The Campus November 12, 2014

The Bishop’s University Newspaper Vol. 70, No. 5

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Bishop’s Speaks, p. #4

Gaiters go out with a bang! p. #14

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Enactus: Changing the world one project at a time RYAN SCHWARZE Contributor

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ou may have heard about numerous events on campus or within the community presented by a group called Enactus. It might have been the Art Battle, Halloweekend Kegger, Excel Workshop, Global Entrepreneurship Week Mentorship Series, or Entrepreneurship Lecture Series. Maybe you’ve seen, on the Bishop’s website, that some students recently traveled to China to partake in activities at the Enactus World Cup. These are glimpses of the work done by the Enactus team.

Here at Bishop’s, we are lucky to be one the few universities in Quebec to boast an Enactus team; Enactus is the largest student leadership organization in the country. In Canada, 59 different post-secondary institutions have teams on their campuses. Worldwide, the program extends to 37 countries, with over 67,000 students involved.

Individuals from major international companies are key partners of the program, including CEOs and their executive teams from companies like Walmart, KPMG, Unilever, The Hershey Company, The Coca-Cola Company, Tim Hortons, Kraft Foods, Scotiabank, and TD. Students involved in Enactus have had the opportunity to meet and make valuable connections with some of these CEOs. So what does Enactus do? Many students believe that it is simply an entrepreneurship club for business students.

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Enactus’ Bishop’s strives to inspire leaders who change the world through entrepreneurial action.

WRONG. Members of this organization are achievers of change. They identify issues both at a local and global level and seek to solve these problems by empowering those in need. This is achieved through the facilitation of projects that teach people to think differently, see opportunities, focus on sustainability, and ultimately change lives for the better.

Some of the globe’s most pressing issues are being solved by Enactus teams worldwide. For example, in rural Mongolia, where goat herders have no electricity, an Enactus team from China invented a solar power system to give the herders access to light. In Guatemala, Enactus teams figured out a filtration system using recycled plastic coke bottles to transform rainwater into clean drinking water. Enactus Sheffield, from the UK, reintegrated sexually abused women into society by teaching them how to make handcrafted jewelry and build a business selling their pieces.

These projects only scratch the surface of Enactus’ mission: empowering those

in need through entrepreneurial action.

At Enactus Bishop’s, students are proud to be actively involved in making changes. There are students on the team from all disciplines, not just business.

Currently, Enactus Bishop’s is working to teach villagers from Malawi, Africa how to build biofuel stoves out of clay and dirt. We have a team here in Lennoxville working weekly to create molds, craft an education program, decide on an implementation strategy, and then head to Africa in May for five weeks to implement the project. They are also creating an online platform called uConversation to connect current Bishop’s students with successful alumni. The overarching theme is to “start digital, end personal”; these are just two of the four projects run by Enactus Bishop’s.

If you are interested in becoming involved with the Enactus team, please contact pauclair13@ubishops.ca for more information.

wick where he earned his B.Sc. at the University of New Brunswick. He then came to Quebec to complete his PhD at L’Université du Québec à Montréal, followed by a post-doctoral fellowship at McGill University. Marcantoni has been teaching at Bishop’s since 2006 and is actively involved in research at the university.

Marcantoni has been the primary instructor for numerous psychology courses offered throughout the year at Bishop’s, including during the spring semester.

For students who want to take a psychology course as an elective, Dr. Marcantoni teaches several subjects that are not only interesting but extremely useful for work in any field. The three most popular courses for students outside the psychology department include Psychology of Sexuality (PBI361), Psychology of Nutrition (PBI327a), and Forensic Psychology (PSY356).

Perhaps the most important thing to note about Dr. Marcantoni is his ap-

proach in the classroom: he is straight forward and very approachable, and the material covered in his classes is explained in great depth and detail. He is also able to make complex material easier for students to understand. It is evident through additional aid via office hours and quick response to emails that Marcantoni is passionate about student success.

Last year, Marcantoni won the William & Nancy Turner Teaching Award for the social sciences division. This award is given by the SRC each year to acknowledge excellence among our teaching faculty and requires nominations from the student body. Dr. Marcantoni was nominated by an entire class of students, receiving over 78 nominations, more than any other professor since the award began.

It is certain that Dr. Marcantoni is a committed and dedicated member of our faculty. He is a tremendous asset to the psychology department and to the Bishop’s community as a whole.

Professor Profiles: Dr. Walter Marcantoni GUENEVERE MACDONALD Contributor

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Dr. Walter Marcantoni, Bishop’s University psychology professor.

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nyone who studies a psychology major at Bishop’s will be familiar with Dr. Marcantoni. He originally hails from Italy, but grew up in New Bruns-

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Global Health: Disease knows no borders RHONDA BOATENG & NELSON MAMPUYA Contributors

“Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhuman.” - Martin Luther King, Jr.

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bola and other infectious diseases such as HIV/AIDS and SARS have ravaged populations in recent history.

The slow response to the Ebola crisis has, since March, resulted in the death of thousands of people in West Africa. The deadly disease only truly received ample media coverage when two American citizens were diagnosed with the disease and brought back to the United States in June. In a globalized world where people travel freely between countries, we cannot wait until a disease reaches our borders to get involved in treatment and management; global health approaches are necessary to deal with health crises.

The concept of global health (GH) involves trans-national collaboration between two or more countries to resolve health issues that impact the global

community. The objective is to improve the health of vulnerable populations by developing effective strategies that promote health equity for all. These strategies incorporate the social, environmental, economic, and political determinants of health. Examples of strategies used by GH practitioners include providing medicine, skills training for healthcare workers, and educational awareness.

Vulnerable populations can be identified as persons who are most at risk of developing health complications and are unable to easily access healthcare services. While most vulnerable populations can be found in lower and middleincome countries (LMCs), they can also be found in developed countries. Vulnerable peoples range from neglected communities, such as the homeless, offenders, minority groups and indigenous groups.

LMCs are criticized by the international community for their inability to deal with crises without assistance from higher income countries. Due to eco-

nomical constraints, many LMCs do not have healthcare systems capable to have effective responses to crisis situations.

Recently, the government of Japan donated ambulances to Liberia and Sierra Leone. Before the outbreak, Liberia had approximately twelve ambulances on hand for a population of four million people. This reality is reflective of many other LMCs. Another issue that many of these countries face is health care providers leaving for opportunities in higher income countries resulting in a shortage of healthcare professionals.

Cultural traditions and religious beliefs can also impede health improvement. This is exemplified by the burial rites in West Africa, which helped to spread Ebola, as the virus is most contagious at the time of death. The best response would be for healthcare providers to develop culturally appropriate health education, but again, economic and workforce limitations keep LMCs from taking a multifaceted approach.

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in improving the quality and accessibility of their healthcare systems. International collaborations between LMCs and higher income countries are necessary for achieving these objectives and developing strategies to deal with sudden disasters, pandemic diseases, and humanitarian emergencies. Due to the multiplicity of the health determinants, finding solutions to global health issues require a trans disciplinary approach.

High-income countries have the capital, human resources, and technology necessary to assist LMCs tackle these issues effectively. Once these issues are resolved, LMCs will have the capacity to deal with future outbreaks more effectively.

Overall, it is important for countries, regardless of income, to get involved in fighting health crises together. Due to the interconnectedness of today’s world, the health of one population can have a profound impact on the rest. Disease knows no borders. It is our duty as global citizens to become more involved.

Together we can achieve health equity for all.

On the Sixth Day God Created Evolution

Pope Francis says Creationism, Big Bang, and Evolution should coexist NICOLE GAUVREAU Copy Editor

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ope Francis has made headlines for his progressive views since his election by the Papal Conclave in 2013. He’s the first Pope to come from the Southern Hemisphere, the first from the Americas, the first to be a Jesuit, and the first to take the name Francis.

In July 2013 the pontiff caused a media frenzy when he said, “If someone is gay, who searches for the Lord and has goodwill, who am I to judge?” While this statement did not mark a change in the Church’s views on homosexual acts as a sin, it did mark a move towards tolerance and integration.

Now, just over a year later, Pope Francis is again causing a stir in the media.

This time the focus is on his view of the relationship between science and evolution.

On Oct. 27, 2014, Pope Francis attended the plenary session of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences for a discussion on the evolution of the concept of nature.

During this session, the pontiff inaugurated the new bust of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. It was during this speech that Pope Francis turned to the topic of God and evolution.

The pontiff said, “When we read in Genesis the account of Creation, we risk imagining God as a magician, with a

wand able to make everything. But it is not so.” He then went on to say that God created everything, but also “allowed them to develop according to the internal laws that he gave to each one, so that they were able to develop and to arrive at their fullness of being.”

The Pope touched on the scientific theory of the Big Bang to explain the creation of the universe. He said that the Big Bang did not go against God and Creation. In fact, it requires a supreme being to act as the catalyst.

However, the topic of coexistence between Creation and evolution has been accepted for over a decade. In 2002, the Vatican’s International Theological Commission published a paper that accepted the Big Bang and evolution of all creatures from microorganisms.

The acceptance of this from Pope Francis is a great step forward. These actions may force the Roman Catholic Church to become more aligned with the beliefs of other mainstream Christian denominations including Anglicans, Presbyterians, the United Church of Canada, Lutherans, and Baptists.

Whether or not Pope Francis’ statement creates any lasting impact or reform remains to be seen, but for now it continues to establish him as far more liberal than many expected at his election.

Pope Francis of the Roman Catholic Church.

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Bishop’s Speaks, Students Listen KRISTY BOCKUS News Editor

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n Friday, November 7, 2014 the Students’ Representative Council launched a new seminar series called Bishop’s Speaks. The aim of this series is to give students tools for success within their academic careers and in employment.

Bandeen Hall was filled for the late night event that boasted presentations from three of Bishop’s professors and PHOTO COURTESY BENJAMIN TRACY one student. All speakers discussed their own academic journey and how Bishop’s Speaks welcomed four speakers to the stage to discuss academic growth. those experiences transformed them.

Shayne Cowan-Cholette, a third year Bishop’s student, was the first speaker of the night with his presentation on time management techniques to enhance your liberal education experience. He made the audience laugh with his ongoing analogy of a walk down Sesame Street, focusing primarily on a riveting conversation with Cookie Monster. The presentation was filled with laughter from the audience, but there were powerful points to take away – the Powerful Three.

The first of the Powerful Three is sacrifice. Cowan-Cholette defined this physical sacrifice as knowing what you put into your health is what you receive in return. A student who takes care of his body through proper nutrition and rest will be able to cope in time of stress, PHOTO COURTESY BENJAMIN TRACY as the toll on the body will be reduced.

Dr. Michael Teed gave the audience a reality check, life is not a regression line!

This is crucial as the semester draws to a close and many students struggle to stay conducted by Carol Dweck. This study with others. on top of assignments and exams. presents data to support the hypothesis “What have I been put on this earth to The second point mentioned is to that a person’s belief of his own ability do?” That is the question that changed find your learning style. Cown-Cholette has a significant influence on success. everything for Dr. Gordon Baker. It led turned to Sesame Street once again to Dweck identified two states of mindset him on a journey of finding personal showcase the learning styles of Big Bird, in the study known as fixed and growth success and the importance of “The Four Bert and Ernie, and Oscar the Grouch. A mindset. Lawford explained that a fixed Cs.” student needs to discover which of these mindset is defined by a goal to prove inBaker’s story begins in New York characters he identifies with in terms telligence and will make a person avoid when he worked for a multimillionof learning style. Is he like Big Bird who challenging situations due to the possi- dollar company. His job was to realize likes to learn by teaching others? Or Bert bility of failure. Due to the current model investments into values. This was stanand Ernie who work best in a group? of education, many students tend to fall dard procedure in corporate America, Cowan-Cholette identified with Oscar into a fixed mindset when it comes to where the focus was on boosting operthe Grouch who flourishes when able to academic achievement and only focus ation and people did not fit into the work individually and without distrac- on getting good grades. A growth mind- equation. In the middle of a speech to his tions. Once students find the learning set is based on the view that intelligence employees, Baker was hit with the realstyle that best fits them then success will is something that develops with effort. ity of his work. He wondered if that was soon follow. Bishop’s is lucky to have Someone with a growth mindset will his only purpose in life – to up earnings amazing professors who are passionate take negative feedback as an opportun- at every quarter. This moment caused about student success and can provide ity for improvement. Rather than work- him to reflect on his life. Baker realized great insight into a person’s learning ing to appear successful, a growth mind- that he rushed into a career too quickly style. set means a person works to become and based his goals around the ideas of The third point in the Powerful Three successful. others. It was time for a change. is to leave room for dessert. This is a In Dweck’s study, 92% of children Baker returned to university in an enmandatory component of Cookie Mon- who were given feedback that fostered a tirely new field, African American hisster’s life. Cowan-Cholette encourages growth mindset chose to complete more tory. It was on this new academic jourstudents to integrate fun into their challenging tasks. The data collected ney that Baker discovered his passion schedules, whether that is spending from this study showed that those chil- for teaching and research. Academics the night with friends or staying home dren experienced more improvement, allowed him to fulfill “The Four Cs”: conand reading a book. Those moments of increased persistence, and more enjoy- ceive, challenge, contribute, and care. relaxation are vital to avoid being over- ment in task completion.

These four points are the recipe for findwhelmed with busy school and work Lawford concluded her presentation ing meaning in life while expressing perschedules. with several tips for students to begin sonal uniqueness.

Dr. Heather Lawford was the second the shift to a growth mindset: make a list Academics are a course of transformaspeaker of the night and suggested that of goals concerning what you want to tion that sets in motion a person’s abilwhen it comes to success, you should get out of your courses without focusing ity to shape his own identity. Baker engrow your mindset! The theme of the talk on grades, think about the feedback you courages students to let academics be a was inspired by a psychological study are given, and share what you’ve learned source of freedom that makes a differ-

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ence in people’s lives.

Dr. Michael Teed finished off the night with a presentation on how to avoid living in your parent’s basement after university through key strategies for finding employment.

Teed listed a four-point structure that a person can use to increase success in the job market.

The first point is to identify strengths and weaknesses. This means an individual must take risks, understand what it is that he loves to do, and form improvement strategies.

Secondly, Teed encouraged students to build their resumes. This goes beyond giving 20 companies the same copy of a resume that displays work experience in chronological order. Sound familiar?

Then it’s time to make some changes to that crucial sheet of paper. Teed explained that resumes should be tailored to each job application and paired with star statements to highlight a person’s strengths. If these statements can be quantified then take that extra step (i.e. scholarship recipient: 1/2400 students).

The third point is to improve networking skills. This is crucial in today’s job market as 35-75% of jobs are found through networking. Tedd gave some tips on how to improve these skills: practice professional etiquette, ask about the careers of others, research companies of interest, and be grateful by sending thank you cards. Another great resource for networking is LinkedIn, a digital network that is quickly gaining popularity with employers.

Finally, a student must master his interview skills. This is necessary to get the job once a resume has made it through the first selection phase. Once again, Tedd provided tips such as preparing references within context beyond a name and phone number, have a question to ask at the end of the interview that is unrelated to pay or vacation time, and take the time to self-assess after an interview. Self-assessment will allow the person to identify strengths and weaknesses within the specific realm of an interview. This can provide insight for improvement.

On average, it takes several months to over a year for a recent graduate to find work. Tedd said the most important thing to remember is to stay positive.

The overarching theme that tied together all the topics presented was the idea of growth. Each speaker discussed their own stories of personal growth within academics and provided advice on how to foster that development.

After the seminar finished, the audience was invited for an open discussion in the lobby where refreshments were provided.

For its first year, Bishop’s Speaks proved to be a success and a seminar that students hope to see again in future years.

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Lost and Found: Controversy rises around potential Da Vinci painting

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SAM LANZAI Contributor

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n January 30, 1998, an anonymous portrait of a young woman was listed at Christie’s auction in New York.

It was listed as a 19th century German portrait of a young Milanese woman in coloured chalks and ink on vellum.

The portrait originally sold for £11 400 (approximately C$22 830 in 1998) and exchanged hands again before attracting the attention of art historian Martin Kemp.

Kemp heard about the portrait from a collector who recently bought the artwork and thought it might be a lost work of Leonardo Da Vinci. Kemp is a professor emeritus of art history at Oxford University and is used to these kinds of questions by people who think they have discovered a lost work of art. He was quite skeptical about the claim until he was sent a digital picture of it by the collector: the portrait’s style made him want to get a closer look. When Kemp saw it in person, he was convinced.

After seeing the portrait, Kemp started an investigation to verify the portrait’s authenticity. He started by studying the different layers of paint with the help of high-resolution multispectral scans.

The scans analyze the temperature of each pigment to determine the true colour and then digitally display them with complete accuracy. Using this tool, Kemp was able to examine and identify evidence that might attribute the portrait to Da Vinci.

Examining the portrait was only the first step, Kemp had to prove that the portrait was made in the right time and place. Using carbon dating, he was able to place the portrait’s origin between 1440 and 1650. The young woman’s clothing and other evidence led Kemp to identify the woman as Bianca Sforza, the daughter of Ludovico Sforza. Ludovico was the Duke of Milan and a patron of Leonardo

“La Belle Principessa,” was she painted by the hands of Da Vinci?

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Da Vinci, which made the portrait’s authenticity possible. After identifying the portrait, Kemp named it “La Bella Principessa,” the beautiful princess.

The portrait had stitch marks on its left edge which led Kemp to believe it had been torn from a book. Finding the book it came from could be the proof that he needed, but Kemp knew how unlikely it would be to find a 15th century book with a missing page.

Luckily, Kemp was tipped off by a fellow art historian who suggested a book called the Sforziad in the National Library of Poland in Warsaw. It was a commemorative volume for Bianca Sfor-

za’s marriage and was a likely place for the portrait. He inspected the book and was able to find a missing page where a portrait would be placed.

Kemp tested the page and found that they were a match. Recalling when he first examined the book, he said, “Yes, lo and behold, we could identify that there was a page clearly removed. The stitchholes matched, the vellum matched. It is indeed 1496, it is indeed Bianca and indeed for her marriage. It’s uncanny.”

Kemp is convinced that the portrait is authentic, although not everyone is so confident.

There are many people who doubt the

portrait’s authenticity and some have even called it “a screaming 20th century fake.” Skeptics point to the portrait’s lack of provenance before the 20th century and the fact that Da Vinci never used Vellum before.

Authenticating “La Bella Principessa” was a long process that required time, precise tools, heavy research and a little luck. The debate over the portrait’s authenticity is still ongoing. Whatever the end result, this portrait will never be the anonymous piece that it was when it entered the art scene in 1998.

paid internships, the treatment of youth in the job market, and the role of such internships in income inequality. The issues raised mainly stem from unpaid internship’s ability to subvert the minimum wage and allow companies to benefit from the work of interns in exchange for documenting the experience on their resumes; there are laws that limit the ability for companies and potential interns to agree to such a deal. T h e intentions of Poloz and the unintended side effects of his remarks may benefit young workers. A phenomenon known as “generation jobless” is a real problem and it can have long term negative consequences on the economy as a whole.

When students graduate and enter the

workplace during a recession, they must lower their standards of employment greatly, and often settle for minimum wage jobs. By the time the economy recovers, their education is stale and their work experience is unimpressive, leading to long-term employment difficulty.

This is not to say that the comments were entirely mindful of the effects or legality of unpaid internships, simply that the comments may not have been malicious or even intentionally derogatory.

Several commentators stated that the Poloz’s comments undercut the value of young workers. MP Scott Brison, pointed out that such action could lead to an increase in income inequality. Brison

voiced his concern that unpaid internships would force individuals with limited connections to work for free and fail to address income inequality. It is doubly unfortunate, as those forced into such positions would likely have no financial support during their time as interns.

Like so many controversies, no matter the intentions or the suggested outcomes, the conflict has increased attention for the problem. Liberal Finance Minister Joe Oliver stated that “We are obviously looking for more paying jobs for youth”. While such statements mean little on their own, the attention given to this issue forces government officials to take notice of youth employment.

Generation Jobless: Experience through unpaid internships TYLER KOLODY Contributor

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he Bank of Canada governor, Steven Poloz, has caused outrage among some Canadian youth and advocacy groups due to comments he made regarding the continued difficulty young people face in employment. He implied that instead of paying jobs, youth should seek out unpaid internships for experience. Despite the fact that 43 000 new jobs were created in October alone, decreasing the unemployment rate to 6.5%, this rate is nearly doubled among youth.

The comments made on Nov. 3, 2014 sparked debate about the ethics of un-

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Can India become the New China?

GUILHERME GONCALVES Contributor

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hina has been dominating the manufacturing sector in Asia for the past 15 years; the country has the biggest workforce in the world and wages that are attractive to investors. However, China’s minimum wage has increased in recent years. In the period between 2008 and 2012, salaries went up annually at a 12.6% average; the Chinese government plans to keep increasing minimum wages by 13% in 2014 and 2015 and officials are now moving the country steadily to a more service-based economy. These wage hikes have led many companies to look for cheaper alternatives for manufacturing in that region: now India is looking to take advantage of this situation.

Indian officials know that the country is the only one in the region with a comparable supply of workers. Moreover, the country’s minimum wage in the manufacturing sectors is only a quarter of China’s. This cheaper cost has attracted many investors to opportunities in India. Additionally, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who headed the government of the state of Gujarat for 13 years and transformed it into an industry leader in the country, is willing to ex-

pand the country’s manufacturing sector. Gujarat’s industrial sector accounts for 28% of its economy, compared to 13% for the whole India.

Labor and property acquisition laws in India are expected to change under the Modi government to become more investor-friendly. As a result, there will be fewer barriers to hiring and firing workers. Foreign capital is already being brought into the country with Ford Motor opening its second Indian plant in 2015. Other players in the automobile industry, such as Yamaha Motors, are also starting new business ventures in India.

India’s biggest challenges lie in its poor infrastructure and lack of suppliers. The country has an unreliable system of railroads, ports and power distribution: the infrastructure is far from matching China’s. However, the government has promised to work with local allies to change this situation. Japan and China have pledged to invest altogether more than $55 billion in India in the next years, most of this which will be used to develop a massive industrial corridor between Delhi and Mumbai, including the construction of superhighways and high-speed trains—Indian officials want to transform the region into something like Guangdong Province in China, which

is home to special economic zones that allowed China to become an exporting powerhouse.

India’s future looks promising as companies try to look for cheaper alternatives in Asia. With 487 million worker, the country possesses the second big-

gest workforce in the, only losing to China. If the country manages to develop its own infrastructure to accommodate the arrival of new companies, we can expect an economic boom in India in the following years.

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White Privilege and the “10 Hours Walking Through New York” Video TYLER KOLODY Opinion Writer

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iven the recent “10 hours walking through New York” viral video and the plethora of commentators on all sides, I feel the need to share my point of view. As a straight white male, I want to ask people, namely other straight white males, to listen and actively acknowledge the experiences of the groups to which they do not belong.

I am not saying that you don’t have a right to say your piece if you do not belong to a particular group, that would be wrong, and also self-defeating. I am simply stating my exhaustion and frankly, disgust, with the number of people who seem to think they know more about persecution, harassment, abuse and prejudice than those who have actually experienced it. Furthermore, this sense of objectivity and self-righteousness seems to extend to putting the comfort and feeling of safety of others below a

perceived right to expression.

To those who disagree with my points, you might argue that I am taking a position that, by its own admission, dismisses other perspectives automatically.

However, everyone’s opinions and feelings are biased by their own experiences, but some experiences, such as those of people who have never experienced harassment, are not as important in this situation as those who have experienced harassment.

It may be your opinion that calling out to a girl on the street is just being friendly, or that racism doesn’t feature into our social structure any more. But the experience and opinions of those who do feel harassed or persecuted are far more visceral, and have far more impact on their lives as a whole. You do not have to deal with the consequences of people stopping you on the street to ogle at your body every day, or stopping and frisking you after leaving a convenience store to

buy some milk. To you these experiences are foreign, and thus you might wrongly dismiss them.

To people like Bill O’Reilly or Steve Santagati, these issues are just talking points and publicity. But for minorities, women, and other people who often still fight just to find equal ground, these things shape their reality. It is something they may be aware of every step they take, metaphorically through life, or literally while walking down the street.

The arguments dissenters raise often focus on discrediting the feelings of others, and that’s just wrongheaded. If people say that something makes them feel threatened or unsafe or unwelcome, that is reason enough on its own to be taken seriously. If you want to argue that you are for equality by belittling the experiences of others, you clearly don’t know what equality means.

Inequalities in power, opportunity, and support do exist. They are real, and

the weight of that inequality is behind every statement made to discredit those subjected to this inequality. It’s easy to say “we’re on even footing” when you have the social, though certainly not moral, high ground and are not exposed to a difference in treatment based on your race, gender, sexuality, disability, income, and/or social status.

Coming back to the “10 hours” video, I want to finish with a simple, logical truth. If you think the actions displayed in this video are appropriate and do not demonstrate prejudice or you are honest in your insistence that you are a nice person and just want to pay someone a compliment, then above all, you should be concerned with how people take those compliments. Because anyone who honestly wants to make someone’s day better should really only care about how their actions affect others, not the intention behind the action.

Assisted Suicide: Murder or a Right?

TINA GOLAB Contributor

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he question of whether or not assisted-suicide is a criminal offence or an act of mercy is a long debated topic that deals with the moral implications of how and when someone chooses to die.

While many will argue that each individual bears the responsibility of preserving the lives of others, each individual also bears the right to choose how and when they will die, provided it does not harm others in the process. Joseph Arvay, a lawyer representing several plaintiffs asking for the decriminalization of assisted suicide in a Supreme Court case, describes that if the laws were to change to allow assisted suicide, Canadians would not flock to doctors seeking a way to end their lives because “the human condition is that no one wants to die if living is better”.

Therefore, if an individual finds themselves in the horribly unfortunate predicament where their quality of life is so poor they wish to end their lives, are any of us in the right to tell them no; to make them continue to suffer?

Why is it that it is illegal to help a person who is suffering ease their pain, while pet owners are looked upon as merciful for putting their beloved companions down when the pain for the pets become too much? An animal cannot directly tell their owners ‘I am suffering, I want to die,’ yet when a human being is in a far better position to communicate this, and clearly states their wish to end their pain, they are denied their

right to die with dignity. In Canada, assisted suicide is classified as murder and is punishable by up to fourteen years in prison. Fourteen years in prison because someone was compassionate enough to see a person in so much pain that they offered their assistance to end the person’s misery.

Terminally ill patients often look for methods to shorten their period of pain before death finally takes them. Those who are denied the right to die with dignity search for other methods that do not always provide a quick, painless death.

Arvay states “that a blanket prohibition is creating back alleys for assisted suicide, where people are buying ‘turkey bags that they then fill with helium’ or ordering drugs from Thailand or Mexico that, if they don’t work, leave them brain damaged and even worse off.”

By legalizing assisted suicide, a safe, dignified way to die without causing further damage is provided to the terminally ill.

Oregon, U.S. was the first state to adopt the Die-With-Dignity Act in which a doctor is able to prescribe a life-ending drug to “a terminally ill patient of sound mind who makes the request”. The patient, however, must swallow the drug on his or her own; it is illegal for a doctor to administer it.

I have personally watched neighbors suffer through cancer, and watched, as their suffering grew worse as they struggled to fight their disease, only to have it grow and multiply into other cancers that spread throughout the body. I have seen how the person they used to be

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Brittany Maynard used Oregon’s Die with Dignity Act in order to choose when to die after being diagnosed with terminal brain cancer.

slowly changes into a person struggling to survive on a daily basis. They should have had the right to die with dignity should they have desired it. Just as every

individual has the right to live, every individual should have the right to choose when and how they die.

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Decolonizing Feminism and the “Zero Tolerance for Barbaric Cultural Practices Act” Racism against Muslim, Brown Canadians and immigrants ASHA-MARIA BOST Opinion Editor

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n Thursday I went to a thought provoking talk held by the School of Education entitled “Decolonizing Feminism: Anti-Orientalist and Indigenous Feminisms.” In the talk Dr. Jasmine Zine, an Associate Professor of Sociology and Muslim Studies at Wilfred Laurier University, outlined the many ways in which Brown bodies are racialized within contemporary Canadian society.

There is often a dichotomy in which people see Brown, Muslim, female bodies. Many Canadians who are not part Brown or Muslim have “an imperialist fascination and humanist pity” towards Muslim women. According to Zine, they are fascinated by “unveiling what life is like for Muslim women” and are fascinated by belly dance culture, appropriating this dance for their own enjoyment.

These Canadians feel pity for those growing up in a culture that, looking from a Western perspective, seems backwards and oppressed. Western feminism often tries to save Muslim and Brown women from the depravity of their cultures without realizing that this is the same mentality that colonizers use in order to violently meld indigenous, Brown and

Black people into their own system of thought and destroy the culture of these individuals. There are many different cultures in the world, and it is ethnocentric to think that Western culture is the most advanced or preferred and all other cultures are backwards compared to it.

Muslim and Brown women may have been born in Canada but people impose meaning on their bodies, as if a single woman’s body can encompass the whole of Brown and/or Muslim identities. They are commoditised and fetishized, as sexy harem girls or seen as backwards or oppressed for wearing a hijab. Neither of those representations of Muslim women reflect the large diversity in identity of Muslim women.

The timing of Decolonizing Feminism was especially apt in light of a recent bill the “Zero Tolerance for Barbaric Cultural Practices Act,” tabled by Canada’s Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander. The act would outlaw new immigrants from entering in the country if they are suspected of practicing polygamy, and allow the government to bar permanent residents and temporary residents from Canada and deport them on suspicion of polygamy, even without a criminal conviction.

The Act also proposes to change the legal age of marriage to 16 and require parental and judicial consent for the marriage to occur. If the government fears that someone is taking a child out of the country for a forced marriage, the Canadian government can take away the passport of the person who is transporting the child. By introducing this act, Canada is policing its border even more heavily and unfairly targeting Brown women and men as a response to “Honour based Killings”, for example the murders of three young women and their stepmother at the hands of the girl’s brother, mother and father, Mohammad Shafia.

The government of Canada is sending the message that immigrants, namely Brown men, are not welcome in Canada. The underlying message of the Act is that the Immigration Minister and the Harper Government believe that immigrants have imported sexual violence and polygamy into the country. This is most certainly not the case. There are other people in Canada who practice polygamy, such as the members of the Bountiful sect in B.C., although it is illegal. The sudden focus on new immigrants who may practice polygamy is a direct attack on immigrants, who will

be unable to refute the government’s claims due to the legislation.

The references to barbaric cultural practices assumes that these deplorable practices are solely due to a person’s culture instead of the underlying existence of a male dominated world that wants women to be submissive to the interests of men. Domestic violence occurs in Canada with people of all genders, races, and abilities affected by it. Jasmine Zine, highlighted that when Brown women are victims of domestic violence, the focus is all about the culture she is from and not about the existence of a male dominated world and political system in Canada that leads to violence against women of all backgrounds.

There are many more worthy ways for the Harper government to protect the interests of women and girls instead of making racially motivated immigration policies: the government could create more support services for victims of domestic violence, lead a national inquiry into missing and murdered aboriginal women, and help more women from diverse backgrounds enter into the political system.

However, it’s not just in initialisms that problems arise. Our society is highly sexualized, and a person who has no interest in sex is often considered prudish. A person who isn’t interested in sex often can’t even partake in one of the major fallback conversations: one’s sex life (though some Asexuals do have sex for a variety of reasons).

Additionally, Asexuality is often thought, by medical professionals and laypeople alike, to be some kind of disorder, trauma, or hormone imbalance; to not experience sexual attraction is considered wrong and something that must be fixed with a variety of hormone or psychological treatments. People also often think that Asexuals think of themselves as morally superior. Full disclosure, I’m a pretty awful person and wouldn’t consider myself morally superior to the vast majority of people.

Then, there’s the “You just haven’t met the right person yet,” response which is elicited in many when saying you’re Asexual. This response is far more suitable to someone saying they don’t want to have sex but experience sexual attraction for example someone who is abstinent or celibate outside of a binding or long-term relationship. While some people (demi-sexuals) do experience

sexual attraction for the first time when meeting the right person, generally if one has made it through puberty with no sexual attraction it’s safe to say that “the right person” won’t suddenly flip a switch for sexual attraction.

Finally, in most places you can’t be fired for being homo-, bi-, or pansexual.

The same is not true for Asexuals, though it is of course far less likely to occur: you can be fired in a number of places for being Asexual, as protections under the law simply don’t exist. Asexuals generally aren’t fired for their orientations (or at least that’s not the reason that can be proven), but it isn’t illegal to do so in most jurisdictions.

Asexuality is a new concept for many, including scientists. At the moment it is estimated that between one and two percent of the global population is Asexual, and most meet and talk online. Until more people know about Asexuality, it will be impossible to create understanding and acceptance.

If you’d like to learn more about Asexuality, visit the Asexual Visibility and Education Network (AVEN) and www. asexuality.org.

Behind the Purple, Black, Gray and White Flag Understanding Asexuality ANONYMOUS

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’ve never experienced sexual attraction. Not once in my twenty years of life have I seen a person, or other being or object, and found myself aroused. I’ve never seen someone and wanted to have sex with them, or even date them. Until I was 18, I never really thought about it: it didn’t matter to me and sex frankly sounded a bit gross. Then, in a completely different context, a friend brought up Asexuality.

Most people haven’t heard of asexuality, even many who might identify as asexual had they heard of it outside of a sentence referring to reproduction in single celled organisms. So, what is Asexuality and why does it matter?

Asexuality is the lack of sexual attraction to anyone. Asexuality is not the lack of any kind of attraction, some, like me, experience aesthetic attraction (attraction to appearance which is not sexually or sensually based) and/or intellectual attraction (non-sexual attraction based on intellect). Others experience romantic attraction (desire to be romantically, but not sexually involved) and/or sensual attraction (desire for non-sexual touching). Still others experience no sort of attraction at all. Generally in the

Asexual community one identifies as a Hetero-, Homo-, Bi-, or Pan-romantic or an Aromantic Asexual, though one can extend it further (for example, I am a Pan-intellectual, Bi-aesthetic, Aromantic, Hetero-demi-sensual Asexual).

Within Asexuality, there are those who identify as Demi-sexual, meaning they seldom experience sexual attraction, and only after an emotional bond has been formed. One can also identify as demi-any other sort of attraction.

Now that you have a rough idea of what Asexuality is, you may be wondering why you should care. After all, don’t Gays, Lesbians, Bisexuals and Trans* people experience far more discrimination? LGBT* people may experience more public and systematic discrimination, but Asexuals do too, and from people in all sexual groups, even though people in the LGBT* community tend to make more of an effort to accept people outside their identity, though there are of course exceptions.

In LGBTQIA, the “A” usually stands for Ally. Sometimes the alphabet soup is extended to have two “A”s, and then one stands for Asexual (personally, I like the acronym QUILTBAGS: Questioning, Undecided, Intersex, Lesbian, Trans*, Bisexual, Asexual, Gay, Supporter).

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How Not to be Cool: Excessive Drinking and Partying HALEY LEWIS Contributor

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I drink to make other people more interesting.” – Ernest Hemmingway Let’s start off with Yik Yak, which so eloquently illustrates Bishop’s obsession with drinking and partying.

If you are a student at Bishop’s with a smartphone, the likelihood of you having the app Yik Yak is pretty high.

Yik Yak is an app that functions like an anonymous Twitter: you write a witty statement, or in Yik Yak speak a “Yak”, in the hopes of getting a bunch of up-votes and replies.

The app only shows you “Yaks” in your general area and living in Lennoxville, we only see Yaks written by Bishop’s students.

Here are a few examples of Yaks written over the past week: “I brought 15 bottles of wine here thanksgiving weekend and I only have one left… I love BU #alcoholic” “Only Hall of Fame I’ll be inducted into is the Alcohol of Fame…”

“In the library trying to be productive but all that’s going through my mind is how much I want to be fu*ked up right now.”

I’m sure I’m not the only one who read these and immediately thought, please stop trying so hard to flaunt your excessive drinking in the hopes of fitting into Bishop’s reputation of excessive alcohol consumption.

I understand Bishop’s has a party reputation, but this doesn’t mean you have to act and talk like that’s the only

thing you do/care about. I’m sure there’s a hall of fame you could be inducted into other than the “Alcohol Hall of Fame”.

Now I don’t think that everyone at Bishop’s has the desire to go out every night of every weekend, but for many of the people that do go out every night of every weekend, there may be a few reasons as to why.

Studies show that the reasons that lie behind youths’ excessive consumption of alcohol are the following: Fear of missing out on campus life; are insecure or stressed and unable to manage these emotions; think that they have to drink to be accepted/fit in; drink to relieve boredom or to feel personal excitement.

There’s also the other side of the spectrum, just because you don’t go

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out every Thursday and Saturday night, don’t let anyone think any less of you. I used to go out all the time, every night of every weekend until I finally realized that there’s more to do in life than getting drunk and there are other ways you can have fun.

I am not against going out, because every once in a while you need to let loose and have a good time.

However, having an end goal of blacking out every time you go out is probably not the healthiest way to spend your time here at Bishop’s. There is a lot to be said for having a good balance between partying and managing your other responsibilities.

A Good Foundation but Not Enough Counsellors to Meet Demand A Critique of the Bishop’s University Mental Health Services KATHARINE MCKENNEY Ar ts Editor

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tressed? Depressed? Having trouble with schoolwork? Homesick? All of the above?

Hopefully it’s not an emergency. The waitlist for mental health and emotional support is almost two weeks long at Bishop’s. In a world where 30% of university students suffer from some variation of depression, and binge-drinking is a frequently used coping mechanism for emotional distress, this waitlist is much too long, and certainly needs to be remedied. To make someone suffer undue hardship without the option of immediate relief does nothing to aid in reducing instances of binge drinking and creating a safe environment for students.

In addition to the waitlist, the Bishop’s emotional support offices are notoriously difficult to find. There’s certainly no signs, posters, or information available on the Bishop’s website that can help you find the office. When investigating for this article, I wandered into the Student Union building and asked the Tim Hortons employee if she knew where I could find the emotional support offices; she directed me across the hall. This turned out to be very wrong. The mental health offices are located upstairs of the SUB, to the left-hand side. There is a long hallway with no clear signs; no real clue as to which of the numerous offices will lead to the right one. I even had to ask someone in one of the offices where, exactly, I make an appointment to speak to someone. Eventually, I found the sec-

retary and was informed there was a two-week wait for any sort of counseling session, “unless it’s an emergency” and there is an immediate threat to your safety or the safety of others.

My question is this: if an upper-year student such as myself had difficulty finding the office, how hard would be as a first-year, who is already having difficulty managing their first semester of post-secondary education? Mental health services are difficult to find, and are not serving the student population in an efficient manner. How many people have coped with intense feelings of anxiety or depression because of lack of accessibility to these services?

The mental health support available at Bishop’s is not subpar. We have excellent counselors who engage in creative

and nuanced methods to help the student body in any way they can; we are blessed with dedicated, hardworking individuals who strive to provide as much support as they can. Unfortunately, they’re confronted by an immense barrier: the demand far outweighs the supply, and many students dealing with intense stress, anxiety, depression, or any other number of issues does not have two weeks to spare while waiting for counseling. The mental health services at Bishop’s have an excellent base; but in order to create an environment of excellence, further improvements need to be made to the existing system so as to better serve the Bishop’s population.

the war, women were not about to relinquish their new place in society, and began to have a more permanent place in the traditional workforce.

Since women are able to vote and work, women and men are equal, right?

Wrong. There are still many inequalities between women and men, compounded by other issues such as race and class.

Sexism is so deeply ingrained in our society that it is very, very hard to spot if you are not a first-hand victim of patriarchal oppression. The patriarchy benefits certain factions of society (namely rich white males) through the oppression and exploitation of other groups, such as gender, sexual, ethnic, disabled and religious minorities. Those who benefit from the patriarchy in turn behave in ways that enforce patriarchal values, continuing the cycle and contributing to the oppression of women and other minorities.

The worst part of this cycle is that oppressors very rarely realize they’re being oppressive. Our society – our patriarchal society – has normalized this behavior.

We think that casual sexism, racism, cissexism, etcetera, is okay, because society has institutionalized it. Examples of casual sexism can be found on a daily basis in conversation and in the media we consume. The words “slut” and “whore” are often casually used and refer specifically to women. These words serve to disempower women and remove their sexual autonomy. Rape jokes are often told without acknowledgement, and these “jokes” are disrespectful to survivors and trivialize the experiences of survivors.

Sometimes women use the words slut and whore to refer to other women, and this illustrates the insidious nature of the patriarchy. Women disempower other women to attempt to benefit from

oppression in the same way men do.

Unfortunately, this is not how the patriarchy works. Oppression doesn’t benefit the oppressed; it only serves to disempower us all.

Feminists must remember that the best approach towards alleviation women’s oppression is a intersectional approach, as feminists cannot attempt to alleviate female oppression while disempowering racial/ethnic minorities whose voices are continuously silenced; nor can they exclude trans* women from feminist discussion. Feminism is about upholding sisterhood; feminists come from all corners of the globe, and all have unique experiences. The only way to fix the system is to eliminate all forms of oppression, and give voices to the oppressed.

Feminism 101: Not Your Mom’s Social Movement KATHARINE MCKENNEY Ar ts Editor

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eminism: is it a trend, a political statement, or a social movement?

Women can vote, so isn’t feminism sort of useless in today’s society?

Modern feminism is many things but one thing it isn’t is useless. The scope of the movement has certainly increased in recent years, popularized by celebrity icons such as Beyoncé, Cher, and Emma Watson.

Feminism began with suffragettes battling for the right to vote in a male dominated society. The patriarchy had fought to keep women oppressed, but as the industrial era took hold, more and more industries required larger labour forces throughout the Second World War. Women were encouraged to move from the kitchen to the workplace to fill those gaps in the labour market. After

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100 Years Later: Five Things to Remember ALISON PETROVICH Features Editor

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ith so many battles being fought around the world and so many wars in our history, we are left with a lot to think about on Remembrance Day. A century later, it is still important to remember the First World War in hope that we can avoid ever having a third.

1. The First World War was the bloodiest war in Canadian history, in which more than 60,000 Canadians, out of a population of only eight million at that time, died. Globally, approximately 17 million lives were lost during the four

years of the First World War.

2. Soldiers fought around the world, making it a truly global catastrophe. As the most multicultural war ever fought, 40% of the world’s population in 1914 lived in a country that was actively participating in the war.

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The life-saving invention of blood banks was created in 1917 by Captain Oswald Robertson while serving as a doctor for the United States military.

Thanks to Owen Hugh Thomas, a Welsh surgeon, the innovation of the splint to treat broken bones was also developed during the First World War. This changed

Bishop’s Remembers KRISTY BOCKUS News Editor

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ishop’s University launched a new project this November to reflect on the 100th anniversary of the Great War. The digital archive is called Bishop’s Remembers and provides records of alumni, students, faculty, and staff who lost their lives in service to their country.

This archive does more then pays respect for lives lost: Bishop’s Remembers allows us to get to know who these people were before they became sol-

the chance of recovery for soldiers with broken legs from an 80% death rate to an 80% survival rate.

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A century before the First World War, the most popular weapon of war was the muzzle-loading musket which could fire four shots per minute. During the First World War, machine guns fired 600 rounds per minute. Even after seeing the devastation caused by the atomic bomb in the Second World War, technological advances of nuclear weapons continue in present day.

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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, a psychiatric disorder that occurs in sur-

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erusalem is frequently in the news, and usually not for good reason. The stories tell of conflict: politically charged and complicated by religion. But, there is also the everyday conflict that doesn’t make the headlines. Living in Jerusalem, danger interrupts routine on an alarmingly regular basis. A tram ride home can be cancelled because of a “suspicious object” on the tracks. A trip to the West Bank can be discouraged by a large military presence.

When I first moved there over a year ago, I knew very little about the place and had to adapt quickly to this new way of life. Never before had I been in

vivors of trauma, occurs in approximately 30% of people who have spent time in war zones. The symptoms of PTSD can include emotional numbness, re-experiencing the traumatic event through difficult memories and flashbacks, avoidance of people, places, or things that may trigger the re-experiencing, and feeling constantly alert for signs of danger. People living with PTSD have a higher risk of unemployment, divorce, depression, and substance abuse. This is only one of the many ways in which the experiences of war continue to affect society even after the war is over.

diers. They were like any other student and many were involved with campus activities, such as The Mitre and various sports teams. These men demonstrate the diversity of students from a liberal education, an attribute still shared among Bishop’s students.

Chelsea Conway, a recent Bishop’s alumni, completed the project that was inspired by the 2009 launch of McGill Remembers. This further demonstrates the close-knit community that makes Bishop’s a unique environment. It’s no wonder that this desire to support one another was seen on the frontlines of

battlefields.

The archives available online hold records for 24 men who died in WWI and 42 men who lost their lives in WWII. Rev. Heather Thompson said, “I hope that the members of our campus community and the general public can appreciate the stories of these brave young men who sacrificed so much for their country.

They are an important part of Bishop’s history.’’

Rev. Thompson led the annual Remembrance Day ceremony on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014 at St. Mark’s Chapel. Special tribute was paid to Warrant Officer

Patrice Vincent and Cpl. Nathan Cirillo who were killed last month in incidents that shocked the nation.

Wear your poppy with pride in remembrance of the men and women who sacrificed their lives for our nation’s freedom. WWI and WWII claimed approximately 88.5 million lives, an unfathomable number. The least we can do is remember and pay our respects. The world would not be the same if it were not for the bravery of so many men and women.

a country where security was valued so highly. Living in Ireland for the first fourteen years of my life, personal security was something I had always taken for granted; I had never even seen a gun before. It was overwhelming for me, seeing soldiers on the streets, holding their machine gun in one hand and their child’s hand in the other. I asked one of my Israeli friends if they were not scared by the amount of guns carried so casually by so many people. Their response was quite the opposite. They said, if anything, it made them feel safer, knowing that if something were to happen, there would always be someone with a gun nearby. This way of thinking confused me, but it was a sentiment commonly shared by people in a country where

they are trained to shoot first and ask questions later.

Security checks are constant. Bags are checked when going into supermarkets and shopping malls. Identification is checked when entering the West Bank.

The tram in Jerusalem is checked for bombs more often than it is checked for tickets. You have no option but to surrender yourself to these procedures, all in the name of security.

Throughout my time Jerusalem, I noticed a constant underlying anxiety that I could not quite define. Life was normal: “it was the closest they had ever come to peace”, I had been told. It wasn’t until Israel launched its military offensive in Gaza this summer that I could finally identify the tension that had been bub-

bling away beneath the surface. The city changed quickly, as if everyone had been waiting for this to happen all along. The city collectively held its breath and fell into a quiet, routine suspicion.

“This happens every few years,” our neighbors told us when we gathered in the bomb shelter during the first air raid siren. “Just wait here ‘til you hear the boom, then you can go back up.” These people were used to this. In late October 2013, we received gas masks in response to Syria’s threat of chemical weapons.

They are now just reminders of another war, graciously survived. The conflict in the region is not just about violence, but violence is the very real threat that is present every day in Jerusalem. Life is lived between wars.

Jerusalem: A Personal Account ELLEN O’ROUKE Guest Contributor

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Student Artist-in-Residence: Yolanda Weeks KATHARINE MCKENNEY Ar ts Editor

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his past Friday, the Fine Arts department hosted an art show to showcase the skills development and talent found here at Bishop’s. It was here that I met with Yolanda Weeks, one of the two student ArtistsIn-Residence for the Foreman Art Gallery, to discuss her role and work at the Gallery.

Yolanda is in her final year of the Fine Arts program here at Bishop’s, and has had plenty of experience at the Art Gallery.

She began her work volunteering with the Community Art Lab, and eventually became an assistant curator; now, she works as an Artist-In-Residence.

Yolanda’s many responsibilities include coordinating different activities relating to exhibitions and ongoing events for the Art Gallery, coordinating the Community Art Lab, and is responsible for creating installation art at various locations around campus. The Gallery’s installation art is intended to bring attention to the Fine Arts department, and help highlight the talent found throughout the Bishop’s community, which is often overlooked. Certainly, the Foreman Art Gallery cannot be understated in its importance in maintaining a positive rapport between the student body and the arts community. An example of the Gallery’s integration into student life is the Community Art Lab, a studentrun, weekly activity. The Art Lab is open to everyone – regardless of program – and invites budding artists of all ages

Window of the Community Art Lab, decorated by student Artist-In-Residence Yolanda Weeks.

and skill levels to come and participate. The Community Art Lab takes place on Thursdays from 3:00-6:00 PM.

For more information on the Community Art Lab and the Bishop’s student Artists-InResidence, you can visit their

Facebook page, or email communityartists@ubishops.ca.

Morris House Reading Series Presents Award-Winning Author, Madeleline Thien ALISON PETROVICH Features Editor

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n exciting literary event will take place tomorrow at the Bishop’s University bookstore at 4:30 p.m.: the Morris House Reading series will host award-winning author Madeleine Thien for their last event of the semester, where Thien will give a free reading of some of her literary works, followed by an informal reception.

Madeleine Thien is the author of three books of fiction, including, Dogs

at the Perimeter, which was a finalist of the 2014 International Literature Prize awarded in Berlin. She is a recipient of the City of Vancouver Book Award, the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize, the Amazon. ca First Novel Award, and the Ovid Festival Prize. Her writing has appeared in The Guardian, Granta, PEN America, Asia Literary Review, Brick, and elsewhere.

Thein’s Dogs at the Perimeter takes place in Montreal and Cambodia during the reign and aftermath of the Khmer Rouge. The novel is likely to provoke anger and empathy in the reader while

dealing with themes concerning the loss of identity, family, memory, and one’s homeland. It provides insight into the brutal acts that took place in Cambodia and how it continues to affect families through generations, even for those lucky enough to find refuge elsewhere.

The Morris House Reading Series is in its eleventh year and has hosted many brilliant Canadian authors including Alistair MacLeod, Jeffrey Moore, Anne Michaels, Douglas Gibson, Donna Morrissey, and many more. The series brings authors to present their work, answer

questions, and meet with the audience and leaves the Sherbrooke community inspired and enlightened.

During the winter semester of 2015, the series will host novelist Claire Holden Rothman who is long-listed for the Giller Prize and short-listed for the Governor-General’s Award for My October, as well as poet Jason Camlot for one of the many events associated with QUEUC (Quebec Universities English Undergraduate Conference).

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Preserving Heritage and Sharing Talent Townships Expressions in Concert BENJAMIN DUNCAN Townshipper’s Association

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large percentage of students at Bishop’s are English-speaking from out of province, and thus, probably don’t recognize some of the challenges local Englishspeakers face here in the Eastern Townships. As far back as the1780s, Englishspeakers have inhabited the area and some of the founding families still remain. Once a majority, this population has slowly shifted into the minority due to various social, political and economic changes over the years. That is to say, gaining access to essential social services in English can be difficult for Anglophones, especially in isolated communities. In response, The Townshippers’ Association was formed in 1979 to ensure the declining Englishspeaking population is well heard and represented in the region.

Promoting local talent is a good way to preserve heritage, so on Saturday November 15, Bishop’s students and faculty will get the opportunity to meet and mingle with

some renowned local artists, playing host to Townships Expressions in Concert, the Townshippers’ Association’s 35th anniversary celebration. Amos Joannides and Sarah Biggs will be helping the Association celebrate more than three decades as a non-profit organization in the community.

Amos Joannides (www. amosjoannides.com) has been performing and song writing since his early teens.

After travelling and playing music around the world, he has established himself in Montreal. He’s got an acoustic style but is also instrumental in using his loop pedal, with which he lays down complex harmonies, solos and beats.

Last year, on CBC’s talent, Searchlight, he stood out for his unique style. His discography includes the albums My Name is Amos and I want to see you smile. Amos’ third album is currently in production.

Sarah Biggs (www.sarahbiggs.ca) draws her influence from various genres, including folk, country and jazz.

Originally from Dunham, Que., Sarah settled in West

Brome, Que. after traveling across the country for more than a decade. The albums Ruled by Emotion and Rising Sign were recorded in Ontario, while every element of production on Sarah’s third album, Surface Tension, was completed in the Eastern Townships. Her other work has included song writing for an original stage production called Ourstory and collaboration on a WWII era, Andrew Sisters-style trio.

As mentioned, attendees will get the opportunity to meet and mingle with these home-grown performers during a special pre-concert reception at 5:30 p.m.; the concert starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are $25 for general admission and $20 for students and seniors. Purchase tickets online at TownshipsExpressions2014.eventbrite.ca or from Townshippers’ Sherbrooke office, at 257 Queen Street, 819-566-5717, toll free: 1-866-566-5717. Tickets can also be purchased at the door, though reservations are recommended. Tickets will not be sold at Bishop’s University or at Centennial Theatre’s box office.

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Upcoming English Movies at Le Maison Du Cinéma Interstellar (G):

Directed by Christopher Nolan, starring Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, and Jessica Chastain.

Everyday at 1:30, 3:30, 7:30, and 9:00 PM.

Big Hero 6 (G):

Directed by Don Hall and Chris Williams. Starring Ryan Potter, Scott Adsit, TJ Miller, Jaime Chung, Damon Wayans Jr., Genesis Rodriguez, Daniel Henney, Maya Rudolph, James Cromwell, Alan Tudyk.

Plays everyday at 12:50, 6:55, and 9:35, and in 3-D at 3:40, PM.

The Good Lie (GDJE), with French subtitles:

Directed by Philippe Falardeau. Starring Reese Witherspoon, Arnold Oceng, Ger Duany, Emmanuel Jal, Corey Stoll.

Everyday 1:05, 3:30, and 7:20 PM.

St. Vincent (GDJE):

Directed by Ted Melfi. Starring Bill Murray, Melissa McCarthy, Naomi Watts, Chris O’Dowd, Terrence Howard, Jaeden Lieberherr.

Everyday at 12:55 PM.

Mockingjay: Part One (GDJE):

Directed by Francis Lawrence. Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Donald Sutherland, Julianne Moore, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jeffrey Wright, Sam Claftin, Jena Malone.

PREMIERING Thursday, November 20th, at 8:15 and 9:45; playing everyday at 1:10, 3:45, 7:10, and 9:45 PM.

Poetry Spotlight The Campus Poetry Spotlight is comprised of student-submitted poetry and short prose to highlight the talent here at Bishop’s. To be featured in the Poetry Spotlight, email submissions of 500 words or less to thecampus.ac@gmail.com.

A Final Thought OLIVER RIND Contributor

Lo, the sun wanes on the hill, where the bare-branched oak does sway.

There on its longest arm wavers a thick and weathered tether, And ‘neath the tether, a man stands in quiet sufferance, For this must be the only way to gain the admittance.

His spirit dwindled, near gone by his fate, This the only thing left for the life of this man, Where the black-cloaked figure bides, awaiting to take.

Though this is just part of His greater plan.

At the final moment comes the final thought, Of a single sweet woman whom once he embraced.

There but for the grace of her, love could not be for naught, And for her alone, this fate he will face.

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Now comes the time where the End impends, The wrongs once done, this man will mend.

And with a single cost, be it taken by either, But pray shall he, for his longing to see her.

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Scenes from a Great Night at the Theatre KATHERINE WARRINER Drama Depar tment

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. R. Gurney’s Scenes from American Life is a very different type of play than those that have been put at BU in recent memory. It is longer, but also looser.

It does not have a protagonist, or a core cast of characters to root for. It does not even have a coherent narrative to follow or a consistent time period to immerse one’s self in. Instead, what it does have is a strange, entertaining series of hilarious vignettes that came together to make one of the best productions I have had the pleasure of attending in my four years here at Bishop’s.

From the start, Greg Tuck’s direction and Michel Charbonneau’s set design work together beautifully. This configuration of Turner Studio Theatre is different than any I have seen before, employing large black curtains and two sets of platforms in very inventive and effective ways. A single platform on the left side of the set and two on the right

enabled the actors to move very dynamically around the stage, creating different levels of action in a way that was very visually interesting for the audience. Moreover, these platforms were used to define spaces in an intriguing manner, outlining the confines of an apartment at one point and brilliantly contrasting the goings-on in women and men’s washrooms at another. At points the levels of the platforms were used to express power dynamics, such as those between a boss and an employee, and to develop relationships, such as those between father and son and mother and daughter. Overall, this design choice was quite inspired, really adding depth and dynamism to the production.

The use of music in the production was the next ingredient which really brought the play to life. Christo Graham, the musical director and resident pianist for the night, deserves much credit for this. Though Gurney’s script makes some suggestions as to musical selection, Graham clearly brought much of his

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own insight and flair to the stage. These choices added to the production on many levels: maintaining the fast paced rhythm of the show, facilitating scene changes, and allowing great moments of cast unity through choral singing. At some points, such as in the stand-out tennis match scene, the musical accents augmented the comedic value of the play; when American hit standards were played, the music served to underlines the setting and themes of the play.

Of course, the last ingredient that made this production truly sing was the cast. Presented with the challenge of portraying over a hundred characters in just over two hours, these eight actors formed a brilliant ensemble. It was an interesting production to witness, for though some actors struggled at times, most found at least one stand out scene or character. Matt Beaver, who often delivers the same performance and fails to break out of his own persona, fell flat in many of the parts he portrayed, but simply came alive as the dance teacher

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in the second half of the play. Similarly, Rosemary Moore shined as the exercise instructor, as did Patrick Grogan in his turn as Snoozer, the simple minded, slightly lost son. The stand out star of the night, though, was Jackie Hanlin, who was able to bring humour, energy, and emotion to nearly every role she played.

So often typecast as your all-purpose tomboy, Hanlin proved that she when she was given a wide range of beats to play, she could always hit the note.

Gurney’s play is a powerful one, as it provides an Orwell-like dystopian vision of future America. Starting its journey 1930, published in 1970, and reaching its prophecy to the 1980s, it provides a great amount of fun and inspires a large degree of fear for a 2014 audience that cannot deny the unfortunate truths it presents. Ultimately, though, it is the great work of Tuck, Charbonneau, Graham, Hanlin, and many of the other gifted actors and behind the scenes technicians that made this one production you should be sad to have missed.

First stop on their Canadian tour a sold-out success NATASHA PAIKIN Layout Editor

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he 1975 is an English indie rock band consisting of four musicians: Matt Healy (vocals, guitar), Adam Hann (guitar), George Daniel (drums, backing vocals) and Ross MacDonald (bass). The band has been making music together for 10 years, since they were 15 years old.

Saturday, November 1st marked the band’s first concert of their first Canadian tour – and it happened in Montreal’s Metropolis Theatre. The show was sold out and the venue was packed. The first opening band, Young Rising Sons, came on stage at 8 p.m.; everyone in the crowd could tell they were ecstatic to be there – with every cheer, the smiles on the band members’ faces were uncontrollable. This new band, discovered by the American Authors only in 2013, performed with such contagious enthusiasm and intensity, I don’t think it was possible for anyone there to dislike them. The second opening band, Cruiser, was certainly a quality band, but lacked this excitement with which Young Rising Sons performed.

At about 9:30, the opening bands had finished and the lights came back on while the crowd waited for the main event to make their entrance. An atmosphere of anticipation was definitely created–for the next half hour the lights dimmed, but so slowly that it was barely noticeable until it was suddenly dark. At the same time, smoke machines filled the room with a thick, grey fog and a humming sound emerged subtly from the speakers.

Finally, at 10 p.m., the band’s signature illuminated rectangles lit up beneath the dense smoke and everyone except

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Matt Healy, lead singer of the 1975.

Matt Healy entered the stage. After the drums had begun, playing the introduction to their song The City, Matt Healy made a dramatic entrance, dragging his feet, looking at the ground and wiping his long hair out of his eyes. He was also carrying a half-empty bottle of wine. His shirt hung off his shoulder, exposing his large chest tattoo and he did not smile once. At one point, a girl in the crowd yelled, “I love you!” to which he replied by mumbling into the microphone, “Well

thanks, but you wouldn’t if you knew me”. Every other song, Matt Healy would hold up two fingers at the backstage and a man would walk out and hand him a lit cigarette, which he would then smoke after every couple lines in the song. I guess you could say he put on the rock star image perfectly.

The band played the majority of the songs from their self-titled album and put on an amazing show, despite their lack of displayed joy and how they rarely

interacted with each other while performing. Nevertheless, the energy in the room was infectious and the lights and visual effects were brilliant - I would highly recommend the band’s music if you enjoy indie rock. Hopefully this newfound fame does not overwhelm and negatively impact the band members’ rock star egos too soon so they can enjoy their time in the spotlight and continue making great music.

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Gaiters Tip Off Season with a W JARED PERLMUTTER Editor-in-Chief

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he Bishop’s men’s and women’s basketball teams tipped off their seasons in Montreal, on Nov. 9. Both teams were looking to start of the season with a win.

After falling just short of the RSEQ championship for two seasons in a row, the Gaiters men were anxious to start anew. Facing off against McGill, defending RSEQ champions, provided a good litmus test for the team.

The game got off to a slow start, with the Gaiters managing only 21 points of total offence, to McGill’s 28. Being down at the half to McGill on the road is nothing new for the Gaiter’s squad. Unfortunately, they had traditionally seen their

comeback attempts fall just short.

After a hard fought third quarter however, the Gaiters would manage to bring the score within one. This set the stage for a thrilling fourth quarter.

Neither team dissapointed, as McGill pulled out to an early fourth quarter lead. Down 46-38 with under eight minutes remaining, the Gaiters chipped away at the lead steadily.

After a Majid Naji three, the Gaiters finally pulled ahead for good, 60-59. The Redmen would have two cracks at winning the game, but missed on both attempts, handing them their first loss of the season.

After losing starting point guard, Scott Ring, to graduation, questions surrounded the approach coach Gilpin would take his team this season. Sur-

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prisingly, it was a McGill transfer student, Karim Sy-Morrisette, who did the bulk of the damage.

Despite only scoring three points total, Sy-Morrisette paced the Gaiters on the boards, leading the team with 11 total rebounds.

It was yet another transfer to BU who helped lead the team in scoring. Kyle Demarais, formerly of the Concordia Stingers, tied for the Gaiter’s lead in points with 13.

Asides from hitting what would be the game winning shot, Majid Naji paced the Gaiters with some highly efficient scoring. In just 17 minutes on the court, Naji scored 13 points, good for a tie for the team lead.

Longtime Gaiters favourite Big Mike Andrews came in off the bench to give

the Gaiters some depth against the top team in the RSEQ. The former RSEQ defensive player of the year had three blocks to go along with five rebound (all offensive) and nine points.

Fellow veteran Gaiters Jona Bermillo and Matt McLean posted five points each, to go along with boards total of three and five respectively.

Despite not leading for most of the game, the Gaiters turned it on when it counted. A win against McGill, the traditional power in RSEQ, bodes well this early in the season for the Gaiters.

With BU and Lennoxville set to play host to RSEQ tournament later in March, BU may have its best crack ever at getting into the Final 8.

Guelph would have to travel the same path were they to defend their championship from last season. Despite a tough game at the start, Guelph would score the last five goals of the game to seal the victory.

BU jumped out an early lead, behind goals from Ryan Dewar and Leigh Kinakin. Guelph would score to pull within one, and after a goal by BU’s James Malloy, would rally off three goals to take a 4-3 lead. Malloy would add one more in the quarter to even the score 4-4.

The second quarter was significantly tighter, with only two goals scored by each team. Guelph’s leading scorer Ryan Serville would pot two while Gareth Gibson and Ryan Dewar would score for BU.

Coming out of the half tied 6-6, BU looked to pull ahead in the third quarter.

After another Guelph goal from Serville, it would be BU’s turn to rip off a run of goals. Alex Millin, Mason Austen and Taren Cook would each score, pushing the Gaiter’s lead to 9-7. A late quarter goal by Guelph pulled them within one going into the fourth.

Unfortunately, that was all the offense the Gaiters could muster. Guelph would five goals in quarter to ice it, 13-9. Thus ending the Gaiter’s season.

Despite the loss the team can hold their heads high, the Gryphons look primed to take home their second straight championship, facing McGill in the finals of the Baggataway.

BU Lax season end in quarters JARED PERLMUTTER Editor-in-Chief

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hree years shy of their last championship, the Gaiter’s lacrosse team was looking to add to the trophy collection this past weekend. Travelling to Oshawa, Ontario, the Gaiters took part in the CUFLA’s championship, the Baggataway Cup. Once again BU was amongst the top teams in the CUFLA’s Eastern Division.

The Gaiters finished the season 10-2, good for second place in the division behind 12-0 McGill. Traditionally the weaker division, the Gaiters and Redmen have collectively dominated the East for years.

Fresh off a home victory against Eastern division flounder Trent, the Gaiters looked fresh and ready for another long Baggataway run. Their first round match up pitted BU against a familiar foe, the Guelph Gryphons.

The Gaiters fell at the Baggataway last year to the Gryphons, and were anxious to even the score. Behind the stellar goaltending of Perry McDermott and David Bigley, the Gaiters went into the postseason having surrendered the second fewest goals in the CUFLA. The team had all the makings off a championship squad.

Unfortunately however, it was not to be, as the Gaiters would fall 13-9. Coming into the tournament as a third seed,

Gaiters Go Out with a Bang!

ANDREW SZASZ Spor ts Writer

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n their last football game of the 2014 football season, the Gaiters might have played the best game they have all season.

In a highly exciting game against Sherbrooke Vert et Or, the QB duo Alex Bouffard and Travis Enman saw the Gaiters come within a goal line stand of taking the lead in the 3rd quarter. Together the QB tandem ran for 195 yards.

Newly named CIS All-Star Ronlee King-Fileen made a surprise return from injury late in the 3rd quarter to run for 62 yards and score a touchdown.

Nathan Heather also showed great heart in his final game as a Gaiter, receiving 48 yards and a touchdown. Heather also caught one of the most spectacular catches of the season, which absolutely embarrassed the Vert et Or’s secondary.

The Gaiters defense also put up an incredible fight against one of the top ranked offenses in the country. CB Ryan Hector forced 2 fumbles to put the Gaiters within striking distance of a touchdown. If not for an unfortunate fumble

by Travis Enman the Gaiters may have been able to capitalise on all of Sherbrooke’s mistakes.

Steve McCollum also showed great strength on the defensive line wreaking havoc and getting a sack. The Bishop’s defense may be really beaten up with injury, but there was never a moment where the Gaiters talent did not show.

Overall the Gaiters football season may have been a disappointing one filled with injury and heartbreak, however, next year looks extremely promis- Gaiters player, Ryan Hector, defending a pass. ing. As the defense gets older and gains more experience the Gaiters can quickly score big points as long as the new QB return to playoff form from a year ago. tandem can stay consistent.

The offense has lots of potential to Cheers to a great season and hope for

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better results next year!

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Junior Hockey Players Suspended 15 Games for Inappropriate Behaviour

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MIKE STANLEY Contributor

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n the modern day, with social media playing a large role in how we communicate with people, the Ontario Hockey League has handed down a 15 game suspension to two players for their behavior on the app Tinder. Peterborough Petes forward Greg Betzold and Belleville Bulls captain Jake Marchment were the players involved.

The OHL’s unprecedented action in the suspension is a strong stance against the mistreatment of women. It was made public by screenshots that the two players were being vulgar, abusive and disrespectful to women on the application.

Although it was a private conversation between the players and different women, they are in a constant position of representation of their respective organizations, as well as the league.

League commissioner David Branch said in a statement, “This most inappropriate and concerning activity contravenes the league’s social networking policy and a number of other policies, including Respect in Sport (Harassment and Abuse) and diversity.

“The social networking conduct displayed by these players goes against what the league stands for and serves to highlight a sense of entitlement that we, as a league, have worked hard to try to eliminate.”

Although both players immediately took to their own Twitter accounts to apologize to the public, the damage was done. Technological advancements have been a great tool for players and teams to connect more with their fans and spread their reach with greater ease.

However, this event is a clear indication of how careful players must be, espe-

Jake Marchment.

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Tinder conversations.

cially when their every move on social media is being followed and anything, public or private, can be captured with the touch of a button.

The conversations were leaked online in wake of many high-profile cases of athletes mistreating women. Wide-

spread public criticism has prompted leagues to take stern action against players involved in such situations.

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Greg Betzold.

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