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Students suffer as York and Toronto universities’ standoff with TAs continues Hamza Tariq NEWS EDITOR @HamzaAtGazette

As teaching assistants, contract faculty and university administrations at the University of Toronto and York University attempt to reach a compromise to end their deadlock and the resulting strikes, students from both universities are left hanging with the academic year drawing to a close.

According to Melissa Kuzniecov, a third-year student at the University of Toronto, students are suffering from the timing of the strike.

“I think that the strike happened at the worst possible time for everyone. These last two weeks of class are when professors cram in those last essays or in-class final exams,” she said.

“For some students, that 40 per cent essay that is no longer due determined whether or not they would pass the class. It was their last chance, and I think that as students who are paying tuition, it’s in our rights to be given the opportunities that our syllabus promises.”

While a number of classes are still on going at U of T, tutorials were suspended since the strike began towards the end of February.

Due to the large classes, tutorials are often the only opportunity students get to gain feedback on their assignments and projects.

“I take a lot of courses that have large lectures, and so tutorials are often the time when you actually get to ask questions or have discussions

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about the material,” Sabrina ApitzGrossman, a third-year student at U of T, said.

“It’s been difficult to complete assignments without having contact with the TAs. Also, many assignments are comprised of multiple parts, and at this point of the year, the final drafts are due. Without having received the other drafts back, it is difficult to incorporate feedback or improve your work.”

The strikes also pose challenges

for students who are nearing their graduation and are applying to professional or graduate schools.

Prakash Amarasooriya is a fifthyear student at York University and a student senator. He originally planned to take the MCAT and apply to medical schools in the U.S. and Canada this summer.

“However, with the extension of the semester into May, this has disrupted my academic schedule to apply for professional schools. I

have heard from many graduating students that they are in the same boat,” he said.

“It’s been difficult since many students want to complete the semester regardless of the strike, but there are many students who believe it’s disrespectful to return to class while university members are on strike.”

According to Jen Carter, president of the Ontario University Students’ Alliance, the cancellation of classes

could result in students not being able to complete their credits for the courses in which they are enrolled, and place an additional financial burden on them.

“As we are all aware, university is a significant financial endeavour and when worst comes to worst, these strikes have the potential to uproot the entire university,” Carter said. >> see STRIKE pg.3

Gender neutrality movement gains momentum on campuses Amy O’Kruk NEWS EDITOR @AmyAtGazette

Pink or blue, skirt or tie — several post-secondary institutions across the country are breaking down gender binaries for students across campuses. While all is quiet on the Western front, students and staff say the university is far from lacking student accommodation and efforts to promote gender neutrality.

On Thursday, Memorial University in Newfoundland drummed up buzz when it announced one of its on-campus student residences, Burton’s Pond, is embracing gender neutrality with

the elimination of segregated living spaces. While its four-bedroom apartment units were previously inhabited by either exclusively males or females, students can now choose their roommates regardless of sex or gender identity.

Other schools are following suit.

Toronto’s Humber College released a gender diversity policy yesterday, the first of its kind among Ontario colleges. The policy outlines the school’s commitment to protecting students from harassment and discrimination on the basis of gender identity and gender expression. It highlights promoting gender-inclusive dialogue, accessibility of all-gender washrooms and self-identification as the sole

determinant of a person’s gender.

While Western lacks a formalized gender diversity policy, Nicholas Gill, University Students’ Council associate vice-president of the Peer Support Centre, said the school still prioritizes gender expression and sensitivity.

“The Peer Support Centre does not have a specific gender diversity policy; however, we have the safer space policy which is an umbrella over gender diversity,” Gill said.

Gill added Western has Equity Services — a confidential process available to students, staff and faculty where they can express having an unsatisfactory experience >> see GENDER pg.3

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Libraries prepare for change

Western Libraries is currently developing a new strategic plan through the Future Library In Progress campaign that aims to bring changes to the libraries recommended by students, faculty, community members and other groups on campus.

The initiative is heavily dependent on what differences the student body would like to see in the libraries across Western and its affiliates.

“A lot of people felt that in these days with a lot of electronic resources, [students] wouldn’t need the library space anymore and yet as much space as we can make,

students are fighting for it,” said Marisa Surmacz, research and instructional services librarian.

Western Libraries is looking to receive feedback through various channels. There is an online survey for students and faculty on the Western Libraries website. Upon completion of the survey, they have a chance to win a study room for the month of April in Weldon library and an iPad. Students can also contact Western Libraries through Facebook, Twitter or email for any input.

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and feedback is still being gathered.

The student demand for study space is a trend that the campaign is already well aware of, and the campaign is part of a broader strategic plan being carried out by Western University to undergo a process of evolution over the coming five years.

“We don’t even know [about any changes] yet, it’s going to be based on the feedback coming from students, staff, faculty,” Meert-Williston said.

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Western receives QEII scholarships

Western will be receiving funding through the new Canadian Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Scholarships for two programs at the Africa Institute.

Western is already well-known for its work in Africa and recipients will be able to travel to any African Commonwealth country with which Western has an existing partnership.

“We saw the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Scholarship competition as an opportunity to build bridges between Western and African faculty by providing funds for students to engage in interdisciplinary and interfaculty scholarship,” Irina Creed, director of the Africa Institute, said.

Creed explained that one of the scholarships will go towards a proposal for a collaborative degree on global health systems in Africa that offers students short-term research internships. It will bring together students and advanced facilities and provides students a competitive edge.

The other program is a proposal for a professional masters’ of management of applied sciences in global health systems in Africa, which will include a three-week field school in an African country and a 12-week internship or research project. It will aid students with careers in a variety of areas including government, non-governmental organizations or self-employment.

“These opportunities will provide Western students another mechanism to ‘internationalize’ their educational experience and offering an entryway to apply their graduate training in Africa,” Creed said.

The scholarships consist of $499,900 split amongst 53 students in the MMASc in global health systems in Africa and $498,000 split amongst 81 students in the masters’ and doctoral collaborative graduate program. The internships will occur from 2015–2018.

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HPV ignorance rampant on campus Kevin Hurren NEWS EDITOR-AT-LARGE @KevinAtGazette

One Western researcher has found that ignorance about human papillomavirus (or HPV) on campus is, well, pandemic.

Eric Davis, a second-year graduate student in health and rehabilitation sciences, recently surveyed over 1,000 students hoping to assess their knowledge and awareness about HPV, associated cancers and the HPV vaccine.

Davis was, in part, motivated to conduct the survey because of new research linking throat cancer with certain HPV strains.

With up to 80 per cent of sexually active people acquiring an infection in their lifetime, HPV is especially prevalent in university-aged individuals.

“It got me thinking – if I don’t know about it and my friends don’t know about it, then I wonder what everyone else knows,” Davis said.

Aside from demographic information – like age, gender, year and program of study – Davis’ survey consisted of basic “yes or no” and “true, false or I don’t know” questions.

After promoting the survey in several Western classrooms and high-traffic campus buildings, Davis’ results were somewhat of a surprise.

“Basically what I found was that not very many people knew the correct answers.”

While the majority of student respondents did know HPV is sexually transmitted and that a carrier could show no symptoms, there

was a lack of clarity on several other related issues.

For instance, only 63 per cent of survey respondents knew that HPV was the main cause of cervical cancer. Similarly, less than 60 per cent knew HPV could also cause genital warts and less than 40 per cent knowing about HPV’s connection with throat cancer.

The results were also gendered, explained Davis. Less than 77 per cent of responders knew males could get HPV and only 42 per cent knew that men could also receive the HPV vaccination.

“The ultimate goal is to raise awareness about HPV and the HPV vaccine because my results show there’s a lot of misconceptions out there,” he said.

Because Davis just completed the survey, he plans to spend the coming weeks doing more in depth analysis of the results – such as organizing the respondents by age or program.

These secondary research steps have the potential to inform future campaigns targeting students, he said.

“Having the correct knowledge plays an important role in one’s decisions regarding sexual behaviours and decisions to get the vaccination.”

As for the existing ignorance about HPV, Davis believes it may be a result of poor sex education or misplaced concerns about vaccines in general.

“Seeing exactly what people don’t know, or maybe don’t know very well, has important implications for people making the wrong decision whether to get vaccinated or not.”

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or voice their concerns. The USC then takes the appropriate steps to improve that student’s experience at Western.

And as it turns out, Western is a step ahead of Memorial’s initiative too. Peggy Wakabayashi, director of residences at Western, said in addition to currently having gender-neutral living options for students, the university continues to expand those options as it renovates campus residences.

“London Hall is just for upper years, but it’s completely gender neutral,” Wakabayashi said. “You can have males, females and

transgender students all living together in the same suite.”

Additionally, first-year student needs are considered. The recently renovated Delaware Hall offers single or double rooms and male, female washrooms and gender neutral washrooms on each floor.

Although Western has no big plans to further develop a gender neutrality initiative or policy on the horizon, Gill said USC support services are available for students and can address gender expression issues.

“Two of the support services under the Peer Support Network — Pride Western and Ally Western — focus on creating awareness of

an inclusive campus no matter no sexual orientation or gender identity,” Gill said. “The [Peer Support] Centre is also a safe space available for all students to seek support or simply study and talk to the other individuals who use the Centre.”

Wakabayashi added Western’s efforts to accommodate students have traditionally been forward-looking and on-going.

“For many years, Western residences have been progressive in doing everything we can to accommodate students and their needs,” Wakabayashi said. “Students should not have to identify in order to be easily accommodated, and that’s the way it is at Western.”

the process of going through many different ideas concerning sustainability and figuring out which ones would have an impact in transitioning to low carbon economy.

They are also co-signers of the ‘Sustainability Canada Dialogues Op-Ed.’ Researchers from various disciplines of studies including engineering, sciences and social sciences are involved in SCD. They discuss which policies can help transition Canada towards a low-carbon economy and sustainable society.

Putting a national price on carbon is a policy SCD suggested to manage climate change and strive towards a low-carbon economy.

“When we use fossil fuels, we are not paying the full cost of using those fuels,” Sinclair said.

“We are paying for the fuel and costs of getting it out of ground and equipment used but we are not

responsible for the pollution that comes form it. Putting a price on carbon accounts for the fact that the Co2 produced has economic and social implications.”

Members of the SCD believe that implementation of the new policies will improve quality of life and environmental conditions.

“We believe it can mobilize society around technical and social innovations and become the basis of a new vision for the country,” read the letter.

SCD was released in time for the upcoming federal elections and Paris-Climate Conference in December 2015.

“Any decisions made now are going to affect the future of the students,” Sinclair said.

“As voters, Western students can look at the document and go to political parties and ask them about this.”

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“This could have the result of making students come back for an extra year and therefore having to shoulder the extra costs associated with another year of university.”

The labour disruption has also caused problems for international students who had flights booked before the strikes began.

Ali Asghar Diwan, a second-year international business student at York, had to reschedule his flight and was not aware of the length of the delay for a whole week.

“I had to push back my ticket. We had no idea what to do for that one week of strike,” he said.

“If a settlement is reached soon then it will be beneficial for everyone. Otherwise the strike can do a lot of damage especially to students who have paid so much to get this education.”

While there have been recent reports about students having altercations with the picketing TAs and contract staff, a number of students have shown support for the protesting university members.

Students at U of T staged a massive walkout from classes on Thursday in support of the TAs, and over 5,000 undergraduate York students have signed a petition asking the university administration to bargain fairly with the protesting staff.

“Our income determines our health, and for our TAs, living so far below the poverty line has put their physical and psychological health in jeopardy at a time in their life where their academic success is pivotal to their future,” Kuzniecov said.

Apitz-Grossman believes that the strike reflects badly on the university’s administration and that the current situation should have been avoided.

“I desperately want classes to resume as normal, and I think it’s rather awful that the undergraduate students are getting the shortest end of the stick here,” she said.

“However, I also want the TAs to be granted fair compensation for the work that they do and I hope that the university will make that happen.”

PSAC Local 610 is the body that represents teaching assistants at Western University. It will begin bargaining with the university regarding a new contract this summer.

Amanda Vyce, communications chair for PSAC Local 610, said university administrations that are unwilling to bargain fairly or meet their employees on the table often force unionized educational workers to take strike action. The strikes are conducted to protect and improve working conditions equitably.

Since its inception 20 years ago, PSAC 610 has never resorted to strike action, as it was able to resolve it demands on the bargaining table.

However, that is not indicative of how bargaining will turn out this year.

“The outcomes of the strikes at U of T and York will have a vastly significant impact on our own negotiations. The Local — and we are fairly certain that administrators at Western – are both closely watching and waiting to see what is going to happen,” Vyce said.

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Creed described that applicants will be selected based on merit including a diversity of academic, geographic and social backgrounds.

“Students are our future and they are also our way forward,” Creed said.

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Profs call for sustainability

Western researchers are at the forefront of Sustainability Canada Dialogues, an initiative that mobilizes 60 researchers from every province in Canada to discuss how Canada can transition towards sustainability.

Chantelle Richmond, from Western’s department of geography, was one of the initial members of SCD. Researchers Brent Sinclair and Irena Creed from Western’s department of biology were involved in

We would like to remind you that you must meet with a counsellor at Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD), in the Student Development Centre, to arrange academic accommodation for your 2014/15 winter courses.

If you have not yet requested accommodation for your courses, and you wish to use accommodation for April 2015 exams, you must meet with a counsellor by Friday, March 26th. If requested after this date, accommodation for April 2015 exams cannot be arranged by Exam Services.

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songmeanings St. Vincent’s song Rattlesnake recalls a true story of when singer Annie Clark went for a naked nature walk on her friend’s cattle ranch. When she encountered a rattlesnake, she ran all the way back to her friend’s house, leaving her clothes behind.

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Where to get it Sunglasses — Sunglass Hut Although these particular sunglasses are from a “random kiosk at a music festival,” aviators can be found in a huge range of prices, as well as stores from Sunglass Hut to Walmart.

Scarf — Urban Outfitters A lightweight, airy scarf is perfect for keeping warm and adding texture without stifling.

Jacket — The Gap Similar canvas jackets, including waterproof ones, can be found at Banana Republic at a higher price point.

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eige is all the rage on campus in this transitional time between winter and spring — it preserves the neutral palette of a frostbitten February while anticipating the warm, natural shades of spring.

Morgan Rathwell, a second-year psychology student at Huron, works well with the desert palette. Her canvas jacket from the Gap is a welcome departure from the oppressive regime of heavy winter coats, enough to keep out those unwelcome breezes but light on the shoulders.

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Her light autumn scarf acts as the centerpiece of her outfit, with interesting white texturing along the stripes of brown, grey and beige.

The earthy tones throughout are subtle and pleasing to the eye, consistent without being dull or washedout. Rothwell’s black tights introduce a solid contrast to offset the neutral scarf and jacket.

Her aviators complete the ensemble with a hint of badass. Originally worn by World War II pilots as protective eyewear, today they adorn the high-flyers of the fashion world.

Boots — Aldo Fall/spring boots are lighter and less bulky than their enormous winter counterparts, but they should still be enough to keep out the slush and deal with a degree of mud.

Rathwell’s outfit, with the beige scarf, canvas jacket, and sunglasses, is reminiscent of the ensemble that Audrey Hepburn immortalized in Breakfast at Tiffany’s; stylish and on-trend but with a dash of mystery.

Anne Touraine is a modern Parisian designer company which offers a Hepburn-esque lookbook.

Rathwell shares Audrey’s individualistic spirit.

“Don’t emulate my style, wear what you want to wear,” she says. “Dress in whatever you’re comfortable in!”

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Soft film gets hardly any laughs Samah Ali GAZETTE STAFF @uwogazette

GGFFF Get Hard Director: Eten Cohen Starring: Kevin Hart, Will Ferrell, Allison Brie, Paul Ben-Victor, T.I. Get Hard is the perfect movie to watch if you’re interested in a white man befriending a black man because of stereotypical assumptions and ignorance. Sprinkle some gay humour, modern-day Nazis, stereotypical Spanish house help and black gangsters, and you have yourself a passable comedy.

James King (Will Ferrell) is a naive millionaire who is pinned for embezzlement and fraudulent activity. Innocent and loyal, King takes the fall and is given a 10-year sentence to San Quentin. Assuming his carwash owner Darnell Lewis (Kevin Hart) has been to jail, King pays him to learn how to “get hard” before he goes to prison.

After that, Get Hard’s specialty was unoriginality as it played old tropes of stereotypical black culture and the limited knowledge of a privileged white male. Judging from the all-white-all male screenwriters, the group used their minimal knowledge about black people and built old jokes around their new story. Most of the jokes are mediocre and are driven by statistics. Hart’s hilarious improvisation made a few scenes passable.

After King gives up on getting in shape and prison politics, Lewis says his only option is to learn how to be the best ‘pleaser’ in prison.

This conclusion allows the stereotypical gay restaurant to be the joke

throughout Get Hard. King is literally slapping a penis away from his face until he comes to the conclusion he can get hard without making someone else hard. The scene was funny, but relying on gay humour is outdated. Homosexuality is a thing — it shouldn’t be the only joke to play on.

The much-needed original joke of the movie was the jail riot simulation where both Ferrell and Hart are spontaneously throwing things at each other. Music is blasting, shanks are keistered, tennis balls are thrown and monkeys are released.

It’s hectic and wild and one of the most well-executed jokes in the film.

Considering Get Hard has nothing going for it but tolerable jokes here and there, it’s shocking that stars Ferrell, Hart and Alison Brie are featured. With very decorated shows and movies on their backs, it’s surprising to see them in a movie with sub-par writing and overused stereotype jokes. Hart is the timid, goody-two-shoes black male pretending he’s a gangster to please a white male, Brie is the spoiled airhead who’s never worked a day in her life and Ferrell is the unconvincingly childlike businessman.

Get Hard is nothing special and can be added to the shelf of bland movies that rely on gay jokes and black stereotypes to pull a few laughs. The writers know little about the cultures they try to poke fun at and end up making a weaker version of National Security. There are hardly any laughs or originality when it comes to Get Hard, making even the best of us soft at the end.

Get Hard opens next week on Thursday, March 26 at Rainbow Cinemas. Showtimes will be available at www.rainbowcinemas.com.

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I can’t believe we only have a week and a half left to go. While I am finishing up one workout regiment, I’m already looking forward to taking up the second part of the guide, which is more advanced and covers another 12 weeks.

I think the fact that Jenna and I lasted this long suggests chose the right health regime for us. We wanted something that was maintainable and easy to uphold for two very busy students. Although “quick-fixes” were tempting, they were not realistic for our long-term goals.

We didn’t want a plan that would require a complete overhaul of our lives. Enforcing harsh dietary restrictions is not the best way to make progress — there’s no way I would ever be able to suddenly become a vegan, nor do I want to. I enjoy Veg-Out from time to time, but I can’t resist a good barbecue. Balance has been a key factor in getting this far.

This past week was St. Patrick’s Day and unlike past years, I didn’t have the burning desire to drink green beer from morning till night. At the same time, I didn’t want to miss out on the celebrations. While my friends went to a kegger, I went to the gym and met up

with them later. I don’t feel like I missed out on anything but I also don’t feel like I wasted the day. My friends are getting more used to the idea that I’m slowly losing interest in drinking and grabbing post-bar food. I enjoy going out from time to time, but like I said before, it is all about balance.

Though I’m at the end of this guide, I like how each week continually challenges my fitness levels. My legs are still sore from Monday’s work out, which probably indicates that I did not stretch enough. At the same time, feeling a little pain after exercising is a good reminder that the routine is working.

Also, I’ve learned how things like balance, flexibility and coordination help with fitness. Let’s just say I have many things that I need to improve on over the summer.

When I have time, I plan on taking a spin cycle class. Since the last fitness class I went to didn’t work out well due to my back, I figured spin would be a good option. It would act as my HIIT exercise for the week and hopefully will not affect my back.

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It’s now week 11 of my 12-week workout plan.

It’s so exciting to be nearing the end, not because I plan to quit working out after the 12 weeks are up, but because I’ve managed to stick with it for so long. That being said, I have also had some troubles along the way. Any drinking-related holidays have been tough to avoid, including St. Paddy’s Day. And when I drink, I also eat, so I have to admit I had my share of McDonald’s on Tuesday.

Something else that I’ve been having difficulty with over the last three weeks is incorporating HIIT (high intensity interval training) into my schedule. To be honest, I have yet to try HIIT even once. I’m very good at sticking to my weekly arms, legs and abs workouts each week, as well as doing LISS (low intensity steady state).

For LISS I usually do 45–60 minutes between the elliptical and the treadmill, whereas HIIT requires 15 minutes of interval sprints (30 seconds sprinting, 30 seconds rest). This can be done on the treadmill by running at 7–10 mph for 30 seconds and then jumping your feet to the sides for 30 seconds

to rest.

Even though HIIT might appeal to some people because it can be done in only 15 minutes, I find it really intimidating. Not because I think it will be hard — though I’m sure it will be — but because I feel awkward jumping on and off the treadmill for 15 minutes when everyone else around me is running at a steady pace.

I know that might sound dumb and I should continue my workouts regardless of what other people think, but I think it’s only natural to feel a little uncomfortable trying something new around other people.

My goal this week is to try HIIT even though I’m dreading it. I need to remind myself that there’s been many workouts over the last 11 weeks that I have felt awkward doing at first, like spider push-ups, bench hops and tuck jumps. After a couple tries, most exercises tend to get easier and less embarrassing once you know what you’re doing, so I’m sure HIIT will be the same.

• Jennafer Freeman

MIT 3652 making movies out of memes Megan Devlin ASSOCIATE EDITOR @MegAtGazette

Feigning the Jesse Eisenberg/ Rooney Mara breakup scene, finding two Winklevoss look-alikes and lighting a garbage can on fire after a tumultuous breakup don’t seem like your average school assignment, but that’s just what students in MIT 3652: Communication Through Meme are doing this semester.

It’s called the Sweded video project and the idea is pretty simple: choose a movie you love, produce a 10-minute condensed version of it and make that video go viral. The term “Sweding” originated from the 2008 film Be Kind Rewind.

Lara Buchar and Christopher Chang’s group condensed The Social Network into a 10-minute recap filmed on Western’s campus, with Buchar and Chang reenacting the scene where Eduardo Saverin’s (Andrew Garfield) girlfriend lights his garbage on fire.

“The cruel secret, that I’m not sure that they’ve discovered yet, is that it’s almost impossible to make content go viral. We’re not really sure why things go viral yet,”

professor Jeff Preston, who teaches the course, says.

For Chang and Buchar, the reality has dawned on them.

“You kind of realize how difficult it is to get something to go viral — because everyone thinks it’s going to be easy,” Buchar says.

Right now their video is sitting at 1,100 views. Preston says 800–1,000 is normal.

“In my experience, if you don’t break out of your personal network, you’re looking at about 200 views per person in the group. So for groups of five, you’re looking at 1,000 views,” he says.

He thinks this experience will help the students once they graduate, since young professionals in marketing and advertising are often “thrown into the deep end and told to make this product go viral.”

Preston proposed the course on memes because, he says, they are densely packed cultural objects that can give us honest, organic insight into our cultural milieu.

“Memes are reflective of our world, and more specifically, the world that we create culturally,” he says. “They use and remix popular culture to tell our story through

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stories that have already been told and culture that already exists.”

He cites Left Shark from the Superbowl as an example. Rather than identifying with Katy Perry’s lion-steed or her shooting star, viewers identified with the frumpy, awkward dancing shark.

Preston also thinks memes can give us better insight into our culture because they aren’t about money. While one can analyze the corset right out from under

Cinderella’s dress, the meaning of that blockbuster is inexorably tied to its moneymaking goal. Memes, on the other hand, are a more organic form of communication.

“Memes are a cultural shorthand,” Preston says. “We use them to replace traditional conversation or traditional communicative forms.”

Buchar says her film is memetic because it’s a remix of an original film.

“A meme is to copy something through imitation and repetition,” Chang adds. He says the ALS ice bucket challenge was also a meme, because people copied and reproduced it.

“I haven’t seen any other class that’s doing anything like this,” Buchar muses. “It’s a lot of fun, too.”

The students’ Sweded videos are available at the MIT 3652 Youtube channel.

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CAISA vivifies London Richard Joseph GAZETTE STAFF @uwogazette

Courtesy of CAISA

Haute couture is strutting along the catwalk towards London with Vivify, the 16th annual fashion show from the Canadian Asian International Students’ Association.

The show, entirely organized

by Western students, is the largest student-run charity fashion show in Canada. Attendance regularly exceeds 1,500 people from London as well as the surrounding universities of Queen’s, Toronto and Waterloo.

The theme this year is “minimalistic, with a modern vibrant twist.”

Rochelle Menezes, public relations director for the show, says that it “revolves around three main characters and involves ‘doll-like’ imagery.”

A range of clothing will be on display, from black-tie to lingerie and swimwear. Retail brands appearing include American Apparel, Banana Republic, Jean Machine and Mexx.

The fashion show also promotes local designers, like VC Collections and the Richmond Row boutique Leslie’s Clothing, and even independent Canada-based designers including Stephanie Yiu and Mark Aguilar.

But showcasing clothing is only part of the experience — fashion shows are all about theatrics, and Vivify is no exception. The show is advertised as a high-energy production involving choreographed dancing and singing; past years have even included martial arts stunt teams.

Vivify is also a great way for students to get involved with local charity work.

“A fashion show is a great way to marry the skills many undergraduates have with doing good for the community,” says Menezes. “At the show we have over 120 team members who contribute by doing choreography, music, graphics, styling, modelling, marketing and promoting — the show really brings these diverse skills together to support a

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good cause.”

The money raised by the CAISA Fashion Show goes to the Children’s Health Foundation. The show has donated over $170, 000 over the years to CHF, supporting a variety of causes including Epigenetic and Palliative Care Research, the Family Assistance Fund, the Child Life Fund and the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

CAISA’s Vivify will be showing at 7 p.m. this Saturday at Centennial Hall.

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The K-Cup dilemma Bradley Metlin SPORTS EDITOR @BradAtGazette

This year, The Gazette got a Keurig machine placed in hopes of providing the editorial board with a caffeine boost. While this might have seemed like a convenient addition, last year, Keurig sold nine billion K-Cups according to The Atlantic.

These individualized coffee pods end up somewhere — usually a landfill.

“From what I understand, the K-Cups were introduced because of people’s lifestyles,” Beverly Aveni, Western’s manager of sustainability, said. “You want a quick, no-fuss solution to getting a cup of coffee.

So the average person is probably not thinking about recycling at the end of the process.”

Recycling these pods is difficult as the entire unit must be divided into parts.

A press release from Keurig Green Mountain notes they are, “collaborating with the recycling community and its partners to ensure that K-Cup packs aren’t just recyclable in theory, but can also be effectively recycled in the majority of communities.”

The company also articulates that it hopes their K-Cups will be 100 per cent recyclable by 2020. Of course, they aren’t the only ones making goals in the name of sustainability. Western’s sustainability plan articulates a desire to become a zero-waste campus by 2022. Ayeni said Western is already on their way towards this goal.

“We have about a 50 per cent recycle rate, which is quite good for a university,” she said, expanding on strides that have been made

by Western. “Our recycling program has gotten a lot better with our recent contract with the city of London so now there’s more of a connection between what you can do on-campus and off-campus.”

Individual coffee pods, while presenting challenges to merely being tossed in the blue bin, are not impossible to recycle.

Ayeni points to a company named Terracycle which, according to their website, looks to “collect used packaging and products that would otherwise be destined for landfills. It repurposes that waste into new, innovative materials and products that are available online and through major retailers.”

They offer collection programs for Tassimo pods and Nepresso capsules — but not K-Cups.

An organization called Kill the K-Cup released a video on Youtube two months ago, which equated the mounting environmental impact of K-Cups to a monster looming over a metropolis. The hyperbolic marketing campaign in the vein of the monster movie Cloverfield seems intent only on ending their use.

Ayeni, however, has offered some hope for those attached to their personalized coffee machines.

“The city of London, I have spoken to them in recent past, and they are working on trying to recycle them so it’s something that we’re looking forward to,” she said.

Ultimately, it might make more sense for students to invest in more environmentally-friendly options.

“At the same time, we’re trying to promote reduction first — if you could bring your own mug and make a traditional type of coffee, that would be ideal,” Ayeni said.

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thegazette • Friday, March 20, 2015

opinions

Silence never won rights. They are not handed down from above; they are forced by pressures from below.

• Roger Baldwin

TAs need to take a stand

When the end of the semester draws near, an avalanche of students converge on teaching assistants’ office hours.

This usually happens despite repeated reminders that it’s a bad idea — everyone will come to my office last minute, they say — but this quick rush to TAs at the end of the semester often leaves them quite overwhelmed.

This work burden persists throughout the school year so it makes sense that TAs at the University of Toronto and York University took to the picket lines after collective bargaining with their respective administrations broke down. This is not the only strike to be happening on these campuses as contract faculty at both institutions also went on strike — U of T only recently reached a tentative agreement with their contract faculty.

A strike is an undesirable outcome for most parties involved. York has been plagued with strikes, with a faculty strike in 2010 that heavily interfered with student schedules. With the recent batch of strikes, students have noted several problems after their semester’s schedule has been altered. Many international and out-of-province students are frantically trying to move flights to later dates. Additionally, as some students have had to cross picket lines in order to get to ongoing classes. Tensions are reported to be high.

With TAs being targeted in a hit-and-run on the picket line last week, the situation on these campuses is obviously uneasy. That said, it is necessary in order for TAs to send a message to their universities’ administrations. Strikes are ultimately meant to disrupt order to send a message — so while inconvenient, the strike is warranted.

The reality is that TAs are underpaid for the amount of work they put in. Often, the amount of preparation needed to run an effective tutorial, coupled with their academic work, does not allow for a part-time job.

Considering the low wages of most TAs, some have had to turn to food banks in order to stay nourished.

It should be noted that TAs are also earning an education in addition to getting valuable work experience, meaning that they are getting more out of their positions. But these added benefits should still not allow universities to take advantage of those who want to get an education.

Most TAs will say they do not want a lavish life — they expect to be “slumming it” to some degree for a few years — yet the current structure forces many to scrape just to get by. While the strikes are undeniably disruptive, the TAs are sending a message that needs to be heard.

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Greek-ness isn’t the weakness Amy, myself &I Amy O’Kruk NEWS EDITOR @AmyAtGazette

Earlier this month, a video showing Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity brothers at the University of Oklahoma chanting racial slurs surfaced on the Internet. The video garnered explosive international attention, resulting in the expulsion of two fraternity members involved in the incident and the national headquarters of SAE disbanding its chapter at UO. Still, some critics demand further justice. In response to the event, The Guardian published an opinion piece by Lindy West that suggested seriously looking at the dissolution of all Greek-letter fraternities and sororities. Furthermore, West suggested fraternities at their heart are facilitators for alumni networking, or as West puts it, “shrouded transfers of male power.”

West has a point — there are problems in the North American undergraduate Greek system. As SAE exemplifies, these institutions can perpetuate problematic and toxic social hierarchies, in this case racism.

It’s a problem that needs a solution, and this is where West and I disagree. The cry for the culling of rotten apples is a discourse and remedy we’ve seen in the media time after time — sacrifice a scapegoat and social justice has been served.

This time, it’s Greek organizations up on the block.

Let’s be real — disbandment isn’t going to happen. Historically entwined with many educational institutions, Greek-letter organizations have over nine million alumni across North America and an estimated one million active members. Western itself has a thriving Greek community with five sororities

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and seven fraternities on campus, and it’s growing. For better or for worse, Greekletter organizations are alive, well and here to stay.

So, the incident with SAE at UO raises two questions: do sororities and fraternities have merit? More importantly, why did racism rear its ugly head at a fraternity in Oklahoma?

To answer the first question, yes, I can attest as a member of one that Greek organizations have value. While discrimination, hazing and scandals make headlines, the more common fundraisers and philanthropy events generally do not. While charity work can be performed by any collective, what I think sororities and fraternities uniquely offer campuses is the potential for close-knit communities where students can be exposed to mentorship, leadership opportunities and encouragement to grow within a larger campus.

Of course, SAE shows Greek life gone terribly wrong, but I think the hateful chant illustrates deep, institutional racism that spans further than colleges and universities. Joe Gandelman, editorin-chief of The Moderate Voice, wrote that modern America is now a land where to be outrageous and shocking is often to be associated with being witty, funny and assertive — no matter the means used to illicit a response.

And that brings me to my second question about the cause of these slurs.

The conversation about racism needs to move towards the root of the problem.

One shut-down frat house and a few expulsions equate to a largely forgettable slap on the wrist that fails to deal with underlying mechanisms of hate.

Enough with the focus on bad apples, so to speak — it’s time to re-evaluate the structure of the tree. Greek-letter organizations aren’t exclusively to blame for the racist chants in Oklahoma. Institutional racism in university communities has deeper cultural roots that we must start to explore and acknowledge if we truly hope to create change towards genuine racial equality — on campuses and off.

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Please help. I’m lost and confused near the container recycling bin…

Dear Life, Why are anonymous comments allowed on The Gazette website?

Dear Life, Always watch your back. You never know when you may get snickersnee’d.

Dear Life, What’s with all the strikes?

Dear Life, “Gypped” or “jipped” is about as racist as “niggardly.” Words that sound similar do not necessarily have the same etymology. For goodness sake, you’re at a university. Crack open a book once in a while.

[Editor’s note: “Scholarly consensus” is that the etymology of that word is indeed racial, according to the principal etymologist of the OED. Oh, and FYI, “niggardly” is phonetically similar, but etymologically unrelated to the n-word.] wgaz.ca/dear-life

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sports Each week, sports editor Nathan Kanter will share 10 takeaways from the hockey world, spanning the NHL, junior hockey and Canadian Interuniversity Sport. Whether it’s the latest trade rumour, a prospect you need to know about or just general observations, Nathan will keep you connected to Canada’s game.

1. This week, the NHL’s general managers met to discuss potential rule changes.

The big ticket item on the agenda was a new overtime format, in an attempt to curb the number of games going to shootouts.

Two proposals were brought forth by the GMs to the players union: first, stick with a five minute period but play it solely three-onthree; and second, change the overtime length to seven minutes, with the first three minutes played at four-on-four, and then switch to three-on-three at the next whistle.

2. There absolutely needs to be some sort of change, simply because way too many games are being decided in the shootout.

Last season the Devils went 0–13 in shootouts and missed the playoffs by six points. Had they won half of those games, they would have gotten in. Should a playoff position be decided by an individual skills competition?

Personally, I prefer four-onfour over three-on-three but the problem for the league is there’s no guarantee more goals will be scored four-on-four. It’s all about how they can end more games in overtime and they feel three-onthree will do it. There’s no doubt it’d be exciting.

Changing overtime to three-onthree also worked in the AHL this season – the first year they implemented it.

3. Another small rule change that will likely be implemented has to do with stick placement on faceoffs.

Currently, the home team gets to put down their stick second on all faceoffs. That gives them a slight advantage.

With the new rule, the defensive player will always have to put down his stick first, giving a slight advantage to those in offensive situations. For faceoffs at centre, it will still be the away team that places their stick down first.

4. Nazem Kadri was suspended for four games Wednesday.

Was the hit dirty? I’d say no.

Kadri wasn’t intentionally targeting the head.

But it was absolutely reckless, and the head is indeed all he made contact with. In that situation Kadri needs to be aware he’s not in a position to make a clean hit, so he needs to hold up.

5. The Ottawa Senators are keeping things interesting in the Eastern Conference playoff race.

Western men’s curling will continue their granite throwing at the CIS championships in Waterloo with matches against the Toronto Varsity Blues and Laurier Golden Hawks today at 12 p.m. and 8 p.m. respectively.

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With a game in hand, they trail the Boston Bruins by just four points. A month ago they were in 11th place and nine points back.

This is much in part thanks to the play of rookie Andrew Hammond, who is 11–0–1 on the season with a 1.35 goals-against average and .956 save percentage.

I wrote about his play in Kanter’s Korner two weeks ago but there were two new developments this week, not quite related to his play.

A hamburger was thrown on the ice Sunday night and ever since then, fans – and the Sens PR department – have jumped on that opportunity.

The best part of all this?

Hammond was given a lifetime McDonald’s card.

Somehow, I don’t think he’ll ever use it, at least not for himself.

6. In the Western Conference the Los Angeles Kings are now officially in the playoffs.

It’s about time.

If the playoffs started today they’d play their first round series against the Vancouver Canucks.

That’s not good news for Vancouver.

Two weeks ago I predicted the Canucks and Flames would both drop out of the playoff picture. So far only the Flames have, and it’s looking unlikely that both teams fall out, given how low the Sharks have dropped – six points out.

7. In the central division the St. Louis Blues jumped the Nashville Predators for first place.

In my opinion that’s huge for the Hawks, who now likely avoid the Blues in the first round, and instead could end up playing Nashville.

Without Kane, I have a hard time believing Chicago beats St. Louis but I strongly believe Nashville doesn’t have the necessary playoff experience for a deep run.

I realize Rinne is the best goalie in the West, but it won’t quite be enough.

8. Oliver Bjorkstrand has continued a torrid pace in the Western Hockey league.

He now leads the WHL with 112 points in just 56 games, including 58 goals.

Bjorkstrand is a Blue Jackets prospect whose progress has been very surprising.

9. The Ontario Hockey League playoffs are about to get underway.

Out West, it will be a battle between the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds and the Erie Otters.

The Greyhounds have the best forward depth in the league but then again the Otters have Connor McDavid and I don’t want to bet against that kid – ever.

10. Out East, the Oshawa Generals are big time favourites.

Of note on the Gens is Michael Dal Colle, last year’s fifth overall pick.

He has been very consistent all season long and currently has 93 points in 55 games. That’s just two less than last year in 12 less games.

I have a hard time not seeing the Generals winning the Eastern Conference.

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