction of a new medical building, benefiting students and the Kingston community.

Last year, the provincial government introduced a 30 per cent across-the-board, post-secondary undergraduate tuition grant.

That means that every year, the families of five out of six students will save $1,600 per student in university and $730 per student in college.

There is still much work that needs to be done to create a fully accessible public higher education system; the McGuinty government has made enormous progress towards this goal. Tuition support programs and

investments in educational infrastructure have removed many barriers to ensure equality.

Investing in human capital development produces a smart innovative workforce that will attract worldwide investment.

Education isn’t free. The increase in higher education accessibility in Ontario has come at a significant financial cost, a point that opposition parties are quick to point out. However, education is one of the best investments that the McGuinty government can make.

TD Economics reports the money returned to the economy through an undergraduate degree relative to a high school diploma acquired in 2000 was 11.5 per cent for men and 14.1 per cent for women. That’s a smart investment.

Patrick Allin is a Policy Director for the Queen’s University Liberal Association.

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Realize that education is also a jobs issue. Even if McGuinty’s supporters are willing to overlook the stagnation of the quality of our university services, his record as a manager of the economy has put post-university work out of reach for many new graduates.

The actual ‘educating’ part of education is only half the story; we need a dynamic economy that creates the best environment for businesses to expand and matches new graduates to jobs that make the best of their talents.

Under McGuinty’s leadership, we got neither. Hydro rates in Ontario doubled in less than nine years of overregulation and green energy social engineering — forcing many businesses to shut down and move away.

Friday, OctOber 19, 2012 We now have the most highly educated, unemployed workforce in the world, where thousands more have a university degree and nothing to show for it besides a yearbook and crippling debts.

At the end of the day, this is Dalton McGuinty’s true legacy, an Ontario post-secondary system caught up in the ideology of ‘accessibility’ with no concrete solutions for post-university employment or the improvement of the university experience.

So enjoy those large class sizes and tuition increases while you still can — one day you’ll have to go out and find a job in the mess that we’ve been left with.

Stuart Clark is the President of the Queen’s University Conservative Association.

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is comparable to analogous study-abroad opportunities offered by other Canadian universities. Finally, there is a bursary scheme available for students which is fully funded

by Blyth, and, depending on a student’s financial situation, provincial loan programs such as OSAP may also be used.

The Queen’s-Blyth Worldwide Program provides a pre-departure orientation program to both students and instructors.

Furthermore, all students, Blyth program staff, and QBW instructors must enrol in the Queen’s Emergency Support Program, and complete the QUIC predeparture

orientation and Off-Campus Activity Safety Policy (OCASP) requirements as mandated by Queen’s University for all study-abroad programs.

It is important to clarify that we had provided several changes and corrections to an earlier draft of the brochure used to market the program this year, which, due to production reasons and printing deadlines of which we were not aware, were not incorporated into the final version.

All marketing materials not approved by Queen’s have been removed from circulation, and we have now put into place protocols with Blyth to ensure that such materials are vetted properly

through Queen’s.

Instructor stipends do not reflect the fact that airfares, all accommodation costs, and some meals are all included while an instructor is participating in the program.

Intellectual property rights for QBW instructors are equally protected by the same university policies applicable to any instructor at Queen’s.

As this program is only in the second year of a pilot phase, we are always appreciative of helpful feedback which can be used to improve the program. Such feedback has already been used to modify the program structure for next year, indicates that the

QBW program allows a segment of the student population which might otherwise not have travelled abroad to gain valuable international experience, and demonstrates that the students’ academic experiences on the program this past year were overwhelmingly positive.

As always, I would be pleased to discuss any further questions or concerns about the program with interested individuals.

Write letters to the editor and send them to: journal_letters@ams.queensu.ca

Jim Lee, Vice-Provost (International)

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Untimely trap Mystery thriller a tribute to a bygone era B y E mma Farant Contributor Intrigue and mystery surround all of Agatha Christie’s works and The Mousetrap is no different.

The popular play, which has been continuously revamped since its premiere 60 years ago, is given a new home by Kingston’s Domino Theatre. This particular version of the play felt like a homage to the thrilling, but familiar murder mysteries of Masterpiece Theatre and the BBC. The premise of the play is young couple Mollie and Giles Ralston inheriting the impressive Monkswell Manor, a large estate which now serves as a guesthouse.

During a bad blizzard, Monkswell’s rooms are filled with eccentric and secretive characters — one of whom is a murderer.

For the most part, the acting in this production served the characters and the plot points well. Genevieve Landis and Jason Bowen are entirely likeable and have convincing chemistry as the young Ralstons.

Robin de Kleine-Stimpson turns in a powerful performance as Miss Casewell, one of the suspects in the murder, while Matt Salton as Detective-Sergeant Trotter is staunch and warm, and altogether perfectly English.

While the acting helped guide the plot along, the production suffered from pacing issues, particularly in the first act — issues caused by an apparent lack of foreknowledge of the cues and timing. The first act is largely exposition and setup for the ending climax of killer’s reveal.

But unfortunately some of the first-act sluggishness continued into the second act with more line hesitancies from the actors.

At times, the slow delivery of important punch lines hindered the audience’s understanding of major plot points.

As a tribute to a bygone era in the way that Downton Abbey and Parade’s End are love letters to the 20s, The Mousetrap succeeds in all respects.

The nostalgic costumes, set dressing and lighting design evoked a romanticized vision of the early 50s, when everything was still in a decadent limbo from the war’s aftermath.

Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap has been performed on stage several times since the play The play escapes to a former era, first came out over 60 years ago. successfully engaging its audience in the aforementioned murder, but falling flat in the more technical details of timing that threaten the plotline in its entirety.

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The Mousetrap runs until Nov. 3 at Domino Theatre.

art review

Objects to words Exhibit combines technology and toys B y A lex D ownham Contributor I walked into the Agnes Etherington Art Centre a student and walked out an artist.

It’s not often you get to help create the art you see but David Rokeby is one step ahead of you with his exhibit The Giver of Names. Rokeby puts down his pencil and paintbrush in favour of something a little different — children’s toys, a camera and a projector.

Once I saw the toys on the floor, the child inside me was intrigued.

The items ranged from rubber boots to stuffed animals to, my personal favourite, toy trucks. A camera hooked into a computer was set up in one spot of the room,

pointing at a spotlit pedestal where I placed my objects of choice.

Immediately, a photo was taken of the item. To my shock, the computer then verbalized words associated with that item. When I elevated a stuffed cat from the pile on the floor the word “Prussian” appeared on the screen.

The emotionless female GPS voice provided no connection between the words, which was unsettling. interview It contrasted further with the light-hearted and lively nature of the toys.

After continuously reorganizing the items on the pedestal, the seemingly jumbled sentences I heard from the computer voice began to make bits of sense.

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Emergence from hiberation Wintersleep’s setting off on a cross-Canada tour with Elliott Brood

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In David Rokeby’s The Giver of Names, a camera detects the object on the pedestal and a computerized voice describes it.

Wintersleep has reached musical maturity with their latest album Ho Hum. For guitarist Tim D’Eon, collaboration and focus define the record.

“Last time, we stuck with what we do live, and stayed within our comfort zone,” he said, “On this record we did a lot of sharing of instruments — the process had so much more communication.”

Ho Hum isn’t a dramatic departure from the band’s past albums and it succeeds as a well-produced and polished product.

From the opening synthetic chords, it re-imagines the West Coast indie sound they helped define with albums like the 2008 Juno award-winner Welcome To The Night Sky. The band embraces digital instrumentals and electro-pop influences in their new album but they still stay true to their indie rock roots.

Loel Campbell’s drumming is driving and constant, while Jon Samel’s synthesizer work, especially in the chorus of “Permanent Sigh,” completes a whole sound that at times is symphonic.

Intricate rhythms on the first single, “In Came the Flood” make it D’Eon’s new live favourite.

The track shows off the band’s immense technical ability and cohesiveness, refined by years of playing together.

The repetition and monotony of having a hit single can take its toll, but it isn’t something D’Eon is irritated by.

“There was a while when it felt like every radio session we did everyone just wanted to hear ‘Weighty Ghost.’ But we never really get sick of it, we still play it live — we play it almost every show,” he said.

D’Eon said the band has shifted weight from that song to more unexpected and thrilling tunes to play live.

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Ten years and counting Mark Sasso says the audience makes touring different every time B y S avoula S tylianou Arts Editor

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Elliott BROOD’s latest album Days Into Years is getting one last kick in the can.

Vocalist, guitarist and banjo player Mark Sasso tells me this through the phone as he carries boxes of CDs and merchandise to his car in Newfoundland.

He’s preparing for the band’s upcoming tour, but after the upcoming months of going on the road, Sasso said the band won’t be headlining any shows with their latest album.

“It’s a last go at it, as they call it the album cycle in the music business. One last time and then we’ll start on our new record in the new year hopefully,” Sasso said.

Looking back, the band first got their identifiable name while watching the Robert Redford film The Natural. Sasso thought if the femme fatale named Harriett Bird had an evil twin brother, his name would be ‘Elliott Brood.’

Ten years later the name still stands strong, and the three-piece death country band are still making their way together through the music business, playing shows like they always have.

At live shows, Sasso said the band leaves it up to the crowd to set the pace.

“It’s one of those things where

The last time Elliott BROOD hit Kingston, they played the annual Wolfe Island Music Festival.

a show is a show and of course, it’s interesting. But it’s never the same people doing the same things — the audience changes it up for you.”

As Sasso stacks boxes of t-shirts and hats on the hood of the car, he tells me the band has yet to perfect the art of touring.

“That’s the one thing about touring — it’s never down to a science. It’s different every single day. You can’t control it, it’s a beast,” he said, but a beast worth taming, he quickly adds.

“If it was the same every time

Elliott BROOD has been playing together for ten years and has opened for acts like Blue Rodeo and Corb Lund.

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and that was the case, we would have done one tour and been done with it.”

Along the line, Elliott BROOD was nominated for the 2009 Polaris Prize and has opened for Canadian country icons like Blue Rodeo and Corb Lund.

This fall, they’re co-touring with Wintersleep — no opening act, just two bands getting equal stage time.

It’ll be the tenth or twelfth time they’ve played in Kingston, Sasso guesses. The last time they came to Kingston was to play the Wolfe Island Music Festival in August.

Because there are two headliners this time around, it’ll be a shorter set in Kingston for both acts.

“Where we’d normally do two hours, we’re now doing one hour and a bit each,” Sasso said.

“Getting to tour with a band that you actually like really is a plus.”

While on this final tour with Days Into Years, the band is taking little time to mourn the album’s passing — they’ve already begun working on the next album.

“We’re always writing,” he said.

“We have no super concrete plans or anything like that, just a few new demos.”

Elliott BROOD plays Ale House on Monday with Wintersleep. Doors open at 9 p.m.

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‘We’re the same five guys we’ve always been’ Protest the Hero lead singer Rody Walker talks about working with the same people for over a decade B y M ichael G reen Contributor Protest the Hero should, by rights, be sick of each other by now.

The five-man band has maintained the same lineup since they got started in 1999 — quite the feat in today’s changing music industry.

“It certainly makes us stronger. We wouldn’t be the same band if any member were to change,” lead singer Rody

Walker said.

“We’re not the kind of people that could maintain the revolving door of players — we’re the same five guys we’ve always been.”

Their incessant chemistry is evident as Walker describes his band with ease.

“Fat, dumb, hairy, drunk, Canadian,” he said. “We’re pretty typical Canadians that way.”

Protest the Hero, originally named Happy Go Lucky, has released three albums in their

Progressive metal band Protest the Hero has had the same lineup since the group first got together in 1999.

thirteen years together — most recently their 2011 album Scurrilous.

The band is currently on tour with Black Label Society, but play a few shows in between days off.

“If we’re not playing, we’re not making any money. And if we’re not making any money, we can’t keep playing — we have to keep playing,” Walker said.

Protest the Hero is headlining a gig at Time to Laugh Comedy Club on Monday with different performers than their usual lineup.

“This won’t even be our first show at the Time to Laugh Comedy Club. I’m looking forward to seeing our name under ‘Time to Laugh’ again as it makes us look like a

comedy act.”

When recalling a story of the last time the Whitby-formed band made a trip home, the interview heated up as Walker told me about a protest that had occured.

“I saw there was a massive pro-life rally on the streets in Whitby and I didn’t like to see there was that much support for a cause that is so bullshit.” he said.

In spite of that single incident, Walker said he’s praid of his hometown.

“Whitby is a lovely place. I’m happy to have grown up there.”

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Taking a cue from the audience Continued from page 11

“There’s a song we do from our second record called ‘Nerves Normal’ and that changes every night. There’s a lot of improvisation in this kind of instrumental section,” he said. “You never what’s going

to happen — it could be five minutes long, or 10 or 12. If the crowd’s into it we’ll make it a little longer and make it a little trippier.”

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Guitarist Tim D’Eon says Wintersleep has reached a new level of collaboration.

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The computer’s ability to describe uniquely artful objects left me captivated.

Rokeby’s The Giver Of Names debuted in Toronto in 1997 and, at the time, I’m sure it was considered to be technologically advanced. In September, the installation traveled to Kingston to start its residency at The Agnes Etherington Art Centre.

But even 15 years from its first installation

the exhibit’s ability to collaborate between technology and children’s toys still felt innovative.

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ATHLETICS Initiative Series

• Field House • Scholarships • Fields & Stadium Project

Luring talent Athletics proposes scholarship pool to spur athlete recruitment process Part 2 of 3 B y Peter M orrow Sports Editor

Sports The $2 million fundraising goal is intended to support Queen’s varsity teams with more athletic scholarship funding.

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ATHLETe profile

Not an uphill battle Rookie runner finds fast success with Gaels cross country B y L auri Kytömaa Staff Writer Cross country runner Julie-Ann Staehli’s potential is materializing, and she’s still fresh out of the gate.

Before coming to Queen’s, the first-year recruit had never run an event for a club team. Two months into the season, she’s become the best Queen’s cross country has to offer.

Since leaving her hometown of Lucknow, Ont., Staehli’s led the Gaels’ women’s team to a current

eighth overall ranking in the CIS. She most recently finished 10th overall at the Guelph Open 5km event — her third top-ten finish of the year to date.

Coming from a town where hockey was pushed over any other sport, Staehli took to the hills instead of the rink.

“Thanks to great coaches in high school I stuck with my running, and it’s really worked out,” Staehli said.

Her youth and inexperience haven’t yet caused her to lose

composure come race time.

“It’s good to get out in the front pack just at the beginning of the race, so that you get yourself a good spot before it narrows off into the bush,” Staehli said.

“I try to hold my position for most of it and, if I can, save some for the end so I can make some ground later on.”

Queen’s cross country head coach Steve Boyd said Staehli’s success without extra coaching or club experience made her a clear

When student-athletes are choosing a collegiate program, schools are expected to raise the ante.

Queen’s new $2 million benchmark for athletic scholarship funding, part of the Queen’s Initiative Campaign, aims to do just that — equip its varsity teams with an enhanced approach to athlete recruitment.

Queen’s Athletics director Leslie Dal Cin said the fundraising benchmark is intended to support 12 varsity teams collectively for the next 20 years, with a $100,000 annual boost.

“A scholarship is an important factor in the decision-making for an athlete who’s choosing one school over another, all things being equal,” Dal Cin said. “It’s just a part of sports culture.”

From 2007 to 2011, Queen’s provided the equivalent of just fewer than 29 full athletic scholarships per year.

That average is low among CIS schools, but Dal Cin intends to raise that percentage point to help coaches build stronger programs.

“Good teams need good coaches and good athletes,” Dal Cin said.

“That combination will get you great results.”

Coaches are directly involved in deciding which athletes get scholarships. Dal Cin said varsity coaches propose scholarship plans, request specific amounts of funding to allocate towards their players.

Athletes have to maintain a 2.7 GPA to qualify for a scholarship

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Julie-Anne Staehli never trained with a competitive track club, but the Lucknow, Ont. native took the OUA by storm with strong results at Queen’s, Western and Guelph.

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renewal in ensuing years.

“Coaches play the role of determining who qualified for scholarships — it’s the job of students to meet the academic requirements.”

Under OUA rules, athletic scholarships are limited to a $4,000 annual maximum per athlete. Prior to 2007, schools could provide no more than $3,500 a year, and only to athletes in second-year standing or above.

Also required by the OUA is that the difference in a school’s allocation of funds to male and female programs can be no greater than 10 per cent.

Only athletes on official varsity teams can receive Queen’s athletic scholarships. The football program creates its own separate scholarship awards based on self-generated revenue.

“Over time there’ve been generous benefactors who donate awards to football,” Dal Cin said.

“They’re fortunate — very rich in legacy.”

Like football awards, Queen’s athletic scholarships are handed out sparingly. Much has to fall in place for the athlete who seeks financial aid.

As the chief revenue source, alumni donations are the starting point. Donors have the option of selecting a varsity program to fund directly.

“Generally, people want to donate in various ways,” Dal Cin said. “Some [donors] even want it to go to a certain individual, so they choose the award route.”

The need for increased athlete funding is crucial to less successful programs looking to improve.

The Queen’s men’s basketball team rebuilding under head coach Stephan Barrie, with just two wins last season. “[Scholarships are] a major piece to the whole equation for us going forward,” Barrie said. “If we didn’t have the opportunity to give players money, we’d lose some current and future players for this program.”

Barrie said athletic scholarships are instrumental to attract top Canadian players tempted by American school offers.

Larger scholarships cover larger tuitions in the U.S., but Barrie indicated that Ontario’s $4,000 athletic scholarship cap is somewhat restrictive.

The rest of the CIS and the NCAA both allow schools to cover the full tuition costs of student athletes.

“Hopefully for OUA athletics, we’ll be able to offer more and also have the capability to offer more,” Barrie said.

“It’s a matter of growing the process in a way which can be sustained.”

Part three of the series will appear in issue 17 of the Journal.

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Point/counterpoint

Projecting the fall OUA title races Assistant Sports Editor Nick Faris faces off with the Journal’s sports writers to assess the league’s best

Football

Women’s Soccer

QUEEN’S

OTTAWA

OTTAWA

The Gaels’ recent 33-28 loss to the Guelph Gryphons was a blessing in disguise. They gained a much-needed wake-up call heading into a do-or-die run for the OUA championship.

After surrendering a 25-point deficit, the Gaels lost due to their own complacency. Any sense of entitlement as the rightful Yates Cup top-underdogs is officially gone.

Queen’s will likely win in the quarter-finals, and it’s a sure bet they’ll avoid past mistakes against the Gryphons in the semis.

Once they face the almighty McMaster Marauders for the Yates Cup, the self-inflicted wake-up call could be the difference.

— Peter Morrow

It will be a three-horse race for the OUA women’s soccer title, with the Gaels, Ottawa Gee-Gees and Wilfred Laurier Golden Hawks duking it out.

The Gee-Gees are running away with the OUA East, while the Golden Hawks top the West. The Gaels are second place in the East and should finish the season there.

Although Queen’s and Laurier have qualified for back-to-back CIS championship tournaments, the Gee-Gees remain undefeated and have allowed only one goal all season, scoring 54.

The Gaels will put in a valiant effort, but the Gee-Gees’ offensive firepower and rock solid defence will lead them to the OUA title.

— Jordan Cathcart

A chronic inability to beat the Toronto Varsity Blues could hamstring Queen’s in the playoffs.

Their last four games have resulted in two ties and two victories for the Blues — with a potential quarter-final matchup looming.

The Gaels are resilient enough to take down the Blues in an early playoff showdown, but chances of a national three-peat are next to nil.

The Gaels’ situation is reminiscent of the football team — a talented side frantically seeking to rectify untimely bouts of inconsistency.

That uncertainty doesn’t bode well against Ottawa, who already dismantled Queen’s in the second game of the season.

— Nick Faris

Queen’s is currently 5-2, third in the OUA.

MCMASTER Inconsistency has plagued the Gaels all season long, but the Ontario championship is still well within reach.

Queen’s suffered a total second-half meltdown against Guelph last weekend.

A veteran-laden Gaels squad won’t let it happen again.

They’ll cruise in the quarter-final and redeem themselves in the semi.

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If Queen’s offense and defence are clicking simultaneously, there’s a chance they could threaten the nationally top-ranked Marauders in the Yates Cup. That hasn’t happened to date, and there’s little reason to believe a season-long struggle will be solved against the best team in the country.

Second best was the projection from the outset, and McMaster will ensure the Gaels get nothing more.

— Nick Faris

Men’s rugby

Men’s soccer QUEEN’S

YORK

York currently ranks as the The York Lions will walk away with favourite in the OUA championship the OUA title, but before that, things race — but with four elite teams, will heat up in the semi-finals. nothing is guaranteed.

That’s when Queen’s and The Lions have shown cracks in Carleton, first and second in the 2012. Slim victories over dismal East, will face off against their West Brock and Waterloo teams show Division counterparts, York and that York is eminently beatable, McMaster, in the first round of even if it hasn’t happened yet. interdivisional play.

The Gaels boast a nearly Although the East Division Photo by Alex Choi unblemished record despite a recent Queen’s is currently 5-1, second in the OUA. leaders have both had great seasons, spate of injuries. Their surprising it’ll be an all-West final between QUEEN’S run will continue until the final, WESTERN York and McMaster, with York Photo by Tiffany Lam where they’ll take home the title. coming out on top.

Queen’s is After a disappointing loss in last Queen’s heartbreaking loss to — Nick Faris — Peter Reimer 10-1-2, first in the OUA East. year’s finals, the men’s rugby Western in September was the OUA team has bounced back in season’s most exciting game to aspiring fashion. date — and they should meet again The Gaels have only dropped in the conference final. one of six regular season The Gaels have persisted GUELPH games, in the form of a 22-20 despite occasional absences of defeat against the Western several veterans. David Worsley, Mustangs — the team responsible Graham Turner and rookie Adam With only a victory against the for last year’s dissatisfying result.

McQueen have paced Queen’s Waterloo Warriors separating Queen’s from the OUA title game, a Queen’s fans can expect a balanced attack. team insistent on dethroning The Mustangs have won each chance to play for the championship the Mustangs in the finals, while of the teams’ last four match-ups. A is a likely reality.

The gold medal game will almost fending off the likes of top OUA potential rematch in the final hinges Photo by Alex Choi teams McMaster and Guelph. on Liam Underwood — whether certainly be against the seemingly Queen’s will face Waterloo in the OUA semi-final.

Although the Mustangs have the he’s healthy or even present for the unbeatable Guelph Gryphons. physical edge, Queen’s has fought playoff push. If he’s not, Western Guelph outscored opponents 388-8 best player in fifth-year centre Britt GUELPH through more adversity, and will will celebrate on the Nixon Field en route to a 6-0 regular season.

Benn. She tallied a career-high 16 Even for the most talented Gaels This has been the most successful tries in 2012 — while no other win the OUA. turf once again.

— Adrian Smith — Nick Faris squad in team history, the challenge Gaels team in 2012. With an player reached double-digits. will likely prove too great. Queen’s established core of players in A national medal is in the cards will fall short to the Gryphons, third-year or under, there’s still for Queen’s, but the conference undoubtedly the OUA’s best. room for growth. Unfortunately, title will go to the Gryphons.

— Josh Burton Guelph stands in their way.

— Nick Faris BROCK (M) The Gryphons boast the league’s WESTERN (M) WESTERN (W) QUEEN’S (W)

Women’s rugby

Rowing

With a first-place finish in the lightweight eight at the Brock Invitational, the men’s team has the potential to claim individual event medals. Still, it won’t be enough to secure the overall OUA banner.

The men will finish third behind Western and Brock.

The women stack up very well against the rest of the OUA, with three first-place finishes at Brock.

An improvement in the lightweight eight may be all Queen’s need to raise another banner. The women will take first in the OUA. — Lauri Kytömaa

Winning the lightweight eight at Brock underscores the proficiency of Queen’s men in certain events, but Western and Brock are too strong. The Badgers will unseat the Mustangs for OUA supremacy.

The women have shown improvement in the heavyweight races, but Western’s historic dominance still complicates the matter. Any individual race could swing the championship, and the Mustangs’ OUA success must be considered. Western will clinch first, with the Gaels settling for silver.

— Nick Faris

Cross country GUELPH

GUELPH

The Guelph Gryphons are the hands-down favourites to capture OUA team titles.

Queen’s women are looking preeminent, finishing in third place at the Guelph Open.

The men’s team hasn’t been able to break into the top pack of participants in warm-up events.

Neither team will ultimately be able to top Guelph.

— Rachel Herscovici

A collection of Guelph cross country alumni recently finished second at the Guelph Open — ahead of everyone but the current Guelph men, who’ll win an eighth consecutive OUA title.

On the women’s side, Guelph is gunning for nine straight.

Both Queen’s teams should challenge for the podium, but the Gryphons will sweep once again.

— Nick Faris

Final Recap Consensus • Women’s soccer (YRK) • Women’s rugby (GUE) • Cross country (GUE) Toss-Up • Football (QUE, MAC) • Men’s soccer (YRK, QUE) • Men’s rugby (QUE, WES) • Rowing (WES/QUE, BRO/QUE)

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GoLf

Green days at OUAs Second-year leads Gaels men at provincial championships, while women’s rebuild continues B y n icK Faris Assistant Sports Editor

Men’S ReSUlTS

Queen’s golf teams faced stiff competition at the OUA Golf Championships. The men excelled, while the women were consigned to a different fate.

The men’s team placed fifth of 16 teams, six strokes behind the champion Western Mustangs.

Queen’s men didn’t reach the podium after winning the silver medal in 2011, but their overall score improved. The team’s five members combined to finish in 594 strokes — down from 600 last year.

“The calibre of university golf is getting better and better,” said head coach Bert Kea. “The players are getting better and they’re scoring [lower].”

The two-round tournament was held in Waterloo on Monday and Tuesday. Each men’s team featured five golfers, whose total scores were pooled to determine the team champion.

Second-year Echo Chan had Queen’s best individual result, tying for ninth overall on the men’s leaderboard. He was named a second-team OUA All-Star after shooting +4 — his best collegiate performance to date, according to Kea. Chan finished in a tie for 45th as a rookie at last year’s OUA championship.

“In my opinion, he’s the most improved player on the team,” Kea said. “I was really happy for him, to put two [strong] games together and help us get where we are.”

Queen’s Russell Bowie, last year’s OUA bronze-medalist, finished in a tie for 12th, one stroke behind Chan.

Guelph’s Chris Hemmerich won the individual men’s title, finishing at -5 and improving on his silver medal finish

WOMen’S ReSUlTS T21. Alexandra rawn (180, +38) 27. Jennifer Kates (191, +49) 30. Mischi Buszowski (196, +54) T34. Sarah Ingram (209, +67)

T9. Echo Chan (146, +4) T12. russell Bowie (147, +5) T19. Jordan Gregoris (150, +8) T26. Taylor Henderson (152, +10) T40. Matthew Lariviere (156, +14) from 2011.

Hemmerich competed for Canada at the World University Golf Championship in Liberec, Czech Republic this past July, where he was coached by Kea. “[He’s] one of the top players in Canada,” Kea said.

Queen’s OUA performance qualified them for the Canadian University/College Championship in May 2013.

of university “golftheis calibre getting better and better. ”

— Bert Kea, golf head coach

While Kea said the berth to nationals is a big step for the men’s program, Queen’s women lagged well behind their competition in Waterloo.

The Gaels placed last overall, finishing ninth with a combined score of 563 strokes.

The Toronto Varsity Blues secured the team championship, completing the tournament in 98 fewer strokes than Queen’s.

Alexandra Rawn led the Gaels with an individual score of +38, finishing in a tie for 21st. Rawn and Jennifer Kates are Queen’s lone returning golfers from last year’s championship, following the departure of former captain Hailey Ingleson.

As the women continue to rebuild, their counterparts could be poised for a return to the OUA podium in the near future. Of the five Gaels men who competed in Waterloo, only team captain Taylor Henderson is set to graduate.

“I have a feeling we’re continually trying to improve, and I think we will,” Kea said.

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Cross country head coach Steve Boyd noticed early leadership abilities in Staehli.

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target for recruitment.

“She was pretty undertrained coming out of high school,” Boyd said. “She was running mostly just on natural talent, which is one of the reasons I wanted to get her here.”

Before making a mark at Queen’s, her accomplishments included a gold medal in the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations (OFSAA) track meet in the 1.5 km steeplechase, and an 11th place finish in the 800m.

Her steeplechase finish was the second-fastest time ever recorded by a female in the competition.

“We knew she had a ton of

upside, and we really wanted her to be a runner for us in the future,” Boyd said.

In her first university season, Staehli has finished as the top Queen’s runner in every event that she’s entered.

she had a “tonWeofknew upside, and we

really wanted her to be a runner for us in the future.

”

— Steve Boyd, cross country head coach She finished third overall at the Queen’s Invitational and placed sixth overall at the

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Western Invitational.

With these finishes, she has cemented herself as a key part of the Gaels team for the OUA Championship on Oct. 27, and will certainly play a role at the CIS championships, should the team qualify.

Aside from her early running success, Boyd said Staehli’s charisma makes her an important team leader.

“She has helped change the culture of the team a lot,” he said.

“Everybody is very serious and is bent on getting better because of the vibes that come off of her.”

“She’s like a franchise player, I guess you could say.”

— With files from Peter Morrow

ON DECK CIRCLE FOOTBALL

WOMEN’S RUGBY

MEN’S HOCKEY

Saturday oct. 20, 1 p.m.: Gaels (5-2) vs. Toronto Varsity Blues (2-5)

Saturday oct. 20, 3:30 p.m.: Gaels vs. Waterloo Warriors (oUA semi-final)

friday, oct. 19, 7:30 p.m.: Gaels (1-0-0) @ ryerson rams (1-1-0)

WOMEN’S SOCCER

MEN’S RUGBY

Saturday, oct. 19, 7:30 p.m.: Gaels @ Toronto Varsity Blues (2-0-0)

friday oct. 19, 6 p.m.: Gaels (10-2-2) @ ottawa Gee-Gees (14-0-1) Sunday oct. 21, 1 p.m.: Gaels vs. Trent Excalibur (3-10-1) MEN’S SOCCER Sunday, oct. 21, 3:15 p.m.: Gaels (10-1-2) vs. Trent Excalibur (1-10-1)

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Friday, October 19, 2012

queensjournal.ca

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postscript Local business

Out of the oven Wolfe Island Bakery maintains its reputation with popular baked treats B y R achel H erscovici Assistant News Editor There’s always something in the oven at Wolfe Island Bakery.

Located just north of Princess St., it provides a getaway from the hustle and bustle on the street. Patrons enjoy the warm atmosphere, comforting smells of the kitchen and, of course, the famous butter tarts.

As I walked in, it was obvious that pastries are the center of attention, whimsically placed behind the glass counters surrounding the cash register.

Everything is authentic — real food and genuine people is what makes the bakery so successful.

About 30 years ago, Steve McIntosh bought a decrepit building on the corner of Queen and Chapman Streets for $2,500.

This would become Wolfe Island Bakery, which McIntosh still owns today.

“I’ve had customers that have been customers for thirty years that are still coming in,” he said.

Formerly just a bakery on Wolfe Island, the store opened its Queen St. location in 1995.

“It started as a hobby at the market,” McIntosh, ArtSci ’78, said. “Then it just grew.”

Today the team of about 13 workers seems to work together flawlessly to turn out meals and baked goods seven days a week. It’s like clockwork.

Their passion and joy shines through their work, bringing in an even crowd of families, elderly citizens and students.

“On Saturday and Sunday, we have a killer breakfast, so we’re full of students,” he said. “We call it the hangover crowd.”

Right now, the shop is preparing for the holiday season where they will turn out over thousands of

cookies and sweets.

Even with high traffic from the upcoming holiday season, there are certain challenges and risks to opening up and maintaining a bakery.

McIntosh told me he has seen many bakeries close down because of the high cost of labour, the difficulties of management and building costs.

But he said his bakery has the most important aspect for keeping the business successful — its products.

“When you’re in the food business, it all boils down to the food,” he said.

Franziska Godwin is one of the people behind the storefront, working to bake goods each day. A full-time pastry chef at the bakery, she starts her work at 7:30 a.m. with an eye for what needs to be prepared that day.

On Saturday and “Sunday, we have a

killer breakfast, so we’re full of students.

We call it the hangover crowd.

”

— Steve McIntosh, owner and founder of Wolfe Island Bakery “It’s a constant calculation of what we do next,” she said.

She’s a cordial woman, warm and inviting with some serious baking skills and a strict demeanor when it comes to her oven.

As soon as she starts it in the morning, she said, something must always be in it — timing and organization is key.

Even though her job is demanding, when Godwin is baking, she seems at ease, effortlessly preparing pastries.

Though the pastry-baking shift begins at 7:30 a.m., someone is always overseeing the ovens at the bakery — a night shift, from 10 p.m. to morning, covers bread baking.

It’s not the only time that the kitchen’s in a flurry of activity — a night shift works from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. to handle the baking of bread products too.

The original bakery opened on Wolfe Island with its famous Red River Bread, a customer favourite that’s still popular today.

I was readily put to work making butter tarts for the market at Confederation Park the next day.

I quickly find out that Godwin, who was born in Switzerland, has skillful hands much quicker than my own.

Baking is a very hands-on activity — it becomes clear that Godwin’s most used tool is her fingers. She haphazardly shapes pastry dough into the well-greased tins and quickly pours the sweet, syrupy butter tart filling in the mould.

Flour flies from the bag onto the dough and filling spills onto our counter — our hands are sticky and our aprons covered, but a little mess isn’t a baker’s concern in the midst of a task.

There’s something soothing and liberating about the messy but methodical repetition of the process.

Godwin said she discovered her love of baking at a young age.

“All I wanted to do was bake a cake and cook,” she said. “I made my first big meal for people when I was 11 and made my cakes when I was eight or nine.

“Ever since then, I knew it was kind of a passion and that’s why I decided to even own a shop one day.”

That dream came true about 20 years ago. She immigrated to Ottawa and opened her own bakery.

After selling the shop in 2001, she began working for another bakery when an injury left her unable to bake until she moved to Kingston a little over a year ago.

It’s a constant “calculation of what we do next. ”

— Franziska Godwin, pastry chef at Wolfe Island Bakery

“I saw Wolfe Island Bakery,” she said. “I was happy.”

One year later, it’s clear that Godwin is exactly where she is supposed to be — effortlessly crafting tarts, cakes and squares.

We turn out about four dozen tarts and move onto the peanut

Established in the 1980s, Wolfe Island Bakery made its mark with its famous Red River Bread. Nowadays, butter tarts (above) are another customer favourite.

photo by tiffany lam

butter truffles to use Godwin’s favourite kitchen tool, the mixer.

The recipe is surprisingly simple for such a decadent pastry.

We alternate use of well-worn measuring cups and sifters, handled daily to make the baked goods.

“Everything you see here is made here … even all the pastries, the bread, everything is from scratch,” Godwin said, “and that’s why people appreciate it.”

Though the abundance of buttery baked goods can be a hit to the waistline, Godwin avoids this path. The job itself is very physically demanding. Godwin, for example, said she stands on her feet, running around and lifting bags of flour for the entirety of her shift.

“It is hard physical work and I think many people don’t realize it,” she said.

But the experienced pastry chef doesn’t look tired — she’s alive in her work.

After all, a baker must, most importantly, be passionate about their craft, she said.

“I always believe you have to like what you do and then it comes out better,” she said, “It’s something rewarding.”

photo by tiffany lam

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