The Concordian - October 6th, 2015

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VOLUME 33 | ISSUE 6 | INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER AT CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY. SINCE 1983. | OCT. 6, 2015

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A voice for the voiceless

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Get your outdoor yogi on p. 6

MLK III honoured at film festival p. 9

MUSIC

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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2015 NEWS EDITOR GREGORY TODARO news@theconcordian.com

NEWS CITY JESSICA ROMERA Copy editor

Raw sewage to be dumped into St. Lawrence River Starting Oct. 18, 8 billion litres of untreated sewage will be dumped into the St. Lawrence River throughout the week, reports The Montreal Gazette.

Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre made the announcement on Monday, saying this was the only viable option available to the city for sewage maintenance due to the demolition of the Bonaventure Expressway.

Along with Environment Canada, the Federal Minister of Infrastructure, 55,000 petitioners denounced the mayor’s decision.

Montreal Muslim Cemetery inaugurated in Laval Sunday afternoon saw the inauguration of the Montreal Muslim Cemetery, reports CBC. The lack of adequate burial options prompted a group of Muslims in Montreal to start a movement that would allow their loved ones to be buried in correspondence with their religious traditions, like being buried facing Mecca in Saudi Arabia. The new burial space is located within the Laval Cemetery, which also houses those from Christian and Jewish faiths. Three thousand plots have been allotted in the cemetery for those of the Muslim faith.

Canadiens Kassian suspended without pay Montreal Canadiens forward Zack Kassian was suspended without pay and sent to Stage 2 of a substance abuse program by the National Hockey League on Monday, reports The Montreal Gazette. The 24-year-old was involved in an accident Sunday morning when his pickup truck slammed into a tree. Police say Kassian was not driving.

Kassian, who the Canadiens acquired through a trade with Vancouver for Brandon Prust over the summer, suffered a broken nose and broke left foot in the accident.

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Justin Trudeau visits Point-Claire

The Liberal party leader says the party will quadruple public transit funds LAURA MARCHAND Staff writer Justin Trudeau, leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, stopped in Pointe-Claire on Oct. 1 to discuss transportation infrastructure in the Greater Montreal area.

Greeted by the party’s faithful, Trudeau assisted in constructing a forklift before addressing the crowd on issues such as the light-rail system on the new Champlain Bridge, quicker access to the Montreal— Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, and rapid transit to and from the West Island.

The initiative is a part of a Liberal promise to quadruple federal funds allocated to public transit, totalling an additional $20 billion over 10 years.

Trudeau said the investment will “create jobs, grow our economy,

and strengthen the middle class.” “[Montreal] is an important part of Canada’s economic success, and we need to make sure it can continue to thrive,” said Trudeau. “That’s why we need investment in public transit.”

Trudeau continued to note that public transit “creates opportunities for businesses nearby,” and that “effective, modern public transit is a fundamental benefit for Montreal.”

Trudeau also promised to “make sure that the [Champlain] bridge is toll-free” and to “work collaboratively on the rapid transit line into the West Island,” which included AMT commuter trains.

Following his speech, Trudeau took questions from reporters and was asked to address how diminishing NDP support in the province was not translating into support for the Liberals, especially among students.

“I think one thing that Canadians of all ages realize is that [Thomas Mulcair] has made a fundamental error in choosing to make his top priority balancing Mr. Harper’s budget,” said Trudeau. “That means he’s not able to invest in the kind of public transit and affordable housing that our historic new investments in infrastructure will deliver. He’s not able to make the kinds of investments in the future of our country and our community that the Liberal party is offering.”

Trudeau continued to assert that if students are looking for an innovative government, they will not find it under Mulcair.

“The real progressive voice in this election is not from the NDP, it’s from the Liberal party,” said Trudeau. “I have in the coming days an announcement to make more specifically on how we are going to ensure a high-quality,

post-secondary education, is accessible to all.”

Jenny Rasaiah, a John Abbott College student, attended the Trudeau event because she was concerned about her future and education. She said she’s not entirely sure if the Liberal party has her interests in mind.

“I agree with a lot of what he’s saying,” said Rasaiah. “But I’m still kind of hesitant because … he’s saying he’s going to put money into people’s pockets, but he’s not showing us how he’s going to do that. I’m still weighing my options.”

Among other topics, Trudeau also addressed the Trans-Pacific Partnership, criticizing Harper for lacking transparency in the negotiations, and allegations that a donor who was active in the Liberal party is wanted on corruption charges in China. He clarified that that man is no longer active with the Liberal party.

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The politics behind ‘kids’ vs. ‘youth’ A look into federal leaders’ word choice when discussing Canadian youth

LAURA MARCHAND Staff writer In an election campaign, language is everything. Words are selected, practiced, vetted, and then selected again. A single phrase—such as Thomas Mulcair’s somewhat infamous “Newfie” comment, or Stephen Harper’s recent “old-stock Canadian”—could potentially derail, or revitalize, a campaign.

This is especially true in the federal leaders’ debates. Politicians come armed with their words alone, hoping to sway Canadians before they mark their ballots on Oct. 19. Though the 18-24 age bracket—where the majority of students belong—is far from center-stage, its issues were not. The subjects of unemployment, the cost of education, and the future of the environment all made appearances during both the Globe and Mail and Maclean’s debates.

While the leaders’ stances on these issues differed from party to party, so did the language.

The phrases used—both to describe the issues, but especially to describe the Canadians affected by them—varied depending on the speaker.

According to the Maclean’s transcripts of both the Globe and Mail and Maclean’s debates, two words were often employed.

Specifically, “young” was the word that dominated Mulcair’s vocabulary, with nine instances across both debates (compared to Justin Trudeau’s four).

Trudeau, inversely, preferred the word “kid”, which he used seven times when not explicitly referring to children (compared to once, by Mulcair). Stephen Harper rarely used either, with a single use of the word “kid” in the Globe and Mail debate.

“I suspect [when we use the word “kid”] that we’re talking about young people, in the age specifically between 18 and 24,” said Richard Bisaillon, a professor of political science at Concordia University. He points to the correlation between the 1824 bracket and high unemployment, both statistically and in the debates, as an example of how the term “kids” is used on those of that age.

As for the semantic choice in language, Bisaillon believes it may have to do with the image the leaders wish to project.

“I think when Trudeau uses ‘kids,’ he makes himself look older,” said Bisaillon. “And when

Mulcair uses ‘young Canadians,’ nadian’ are a bit old-fashioned he makes himself look younger. and too formal,” said MikeIs it a conscious choice? I don’t lle Männiste, a student at Conknow. But even subconscious- cordia University. “It’s an enly, I think that’s what’s operat- dearing term, like how parents ing.” According to Bisaillon, this or teachers refer to us. They could be an effort to shed cer- wouldn’t call us ‘youth’ or tain assumptions, such as the ‘young Canadians.’” idea that Trudeau is too young However, Bisaillon notes that and inexperienced for the job of it can be difficult to gauge the prime minister. attitudes of Canadians in the 18However, Bisaillon warns that 24 bracket who find themselves lumping the 18-24 demographic outside of the university setting. together under a single term can “Unfortunately, many [young be misleading. voters] who are not in school “We sometimes forget that are not particularly well-enwhen we speak of students as a gaged. They couldn’t give a block—as ‘kids’ or ‘young Canadamn,” said Bisaillon. “I dians’—that they’re as easidon’t blame them—the ly differentiated by their parties have nothclass differences and ing to offer them. their educational opThey’ve written portunities as they are them off as a deby anything else,” mographic that Bisaillon exdoesn’t vote, so plained. why offer them For some anything. [In students, the their eyes] word choice they aren’t reflects a going to positive shift vote anyin federal polhow.” itics.

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NATION GREGORY TODARO News editor

Canada signs controversial trade agreement Along with 12 other nations, the Canadian government signed the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement on Monday, reports CBC. In order to come into effect, the agreement must be accepted by all of the countries, which include Japan, the U.S. and Australia. If accepted, the TPP would see trade barriers broken down: tariffs on products from fruit to machinery would be reduced or eliminated completely, workers’ rights would be improved, and new laws would come into place for stateowned corporations, according to CBC.

Hundreds marched and attended the vigil for murdered and missing native women. Photos by Andrej Ivanov.

Tenth annual march for native women

Hundreds attended the march and vigil for murdered and missing women GREGORY TODARO News editor “At the beginning of time, everything on Earth was given a responsibility. And everything on Earth still honours that re-

sponsibility—except us, the human beings. And at the beginning of time, the responsibility we were given was to love one another, to honour and respect all of creation, and to say thank you.”

Mohawk elder Sedalia

Sedalia Kawennotas Fazio singing a song at the vigil.

Kawennotas Fazio opened the 10th annual march and vigil for missing and murdered native women on Sunday, speaking to the hundreds of people gathered at Cabot Square. The march, hosted by Missing Justice, Quebec Native Women and the Centre for Gender Advocacy, was held in honour of missing and murdered women and girls.

“On this beautiful day where we honour all of these beautiful sisters and daughters, mothers, grandmothers and aunts, we pray for them,” said Fazio. “For those we cannot find, we pray we will one day see them again.

And for those who have passed on, we leave to Creator.”

The RCMP reported last year that over 1,000 aboriginal women were homicide victims between 1980 and 2012, and a further 164 were missing. Some activists say that the actual numbers are much higher.

Fazio performed a healing song to the crowd before other speakers and activists took to the microphone. Nakuset, executive director of the Native Women’s Shelter of Montreal, talked about her work to create a better relationship between Aboriginal people and the police.

“What we want to do is soon hire an Aboriginal person that would be the go-to person—so if someone is missing in Montreal, they would call this person … and then they would call all of the communi-

ty organizations and the hospitals, and they would call the families … and create a file and bring it to the police,” she said.

The crowd marched east on Ste-Catherine St. to Phillips Square where the vigil was held. Candles were lit and paper stars with the names of missing and murdered native women were placed into the grass. There were performances by the powwow singing group Buffalo Hat Singers and dancing by Barbara Diabo.

Fazio returned to bring the vigil to its close with a song and a prayer.

“Let us pray … as one people, that we can gather here again next year—but not to beg to be recognized, but to celebrate that they are finally honouring our women that are lost, our women that are murdered,” she said. “Let us celebrate one year from today instead of standing up here with the powers that be to recognize us as human beings and as the first peoples of these lands.”

Fazio also called out the Harper’s Conservative government—a topic mentioned by several speakers throughout the day.

“We need this government changed,” she said. “We need a government who is going to recognize us. We need a government who will finally put us where we belong as the first peoples of these lands. We are not second-class citizens.”

Man killed trying to stop robbery A man in St. John’s, Newfoundland, died after trying to intervene in an armed robbery at a hotel bar on Saturday. Larry Wellman, 63, died on his way to the hospital, according to CBC. Wellman got involved when the robber pushed a woman at the hotel to get more money from her. Police are still searching for the killer.

The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary warns citizens that the proper response when dealing with an armed robber is to comply with the demands and not resist.

Saskatoon family denied treatment funding A family in Saskatoon is being denied treatment that would extend the lives of their three children. Muhammad, Sara and Kadija Akhter are suffering from Morquio Syndrome—a disease which twists their joints, impacts their vision and hearing, and makes it so they can hardly walk, according to Global News.

The family was asking the province to pay for an expensive therapy called Vimizim that could possibly halt the progression of the disease. They family hopes the province will reverse the decision, and they should know within the next 10 days, according to Global News.

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App lets users match on music

The student-created app launched in August and is growing steadily Graphic by Charlotte Bracho.

U.S. airstrikes hit Afghan hospital Doctors Without Borders has called for an independent probe into an air strike on a hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan, carried out

by U.S. forces which killed 22 people, Al Jazeera reported. According to the news broadcaster, U.S. General John F. Campbell said at a press conference on Monday that Afghan forces requested the strike, claiming to be under attack by the Taliban. Doctors Without Borders officials said the hospital in Kunduz will remained closed.

According to Al Jazeera, they say they also think the strike is a war crime.

President Barack Obama promised a full investigation of the incident.

NATO urges Russia-Turkey ceasefire Days after launching air strikes on Syria, Russia has been urged by NATO to withdraw its forces.

According to the BBC, U.S. allies and Turkey claim the attack targeted opponents of the Syrian government.

Russia claims it was targeting ISIS forces. The call for a ceasefire was made after a Russian plane entered Turkish airspace, after which the U.S. said Turkey would have been within its rights to attack, the BBC reported.

Islamic State destroys 1,800-yearold UNESCO Heritage Site in Palmyra ISIS militants in northern Syria destroyed the Arch of Triumph, an ancient monument which stood in the city of Palmyra when it was part of the Roman empire. ISIS forces have controlled the area, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, since May according to CNN. The United Nations cultural organization called the destruction of the arch “a war crime.” CNN reports ISIS militants have destroyed other antiques in parts of Syria and Iraq they control.

In August, they leveled the Temple of Bel and the Temple of Baalshamin.

GREGORY TODARO News editor Like many ideas, Cloe Khawam’s concept for her business came to her in the middle of the night, while studying during the spring of 2014. “I was just hit by a huge urge of inspiration,” said the JMSB marketing student.

She immediately reached out to her friend Matt Hennick, and together the two launched Scrute It—an app Khawam said is like “Tinder for music.”

The application, which officially launched in August, allows users to swipe right or left to indicate if they are interested or not interested, respectively. It also gives them a chance to compare music tastes with those potential matches. The app also allows users to post about music and artists they like, as well as chat with people they match with. Khawam said Scrute It will eventually sell tickets directly from the app as well, giving users a way to find someone to go to a concert with.

While Khawam’s original idea was to create a music review app, they learned that having an app with messaging is “the best way to make an app explode,” and they started to change the direction of Scrute It. Khawam said it was important for her to be able to develop the idea for Scrute It without being afraid of making changes.

“It’s kind of like how Instagram had the idea to be like Foursquare, but then changed,” she said. “There are a lot of start-

ups that do that, but they have to pivot. Some people think it’s a death sentence but it’s not—it’s going to save you.”

The co-founders incorporated Scrute It and raised money to bring in developers to create the app. Since its launch two months ago, Khawam said the number of users on Scrute It is growing steadily.

“In Montreal, we’re over 200 users,” she said. “We have a pretty good, constant growth rate—but you don’t want that steady constant, you want that big explosion.”

She also said the app has picked up steam in Los Ange-

les and New York City.

Khawam said Scrute It is developing a campaign to give out free concert tickets to people who download the app and share it with their friends to try and get more users—which Khawam said is the company’s biggest challenge.

“There’s so many apps out there and you just need to find the right way to get the name out there,” she said. “Being in marketing, that’s always been my focus.”

However, the app has been gaining attention in the tech world: Khawam posted a video on Scrute It to Founderfox, an app where startups can post a two-minute pitch of their business ideas to investors. Foun-

derfox then contacted Scrute It and offered to send them to TechCrunch, a large technology conference in San Francisco, last month. There, Khawam was able to network with technology giants including John McAfee, the developer of the first commercial anti-virus software.

But Khawam was also excited to find people on the West Coast using Scrute It. “This is the coolest thing ever,” she said. “People are using the app in other places.”

While Khawam received some advice from other business owners in the tech industry, she said that, like many other startups, she largely felt she didn’t know what exactly was going on. “Most entrepreneurs will just think, ‘everything is going well so I’m just going to keep doing what I’m doing,” she said. “We wear many hats, but they’re covering your eyes most of the time.”

Khawam also said being a student gives her access to resources and networking opportunities that other entrepreneurs might not have.

Khawam said the company is still looking for investors. The cost of creating a new app can run up to $20,000 per platform—a large reason why Scrute It is only currently available on iOS. Scrute It made it to the top twelve in the Montreal Startup Challenge—a contest for startups started by students either enrolled or just graduated CEGEP or university in the last two years.

To learn more about Scrute It, visit their website at scruteit. com. The app is available in the App Store.

Cloe Khawam co-founded Scrute It in August of this year. Photo by Andrej Ivanov.

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Federal candidates debate at Concordia

Candidates from Montreal ridings visit Loyola to debate social housing, youth employment GREGORY TODARO News editor Four federal election candidates from Montreal ridings met for a debate on Monday. Candidates from the NDP, Conservative, Green and Liberal parties met in the Communications and Journalism building on the Loyola campus for an hour of debate and an open Q&A with the audience.

The debate was moderated by Concordia journalism professor Leo Gervais, and the candidates were not given the questions before the start of the event. David Cox, running in the Pointe-de-l’Île riding, represented the Green Party of Canada in place of Melissa Kate Wheeler who is running for the Notre-Dame-deGrâce—Westmount seat. The Conservative Party of Canada’s candidate in the riding is Richard Salaga. Anthony Housefather from the Mount-Royal riding represented the Liberal Party of Canada. The NDP candidate, James Hughes, is also riding in the NotreDame-de-Grâce—Westmount riding.

Social housing One of the first questions the candidates were asked was what role they thought the federal government has in building and maintaining social housing. Hughes, who is the former director general of the Montreal’s Old Brewery Mission shelter, said cuts at the federal level and the Conservative government’s decision not to renew social housing agreements with provinces.

“We’re losing social housing stock every year,” he said.

Housefather echoed the NDP can-

didate’s concern about social housing, and said social housing in his own electoral district has suffered from the federal government’s policies. “We have so many people who want to be able to stay in our cities but can no longer afford to do so, and that’s why this is a real, important federal government role.”

Cox, however, felt that the Green party’s idea of a liveable wage would reduce the need for social housing. He also pointed the finger at the Conservative party for the The Immigrant Investor Venture Capital program. “This program allows foreign investors to come into Canada and buy up condos like there’s no tomorrow, jacking up the prices— this is especially true in Vancouver,” he said. “The prices are just unaffordable for most Canadians.” Cox said the Green party would stop that program.

Salaga responded by saying that the choices for funding of social housing is a provincial and municipal issue. “It’s Quebec that has to decide,” he said.

“The problem is to try and find a conduit between the various players and find priorities … it’s not possible for the federal politician to say “I’m going to go into Quebec and build these things.’”

Youth issues The candidates were also asked how they would find a job if they were graduating from university today. Hughes, a father of three—including a son on the verge of graduation—said he knows the problem well. “We’ve got … 40,000 opportunities we’re going to try to present to the job market [including] internships and apprenticeship programs,” he said. “We have a proposed act to try and prevent young people who are getting internships

From left to right, David Cox (Green), James Hughes (NDP), Richard Salaga (Conservative) and Anthony Housefather (Liberal). Photo by Marie-Pierre Savard. from actually getting exploited by the companies they’re working for right now.”

Sagala, who graduated with four diplomas from a conservatory of music, said entrepreneurship is key for recent university graduates. “Entrepreneurship empowers you,” he said. “If you expect entitlements from what the government is going to give to you, it won’t happen. Don’t believe the promises they will tell you.”

Housefather, however, felt the federal government needs to help with jobs and he said that the Liberal party promises to investing $2.8 billion to

create 120,000 jobs for young people.

Cox criticized Sagala’s response, pointing out that not all young people have an entrepreneurial spirit. “When you’re raised in poverty and you find your mother is alone and working because your father is out of the picture … while you’re taking care of your three brothers, you haven’t got the impetus to go, ‘you know what, I think I’ll start a business,” he said. “It’s very nice for middle-class people to think of being an entrepreneur … but we have to think of the kids who are trying to help support their families.”

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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2015 LIFE EDITOR CRISTINA SANZA life@theconcordian.com

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Start your autumn by falling into yoga

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s we enter the season where we layer our clothes before stepping out the door, you might think the season for outdoor workouts is over. The team behind Yoga Vieux Montreal politely disagrees.

In collaboration with Restaurant L’Autre Version, the new studio aims to get Montrealers out and moving before the cold sets in with their Fall Into Yoga series.

Throughout the month of October, the hidden courtyard terrace behind the Old Montreal restaurant will become an oasis for those seeking a little movement. In a session open to the media on Sept. 29, The Concordian got a taste of the intimate yoga class that included a vegetarian lunch.

While the humidity resembled the atmosphere of a typical hot yoga class as opposed to a refreshing fall day, the private, vine-covered courtyard definitely was not the setting you would expect for a yoga class. Nor was it what you would expect from an urban yoga practice. It falls somewhere in between that warm-toned mirrored room that has a hint of incense in the air and the bustling city park with yoga mats set up haphazardly on the grass.

It was only when you looked up and noticed the distinct restaurant-style patio umbrellas that you’d remember there were diners enjoying their lunch on the other side of the terrace.

The half-hour Vinyasa Flow is a beginner-friendly introduction to the world of yoga, perfect for those who are intimidated by a room full of a Lu-

lulemon-clad yogis. Yoga director Tanya Dawe made all feel welcome and comfortable. Her experience came across as she made her way around the mats, providing corrections as the group moved through different postures.

She quickly addressed the inherent distractions of practicing outdoors with a tale of six-inch centipedes crawling over mats during a class in Hawaii. “Luckily, we don’t have those here,” she laughed.

While centipedes might not make an appearance on your mat, dirt certainly will. You’d be impressed with how quickly a yoga mat can attract little flecks of dirt on a cement surface.

This might be something to keep in mind before dressing yourself in your favourite workout gear, which Dawe spoke of in passing as we enjoyed our lunch. “It can be more casual,” she said. “You don’t need to be wearing tights.” The goal is to make individuals of all skill levels feel comfortable, no matter if this is your workout for the week or a quick physical activity fix during your lunch break.

As we rolled out of the final resting pose of savasana, it seemed as though we had barely touched the surface of a typical yoga practice. Dawe exclaimed, “this was the shortest class ever!” Just long enough to feel your muscles begin to warm and open up, the group agreed that this short and sweet class was a great afternoon pick-me-up. Participants are treated to a gourmet vegetarian meal with cider included in the price of the class. A definite ‘treat yo self.’

For information on the Fall Into Yoga series, visit yogavieuxmontreal.com.

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Helping the homeless, one massage at a time Spa de la Rue offers free treatments in natural medicine to make a difference

of the people who are massaged once will come back for more treatments.

This creates a stable customer base and allows for the development of

spa in Tremblant. After a day of work, he met an old man in a park whose hands were ravaged by arthritis. As Piquemal massaged him, the old man noticed the

LAURIANE DUVAL-BÉLAIR Contributor Spa de la Rue, an organization aiming to offer comfort and a little break to those in need, has offered more than 10,000 treatments since opening its doors in June 2012.

Several times a month, the Spa de la Rue team transforms community centres in and outside of Montreal, such as the Accueil Bonneau and the Maison du Père Shelter, into day spas. Offering massage therapies, osteopathy treatments, foot care, active listening, dietary advice and more, the organization opens its doors to people who could never afford those types of treatments otherwise. Before treatments, clients meet with the clinic supervisor to assess their needs based on their ailments.

When they are first offered treatments destitute people always refuse, said Gérard Piquemal, the spa’s founder.

However, as volunteers cater to them and get to know them, the clients slowly open up. Piquemal said about 80 per cent

Spa de la Rue offers various spa treatments to the homeless.

Photo courtesy of Spa de la Rue. personalized bonds between the therapists and clients, he said.

The idea of offering spa treatments to homeless people came to Piquemal when he was still employed as a massage therapist at a distinguished

positive effects of the treatment, and told Piquemal that if he really wanted to be useful, he should not be working in a spa, but in the park.

Piquemal established a team of volunteers composed of professional

therapists, students graduating in massage therapy and experienced massage coordinators to start Spa de la Rue. The alternative medicine offered at Spa de la Rue allows clients to relieve tension, reduce back pain and improve their well-being, among other benefits.

For Piquemal, Spa de la Rue doesn’t just benefit the patients, but also the volunteers who go out of their comfort zone by learning to work on any and all body types. The founder said that not only do they gain confidence in their work, but experience the positive, immediate results and gratitude, given back from their patients.

The organization receives free essential and massage oils from Zayat Aroma. Nonetheless, for the founder, the main challenge the organization is facing is its lack of funding. Because of this, they are unable to offer as many treatments as they would like.

While natural medicine seems to work well for arthritis and osteoarthritis, which affects many homeless people, the founder said they are not able to offer enough massages to make serious physical changes.

With their current success with the homeless population in Quebec, Spa de la Rue is also expanding their branches to different locations in France.

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Kyle’s Kitchen Arriba! These Spanishinspired recipes will send your tastebuds on a trip to Spain KYLE DAVIS Contributor

TORTILLA DE PATATAS This staple dish in Spain is a testament to how simple and beautiful a few eggs, potatoes and onions can be. It’s best eaten at room temperature, drizzled in olive oil with your favourite beer.

Ingredients: - 8 eggs - 1 Yukon gold potato, washed and cut into bite-sized chunks - 6 slices of bacon, cut into strips (sticky note size) - 1 large white onion, peeled and roughly chopped - 1/2 cup of milk - salt, pepper - olive oil - 2 tablespoons of butter 1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Place potato in pot, cover with water, add a pinch of salt and bring to a boil (10-15 minutes, until tender).

2. Drain potato and cool. Place a medium-sized pan on medium heat and add one tablespoon of oil. Add bacon to pan, stirring constantly to avoid burning. Cook until desired crispiness.

3. Remove bacon and cook onions

Tortilla de patatas and traditional Spanish rice are the perfect spin on your plain old dinners. Photos by Kyle Davis. in the same pan until lightly brown, then remove from pan.

4. Add three tablespoons of oil to pan and turn to medium-high heat. Add the cooked potatoes and roast to a hashbrown goldenness (eight minutes).

5. When crisp, remove pan from heat and add butter. Ensure sides and bottom are well coated—this will prevent sticking.

6. Combine eggs, milk, salt and pepper and whisk until mixture is homogenous and frothy.

7. Combine onions, bacon and potatoes in the pan and pour egg mixture over.

8. Place pan in oven and cook (10-15 minutes).

9. To test if they’re done, poke a toothpick in the center: if it comes out clean, it is ready.

Note: Mix will expand during the

cooking process, so make sure your pan is only 3/4 full.

SPANISH RICE This recipe is similar to the classic paella, however I use basmati rice as it’s generally cheaper to buy in bulk. The beautiful thing about this dish is you can add whichever ingredients tickle your fancy.

I prefer to eat it the next day cold with a beer, but that’s me.

Ingredients: - 4 cups of Basmati rice - 1 1/2 litres chicken stock - 1 medium onion, diced - 1 carrot, peeled and diced - 2 stalks of celery, washed and diced - 1 whole red pepper, cleaned and diced - 1/2 cup frozen peas and corn

- 3 large prawns or 1 chorizo sausage (optional) - 1 bay leaf - salt, pepper and paprika 1. Heat medium pot with two tablespoons of oil on medium heat. Add onions, carrots, celery, red peppers and bay leaf into pot. Cook for eight minutes.

2. Turn heat to medium-high, add rice, stirring constantly to lightly toast (one to two minutes) 3. Add chicken stock to cover and bring to a low boil, stirring every so often.

4. After 30 minutes, rice will be cooked. Add frozen peas and corn with a teaspoon of paprika and season with salt and pepper, stir mix for five minutes then leave to warm on stove until ready to eat.

5. You can garnish with roasted prawns or sausage, or eat rice as is.

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Saving money is about staying organized Managing a budget is no easy task, but luckily you can do it with these four steps DANIELLE GASHER Contributor

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1. Know your worth It sounds deep, but it’s important. Don’t listen to Scotiabank, you are NOT richer than you think. Money comes in slow but leaves us darn quick. Be aware of your finances. Keep your pay stubs, keep track of how much in tips you make, and keep track of any other income or investments you’ve

2. Make a budget Once you know your worth, budgeting becomes easier. A budget doesn’t have to be laid out on an excel spreadsheet (although they are handy). Grab a notebook and jot down how much money you should allocate for food, transportation, entertainment, savings, and school each month. When the numbers are down, make a tentative budget for each week.

The first few weeks will be an adjustment phase, but that’s normal. Track your progress every week. Soon you’ll get into a rhythm and start to better understand the value of money, and better spot unreasonable prices. I’m looking at you, Starbucks.

generous, they want your interest money.

Don’t give it to them. Try having a Visa routine: only pay stuff you have to pay every month on it. It differs for everyone, but it can include your Opus card, internet, hydro and rent. After the necessary “fixed expenses,” are determined, if you can, charge a treat! It might be new clothes, a concert or a movie.

Once you get the hang of your credit card spending, your bill should look pretty much the same every month, which will make it easier to plan and pay it in full and on time.

3. Be a deadbeat People who pay their credit card in full and on-time every month are called “deadbeats,” according to Investopedia because they don’t make money for credit card companies by paying late-fees. Not the loveliest nickname, but it’s a good one to have. Banks give away credit cards like Halloween candy. They’re not being

4. Don’t be too proud We are students. We are not rich.

Don’t pick up the bill for you and a friend just to be nice if you can’t afford it. It’s very sweet of you, but it’s not your responsibility to pay for others.

You will have your whole life to shout “drinks are on me!” Find alternatives to brunch and cocktails every week.

Graphic by Charlotte Bracho.

eing a student comes with many joys. We’re covered in the areas of intellectual stimulation, skill-learning and networking. However, the student package often also comes with continuous and exhausting brokenness (yes, brokenness).

As YouTube star Jenna Marbles once said, “you know you’re an adult when you have to buy stuff you don’t want to buy.” So yes, we have tiny salaries, little sleep, lots of homework and bills. The most valuable thing I have learned is that it’s not how much you make, it’s how much you save.

Saving money just takes organization. Now I could go on with the quotes, but before I go all Yoda on you, here are four money-saving tips to live by.

got going on. Then, you can really know what you can spend, and go on to make a budget. Being aware is the basis of any good relationship with your bank account.

Stay in with a couple friends, watch movies and make a homemade meal instead. Montreal always has free events going on, so do some research. Exercise is free. Grab some pals over the weekend and go for a run, bike, walk, hike…whatever floats your boat.walk, hike…whatever floats your boat.

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Enjoy flavourful Korean cuisine at a low price You’ve probably turned a blind eye to GaNaDaRa, but you’re really missing out REBECCA LUGER Contributor

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ear Concordia’s Hall building and the Guy-Concordia metro entrance sits a small Korean restaurant. It isn’t easy to spot, in fact, you’ve probably walked by it a few times without knowing.

The best way to find out about this place is to know someone who’s been. Luckily, I’ve been, so I’ll give you the scoop.

GaNaDaRa is a family-run restaurant that opened up back in 2012. It features traditional Korean dishes by incorporating a variety of fresh ingredients and flavours.

There’s also poutine.

GaNaDaRa has undergone a major restaurant makeover since the last time I visited making it practically unrecognizable. I had to ask the host just to make sure I was in the right place.

I won’t lie, I liked the old decor better. The space used to be bright and colourful with its walls covered with haikus and cute paintings of animals and trees. Thankfully, my favourite part, the big flat screen TV blasting K-Pop music videos still remains.

Regardless, the new style is still aesthetically pleasing. GaNaDaRa decided to go for a more industrial look, and that definitely makes the establishment feel more classy and refined.

I decided to be adventurous. If I was going to write a review of my favourite Korean restaurant in Montreal, I was go-

ing try something from their menu that was a little more exciting than my usual Chicken Curry Katsu, which is delicious chicken breast fried in breadcrumbs and covered in Katsu curry sauce. I was confident beforehand that my tolerance for spicy food was low, but I ordered one of their spicier dishes just to test myself.

As an appetizer, my friend Paulina and I got an order of tokochi which is fried rice cakes in a sweet and spicy sauce. I had never had a rice cake before so I was not sure what to expect. As quoted by Paulina, “it’s like eating a cloud.” There was a crunch upon biting into it, and then the texture became smooth, light and heav-

enly. The flavour was all in the sauce; the sweetness is what hits you first and then there’s a kick of heat, making it a perfect balance between the two.

For my entrée, I went for the Dak Galbi Dupbap. It’s chicken, kimchi, onions, zucchini and carrots all served on a bed of rice in a spicy sauce. Delicious. The vegetables were so pleasant and helped to cool down my pallet. My sinuses were surely clear after that.

Everything is super affordable. GaNaDaRa houses mostly a student population (since it’s so close to Concordia and other schools). Main dishes vary from $710 and appetizers are as low as $4. It’s the

place for any student on a budget. Not to mention, the portions are huge.

If you’re looking for something with a kick, I would definitely suggest what I ordered, the Dak Galbi Dupbap or their Dolsot Bibimbap. For a milder dish, a cheese Ramyun or beef/chicken Katsu would be best. As for something vegetarian, there are plenty of options, but I would go for a Kimbap. They kind of look like rolls of maki sushi and there are plenty of variations to choose from.

GaNaDaRa is located at 1862 De Maisonneuve Blvd. West. Contact them at 514-933-2288.

Indulge in Korean cuisine steps away from the downtown campus at GaNaDaRa. Photo by Andrej Ivonov.

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MLK III receives 2015 Humanitarian Award

The Montreal International Black Film Festival’s 11th edition paid tribute to Martin Luther King III

Martin Luther King Jr.’s eldest son proves that he is more than just the descendant of a legend. Photo by Andrej Ivanov. qualities that could make him a remarkable LYDIA ANDERSON change-maker in our present day.

Co-arts editor This year’s edition of the festival coincides with the 50th anniversary year of the arrying on the family trade is chal- march in Selma, Alabama, an event that lenging when your father changed was organized by King’s father and conthe world. That’s the case for Martin tributed to the creation of the Voting Rights Luther King III—Martin Luther King Jr.’s el- Act. “While I can’t say I remember all of dest son—whose father was a social ac- those details, as I go back and review from tivist, eloquent speaker and remarkable a historical perspective and [get] an underleader. In 2012, the Montreal International standing, more and more I appreciate what Black Film Festival created the Humanitarmy father and his team were able to do and ian Award, and this year—the festival’s 11th what the United States Congress was able edition—King received it for his community to do, and the president at the time, Presiactivism, political leadership, and advocacy dent Johnson,” said King. for equality and justice.

This led into his thoughts on present day On Sept. 29 a press conference was held issues of race and violence and whether or prior to the launch of the festival which held not there has been progress since the Seltribute to King and a screening of the fes- ma march. The Charleston shooting was tival’s first film, Sweet Micky for President. brought up and King said that the victims’ Applause echoed throughout the room as families’ responses were the catalyst for King entered with the president and found- change. “They came in the spirit of forgiveer of the ness and festival “Dad did not spend a large quantity love and Fabienne said that of time with us but it was the quality Colas. hate is not King going to of time that was remarkable.” began by love — Martin Luther King III win, expressis going to ing what win. And an honour it was for him to be there and as a result, a tectonic shift occurred around to be chosen to receive the award. He then the nation … All I’m saying is that although added his surprise at being welcomed we’ve gone backward to some degree, with applause, a rarity at press confer- we’re constantly making strides,” King said. ences in the U.S. The conference covered King provided insight on everything a range of topics but with each of his an- from Pope Francis’s recent visit to the U.S. swers, King proved that he had an abun- to present-day Islamophobia. He also dance of wisdom to share and exemplified shared a glance at what it’s like to live with

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his father’s legacy. “I try not to look at it as a burden, but to look at it more as a blessing.

Would I have loved to have had Dad home more? Absolutely. I mean, Dad did not spend a large quantity of time with us but it was the quality of time that was remarkable,” he said. “And at some point, I guess, I began to understand, and my siblings, that … he sort of belonged to the world. We would’ve liked to have had him more for us, but what he was doing was so, so important, in terms of bringing about social change in our nation and in our world.”

His respect and love for his father were evident, especially as he expressed the desire to live his own life with a similar approach. “I think we’ve got to find a way in the world to lift up the good, that is what [I always hope to] be able to do, to bring out the good,” he said. “My dad had a lot of people around who worked with him, and what he focused on was the good and extracting the good out of everyone. If you were hypothetically 90 per cent bad, he didn’t deal with the 90 per cent but he focused on the 10 per cent good and tried to extract the best to make all of us better.”

His passion for what could be his life’s work and the continuation of his father’s legacy really emerged when The Concordian sat down with King. The conversation included what his ultimate goals were, which he wanted to accomplish with the help of his father’s name. “My dad and mom basically talked about the eradication of what my father defined as the triple evils, and he defined them as the evil of poverty, the evil of racism and

the evil of militarism and violence. So in a sense, if there was a way to minimize and reduce those triple evils I believe we would have a better world. That’s a life mission, it’s not a mission that will happen in a couple years,” said King.

His perception of the triple evils in today’s society include his belief that in the next 20 years strides can be made to eradicate poverty. Furthermore, although the issue of race is still real he thinks racism may ultimately resolve itself. He also sees a problem with society’s craving for violence and hopes that society can move away from that. If he is able to contribute to that shift—the move away from aggression—he said that he would be partially fulfilled in his calling.

King said that more generally in his life he first preferred to stay behind the scenes but was propelled to the forefront—or as Colas said during the press conference, he became “the one that is carrying the torch to keep the legacy of the King family alive.” Yet, although his father’s legendary status may often overshadow him, King—especially as the recipient of the Montreal Black Film Festival’s 2015 Humanitarian Award—shows himself to be an individual that stands on his own as a change-maker and leader.

The King family has a clear place in history but it’s evident that they may very well write themselves into our future history books in a positive way as well.

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Hall building’s white cube taken over by new artist Karine Savard’s installation is the first out of four labour-themed pieces this year LAURIANE DUVAL-BÉLAIR Contributor Local artist Karine Savard’s new installation is a stand-out piece in the Sightings program, also known as the giant white cube on the main floor of the Hall building. The program is, as the Leonard and Bina Ellen Art Gallery explains, an “experimental platform to critically reflect upon the possibilities and limitations of the modernist ‘white cube.’’

Concordia’s white cube was first created by Paul Smith in 2012 to exhibit works by students of the Visual Arts department. In 2013, it was moved from the EV building to the Hall building and opened to professional artists. On average, the cube hosts four installations per year on varying themes. This year’s theme revolves around the presentation and notion of the labour process.

“I think it’s important that the object enters into a dialogue with the exhibition space,” said Savard, who chose to leave the cube as empty as possible by placing the print—the only physical component of her installation—on the floor to highlight the process over the product.

This two-page print is lifted from Art Workers: Radical Practice in the Vietnam War Era, a book which criticizes— Morris’ box and is written by Julia Bryan-Wilson. The print is surrounded by images of labourers’ hands and notes, recalling the notion of manual labour.

Robert Morris’s 1961 installation, Box

with the Sound of Its own Making, served as an inspiration for Savard, who decided to occupy Concordia’s white cube in order to question long-established Western ideas of art and to acknowledge the different transformations that have occurred within our society. Morris inserted a recording of the sounds produced during the making of the wood box itself as a comment on the traditional capitalist system, which separates individuals from their actions and from the products of their work. Savard repeated and re-enacted the construction of Morris’ artwork and recorded it in order to create an installation of her own interpretation for a distinct, yet similar, result.

According to Leonard and Bina Ellen Art Gallery’s online exhibit overview, the installation aims “to reveal the staging and filming process inherent to artistic work.”

A recorded dialogue of Savard with her father, a carpenter-joiner—a trade position that involves working with lighter, ornamental projects when joining wood—is featured with the cube allowing the viewer to learn about the aesthetic and technical procedures that went into the creation. These are steps that become just as important as the actual physical product.

Through the dialogue, the artist is able to question some of the contemporary art world’s issues, like the division between manual and mental work, the concept of the separation of labour and the intervention of aesthetic judgements.

The soundtrack—which comes from a

The worker’s hand and surrounding notes draw attention to notion of labour.

Photo by Andrej Ivanov. never-published video—was also a way for Savard to discuss the place of manual work and tools in artwork. She considers the installation a visual and sound illustration of a generational change within society. From her father’s manual expertise to her digital skills, when we asked her about her intentions she said that she wanted to raise the topic of the transformation of the industrial economy.

Savard has designed several film posters—such as Blue is the Warmest Colour and Incendies—and integrated this creative background into her work for the cube.

Moreover, similarly to Robert Morris: Recent Works, an exhibit at the Whit-

ney Museum of American Art in 1970, the process of constructing the box was made open to the public as a way of questioning the traditional authority of fine art creators. Her project encourages reflection that is not solely based on the aesthetic dimensions but also pushes the viewers to question their ideas of art.

The Sightings program—a platform exploring the modernist “white cube”—of the Leonard & Bina Ellen Gallery welcomes the work Box with the Sound of Its Own Making, a project by artist and poster designer Karine Savard displayed from Sept. 23 to Jan. 10.

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FNC’s 44th edition offers 364 films

Clear your schedules—the good, the strange and the foreign films of the year are coming to town ELIJAH BUKREEV Co-arts editor It’s already that time of year—the Festival du Nouveau Cinéma, arguably Montreal’s most high-profile film event of the year, opens on Oct. 7. Every year come October, it offers an astonishing variety of works from every corner of the globe—this 44th edition will have 364 films from 68 countries—with all genres and age categories covered.

Films are divided into sections that each serve a particular purpose. The Focus section puts the spotlight on Quebecois and Canadian cinema. The Temps Ø section, as its quirky name suggests, hosts the most rebellious and weird films, often of a violent or sexual nature. It will open with Gaspard Noé’s Love, which has been banned in Russia. The Panorama section is devoted to world cinema, promoting the young and the underseen.

The Présentation spéciale section usually gets the most attention, as it brings you films from the biggest names in today’s independent cinema—this year, among many others, Jafar Panahi’s Taxi, Lenny Abrahamson’s Room, Paolo

Sorrentino’s Youth and Al Pacino’s double-bill Salomé and Wild Salomé, an adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s infamous play.

The Compétition Internationale section offers a selection of international films, one of which will be awarded the festival’s highest honour, the Louve d’Or—a wolf being the festival’s token image.

There are two wholly separate categories in the festival—FNC Lab and FNC Pro, which, respectively, allow audiences to expand their conception of film through various experimentations, and interact or network with industry professionals at talks and round tables.

Several homages, retrospectives and masterclasses are planned. The hommages will be dedicated, among others, to the Portuguese director Manoel de Oliveira—largely believed to be immortal until his death earlier this year at the age of 106—and the late acting legend Omar Sharif. Retrospectives will include a very rare look into North Korean cinema and some of its classics, completely obscure to the rest of the world.

Masterclasses will be given by the French-Algerian director Rabah AmeurZaïmeche and the Iranian producer Barry Navidi, who has worked with stars such as

Benoît Poelvoorde stars as God in The Brand New Testament, the Festival du Nouveau Cinéma’s opening film.

John Huston, Marlon Brando and Al Pacino.

Since its creation in 1971, the FNC, which counts Concordia University and the Canadian government among its many sponsors, has become one of Montreal’s cultural landmarks. While there are yearly traditions the festival will keep following, it is also very sensitive to the latest trends and events.

As Nicolas Girard Deltruc, executive director of the festival, wrote in his welcoming statement, “the application of the provincial government’s

austerity plan has not made putting the 44th edition together easy, but out of precarity new ideas emerged and doors have opened in terms of content and partnership … The world is in turmoil but we firmly believe that from this chaos something constructive will emerge [in terms of film].”

The festival runs from Oct. 7-18. For information on prices and programming, please visit nouveaucinema.ca.

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Girlpool softens the edges of punk rock The duo writes honest lyrics from a space of real life experience and vulnerability

Girlpool’s latest self-titled album is available for download at girlpoolmusic.com. Photo by Allyssa Yohana.

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leo Tucker and Harmony Tividad are Los Angeles natives residing in Philadelphia, making D.I.Y introspective punk rock music as Girlpool. With nothing but a guitar and a bass, their raw punk aesthetic accentuates the purity and honesty expressed in their lyrics. Girlpool has been steadily gaining recognition since the release of their first album Girlpool in 2014. This year, they released their second record Before The World Was Big on Wichita Recordings. Despite their increasing popularity, for Tucker and Tividad, the industrial aspect of making music is a mere footnote; “we’ve only focused on the creative aspect in our relationship.

[Making music together] just felt really good between both of us,” said Tividad.

With lyrics that feel as if they are taken out of a diary, Tividad said that more than anything, the writing process is about understanding their inner selves. “It’s usually just a conversation about what we’re feeling, and where we’re coming from, and what we need to say and how we need to say it to feel really well represented and understood,” she said. Each song divulges inner experience and relishes in emotional life, allowing the listener to enter the magical world of Tucker and Tividad for two or three minutes. But this is an unintentional side effect of Girlpool’s philosophy to write honestly and from a place of vulnerability. “There’s no right way [to write music], but we feel good when we write together if we are very open with each other and it feels really real,” said Tucker.

On the track “Chinatown” on Before the World Was Big, Girlpool sings about relationships and the slow transition into adulthood with a heartbreaking honesty that is rare in contemporary punk. Joining their voices together in a powerful harmony they sing, “I’m still looking for sureness in the way I say my name/I am nervous for tomorrow and today,” over a simple riff. Girlpool’s openness invites the listener into their heads for a moment.

The band’s policy of purely expressing their vulnerability leaves a lot open to interpretation by the listener. Tividad has a clear perspective on sharing music with a wider audience and said that “with all art, it’s a subjective experience where it depends on the listener. Whoever is listening to or viewing the art perceives it based on their own context and experiences, projecting however much

they need to project.”

Drawing inspiration from their inner lives means the listening experience will transform those songs into something greater than the thing itself. “I think what’s really beautiful is we can put something into the world and have it mean one thing to us—and know that that’s what our intention was for ourselves with that piece—but what others perceive is completely their own to perceive however they would like to.

Every understanding of something is beautiful because it’s your projection,” said Tividad, adding that their art and the project of making meaning is not just a collaboration between herself and Tucker, but between Girlpool and the listener.

“We’re really excited that people like [the music] and we can continue doing

it this way,” said Tucker. “We’ve been touring a lot and the shows have been progressively larger and pretty positive and cool. That’s been really trippy to witness because it wasn’t too long ago that we were just handing this little cassette out that we self-released.” But despite their growing fan base, Tividad and Tucker believe that their music will remain unaffected by the number of people listening. “Making music, and being with each other, and writing, and being in our world is like sitting on a train, and everything else regarding reaction and delivery and repercussions is sort of just what’s happening on the outside of the train, and we’re just passing it,” Tucker said. “Regardless of what’s going on outside of us, we’re still the same essentially,” Tividad added.

Though they address the politicalpersonal aspects of life such as slut -shaming, gender, and finding your voice, any message that can be attributed to the songs are imposed after the writing process. “We only write music with the intention of speaking on whatever we’re feeling. There’s no preconceived plan as to what our agenda is in terms of ideas to express or explore, other than something we think or feel in that moment,” Tividad said.

By acknowledging the constant presence of categorical limitations society will project onto them, Girlpool is able to make music unhindered by expectation and intention. “I just feel like a Cleo and Harmony-run band. I think that everything that society’s ever attached to my existence has affected the way that I’m treated every day, whether I’m playing music or at a convenience store. Everyone’s under the influence of how they’re supposed to treat you, no matter who or what you are,” said Tucker.

But by writing strictly for themselves, Tividad and Tucker are able to subvert the boxes other people may put them in, making music that is simply beautiful.

Girlpool will make you drool with their powerful and sweet songs. Photo by Alice Baxley.

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The longest album, probably ever, by Voyce* The 45-track debut will let your emotions pour out uncontrollably, for quite a while CRISTINA SANZA Life editor

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e’s deep, passionate and a bit of a rule-breaker when it comes to music industry norms. On Oct. 20, the album Voyce* has been waiting to release will finally debut.

Voyce* is a Montreal-based alternative R&B musician. While he prefers not to define himself by a single genre of music, one thing is for sure—he is a storyteller when it comes to songwriting, and his raw emotions are never out of the picture.

Alone in a Crowd: Angels | Demons is his official debut album that will be released independently. It will be a surprise to any music junkie to find that the album contains a whoping 45 tracks. Wait, did you just read 45?

Wait, 45 songs released on the same day? Fourty-five different songs?

Indeed. He also produced, recorded and wrote the entire album on his own.

While most musicians today release six-song EPs, or 12-song LPs, usually with the pressure of a label giving them a distinct musical path to follow, Voyce* refuses to comply with such standards.

The choice to have so many tracks was purely his own.

“I wanted the project to be entirely produced by me because I wanted to embody that listeners are really in my mind, and not in my mind through the point of view of someone else,” he said.

The album is meant to reflect a journey through his life since 2010, which is when he began writing the record.

“I didn’t want to make an album that was going to be an easy thing to listen to in one shot,” he said. “I want people to treat it the way they would treat a novel or book they’re reading, where every night you read five chapters and the next day you can’t wait to read what’s going to happen next. That’s the way I wanted this album to be listened to.”

Over the past five years, Voyce* has faced many hardships, including the passing of his mother in 2010, which is what drove him to pursue music as a career. Since that moment, he has never looked back.

“When my mom passed, I decided that instead of waiting for time to slip by, I should just take my dream and just run with it,” he said.

Pain is one of Voyce*’s biggest motivations when writing music, and his emotions are always at the core of it, he said. Whether it’s heartbreak, an encounter with an ex-lover or as he said, “the madness that is my mind,” he draws on all aspects of pain and captures them in song, whether lyrically or through his moody melody of trance-like beats.

“I’m not the type of person to sit down and say ‘I’m going to make a hit song right now.’ I kind of just let songwriting happen because it needs to happen,” he said.

The 45-track album is not the only musically unorthodox choice Voyce* is making for this project. He has also decided not to have an official single to

Voyce*’s velvet voice can be heard on his upcoming album, Alone in a Crowd: Angels | Demons. Photo by Andrej Ivanov. promote the album before the release date, like most artists would have.

“I didn’t want to go the route of having the typical first single because it’s hard to have that first song that says, ‘This is it, this is what you’re going to get.’ [On this record] you’re just going to get something else then something else,” he said. With such a lengthy album that has no genre limitations, it’s no wonder there isn’t one song to really represent it as a whole.

The name Alone in a Crowd represents the idea of being unique, different, and not necessarily fitting into societal norms, Voyce* said. Angels | Demons as a subtitle came from the way he sees himself, neither good nor evil, but a little bit of both.

Throughout the album, the songs are told in the point of view of those two different extremes, he said. He plans to have all of his future albums titled Alone in a Crowd, with a different subtitle every time, “sort

of like the Harry Potter series,” he said.

He played a sneak peek of one of the tracks, “Relapse,” which is based on a personal experience that he is still connected to today.

“It’s about a feeling I got when I saw a long-term ex-girlfriend of mine. It was a strange feeling because we hadn’t been together for such a long time,” he said.

“But when I saw her, there was kind of that relapse moment where I thought, ‘my God, those feelings again.’ It was a bittersweet pain that stuck with me for a few days and I felt like that there was an unresolved history that I hadn’t really dived into. The song then came to me.”

The song begins with a few dreary piano chords and slowly slips into Voyce*’s haunting, echoey vocals. Backed with lower-register harmonies and a few falsetto riffs, it progresses into a trance-like beat. It’s one of those songs that you can

repeat over and over again, not only because it’s catchy, but it also puts you in quite a relaxed mood.

Anyone would be curious as to how the entire album would work as a physical piece. Voyce* said physical copies may be in the works further down the line, but for now he is sticking with virtual copies. “I think the way music is changing, I want to take advantage of that,” he said.

If you’re looking to bring some raw, unguarded emotion into your life, Voyce* will take you on a journey. While we might all at some point feel alone in a crowd, music may allow us to not only understand the emotions of others, but to also see ourselves in the stories being told.

For news about upcoming shows, check out Voyce* at voycemusic.com.

The album will be available on Spotify and iTunes as of Oct. 20.

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Landshapes and their music ain’t square The band ventured into the Cornwall woods to find inspiration for their album, Heyoon

Their songs express the hot-blooded era of youthful experience.

SAM HAUGHTON Staff writer

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n Montreal, most of our pivotal teenage experiences happen at various altitudes of Mount Royal.

You might’ve smoked your first joint at the Tam Tams, you might’ve made the climb at midnight and watched a crackling bonfire while sipping your first shaken-up cans of beer, or even better yet said no to drugs and gazed out at this weird city with everyone going about their private lives.

Whatever your experience, there’s undoubtedly some mystical sheen to that peak moment of your adolescence— something sacred and unutterable that comes from the conjunction of a tender emotional brain with a steadily growing sense of understanding the world—and a lot of what makes these memories stick with such greatness has to do with where these memories were made.

If you grew up in Michigan, U.S.A., and were one of a select few, your youth might have been associated with a strange structure in the middle of the countryside. The Heyoon Pavilion was— and maybe still is—composed of wooden supports covered in a Teflon canopy. Teens from the area came there to do what teens do: be out in nature, talk about life and maybe do drugs. It was a space removed from the everyday and all their own—something Heloise Tunstall-Behrens of British indie-psych band Landshapes finds fascinating. “[The Heyoon Pavilion] was discovered by local kids, word got around and they all started to visit. They got to know each other there—it was kind of a place of folklore. A secret space. We find that really inspiring, it reflects how we write our songs,” she said.

So much so that Landshapes named their second album for Bella Union records after visiting the structure in Michigan. Heyoon neatly expresses that hot-blooded and thoughtful era of youthful experience. The opening track “Stay” sets the tone for the album. A walk with some friends through a dark and unknown forest at night, your heart rac-

ing and your senses alive. This is no accident, for the writing of the album, the four members of Landshapes: Luisa Gerstein, Heloise Tunstall-Behrens, Jemma Freeman and Dan Blackett, retreated to a cottage in the middle of the woods in Cornwall and came back with a set of edgy, bristling tunes.

“We thought we’d make really serene tunes there. But it ended up being really rowdy. We got all of London out of our system,” Tunstall-Behrens said.

Brash and confident, raucous yet eloquent, Heyoon is what you get when

you send four talented city slickers into the woods—there’s certainly a sense of cathartic release throughout the record, counterbalanced with an anxious, cool calm. The album’s highlight, “Moongee,” sounds like the combination of a bad trip in the London Underground with the wide open spaces of the rolling English countryside, and “Lone Wolf” is a groovy stroll in the foreground, with guitar effects and bad vibes in the far left and right channels. Unfortunately, the second half of the album fails to live-up to the energy of the first, and although there is some heavy experimentation going on—what sounds like a phone recording of a jam at the end of “Desert” being the most interesting, if you have a soft spot for weird transitionary tracks—it seems to be running over similar ground as the first. That being said, the album is well worth a listen, and brings a funky, intense dimension to the ubiquitous indie-rock sound of today.

You also get the sense that they’d be a terrific band to see live. The rhythm section packs a solid punch, and there’s some really crunchy, distorted guitars that can blow away a venue. Plus, there’s a sense of improvisatory communication on every song here, as if the members were speaking a hidden language all their own, which comes from playing music with a group of people for seven years.

“Say we’re jamming, it’s a supportive activity. Someone’s leading you some-

where and you can second-guess where they’re going next, or you try to be conniving and throw a wrench in it … keeps everyone on their toes. We learn to bring new ideas in and not relax too much on what we know,” said Tunstall-Behrens.

This love of originality garnered the group’s most well-known song to date.

Colloquially known as the “Cups” song, “You’re Gonna Miss Me,” written when Landshapes were a much quieter incarnation known as Lulu and the Lampshades, became a smash hit on YouTube and and high school fad due to its unique exploitation of the percussive capabilities of plastic cups. In the original video—the one with 6 million views, as opposed to Anna Kendrick’s cover, which has about 240 million at the time of writing—Tunstall-Behrens and Gerstein stand side by side and match each other’s percussive movements blow for blow, while harmonizing to their expertise.

Oh, and in case you were wondering, when pressed for her favourite shape of land, Tunstall-Behrens said, “there’s a rock in the middle of the Cornish sea, it’s in the shape of a pyramid.”

Seriously though, why couldn’t Montreal have a semi-culty pavilion or a threatening rock instead of just a big boring hill?

Landshapes play on Oct. 10 at Bar le Ritz (formerly Il Motore). Tickets are $10 in advance or $13 at the door.

Check out their latest album, Heyoon, released via Bella Union records on May 5.

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recommendations | music

Bands you’ll dig without digging If you need new bands to listen to, look no further than Samuel Provost-Walker’s recommendations SAMUEL PROVOST-WALKER Staff writer

Caveboy - Caveboy (Independent; 2015) Caveboy is a Montreal-based dream pop trio whose self-titled album will take you to a completely different place where you’ll drift among the clouds.

Their music is made up of synthesizers that create bright but soft melodies floating in your mind. This is coupled with a driving, light percussion that echoes at times. The singer’s voice is solid and powerful, sometimes sensitive, dancing in higher pitches on faster songs but dipping down lower for slower darker songs. Their lyrics are about real-life experiences such as the beauty and confusion of love and the changing relationships you share with those close to you. Caveboy is one where you’ll get lost within the layers of synth harmonies—something worth experiencing.

Trial track: “Luna”

8/10

EMMETT STOWE

Deafheaven - New Bermuda (Independent; 2015) Deafheaven have been caught in an unenviable spot; reviled by the most ardent of metal fans as being too “soft” and dismissed by more casual listeners for their black metal ties. Though New Bermuda doubles down on the austerity and largely omits the textured shoegaze that permeated their breakthrough album, Deafheaven ultimately adhere to a tried and true formula of blast beats and blissful post-rock crescendos, for better or worse. While some of the album’s most cathartic moments, such as the breathtaking second track, “Luna,” represent Deafheaven’s most focused songwriting yet, the band still manages to undercut too many of these passionate moments with the most nondescript of sappy post-rock interludes.

Trial track: “In the Grottos”

6/10

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Kairon; IRSE! Hailing from the small town of Kaustinen near the western reaches of Finland, Kairon; IRSE! are anything but slight; a heavenly cross between the noisy, textured theatrics of early 90’s shoegaze acts (My Bloody Valentine for one); the crescendo-based tension and release of post-rock and the dense; psychedelic atmosphere found on early Spacemen 3 records; the results of this massive concoction are nothing short of spectacular.

Though their 2011 debut didn’t make much of a splash upon release, 2014’s Ujubasajuba was a late year discovery that forced many music blogs to reconsider their year-end lists. With haunting, timid vocals reminiscent of Sigur Rós’ Jónsi laid atop a dynamic wall of wailing guitars and powerful, walloping drums, Ujubasajuba deftly balances the cosmic and the cacophonic to deliver a potent and incredibly consistent dose of reverb-drenched chaos.

Without sacrificing cohesion, Kairon; IRSE! have successfully distilled their influences into a massive, cathartic sound, providing a thrilling example of shoegaze done right.

Trial track: “Tzar Morei” from Ujubasajuba (2014)

Bölzer Can someone please explain to me how in the hell Zürich-based blackened death metal band Bölzer are a duo? Sounding like Beelzebub himself rising from the ground, the duo has a real knack for crafting absolutely immense-sounding death metal with just enough black metal to lend their music a thick, billowing atmosphere. The duo themselves have likened their name to “a

powerful force or blow or strike that has no regard for the consequences or repercussions.” Armed with a 10-string B.C. Rich Bitch electric guitar, a drum set and a mixture of low gutturals and tortured howls, the duo explore a myriad of pagan and occult themes while creating some of the most distinctive and atmospheric metal of its kind. Though their catalog isn’t exactly sprawling, with only three short EPs under their belt, all of it is deliciously frenzied and massive, their 2013 sophomore Aura being a personal favorite. With a full-length reportedly in the pipeline, Bölzer are well on their way to becoming a staple of their respective genre.

Trial track: “Entranced by the Wolfshook” from Aura (2013)

Fire! Orchestra Ever wondered what it would be like to spend an hour inside the mind of singer/songwriter Scott Walker circa 1995 onwards? Look no further than Sweden’s experimental big band group Fire! Orchestra. Pushing the big band model to its most deconstructed, nightmarish extreme while throwing in a smattering of free jazz dissonance and the feverish vocal performance of one Mariam Wallentin for good measure, the aptly-titled 28-musician ensemble present a wild, uncompromising vision as gritty as it is rewarding. With the push of a sole, mesmerizing bass line, the band clash zealously with a myriad of sharp sounds and increasingly unruly tones before reaching a screeching fever pitch and collapsing into themselves. In fact, many of the band’s song structures share more in common with Krautrock than anything else, crafting a hypnotic backbone for the orchestra to battle over. By no means “easy listening,” Fire!

Orchestra are about as challenging as they are fascinating, showcasing the raw power of free jazz through pristine, vintage production and spellbinding arrangements.

Trial track: “Part One” from Exit (2013)

Juçara Marçal Taking the popular Bossa Nova and Samba-inspired sounds of Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil that have come to define popular Brazilian music and stripping them entirely of their percussive elements, Juçara Marçal has truly gone the distance on her solo debut. A Brazilian-born singersongwriter and lead singer of acclaimed experimental group Metá Metá, Marçal is no stranger to tackling the most traditional of music through unconventional means; her 2008 collaborative album with Kiko Dinucci, Padê, was as danceable as it was forward-thinking. Encarnado, her solo debut, is an entirely different beast altogether, sharing more in common with contemporary math rock bands than the likes of Jorge Ben or Tom Zé. By eliminating all percussion and highlighting the tinny, brittle guitars and their angular rhythms, the songs take on an alien form while somehow feeling much larger than the sum of their parts. If that’s not enticing enough, the entire album is available as a free download on her official website.

While the avant-garde music movement of 1980’s Brazil wasn’t exactly a commercial storm, it’s nonetheless reassuring to see it live on over 30 years later.

Trial track: “Damião” from Encarnado (2014)

GridLink Though they’ve recently experienced tragedy and been forced to go on hiatus indefinitely, New Jersey’s GridLink have amassed what might be the single most consistent and uniformly impressive catalogue in grindcore. Assembled from the ashes of seminal grindcore band Discordance Axis, and featuring Mortalized’s Takafumi Matsubara laying down some absolutely blistering guitar riffs without ever catching a break, GridLink dare you to take a breather.

Without wasting a second, the band delivers a veritable onslaught of blast beats and violent percussion, incredibly precise buzzsaw-like licks and the inhuman shrieking of singer Jon Chang in a matter of seconds. Only four songs in GridLink’s entire catalog live past the two-minute mark. Bringing Discordance Axis’ anime and sciencefiction themes to a more abstracted extreme, GridLink masterfully blend ferocity and unbridled, manic energy with a surprisingly melodic and even emotional core. Though their recording career may be over, their legacy has only just begun.

Trial track: “Look to Windward” from Longhena (2014)

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baseball | sports

Stingers fall to McGill after wild inning

Concordia’s Dario Vincelli up at the plate in Thursday’s home loss.

Photos by Andrej Ivanov.

Concordia loses out on valuable points in loss to McGill DEREK SWALES Contributor The Concordia Stingers miniature twogame winning streak came to an end by losing 6-0 to the hands of their cross-town rivals, the McGill Redmen. The Canadian Collegiate Baseball Association game was played at Gary Carter Field in Cote SaintLuc. Concordia’s Shane Mullen pitched a

solid game, but didn’t have a lot of help behind him. He went six innings, allowing seven hits with three strikeouts in the loss.

McGill’s pitcher Adriano Petrangelo got the win as he pitched a complete game, allowing only three hits and one walk. He also had eight strikeouts, seven where he caught the Stingers batters looking.

The Stingers made an error on the opening play, which was then followed up

by McGill’s Tyler Welence making them pay with an RBI double. Concordia tried to answer back right away in their home half of the inning. Robert Zapata and Matthew Litwin started things off with back-to-back singles, trying to get after Petrangelo early

like they did in their previous encounter.

Petrangelo would get out of it this time around all by himself with consecutive strikeouts, with the Stingers stranding a runner on third base.

The second inning would prove to be costly for the Stingers. A hit batter, wild pitch and two errors mixed with timely hitting from the Redmen would give them a five run outburst, putting Concordia down 6-0. The Stingers would only allow three hits after that for the remainder of the game, but the damage was already done. McGill would cruise for the most part from great pitching by Petrangelo and reliable defence, going

on a stretch of retiring 10 out of 11 batters at one point.

The closest Concordia came to a rally was in the bottom half of the fifth.

Jonathan Raftus got things started with a one out single that seemed to get the players in the dugout fired up. Alex Hall would then get on base by taking a pitch to the shoulder. Vito Pagliuca then came up to bat and worked a walk, the only one Petrangelo would allow all game. That would load the bases for their leadoff hitter Robert Zapata.

He struck-out looking on a questionable and controversial strike three pitch. Matthew Litwin would pop out to the centerfielder to end the inning. Petrangelo would shut the door the remainder of the game, striking out three of the last seven batters he faced.

Pitching and defence made the difference.

Four out of Concordia’s seven mistakes ended up costing them runs. The Stingers weren’t able to get too many men on base. When they would put the ball in play the Redmen players were there on a regular basis to make the play.

The loss brings the Stingers season record to 7-3, and they’re still searching for their first win vs the Redmen this season. McGill has won six games in a row and the result from the game now puts both teams in a tie atop the CCBA Northern Division standings.

men’s basketball | sports

Gaels stung by Stingers in preseason action Concordia pulls out overtime win against Queen’s Gaels CASEY DULSON Staff writer The Stingers brought their game to Friday night’s tilt where they defeated Queen’s University Gaels 77-76 during a thrilling overtime.

This was the Stingers first Canadian Interuniversity Sport opponent of the year.

The Gaels finished dead last last season in the OUA East Division with a record of five wins and 13 losses. The Stingers last year finished fourth in the RSEQ with a record of 8-8 and were knocked out of the playoffs by the McGill Redmen in the semi-finals.

The game started off slow for the Stingers who trailed 17-9. In the second quarter, the Stingers woke up and scored the quarter’s first four points.

The Stingers led the contest 23-22 at halftime and limited Queen’s to five points in the second quarter.

The third quarter saw Queen’s come back and dominate the game scoring 21

points, taking a 43-40 lead.

Critical mistakes with 16 seconds left in the game cost both teams a chance to win in regulation. Queen’s forward Ryall Stroud made the clutch free throws and then Stingers guard Jaleel Webb did the same to force overtime.

In overtime, the Stingers made the shots that mattered to win the game.

Webb, one of the new players on the team, had 19 points in the win.

New Stingers head coach Rastko Popovic was proud of his first win as a CIS coach.

“The win was due to our defense and with this team, we are going to need to play good defense for 40 minutes,” said Popovic.

The 2015-2016 Stingers team is very different than last year’s team. The good news is that there are eight returning players including last season’s star forward Ken Beaulieu, and point guard Ricardo Monge who was named to the RSEQ all-rookie team.

Popovic replaces coach John Dore who retired after 26 years of being behind the bench.

“The [season] goal is to get better as a team in every single game and prac-

tice so that we can compete in Feb. and March when the games matter,” said Popovic.

The Stingers also will not have their top scorer from a year ago, Mukiya Post,

who has moved on from basketball.

A new player Stingers fans will love is Schneiders Suffrard, who last year was an RSEQ all-star with the Vanier Cheetahs.

Concordia’s Ken Beaulieu goes up for the layup on the Queen’s defender.

Photo by Andrej Ivanov.

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SPORTS IN THE NEWS PAOLO MINGARELLI Staff writer

Final MLB playoff picture The MLB playoffs begin this week and the teams fighting for their chance to grab the World Series title are all set.

The National league will be represented by division champions Los Angeles Dodgers, the Saint Louis Cardinals and the New York Mets, while the wild-card game will feature the Chicago Cubs taking on the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Cubs and Mets will make their first post-season appearance since 2008 and 2006 respectively. For the Cubs, they look to end their long time championship drought which has them without a world series title since 1908. In the American League, the Toronto Blue Jays, the Kansas City Royals and the Texas Rangers have all won their respective divisions.

Wild-card spots are occupied by the New York Yankees and the Houston Astros. While many hope to see the Blue Jays make it to the World Series and bring home the hardware, fans of the game can certainly hope to see a Subway Series between the Yankees and Mets.

Champions league headlines Robert Lewandowski grabbed the attention of the soccer world when he managed to put up five goals in the span of nine minutes two weeks ago. Last week, in a Champions League matchup against Dinamo Zagreb, he made headlines again.

The striker netted a hat trick in the European championship group stage.

This individual performance was the foundation of a 5-0 rout of the opposition and along with a Week One clean sheet Bayern is poised to make yet another run for the championship.

Jordan Spieth, PGA player of the year Twenty two-year-old Jordan Spieth finished the golf season with a victory at the Tour Championship. This final victory capped off the PGA’s version of their playoff championship, The FedEx cup. To go along with this title Spieth won two majors, not to mention and abundance of top 10 finishes. While more recent wins from close runner up Jason Day gave some individuals doubt in the Player of the Year title, Spieth was simply too dominant to create any sort of lasting debate. Spieth’s season as a whole was reminiscent to many fans of the years that Tiger Woods would dominate the field.

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women’s basketball | sports

Stingers humbled by visiting Gaels Women’s basketball team gets blown out in preseason opener CASEY DULSON Staff writer The Stingers women’s basketball team played the Queen’s Gaels Friday night in their first game of the year.

It was a blowout as Queen’s won 6747. Queen’s finished second in the OUA east division last season with a record of 11-8 and were eliminated by the Ryerson Rams in the OUA semi-finals. The Stingers finished third a year ago in the RSEQ with a record of 7-9 and were defeated in the RSEQ semi-finals by the UQAM Citadins.

Friday night’s game did bring some hope to Stingers fans for what the team will look like in the 2015-2016 season as two newcomers shone despite the loss.

Shooting guard Marie-Eve Martin had 18 points and forward Shanica Baker had a double-double with 12 points and ten rebounds.

Queen’s dominated the game from beginning to end as they led the Stingers 21-12 after the first quarter, at one point leading 12-3. The second quarter saw each team make a couple of three-pointers. Stingers forward Richelle Gregoire had two three-pointers in the quarter. Unfortunately for the Stingers, they were still down 40-23 at halftime.

The Gaels, however, knocked in seven three-pointers in the first half of play.

Queen’s continued their dominance after halftime as they scored 16 points and led 56-35. The Stingers came out strong in the fourth, scoring the first couple of points of the quarter on baskets by forward Marilyse Roy-Viau and forward Shanica Baker.

The Stingers played their best game in the fourth quarter holding Queen’s to eleven points.

The 2015-2016 Stingers only have four

Concordia’s Richelle Gregoire hoists up a corner jumper.

Photos by Marie-Pierre Savard. returning players from last year’s team including RSEQ first team all-star Marilyse Roy-Viau. Roy-Viau has been an RSEQ all-star team for the past three seasons and will be looked to this year to demonstrate leadership and toughness on the court. Last year, she led the RSEQ in scoring with 252 points in 16 games and averaged 15.8 points per game.

The Stingers will have to fill a big void this year as two-time RSEQ MVP and three-time All-Canadian Kaylah Barrett has graduated. Barrett last year placed second in RSEQ scoring with 244 points and averaged 15.3 points per a game. In addition, the Stingers also will not have last season’s three-pointer specialist, Daphne Thouin who led the RSEQ in three-pointers made with 21 threes.

Lastly, the Stingers also have a new coach in Tenicha Gittens. Gittens replaced Keith Pruden who was with the Stingers for 20 years. She is a Montreal native but has been in the U.S.A. for the past eight years. She played a year of basketball with Hofstra University, and most recently was an assistant coach with St. Francis University and Howard University.

The newcomers to watch out for this season are Marie-Eve Martin who had

been playing for McGill Martlets for three years. Martin is a two-time RSEQ allstar. Shanica Baker who last year played for the University of Tampa in NCAA Division II. She had 46 points in 21 games with limited minutes.

The Stingers next game is against defending national champions, the Windsor Lancers, on Oct. 16 at Loyola.

The Habs captaincy election

opinion | sports

Why Bergevin and the Canadians made the wrong choice ALEXANDER COLE Contributor

The federal election is upon us and people all over Canada are gearing up to vote for who they feel will best represent the country. If you follow the Montreal Canadiens however, the biggest election has already happened. It was reported two weeks ago that Habs players conducted their own election to decide who would represent the team and become captain. In the end, Max Pacioretty came out victorious and will be wearing the C this season. Ultimately however, the players were wrong.

A captain is supposed to be someone who will represent your team. They are the face of the franchise. The guy who answers all of the media’s questions and

makes appearances for the team while also contributing and giving back to the hometown community. If any fan or casual observer were to examine the criteria just presented, it would be obvious that the captain of the team should be none other than P.K. Subban.

Ever since Subban joined the Habs, he has consistently been a recognizable face for the team. He is a Norris Trophy-winning defenceman and is one of the most entertaining players to watch in the NHL. Not only is he amazing on the ice, but off the ice as well. His charitable donations and commitment to the city is extremely admirable and he is truly a fan favorite. His rapport with fans and the media is something to be marvelled at and his maturity has grown exponentially over the last few seasons. Just last year, his critics

were saying he was too immature to be a captain. This year, he was considered a frontrunner and was robbed.

By no means am I saying that Pacioretty is a bad player or can’t be a good leader. He is a talented forward who has the potential to score 40 goals per season.

The problem is that Pacioretty just doesn’t have that star personality Habs fans salivate for. He is a player that is prone to injury and it’s hard to lead from the pressbox. But the players voted him as captain so that must mean that they see something in him that we simply can’t see from his demeanor on TV. While I will always believe that P.K should be the captain; I hope that Pacioretty proves me wrong and goes that extra mile to become one of the marquee leaders in the game. The team’s success depends on it.

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editorial

DEMAND NO MORE MISSING, NO MORE MOURNED

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single, empty red dress on a clothesline is a lonely sight, poignant and almost poetic in its imagery.

Now take 1,181 red dresses and let’s say they all have owners. One thousand one hundred and eighty-one indigenous Canadian women, missing or murdered and ignored—still poignant?

These dresses exist, and they’re part of the REDress Photography Project to honour and advocate for missing and murdered First Nations women.

The stories of these women are being brought to light and featured in mainstream media by increasingly insistent family, friends and supporters with events like Sunday’s 10th annual march and vigil for Canada’s missing and murdered aboriginal women and girls.

All we can say at The Concordian is it’s about fucking time.

Abstract concepts are always preferable to concrete details when ducking guilt; it makes no difference whether the guilt is personal or corporate. Collectively, we’re not just avoiding responsibility but also hindering the search for answers through our silence.

And collectively leaving these women and families to fight in silence is entirely unacceptable.

Indigenous activists want greater co-operation and collaboration between various levels of government and police forces, including those at the First Nations level, in order to address the frequency of these tragedies.

The rest of Canada should be demanding

this collaboration too. Why is it that Canadians turn away from these tragedies? How has our society possibly let almost 1,200 women and children vanish without rising up in arms against this tragedy? What about how CBC is reporting that indigenous activists calculate that number to be closer to 3,000?

When’s the last time you saw an Amber Alert go out for a missing aboriginal child?

Politicians are making promises—or not—about inquiries and investigations on the campaign trail, but a new government will not bring back the missing and murdered. For many, there will be no coming back, but if we want to see the disappeared restored to their families and prevent future loss, regular citizens need to stay engaged.

No, regular citizens need to be on the

front lines.

This is not a cause to retweet. The quest for justice will require us to continue speaking for the voiceless, because election promises are just words. We will only see what kind of words they really were were in the months and years following this election.

Regardless of which party is in power, we set the agenda.

And we’re saying that if you want to govern us, then you’re going to fix this.

You’re going to give a voice to the voiceless, a location to the disappeared, and give us some answers.

Write to your local MP, demand your elected candidate to represent your views.

Don’t be silent till you see answers.

No more missing. No more murdered.

No new people to mourn.

campus | opinions

Sir G and Iggy: Concordia’s double trouble Usually two is twice as nice but not necessarily for campuses

Graphic by Charlotte Bracho.

ANTONIA MACRIS Contributor As all us Concordians throw ourselves into a new semester, we tend to be able to easily identify ourselves as either a Loyola-goer or a Sir George Williams campus native.

This identity is largely due to the programs we’re in and our departments’ locations. There are many of you, who I liked to call downtowners, who have never even been to Loyola because the need just wasn’t there.

I used to be like you. Life was great! I would head to SGW for my classes, make fun of others who had to trek all the way to our second campus and enjoy the perks of being at SGW during my breaks.

This semester, however, it all changed in the blink of an eye. Worlds collided as I started my second major in a department situated at Loyola. And just like that I had the perks, or so I thought, of both Concordia campuses.

The plot thickens as I admit to the fact that I’m registered in five courses for the first time after three semesters.

To make things worse, when I make it to SGW’s Hall building to take the first shuttle at 7:45 in the morning—as there is no shuttle at 8:00—for that 8:45 class at Loyola. I then have to deal with the grunts of the shuttle bus driver who won’t allow me on the bus with my coffee—which, let’s face it, us students run on to survive.

Ridiculous!

My day then continues after my five-hour school break (which I go downtown to spend) and after sitting through my second three-hour class of the day I head back downtown for the second time for a lengthy sorority meeting. This all makes for an actioned

packed day getting home by midnight.

Oh, what fun!

For those of you at one campus who think your schedules are bad, I am here to tell you that they could be worse. And for those rare Concordians out there like me and know exactly what I’m talking about, the struggle is real!

My point here is that schedules like ours exist. And no matter what you may have going on in addition to shuttle hopping between your five classes—such as work and being a part of multiple student associations—if you can read about one of us doing it, it may give you a shred of hope for your future schedule. We can do it! Or so I believe.

Come the end of the semester—if I don’t make it—I hope one of you out there can say you did, for the good of those Loyola-goers, the Sir George Williams natives and to all Concordians everywhere.

No matter your schedules, push through the struggle and keep on trekking!

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religion | opinions

The people’s Pope: why everybody loves Francis His public humility and authenticity help him build bridges across the political aisle

MATTHEW SHANAHAN Staff writer

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He wants people to care and value life more than push his positions on those who oppose the Church’s views, and that is one of the many reasons why he’s liked by both conservatives and liberals. He maintains traditional Church doctrine, but with a certain liberal spirit that is attractive to the secular world. Oh, and let’s not forget he’s said—more than once— that atheists can go to heaven if they do good work.

But why are we even talking about the Pope if he’s just the leader of only a part of Christianity? The statistics speak for themselves. The Catholic Church represents nearly 60 per cent of the Christian Church, and with dialogue on the rise, it’s possible that the Orthodox and Catholic Churches could merge in our lifetime. And let’s not forget the closer unity

between Anglicans and Catholics that was created under pope Benedict XVI. Forbes magazine lists the pope as the fourth most powerful person in the world, only behind the presidents of Russia, the United States of America and China. So it’s safe to say that Francis is going to have a lot of influence not only on the Catholic Church but on Christianity as a whole, not to mention worldwide attitudes, beliefs, and actions that are adopted by people because of the Pope’s message and conduct. He’s also generated a willingness for Catholic comedians such as Stephen Colbert to

always talk about him and American Catholicism as it relates to and impacts politics.

Let’s also not forget that as young people, we’ve barely lived through a couple of papacies. Prior to Benedict, John Paul II had a generally good legacy as pope, leading the Church for 27 years from 1978 until his death in 2005. John Paul II faced different issues than Francis does today and it’s the same for popes in all different periods of history. So to say Francis is the most popular pope in recent history might be a little far-fetched because we’ve only had three popes in the past 37 years and counting.

What we can agree upon is the fact that he’s bringing change to a church that hasn’t always practiced what it preached.

From speaking out and taking action against the sex abuse scandals to reforming the Vatican bank and living like an ordinary man, Francis has done what nobody thought could be possible: appease both liberals and conservatives in order for everyone to work together in the name of Christ to make the world a better place filled with love.

Graphic by Charlotte Bracho.

hen Jorge Mario Bergoglio became Pope Francis in 2013, the Roman Catholic Church took a turn for the better.

The 266th pontiff surely has his critics, though.

They range from certain conservatives being upset with his views on climate change, to some liberals seeking closure with regards to the clergy sex abuse cases—but everybody has their critics.

Even Jesus had critics, and if he hadn’t, there would be no Church to build upon.

It does, however, beg the question of why Francis is such a popular pope.

I feel as though this question would be better framed as why Francis is so popular amongst secularists and the liberal Catholics. The answer lies in his everyday attitude. It’s not just one thing that Francis has done that appeased the mainstream media, or because of an article about what he said one time went viral. It’s relatively consistent. He’s been nicknamed “Pope of the people,” which highlights his strong emphasis on regular folk.

He appears to see himself as just one of the 1.2 billion Catholics in the world.

From his decision to live in the smaller Vatican apartments to choosing plainer papal garments, these are actions seen by the public as humble. And let’s not forget that most recently he decided to ride through America in a Fiat instead of a limo, something security officials strongly advised against, for obvious reasons.

It’s also not as if these actions don’t translate into media coverage. While Francis is constantly in the spotlight, it was one phrase he said at the beginning of his papacy that caught mainstream attention. When asked for his thoughts on homosexuality, he replied, “who am I to judge?” This not only made the front cover of many news magazines shortly thereafter, but also made him Time’s “Person of the Year” and he received the same honour from The Advocate, a leading gay rights magazine.

Through this humble approach, Francis has helped alleviate some of the pressure surrounding hot-button issues such as abortion, same-sex marriage and euthanasia. It was very common for the American Catholic clergy, prior to the Francis era, to constantly talk about why it’s important to discuss and maintain the Church’s position on the above-mentioned topics. But under Francis things have changed. He rightfully argues that Catholics can’t talk about these issues all the time because there are so many more things that are relevant for spreading the Catholic faith than just the big three issues.

It became even clearer that Francis would not tolerate constant discussion of those issues when he asked the American Cardinal Leo Burke to step down from his position as the Cardinal Prefect of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, which is the highest level of judicial authority in the Church.

Burke was not only known for speaking

out on the importance of these matters, but for becoming so political as to attempt to have pro-choice Catholic politicians forbidden from taking the bread and wine of the Eucharist, as well as highlighting the Republican choice as the only legitimate option for American Catholic voters in the elections.

Recently, from Sept. 22 to Sept 27, the Roman Pontiff visited the United States on a six-day trip that began in Washington D.C., stopping in New York City and finishing in Philadelphia for the World Meeting of Families.

While in Washington, Francis became the first pope to address Congress, speaking firmly about his thoughts on a number of key issues. Just as he did with his papal encyclical on the environment in July, he reiterated in his speech that climate change is a serious issue that needs to be tackled. He spoke about the problem of idolizing money, pointing to many businesses that wish to survive solely for the purpose of making money and not for positive change in the world. He also urged people to “protect the vulnerable,” which was interpreted as a prolife message to supporters of abortion and euthanasia. But as mentioned before, Francis doesn’t push these issues.

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