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Mac’s first dictator “A dictatorship was established on this campus yesterday, overthrowing the elected Students’ Council.” In a show of solidarity, a group of 100 student ”instigators” led a revolution at a Student Council general meeting (i.e. General Assembly) and passed a vote, quickly counted at 252 to 46, to re-ratify the student constitution as a full-fledged dictatorship, led by their head revolutionary, David Clark. They then physically carried out student government leaders so they could continue a discussion to divide students into “The Enlightened” and “The Rabble,” the latter of which would not be allowed at future meetings. This “prank” was meant to send a message to student leaders to show them the importance of student government and how much power students had to monitor it.
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THIS WEEK EFRT reaches 10,000 calls A look at MSU service EFRT and its 32 year history
The faculty fight While contract staff at York and U of T are on strike, the OCUFA launches their own campaign
Against fossil fuels How effective is OPIRG’s campaign to encourage McMaster to divest from fossil fuels?
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Battle of the bicycles
Can the two new bike borrowing services on campus work side by side?
CEGEPs respond to students joining ISIS Two Quebec CEGEPs have separated themselves from an Islamic studies school that used their facilities to run religious programming following the discovery of a video promoting controversial values. Of the six students recently discovered to have joined ISIS, four were found to have attended one of the two institutions within the last year. Both schools have made statements to students and faculty, urging them to slow the spread of radicalism.
Toronto, Ontario
U of T and York University support staff on strike As of Monday night, thousands of support staff at the University of Toronto and York University have taken to the picket lines to protest unfair wages. CUPE, the union representing these staff members, maintains that TAs and support staff live far below Toronto’s poverty line. Members of both CUPE 3902 at U of T and 3903 at York have stated they are willing to negotiate with the university and return to their jobs as soon as an agreement is reached.
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MTCU limits debt of Everest College students Following the announcement that Everest College will shut down its 14 locations across Ontario, the Ministry of Training, Colleges, and Universities has promised to limit the debt of its former students, regardless of the amount borrowed and that it will extend OSAP deadlines for the remaining repayment. The MTCU has also said it is making every effort to ensure former Everest students can complete their programs at other colleges across the province.
Start the Cycle provides five bikes for borrowing at Mills Library, while SoBi offers a $70 annual membership.
Daniel Arauz News Reporter
The Social Bike Hamilton program, an initiative that McMaster recently invested $25,000 in, continues to be promoted by the university as another great addition to the growing cycling culture both within McMaster and in the greater City of Hamilton. However a complementary, free, student-initiated service has not received the same kind of unanimous support that Social Bicycle Hamilton has enjoyed. Hamilton non-profit cycling advocacy group Start the Cycle, which is based in McMaster Innovation Park’s entrepreneurial program The Forge, started the Mills Bike Library program last year. But the program’s startup has had to face a series of complications and setbacks due to a series of Security service policies, miscommunications, and a perceived threat to the Social Bike program. Start the Cycle’s conflict with McMaster’s Security Ser-
vices began in late summer of 2014. Start the Cycle and their Bike Library initially planned for MACycle to donate some of the used bicycles that they receive from Security Services for their annual bike auction. Then, Start the Cycle co-founders Charles Burke and Justin Hall received an email from Security Services, first from Sgt. Cathy O’Donell, who stated: “I believe this is in contravention of our memorandum of understanding with MACycle. Please follow up. Also a reminder that Terry [Sullivan] wants to be very confident that we have integrity in the process of bikes transferred to MACycle and that they make it to auction.” Sgt. Ian James confirmed this understanding. “The MOU agreement between McMaster Security and MACycle states that all bikes turned to MACycle by Security must be auctioned, not donated for the bike share project.” In an interview with The Silhouette, Sullivan explained that the memorandum of understanding between Security and MACycle acted similarly to how the Hamilton Police handle
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found property, in that they need to ensure that property is managed in a transparent and responsible fashion. He cites that one of the issues with distributing MACycle’s donated bicycles to the Bike Library is the potential liability issue for Security Services and the university in the case of a damaged bicycle. But Sullivan assured that this could easily be solved if MACycle repairs the donated
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bikes and reforms the memorandum. Start the Cycle, however, did not feel they got this kind of assurance. Despite Start the Cycle’s requests to view and negotiate the memorandum, their email chain went silent. The current Director of MACycle was not present for the original agreement between Start the Cycle and MACycle, and is unaware why bicycles were prevented from being donated to the bike library. In their August meeting with Sullivan and Energy Management and Sustainability Engineer Shahid Naeem, some of the issues were clarified, but not without further issues being raised. “During our conversations I was scolded for the phrasing we used in the initial Silhouette article, where I felt it was the very neutral position that the Bike Library complimented Social Bicycles. They don’t compete in any way,” said Hall, who along with Burke is frustrated by the Social Bikes vs. Bike Library narrative that they believe Sullivan and Shahid are buying into. Continued on PAGE 4
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Celebrating 10,000 calls to EFRT Krista Schwab News Editor
After 32 years of service, McMaster’s Emergency First Response Team is celebrating a milestone of 10,000 calls. McMaster students and faculty call EFRT for a variety of reasons, ranging from critical medical emergencies to common cuts and bruises. “[The] most prevalent call is musculoskeletal injuries, so injured wrists, legs—lots coming from athletics,” said Chris Adams-McGavin, EFRT Program Director. This is followed by soft-tissue injuries such as cuts, scrapes, and burns, and then alcohol or drug-related incidents. EFRT volunteers also respond to a variety of emergency calls that include fainting, head injuries, seizures, anxiety attacks, chest pain, and allergic reactions. Although not all calls are extreme emergencies, the application process and training is rigorous and demanding. Each year EFRT receives over 100 written applications. In the first stage of hiring, candidates must undergo tests to measure their first aid and CPR skills in addition to an interview. Only 42 applicants are chosen to move onto the next
stage, which involves a weekend of training as well as overnight shifts with EFRT service in campus. Once this training has been completed, usually over a two-week period, the candidates are tested with simulated scenarios. In the end, only 8 to 12 applicants are hired as EFRT volunteers. “I’ve been through the training process personally twice. I didn’t make it in my first year,” said Adams-McGavin. “We get a lot of recurring applicants. But you take a lot out of the process regardless of whether you make it or not, and I’ve experienced that first hand.” The training process matches the expectations that EFRT has of its volunteers. Once selected, volunteers are expected to work 70 to 100 hours a month. “That is mostly constituted by being on call. So being available in the event that an emergency occurs, and the rest of the time is training time, practice, and team events,” said Adams-McGavin. The amount of hours each volunteer works each month is high because three volunteers at a time must be on call 24 hours a day, every day of the week. “We have bikes that we respond on and we are in a fairly central location we can get around very quickly when needed. That’s quite a bit faster
than the typical [Emergency Medical Services] response time too,” said Adams-McGavin. EFRT’s average response time is two or three minutes, while the City of Hamilton’s EMS can take 10 to 13 minutes. “If it is a truly serious emergency, those seven minutes can be very important,” said Adams-McGavin. EFRT was started in 1982 by Eddie Wasser, a McMaster student who lived in McKay Hall. EFRT was the first campus response team in North America, and the founder is still involved 32 years later as Medical Director of EFRT. “[I’m] extremely appreciative to not only my volunteers who’ve put in a lot of time to make this happen, but past volunteers,” said Adams-McGavin. “We’ve had 32 years of people putting a lot of time into this service and they’ve really built it up for us and they deserve a lot of thanks as well.” @kschwabi
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TRANSPORTATION
Battle of the bicycles Continued from PAGE 3
In reality, Burke and Hall are both supporters of SoBi and the university’s decision to spend $25,000 for a cycling program. Burke stressed that they are a bike advocacy group that supports all forms of biking initiatives on campus. “The reason why we started ours is because we know not every student will have access to a Social Bicycle. Some don’t have credit cards, other ones are international students that don’t even have access to credit cards and some are too young… We wanted to give a free option that would never, in any way, compete with Social Bicycle, but there are other people out there
who think it will.” Even a Hamilton Spectator article featuring City of Hamilton project manager of Transportation Demand Management Peter Topalovic, who directly helped implement Social Bicycles into McMaster, stated that he “would not foresee any competition between the two schemes” and thought that the concept of Bike Libraries was complementary to SoBi. Sullivan’s current tone has been more supportive of this initiative than what has been reported by Start the Cycle. “There may very well be an overlap between the programs,” he said. “However, any initiative that supports the use of bicycles as an alternative transportation
method is good for our campus and community.” “We didn’t ask for any money but he’s stating that he believes, and McMaster believes in promoting bikes and other kinds of transit, and we didn’t get that experience from him,” said Burke. “We didn’t even ask for money, if you believe in this, make sure that when two students come to you, that you give them the same exact level of support.” “We asked for four broken bikes that we could with MACycle and fix up ourselves.” Sullivan is set to have a meeting with Burke and Hall this week. Social Bike currently
charges McMaster students, faculty, and staff $70 each for an annual membership, and is also looking to expand its service area as the year progresses. The Mills Bike Library provides student five bikes and helmets that can be borrowed on a 24to 48-hour basis, just as if they were borrowing a book free of charge, with a potential to grow in size and usage if it is able to get more bicycles donated from MACycle. @DanielArauzz
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Equity for contract faculty The Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations launches its awareness campaign for contract faculty amidst recent strikes “So I think the campaign, for us and for students at McMaster, is important to raise Krista Schwab the fact that not every profesNews Editor sor standing in front of the classroom is making $120,000 Amidst a strike from teaching [annually].” In contrast, many contract assistants and contract faculty faculty make around $28,000 at two Toronto universities, the Ontario Confederation of Uniannually, have unstable work, versity Faculty Associations has and do not receive benefits. launched a campaign focused Much of the job instability is a on improving the working conresult of the fact that contract ditions of contract faculty. faculty are only hired on a The campaign features term-by-term basis. profiles of contract faculty from Students are also impacted across Ontario that highlight by the rise of contract faculty. the low wages, lack of benefits, These professors are often only and unstable job security that hired for a short period of time contract workers face. and cannot build relationships The OCor provide reUFA’s claims sources to stuthat contract dents outside of workers in the classroom. the university “Lots of system are times it’s not treated poorly that our memare demonbers don’t want strated by the to do more for recent strikes students and at the two Toprovide reronto schools. sources, but the On March 2, fact of the mat3,700 teachter is they aren’t ing assistants actually here and contract on campus or faculty at York they’re actually University, working some and 6,000 other place,” Rebecca Collins-Nelsen teaching said Nancy President, CUPE 3906 assistants at MacBain, a staff the University representative of Toronto at CUPE 3906. voted to strike At McMasagainst the university’s offerings ter, there won’t be a strike on of marginally increased wages the horizon to resolve these and health plans. issues. Bargaining for teaching But University of Toronto assistants, research assistants in and York University aren’t the lieu, and postdoctoral students only schools facing this issue. will begin in 2016, and in 2017 CBC estimates that over half of the negotiations will begin for all undergraduate students are sessional faculty. taught by contract faculty. “We’ve settled our collective At McMaster, approximately agreement and then so it’s not 500 sessional faculty are repreuntil our next round of barsented by McMaster’s branch of gaining that those negotiations the Canadian Union of Public will begin again,” said Rebecca Employees each academic year. Collins-Nelsen, President of “I think when students see CUPE 3906. “[We are] followa professor in front of the class ing the campaigns very closely they simply think – professor. and what’s going on in terms of They don’t realize that there are U of T and York because we are different degrees of professors, gearing up for our own rounds some who make a lot of money of bargaining.” and some who make very little, some who have significant job @kschwabi security and some that have virtually none,” said Brad Walchuk, a staff representative at McMaster’s branch, CUPE 3906.
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Examining the Fossil Free movement Julia Bugiel Contributor
With a papier-mâché elephant head perched atop the MUSC fireplace, and a banner reading, “climate change: the elephant in the room,” the symbolism was clear at Fossil Free McMaster’s annual event on Feb. 26. Keisha Neoma-Quinn, a recent fine arts graduate and creator of the contraption, contemplated putting the head on and walking around to get students’ attention. “I think that students that are open to [the movement] come up to us, but most students walking by, they’re really busy,” she said. “Unless they realize what the cause is for and agree with it, it’s pretty hard to draw them in.” As a volunteer for Fossil Free McMaster, Neoma-Quinn knows about the difficulties in engaging students on climate concerns. While co-coordinator Conner Hurd indicated that the event’s turnout had been positive, the students flowing through MUSC were largely disengaged from the tables and banners of Fossil Free. This is lamentable given that the aim of this OPIRG working group is to get the university to divest between $41 and $48 million of its endowment fund from tar sands companies to what Hurd termed “more morally conscionable” alternatives. The push to divest is not unrealistic; Canadian schools Concordia University and UBC have made significant progress, while internationally, the University of Glasgow and a number of American schools have divest-
ed. As Canada’s leading Fossil Free institution, Concordia has agreed to create a sustainable investment fund of $5 million. While Divest Concordia continues to push for full fossil fuel divestment, many have seen this as a positive first step in assessing the movement’s viability in a country heavily dependent on fossil fuels. Fossil Free McMaster has support extending to its faculty. Along with biology professor James Quinn, professor emeritus of economics Atif Kubursi is coordinating a letter from faculty to McMaster’s Board of Governors. His reasons are clear: “if we want to leave a planet for our children and grandchildren that would afford them the same amenities that we enjoy, we have to do something.” Neoma-Quinn, building off of this framework, argued that “climate scientists agree that a rise in global temperatures of two degrees Celsius is manageable, but above that you’re risking catastrophic climate change. The fossil fuel companies already have in their reserves five times the amount of fossil fuels it would take to raise world temperatures by two degrees. So that means that 80 percent of their reserves need to stay in the ground if we’re going to avoid catastrophic climate change.” As oil prices drop, divestment groups are also calling for reassessment of these stocks’ risk, since their prices are in part calculated on reserves they should never burn. Like anything else, the environmental movement is complex and contradictory,
Fossil Free McMaster advocates at a rally held at McMaster in 2013.
and talks given by its public faces are often rallying cries instead of nuanced debates. The Fossil Free movement has many criticisms, including claims of impracticality given Canada’s economic dependence on oil, divestment’s perceived lack of real impact, their desire to target the supply rather than demand for oil, and a general perception of fossil fuel stocks as more profitable than those in renewable energies. While it would be unfair to paint Fossil Free McMaster as one-sided, most of their debate is on an individual basis at tabling events. Though they do have rebuttals, the group lacks the kind of large-scale university discussions needed to address these criticisms en masse. Roger Jacobs, Chair of Biology, is aware of the troubles
Bus lane advocacy Daniel Arauz News Reporter
The Feb. 22 Student Representative Assembly meeting vote to condemn the discontinuation of the King Street corridor bus lane was raised to Hamilton City Council during their Feb. 24 public delegation on the city’s 2015 budget. In their presentation to Council, VP (Administration) Jacob Brodka, and VP (Education) Rodrigo Narro-Perez presented the MSU’s position on the bus lane closure, em-
phasizing the lane’s importance in helping McMaster students commute and connect to the city, especially to the downtown core and its businesses. In addition, the MSU advocated for the inclusion of Light-Rail Transit in the city’s 2015 budget to further improve the city’s transit, and as a means to encourage more students to stay in the city. “Every single full-time undergraduate student has a full 12-month bus pass, and we contribute about 6.5 percent of the HSR’s annual revenue, so that’s millions of dollars,” explained Brodka. “So, while the city shouldn’t necessarily bend to the university’s needs,
its certainly nice to know that council listens to what students have to say and take that into consideration.” Currently the MSU is conducting the “Your City” survey, which is collecting student perceptions of Hamilton. Three years ago, the 2011-2012 poll revealed that a quarter of students surveyed had no interest in remaining in the city. The MSU strongly feels that better transit and connectivity in the city can attract young professionals to begin their careers in Hamilton. The current poll will be made available to City Council and the public within the next month.
discussing these complexities. “As a scientist I can provide all kinds of facts about what aspects of energy extraction industries are more damaging than others, and then you have someone from the humanities who will take a much more holistic and less reductionist approach and we’re talking at different levels.” Yet it is crucial to preserve this culture of debate, as the university is “a place for learning and a place for open intellectual discourse without risk.” Kubursi goes one step further with the faculty letter, saying “if it is considered political to speak out and to try to raise the cost of damaging [environmental] action, then if we don’t do something, it is also political.”
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The Fossil Free team believes that the movement is crucial in creating a “social and moral taboo” from Canada’s leading academic institutions, just as schools have divested from companies involved in tobacco and the South African apartheid in the past. With over 500 petition signatures, Hurd plans on putting the issue to a student referendum, relying on student engagement to motivate the administration. Said Hurd, “it shouldn’t be the university’s job in all cases to champion our opinion, but after [President] Patrick Deane wrote his letter Forward With Integrity, we think that if McMaster really is going to move forward with integrity, that divesting from fossil fuels…is a logical step.”
MSU Vice Presidents present to City Council in support of the bus lane Ward 8 Councilor Terry Whitehead responded to the MSU’s presentation by noting the different views other communities have, such as Mohawk College, on the transit issue. “It just shows you that there are special interests in regards to who they serve, where they live and so forth… Our challenge as a council is to ensure that we have a comprehensive system for all.” Brodka noted that the MSU is looking forward to working with the city council more closely, and to have the voices of students present during the discussions of student issues. “I think in the future, there
will be more discussion about transit in Hamilton, and whoever is a part of the SRA next year and whoever is on next year’s Board of Directors should definitely continue to engage council on those discussions.” The Hamilton City Council voted 9-7 in favour of closing the pilot bus lane on Jan. 21. The bus lane used around $180,000 of their Metrolinx grant to install the lane, and its closure will cost an additional $100,000. @DanielArauzz
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“Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine.”
Anthony J D Angelo American Education Reform Activist
Know your tenant rights As a student tenant, you are an easy target for less than scrupulous landlord behaviour. Educate yourself on what is your responsibility and what is theirs
Andrew Terefenko Executive Editor
“It is the landlord’s responsibility to make sure that the residential complex is kept in a good state of repair, fit for habitation and to comply with any health, safety, housing and maintenance standards.” Everyone knows someone with a student house horror story. It’s a sad reality that students are at the mercy of a largely unmonitored system, but a reality nonetheless, and it is those students’ responsibility to hold their landlords accountable if and when they are in the wrong. For example, it is the house owner’s (landlord in most cases) legal duty to clear the sidewalk and house access within 24 hours of a snowfall. They are responsible for making sure tenants have safe access to their residence at all times, and this falls under that umbrella. I have been no stranger to shitty student living situations in the past.
In my third year, I lived in a student house with a comically greedy landlord. Despite being charged for parking spaces as part of my lease, since I left them unused, he took it upon himself to sell the spaces at his own discretion without consulting me or anyone else in the house, which found us constantly dealing with strangers on our property at all times of day. Landlords take advantage of student tenants because they know that there is only a minute chance they will be confronted about it. Students don’t have the luxury of spending time and energy fighting landlords over every nickle and dime, when their studies already demand so much of it. It is also their word against yours, which makes it difficult to produce proof of any claim you may want to lay against a landlord. Here’s what you can do: read your lease, brush up on the laws, and know some of the absolute basic rights you have as a tenant, so you make it that much more difficult for them to take advantage of the next
group of impressionable friends that comes along to fill your rooms. And it will be especially pertinent if you see yourself living in the same house for the next two or three years.
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The basics of tenancy
» The landlord must clear your sidewalk and the path to your door within 24 hours of a snowfall. » The landlord must give 24 hours of notice prior to entry of any kind, and must give a valid reason and time. » A landlord cannot enforce a “no pets” clause unless they, or any of the house tenants, are allergic to said pet or it causes legitimate problems for them. » In Hamilton, a landlord is responsible for keeping a house’s temperature at a minimum of 20C between Sept. 1 and May 31. » Keep all documents circulated between the landlord and yourself, even notes, or you are likely to lose any legal challenges. Find out more in the Ontario Landlord and Tenant Act. It will only serve to your benefit to be educated and prepared.
Letter to the Editor
I imagine there are good Mcmaster students living in Westdale who are helpful and caring; however, I have to confess that I have been feeling somewhat discouraged this winter with so many student houses neglecting to shovel their sidewalks. I have a student house on either side of me and I have taken to shovelling a path through THEIR sidewalk on those heavy snowy days, because no one showed up shovelin-hand to do the job. And I am a senior--this should not be happening on our street (Arkell) or on so many other Westdale streets. Right now I am feeling that students care very little about their neighbours.
to getting to the interview stage to black and blue to SATSC to behind the scenes videos to Jack Murphy’s sweet ‘stache to chicken revenge plots to 5.16 inches to “the pact” to Krista’s mom to bonus questions to the temporary demise of Spotted. It wasn’t gone long enough.
to hail to bitchy bus drivers to unflattering screenshots to white and gold to inching one step closer to the grave to chess school to mismatched sock haters to losing an hour to aggressive charity guilt trips to airborne weasels to industrial lip ointment to poster-geddon 2015 a.k.a. SRApocalypse to ending a sidebar
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PRESIDENT’S PAGE
Every Monday afternoon at 4:00 p.m., I meet with the McMaster Students Union’s (MSU) communications team to discuss the organization’s priority messages for the week ahead. As a part of that conversation, our communications director suggests a President’s Page topic. From there,
one of the four members of the Board of Directors (BoD) writes something that hopefully bears resemblance to relevant, thoughtful, and timely prose. This week, we decided our message should focus on the participatory budgeting platform point I promised during the 2014 presidential election. I had promised to include students in large-scale financial decisions, offering the opportunity to significantly fund student life enhancement projects. I spent the past ten months working with our Vice President (Finance), as well as many others, to make this happen, and it did. Last week, the BoD worked with the University to allocate half of one million dollars to the student-generated projects, including: new seats in the McMaster University Student Centre, lights on the track to extend our intramurals program, and a renovated study space in Mills Library, just to name a few. With such exciting enhancements on the way, you can see why our communications team was excited for me to write on this topic, as it is undoubtedly great news. But the MSU is doing so much more than what initially meets the eye.
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In all honesty, when I was a student, I really didn’t care what the MSU was doing. I didn’t even know we paid a fee to the organization. Thus, when I decided to run for President, my team and I thought it was essential to get students involved in financial decision-making processes, so that the actions of the organization could become more relevant to students. Cash flow guides an organization’s behaviour, so I felt students deserved the chance to call a few of the shots. Successfully introducing the student voice to participatory budgeting was a step forward, but it is absolutely not the only thing the MSU does to keep student interests at the forefront of our financial decision-making. Being an involved member of the organization has shown me just how often student needs are incorporated into its decision-making processes. In house, our budget is passed through the Student Representative Assembly, a group that you have elected, and trust, to advocate on your behalf. Beyond that, the student voice is sought out for a series of decisions made at many other levels. For example, your Vice President (Ed-
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ucation) lobbied the provincial government and secured over $800k for mental health initiatives at McMaster. Additionally, the MSU just completed a study to advise the University on what campus spaces could be converted to useable study space, essentially guiding the University’s allocation of capital funding. For months, the MSU told the University that resources needed to be allocated to the Student Wellness Centre, as well as the Office of Human Rights & Equity Services, to fund initiatives striving to end sexual and gender-based violence. In the months to come, those asks will be realized. See the timeline below for a quick list of accomplishments. The point I’m circling here is that the MSU is constantly listening to students, even when its efforts may not be immediately obvious. We strive to keep the student voice central to every conversation we are invited to, or to which we invite ourselves. Participatory budgeting through the Student Life Enhancement Fund allowed the MSU to directly include students in major financial decisions, but please know that this is only the tip of the iceberg.
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“Who do you miss most right now?” “My dad — he passed away when I was 12.” “What did he teach you?” “He taught me to fake it ‘til I make it in life.”
“When’s the last time you were really happy?” “I love giving gifts to other people. So at Christmas-time, I went and bought $200 worth of gifts, just went shopping for everything I would want, and I donated it to the women’s shelter for their Christmas.” “When did you start doing that?” “My mom started it with me when I was very young — we always had a toy drive, and so I would pick out the toys I really wanted, and then we would donate them. I did that for so many years, and I wanted to continue it on my own.”
“What’s the biggest scar you have, emotionally or physically?” “Well, I used to be in a really bad stage in my life. It was a while ago, but it was around this time of the year. I used to self-harm. But now it’s better. But that would be my biggest scar.” “So how did you overcome that?” “My future — my goals. Then, I also didn’t have anyone, but I met friends who helped me through it, and my family, especially my brother really helped me too. I dunno, back then I had friends who were also like that, so I was in a bad environment. But when I came to university, I met new people, and that environment changed.”
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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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spectrum ON THE RIGHT TRACK
Carolyn Zeppieri Columnist
Talking about the birds and the bees doesn’t cut it anymore, and dancing around the subject of sexual education ignores the inevitable fate of youth to explore their sexuality. Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne has implemented the new sexual education curriculum in elementary schools to fully inform the youth of Ontario about sex, sexual orientation and gender identity. The new sex-ed curriculum for 2015 has become controversial, as some people are opposed to their children being taught more about sex than what was in the previous curriculum. People may think that it is up to the parents to inform their children about sex and all that comes with it, but many parents don’t know enough on the subject themselves. Since sexual content is exploited in our culture and in media, youth should learn the objective basics about sex before other influences weigh in. Regardless of parental preference, youth will benefit from learning the proper precautions to take and the consequences of practicing unsafe sex. There have been many misconceptions about how sexual education will be taught and to what age groups. Wynne’s new curriculum teaches children about equality and sexual orientation, not specific sexual activities or contraceptives. It is important to educate youth on the sexual experiences they encounter rather than following a philosophy of “ignorance is bliss” while youth still engage in sexual activities without proper knowledge of the repercussions. Growing up, I never had any sort of sex-ed talk with my parents. When I reached high school, the only sex advice
my mother would give to me was to make sure I didn’t let boys touch me inappropriately. Recently, I asked my mom why she never fully addressed the topic of sex with me, and she said she expected me to learn it in school. Among my social group, it has been the case that our parents didn’t properly teach us about sex and we had to resort to the limited school curriculum. Parents may choose to exempt their children from sexual education classes, but the majority will benefit from the new implementation of Wynne’s 2015 curriculum, especially regarding sexual and gender equality. Children should be educated using this modern and inclusive curriculum so they are properly educated about the intricacies of their sexual health.
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DISCUSSION Karn Johri Contributor
Kathleen Wynne’s Health and Physical Education curriculum was met with great enthusiasm by many Ontarians and includes a number of topics to address modern issues of consent, sexting and same-sex relationships. However, not everyone was as pleased with some of the changes made to the curriculum. The day after the revised curriculum was published, protesters from various social, political, and religious conservative organizations and concerned parents gathered to express their disapproval. Amidst the crowd in the protest were also a number of deeply troubling homophobic and trans-misogynistic individuals. The actions and attitudes of some of the protesters have made it extremely difficult to see the protests as anything other than strictly bigoted fanaticism. I sought the opinions of one of the organizers of the protest, Andreas Korfmann,
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THIS WEEK SRA candidate editorials Two candidates share their vision of how the SRA can be improved.
Re-evaluating university education Is a post-secondary degree still worth the effort?
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Ontario’s new Health and Physical Education curriculum faced some mixed reviews. Two students investigate where the opposing beliefs are coming from
to get a better idea of what the protest was about. He and I had a lengthy discussion, and he expressed that a major concern was that parents felt that they had not been properly consulted or did not get an opportunity to voice their concerns for the curriculum. The Ontario Liberal Party faced similar criticism when they attempted to introduce a revised sexual education curriculum back in 2010. Then, conservative groups succeeded in pressuring the McGuinty government to keep the HPE curriculum from 1998. In an attempt to address the lack of parental involvement, the Ministry of Education surveyed the parent council chairs for 4,000 elementary schools across the province about their opinions on the new HPE curriculum. Critics claimed that these surveys contained questions that were worded in a way to encourage particular answers and made very little reference to the actual content of the curriculum. It still remains somewhat unclear what the results of the survey were, as well as how much weight they held in the approval process of the curriculum. This has left some feeling that this attempt at gaining parental input was insincere at best. Regardless of what your position is regarding the new curriculum, a feeling of powerlessness and frustration at government decision-making is something we can all relate to. Greater effort needs to be taken by media and voters to push for better communication and transparency in these matters and parents should be encouraged to have a more active role in their children’s education.
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The value of voluntourism Beatrice Kupolati Contributor
It can be argued that volunteering in an underdeveloped region is perpetuating oppression and the notion of helplessness and inferiority of its inhabitants. But the fact that people have capacity to do things on their own does not mean they do not require assistance. Helplessness does not always connote inferiority. Neither does stepping in to render practical help depict superiority. This is similar to saying that you will not assist a country in dealing with a terrorist threat just because they have soldiers. What if the magnitude of the work is more than the citizens can handle? Man is not an island and no country or community can really exist without
the help and creative support of another. Those who embark on volunteer projects for a week or two like the MacServe programs obviously cannot understand the needs of the people in that area better than the locals. But volunteering is not about pretending to be like the locals, it is about working with the community in whatever way possible to make change and progress. It is easy to send money and materials to these areas, as is often the case with foreign aid. But sending money is not always the solution to every human or social justice issue. It does not guarantee progress. What if the money does not get to where it should or to those who really need it? As important as material contributions can be, it is not always
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the most worthwhile contribution in every instance. Sending financial help is uncertain especially in developing countries where there can often be a lack of accountability. There is so much gratitude in the community when a group of people come from far away to contribute to restoring the community. That way, as individuals we know that we have made an impact in the small way we can, even if it means digging dirt or building a deck. Contributing through manpower, however, leads to two things: progress and showing that people do care. If we have a group of students go down to a particular community for a week or two, and many other groups also do that, bit by bit there is going to be progress. Continued on PAGE 16
Is university overrated? Re-evaluating the benefits of post-secondary education Alex Recio Contributor
Nowadays most people think going to university is the surest way to attain success. According to recent data published by Statistics Canada, the percentage of people who have a university degree has doubled since 1990. Today, about 70 percent of people between the ages of 25 and 44 are post-secondary graduates. These figures almost speak for themselves and point to the conclusion that Canadians are better educated than they have ever been before. When I was in Grade 12, not going to university just didn’t seem like a viable option. My parents always made sure that I knew the importance of receiving a good education and staying in school. Now that I have been at McMaster for almost two years, I can’t help but wonder if they were wrong. Universities are supposed to foster discovery. They are places where people go to gain knowledge, expand their horizons and prepare for the future. McMaster offers many opportunities to its students that enable them to meet these goals. In spite of this, I highly doubt that anyone feels actually ready to face the real world after having been here for four years. The process of getting a degree seems to mostly involve checking a certain number of
prerequisites off a list. At least once a semester, you are bound to take a class that you have absolutely no interest in. Going to lectures is agonizing, but you limp through to the end by memorizing the necessary information and regurgitating it on the test. Two days later you have managed to erase all of the course’s contents from your brain. Unfortunately, this story also applies to the classes that you enjoy and repeats itself endlessly until you receive a diploma. During the school year most of us live from deadline to deadline, relying on caffeine, Gino’s pizza and Wikipedia to get the job done. All of this begs the question: is university overrated? The environment that it creates is most certainly not always conducive to good learning. Most of the time, it simply confines students in a classroom and rewards them with a piece of paper that can be hung on the wall for having an ability to mindlessly reiterate random facts. Once Welcome Week ends, it does not take us long to realize that university is far from the transformative and enriching experience that all the brochures claim it is. On many days the entire thing seems like a complete waste of time. In my opinion, the main problem is that students don’t feel like
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they have a choice in the matter, unless being a Subway sandwich artist is an appealing prospect.
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We blindly give our best years to educational institutions that claim to give us the tools needed for success, but do no such thing in reality. We are just funneled into a system that has been “proven” to work. Life is short and the truth is we blindly give our best years to educational institutions that claim to give us the tools needed for success, but do no such thing in reality. We must re-evaluate the idea of post-secondary education as a whole and carefully consider if it is really the best way to teach people how they can confront the challenges of everyday life. The numbers don’t lie and Canadians are definitely staying in school longer than they used to. We need to reconsider whether this trend should continue.
It’s time for integrity Eric Gillis Social Sciences Candidate
It’s that time of year again, when students are given the chance to elect people from their respective faculties to represent them on the Student Representative Assembly. In doing so, students are able to set the direction of their Student Union for the next year. You are no doubt by now tired of being inundated with the various ambitions and visions of candidates. I know that it may be overwhelming, but it’s important. What these people say and stand for needs to be of substance and reflective of a student union that isn’t afraid to tackle big picture issues. And that’s what I think this Student Union needs—SRA members who aren’t afraid to be considered controversial, to challenge the status quo and to truly stand up based on principle. For me, that means standing up for better healthcare for students. It means providing emergency funding to students when they are faced with unexpected
financial emergencies. It means consulting students when wanting to spend $215,000 of student money on a year-end celebration. It means providing our Student Union employees— the people serving you at Union Market, and TwelvEighty, or helping you print things at the Underground—a wage that isn’t below the poverty line. It means advocating for better accessibility on campus. It means letting students vote on who their Vice Presidents are. It’s about what is important to you as a student. Whether that’s lower food prices on campus or paid student placements or anything in between, I urge you to search within yourself and find what you are passionate about, because whether you yourself are running or not, this is your chance to effect change within your Student Union. For me, it’s about putting students first and having a student union that meets their needs. That’s the student union I believe in. And that’s why I’m running. Because together, we can make it happen.
The stakes are high,
attendance is low Bianca Caramento Humanities Candidate
Members are elected to the SRA to do a job. When they fail to do that job, there ought to be consequences. As of right now, that’s not necessarily the case. When members fail to attend committee meetings, they essentially get off scot-free. This is a problem because committee meetings are where the real work gets done. For instance, committees regulate the MSU services that we pay for every year. Unlike poor attendance in the Assembly, members who fail to attend committee meetings do not have to relinquish their seats as members of the SRA. Instead, they are removed from the committee, with the option to seek remittance immediately. Being removed for all of five minutes hardly enforces responsibility among elected members. It should come as no surprise, then, that members have been repeatedly removed from committees due to continued absence. This has two repercussions.
First, voters are not properly represented. The duty they entrust to their student representative is easily taken for granted when members can forego duties without consequence. Second, poor attendance often obstructs governance entirely. As per Section 6.5 of Bylaw 3B, quorum on standing committees is 50 percent of voting members. That means, for the meeting’s proceedings to be considered valid, attendance has to be sustained. There are only seven voting members in each committee, making it rather easy to break quorum and obstruct governance. That is precisely what happened on Oct. 15, 2014, for instance, when the Operations Committee Meeting was cancelled “due to lack of attendance by committee members.” This is not uncommon. We can prevent poor attendance by establishing consequences. The same consequences that apply to poor attendance in the assembly ought apply to poor committee attendance. That’s my goal if elected to the SRA.
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Should we hold celebrities accountable for the shortcomings of their acceptance speeches? Sophie Hunt Contributor
The spectacle that is Hollywood has always been known for drawing attention to prominent social justice issues. While Hollywood has arguably always been a progressive institution in regards to many issues, there has recently been an influx of celebrities highlighting issues that they find particularly important. In particular, awards shows, such as the Academy Awards, have begun to provide a platform for celebrities to move beyond the usual movie roles that deal with this subject matter and are open for interpretation. The explicit referencing of social issues, from racial and gender inequalities to stigmatized diseases, was at the forefront of many of this year’s Oscars acceptance speeches. While the movies that were nominated already tackled these issues, celebrities took it a step further by using their speeches to address to persistent social issues. The fact that these issues are being addressed at all is incredibly positive. But there have been many critiques about the ways in which these celebrities relayed their message. While it is difficult to properly address such complex issues in the span of a couple of minutes, some of the speeches brought up more problems than they sought to solve. Because of this, these speeches need to be criticized in order to better understand the complexities of the issues. Patricia Arquette’s speech on gender inequality and the wage gap that currently exists in the United States has garnered a lot of praise and criticism. In particular, her comments about her speech while being interviewed after the Oscars revealed more layers to her understanding of gender inequality. In her comments she suggested that members of the black and LGTBQ+ communities need to get involved in the current fight for women’s rights in the United States. This statement is incredibly problematic because it suggests that the problems of these marginalized communities have
been solved, and that society has the ability to move on from those specific issues.
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While it is difficult to properly address such complex issues in the span of a couple of minutes, some of the speeches of the night brought up more problems than they sought to solve. Some will argue that she had good intentions, and that she is drawing attention to a major problem. Why are we criticizing her for being socially conscious and trying to make a difference? It is easy to take Arquette’s speech, as well as the other speeches presented, at face value. Regardless of their intentions, there is more at stake than simply making a news story. The issues addressed are much too complex to allow the dissemination of a limited understanding. This is why celebrities need to be very careful in how they choose to speak of these issues. However, this does not mean that celebrities should completely refrain from calling attention to social justice issues. Because of their privilege and far-reaching influence, their voices can be instrumental in sparking the change needed to conquer these issues. Celebrities need to make sure that they focus on these issues in a way that produces meaningful conversations, but they also have to be sure to address these issues in ways that do not alienate or work against other marginalized groups.
Daniel D’Souza Biochemistry II
The old sexual education curriculum used in elementary school and high school was out-dated and that it did not prepare me personally. I think any updated curriculum will help educate people in the right direction.
Alex Brennan
Social Sciences I
I think the curriculum is being introduced at too young of an age. I think it would be appropriate to learn about sexual education in seventh or eighth grade because then youth will be able to fully comprehend what they have learned.
Maryan Graiss Medical Student
The new sexual education curriculum will raise awareness to help protect children about dangers they encounter. However, children may be too young and the complexity of sexuality may be too difficult for them to understand.
Syed Ali
Life Sciences IV
I don’t think children in grade one should be taught about sexual education regardless of whether they are only learning the basics. They are very impressionable and the complexity of sexuality may scare or confuse them.
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Volunteering abroad or locally raises awareness about the social justice issues that are happening in a particular community. Once people understand these issues, they feel a sense of individual responsibility. We all have a choice in what we plan to do with experiences from a volunteer trip, be it positive or negative. It could be a means of social awareness, which in turn creates
and inspires long-term social movement and activism. And of course the relevance of volunteer work is further evidenced by the importance many employers place on such efforts, hence why it is considered a coveted point on a resume. Employers have come to realize that volunteering is a cardinal principle of emotional intelligence, which currently rules as the true test of intellectual capabilities in the corporate world. Voluntourism, of course,
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holds potential harm; if handled improperly it can cause social problems, especially when you partner with the wrong organization. However, this should not erode its overwhelming merit. Rather than folding our arms and engaging ourselves in philosophical debates, or counting every dollar that goes into organising fruitful voluntary work, let’s focus on the reality of impacting our world in more practical ways.
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The MSU? What’s that? Why are so many students unaware of the body that represents them in the post-secondary education system? Emily Current Contributor
What exactly is the MSU? To be honest, even though I’m a student here at McMaster, I don’t think that if someone were to ask me this question I could adequately answer it. Aside from knowing that the acronym stands for the McMaster Students Union, I have little knowledge of what the MSU is or what it does. And I don’t think that this is an uncommon sentiment among students. The MSU Presidential elections just took place last month and there seemed to be a huge push towards getting as many students as possible to vote. And it turned out that 42.2 percent of students did vote — that’s the highest voter turnout in any MSU election. So if so many students took the time to vote and to express their opinion about who should be the next leader of the MSU, doesn’t that mean that students are engaged with and care about the MSU and its actions? Not necessarily. When the MSU elections were still happening, I found myself talking about them with friends and classmates, and I realized that even though we were supposed to decide who the next MSU President is, we didn’t even know how much power the MSU President has. When we were looking at the different candidates’ platforms, we often questioned whether, if elected, the can-
didate could actually do the things that they were promising they would do. This process of talking with other students about the upcoming MSU elections revealed two problems to me. First, that students lack knowledge of, and thus easy access to, the MSU. Secondly, that given this lack of knowledge, students can’t really make an informed decision when voting for the MSU President. The name of the McMaster Students Union suggests that the MSU is made up of a group of students, who are supposedly intended to represent all other students. But how good of a job can the MSU really do at representing all students when there is an air of mystery and uncertainty surrounding it? It is ironic that an organization which is supposed to represent students doesn’t actually feel accessible to those students. And it begs the question of whether the MSU can actually fully serve students, given that many students don’t completely understand what the MSU is or what it can actually do. While it is possible for things with the MSU to remain the way they are, with students continuing to question what exactly the union is, we should really expect more. We should hope that something will change, so that more students will actually understand and be able to take part in the organization that is supposed to represent them within the university system.
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Marauders claim CIS bronze Mac holds short of their goal, but comes home with CIS medal Laura Sinclair Asst. Sports Editor
After an extremely successful conference season that saw the Marauders win their third consecutive OUA Championship and get ranked first overall in the country, the McMaster men’s volleyball team is coming home with a bronze medal from the CIS Championships. Although there are familiarities from last year’s turn of events, the way in which it all happened was very different. Last year, they lost to the Western Mustangs in the semfinal, a team that they knew very well from OUA league play. “Because we played a team we were so familiar with, we kind of took it for granted. We had played Western five or six times last year, so we kind of let up a bit during that match,” said coach Dave Preston. This year, they lost to the Trinity Western University Spartans, a Canada West team that they are not very familiar with, and they were fighting hard until the end. “There was no let up, there was a push and a push and a fight, and I thought we did a really good job at fighting,” said Preston. Heading into the match against TWU, a team hailing from Langley, B.C., the Marauders were more than prepared. They were coming off of another banner season, and they knew that they had something special when it came to the camaraderie of the team that was recognized by OUA and CIS coaches alike. But in the national championships of any sport, there is no telling what can happen, and that semifinal match was a perfect example. When it came to the match against TWU, the Marauders just missed the gold medal match by two plays. “That’s really disheartening sometimes when you think we missed a chance at a gold-medal match by four points,” said
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Preston. Although the team is home with a medal of a different colour than what they were hoping for, their ability to come back the next day to take on the Dalhousie Tigers, and win the match in three sets, was a source of pride for the coaches. “Their mood the next day, right before the match, before we left the team room to take the court was good. They were focused; they approached that match similar to every other match that we played that year. That’s exactly what we wanted them to do,” said Preston. Their focus and mindset for each match this season are part of what has made the team so successful. Winning three OUA championships consecutively is a big deal. Winning three CIS medals
consecutively is even bigger. “There’s a lot of positives that can come from that,” said Preston. McMaster’s route at nationals was especially tough. They played the host team, the University of Saskatchewan, in their first game in front of a wild crowd. After dispatching the Huskies, Mac played TWU, another team from the loaded CanWest conference. The Marauders’ draw was unlucky, but to win a national championship, you have to beat the strongest teams at some point. In the end, the University of Alberta Golden Bears proved yet again that they are the best team in the country. Alberta men’s volleyball is one of the strongest programs in the country, winning their second straight banner and eighth in
school history. “They were phenomenal this weekend; We were not. As a coach, that’s really important for me to figure out where those gaps are, and how we fill them between now and the start of next September, and then from there to the start of next March for the national championships,” said Preston. Next year, the CIS Championships will be held here at McMaster in the Burridge Gymnasium, which could make all the difference for this wellequipped, experienced team. “That’s a great opportunity and we’re going to take full advantage of that,” said Preston. The team has experienced the incredible feeling of victory and success, and they have also experienced heartbreak. Their resiliency and deter-
mination through it all, however, is something that Preston feels that they can channel and use next season. “I never once get the feeling from these guys that that approach is going to change. I think that everybody knows that it’s not good enough.” After a lengthy season that saw the Maroon and Grey fight hard until the very end, they will try and find a solution next year, where they will have the opportunity to finally win the medal of a colour they have been hoping for. @Lsinkyy
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Mac ends season in OUA quarterfinals Lakehead Thunderwolves blow out Marauders behind three-point barrage Sofia Mohamed Sports Reporter
Nobody thought the McMaster women’s basketball team would end their season the way they did. An OUA quarterfinal game against Lakehead in a packed Burridge Gym saw the Marauders hang up their jerseys to a 82-49 loss. The Marauders ruined Lakehead’s playoff dreams last year, and the Thunderwolves dominated from the jump ball as a means of payback. A gym full of maroon as McMaster had the home-court advantage and the week off to rest did not stop Lakehead from advancing to the OUA Final Four. It was one of third-year guard Danielle Boiago’s quieter performances, only scoring four points. Rookie Hilary Hanaka led with 10 points, but that was not enough to control the OUA Player of the Year, Jylisa Williams. “Everybody is asking the same question, ‘what happened?’ and it is a hard question to answer and we are still trying to pinpoint it ourselves,” said Boiago, who was named to the OUA All-Star First-Team for her contributions throughout the year. You can try to compile a list of all of the things that the Marauders could have done differently or try and answer the question that is on the minds of
many, but that is not important now. “We felt prepared going into it but it spun out of control so quickly that we just could never get ourselves on track. I think the explanation for those kinds of breakdowns in sport is complex and can’t be pinned on any one factor,” said head coach Theresa Burns. With injuries testing the strength of the roster throughout the year, this young team still managed to rank in the CIS Top Ten for the entire season. This season also allowed for a lot of new players off the bench and embracing bigger leadership roles. With 15-4, the Central division champions were put the rest of the league on notice. “We did a lot of things that people didn’t expect from us and we were able to build as the season progressed so just to pinpoint our season on one game was disappointing, but there were so many other positives that we could take from it so, we had to focus more on that,” said Boiago. “It certainly wasn’t the way we wanted to wrap up the season, but that one game can’t define us. We need to learn from it and continue to move on as athletes and coaches,” said Burns. Despite the loss, Burns is pleased with her squad and what they have shown on and off the court. “I am immensely proud of our team. First and fore-
Hilary Hanaka’s stand-out season earned her a spot on the OUA’s All-Rookie Team. JON WHITE / PHOTO EDITOR
most, for the commitment and work ethic each team member brought to the gym each night. The team culture and environment continues to be one of respect, support, inclusion and a place where we each have a chance to be our best selves,” she said. Looking forward, the off-season is a chance for the team to refocus and prepare themselves to start a new chapter. The new season of basket-
ball also means the introduction of new players adding to the fast-paced playing style that has become synonymous with the women’s team and one that is always fun to watch. Coming off of an improved season, the attitude of the team is a positive one. “Compared to last year, we played faster, spaced the floor better and shared the ball more this year to suit our skills and strengths. I see that continuing
next year, as the new players we will add will be well suited to that style of play,” said Burns of her team’s continuous improvement. With off-season training starting in just a few weeks for the McMaster women’s basketball team, they will be back in the gym doing the necessary work to come back in the fall making more noise in the OUA and being better, faster and stronger.
Playoff loss ends Mac’s Final 8 bid Jaycee Cruz Contributor
The playoff road is never easy. The season comes down to one game and nothing is guaranteed. Unfortunately, the McMaster men’s basketball team experienced an abrupt end to their season following an 85-70 loss last weekend to No. 5-seed Windsor. The game was close in the first half and a battle in the second half, but Windsor eventually blew the game open in the fourth quarter. Mac suffered too many blows from different angles in such a short period of time, which made it difficult for them to make up lost ground. “I think it was a combination of factors. We got destroyed on the glass and I think
rebounding matters the most in basketball. Transition defense was another area where we got hurt the most,” said head coach Amos Connolly. “We got hurt in every way imaginable. Bad fouls, Adam Presutti getting hurt, Aaron Redpath struggling from the field and having to play a lot of point guard for us and Windsor’s ability to take Joe Rocca out of the mix in the second half.” Add all those things to the fact that Windsor seemed to have an easier time scoring baskets and you don’t have a good combination. “They seemed to score quite easily, whereas we had to battle to get baskets. You walk out of that game and you feel like you got beat up,” said Con-
nolly. “I think that emotionally there may have been a little bit of ‘playing afraid to lose’ on our side. I think there was a little more pressure on our guys and I don’t think they responded very well to that.” Windsor walked into Burridge last Saturday wanting to silence the maroon faithful by stealing a victory on the road. Mac, on the other hand, had the pressure of defending home court and beating a tough team in order to advance. “It was a must-win game for us and the target was on our back. I think Windsor came into that game with a mental advantage just because they felt like they had to prove someone wrong...” Continued on PAGE 20
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Mac gets tangled up in controversial OUA race Laura Sinclair Asst. Sports Editor
One of the most controversial races in OUA history ensued on the weekend, and McMaster’s Taylor Forbes, Blair Morgan and Austen Forbes were a part of it. In the men’s 3000m, three of the Guelph Gryphons’ fastest runners acted in questionable fashion, appearing to fix the race to get their teammate to qualify for the national championships. While the top two runners in the fastest heat in the OUA championships get to run at nationals, Gryphon runners Aaron Hendrikx, Ross Proudfoot and Chris Dulhanty—who have all already qualified for the CIS Championships based on time—did everything they could to try and get Brayden Seneca to be up at the front of the pack. The beginning of the race went out slowly and they were at the front. Things began to look suspicious as their incredibly slow pace also included the three top Gryphons turning their heads to look back at the pack, to see where Seneca was in the race. Then, as the race ensued, more suspicious activity began to take place. Whenever a runner tried to pass the Gryphons to be up at the front of the pack, elbows were flying, and the three Gryphons began to create a barricade that went from the first lane into the fourth. First, an angry Queen’s Gael runner, Alex Wilkie, tried to get by the Guelph threesome, with no luck. After Wilkie received a push from Gryphon Ross Proudfoot, Wilkie flipped
off Proudfoot and fell out of contention. Mac’s Taylor Forbes was in the thick of the race, experiencing the behaviour first-hand. “There are some really good guys who were really gunning for them, and that’s when it started to get really aggressive because the barricade caused more tension and they were throwing elbows and pushing people back, and just looking over their shoulders and impeding everybody’s race, trying to slow them down,” said OUA bronze medallist, Taylor Forbes. Then, in the last lap of the race, their goal became more and more obvious. As Lakehead runner Kevin Tree began to make a run for the bronze medal—which was the spot that was mostly up for grabs, as Hendrikx and Proudfoot had the gold and silver medal locked down—Gryphon Chris Dulhanty swung his arm out so as to stop him from passing. Dulhanty’s actions in the last 250m of the race got him disqualified. “I’ve never seen anything like it,” said head coach Paula Schnurr. For Schnurr, a two-time Olympian in the 1500m to say that, shows just how bizarre this occurrence was. After the race, the Lakehead coach Kip Sigsworth and the Queen’s coach Steve Boyd went to appeal the actions of the Guelph Gryphons. Dulhanty’s disqualification meant that Taylor Forbes, who finished fourth overall, would receive the bronze medal, which would be McMaster’s first OUA medal won on the men’s side in distance running in over 20 years. “He wasn’t really happy with the way he had to medal,”
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said Schnurr. “I know when he finished he was very frustrated because you can feel it when you’re a part of that, and I’m sure he was bumped and cut off numerous times, but despite the outcome, he ran an awesome race.” Luckily, the actions of the Gryphons didn’t effect anyone on McMaster too much, as both of the Forbes twins and Blair Morgan all had a great race despite all of the pushing, shoving and the barricade that was created throughout the race. Unfortunately for Lakehead’s Tree, and Queen’s Wilkie, their race was directly affected by it all, which speaks to the problems of this race in general. There is no question that in championship races, runners tend to play it safe, as it’s more a race for place than it is for time, and no one wants to take the lead early on.
But the Gryphons showed up to the track that day, knowing what they were capable of as elite runners, and they tested what they could get away with. “They just didn’t race,” said Schnurr. “It’s just unfortunate, you never want to see that in a championship race.” While the race got out of hand, Forbes does not doubt the overall character of the guys on the Gryphons, and feels as though it’s unfair for them to be judged by this incident. “I don’t think it was meant to be malicious or anything like that. I think they just wanted to slow it down a bit. I think what happens is when you get into the heat of the race, you act on instinct,” said Forbes. “They had a good intent, because they wanted to help out their teammate. But they did it the wrong way.” Although Forbes admits to being angry and frustrated immediately after the race, he has no hard feelings towards the Gryphons. “Even though it was one of the most controversial races I’ve ever been in, it was also the most exciting race I’ve ever been a part of. I’m not angry with them, and I’m not mad at them.” After all of the flack the
Gryphons received, Hendrikx and Dulhanty came forward with an apology, and justified their actions. While that controversial race was the main topic that came out of the OUA Championships, for Mac, there were several highlights. The men’s 4x800m team of Connor Darlington, Luke Charbonneau, Nick Kondrat and Jeff Tweedle also won OUA bronze with a time of 7:58. Several of the Marauders also ran to personal best times, including Maddie Benjamin and Emily Nowak in the 1500m, Gabrielle Foran in the 3000m, Nick Bomers and Matt Napier in the 1000m, Arnold Kofia in the 60m, and Derek Van Schepen in the 1500m. Jeff Tweedle will be the lone Marauder heading to the CIS Championships after his McMaster record-breaking time in the 1000m that he ran at the Valentine Invitational in Boston. While he will be training for that in the next two weeks, the rest of the Marauders will be taking a break before gearing up for their summer track season. The Forbes’ will be taking a break from the track to concentrate on triathlons.
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Men’s basketball looks ahead to next year to work. “There are all kinds of schools all over the place that don’t get to nationals and I understand that, but that’s not what we’re doing here,” Connolly said. “That’s not the legacy that was created. There’s a different expectation here.”
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“... whereas our guys were hoping to get through that game and make some noise at nationals,” Connolly said. On an afternoon where things needed to go well for Mac, things went the opposite way and resulted in a loss. Despite a sudden end to what was still an impressive campaign, Marauder basketball has taken steps forward, even though the casual observer may be tempted to think otherwise. “Since we didn’t get to nationals it would be viewed as a step backwards but I think this program took a step forward in terms of the level we competed at the entire year,” Connolly said. “The trip to nationals was easier last year. The funny thing is that we made nationals last year but we were never ranked higher than No. 8 in the country. We were ranked No. 4 most of this year. I think we have a higher basic standard of play right now.” Over the past two years, Mac basketball has been ranked in the top five nationally. They lost four games this year. Three
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of those four losses came to teams ranked higher. Their next step is to find out how to beat those top three teams so that they can crack into that tier. “A concern I have is that the losses this year were on average by 15 to 17 points so something is missing. That’s what we spend the offseason trying to figure out,” said Connolly. “How do we take that next
step? We’ve taken that top-ten step; top-seven step, top-five step and now we need to figure out how to take that top-three step.” With the team taking a small break right now, coaches are already digging deep for how to improve and what needs to change. In addition, Mac has to deal with the reality of losing Taylor Black and potentially
also Adam Presutti. Several things are already on the to-do list for this offseason. Fostering leadership within the team, working on rebounding with an undersized team and improving on defense are upon the forefront of the coaching staff ’s mind. The saying that “championships are won in the offseason” is true and that’s why Mac basketball is already getting back
With the quarterfinal loss, the career of big man Taylor Black came to an abrupt end. It’s a major loss for the program as Black was a great fit in Mac’s offence; he runs the floor well, cleans the glass, and can step outside to shoot the three. His departure also marks the end of an era. Black was the last player to not be a recruit of head coach Amos Connolly. That he stuck around through a transition period and came back from major knee and shoulder injuries is worth mentioning alongside his multiple OUA All-Star nominations.
Mac swimmer ends career with CIS gold Konrad Bald was disqualified after winning gold in 2014, but would not be denied this season Barkev Sivazlian Contributor
In the last event of the season, the gold medal that has evaded McMaster’s Konrad Bald has finally been brought home. Bald, a fifth-year engineering student, captured the gold medal at the 2015 CIS Swimming Championship in the 50m breaststroke. Bald’s gold medal performance time was 28.46 seconds. In what was the last event of the year, the championship represented a final opportunity for the McMaster swimming standout to capture the gold medal. Bald described the event as being “filled with energy” and said it felt even more special than years past. “All the hard work and training culminates at that one moment,” Bald said. This event marked the first gold medal performance for Bald as a Marauder. A decision to disqualify the first-place seated Bald last year in the 100m breaststroke finals cost him his opportunity at his first gold medal in 2014’s CIS Swim-
ming Championship. Despite the heartbreak and frustration, a determined Bald used that experience as motivation for this year’s championship meet. “I missed my chance on the gold, and it was devastating,” Bald said. “I always knew that there was one more to go for the gold again, and I always had faith that I would get it eventually.” Bald showcased the heart of a champion by bouncing back to capture both a silver medal in the 100m breast and the gold in the 50m breast this year. As the season came to an end, Bald reflected on his time as a McMaster swimmer and said he has nothing but respect and appreciation for his coaches, teammates and everyone who supported him on his journey. “We’re made fun of because other teams call us a cult, but it’s because we’re such a family to each other,” said Bald. “You go into practice with the same people everyday and after you come out, you’re completely exhausted so you really don’t want to talk to other people and we’re just constantly around
each other.” As a fifth-year student, Bald is one of the more experienced swimmers on the team and has taken on a mentor role for the younger swimmers—an idea Bald had to take some time adjusting to. “One of the biggest struggles I had was that the people I had looked up to eventually graduated and I was still here, swimming along,” Bald said. “The people that I looked up to myself are no longer there, so I had to become that person for the younger swimmers.” So what lies ahead for the McMaster star? Bald is now focusing his energy on the next Olympic trials in hopes of being able to represent both McMaster University and Canada on a national platform. “I went to the first Olympic trials during my second year, and it really set the dream for me,” Bald said. “I wanted to spend the next four years training and getting ready to go for it again.” Keep a close eye, for the next time Bald gets a medal, it may be an Olympic one.
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There was a picture of a dress posted on Tumblr captioned, “Is this dress white-gold or blue-black?” Then somehow the internet exploded. Lines were drawn. Friendships were broken. Memes were created. In the aftermath, we’ll only be left with funny tweets and the question ,“Who cares?”
THE IN-BETWEEN COAT Tired of the same old, big and heavy winter jackets? It is time to pick out a new colour to wear for the season. When I imagine spring, I see a pale sky with the scent of cherry blossoms in the air as I sit by a clear-water stream. A pastel/neutral shade coat would be a perfect choice to complement the long awaited warmth and gentleness of this season.
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You will be forgiven if you missed The Great Llama Escape because of the dress debate. Two llamas escaped in Sun City, and so began a really funny livestream. People from around the world tuned in, but it was all over when they were caught the American way - with a lasso. Diverse Emojis
No money to get a new wardrobe? No problem. Fuse your personality with unique accessories. It is the perfect time to showcase fun and vibrant colors, here are my few favourite pieces that I’m excited for this season.
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The new iOS will feature diverese emojis featuring different races and types of relationships. As per usual some people took offense, especially to the bright yellow Asians. Call it a case of too little too late. Praise the Netflix Gods
Netflix just keeps getting better. Take a moment to break from binging House of Cards Season 3, and get stoked for the return of Orange is the New Black on Jun. 12 and the adaptation of cult classic Wet Hot American Summer Jul. 17.
Although you can start cleaning your winter boots, it is still a tad early for sandals and flats. Ankle boots, on the other hand, satisfy both warmth and style requirements. If you prefer shoes that are comfortable for long walks, be sure to check out Keds. They are easy to slip on, fun but not too sporty. It could definitely be your ultimate go to choice for the casual spring days.
4 LAYER UP Wearing dresses alone may be slightly chilly for this season, but there are definitely ways to work around it! Easily pair a summer piece with a warm cardigan/ sweater; scarfs, and tights.
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How to find employment Five steps to get you a summer job A.S.A.P.
Jason Woo Lifestyle Editor
With the extreme cold weather alerts, midterms, and assignments piling up, you’d think it can’t get any worse. You might think that summer is coming and things will look up, but you’re wrong. Summer is no fun when you don’t have money to buy an ice-cold beer for patio living. Don’t fret though, because there’s still time to find a summer job that you want, and these tips will make things easier (satisfaction not guaranteed). THE PURGE I’m glad you had a great time at 77 and that you hooked up with a class-A hottie, but your prospective employer doesn’t need to see that. Try
pipl.com or Google yourself and see what comes up. Then delete anything embarrassing, distasteful, and offensive. As a reward, you can un-tag yourself from unflattering photos as well. Like it or not, you’re a grown-up now, and you have to watch what you post or tweet. SOCIALIZE (EWW, I KNOW RIGHT?) At risk of sounding like a hardcore Conservative, job opportunities are out there if you are looking for them! Be sure to take advantage of all the tools available to you. The Ontario Job Bank, OSCARplus, and the like are good places to start, but be sure to ask family and friends. Speak to a professor who knows you well or an advisor at your faculty office. Even if you don’t succeed initially, you will be rewarded eventually. Networking is the most important skill in a job hunt.
DO YOUR HOMEWORK (ONLY YOU CAN ACTUALLY GET PAID FOR THIS!) Once you’ve found positions you’re interested in, narrow them down to a list of ten at maximum. Quality over quantity is important in this case, because you want your application to stand out. Take the time to research the company and reflect on why you want to work there (other than for the moula – we all knew that). A personalized cover letter is always better than a generic one. THE PERSONAL TOUCH To truly add a personal touch, follow up on your applications with a phone call, or better yet, a visit. It makes you a more memorable applicant and harder to turn away. This is especially important if you want a position that isn’t advertised. For example, no veterinary
hospitals were hiring, but as an aspiring veterinarian I made a point to send emails and drop off resumes at a number of clinics because I really wanted the experience. Sure, I wasn’t paid at the beginning, and I’m privileged enough to not have to worry about that, but I’ve since become part of the staff and now pups lick my face all the time! AN ATTRACTIVE RESUMÉ Different jobs have different accepted formats. But in general, an eye-catching resume will do you wonders. So take your dry resumé and give it a Princess Diaries-style makeover. Play around on Photoshop or use a slightly different layout. A tiny splash of colour can make all the difference. Online, be sure to update your Linkedin. Make sure it’s easy to read and filled with relevant keywords.
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CHECKLIST Remove all incriminating photos of yourself from the Internet Attend atleast one networking event Investigate online job sites Stylize your resume to include some unique touches Submit your applications on time and with all necessary elements Follow-up on your top applications with a phone call, visit, or personal email, around a week later
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NYFW: REMEMBERING
OSCAR DE LA RENTA Michelle Yeung ANDY Reporter
As throngs of models fly out of Milan and into Paris for the last chapter of “Fashion Month,” the buzz and excitement from its inauguration in New York City have been drowned out by the anticipation for what is still to come. We should not, however, forget New York so quickly. While all eyes were all the big players – including Prabal Garung, Zac Posen, and Proenza Schouler – some of the most impressive FW 15/16 collections and stimulating shows in the Big Apple did not come from high-fashion houses. Thom Browne, for instance, debuted an all-black fall collec-
tion in a funeral-themed show, where the centrepiece was a white-clad body on a gurney. Other riveting works came from Victoria Beckham, Rag & Bone, Patrik Ervell, Public School, and Opening Ceremony (seriously, check them out – you will not regret it). Despite these fantastic efforts, however, the anticipation for all of those designers combined would not have compared to the anticipation for one, arguably the most important event at NYFW – Oscar de la Renta. The Oscar de la Renta show this year acted as the debut of Peter Copping’s first turn as creative director of the elite fashion house. De la Renta, who died last year after a battle with cancer, was a bonafide
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fashion icon. He wasn’t just one of America’s greatest designers; he was a visionary, building and crafting garments into pieces of art. The late designer appointed Copping, a 48-year-old British designer who has had a quiet but successful career in Paris fashion for two decades, as his successor right before his passing. To say the least, Copping had large shoes to fill – and that remains to be a wild understatement. Thankfully, Copping’s new collection would have made de la Renta proud. The new creative director stayed true to the late designer’s legacy while adding his own modernizing touches. For instance, a black cashgora coat, a de la Renta staple, was worn over an ivory satin-crepe dress with a high,
almost turtleneck neckline. Copping put a refreshing spin to a refined piece by adding the neckline of the moment. Other youthful cues came in the unexpected combination of different fabrics and colours, particularly the mixture of gorgeous jewel tones. Garments were donned with beautiful embroidery and appliqués, and featured more exciting cuts and fabrics. Perhaps the biggest change was the shift from de la Renta’s signature floor-length gowns to shorter, more playful cocktail dresses. Even the gowns, which remained the main event, featured sheer fabric and pockets. When people think of Oscar de la Renta, they remember a man whose exquisite creations emulated effortless elegance and refined grace. De la Renta dedi-
cated his life to making women feel special, infusing his works with equal measures of strength and femininity. Peter Copping’s new collection for the fashion house paid homage to this legacy with a youthful mindset, setting the stage for an era that combines the old and the new. Immediately after the show, Copping said backstage, “I wanted to be respectful to Oscar’s legacy, and at the same time fashion moves quickly, so you have to state your intentions straight away.” Although Oscar de la Renta is no longer with us in person, it’s nice to know that his vision will endure in the capable – and very talented – hands of someone who isn’t afraid to make amazing, even more amazing. @mich_yeung
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FEATURE
Brux House brings
heat to Hamilton The new guy in town is aiming to change Hamilton food and beer culture. An intimate atmosphere, appealing menu, dedication to craft beer, and loads of passion are sure to make this latest Locke Street addition a Hamilton restaurant game-changer.
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here are three ingredients necessary for a successful restaurant: menu, atmosphere, and passion. One step into Brux House Craft Beer & Kitchen, the newest addition to food haven Locke Street from Quatrefoil’s husband-and-wife duo Fraser Macfarlane and Georgina Mitropoulos, and you can already tell that this is the making of a great restaurant. “There aren’t a lot of restaurants in Hamilton that do craft beer as well as a pretty extensive restaurant side. We really work hard on pairing and making sure everything works because we are one single unit but two faces,” said head chef Gabe Cruz, former Canada’s Top Chef contestant. Every detail in the restaurant feels purposeful without feeling forced, from the wood slab bar top, striking dishware, hanging light fixtures, branded menus, and lit letters in the back of the main room spelling out BRUX. Between the music in the bar, the intricate details, and the bartenders with interesting facial hair, it’s easy to brand Brux House as a hipster spot, but the upscale contemporary restaurant appeals to a variety of clientele. The most discernible trait of Brux House is easily the dedication to fine dining. The extensive beer menu boasts 16 draughts, as well as rotating taps, and although it has a respectable-sized wine list, the beer selection is clearly the pride and joy of Brux House. Passion is poured into every area, from the menu to the quality of the service. At Brux
House, cooking is an art form, one that Cruz works to master each day. “You’re always learning, there’s always something new, there’s always something coming up. You force yourself to learn and get better.” The European-inspired restaurant boasts a menu that is not too overwhelming, but is small enough for the best items to be showcased. The descriptions of appetizers like baked cauliflower, kale salad, sunchokes and mains like pork schnitzel, mussels, and arctic char made my mouth water, as my waiter excitedly talked about the process of smoking salmon in-house and explained the beer pairings with infectious excitement. “When you plate something or send something to a customer, you’re basically giving a reflection of yourself and who you are, what you believe in, and what cooking is to you. So it is an art form. You’re telling a story of how you became who you are through that plate,
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You’re telling a story of how you became who you are through that plate, the same as an artist would do through their canvas Gabe Cruz Brux House Head Chef
As the waiter brought out the plate of pastrami-spiced smoked salmon, it was clear that Brux House valued presentation and taste simultaneously. Despite my (former) dislike of beets and watercress, the accompaniment of the vegetables with the salmon – smoked in-house – was a surprising delight. The subtle sweetness paired with the sharpness of the salmon gave me a newfound appreciation for beets. A layer of buttermilk and horseradish mixed with beet juice resulted in an almost vinaigrette that lent itself deliciously to the salad.
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the same as an artist would do through their canvas,” said Cruz. Cruz, like many of the employees at Brux House, often arrives early in the morning and stays until late. The dedication and sheer love for food, beer, and cooking takes Brux House from a good restaurant to a great one. “The best part of [cooking is] when you put something out and it’s one of the best things someone has tasted, and can tell that you’ve poured your heart and soul into it.” Food is an art form, and the passion that spreads from the kitchen to the bar aims to make a new culture around the way we enjoy food. And enjoy it I did. @toe_bee
Perhaps to solidify its hipster atmosphere, the pot of baby shrimp is delivered not in a pot, but in a mini-mason jar of watercress mousse topped with dill sour cream, with a side of rye toast. The dish was slightly confusing and left me wondering which utensil I was supposed to use. Although I was forewarned that the shrimp was cold, it left something to be desired, but I was satisfied. This is the kind of dish that you can tell is made well, but the overall enjoyment is completely dictated by personal taste preferences.
If there’s one way to impress me, it’s with a well done – but medium-rare – steak. Generally a stout marinade would be far too bitter for my liking, but offset with the bone marrow and mustard butter, the steak had an overall creamy, tangy taste that wasn’t too overwhelming. For the most part, fries are indiscernible from place to place, but the frites that accompanied the meal had the perfect amount of salt, and the curry ketchup I was offered brought the fries from above average to excellent. Although I could’ve eaten this meal forever, the steak was on the smaller side, leaving me satisfied, yet wanting more.
As the first bite of Cornish hen hit my taste buds, I heard a barely audible sound escape my lips. Clearly the standout on the menu, and the most expensive item, the Cornish hen put an immediate smile on my face. It was topped with a slaw that will make even the pickiest of children happy to eat Brussels sprouts, and it was accompanied by a paprikash sauce that gave the meal an always-welcome heat. To put it simply, the duck fat fingerlings, Brussels slaw, paprikash sauce, and Cornish hen made sweet, sweet love in a symphony of taste.
If you ask anyone, the most heinous crime I’ve ever committed is being ambivalent about dessert. The way I see it, if I have room for dessert, I haven’t done it right. The waffle topped with salted caramel ice cream and accompanied with royal gala apples, toasted almonds, and vanilla cream was a perfect mix of salty and sweet. I didn’t have room for dessert, but I managed to finish the entire thing anyway. If putting yourself through stomach pain isn’t a sign of enjoyment, I don’t know what is.
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Fashion month trends Daniella Porano Lifestyle Reporter
Welcome back to the Seventies. With key designers in New York, London, and Milan showing flares, earthy colours, ornately detailed floral patterns, and varying degrees of fringes, autumn/winter 2015 is a reminiscent of the era with a mix of modern silhouettes. In New York, Altuzarra strategically used flared pants to compliment frilled blouses, pairing them with a fringed saddle bags and simple nude pumps. The seventies revival was in full swing at Burberry, with luxe materials in shades of brown, olive, maroon, and navy coupled with elaborate floral patterns and fringed dresses, capes, and bags. Keeping with the Seventies theme, frills and ruffles were all over the runway this month. At Tom Ford’s Los Angeles show, several frilled dresses were shown for this season. At Oscar de la Renta, Peter Copping used
the motif for his first show as the new creative director with dainty and romantic frilled blouses tucked into gorgeous skirts. Gucci paired ruffled dresses with high-collars and pretty ties, breathing new life into a classic aesthetic. The numerous ornate coats that populated the runway were easily the stars of the season this month. Marc Jacobs’ coats were visually stunning with glitter and elaborate designs. At Erdem the ombre coats revealed gorgeous silk patterns at the bottom, revamping the classic coat and turning it into a beautiful new classic. The kings of ornate Italian design, Dolce & Gabbana, showed a variety of beautiful coats at their “mamma” show. Jewels and embellishments on gorgeous creamy white and light pink coats defined the show, and proved Dolce & Gabbana will always be the best at classic Italian beauty. Thigh-high boots have become an official staple, as confirmed by the shows for the autumn/winter season. MSGM showed thigh-high boots in
varying hues with rich textures and colours. At Versace, colour was the main event of the emoticon-themed show with glitter and patterns as central to the overall collection. The thigh-highs were critical to the overall impact of the show and will certainly demand attention this year. If there’s anything to take from fashion month, it’s that bright capes are the outerwear of 2015. The glamorous capes showed at Versace, Ferragamo, Dolce and Gabbana, amongst other designers, were absolutely gorgeous and versatile, and functioned as show-stopping pieces on their own accord. Establishing colourful and embellished capes as a fashion staple for the season was an essential and aesthetically pleasing part of some of the best collections, especially in Milan. @daniellaporano
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This week’s quick picks
Why we need to stop acting like bearded dudes with guitars invented feelings...or why Father John Misty’s narrative is yawn-worthy
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THE CASBAH > The Checkered Floors > Funkhaus > Risky Business 10 > The Human Orchestra
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Keeping up with Coming up in Hamilton
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HOMEGROWN > The Bends > Amber (release party) > The Tourist Company > Open Mic
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THIS AIN’T HOLLYWOOD > The Golden Dogs > Ron Hawkins > Laura Cole > Junofest Party
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WESTDALE > Theory of Everything MAR 6-12 MAR 6-12 > Whiplash ART
The Spice Factory MAR 6 > Zeno’s Paradox An exhibition featuring the work of 17 Hamilton artists
Rich Homie Quan & Young Thug
“My Homie” If you’ve continued to sleep on Rich Homie Quan and Young Thug even after their work on Rich Gang, shame on you. Uncontent with crushing 2014, the Atlanta natives return with “My Homie,” an anthemic ode to the virtues of putting your homies first. The two trade rapid-fire verses in their trademark style that could be described as “New (Lil) Wayne.” Thugger will surely perform this banger at his Toronto concert with Travi$ Scott, so you won’t want to miss out on the show which is taking place next Tuesday.
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now that Death Cab are good (sad) again, they have me crying on the bus with “No Room In Frame”
Parental Advisory: “All Day” is extremely LIT
Yo, I’m finna torch The Sil’s office with a makeshift flamethrower while listening to this banger in its finished glory. While I’ll still get up to the live audio from the Brit awards, this version is one that will pose a MASSIVE problem when it drops in the club. Be warned.
Father John Misty is ultimately a pretty uninteresting guy who is excused from being an asshole by the press because of his musical talents.
Tomi Milos ANDY Editor
Music media has a problem with regards to how much artistic leeway they’re willing to grant anyone remotely hirsute. If you have even the semblance of a beard, you can get away with anything including operating under a boring bullshit guise. With the recent release of Father John Misty’s anticipated sophomore record, the regrettably titled, I Love You, Honeybear, this problem comes into even sharper relief. Father John Misty is an American musician named Josh Tillman, who after leaving his post as drummer of the now defunct Fleet Foxes, began to ply his trade as a solo artist. While his move seemed like professional suicide at the time, it now appears to be a perfect case of getting out while you are ahead. Both of Tillman’s records to
date are certainly good listens, but what has catapulted him to cult status is his Jim Morrison-like penchant for lithe stage antics, and the dutiful attention the press has paid to documenting his self-destructive debauchery. After quitting his drumming job, Tillman drove down the West Coast in the throes of a deep depression and enjoyed a good few trips on shrooms before settling down in a self-described “spider-shack” to pound out a novel that was printed in the record sleeve of his first album. While this journalist-propelled yarn has reached mythic proportions, it has failed to make Tillman any more interesting in that every condescending dude-bro who’s ever worked at a record shop has entertained that same escapist plan of getting stoned and making art. His rampant past makes his newfound switch to sentimental lovelorn lyrics layered with lush orchestration a bit of a surprise,
but the change in territory is to be expected when considering that Tillman got married in 2013. What is nauseating about this whole debacle is the way that the press have lapped at his feet and acted as if the man is solely responsible for discovering and writing songs about love. The irony that Tillman continues to cloak himself in is infuriating because while we ask that female musicians give us authenticity and chastise them when they don’t comply with our definition of it — see Lana Del Rey, and any number of female artists — Tillman has been able to build his career on totally avoiding it. I don’t know who to blame more, the media for crafting this grand bildungsroman narrative around him, or Tillman for going along with their bullshit, but for a man who sings about not buying into systems, Tillman certainly seems content to buy into the hype-machine. @tomimilos
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big tickle What early 2000’s band do you wish would go on a reunion tour?
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ALBUM REVIEWS Kid Rock - First Kiss Scott Hastie Sports Editor
Kid Rock’s latest studio album, First Kiss, features a bonus track “FOAD” which stands for Fuck Off And Die. Coincidentally, that’s what I want to do after listening to the Michigan artist’s latest album. This is less of an album and more of a musical declaration that Kid Rock fits the stereotype of a country artist. He hits for the country cycle in the song titles too; Whiskey, Beer, Wine, Johnny Cash, Dad and Jesus are all words in the ten-song album. The lyrics for “Ain’t Enough Whiskey” are a trip too. It’s peak country music, featuring political, religious and gun law takes in the first 30 seconds of the song. It gets better, though. He
uses “Good Times, Cheap Wine” to make bold statements like “I’ve never been a Coldplay music fan” to both catch up with internet jokes from 2010 and distance himself from his old persona. Kid Rock is out here in 2015. On a more serious note, you might expect some more depth to the album since it is his first album since 2012, but I might be giving the hip-hop turned rock turned country artist too much credit. Introspection isn’t
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why people go to Kid Rock though; they listen for summer party bangers, and he delivers. The title track, “First Kiss,” will be a constant on campgrounds this summer, and you have to credit Rock for his ability to consistently produce hits. What stands out most is how stereotypically country this feels and while that gets old after the fourth song, it’s probably exactly what he wanted. First Kiss is the final step in Kid Rock’s country evolution. Now, I’m no branding savant, but if Kid Rock wanted to change the way the public views him, maybe he should have changed his name instead of creating a shallow album. What do I know though? The self-declared Rock ‘n’ Roll Jesus filled in for Bono, so I think he has the music thing figured out.
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Purity Ring - Another Eternity Michael Gallagher Asst. ANDY Editor
Back in the summer of 2012, music fans were greeted with the eccentric sounds of Purity Ring, an Edmonton-based dream-pop duo consisting of Megan James (vocals) and Corin Riddick (instrumentals). Far from their reserved name, Purity Ring’s debut album Shrines offered an unconventional fusion of modern sounds by blending hip-hop and dubstep influences with eerie vocal lines and mournful lyrics to create something fresh and exciting. In doing so, Purity Ring – along with other artists like Grimes – showed there was more to indie music than simple guitar lines and repetitive choruses. Now, three years later, Purity Ring is back with their latest album Another Eternity, and while the catchy choruses and strong vocal lines remain, Purity Ring’s latest effort fails to innovate the genre in the way their previous efforts did. Make no mistake, the sound
of Another Eternity still stays true to what fans know and love about Purity Ring. James’ vocals continue to shine across the record and Riddick’s production is tight and polished. Despite that, significant changes have been made. Most notably, James’ obscure and macabre lyrics have been replaced with more traditional subject matter such as love and breakups, while Riddick’s production has shifted towards away from the electronic dream pop they once were towards a more traditional pop sound. In the past, Riddick’s sound has reflected the dominant styles in electronic music, and this remains true in Another Eternity. However, what was once a sound channeling artists like Burial or Grimes, is now much closer to the sound of major record artists like Katy Perry and Taylor Swift. This decision has mixed results. On one hand, the decision to model their sound after more traditional pop artists pairs well with Another Eternity’s new catchier material, but it also ends up at times sounding unoriginal, and struggles to
compete with other mainstream music. Don’t get me wrong, I actually enjoy pop music quite a bit, but to me the unique mix of sounds that Purity Ring produced was what made their music so interesting, and I can’t help but feel that this shift in style only hurts them. Yes, songs like “Push Pull” and “Bodyache” are catchy, but they struggle to compete with more compelling hits. One can’t help but feel like Purity Ring shifted towards a style that they simply aren’t as good at, and their music suffers because of it. In spite of all this, fans will likely still enjoy the record. Another Eternity’s songs are catchy, and the distinct feel and energy of the band remains despite any changes in style. While the songs may feel different, that change doesn’t take away from their appeal. So, whether you’re new to Purity Ring or a die-hard fan, Another Eternity is an album that deserves multiple listens before drawing a strong conclusion. @mikeygalgz
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The e-sports balancing act As e-sports prize money continues to grow, game balance should be an increasing concern amongst the top competitive titles. Daniel Arauz News Reporter
Whether you agree with it or not, the competitive gaming community wants to be recognized as an equally professional environment as traditional sport. However, the fundamental differences between gaming and sport are too often overshadowed by the pro gaming spectacle and the personalities of the athletes and teams taking part in it. The hundreds of thousands of dollars in prize money, sponsorships, and stadium events could not have existed if not for the developers, design theories, and the community members that still actively shape the rules and mechanics of the games themselves. Unlike professional sports, the spectators are primarily people who frequently play the game they participate in. With reports revealing more then 70 million people live-streaming e-sports events in the past year, this player/spectator dynamic
is far from a limitation, but it nonetheless puts a unique pressure on the developers behind these multi-million dollar games when the rules within these games, and what players can and can’t do within the game frequently have to be patched up as unfair or overpowered strategies are discovered. When thousands of dollars of winnings are on the line and the player base spans millions, players are always looking to bend and exploit the games’ mechanics to their benefit, and that’s why half the appreciation for this emerging phenomenon really comes from the ideas and theories that go into making a great, tournament-ready game. In chess, you and your opponent have the same set of pieces, which each function exactly the same just as in soccer or basketball, where both teams are subject to the same rules. Since each opponent has the same potential and limitations, the idea is that the best player will win. These symmetrical games are inherently balanced, but competitive games differ
greatly in that they almost never are designed to make balance this easy. Imagine a game of chess where white pieces had a queen that could move to any space whenever it wants, but black pieces had three more pawns than the white pieces. This is the sort of balancing problem that arises in competitive video games. StarCraft has three different armies, Street Fighter 4 has 44 different fighters, and League of Legends has 123 champions to choose from, not accounting for the millions of ways they can be arranged into teams. This asymmetrical competitive design is found in almost every form of competitive gaming, and the assigning of different options and limitations between fighters, armies, cards, champions, guns makes these games an entirely different beast then standard sports. The importance of balance is a no-brainer; I don’t think anyone will contest that. If you and your buddies play GoldenEye on the Nintendo 64, chances are you’re playing with the house rule of “No Oddjob,” because
the short bowler hat-throwing assassin is significantly shorter and harder to aim at then everyone else in the cast. If the white pieces felt that they could never stand a chance to the black army, then players will see no reason to play for thousands and thousands of dollars and invest 12 hours a week to play it. Too often the conversation about e-sports turns to whether or not it is a legitimate form of sport, and if it is, how the spectacle of it should be more closely associated and mirroring its athletic counterpart, which grossly overlooks the questions of design and balance that goes behind these million-dollar projects. This conversation is unique for a number of reasons, not least of which is that it can take place and it has the potential to actively impact the rules. As well, balancing of these games changes frequently, and the designers count on their respective communities to keep trying to “break” their games with overpowered tactics to keep trying to give the constructive feedback necessary to keep putting out these changes
and balance patches. Street Fighters’ latest iteration went through almost a year’s worth of testing at tournaments and community events, and each player was encouraged to give feedback on how they felt about the changes to their favourite characters moves and options, and it resulted in what can arguably be considered one of the most well balanced fighting games ever made. E-sports doesn’t need to prove its legitimacy by being like sports. It is inherently different due to its asymmetrical design and the frequent changes made to its mechanics and rulesets. Its legitimacy lies in the design, balance, and theory that developers consider when designing the games themselves, and the unique and active ability for the community and player base to be a part of this conversation, and to influence the way their beloved games will play and develop in the future is a severely underrated element of this phenomenon. @danielarauzz
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Review: We Fall
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After a messy breakup, Emile Haynie found solace in a makeshift studio in Los Angeles’ Chateau Marmont. He stayed in his favourite room, where he says the light between 3 and 6 p.m. was “unbelievably perfect.” From the depths of this perfectly lit room emerged We Fall, his debut solo album that details every stage of a relationship – from falling in love to falling out of it – with hypnotizing finesse. A veritable “super producer,” Haynie is a Grammy-winning studio virtuoso who has collaborated with artists like Kid Cudi, Eminem, Kanye West, Bruno Mars and Lana Del Rey. This is the man who is responsible for hits like Kanye’s “Runaway” and Del Rey’s “Summertime Sadness.” Now, Haynie is focusing his attention on his own record that includes guest appearances from Lykke Li and Father John Misty. Each track on We Fall tells a different part of the same story, but they’re all are tied together by a common thread of simple flourishes that evoke poignant reflection. The tracks all share gorgeous arrangements and well-crafted lyrics that convey the elation, rejection, resentment, and acceptance which accompany the stages of relationships. Overall, Haynie crafts a beautiful soundscape with a mix of psych-pop beats and unexpected synth hooks, all while maintaining a variability in his songs that keeps the album refreshing and true to its nature as an auditory representation of human relationships. Some have criticized We Fall for having too many voices and little cohesion throughout
the record. While the placement of Randy Newman’s grandiose “Who To Blame” after Lykke Li’s spacey “Come Find Me” seems to distract from the overall flow, it actually fits with the essence of the album. No relationship is homogenous in tone; it is a combination of two voices that have differing opinions. If all songs were forlorn and cinematic, just as if a relationship lacked occasional disagreement, life would be dull. The variability in styles and artists gives a refreshing and accurate portrayal of the roller coaster relationship that inspired this album. Although the album is exemplary overall, there are a couple of standout tracks. Examples include “Come Find Me,” featuring Lykke Li and Romy Madley Croft of the xx, a chilling song with lush melodies and haunting vocals, as well as Lana Del Rey’s “Wait For Life,” an orchestral ballad that emulates a relatable vulnerability. The highlight, though, is the Charlotte Gainsbourg/Sampha/ Devonté Hynes co-production with St. Vincent, “A Kiss Goodbye.” It is an utterly breathtaking song, one that makes you ache with its echoing refrain of, “did it ever occur that you forgave yourself before I did?” It is dream-like, and the emotional build-up almost makes you a little queasy from the tugging on your heartstrings. We Fall is a collaborative and musical triumph, one that takes you through the ups, downs and in-betweens of relationships. Haynie reveals that falling (in whichever direction of love) is frustrating and difficult and dark – but can also be worth it if the light hits the room at the right time of day. @mich_yeung
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Where art meets competition
Is TV better than film or is film better than TV? The important question is, does it matter?
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The relationship between film and TV is pretty complicated. It’s like that cousin you don’t really get along with but who shares same family members and goes to the same school and has the same friends. There has always been this overarching need to establish film as an unchanging, cultural phenomenon, even though it doesn’t reflect the cultural or political state of the world. On the television side, there’s a rush to define every decade since the development on TV as the “Golden Age,” or even the “Second Golden Age.” Don’t get me wrong, this is the Golden Age of television. The Sopranos and The Wire changed the way we watch television completely now, and in the future. Tony Soprano was television’s first unlikeable protagonist, the anti-hero. Of course, a popular phenomenon repurposed into shows like
Breaking Bad, Mad Men, and in my opinion, Shameless and The Good Wife as well. In a way that film hasn’t yet grasped, television borrows techniques, styles, and archetypes from other shows but does so with an originality that inevitably results in success. Television is just getting smarter, with shows like FOX’s breakthrough hit Empire and CW’s latina comedy Jane the Virgin proving so. Television is each piece as a whole while film is the entire whole. To me, film recognizes the art of cinematography in a way that television lacks, and allows you to appreciate the small details that are picked from a concise story. Television is real time—it feels like it’s happening to you. A year is really a year, Christmas is really Christmas; film takes you to the past and future simultaneously, but it never feels present. This isn’t a bad thing; in fact, it’s what makes film so successful as a tool for escapism. Film is coming off a fantastic year, although some would disagree and the lack of inclusivity was a definite downfall. Last
year biopics like The Theory of Everything showed us the details behind prominent figures with a little bit of creative license, with sharp satires like Chris Rock’s Top Five aiming to make social commentary hilarious, and well-written comedies like 22 Jump Street proving that blockbuster comedies could still be funny. The films that premiered at the 2015 Sundance Festival in January make me excited to love film again. The talent that occupied Park City, UT for the week-long festival lent a hand to making 2015-2016 an unreal film season. Intricate stories, beautiful cinematography, established characters—all the necessities for film to appeal to the public again. That, and social consciousness and intersectionality. Even though 35 percent of films at this year’s Sundance were directed by women, Sundance Institute still recruted Kristin Wiig, Mindy Kaling, Lena Dunham, and Jenji Kohan to fill their Serious
Ladies panel celebrating women in comedy. All have written for TV, and with the exception of Wiig, all have a hit show right now – The Mindy Project, Girls, and Orange is the New Black, respectively. It’s clear that television is the more progressive medium, giving well-formulated plotlines to women, people of colour, LGBTQ people, trans* women, and other marginalized identities, while film continues to underrepresent and celebrate privilege. Television mirrors culture, while film idealizes it. These aren’t arguments trying to prove which is better artistically. The truth is film and television are just different, and it’s a grave injustice to art to try and compare the two. We don’t judge paintings in comparison to sculpture, nor do we judge jazz in comparison to spoken word poetry, yet we judge film in relation to television constantly. As communications students constantly learn, the medium is the message. Film and television have developed their own messages that work to impact everyone differently.
Where Joss Whedon proved a cult following could thrive on TV with Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Lars von Trier does cult films like it’s his second nature. Jenji Kohan created a popular, funny, dramatic show by women about women with different kinds of women, while Richard Linklater made history with his 12-year film Boyhood. Shonda Rhimes’ How to Get Away with Murder is a spin on the crime-mystery genre and shows a dark-skinned woman in her natural hair, but Francis Ford Coppolla changed crime films with The Godfather. There is no sense in competing; we should really just be grateful that this we live in an age where different kinds of art exist, and celebrate that we’ve gotten to the place where sitting in your living room with pizza enthralled by the TV can be considered art. @toe_bee
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States of America. "Women and men everywhere are overjoyed that we have taken this one major step towards equality, which is now more or less upon us. It does mean we have to make concessions elsewhere, and since Obama is no longer the President..." said white campaign manager for Clinton, Jane Flodenfeld. Clinton's campaign slogan, "Yes
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we also can!" united voters who wanted to feel like a part of history again, but not exactly the same way. "There may come a time when this, too, is forgotten, but for the here and now, we have beaten sexism, and white women everywhere should no longer feel the patriarchy breathing down their necks and limiting their potential," said Flodenfeld. Thanks, Obama.
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Life keeps looking up, until it doesn't, then you're an adult and realize that everything sucks and you are just waiting out the merciless clock of mortality until it ticks to your name. That is the premise behind Linklater's follow-up to 2014's Boyhood, which follows Mason beyond his college years, all the way to his inevitable death. I am not a fan of movies that sugar-coat the grim realities of life, so Boyhood 2: Life Only Gets Worse was a breath of fresh, soul-crushing air as it approached the various stages of life from an almost worst-case scenario perspective. Think It's a Wonderful Life, but without the last ten minutes. Sublime. I was a particular fan of the 45-minute sequence halfway through the film which featured an uncut segment of Mason's day at a suicide help line, where he struggles to take the very advice he so often gives to others. Linklater paid special attention to this scene and even featured real callers to flesh out the authenticity of the dialogue. If the Academy feels like snubbing this one, then they lead sheltered lives and don't realize that we are all Mason in essence, leading life one hopeless day to the next, until we finally realize that the only true hope is to escape the cycle, permanently. A must-watch.
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