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For the weeks surrounding Homecoming and Frost Week this year, Queen’s Pub and The Underground will have their doors locked shut, following a hardline decision by the AMS Board of Directors.

On Wednesday, the Board called a special meeting to address the “workplace culture” of the AMS Pub Service, known as TAPS. Instances of hazing lead to vandalism and student hospitalizations during a night of staff initiation.

In a Sept. 15 press release, the AMS wrote that the Board had struck a special committee “to investigate the issue,” chaired by former Board chair Mike Blair, Sci’ 17. The committee also includes a representative from the University.

During the meeting, the Board took immediate actions to cease any TAPS socials for the remainder of the year, and to place an AMS Human Resources representative in all service staff interviews during the Fall and Winter hiring periods.

As well, the future TAPS training week is set to be completely dry.

The last action taken by the Board was the shut-down of QP and The Underground during both Homecoming and Frost Week.

When asked why repercussions were being placed on alumni and non-TAPS students, rather than focusing discipline solely on internal figures, Vice President (Operations) Dave Walker held firm.

“The AMS Board of Directors felt that it was necessary to send a strong message to both the management now as well as the future,” Walker wrote in an email to

Last Thursday, Principal Daniel Woolf announced the hiring of two vice-principals, one of which will take on a newly-created position in Queen’s administration.

After six years as the vice-principal (finance and administration), Caroline Davis has been appointed as the inaugural vice-principal (facilities, properties and sustainability). “[Davis] will play a leading role as Queen’s advances institutional priorities such as classroom renewal, major capital projects, deferred maintenance, and sustainability initiatives including the Climate Action Plan,” Principal Daniel Woolf wrote in a statement to The Journal.

In light of Davis’ move, her former role will be subsequently filled by former Associate Vice-Principal (Finance) Donna Janiec.

However, with the addition of a new administrative role, some individuals in the Queen’s community have expressed public concern about the disproportionally lesser additions to teaching staff.

“What does the sprawling nature of [today’s] department mean? What does it reflect about the meaning of the University?”

Geoffrey Smith, a former Queen’s professor, asked in an interview with The Journal.

The questions were framed by discussion of increasing student enrolment, as well as the lack of hires in struggling faculties like the School of Computing, which hasn’t hired a new group of professors since 1995.

The faculty, as of last year, expected to lose 14 of their 28 faculty members by 2017.

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Friday, September 16, 2016 Incoming students Lively explained that the team had taken efforts to foster an inclusive atmosphere for incoming students, beginning with the content of this year’s frosh welcome packages.

“We wanted to really share our traditions with students before they came to campus,” he said.

What’s next?

AMS Summer in Review AMS Exec talk initiatives and plans for 2016-17 school year

Left to right: AMS President Tyler Lively, VP (University Affairs) Carolyn Thompson and VP (Operations) Dave Walker.

Morgan dodson Assistant News Editor As students flood Queen’s campus for yet another school year, they also fall under the wings of a new AMS student government.

However, for President Tyler Lively, Vice President (Operations) Dave Walker and Vice President (University Affairs) Carolyn Thompson, work began in May. On Sept. 13, The Journal sat down with Lively, Walker and Thompson (LWT) to catch up on the status of their original campaign platform, and the commitments they made during the January election.

“Our focus wasn’t really on doing these big flashy things,” Walker said of the team’s work over the past few months. “It was on tackling the nitty gritty things that need to done and for lack of a better word, the neglect for numerous years.”

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One of their first completed actions as a team was an agreement When discussing student made with the University, which health, Thompson elaborated exempted the AMS from having on the team’s platform point to pay all of the expenses for Mac- regarding determined advocacy, Brown Hall. insisting the importance of The building houses several data collection for Student AMS clubs, as well as the AMS Wellness Services.

Food Bank. Formerly, the student An online survey has been government was responsible launched, with promotion for around $55,000 in expenses anticipated to begin on Monday, annually for the building. to improve not only the quantity The agreement will therefore of wellness services available, but allow these funds to be allocated the quality for individuals. to other programming within “We see our student population the AMS. changing every year, and we need to make sure we are meeting their Skate Sharpening needs,” Thompson said. Once the service is properly marketed The skate sharpening service at to students, she hopes that it Bikes and Boards, a visible favourite makes a difference to those platform point of Walker’s during seeking health assistance the campaign, elicited enthusiasm on campus. as he reported to The Journal that the sharpener had now been Sexual Violence purchased and was set to arrive next week.

During LWT’s campaign, the team

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made a commitment to advocating for a sexual violence resource center. However, currently, such a centre is not included in the University’s plans for the new wellness centre.

Thompson, in discussing the matter, didn’t comment specifically on what the team intended to do in terms of advocating for a centre, but instead insisted that the administration is still committed to curbing sexual violence on campus.

“Making sure that sexual violence is consistently brought up with administration is something that we’re committed to doing as well,” she added.

The AMS Peer Support Centre is set to open up specific hours for survivors of sexual violence this year, with peer counsellors on-call at the time specifically trained to handle the topic of sexual violence.

For the next four months, the team said that they’re working towards a long term plan for the JDUC. Currently, the $1.2 million renovation of the JDUC’s upper and lower ceilidh has been completed.

However, with some of the leftover funds the team is undergoing a consultation process to further develop student spaces, with hopes to bring those discussions public by the end of the semester.

“Hopefully, in the winter, we can finalize that plan, and really be in a position to hand things off to the next team,” Lively said.

Over the last few months, LWT has worked with members of Queen’s administration. When asked about their relationship, Lively responded that they’ve “taken an approach of trying to understand where the administration is coming from, before we say this is where we’re coming from.”

The team did admit that there would always be points of contention, where the AMS retained a different stance on larger issues than the administration.

“It’s really about getting information available to everyone and making sure that all students are on the same page and not sitting back and hiding details,” Walker said.

“No matter what the issue is, we’re not the only people who can have the input,” he said.

“We’re here to learn from the students, because we are here to represent them, and it’s our job to listen to what they need.

At the end of the day, that’s all that matters.”

Generation Screwed debt clock tours Ontario universities

Student group visits Queen’s to talk financial responsibility, following contentious visit to Laval University Maureen O’Reilly Assistant News Editor Students walking past the corner of University Ave. and Union St. on Tuesday morning were faced with some daunting numbers, and a grim perspective on our generation’s financial future.

Generation Screwed (GS) is the largest non-partisan student movement in Canada, according to Craig Draeger, Queen’s campus coordinator for GS. Draeger — who also serves as President of the Kingston and the Islands Conservative Association — explained that their mission is to ask for “financial responsibility and accountability from our leaders.”

An elaborated mission statement is blazoned on the group’s web page. “Past generations voted to spend more and more money, expanding entitlements and the size of

government. They are handing the next generation the bill,” it reads.

As a part of their youth initiative for the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, GS launched their third annual Debt Clock Campus Tour. The tour will visit 13 Ontario university campuses in ten days, beginning on Sept 7.

Upon arriving at each campus, GS unloads their national debt clock, a large digital clock that counts the ever-growing debt accumulated by the federal and various provincial governments of Canada.

As of Tuesday morning at 10:30am the clock read $632,625,869,426 in total federal debt, translating to $17,549 for each Canadian citizen. However, these numbers continue to grow by the second with updated amounts available online.

Draeger explained that “we’re here today to raise awareness and

raise the alarm with the level of debt that our governments have taken on.”

According to Draeger, government debt is an issue that is going to affect everyone in our generation, because we will be the ones left paying the interest on it in the future.

“It’s time for all young people to demand ethical behaviour from our leaders,” Draeger said.

“It’s unethical to saddle future generations with today’s debt.”

The interest alone on federal debt could pay for every student’s tuition this year, he noted.

PHOTO BY EMMA SEWELL As students passed by the clock, Craig Draeger with the debt clock at the corner of GS members spoke to members of University Ave. and Union St. on Tuesday.

Queen’s about the group’s efforts, including a ‘future generations’ a balanced budget within 24 during their first stop on Sept 7 for protection pledge. months of taking office, and to “unsanctioned activism”, according In light of the upcoming begin repaying debt that presently to the Toronto Sun. federal leadership race for the exists, Draeger said.

The tour is set to end on Conservative and NDP parties, While most of the tour has Friday, Sept. 16, after their stop at GS is asking leaders to run only gone smoothly, GS was kicked Trent University. balanced budgets, to present off at Laval University campus

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SGPS council meeting Queen’s to review its place in highlights internal public policy landscape New commission chairman predicts Queen’s position in the privacy issues future of public policy

First reading of coming year’s budget kicks off Sept. 13 council Blake Canning Assistant News Editor On September 13, the Society of Graduate and Professional Students (SGPS) held their first council meeting of the academic year.

Putting aside recent rumours at the SGPS-affiliated pub, The Grad Club, for allegedly jeopardizing SGPS member’s health and dental plans, the SGPS meeting instead focused on an issue of privacy that has been causing concern in recent months.

During the meeting, a motion was put forward to create a new committee, which would take a critical look at newly-implemented SGPS departmental registration and event sanctioning processes.

Various issues had been raised to SGPS executive members about the inclusion of personal contact information of council members being required in these processes.

These concerns fuelled debate during the meeting, where some council members felt as though their lack of accessible information at the time was more of an excuse for a political process than a justified reason to shut down an event.

During the meeting, VP of Finance and Services Stuart Clark said that the reasoning behind collecting the personal contact info of council members in order to secure an SGPS sanction for their event boils down to authenticating.

“A lot of it is just to make sure that the person submitting events from that particular faculty society is the person recognized to do so by that faculty society,” he said.

“We realized we do a pretty bad job of keeping track of people who should have official contact with us.”

Four questions about the topic were pre-listed in the meeting’s agenda, and asked for clarity around what the registration process was for, whether it would solely be an application for official recognition of a department society, and what it entailed.

As well, members wanted to know whether this process would be linked to the process by which departments have seats on Council, and why it was necessary to the SGPS to collect both personal information of members and the results of departmental society elections.

Clark fielded the majority of the questions raised by other council members, and regularly needed to have speaking rights donated to him to continue defending his position.

Other matters of business attended to during the September council meeting included the first reading of the 2016/2017 budget — one of two other formal motions in the agenda.

The budget, compared to last year’s, is up over $30,000. Last year, the society operated with an expense budget of $612,150, with a jump this year up to $643,800.

However, the 2016/2017 budget increase comes without much surprise. The new value factors in the excess revenue from 2015/2016, which tallied in at $32,595.

A second reading of the budget will be held at the next council meeting, set for Sept. 20.

Blake Canning Assistant News Editor In the world of public policy, Principal Daniel Woolf considers Queen’s a wheelhouse for graduates entering the public service. However, looking towards the future, he insists that the University must review their position in the field in order to continue.

“While Queen’s is still highly regarded in the field of public policy, we face an evolving landscape,” he told The Gazette in discussion of a new initiative.

The initiative, titled the Principal’s Commission on the Future of Public Policy at Queen’s University, will be chaired by alumnus Michael Horgan, former deputy minister of Finance Canada.

Other membership will consist of Vice-Chair Margaret Biggs, Kevin Costante, ArtSci ‘78 and MPA

‘79, Jeannie Dempster, ArtSci ‘93 and MPA ‘01, Bridget O’Grady, ArtSci ‘03 and MPA ‘05, Peter Wallace, ArtSci ‘83, Bob Watts, and Rector Cam Yung, ArtSci ‘16.

Together, the group will conduct a wide review of how Queen’s might modernize its approaches to public policy in the learning environment.

In an interview with The Journal, Horgan expressed his hopes for Queen’s role in the future of public policy, and its continued importance as a contributor to the public sphere and as a teaching ground for future policy leaders.

“While Queen’s has played an important role in public policy in Canada, it’s time to take a closer look at that role,” he said.

“Our basic plan is to go out and talk to people, outside the Queen’s community, about what they need and where they see Queen’s fitting in.”

When looking back, Horgan noted that 20 years ago the Queen’s School of Policy Studies was preeminent in the field.

Now, however, schools like the University of Toronto and Carleton University have joined the fray, making public policy a competitive field in ways that it wasn’t before.

With the commission set to begin meetings this fall, concluding its work with a report to the principal in fall of 2017, Horgan was distinctly aware of the obstacles they may face.

“There are always challenges,” he said. “Public policy has become a very crowded space now... Queen’s doesn’t have quite the same eminence as it used to.”

Queen’s, in his eye, has many strengths; but Horgan posed the question: “Is there a way that the strength of Queen’s can be mustered to help in this area?”

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“Research on hazing, including the Queen’s report, show that issues of hazing continue year over year and this is essential to ensuring cultural change.

We believe that this will make

TAPS a better service for students in the long run.”

The press release didn’t include any mention of discipline for the managers and supervisors who conducted the initial hazing.

Walker, who took responsibility

for the hazing in an interview with The Journal after the fact, wrote, “Out of respect for our staff, AMS policy is not to discuss discipline and human resources issues publicly.”

administrative hire. In a Twitter exchange between himself and Queen’s economics professor, Allan Gregory, sarcastic jabs were made by Gregory at the administrative decision.

“Oh boy, a new VP in a new position!” Gregory wrote. “So many dept need to hire and this is what we get.”

To Smith, the issue isn’t anything new. He believes that it’s been building for a while, recalling

an example that occurred when he was working as a professor at Queen’s in 1969.

A toilet in his faculty building had sprung a leak. Noticing, the department promptly placed a request to have a plumber come fix the issue.

After being assured that one would be on its way, no one ever arrived. What did arrive was the announcement of another administrative hire.

The tone of Smith’s anecdote was tongue-in-cheek: “If you can get a new VP of human resources, and we can’t get a plumber to come fix our toilet … then what the f--- is going on?” he asked.

Responding to the concerns around administrators being added rather than faculty, Principal Woolf acknowledged the issues Smith raised as legitimate concerns.

“We have done remarkably little

hiring of tenure track faculty over the last number of years and that’ a concern,” Woolf told The Journal via email.

“We have a great academic staff here, but there’s a whole generation of young and mid-career researchers out there that we would all dearly love to bring to Queen’s.”

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Computing has been on the rise.

“There are just too many students per professor,” Smith said. “Do we need all these vice principals, assistant vice principals, associate vice principals … when departments are starving for hires?”

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Doctoring a different path Is a traditional science degree still necessary for medical school?

Shivani Gonzalez Features Editor

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Traditionally, medical students exclusively came from science backgrounds. However, due to evolving admission requirements for medical schools, the background of these students is getting more diverse.

Dr. John Boyd, an assistant professor of neurology and critical care at Queen’s took a slightly unconventional academic path to get where he is today.

B oyd c o m p l e te d his undergraduate degree at Lakehead University, where he started off as a Chemistry major. After he ended up on academic probation, Boyd realized he couldn’t maintain the GPA needed to get into medical school with the required math courses.

He instead switched into a Psychology major.

Psychology was a better fit for Boyd, because he was able to enjoy some science classes without having the pressure of succeeding in the mathematical elements involved in science courses. He ended up graduating Lakehead but still didn’t have the GPA to get into medical school. Instead, he pursued a masters in Neuroscience, which he finished in a year and a half.

Boyd currently works as a clinician-scientist at Queen’s, practicing neurology and intensive care medicine.

“There isn’t anything that you learn in any undergraduate program that prepares you for anything you do in medical school,” Boyd said. “My graduate school experience is what prepared me for medical school.”

While Life Science and other science heavy majors are very informative of things that you will learn in medical school,

Boyd said the knowledge you gain comes at a cost.

“I think it is completely unfair that students work hard and get 60s and 70s when they could be getting better marks in a different major.”

At Queen’s, the Life Sciences program is the most similar to the curriculum taught at medical school.

According to the Life Sciences website, “a large portion of the graduates of this program choose a career in medicine or graduate studies and research in health science.”

While it’s the self-designated path to medical school, succeeding in Life Sciences is no easy feat. It has the reputation of being one of the most rigorous programs at the University, understandable considering the program is often to prepare students for the struggles of medical school.

Dr. Michael Kawaja, associate undergraduate dean of Life Sciences and Biochemistry, provided The Journal with some statistics he shows to first year students interested in the graduate medical school program.

From the Queen’s School of Medicine class of 2018, 40-45 percent of students came from a background in Life Sciences or Biomedical Sciences. Another 30 percent came from traditional science backgrounds like biology and chemistry.

According to Kawaja, these trends continue from year to year, with potential fluctuations of a few more arts, engineering and commerce students.

These statistics are not indicative of other medical school acceptance rates though, because Queen’s medical school is still very traditional

in its admissions, requiring the MCAT and recommending at least half a semester of a science laboratory class and other traditional science courses needed to do well on the exam.

In the past few years, many medical schools have started accepting non-science students — the Faculty of Medicine at McGill, Northern Ontario School of Medicine and University of Ottawa no longer require the MCAT, having made changes to the requirements as recently as 2010.

This has allowed for people of all

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different undergraduate backgrounds to have the opportunity to become a doctor. Dr. John Boyd’s thoughts echo the debates happening at major medical schools over whether it’s more important to judge an applicant’s maturity and judgment skills then their test scores and GPAs. According to Dr. Leslie Mackenzie, associate professor and director of an Anatomical Sciences M. Sc. Program at Queen’s, medical schools are increasingly giving equal opportunity and consideration to applicants from all different undergraduate backgrounds.

Due to the recent changes to the science requirements and pre requisites Mackenzie said that “the first term in many medical schools is focused on basic sciences”, adding that “it brings all students to the same level.”

“The biggest change, in my opinion, is the holistic approach meaning less science and more diversity”, Mackenzie told The Journal.

The changes to admissions, he said, are “all targeted in

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hopes to identify the best candidates.”

McGill, UBC, University of Alberta and the University of Montreal have implemented Multiple Mini Interviews (MMIs) into their applications, a format which began at McMaster.

MMIs are “short, structured interview stations used to assess non-cognitive qualities including cultural sensitivity, maturity, teamwork, empathy, reliability and communication skills” according to the official website.

One of the biggest components of the MMIs focus on ethical dilemmas that a doctor could face, which point towards the maturity and understanding, or lack thereof, of a potential medical school student.

One sample scenario from UBC Medical School is “an 18-year-old man is diagnosed to have suspected bacterial meningitis. He refuses therapy and returns to the college dormitory. What should a physician do in this situation?”

Non-cognitive based testing has been slowly opening up the doors to people with various undergraduate degrees with the hope that it creates a more diverse interesting pool of students.

As Boyd put it, “to be a good clinician you need to be mature and don’t just need to be memorizing metabolic rates.”

The shift begs the question: if Canadian medical schools don’t require an undergraduate background in biomedical sciences, why bother with such difficult undergraduate science programs?

Nicole Costa, a recent Queen’s graduate, always had the intention of becoming a doctor. After having medical-related setbacks in first year, she changed from planning on going into Biochemistry or Life Sciences to majoring in English due to the fact that she couldn’t keep up with homework or take her final exams.

“While I was disappointed that I couldn’t continue in science, I was also okay with it because I didn’t feel as if it was bettering me as a person in any way,” Costa recalled.

Throughout all of this, her goal of getting into medical school never wavered.

“I felt betrayed by the school system that no one tol d me that I didn’t need to do science to get into medical school,” Costa said. She had seen lots of academic advisors and they all had the same type of answer. It was finally her therapist who suggested to her that she didn’t need the science degree to succeed.

Costa is currently studying to take her MCAT, which she has been preparing for since 2013. Even though it isn’t required everywhere, it opens up all the options.

Teaching herself worked really well for Costa she said, because she could work at her own pace.

She is currently getting a masters degree in Health Management at St. Lawrence College to work off her student debt and continues to prepare herself for the MCAT.

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‘No means yes’ response from Western inappropriate Kayla Thomson

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culture on university campuses ILLUSTRATION BY VINCENT LIN consists of much more than the act of sexual assault. But when “No means yes and yes means anal,” appeared on a Western dismissed by a university official as simply student experience, Jana Luker told The student’s off-campus home, the immediate students being ‘dumb’ sends the message Gazette “no ambassador for Western, no that sexual violence can be treated with person, staff member at Western would response was to write it off. ever say that was okay.”

The words, which were written on a casual ambivalence.

Her statement also window on a house near Western’s predominantly pointed to the main gates, elicited complaints from the student body and a To a sexual assault survivor at Western a sign initiatives at the University that response by the University shortly promoting rape being dismissed by a university have taken place to combat sexual after, reported The Western Gazette. official as simply students being ‘dumb’ sends the violence, and encouraged people Many students took to social message that sexual violence can be treated with to “read more” about them on their website. media to vent their frustration casual ambivalence.

But while Western’s when Housing mediation administration was too coordinator Glenn Matthews told preoccupied with hastily the London Free Press that “the message is really bad, but students do If incidents like this are going to be distancing itself from blame, the dumb things.” passed off as just childish behaviour, the student body has lost faith in their By not directly condemning the act, University’s sexual assault policy may as university’s care for their wellbeing. A decisive attitude falls in favor of student regardless of whether students “do dumb well be a prop.

Even with a policy already established safety, while a dismissive attitude things” or not, Matthews may as well have excused it altogether. It’s an unacceptable and thus their legal protection in place, further risks it.

When the time comes to protect their attitude present both in the words on it isn’t adequate for Western to dust the student’s house and in Matthews’s their hands of the issue and feel their students, Western’s administration was too busy protecting themselves. It’s time work is done. belittling response.

When asked about Matthews’ comments, to re-prioritize.

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Alongside the annual commemorations of those lost, the 15th anniversary of the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center also marks something new: the first year that high school freshmen will be reading about 9/11 as a piece of history they weren’t alive for.

The attack on the World Trade Center was undeniably horrific, however with it receding further into the past, it’s important for the coming generations to keep in mind how it shapes their own environment.

In the years following the attack, 9/11 caused a shift in the United States’ social and political climate — a shift that continues to manifest itself today.

We can’t afford to forget that security in buildings and airports became exponentially stricter and continues to disproportionately target racialized individuals.

We can’t forget how systemic racism and fear towards immigrants grew following September 11th and military invasions in the Middle East grew along with it.

If we forget that violent and graphic media coverage stemmed from the 9/11 coverage, we aren’t able to recognize when a news outlet perpetuates that harmful attitude.

If we treat these consequences as pieces of history, we forget why the current climate exists. We forget to question why we still hold these fears of xenophobia and Islamophobia.

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If we forget that violent and graphic media coverage stemmed from the 9/11 coverage, we are not able to recognize that this coverage is potentially harmful.

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When it comes to past tragedies, high school history classes can be oversimplified.

The Allies won against the Axis, good triumphs over evil. Often, our curriculums forget to teach how these events continue to effect societies long after the historical moment has ended.

If this continues, high school freshmen won’t know why it’s problematic for media outlets, for example, to accuse all immigrants of being terrorists — without being taught the long-lasting consequences of this, they’re only left to accept it as a norm.

By remembering the events and noticing the effects 9/11 still has on all of us, we can grow to be better and maybe stop history from repeating itself.

Kayla is The Journal’s Production Manager. She is a fifth-year Computing and Creative Arts student.

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When you were in high school, what did you want to be when you grew up?

Positive attitudes toward university masks issues of employability and dropout rates

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“A surgeon.”

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Adam Laskaris, ArtSci ‘17 Staff Writer There’s a common stereotype that carries an underlying horrible truth with many university students.

Hundreds of thousands of people in Ontario come out of three to four years of university with an undergraduate degree each year, only to find there are no jobs in their field of study.

You know the type; a bartender with a sociology degree, a barista with a history degree, or a cashier working on their PhD. Other students may drop out, some change their degree path to different programs, while some people end up extending their program beyond the expected completion date.

For those who do graduate, many are forced to either take their talents to another line of work, or stay unemployed and, consequently, unable to support themselves financially.

A large and rarely discussed reason for this is that young adults are simply taking subjects they’re unprepared for and going into fields with low employability rates, or programs that are too competitive and exclusive for them.

It’s impossible to nail down the exact cause for this, seeing that university selection differs for every student. However, I’d reckon choice of one’s field is often heavily influenced by the overly positive, propaganda-like presentation of the university experience in high schools.

While we see the issue of overqualified unemployment of young people on a daily basis, are enough people asking why?

Why is money spent on degrees

that fail to produce relevant employment? Why are graduate degrees necessary to enter into so many lines of work that weren’t required before?

My experience in a mid-sized Toronto high school don’t speak for every student, but I’d imagine the presentations making their way around the province and the country tend to have some overarching uniting factors.

While college presentations and alternative career paths that don’t require a post-secondary degree are mentioned, many schools push getting into and eventually graduating from university as the ideal route for the young adults

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simply choose to laugh at because there’s almost no other option.

Maybe a time and place existed where this was the case, but job processes have shifted greatly since many of the high school administrators and teachers were in the same position.

Don’t believe it?

I’ve got a friend who’s in the last year of a four-year journalism degree, with several appearances on the Dean’s List, and looking for a job completely out of the industry. I’ve got cousins who are both working across the country in the service industry because their degrees in anthropology and kinesiology are hiring very

You know the type; a bartender with a sociology degree, a barista with a history degree, or a cashier working on their PhD.

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on the brink of a life-changing decision. There’s a narrative of ‘go to school and take what interests you, and you’ll eventually come out with a job’ that’s presented to these young students.

For a lot of us, this simply ends up not being true.

In addition to the heavily-researched racialized, gendered, and identity-biased hiring processes, the selection and ultimate completion of a major in university tends to have a strong correlation with one’s job prospects when finished their schooling.

This disparity between post-university success of differing majors is a concept mocked in Orientation Week chants and in day-to-day interfaculty relations.

It’s something that many people

selectively. Additionally, a life sciences major working a contract job for a university.

These are just a few examples of people I know who’ve fallen victim to this cycle, but it’s a problem many students who enter university are privy to.

Simply going to school and working hard in a subject you liked in Grade 12 often isn’t enough to get a job in a field specific to it.

So let’s stop pushing a narrative that it is.

According to Stats Canada, around 70 per cent of all graduates with a bachelor’s degree, aged 24, and under currently have full-time work.

Many students rely heavily on their high schools to provide them the information for university. For some, it’s the sole source.

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And this information is typically quite positive and straightforward: dates, forms, scholarship applications, and resources of how to apply to a school are given over and over to Grade 12 students.

We’re readily handed opportunities for guided tours and told about a university’s admission process in detail — that’s not where the problem lies. Failing to present the information of the potential negative consequences in the job hunt or other barriers of picking a particular subject is akin to lying by omission and that’s where the issues arise.

It’s a harmful practice with very real effects.

High schools should be updating their information annually, not sticking to old-school beliefs about employment and the university experience.

The worst part? It’s totally unnecessary.

Though they share many of the same students, high schools should serve as a facilitator of information to students, good or bad. These institutions shouldn’t be a place where very real stories of post-graduate unemployment or dropout rates are hidden and silenced by the cultural beliefs that if you go to school you’ll get a job in your field.

Solving these problems won’t solely be corrected by the way high schools receive their university presentations, or by a shift in standard guidance counselling.

But if we keep presenting only the positive aspects of university and mask the issues that students face, high schools will continue to facilitate wholly false beliefs.

Adam Laskaris is a fourth-year Political Studies major.

“A researcher that cures cancer.”

Isobel Ross Sci ’19

“I didn’t really know.”

Maggie Gowland ArtSci ’19

“A writer.”

Sarina Grewal ArtSci ’18

“An astronaut.”

Steven Lee Sci ’18

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L E T T E R S RE: NOT ALL ZOOS ARE BIRDS OF A FEATHER Auston Chhor’s assertion that zoo breeding programs contribute to bolstering wild populations of endangered species is belied by science. Multiple studies have concluded that captive-breeding programs should be viewed as a last resort and not as a long-term solution for survival of endangered species. A 2015 study published in the Journal of Applied Ecology, for just one example, concluded that unless wild animals are protected, captive breeding is futile.

The lead researcher concluded, “… Without conservation in the wild there is no point in captive breeding.” The vast majority of animals kept in zoos are not endangered nor being prepared for release into natural habitats.

No zoo can come close to replicating the complex jungles, savannahs, oceans and forests where wild animals belong.

And laws don’t even require it. The federal Animal Welfare Act (AWA) affords captive animals only minimal protections.

Cage size regulations, for example, only require that animals be provided enough space to make “normal postural and social adjustments.” In plain talk that means that a cage is “large” enough if an animal can stand up, lie down, turn and move around a bit. That’s all that’s required, and in many cases, that’s all that’s provided.

Study after study, including those conducted by the zoo industry itself, have shown that most zoo visitors simply wander around the grounds, pause briefly in front of some displays and spend their time on snacks and bathroom breaks. Squandering resources, and adding more noise and commotion, many zoos are adding splash pads, trains and amusement rides.

One study of visitors to the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., showed that people spent less than eight seconds per snake exhibit and only one minute with the lions.

Researchers concluded that ‘people … treat[ed] the exhibits like wallpaper.” An article in the Association of Zoos and Aquariums magazine CONNECT detailed a study that found that most visitors to zoos did not retain much new information. When asked what they had learned at an exhibit, the most popular answer was “nothing.”

It’s 2016. We know that animals suffer when denied everything that gives their lives meaning. Zoos are the last place people who care about animals should support.

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If wildlife as we know it is to survive, the primary focus must shift from collections of animals in zoos to habitat preservation in the wild. Keeping animals in cages — in zoos or any animal display — has no positive effect whatsoever on fostering respect for animals in the wild. They are still hunted, poached, captured for display and otherwise decimated. In-situ conservation is what will save species.

Jennifer O’Connor, Senior Writer, PETA Foundation

RE: POSTDOCS MAKE A PLEA FOR EQUITY I’m writing to express embarrassment at the juvenile behaviour of PSAC Local 901 representing Queen’s postdocs.

How a delivery of Mr. Noodles helps to establish an atmosphere of respect for further dialogue in order to break the bargaining impasse is beyond me. These are the type of actions that attract scorn to unions and take away from the recognition of their essential role in significantly improving labour conditions throughout Canada’s history.

While I emphatically support the issues being raised, especially those of health and childcare access, media stunts do nothing to help the bargaining process and reflect poorly on postdocs who are training to be the scholars and thinkers of the future. The current negotiations seem to be defined by an adversarial approach that clings to the philosophy that employees and employers are fundamentally at odds with each other, and that assumes the entire relationship is defined by win-lose propositions. Should we not be able to bring an honest and creative approach, seeking win-win solutions instead?

Postdocs are defined and treated differently at every institution. Some are still considered students, some are staff and most fall somewhere in between. The role of a postdoc in Canada’s research landscape is muddy at best and, given the huge increase in the number of PhD graduates, needs to be clarified. However, with press coverage emphasizing the need for salary increases and distracting comparisons to how many employees earn more than $100,000, we are missing a broader opportunity to better define the role and affirm the value of postdocs to producing world-class research at Queen’s.

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E D I T O R As a final suggestion to Mr. Berggold, one doesn’t ask for respect. One earns respect through actions and behaviours, exactly what a ramen delivery to Principal Woolf’s office fails to achieve.

Dr. Gregory King, Robert-Gilbert Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Geography & Planning

ANTISEPTIC HOMECOMING Kingston citizens were relieved to learn in The Whig of Sept. 2 that Queen’s principal Daniel Woolf has cleared the streets of rabble, while presenting the city with $300,000 over three years to cover safety issues in the university district. “It all comes down to safety,” said Woolf.

Very generous indeed considering that last year’s Homecoming “did not receive any out-of-the-ordinary calls for service in the university district.” Well the fear business has always been expensive, and when it comes to potentially anarchistic students, “I don’t actually think you can put a price on safety.” (Woolf again.)

We can all sleep soundly now knowing that this year’s quota of old renegades and incoming frosh will be safely contained.

Josef Reeve, Queen’s Alumni

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ARTS

Stephanie Nijhuis Staff Writer

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n Friday, Kingston crew Kasador brought the heat to the Grad Club.

Despite the interruption of a fire alarm, fans and friends were in the crowd, dancing and singing along to the band’s latest singles.

“We want people to have a good time at the show and party,” Boris Baker, bassist in Kasador told [The Journal]. “I think that it’s largely influenced by starting out at Queen’s and playing events on the weekend.

Getting your friends to come and have a good time.”

Kasador, formerly known as Will Hunter Band, started their music career in the basement of Mac-Brown gym at the beginning of their time at Queen’s and have been playing for the local crowds ever since.

After three years of changing the lineup and developing their sound, Kasador has found a solid formula and released a new EP Sept. 13.

The current lineup consists of Will Hunter, ArtSci ’14, on vocals and lead guitar, Cam Wyatt, ArtSci ’15, on guitar and vocals, Boris Baker, MA ’16, on bass, Nick Babcock on keys, synth and vocals, and Angus Fay on

BAND PROFILE

Let’s talk about Kasador How hacky sack contributes to a harmonious sound

drums.

For their third year in a row, Kasador played to a Frosh Week crowd with a non-stop, sweaty and dance-filled set at the Grad Club.

“It’s Frosh Week at Queen’s.

There’s no bad time to be had,” Baker said, a statement that rang true even with the fire alarm interruption and the thunderstorm outside.

Kasador spent their summer playing throughout Ontario and Quebec, as well as down in New York for a Canada Day show featuring Whitehorse and Wintersleep. While the band has toured and played multiple venues, the members explained they still face some nerves when returning to Kingston.

“I find I get way more nervous playing in Kingston. It’s difficult to play in front of your friends and people you know” Baker said.

“It takes a lot of pressure off when you don’t know anyone in

the crowd. You’re being your performer self instead of what your friends and family see,” Hunter, guitarist and vocals, added.

However, Hunter said he’s rarely nervous anymore because the band has “gotten way more comfortable together as a group”.

“You know how everyone acts and you trust everyone,” Hunter said. “It is nervous though in the way that you want to do the best — so hacky sack is the answer”.

With small tours and performances happening all throughout the year, the band has found a way to combat any nerves that might make an appearance.

“We’re working together as a band to get really good at hacky sack.” Hunter said.

“It helps take your mind off of what’s coming,” Baker added.

Not only has it provided a way to calm their nerves, but it has also provided the group with a good source of light-hearted banter

The Vault bids summer farewell, with some hiccups Madeline Wright Contributor This Sunday, live bands and audiences came together to enjoy a laid-back listening experience at the fourth annual Welcome Back!-yard Festival presented by The Vault that didn’t entirely go according to plan.

This year’s lineup originally included seven artists: Graham and Aidan Carr, Glands, the Debbie Harry’s, BABYLAWN, Blve Hills, Rebelle and the Hideaways.

While the outdoor venue was cool and collected, a slew of occurrences behind the scenes made the seemingly relaxed afternoon turn awry.

A last minute cancellation by The Hideaways caused the show

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to start late, while tech issues, noise complaints and a visit by the police, brought a cloud of disappointment.

The Vault is a Kingston-based music blog that’s committed to sharing new music, primarily focused on promoting both local and Canadian artists. In addition to their coverage, The Vault hosts music sessions and live events, including their notorious backyard festival to showcase the niche talent on their radar.

To Chris Lazure, executive member of The Vault, events like the festival play a significant role in the local music scene.

“They give the chance for smaller artists to get greater exposure and develop their network of followers,” Lazure told The Journal via Facebook Messenger.

“At the Vault we take pride in knowing that [what] we do makes a genuinely positive impact on all artists that perform with us. For instance, Montreal based ‘THe LYONZ’, who have played a number of shows with us, recently played at the Montreal Jazz Fest. It’s moments like these that make us feel proud of the work we do.”

Over the past couple of years, the festival has been hosted in a fellow student’s backyard, featuring up-and-coming artists from Toronto, Ottawa and Kingston.

While the location of the event is more informal than most concerts, the intimacy of the environment allows for a truly great musical experience.

Riding on the coattails of Frosh Week, the event promised a laid-

— an argument over who’s the best broke out during the interview.

Kasador’s lineup has changed over the past few years, however the formula they have now seems to be its best. The group of guys have found friendship as well as musical cohesion, and the important ability to find comedy in some tight situations.

“I joined the band just over a year ago,” keyboardist Babcock said.

“My first show was supposed to be at Canadian Music Week in Toronto.

The guys were going to meet us in Toronto, but Boris hopped on the wrong train and started going

towards Ottawa. It turned into an acoustic set.” Even missing one of their bandmates, Kasador was able to get positive responses.

“At the show, there was a member of the Sheepdogs and he came up to us after and was like ‘I really enjoyed the sound’, and I was so frustrated with everything that I just went ‘THAT’S NOT THE SOUND,’” Hunter said, with a laugh.

Earlier this week, the band released a new self-titled EP entitled that highlights their love and talent for indie rock with a fun, electronic and high-energy dance sound — showcasing the eclectic mix that the band creates through their diverse personalities.

In the coming years, the band hopes to perfect their hacky sack skills, travel the world and get a professional crew behind them.

Watch our exclusive interview with Kasador at queensjournal.ca

Students enjoying Sunday’s Back!-yard Festival, featuring Canadian bands.

back afternoon with groups of students scattered on the lawn on blankets, dressed in cut-off shorts, floral prints and flowy ensembles, ready to show off their best festival wear.

The event was welcoming and the mood was positive as students waited eagerly to enjoy the music.

Before the performances even began, students were laughing, dancing and singing, all excited to experience The Vault. The stage was set up on the host’s porch and various tapestries were hung around the yard to help give off the authentic indie festival vibe.

“The Vault would have been intimidatingly cool if it weren’t so simultaneously inviting,” Rachel Havens, ArtSci ’17, said about the

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atmosphere of the festival.

“The music was diverse, with some acts being a little more politically correct than others ... but the event was a perfectly low key way to spend the last afternoon of Frosh Week,” Havens said.

According to Lazure, The Vault has tried to acquire noise permits before, however, the City of Kingston is reluctant to issue these certifications to students, especially those throwing a backyard party.

“We always try and talk to the neighbors around the house where the shows are held just to give them a heads up, but sometimes we miss a house or two,” Lazure said.

“The Kingston Police were nice enough to leave us with a

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Three new exhibits celebrate Queen’s 175th anniversary An engraved tusk on display at the Agnes, found in Queen’s archives.

Zelia Bukhari Contributor

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f you take a stroll through the Agnes Etherington Arts Centre this season, prepare to be transported through different times and experience many emotions as you view their fall season show, featuring three new exhibits.

TREASURES AND TALES: QUEEN’S EARLY COLLECTIONS

In honour of Queen’s 175th anniversary, Treasures and Tales: Queen’s Early Collections, is a coming-of-age exhibit that celebrates the University’s history.

Walking through the show, I felt ashamed I didn’t know more about the school I’ve called home for the past couple years. Historical pieces such as gifts given by prominent members of the Queen’s and Kingston community, Canadian art and photographs, and even a Queen’s pin designed by Tiffany

and Co., were part of a collection of artifacts on display.

While I’ve always been proud to be a Queen’s student, I felt a closer connection to the school when delving into our history, seeing in front of me the little pieces left behind by others who called this campus home and the tangible evidence of the impact they left on our community. One of my favourites was a beaver top hat, preserved by Margaret Angus from the costume section of the Queen’s drama department back in 1941. Along with 2,500 other fashion items, this piece is a part of the Queen’s University Collection of Canadian Dress which Angus began to preserve fashion items from as early as the eighteenth century.

CIARA PHILLIPS: COMRADE OBJECTS

Upon entering Ciara Phillips: Comrade Objects, I was immediately engaged by the story written by her pieces and embedded in

the fabric of the show. The combination of blocks of colour, creative yet relatable slogans, eye-catching motifs and womencentric portrait pieces, all made for an interactive as well as investigative experience.

The layout of the exhibit is easy on the eyes as well as atmospherically calming through its minimalistic design. What stood out to me the most was Phillips’ new take on Workshop (2010 – ongoing). One room of the exhibit was transformed into a workspace with printers laying about, a cork board covered with written concepts and different images — the whole area rather appeared like an art class.

I quickly skipped over this room, thinking it was not an exhibit but rather a work in progress, or even a place for community members to come, learn and create. It wasn’t until I was on my way out, when I realized I could interact with the pieces. I found the minimalist design and lack of

structure to be refreshing, while the raw exploration of the exhibit was stimulating.

Ciara Phillips removes a person away from their current pressures, and instead involves them in a highly-energetic experience.

THE OTHER NFB: THE NATIONAL FILM BOARD OF CANADA’S STILL PHOTOGRAPHY DIVISION, 1941-1971

With my interest by now definitely peaked, I came across the final new fall exhibit and probably one of the most striking, The Other NFB: The National Film Board of Canada’s Still Photography Division, 1941-1971.

This series of photographs was emotionally moving and represents the ever-changing Canadian identity. To think that many of the photos were taken in places where I’ve been, but at a completely different time — socially, politically and artistically — made me

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think twice.

To be able to witness what the life of a woman my age was like at that time, in the same city in which I currently live in, is a humbling experience. The exhibit featured photos of women in the workforce during World War II, men in Toronto Jewish markets, families on vacation in Niagara Falls, the Sikh community in Vancouver, and a tattoo artist at his parlour.

A lot of these photos were shot in their homes or during exposed moments that showed what the day-to-day life was for everyday people during the crucial period (40s, 50s and 60s) that shaped so much of our country.

The Canadian landscape was also beautifully captured through these pictures. My personal favourite was an image of a group of friends hanging out and casually painting on a beach, creating for themselves an image of this country that I, years later, saw again through a new lens.

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The show must go on at The Vault Continued from page 10

warning, so long as we cleaned everything up.”

Despite these hiccups, the organizers pushed the show to go on, and the bands that followed played successful sets.

Artists Graham and Aidan Carr performed a dreamy acoustic set that left the audience mesmerized in their sound for the rest of the event. Using only an acoustic guitar and vocal talent, their performance exceeded expectations and proved that sometimes less really is more.

Their music was soulful, and serene, and was a perfect conclusion to the relaxed festival vibe.

“Although we had some problems and had to cut the concert short, everyone was super pleasant and the bands that couldn’t play were very understanding of our situation,” Lazure said.

“I personally felt terrible that a couple bands didn’t get to play, as I have been following their musical progression for a couple of years, but sometimes these things happen and we try to learn from them as much as possible.”

While the day was cut short, the Welcome Back!-yard Festival is becoming a must-attend music festival for Queen’s and Kingston audiences alike.

Phillips’s exhibit showcases smocks and dresses symbolizing women in the workforce (left) and screen-prints on the surrounding walls (right).

PHOTOS BY AUSTON CHHOR

EXHIBIT

Off the walls, Ciara Phillips: Comrade Objects Glasgow-based artist wordlessly opens discussion surrounding the material world

Alex Palermo Assistant Arts Editor Immediately struck by the otherworldly feel of the minimalist design and blood red pattern painted on the walls, Ciara Phillips: Comrade Objects had me questioning whether I had stepped back in time.

The exhibition showcases a fifteen-piece collection that occupies several rooms,

tucked in the back of the Agnes Etherington Art Centre.

Prior to entering Phillips’ inaugural major Canadian museum exhibition, my expectations were high. She received a BFA from Queen’s (2000), an MFA from the Glasgow School of Art (2004), and most recently, a Turner Prize nomination in 2014 (an annual prize presented to a visual artist).

Phillips has staged several international solo exhibitions in the

United Kingdom and Sweden. She’s notorious for her message that there are salvageable connections between history and the objects of our everyday modern lives.

This is illustrated by the strategic placement of print literature (The Hermit by Lucy Ives) swaddled inside the garments displayed in her installation.

In the centre of the first room, five mannequins stand draped in neutral-coloured eucalyptus-dyed cotton smocks with pointedlyplaced publications (Financial Times, Brexit Article, 07/01/2016) tucked into their pockets. Yeezy Season Three came to my mind, in its shabby-meets-futurist feel.

Phillips consistently incorporates the words demonstrate, levitate, and satiate across the collars and sleeves of the garments. Appropriately, the mannequins appear to be hovering in the centre of the room. Phillips relies on the art to express her message, demonstrating through her installations the persuasive nature of her political impact.

Her multi-media artwork is displayed at varying heights against the red and white patterned walls. The names of pieces repeat themselves in irregular patterns, making series of works.

The series entitled ‘Things I Associate With You’ is comprised by two pieces: light and water. The black and white screen prints on paper are strategically placed on opposite sides of the room, vast

and heavy space punctuating their distance. This series stood out as the most emotional among the exhibit. While words can be relatively clumsy vehicles for the expression of grief, the name of the series was heedlessly — and flawlessly — exhibitionistic.

Another series, ‘What We Recognize in Others’ features old photographs, screen-printed on paper, and overlayed with bright orange and purple lines. The same woman, Laura, appeared in the first two pieces in the series, adding a sense of familiarity to the experience of touring the exhibit.

When I entered the final phase of the exhibit entitled ‘Workshop’ at the back of the gallery, I was immediately disconcerted. Ciara Phillips sat amidst a stack of papers in the centre of the room, prints scattered all over the small table in front of her, some of her personal works-in-progress tacked up on the walls. While I felt like I was privy to something intimate — and the honesty of the installation struck me as revitalizing — Phillips herself proved to be a closed book.

On my way out, I came across one of the older pieces in the exhibit, ‘Jacket (2011)’. The piece is a beigepink wool jacket, hung haphazardly on a hook near the door, almost like a postscript promising: I’ll be back this afternoon — fitting for an investigative exhibit such as Comrade Objects.

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SPORTS

Doug Hargreaves remembered

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Gaels pioneer left a lasting impact on his players and Queen’s football legacy Sebastian bron Staff Writer

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uly 5, 2016 was a tough day for the Queen’s football program.

It stung. It was the day the school lost an innovator, a mentor, a colleague, a friend, and a beacon of brilliance to the sport of football.

It was the day Doug Hargreaves, the long tenured Queen’s football coach, passed away at the age of 84.

Acting as head coach for 19 years (1976-94), Hargreaves, who surpassed the legendary Frank Tindall as the Gaels’ all-time winningest coach, finishing with a record 110 wins, 59 losses and three ties. He led the team to 16 consecutive playoffs

berths, eight conference titles, and hoisted the Vanier Cup twice — in 1978 and 1992.

But behind his abundant successes was a man who many were fortunate to come across. The wins, the playoff appearances, the rings, and even the losses barely scratch the surface of Hargreaves’ impact on his players and staff.

“He was a quiet leader but he knew how to lead,” said George Jackson, former Gaels football player from 1981-85.

Incumbent football head coach Pat Sheahan called him a “principled man” and someone he deeply revered.

In a nutshell, Hargreaves sewed the thread that tied together an illustrious, respected football

Hargreaves won two Vanier Cups during his tenure as Gaels head coach.

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program, and ushered Queen’s to the pinnacle of CIS football.

After graduating from Queen’s in 1962, Hargreaves went on to serve in the Royal Canadian Air Force for several years before bouncing around coaching positions at RMC and Dalhousie.

When the opportunity arose to succeed his former coach, Frank Tindall, Hargreaves jumped at the chance — though the job didn’t come without its share of difficulties.

“The student athlete in the ‘50s and ‘60s — which [Tindall] had — was a very different kettle of fish than what Doug was dealt during his tenure,” said Mervin Daub, a player for Queen’s through 1962-65 and an assistant coach under Hargreaves for a couple of years. “They were functioning in different worlds — people, cultures, players were just different.”

In the post-baby-boom era, the drastic expansion of enrollment in schools across Canada raised the importance of recruiting to unprecedented rates. And with attention coming from competing schools, recruiting became tougher and more systematic.

For Hargreaves it was just part of the job — something he embraced.

During his 18-year tutelage at Queen’s, Hargreaves saw 34 of his players drafted into the Canadian Football League.

But talent is only a small variable in a rather large equation.

What separated Hargreaves from the pack was his style.

He was tough but considerate.

Daub likened his character to the charismatic Yogi Berra and the freewheeling Casey Stengel. “[He] respected the intelligence of the guys that he had — whether that be in his coaching staff or the players. He wasn’t a yell-at-all-costs type of coach, and the players understood that he simply expected them to perform,” Daub said of Hargreaves’ approach to coaching.

Hargreaves was not a “‘ra-ra’, ‘go-go’ kind of coach,”

Jackson agreed.

“He was cerebral.”

Jackson added that Hargreaves was remarkably frank, recounting conversations where Hargreaves “would tell us we were too slow, too small — but that’s what made him, him.”

“It makes you grow as a player and person to represent Queen’s and withstand the legacy that its name bears on the football field.”

He didn’t think there “was anything higher than playing in the CIS and putting on the tri-colour.

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— Former Gael, George Jackson on Coach Hargreaves To a certain degree, the players were playing exactly into what Hargreaves wanted.

“From a player’s perspective, his style was a lot like good-cop-bad-cop — and it made you end up really playing for your unit coach, which, in turn, was playing into what [Hargreaves] wanted. It was all part of a master plan that we at the time didn’t really see, but after the fact is absolutely brilliant,” Jackson said.

An important part of running a football team is keeping problems in-house, and not allowing issues to affect the team’s play. Hargreaves took care of the little things, Jackson said, and ensured that the team remained fixated on strictly winning football games.

“There were all kinds of little fires that needed to be put out, just like with any organization,” he said, “but we didn’t see that.

We would be focused on the game and opponent at hand and that was it.”

His candid bluntness and undeniable wit had a way with the players — they respected his nonchalance and confidence, and he respected their play. It was a fair

trade-off and it worked wonders.

Hargreaves’ coaching style found success because it expedited the maturing process of his young players. The responsibility for winning, which was made abundantly clear by the coaching staff, was contingent on the players’ play and effort — and there was nothing wrong with that.

Without their knowing, Hargreaves was preparing them for a life after football, where responsibility and action would be demanded by none other than themselves.

During a training camp in late August on Richardson Field, Hargreaves called a few of his players to chat. “The football you’re playing right now is for all the right reasons — you’re playing for yourself, your coaches, and your school. This is the best football you’ll ever play,” Jackson recalls Hargreaves telling his team.

“He didn’t think there was anything higher than playing in the CIS and putting on the tri-colour,” Jackson said.

The Queen’s football program embodies a rich history of tradition, respect, loyalty, and most importantly, winning.

Hargreaves encompassed all of that and then some.

The reverence for the coach was and will continue to be palpable, and for good reason. He carried the tradition left by his predecessor and made players truly proud to be Golden Gaels.

DOUG HARGREAVES LIST OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS Record (W-L-T): 110-59-3 Vanier Cups: 1978, 1992

Conference Titles: 2x Yates Cup, 6x Dunesmore Cup

1983 CIS Coach of the Year

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FOOTBALL PREVIEW

Big challenge ahead of Richardson opener 0-2 Gaels face No. 5 Western

Richardson Stadium received a $20.57 million makeover this summer.

Adam Laskaris Staff Writer In preparation for a football game that’s been a year in the making, head coach Pat Sheahan spoke positively of the football team’s upcoming game against the rival Western Mustangs taking place as the official grand opening of the newly revitalized Richardson Stadium.

At a press conference and meet-and-greet held Thursday afternoon at the Grizzly Grill, Sheahan, in his 17th year as head coach of the team, met with a crowd of approximately 40 season ticket holders, many of them alumni and other community members. Fielding questions and mingling with the team’s supporters, emotions were mixed about the new stadium.

There were some changes

WOMEN’S SOCCER

Unbeaten streak ends Loss to UOIT sees Gaels drop out of CIS top ten Joshua Finkelstein Staff Writer The Queen’s women’s soccer team picked up three points from a possible six this weekend, following up a 1-0 loss in Oshawa to UOIT with a thorough 4-0 victory over Trent in Peterborough.

This weekend dropped the Gaels out of the CIS top ten.

The Gaels now have nine points from their first four matches, adding to the six they earned from their perfect opening weekend.

Queen’s was unable to find the back of the net Saturday afternoon in a close game against last year’s OUA East third-place finishers.

They managed 13 shots, with just three hitting the target.

However, the team rebounded quickly, recovering from the loss with a victory over the Trent Excalibur in resounding fashion the next day. Rachel Radu scored

met from the general public with negativity, ranging from a reduced student section, the removal of the Alumni Parade from Homecoming and a turf field replacing the traditional grass.

On the flip side, there’s been changes met with positivity, such as a new ticketing system, the removal of a track from the outer ring of the field and better parking facilities.

With the Mustangs as Queen’s biggest rival, expectations are high that it’ll be an exciting event, with many of the traditions of Gaels football — for example, pre-game ceremonies honouring alumni and performances from Queen’s Bands, Queen’s Pom and the Cheerleading team — set to make their way to the new stadium.

“We’re preparing for the pageantry that is associated with college football,” Sheahan said. three goals, the Gaels’ first hat trick of the season, while Brittany Almeida added one of her own.

Speaking about the Gaels’ play over the weekend, Almeida noted the team was looking to maintain the same style of play that had won them six points the week before. Though the team didn’t pick up any points on Saturday, she mentioned that the team was still successful for parts of the game.

Trailing by a lone goal at halftime, Almeida saw a loss of composure amongst her teammates.

Maintaining strong play throughout the game is an aspect that Almeida believes the team will now prioritize.

“Going forward we can take that experience [of Saturday’s game] into the season and learn from it,” she said.

Another aspect Almeida mentioned in particular was the importance to the team of defending as a unit, both for keeping the ball out of their own net, and for starting an attack on the opposing team’s.

“We have a solid back line and are at our best when we get our fullbacks up the field to be an attacking force,” Almeida said.

She noted the play of the team’s starting fullbacks this weekend, Alicia Levy and Claudia Glasspoole, as particular bright points for the team.

Along with focusing on certain parts of the game on the pitch, there has been another focus off

“It’s what college football should be about.”

Unfortunately for the Gaels, with all the emotions around the opening of the new stadium, the team’s on-field performance hasn’t quite stacked up.

The Gaels sit 0-2 through their first two games, a stark contrast to the Mustangs, who come in at 2-1 and ranked fifth in the country.

Western has scored 22 touchdowns over just three games this season, eight more than any other team in the OUA. Their blemish came by way of a 38-31 loss on the road against Carleton in the second week of the season.

“Western’s not going to hand you a victory,” Sheahan said.

“They’re not going to come in here and fumble the ball 10 times.”

While Carleton has shown that Western is beatable, the other two

games they’ve played tell a much different story. They beat Windsor 78-6 and Waterloo 75-14, shows the elite capabilities of a team that went 8-0 in the regular season last year.

However, Sheahan believes crowd noise can play a major factor in Queen’s favour. “There’s going to be a tremendous ambience,” he said. “It’s difficult to concentrate in those environments.”

At Thursday’s press conference, Sheahan went through some video footage of last week’s 38-29 loss at Guelph. Emphasizing minimizing turnovers and better offensive blocking as key areas of improvement, Sheahan said execution will be just as important as preparation.

While on paper, the Gaels face a steep challenge, secondyear receiver Chris Osei-Kusi maintains that the team’s hopeful

Laura Callender (10) in the Gaels’ game against Laurentian last weekend.

the field. On Sunday, the Gaels will be playing for the first time on the soon-to-be-reopened Richardson Stadium.

“There’s been a buzz and anticipation amongst our team for that stadium opener game since training camp started in August,” Almeida said. “The new environment will definitely add an edge to our game and inspire some great performances I’m sure.”

In addition to what is expected to be an atmosphere unlike anything this Gaels team has

experienced at Miklas-McCarney Field, the specifics of the stadium may also benefit the team on the field. The size of the pitch and quickness of the new turf, Almeida mentioned, “suits our team, our speed, and our style.”

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they’ll be able to compete against the Mustangs.

“I wouldn’t say we’re scared,” he said. “But we definitely respect them.”

Both Sheahan and his a c c o m p a ny i n g p l aye r s — Osei-Kusi, first-year kicker Nick Liberatore and third-year defensive back James Donald — held the viewpoint that the team has just been unlucky this year and face an entirely new challenge this week.

If the game does end up coming down to the wire, Liberatore understands the game may be determined by his impact in the kicking game.

“I have a big job to fill as a freshman, it’s definitely a lot of pressure,” he said. “But it’s the kind of pressure you want.”

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The Gaels play the Ottawa Gee Gees on Friday in the nation’s capital, before returning home to play their first ever game in the brand new Richardson Stadium against Carleton two days later.

Game 2: QUEEN’S 4 Trent 0

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MEN’S RUGBY

Under new leadership this season Lucas Rumball passes the captaincy to longtime friend Michael Douros Sarah O’Flaherty Assistant Sports Editor When Lucas Rumball decided to step down as the captain of the men’s rugby team for the 2016 season, he knew he was leaving the role in capable hands.

Having spent this summer with Rugby Canada, Rumball knew that his growing role with the national team would potentially take away some of his focus from the Gaels.

Rumball trusted his longtime friend and Gaels starting fly-half, Michael Douros, to take the helm.

It was only right seeing as the two have played rugby together their entire lives.

“I have full faith in [him] making the right calls,” Rumball said.

“It wasn’t set in stone when [Rumball] told me, I was pretty excited,” Douros said. “It’s a

great honour to be the captain of Queen’s.”

During Douros’ time on the team, men’s rugby has had success under the Rumball family leadership. Both Rumball brothers — Lucas last year and his older brother Jacob the year before — have lead the Gaels to OUA championships as part of the team’s four straight titles. Douros hopes for no less during his time as captain.

“There’s a lot of talk about going for a ‘drive for five’ this year, trying to get the fifth championship in a row,” Douros said. “Obviously that’s our goal every year, to come away with a championship.”

One of the biggest changes he’s seen already through two games is the attention to detail that’s required as a captain.

“You can’t really take any nights off, you’re the leader, guys are looking to you,” he said. “You’ve got to be there to help them out.”

Even though it may seem as if the captain’s role is to inspire, Douros has found that he’s had to make more decisions on the field.

“The games are a bit more hands on as a captain, you’re making decisions on the

Michael Douros hopes to win a fifth-straight OUA Championship during his captaincy.

field,” he said. “It’s a bit more nerve-wracking obviously, having a lot of pressure and decisions riding on you.”

However, Douros says he has a good support system on the team to make the transition into this leadership role easier. One of which is Rumball who he considers both a great player and leader and who’s still apart of the team.

“Even though he may not hold the title of captain, he’s still just as involved and helps me out everyday.”

In terms of his leadership style, Douros says he’ll aim to be a likeable and approachable

captain. “I’d say I’m generally liked by everyone — I would hope. I’m definitely not the sternest guy, I’m not going to be yelling at you all the time,” he said.

For Douros, actions speak louder than words.

“I think I’m one that people can look up to, I lead by example for sure.”

“I’m just trying to be a good, likeable guy and try to come away with a championship this year”.

The Gaels will face off against the Laurier Golden Hawks this Saturday on Nixon Field in their home opener. It will be the first time that Douros is the captain

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during a game on Queen’s soil.

“We have Laurier this Saturday, it’s our home opener, we have a lot of work to do this week.

But we’re pretty confident that we’re going to have a good match this weekend.”

At the end of his rugby career with the Gaels, Douros says he’ll look back on his time on the team with pride. “I want to come away as a good leader that everyone looked up to and a champion. “ The Gaels will continue their drive for five this Saturday at 1 p.m. on Nixon Field against the Laurier Golden Hawks.

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LIFESTYLE HEALTH

Drink responsibly, every morning The do’s and don’ts of coffee drinking

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throughout the day improves your wakefulness and reaction time.

One study showed that it does this whether tea or coffee is the drink offee: a six letter word of choice. that can determine your Not surprisingly, this study also productivity or personality states that caffeinating regularly for the day. It changes your tends to disturb your sleep, wakefulness, mood and cognition but this time it matters if to such an extent that it’s consid- you drink tea or coffee as ered the most readily consumed tea negatively impacts sleep less. psychoactive drug in the world. Taking this research a bit further, Coffee is an unregulated drug studies show that individuals that can have some wonderful will metabolize caffeine at effects, but appropriate dosages different rates and this will and effects have been constantly determine if an afternoon cup subject to debate. will keep you up at night. Overall, Let’s alleviate some confusions: those who report a coffee buzz generally drink less coffee and Sort of True: Drinking coffee should be more cautious with will pay off your sleep debt afternoon cups.

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There are studies that demonstrate that an intake of regular caffeine

Myth: You need a second Grande at Starbucks

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There definitely is a limit of caffeine you should consume, even if you don’t feel the effects of the coffee buzz. That limit is 400mg of caffeine, which can look like 10 cans of coke (don’t do this!!!), two energy shot drinks, 4 cups on your coffee maker, or just a bit less than your daily venti at Starbucks. Different bean roasts will actually contain different caffeine levels; Blonde has the most caffeine, whereas a dark roast has less.

Sort of True: Drinking coffee can counteract drinking alcohol

This can be looked at under two lenses. First of all, it has been studied extensively and coffee just does not cure a hangover.

Sorry, but we’ll all have to keep looking for that cure .However, coffee has been correlated with decreasing the progression of liver fibrosis.

Liver fibrosis is essentially what happens to your liver if you binge drink and don’t allow time for it to regenerate, although it’s a bit more complicated than that.

True: Coffee makes your work out better

This is actually true! Coffee has been studied and shown to improve cardiovascular endurance, but the dose of caffeine hasn’t been shown to matter all that much. A cup of tea would have the same effect on your workout as two ventis.

False: Drinking coffee increases your risk of cardiovascular disease It’s been studied, there’ve been rumours and at the end of the day, there’s no link. Just drink coffee in moderation!

Fun fact: Coffee has always been noted as a way to increase wakefulness and productivity, which is perhaps why, since the 17th and 18th centuries, cafes were locations where people would drink coffee and keep up with daily events, talk about fashion, gossip, or debate philosophy and natural sciences. Some even attribute the development of philosophy and modern social science to chats that happened over a cup of brew.

A day with TOM* From front rows to backstage tours at Toronto Men’s Fashion Week Ivette Rodriguez Contributor Imagine all the people…wearing gorgeous clothes.

Growing up as a fashion enthusiast and a mad Beatles’ fan, I was excited to hear TOM* Toronto Men’s Fashion Week partnered up with the city of Toronto to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Beatles’ last performance in Toronto.

The exclusive menswear presentation featured 50 looks inspired by the British band and the eccentric decade of the 60s. Think suede vests and fringe shirts.

My best friend and I decided to attend the closing day of shows: the one featuring the Beatles collections.

It’s a popular misconception that fashion shows are highly exclusive, however, anyone can buy tickets for any of the shows and even special events such as presentations with industry experts (TOM* Talks).

As a student, you can get tickets for any show for $10 or a day pass for $37.50.

With no official dress code, attendees were dressed in everything from fancy dresses to ripped skinny jeans. My friend decided to wear a dress shirt, and I wore a shirt dress with black boots, for a casual but stylish (wo)menswear look.

As we arrived to the Mattamy Athletic Centre, “Hot show, everyone! Hot show!” was heard backstage — where we’d been given an exclusive look — as models, stylists and make-up artists got ready for the final day of shows.

The TOM* Spring and Summer 2017 collections featured over 18 iconic menswear designers, their looks ranging from Caffery Van Horne’s edgy prints to Candace Daniela’s transparent rain coats.

During the Beatlemania show, as we sang along to ‘Strawberry Fields Forever’, we watched 50 different Beatles-inspired looks parade down the runway on 50 different models. Models not only wore outfits worthy of a rock star but also held instruments such as electric guitars, tambourines and drumsticks.

My favorite show was the Caulfeild John Lennon signature collection, where the models were decked out in eclectic looks inspired by what the ‘Imagine’ singer used to wear.

Think leather everything and graphic tees, presented with a modern twist.

As models walked down the runway and posed with peace signs for the cameras, a guitarist played the artist’s most famous songs and videos of the singer were projected in the background. I felt like I was attending a rock concert where

everyone was reminiscent of the 60s party scene.

For the closing of the show, all the models walked out holding signs that read some of Lennon’s most notable quotes: “Make love not war” and “Imagine.” The show as whole was a modern fusion of John Lennon’s art, music and fashion.

The energy changed the moment we stepped backstage — the place the models emerge wearing the next trendiest looks.

In a room divided in makeup stations and dressers, models took their flared pants and frilled shirts from huge racks of clothing anyone would be lucky to get their hands on, while photographers flashed their cameras, looking for the perfect candid model shot.

Despite being a menswear-only fashion show, men and women alike were in awe by the modern take on 60s and rock-inspired fashion. Velvet bomber jackets, suede shoes, tie dye shirts and cropped paisley pants are sure to be seen on everyone next season as they were heavily featured on the runway.

One of the main highlights of the night was the closing announcement that TOM* founder, Jeff Rustia, will be organizing Toronto Women’s Fashion Show in February 2017, reviving our everlasting dreams of gazing at dresses down the runway.

Model at TOM* Toronto Men’s Fashion Week

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Six podcasts for the well-rounded student Ramna Safeer Editorials Editor Podcasts transform banal everyday tasks into time well spent.

The multitude of podcasts available can make it intimidating to start listening, so here’s a handful of podcasts to help get you started. Whether you’re looking for a motivational push, intellectual stimulation, or just looking for a good story, one of these shows is sure to perk your ears.

For when you need some inspiration: The TED Radio Hour

When you’re looking for a little inspiration TED Talks are always a great place to start.

TED Radio Hour is a collection of the most innovative, motivational and idea-filled conversations behind everyone’s favourite TED speakers.

Host Guy Raz sits down with TED’s best presenters for a one-on-one journey through industry-shifting inventions, renewed world perspectives and endless creativity.

Start with: “Keeping Secrets.” The episode delves deeper into PostSecret.com founder Frank Warren’s talk about why we keep secrets, what our secrets really say about us and what happens when we keep, share and create them.

For when you’re craving a good story: This American Life

With around 2.5 million people downloading each episode, this entry may not be much of a surprise. That doesn’t change the fact that for me, This American Life is the one show that most consistently packs a podcast punch.

By the creators of the spinoff Serial, This American Life is a weekly podcast that shares real-life stories from around the world — emotional, dramatic or hilarious stories that are vividly told — to fit with that week’s theme. No two shows are alike.

Start with: “Birds & Bees.” Featuring stories about the difficulties that come with teaching kids about complicated topics, this episode includes high-schoolers talking about consent, five-year-olds learning about racism and children learning to accept death.

For a good conversation starter: Pop Culture Happy Hour

Do you ever feel like you’re itching to hear someone else’s thoughts about the latest pop culture happening?

This NPR show is an energetic chat about everything from books, TV shows and films to genre-less pop culture topics. It’s fast-paced and unrehearsed. Listening is like eavesdropping on an intelligent conversation about everything you care about — so much

so that I’ve caught myself enthusiastically nodding along while listening in public.

Each episode also includes a segment that I particularly love: each member of the NPR roundtable shares one pop culture item that makes them happy that week.

Start with: “Stranger Things and Onscreen Weddings,” which nearly satisfied my craving for conversation about the recently released Netflix thriller Stranger Things.

For the bibliophiles: The New Yorker Fiction Podcast

For those of you looking to get into or back into reading, this one’s for you. As a confessed bookworm, podcasts about books are, in my book, the next best thing to reading books.

Every episode, The New Yorker fiction editor Deborah Treisman invites a writer to choose their favourite story from the publication’s archives. The first half is a reading of the story by the writer and the rest is a candid conversation about the story and why they chose it.

Start with: September’s episode, which features Nigerian-American author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie — writer of the bestselling We Should All Be Feminists and Americanah — reading Jamaica Kincaid’s “Figures in the Distance.”

For laughs: Comedy Bang! Bang!

Host Scott Aukerman has marked his place in comedy stardom with his belly-achingly hilarious podcast, which features a medley of unscripted chats, sketches and game segments with the most notable comedians in the industry.

In between interviews with Mad Men’s Jon Hamm, Parks and Recreation’s Amy Poehler and Saturday Night Live’s John Mulaney, this podcast will be the main culprit in making you laugh so hard in public that strangers turn their heads.

Start with: Episode #425, in which Aukerman invites star and producer of the comedy sitcom Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Andy Samberg. Hilarity ensues.

For those with a penchant for politics: Intersection

Intersection is a podcast that explores the questions that may be difficult to ask in our political and cultural climate, but need to be. New Republic editor Jamil Smith tackles political issues through the lens of race, gender and all facets of identity, inviting politicians, pundits and everyday people to explore these questions with him.

Start with: The episode entitled “Who’s Afraid of Donald Trump?” is my favourite account of the Trump phenomena to date. Smith, alongside Al Jazeera correspondent Wajahat Ali, deconstructs every American fear to which Trump caters.

Tuesday to Saturday 4pm-late!

Tuesday: Crokinole, don’t know how to play? Come on by and we’ll teach you Wednesday: TRIVIA NIGHT begins at 9, doors open at 4, come early for a table it fills up fast!

Thursday: Music series, from 9pm-12am stop by to hear who’s jamming for the evening Friday: Prize day, what better way to finish your week with the chance to win a prize down at the Alibi? Draws will be made at midnight. ___________________________________ As always we have shelves of board games for you to play For the month of September stop by the Alibi for a chance to win free beer for the school year, courtesy of the Gananoque Brewing Company. Draw will take place September 30 at midnight.

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A picture worth more than 1,000 likes When aestheticism filters reality

Ronen Goldfarb Contributor “I love mornings,” my friend said to our group the other week. “I really do, I just can’t do them at all. I’m not a morning person.”

This statement elicited a good laugh and we questioned how someone who “can’t do” mornings could claim to love them so much.

After thinking for a couple of seconds he continued: “I love the aesthetic of mornings.”

This, in turn, resulted in more laughs and a good number of eye rolls around the circle. Upon further reflection, I understand what he meant.

Like most people in their early twenties, I’m addicted to my technology.

I spend most of my waking life looking at a screen and suffer mild anxiety attacks when I lose my phone until I realize that I was, in fact, holding it the entire time.

While I wish I could say the time spent on my phone and computer was put to good use, it’s instead mostly spent surfing various social media platforms. On Instagram, I follow plenty of different accounts that share photos of food, travel and brands, whose photos are the root of so much of my own unhappiness.

Sites like Instagram, Tumblr, and Pinterest aren’t just marketing goods and services to us outright, they’re selling us on aesthetics alone.

For instance, there are hundreds of Instagram accounts by different nature photographers documenting their experiences sea kayaking, rock climbing, cliff jumping, camping etc.

These types of accounts aren’t just limited to individual photographers.

GoPro, North Face, MEC, and countless other brands use these activities to advertise their products, reducing an experience like camping to a single aesthetic moment, the kind of moments that these brands try to embody.

A good photograph is one thing. But the heartache comes when you finally get to Killarney for May 24 weekend and realize camping isn’t just 72 hours of sitting on a Pendleton blanket in the back of a retro Volkswagen camper van while you watch the sunset in your Blundstones and vintage flannel.

Camping is hard work … and it can kind of suck. Sometimes there’re bugs, there’s never a shower, sometimes there’s rain and portaging is always the

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worst. And while you’re expecting it to resemble a post from National Geographic, you end up missing out on those little moments that, when you look back, ended up being the big ones.

I remember spending a long weekend in Algonquin a couple of summers ago and the entire time expecting these precise moments where I would suddenly realize I loved the wilderness and camping and all that comes with it.

But those moments didn’t come when we were paddling across a lake, or when we were all sitting around the campfire cooking dinner; times when I expected they would.

It was the feeling of accomplishment that came with building our fires and cooking our meals every night; knowing we’d paddled and carried our canoes all those kilometres to get where we were going, that’s what made me realize what an incredible experience that weekend had been. A feeling that no single photo could ever capture.

A picturesque, perfectly-filtered picture can make you think you’re falling in love with something, when in reality, you’re just falling in love with the idea of it. It leaves you chasing a high that doesn't truly exist — and makes your camping trip seem subpar, even if you had the time of your life.

Social media often equates an aesthetic with an experience, but in reality there’s no single moment, it’s the amalgamation of all those little moments that make you say “this is why I love doing this and this is what it’s all about.” Appreciating an experience is being able to look at the good times with the bad times and understand how much better the highs are with the lows.

No one stops mid-way through their morning routine and says, “Wow, sitting in the rising sunlight, with my copy of Siddartha lying on the table, while I sip this cappuccino and my cat purrs on my lap sure makes me love mornings.”

It’s a combination of a hundred little ineffable moments that can’t be summed up in a square image or 120 characters or less, nor should it be.

David Hao Contributor

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on’t let the acronym’s lack of sexiness deter you from a savings plan your future self will thank you for.

If there’s one thing everyone hates, it’s taxes. They’re ubiquitous, constantly eating away at your hard-earned income and involve a lot of headache-inducing paperwork. But there are ways to pay your dues while investing your income, namely a Tax-Free Savings Accounts (TFSA).

A TFSA is a registered savings program created by the Canadian government that offers critical tax advantages. TFSA’s allow individuals aged 18 or older, who possess a social insurance number (SIN), to contribute money which grows tax-free each year.

Any income generated from the TFSA, such as investment income and capital gains, are tax-free. Unlike retirement plans such as an RRSP, account holders may freely withdraw and deposit money from their TFSA at any time and suffer no taxation or penalty.

A key restriction of TFSA’s is that there’s an annual contribution limit. Contributions over the annual limit incur tax penalties.

So how do I open a TFSA?

TFSA’s are offered by financial institutions (banks), credit unions, or insurance companies. The simplest way to open a TFSA is to make an appointment at your local bank and fill out an application with a financial advisor. Bring your SIN and a piece of government-issued photo ID.

Investing with your TFSA

Commerce kids, listen up. TFSA funds don’t have to sit stagnant in a savings account, but can be used to purchase eligible investment instruments. These include mutual funds, stock exchange-listed securities, guaranteed investment certificates (GICs), bonds and certain small business

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corporation shares.

Neither capital losses nor gains alter your contribution room. If you originally purchased stocks for $5,500 and they depreciated to $4,000, this doesn’t mean that you are eligible to contribute a further $1,500 to your TFSA. Likewise, if you originally invested $4,500 and your investments appreciated to $5,500, you are still eligible to contribute a further $1,000.

The Mechanics Behind Your Contribution Room

Your contribution room is defined as the amount of money you are still eligible to contribute to your TFSA without exceeding the limit. Contributions to your TFSA reduce your contribution room accordingly. Simple stuff, I promise.

Tax penalties defeat the purpose of a TFSA, so it’s important to understand exactly how contributions work. The actual penalty is a one per cent tax on the highest excess amount in the month, for each month that the excess amount remains in the account.

The annual contribution limit has varied year by year. The 2016 contribution limit is $5,500, which was reduced from $10,000 in 2015.

If you’re over 18 and still haven’t opened a TFSA, don’t worry. Your contribution room rolls over annually, even while you don’t have a TFSA. A 20-year old who just opened a TFSA would be immediately eligible to contribute the sum of the past three annual contribution limits.

Be careful when making withdrawals from your TFSA. When you withdraw, your contribution room does not go up by the same amount until the beginning of the next year.

For example, if you maxed out your TFSA in 2016 by contributing $5,500 and then withdrew $500, your contribution limit remains $0 (not $500) and you cannot re-contribute that $500 until 2017.

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Freeing myself from poverty through academia

Alex Jarvis Contributor When I was in grade 10 I partnered with a girl in cooking class. She was a bit rebellious and in constant conflict with her family. She was trying to sort things out though. Kneading dough together, we chatted about what we would be doing after school that day. I mentioned that I was staying at home and studying, maybe trying out a new recipe. Nothing exciting.

She was covered in flour when she turned to me and said, “your family must be so perfect. I bet your parents are doctors or lawyers and your entire family just eats dinner quietly.”

There was no spite in her voice. She was simply vocalizing what several of my other classmates had openly speculated about. I had heard people suggest that my parents must be well-mannered academics or professionals who earned a handsome income.

Looking back, very few people actually knew about my personal background.

Because I focused so intensely on academic and extracurricular activities very little was known about my life at home.

One of my younger siblings even attended the same high school as I did in my grade 12 year, but most my classmates assumed I was an only child.

To my classmates and teachers, I was a determined, peaceful, well-behaved student who threw herself into work. I strived to be a model student: my assignments were never late, I was head of student government and I ran several other volunteer initiatives, all while maintaining an A+ average.

What people didn’t know was that as I helped to organize the food drive at my school, my family received annual Christmas food baskets. When donation day arrived, my mom would open our cupboards and take down some canned goods.

She’d hand them to me and joke “these are just going to end up back in these cupboards when December rolls around.”

Although her words were light, I knew that it hurt for her to admit. I would take the cans without a word and deposit them in the donation pile.

The truth was my mother wasn’t a doctor or a lawyer. My mother did have a

successful career but a nasty divorce from my absentee father had spiraled into years of taking low-paying, unsustainable jobs and unemployment.

My family existed in a constant mode of survival. She tried so, so hard, but it was barely possible for my unemployed mother to provide food or other necessities for three growing children. I knew that she felt a lot of shame. I knew that she was trying her best.

But it was hard. I don’t think people understand how much stress poverty places on families. Some days I would come home after a day without much food because I had been cutting down on lunches so there would be more for my two siblings.

But when dinnertime came there still wasn’t much.

My family existed in a “ constant mode of survival.

My mom tried so, so hard, but it was barely possible for my unemployed mother to provide food or other necessities for three growing children.

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I remember one December when we ran out of propane. The propane company refused to deliver because we were unable to pay our outstanding bill (I can’t really blame them).

We lived in a rickety, old, country home.

It got so cold I could see my breath inside the house. Some nights, I had to do my homework with gloves. But I still managed to turn my assignments in on time.

Memories of my adolescent years are crowded with sensations of being cold, hungry, stressed and afraid. Afraid for my mother and what would happen if we couldn’t pay the bills. Scared for my future.

I never wanted to end up like this.

But even then, considering how scared I was, I could never fathom how intensely frightened my mother was. How terrified she must have been — to provide for three children on her own, without an income or

any support from my father.

But she got up each morning and she continued to search for a job that would return her to the wage she earned before the divorce. I don’t know how, but she always found a way to afford some food.

She’ll always be my hero for making it through each day.

Just as my mother woke up each day to job search, I woke up and threw everything I had into school. To many, I know that I probably looked like a desperate overachiever. Some may have even called me a brownnoser.

To them, I was wasting my time. But in my mind, I was investing in my one ticket out of poverty. I figured that I had one shot — and I couldn’t mess up.

When the time came to apply to schools, I submitted scholarship applications to five schools. Exhausted, stressed and on the verge of an anxious breakdown I prayed that this would be the way out.

The letter came in the fall. We didn’t have much propane so I sat on our living room couch covered in at least three blankets.

My mother walked in from checking the mail and put the letter on the coffee table.

Queen’s University had sent me something.

I stared at the mail for a long time. It was too early for an acceptance, so I reasoned that it must just be a follow up letter. Or, it could be about the scholarship.

There was a lot riding on that scholarship.

If I didn’t receive it, I would end up thousands of dollars in debt in order to afford school a path I was desperately trying to escape.

I opened the letter and cried. I couldn’t read beyond the sentence announcing that I had won a $36,000 scholarship.

I sat in the living room, sobbing quietly, with the letter in my hand.

I went into the kitchen and told my mother. She cried so hard and hugged me.

It didn’t seem real. That night we called my uncle and everyone we knew. After years of hard work I had finally won my ticket out.

Today, I sit in my apartment — the apartment I pay for all on my own, with the laptop I bought for myself and the car I now own sitting in the driveway.

To others, these items may seem trivial and obvious. But to me, they are a testament to my ability to survive and to provide for

myself. I came from literally nothing. But against all odds, I am here at Queen’s, where last year I earned a spot on the Dean’s List with Distinction.

I sat in the living room, “sobbing quietly, with the letter in my hand.

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The fear is still there. Poverty changes you implicitly. I worry frequently that all of this could disappear. That one day I won’t be able to afford rent or food. There is no safety net for me; if anything goes wrong, I don’t have anyone to bail me out.

The shame is still there too. When I’m with people and we walk by a homeless person and I hear someone say “don’t give them any money, how hard can it be to get a job?” Or, when we walk by a dingy motel and the person I’m with says, “that’s the type of motel poor people live in — it’s disgusting,” I feel a sharp pang of white hot shame. Is that what people would have said about my family?

I’m so thankful to have the opportunity to attend a university brimming with bright minds. But we also attend a campus where many students enjoy a good deal of economic privilege.

I’m not unhappy for them, I’m not jealous, nor am I assuming that everyone is so privileged. But I hope that these students can use their privilege to help evoke some empathy and understanding.

Maybe if we all practiced a bit of empathy, young children wouldn’t feel the need to hide their experiences with poverty, or to live a half lie. Maybe if society was more open to discussing poverty without prejudice, I wouldn’t have asked my mom to pick me up in our rusty, noisey, taped-together car around the corner from school instead of at the front doors.

Use your privilege to spread this message: be kind to people who have financial difficulty — I can absolutely guarantee that they didn’t plan on being in that position.

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Friday, September 16, 2016