The Fulcrum - Volume 78, Issue 3

VOL. 78 ISSUE 3

Sept. 11, 2017

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NEWS

NEWS EDITOR

Zainab Al-Mehdar news@thefulcrum.ca (613) 695-0061 @ zainabalmehdar

Debate over naloxone kits at U of O frosh heats up Liability issues, lack of communication have played a key role in the problem eric davidson editor-in-chief

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lthough 101 Week at the University of Ottawa is over, the lack of naloxone kits— which are used to respond to an overdose—is still a cause for debate here on campus and in the city.

Naloxone is an antidote to opioid drug overdoses, which comes in the form of a needle or a nasal spray.

The drug has been gaining popularity with almost half of the Ottawa Police Force, who are now equipped with naloxone.

This comes as many Canadian cities grapple with a spike in deaths related to opioids. The Public Health Agency of Canada estimated that around 2,500 Canadians died from opioidrelated overdoses in 2016.

Debate over when to allow naloxone to be administered has created commotion across the city and at large events, like the WayHome music festival, which has been scrutinized for not initially permitting the use of the kits. A growing number of schools across Canada have also been training staff to use naloxone as well.

But here at the U of O, 101 Week guides felt unsettled when hearing they could not carry the kits at orientation week events, as they would not be able to help as effectively in the case of an overdose.

Hadi Wess, president of the Student Federation at the University of Ottawa (SFUO), said that that the federation had initially planned to train around

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100 student leaders, including guides, to administer naloxone kits, after student leaders brought up the issue concerning the opioid crisis last year.

Wess said the goal was “to do something to support the students, or save someone’s life, or increase someone’s chances of survival.”

However, after consulting with the federation’s lawyers, Wess said that issues of liability were raised.

For instance, if the 101 Week guides made a mistake while administering the drug or caused damage to a student with the kits, then the SFUO itself would be held responsible.

“It’s a positive initiative that we’re trying to do and we’re trying to continue, so it’s not going to stop here, we’re going to continue the conversation to try and reach a point where we can administer naloxone kits.”

— Hadi Wess, President of student federation at the University of Ottawa “We’re only doing what’s best for the federation and what’s safest,” Wess said.

“This is such a short period of time, we don’t want to rush something and end up with a worst-case scenario.”

Bruce Feldthusen, a professor in the common law section at the U of O’s Faculty of Law, said that when

Naloxone kit administered with cases of drug overdose.

attempting to treat someone with an overdose—like in the case of using naloxone—there are different liability issues can that arise.

First of all, anyone who begins a rescue is under the obligation to avoid making the situation worse, and not to attempt aid which could prevent them from receiving help from someone more qualified.

Feldthusen added that it’s possible that in such a medical situation, the individual using naloxone is be under the obligation to alleviate the situation as opposed to just preventing further harm, which can lead to negative implications if the situation is not adequately addressed.

Another key factor is what the federation’s in-

surance will cover in such a situation. “Perhaps the critical question for the students and the SFUO is what (their) liability insurer tells (them) they will and will not cover,” Feldthusen said.

Wess also noted that the University of Ottawa Student Emergency Response Team (UOSERT), is not allowed to give medication, pierce the skin with needles or apply nasal spray— thus, they too could not administer the kits. Wess said that if UOSERT had to deal with an opioid overdose, they would keep the oxygen flow open until an ambulance arrived.

Wess said that students who were not acting in their capacity as a member of the SFUO at the time were free to administer

Photo: CC, James Hailman.

naloxone kits in the event of an overdose.

The intention to use naloxone kits varies across Ontario. Some student unions, like the University of Toronto Student Union said in a statement that “due to the number of incoming students we have, we did not place them individually into orientation kits, however we are planning to have them available at our events.”

On the other hand, the Ryerson Student Union has no plans to introduce naloxone, saying “we have not given out any naloxone kits for orientation. There is no dialogue around this at the Ryerson Students Union at this moment.”

It’s also worth noting that some orientation

weeks are planned by the university administration and not the student union, as is the case at Carleton University.

Wess said that while the SFUO could not equip its members with naloxone this year, the federation will push for it in the future. The federation is currently talking to Protection Services, Ottawa Public Health, and the Ottawa Hospital to figure out how to have naloxone at future events.

“It’s a positive initiative that we’re trying to do and we’re trying to continue, so it’s not going to stop here, we’re going to continue the conversation to try and reach a point where we can administer naloxone kits,” said Wess.

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U of O students report issues with new online learning system Brightspace reportedly selected with students and professor feedback zainab al-mehdar News Editor

As the new school year begins, one of the biggest changes that students will see is the new learning management system (LMS), Brightspace.

The program, which is designed to enhance student engagement with courses through the online database, was launched on May 1 for the spring/summer semester, and will be in full use for all students for this fall.

Michel Marcheterre, manager of the University of Ottawa’s Learning Technology Systems and Networks, said that when a service or item costs over a certain amount of money and the contract ends or the item needs replacement, the procurement process is to open a request for proposal (RFP), which is a type of bidding solicitation.

The university chooses a winning bid based on a set of pre-established criteria, and after going through an extensive elimination process, the U of O selected Desire2Learn’s Brightspace.

In October 2015, the department of learning technology

systems internally ranked all the tools that are essential to students and professors on campus, as well as features that have no longer served any purpose.

According to Marcheterre, they also collected feedback from students and professors and compiled a list of requirements that will be the basis of ranking all the databases in order to decide which will be best suited to what students and professors need. These rankings were based on mandatory factors such as bilingualism, accessibility, mobile friendliness, and much more.

However, not everyone agrees that students were properly consulted. Jean-Philippe Dubé, who was a student rep on the university senate when the move was announced, told the Fulcrum earlier this year that the process was decided largely within the senate without much student input.

According to Marcheterre, Brightspace look is what they call the daylight experience, and the U of O was “the first school to adopt this look and feel.”

Marcheterre said that the

process of picking vendors was publicized on their website, and when it came to meeting vendors or choosing features, “the whole process was very transparent.” He believes that students got to be involved in the process, which is something they appreciated.

“To me that was very important,” said Marcheterre, highlighting that an LMS steering committee was part of the process for the implementation of Brightspace. “This (committee) will drive the adoption of new technologies.”

Many students seemed to have challenges with their courses and syllabi being available during the first week of classes. “Getting used to the new system took a little time as there were quite a few tabs to explore,” said Daryna Timoshchenko, a second-year accounting student.

“The biggest annoyance I’ve faced is some of my courses not being up until the end of the first week or documents from previous years being posted, but I credit that to the many difficulties the professors seemed to face as most

have pointed out getting used to the new system,” said Timoshchenko.

While Marcheterre acknowledged the issues that students had with Brightspace, especially as the new year begins, he said that these issues are “combination of a few different things that went side-

ways on (them)” and that he and his team “had to work with IT services and Desire2Learn…to make sure (they) figured out all the causes for this issue not to happen.”

Many of the features were also geared towards simplifying the online experience for professors, such as a drag and

Some students have faced challenges with Brightspace during the first week of classes.

drop navigation system, and a more simple exam interface.

A mobile application called Pulse is also available for all students for free that provides notifications and allows assignments to be posted on the go.

“We are always looking to make things better,” said Marcheterre.

Photo: Parker Townes.

Software engineering and computer science enrolment spikes

Popularity in these fields has drawn many international students to the programs Ellie Sabourin

Associate news editor The University of Ottawa has recently seen a significant rise in international student enrolment, specifically within the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.

According to Claude D’Amour, director of the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, the international student component of the first-year class has risen from 33 per cent in 2016 to close to 40 per cent this year—a 25 per cent rise in enrolment.

The school, which once faced a shortage of students when Ottawa’s IT sector collapsed following the demise of Nortel in the early 2000s, is now making accommodations to increase the enrolment capacity.

Following the Nortel collapse, the program generally accepted 150 first-year students in each of the software engineering and computer science programs, but the school will now allow an approximate enrollment of 200 students per program.

“We have carefully planned this growth not to exceed the capacity

of our infrastructure,” said Marcel Turcotte, vice dean of the Faculty of Engineering.

Despite the rise in enrollment, the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science was created in 1997, during the high of the dot-com era, and can accommodate these kinds of numbers.

The school also boasts the SITE building, which was inaugurated in 2002, at the height of enrolment in computer science and computer engineering.

“Our facilities were designed for that kind of enrolment, and we are now back to the same level of enrolment in these two disciplines,” said Turcotte. “Although the demand is high, we have done a good job anticipating it. We have modulated the required admission averages so the number of enrolled students match the capacity of our infrastructure.”

According to Turcotte, the upward trend of international students can be explained by a number of factors, such as a rise in jobs in the computer science and engineering sector, particularly in Ottawa. There has also been a recent focus on the computing industry in the media. Companies

Enrolments in software engineering and computer science programs are rising.

such as Apple, Facebook, Google, and Amazon are valued brands and have a huge market value.

Turcotte also drew attention to the fact that former U.S. president Barack Obama was “making quite a bit of noise promoting computer science in high schools.” This, combined

with the Faculty of Engineering’s outreach programs may have caused a spike in international numbers.

Lastly, there is what Turcotte calls “the rock star factor.” People like Mark Zuckerberg, Steve Jobs, and Elon Musk are leading names in the technology sector. They have

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Photo: Kevin Gatera.

become celebrities and role models for the field, which may have influenced incoming generations of students to explore these fields.

As the fall semester commences it will be exciting to see what the different engineering students will bring to the U of O campus.

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U of O profs investigate rapid growth of Lyme disease in Ottawa Research connects disease to sudden emergence of ticks in past five years zainab al-mehdar News Editor

Reports of Lyme disease in the Ottawa area have been increasing in recent years, leading researchers at the University of Ottawa to investigate the geographical reasons behind this upward trend.

Manisha Kulkarni, an assistant professor at the University of Ottawa’s School of Epidemiology, Public Health, and Preventive Medicine researches pathogens that are transmitted by insects and arthropods, and believes that the high rate of Lyme disease in Ottawa is the result of more ticks in the region.

“We are looking to identify parts of Ottawa where tick populations are more likely to be able to establish, as well as try to identify where people are contracting the disease,” said Kulkarni.

Kulkarni has previously worked on malaria transmission in Africa, as well as the Zika virus in Latin America, and currently researches mosquito-born diseases in Canada.

Kulkarni and her team of researchers have been laying the groundwork for their research on ticks and Lyme disease for over two years, and have also partnered up with Ottawa Public Health, but the real work began in 2016,

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after receiving funding from the Canadian Institute of Health Research.

“Because of the increase of Lyme disease in Canada and with Ottawa being at the frontier, it seemed like the perfect timing to look at it,” said Kulkarni, whose research has involved testing ticks for Lyme disease and looking at human surveillance data to identify patterns and trends.

Looking at research that has already been done in Canada, and narrowing her scope to a smaller geographical region, Kulkarni has determined that the increase in the tick population that carries the disease is a result of climate change—ticks are able to spread north with their host animal population.

Such animals include deer, which have relocated due to the impacts of climate change on their habitats.

There have been almost no reports of Lyme disease around the year 2010, but an increase emerged in 2013, “We have seen that the rate of tick population has been quite rapid in the last five years” said Kulkarni.

Kulkarni’s research identified that “the expansion northward of ticks and Lyme disease is coming from the north-eastern United States,” specifically as species such as deer and birds migrate from the U.S. to Canada.

“The major application of the research is to help to inform messaging for different population groups,” said Kulkarni, who hopes to assist her partners at Ottawa Public Health partners to make this information more available to everyone.

Moving forward with the research, Kulkarni and her team of researchers will be out in the field this fall sampling different areas “to generate an ecological model.” In each sampling site Kulkarni said they collect location and weather data, drag for ticks, which is a method of collecting the insects.

Further, the ticks are then taken back to the lab to identify their species. If they are blacklegged ticks they get tested for Lyme disease by detecting DNA markers of the Lyme disease bacterium.

This process of sampling will involve identifying environmental risk areas, connections between where someone lives and their rate of Lyme disease, and factors such as age and sex.

Kulkarni and her team currently have 20 sites to study, including provincial parks and trails around Ottawa.

“The key importance of our work is to inform people that there is a risk out there so that they can take precautions against tick bites,” said Kulkarni.

Manisha Kulkarin.

Photo: Courtesy of the School of Epidemiology and Public Health.

To stay safe and prevent Lyme disease, Kulkarni encourages people to stay aware and informed, and to take precautions by wearing repel-

lents, long sleeve clothing, doing thorough tick checks after hikes, or when near a wooded area or any potential tick habitat.

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A&C EDITOR Ryan Pepper arts@thefulcrum.ca

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(613) 695-0062 @pep_ryan

Aboriginal Resource Centre hosts speaker series, culture week

Events offer a chance to take steps towards reconciliation ryan pepper

Arts & Culture Editor

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he University of Ottawa’s Aboriginal Resource Centre (ARC) is hosting its annual Culture Week beginning Sept. 11, followed by an Indigenous Speakers Series starting Sept. 18.

The ARC is a support centre that offers a cultural safe-space, study-space, and resources to help Indigenous students in their studies.

The centre also organizes various cultural events, where Indigenous students can celebrate their culture, while non-Indigenous people learn, experience, and celebrate alongside them.

“People who should be going to this are people who have an interest in reconciliation, since this is a great first step to hear directly … from the people themselves,” said Sébastian Pilon, acting manager of the ARC. Some highlights from the Culture

Week include Tuesday’s beading workshop—intricate beading designs being a large part of Métis and some First Nations cultures—in which non-Indigenous students can learn about and practice creating their own beadwork.

The week also features discussions on the legacy of residential schools, but ends on a proud and celebratory note with First Nations dancers, Métis violinists, and Inuit throat singers performing at the University Centre Agora on Friday, Sept. 15.

“It’s really to permit mainstream individuals to be able to start engaging in a process of reconciliation. A lot of (it) has to be Indigenous-led, but it cannot be solely Indigenous-led—it has to come from both sides,” Pilon said.

The speaker series features speeches concerning the history of several Indigenous groups, and debates their current challenges.

The first speaker is Bruce Uviluq, who will deliver a speech on modern treaties, the history behind treaties, and the current legal practices and gov-

ernment responsibilities, with a special focus on Nunavut.

An event on Sept. 20 will feature a local history lesson delivered by Jaime Koebel, the founder of Indigenous Walks.

“Indigenous Walks is like Haunted Walks, but it doesn’t cover ghosts, it covers the Indigenous legacy still visible and present in Ottawa,” Pilon explained. “You will learn all about the Indigenous facet of Ottawa which is hidden in plain sight.”

An event on Thursday, Sept. 21 will feature Rick Revelle, who will speak about his experiences as an Indigenous author, and share his knowledge on several pre-contact tribes, and Faculty of Law elder-in-residence Claudette Commanda, who will speak on Algonquin history.

With the Truth and Reconciliation Commission being a large part of Canadian discussion recently, the ARC is put in a position where they have more support behind their initiatives, but must also shoulder more responsibility.

“The ARC is looked at as this cham-

Sébastian Pilon is the acting manager for the Aboriginal Resource Centre. Photo: Jaclyn McRae-Sadik.

pion of reconciliation, which puts an enormous weight on us. Reconciliation cannot happen one way, it has to come from both ways,” Pilon said.

It’s in this spirit that the Culture Week—once reserved mainly for Indigenous students—has in recent years

been opened to everyone on campus.

Other events like an art show and Inuit luncheon are also planned for October.

Information for both the Cultural Week and the Indigenous Speakers Series can be found on uoCal and the Speakers Series website.

Students​ ​express​ ​concerns​ over​ ​FEDStock​ ​performance

Many say highly-anticipated French Montana wasn’t best choice eric davison

fulcrum contributor Opinions abound across the University of Ottawa campus following a rocky 101 Week concert featuring Moroccan-American rapper French Montana. A brief performance, tech issues, and confusing admission requirements led to a night that left a sour taste with some students.

The majority of the criticism was directed at French Montana himself.

Consistent promotion of hard drug use during the concert and some questionable lyrics have contributed to a public image that some have claimed is not consistent with the values of the Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO) or the university.

Bethany Fourtin, a participant in 101 Week, questioned what kind of precedent the SFUO was trying to set for first-year students. “There was a

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French Montana performed for FEDStock on Sept. 3.

definitely some whiplash … getting a lecture on consent and personal responsibility 20 minutes before a concert with some dude telling me to do cocaine and downgrade my sense of self-worth,” she said,

referencing Take Back the Night, an event on campus rape culture and sexual violence which preceded the show.

Several other students echoed those sentiments.

“I really don’t have a prob-

Photo: CC, StockSnap.

lem with (French Montana)— plenty of guys are worse. But to have a school endorsement is… weird? I really don’t think my fees should be spent supporting a guy who brags about getting shot in the head,” said

Sarah Roy-Brown, a firstyear biology student.

Others argued that public institutions have an obligation to give back to domestic artists.

“There are a ton of Montreal rappers that you could get on stage for half the price,” said Jonathan Tepay, an attendee. “They could put on a banger of a show, introduce some of the (students) from out west to the Quebecker (music) scene.” He went on to say that flying a rapper in from the United States “doesn’t really inspire a lot of faith in our local guys.”

Others felt that hiring out massive international artists was a frivolous expense, particularly given the SFUO’s ongoing financial difficulty and the increasing cost of tuition.

“It’s like they want to prove the school is cool or whatever. I’ve already paid my tuition. You don’t need to get my attention. Invest

in your clubs, because that’s what I am going to remember, not a 20-minute concert,” said Tasha Steinhower, a first-year criminology student.

Beyond a few hiccups, 101 Week has otherwise been a resounding success, introducing new students to the school and the city. Students commended the social opportunities it provided them and said it helped them break out of the isolation and uncertainty that first-year students often experience after moving to a new city.

“A lot of people tell you it’s hard but it doesn’t really hit you until you get here how lonely it’s going to be,” Tepay said, “But I think 101 Week and the res staff were great in helping people get out of that funk.”

As of the date of this publication, the SFUO has not responded to requests for comment.

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Local post-punk band Potential Red releases first album Potential Red album heavily inspired by love of the 80s ryan pepper

arts & culture editor Local band Potential Red released their self-titled debut album earlier this month, which is a fast, raw, post-punk experience heavily influenced by the band’s love of the 1980s.

The group came together after the Preoccupations’ set at Bluesfest 2016. After seeing the Calgary-based post-punk band, guitarist Mark Howell reached out online looking to form a band. Singer and guitarist David Sklubal answered the call, more members were brought on board, and Potential Red was formed.

The album was recorded

by Cody Parnell of the local band Blve Hills in his basement. The recording process reflects the raw energy of the album, with most songs recorded in only two takes over the course of five quick sessions.

“I just love the raw sound of, like, Jesus and Mary Chain, when they’re just screaming and recording everything with a bunch of crazy reverb and it’s going all over the place,” said Sklubal. “It’s kind of muddy but the energy is on the track.”

“For guitar, there’s also just intentional muddying up that we were doing. There’s one bit in ‘Lost in Paradise’ where I’m just hitting chords and you cannot hear the actual notes,” said Howell, who studies English at the University of Ottawa, “I showed it to my mom and she said ‘that’s garbage.’” Howell, for his part, told her to listen to My Bloody Valentine.

Those early-80s bands are highly influential to Potential Red, for a variety of reasons.

“The song-writing is so modern and so timeless,” Sklubal gushed, “If you converted it all to modern

production it would all be number one hits because the song-writing is so good.”

When asked if Ottawa lives up to its boring, government town reputation, the two quickly shoot it down.

“If you want to have fun in Ottawa you can spend every day of your life losing brain cells as much as you can in Montreal,” Howell said.

“Or Toronto,” Sklubal added.

“You gotta just go out and try your hardest,” Howell said, “You find a mate … then you just keep going to shows, keep seeing people, keep meeting them, then they invite you to parties … that’s it.”

Sklubal rapidly listed off a half-dozen bands that make up just a tiny slice of the Ottawa scene, ranging from grunge to dream-pop.

“Every band I would ever want to see has pretty much been in Ottawa,” Sklubal said.

The Ottawa scene isn’t

just full-time musicians either—there’s a good amount of U of O students making an impact on the scene, including Blve Hills, and many more. But while there might be a lot of U of O musicians, a good music-student balance isn’t always easy to achieve. Often, one wins out over the other.

“When I’m at school I’m tuning out in class because I’m thinking about riffs,” Howell said. “I don’t want to want to think about Beowulf, I just want to think about writing a song, and that kills my school.”

With the album done, the band isn’t relaxing though. They play a free show on Sept. 16 at Clocktower Brew Pub in the Glebe, and are already back in recording mode.

For now though, Potential Red is available on Tidal, Bandcamp, Apple Music, Spotify, and vinyl in a few months.

Potential Red released their debut album this month. Photo: Courtesy of Potential Red.

IT’S LIT IN THE LIBRARY: Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me | Richard Fariña ryan pepper

arts & culture editor During the school year, when you feel like readings are piled up to your ears, reading for fun can seem like a ridiculous idea—but it shouldn’t. Reading is the fastest way for you to make an escape into the world of your choosing, and expand your vocabulary without even knowing it. The underappreciated world of literature offers endless benefits, so without further ado, check out this week’s read.

The quintessential novel of the 1960s that most people have never heard of, Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me, is a seminal work of counterculture fiction, and required reading for anyone seriously interested in the Summer of Love.

The novel, published in 1966, takes place in the late 1950s—a

time of major transition in American and youth culture.

Set at a lightly fictionalized Cornell University, the book touches on some of the student protests over strict curfew rules that actually took place.

Demonstrations and impending fights for civil freedoms and liberties of the Swinging Sixties loom large in the events of Been Down So Long.

The campus novel follows the modern-Odysseus Gnossos Pappadopoulis as he returns to Mentor University after a long journey across America, during which he gains ‘Exemption’— ostensibly, exemption from all the sins and problems that affect humanity. While away, he nearly dies fighting a wolf in the forest, witnesses an atomic bomb explode, and watches a ritualistic murder in the desert.

It’s debatable whether Pappadopoulis really is enlightened in any way, but he sure thinks he is, and as the novel progresses so too do the students of

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Mentor, who eventually elect Pappadopoulis as the reluctant leader of their protest.

It’s hard to say why a group of 1950s-college students would elect Gnossos as their leader, but it’s indicative of the seismic social shift that occurred at the time. That’s part of the mastery of Been Down So Long—it captures the transitionary period of the beatnik era into the hippie era with fine detail, and expresses with great clarity the Sixties counterculture that so many people love. The book is like one long song by any San Francisco band—it immerses you in a hearty dose of freedom, rebellion, and flower power, but with much greater detail.

Author Richard Fariña didn’t just write about it—he lived it.

Fariña was a Cuban-Irish who fought for the Irish Republican Army, smuggled guns for Castro, studied English at Cornell before being expelled for his role in the 1958 protests, mar-

ried Mimi Baez—sister to Joan Baez, accomplished folksinger and Bob Dylan muse—and made a name for himself as a folk singer, often accompanying his wife on dulcimer, before penning his cult classic.

Tragically, he died at 29 from a motorcycle accident, two days after Been Down So Long was published.

Tom Pynchon, a friend of Fariña’s, famously described Been Down So Long as “coming on like the Hallelujah Chorus done by 200 kazoo players in perfect pitch.” You have to read the book to get what that means. It’s transcendent, and a beautiful piece of art, but it’s zany, and off-putting, and not quite right. It’s a wacky bildungsroman that reads like a lot of drugs were involved, as Pappadopoulis comes of age in a plane of existence slightly roundthe-bend from ours. But Fariña crystallizes a mythologized time period better than anyone else, and that’s what makes Been Down So Long so worth reading.

Richard Fariña’s only novel is a counterculture masterpiece.

Photo: Penguin House.

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CAMPUS STYLE: Back-to-school fashion NEW SCHOOL YEAR SKIN CARE

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ummer is over Gee-Gees, and school snuck up on us faster than a pesky zit. This means balancing coursework, jobs, extra-curriculars, and everything else on your to-do list! So how do you take care of yourself—and those dreaded pimples—during a time like this? Well, the Fulcrum has you covered so you and your skin will be glowing all year long.

Fulcrum Contributor

Looking good and feeling your best everyday while balancing school and work can be a challenge, and the first week of classes can be especially daunting. But many students have fashion down to a science!

The Fulcrum went out to discover the secrets that students around the University of Ottawa can teach the rest of us on how to dress for the new term, and, more importantly, how to dress with confidence!

purchases, DIY! Just grab some honey and sugar from your pantry for a quick lip scrub. For an athome spa day, use olive oil, eggs, or avocados (or all three!) for an inexpensive yet effective hair mask. Aloe vera is another home remedy to reduce inflammation for those pesky pimples, or a sunburn from that end-of-summer cottage trip.

4. WHAT WORKS FOR YOU

Honestly, the best beauty tip is to find a routine that works for you! Get to know your skin.

Don’t just buy a charcoal face scrub because your friend raves about it; you probably have different skin, and therefore different needs. Is your skin craving more moisture? Looking for a deep clean? Do you need products for eczema, rosacea, or specific allergies? Go for what will actually work instead of what’s popular right now.

If you’re unclear about what you need, checking in with a dermatologist is the way to go.

5. SAVE TIME IN THE SHOWER If you don’t have much time for hygiene, do as much as you can in the shower! Brush your teeth, clean your hair and body, scrub your face, shave, use a face mask. This also makes less of a mess at your sink.

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Good luck, and may healthy, beautiful skin be forever in your favour.

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Joan Edward, criminology Any fashion advice?

Do what you think looks nice! People like Rihanna wear the craziest stuff but people love their style because they do that.

Do you believe comfort can coexist with style?

Oh yeah, for sure. I’m always wearing baggy pants and a loose shirt.

It depends though—if you’re going out, you’re going to have to wear those six inch heels, girl!

Outfit: Literally all from the thrift store! It’s my favourite place to shop—it’s so cheap and you get the most unique pieces.

Kieran McKee, criminology What can make any outfit look good?

A solid pair of shoes. I brought 14 pairs with me actually!.

Do you have any fashion inspirations or icons?

There’s this YouTuber, Fousytube. I really love his style! He’s got so many bomb shoes.

More than you? A closet full!

Do you believe comfort can coexist with style?

I’m kinda doing that right now.

These joggers are really comfortable but this shirt’s kinda tight. They’re coexisting fairly well I think.

Shoes: Bluntstones Joggers: Hugo Boss

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Hamna Asif, history What’s your fashion inspiration? inspiration a lot from the 1950s and 1960s, I love that era.

Current fashion crisis?

I love wearing heels but I live in Friel—I’m trying to figure out what to do about that.

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A good skin care routine is a big part of having a great year.

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I feel like your outfits reflect the nature outside—how the trees look, the colours of the leaves.

What can make any outfit look good?

You got to have a nice pair of shoes.

Then you got to have a nice shirt that goes well with your shoes.

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The mental illness we don’t openly talk about on Canadian campuses Finding a healthy middle ground between demonizing and glorifying alcohol use As you walked through the University Centre this past week, you might have noticed posters all over the walls beckoning students to parties at clubs and bars all over the city. Or the tables boasting Smirnoff swag, or information about the club Kavali.

And later in the evening, there’s a good chance you noticed the elated yelling from students taking to the streets to head out to a party or two.

None of this in and of itself is unusual. After all, the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse’s (CCSA) CrossCanada Report on Student Alcohol and Drug Use shows that there is a consistency of alcohol and drug use across provinces, as well as gender.

It seems that the prominent drinking culture at the University of Ottawa, and post-secondary schools across the country, is pervasive and here to stay.

On the other hand, as you transitioned to post-secondary school, you likely heard statements like “don’t drink” from just about every authority figure in your home and campus life.

And although these two takes on alcohol use lie at the extremes, neither are conducive to the conversation that needs to be had.

Substance use problems do fall under mental illness, but can easily be overlooked on a campus inundated with encouragement for alcohol consumption, and chastised by authority figures who discourage excessive drinking on campus. This can leave students who deal with alcohol use problems in a precarious position.

Though discussing the fine line between having one too many and misuse or addiction can be sobering, the Fulcrum encourages students to reformulate the extreme narratives around alcohol to make a little room for those who need support.

WHAT’S THE BIG DEAL ABOUT STUDENTS MISUSING ALCOHOL? According to the Chief Public Health Officer’s 2015 Report Alcohol Consumption in Canada, although the observed rates of drinking in a 2013 survey among all age groups remained relatively constant, the rate of risky drinking was substantially higher in young adults aged 20 to 30 in the same survey.

This alone isn’t a good thing, but, when paired with the vulnerability of students to experience a mental illness, the situation can be especially problematic.

According to the Canadian Mental Health Association (CAMH)’s statistics on mental illness and addiction, those with a mental illness are twice as likely to have a substance use problem compared to the general

population. Specifically, at least 20 per cent of people with a mental illness have a co-occurring substance use problem.

According to the same CAMH report, young people aged 15 to 24 are more likely to experience mental illness and/or substance use disorders than any other age group.

Dr. Reinhard Michael Krausz, of the University of British Columbia’s Department of Psychiatry, emphasizes that adolescence and young adulthood is a pivotal time when it comes to mental health.

“What we know is that nearly all mental illness, including substance use, are having their onset in the late adolescence, and early adulthood,” says Krausz.

His statement is quantified by the CAMH report, which says that 70 per cent of mental health problems have their onset at this time.

In a similar vein, the CAMH data show that people with substance use problems are up to three times more likely to have a mental illness, while more than 15 per cent of people with a substance use problem have a co-occurring mental illness.

With increasing mental health problems among students on campuses, as well as numerous sizeable barriers to accessing campus mental health care, not to mention the pervasive drinking culture, our postsecondary institutions can be fertile grounds for the development of alcohol misuse.

SOCIAL SITUATION CRITICAL TO STOPPING THE CYCLE OF MISUSE Dr. Tim Dyck of the University of Victoria’s Centre for Addictions Research of British Columbia believes that we can learn a lot about alcohol misuse by looking at a student’s social environment.

“They’re in a situation where they’re trying to establish social networks, they’re trying to form their own identity in relation to other people, they’re trying to find the group they fit into to be a part of,” says Dyck.

“In our culture, you generally get the message from the media or advertising by the alcohol industry, and a lot of other ways, that alcohol is critical for socialization.”

When it comes to the university atmosphere, and society as a whole, Krausz thinks that we aren’t very good at addressing the problem of substance use and addiction, or encouraging people to seek help for it.

Krausz says that the peer

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group is more critical for reinforcing specific behaviours than authority is, and says that some peer groups can create situations where students view their substance use as normal.

“If students are part of a group where, let’s say, at least heavy use is part of their norms or their behaviours, alcohol use may be a prerequisite to be a part of a specific social network, then the risk is higher to drink heavily or develop more risky consumption.”

Dyck also emphasizes the importance of the peer group, and says it is common for young people to overlook the extent to which they are using alcohol in ways that are bringing about problems or difficulties for them.

“There tends to be, on the part of post-secondary students, a misperception of the norm,” he says. “They tend to overestimate the degree to which their peers around them are using, the extent of that use, and the degree to which their peers approve of unrestrained and unregulated use.”

Krausz notes that students may be drawn back to using alcohol because of

certain advantages they may experience while under the influence, such as an escape from shyness or social anxiety.

“We as adults, as teachers, are not really offering them a lot of opportunities to reflect (on their use of alcohol) in an appropriate way.”

DEVELOPING A COUNTER-CULTURE AROUND SUBSTANCE USE For many, that moment of reflection may come at a higher cost than a bad hangover.

According to the CCSA’s Canadian Drug Summary report on alcohol, the most common offence in Canada’s adult criminal court is driving while impaired by alcohol.

The most recent breakdown of the cost of alcohol misuse in Canada, as featured in the Chief Public Health Officer’s 2015 Report Alcohol Consumption in Canada, shows that in 2002 the total cost to the government was $14.6 billion.

Though the costs of misuse can be high and varied, Dyck believes that “fear-mongering” is far from the best way to reach young minds.

“You often hear about how concerned professionals and practitioners are that up until 25 the brain is still developing, so young people who are using alcohol are running a risk of compromising their development,” he says.

“I think there’s truth to that… (but) when you engage in that as your sole or your major way of communicating with young people, you won’t get the reaction you’re looking for.”

So what is the best way to achieve a healthy awareness among students? Krausz believes the key lies in early intervention, “so that young people who have questions can really get informed and get access to peer conversation about substance use.”

He also notes that breaking down the stigma around alcohol misuse as a mental illness is important, as “labelling” and “stigmatizing” can make a person’s recovery more difficult.

One way Dyck suggests removing negative connotations around these problems is avoiding using the word “abuse” when referring to a person’s struggle with drugs or alcohol. He says that this term isn’t used in official diagnostic language anymore, and beyond that he believes that the word can insinuate certain things that bring more harm than good.

“When I think of the word abuse I think of abusing children, or spouses, or maybe abusing a privilege or a system, and all of those sorts of usages really contain the notion of real moral injustice, or victimization of someone or something involved,” he says.

“So the person involved in that is kind of viewed as a culpable perpetrator.”

Dyck also says that school policy can play a role in either supporting or isolating people with alcohol use problems.

“I think in our institutions, when we have kids that tend to get a little bit marginalized and ostracized, those are the ones who become more vulnerable to more problematic patterns of youth,” he says.

“And policies that tend to increase that distance, you know, suspension or expulsion, actually don’t do these young people any favours at all.”

Dyck urges universities to try their best to think about whether their policies help these people to in-

tegrate, or create a situation that makes them more isolated.

Finally, Dyck says that prevention or re-integration initiatives in post-secondary contexts should aim to correct the common misperceptions around the norms of alcohol consumption.

He references experiential studies where students are told they are drinking alcohol, and end up acting less inhibited without consuming anything alcoholic. Based on this, he says it is possible for students to build the skills for interaction that isn’t reliant on substance use.

“I think you can give them the opportunity to think about how they can maybe derive the benefits they get in other ways that don’t involve alcohol, or help them to build the skills they certainly can develop without needing to rely on alcohol.”

CONCLUSION All of that said, there’s no reason to completely write off alcohol. After all, substance use has been going on for thousands of years in all sorts of different cultures and civilizations, for reasons they considered advantageous.

Dyck puts it simply, in that he likes to “recognize that positive orientation that people have, but also recognize the reality that harm can result from it to themselves and others around them.”

With that dual discussion in mind, at the U of O there are lots of opportunities to get your buzz on, but there are also resources in the area for those who might need a little time to reflect.

The University of Ottawa Health Services’ Mental Health Department offers a maximum of 8–10 sessions for substance use problems, and the Sandy Hill Community Health Centre provides educational sessions on drugs and alcohol, as well as confidential individual or family counselling services.

But Dyck emphasizes that treatment for problems related to alcohol use don’t have to be the formal interventions that we tend to picture when we think of treatment. He says that informal methods, such as “consultation and dialogue” with other students can help young people get on track.

If anything is evident from speaking with both of these researchers, it is that peer support makes a world of a difference.

Alcohol is a part of the student experience, but nothing is ever one-sided. Students are increasingly open about supporting their friends with mental health struggles; our next hurdle might just be extending this support to our peers that don’t fit the stereotype of the party-hungry, binge-drinking student.

As Dyck puts it, prevention of really severe extended problems with alcohol can come down to “the provision of a nurturing environment,” and helping students to become increasingly confident in their own capacity to act—with or without a little liquid courage.

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SPORTS EDITOR Nico Laliberté sports@thefulcrum.ca @nico_laliberte @FulcrumSports

Sports Services accepting applications for new “Varsity Clubs” After extensive program review, Sports Services announces new Sport Model Nico Laliberté sports editor

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he University of Ottawa’s Sports Services are set to see big changes coming this year, following a news release on the Gee-Gees’ website about the new Sport Model.

The major change in the new Sport Model is the introduction of a new “Varsity Club” tier that will be added to the existing system of having Varsity and Competitive Club teams. Last week Sports Services opened the application process for Competitive Clubs to apply for Varsity Club status. They will have until Sept. 18 to apply, at which point Sports Services will review the applications and decide which teams will be granted Varsity Club status.

Roger Archambault, Assistant Director of High Performance Sport at the U of O has been in charge of creating the new Sport Model, and is leading the process of reviewing applications.

“Seeing the two structures (Varsity and Competitive Club) I did feel there was a significant gap between the two. One is fully supported, competes on the national stage, and the other is, although it has a high-performance penchant, it’s pretty minimal,” said Archambault on the need for the new tier.

“Other than participating in

an open conference championship, the competitive sport cubs were really a regional-based activity level. So there was a bit of a disparity between our model and what most of the other universities were doing.”

Archambault explained that teams in the Varsity Club level will still largely be pay-to-play, but will receive more oversight and support from the university than Competitive Clubs, with the caveat of increased expectations.

Perhaps the biggest incentive for teams applying for Varsity Club status is that they will be given a chance to compete in U Sports leagues, either the Ontario University Athletics or the Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec.

Archambault said there are three major things they’re looking for from prospective teams.

“The first area is coaching. So certified, qualified coaches—do they have access to that. Secondly is the daily training environment—are they able to provide that in their current structure.

And thirdly is governing structure—do they have some type of governing structure, even if it’s minimal, in place to make sure that they are able to function with an executive decisionmaking body that provides the oversight of the program and the oversight of the coach.”

Right now Sports Services is offering the Varsity Club status on a three-year contract, where clubs will begin the application process again in 2020.

Archambault explained that while the goal of the Varsity Club tier is to have teams be competitive at the conference level, that

isn’t the only factor that they are looking at when reviewing applications.

One major factor is how much additional support the team will need to be competitive in U Sports competition.

“The idea is, ‘show us that you can provide this structure, and how much of that will be dependent on the university,’ and it will be part of the criteria in deciding yes or no,” said Archambault. “A sport that can bring something forward, where they don’t require more from us in order to have that daily training environment, is going to receive a little bit more attention than one that needs to triple or quadruple their allocation in order to get there.”

“We work from a funding perspective, being a self-funded service on the university. If we give those hours to them then we cannot use them to generate the revenue to support them.”

Archambault stressed that the university was not against offering additional support to Varsity

Club teams, but that the amount of additional support they required would be a factor.

As of right now Sports Services has not determined exactly how many teams they will promote to Varsity Club status, but Archambault suspects it will be between two and four. Once all the applications are in, the review process will have to take a number of factors into consideration, including the strain on university resources, and gender equity.

“We do know we have to keep our ratio of male-to-female athletes between a 45-55 per cent ratio. That’s a regulatory process.

Right now I believe we’re around 52 per cent female in our varsity program. So for us to add, I don’t know, three female teams without a male team won’t be possible, because of the gender equity, we’ll be over the 55 per cent at that point.”

Archambault also explained that they will take factors such as individual vs. team sports, and fall vs. fall-winter sports into consideration.

At the moment, the complete

Sport Model remains unfinished, and will not be finalized until after Sports Services selects their first class of Varsity Club teams.

“We’re doing this in parallel.

The processes are quite long to get this done, and at the same time we have to declare this at least a year out,” said Archambault. “And in fact in some sports now in the OUA you have to declare two years out.

So if we wait until we have the sport model fully ready to go— that’s another 4-6 months—we could be looking at another 1-3 years delay for some of these teams.”

Archambault expects a decision on which teams will be granted Varsity Club status to be made around Nov. 15 so that the university has time to inform the conferences by Dec. 1.

There are big changes coming to the U of O’s sports program. As early as next year there should be a crop of new Gee-Gees teams in U Sports competition that students can get excited about.

“A sport that can bring something forward … is going to receive a little bit more attention than one that needs to triple or quadruple their allocation in order to get there.”—Roger Archambault, U of O assistant director of high performance sport The new Sport Model will see new teams competing in U Sports competition.

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THE BOXSCORE: FOOTBALL FANATIC SOCCER

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Defence, special teams power Gees to win in home opener Men’s football team moves to 2–0 with win vs. Queen’s Golden Gaels Zack Goobie

associate sports editor Despite the heavy rain, the Gee-Gees men’s football team delivered a win to their loyal fans in the team’s home opener on Sept. 4 against the Queen’s University Golden Gaels. Though they struggled immensely on the offensive end, the Gees are now 2–0 on the season, and remain in the ninth spot in the U Sports national rankings.

With fifth-year quarterback Victor Twynstra still out with an injury, first-year Alex Laveric was called on to fill in the role. The team played a cautious offensive game under their rookie QB, relying on their defence and fifth-year kicker Lewis Ward for the win.

From the opening kickoff, the Gee-Gees tried to keep the Golden Gaels off balance with an unsuccessful onside kick.

The visitors started with great field position, but their offensive attack was stopped in its

The Gees pulled out a huge win against the Gaels despite offensive struggles.

tracks early on by third-year defensive linebacker Alain Pae, who sacked the opposing QB. Despite getting four sacks on Queen’s pivot, the GeeGees only held a tie going into

the second quarter, thanks to Ward, who converted on a long 45-yard field goal.

The Gaels gained a rare first down in this defensive affair, but they were once again stalled by the Gees’ de-

Photo: Parker Townes.

fensive curtain with less than four minutes into the second period. Following a six-play drive that started on the visitors’ 49-yard line, the Queen’s kicker converted a 27-yard kick to make the score 6–3 for

the Gaels.

The Gaels had the longest drive of the half, highlighted by a 57-yard throw and catch from their quarterback. The Gaels got to within 20 yards of the Gees’ end zone, but Ottawa’s defence stood tall and limited the Gaels to a field goal, keeping their deficit to six points.

The Gee-Gees’ offence finally came alive in the third quarter, with a string of passes from Lavric, bringing the Gees to Queen’s 24-yard line. Ward came up big for the Gees again with a 31-yard field goal to bring the score to 10–6.

The third quarter ended with two more punts and both teams struggling on the offensive end.

The Gee-Gees looked to get within one point after a good drive that saw receiver Carter Matheson have 43 yards receiving, but Ward missed a 31-yard field goal that went through the end zone for a single, bringing the score to

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10–7. It looked like the Gaels had sealed the deal with a late 38-yard field goal that made it through the uprights, but the Gees had other plans.

The kickoff sailed for 54 yards, right into third-year defensive back Jackson Bennett’s hands. He showed off his wheels, juking through the heart of the Queen’s special teams unit to take back the kick 89 yards for the Gee-Gees’ first touchdown of the year.

Two huge sacks on the last drive of the game gave the Gee-Gees a huge win against a tough Queen’s squad who played hard on both sides of the ball.

The Gee-Gees found another way to win. Even though they had nine less first-downs and 133 less total yards on offence, they brought a big win to Gee-Gees field.

The next Gee-Gees home game will take place on Sept. 23 at 1 p.m. at Gee-Gees field. Tickets can be purchased from the Gee-Gees website.

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Gee-Gees to take on cross-town rival Ravens on Sept. 17

Women’s soccer team will look to continue strong season Zack Goobie

associate sports editor On Sept. 17, the Gee-Gees women’s soccer team will cross the canal to take on their archrivals, the Carleton Ravens. The Gees are currently ranked ninth in the U Sports Top 10, while the Ravens are unranked nationally.

Both teams are coming off of away games against the Royal Military College (RMC) and the nationally fifth-ranked Queen’s University.

The Gee-Gees are looking good to start the year—especially on the defensive end—as they have recorded two clean sheets and only allowed two goals against through their first four games. The only blemish on the Gee-Gees’ record so far this year has been against the University of Ontario Institute of Technology, who is currently ranked second in the country.

Gee-Gees defender Lauren Da Luz, a second-year civil engineering student, shared her expectations going into the rest of the season, saying, “the expectations that our team has put forward are that we are going to win Ontario University Athletics, we’re going to win nationals and we are going to have the least amount of goals scored against us.”

It’s obvious that the Gees have set their sights high this year, and will be looking to move up the national rankings as the new season progresses.

“We have showed that we can dominate teams whether we’re scoring a low amount of goals or it’s a high scoring game,” said Da Luz. “And we have showed that even though we are a smaller team, that we can be physical and we can dominate teams in the air and on the ground.”

The Gees have their sights set high this season.

The Gee-Gees have benefitted from strong goaltending to start the season. Coming into this weekend’s games, third-year goaltender Margot Shore was rocking a 0.33 GAA, good for second in the country among goalies who

have played at least three games. Her .917 save percentage is nothing to sneeze at either, putting her fourth in the country among goalies with at least three games played.

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vens have had a mediocre start to the year. So far, the Ravens’ biggest problem has been keeping the ball out of their net, having let nine balls cross the goal line in four games coming into this past weekend.

The Gee-Gees offense has struggled at times, but they have also shown the ability to explode and capitalize against weak defence, as evident from their 6–0 thrashing of Ryerson.

The Gees are led offensively by third-year midfielder Katherine Bearne, second-year forward Emma Lefebvre, and fourth-year forward Delaney Rickert-Hall, who entered Saturday’s game against RMC with three points apiece.

A Carleton and University of Ottawa matchup is always an exciting event to mark your calendars with, and this edition of the epic rivalry promises to be no different, especially with the Gee-Gees currently occupying a spot in the U Sports Top 10.

The game is Sunday Sept.

17 at 1 p.m. at Carleton. The Gee-Gees next home game is not until Oct. 7.

Varsity season preview: cross-country 2017-18

Gee-Gees prepare for first tournament of the year at McGill Nico Laliberté sports editor

The Gee-Gees cross-country team is gearing up for their first meet of the year, the McGill Invitational, set to take place on Saturday, Sept.

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The 2016-17 season proved strong for the Gees, and there will be multiple student-athletes looking to build on last year’s strong finishes. Now in her fourth year with the Gee-Gees, Katie Phillips will be looking to make it to the national tournament for the fourth consecutive year. Phillips had the best finish for the Gees last year, placing 25th at the national meet.

The top male finisher last year was Alex Berhe, coming in 61st at the national meet.

Berhe is currently entering his final year of eligibility with the Gees.

Training for a cross-country meet can be a challenge, since every course is different. According to Ph. D candidate and second-year Gee-Gee Jennifer Dumoulin, “You never really know what

The cross-country team prepares for their first invitational tournament.

you’re getting and there’s so many things you can’t control. So you can’t control the terrain. We often don’t know before we hit a course how hilly it’s going to be. We do get to see the course usually the day before our meet or before we race it, in the morning.”

Dumoulin added that the

weather poses further uncertainty to every meet.

“It could be super sunny in Ottawa and we’ve been training in warm weather, and then all of a sudden we hit Quebec City or Sherbrooke or something and it’s pouring rain, or really windy. And that changes

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not only the conditions that you’re running in—in terms of the temperature—but also the terrain itself.”

The cross-country season consists of a number of invitational tournaments in October, with the Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec championship coming on

Oct. 29, and nationals, for those who qualify, on Nov. 11. Of note this year is that the women’s race has been extended from 6km to 8km.

However, if there’s one cross-country event to mark your calendar with, Dumoulin says it’s the Gee-Gees home meet on Oct. 14.

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“We had our home meet in October of last year, and we spent part of a day organizing a event for local high schools, and they come out and they do their things in the morning, and then in the afternoon we run our event.”

“We started on a path around a playground and we ended up going uphill. We were on the track. For a little bit we were on the beach.

We were on some flat grass.

They set up obstacles like hay bales. So it was a race that was meant to be competitive, but it was also a lot of fun.”

While the rigours of training and the unknown environment may not make cross-country seem appealing to everyone, Dumoulin maintains that for her it’s the challenge that makes running enjoyable and worthwhile.

“It’s exciting to tackle something without really knowing what you’re getting into, and I think it allows you to grow as a person and as an athlete to take on those kinds of challenges.”

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OPINIONS EDITOR David Campion-Smith

opinions@thefulcrum.ca (613) 695-0062 @davidcs96

Providing asylum to gay Chechens is a step in the right direction We have a duty to protect persecuted LGBTQ+ people Graham robertson managing Editor

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t the beginning of this month, the Globe and Mail published an article revealing that the Canadian government has been smuggling in gay men from Chechnya over the past three months, under the direction of Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland. This is a noble move, considering that it was done in secret and could have impacted the international community, specifically by creating further tensions with Russia.

But the message the Canadian government is clear: we have a duty to protect LGBTQ+ people who are being persecuted. We need to take steps to ensure their safety, and live up

to the progressive image that we portray on the world stage.

For context, Chechnya is a conservative republic within Russia where homophobia runs rampant. The local government openly condones the persecution of gay men, many of whom are being killed by their own family members.

As discussed in the Globe article, while attending a panel on human rights in April of this year, Freeland was addressed

by Tanya Lokshina of Human Rights Watch, who told the minister that the Canadian government had to act and help these persecuted men, and “set an example for other governments by welcoming them.”

Freeland began working with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Minister of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Ahmed Hussein to bring in these men, in consultation with LGBTQ+ groups such as Rainbow Railroad.

Currently, 22 men have been brought into Canada, settling in Toronto and other hubs, but this is just a start.

It’s clear that our government has a duty to protect the rights and freedoms of inter-

The Canadian government has rescued over 20 persecuted gay men from Chechnya.

nationally persecuted people, and to echo Lokshina’s words, we have a responsibility to set a precedent to act in situations when groups are being killed on the basis of their sexuality.

Our government prides itself on being progressive and working to create positive spaces for LGBTQ+ peoples—all those photo-ops of Trudeau marching in Pride parades should hopefully count for something, right?

While our neighbours south of the border are seeing the rights of queer folks being rolled back, such as President Trump’s decision to ban transgender people from serving in the military, we can do better— and we must.

But this case is much more multifaceted than simply doing our due diligence to remove these men from danger. It requires maintaining an active

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commitment to protect their rights and freedoms here in Canada, too. This means providing appropriate care to address the mental health issues that can arise from living in a society where you are persecuted simply for being who you are.

This also means recognizing the challenges that any refugee will face when coming to a new country—language barriers,

getting an education, finding employment and housing. All of these factors are part of an ongoing process of integration to ensure that these men are safe here in Canada, and are able to thrive and contribute to our society.

Being an ally to the LGBTQ+ community extends beyond taking just the first few steps.

It requires active engagement with the people you have chosen to stand behind, and ensuring that their needs are put before your own.

For our government, this means listening to these men and remaining involved in the integration process. It means consultation with other governments on how they can address the situation in Chechnya, and how we can work together to open up this asylum to more and more individuals.

Bringing in 22 men is a good start. But we certainly have a way’s to go to ensure that more of these individuals who are being persecuted are finding a safe haven, and we must hold our government accountable to ensure that they are doing their duty to protect the rights and freedoms of these men.

Making the U of O budget process more transparent

Student voices on the BOG should be taken seriously David Campion-Smith Opinions Editor

The new interim president of Carleton University recently shared his thoughts on the importance of transparency to his new administration, which gives us a chance to reflect on how transparent our own administration is here at the University of Ottawa. Can we learn something (gasp) from our rivals across town?

The most important area that the administration has to improve on in terms of transparency is in their budgetary process, and how much input student representatives

have on the Board of Governors (BOG).There are currently three student representatives that sit on the BOG—two for undergraduate students and one for graduate students.

Their role is to provide a voice that advocates for the needs of students on campus, and to raise concerns that students have about actions taken by the board.

This last point, of voicing students’ concerns, is particularly important for the administration’s budget process. Each representative is allocated time to review the sizeable budget document and bring forward their criticisms and

Student representatives on the BOG complained they didn’t get time to review the budget.

critiques. This year, each of the representatives was given just four days to examine the entire annual university budget, accord-

ing to Jamie Ghossein, an undergraduate representative on the board.

Giving students a place on the BOG has to be about

Photo: Kyle Darbyson.

more than just providing a rubber stamp to actions already taken. Four days is not enough time to go over a budget document

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for the entire university.

Either the administration believes four days is enough time to look over the document shows that they either don’t care what the student representatives have to say or that they don’t take the matter of building a budget seriously.

Giving the student representatives even an adequate amount of time to look over the budget fulfills their purpose on the BOG, as well as giving students a better idea of how the budget process works.

Most importantly, it gives students an understanding of why our money is being spent the way it is.

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How to make the LRT better for the long term

Park and ride facilities are a must for any new station David Campion-Smith opinions editor

As construction continues on Ottawa’s new Light Rail Transit (LRT) system, it seems there are still a few kinks in the plan. The new Moodie LRT station has been the site of sustained debate, first over the lack of a park and ride facility and then over the location itself. In all of this debate, the key to success is remembering what the overall goal of the LRT is.

The major promise of the LRT is the rapid movement of people from the outskirts of Ottawa to the downtown core in a way that takes as many cars and buses as possible off the road. Not having a park and ride facility makes that difficult by adding extra steps before

Construction of an LRT stop on campus.

people can hop on the LRT. All LRT stations should have a park and ride facility attached to them, and having the station on a regular bus route isn’t the

Photo: Tristain Pollard.

same. The LRT system will only work if it is as easy as possible for people to use it, and it has to be designed so that it’s easier for people to get into the city using

the LRT than by any other means. Making people wait for a bus in the middle of winter just so they can go wait for a train doesn’t do that, and instead makes

the inside of a nice warm car seem like a preferable alternative, even if it will take hours and leave you stuck in traffic.

Some residents around the proposed Moodie LRT station want to see the location change as well, out of concerns for the local environment. While these environmental concerns are valid, moving the station to their proposed site will make for more difficult access, again disincentivizing people to make use of it.

In the long run the most environmentally sustainable option is to have efficient and effective mass transit that encourages residents of Ottawa to leave their cars at home.

The City has already said that it plans on dismantling part of the platform

when it will no longer be needed and allowing the site to revert back to greenspace.

Rapid mass transit is the future of Ottawa, a city notorious for its unreliable bus service. This LRT will bring people into downtown while also making it easier for people in downtown to get to other parts of the city, all of this while being better for the environment than the buses they would have used previously.

Debates around the LRT must always keep those positives in mind, while also ensuring they do whatever it takes to make it the most appealing option for the greatest number of people, and not building park and rides doesn’t make the system appealing.

Shawarma isn’t Ottawa’s food anymore

Mexican food is stepping up its game to become the new crowd favourite David Campion-Smith Opinions Editor

The shawarma is losing its central place in Ottawa’s identity. As crazy and as blasphemous as that sounds, it’s true. The Ottawa food scene is expanding well beyond the late-night meat wrap we all know and love.

Replacing the shawarma in downtown Ottawa is Mexican food. More Mexican restaurants are opening every year and there are now at least six restaurants in the Byward Market serving up Mexican or Latin American food.

Some notable examples include the fast-food chain BarBurrito, located beside the former Rideau St. staple Castle Shawarma, and Corazon de Mais inside the Byward Market Square building. Clarence St. is a powerhouse of Mexican cuisine, with Ace Mercado on the corner at Dalhousie St., and Burrito Borracho and a

Mexican dessert restaurant next door conveniently located side-by-side, so you can get a sweet treat after dinner.

The list of Mexican hot spots goes on and on, and keen observers will note that I’ve left out arguably the best salsa in town at Ahora. What this growing list speaks to, however, is the expansion of the market for Mexican, and how restaurants that serve it are being embraced by the Ottawa community. In fact, the demand for all things Mexican has grown so much that the owners of Zak’s Diner have opened Zak’s Cantina right next door, serving up tacos and tequila drinks.

This growing number of Mexican restaurants contrasts with the shrinking and stagnating number of shawarma spots. Shawarma restaurants in the market seem to be closing, instead of opening up new locations, and the restaurants that do

Say goodbye to shawarma restaurants and hello to Mexican.

exist seem to have little desire to change and cater to new clientele.

This growth in Latin American cuisine is important, despite it being subtle and seemingly only taking

place downtown. Whether locals like it or not, the Byward Market is a large part of what informs tourists’ opinion of Ottawa. This is what helps restaurants to grow, as well as create the

Photo: Tristain Pollard.

idea of what visitors have to try when they’re in town.

Shawarma is delicious, and the food has left a definitive mark on the city, but its time as everyone’s favourite latenight munchie is ending. Step

aside, because Latin American cooking is new way to go—and with poutine already number one in our hearts, this could lead to nacho poutine making its way into every menu on the block.

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Pumpkins fear for their lives as fall approaches Murder, disappearance, and disembowelment strike fear into gourds Robyn Finlay

coffee shops begin to send out recruiters as early as August.

Although local law enforcements have been notified, larger shops are rumoured to be bribing officials with pumpkin spice beverages.

Molly and her children live on Drury Lane, a street that’s notorious for misconduct towards pumpkins, but they aren’t the only ones concerned.

A group of gingerbread people further down the road have been complaining about similar problems such as shady characters lurking behind their gingerbread houses.

“I recently told my children about their icings and how it would be an honourary moment for them and our family. The next day a recruiter came and offered free icing to them—no charge,” says Dave Jube Jube, a gingerbread man and father of two.

“Icing” is a traditional gingerbread ceremony of

tomato contributor With September here and the leaves starting to change colour, local pumpkin Molly Pumpkington expresses fear for the lives of her seven children with the rapidly approaching pumpkin spice season.

“Autumn is only a few weeks away and I know that this is the time when I have to be most vigilant,” Pumpkington says—and for good reason. Her husband, Albert Pumpkington, was killed last fall to be brewed up in a pumpkin spice latte, and since then, she says “the fear has been constant.”

Murders such as Mr. Pumpkington’s are rare, but abductions, disembowelment, and other violent behaviour towards the pumpkins are common this time of year.

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growth and maturation and is taken very seriously amongst those who perform it. As such, Jube Jube believes that the actions of the shop owners are nothing more than disgraceful. According to Jube Jube, gingerbread, similar to pumpkin spice, is becoming a new fad that needs to be put to rest.

When asked to comment on the suspicious behaviour on Drury Lane and other troubled neighbourhoods, most shop owners declined to respond. John Basic, owner of a local business called Free from Fad, is trying to make a positive change in his community. His new business provides affordable beverages with basic flavours for the everyday consumer.

“I’ve seen firsthand how bad things are for these folks and know that change is needed,” says Basic. He adds that it was Mr. Pumpkington’s murder that pushed

Pumpkins begin to fear as pumpkin spice latte season approaches.

him to start his own business and begin to bring relief to families on Drury Lane and surrounding areas.

“John’s business is wonderful for this community,”

says Mrs. Pumpkington. “I hope to see more of its kind in the future as we continue to get word out about the dangers that we face daily.”

Pumpkington is holding onto the hope that justice

Illustration: Christine Wang.

will come soon for her and her children. Businesses like Basic’s are helping out, but for now she must keep her young ones on a short vine as pumpkin spice season begins in earnest.

Yellowpages stops printing phone books, adapts to new reality Chimney sweeps, blacksmiths, lamplighters on adjusting to retirement DAvid Campion-Smith Tomato editor Yellowpages announced recently that it would no longer be printing a hardcopy phone directory. This announcement marks the end of 50 years of the phone book serving as the cheapest and most readily available doorstop, after that random brick by every apartment entrance. The book also did notable service as a measurement of personal strength, as people try to rip the book in half. In recognition of the end of such a venerable cultural institution, the Tomato decided to gather some advice for Yellowpages from other businesses that have succumbed to advancements in technology.

We first sat down with Elmer Johnson, a former lamp-

blah blah

lighter in Victorian England.

“I told everyone I could that electricity would be the end of us. Thanks a lot, Edison! I

Graphic: Christine Wang.

occasionally sleepwalk with my lamp lighting equipment and end up just lighting local houses on fire.”

While our streets and homes are brighter now, we are a more heartless society that puts the needs of a more

efficient means of energy before the jobs of hundreds of lamp lighters. Lamplighters are by no means the only industry that has been abandoned, and we discussed the impacts of technology with a musically inclined chimney sweep.

“New heaters just don’t need to be cleaned like chimneys—in fact, the chances of getting stuck in a new heater are almost non-existent,” said Oliver Twist, a former chimney sweeper. “I miss the old days when it was just a poor kid shoved into a tiny chimney with a broken broom, but I guess those times are gone now.”

The future has also taken us farther from animals, for better or worse. “Do you know how many times I’ve tried to put horse shoes on a pickup truck? How can they say horse power if it doesn’t

have any actual horses in it?” says blacksmith Elie Waller.

Our final interview was with the editor-in-chief of the Fulcrum, David Ericson.

“A print organization has gone out of business because it’s easier to survive online.

Good thing we won’t have to worry about, since the print newspaper business is going great.”

Is any of this advice helpful to Yellowpages? Who knows?

We gathered up advice from people who were alternatively angry, bitter, or in denial about how technology was affecting their income.

Truly, as technology continues to improve, who knows what other jobs are at stake? If lamplighters and chimney sweeps are out of work then it’s only a matter of time before they’re joined by blacksmiths, cobblers and cattle rustlers.

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DISTRACTIONS DEAR DI Horny homework: Oral Exam

Have your partner lie on their back and kiss them until you get between their legs and are going down on them. Use two fingers to penetrate them in their vagina or anus, and the other to touch their chest.

Dishing with Di: Maybe you’re born with it, maybe he ejaculated into your hair The Ancient Greeks have contributed enormously to Western civilization, but one of their weirder ideas was why a long head of hair has traditionally been considered sexually attractive on women. According to Hippocrates, “hair was a product of the congealing of sexual fluids such as semen.”

He believed that during sex semen would travel all the way from the penis up a woman’s body and into her hair. With the absurd costs of women’s hair products, I wonder if Hippocrates ever figured out if semen was a decent moisturizer?

Maybe with a little avocado and honey?

FEATURES EDITOR Savannah Awde

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Dear Di,

I’ve recently started dating someone, and I really want to have sex, but I’m worried that I’m going to embarrass myself because I’m a virgin and I don’t really know what to do. Do you have any tips on how virgins can knock it out of the park on their first time up to bat?

-Raunch Rookie Dear RR, First of all, virginity is a social construct that has no biological significance. I’m not trying to diminish your concerns about never having had sex before, I just want to be clear that there’s a lot of hullabaloo around virginity that isn’t based on facts.

The concept of virginity is based on the idea that, in a heterosexual couple, a woman “loses” her virginity when a man puts his penis inside her vagina, thus perforating the hymen. However, the hymen doesn’t actually fully cover the vagina; instead, it is a partial layer around the vagina.

In some cases, a woman does have a hymen that fully covers her vagina—this condition is known as an imperforate hymen. If you’ve ever gotten your period, you don’t have this type of hymen.

Bleeding is common for female first-timers because of tears of the hymen, but it’s not necessary to “lose your virginity.” The idea of virginity is a pretty loaded concept that puts a lot of pressure on women to be “pure,” to the extent that women have virginity tests conducted on them and go through costly “hymen restoration” surgeries (which, I should note, are a complete scam). From now on I will refrain from using the term virginity, and say having sex for the first time.

This brings me to my next point—have you engaged in any other forms of sexual activity? Too often we consider sex to be solely penis-vagina sexy times, when there are so many other sexy times people have that I wouldn’t want you to miss out on.

I subscribe to the Jessica Valenti school of thought in her book, The Purity Myth, that you have sex for the first time in your life when you orgasm. So whether it’s the first penis-vagina penetration, first oral sex experience, first fingering, or the first time you saw Titanic, each person’s first time is going to be different.

Now to finally get to your question, what can you do to up your confidence if you’ve never had sex before? Masturbate, masturbate, masturbate. You won’t be able to tell someone how to touch you if you don’t really know what you want. I recommend purchasing a vibrator (re-chargeable if you can, it will save you money over battery-operated toys in the long run), and sink into your favourite sex fantasy.

For men, you can skip the pricey toys, and stick to lube and your own two hands to reach ecstasy. Don’t be afraid to dive into porn-watching to familiarize yourself with different sex positions, but be aware that porn can be highly misleading.

Finally, when you’re getting it on with that special someone, communicate. Check in with them when you’re getting hot and heavy, ask them what they like, and don’t worry if there are a few awkward moments. Most people get pretty excited when someone wants to get naked with them, and if your partner isn’t excited, they aren’t worth your time!

Love, Di

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MUSIC EATS SPORTS FUN THINKING ARTS

Monday Sept. 11 Let’s Talk About the Weather: A Climate Meetup at Ecology Ottawa, RSVP on Ecology Ottawa website—6:30 p.m.

Kick-off Bagels & Schmear at the U of O!, free bagels from Hillel Ottawa, UCU couch lounge—12 p.m.

Tuesday Sept. 12 Connecting Young Minds Social, meet people in your field of study, Father and Sons—7:30 p.m.

Back 2 School Toonie Tuesday, 1848 and UCU Terminus—6:30 p.m.

Britannia Beach, Daisy Train Karaoke—5 p.m.

Thursday Sept. 14 Anti-capitalist Book Fair, OPIRG 101 week, Faculty of Social Sciences building—9 a.m.

Kman and the 45’s, rock n’ roll ska band from Montreal, Maverick’s—9 p.m.

Friday Sept. 15 The Women’s Balcony (a comedy about gender politics as experienced via religion )—7:05 p.m.

Night at the Museum, outdoor screening on Sparks Street

by Capital PopWednesday Sept. 13 Up Cinema, free admission and Cityfolk festival 2017, popcorn—8 p.m. first day (festival featuring Broken Social Eid Mubanquet 2017, Scene, Father John uOttawa Muslim Misty, Jack Johnson Students Association’s and more)—7:30 p.m. annual Eid dinner, tickets $10, Tabaret Beach Karaoke at

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Hall—5:30 p.m.

Saturday Sept. 16 Friends trivia, Hooley’s on Elgin—8 p.m.

Micro Mindfulness workshop, Ottawa Public Library—1:15 p.m.

My Life as a Zucchini (all seats $6, stop motion film about overcoming trauma)—2:45 p.m.

Sunday Sept. 17 Free, home-cooked monthly meal for students and young adults, The Open Table, St. Albans church on King Edward Avenue—5:30 p.m.

Clothing Swap, House of TARG, bring clothes, shoes, and accessories no longer worn to receive credits for new finds (all remaining items donated to Ottawa shelters)—3 p.m.

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WE NEED NALOXONE KITS AT UNIVERSITY EVENTS

When you think of large on-campus events like 101 week, what often springs to mind is all the events, partying, and meeting new people. But unless you’re a university or student union throwing the event, you probably don’t see the scope of preparations that are needed to keep people safe.

Such planning and preparations have only become more difficult as a growing opioid crisis grips Canada, with nearly 2,500 people dying from opioid-related overdoses last year.

With this new and dangerous element entering the equation, it’s imperative that people are ready to respond now. Unfortunately, many schools are not prepared, whether through lack of discussion or technical hurdles.

Who needs to respond? Two groups in the biggest position to help are universities themselves and student unions. Both of these groups organize events students attend, and so need to be able to make sure those events are as secure as possible, and this includes having people trained in the use of naloxone kits on hand.

And while providing some employees with general training in the use of the kits, the important piece of the puzzle is having them on hand for the biggest events, where there is the greatest likelihood of encountering an opioid overdose.

In fact, a growing number of universities in Canada are providing training with naloxone kits to staff and students, which is a great step.

However, this does not guarantee that people with proper training will be available at large events, which is going to be necessary moving forward.

The reaction to this issue by student unions has been mixed. Both the Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO) and the University of Toronto Students’ Union have expressed a desire to have naloxone kits present at future events that they throw. However other student union, like the Ryerson Students’ Union, have said that no such discussion is happening on their campus.

There needs to be discussion by all student unions. Not only will it help

the students at the union’s respective campus, but it could help other unions as well. For example, the SFUO was unable to give their guides naloxone kits at 101 week because of legal liability issues that would occur if something went wrong. If multiple student unions are out there having discussions with their surrounding universities, hospitals, municipal and provincial governments, and others, then one is more likely to find a solution to common problems, and pass it along to the others.

There also needs to be communication between student unions and universities. Both throw events for students, and both have the incentive of keeping them safe. They could very well be in a position to help each other out. For example, some universities put on 101 week for their students, but in other cases, like at the U of O, it’s done by the student union.

If the universities and student unions communicated, one might be able to help the other. So if a student union was unable to have people on hand at large events trained with

naloxone kits, the university might, since their structure is different, have a way to provide such people.

Figuring out a way to have people trained to administer naloxone at big events it very important across campuses. The solution to the problem isn’t easy, but it is simple. There needs to be more discussion. More discussion on campuses across the country, and more discussion between the actors, like schools, student unions, and governments, who have the ability to put plans into action.

The most important thing is that we learn more from these discussion than responding specifically to the opioid crisis. In the years to come, all sorts of crises that threaten students are liable to pop up. And when that happens, we should have a stronger sense of how to deal with the associate problems - lack of serious discussion, or lack of clarity on who the affected actors need to turn to. At the very least, learning to deal properly with opioid risks at university events in the future, so we react faster when things happen in the future.

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Université d’Ottawa

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UNLEASH YOUR INNER ARTIST...FOR A CHANCE TO WIN $2000!

What does innovation mean to you?

Show us with a work of art.

Hex by Hannah Gorham-Smith, Faculty of Science, 2016 winner

For more information: www.research.uOttawa.ca/greeting

The University of Ottawa will purchase the winning entry for $2000. It will grace the cover of holiday greeting cards sent out by the Vice-President, Research.

Who can participate? All full-time and part-time students of the University of Ottawa.

How? Participants are invited to send photos of a maximum of three original works of art (drawings, paintings, sculptures, etc.), along with a short paragraph explaining how their works illustrate innovation, to innovation@uOttawa.ca.

Deadline: Monday, October 30, 2017