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Mastering public health McMaster’s newest graduate school program aims to reshape public health education Steven Chen Contributor
As the rustling shuffles of students reawaken the campus this fall, McMaster aims to bring new flavour with the launch of the Master of Public Health graduate program. Led by McMaster University’s Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, the MPH program applies the department’s rich expertise in health policy analysis and research within the practical field of public health. McMaster’s interest in public health came shortly after the SARS outbreak of 2003. Professor Holger Schünemann, chair of the Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, lead the development of the MPH program over several years along with Professor Julie Emili, program director of the Public Health and Preventive Medicine Program at McMaster. The program is directed by Dr. Fran Scott, an alumni of the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine. The Master of Public Health program concentrates on advancing the education of students by offering a flexible, practical, meaningful and evidence-based approach to addressing public health challenges in local communities and beyond. “The MPH program is very much going to be integrating community engagement in its courses,” said Scott. “There is also the practicum, which is a four-month placement at a public health or community agency. The students will bring their own expertise but they will also learn from the agency about how to work with the commu-
nity.” Additionally, the program sets out to encourage students to contribute to the community. “We are encouraging students within the program to take on leadership roles,” she said. “By providing them these practical opportunities to take on challenges, they will refine their skills in cultural competency, communication, advocacy, analysis and articulation of evidence.” Applicants for the MPH program’s inaugural class had to meet a broad range of criteria, such as previous work experience and having career goals aligned with the program’s objectives. “We are definitely looking for people that are self-directed…Teamwork skills are necessary because a considerable amount of the program revolves around peer learning,” said Scott. Considering McMaster’s long-standing global reputation for innovative learning, the Master of Public Health program aims to distinguish itself from other Canadian programs by featuring a unique approach to the area of public and population health. “We are starting locally and extending the material to the provincial, federal and global levels,” said Scott. “In this way, we offer an education that complements the Master of Science in Global Health, although much of what we teach are similar skills.” The MPH program also offers the option of doing a thesis project along with the practicum. “Not many [master’s programs] do across Canada, most of them are practicum-based, but because we have a lot of
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The MPH program is very much going to be integrating community engagement in its courses. Fran Scott Master of Public Health Program Director
research here at McMaster, we really wanted to create the next generation of research initiatives and collaborations,” Scott added. With the first classes of the MPH program starting this week, Dr. Fran Scott has made it a priority to deliver a quality education for all her students. “We wanted to start with 25 full-time students, since it helps to ensure a quality experience,” said Scott. “We do not wish to have agencies take on several students, we want them to take on just one student and make it a really good experience.” “Public health in Ontario is continuously changing… and I expect for it to change in terms of its organization, the problems it will focus on and the resources it will have,” said Scott. “We want very much for the students to be aware of this and we are hoping to teach them that kind of flexibility so that they will be able to respond to these changes when they graduate.”
Fran Scott, director of the MPH program, is excited for its inagural year. JON WHITE/PHOTO EDITOR
Master of Public Health: Fast Facts • All students will get hands-on experience during a four-month practical placement in a public health agency • The program’s inagural graduating class is capped at 25 students • The MPH program is meant to equip students for success in the ever-changing health care field
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Canadian campus news Michael Running Contributor
Toronto universities remove offensive posters Ryerson, U of T and York have reported the removal of posters found on their campuses that promoted a “White Students’ Union” and advertised the website of Students for Western Civilization. All three universities said that the posters and the group were not sanctioned on their campuses. Ryerson officials also stated that they were offensive and in contravention of school policy.
Death threats against women at U of T U of T has increased its campus police presence following online death threats made towards women and feminists on its campus. Although Toronto Police has deemed the threats not credible, the university informed the public of the threats last week. University officials were quick to condemn violence against women and U of T Professor Bonnie Burstow suggested that the long-term effect of the threats will be to strengthen support for women’s rights groups, rather than suppress it.
uWaterloo announces new HeForShe scholarship uWaterloo has created a $288,000 fund for 24 scholarships for outstanding female students. The new scholarships are directed towards boosting female enrolment in male-dominated fields and the university has set a target of 33 percent female enrolment by 2020. UN Women Global Goodwill Ambassador Emma Watson stated “[uWaterloo’s] commitment to women in STEM is unparalleled,” and that the program was “a perfect example of how the HeForShe movement is generating tangible change around the world.”
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Remembering Art Yeas After 38 years of service at McMaster, greenhouse manager Art Yeas passed away suddenly, leaving a void in the Biology Department and the McMaster community
Alexandra Florescu News Reporter
For 38 years, Art Yeas was the McMaster greenhouse manager. He could often be found diligently watering each plant, the top of his head peeking over a shrub. When he wasn’t nurturing his fauna, he was sharing his extensive knowledge and enthusiasm with students. Despite all the life around him, Yeas still stood out. Unfortunately, Art Yeas passed away in early September, a loss that has been deeply felt in the McMaster community. Robin Cameron is a professor in the Department of Biology at McMaster who worked closely with Yeas on developing the lab aspect of the second year “Biology 2D03: Plant Biology and Biotechnology” course. Cameron is aware of just how much thought Yeas put into mapping out the whole year ahead for students. “We provide a lot of plant material during the course, and sometimes we need seedlings that are [various sizes] so that students can look at the development of the plant… He had this big board, cork board, with when to plant everything.” Despite working a job
A memorial wreath has been placed on the door of Yeas’ office in the greenhouse. JON WHITE/PHOTO EDITOR
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When the Titan Arum was blooming, he decided to keep the greenhouse open to 11 o’clock at night. He wasn’t sleeping much at night. He was surviving on Red Bull and telling people stories. Susan Dudley Biology Professor
whose description put him in the background, his dedication and effort did not go unnoticed by the students and community at large. He worked as a supervisor for students working on biology practicums, aided graduate students with research and was an integral component to undergraduate plant labs. Yeas managed over 217 plants at a time, many of which he brought in of his own accord. The more outrageous, the more likely it was that Yeas had or-
dered them. Susan Dudley, also a professor in the Biology department, attributes the diversity of plant life in the greenhouse to Yeas’ quirky tastes. “He loved weird and interesting and outrageous plants, so we have a lot of those. We have a great collection of carnivorous plants for example… and we have plants that move, and just kind of amazing, or pretty, or bizarre dyed orchids for example… He was working on maintaining the collection; he was looking at propagating our chocolate tree… He had just gotten in a shipment of seeds, including seeds of indigenous varieties… and some strange seeds that we aren’t even sure what they are.” His acquisition of the Titan Arum corms brought crowds of visitors through the greenhouse this past year. The six-foot tall flowers are infamous for their odour which resembles that of rotting flesh, but bloom beautifully for no more than a few days. Dudley remembers how the plants brought out Yeas’ giddy side. “When the Titan Arum was blooming, he decided he was going to keep the greenhouse open to 11 o’clock at night. He was not sleeping very much at night. He was surviving on Red
Bull and telling people stories. When I had gone away he set up a fog machine, because he liked the atmosphere.” For the last few years of his life, Yeas could not sit still. He acquired the Titan Arums; he grew bamboo shoots to feed the Giant Pandas at the Toronto Zoo. Cameron believes that Yeas put the greenhouse on the map. This past July, Yeas was awarded the 2014 President’s Award for Outstanding Service. The award is for any McMaster employee that is nominated for their meaningful contribution to university life. Other members of the community write letters in support of each nominee, justifying why they deserve the title. Art Yeas won—not because of anything a paper said, but because he had won over the community. Art Yeas had big plans ahead for the greenhouse. Cameron knows that he was hoping to replace the old greenhouse, which is costly and inefficient, with a newer model. “The long-term goal was to have a new greenhouse… That was the last thing I did with Art… in August. [We] visited Vineland, which is an agricultural research station run by Ontario… They have a new greenhouse that’s just being completed, so we toured this new greenhouse to see what new innovations they have today. And Art was so excited, and just so thrilled that we would have, maybe, a new greenhouse.” Whether the plan for a new greenhouse is realized or not, it is because of Yeas that the option is even on the horizon. No one is going to forget about Yeas any time soon. He embodied the greenhouse and it now embodies him—a physical reminder of a member of the McMaster community who will be dearly missed by many. @alexxflorescu
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Discovering the secrets of the great painters
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Visitors can learn about the types of pigment used at The Unvarnished Truth exhibit. JON WHITE/PHOTO EDITOR
New exhibit at the McMaster Museum of Art uses radiation techniques to expose the secrets that lie under famous paintings
Rachel Katz News Editor
Radiation and art history are typically not disciplines that feed off one another, but a new exhibit at the McMaster Museum of Art does just that. The Unvarnished Truth, which opened on Sept. 5, seeks to find the hidden secrets of renaissance paintings. The exhibit uses modern screening and radiation technologies to examine painting technique, materials and even the hidden works of art under the famous paintings. Nearly 30 researchers were involved with the project, from engineers to historians. Brandi Lee MacDonald is one of these researchers. MacDonald conceived the idea for the exhibit in 2010. She studied anthropology throughout her undergraduate and graduate degrees at McMaster, eventually focusing on pigment and its use throughout human history. Over the course of her work on the exhibit, she was also able to work with radiation. By combining radiation with anthropology and art history, she was able to discover the secrets of paintings within McMaster’s collection. MacDonald began working in the university’s nuclear reactor during her undergrad, and was excited to put that experience to use. Through the exhibit, her painstaking research has finally come to life. The nine paintings in the exhibit all yield exciting new information about the work and the artist. MacDon-
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By combining radiation with anthropology and art history, she was able to discover the secrets of paintings within McMaster’s collection.
ald’s personal favourite is a Van Gogh painting which, when scrutinized using radiation, showed an earlier, incomplete portrait. “It was obvious he had scrapped [the portrait] and painted the landscape over top,” MacDonald said. While the hidden treasures have been rewarding, MacDonald has also enjoyed seeing the real world applications of research techniques she was taught. She believes her research is important in the way it makes this newfound information accessible to the masses. The Unvarnished Truth will remain in the McMaster Museum of Art until Dec. 19, after which it will tour other galleries across the country. While it remains in Hamilton, there will be numerous events focusing on the initiative, from tours to guest lectures to panel discussions, many of which will be lead by MacDonald. @RachAlbertaKatz
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Social Ethics for Social Justice: Renewing an Ecumenical Tradition Also on Saturday
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Keeping up with OUSA Provincial post-secondary advocacy group discuss recommendaions for the university funding formula Ana Qarri Managing Editor
On Thursday, Sept. 17, the Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance visited the McMaster campus as part of their larger promotional efforts in member schools across the province. OUSA’s visit to campus gave The Silhouette a chance to discuss its priorities for the year with Spencer Nestico-Semianiw, VP (Education) of the MSU and OUSA’s president, and Sean Madden, the organization’s general manager. Every year, OUSA releases policy papers on two post-secondary education topics in Ontario that dictate the organization’s lobbying and advocacy on the specific issues. For the 2015-16 year, the policies will focus on teaching assessment and student success. However, OUSA’s priorities this year extend beyond the annual policy papers. In addition to the policy papers, the organization’s research and advocacy efforts will also be put into the timely topics of university funding and the province’s tuition framework. Last month, OUSA released its submission on the university funding formula
for the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities. The MTCU launched consultations on modernizing the formula in May 2015. The funding formula determines how the provincial government distributes funding to individual universities. Among other recommendations, OUSA’s submission criticizes the current formula for ignoring demographic shifts, failing to enhance differentiation and not reflecting true relative costs of education. Speaking to the true cost of education, Semianiw believes that the province’s basic income units– which reflect the idea that the cost of educating different students in different programs varies– are out of date. “A lot of the changes that we’ve seen in terms of how programs are getting funded isn’t so much reflective of the actual cost of the program,” said Semianiw. “Institutions on an individual basis have found ways to transfer funds and make sure it’s working but from a provincial standpoint, that system needs to be re-evaluated.” OUSA is also advocating for a higher proportion of the funding given to universities
reserved for specific initiatives that enhance student life. “I don’t want to throw any of the fine people who run universities under the bus, but it’s kind of no coincidence that the amount of money that’s spent on salaries and benefits is pretty much exactly the amount of money that the government doesn’t strictly set aside for other purposes,” said Madden. “We want to add a little more accountability and transparency and limit the proportions that are unrestricted without being unreasonable.” Madden noted that the current funding formula erroneously rewards enrolment growth, when in fact, the province has reached its peak
enrolment rates and many universities are and will continue to be under-enrolled according to the principle. Overall, like the province, OUSA wants to see a funding formula that is up to date with current demands and focuses on bettering the student experience. The conversation on the province’s tuition framework, however, has not officially begun. The framework is due to be reviewed in the 2016-17 academic year, but Semianiw is attempting to lay the groundwork for the topic during his yearlong mandate. “Universities are allowed to increase tuition three percent on average [per year] per insti-
Patrick Kim News Reporter
After several major changes to the distribution and nature of the student bus pass, it took only a week into the school year for student concerns to be heard. The initial transition to a two-card bus pass for the Hamilton Street Railway brought with it a steep hike in the cost of replacement for lost or stolen bus passes: an initial replacement would cost $100, with every replacement afterwards costing students $150 apiece. That replacement fee has been overhauled for a progressive tier system that begins at $25, the previous cost of replacement for students. Sub-
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Last weekend, OUSA discussed its goals and advocacy focuses for the upcoming year. C/O SPENCER NESTICO-SEMIANIW
How low can you go? sequent replacements will cost $40, $100 and $150 for all further replacements, if necessary. “We kept speaking and working with the HSR,” said VP (Finance) Daniel D’Angela. “One of the things the HSR entrusted to us—the HSR has been a very helpful partner in this—was giving us the authority to adjudicate replacements on a case-by-case basis.” D’Angela explained that the Board of Directors had been in conversation with the HSR ever since the fee increase was announced. In fact, the MSU has spared no expense in ensuring that students will receive the benefit of the doubt when it comes to obtaining a replacement bus pass. In addition to a lowered cost of replacement fees, there will be an exemption for students “...if
tution. Five percent for some programs. We want to see a fully funded freeze. We don’t want to see tuition keep increasing for students,” said Semianiw. Madden says that the results of the funding formula consultation will have a direct impact on the tuition framework conversation. “The funding formula is going to control the way funding flows. If it magically it gets more efficient, we can make an argument for lower tuition. If it constrains the amount of flexible money they have, then that’s going to impact their costs.”
there is any sort of reason why [they] can’t pay any one of those fees.” When changes were first announced to the implementation of the bus passes in August, students were quick to express their dissatisfaction; an online petition to stop the replacement fee hike grew to over 800 signatures in just two weeks. “I think it’s always helpful when you have students that are engaged in these issues. It helps us, really,” said D’Angela. “When you can see it’s something students really want, it’s very helpful to us when we’re working with partners within the city, within the school, and something which we always encourage is students getting involved in these issues and getting engaged.” D’Angela iterated that the
The HSR bus pass replacement fee lowers drastically following student petition.
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We wouldn’t put in a system like this if we thought students would abuse it. Daniel D’Angela Vice President (Finance) McMaster Students Union
current model of the pricing structure was based on structures that have appeared to work at other schools, but ultimately came down to what they felt was appropriate. While the update is certainly a victory for students who were displeased with the initial
changes, an assessment period will be necessary to evaluate how important the new changes are. Whether or not the concern of fraud was justified, the system for replacement is far less secure than the sticker distribution in the past. However, D’Angela isn’t worried about students abusing the system. “We’ll re-evaluate when the time comes, but in my eyes, I don’t think fraud for students is an issue,” he said. “Not any more than out in the regular community.” “We wouldn’t put in a system like this if we thought students would abuse it.” @patrickmkim
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Tackling poverty, parties aside The McMaster chapter of Engineers Without Borders recently held an event where local politicians put party values aside to focus on strategies for reducing local and global poverty
Local politicians discussed methods to combat poverty in Hamilton and around the world. C/O CLEMENT WONG
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With a population of over seven billion, examining our role in combatting poverty at both an individual and societal level is becoming increasingly difficult. Nevertheless, on Sept. 16, the McMaster chapter of Engineers Without Borders invited students, politicians and citizens to hold an open discussion on the complex issue. Nine politicians running in the federal election were present at the discussion, representing all four of Canada’s major parties. Green Party candidate Ute Schmid-Jones believes the cycle of poverty begins with university and college graduates. “We need to stop creating poverty. Students graduating with these terrible debts are a part of this poverty cycle,” said Schmid-Jones. “Engineers Without Borders attempts to address the root causes of poverty and tries to create systemic change to help alleviate [it],” said EWB chapter co-president and fourth year Engineering student Nick Sully. The Q&A session was a part of EWB’s campaign, #PoliticsAside. “We should all care about the world’s poorest people, regardless of political affiliations. That’s essentially what the hashtag is about: that we should put politics aside and care about poverty,” explained Stephanie Neufield, third year Life Sciences student and event coordinator. The spirit of Politics Aside manifested itself through the panel discussion that took place, where non-Conservative candidates across the board agreed on various strategies in
fighting systemic issues that perpetuate poverty in Canada. David Christopherson from the NDP vehemently rejected our institutionalization of food banks. “[They] need to go now,” he said. “The day needs to come that people don’t need them anymore because they have adequate funds to buy sufficient and nutritious food for them and their families; that’s the way we need to see food banks.” Liberal candidate Filomena Tassi said food security issues are “something that cannot be ignored, nor can they be fixed by food banks. We need to give individuals the structural support to be able to pull themselves out of poverty.” “I think we need to figure out ways to most effectively deliver our services to those who need them the most,” said Liberal candidate Anne Tennier. “That’s something that every party here can aspire to.” Christopherson agreed. He said, “I would love to sit around the cabinet table with every one of these people regardless of their party label and say, ‘Okay now we’re going to talk about tackling poverty in Canada and internationally.’” “Politicians are always going to have their own opinions, but I think in general we’re all working together towards a common goal. Just the fact that all nine candidates showed up today is amazing; it shows that they care and that they’re passionate about poverty issues,” concluded Neufeld. The McMaster chapter of EWB wplans to hold many more events throughout the school year to continue raising awareness on poverty issues, including their current online Fair Trade campus week campaign.
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The McMaster Students Union
PRESIDENT’S PAGE ‘By students, for students.’ This phrase is at the heart of the mandate of the McMaster Students Union (MSU). Nowhere is it more perfectly embodied than in one of the largest services provided by the MSU, the Health and Dental insurance plans. For only $109.95 for the Health Plan and $118.90 for the Dental Plan (a combined $228.85), students get access to two amazing plans, each of which covers a whole range of services. This past year, students voted to make the MSU Plan even more comprehensive. New additions to the plan include increased coverage for vision care (including the on-campus vision care provider), massage therapy,
orthopedics, vaccinations, and a host of other paramedical coverage increases. For the first time ever, the plan also covers all prescription-based contraceptives (excluding IUDs), thus providing even greater value to McMaster students. Anyone with external coverage, not including OHIP, may opt-out of the MSU Health and/or Dental plan(s) and receive a full refund. The opt-out period ends September 30th. This is a firm deadline to opt-out and no extensions can be granted. Opting-out only takes a few minutes and can be done online at either wespeakstudent. com or msumcmaster.ca/ optout. We Speak Student is
The President’s Page is a space sponsored and used by the McMaster Students Union (MSU) Board of Directors (BoD) to communicate with the student body. It functions to highlight the Board’s projects, goals, and agenda for the year, as well as the general happenings of the MSU.
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... students get access to two amazing plans, each of which covers a whole range of services.
the insurance provider for the MSU Health and Dental plan. Their website also offers discounts for several services that can be accessed through the MSU plans. Coverage is in effect as of September 1st. However, there is a blackout period lasting until October 15th. During this time, all claims must be manually submitted to ClaimSecure, the adjudicator for the MSU insurance plans. MSU members (enrolled in 18 or more units)
can add a spouse and/or dependants to the MSU plan during the add-on period, which also ends September 30th. Parttime students not currently covered by the MSU plan can opt-in. Visit the MAPS website for more information. Over 66% of students make use of the MSU Health and Dental insurance coverage every year, making it one of the most impactful and well-used MSU services. Visit msumcmaster.ca/insurance for complete coverage information, as well as to download the Health and Dental handbook, to read the FAQ page, and to print the forms necessary to file a claim.
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Editorial “Should ivy walls a prison make?” On imparting wisdom to future students
Amanda Watkins Editor-in-Chief
In honour of our 85th anniversary, I spent two days this week going through archived issues of The Silhouette looking for content for our special edition. The last eight and a half decades have been host to quite a number of important international events, changes to campus and the university’s structure, and my personal favourite: controversial and no holds barred Silhouette journalists. While flipping through pages, I came across an editorial from Aug. 30, 1968 by then Editor-in-Chief, Albert Cipryk. The article was from a Welcome Week preview issue and was titled “Should ivy walls a prison make?” Already from the title, you can guess that this guy was about to share some takes. A section of the article read:
It would be nice to put out something to make you laugh and say what a groovy place Mac must be and I can’t wait to get there because it says right here in this paper that kids don’t do nuthin’ but smoke pot and drink coffee and give the Kampus Kops a ruff time after all what the hell am I leaving home for anyway if it ain’t goin’ to be fun. No, Virginia, it’s not quite like that. The articles inside have a definite purpose. They are for you to read and digest. Hopefully they will incite thought. Hopefully they will let you know that the ivy walls can house a prison, and intellectual bloody stalag. I will be the first to say that this is phrased a little bit abrasively (likening the university to a prisoner-of-war camp was a tad harsh), but these words bring up an important point. The Silhouette is not just a newspaper
that advocates for all of the university’s (and the city’s) plans, it is the voice of informed and educated students who wish to hold their university accountable for its actions. These articles hope to incite thought and serve a definite purpose, even if it means facing a few harsh Twitter mentions every now and again. Looking at old issues it became clear that the paper is a time capsule that houses the wisdom that students wish to impart on their future counterparts, and is the only historical archive of the university from a student’s perspective. So take this article as a reminder that you are responsible for inciting change at your academic institution, and The Silhouette can be your canvas. If you have something to say, say it before these ivy walls begin to tell a different story. @whatthekins
to the fresh new cuisine at Centro. to Helen at Centro. to Centro. You rule. to the ghost. to post- 5:00 p.m. mood swings. to magic Ana headphones. to passive aggressive post-it notes. to the Jasons.
to moldy bread. to “Bitch,” the malaria mosquito. to “thumbs downs?” to hips. They lied. to the walkietalkies. to negativity. to Harper’s Rhymes. to passive aggression. to dating siblings.
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Do you have any tips for the new school year? Zuzanna: “Just go to everything. And if you don’t like it, you can leave. But if you just miss out and then you realize you did want to go... then it’s too late. Like [during Welcome Week], I went to the concert and I enjoyed it for 20 minutes, and I stopped. It’s not a big deal if you leave things because you’re not comfortable. Just go to everything, and talk to people, and smile at people. And just be a good person to people. It’s also okay to not make any friends during Welcome Week because you’ll make them eventually. Welcome Week–there’s so much pressure to make friends, but what if I don’t want to make friends right now? I made my friends after Welcome Week, and I still don’t have as many. But it’s okay to be alone sometimes. I love being alone!”
Kelsy Rivera, Manpreet Kalsi and Zuzanna Sous Geography IV, Sociology IV and Social Sciences I
Robert Rawlins Integrated Science IV
Manpreet: “I think that’s a really big thing about undergrad. For me, fourth year, the biggest thing I’ve learnt is that it’s okay to be alone. All your self discovery, just finding your sense of self... you do it a different way here than you would in high school. Finding your sense of self doesn’t only mean just by being yourself too. You can find your self by being in a group of people, by being part of a community, right?” Kelsy: “Don’t underestimate yourself. Don’t set the bar too low, because university is the place where you do learn about yourself and what you’re capable of. Mistakes are okay. I mean I didn’t do very well in school. That’s the best learning experience, I think.” Manpreet: “Grades are never worth deteriorating your mental health for. That’s the biggest thing for me. If I’m going to be stressed and can’t eat–it’s not worth the grade. You know what I mean?” Kelsy: “Everyone has a different timeline. There is a time to be done things, but you live on your own timeline.” Zuzanna: “Like sitting under a tree–that’s a good way of relieving stress after a stressful class. You gotta take some time for yourself too.” You can view more photos online on the Humans of McMaster Facebook page: facebook.com/HumansOfMcMaster
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“We did a bike trip from Germany through Austria, Slovakia and Hungary–all of us together, last summer. My sister just got married, so it was like our last family trip, just with our family. It was 600 kilometres, and it was tons of fun. The culture of all of those countries are just so cool.” So, tell me about your family. “Just from an early age, family dinners happened every time we could have one. You don’t go to your computer to eat dinner. You sit at the table. You have to
look to your parents to see what type of family they make, right? So it’s kind of the habits they’ve instilled in us.” Who are your siblings? “Julia is my oldest sister. She’s 25 now. She’ll walk into the room and [be] the light that lights up. She’ll talk to everybody and anybody. If there’s a camera, she’ll be in the picture. She’s in her second year of teaching, and all I think is, ‘holy cow, the kids don’t realize how lucky they are to have her as a teacher.’ She puts everything into it. John is
23. He’s at U of T for law school now, graduated from McMaster iSci two years ago. He’s probably one of the smartest people I know. He aced his LSATs, and worked at Bennett Jones, a really big law firm, this summer. Definitely challenging–if you have arguments, he’ll always play the devil’s advocate, especially now that he knows all the nitty gritty. He’s my best friend for sure. Madeline is 18, turning 19, which is ridiculous. I’ve always bugged her growing up, but I’m so proud of her. She’s just so good at everything, which is intimidating because you need
to keep up. She’s in iSci, too.” How has it been like to live away from home?
What is one thing you want to say to your family that you don’t usually say?
”It’s funny because I’ve said this a few times now to different friends... I feel like the stronger relationship you have with your family, the less you are in need to reach out. I know that some of my friends have way stronger groups of friends at school, so that’s a little different for me because I had that family group. But it also instilled the confidence to go out and meet people.”
“I don’t know... We say we love each other a lot. But I mean, I don’t think you can say that enough. So, I obviously want them all to know that I love them more than they will ever know, and that I cherish every moment we get to spend together. I’m so proud to be a family member for each and every one of them, and excited to see what each one will do in the coming years.”
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Indigenous Affairs MISCA’s 2nd Annual Cultural Gathering
The Sheepdogs Live @ Mac When: September 25, 2015 from 08:30PM
Marauders Homecoming Football Game vs. York Lions
When: September 24, 2015 from 10:30AM
until 12:00PM
When: September 26, 2015 from 01:00PM
until 06:00PM Where: BSB/JHE Field Brought to you by the McMaster Indige-
Where: Sport Hall MSU Campus Events is happy to bring
until 01:00PM Where: Ron Joyce Stadium
The Sheepdogs and the Elwins to perform
Homecoming Football Game
nous Student Community Alliance (MIS-
at the Homecoming concert, Friday
McMaster Marauders vs. York Lions
CA) and a variety of community partners,
September 25, 2015 in DBAC Sport Hall.
there will be food, dancing, crafts, and a silent auction! We also will be honouring those who have made significant contributions to MISCA in the past. Check out the Facebook event page & MISCA’s Facebook page for more details!
Homecoming Expo
CFMU Volunteer Orientation
When: September 25, 2015 from 11:00AM
When: September 26, 2015 from 07:00PM
until 04:00PM
until 09:00PM
Where: BSB Field
Where: TBD (Check Facebook/Twitter)
The Expo will feature live music on stage beginning at noon, as well as Homecom-
New and prospective volunteers – come out and learn all about what makes CFMU tick! All are welcome and you don’t need to sign up!
maccess: Accessibility Fair
ing t-shirt giveaways, a Ferris wheel, food
When: September 24, 2015 from 02:30PM
unique services and groups within the
LAST DAY TO OPT-OUT!
until 04:30PM
McMaster University community. Some
When: September 30, 2015 from
Where: MUSC/Mills Plaza
of Hamilton’s best food trucks will set-up
12:00AM until 11:59PM
If you’re new to McMaster, or are still learning more about what the school has to offer, this Accessibility Fair can be extremely valuable. Made up of a variety of student clubs, university departments, and community organizations, the goal of this event is to provide students with information, resources, and support related to disabilities they may be experiencing.
trucks and a celebration of many of the
next to the Nina de Villiers garden, serving from 11am until the close of the Expo.
Where: Everywhere
The Ferris wheel will be located directly
All full-time undergraduate students
behind the food trucks, between Hamil-
taking 18 units or more are automatically
ton Hall and BSB. Shortly after 1:00pm,
enrolled in the MSU Health and
Coach Stephan Ptaszek of the McMas-
Dental Plans.
ter Marauder football team will take the stage to lead a Homecoming rally, joined by Marauder athletes from a number of sports.
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Opinion The food pyramid has lied to you Canada’s nutritional advice has been geared to sell us more profitable “frankenfoods” Talia Kollek Opinions Editor
Two years ago, I began having health problems at the ripe age of 21. One potential cause was that I ate the last-day-on-earth diet of an overworked student, so on the advice of a nutritionist, I looked to Canada’s food pyramid for help with balancing my diet. When religiously following the guide my health declined further, leaving me flummoxed. I was following conventional nutritional wisdom! My diet looked almost exactly like the rainbow chart in my nutritionist’s office. Unfortunately, our understanding of nutrition had led me astray. Moreover, with a country plagued by a host of chronic diet-related health issues, the food pyramid doesn’t seem to have the impact it should. So where are we going wrong? The answer may lie in Brazil’s 2014 food guide. Unlike its Canadian counterpart, Brazil’s nutritional advice focuses on reducing the amount of processed food in the diet instead of acquiring individual nutrients in food such as protein, fiber or omega-3s. The guide urges Brazilians to make whole, unprocessed food the basis of their diet and limit the consumption of lightly processed foods, such as pickles, cheeses and breads. It goes so far as to urge the complete avoidance of “ultra-processed foods,” such as sweetened breakfast cereals and yogurts, or instant noodles— foods that Canada’s guide does
not scrutinize nearly as closely. Ultra-processed foods are items that generally include five ingredients or more, including things that are not easily recognizable or part of traditional diets, such as high fructose corn syrup or colorants. Generally found in the center aisles of the grocery store, these products include excessive amounts of unhealthy salt, sugar, and fat, along with additives that distort colour, taste, and shelf life. These foods are at best benign, and at worst nutritional landmines. They deprive our bodies of the nutritional complexity of unprocessed food, making them the antithesis of the varied and nutritious diet that Brazil’s guide is attempting to cultivate. So how is it that our food guide can claim that Gogurt, Shredded Wheat, and fruit cocktail—all ultra processed foods—can be part of a healthy diet? The answer comes down to money. It is, simply put, more profitable to sell you highly processed foods. A company can manipulate their product to make cheap, processed and unappealing ingredients taste great, thus justifying selling it to you for much more than the sum of its parts. The use of synthetic food additives can also enhance the flavor of less appealing ingredients, such as tasteless produce or low-grade meats, further widening profit margins and reducing nutritional content. The problem is that our food guide does not distinguish between highly processed “franken-foods” and more
wholesome meals. This is in part because it was written by those who wish to sell you processed food. One quarter of the 12-member Food Advisory Committee who composed Canada’s food guide were working for corporations that produce and sell processed food. Instead of investigating a holistic concept of health, the authors of our guide focused on individual nutrients. This means that Captain Crunch can tout its fiber content, while Kraft Singles can boast being a source of calcium. Both of those “foods” are ultra-processed, but suddenly they become part of food groups that we are supposed to consume every day. This vastly distorts what we can consider healthy. Mark Schatzker, author of The Dorito Effect, compared this to cutting pharmaceutical-grade cocaine with tea. You could conceivably claim that it was healthier for you, less addictive, and “now with chai!”—but would you actually say that it was good for you? Probably not. So what should your diet actually look like? The short answer is to avoid processed foods, but that is not always
possible, especially for those with limited time, cooking skills or access to affordable quality ingredients. Instead, my answer is that you should be skeptical. Is a company trying to sell you highly processed food based on one or two nutrients? What exactly is “natural” or artificial flavouring, and how is it affecting your diet? Just how much sugar has gone into your yogurt? At the risk of sounding like a conspiracy theorist, do not trust Canada’s food pyramid, because Brazil’s ended up being the key to regaining my health.
@TaliaKollek
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How is it that our food guide can claim that Gogurt, Shredded Wheat, and fruit cocktail— all ultra processed foods—can be part of a healthy diet?
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Sex-ed appeal Eva Clark-Lepard Contributor
The Ontario sexual education curriculum has not been updated since 1998. At that point in time, “My Heart Will Go On” by Celine Dion topped the charts and butterfly clips were actually fashionable. This was six years before Facebook, eight years before Twitter and 13 years before Snapchat. This was
two years before current ninth graders were even born. This curriculum included information on body parts, STDs and puberty. It advised teachers to mention abstinence and decision-making skills. This September, a new health and physical education curriculum document has been introduced to classrooms all around Ontario. This curriculum includes new additions,
Our sexual education curriculum needed an overhaul. We shouldn’t fear the new changes such as the mention of gender identity, sexual orientation and a focus on diversity. The curriculum consists of required material complemented by various teacher prompts, so as to assist teachers in answering any questions the class may have. Despite the similarities between the two curriculums, the 2015 sex-ed curriculum has certainly caused a stir. While there are a large variety of
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complaints with regards to the curriculum, the recurring complaints are the following: that the curriculum’s inclusion of the topic of consent will allow children to consent to sex, that the topic of gender identity will cause children to question their own gender and become confused, that the curriculum will encourage LGBTQA+ identities rather than regarding them as “sinful” and that the inclusion of the words “oral sex” and “anal sex” in regards to STD/ STI transmission will cause rampant promiscuity. These grievances and many others have been the driving force behind many public acts of protest. These include various rallies at Queen’s Park with signs emblazoned with the phrases “Kathleen Loser” and “Let kids be kids—just say no!” More recently, only half of the students at Thorncliffe Park Elementary School in Toronto attended class on Sept. 8, while graffiti bearing the phrase “Shame On You” appeared on the school days later. The resistance to the new sex-ed curriculum is multifaceted. Many are simply misinformed, believing some of the statements described above. Others believe that sex and homosexuality should not be discussed at all. Furthermore, some believe that the values represented in the curriculum do not represent those of their family. As an individual who wants to teach sex education and research reproduction for a living, I’ll try and address these three areas of complaints. Firstly, to those parents who believe that their children will be learning how to perform oral sex in grade eight, I beg of you to please look closer than what your friend told you or what you read in a catchy 140-character tweet. The entire curriculum is online, please read it and realize that this curriculum is only going to help keep people safe and healthy. Just to clarify, this is what Health and Physical Education Curriculum does say about oral sex: “engaging in sexual activities like oral sex, vaginal intercourse, and anal intercourse means that you can
be infected with an STI. If you do not have sex, you do not need to worry about getting an STI.” It goes on to say that students thinking about having sex should seek out healthcare professionals who can provide important information about protection. Secondly, to the Ontarians who are sex-negative (the belief that sex is harmful or shameful) or homophobic, I’m sorry that the government of Ontario is trying to help raise your kids to have more meaningful relationships, less shame about their bodies and less hate for the members of their communities. Hopefully the kids that don’t skip those lessons will still create a community that celebrates diversity and body positivity for your child to grow up in. Lastly, to those who believe that the sex-ed curriculum goes against their beliefs and values. I respect that Ontario is a diverse province with different religious and cultural belief systems. I respect that these systems may classify homosexuality as a sin and condemn various types of relationships and sexualities. However, the values infused into the sex-ed curriculum are not random; they are the values of Canada. It has been legal for LGBTQ+ individuals to get married in Ontario since 2002 and there are Gay-Straight Alliances in middle schools. This curriculum is founded on the basis of kindness to our neighbours and the celebration of diversity—diversity of sexual orientation, of hair colour, of religious affiliation. In the words of Edward Keenan, “those values remain worth teaching.”
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“The Good Survivor” Rose Gisheff* Contributor
Readers should be advised that this article contains mentions of sexual assault. There is a pervasive cultural image of “The Good Survivor.” The Good Survivor can be seen on television, in Lifetime movies and in those real-life stories of sexual violence which we choose to highlight. The Good Survivor is white, middle class and was attacked by a stranger. She fought back. She wasn’t drunk, she wasn’t on drugs and she wasn’t in a relationship with her rapist. She is straight, and young, and articulate. She immediately goes to the police, who believe her, and her rapist is prosecuted. He goes to jail, and she moves on. The movie ends there, with the implication that she has been changed but not traumatised, and that her rape was a mechanism by which she became “strong”. She forgives her attacker. She’s not a victim, you see. She’s a survivor.
I loathe her. Philosopher and Holocaust survivor Jean Améry wrote, “man has the right and the privilege to declare himself in disagreement with every natural occurrence, including the biological healing that time brings about. What happened, happened. This sentence is as true as it is hostile to morals and intellects.” Améry felt that when forgiveness is made a virtue, unforgivingness becomes the victim’s vice. The desire that victims forgive their abusers comes not from any wish for the victim to find closure, but to show that the victim was not irrevocably damaged. It absolves not only the attacker but those who allowed it. When I was three-yearsold, I trustingly followed my favourite uncle down to the basement. We were going to play a game. The “game” didn’t end until he died five years later. In time, he started taking pictures. I never told anyone. I didn’t fight it. There was a part of
me, an isolated child with few friends her own age, that relished in the attention. It wasn’t comfortable. It wasn’t right. But you can reconcile many things. I thought that I was special. In a movie, one of the Good Survivor kinds, my mother would have noticed, or I would have told her, and we would have gone to the police. They would have used my testimony to take down my uncle and the men he shared my images with. I would have emerged triumphant. In reality, I dissociate completely when anyone touches my neck. It is popular to refer to rape victims only as “survivors.” I understand that this gives many of those people strength, and I would never condemn anyone’s methods of understanding their own trauma. I didn’t “survive” my rape as one might a forest fire. It was not an act of God. It was a crime, and I was the victim. I was once given a workbook that subtitled itself “From surviving to thriving!”.
The heart of healthcare Anna Goshua Contributor
From the day the journey to becoming a certified healthcare professional begins, so does a growing awareness of the unspoken rule: there’s no room for error. It’s an inevitable development in a field brimming with individuals that declare their foremost passion to be helping others. So you push. You push yourself to be working constantly and to high standards, acquiring the diversity of extracurricular experiences and polished academic record necessary to be competitive for graduate school and jobs. You push yourself to be as knowledgeable and skillful as you can be, and to accomplish as much as you can, because patients deserve no less from their physicians and nurses and social workers and occupational therapists and all other members of their medical team. “We are physically and mentally burning out trying to
provide care at a level acceptable to ourselves and that our patients deserve,” says a nurse that chose to remain anonymous in a CBC News survey. HealthForceOntario reports that one in three hospital workers are at risk of burnout, a state of chronic stress that leads to fatigue, cynicism and personal detachment. The effects of burnout are malignant, as they contribute to feelings of inadequacy and can lead to depression, anxiety and even suicide. Moreover, there is a consensus among healthcare professionals that burnout compromises the ability to provide quality patient care. A study published by the Canadian Medical Association cites that 46 percent of Canadian physicians are in the advanced stages of burnout. The high intensity, fastpaced nature of a job in healthcare can adversely affect the well being of providers. Accumulated exhaustion and issues such as understaffing in hospitals not only beget feelings of futility, but also predispose
Reclaiming victimhood
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I didn’t “survive” [as one] might a forest fire. It was not an act of God. It was a crime, and I was the victim.
I hated it. I hated it more when it became apparent that the book and others like it were focused on helping return people their identity and sense of self that they had before their rape. I was raped before I knew how to read. The background of my early childhood is one of profound trauma, but one which was my normality. There is no returning to some previous whole. If I was broken, I was broken so early and so of-
ten that there is no me without this brokenness. If this seems to you to be clinging to victimhood, understand that I cling to it in a context which so desperately wants me to forget. A culture which so desperately wants me to stop talking about it, to stop feeling its effects — the emphasis on survivorship in feminist communities has often struck me as being terribly insensitive to those of us who have to remind ourselves that what happened was a crime. If we are traumatised, if we are broken, it is because we have experienced something that was designed to break us. I take my strength from being broken, from these proofs I have that I was hurt by someone’s deliberate choice rather than an amorphous inevitability. I refuse to forget. I refuse to forgive. I refuse to rationalise. I was the victim of a crime. This sentence is as true as it is hostile to morals and intellects. *Name has been changed for privacy
Are we taking care of those who care for us?
healthcare providers to making medical errors. These errors compromise patient care and, in the recent decade, emphasis has been placed on the practice of full disclosure. While this is certainly an important step toward improving patient-provider relationships and has been shown to decrease the prevalence of malpractice litigation, there is another, often overlooked issue that should be considered: the second victim. In 2011, a Seattle nurse named Kim Hiatt made the sole serious medical error of her career: she gave an infant an overdose of medication. The medical record states that this mistake worsened the child’s cardiac dysfunction and led to her eventual death, though the patient’s already poor prognosis would have made it difficult to prove. Nevertheless, Hiatt was fired and an investigation was launched by the state. Seven months later, she committed suicide. To recognize the importance of fostering patient-pro-
vider discussion, but to neglect giving providers the opportunity for open dialogue is amiss. Healthcare professions are both immeasurably rewarding and challenging. To honour the field’s primary focus of quality patient care, it is important to promote the mental and emotional well being of our providers. Gradually, we are starting to see the evolution of support services tailored to the needs of the healthcare professional, from readily available counseling, to wellness retreats. The era of rigid traditionalist practice is fading away, in favour of far more caring and holistic approaches to healthcare that keep the well being of patient and provider in mind. In time, I hope that no individual at any stage of their academic career and training will feel as though they have to constantly internalize their thoughts and emotions. Cheers to all that lies ahead. Let’s celebrate high points and find ways to make it out of ruts together.
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A study published by the Canadian Medical Association cites that 46 percent of Canadian physicians are in the advanced stages of burnout.
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Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015 | www.thesil.ca
Reflecting on Welcome Week What did we do well? What can we do better? Ehima Osazuwa MSU President
Back in my first year I missed out on Welcome Week. I spent most of it in my room playing video games. Fast forward to my sixth and final attempt, when I finally got the chance to experience it. The week was an amazing and exhilarating experience: from the events, to the people I met, to the atmosphere on campus, Welcome Week is a week I will not forget. I was thoroughly impressed with the diverse programming offered to students. In previous years, events had been catered to extroverted students with only a few alternative programs. This year was more balanced. McMaster focused on three
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strategic priorities: consent, mental health and alcohol consumption. It was uplifting to see these topics be the focus of Welcome Week, especially since these are issues that affect a large portion of students. This year was also ideal in its duration and timing. In past years the week had overlapped with classes but this year those involved did not have to choose between attending classes and events. Students also had a daylong break between events and the beginning of classes to recover from a fun but exhausting experience. McMaster has done a great job in making Welcome Week an entertaining and inclusive week but there are still little changes that can be made to improve the experience as
a whole. One of my biggest takeaways from Welcome Week is that the reps are crucial in making it happen. I am of the belief that we should further reward the energy and resources these volunteers put in. For example, reps have to cover the cost of a rep suit that ranges from $50 to $90, which could be a barrier to students who cannot afford to pay this fee. These volunteers work tirelessly to make Welcome Week run smoothly — the least the MSU and the university can do is to cover that cost. Additionally, I believe that faculty reps should spend more time interacting with first-year students. They have so much to offer: from their academic experiences, to the culture and faculty society they can
share with first-years in their faculty, to the role they could play in developing interfaculty relationships. Reps volunteer their time to help make the Welcome Week experience the best it can be. They should be given as many tools and opportunities as possible to do their job and enjoy it. Admittedly, before I became the president of the McMaster Students’ Union, I was skeptical about the Maroons. I did not previously know exactly what their role was during Welcome Week, but now I can easily say that Welcome Week would not have been as successful as it was if they were not present. The Maroons helped the MSU, SOCS, faculty societies and residences with the planning
and execution of their events. Additionally, I was very pleased with the engineering reps and the Inter-Residence Council. In the past couple of years, both student groups have undergone major internal restructuring, and the results have been positive. The engineers still came last in the Faculty Cup, but this time they did it with a sense of discipline while having fun and being inclusive to first years. The IRC, back from a hiatus, was also phenomenal. They had a fantastic presence on campus that I hadn’t noticed in previous Welcome Weeks. So Welcome Week 2015 was great, but is it time for Welcome Week 2016 yet?
85 Commemorating eight and a half decades of
The Silhouette on campus
1930’s Highest turnout of female voters for student government elections
First Front Page Story 600 students comprise the student body
McMaster Undergrads Reach Promised Land After Forty Years “Situated on the outskirts of Hamilton, and surrounded by both artificial and natural park lands, the University boasts one of the most admirable locations in Canada… The faculty has been increased to thirty-two members in order to cope with the extended courses and the large enrolment.” (Oct. 2, 1930)
McMaster students vote pro-isolation for World War II
Building plan for Mills Library
Scarlet fever hits campus
Post-war plans mean new buildings
1940’s
Notable Story Chancellor asks student cooperation in war year “The Chancellor stressed the blackness of the political horizon and the effect which it must necessarily have on university life—curtailments and new emphases would have to be practiced.” (Oct. 1, 1940)
1950’s
Spread on The Sil’s manual production process
1950’s
Mac looks to offer course via television
Notable Story Prodigal cup returns “Mud—rain—mud—cold, but above all, mud—that was the story of last Saturday’s football game when the Marauders captured their first Intercollegiate football crown in five long years.” (Nov. 10, 1950)
1970’s
1970’s
1960’s
Test-ban is given a trial run
Students start a Women’s Centre
Student body protests Vietnam War
1980’s
Some things never change The Political Science program protests the USA’s influence on the curriculum For the sixth year in a row, The Sil is granted the Award of Excellence for student newspapers
Notable Story Fight for freedom continues “‘Do not confuse Nelson Mandela’s freedom with freedom in South Africa,’ was the message at the apartheid rally.” (Nov. 30, 1989)
Notable Story Treasurer threatens resignation if McMaster does not wake up “I don’t know what it takes to shock people out of apathy around here, but I’m willing to put my job on the line in trying.” (Oct. 26, 1962)
SRA vote against legal marijuana, but pro increased sexual health education
And so it begins...
Editor-in-Chief urges students to look at their university critically
Notable Story Mass resignations threaten MSU “The SRA no longer exists… technically.” (Nov. 13, 1970)
Mac is the first Canadian university to get a digital outdoor screen
Students protest tuition
1990’s
The reactor is shut down
Notable Story Bombshelters not needed to be prepared for millennium bug “Y2K failures may manifest in minor ways like the incorrect date showing up on the computer screen.”(Dec. 2, 1999)
Marauders football maintains undefeated record Mac staff goes on strike
The front page gets alternative
Notable Story
2000’s
Over 200 professors to retire within 10 years “McMaster University is predicting a loss of over a quarter of its faculty to retirement at the same time enrollment is predicted to soar.” (Jan. 18, 2001)
McMaster wins the Vanier Cup for the first time
Patrick Deane has plans
2010’s
The Redsuit Songbook is publicly released
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Lifestyle THE SKINNY Mitali Chaudary Contributor New Snapchat
The Centro of attention
Centro has three new venues to pack on that freshman 15, while attracting upper years to return for another taste
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If you haven’t already heard (and seen) the news from the deluge of rainbow vomit cats filling up your Snapstories, Snapchat has introduced a new feature that lets you add a variety of live “lenses” to your snaps. These include the terrifying scream face— get ready to be greeted by this guy as you blearily swipe through your notifications every morning.
MEDITERRANEAN Reigning in the throne of the crowd favourite salad station is Mama Ghanoush. Their menu features a little bit of everything. The shawarmas are reminiscent of the Westdale gem Basilique. You can add a little bit of Lebanese cuisine to your sandwiches with pitas and baba ghanoush. Lastly, a section of the menu is dedicated to three Mediterranean salads in loving memory of its predecessor. Will it live up to the real deal? You be the judge.
Mama Ghanoush
Toronto Living
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MEXICAN Toronto was ranked as one of the most priciest cities to live in, according to the 2015 edition of UBS’s Prices & Earnings study, putting it at only one spot behind Paris. The survey was based on the cost of 122 goods and services, including rent, with New York City coming in as the most expensive city to live in. Here’s to hoping for that $ix figure salary.
Gorditos
Gorditos works very much like Burrito Boyz, Burrito Bandits or any other burrito joints with catchy and alliterative names. You work your way down the line, choosing your base, protein, additional toppings and sauce. This is undoubtedly a delicious addition to Centro for a hot grab-and-go food for your next class. Yes, it is sad to see the roast beef sandwiches of A La Carte go, but the hot and fresh weekend waffles are still here as your hangover remedy.
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AMERICAN
Joining the likes of Miley Cyrus and Rihanna, Naomi Campbell took a big step to stick it to censorship laws. Posting a preview of her new book’s cover, which features her topless, to Instagram, the supermodel challenged the double standards of human nipple exposition.
Marauders no longer have to chase down Canada’s first grilled cheese food truck as it has rooted its wheels at the entrance of Centro. Proudly using local ingredients, Gorilla Cheese’s menu consists of six signature sandwiches with monthly features. While you can resort to the simple and classic grilled cheese, you might enjoy a sweet afternoon pick-me-up by trying “The Lumberjack,” which features melted cheddar cheese and bacon on a bed of sliced Granny Smith apples with a generous shower of maple syrup. Whatever you decide, you won’t be cheesed.
Gorilla Cheese
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House Meeting Agenda Cleaning (sweeping/ mopping/dusting in bathroom, communal space, kitchen) Communal household items Quiet hours Sharing food Garbage Outdoor (lawn mowing, snow shovelling) Dishes Laundry days General tidying
Clean dishes and lifelong friends How to make your off-campus living experience a success Jennifer La Grassa Contributor
“You’re living with five other girls?! And you only have two bathrooms? Good luck with that.” “Just make sure nobody brings candles and lights them, that’s the last thing you need to worry about.” “Oh man, six girls? Can you imagine when all of your menstrual cycles sync and PMS hits at the same time?” Upon entering my second year of university, whenever I mentioned that I would be living with five friends in an off-campus house, I usually received one of the above responses or a variation of all three. Fortunately, it went a lot
better than everyone expected. We lived in harmony, didn’t set the house on fire and continue to be friends to this day. I am by no means a student-house-living-guru, but I hope to provide you with some advice that will ease the initial struggles you may encounter. Upon first moving in, you and your housemates should have a “house meeting.” Even if you lived with the same people the previous year, it’s always good to start fresh and remind everyone of the rules that were put into place, as well as those that need amendment. For you student house virgins, a house meeting will help you organize and plan for the year ahead. One of the main topics of your discussion should be how and when the house will
be cleaned. I suggest making a schedule that rotates weekly and putting it up on the fridge; this allows everyone to have a clear outline of their duties and not get stuck with the same task each week. I can’t stress enough how important it is to keep your house clean, if not for your own comfort then for the peace of mind that you won’t be having any other housemates moving in (ones that may be small, furry and not much help in paying rent). As well, if you are planning to make household items—eg, paper towels, dish soap, dish sponges—communal, discuss the purchase of these items. Other topics of discussion should include cleaning up after oneself (specifically not
letting dishes pile up), having friends over, playing music, and sharing food. Each of these topics doesn’t need a strict rule, but you should make sure that you’re all on the same page about how they should be dealt with. Should conflict arise, promoting communication and calling a house meeting is the best solution. If something isn’t working for you, don’t allow your frustration to build up to the point where you’re leaving passive aggressive notes around the house. The best way to deal with a difference of ideas is to be upfront and tell your housemates what needs to be changed. If you’re not one for confrontation, then make sure to create a Facebook group to politely
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mention your concerns. A Facebook group or group chat of some sort will come in handy when discussing any and all household matters, especially for times when you are too busy to gather for a house meeting. Remember, everyone has their quirks and the stress of university life can make anyone irritable, so try to be understanding and accommodate the needs of others. Once the technicalities of living together have been put aside, my best piece of advice is to go with the flow and enjoy the experience. After a long day of classes, coming home to have five of my best friends eager to hear about my day was the most rewarding part of it all. My housemates became my family, and I truly hope yours do too.
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Overcoming a university crisis
When you begin to question who you are, remember four things that could help you pull through an unwavering bout of self-doubt Patricia Lora Contributer
Remember your passions:
Pace yourself:
I know life gets crazy; in second year, it certainly did for me. I had wanted to go to England and to write for the Silhouette, but my pen remained static. As students, we become so consumed with studying and making ourselves qualified that we forget about the things we used to make time for. Although it’s important to take the future seriously, remember to have fun and hold on to your passions because they will save you one day.
Stop watching the clock—don’t worry about how long it’s taking you to complete something. Go about it at the speed most beneficial for your personal growth and learning. Unless you enjoy insomnia, chaos and an overconsumption of negative energy, putting your mind through overdrive is definitely not worth it. Remember to give yourself time to figure out what you are and are not ready for.
Stop comparing yourself to others:
Use what you’ve learned:
Everywhere you go, you will meet new people and be faced with ideas that challenge your self-perception. It’s easy to fall into a pit of expectation; you will always want to be the best and compare yourself to others. What can you do? Quit glorifying other people’s experiences. I know their pictures and stories make you want to look at your life in the mirror and cry, but forget them! The most you can do is be happy for what they’ve done and move on with your life. All that time you spend worrying about what you’re missing out on can be used to get your journey started.
The destination is pleasant but would you have arrived there without the tribulation? It may be a cliché, but the journey – both good and bad – is the most important part. This is how you’ll learn to see with a new perspective. Don’t feel guilty that you lost yourself temporarily. Accept what has happened, and your future will be better for it.
Getting used to “used”: The textbook struggle Christine Chow Contributor
Whether it’s the continuous Facebook notifications, the Campus store queue that never seems to dwindle over the first week of September, or the throng of people glancing doggedly at their phones and then at each other outside of MUSC Starbucks, nothing says “new school year” quite like the painful business of buying textbooks, or the subsequent hassle of getting them off your hands. Gone are the days of meaningless cost replacement values, where returning your badly battered textbook to the teacher at the end of the semester was all it took to pay your due. University is a whole different ball game, and when a brand new textbook can cost you anywhere from $50 to $200, you’re better off saving yourself some money and buying them used. In most cases, this is true, so long as you take the proper precautions to ensure you’re
buying the current edition, or, if you do the latter, that it won’t compromise your learning experience. If you’re having difficulties dumping your books on someone else once you’re through with them, know that you’re not alone. In the evolutionary arms race between used textbook sales and store-bought copies, the odds are stacked against you. New textbooks now often come in packages with codes for online software that make up part of a course’s marking scheme. Even in cases where a used textbook for the course appears ideal, waiting to sell proves risky with sudden switches to newer editions. Whether the so-called newer edition actually contains any useful, updated information or just a newly designed cover with renumbered pages is debatable. What is not, however, is the decreased market value of your textbook. Spamming the used sales group on Facebook is no
longer going to cut it. So what are your alternatives? Consider expanding your buyer base by using the MacInsiders marketplace or posting a Kijiji ad, the latter of which supports finding ways to reach out to students at different universities using the same textbook. Chances are they might be interested or even willing to pay more, depending on how the textbook in question is packaged and sold at their school. If your book has truly reached the end of its lifespan, consider keeping an eye out for events like McMaster Science Society’s Textbook Swap Day, or donating it to Shinerama’s Textbook Drive in MUSC 201, which is taking textbooks until October. Selling your textbook ASAP can make a huge difference. The sooner you get it off your hands, the less likely it is that you’ll have to deal with the blowback of a new edition. So if you’re taking a course in first semester, try to sell it in the
second instead of waiting for the next year to swing around. Selling sooner, for example, right after exams, might also mean that the Campus Store will buy back your textbook at the Hole in the Wall for a higher price. To keep up with new editions, ask your professor to tip you off at the beginning of the term about whether editions will be changed in the upcom-
ing year. This could prove useful in deciding how much to invest in a copy, as loose-leaf and PDF versions, despite being harder to sell, might offer a more viable alternative. Whatever you do, don’t let your textbook sit on your shelf, where it’ll only collect dust. Don’t fool yourself. You’ll never pull it out again for a bit of light—er, heavy—reading.
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Welcome Week 2015 saw an innovative and important campaign on campus. From the social media platforms of Facebook and Twitter, to posters all across campus, to the buttons we still see today, the #Consent initiative represented a conversation many students were relieved to have on a safe, open and accepting campus. In the works since April 2012 and based on recommendations from the “It’s Time” project, it represented the first of three awareness campaigns aimed to reduce violence against women on campus. The #Consent campaign was launched by the Sexual Assault Centre of Hamilton & Area and YMCA Hamilton. In partnership with many campus groups and services, these organizations took a challenging subject and started a conversation about the prevalence and impact of rape culture. The campaign explored what role we play as students and leaders in our school community in dismantling and reacting to our perpetuating harmful systems of oppression. They started a conversation about our generation’s impact on society and the new wave of Marauders on campus. Yes, it is an uncomfortable conversation for some. However, it is extremely relevant for all as consent extends beyond sexual situations. It is crucial in every interpersonal interaction. In some situations, it is socially implied and expected, such as when we knock on someone’s door, symbolically requesting entry. The Welcome Week initiative on campus took the first steps to making the act of asking for and voicing positive and ongoing consent just as subconscious and normal as knocking on someone’s door before entering. Welcome Week is supposed to be fun, others might argue. But, once again, the consent
conversation applies outside of sexual situations. Positive and ongoing consent is fundamental to fun and enjoyment. Getting dragged to an amusement park against one’s will does not sound like a lot of fun. The campaign could not have come at a better time in the school year. The first weeks of university are critical. There is a new, potentially vulnerable population on campus, which, by participating in the conversation, becomes more aware, more critical and ultimately safer. Every Welcome Week is planned with strategic priorities in mind. For Welcome Week 2015, working to end sexual violence was one of those. The conversations throughout Welcome Week underline that understanding and practicing consent is an important part of this process. Social change always starts with education and awareness. As such, we have taken the first steps to creating a culture of respect and consent on our campus—let’s not lose the momentum. Welcome Week was a chance to educate and raise awareness; Homecoming weekend is a chance to put in all into practice. Continue to ask open-ended questions and to listen for a response. Look out for your friends and make sure to keep checking in with those around you, particularly as the blood alcohol levels start to rise as the day goes on. Like Welcome Week, Homecoming is an exciting, fast-paced event, with traditions and social expectations. Things can be memorable and enjoyable, when everyone is consenting and on the same page. With that in mind, have fun this Homecoming! Demonstrate that beautiful maroon and grey Marauder pride while making your fellow Marauders proud by keeping the conversation on #Consent going.
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Sports Clean sheets for Mac Soccer Forward Stefan Scholz had a stellar debut performance, scoring two goals from a 3-0 win over the Waterloo Warriors
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On Sunday, Sept. 20, the Marauders soccer team defeated the Waterloo Warriors with a score of 3-0. The team is now on the road to record their fifth clean sheet—games where their opponents were unable to score a point—of the season. In the 40th minute, midfielder Marco Gennaccaro put a goal on the board for the Marauders. The other two came soon after from forward Stefan Scholz. The most intriguing narrative to have come out of this victory goes far beyond the numbers. With two goals during the second half of the game, Scholz announced his arrival on the field with a standout debut performance. Scholz took only five minutes to make his presence known after coming on as a second-half substitute, before
completing his brace with an injury-time goal. Despite more than a yearlong journey to make the varsity squad during which time he has been preparing diligently for his big moment, Scholz admits that he wasn’t expecting to have a debut game quite like this one. “I did really well in practice the week before, which was why I was given the opportunity to play and all the guys were expecting me to score, but I never thought that I would have that kind of a performance for my debut,” he said. Scholz spent all of last season as a redshirt, unable to play after facing the disappointment of finding out he was not going to make the 27-man roster. He credits his standout performance on Sunday to the hard work and dedication he has put in to grab his coaches’ attention at the start of this season. “I trained a lot during off-season and in the summer trying to get better but I’d have
to say the turning point for me was during our pre-season. When we started to actually practice together, I felt like I was more involved with the squad,” said Scholz. The sky is the limit for the second-year forward, who has a chance to make a real difference for the highly competitive Marauders team. This win has placed the team second in the OUA West standings, holding a current record of six wins and two losses. The team will once again attempt to make the national finals and avenge the 1-0 defeat they suffered against the York Lions in last year’s CIS Championship final. The Marauders will look to add another game to their winning streak as they host the Laurier Goldenhawks at Ron Joyce Stadium on Sept. 27, part of the McMaster Homecoming weekend.
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On the lookout: Athletes of the week Angelo Cavalluzzo Men’s Soccer Fifth-year goalkeeper logged four saves on Saturday’s game against the Mustangs and five saves on Sunday’s game against the Warriors, having three consecutive clean sheet games.
Colleen Irowa Women’s Rugby Third-year prop Colleen Irowa was one of the leading scorers as the Marauders bounced back from the season-opening loss when the Marauders dominated the Toronto Varsity Blues 63-0.
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What drew you to Mac? Really the football program was number one for me. They had great coaches and felt like a comfortable fit for me. It’s more of a family feel at Mac. You go to some other schools and they show you interest, but you see the team atmosphere and what they have in the locker room and nothing stood out. The “family feel” at Mac felt like no other school. I visited other schools in Ontario and went out east to Quebec, but I wanted to stay near my family and grandparents. What was the toughest thing to get used to playing at the university level? The speed. The speed of the game is way quicker and the concepts are more complex. In high school, playing receiver is kind of like “run as fast as you can and we’ll throw you the ball” and now it’s more “read the defenses and understand the game more”. What is your favourite Mac football memory and why? My favourite memory would probably be winning the Yates Cup last fall. Winning the Yates Cup was huge, especially with it being against Guelph. They are rivals so it was special winning at home too in front of family. Holding that Yates Cup and knowing that everything we worked for just paid off. Do you have a favorite
touchdown memory? Was there a specific ball that you caught that sticks out? I don’t think it has happened yet. I think if I ever break the school’s touchdown reception record—that would be my favorite catch. I just tied the record last game so hopefully this game coming up against Guelph I’ll be able to break Matt Perissini’s record. It’s cool to be considered with one of the best receivers Mac has ever produced in my third year. What is your favorite part about playing for Mac? The fans. Hamilton loves football. I feel like when you go to a game everyone’s involved. The atmosphere is awesome here. I feel like at other stadiums football is more of a social atmosphere, but at Mac, people truly do love football. In terms of your wide receiver position, who do you look up to in the pros and who did you look up to in your early years at Mac? In terms of pros I looked up to Jerry Rice. In high school I wore the No. 80. I look up to the way he works. Everyday he works at his craft and that’s what I try to do. The way he prepared for football stood out to me and he prepared the best. I think I try to adapt both the mental and the physical aspects of the game from Jerry Rice. In first and second year playing for Mac, I looked up to Mike DiCroce. He had a lot of insight. He was OUA MVP so he knew what was going on. I also looked up to Dahlin Brooks because he played my position.
He told me what to do, what to see, how to read different things on the field. I looked up to Mike DiCroce for playing style, but for the mental aspect of the game I looked up to Dahlin Brooks. Why do you wear the No. 83? That’s actually a good question. I wear the No. 83 because of my dad. He wore it in high school. When I came to Mac I knew Rob Babic was graduating so I asked him right away if 83 was an option for me, and he allowed me to take it so I was happy. What is your current pregame pump-up song? That’s difficult. I have a couple. I play a lot of Eminem. Eminem’s my go-to. Anything by him gets me pumped up. I play an Eminem playlist pre-game. Sometimes I’ll listen to Drake on the way to the game to calm me down but as soon as I’m on the field and in the changerooms, it’s mostly Eminem. What gets you fired up on the field? Seeing everyone else get fired up. When we’re in warmup and my teammates and coaches are excited, that gets me fired up. When the coaches are jumping around and going crazy and they’re not even playing, that gets me pumped. It’s an awesome sight. You know they’re fired up and they want to play so we play our heart out for them. CONTINUED ON PG.30 >
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The Silhouette sits down with Danny Vandervoort Do you have any pregame rituals or any words or initials you write on your wrist tape or cleats? I’ve done it a couple times. I write “FAM” for my family. It’s who I play for. I write it on my wrist because I play for them and that’s who I show my game to. What is your favourite
route to run and why? I like the deep ball. I like running the seam. I just run as fast as I can down the seam. I love the straight seam ball with Asher’s arm and just going up and getting the ball. In terms of short routes, I like running the out. A lot of defenses like to play “off ” because they know from watching
film that I like to run deep, so I like changing up the pace with that route. After Mac where do you want to be? If everything goes well, the dream right now is to go to the CFL if I can. That’d be awesome. It’s what I’ve been training since high school for. It’s why I train. After Mac I want to keep play-
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ing football. It’s my passion. It’s what I work hard for and I want to continue playing football as long as I can. If I weren’t playing football I’d want to maybe coach or be a commentator. I want to stay in the football realm. Okay, we’re going to shift gears a bit. What’s your idea of a perfect day? I’m more of a beach guy. I like to be outside with friends, maybe tossing around the football on the beach. I’m a water guy so I like the beach. My perfect day would be hanging out at the beach with a couple of friends. It’s just chill, good weather and sand. If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you live and why? Somewhere tropical for sure. I’d want to get away from everything. Maybe Costa Rica or Hawaii. I’d want to live somewhere remote and away from
the noise. What is your favorite dish to eat and what’s your favorite dessert? I’m a pretty basic guy. I like steak. I like steak and eggs. For dessert I’m a cake guy. I like vanilla cake. It’s plain and simple. Who is your favorite athlete of all time? Kobe Bryant for sure. 100%. The way he sees the game is different from everyone else. I’ve seen so many videos and documentaries on him and his work ethic is second to none. He prepares for the game like no one else. He’s in the gym before everyone else and he’s the last one to leave. He thinks about the game differently. If at one point in time I could eventually even get close to how he prepares for the game and develop his work ethic, that’d be awesome. @_jayceecruz
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andy Putting the smackdown on racism in the WWE
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ANDY delves into the uber-masculine world of pro wrestling and the blatantly amoral politics that govern it
The WWE has continually proved itself to be discriminatory towards minorities like Booker T (right).
It’s been a month since a leaked recording of Hulk Hogan’s sex tape lawsuit, which revealed that the once wholesome “real American” went on a racist and homophobic tirade after having sex with his best friend’s wife. Hulk Hogan was appropriately fired by the organization, and any traces of his likeness have been erased from the Hall of Fame and WWE online store. His attempted erasure from the WWE history books should come with a re-evaluation of some of the practices that still undermine an already lowbrow form of “sports entertainment”. Hogan is a morally starved racist asshole, but the industry is made up of wrestlers, writers and managers that are just as despicable. Despite WWE’s strong response to Hogan’s racist comments, it should not be forgotten that this is the same company that cannot depict a black wrestler unless he’s some kind of tribal warrior, convict, ex-convict, pimp, servant, witch doctor or dancing comic relief. These culturally insensitive characterizations are made all too real when current fan favourite stables like The New Day are still made to be on-stage laughing stocks compared to their white superstar counterparts. For instance, when then-rising-star Booker T lost a racially charged feud between him and Triple H, the latter looked down
on what would have become a rare success story for a black wrestler and said “Booker I think you’re a little bit confused about your role in life here. Somebody like you…doesn’t get to be a world champion.” Highly scripted and over the top? Yes, but when a setup like that resulted in Booker ultimately losing, it cannot help but feel like an all too appropriate metaphor for the larger issues embedded in the organization as a whole. The writing team, all controlled by in CEO Vince McMahon, produces storylines that are laughable at best, and cringe-inducing at their worst. McMahon is responsible for so many awful on-screen and off-screen moments and is more than happy to walk the line between fictional and real life harassment and abuse. In 2005, McMahon had his infamously scripted “n-word” drop on camera with John Cena, an angry Booker T and Sharmell. Although the clip was supposed to be an “outlandish and satirical skit involving fictional characters, similar to that of many scripted television shows and movies” according to a WWE rep during an in-character feud with the Undertaker leading up to the 2003 survivor series, McMahon threatened to have the wrestler’s house set on fire and have his wife “raped by a motorcycle gang, right in front of the Undertaker.” An adulterer in reality, McMahon used his “creative” powers in the WWE to make out with superstar diva Trish Stratus, Tory Wilson, and several other of his employee
while the character of Vince McMahon drugged his actual wife (who was somehow roped in to becoming another WWE character) until she was comatose and wheelchair bound. McMahon proceeded to subject his life-long partner and viewers at home to his sexual escapades with employees young enough to be his daughter. This included Sable, wife of Brock Lesnar, who filed sexual harassment and unsafe working condition allegations against the organization just a few years beforehand. It doesn’t take much digging to discover a disturbingly long list of sexual assault allegations against McMahon and other WWE and WCW officials. In 2006, McMahon was accused of groping and sexually harassing a tanning salon employee. A 2002 transatlantic flight carrying a variety of WWE superstars ended with a lawsuit by the airline, in which it was revealed that wrestlers sexually harassed the flight attendants. The list included Ric Flair, who flashed his penis and forced himself onto one of the attendants. Professional wrestling is big, loud and stupid. It has always been hyper machismo to a fault, and has rightfully struggled to garner a consistent mainstream audience ever since the steroid induced 80’s and the graphic 90’s era. No matter how much the organization tries to rewrite their history books, it’s unlikely that the executives and celebrities participating in a disgusting and violent culture are going to change their ways. @DanielArauzz
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BALTIMORE HOUSE SEPT 24 > ASYLUM SEPT 25 > Black Baron
HIGHBROW Matt Damon tries to apologize for the dumbass remarks he made about diversity but ends up sounding like more of an asshole.
OCT 2 > Exhale presents... THE CASBAH
SEPT 29 > The Shakers SEPT 30 > Jacob Moon
Viola Davis became the first black woman to win an Emmy for lead actress in a drama. If only it hadn’t taken so long.
Ta-Nehisi Coates to write Black Panther comic for Marvel.
THIS AIN’T HOLLYWOOD
SEPT 25 > Mike Williams Band SEPT 26 > Harlan Pepper
Orlando TSA profiles trans woman, Shadi Petosky, causing her to miss her flight. American Airlines proceeds to act as if everything is okay on Twitter.
ART HAVN
Lecture > Dr. Brian Baetz presents Bordering on the Magnificent
Drake reveals that the big homie, Ernest Baker, coined the title for his mixtape with Future, What A Time To Be Alive.
This week’s quick pick
Josh Brolin bashes Ryan Gosling for making the same mistakes he did. Sure, wearing leather jackets and fancying yourself a tough guy is annoying, but why not help him out first.
Lady Gaga drops a video that deals with campus sexual assault.
Ryan Adams
1989 Ryan Adams brings his trademark grouchy whitedude melancholia to one of the most polarizing artists in the industry right now. Despite the fact that Taylor Swift reeks of corporate amorality — see the steady slew of guests she’s coerced into appearing on her tour, also see Rihanna curving her invitation to join her on stage — there’s no denying that 1989 has some bangers on it. Adams antics away from the mic are no less questionable, but there’s also no avoiding his tremendous musical chops. Adams’ takes on tracks like “Wildest Dreams” breathe new life into an album that’s been played to death, for good reason of course, by the radio. You can surprisingly hear it on Spotify given Swift’s torrid relationship with them.
Kesha’s career continues to stall following her lawsuit against producer Dr. Luke for sexual assault and abuse.
Future reveals that his grandma stole his Gucci flip-flops.
Angry Birds is set to be brought to the silver screen.
LOWBROW
CHVRCHES cover Justin Bieber’s “What Do You Mean” on BBC Radio 1 and do themselves justice.
BRILLIANT
Current Exhibition > The Unvarnished Truth
DESPICABLE
McMaster Museum of Art
ANDY
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ANDY got inked last week Why you should probably withhold your judgement when discovering someone has tattoo art on their body
Vannessa Barnier Andy Reporter
This past weekend, I took a trip to Toronto with my friends. We decided that we would get tattoos to commemorate my friend’s birthday. Having already collected a few tattoos, it was left up to me to set everything up. I’ve become familiar with a number of artists through social media, and ended up using this avenue to narrow down our best options. One that came to my mind immediately was an artist named Jennifer Lawes (@ jenniferlawes). She works out
of a shop in Kensington called the Pearl Harbor Gift Shop, and happened to do walk-ins on Sept. 19, the day of my friend’s birthday. Walk-ins are always risky, since you might not getting an appointment, but we were lucky. As always with my tattoo sittings, I make sure to ask the artist my routine questions: have you ever made a mistake? How many “Live Laugh Love” tattoos have you done? Does it bother you to do tattoos you hate? Jennifer was lovely, admitting only to tattooing the wrong anniversary date on a client (due to their own excitement and negligence), and delving deeper into her answers for my latter
questions. Just before my friend and I were sat up, cleaned up, shaved and tattooed, she had a mother and daughter under her needle. They had asked for infinity symbols with hearts in them. I laughed when she said this, of course, because I’m one of those pretentious assholes with a “holier-than-thou” attitude. Jennifer said that despite the fact that the concept was common so was the reaction she got after the tattoo was finished: contentment. I mean, sure, everyone and their mother has a feather turning into a flock of birds on their shoulder, but that doesn’t make their feelings any less legitimate. The fact that that formation of ink sits under their
skin makes them happy, and really, what should it matter to me—or anyone else—that it was drilled into them? There is the ongoing conversation about the legitimacy of tattoos—the conceptual hierarchy knows no bounds, really. Tattoos are thought to hold some deep significance; whenever you approach someone you ask for clarification of the image, and what it means (at least, that’s what myself and my modified friends have experienced). But, really, tattoos are like any other personal choice or specific designations: none of your damn business. As far as tattoo shops go, I would recommend Pearl
Harbor Gift Shop if you’re ever in Toronto looking for a fix. As for Hamilton shops, Cottage 13 is probably your best option. Just remember to be picky about your artist, be willing to make some amendments to your initial ideas and get ready for a hundred bee stings that will only get itchier with time. And finally, don’t let people judge you for the art you get, and don’t judge others for the art they get. Your tattoo made you happy, didn’t it? Remember that other people feel that same satisfaction when they get their own tattoos they found on Pinterest. @vjbarnier
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ALBUM REVIEWS Rachel Harper Contributor
The Verdict
The Queen of Coney Island is back with a brand new album, and she sounds just as sweet and sultry as ever. Lana Del Rey’s Honeymoon was released on Sept. 18th, only a little over a year after her last album, Ultraviolence. So far, it’s been well received by critics and the public. Long-time fans of Lana will be pleased to hear that her overall sound hasn’t changed much with this new record, but it’s not exactly a replication of her old material either. Her music continues to drown in sensuality, and a melancholic nostalgia that is reminiscent of black and white films, old-fashioned cars and victory rolls. But this album is a little more uplifting than her
Rachel Katz News Editor
The Verdict
She’s been called the meaner Taylor Swift, the darker Lorde. Her single “New Americana” has been hailed as a pop anthem for the new generation. But 20-yearold Ashley Nicolette Frangipane, otherwise known as Halsey, is so much more than that and she demonstrates that in her debut album Badlands. Badlands seethes with fury. Halsey spits venom throughout the album, challenging anyone who tries to stop her. Her lyrics are frank and shameless, as the first line of “Strange Love” proves: “Everybody wants to know if we fucked on the bathroom sink.” Halsey is brutally honest about who she is.
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previous ones, with some really beautiful melodies and lyrics to boot. She has definitely worked some magic this time around. One thing I’ve always loved about Del Rey’s work is that her music brings about powerful nostalgia for lives I’ve never had. This album is no different. I think this can partly be attributed to the fact that superficially her songs have an absolutely gorgeous, timeless sound. When all the violins and cellos hum out together, combined with Lana’s voice, nothing can stop you from being blissfully swept away. “Swan Song” embodies this sentiment perfectly, along with “Terrence Loves You” and “Salvatore.” Unlike the unified beauty of the music alone, the overall themes of the album seem to contradict each other. Many
of Del Rey’s songs (including “Religion” and “The Blackest Day”) involve her being complicit in her own objectification as a woman, sounding all too pleased only to be a man’s trophy girl, or by defining herself by the love or presence of another. But contrasting those messages are the songs full of self-celebration like “High by the Beach” that are very high-energy, and so much fun to sing in the shower. The messages are definitely mixed, but I think we’ve all learned by now to take Lana’s music with a grain of salt, and just enjoy what she throws our way. Honeymoon is a timeless masterpiece that’s sure to bring out the inner goddess in everyone.
Throughout the album she refers to her mental illness and dangerous vices. These themes are brought up multiple times, including the haunting “Control,” where she sighs, “I can’t help this awful energy/ Goddamn right, you should be scared of me/Who is in control?” In “Castle,” she shows her defiance for authority and in a way establishes herself as a young feminist voice with the line, “And there’s an old man sitting on the throne that’s saying I should probably keep my pretty mouth shut.” The brilliant part of Halsey’s album is how easily she weaves her moody, sometimes uncomfortable lyrics into the catchy, lush landscape of her songs. She sweeps the listener away with her, especially in songs like “Drive,” which includes sound
effects that mimic an old car driving down a rainy highway. Most of Badlands is a strong, unique take on an issue close to the singer, who has fought her own personal demons and has been forced to deal with losing friends to substance abuse. However, at some points Halsey’s message begins to feel repetitive. While it shows how closely her emotions are tied to her music, it feels stale after a while. Despite its convoluted moments, Badlands remains a strong debut for Halsey. Her music has already set her apart from Swift and Lorde, and as her fame grows, she stands in a position to become a definitive voice for the supposed darker side of this generation. @RachAlbertaKatz
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The proposed design for the new Fountain of Youth. INSET: One of these people is no longer a student.
MARY KROLL-SNOW Stage Five Clinger
With the dawn of homecoming at our doorsteps, the university chose this week to announce the building of the new alumni-only residence on campus. The new building, called “The Hope and Desperation House,” will provide 200 dorm rooms for former graduates who just aren’t quite ready to leave yet. “I’ve usually been able to weasel my way into a campus organization to make myself feel like I belong. But it’ll be great to finally have a place of my own again,” said Matthew Bringer, a former student going on his eighth year on campus. The idea for this building came about when the university wanted to make their alumni feel more
comfortable on campus, and quickly realized that many would be willing to pay a shit ton of money to feel like a student again. Nicknamed “The Fountain of Youth,” the building will allow alumni to check in with CA’s again, purchase food with a meal card, and have easy access to the keggers and first years they long to be around. “It’s reassuring to know that these people are here just as former students,” said Sally Young, one of the many first years skeptical about the alumni moving onto campus. “Knowing that they actually belong here makes them seem a lot less... rapey? If that makes sense,” said Young. At this year’s homecoming game, alumni can book rooms at an early bird cost. Everyone who signs up at the pre-registration will also
be given a free bong and university swag. “We know there is an age gap between our new students and our returning alumni, so we just wanted to give them a few tools to help them blend in,” said Deborah Yeardly, a representative from the Alumni Department. The new building will hopefully provide a better option for graduated students than lingering in the basements of student houses. “I’m honestly pumped for the new building,” added Bringer. “It’s been a long time since I’ve been able to hit up Commons and Quarters. It’s going to be a great year.”
“To be fair, I was told I would always be welcome on campus.” Bobby Cheddar Former (current?) student
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