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Stauffer has highest theft rate at Queen’s B y R achel H erscovici Assistant News Editor
Queen’s is looking to capture their sixth straight Carr-Harris Cup title this Thursday at the K-Rock Centre. See page 11 for the full story.
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Campus Security has reported an increase in thefts in buildings across campus. Stauffer Library sees the most reported thefts compared to other libraries on campus. It’s not isolated to these buildings alone, according to Campus Security. Places like the ARC, the Medical School buildings and unlocked residence rooms are all targets for thieves seeking unattended belongings. “Theft is a crime of opportunity,”
Mental health
Film examines the pursuit of happiness HCDS will screen ‘Happy’ documentary at the ASUS Red Room this week B y Vincent M atak Assistant News Editor The Arts and Science Undergraduate Society and Health, Counselling and Disability Services
have partnered together to bring mental health to the screen. HCDS is running a screening of the film “Happy,” a 2011 documentary film directed by Academy Award nominee Roko
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Belic that interviews people from 14 different countries on the subject of happiness. “Being happy isn’t always what people think it is,” Kate Humphrys, health promoter at Queen’s Health, Counselling and Disability Services (HCDS), aid. “It’s about participating in meaningful activities and finding a way to integrate them into your daily routine.” Based on the responses of the interviewees, the film concludes
that happiness is achieved most often through generosity, strong relationships, breaking out of routine, exercising and engaging in meaningful hobbies. The film integrates the principles of positive psychology, a relatively new branch of psychology that focuses on positive thought processes in mental health patients, rather than just the negative. See Documentary on page 4
A group of students, scholars, librarians and archivists will descend to Douglas Library next month to go back to “camp.” The Humanities and Technology Camp, or THATcamp, brings together humanists and technologists to share knowledge in informal sessions. Queen’s first THATcamp will take place on Feb. 9 from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Maya Bielinski, who’s pursuing a master’s degree in English at
Queen’s, is bringing the event to campus with Emily Murphy, a PhD candidate in the department of English. THATcamp is known as an “unconference.” Sessions are decided upon and formed the first day of the camp, rather than beforehand by program coordinators. “’Unconferences are a more informal gathering of people, where things are made up on the spot, unlike conventional conferences with presentations See Camp on page 4
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Exploring the decrease in medical research funding. Page 3
Dialogue
A look at coming out in public. Page 7
Arts
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Students organize digital humanities camp for scholars, archivists, students, librarians B y H olly Tousignant News Editor
Murray Skeggs, Campus Securities case management coordinator, told the Journal via email. “Students leave their items get a snack or make a phone call, and in those few moments an opportunity is created.” Common items reported stolen are laptops, bicycles, wallets and cell phones.
An interview with Mansion house band Bellfonix. Page 8
Sports
A short-handed men’s basketball team splits on the road. Demonstrators marched to City Hall yesterday in support of the Idle No More movement. See page 4 for full story.
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Applications for AMS positions go digital The move to online marks the execution of a plan first suggested by the HR officer eight years ago B y R osie H ales Features Editor As of last Friday, applicants for AMS council, managerial and service staff will be able to submit their applications via a link on the AMS website. Tristan Lee, AMS vice-president of operations, said the move to online applications will make the process more
efficient for those who have to sort through hundreds of applications each hiring season. “This past Fall we received 2,500 applications for all service staff and volunteer positions,” Lee, ArtSci ’12, said. “In the past that’s required an entire night of sorting for the HR Officer.” Now, applications are automatically sorted in the online database. Online options will be given to those hiring staff for
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both grant interviews and reject potential “Niv [Yahel] would send off pieces of the employees during the hiring process. application to a guy in IT Services and they The application was developed by AMS would try to hack the application as many times as possible to ensure that with the final IT Development Manager Niv Yahel. It didn’t cost the Society anything to product we could correct any issues and create, other than the money paid to Yahel make sure that it was as secure as possible,” and Laura Skellet, HR Officer, through Lee said. This isn’t the first portion of AMS their salary. Lee said the online application idea was paperwork to hit the Web. Last year, the opt-out system for the AMS something suggested about eight years ago by the HR officer at the time, but it was Skellet Health and Dental plan changed from paper who finally decided to try implementing it to being outsourced. The entire opt-out this year. Conversations about the online system for fees is also online. applications began in April 2012 and Skellet Lee estimated that this alone saved the and Lee began work during the first week Society thousands of sheets of paper. of May. Lee said said HR officers would always Initially, the service was supposed to be be able to design different application usable by September 2012, but a number of routes should applicants not have access to security setbacks kept the site from launching. the Internet. “It’s a huge initiative that lots of people The personal information that is collected by the online application meant that have really wanted to implement,” he added. the system needed to be protected from “[It’s something] that can only improve in the hacking — this involved Yahel working in coming years and is a step toward the AMS becoming totally green.” collaboration with Queen’s IT Services.
The AMS received 2,500 applications in the fall, Vice-President of Operations Tristan Lee said.
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SUSTAINABILITY Greenovations Retroots
Sustainability Action Fund
Greenovations is an initiative by the Commission of the Environment and Sustainability that goes to houses in the University District and helps make student houses more efficient, cost-effective, and sustainable.
This fund seeks to support campus groups in their pursuit of sustainability. Whether a group is looking to educate students on sustainability or implement their own sustainable practices, the AMS is commited to improving the sustainaility of campus organizations through this grant.
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Feature the QCRI is actually quite a large operation. Including all trainees, principal investigators and research technical staff, there are about 250 people working at the 60,000 square-foot facility on the south-east end of campus. The Institute was established in 2001 to bring together three pre-existing cancer research groups: the radiation oncology research unit, the cancer research laboratories and the National Cancer Institute of Canada’s Clinical Trials Group. “We were all working in different areas of cancer research with the potential for complementarity and synergism that might be benefited photo by Tiffany Lam Queen’s Cancer Research Institute carries out between $35 and $40 million worth of research with them being all under one per year. roof,” Deeley said. He added that there are few locations that span the extent of research cancer research that the QCRI is capable of carrying out. Now, divisions of the QCRI stand as: Cancer Biology and Genetics, Cancer Clinical Trials, and Cancer Care and Epidemiology. The Institute also stands as a learning ground for potential researchers. There’s an increasing number of fourth-year enough funding to support the energy … through the needle to B y R osie H ales undergraduate courses, with a capacity of work that researchers the tissue. Features Editor focus on cancer research taught in “Our business is to create a local would be able to do. Canadians are an informal seminar style. Often a cut, or a lack of funding destruction of cells.” Today’s economy is making it interested in jobs It’s the interdisciplinary nature Despite the cuts, according to difficult for research initiatives to in medical research can mean and security and of the cancer research at Queen’s that researchers are limited to Dr. Susan Cole, a cancer researcher acquire funding. employment level which sets it apart from other places Last year, the Ontario provincial conducting clinical trials, which at the Queen’s Cancer Research and seeing the with cancer research opportunities, government cut $66 million in can result in less opportunities for Institute, Queen’s is a good “niche” according to Deeley. health research funding, which had the commercializing of the therapy. place for cancer research. economy improve. “What we’re trying to do in the Multidrug Resistance Protein 1 At Queen’s, cancer research a large impact on cancer and heart Institute is to give our trainees the funding from the Canadian Cancer (MRP), a protein that pumps drugs disease treatment in Canada. According to a January 2012 Society provides ‘Innovation out of cells, was discovered by — Peter Greer, professor of opportunities to … get a broad biochemistry, pathology and training in cancer research,” he CBC News article, the research Grants’ of $200,000 over two years Cole and her team of researchers molecular medicine said, adding that QCRI attracts ‘Impact Grants’ of in 1992. money was then moved to the and a lot of students who come to “Probably the thing that every year Eastern Ontario Development $250,000 In an email statement to the Queen’s specifically to carry out launched us was a discovery we Fund to put into programs “that for five years. However even in recent years made 20 years ago that has been Journal, Deeley said that the QCRI cancer research. have a better track record of Deely said a broad training is charities such as the Canadian the basis of my program,” Cole tries to watch the trends and shifts creating jobs.” Peter Greer’s cancer research Cancer Society has seen a decrease said. “[It’s a] real paradigm-shifting in research funding, responding to important because cancer research, like many areas of health research, lab of 10 people would be in in the proportion of dollars spend discovery that continues to be a very them accordingly. He said that the Institute is shifting to multidisciplinary jeopardy if they were to lose their on research versus fundraising and fruitful investigation.” Cole added that when she also ensures that they’re taking team-based approaches. grant. Greer’s lab focuses on the administration costs, according to a When it comes to cancer started there were around three advantage of the full range of sequencing of the genomes of July, 2011 CBC News article. Research funding dropped from basic lab scientists and now there funds available, such as ones research, the interdisciplinary, tumours in patients. from the government and cancer umbrella is very wide. Greer, professor of biochemistry, approximately 40.3 per cent in are over 20. “Virtually any discipline pertinent In the last five years, there’s research charities. pathology and molecular medicine, 2000 to less than 22 per cent Deeley added that for a to health research in general has a been a lot of interest in MRP as it said he thinks that cancer research in 2011. The Laboratory for was discovered that it also pumps university the size of Queen’s, role to play in cancer research.” isn’t a large enough priority for the in a town the size of Kingston, Percutaneous Surgery, or ‘Perk Lab,’ out antioxidants from cells. Canadian government. “Political governments act aims at bringing interdisciplinary on pressure they feel from practices to cancer research on constituents,” Greer said. campus through combining “Canadians are interested in jobs computing with cancer research. Percutaneous cancer surgery is and security and employment level and seeing the economy improve.” a surgical procedure done through He added that people in his the skin of the patient. The surgery can be done both field would love to see Canada put more money towards through needles and injections and research-based economies, but that through ‘virtual needles’ such as it’s a big commitment for a country high-energy X-ray and laser beams. Computing, electrical of only 30 million. Most funding comes from engineering and medical students, the Canadian Institute of Health amongst others, work in the Research (CIHR), a federal grant Perk Lab. Gabor Fichtinger, director of agency. Some funding comes from the Canadian Cancer Society or the Perk Lab and professor in the smaller, disease-specific agencies School of Computing, said this such as Prostate Cancer Canada for kind of surgery can be carried those researching prostate cancers. out on cancer patients for taking Funding is granted through an a biopsy of the cancer and for application process, but Greer said therapeutic interventions for the disease. acquiring it isn’t easy. “[For] biopsy, we cut out a piece “You see outstanding grant applications come in and you know of tissue and send it to pathology,” that only maybe 15-18 per cent of Fichtinger said. “The other kind photo by Tiffany Lam them are going to get funding,” of therapy is, for example, heat The discovery of Multidrug Resistance Protein 1, a protein which pumps drugs out of cells, Greer said, adding that there isn’t therapy when we deliver thermo was made by the Queen’s Cancer Research Institute in 1992.
Cancer research impacted Despite a province-wide decrease in funding to health research, cancer research thrives at Queen’s.
“[It’s] a discovery in the cancer field but it really had a cross-disciplinary impact,” Cole said, adding that it meant that researchers of different diseases such as Alzheimer’s became interested in the protein. Cole said that since the beginning of the QCRI, cancer research has changed enormously. “[There’s] a greater integration of different types of approaches to cancer research,” she said. Although the economy of cancer research is going through some challenging times, the QCRI is able to carry out between $35 and $40 million of research per year. Director of the QCRI, Roger Deeley, said that over the last five or six years, the QCRI has received at least half a dozen major national awards for cancer research. “I think we compare very favourably with other locations in Canada,” he said, adding that health research in general is having a hard time getting funding. “It doesn’t matter what type of health research you’re carrying out at the moment,” he said. According to Deeley, funding is becoming harder to get because of research costs rising and the economy being unable to keep up.
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‘Theft is a crime of opportunity’ Continued from page 1
Skeggs said six incidents of library thefts have been reported to Campus Security in this academic year. Last year 64 thefts were reported throughout campus. “Thefts occur most often at times when there are a high volume of patrons using the Library, such as exam periods,” Skeggs said. Thieves on campus aren’t likely to be members of the Queen’s community, he added.
“They will come to the property looking for an opportunity to take an unattended item,” he said, adding that the thieves are often of similar age to most students, enabling them to blend in. Thieves who are caught stealing on campus are turned over to the Kingston Police and issued a Notice of Prohibition for University Property and will be charged with trespassing should they return. Campus Security patrols campus and public areas to be a visual
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deterrent for possible thefts. Adam Zunder, ArtSci ’13, was studying for his midterm in Stauffer Library when he went to grab a coffee. He was gone no more than 10 minutes, he said, when his MacBook was stolen. “My first reaction was panic—[I] didn’t believe it,” he told the Journal via email. Zunder said he questioned everyone around him and reported the theft to security immediately. Zunder never got his laptop back. Peter Redpath, ArtSci ’15, shared a similar experience when he had a $20 textbook stolen last year while he was studying in Stauffer. “I couldn’t have been gone more than 10 minutes from my carrel,” Redpath told the Journal via email. He added that he never reported the incident and didn’t realize that he could. Campus Security initiated an awareness campaign in the spring of last year for campus libraries, which involves leaving note cards stating “In the time it took for me to leave this card, a thief could have stolen your property” to inform students of the risk. — With files from Julia Vriend
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The theory proposes that understanding a patient’s condition is limited when negative traits are focused on. “The movie addresses ideas about what makes people happy and combines both life stories and scientific research to produce a really inspiring and enjoyable and documentary film,” Humphrys said. The event will take place on Thursday in the ASUS Red Room in Kingston Hall at 7:30 p.m. It will be the first film screening held by HCDS this year and is part of a broader strategy on mental health that HCDS hopes will reach out to more students. “It’s just to spread the message about taking care of your mental health and doing things that are proactive to help you maintain your mental health,” she said. “It’s an international film, which talks to people from all around the world and that relates to the diverse populations of people
at Queen’s and the diversity in what makes people happy,” she added. It’ll be the first collaboration on mental health between ASUS and HCDS since Humphrys came to work at HCDS over a year and a half ago. Though there aren’t any plans to host more film screenings this year, Humphrys said a copy of the film will be available for campus groups to borrow. Before the film, HCDS will hold a presentation that will showcase perspectives on happiness from different staff, faculty and students, including a quote from Principal Daniel Woolf, Humprhys said. The presentation will also highlight available resources for students on campus. “I would like students to leave the film having had an opportunity to just think about what makes them happy and all the different ways happiness can be viewed,” Humphrys said, “as well as what they can do to increase their happiness moving forward.”
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and formal speakers and sort of top down organization.” Digital humanities, the camp’s focus, is the intersection of the humanities and technology as it relates to education and research. Bielinski said she thinks the digital humanities are increasingly present on campus. “We’re seeing it in the work that’s already being done on Queen’s campus but we’re also seeing it in the classes that are being offered,” she said. She added that a class she and Murphy are currently enrolled in involves designing an academic website that focuses on the literature of the
Middle Ages. The camp is open to anyone, and 25 people have registered so far, with registration extended to Feb. 1. “In the registrants that have signed up so far we have everyone from the head of Douglas Library to grad students to people from Queen’s Archives and people coming from Western,” Bielinski said. Participants also come from a variety of disciplines, from art history to music to classics. She added that she first heard about THATcamp, which is comprised of a global network of participants, when she first started getting interested in the digital humanities about two and
a half years ago. Murphy said she heard about the camp while attending the Digital Humanities Summer Institute at the University of Victoria. Queen’s inaugural THATcamp is being supported by the library — which is providing coffee, snacks and free space — as well as the Graduate English Society. As such, the “unconference” will be free to participants. Murphy said she thinks the camp is part of a growing community of digital humanists at Queen’s. “We definitely want to have continued events and continued community building,” she said.
NEWS IN BRIEF Vice-provost of teaching and learning appointed
PhD program in environmental studies to begin in fall
idle no more marches across campus
Another Idle No More protest marched from Union St. and Jill Scott, a professor in the The University recently approved University Ave. to City Hall to department of languages, literatures the creation of a PhD program in join an international day of action and cultures, was appointed environmental studies. against bills C-38 and C-45. vice-provost of teaching and The program will be “We want to see Bill C-38 and learning at Senate on Jan. 14. supervised by three faculty C-45 repealed,” Beth Newal, one Scott will be the first person members in the School of of the organizers of the event, told to serve in the role, which will Environmental Studies, enabling the Journal. “They are terrible have her oversee the Centre for additional research funding and for the environment, they take Teaching and Learning. teaching opportunities. away some of our treaty rights In addition to her teaching, Faculty are supportive of the and they also break section 35 of Scott acts as co-chair of the program, according to a document the constitution.” Provost’s Advisory Task Force on prepared by the Senate Committee Around 60 demonstrators, the Student Learning Experience. on Academic Development, and including some students, held She is also cross-appointed to candidates will be able to access signs and flags promoting the Idle the department of gender studies faculty cross-appointed from No More movement. and has been involved with other departments. “It’s not just about cultural studies. The program will commence Kingston ... it’s all of it,” said Scott’s appointment will in fall 2013, “pending approval Alison Fraser, MA ’14. “This is officially commence on by the COU [Council of Ontario part of something much larger May 1, 2013. Universities] Quality Council,” than ourselves.” according to SCAD. — Holly Tousignant — Rachel Herscovici — Holly Tousignant
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he Journal believes that team debate — but he still offers an BGP will be the best executive effective leadership style. His experience as Student Senate in place for next year’s AMS. Team BGP won the Editorial Caucus Chair and former COMPSA Board vote with 10 in favour and president are assets to dealing with the administration, the City and seven abstentions. Team TNL received three votes faculty societies. If elected, Berkok will have to and team PDA received two. Over half of those who ensure that his approachable nature abstained stated they did so due doesn’t make him a pushover when to a personal relationship with one standing up for student’s needs. Similarly, vice-president of the candidates, while others admitted they felt little confidence of operations candidate Peter Green has a steep learning curve in any of the teams. In the initial round of the ahead of him. While his external discussion, conversations were experience is notable, he lacks the internal experience that his dominated by praises of TNL. But, Team BGP won the teammates bring. endorsement vote due to their Vice-president of university emphasis on bringing about affairs candidate T.K. Pritchard, a much-needed change that who had admitted defeat in last year’s executive race, remained one students desire. TNL had a strong team of the strongest candidates in the dynamic — it was clear that they all overall campaign and consistently outshone his teammates in respected each other. As a team of insiders, TNL also the conversation. His love for brought necessary experience but Queen’s and his commitment to failedtoconvincetheEditorialBoard mental health and LGBTQ issues how they would dismantle the is palpable. The other front runner in “AMS clique.” Their plan to build a bridge the campaign period, TNL’s connecting the JDUC and the Nicola Plummer, brought poise, Queen’s Centre also doesn’t experience and approachability. represent what students actually She didn’t shy away from tough want or need. questions and had a thorough PDA’s campaign and platform, understanding of what her both based on critical and financial portfolio entailed. Her commerce and previous accountability, was commendable. background However, their high-strung and experience managing large budgets hard-liner attitudes didn’t seem make her a stronger vice-president to indicate a more inclusive or of operations candidate than BGP’s Green. approachable AMS. Liam Faught, team TNL’s BGP offered something different — a mix of idealism candidate for the position, seemed and practicality. Their focus on less well-versed in his position both the arts and the LGBTQ than Plummer, but he brought communities — typically both internal experience and a marginalized groups at likeable demeanor. Troy Sherman, the TNL Queen’s — is refreshing and indicative of the change in mindset presidential candidate, was clearly well-versed in town-gown they’ll bring to the AMS. Their plan to bring Queen’s issues, but his rhetoric often WiFi to the Student Ghetto seems seemed disingenuous. PDA’s Alexander Prescott was too idealistic given that the Queen’s wireless network is often a stronger presidential candidate unreliable and would be more so and if placed at the helm of the with an increased volume of users. AMS, he would be highly effective While the team is dynamic, their and diligent in bringing about leadership has potential to be shaky. change to the student government. Presidential candidate Eril Unfortunately, PDA’s abrasive and Berkok isn’t nearly as aggressive as arrogant attitudes weigh down his two competitors — as evidenced Prescott’s strengths. Vice-president of university by last week’s presidential
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affairs candidate Lisa Acchione was the weakest link of the entire campaign. She consistently seemed out of place and overpowered by her teammates throughout the campaign period. While Craig Draeger, vice-president of operations candidate, would be a financially savvy leader, he placed more emphasis on criticizing questions asked than explaining how he would help create a more inclusive AMS. No one on team PDA was able to effectively answer a question about the tangible steps they would take to be approachable to students. This was the team’s biggest detractor for the Editorial Board. In this executive race, TNL proved to be the team that would maintain the AMS the way it is, and PDA encouraged a drastic and un-inclusive overhaul. Neither is desirable; the AMS needs a cultural change and BGP’s inclusive and realistic platform and friendly demeanor makes them the team that should be in office. — Journal Editorial Board
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he omnibus Bill C-45 passed last December rushes 457 pages of controversial legislation through Parliament in the name of government efficiency. While the massive document reconciles domestic law with international norms, it also drastically reduces environmental protections and changes to the Indian Act. Canadian natural resources and public spaces are threatened — as these new laws deregulate infrastructure development on native lands, lakes and rivers will no longer have any sort of federal protection. The government’s priorities have been consistent — creating domestic markets conducive to corporate interests. But what are the social costs of C-45, which drew incessant but unheeded opposition criticism during its brief stay in Parliament? Of course some elements are harmless updates that bring federal
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law in line with international treaties. On the other hand, the most controversial provisions remove a slew of environmental protections. Some even claim that this directly violates the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The utter failure of this government to uphold international standards of environmental legislation is blatantly clear. To not move forward on combating environmental degradation is one thing, but to actually take a step backwards, as this law does, is ludicrous. It’s heartening to see the Idle No More movement brewing, as it has been since November, over this legislation and other egregious breaches of native treaties by the federal government as well as the environmental violations. This bill infringes on what for centuries has remained a defining facet of Canadian identity — our waterways and natural resources are an undeniable source of pride and should be defended. Canadians who value the integrity of our land, Aboriginal rights, and parliamentary deliberation should rally. This government has breached the trust and mandate of us all, and we should voice our displeasure. Tristan is the Production Manager at the Journal.
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Coming out still a rout
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What are you doing to prevent/get rid of a cold?
Co-chair for Education on Queer Issues Project (EQuIP) writes regarding difficulties in individuals coming out
Emily Wong, ArtSci ’15 Coming out was recently brought into the spotlight by Jodie Foster’s speech at the Golden Globes. Her words sparked a lot of discussion, but there’s no question that she did come out as gay. Foster didn’t outright say it, but speaking about the process, as well as her ex-partner, was definitely a confirmation of her sexuality. Sure, there had been speculation for a while, but nobody (outside of Foster’s personal circles) knew for sure until that moment. Kathleen Wynne, the newly-elected Ontario premier, is openly gay. We know this because of headlines splashed across the top of national newspapers and the mentions of her orientation in the articles, dropped alongside the fact that she’s also the first female premier of Ontario. If sexuality wasn’t an issue, we wouldn’t be discussing it. That’s the thing about coming out. No matter how “out” you are, no matter how open you are about your orientation, people still don’t know whether or not you’re queer until you confirm it. Everybody is assumed to be straight until proven otherwise. When public figures are open about their orientation, it helps deconstruct stigma against people who are queer through increased visibility. It’s the one common experience that exists in the queer community — the discovery, acknowledgement, and disclosure
of your identity. It also never ends. After you come out for the first time, you realize you have to come out over and over again. Sure, you’re out, but that only means that you’ve chosen to be open about your identity, which means that only those who already know you are certain without a doubt. In terms of Foster and Wynne, this means that while they’re out in the public sphere, the strangers that they meet don’t know, and won’t know unless they say something affirming the fact. This means dropping a pronoun when talking about your partner; saying “wife” instead of “husband,” or vice versa. This is what coming out looks like, for the rest of your life, to everybody you haven’t met yet. People take particular notice when someone indicates they aren’t heterosexual.
That’s the thing about coming out. No matter how out you are, no matter how open you are about your orientation, people still don’t know whether or not you’re queer until you confirm it. Everybody is assumed to be straight until proven otherwise. The fact of the matter is that sexuality outside of the mainstream is still grounds for oppression. We don’t live in a post-homophobic world. Same-sex marriage may be legal in Canada, but equality under the law doesn’t translate into equity in the real world. People are still afraid to come out, because they worry that this will
Letters to the editor Co-op Education Re: “Queen’s trails the rest” Dear Editors, In Tuesday’s Journal, you ran an editorial calling on Queen’s to create a co-op program similar to that of Waterloo. Queen’s already has an undergraduate internship/co-op program — QUIP (Queen’s Undergraduate Internship Program) — that serves the engineering, commerce and arts/ science departments. Having gone through this program myself and worked with students from other schools in the process, I can assure you that the professional positions offered by QUIP are vastly superior to the four-month student placements
offered by Waterloo and many others. A four-month student is an assistant to work on drawings and reload the printer; a QUIP student becomes an integral and essential part of the project team. QUIP positions are well paid and are available in many industries across many cities, including Kingston. The Journal would be wise to inquire at the relevant campus offices (Career Services (CS), in this case) before calling on the school to create programs that duplicate those it already has. CS does an excellent job of administering QUIP at minimal cost to the University. Sincerely, Matthew Marsh MSc
“Wave instead of shaking hands and a bit of Chinese herbal medicine.” Gillian Chow, MSc OT ’14
Jodie Foster’s coming out at this year’s Golden Globes is another example of raising queer issues’ profile in the media.
negatively impact their career, their friendships and their relationships with their families. Speak to any number of queer persons and you will get just as many coming out stories. More often than not, these stories will include themes of familial disappointment, lost friendships and outright rejection. So many cruel words drop from my friends’ mouths when they quote the things that have been said to them about their orientation — because of their orientation. That’s not to say that all experiences go badly, but the negative experiences far outnumber the positive ones. However, there’s a definite shift taking place in the public perception of queer people, one that’s increasingly more positive. Part of this can be attributed to the rising representation of queer characters in media. Visibility plays an incredibly important role in social change. While there are certainly problematic portrayals, the presence of queer characters and celebrities spark conversations which lead to a greater examination of LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer) issues. Everyone is constantly bombarded by the media, which makes it such a powerful force in driving progress. My parents’ attitude towards gay people isn’t particularly accepting and they reacted in an unfavourable manner (to put it lightly) when I came out to them. But they know who Jodie Foster is and they have just seen that an openly gay person can become the leader of a province. I wonder if they’ve seen the news and given the matter a little more thought. There are so many reasons why queer persons still face discrimination. One of these is because, queer identities are often objectified and this makes it easy to demonize them. It’s easier to justify oppression against “queers” than “unique individuals with families, careers and feelings, who just happen to be queer.” This is why coming out is still relevant. Every time a public figure
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“Drinking lots of orange juice and taking lots of naps.” Wendy Reid, ArtSci ’13
“GRAPEFRUITS!”
The fact of the matter is that sexuality outside the mainstream is still grounds for oppression. We don’t live in a post-homophobic world. Same-sex marriage may be legal in Canada, but equality under the law doesn’t translate into equity in the real world.
Maggie Robinson, ArtSci ’13
Sexuality and gender identity aren’t irrelevant, but they’re certainly not the only things that define someone. When society stops assuming everyone is heterosexual, and LGBTQ stigma is erased, there will be room to just be. Until then, visibility in the forms of coming out and media representation will continue to be significant in furthering the acceptance of queer identities.
Kai Ip Wong, ArtSci ’13
Emily Wong is a co-chair for the Education on Queer Issues Project (EQuIP).
“Cold 9-1-1 tea from David’s Tea!”
“Whiskey on the rocks. It’ll clear you right up.” Patrick Allin, ArtSci ’13
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Eyes on civilization Modern Fuel scrap metal sculpture gives a sobering reminder about the masterful energy of Mother Nature B y A lex D ownham Assistant Arts Editor It would seem disaster had struck in Modern Fuel’s Main Gallery art exhibit. Hamilton art group TH&B’s exhibition Resurrection combines sculpture and film to convey the conflicting relationship between nature and modern urbanization. Created by Simon Frank, Ivan Jurakic, Dave Hind and Tor Lukasik-Foss, the sculpture — a fallen electrical tower — stood under a dim spotlight, immediately grabbing my attention. Resembling the aftermath of the 1998 ice storm which hit Ontario and Quebec, the tower was mangled across the floor like old scrap metal. Initially, this piece seemed like a simple recreated depiction of the storm’s wrath. But, as I walked and followed
the metal rods lain on the ground, some seemed to burrow in, resembling tree roots. A dark, sap-like liquid seeped out of the tree roots, surprising me with its metaphorical purpose. The sap seemed to symbolize not only damage the Great Ice Storm had caused the urbanized world, but also in nature. The liquid form conjured images of blood in my mind and proved to be a painful reminder of the pain and suffering destruction by natural disasters can ellicit. This symbolic imagery caused me to identify the sap tap to the left of me, where a picture of the fallen tower was posted on a clipboard on the wall. The ‘blood’ used by the artists was clever, but I failed to fully acknowledge the purpose of the sap and picture until I saw the video behind me.
The projected video personified Mother Nature as artists, who moulded the tower into their own image. Like ice latching onto metal, the paper tower was helplessly deformed by the artists. TH&B’s sobering piece surely puts civilization in its place, forever fearing the beautiful, but also unrelenting wrath of weather and climate. The artists have clearly acknowledged their role in nature and use this piece as a physical remnant of the storm and a metaphorical reminder. The final thematic message I got from the exhibit was one of hope, renewing a faith in nature’s ability to constantly reinvent itself and move forward even from the most tragic of disasters. TH&B’s Resurrection is on exhibit in the Main Gallery of Modern Fuel until Feb. 23.
TH&B’s exhibition Resurrection depicts the damage of the Great Ice Storm of 1998 through sculpture and film.
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Event organizer for the Vault Matthew Muto (far left) says the group tries to hold a music event every semester with live bands playing throughout the night.
Music Blog
A spotlight on independent music Seven Queen’s students started blogging in October to emphasize worthwhile music from Canadian artists B y S avoula S tylianou Arts Editor The key is an open mind. The doors lead to the Vault: a new student-run music blog dedicated to giving a spotlight to worthwhile independent musicians. The blog has been live online since October, and the students in charge post every day with new songs from independent Canadian artists they’re listening to at the minute. Their posts range from popular favourites like Yukon Blonde and Jason Collett to lesser known bands like Ivory Hours and Cider Sky. Guest Editor Graham Hutchings edits submissions to the blog from other parts of the country, including posts from Vancouver and Halifax. Hutchings said the goal of the blog is to promote independent music.
“We specifically, but not exclusively, focus on Canadian music, and the emphasis is on independent music not indie, because we do have a broad array of music,” Hutchings, ArtSci ’14, said. For the writers on staff at the Vault, their ambition is to give attention to bands they feel deserve to be heard, Hutchings said. “We want to create a more cohesive theme in Kingston as well in terms of live music, and not just Queen’s students, but getting locals and more people out to shows,” he said. Hutchings said the people behind the blog hope to expand to doing music interviews and holding live recording sessions with bands coming to Kingston to play gigs. “One of the things we have in the works is something called ‘The Vault Sessions,’ where we’d meet up with the artist and start recording
acoustic sets, like in-house special sessions,” he said. Until then, the group at the Vault will continue to throw music house parties. Event organizer for the Vault, Matthew Muto, said the next event will be held next Saturday. Muto said the music nights were started because the band was fed up with the Kingston club scene. “We saw people do it on TV and we thought, ‘Why can’t we do this in real life?,’” Muto, ArtSci ’14, said. “Last semester we threw our first event for selfish promotion, and at our next show we have a
lineup of four bands playing all through the night.” Muto added that they try to have a variety of different bands at their music events. “We try to have one Kingston band and a few Queen’s bands as well,” he said. Emma Coza, marketing and communications manager for the Vault, runs the blog’s Twitter account and its advertising. Coza said the style of the blog is completely informal and “self-managed,” with seven different people writing, editing and posting their articles every day of the week.
“We each cover a different day,” Coza, ArtSci ’14, said. “We make an effort to put up a post every morning of every day including Christmas and New Year’s.” One band Coza is particularly excited to post about on the Vault is Stars. “They’re an all-time favourite for me and they’re coming to Kingston again,” she said. Coza said the best part of the job is getting to tell other people about music she thinks is worthwhile. “It’s the best feeling in the world when someone tells me they found a new song they like from the blog.”
INTRODUCING INDIE MUSIC Check out the Journal’s Limelight blog for a bi-weekly playlist from the masterful music creators of the Vault. Go to queensjournal.ca/blogs/limelight
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Memorable Mondays Bellfonix takes over the Monday night residency at the Mansion B y S avoula S tylianou Arts Editor
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Bellfonix drummer Daniel Chalmers (above) says since the band has a female vocalist, they like to do mostly female covers, including Adele, Amy Winehouse and Serena Ryder.
jobs outside of being the Mansion’s to hear.” Monday night house band. He added that having a female The Kingston cover band is vocalist allows them leeway when For Daniel Chalmers, having a day made up of Chalmers, lead singer choosing which songs to cover. job is a way to feed his music habit. Heather Bell, bassist Winston Vinh “We love to do Adele, Amy The Bellfonix drummer said his and guitarists Matt Kirby and Van Winehouse, No Doubt and Serena job serving at the K-Rock Centre Sheen. They took over the Monday Ryder as well,” he said. isn’t his main focus — it’s a way night residency at the Mansion in Though the group has only for him to afford his drug of choice. December from Buffalo Tree. been together since the summer, “All my life, music has been my “Most of the members of Buffalo Chalmers said they all have the main focus, and I’ve always just Tree work at the Mansion and they same vision for the music. found jobs that help me to afford saw us play a show and we’re also “It’s mostly a hodge podge of that habit of mine,” he said. friends, so it was them passing whatever we like and whatever All members of Bellfonix have along the torch,” Chalmers said. we think is going to be fun,” he Chalmers said the band hopes said. “We’re out there to have to continue playing their residency a good time, so we throw a set at the Mansion for another year. together accordingly.” Listening to the Bellfonix, Chalmers said while the group Chalmers said people can expect is happy at the Mansion, they do to hear “songs you know by people have bigger aspirations in the long you don’t know.” term of their music careers. “We’d love to release a full EP of “We’re all young and in our early to mid-20s, so we do stuff all our own material,” he said. Until then, the band’s going to we’ve liked through our childhood, which is mostly stuff from the 90s do their best to make sure every and 2000s.” Monday night is a memorable one. “We do realize we have a job to The band members agree to play songs that they all listen to, make sure our Monday nights are as enjoyable as possible.” Chalmers said. “We’re one of the only young cover bands out there, so we want Bellfonix plays the Mansion every to play the stuff that we want Monday night.
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In the sky with Diemonds Toronto rock and roll band talks about the perils of touring B y S avoula S tylianou Arts Editor Guitarist C.C. Diemond likes to think his band claimed the original “Party Rock Anthem.”
“We like to think we had coined the term ‘Party Rock Anthem’ before that LMFAO whatever did,” he said. “We shotgun beers and have a good time, there’s nothing else to describe it.”
What We’re Listening To It’s that time of year again when people put down the chips and goodies and reacquaint themselves with the gym. The Journal brings you a list of workout tunes to keep you running. 1) ‘“Anything Could Happen” by Ellie Goulding 2) “Scream and Shout” by will.i.am ft. Britney Spears 3) “You Need Me, I Don’t Need You” by Ed Sheeran 4) “Can’t Hold Us” by Macklemore 5) “Phresh Out the Runway” by Rihanna
Sometimes the band’s antics while on stage can cause them unnecessary problems though, including ones with the police. “They saw our performance and we do drink on stage and do shotgunning, so they might have assumed it would be an easy catch to get some extra tickets to fill their quota for the month,” he said. Diemond said that particular instance with the police wasn’t a singular one. “While you’re touring, there’s the flat tires and the arguments with the guys who rip you off or the police,” he said. “We actually got pulled over the other night in Hamilton.” Diemond, who’s one fifth of Toronto band Diemonds, is currently taking a break from their current tour due to problems with a promoter. “We get to spend the night at home, which is a nice little break. It’s a mixed blessing though, because we never like to cancel a performance,” he said. With the cancellation of one show comes a missed opportunity for the band to bring their brand of party to the stage. “We’re loud, we’re fast, we’re heavy and we put on an over-the-top stage show. We’re all drenched in sweat and at the break of falling over because it’s a giant party,” he said. Even the band’s songs are about not taking the moments of life for granted. “We have a song called ‘Livin’ Tonight,’ which is about
living every day like it’s your last … It’s our unofficial motto we live by because it’s what we do every night.” The band likes to invite people onstage during the song to join them in the “party of heavy metal proportions.” “We get the audience to participate and invite them on stage, usually it’s a pretty girl because everyone likes pretty girls,”
Diemond said. But despite their hard-rock image, you’ll find members of the band referring back to 90s top 40. “This band has some interesting musical traits — on occasions, we’ll all have sing-alongs to the Backstreet Boys or Hanson.” Diemonds plays the Mansion tomorrow night at 10 p.m.
Guitarist C.C. Diemond says having run-ins with the police is all a part of the touring lifestyle for the band.
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Sports The Gaels are 0-4 this season against Nipissing, with the Lakers five points ahead in the OUA.
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Men’s Hockey
Playoff race picks up Loss to sixth-place Nipissing raises stakes for Carr-Harris Cup B y J osh B urton Staff Writer The Gaels followed up an outstanding win with a costly loss on Saturday. A 4-2 loss to the sixth-place Nipissing Lakers on Saturday drops them to 0-4 against the Lakers. With only four games remaining, the Gaels will be hard-pressed to climb out of seventh spot in the OUA. “There’s only a couple games left and that was basically our playoffs on the line,” Gaels forward Kelly Jackson said. “That [game] was for sixth spot and we didn’t show up tonight.” The game was in stark contrast to Friday night, where the Gaels had an offensive outburst as they downed the Toronto Varsity Blues 6-2. “[Friday] night we were bearing down, everyone from
our defense to our offense and that’s how it carries over,” Jackson said. “[Saturday], bottom line, the effort wasn’t there and we didn’t execute.” Jackson recorded a hat trick against the Blues and set up linemate Jordan Mirwaldt in front of the net for a goal against Nipissing. Since reuniting with 2011 linemate Tyler Moore last week, Jackson and Moore have combined for five goals and four assists. “Putting [Jackson] with a guy like Tyler Moore — who has the ability to put the puck in the net — creates a lot of opportunities,” Gaels assistant coach Jon Lawrance said. “The two of them really seem to click.” Although the Gaels are only 3-6 since the winter break, their once-weak power play has been revitalized. The Gaels have gone 9-for-33
Women’s Volleyball
Room to improve Gaels sweep RMC, swept by Gee-Gees B y L auri Kytömaa Staff Writer The Gaels finally met their match against the first-place Ottawa Gee-Gees. After a strong three-set victory against the RMC Paladins Friday night, Queen’s was shut out by the
Inside WOmen’s hockey Walloping at hands of Guelph overshadows weekend road split.
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Gee-Gees on Saturday, ending their win streak at nine. Libero Shannon Walsh said the team played a strong first game despite a hostile road environment. “When we got there the gym was packed full of fans, all for RMC, so that was kind of a challenge, but we got the job done in three sets,” Walsh said. “We were pretty happy coming away from [that game].” The key to the game was a significant advantage in kills: Queen’s finished with 46 to RMC’s 16. The next night, Walsh said the Gee-Gees’ blocking scheme posed the Gaels problems. “Ottawa is a big team — they are strong and they always play very well at their home gym,” she said. “Going into the game, we knew they were going to get their big hits and their big blocks.” See It’s on page 14
with the man advantage in those nine games, putting them at a commendable 27.3 per cent. “I think we’ve really just simplified [the power play],” Lawrance said. “We’ve gotten back to moving the puck — we were very stationary and didn’t shoot a lot of pucks the first half
[of the season].” With the regular season nearing its end and points at a premium, Thursday’s upcoming Carr-Harris Cup against the RMC Paladins should live up to its hype. Last week’s 2-1 overtime loss to the Paladins left the Gaels with
a bad taste in their mouths and looking for revenge. “Obviously after our effort last week against [RMC] we have something to prove,” Lawrance said, who won five straight Carr-Harris Cups as a player from 2008-12.
Men’s Basketball
A short-handed split Gaels snap skid, best Blues by one point without Faulkner B y Peter R eimer Staff Writer Queen’s played smart defence to earn a road win without two crucial scorers. After falling to the CIS seventh-ranked Ryerson Rams 78-47 on Friday night, the men’s basketball team snapped a three-game losing streak with a 77-76 win over the Toronto Varsity Blues. The Gaels were forced to
play without leading scorer Greg Faulkner, who’s suffering from a concussion, and their top three-point shooter, Mackenzie Simpson. “We have no idea when [Faulkner and Simpson] will be back,” head coach Stephan Barrie said. “We have to play it safe.” In their absence, Toronto native Sukhpreet Singh stepped up, recording game-highs in points and assists. “I don’t really care in terms of
the points,” Barrie said. “He played the way he’s supposed to play.” The Gaels started Saturday’s game applying high pressure full-court defence, but Toronto steadily widened the gap, leading 34-22 midway through the second quarter. After Singh converted on a pair of free throws, the Gaels dropped back into a half-court defence to adjust to Blues guard Alex Hill, the OUA’s second-leading scorer. See Key on page 14
Hockey fever
Temperatures dipped below -20 last week, creating ideal conditions for Kingston’s outdoor rinks.
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Engulfed in Guelph Gaels suffer rare thumping on road to surging Gryphons B y s ean s utherLanD Staff Writer
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Friday’s tilt in Guelph was a humbling experience for the women’s hockey team. The Gaels were blown out on the road by the Gryphons (18-3-2), falling by a score of 7-2. Head coach Matt Holmberg felt that the team lacked both focus and execution during the game. “We’re not making any excuses,” Holmberg said. “That was not our best showing.” The team struggled in their own zone against Guelph, contributing to a rare seven-goal rout. “We were taking too long to make passes,” Holmberg said. “We weren’t supporting each other all that well [and] we weren’t moving our feet and all those things add up to D-zone problems.” Holmberg said these defensive struggles happened from players in each position. Goaltender Karissa Savage allowed four goals on 12 shots before being pulled in favour of
Mel Dodd-Moher midway through the second period. The Gaels fell behind 5-0 before Morgan McHaffie and Shawna Griffin scored late in the second period. Holmberg said the game wasn’t an indicator of anything going wrong for the Gaels in the season as a whole. “We’re certainly going to treat [the Guelph game] like a blip on the radar,” he said. “We’re hoping that one game is not indicative of where we’re going.” Sunday’s 6-1 victory against
the Brock Badgers (3-18-1) was a complete reversal of fate, against a weaker opponent. “Arguably it was one of our strongest team games since Christmas,” Holmberg said. The Gaels had five different goal scorers and eight players contributed points. Forwards Chelsey Verbeek and Taryn Pilon both had three points in the game. “To get production from a variety of people was great and that’s a positive sign going forward,” Holmberg said.
Queen’s is two points back of Guelph in the OUA standings.
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Head coach Dave Wilson wasn’t pleased with his team’s performance last weekend. The Gaels visited the Ryerson Rams on Friday, losing 67-47. “I thought it was close to one of our worst performances of the year,” Wilson said. “We were out-hustled, out-rebounded and out-muscled.” The Gaels’ loss against the Rams marked their longest losing skid of the season at three, which extended to four when they fell 60-55 to the Toronto Varsity Blues the following day.
The Gaels were beat by the Rams in every statistical category except rebounding. “Ryerson has always been a rival of ours,” said guard Liz Boag, who returned to the lineup after missing four games due to injury. “[They’re] a team we’ve had an issue with in the past — it was a difficult loss.” The team’s fourth-quarter push wasn’t enough to overcome their deficit after being outscored in the previous three quarters. “We very much struggled to put the ball in the hoop,” Wilson said. “It wasn’t a lack of effort or lack of execution for the most part ... the ball just went in and
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out of the rim. We couldn’t get the finishes.” The Gaels fared better in Saturday’s loss to Toronto, but shot just 24.1 per cent from the field to the Varsity Blues’ 36.8 per cent. Fourth-year post Hanna Koposhynska returned to the line-up from injury, but struggled from the field. She made 1-14 field goals for the night, after playing just five minutes against Ryerson. After only scoring four points on Friday, Jenny Wright bounced back with an all-around performance: 16 points, seven rebounds, five assists, six steals and one block.
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OUA Men’s Volleyball Standings 1. McMaster [15-0] — 30 pts 2. Waterloo [13-2] —26 pts 3. Western [10-4] — 20 pts 4. Queen’s [9-5]— 18 pts 5. York [8-7] — 16 pts 6. Toronto [5-9] — 10 pts 7. Ryerson [5-9] — 10 pts 8. Guelph [4-11]— 8 pts 9. Windsor [3-11] — 6 pts 10. RMC [0-14] — 0 pts
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SPORTS IN BRIEF Men’s volleyball routs RMC The men’s volleyball team featured their younger players in a 3-0 sweep of the RMC Paladins 3-0 on Friday night. The Gaels faced little adversity in the match, showcasing their defence as they moved to 9-5 this season. The team was led by first-year outside hitter Markus Trence, who recorded eight kills and 10 points. Third-year hitter Stephen Holmes, and first-year hitter Austin Payne also chipped in 9.5 points apiece. Second-year setter Matthew Bonshor distributed the ball well, contributing 27 assists. With the victory on Friday, the Gaels are one win behind their rivals, the Western Mustangs, who currently hold third place in the standings. The team is heading into a two game
home stand this weekend, hosting the York Lions on Saturday and the first place McMaster Marauders on Sunday. — Sean Liebich
Athletics activates student fitness campaign The “Around the ARC in 21 Days” challenge has reached its halfway point. Until Feb. 8, Athletics and Recreation is offering students easier access to activities across Queen’s campus, via daily text message reminders. The campaign was launched to encourage students to remain active or social for 21 days in a row, according to Athletics and Recreation Marketing and Communications coordinator Kate Kittner. “Essentially, the challenge is built around this concept — doing something for 21 Days
in a row helps you form a habit,” Kittner said via email. Intended to be a promotional program for first-years, the challenge is open to all students. The campaign offers daily prizes for those who sign up. Activities include free fitness classes, recreational swims, piloboxing, attending Queen’s varsity home games and a campus scavenger hunt. — Peter Morrow
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Hill shot just 3-13 for 12 points, including 1-8 from three-point territory. “[Hill] was creating havoc by being very aggressive against [our
full-court pressure],” Barrie said. “So we took it off and thought maybe that would get him to play at a slower pace and not as attacking. That was certainly the case.” While holding Toronto’s offense at bay, the Gaels took a 43-40
Rookie guard Sukhpreet Singh paced the Gaels with 23 points and seven assists on Saturday against Toronto.
half-time lead thanks to a combined 16 second-quarter points from Singh and guard Ryan Golden. Both teams went on 17-2 runs in the third quarter, with the Blues erasing a substantial Gaels lead. Queen’s started the fourth quarter with six straight points and prevailed 77-76, despite seven straight Toronto points to finish the game. Singh finished the game with 23 points and seven assists, and Golden chipped in with 16 points in his first start of the season. “[Golden and Singh] defended harder, and they played with much more conviction than they did [against Ryerson],” Barrie said. “They’re going to have to do that every game, as well as everyone else on the floor.”
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What are your thoughts on the Carr-Harris Cup?
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“Is that hockey? I know the name, but don’t remember what it is.” SUE JOY, ARTSCI ’95
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OUA East Men’s Basketball Standings 1. Carleton [15-1] — 30 pts
5. Laurentian [8-7] — 16 pts
2. Ryerson [12-2] —24 pts
6. York [5-10] — 10 pts
3. Ottawa [12-4] — 24 pts
7. Toronto [2-12] — 4 pts
4. Queen’s [10-6]— 20 pts
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The bigger story of the match was the number of errors committed by Queen’s: the team finished with 28 errors to 25 kills on 98 attacks. The Gaels weren’t aided by 10 costly service errors. “We shot ourselves in the foot. It was our serving errors and hitting errors that ended up losing us the game,” middle blocker Katie Neville said. “It really wasn’t anything that Ottawa brought. “They are big hitters and got a lot of blocks on us but we knew that and were prepared for that.” Neville added that much of the team was frustrated with the performance. “We definitely had all the necessary assets to do so but we didn’t perform,” she said. “We were really hesitant and not going after the game.” The Gaels will face another top team next weekend as they face off against the York Lions and the McMaster Marauders. The 13-1 Lions have looked strong this season and are competing for first in the OUA.
Neville said both teams will be a challenge. “These last few games are really important and will determine where we end up in the playoffs and who we are going to play. I think everyone will realize it’s now
OUA Women’s Volleyball Standings 1. Ottawa [15-1] — 30 pts 2. York [13-1] — 26 pts 3. Queen’s [11-3] — 22 pts 4. Ryerson [10-4]— 20 pts 5. Lakehead [8-8] — 16 pts 6. McMaster [8-7] — 16 pts 7. Toronto [8-7] — 16 pts 8. Western [8-7] — 16 pts 9. Brock [5-12] — 10 pts 10. Guelph [4-11] — 8 pts 11. Windsor [3-11] — 6 pts 12. RMC [2-12] — 4 pts 13. Waterloo [2-13] — 4 pts
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With over 100 million users as of September, Instagram has seen explosive success. Above are some popular filters (l to r): Earlybird, X-Pro II and Rise, compared to a normal shot.
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Social media
Friends, photos and an instant filter In a world where the first instinct is to share, Instagram is the ultimate tool for smartphone users B y K iran R ana Contributor When Rayna Edels downloaded Instagram she thought, like most apps, it would fade out. But it didn’t. As of Sept. 2012, the photo-sharing app has garnered over 100 million users, some of who dub themselves “Instagrammers.” A year after downloading the app, Edels, ArtSci ’15, considers herself one. “When I have some free time, or am feeling overwhelmed by my readings I will open my iPhone and take a look at the array of food, travel pictures and pictures of pets that people share,” she said. “I upload pictures on Instagram to share them with whoever will get a smile or giggle from them.” Allison Corrigan, a Masters of Industrial Relations student, agrees. “It’s a great way to keep in touch with friends and colleagues. I can see what they’ve been up to and they can do the same,” Corrigan said. “It’s such a feel-good site because it’s easy
to use and fun to take and post pictures.” Founded in 2010 by Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, Instagram has since grown with immense popularity. Registered members include a plethora of A-list celebrities and even politicians such as Barack Obama. With a new member joining every two seconds, it’s a network like none other — a social sharing space for foodies, proud parents, aspiring artists, hipsters and celebrities. It became clear just how far the startup company had come in April 2012. The company, who had previously not made a single dollar in profit was snatched up by the mammoth social network Facebook in a deal of $1 billion in cash and stock. “I think that Instagram has caught on so much with our generation because we love to share things that are important to us and feel appreciated by others. And why not add some colour and hipster filters to the things we
love?” Edels said. These filters are the digital layer added to a photo, giving it an altered appearance. They range from enhancing colours, to dulling the lighting for a more vintage look. But is the popular app destroying the art of photography, or widening it? Although Instagramming has raised concerns with photography purists, Edels said she doesn’t agree with this perspective. “I don’t think that photos are tarnished or damaged by Instagramming. They’re just altered from their original form, which is completely up to the individual who took the photo,” she said. Chris Ziegler, senior editor at technology and culture news site The Verge, believes that Instagram and similar applications have created a community of smartphone users who are uploading billions of damaged photos into public record. “When you apply a parlor trick filter to your photo, you’re not enhancing it, you’re destroying
it. You’re robbing it of its realness, its nuance and replacing it with garbage that serves no function other than to aggrandize your own false sense of artisanship,” Ziegler said in an April 2012 article in The Verge. Despite Instagram’s method of imitating vintage photo techniques, Queen’s sociology professor Martin Hand said this doesn’t disrupt the notion behind the photography. “There was never one authentic form of photography,” Hand said. “Photography is alive and well, it’s just taking different forms.” He said artists have always been wary of change, like shifts from black and white to colour film, SLR cameras and programs like Adobe Photoshop. Hand said Instagram is part of a trend that centres visual nature of experience. “The role of images has become more central in the ways people communicate with each other,” Hand said. “Everywhere we go we can find a wireless network, there are cameras embedded in other machines and are attached to
Instagram, founded in 2010, has come under criticism for using vintage-inspired filters to alter photos taken with a smartphone camera.
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us at all times.” This is why, he said, the success of Instagram wouldn’t even be possible if it wasn’t for the ubiquity of smartphones.
role of images “hasThebecome more central in the ways people communicate with each other.
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— Martin Hand, sociology professor “We are not only given the tools to share our experiences, but we are expected to,” he said. But this past December, Instagram decided that the right share photos didn’t solely belong to their uses. The company revised their User’s Terms of Service to state that although they didn’t claim ownership of the content users posted, they had the right to sell users’ photos to third parties without providing notice or compensation after Jan. 16, 2013. The move resulted in huge criticism from privacy activists and in under a month, the service had lost over half its users. The company then retracted its statement promising to alter the terms. It was a shock to many, said sociology professor David Murakami Wood. Unlike social networks like Facebook, Instagram was perceived to be a safe and positive community of friends and acquaintances simply posting admirable pictures. “People have believed in this false notion that once you post things on the Internet you give up your rights to them and this is legally just not true,” Murakami Wood said. “The idea of everything that’s posted online is fair game and that you have no rights is one of the biggest myths in regards to rights and privacy.”
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