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Student support for Dr. Brock

“Keep Dr. Brock” campaign garners 2000 signatures in two weeks

Members of the hide and seek club at the University of Alberta are participating in an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the largest game of hide and seek. On Feb. 6, 2,000 students are expected to gather on campus with the help of local and international cosplaying groups. The previous world record stands at 1,437 participants, which is held by Long Yang Chengdu Textile City and Chengdu Sky Sports Culture.

UBC study reveals criminal interrogation techniques can be “too effective” A new study by UBC forensic psychologist Steven Porter and University of Berdfordshire Professor Julia Shaw concluded that people can be led to confess crimes they’ve never committed. 70% of participants confessed to serious offenses that never happened; researchers implanted fabricated memories over a series of three interviews in order to elicit a false confession. Porter suggests that the problem may lie with officers who are taught to assume guilt and produce a confession through any means.

YorkU break-in trouble at student restaurant Over the winter break, the York University student centre restaurant The Underground experienced two break-ins resulting in the theft of several bottles of liquor. It is unknown how much money the stolen alcohol was worth. This is one of several breaking and entering incidents on the York campus, including break-ins at three residences as well as a non-community member trespassing on a campus restaurant.

Patrick Pieprzak (right) collecting signatures in MUSC. (Inset): Dr. David Brock.

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If students had their way, Dr. Brock would be here to stay.

That’s what Patrick Pieprzak, a first-year Life Sciences student, is trying to accomplish with his “Keep Dr. Brock” campaign.

“It’s not only for Dr. Brock – it’s to maintain the great teaching status that McMaster has,” Pieprzak said.

If you’re in the Life Sciences, Health Sciences, Arts and Sciences, and even Engineering faculty, you probably already know who Dr. Brock is.

David Brock is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, primarily teaching the Level I Chemistry courses. His accolades speak for themselves; he has received numerous teaching awards and nominations over the past several years, including winning the OUSA Teaching Award in 2013, the MSU Merit Award in 2011-12, and three nominations for the MSU Teaching Award since 2011.

“Coming into McMaster, all I heard from students and even teachers is that professors don’t care about you, they don’t even know your name,” said Pieprzak. “[With Dr. Brock], he dedicates and puts a lot of time into his students and [their] learning [...] if you don’t get the content he’ll explain it again, and if you still don’t get the content, then he’ll offer for you to come by his office.”

However, Brock’s position at McMaster is in jeopardy due to a number of unfortunate circumstances.

Unlike most professors, Brock is on a contractually limited appointment; rather than a permanent teaching-track position, his appointment as an Assistant Professor at McMaster is currently still on a contract – a contract that only runs until the end of June 2015.

The Faculty of Science is experiencing significant deficits in its budgets, which has had a number of consequences for its faculty and programming. One of these consequences is a hiring freeze that has been in effect since April 2014, which prevents new faculty appointments, as well as any contract renewals like

Brock’s.

Since Jan. 12, Pieprzak has been asking students to sign his petition to keep Brock here at McMaster University. In a little over two weeks, he’s passed his goal of 2,000 signatures, garnering 2,031 signatures from students, faculty, and staff alike.

“It’s pretty clear he’s a prominent individual, not only in the Faculty of Science, but for first-year life in general; on my petition, it’s not only science students that sign, it’s commerce students, it’s labour studies students – I even have some music students,” said Pieprzak.

“Hopefully it will be a big motivational factor in terms of [...] decisions being made within McMaster.”

Like many students, Pieprzak speaks very highly of Brock.

However, he’s been careful to keep the campaign at arms length from Brock to ensure that it’s clear that students have been driving this message. Pieprzak is ultimately looking to submit a letter along with his 2000-plus signatures to the department, with the hope that it will make its way up to the Provost.

It’s not just students who are fond of Brock. As Willie Leigh,

the Chair of the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, explained in an email, “the reason is budgetary. [...] Our department very much wants to keep Professor Brock as a teaching faculty member in our department.”

“He is an absolutely outstanding educator [...] who has made important and lasting contributions to undergraduate education in chemistry at McMaster.”

While the campaign isn’t guaranteed to have an effect, Leigh explained that exceptions can be made to the hiring freeze, “under extenuating circumstances.”

“I’m delighted that our students are being vocal about issues such as this, and I would hope that their efforts have an impact,” he said. “Dr. Brock’s loss will seriously undermine the quality and delivery of our department’s level one Chemistry program, as well as our Honours Chemistry and Chemical Biology programs. That sounds like an extenuating circumstance to me.” @patrickmkim

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managers - Clarke - Helie-Masters - Osazuwa - Paul - Tambakis

Giuliana Biology IV

Taylor Kinesiology III

As the MSU presidential election draws to a close, candidate posters and team tables are taken down, leaving the sitting area on the first floor of MUSC to return to its natural state.

Over the last two weeks, five candidates had their names and faces plastered on every wall, and they became the centre of every conversation surrounding elections. But behind every candidate are the core campaign teams, and leading the teams are the campaign managers.

Campaign managers, along with their teams, put in months of work and dedicate weeks of intense commitment to support a friend in their quest to get elected as the next MSU President. The Silhouette interviewed them to get some insight into their reasons for taking on the role, thoughts on leadership positions, and the work that goes into running a campaign.

The campaign manager experience

Simon Communication Studies IV

Becca Life Science III

Kalia

Chemical Engineering and Management V

The campaign manager role involves planning the campaign, shaping the candidate’s message, coordinating the campaign team, and making sure the candidate is where he or she needs to be. The role varies depending on the team, but often involves keeping the team together and the campaign functioning on schedule.

“Although it’s time consuming, I still like it. I’ve never stretched myself this far. But as a campaign manager you have to help others and pick up slack.

It’s a good experience. It’s skills that you need in the future,” said Kalia, campaign manager for Ehima Osazuwa.

One of the main qualities that all of the campaign managers discussed was leadership.

“Being a campaign manager gives you a leadership experience, gives you experience learning how to coordinate volunteers. I just thought it

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The Silhouette sits down with campaign managers for this year’s MSU election would be a really nice way to hone in on organizational and leadership skills,” said Becca, campaign manager for Corey Helie-Masters.

Similarly, Anj from Tristan Paul’s team described the campaign manager experience as one that is all encompassing.

“You gain a really great understanding of the MSU when you’re trying to determine platform points and things like that. In that capacity, it’s nice to see everything tied together as a campaign manager and get to experience the whole range of things,” she said.

Kamini, a first-year campaign manager for John Tambakis, said that the hard work really does pay off.

“At the end of it, it really does feel like this is something that you’ve made and created and put so much time into.

When it’s all over you need to put it out on the table and be proud of what you’ve come up with,” she said.

Why not President?

After speaking with the campaign managers, it is evident that they are all very competent, well-spoken, and knowledgeable of the MSU. So why not run for President?

The managers gave a variety of reasons, citing lack of interest or experience in the MSU as reasons not to run for President.

“The MSU was really never in my face. I passed through university not thinking about it,” said Kalia. “I never imagined myself as an MSU president. I got involved this year when I ran for the finance committee.

[Ehima] asked me to do it and we’ve worked together before on school projects so he knows how well I can manage a team.”

Simon, campaign manager for Helie-Master’s campaign, named lack of MSU experience as a reason not to run for a

leadership position.

“I had hoped to do it if I had more experience. If I had been an SRA rep last year, I may have well ran this year, but I don’t think I had enough SRA experience and enough MSU service and club experience.”

For some managers, MSU President isn’t a job that fits into their plans.

“In first year, I was sitting in [a friend’s] room in Les Prince Hall and I said, ‘mark my words, one day I will be MSU president.’ And even leading into this summer. Do I think I would make a good candidate?

Hell yeah. Do I think I could win? Hell yeah. But I had to think about I wanted to do after undergrad,” said Giuliana of Clarke’s campaign.

Anj, Paul’s campaign manager, also cited this reason.

“My own personal life trajectory probably will never let me do that, in the sense that it is not what I personally want to do with my life, but I definitely see a lot of value and I love seeing the people who’ve done it in the past like Anna D’Angela and Siobhan [Stewart], they are amazing, and I’m so proud to see that.”

Advice to future campaign managers Many of the campaign managers were eager to give their advice for future managers.

“Definitely know what you’re getting into. I thought it would be so long and would take forever, but know that it is really fast [paced],” said Simon.

Giuliana talked about encouraging women in leadership as well as running a positive campaign.

“It is possible to run a positive campaign. Our team exemplifies that. We’ve only filed one complaint,” she said. “We didn’t want to run a campaign on nitpicking and targeting – it’s not about the other candidates.

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Ana Qarri Opinions Editor

If you put forth a platform that is strong and researched, it shouldn’t matter what anyone else is doing. You know that you put forward a very good platform.”

Women in leadership While this year was an all-male race, the teams were much more diverse. Behind the scenes of the election, there’s a split of three male and seven female campaign managers. Over the last few years, the majority of campaign managers have also been women.

Anj addressed the fact that most campaign managers are women and spoke about her choice to not run for President.

“I know this is something that can be spun in the way ‘oh you’re a woman, maybe that’s why you’re not running,’” she said. “At the same time, I personally as a person, as an individual, and not as a woman, just like the idea of being in a role that supports someone else.”

The Silhouette wasn’t the only one to ask her that question though.

“It’s funny because one of the candidates actually ask me about [why I chose to be a campaign manager and not run for President] and implied that by being a manager I wasn’t doing something that was useful with my time,” she said.

Giuliana explained that although we may not have any female candidates this year, we should continue the discussion about women in leadership.

“I think it’s important for the discussions we’ve been having lately about women and groups who aren’t typically represented, showing them that MSU experience doesn’t matter.

That we’ve empowered someone who might not be the typical candidate to run for MSU president. It matters that you have a vision for the future and that you care about the students.”

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Selling the new celebration Saull presents revised plan for year-end celebration at SRA meeting Krista Schwab News Editor

Lights, Ferris wheels, bumper cars, street performers, and a firework show are all components of MSU President Teddy Saull’s re-imagined year-end celebration.

Saull has taken in feedback from McMaster students through one-on-one conversations, focus groups, and surveys, and has returned with a new idea that he presented at the Student Representative Assembly on Jan. 25.

“The idea here is kind of like a carnival-meets-buskerfest-meets-beautiful-fair, but the essence of this thing is the lighting,” said Saull during his

presentation. “You’re going to walk onto campus, pretty much no matter where you come on […] you’re going to see this glowing, magnetic event happening and you’re going to say ‘oh I want to go there, I hope it’s free,’ and it is.”

The festival of lights is very different from the original plan – there will be no concert, or cost to students.

The event will take place from 6 to 10 p.m. on April 8, the last day of classes, and will stretch from Mary Keyes to Mills Library.

Near Mary Keyes, there will be a Ferris wheel and merry-go-round, as well as carnival games. Two DJs – one playing modern pop and the other old school dance music – will be located outside, while inside Bridges Café will host

an acoustic coffeehouse. At the Sport Hall, the Student Success Centre will be hosting a keynote speaker. Given the $30,000 budget, the speaker will likely be a big name.

Outside of Mills Library will be four McMaster bands playing throughout the night, as well as bumper cars and carnival food.

Various professional buskers will be providing entertainment, and Saull will be working with students from McMaster’s Marching Band, juggling club, and breakdancing club to showcase their skills as well.

The event will end with a fireworks show, a feature voted for by over 60 percent of respondents to Saull’s survey.

“We want this to be an event that everyone can see themselves in,” said Saull.

The cost of the new yearend celebration is also lower than his initial proposal. The re-imagined celebration will cost up to $116,000, in comparison to the original $215,000 proposed allocation.

There will also be 2,000 free parking spaces for commuting students, a donation from the university for the event.

Saull has already raised over $86,000, with the two main contributors being the Alumni Association and the Student Success Centre. The MSU will contribute up to $40,000, depending on if the motion is passed at the next SRA meeting on Feb. 8.

At the meeting, Saull also addressed the earlier criticisms that the money could be better spent.

“I absolutely agree that

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there are other important things for this organization to spend money on, but I don’t think this is or ever will be an either-or situation. So agreeing to try to pull of a year-end event does not mean that we also can’t fund x, y, and z projects,” he said, citing the Student Life Enhancement Fund as one way to fund important projects.

“This is not a one-off thing,” said Saull. “The financial commitment we’ve received from our major partners – Alumni [Association], Student Success [Centre] – this is something they want to include and move forward with.” @kschwabi

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Cheating

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Between 1997-2013

Only 1.06 percent of McMaster students have been found guilty of academic dishonesty, but 53 percent of Canadian undergrads have admitted to cheating. Are McMaster students cheating the system?

Christina Vietinghoff Features Editor

In front of a large hall of fidgeting students preoccupied with Twitter and Facebook, the professor’s tired voice begins to speed up.

“Okay, last section of the course outline before you’re free to go today: academic integrity.”

Some students’ faces flicker to the front of the class while the majority continue to stare at their screens.

The professor reads through the blurb, in this case, to a group of fourth years who have heard a similar speech 40 times before.

Despite the ubiquitous nature of this scene, this year 1-2 percent of the student population will be charged with academic dishonesty, and one national study found that 53 percent of undergraduates report committing serious cheating on written work at least once. The fact is, tudents cheat.

It’s easy to blame this on the system or the policy but in reality, the responsibility for academic integrity lies with the course instructor and you the student. However, McMaster needs a culture shift to focus on academic honesty, in order for these statistics to change.

The McMaster Academic Integrity Office is the body on campus that oversees the faculty adjudicators that evaluate allegations of academic integrity.

They are also responsible for educating students and professors about the academic integrity policy.

“Plagiarism is the number one most common type of academic dishonesty that you see, and one of the challenging

things for this office is that we can talk about it at a really high level but students want to know from a really practical point of view—what am I supposed to do?” said Andrea Thyret-Kidd from the Academic Integrity Office.

Some people may argue academic integrity doesn’t matter—that students are under a lot of pressure and university is a special context. But many studies have shown correlation between academic dishonesty in university and unethical behaviour later on in life.

The obligation to elaborate on how students can be academically honest in a given course, lies with the students and professors themselves.

Professors have the responsibility to be clear about their expectations.

“This is one of the most challenging things for students is that what a professor expects—there’s not one rule for the university. Every assignment you do you can expect a different level of collaboration,” said Thyret-Kidd.

Students have the responsibility to report if other students are being dishonest or if a professor creates conditions of dishonesty, for example using the same exam year after year.

The Academic Integrity Office receives complaints, often anonymous, from students.

“Yes, we do get anonymous reports and we will look into anonymous reports…but we have to make sure anonymous reports are not malicious,” said Thyret-Kidd.

When they have anonymous reports, they always follow up to find independent verification.

“Over the years, almost all the times where students have come in to make complaints, they have been correct. There’s only been one or two times

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Some people may argue academic integrity doesn’t matter—that students are under a lot of pressure and university is a special context. But many studies have shown correlation between academic dishonesty in university and unethical behaviour later on in life. where we have not been able to find verification of it,” she said.

But even though the office allows anonymous reports, it is likely that academic dishonesty is still underreported at the university, given that a survey of Canadian undergraduate students by Guelph researcher Julia Christensen Hughes found that 53 percent of students reported serious cheating on written work one or more times. Furthermore, 45 percent of undergraduates were certain another student had cheated during an assessment.

The lack of reporting of these incidents may be because students don’t understanding their obligation under the act, or don’t understand what constitutes academic honesty.

The Silhouette conducted a survey with results that corroborated the idea that the lack of reporting may be due to a lack of understanding. Many students who responded said they

Percentage of Mac students found guilty of cheating 98/99 0.86%

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Most common

offences

(based on 270 cases) Cheating on a test/exam (30) Plagiarism (130) Improper Collaboration (47) Submitting other’s work (49)

What YOU had to say

The Silhouette conducted a survey among students to find out what you had to say about academic integrity at Mac. Here are a few anonymous responses:

Do you think the University does enough to make you aware of the Academic Integrity Policy?

“Not really. It’s obviously always in course outlines but no one reads that. There are definitely some grey areas that could be better addressed.”

Do you think Academic Integrity is sufficiently enforced at McMaster?

“I think when detected it is, but for smaller programs where academic dishonesty is rampant (posting of old essays online for younger generations to use as a base/source) I think it’s swept under the rug and only brought out as a threat.”

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06/07 2.09%

04/05 1.36%

10/11 1.33%

11/12 1.70%

12/13 1.06%

03/04 1.37%

old exams up online but this practice is not widespread, and it is unclear how to access these materials online.

One way to encourage more dialogue on academic integrity is for more research to be conducted on this subject at McMaster.

The study by Christensen Hughes found that students who don’t see an evaluation as a legitimate means of evaluating knowledge were more likely to cheat. It is thus important to create a learning environment where students feel like they are being fairly evaluated on their knowledge.

The Office of Academic Integrity has worked in the past with the Centre for Leadership and Learning.

In-house research on academic honesty could be an important catalyst for change at McMaster. There are many intersections between effective pedagogy and academic honesty, which means the McMaster Institute for Innovation and Excellence in Teaching and Learning could incorporate academic honesty as a new research area with relative ease.

Furthermore, dialogue is already underway at an administrative level at McMaster around academic honesty in terms of the MSAF, but more open and transparent conversation on academic honesty should be had, with students at the centre.

McMaster has the resources to create a culture shift. What remains to be seen are whether these resources will be mobilized.

Find out how much you know about academic integrity 1. The primary responsibility for bringing a charge of academic dishonesty is on:

a) Yourself—admit your guilt! (2)

b) The MSU President (0)

c) The course instructor (3) 2. Would you submit your own essay for a course that you also happened to have submitted to a different course last year? a) I would never do that! (3)

b) That’s totally fine—it’s my work. (0)

c) It’s okay if you pay the prof a small fine (1) 3. You have committed academic dishonesty: a) Only once or twice! (-3) b) No way. (+3)

Results 0-3 points We are more than a little worried about your morals and suggest you take a look at the Academic Integrity Policy at least once.

3-10 points You kinda know your stuff but you should brush up on your integrity.

10+ You are an academically-honest champ!

4. The Academic Integrity Policy has _____ pages. a) Too many (0)

b) Just the right amount (2)

c) 22 (3) 5. You read this entire Sil article. a) True (+3) b) Features are too long to read! (-3) 6. Your friend asks you if you’re allowed to work with a partner for an assignment, you say:

a) “Only if you help me. *Wink wink*” (0)

b) “Probs not.” (1)

c) “Friend, it’s your obligation to

ask the prof for clarification.” (3)

CCE(0%)

Engineering (1.50%)

Social Science (1.45%)

Humanities (1.65%)

Science (1.35%)

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Health Sciences (0.20%)

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FACULTY

How honest are you?

Business (0.59%)

were not confident that they could explain the academic integrity policy to a friend. Some respondents were also unsure whether or not they had ever breached the academic integrity policy.

Students have the responsibility to ask professors for clarification to fully understand what the assignment is.

“If you don’t understand what you’re supposed to be doing, you should ask,” said Thyret-Kidd.

Moreover, some parts of the policy are deliberately ambiguous, as it up to the professor to explain the constraints for the purpose of the course.

The majority of survey respondents said their professors typically discuss academic integrity at the beginning of the term.

However, as this investigation shows, the status quo is insufficient to address academic dishonesty which has remained consistent at McMaster and other universities. This suggests the way professors and students discuss academic integrity is not working.

What’s really needed is a culture shift in the way professors discuss academic integrity and how open students feel about asking for clarification on what’s allowed in terms of collaboration and writing.

In the past, a more open culture seemed to exist.

“In the olden days, professors used to leave the old exams or midterms in the libraries for students to access to study with,” said Thyret-Kidd.

However, when asked about how many professors do this, the librarian at Mills was unsure. Professors can now put

09/10 1.05%

Arts & Science (0.37%)

01/02 1.16%

05/06 1.77%

Grad Studies (0.23%)

02/03 1.06%

08/09 1.57%

07/08 1.92%

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Designs revealed for Hatch Centre Student meeting areas, club offices, student services to be housed in new building

The design of the Hatch Centre is still subject to change, but the size, location, and student space allocations have been determined.

Rachel Katz News Reporter

The ExCEL initiative has headed into its next stage of development. On Jan. 20, Agnes Kaznierczak, an architect at Diamond Schmitt Architects, presented the firm’s initial designs for the Hatch Centre to a group of McMaster Engineering students and faculty and revealed the first renderings of the building.

“We just finished schematic design so we’re moving into design development, which basically entails choosing the actual materials and the specifics of more engineering-related things,” said Ryan Rogers, the McMaster Engineering Society VP of External Affairs.

The Hatch Centre itself will attach to the back of the existing John Hodgins Engineering building and will share a variety of its facilities, including the Fireball Café and loading docks, while maintaining the ability to operate independently from JHE. Kaznierczak’s presentation showed the variety of spaces the new building would contain, including a double-height build space that will house large-scale student projects with offices overlooking the space below.

She also showed the numerous

student meeting areas, club offices, and the suite that will be occupied by student services. Kaznierczak described the Hatch Center as “robust, elegant, and honest about what it needs to be.”

On the surface the project seems to be progressing well, but there are underlying issues.

According to Rogers, the initiative is still within its budget, but that comes with the sacrifice of a number of the proposed eco-friendly features.

“A lot of the big issue with including eco-friendly features was we had to find a balance between the actual functionality of the building versus making it the most innovative and eco-friendly building in Canada,” said Mitchell Kurnell, Director of Public Relations with the McMaster Engineering Society.

He added that eco-friendly features such as solar panels could be installed later, but that the plan to install triple-glazed windows to maximize energy efficiency has not changed.

Despite the compromises on the eco-friendly side of the construction, Rogers was adamant that there have been no changes to the experiential learning features promised in the proposal.

“We’re still going to have visible structures, visible heating and cooling elements, as well as panels basically describ-

ing the functionality and the actual process that went towards creating the final product,” he said.

While all parties involved with the ExCEL initiative hope to please as many students and faculty members as possible, concerns have been raised over the course of the project.

“Students have big concerns over whether they will have a say in how the building operates later,” Rogers said. But he explained that the MES is finalizing a plan to have a board composed of Engineering faculty members and students to manage the building together.

“The only [faculty concern] that has come up is who’s going to be moving to the third floor of the ExCEL building, but that was decided through various council meetings and the faculty basically agreed with who we, as a council, decided we wanted to see go into the building,” Kurnell said.

The only faculty members being housed in the Hatch Center will be those who benefit the all of the 4,000 students within the Faculty of Engineering.

The ExCEL initiative has always focused on enhancing the student experience, but if students have questions about the Hatch Center, Rogers promised, “students can always come to us. That’s our job.” @RachAlbertaKatz

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The Hatch Centre itself will attach to the back of the existing John Hodgins Engineering building and will share a variety of its facilities.

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“Governing is one thing, campaigning is another.”

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Condense the campaigns Julia Redmond Managing Editor

By the time you’re probably reading this, the McMaster student body has elected its newest (male) president.

If you weren’t particularly involved in the election, the ten-day campaign period was probably a rather insignificant portion of your semester, and soon after the posters come down and the tables get packed away, it’ll be like it never happened.

But the thing is, it is a far more significant undertaking than it may seem to run for MSU President.

Over the course of the past couple weeks, candidates live and breathe their campaigns. They’re set up in MUSC from the early hours of the day, right until it empties out again in the evening. Even when they’re not around in person, their schedules are packed; they’re on social media, talking to classes, or attending various debates and events.

And their omnipresence comes at

a cost. These students generally don’t go to class, and they are effectively prevented from doing schoolwork of any kind. Sometimes profs are receptive to the candidates’ absences and missed work, and accommodate them—other times, not so much.

They have to deal with it either way.

Personally, I think this whole political to-do takes things a little too far.

In working on The Sil’s presidential coverage, I spoke to the candidates and team members on multiple different days of the campaign. In pretty much all cases, they were exhausted.

I realize the argument can be made that this is just the price you have to pay in order to earn such a prestigious campus job—that it’s not meant to be easy. Sure, it’s good to know that the CEO of the Union can handle a little stress. Maybe it even inspires confidence in their future job performance.

And of course, it benefits us, as voters, to have a campaign of this extent so we can have to put our potential presidents under the microscope

before we make up our minds.

But while we’ve spent so much time worrying why women in particular aren’t putting their names on the ballot, we have somehow neglected to really look at the structure of the campaign period itself. It’s ten whole days. And it’s not right at the start of the semester, either. It’s a couple weeks in, when courses have already picked up. When you consider that the majority of candidates every year are in their final semester of their undergrad, with a schedule likely full of theses and seminars, the significance of this time in school becomes even greater. Are the ten academia-free days really worth it?

I’m not saying that shortening the campaign period would completely solve the issues facing the presidential elections. But it’s time to reevaluate whether or not this is completely necessary.

And to the five gentlemen and their teams who made it through these past couple weeks—I hope you enjoy a well-earned sleep.

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PRESIDENT’S PAGE MSU Hiring New Grads for Full-Time Roles We have all seen the commercial featuring a guy standing on the street telling you to “do what you love” and “make money now”. I am not here to sell you on applying to Everest College, however, because you can make those claims come true by applying to the McMaster Students Union (MSU)’s 2015/2016 Student Opportunity Positions (SOP). These positions are full-time, one year contracts beginning May 1, supporting many of our services.

These roles are an opportunity (see what I did there) for recent McMaster graduates to gain practical work experience.

There are seven SOPs available, including: Campus Events Office Manager,

CFMU Community Outreach Coordinator, Clubs Administrator, Communications Officer, The Silhouette Executive Editor, Underground Service Coordinator, and Union Market Manager.

“The Student Opportunity Positions not only give graduates the chance to flex their acquired skills in real world business situations, but they also provide hands on experience in a managerial role,” said Underground Service Coordinator Amanda Weldon. “Through this experience I was able to sharpen my coordinating skills, balance department objectives, as well as manage a full staff of students. The most refreshing part about this experience has been the

The President’s Page is a space sponsored and used by the McMaster Students Union (MSU) Board of Directors (BoD) to communicate with the student body. It functions to highlight the Board’s projects, goals, and agenda for the year, as well as the general happenings of the MSU.

department’s flexibility to change. I was able to make a difference and transform the position to be my own, while being overseen by an experienced, positive senior staff.”

As the Underground Service Coordinator, Amanda is responsible for the overall management of the front of the store, including: staffing, marketing, profitability, inventory controls, accounting procedures, and more.

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“Its forced me to become a better leader and communicator, while at the same time paying me for 12 months while I decide what I want to do next in my life. A pretty unbeatable combination.”

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Around Campus

Thursday, January 29, 2015

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“Who has influenced you the most in your life?”

“Probably my mom— I don’t think there’s ever a time when I needed her and she wasn’t there. And I never had to question whether or not she’d be there, she just was. That’s the way that I want to live for people I care about— I want them to know that I will always be there too.”

“What’s your biggest regret?”

“I tend not to live with regrets— there’s no point living with regrets. If you’re just going to be sad about everything that could’ve happened, then you’re not really living your life now. Does that make sense?”

“What’s the most heroic thing you’ve ever done?”

“The most heroic thing I’ve ever done?

That’s a tough one— I’ll skip that.”

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“Describe yourself in one sentence.”

“I can describe myself in one word— happy.”

“What’s was the happiest moment of your life?”

“Getting into McMaster. It’s what I always wanted, and I worked very hard to make it happen. When I got in, I was so excited and happy.”

“So do you have a piece of advice?”

“Don’t give up. ‘Cause if I can do it, you can.”

“What’s your biggest fear?”

“My biggest fear would be something happening to my sister. She’s seven, and I guess because she’s so young I’m less of a sister and more of a mother to her.

And she’s always hurting herself.”

“Do you miss her a lot?”

“Yeah. Sometimes I cry when she calls me.”

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A Mac cleaner’s struggle for justice The university’s initial dismissal of cleaner’s harassment allegations are indicative of systemic lack of accountability on gender and labour issues Ana Qarri Opinions Editor

Last Friday Jan. 28, McMaster flew its flags at half-mast in honour of the death of Ljubica Savic. Ljubica Savic was a McMaster cleaner, a mother of two, and a Croatian immigrant.

On Jan. 20, she died of cancer at Juravinski Hospital. I was saddened to hear of her passing, but angry to see such a short post in the university’s Daily News sharing this news. And I want to tell you why.

Last year, Ljubica Savic complained to the university that her supervisor, Godson Okwulehie, had physically assaulted her during a late-night shift. She

claimed that he had yelled at her and then proceeded to physically harass her. The university dismissed her allegation against Okwulehie, and he continued to work for the custodian services at McMaster. Human resources and the security department did not report the incident to the police.

With the help of the Building Union of Canada that currently represents some workers at Mac, she laid a private charge against him in court. Unfortunately, because of her death, she was not able to testify and all the charges against him will be dropped.

Since Savic was brave enough to come forward, an internal security report conducted by McMaster found that since 2000 there have been ten

individual complaints against the same supervisor by women who worked for him, creating a pattern of sexual and physical harassment.

The university released a report last year that stated that the female cleaners thought that these allegations had not been addressed properly. The supervisor is only now on leave, and a McMaster spokesperson says there are no plans for his return.

These allegations are not proven in court. And because of Savic’s death, Okwulehie will not face his day in court, and maintains that all allegations are false.

But the gravity of the situation lies in the number of allegations against Okwulehie, ten to date, and the university’s inactions when faced with them. All of these allegations

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were made by the most vulnerable members of the McMaster community, who have to support themselves and often other members of their family on a job that only recently started paying a living wage.

I’m not writing this to speak on behalf of Savic’s relatives, her children or her family. But as a member of the McMaster community, I am nothing short of disgusted. When we talk about gender issues, violence against women, we’re not just addressing sexual assault or harassment against female students. All women should be safe and respected at McMaster, and sexual assault allegations should never be ignored. It shouldn’t take 14 years and ten allegations to start treating the people who clean up after you like they mean something.

This case shows not only a complete disregard for the wellbeing of workers, but also a despicable level of disrespect towards staff members. The Ministry of Labour conducted an investigation which concluded the university has the programs in place to deal with these issues. Yet Susan Clairmont, a reporter for the Hamilton Spectator, reported that the investigation “failed to determine whether the program is being implemented.”

In my opinion, the university did not act to protect these workers, and in doing so, failed to show its commitment to creating a safe and equitable campus.

Savic died without getting her day in court. She also died without the university acting to protect her. To lower the flags in “honour” of Savic and fail to address the issue at hand is utterly hypocritical. To have honoured Savic would have meant to have treated her with the respect and due diligence she deserved when she came forward. It would have meant to not let ten instances of sexual and physical harassment go unaddressed by failing to react to each individual case. Andrea Farquhar, a McMaster spokesperson, said that the President and Vice-President of the university were not aware of the internal report and “this has to change in the

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To lower the flags in “honour” of Savic and fail to address the issue at hand is utterly hypocritical. To have honoured Savic would have meant to have treated her with the respect and due diligence she deserved when she came forward.

future.” There is no excuse for this lack of responsibility and the university needs to be held accountable.

So I’m asking the university to address this issue publicly.

I’m asking them to release a statement explaining how something of this degree could take place and why it’s taken 14 years for the university departments to finally see “the big picture” as Farquhar said. Why should we believe that we attend a university where this will not happen again? And what will it do in the near future to show its commitment to the fight against gender-based violence and to address issues of sexual assault on campus?

Of course, the issue does not lay solely in gender-based violence. This is, above all, a labour issue. It is utterly despicable to pay Labour Studies professors hundreds of thousands of dollars to research inequity in the workplace, and to run a university that appears to perpetuate these very same problems. As a student, this event tells me that our academy doesn’t believe in its own theories, and more importantly, that it doesn’t value the lives of our workers. @anaqarri

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It’s time to privatize the LCBO

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William Lou Online Editor

Monopolies are not in the interest of consumers. That’s why almost every country in the world, including Canada, has a competition bureau of some kind to prevent and to break up monopolies.

Without getting into the nitty-gritty, a monopoly is formed when there a single party that holds a significant share of a particular market. Through the power of exclusivity, a monopolist is able to raise prices above what would be bargained through a free market, which robs consumers in the interest of making ungodly amounts of profit.

A perfect example of a monopoly would be the Liquor Control Board of Ontario, or the LCBO for short. Established in 1927 by the Lieutenant Gov-

ernor, the LCBO (along with the Beer Store) holds a monopoly over liquor sales in Ontario.

This should come as a shock no one, but the LCBO rakes in billions in revenue. In 2013-14, revenues reached $5 billion.

That tidy sum only figures to rise going forward, according to a 2013 report from the Ministry of Finance.

Given the LCBO’s utter dominance over the liquor market, multi-billion dollar revenues simply comes with the territory. With no competitors to manage price, the LCBO has free reign to hike up prices as they see fit.

Steep markups typify the LCBO’s greed. Supplier price and freight cost of spirits only accounts for 17 percent of retail price, according to a study by York University. That translates to a markup varying between 145 and 131 percent of total landed costs. And that’s before taxes, meaning the extra price does not necessarily translate

to heftier governmental coffers.

The LCBO robs its unwilling customers through superfluous and non-competitive premiums.

Astronomical prices aside, the LCBO also restricts the growth of small-scale wineries and microbreweries. Take the beer market, for example. The Beer Store (jointly owned by three mega-breweries Molson Coors, Anheuser-Busch, and Sapporo) accounts for 80 percent of market share with the other 20 percent belonging to the LCBO. Between the two giants, there’s no room for growth.

The solution would be to privatize liquor sales like Alberta did in 1993. The transition to privatization translated to positive outcomes for both businesses and its consumers.

After privatization, employment in this sector rose from 1,300 to 4,000, while the number of retail liquor outlets ballooned from 200 to 1,300.

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Markups also dropped, which led to lower prices. A standard 26 oz. of Smirnoff that costs between $24 and $26 in Ontario can be purchased in certain stores Edmonton for $18, according to the Edmonton Journal.

By handing the right to individual businesses to sell liquor and allowing for the invisible hand of the marketplace to mould the market, a more equitable and fair market was established.

The gambit to all of this is tax revenue, which serves as the excuse for the LCBO’s existence.

It’s repeatedly argued that the

LCBO is essential to governmental funding. Ontario simply cannot afford to lose the $1.74 billion in income that the LCBO provided in 2013-14.

But that’s a short-sighted view. Tax revenue on a per-capita basis is actually higher in Alberta than it is Ontario, as found by a study in Maclean’s.

As was started from the outset, there’s a reason why countries have competition bureaus in place – to protect consumers from exploitive and wasteful monopolies. With that in mind, it’s high time to end the LCBO’s reign.

Bell Let’s actually Talk Michael Gallagher Asst. ANDY Editor

On Jan. 28, Bell once again completed another successful “Let’s Talk” campaign, working to challenge the stigma associated with mental illness, and add to the $67.5 million they have already raised in support of mental health initiatives across Canada.

While anyone who advocates for mental health issues will tell you Bell is making a positive change, its efforts are

far from perfect. If Bell truly wants to effect change in society and tear down the barriers experienced by sufferers of mental illness, they cannot limit themselves to focusing their efforts on combating “stigma” alone, as this wording neglects the systemic discrimination that those with mental illnesses experience.

To those unfamiliar, stigma and discrimination might seem interchangeable, but they actually have important differences.

Stigma is the negative stereotype a person receives, and discrimination is the behaviour that results from this stereotype.

This distinction might seem small, but language is powerful and subtle differences can drastically change something’s meaning.

In the case of Bell’s “Let’s Talk” by outlining “anti-stigma” and not “anti-discrimination” as one of their campaign’s four pillars, it undervalues and potentially ignores the existence of mental health discrimination.

By only ever using the word “stigma,” and basing your entire campaign around it, you are effectively presenting the idea that those with mental health disabilities may face many negative stereotypes, but they

experience little or no actual behavioural consequences. For a campaign that explicitly describes how “language matters” on its second page, it seriously fails to acknowledge the importance of this distinction.

This choice of wording and its resulting popularity becomes incredibly problematic when you read reports like those made by the Ontario Human Rights Commission on Nov. 7, 2012. The OHRC surveyed 1,500 people in Ontario, and found repeated examples of laws that actively allowed for discrimination against those with mental health disabilities.

These examples included multiple accounts from sufferers who had been denied housing, employment and even medical care because of their mental health.

One example from the report says that significant research exists that supports the fact that many private landlords deny housing to people with mental health disabilities. The report cited multiple sufferers who were forced to sign contracts that stated that if their condition worsened, they would be evicted from their residence.

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Should the LCBO have a monopoly on alcohol sales in Ontario?

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I’d rather have alcohol sales stay with the LCBO and not have them put into convenience stores because I think this is better regulated.

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They should be regulated through the LCBO and Beer Store, since it is more organized.

Convenience stores might be more lenient to fake IDs or intoxicated people buying alcohol.

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It would be easier to access but I don’t know since it doesn’t apply to me.

I think alcohol sales should be allowed at grocery stores and convenience stores to make things easier and it wouldn’t be a big deal to put them there.

Let’s talk about Bell Let’s Talk One victim even describes intense discrimination within the healthcare system: “after surgery, my surgeon told me, ‘had I known you were crazy, I wouldn’t have operated on you.’”

These examples reflect only some of the harsh discrimination those with mental illnesses face, and yet Bell and others advocating for mental health issues limit their discussion and focus to combating stigma alone.

It’s easy to see a simple choice of words as a relatively minor issue, but the difference between “stigma” and “discrimination” is a deeper issue than a mistaken campaign by Bell. If you don’t believe me, take a second to consider how other issues of prejudice in our society are described. When discussing racism, sexism, or homophobia, discrimination is the word of choice. However, when describing mental illness, “stigma” is the overwhelmingly popular term.

Don’t believe me? Try typing the word “stigma” into Google. You’ll find page after page discussing mental health issues, and a list of related searches pertaining to that same subject.

Try that again with the word “discrimination.” Here the examples address race, homophobia, and human rights concerns, with no mention of mental health even after five pages. It quickly becomes clear that Bell’s decision to use the word “stigma” instead of “discrimination” reflects a much larger cultural issue.

I’m not the only one who feels this way. In fact, the very first resource Bell directs you to is a document from the Canadi-

an Mental Health Association.

Within the second paragraph the CMHA makes it clear that they have the same concerns: “The problem with the word ‘stigma’ is that it puts the focus on the person’s difference instead of on the people who are setting them apart. Using the word stigma makes it seem different than racism, homophobia or sexism. It isn’t. So it’s time to talk about stigma for what it really is: prejudice and discrimination.”

Even organizations directly supporting the campaign feel it is crucial to distinguish the problematic nature of the word “stigma,” and yet Bell remains one of the many that make no such effort.

So why is it people seem to be uncomfortable with associating “discrimination” with mental illness? Do we really believe not receiving medical treatment because of one’s race is that different from not receiving it because of one’s mental health disability? While it’s pointless to compare whether one type of discrimination is worse than another, it’s unsettling to see that we as a society seem intent on labelling mental health as a separate issue, to the point where it even has its own distinct terminology.

We as Canadians need to aim higher than simply combating the stigma surrounding mental illness, and must work to remove the systemic barriers to success that exist for those affected by mental illness.

If Bell really wants to get people talking, ask Canadians why they’re so afraid to acknowledge mental health discrimination that they won’t even use the same words.

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The ethical limits of bystander videos Mitali Chaudhary Contributor

There is no doubt that, in this age of information and technology, the ease with which anyone with a smartphone can immortalize moments through video and photography is one of our most influential achievements.

The now ridiculously effortless step of sharing our content with the entire world is the truly amazing feat, however, as attention can be quickly brought to important social issues, ideas can be sent across the globe, and extremely cute cat videos can be giggled over with friends.

But such forms of media can often do more harm than good.

The act of taking and sharing a single photo in an inappropriate context may result in personal privacy issues, given the number of people who can potentially view it and interpret

it in different ways.

This is especially relevant in light of a recent video of a woman who missed her ferry in Victoria, British Columbia and had a breakdown at the terminal. A bystander filmed her entire tirade, then posted it on the “Spotted in Victoria” Facebook page. It took off from there, becoming viral and accumulating thousands of likes and shares.

But we can’t forget about the impact this had on the woman. By exposing her moment of stress to the entire world, she was, to some degree, stripped of her privacy. As videos and photos show only specific moments of a person’s behaviour, usually in awkward or unbecoming circumstances, it’s almost impossible to bring their situation into context.

It’s easy to sit behind a keyboard and judge the individual from the minute-long YouTube

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video than it is to analyze the reasoning behind their display of distress. In this case, her missed ferry could have meant missing a dying loved one, or an important dinner. This lack of context caused her feelings to be further trivialized, by the bystander himself, as the video’s accompanying description read “she had a little temper tan-

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trum,” as if she were a toddler who has them often, and isn’t meant to be taken seriously.

Everyone feels flustered in an out-of-control situation. Why mock them by recording and sharing their plight with the whole world?

This is only one among many questions that have risen along with this trend of

capturing and sharing images and videos without consent.

Where is the line between funny and creepy when it comes to recording someone’s awkward situation? How many views does a video have to get to start infringing on the subject’s privacy? And when is taking a photo taking it too far?

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Nationally no. 8-ranked Mac has been outrunning opponents all year. How does the women's basketball team play heavy minutes and still fly by defenders?

Sofia Mohamed Staff reporter

The McMaster women’s basketball team’s game plan has always been simple: run. From the moment the warm-ups come off to the last seconds of the fourth quarter, a momentum is kept that revolves around speed and agility. For the players to run fast and play long minutes, it is training that helps to set the tone.

In his first year working at McMaster, Ben Bahrami, head Strength and Conditioning coach of the McMaster women’s and men’s basketball teams does what he can to assure the players remain active while competing on the hardwood. Though adjusting to a new school meant forming fresh relationships with players and coaches, the

program has been allowing Bahrami to continuously grow.

“The athletes are very motivated and involved. It’s a good thing that we are busy and I love it,” said Bahrami.

Having a six-day program in the off-season and workouts two to three times a week during the season, Bahrami and staff give nutritional advice and train the basketball teams in recovery. In the event of an injury, alternate programs are created for athletes that will still allow them to take part in team lifts.

No program is ever set in stone and exercises are made to fit the individual’s needs in order to maximize fitness.

From what the athletes eat, to the pre-game warm-up and post-game cool-downs, the Strength and Conditioning Program is holistic and helps

strengthen all aspects of a student-athlete’s life. Three lead coaches will work alongside interns from the McMaster Kinesiology program. Those groups are responsible for working with different McMaster varsity teams to accelerate the growth of players and keep them healthy.

Under the leadership of coordinator Steve Lidstone, Mac’s Strength and Conditioning program is solidifying its spot as one of the best university programs in the country.

“Strength and conditioning is huge for injury prevention, for performance and for team culture. With sports like basketball, their seasons are very long and the athletes’ bodies would break down if this program didn’t exist,” said Bahrami.

Twice a week, players fill out a fatigue survey sent directly to their inbox that is completed as soon as they wake up. Players answer questions on a scale that asks about stress levels, sleep quality and mental wellbeing. Along with direct face-time with coaches and trainers during post-game stretches and talks, McMaster

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has many ways to cater to the players on the team.

Several tests are done throughout the year assessing factors like body composition and strength and focus is placed on recovery from the high-intensity portion of training.

“The numbers go up because our athletes are amazing.

They are going to get stronger.”

With a shot at playoffs nearing, modifications in the program will be introduced to the players with a greater emphasis put on the individual’s strengths. Programs are flexible and always keep in mind the players’ health.

Having multiple resources available for McMaster athletes, the willpower of the staff and the consistency of different programs within the athletic department suggest that the Strength and Conditioning program will only get better.

“We are able to bring people in and work together. We are succeeding in the culture that Steve [Lidstone] and the coaches have created,” said Bahrami.

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716 Number of days Pierre Lafontaine was CEO of the CIS Lafontaine was reportedly bought out by the CIS after only two years on the job.

There was no reason given, but the CIS will begin to search for a new leader immediately.

On the lookout: Athletes to watch this week

Lauren Mastroluisi Women's volleyball › Pita Pit athlete of the week › 2.9 points/set Mac needs one win to clinch the OUA West division. Mastroluisi has been solid on the outside lately and if she continues to play well, McMaster should wrap up the division this week.

Austin Campion-Smith Men's Volleyball › Fifth-year senior › OUA-leading 10.06 assists per game

Campion-Smith can help the Marauders build towards their fourth OUA regular season title in a row.

He's been teeing up teammates all year and don't expect that to stop this week.

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Marauder shines on Think Pink night Think Pink event, Marauder players wore pink t-shirts with the Marauder logo on Scott Hastie the front and text on the back: Sports Editor “I’m playing for _______.” Mac wrote that they were playing It was a storybook tale for what for Mama Manning, a touching could have been a heavy night. moment for a family that has Siobhan Manning dropped a dealt with a tumultuous few season-high 15 points during a months. And although it was breast cancer awareness event, just a regular season match-up, just months after her mother the pre-game feel was not the was diagnosed with that very same. disease.

“The mindset was different.

The story begins back in It was more than a game for November. Bernadette Manour team. In past years, it’s been ning, mother of McMaster more than a game, but this year women’s basketball guard Siobhan, was diagnosed with especially, it was really close to home,” said Manning. “I was breast cancer. The news shook ready to play for Manning, but she what the game was not alone. represented.”

The women’s Forwards basketball team Clare Kenney is no stranger and Linnaea to breast canHarper were cer. Head coach sidelined with Theresa Burns was injuries, opening diagnosed with the a couple spots disease and beat in the starting it – she’s been canSiobhan Manning cer-free for nine line-up. Siobhan Third-year guard, Manning got her years. Manning women's basketball first start of the had support from season and the her coach and second of her teammates during career. the tough time and Manning continued to play. took the opportunity and made Then came the Think Pink the most of it. She opened the game against Waterloo. The CIS game with a three, confidently launched a breast cancer awarepulling the trigger and splashness campaign in 2007, pairing with the Canadian Breast ing a shot from the right wing.

“One of my teammates, Cancer Foundation. Nearly all ironically enough, came up to CIS basketball teams host the me and said ‘let the game come event. Some universities wear to you,’” said Manning. And she pink jerseys, while others teams did just that. outfit themselves with pink Playing with a ton of conaccents like wristbands, socks fidence, Manning led the team and shoelaces.

During warm-ups for Mac’s in minutes played (35) and

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I was ready to play for what the game represented.

finished third in scoring. Mac beat Waterloo, 81-67. Coming into the game, the Health Sciences student was averaging 13.5 minutes per contest and 3.2 points per game. To the casual observer, it was a surprise. The coaching staff was not taken aback by the performance.

“Sho has had some good games for us this year. She’s been steady, but that was one of the best games I’ve seen her play,” said Burns.

“We knew she was capable with that. She put a lot of work in over the summer … she had definitely added to her game. It was a matter of time for her to put it all together and she did it on Saturday.”

Now, Manning’s mother has already completed one surgery, but radiation therapy awaits. Siobhan has learned how to cope with the situation, but she admits that she struggled at the beginning.

“The first game where I saw my mom come in, I looked into the crowd and I just started tearing up,” said Manning. “But as time has gone on, not that it’s become normal, I’ve reflected and learned how to deal with.

It’s just become the way it is and we’re going to get through it together.”

Following the game, Manning says her mother gave her a hug and was “speechless.”

The Think Pink game and Manning’s stand-out performance provided the family and team with a feel-good moment during one of the more difficult times the group will face. You can’t find that in a box score.

McMaster rolled over the Warriors at Burridge Gym, winning 81-67.

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Mac track drops personal bests at McGill It’s the half-way point of the season, and the Marauders are already running at their best

Laura Sinclair Asst. Sports Editor

The Marauders track team posted several personal best times at the largest indoor track meet of the year, the McGill Team Challenge.

Several of the Marauders were entered into the fast heats of each race, which helped them run to some incredibly fast times at the half-way point of the season. Taylor Forbes and Blair Morgan both ran to per-

sonal best times in the 3000m.

“Blair took the lead, and then Taylor took the lead over from Blair, and at a certain point you could see Taylor getting kind of tired, so Blair went back in the lead, so between the two of them, they kept on pace,” said head coach Paula Schnurr.

With about two laps to go in the race, a runner on the Queen’s team pushed to take the lead and fell. When he got up again, he made another push for first place.

But Forbes and Morgan were able to hold him off, and finish first and second overall in

the distance.

Forbes ran a personal best of 8:19, and Morgan ran a personal best of 8:21.

“It’s always going to come down to a kick between (Taylor) Forbes and (Blair) Morgan,” said Schnurr.

The new track rules in place add a conversion factor onto the times ran on banked tracks versus flat tracks.

Because the track at the St. Denis Centre in Montreal is banked, a couple of seconds gets added onto each distance.

This means that although Forbes ran an 8:19 at McGill,

with the conversion factor, he actually ran an 8:25.

This time, and Morgan’s time with the conversion factor of 8:27, has both of them ranked sixth and tenth overall in the CIS. The next day, Forbes and Morgan ran a 1500m, which saw both of them reach new personal best times of 3:54 and 3:55.

Austen Forbes also ran to personal best times in the 3000m with an 8:28 and in the 1500m with 4:00.

Although the Forbes are tearing up the track so far this

season, their time training for track will be cut short, as they will be making a trip to Florida in February to compete in their first triathlon of the season.

This means that Taylor Forbes will be missing out on the competitive Valentine Invitational at Boston University.

The track team makes the trip to Boston every year, and only select a couple of athletes that will be able to compete with some of the elite competition that the States has to offer.

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Mac training harder than the rest Continued from PAGE 3

Ongoing communication between head varsity coaches and their Strength and Conditioning coaches is important in guaranteeing success and good health on and off the court.

Head coach of the women’s basketball team, Theresa Burns says, “strength and conditioning is a part of everything we do.”

Paying attention to the weaknesses of the team and finding solutions in practices while pushing physical boundaries during team lifts has only helped sharpen the Women’s Basketball team’s quick style of play. In games where players play big minutes, preparing the body is crucial.

Rookie Hilary Hanaka and third-year guard Danielle Boiago know all about big minutes.

Hanaka is ranked third, while Boiago is ranked fifth in the OUA for minutes played per game. Averaging 33.9 and 33.7 minutes a game respectively, a fundamental fitness plan helps in keeping these players running up and down the court without a sign of short breath or fatigue.

“You can’t play a fast game with players that don’t have that kind of foot speed or fitness. I think we are a little quicker in all of our positions now, our fitness level is very good,” said Burns.

The cohesive and seamless link between varsity teams and programs such as Strength and Conditioning foster development in a player’s skill set.

“He [Bahrami] has to take a lot credit for the team’s success this year because your athletes can’t do what they do on the court without that base of fitness,” said Burns.

Juggling a full-time student course load and the demands that come with being a student-athlete can be difficult but the support available to players like Hanaka have made the transition from high school basketball to the university level a lot easier to handle. Working a schedule around academics, a program is made with team members in mind.

“We are able to bring our full potential on the court,” said Hanaka.

“The games are a lot more demanding and very fast paced,” she said, comparing it to her high school experience.

“With conditioning, it’s one notch up.”

As fans, it is easy to only see one aspect of the game.

While watching a double header at Burridge, it could be hard to understand the amount of work that goes on off the court for our players to yield the results that are witnessed. A team’s success is the result of all of the little puzzle pieces being brought together.

It is through the presence of programs like Strength and Conditioning at McMaster that coaches can continue to test the abilities of our athletes and what they are capable of.

Because of the combination of experienced staff, great facilities and the care given to McMaster student-athletes, this program is unmatched in most universities in the country.

“Our athletes are so well supported. Being a McMaster athlete is pretty special and a big part of the special feeling is knowing how well supported you are,” said Burns. “There is nothing standing in your way.

Nothing.”

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Mac continues to improve at mid-way point Continued from PAGE 20

“You always wonder the difference there with him doing all the other training…there is still a bit of fatigue there from biking and swimming, because running isn’t his only focus,” said Schnurr.

“But that’s what they want to do…certainly the cross-training is helping them.”

Chelsea Mackinnon also did well on the weekend, having a hard-fought race in the 1000m where she had to make up ground and play catch-up after a runner fell in front of her.

“When that kind of thing happens, you think okay, that’s it the race is over for that person, because they’re out of the race and they spend all this energy and adrenaline to get back in, but she was great and she just kept moving through and closing the gap and kept on working,” said Schnurr.

Despite the obstacles on the track, Mackinnon still ran a very fast time of 2:55, finishing ninth overall out of 55 runners, and is ranked 12th overall in the CIS for the 1000m.

The following day, she ran

Taylor Forbes leads teammate Luc Charbonneau in the 1500m.

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in the fast section of the very competitive 1500m, and finished fourth overall, running to a personal best time of 4:36.

“That’s one of the best races competitively that she has ran,” said Schnurr.

Mackinnon is ranked 17th overall in the CIS in the 1500m.

Maddie Benjamin also ran to a personal best time in the 1500m, running a 4:45 in the distance.

In the men’s 1000m, Jeff Tweedle had a standout race, finishing sixth overall out of 47 runners and running a 2:27. His time at the flat track at the Don Wright Invitational on Jan. 17 has him ranked 12th in the CIS. Jeff Mah ran to a personal best time in the 600m, running a 1:22 which put him in 13th place out of 56 runners.

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Jason Woo Lifestyle Editor

A real astral sage interprets the stars for McMaster students Following her visit to Iraq, Angelina Jolie wrote an open letter published in the New York Times criticizing the U.S.’ commitment to human rights.

The actress emphasized, “It is not enough to defend our values at home, in our newspapers and in our institutions.

We also have to defend them in the refugee camps of the Middle East.”

Ahead of the Super Bowl, Go-Daddy released and subsequently pulled their ad.

In it, a lost puppy finds his way home, only to be sold via a GoDaddy website. The ad drew criticism for its alleged promotion of puppy mills.

Pornstar Mia Khalifa put Drake on blast for creeping on her.

Speaking with The Page Q Sports Show, she revealed that a celebrity whose name rhymed with ‘rake’ tried to slide into her DM on Instagram. The Florida State University student described the situation as “cringeworthy”.

After years of languishing in production hell, it was announced that the new all female led Ghostbusters movie will be released Jul. 22, 2016.

Director Paul Feig will reunite with Bridesmaids stars Melissa McCarthy and Kristen Wiig, with Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones also joining the cast.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 21 - Feb. 19): The message of the stars this week is too complicated to be written in three sentences.

You’re probably not interested in reading it anymore. That’s fine, because it was a load of horseshit anyway.

LEO (July 24 - Aug. 23): You’re really lucky this week.

Be sure to take full advantage of this by hitting the slots, aggressively introducing yourself to random strangers, and swiping right on everyone in Tinder.

ARIES (March 21 - April 20): Unfortunately, you’re shit out of luck this week. Best thing to do is to avoid human interactions for the week. Don’t even go on Facebook, because you might receive a horrifying message.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23 Dec. 21): Something about your love life. Maybe something about your work life. Focus on friends and your family. Be bold, but also don’t take unnecessary risks blah blah blah. Are you actually still reading these?

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 - Jan. 20): Once again you are being a dick and honestly everyone’s starting to get sick of your shit.

Do your dishes and don’t leave your used tampon on the sink.

Otherwise someone’s going to roadhouse kick you back to the depths of hell from whence you came.

VIRGO (Aug. 24 - Sept. 23): Don’t look for love, because love is taking a breather before Valentines Day. I’ve talked to the planets though, and it’s looking dry, like dry to the point where you would 100 percent still post an #ALSicebucketchallenge if that meant a drop of water.

CANCER (Jun. 22 - Jul. 23): I hope you’ve done your homework, because you’re getting a pop quiz in one of your classes, and it’s going to be hard a-f-.

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SCORPIO (Oct. 24 - Nov. 22): Your inner venomous side is making an appearance this week. You’re going to ruin someone’s life today, Regina George style, and there’s nothing you can do about it.

Sometimes you just can’t contain your inner doucheturd.

PISCES (Feb. 20 - Mar. 20): You will have to deal with someone’s positive emotions today, without getting positive or happy yourself. Whatever happens, either at home or at work, keep frowning and don’t celebrate – because I (sorry I mean the stars) said so.

TAURUS (Apr. 21 - May 21): Be careful what you wear today, because all eyes are on you today. It could be a potential future significant other, a douche ex, or your long-lost third cousin. I know it’s cold out, but avoid wearing your jacket because it doesn’t look good on you.

GEMINI (May 22 - Jun. 21): Force yourself to look on the dark side today (I hear they have cookies?). According to the planets you have a lot to worry about but the devil may have tricked your mind into believing that this is not so. Focus only on bad things and maybe good things will happen.

LIBRA (Sept. 24 - Oct. 23): Avoid writing tests this week because your logic circuits aren’t working. It has something to do with mind planet Mercury being in retrograde (or anterograde? I’m not sure). Might be time to pull out that MSAF (but not actually).

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Cats Daniella Porano Lifestyle Reporter

I’ll admit it – I’m a lifelong dog owner who previously thought cats were selfish and spiteful creatures without the capacity for love. That is, until I found myself adopting an unbelievably cute ball of fur with beautiful gray tabby markings and a tail that rivals any squirrel.

Away from home, I missed my dogs.

Being around animals since the second grade made me realize that no home is complete without them. Home is where the fuzzy babies are – or something like that. Unable to take care of a dog because of inconsistent school and work hours, a cat was the next best option. So there I was, peering into a crate and picking out my new kitty best friend.

When I first laid eyes on him, he was being pushed around by a larger kitten in his litter. I knew then that he would be my cat. As I walked out of the adoption centre with him, my heart fluttered with excitement and hands shook with nervousness. I had no experience with cats and I felt vastly unprepared for this

three-pound kitten I had just adopted.

My fears were calmed as soon as I brought him home. On the first day, he came and snuggled on my lap while I did homework and fell asleep. Although his lap-snuggling days are long over, he still comes to sit beside me while I work.

Sometimes, he just sits directly on my work. The nature of the beast, I suppose.

There’s a lot to love about cats. I respect their selectivity, something I think dogs and humans alike should learn from our feline counterparts. Cats have this impressive way of making themselves regal. Somehow my cat has convinced my family and I that he is a king. He’s now over a year old, and is the sassiest, most hilarious, and most adorable companion I could have imagined.

Cats are the funny and smart. They’re independent, but also bossy. My cat loves to be around people, until his naptime requires him to go into my bed alone.

He is the best companion because at the end of a long day, there is absolutely nothing better than coming home to a waiting cat, with their tail in the air and their fuzzy head rubbing into your waiting hand.

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There are two categories of people: dog people and cat people. I have absolutely no doubt in my mind that I am a dog person. My distaste for cats may have begun with my allergy to them. My aunt had a cat when I was a child and I came home with the puffiest, itchiest face my 8-year-old self had ever experienced.

From there I knew I had to say away from cats. Also, I am still haunted by the Siamese Cats song from the Lady and the Tramp. Even listening to it as an adult gives me the heebie-jeebies.

I remember one time in grade 7 I tried to befriend a cat and when no one was looking, it climbed up my whole body in an attempt to eat the slice of pizza I had in my hand. Not only did I drop my slice in the process, but I also received a scar on my foot from the evil demon.

My opinion on cats is not exactly welcomed in my peer group. I have a roommate who will pet stray cats on the street because she loves them so much.

It boggles my mind that she will risk

her health and safety just to approach a strange animal on the side of the road.

Sometimes when she shows off pictures of her cats at home I feel bad because my entire being prevents me from cracking even the tiniest smile to reassure her that they’re cute.

It also seems like cats have completely taken over the internet in the past few years. There’s some sort of unwritten rule for twentysomethings that watching cat videos on YouTube is fun and cute and part of the zeitgeist. I can’t scroll through Tumblr without seeing about a dozen pictures of funny cats, cute cats, any kind of cat you can imagine. But cats remind me of 15-year-old teenage girls who are being too sassy to their parents.

I swear I can see my dog smiling at me, and the only look I ever picture coming from a cat is an eye roll.

I understand that people really do love their cats and they somehow feel like their cats love them back. My allergies and near death/pizza-grabbing experience with a cat might have ruined my possible deep love for felines, but in this life, Dogz4eva.

Healing through community SHEC sits down with Pearl Mendonca of the SWELL to discuss student health Alex Killian SHEC

In the last instalment of the SHEC Interview Series, we had the opportunity to speak with Pearl Mendonça, the Wellness Education Coordinator at the Student Wellness Education Lower Lounge (SWELL). Here are some of Pearl’s valuable insights on current health issues, important resources, and the future of student health.

Could you speak about your career path and the work you do at McMaster?

I did my undergraduate degree in Social Work here at Mac. During this time, I got involved in Welcome Week activities and then I became a Community Advisor in Residence Life in my last year. This really sparked my interest in student development. After graduation, my second job was with Residence Life at McMaster in a programming role and then as a Residence Manager.

When I left that position, there was an opening in health education and I’ve been here ever since, also completing my Master’s in that period. At the SWELL, one of my main roles is to work with student leaders to inform conversations about health, and support their personal journeys in leadership and wellness.

In your view, what are the most pertinent student health issues?

Recently, there has been increased conversation about mental health, sexual assault/consent, as well as alcohol and substance abuse. These are issues that students often navigate alone because of the social silence that surrounds them.

To me, the fact that students do not always have a safe space to ask questions is in itself a health issue. Students need to know about the different places that they can enter to access whatever support they need.

What most important piece of advice would you give to students about health and lifestyle?

Every student is unique, so I start by asking students to tell me what’s working for them and what’s not. Once there’s a goal, we talk about strategies – but I like to keep it student-directed. I encourage students to get to know different resources, especially peer support services whose volunteers can offer a valuable perspective.

Are there any less widely known health and wellness resources at McMaster available to students that you might recommend?

Student Accessibility Services is an

excellent resource for students who are seeking accommodations and ways to navigate their academic careers. The conversation around abilities is often less promoted, but it is crucial that students know about the many services offering support and a more equitable academic environment for everyone.

In addition to formalized services such as SHEC and the Peer Support Line, less formalized peer support avenues are also worth mentioning. For example, the student club COPE is excellent for mental health advocacy, while the Hamilton Mad Students Collective provides lived experience peer support. Lastly, I find a lot of students are asking about mindfulness opportunities. At McMaster, there are faculty-specific professors promoting mindfulness, as well as a space in DBAC where students can go for open meditation or quiet prayer.

Open Circle also has programs such as reflection circle or creativity circle. It’s really worth checking these out!

What challenges do you see in student health from an administrative or social point of view?

There is a tendency for service delivery to be more readily supported than systemic change and advocacy. Systemic change helps look at the root causes and also has the ability to be preventive. The difficulty with systemic change is the length of time that it may take to see results. The delivery is not as quick and that is why you need both: services to address the acute issues, as well as systemic change and education to address underlying causes.

This interview has been condensed and edited.

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This bread is bananas.

B-A-N-A-N-A-S Emma Little Contributor

Are your bananas going brown because they are so ripe? Throw them in the freezer and save them! This recipe is perfect for using ripe or frozen bananas.

Ingredients: Step one: Directions: Preheat the oven to 350°F. In a heatproof bowl, melt the butter and then add the sugar. Mix it together, and then beat in the egg with a fork, making sure it is completely combined.

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1/2 cup of margarine or butter 2/3 cup of granulated sugar 1 egg 2 mashed bananas 1 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon of baking soda 1/4 teaspoon of salt 1/2 cup of chocolate chips or walnuts (optional)

Step four: Line a bread pan with parchment paper, or grease it with butter, and then pour in the mixture. Try to level it all out.

Step two: In a separate bowl, peel and mash the two bananas, and add this to the butter mixture. Try to get rid of any banana lumps with a fork.

Step five: Bake for 50 minutes to an hour.

Stick a skewer in the middle, and if it comes off with any raw batter, you know it needs to be cooked a little longer. If this happens, bake for another five minutes and check with the skewer again.

Once removed from the oven, let it cool down before cutting.

Step three: Optional: Mix in the chocolate chips or walnuts if desired.

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The four roommates you meet in hell

It’s house hunting season. Make sure you’re not stuck with these annoying roommates.

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Contributor Daniella Porano Lifestyle Reporter

The Parent The mom or dad of the house knows how to do everything – cook, clean, and fix things. They text you to as when you’re coming home and make sure you’re okay when they haven’t seen you all day. Checking to make sure you ate, and if you did, making sure it was a balanced diet. This roommate will make a comment if you eat dessert first or if you only eat bagels.

When you’re frustrated and can’t find something, they find it within seconds. When you break something, they can fix it. They remind you to clean, do your chores, your homework, and to study. If you’re going out,

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the parents likely make sure you get home safely. They seem like the perfect person, and leave you wondering how they have mastered all of these skills, and kept up on all the cooking and cleaning with a busy university schedule. You appreciate that they care, but you also wish that sometimes they would just leave you alone.

The Is-This-Really-AKitchen-Or-A-JunkyardRoommate?

It’s Saturday morning and I’ve come downstairs to make myself breakfast. There’s an inch of mold in my mug, vomit in the kitchen sink, and disgusting Tally-Ho’s remnants in takeout containers strewn across the kitchen table. The garbage bag on the floor is emanating a revolting smell and leaking a mysterious brown liquid on the tiles. Dry heaving and ordering takeout becomes my Saturday morning routine.

This roommate is the dirtiest person you have ever met. You don’t understand how any one person could be this disgusting, until you see their mom come and clean their room one Sunday afternoon.

Because you share a kitchen, and sometimes a bathroom with them, you feel like you’re living in a private hell of toxic filth.

There is no amount of angry Facebook rants in your house group or passive-aggressive post it notes that will end this madness. Moving out is your only real option.

Meat head Hey buddy, I know it was you.

Nobody else plays enough WoW to use an additional 300GB of internet. Also, I get that you go to the gym and you “gotta get dem gainz” but I don’t

understand why that means you dirty every pot, pan, and plate in our house every week. Is it some ritual I don’t understand?

If so, I apologize, but I also don’t care, I just want to make some mophuqqin’ KD without having to salvage clean dishes from the mountain of filth you create.

Also aren’t you in your mid20s? Probably stop using Axe, that’s not a thing.

“I’m in a band” We get it, you’re in a band. But the women you bring home in the night aren’t groupies; I’m 95 percent sure you pay them (which is no big deal, sex work is fine) but I’m not super fond of how often you steal my laundry detergent to do your sweaty sex sheets. Please pay your bills, like it’s been months and I don’t really want to pay for all your

shower sex (P.S. it’s not conserving water if you do it like thrice a day).

Are you even in a band?

I’ve only ever heard you play the same chord over and over and only at 2 a.m. Why must you smoke indoors? Blowing pot smoke into the vent seems like a good idea until the rest of us get confusing contact highs and try to figure out why we’ve eaten all our chips at 3 p.m. on a Thursday. Just graduate already.

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This week’s quick picks

Unpacking the appeal behind Downton Abbey, a British period drama that casts its lens on hedonistic (what’s new) aristocrats

MUSIC

THE CASBAH > TG & The Swampbusters > Monomyth > Hollowphonic

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> Laura Cole Band HOMEGROWN > Open Mic > Elmo Combo > Mary Caroline > LitLive

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THIS AIN’T HOLLYWOOD > Jack Pedler Band > Strumming For Hope > Anvil w/ Python, Dred > Open Stage

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MOVIES

WESTDALE > Foxcatcher > Boyhood > Citizenfour

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Keeping up with Coming up in Hamilton

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ttwwrrss ttwwrrss_2 Fans of ttwwrr’s first album will be pleased to hear that the Hamilton producer’s second full-length record has followed closely on the heels of his enticing debut.

Entitled ttwwrrss_2, the album builds on the local product’s distinctly cacaphonous sound. Included are four remastered tracks from the first album, “Sabre” (personal favourite), “SSD”, “Jungle”, and “Vices.”

Standouts from the new record include “Rooftop”, “I Need You”, and “Alive”. The album is the perfect soundtrack to get you through this gloomy winter and the odd turn-up session.

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the Weezy-Birdman feud :(

RiRi x Yeezy x Paul is fire flames Apparently “Only One” wasn’t a one-off. Our lord and saviour Yeezus once again enlisted elderly upstart Paul McCartney for “FourFiveSeconds,” a song that deviates from the former’s normal sound. Queen RiRi comes through to round out the song with her angelic voice.

The cast of Downton Abbey, a wildly successful TV show that takes advantage of everyone’s obsession with the upper classes.

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What is it about period dramas that captures audiences everywhere, and the rampant popularity they leave in their wake?

Over the last few years, show after show and movie after movie have sprung out of the woodwork and are being devoured by enthusiastic fans. Out of all these contributions to the entertainment industry, Downton Abbey is by far the most popular – both in Canada and America as well as the United Kingdom, where the show originated. So what is it about this show in particular that has a large chunk of the world wrapped around its silken-gloved finger? For many fans – myself included – the answers are not hard to find.

The first of its five seasons aired in Sept. 2010, when we were first introduced to the Crawley family during the year of 1912. They are a rich, high-society English family, living with their servants in the magnificent Downton Abbey.

You can already imagine the kinds of drama that can be stemmed from this setup: forbidden romances, competition and betrayal within the aristocratic community, secrets that could ruin one’s entire reputation, and a war brooding on the horizon.

What’s interesting about this series is that you don’t only get to walk in the shoes of the English aristocracy (which is quite enjoyable), but you also delve deeply into the lives of the servants. Exploring their goals, fears and desires showcases the differences between the two classes, and adds to the complexity of the overall story.

The characters of Downton Abbey are all engaging and different from each other, making the show even more compelling.

There are many main characters with numerous storylines, oftentimes intertwining with each other. This guarantees that something interesting is always going on. The abundance of personalities makes it easy to find at least one character you can

really connect to and become familiar with. The more you watch, the more you become increasingly invested in watching them navigate an older world undergoing rapid change.

Downton Abbey is back in Canada, with the fifth season having begun at the start of January. So far, it’s been an amazing season, with a lot of happy endings (for the time being). Many new characters are introduced, and a few shocking secrets belonging to the pasts of a few elderly characters are brought to light. The Crawley family is doing their best to adapt as various other aristocratic families are slowly folding under the weight of a changing society, while the servants struggle to do the same.

This show is just delightful in so many ways. If essays or labs become too stressful, lose yourself in Downton for a few hours. Get caught up in the worries of the early 20th century, the fashions, the drama, and the seemingly simple ways of life.

Let Downton Abbey sweep you away into a whole new world.

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big tickle Which celebrity would you have DJ your birthday party?

Rachel

“2 Chainz”

David

“Kanye”

Julia

“Sergio Ramos”

Michael

Madeline

“Armin van Buuren”

“Jennifer Aniston”

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Breaking into basement radio Students are often surprised to discover the campus radio station. ANDY sits down in the booth with programming director, Jamie Tennant.

Talia Jacob Contributor

Shhh! Can you hear that? Listen closely—it’s the bowels of the McMaster University Student Centre emitting airwaves of awesomeness. Operating from the underground, it’s our on-campus community radio station CFMU. With a mandate to give a voice to the voiceless— the cultures, lifestyles, people, ideas, bands and artists on the periphery—CFMU gives spins to local, homegrown bands and a platform to anyone willing to share their music and ideas with a listening audience.

Music selections span hiphop to folk to punk to jazz to bluegrass to world beats to EDM and so on. Programming ranges from native rights to LGBTQ issues to feminism to multiculturalism to environmentalism and more. There is seriously something for everyone here; CFMU is one of the most open, eclectic and close-to-home forums you’ll ever stumble upon.

I sat down with the station’s programming director, Jamie Tennant, to discuss what CFMU can do for McMaster students.

How does CFMU serve both the McMaster and Hamilton communities?

Jamie: It’s about being an outlet for the people in both communities. Technically speaking, anyone who wants to be on the air can be. Everyone’s opinion is equally important. CFMU is one of the few MSU services that really operates as an active bridge between the [McMaster and Hamilton] communities. A lot of students will learn about local music through the radio station, or things going on in the community and vice versa… There’s never been a better time to be exploring Hamilton—downtown is shaping up. There are a lot more reasons for students to get across the highway.

Why is the local so important in today’s globalized society?

Jamie: I look at people my age who aren’t engaged, and they could be living in any city. We shouldn’t lose sight of what is happening next door—that is where you’re going to have the most influence, that’s where your neighbor lives. The future of community radio is to be a community, whether you’re from Hamilton, McMaster, or

whatever. Nowadays you can find lots of media online, but it’s not necessarily going to be connected in any way to the place in which you live. I think that’s a very valuable thing for people to do—to be engaged in the community in which you live. One of the things that CMFU provides is that local perspective.

Why should students tune-in?

Jamie: You can find any music you want online. But who is playing around the corner?

People talk about the Internet being a way for musicians to interact with a larger audience and its true, but very rarely do artists get that kind of instant, crazy viral fame. They still need a real, local, grassroots support in order to continue to grow and be an artist. That’s one thing CFMU tries to do—help out Mac bands and Hamilton bands.

We’re a smaller station and we can support these local artists.

Tune in and hear them, because you might think they’re awesome and you might become a fan for life. There’s no doubt that in every city in the country there are at least a few artists who are as good as anything else. They’re just local.

In a way, if there’s ten thousand listeners or only ten it shouldn’t influence what we do.

The mandate is what matters, and if we have the mandate, people will come to us. CFMU is for the community, by the community. It brings together all these community voices… [queer people, Aboriginals, lovers of hip hop, members of the Muslim association, lovers of drums and bass, Mac students, Hamilton locals and more], we all share the same microphones… And that’s an uncommon thing nowadays.

Want to tune-in? CFMU broadcasts at a frequency of 93.3-FM on the FM dial or you can go to cfmu.msumcmaster.ca for the online player.

Students are welcome to submit applications to host their own show, adding to the grassroots appeal of the campus radio station.

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Technically speaking, anyone who wants to be on the air can be. Everyone’s opinion is equally important.

Jamie Tennant Programming Director, CFMU

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What are artists made waves in the ye

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After putting out two EPs in 2013, BANKS released her debut full-length album Goddess in 2014 and quickly established herself as a frontrunner of the surging minimalist pop movement. Collaborating with a handful of producers including Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs and Sohn, BANKS manages to craft a seductive and

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Deeply moving and atmospheric, The War On Drugs’ third album is nothing short of impressive. Combining foggy instrumentals with Adam Granduciel’s mournful vocals, Lost In The Dream creates a tingling sensation that persists throughRachel Harper Contributor

This is All Yours is a delicious mix of the catchy riffs, and soothing melodies that define Alt-J’s unique sound. The British stalwarts’ lyrics are both poetic and vague, and at times Joe Newman’s vocals are almost entirely unintelligible. The catch here is that discovering the meaning behind Newman’s lyrics as the album progresses is Nicole Vasarevic Contributor

Lykke Li’s latest album, I Never Learn is another thematic step forward for the Swedish songstress that highlights the unavoidability of her favourite topic, heartbreak.

Having explored the immediate pain of a breakup in Youth Novels and charted the effects of ever-clinging despair in follow-up Wounded Rhymes, Li

Alexandra Florescu ANDY Reporter

2014 brought about the resurrection of Ben Howard’s electric licks and transcendent timbre with the release of his sophomore album I Forget Where We Were. Howard’s mellow tone was one that was dearly missed by his nucleus of fans, a follow-

intense body of work that bleeds emotion. She is vixen-like on some tracks with her voice wailing like a siren, lustful and tortured. On others, she shows a more vulnerable dimension, switching to a softer, more cautious tone.

Goddess is a prime of example of how opposites attract with the polished production often juxtaposed by the rawness and emotion in BANKS’ voice.

But perhaps it is this juxtapo-

sition that manages to capture interest throughout the 14-track (18 for deluxe) affair.

I am really enjoying the experimental path pop music is heading towards at the moment and I put my faith in BANKS whose quiet passion is leading the uprising and breathing fire into the revolution.

out the album.

Granduciel is incredibly creative with his direction of the band’s sound, the most notable example being the opening of the first track “Under the Pressure,” which sounds eerily like a kettle as it starts to heat up on a stove.

Admittedly, Lost In The Dream is an album that requires the listener to be in a specific mental state. While the single “Red Eyes” has gotten its fair

share of radio play in recent months, the album as a whole is definitely not meant for sunny Friday afternoons as you leave your last class. Rather, it demands a kind of focus that can be found when writing an essay at 3 a.m. or walking a great distance on a drizzly day.

as enjoyable as it is challenging.

“Warm Foothills” is a sweetly charming addition to the album. Its gorgeous harmonies paired with a light-hearted guitar riff and the beautiful imagery that’s offered by the lyrics is a sure-fire recipe for an amazing song. It’s impossible not to feel moved, especially when the voices croon out “I tie my life to your balloon and let it go.”

Alt-J’s sophomore effort is full of equally compelling songs,

and is one to seek out for those who are keen on experiencing something a little bit different from their usual fare.

seems to embrace her fate with aptly titled I Never Learn. While riddled with the same mournful darkness as her previous albums, I Never Learn has a more powerful underlying cohesion that results in greater depth than her previous efforts.

“Just Like a Dream” is a standout that put listeners in a somber trance with its consistent deep vocals and powerful drumbeat throughout. The loneliness found in the rest of

the tracks will be relatable to anyone who has endured having their heart broken.

The emotions in I Never Learn are devastating when considering how they consume Li, but leave you wanting to delve deeper into both her mind and music.

ing that has grown exponentially since his first venture into the Indie scene. The album features tracks marked by simplicity, yet is intricately layered with eclectic sounds, electric echoes, and an overall permeation of his soulful, burning voice.

The shift from acoustic to electric guitar comes as a surprise, but only works to complement his electrically charged wails. His tracks may build and crash in the background but his

whispery voice carries every track from its burgeoning start to the final chord. Among all other galvanic album releases this year, Ben Howard’s second album is a refreshing alcove of soothing tracks that will make you — if even for a second — forget where you are.

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Sun Kill Moon wrote a song entitled “War On Drugs: Suck My Cock.”

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Alt-J were once invited to play a gig at the house of Breaking Bad star Aaron Paul.

Did you know?

Ben Howard studied journalism before giving up six months early to play music full time.

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ALBUMS OF 2014 in the year 2014? ANDY counts down.

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Born Tahliah Barnett, FKA Twigs owns an aesthetic that is eerie and unconventional. From her album covers to her music videos, her works emulate a distortion of beauty that adds to her eccentric persona and allure. In LP1, crystalline beats puncture through

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Some go to church on Sundays, I listen to What is This Heart?.

The emotional expansiveness of Tom Krell’s third record under the How To Dress Well moniker renders it every bit as cathartic as religious gatherings are supposed to be.

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Through brilliant production, back-and-forth chemistry between Killer Mike and El-P, and willingness to be completely unapologetic in its lyrics, the second collaboration between the duo never feels stale or bloated underneath its middle finger to

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When I first heard Alvvays I didn’t think much of it. Their track “Adult Diversion” had been posted on a music blog I followed, and while I liked the song, I never followed up on it.

Months later multiple friends of mine started telling me I had to

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Annie Clark, better known as the effervescent St. Vincent, has always been somewhat of an anomaly. From her butterfly wing-wearing days touring with Sufjan Stevens to her latest self-title album, she has never played by the rules, but it’s

flesh and bone, though her breathy voice never fails to linger and heal these wounds. The album is filled with punchy beats and crafty synthetic hooks. Her lyrics, though not cathartic, are intimate and relatable.

A standout track is “Pendulum.” It emulates the vibe that defines the rest of the album; beautifully tragic. Twigs manages to convey a desperation that so many of us are familiar with in a way that doesn’t make her a

damsel in distress. This song is her autopsy, and though she lays disassembled on the track, you still can’t figure her out.

FKA Twigs manages to merge a cavalcade of electronic beats and orchestral instruments with her tantalizingly warped vocals. She is clandestine and provocative, and every whimper or lustful sigh that fills the occasional silence in LP1 further imposes the mystique behind this extraterrestrial seductress.

While Krell suggests, “ there’s no design, no god,” on opener “2 Years On (Shame Dream),” the message he sends with the remainder of his album is not morose, but rather uplifting.

Krell abhors easy cynicism, and this deeply earnest effort serves to counteract it.

The tall falsetto-voiced singer grapples with existential issues deftly, perhaps aided by the work he has done on his dissertation on nihilism and German philos-

ophy. Although the subject matter is lofty, Krell’s honeyed vocals and the immersive production all bring one back down to earth to engage with his demons in an experience that won’t fail to induce tears. Far from depressing, the record combines a whirl of emotions into a rehabilitative sonic experience. If you embrace What is this Heart?, it’ll return the favour.

almost everyone and everything.

Run The Jewels 2 is not for the light-hearted or easily offended.

Hooks like “Lie, cheat, steal, kill, win, win, (everybody doing it)” set up the duo to aggressively persecute any critics in their way while providing transitions into serious topics such as police brutality, racism, drug usage, war, death, and government hypocrisy.

What makes the album particularly amazing is the ability

to balance all of this. Every song could easily be a single on its own due to the ability to stand separated from album context, and the sheer quality of every track from top to bottom. Each feels completely unique from the last. Each invites you to rage and to build up feelings of rebellion against whatever may be holding you down. Good luck finding anything else quite like RTJ2, but look out for the cat-inspired (seriously) remix Meow The Jewels.

listen to this band that “was like Best Coast, but with better lyrics.” While I could see the similarities, after endless loopings of “Archie, Marry Me,” “Next of Kin,” and “The Agency Group” I quickly realized Alvvays was so much more.

It’s hard to pin down just what it is that makes the Canadian indie-pop’s self-titled debut so compelling. Maybe it’s Molly Rankin’s ethereal voice, or the perfect balance of the “less is

more” production philosophy, or even Alec O’Hanley’s expert use of dissonance in his guitar playing. What is clear is that each listen of Alvvays builds on the dreamy summer soundscape that I’ve come to love. Proof that Canada makes music to be proud of; Alvvays doesn’t disappoint.

always worked for her.

St. Vincent is jarring, mismatched, often dark, but always sounds exactly as it should.

Without trying too hard, St. Vincent has fashioned herself as an art-pop icon by refusing to be anyone but herself. In a word where the weirdoes are rarely celebrated, St. Vincent has delivered the best album of the year, a pop-rock-electronic album that allows for both introspection and intense dance

sessions guaranteed to up your self-esteem and overall mood.

From the ethereal aura of “Prince Johnny” to the retro simplicity of “Huey Newton,” Clark manages to produce her best album to date that somehow captures the essence of the past and the future effortlessly.

Did you know?

Clark took her moniker from St. Vincent’s hospital in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village.

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Interview: SJ Garland ANDY talks with the historical fiction writer about scotch and storytelling Nimra Khan Contributor

It seems that ficton’s intrigue for Scotland can never be quenched. This intrigue lies at the heart of author SJ Garland’s recent Scotland-based Markinch series which includes the books Scotch Rising and Pretender at the Gate.

Garland’s books follow the story of Captain Clyde-Dalton, an English soldier sent to the town of Markinch, Scotland at a time when England and Scotland are to join Great Britain.

With his Native American wife recently murdered, Clyde-Dalton arrives in the town ready to finish his post there. But surprising murders and accusations turn up, leading to the unearthing of a Jacobite plan that continues into the second book. While the beginning is a little slow as you get used to the Scottish dialect and history, the story only gets more suspenseful as it unfolds. It’s hard to reveal much about the plot without spoiling everything, but there are plenty of gun-toting, brash men, along with a surprising love interest that ends in the most unexpected of ways.

I’ve yet to visit Scotland, but Garland has actually lived there.

When asked what she loved most, she admitted: “The people.

Scots are great fun...whether I’m taking in a show at the Edinburgh Fringe festival or having a pint down the pub, there are always friendly Scots around.”

Garland also stressed that she is a historical fiction writer, not a historian.

“The large part of my research happens after I have the major plot lines written.

It is important, I think, to add just enough historical detail in order to set the time and place of a historical novel without it becoming a history lesson.

Historical fiction should be an escape from the banality of everyday life.”

Speaking of a history lesson, Scotch Rising involves the Captain learning a lot about the Highland’s love for scotch and taking pride in scotch-making.

Garland admitted that it actually took her a few years before she enjoyed scotch.

“There are so many different variations of scotch, that it can really symbolize the local culture of each village in Scotland.

Some areas use unique distilling techniques.”

The perspective of the Captain in this series is interesting because he isn’t a likeable hero.

When asked why her books involved such an abrasive and harsh protagonist, Garland said, “I like a flawed character, one who must look within themselves in order to overcome some sort of obstacle. It is a much more realistic interpretation of the human condition.”

Another major theme of this series is about being an outsider (otherwise known as a Sassenach). While both sides have their own prejudices, Garland explains that, “at the time of the story’s setting, 1707, many people never left their village ... most people would have received their information from the outside world through

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It is important, I think, to add just enough historical detail in order to set the time and place of a historical novel without it becoming a history lesson.

Historical fiction should be an escape from the banality of everyday life.

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hearsay and rumours. Once the Captain lived in the village for a few months, [the] inhabitants ... realized most of the rumours about the English were not true.”

Finishing this series, I discovered that it’s the first published work by Garland.

Considering the challenges involved in writing books, Garland admitted she had to adjust to many things. “The first was having the confidence to put my manuscript out into the world.

The second has been engaging in a marketplace for authors that is changing every day. It is still possible to get book deals with the big five publishers, but ebook readers and print on demand services have also made it possible for authors to get their

Scotch Rising is the first book in historical fiction writer SJ Garland’s Markinch series. The series is set in the 18th century.

work out to readers.”

Far from a fresh-faced author now, Garland is busy with future books. Captain Hawk, the first in a series of four books, comes out May 2015. Leaving Scotland this time, Garland explains that it will be set in Singapore between 1822 and 1823 as a port is secured for the East India Company. “The main character, Nathaniel Hawk, finds

himself in Singapore battling pirates, the East India Company and his former friends.”

With Garland bringing more spark to history in the coming year, there’s a lot to look forward to. Meanwhile, the Markinch series is a must for lovers of historical fiction, especially when it concerns Scotland or Outlander fans.

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The original pornographers An interview with Kathryn Calder of The New Pornographers on the band’s latest work, and how each member’s solo experience has helped the band as a whole

The New Pornographers are still together having formed in 1999, and continue to put out work that retains their signature sound.

Tomi Milos ANDY Editor

Given the opportunity to name two great Canadian bands formed in the early aughts, most would respond with The New Pornographers and Broken Social Scene. If they said, Nickelback, you’d know not to befriend them.

Fronted by Carl Newman, The New Pornographers is composed of Dan Bejar, Neko Case, Kathryn Calder, John Collins, Todd Fancey, and Blaine Thurrier. Having risen to massive fame off the back of 2000’s Mass Romantic, the indie supergroup hasn’t stopped churning out quality records and released another good one in Brill Bruisers last year.

Coming off the end of a busy tour in support of Brill Bruisers with The Pains of Being Pure At Heart, Kathryn Calder (keyboard) took the time to talk to me on the phone from Vancouver where most of the band lives. Calder spoke with a pep that was nice to hear from a musician enjoying her last respite before heading back out on a run of shows that will see the band stop in Hamilton on Feb 8.

To remain a band for so long and still be making good music takes some doing, and Calder credits the longstanding positive reception the band’s work has gotten for their longevity.

“I guess people want to buy the records and come to the shows, so that’s one thing,” quipped Calder. “When you constantly try to make quality work and quality art, then I guess people respond […]

There’s a little bit of luck involved in having your music be in the right place and right time initially and you just try to keep it going.”

Although their success can be attributed to the drive they share in the studio, the band’s enduring legacy is as much due to what they get up to apart as together. Most of the band have done solo work or joined other bands and that loose affiliation has buoyed their creative spirits.

Dan Bejar’s other project, Destroyer, has always been massive amongst the industry set and his latest album, Kaputt, saw him translate that critical acclaim into some large shows.

Neko Case has more than held her own as a solo artist and been on the road with huge bands like The National that saw her fill seats with as many of her fans as theirs. Calder herself has enjoyed a good reception for her solo albums and says that the time away has benefitted her and everyone else.

“My solo writing only helped the band because it gave me a totally different perspective, not even just on the music, but also on the whole band.

When you’re trying to do your own thing, it really makes you appreciate how hard it is to be successful in music. I really felt that I got swept up with the

band in 2005 and got taken on this whirlwind, so it was nice in 2010 when I released my first record to go ‘it’s really hard to get your music out there to people and I’m so lucky to be in this band that has that opportunity.’ That’s how I felt coming in to this record after four years of a break.”

Having garnered success on their own, the band are predictable with how they record together, preferring to work on their own and come together to record in small groups when they have an idea. This improvisational approach can be a bit fragmented, said Calder, but makes the writing process all the more gratifying.

“It’s really cool to watch it evolve. The songs change entirely from when you first hear it to when you hear it for the last time, and it can be totally different. That’s the way that Carl likes to record.”

In terms of influences, The New Pornographers are still drawing upon the same ones that inspired them to become a band in the first place instead of culling ideas from existing bands.

“Most of the influences weren’t modern because a lot of modern music is referencing something earlier, so it doesn’t make sense to reference the reference. You might as well reference the original and then modify it to make it modern,” said Calder.

Apart from a recent shift in tempo toward the slower end of the scale to mix things up a bit,

The New Pornographers’ latest album, Brill Bruisers, was released this past summer.

The New Pornographers’ sound has remained pretty consistent for the past 15 years and that can be considered a result of the strong backing they’ve received from both their label, Matador, and the Canadian public.

“It’s really cool to be part of a record label that’s been going on for so long. They’ve had so many great releases over their entire lifespan so we love those guys,” said Calder.

“Life in Canada is pretty good as an artist, but you see things changing though. I don’t know what it’s going to be like in a few years because of the cuts to CBC, which is a big deal for artists because they play a ton of Canadian music and they’re incredibly supportive of the Canadian music scene here.

To be losing them is a little bit scary just because you lose the audience that’s into music that’s not commercial pop music and so I’m a little bit freaked out. As far as the government, the grant system is really great for Canadian artists if you can get into it…The reason those things are there are because it’s incredibly difficult. The country is so big and it’s incredibly expensive to get from one end to the other.

It’s mostly expenses that are the barrier, not the desire.”

Calder’s musings were cut short by an incoming call for another interview, but tickets are still available to see her and the rest of the band take over Hamilton Place’s Molson Canadian Studio. @tomimilos

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STOOD UP Student politician doesn’t want union to sit idle, stands up for his rights, frequently. B5

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Alleged allegations implicate suspect

ELECTION RESULTS WINNER MURDERED? CONservative powerhouse Rolly riggins wins EMSU election, BUT TURNS UP DEAD MOMENTS LATER

Hallywell, seen here allegedly snorting a metric shit ton of cocaine, is standing behind his claims that allegations alone are not enough to “dethrone a cultural emperor.“

Evidence has come forward against a local celebrity in an ongoing case concerning his alleged drug abuse, allegedly TIBERIUS SLICK Cannot comment directly

Details are unclearly conclusive, but it is quckly becoming evident that a local legend is in the throes of a freefall through Hamilton’s good graces. Allegedly.

Jerry Hallywell, well-known radio personality on Hamilton’s 97.1 STFU, and a trend-setter in his own right, is allegedly being implicated in a series of drug abuse cases ranging back as far as the September of 1993. Allegedly.

“Dear friends. In the next few days you are going to hear some horrible things about me, things I have allegedly done, or so they say.

I am here to tell you that whatever they say, it is only true in an utmost technical sense, and should not be taken so seriously,” said Hallywell in a Facebook post to his fans shortly after the allegations arose. Allegedly.

Police are as of yet unwilling

to reveal the evidence that has allegedly brought Hallywell back into their investigations, but police chief Braumson assures citizens that, “it is so heinous that anything but a firm conviction would be an absolute atrocity. Allegedly, of course.”

Hallywell’s public relations firm, Cooked Looks, known for its famous slogan “Out of the frying pan before you get fired,” has come forward with a statement regarding their client. Allegedly.

“Mr. Hallywell is a champion of

Jerry Hallywell is/was Hamilton’s premier radio personality and a beloved champion of community culture.

the people, and we will not stand to see his good name get besmirched by a jealous and intolerant justice system. Cultural icons are immune to the law, and the sooner people learn that the sooner we can get back to regularly scheduled programming,” said Carrie Pitts of Cooked Looks.

Allegedly, at the time.

Since the unconfirmed allegations have released, several local dealers have come forward allegedly admitting to selling Hallywell “copious amounts of cocaine. Like think in your head what a completely ludicrous amount of cocaine would be in your wildest imagination. Now multiply that by a celebrity’s net worth and you have an idea of what I was dealing. It was a real bonding moment for the community, having so many dealers come together to fill such a legendary order.” Allegedly, of course, as recorded confessions are shaky at best as evidence in criminal invesitations, right?

97.1 STFU has not made a statement yet on the working status of Hallywell at their station, but for the forseeable future listeners should expect to hear his voice dodge all questions concerning his allegations. Allegedly. Maybe.

“Cultural icons are immune to the law.”

Carrie Pitts PR Agent, Cooked Looks

The race was close, but it was not fated to be.

Moments after the elections committee finished counting the votes, they placed a call to the next EMSU President, Rolly “Tim” Riggins, but were met with silence.

Concerned, they phoned his friends and family only to learn that his charred remains were found in a park not far from his downtown Hamilton home.

Details are still murky, but police can confirm it was not an accident, and there is an arsonist/murderer at large in the city.

In the meantime, second-place candidate Bear Peppers 2 will assume the position of EMSU President-Elect.

Stay tuned to future Speculator coverage as details emerge.

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