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On Campus Taylor Berzins | news@thesputnik.ca | @sputnik_news

Liberals take Ontario election for 59 seats Taylor Berzins News Editor On June 12, Ontario took to the polls, and re-elected Liberal Party leader Kathleen Wynne as Premier. Liberals have been in power in Ontario since 2003. Thursday’s election earned the party 59 seats, gaining WKH /LEHUDO 3DUW\ WKHLU Ă€UVW PDMRULW\ government since the 2007 election. Despite a heap of obstacles in her way, Wynne’s forty-day campaign proved successful, showing that her leadership prowess could hurdle over LVVXHV OLNH D PXOWL ELOOLRQ GROODU GHĂ€cit, police investigations and numerous other scandals. Wynne has offered Ontarians a number of promises this time around, including building better pensions, completing full-day kindergarten registration, introducing a nine month paid community work and service program to support graduating high school students, and a ten year plan to invest $130 billion into transit and infrastructure. Despite winning in his riding, Tim Hudak stepped down as leader of the Ontario PC Party upon his loss on June 12. Hudak’s Million Job Plan, proved too much for Ontarians. With antiHudak sentiment prevailing in much of the public service sectors, opposition from Ontario Provincial Police, The Ontario Nurses Association, and Ontario Teachers, catalyzed the PC party to defeat. “Kathleen Wynne promised very different behaviour for what we’ve seen these past 11 years. She will be held accountable if she does not deliver on that change,â€? Hudak said to a crowd in his home riding of Niagara West-Glanbrook. Despite stepping down as PC leader, Hudak will continue as elected MPP in his riding. Ontario NDP Leader Andrea HorZDWK VWD\HG DĂ RDW GXULQJ 7KXUVGD\¡V election; winning nearly the same number of seats her party had entered the race with.

MPP Dave Levac, Brant County, speaks with a CTV reporter after learning he has been re-elected. (Photo by Mia Vamos-Yuhasz)

Taking the seat as MPP in her riding of Hamilton Centre, Horwath will continue as leader of the Ontario 1'3 ´1HZ 'HPRFUDWV DUH Ă€JKWHUV DQG ZH DUH JRLQJ WR NHHS Ă€JKWLQJ IRU the things that matter most,â€? Horwath said during her campaign party Thursday night. The local Brant riding, re-elected Liberal candidate Dave Levac, for a Ă€IWK WHUP Levac, who’s commitment to local volunteerism and pride for the Brant riding laid the groundwork for his

campaign, built his election platform on, promises to the riding revolving around access to services like regional GO Transit, a continuation of the 30 per cent tuition rebate, and the development of better addiction and mental health services in Brant. ´, ZLOO QHYHU VWRS Ă€JKWLQJ IRU WKLV riding,â€? Levac said during his election FHOHEUDWLRQ DW WKH 3HWRĂ€ +XQJDULDQ Hall in Brantford. 'HVSLWH /HYDF¡V YLFWRU\ WKH Ă€QDO results in Brant tell a tale of unconcentrated commitment, and spread

favorability amongst constituents in Brant. Winning with 37.1 per cent of votes, Levac narrowly defeated Brant PC candidate Phil Gillies, who received 30.8 per cent of votes, and Brant NDP candidate Alex Felsky, who received 26.9 per cent of votes. This election also saw local Brant Green Party candidate Ken Burns bolster 233, 262 votes, doubling his 2 per cent of votes in the 2011 election, to 4 per cent on Thursday.

Planning a perfect summer in Brantford: Upcoming events Taylor Berzins News Editor

works, “Canada Day is always a big celebration,â€? McEwen said, “it’s free, there’s entertainment, and lots to do With many events and festivals that day.â€? fast approaching, students restricted According to McEwen the Villages to Brantford for the summer, don’t Festival expects to draw their annual have to look far to have a good time. crowd of between 15-20 thousand According to Heather McEwen, participants. The event offers visitors Brantford Tourism information coorthe chance to explore Brantford’s didinator, summer fun in Brantford this versity, and eat a variety of cultural summer has something to offer everycuisines. By purchasing a ‘passport’, RQH :LWK PDMRULW\ RI WKH HYHQWV EHone can gain access to the numerous LQJ IUHH RU QHDUO\ IUHH DQ HYHQW Ă€OOHG cultural festivals throughout the city. summer in Brantford, is even doable “They actually provide transportation on a student budget. to all of the villages, which I think is a The big events on the summer plus for students!â€? agenda include the July 1 Canada Day “I love Ribfest,â€? said McEwen of celebration, Brantford’s International the event, which will take place from Villages Festival (July 2-5), and Rib$XJXVW WR :LWK OLYH PXVLF Ă€UHfest (August 8-10). works, and the best ribs the region has Brantford’s Canada Day Celebrato offer, it’s a crowd pleaser. “Ribfest tion is set to attract thousands of parhappens in Cockshutt Park, so it’s acticipants. The event will take place in tually walkable from downtown, and the Lions Park Steve Brown Sports it’s a great event.â€? Complex, a few minutes from camTo accompany the large events, SXV :LWK OLYH PXVLF IRRG DQG Ă€UHBrantford is also host to a number of

lesser-known festivities. After dissolving last summer, on August 27, the Rotary Brantford Airshow will return to the local skies at Brantford Municipal Airport. “It’s a really an amazing show,� says McEwen. August 29-September 1 will bring the second annual Brantford Buskers Festival to the streets of Eagle Place. Close to campus downtown, the summer will host Harmony Square’s Elvis in Harmony event on July 18, a quirky show brimming with impersonators in homage to the King. On July 20, downtown will become home to The Telephone City Car show. “It’s a really cool event,� said McEwen. “There’s a lot to do here, and students I think sometimes miss out on those things,� said McEwen. According to Glenn Brown, Sanderson Centre Theatre Manager, the downtown region also has a renewed Sanderson Centre to look forward to.

This summer the local venue will be undergoing a series of restorative renovations, including repairs to plaster due to age and water damage, as well as a full overhaul of the auditorium carpeting. ´7KHVH WZR SURMHFWV DUH H[SHFWHG WR take seven weeks to complete and the theatre will be reopening on Labour day for an orientation presentation for 1st year students as part of O-Week,â€? says Brown. In, as if perfect, time to help students maintain high-spirits as fall courses begin, the newly renovated Sanderson Centre will be host to Brantford’s Comedy Festival on September 20. The 2014-2015 line-up offers a variety of never before seen acts in Brantford, including, the Veterans of SNL show, Bluegrass legend Ricky Skaggs, and Chinese Cirque style acrobatics from Cirque Ziva.

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The pride youth event organizer. From left to right: Janet MacMillan, Antonia MacMillan, Alie Karpis, Mikayla Hugher, Laura Dawson, Nick Woolridge, and Ken Giesen. (Photo by Taylor Berzins)

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On Campus Swathy Sooriyakumar | oncampus@thesputnik.ca | @sputnikoncampus

Spring Convocation 2014

(Photo by Cody Hoffman)

%UXFH *LOOHVSLH DQG /DXULHU RIĂ€FLDOV Swathy Sooriyakumar through campus to The Sanderson On Campus Editor Center for the Performing Arts. Tuesday June 17 2014 – “What is Family members, faculty from unithe highest value that I can - a 63 yr. versities, honourary speakers, memold, can give to young graduates who bers of board, and graduates lined the are being sling-shot-ed in this world.â€? theater, and the ceremony begun. Say Chancellor Michael Lee Chin as Chancellor Michael Lee Chin, KH RSHQV RIĂ€FLDOO\ RSHQV XS VSULQJ brought words to live by for the gradconvocation 2014. uate’s futures. “What is success? ‌ 1. Gradates of Laurier – Nipissing’s Doing well, 2. Doing good for society, joint concurrent education program 3. Having lots of fun.â€? Speaking of and Nipissing’s Masters of Education living in a world full of opportunities, braced Canadian bi-polar weather the chance to have your voice herd, and took on convocation heads high and education bringing forth power, and proud. Students were prepped Chin started the ceremony strong for in RCW, met up with fellow colleges, students to enter “the real world,â€? gowned and photographed by loved FRQĂ€GHQW ones. They marched their way, to the Amongst many other speakers tunes of bagpipes, led by Professor Laurier’s President and Vice –Chan-

cellor Dr. Max Blouw spoke of the history of higher education and traditions. Referring to making payment for gaining knowledge as tradition and importance from the past Blouw joked, “in other words, tuition preceded university itself, and perhaps most appropriately, the university pub preceded the university library.â€? He then congratulated the graduates and explained why education is so important, “it enables people to further in discussions and decisions and issues and opportunities that are less open to those who are less educated.â€? “Education truly transforms individuals‌â€? Blouw continued speaking directly to the con-ed graduates, “You as future educators have a wonderful opportunity, to empower individuals,

to change their lives‌â€? Mike DeGagnĂŠ, President of Nipissing University and Vice-Chancellor thanked everyone that took part in bring together convocation, all members that joined him on stage and left the graduates by reminding them DERXW WKHLU IDPLO\ VXSSRUW ´,W¡V D Ă€UVW nation tradition that when a person speaks, often people stand up behind them and out their hands on their shoulder to show their support. And all these people that are here today have their hands on your shoulders.â€? Graduates shortly after took the stage for their degrees and stepped into the world as alumni.

500 from our Brantford campus. “Convocation is so exciting,â€? shared Jeanette Wilson, event and supThis is it. port specialist who is solely in charge After about four years of trying of the three ceremonies takings place to stay awake during long, bland lec- in Brantford. tures, rushing to class after your printThe two-hour ceremonies, sepaHU IDLOHG ZKLOH SULQWLQJ RXW \RXU Ă€QDO rated by programs takes about six VL[WHHQ SDJH HVVD\ UHĂ€OOLQJ \RXU Ă€IWK months to thoroughly plan out, Wilcup of coffee to pull another all-night- son explains. “I like to think of myself er thinking about heading over to the as the facilitator,â€? Wilson has ten years Student Union building for a change of professional event planning experiof scene this time‌ HQFH DQG D WHDP RI DERXW Ă€IW\ SHRSOH This is it. You did it. You survived. take convocation by a storm. “There You survived through the hard- are just hundreds and hundreds of ship when your roommate threw a small tasks put together.â€? party the night before your test. You She explains how the process must survived driving to campus on Ca- be broken down into categories that nadian snowy-packed roads at 7 a.m. project managers would understand to hand in a paper for your morning best. From printed materials, to cerlecture. You survived pulling yourself emonies, to luncheons for honorary WRJHWKHU WR PDLQWDLQ WKDW *3$ DQG Ă€- recipients, Wilsons plans anything nally be eligible to graduate. and everything to do with convocaYou did it. tion. She also explains how not only Graduation is a very important her job is hard, but also the register’s event. You not only worked for this RIĂ€FH KDV WR JR WKURXJK HDFK DQG HYmoment - you worked hard while liv- ery application to make sure everyone ing off a student’s paycheck. This is that applied can graduate. your time to celebrate and be proud “The most important thing is to for all that you’ve accomplished and make sure all the students and VIP’s get amped for the new goals you will who attend our ceremonies are inaccomplish. formed with the right information,â€? Walk up the stairs, dominate the explains Wilson, for everyone must VWDJH JUDE WKDW GLSORPD DQG RIĂ€FLDOO\ be at the right place at the right time. call yourself a Laurier Alumni. “Effective even management folks Congratulations to all 2,800 Wil- have the most effective What If plans frid Laurier Graduates including the in place. Even the best can’t predict all

that can go wrong.� Wilsons believes it’s all about “putting the right person in the right place,� especially during crisis control. Working closely with your partners is how Wilson has everything on schedule for the big day. When asked about the best part, Wilson believes it’s all about the prep process before the ceremony. “We line them up in order and put all the grads through by the RAC Building but they’re so excited, and bubbly, and giggling, it’s so exciting. And the parade! They’re all in gowns marching to the Sanderson Center, so proud. It is an amazing sight.� Wilson continues on how planning out convocation is an ongoing process, constantly re-evaluating and comparing the blueprints to previous years. Mentioning on how things have gone wrong, Wilson takes laughter as she share events from the pasts that are meant for laughing in the future. “ At a convocation ceremony, it was cued from stage for everyone to rise for the national anthem, so everyone’s standing up and that when we notice the band was on break. So everyone is looking around waiting for some music and somebody back stage was known to have awesome singing voice so we just pushed them and told them to start singing. It was so funny, all the stage people were looking at each other like where’s the band?�

Wilson enjoys every moment of planning Brantford’s ceremonies. Working closing with c-pam communications and public affairs who design the programs and invitations. Wilson has the train on it’s tracks for all graduates. Wilson has been with Laurier since last August, after planning events professionally for ten years. All convocation awards, banquets at a senior level, and all senior level events are organized by her. She now gets to work with some art because Wilson is also in charge of the yellow brick wall space. Spring convocation for the Brantford Campus will be hosted at the Sanderson Center for the Performing Arts on Tuesday June 17th and Wednesday June 18th. Tuesday’s ceremony is of Concurrent Education paired with Nipissing University. Wednesday’s morning ceremony is of the faculty of liberal arts, and the afternoon ceremony is of the faculty of human and social sciences. Laurier has stepped up their game offering all those loved ones who cannot attend the ceremony to watch from the comfort of their home via live stream. For more information please visit www.wlu.ca/convocation.

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WLU piloting new program that records students

Webcams will be used by professors to monitor students during online examination. (Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)

Amber Richardson Staff For just over a year, Wilfrid Laurier University has been using a program called Respondus Lockdown Browser to ensure that students do not look up answers while writing online tests. ,Q UHVSRQVH WR WKH QHHG IRU QHZ OLPLWDWLRQV DURXQG RQOLQH WHVWV WKH &HQWUH IRU 7HDFKLQJ ,QQRYDWLRQ DQG ([FHOOHQFH at the university is now piloting a new project that takes online testing one step further by enabling webcams and microphones to monitor students who are writing online examinations. While online proctoring has been available for students who were not able to attend exams on campus in the past, it has always been an optional service. This VSULQJ WKH 2QOLQH &RQWLQXLQJ 6WXGLHV department has implemented mandatory proctored online midterms in three FODVVHV DW WKH SURIHVVRU¡V¡ GLVFUHWLRQ “We are currently doing a pilot with

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Summer STEM Camp: fun and educational Swathy Sooriyakumar On Campus Editor On June 12th, Ontario took to the polScience, technology, engineering, and mathematics camp, also known as STEM camp, is now available to youth in Brantford for the summer. Held on the Wilfrid Laurier University Brantford campus, STEM camp aims to help inspire students to continue in STEM studies with hands on projects. “We are educating our future for post secondary and career options,â€? explained 'UHZ )DOORZĂ€HOG 3URJUDP &RRUGLQDWRU DQG 67(0 &DPS 'LUHFWRU 5XQ E\ 3DUWQHUV LQ 5HVHDUFK 3,5 D &DQDGLDQ FKDULW\ )DOORZĂ€HOG H[SODLQV how successfully this educational program has grown. “We ran a pilot last year in Woodstock and it was a great success,â€? further explaining how camp length doubled as well as the number of children attending, and camps expanded

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&DOORXV RU FRPSOLPHQWDU\ 'HÍ„QLQJ VH[XDO KDUDVVPHQW right away feels ashamed at her own emotions. “Being treated like a piece of PHDW VKRXOGQ¡W EH Ă DWWHULQJ Âľ ‘I’d like to ride you like you ride For Brenda Dong, 20, men honkthat bike,’ a teenage male said to Sarah ing their horns at her and cat-calling Rodrigues, 27, as she rode her bicycle makes her “feel attractive and complidown a path one day. mentedâ€?. Despite being nervous about being ´,W¡V VRUW RI OLNH D VHOI FRQĂ€GHQFH alone, Rodrigues “stopped, turned to boost, in a way,â€? she says. them, and said ‘What makes you think She believes this is because she is you can talk to me that way?’ One of XVHG WR ZKDW RWKHU SHRSOH PD\ GHĂ€QH the boys shouted back, ‘It’s a compli- as street harassment.Dong estimates ment, bitch.’â€? that she is honked or whistled at, or In 2000, more than 80 per cent of has her appearances commented on, Canadian women reported being ha- about 50 per cent of the time she is out rassed by strangers, according to a in busy public spaces. study by sociologists, Ross MacMillan, “It’s understandable someone may Annette Nierobisz and Sandy Welsh. IHHO Ă DWWHUHG E\ LW EHFDXVH ZH KDYH Holly Kreal, 31, is the founder of been sexualized from such a young 6WRS 6WUHHW +DUDVVPHQW D QRQ SURĂ€W age and told that males have been the organization based in United States. goal,â€? Kearl says. 6KH GHĂ€QHV VWUHHW KDUDVVPHQW DV ´XQRodrigues believes that as men welcome words and actions between are harassing women, they are “interstrangers in public spaces and it’s mo- nalizing the idea that women are the tivated by gender, gender expression lesser.â€? and sexual orientation.â€? Dong thinks education has a lot to Street harassment includes cat-calls, do with her feelings on street harasswhistling, vulgar comments, offen- ment. sive actions, insults, threats, touching, “It’s only now that I’m learning VWDONLQJ DQG HYHQ Ă DVKLQJ RU SXEOLF more, like being exposed to more wommasturbation. en’s rights type things, that I actually Rodrigues believes some harassers think about how it affects women.â€? truly do not see the harm in their acStreet harassment not only makes tions or words. women feel more fearful of going out “It makes me sad that people feel in public, Kearl says, it also changes like it’s acceptable to treat other people their behaviour. Some women check on the street like garbage, and think over their shoulders, take different it’s a compliment,â€? Rodrigues says. routes, avoid travelling alone or even Rodrigues adds that sometimes she stop attending certain places. IHHOV Ă DWWHUHG E\ FRPPHQWV EXW WKHQ Being treated this way by men can

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VLJQLĂ€FDQWO\ DIIHFW ZRPHQ SV\FKRORJLcally. Kearl has met women who are too scared to leave their homes, especially in the evening, and some who are fearful of any male stranger that says anything to them, even if it is a simple ‘hello’. “’Well, what’s going to come next? Is he going to follow me? Is he going to touch me?’ they wonder.â€? Kreal says that sometimes men are harassed too—primarily slurring men from the LGBTQ community. Not only are gender and sexual orientation factors that harassers prey upon, but also race. For instance, according to a survey commissioned by Stop Street Harassment released in June of this year, 48 per cent of black respondents reported having experienced verbal harassment, compared to only 36 per cent of white respondents.

not treating the cause.â€? Kearl believes entitlement, inequalRodrigues believes street harassity and disrespect are at the root of ment is all about power and dominastreet harassment. tion. “Men feel entitled to women’s time, “When women get harassed, they entitled to interrupting them, entitled take actions - some dress more conto asking for their name, and touching servatively, or walk a different route. them, following them.â€? Others shout back, or defy them. No “[Street harassment] is a human matter what, it can give power to the rights violation because it does limit harassers, and they can see it in your harassed peoples access to public response and they feed off it.â€? spaces and what they can do there,â€? “Harassment is an infection, Kearl states. “No country will achieve DQG RXU VRFLHW\ LVQ¡W Ă€JKWLQJ LW KDUG enough. We’re treating the symptoms - gender equality until we see this issue we’re telling our girls to cover up, rec- addressed and resolved.â€? ognize the signs of a dangerous situation, not go anywhere alone - but we’re

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“We are all naked under our clothes, are we not?”

Looking at life inside a family naturist park owned by Laurier alumni Stéphane Deschenes

Karly Rath Features Editor “[Being naked felt] more normal than normal,” Laurier Alumni Stéphane Deschenes says. Ever since his “liberating” experience at a nude beach, Deschenes has studied and immersed himself in the naturism lifestyle. Decades later, Deschenes, 48, now owns Bare Oaks Family Naturist Park near Toronto, Ontario. Judy Williams, Government Affairs Director of the Federation of Canadian Naturists (FCN), said most people are not educated enough to know the difference between nudism and naturism. “Naturists want to be nude in nature and they want to live in harmony with nature with respect for themselves, the environment and others. Nudists just want to be naked.” According to a FCN study released on June 17, 2014, 62 per cent of Canadians have slept in the nude, 49 per cent have walked around their home naked, 19 per cent have swam naked with mixed company. Overall, 25 per cent of Canadians are open to trying naturist behaviours in the future. There are many concerns, myths and questions that textiles (non-naturist folk) have about naturism. To answer a few: makeup and tattoos are not banned, women can wear bot-

toms when they are menstruating, and naturism is not a fetish. Williams, 71, is infuriated by the “terrible misconception” that naturism is purely sexual. “Sure, you’re sensual. It feels good to have the sun caress you. But that doesn’t mean you’re going to go around and fuck everybody that comes along either,” she says. In fact, Williams says that naturist communities have lower teenage pregnancy rates than textile communities.

“We still live in the world we live in” he says. “Given lack of information people may make wrong assumptions.” Also, Bare Oaks maintains a 60:40 male-female ratio at all times to keep women comfortable. Deschenes knows of women who attended naturist parks and over 90 per cent of the guests were men. 7KH ZRPHQ IHOW OLNH ´ÀVK RXW RI ZDter” and never tried public naturism again. Despite the pressures of society, especially ageism, Williams does not “Sure, you’re sensual. But that feel vulnerable when nude, no matter doesn’t mean you’re going to the situation. “[I meet] tourists with parasols, go around and fuck cameras and high heels and business everybody that comes suits, RCMP in full uniform. And I meet them all naked.” along.” Another important question many Deschenes agrees that naturists people have about naturism is how are no more sexual when naked than children are involved, if at all. Deschenes has two boys, 14- and clothed. This brings up a subject of concern: what do nude men do if they 17-years old, who he raised as naturists. He says that teasing was no get an erection? On Bare Oaks’ website, it advises more an issue than it was for textile that if men get erections, they should FKLOGUHQ 7KH RQO\ GLIÀFXOW\ KH KDG QRW ÁDXQW LW DQG SHUKDSV FRYHU LW XS raising them as naturists was on the with a towel. Deschenes does not be- days his sons did not want to take lieve there is anything shameful or their clothes off, he had to enforce the wrong about this natural occurrence. rules of the park—if they wanted to However, since fellow naturists, who have their clothes on, they had to stay are potentially newcomers, cannot in the trailer out of respect. Bare Oaks Owner Deschenes is know the reason for the erection, it is better to hide it “to avoid any misun- also the producer of a podcast, The Naturist Living Show, that discusses derstanding”.

issues important to naturists. One episode explores “clothing-optional” beaches, resorts and parks. Deschenes compares this concept to communism. “[Clothing-optional] is an ideal we cannot reach because of the world we

“Naturists want to be nude in nature and they want to live in harmony with nature. Nudists just want to be naked.” have around us,” Deschenes explains. “At clothing-optional facilities, you end up with people who are there to look.” At naturist clubs, these “objectiÀHUVµ ZRXOG EH WRR XQFRPIRUWDEOH to be naked, according to Deschenes. Like many in society, they have some level of gymnophobia: the fear of nudity. Williams provides some advice for those who feel a pit in their stomach when they think about stripping down and roaming free. “Try it. Stand in front of a full length mirror. Look at your body, celebrate it, with every wrinkle, every stretch mark of birth where you gave life, celebrate your body as it is. Don’t try to hide it away.”

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Got a spare Friday night? Go Check out the ROM

Patrons get to enjoy a cold one while perusing ROM’s many exhibits. (Photo by Amber Richardson)

Amber Richardson Staff Friday nights through the end of June are exceedingly live at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto. Friday Night Live, the name of the event that is running until the end of the month, is held every Friday evening from 7-11 p.m., complete with drinks and a wide array of food options. Tickets are available for $12, and food

and drink tickets are $6 and are good for anything from mixed drinks to Hawaiian pulled pork. This event is perfect for any 20-something who is dying to be cultured while still remaining cool. Attendees have full range of the museum, and can explore WKH GLQRVDXUV à XRUHVFHQW PLQHUDOV DQtiquities, and everything else in between. If you thought the museum was fun as a child, try visiting when you’re a few drinks in—that T-Rex gets a whole lot sweeter.

Each Friday Night Live event has a different theme, and range from Strictly Forbidden, displaying artifacts from China’s forbidden city to ROM Pride, celebrating World Pride in the museum. On June 13, the theme was Indigenous Now, and there was a myriad of projected displays, exhibiting photos from Idle No More, as well as musical performances from Aboriginal artists.

,I \RX ÀQG \RXUVHOI ZDQGHULQJ DURXQG in Toronto on a Friday night, or if you feel like making the trek downtown, the ROM is probably the most fun you can have in the city for under $50. Better yet, if you’re a member at the ROM you’re guaranteed free entry into the event before 8 p.m. We’re at the age where going to the museum is cool again—especially when there’s live music and you get to explore old bones while sipping a vodka cran.

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7KH VXPPHU EORFNEXVWHUV $ Í„UVW KDOI UHYLHZ Dillon Giancola A&C Editor The summer movie season is upon us, with many of the most-anticipated ones already released. This summer, Hollywood stuck with the trend of the last couple years in making comic or superhero movies the norm and main stars. But unlike past summers, the majority of the movies have not disappointed. After mediocre reactions to Superman and Thor 2 last year, it looked like studios were beginning to go through the motions, and that perhaps the next great superhero movie, outside of future Avengers sequels, was not to happen. But with the release of “X-Men Days of Future Pastâ€? and “The Amazing Spiderman 2â€?, WZR RI WKH ELJ IRXU Ă€UVW KDOI DFWLRQ EORFNbusters, along with April’s very impressive “Captain America: The Winter Soldierâ€?, the IXWXUH ORRNV MXVW Ă€QH IRU QRZ 7KHVH WZR plus “Godzillaâ€? and Tom Cruise’s “Edge of Tomorrowâ€? are the biggest and most anWLFLSDWHG EORFNEXVWHUV RI WKH Ă€UVW KDOI RI WKH summer. %XW MXVW ZKDW GLG , WKLQN RI WKHVH Ă€OPV" If you have not seen them all, and I know as college kids most of us cannot see every big movie, then read up to see which ones are worth your time, money, or internet downloading speed.

The Amazing Spiderman 2 The most peculiarly reviewed of this VXPPHU¡V Ă€OPV 6SLGH\ ZDV DFWXDOO\ P\ favorite movie of the summer so far. But critics were split down the middle on this one, as were users for the most part. I was QRW D ELJ IDQ RI WKH Ă€UVW UHERRW RI WKH VHries, as I thought it just a little too familiar, safe and bland. As such, my expectations for this one were pretty low. But it only WRRN WKH Ă€UVW DFWLRQ VHTXHQFH PLQXWHV LQWR WKH Ă€OP WR PDNH PH GURS WKRVH WKRXJKWV FRPSOHWHO\ 7KH PDVVLYH QHVV RI WKH Ă€UVW couple scenes, the colours, and the acting kept me glued to my seat, happily taking in this spectacle. I loved Jamie Fox, I loved the creep guy from “The Chronicleâ€?, and

I loved the story. It seemed to stay pretty WUXH WR WKH FRPLFV ZKLOH Ă€QGLQJ D ZD\ WR make it work as a movie and set up future sequels and possibilities. The reasons some critics did not like the movie were the same ones that I loved it. Complaining that a superhero movie tries to do too much and has too many characters and villains is not a respectable critique. Film makers are not blessed with the guarantee to make a movie for each villain and each storey-arc, nor are they able to please the die-hard fans with simple, one villain, one problem movies. And let’s face it, even though these fans are a very small percentage of the actual audience, they seem to carry a lot of weight behind what comics get turned into movies and how they are received. Or, if the story was too hard to focus on or understand, well pay more attention. If you got confused watching “Inceptionâ€?, that does not make it a bad movie. Not all comic-book movies are able to include that “darknessâ€? that we long for after “The Dark Knightâ€?, or a real sense of emotion, but this one comes very close while still keeping that light-hearted Spiderman feel. If there’s one movie you see this summer, make it Spiderman.

was so hooked, following the random time DQG VHWWLQJ MXPSV DQG Ă€OWHULQJ WKURXJK WKH science mumbo-jumbo. I also loved Aaron Taylor-Johnson’s acting in this one. He was great, and aside from his face looking familiar, it’s very easy to forget that he is the same geeky, annoying kid in “Kick Ass.â€? But ultimately the movie suffers from being too much about Godzilla. As ironic as that sounds, a movie with a monster as its main character, no matter how beautiful it is portrayed, can only impact you so PXFK 0XFK RI WKH Ă€OP LV RI *RG]LOOD Ă€JKWing other monsters, and while it is cool to watch an awesome action, it seems to come up short. The monsters remind me of “CloYHUĂ€HOGÂľ D PRYLH , ORYHG EXW ZKLFK ZDV all about human survival. Godzilla needed to be about human survival and emotion, instead of the heart of a giant lizard. Nobody wants to watch Jurassic Park that has T-Rex as its main character instead of Jeff Goldblum.

Godzilla Godzilla was a movie that I could not avoid. The trailer just looked way too cool and huge, and like every remake, you always convince yourself that this time they will get it right. And I was not completely sold that this movie would be awesome, but I really liked the cast and the visuals enough that I was determined to give it a WU\ 7KH UHVXOW" :HOO LW ZDV QRW KRUULEOH EXW it really did not seem to live up to its potential. Like everyone that is even somewhat in the know with pulp culture, I love Bryan Cranston. And he really helped bring credibility to this movie. He is as good as I wanted him to be, but as I thought, he’s not as big a character as I wanted him to EH DQG DV WKH ÀOP QHHGHG KLP 1HYHU WKH OHVV WKH ÀUVW DFW RI *RG]LOOD LV WRR FRRO ,

X-Men: Days of Future Past ´'D\VÂľ ZDV GHĂ€QLWHO\ WKH PRVW DQWLFLpated movie of the summer, and it did not disappoint. One of the cooler concepts in recent blockbusters, especially for superKHUR PRYLHV WKH QHZHVW ; PHQ Ă€OP FRPbined ensemble casts with time travel and D PDVVLYH SORW LQ D QHDU Ă DZOHVV ZD\ 7KLV Ă€OP ZDV ORYHG E\ FULWLFV DQG YLHZers alike, and I was one of them. If you have yet to see it, I strongly urge you t go see it this summer. If you liked any of the ; PHQ Ă€OPV WKLV PRYLH IHHOV OLNH FRPLQJ back home. It creates such a strong, warm feeling inside you, yet provides stirring moments, as we watch younger versions of characters struggle with huge, historychanging decisions. Bryan Singer steers the ship, and nobody was better suited to direct this movie WKDQ WKH JX\ DW WKH KHOP RI WKH Ă€UVW WZR Hugh Jackman is great once again, but it is really James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender and Jennifer Lawrence who do the heavy lifting. There are points to nit-pick over. The

has played a tough robber/thief/crook/ cop (yes I did combine cop with robber), and I think she should have stopped at two. Either way, the trailer still looks very funny. /LNHO\ WKH EHVW Ă€OP WR FRPH LV ´'DZQ Of The Planet Of The Apesâ€? on July 11. The sequel to the James Franco-led “Riseâ€?, this one picks up a couple years in the future, where the monkeys are now starting to outnumber the humans, and the Ă€OP VKRZV WKH SURFHVV WKDW OHDGV WKHP WR eventually controlling the planet. Or at least I think that’s what will happen. The Ă€UVW RQH ZDV DPD]LQJ DQG \RX VKRXOG expect the same this time around. August brings us the nerd movies. The movies everybody kind of really wants to see but nobody is sure if they

ZLOO EH DQ\ JRRG 7KH Ă€UVW RQH LV 0DUvel’s “Gaurdian’s of the Galaxyâ€?, and although we probably do not need another movie about superhero’s that none of us really know, I am all in. This movie looks funny, enjoyable, and it does not seem to take itself too seriously. There will be no GDUN VHOI UHĂ HFWLQJ PHVVDJH IRXQG KHUH but just a good time. And the CGI and action scenes don’t look too bad either. Next in the nerd segment is the movie I have been waiting all summer for – ´7HHQDJH 0XWDQW 1LQMD 7XUWOHV Âľ <HV , know that it kind of looks sketchy and could be really bad. But it could also be amazing. Finally a Turtle’s movie with a big budget and people who know how to make huge, larger-than-life movies. That is what I think we will get here - an en-

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Edge of Tomorrow Just a week old in theatres, “Edge of Tomorrowâ€? is one of the best movies of the best 5 summers, let alone this one. It has everything you want in a summer action movie – Tom Cruise, aliens, amazing action, VWXQQLQJ ' DQG ORWV RI ODXJKV $W Ă€UVW WKH concept, as it cool as it is, appears that it would prevent the movie from realizing its potential. But that is what is so great about this movie- you know Tom Cruise keeps dying, you know he keeps waking up, yet you are just as tuned in regardless. The fact that there is no big twist in this Ă€OP GRHV QRW WDNH DZD\ IURP LW DW DOO DV , feared it might have. It is also great to see Tom still doing what he does. Fresh off of “Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocolâ€? and “Oblivionâ€?, Tom steals the summer season again with a movie just as good, if not better. It is so refreshing to see a movie that is all about real stunts, and real, frantic action. Emily Blunt even stepped up and did her own stunts alongside Cruise. One of the more stand-out features of this movie is the 3D and visual presentation. The battle scenes are shot from the soldier’s eye-view, and at times you almost feel like the combatants are talking right to you, like a video game or one of those oldschool Turbo Rides at Wonderland. But it is nowhere near as cheesy as it sounds, and it provides a very unique viewing experience. Simply put, Edge of Tomorrow LV 7RP &UXLVH DQG ' Ă€OP PDNLQJ DW WKHLU Ă€QHVW *R DQG VHH WKLV PRYLH DV VRRQ DV \RX can. Although, if you choose to watch 22 Jump Street instead, I guess I can’t blame you.

&RPLQJ EORFNEXVWHU DWWUDFWLRQV RI WKH VXPPHU Dillon Giancola A&C Editor Michael Bay’s “Transformers: Age of Extinction.â€? This series has seen it all: raving reviews, mass hatred, and even FDW Ă€JKWV EHWZHHQ GLUHFWRU DQG FDVW <HW here it is again, and although I only reDOO\ DSSUHFLDWHG WKH UG Ă€OP , DP UHDOO\ looking forward to this one. Plus, it has one of my favourites, Marky Mark, and he is the perfect guy for a movie that revolves around action with slapstick and nonsense in the background. Canada Day weekend brings us the newest from the hilarious Melissa McCarthy, in “Tammy.â€? And while I will most likely see this movie, I can’t help but think that this is the third time she

gaging, visually stunning laugh-fest. So who care’s that the guy playing Shredder LVQ¡W $VLDQ" :HOO EHVLGHV PH RI FRXUVH but I am willing to let that go, and I will GHĂ€QLWHO\ EH DW WKH WKHDWUH RQ $XJXVW WR watch this movie. 7KH VXPPHU HQGV ZLWK D FRXSOH Ă€OPV WKDW DUH JHDUHG WR WKHLU YHU\ VSHFLĂ€F IDQ bases. “The Expendables 3â€? should be MXVW DV JRRG DV WKH Ă€UVW WZR DQG WKDW means you will either think it is stupidly-amazing fun, or a complete waste of time. And “Sin City: A Dame to Kill Forâ€? JLYH¡V IDQV RI WKH FRPLF DQG Ă€UVW Ă€OP their long overdue second helping. Look for it to provide more of the same dark, cryptic, imaginative story-telling and beautiful yet gruesome visuals.

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Brazil has more on the line than losing the 2014 FIFA World Cup Kyle Morrison Sports Editor Every four years the FIFA World Cup pits the greatest soccer nations in the world against each other to battle it out for world championship, but for the countries that host the event, the successes and failures go far beyond the results on the pitch. Brazil is probably the most soccercrazed country in the world with the most decorated national team in history. They have won countless internaWLRQDO WRXUQDPHQWV DQG D WRWDO RI Ă€YH World Cups, but there are many factors derailing the drive and excitement from Brazilians to cheer on their country to win number six on home soil. Countless tax payer dollars have been spent on infrastructure not yet Ă€QLVKHG DQG QHZ VWDGLXPV LQ ORFDOHV that may not have proper usage after the tournament concludes. And then WKHUH¡V WKH WUDIĂ€F 7UDIĂ€F GXH LQ SDUW do transit strikes and simply the sheer volume of drivers in major cities like 6mR 3DXOR OHDYHV GULYHUV LQ WUDIĂ€F MDPV kilometres long, lasting for hours at a time. This is something that surely compounded by the number of tourists and fans in the country to watch the matches. 7R FRPEDW WKH QRWRULRXV WUDIĂ€F problems, Brazil planned to expand

the metro system in SĂŁo Paulo, but CBC reports that only a year after construction began in 2010 the government announced things wouldn’t be ready for the 2014 World Cup. And now with transit strikes persisting, delays are ongoing leaving fans to wait hours on end for taxis. If fans do eventually reach many of the brand new stadiums built for the World Cup, it might be the only time they see them in use, another point of contention with Brazilians. “White elephantsâ€? as they’re called were a major issue for South Africa after the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Many lay dorPDQW QRW Ă€HOGLQJ DQ\ VSRUWV WHDPV RU having any events being played. However Vijay Setlur, sports marketing instructor at York University’s Schulich School of Business doesn’t foresee this being a problem for Brazil. “Soccer [in South Africa] is the number three sport behind cricket and rugby,â€? Setlur says. “The legacy plan in place [in South Africa] was in effective ‌ cricket and rugby were not taken into consideration when building [the World Cup soccer stadiums].â€? The Brazilian Premier League, as Setlur explains, is a very stable and followed soccer league, naturally with large fanbases who will be able to move into the stadiums after the World Cup

is over. However, I’m not sold on this completely. Surely there isn’t a team viable to play in Arena da AmazĂ´nia, a stadium situated on the Amazon River in Manaus, costing an estimated $225 million. Manaus has soccer teams of course, but not over 40,000 fans to Ă€OO WKH VWDGLXP RQ D UHJXODU EDVLV 7KH goal is to use it for other events like concerts and draw in more tourists to Ă€OO LW WKDW ZD\ $QG WKHQ WKHUH¡V WKH Mane Garrincha stadium in Brasilia, Brazil, a stadium with a cost that has swelled to $900 million for a city that doesn’t even have a major professional soccer team. The hope is that the infrastructure, stadiums and other facilities will stimulate future growth within the country. Build for the World Cup (and 2016 summer Olympics) now and hope that all of the new construction leads to boosts in tourism, easier access for Brazilians to combat vehicle congestion, get goods from one destination to DQRWKHU PXFK PRUH HIĂ€FLHQWO\ DQG ´$ lot of the infrastructure was not built with the World Cup in mind,â€? Setlur says. “The World Cup is a catalyst ‌ the governments view the staging of events as a catalyst to build something that would otherwise not get built.â€? Most Brazilians understand this, Setlur thinks, but it’s the amount that has

been spent on the World Cup to get the entire infrastructure going with little results so far that has led to all of the outrage. Short term, will every World Cup game be full? Sure. Will advertisHUV EH VDWLVĂ€HG DQG ),)$ UDNH LQ WKH FDVK" 'HĂ€QLWHO\ %XW LW¡V LQH[FXVDEOH for it to exist at the excessive expense of the Brazilian people with no end in sight for when all the plans and construction in place are put to proper use. Even half of the $11 billion spent could be invested into social services like health and education, something the masses strongly lobbied for. And when you think about it, South Africa was “cheapâ€?, only spending $4 billion on their World Cup with fewer facilities in place. Where has all of Brazil’s money gone? Brazil should make for the ideal destination for a World Cup; you’ve got locales like Rio de Janeiro, probably the party capital of the world and a country that lives and breathes soccer. But with all the media attention VXUURXQGLQJ WKH WUDIĂ€F LVVXHV SURWHVWV and the sheer amount of money the country spent, the country may regret hosting the biggest sporting event in the world. And I haven’t even touched RQ WKH UDPLĂ€FDWLRQV RI %UD]LO QRW ZLQning the World Cup.

The weekend and beyond: June is a sports lover’s dream Kyle Morrison Sports Editor

let alone in the playoffs. Mark Buehrle has been a feel-good story, bouncing back from a rocky start to his Blue Jays career (12-10, 4.15 ERA) to American League leader in wins. Then things fall off. You’re not going very far with the back-end of the pitching staff consisting of a raw rookie in Marcus Stroman; a mediocre left-hander in JA Happ; an underwhelming Knuckleballer in RA Dickey; a solid young pitcher in Drew Hutchison. As a fan, in my lifetime, I’ve never really had the opportunity to feel the rush of a Blue Jays team chase down a SOD\RII EHUWK OHW DORQH D FKDQFH DW Ă€Qishing on top of the oft-hailed “hardest division in baseballâ€?. Right now, I’m trying to keep a very “cautiously optimisticâ€? view of things, but do I ever want to see playoff baseball that I don’t have to watch on VHS tapes‌ (Yes, it’s been that long.)

and Leonard’s strong defensive presence when matched up against LeBron, who’s shown moments of greatIt is always a treat on a Saturday ness, but lacks any sort of support. night or Sunday afternoon to sit back, With a victory in this year’s Finals, relax, and watch some of your favourite I don’t think there can be any doubt sports, but this weekend and what’s to that Tim Duncan is one of the best big follow in June surely takes the cake. men (and overall players) in NBA hisIt is one of those rare moments when tory. The Big Fundamental doesn’t get the planets, or in this case the sports, the kind of credit he deserves due to align and culminate in providing 48 his and the team’s style of play. Most hours of whatever kind of ball, basket, double-doubles in NBA playoff hissave, kick, shot or putt you’re after. So, WRU\ QRZ SUREDEO\ Ă€YH FKDPSLRQVKLS what’s in store? rings – something only 22 others can say they’ve accomplished – and a caToronto Blue Jays vs. Baltimore reer stat line of 19.9 points per game Orioles and 11.1 rebounds per game with a The Jays have been an incredible Ă€HOGJRDO SHUFHQWDJH IRU VHDsurprise for fans. After more than 20 sons isn’t too shabby either. years of hopes and dreams of simIt’s too bad that some of this is ply making the playoffs always being overshadowed by things like game 1’s crushed, Toronto has their best record “Cramp Gateâ€?. But whether you’re a (40-29) they’ve at this point in the seaLeBron lover or hater, the Spurs have son in over a decade and they are four simply been the better team and degames ahead of the other four teams in 2014 NBA Finals: Miami Heat vs. San serve to win the title. the tough AL East because of it. Antonio Spurs All eyes will be on James for the After an incredibly hot stretch For just about everyone who doesn’t summer premier of “The Decision Part where the team went 15-2 through live in Miami and certainly everyone IIâ€? in July when he has the option to 0D\ DQG WKH Ă€UVW ZHHN RI -XQH WKH in Cleveland, LeBron James and “The opt out of his current contract and purRIIHQVH KDV Ă DW RXW GLHG DQG VR KDYH Big Threeâ€? of the Miami Heat are on sue free agency, which there’s no denythe Blue Jays, losing four of their last the brink of handing over the Larry ing he will do. I wouldn’t be surprised Ă€YH JDPHV 7KLV WLPH RI \HDU LV ZKHQ O’Brien trophy to the San Antonio if he stayed in Miami when it’s all said things slowly become more meaning- 6SXUV IRU D Ă€IWK WLPH RQ 6XQGD\ QLJKW and done, but regardless he’s going to ful and with a 10-game road trip ongo- in San Antonio. Although the average have a shiny new max contract to sign ing and key series against the Orioles age of the Spurs’ “Big Threeâ€?, power along the dotted line (and he certainly and then the Yankees, the Jays will forward Tim Duncan, point guard isn’t taking his talents back to Clevehave to respond. Even though the bats Tony Parker and guard Manu Ginobli land). have fallen off, the pitching has stayed nears 100, the Heat have been the ones relatively steady, but come trade dead- that look old and tired. The Spurs have 2014 US Open Championship line time, if fans look up and see the used smooth ball movement to simply :LWK QR 7LJHU :RRGV LQ WKH Ă€HOG team still up near the top of the heap run the Heat ragged on the defensive the opening round storyline revolved General Manager Alex Anthopolous is end and have been shooting the lights around Phil Mickleson’s pursuit of the going to need to beef up the arms. out all series. Kawhi Leonard, who career grandslam in golf, winning all Drew Hutchison has taken great leads the second generation of head four majors: The Masters (he’s won strides toward being a solid front of coach Gregg Popovich’s Spurs along three times: 2004, 2006 and 2010), PGA the rotation kind of pitcher but he’s with Danny Green, have taken over Championship (won once: 2005), The young without any experience play- games with their perimeter shooting British Open (won once: 2013) and the ing meaningful games in September,

aforementioned US Open. It’s looking like once again the US Open will elude Lefty for at least one more year as German golfer, Martin Kaymer has been tearing up Georgia’s Pinehurst No. 2 golf course. Shooting a course record 65 (-5) both days going into the weekend, the 2010 PGA Championship winQHU LV FOHDU DKHDG RI WKH ÀHOG ZLWK D VL[ stroke lead. Writer’s note: I work at a golf course and Pinehurst looks like how one is NOT supposed to look. You’re supposed to grow grass, not turn it into a wasteland to shoot out of. FIFA World Cup 2014 Only a couple games in and there’s already been an upset big enough to at least momentarily grab people’s attenWLRQ DZD\ IURP WKH WKUHH KRXU WUDIÀF jams in Rio. Defending World Cup and Euro Cup champs, Spain fell in dramatic fashion to the Dutch team Spain beat LQ WKH :RUOG &XS ÀQDO :KHQ minutes was completed, the score line was the Netherlands, 5 and Spain, 1. With Spain now has to be careful with an early loss and a minus-four goal differential this early can spell trouble for La Furia Roja and their positioning coming out of the group stage. Things really get going on the weekend with England facing Italy on Saturday and super powers Argentina and France playing on Sunday. Even if the Stanley Cup has been hoisted by the Los Angeles Kings and hockey has concluded for another season, there is no reason to fret. This is simply a small sampling of the sports the month of June will be featuring.

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The Sputnik

Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Opinion Brittany Bennett | opinion@thesputnik.ca | @sputnikopinion

Once a lover, always a lover Brittany Bennett Opinion Editor Cheaters, we all know one or have been one, but does that mean they or we are terrible people for it? At one point I would have said yes, but now I beg to differ. Before I get into this I would like you to have some background of where I stand in the world of relationships. I have currently been with my partner IRU FORVH WR Ă€YH \HDUV QRZ IUHH RI DQ\ cheating and little to no jealousy. My role models are of course my parents, who will be going on to year 25 of a faithful marriage. I have never been a cheater, but have experienced mild “cheatingâ€? in what I had thought were going to grow into relationships in the past. I have unfriended people because of their cheating habits, I have helped friends get out of relationships of cheating, and I have had many close friends who have cheated in the past that I still love very much to this day. Here is what it all comes down to from my outsider experience: lack of love. I am not sure if our species is naturally monogamous or promiscuous, whether the idea of loving only one person for the rest of your life is a natural experience, or breaking the instincts. What I am sure of is that true love is a strong connection that is either supposed to be found with WKDW VSHFLDO SHUVRQ QDWXUDOO\ RU GHĂ€HV nature. Either way it is a connection that stays between two people, retracts the desire to be intimate with any other perVRQ DQG NHHSV RQH DQRWKHU IXOĂ€OOHG DQG happy for the rest of their lives. (For less complication I am not going to include polygamy in this statement or article. That would be a whole other article to write.) Now let us get back to this dirty word: cheating. I truly believe it is the result of not being happy in a relationship. There are many other reasons that

Caught in an unfaithful relationship. (Photo by Cody Hoffman)

go along with cheating such as insecurities, parental relationship issues, lack of appreciation in the current relationship, and probably many more individualVSHFLĂ€F LVVXHV %XW WKH PDLQ WKLQJ WKDW I am here to argue is the lack of happiness in the current relationship. All the excuses people have for cheating are just bystanders to what it really boils down to: that person is not your soul mate. As much as I see red when I think of the cheaters that have hurt my loved ones, I cannot say they are completely bad people for it. It is obviously a terrible thing to do, and there are many better ways of going around it, but the reason they do it is not because they are bad people but because they are not in the right relationship.

It kills me to see people take back a cheater but it happens every day. The most common excuses these victims have for taking back their cheating partners are that they are “differentâ€? now, or that they too have cheated in past relationships so they do not have the right to be upset. This brings up the old saying of “once a cheater always a cheater.â€? In a sense, I believe this to be true. In that VSHFLĂ€F UHODWLRQVKLS RQFH WKDW SHUVRQ cheats I think it is very likely that they will again. As much as it may hurt you to read this is if you are in this situation, they cheated for a reason - not for whatever excuse they are giving you. So no, they can never be “differentâ€? unless they are in a completely different relationship. As goes for the second excuse, yes you

was odd - maybe there was something on my face? I went back and unpacked my boxes into my room. The next time I appeared out of my room I saw another roommate that ORRNHG YHU\ VLPLODU WR WKH ÀUVW , DJDLQ extend my hand out and introduced myself. This time I had understood her enough to try and repeat her name until she nodded that I had it right. She said that she knew little English and that her sister knew even less as she pointed to WKH ÀUVW JLUO , KDG DWWHPSWHG WR LQWURGXFH myself to. I was starting to think I had come to the wrong room. I had gone to the open house tour of the campus and residence, I went to Headstart, and I signed up for the Orientation Week but was never told about our LEAF program here at Laurier. Especially about the fact that I could be roomed with LEAF students. Now do not get me wrong, my roommates were very sweet girls! This was also an exciting experience to live with students from such a different culture, but I had no idea SULRU WR DUULYLQJ P\ ÀUVW GD\ So I moved out of my home for the ÀUVW WLPH HYHU WR EH LQ D WLQ\ OLWWOH DSDUWment with two roommates I could not communicate with. I was scared, and felt so very alone. Later came in my last roommate. I was so relieved when she greeted me in English, and very grateful that she too had paid to be a part of the Orientation Week. Long story short, only having one

shy roommate to push through the immature waste of time and money of Orientation Week was not the greatest start to university. 1RZ WKDW ZDV DOO MXVW ZLWKLQ WKH ÀUVW week. The rest of the year did not consist RI ÀQGLQJ P\ EHVW IULHQG IRUHYHU RU SDUtying it up every night, or any of that sort. The communication barrier between my English roommate and I with the LEAF roommates was a little rough. We used the board a lot to explain things, but we all just had such different lifestyles. My LEAF roommates were from China. From what they told me of their life back home, they lived for schooling and nothing else. They did not get taught how to clean the house, or cook, as they went to school all day to came home and do homework before bed. Because of this they did not know how to clean or store food properly, and were so amazed with cooking. They absolutely fell in love with it. Which was great as they always wanted to share and it was always very delicious. But what residence life does not tell you, is that after October they turn the air conditioning off, and they turn it off for good, no matter how hot your place gets. And I also love to cook, so our oven was EHLQJ XVHG ÀYH WR HLJKW WLPHV D GD\ 7R top it all off, because of where our place was situated in the building, absolutely no wind came through the windows. To make an understatement, it was hot. Now, about this residence life party

have cheated in the past too but realize that you are no longer in that relationship for the same reason that you cheated on that person. Just because you cheated on a person you were unhappy with, this does not give another the right to cheat on you, nor mean that you will cheat in the future. Therefore, once a cheater in one relationship does not mean that person will always be a cheater in every other relationship. I also bet you can think of a relationship or marriage that still continues, and has gone through the experience of breaking the faith at one point or another. Although this is not very common, I do believe it is possible. But I will tell you why: they are not truly happy. The only reason the person in that relationship has not cheated again is because they have not had another opportunity to do so. I do not believe that the majority of cheating is the result of a partner ORRNLQJ WR ÀQG DQRWKHU SHUVRQ WR EH LQtimate with. I believe it happens because someone outside of the relationship happened to show an interest in them, and for whatever reason that person enjoyed that attention and took a hold of it. But, if that person were truly in love with their partner, they would not even let those opportunities arise. So you could stay with a cheater and maybe they will not ever have the opportunity to cheat on you again, but you will never be truly happy - not as happy as you are capable of being. I am going to be straight forward with all of you in an unfaithful relationship. If your partner has cheated, guess what? You are not the one for them. But please do not let that stop you from being the stars to someone else’s world. Move on already, that person sucks and obviously you can do better. When you ÀQG WKH RQH \RX ZLOO QRWLFH DEVROXWHO\ no one could ever replace your partner in any possible way.

My bittersweet residence life Brittany Bennett Opinion Editor They all tell you, “live in residence for \RXU Ă€UVW \HDU IRU WKH H[SHULHQFHÂľ ZKHQ going to college or university. I am not sure what experience everyone is talking about, but mine seems to have been a lot different than most. I know of people that had made lifelong friends from their residence roommates, someone to assist them in this scary journey of post-secondary schooling and be there trucking along through the bumps and curves. I also know people that said residence was like one big party - just a school year of fun. I hate to sound cruel, but mine was a different story. 7KH Ă€UVW GD\ , DUULYHG WR XQSDFN DW my new home, I was greeted by students that helped carry everything up for me. It was great, I thought that was so kind (forewarning, they do not help you as much on your move out of residence). I walked into my tiny apartment suite with instant disappointment as this was one of the only residences that I had not seen on the tour and was much smaller than all of the others. But okay, whatever, no big deal. I could handle that. , VDZ WKH Ă€UVW RI P\ WKUHH URRPPDWHV soon after, greeted her with a smile and extended my hand as I introduced myself. I received back a confused look, a shy smile and a word I could not understand for the life of me. I thought that

central thing: not my scene. But the “parWLHVÂľ WKDW P\ Ă RRU ZDV WDNLQJ SDUW LQ reminded me more of birthday parties IURP JUDGH VFKRRO )RU WKH Ă€UVW PRQWK RU so our neighbours thought it was a good LGHD WR LQFOXGH WKH ZKROH Ă RRU LQ WKHLU (obviously very mature) truth or dare games. We would get knocks and giggles at the door around two or three in the morning, when we had class at eight and ten that morning. That was also about the time they decided to invite us out at. Maybe if they had asked a few hours prior I would have actually gone out, but then again, none of my roommates drank or socialized (at least outside of the LEAF program for the two), so I would have gone alone. When it all boils down to it, residence life was a bit of a struggle for me. But, it also gave me tons of time to get involved and focused with my school work. Most of my friends say they did their worst in WKHLU Ă€UVW \HDU EHFDXVH RI DOO WKH SDUW\ing, where I just about made the Dean’s list. So maybe this was a miracle in disguise, maybe I missed out on the great residence life experience, who knows. All I know is I am grateful that I have opportunities enough to go to school, live away from home, meet new people, and experience new and different things, even if they are stressful and confusing.

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