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WYNNE COMES TO CAMPUS Kicking off her tour of Ontario universities, Premier Wynne made her first stop at McMaster. We sit down to talk about the state of higher education.
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Residence thefts terrorize Mac students After a night of drinking, socializing and dancing, students returned from a semi-formal event to find their residence rooms at Whidden and Haddon had been broken into. Windows were broken and locks and possessions were gone or destroyed. A total of $11,000 in personal goods were stolen from students. McMaster security services felt the “breakins were a little too convenient since the culprits knew how to get into the residences and where to park their car and where to flee.” [originally published in The Silhouette as Theft terrorizes two McMaster residences.]
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Q&A with Premier Wynne Julia Redmond Managing Editor
The Silhouette sat down with Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne during her visit to McMaster on Jan. 12 to discuss education, policy, and getting students involved in higher education. Why this tour now? Why come talk to students at this point? The timing of it is we’ve just had an election and I have a plan that we have developed based on all of the work that we did running up to the budget and up to the election, and a fundamental pillar of that plan is investment in the talent and skills of the people in this province. That means starting in pre-school, starting in JK, SK right through until people are ready to go into the workforce, through post-secondary and training. So I think it is really important as a Premier and as a policymaker that I have an opportunity to talk to young people about what’s happening on their campuses and how they made the decisions that they made, and what’s lacking, what they need more of. Sometimes the discussion is narrowed down to a discussion about tuition, but that hasn’t been my experience, as a general rule there are lots of issues that people are concerned about. You’ve mentioned the idea of a broad-based education, but of course we’ve been following the whole process of the strategic mandate agreements over the past couple of years, where it’s having the universities specialize further and differentiate themselves from each other. I wonder how you see that balancing out with this goal of a broad-based education – how you can have students be both job-ready and well rounded? There are a couple of answers to that. One is that when I talk about a broad-based education I am talking about it right through our education system. I feel very strongly that kids going through elementary
and secondary school need to have a wide range of options and so that we not pigeon-hole kids into a particular pathway too early, that they have the opportunity to experiment with and do creative and scientific and dramatic and technological things – whatever they choose to do. In terms of the system as a whole, the post-secondary system, I still want it to be very broad-based – I want there to be a full range of options and that’s really what the system is about – it’s about making sure that we have a sustainable system that will allow for that kind of choice. If we don’t make sound decisions about which institutions are going to do what and we don’t play to strengths we run the risk of diluting and losing some of the options because everybody’s not going to be able to do everything. So I want to make sure we preserve those options. I guess the other thing is […] just because someone is taking engineering and just because a school has become specialized in, for example a program like that, or life sciences and medicine like McMaster, doesn’t mean that within those programs there can’t be a broadbased approach. It doesn’t mean that within those programs that if I’m studying science I don’t also have some arts education. I think that you can build it into the programs and then you build it into the system. I think the skills that employers need, the skills that our institutions and our society needs are technical. There are technical skills that are needed, but there are creative thinking and critical thinking skills that are needed – those run across all disciplines. That’s not just about one – that’s not a set of skills that’s needed just for one discipline, we need that across society. You mentioned earlier that you were attending a class of Joe Kim’s. On that note, what role do you see online education – blended learning – fitting into this whole model? I have a lot of optimism around the possibilities with online learning as long as there’s the opportunity for students to
Premier Kathleen Wynne, MSU President Teddy Saull, and VP Education Rodrigo Narro Perez during Wynne’s visit to the Student Centre. C/O ALEXANDER YOUNG
interact. I don’t believe that a machine can take the place of human interaction, and so if we can build in the connection and the relationship into the use of technology, I think the sky is the limit. I think if we pretend that somehow the machine and the technology takes the place of that human relationship, then I think we’re on the wrong track. As a female premier, what are you doing to encourage women in politics? I think the most important thing I can do is continue to talk to and interact with young women who are interested in going into politics and who are maybe full of questions about whether its possible of not, and to encourage them to take advice but at the same time not listen to negativity if they know in their heart that’s
what they want to do. There are always people who will tell how something can’t happen, or what the barriers are. What you want to do is look for people who are willing to work with you – be realistic about it – but find the people who are going to support and enable your dream, rather than throwing barriers up in front of it. I think that’s the most important thing I can do. There are systematic things within the party in terms of making sure that people have access and that there are positions for women at all levels, making sure that I have strong women in my caucus and in my cabinet, which I do. Those are very important aspects of what I can do to help. The other one I want to mention is the whole issue of women on boards, it’s something that has been talked about a lot. There are policy things we can do to actually encourage
– not just the political realm – but the business world to bring women into their ranks as well. What role do you see students having in terms of having some involvement in education policy outside of a tour like this? I always look forward to meeting with the student groups who come to Queen’s Park and talk to us. So the two that I have the most experience with are Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance and the Canadian Federation of Students. My hope is that those organizations will remain healthy and they will get input from a wide range of students because I do listen to them when they come to Queen’s Park. I know they meet with members from all parties and I think those are very important students voices. @juliaeredmond
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York University announced the establishment of their new School of Continuing Studies on Jan. 12. The school will be made up of existing continuing professional programs and the York University English Language Institute. The certificate programs offered by the school will be administered in a cohort format where students will move together through the programs.
UNB students protest ban on Greek system using university facilities Members of sororities and fraternities at the University of New Brunswick have been banned from using university facilities. The groups, which claim the university is discriminating against them, protested at the university on Jan. 10. The university has responded, stating that the decision was made based on research that found that there are negative impacts associated with “Greek letter” fraternities and sororities.
Western University researcher studies foster care crisis A professor at Western has completed a study of almost 1,000 families that looked at foster families and their experience with the system. The research found that there is a growing amount of children with complex issues due to trauma, violence, or negligence, but a declining number of foster care providers.
UAlberta study finds children in emergency rooms not treated adequately for pain A study published in the Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine has found that children in emergency rooms are being undertreated for pain. Most significantly, it found that 60 percent of urinary catheterizations, 50 percent of IV insertions, and a small portion of stitching are completed without pain relievers.
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The president’s plan
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With the second half of the 2014-15 academic year now underway, students’ thoughts are inevitably turning to the future and potential new roles and responsibilities to inherit. It’s a season of transition, and it’s where MSU President Teddy Saull is planning to lay the groundwork of his biggest projects, even with his successor soon to be elected in the presidential elections this month. “Now’s the time when people are starting to think about what they’re going to do next year, and I get excited about people getting excited about leadership [roles],” Saull said. But with four months still left in his tenure, Saull’s legacy will certainly be influenced by what he has in place for the coming months. The Peer Tutoring Network is one such example, for which Saull is expecting a soft launch by May 2015, followed by a bigger launch for the beginning of next year. Although similar programs already exist in a number of capacities throughout the university, Saull emphasized the affordability of the plan, as well as the type of engagement it will be able to create for students.
The idea for the program is to adopt a more social capacity with student use, in a system that acts in a similar vein to RateMyProfessors.com. “One of the really neat things I like is that the tutors on the site will have a profile, a tutor profile, kind of like a LinkedIn. So if you’re going to get a tutor, you can learn about your tutor: [for] other people who have taken this tutor, how have they rated them?” As a part of his role as President, Saull will also reveal the finalists for participatory budgeting through the Student Life Enhancement Fund, which will be voted on during the same period as the MSU presidential elections this year. Based on the information provided at the Jan. 11 SRA meeting, roughly $680,000 will be available for a couple ideas to be implemented, by the students, for the students. At the SRA meeting Saull also noted his intention to thoroughly discuss the year-end celebration over the next two SRA meetings before proposing an allocation of funding. “I’m kind of really excited... I actually think it’s a good thing that it got shot down the first time. What we’ve come back with is more for every student,” said Saull. With the experience of Frost Week now under his belt, Saull expressed his excitement to continue that similar plan-
MSU President Teddy Saull outlines his plans for 2015
Teddy Saull at Frost Fest, Frost Week’s penultimate event. JON WHITE / PHOTO EDITOR
ning for the end of the year. “The biggest thing I liked about Frost Week is that it was a collaborative effort... It wasn’t perfect, but it was good, it was a strong start... Frost Week this year, we planted a seed, it’ll be better next year, and I want to plant another seed for the year-end, because I think it’s
an important thing to have as a university,” he said. “If you create something that brings people together, they want to do it. So it’s with that same energy that I’m excited to approach the year-end [celebration].” @patrickmkim
New stem cell discovery at Mac Rachel Katz News Reporter
A researcher at McMaster has made a discovery that promises to revolutionize stem cell technology. In 2014, Mick Bhatia and his team discovered that adult stem cells are hardwired to remember the type of cell they were originally. His breakthrough has not gone unnoticed. In December, the Canadian Cancer Society listed Bhatia’s research as one of the top ten discoveries of the year. “We’ve known for several years now that you can take human skin cells and turn them into [pluripotent] stem cells that are almost identical to embryonic stem cells…[if] you’re taking cells from an individual, you can transplant those cells back in without fear of rejec-
tion,” Bhatia explained. As he and his team learned however, the practice of reprogramming adult cells need not be restricted to skin tissue. “We found…that you can take blood cells and turn them into pluripotent stem cells, but when you do that, it turns out these blood cells remember. So the stem cells derived from blood remember that they were blood,” Dr. Bhatia said. When this observation was first recorded, Dr. Bhatia admits it was ignored. “But then we started to notice a pattern and we started getting patients where we asked to take some blood and then asked to take some skin,” he said. By removing the patient as a variable, the researchers discerned that the cell origin determined how the new pluripotent stem cells would differentiate. There are many areas in the medical field that will benefit from this advance in stem cell
research; however the most prominent and immediately applicable is regenerative medicine. Since this work has only been done with blood so far, leukemia will be one of the first diseases to be treated in this manner. “You give a drug like chemotherapy to kill the leukemia, but what happens is you kill the normal blood system. So if you can get a supply of the patient’s own blood cells and keep giving that to them at the same time as the chemotherapy, that actually allows the patient to undergo chemotherapy treatment for a longer period of time, which we know improves survival,” Bhatia explained. Researchers can easily separate leukemic cells from healthy cells and reprogram the latter to stem cells capable of producing ten times as many blood cells. Bhatia’s research can also be applied to cystic fibrosis. He
explained that the complications associated with generating enough lung tissue would inhibit the process of testing new drugs to combat the disease. However, thanks to this development in stem cell technology, healthy lung tissue samples can be taken from CF patients and reprogrammed to lung-inclined stem cells. Despite the implications of his work, Bhatia is as excited about his colleagues as he is about the research itself. “What I love about this particular field that we’re in now is that…we’re working with chemists, we’re working with robotics specialists—these are people who don’t do anything with cell biology, but it’s so nice to work with people in other disciplines to solve a problem,” he said. “There’s nobody in the world doing this kind of work specifically.” @RachAlbertaKatz
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SRA meeting The Student Representative Assembly has approved 31 new clubs for 2015 at their first meeting of the semester on Jan. 11. Griffith Dias, Clubs Administrator, recommended the ratification of these new clubs after reviewing their applications over December. This brings the total number of clubs at Mac to 337, including cultural, religious, and political associations, clubs focused on social issues, recreational clubs, and academic groups. Some of the new clubs include Bloggers at Mac, McMaster Musicbox Children’s Charity, Pro-Choice Club, S for Sustainability, Sign Language Club, and McMaster Robotics. It also included a variety of political clubs such as the McMaster Conservatives, the McMaster New Democrats, and the McMaster Young Liberals. Although these clubs were approved, not all MSU clubs will receive club funding. “If a club receives any funding, whether from the university, from students, or from Athletics and Recreation, they do not receive [additional] funding from the MSU,” said Scott Mallon, MSU VP (Finance). For example, clubs such as McMaster Cheerleading are
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listed both as an MSU club and a part of Athletics and Recreation, but will not receive double the amount of funding. “Some clubs [are listed under the MSU] for risk management purposes. So not every club that’s on here pulls from MSU funding, but they use our risk management system so that they can do events and not get sued,” said Daniel D’Angela, MSU Finance Commissioner. At the meeting, some concern arose about the Clubs Executive Council, a group that is supposed to meet once each semester. The council facilitates communication between MSU clubs, gives awards to outstanding clubs, advises on policy changes, and is a judicial appeal body for MSU clubs. The group has not yet met this year. “The fact that [the Clubs Executive Council] has not started yet is a symptom of the fact that we have [306] clubs and there is one person managing them all,” said Miranda Clayton, President of the McMaster Marching Band, at the SRA meeting. A solution to this issue has not yet been proposed, and the new clubs were still passed under the recommendation of the MSU Clubs Administrator. Additional SRA motions passed include the motion to fill one MSU seat on the elections committee. This position was filled, in addition to a seat for an SRA member to sit on the MSU Executive Board. @kschwabi
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“It's not about adding diversity for the sake of diversity, it's about subtracting homogeneity for the sake of realism.”
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Diversity, Frida, and the brow Don’t let your message get buried in how you choose to symbolize it
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While scrolling through my Twitter feed this week, I came upon an image promoting Diversity Week, MSU Diversity Services’ annual series of events. The image was meant to bring students to the “Iconic Women Photo Booth”— an event allowing students to take photos dressed as famous women in history — set up in MUSC, and featured a male student dressed in an intended Frida Kahlo costume, with a drawn on unibrow and traditional Mexican floral headpiece. I was happy to see Kahlo being acknowledged and celebrated on campus, but I was also taken aback by the spectacle that was being made, whether unintentional or not, of her physical beauty choices and her mimicked ethnic attire.
Frida Kahlo proudly wore joined eyebrows for years, and would even enhance her brows as sparrows and flowers in her self-portraits. It was a big part of her image, but it should not be her defining feature as an artist and as a woman. Kahlo was an artist known for her powerful feminist beliefs and artwork, but without any obvious signage explaining that, her representation only served the purpose of an entertaining costume. As a woman of colour, exoticism has become a familiar concept to me. And over the years, I’ve learned that there is a fine line between celebrating diversity and making it into a spectacle. I appreciate the work of Diversity Services and the efforts they make to create a campus welcoming to all identities (and I encourage you to check out their other events throughout the week), but it is in the overlooking of these details that the overall beneficial message of an event like this can get lost.
It is important to acknowledge these iconic women, but physical impersonations may not be the best route for this; by focusing on appearances, they may end up emphasizing these icons’ physical traits rather than embracing them for their beliefs and actions. A similar effect to the one intended could have been garnered from a sharing of artwork or quotes, or having students express a positive personal sentiment towards one of the figures. I don’t have a problem with the choice to create displays out of the fashions of famous women — Kahlo was known to have a great sense of humour and, were she alive today, may even encourage the use of her famous facial hair to spark conversation — but it is important to make sure there is the correct information and education accompanying these displays, and that symbolic cultural and personal traits do not become reduced to a costume.
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5 WAYS TO START 2015 OFF RIGHT! Colder temperatures, less hours of daylight and post-holiday exhaustion may have you feeling like hibernating in your room for the rest of the winter. With a little help from the Student Success Centre, you can beat the winter blahs.
HERE ARE 5 WAYS YOU CAN GET A RE-ENERGIZED START IN 2015. 1. Improve your academic success. A full day of hands-on workshops has been scheduled that will focus on improving your academic success in areas such as: time management, exam preparation, writing essays and facilitating group meetings. The Academic Success Boot Camp is taking place on Saturday, January 17 and pre-registration is required. 2. Save money and spend wisely. Make gaining financial wellness part of your new year’s resolutions. A new online resource has been developed for McMaster students addressing everything from paying for school and living on a budget to dealing with credit and debt. If you are spending time tucked away in your room, check out Mac’s Money Centre at money. mcmaster.ca.
3. Meet new people and make an impact. Experience what it’s like to affect positive social change by participating in MacServe. MacServe Engage is a one or two week experience that takes a closer look at local, national and global issues through real-life learning. Opportunities in 2015 include experiences in Hamilton, Manitoulin Island and Urubamba, Peru. Registration closes January 19. 4. Discover more about your interests and skills. Career Planning Groups help you explore your career options while helping you gain a better understanding of your interests, values, personality and skills. These fun and exploratory sessions are available year-round. Check OSCARplus for upcoming dates and times.
This is a paid advertisement by the Student Success Centre. The Student Success Centre is located in Gilmour Hall 110 or you can visit online at studentsucess.mcmaster.ca.
5. Bundle up and head out to explore Hamilton. Journey off campus and see what the city has to offer. You can find out what’s happening in and around Hamilton by following the Pop the Bubble blog at macpopthebubble.wordpress.com.
For more information on the listed programs and events, visit oscarplusmcmaster.ca. Wishing you much success in 2015!
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PRESIDENT’S PAGE Here at the McMaster Students Union (MSU), we are super excited to see what ideas the new batch of presidential candidates will roll out in their platforms during the campaign period from January 18 - 29, 2015. A large part of being an informed voter includes learning about what projects the MSU is already working on, as well as what is planned for the future, so you can decide which MSU initiatives you would like to see established or enhanced by the new president-elect. On Tuesday, January 20 at 2 PM, I, alongside the MSU Board of Directors, will deliver the annual State of the Union address in the McMaster University Stu-
dent Centre (MUSC). We will be presenting on what we have been up to in our respective roles, along with the initiatives of the entire
2010-2011 academic year as a way for MSU executives to present information regarding some of the significant changes that have taken
Being an informed voter includes learning about what projects the MSU is working on, as well as what is planned for the future... organization. We would love to have you come out to ask questions and share your thoughts about what we have done and where the MSU ought to go from here! The State of the Union was adopted during the
place during their respective terms. The document and subsequent presentation are methods of communicating to the undergraduate student body as to what the MSU achieved, and has planned, during the 2014/2015 aca-
demic year. The State of the Union will include information on services’ accomplishments, comprehensive financial information, project details, lobbying efforts, and how the post-secondary landscape has changed over the last eight months. This is an open event, all are welcome, and no registration is required. The State of the Union document will be available in hardcopy at the January 20 presentation and will be available for download at msumcmaster. ca beginning the day of the event. I look forward to presenting to you and hearing your thoughts on Tuesday, January 20 at 2 PM by the fireplace in MUSC!
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Religious intolerance in France How will the conversation change in the aftermath of the Paris shootings? Alex Zavaries Contributor
Over the past several days the news has been saturated with coverage of the Charlie Hebdo terrorist attacks and the subsequent attacks throughout Paris and the surrounding area. A total of 17 people were killed and 14 were injured in these attacks, making it the deadliest terrorist attack in France since the Vitry-Le-Francois train bombing in 1961. The most recent attacks sparked massive marches and vigils throughout France to commemorate the victims, and many participants also held signs or banners that read things such as, “I am against racism,” “freedom of speech,” “I am against fascism,” “unity,” and
most notably, “Je Suis Charlie,” which is a world-wide trending topic on Twitter. While this is a time of mourning for France and the world, the events have nevertheless raised many issues that the people of France and their government will soon have to address. Among the criticism of French intelligence and national security, the question of racial and religious tolerance will surely become the focal point of discussion as France attempts to move forward from these attacks. However, the issue of racial and religious tolerance is not a new phenomenon for France. It was only in 2010 that France legally banned women from publicly wearing the niqab,
a Muslim veil that covers the entire face. The penalty for breaking this law includes a fine of up to 150 euros. With a Muslim population of more than five million people (the largest Muslim minority in Western Europe), such a law affects a considerable amount of France’s population. There have been several attempts at appealing this law, but to no avail, even though the law blatantly infringes on the freedoms of expression and religion. What happened in Paris this week could very well be the catalyst to a serious conversation that France needs to have about tolerance. While the extremist actions of two men that resulted in the loss of 17 innocent lives should not and
will not be minimized, these events are only a small window into the social unrest currently unraveling in France. But how is France expected to unite as a nation and move forward from these attacks when it is illegal for a woman from the largest religious minority in the country to wear a religious veil? If there is to be a positive consequence of the events of this week, it will be the earnest attempt by the people of France to force their government into bringing about real change surrounding race and religious tolerance – the change that France and her people need.
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How is France expected to unite as a nation and move forward from these attacks when it is illegal for a woman from the largest religious minority in the country to wear a religious veil?
The limits of academic freedom The University of New Brunswick should condemn Dr. Duchesne’s statements Anna Goshua Contributor
“The incoming in Vancouver of Asians and Chinese was too fast, too quick. So essentially, we had a situation in which within a matter of a few years, a very British city, a beautiful British city, took on a strongly Asian character.” This comment is one of many that characterize the views of Ricardo Duchesne, a sociology professor at the University of New Brunswick, on Canadian multiculturalism. This issue first emerged last summer, when Duchesne wrote a blog post concerning white guilt. Within, he accused Kerry Jang and other members of the Vancouver city council of taking advantage of white guilt in order to gain support for motions such as getting rid of old land titles stating that, “no Asians can own a home in Vancouver.” Eventually, Jang and other city councilors of Asian heritage began receiving hate mail, including threats. “At that point I also decided to write the university and say,
you know, I’m quite worried that you have a professor at the University of New Brunswick who is expressing his personal views, using his title as a cover-up,” said Jang. UNB is defending Duchesne on the basis of promoting academic freedom. On the one hand, I am supportive of freedom of speech and grateful for the ability to express a dissenting opinion. However, it is important to recognize that the fact that we have these freedoms holds us accountable for what we do with them. Not everything that is said is acceptable, and that is especially relevant to those working as educators. I am not critiquing Duchesne for expressing a view that is “out of the ordinary.” There really isn’t anything unique or innovative in the belief that Duchesne expressed; critiques of multiculturalism have existed since the inception of the policy. For instance, it can be argued that multiculturalism hinders the nation in establish-
ing a cohesive identity. There is a difference, however, between critically examining a policy and the proliferation of blatant ignorance. Chinese-Canadians have made significant contributions to virtually all aspects of
It would seem to me that neglecting to discuss all the ways in which Chinese immigration contributed to the development and function of Canadian society is a considerable shortcoming on the part of a sociology professor. Furthermore, Duchesne’s statements are not structured in any semblance of a coherent argument. This is a case of a professor A more appropriate who did a disservice to his comment students and the subject that could have he teaches by expressing been to the effect of biased and narrow-minded whether or opinions. not multiculturalism has caused the devaluing of previously upheld Casocial values. nadian That would have made for society, from the a discussion grounded within a intensive labour dedsociological framework. Duchicated to the construction esne’s comments, on the other of the Canadian Pacific Railway hand, constitute heavily biased to literature, civil rights, poliopinions, which he makes no tics, and more. effort to support with formal
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evidence. It is also strange to me that his statements touch upon the cultural transformation instigated by Asian immigration, but do not refer to the arrival of the Europeans and the consequent marginalization of First Nations’ cultures. “Academic freedom is a foundational principal of university life. Often, such academic debate expresses views that may be perceived as controversial and unpopular,” Robert MacKinnon, vice president, UNB Saint John, said in a statement. Controversial and unpopular aren’t the issue. The problem is when said views are academically unsound. This has nothing to do with academic freedom. This is a case of a professor who did a disservice to his students and the subject that he teaches by expressing biased and narrow-minded opinions. The heroic guise of defending academic freedom does not excuse the University of New Brunswick from reprimanding a professor that failed to respect and uphold professional standards.
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The Cosby conundrum Sophie Hunt Contributor
It has been said that Bill Cosby is a comedic legend, a cultural icon that has influenced the lives of people across the world. Fans still flock to his shows and pay money for front-row seats in order to listen to his jokes. Yet there is a problematic undertone to Cosby’s performances that these people are ignoring. There are many dedicated fans of comedy that have chosen to look past the recent sexual assault allegations made against Cosby. Nearly 20 women have stepped forward claim-
ing that Cosby, either decades ago or in recent years, sexually assaulted them in various ways. Despite the allegations and charges that began to surface as far back as 2005, fans of the comedian stand with him and continue to support his career. Cosby has recently visited three cities in Southern Ontario, including Hamilton, and avid fans still attended his comedy show, despite the presence of protestors willing to speak out against Cosby at his events. The reflexive response of Cosby’s fans is not an isolated incident. Many influential celebrities continue to maintain their fan base despite any
wrongdoing on their part. We participate in a culture that allows a celebrity’s popularity and career to cloud the conversations about social issues that should come about from scandals such as Cosby’s. Why have people chosen to ignore the incredibly serious claims made by these women? Fans have been quoted as saying they support the comedian regardless of the allegations made against him, simply because they enjoy his comedy and have grown up watching Cosby’s work. Continued on PAGE 11
Hamiltonians protested in front of Hamilton Place, where Cosby performed, in support of the women who have accused him of sexual assault. C/O ADAM CARTER (CBC)
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Sometimes it feels like we live in a world that never sleeps. Our globalized media works 24/7 and access to any electronic device gives you a window into an active world at any time of the day. “All-nighters” and getting less than six hours of sleep have become acceptable, especially in university, and especially in our age group. It’s well documented that people don’t get as much sleep as they used to, or as much as they need. A survey in the States found that people sleep an average of 1.2 hours less than they used to, and it’s not unreasonable to extrapolate those findings to Canadians. Another survey found that some Americans get 40 percent less sleep than recommended. Last January, the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention announced that lack of sleep is a public health epidemic. Unfortunately, not much has been done to remedy this problem, and our cultural conversations around sleep often encourage lack of sleep. We are exposed to these ideas about sleep early on. I remember hearing the phrase “sleep is for the weak” all through high school. People would brag about staying up all night to finish assignments, or even just talk on MSN – a long-forgotten social messaging program and cultural artifact of the early internet. And when I came to university, many students talked
about the heavy demands of student life, which meant that you couldn’t have it all, whatever “all” means. People like to say that you can only have two of the three most important things in university – sleep, grades, or a social life. In other words, no matter how hard you try, you will always need to sacrifice something to succeed here. This disposition towards sleep is perpetuated by the conversations we have about how busy we are, how little we sleep, how good we are at sleeping so little and being so busy. It’s not hard to understand why people engage in this type of unhealthy discourse, but it’s a problem that can be fixed one conversation at a time. When your friend says that they’re running on three hours of sleep, don’t respond with a tone of approval. Regular lack of sleep can indicate an inability to manage your time, or might be an indicator of mental health issues. These are both problems that need to be addressed, not normalized. Most people already know the adverse effects of lack of sleep. Your mom or dad has probably given you a long lecture on it. It can cause obvious things like fatigue, irritability and weight gain, and can get as serious as anxiety, depression, hypertension and diabetes. There will be times when you just can’t get enough sleep, but don’t make a habit of it. Don’t neglect sleep because you think that’s what you’re supposed to do to succeed in university. If you need those seven to nine hours of regular sleep and don’t get them, you’re hurting yourself and those around you.
How do you feel that Bill Cosby came to Hamilton to perform on taxpayer subsidies?
Brittany
Communications II
I think that it wasn’t a good idea to bring in someone who has so much negative publicity about such a sensitive topic, and it kind of shows in a way that they’re ignoring what he has potentially done.
Colin
Civil Engineering III
I honestly did not know that he came to Hamilton.
Awab
Commerce I
He is a great comedian and unless otherwise proven guilty he should move on and do whatever he does, stand up, movies or whatever.
Victoria
I haven’t really been keeping up with the whole thing – there’s the alleged sexual assault but that’s all I’ve heard. So I don’t really have an opinion on that because I haven’t been up to date with it.
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Cosby performs in Hamilton
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There is a passive acceptance in our culture that brands influential individuals as untouchable by the backlash that should come about from the crimes they commit. Regardless of whether or not the claims of these women are true, a precedent must be set when dealing with allegations of this nature. The fact that these women’s claims are so willingly overlooked invalidates their voices, and instead works against their efforts to bring to light horrible crimes that potentially have been committed. The central concern here is the blatant disregard these fans have for the women that have come forward and revealed their claims against Cosby. Instead of supporting the rights of women who have suffered from sexual assault, or even acknowledging that these allegations exist against Cosby, fans are choosing to turn a blind eye to the overall implications of Cosby’s performances. By allowing him to continue to tour, fans
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Fans are choosing to turn a blind eye to the overall implications of Cosby’s performances. are implicitly working against efforts being made to give voice to those who are fighting for the rights of sexual assault victims. Cosby’s extensive and influential career does not- and should not- completely discredit the allegations that have been made against him by a continuously growing list of women. His “legendary” status should not invalidate these claims, whether or not he is proven guilty. The voices of these women cannot be ignored, and a vital change needs to be made in the way society views celebrities in the wake of serious allegations made against them.
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Mac splits opening week After beating Laurier, McMaster drops a key game at Ryerson
LEAGUE AT LARGE The OUA at a glance
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Mac's defence looked shaky but the Marauders still sit No. 4 in the CIS top ten. JON WHITE / PHOTO EDITOR
Jaycee Cruz Contributor
On Wednesday, January 7, 2014 the McMaster Marauders men’s basketball team hosted the Laurier Golden Hawks. Laurier surprised the crowd by going punch-forpunch with Mac for the first part of the first quarter. The Marauders ended up grabbing the lead and held onto it bringing a 41-37 lead into halftime. The main source of the Golden Hawks offensive firepower was fourth-year guard Will Coulthard. Coulthard was shooting at will from all over the floor and hit his peak after converting a rare 4-point play. Coulthard ended the half with 18 points and finished the game with 22. Second-year guard Trevon McNeil was
instrumental in slowing down the Golden Hawk shooter. McMaster had four players in double figures with Taylor Black scoring 18, Rohan Boney scoring 11, and Aaron Redpath and Joe Rocca scoring 16 apiece. Mac shot a respectable 44.4 percent from the field but a cold 15.4 percent from 3-point range. The Marauders dominated the Golden Hawks in terms of points in the paint, outscoring Laurier 50-24. Despite Laurier making the game closer than expected, Mac slowly but surely pulled away from the pesky Golden Hawks, winning 85-75. This past Saturday the McMaster men’s basketball team took a road trip to the Mattamy Athletic Centre inside the old Maple Leaf Gardens to play the
No. 3 Ryerson Rams. McMaster and Ryerson both entered the game with seven wins and two losses. The two teams played each other close in the first half with the Marauders taking a 43-40 lead into the halftime break. McMaster escaped the half with a lead, but the scoring seemed unsustainable: Rocca banked in a fading three, Redpath nailed a deep, contested three and Presutti cashed in a pull up long-range attempt with two defenders nearby. The Rams grabbed the lead from Marauders in the third quarter and never looked back. Ryerson carried that momentum into the fourth and outscored McMaster 32-17 en route to a convincing 98-78 win on their home court. All five Ryerson starters
scored in double figures. Rams guard Aaron Best dropped a game-high 30 points on 11-for13 shooting from the field and 6-for-7 from 3-point range. McMaster had three players score in double digits. Aaron Redpath, Joe Rocca, and Adam Presutti contributed 20, 17, and 14 respectively. The loss adds a bit more separation between the fourthranked Marauders and the third-ranked Rams. Up ahead for the Marauders this weekend are two road games at Laurentian on Friday and at Nipissing in North Bay on Saturday. Two wins on the road will be good for this Marauders team looking to get back on track after a small setback.
Mac's Final 8 wild card chances in flux Each year, eight teams qualify for the CIS national championship tournament: the OUA finalists, Canada West finalists and both the AUS and RSEQ champions. To round out the bracket, one wild card teams is selected by a committee. After losing to Ryerson, McMaster's resume for the wild card spot took a hit. Sports editor Scott Hastie lays out the situation, and Mac's best course of action going forward. Check out thesil.ca to learn more about the importance of the Marauders regular season.
"There is no doubt in my mind that he is the best player to ever play here" James Derouin Ottawa men's basketball Head coach Talking about Johnny Berhanemeskel
On the lookout: Athletes to watch this week Danielle Boiago Women's basketball › 22% FG › OUA All-Star Boiago struggled in the opening week of 2015. She was heavily relied on, but shot 8-36. Can she bounce back and find her rhythm up north this weekend? Caitlin Genovy Women's volleyball › 8.51 assists per set, fifth in OUA › Mac leads OUA West with 9-3 record If Mac tops Brock, they will have a significant lead in the OUA West. Genovy can help McMaster get the win by continuing her consistent play from the first semester.
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Danielle Boiago is ranked third overall in scoring in the OUA with 159 points. PHOTO EDITOR/JON WHITE
Sofia Mohammed Sports Reporter
Though the McMaster women’s asketball team rang in the New
Year and second half of the season with two losses, their destination of making it to the playoffs is a road that is still attainable. After a 62-48 loss to Laurier and a 80-77 defeat to Ryerson this past week, the attention is
placed on winning upcoming games and cleaning up play to get the results needed. Head coach Theresa Burns indicated that the concentration is on future games to come. “There’s nothing to do now, but move on and be better next time,” she said. A key area of improvement the team needs to work on is their ability to rebound. Their two recent losses saw the Laurier Golden Hawks outrebounding the Marauders 46-37 and the Ryerson Rams had a 48-34 advantage in boards. “Attention to rebounding is huge. In the Laurier and Ryerson games, that was the game changer if you had to pick one statistical category, ” coach Burns explained. Now holding a 6-4 record, the women’s team must win upcoming games for a seat with the contenders in the playoffs. “I hope the losses don’t bump us out of a by-position in the first round of playoffs.” With a young team of players, emphasis is placed
on having clarity in the game. Having a consistent amount of motivation and energy during the entirety of the game is crucial to the team’s success from here on out. “We lose focus sometimes. At times, young players don’t feel like they have the green light to go out and take over the game. As soon as they truly believe that they can, they’ll go out and play that way.” Currently ranked No. 10, it is critical that the team makes the needed improvements and adjustments to ensure that their season is not cut short. “Ranking is important, but it’s about taking care of business each time. Our focus right now is to have the best effort on Friday vs. Laurentian. We are not thinking about Saturday, but getting ready on Friday.” The mindset of playing for here and now will ultimately decide whether this team is destined to reach their end goal. “The results will take care of themselves when you take off that day-to-day nitty gritty,”
said Burns, who continuously stresses the significance of having a present outlook and a clear vision by not looking too far ahead. The confidence level approaching this weekend’s road games against Laurentian and Nipissing are high. Burns said her team needs to “keep the perspective balanced, solid and positive.” With fans and skeptics alike keeping a close eye on the rest of the season, it will be interesting to see how rankings change and games play out. For now, the team is focused on winning each game left on the calendar for a chance to be in the playoffs and a shot at an OUA Championship. Catch the next home action on January 24, 2015 as the Marauders take on the Waterloo Warriors in the Burridge Gym.
Marauders track prepares for season ahead Laura Sinclair Asst. Sports Editor
After a disappointing end to their cross country season, the Marauders track team is back and more motivated than ever to prove themselves on the track. Last summer, several Marauders on both the men’s and women’s side were able to get huge personal best times in their respective distance, so the expectations heading into this indoor season are very high. While some athletes did not perform to their potential at the Can Am Invitational meet last weekend, a couple of the more consistent runners on the team were phenomenal, running to personal best times in their very first meet of the season. Luke Charbonneau proved himself in the 1000 m race, finishing third overall with a personal best time of 2:30. “Charbonneau was a guy who was in 6th on the team at the start of the cross country season, and then he ends up being our best guy at CIS, had the race of his life, and now he’s come back and he’s kept the momentum going and he’s leading the charge indoors,”
said head coach Paula Schnurr, whose 30 year-old meet record in the 1000 m was broken over the weekend. Charbonneau’s main focus for the season will be over 1500 m. Taylor Forbes was also a standout performer at the meet, finishing 7th overall in a pacey 1500 m race with a personal best time of 3:54. Although Forbes has proven himself on the indoor track last season, his main focus is on his summer triathlon season, where he will be looking to top last year’s season that saw him qualify for the World Championships. He will be focusing on the 3000 m for the season and will only be competing at OUA’s. Blair Morgan also had an exceptional race, running away from the pack with 800 m to go in the 1500 m, which had him named the McMaster “kick-ofthe-week” award recipient. He ran to a personal best time of 3:58, which is extremely fast— especially for the first meet of the season, but Morgan was not satisfied. “There was definitely some left afterwards. I talked to Schnurr about doing a tempo run after but she decided the race was enough,” said Morgan. Morgan’s main focus for
the season will be qualifying for CI’s in the 3000 m. Coach Schnurr credits Charbonneau, Forbes and Morgan’s success to their consistency and good decisions when it comes to training, their ability to stay healthy and their overall confidence. “They just got out there and weren’t afraid…it didn’t matter if it was the first race of the season, they just got out and raced, and that’s what made the difference for them,” said Schnurr. Some other notable performers on the men’s side that Schnurr is looking forward to seeing in full form this season include: Jeff Tweedle, Brandon Huzevka and rookie Matt Napier. Tweedle has a lot of momentum coming into this track season, after having a breakthrough season last year that saw him run to a huge personal best time of 2:27 in the 1000 m. “He’s really fit, so he’s coming in with some high expectations and it will be exciting to see how things work out,” said Schnurr. Huzevka also had a standout season last year, and is looking to improve even more in his final year as a Marauder. “His goal is to make [nationals], and that’s going to be
really challenging for him, but I love watching him race, because he really competes and that’s exciting to watch,” said Schnurr. Napier is a rookie that mainly focuses on indoor track, and Schnurr is excited for his first season as a Marauder due to his personal best times under his belt. On the women’s side, although there were some disappointments, the team is looking forward to bouncing back this weekend at the Don Wright invitational, and for the rest of the season. Maddy McDonald is looking to get back to where she was last season, when she ran to an indoor personal best time of 9:34 in the 3000 m, which qualified her for the CIS championships. Chelsea Mackinnon is in her last season as a Marauder, and is looking to qualify for the CIS championships in the 1000 m after having a stellar indoor season last year that saw her run to a personal best time of 2:51 over the distance. What coach Schnurr is most looking forward to however is the inter-team competition, and seeing the team strive to be among the top three in each distance—as the top three runners on the team for each race get to compete at the OUA
championships. “There’s really no given with who is going to be the top 3 at [the OUA championship]. There’s so many that are very close and they know they’re going to have to compete with their teammates to get a spot on the OUA team so that’s kind of fun to watch,” said Schnurr. The majority of the team will be competing at the Don Wright Invitational at Western university on Jan. 17, where they will hope to prove themselves before the largest meet in the province—the McGill Invitational in Montreal.
Top Performers
. Luke Charbonneau finished third overall in the 1000 m in 2:30 . Taylor Forbes finished seventh overall in the 1500 m in 3:54 . Blair Morgan finished 11th overall in the 1500 m in 3:58
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Mac lands blue-chip setter Michelle Chelladurai will join the women’s volleyball team in fall 2015 “I decided to join the Marauder program because both the academics and the women’s Already positioned as one of volleyball program at McMaster Ontario’s top women’s volleyball are outstanding,” said Chelladuteams, the McMaster Marauders rai, when asked what drew her are also thinking to the future to McMaster. “The coaching after securing their second staff has been very welcoming recruit in as many months. and obviously a big part of Committed to join the the success of the Marauder team next year is program, so I’m 5-foot-10 hitter looking forward Michelle Chelto playing in this ladurai, from environment.” London, Ont. The Chelladurai Marauders have is not the first of been getting solid her family memcontributions bers to play in from current the OUA volleyhitter Caitlin ball circuit. Her Genovy and brother, Andrew, now-graduated plays for the Amanda Weldon Windsor Lancers. Tim Louks over the past couTheir volleyball Head coach ple of years, but bent seems to coach Tim Louks have come from hopes Chelladurai their father, a brings some star power to the former player, coach, and now position. president of the Forest Valley “It is rare that the whole Volleyball Club. team gets excited about addiIn a recent interview with tions that are a little unknown, Volleyball Ontario, Chelladurai but our whole team is excited said: “I’d like to think my best about Michelle... Our setting skill is being able to perform circumstanceCall just got wella under pressure. A key orstronger email for FREE trial class with this addition,” said Louks. component of performing well suitable for any level Chelladurai plays for a Foris staying calmof andability. maintaining est Valley Volleyball Club that composure in these types of 15% discount to ”students. boasted seven of the 24 women situations. Considering that to play for Team Ontario over around this time next year the summer. She already has Chelladurai might be taking accumulated quite the trophy serves from some of the councase, with championships at the try’s best, this must be music to national and provincial levels, coach Louks’ ears. among other accolades. John Bauer Contributor
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Healing through play
SHEC speaks to McMaster professor Hartley Jafine about the importance of play in the first of their interview series Suzy Flader SHEC
For the next few weeks, the Student Health Education Centre column will be featuring interviews with McMaster staff and faculty who address and support the health and wellness needs of students. This week we are showcasing Hartley Jafine, who teaches courses in applied drama and arts-based research in both the Bachelor of Health Sciences and Arts and Science programs. His thoughtful and creative pedagogical methods have earned him an MSU Teaching Award in 2011-2012. SHEC: Tell me a bit about yourself – your back-
ground, where you went to school, etc. HARTLEY: I was born and raised in Toronto. I did my undergraduate degree at Acadia University, and was planning on becoming an actor. In my fourth year, I was introduced to Augusto Boal’s Theatre of the Oppressed, which inspired me to get involved with applied drama. I ended up doing my Masters in Applied Drama overseas in London. While there, I started playing around with how applied drama could be related to healthcare, primarily due to past experience. Before I turned nine, I had lost my mother and three grandparents, and so I had spent a lot of time in hospitals. We tend to think of
hospitals as negative spaces that no one ever elects to be in, and so I wondered if applied theatre could be used to make them less scary and frightening. I started thinking – if medicine is a performance, how it is performed? How do patients and doctors perform? How can theatre aid this performance? This got me thinking about healthcare training and the idea that theatre skills are life skills. After my Master’s, I moved to Hamilton and got involved in the BHSc program, where I have been teaching ever since. SHEC: At SHEC we are dedicated to events and discussions surrounding mental health. How does your work in applied dra-
Hartley Jafine is a professor in the Bachelor of Health Science and Arts and Sciences programs. C/O Hartley Jafine
ma fit into this spectrum? HARTLEY: In several ways! Firstly, it provides a space for students to play. Nowadays, in our culture, we think of play as a negative word, or one that represents a frivolous waste of time. But play can be serious. The act allows people to have fun and form a community. We can temporarily live in a world without rights or wrongs, and put our feelings into that playful space. Secondly, theatre gives us the tools to critique and challenge our cultural norms and examine alternative ways of being. Thirdly, I have had some students create verbatim theatre pieces, where they turn the stories of people struggling with mental health into a theatre production. These shows were designed to reduce stigma and encourage reflection and dialogue. SHEC: Tell me about your work with healthcare professionals. How have you found it to be effective? HARTLEY: The work that I do with healthcare professionals revolves around skill development (e.g. communication, empathy, etc.) as well as the health of the healer. Traditionally, healthcare workers are trained in a very black-or-white manner, thereby producing a
discomfort with ambiguity. But ambiguity is where health often lives. My work brings healthcare professionals or teams together and focuses on skill development and play, thereby getting them to work and interact in new ways. Healthcare workers function in extremely stressful environments, so taking them off the wards to play creatively for an hour can have a major positive impact on their overall wellness. SHEC: Have you looked at pre-med culture at all, especially the stress associated with it? HARTLEY: The pre-med pressure to be perfect often continues into professional programs, and students can use the methods and strategies learned from applied theatre in their undergraduate years to respond to the stressful experiences in future professional/clinical environments. Early exposure to Applied Theatre and play responds to this pre-med culture by offering a space where there are no rights and wrongs, and no requirement to be perfect – this makes it very freeing. In my research, I am hoping to study the long-term implications of teaching applied drama in an undergraduate context.
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Winter skin care Protect your skin from the cold winter. Mitali Chaudhary Contributor
Nothing makes winter worse, besides the cold and slush, than the dry skin that insists on making an appearance every cold season. Caused by a tag team effort between the heating that keeps us toasty and the long, hot showers that combat the chill after a long day, our poor skin ends up being completely wicked of moisture, leaving the rough flakiness that we all know and hate. So what can you do to combat this? 1) Invest in a good moisturizer The best way to fix and further prevent dry skin is to let it heal by locking moisture inside using a non-petroleum based thick cream, which will still let the skin breathe. This is a better option over fragrant lotions that are often more watery and need to be reapplied many times. A good option is Nivea’s original cold cream, which sells for around $5.50. Smoothing on some cream after every shower will ensure that the dry flakes stay away. 2) Don’t take hour-long showers Contrary to what it may seem, immersing yourself in hot water for long periods of time does not add to the moisture in the skin, but instead leaches it out. Water is further depleted when you dry yourself after-
wards, leading to skin that is much rougher than what it started out as. To make it worse, the natural oils within the layers that keep it moisturized are swept away, too. So although you might be reveling in the heat of the moment, your skin will thank you later if you cut both the temperature and time of your shower.
well as other skincare options. My opinion? Stick to the original formula in either the stick or pot format and keep it in your coat pocket for lip emergencies.
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My skin doesn't really get dry in the winter, but the constant temperature changes and bitter wind does a number on the lips of me and my friends so I did a bit of digging to find the balms that best get us through the coming storm.
3) Drink lots of water, and more To replace the loss of moisture due to the harsh weather, drink plenty of water. It’s a simple, straightforward solution made easier if you keep a reusable bottle of water on your person so that you are tempted to sip every time you see it. 4) Make good use of nature’s gifts Applying coconut, olive, or avocado oil to the skin naturally nourishes and heals the dermis and quickly eliminates the flaky effects of dryness. In addition, supplements that contain omega-3s, such as fish oil, are thought to help with the skin’s moisture regulation. Both are all-natural and soothing to the body.
2) Eos: even if the name doesn't sound familiar the quirky round shape should jog your memory. Talk about product placement, this stuff has been popping up in music videos all summer. Not to play into the hype but this stuff is great and definitely going to be a lifesaver this winter. Harder to keep in your pocket sure, but super easy to find when you're digging around in your backpack (going by my usual mental state during exams, this is a major bonus). 3) Vaseline:
1) Burts Bees: This stuff is everywhere and they've branched into coloured balms as
student on a budget but not into the above? There’s a reason it's in every medicine cabinet you've ever seen. Think of it like winter boots for your mouth. Buy one of those tiny tubs from the travel section if you just want to try it, but seriously. Trust. Best part? You can grab them all at the Shopper's across from campus!
Big girls blog too These girls prove any body size is beautiful. Haley Regis Contributor
In an age of Instagram, Lookbook, and Pinterest, we are always trying to prove we’re cool. This could mean broadcasting anything from what we eat to who we’re with; however we seem to focus most on what we look like and what we wear. The idea that people are constantly judging your body can be an intimidating notion for girls and guys of any size. But up until recently big girls have been getting the short end of the stick, or no stick at all, when it comes to clothing and any kind of positive representation in popular media. No matter what size you buy in stores, here are three blogs/Instagram accounts
run by the big girls I think anyone with access to the internet should be checking out. Nadia Aboulhosn (@nadiaaboulhosn) is bae. Also fun fact, she used to be an American apparel model. Now if that isn’t reason enough to check her out, she brings a solid mix of classic looks and edgy street style choices, while frequently instagramming her cats and sweatpants because that’s just what’s real. Gabi Gregg of GabiFresh (@gabifresh) is in her second year of designing a capsule swimwear collection, she knows how to ‘work dem curves,’ and consistently brings the big guns in dynamic silhouettes. Always perfectly put together but still super fun in a way that can be
hard to nail down without some solid inspiration. Inemesit Etokudo (@inemesitetokudo) is near and dear to my heart, as well as to that of our institution. Inem graduated from McMaster last year and after a yearlong Instagram project has begun her own blog. I remember how she used to dress coming to campus and I didn’t really think there were more steps she could climb on the ladder of YASS but, as is often the case, I was so wrong. Inem is clean, polished, has more shoes than you could ever dream of, and I for one am ecstatic to see where she goes from here. (Hint: it’s up)
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Dear cold weather,
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Grace Bocking Contributor
On behalf of all students, I would like to commend you for your impeccable timing. You somehow managed to coordinate your arrival with the start of a new semester, and I couldn’t think of a better way of welcoming us back if I tried. Truly, nothing motivates me to jump back in to school more than the promise of blistering winds in my face. It’s just what I need to get me out of bed in the morning. For a while there, I had been convinced that you weren’t planning on showing up at all. I had spent the break mitten-less and with my coat unzipped, so you can imagine how overjoyed I was to learn of your sudden return. I always did like that about you, your spontaneity. There really is no better surprise than being caught in -15 degree weather without a hat or gloves. After all, nothing can beat that moment of pure bliss when your extremities finally lose all feeling. Sure, the first few pages of my lecture notes may not be entirely legible because my fingers were still in the process of thawing, but it’s not like I had anything better to do than rewrite them when I got home. While some like to complain about the chill in the air, I can only revel in the many
joys it brings to my everyday existence. I’d have to say that one of my favourite things about you, cold weather, is the eternally drippy nose you cause. Sniffles are the unofficial sound of the season—a symphony that echoes through every lecture hall for four to five months each year. I mean really, there is no more pleasant sight than that of a floor littered with discarded tissues. And if a nose that runs like a faucet wasn’t enough to warm me to the cold, the copious amount of clothing I have to layer on before venturing outside definitely did the trick. I had been searching for an excuse to wear that hideous-yet-undeniably warm sweater I had been given for Secret Santa this year, and now I have the perfect opportunity. So, cold weather, I am glad to have been able to take this brief moment to give you the appreciation that you truly deserve. The fact of the matter is that you can only last for so long. We likely only have three more months of you left to enjoy – four, if we’re lucky. Time flies when you’re freezing, so please, stick around for as long as you’d like. Signed, Winter’s number one fan
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Part 1 of ANDY’s Best Movies of 2014 EDITORIAL
This week’s quick picks
Stay in your lanes
Don’t be the person trying to hold forth on a topic they know nothing about with cultural studies buzzwords
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THE CASBAH > Jazz Connection > Bump City > Lowell > Chico Dusty
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Sleater-Kinney
“No Cities To Love”
HOMEGROWN HAMILTON > Jojo Worthington
JAN 16
THIS AIN’T HOLLYWOOD > Ian Andrews > Hot Kid > City and the Sea > Open Stage
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MOVIES
Jackson Sqaure > Human Capital
JAN 28
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Mac Museum of Art > It’s My Vault - Chris Cran
JAN 8-MAY 9
Holy shit, one of the best bands on the planet is back. Ever since SleaterKinney went on an unexplained hiatus in 2006, fans have been clamouring for a reunion. Carrie Brownstein, Corin Tucker, and Janet Weiss are back at it. All three have experimented with other musical projects since then, but they’re now on the verge of releasing their eigth full-length album. It’s classic Sleater-Kinney in that it retains their trademark sound but adds heaps of skills that the three musicians have accrued through experience. The album is streaming at NPR until it’s release.
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No Cities to Love
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Nobody
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Mac & Cheese 4
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The Trust Tape
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Mailbox Money
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200 Press EP
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Secret Songs
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Lupe Fiasco being a trash human
Allison Williams gets her ass eaten on TV
While I don’t think any self-respecting individual is still watching Lena Dunham’s Girls, the HBO show about privileged white people’s struggles took a bit of the Golden Globes’ shine away on Sunday with an episode that saw Allison Williams having her ass eaten.
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Aside from watching Chelsea thrash their Premier League competition, writing is easily one of my most sacred rituals, in that I let nothing get in the way of my enjoyment of it. Such was the case when my little brother’s impassioned mini-sticks game with his friend disturbed my writing-induced revery two weeks ago, so I packed my things up and walked to a nearby Starbucks to continue my article. Irritated that I had been displaced, I grew even more perturbed when my book review musings were muddled by a conversation that refused to be blocked out by my headphones. Two bros were having a conversation about the state of music and how the current day
output was inferior to that of the past — a point that boring, lazy people make all the time and one that reminds me why I try to never stay in coffee shops long enough to hear others like it. After bemoaning how music that people make on computers couldn’t rival that made with “real instruments” — at which I stifled a yawn — one of the two, who I understood to make music on his own with a guitar (what a compelling narrative), went on to say that he wasn’t a fan of hip-hop anymore because it had ceased to be a “voice for the oppressed” and was instead littered with references to girls, money, and violence. While his critique was obviously snobby, what irritated me more was that he cited Public Enemy’s “Don’t Believe The Hype” as a barometer for what good hip-hop should sound like, and even rapped the title to
his friend, eliciting an eye-roll from me. This song, he said, was important in how it implored the public to see that things weren’t as great as the government would have everyone think. Rather fittingly, he had no modern-day example to support his point. Aside from the fact that I consider these kinds of hiphop “fans” a great bore and a negative influence on the genre, his sweeping generalization still angered me as I walked back home. While I greatly enjoy Public Enemy, I understand that they are so idolized because they broke away from the norms with their gritty production and lyrics (Chuck D’s hatred for John Wayne and his conservative agenda is something I wholeheartedly share). Maybe the guy had written a thesis that dealt with the “oppressed,” but that didn’t give him licence to posit what’s best for them. Continued on PAGE 22
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big tickle What 2014 album did you enjoy the most?
Sherri
“Get Out the Way Mother Mother”
Evan
“Tough Love Jessie Ware”
Lawrence
“Songs of Innocence U2”
Hayley
“St. Vincent St. Vincent”
Liz
“Angus and Julia Stone Angus and Julia Stone”
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I was also angry at how he swept all modern rappers under the rug. Much of the rest of his conversation with his friend dealt with his distaste for capitalist society; maybe if he hadn’t been wanking off into the pages of his copy of Walden for the entirety of 2013, he wouldn’t have missed the release of Kanye’s vehment critic of the same capitalist society in Yeezus. Kanye is a decidedly mainstream artist based off the length of his reach alone. While Yeezus wasn’t a groundbreaking album for those who already followed the producers that ‘Ye gathered in Paris to make it, the Middle America that he referred to on “Black Skinhead” was put off by both the grating electronic production and angry lyrics that confronted them. Yeezus took the seething anger that white media castigates Kanye for and turned it up “a whole ‘nother level” (*Pusha-T voice*) to a decibel rate that you couldn’t ignore. The video for “New Slaves” premiered upon the face of establishments that didn’t serve to further black status, with it being projected onto the walls of places like Toronto’s Royal Ontario Museum. While Kanye’s Watch The Throne compatriot Jay-Z has dealt with racism in passing — “put some coloured girls in the MoMa” — Kanye’s effort was less intent on cleverness and more on getting his message across. The video was sparse to the point that its straight-on view of Kanye resembled a mugshot. The fact that some of these video installations were shut down by police before they could happen was an ominous foreshadowing of the violent turmoil that would come in 2014. Perhaps the guy might point to Bobby Scmhurda as an example of how rappers today glorify violence. Schmurda’s
single “Hot N*gga” was one of the biggest of 2014 and featured the New York MC bragging that he’d been selling crack since the fifth grade. While I enjoyed the one-liners that the song produced — “bout a week agooooooo” — I was also struck by the chilling nature of Schmurda’s revelations about his GS9 gang’s exploits. The lyrics apparently weren’t all talk, as Schmurda was arrested by the NYPD last December. Although Schmurda may have promoted illegal activities with his music, he was rapping what he knew in the same ways that white boys who idolize Hemingway write what they know. Schmurda’s music was a hard-hitting depiction of the life that he was confined to in the hood, and he confessed to knowing no other way of lifting himself out of it than through music. To take rappers just looking to craft a hit song to ensure an escape from their surroundings and hold them up as a detriment to the progress of their genre is unfair and more than a little misguided because many of them use their status to help those still suffering in the conditions they rose up out of. Perhaps deterred by how his angry comment against George Bush brought the conservative media down upon him, Kanye didn’t show face at Ferguson. But there were other rappers like J. Cole who did. While I don’t harbour too much affection for Cole — his lacklustre bars don’t prove him to be the lyrical messiah some people say he is — there is no denying that his appearance in Ferguson gave its citizens a boost and his subsequent album, 2014 Forest Hills Drive, was a reflection of Cole’s life and thus immensely relatable to black people. Supposed music lovers need to take a step back in 2015 and reassess their feelings towards rap as a genre in order to understand whether their
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distaste for it is due to an issue of lack of quality and depth (my bone to pick with country music, but that is for another time) or a subconscious form of racism. While we all want to impress our friends, a general rule of thumb if you don’t know anything about what you’re talking about is to just shut up and educate yourself when the opportunity presents itself.
Notorious white mansplainer, Bill O’Reilly, trying to talk over hip hop stalwart, Russell Simmons
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ANDY’S TOP 10 MOVIES OF 2014 Alexandra Florescu ANDY Reporter
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The F Word
Sparks fly between medical school dropout Wallace (Daniel Radcliffe), and Chantry (Zoe Kazan) amid the skyscrapers, botanical gardens and quirky corners of downtown Toronto. Cut from the same cloth, their witty banter and seamless conversation is every indication of their compatibility. Two people that are awkward together stay together. Unfortunately, Wallace is five years too late, as lawyer
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The Imitation Game
There’s been talk of potential Oscar nominations surrounding The Imitation Game ever since its release date in late November. Benedict Cumberbatch, known primarily for his role in the BBC drama Sherlock, stars as brilliant English mathematician Alan Turing, who was responsible for solving the “Enigma” code during the Second World War. The biopic is loosely based on the experiences of Turing in the 1940s. He was hired by the British government along with a few other code breakers to take
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Winner of the 2015 Golden Globe award for Best Animated Film, How To Train Your Dragon 2 once again does not fail to make its audience, no matter what age, feel the uncontrollable need to curl up into a ball and cry. Reuniting man with dragon, the long-awaited sequel explores the values of family, friendship and standing up for
Tune in next week for part 2 of our top ten lists, where we count off numbers 7 through 4.
Ben has already beaten him to the punch and secured Chantry’s heart. This leaves Wallace with no choice but to prove the age-old fable that guys and girls really can “just be friends.” While, the movie is admittedly unable to escape the clutch of corniness that trademarks every “will they, won’t they” movie, even the most skeptical of romantics must secretly hope that the pair will end up together by the time the end credits roll. This is largely due in part to Daniel’s affable nervousness and Zoe’s doe-eyed charm, but even their chemistry may not be enough for those severely
allergic to the word “cute”. For those, I offer you an antidote: a true cinematographic tour of Toronto. You may have recognized the Harvard bar in Good Will Hunting for its true identity as a bar on Front Street, or New York skyscrapers as Torontonian ones in many Manhattan movies— Toronto has long played the stunt double for other cities in the world, so it is rewarding to see it get credit. As Chantry and Wallace fall in love strolling along Dundas Street, watchers will fall in love with the way the city glows in the rain (if they haven’t already).
part in a clandestine project of grave importance – finding a way to break the Enigma code. If the code was broken (it was said to be impossible) then the British would be able to decipher messages being sent amongst the Germans, thereby revealing planned attacks, coordinates, strategies, and other vital information that would aid the Allies in winning the war. In terms of historical accuracy, this film isn’t quite on the mark. Many liberties were taken to presumably make the film more dramatic, or even exaggerate Turing’s character. Cumberbatch’s Turing has difficulty in social situations, doesn’t
understand jokes and doesn’t usually play well with others. He’s a genius – mathematician, computer science pioneer, philosopher and code breaker. He’s also queer, which was illegal in Britain at that time. Frivolous plot points aside, Cumberbatch portrays Turing brilliantly. He adopts several completely new mannerisms for the role, and the way in which he delivers them is stunning. Overlooking the historical inaccuracies, the film is a roller coaster of emotion that makes for a good watch.
what is right. The film explores the complicated relationship between humans and animals and the damage that can be done when this relationship is not understood. Canadian director Dean DeBlois is no stranger to directing children’s movies that often leave its older audience more stirred than its younger audience. Other than both How To Train Your Dragon 1 and 2, Deblois also co-directed 2002
Lilo and Stitch and Disney’s 1998 Mulan. The 3-D animation in How To Train Your Dragon 2 is nearly perfect. Regardless of its compelling story, the beauty of watching Toothless soar through the clouds while his silhouette reflects in the crystal clear lake below will leave you wanting to sprout wings and fly off.
THURSDAY
LOVE AT FIRST STOP Is it possible to find love in a crowded bus? No, but this one couple insists it’ll work out S1
HAMILTON SPECULATOR DRAWING THE FINE LINE SINCE 1934
University launches Triversity Week
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Union solves space problem EMSU addresses long-standing issue by sending students to near-Earth orbit
Unhappy with state of multicultural recognition, uni kicks off event that is 50% better than before M.T. JESS-CHUR Stirs the melting pot
“Why stop at diversity when we can do so much more?” said University Diversity Chair Luke Rukowski. After years of serving students of varying creeds and backgrounds, the University is ready to double down on those efforts and start serving approximately 1.5x more students than before, by adopting “Triversity.” “Diversity was fine but it’s a little short-sighted when there are so many different cultures on campus,” said Rukowski. If this pilot project succeeds, Rukowski is prepared to build upon this idea and introduce the world to a 2020 “Dodecaversity Week” and he likely won’t stop there.
EMSU VP Finance Walter Melon (right) thinks that student funds should go to student needs, and “more space” is an issue constantly brought before him.
TIBERIUS SLICK Speculates on Politics
Hot off of the Prom Initiative, the EMSU Board of Directors has struck gold yet again. Following up on his campaign promise, EMSU President Bear Peppers has found a way to provide students more
space to study in. “Students wanted space to study in, so we made that a reality,” said Peppers. VP Finance Walter Melon has vouched for the financial viability of this plan. “We found an affordable rental rocket from a nearby democratic republic which can send up to 17 students into Earth’s orbit in a day,” said Melon. “They won’t be complaining about lack of space anytime soon.” It is unclear at this point whether students return from said trip but Melon assured us that “it is something we are suggesting to next year’s Board of Directors as a priority.”
SPEC ON THE STREET ASKS: Do you want more transparency in media?
“Students wanted space to study in, so we made that a reality.“ Bear Peppers EMSU President & CEO
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TAMARA, 17
“The recent string of firings suggests that media personalities need to be more accountable.”
JAMES SR., 52
“Don’t point that damn thing at me son.”
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