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In the largest survey of LGBTQ+ students in Ontario, students reported feeling comfortable and included on campus. Despite this, there are areas of need, especially when it comes to health services and safe spaces. See the story on Page 7.

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From Bangladesh to BMOS, fifth-year finance student Kishwar Hashemee has been influenced by an array of experiences that have shaped him as an entrepreneur today.

As a young child, Kishwar would visit his mother’s boutique and sit in on business meetings in his father’s textiles company, giving him the fashion-focused edge many individuals don’t have.

While a background in fashion and retail inspired Kishwar, it was a chat with his younger brother this past summer that crystallized the idea.

Now selling bow ties, pocket squares, neck ties and lapel flowers, Kishwar’s company, Evoq, seeks to evoke emotions through fashion. Over the past six months of business, the entrepreneur’s family has stood behind him on this project, supporting him in any way they can.

“My family owns textiles in Bangladesh, so they make clothing for high quality brands like Garage and Dynamite,” Kishwar says. “Because of this, my products are really high quality as well.”

Growing up in a culture where negotiations and designs unfolded before him, Kishwar has found his work manageable because of his understanding of business from both manufacturing and finance perspectives.

“I’ve always been into fashion, but I didn’t want to stay in Bangladesh and run manufacturing plants,” he says.

“I knew I wanted to do something down the lines of fashion, but I also wanted to create because I’ve felt like there’s all this creative energy inside me.”

Aside from business, Kishwar tries to give back to those less fortunate when he can, knowing the value of his

experiences and what they’ve allowed him to achieve.

“My most fulfilling experience is the school that I ran for poor kids in Bangladesh,” he explains. “My friends and I created the curriculum, and each friend took different classes to give these kids a better education.”

While supporting and growing his own business is a fundamental part of his future plan, Kishwar hopes to partner with a reputable non-governmental organization and give either a certain percentage of revenues or sponsor someone’s education.

“Another one of my dreams is to support local designers because sometimes they have cool creations but it becomes really expensive and the business does not become feasible,” Kishwar explains. “I want to help these designers find a more affordable alternative.”

He also got back into photography this past summer, something he was previously discouraged from due to the cost of lenses and cameras. Now a photographer for AotC, he knows the value of pursuing new adventures.

“This summer I picked up a few more hobbies, like longboarding and photography. I really wanted to do new things because life gets boring otherwise. You have to make it exciting yourself.”

This excitement tends to infuse itself into Evoq’s designs, filled with patterns and colours.

“The fashion in Evoq just comes from my personality,” he explains. I do a lot of things, I like wearing colours, I like to experiment, I like to discover – I think it’s a lot of me in the fashion.”

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Town hall examines degree outcomes KATIE LEAR NEWS EDITOR @KATIEATGAZETTE

University sees dramatic rise in mental health cases MAAILAH BLACKWOOD STAFF @NEWSATGAZETTE Students are reaching out to Western’s mental health services in greater numbers than ever before.

Western’s director of Student Health Services Cynthia Gibney told Western News her team is addressing a significant increase in students accessing mental health services. So far in 2015, there were 11,096 mental health related cases — a 26 per cent increase from 2013, which saw 8,791 cases and a 14 per cent increase from 2014, which saw 9,775 cases.

This year’s increased demand for mental health services is also causing Western’s Campus Police to see a rise in the number of crisis cases they’re encountering.

“We’ve had an increase every year and this year we’re on pace to get more than last year,” said J.C Aubin, Campus Police operational leader.

As a part of their commitment to improving student mental health on campus, the University Students’ Council, in conjunction with Student Health Services and Campus Police, are seeking new ways to provide more accessible mental health care to students.

USC vice-president internal, Alex Benac, explained health services will

be shifting the way they allocate their resources based on a model called the diversity of modality. “[It’s] providing mental health services to students that don’t rely just on you getting in line, you taking a number, you getting an assessment … and they refer you out to the community,” Benac said. “Which is the standard process when you deal with the volume that they deal with and the resources.”

They will also concentrate on proactive and preventative care, which includes focusing on health resources such as Student Health Services, the Writing Support Centre and Learning Skills Services at the Student Development Centre, before they need to see a counsellor.

Additionally, as part of the diversity of modality initiative, the Student Development Centre has started to offer 90 minute single-session therapy. At the end of the session, students leave with an action plan on how to improve their mental health and other challenges they’re facing.

Gibney also noted the USC and SHS are currently working to open a Wellness Centre in the UCC that will focus on mental health. Gidney hopes it will encourage students to seek preventative help as well as turn students to the right places when professional help is needed.

“There is a mental health working group on campus which has representatives from all [Western] mental health services, including the USC, SDC, SHS,” Gibney said in an email. “We meet regularly to try and improve, collaborate, assess [and] look to the future.” n

Mental health related cases at Student Health Services 2013 8,791 cases 2014 9,775 cases 2015 11,096 cases 26% increase from 2013 14% increase from 2014 18-20% of all cases are mental health related cases

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Council to debate changes to elections bylaw KATIE LEAR & RITA RAHMATI NEWS EDITOR @KATIEATGAZETTE Post-campaigning on social media, which was a significant reason Team Litchfield was disqualified as last year’s USC president-elect, will be allowed in future elections if council approves a motion at their next meeting on Wednesday.

It’s among six proposed amendments to the University Students’ Council bylaw 2 to be debated at the meeting.

While physically post-campaigning is still outlawed, candidates are now permitted to campaign over social media while the polls are open. Last year, Team Sophie and the disqualified Team Litchfield violated those social media rules.

Team Litchfield received 15 demerit points for post-campaigning as they posted 21 times on Facebook. Team Sophie received three demerits for post-campaigning on Facebook.

“They [the elections committee] believed if there was somebody

who’s wilfully or even not intentionally breaking the same rule, that by the third, fourth, fifth time, the judgment should be rendered differently,” USC secretary-treasurer Jonathan English said.

A second change introduces a vote of confidence in the case that only one candidate steps forward for any of the elected USC positions, faculty presidents or divisional position.

“Instead of them being acclaimed, they have to run a campaign and at the end of it they have to receive the majority vote of support,” English said.

A third change will see the chief returning officer approving all campaign materials and advertisements before printing and/or distributing, as well as USC elections events such as rallies and launch parties.

A fourth change clarifies violation protocols in hearings and criteria for violations. Expectations for hearings will be clearer and fairer to candidates. Criteria for violations

has changed as it was deemed vague. Now there are six criteria for assessing violations: degree of scope, influence, intent, repetition, legality and obstruction.

The elections committee will also be reduced to between five and nine students-at-large compared to the 14 current students on the committee and adjust the sub-committees to consist of only the finance subcommittee and the investigations and violations subcommittee.

Also included in the recommendations were edits for clarity and amendments to the finance procedure concerning campaign funding.

These changes came about from a mandate from council at a special meeting last April where the USC passed that an arms-length party conduct a review of the by-law.

Matt Wilson, a former USC senator, worked closely with English, the CRO and government services to draft the amendments while Wilson approved of all the changes. n

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What skills should a Western student have when they graduate?

That was the question at a town hall on Friday held by the Western degree outcomes working group.

The purpose of the town hall was to gain feedback from the campus community on what students should be learning before leaving Western on an individual program and institutional level.

Approximately 50 people were in attendance at the public meeting.

The working group consists of various faculty members, Western staff, and two students.

“It’s really important for us to understand broadly, across campus, what are the unique and distinctive elements in the various disciplines and groups of disciplines,” said John Doerksen, chair of the working group and vice-provost of academic programs and students.

“Western degree outcomes [and] the undergraduate degree-level expectations are really kind of generic terms and they get meaning in a disciplinary context. And so it’s really important for us as a working group to be able to hear from all parts of campus about what’s unique about that collection of disciplines.”

The town hall featured a presentation by Doerksen and Nanda Dimitrov, associate director at the teaching support centre. The presentation highlighted what the working group had accomplished so far and allowed attendants to weigh in

on what they believed the attributes of a Western graduate should be.

The responses were posted on an online forum that allowed those present to be anonymous.

Suggestions from the audience on the online forum included, “Expectations for students are wonderful, but expectations for faculty in delivering on outcomes are sorely needed” and “Their learning connected to their world, and their world connected to their learning.”

Other common themes from audience responses included wanting students to be engaged, critical, empathetic, curious and globally-minded.

The town hall was a part of the consultation process the working group undertook to reach out to various groups on campus such as students-at-large through the University Students’ Council, faculty councils, undergraduate instructors and affiliate university colleges.

According to Doerkson, every university in the province is being asked by the Ontario Universities Council on Quality Assurance to hold similar conversations on campuses.

The Western Degree Outcomes working group is conducting their review, as mandated by Western’s strategic plan.

After the campus-wide consultations wrap up this month, Doerksen and his team will draft the Western Degree Outcomes by January before presenting the binding recommendations to Senate in March 2016. n

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King’s prof charged with sexual assault HAMZA TARIQ BREAKING NEWS EDITOR @HAMZAATGAZETTE

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Triumph in the cuckoo’s nest SAMAH ALI ARTS & LIFE EDITOR @SAMAHATGAZETTE RATING: GGGGG Sometimes we need to stop and reflect on the conversations surrounding mental health: how it affects us, how far we’ve come, how far we have to go. Theatre Western captured this conversation with their fall play, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.

The performances were an excellent summation of the mental health discussions happening on campus this week. The production, adapted from Ken Kesey’s book, speaks about the ongoing stigma of mental health while making light of the situation through friendship, laughs and a final party in a psychological institution.

The play follows eight patients living in a psychiatric hospital in the 1960s. The ward shuffles between medications, activity hours and group therapy but things shake up when new patient Randle McMurphy makes it his mission to drive the head nurse crazy.

Directed by third-year MIT student Sasha Luna, the seamless

transitions and clean light directions brought attention to every character.

Among the leading actors was the effervescent Jack Copland who played wise guy McMurphy. It was no surprise that Copland was the star of the production. His multifaceted voice, priceless expressions and undeniable talent screams for a stage greater than the McManus Theatre.

Behind the shining beacon of light that was Copland was Alexendar Gammal, a brooding gentleman who embodied the stiff character of Chief Bromden.

Gammal’s soliloquies brought a smooth interlude between scenes and alluded to a past life before the detrimental therapeutic practices in the asylum. Gammal was intimidating, stoic and arguably the most overlooked actor in the play.

His lines and character build as the show develops and became the perfect example of a patient’s growth when offered the right support.

Noticeable performances go out to Eric Yanofsky as Martine and Helen Heikkila as Nurse Ratshit — er, Ratched. Yanofsky’s

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unwavering, sickly smile contrasted with Heikkila’s suffocating, killthem-with-kindness glare offered great commentary on happiness in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest — genuine happiness can only survive through hallucinations since inauthenticity plagues the real world. A thought-provoking revelation produced by impeccable directing.

It was a discomforting yet cathartic journey watching the patients grapple with their mental health and mistreatment but the runaway performance of the show was Danny Avila who played Cheswick. Avila never broke character: his hands shook profusely, his voice never quivered, his muscles twitched with frustration. It was truly a mesmerizing and tactile performance by a determined actor.

As usual, it was nothing but excellence from Theatre Western.

The troupe really knows the ins and outs of the theatre and One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest was definitely a dramatic shift — for the better — in genres compared to the last two fall plays. Ken Kesey would be proud. n

A King’s University College professor is facing sexual assault charges after an investigation into the alleged abuse of three young First Nations males between 1977 and 1983.

History professor David Norton was an Anglican priest at St. Andrew’s Anglican Church located within the Chippewa-On-TheThames Native Reserve outside London in 1977.

According to the London Police Service, the alleged sexual abuse began in 1977 when the males were seven years old and ended in 1983 when they were 12 years old. It’s alleged that the offences took place at Norton’s residence in London.

Norton, now 69, has been charged with three counts of indecent assault on a male and one count of sexual assault.

Norton was teaching a first-year history of totalitarianism course at King’s before his arrest.

According to Jane Antoniak, media relations for King’s, the affiliate was notified of the investigation by LPS on Friday and Norton has been put on a paid leave of absence, pending the outcome of the investigation.

“In no way does the investigation have anything to do with his activities at King’s University College,” she said.

According to a press release from King’s in 2013, Norton “specializes in First Nations History and has had a strong connection with local First Nations reservations for decades.”

Norton’s department chair wrote in the 2013 release, “The many hours that Professor Norton spends advising students on a range of academic matters, from library research to essay organization and writing, reflects the simple belief that nothing can take the place of human interaction and the exchange of ideas in a supportive and cooperative learning environment.”

Norton will be released on bail and his appearance in court has been set for January 7, 2016. n

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BRIEFS WESTERN GOES TO MARS Western University, in partnership with the Canadian Space Agency, is running the most realistic and largest planetary mission simulation that has ever taken place on campus.

This simulation is more realistic because the rover is now in Utah, which has a terrain more comparable to Mars in comparison to its past location in Montreal, and because astronomy, the simulation team has access to a dedicated mission control room.

“All of these things have come together this year to make it ... the best ever,” said Gordon Osinski, the acting director of the Centre for Planetary Science and Exploration.

Students from multiple programs and Canadian universities, are given full decision-making power.

“They are saying what the scientific questions are ... which data to collect and then they are interpreting all of that data, too,” said Osinski.

There will be an open house to tour mission control tonight at 7 p.m. in the Physics and Astronomy Building.

■■JESSIE WOOLSON FLU SHOTS OFFERED IN UCC In light of flu season’s arrival, Western Health Services has started their campaign to bring student attention to getting a shot now rather than later.

The campaign is running until 2016 but hopes to receive heavy traffic now with the business of December’s upcoming exam schedule.

Megan McIlmoyl, who is running the campaign, says the flu shot protects more than just the recipient.

You’re not only protecting yourself, but also those around you including the most vulnerable, such as the elderly,” she said.

Interested students can receive their shot in Student Health Services, located in the UCC basement. Appointments are preferred, but nurses will also be available for walk-ins.

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Mustangs fail to bring A-game against Rams MIKE DEBOER CONTRIBUTOR @SPORTSATGAZETTE To be the best, you have to beat the best.

It is one of the great clichés in sports. A statement of unknown origins, and yet one that has been used for decades.

This was the opportunity given to the Western Mustangs men’s basketball team on Friday night at Alumni Hall.

The challenger: a Ryerson Rams squad that went 17–2 last year and appeared in the final eight of the 2015 Canadian Interuniversity Sport men’s basketball tournament.

Western came into the game ranked sixth in the nation. Ryerson came in ranked fifth, but was coming off a difficult loss to the Windsor Lancers on November 18.

It was the perfect measuring-stick game for the Mustangs; a game to show they belong in the top 10 in Canada and can compete for an OUA title.

The result, however, was a statement for all the wrong reasons; Ryerson won 92–64, improving to 4–1 and dropping the Mustangs to 2–2 on the season.

From start to finish, the Rams were the better team. Using a 13–0 second quarter run, the Rams took control of the game and never looked back.

The Rams offence was unbelievably efficient, shooting 60 per cent from the field and hitting 15

three-pointers on 27 attempts. The Mustangs lacked the energy and focus to stop this lethal Ryerson attack on a night when Western couldn’t get shots to drop.

“There was just a lack of focus,” said Western head coach Brad Campbell. “We just did not take care of some basic detail things we normally do and Ryerson is too good of a team to let a lot of those detail things slip.”

Campbell was disappointed by his team’s flat effort on Friday night. The expectations coming into the season were lofty and it certainly seems like the Mustangs will have to go back to the drawing board before they kick off an arduous stretch of games leading up to the Christmas break.

“Ryerson is a hell of a team and they have incredible athletes, and they’re very skilled,” said Campbell.

“We can’t come in with that mental makeup during the game and not take care of basic details ... or we’re going to get embarrassed and that’s exactly what happened tonight.”

The Mustangs were led in scoring by Peter Scholtes and Greg Morrow, who had 17 points each.

Morrow came into the game averaging 29 points per game and struggled to find open shots. It’s unrealistic to expect 30 points night after night from Morrow, as each opponent builds their defensive game plan around shutting down one of the top players in the entire nation.

KYLE PORTER GAZETTE THIS WAS A BAD DECISION. Western’s Tom Filgiano tries to drive to the basket in the midst of a double team from two Ryerson Rams during OUA men’s basketball action on Friday, Nov. 20 at Alumni Hall. Western lost 92–64.

“The Mustangs played as hard as can be and I’m just thankful that we made some shots tonight and defended well,” said Ryerson interim head coach Patrick Tatham.

“It’s a huge, huge win,” he added. “Western’s a ranked opponent, they’re absolutely killing it this year and we were just focused on bouncing back from losing to Windsor on Wednesday.”

One of the game’s major subplots was a showdown between two of the top scorers in Ontario: Morrow and Ryerson fourth-year guard Adika Peter-McNeilly.

Peter-McNeilly, who came into the game averaging 22.3 points per game, scored a game-high 25 points on 9-of-13 shooting. He was

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4-of-7 from the three-point line and added five rebounds along with three steals.

Tatham was pleased at his team’s defensive performance, particularly in shutting down Morrow. Morrow was fairly efficient on 7-of-11 shooting from the field; however, for the Mustangs to win, Morrow needs more looks at the basket.

“Shutting down [Morrow] was the plan from the start,” said Tatham. “He’s probably a candidate for CIS Player of the Year, at least the OUA Player of the Year, so it was the focus to surround all five guys around Greg when he had the ball and I think our guys did a great job with that.”

Friday night’s performance was a step back for Western, but the team bounced back on Sunday with a convincing 81–56 win over the University of Toronto Varsity Blues. The Blues are far from being the team Ryerson is, but the win still represents a strong response from Friday’s performance.

Next week will be a huge test as Western travels to Ottawa to take on the top two teams in Canada in the Carleton Ravens and the Ottawa GeeGees. It will be the most difficult road trip of the Mustang’s entire campaign and will once again represent an opportunity to make a statement. n

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Without Curran, Mustangs close, but fall short to Blues JIMMY HUNYH GAZETTE STAFF @SPORTSATGAZETTE The women’s basketball team lost their second game of the weekend against the Toronto Varsity Blues 91–87.

The biggest absence on the court was Western starting forward Julia Curran, who has averaged 11.3 points and eight rebounds in 23.7 minutes per game this year. Curran was on the court before tip-off but didn’t participate in pre-game warm-ups.

For most of the game, it appeared her absence was something Western could overcome, as they held a 67–55 edge with less than one minute remaining in the third quarter.

However, the Varsity Blues clawed back with shooting and clutch free throws.

They outscored the Mustangs 34–20 in the last quarter en route to the comeback win.

Michèle Bélanger, head coach of the Blues, was pleased with her team’s resiliency.

“We went down 12 and it looked like we were going to pack up the tents and go home,” she said. “[Our team] found some fight, made some big shots and defended well, which I thought was really good. It was the difference.”

It was halfway into the game when the Mustangs built the lead they would later relinquish. The girls outscored Toronto by a combined margin of 45–33 in the second and third quarters.

Most of this scoring came from guard Mackenzie Puklicz, who made four threes, and her backcourt teammate Meredith McLeod, who hit two in the middle quarters.

Puklicz led the Mustangs with an impressive 36 points on 13-of-28 shooting. She pointed to the team’s improved passes as the factor of her success.

“The ball movement was a lot better today,” she said. “We had a shoot earlier this morning and that was definitely what we emphasized the entire time, so it clearly showed.”

Western recorded 17 assists as a team, while Toronto only finished with two.

But Puklicz was disappointed with her team’s performance on the defensive side of the court.

“We let people get off shots that we knew they would hit. [Rahshida Atkinson] and [Keyira Parkes], their short guards, they were hitting threes that we were just leaving them wide open. We had talked about that before and we just really weren’t playing defence.

Letting a team score 90 is not really

SAMAR SAJNANI GAZETTE EYES ON THE PRIZE. Mustangs guard Cassidy Crowe drives the lane with her eyes on the basket during OUA women’s basketball action on Sunday, Nov. 22 against UofT. Western lost 91–87.

acceptable.”

Atkinson scored 34 points with three triples. She was a perfect nine-of-nine from the charity stripe, hitting five of those in the last 31 seconds of the game. Alongside Atkinson, Keyira Parkes recorded 18 points off the bench while contributing five steals.

After Western was outscored on second chance points by a mark of 20–11, Puklicz missed Curran’s presence on the boards.

“Her absence definitely affected the game on rebounding, that’s for

sure,” Puklicz said. “The rebounding, defence and obviously her scoring too. It was definitely a loss not having her play.”

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The women’s volleyball team had an up-and-down weekend.

They started off with a loss in four sets on Friday to the McMaster Marauders in Hamilton.

After losing the first two sets by a close margin, the Mustangs came back and decisively won the third set. However, they lost the fourth set 25–20. The final score of the game was (24-26, 22-25, 25-18, 20-25). Taylor Beedie led the Mustangs with 17.5 points from five serving aces.

The next night, the team took on the Warriors. The Mustangs struggled early on in the first set but were able to squeeze out a tight four-set victory (25-22, 18-25, 25-23, 25-11). The top scorers for the Mustangs were Aja Gyimah and Serena Smith with 15 and 14 points respectively. The Mustangs now improve to 5–2 on the season.

They play their last two games of 2015 next weekend as they battle the Brock Badgers at home on Friday before taking to the road to play the Windsor Lancers on Saturday.

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It was a great weekend for the women’s hockey team as they picked up two victories on the road to extend their winning streak to five games.

They started their weekend on Friday night with a dominating 6–2 win over the UOIT Ridgebacks.

Kendra Broad led Western on offence with two goals and an assist. Goaltender Kelly Campbell made 25 saves in the victory.

On Saturday night, the Mustangs were took on Queen’s.

Again, the Mustangs took an early lead and did not look back, winning the game 4–1. Broad and Campbell shined brightly again for the Mustangs. Broad scored two more goals in the game and Campbell made 34 stops in the victory. The Mustangs improved their

to bring that.”

However, Cheng was quick to avoid using the absence of his starting rookie forward as an excuse for losing the double-digit lead to Toronto.

“We got enough here. We had enough here to win. [Curran] would certainly help but we certainly have enough here to win.”

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record on the season to 8–3–0–0.

The Mustangs face the Queen’s Gaels again at Thompson Arena on Friday before taking on the Guelph Gryphons on Saturday.

MEN’S HOCKEY

It was a tough weekend for the Western Mustangs men’s hockey team. They lost each of their home games on Thursday and Friday by a single goal.

On Thursday they lost to the Queen’s Gaels 4–3. Queen’s goalie Kevin Bailie was the difference in the game for the Gaels, turning away 43 Mustang shots.

On Friday night against the UOIT Ridgebacks, the Mustangs lost 3–2. Mustangs goalie Peter Delmas stopped 50 shots but it was not enough as the Ridgebacks scored late in the 3rd period to win the game.

The Mustangs are 9–4–0 this year.

Western will take on Royal Military College and the Carleton Ravens next weekend.

MEN’S VOLLEYBALL

It has been a tough stretch of games for the men’s volleyball team, who have now lost three games in a row in straight sets.

The top ranked McMaster Marauders in Hamilton embarrassed Western on Friday night by scores of (13-25, 22-25, 12-25).

London native Andrew Richards of the McMaster Marauders shut down the Mustangs Friday, recording 14 points on the night from eight kills, three aces and three blocks.

On Saturday night, the Mustangs lost to the Waterloo Warriors in Waterloo by a score of (21-25, 23-25, 23-25).

The Mustangs are now 4–4 on the season.

They will look to redeem themselves next weekend when they face Ryerson and the University of Toronto. n

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Survey shows LGBTQ+ students feel accepted on campuses across Ontario With an array of programs and services, Western has very few complaints from students about discrimination or harassment DRISHTI KATARIA NEWS EDITOR @DRISHTATGAZETTE It’s 2015. Life as an LGBTQ+ student is, surprisingly, not that bad. Universities across Canada have become more accepting and understanding — both at an administrative and student level — of different sexualities. Support programs abound for students to help them transition and feel comfortable in university, from separate floors in residence to designated safe spaces on campus.

In Ontario, most LGBTQ+ students reported feeling comfortable on campus in the largest ever survey of LGBTQ+ university students released by the Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance in early November.

The survey highlighted the university experience of Ontario LGBTQ+ students to better understand their satisfaction and inclusion on campus overall. The results of the survey are quite optimistic and portray how far we’ve come in campus culture, and society as a whole, in our understanding of LGBTQ+ issues.

Part of that progress is simply the wealth of services that universities offer. Western has a wide array of resources and programming that facilitate social support and interactions for the LGBTQ+ students.

Naushin Halani, a third-year science student, is a part of Get REAL, “a movement of university students across Canada who speak to high schools about unlearning LGBTQ+ discrimination and bullying.” She says it helped her in her journey because she saw she had the potential to make a difference in people’s lives, especially when talking to students in middle and high schools.

PrideWestern and the Pride Library within Weldon Library, the first of its kind in Canada, allow for more social activities and interactions for members of this community. The Peer Support Centre provides an open safe space for students to come together and support each other. Ally Western organizes free workshops and training, which promotes acceptance and inclusivity of all groups on campus. In residence, Ontario Hall has a rainbow and ally community floor that provides a supportive environment for students and advocates for LGBTQ+ rights.

“We do diversity inclusive training through equity and human rights services for all our residence staff, and also ally training is delivered to residence staff through the [University Students’ Council],” said Susan Grindrod, associate vice-president of Western’s housing and ancillary services.

Compared to the past, Grindrod says complaints of discrimination from LGBTQ+ students have gotten a lot better.

“I’ve been here a long time and it used to be quite problematic, she says. “But now I think people are pretty good and we don’t get very many complaints.”

But that doesn’t mean these students don’t face an overwhelming struggle to stay in school at times and even to stay alive. ***** Although there haven’t been serious concerns on our campus, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people are more likely to experience intolerance, discrimination, harassment and the threat of violence in their lives due to their sexual orientation and gender identity.

For certain people, the threat of violence and the impact of familial or community disapproval is particularly intense. For others, the internal struggle of coming to terms with their own sexual orientation and identity is unbelievably overwhelming.

According to the Canadian Mental Health Association, LGBTQ+ people face “higher rates of depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive and phobic disorders, suicidality, self-harm and substance [abuse].” As a result, “LGBTQ youth are at approximately 14 times higher risk of suicide than heterosexual peers.”

Even with such harrowing statistics, the OUSA survey does not acknowledge current long counselling wait times and the very real need for increased counselling services.

For Brett Wiederhold, a fourth-year kinesiology student, counselling would have been key to learning how to cope with and control his social anxiety and depression, to come to terms with himself and his sexual orientation, and to feel comfortable in his own skin.

He sought counselling in November of his first year and was told to come back four months later. He eventually gave up and tried to deal with it all on his own.

“I just opened up to someone that I’ve never met before, I’ve never told anyone my story before and now you’re telling me it’s not bad enough?” he says of the counselling intake process.

According to the survey, 34 per cent of students who used mental health services reported counsellors and therapists did not have the proper knowledge to provide good care.

Cynthia Gibney, coordinator for Student Health Services at Western, says support for LGBTQ+ students is the same as for any student. However, they can make special requests for doctors or information based on the problem presented. She adds that the intake for counselling depends on the student’s situation.

“For example, individuals would be seen differently depending on if they are in crisis, if they have a counsellor in the community or if it is their first time to our clinic,” she says.

With regards to accessibility of the clinic to students, she says she hasn’t dealt with many concerns. ***** A large majority of respondents to the OUSA survey said they would like more areas designated as LGBTQ+ safe spaces.

According to Jana Luker, associate vice-president of student experience, Western does not have specific places designated as safe spaces, and as of now there are no plans for such in the future.

Students at Western identifying within the LGBTQ+ community believe there to be both pros and cons to safe spaces.

Halani said for her the most important thing is finding like-minded people, and although such spaces facilitate that, they are not necessary to become comfortable with your sexuality.

Wiederhold agrees, suggesting designated safe spaces might even make matters worse.

“In this world where we’re trying to make everyone equal and bring everyone up on the same level, it’s almost like segregation to me,” says Wiederhold.

Phillip Yang, third-year biomedical sciences student, likewise thinks safe spaces are unnecessary because they eclipse the bigger picture.

“Sometimes when you build too much of an exclusive community you forget that we are all part of a bigger community,” says Yang.

From personal experience and experiences of friends, Halani, Wiederhold and Yang think Western’s environment is very tolerant and inclusive towards the LGBTQ+ community. They have always felt comfortable on campus and have never been discriminated against and as a result feel no need for specific designated safe spaces.

WHAT ACTIONS CAN UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATORS OR FACULTY TAKE TO IMPROVE THE UNIVERSITY EXPERIENCE FOR LGBT OR QUEER STUDENTS IN PARTICULAR? RESOURCES 48 // 29%

INCLUSION AND LANGUAGE 45 // 27%

EDUCATION 44 // 27%

NON-ACADEMIC PROGRAMMING 27 // 16%

POLICY 14 // 8%

ACADEMIC PROGRAMMING 10 // 6%

DISENGAGE 7 // 4%

QUEER REPRESENTATION 3 // 2%

ALL OTHERS 14 // 8%

TOTAL: 211 SURVEYED

A large majority (80%) agreed that they would like more student areas permanently designated as LGBTQ+ safe spaces WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE BIGGEST BARRIER DISADVANTAGE, OR ISSUE FACING LGBT OR QUEER UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN PARTICULAR? EXCLUSION 61 // 31%

INADEQUATE RESOURCES 40 // 20%

IGNORANCE 36 // 18%

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***** Since the late 1960s, the LGBTQ+ community in Canada has witnessed steady gains in rights, acceptance and understanding. Universities like Western have led the way with support systems for those struggling with their sexuality and identity, as the OUSA survey shows.

There’s still more that can be done, however.

Students struggling with their sexuality and gender identity need to have access to counselling that can often save them from harmful situations. And there can always be more acceptance showed by the community at large — this is how LGBTQ+ rights become the norm for all of society.

“It’s important for all of us to foster the understanding of diversity of experiences, opinions and beliefs,” says Alex Benac, USC vice-president internal. n

33 // 17%

SOCIAL CHALLENGES 30 // 15%

ANXIETY 19 // 10%

ALL OTHERS 17 // 9%

TOTAL: 236 SURVEYED JENNIFER FELDMAN GAZETTE

SOURCE: LGBTQ+ STUDENT EXPERENCE SURVEY REPORT, OUSA

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ARIEL VAISBORT AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT @ARIELATGAZETTE Last week in the University Community Centre, the Leadership and Mentor Program hosted an “Impaired Driving Awareness” campaign. This involved students writing messages on a whiteboard and taking a photo with a dramatic black and white filter.

This is similar to a number of other campaigns recently that feature students writing a message on a whiteboard, posing for a picture and then moving on with their day.

While awareness when it comes to drunk driving is important, we need to do more than just hold up a whiteboard. How can you make change – real change – that prevents people from making mistakes that destroy lives?

Taking photos of students holding whiteboards with anti-drunk driving messages is slacktivism.

People feel as though they’ve done their part and that they don’t need to do anything else to prevent this problem.

By taking a photo with a whiteboard you’re not actually doing anything to prevent drunk driving or any other problem in the world.

This is the in person equivalent to sharing a post on Facebook to raise cancer awareness.

Everyone knows about cancer and we know that it’s bad but sharing a post on Facebook isn’t going to raise money for cancer research or prevent cancer in any way. Sharing the post makes you feel as though you’ve done something good and that you don’t need to do anything else to prevent the problem.

We all know about the Paris terror attacks and I’m sure that many of your news feeds were filled with people adding “temporary profile pictures” of the French flag. I realize you are showing your support for French citizens in this time of sadness, but you are not doing anything to actually help those people.

An argument can also be made that the French flag profile pictures are more for the benefit of your Facebook friends — to show that you are worldly and to gain likes that stroke your ego.

Slacktivism allows people to feel fulfilled by spending the least amount of effort possible. The issue is then they are less likely to take action to create change. Why do something at all if you are going to do it lazily?

If you want to make a difference in the world, go volunteer. Petition your provincial government to impose stricter impaired driving laws. Start a charity. Make a promise to never drink and drive, and to never get in a car with someone that you know has been drinking. If someone thinks that they’re going to drive, take their keys and offer to pay for their cab. Get off Facebook, and stop sharing posts where one like equals one prayer: this imaginary currency does not benefit anyone. n

Group projects should be limited KYLE PORTER PHOTO EDITOR @KYLEATGAZETTE As we reach the final weeks of the semester, many of us find ourselves embroiled in a series of group projects. For some students, it has become the norm to transition straight from the stress of midterms into the group work that you have been neglecting.

Then begins the process of corralling your group members and parceling out the assignment into roughly equal pieces. This is often followed by grueling sessions of in-person meetings and online collaboration, wasting time that could be better spent focusing on coursework. What is the point of repeating these exercises every semester since grade one?

We are told that once we leave school and enter the real world that group collaboration is highly important, which is true.

Collaboration between co-workers is a key part of any job. However, group projects in school seldom resemble the work that you’d be doing in the real world.

Having a real job means working within a defined framework; you have a job description and skills that differentiate you from your co-workers. You go into a project with a defined hierarchy of leadership, knowing your responsibilities because they fall under the scope of your position. How does forming

multiple groups a year with random students that have the same depth of knowledge as you help you to prepare for an on-the-job project?

Students have widely varying school schedules, not taking into account the hours that many spend at part-time jobs. Forcing the extra burden of trying to schedule group meetings amongst regular schoolwork and other commitments is an unnecessary and inane exercise.

When you leave school and get a job it is typically going to be your main focus. Getting together with colleagues that work during the same hours and in the same office isn’t nearly as much of a challenge as trying to coordinate between four or more different schedules.

I’m not saying that group projects have no purpose and should be disregarded outright, but the amount of work that is required for the actual effect it has on your final grade isn’t practical. Group projects should be limited to small topics that can be finished within a couple of hours.

This would offer the same amount of interaction with others without causing the unnecessary strain of large assignments.

Working well with others are skills that should have been learned in kindergarten, along with the alphabet and colouring between the lines. If you can’t function within a group at this point, four more years of group projects are not going to make a difference. n

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Mental health services needs to keep up with demand

BY GAZETTE EDITORIAL BOARD “The best student experience in Canada.”

Everyone knows exactly what university that tagline belongs to; some of us came here partly or mostly because of that.

And to an outsider, it can look like that extends to all parts of student life — there are a myriad of programs and services offered by the university, the University Students’ Council and Housing.

But one place that it’s sorely lacking, one that can be life or death as we saw last week, is mental health services. The demand has increased 26 per cent in two years for Student Health Services alone and mental health related cases account for nearly 20 per cent of the total.

Students’ notable growth in demand for psychological support is both encouraging and problematic. It’s a positive thing to see students more willing to reach out for help. The trend suggests the stigma surrounding some mental health disorders, like anxiety and depression, is lessening. It’s good that many students are seeking help and are aware of their mental states.

On the other hand, the increased number of students who feel unable to deal with mental stress could speak to a generation of students that isn’t being adequately prepared for the pressures of university. In many Canadian high schools, students “can’t fail” and deadlines are often negotiable, if not completely irrelevant. Consequently, university can

shock students who are unfamiliar with adversity or failure; things successful students need to know how to deal with.

Whatever the causes may be, it’s clear there’s a strong need for student mental health care at Western and the University needs to step up and make its psychological care more accessible to students. A major problem with Western’s mental health resource network, and a reason SHS may shoulder the majority of demand, is the network’s confusing organization and naming system — there’s no clear centre to go to for specific health concerns like sexual assault or mental health.

The university’s “no wrong door policy” creates a segmented environment that doesn’t tell students where they can reliably seek support. In theory, it’s nice to be able to go anywhere for help; in practice, it makes finding the right door and the right person harder for someone who knows they need help.

Although the University does have to consider financial and spacial limitations before upping its student mental health resources and staff, Western should prioritize something that students clearly want, and need, to be successful.

This is also an opportunity for the USC to meet students’ needs and achieve their mandate of bettering undergraduate’s student experience by heavily financing mental health initiatives. Whatever the course of action is, students’ actions speak for themselves — they need more psychological support, and sooner rather than later. n

we get letters RE: “CAF SHOULDN’T PAY TUITION FOR MILITARY RECRUITS,” THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2015 TO THE EDITOR: On Remembrance Day, I thought of the more than 115,000 Canadian soldiers who died in recent conflicts in order to advance Canada’s national security interests and in order to secure Canada’s promise as a country that champions the individual rights and freedoms enshrined in our Charter.

Jenny Jay’s article called into question the patriotism of individuals who volunteer in Canada’s Armed Forces through the tuition assistance program. Many graduates of this program become leaders in our military and those who study physical sciences and engineering will be charged with developing technologies that will give Canada a qualitative military edge in today’s

dangerous world where emerging cyber and space challenges pose a significant threat to our sovereignty and critical infrastructure.

Jay impugned the loyalty of our military’s future leaders and she denigrated their service. Although Jay attempted to temper her criticisms by alluding to her personal gratitude towards our soldiers, her gratitude apparently does not extend to those soldiers who receive tuition assistance. Especially as we observe Remembrance Day, we need to support our soldiers, not criticize them.

If Jay feels compelled to criticize someone, she should feel free to visit her local Member of Parliament.

She misleadingly claimed that tuition for these future officers is “free.” However, tuition is only free at the point of access because our tax dollars subsidize this important investment. This practice of pooling

financial resources together in order to benefit the common good is social justice at work and it’s a manifestation of Canadian values.

Jay’s contention that Canadians are hesitant to serve and sacrifice for their country is also factually inaccurate and morally reprehensible. More than 115,000 Canadians didn’t hesitate to sacrifice their lives so that Canada remains glorious and free. Additionally, compared to other countries with advanced militaries, Canada’s force strength is relatively good: we have 4.1 soldiers per 1,000 people; whereas the UK has 3.6 per 1,000 people and Germany has 2.7 per 1,000 people.

We must always honour the service and sacrifices made by all our soldiers to advance the cause of freedom.

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Booch offers healthy alternative to traditional tea ROBERT NANNI ARTS & LIFE EDITOR @ROBERTATGAZETTE In the spirit of recent health trends, there has been a focus on healthy alternatives to sugary drinks. For those who are looking for something more exciting than water but less calorie-packed than a venti frappuccino, there lies the happy intermediate of kombucha.

Kombucha is a fermented beverage packed with probiotics, vitamins and antioxidants, similar in nature to yogurt or sauerkraut. The beverage has risen in popularity over the past 15 years, stemming from its array of health benefits.

The drink is made by adding SCOBY (symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast) to the fermentation process. SCOBY is living bacteria that promotes the production of probiotics and digestive enzymes when consumed.

The drink offers many digestive benefits, which is how second-year health promotion PhD candidate Shawn Slade got started with his kombucha-selling company, Booch, a local London microbrewery with a focus on environmental sustainability.

As a startup between Slade and his fiancée Shannon Kamins, a Western alumna in health science, the idea to produce kombucha was

The product we do have always sells out, and I’m continuously ordering it. We’ve been holding it for about two months now and it’s something that we want to keep in store because we sell out every time.

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a combined effort.

“I’ve been a personal trainer and a holistic practitioner for over a decade, and my area of specialization was digestion,” Slade explains. “My fiancée has celiac disease where she can’t eat gluten and she’s been able to get a handle on her gut by adding probiotic foods to her diet.”

This dual effort of personal experience and professional interaction with clients gave rise to Booch.

“We’re really focused on creating community, health promotion, educating people on gut health, as well as educating people on the importance of our local organic food system,” says Slade.

While there are companies like RISE who are located in Quebec and ship nationally, Booch supports local farmers, as Slade notes the much larger carbon footprint that mass production leaves behind.

With over 20 retailers in London and the Southwestern Ontario area, Booch can be found all over the 519 region. After recently getting into the meal service plan at the University of Waterloo, Slade hopes to get Booch in Western’s meal plan system and Grocery Checkout store.

“We started making kombucha through Booch in May this year,” says Slade. “We started off at the Covent Garden Market, the outdoor farmers’ market and we’re there every Saturday morning.”

Camille Thibodeau, manager at Chil in London, attests to the success of Booch, noting she continually receives positive feedback from customers regarding the product.

“The product we do have always sells out and I’m continuously ordering it,” Thibodeau says.

“We’ve been holding it for about

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two months now and it’s something that we want to keep in store because we sell out every time.”

Although there haven’t been any scientific studies done specifically on humans, the non-human studies with kombucha have shown it to increase digestive enzymes and overall immunity.

Slade believes his product differs from other kombucha producers because of the final ingredient on the list: positive energy.

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“SCOBY is living bacteria, you need to treat it right to get the most out of it,” Slade explains. “Since we’re such a local microbrewery, we can focus on our product and ensure maximum quality.”

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Shake up your makeup for fall HEIDI CHOI CONTRIBUTOR @GAZETTECULTURE As the days become shorter and your summer tan begins to fade, your beauty routine will need to change.

Colder months generally call for a “flawless” makeup look, achieved by using matte products for the face and lips, in particular. The year’s fall and winter beauty trends are putting an emphasis on a more natural, outdoorsy look, veering away from the sharp contrast of traditional juxtaposition of dark, matte eyes and lips against a pale, porcelain-like face.

Dark lips are still “in” though.

Part of the outdoorsy look of the cold season is capturing the flushed, frostbitten lips.

Third-year marketing student and YouTube beauty guru, Roelle Kim, says the “dusted rose” shade is a subtle way for her to incorporate dark tones into her makeup routine for fall and winter. She suggests not only using lip products in this colour, but also applying a dusted rose eye shadow on the tips of your eyes for an additional pop of colour.

Kim’s go-to makeup item is L’Oréal’s Infallible Gel Lacquer Liner, regardless of what’s popular.

“Black eyeliner is pretty classic; you always need it, no matter what the trend,” Kim says.

Yasmine Kadri, Sephora beauty advisor at Masonville Mall, says it’s important not to forget about the eyebrows.

“Brows are still a big thing.

Fullness and featheriness,” Kadri says.

Another Sephora beauty advisor Heather Meyers, recommends checking out the Benefit Brow Bar in the store. She also mentions a new beauty technique to use this season called strobing.

“People are getting into strobing, which is less about the contouring and more about the glow,” Meyers says.

Strobing creates a dewy effect, giving your skin a healthy and fresh look for winter without making you look artificial.

Both Kadri and Meyers nominated Champagne Pop from BECCA, a pressed highlighter, as a winning beauty item for strobing and contouring.

There is a greater focus on portraying an effortless makeup look this upcoming season.

Whether it be applying a highlighter, sporting a berry hue on the lips, or just simply wearing the timeless winged eyeliner – it could be useful to remember what each of us would look like naturally in colder climate and recreate just that. n

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KSENIA KOLODKA GAZETTE STAFF @GAZETTECULTURE By now, most of the vibrant leaves that epitomize autumn have been blown away by the sharp winds and have left barren branches in their wake. Fourth-year kinesiology student Spencer Raposo reflects the changing seasons through his outfit choice for the day.

Raposo stays comfortable in black fitted track pants, which are optimal for getting from class to class and settling down to study at the end of a long day. His shirt has a minimalist graphic and block design that goes well with any colour, which he pairs with a faded green jacket. Rather than blending everything together with another neutral shade, the green helps to create a focal point to the outfit.

The black hat and dark brown boots tie the whole look together.

These are great accessories because they can accompany any type of clothing. The tone of the outfit changes with the juxtaposition of the bright inner jacket pocket with the rest of Raposo’s outfit, acting as a subtle resistance to the impending somber winter.

Raposo’s favourite clothing item is his long black hooded sweater, which he layers between his shirt and jacket.

“I can wear it underneath my other jackets and it adds a longer length look, which is really in right now,” Raposo says.

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