The Concorian - Vol. 31 Issue 7

theconcordian Volume 31 Issue 7

Independent student newspaper at COnCOrdIa unIVersIty. sInCe 1983.

October 8, 2013

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CITY CHRiStina RoWan Copy editor

>> Potential PiPeline sParks concerns The Enbridge pipeline, set to ship western Canadian oil to east-end Montreal, has evoked environmental concerns in the city. Josée Duplessis, second-in-command at Montreal city hall, has opposed the plan alongside environmental and citizen groups due to concerns that the city’s drinking water will be affected by potential oil spills.

Before the plan continues, Duplessis insists that Enbridge share “all documents related to risks along the pipeline and their emergencyresponse plan with municipal civil-security officials.”

>> Ubisoft invests $373 million The French video game publisher, Ubisoft, has decided to invest $373 million in its Montreal headquarters that will create over 500 jobs in the next seven years. Yannis Mallet, Ubisoft Montreal and Toronto CEO, said the company — which has five locations in Montreal alone — plans to hire locally. The staff of 2,650 expects to expand to 3,500 by 2020. “What makes us stay here is the insane amount of talent that we found, and that we nurture and help to grow,” said Mallet. Montreal already hosts one of the world’s largest video game production centres, behind Tokyo and Los Angeles.

>> former PQ Premier disaPProves charter In a column featured in Le Journal Thursday Oct. 3, former PQ Premier Jacques Parizeau criticized the movement proposed by his own party. Parizeau, a prominent sovereigntist, says the Charter goes too far with its proposed ban on overt religious symbols for employees in the public sector.

Parizeau wrote, “the only contact that most Quebecers have with the world of Islam is through images of violence, repeated over and over: wars, riots, bombs... The reaction is obvious: We’ll have none of that here!” Parizeau also said that the approach taken by the Charter will solve nothing.

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Centre for Studies in Behavioral Neurobiology turns 30 Concordia graduate’s lecture showcases the talent fostered by the CSBn olivia Bako Contributor

Concordia University’s Centre for Studies in Behavioral Neurobiology (CSBN) kicked off its 30th anniversary celebrations with a lecture on Oct. 4 by Concordia graduate Michael Meaney, featuring his current research on how childhood experiences affect genes.

“CSBN embodies Concordia’s commitment to research on subjects that matter deeply to society,” said Graham Carr, vice-president of Research and Graduate Studies at Concordia.

Meaney’s lecture, entitled, Environmental Epigenetics: how childhood experience regulates the activity of genes, explained that childhood environments physically change the structure of DNA, with effects lasting into adulthood.

Meaney’s research, labelled as “the biology of social forces,” uncovered the “how” of what psychologists and neurobiologists already knew — that an interaction between the environment and genes affect behaviour.

Meaney explained that in childhood, early experiences with poverty, abuse, alcoholism, and illicit-drug exposure by adults leads to long-term health problems for the child that last into adulthood. These problems include obesity, heart disease, and in some instances, cancer.

While early experiences have lifetime consequences, Meaney noted that intensive therapy interventions for people living in poverty have positive results that are equally long lasting.

As an example, he cited the Nurse-Family Partnership, an organization pairing nurses with lowincome first-time mothers early in their pregnancy and during the first two years of the child’s life. Nineteen years after the study, children with nurse intervention in infancy had significantly lower criminal activity and better academic performance than those without the experience.

Currently, Meaney is a professor in the departments of psychiatry,neurology and neurosurgery at McGill, director of the Program for the Study of Behaviour, Genes and Environment, and the associate director of the Research Centre at the Douglas Mental Health Institute.

He began his career back in the 1980s as a CSBN graduate student.

Meaney studied how early life expe-

riences in rats affect their responses to stress later in life under the guidance of Jane Stewart, co-founder of the CSBN and Professor Emeritus at Concordia.

According to Stewart, the idea of the Centre was to “make it interdisciplinary and make it a place where there would be enough people working on similar problems and ideas to enrich the experience for the graduate students.”

Established in 1983 at Sir George Williams before moving to Loyola, the CSBN has grown from four founding Concordia faculty mem-

bers to over 180 members in labs at Concordia, McGill, and the Université de Montréal.

“We could have the kinds of opportunities that didn’t exist in any one individual’s lab,” said Stewart.

CSBN co-founders include Concordia professors Zalman Amit, Roy Wise, and Peter Schickele, all from the department of psychology.

“The founding members set out to create a community of highly skilled scientists dedicated to the study of addiction, motivation, and reward,” said Carr.

The Centre grew from the found-

ers’ separate research into topics including appetite, motivation, drug use, hormones, and sexual behaviour. It has since expanded into researching sleep and memory systems of the brain.

Carr’s sentiment of “fostering top-notch graduate education and training” at the CSBN were echoed in Stewart’s hopes for a continuing legacy.

“My goal would be that people try, that they are successful, hardworking, curious, and that they want to do the science,” said Stewart. “Otherwise the students won’t flourish. Everybody has to work together.”

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Pervert plagues Sir George Williams library alleged perpetrator targets women studying solo SloanE MontgoMERy Co-news editor

Concordia has had to deal with recent incidents concerning a middle-aged man who has been indecently touching himself in front of women studying alone at the Sir George Williams campus library.

The man is described to be in his 40s with a dark, receding hairline and glasses. He was last seen wearing a plaid shirt with jeans, and one victim specifically noticed he was wearing a wedding ring. Incidents reported of the same man have been made during the evening, around 5 p.m. and at night, at approximately 10 p.m., on both the second and fourth floor of the SGW library. Both incidents occurred to girls studying alone in the private cubicles.

According to two female students, Tess Juan-Gaillot and Althea Thompson, the man did not outwardly ex-

wOmen targetted at the webster library. phOtO by dean henry.

pose himself, but was clearly playing with himself under his clothes.

“It began with what seemed to me to be scratching himself, then after an hour of the occasional “scratch” he started to touch himself and I realized what was happening and left right away,” said Thompson.

Similarly, Juan-Gaillot described her incident as having been, “completely alone in my cubicle area when he sat in the cubicle right beside me.

This made me rather aware of his presence (…) After a few minutes, more people sat down in the cubicle area, which put me at ease. I stopped paying attention to him until I absentmindedly looked in his direction. That is when I noticed his right arm muscles pulsating as he repeatedly tugged at himself and rubbed his groin area.”

Juan-Gaillot said she immediately understood what he was doing and knew of him previously doing this to a few of her fellow students. Thinking fast, Juan-Gaillot decided to leave her supplies and books at her cubicle, pretending not to notice what the man was doing. She then proceeded to the security desk where the guard followed her quickly back to where the perpetrator was sitting. After asking and getting confirmation from the

perpetrator that he was not a student, security insisted he leave the library and escorted him out.

“I felt violated. My space was intruded upon by an unwanted act, directed at me. He did not do this in the privacy of his own home,” she said.

“He clearly chose to sit right beside me when there were multiple other empty seats. I felt uncomfortable and even unsafe.”

When the issue was discussed with President Alan Shepard, he replied “Security in this environment is an extremely difficult proposition because we’re a public institution. We have thousands of people every day coming and going on campus.”

“Security is a huge priority, we do our very best to ensure everyone’s safety [but] even having strong security doesn’t mean you’ll have zero incidents. I feel confident that our security services do a good job and they’re in touch with the police when they need to be,” he concluded.

According to an article published by CJAD, the police were not called and when Juan-Gaillot tried to file a police report she was told there was not much they could do and that it would have been better if they’d been called at the time of the incident.

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Founder of Our Horizon speaks at Concordia

NATION MaRC-oliviER laRaMéE Contributor kElly Duval Co-news editor

>> stUdent Union in manitoba chastised

The University of Manitoba Student’s Union (UMSU) has received a warning letter from the Calgary based Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF) after the union threatened to remove a campus pro-life club’s status. The University of Manitoba Students for a Culture of Life (UMSCL) held a pro-life display on campus from Sept. 23-25, of which the UMSU accused them of creating an unsafe environment for students solely based on the beliefs the club expressed. In their letter, the JCCF explained the pro-life club is legally allowed to exist on campus. They said if the UMSU does not withdraw the motion to revoke the club it will result in court proceedings against the union.

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for jailed greenPeace members

Rob Shirkey speaks of his organization’s first campaign in a workshop kElly Duval Co-news editor

Concordia’s Green Party Campus Club co-hosted a climate change workshop on Oct. 4 with Our Horizon, a new not-for-profit organization whose first campaign involves placing climate change warning labels on gas pumps.

Rob Shirkey, a lawyer from Toronto who launched the organization in January 2013, led the discussion. Our Horizon is campaigning for Canadian municipalities to pass a by-law that requires gasoline retailers to use the aforementioned labels. The organization believes passing this by-law would create a global precedent, as Canada did with its cigarette warnings which are comparable.

Sixty-four countries now have these visual warning labels, demonstrating their effectiveness in changing consumers’ attitudes and behaviour, explained Shirkey.

Shirkey expects these labels to have a unique purpose in the context of climate change. While most people are well acquainted with the issue, the consequences still seem far away for many.

“This warning label takes that far away consequence [of climate change], be it species extinction, ocean acidification, drought and famine, and actually brings it into the here and now,”said Shirkey.

Shirkey spoke about the psychology of climate change, explaining that when responsibility for something is

shared among many, individuals are less likely to take action.

“The placement [of the warning label] on the gas nozzle quite literally locates responsibility,” he said. “You’re made to feel connected to this thing that otherwise has always been this abstract problem.”

While Our Horizon expects to see some individual behaviour change, they’re more interested in seeing collective change. The organization feels that placing warning labels on gas pumps will play a significant role in the fight against climate change at a low cost.

“The act of pumping gas has always been normal, it’s never been questioned,” Shirkey explained. “Ultimately, this is about creating dissatisfaction in the marketplace and stimulating demand for alternatives.”

Our Horizon wants to create space for businesses and governments to provide solutions for climate change.

Politicians will be more inclined to adjust their positions, for example, if enough people show their concerns.

“If necessity is the mother of invention, this just injects a little more necessity into the system,” he added.

The workshop at Concordia was part of the organization’s cross-Canada tour, stopping at elementary schools, high schools, universities and community organizations. At workshops in Toronto, Shirkey had children draw their own warning labels, which they will present to city councillors.

Our Horizon is asking Canadian municipalities to pass this by-law since it’s the most accessible level of government. They developed a data-

base with the contact information of every municipal representative in the country, so Canadians can advocate this in their own community. They urge Canadians to contact their councillors or speak up at their local city hall.

“This is one of these rare instances where if you convince someone and speak from the heart and share your concerns on this, you can actually change the world,” said Shirkey.

They’re already gaining support around the world through Facebook and Twitter. Our Horizon has received endorsements by organizations including the David Suzuki Foundation and has been featured on major media

outlets.

While on tour, Our Horizon brings a trophy, Canada’s Climate Change Heroes Cup with them.

“Whichever municipality passes this by-law is actually showing global leadership on this issue and we want to recognize that, so we’re going to engrave [the councillors’] names here,” said Shirkey.

The Green Party of Quebec, led

by Concordia student Alex Tyrrell, supports Our Horizon. Concordia’s Green Party Campus Club welcomes students to reach out to them to get involved.

For more information, visit ourhorizon.org

Greenpeace held a vigil in downtown Montreal Oct. 5 and in Toronto Oct. 6 to protest the imprisonment of 30 of its members by Russian authorities. The multi-national group aboard Greenpeace’s Arctic Sunrise ship were protesting offshore drilling in the arctic, but Russian Coast Guard officers boarded the ship and arrested the activists on charges of piracy for allegedly scaling the Arctic’s first offshore oil platform. Greenpeace said it would hold up to 100 protests in about 48 countries over the weekend to call on Russia to free the detained activists.

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Xl crUsader criticizes harPer

One warning label states: “Use Of this fUel prOdUct cOntribUtes tO climate change which may pUt Up tO 30% Of species at a likely risk Of extinctiOn.”

U.S. Democratic party fundraiser and billionaire Tom Steyer wrote a letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper showing his stance against TransCanada’s Keystone XL pipeline. Steyer suggested Canada’s insistence for the project played a part in the U.S. government shutdown and he criticized Harper for saying he “wouldn’t take no for an answer” from U.S. President Barack Obama regarding the Keystone XL pipeline. In his letter, Steyer wrote it “raises the question of whether your office is working hand-in-hand with TransCanada to try to exploit the current situation in Washington, D.C., at the expense of the American people.”

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WORLD SloanE MontgoMERy Co-news editor aDRian MaHon Contributor

>> Us congress shUtdown, Potential international effect

The US government shutdown, Tuesday Oct. 1, resulted in as many as 800,000 employees asked to stay home. At the beginning of the second week, the rest of the globe is starting to fear how this budget cut and shutdown of congress will affect the rest of the world. The Philippines’ President Mr. Aquino said: “The US economy is the number one economy in the world, what happens there affects all of us and the world’s economy obviously is not in a position to withstand too much shock at this time when we are just recovering as a global economy.”

>> greece Predicts end of 6 year recession Greece has predicted that after six years of recession it will emerge from debt in 2014. The population has shrunk by 23 per cent since 2008 and has been dependent on loans from countries within the European Union since 2010. In return for the funds, the Greek economy has been strictly supervised and their government has been forced to impose drastic rises in taxes, labour and pension reforms, as well as many job cuts.

The final budget will be submitted and released in Nov. 2013, and the government remains confident.

>> arrest made in silk road - the world’s largest virtUal black market.

On Oct. 2, federal authorities arrested Ross William Ulbricht and charged him with operating Silk Road, the world’s largest virtual black market. Silk Road was an anonymous peer-to-peer website which enabled users to purchase anything from illegal cigarettes, to high-grade narcotics. The site used an encryption program known as ‘Tor’, originally invented for the U.S. Navy, to mask users identities. The users would then send sellers an online crypto-currency known as ‘Bitcoin’ to purchase their goods. In total the website had a staggering turnover of $1.2 billion in revenues. Ulbricht is currently being charged with operating the website, money laundering and attempted murder.

Quebec undergoes literacy test and fails new study suggests an alarming percentage of Quebecers are illiterate JaDE aDaMS Contributor

49 per cent.

“The statistics overshadow the strong message that the report was proposing,” said Linda Shohet, executive director at The Centre for Literacy.

She clarifies that levels one and two are discrete and says that these levels should not have been added together to obtain the alarming overall number. Instead, Shohet hopes people can look away from the statistics to focus on the positive recommendations of the report since the report does bring the issue of literacy into the spotlight and calls for the government as well as other organizations to action in order to solve the problem.

Melanie Valcin, Quebec manager of the National Literacy Organization at Frontier College, describes the study’s recommendation as a call for

the mobilization of all adult education actors to develop efficient policies and practices to curb the problem. Interestingly, the study focuses on a multifaceted approach that involves learning in both formal and informal environments.

“At Frontier College, we do our part by reaching over five hundred adult learners and more than two thousand children in Quebec,” said Valcin. “We develop partnerships with other organizations such as women shelters, family resource centres, immigrant worker organizations and aboriginal organizations to reach our learners.”

New data from the Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) will be released within the week. This new survey will take technology’s role into consideration which will make

a big difference due to our society’s changing relationship with society.

In addition, this new survey will eliminate level three as a literacy cutoff. Therefore, there will be no literacy levels seen to be below or above what is needed to live in contemporary society. As Linda Shohet from The Centre for Literacy explains, “there was no data to support the idea that people ranked in levels one or two could not function in society.”

These new statistics will give the government, different literacy organizations, and the general public an idea of how statistics have changed since 2003. Though even without seeing the statistics, we can all be sure that literacy will continue to be an important issue in Quebec that demands the participation of many groups in order to see improvement.

A recent study published by Quebec’s Conseil supérieur de l’éducation exploring data from a 2003 Statistics Canada survey says that 49 per cent of Quebecers fit into literacy categories considered below the minimum level needed in order to function in everyday society.

Though the study suggests ways to boost literacy levels through looking at various trouble areas, the study received a lot of media coverage that focused on the shocking fact that almost half of Quebecers were found to be illiterate. This statistic and others in the study, however, are not as straightforward as they seem.

The original study had individuals answer various questions that were ranked by difficulty with one being the lowest difficulty level and five being the highest. Categorized in the lowest level did not mean a person could not complete any difficult tasks. Instead, it meant this person was most at ease with the lower level questions. Level three was defined as the level needed to function in society, and the study showed that many participants fell within levels one and two — the lowest on the literacy scale. Researchers conducting the study combined the numbers of levels one and two to make up the OrganizatiOns like frOntier cOllege Offer services that reach OUt tO Over 500 adUlt learners.

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Concordia scores second Gold LEED accreditation another step ahead as leader in sustainable facility management Paula MonRoy Contributor

The Research Centre for Structural and Functional Genomics (CSFG) received Gold status this September under the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) building rating system certified by Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC), reinforcing Concordia’s successful adoption of energy efficiency.

The centre is part of Concordia’s Strategic Research Plan, an initiative to increase research activity in different faculties. At the CSFG, researchers have access to a shaker, laminar flow hoods, ultrapure water systems, and icemakers, for

further studies in the areas of cellulosic biofuels, alternative energy sources, and biomass conversion.

“We were originally seeking for silver,” said Peter Bolla, associate vice-president of facilities management.

In order to be recognized by LEED, the project must undergo a strict and methodological process of validation that proves it is indeed sustainable. Although the CSFG was completed in 2011 as a 5,400 square metre expansion of Loyola’s Richard J. Renaud Science Complex, it took CaGBC two years to acknowledge its design, construction, and operation as “green.”

Official information assures that the building “consumes 57 per cent less energy than the Na-

tional Energy Code of Canada for Buildings.” Moreover, 11 per cent of construction and furniture materials were recycled, and 65 per cent of wood-materials concur with Forest Stewardship Council Canada (FSC-CA) standards, which is a non-profit organization that certifies forestry companies as environmentally, socially and economically responsible.

Air quality enhancement and efficient plumbing are listed among the building’s green features.

According to Bolla, the CSFG was equally funded with $29.3 million in 2008 between the Knowledge Infrastructure Program (KIP) — Canada’s $2 billion Economic Action Plan to stimulate the revitalization of higher education facilities across the country — and

the ministère du Développement économique, de l’Innovation et de l’Exportation (MDEIE) — one of Quebec’s departments responsible for research and innovation.

This is not the first time Concordia has received a LEED certification. In 2012, gold certification was given to the PERFORM Centre, and silver was given to the JMSB building. “[I]t is important that we provide our faculty and students with facilities that will support innovative research,” said President Alan Shepard, in a Sept. 26 press release.

In fact, Concordia as a whole was recently classified for the 16th time as energy efficient, ranking number one out of six of the largest universities in Quebec, including McGill University.

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Where are they now?

Hundreds marched on Friday to commemorate missing and murdered aboriginal women and demand that action be taken to bring them justice

Photo by Casandra De Masi

Photo by Keith Race

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Health // liFE

Misophonia is more than just a pet peeve oversensitivity to sounds trigger negative psychological effects

Hanna-Joy FaRooQ Contributor

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isophonia, literally hatred of sound, is a term that was introduced in 2001 by American scientists Pawel J. and Margaret M. Jastreboff to describe abnormally strong negative reactions to everyday sounds that range from chewing and throat clearing, to lip smacking, pen clicking, and cell phone texting.

“I keep a list of friends that I know I can’t sit next to when out for dinner,” said Alessia Di Cesare, a psychology graduate at Concordia University, who can’t stand the sound of people chewing with their mouth open.

Di Cesare believes she has a mild form of the little-known disorder.

According to Drs. Jastreboff, patients commonly report certain triggering factors related to misophonia and hyperacusis (an over-sensitivity to sound that is perceived as abnormally loud or physically painful). These triggers include chronic exposure to sound and impulse noise (abrupt, unwanted and often loud sounds like gunshots or fireworks); head injury and/or surgery; stress associated with an event such as a dental procedure; or sounds

associated with new surroundings such as college cafeterias and new living spaces.

People with misophonia experience a range of negative reactions to sound.

“I find myself feeling anxious, irritable, aggressive and angry,” said Di Cesare.

The type of reaction depends on non-auditory factors, such as the persons’ previous attitudes towards the sound in question, their psychological profile, and the context in which the sound is presented.

Audiologist Marsha Johnson believes the

condition tends to appear in the early teens and worsens with time. For Di Cesare, the symptoms began two years ago and have since worsened.

“When I hear people chewing with their mouth open, I walk away,” said Di Cesare.

In an interview published by the New York Times, Dr. Johnson stated that because the condition remains poorly studied and understood, people with misophonia are often diagnosed as sufferers of phobic and obsessive-compulsive disorders, or as being bipolar,

misOphOnia caUses mOre than jUst discOmfOrt, it illicits anger and anxiety. phOtO frOm flickr

manic, and anxious.

Diagnosis of misophonia is complex and involves an audiological test measuring what is known as the loudness discomfort level of the individual and a specific, detailed interview with the patient.

In practice, hyperacusis and misophonia frequently occur together. In patients with significant hyperacusis, misophonia is automatically created because the discomfort of normal sounds automatically elicits negative reactions.

Aage R. Moller, a neuroscientist at the University of Texas at Dallas who specializes in the auditory nervous system, stated in the medical guidebook Textbook of Tinnitus that there is no known effective treatment for the condition. Dr. Moller believes the condition is probably not an auditory disorder but a “physiological abnormality” within the brain.

Because of the lack of treatment, Di Cesare has made lifestyle changes to keep her symptoms in check.

“Dinner with my family was a challenge until I made having the radio on a rule at the table...anything to muffle the sound of chewing,” she said.

The lack of research on the disorder has left many sufferers of misophonia turning to online forums and blogs to look for support. In the hope of sparking interest, Dr. Johnson has set-up a group called Selective Sound Sensitivity that provides support, information, and awareness about misophonia.

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Shining a light on electronic cigarettes new technology to help kick the habit MiloS kovaCEviC Copy editor

Electronic cigarettes are still relatively uncommon, but perhaps you’ve seen one here or there, glowing for a moment like a firefly before fading to black. They may just be the next big thing, if they can surmount the controversy they’ve brought along for the ride.

First, what they are: gadgets superficially resembling a cigarette, (or, if you’re fancy, a pipe), that are at their most basic, a cartridge, an atomizer and a power source. The cartridge contains a solution of vegetable glycerin — used in the food industry as an additive, preserver, and sweetener — and either nicotine or flavours such as chocolate, vanilla and mint, which the atomizer heats to a breathable mist.

To simulate that cigarette glow, an LED on the other end lights up in a variety of colours, depending on the flavour or brand. While the battery is rechargeable, the cartridges are not, and each holds the equivalent of around 500 puffs, or around a pack to a pack and a half.

When compared to regular cigarettes, in terms of cost, the base products are roughly equivalent.

A relatively new technology, they’ve been billed, up until recently, as less harmful alternatives to regular cigarettes; sellers say the cartridge solution contains only what you want and none of what you don’t, like the harmful chemicals,the smell or second-hand smoke.

Yet this should be taken with a grain of salt. Here in Canada, legislation bars nicotine e-cigarette advertisement to the point of being virtually restricted to word-of-mouth market-

ing and person-to-person purchasing. The reasoning behind this ban is an insufficient knowledge of the long-term impact of nicotine aerosol on health, as well as the possibility that such an alternative would encourage smoking and nicotine addiction, especially amongst youth. In truth, electronic cigarettes are a new technology where authorities are playing catch-up and scrambling to make sense of the whole thing. This lack of regulation has led to a product without safety standards or stringent rules that have both created a restricted climate for sellers. At the same time, it has given

stUdies sUggest e-cigarettes may be jUst as damaging tO OUr health

rise to a vacuum of established facts in the public consciousness, thus fashioning a haven for self-serving marketing that’s difficult to correctly assess.

So while it’s undeniable these electronic doppelgangers have a growing support base of dedicated puffers and ex-smokers, with testimonials to their efficacy as quitting aids and as classier alternatives to conventional puffing, there is ample evidence to the contrary.

Studies suggest that the heated vapours are damaging to the throat, and that dangerous chemicals are present in the seemingly benign solution. On top of that, ostensibly nicotine-free electronic cigarettes are sometimes anything but, not helped by the fact that most manufacturing comes by way of shady Chinese suppliers.

What’s not open to debate is that the industry is moving faster than any countering oversight. Already, down south and across the border, an accurate perspective of e-cigarette popularity can be gauged by the fact that it’s a billion-dollar industry. Once represented mostly by small intrepid entrepreneurs (a situation still extant in Montreal) big companies are stepping in as a lucrative market emerges. In this Wild West scenario, the onus is, as always, on the public to arm themselves with their own education.

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Sex column // liFE

Pink pill promises to stoke women’s sexual desire First stages of testing passed with orgasmic colours natHália laRoCERiE Contributor

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t might sound like sci-fi porn, but two new pills promising to increase female sexual desire have passed the first stages of testing.

Adriaan Tuiten, researcher and founder of pharmaceutical company, Emotional Brain, which provides healthcare research with a focus on women’s sexual health, has introduced Lybrido and its cousin formula, Lybridos. Now, with the first phase complete, their efficiency and side effects are being further studied. If approved, they will be released on the market by 2016.

The main purpose of the drug is to treat women suffering from hypoactive sexual desire disorder. Defined by the Internation-

al Society for Sexual Medicine, hypoactive sexual desire disorder is a condition which causes low sex drive in about 10 per cent of the female population. With the promise of boosting women’s libido, the medicine is being called the “female Viagra.”

Tuiten told the Daily Mail that the pill, initially tested on 200 women in long-term monogamous relationships, (as they are more likely to experience a sharp decrease in sexual desire), got the women to engage in more frequent sex and to achieve climax

easier. However, side effects such as headaches were observed, and that is why the drug is still being studied for approval.

Both Lybrido and Lybridos are composed of testosterone, vasodilators and hormones that work on the brain and are similar to Viagra only in that they also contain a substance that boosts blood flow to the genital areas, and should be taken three to four hours prior to sexual activity. Desire, however, is achieved through the modification of the serotonin and dopamine lev-

els which tends to be associated with the emotional as opposed to the physical. “We will not get Lybrido before 2016 if they are actually approved by Health Canada,” said Genevieve Rail, principal of the Simone De Beauvoir Insitute at Concordia. “ “The regulatory agencies have not accepted any drugs of this type so far because non of the studies report enough difference between the placebo and the real deal.”

Dr. Rail believes the motivation for this pill constitutes “a textbook case of disease mongering and medicalization [...] everyone gets to have a lower libido,” said Dr. Rail. “Creating a drug to solve a problem that does not exist is a way for pharmaceutical companies to make money.”

Sex for women can get complicated when considering societal pressures and issues of sexuality and dating, biological clocks, libido, and desire.

Regardless of all the discussion and opinions toward the “pink pill,”any research and development resulting in a woman’s ability to surmount sexual difficulties will be considered progress by those who benefit from it.

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Does observational violence beget actual violence? grand theft auto v — entertainment or potential generator of serial murderers?

StEvE naDon the Brock Press (Brock university)

ST. CATHARINES (CUP) — When thinking about video game experiences, perhaps the non-threatening nostalgia of Pac-man or Super Mario Bros. might crowd your thoughts, but for many young people and diehard gamers, Grand Theft Auto would be the series that comes to mind, one one far more polarizing than Tetris.

Grand Theft Auto V (GTAV), the long awaited open-world title from Rockstar Games, was released on Sept. 17 for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC platforms. The fifth title in the main series managed to re-stir the already plentiful controversies that dogged its violent predecessors.

If you are looking for escapism to a magical world, you are looking in the wrong place.

GTAV provides a gritty, realistic and brutally unlawful take on life in a Los Angeles-inspired cityscape.

Many critics of the Grand Theft Auto series call it ‘murder simulation’ rather than a game, citing not only the ethical implications of such media existing, but also its negative impact on society and on young people in specific. Claims have arisen from the dawn of the series blaming the various outbreaks of violence among young people across the United States on the influence of violent immersion.

Although GTAV carries the brunt of the controversy, other games have also dealt with these accusations. Take last year’s shooting in Aurora, Colorado, for example. The incident involved a lone gunman entering a crowded movie theatre and opening fire on the audience. Critics did not take long in pointing out the fact the gunman focused on violent first-shooter games.

Is it fair to shift the blame from the physical conduit of violence to possible emotional influences? It is important to distinguish between a learned aptitude to violence and an innate aggressive instinct which might cause inclinations towards hurting others.

In 1961, Canadian psychologist and behaviourist Albert Bandura looked further into

the observational qualities of violence by conducting a highly influential experiment. The experiment consisted of two trials: in the first, children watched an unknown adult violently attack and abuse a large clown-like doll (nicknamed ‘Bobo’); in the second, the children who had observed violence in the room were left alone with Bobo in order to see whether or not they would copy the violent inflections of the adult.

The children who had observed the aggressive handling of Bobo repeated the action to

a significantly greater degree than the control group, which had not. This experiment proved that violence can be learned through observation.

With Bandura’s study in mind, is a marathon play session of GTAV enough to push a teenager to the extremes of robbing a bank or killing an innocent man on the street? Probably not, but then again, there are various degrees of implications from extended exposure to violence.

Compare playing GTAV for a few hours to

watching The Karate Kid or another actionheavy martial arts film. If an eight year-old boy were to watch the film, he might be inspired to try out a ‘crane kick’ or two from the movie while leaving the theatre. These effects of violence and imitation are not permanent however; they probably only last a short time after the contact with the influence.

GTAV is not just a constant rampage of violence and verging sexuality; the game also manages to tell a deep and engaging story. Imagine watching The Godfather without the severed horse head scene, or The Expendables without an excess of explosions – it just would not be the same movie.

Similarly, the appeal and narrative depth relies deeply on the use of violence as a thematic technique. It is not just for ‘shock value,’ but instead to enhance the story-telling. Even the most disturbing scene from the game, which involves the graphic and brutal torturing of a rival gang member, ultimately serves a meaningful purpose in the plot.

Is there some sort of negotiation between the extremes of violence-for-all and a world that censors anything that could be considered offensive? There is, in fact, an organization helping to define this very line of compromise.

The Entertainment Software Ratings Board (ESRB) is a North American organization that reviews games for any content that might be considered graphic. After reviewing the material, they give each title a rating which legislates how old consumers must be to purchase a title. The ratings range from ‘EC’ (Early Childhood) to “AO” (Adults Only). GTAV and other games in its genre fall under the category of “M” (Mature).

Therefore with this legislatively-backed organization helping to filter who is able to buy violent content, the true onus is on parents and the youth themselves. Recognizing discrepancies between the maturity of the content and the perceiver is vital in order to make sure any dangerous influences aren’t ignored. With the threat of observational violence forever upon us, it is important to manage our own lives through the forms of media we enjoy.

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Write to the editor: arts@theconcordian.com graphic novel // aRtS

Directors say: lights, camera, action and … uncut?

Comics artist puts together Sinemania! a satire about the quirky lives of movie directors.

SatuRn DE loS angElES Contributor

Have you ever wondered what really happens behind the scenes of your favorite film?

Montreal-born illustrator Sophie Cossette has something unique to offer, and no, it’s not the formulaic celebrity-chasing stories you see on shows such as TMZ. Cossette dishes out the secret lives of some of the movie industry’s famous directors in her graphic novel Sinemania! Billed as a “satirical exposé on the lives of the most outlandish movie directors,” the book is a compilation of her own research, illustrative work and hours of movie-watching over the past several years.

On the eve of the book’s launch party, she explains to the crowd how she carefully selected each director to highlight — by basing it on their level of uniqueness and obscurity. “Most of them are very eccentric, can be an egomaniac, and have an edge that is fun,” she said.

Style-wise, the illustrations are portrayed as caricatures of the directors themselves, and she does a great job bringing these to life. Each story, presented as a chapter, is laid out in a picturesque and narrative man-

ner that is not just easy to read, but fun to digest. It is after all satire, but also informational.

Making the list are Quentin Tarantino, Alfred Hitchcock, Woody Allen, Tim Burton and Spike Lee just to name a few. She admits that she could not find any dirt on Canadian director David Cronenberg to poke fun of.

“The problem is that you read the biography and the guy’s a sweetheart,” she says, bringing a chuckle to the crowd.

Reading the introduction aloud from the novel, “the more I read about filmmakers, the more I feel they are also possessed.

Making a movie is madness,” she said.

And this is evident from reading through the graphic novel. You learn something new by going into the creative process of these directors — on how they have to get out of their way to make the next blockbuster film.

“All that for what? For your movie to be downloaded over the internet? All because of their uncontrollable compulsion to tell a story? Is it worth it?” she finished.

Asked on what drove Cossette into putting a quirky angle to these directors, she recalls when she was a kid reading a Frenchlanguage translation of an autobiography of her movie crush, German actor Klaus Kinski, called Crever pour vivre.

“As a 12-year-old, this was exciting. You for purchase online and at Drawn and see the documentary about his life, and you Quarterly Library. see the book was pure sex from A to Z,” she said, alluding to Kinski’s controversial sex life. “I never stopped reading, I never got bored of it,” she added.

“I think digging the dirt of Hollywood became a huge passion.”

Having been an illustrator for years, Cossette admits that making a living out of drawing can be a challenge, noting how competitive it can be to become successful.

However, she leaves this little nugget of wisdom for future illustrators, “don’t do it for the money, otherwise you will definitely be disappointed.

Just do it because your heart wants to do it. And because it’s your passion, and that telling a story gives you and your audience tremendous pleanOt yOUr average celeberty-bashing pUblicatiOn, Sinemania! sure,” she concludes. tUrns the spOtlight On hOllywOOd film directOrs Sinemania! is available

interactive fiction // aRtS

Lose yourself in a romance novels for the 21st century EverLove is where romance literature and modern gaming meet JoCElyn BEauDEt Contributor

Can a romantic novel, a book that takes the reader through a series of emotions, translate into a fulfilling gameplay experience? Canadian studio Silicon Sisters, based in Vancouver, B.C., believes it can. With its interactive novel EverLove having launched just a few weeks ago, the statistics don’t lie — the answer to that question seems to be a resounding ‘yes’ for the studio’s audience as well.

The game puts you in the shoes of Rose, a young girl undergoing therapy in New York.

Haunted by nightmares and seeking to put an end to them, Rose undergoes a form of hypnosis with the help of Dr. Alys, and is projected into the medieval-fantasy world of Heart’s Home (because home is where the heart is, right?). Rose remains in this new world but she is faced with political intrigue, as well as romantic suitors vying for her heart.

Although the game encourages you to indulge in your quest for love, the multiple choices you make in these conversations directly impact your relationships with these characters, and you’ll find that each of those striving for your attention have very distinct personalities and re-

act in consequence to the traits that you, as a player, find most valuable in a person. Thinking critically may earn you points towards a specific companion, while a romantic response may win over a more delicate, aloof character.

The game is reminiscent of a choose-yourown-adventure book but skips out on the tedious death mechanic and even gives you the ability to rewind conversations if you find yourself unhappy with your choices. This gives you a fairly large amount of control over the direction you take the game, to the point of almost feeling

like you’re cheating at times. Though this mechanic makes sense in terms of game design, it does take away some of the impact of making a bad decision. Interspersed in these delightful interactions is also a few hidden-object, point and click/touch games that have you hunting around for ingredients to craft potions, and finding crumpled scraps of paper to reconstruct later down the line. This provides a good break from the dialogue of the game and allows you to reflect a little bit on the previous scenes.

When interviewing the company’s CEO and

dinner and a mOvie? psht, we’d rather gO back tO the medieval times

project lead, Brenda Bailey Gershkovitch, she revealed that some of the difficulties during the development time had to do with the game’s writing.

“Romance is really tough,” she said. “It’s an established style, the voice is quite similar between novels. It’s highly descriptive, and quite verbose and it doesn’t translate into games.” The initial writing direction, where a romance writer was to be used, had to be scrapped in favour of a game-writer instead, a move that proved very successful despite the delays in development time.

Although the primary demographic isn’t include students, EverLove provides the perfect blend between romantic literature and casual gaming. It bridges the age gap between those who primarily consume either medium, and creates an experience that is bound to be appealing. Even though the game may be marketed towards women, men who don’t mind playing the seduction game will still find an appealing experience. The involved dialogue is not necessarily gender-specific, and it’s easy to find yourself lost in the game’s beautiful, hand-drawn visuals.

The game can be completed in approximately two to three hours but perfectionists who want to explore every different path the game has to offer are looking at up to 10 hours of gameplay.

You can download EverLove on the Android app store and Apple’s AppStore for $3.99. A PC release is coming soon, but no set date has been announced as of yet. You can check out more information about Brenda Bailey Gershkovitch and Silicon Sisters at siliconsisters.ca

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A multi-sensory universe of beautiful tragedies Musical score onto still picture book, DJ kid koala creates a complete experience olivia latta Contributor

There’s nothing sexier than watching a grown man cry over a book. And every so often, there comes a book so saddening, hopeful and touching that it makes a man willing to admit he was brought to tears. Author and DJ, Kid Koala’s second graphic novel is such a book.

Space Cadet, which was originally published in 2011, was coupled with a grand headphone concert combining one piano, six space pods, seven turntables and a set of headphones provided to each member of the audience to launch the book.

A smaller, more intimate concert was recently re-vamped last week as a part of Drawn & Quarterly Library’s Kid’s Day, in collaboration with Kids POP. Huddled towards the back of the store, each member was provided with a set of Ol’ Factory headphones, and a bundle of five vials of perfumes, concocted

by International Flavors and Fragrances Inc.; scents varying from salty marines, to shouting sensory overload, to blissful aromas of childhood. The audience was encouraged to waft each scent as an animation inspired by scenes in the still picture book were displayed on a screen. Kid Koala – spinning and playing the piano whilst being accompanied by a theremin – combines the senses to fully immerse you in the whimsically touching and beautiful story of Space Cadet.

We meet the nameless robot, a guardian who is programed to protect a girl as she grows to independence, saying goodbye to the now sweet astronaut taking off for her

first solo mission into space. He is left to deal with the question of, “what now?”

Lost in his memories and attempting to deal with life without her, he finds comfort and finality in cardboard stars and seashells.

In time, the girl who dreamed of stars her entire childhood, finally graduates from Space Academy and takes off on her first adventure to discover new botanical life in distant worlds. She too is dealing with her separation from the robot, but is quickly swept up in her adventures and eventual famed contributions to Extraterrestrial Geology.

Though technically a picture book, this 136-page story reaches out to every age. Exploring themes of family and connectivity, Kid Koala speaks to every person who has struggled with losing their own “sweetest astronaut … when [they] blast off on a solo mission of outer space adventure.”

The book itself is accompanied by a score by DJ Kid Koala, provided to you in CD form in the jacket of the book. With it, a list of tracks and instructions signaling which track accompanies which section. The reading of the book is a little rocky at first, attempting to match the length of each track to the amount of pages you are recommended to read proves difficult, sometimes with the feeling you are given too much time, or too little. But with each track, Kid Koala sets the pace of the story, causing you to take more time to completely appreciate each illustration and fully develop the story of the two characters.

It sweeps you up in an excited rush, and just as soon slows you into a stroll through the characters’ memories.

Space Cadet provides the reader with a truly unique experience, allowing the book to stand out in a way that has become so rare.

The author vividly captures the heartbreak

of moving on and the struggle to find happiness and identity. It is the true innovation of Kid Koala that makes this book what it is: a touching adventure to find one’s place in the universe.

Cinema politica // aRtS

Protesting the worst industrial disaster in history Documentary explores Bhopal disaster that haunts the indian city, decades later MiCHEllE gaMagE Staff writer

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eartbreaking and moving, this 80minute film explores the horrors human carelessness creates but also the resilience of those who are left behind to face the fallout. Bhopali is a powerful documentary about the injustices people in India faced after an American company caused a devastating gas leak that killed approximately 30,000 people in 1984.

The Union Carbide Corporation gas leak in Bhopal, India, killed around 3,500 people in one night, with the body count skyrocketing during the following days. Countless others were left physically and psychologically shattered — orphaned children staggered through the streets and doctors were overwhelmed with patients poisoned with unknown toxins.

Wood became scarce and families were forced to burn the bodies of their loved ones in mass funeral pyres.

Meanwhile, Warren Anderson, the then Union Carbide chairman, quietly melded into the safety of the United States and the factory in India was abandoned.

No cleanup crew was sent to remove the tanks of toxic chemicals. No personnel arrived to detoxify the small lake where the factory dumped its waste—not even when evidence that the leak was caused by numerous ignored safety measures, cut corners and untested

equipment, was anyone held responsible.

“People in Bhopal are still suffering, they’re still dying,” said Bhopal disaster campaigner Satinath Sarangi. “And the next generation is getting affected. There are horrific deformations that they’re born with. So the fact is that the suffering hasn’t ended, and the suffering continues and the individuals and agencies responsible for this mass disaster remain unpunished.”

Enter the “water-victim children.” Children born after the disaster are 10 times more likely to be born blind, deaf, have mutated limbs, an unnaturally high chance of developing cerebral palsy and a highly fragile immune system.

The chemicals abandoned by the pesticide

company leached into the ground and made the water for three kilometres around poisonous. The local population had no choice but to use the water pumped up from the infected ground to quench their thirst.

Bringing the story to a personal level, editor and creator Van Maximilian Carlson introduces two families directly affected by the disaster.

All that is left of the first family, formerly a family of 10, is two siblings. Their parents and five brothers and sisters died during the disaster. Their brother, who had initially survived, committed suicide years later, haunted by the ghosts of that night.

The second family lives on daily wages while they fight to save their 18-month-old

30,000 lives were lOst dUe tO gas leak in 1984; there is still nO One being held respOnsible

daughter as she slowly slips away, likely poisoned by the water her mother drank while pregnant.

“What we have asked for is the cleanup cost,” said Rajan Sharma, attorney representative for the Bhopal plaintiffs seeking compensation in an ongoing court case.

Sharma is also demanding the victims be financially compensated and that Union Carbide, now owned and operated by Dow Chemical Company, funds a medical monitoring system to support future water victims.

“If there is justice in Bhopal, this world will be safer for all of us to live in because it would set the precedent [for companies being responsible for their mess],” said Bhopal activist Rachna Dhingra.

While the film makes you squirm guiltily for sharing a species that also includes heartless corporate scum, Bhopali still gets two big thumbs up.

Endless interviews, personal stories, media footage and professional perspectives are flawlessly woven together into an in-your-face documentary about the worst ever industrial disaster and the horrifying fallout that followed.

Bhopali screens Saturday Oct. 12 at 7 p.m. at J.A. de Sève Cinema located on 1400 de Maisonneuve W., in collaboration with the International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal North America, Amnesty International and Council of Canadians Montreal.

Bhopal survivor and activist Sanjay Varma will be in attendance. For more information, visit cinemapolitica.org/concordia

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Signoras of Siena: a journey of poetry and politics award-winning book traces the lives of female poets in 16th century Siena natHália laRoCERiE Contributor

Sixteenth century Siena is not exactly a period most people are accustomed to hearing about, especially when with involves young revolutionary women.

It was a period of political turmoil, economic decline and unknown art production.

However, this was the period that professor Konrad Eisenbichler found himself emerged in during his translation of Agnolo Firenzuola’s On the Beauty of Women.

A professor in the Renaissance studies program and in the department of Italian studies at the University of Toronto, Eisenbichler is also the current president of the Canadian Society for Italian Studies and has published several works that focus on the Italian Renaissance.

Last Wednesday, he gave a public lecture at Concordia to discuss his latest publication, “The Sword and the Pen: Women, Poetry and Politics in Sixteenth-Century Siena,” a work that took him 15 years to write.

Eisenbichler’s interest in these unusual Italian women began when he was working on On the Beauty of Women and came across an intriguing female activist, Laudomia Forteguerri. Researching this particular lady, he found that she was not the only activist in 16th-century Siena. Actually, there were many other Sienese women engaged in

politics and poetry. Suddenly, he had himself another project to work on.

Although his book is filled with strong young ladies, he focuses on three women and their sonnets and poems.

Laudomia Forteguerri, was nonconformist and unafraid of breaking conventions.

Her first appearance was in Marcantonio Piccolomini’s dialogues published in 1538, where she is depicted as someone skeptical of God’s leading role in human life. This was especially dangerous because Siena was, during this period, a hot ground for religious issues.

Her poetic production was also daring since the beloved referred to in her poetry was also a feminine figure, suggesting same-sex attraction. This was not clear in the poem itself, as she was careful with her choice of words. However, Piccolomini later revealed her sexual orientation and affection for Margaret of Austria in his book Lettura.

Another bold figure was Aurelia Petrucci, who died at the early age of 31. She was a beautiful signora, a savvy observer of politics and well engaged in society. Her sonnets describe with grief the political situation in Siena as well as the inability of the Sienese citizens to get along with each other. Her work was still sparking attention 150 years later, showing the longevity of her production. The most interesting aspect of Petrucci is that, although it was unusual for women to be political, she evaded pub-

lic scandal because she was part of a noble family and dutifully followed her social obligations.

Finally,Eisenbichler’s book presents Virginia Martini Salvi, a patriotic woman very much engaged in proFrench movements who was arrested for producing poems that criticized the Sienese government. Completely against Spanish rule, she wrote a poem thanking Henry II, King of France, for liberating Siena from Habsburg domination and asked him to take the entire peninsula. Salvi was also a gifted Petrarchist poet with impressive technical skills, prompting Italian musicians to later turn some of her poems into songs.

Professor Eisenbichler’s lecture was an inspiring overview of women who left an indubious mark on Siena’s literary establishment. Petrarchist tradition gave them the opportunity prOfessOr investigates sienese pOets and their pOlitics to be in the literary scene but they molded it in a completely new way, due to their particu- opened a new window in the literary, social lar political perspicacity. Their participation and political sphere of 16th-century Siena.

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Glass oeuvres, blowing-up with colours Exhibit displays vibrant sculptures created by artist Dale Chihuly fragility of glass... [which is why] we get an over-abundance of glass objects in this room.” said Charbonneau.

Another room is full of gigantic chandeliertypes, each measuring up to 12 feet tall. Chart is with reason that Utterly Breathtaking is bonneau pointed to a fire truck-red chandelier both the name and quality of the colourful that seems to have grown numerous tentacles. glass exhibition featuring artist Dale Chi“That sculpture has a funny story. Chihuly huly. made the object in France, but it capsized and Diane Charbonneau, Curator of Decorative fell in the water as it crossed over. So Chihuly Arts and Design, took The Concordian through made another one, just for us. Red is one of the the exhibit currently at the Montrehardest colours to work with when al Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA), it comes down to glass, so we were pointing out diverse installations grateful,” said Charbonneau. and eye-popping colours.

Another installation resembles “Chihuly is an artist with spea garden. “Chihuly’s mother was cific ideas in mind,” said Charbona gardener, and Chihuly loves garneau as she pointed at mandarin dens, so he made this glass exhibit orange glass vases. “He came here that calls to mind a garden.” and knew exactly what the exhibit The “Macchia Forest” instalshould look like.” lation is imbued with over 300 The MMFA exhibit features colours and large glass bowls eight of Chihuly’s installations, speckled with gold and silver. “The with an extra one set up outside. colours are crazy at this installa“Chihuly is interested in nation,” noted Charbonneau. “We ture, in water, and in the west are literally immersed in a glass coast,” said Charbonneau. “He is forest.” influenced by a multitude of artOverall, Charbonneau was ists, such as Warhol and pop artpleased with the reception of the ists, but he has his own distinctive installations. “People love the exstyle.” hibit. So far we have had 200,000 Having worked at the Venicevisitors.” based Murano glass company, VePerhaps the best way to denini, Chihuly definitively knows scribe Chihuly’s vision is to use his how to manipulate glass. Big time. words: “I thought it was the hot Chihuly’s installations are mesglass that was miraculous, but then merizing products of fine quality I realized it was the air that went where colours vie for attention. into it that was miraculous.”

By the time you amble your way Utterly Breathtaking runs at through, life doesn’t look that drab the exhibit has been extended dUe tO the demand fOr the seeming celebratiOn Of cOlOUr. phOtO by david emery the MMFA until Oct. 27.

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“Chihuly likes to work in comparisons,” said Charbonneau as she weaved through the installations. “He likes to point out how light can be reflected and how to play around with contrasts.”

One installation in particular showcases Charbonneau’s statement. Blue-rimmed rimmels that faintly resemble flowers are lined up against a white wall, emphasizing the cobalt blues and sun yellows of the rimmels.

Another installation showcased the brilliance of turquoise. One hundred and twenty tall turquoise reeds were set up on tree limbs, demonstrating the vibrancy of one single colour.

Charbonneau led the Concordian to a special room, where a mind-boggling amount of vases were placed on the ceiling. Aboriginal glass baskets, puttis, glass starfish and bowls were placed disorderly one on top of another.

“Chihuly likes to pinpoint and question the

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angEla DE CiCCo Staff writer

Random Recipe cook up a unique musical infusion

nostalgia, cultural and personal struggles fuel the Montreal band’s latest album JESSiCa RoMERa Music editor

For Random Recipe, the ‘90s represented a time where the love of vinyls and the appreciation for physically and culturally diverse music reigned supreme in Quebec. It was also a period where the standards and qualifications to be considered a Quebecois artist were not as important as the spirit of the music itself.

Musicians have always felt a certain attraction to the city of Montreal, a city that prides itself on being a colourful tapestry woven together by innumerable cultural heritages. As of late, questions of cultural identity have caused tension, and in some cases, full-blown outrage not only in minority communities, but in the artistic community as well. For Random Recipe, the matter—literally—hits close to home.

“For most people I know 2012 was shit, you know, it was horrible,” said Frannie Holder, one of the vocalists and guitarists for the Montreal band, “The Mayans had predicted the end of the world but it was actually an end of a cycle.”

After doing close to 200 shows to promote their first album, the band was unsure of the direction in which they were headed.

“We just kind of wondered if we would do another album or not just because we’re so, so, so different. [We] have different personalities, characters and ambitions and influences and writing this album was so difficult and there was a big ball of tension in the air and in society in general,”said Holder.

In order to proceed as a group, Random Recipe allowed themselves a brief period of personal, and social reflection before heading to the studio to produce their latest work Kill The Hook, out Oct. 8. “It’s more grounded and focused and just more bold […] we knew what we were doing this time around compared to last time,” said Holder.

With a sound that is nearly impossible to classify, Random Recipe drew inspiration from almost every genre under the sun. Influences for the album ranged from The Flaming Lips to Santigold, to create a unique sound.

“It’s a mix of everything that we like at the moment. Definitely a little bit of hip-hop, a lot of pop with indie in it, indie sound, a lot of references to the ‘90s from the grunge aspect of it to the boy band aspect of it,” she said. “I’d like to say it’s like CocoRosie meets the Beastie Boys or Santigold and I don’t know, SBTRKT

[pronounced Subtract].”

A self-proclaimed fan of Swedish ‘90s band Ace of Base, Holder claims that the band “was a huge influence throughout this album.”

All four members of the band have such distinct styles and personalities that it was difficult for them to reach collective decisions at times. Despite any artistic differences, the band agree on the fact that their style will never be stagnant allowing their sound to be an amalgamation of multiple genres.

Being based out of Montreal since the band’s inception back in 2007, the city has had an enormous influence on Random Recipe. “Montreal is just such an interesting city,” said Holder.

After indulging her wanderlust by venturing off to South America and Asia, travelling “really puts into perspective where Montreal fits in the whole world in a way,” she said.

“I think Montreal is just one of the most interesting, and flamboyant and effervescent cities in the world for its art and its attitude, its music scene, its restaurants, whatever, at the same time we’re just so stuck in this stupid identity discourse and we’re lost in it.”

For the past year, Montreal and Quebec as a province have been struggling with what it means to be a Quebecois. And for Holder, a Quebecois musician, feels that instead of wasting time and money trying to get rid of individual identity and culture, Holder believes we should be investing it in the education of cultural and religious tolerance and acceptance.

Since the band does not have strictly French lyrics in their songs, they are not technically eligible to receive specific government grants and funding for their art.

“It’s not Anglos versus Francos, that’s just so, so, so sad,” said Holder.

Despite recent attempts by the government to improve funding for the arts in Canada, many limitations still exist.

“It’s beautiful that they want to focus on arts, that they want to put arts ahead, they want to put culture ahead. That’s how you feel a culture, through its music, its arts, its literature, its how you feel what the province or a nation is,” said Holder.

Instead of just throwing money at the arts, the government should be finding ways to put long term plans into action.

“I’m a true believer of long time change; you can’t do anything short term.”

Having toured countless countries with the band, Holder has noticed just how universal

music really can be. A performance in Iceland sticks out in the Montrealer’s mind: “You literally felt like you were on another planet,” she said. “It’s just a very intriguing and beautiful culture.”

Being a Louisiana native, Holder enjoys going back down to the U.S. to perform. Recently, Random Recipe played the South by Southwest Music Festival in Austin, Texas and were completely blown away by the city. For Holder, the festival and the city were like another world of cultural and musical freedom within the more traditional, conservative Texas state lines.

Whenever she feels it will be time to hang up her guitar, Holder would love to take all of her musical knowledge and impart it on younger generations by being a high school teacher. “I really want to teach in high school one day when I’m sick of touring and being an asshole on stage,” she laughs.

Technology has allowed consumers to get their latest musical fix instantaneously with the Internet.

“Everyone has such small attention spans,” said Holder. Because of this, “music doesn’t get to live as long as it should because we are so distracted.”

With this in mind, Random Recipe will be offering their latest release Kill The Hook on vinyl as well as through electronic purchasing.

“There’s depth in it […] you’re closer to the feeling that the band really wanted to give, and you spent so much time trying to choose what sound and what EQ and what distortion and what reverb, then it just gets lost in your speakers of your stupid iMac and it has no bass and no this and no that,” she said.

Vinyl records “are an art object for a lot of people,” said Holder. “Music, for a lot of people is entertainment, it’s a distraction.” The physicality of listening to music is disappearing because of the Internet, according to Holder. Now, with the resurgence in vinyl popularity, people are starting to appreciate it again for the act, and not making it just a background sound. For Holder, “the action and the ritual of taking out a vinyl and putting it on the turn table and sitting down,” should be the action or event all on its own.

“Try to go back to when you were teens or you were kids and you loved an album. And whatever the album is, try to listen to whatever you’re listening to these days and try listening to that, in that way, with that love.”

Random Recipe will be performing Oct. 8 at Cabaret la Tulipe.

>> The Doors release rare footage on DVD Great news for fans of The Doors: the band is releasing never-before-seen footage in their new archival DVD, R-Evolution, set to come out this December. Fans will get the chance to see early unreleased TV appearances alongside commentary from band members John Densmore, Robby Krieger and the late Ray Manzarek. We’ll also get a glimpse of exclusive outtakes from the L.A band’s appearance on the ‘60s American variety TV show, Malibu U, all the while watching the band break through the limitations of their era and rise to fame.

>> First Beatles movie to use original songs Producer of acclaimed films American Beauty and Milk, Bruce Cohen takes on a challenge in producing, The Fifth Beatle, a motion picture that will depict the life of Beatles manager Brian Epstein. Not only is this a first-time portrayal of Epstein on the big screen, but also a first in acquiring the rights to play the band’s original music. Cohen will be teaming up with Tony award-winner Vivek J. Tiwary (Addam’s Family, American Idiot) in telling the story of the record store owner who discovered The Beatles and introduced them to the rest of the world. Tiwary spent years invested in this story, and feels that “it’s a true labor of love” to be involved in this project. Production of the film is set to start in 2014, allowing Beatlemania to resurface once more.

>> New award show: YouTube Music Awards Award show fanatics will have yet another award show to get excited about, the YouTube Music Awards. Hosted by actor Jason Schwartzman of Rushmore and Slackers, this 90-minute live event will feature performances by Lady Gaga, Eminem and Arcade Fire, all artists who share highly viewed videos on this creative platform. Filmmaker Spike Jonze will be the creative director behind the event and is excited to bring forth an “unconventional” award show. The awards are separated into six categories — only to be revealed later in October — where the winner will be decided solely based on viewers’ choice. The event will also focus on creating live videos throughout the show, “so that the experience becomes more about creating than presenting” says YouTube’s vice president of marketing, Danielle Tiedt. The show takes place in New York at Pier 36 on Nov. 3.

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Electronic sound takes deeper root Ryan Hemsworth mixes genres on his first full length album JoRDiE yEagER Contributor

considering that Hemsworth is venturing back to his musical roots.

“I’ve learned to hone that and maybe make it more tasteful,” he said. “It’s not on the album, but the newest stuff I’m working on kind of goes back to that. I’m singing more, playing guitar more, and finding ways to do that stuff tastefully within electronic music.”

That’s not to say that his branches aren’t continuing to seek ever-newer skies. Producing a full-length album has been quite the novel experience for someone who’s previously released all his own music.

“It’s definitely been a lot longer of a process, and patience has been the biggest part of this one,” Hemsworth said. “Whenever I’ve finished projects before, I could just put them on Bandcamp and let people hear them. But it’s kind of good to have that force of patience. Just learning to work with people—in every way, from the featured vocalists to label people—has been new. But being like, ‘Okay, I have to wait a few months now and just not let people hear this’ feels kind of funny, you know?”

In the meantime, Hemsworth is interested in exploring and exposing a side of the elec-

tronic scene that many people aren’t exposed to on a daily basis.

“I’ve been working with Seiho – he’s a label head, and he makes music that’s super electronic, but it has jazz and stuff,” said Hemsworth. “All these weird, different people that are amazing musicians and that more people should get to hear; people who make music with their computers, but are able to make it emotional and have some heart to it.”

His plans for future collaborations don’t stop there – he’s already planting the seeds for a remix version of Guilt Trips.

“I think I’ll put that out after the album has been out for a little while,” he said. “It’ll have a different version of each track by each of my favourite producers. I just want to do as much as I can to make it fresh and exciting for me.”

With so much variety to his style, it’s safe to say that Hemsworth’s branches won’t be bare anytime soon. His advice for any flourishing saplings out there?

“I’ve learned that staying normal and humble really pays off when you’re in this industry,” he said. “Every little thing adds up. Sometimes people on Facebook ask for an mp3 of a song they can’t find and I send it back and they’re surprised, but it’s like, I’m sitting on my computer anyway, so why not? In the 70s, if you were a rock star, you kind of had to be an asshole, but it doesn’t feel like we’re entitled. Unless you’re Diplo.”

Ryan Hemsworth’s first full-length album, Guilt Trips, is out on Oct.22.

We don’t give trees enough credit. Ryan Hemsworth is a tree; his musical roots run deep, his strong drive keeps him steady, and his reach can only continue to flourish. His music is audible oxygen, breathing new life into the electronic scene and revitalizing the lives of anyone who chooses to sit beneath its leaves.

Trees are grounded in history, and listening to Hemsworth’s songs makes it evident that his talent shares that trait; he’s no newcomer to the world of music.

“I’ve been making music and recording myself since grade eight or nine,” said Hemsworth, “so my style has changed a lot, but in a way it’s also stayed the same. Back then, I used to play guitar and drums and sing, but I did it with the same sentiment – with references to hip-hop, rap, electronic and video game music.”

With the release of his first fulllength electronic album, Guilt Trips, on the horizon, the first image that springs to mind is not one of a 14-year-old boy strumming a guitar. Which is surprising, hemswOrth perfOrmed in mOntreal Oct.3 at le belmOnt. phOtO credit sasha lOncarevic.

Quick Spins

Autopilot - Diamond Rough (Independent; 2013)

Danny Brown - Old (Fool’s Gold Records; 2013)

HAIM - Days Are Gone (Polydor Records; 2013)

Pusha T- My Name Is My Name (GOOD Music, Def Jam Recordings; 2013)

Autopilot, a three-piece collective from Saskatoon, Sask., released their latest album Diamond Rough in late September. After a brief hiatus, the band reconvened to churn out a well-crafted alt-rock sound with slight pop melodies sprinkled throughout. Tracks like “Last Night” highlights the band’s ability to pair a catchy chorus with strong guitar riffs, while “Down and Out” shows an angstier side to their sound fueled by steady drum beats.

With vocals subtlely strained from emotional delivery, Autopilot sound like they would have fit in perfectly in a ‘90s grunge festival lineup. Diamond Rough showcases a sound that is familiar and comforting but with a twist that is all their own to create a well-rounded alternative rock sound.

No one does chillwave quite like Brooklyn-based ensemble Real Estate. Their sophomore release, Days, is instant nostalgia for many suburban youth. Much like the hazy days of summer, the tracks on Days bleed into each other like a lethargic dream, so laid back they’re almost fully reclined.

Produced by Kevin McMahon, who previously worked with Titus Andronicus and The Walkmen, Days steers away from the lo-fi sound of Real Estate’s self-titled and self-produced debut album, all the while keeping with the band’s signature pop sensibility. The lead single “It’s Real” is so hooky that you could hang a towel from it. When all is said and done, this album’s lack of variety and lazy pacing prove that Real Estate may be a one-trick pony, but what an endearing pony it is!

HAIM are generation-defining in their ability to seamlessly channel our obsession with nostalgia with an edginess and originality all their own. Days Are Gone, is a perfectly curated mix of ‘90s soft rock and Top 40 pop with a modern edge.

The sister trio from California’s San Fernando Valley have been creating a huge buzz since the release of their EP in 2012. For their debut album, the girls enlisted producer, Ariel Rechtshaid—from Solange and Vampire Weekend fame—to help create a coherent sound, full of complexity and an abundance of melody and hooks. With constant comparisons to Stevie Nicks and Wilson Phillips, HAIM have crafted an album that feels effortless and cool, despite its heavy study of the past.

Refreshingly bold and listenable, Days Are Gone will be a heavy contender for album of the year.

Ever since Terrence Thornton, better known to the world as Pusha T (and half of the brother duo, The Clipse) joined Kanye West’s GOOD Music label, fans of the artist were wondering about the possibility of a full length album. Pusha T has since delivered with dark, drug-pusher stories, proving there is life after The Clipse and you needn’t worry about him.

Pusha T delivers on the entire album with his streetwise demeanor, over-tune thumping and head bopping instrumentals from Hudson Mohawke, Pharrell, Swizz Beatz, and son of Metallica drummer Lars, Sebastian Ulrich. The album, which features artists from Kendrick Lamar, Future & Jeezy, all properly accompany Pusha.

Trial Track: “Down and Out”

Trial track: “It’s Real”

Trial Track: “Don’t Save Me”

Trial track: Pain (ft. Future)

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Stingers win sixth straight game against Carabins Women’s rugby team dominant in second-last match of season CHRiStinE BEaton Contributor

The third-ranked Canadian Interuniversity Sports team, the Concordia Stingers, dominated the Université de Montréal Carabins on Friday night, winning their sixth consecutive league game 45-3.

The Stingers came out hard, scoring their first try within the first five minutes and their second five minutes after that. It was clear that they were hungry to win. Sixteen minutes in, the Carabins put their three points of the night on the board by launching a penalty kick straight through the posts.

Where Concordia was focused, determined and speedy, the Carabins were sloppy but made up for it with force. High tackling and

stiff arms to the face were a common occurrence in the first half.

At 22 minutes in Concordia scored their final try of the first half and, with a successful conversion, brought the score to 19-3.

After the first half, the maroon-and-gold women dominated scrums, wheeling the other team when it wasn’t their throw-in and getting the ball from the eight-man within seconds.

The Carabins and the Stingers were easily matched when it came to line-outs. Concordia stuck with simple but efficient calls and subsequently won almost all of their line-outs. Seemingly, the only area of improvement needed in the first half by the Concordia women was their rucks; not going in low enough made it hard for them to retain the ball, but by the second half they were back to normal.

“We were strong in contact which lead to us winning, but we need to work on being more consistent and sticking to the game plan,” said head coach Graeme McGravie. “We were able to beat them with a lot of individual skill [rather than as a team].”

The backs utilized their speed by running fake switches throughout the game, something

that many teams cannot complete. Their offensive plays were suited to each woman on the field and their defensive line showed off their undeniable strength.

Many new faces have been added to the roster this season; McGravie said he believes that they have not yet played a full game in the team-focused mindset, but that he is happy with their results so far this season.

“The girls have bonded well and continue to push each other hard for a starting spot, but it’s always a work in progress for sure.”

A minute and a half into the second, Concordia had scored their first try of the half, with a successful conversion, bringing it to 26-3 for the Stingers. Not even five minutes afterwards, they had scored and converted once more.

At the 15-minute mark, the Stingers scored an impressive conversion from the complete right-hand side of the field after their third try that half, bringing the score to 38-3. After one last try and another conversion, the score was brought up to 45-3.

When asked what to expect in their next game, McGravie said, “A win! We need to keep pushing the envelope if we want the big prize

at the end of this, so being more consistent and ruthless with scoring chances is what we will be looking for.”

The Stingers will be playing Bishop’s University at Loyola on Thursday, Oct. 10 at 7 p.m.

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Stingers play clutch, propelled to victory Baseball team wins game one of semi-final series.

MattHEW SHanaHan Staff writer

The Concordia Stingers came out with a 6-5 win against a feisty Université de Montréal team in game one of their best-of-three semi-final League series at Pierre Elliott Trudeau Park on Saturday afternoon.

The Carabins had taken one of two games in their double header last week in the regular season, but it wasn’t enough to keep the Stingers from finishing in first place in the standings.

The Stingers and Carabins traded runs early in the first inning, making it a 1-1 game. The Carabins would take the lead in the top of the second inning on a bases-loaded, one-out situation. Concordia attempted to complete the force-out on a ground ball hit to third base, but the runner was called safe at the plate.

Stingers pitcher Jonathan Raftus struck out the next two players to end the inning, one of his many clutch plays throughout what would prove to be a back-and-forth nail-bitter that would not be decided until the final out.

The Stingers would reply with a couple of runs of their own in the bottom half of the second inning. A bases-loaded walk and an RBI single would give the Stingers a 3-2

lead after two innings, but it could have been 4-2 if Raftus was called safe on a close play at home plate.

“I personally thought I was safe but I’ll leave that to the umpires. It didn’t change the game in the end,” Raftus said.

After Stingers catcher Jean-Christophe Paquin led off the bottom of the third inning with a slicing double down the left field line, the Stingers were unable to advance Paquin and score an insurance run as the next two players would both ground out. But then, with two outs and Paquin still at second base, the slugging first baseman Peter Zidros came to the plate and hit an absolute moonshot home run deep over the left field fence to give the Stingers some cushion and a 5-2 lead.

“It was a low-inside pitch, which is where I like it,” Zidros said. “I thought it was gone. But I had my doubts on the way to first [base].”

Manager Howie Schwartz thought differently, “I’ve been waiting 16 games for that. I knew it was gone as soon as he hit it,” he said.

Although it was no secret that the Stingers were pumped up after the home run, the adrenaline would be short-lived. The top of the fourth inning ended the worst inning for the Stingers, who gave up three runs and coughed up the lead as the Carabins tied the game five runs apiece.

Raftus would prove to help his team both on the mound and at the plate, contributing an RBI single in the fifth inning which turned out to be the go-ahead run in the 6-5 victory. “It feels good because I’ve been in a slump these last few games,

it’s good to get it off my chest and help the team win,” Raftus said.

“I always like to help the team win, any way I can,” he said after the game, giving due credit to his team, “Our defense was great. Sometimes we made a few hiccup plays, but I wasn’t too worried, I knew we would bounce back and get the runs.”

Win or no win, there still remains room for improvement. “We’re gonna have to work on eliminating some of the mental mistakes and some of the mental errors we’re making out there,” said Schwartz.

“I’m overall very proud. Great teams win when you’re not playing so great and that’s the case with our team.”

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Doubling up in doubleheader vs Montreal Stingers baseball team go 2-0 on Saturday, giving them spot in finals MattHEW SHanaHan Staff writer

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he Concordia Stingers baseball team are off to the finals after they beat the Montreal Carabins 3-2 in game two of the best-of-three series on Saturday afternoon at Pierre Elliott Trudeau Park.

The second game was a very tight match.

From the very beginning, a pitcher’s duel was in the making, as Stingers’ ace Brandon Berkovits pitched what Howie Schwartz described as “his most focused performance” of what he’s seen over the last four years.

Berkovits pitched five and two/thirds innings of shutout ball, giving up no earned runs and leaving a couple of guys on base, one due to an error.

“I gave it my all. It’s probably one of the best games I’ve pitched,” said Berkovits.

Exiting with a 1-0 lead in the top of the sixth inning, Schwartz handed the ball to the hard-throwing lefty, Andre Lagarde, who came in for his second relief performance of the day hoping to get a four-out save to secure the series victory for the Stingers.

Despite being clutch all afternoon, the two-out error in the inning proved to be costly, as a two-out, two-run single gave the Carabins their first lead of the game.

However, Stinger Peter Zidros provided his own heroics in the bottom half of the inning, slapping a two-run single to left field that eventually became the game-winning hit.

Even though he gave up two runs in the sixth inning, Lagarde returned to the mound in full confidence and closed out the game in fine fashion.

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i gave it my all. it’s probably one of the best games i’ve pitched -Brandon Berkovits

“I like the do-or-die type situations. I like that kind of stuff,” said Lagarde. “[The] team played well, [we] needed to win two games and that’s exactly what we did.”

Although the Stingers still have the league finals next weekend against Carleton University, a spot in the finals means they will travel to Windsor, Ont., to take part in the Canadian Intercollegiate Baseball Association Championships being held Oct. 1820.

“I’m so excited. I went my first two years.

I can’t wait!” said Lagarde.

The finals will take place next weekend with a doubleheader at Trudeau Park on Saturday beginning at noon, with a potential third game taking place in Ottawa the following day.

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Stingers winless in their last three games Concordia men’s soccer team lose to first-place Carabins Julian MCkEnziE Contributor

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he Concordia Stingers men’s soccer team dropped a 4-0 decision to the top-ranked Université de Montréal Carabins on a cloudy Sunday afternoon at Concordia. The loss gives the Stingers a 2-6-0 record on the season, plunging them to the bottom of their division, one point behind Université de Sherbrooke.

The Stingers team looked like frustrated individuals, unable to generate any offense.

Their shots barely troubled the opposing keeper, and a lot of their offensive attacks were thwarted by their own mistakes and wrongdoings.

On the defensive, goalkeeper Nick Giannone did all he could to keep his defenders and players focused, yet ultimately was on the hook for four goals (two of them converted penalties).

The Carabins first converted a penalty a couple of minutes before halftime. Midfielder Maxime Laurey sent Giannone the other way and put the Carabins on the board 1-0.

Once the second half began, the Stingers came out with more life and spent a good deal in the Carabins’ half of the field. The

Stingers had the momentum until third-year Carabins defender Alexander Haddad made it 2-0. Not too long after that, another penalty was given to the Carabins, and Carabins’ Jonathan Bourgault made no mistake converting from the penalty area. Carabins defender Vincent De Bruille, applied the final nail in the coffin, scoring a fourth goal for the Carabins.

Second-year Stinger forward Gabriel Quinn felt his team was out of it once the second penalty was converted.

“I think the two penalties that the ref called

on us kind of disappointed us, demoralized us,” he said. “When you get [behind] 3-0 nil, you’re demoralized.”

Quinn also felt the referee wasn’t up to par with his calls during the game.

“The referee wasn’t working with us.

Didn’t help us at all.”

Despite players’ frustration on the field, Stingers’ midfielder Jose Prida maintained that the players would be looking to keep a positive attitude for the remainder of the season.

“The results haven’t helped but we try

to keep a positive attitude and we like to get things going forward,” Prida said. “It’s frustrating to lose sometimes by this score, or more.

But we try to keep our heads up, that’s the mentality all the time.”

The Stingers have a lengthy break to prepare for their next match, a home game versus Université de Quebec à Trois Rivières (UQTR) on Friday, Oct. 18. UQTR is currently at 3-4-2, sitting in the fourth and final playoff spot in their division. The Stingers now have four games to avoid the cellar.

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Women’s soccer team suffers heartbreaking loss Carabins come from behind in 89th minute Julian MCkEnziE Contributor

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he Concordia Stingers’ women’s soccer team was delivered a heartbreaking 2-1 loss in the final moments of their match versus the Université de Montréal Carabins squad at Concordia Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

The loss put a dent in the Stingers’ hopes for a playoff spot, as they are now 10 points behind Sherbrooke, who occupy the fourth and final playoff spot.

After holding up for the men’s game earlier in the day, the rain began to fall on the pitch just as the game started. As the match went on, the rain started to get worse, progressing from a light drizzle to a chilly, autumn rain.

The first half was largely uneventful, save for chances by both teams that missed the net, or did not particularly perturb either keeper. Given the wet conditions, spectators seemed more concerned with keeping themselves as dry as possible, than watching the game. Some even began checking scores of the National Football League games and their fantasy football squads.

The second half was a lot more interesting, as Concordia broke out on the offensive with purpose to start the second half.

The Stingers finally broke the deadlock in the 68th minute, when fifth-year defender Philippa ‘Pip’ Lyttle opened the scoring. The crowd definitely got livelier toward the end, with certain parents showing more emotion

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than others, cheering their kids on.

Concordia seemed on their way to their fourth win of the year, and second in a row, until the 89th minute, when fourth-year defender/midfielder Steffy Roy-Ouellet managed to chip the ball past Stingers’ keeper Saby Dagenais.

The script was seemingly flipped from a well-deserved win to having it snatched in place of a tie game. Alas, it was not to be.

Moments later, in added time, RoyOuellet fired a strike into the back of the Concordia net, and a dagger into the

hearts of the Concordia faithful who were on hand for the match. It capped off an exciting game, with a result that some wish could’ve been thrown the other way.

The Stingers’ next match is at home, against Université du Québec à Trois Rivières on Friday, Oct. 18.

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Stingers stung on home court Men’s basketball team falls in championship game to laurentian CaSEy DulSon Contributor

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The Montreal Canadiens 4-3 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs was overshadowed by a fight that went terribly wrong in last Tuesday’s home opener. Habs enforcer George Parros was taking on Leafs tough guy Colton Orr for the second time that night, when at the end of the fight Orr accidentally yanked Parros down as he was falling, sending Parros face-first onto the ice. He then went unconscious and, after waking up, wasn’t able to get up and was carted off on a stretcher and taken to the hospital. Parros suffered a concussion and was released shortly after but will be out of the lineup indefinitely. After the game, the ongoing debate about fighting in hockey made its rounds on social media.

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The aftermath of all those wildcard games has narrowed down the world championship to a final eight teams. In the National League you have the St. Louis Cardinals taking on the feelgood story Pittsburgh Pirates with that series tied 1-1 with the next two games being played in Pittsburgh. In the other series, the Atlanta Braves will take on the Los Angeles Dodgers and that series is also tied at one with the series heading to Los Angeles for games three and four. In the American League, the Red Sox have held home field advantage by winning both home games to take a commanding 2-0 series lead and the Tampa Bay Rays looking to avoid the sweep in game three. The series involving the Detroit Tigers and Oakland Athletics is tied 1-1 after Oakland’s 1-0 win on Saturday, with the next two games happening in Detroit.

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The Alouettes offense, starting with quarterback Josh Neiswander, were relentless in their passing and running attacks, and together with the outstanding Alouette defence earned a victory with their 47-24 win against the Edmonton Eskimos in Edmonton on Saturday afternoon. The offence was clicking, and easily dominated the Eskimo defence. The Alouettes defence caused a lot of turnovers and only gave up significant touchdowns late in the fourth quarter when the game was already out of reach. The Als improved their record to 6-8 and play at home on Monday, Oct.14, against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

>> tiP-off is right aroUnd the corner Fans got their first glimpse of the NBA Saturday night, with pre-season action taking place across the league. Among the storylines for this season will be if the Miami Heat threepeat, how Chicago Bulls point guard Derrick Rose fares after his knee surgery, and the hopes of the Houston Rockets in being contenders in the Western Conference after signing centre Dwight Howard. The NBA will also be coming to Montreal when the Boston Celtics take on the Minnesota Timberwolves at the Bell Centre on Oct. 20. Tickets are on sale at evenko.ca.

After beating Memorial University 95-64 in the first game of their annual Concordia Nike Tournament on Friday night, the Concordia Stingers men’s basketball team fell 77-65 to the Laurentian Voyageurs, in the championship game on Saturday afternoon.

The Stingers started the first quarter by winning the tip-off and striking first on two foul shots by guard Adam Chmielewski.

Laurentian responded with their first two points that were also foul shots. Both teams then started to play defensively as there were a couple of turnovers by both teams.

The Stingers were the first team to get a three-pointer by forward Mukiya Post. Laurentian then capitalized on few mistakes by the Stingers with a couple of three-pointers by guard Alex Ratte. The Stingers got a three-pointer of their own by guard JeanAndre Moussignac. The Voyageurs led the Stingers 16-12 after the first quarter.

The second quarter started off with Concordia going on a small run of scoring, which led them ahead in the game.

The Stingers played great defence as Laurentian did not to get their first basket until the 6:06 mark of the quarter, which was a three-pointer by guard Ryan Bennett. The Stingers then fouled Ratte, who scored both foul shots. The game was tied at 27 apiece at half time.

Concordia got the first points in the third quarter with a wide open basket by Stingers’ forward Mike Fosu. However, Laurentian then went on an 8-0 run to regain the lead. The Stingers responded as they went on a 4-0 run but that ended quickly after they missed a couple of foul shots.

Laurentian got two more baskets to extend their lead however they got called for goaltending later on. This helped Concordia as they scored on the basket, in addition to a three-pointer by forward Zander Jean.

Laurentian got another basket to extend its lead to 51-42 after three quarters.

The Stingers once again got the first points in the fourth quarter as Fosu scored a two-point basket. Laurentian countered with a 4-0 run with all four points coming from forward Sam Hirst.

The referees gave a technical foul to the Laurentian bench because their coach Shawn Swords was frustrated at the refs as he thought they were making bad calls on fouls and wrong calls on possession of the ball throughout the game. The technical foul inspired Concordia as they got five straight points, reducing the Voyageurs’ lead to six.

Then, Jean would get another threepointer to reduce the difference down to three, but that would be the closest the Stingers would get to try to tie the game.

Laurentian forward Nelson Yengue had two late slam dunks to guarantee the victory.

All of Laurentian’s starting lineup had double-digit points. The most was by Alex Ratte with 22 points and he was also named tournament MVP. Concordia’s point-producer was Mukiya Post, who had 18 points.

“We compete hard, were a young team—we made far too many mistakes,” said head coach John Dore of his Stingers team, which has only six returning members from last year.

Next up, the Stingers will head west to play in the UBC tournament next weekend. Their first game is against Victoria on Oct. 10 at 3 p.m.

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A public institution not a‘pubic’ institution Conu should do more to ensure only Concordia faculty, staff and students have access to spaces Yes, Concordia University is a public institution. But it’s also an institution of learning with spaces designed for use by Concordia students, faculty and staff. When these spaces, such as the library are made accessible to non-Concordia members, priority use and safety becomes an issue.

Access to spaces such as the library should be reserved for members of the Concordia community. In other words, people of the public, such as the man caught touching himself in front of female students, should be prevented from entering the library in the first place.

According to the Concordia library website, members of the public can purchase a “Concordia University Library Privilege Card,” which allows them to take out library

materials and apply for a guest account for use of the computers, and this makes Privilege Card holders members of the Concordia community.

The library is for study, research and computer use. Anyone who is not a member of the Concordia community does not have any business being in the library.

Security should restrict access to the library to members of the Concordia community by having members present their I.D. or Privilege Cards.

During the student strike, security barred access to the library to anyone who did not have a Concordia I.D. or Privilege Card. This was done, presumably, for the safety of Concordia members. What has changed?

Well, for starters there’s an acknowledged

pervert bothering female students while they’re trying to study. And we’re not talking about one occurrence. It has happened multiple times and yet the doors to the library remain open for anyone to come in.

Students have the right to feel safe in their university, especially in the spaces designed to accommodate their study.

On Oct. 3, Concordia University posted a message on their Facebook page stating, “Although rare and unfortunate, cases of inappropriate behaviour on Concordia’s campus do happen, as they do in other public areas.”

“Other public areas?” The university library is not just any “other public area,” it is the centre of study and research for students on campus. Our tuition fees contribute to the

maintenance and upkeep of the library so that we can use it, and its natural to expect the university to ensure entrants are there for valid reasons that do not include wandering in off the street and threatening students.

It is expected that someone could possibly approach you inappropriately whilst sitting in Starbucks or at a food court, but schools, whether or not they are classified as “public,” are expected to be safe places.

So far no one has been seriously injured, but that doesn’t mean that it couldn’t happen. Public shouldn’t mean that security at Concordia will only take action after the fact, Concordia should put preventative measures in place to reduce the risk to their community members who come to Concordia expecting a safe, clean place to study.

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Al-Shabaab makes a deadly resurgence in Nairobi international leaders will remain inactive as they let kenya deal with situation themselves

gREgoRy WilSon Staff writer

September 21 marked the first day of a deadly four-day siege on Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya in which the Kenyan military fought to dislodge al-Shabaab fighters in a battle that saw at least 61 civilians and six Kenyan security officers dead. The Red Cross said 39 people are still missing.

The terrorist attack sparked an international outcry and condemnations by countries such as Canada, the United States, Great Britain, Israel and Iran. However, none of these countries will help Kenya fight back against its enemy, it just isn’t in their interest to do so.

The perpetrator, al-Shabaab, was formed in 2006 as a radical wing of the now-defunct Union of Islamic Courts in Somalia. As the organization grew, foreigners also joined its ranks. Al-Shabaab is believed to currently house between 7,000 and 9,000 militants and is affiliated and funded by al-Qaeda.

Al-Shabaab called the attack strict retaliation for Kenya’s continued military presence in Somalia.

Marcel Danis, a Concordia University political science professor with an expertise in public security, organized crime, and terrorism, said the terrorists are speaking truthfully. “[Al Shabaab] is a terrorist group that controls part of Somalia,” said Danis. “They do a number of kidnappings and extortions [and are] a pain in the neck to Western companies [in the region].”

Danis claims Western corporate interests companies thus lobbied the African Union

(AU) into eliminating al-Shabaab’s influence in Somalia. Of the AU member states, Uganda and Kenya are the two countries that have pledged the most resources to this campaign and, in response, al-Shabaab is now attempting to intimidate them into withdrawing their forces.

“Bombs exploded in Kampala, Uganda, while people were watching the World Cup in 2010. About 70 people died. Al-Shabaab said it was in retaliation as well. Both cases are very similar in nature,” said Danis.

Fortunately, al-Shabaab was unsuccessful in forcing the Kenyan president’s hand.

“We went [to Somalia] to help them bring order in their own nation and will stay there until [we do], we will not be intimidated,” said Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta during a multi-faith prayer service on Oct. 1 honouring the victims of the Westgate Mall attack, according to BBC. Yet Kenyatta does not expect much help from the global community in fighting alShabaab.

Based on their exclusive interview with Canadian Immigration Minister Chris Alexander, Global News said the international community has only three possible courses of action: conduct a missile strike on the al-Shabaab headquarters, prosecute the attackers who are still alive in international court, or let Kenya handle the situation on its own.

While indicting those responsible in international court might happen, a missile strike is highly unlikely. Since the 2002 invasion of Iraq the Western community has seen how its interventions in conflict zones have bolstered a negative view of them and/or have led to unforeseen regional consequences, even when their presence is in-

direct. As such, interceding in other states is as the only reliable ally. Yet President Kenot in their interests. nyatta’s decision could potentially carry For example, in the aftermath of the Al- deep consequences. lied forces’ air strike in Libya in 2011, GadAccording to Danis, ‘‘if [Kenyatta] keeps hafi supporters left the country, traveled his troops in Somalia, a second major attack to Mali, and plunged that nation into civil will occur in Kenya.’’ war. ‘ ‘ Tu a r e g tribesmen who reportedly fought for Moammar Gadhafi in Libya have returned to Mali with weapons…forcing thousands to flee,’’ said Connect with 50 organizations former Maat the VOLUNTEER FAIR, lian President, October 10, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

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Letters home: greetings from Montreal to Denmark Danish exchange students share their impressions of Quebec’s metropolis JakoB gRotH anD nanna aPERgiS Contributors

It’s been almost two months since we landed at Montréal-Trudeau and, for the first time, stood on North American soil.

We’re Jakob and Nanna and we’re a pair of Danish exchange students majoring in journalism. Montréal is our home until Christmas.

Our first week was extremely stressful with everything being new — but luck-

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ily, we had the hostel Auberge Bishop to provide us with comfort. The staff was friendly and helpful, the room clean, and the breakfast? Well, we learned to live with the white paper-like toast-bread, the interesting assortment of jam and the unusually bitter coffee.

While living at Auberge Bishop, we started our search for a permanent place to live. We sent a bunch of emails to people on the infamous Craigslist website. The weirdest reply we — or Jakob — got was from a guy who wrote, “I know this is unusual but if you would like, you can come sleep over tonight. Try the room, the bed, see the place, meet me. I changed the bedsheets but I didn’t vacuum. Let me know.”

He was probably just being extremely friendly, but…

Before leaving Denmark, people warned us. “Be careful in Montreal,” they told us, “they have this weird thing called poutine.”

And yes, the thought of fries swimming in a pool of gravy with cheese on top did not really appeal to us. However, on our first night in Montreal, we were really hungry, and when we asked the hostel staff where to go for dinner, they instantly recommended the Smoke’s Poutinerie just two minutes away. So, of course, we had to try it.

It was so good! The cheese (is it

cheese?) was a bit like rubber,when chewed, the fries were wet and incredibly greasy from the gravy, and the bacon and the pulled pork made a perfect combination. We looked at each other feeling at once both disgusted and over the moon. “We have to eat this again,” we said.

And so we did. Again and again.

We both agree that if our journalistic careers fail when we get back to Denmark, we will open a poutinerie in Copenhagen. It would be a huge success, no doubt about that! We still don’t understand how it can be so good.

There are still a lot of things we don’t understand about Montreal. Take the alcohol policy for instance.

In Montreal, we’ve seen people smoking weed with cops close by, but sitting on the street drinking a beer, are you crazy? One night, Nanna was actually stopped by the police, because she was drinking a beer in the street with some girls. In Denmark, it’s perfectly normal to have a beer in a public place, so how were we to know?

We also felt a bit stupid going to the tamtams, bringing chips that would allow us to drink our beers. Don’t drink on an empty stomach, OK, that’s good advice. However, what difference do some potato chips, an ap-

ple or even a black olive really make? Now, if you had to eat a poutine for every beer, then it would be a completely different story...

By the way, we both found nice places to live after five days: Nanna in Little Italy, Jakob in the Plateau. We both love it, we love Montreal and the extremely friendly people, and as long as we don’t drink our beers in the streets we are sure that our time in Montreal will be unforgettable.

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Confessions of a 20-something get off your high horses, ice Queens and kings anonyMouS

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niversity allows us to meet people from all different walks of life. I’ve met people older than me, younger than me, wiser than me; I admire and appreciate many of these people. However, I have also been introduced to this beautiful, majestic breed of person. The people who I like to refer to as “special snowflakes.”

Are you already picturing someone in your head?

It’s that person who feels the need to start a full-blown, off-topic debate with the professor, refusing to admit that they are wrong when it is clear to everyone else. The person who constantly and seriously uses the phrase, “Am I the only one who…?” There are seven billion people on this planet, so no, the odds are you aren’t the only one.

These are the snowflakes that cannot take an ounce of criticism, and are unable to wrap their minds around the notion that people have different opinions. They seem to think they have some kind of device that allows them to see the world in sharper definition. Show this person the colour blue; to them it will be a blue that you’ve never heard of.

These are the people who go off on long philosophical rants about life — most of the time on topics they know nothing about. However, that doesn’t stop them from getting on their double tiered and decorated soapbox, all the while shaming people for their way of life.

I, for one, am done being put down by people like this. I am also done watching oth-

ers receive such treatment.

I am not sure where this self-righteous, arrogant attitude comes from. As a 20-year-old, I am constantly looking for ways to improve myself as a person, and I know that one of the best ways to do so is to meet and listen to as many people as possible. It’s through being open-minded to what others have to say, and what others do, that you learn more about the society you live in.

I’m not sure if it’s due to parents and their constant praise for their children, and if that is the case, good job! Look at what you’ve spawned.

My parents bluntly told me when I did and said something stupid, and they still do.

They gave honest criticism, and never let me get away with anything. The minute my ego inflated, they made sure to let some air out.

This is my message to the special snowflakes. Do you actually feel good about yourself when you put people down because of what they wear, what music they listen to, or what they have or have not done in their lives?

Sure, maybe you’ve done some pretty amazing things in life already, if so, good for you.

Doesn’t make the story of the person you are interrupting any less interesting. Doesn’t mean you have the right to place judgment on someone who has chosen a different lifestyle. You don’t even know the person; you don’t even know how they’ve gotten to where they are

in their lives.

We are getting older, which means we all come with our own baggage, so to speak.

Likes, dislikes, preferences, quirks, and stories.

Tales of triumph and defeat. It’s so incredible to me — and yet, some people chose to focus on the small picture. I won’t get philosophical on you all because I am not here to lecture you. I understand that it is not my place.

I’m just using this space to tell the special snowflakes to tone it down, defrost, and learn to live and let live. You may seem unique and impressive at first, but start insulting others while being condescending, and just like winter your novelty wears off and you’ve become a pain in the ass.

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Ok, so we are getting into the thick of midterms, and it is important to eat balanced and healthy meals to stay well, but a little treat never hurt anyone. This little treat is quick, easy, and requires very little work. There are many variations to this recipe, and it really depends on what you want them to look like.

This is one my sister uses and swears by. Behold: Choco-Smores.

Ingredients: 1 bag of mini Pretzels or Pretzel Snaps (it’s really your choice!)

1 bag of Hershey’s Kisses of your choice (mix them up for variety) 1 bag of mini marshmallows (white looks nicest, although you can use coloured if you’re going for a theme) Materials 1 parchment paper-lined cookie sheet Pro tip: Try not to eat all the ingredients before actually making the treat.

Directions: 1.Preheat your oven to 350 degrees, and then line your cookie sheet with the parchment paper. It’s important to have the parchment paper; you don’t want to get marshmallows stuck all over the place. Wasting marshmallow is a sin!

2. Place three mini marshmallows on each pretzel (much easier with mini pretzels, as you can lay the marshmallow on its side, in the groove.)

3. Place carefully in preheated oven, as marshmallows have the tendency of rolling off and try to get away. Let bake for five to six minutes. Marshmallow should fluff up, but not turn brown!

4. Once out of the oven, quickly place a second mini pretzel over the marshmallow. Using the Hershey’s Kiss, press firmly in the center to top it off and boom! An easy and delicious snack.

These are best if eaten the same day, so use your judgment on how many you make in order to avoid a chocolate hangover.

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MUSIC-Solids (album launch), Mom Jeans-La Sala Rossa

WED 9

SUN 13 FILM- The Length of the Alphabet- MMFA- 14:00 ART- Storytelling Slam- BBAM! Gallery- 15:00

ART- Sol LeWitt Wall Drawings- FOFA Gallery- 11:00

MUSIC-Chad Valley-Il Motore

ART- The Moved & The Shook- Monastiraki- 12:00

MUSIC-Black Milk- Cabaret Underworld

ART- Sculptures by Élisabeth Melançon- Galerie du Mile End- 17:00

MONDAY 14

THEATRE- If We Were Birds- Centaur Theatre- 20:30

ART- Sol LeWitt Wall Drawings- FOFA Gallery- 11:00

MUSIC-Boy- Corona Theatre-20:00

THEATRE- I love Yiddish- Segal Theatre- 20:00

MUSIC-Islands, Brazos-Il Motore-21:00

MUSIC- CocoRosie-Société des Arts Technologiques-

MUSIC- Jadea Kelly-The Rex-21:00

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