The Silhouette - November 6, 2014 by The Silhouette

Thursday, November 6, 2014

Celebrity Q&A with Hamilton’s worship new mayor on Youtube

Marauders basketball preview

We talk to mayor-elect Fred Eisenberger about what students should expect in his second term.

When Youtube celebrities do awful things, the people who idolize them sometimes miss the point.

Tip off: what to expect from Mac Basketball’s 2014-15 season.

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Changes in sight for science faculty Krista Schwab News Editor WITH FILES FROM RACHEL KATZ

The Faculty of Science has released its Academic Plan, which maps out the changes and improvements that will be made by the faculty from 2014 to 2019. Five major initiatives for the Faculty of Science have been outlined in the report: improving undergraduate experience, reinvigorating and creating new graduate programs, focusing on research excellence, supporting faculty, and managing resources. The first of the initiatives will improve undergraduate experience by establishing a new academic unit called interdisciplinary sciences that would house life sciences, medical radiation sciences, integrated science, and Science Career and Cooperative Education. The interdisciplinary unit will be created as a result of many factors, especially the need for an academic home for

Restructure the life science program to include specific streams such as global health or health policy.

life sciences students, who do not currently have their own department. “We want to create a department of interdisciplinary science that would house the Life Science program,” said Robert Baker, Dean of Science. “There would be actual faculty appointed to it […] but still we would have a lot of contributions from other departments in teaching that program as well.” The reorganization of the life sciences program into its own academic unit will also help with allocating resources to the program. “Right now the director has to come to me, and come to various chairs to get enough resources to offer the [life sciences] program and that’s not the appropriate way to run a program,” said Baker. The life science program, under the direction of the interdisciplinary unit, will see some changes in the next five years. A review of the program conducted in 2012 found that class sizes were too large, courses overlapped, and students run the risk of graduating with an unfocused degree. To address

these concerns, a working group will be established to look into creating specific streams of study, such as health policy or global health. The Faculty also plans to create more research positions for undergraduate students, starting in second year. This could be achieved by encouraging professors to hire undergraduate students for their labs or by creating shared undergraduate research spaces for individual and group projects. Additional ways to improve the undergraduate experience include lowering the entrance average to Honours programs to a cumulative average of five, hiring more undergraduate teaching assistants, and teaching stress management to first year students through Science 1A03. For graduate students, the Faculty of Science plans to establish three professional Master’s programs by July 2015 in areas such as environmental monitoring, genomic analysis, and ergonomics. Along with improving undergraduate and graduate programs, the Faculty of Sci-

Hire and maintain quality faculty, including more diverse candidates.

ence looks to improve research excellence through their Strategic Research Plan. “The SRP makes it clear that to succeed during economically challenging times, the Faculty must focus its efforts to support leading edge research while managing expenditures prudently,” the report said. As a result, science research will now be focused on four main areas: biological systems and health, environmental science, fundamental exploration, and materials discovery and characterization. The report also highlighted the need to hire and maintain quality faculty members. “Demographic analysis indicates that there may be many retirements in the Faculty over the next several years, allowing us to plan for faculty renewal. However, financial forecasts indicate the Faculty may need to decrease our faculty complement over the next five years,” the report said. Despite these financial restrictions, the Faculty of Science is looking to hire more diverse candidates. “Given the evidence that

Create three new professional master’s programs by July 2015 in areas such as environmental monitoring.

Create a new academic unit called interdisciplinary sciences to house life sciences, integrated sciences, medical radiation, and the career centre.

students benefit from being taught by role models with whom they identify, whether it be a woman professor or someone from a similar ethnic group, it is vital to the future of undergraduate and graduate teaching programs that the Faculty encourages the hiring of excellent candidates who reflect the diversity of our student population, particularly with the hiring of more female faculty members,” the report said. The report also outlines the importance of both teaching and research excellence within the faculty, stating that all faculty must teach at least six units each year. The last initiative examined is the management of resources. In particular, the lack of budget to fund incoming international students is addressed. Since international students make up only four percent of the science undergraduate population, the Faculty of Science must work to find new models of funding to support more international students. @kschwabi

Enhance research excellence by focusing research on four distinct areas. Improve the undergraduate experience by lowering Honours program entrance averages, adding more labs, and hiring more undergrad TAs.

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Carleton reviews CBC internships in wake of Ghomeshi scandal Carleton University has announced that it will review its records of students who participated in internships at CBC and determine if there were any at Ghomeshi’s Q program in particular. The university is pursuing the review partly in response to an April tweet from an account which accused the host of sexual violence. About 53 journalism students are said to have held internships at CBC between 2004 and 2014.

Blackface costume wins contest at Brock University pub Brock University Students Union has confirmed on their Facebook page on Monday that their Halloween Pub Night on Oct. 30 included costume contestants with black make-up on their faces. These contestants won the costume contest that night. The Students Union apologized for the controversy that followed in allowing such contestants to participate in the contest.

Ryerson creates Allan Slaight Radio Institute Ryerson University has received $3 million from the Slaight Family Foundation to create the Allan Slaight Radio Institute at the RTA School of Media. The Institute will serve as the University’s state-of-the-art broadcast and teaching facility, providing support for independent student productions, and give practical, and hands-on education.

Post-secondary schools not doing enough to address sexual assault An article in Maclean’s surveys the approaches being taken by Canadian universities toward sexual assault. The article says that it is uncommon for a Canadian post-secondary institution to have services that deal specifically with sexual assault, in contrast to the U.S. As many as one in five women will be sexually assaulted as students.

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Students rallied on Nov. 4 for the Mac Pride March as a part of the week-long celebration. JON WHITE / PHOTO EDITOR

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Meet Hamilton’s new mayor Krista Schwab News Editor

The Silhouette sat down with Hamilton’s new mayor-elect, Fred Eisenberger, to discuss his time away from politics, the low voter turnout in Hamilton, and his short and long term goals to improve Hamilton. Eisenberger won the mayoral race on Oct. 27 with 49,020 votes, claiming 39.9 percent of the total vote.

After serving as mayor from 2006 to 2010, what have you learned that will influence your role as mayor this time around? I had the unique and distinct opportunity to be the President and CEO of the Canadian Urban Institute, a research organization that works in countries and municipalities around the world. We had offices in the Ukraine, the Philippines, Jamaica and Ethiopia. I certainly got a strong sense of the challenges that other cities were going through and how they were dealing with them, and some practical applications in terms of what most cities need to do to improve their mobility and communities, and also how they use data. Going forward with the huge volume of data that we are currently collecting, the Urban Institute was actually leading

the way in how to mine that, analyze it, evaluate it, clean it, scrub it, and then make it useful for future decision making. That experience has certainly given me a lot of additional insight into what cities could, should, and need to do in the future.

and I think it has to happen in the schools and I want to have a discussion with the school board in terms of making that a required part of the curriculum.

Do you have any plans to address the low voter turnout (34 percent) in Hamilton?

Obviously staffing up for the mayor’s office, sitting down with Council and looking at our strategic direction and getting a clear buy-in in terms

Yes, during the course of the campaign I said I would like to have the online network voting instituted by the next election. This has been used, online, phone-in, dial-in or mail-in, or all of the above, so that accessibility to voting is vastly increased. It also requires a discussion with the school board in terms of educating kids from grade 1 right through grade 12 on every election, on the candidates and get them to vote through every election between grades one and grade 12. I think voting is a learned behaviour, and either you learn it at school or you learn to take that responsibility from your parents, and maybe people do, but obviously 60 percent or more of the population does not. So it’s something that we have to teach…

What are your main priorities for the next few months?

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of either affirming or adjusting the strategic direction depending on what Council wants to do, including staff. Having a process developed for public transportation, through the course of the campaign I talked about a citizen’s jury process to look at all the evidence around public transit, BRT, LRT, just adding more busses, and make a recommendation through Council what they believe is the best course of action is for the city. I did talk about starting or restarting the Vision 2020 exercise that was done about 25 years ago. It really talks about a community strategic and buy-in and I want to get that started sooner than later. If you look up Vision 2020, which is kind of the model we’ve been working from for the last 25 years, it’s clearly time to re-do that process. It brings in all people from all sectors and it breaks down the entire community in terms of different sectors and different priorities. I think the community at large needs to provide direction to the city for the next 20 or 30 years in terms of what they would like Hamilton to be.

What do you hope to accomplish by the end of your four-year term?

A lot. I mean, clearly public transportation is a big issue. I’m confident that we are going to have this sorted out and with any luck, a clear direction and maybe some shovels in the ground as a result of whatever transit proposal we pick. Economic development continues to be the biggest issue for the city, the loss of commercial industrial tax space over the last 30 to 50 years has really put the pressure on the residential tax space and we need to turn that around. We need more job opportunities in our city. I would like to think that at the end of the four-year term we have made a significant dent in growing our commercial industrial tax space, filling up our industrial parks, and hopefully starting to work on the airport growth district as an opportunity for additional growth, as well as the brown fields. Lastly I would say that I would like a pretty clear direction in a waterfront development corporation put in place for the CN lands along the west harbourfront. I’m looking forward to getting started December 1st, and I think it’s an exciting time. We’re going to have the PanAm games happening next year and Hamilton is certainly on the up swing and we just need to keep the momentum going. @kschwabi

Year-end celebration still an option MSU President forms working group to gather feedback about send-off party debate

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The year-end celebration is still very much on the table for MSU President Teddy Saull, who in regards to the three recently failed end-of-year celebration Student Representative Assembly motions. During the report segment of the SRA meeting on Nov. 2, Saull stated that he will be starting a working group regarding what the MSU should “do about a year end celebration if anything.” The previous SRA meeting saw over fifty students attend,

who came to share their views on how the end-of-the-year celebration money should be put to use. The strongly negative response escalated via online discussion and a petition bearing 500 signatures denouncing the maximum $215,000 proposal. This has been the largest audience an SRA meeting has had in recent memory. The $215,000 motion was pulled due to the overwhelming negative response, and the failure of Option 2, spending $170,000, and Option 3, the $95,000 allocation. Despite this, Saull continued to ask whether or not he should continue to pursue some form of a year-end celebration, in a scaled-down form.

“I took a straw-poll (this is an informal vote to see how people are feeling on a question less formal than a motion) and the majority of the SRA expressed interest in me continuing to do so. In short, I am continuing the pursuit of this idea on the recommendation of the SRA,” said Saull, via email. “I would certainly have dropped the idea completely if that was the will of the assembly.” Saull is looking to possibly build a survey to gather student feedback in the coming weeks. He noted throughout the report segment of the meeting that he has been having difficulty in getting feedback from students, who he has supposedly been reaching out to via social media,

and focus groups. “I remain excited about the prospect of some sort of send off event, even if it is completely re-imagined from what I had initially conceived (maybe there’s something we can do that doesn’t cost any money, for example), and I look forward to working with students and university partners to figure out what that might be,” said Saull. Since the last SRA meeting, Saull noted that he has been paying more attention to social media, and that he is looking into creating surveys for multiple larger projects he has been working on, including Frost week and the year-end celebration. @DanielArauzz

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I am continuing the pursuit of [the year-end celebration] on the recommendation of the SRA. Teddy Saull MSU President

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AESTHETIC When will McMasterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s artwork evolve to fit its current community of faculty and students?

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Christina Vietinghoff Features Editor

Artwork in key public space at McMaster does not reflect the current student body. McMaster was a historically upper-class, white institution and this continues to be reflected in the key symbolic public spaces on campus like Council Chambers and Convocation Hall. But McMaster’s student body is now fully inclusive of both male and female students of different racialized backgrounds, religious beliefs and abilities. Having students, faculty and staff from diverse experiences enriches critical discourse at our institution—but artwork in key public space predominantly represents the homogeneity of McMaster’s past. The lack of diversity in McMaster’s most important public space is incongruous with our institution’s values and may be alienating to some students. McMaster has a history of diversity to be proud of. It was among the first universities in Canada to welcome women, when an initiative led by William McMaster’s wife resulted in the creation of the Moulton Ladies’ College as an arms-length academic department of an otherwise male university in 1888. McMaster became fully mixed with the move to Hamilton from Toronto in 1930. Since then, McMaster has become increasingly diverse. The latest University Factbook says faculty currently represent 70 countries and international students represent 92 countries. No other metrics of diversity are published, but the roster of student clubs demonstrates the diverse cultural affiliations of the student body. Specific aspects of diversity are recognized as an asset in the Strategic Mandate Agreement that McMaster signed with the province of Ontario. McMaster’s SMA highlights our retention of aboriginal, first-generation and students with disability as areas of institutional strength. Given this commitment to diversity, the degree to which McMaster’s predominantly Caucasian, upper-class history past continues to dominate public space on campus is surprising.

Particularly in ceremonial and prominent areas of campus like Convocation Hall and Gilmour Hall’s Council Chambers, portraits of university administrators loom over the halls. Professor Jane Aronson, the Chair of the President’s Advisory Council on Building an Inclusive Community (PACBIC) says the Council has tangentially examined public space, but mostly in terms of physical space rather than art. “We often worry about what looks like public space on campus actually doesn’t offer space or resources to some students,” said Aronson. “One thing we’ve addressed is working with indigenous communities and, for example, access to rooms where they can

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and what they are proud of. “All institutions find it difficult not to just pick out people that are in some way celebrities or very rich or very senior in certain public roles, they’re people that you know, are very impressive but they’ve achieved in a very narrow sense of the word,” explained Emma Smith of Oxford University, who organized the project. “We wanted to show that we are proud of these different things people have done with their lives… we’re not just proud of people that are wealthy and might give back to the college or who have been promoted or become famous or whatever.” The display is currently planned to last for a year, but

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Having students, faculty and staff from diverse experiences enriches critical discourse at our institution—but artwork in key public space predominantly represents the homogeneity of McMaster’s past.

do smudging ceremonies— sometimes the design of space, sometimes the physical plan or the lack of space quantitatively or the ill design of space. Its effects aren’t random” Aronson agrees that images, even within campus promotional material like the first-year lookbook, have in the past represented a stereotypical student that may not resonate with the current student body. “While you don’t want to get tokenistic about having some greater diversity in that portrait, you have got to do something about it.” The issue of representation in public space is not unique to McMaster, Hertford College at Oxford University recently addressed this issue with a special exhibition. The college replaced the 21 portraits of men in their largest public space with an array of portraits of former female students from different generations and career paths. The display was meant to not only emphasize the importance of the anniversary of welcoming female students to the college, but also broaden what success looks like

the administration is now discussing what will happen next. She said this type of initiative can be viewed as more than a political statement, but also an artistic one. “Maybe don’t just think about it in sort of a political or ideological statement but an artistic statement as well. Many people feel that the old institutionalized style of portrait isn’t very welcoming,” said Smith. A Canadian institution, King’s College in Halifax, is also trying to display more diversity. But rather than removing the current portraits, they are simply adding new ones. “Putting these pictures up isn’t about cutting men out, lessening their accomplishments, or even chastising the institution, it’s about ensuring that our spaces on campus tell the story of who we are, and that recognizes the people that have made our school what it is today,” said Clare Barrowman, a student at King’s involved in the project. “Women have been part of that narrative and continue to be. It’s important that female students don’t just hear that, but

see it and feel it.” A major challenge with implementing this type of project in any of McMaster’s key public space is that there is no single entity which decides how public space is used and what part of McMaster’s history should be commemorated. A PACBIC working group could hypothetically be created to recommend ways to increase diversity in artwork, but any initiative would have to be cautious and respectful of the important role of the figures from McMaster’s past. “There are huge ironies because PACBIC meets in Council Chambers, of course the institution has the history the institution has, but sometimes that makes for the most bizarre sort of counterpoint. I think it would probably take an occasion to legitimate the removing, to make that possible because so many people would experience that as dishonoring the people that have gone before,” said Aronson. In fact, the very nature of donor-driven statues and pieces of art on campus means that a strategic vision would be difficult. But student input suggests imagery in public space is worth addressing. For example, through student consultation in designing the Mills library learning commons, McMaster librarian Vivian Lewis found that students not only notice what is on the walls, but it also affects their learning. “The one big criticism [students] had is that there are these giant white walls with nothing on it and they said please, please, please put some art on the wall and make it student art.” The feedback was so overwhelmingly positive that they also sought student art for the Lyons New Media Centre and the Mills stairwell, which now features 5-foot by 6-foot self-portraits of McMaster art students. “In terms of why [we wanted student art] was to meet the students’ need for the aesthetic part of learning… we recognized from talking to students that the aesthetic actually matters a great deal,” said Lewis. As a research-focused, student-centred institution, it’s time to reflect on what our most important public space says about what we, as an institution, value. @cvietinghoff

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Fall changes SRA approves plan to pursue full week fall break beginning next year

Both a full week break and two-day break will necessitate changes for the fall semester in 2015 due to a late Labour Day. C/O INAARA SUMAR

Patrick Kim Asst. News Editor

With the fall break over, students have trudged back to school for the November grind, with the end of the semester in sight. But next year, a new fall break format is expected to bring drastic changes to the structure of the fall semester at McMaster University. On Oct. 19, the Student Representative Assembly

voted to recommend a new fall break format for next year. The proposals, brought forward by MSU president Teddy Saull, motioned for either a full week or a two-day fall break, beginning in the fall of 2015. Following deliberation, members of the SRA voted 18-9-1 in favour of the full week recommendation to the Fall Break Committee. Rather than two separate breaks, the Thanksgiving weekend would be extended into a full week off. “[The vote] shows that the group wanted it, but since

it wasn’t a unanimous vote, I think it also shows that there are a lot of different opinions out there, because it impacts every student in a different way,” said Saull. This is the second year of a two-year pilot project that began in the 2013-14 academic year, in which a two-day hiatus has helped break up the long stretch of school between Thanksgiving and the beginning of exams. The pilot was reevaluated by a Fall Break Committee consisting of voices at all levels in the university, including the

www.thesil.ca registrar, associate deans of various faculties, and the MSU president. With the approval of the SRA for the committee to pursue the full week, the proposal is expected to go through and be implemented in time for next year, said Saull. “The Provost, from the feedback that they’ve heard, is thinking that this is going to go through,” he said. “But it will depend on going through several governing bodies [like] the Provost’s Council, and then it has to go to Undergraduate Council, and then Senate, so if [any of them] shoot it down, it wouldn’t go through.” Regardless of the decision, both the full-week break and two-day break were going to require noticeable changes to the semester and testing schedule. A number of programs at McMaster have accreditation requirements that require students to be in class for a certain number of hours, meaning that time has to be taken from other areas of the semester. In order to accommodate a full-week break, three main changes were proposed by the committee and brought forward by Saull. Move-in for Welcome Week would be pushed earlier to the Thursday and Friday before Labour Day, as opposed to the Saturday and Sunday as

8 has been the case in previous years. In addition, the gap day that currently exists as a buffer between final classes and the exam term would be dissolved, and the time allotted for exams would be shortened from three hours to two and a half, or even two hours. As Saull explained, these changes are a result of a late Labour Day in 2015; therefore, even a two-day break would still necessitate some combination of the proposed changes for a full week break. “Next year, any break would be different from this year because of the schedule. The calendar is different next year, as Labour Day and Christmas are closer together,” he said. Based on the discussions at the SRA meeting, students raised concerns with the impact that an entire week off would have on the schedule of midterms. Concerns mostly focused on mental health for students, but it was agreed that a full week off was a more effective break. One benefit is that it allows long-distance and firstyear students a good opportunity to go home. The full week break is expected to be approved by January. @patrickmkim

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QUOTE OF THE WEEK “Sexual harassment law is very important. But I think it would be a mistake if the sexual harassment law movement is the only way in which feminism is known in the media.”

Judith Butler Gender Theorist

Testing your patience Standardized testing can help schools whittle down the applicant pool, but they are too costly an obstacle to be a mandatory step for students to Lifestyle’s rampantly successful fantasy basketball teams. to reusable mugs. to egg n’ meatballs.

Andrew Terefenko Executive Editor

You volunteer your lunch breaks at the local daycare. You go above and beyond the call of duty in your assignments and some may say you are the definition of diligence. And you are just as stressed about your LSATs, MCATS, and GMATs as everyone else. Does this situation sound familiar to you? Fourth (and fifth) years around the country who aspire to be doctors, lawyers, and other six-figure dreams, all face the grim reality of standardized testing. It is a measure of competence that is not entirely reflective of the person writing it, but is is also wrought with the sometimes crippling barrier of expense.

1) These tests are a mandatory requirement for people who want to even consider getting into med or law school. 2) These tests cost hundreds of dollars to take, often take more than one attempt to take to an acceptable degree, and also carry with them a myriad of costs surrounding study guides and practice test booklets, not to mention the opportunity cost of summers spent studying instead of working. 3) These tests are created and administered by a single monopoly-holding organization that, despite being American, still manages to be a crux of the Canadian graduate school application process. These three facts seem to create a grim picture for students wanting to pursue the lofty careers that many chase by default. Additionally, some students frankly just don’t test well,

but have the knowledge and capability to have otherwise strong scores. Many prestigious Canadian universities still look at those test scores when combing over applicants, though not to the same degree as American colleges, but if one is not in the top half percentile, then they shouldn’t realistically expect to even be looked at twice, regardless of GPA. The same GPA they are trying to maintain at the expense of studying for these gruesome tests. These tests are an adequate measure of someone’s capability to perform the basics the jobs require, but there are far too many barriers for someone wishing to take them. If these tests are to remain mandatory, especially if some Canadian universities don’t weigh them as strongly, then they need to become more accessible to the debt-ridden student of today.

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“Tell me a bit about yourself.” “Right now I’m really frustrated. You didn’t catch me on a great day. I’m in university mostly to have a backup, but I want to be a musician. I’m kind of forcing myself to be here. And, I like tattoos and piercings.” “Any tattoos with particular meaning?” “I have this one about a Bob Dylan song. It’s a sailing boat with a moon behind it. The first line of the song is, ‘I’m sailing away’, and there’s a line in the song that says ‘I’m sure your mind is roamin’, I’m sure your thoughts are not with me, but with the country to where you’re goin”. So that really hits me hard, because before moving to Canada I was living in Brazil. I really didn’t wanna be here - so this is a reminder that wherever I go my soul and my body flow together man, I’m full of clichés.” “So why did you come to Canada?” “I just moved here because of my dad - here is where he can bring the bread to the table. That’s it at the end of the day. It was very difficult to adapt to the Canadian way of living. I was fortunate enough to have a comfortable life in Brazil. And here, I wouldn’t say I don’t have a comfortable life, but I had to take on a part-time job on the weekends, and do music as a side gig. It just made me have to grow in a way I wasn’t used to - I was accustomed to growing in the libertine style - not really in the maturity side of things.” “Were there any particularly difficult things about adapting?” “One of the things that really stuck with me was a lot of people moving countries and having to accept ‘survival’ jobs, in order to support their family. My mom is an economist and a painter, but when we first got here she took on a job at a bakery to help me pay for tuition, because when I first started university they didn’t have OSAP. That part really got to me - it was really beautiful to see what your mother or your father could do for you to have a better future. I know it was degrading for her, and I feel a lot of guilt that I don’t appreciate university that much. I don’t want to continue something that I’m so fortunate to have, if I’m not doing my best with it. Maybe coming back later, when I’m ready for it.”

“What do you feel when you sit down at the piano?” “When I’m at the piano, I feel like I can get out whatever is on my mind, and I feel really liberated. It gives me an opportunity to communicate my idea without speaking to anyone, and just being alone, without judgement. So for me, it’s really freeing. It just helps me get away - I see it as stress relief.”

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“What’s one thing you regret not saying to someone?” “I guess it would be goodbye and thank you. I moved from Russia when I was 10 years old, and I don’t speak to my grandparents even though I can, because it’s a little painful. I was raised by them. My parents worked really hard to get the money to come to Canada. I have a speech impediment - I stutter - and the doctor told me I needed to learn another langugage. So in order for us to move they had to work 24 hours. So when they said, ‘we’re moving’, it pretty much happened the next day. So there’s separation anxiety, I guess. I try not to speak to them though, because I start crying.” “How was your experience coming to Canada?” “Pretty bad, espcially with the stutter. Kids are really honest, especially when you’re growing up with them - I was 8 years old. Lots of bullying, not going to lie. But, it did shape me to be the strong person I am now. I mean, I try to hide it really well - I don’t know if you’ve noticed it yet. I had lots of speech therapists, who weren’t exactly the nicest people either. But you grow up. You learn. It’s not that bad, but it was hard.” “Is there a moment that really affected you?” “Yeah. Grade seven History, my teacher was saying things about ‘Russia is a good contender for taking oil up in the North’ and stuff like that - and one of the kids turned around and said to me, ‘Go back to where you came from.’ And one by one other kids started looking and saying the exact same thing. Yeah, it was a tough childhood.”

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Life of a Mesopotamian Refugee When: November 10, 2014 at 10:00AM until November 14, 2014 at 10:00PM Where: Outside of MUSC ACSSU at McMaster will be dedicating one week to the internally displaced refugees in former Mesopotamia (Iraq and Syria). Multiple individuals from ACSSU will be camping in front of McMaster University while our other university branches will be tabling at their respective campuses throughout the week. The individuals who will be camping will not be allowed the use of electronics, will only eat food brought to them by others, and will have to sleep outside in an effort to emulate the life of the refugees. Featuring Fair Trade Vendors and Local Artisans.

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YouTube celebrity Imaiya Ravichandran Contributor

I, and I’m sure many of you as well, visit YouTube at least once a day. Whether it is to watch the latest viral video, or to indulge in the obligatory daily dose of cute kitten videos, over one billion unique users fall victim to the endless abyss of funny, intriguing, and flat out weird content conveniently catalogued on this website. Standing alongside giant television and movie conglomerates, it is somewhat surprising that this start-up, rooted in humble beginnings above a Japanese restaurant in California, managed to become one of the world’s primary sources of entertainment. Of course, this incredible feat can be attributed to the accessibility and flexibility of the Internet, which most people prefer to the rigidity of TV and movie schedules. However, now that TV and movies are becoming increasingly available online, what else can explain YouTube’s continued success? Perhaps the answer lies in the modern “YouTube celebrity” whose content provides an inimitable degree of intimacy with its viewers. There are several reasons why one would favour the approachable, flawed YouTuber instead of the inhumanly attractive celebrity. Though I shamelessly admire George Clooney in all his pepper-hair glory on screen, or hysterically shriek at the TV whenever Queen Bey performs, I am aware that these personalities are performing for legions of devoted fans. There is no true sense of connection between them and myself, although I often trick myself into believing otherwise. However, when interacting with a Youtube celebrity, this buffer is all but completely eradicated. Their content is so personal and genuine that you lose sight of the

other hundreds of thousands of subscribers who are also closely bonding with the YouTuber in question. The reverence once felt towards the distant celebrity is now replaced with a new type of admiration, one that is summed up by the phrase: “they’re just like us!” But they’re not just like us. In addition to surprisingly hefty salaries, YouTube celebrities possess a type of clout that many would argue is more powerful than that of their Hollywood celebrity counterparts. It stems from their uniquely close relationship with their viewers. While their following may not be as large as a traditional celebrity’s, the reach that they do have is much more influential. We put YouTubers on a pedestal, trusting them as we would a dear friend. And so, it was understandably appalling for many YouTube audiences when news broke in March 2014 that two beloved British YouTubers, Tom Milsom and Alex Day, had been accused of sexual misconduct with multiple viewers. In Milsom’s case, a Tumblr user, Olga, accused him of emotionally and sexually abusing her throughout the course of their relationship; at the time of their courtship, she was only 15 and he was 21. Day’s accusers, eight in total, provided various accounts of sordid experiences with the popular vlogger, with the two most harrowing being of him coercing women to sleep with him – by definition, him engaging in rape. Milsom and Day were the second and third artists signed to the YouTube-centric record label DFTBA to be accused of some

sort of sexual misconduct. Only a month earlier, former label-mate Mike Lombardo was sentenced to five years in jail for possession of child pornography. I had been subscribed to Alex Day, or “nerimon” as he is known on YouTube, since I was 13-years-old. As a staunch feminist, to hear of him and his friend’s atrocious behavior was certainly infuriating and disgusting, but first and foremost it was disappointing. It was profoundly different than if an elusive, unattainable celebrity had committed a crime. Here was a figure that I had looked up to, who I had laughed with, whose struggles and triumphs it felt like I had shared in. I was not alone in my attachment to Alex, nor in the blow that followed when my trust in him was breached. The allegations

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DFTBA swiftly dropped Day and Milsom from their roster, and a general call was made for increased discourse about the rampant presence of sexual abuse, sexism, and abuses of power in the YouTube community. The trope of an authoritative figure manipulating a less powerful victim is deeply embedded within the mores of the entertainment industry. However, it is especially pernicious in the YouTube context because it is a space in which large masses of potential victims feel safe with and close to their potential manipulators. A small number of critics suggest that audience members guard themselves more warily against famous Youtubers. To always remember that there is a computer screen separating you and that charming British vlogger, and that you can never know anything more than what is depicted in a mere three-minute long video. But I resent this suggestion. It goes without saying that it is important to be safe on the Internet. It is equally important (and obvious) that one should not blindly trust a celebrity. However, to encourage barriers and distance between viewers and YouTubers would be to erode the very essence of openness upon which the YouTube community is built. If we teach viewers to not grow attached to a YouTuber, should they also not wear short skirts when

The trope of an authoritative figure manipulating a less powerful victim is deeply embedded within the mores of the entertainment industry. against Alex originated as blog posts on Tumblr. The diary-esque nature of the posts lent themselves to a cathartic release of his victims’ frustrations and disturbing tales of how they too had once admired Alex, only to have him use his position of power in an unmistakably inappropriate fashion. The scandal elicited an impassioned response from the YouTube community. Response videos spread like wildfire,

walking along a street? Or have a drink before going out? Hopefully, you can understand the preposterous nature of these recommendations. They unjustly shift the onus from the Youtubers, who should be cognizant of their powerful positions and not exploit them, to the audience. I bring all this up because recently, another YouTuber named Sam Pepper has come under fire for sexual misconduct, which he brazenly displays in multiple of his videos. Moreover, after a seven-month hiatus, Alex Day returned to YouTube with a video entitled “The Past”, in which he embarks on a half-hour tangent detailing a slew of feeble excuses “defending” his past conduct. I’m comforted that a sizeable portion of comments express contempt towards both Sam and Alex’s actions, adjudicating that sexual abuse and its perpetrators have no place in the YouTube community. However, the remaining reactions form a considerably large group who claim solidarity with the ostracized YouTubers. They suggest that “YouTube gave them a second chance.” I wonder why these people feel this way. Most do not dispute the accuracy of the allegations against the YouTubers, nor do they challenge the severity of their crimes. Rather, they harken back to videos of the past, ones that depict their fallen heroes in all their charming, charismatic glory. And then, I realize that they too are victims, in some sense, of the intoxicating YouTube celebrity.

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Anti-marijuana ads miss the point

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The government should stay off our grass

Sometimes, you just have to keep writing

Grace Kennedy Contributor

Health Canada launched a new anti-marijuana television ad campaign that aims to warn parents about the harms of recreational marijuana use. The ad really tries to convey “science.” A woman speaks in a serious warning tone accompanied by imagery of smoke funnelling through what appears to be a clear tube, which I naturally assumed was part of a bong. When the picture zooms out it turns out to be an image of the brain composed of a clear tubelike material, i.e. a really cool looking bong. I really hope the marketing firm responsible for the ad sold this idea to a head shop after. Bong jokes aside, the ad is entirely aimed at parents, urging them to “talk to their teens” about the side effects of marijuana and visit their website. After doing so, all I can think is, thank God I don’t have a teenager with a marijuana “addiction” who I’m trying to convince to stop blazing. The website has very little useful information. However, it does have a Pinterest account with a picture of an alarm clock that reads, “Do you know what ‘four-twenty’ means?” The television ad may as well say, “hey voters, who are considering voting Conservative,” because of its narrow

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target audience of “traditional” families and complete incompetence in providing compelling information that could alter anyone’s opinion on marijuana use. If this ad by the chance of a Hail Mary causes any teen to visit this website for help, there is no way they will spend more than 18 seconds on this brutal, uninformative page. The site is so poorly constructed that I think it’s actually condescending toward parents or teens who actually want help. Of course, the reason for this could be because there is no specific treatment for marijuana addiction and methods such as behavioural cognitive therapy have had modest success at best. The ad is part of a $5-million campaign that has been controversial because critics have viewed it as a partisan attack on Liberal leader Justin Trudeau’s stance in favour of the legalization of marijuana. The Huffington Post reported this summer that the government spends $500 million per year on anti-drug campaigning and enforcement, and that 475,000 people have been criminally convicted in relation to the “drug” since Harper was elected. Furthermore, the main bodies representing physicians in Canada did not co-sponsor the ad, stating it was a “political football.” Health Canada’s website

currently states that “dried marijuana is not an approved drug or medicine in Canada,” but on the same page, gives instructions for how to obtain it with the support of a physician. I write “drug” because I think that the stigma behind criminalizing drugs, especially a softer substance like marijuana, is the real harm to society. Criminalizing drugs requires policing and judicial costs that are a burden to taxpayers, but it also poses horrible consequences to people who are criminalized as “addicts” or depend on trafficking, and then face sentences that drastically jeopardize their lives, for a substance that is arguably pretty widely-accepted. In the U.S., 46 percent of the population will have tried marijuana by the time they graduate from high school. I couldn’t find comparable Canadian statistics perhaps because the government doesn’t want to publicize that throwing money on these campaigns is like combating Facebook usage. The war against drugs hasn’t paid off, hasn’t decreased drug use, and only makes life harder and dangerous for addicts and participants in its black market economy. The Conservative government’s obsession with drug prevention is archaic and severely out of touch with Canadian needs.

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Writing isn’t easy. It’s not just about writing something down; it’s about writing material that is relevant, interesting, and relatable to the reader. Lately, I’ve been running out of ideas. Whatever it is, I’m always thinking of something to write, even though it may not look like it, to no avail. The process goes like this: something interesting pops up into my head, I contemplate putting it down on paper for a few hours, and then I begin to reconsider if the idea is worth it at all. It’s unhealthy. I know there’s no one to blame but myself. But it shouldn’t always be like this. The main reason ideas fail is because we give up too easily. Sure, not everyone would like it or benefit from it, but if it’s something that you really think is worth writing, then go ahead. At the very least, try to make it happen. Pessimism and creative writing don’t go well together. I’m a very anxious person, and when it comes to writing, whether it’s an essay, a story, or an article, a lot of questions pop into my anxious mind. What if it’s not good enough? What if nobody likes it? What if I’m not making any sense? Science fiction author Robert A. Heinlein has five rules for writing, the first two being:

1) you must write and 2) finish what you start. Once an idea comes up, put it down on paper right away, and whatever happens, don’t get distracted. Don’t stress about what you wrote, just keep going. Ideas will start to flow freely as you write. Once you begin thinking in a negative way about your writing, it’s a lot easier to give up. Wayne Gretzky once said, “you miss 100 per cent of the shots you don’t take.” It sounds cheesy, I know, but it’s true. You’ll never succeed unless you try. I may not be one of the best writers out there, but I still think I am perfectly capable of learning how to write. I keep trying, and I ask myself different questions: is it a good idea to write an article on a subject like this? Maybe not, but that doesn’t mean I shouldn’t try. Is everyone going to like what I wrote? No, but that doesn’t mean I should just drop everything and give up. Is this idea going to be relevant and beneficial? Yes, definitely, if not for everyone, at least for some. Ideas come and go; they don’t stay in your head. Second-guessing every single idea you have will never help you, and giving up simply means you’ve accepted complete failure. So keep writing. It doesn’t matter how big or small you idea is. In the end, something good is bound to come out of it.

What do you think of the artwork around campus?

Rachel Hillock Studio Art II

I think there could be more opportunities for student art. We could connect with more departments around the school.

Ailish Corbitt Studio Art IV

I think there’s a lot of blank space around campus that should be filled with student art. We produce and produce and produce, so there should be more opportunities.

Nikita Palagnyuk

Materials Engineering II

Sometimes I like noticing the cool things, especially the self-portraits, but I usually don’t have time to pay too much attention to it.

Gillian Bochenek Studio Art II

I always like seeing artwork and students being recognized. But a lot of [the art] is older – from more than 5 years ago.

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Why Fred Eisenberger? Hamilton voted in someone they kicked out four years ago Waleed Shaikh Contributor

On Oct. 27, Hamiltonians cast their ballots and chose their old mayor as their new mayor. Eisenberger previously served as mayor from 2006-2010. Although it did not come as a surprise to many of us, Eisenberger’s victory is interesting because it came at the cost of a former defeat. Why is it that Fred Eisenberger was voted in again with 43.1 percent of the vote? I cannot analyze this question from every Hamiltonian’s perspective, but as a young adult, I can speculate as to why Fred was an eligible candidate. The stress that Eisenberger puts on transforming Hamilton into a thriving community is

critical to young Hamiltonians looking for professional work in their city. With two world-renowned educational facilities in our backyard, Hamilton is producing accomplished graduates. A majority of the students attending McMaster University and Mohawk College are from different parts of Canada and the world, but we also have a very large number of local students. Many of these local students are forced to travel to Toronto and even relocate there for work. Although mayoral candidates did not outline a concrete plan to address this issue in their platforms, Eisenberger demonstrated an understanding of the dire need for new jobs and lines of work in Hamilton that allow us young adults the choice to stay and work in our

city. Local students are aware that poverty is a very real concern here. I visit downtown Hamilton every day in my commute to McMaster and see underprivileged and homeless people roaming the streets. As students struggling in our own right, our future is also uncertain. This is why most of us opposed the gentrification process offered by Bob Bratina because we did not believe in blaming the poor for their poverty. Hence, we connected with Eisenberger’s vision on the need for community-driven initiatives to reduce poverty, along with government strategies. Eisenberger also promised to introduce e-voting and online voting. This spoke to many students who find it hard to make time for voting amidst midterms and assignments. Nevertheless, the real struggle will still be to engage young students in politics, especially municipal politics. With the lowest municipal voter turnout Hamilton has ever seen, online,

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The inherent racism of ‘‘security’’ measures Sarah Jama Contributor

The first time I travelled out of Canada was last December, when I went to Ecuador for a festival. I was randomly selected for a search four times before I got onto a plane to Houston, and randomly selected for a search another two times before I got onto a plane to Ecuador. I travelled with ten other people, but was one of the two people in my group of friends to be searched at all. The two of us were the only coloured ones. The searches were so extensive that the security officer put on rubber gloves and picked through my hair with her fingers, and my walker was taken aside and scanned multiple times, maybe for hidden compartments. I was born and raised in Canada and I told them I was Canadian, but it didn’t matter. According to air-

port security, I was more likely than my white friends to be a terrorist or drug transporter. A lot of this is why I feel bad for the 30-year-old assault rifle collector from Pakistan who was arrested on allegations that he is a terrorist threat to Canada. Muhammad Ansari is now a person of interest in an investigation by the RCMP-led Integrated National Security Enforcement Team in Ontario. This means that instead of just being charged for the crimes he committed, i.e. collecting rifles illegally, he is being investigated for acts of terrorism. His parents say he was a software engineer looking to escape violence in Pakistan. His friends say he is not a violent individual. There is no evidence to suggest that his hobby, though against the law, was tied to terrorism. Terrorists exist. They attack, they hurt, and they kill.

But as a black woman from a religious minority, I have to do the work of fearing terrorists and proving that I’m not one myself, leaving me in this awkward gray area. I have to be more careful about my hobbies, and careful in abiding by every single law, so that my mistakes aren’t looked at through a lens of terrorism. I have to be submissive and okay with being searched head to toe multiple times in airports before I can board a plane. Maybe if someone had warned Ansari about this gray area, he would have done away with his gun collecting hobby earlier.

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Men's volleyball has a victorious weekend, winning two on the road to York and Nipissing

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Marauders finish second in OUA Mac beats Ryerson in semis, punches ticket to national championships

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The Marauders made the best of their OUA Final Four tie on Saturday against Ryerson, but ultimately dispatched the Rams' side on penalties to qualify for this week’s national championships in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. While Mac may have missed out on the OUA gold medal, losing 2-0 to West Division champions York, qualifying for the nationals will allow Dino Perri’s maroon-clad charges to test themselves against some of Canada’s most talented teams, beginning Nov. 6 against the University of New Brunswick. McMaster almost jeopardized qualification inside the first minute of the game against Ryerson, with a mix up in the back four almost freeing Ryerson’s forward line to open the scoring. The opening stages proved an open affair, with McMaster dominating possession and building up in a composed fashion, though the Marauders’ defence was forced to head away a number of crosses as Ryerson grew into the game. Jinking runs from Gersi Xhuti and Paterson Farrell

gave McMaster a valuable attacking outlet, while Mark Reilly opened up the Ryerson defence on 25 minutes with a clever touch, but his back heel flick proved slightly too heavy, sending the ball out of play. McMaster’s patient possession game was frequently interrupted by rough tackles from the Rams, with Brandon Gutierrez left spread eagled on the touch line after a big slide tackle 23 minutes in, while a thundering challenge saw striker Mark Reilly land heavily and injure his right arm. McMaster’s solid but uninspired performance continued into a finely poised second half. Perri saw the need for an injection of pace and urgency, bringing on wingers Sasha Ricciuti and Marco Gennacaro, though Mac’s best chance came courtesy of a Kody Kazda free kick, which wrong footed the Ryerson keeper and grazed his right hand post. Frustrations began to mount on both sides as the game remained goalless, with Ryerson’s Jackson Tooke substituted soon after hammering a loose ball into the Mac bench as it ran out of play. A flurry of late McMaster corners still failed to break the deadlock, while a long range

shot from Riccuiti in the extra time forced the Ryerson keeper into a spectacular diving save as extra time loomed. Both sides looked increasingly stretched as extra time rolled on, with attacks raining down on both goals, and Angelo Cavalluzzo forced to punch clear twice from his panicked penalty box in quick succession on 13 minutes, as Ryerson threatened to bundle the ball over the line. With both sides shanking late chances, it needed five well-taken McMaster penalties, capped by a rocket of a strike from late substitute Christian Truyen, to see Dino Perri’s team over the line, and into the nationals. “We worked hard against a rough team. We were forced to deal with a number of late challenges, but we battled through,” said Marauders’ coach Perri. “It’s excellent that we have qualified for nationals, that was our ultimate goal.” On goalkeeper Cavalluzzo’s man of the match performance, Perri said, “all year long he has been the best keeper in Canada. He was overlooked by the OUA all-stars last year, so I am delighted he has made it this time around.” McMaster missed out on

the OUA gold medal in their second game of the final four, with York establishing themselves as the team to beat at this week’s CIS National Championships with a dominant performance. McMaster began the game defensively, with a 5-3-2 formation giving York’s number 15 Mark Stinson too much time to dictate the play from midfield, and sustained pressure resulted a deflected shot from York’s Eric Amato squirming past a grasping Cavalluzzo. Pushing Gennacaro and Riccuiti to the flanks in support of Paterson Farrell in the second half granted McMaster far more attacking impetus. But a 73rd-minute close range miss from Riccuiti proved crucial, and allowed York to cement their win, and a second straight OUA championship, through Jarek Whiteman in injury time. Nevertheless, the win over Ryerson earned the Marauders their goal of a berth in this season’s nationals, and with their first match kicking off at 11 a.m. on Nov. 6, they will be eager to begin a run at the CIS title.

“They are really well coached. There's a reason that they win the national championship every year.” Jim Boeheim Syracuse coach talking about Carleton's men's basketball team

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Taylor Black The lone fifth-year on McMaster, Black is an offensive weapon of AllCanadian proportions. The combination of off-thedribble scoring, consistent three-point shooting and solid footwork causes matchup nightmares for opponents. Over the past few seasons, Black has grown as a help defender and is one of the most complete players at his position.

The men’s basketball team, laden with veterans, is looking for another national championship run. The women’s team has elite young players who can compete immediately and are ranked in the CIS top ten. We get you ready for the most exciting season in years.

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Adam Presutti Presutti has had an up and down career. After winning the CIS Rookie of the Year in 2011-12, Presutti had an injury-riddled year that, by his own definition, “sucked.” The speed and handles he showed in that first year are back, and Presutti is happy with whatever role he needs to play in order to get the Marauders a win.

Leon Alexander Alexander is one of the most entertaining players on the roster. A swingman with unrivalled athleticism, Alexander has built a post-game that abuses thin wing defenders. He can beat people off the bounce and rack of the free throw attempts. Few players are stronger than Alexander, giving the coaching staff a bruiser on defence.

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The offseason was technically not as long as in previous years, but few breaks will have felt longer for the McMaster men’s basketball team. After finishing fifth at the CIS Final 8 last March, Mac has regrouped and retooled to make another running at capturing the schools first W.P. McGee trophy. In the first national men’s basketball top 10 list released by the CIS earlier this week, McMaster was ranked an impressive no. 4 with Carleton, Ottawa and Ryerson as the top three (in that order). After finishing last season ranked no. 5 in the country with a 23-7 overall record and an impressive 18-4 regular record, McMaster Basketball is back and hungrier than ever to return to the national spotlight. Fifth-year centre

Taylor Black has sky-high expectations for arguably the deepest team in the country. “I think this is the best chance we’ve had in many, many years. I’m so glad to be part of a team that’s so talented but also willing to put in the work to get to the national championship level. I think our program has the highest number of guys that stay over the summer to train together and live together,” said Black. The Marauders on-and off-court dynamic is something special and translates positively in practices and games. It is encouraging to hear that the Marauders basketball team has a positive, family-like bond off the court because it definitely plays a role in how these guys will perform together as a unit. “I’m going to miss this family that I’ve become a part of and that has become a part of me a lot. I’m going to make the most out of this year no matter what. So whether or not the team is playing for me, if you want to put it in those words, I feel like we’re just playing for each other and playing for the coaches. It’s a 12-month process. It’s a 15, 16-man effort. However many people we have on the team is what we need to compete for a national championship,” explained Black. As a leader on this team, Black values the unity of the team and believes it has its advantages on the court. In terms of team camaraderie Taylor paints an encouraging picture. “It’s like you don’t even have to look at each other to know what you’re thinking on the court in terms of reads, defensive rotations, all that stuff. You might need eye contact or

a finger point and we all know what we’re talking about. I don’t know any other program that’s tighter than we are. You go into our changeroom and everyone is smiling. It’s the best place to be here on campus,” said Black. The optimism and confidence that Black displays in this year’s team is contagious, and should provide Mac fans with credible assurance entering this season. McMaster Men’s Basketball is a force to be reckoned with. With only one senior, Nathan Pelech, departing last year, Mac has retained much of the same group of guys along with the welcome and notable additions of guard David McCullough, forward Connor Gilmore and Long Island University transfer Troy Joseph. The additions strengthen what was already a strong bench unit. Mac finished an impressive 7-0 in fall preseason play with wins over Mohawk, Laval, Memorial, Manitoba, St. Francis Xavier, Acadia and Cape Breton. But now the real action starts. Mac opens up their 2014-15 season with two tough backto-back games in the nation’s capital. The Marauders take on the No. 2 Ottawa Gee-Gees on Nov. 7, followed by a date at the Raven’s Nest on Nov. 8 to take on the defending national champions, the No.1 Carleton Ravens. Both games should be worthy tests for this ambitious Marauders squad to kick off the new campaign. McMaster men’s basketball plays their home opener in Burridge Gym at 8 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 14 when they host the Lakehead Thunderwolves.

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BASKETBALL PREVIEW Barkev Sivazlian Contributor

The McMaster women’s basketball team is entering this upcoming season in full force. With key veterans returning, but also with an influx of hungry first-year talent, the ceiling for the squad is high, but the learning curve is steep. Mac has six first-year players in the lineup, meaning the expectations for this upcoming season are to establish an identity early on and build a winning culture that can carry the program for years to come. Head coach Theresa Burns believes that a strong work ethic, high levels of fitness, and the amount of depth the team possess will be key to their success as a unit this year. “We want to push the pace as much as possible but while at the same time maintaining discipline and making smart basketball decisions. We give up a bit of size, but what we lack in size we make up for with endurance and depth,” said Burns. With the graduation of star centre Hailey Milligan, who will be representing McMaster overseas professionally, guard Danielle Boiago will be expected to maintain her excellent play from last season and lead this team as the expected number one option on offense. Boiago, a former OUA West Rookie of the Year and thirdyear starting guard, averaged 16 points while chipping in four rebounds and two assists per game last season. Burns believes that this class of recruits is one of the strongest McMaster has had in recent years. Throughout the pre-season, the team has shown considerable signs of cohesion and chemistry. According to Burns, the team was a bit too predictable in 2013-14. “The game plan to play us was really simple. It was faceguard Boiago, limit her touches, pack it in on Milligan, force her to kick the ball out to someone else and we just didn’t have the ability to generate enough offence to win games,” explained Burns. This year, however, the team

has diverse scoring options. With six first-year players in the lineup, one might expect a bit of growing pains to begin the season but coach Burns feels confident that these rookies will be able to contribute significantly and will be able to take the scoring load off of the team veterans. Players of note that coach Burns believes are ready to make a big impact this year are Hilary Hanaka, Linnaea Harper and Allyson Schweitzer. Hanaka, who had originally accepted a scholarship offer from the University of Vermont, but ultimately chose McMaster, is a strong contender for Rookie of the Year, according to coach Burns. Harper is another young addition to this roster that could have a significant impact. Having been named to Canada Basketball’s Junior National Team, Harper looks to bring that experience and passion for the game to this upcoming season. The junior national team won silver at the FIBA Americas tournament and Harper averaged nearly 20 minutes a contest. When asked who she feels could be the breakout player to watch out for this season, coach Burns said that Allyson Schweitzer is a player to watch out for. Despite an accident that sidelined Schweitzer for a majority of her grade 12 year, coach Burns believes that Schweitzer shows tremendous potential as a strong force in the post. “Coming off of a less experienced high school background, we thought it would take a little while for her to adjust to the game, but through six preseason games, she has been outstanding,” says Burns. “Seeing her develop so quickly is really exciting for not just this season but for the future as well”. Top recruit Jelena Mamic will have to wait another year to make her university debut. Mamic last year was sidelined for the entire season by tearing her ACL and has re-torn that same ligament. Burns feels that while this is a major setback, Mamic is committed to the rehabilitation and intends to come back even stronger next year. “She is one of, if not the

most mentally and physically tough players I have ever coached, so if anyone can overcome that hurdle again, it’s her,” says Burns. “We believe that she has the potential to be a starting point guard in this league and can bring so many different things to the team.” This is the first year since 2008 that McMaster has been ranked in the CIS top ten for women’s basketball, currently ranked number seven. Having fallen out of the top ten the past couple of years and finally being ranked is a confidence boost for the team, but that also comes with added pressure. Coach Burns will not let this team rest on their laurels and forget that their ultimate goal is the national championship. “It’s something you have to come to practice every night and live up to that billing and prove to everyone and yourself that we are deserving of that ranking,” said Burns. With such a young, talented team from top to bottom, the future is indeed bright for the McMaster women’s basketball team. With a strong nucleus that will be able to grow and develop with each other, this young group has all the makings to be something special.

Hilary Hanaka The dynamic point guard spurned the University of Vermont to don the Maroon and Grey at Mac. Along with Linnaea Harper, she has experience at the international level, representing Canada in her high school years. Hanaka is going to be a nightmare for defenders – a knack for getting to the paint in combination with good passing will hamstring coaches as they game plan for the Marauders.

Danielle Boiago Few guards have the ability to get to the rim like Boiago does. Her ability to negotiate pick-and-roll action and make good decisions will be the most important thing to watch this year, as she will take on more point guard responsibilities. But Boiago has a few more outside weapons this year, and the team will be running her off a lot of screens for threes.

Isabel Ormond Injuries have marred the past year or so for Isabel Ormond, but when she does return to full health, the cutting forward will line up well with a more diverse offence. Ormond showed signs of All-Star potential last year – particularly in a game against Guelph – and the team will need a steady veteran to play alongside a youthful rotation.

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Marauder moments created on the road Laura Sinclair Asst. Sports Editor

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After a long match and victory against a tough opponent in the York Lions, the Marauders had little time to recover from that match and prepare for their next one. The team had to travel four and a half hours to North Bay, Ont., arriving at around one in the morning. “We left right after the game. We dealt with it about as well as we could,” said head coach Dave Preston. The team had a catered meal waiting for them after the game against York, so that they did not have to stop on the road for food in the middle of a snowstorm.

This was beneficial for the team and their nutrition. Instead of stopping at a McDonald’s at a pit stop on the way to North Bay, the staff chose a healthier route. “Little details like that paid off for us this weekend,” said Preston. The team managed to win both matches on the weekend – taking the York match in four sets, and taking the Nipissing match in three. This was a feat that Preston felt the team handled exceptionally well. “It was a tough trip, so to handle it with only losing one set, and getting in and out of there was pretty good for us,” said Preston. The way that the team handled the short rest period and long travel time was not the only impressive thing the Marauders will be taking away from the weekend. Dany Demyanenko and Brandon Koppers had strong weekends, contributing to both games. Demyanenko scored 22.5 points against York and Koppers scored Dave Preston 16 against the Head Coach Lakers. Preston credited their success to their ability to stay consistent in both practices and matches. “They’re just really, really solid, which is exactly what we need, because we’ve got some moving pieces in our line up with Jayson McCarthy and Jori Mantha and our setters,” said Preston. “They’re providing some really good stability for us, and really good demeanor for other guys to follow.” Another impressive thing that Preston took from the weekend was the Marauders’ dedication to not just their team but to other Maroon and Grey teams as well. On Sunday, the majority of the team travelled to Guelph to watch the women compete in the CIS Championships. “They manned up and they found their way there, and they were in the stands cheering on the team. They just came off a two-match weekend, and they were there in full force,” said Preston. Another great moment for the team was on the way back home from Nipissing, they hud-

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dled around a laptop to watch the Marauders men’s soccer team beat the Ryerson Rams in penalty kicks in the OUA semi-finals. “When we won in penalty kicks, there were guys running up and down the aisle on the bus, high fiving each other,” said Preston. The team also made their way to the OUA soccer final on Nov. 2 to cheer on the team. “They understand that there is a greater good. Some of those things that people don’t see between the whistles, its pretty special,” said Preston. While the Marauders are managing to have fun cheering their fellow Marauders on in their pivotal points of the season, they still have serious business to attend to. The Waterloo Warriors will be in the Burridge Gym on Nov. 8, which will be a critical match and opponent for McMaster, as the Warriors beat them in regular season competition last year. “We are fully aware of what the Warriors are capable of. They handed it to us twice last year so we know we’ve got a formidable opponent,” said Preston. One of the major things that the Marauders will be working on before hosting the Warriors is defence. “According to CIS statistics, we are the worst defensive team in the country. We average less than seven digs a set. There are teams out there that are getting 12 and 13 digs a set,” said Preston. “So it’s something that we’ve been heightening our awareness to. We did it all week last week, we’re doing it all this week again.” The Marauders still have a lot of work to do when it comes to the remainder of their season. But there has been an incredible amount of improvements made in the last four weeks, and for Preston, the season is still young. “We’re not as good as we want to be yet, and the best part of that is, we’re still working on it. It’s only November.”

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Make sure 1-9 appear in each column and row, with no duplicates, and that the numbers within the boxes reach the result of the corner number with the mathematical operator.

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1. Infomercials, e.g. 4. Highland lord 9. Top-of-the-hour delivery 13. Tome 15. Serf 16. Audio effect 17. Lady’s small handbag 18. “Sacro” extension 19. What cleats increase 20. Being honest, in a way 23. Crazed with passion 24. One’s successor 25. Extras 28. James who wrote “The Morning Watch” 30. Sleep stage 33. Loading site 34. Beat the goalie 35. Australian critter 36. Help a cheater, in a way 40. Kind of trip 41. Cake part 42. Colour for a cartoon panther 43. Royal’s wish 44. Suffic with “social” 45. Holy Week Thursday 47. “Zip-A-Dee-Doo-____” 48. Chap 49. In a perilous situation 57. Three in a deck 58. “Phantom of the Opera” character 59. ___ 500 (auto race) 60. Give a hoot 61. Slur over a syllable 62. “Citizen ____” 63. Mass number? 64. Flight annoyance 65. Is no longer

1. Opposite of hinder 2 ___ on (love to excess) 3. Music genre 4. Items 5. Hagar the Horrible’s wife 6. Came down to Earth 7. Biblical shipbuilder 8. “You get the idea....” 9. Black, in Spain 10. Almond shade 11. Small amount 12. Frosh, in a year 14. Texas city or college 21. Author Fleming 22. Eleven-year-old. e.g. 25. ___-ski (lodge socializing) 26. Artist RIvera 27. Cattle breed or English county 28. Some flu symptoms 29. Attendee 30. Take back 31. Correct, as text 32. Hard to see through 34. Affliction near the eye 37. Assumed name 38. Got foamy 39. First man-made space satellite 45. Collage of songs 46. “Wheel of Fortune” purchase, sometimes 47. Group’s senior member 48. Red-coated cheese 49. Carve in stone 50. Dentist’s scan 51. Salon offering, for short 52. Over hill and ____ 53. Hard work 54. Exhibit beaver behaviour 55. “Giant” author Ferber 56. Some loaves

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Terrified of small talk? Lifestyle walks you through the dreaded act of socializing with strangers. PAGE 26

Why GQ? Tobi Abdul Asst. Lifestyle Editor

I consider myself somewhat of a magazine junkie. I use the word “somewhat” in an attempt to not oust myself as the magazine-loving nerd that I am. My lack of attention span in combination with my love of creative nonfiction writing led to me to the discovery that I would rather stare at a computer screen for hours, reading article upon article, than read a novel for the same amount of time. The change in topic and introspective style makes me feel like I’m doing many things at once instead of one monotonous task. Of all the magazines and websites that I frequent, I only subscribe to one: GQ. GQ is arguably my favourite magazine. At the end of each month, I await the arrival of my issue. My love for GQ started years ago in the aisles of grocery stores sneaking peaks at it while my mother shopped. Whenever my mother would find me reading the men’s lifestyle magazine, she would ask me why I was interested in a magazine titled “Gentleman’s Quarterly.” I would reply with one of two things: either, “well it’s not a quarterly magazine anymore so maybe the gentleman doesn’t apply either?” or “hot guys in suits, mom, duh.” The truth was somewhere in between the two. I did love seeing men in men’s clothing but not because I was necessarily attracted to them, but more so because I wanted C/O LIZ POPE

to emulate them in any way I could while still staying in the very deep closet I built for myself. GQ is the magazine for those of us who don’t fit into gender categories. I love fashion, but often I have a hard time finding fashion that feels right for me, or at least finding representations of this fashion. When flipping through fashion magazines targeted at females, I can appreciate a few items of clothing, but when flipping through magazines geared towards men, I find myself falling in love with many more items. GQ doesn’t just exist to show us how to dress impeccably well; it also has some hard-hitting features. Recently, GQ wrote about the issue of male sexual assault in the army and the pressure to be silenced. They’ve also written about Matthew McConaughey revival – commonly known as the McConnaisance. GQ has also looked at the difference between male and female nudity on television. My two favourite writers are Devin Friedman and Jeanne Marie Laskas. Friedman has written about “middlebrow” culture, about war, the awkwardness of highschool, race and the token black friend, and the culture around things going viral. Laskas has written about the impact that football has on players’ brains, one of my favourite pieces of all time. Continued on PAGE 26

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How to get past small talk and start a meaningful conversation. Mitali Chaudhary Contributor

How do you meet someone out of the blue, and proceed to talk about everything and nothing at all for extended periods of time? How do you navigate that fine line between questioning someone and asking smart questions? How do you practice the art of small talk without looking like you’re conducting a study on social behaviour? For an introvert, surviving a bout of small talk is a matter of life and death, but these tips will make it a casual stroll in the park. 1. Draw the other person out To get someone talking about him or herself, ask general questions. Once you get them talking, half the work is already done and all you have to do is be a good listener. This includes asking questions for clarification to show continuing inter-

est, when appropriate, as well as maintaining casual eye contact and actually listening. 2. Stick to general topics This especially applies if you’ve only recently met and are still in that sort-of-strangers stage. If you’re at a party, you could start a dialogue about how you both know the host, how the food/ drinks are or how the people seem so far. This can then serve as a segue to more personal topics (but not too personal!). 3. Ask the right (amount of) questions Remember, it’s a simple conversation, not a job interview. Even though you’re trying to get to know someone, there’s no need for a rapid fire round of questions, nor does it add anything to the conversation if you aren’t familiar with the subject matter that you’re asking about. If you don’t watch hockey and ask the

other person whether they do, it will stilt the conversation since you won’t know what to say after their response. 4. Talk about something you’re passionate about Your interest and excitement will show naturally if you talk about a hobby or an activity you really enjoy partaking in. You’ll also be able to answer any questions easily and your unique personality will also show. However, it’s important to note that conversations are reciprocal. If one of you is doing all the talking, that’s a monologue, not a conversation. 5. Act confident Note that this doesn’t mean “be an asshole.” Instead, try to relax and show that you’re comfortable. This will put others, and yourself, at ease and will let the conversation between you flow more easily.

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GQ obsession Continued from PAGE 25

written about Richard Norris’ face transplant, hitmen, gun culture in America, immigration, and many other stories that need to be told. The magazine’s piece on David Foster Wallace following his suicide was a poignant piece of literary genius. Sure, GQ can be misogynistic at times, but I wouldn’t say that it’s more misogynstic than Cosmopolitan, a magazine geared towards women, or The Globe and Mail which has on many occasions featured opinion articles that invalidate the struggles that women commonly face in society and tried to debunk the “myth of rape culture.” On the surface, GQ looks like a magazine for bros sporting high fashion suits and naked girls on the pages, but once you pick up a copy and actually read it, you discover that behind the misguided perceptions of the magazine,

Say what you mean Grace Bocking Contributor

As a perpetually shy individual who also happens to loathe conflict, clear communication is not one of my strong suits. I cannot begin to list the number of times I have been unable to properly communicate my feelings or opinions because I’ve been terrified of what could follow. What if people get mad at me? What if they disagree? What if they think I’m stupid? These nightmarish scenarios have played through my head like reruns of Friends, and they’ve prevented me from saying the things that I really wanted to. In a society that teaches us to filter ourselves and be reserved in groups, speaking with honesty and conviction isn’t easy. It’s fear that often stands in my way, but others fear judgement, can’t find the right words, or are simply avoiding confrontation. Recently, this pattern of refusing to assert myself has become more troubling to me. I realized that by not saying what I mean or meaning what I say, I have been keeping those around me at an arm’s length. Friends,

family, and roommates have all been kept in the dark. Not only is this isolating, but it has prevented me from strengthening relationships that I value. Many of those closest to me don’t know what’s on my mind, and therefore don’t truly know me. What’s more is that by refusing to share my views and feelings, I have been diminishing their importance. By shaping myself in to the agreeable person that I

believe others want me to be, I have been able to avoid conflict. However, I have also been telling myself and the world that the way I see things isn’t important and that my opinions aren’t as valid as of everyone else’s. I am a plain doormat than no one would pay attention to. This isn’t to say that I should be blunt or rude in my conversations with others; just that I

should eliminate some of the fluff and lip service I give. Being genuine makes you an interesting person, whereas avoiding conflict by saying common and agreeable statements just makes you that nice, albeit bland and uninteresting, person. What I am beginning to learn is that while holding your tongue may temporarily delay a confrontation or an awkward conversation, it is neither a good nor lasting solution. It only prolongs your suffering. I know just how difficult it can be to speak your mind, but I have found that honesty always improves the situation. People won’t know you’re upset unless you tell them, and hiding up your feelings will only make you feel trapped. Intentionally misleading the people in your life is never the right answer. If we would all commit to saying what we mean and meaning what we say, many misunderstandings would be avoided. Though ripped straight from an afterschool special, honesty truly is the best policy.

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it actually is a collection of the best writing about life, sports, technology, culture, entertainment, politics, and everything in between. The lines of gender are blurry. People express or identify in so many different ways that categorizing clothing and style into strictly “men’s” or “women’s” becomes antiquated. The reason that I like GQ so much is a direct result of societal expectations that make me feel like I don’t fit into the box of “woman”. The magazines out there for women don’t feel like they’re created for me. GQ gives me the mix of everything I like from fashion that I would actually wear to stories that I can get lost in. Simply, GQ is my favourite magazine and I will continue to wait by the mailbox at the end of every month. @toe_bee

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Veggie sirloin rolls Ingredients: Jason Woo Lifestyle Editor

Need to impress your family, significant other, or just want a gourmet side dish? Inspired by yasai no nikumaki, the Japanese bento staple, these veggie sirloin rolls are quick, healthy, and make you look like a fancy chef. These rolls are easy to eat, and the cut sides are colourful and pretty. Hotpot sirloin beef is preferred, but if you can’t make your way to an Asian supermarket, shaved beef steak (the kind you use for cheeseteaks) will work as well.

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1 pack of enoki mushrooms 1 small carrot 1 stick of celery 1 pack of sliced hotpot sirloin beef or cheesesteak beef 1 clove of garlic 3 slices of ginger Chicken stock Olive oil Butter Wasabi dressing Corn starch solution Salt & Pepper

Step three:

Wash and peel the carrot and celery. Cut the vegetables in strips so that they look like matchsticks. Rinse the enoki mushrooms and cut off the roots.

Place a small pile of vegetables (about the diameter of a small glue stick on a slice of the hotpot sirloin beef. Carefully roll the beef, tucking the vegetables in. Stop when there’s about an inch of beef to be rolled.

In a non-stick pan, melt some butter. Carefully place a roll in the pan, turning it after around 20 seconds. The beef is quite thin, so it’ll cook quickly. Cook maximum six rolls at a time to minimize overcooking and breaking the roll.

Step four:

Step six:

In a small bowl, make a corn starch solution (stir 1 part starch and 2 parts water). Brush a dab of the corn starch mixture on the remaining beef to be rolled. Complete the roll (the starch acts to seal the roll).

Place the cooked rolls on a plate. To complete, drizzle wasabi dressing (store-bought or home-made) over the rolls.

Step two: In a skillet, heat olive oil, ginger, and garlic on medium heat. Add the celery and carrot and cook for 1.5 minutes. Add enoki mushroom, a splash of chicken stock, and salt and pepper to taste. Cook until the mushrooms are soft. Take the pan off the element and let it cool.

Toronto was ranked among cities like Washington D.C. and Milan in Lonely Planet’s top ten must-visit destinations for 2015. The piece cited the city’s fabulous restaurant and bar scene. Suddenly, we’re all very hungry.

It’s been a good week for Potterheads. On Halloween, J.K. Rowling published a special profile of Dolores Umbridge on Pottermore.com, reminding us both why we hate Umbridge and why we love Rowling. Harry Potter-induced nostalgia, anyone?

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Rihanna stunned in a Tom Ford gown fresh off the runway at the amfAR L.A. Inspiration Gala. The Gala honoured both Tom Ford’s beautiful contributions to menswear and his commitment to advocating for HIV/AIDs research. Thankfully, we’ll be able to see more of Rihanna and badgalriri is finally back on Instagram after spending six months in the Instagram doghouse.

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Beyoncé has confirmed the release of a repackaged platinum version of her surprise album last year. The confirmation comes after a photograph that looks like a track listing for what was supposed to be another secret album drop circulated the web.

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Shark week Let’s talk about the uterus. Sam Godfrey Contributor

If you don’t have one, don’t think you can skip this article. You probably need it more than those of us who do. We’re about to get real. Pear-shaped, and usually tucked up past the bladder, uteruses are equipped from day one with fully-stocked ovaries. Once puberty starts, they work day and night to make a special little home for any possible future foetuses. Unfortunately, this diligent work often goes unappreciated. Though they are mega cool baby-carrying superhero muscles, they are also fucking assholes. Because if you decide “hey, you know what, I’m not going to get pregnant this month, actually,” your uterus will throw a temper-tantrum. This is, of course, Shark Week. The period Way scarier than Discovery Channel programming, this is what makes the uterus so notoriously dickish. During the period, your uterus straight-up tears itself apart and unceremoniously dumps out blood and mucosal tissue. To the woefully unprepared, the period can be a veritable bane. On average, this carnage happens every 28 days and lasts 3 to 5. Cramps And expelling blood and guts (about 2.4 tablespoons) is often no walk in the park. Unless your walks in the park involve being punch repeatedly in the lower abdomen or back. But don’t worry, you’re not dying, it’s just your uterus contracting. If it contracts too vigorously, it

can cut off blood flow to its own muscle tissue, which is what causes the pain. The only solace you can take is that if you get really bad cramps, it probably means your uterus is super jacked. PMS Thing is, these cramps don’t necessary just happen during the menstruation itself. Sometime your uterus likes to get a leg up on the work and those cramps can even start a couple days beforehand. Some people also experience some other symptoms around this time, and generally grouped they are called premenstrual syndrome. The hormonal changes around this time may cause a person to get more acne, become bloated, have tender breasts and might experience strange emotional side effects too. Hormones If you’re a total asshole, you might be wondering: does this hormonal change mean a person becomes less rational during PMS? Not at all. It just means they’re less willing to put up with your stupid freaking bullshit. And just so we are transparently clear: during PMS people's hormonal levels are actually higher in testosterone and lower in oestrogen. Not to bust out any binaries here, but you may notice that this more closely resembles the hormone levels of those identified male at birth. Forewarned is forearmed To the woefully unprepared, Shark Week can be a veritable bane, a waking nightmare, an exercise in mortality. But there are things you can do

to make things easier, the first and foremost of which is tracking your period. You can do this with a calendar and math, or, you can be a normal human living in the 21st century and use a period-tracking app. The best one I’ve found is Clue. Easy to use, pretty to look at, and gender-neutral, Clue is free and available for both iPhone and Android. Not to mention hella educational. In additional to providing you with a way to track and predict your cycle with ease, the app is also chockfull of information about any and all aspects of your cycle, including the often-mysterious fertility window. Check it out at helloclue.com to help you understand your uterus. Even though it can be a real jerk.

Clue is an app that helps you track your period, understand your body, and find the days when you’re most likely to get pregnant. C/O Clue

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Hit the books ANDY reviews The Tree With No Name and The Opposite of Loneliness

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Coming up in Hamilton

This week’s quick picks

Music isn’t dead

MUSIC

THE CASBAH > Low Country Hill > Tracenine > Rock Without Borders > Close Talker

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NOV 8 NOV 8 NOV 13 NOV 17

Did you know? Over 25 billion songs have been downloaded off of iTunes.

HOMEGROWN HAMILTON > Open Mic Night NOV 6 > DB COOPER / WILD NIGHT /

MOUNTAIN OF WOLVES / THE OLLIVANDERS

THIS AIN’T HOLLYWOOD > The Soul Motivators > Rebel Spell > Metal Mondays > Open Stage

NOV 7 NOV 9 NOV 10 NOV 11

MOVIES

Jackson Square > Fury > Nightcrawler MUSEUMS

AGH > Still Lifes by Paul Cézanne

NOV 1 -FEB 8

Tunji Ige

“Day2Day” Tunji Ige is a university student just like you. That’s where the similarities end. While you’re doing coursework or wasting your life browsing the slop on Buzzfeed, the West Chester University student is making bangers out of his cramped dorm. Armed with a laptop and a drum machine, the 19-yearold Philidelphian is quickly making lanes in the internet scene. Without having played any shows, his single “Day2Day” has taken a firm grip on music blogs and spawned a remix with Michael Christmas and Makonnen.

THE ANDY CHARTS

ALBUM TITLE

Alone For The First Time

Run The Jewels 2

Xen

Young Millionaire

Stateless

Keep You

We Wanna Thank You

Ruins

Percs and Lean

Freddie Gibbs getting shot at

Big Krit Cadillactica Big K.R.I.T.’s second studio album lays claim to the title of best modern southern rapper with yet another solid compilation of tracks. Courtesy of NPR, the album is available for free streaming prior to its Nov. 11th release date..

At three minutes a song, that’s enough music to last you for 142,599 years.

Michael Gallagher Asst. ANDY Editor

In the age of the internet, there has never been more access to music in all of history. More importantly, there has never been more music being created and recorded than what we have seen in the last ten years. Thanks to the advent of home studio and computer-based digital audio work stations, creating a quality recording of your work has never been easier. Musicians no longer have to rely on major labels to make what they love, resulting in music for the masses. So why is it that when I sift through my Facebook news feed I hear the same broken record echoing that “the music industry is dead,” when my iTunes library seems to grow bigger every year? I’m talking about those kids who won’t shut up about how the only good music was made in the 70s, or that old-school hip-hop is the be-all and end-all of quality rap music. How can someone complain about music being dead when every conceivable sound is being created and recorded around the world? Do you really want to go

back to a system where you were only able to listen to the handful of bands that could afford the thousands of dollars it costs to go to a recording studio 30 years ago? I can already imagine your counter-argument. Yes, I know that people have their own preferences and tastes, and some people might just like a different style, but too often the people complaining describe music as a hugely important thing in their life. If you don’t care about music and just want to listen to a few of your favourite tracks, that’s fine, but if you love music the style you love is very likely still being created, and you just don’t know about it because you’re too busy mourning the loss of Pink Floyd despite only knowing “Money” and “Wish You Were Here.” Stop complaining about Nirvana being the last best west of rock, and start looking for the hundreds of bands that still want to create music that way. Instead of whining about Wu-Tang-Clan why not look into the rap artists who love them, and are channelling their style to this day. There is almost a zero percent chance that someone right now in this world with billions of people that someone isn’t making great

music just like the artists you love. You just have to find it. Is it that hard to imagine that there are people just like you, who want to create music that channels your favourite time period? If you love classic rock, check out Tame Impala, The Black Keys or The Sheepdogs. If you miss old-school rap, check out Joey Bada$$ or Kendrick Lamar. To borrow classic relationship advice, there are other fish in the sea, and those fish probably play your favourite music. Sure, these artists aren’t going to be identical carbon copies of the older generation, but there is far more to music than what you hear on the radio. Are you really so dull that you have already given up on finding new stuff in your 20s? At the end of the day, those complaining about rock or hiphop being dead need to admit to themselves that they are either too lazy to look for something new to listen to, or just looking for something to complain about. I’m grateful for the music of the past, and excited for the music of the future. If music is really important to you, maybe you should be too. @mikeygalgz

the

big tickle What’s one song you never want to hear again?

David

“Friday” by Rebecca Black

Jeremy

“Shake it Off” by Taylor Swift

Andrew

“Baby” by Justin Bieber

Aroosa

Raphaela

“Friday” by Rebecca Black “Call Me Maybe” by Carly Rae Jepsen

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Title: The Tree with no Name Author: Drago Jancar 200 Pages Price: $14.95 (Paperback)

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One of Slovenia’s foremost writers, Drago Jančar, confronts post-war trauma in The Tree With No Name Tomi Milos ANDY Editor

Drago Jančar’s The Tree With No Name was published in his native Slovenia in 2008 and only managed to enjoy a release in English this year. It’s a shame that it wasn’t translated sooner. Always a controversial figure in his homeland, Jančar turns his eyes to the grim past that haunts all former Yugoslav nations, but looks further than most. Instead of dealing with Slovenia’s hand in the dissolution of the Yugoslavian republic, The Tree With No Name splits most of its time between modern Ljubljana and the tail end of the Second World War. Known for his penchant for modernist techniques, Jančar opens the novel from the middle of the story, with the first chapter readers see being 87. It is there we meet Janez Lipnik, an archivist and possessor of the most quintessential Slovenian name one could think of. Like the reader, Janez is befuddled to find himself on a country road after climbing a tree that bears close resemblance to one in a Slovenian fable that his mother told him as a child.

When he wanders upon a schoolhouse in the woods and somehow compels the pretty teacher there to open the door for him, we aren’t yet sure whether or not Janez is dreaming. When the woman’s lover comes home and is revealed to be Aleksij Grgurevič, a captain of the Slovenian Home Guard, we are further compelled to wonder what circumstances led Janez here. After a partisan siege that Janez barely survives, the story shifts, and we are thrust into the Slovenian capital of Ljubljana in spring of 2000. A younger Janez is in a bustling shopping mall, a mecca of the post-socialist state. Janez is melancholic, and his thoughts soon shift to how his life and marriage have derailed in three weeks. As an archivist, Janez has the mundane job of settling old land disputes and other trivial civic matters. His marriage to Marijana, a professor, might not be the most exciting, but memories of happier times exist. It is when Janez is confronted with these memories that he struggles to cope with his current challenges. After finding the journal of a sex addict from the Second World War, Janez becomes obsessed with uncovering the writer’s identity. He

spends weekends at the office to Marijana’s detriment, and increasingly becomes lost in the pages and consequently shoves aside all other work. For a long time, Janez romanticizes his trip with Marijana to an island right before the full onslaught of the Yugoslavian War, but he is crushed to hear that she may have taken the same trip with a sleazy co-worker of his. Janez’s increasing obsession with the journal renders him a mess. Unable to confront Marijana with his accusation, Janez becomes increasingly passive-aggressive until she cannot bear it and moves back in with her parents. This abrupt change leads Janez to reminisce about his father who, in episodes similar to those that appeared in Frank McCourt’s Angela’s Ashes, suffered from PTSD and made Janez get up in the wee hours of the night to sing for his drunken war friends. With a stunning conclusion that revolves around one of the most horrific war crimes committed in Slovenia at the end of the Second World War, The Tree With No Name is a brave, unflinching look at the past that scorns nationalistic sentimentality in favour of astute reflection. @tomimilos

A Yale graduate died in a car crash, but left behind the compelling The Opposite of Loneliness Michelle Yeung ANDY Reporter

“We don’t have a word for the opposite of loneliness, but if we did, I could say that’s what I want in life.” The Opposite of Loneliness is a posthumous collection of stories and essays written by the late Yale University graduate Marina Keegan. Through her work, Keegan showed that there are few things in life more incredible than being young and hopeful and endlessly frustrated. “We’re so young. We’re so young. We’re twenty-two years old. We have so much time,” she said. Perhaps that’s why her words resonate with me so deeply – like her, the possibility of youth baffles me. These are stories about falling in love and falling out of love, late-night drinking and early morning hangovers. They

are stories about balancing the recklessness of youth with the responsibilities of adulthood, about the moments we realize the mortality of our parents, about the late nights spent wondering whether we love what we do enough to be poor. She perfectly captures what it’s like to be at the cusp of adulthood. This is what makes her work so powerful – it’s incredibly relatable. But her collection of stories do not stay in the confines of university; it spans the world, from a submarine stuck undersea to a military base in Baghdad to her 1990 Toyota Camry in her driveway back home. In “Against the Grain”, she discusses living with celiac disease. In “Reading Aloud”, she dives into the relationship between a blind man and a naked woman. In “Why We Care About Whales”, she wonders why people are so strange about animals, especially large ones. Each story is about something entirely different, but all are entertaining as they

are thought-provoking. It isn’t Keegan’s death that captivates people – it is her charm and raw, indisputable talent. She is young, but not naive. She is ingenious. She is a wordsmith. She can craft a beautiful, poetic sentence just to hit you in the face with a blunt and evocative statement. The Opposite of Loneliness is an ode to youthful exuberance, a symphony for those who are equal parts fearless and afraid. It is a collection of ballads and rap remixes and alternative rock medleys; there’s something for everyone. Pick it up when you’re feeling a little lonely and you’ll know that there is someone else in this vast, unforgiving world who feels the same. You will be reminded of all that’s out there just waiting for you to grab hold of. Marina Keegan has left behind an anthem of salvaged hope, one that I will put on repeat for a very long time.

Title: The Opposite of Loneliness Author: Marina Keegan 240 Pages Price: $16.99 (Hardcover) $13.99 (Kindle)

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AGH lands coveted Cézanne exhibit Pommes et gâteaux, one of the 18 still lifes by PostImpressionist Paul Cézanne on display at the Art Gallery of Hamilton until Feb 8, 2015.

ceramic.” Back then, this kind of rule-breaking left “people absolutely shocked…they were Alexandra Florescu thinking that this guy is crazy ANDY Reporter and needs to be locked up.” Even today, Cézanne is “an acquired taste, he is not as This past Saturday, Nov. 1 immediately beautiful as say, marked the opening of The Monet’s Water Lilies.” This is World is an Apple at the Art exactly what makes him so Gallery of Hamilton, an exhibit dedicated to nineteenth century idiosyncratic. Leca would argue that “he communicates a rich French painter Paul Cézanne. imagination and intuition that Benedict Leca, the exhibit curator, has studied Cézanne for people still respond to.” With years and said the artist “has got Cézanne, the details of each painting are as important as the this kind of power that is very hard to put your finger on. Even painting as a whole. “Every single touch that he the Impressionists right from puts down means [something], the get-go when he arrived in it’s not just Paris in the random.” 1860s were When [thinking asked what that] this the one mesHe paints this apple in guy [was] sage he would packing rough strokes....usually a people something.” regular painter would paint want to take away While from the exavant-garde this dish with a tiny brush so that the surface becomes hibit is, Leca artists like responded by Picasso, smooth like ceramic. saying that Monet and “[Cézanne] is Matisse Benedict Leca a really imagrevered his AGH Cézanne Exhibit Curator inative guy. I talent, the have taught general pubcollege classes before where lic was not of the same opinion. students have said they see the Leca recounted how “even in 1906, he was big enough by that face in the clouds, and with any other artist I would [have to tell time that people were talking them] no, there are no portraits about the need to include his in the clouds.” still lives in the French national With Cézanne it’s different, collections and they were still all “he allows you to do that, whatsorts of heavy museum people ever you see is like poetry.” in France who were like ‘over Leca recognizes that it might my dead body.’” be hard for university students Looking at Cézanne’s Apples to relate to Cézanne’s work, and cakes (Pommes et gateaux) hanging on the wall, it is clear to recounting how he wasn’t into art history as an undergrad and see that his method of painting would skip classes as a result of wasn’t exactly conventional. that. “He paints this apple in The exhibit is open to the rough strokes and he paints the public until Feb. 8, 2015. A trip background, the wallpaper, in to see Cézanne’s exhibit would the same way. Usually a regular engage the imagination of even painter would paint this dish those who don’t consider themwith a tiny brush so that the selves into art. surface becomes smooth like

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Thursday, November 6, 2014

ALBUM REVIEWS Run The Jewels - RTJ 2 Daniel Arauz News Reporter

NYC producer and rapper El-P and Atlanta rapper Killer Mike are far from new faces to hip-hop. The pair boast over ten years of experience with groups such as Company Flow, Cannibal Ox and Outkast. The tag team duo first worked together in Killer Mike’s critically acclaimed album R.A.P. Music, and through it best to run with their undeniable chemistry and form Run The Jewels. The first album was a brutal, raw and abrasive success, and Run the Jewels 2 is no different. While retaining much of the original albums dark, driving beats and abrasive and cunning lyricism, Run The Jewels 2 is an almost entirely separate beast. El-P production defines Run the Jewels and it’s better than ever on this project. The production

is much more distinguished between tracks than in the previous album, and the efforts of collaborators Boots on the track “Early,” and Zach de la Rocha of Rage Against the Machine on “Close Your Eyes” really mix up the whole package. If you want to create hard and downright badass beats, Run the Jewels 2 is your production bible. Hollywood needs to hit El-P up for the next billion-dollar action movie soundtrack because there is no one else in the production business that does what he can with keyboards, drum machines, Pac-Man sounds and cat noises. Killer Mike isn’t left out of this equation. He is no-nonsense as always, and his blunt and aggressive anti-government, anti-papacy and anti-“radio rap” quips leave plenty of lines to remember, like “We killin’ ‘em for freedom because they tortured us for boredom / And even if some good ones die f**k it the

Lord will sort em.” All of this is backed up by a delivery and voice that sounds straight out of Compton circa 1988. Despite his success, this project finds Killer Mike still pushing himself to improve and he ends up turning in his most deft display of lyricism yet. The pair’s chemistry is undeniable, and the way the Jamie and Mike play off of each other, and bring both their own life stories to the table is brilliant, and you’d be hard pressed to find another duo out right now sound this cohesive together. With the exception of “Love Again,” there is not a single song in the album that you should skip. Run the Jewels 2 is an easy recommendation and a must-listen for those who need a little more kick-ass in their playlists. Just remember to play it loud.

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Taylor Swift - 1989 Nimra Khan Contributor

Taylor Swift released her new album 1989 on Oct. 27 into the much-anticipated hands (or iTunes libraries) of “Swifties” everywhere. Just two years since the release of her album Red, 1989 marks a complete crossover into pop music, with no sight of the country-loving girl we once knew. I’ve been a Taylor Swift fan from the beginning, but I had started to lose interest since the release of Red. I found myself growing tired of the repetitive slow, sad, and broken-hearted songs that she was producing, and wanted something more. It seems 1989 was just what I needed, as it has blown me away with how catchy its songs are. While still belting about her love life, Swift has crafted a completely new way to express her feelings through her music. Much like her single “Shake It Off,” the album starts and ends

as upbeat and exciting. Beginning with a dark verse before slamming into an uplifting chorus, the darkest song on this album, “I Know Places,” has to be my favourite. It felt like a very personal song about what a

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like her past works, these songs like “This Love” and “You Are In Love” don’t slow down the album, and help to balance the high-energy of all the fast-paced songs on 1989. As a welcome bonus, the album even comes included with three voice memos explaining the song writing process for three of the songs, and a pleasantly surprising set of Polaroids. My only complaint about 1989 would be that most of the songs still revolve around the same generic love and heartbreak lyrics that Swift is known for. Still, it is honestly refreshing to see a complete change in style from Taylor Swift, as she is doing exactly what every artist shouldn’t be afraid of: evolving. Even if you aren’t a Taylor Swift fan, this revamped Taylor Swift album is a perfect way to open up to her for any lover of pop music.

It is honestly refreshing to see a complete change in style from Taylor Swift, as she is doing exactly what every artist shouldn’t be afraid of: evolving.

relationship is like while in the public spotlight. While many of the songs are upbeat, Taylor has managed to bring back a few of the ballads she is known for. However, un-

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A Hamilton sperm bank worker checks to see if the stock has gone sour, or if any foreign debris has entered the mix.

Investing in the future Hamilton sperm banks to offer investment returns for new donations TIBERIUS SLICK Has a robust savings account

Hamiltonians will finally have a way to get back as much as they give. Following the recent controversy surrounding Splooge-gate, sperm banks across the city will now be offering a 4.2% annual return on all deposits made by members. “We felt that all the generous patrons of our service deserved a

reward, so they would continue to come again and again into our banks,” said one bank owner. This program will be limited to healthy, non-diseased individuals at first, but many banks across the city are planning to offer their customers a discounted “wildcard” option, where one “won’t know what they’re going to get, but it won’t cost them a whole wad [of cash].” “What goes around comes around, and it would be amiss to not include Hamiltonians of all social and mental classes in this program, if not eventually,” said the owner. At this moment it is unknown whether sperm banks will be offering Japanese-style “extraction assistance,” but many early pilot programs around the city suggest that

a trough-like receptacle will collect deposits in a communal setting while an overhead television set will broadcast grainy footage of fast food commercials. “We hope other cities will have the balls to follow our example.”

Donate early and often in order to receive the highest returns on your investment. Consult a doctor if this seems weird.

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