The Queen's Journal, Issue 20

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Fine arts admissions suspended Students’ concerns brought to AMS Assembly result in the creation of a new committee to investigate decision B y S avoula S tylianou Assistant News Editor AMS Assembly voted to create a committee last night that will investigate the University’s decision to suspend admissions into the fine

arts program.

On Wednesday, University administration sent an email to fine arts students informing them that the program wouldn’t accept any new students for the 2012-13 academic year.

In an interview with the Journal, 30 fine arts students gathered in the Polson Room of the JDUC to express their concerns.

Anicka Vrana-Godwin, BFA ’13, said she’s angry about the decision to suspend the program.

“It’s punishment because they haven’t done their research. No one knows about fine arts at Queen’s, yet graduates do great things … they have no idea what we can pull off,” she said.

Heather Smith, BFA ’12, said

she’s glad she was in fourth year when this decision was made.

“If I was a first year, I would immediately be looking to transfer schools.”

The motion passed at the Nov. 10 AMS assembly was brought forth by Ebonnie Hollenbeck, BFA ’13.

It reads: “That AMS Assembly strike a committee composed of the AMS executive, [Arts and Science Undergraduate Society] executive, the rector and members of the society to investigate the suspension of the enrolment in the bachelor of fine arts program, the implications the suspension has on the future of the program, why students were not properly informed of the decision and how this will impact students currently enrolled in the program.”

The motion also states that where possible, the committee should work to restore enrolment to the program for next year.

AMS Vice President of Operations Ashley Eagan said See Assembly on page 7

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Fine arts students congregated in the JDUC yesterday to speak to the Journal about the program’s suspension of future admissions.

Photo By Asad Chishti

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Interest in ceremony persists Remembrance Day gathering in Grant Hall will honour alumni who died in military service B y J anina E nrile Assistant Features Editor Brian Yealland is expecting another full house at today’s Remembrance Day ceremony in Grant Hall.

The University Chaplain said the ceremony has consistently attracted 1,000 students, faculty and staff since he started at Queen’s in 1983.

“It’s fascinating to me that in the years that I had been here, I have seen the interest in Remembrance Day grow considerably,” he said.

“The students arrive here directly or vaguely aware that Queen’s has had a significant role in the war efforts of the First and Second World War,” he said.

More than 1,000 Queen’s students served in both World

Wars. 189 students and faculty members died in the First World War and 175 died in the Second World War. The Canadian Officer Training Corps at Queen’s offered a full academic credit for military training during the Second World War. Students wrote qualifying exams at the end of their training in one of five fields: artillery, engineering,

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SpORTS

Criminal identification procedures are incorrectly depicted on TV.

Two reviews of Footloose the musical.

Women’s soccer competes in a national semifinal tomorrow in Montreal.

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signals, infantry and field medicine.

“It’s not hard to transport yourself to a time when you’re a 19- or 20-year-old student and a war breaks out and you’re called to leave your studies and find yourself serving in some capacity days later,” Yealland said. “The idea of that is a pretty stark one.”

Principal Daniel Woolf will offer a short reflection to round out the 20-minute Remembrance Day ceremony. The 700-seat Grant Hall is always standing room only when the event begins, Yealland said.

“We’ve had a whole variety of people give an address but this is the first time in my memory that the principal will,” he said.

“It’s exciting.”

The Chaplain said he isn’t worried about students losing interest in the event.

In 1917, then-principal Daniel Miner Gordon wrote an article in the Journal.

“The war has made havoc among our ranks, taking not only See Queen’s on page 3

Goat barely afloat B y M eaghan Wray Assistant News Editor The Sleepless Goat workers co-operative is facing financial difficulty.

The restaurant and coffee shop, located on the corner of Princess and Wellington Streets, is known for its sale of fair trade coffees and vegetarian or vegan food options.

According to an email sent to the Journal on Nov. 9 by Sleepless Goat employee Alex Mann, the co-operative’s situation may result in the business’ closure at the end of the month.

“We’ve reached a pretty desperate situation financially,” she wrote.

Mann wrote that the co-operative is in the process of organizing fundraising initiatives.Workers’ co-operatives are enterprises owned and democratically controlled by the employees, instead of having a top-down management model.

All employees own equal assets of the business.

Workers from the Sleepless Goat declined to do interviews with the Journal because a collective decision on how to approach the situation hasn’t been reached.

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College ties strengthened Queen’s and St. Lawrence College sign new partnership agreement B y S avoula S tylianou Assistant News Editor

some kind of practical application qualification to help them out,” he said. “We want to make sure we A new agreement between Queen’s find programs that match up.”

Woolf said he and St. Lawrence and St. Lawrence College aims to address issues that students face College President Chris Whitaker when completing both college and came up with the idea for the partnership together. university educations.

“A useful ‘summit’ meeting at “The memorandum of understanding (MOU) is just that, St. Lawrence College between an agreement to talk about stuff,” Queen’s and St. Lawrence College administration agreed that the next Principal Daniel Woolf said.

The MOU, signed on Nov. 3, logical step was to sign an MOU,” hopes to provide students with he told the Journal via email.

In 2008, Queen’s and St. the opportunity for a combined Lawrence College came together university and college education.

“Could we, for example, think to create a one-of-a-kind teaching of programs that are a hybrid of a partnership called Go Tech Ed. It Queen’s degree and a St. Lawrence was made to decrease the shortfall diploma program, where you could of technology teachers in Ontario.

Woolf said there is no timeline get both qualifications,” Woolf said.

Students face issues when or expiration date on the MOU. “We do always, as we do with transferring from a two-year college program to the upper years exchange partners, check in regularly to make sure that things of a university degree, he said.

“We’ve also found increasingly are going as they should,” he said.

The MOU will also set that students with university degrees go to college after to get a framework for research

collaborations between the two schools, Woolf said.

The new MOU will give faculty members licence to get in touch with their counterparts at each institution, Woolf said.

Any new programs created under the MOU must pass through the normal governance procedures of both institutions and the government’s quality assurance Photo By Justin Chin framework, which is a set of Principal Daniel Woolf says an increasing number of guidelines to rule over the quality of university students take college programs after getting their degree post-secondary programs. in order to gain practical qualifications.

Woolf added that the MOU is in part a result of a provincial government push for partnerships between colleges and universities, specifically to simplify the transferability of course credits between Ontario institutions.

“The next stage will be for deans and departments in both schools with an interest in collaboration to develop relationships and come up with initiatives,” Woolf said.

News in brief Professor won’t return to class Professor Mike Mason has taken a leave of absence and will not return to his HIST 283 class this semester.

During a lecture for the History of the Third World on Oct. 26, Mason announced to the class that students had voiced concerns to the history department. These concerns, he said, were that some terms he used in class were racist and sexist — including “towelhead” and “mistress.”

Since then, Mason hasn’t taught the class. Two lectures were cancelled following his announcement.

“He will not be returning to the classroom,” chair of the history department James Carson said to the class on Nov. 9. “TAs and I know things have been scrambled and messy.”

In an email to the Journal, Carson said Mason hasn’t been fired and didn’t resign.

“He is taking a leave,” he said.

Carson said the university couldn’t comment as to whether legal action is being taken against Mason or if any allegations have been brought against the University.

For the remaining four weeks of the class, professors from various departments will take turns lecturing the history class.

Mason declined to comment to the Journal.

— Katherine Fernandez-Blance

AMS branding standards passed An AMS policy to build a consistent marketing brand across campus is now in place.

AMS Communications Officer Amanda Judd said the Logo Guidelines and Visual Identity Standards policy will allow students

to associate different aspects of the high-risk prostate cancer.

AMS with each other.

Half of them received hormone A study conducted by the therapy, while the other half marketing office between Sept. received a combination of hormone 14 and Oct. 16 showed that therapy and radiation. certain AMS services weren’t In the hormone-only group, 26 being associated with the student per cent died of prostate cancer. government as much as others, This compared to 10 per cent in Judd, ArtSci ’11, said. the combined therapy group.

The policy sets regulations for “The results of the study how AMS services, commissions refute the standard notion of and committees use the AMS logo, using hormone therapy only for official fonts and colours. It was locally advanced prostate cancer,” passed at the Board of Directors said Wendy Parulekar, associate on Oct. 3. professor of oncology and a senior “It’s taking the practice that the author of the study. communications and marketing Realize Your Dreams offices have been doing and putting — Vincent Matak it officially in policy,” Judd said. “[The policy] is necessary to have Queen’s Red Bull in place because we want to make  Over 30 years of training medical doctors team places fourth sure that this is something that  4 years MD program continues in the future.”  Low affordable tuition She said exemptions from this A pair of Queen’s students finished policy include five publications by fourth in the Red Bull Racing Can  Long standing rotation programs in US and the Social Issues Commission and National Final on Wednesday.

Canada AMS media outlets such as the Mark O’Donoghue, Sci ’12, and  2000+ practicing physicians in CANADA, US, and across Journal and Queen’s TV. Chris Barnes, Sci ’14, competed as the globe.

In these cases the AMS has no Team Better Than Everyone Else control over editorial autonomy in the Canadian university contest,  Same curriculum as US medical programs and universities and as an alternative the AMS held in Montreal.  Located in the beautiful Caribbean island of St. Lucia is mentioned in the publication Contestants had to build and  Direct flights from Toronto, New York, Miami, Atlanta, credits or on the website. design remote control cars using London “A lot of it is they deal with Red Bull Energy Drink cans.  High acceptance rate into residency programs at major US design themselves and basically O’Donoghue said he and Barnes hospitals express themselves,” Judd said. “It had a positive experience. would be inappropriate for our “There was a lot of strong name to be attached.” competition,” O’Donoghue said.

“We still feel pretty good about it, if — Catherine Owsik anything it was a fun way to spend an afternoon.”

Winning would have meant Study revises prostate competing at the Red Bull Racing cancer treatment Can World Final in England next week. Team Hardwear from Queen’s researchers have developed the University of Moncton placed a new treatment for men diagnosed first in the Canadian competition. with high-risk prostate cancer.

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The Canadian Officers’ Training Corps organized a Queen’s University Contingent for battle in the Second World War. The 1942-43 group is pictured above.

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many who were already with us but many prospective students also, who would otherwise be now upon our roll,” Gordon wrote.

“Their work overseas is a silent yet urgent appeal to us to fill worthily the places they have left vacant here, to make our University life throb with as keen a sense of duty, as ardent faith and as fervent enthusiasm as inspired their work when fighting gloriously at Ypres and Courcelette, the Somme and Vimy Ridge.”

The war has made “havoc among our

ranks, taking not only many who were already with us but prospective students also, who would otherwise be now upon our roll.

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— Daniel Miner Gordon, former principal

Yealland said his late predecessor Marshall “Padre” Laverty recalled student anti-war protests interrupting Remembrance Day services in the 1960s and 1970s.

No similar demonstrations have happened on campus since then, Yealland said, though the ceremony has sparked some debate about the commemorative poppy.

White poppies emerged in 1926

as an alternative to the traditional red lapel pin and as a symbol of pacifism after the First World War. German professor Jill Scott said the white flower was born out of No More War movements in the 1920s.

“They [protestors] wanted to draw attention to the massive destruction of World War I,” she told the Journal via email.

“Unlike WWII, where it was clear why countries got involved (to free Europe from Hitler, stop the Holocaust, and put an end to Japanese domination of Asia), World War I was seen as nationalistic self-indulgence.”

The white poppy hasn’t been widely recognized in North America.

“Last year, the controversy re-emerged when a group began promoting the white poppy as a symbol of peace,” Scott said.

“Veterans were very angry because they said it didn’t honour the losses of military personnel.”

In 2010 the National Post reported that the Royal Canadian Legion had threatened to sue activists distributing white poppies.

No legal action followed.

Richard Gimblett, a military historian and adjunct history professor, is one of those veterans.

He said the red poppy doesn’t glorify war.

“It’s not that at all,” the Gulf War veteran said. “It’s remembrance of the sacrifice of men and women in the past.

“I think to try to inject some

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During the Second World War, military training would grant students an academic credit at Queen’s.

false premise into that dishonours the sacrifice of the past.”

According to Gimblett, soldiers of the First and Second World Wars deserve the most recognition on Remembrance Day. “Back in the Gulf War, I had a war thrown upon me,” he said.

“When you look instead at the men who joined in the First and Second World War who made a conscious decision to join the military forces knowing they would be going into

battle and possibly laying down their lives ... I think that takes a great deal of courage.”

Since leaving the navy in 2001, Gimblett has led battlefield tours in France and Belgium. He’s visited First World War cemeteries several times.

“That really reinforced a lot of the thinking I’ve been doing over the decades,” he said.

According to Gimblett, Remembrance Day is

something that should resonate with Canadians.

“Remembrance Day isn’t just a concept dedicated to the past, but has immediate repercussions to the present,” he said. “You don’t have to be in agreement with the fighting in Afghanistan to appreciate the sacrifice of men and women who die in battle.”

— With files from Terra-Ann Arnone

In 1918, then-principal Robert Bruce Taylor published this open letter in the Journal following the First World War’s end.

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Ams reFerendum

Queen’s TV unconcerned with result Mandatory $3 referendum fee would have been used to purchase new film equipment B y r oSie h aleS Contributor During the recent AMS fall referendum, 83 per cent of votes cast were against a mandatory fee for Queen’s TV (QTV).

Currently QTV draws revenue, in part, from an annual $3 opt-outable fee. In the Oct. 25 and 26 referendum, QTV placed a question on the ballot that, if passed, would make the opt-outable fee mandatory.

Last year, 30 per cent of students opted out of paying the QTV fee. The fee generated approximately $30,000.

Video Factory, the student-run production component of QTV, brought in approximately $10,000 of revenue.

This year, Video Factory has

generated $9,667 in revenue so far. fundamental shift in how the QTV has signed contracts that will Queen’s community sees QTV amount to $21,070 by the end of in order to convince students the academic year. that the service is deserving of a Eugene Michasiw, QTV mandatory fee. executive producer, said it’s hard “Referendums fail, but you keep to understand why so many people trying, you keep going at it … I voted against a mandatory fee. think that it’s only a matter of time, “It’s important to consider this was one step,” he said. that it is very hard to push for a Currently, other campus media mandatory fee,” Michasiw, ArtSci services, like the Journal and ’13 said. “QTV is in very much CFRC, receive funding through an [in] a … transformational stage. AMS mandatory student fee.

Michasiw said no money Ultimately we’re not sure we’re on a level where we’d be considered was lost on account of the referendum’s result. for a full mandatory fee.”

“It might slow down growth a Michasiw said QTV had hoped to purchase new film equipment little bit but we’re able to do well if the referendum question passed. with what we have right now,” “It’s nice to have the resources he said. “Financially, we’re doing which match the passion of the absolutely fine.”

Photo By CoREy LABLAns volunteers,” he said.

Eugene Michasiw, QTV executive producer, says the Michasiw said it will take a student fee remaining opt-outable won’t affect their financial standing.

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CAMPUS CALENDAR Friday, Nov. 11 Remembrance Day Ceremony Grant Hall 10:50 a.m.

Memorizing or Understanding: Are we teaching the right thing?

Stirling Hall, Lecture Theatre D 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.

For more information, contact ctl@queensu.ca Saturday, Nov. 12 Little Cataraqui Creek Conservation Area: Ski Swamp and Open House 1655 Perth Road 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Free Observatory Public Tour Ellis Hall, 4th Floor 7:30 to 9 p.m.

Free Motown Dance Party! In support of the Food Bank Zorba’s, 1474 Bath Rd. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. $25 at the door Sunday, Nov. 13 Women’s Art Festival Holiday Craft Show City Park 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

For more information, visit: womensartfestivalkingston.ca Monday, Nov. 14 Defence and Security Economics Workshop

Donald Gordon Centre, 421 Union St. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. $35 For more information, go to: queensu.ca/dms EQuIP meeting Performance lounge, JDUC 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Nov. 15 Information session: MSc In Management Goodes Hall, room 304 5:45 to 6:45 p.m.

For more information, contact: ttouchette@business.queensu.ca The Two Faces of Mexico: Protection of Indigenous Peoples’ Rights in Chiapas Dunning Hall, room 27 7 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 17 Free pharmacy flu shots Shoppers Drug Mart 136 Princess St. 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Lunch and Learn: Lifestyle Planning Mac-Corry Hall, room B176 Noon to 1 p.m.

Free Walkhome Walk-a-thon Walkhome kiosk 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. $1 from every walk will be donated to Queen’s Cares

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she met with the director of the fine arts department, Kathleen Sellars, and Gordon Smith, the associate dean of Arts and Science on Thursday.

“They couldn’t answer important questions about if the arts program will still be a module system like it is now, which makes it so unique,” Eagan, BFA ’11, said in her address to assembly.

The module system allows students to specialize in specific areas of art for at least six weeks.

Going through the “budget process ... there

was a question about whether the program had sufficient resources to continue in the future.

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— Alistair MacLean, Dean of Arts and Science The decision to suspend fine arts admissions was made on Wednesday and was a result of budget constraints in the Faculty of Arts and Science, said Dean Alistair MacLean.

Faculty members within the department of Fine Arts were told of the suspension on Wednesday, shortly before the email was sent out to students in the program.

“Going through the budget process for Arts and Sciences, it became clear that there was a question about whether the program had sufficient resources to continue in the future,” he said.

Fine arts is one of the more expensive programs at Queen’s, MacLean said.

“They require particular space and particular resources to be able to teach appropriately.”

MacLean said the problem with the University’s budget is that it has a structural deficit that incurs severe costs for departments and faculties.

“In a normal year, the revenues for the faculty [of Arts and Science] go up by $1 million and our costs go up by $2 million. One of the things we’re also battling at this

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Kaisa Moran, BFA ’12, and the Fine Arts department student council chair, speaks against the program suspension at AMS Assembly last night.

moment is the University deficit,” he said.

The $1 million revenue increase each year comes from increases in fees and student enrolment, while the $2 million deficit is a result of inflation, costs of materials, heating and lighting and increased salaries, benefits and pensions, MacLean said.

MacLean said the suspension won’t affect professors in the department.

“The professors will continue to teach their courses and will be involved in discussions about the future of Fine Arts.”

MacLean said the Faculty of Arts and Science has committed to working with the fine arts program to look at its options for the future.

“We don’t know what the economic environment is going to be and we’ll have to take that into

account,” he said.

Five students have already applied to the program for admission next year.

“We will notify them about the decision and work with them to explore their options. They might wish to consider coming to Queen’s and taking fine arts courses as electives,” MacLean said.

There are currently 107 students enrolled in the fine arts program. The Faculty of Arts and Science told these students that their degrees will be completed without disruption.

For a video interview with a BFA student and footage from AMS Assembly, see: queensjournal.ca/video

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From left: Kelsey-Lynn Corradetti, Jaclyne Grimoldby and Emma Kent, BFA ‘13, gathered in Ontario Hall yesterday to discuss issues arising from the Fine Arts program admission suspension next year.

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It’s an oversimplification to assume that a break would resolve mental health issues on campus.

Fall reading week

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ueen’s should reconsider implementing a fall reading week.

In a 2007 AMS plebiscite question, the student body voted against a second reading week.

The climate on campus has since changed, and with an almost entirely new student population, it’s worth asking the question again.

Recently schools like Ryerson, Trent and the University of Toronto added a reading week in the fall term.

At Queen’s, a similar initiative could help students deal with rising stress levels. Having a week off of class to catch up on assignments and readings would be helpful.

It could be beneficial for student mental health.

While it’s an oversimplification to assume that a break would resolve mental health issues on campus, it could certainly help with student stress levels. Having time to catch up on work and relax would lessen the stress caused by approaching midterms.

A fall reading week would also give upper-year students a chance to be proactive and work on applications for post-graduate studies or employment.

Many graduate programs set application deadlines for early November, and having a reading week beforehand would give students the extra time needed to

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Michelle bertrand Rosie Hales Brittany Johnston Vincent Matak Peter Morrow Peter Reimer Mathieu Sly Jerry Zheng

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Terra-Ann Arnone

Colour my world T

here’s something grossly backward about a jaded young person.

It conflicts with the innocence that should define this time in our lives. That innocence, and the trust it yields, provides the grounds for well-intentioned mistakes.

That’s the stuff learning is made of.

I’ve heard many friends — too young and too inexperienced — say that one person, one place or one thing has coloured their perspective of the world.

They feel overwhelmed by disillusionment and don’t realize it’s a normal part of growing up.

Reconciling childhood innocence with adult realities is something many of my peers are currently faced with. It’s a painful process.

But becoming jaded, cynical or distrustful isn’t out of your hands.

It’s rooted in bitter fear — a feeling that we as individuals have sole control over.

gather reference letters, write cover letters and update resumes.

The week of class time lost for a fall reading week would have to be allocated from somewhere.

Because classes start relatively late in September — this year the semester began on Sept. 12 — the summer might be a good option. It could mean reducing Frosh Week as well.

A shortened summer holiday is a valid concern. Many students work full time during the summer months to help pay for tuition and rent.

A break could result in a loss of earnings, but Queen’s starts comparitively late so it’s still possible for students to work until Labour Day even with an added reading week.

Good opportunities for students are born in part out of someone else’s trust.

To have your perspective narrowed so early by fear is a shame.

Every day deserves a pair of eyes that aren’t blinded by the ugliness they witnessed yesterday.

Every individual deserves an initial level of trust unscathed by last week’s anger.

Every class deserves an effort unaffected by September’s failures.

Of course, we all know that people don’t always get what they deserve. But maybe that in itself is a testament to my inability to bury cynicism.

Put practically, the more one gives, the more they have to lose. It’s basic economics and not entirely unreasonable.

Any Bay Street banker will attest to the truth in the opposite as well though: the more you give, the more you gain.

It’s a gamble, and I’m not a betting lady. But if I really had to, and the gamble was between fighting to keep trust in my world or allowing disillusionment to disarm me, I’d put my money on the former.

Maybe I’m too young to understand the consequences of this philosophy, but I’m looking forward to losing my point of view.

Because I know that it won’t affect the way my world is coloured — at least for now, anyway.

Occupy Movement

If the question of a fall reading week is brought to the student body, it should carry attendant questions including when students would like to see the time appropriated from.

Whatever the possible pitfalls associated with a fall reading week, it’s a discussion that needs to be re-opened.

Occupy, don’t vacate

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he city of Vancouver is trying to win an injunction to force Occupy protesters to pack up and leave.

The proposed eviction infringes on the right to protest and should be resisted.

Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson faced criticism from his opposition for letting the Occupy movement continue despite calls for campers’ removal.

The ensuing injunction was stalled in court and will be heard over the course of three days next week.

It’s a move that comes shortly after the death of Ashlie Gough, a 23-year-old woman who died during a visit to the Occupy camp.

Gough’s cause of death is currently unconfirmed. Toxicology tests are being conducted to rule whether or not Gough died from a drug overdose.

Her death is a tragedy, but isn’t a sufficient reason to shut down the occupation.

Vancouver is a city with a drug problem, and a 2005 report by the Canadian Community Epidemiology Network on Drug Use went so far as to say that the city’s Downtown Eastside district has an injection drug epidemic.

If proven to be a drug overdose, Gough’s death serves as a microcosmic example of the struggles facing the city as a whole.

Occupy activism around the world is a popular movement motivated by different concerns. Having Vancouver’s site shut down because of one tragedy would be an affront to direct democracy.

The official reasons for the injunction cite the city’s land regulation bylaw as well as concerns of fire safety, drug use and sanitary issues.

Worries surrounding fire hazards and sanitation are legitimate, but aren’t reason enough to force the protesters to pack up their tents.

Instead, a compromise should be found wherein protesters and their tents are allowed to stay but in a safe space.

Don’t evict protesters, focus on the safety of the make-shift campground.

Occupy protestors must be fully aware of how their presence affects the common conception of the movement. Everyone has the right to protest, but bad publicity will hurt the cause.

In a protest against social inequality it would be ironic and undemocratic to evict Occupy participants. Instead Vancouver needs to protect its citizens’ right to protest and address the concerns brought forward.

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DIALOGUE

Perspectives from the Queen’s community

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Police officers are integrating new methods into their identification procedures, and they’re right to do so.

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Should Queen’s have a fall reading week?

Research shows police lineups are more pop-culture myth than reality during criminal identification procedures M ichelle B ertrand , P h D ’12 Hollywood frequently imitates real life scenarios. Sometimes the movies get it right, and other times — well, less so. When it comes to crime TV shows, it’s a bit of both.

I conduct research on police identification procedures.

Naturally, I’m an avid watcher of crime TV shows.

When I see them get something about identification procedures right — when someone’s made an effort to be accurate — it’s incredibly pleasing.

When they get it wrong, I try not to let it drive me crazy. I have to remind myself it’s not Hollywood’s primary job to educate the public on proper police procedure.

The reality is that the world of police procedures is often not that entertaining, so Hollywood jazzes it up a bit. Or a lot. I’m sure no one would actually expect to see so much cleavage on a medical examiner in real life — I’m looking at you, CSI: Miami — but it does make for better entertainment.

Unfortunately, Hollywood perpetuates several misconceptions about the way things are actually done during criminal identification procedures. Here’s an example: do a Google image search for the word “lineup.”

Did an image from The Usual Suspects comes up at the top of your search results? That’s the typical kind of lineup you’d see on TV. Picture it happening as if it were on the show Law and Order: a suspect, whose identity is known to the viewer, and several innocent stand-ins, called fillers, shuffle into the room in a line. They turn to face a one-way mirror, behind which is a witness who is concealed from view. You, the viewer, see the witness as they look at the lineup.

You wait anxiously to find out if they will — or won’t — identify the suspect.

It’s the stereotypical lineup scenario, and you think it’d be common practice among law enforcement. However, research I conducted surveying Canadian and American police officers on their identification procedures indicates that live lineups are virtually never used anymore.

Almost all the lineups conducted

by Canadian and American officers are now presented to witnesses via photographs. I’ve seen photo

“If people are stressed maybe we should consider it.”

Evan Barz, ConEd ’11

“I find I come back refreshed after winter reading week, so we could use one in the fall.”

Marissa Boccongelle, ArtSci ’13

Canadian officers use up to 12 stand-ins during a typical lineup, making it difficult to round up enough people who match the suspect’s description.

lineups used on TV shows as well, but they tend to be portrayed as the potatoes to the live lineup’s meat.

The switch to using photo lineups in actual practice has benefits. Notably, it may make it easier for officers putting lineups together to find fillers who match the description of the criminal and make better lineups.

Until crime TV shows stop portraying live lineups as the gold standard for identification procedures, it’s likely the public will continue to believe this outdated method is still widely in use.

Take a look back at that lineup from The Usual Suspects. Imagine I told you that the criminal had facial hair and bangs. With only those two pieces of information, you should be able to easily tell which person I was referring to. There’s only one person in the lineup with those features.

This would be an example of a poorly-constructed lineup — where the identity of the suspect is obvious simply because none of the other lineup members match even the basic description of the criminal.

Now imagine the predicament of a police officer trying to round up a bunch of people who match a specific description to be in a live lineup, especially if the description is unique.

My survey data indicates most American officers use six-person lineups, but Canadian officers tend to use lineups of 10 to 12. You can imagine how difficult it would be to find good fillers for a live lineup in a timely manner, especially as the size of a lineup increases.

But as the world has become computerized, so have lineups.

Most officers in my survey reported using databases or computer programs to find fillers for photo lineups. This means they have access to a larger pool of people from which to find their fillers, and can construct better lineups faster.

Using photos also decreases the chance that an individual’s

Graphic by Justin Chin

behaviour could compromise the lineup in some way. This was parodied in an episode of Seinfeld where Kramer’s wild behaviour during a lineup, while hilarious, affected its neutrality.

The potential for partiality in live lineups is also illustrated in the real-life case in B.C. where the suspect in a series of sexual assaults refused to participate in a lineup, so officers held him in a headlock and forced him to comply.

The results of my survey indicate that police officers are integrating new methods into their identification procedures, and they’re right to do so.

But until crime TV shows stop portraying live lineups as the gold standard for identification procedures, it’s likely the public will continue to believe this outdated method is still widely in use.

It may be a case of art not imitating life — but it makes for one hell of a show.

Michelle Bertrand is a PhD candidate in the Queen’s department of psychology.

“I’m on exchange and I’m used to having a break in the fall in Sweden.”

Gabriel Napadow, Sci ’12

“No, it would limit opportunities for summer jobs and travel.”

Eleni Arvanitopoulos, ArtSci ’12

“With other schools doing it, it might make sense.”

Rebeka Le, ArtSci ’13

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Meredith Shaw brings her debut album to Kingston B y A lyssa A shton Arts Editor

Arts Smita Misra looks to the audience in the opening scene of Dust. She plays Bibi, a widowed Pakistani woman and mother of a Taliban soldier during the play’s dress rehersal on Wednesday night.

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Theatre review

War re-experienced Christopher Morris’ Dust tells the story of three families affected by the war in Afghanistan B y K atherine Fernandez -B lance News Editor Three years ago, Christopher Morris, ConEd ’97, conducted a series of interviews in Afghanistan,

Pakistan and Ontario to discover the realities of those affected by the war in Afghanistan.

Dust became the outlet for these stories. Over a five-week period, a cast of 13 Queen’s students rehearsed the play — a harrowing

art fundraiser

Street to school Raymond Vos raises money for the Kenya Initiative

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Raymond Vos has raised around $20,000 for the Kenya Initiative, but has had to pay for the boys’ education out of his own pocket.

B y C aitlin C hoi Assistant Arts Editor For local gallery owner Raymond Vos, education is a universal right.

So when he heard about a group of street boys in Kenya working dollar-a-day jobs instead of going to school it “just about broke his heart.”

“At the same time, I had an idea of how to make a difference.”

It’s been almost three years since Vos’ close friend Irwin Streight, shared stories about his experiences in Kajabi, Kenya.

“There were about 10 or 15 boys who lived in a [shelter] at Chak — this town away from Kajabi, which is basically like a truck stop,” Vos said. “Truckers would stop there to get prostitutes and drugs … these boys were See Communal on page 14

and emotionally charged depiction of families affected by the war.

Through its three-part segmentation, it successfully avoids placing blame and instead alludes to a common suffering and sense of loss.

“It’s important to me to discuss the idea of what an enemy is,” Morris said following the Wednesday night dress rehearsal.

“I strongly believe that the wife or mother of a Taliban [soldier] feels the exact same feelings that a wife and mother of a Canadian feels.”

Dust begins on a sloped stage covered in sand. In the centre, a Pakistani woman removes her burka and dances, letting the sand fall between her fingers as she transitions through a range of emotions.

Bibi is a mother and wife of a Taliban soldier, but is soon widowed and left to deal with her son joining the Taliban.

While Smita Misra’s portrayal of Biba is raw and focused, actors playing neighbors and friends of Bibi narrate the isolation she feels.

With the beginning of the next segment, the carefully lit stage shows Wajma, a widow from Kabul and her son Qais moving into the Toronto community.

Wajma becomes an actress, with the stage turning into a film set. She becomes extraverted, thumbing her nose at the Taliban. These acting sequences provide the necessary insight into the mental unravellings of a mother widowed by war, an experience Rebbecca Lloyd depicts with maturity.

Dust concludes with a Canadian segment that looks into the relationship between Dolores and her husband Carson, who’s killed in Afghan combat.

Dolores is ultimately widowed after Carson is killed overseas.

The audience is privy to his final minutes as he crawls across the sand, unable to move his legs.

Dolores, grippingly portrayed

by Lauren Saunders, is left alone opening a Christmas present from her late husband.

me, in the end “it’sFora piece of theatre. I have respect for all the stories, but we have to make a piece of theatre.

”

Meredith Shaw is one of many Queen’s grads who have gone on to have thriving music careers. In fact she began her time in Kingston by meeting a future Canadian star.

“I actually met Jay [Malinowski of Bedouin Soundclash] my first night at Queen’s, he lived across the hall from one of my best friends.”

Shaw said.

Shaw, ArtSci ’04, learned how ubiquitous the Queen’s alumni community is while filming the video for her debut single “Little Fishy” on Connie Island.

“We shot it very kind of guerrilla style with all Queen’s people,” she said of the unintentional reunion.

“Everyone involved in the video went to Queen’s. So the stylist went to Queen’s, the producer went to Queen’s, the director and myself.”

“Little Fishy” is the first single off Shaw’s debut album Place Called Happy, released in May. The album was recorded at Willie Nelson’s Pedernales studio in Spicewood, Texas. The trip to Texas was a first for the Toronto singer-songwriter.

“I’ve never been to Texas before and as a good little Canadian I was like ‘Eww Texas, that’s a little right wing for my taste,’” Shaw said with a laugh, adding that her perspective quickly changed once she arrived in the Lone Star State.

“It was super inspiring,” she said.

“It was hot and that was kind of nice and it was dusty and vibey and full of musicians that were there because they love it. There is no L.A. kind of fame game rat race going on there; it’s just sort of good old boys and girls who rock.”

At the start of the month Shaw began her Canadian tour with blues See Her on page 14

— Christopher Morris, director of Dust

The play comes full circle, ending with some of the main actors from the three segments standing in solidarity. The audience is left jarred, but satisfied with the desolation the characters have dealt with.

“For me, in the end it’s a piece of theatre,” Morris said. “I have respect for all the stories, but we have to make a piece of theatre.”

Morris plans to make Dust into a professional production and have it tour across Canada and Pakistan Gordie Johnson of Big Sugar supplied in 2013. produced Meredith Shaw’s debut For now, the Queen’s-based album, Place Called Happy. production offers a timely and balanced account of war, which succeeds on the strength of its script and the sensitivity of its actors.

Online

Dust runs at the Rotunda Theatre until Nov. 19. Tickets are $10 for students.

Drunk/Sober On Sunday night, check out the Journal’s annual drunk/sober review of Queen’s Players.

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Footloose: film or musical The Arts Editors debate the merits of the Grand’s Footloose musical compared to the original film Caitlin Choi FIRST-TIME FAN Forgive me Reverend, for I have danced.

Having never seen the 1984 classic film Footloose, starring bad boy Kevin Bacon, I was surprised to find my shoulders bopping and knees pumping during the Kinsmen Club of Kingston’s musical rendition at the Grand Theatre.

Undeniably catchy 80s tunes, like Bonnie Tyler’s “Holding Out for a Hero” and Kenny Loggins’ “Footloose,” leave you unreasonably giddy after the show.

Quirky jazz, tap and break dancing interludes by a solid supporting cast had me jealous of their moves.

The plot is a no-brainer — girl falls for misunderstood boy and father doesn’t approve. Reverend Moore, the head of the Bomont Council, has laid down the law against dancing. Ren McCormack, a smart-mouthed city boy from Chicago, shakes up the stifled community, leading the fight to bring back rock and roll.

Footloose features a candid cast of volunteers underscored by a professional seven-person orchestra. The Kinsmen Club is a non-profit organization that has donated over $110,000 in the last seven years to local charities including the Kingston chapter for Cystic Fibrosis. Kinsmen spent $10,000 on rights to the script and rallied a sophisticated set design.

John MacPherson, as lead heartthrob Ren, channels a casual

attitude with well-rounded vocals.

He’s much more clean-cut than I imagine the notoriously sleek Bacon would be, but MacPherson’s harmless swagger and boy-band charm make for a vulnerable and endearing performance.

Unfortunately, dancing isn’t his strong suit, but he manages to pull at some heartstrings with his singing and easy stage presence.

Whatever rugged appeal Bacon has — I was never a fan — seems to be missing from the play. Lovable MacPherson lacked a roughness that would have given him more clout as Ren. When the kids finally defy authority and dance, it’s a wholesome honky-tonk scene with a chick-flick love twist. Line dancing doesn’t exactly scream freedom, but the excitement is still contagious.

The boys’ scene in the second act is a highlight, showcasing

their comedic-chemistry and boyhood banter. Chris Varley as Lyle comes out in old-lady drag — playfully impersonating Willard’s large-bosomed mother — leaving the audience with cramps from laughing.

The supporting cast members were instrumental, adding numerous memorable moments and a consistently strong chorus throughout the show.

Actress Emily Fennel channels a cool and confident Ariel Moore, the Reverend’s rebel daughter. But the love connection between her and MacPherson takes a backseat to the music.

Unburden yourself of Hollywood expectations and just have fun. High off of Footloose’s high-energy vibes and fun-loving cast, I was humming and hopping home. I can’t imagine how Footloose wasn’t always a musical.

The end scene of Footloose features the high school students indulging in their first legal dance.

photo by AsAd Chishti

Alyssa Ashton LIFE-LONG FAN By the time I was 13 I had seen Footloose over 20 times and embarrassingly performed the final dance sequence at family functions. To say I was excited to see the Kinsmen Club of Kingston’s musical version of the 1984 film is an understatement. But the most iconic moments of Footloose are lost in the stage format.

The film is scandalous with its gyrating hips and incredibly loose main character, Ariel — but the 1998 stage version of Footloose tames all these dirty moments. The characters don’t even kiss, settling for innocent hugs instead.

Due to the constraints of the stage, many scenes from the film that defined characters are missing.

In the film, Ariel shows her anger at her father by acting out — throwing herself in front of an on-coming train and standing between two moving cars. These scenes don’t occur in the musical. Emily Fennel does her best with the material given, rocking Ariel’s red boots. But she can’t truly portray Ariel without these moments.

Most disappointing is Ren’s rebellious warehouse dance scene, which the play changes to a group dance sequence in the school. The scene shows off John MacPherson’s stunning vocals and attempts to hide his lacking dance abilities.

How can you have a Ren who can’t dance? How can you have a Ren not wearing a white wife beater?

MacPherson makes you fall in love with his good looks. But he’s too adorable to be a tough guy. The true bad boy is Chuck Cranston played by Alex Pearce. The way he wiggled his eyebrows in “The Girl Gets Around” was beyond suggestive and had me jumping to the wrong side of the tracks.

The film is all about the freedom that comes from dancing, which the characters finally experience when they travel to a nearby club.

The club scene in the musical Footloose doesn’t fully define this freedom — it’s reminiscent of an awkward elementary school dance with the actors two-stepping, not getting down and dirty.

Though the musical deviates from the original script, one excellent addition was giving Vi, Ariel’s mother, a more prominent role. Beth Sirrett is mesmerizing as the constrained wife of the reverend. Her performance of “Learning To Be Silent” makes you forget all the other discrepancies — at least until she finishes the song.

It’s not that the Kinsmen Club of Kingston’s Footloose is bad, in fact it’s the opposite; it’s highly entertaining with great choreography and amazing talent. But it’s not the Footloose I fell in love with, it’s a watered-down version.

Footloose plays at the Grand Theatre until Nov. 19 at 7:30 p.m. with matinees on Saturday at 2:30 p.m.

Tickets are $40 for adults and $35 for students and seniors.

draMatic days

A collection of photos from this week’s up-coming plays. Clockwise from top left: Dust, Footloose, Black Comedy, Footloose and Black Comedy.

photos by AsAd Chishti And Corey lAblAns

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War inside and out Local author Brian Howald publishes his first novel after a five-year break from publishing B y G ilBert c oyle Sports Editor It’s no surprise that Brian Howald’s book launch coincides with Remembrance Day — the local novelist and publisher is a war history buff.

Inside Looking Out will be Howald’s fourth novel based on the Second World War. He’s also written about the American Civil War and has plans to release a novel on the Vietnam War. Howald said he took Remembrance Day into account when he was planning the book launch last month.

“When I knew I had to pick a date in mid-November, I quickly decided on Nov. 11,” he said.

“Why not?”

Inside Looking Out is a suspense story based on the experiences of British soldiers in a German camp for Prisoners of War. Main characters Terry Lange and Pete Foley carry out a series of elaborate escape attempts.

“It’s a good action-packed character drama,” Howald said.

Howald said he’s interested in writing about the Second World War because there’s room or creativity.

“There are a thousand good

stories that could be set during wartime,” he said.

But Howald said wartime books have only become main-stream in the last decade.

“Fifteen or 20 years ago, there weren’t many war novels in bookstores,” he said. “Perhaps as we approach the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the First World War, there’s more interest.”

Howald wrote and published Inside Looking Out. He founded the Kingston-based publishing company, Bookworm Literary Productions, in 1994. He wasn’t planning on writing novels, but said it was difficult to attract outside partners.

“Financing was one major hurdle,” he said. “I wanted to be just a publisher at the beginning but I had to fall back on my own resources.”

Howald published his first novel, The Chopper of Lucy Electra, in July 1996. Inside Looking Out will be the seventh book he’s written and published through Bookworm Literary Productions.

After Howald published The Blue of Capricorn in 2004, Bookworm Literary Productions was inactive for five years.

Howald said he chose to take a break because the publishing

company was becoming a financial burden. He wanted to perform firework shows with his brother in Perth, Ont. “I became attracted to doing high explosives,” he said. “I wanted to experience, without anyone shooting back at me, what it might be like on a battlefield.”

But Howald always intended to restart his publishing company.

“I never officially closed Bookworm down,” he said. “I used four or five years to polish off a whole series of manuscripts.”

Howald said Inside Looking Out will be the first of many books he’ll release in the next few years. His next publication, A Spot Marked X, is a war story about an undiscovered Nazi treasure.

But Howard’s future novels won’t all be about the Second World War. “One manuscript is a dramatized account of Jane Fonda’s trip to Hanoi in 1972,” he said. “It’s a scenario that really hasn’t been written about.”

The book launch for Inside Looking Out takes place Friday afternoon at Novel Idea at 156 Princess St. from 3 to 5 p.m. and from 7 to 8 p.m.

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One-shot battle 21 Brothers reveals the emotional plight of local First World War soldiers B y M athieU s ly Contributor supplied by steVen MCQuAid The Kingston-based film 21 Director Michael McGuire, screenwriter Clayton Brothers may have set a new Garrett and actor Steve VanVolkingburgh prepare for a scene in 21 Brothers.

Guinness World Record for the longest film shot with a have a lot of film experience,” 21 Brothers begins with a group of McGuire said. “So I thought doing soldiers routinely dodging artillery single camera.

“We didn’t plan on it, we kind of a one take might be a good way to fire, but then settles into dialogue lucked out,” director and producer sort of bridge that.” for the rest of the film. The Watching the film is like dialogue addresses many of the Michael McGuire said of the film walking on stage during a realities of the First World War and being shot in one take.

The film can be verified theatre performance — you’re a the difference of modern warfare. as the longest single take film part of the action. The camera Because of the shoestring budget, once it’s shown tonight at the is acknowledged as a physical special effects are limited to a few presence in the story.

Screening Room. explosions, some blood and the “Hey look, we’re in the movies. rotten foot of Private Reid. Instead Clayton Garrett, who produced, wrote and acted in the film, met I always thought I had the good of focusing on intense visuals, with McGuire in December 2008 looks for the pictures,” Private machine gun fire and battle-ridden to discuss the idea of filming the Banks says in the film when he landscapes, 21 Brothers explores story in Kingston. After a year and a notices the camera. the devastating psychology of war.

The film is a 91-minute glimpse half of writing and research, a story “I want to go home … I’m going was built around the Canadian 21st into the life of soldiers who lived, home,” Private Langdon says Battalion, based out of southeastern fought and died in the trenches at before running into no man’s land.

Ontario. The film is entirely shot in the battle of Flers-Courcelette in Private Langdon is 14 and from Kingston with over 60 local cast and the First World War. This battle Sydenham, but he wanted to fight was the first ever to see the use of overseas so he lied about his age. crew members.

“One of the reasons why we did tanks and took place during the the one take thing is I knew locally Somme offensive in France in 1916. 21 Brothers will run from today until From the opening shot, it’s clear Nov. 17 at the Screening Room. See that we had a lot of good theatre actors, but most of them didn’t this is not a traditional war film. moviesinkingston.com for show times.

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Premiere play Dalliance Theatre Company begins their first season with Black Comedy B y B rittany J ohnston Contributor Dalliance Theatre Company’s inaugural production, Peter Shaffer’s Black Comedy, is playful and enchanting.

Brindsley Miller, played by John Gallant is the typical starving artist.

A rich benefactor is coming to view his work and his fiancée’s father is visiting. But the master fuse blows, leaving characters in darkness.

The use of reverse lighting is off-putting in the best way. When the lights are on in Brindsley’s apartment, the audience is in

complete darkness. During the blackout, lights shine on the audience. The darkness is a bit disorientating at first.

Daniela Cerrone’s promiscuous character Clea aptly says the apartment is “like a magic dark room where everything goes wrong.” For Black Comedy nearly everything seems to go right. The lighting and sound cues are perfect and the humour resonates with the audience.

Director Alexsandra Marzocca said staging the play was a challenge, but it’s one of the most important elements. It’s

Though engaged, Bindsley spends quality time with his ex-girlfriend Clea in Black Comedy.

well-choreographed — especially when Gallant’s character has to remove and replace furniture in the dark.

Each actor develops their own British accent that’s natural and unique to their character.

Richard Stefano plays, Brindsley’s “monster” future father-in-law, Colonel Melkett.

Stefano captures the commanding presence his role demands. The

Colonel’s exasperation with Brindsley is well done and both actors played off each other well during the Colonel’s interrogations.

It’s the darkness that reveals the character’s true personalities and relationships. Brindsley’s small apartment is an intimate setting.

It’s almost as if the audience is an uninvited guest — like many characters in the play.

Marzocca’s decision to set

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Dalliance’s production of Black Comedy in the 1920s rather than the 1960s, was a good choice.

This era of indulgence is the perfect setting.

Black Comedy plays today and tomorrow at 8 p.m. with an additional 5 p.m. show on Saturday at Vogt Studios in Carruthers Hall. Tickets are $10.

Hard-hitting art

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Gallery Raymond owner Raymond Vos was buying artwork in Toronto before he started representing local artists in Kingston in 1984. A collection of his Toronto pieces will be on sale at Harambee.

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basically drug runners or they stole for food.”

Streight and Vos had a conversation about Streight’s experience in Kenya in 1999, sparking the Kenya Initiative: From Street to School. Vos’ Harambee is an art fundraiser to raise money for the initiative.

“We have art fundraisers so two of the boys can go to university and so this fellow named [John] Njane could take some of these street kids into his home and provide school and clothing et cetera for them.”

One of the boys who relies on the Kenya Initiative to go to school, named Issac, is currently studying business at Daystar University in Nairobi.

“I’m going to quote Isaac where he says, ‘In Africa, you’re life just won’t go anywhere unless you have education,’” said Vos. “It’s the lifesaver, it’s a difference.”

Tomorrow’s Harambee — the Swahili word for “community pulls together” — marks the third year Vos has had a relationship with the Kenyan boys. Paintings he purchased in Toronto and donations from local artists are put up for sale and silent auction at the fundraiser.

Over the past two years, Vos

has raised around $20,000 from the event. While primary school in Kenya is free, it costs around $10,000 a year just to send Isaac and his brother to university.

Whatever money he doesn’t raise, Vos takes it upon himself to pay the difference.

“I got a phone call before six in the morning when Isaac said, ‘Unless our tuition is paid for we can’t write our final exams,’” Vos said. “So I’ve had to borrow money. It’s from my parents and from myself.

“I don’t have a goal [for each fundraiser], I’m just thankful for every dollar that comes my way.”

The five younger boys from Chak are finishing up high school.

Vos said they have hopes of going to university and getting stable jobs after graduation.

“One of them, who I’m a bit fond of, his name is Joseph, he wants to become a doctor,” Vos said.

Vos was almost crying when he described the personal relationships he shares with the boys. The Kingston native has never been to Africa, but they communicate regularly over phone and by email.

Vos opened Gallery Raymond on Princess Street in 1984, and has spent the last 27 years facilitating the sale of local art. Since the street

boys came into his life, he’s devoted over 700 hours to organizing fundraisers and other initiatives.

The success of the project relies heavily on alliances.

“There seems to be an incredible connection between Kingston and eastern Africa,” he said, adding that he’s met numerous like-minded people.

This year Vos has combined efforts with the African Education Resource Centre (AERC) through Queen’s Dr. Penina Lam. Dr. Lam, co-founder of the AERC, works to promote the education of women in Africa.

Vos said combining resources was a way to secure a larger turnout.

“Last year, we had an opening night [for Harambee] but the Whig-Standard screwed up [the advertisement] so nobody showed up. It was worse than heartbreaking.

Anyways, I knew if I was going to do the same thing again, I wanted to do it in conjunction with someone,” he said.

For Vos, the Harambee is one day, but staying involved and raising awareness is a full-time goal. “[It’s about] making a difference and education is the key,” Vos said.

The Harambee exhibition opens tomorrow and runs until Thursday at Gallery Raymond.

Heather Haynes is one of the Kingston-based artists donating artwork to Raymond Vos’ Harambee. For the past four years, Haynes has regularly exhibited her African-inspired artwork and tree paintings at Gallery Raymond — one of which now resides in the psychiatric wing at Kingston General Hospital.

“I think art can bring a world together,” said Haynes. “For [Vos] to do so much for these boys from hearing a story, that’s pretty amazing.”

Haynes and Vos first collaborated in 2009, after her first trip to Africa. The two mounted an exhibition donating 15 pet cent of the profits to the Buy-a-Net Malaria Prevention Group.

Earlier this year, Haynes travelled to Tanzania, where she filmed an operation and visited a women’s clinic.

“If they’re not sick they’re quite happy. If they’re fed, they’re not asking for a lot. I find that contrast to our society

is alarming,” she said. “To see a hospital in Africa was quite something, you would never think of it as a hospital it’s so run down.”

While in Tanzania, Haynes met a group called the Hard Life Artists (HLA). She’s since introduced their artwork into the Kingston market.

She met the four young artists while they were painting in the chicken coop behind their shelter.

“As an artist, nothing could be more inspiring,” she said.

One of the HLA paintings was sold at Gallery Raymond last week. Vos donates his time and framing workshop so all the profits go to buying more paints and supplies for the HLA group.

“The boys now have left the street shelter because they’ve graduated from high school and they’re living on their own,” said Haynes. “They also have a studio school and they’re teaching other street kids how to paint.

“This was their dream, I couldn’t imagine a better dream.”

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rockers Big Sugar.

“I feel like the luckiest girl in the world right now, these guys are so good at what they do,” she said. “It’s like a part of Canadian music folklore and history. I stand up there and I’m like ‘Oh right I’m in the show.’ I feel like I’m watching it and I have to be like ‘Oh yeah sing here.’ ” The self-described girly-girl, though “not an annoying girly-girl,” loves shoes, hair products and nail polish. She said so far tour life hasn’t suppressed her feminine spirit.

“We haven’t got on the bus part yet, that could be a rude

awakening,” Shaw said. “All the guys are sort of waiting for me to really grasp what that is. I’m like ‘I’ve been to camp I know how that works.’

“Right now it’s pretty swanky, were in hotels and drivers and all those sort of fun things. It’s not that hard to get use to.”

Shaw’s upcoming stop in Kingston will hopefully allow her to indulge in one of her favourite restaurants from her time at Queen’s.

“Poutine at Bubba’s,” she said.

Meredith Shaw plays Alehouse on Nov. 16 at 9 p.m.

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Gaels head to Western for OUA final on Sunday B y L abiba H aque Production Manager If the men’s rugby team wants to win the OUA title in London tomorrow, it will have to stop Conor Trainor.

New Zealand, the 2011 Rugby World Cup Champions, couldn’t do it. Trainor, the Western Mustangs’ outside centre, scored two tries for the Canadian national team against New Zealand at the World Cup on Oct. 2. He was with team Canada in Wellington, New Zealand when the top-ranked Mustangs beat the Gaels 13-7 in regular season play on Oct. 1.

Gaels head coach Peter Huigenbos was also at the World Cup as Canada’s video coach.

“It will be a different challenge for our guys to play against [Trainor],” he said. “He’s a very strong runner.

Lucky for me, I don’t have to go out and tackle him.”

The Mustangs went 8-0 this season to finish ahead of the 7-1 Gaels. Both teams earned first-round playoff byes and won their OUA semifinal games last weekend. Western beat the Guelph Gryphons 28-3 while Queen’s came from behind to beat the McMaster Marauders 32-10 at Tindall field.

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The women’s soccer team celebrates its OUA gold medal in Waterloo last weekend. They beat the University of Alberta Golden Bears 2-1 in the national quarter-final yesterday.

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Gaels two wins from national gold Women’s soccer plays Ottawa Gee-Gees in CIS semifinal in Montreal tomorrow B y G ilbert C oyle E mily L owe Journal Staff

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It’s been an eventful week for the women’s soccer team.

Last weekend, the Gaels clinched their third-straight berth at the national tournament with a 3-0 OUA semifinal win over the McMaster Marauders on Saturday and then beat the Wilfred Laurier Golden Hawks to win the OUA title on Sunday.

On Thursday, they beat the

University of Alberta Golden Bears 2-1 in the national quarter-final in Montreal.

Striker Jackie Tessier was on crutches earlier in the week. But she was the star of yesterday’s game, scoring the opening goal and setting up midfielder Alexis McKinty’s game-winner in the 70th minute.

“The winning goal was fantastic,” Tessier said. “I crossed it into the box and [McKinty] had a fantastic shot into the top right-hand corner.”

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said it was an ugly win. it’s a national semifinal,” he said.

“It’s not going to go down in “They’re in the same boat as us with the annals as the best technical a few injuries.” performance in the world,” he said.

Captain Kelli Chamberlain “But it’s some motivation to be a missed the OUA Final Four little bit better on Saturday.” weekend with a knee injury, but The win sets up a national she played the entire game against semifinal against the Ottawa the Golden Bears. McDowell said Gee-Gees tomorrow. Queen’s it was a major boost to have both beat Ottawa twice this season and Chamberlain and Tessier back in finished four points ahead of them the lineup. in the OUA East. But McDowell “The two of them just battled said those results won’t matter through,” he said. “I’m not sure on Saturday. they’re close to 100 per cent.”

“They’re a fantastic team and Regardless of who’s in the lineup, McDowell said the team’s collective experience will be an asset this weekend.

“In previous years, we might have just been happy qualifying for nationals,” he said. “But this group isn’t happy with just qualifying … your expectations change a bit.”

Winger and OUA East player of the year Riley Filion said the season, compared to 183 in Gaels’ depth at forward makes it 2010. The return of sack-machine manageable to deal with injuries. lineman Osie Ukwuoma and the “Our subs coming in can score improvement of the secondary goals,” Filion said. “[Rookie] produced a defence that almost Breanna Burton came in and looked like the 2009 Vanier played a huge role in our success Cup champions’. [last weekend].”

The discussion about parity in See Title on page 19 the OUA this season only applied

Semifinal win was too much to ask The Gaels would have needed a perfect performance to beat McMaster last weekend

B y B enjamin D eans Assistant Sports Editor The football team’s problems were obvious in last Saturday’s 40-13 semifinal loss to the McMaster Marauders.

After scoring only two points in a Sept. 5 loss to the Marauders, it was clear the Gaels needed their best offensive game of the season to win against McMaster. But they were unprepared after playing mediocre OUA defences for eight straight games.

The Marauders’ pass defence, which leads the country in interceptions, nabbed six of backup quarterback Ryan Mitchell’s passes in the first half. Mitchell was replacing starter Billy McPhee, who was out with a bruised rib. It’s doubtful that McPhee would have changed the result.

It takes an experienced quarterback — like McMaster’s Kyle Quinlan — to create opportunities out of nothing.

Mitchell was forced to throw into could win a national championship.

The offensive unit wasn’t much heavy coverage on Saturday and the Marauders’ defensive backs better than last season’s, but it played more consistently in close made him pay.

The Gaels’ stalwart ground game games like the 13-6 win over the didn’t show up either. Running Toronto Varsity Blues and the 27-14 back Ryan Granberg became the win over the Windsor Lancers.

Defence was the team’s strong CIS rushing leader while playing against weak defences all season, point this year. The Gaels allowed but he didn’t find a rhythm on only 103 points in the regular Saturday until the Marauders were up by 20 points.

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The Gaels’ defence put on its worst performance of the year, allowing a season-high 40 points.

The team leaned on its defence to keep it in games all season, but couldn’t on Saturday. The Gaels put on their worst defensive performance of the year, allowing a season-high 40 points. Much of that can be blamed on poor field position and fatigue from constant offensive turnovers, but the defence still didn’t look like the one that allowed the fewest points in the OUA during the regular season.

Despite the flaws, the Gaels had improved from last season. The team lost to a McMaster squad that

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volleyball The men’s and women’s volleyball teams had contrasting results. page 16

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Head coach Pat Sheahan (back right) talks to his team after Saturday’s loss. In nine seasons, Sheahan’s playoff record is 10-8.

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Tip-off for Gaels Landmark in London Examining the basketball teams this season Men’s team Don’t expect the Gaels to improve on last season’s second-last place finish in the OUA. New head coach Stephan Barrie said a young team will simply focus on getting better every week and won’t take any shortcuts for early wins.

“We have to build this program from the ground up,” he said. “This is the first year, so we have to set a good foundation.”

Core players Dan Bannister, Tim Boyle and Chris Barrett graduated after last season. Barrie said he wants a collective effort, but starters like Ryan Golden, Bernard Burgesson and Nikola Misljencevic will be expected to step into leadership roles. Although Mackenzie Simpson and rookie John Lenz will round out the starting lineup, Barrie said there will be fluctuation throughout the season.

The Gaels will be underdogs in almost every game they play this season — something that might have its advantages, according to Barrie. He said his team won’t have anything to lose because nobody will be expecting results.

An inexperienced team with a new coach won’t win any trophies.

But if Barrie can develop his younger talent, the Gaels will be a team to watch in the future.

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Outside hitter Becky Billings continued her early-season hot streak, leading the team with 8 kills and 13 digs against the Lancers and 23 kills and 30 digs against the Mustangs. Billings and fellow outside hitter Natalie Gray lead the OUA with 6.73 and 4.64 points per game respectively.

“It was really nice to beat the defending OUA champs in their own gym,” Billings said. “[It’s] a huge success for us and our program.”

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Liz Boag scored 9.1 points per game last season.

coach. He has a 525-232 regular-season record and is 14-32 in the post-season.

Key player Moore is the Gaels’ all-time leading scorer and will be a crucial part of the offence.

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B y A nand S rivastava Staff Writer Head coach Joely Christian-Macfarlane couldn’t remember the last time women’s volleyball won at the University of Western Ontario.

But the Gaels beat the the defending OUA champion Western Mustangs 27-25, 25-27, 25-17, 25-21 in London on Saturday to cap off a perfect weekend.

They swept the Windsor Lancers 25-20, 25-12, 25-21

Last season, the women’s basketball team overcame injuries to four key players and earned a playoff berth. With no major departures, the Gaels can expect better results this season.

This season’s roster will include five new faces. Guard Rachel Urosevic will debut as a rookie after missing all of last season with a stress fracture in her foot. Wing Jenny Wright is the Gaels’ top recruit and head coach Dave Wilson said she will soon be dominant in the OUA. Veteran presence was lacking last year, but guard Meaghan MacDougall and wing Christine — Peter Reimer Wallace are returning to the line this season after season-ending injuries early last year.

Coach The Gaels still have a major injury concern ahead of Friday’s This is Barrie’s first season home opener. Fifth-year guard with the Gaels. In the past five Brittany Moore is expected to play, years, he coached the Western but she missed the past three preMustangs women’s team to an season games due to an ankle injury.

87-23 record. and isn’t 100 per cent If the Gaels want to make the playoffs, they will Key player need their top scorer to stay healthy.

The Gaels won three straight games at the Tindall tournament Misljencevic is the highest on Oct. 21 to 23 and then recorded scorer among returning players two wins over American opposition and should be a big presence last weekend. Wilson said his team under the net. played better than they did during last year’s pre-season.

Can’t-miss game This team is deeper and healthier than last season. An OUA semifinal appearance is possible.

Jan. 13 vs. Laurentian Voyageurs: The Voyageurs — Jerry Zheng finished one place ahead of the Gaels in the OUA last season.

Coach This season’s matchup will determine whether or not the This will be Wilson’s 30th Gaels have improved. season as the Gaels head

Bernard Burgesson will start at forward this season.

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The Gaels beat Western on Friday.

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Early losing streak Men’s volleyball loses twice, falls to 1-2 B y B enjamin D eans Assitant Sports Editor After a sour weekend in Southern Ontario, the men’s volleyball team is on an early-season losing streak.

The Gaels fell 3-1 to the Windsor Lancers on Friday, their first loss to Windsor since 2005.

Head coach Brenda Willis said her team wasn’t expecting a challenge.

“They really beat us on the left and right sides. They scored at will,” Willis said. “We’re capable of not just matching that, but even more.”

The Western Mustangs blew out the Gaels 3-0 on Saturday, winning 25-17, 25-19 and 25-15.

The Mustangs won the teams’

pre-season matchup in straight sets as well. Willis said her team’s confidence was still shaken from the loss to the Lancers.

“We didn’t have the rhythm we need,” she said, mentioning setting and passing problems in the loss.

The Mustangs are ranked eighth nationally, but Willis said they should be ranked higher based on Saturday’s performance.

The Gaels sit eighth in the OUA with a 1-2 record. Willis said other teams have better records than the Gaels because they haven’t faced Windsor and Western yet.

“They are two of the best teams in the league,” she said. “I expected going into the season that Windsor, Western and McMaster would be

The Gaels have 12 rookies on a 19-person roster. But they sit at fourth-place in the province.

“We’re earning respect against other teams that I don’t think thought we could play,” Billings said.

The team needs to focus on continuing its strong start to the season, Christian-Macfarlane said.

“We’ve had a history of where we start off super strong and then kind of falter in the past,” she said. “This year is really about maintaining consistency across every match so that we don’t have those big pitfalls in the second half of the season.”

Last weekend’s road trip marked the start of a tough stretch of four away games. They’ll travel to Guelph and Brock this weekend on another long road trip. Christian-Macfarlane said it’s difficult to establish a rhythm with so much travel.

“You just try to keep the schedule pretty controlled so that there aren’t a lot of distractions on the road,” Christian-Macfarlane said. our toughest competition.”

Outside hitter Joren Zeeman and middle Mike Amoroso both played through leg injuries on the weekend. Willis said it’s not certain when they will be fully recovered, adding that Amoroso missed some practice for therapy this week.

Fifth-year outside hitter Bryan Fautley has returned to the weight room following a back injury that has kept him off the court since summer. Willis said she hopes he’ll be ready to play by January.

“Our hope is that he’ll actually start passing balls in live action around the end of [November],” she said, adding that without Fautley, the team’s only consistent scorer is Zeeman.

Willis scheduled two practices on Tuesday to help her team to move past last weekend’s losses.

The Gaels will face the third-place Guelph Gryphons on Friday and the seventh-place Waterloo Warriors on Saturday.

Sports in brief Men’s hockey loses twice

40-35, but were held to a single goal by Concordia goalie Peter Karvouniaris. Gaels goalie Whitlock was pulled in the second period after allowing three goals on nine shots.

Captain Jon Lawrance said the team is looking ahead to Friday’s game against the undefeated McGill Redmen at the Memorial Centre.

“We’ve got a chance to be the team who gives them their first loss,” he said.

— Peter Morrow

The men’s hockey team fell to sixth place in the OUA East following two losses on the road last weekend against the Ottawa Gee-Gees and Concordia Stingers.

On Friday, the Gaels suffered a 3-2 shootout loss to the Gee-Gees. Forwards Corey Bureau and Joey Derochie both missed in the shootout.

Bureau scored in the third period to stay tied as the OUA’s leading scorer with eight goals. His Women’s hockey linemates, Kelly Jackson and Tyler wins twice Moore, lead the Gaels with 11 points each.

The Gaels fared worse on The women’s hockey team came Saturday, losing 6-1 to the Stingers. back from Toronto with maximum But Jackson said the scoreline points last weekend after beating didn’t indicate how the game went the Ryerson Rams 5-1 on Friday at all. and the University of Toronto The Gaels outshot the Stingers Varsity Blues on Saturday.

The Gaels scored five straight goals after falling behind early to the Rams on Friday night. Captain Kristin Smith led the team with two goals and goaltender Mel Dodd-Moher made 14 saves in goal.

On Saturday, sisters Brittany and Morgan McHaffie both scored three points while goaltender Karissa Savage made 17 saves to lead the Gaels past the Varsity Blues.

Morgan leads the country with 19 points while Brittany is third with 15.

With the wins, the Gaels improve to 7-2, sit third in the OUA and are ranked sixth in Canada.

They travel to Waterloo to play the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks tonight. The Golden Hawks are first in the OUA, third in Canada and beat the Gaels 6-3 on Oct. 30.

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Life on the road

Lakehead’s closest OUA competition is 700 kilometres away B y G ilBert C oyle Sports Editor When the Queen’s basketball teams open their seasons at the ARC tonight, their visitors will have travelled over 1,600 kilometres to get here.

On Thursday, the Lakehead Thunderwolves boarded a plane in Thunder Bay and flew to Toronto, where they rented vans to get to Kingston. After playing the Gaels tonight and the Royal Military College Paladins tomorrow, they will travel home on Sunday.

Next road trip, they’ll do it all over again.

Lakehead University is the OUA’s only participant in Northern Ontario. With its closest competitor almost 700 kilometres away, its teams have to fly to every away game.

“You don’t have much room to work with between getting on the plane, getting to the hotel and getting fed,” Thunderwolves Sports Information Officer Hugh Mullally said. “It’s really life on the road.”

Thunder Bay is closer to Winnipeg than it is to any major Ontario city — and Winnipeg is still an eight-hour drive away. But Mullally said the city’s remote location fosters a close-knit environment.

“You don’t have much of a choice of who you’re going to be hanging out with,” he said.

“Being so far from any major city, there’s no quick shots home for mom’s cooking.”

Mullally is used to living in isolation — he was born and raised in Prince Edward Island. He said Thunder Bay reminds him of an

island culture.

“There’s a real community here,” he said. “It’s devoid of a lot of outside influences and changes don’t sweep into town with great speed.”

The school’s Athletics program has benefitted from that community feel. Mullally said being a varsity athlete in Thunder Bay is special because Thunderwolves games “are the biggest show in town.”

Last week, the men’s hockey team played their home opener in front of 3,500 people. The men’s and women’s basketball teams routinely play in front of 1,000 fans.

Men’s basketball head coach Scott Morrison said Thunderwolves teams have the greatest playing environment in the country.

“Being the main show in town, the kids here essentially get a Division 1 experience while staying in Canada,” he said.

Last season, the men’s basketball team won the OUA Championship.

Considering the city’s northern location and climate, it’s an unusual spot for a basketball power.

HAMILTON — The Gaels were outplayed by the McMaster Marauders in Hamilton on Saturday, falling 40-13 in the OUA semifinal. Constant turnovers and an inability to stop the Marauders’ offence snapped Queen’s seven-game win streak and ended their season.

The Gaels felt quarterback Billy McPhee’s absence — backup Ryan Mitchell threw six interceptions in the first half. Even though it was only Mitchell’s second career start, his inaccuracy was surprising given he had completed 23 of 38 passes for 272 yards against the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks in the OUA quarter-final.

“Everybody did their job except for me,” Mitchell said. “Nobody can turn the ball over six times and win a football game.”

The Gaels’ defence had a few key stops in the red zone, including a TJ Chase-Dunawa interception,

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Lakehead’s men’s basketball team won the OUA Championship last season.

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Thunder Bay’s size means its talent pool is relatively small and its remote location makes it difficult to compete with southern Ontario schools for top prospects.

“My first few years, we really tried to battle Southern Ontario schools,” Morrison said. “We lost more kids than we got.”

But Morrison has found ways to overcome these challenges, using Thunder Bay’s proximity to the Manitoba and Minnesota borders to assemble an unconventional OUA roster. This season, the Thunderwolves have three local Thunder Bay players, three players from Winnipeg and three more from the U.S. Morrison said he attracts players to Lakehead Athletics by promising a unique varsity experience.

“We emphasize our differences from the other schools,” he said.

“We get the chance to travel more and we’ve got the best home atmosphere in Canada.

“The American guys maybe didn’t get an opportunity to play

but couldn’t compensate for the sputtering offence.

The Gaels’ star running back Ryan Granberg posted 128 rushing yards and scored the Gaels’ only touchdown before leaving the game with an injury.

But he struggled early on, picking up only 11 yards in the first 27 minutes of the game.

In addition to McPhee, the team played Laurier without linebackers Ted Festeryga and Sam Sabourin and saw defensive lineman John Miniaci leave the game. All three were on the field against McMaster, but they didn’t seem fully recovered.

Defensive lineman Osie Ukwuoma left the field with an injury in the first quarter, on Saturday, but returned to finish the game. Defensive lineman Derek Wiggan hurt his knee and left the game permanently in the second quarter.

Ukwuoma, who closed out his Gaels career with the game, said it was a tough way to go.

“We didn’t start out on the right foot. It sort of just crumbled from there,” he said.

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to the middle of the pack. The league’s top two teams — the Marauders and the Western Mustangs — were a step above the others. The Marauders are playing their best football of the year right now. No team can match McMaster without playing an error-free game.

The league could be similar next year. The OUA’s best players — Quinlan and receiver Mike Di Croce from the Marauders, and running back Tyler Varga from the Mustangs — will all have CIS eligibility next season.

The Gaels aren’t likely to win another Vanier Cup in coming seasons, but they can be serious Yates Cup contenders in the next two years. If McPhee can reach Quinlan’s level before he graduates, the Gaels will be one of the best teams in the OUA. The Gaels’ defence will decline without Ukwuoma, who had five sacks and led the best defensive line in the country. There aren’t any linemen ready to fill his role right away.

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Injury concerns for Gaels Continued from page 15

Gleeson and flanker Matt Kelly were both injured in last weekend’s win over the Marauders. Gleeson is currently 12th in OUA scoring with five tries this season, while Kelly is a former U20 national team player and one of the Gaels’ best players. If they can’t play, Mike Van de Westhuizen and Dylan McTavish will fill in.

Huigenbos said he’s hopeful both players will dress, but he’s confident in any subs that he puts in as backups if his two starters sit out.

“We have great medical staff and guys have had less turnaround with bigger injuries … they haven’t been ruled out yet,” he said. “[But] that’s what we do at Queen’s, we build our depth so we have guys ready to step in.”

The Gaels were solid defensively against

McMaster, something Huigenbos said they’ve been working to perfect all season.

According to Huigenbos, the Gaels have matured since winning an OUA bronze last season.

“The nucleus of the team is still the same, but they’ve grown up another year and are making better decisions on the park,” he said.

“It definitely helps having Liam Underwood out there.”

After an electrifying rookie season in 2009, Underwood sat out last season with an ankle injury. This season, the fly half is the OUA’s scoring leader. Western’s Mike Turnbull, the league’s second-highest scorer, will also be playing on Sunday.

The OUA gold medal game starts at 1 p.m. on Sunday at Western University’s TD Waterhouse Stadium.

Captain Dan Moor runs in the men’s rugby team’s 32-10 semifinal win over McMaster last weekend.

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The Gaels are two wins away from their second consecutive CIS Championship — it would be the third in team history. But fifth-year goalkeeper Chantal Marson said this year’s competition is tougher.

“The top teams are all here,” she said. “Anyone has a chance to take the title … our biggest opponent will always be the next team we’re playing.”

The Gaels and the Gee-Gees kick off at 1:30 p.m. tomorrow.

The winner advances to the gold medal game on Sunday.

— With files from Janina Enrile

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Women WIn oUa GoLd B y G ilBert C oyle Sports Editor The women’s soccer team won the only prize that’s eluded them in the past two seasons.

On Sunday, the Gaels beat the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks to win the OUA gold medal.

In a rematch of last season’s OUA and CIS finals, the Gaels beat the Golden Hawks in a penalty shootout in Waterloo.

After 120 minutes of scoreless play, the Gaels converted five straight kicks while fifth-year goalkeeper Chantel Marson made one save to win the title.

In 2009, the team suffered a shootout loss to the York Lions in the OUA gold medal game.

Last season, the Golden Hawks beat the Gaels 1-0 in the final

at Richardson Stadium. But this time, the Gaels weren’t to be denied, winning their first provincial title since 2002.

The Gaels’ best chances came early in the game, with striker Jackie Tessier and winger Riley Filion both forcing saves out of Golden Hawks goalkeeper Mallory Woeller.

The Golden Hawks had a goal disallowed on an offside call early in the second half.

Gaels midfielder Alexis McKinty almost scored 20 minutes later, but her shot was saved

by Woeller.

The Gaels and the Golden Hawks have been Ontario’s two best teams for the past two seasons. The they could meet again at nationals in Montreal this weekend.

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top level at home. This is an opportunity for them to get their degree and still play at a high level.”

Morrison said travel limitations mean his coaching staff starts the recruiting process earlier than their competitors.

“We usually try to target a kid at the beginning of Grade 11,” he said. “By the time he reaches his senior year, we have a pretty good idea of whether or not he’s interested in leaving home.”

The hard part is convincing players to consider moving so far north. But according to women’s basketball coach Jon Kreiner, visiting recruits are usually

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impressed once they come to visit.

“Our greatest recruiting strength is bringing a recruit up to see the playing environment,” he said. “The community support we get for our student-athletes is fantastic.”

The city’s remote location also translates into a major home advantage when other schools come to play. Thunderwolves are used to travelling south every two weeks, but other teams only make the trip to Thunder Bay once in two years.

“We fly all the time, we’re used to that,” he said. “But it hurts other teams when they have to travel up and get hit with snowstorms.”

On any given road trip,

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Thunderwolves student-athletes will miss a day and a half of classes.

But Kreiner says Lakehead Athletics is well-equipped to deal with these challenges through its Academic Assistance Program.

“We have the greatest hands-on support,” he said. “We have an actual academic advisor with an office at our athletics facility to work with our student-athletes.”

According to Kreiner, that kind of support system extends throughout the local community.

“The community support is second-to-none. It’s a tight-knit family,” he said. “We’re all in the same situation of being isolated from Southern Ontario and that’s become a strength.”

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‘It’s not going to work if you can’t blend’ Founder of campus a cappella group says singers won’t make the cut if they can’t match other voices B y S avoula S tylianou Assistant News Editor Beatboxing is a common fixture in modern a cappella groups, says Casey Wilson, president of Trillers A Cappella.

“People should be able to keep time themselves internally, but the beatboxer is more for rounding out the sound as a piece,” Wilson, BFA ’12, said.

Trillers A Cappella is one of Queen’s newest ensembles, founded by Wilson in 2010.

She said the challenge in a cappella is figuring out how instruments can translate into vocal sounds.

“We take — say ‘Somebody to Love’ by Queen ­— and I’d listen to it and pick out the bass and I’d pick out the guitar and I’d pick out the piano and we make each line into something vocal,” she said.

Dating back to the 19th century, the term a cappella translates from Italian to “in the manner of the church.” It’s a reference to the religious tradition of using voices unaccompanied by music.

Wilson said she started the Trillers because she lacked a musical outlet at Queen’s.

“I had nowhere to sing except at church and then by third year, I was just thinking ‘This is not okay. I need somewhere to sing,’” she said.

“There are so many people who love to sing out there, why would I not just start a group and bring people in?”

This year, the Trillers have 20 members including a musical director, who doesn’t actually sing.

“She plays the piano for us,” Wilson said. “When we’re learning music, she directs so we can get our timing.”

Trillers A Cappella was a name picked by group consensus.

It originates from a musical term that refers to a quavering sound or rapid movement between two adjacent notes. Normally, only sopranos, the highest of the four standard singing voices, will trill.

“We went around and we took suggestions for our new name and we kind of settled on this idea of Trillers,” she said.

There’s no unfriendly

competition between the a cappella singing groups on campus, Wilson said.

“The most competition that happens is that there is a little bit of tension every year around auditions time — we really needed basses this year and we were worried that Barred Notes or All the Queen’s Men or Momentum would take all our basses,” she said.

Compared to other a cappella groups on campus, tryouts for the Trillers are fairly laid-back. “[Other groups are] really competitive and they take fewer people than we do, so I can’t imagine their kind of process,” Wilson said. “They basically run you through an obstacle course vocally, which is really smart of them because then they get some really capable singers.”

To audition for the Trillers, people have to prepare a short piece and then get called back to perform with the group.

“We broke off into sections and we taught them the first few bars of a song so we could see how they … sounded together and how they performed under the pressure of having 20 people watching them,” Wilson said.

The Trillers audition process examines how well each individual can fit into the already existing group, she said.

“You can get someone out at an audition who can belt like a pro and sound like Christina Aguilera, but she can’t blend,” she said.”In a choir setting when everyone’s trying to make the same sounds … it’s not going to work if you can’t blend.”

The Trillers are currently working on pieces from Coldplay, Stevie Wonder and Bonnie Raitt, she said.

“We’re trying to touch on all genres this year and all time frames,” she said. “One of our members is actually working on the James Bond theme song.”

Mark Cuyegkeng, is a new addition to the a cappella group.

“I went to St. Michael’s Choir School so I’ve been singing in choir since I was eight and every year I’ve been here, I’ve been doing

Reading music makes the a cappella rehearsal process easier, says Momentum musical director Dan Boyle.

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The Trillers A Cappella practice in the Robert Sutherland Room in the JDUC.

part of the Trillers more than his something musical,” he said.

Cuyegkeng, Comm ’13, was other musical experiences.

His favourite songs performed part of the Queen’s University Chamber Choir in his first year and by the Trillers include “Such Great the Queen’s Choral Ensemble in his Heights” by the Postal Service and “Mr. Blue Sky” by Electric Light second year.

Cuyegkeng said he enjoys being Orchestra, he said.

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“I was never in an a cappella group before. It’s a different feel and more energetic and not as stoic,” he said. “It’s kind of liberating to go for three hours a week and jam out.”

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a choir that doesn’t use a lot of amplification, we go for places where people are there just to hear A cappella group Momentum us, where we’re the only sound,” requires that all its members can he said.

Momentum president Carmen read music, says musical director D’Amours said her favourite Dan Boyle.

“We get a lot of people who are place to perform is in the Robert amazing except they can’t read Sutherland room of the JDUC. “[The room] is just brilliant. music. It’s just a much faster pace in rehearsal if everyone can read We also sing in a circle when we through music right away and rehearse so we can face each other, figure it out by themselves,” Boyle, but it’s totally spoiling ourselves because when you perform, you ArtSci ’12, said.

Momentum, who recently don’t do it in a circle,” D’Amours, performed at TedxQueensU, was ArtSci ’12, said.

Momentum practices every created in September 2009. It’s the oldest co-ed a cappella singing Thursday for two and a half hours and holds one formal rehearsal group ratified by the AMS. Boyle said Momentum’s per month.

The group uses an even number audition process is rigorous.

“Each person who comes in of males and females separated into sings a song they’ve prepared of different vocal ranges.

“There’s six parts and we have their own choice in a cappella in two minutes,” he said. “We have three people to each part. There’s them sing scales on the piano to basses, baritones and tenors in the see their range … We have a few mens’ voices, then there’s altos, exercises where they have to read second sopranos and sopranos in womens’ voices,” D’Amours said. music or match rhythms.”

The group has seen a healthy According to Boyle, a cappella involves using your body as growth, she said.

“We started with a core group of an instrument.

“Sometimes using your body, eight people, but people came and like snapping or clapping, is using went throughout the entire year,” yourself as the instrument,” he said. she said.

“In our second year we had 14 Boyle said Momentum looks for venues that provide people, and now we have 18.”

D’Amours said though the acoustic benefits.

“As an a cappella choir and as group doesn’t compete in a cappella

singing competitions, she hopes they can widen their horizons.

“We really want to take a trip to another university,” she said. “Not to compete, but definitely perform with another a cappella group.”

D’Amours said the name Momentum came from a joking discussion.

“We were adamant about not being Glee,” she said, “We were thinking about cheesy a cappella group names and when someone said ‘Momentum,’ we were like, ‘Hahaha — oh wait,’” she said.

Ahmed Himada, ConEd ’12, is the group’s secretary. He said the Ted conference event allowed Momementum to connect with other a cappella groups and students.

“We want to gain an audience,” he said.

Himada said he joined Momentum because of his love for singing.

“For me, Momentum is one of the few things I look forward to every week and it’s just really fun …

I also have a really good falsetto, so I get to show it off.”

Momentum wil host a joint concert on Nov. 24 in the Robert Sutherland room with performances from a cappella groups All the Queen’s Men and the Caledonias.