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New view on poo McMaster research team flushes old theory on fecal nutrient absorbtion

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Krista Schwab The Silhouette A team of McMaster researchers has solved a few of the many mysteries surrounding poop.

McMaster University gastroenterology scientist Jan Huizinga and his team made a discovery that has uncovered some of the mysteries behind movement in the intestines and nutrient absorption.

For many years now, scientists have been aware of how food moves through the digestive tract.

Pacemaker cells in the intestine create a beat, much like a heartbeat, that moves food forward.

But your food does not make a direct trip through the intestine – it stops and mixes together so that essential nutrients can be absorbed into our bodies. In order to stop and mix food together to absorb nutrients, the beat of the pacemaker cells has to be interrupted.

Before Huizinga’s discovery, scientists believed that the nervous system of the digestive tract was able to interrupt the beat of the pacemaker cells so that food can stop and nutrients can be absorbed.

“The intestine has its own nervous system, just like in the brain,” Huizinga said. “Everyone, including myself, always assumed that the nervous system created the motor pattern [for absorption],” said Huizinga.

One day, during an experiment, Huizinga and his colleagues discovered that when they blocked the activity of the nervous system, nutrients were still absorbed.

“We had to change completely every protocol, every idea, every hypothesis,” Huizinga said.

“If it is not the nervous system, what is it?”

Two years since this experiment, Huizinga and his team have discovered it is the nutrients themselves and natural intestinal bacteria that interrupt the beat of the pacemaker and allow for absorption.

When we eat certain nutrients, they induce a second pacemaker that sends an electrical signal, interrupting the first pacemaker. When the first pacemaker is interrupted, movement stops and nutrients can be absorbed.

“Now we know the motor patterns involved, we can diagnose patients better by actually measuring the intestinal movements and seeing if the right movements are there,” explained Huizinga.

This can be extremely helpful for patients who have problems with digestion, including chronic diarrhea, constipation or irritable bowel syndrome.

This discovery has also opened the door for future research that looks at which nutrients are best for digestion, or what drugs can be developed to supplement these nutrients.

The study was completed in partnership with Wuhan University in China and with assistance from colleagues from the University of Toronto.

Funding was provided by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the National Natural Science Foundation of China.

Additional support was given by the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology, Hamilton Health Sciences, and the Ontario Government. The paper was published in Nature Communications on February 24, 2014.

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Engineering students oppose sanctions More than 1,000 have signed a petition that argues McMaster University’s disciplinary action in response to the alleged Redsuit songbook unfairly punishes engineering students.

Anqi Shen Online Editor A Change.org petition has been launched requesting that McMaster administration “withdraw discriminatory policies” against McMaster engineering students.

The petition is a response to the University’s disciplinary actions against engineering student groups due to a violent, misogynistic songbook allegedly connected to members of the Redsuits.

“Currently, more than 4,000 McMaster Engineering students have been found guilty and incapable of operating in a professional manner; none of these students will be treated equally until an investigation is complete,” the petition reads.

In January, the University publicly denounced the songbook and barred the Redsuits from organizing campus events for the remainder of the year. Redsuits from the past two years are currently ineligible to help organize Welcome Week 2014.

The student-led petition, launched on Sunday March 2, argues that the University has taken severe measures that are unfair to most McMaster engineering students. As of March 5, the petition had garnered more than 1,000 signatures.

An external investigation is underway regarding the involvement of students in the songbook, which contains references to rape, mutilation, sex with minors and other graphic material. In response to possible unsanctioned alcoholic events that have come up during

the investigation, the University has banned alcohol at events hosted by engineering student groups, including the annual Kipling formal for graduating students. The event is held off-campus every year following an iron ring ceremony.

“This event has had significant oversight from the Faculty of Engineering in the past, and deeming it ‘unsafe’ to serve alcohol at a rather expensive, licensed banquet hall is unprecedented,” the petition states.

Simon Almeida, a graduating student in chemical engineering, started the petition with input from other engineering students and representatives from the McMaster Engineering Society, though the MES has not officially endorsed the petition.

“It’s dangerous precedent if we say that, regardless of any evidence, the University can just single out a single faculty of 4,000 students and completely ban students from doing what’s in their civil liberties to do,” Almeida said.

“I know that there’s definitely been a shift in how other students view us and how the public views us. Even on the petition we have alumni stating that it devalues their degree to have the university step this far and associate all engineering students with the actions of four students. It really puts a black mark on a program that I’m really proud to be a part of,” he said.

“Although the MES never officially supported [Almeida’s] decision to create the petition, we wholly support our students’ rights to voice their opinions and stand by their beliefs,” said Ben Kinsella,

vice-president (academic) of the MES. In response to the petition, McMaster provost David Wilkinson said the University’s ban on alcohol for engineering student events is a necessary measure that will continue to be in place.

“The unsanctioned events that we’re investigating do have a connection with alcohol, so this seemed like an appropriate thing to control during the period that the investigation continues. We’re clearly wanting to move forward and clear the air as quickly as we possibly can but we also want to make sure we do the job thoroughly,” Wilkinson said.

“I guess I’m somewhat surprised at the importance the students place on the ability to consume alcohol at what is a great celebratory event like the Kipling formal,” he said. “I know from my own experience that engineering students have tremendous spirit and joie de vivre, and I wouldn’t think that the inability to drink at an event like that would diminish the ability of the students to have a great time.”

The petition also criticizes the University’s “decision to forego serious relations with engineering student leaders,” which Wilkinson said was an unfair comment.

“The dean of students has been meeting on a regular basis with leaders in the MES, so we are involving student leaders in the whole process and that will continue to be the case. The student leadership may wish for a broader consultative process but we’re somewhat restricted in what we

Engineering students during Welcome Week.

can do there,” he said.

“We’re continuing to do our work and we’re doing it as quickly as we can. The petition isn’t going to have an impact on that,” Wilkinson said. “What the petition does is it brings to the fore some of the concerns brought to us by members of the student body some of the MES leaders. I will say, however, that we’ve also gotten feedback from students who are very supportive of the approach the University is taking to address certain cultural concerns. In fact, the MES itself has outlined in a number of documents over the past few years its own concerns about certain aspects of culture within the student body.”

There is no exact date by which the external investigation is expected to be finished, though Wilkinson said he hopes a conclusion will be reached “within the next couple of months.” @anqi_shen

the S ’ T N E D I S E PR E G A P McMaster’s Budget Should Be Student-Centred The MSU is recommending five areas of investment that would benefit undergraduate students, if adopted by the University in their upcoming 2014-2015 budget.

The University budget reflects the priorities and plans of the institution. It allocates resources to departments and projects, allowing stakeholders to accomplish their intended goals. Throughout the year, the MSU advocates on behalf of students to ensure that the priorities of undergraduates are reflected in the University decision making process. The University’s recently implemented budget model has given Administration the flexibility to invest in issues they consider to be of primary concern. Within the McMaster Students Union, we hope they use that flexibility to continue to be a research intensive, student-centred institution.

As the 2014-15 budget is finalized, the MSU recommends the University focus on five areas of investment that would make an immediate impact on the undergraduate experience at McMaster University.

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Matched Funding to University Ancillary Services Full-time undergraduates at McMaster pay ancillary fees to the University in conjunction with tuition.

Many students (and some University administrators) are not aware that when these fees were adopted, the MSU negotiated specific parameters for their inception. For example, within the Student Services Fee ($4.32 per unit to a maximum of $129.60), the University agreed to match student contributions to the Student Affairs department. These programs are vital to the undergraduate experience and both the University and students have a vested interest in ensuring that resources are made available to these programs.

That said, the University has not held up their end of the agreement. As more students arrive on campus, there is an increase in demand for important services such as the Student Wellness Centre.

Unfortunately, University contributions to the Office of Student Affairs have decreased proportionally over time. The University needs to prioritize investment into Student Affairs, guaranteeing adequate resources are available to support undergraduate students.

Entrepreneurship

Spencer Graham VP Education vped@msu.mcmaster.ca ext. 24017

In today’s dynamic economy, university students are best equipped for success when they are able to take the competencies developed in the classroom and apply them to a number of different practical opportunities. This is why the MSU is asking the University to invest in entrepreneurship programs and space, giving students from different academic disciplines the opportunity to collaborate and develop innovative solutions. Students at university need to gain skills both within the traditional academic setting, but also within a space that is conducive to innovative thinking, partnerships with colleagues and student driven learning.

Student Space It is no secret the space on campus is hard to find. The University Library has worked diligently on this front in terms of study space, however there is only so much space available on campus. The lack of new spaces pushed the University to purchase 88 Forsyth, with plans to convert the house into an off-campus commuter lounge and space for student groups. Regardless of the outcome of this plan, the MSU believes that the University should continue to invest in multi-purpose space for undergraduate students. Whether it is study space, space for student programming, or general leisure space, students are hard pressed to find areas on campus to meet their diverse needs.

Experiential Education As a research-intensive, student-centred university, experiential education is one of the most embraced concepts within the McMaster community. The term ‘experiential education’ means any work done in the broader learning environment: co-ops, internships, community improvement projects, service learning, capstone projects, theses and more.

Facing a youth unemployment rate at double the national average, students have been consistently requesting more opportunities to learn new skills. There are limited options for students to participate in high-impact educational experiences, as it is often dependent upon the resources of the specific department or faculty career/co-op/experiential education office (CCE). For example, most undergraduate programs at McMaster don’t offer co-op as an option. This is due to the fact that faculties require directed funding for new staff to build connections with employers and deal with the administrative weight of more students.

McMaster’s budget should prioritize experiential education by earmarking funding to faculties for these specific purposes. Faculty CCEs should adopt a more central role by sharing best practises with their respective faculty members, and providing further access to experiential opportunities. More importantly, faculties shouldn’t feel the need to require additional student money - in the form of new ancillary fees - to accomplish this goal.

Supporting Excellence in Teaching For professors and teaching assistants, a lack of training, preparation and background knowledge on teaching and learning pedagogy fosters a disconnect with the ways that students actually learn best. The MSU has recommended that McMaster adopts a thoughtful and high-impact approach to training our instructors and TAs. Our proposal would have experts coach newcomers on a variety of foundational skills, such as using effective and engaging pedagogy, clearly communicating class concepts, dealing with challenging classroom situations and working with students in an anti-oppressive manner.

To its credit, McMaster has devoted resources and staff to a new teaching and learning institute MIIETL. But until the University devotes systemic, sustainable funding to provide comprehensive in-person training for our teaching assistants and professors, the quality of education will only be enhanced incrementally, without providing the most enriching undergraduate experience.

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SRA votes to freeze MSU fee Tyler Welch News Editor The fee that undergraduate students annually pay to the MSU will not be going up next year.

The Student Representative Assembly voted, almost unanimously, to freeze the fee at its current level of $122.61 per student after MSU Vice-President (Finance) Jeffrey Doucet presented the freeze to the Assembly.

Doucet felt that the current amount of money the MSU collects from each student is enough.

The SRA agreed.

“I felt it would be inappropriate to ask students for more money than we need,” he said.

He continued, “Essentially, I made the recommendation to the assembly and they voted to pass it.”

The MSU has a substantial cash reserve which, of course, calls into question the student fees charged to every undergraduate. Despite the excess, Doucet said the freeze was still a better option than a cut.

“The freeze allows is to maintain current levels of services. If we were to look into cutting the fee, we would have to determine which services we felt were no longer providing adequate value to McMaster undergrads,” he said.

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MARS competition crowns winners Jemma Wolfe Executive Editor After five rounds of intense competition, the the tenth annual MARS Apprentice competition ended on Tuesday, March 5 with the win of Team Vector.

Commerce students Maya Baluschak, Paulina Fuduric, Sadra Kaffashian and Gabriel Cicchi, and Engineering Management student Nicole Fakhri will all score internship interviews with Canadian Tire Financial Services, which sponsored the final boardroom and was the subject of the last challenge: design an app and eWallet marketing strategy for Canadian Tire.

To celebrate the end of the strenuous competition, money - of the Canadian Tire variety - rained from the sky. @jemma_wolfe

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CANADIAN CAMPUS NEWS Rachel Faber Assistant News Editor uOttawa’s hockey team suspended over sexual assault

Social work students and prison inmates learn together

Renison to build English Language department complex

UBC makes changes to current varsity sports teams

OCAD hosts SheEO program to support female entrepreneurs

The entire University of Ottawa’s men’s hockey team has been suspended due to alleged sexual assault charges. A third party informed the senior management of Sports Services about the issue on February 24, creating concern that sparked a review by the University. The assault, which occurred at the end of January, will be among other matters that are currently under review. Just a few days before this incident was reported, some student politicians resigned as well. These resignations were over a sexually explicit Facebook conversation regarding the president of the Student Federation.

At Wilfred Laurier University a program called “Inside Out” is being offered to Social Work students. This program involves students and prison inmates working together in a communal learning environment. The actual classes take place inside the prison, with about half the class consisting of inmates. The program was initiated in Pennsylvania in 1997, is that people from outside and inside prison meet to study social issues and efforts to building a better community. The program is proving to be a success, due in part to funding received from the Lyle S Hallman Foundation last year.

Renison University College, part of WLU plans to expand into a new complex that will include a student lounge, a meeting room, eight classrooms, an event space, and 15 faculty office spaces. The purpose of the expansion is to include an English Language Centre for the college. In preparation for co-op and post-graduation jobs, the demand for English courses has risen. Last year, the English Language department taught over 1,000 undergraduate and graduate students. This expansion intends to facilitate this increasing need.

The project should be completed

by December 2014 and in use by the January 2014 winter term.

The University of British Columbia recently conducted a sixmonth review of its sports teams.

The results have been revealed and include cuts to the women’s softball program and four ski teams have been reduced to competitive clubs. Of the 29 previous varsity teams, 24 remain and fall into three categories based on how ready they are to excel or if they need more development.

A total of $4.8-million has been raised by community supporters for various varsity teams including swimming, volleyball, basketball and football. These changes are expected to fully take place by September 2015.

Ontario College of Art and Design is hosting an intensive four-day program called SheEO that sets up established female entrepreneurs to support young female entrepreneurs through providing seed money, guidance, and mentorship. Participants from outside the University are also welcome to join the program, though most will be students.

This program started in 2013 and shows promise for women-lead ventures and startup businesses.

Investors have contributed a pool of $50,000 which will go to 10 up-and-comers at the end of the program.

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INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY

Concerning campus culture Troubling revelations on sexual violence from Canadian campuses reinforce the need for International Women’s Day

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It hasn’t been a good week for the University of Ottawa. In quick succession, the varsity hockey team was suspended for some members allegedly sexual assaulting someone in Thunder Bay during a tournament, and the president of the students union went public with threats of sexual violence directed at her in a Facebook conversation. It comes as no coincidence to me that this is occuring so close to International Women’s Day. I’m not usually one for arbitrarily chosen, singular days to address a

social issue. Shouldn’t people be sensitive to women’s issues (or black history, LBGTQ+ pride, etc.) all the time, not just during one limited span of hours or days?

But while it will never be enough, at least it’s a platform for sparking conversations; conversations, in the light of Canadian campus rape culture, clearly need to be started.

University of Ottawa joins the ranks of Saint Mary’s University, University of British Columbia, and our very own McMaster as schools who have had incidents relating to a broad culture of sexual violence on campus during this 2013-14 academic year.

Whether this has been a particularly violent year or if this is just the year that people are speaking out about what’s going on is impossible to separate out; a mix of both is perhaps most accurate. Whatever the case, and whatever your opinion on the various universities’ oft-criticized sanctions, it’s certainly something to reflect on this Saturday as we celebrate International Women’s Day. @jemma_wolfe

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Tina Todaro The Dialog TORONTO (CUP) — Students, youth and labour activists in Ontario came together and formed Students Against Unpaid Internship Scams (SAUIS) to campaign on issues surrounding current laws around unpaid internships.

As the youth unemployment rate fluctuated between 16 and 17 percent in 2013, unpaid internships are increasing an estimated 100,000 each year according to SAUIS pre-budget submission “Taking Action on Unpaid Internships.”

“Over the long term, I think that the system as a whole doesn’t work well,” said Josh Mandryk, media contact and SAUIS organizer. “They need to introduce measures to properly enforce the law.”

SAUIS held a rally on Feb. 26 outside St. Paul’s church on in Toronto, where the Minister of Finance Charles Sousa was holding a pre-budget consultation, calling on the government to take action on unpaid internships.

During the rally, Mandryk and Ella Henry met with Sousa to

discuss the group’s concerns.

“It was freezing outside, but it was still a good turnout of people,” said Katherine Lapointe, Canada program co-ordinator for the Communications Workers of America (CWA Canada) who was present at the rally.

Since the launch of the campaign, 1,000 Ontarians have signed a petition calling on the government to take action.

In Nov. 2013, in response to a question asked by Scarborough Guildwood MPP Mitzie Hunter regarding whether unpaid internships were legal in Ontario, Minister of Labour Yasir Naqvi said, “In Ontario it doesn’t matter what your job title or position is, if you work for someone you are covered by the Employment Standards Act, there is no such thing as unpaid internships.”

Jonathan Rose, Naqvi’s communications director, said under the Employment Standards Act (ESA) there is indeed no category for “unpaid internships.” If you are working in Ontario you are entitled to at least minimum wage.

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Formula Hybrid gear up for Dartmouth A team of McMaster students is building a car for a presitigious competion in New Hampshire Last year’s car at the New Hampshire track with the bevy of awards it won

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These McMaster students are devoting all their waking hours not spent in class either at their shop or turning over problems At one point or another, most they’re working on in their heads. people fantasize about being But rather than detracting from a racecar driver. For some, it their studies, Lanoue said it has may have come while watching only served to help them with Formula 1 early in the morning. their schoolwork.

Others may have dangerously “While we do spend a lot of felt the urge while out with their time working on the car — somedriving instructor, who gripped times more than 40 hours a week his seat with white knuckles as — a lot of what we do is directly they sped through a turn at a busy related to our courses and often intersection. more advanced therefore we are The McMaster Formula not losing as much study time as Hybrid team is a student-run you’d think,” said Lanoue. organization full of people with William Long, Senior Engithe desire to actually engineer neer and Program Manager, said and design such a car. Composed that the fact the team does not primarily of Mechanical and receive funding puts them in a Electrical Engineering students, different boat than projects like the team has been in operation in McMaster Solar Car which gets a some form or another since the portion of student fees each year.

1980s and has been making waves “Only those on campus really since they switched their focus know what the Solar Car is and to producing a hybrid vehicle in they haven’t competed since 2009.

2011.

A big problem is that people feel The team boasts over 100 that all this money is going to members who are interspersed these student clubs and no one into a variety of factions — Chasis actually doing anything with sis, Suspension, Brakes and Pedal it, so we want to show that we’re Tray, Powertrain, High Voltage, winning awards and representing Low Voltage, Safety and Business the McMaster brand everywhere — each with their own specific we go, and we’re doing it in a way concerns. Due to the complex where none of it is paid. It’s all exnature of the work being done, tracurricular members are stuff for our required to be own gratifispecialized in a cation and certain area. education,” Nobody’s going to sit Since 2012, the team has down for the amount of time said Long.

Long been entering that we do and work on this added that into a compething without a passion for it. the Redsuit tition staged songbook

by Dartmouth Zachary Lanoue, McMaster’s debacle forced in New HampFormula Hybrid Team the team to shire each year. pull the reigns The event is an back on a international crowdfundone and is open ing initiative in order to avoid to all schools (provided that they being swept under the rug with can round up the registration the claims being levied against fee) and typically draws some of the group. He went to lengths to the brightest young minds in the stress the different values that the industry.

Formula Hybrid team upholds The hybrid category is billed saying that the Redsuits are as the most challenging on the concerned mainly with outreach, event’s website due to the strinwhile they are focussed on maingent demands it makes on comtaining a high level of engineerpetitor’s time, leaving them little ing. The crowdfunding campaign opportunity for other activities. is now active and can be reached McMaster placed third behind through indiegogo.com. only Yale and Lawrence TechnoLanoue was quick to chime logical University in the hybrid in on the team’s motives saying, division last year.

“Nobody’s going to sit down for As a result of the intensive the amount of time that we do nature of the work being done, and work on this thing without a Suspension Captain Barry Mason passion for it.” says the team is only filled with Although a good deal of the the most dedicated of students team is made up of mechanical with the slackers weeding themand electrical engineers, Long selves out. said that they’ve been happy Speaking as someone who to see more members of other normally logs 35-40 hours on the faculties making contributions to project every week, he said that the team. you get out what you put in.

“We have students from BusiCaptain of both Aerodynamness, Commerce, Health science, ics and Business Administration multimedia and B-Tech involved.

Zachary Lanoue, compounded Part of our focus has been to open that point, noting that the time up the table to everyone across you thought you didn’t have will campus because different people manifest itself if you really love have different things they can doing it.

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bring to the table,” he said.

Those students are helping to add another dimension to the team, giving them a competitive edge over others. The multifaceted nature of the competition, which also entails a designing a business case for the car, means that their input is invaluable.

“Where the business students come in handy is in developing that case in which they prove to a group of investors that they would be able to market and sell this car.

They’re adept at looking through financials, doing market research, as well as managing the team,” said Lanoue.

Long also said that they are welcome to adding more female members to their ranks in addition to the three already on the team: Megan Wood, Talyssa Ferrer and Basia Kowolaska.

Wood has wanted to work on cars since she took an auto-shop class in high school and said, “I don’t have enough good things to say about the team and everyone on it. Joining it has definitely helped make my first year at Mac a memorable one.”

The team is in the midst of a heavy building stage ahead of the competition, which is set to take place from April 28 to May 1.

The car itself is 1/4 the size of a regular Formula 1 car, but it is nothing to be trifled with.

It is slated to tip the scales at approximately 475 pounds when completed. To achieve such a light vehicle, carbon fibre parts are being used to construct the chassis and all aerodynamic devices. It will be able to accelerate from 0 to 100 kilometres an hour in three seconds flat, with its top speed being 150 km/h (it’s limited by their gearing ratio). As its name implies, the car will run on a hybrid power-train with the front wheels each being powered by an in hub 15 KW electric motor and the rear wheels being powered by a 250cc KTM SXF. As a result of the work they’ve been putting in, the team cleaned up at last year’s competition, winning a total of four awards. Their success hasn’t necessarily made getting monetary sponsorships in Canada any easier, but having the pedigree they’ve acquired has given them more confidence when negotiating with their current sponsors who can see that their investment is being put to good use.

This year, the team has high hopes and regards themselves as major contenders. @tomimilos

Last year’s team at the competition, where they came third behind Yale and Lawrence Collegiate College in the hybrid category

70-75 HP All wheel drive BEN BARRETT-FORREST / MULTIMEDIA EDITOR

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A7 Two states, one land, zero agreement.

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Editor Kacper Niburski Email opinions@thesil.ca @theSilhouette Phone 905.525.9140 x27117

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Editorial Cartoon

A hero’s send-off

Everything will be okay

Kacper Niburski / Opinions Editor Andrew Terefenko / Production Editor Karen Wang / Graphics Editor

1 cent cheque to soldier Justin Stark not how I will remember him Kacper Niburski Opinions Editor I lived beside Justin Stark for ten years.

You may not know him. You may have read about him in the newspaper recently. Either way, I want you to meet him as I did: the awkward boy who tried to stay outside as long as possible with his shoes worn from skateboarding, his tattered blue jeans contrasted against the yellow, summer sun, and his crooked smile that was there beaming for anyone who cared to look.

He was my sister’s age, and he made sure to remind me of this fact each day when we hung out. “How’s your sister doing,” he’d nudge. I’d ask him to show me how to do a kickflip instead. He’d laugh, skate into the middle of the street with the sun on his back, lift off the ground higher and then higher yet, and just as it seemed like it could not get any more impressive, he’d kick the board. It’d spin. He’d land. And he’d skate on, shrug, then say, “Just like that.”

He was the fastest kid on the street, though he didn’t brag about it.

Instead he’d run ahead, wait until we caught up, and told us that he was sorry for being so fast. He’d stay with us next time. He promised as much.

He wasn’t allowed to play Pokémon. His parents didn’t let him at the time. So we planned an elaborate drop off. He let me in his backyard. I dropped my Pokémon Red in a sandbox. He pretended to fall just where I had dropped it. And then, I didn’t see him for two weeks. He came back and said he beat the game. I asked if he liked it. He said that he felt too guilty to do so. But then he grinned, “Then I caught Lapras.”

When my brother broke his arm, Justin Stark looked at it with weary eyes. He lifted his long sleeve and showed his own scar. “Look,” he said, “It’ll be okay. Everything will be okay.”

And it was for a while. Childhood was steeped in sunlight and he was there with us throughout it all – the Hamiltonian boys exploring, skateboarding, and playing Pokémon.

But even the fastest kid has to grow up one day, and for Justin, this happened more rapidly than his feet could find footing. The same happened to me. We aged, we developed, and we became men fighting an army of pimples, braces, awkward first kisses, and high school.

But it was okay. Everything would be okay.

We went to different schools. He started skateboarding less. I didn’t see him outside. Only when winter came did I see him shoveling. I asked if he needed help. He didn’t.

But it was okay. Everything would be okay.

Then he moved, and I heard that everything wasn’t okay anymore – he had enlisted in the Canadian Army and was serving a seven-month tour in Afghanistan. When my mother told me, I thought back to all the times we played with guns, and prayed that it was practice enough.

But even if it wasn’t, and Justin was fighting a battle I’m sure he never asked to be in, and I was growing, and I was starting to shave, and my skateboard was collecting dust, and so was his, it was okay. Everything would be okay.

He came back sometime in between. Posttraumatic stress disorder eroded him. And then, just as I was probably entrenched in some stupid university assignment in my room surrounded by childhood pictures and trophies, he killed himself.

It happened October in 2011. Months of tribunals followed. The army spent two years trying to determine if the suicide was work related.

And as of yesterday, a decision was reached in the form of a release pay: Justin Stark was awarded one cent for servicing his country.

I’m not going to argue it’s an insult. I’m not even going to point fingers. On either front, I don’t want a randomized computer system or a governmental employee’s mismanagement or an incredibly asinine veteran policy to be Justin’s legacy. He is not an apology by National Defence Minister Rob Nicholson either.

Instead I want you to remember Justin as I do. Though I cannot describe him fully – I have already failed in that attempt – I want you to imagine his lanky fingers mashing against a Gameboy, his spiked hair lightening in the summer rays, and his laughter – an awkward, hesitant hiccup that was too few and far in between – filling the airways.

That way, though it will never bring Justin back, you’ll think as I do and you’ll try to ensure that such an atrocity never happens again to a family.

And if this peace is found, and the bureaucracy is fixed, and mental health is taken seriously, maybe everything will be okay one day. Justin would tell me as much. I’m sure he would smile while saying the words.

Young people need to vote Students need to become the voice of their generation, and the polls are the place to start Aaron Doucet The Silhouette In the 2011 Canadian federal election, the age group of 18-24 year old students came in with the lowest voter turnout rate. This age group only had 38.8 percent voter turnout. This statistic is downright embarrassing for these Canadians. University students along with other young adults should be lining up at the polling stations to get their voices heard.

This is the mindset all Canadians should have. They should want to play an active role in this democratic and free country. This age category specifically is filled with university students, college students, even high school students as well as recent high school graduates who entered directly into the workforce. All of these different demographics of young voters are important for the country’s economy, making them an important asset to the government. The age group of 18-24 are some of the most indirectly and directly affected citizens through government action plans and legislature. That being said, why don’t they care enough to go to the polling station? Shouldn’t everyone want to have influence in what is being done at the parliamentary level?

In the recent Federal budget there were many key points that affect young citizens, from fostering job creation, innovation and trade, as well as the government battling youth unemployment.

These are many ways the government directly affects the 18-24 demographic, yet young people don’t care. Toronto’s mayor is

smoking crack, the Ontario budget deficit is through the roof, yet young people still don’t care. But that video of Rob Ford running into a camera has how many likes on Facebook? The youth’s ideology of politics is inane: on Facebook everyone bashes the current senate that is filled with scandal, and then they glorify Rob Ford, who recently went on Jimmy Kimmel Live, yet they still don’t vote.

One of the biggest reasons found proving a lack of voter turnout rate (regardless of the age category) is insufficient education and knowledge levels.

Coming from a generation who lives on the computer, and never leaves home without their phone, shouldn’t we be the most educated on day-to-day news?

Seemingly, they should be the most educated on these topics because these Canadians are the ones in the classrooms, spending their days at the libraries. Therefore a Canadian university student has no excuse on not being knowledgeable on the elections, and the candidates running for the positions.

It is a day-to-day battle for the federal government to gain interest across all age demographics in a free nation like Canada. To gather up excitement for an election is not an easy task. In the last federal election young voters saw an increase in voter turnout rate through the movement behind Jack Layton of the NDP. It seems to be apparent that youth need to be voting for a personable leader rather than for the political party filled with traditional old white guys. Justin Trudeau seems to be gaining speed with the oncoming

election.

There are many opposing arguments to why Canadians don’t vote. Ontario residents saw this through the option for political reform in the 2007 provincial referendum. The option given to the people was for electoral reform on which system Ontario should use to elect members to the provincial legislature.

At the time, and still to this day Ontario uses a first past the post system, which is based on the election results of individual electoral ridings. The proposed change was to institute a mixed member proportional electoral system. 63 percent of Ontario residents voted to keep it the same way, and only 37 percent voted to change it. This proves that it is not the electoral system that is the reason for lack of political participation.

The overall federal government voter turnout rate has been in steady decline since 1984 where it hit 75 percent, which is minus a few exceptions until 2011 where it came in at 61 percent. Therefore it is pivotal for the overall outcome of Canada that university students need to start caring about the election process. These students will be around for on average the next 60 plus years. Which could translate into 12 federal elections or more. If they don’t care to vote, that is a lot of wasted political freedom. The prime minister and elected members of parliament control how the country is run, don’t you want a say in it?

FEEDBACK Compiled by Kacper Niburski & Eliza Pope

Is Rob Ford a good mayor?

“Even if he’s done beneficial things, he needs to fix his public image.”

Nicole McDermott, Humanites I

“I’m not sure, but I do know that he needs to stop.”

Gaby Lechner, Social Sciences I

“He seems dedicated to T. O., but the allegations of drugs changes that perspective.”

Adam Chiaravalle, Humanities I

“I think he is a good person, but his celebrity status makes him a bad mayor.”

Daniel Eddy, Engineering I

“No; admittance to drugs and debauchery is poor form for a political career.”

Melissa Skudra, Classics II

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Creative freedom limits creativity

OPINIONS

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Lights, camera, information Aesthetics offers little in way of actual information, and the media should not indulge in their use

SILHOUETTE FILE PHOTO

Nicole Vasarevic The Silhouette BAHAR ORANG / ANDY EDITOR

Sophia Topper Staff Reporter Calculus class tends to involve more rational expressions than artistic ones. Then again, once math started involving more letters than numbers, maybe I shouldn’t have been surprised to find myself searching for other ways to pass time in grade 12 calc. Perhaps it was the transcendental caffeination I underwent before the 8:05 class, or the inspiring topography of my teacher’s ancient face, or just the result of boredom and a nice pen, but as we approached the end of limits, I began drawing instead of deriving.

Before I start to sound too artsy, I should admit that I’m not very good. Perhaps that was a good thing – should Mr. C peer over and see that I was obsessively scrawling his ear, rather that some theorem, I doubt he could have determined what it was. Yet that was what made it such a delightful creative exercise, I was expressing for the sake of creation, not consumption.

Since arriving at Mac, I’ve stopped engaging in these personal acts of creation. Perhaps it just isn’t a priority, or my classes are simply too complex to while time away but I think that rather than have too few creative outlets, I have too many. If I want to write, there are endless places to be published (hello!), if I want to draw, there’s nothing preventing me from picking up a pen and doing it—no prof will halt a lecture to stop me from doodling.

But that’s the issue: there’s no secrecy, no silent thrill of stolen moments, just a pressing self-con-

sciousness. It feels silly to actually set aside time to sit down and draw - it’s too deliberate. Before, I had an excuse to be bad; of course portraits come out wonky when the subject keeps moving; of course sketches won’t be perfect squeezed between equations.

When I gained the freedom to create, I lost the freedom to fail. This seems like an absurd complaint, that it is too easy to do the things I enjoy, but the issue is really that I am too diffident to enjoy the things I do not find easy.

Earlier I said I was not an artist because I will not claim this part of myself without a disclaimer; I need to dash everyone’s expectations so that I can create my own.

For some reason self-expression can come with a bizarre pretention, as if suddenly everyone will pounce and ask just who you think you are.

Of course, sometimes that self-consciousness disappears.

Sometimes it is overcome with confidence, sometimes just giving up. For me, it came with the realization that I was sitting in another calc class at 1:30 p.m. in pyjamas and sandals, bearing witness to a boring proof. I realized that if no one had noticed my mismatched socks and Birkenstocks, then they’d probably ignore a few pen scratches to soothe my itchy fingers. I had the surprisingly glorious revelation that no one cared.

I had held the irrational fear that someone walk up, squint at my scribbles, and ask that fearsome question, “Who do you think you are?”, when really, the only person asking was myself.

Every time I turn on my television, my screen seems to be bombarded with images of ruins, blood and burning furniture being used as barricades. We’re into the third year of protest for Egypt and a second year for Ukraine, just to name two countries facing such turmoil. Citizens all over the world are taking up arms against the very states that should be protecting them, but what is the media, a medium of communication with such great power doing to help stop such violence?

Living in a country whose history has little experience with deadly protest, we often cannot relate to the men and women covered in ash and blood we see on our televisions. We have no understanding as to what would force a schoolteacher, university student or dentist to leave their comfortable lives to hurl homemade firebombs over makeshift barricades at their government.

The media is not doing its part to help relate the rest of the world to the individuals in these situations. The public needs to be informed as to why these events are happening, rather than just being shown that they are happening.

Ask a passerby if they know about the protests happening around the world and they will most likely say yes. With Facebook posts and newspaper headlines stating gruesome facts such as, “Three children dead in Thailand protests,” it’s hard to avoid.

Then ask them why these protests are happening; most will draw to a blank. The media is focusing more on the esthetically catching aspects of these protests around the world, rather than informing the public as to why these things are happening. As outside observers, the only way in which we can help is by knowing why such circumstances have resulted in the first place. Knowledge is in fact power.

Students in San Cristobal, Venezuela started protesting at the beginning of February. Less than a month later protests have spread across the country leaving more than a dozen dead and more than 500 arrested. Venezuela is now on the brink of a civil war.

This was the basis of the first five articles I read when looking up “Venezuela protests”. No mention of why anywhere. The reasons I finally found in the sixth article I read. Citizens are protesting for higher security, against basic food shortages and the record inflation. This should

be the headline, the first sentence of an article. Inform and action will follow.

The visuals and hard facts are just as important, however are incomplete as attempts to influence the rest of the world to step in.

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“The media is focusing more on the esthetically catching aspects of these protests around the world, rather than informing the public as to why these things are happening”

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Middle East middle ground

JOY SANTIAGO / THE JOY SILHOUETTE SANTIAGO / THE SILHOUETTE KAREN WANG / GRAPHICS KAREN WANG EDITOR / GRAPHICS EDITOR

Fairmindedness in the conflict is delusional Support of Israel is indirectly support of oppression Waleed Ahmed The Silhouette In a recent book attacking academics that support Palestinian human rights, Professor Alan Dershowitz writes, “Many supporters of Israel – and I count myself among them – care deeply about the Palestinian people. I am pro-Israel and pro-Palestine. I want to see a vibrant, democratic, economically viable, peaceful Palestinian state…”

‘What a fair-minded guy’, I naively thought to myself back then. Little did I know that this deceptive mantra has long been deployed by apologists for Israel and sympathizers of its war crimes. It represents accurately Israel’s long standing two-faced propaganda tactic: pretend to be an advocate for peace to the Western world while continuing the unending oppression of the Palestinian people.

Knowingly or naively, many are inclined to adopt this flawed dogma because, on the outset, it appears as a fair stance to the uninformed. The major flaw in this idea of being pro-Israel and pro-Palestine is the following: it ignores that Palestinians have been living under Israel’s brutal military occupation since 1967.

Approaching its 50th anniversary, the occupation is the longest and one of the bloodiest in modern history. Israel continues to usurp Palestinian land to build colonies for the exclusive use of its Jewish population; barring Arabs access to their own land. It continues to implement draconian apartheid laws on these occupied people to maintain absolute domination.

The military check-points, the Separation Wall, apartheid roads, permit systems – the list of injustices is never ending.

Israel’s intention to control Palestinian territory is no secret, as highlighted in the Drobles Plan which was adopted by Israel’s

cabinet. It states: “there must not be the slightest doubt regarding our intention to hold the areas of Judea and Samaria (i.e. the West Bank) forever… State and uncultivated land should be seized immediately for the purpose of settlement in the areas located among and around the population centers with the aim of preventing as much as possible the establishment of another Arab state in these territories.”

As is evident by the shrinking map of the Palestinian territories, the Drobles Plan has been implemented to a tee - all the while Israel has been pretending to negotiate a ‘peace processes’ for two decades now. Former deputy mayor of Jerusalem, Meron Benvenisti, observed that, “It goes without saying that ‘cooperation’ based on the current power relationship is no more than permanent Israeli domination in disguise, and that Palestinian self-rule is merely a euphemism for Bantustanization [i.e. dividing land based on race].”

Israel’s continued air, land and sea blockade of Gaza has made this Palestinian strip inhospitable. The UN declared that if the current siege continues, Gaza will be unlivable by 2020 – that’s only 6 years away. Sewage treatment plants are broken down and can’t be repaired due to the blockade; untreated sewage now pollutes the Mediterranean. This has rendered 90 percent of water there undrinkable. The Israeli army regularly conducts raids to destroy agricultural produce in order to squash any nutritious growth. Fishermen are shot at for fishing in the ‘wrong places’; same goes for the farmers. Students are barred from studying because their schools have been shelled; winners of scholarships abroad are denied leaving the occupied territory. This is some of what is happening in Gaza; the injustices in the West Bank haven’t even

been mentioned here.

In the face of such brutality, how can one pretend to keep silent about the perpetrator of these atrocities? How is one expected to stay ‘respectful’ and not express outrage? The path of co-operation and dialogue can happen when two parties are on some sort of equal footing. However, in a conflict where one side is armed with the military and financial arsenal of the world’s superpower, it becomes a moral obligation to support the oppressed.

So it comes down to the following: you can delude yourself into thinking you are being fair-minded by arguing for both sides of the conflict; or you can join the global movement to put pressure on Israel to end its occupation of the Palestinian territories and comply with international law. The choice is yours.

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“Israel’s long standing two-faced propaganda tactic [is to] pretend to be an advocate for peace to the Western world while continuing the unending oppression of the Palestinian people.”

Pro-Israel, Pro-Palestine, Pro-Peace Alon Coret, Erin Dessau, Yardena Winegust McMaster Israel on Campus It is easy to look at a complex political issue and see two opposing sides, and to think of their goals as conflicting. In the case of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, this seems to be the case. However, a closer look reveals that both parties have a common goal: change.

To be sure, the current situation in the region is complicated. Countless lives, on both sides, have been lost or ruined due to the conflict. But this does not mean that a fair and peaceful solution is not within reach. When McMaster Israel on Campus thinks about the future, we see a free and democratic Palestinian state, living side-byside in peace and security with Israel. We see families thriving in both countries, without the fear that their homes or dreams will be destroyed at any moment. We envision Israelis and Palestinians working side-by-side, trading, and getting to know each other’s cultures.

While we look forward to the day that Israelis and Palestinians will be able to live in peace and security, we also know that there is important work to be done here on our campus. In addition to celebrating Israeli culture and innovation, McMaster Israel on Campus strives to present balance and moderation in a sphere of rhetoric that too often demonizes and delegitimizes that State of Israel. Especially at this time of year, we are reminded of the importance of this work.

Anti-Israel rhetoric creates a barrier to the discussion of important issues in a respectful, honest, and academic manner.

Campaigns that seek to isolate supporters of the Jewish homeland are counterproductive. They encourage discrimination and hatred of the “other,” adding noth-

ing to constructive discussion or relationship building. We look forward to the day when those unfounded accusations will not stand in the way of partnership and mutual understanding based on shared values.

McMaster Israel on Campus is pro-Israel, pro-Palestine and pro-Peace. We are ready to celebrate the creation of a Palestinian state, created through negotiation, and living alongside a free and democratic Israel. Until that day comes, however, we have a choice.

We can either participate in attempts to antagonize, demonize and spew clichés back-and-forth, or we can hold ourselves to a more intellectually honest and productive standard. From our perspective, the choice is clear.

Will you join us in this effort?

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“We see a free and democratic Palestinian state, living side-by-side in peace and security with Israel.”

ATTENTION UNDERGRADUATES

MSU CONSTITUTIONAL

AMENDMENTS The following changes have been proposed to the Constitution of the McMaster Students Union. The amendments will be put to a vote of all undergraduate members of the McMaster Students Union (MSU) in January 2015. Please read over the changes carefully and participate in the vote when it is called.

The changes will be discussed at the SRA meeeting on March 30, 2014.

MSU CONSTITUTION III

MEMBERSHIP 2. Duties

A. All full time undergraduate students shall be members.

The SRA shall: a) Be the policy making body of the MSU. b) Appoint all Standing Committees. c) Appoint such special committees, as it deems necessary. d) Elect annually from the membership of the MSU, the Vice-Presidents of the MSU. e) Elect annually from the membership of the MSU by two-thirds (2/3) affirmative vote of the SRA members present, the Speaker of the MSU. f) Appoint the Secretary of the MSU on an annual basis. g) Place restrictions on the functions of the Executive Board during the summer period.

B. Honorary membership may be granted to individuals by the Student Representative Assembly (SRA); these honorary members shall not have voting rights at any meeting of an MSU governing body.

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ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE A.

GENERAL ASSEMBLY 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

B.

Membership of the General Assembly shall include A. and B. of Article III. A meeting of the General Assembly shall be called by the Secretary of the MSU within thirty (30) days on resolution of the SRA; or in receipt of a petition of two percent (2%) of the MSU membership; or at the call of the President.

All resolutions passed at a meeting of the General Assembly are binding on the SRA. Three percent (3%) of the membership of the MSU, or two hundred and fifty (250) members, whichever is higher will constitute quorum for a meeting of the General Assembly, provided that public notice of the meeting is given ten (10) school days in advance. Failing ten (10) school days public notice, ten percent (10%) of the membership of the MSU will constitute quorum.

At least one (1) General Assembly meeting of the MSU shall be held per academic year.

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The President and the academic division representatives shall be elected by March 15 of each year, and shall hold office:

Membership a) The SRA shall consist of not less than twenty-five (25) and not more than thirty-five (35) There shall be a Student Representative Assembly (SRA) composed of the following elected members of the MSU: i. The President and Vice-Presidents of the MSU. i ii. The academic division representatives. b) The number of academic division representatives on the SRA shall be limited to the following conditions: i. Each academic division on the SRA shall automatically have one (1) representative, and additional representatives shall be allocated among the academic divisions as set out in a bylaw approved by the SRA. ii. There shall be not less than fifteen (15) and not more than twenty-five (25) additional representatives. b) c) All academic divisions on the SRA, as well as the procedures for adding or removing academic divisions on the SRA, shall be defined in a bylaw approved by the SRA. The membership of the MSU for purposes of representation on the SRA shall be divided according to the University’s academic divisions. c) d) Any vacancy occurring in the SRA shall be filled from the appropriate relevant division through a byelection to be initiated within fifteen (15) school days of the seat being declared vacant, pursuant to a byelection schedule set out in a bylaw approved by the SRA. The membership of the MSU for purposes of representation on the SRA shall be divided according to the University’s academic divisions. d) e) Upon receipt of the written resignation of a VicePresident, the SRA shall fill the vacancy from the membership of the MSU at its next meeting no sooner than one week after notice has been published in The Silhouette.

A.

The President shall be elected by and from the full MSU membership annually and shall hold office from May 1 for twelve (12) months.

B.

The academic division representatives of the SRA shall be elected by and from their relevant constituencies annually and shall hold office from April 1 for twelve (12) months.

B. C. The relevant constituency for an academic division representative shall be the MSU members registered in the respective academic division.

STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE ASSEMBLY (SRA) 1.

ANNUAL ELECTIONS

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BYLAWS A. Bylaws may be adopted or amended by a majority vote of all members of the entire SRA, including vacancies, pending ten (10) days prior written notice of the specific bylaw change to the SRA. B.

All interpretations of the Constitution made must be in accordance with the bylaws in force at the time the interpretation is made.

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A burnout and a tire

OPINIONS

Facebook Rec-nominations don’t have to be stressful Hannah Loo The Silhouette

KAREN WANG / GRAPHICS EDITOR

Kacper Niburski Opinions Editor One second you’re driving with the radio humming and your fingers tap-dancing to the tune. The next – boom, blam, kapow – and you’re under the car wondering where the hell everything went wrong.

The tire has blown. It’s torn to shreds. Your hands shake in the cold as you run your fingers through the backside, trying to find the puncture. You wonder if you might have hit a small army of children with swords. That, or a cat with titanium for claws.

And skeleton. And everything else.

“Don’t worry,” you tell yourself while your breath gives evidence of your life. It barely escapes your lips. “You’re in university. You can do this.

Didn’t you solve that di-2-pyridyl carbonate synthesis question on your CHEM BIO 3OA3 exam?

Didn’t you tread through that mountain of a 5000-word essay from scratch the night before it was due? Aren’t you writing those Daily Doses for 0” You laugh, remembering all you have done over these four

years, and you open the back of the car with a smile. You can do this. You’re a machine. You’re a monster. And you can do anything because you have done everything.

Time passes, grease drips, metal clinks, and somehow the car jack has wrapped itself around your leg. You fling your feet around, trying to lose this metal contraption. Meanwhile, ice bites your bare back. Snow tickles your exposed fingers. And your mittens are scattered on the sidewalk like bloodied battle gear.

The laughter has long since past, and what remains is a short, concentrated breath. In then out.

Out then in. You look into your heart, bounce around in your mind, and try to move slowly, carefully outward from there.

A single phrase enters your mind as affirmation: You can do this.

But all of a sudden – maybe it’s the fumbling with the tools or the squeak of the spare or the cold nipping you hungrily – you start thinking that’s the problem exactly. You don’t know what this is.

So instead you place the jack

too far on the front side, and the car titters and totters. You unscrew the bolts, losing one to sewer. You turn right instead of left to loosen. You turn left instead of right to tighten. You lug the tire around. You lug the spare around. You dirty your clothes.

The jack slips. The car falls. And you start again, this time remembering, admitting, and having no other choice but recognizing that you, the fourth year in university, have no idea what you’re doing.

Four years have passed, and this is what you have to show for: a few bits of torn rubber, black stained hands, and a sloppy job for a tire transfer. You wonder what it all means, and you ask yourself if you failed the education system or did it fail you.

But then you look to your fingers and see that some of the grease still hasn’t washed out. So you scrub, and scrub, and scrub again. The day wears on. Class begins somewhere in between.

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In your Facebook status, list 12 albums that have stayed with you over the years, and that mean something to you personally.

Then tag some friends to pass on the trend. Sounds easy enough right? There is actually more involved to this simple request than one may think.

These new trends of nominations have taken over Facebook for the past couple of weeks now. It all started with the outrageous “neknominations”, in which people videotaped themselves shamelessly consuming alcohol, passing it along to their friends as a challenge.

Thankfully this form of nominations slowly transitioned into another more productive form “feed the deed”, where people instead filmed themselves doing a good deed. Somewhere along the way, the nomination trend has landed to where we are now, which some may call “recnoms” or “album nominations”.

As stated in the beginning of the article, this form of nomination requires Facebook users to list 12 albums that have some sort of sentimental meaning to them. This is a more expressive form where Facebook users can share their personal taste in music. It seems like an easy task to complete, but in reality is actually quite difficult. Just like in the neknomination videos, viewers constantly judged participators by their actions and choices. Having participators openly know that they are being judged based on their music creates a sense of fear as well as stereotypical issues.

Different genres of music all have their own titles, which includes a huge variety of country, indie, r&b, hip hop/ rap, EDM/house, classical, and so on. These genres of music are usually categorized and affiliated with different social groups based on stereotypes. We have all thought of these stereotypes in our heads and linked music choices to certain social groups.

Some commonly heard categories include “Hipsters” who are

identified with listening to indie rock or obscure alternative music, the “Mainstream” who typically listen to Top 40 or whatever is played on the radio repeatedly, or even the “Partiers or clubbers” who blast their EDM or house trap music. These are only a few common associations that are not written in stone.

The fear that is brought upon participators with listing their choice of 12 albums is simply which social group they will be affiliated with based on their choices. No one wants to be associated with a social group that they don’t feel a part of.

Some people do not experience fear, but see this as an opportunity to try and label themselves as part of a social group that they want to be associated with. This is starting to become problematic since even though music is meant to be expressive, it should not necessarily be expressive of ones social status.

So instead of worrying about everyone judging you based on your personal preferences, remember to be true to yourself.

Music is a representation of you, not your social group. The daunting task of your Facebook nomination really can be just as easy as the instructions sound.

Or you could just forget the whole thing all together by not posting anything, and you can enjoy your own music without sharing it with the rest of your online world.

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“So instead of worrying about everyone judging you based on your personal preferences, remember to be true to yourself.”

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THURSDAY MARCH 6, 2013

HAMILTON SPECULATOR THE

SOLVING THE GLOBAL SERIOUSIT Y CRISIS SINCE 1934

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Hamilton man runs for mayor, wins, pulls out after realizing what city he has to run A2

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Rob Ford to appear on Sesame Street, as Oscar’s house A4

‘Humans’ of Hamilton

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The steel city is more than the sum of its stabbings, scandals and smells - there are real people here, getting real tired of your shit.

“How did you know you were ready to be a father?”

“Oh, this k id isn’t mine, I found him in a Jackson Square bathroom.”

"Are you sure you should have taken it? His parents might have just been taking a leak."

“Finders, k eepers.”

“Does he have a name?”

“I just put ‘ Toilet Bowl’ on his form to collec t baby bonus cheques.”

“ What was your dream job as a child?”

“I always wanted to be a bouncer at Mar vin Gaye concer ts.”

"Why Mar vin Gaye?"

“Because he speaks to me in my dreams and tells me to do horrible things, but I k now it ’s all a test of faith.”

“Do you ever ac t on that dream advice?”

“Hey, nothing ventured, nothing gained.”

“ What ’s your favourite colour?”

“Blue, lik e your pint-sized virgin balls, dick nose.”

"Are you sure you should be speaking like that to an adult?"

“I t ’s alright to speak lik e that to a goddamn manchild. Go fuck yourself.”

“I’m going to go find your mother.” “ Well she won’t suck your needle dick for free, so you better break open that piggy bank .”

“ Why did you get that tattoo?” “ The only way to combat the marginalization of discriminated minorities is to become a reflec tion of the intolerant, as to shed light on the hypocrisy of ever yday people.”

"What about your other arm, with the burning Star of David?"

“Oh, that ’s because I don’t lik e Jews.”

Leo wins awards in a vivid dream Acclaimed actor wins slew of prestigious awards in night-long lucid dream - wakes up to sad, unfair reality TIBERIUS SLICK Best Speculator

For many, a series of award snubs might seem like a first-world problem, but to Leonardo DeCaprio, it is the final crux in his long spiral of self-destructive dreaming.

DeCaprio, after losing his fourth and no doubt equally crushing Oscar nomination to some shirtless pretty boy, has reportedly been sleeping in regularly, trapping himself in a fictional reality in which he does nothing but win. Every time.

“It’s just not healthy, you know? These actors have to suck it up and realize that you can’t win on merit alone, or even any merit whatsoever.

You only win if you grovel to to relics that run the

academy, and groveling is just not something Leo is capable of pretending to do convincingly,” said dream analyst John Clifton.

In the dream world DeCaprio has constructed for himself, Wolf of Wall Street has won every award it was nominated for, including the awards that a nomination would not really make sense for, like Best Foreign Film. It’s almost enough to make Leo question the world he has crafted for himself, but it seems he has become so delusional that even glaring flaws in the fabric of reason don’t cause him to question things around him.

“Life goes on, but for some, life begins and ends at the affirmation of others, and for Leonardo DeCaprio, life is over,” said Clifton.

Dream on, Leo.

WEATHER HIGH: MARIO KART REFERENCES LOW: PEOPLE WHO PICK D.K., BECAUSE THOSE PEOPLE ARE NO FRIENDS OF MINE. PICKING DONKEY KONG IS BASICALLY CHEATING.

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That sucks man, seriously. We don’t really have any way to help you, but just keep a postive outlook on this, and you’ll come out on the other side. I mean, at least you got laid, right? Life isn’t over just yet, so you can calm down. There are far worse sexually transmitted infections you can get, so consider yourself in the bottom ten at the very least. Don’t forget to do the public service of telling your friends which lady of the night didn’t reveal this information to you prior to coitus, so they don’t suffer the same fate. Hey, what are you doing Friday night anyways? Let me buy you a brew, because we got to stick together in times like these. Bros for life.

Disclaimer: The Hamilton Speculator is a work of satire and fiction and should not under any circumstances be taken seriously. Unless you’re into that sort of thing. Then do what you want. I’m not your dad.

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COMPLETING A ZERO WASTE CHALLENGE How McMaster’s inaccessible recycling system inspired LifeStyle Editor Amanda Watkins to ban garbage

Amanda Watkins LifeStyle Editor

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“Ontario [produced] 9.2 million tonnes of trash in one year, the highest of any province.”

It was a dark and bustling night in the McMaster University Student Centre when I first saw it happen. I was nonchalantly eating dinner, seated directly across what can only be called a three-panel garbage can, when I witnessed a most disturbing sight.

If you’re familiar with MUSC, you’ll know that the seating area has two charming garbage can centerpieces with four recycling bins, and one organic waste container, flanking its sides a mere three meter walk away from the trash bins. It’s a relatively easy to maneuver set-up with precautions in place to ensure accessibility for students of all abilities.

Sitting across from the generously sized waste bins, I watched as person after person walked to the garbage can and dumped paper, plastic and organic waste into trash bags.

Eventually the amount of boxes and bottles overtook the garbage cans and I watched in amazement as one girl attempted to balance a milk carton on top of a leaning tower of Teriyaki containers and pizza boxes.

While the less than a minute walk may seem doable in theory, many students appeared to be unwilling to trek over and put their food scraps in the green bin, and their paper containers and plastic bottles into the recycling bins. Instead, a countless number of recyclable containers were dumped into waste bins that feed directly to landfills.

It was just, so, sad. Recycling bins are not a foreign concept in most Canadian cities and campuses, yet when it came to separating and disposing of various types of waste, no one seemed willing to bother with the extra effort.

With some patience, thought and care, sorting your waste can and should be easy. In response to this neglect of recycling bins on campus, for the past two weeks I have been completing a “Zero Waste” challenge. The term, coined by the Recycling Council of British Columbia, involves solely producing waste that can be recycled, composted or reused.

The RCBC originally developed the idea as a campaign to promote the use of organic bins, but many environmentalists and activists have taken it one step further, making it a long-term commitment to produce no “garbage” whatsoever.

A 2010 Canadian Waste Management survey tracked the amount of garbage produced by each province, with Ontario weighing in with 9.2 million tonnes of trash in one year, the highest of any province (Nova Scotia produced the smallest amount of waste, with 367 thousand tonnes per year). With this in mind, along with the torturous image from that dark Student Centre evening, completing a Zero Waste challenge seems like a good idea that can make a small but influential decision in your community.

Completing my own challenge seemed daunting at first, but so far the task has proved to be surprisingly manageable.

Before completing the challenge, you’ll need to go over your daily routine and identify any products or resources you may be using, and decipher where each item can be disposed of if need be. Coffee cups are a major garbage collector, as any wax-lined cup cannot be recycled. But Union Market, Tim Hortons and Starbucks all provide an option for reusable mugs. Committing to a Zero Waste challenge may involve a small investment in reusable products, but the small dollar charge will result in a large decrease in the amount of trash you’re producing (also most stores offer a discount when you bring your own cup).

McMaster does make composting and recycling accessible, with blue bins located in every building, and green bins in MUSC, Bridges, Mary Keyes, and the kitchens of campus eateries La Piazza, TwelvEighty and The Phoenix. It would be ideal to have more bins, especially as side-by-side receptacles for garbage, but at the moment, the various sorting options are divided.

It takes some effort to seek out these bins and ensure that your waste is being sorted and disposed of correctly, but the effort will decrease your ecological footprint and prevent the mass piling of unnecessary garbage. Mac uses a different waste system than Hamilton, where some products (like pizza boxes, wood-

en skewers, etc.) are considered compost instead of recycling. You can consult Mac’s specific guidelines on the “Sustainability” branch of their webpage, but common sense can answer most of your questions on sorting.

My personal waste challenge has been effective so far, and aside from a few minor items (a single coffee cup, dental floss, Doritos bags…) my waste has yet to fill a shopping bag, and my friends and roommates are joining in on the challenge.

Completing a Zero Waste challenge as one person may feel like a minor even dismissible effort, but as the trend catches on, more people may follow

your example, and a new demand for recycling and composting infrastructure can improve the accessibility and availability of recycling bins on campus and within the community.

Milk carton balancing acts shouldn’t be a daily trend, and campus recycling and compost bins are available for a reason. Completing a Zero Waste challenge can be a fun and useful way to test how much waste you dump into landfills every year, and may make a difference in the long run. @whatthekins

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Oh bra-ther where art thou?

The joys of bra shopping and fitting, and how to ensure that your chest is getting the treatment it needs Sonya Elongo SHEC Having breasts can be downright annoying at times. From having to wear the “proper” bra for an outfit, to constantly fixing loose straps, bras are a particular kind of pain in the chest.

And the unfortunate fact is, even if you’ve spent the last decade strapped to brassiers, you’re probably wearing the wrong size to begin with.

If this is the case, you’re in good company as around 80 percent of women are said to be wearing the wrong size.

As this is something that can lead to discomfort, back pain, breast tissue migration as well as a less flattering appearance, figuring out your correct bra size is a great thing to do for yourself.

Two common myths about bra sizes are that A cups are tiny while D cups are huge, and that this range of sizes fits the majority of people with breasts. These two myths directly lead to the ridiculous number of people that are wearing the wrong sized bra. In reality, you can’t really determine how ‘big’ someone is based on their cup size alone. Cup sizes are ultimately uninformative without knowing the band size. In fact, the same volume of breast tissue can actually be a range of different sizes. For example, someone wearing a 32D size bra has the exact same breast tissue volume as someone wearing a 34C, 36B or a 38A sized bra. This range of different sizes with the same volume

are known as “sister sizes”. While these sister sizes could technically substitute for the true size, they would provide a less than ideal fit.

The size that properly fits someone ultimately has to do with how this volume of breast tissue is proportioned on their body. One common problem has to do with wearing a too-small cup with a too-small band. This is a direct consequence of wearing a bra with the same or similar volume but a different distribution.

Being fitted for a bra can therefore be important to avoid wearing the wrong size. However, even “professional” fittings may not be completely accurate.

Accessible lingerie stores, like Victoria Secret and La Senza, do not provide the best fittings, and they only stock a certain range of bras sizes. This means that many people get shunted into the wrong size to fit the confines of the stores bra stock.

At the end of the day, it may actually be worth learning how to measure one’s own bra size (there are several excellent tutorials online).

It also may be worth learning about what constitutes a good fitting bra. Here are couple of guidelines to follow:

It is quite possible that these guidelines may be annoying to follow seeing that many sizes are not stocked in some stores. While someone who wears a cup size above DD or a band size below 32 is not necessarily above or below “average”, these sizes can unfortunately be harder to find. However, getting a bra that fits well (there are other stores out there!) may very well be worth this extra effort due to their comfort and better support. Your breasts will thank you.

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1. Bands should be tight but not uncomfortably so since about 80 percent of support should come from the band not the straps.

2. The straps should not dig into or fall off of the shoulders while

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Pangaea festival a delicious trip around the world Jemma Wolfe Executive Editor This year’s Pangaea, which took place on Sunday, March 2, was exactly what I expected it would be.

That is to say, Pangaea 2014 was the vibrant, positive, mouth-watering trip around the world - or rather, the upper levels of the student centre - that I have come to excitedly wait for every year.

For the small price of $12, students and community members are given a passport to

grant them entry into the tens of countries stationed in the many meeting rooms and Clubspace areas of MUSC. A major part of the annual celebrations are a dance showcase that happened twice over the course of the afternoon in CIBC Hall on MUSC’s third floor.

The artistry and dedication of the dancers shone through their performances.

The food, though, was the highlight for me. Some of my standout favourites included

India’s vegetable pakoras, Sri Lanka’s kuthu chopped mixed dish, Africa’s puff puff fried-dough desserts, and the West Indies’ fried noodles.

Admittedly, a common theme is fried foods. Probably because they’re delicious. @jemma_wolfe see more photos at thesil.ca

Vegetable Pakora Recipe Ingredients • 1 cup chickpea flour • 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander • 1 teaspoon salt • 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric • 1/2 teaspoon chili powder • 1/2 teaspoon garam masala

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2 cloves garlic, crushed 3/4 cup water cauliflower florets diced onion broccoli florets diced potato vegetable oil for deep frying

Directions Sift the chickpea flour into a medium bowl. Mix in the coriander, salt, turmeric, chili powder, garam masala and garlic.

Make a well in the center of the flower. Gradually pour the water into the well and mix to form a thick, smooth batter.

Over medium-high heat in a large, heavy saucepan, heat the oil.

Mix the veggies into the batter, adding more until you achieve the desired veggie-to-batter ratio.

Fry the mixture in small, ping-pong-sized batches until golden brown (about 5 minutes).

Drain on paper towels before serving.

JEMMA WOLFE / EXECUTIVE EDITOR

Fever meds causing the flu?

Maxwell Tran The Meducator The next time you reach for a pill to suppress your fever: you may want to think again. An interdisciplinary research team from McMaster University recently discovered that fever-reducing medications may increase the rate of flu transmission among populations. To make the situation worse, the list of fever-reducing medications includes common, over-the-counter drugs containing acetylsalicylic acid (Aspirin), acetaminophen (Tylenol), and ibuprofen (Advil).

David Earn, an investigator with the Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research (IIDR) and a mathematics professor at McMaster University, led the study. His co-authors were McMaster University professors Ben Bolker, Departments of Mathematics & Statistics and Biology and the IIDR, as well as Paul Andrews, Department of Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour. The study was published in the January 2014 issue of the British science journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B. Earn, Bolker, and Andrews developed a mathematical model to calculate the impact of fever suppression on the spread of the flu at the population level.

The model was based on experimental data, including past studies of ferrets, which are renowned as the most effective animal model for the human flu. In the end, fever-reducing drugs were found to increase the number of flu cases by as much as five percent. That five percent translates into about 1,000 influenza-related deaths across North America each year.

“Because fever can actually help lower the amount of virus in a sick person’s body and reduce the chance of transmitting disease to others, taking drugs that reduce fever can increase transmission,” explained Earn when speaking about the biological reasons behind the results.

He adds that people who take fever-reducing drugs may naively believe that they present less of an infection risk after their fever subsides, but this is not the case.

Earn advises, “Don’t go to work or school because you think you’re feeling better. You might spread (the virus) less if you didn’t make yourself feel better and you stayed in bed with a high fever.” At the same time, Earn suggests that all medication decisions should be made in consultation with a physician.

Beyond individual choices, the research has numerous potential implications on population-level healthcare as well. For example, in the original paper, the authors claim, “Practices that prevent infection (e.g. vaccination), or increase individual comfort without increasing transmission, are preferable from a population perspective.”

Amidst the acclaim and international press coverage, Bolker is quick to address the limitations of the study. “Although we have put together the best available estimates for each parameter in our model, we have a long way to go before we can make concrete policy proposals.”

The research is preliminary and more hypothetical than concrete, but Earn, Bolker, and Andrews have done an admirable job of bringing fever-reducing drugs to the forefront of scientific discussion.

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Keep calm and stay safe outside of campus Exercise your street smarts with these safety tips Miranda Babbitt Assistant LifeStyle I consider myself lucky to say that my life doesn’t often resemble that of a Grand Theft Auto setting (re: surrounded by multiple stolen cars, maybe robbing a bank if I feel up for it). Actually, there’s no “often” about it. Seeing as how my normal routine generally involves getting to class with some sweet potatoes wrapped up for lunch and the only money on me is in the form of a meal card, there is a conclusive “Nope” to the heated question of whether or not my life fits into the mold of GTA, or anything remotely reflecting it.

And yet, just this past weekend, the frame of my car window could’ve been the very screen of the game in action. I saw from the safety of my seat that a firearms store had a car smashed through

its front windows, fluorescent lights hesitantly flickering and just about thirty cop cars blocking each lane diverging from the main street. My stomach churned and a movie gasp ensued.

That scene inevitably made me confront the fact that I, and along with most students, live in a massive bubble here at McMaster University. The majority of those who surround us are privileged enough to obtain an education that will set us up for a future with, at the very least, a stable job – and yet, this make it easier to ignore the reality that we are a privileged minority. Crime just doesn’t often find itself on the sidewalks of McMaster University. We spend most of the hours of the day on a campus where there are assistance phones on nearly every corner and a constant hustle bustle of students on their way to

classes and meetings. You’re hardpressed to find yourself virtually alone outside, when inside the safety of McMaster’s frontier. And with street lamps lighting our walks home to dorms or to the student houses sprawled around campus, McMaster feels safe.

But I’m afraid that this comfort perpetuates a lack of awareness on prevalent safety issues for students. For example, in first year I often walked back to my dorm at night without any concerns at all. The danger of this, however, is when that comfort extends beyond campus to areas of the city that are certainly not as monitored, well lit, or busy.

On the contrary, areas outside of campus can also feel a thousand times more dangerous because of the sudden lack of any comfort at all. As a frequent traveler to coffee shops downtown, walking

to bus stops alone felt hostile and often incited serious anxiety – especially when I questioned what I would do beyond screaming (which can never be stressed enough as one of the most effective tactics in a predatory situation) if a problem arose. It didn’t take long to realize I wasn’t alone in feeling ill prepared for such a situation after Google flooded me with similarly concerned voices.

Virtually anyone walking alone at night or who have found themselves in a vulnerable position should have a plan. The tips that follow are going to help you, but if you still feel unsure (even in the slightest way), please reach out to someone so that you feel as though you do have a plan.

The best we can do to prepare for the unexpected is to cover as many bases as possible, especially building up your own street con-

fidence. There are tips that we’re all told here and there growing up, like screaming no matter what and attempting to attract as much attention as possible to yourself, but also suggestions that are much more explicit in how to not only avoid but actively escape from an attack. Although they sound much more explicit than we’re used to, they’re some effective recommendations that should be taken very seriously. @mirandababbitt

TIPS FOR AVOIDING A PROBLEMATIC SITUATION

TIPS FOR GETTING OUT OF A PROBLEMATIC SITUATION

1. Body language is critical. It may not seem like much to stick up your chin and walk with your shoulders back, but this demonstrates confidence and someone who won’t readily submit themselves to a perpetrator.

1. The most vulnerable point on the body is the eyes.

Take your fingers and jam them into the eyes, then run. Another point of vulnerability is the knees. A fast, hard kick can bring down even the largest foe.

2. In a parking lot, if you notice a big van parked next to your own car, enter from the passenger door.

2. The elbow is the strongest point on your body and can be more effective than punching. If you have the chance, punch the throat as hard as you can to cut off air supply.

3. Use your discretion when administering help to others, especially in isolated areas. If someone is asking for assistance, do so with a friend or say that you will go upstairs to find a security guard to help.

3. If thrown into a car trunk, kick out the back taillights and stick your arms out through the hole. Wave them around to catch the attention of other drivers and pedestrians while your driver won’t be able to see you.

4. Always lock your doors immediately – cars, houses and hotel rooms alike.

4. If the predator has a gun but you are not under his control, always run! It’s very difficult to hit a moving target, so get moving.

5. Don’t be afraid to ask a security guard to walk you to your car. Make sure to ask the front desk to find one for you. When you’re on campus, don’t hesitate to make use of SHWAT (Student Walk Home Attendant Team). It’s run seven days a week in the evening hours.

5. Show anger, not fear. A predator’s own confidence will increase if they believe you to be an easy target.

6. Yell, “FIRE!” not “Help!” More people tend to run to the scene off of that buzzword.

6. If someone is walking behind you within a distance too close for your own comfort, cross the road. If they follow you, cross the road again. Call 911 if they follow you in this zig zag pattern.

7. If you are alone, also try calling out another name so they may be fooled into thinking you have someone with you nearby.

7. Consider carrying a defensive weapon with you, such as mace or pepper spray.

MIRANDA BABBITT / ASSISTANT LIFESTYLE EDITOR

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Recipes: Blissful biscuits Sarah O’Connor The Silhouette

This recipe goes out to all of you who go to Red Lobster just for the utter bliss that is their cheesy, warm tea biscuits.

Though the biscuits taste like something that could surely only be made by the gods of Olympus, they are surprisingly easy to make. These biscuits, wavering on the edge of nutritious treat and guilty pleasure, are a great addition to any picnic or potluck.

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Banana oat pancakes

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Ingredients

Ingredients

2 cups Bisquick baking mix

1 banana

2/3 cup milk

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 cup shredded cheddar/any blocked cheese that can be shredded (add more if you want the tea biscuits to be extra cheesy!)

1.5 tablespoons honey

1/4 cup margarine or butter, melted

1 Tbsp. canola oil

1/4 teaspoon garlic powder

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 egg pinch of salt

Ever since whipping these babies up for the first time, pancakes are on a whole other level. Packed with healthy alternatives to the pancake mixes most of us are accustomed to, your tummy will stay satisfied for hours. The banana flavour is definitely evident, which just makes topping it with peanut butter downright heavenly.

These aren’t just good “for healthy pancakes”. They’re just damn delicious, no clarification needed.

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Directions 1

Preheat oven to 450 F.

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Mix Bisquick mix, milk and cheese in a large bowl for about 30 seconds or until soft dough forms.

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Drop dough by spoonful’s onto a greased cookie sheet (or sheets if one pan doesn’t fit all the tea biscuit goodness!).

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Bake 8-10 minutes or until golden brown.

(The optional step!) Mix margarine and garlic powder; brush over warm biscuits before removing from cookie sheet.

Serve warm and enjoy the goodness of Red Lobster tea biscuits from your very own home!

Directions 1

Mash the banana and baking powder together until it’s creamy (really as smooth as you like).

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Mix ‘em all together in a big bowl until nice and smooth. Be prepared for some chunks. It’s all good.

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Mix the honey, egg, canola oil, salt, vanilla and milk.

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Stir the old fashioned oats and whole wheat flour together.

Scoop the batter onto a pan that’s preheated to medium heat. It gets nice and golden this way.

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Cook for 2 - 4 minutes on each side. Then serve ‘em up with whatever your heat desires.

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SEXandthe STEELCITY Ana Qarri Staff Reporter If you’re thinking of moving in with your partner, chances are you’ve thought long and hard about it. Making a legal commitment to someone is a huge step – one that you can only hope will turn out well. Most of the things people tell you to consider are often common sense: Can you be yourself around them? Do the two of you deal well with conflicts and disagreements? Are you doing it because you want to, or because you feel pressured? Do you feel comfortable farting around them?

Okay, fine, maybe not always the last one, but you get the point.

There are so many questions you can ask, so many conversations you can have, and yet, how are you supposed to know what time is the right time to pack your bags, book a U-haul, and make a home out of your destination?

Jyss and Daire are moving in together in May. After sharing their love of television, Jennifer Lawrence and ice cream sandwiches for almost a year and a half, they’ve decided to add a home to the list of things they share.

Why did you decide to move in together?

Daire: We spend almost all our time together, living in either my or her place. We have been really looking forward to it for a while, and since we know each other so well, we know exactly what we needed in our new place…Dishwasher! Laundry! Character! And also, you know, all the romance and stuff.

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Making peace with the lease Are you ready to sign a lease with your partner? Or are you better left keeping your personal space?

Jyss: We love each other, we live well together, and it feels like a natural step. Plus, we’ve been spending money on two separate apartments and two sets of groceries, so saving money is a huge bonus.

before we even started viewing places. It’s been a nice transition. If anything, deciding what amenities we wanted, along with location, was the hardest part, and reconciling that with our budget.

Which one of you brought it up?

J: My dad was actually the one to bring it up when I was searching for my own apartment last year.

D: We had only been dating for five months at that time. We were really surprised [by his suggestion] (“Whoa! Too soon!”), but we have not spent a night apart since…

We have been casually apartment hunting since the fall, and started seriously looking after the holidays.

What was the hardest part of the decision?

J: We’ve been lucky. I can’t really say that there were any hard parts. Because we decided to live together several months before our leases end, we’ve had a lot of time to talk about what we’re looking for, in both our apartment and in our relationship,

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share a lot of the same friends and interests, so we’re pretty inseparable. I want to make sure we have time apart to keep things fresh and keep our relationship healthy and long-lasting.

D: I think it’s normal to feel concerned, especially for couples moving in together who haven’t essentially lived together before. So I do have a little bit of apprehension – maybe it will feel different when everything is a mutual decision, rather than half of our decisions occurring in one or the other’s domain.

This applies especially to decisions regarding buying things, as they will now take up shared space, rather than live in my place or her’s.

What aspect of living together are you most looking forward to?

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D: If I had to pick one, it’d probably be deciding whose furniture to keep and whose stuff to toss.

Is there anything you’re concerned about?

J: I’m a little worried about us making time to be apart. We love spending time together, and we

D: I can’t wait to officially start a life together, even though we’ve been “living together” for so long. This is the next step in our relationship and in our lives.

I’m especially looking forward to waking up next to her in our bed, making her breakfast in our kitchen, and putting the dishes in our dishwasher!

J: I’m excited to see our things

together, to have “our” place. I’m also really excited to create a new home in Hamilton, instead of the compact, temporary nature of student housing, and I couldn’t imagine anyone better to do that with.

Any advice for other couples considering moving in together?

J: My best advice would be to talk about it− a lot. Talk about groceries, talk about money, talk about furniture: what you’ll have to contribute and what you’ll have to give up. I also think having a test run of say, a month, living together at one of your places fulltime is really helpful. You get to know each other’s habits and pet peeves and you can create strategies for living together before you’re locked in legally.

D: I would definitely say to make sure you know that you can live together. How well do you deal with chores, housework, etc. as a couple? Do you have schedules conducive to living together?

For us, since we’ve essentially lived together for our entire relationship it is hard to imagine not living together.

From a more practical standpoint, we have set up a joint bank account that we will use to pay our common expenses, such as rent, utility bills, groceries, cleaning supplies. This way, we don’t end up leaning on one person more for groceries, as we can both access the account and both contribute equally. @anaqarri

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Editors Laura Sinclair & Alexandra Reilly Email sports@thesil.ca @SilSports Phone 905.525.9140 x27117

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BOTTOM OF THE NINTH Eight out of nine times, the Marauders showed the Western Mustangs how the game is played, but this ninth and final time in two years, the roles reversed and it has cost McMaster the national title Laura Sinclair Sports Editor When the Marauders stepped on to the court for their CIS semi-final match against the Western Mustangs, they knew they were in familiar territory.

In last year’s CIS semi-final, they were up against the Mustangs as well. This was a game that the Marauders took easily, 3 sets to 0, but this year’s CIS semi-final would play out very differently.

The Marauders and Mustangs rivalry has been present in men’s volleyball for years, and for the first time in the past two seasons, the Mustangs were able to come out of the match victorious.

“You can’t beat a team that good, every single time you play them,” said Coach Dave Preston.

In the past two years, the Marauders and Mustangs have played each other a total of nine times.

In those nine matches, that are comprised of both regular season and playoff games, the Marauders have won eight of them.

But in their ninth meeting in two years at the Jack Simpson Gym in Calgary, the Mustangs were a very different team.

“Western just played loose and care-free, and they were playing like there was little consequence to their game and that isn’t how we were playing,” said Preston.

“They weren’t letting anything affect them, good or bad… they were just swinging. They didn’t care if they got blocked or not, and sometimes playing loose can be the difference and in the past that hasn’t been the case but this time it was.”

Just six days prior to the CIS semi-final, the Marauders hosted the OUA Championships, which saw the Maroon and Grey dominate playoff action in the Burridge Gym- and easily take Western in the OUA final in four sets.

But on Feb. 28, the roles were reversed, as the Mustangs diminished the Marauders first-place national championship hopes by taking the match in four sets (2523, 17-25, 30-28, 25-20).

For the first time in two years, the Mustangs were the better team.

“I don’t know if I’ve ever seen our guys as disappointed in the last two years as they were that night,” said Preston.

Although the match could be seen as an upset, the fact of the matter is, the Mustangs have always been a team that has been able to make the Marauders have to play to their absolute best abilities.

In two match-ups this year, the Mustangs were able to take

the Marauders to five sets, where the matches could have easily gone in Western’s favour.

It was only a matter of time for the Mustangs to finally conquer the Marauders, and they happened to do it at the best time in national championship action.

“They finished fourth last year [at CIS Championships] and that was a re-match of last year’s semi-final, so they deserve everything, there’s no doubt about it,” said Preston.

Despite the Marauders disappointment, they did not take too much time to dwell on their loss, as the bronze-medal match against Laval was taking place on the following day.

Coach Preston was sure to instill in the player’s minds that the bronze medal match-up would be a new game, and a new opportunity for Mac to prove themselves.

“The way we termed it was bronze medals go to the team that can pick themselves up and dust themselves off,” said Preston.

“That’s a pretty important lesson in life, it’s not the failure that you’re concerned about, it’s whether or not you react to it properly and I was very proud of how we reacted to it,” The Marauders beat their CIS rivals from the finals last year- the Laval Rouge-et-or, with ease, finishing the team off in three sets.

Preston was proud of the team’s ability to rebound after their tough semi-final loss.

“With the season we just had mentally, we’re tougher than we are and we proved that in the bronze medal match. We’re capable of rebounding, now we have to use it at the right time.”

The Marauders will now prepare for their off-season, which will consist of six months of consistent physical training that the team will waste no time getting started on.

But McMaster will never forget this year’s CIS semi-final game, and will use it as motivation heading into next season.

“We still feel like it’s undone.

We still feel like we’re not satisfied, but we also believe that were very, very close to where we want to be,” said Preston.

With five OUA championship wins in the last seven years, and two CIS medals in the last two years, the Marauders will hope to be exactly where they would like to be next season—on a plane back from the CIS Championships with a gold medal in hand. @Lsinkky

TOP: The Marauders trample over the Laval Rouge et Or in three straight sets (25-21, 25-23, 25-18) for CIS bronze.

ABOVE: #8 Austin Campion-Smith and the rest of the Marauders showed a relentless defense while never slowing down their offensive assault.

LEFT: Stephen Maar tips the ball over the net in the semifinal vs Western, which ended in four sets (25-23, 1725, 30-28, 25-20) in the Mustangs’ favour.

BOTTOM: The Marauders played long and hard, but ultimately were not as relaxed as Western’s players, which was a key factor in the upset.

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Mac cracks the CIS final 8 Scott Hastie The Silhouette

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It is the most important win in the Amos Connolly era.

In an overtime nail-biter, McMaster carved out a four-point win and booked their ticket to the CIS Final 8. It is the realization of a goal that the team has been building towards for years.

In 2012, Mac made it to the Final Four, but they dropped both games and missed the cut for nationals. The 2013 season came to an abrupt end, after Lakehead clawed back from a twelve-point halftime deficit. Post-game, before the coaches entered, fourth-year guard Scott Laws asked the team to make a promise – to work hard in the offseason to get better, and to not make the mistakes they made. In the win over Windsor, the squad made good on that promise.

That locker room talk seems anecdotal, but it helps paint a larger picture. The return to nationals, after a seven-year absence, is more than just the hard work of the current roster. The former players have had a major impact on the team, showing what it takes to play at this level and how much effort is required to succeed.

“Those guys had a part in this. There are some guys who were very steadying influences from the former coaches tenure until now. Scott Laws and Cam Michaud definitely were two of them,” said Connolly.

Nathan Pelech is the lone fifth-year player for McMaster.

He’s spent six years with the program and is the only player who appeared on a roster when Joe

Raso was the head coach. Pelech is undoubtedly the leader of this team, even if his minutes are not amongst the team’s highest. He spoke to the importance of the players who came before him, and how the team views them.

“We have a good collective understanding of what has happened in the past and how those guys paved the way for where we are now,” said Pelech.

“Ever since we got to the Wilson Cup, we felt we were close.

I guess this year, all the hard work has paid off.”

The word “family” is thrown around the team more often than anything else. At the end of practice, Mac will break their huddle with a united drop of the word.

Four years into Connolly’s head coaching tenure, using “family” to describe the program is more than fitting. The team’s camaraderie is impressive, given the departures of team leaders and turnover throughout the roster. That starts at the top with Connolly, and regardless of the result at the Final 8, the squad is lined up for a solid long-term run.

He too acknowledged the legacy of players before his time and their influence at the Wilson Cup games.

“There were a number of guys that have had an investment with this program in the past and were there to support us. They came in the team room, they talked with the guys – the whole thing,” said Connolly. “I’m happy they feel comfortable to be part of our family still.”

Pelech said that the alumni who joined the team in the locker room just wished them good luck and told them to play hard – just

simple messages before a game with massive consequences.

Before the Final Four games began, the OUA gave out their annual awards. Amos Connolly walked away with the Coach of the Year award, but he was not keen on celebrating much.

He doesn’t think that individual awards in team sports mean much.

But it is tangible proof that the McMaster Marauders basketball program is returning to the form it had at the beginning of the previous decade. Winning a national championship is the only goal that has ever been stated, by coaches and players alike.

Hoisting the W.P. McGee Trophy is the one decoration that eludes one of the longest running basketball programs in the country.

Should McMaster find themselves winning it all, it will be bigger than a roster of fifteen guys and a handful of coaches. It will be the achievement for the legacy of alumni who have given back to this team well beyond hanging it up. @Scott1Hastie

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Women’s volleyball returns empty handed After an unbelievable OUA run, the women faced defeat at the CIS Championships over the weekend

Alexandra Reilly Assistant Sports Editor The women’s volleyball team sadly returned home from the CIS Championships empty handed, after consecutive losses against the Regina Cougars on Mar. 1.

The Cougars took over the Championships from the start to easily brush off the Marauders, securing themselves a spot in the final and deeming the Marauders to a fifth place consolation game which took place on March 2.

Rookie Sophie Bukovec led the Marauders in the match, but was held to a negative hitting percentage with five kills. Maicee Sorenson also put forth a commending effort in the loss with seven points with four kills, an ace and two blocks.

Things seemed to be looking good for the Maroon and Grey early on in the match on Saturday, as the Marauders took five of the first six points giving them an early and encouraging lead in the first set. The Cougars would gradually start gaining on the Marauders lead and would soon tie the set at 11-11 with a quick play through the middle. Momentum would stay in Regina’s favor as the hosting squad shot ahead of the Marauders 16-12 at the technical timeout. That lead would only continue to grow for the Cougars as the Marauders would fall behind in the dying minutes of the set. A Marauder service error brought up set point and the Cougars would dominate on the last play of the game taking the first set 25-18.

Regina would only continue their dominance into the second set, with McMaster fighting hard to try and keep the score close throughout. A combo block on the right side would put the Marauders within to within twopoints of the Cougars as the set would sit at 8-6. The Cougars would not take long before they struck back, winning the next eight of 12 points giving them a comfortable 16-10 lead over the visiting Marauder squad. Following the technical timeout, a late surge would bring the Marauders within four points, but the Cougars were not giving up without a fight as they would continue to push back, taking the second set 25-20.

Facing a large uphill battle against a dominating home force, the Marauders would quietly enter an important third set. Regina would find a way to yet again race ahead of McMaster and claim the first 12 of 16 points in the set. A dominating Regina setter would put the finishing touches on the Marauder squad, taking the third and final set 25-15 and giving the home team a 3-0 sweep over the McMaster contingent.

McMaster can only take this past weekend’s loss as an example of the kind of talent that exists outside of the OUA. With their unparalleled success this season, the women’s volleyball squad have a lot to be proud of, and a lot to take away for their future seasons. @Miss_AReilly

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BASKETBALL

Leading the charge

Danielle Boiago is enjoying another phenomenal season after winning being named West Division Rookie of the year last season.

The women’s basketball team is moving on to the final eight, and in front of the pack are two standout performers, 6’3” Hailey Milligan and 5’7” Danielle Boiago. Can they take their team all the way to the top national spot?

HAILEY MILLIGAN #12

DANIELLE BOIAGO #3

Brantford, Ontario

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Hamilton, Ontario

4th year Honours English

ACADEMIC YEAR

2nd year Honours Kinesiology

18.4

POINTS PER GAME

15.7

256

TOTAL REBOUNDS

97

Joy Bellinger Award (given to outstanding female athletes)

RECOGNITION

West division rookie of the year (2012-2013 season)

404

TOTAL POINTS SCORED

345

Top score in the CIS. A whole 36 rebounds beyond the nexthighest scorer.

3rd leading score in the OUA and CIS

Named to the OUA West first team (Her 2nd straight first team honour)

675

minutes played in 22 games (880 min)

Number of double/ doubles scored (top in the OUA)

30.7

ALL-STAR STATUS

MINUTES PLAYED

minutes played per game (average)

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Hailey Milligan is enjoying a top spot amongst scorers in the CIS.

Named to the OUA West second team

698

minutes played in 22 games (880 min)

NOTABLE NUMBERS

51

31.7

minutes played per game (average)

Total assists (16th in the OUA)

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Ending the season at 13 wins and 9 losses, the women will have to push the envelope to take their talent all the way through the CIS, but with lead scorers like Milligan and Boiago, it might be more of a reality than you think.

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Canadian Conference on Student Leadership When March 06, 2014 at 12:00PM until March 08, 2014 at 11:00PM Where McMaster University The Canadian Conference on Student Leadership is an opportunity for student leaders to come together and share ideas, to become inspired, and to leave determined to make a difference on their own campus and/or in their community.

Hosted by McMaster this March, it is an opportunity for leaders of the next generation to network, brainstorm, and best of all, have fun while doing it! It’s all about your Leadership Adventure!

The conference is comprised of Leadership workshops, discussion panels, think tanks, case study competitions and exciting Keynote Speakers all targeting Undergraduate students, Graduate students and Professional Faculty. The main focus and theme of the conference will be: “CHANGE IS THE ONLY CONSTANT”. All workshops are facilitated for students, by students.

Use this as your opportunity to grow as a leader, share your ideas and engage other students to be as enthusiastic as you are!

Check out www.theccsl.ca for more information on how you can get involved!

Tony Lee XXX Hypnotist When March 07, 2014 from 09:00PM until 11:30PM Where TwelvEighty Everyone's favourite XXX hypnotist, Tony Lee will be returning to TwelvEighty Friday March 7!

McMaster students were shocked with Tony Lee's performance at the sold out show last semester and will be sure to have another great reaction to his skills again.

Tony Lee gives you a chance to be part of the show as he pulls volunteers from the audience, and you won't believe what he gets students to do until you see it! This rude and crude show will be like nothing you've ever seen before. Tickets will be $10.00 at the doors. Doors open at 8:00 PM!

DODGE! For a Good Cause When March 08, 2014 from 12:00PM until 05:00PM Where DBAC Sport Hall The annual DODGE! for a Good Cause tournament is a sports event that is held to raise funds for a local or national charity. This year we are pleased to be supporting Humanity First at McMaster in their project to build a water well for a community in Nigeria.

We welcome all those who are interested to register a team of 7 individuals (minimum 3 females) at the DBAC Business Office by Thursday March 6th @ 4:00pm.

All pledge forms must be submitted to the Clubs Administrator's Office by Friday March 7th This is a great opportunity for clubs, students and McMaster to: • Raise money for an amazing charity • Meet and network with other clubs, student organizations and students • Show MSU/McMaster spirit • Have fun, take a break from studying, and get some exercise!!!

For more information please visithttp://www.msumcmaster.ca/club s/dodge-for-a-good-cause-2014

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Blood Donor Clinic When March 11, 2014 from 11:00AM until 05:00PM Where CIBC Hall (3rd Floor MUSC) 115 donors are needed at each McMaster University blood donor clinic!

If you keep just 1 resolution this year, make it to save a life.

Book your appointment to donate online at www.blood.ca or by calling 1 888 2 DONATE (1-888-236-8283).

On average 40 people miss their scheduled appointment to donate at this clinic. Please make every effort to keep your appointment so Canadian Blood Services can maintain an adequate blood supply for hospital patients in need.

Toonie Tuesday Comedy Special When March 11, 2014 from 07:30PM Where TwelvEighty

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Our Toonie Tuesday Comedy night special is returning to TwelvEighty Tuesday March 11!

The comedian lineup includes Brendan McKeigan, Trixx and Andrew Ivimey. For only $2.00, When this night of hilarious comedy March 10, 2014 at 10:00AM until can't be missed. Laugh away the March 14, 2014 at 04:30PM stress of exams and assignments with this affordable show! BrenWhere dan McKeigan has taken his BSB Field comedy act all over Canada and has performed in numerous cities Feed the Bus is an annual event throughout the country. The run by Mac Bread Bin in order to hilarious Trixx will also be returnraise food, awareness and money ing to McMaster March 11. for a local food bank. A large, Appearing on shows such as yellow school bus will be parked Much Music's Video On Trial, this on campus near BSB field, where crowd pleasing comedian is an it will be filled with nonact that will have you laughing all perishable food donations from night. Tickets are only $2.00 for students and staff. For those McMaster students (all ages) interested, it is recommended you /$5.00 for guests (19+) and bring canned or preserved goods, available now at Compass! between 10am and 4pm from March 10th to March 14th. Used clothing and monetary donations are also welcome. This year, proceeds from Feed the Bus will benefit Neighbour 2 Neighbour, a Hamilton Community Support Centre.

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Style at Mac Fashion Show: HORIZONS

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March 10, 2014 from 06:00PM until 09:00PM Where CIBC Hall (3rd Floor of MUSC) The Style at Mac fashion show, HORIZONS, is a showcase of the fashion industry of Hamilton, Ontario. All our sponsoring retailers are independent boutiques and designers in Hamilton, but we will bring you to the major cities of the world at our wanderlust-themed fashion show.

Sponsors include: Harmony by Earthwinds, O's Clothes, Out of the Past, Josette Cacnio, and many more.

All proceeds are donated to Living Rock, an organization that provides support for at-risk youth in downtown Hamilton.

Tickets are $15 are can be purchased in MUSC 215F at the following times: •Wed Feb 26 11:30-3:30 •Thurs Feb 27 11:30-3:30 •Friday Feb 28 9:30-4:30 [MUSC Bakesale Table] •Mon Mar 3 10:30-4:30 •Tues Mar 4 10:30-4:30 •Wed Mar 5 10:30-4:30 •Thurs Mar 6 10:30-4:30 •Fri Mar 7 9:30-4:30 [MUSC Table] Visit our Facebook event for more details: https://www.facebook.com/event s/232712606913578

Human Library When March 13, 2014 at 11:00AM until February 13, 2014 at 02:30PM Where Mills Library, Lyons New Media Centre A Human Library is where people from diverse backgrounds act as living books that are made available for loan to readers for conversation. Readers are encouraged to ask questions to learn more about that individual's experience of their culture, faith, gender identity, disability etc.

The informal and interactive pedagogical approach uses direct dialogue as a means to dispel myths and stereotypes about members of historically marginalized populations. The event is free of charge to participants and open to members of the broader community of Hamilton.

For more details please visit: http://library.mcmaster.ca/humanl ibrary

Relay for Life

When March 14, 2014 at 07:00PM until March 15, 2014 at 07:00AM Where DBAC Relay for Life is an inspirational, non-competitive, 12-hour overnight fundraising event that brings the community together to celebrate life and fight cancer.

Relay has a festival-like atmosphere that your family, friends and co-workers can enjoy regardless of age or fitness! Running is not required! Be prepared to bring sleeping bags, tents, or anything else you need for 12-hours!

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Siek-ing swimming success After running into some early season struggles, rookie swimmer Martyn Siek found his confidence and quickly became one of the most improved Marauder swimmers this season.

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First year Marauder Martyn Siek (pictured above) is enjoying a new-found confidence and a new outlook on how he can develop every year as a swimmer.

Alexandra Reilly Assistant Sports Editor

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“The reputation of the school is very good, and had a program well-suited for me, as well as Coming off a whirlwind weekend having a talented swim team I of success for the Marauder swim believed I would be able to conteam, it is no surprise that Head tribute to,” said Siek.

Coach Andrew Cole was thrilled “My club team (GHAC) to sit down and talk about his practiced out of McMaster every team’s success this season. day, so I was already familiar with With so many elements leadthe excellent coaching staff and ing to his team’s success, and so facilities.” much promising skills to discuss, Going into the season, it there was one name in particular is always expected that every that Coach Cole couldn’t help but swimmer is going to have some mention when talking about his jitters and swimmers. make some That name mistakes, but was Martyn as an athlete Siek, whose it is also eximprovements “With the Marauders pected that on the season I learned what it truly you set goals were “unparmeans to be part of a and work to alleled” said improve and Coach Cole team.” achieve them. of his rookie Siek swimmer.

Martyn Siek, member of the knows that his Hailing McMaster swim team improvements from Ancastare definitely er, Ont. Marsomething tyn Siek began to be proud his swimming of and that journey 14 reaching success is not something years ago, although the sport was to take for granted. not always a first choice of his.

“I improved far more than I “I didn’t really choose swimthought I would,” said Siek. ming, it was chosen by my par“It’s always a big change ents. But I’m glad they chose it for coming from club swimming and me,” said Siek. joining a varsity team - generally “I’m glad they kept me moit is difficult to adjust to a new tivated enough to remain in the coaching staff and training regisport when I had my doubts.” men.”

Opting to stay close to home, “I’m really glad I was able to Siek said that his decision to swim overcome the obstacles of first for McMaster was a fairly easy

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year-university as well as being a rookie. I was extremely happy with my season, and definitely improved more than I expected to.”

With a newfound confidence and a push to only continue to improve, Siek knows that things are only going to get better as his University career continues.

“As a rookie everything I did was new, and it was nerve-wracking going into my first championship meets,” said Siek about his new responsibilities.

“I proved to myself this season that I was able to handle the workload, and I believe next season will be even better.”

When asked to sum up his season and his experience competing at a university level in one word, he chose the word “fulfilling”.

“With the Marauders, I learned what it truly means to be part of a team.” @Miss_AReilly

Why sports are good for your health Kyle Merritt The Brunswickan FREDERICTON (CUP) — As many people would agree, sports are fun to participate in, as well as to watch. But what a lot of you may not realize is just how beneficial that game of hockey or that soccer match actually is for your health.

Sports of all kinds are an easy and enjoyable way to get in a solid cardio and/or strength-training workout.

In fact, you will rarely find activities to keep you motivated enough to meet at least the weekly minimum of 150 minutes of moderate intensity or higher aerobic physical activity for people ages 18-65, according to the Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines.

This equates to moderate sports such as golfing, badminton or softball or other vigorous activities such as tennis, soccer or swimming.

In terms of physical health, this can easily improve cardiovascular capacity and feelings of fatigue, just to name a couple.

Participating in these types of sports and exercise can play both a therapeutic and a preventative role in the lives of Canadians.

Playing higher intensity sports increases the good stress levels on the body and teaches the athletes how to overcome obstacles, as well as how to make decisions when you are drained, which is a key aspect keeping your mind sharp.

According to the Harvard School of Public Health website, meeting these requirements can significantly help preventing issues like heart disease and its precursors, insomnia and arthritis.

Sport and exercise is even used to treat type 2 diabetes, some forms of cancers and even mental health problems such as depression and anxiety, as they improve mood and alleviate stress.

These improved bodily and mental health standards lead to a much longer, happier, and healthy life – which means a more fulfilling life.

Participating in physical activity contributes significantly to weight loss, appearance and image. Improving all of these things allows people struggling with these types of issues and confidencehindering anxieties the chance to have greater self-esteem.

Choosing not to participate in sporting exercise can lead to weight gain, muscle loss and even bone decay, not to mention missing out on some great memories with people sharing a common goal.

It seems as though hard work and perseverance has paid off for this young swimmer this season as his success over the course of the year has been described as “unparalleled by his Coach Andrew Cole. With 14 years of experience behind him, it’s no surprise that he is finally getting the hang of things.

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Thursday, March 6, 2014

five alternative Oscar picks

EDITORIAL

IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT

Cooper Long Assistant ANDY Editor Each year, the Academy Awards celebrate the best recent cinema.

But there are countless films from yesteryear that also deserve a little extra recognition. Here are five excellent films that I revisited recently. Some of them actually did win Oscars. Some of them had crew members named Oscar.

In either case, they all deserve some kind of award.

Best Performance by a Mug in a Leading Role: It Happened One Night (1934) Director: Frank Capra This quintessential screwball comedy was a favourite of Adolf Hitler, which is odd, considering that Clark Gable plays a hard-

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drinking, roguish reporter who is far removed from the selfdisciplined Aryan ideal. Gable is perfectly paired with Claudette Colbert, as an equally acidtongued heiress, and the two fall in love one insult at a time. Their cross-country adventure also offers an excellent primer on 1930s slang. Believe you me, whether you’re a dame or a mug, this classic will hit you like a Mack truck!

Special Achievement in Men’s Hairstyling: Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) Director: Philip Kaufman It seems fitting that Hollywood insists on remaking a story about alien replicants over and over again. This is the best version. Donald Sutherland

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stars as a health inspector with a perm that looks like an angry restaurateur dumped linguini on his head. He attempts to halt an extra-terrestrial menace, which is overtaking the beautifully photographed streets of San Francisco.

Jeff Goldblum co-stars as an ally of Sutherland, although no character that Goldblum has ever played seems qualified to judge who is a normal human and who is not.

Best Named Director: Village of the Damned (1960) Director: Wolf Rilla The Millennial generation takes a lot of flak, but that is nothing compared to the treatment of the sinister, psychic children in this British chiller.

Although the youngsters’ glowing

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eyes and blonde wigs may not be frightening to present-day viewers, the plot contains some startlingly contemporary elements of body horror. David Cronenberg has spent most of his career literally fleshing out these icky ideas.

both stares longingly at Peck and desires to kill him. Plus, even if you already know who won World War Two, the climactic moments are still suspenseful.

Best Perfomance by an Actor Refusing to Even Attempt an English Accent:

Johnny Guitar (1954) Director: Nicholas Ray

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The Guns of Navarone (1961) Director: J. Lee Thompson Long before George Clooney assembled his Monuments Men, Gregory Peck led a ragtag group of Allied commandos on a mission of destruction, rather than preservation. The middle-aged Peck is not entirely credible as the world’s greatest mountaineer. But Anthony Quinn is memorable as the Greek resistance fighter who

Frequently, the Western genre confines women to bordellos and boarding houses. Here, however, Joan Crawford and Mercedes McCambridge are far more active and threatening than the male gunslingers, who have names like “Johnny Guitar” and “The Dancing Kid.” The dialogue is also so thick with psychosexual undertones that almost every line lands like a double entendre. This undoubtedly would have been Freud’s favourite Western.

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CITY OF HAMILTON: GRAFFITI AWARENESS “the community’s role is to: clean graffiti off your property promptly, call 911 if you see graffiti in progress, and make an anonymous tip.”

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G I R L by Pharrell

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Thursday, March 6, 2014 Shane Madill Staff Reporter

There is almost no logical explanation for enjoying this album.

The beats are repetitive, the hooks pummel one to death, and the overarching themes of love and sexuality have been treated in far better detail by countless other artists. The essential saving grace of the vast majority of Pharrell’s recent work, this album and other collaborations included, is its incredible catchiness.

The relatively narrow focus of each song in production and lyricism is more than sufficient given how well these earworms are pulled off; some of these songs represent the epitome of pop music.

The only real question to determine your enjoyment of

this album is whether you can tolerate excellent segments being expanded and repeated over the course of an entire song. Not enjoying one section of a song can also completely ruin the rest of the song, which represents an all-in strategy by Pharrell.

Listeners will absolutely love or absolutely hate parts of the album “Marilyn Monroe” starts off the album with a love letter to a beautiful girl. Pharrell proclaims his willingness to abandon conventional symbols of powerful, sexy women throughout history for his subject.

On this note, another saving grace that drives the entire album from potentially mediocre to greatness is Pharrell’s confidence. This shines through when he elevates himself to the level he described the girl at, stating, “We’re so hard, I was so hard that they can’t chew,” which is a play on the phrase, “don’t bite off

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more than you can chew.”

Despite praising this girl so heavily throughout the song, he considers her capable of handling his desires and vice-versa.

This line is incredibly important, as it best represents the rest of the album. Pharrell fully believes himself and the target of each song to be engaging in the greatest love and lust the world has ever known.

This is the catchy, confident, must-listen pop album of the year in certain sections. Buying into Pharrell’s ambitions and intentions is absolutely essential, and often easy as a result of Pharrell’s ability to clearly convey his aims. The only potential issue is the collapse of the whole experience due to excessive repetition.

G I R L fully represents Pharrell’s abilities, and shows he is poised for a potential stranglehold over the pop scene of 2014.

Album Review

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The Sarah O’Connor Staff Reporter

I was unsure whether I would like The Bone Season or not. Samantha Shannon has often been tagged as the next J.K. Rowling, a claim that made me skeptical; not many people can inspire an entire generation and truly change the world with a new pop culture phenomenon.

Do I think Shannon is the next J.K. Rowling?

No. Did I like The Bone Season?

No. I loved it.

At least, I loved most of it, but we’ll get to that later.

The year is 2059 and many major world cities are under control of a security force known as Scion. This repressive government seeks to eliminate clairvoyants, people with special power and abilities, from society.

There are many different types of clairvoyants, but Paige Mahoney is one of the most rare – a dreamwalker. As a dreamwalker, Paige is able to momentarily escape her dreamscape and go into others, where she is able to hurt and kill enemies.

Proud of her clairvoyant heritage, Paige chooses to rebel and works in the criminal un“Why, oh why, derworld of does romance Scion Lonhave to be don, present to with a show a heroine

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One day, things go wrong and Paige is caught by Scion and imprisoned in Oxford for the twentieth Bone Season, during which clairvoyants are kidnapped. Now Paige is a slave, trying desperately to find a way out of Oxford and save the hundreds of other trapped clairvoyants.

Shannon has great talent for creating such a high fantasy/ science fiction world. Paige and many of the side and passing characters were well-rounded, and I adored the setting. While it was a bit difficult to understand the history at some points, I feel that is a problem with most high fantasy narratives. This is, after all, the first book in a series of seven books, so there is still more time for Shannon’s world to further develop and be explained.

Shannon has an amazing writing style and I loved the slang introduced and used in the novel. In many ways it reminded me of A Clockwork Orange.

Shannon even includes a handy glossary at the back of the book, something most copies of A Clockwork Orange don’t have (but maybe should).

While I did love the book, there were some glaring problems.

Why, oh why, does romance have to be present to show a heroine that she is important?

Why couldn’t she figure it out on her own? It seems to be a plague on heroines.

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oblivious to what was going to happen made me want to reach into the book and shake her.

She had her fortune read, which basically told her who she would fall in love with and what was going to happen the rest of the book. And yet Paige was still clueless and shocked when everything happened as predicted.

She didn’t even mention the card reading after it happened.

The fact that Paige’s love interest is an immortal hunky bad boy also made me cringe.

Wow, that’s creative. I’ve never heard of that happening in any novel before (Twilight, Beautiful Creatures, Shiver, Fallen, to rattle off just a few titles). It just gets exhausting after a while. It would be nice to read a novel where the hunky immortal bad boy is replaced by a gawky, goofy nerd, or really any other variety of person interest that can exist.

Even so, I enjoyed Paige as a character. And even though he’s kind of an ass, I liked Paige’s boss Jaxon a lot. He was the perfect blend of sarcastic and jerky.

I think my favourite character was Liss, the card reader, and found it unfortunate she wasn’t in the book more.

Overall, The Bone Season exceeded my expectations. I loved the first book, but I am nervous about the series.

But if this ends up being a seven book romance series: count me out.

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The guitarist tells ANDY about his new solo EP and kicking off a tour in Hamilton Nicole Vasarevic The Silhouette Fresh off the release of his new EP Right Direction, Vancouver born musician Matt Webb is hitting the road, and his first stop is Ontario’s Steel City.

Best known as the lead guitarist for Canadian pop-rock band Marianas Trench, Webb has also been working on his solo career. Webb says his new EP and upcoming tour is all about “taking it right back to the basics.” Stripped down to guitar, vocals and lyrics, “It’s like reading my diary,” Webb says. “I focused on writing the songs for myself.”

When asked about how his latest EP compared to his first solo album, Coda and Jacket, which was released in 2011, Webb said, “This time I had a clear idea of how everything will sound. The first time around you make mistakes, and you learn from them.” Webb described his newest effort as, “An easy listen, front to back,” After years of touring with Marianas Trench, the musician is also no stranger to Canadian stages. This time around, however, Webb will be playing smaller venues across Canada.

“I’m excited to have that more intimate experience with the crowd,” Webb said. “There is something about smaller venues that you lose when you play larger ones.”

Webb kicked off his tour at Bay City Music Hall here in Hamilton on March 5. Shows across the country, including Toronto, Ottawa and his hometown, Vancouver, will follow soon.

Webb also explained how the boys from Marianas “There is Trench, something who about smaller were there venues that from you lose when the start of his you play larger music caones.” reer, have been very supportive of his solo work. “After I finish talking to you I’m actually jumping over to the studio to do some recording with Josh” he said, Josh Ramsey being Marianas Trench’s frontman. “The guys are great” Webb said, “We are one big happy family.”

With Marianas Trench, Webb has won multiple awards, including numerous Much Music Video Awards. Webb shared some of his thoughts on being a musician and taking the first steps to making achieving this type of recognition.

“First off, be true to yourself,” said Webb, “Concentrate on your craft.” Webb’s success is a prime example of how this simple philosophy can work.

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