The Queen's Journal, Issue 25

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Examining the value of AMS experience in executive elections.

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Analyzing the root causes of Idle No More.

Talking to Corner Gas alum Brent Butt.

Behind the scenes with OUA referees.

Exploring the allure behind the sport of archery.

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Concerns arise over blue light bars Campus Security and City Council look into misuse of blue light phones B y J ULIa VRIEnD Assistant News Editor

Queen’s hosted the 2013 Canadian University Synchronized Swimming League Eastern championship at the ARC pool on Sunday. See page 12 for full story.

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per hour.

A reduction of work time is decided on a case-by-case basis and sometimes given to students in need who have on-campus jobs and therefore can’t complete the necessary hours.

Prior to November, a student referred to only as “Elliot” by EngSoc for confidentiality purposes didn’t qualify for a deduction because their job, a 20-hour-per-week commitment,

on our resources.”

The 176 blue lights are located in frequently traveled areas around campus to allow access to emergency services. When the red button is pushed, it directs the person to the Queen’s Campus Security Emergency Report Services.

Since 2008, there has been a spike in the number of blue lights pressed maliciously. On the Campus Security website, a combined total of “Malicious” and “No Cause Located” numbers are provided to best reflect the true number of malicious activations. In 2012, up until Dec. 11, there were 362 incidents of this nature, compared to 327 in 2011, according to the Whig-Standard.

City Council began looking into the issue after a group of women, including SGPS executive assistant, Anne-Marie Grondin, brought their concerns to the Dec. 4 Council meeting. The following week, Kingston Police announced they would be looking into the blue light incidents.

There have been reports of students misusing the blue lights in an attempt to get a jacket bar known as “Blue Light” or “True Blue.”

The bar can be achieved if a group of students go around

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Campus Security has hired two additional staff for direct patrolling of the blue lights on campus after students have continued to misuse the emergency phones.

“False blue light activations, no matter the motivation, take our response staff away from other calls,” Campus Security Director David Patterson told the Journal via email. “False activations are a drain

ENGINEERING SOcIEty

SciFormal policies come under fire Senior Chair of Engineering Review Board speaks out against dismissal of grievance B y VInCEnt M ataK Assistant News Editor A referendum has been launched after the Engineering Society

(EngSoc) refused to refund almost $300 of Science Formal fees for one student.

The student was unable to complete the necessary hours for

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Airline doesn’t have to transfer primates Agency rules against Queen’s and Public Health’s complaint against Air Canada B y R aCHEL H ERSCoVICI Assistant News Editor The Canadian Transport Agency (CTA) recently ruled that Air Canada will have the right to refuse to transport research primates, effective Jan. 10.

The decision comes as a disappointment to Queen’s Vice Principal of Research Steven Liss, who teamed up with the Public Health Agency of Canada to file a complaint after Air Canada sought to cease such transportation.

Air Canada filed with the CTA on Nov. 22, 2011 to make certain revisions to their tariffs, and cargo and freight rules, which would enable them to refuse

SciFormal and was subsequently charged a total of $402.50 to attend the event, which included the cost of the ticket.

Currently, SciFormal policy dictates that engineering students need to complete 40 hours of work for the annual event, in addition to purchasing a ticket, which costs $120 this year.

For every hour of work uncompleted, students are charged $10. If they have 10 hours remaining, it’s bumped to $15

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transportation of research primates

by Jan. 2012.

The CTA — an independent administrative body of the government of Canada — ruled in favour of Air Canada’s requests in Dec., 2012.

“We were disappointed but not surprised by the decision,” Liss told the Journal via email.

Research work at Queen’s, concentrated in neurosciences, involves the use of research primates, which are most efficiently transported in airplanes, Liss said.

“Discovery research and the pursuit of knowledge that can be applied to develop new cures or prevent disease in humans Students and community members rallied in support of the Idle No More movement on Friday at See VP on page 4

the corner of University Ave. and Union St. See page 5 for full story.

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Each year, AMS executive elections see candidates with a range of experience. But, as former exec told the Journal, being on the inside isn’t an indicator of which team will win.

B y R osie H ales Features Editor Exposure, not experience, may be the key to success for teams who run for AMS executive positions, says AMS President Doug Johnson.

In the last 12 years, 23 of the 36 teams to run for AMS executive have included one or more members who’ve held AMS council or managerial positions within the Society in the year they campaigned.

Since then, three teams with no members holding council or managerial positions at the time of campaigning have won executive positions.

Traditionally, each year brings teams with internal and external experience to the AMS. While a full-time paid position within the Society often provides a setting for individuals to develop some skills necessary for executive positions, it’s debatable as to whether these experiences give executive candidates the edge needed to win the election.

The current AMS executive team is comprised of Doug Johnson, Mira Dineen and Tristan Lee (JDL). Dineen and Lee both held full-time positions in the AMS, while Johnson worked closely with the Society as Student Senate Caucus Chair.

Johnson attributes JDL’s and prior winning teams’ success to the amount of exposure to potential voters on campus.

“Exposure to the AMS and its operations is certainly beneficial to candidates running in the AMS executive election but it is most definitely not a prerequisite,” Johnson, ArtSci ’12, told the Journal via email.

In the last five years, every winning team has been made up of one or more members that have

held positions on AMS council or extended council at some point in their undergraduate career.

“I don’t know if I would call it a trend necessarily,” Mitch Piper, AMS presidential candidate in 2010-11, said.

“I think you just naturally get a lot of people who are interested in running for those positions who have had the prior involvement.”

Piper’s team lost to Chowdhury-Hartley-Rudnicki in the 2010 executive elections.

In a 2010 Journal article, Team Piper-Niyongabo-Finn (PNF) said that the diversity of their team was their greatest strength.

At the time of campaigning, Piper had been a manager at Destinations (before it was amalgamated into Tricolour Outlet) and while his teammates had no experience within the AMS, they had had other experiences within their faculty societies.

Piper said that internal experience can be beneficial, but external experience is important for bringing in new ideas and suggestions.

Last year’s elections saw team Renaud-McCarthy-Snefjella as the only fully external team running for AMS executive.

McCarthy, last year’s Vice-President of university affairs candidate and this year’s AMS Clubs Manager, said he thinks the loss is due to the size of RMS’ 10-person volunteer base. The team opted for a smaller volunteer group to keep their campaign personal.

“We were the face of our campaign.” McCarthy, ConEd ’12, said.

McCarthy said that there is a trend where an ‘internal’ AMS team will run for the executive positions each year.

“It makes sense because people love the organization that [they] have been with for so long so it’s a natural step towards wanting to lead it,” he said.

Having AMS experience prior to applying for an executive position can give a better starting point when developing ideas, but running without AMS experience isn’t an insurmountable challenge, so long as other skills are gained from external positions, he said.

For him, experiences such as managing staff and a large budget, were transferrable and not unique to working for a student government.

“It’s very difficult to convince the student body that you’re prepared to run a $16 million notfor-profit organization,” he said.

Often, executive positions are a draw for those that aren’t directly associated with the AMS but have seats on AMS Assembly, such as the Undergraduate Student Trustee or Student Senate Caucus Chair.

Ethan Rabidoux, AMS president 2005-06, was Student Senate Caucus Chair as well as Chief prosecutor for the AMS — a position that became full-time and salaried in 2008-09 and is now referred to as the Judicial Affairs Director.

Rabidoux’s running mates, Jenn Hirano and Shiva Mayer, had no prior council or managerial experience with the AMS. He credits his team’s 51.39 per cent win to the theme of the campaign — “Crack the Clique.” “[‘Crack the Clique’] really tapped into a very basic human sentiment of wanting to belong and not wanting to be left out and a need for change,” Rabidoux said, adding that back then a common criticism of the AMS was that it was “cliquey.”

“I’m not sure we totally fixed

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that problem to be honest, but that was certainly what we were aiming to do,” he said.

While Rabidoux didn’t consider his team to be an “insider team,” he doesn’t feel that his team’s lack of AMS-related experience put the trio at a disadvantage.

“The vast majority of students are very involved in different things, but as far as the internal politics of “A sincere leader ­— one who is the AMS [go], very few had much willing to look out for the interests of all students, not just a to do with that. It meant very little select few.” to most people,” Rabidoux said. “[There was] no guarantee that people involved in the AMS would Jesse Gazic, ArtSci ’16 vote for insider team anyway.”

In 2011, team Campbell-EaganSlobodin (CES) — a self-professed “insider team” — won against one other team.

Kieran Slobodin, AMS Vice-President of University Affairs for CES said he had the “straightest shot” on his team for work within “Experience not necessarily the AMS prior to his role. He within the AMS, but background worked as an AMS intern, Academic experience for the positions they are running for.”

Affairs deputy and Academic Affairs commissioner before assuming his executive position.

Kate Irwin, ArtSci ’13 Both of Slobodin’s running mates either sat on council or worked closely with the AMS. “I think in our campaign we were able to sell that we were experienced,” Slobodin ArtSci ’12 said.

Trends as to who is elected for AMS executive each year are hard “An ability to open the AMS to outside experiences.” to isolate, Slobodin said.

“It’s kind of hard to map out and predict who’s going to win Jesse Waslowski, ArtSci ’13 based on their resume, especially because at the end of the day people who are deciding aren’t necessarily inside the AMS,” he said.

“The people on campus who are called ‘AMS insiders’ are few and far between,” Slobodin said.

“There’s 15,000 students who [are eligible to] vote and it’s going to be them who are the majority.”

“Experience communicating with

large groups of people.”

Jim Kelly, ArtSci ’13

“At least some solid leadership, through AMS council or volunteer work.”

Elizabeth Trice, ArtSci ’15

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Twenty years ago, Pegley, now a professor in the School of Music, was inside the World Trade Center when a truck bomb was detonated, killing six people. She was left with symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and has since explored the connection between trauma and music in her research.

Pegley is the co-editor of a new book called Music, Politics, and Violence, which examines how society is shaped by music, where music can act as both an instigator and an avenue of healing for traumatic events like 9/11.

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wasn’t on campus. Elliot completed a total of five hours of work before filing a grievance with the Engineering Review Board (ERB) — a group which deals with complaints made towards EngSoc. The complaint was filed the same week SciFormal took place.

After the ERB launched a week-long investigation into the complaint made by Elliot, the Board recommended to EngSoc Council on Nov. 15 that it refund $282.50 worth of charges made to Elliot for incomplete hours. Council dismissed the recommendations on the basis that it couldn’t award cash funds to students.

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of the ERB, then helped Elliot launch a referendum campaign in an effort to appeal EngSoc’s decision. Goldfarb, Sci ’14 said the policy of reducing hours for students with on-campus jobs isn’t official and contravenes human rights principles stipulated in the EngSoc policy.

Because of his involvement in this campaign, Goldfarb was temporarily suspended from his position on the ERB on Dec. 19 after he was accused of having a conflict of interest. He has subsequently launched an appeal against EngSoc’s decision.

“I didn’t break the policy,” Goldfarb said. “They didn’t run a proper investigation and didn’t interview all of the parties.”

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Pegley is also looking at how music can be therapeutically beneficial to current members and veterans of the Armed Forces. “[I try to] find out what’s happening with them musically and in their lives,” Pegley said, “To figure out if there are any patterns in how their lives have changed and how their music preferences have changed.”

Instead of the prevalent method of using music as self-expression in therapy, such as learning to play an instrument, Pegley has found that introducing new music or music similar to genres veterans used to listen to is a way to help veterans learn new ideas and gain confidence for functioning in society.

“We’ve got to take music seriously, understand how it is used, and then we can use it to make change.”

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again,” she said.

Pegley’s current research includes looking at how music shapes people’s perceptions of war; for example, how background music in war museums affect how visitors see war and Canada’s participation in it and how music in military recruitment videos attract sign-ups.

This research will contribute to a new book Pegley is planning, which will focus on music and the military. Research for the book has been challenging, as the military values its privacy, she said.

It’s taken her four years to gain permission to interview soldiers.

Her interviews were deemed highrisk because they involved soldiers talking about emotions.

“At this point, I just want music to be taken seriously,” Pegley said.

“If I can get the door open on this, then I will be happy.”

and in animals are essential and of importance to the health and welfare of not only Canadians, but to the entire world,” he said.

Queen’s and Public Health, the complainants, as well as Air Canada, the respondent, each had opportunity to provide written arguments to the CTA for this case after Air Canada’s intentions became public.

The proceedings took a year, during which time, Liss said, both parties were contacted to provide information or respond to inquiries.

“We had numerous concerns including the health and welfare of the animals, the imposition that might affect researchers and the advance of research in Canada and burdens that would lead to additional costs,” he said.

Air Canada had asserted that their revisions would follow suit with many other international airlines who no longer carry research primates.

They said that these changes would be in the best interest of their company and respond to public

concern over the air transportation of research primates.

According to the Toronto Star, this ruling means that United/Continental will be the only major airline in North America to ship research primates.

Liss said the University doesn’t plan to appeal and will continue to utilize alternative transportation methods for research primates.

“We will continue to provide leadership and lead discussions across the health research community to develop strategies and options that ensures we can continue to advance important research and training.”

Animal rights groups have applauded CTA’s ruling.

“Airlines play a major role in the chain of suffering endured by nonhuman primates and other animals in laboratories,” Liz White, director of Animal Alliance of Canada, said in a media release. “We’re delighted that Air Canada will now officially join the ranks of other progressive airlines that refuse to be party to this animal cruelty.”

Goldfarb’s appeal will be discussed this Thursday at EngSoc Council, where it will also be decided whether his suspension will be lifted.

The referendum, concerning Elliot’s case, has so far garnered 8 per cent support from EngSoc members. After it has been officially submitted, the referendum will be put to question during the EngSoc presidential nomination period later this month.

Current EngSoc President Taylor Wheeler said that EngSoc wouldn’t award Elliot a refund because it would be inconsistent with SciFormal policy.

“There was an assumption that since it was after the event and they could not reduce [Elliot]’s hours, they would award [them] cash instead,” Wheeler, Sci ’13 said. “That was something Council has never done before and since it was not consistent with the past, we didn’t award this person the money.”

Elliot could not have been awarded a reduction of hours because of the date the grievance was filed, he added.

“Unfortunately because of the time line involved, [Elliot] got a hold of them so late,” he said.

“They couldn’t come to a decision until after the event and therefore couldn’t have reduced [Elliot]’s hours of work after the event.”

Reduction of hours is awarded to students in need with on-campus jobs because of greater accountability, he added.

EngSoc is working on implementing a new policy for SciFormal next year, Wheeler added.

“Hopefully it will be more realistic and more in line with the realities of the students and better communicated,” he said. “Students who are unable to meet the hours will contact us long before and there will be better accommodations.”

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News in brief Idle No More rally draws large crowd The Idle No More movement arrived on campus last Friday with a rally outside of Stauffer library.

The demonstration began at noon and lasted for about an hour, and at its peak it numbered around 200 attendees and curious onlookers. The rally involved banners, placards and flags as well as drums that were used for a round dance.

Liberal MP Ted Hsu and former Green Party MPP candidate Robert Kiley made brief appearances.

The Idle No More movement began in Saskatchewan over concerns regarding Bill C-45, which was passed through parliament and received Royal Assent into law Dec. 14.

Bill C-45 is now titled “Jobs and Growth Act, 2012” and the Idle No More movement criticizes certain legislation in the bill that affects environmental protections and First Nations groups around the country.

“I think what’s happening here is that Canadians are waking up to the fact that there are Canadians living here with

third-world standards in a supposedly firstworld country and that needs to be rectified,” attendee Renata Colwell, ArtSci ’13, said.

Notably, the Indian Act, Navigation Protection Act and Environmental Assessment Act were all amended through Bill C-45, terms that Idle No More view as exploitative.

Frances Derouchie, an attendee who identified as Mohawk, voiced her support of the rally and appreciation for the large number of Queen’s students involved.

“I love student involvement, I love it, love it,” she said. “They’re here getting educated about the issue and that’s how we’re going to win this battle, through education.”

— Terence Wong

AMS cuts costs on John Orr Dinner AMS commissioners and officers once again attended the John Orr Award Dinner this year, but at less of a cost to the budget.

The dinner is hosted by the Toronto

Approximately 200 demonstrators attended Friday’s Idle No More rally.

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Spike in calls since 2008 campus and shotgun a beer for every blue light on campus. To mark their completion, students will sometimes duct tape the empty can to the post and scatter.

Some of the students attempting the jacket bar have gone as far as to press the button on the blue lights. The button alerts Campus Security of an emergency in that location.

Others have climbed the poles in an effort to smash the light bulb. “[The vandalism] is unacceptable behavior,” City Councilor Dorothy Hector said. “[The blue lights] aren’t there to look pretty, they are there for emergency, just as a fire alarm is.”

The first blue light phone was installed 1988.

The largest install was after a 1992 campus safety audi, which resulted in emergency system improvements on Queen’s campus.

The improvements aimed to assist in preventing and effectively responding to physical and sexual assaults.

“This is strictly a university issue, the community safety concerns City Council,” Hector said. “Community safety is at the forefront of my work on Council.

My ears perk up when these issues are brought forward.”

In a letter published in the Kingston WhigStandard on Dec. 5, Pam Cross, chair of the Sexual Assault Centre Kingston, wrote that “the possible consequences of this kind of behaviour are both obvious and serious.

“Three hundred and twenty false alarms creates serious issues for campus security, which is responsible for responding to these calls, and could lead to response burnout, slowed reaction time and the inability of campus security to do its job.”

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Some games surrounding the lights involve pressing the buttons, which alert Campus Security, who are supposed to respond in cases of an emergency.

The vandalism of the statue fell on the 138th birthday of Canada’s first prime minister.

alumni branch in downtown Toronto and is attended by alumni, administration, faculty, student leaders and Queen’s Bands.

It honours an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the university community; this year’s winner was former chancellor Charles Baillie.

The AMS typically sends members to connect with alumni, as do faculty societies like the Arts and Science Undergraduate Society, the Engineering Society and the Commerce Society, each of which pays for varying portions of the event.

“The event is actually quite expensive. I think this year the plate was $135 for the event,” AMS President Doug Johnson said.

“And then if you factor in transportation, the cost of a hotel for the night, it turns out to cost a lot of money.”

In the past, he said, the AMS has taken different approaches to financing the excursion.

“Some years it pays for the whole thing, some years it pays for just transportation, some years it pays for the hotel, etc. etc.,” he said. “So this year Tristan, Mira and I decided that we were just going to subsidize the event and we were only going to pay for a portion of the dinner.”

The AMS paid for half of the $135 dinner, and asked all council members and officers they invited to pay the other half, as well as arrange their own transportation and accommodation. Last year, he said, the entire dinner was covered by the AMS. Johnson said the decision to cut back is part of across-the-board budget cuts in the AMS, including a reduction of about 10 per cent for all commissions.

— Holly Tousignant

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Statue of Sir John A. Macdonald vandalized Kingston Police were alerted when a statue of Sir John A. Macdonald was found vandalized on Friday in City Park.

The notification came to police shortly before 8 a.m. on Friday, just hours before the scheduled gathering to celebrate the 198th birthday of the famous Canadian figure.

The statue was splattered in red paint, and phrases and words like “This is not your land,” “murderer” and “colonizer,” as well as an expletive, were painted in white.

The incident was believed to have occurred between 5:30 p.m. on Jan. 10 and 7:45 a.m. on Jan. 11.

“In terms of the political aspect of it, we’re really not going to comment,” Kingston Police Media Relations Officer and Const. Steven Koopman said, referring to unfounded rumors of a connection to the Idle No More rally that took place the same day.

He said police won’t ignore the connection, but won’t be making definitive conclusions at this point.

At the time of print, there were no announcements as to who was responsible for the vandalism.

“We do have issues in town, as every city does with graffiti,” Koopman said.“I would be doubtful that these younger persons who do it for art reasons or for personal tagging reasons would be behind this, but again, that’s something we wouldn’t discount.”

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DIALOGUE TECHNOLOGY

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martphone usage in today’s day and age is, just like rock and roll in the 1950s, wrongfully being hailed as the cause of many of our generation’s problems.

In a recent survey carried out

by Canadian cellphone company Wind Mobile, some smartphone users claimed that they would forgo coffee, alcohol and even their own pets for their phone, raising concerns about the addictive nature of smartphones.

This discussion about the negative side effects of smartphones has made them out to seem far worse for our society than they truly are.

It’s true that smartphones can be addictive to some. The dread of missing out on a crucial text or phone call can cause some to miss out on important social events by leaving to charge their phone or by being distracted with texting.

It’s also true that phones can be distracting to the point where users eschew face-to-face social interaction. Texting during coffee dates and family dinners has become common practice, leading many to question social etiquette in our society. The need to remain connected at all times trumps all.

But it’s wrong to pin smartphones as being harmful to their users.

Smartphones have undeniably become a part of our day to day — we use them in the workplace, to communicate with

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tudent life, in some ways, has become the party life, leaving student health in disarray.

Late nights out with friends, quick, easy, greasy food and countless drinks at the bar have

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It’s wrong to pin smartphones as being harmful to their users.

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our friends and family and for our own personal entertainment.

Most importantly, smartphones open up avenues of communication that were previously unavailable.

With Internet connection, individuals can access their email, social media and a plethora of information whenever they want.

But, it’s still important to note that there was a time before smartphones where humanity still functioned. A certain degree of self-discipline and perspective can help users fight the negative aspects of smartphone use, such as social distraction.

Ultimately, whether or not smartphone users consistently become addicted to them is questionable. Instead of viewing them as harmful to society, we should see them as simply bringing a change to our social dynamic.

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ore residences means less overcrowding — something that Queen’s is in desperate need of.

With the administration’s recent announcement that they’ll open two new residences on campus for

fall 2015, the University is coming up with an effective solution to a problem they’ve had for over five years.

Currently, with 50 spots available at Confederation Place

become the norm for students at Queen’s. We need to take a look at what choices we as students are making in terms of our weekend plans.

The binge-drinking that often coincides with partying isn’t conducive to a healthy lifestyle that’s already hard enough to maintain. According to recent studies carried out by the government of Nova Scotia, binge drinking often coincides with missed classes, negative interpersonal relationships, lower grades and sleep disturbances.

It’s hard enough being a student and making semi-healthy meals while staying up to date on reading schedules and maybe even hitting the gym once in a while. We don’t need to put our bodies anymore

behind than they might already be.

It’s kind of scary to think we freak out if we dent our iPhone or find a scratch on our car, but don’t take the time to care for ourselves. Why is the replaceable more important than the only body we ever get?

This doesn’t mean that students should stay in and study every weekend, but it’s valuable to acknowledge that our health should still remain a priority in our time at university.

So hit the gym, buy some veggies, watch how much you drink and know that 30 years from now you’ll be happy your body is still functioning in top condition.

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hotel for graduate students and with 98 first-years living in the JDUC, Queen’s residences are undeniably overcrowded.

This detracts from the Queen’s experience for many of the students. Those who live at the hotel are far removed from the Queen’s community, while those living in common rooms lived in cramped conditions.

While many are skeptical about the school spending $70 million on these new residences, it’s a more self-sustaining investment than others that have been made by the administration, such as the Queen’s Centre.

With students paying annual fees to live in residences, the new buildings will pay for themselves in time.

There should be a degree of oversight from students and the larger Queen’s community to ensure that the project stays on budget. If this is done correctly, the benefits of these residences will outweigh the costs.

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residences has also sparked debate.

Building one of the residences on Leonard Field raises question about limited recreational space on Main Campus.

Currently, Leonard Field serves as a quad for playing games of pick-up sports. Centrally located amongst the residence buildings, it’s one of the only social areas of this sort for first-years on Main Campus.

Students want to live on Main Campus, which is a more expensive and therefore more profitable option than West Campus.

Ultimately, building two residences on main campus makes the most financial sense for the school right now.

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Canadians idle no more

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Nation wide protests arrive on campus to draw attention to numerous First Nations’ issues

Alexandra Pedersen, PhD ’15 Last Friday, members of the First Nations, activists, environmentalists and many others held peaceful demonstrations across Canada.

The Idle No More movement has swept up the nation, causing an awakening over important issues that can’t be ignored.

This is no ordinary movement; Idle No More comes highly organized, with peaceful demonstrations, roadblocks and intense social networking. Those in support aren’t “radical,” nor “extremist,” rather, they’re a peaceful group seeking the discontinuation of colonization and exploitation of land and peoples.

In Canada, over 1.3 million people have Aboriginal heritage, of which over 700,000 people are of First Nations decent. There are currently more than 600 First Nations communities, of which 117 are under a drinking water advisory. Those living on reserves often face numerous chronic problems: poor housing, lack of access to drinkable water, poverty, substance abuse, suicide and lack of education and employment.

Rates of type 2 diabetes, heart disease, HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis are significantly higher for Aboriginals than non-Aboriginals.

Furthermore, Indigenous women comprise up to 60 per cent of the 3,000 women that have gone missing in Canada since 1980. Violence against Indigenous women is 3.5 times higher than non-Indigenous women.

Canadians who blame First Nations for these abysmal living conditions are perpetuating an ignorant and racist view that has been entrenched by our federal government and now by our extractive industries.

Idle No More strives to change this outlook.

Created by four Saskatchewan women in October, the movement began as a response to Bill C-45 — the latest piece of omnibus legislation pushed through Parliament. While it’s part of the “Jobs and Growth Act of 2012,” it changes legislation from the Environmental Assessment Act and the Indian Act, among others. With a fear that this legislation would undermine Indigenous rights and sovereignty, the Idle No More movement was born.

This is no ordinary movement; Idle No More comes highly organized, with peaceful demonstrations, roadblocks and intense social networking.

Within the legislation, one of the most problematic aspects is the reduction of the requirements for environmental appraisal and protection in an effort to fast-track resource extraction. This risks creating lax environmental standards which will increase the risk of ecosystem and community damage.

Amendments to the Indian Act as part of Bill C-45 allows First Nations communities to lease designated reserve lands if majority rules in a meeting, regardless of how many community members

attend said meeting. In the past, the entire First Nations community was required to vote, leading many advocates for Idle No More to argue that these alterations allow treaty land and territory to be too easily obtained, while disregarding community rights to consultation.

Concerns for Indigenous sovereignty, better environmental protection and continued colonization of land and peoples by the Canadian government are deeply seeded in Canada and Idle No More has woken that up.

Recently, Chief Theresa Spence has made her way to Parliament Hill in Ottawa to attend meetings with the prime minister, the Assembly of First Nations and other government representatives.

Chief Spence, an elected official of the First Nations community Attawapiskat, has been on a hunger strike since December 11, 2012.

Both the prime minister and the Governor General David Johnston were requested to attend a meeting with her, and other AFN representatives to increase dialogue.

Chief Spence’s brave political stance helped Idle No More move forward, but the fire behind her campaign incites a wider awareness over these issues.

Skeptics of Idle No More are ignoring a history of racism, inequality and corporate greed that has tarnished Canada’s international reputation. The UN has urged our prime minister to participate in meaningful discussions with representatives of the First Nations. However, when the UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, James Anaya, requested official visits to Canada — he didn’t receive replies. Lack of action by

the Canadian government shows that our politicians aren’t interested in co-operation.

Canada is no longer recognized as an example of human rights abroad, having attempted to assimilate Aboriginal peoples for centuries and the opening of our landscape to the plunder of extractive industries.

Skeptics of Idle No More are ignoring a history of racism, inequality and corporate greed that has tarnished Canada’s international reputation.

From 1857 to 1996, Canada sent 150,000 Aboriginal children to be “civilized” and “assimilated” in government-sponsored residential schools.

These institutions denied children their right to practice or participate in all aspects of their culture. The Canadian government has since apologized for this attempted extinguishment of Canada’s first peoples, but legacies of harm echo through multiple generations.

Furthermore, Canada’s extractive industries rate as some of the vilest in the world. According to studies, our mining companies have the highest amount of human rights violations globally, and have a reputation for causing irreversible environmental damage.

People need to educate themselves about these issues; Idle No More gets that ball rolling.

Alexandra Pedersen is a PhD candidate in the department of geography.

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How do you feel about the Idle No More movement?

“I don’t know if the way it’s being done is the best, but at least something is being done.”

Sam Kary, ArtSci ’15

“I get why they’re doing it but blocking Via Rail is annoying.”

Soo-Min Kim, ArtSci ’13

“It’s an effective grassroots movement to hold the federal government responsible.”

Billy Cheng, ArtSci ’13

Letters the to editor Return welcomed Re: “Homecoming to return in 2013” Dear Editors, I was happy and excited to announce in December that Queen’s Homecoming would be reinstated in the fall of 2013.

But I thought it worthwhile to point out that this decision was about much more than “good student behaviour last October,” as your article suggests (“Homecoming to return in 2013,” January 11), and which

would imply that past problems with the event were entirely to do with student actions.

As I wrote in a recent blog post, I have felt encouraged by the good judgment that people in general (including but not limited to students) have been showing when gathering informally in the years since our annual event was put on hold.

The decision to reinstate Homecoming was taken in consultation with the University’s Office of Advancement and the Queen’s University Alumni Association, along with the

Rector and student leaders from the AMS, the SGPS, and the QSAA. Kingston Police, Emergency Services, municipal government and city residents were also involved in the process, which took more than a year.

It was not a decision I made lightly, nor one that was based on recent student behaviour alone, but rather on all these parties’ collective confidence that adequate planning was now in place to relaunch the event with minimal risk of the recurrence of the sort of unsafe activities that have happened in the past.

I am thankful to all of these groups — students included — for their participation in this important work, work that led to the December 11 announcement.

I hope that good judgement continues this fall so that everyone — alumni, students, and community members — can enjoy the wonderful and unique experience that is a Queen’s Homecoming.

Sincerely,

Daniel Woolf Principal

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Arts Gordon Muir and Penny Nash brought incredible sincerity to the love story of Ralph and Carol in Domino Theatre’s production of The Last Romance.

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Relatable romance created on stage Domino Theatre puts on a heartwarming performance of The Last Romance for audiences of all ages B y E mily H arris Contributor Watching the audience can sometimes be just as satisfying as watching the stage.

That’s why Domino Theatre’s production of The Last Romance was a pleasure to watch in more ways than one.

It tells the story of a feisty 80-year-old who finds love again after the death of his wife.

With only four characters in the community theatre production, the actors are all in their 50s or above, but perform with fierce energy

equitable to any young counterpart.

The play opens with Ralph Bellini sitting on a bench in a dog park, despite the fact that he doesn’t own a pet.

We learn that this is Ralph’s way of meeting women after his wife had died. He soon finds his mate when Carol comes to the park with her dog. This romance is what the audience seemed to connect with the most.

As one of the few guests in attendance under the age of 40, I noticed most of the elderly theatre-goers relating to Ralph and Carol’s story of finding love at

any age.

Whenever the two characters had a tender moment on stage, there was an abundance of couples patting each other’s liver-spotted hands in the audience, as if to reminisce about a moment in their lives similar to the one being acted out.

The audience of grandmothers and grandfathers laughed at the action of the play, but also laughed at me as they saw I was enjoying the humour just as much as they were.

The newfound happiness in the two lead characters’ lives is

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reflected in the costuming choices.

At the opening of the play the characters wore muted neutral tones of grey and brown, but as the minutes of the play passed, Carol became more confident and her fashion choices changed to donning a bright red gown and jacket.

The brighter colours managed to draw the audience in to the climax of the show and made the lines being delivered feel more alive.

The performances of the two main characters certainly left me with warmth in the corners of my heart.

Gordon Muir brought an earnest sincerity to his role as Ralph, while Penny Nash’s quiet timidness as Carol was definitely reflective of a woman experiencing a second plunge into the unknown

depths of love.

Nash mainly does directing work for the production company, so this was a special opportunity for her to shine in the spotlight of the theatre.

Experiencing this show was perfect as I was missing the affection of home after the Christmas holidays — it left me feeling upbeat and giddy hoping that one day I could experience a love as fresh and fulfilling as Ralph and Carol.

I smiled through the whole performance thanks to the adorable characters onstage, and the white-haired friends I made in the audience.

The Last Romance runs until Jan. 26 in the Domino Theatre.

Corner Gas star tells us about experiences from early in his career B y S avoula S tylianou Arts Editor When you’re on the comedy circuit, you must be wary of bikers with knives.

That’s the cautionary tale Corner Gas comedian Brent Butt tells me about one of his scarier experiences back when he was playing gigs in the 80s.

“Me and a bunch of other comics played at a biker bar in the woods outside of Hamilton and at one point, a guy pulled a knife out of a sheath he had,” Butt said.

Experiences like that motivated Butt to plan a quick escape route.

“We would park the car near the back door and in case things went sideways at the gig, we could exit quickly through the kitchen and avoid the front entrance,” he said.

Lucky for Butt, his comedic career has been extremely successful. He created and starred in the CTV hit series Corner Gas for five years and is now starring

in another Canadian comedy series entitled Hiccups.

Suffice to say, he won’t have to have an escape route for any of his upcoming tour dates.

a snack right now.”

Celebrating his 25th anniversary of doing stand-up next month, Butt said he’s “crazy lucky” to be doing what he’s always wanted to do.

“Stand-up is the only realistic Stand-up is the only thing I’ve ever wanted to do since realistic thing I’ve ever I was a kid, other than play in the NHL,” he said. “Those wanted to do since I early days touring the country, it was a kid, other than really seemed like the realization play in the NHL. of the dream — it was a very romantic time.”

— Comedian Brent Butt Throughout his career, Butt has claimed several surreal moments, “It’s a week-long run that we’re like his first performance at doing with six shows on six nights the Montreal Just For Laughs in six cities, including Chatham, Comedy Festival and even making Burlington and Markham,” he said. royalty laugh.

While some comics may have “Performing for the Queen of to get themselves in a lively mood England was pretty surreal. I’m before going on stage, Butt said the on stage and thinking to myself, only thing on his mind before a staring at her and Prince Philip, performance is his stomach.

‘How did this happen?’”

“I just want to have a snack.

Usually halfway through the show I Brent Butt performs at the Grand start thinking about having a snack,” Theatre on Friday at 8 p.m.

Comedian Brent Butt said he considers himself “crazy lucky” to have he said. “I’m thinking about having had a successful career in TV with his shows Corner Gas and Hiccups.

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Deep in Devil City Ottawa’s Sal Piamonte became popular online after posting a cover of Adele’s Rolling in the Deep B y S avoula S tylianou Arts Editor Sal Piamonte can get inside your head — and it’s not just with his music.

When he isn’t exercising his rock vocal stylings, Piamonte’s working for the Ontario Provincial Police as a psychological profiler.

“Unless you’re at the next level of being a musician, everyone has a job in their downtime,” he said.

While Piamonte was at Laurentian University getting his degree in neuroscience, he also played in the rock band Nickelbender during his free time.

“Being in the lab was not my favourite, but the psychology-based stuff was right up my alley — I’ve done work with Children’s Aid and Young Offenders,” he said.

The Ottawa native said the music he and his backup band play now is your garden variety “high energy rock and roll.”

“It’s a blend of Jimmi Hendrix, Lenny Kravitz and Led Zeppelin with a modern twist,” he said. “It’s all high energy because that’s what music is about — getting people away from their days.”

Piamonte’s first album Lives in Devil City was released over a year ago and since then, the singer said he’s lucky it’s been so well-received.

“For the last year, we’ve just been working hard and doing a lot of touring and leg work for the album,” he said.

Piamonte garnered online popularity with his cover of the hit Adele breakup song “Rolling in the Deep.” He said he decided to cover the song as a way to make himself more relatable to fans.

“Even though these radio people loved my songs, they didn’t want to play them because no one knew who I was. So I decided to take the biggest song of the last five years and make it rock and roll.”

Even though Piamonte’s friends told him the move was “ballsy,” the singer said

the response he got to the song online was amazing.

“It got 1,200 hits online,” he said.

So far Piamonte has played at the historic Massey Hall and has a regular residency at popular Ottawa bar Zaphod’s.

The best thing is that “sometimes you go to a place where nobody knows you and you have to win over every single ear in the room and when you do, it’s amazing.

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— Sal Piamonte Piamonte said he’s glad he can play a variety of music for his audiences, even getting the chance to do a tribute song for military people overseas.

“I have a lot of respect for military servicemen and women,” he said.

Piamonte said that while life on the road may not be for some, he takes it for what it is — a chance to make a connection with people every night.

“The best thing is that sometimes you go to a place where nobody knows you and you have to win over every single ear in the room and when you do, it’s amazing.”

Sal Piamonte says some of the highlights of his career have been performing at Massey Piamonte said he thinks it’s because Hall and writing a tribute song for the Canadian military service men and women. people are more willing to give music a chance even if they’ve never heard of it before.

“People who love music and aren’t overly biased will usually accept it,” he said. “If you’re doing something legit and sincere, they don’t care if it’s not their cup of tea.”

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Sal Piamonte plays the Mansion on Thursday at 10 p.m.

Sal Piamonte and his back-up band have been on tour with their latest album, Lives in Devil City, since last November.

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Holding court The Journal goes behind the scenes with OUA basketball refs on game day B y N ick Faris Assistant Sports Editor It’s 4:40 p.m. on a Saturday and Justin Walsh has just arrived in Kingston. He’s refereeing tonight’s women’s basketball game between Queen’s and Laurentian — a job that extends far beyond the four quarters of play.

A high school teacher in Belleville, Walsh left home two hours before the 6 p.m. tip-off; he’ll be lucky to get home before midnight. He’s the designated leader of tonight’s officiating crew, alongside Pascale Mapleston and Trevor Schriver.

All three officiate games throughout the OUA East, from Ottawa to Sudbury and everywhere in between.

“It’s a huge commitment,” said Schriver, who drove from Toronto for the game. “People don’t really see that human factor in what we do.”

Paired with new partners each

weekend, the refs must become trusted teammates in under an hour and work cohesively once the game begins.

“It’s very much a partnership,” Schriver said. “If there’s one weak link out there, the whole crew goes to hell.” *** The refs’ crash course in solidarity starts 40 minutes before the game, as they gather in a cramped change room in the bowels of the ARC. Walsh consults a double-sided, laminated checklist, leading a discussion on every conceivable pre-game topic. He riffs on the importance of tempo (“I find the game is so much better if there’s flow,” Walsh said) and the playing style of Laurentian guard Sasha Polishchuk (“She thinks she can score every time she touches the ball”).

The conversation turns to

Justin Walsh served as the crew chief in last Saturday’s women’s basketball game between the Queen’s Gaels and the Laurentian Lady Vees.

Gaels head coach Dave Wilson, who’s regarded by the officials as outspoken but reasonable.

“I think Dave will question if [certain calls are] legit, and we have to be ready to give a legit answer — what we saw, and if we missed it, or whatever,” Walsh said.

Wilson’s counterpart is another story.

“Mike, on the other hand, can be downright rude.” Walsh is

referring to Laurentian head coach Mike Clarke, who’s known for going, as Mapleston puts it, from “zero to 60 in five seconds.” Walsh

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and his crew will entertain Clarke’s concerns if they’re presented respectfully, but know where to See In-game on page 13

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Risky business Gaels win two five-set matches at home

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Nearly breaking rank Gaels welcome fifth-year You, fall to 10th-ranked Waterloo B y S ean L iebich Contributor Marked improvement and a mid-season acquisition were on display Saturday for the men’s volleyball team.

On Saturday the Gaels played host to the Guelph Gryphons, which resulted in three consecutive set wins.

On Sunday, the Gaels fell in five sets to the Waterloo Warriors, ranked 10th in the CIS. “We were much, much closer this match,” said Gaels setter Jackson Dakin. “A huge improvement from the first semester.”

The Gaels are 0-2 against Waterloo this season, including a 3-1 Waterloo victory from Nov. 10.

This time the Gaels showed spurts of dominance, taking the second set 25-12, but were unable to match the late-game urgency

displayed by the Warriors.

The team showed their potential in the second set, dominating the Warriors and coming away with a 25-12 victory in the frame. After winning the third set and taking the lead in the match, the Gaels were unable to match the late-game urgency displayed by the Warriors.

“I think we came out complacently in the fourth,” Dakin said. “We thought we were doing pretty well, and then we relaxed, and we missed a bunch of serves.”

Waterloo tied the match up in the fourth set, easily topping the Gaels by a score of 25-15. The Warriors carried their momentum into the final set defeating the Gaels 15-11.

“When push came to shove in that match, Waterloo was swinging for broke,” said Gaels head coach

Brenda Willis. “And I thought we started to be a little conservative with our attack trying not to error.”

The Gaels were happy to acquire Daniel You from Dalhousie, a fifth-year middle blocker, over the holiday break. Dakin and You are the only fifth-year players on an otherwise young roster.

“I think [You] will make us better just because he’s got four years of experience,” Willis said.

“He can serve as a mentor for the young middles.”

The team graduated nine players last year and a veteran presence will go a long way in this stage of the team’s development.

“This isn’t a one-year plan, this is a multi-year plan and I think we’re making the right progress,” Willis said.

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Gaels fall back to .500 after lacklustre loss.

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Faulkner puts up big points in Gaels’ win.

Women’s Basketball

Jenny Wright takes a leading role.

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Fifth-year setter Jackson Dakin says this Sunday’s effort against Waterloo was “a huge improvement from the first semester.”

Gaels’ third year right side hitter Kelsey Bishop spikes the ball in Sunday’s game against Waterloo.

B y L auri Kytömaa Staff Writer The Gaels took home two hard-fought wins this weekend, but their play left much to be desired.

Queen’s pulled out consecutive five-set victories against the Brock Badgers and Waterloo Warriors. Still, head coach Joely Christian-Macfarlane said that the team’s performance was underwhelming.

“We aren’t playing very crisp and we aren’t taking care of the fundamentals,” she said.

“It’s hurting us in terms of our execution.”

The Gaels had to fight back to win three straight sets to best the Badgers, winning 15-13 in the final frame.

The Gaels had a stronger opening against Waterloo, winning two of the first three sets. They were unable to close the game out in four sets, forcing them into

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another best-of-15 points fifth set.

A first-set collapse saw the Gaels lose a 23-21 lead, prior to surrendering a 18-10 fourth-set advantage. Again they rebounded to claim the fifth set, winning 15-8.

Christian-Macfarlane said consistency and desire to compete were missing from the Gaels’ game.

“Just competing from start to finish and not just stepping on the court and playing,” she said. “There needs to be a want to take it to the other team.”

Outside hitter Colleen Ogilvie led the Gaels with 38 kills over the weekend, while Kelsey Bishop and Katie Neville chipped in offensively.

The three veterans were often key in turning things around, but they also combined for 41 total errors over the two games.

The wins put the Gaels at 9-2 at third place in the OUA. They’ll face the Western Mustangs (7-4) next Saturday on the road.

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OUA East Men’s Hockey

Making a splash

1. UQTR [14-4-1] — 29 pts 2. Carleton [13-5-2] — 28 pts 3. Toronto [12-5-3] — 27 pts 4. McGill [12-6-1] — 25 pts 5. Ottawa [10-6-4] — 24 pts 6. Nipissing [6-5-0] — 22 pts

Queen’s synchro captain Alex Cross discusses the sport’s intricacies B y J anina E nrile Postscript Editor It takes more than just good judgment to make synchronized swimming look effortless.

“It’s a lot of mind power,” said Queen’s synchro captain Alex Cross. “In a routine, it would be easy to go up [for air] and give up, but you need to use your mind to make yourself stay underwater.”

Team members must be in synch with one another mentally and physically. “[It’s] knowing your team is going through the exact same thing at the same time,” Cross said. “You don’t want to let them down.”

In synchro, much of the unseen work is performed under the surface.

Among the several technical challenges are staying underwater for minutes at a time and battling the mental urge to resurface.

“Overall, it’s just working that endurance so that you can finish that routine without looking exhausted.”

Swimmers must keep their eyes open underwater and use underwater speakers

7. Queen’s [7-7-4] — 18 pts 8. Ryerson [7-13-0] — 14 pts 9. Concordia [5-12-3] — 13 pts The men’s hockey team lost to Ryerson 3-1 on Saturday, after beating the Rams in the first two games of the OUA season.

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10. RMC [2-17-2] — 6 pts

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Rueful effort against Rams Whitlock pulled as Gaels can’t muster a third period comeback in home loss B y Peter M orrow Sports Editor Sticks slammed while players cursed in frustration on the Queen’s bench after the final buzzer at the Memorial Centre on Saturday. A 3-1 loss to the eighth-place Ryerson Rams means the Gaels are back at .500.

The Rams were simply the better team that night, said Gaels head coach Brett Gibson.

“They had a sense of urgency and a drive that we couldn’t match,” Gibson said.

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After the Gaels’ first regulation loss in five OUA meetings, Gibson didn’t hesitate to pin-point areas of deficiency in their game on Saturday.

“Leadership — there was none of it,” he said. “This time of year, there’s no excuse.”

Fifth-year starting netminder Riley Whitlock was replaced by backup David Aime, who shut the door on 14 shots. The Gaels only mustered nine in the third period, unable to erase the two-goal deficit.

“We went over systems [in practice] and then the minute we face adversity, guys want to run audible and run their own plays,” Gibson said. “That’s why we lost.”

The lone Gaels tally was a second period power play marker from second-year forward Tyler Moore. Re-aligned on the top line with captain Corey Bureau and

third-year forward Kelly Jackson, Moore’s goal is his fourth in three games.

The penalty kill faltered for the Gaels in the second period. The Rams buried at 3:54 on the power play, and at 7:05, seconds after a power play ended.

“We knew they had a good power play going in, and we gave them a couple opportunities,” Moore said. “It’s been clicking for us, but a couple bounces here and there and that’s the way it goes. It’s a game of inches.”

The Gaels face the second-place Carleton Ravens tonight at the Memorial Centre. The Ravens beat Queen’s 4-2 on Nov. 24.

“A lot of good teams in this division,” Moore said. “Carleton’s one of them, and so are we.”

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Staying on track Gaels clinch early playoff berth with two wins

Queen’s team Red placed eleventh in the team event on Sunday at the ARC.

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B y S ean S utherland Staff Writer The women’s hockey team is back on top in the OUA. The Gaels opened 2013 with a 3-1 win over the UOIT Ridgebacks (8-8-2) Friday night before topping the York Lions (4-11-3) 5-2 Saturday.

“I thought we looked really sharp,” winger Courtenay Jacklin said. “We all came out strong to start the second half of the season.”

The two wins clinched a playoff spot for the Gaels, who are neck-and-neck with the Laurier Golden Hawks (15-1-2) for

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Brittany McHaffie potted a pair in Saturday’s comeback win against York.

first place.

“At this point it’s [taking] every game, one at a time,” head coach Matt Holmberg said, who’s preparing the team for the OUA post-season in February.

A scoreless first period against the Ridgebacks saw the Gaels dominate shots 15-2. Holmberg credited the flustering Ridgebacks defensive strategy off the start.

“They do a good job of really collapsing low in towards the net. It’s tough to get shots through when they’re doing that defensively,” he said.

Queen’s breakthrough happened with goals 56 seconds apart in the second, with Taryn Pilon scoring the eventual game-winner on the power play.

“I asked them to work hard … and try to stay out of the box,” Holmberg said. “As we move into the next part of the season, special teams are going to be a huge part of wins and losses.”

Saturday’s 5-2 win saw the Lions hold a 2-1 lead in the second period, before Kristen Smith’s power play goal kick-started the Gaels’ comeback. The McHaffie twins took over the third period, with winger Brittany scoring a pair and centre Morgan contributing three points.

The Gaels now have seven games remaining in their season, including road games against two teams in the CIS top ten, Guelph and Western.

“We’re either battling a team that’s close to us in the standings or teams that are trying to stay in the playoff hunt,” Holmberg said.

The team’s next game is against the Toronto Varsity Blues on Saturday. The Gaels are 1-0-1 against Toronto this year.

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The Wright stuff Gaels overcome injuries to co-captains, capture second straight home win B y J erry Z heng Staff Writer Wing Jenny Wright is rising to the occasion.

The Kingston native shined in the absence of Queen’s co-captains, guard Liz Boag and post Sydney Kernahan, in her team’s 74-69 win against the Laurentian Lady Vees.

In the past two games, Wright

OUA East Women’s Basketball 1. Ottawa [9-3] — 18 pts 2. Carleton [9-3] —18 pts 3. Queen’s [6-6] — 12 pts 4. Toronto [5-6] — 10 pts 5. Laurentian [4-7] — 8 pts 6. Ryerson [3-8] — 6 pts 7. York [1-10] — 2 pts

has led her team in scoring while shooting above 45 per cent. She posted 24 points against the Lady Vees to go along with four rebounds and five assists.

“I don’t think what she did [Saturday] is that far off from what her norm will be,” head coach Dave Wilson said. “She’s that good.

It’s certainly not out of her realm of her ability.”

For the second game in a row, first-year guard Emily Hazlett and post Robyn Pearson were Without co-captains Liz Boag and Sydney Kernahan, the Gaels captured a 74-69 home victory. inserted into the starting lineup in place of injured guard Boag and per cent on the night.

For the Gaels, Pearson was Men’s Basketball post Kernahan.

“I think it’s such a great sign for one rebound shy of her second our program to have two young double-double of the season. She players like that come in and play scored 12 points and collected nine rebounds. really tall minutes,” Wilson said.

“To quote my boss, ‘[Pearson]’s Hazlett’s defence made it difficult for Sasha Polishchuk, the going to be a monster.’” Wilson Lady Vees’ leading scorer, to get 20 said. “I certainly agree with her. points. Polishchuk shot merely 26 She’s going to be a great player.”

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draw the line.

“We’re going to try to limit the amount of yelling across the floor at us,” Walsh said. “If he’s a pussycat all game, great. If he needs to be addressed, then we’ll address it.” *** Out on the court, it’s easy to spot Clarke lumbering down the Laurentian sideline, pacing back and forth and gesticulating wildly.

Walsh is composed on the floor, never losing his cool and moving quickly to deter any potential conflict. The in-game interactions between coach and referee are nothing less than theatrical, and Clarke and Walsh are the perfect foils.

Clarke becomes aggravated as a series of early calls go against Laurentian. He claps his hands whenever a referee trots by and gazes upward in exasperation after a Gaels’ three-pointer. Walsh and his crew have afforded Clarke a long leash to start the game, but they’ll have to rein him in as his protests become more animated.

Walsh formally warns Clarke with three minutes left in the first half, but the ruling’s mostly ineffective. Clarke spins obnoxiously after a foul call, unveiling a sarcastic grin. The game has lost order as halftime arrives, and the refs must assert control.

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Laurentian coach explodes from his chair in amazement at a no-call, Walsh hits him with a technical foul. There’s a rousing ovation as Clarke slinks back to the sideline.

The in-game theatre subsides as the score remains close; every possession takes on added significance, as the Gaels withstand a late charge to win by five. *** The officials hustle down to the change room after the final horn for a debrief with OUA East referee supervisor Rob Ferguson, who’s been watching from the stands and evaluating their performance.

The supervisor enters the room to a warm reception, congratulating Walsh on stabilizing the game in the second half.

“Shows you the power of a technical foul. That game was going south because [Clarke] was screaming,” Ferguson said. “The technical foul’s given and you’re allowed to officiate the rest of the game.”

Ferguson reviews the entire game with the officials, checking his notepad to discuss individual plays and suggest minor improvements.

His directives are sincere: he genuinely wants each of his referees to excel. Walsh and his crew will keep the instructions in mind when they see the game film tomorrow the next day.

“This’ll be a good game to watch over — a lot of little stuff happened,” Mapleston said.

The referees head upstairs to watch the second half of the Gaels’ men’s game. Alongside each other once again, their kinship is clear.

They’re a team, if only for the day.

“We make a few dollars [reffing], but you’ll spend it all in the pursuit of the camaraderie most of the time,” Schriver said. “It’s going through the stress of a difficult situation together that creates a bond.

“There’s really no better feeling than that — when you’ve been to war and you come back from it is something special.”

B y Peter R eimer Staff Writer A pair of timely three-pointers from Greg Faulkner helped the men’s basketball team to an 84-82 win Saturday over the Laurentian Voyageurs.

The Kingston native put up a team-leading 24 points to go with a game-high nine rebounds.

“Without question, he’s the team’s best player,” head coach Stephan Barrie said. “He needed to take over the game in some parts, and he did. It’s him living up to his role.”

Despite the end result, Barrie had harsh words for the Gaels’ first 20 minutes of play.

“Overall, in the first half, I felt the whole group — bench and starters — were poor,” he said. “[We were] dodging bullets by playing bad defense and [Laurentian] not penalizing us.”

The Voyageurs started

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Greg Fauklner made 24 points in the Gaels’ 84-82 win over Laurentian on Saturday.

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OUA East Men’s Basketball 1. Carleton [11-1] — 22 pts 2. Ottawa [10-2] — 20 pts 3. Ryerson [10-1] — 20 pts 4. Queen’s [9-3] — 18 pts 5. Laurentian [5-6] — 10 pts 6. York [4-7] — 8pts 7. Toronto [2-9] — 4 pts

the game hitting one of nine three-point shots, allowing the Gaels to maintain a 35-34 lead at half time. The Voyageurs moved 10 points ahead in the third quarter after hitting five of eight three-pointers.

At that point the Gaels launched an 8-0 run, hitting eight straight free-throws to get back into the game.

“Holding them when they had the 10-point lead and letting us get back into [the game] was really the key stretch for us,” Barrie said.

“Making sure we get to the line and finishing at the line — that’s something we need to do if we’re going to win close games.”

In the final four minutes, with the Gaels trailing 77-73, Faulkner made a layup and a pair of deep three-pointers to put the Gaels ahead for good.

Faulkner said he’s able to perform in high pressure situations by keeping a level head.

“The game can get going a little fast, so if I’m calm, I can control things and keep things going,” Faulkner said. “The next possession’s more important than the one before, so it’s important to get your head back and be ready to get the stop.”

Next weekend, the Gaels are visiting the 10th-ranked Ottawa Gee-Gees and Faulkner’s ex-team, the top-ranked Carleton Ravens.

When the 9-3 Gaels met Carleton in the preseason, the Ravens doubled up the Gaels, 98-49.

“It’ll be a good challenge for us, and hopefully we fare a little better than we did last time [against Carleton],” Faulkner said.

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to help them keep in rhythm to achieve a harmonized routine.

If a swimmer notices that someone is off, there’s a system in place to correct it.

“You make a beeping noise underwater and we’re actually able to hear that,” Cross said. “You make a double beep and [everyone checks] to make sure they’re on count.”

The strength of the team depends largely on teamwork — more so than other sports. The sport looks like a medley of swimming, ballet and gymnastics, intermingling grace and precision to a musical number.

That cohesiveness was on

display last Sunday when Queen’s hosted 10 interuniversity teams for the 2013 Canadian University Synchro Swim League (CUSSL) Eastern Canadian Divisional.

Queen’s has the country’s largest synchro team, with 38 members split into five teams.

Queen’s Yellow team posted the Gaels’ best result, placing fifth in the team event after competing to a mix of Kanye West songs.

Cross said the previously self-coached Yellow team will welcome second-year student Xenia Reinfels as head coach.

On Sunday, the Gaels finished fifth and sixth in both the Team and Novice Team events.

McGill claimed the overall team title, while McMaster won the

novice competition.

Cross said in competition, judges look for various factors in a team’s routine, both technical and artistic.

According to Cross, Queen’s is strongest at artistic elements.

“Artistic is more fun for us to work on, but technical is equally as important in terms of the final rankings.”

The University of Prince Edward Island finished second overall in the team event on Sunday.

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Finding love in the curve of a bow The Archery Club takes on first-timers and experienced archers alike B y J anina E nrile Postscript Editor Three evenings a week, arrows fly across the Duncan McArthur Hall gym on West Campus, practising a skill that’s been around since the Stone Age. This Sunday evening, 22 students gathered to practice the sport. With five targets set out in front of them, the students — all from different experience levels — pick up arrow after arrow to attempt that well-placed shot.

There’s been evidence of archery’s invention in the Paleolithic Era, a time when stone tools were first used by humans.

It’s since been used as a tool for hunting and combat, with the Mongolians creating

their empire with arrows on horseback.

Nowadays, it’s a recreational and competitive sport, with a place in the summer Olympics.

One of the students tonight, Chris Ormrod, has been shooting arrows since he was young, a love affair that began when his uncle would let him practice with a bow and arrow at the family cottage.

“Let’s be honest,” Ormrod, ArtSci ’14, said, “it’s not hard to be entranced by the weapon of Robin Hood.”

But it’s not so easy to master the sport.

“That’s the lore of it, actually,” he said. “Basic archery is very easy to get the hang of but it’s the fine points in getting yourself really well-trained.

“That’s what takes all the time.

Archers outside reality A common medieval sport, archery has been around for centuries.

Lately, though, a bow and arrow have been in the hands of several figures in pop culture. It’s impossible to beat any of them in a tournament, but that won’t stop us from paying attention.

Katniss Everdeen (The Hunger Games)

Robin Hood (Robin Hood)

She’s the outspoken, fiery protagonist in Suzanne Collins’ best-selling book and the 2011 movie, known for being quick to shoot with deadly accuracy.

This age-old hero originates from English folklore. His trade?

He steals from the rich and gives to the needy, using archery skills to beat the bad guys.

Hawkeye (Marvel Comics)

Legolas (Lord of the Rings)

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After The Avengers, people couldn’t help but mention Jeremy Renner’s incarnation of the comic book character.

He was first introduced in 2011’s Thor, one of the films that led to The Avengers, as a talented archer whose best aim is to kill.

This elven prince was in J.R.R. Tolkien’s famous novels before we first saw him in 2001’s The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. We saw him slay oliphaunts and orcs with that otherworldly talent in two more films before his return in 2012’s The Hobbit.

Archers, like Chris Ormrod, ArtSci ‘14, gather three times a week to shoot arrows in the Duncan McArthur Hall gymnasium on West Campus.

That’s what all archers strive to do.”

According to Raymond Lee, president of the archery club, there’s a common misconception that archery is as easy as movie characters make it seem. “[People think] it’s like The Hunger Games,” Lee, Kin ’13, said. “Seriously. People have the expectation that they can come in and be an expert archer but it’s not true.”

For Lee, who began practicing archery over seven years ago, it was the difficulty of the sport, classified as a recreational club under Queen’s Athletics, that drew

him in.

“Archery’s a different kind of sport that’s not fueled by a lot of energy,” he said. “It’s mostly focused on concentration and very minute differences in accuracy, so that’s kind of the challenge.”

It’s a sport where a heartbeat can make a difference. It all comes down to muscle control, apparently.

Lee tells me of how, in Olympic archery where the target is 90 metres away, athletes must make sure they don’t shoot during a heartbeat. A pulse can shift the bow enough to miss the target.

“You do not have a huge range

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of discrepancy,” he said.

While the people in the room may not be Olympic athletes, the club, which is competing in a Toronto tournament in the coming months, still enjoys steady participation from the student body.

There’s an array of 75 to 100 people regularly attending one of the three weekly practices.

Still, Lee said, it’s not as much as it could be if the club were still on Main Campus.

“It’s a lot more accessible,” he said. “When we were back at the PEC we had better range … we had a lot more room.”

Shooting straight with the archery club The pain was unexpected but worth it, especially after my first and only bullseye.

After about an hour of shooting arrows with the Queen’s Archery Club, I managed to focus my mind and body enough to land on the most-coveted spot on the target.

Despite all of that, my hands were still raw from holding the equipment. How do people think this can be so simple?

On a drizzly Sunday evening, two of the club’s exec members — Wilkie Choi and Raymond Lee — instructed a group of five beginners on the basics of archery. There were 17 other students confidently shooting in the room, but we held the bows, unsure of how to even position ourselves.

“Hold it as if you are choking it,” Choi, Sci ’13, said.

Straddling the safety line, we took turns shooting at a target 18 feet away. It’s a much smaller distance than the standards enforced in archery competitions, but I still felt the strain.

Taking the bow in my left hand, I strung the arrow, waiting for the little click that meant it

was in place on the string.

Down the row to my left were a series of archers who had been practicing for several months.

They made it look effortless.

It was enough to make anyone nervous.

I placed the arrow, ready to take aim. Little did I know about the high tension of the bow’s string.

“Farther,” Lee, Kin ’13, said as he stood next to me.

I couldn’t keep pulling. The string, tightened to presumably help launch the shot, was proving tough for my too-weak arms.

It turns out that working out your arms in front of the bedroom mirror does very little. The first time with a bow and arrow has the tendency to show you how your fears of being weak have come true.

“Farther,” Lee repeated.

I forced my muscles further, drawing my right arm back. I could feel my upper body shaking under the struggle.

“Release,” Lee said, finally.

I once read somewhere that shooting an arrow was best with an exhale, that you had to silence your mind before letting go.

And that’s exactly what it’s

like. When you’re holding that bow, you have to focus enough to somehow ignore the people next to you and the fact that you’re now in possession of a weapon, despite its blunt end.

After multiple practice shots, I could feel my back muscles growing weary. I was beginning to hunch over.

I had to keep going, though. I had to get that bullseye.

I aimed the arrow slightly lower than the target. Too high, and it would fly over to the back wall. Too low, and it would just pathetically hit the ground.

I focused my eyes on the bullseye target. I could see my left arm beginning to tremble. I had to take the shot now.

With a soft exhale, I let the arrow go. It always hits the target faster than you think it will. You will always surprise yourself this way.

And, just like that, the arrow landed on the centre of the bullseye. I put the bow down.

Was this just luck? I didn’t want to find out. I just wanted to see if I could do it again.

— Janina Enrile