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Carl Sagan once famously said, “If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe.”

These words reverberated in the young mind of Shantanu Basu, a boy whose curiosity of the night sky paved the way for an adventurous profession and an insatiable thirst for knowledge. Now a professor of physics and astronomy, Shantanu is living his childhood dream.

“I’d say it was very early in my life, I was probably like seven years old when I got my first astronomy book as a gift,” says Shantanu. “It showed me how to go out in the night and measure angles with your fist in the sky and look up constellations and measure distances.”

Shantanu has visited 22 countries, met countless people and taught for 16 years at Western. It’s the kind of lifestyle he always dreamed of.

On the other side of the spectrum, Shantanu’s mother was a talented singer who was able to fill the creative void and teach him compassion and love.

“She taught me both what unconditional love is, but also a certain strength and passion that you have to have in life,” says Shantanu. “She taught me that you can be very humble, but when you’re doing your thing — when she was up there, my God, she was complete utter confidence. So there was a lot of strength there.”

Shantanu traveled a lot in his formative years, living first in the United States, then in India, the U.K., Australia and lastly Canada. His experiences with people from all across the world shaped his outlook on life.

But Shantanu’s upbringing was unlike other kids’. He had a mathematician for a father and a renowned singer for a mother — a mix that cultivated his intelligence and creativity.

“I think North America shaped me but being in India was a big, big influence. They’re very different, North American culture is always moving forward, focusing on succeeding and also being more on your own.

“When I was nine years old, I sat down with my father and he taught me new ways to think mathematically — to do quick mathematical calculations in my head,” he says.

“That stayed with me. I can still often remember numbers from long ago, like old phone numbers.”

“In Asian culture you’ve got the warmth, emotion and the openness at least within your circle, which is much larger than here. But on the other hand, North American culture allows one to achieve a lot because the system is more practical and goal orientated,” continues Shantanu.

Shantanu’s father was a very ethical man, often described as a person who stuck to his guns and never hid from doing what was right.

His well-traveled life helped him appreciate the world’s cultures and the varying lessons they offer. Shantanu now seeks to help students experience travel by organizing trips abroad. He hopes they can learn the lessons he’s learned in the past.

“My dad was a brilliant mathematician and also a very principled man,” says Shantanu. “He was certainly one of those people who had the view that if you think something

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5 slates vie for USC’s top offices IAIN BOEKHOFF EDITOR-IN-CHIEF @IAINATGAZETTE The race for USC president began in earnest Monday morning with five teams vying for the top jobs in the organization.

The campaign period got an unexpected boost of excitement with three teams joining the race in the hours before Friday afternoon’s deadline, in addition to two teams who had already declared their intention to run for president and vice-president of the University Students’ Council.

The five slates make this election the most contested in years, with just two candidates the past two years.

On Thursday, Brandon Palin, Social Science Students’ Council president, and Robbie Cohen, a Huron soph, announced they were running for president and vice-president, respectively.

Palin said their platform will be focused on engaging students and making the USC work for students.

“I want to create a USC that puts students first, that actually values their money and puts more effort into doing things that students actually care about rather than maintaining and expanding its own bureaucracy,” Palin said.

Things heated up on Friday as

three slates handed their nomination papers in to the USC. The third slate is third-year Faculty of Information and Media students Mike Roy, for president, and Aidan Mckendrick, for vice-president. They were unavailable for comment in time for publication.

The fourth slate consists of two history students, fourth-year student Robert MacMillan for president and third-year student Robert Armstrong for vice-president.

MacMillan said he decided to run while sitting in class one day because it “didn’t seem to be that difficult” to put in a nomination for president.

“The system is structured so that you need to get 50 [signatures], you have to put down a bond — besides that, that’s it. I just need to be willing to run,” MacMillan said. “And then I contacted Robert here and he agreed to run with me.”

He said their platform will hopefully “bring a smile to Western.”

“Our platform is really going to be about fun, maybe turning things upside down a bit, kind of putting a speed bump in the way of the campaign but in a fun, constructive way,” MacMillan said.

The final slate in the race is FIMS student council president Melissa Peterson, who’s running for president, and Antoinette Taranets,

FIMSSC vice-president communications, for vice-president.

“We feel that often there is a limited range of perspectives that we hear from the elections,” Peterson said. “So often people whose opinion differs from the classic USC opinion may not necessarily feel encouraged to pursue that leadership position because you can already see the friction between what you think is best for the organization and what the organization thinks is best for [itself].”

Taranets said their goal is to create discussion and offer something different to students.

“I think these elections can honestly sometimes be alienating to the general population of students because it’s the same kind of person with the same résumé who is stepping up,” Taranets said. “We are just excited to have a little bit of a different perspective while still having qualifications for the role.”

The four teams join Eddy Avila and Jamie Cleary, who declared their candidacy on Jan. 12.

Three teams released their platforms on Monday, which you can view online. Pick up Thursday’s issue for more on the slates’ platforms and follow the elections online at westerngazette.ca/news/elections.

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Students to vote on Propel Propel is asking students to vote “yes” in the upcoming USC referendum for a student fee increase of $4.89 KATIE LEAR NEWS EDITOR @KATIEATGAZETTE Students voting in the upcoming University Students’ Council election will face another decision at the ballot box. Propel, Western’s entrepreneurship centre, has put forward a referendum asking for $4.89 in undergraduate student fees.

The service’s current funding structure does not use student fees and instead relies heavily on government grants, a structure that Ian Haase, director of entrepreneurship at Western, says is unsustainable.

“Our government grant right now is a matching-related grant, which means any money we get from the government we need to match 2:1 with other sources of funding,” he said.

He explained that, “it may be better to try and become a permanent part of the fee through this referendum so we can have some long-term stability in terms of knowing some of our funding is secure.”

Should Propel win the referendum vote, they intend to use the funding to create a full-time staff position, purchase additional software and equipment to improve their space and help the seed funding offered to startup businesses pitched by students.

“Another key piece of that funding is really making sure we can identify the high-potential student

entrepreneurs on-campus and give them some investment to make their business come to life,” Haase explained.

Propel offers services to both aspiring startups and interested students without a business idea, offering funding to student entrepreneurs over summer and full-year programs and coaching on business skills.

“Every student entrepreneur accepted into our space gets $7,500 for the summer to grow their business,” Haase said. “We also have a smaller seed funding throughout the year of grants up to $1,500, which we give out to a number of student entrepreneurs as well.”

Each and every student that has attended, currently attends or will attend this incredible place we call Western is an entrepreneur in one shape or form.

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Along with startup funding, Propel helps coach students who are interested in entrepreneurship but may not have developed their own idea for a business.

Eaton Asher, a fourth-year Western student in psychology and medical sciences, works as a brand ambassador within Propel and explains the organization’s value to students.

“Each and every student that has attended, currently attends or will attend this incredible place we call Western is an entrepreneur in one shape or form,” Asher said.

Propel has worked with between 2,000 and 3,000 students by their own estimation since September 2014, through initiatives and other outreach programs, with 400 of them involved in active startups.

Propel works with both undergraduate and graduate students across all faculties, with 21 per cent of the students involved coming from social science, 14 per cent in science, 14 per cent in engineering, 13 per cent from Ivey and six per cent affiliate students.

Last year, undergraduate students voted in favour of a referendum that awarded the Western Marching Band 50 cents in student fees. Currently, the ancillary fee paid by undergraduate students for the 2015-16 academic year totals $1,372.74. In order to receive funding, the referendum requires over half of a minimum of 20 per cent of eligible undergraduate voters to cast their ballot in favour of the fee increase during the USC elections on Feb. 8-9. n

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BRIEFS ONLINE SHOPPING SALES WAY UP LAST CHRISTMAS MasterCard’s new survey says online shopping rose by 20 per cent during the last holiday season compared to last year.

The survey shows online sales reached an all-time high and made up nearly 10 per cent of all retail sales.

“I definitely shopped online more this year,” said Tom Lee, a third-year science student at Western.

“There’s a lot of deals out there, so it’s easy to get caught in ... and then when companies have free shipping, you might as well buy something,” Lee said.

Online platforms such as Amazon, EBay and Etsy allow shoppers to find a variety of unique products that cannot be found at regular stores, according to Lee. Second-year MIT student Amylee Hu-Fouye agrees. She said malls are over-crowded and online retailers offer a greater variety, resulting in a better experience for the online shopper.

“The stores I shop at don’t have [store locations] and I like their stuff better,” said Hu-Fouye.

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The Canadian economy has taken a hit in the past couple of years and with it, we’ve seen the Canadian Dollar drop in value from near US parity to about 70 American cents.

Although this isn’t the best news for Canadians, this means

big savings for our neighbours to the south — especially for those looking up north as a viable option for post-secondary education at a newly discounted price.

Carolyn Ford, director of international undergraduate recruitment, said that although it’s too early to tell, she hopes to see an increase in the number of American and international citizens as well as Canadian ex-patriots applying to university in Canada.

“In recent years, we have been seeing a community of about 100 Canadian ex-pats who enroll at Western annually in pursuit of the affordable excellence found at Canadian universities,” she said.

The incentives for Americans to come study in Canada go beyond the increased buying power of their dollar. Not only are they immediately more wealthy in Canada when converting their money, but tuition is on average lower in Canada compared to the US. Tuition at Western for international students costs on average CAD $22,817 (USD $15,971.9), whereas the average tuition at private American Universities is USD $32,405, according to Collegedata, a college advisor website.

“Across the board, Canada offers access to quality education and I hope that with the increased affordability seen today, we can continue to foster the diverse and inclusive environment Canada is known for,” Ford said.

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Hurdling for gold LAUREN SAYERS GAZETTE STAFF @SPORTSATGAZETTE Four years ago, Joy Spear ChiefMorris began to think more seriously about track and field when she realized she could actually do something with her talents.

She was a multi-sport athlete all the way through high school, with more of a focus on volleyball and basketball than track and field. It wasn’t until she won the 100-metre sprint in grade 10 that she started to realize she might actually be able to do something with track in her future.

Now, in perhaps her final year at Western, she is a not only a leading Mustang in short distance sprints and hurdles, but one of the top Canadians at the university level.

The Lethbridge, AB native actually transferred from the University of British Columbia to Western two years ago and benefitted right away. “[I was] looking for an atmosphere where I could really be a part of a team and excel and be the best

that I could, and that’s why I came here,” explained Spear Chief-Morris.

A big pull to Western was how driven she felt the coaches and teammates were. The level of support she receives from everyone at Western makes her grateful to be a Mustang.

At last year’s Ontario University Athletics championships, Spear Chief-Morris captured two silver medals, one in the 4x200-metre relay and one in the 60-metre dash. One week later, she finished with a bronze at the Canadian Interuniversity Sport championships with the same relay team that earned her a podium finish at provincials.

At the moment, with roughly four weeks until the 2016 OUA championships, Spear Chief-Morris isn’t training at 100 per cent because she’s coming back from a foot injury she sustained in the summer.

“I was diagnosed with a stress fracture in my right foot back in May, so I spent two months in an air cast boot and couldn’t run all summer,” explained Spear Chief-Morris.

Despite the injury, she has been able to get healthy again by cross training with pool and bike workouts, along with her track workouts.

Although she still has some issues with foot pain and soreness since moving back to the indoor track, she is still able to train fully and compete.

“I’m in spikes [many] days of the week, so when I’m not in spikes I try to be as easy on my body as possible,” explained Spear Chief-Morris.

After recently being named Western’s athlete of the week, her victory in the 60-metre hurdles 10 days ago at Western’s Don Wright Team Challenge gives her the fuel to keep the momentum going for the track season.

Track and field head coach Vickie Croley explained that with a team in the top five in the country, the chance of a national championship is always there. “[We can win] if we can keep our athletes healthy and get on a roll and build on positive momentum,” said Croley. n

The McMaster Marauders went into Saturday’s game against the Mustangs with a five-game winning streak but at the end of the night they saw that streak snapped as the visitors went in and defeated Mac 68–63. Western now has a fivegame winning streak of their own.

More importantly, Western remains first in the OUA west division with an 8–3 record..

Guard Mackenzie Puklicz continued her standout season with a team high of 20 points, while adding five rebounds and two steals.

Western will travel to Waterloo to take on the 2–9 Warriors on Wednesday, Jan. 27.

MEN’S HOCKEY EXTENDS STREAK TO FIVE

The women’s basketball team isn’t the only Western team with a fivegame winning streak, as the men’s hockey team won back-to-back games to bring their streak to five.

They are now second in the OUA west division with a 15–8–0 record.

Western relied on its goaltending depth this weekend as Greg Dodds won on Thursday while Peter Delmas stopped 48 of 50

shots on Saturday on the road against McGill.

Noah Schwartz had a notable four-point weekend, extending his point streak to seven points in four games.

The men’s hockey team plays one game next weekend, a Saturday matinee against the York Lions at Thompson Arena at 4 p.m.

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL SWEEP DOUBLEHEADER AT LAKEHEAD

The Mustangs women’s volleyball team has the most impressive winning streak of all Mustang teams at six games, thanks to back-to-back wins against Lakehead this weekend. At 10-2, the Mustangs are keeping pace with the first-place Marauders, who are 11–1.

Friday night’s game was a nailbiter that came down to the final set, when Western pulled out the win with a final score of 15–13.

On Saturday, Western came out with an even better effort, winning in straight sets at 25–15, 25–14 and 25–23.

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Pereira debuts for Mustangs CLAIRE PALMER, GAZETTE STAFF @SPORTSATGAZETTE Friday night’s game saw the Laurentian Voyageurs take on the Western Mustangs’ women’s hockey team at Thompson Arena.

The game was an exciting duel as the Voyageurs jumped out to a 4–0 lead, before Western clawed their way back to make it 4–3. In the end Laurentian took the win.

There was more significance to this Ontario University Athletics game than just points and standings. Western forward Amanda Pereira made her debut with the Mustangs after being ineligible to play in the first half of the season.

“There were lots of emotions, but my team really made it special for me all week,” said Pereira after the game. “It was great to finally get in my first game as a Mustang.”

Pereira was not only making her debut with the Mustangs, but was playing against her old team, the Laurentian Voyageurs. Her time with the Voyageurs is what made Pereira ineligible to play for the Mustangs until now, as a player is not allowed to play for a full calendar year after transferring schools.

“She was an impact player for us, she definitely had her place,” said Voyageurs head coach Stacey Colarossi. “She’s a good player, she’ll certainly help [the Mustangs] down the stretch.”

Pereira led Laurentian in scoring

in the 2013-14 season. With four goals and 12 assists that season, she helped Laurentian establish themselves in their first-ever OUA season.

In the 2014-15 season, Pereira only played 16 games but still managed to record three goals and four assists.

“I was pleased with what we got out of her today,” said Mustangs head coach Dave Barrett. “On the ice she has a good skill level and she’s committed to our program.

Great personality, great person in the room and a wonderful addition to our team.”

Pereira is eager to help the team achieve their goals and be an influence in the second half.

“Anything I can do to help the team to reach our main goal,” she said.

Barrett is confident that Pereira will be an impact player for the Mustangs now that she is eligible to play; she was in the starting lineup in her debut against her old team.

“All thing considered, I think she played well,” said Barrett.

The game certainly was not an easy one for Pereira, playing against old teammates and friends, as well as trying to generate chemistry with the team halfway through the season.

“In the first period I was a little rusty,” said Pereira. “But my teammates helped me pull it together in the second and the third, and I felt [my skills] got a little better as the game went on.”

“I think she started to get more comfortable as the game went on,” said Colarossi. “As the game went on she got better, which is to be expected.”

With her debut complete, Pereira can now focus on the second half of the season and get rid of any of the leftover rust.

“The real test in these scenarios [where you don’t play] is what happens in the second game,” said Barrett. “You have adrenaline in your first game, so now it’s a question of how she plays in her second game.”

The Mustangs themselves have been very welcoming to Pereira joining their quest for back-to-back championships.

“They’ve really made it special for me,” said Pereira. “They’ve been really welcoming and supportive. It was a lot of fun to finally get in my first game as a Mustang.” n

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Those dreams are now gone.

On Thursday afternoon, the Burlington, Ont., native announced his retirement from the sport.

Finch’s retirement was shocking, but it did not completely blindside those who had followed his career in the past two years.

Even before the Mustangs’ 2015 campaign began in August, a set of concussions from the 2014 season had Finch reconsidering his involvement and future career in football.

“We had talked about [his retirement] last year after he sustained his second concussion,” Finch’s sister Elizabeth Morrison said on Friday. “When he was in the emergency room, we discussed going forward and if he were to get more concussions, he was going to have to make a decision about whether he’d continue with football.”

Morrison, a registered nurse working in Hamilton, Ont., gave Finch her advice from a medical perspective.

“I just kind of told him that concussions are something to be taken seriously,” Morrison said. “It’s not like [having] a broken leg where you can see that you have a broken leg and you can see how it’s healing, your brain is a little more difficult to judge that.”

Dr. Lisa Fischer, the director of sport and exercise medicine at Fowler Kennedy Sport Medicine Clinic, explained the effects that repeated concussions have on brain health.

“The more hits you get, the more chance [that] you’re going to have another concussion and the more chance these repetitive sub-concussive blows can cause more and more damage short-term and long-term,” Fischer said.

With concussions being such a prevalent injury in high contact sports, watching an athlete walk away from a sport they love is becoming a more common occurrence. Last year alone, Fowler Kennedy saw over 2,000 visits for concussion.

In an interview with the Globe and Mail in August, Finch said if he were to suffer another major concussion he would retire from football for good.

So when the fourth-year pivot laid stretched out on the football field in November during the Ontario University Athletics semifinal game against the Laurier Golden Hawks, both fans and friends alike wondered about the future of Will Finch.

“We’ve been talking about this [retirement] since the injury happened in November,” Mustangs head coach Greg Marshall said. “I supported him in the decision and I think he made the right decision.”

With a third concussion in just two seasons, Finch decided to pick the health of his brain over the game.

“Last year I said if I got another head injury I would call it quits,” Finch said. “When I was talking to the medical staff and the coaching staff and my family, friends, everyone — it’s just the best thing to do.”

Despite not feeling the effects of the concussion immediately after the impact in November due to adrenaline, Finch describes the subsequent hours, days and weeks as an experience he never wants to re-live.

Seeing stars, feeling woozy, losing his eyesight and being incredibly sensitive to sunlight were all effects that landed

Finch back in a dark room for days on end as he tried to recover.

“It’s just something you don’t want to do and it’s just something that I’m not going to do again,” Finch said.

But knowing that retiring from football was the right thing to do doesn’t make it any easier.

“I would probably say that this is the toughest decision he’s had to make in his life thus far,” Morrison said.

For Finch, giving up football was giving up something he had been doing since he learned how to walk.

“It’s obviously hard,” Finch said. “I was upset for a couple weeks, which makes sense especially when you can’t play a sport that you grew up playing.”

The years that Finch invested in football showed every time he walked onto the gridiron.

This season alone he led the Mustangs to a perfect 8–0 campaign that saw Western become the highest-scoring team in Canadian Interuniversity Sport history with 494 points.

Individually, Finch threw for 2,616 yards and 17 touchdowns, and ran the ball 33 times for 237 yards and three touchdowns.

Finch’s achievements prove just how talented he was and his retirement from football seems like a career cut short.

“He had a goal,” Finch’s father Mike said on Friday. “And the goal was go to Western, win a Vanier and then go to the CFL.” Sportsnet CIS analyst and Western alumnus Donnovan Bennett said there was no question Finch was destined to become one of the next great Canadian quarterbacks in the CFL. “For my money, aside from [Brad] Sinopoli ... out of all those guys who have come through, the two guys who I think had the best opportunity, not just to hang around the CFL, but to be starters, impactful players, I think are Will Finch and

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8,243 passing yards ranks 3rd amfong all Western players, and 21st on the CIS all-time leaderboard.

Finch’s 3,047 yards from 2013 is the highest single season total in Western football history, and ranks 4th on the CIS all-time leaderboard.

JORDAN MCGAVIN GAZETTE

OVER SENSITIVITY TO LIGHT

1. Concussions can not be detected with a CT scan or MRI 2. You do not have to be knocked unconscious to have received a concussion 3. Most concussion symptoms do not appear until 24-48 hours after the event JENNIFER FELDMAN GAZETTE

SOURCES: MAYO CLINIC, DR. MIKE EVANS

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Growing up, you always want to play professionally in the CFL or the NFL, but the more mature you get, the more you understand that it’s just a game.

WILL FINCH MUSTANGS QUARTERBACK

[Western alumnus] Michael Faulds.

“Both of their careers ended due to injury and we’ll never really know what they could have been at the CFL level.”

Finch’s dad made it clear that Will had planned on playing out his five-year CIS eligibility before this third head injury interrupted his goals.

“His plans initially were to be with Western for another year,” Mike said. “So all of this has sort of been a change of plans.”

Without Finch for 2016, things for the Mustangs will be significantly more challenging.

“It’s nice to be able to hang your hat on the best running offence in the country … but there are so many things that Will offers to an offence, to a play caller, that your average run of the mill CIS quarterback doesn’t offer,” Bennett said.

Despite having plans to return to the Mustangs roster, Marshall said the Mustangs are always recruiting the best players for all positions, and quarterback is no exception. But with Finch being such a powerhouse for the Mustangs since hitting the field in his rookie season back in 2012, recruiting quarterbacks to play behind Finch has had its challenges.

“It’s difficult when you have a Will Finch to recruit the best young quarterbacks coming out of high school,” Marshall said. “They think ‘no I’m not going to go to Western and play behind Will for three years.’ ” As a result, the Mustangs will have to rely on back-up quarterback Stevenson Bone, who stepped in for Finch for the remainder of the Mustangs’ 2015 playoff run.

Along with Bone, the Mustangs will be looking to recruit strong, young quarterbacks to add to the handful of pivots they already have on the roster.

But with Finch out of the game, the Mustangs will have to prepare their inexperienced quarterbacks to step into his shoes.

Marshall understands that and points out Bone won’t be thrown into a situation he isn’t ready for this season.

“Obviously Will’s difficult to replace both on the field and off the field,” Marshall said. “Next year [Bone’s] going to be in a way better position.

He’ll get more reps than he did in practice last year and we have some good young quarterbacks that we recruited last year.”

As for Finch’s plan, after Western he had what can only be explained as a foreseeable career in the big leagues.

“We all grew up thinking that William was going to go on to play football professionally,” Morrison said.

“When I think of William, I think of football.”

While Finch’s dreams of playing football professionally may be over, the fourth-year social science student is looking to stay involved in the sport in a coaching capacity, with hopes of getting into the OUA circuit on a coaching level in the future.

“Growing up, you always want to play professionally in the CFL or the NFL, but the more mature you get, the more you understand that it’s just a game,” Finch said.

“There’s a lot more to your life and for me personally I think that coaching is awesome too.... I’m going to coach and [be] giving back to young athletes all of the stuff I’ve learned,” he continued.

But in the meantime, Finch will be focusing on doing well in his courses and graduating, and enjoying his last semester at Western. n ■■WITH FILES FROM NATHAN KANTER

Aside from [Brad] Sinopoli ... out of all those guys who have come through, the two guys who I think had the best opportunity, not just to hang around the CFL, but to be starters, impactful players, I think are Will Finch and [Western alumnus] Michael Faulds.

DONNOVAN BENNETT SPORTSNET CIS ANALYST AND WESTERN ALUMNUS

TAYLOR LASOTA GAZETTE

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Why you so salty Western?

Why your nice new boots have to endure all that salt as you walk around campus

PHOTOS BY JENNY JAY GAZETTE

AMY O’KRUK NEWS EDITOR @AMYATGAZETTE Each winter, the tears of Western students collect in pools around campus, waiting to transform students’ soft leather boots into cracked and crusty clogs.

Of course, I’m kidding. It's true that a trek across Western’s frosted grounds does take its toll on my shoes and if I spy blue salt crystals, I swerve. I see other Western students sidestepping, too. But despite our collective efforts, salt still peppers the floor of classrooms across campus.

So what’s the deal? Is all of that salt really necessary?

According to Western's executive director of facilities operations Carmen Bertone, it is. He says the salt de-ices the campus for safety reasons, and he reveales Western students’ footwear underwent worse onslaughts in the past.

“Years ago, it was thought that the more salt you put down the better off you are, but that’s not the case,” Bertone says. “You can do a lot of damage to the environment.”

Today, Western Facilities Management staff gets “Smart About Salt” training, a not-for-profit educational program that encourages sustainable winter salting practices.

HOW ABOUT SAND?

In addition to salt, sand can be used to reduce accidental slips and trips, but apparently it’s not as effective, and boots splattered with mud stains are no better than those decorated with briny lines.

“The sand can make quite a mess,” Bertone explains.

“Our equipment is calibrated to dispense salt and do it in a balanced approach that’s environmentally friendly, yet taking into account the safety of our Western community.”

The blue salt you see sprinkled around Western is treated salt that activates at lower temperatures “in the heart of winter.” Untreated salt lacks the blue-tinge, but doesn't work well below -10°C. Sidewalks are dusted with bagged salt, a magnesium chloride product.

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Last year, Western used a whopping 639 metric tonnes of total bulk salt to melt ice around Western, and can use anywhere from between a few hundred tonnes to over a thousand tonnes of salt depending on the winter season.

“Every morning and night, we have 60 acres of parking lots, 15 kilometres of roads, 41 kilometres of sidewalks and many, many steps across campus that we are responsible to keep clean so that our campus community is safe,” Bertone says.

The Western FM’s landscape services team that is responsible for snow and ice removal includes eight full-year and three seasonal operators, three horticulturalists, one groundsperson and 20 seasonal groundspersons who are typically students.

It’s a 24-hours-per-day, seven-days-per-week operation with a team operating on standby from Oct. 15 to Apr. 15, each year.

“We’re very proud of the work that we do,” Bertone says. “We’re very much service orientated and have the best interests of the Western community at heart, trying to keep everyone safe while at the same time, again, protecting our environment.” n

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Where are all the female candidates?

Amy, myself and I AMY O’KRUK NEWS EDITOR @AMYATGAZETTE With the United State’s 58th presidential election around the corner, students across the globe are speculating on whether or not the U.S. could elect its first-ever female president. For the equal rights movement, it would be a breakthrough.

Western’s student government, the University Students' Council, made that breakthrough in 1985 when Sandra Gibbons won the race for the USC’s highest elected office.

Since Gibbons, though, only five other female presidents followed in her footsteps — including current president Sophie Helpard.

With that said, coming out of last year’s USC elections, I felt hopeful. Out of the six students who were running in a slate, three were women and three were men.

It was unconstructed gender parity, and a testament, I thought, to a student culture that is increasingly empowering all of its members — regardless of gender.

But the pendulum swung back toward a male-dominated ballot last Friday. Down from the previous three-slate electoral system to a two-person president/vice-president (PVP) team, five executive slates announced their candidacy after nominations closed at 4 p.m. Of the 10 candidates, two are women. Only one is running for president.

Considering that last year 55 per cent of Western’s total undergraduate population was female, the political representation is skewed.

Western doesn’t have a shortage of intelligent, driven and involved female students, so why are so few women running for office?

I know it’s not because women are uninterested in politics.

Currently, there are female faculty presidents, many faculty councillors, USC coordinators and commissioners. Out of Western’s 33 main campus and affiliate USC councillors, 15 are women and 18 are men — a relatively even split.

One tier higher, however, the same trend persists. Out of Western’s 10 student presidents, seven are men and only three are women. It’s a ratio that over the years, has remained relatively unchanged. Female political involvement is stagnant.

Globe and Mail columnist Elizabeth Renzetti addressed this issue last summer. She dug up a quote by former unelected female politician Flora MacDonald that highlights the overarching problem: “Because women do not perceive of themselves in the role of a leader, it is difficult for them to perceive of another woman in the role of a leader,” MacDonald said.

“The more that position is tried for by women, the more it explodes that myth.”

Current research is backing up MacDonald’s thoughts. A 2012 study suggested the gender gap in political ambition is driven by women’s lower self-assessments of political competence. In addition, women perceived a male-biased electoral environment, which likely helps explain their greater aversion to participating in the rigours of a campaign.

It’s a reality that’s nobody’s talking about, or when someone does, nothing gets done. The USC prides itself on its strong advocacy initiatives, but with this year’s candidates releasing their platforms, initiatives that aim to help legitimize female politicians are non-existent.

Clearly, there’s work to be done.

Western is home to so many capable women who would make excellent student leaders in the USC’s highest elected offices. They’re not putting their names on the ballot, though, and that’s a problem. Next year’s student leaders would do well to (finally)address it. n

BRADLEY METLIN GAZETTE

Others need to step up before students pay up

BY GAZETTE EDITORIAL BOARD The University Students’ Council’s 2016 elections are almost here. On Feb. 8 and 9, students will vote for next year’s student leaders. They’ll also vote on a $4.89 student fee increase for Propel.

Founded two years ago, Propel is a student startup business incubator. Currently, its funding comes from grants from the USC, Western, the Ontario government and external sponsors.

Propel does good work. Research shows incubated companies have an 87 per cent success rate compared to 44 per cent for the average startup.

Since launching, the centre has benefited over 130 Western student startups and supported local businesses like ezzylynne, Illbury + Goose and NoR apparel. For Western’s aspiring entrepreneurs, Propel provides real value.

The referendum, though, reflects a problematic trend. Western stakeholders are increasingly turning to students for funding when they don’t know where else to find it. While they don’t always pass, referendums asking to increase student fees have been attached to the USC’s elections ballot for the last three elections. Student funding requests are becoming routine.

Further, Propel’s ask for $4.89 is steep considering Western already has one of the highest student ancillary fees in the province. By voting yes to the referendum, students can expect another annual

student fee hike on top of inflating tuition.

A smarter alternative would be for Propel to explore other funding options — the startup incubator is only two years old and it could experiment before turning to students.

The University of Waterloo, for example, has one of the most successful student business incubators in the country and its students don’t dole out a dime for its operation. Instead, the incubator is funded by the University and builds strong business partnerships, fundraising over $2 million last year.

In comparison, Propel’s referendum only amounts to about $110,000 in annual student-fueled funding that will support an additional full-time staff member, improved space in the Student Services Building and an expanded summer incubator program.

Lastly, it’s not clear if it’s worthwhile for Western’s entire undergraduate population to pay a substantial fee increase for a service that’s only benefiting a select few. Of the students using Propel, many are just interested in learning more about entrepreneurship; much fewer are looking for seed funding.

Coming up with a viable funding model is arguably the most difficult challenge entrepreneurs face, but it’s a reality. Propel should explore other funding models first before it attempts to reach into undergrads’ pockets. n

Oscars not to blame for industry problem Rita all about it RITA RAHMATI NEWS EDITOR @RITAATGAZETTE When it comes to the movie industry fans don’t come much bigger than me — I’m an avid movie buff and film minor. Award season is one of my favourite times of the year, but this year the Academy Awards have been tainted because almost all the nominees are white.

Following intense criticism, the Academy announced they will diversify their members by 2020.

Let me start by saying that I completely agree that more films starring minorities should be nominated for major awards. I am happy the Academy will be more diverse.

Blacks, Hispanics, indigenous people and other minority groups have made tremendous films.

Where I disagree with people like Jada Pinkett Smith, whose husband has been nominated twice and will be again someday, and Spike Lee, also a two-time nominee, is that the Academy is not to blame for the lack of representation of minorities — the blame falls on the industry as a whole.

Why weren’t more black actors nominated for the Oscars this year?

Because there weren’t that many major films starring black people.

I was so happy to hear Whoopi Goldberg, Oscar winner and fourtime host, say the industry is to blame Tuesday on The View. Goldberg got into an argument with Sunny Hostin, who believes the Academy needs more black members.

I agree with Hostin — it’s 2016 and the representation of minorities should be higher, because

why the heck not? But I also agree with Goldberg when she says most people don’t look at a film and decide whether they like it or not because of the colour of the actors.

Over the past decade, some tremendous films have come out starring or directed by black individuals: 12 Years a Slave — which won best picture — The Help, Ray, Hotel Rwanda and The Last King of Scotland, to name a few. Black people can win Oscars. The issue is that black actors are in fewer films (73 per cent of characters in the top 100 grossing films in 2014 were white), which takes away from their opportunity to be nominated.

This year, the four main films individuals seem to be upset about for not getting more/any noms are Concussion, Creed, Straight Outta Compton and Beasts of No Nation.

There shouldn’t only be four films with minorities as potential nominees, there should be dozens. That’s the issue.

Of the few potential films for nomination starring black actors, the only one I’ve seen thus far is Straight Outta Compton, which I loved. It has an impressive 88 per cent on Rotten Tomatoes, did great at the box office and is in fact nominated for best screenplay, which in my personal opinion is more important than acting nods.

Straight Outta Compton wasn’t nominated for more Oscars most likely because it’s not a typical “Oscar” film. It’s not about a giant war, it’s not historic and it’s not some sappy zero-to-hero film.

Concussion has not received universal acclaim and Will Smith probably wasn’t nominated because

it’s a competitive year. Have people looked at the nominees for that category? Bryan Cranston, Leonardo DiCaprio, Michael Fassbender, Matt Damon and last year’s winner, Eddie Redmayne. It’s fine if some people believe Smith should have been nominated over one of those other actors, but that’s a matter of opinion.

Ultimately, the Academy Awards — like all other award shows — is based on people’s opinions. Opinions differ and that’s okay.

More minorities should be directors, writers and actors. Then more minorities will be nominated for awards. Change the Hollywood system — don’t solely blame the Academy.

I will be tuning in Feb. 28 to the Academy Awards. I’m excited for Chris Rock to host and make jokes about this entire fiasco. n

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McIntosh explores African Canadian identity ANNIE RUETER GAZETTE STAFF @GAZETTECULTURE The McIntosh Gallery is currently featuring Worn, an instillation piece by Vancouver-based artist Karin Jones and the John and Suzanne Kaufmann Collection of African Art. Although Worn and the Kaufmann Collection seem to be united by the theme of African art, they are incongruous with one another in terms of authenticity. While Jones’ work asserts her identity as African and African Canadian, the Kauffmann collection is representative of North American claims and appropriation of African art.

Worn consists of a black Victorian style jacket and skirt covered with synthetic braids meant to be symbolic of African hair. On the floor surrounding the garment are cotton balls stuffed with Jones’ own hair.

The work speaks to African identity, slavery and stereotypes of race and femininity.

“I always wanted to do something about cultural identity,” says Jones. “The most potent symbol of slavery is those cotton fields and I wanted to talk about how history, through its constant retelling, shapes the way Africans are seen in North America.”

Jones, a trained goldsmith and jeweller, took the opportunity to create the identity-based piece when the Royal Ontario Museum made a call for submissions that addressed the absence or presence of Africans in Canadian history.

Many aspects of Jones’ pieces were ideas she already had, including making braids into a Victorian dress and cotton balls stuffed with her own hair.

Jones’ choice to use hair as a marker of identity stemmed from research done on the hair export market in India.

“The more I started to find out how much of this Indian hair ended up on black women’s heads, I started thinking about it in terms of cultural identity,” says Jones. “The reason why I was drawn to working with hair is because I have been raised with ideas about it....

In the black community, there is so much discussion about hair and authenticity, and it being also a racial and cultural marker as well.”

While creating Worn, Jones questioned her own identity.

“I thought, ‘Is my hair African enough to be symbolic

of this?’ But then I was really happy to have come to the decision to put my own hair in it because this work really is about my own identity as well.”

The choice to incorporate her own hair also speaks to the historic European fascination with female African sexuality. Specifically, Jones recalls and challenges the story of Sarah Baartman. “[Baartman] was an African woman who was brought to Europe in the 1800s and was paraded around as a circus sideshow. She became very famous for her very large buttocks,” says Jones. “She became symbolic of the African woman as animalistic sexuality and people were just really fascinated by her because they saw this as a symbol of sexuality and something primitive that they felt they didn’t posses in Europe.”

Upon Baartman’s death, some of her body parts were preserved and continued to be a spectacle for Europe to see.

“They actually kept her buttocks and part of her genitals,” explains Jones. “It was kept in a museum in Paris up until the 1980s. So there is sort of that dark side of museum collecting and I actually kind of liked the idea then that through my own agency I was putting myself in the museum.”

The sexualisation of Baartman relates to Jones’ interest in racial and feminine stereotypes.

While at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Jones researched racial and feminine stereotypes, often stemming from the Victorian era.

“Over the course of the 1800s, the bustle in Victorian fashion grew bigger and bigger. I was drawing the connection between [Baartman] as an iconic figure and somehow women were — consciously or not — emulating her body shape. And so that was also a large part of why I wanted to do a Victorian piece.”

The appropriation Jones speaks of is ironically apparent in the Kaufmann Collection.

“The Kaufmann family actually travelled to parts of Africa and they are the ones who donated the artefacts recently,” says Yara El Safi, a work-studies student at the McIntosh Gallery.

“The people who own them actually are not of any African descent. They are people who live in London who have donated them.”

The collection is open until March 21 and admission is free.

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Fashionable fitness to go ROBERT NANNI ARTS & LIFE EDITOR @ROBERTATGAZETTE Just three more steps, you think to yourself. As you approach 6,000 steps, you’ve finally reached your goal for the day. Tired from all the exercise, you go to sleep, which your fitness technology will also track for you.

Whether you're interested in the built-in GPS or just want to look cool in front of your friends, there are several technologies to help you out.

Jawbone, Fitbit and Garmin are just a few of these companies that provide an array of useful health monitoring abilities at your fingertips.

Second-year track and field athlete Jack Sheffar uses fitness technology to track his run and ensure he’s pacing appropriately.

"I use a Timex One GPS+ because I can track things like distance and pace while I am running, which is important for sports like cross country and track and field," Sheffar explains.

Fitness technology monitors various physical measures, such as heart rate and step count.

"I like to know exactly how far I am running each run," Sheffar says.

“The pace is important so I don’t run too fast or slow on easy days.”

While associate kinesiology professor Karen Danylchuk doesn’t own one, she definitely sees the appeal.

“There’s something for everyone in the way of these gadgets and now it’s taking it into another realm of physical activity,” explains Danylchuk. “It’s a matter of interest from certain segments of consumers.”

Danylchuk asked her sport marketing class about the products and was surprised to find that only 20 per cent of her class owned some sort of fitness technology.

“When I asked why they own one, the reasons are all different and specific to the individual,” she says.

Ranging from setting personal goals to having friendly competition with family and friends, this trendy item motivates many to get fit.

“Research has shown that people do better exercising when they have goals in place and those goals can be competition,” says Danylchuk.

“They’re something to strive for when exercising with others.”

In fact, HBA II student Jean-Marc Wilkie is certain that owning a Fitbit has impacted his lifestyle.

“When I wear it, I definitely make more conscious decisions about walking somewhere instead of driving or taking the bus,” says Wilkie. “My Fitbit also motivates me to eat healthier and make sure I’m getting enough sleep every night.”

Despite the Fitbit being a gift, Wilkie was intrigued by many of his friends and family who preached the benefits of owning one.

“I think anything to get people active is a good thing because we’ve got this huge health crisis with obesity,” says Danylchuk. “If it has to be a gimmicky device that gets people out there then so be it.”

However, Danylchuk says the Fitbit, while popular amongst its consumers, might die out soon.

“At this point you can probably classify it as a fad,” says Danylchuk.

“The product life cycle over time will determine its growth and whether it sustains itself.”

The survival of any fitness technology depends on an active consumer market who sees the need for such a product. Those in Danylchuk’s sport marketing class who didn’t own any claimed it wouldn’t serve a purpose for them.

Daughter’s back VIVIAN CHENG CONTRIBUTOR @GAZETTECULTURE Artist: Daughter Album: Not to Disappear Record Label: Glassnote Records Rating: GGGGF The English indie folk band Daughter follows their beautifully conceived debut album, If You Leave, with the edgier and darker record, Not To Disappear.

The chilling synths, minimalist guitar riffs and poetic melodies of the album generate an expansive and visceral soundscape that is epic in its melancholy. Lead singer Elena Tonra’s raw and powerful voice echoes through the minimalist instrumentals and elicits vulnerability but the album is more aggressive than the first one. Don’t stress, however, Not To Disappear maintains the same poise and intoxicating slow and peaceful sound of their debut.

Not to Disappear begins with New Ways, a track that sets the tone for the desolate atmosphere of the album. Characterized by tremulous guitar pulses, the surging nocturnal sound differs from the sound of their debut album, which was more dreamlike and lighthearted.

The transitions are flawless, as the songs effortlessly blur into one another. Numbers tugs at heartstrings with its exploration of numbness and suffering. Similar to the English indie pop band The XX,

the minimalist instrumentals create a spacious and surreal landscape.

Doing the Right Thing shows Daughter’s confidence and ambition as the insightful song deals with unflinching dementia. “I’ll call out in the night for my mother,” sings Tonra, “But she isn’t coming back for me / Cause she’s already gone.”

Tonra mourns the tragic decline of her mother’s sense of self, describes the debilitating effect of dementia on families and reveals the album’s theme of disappearing without the intention to.

For fans who enjoyed the original daughter sound, Alone/With You throws it back as Tonra expresses the misery of human relationships.

Fraught with alienation and frustration, Daughter returns to what they know and speak about the loneliness of one-sided relationships.

Not To Disappear ends with Made of Stone, a great euphoric release to the emotional album with magical synths and lyrics.

Not To Disappear is like a diary of calm and passive sadness. With Tonra’s astonishing voice, the band’s gorgeous sound produces original songs that provide insights to everyday life. Overall, Not To Disappear is a bold and complex album that shows that Daughter is here to stay.

Finally fans have new Daughter music to weep to therapeutically.

You can find Not To Disappear on iTunes. n

JENNY JAY GAZETTE

“A couple students said they’re high-performance strength athletes and the functions [fitness technology] offers aren’t what they need,” says Danylchuk.

It’s simple marketing: if an individual sees merit in fitness technology meeting their needs, there could

be a sale. If not, there won’t be.

“It offers some fun features like tracking your sleep that are neat,” says Danylchuk. “We hear more and more about the importance of restful sleep, so you can build a case that’s a reason for anyone to purchase the product.”

As for athletic influence, Sheffar indicates that his fitness technology has likely influenced his training.

"I would say I am able to train more effectively and efficiently for sure," says Sheffar. “I don’t know if you could train as smart without a GPS.” n

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5 appliances, free parking, and 24 hour property management. Contact Sam today 519-495-7661, smaclin@londonprop.com

4/5 BED RED Bricks Available: BRAND NEW building. Huge rooms, modern open concept layout, 5 main appliances including washer/ dryer in suite. Free parking, 24 hour property maintenance, right on major bus route, 5 minutes from campus. These will go FAST, call Sam 519-495-7661

6 BEDROOMS IN the famous Redbrick apartments and townhouses right next to campus and downtown. Great locations. Huge rooms and closets. Washer/dryer and dishwasher included.

Call or text Stephen @ (226) 236-4409 or email stephenn@londonprop.com with questions or to book a tour.

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CROSSWORD BY EUGENE SHEFFER

CRISTINA BACARA GAZETTE WOULD YOU LIKE SOME CHIPS WITH THAT SALSA? Dancing was just one of the cultural activities on display at Latin Fest last Friday.

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