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Living with Type 1 diabetes A student’s struggle

Gabrielle Lantaigne Staff Writer “That was so sweet it gave me diabetes,” or “I’m definitely getting diabetes after this” are phrases I have heard countless times over the course of my relatively short lifetime. If I were anyone else, I would not give seemingly innocuous statements like those a second thought.

Having been a Type 1 diabetic since the age of four, however, I cannot help but be affected by comments like these, which I hear on an almost regular basis.

According to the Canadian Diabetes Association, more than 300,000 are currently living with Type 1 diabetes.

Despite this, most people I have encountered don’t really seem to know what it’s all about.

The official website of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) says, “Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease in which a person’s pancreas stops producing insulin, a hormone that enables people to get energy

from food.” It happens when the immune systems attack the cells that produce insulin, for reasons still largely unknown, and is most commonly diagnosed in children and teenagers. There are no preventative measures to be taken to decrease the risk of developing Type 1 diabetes, and there is not currently an available cure.

Alana Quigley, a first-year journalism student whose joyful energy is enough to fill any room she enters, has been a fellow Type 1 since the age of nine. She says that one of the most frustrating things she faces is dealing with the wrongful assumptions and ignorance. “We have to try to explain that we didn’t do anything to get Type 1, because they think you’re just lazy,” Quigley explains. She remembers having been bullied in elementary school by kids who didn’t understand her condition, taunting her with their snacks. She also recalls having to deal with many well-meaning but misinformed adults. “I went to a friend’s birthday party and they had cake there, and her

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mom literally wouldn’t let me have any,” she says. “If I eat a piece of cake, I’m not going to just get diabetes!”

Tyler Winter, a calm, laidback young man with a sarcastic sense of humour, is also in his first year of journalism, and was diagnosed with Type 1 only five years ago. Despite this, he has also heard his fair share of misconceptions.

Fuelled by this lack of education, Winter strives to make a difference in the way people see things. “I like informing people about it,” he says, “because I want to break the stigma of diabetes equals fat.”

Both Quigley and Winter talk about the small struggles of day-to-day life being a diabetic brings: from the numerous scars and calluses, to having to constantly lug around supplies, to needing to perform blood sugar checks before each and every meal. To many, these things may seem somewhat inconsequential, but for diabetics, they are matters of life and death. As Quigley says, we “literally can’t afford to forget.”

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getting can be deadly. The Canadian Diabetes Association says that the life expectancy for people with Type 1 diabetes may be shortened by as much as 15 years. This shortening of life expectancy is caused by the many complications of the disease, which, according to the Mayo Clinic, include a heightened risk of developing various cardiovascular problems, nerve damage, kidney damage, and eye damage that can potentially lead to blindness.

Despite all of this (or rather, because of it), Quigley says that the disease has instilled in her a certain kind of maturity that she perhaps may not have developed otherwise.

“I think it made me more independent and more selfreliant because it gave me a sense of responsibility.”

As for me, I’ve found that living with Type 1 diabetes can be many different things: it’s the everyday difficulties, like constant carb-counting (which, for someone as mathematically challenged as I am, still hasn’t gotten much easier after fifteen years); it’s not being able to leave the

house without a purse to carry a juice box, my glucometer and my insulin needles, even when all of my friends are heading out to the club with just their IDs and cell phones; it’s the reluctance to take my life-saving medication in public for the pure fear of people thinking that I’m injecting illegal drugs; it’s the continual feelings of humiliation and shame over having a disease that I had no control in preventing (feelings that, at nineteen years old, I’ve only recently managed to overcome). It’s all of these things, and so much more.

This is in no way meant as a pandering for sympathy, nor is it meant to preach at anyone who, before reading this, was not educated about the complexities of Type 1 diabetes. Rather, it is simply meant to help people understand something that they might never have had the opportunity to learn about otherwise.

In the spirit of National Diabetes Awareness month, I highly encourage everyone to learn more at JDRF.ca and join in the fight for the cure.

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So the Liberals won.

The spoiled trust fund candidate who the Liberal John Oliver mocked on his recent segment, as an idiot, won. Instead of electing the Socialist lawyer who isn’t Jack Layton, or the boring accountant in the oppositesattract based Progressive Conservative party. We chose the playboy. It’s not your fault though Canada, the media was determined to see Harper lose. All teaming up and verbally beating him in debate after debate in the various media outlets. Harper did a good job, he lowered taxes as reported by Maclean’s. He even balanced the books with an extra 1.9 billion dollars as reported by Financial Post and the CBC. Harper’s only fault that I can see, is selling the Oil Sands to China.

Canada has been growing up, 1.9 billion dollars worth, but lets go back for a while.

Trudeau already has a deficit planned as reported by the CBC. His plan to stimulate the economy is to repair things, to double the spending by Harper’s Conservatives as reported by Global News.

Even though Harper already increased it by several billion dollars as reported by the

Globe and Mail. We only repair bridges and schools if we have to, it’s a net loss, but the alternative is worse. Thinking that repairing things will boost the economy is childish.

Instead invest that money in new things, which will actually generate wealth, like entrepreneurship and new industries. I wish we lived in a world where modern Liberalism made sense, rather than the classical.

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It is also a part of progressive (that is, regressive and selfdestructive) politics, as the pretty boy already said reported by the National

Post, he wants 50/50 gender distribution in his cabinet.

We’ll go over why choosing somebody’s job based on genitals and not merit is a bad idea another day. But at least it’ll look good in the headlines. Stopping the bombing of ISIS targets is also one of his more brilliant ideas, even though we only have six fighter jets there, as reported by The Guardian. To stop bombing our modern day Nazi equivalent will surely go over well with the United States and remove the sense of unity that the west has against ISIS. In all seriousness, I hope Frodo and Sam throw the ring into Mount Doom at some point. I would like to clog up the Liberal smugness, which has permeated the media. We didn’t have any great choices, but we had one good one. I miss you already Harper!

As Dostoevsky put it in chapter 31 of The Idiot, “Liberalism is not an attack upon the existing order of things, but an attack upon the very essence of things themselves—indeed, on the things themselves; not an attack on the Russian order of things, but on Russia itself.

My Russian liberal goes so far as to reject Russia; that is, he hates and strikes his own mother.”

Scrooge away, friends In This Issue A misusing the soapbox special News Laurier’s Statue Project 3 Jaclyn Brown Web Editor Ah, Halloween. To those of us shaking off subsequent gut rot from the indulgent festivities of All Hallows’ Eve, you must prepare for a second storm brewing in the bowels of corporate America.

Seemingly the second you wash the paint from your face and pull the pumpkin from the porch, a slew of fake snow and singing Santas is vomited all over dollar store shelves across the country. Unlike our friends to the south, the only holiday that is tail ended onto Canadian Halloween is Christmas. Our American friends should consider themselves fortunate as those tacky turkey figurines and pumpkin wreaths camouflage oh-so-well amongst all the Halloween décor.

There is nothing more unsettling than entering WalMart on Oct. 31 to scavenge

for a last minute costume only to find the half-empty Halloween aisle in forced quarters with snowman cookie jars. You’re forced to choke on the nostalgic odor of peppermint candles while desperately sifting through the spooky leftovers. If you were lucky enough to make it to Costco in September you would have the disturbing pleasure of viewing a life size Santa statue in all its infamous glory (Costco had a tendency to single handedly support those elusive individuals who complete their Christmas shopping by Labour day.)

We can’t escape it. We all dread it. We love to rant about it, but why? Perhaps the main reason we lose our lunches when stealthy Christmas music infiltrates the airwaves could be attributed to the panic it makes us feel.

What’s the rush? Whatever happened to carpe diem, seize the day? The materialistic

influence of modern society puts a fervent fire beneath our rears any chance they can get. You can just visualize corporate headquarters of Wal-Mart throwing a total rager on Nov. 1 as a way to celebrate the payroll that comes with the mass shoving of seasonal goods down the throats of consumers a full month and a half before the big day! It would probably be a sick party though...

So as you embark over these next November weeks, Scrooge away, my friends, for there is truly no need to rush these things until at least December. We all have a plethora of assignment and tasks at hand, but don’t let your Christmas to-do list sneak up on you until this month is through. So I beg you to enjoy this fully Christmas-less issue of The Sputnik, because life is far too short to stress about whether you made the nice list a full month in advance.

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“An initiative that aligns well with our name and reputation”: A lens on Laurier’s statue project Taylor Berzins Brantford Manager By the 150th anniversary of Confederation, Laurier’s Waterloo campus may become home to as many as 22 monuments created in the likeness of Canada’s former prime ministers through an initiative called the Statue Project.

The monuments were originally meant to stand in Kitchener’s Victoria Park, but the project was shut down in 2013 due to public protest.

In June 2015, Max Blouw, President and Vice-Chancellor; Rob Donelson, VP, Development and Alumni Relations; and Joel Peters, AVP External Relations; received approval to welcome the statue project to Laurier’s Waterloo campus by the Board of Governors.

The cited rationale for the proposal, according to the Board of Governor’s agenda archives was, “as the only Canadian university named after a prime minister, this is an initiative that aligns well with our name and reputation.

There is an opportunity to involve the Laurier community in the creation of educational programming that engages the public and the university community in the history of the prime ministers and their importance to Canada and their times.”

The first statue, a life-sized representation of Sir John A. MacDonald, was installed in the Quad on the Waterloo campus this past June.

Jennie Rideout is a Laurier Brantford alumna who is part of a group that has been working to challenge the statue project since first hearing about its ties to Laurier this June.

“We immediately realized we didn’t like it and wanted to do something about it,” Rideout explained. To Rideout, the statue project “stomps” on Laurier’s efforts to be recognized as a campus working to support diversity.

The group of students and alumni created the Facebook page “Students Against the Statue Project,” and have been mobilizing to hand out fliers, gather support for petitions against the project and to ignite conversation about the statues. According to Rideout, students and alumni are working in tandem with faculty members on both the Waterloo and Brantford campuses who also oppose the project.

Rideout explained that advocates working to oppose the project believe that it is culturally insensitive to occupy university space with the like-

lihoods of figures who spent their terms in office “advocating for [the] destruction,” of marginalized groups.

“The statue project was designed and accepted without any consultation of indigenous peoples or historians at our school, and it shows,” says Jaydene Lavallie, a student at Laurier’s Waterloo campus working on the student resistance campaign.

“It’s not only an ineffective way to teach history … but it completely ignores and erases the contributions of the immigrants and people of colour who built this country, the victories of women who fought for equality, and the struggle of indigenous people to maintain their sovereignty and dignity in the face of oppression,” said Lavallie. “Instead, these people are being offered a side-note in the history of prime ministers, some of whom were in office for less than three months.”

Rideout explained that it is particularly important for Brantford students to be informed about the statue project, because a number of financial cuts were made to the campus last year that resulted in staffing cuts for support services and cuts to programs.

Rideout urges Laurier Brantford students to contemplate Laurier’s financial responsibility, stating that funding the installation and maintenance of the statues is “not aligned with what [Laurier] says they stand for.”

“I want Brantford students to know that this is their struggle too, and their voices matter,” Lavallie explained.

“Not only will they share in the reputation these statues will bring to our university, but they might also share the possible $88,000 cost of their installation.”

At the senate meeting on Oct. 20, the project was voted against by about 75 per cent, opening the door for the project to be reconsidered.

Student, faculty and alumni advocates who oppose the project are working to submit documentation in opposition for the Nov. 12 senate meeting.

According to Joel Peters, Laurier’s AVP of External Relations, Laurier is still working to determine the specifics when it comes to the cost the university will incur as a result of the statue project. Laurier will be financially responsible for the installation and maintenance of the statues if the project proceeds.

“On a per-statue basis, the working estimate is in the two-thousand to four-thousand dollar range. We have

Laurier Brantford professors Dr. Kim Anderson and Lianne Leddy sit on the statue of Sir John A. MacDonald in the Quad during a performance based protest on Friday evening. (Denia Anderson-Dornan)

also determined that there are instances where installation might piggyback on other redevelopment projects, such as the plan for the King Street corridor. In these cases, the costs will be lower and likely small increments to the overall project as the street landscape is improved,” Peters explained. “Finally, an individual has approached Dr. Blouw on an anonymous basis and will contribute $20,000 towards defraying the university’s costs.”

“As was observed at the Senate meeting, costs are not a significant issue for the project. The community partners who are backing the project are fundraising for the overall cost of the statues and there is no capital cost to the university.”

“We wanted to do something as a group that was significant for the country and for the region in regard to the anniversary in 2017,” said Jim Rodger private sponsor and co-ordinator of the statue project.

“We see the sculptures as the objects that are going to begin those discussions. You need something to get things started, and if it’s the image of that prime minister, then so be it,” said Rodger.

Rodger explained that 150 students at Nipissing’s Brantford Schulich School are working to develop kindergarten through to grade 10 curriculums surrounding the statue project.

“A local principal in Waterloo Region reported that on the day after the election, a

child in grade one, upon hearing on the school PA system that Canada now had a new prime minister, stopped the principal in the hallway and asked her, ‘Exactly what is a prime minister?’” explained Maria Cantalini-Williams, an associate professor at the Schulich School working with concurrent education students to design curriculum for the statue project.

“Concurrent education students are developing draft educational resources to address curriculum expectations as related to Canada’s prime ministers and the concepts of citizenship, democracy and leadership. This assignment coincided with the recent federal election and the educational resources will be shared with the Prime Minister Project Committee.

The resources, after validation by a wide range of reviewers, are intended to be available online to support awareness and discussion of Canada’s history in alignment with 2017 Canada sesquicentennial activities and are not dependent upon visiting the statues,” explained Cantalini-Williams.

“Students have indicated that the planning process has been an authentic learning opportunity enhancing their pedagogical skills and civic engagement. In past years, Nipissing University students have also developed similar education resources for Free the Children, Me to We and the David Suzuki Foundation.”

Rodger sees the prime minsters as “bookmarks” in the chapters of Canada’s history,

and hopes that the project will introduce the public to each prime minister and the era in which they lived.

The site will be a similar open source platform, like Wikipedia, so that anyone can edit the content. “If someone were to offer the counterpoint to something that’s there or if they want to expose something about a prime minister in a positive or a negative way, that we haven’t been able to touch on, then they have to opportunity to put that material up on this site just as anyone else would,” said Rodger.

Rodger explained that he sees the project as a space for discussion. “If there are things that people need to know about the Métis, and that you feel very strongly about, in relation to Sir John A. MacDonald, or Laurier, or whoever, what are those things that we need to know? Let’s develop those things so that they can be part of the story. We’re not looking to white-wash, we want to tell the true story.

We want to tell the real story.

But we think the story’s more than just the negative things.

You can’t have a country with the status and the depth we have today based on just negative things. And we can’t move forward if we only look at the negative things. We need to build on strengths and we need to correct weaknesses.”

“We’re not trying to celebrate dead white guys,” said Rodger. “But, what we want to do is use the leaders of our country to bring people deeper into the depths of the true history of Canada.”

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Fashion for Freedom: using arts to conquer cancer

Some of the members of Fashion for Freedom (Christina Manocchio/The Sputnik)

Melissa Weaver Staff Writer Fashion for Freedom is a club based on using the arts to raise money for cancer research.

The club, created by Dran Ngo, allows students to tap into their creativity and offers them a channel to openly express themselves. As the club website states, the club is looking to use students’ artistic abilities through fashion, dance and music to create a fashion show. The club will give students a chance to share common interests such as designing clothes and singing.

One hundred students are currently involved in the club.

Ngo said there are about 18 executives because it is such a big project.

“We don’t have anything like that here,» said Ngo. “I

love performing, and we don’t really get to see KAOS [dance team] perform, so here is a chance for KAOS to perform for our school, on campus.”

Ngo said he hopes it will be a new way to raise money for the Canadian Cancer Society.

Ngo began by sending out a mass email to everyone that there would be a meeting.

At the meeting, 200 students showed up expressing an interest in the club. Adam Lawrence, the Dean of Students, assisted with funding. Ngo said another donation of $500 was recently given.

Ngo has lost two uncles to cancer in the past year. Kim Squires, is one of the head model managers, said her aunt is currently in palliative care, in her fourth stage of cancer.

“We do a lot of cancer initiatives here, which is great,

but this is a new and creative way to raise money.”

“Fashion for Freedom is different in the way that it is bringing the Arts into a fundraiser for a good cause,” said Karlee Cockburn, coexecutive of retail and fashion.

On Oct. 20, Ngo held a “Zumba-thon” to raise money for the event. However, he was disappointed with the number of participants.

Fifteen students were able to attend the event, making $35 in the night. Ngo said the date and time was wrong but he still appreciated everyone’s participation.

Kim Squires is head model manager along with Shawni Hnatiuk. As head model manager, Squires organizes rehearsals and selects the models. On the day of the show, she is in charge of making sure the costumes look good, the pace is on time

and that the models are in place. Squires sent out many applications for students who expressed interest in modeling.

Squires said they are looking for people who can be confident on stage and be committed to the event.

Squires said all body types are welcome, however, they will be sizing to what they are given by the participating stores.

“We’re looking for someone to help represent every group on campus,” Said Squires.

Cockburn is the co-executive of retail and fashion, as well as a dancer and choreographer.

She is in charge of contacting clothing retailers and private designers, ensuring that clothing stays in perfect condition while in use and when it is returned.

Partnerships have been made with three stores.

Clothing will be kept to

the theme of “Red Carpet,” Cockburn said it has been challenging due to the change in fashion seasons.

The club has on-campus partnerships with the Students’ Union and Wilkes House Gym, including other clubs such as the Women’s Basketball club and the extramural Men’s Hockey team is assisting with the event.

The name Fashion for Freedom is a play off of Waterloo campus’ club called Fashion for Change.

Ngo explains that his interpretation of freedom is freeing someone from disease.

The intent for the event is to run annually with a focus on a different charity each year.

The Fashion for Freedom fashion and dance show will be held on Jan. 15, 2016 at the Civic Centre. Tickets will be available near the end of Nov.

Laurier embraces fresh AiR Taylor Berzins Brantford Manager

This year marks the start of Laurier’s Inaugural Activist in Residence program. This role has been taken up by Alex Tigchelaar, who will spend her residency at the Brantford campus.

“The opportunity came about last year when I talked to Professor Kate Rossiter’s class.

I’m a research assistant on a project with adult survivors of institutional violence with Professor Rossiter. I came to speak with her class about what it is to live in a body that has been criminalized and what it’s like to watch people profit from this construct,” Tigchelaar explained.

“This residency, this idea in general, is so important.

Those of us who have lived and worked in and with criminalized and stigmatized bodies are so often never able

to tell our own stories. Our stories are often mobilized for political reasons, for religious reasons, as morality tales, or the purpose of scientific experimentation and almost always to our detriment,” said Tigchelaar. “We are often only permitted into academic and creative spaces through a sort of an underground railroad of allies working on our behalf.

People like Professor Rossiter and also Professor Hannem, with whom I am also on a research project dealing with rural sex workers, are integral to us. They are integral to free and clear thought.”

“I want to empower students to speak up for themselves and their colleagues. I will teach people how to organize marches, make ‘zines, effectively mobilize, make websites, and do political performance. It’s a big challenge, but I am up for it!” said Tigchelaar.

On Oct. 30, Tigchelaar kicked off her residency through a public performance of selections of her play Les Demimondes, in the lobby of the Carnegie building.

Tigchelaar is organizing and developing a series of workshops and talks on campus that will occur throughout the year.

The five planned workshops include, a workshop on, “How to Build an Effective/Affective Presentation or Cabaret Piece”, a “Cabaret as Social Justice” workshop, a “How to Make an Illegal March with Your Friends and Colleagues” workshop, a “Huronia Survivors Taking on the Ontario Government” workshop and a “How to Build Fundraising Campaigns to Finance Your Activism” workshop.

“Students involved in programs such as the Social Justice and Community Engagement MA will receive

Laurier’s Activist-in-Residence Alex Tigchelaar (R. Kelly Clipperton, courtesy of Alex Tigchelaar)

hands on training in revisioning activism tactics and how to respectfully communicate with communities with whom they wish to form alliances and service. Students in programs such as Law and Society, Human Rights and Human Diversity and Criminology will receive information on how the system in which they study and work disrupts the lives of sex workers and their clients and what they should be doing to effect change in this

regard,” explained Tigchelaar.

“LGBTQ scholars and students will have the opportunity to work with a member of their community who has done two decades of activism in theatre and on the front lines and sex workers and sex work/labour scholars will knowledge share with another worker. Students who are in marginalized communities or wish to enhance their social justice skills can learn how to be supportive and effective allies.”

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Downtown Brantford’s garbage problem

Victoria Wong and Emma Fenton, executive and co-ordinator for EcoHawks, are developing a composting initiative for students at Laurier Brantford. (Christina Manocchio/ The Sputnik)

Taylor Burt Staff Writer Downtown Brantford is somewhere people go to eat, have a good time in Harmony Square and go for walks. It is scenic except for the piles of garbage on the curb outside of each establishment.

The City of Brantford has a limit of five bags per pickup.

Both Dean of Students Adam Lawrence and the EcoHawks believe pickup days should be reduced, as long as a storage plan is set up and a compost

system should be put in place.

“You have this beautiful downtown, that until 11 a.m. six days week, just has tons of garbage,” said Lawrence.

Emma Fenton, co-ordinator for EcoHawks, explained that she has heard students say, “it’s a shame we have to throw this out, it could’ve been composted.”

Victoria Wong, executive of EcoHawks, started a compost bin petition about a week ago.

Wong, who is from a city that uses compost, explained, “we are very used to having a citywide compost system where

your main responsibility as a civilian is to get your stuff together and they come pick it up for you. It was weird to come here and have no system.”

“Looking at all of the positives and all the benefits of having a compost system, we found that it would be very beneficial if we had it for the student body, because I live in residence and my first years are always asking, ‘How do we compost? What do we do now? What do we do with this food?’” explained Wong.

“There is that difference be-

tween compost pickup and doing it yourself,” said Lawrence. Many compost in their backyards to avoid garbage buildup, though it may not be convenient for everyone, particularly in residential sections where people live in condos or apartments, Lawrence explained.

Wong and Fenton both feel that if students had access to a compost system, they would use it.

“It’s more convenient for the city to pick it up just because then you just put it at your curb and it’s dealt with. You

don’t have to have (a compost) on your property, you don’t have to maintain that. If you did have that in your backyard, it could be educational ... it can be cool to see,” said Fenton.

The petition is being sent around through Facebook, and both students and professors have given their signatures.

Lawrence has been in touch with the City of Branford to talk about daily pickup times and they are more than willing to talk about the issue and possible solutions.

until further notice. Online classes taught by Contract Academic Staff Bargaining Unit (CASBU) instructors will continue as usual, according to an email from the university. A list of these classes can be found at http://www.nipissingu.ca/departments/admissions-registrar/Pages/FacultyStrike.aspx.

All non-academic university offices at Nipissing will remain open to provide services

to students as usual.

Students living in residence will not be expected to pay any additional fees if the academic calendar is extended due to the strike, according to the Nipissing University website. In addition, the website states that the university recommends students continue to complete assignments for their classes, and that the strike will not affect students’ opportunity to graduate.

Nipissing full-time faculty members had been discussing the strike since March of this year. A strike deadline of early Nov. was set as of Oct., according to an email from Carole Richardson, Dean of Nipissing’s Schulich School of Education. It wasn’t until the weekend of Oct. 31 that the final decision to strike was made.

According to the Nipissing’s website, FASBU asks for a guar-

anteed minimum number of faculty members regardless of student enrollment and increased control of university management. They also ask for a 12 per cent increase in salary over the term of the agreement.

Students with specific questions and concerns regarding Nipissing programs are encouraged to contact their respective Dean’s office.

right decision.

Mike Landers, a manager at FreshCo, feels that putting sixpacks on the shelves isn’t feasible.

“There’s only so much you have. You shouldn’t put beer next to the milk,” states Landers, who is aware of the reality that some families have a set budget for groceries. He firmly stated that he thought putting beer on location wouldn’t be worth it in the long run.

There was one thing that Landers was confident about; he sensed that cashiers would be diligent in not serving minors. This is due to the fact that there’s a key installed on all registers that makes it neces-

sary to provide identification.

Landers wanted to be clear that the details of putting beer in grocery stores were up in the air. He did not want to confirm whether or not FreshCo would be getting beer in Dec., but he said he didn’t believe they were.

Employees at the Beer Store and LCBO had nothing to say on the matter of beer being sold in other locations. This was also due to the smoothing out of many details related to the matter.

If anyone is interested in learning about how beer will be sold in grocery stores, the Ontario government has set up a page on their website pro-

Nipissing University staff go on strike

Kina Ferrante Copy Editor

Nipissing University has closed all three of its campuses due to a strike of the Full-time Academic Staff Bargaining Unit (FASBU) that began shortly after midnight on Monday.

All on-site classes and practicum placements at the Brantford campus will be cancelled

Is putting beer in grocery stores feasible?

Matthew Burley A&C Editor

Despite the hopes of students and beer lovers, it’s unclear whether Brantford grocery stores will be selling beer this Dec. On Sept. 21, Premier Kathleen Wynne announced that roughly 60 grocery stores across the province will be carrying beer

by Dec. of 2015. There is expected to be about 12 smaller grocers, and 48 larger corporations. There are plans to expand at some point to approximately 450 grocery stores across Ontario. However, this will take time. Some are not convinced that this was the

Sixpacks of beer are set to hit 60 grocery stores across Ontario by Dec. (Anna Principato/ The Sputnik)

viding multiple facts about it.

The site also expands on the rules and regulations that the grocers must uphold to.

According to the site, to be fully eligible to sell beer, the grocery store must, “carry a

full line of food products in their store, have at least 10,000 square feet of retail space for food products and not primarily identify as a pharmacy, even if a pharmacy is located in the store”.

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Brittany Bennett | features@thesputnik.ca |

Battling the odds with health food

The Healthy Rabbit is a new health-inspired cafe and eatery on Brant Ave. (Christina Manocchio/ The Sputnik)

Brittany Bennett Features Editor Popular chatter on the street in regards to restaurants are whispering the scary idea that nine out of ten first-time restaurants will fail within their first year. Brantford local, Justin Hensen is ready to take this nerve-wracking rumour head on, bringing this confidence to the oldest street in Brantford.

The Healthy Rabbit has taken over the seemingly typical house found at 105 Brant Ave. This health inspired café and eatery opened in early October after five months of renovations, reconstructions, hand-made decorations, and antique furnishing.

Hensen wanted his café close to Laurier Brantford, but not quite in the core downtown. “I didn’t want like a square box that you get when you rent a place down there, whereas here there’s so much character.” Hensen is thrilled to kick start building Brant Ave into a go-to street of unique shops and restaurants.

“I’m just really excited about Brantford in general … There’s a lot of heritage here, I think more than any other city in Canada that I can think of,” Hensen says, although he does admit his lack of research in other cities.

Three distinct rooms flow throughout the old bricked building. The first of which displays a pew bench across one wall, five aged black tables and rustic chairs for more seating. Three large pictures display a rabbit from Hensen’s sister’s farm giving fearless facial expressions. A doorway

leads to the next room that holds a bar with comfy stool seating and a basket of board games to keep things casual and fun. Attached is a smaller room with a couple more aged tables, seating and crates turned into shelving packed full of vintage-looking books.

Customers can kick back and read on cooking, health food, sports, music, self-help, nutrition – just about anything related to living a healthy lifestyle.

“I went into it with the thought, ‘I’m not making this for money’ I’m just into this because I want to provide something for the city,” explains Hensen. Although Hensen says his family is always supportive of everything he does, they certainly voiced their opinion that he should open anything else other than a restaurant. Yet, Hensen has high hopes for the future of the Healthy Rabbit.

“It’s something that inspires me, and every time I step into the kitchen I can try something new or I can just sit in this atmosphere and soak up a little bit of energy.”

Over 30 volunteers from all around the world came to help out in the construction of his café over the summer, each putting their individual touch on whatever project Hensen assigned to them. Glass jars holding succulents and crafty substitutes decorate the rooms as table toppers. Each one has a wooden tag with a number – seemingly random, but are actually the favourite number of each volunteer that helped in creating that specific table topper.

“I just think that a lot of these things bring memories to peo-

ple, and hopefully it makes them feel really comfortable,” explains Hensen. This laidback aura was inspired from Hensen’s travels around the world over the past five or six years visiting many cafés and restaurants. Traveling to quite a few other countries for just a few months, life also brought Hensen to working in the food industry in Holland, Austrailia, and Korea full-time.

Although it may not have been his intention, cooking became a consistent career and soon a loved hobby.

The interest in health came from Hensen’s time as an athlete before his travels, running in many triathlons Hensen found raw organic foods were really being pushed as a big thing back then. Even the whole chemistry side of nutrition caught Hensen’s attention, and he wants to share this love with the world.

“I’ve just learnt so much about eating healthy and how much it benefits you. It’s pretty cool to be able to share that experience with your family and see if maybe they can live longer, have more enjoyable lives you know?”

The Healthy Rabbit menu is designed for people that have dietary issues or concerns. A legend at the bottom

gives symbols for each plate to show whether they are vegetarian, vegan, dairy-free and more. On top of attending to specific diets, Hensen is very keen on quality. “A lot of the restaurants that I’ve seen and worked at that are really good, they’re really good at one thing, you know? Like they’re not good at a thousand things.

So, that’s what I want. I want to be really good at everything,” he says with a smile. A lot of Hensen’s ingredients come from local farms, and he plans to convert his sister’s local farm into a source for all his organic products next year.

The future progress of the Healthy Rabbit is highly reliant on volunteer work. Most of October was just Hensen and his friend from Korea, Younga Shin working every day from 9 a.m. until 10 p.m., and 2 p.m. until 7 p.m. on Sundays.

Hensen currently has some students and Brantford locals now putting in volunteer time, but always welcomes anyone interested in getting involved to reach out and join the team. “Volunteers are necessary to keep the prices reasonable and make us successful,” explains Hensen.

To make things more convenient for Hensen’s customers there is an online option

to pre-order your food so that it is ready by the time you get there. Hensen stresses the ability to take advantage of this especially during lunch time as it can get quite busy with all the high students and businesses nearby.

A fun new initiative to get Brant Ave turning into a biker friendly street is going to make juicing even more convenient. Instead of pre-ordering a Healthy Rabbit juice online for pick up, Hensen wants to incorporate a juice delivery system. Hensen is currently looking for anybody with a creative mind interested in making abstract bike racks to hold the bikes of the soon-be be delivery persons for their juices. Hensen is hoping to have this delivery system up and running by the end of the month.

On top of the five star reviewed food and beverages, the Healthy Rabbit also sells an assortment of health and environmentally-friendly products both online and in store. All of which can be found at healthyrabbit.ca.

Hensen is currently working up a student deal to be announced soon - so stay tuned on the Healthy Rabbit’s Facebook page to check it out!

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Brittany Bennett | features@thesputnik.ca |

Dellesia Noah Staff Writer

M

eet Ashley Vandermaal, the farmer girl.

Between school, work, a social life and sleep, it’s hard for students to find that balance without wanting to rip out their hair. But somehow, Vandermaarl manages it and more. On top of being a fourth year student here on the Brantford campus, Vandermaarl is a farmer’s assistant, florist and cattle herder at La Primavera Farms – a neighbour’s farm, where she has been working since she was 14 years-old.

What makes Vandermaarl so different from other farm

girls is the amount of work she puts into it. “What I think is really different is how diversified the farm is, there is a ton of different things that we do there that makes us really different from big, traditional agricultural businesses,” she said. Vandermaarl explained that La Primavera Farms provides layered hens, free-range eggs to local bakeries, organic beef, turkeys, and cows. The farm grows flowers for local weddings, florists, and farmer’s markets.

The work for Vandermaal is very dependent on the season, with the spring and fall being her busiest seasons, and things finally slowing down by the first frost. “I started out as just a general farm hand

Ashley Vandermaal sells flowers grown at La Primavera Farms to local weddings, florists and farmer’s markets. (Courtesy of Ashley Vandermaal)

and then the longer I had been there the more that had snowballed. I really do a lot of assisting and managing type work for my boss now,” said Vandermaal, even having the opportunity to run the farm for a week while her boss was away.

Vandermaal said she really thinks there is a benefit from shopping at a farmer’s market such as the ones her farm provides for. “Supporting local farmers and local agriculture, really seeing where your food comes from … really fosters a connection with the place that you live in and with the people that you live in it with,” said Vandermaal. She further explains that it is a great way to build a community, know the people you live near, and indulge in buying great food and products. Vandermaal is excited and passionate to share what her farm does and why they do it.

Some of the issues with farmer’s markets is having to compete with other larger markets that do not have this local support Vandermaal stresses of importance. “A lot of people think they’re supporting local when they go to these big farmer’s markets, but they’re not necessarily. If they’re running year round they’re not going to be local.

It’s not possible,” Vandermaal stated. Pricing always gets tricky when it comes to selling grown product because

Ashley Vandermaal juggles the life of a student, farmer’s assistant, florist and cattle herder on her neighbour’s farm. (Alex Vialette/ The Sputnik)

not a lot of people can see the value of the work behind it. When buying from local farmer’s markets, Vandermaal compared the pricing to be more expensive than big corporation stores but a whole lot cheaper than boutiques or speciality stores. Pricing is that way because they understand their value, but of course, “there are a few hagglers depending at the markets we sell at,” she explained.

Even recent Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has shown his support for local farming as he visited the Dundas Farm-

er’s Market while Vandermaal was selling flowers. “Despite his policies he has a very good taste in flowers,” she laughed.

With every job comes your high points, and your lows.

“The highest point is when you have a costumer who falls in love with something you made … it’s good to hear that someone appreciates the value. The lows is when it’s 40 degrees out, and you’re still not finished,” said Vandermaal. Yet, the high points are enough to keep Vandermaal loving and passionate about her work as a farmer girl.

Modern day feminism: Is that an insult?

Tayler Buchanan Staff Writer

2014 was the year feminism exploded: whether it was about Beyoncé or Emma Watson at the UN, gender issues were becoming forefront and centre in every newspaper. The Twitter hashtag #YesAllWomen took off after the violent shooting spree committed by Elliot Roger, his reasoning explained in a YouTube rant claiming he was tired of the rejection he faced from women throughout his life. All of these events occurring around the same time added up to the fact that feminism was here, it was being recognized and it was not going away any time soon. So when the phrase “I hate feminism” was announced during a heated classroom debate at Laurier Brantford from a female student, the theory that perhaps women could disapprove of feminism was brought up.

The notion that other women disliked or disagreed with feminism is one that is not talked about as much throughout the media. In many people’s eyes, females were feminist by de-

fault considering many women would agree of their needs to have equal rights between men and women in society.

However, more and more people are interpreting feminism in different, sometimes negative ways.

Alicia Taylor is a Brantford native with a little girl of her own. Taylor shares strong opinions about feminism in today’s society, although she does not consider herself to actually be a feminist.

“Well it depends if you’re talking about modern-day feminism or what feminism used to be,” she says. “For example, I wouldn’t want to be called a feminist in today’s society … It’s associated with such a negative image these days. I don’t like bashing men at all, which is what I think is happening a lot more recently.”

This is a viewpoint that many men and women share as well as Taylor. As wonderful as it was that women’s voices were being heard, some of those voices were throwing all men under the bus. Recently in some states, campus sexual assault prevention programs

Some people believe modern day feminism has gotten away from the goal of equality between men and women. (Sai Gnanaharan/The Sputnik)

have been implemented and now at some colleges, mandatory seminars are being held in order to “teach men not to rape.” While the objective is to change the rape culture, at times it’s frustrating for the guys in the world who already know what true consent means.

“Yes that’s exactly what I’m talking about,” Taylor exclaims as the conversation steers to rape seminars. “I hate that, I have a little brother and he knows the difference between right and wrong and he would never rape someone. Yet, because he’s a guy he automatically needs to be taught about

consent all over again? My mom covered that years ago guys.”

It turns out Taylor is most definitely not alone. The website Women Against Feminism, contains thousands of pictures of women and their stories explaining why they do believe in equal rights but don’t consider themselves to be a feminist.

“I just wouldn’t feel good about saying I’m a feminist,” Taylor says. “With what I hear and see all over the Internet there’s too much I don’t agree with that makes me uncomfortable about feminism. I do appreciate what has been done

for women over the years, but in today’s society I just think the goal is now to be better than men instead of equal.”

With all that being said it’s important to look at what feminism has done for women over the years: we have the right to vote, the right to work, the right to obtain an education, to divorce, and to determine what we do with our own bodies. These are all examples of what women have been fighting to win for decades.

“The media has just blown everything out of proportion,” Taylor exclaims. “And I think with that the true definition of feminism is being lost, which is a shame since there’s still many cases where women aren’t considered equal to men.”

The true definition of feminism as defined by the popular search engine Google is, “the advocacy of women’s rights on the grounds of political, social, and economic equality to men.”

“Equality still needs to happen,” Taylor concludes. “But it has to find a better way or else I’ll never want to be considered a feminist.”

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Matthew Burley | arts@thesputnik.ca |

How much will you pay for free content?

Shelby Do Staff Writer

On Oct. 28, YouTube launched its biggest paid for service, YouTube Red. For $10 per month, users will be able to enjoy content ad-free, as well as see videos that are made exclusively for YouTube Red users. YouTubers like Lilly Singh (iiSuperwomanii), Felix Kjellberg (PewDiePie), and College Humor, will make their own full-length shows and films for this service.

Much like Netflix, the first month of a YouTube Red subscription is a free trial run, so subscribers can see if the service is actually worthwhile.

Unlike iTunes, who, during their recent free trial run for their new music service, did not compensate artists for their music, YouTube intends to compensate creators dur-

ing the free trial. Despite all of these advantages, this idea has still left a bad taste in the mouth of both viewers and YouTubers.

According to Author and YouTuber John Green (VlogBrothers), budgets for projects, especially long-form projects will be drastically increased. Green explains, “It allows creators to have the kind of budgets you can’t have for advertisement-supported projects, but on the other hand, it limits the number of people who can actually see the thing to Red subscribers.”

Host and comedian William Haynes (SourceFed and WilliamHaynesTV), made a similar point, commenting, “just imagine how amazing this new stuff will be with a budget behind it.” YouTubers will be given a budget for this special content from YouTube, rather than having to save this extra

money from what they make in advertising, merchandise and donations.

On the other side, people are arguing it isn’t fair that people are capable of giving more money, as not everyone will have access to all of a creator’s content. Green mentions it is currently unclear how much creators will make, but he did bring up other methods of helping creators make money.

He suggested, “It’s like, a thousand times more valuable to support a creator through Patreon or through buying (merchandise) than through either YouTube Red, or advertising.”

Through Patreon, money that is donated from fans goes directly to the creators, without a portion of it being taken

by YouTube. While Patreon has some form of reward system for people who donate higher sums of money, there is no minimum donation price.

YouTube has joined the ranks of Netflix and Spotify by providing a paid-for-content service, YouTube Red. Users can pay $10 per month for exclusive content. (Sai Gnanaharan/ The Sputnik)

Often times, anyone who donates even one dollar to a Patreon campaign will have access to extra content and rewards.

Ultimately, extra, and often more high quality content will be available for those who pay

to view the content, whether through YouTube Red or Patreon. However, YouTube’s free, advertisement-based system will remain in place, and creators will still benefit financially either way.

Vibes were swervin’ at Steve Jobs: review Bassline Conversions Christina Manocchio Photography Editor

No1DINO, performing his set at Bassline Conversions on Oct. 24. (Alex Vialette/ The Sputnik)

Alex Vialette Staff Writer A local group called Bassline Conversions is breathing life into the Brantford EDM scene with their underground concerts. Bassline Conversions’ mission is “converting people from the mainstream to the underground with amazing bassline music”.

“Unlike Hamilton and Toronto, Brantford doesn’t have an EDM scene. Our aim is to bring electronic music to Brantford, techno to be exact!” said Saad Asif Sheihk, aka DJ DAAS. “My aim is to get rid of the few top 40 clubs in Brantford, or at least get better music in those clubs, and you probably know exactly what clubs I’m talking about.”

On Oct. 24, the three DJs took over a self described se-

cret and intimate venue, turning it into a club scene.

Tickets were $10 ahead of time and had the location printed on them (spoiler alert: it was at the Train Station Cafe). The organizers tried to keep the scene as underground as possible for as long as possible, refusing to sell tickets at the door and promising for them to sell out.

The music that was played crossed over all styles of techno. The event page advertising the event said they wanted to take audience members, “deep into the abyss” of the genre, and it worked. All three had their own unique sounds and kept the audience energized throughout their performance. DAAS started the show off strong with the biggest crowd, moving on to Matt Gridin and then No. 1 DI-

NOsaur and his quirky set to end off the night.

As the night went on, numbers in the audience rose and fell, with only a few hard partiers left, when No. 1 DINOsaur ended his set. Even with Homecoming, Golden Hawks made it out to the Via Rail station to jam and have a good night. Around 30 people showed up throughout the night, some staying longer while others just checked out certain sets. The event was not strictly a Laurier student party either. Most of the audience was made up of local community members who came out to see what local talent had to offer. According to Sheihk, this was not exactly quite what the group had hoped for in terms of turn out, but they made due with what they got and put on the show as if they had the crowd they wanted.

Have you ever wondered how much of an asshole former Apples CEO Steve Jobs was? Then see the latest movie about him.

In the 2015 movie, Steve Jobs, it shows the rise of the first Macintosh computer in the 1980s, and the success Jobs brought to the company.

With success comes failure, and in the movie this failure is known as the ‘big black box’, NeXT. The NeXT is Jobs own personal computer failure of a project, which is unassociated with Apple.

The movie follows the ‘backstage’ personal life of Jobs (literally it occurs backstage), which is played terrifically by

Michael Fassbender. He deals with his rocky relationship with his daughter, Lisa, and the fall out of his first partner, Steve Wozniak, played by Seth Rogen. It even shows when Jobs was addressing his issues to John Sculley, played by Jeff Daniels, with his firing from Apple.

Although the movie depicted the rise and fall of Jobs’ empire well, it was a bit one-dimensional. There was not much explanation for the backstory of the drama, leaving unanswered questions.

Overall, the movie was not bad, but it could use a bigger climax as opposed to multiple smaller ones. By the end it made Jobs seem like a not-sobad guy who helped create a legendary product, and empire.

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The Featured Artist:

Pizzy Only (Paul Gübek)

Matthew Burley A&C Editor

slow music when I first started out, you could even consider it love music that’s still really the music I listen to now though. The music I make now though is so different, I wouldn’t even know how to explain what it is... Anger, survival, man I’m not even sure.

The Featured Artist is a Laurier Brantford student who is constantly striving for creative and artistic excellence. The medium isn’t what’s important; it’s the art. This week’s featured artist is Paul Gübek, a.k.a. Pizzy Only.

How long have you been rapping for? Do you have any other musical outlets or talents?

I’ve been rapping since around grade 11 so when I was like 16 but I’ll say it didn’t turn into something serious until I was like 18 years old. I don’t really have any other musical talents but I’ve got an amazing ear for good music.

Who are some artists that have influenced you in the past?

Artists that have influenced me in the past... Definitely A$AP Rocky, Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar, Pharrell, Tyler, The Creator, Curren$y, Wiz Khalifa, Nas, Jay-Z, Mos Def, I can go on forever.

How about now? How have these influences changed over the years?

Now I’d say all those guys are still my influences but the only difference is the list gets bigger, I’ve opened up my horizon in Hip-Hop so much in the last three years... I get influenced by Migos now, Skippa Da Flippa, Chief Keef, it’s all over now.

How do you go about picking beats? Do you have beats made for you or do you hunt for them online?

With beats now I’ve got so many people online emailing me their beats to use and all, so I never really have to search for beats but their will be times when I message some good producers asking for a beat and all. I used to really hunt for beats back in the day before I was really known but yeah now they just come to me.

I listened to your mixtape “Death Don’t Discriminate” (DDD), it had a lot of depth and some pretty heavy themes in it. What made you want to share this with the world?

Well the story about DDD is actually pretty funny. Most of the stuff I talked about in DDD did actually happen to me and it was stuff I was going through, I recorded the tape and made all the songs

Can we expect any new projects from you anytime soon?

Yes yes, I’ve got a tape I’m working on executively produced by Virginia producer BIG LO$, and solo ep called “FEvER” but that’s still in its grassroots stage, so really just singles and music videos for now.

Paul Gübek, a.k.a. Pizzy Only, getting in touch with nature. (Christina Manocchio/ The Sputnik)

around the beginning of 2013 but didn’t drop it until the end of 2014 just because I didn’t know if I was ready or not to have people listen to it. You said it yourself, it was a heavy tape with some heavy themes which in turn was my actual life, I didn’t know if I was ready to have people know all that stuff about me. After really convincing myself in life that I truly really didn’t care what the fuck people thought about me, that’s when I knew I was ready to drop the tape.

I think it got a pretty good review and I still enjoy it today.

I saw that you’ve linked up with A$AP Ant on one of your latest tracks, “KEEPROLLiN”. How’d did that collaboration come about?

Yeah yeah, “KEEPROLLiN” was a big track for me, I had a song on DDD called “Yeezus”which was actually over one of A$AP Ant’s beats, he followed me on twitter for awhile so I decided to hit him up and see if he fucked with the song, he replied saying it was crazy and that he really liked my style so of course I hit him with the “we should make a track sometime” and the rest is history.

How’s the feedback been on it so far?

Feedback been great for that song, Ant reposted it on his Soundcloud and the plays starting flooding in, it’s helped my name that’s for sure.

How do you think your style/process of making music has changed since you’ve started?

Oh my style has changed so much, I started making really

Have you been touring at all? If not, where are some places you’d like to perform?

Haven’t been doing any touring at all I’m not gonna lie, with school and all I’m kinda held back but I’ve got plans coming up so I’m not too worried, some places I’d wanna go is definitely New York, Miami, Atlanta, L.A. and a European tour, I’ve heard the girls there are A1.

What would be your dream collaboration feature wise?

My dream collab would be with the legend himself Kanye West no question... Oh man I’ve been preparing myself for that song for a long time now.

The art for Pizzy Only’s latest single, “KEEP ROLLiN’” featuring A$AP Ant and King Kitch. (Courtesy of Pizzy Only)

How about producer wise?

A dream beat I’d wanna get would be from Pharrell or Mike-Will Made It, my favourite producers right now.

Is there anywhere people can listen to your music?

Yeah people can check out my latest music on my Soundcloud ‘Pizzy Only’ and watch for my YouTube page for some new videos that are in the works as we speak. Don’t forget to follow me on Twitter, Instagram @PizzyOnly, for all of that good stuff.

Studies have shown that music helps students relax when they study.

How does it affect you? (Sai Gnanaharan/ The Sputnik)

Should you be listening to music when you study?

Anya Eland Staff Writer These past couple days have been quite stressful for many Laurier Brantford students, as it is midterm season.

Students have different study habits in order for them to get as much studying done as possible. Sometimes, students will listen to music while they are studying to calm their nerves. It is said that this can help them relieve stress while studying.

Many students get those nervous jitters the night before a midterm or a bigger exam. Listening to music can help reduce those stress hormones, especially classical music.

There have been many studies shown where classical music has helped people relax while studying. The music gives their brains a relaxing sense of something in the background.

Classical music can be slow which is soothing to our brains, and it lowers our pulse, blood pressure and heart rate which helps us relax.

According to many students, they like listening to movie soundtracks, because it calms them down in a way that they think of the movie they are listening to and it helps them focus on their studying.

If you listen to music you like, it can relax you but if you listen to hype music, it may not make you calmer but more distracted in a way that will make you lose focus, especially while studying.

“Whenever I study, I listen to movie soundtracks. It definitely relieves my stress because there’s something in my mind to make it exciting and less boring. If I listen to music with lyrics when trying to study, I sing along and then I lose focus,” said Laurier student Sean Harrison.

“When I study, music helps me get into the zone. Even though it’s in the background, it relaxes me,” said Claudia Marmol, a third year Laurier Brantford student.

“Listening to music while studying takes me into a different world,” said Katie Mckinnon, a Laurier student.

Even when taking a break from studying, listening to music can help calm the nerves, as it gives a peaceful background in our minds that is enjoyable.

Everyone listens to different music while studying, but if you try to listen to classical music while studying, it may be a pleasant surprise and give you a different result from studying, as well as a larger sense of relief of your stress hormones.

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Devon Momy-Gamache| sports@thesputnik.ca |

Raptors aim for a playoff series win in 2015-16 Adam Stocker Staff Writer Most teams would be satisfied coming off a second straight division title and a franchise record 49 wins, however that is not the case for the Toronto Raptors as they begin their twenty-first season.

General Manager Masai Ujiri made the decision to change one third of his roster in an attempt to do something he has been unable to do as a general manager: win a playoff series.

The closest the Raptors have to a superstar player is allstar point guard Kyle Lowry.

Lowry, clearly feeling the disappointment and pressure of losing in the first round for a second consecutive season, completely remade his body in the off-season. Lowry entered training camp lighter and leaner, hoping to improve his explosion when driving to the basket and push the Raptors offense. The Raptors’ other allstar, DeMar DeRozan, is feeling a different type of pressure this season. The face of the franchise will almost certainly opt out of his contract at the end of the year, when the salary cap skyrockets thanks

to the two massive television deals the league signed last season.

DeRozan looks to play his best in hopes of landing a maximum contract, a contract that reports say Ujiri is unlikely to give to DeRozan. DeRozan is a limited basketball player, and Ujiri recognizes this fact.

DeRozan can drive to the right with the best in the league.

However, his skills outside of that are limited. When forced to go left, the Raptors offense often stalls and results in a bad pass or midrange jumper by DeRozan, who is only a 27 per cent three-point shooter. Defensively, DeRozan struggles at time to stay in front of the elite swingmen throughout the Eastern Conference.

The first big shakeup during the eventful off-season for Ujiri was signing free agent DeMarre Carroll to a four year contract worth almost $15 million a season. In order to sign Carroll, Ujiri was forced to renounce the rights of forward Amir Johnson, who would go on to sign with division rival Boston Celtics.

Carroll will not be on any highlight reels for his play, but the Missouri graduate is a tenacious defender who is not afraid of hitting the floor

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to grab a loose ball. As the NBA continues to move to a small ball philosophy, Carroll is expected to see minutes at both forward positions.

Ujiri also extended the contract of starting center Jonas Valanciunas for another four seasons. The deal is considered to be under market value for a player the caliber of Valanciunas, who likely could have claimed a bigger salary had he elected to test the market as a free agent.

With the departure of Johnson, Valanciunas will be required to play more minutes in the fourth quarter. Head Coach Dwayne Casey has been reluctant to do this during the first three seasons of his career. For this season, Casey may not have a choice as the front court rotation has been turned over.

The last member of the starting lineup is less a permanent fixture, but currently it is 35 year-old Argentinan Luis Scola. Scola provides a reliable veteran presence who posted strong advanced metrics in rebounding last season with the Indiana Pacers. Patrick Patterson, who enters his third season with the club, will likely be the first man off the bench. The bench was

completely remade in the offseason, as Ujiri opted to let Tyler Hansbrough, Chuck Hayes and Landry Fields leave town as free agents. .

Rebounding was also addressed when the decision was made to sign former lottery pick Bismack Biyombo.

Biyombo is limited offensively, but offers a shot-blocking presence on the defensive end. Another new member of the bench is former first overall pick Anthony Bennett.

The Raptors took a chance on the Brampton player after miserable stints in both Cleveland and Minnesota.

Bennett is the definition of low risk, high reward as the Canadian possesses talent, but has never found a role in the NBA. The Raptors signed another Canadian, Pickering native Cory Joseph. Joseph signed a four-year contract worth $30 million. Joseph will be the first guard off the bench in Casey’s remade bench rotation. The move is risky but the contract could prove to be an absolute steal as the cap rises.

Fourth year swingman Terrence Ross will move to the bench following more than a year of starting. Two seasons ago, Ross looked like a player who could emerge as

a defensive stopper. However, Ross regressed in his third season.. Ross signed a 3-year, $33 million extension Monday night. If Ross regains his form from his second season, where he connected on nearly forty per cent of his three pointers, he could be in the running for Sixth Man of the Year.

Other minor storylines to follow this season include the future of Head Coach Dwayne Casey whose job could be in jeopardy if he fails to make it out of the first round. Casey’s relationship with forward James Johnson has been contentious at times. Johnson, in his second stint with the Raptors, was traded in his first stint after the two could not get along. Entering the final year of his contract, it would not be surprising to see Johnson exit town before that contract expires.

Predictions: Raptors go 47-35 winning their third straight division title, again losing in the first round.

Valanciunas emerges as a potential All-Star center.

Carroll becomes the new fan favourite. DeRozan opts out at the end of the season, and sign with the Los Angeles Lakers as a homecoming star and potential Kobe Bryant replacement.

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Sports

Wednesday, November 4, 2015

Devon Momy-Gamache | sports@thesputnik.ca |

Laurier hockey dominates at homecoming Jessa Braun Staff Writer The Laurier men’s hockey team brought a taste of varsity sports to students at the Brantford campus for Homecoming on Saturday, Oct. 24.

Having no varsity sports teams to cheer on at the Brantford campus, students took advantage of the opportunity and came to the Civic Centre in full spirit to support their sister campus.

Not only was the event beneficial for the Brantford campus, but Head coach Greg Puhalski thought it was also a good experience for the team.

“It was a game where we had good energy and it was nice to play in front of fans like we had here today,” he said. “It’s a real good atmosphere here.”

The energy played its part as Laurier took the 5-1 win over Royal Military College. Puhalski was satisfied with the way the team played.

“We did a good job of possessing the puck,” said Puhalski after the game. “We were able to create some offensive chances in their zone. We had good tensions by our defensemen and good pressure by our forwards.”

The first period ended in a 0-0 tie, but Laurier stepped up their game in the second.

Only a minute into the second period, wingers Kyle Morrison and Will Cook broke

free from Laurier’s end with the puck and took on a single defender in RMC’s zone. Morrison buried the rebound that resulted from a shot by Cook.

Morrison, a third year student from Mississauga, went on to earn himself a hat trick, as he scored two more goals in the period. Cook continued to play an important role as he assisted Morrison’s second and third goals. The Golden Hawks had a 3-0 lead after the second period.

RMC defensemen Scott McDonald scored a goal for his team early in the third period, but that didn’t discourage the Golden Hawks. Still in the lead, they held their confidence. It didn’t take long before Ryan Lopes and Derek Schoenmakers scored a goal apiece to cap the game at 5-1.

“We haven’t scored much this year, so that was nice to have,” said Laurier’s captain, Greg Cerilli. “Anytime we’re playing with the lead we’re up there with the best.”

Laurier was back on home ice in Waterloo the next day, but unfortunately their confidence from the 5-1 win wasn’t enough to beat the Carleton Ravens. The Golden Hawks lost 2-0. The following weekend, Laurier continued to struggle with a pair of losses.

A road trip to Quebec resulted in a 6-3 loss to Concordia and 7-4 defeat to UQTR. Laurier’s record dropped to 2-5 after the weekend.

Left: Goalie Vinny Merante had his best game of the season, allowing only 1 goal on 36 shots. (Anna Principato/ The Sputnik) Bottom: Matt Provost was part of a team effort to keep the puck out of the Laurier net.

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Despite the results of the last three games, the season is far from over. Playing at least two games a week with the regular season going until mid-Feb., the Golden Hawks have a lot of opportunities for success ahead of them. The team also has many goals that they hope to achieve.

“This year playoffs is our bare minimum,” said Cerilli.

“We want to go to the OUA championship and get to the CIS finals. I think that comes through hard work, keeping the guys together and keeping the guys healthy.”

Laurier plays again on Nov. 5 at their home rink, Sun Life Financial Arena, where they will take on the Ryerson Rams.

Campbell and Brown continue to shine in playoffs Devon Momy-Gamache

undefeated #2 Western on Saturday, Nov. 7. Laurier will attempt to avenge their biggest loss of the season after Western beat them 59-9 on Sept. 12.

Laurier will need another big game form their senior leader Campbell, and will need to focus on their run defence against Mustangs running back Alex Taylor, who finished second in OUA rushing yards.

Laurier will need an allaround solid game to stay close against Western who won every game this season by at least 22 points.

Sports Editor

With the regular season over, the playoffs have begun for Golden Hawk teams. The football team was lead by a record breaking performance from Dillon Campbell. An upset over McMaster means that a big challenge will be ahead against Western. The women’s soccer team won a close game against Windsor and will be heading to Ottawa next weekend for the OUA final four and a spot at the CIS championships. The men’s soccer team continued to struggle offensively and were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs. The women’s lacrosse team came close but lost in the bronze medal game to Queen’s 10­8 to end their season.

FOOTBALL Laurier pulled off their second consecutive upset defeating the defending OUA champions McMaster Marauders 29-15 in the quarter-finals.

McMaster entered ranked

Laurier’s football team and both soccer clubs qualified for the playoffs.

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#6 nationally, but could not contain Laurier star running back Dillon Campbell.

Campbell finished with 295 yards on the ground, breaking his own single game rushing record. Laurier handed the ball off to their star throughout the game. Campbell finished with an OUA single game record 40 carries for the afternoon. Rushing was a key part of the game plan to protect quarterback Eric Morelli, who was making his

playoff debut.

The defense rose to the occasion against Marauders quarterback Asher Hastings.

Hastings was coming off a CIS record season in which he threw 31 touchdowns but only managed two against the Golden Hawks. The defense created pressure throughout the game with four sacks, including two from Kwaku Boateng.

Next up for the Golden Hawks will be a game against

MEN’S SOCCER A disappointing season ended for the Golden Hawks when they were shut out by McMaster 2-0 to end their season in the first round of the playoffs. A pair of first halfgoals from McMaster put Laurier in a difficult situation.

Laurier struggled on offence after scoring only one goal in their last eight games. The Golden Hawks scored 17 goals in 16 games this season. They finished thirteenth in the OUA in goals. The lone bright

spot for the offence was Nikolas Bauer, who finished tied for third in the conference with nine goals on the season.

Laurier will need more variety in attack to be successful next season.

LACROSSE Laurier entered the playoffs on a hot streak winning four of their last five games.

The Golden Hawks lost in the bronze medal game 10-8 to the Queen Gaels, the East division’s top team. Laurier almost came back but after allowing Queen’s to score four straight to make it 10-6, Laurier couldn’t complete the comeback.

Maddy Curtis was the focal point on defence in her senior year. She was honoured with her second consecutive OUA first team all-star award.

Forward Torey Barfoot joined Curtis on the all-star team after leading the Golden Hawks offence. A star freshman emerged this season in Taylor Miller. Miller led the midfield and was named OUA second team all-star for her work.

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Opinion

Wednesday, November 4, 2015

Josh Adesina | opinion@thesputnik.ca |

Lamar Odom: the dark truth behind drug abuse Joshua Adesina Opinion Editor

I am sure that you are familiar with drug abuse by now. We see countless cases of celebrities dying from drug overdoses, and it’s never a fun time for fans and loved ones.

It isn’t a pleasant subject, but it does need to be addressed because it keeps happening, and it really needs to come to an end.

For those of you who are not familiar with Lamar Odom, let me give you a quick rundown.

Odom is a professional basketball player, well known for playing with the Los Angeles Lakers for seven seasons. Besides playing in the NBA, Odom is also known for the highly-publicized relationship he had with Khloe Kardashian. Here is where it gets interesting.

Odom’s father was a heroin

addict, and his mother passed away from colon cancer. As a reality television star, Odom has always had the spotlight on him and his drug abuse habits. He has also had quite the experience with drugs.

According to the Daily Mail, he was banned from the NBA for going against its anti-drug policy in 2001. In addition, his friend Jamie Sangouthai passed away because of heroin. The divorce between

Odom and Khloe Kardashian was also allegedly because of his drug habits.

I’m sure some of you may have come across the most recent story involving Odom and drug abuse. On Oct. 13, Odom was found unconscious at a Nevada brothel. Cocaine and sexual enhancement drugs were found in his system, according to the Guardian. Fortunately, Odom is now recovering, and

was able to participate in the Halloween festivities – thanks to a tweet from Khloe Kardashian.

Other celebrities have not had such a fortunate outcome with drug habits, which is why it is still a concern. If you know anybody that has a drug problem, please do not ignore it. Do your best as an individual to help people that suffer from drug abuse – before it’s too late.

Drake’s new video and the meme generation Arnisa Morina Staff Writer

Drake’s new “Hotline Bling” video seems to have paved the way for some of the most creative memes in history.

Drake’s various dancing styles in the video has provided internet wizards with the perfect material to conjure up delightful memes, which have been shared all over social media.

I personally think Drake created the video with the purpose of being the topic of memes, tweets and Vines on the internet. The video is just so silly and hilarious to not have been done on purpose - and I think that is a genius marketing move.

I think that in the current generation, memes have become a brilliant marketing tool. I myself learned about Drake’s “Hotline Bling” video through memes. I think that society is so reliant on social

networking and media that internet users find the time to create memes. They could also just be bored and need to waste time. Nevertheless, artists like Drake have recognized the popularity of memes, and have taken advantage of it to market themselves at the expense of Internet users who indulge in “meme-bait” material.

As ridiculous as memes may be, I think that they do a great job of fulfilling the purpose of the Internet: bringing millions of people together.

“Hotline Bling” has created a class of worldwide memes that have no doubt attributed to Drake’s success.

Though the video may not have received the highest number of views, if the constant topic of virtual and real conversations signifies success, then Drake and his visuals may continue to be the topic of discussion.

Drake ‘Hotline Bling’ video was a great marketing move for his forthcoming album ‘Views from the six.’

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Life after the Blue Jays

Ricky Pacheco Staff Writer

We have been recently witnessing Canada’s presence increasing in popular Culture.

The Toronto Blue Jays have recently been the center of attention in Canadian sports, and a proverbial hype-machine. Losing a gut wrenching game-six match to Kansas City has left us asking a question: where did the Blue Jays fans go?

Personally, I think the question should be whether it is easier to be a Toronto sports fan while everyone else is doing it, especially considering how unfortunate the teams have done in recent history. I can imagine how the diehard fans would have a personal connection, having been there for every loss and not just this season’s disappointment.

However, does it really matter? Having spoken to genuine Blue Jay fans, they

The Statues project doesn’t add up Dr. Nelson Joannette Contributor

Laughing at the Jay’s failure is now as common as cheering for them was just a week ago. (Sai Gnanaharan/ The Sputnik)

will tell you it’s nice to have the extra support. Also, it’s not like the Blue Jays, or any other of Toronto’s professional sports teams require you to complete an entrance exam before joining the sacred fraternity of professional mourners.

Before you reach for your pitchforks, remember, I’m a fan too. I’ll cheer on Leafs,

Raptors and Jays with every fiber of my soul, while not even being from Toronto to begin with. I’m only saying what everyone already knows. If you want to hop on the “band wagon” and sink your time and money into the super sports trio which, according to Forbes, is already worth over 2 billion anyways please be my guest!

There are 17 statues on Parliament Hill, seven of which are of prime ministers.

The two most recently erected statues on Parliament Hill are not of prime ministers.

These being a statue commemorating the War of 1812 in 2014 and the statue of the Famous Five Women, created in 2000.

In 2012, a Parliament of Canada Committee released a report on celebrating Canada’s 150 anniversary in 2017. In chapter two of that document there is the inspiring mandate that there needs to be an inclusive planning process that involves encouraging the participation of diverse groups. The statue project of Dave Caputo and Jim Rodger did not have such a process, and their statue project

that they conceived has been rejected by the City of Kitchener, Woodside National park and the WLU Senate. Even the artist of the project, Ruth Abernathy, was not selected through an inclusive process.

The common thread running through the multifaceted anti-statues campaign is the lack of process by which an idea was conceived and a decision was reached.

A prime example of a statue project that was conceived through an inspiring collaborative democratic process is the statue that sits staring at Brantford’s WLU campus. That is the statue that is of innate meaning to Brantford erected in 1886 of Brantford’s founding peoples - Chief Joseph Brant and the Six Nations. It is an example of how decisions should be reached about the use of public space.