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Last February, the land Down Under gained a temporary resident for the next few months. Trevor Hunt had just landed for a semester-long exchange in Australia. It was an experience, he says, that introduced him to an alternative to Canadian life.
motivation to make it happen,” Trevor says.
“It’s not the most culturally diverse exchange I could have went on,” Trevor admits, “[but] it at least opened my eyes to a different way of life.”
“Being able to feel like you’re making a difference is a big deal,” Trevor says. “A couple of my frosh have sent me messages saying, ‘Thank you for everything you do.’ When you get messages like that, letting you know what you’re doing for them and how much they appreciate it, that’s great.”
Trevor, a fourth-year management and organizational studies and psychology student, always had an interest in the rest of the world. Coming from Calgary, where he’s lived in the same house all his life, Trevor says his favourite class growing up was a grade 10 course in international relations.
The “something” he’s working on is making old course outlines available so students have a better idea of what they’re getting into when they enroll in classes. Trevor is also a social science soph, helping first-year students adjust to life at Western.
In between all of this, Trevor hasn’t had the opportunity to partake in one of his favourite hobbies — skiing.
“Social studies was a lot of Canada, Canada, Canada,” he recalled. “Even in eighth grade when we were the first kids in Alberta to learn a new curriculum — it used to be all about Canada but they switched it so you learned about Japan and the Aztecs — it was still about distinct periods as opposed to getting a modern, cultural view. International relations was the first time that happened. I think it gave me an appreciation for the world.” Despite travelling abroad, Trevor hasn’t lost focus of his time at Western. He’s a senator-at-large, which he says is “more of a challenge than people think.”
“I used to go out there literally every weekend,” he says. “It’s been rough because I’ve only got to go one and a half days of skiing in the past two years. “I’m really excited for Reading Week because I’m going on a big trip,” he says. With his time at Western almost coming to an end, Trevor says he has absolutely no idea what the future holds. “I’m probably going to think about where I want to be as opposed to what I want to do,” Trevor says. Trevor feels his exchange made travelling abroad seem more feasible than he previously thought.
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Harassment, discrimination USC proposes $36 reports see uptick in 2014–15 student fee increase RITA RAHMATI NEWS EDITOR @RITAATGAZETTE
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The number of harassment and discrimination reports increased slightly in 2014-15, according to the Equity and Human Rights Services annual report. There were 365 contacts made to EHRS. Of those, 167 were from individuals who felt they had been subject to or witnessed discrimination or harassment, and 198 contacts were for information requests. In comparison, last year there were 352 contacts — 164 from individuals who felt they had been subject to or witnessed this behaviour and 188 that were for more information. EHRS is available to the entire Western community and deals with developing, implementing and managing Western’s non-discrimination and harassment policy. All the services are confidential. “Our goal is to help promote and foster a working and academic environment free of harassment [and] discrimination,” said Larissa Bartlett, director of EHRS. “I would say that the increase in the number of reported incidents doesn’t necessarily translate into an increase in incidents overall,” said Alex Benac, University Students’ Council vice-president internal. “What it could actually be more reflective of is a campus environment that’s shifting away from hiding those things, keeping those things to yourself and actually bringing them forward and reporting them.”
A draft budget presented to the USC’s board of directors on Friday shows a $36.42 fee increase, or 4.5 per cent, for students next year. Prepared by secretary-treasurer Jonathan English and finance managing director Carrie Passi, the 2016–17 budget for the University Students’ Council will see the majority of main campus students pay $745.84 to the USC, with first-year students paying an additional $90 for O-Week. This is the third draft of the USC’s budget, with three more drafts coming before final approval by Western’s Board of Governors in March. In total, the USC expects to collect $20,041,351 in student fees in 2016–17 with $15.2 million being transferred out of the organization, mainly for the health plan and bus pass. At the end of the 2017 fiscal year, the USC is budgeting for a $19,858.40 profit. This would be a turnaround from this year, with the USC projecting to end fiscal 2016 in May with a $59,904 loss. “Our main goals concerning the budget included respecting the fouryear budget projections established last year, maximizing service to the community and aiming for a clear presentation to build understanding,” USC communications officer Kevin Hurren said. “We aimed to accomplish that through concise narratives, more year-to-year comparisons and visual representations
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Bartlett said the increase in reported incidents may be due to an increase of awareness. Increased awareness may have made individuals understand that what happened to them constituted harassment or discrimination, as well as awareness of where to go for support. EHRS distinguishes between code and non-code based harassment. Code based harassment includes discrimination and harassment on grounds of: race (eight reports), sex (37), religion (nine), disability (21), family status (one) and gender identity (two). Noncode based harassment includes workplace harassment (25), conflict (30) and personal harassment (16). EHRS contacted Campus Police 19 times last year. Bartlett said they are contacted when the individual coming forward feels they have been threatened and there is a safety concern. An issue still facing EHRS is the lack of use by undergraduate students. Staff and graduate students use the services more although there are far fewer of them than undergraduates. Bartlett said this is likely due to a lack of undergraduate awareness of the service and that many first-year undergraduates are
in residence and have other support services available to them. A new initiative this year is the implementation of a sexual violence prevention education coordinator. The role was created though a grant by the Ontario Women’s Directorate through collaboration with the USC, Society of Graduate Students, multiple campus units and nine other post-secondary institutions in Ontario. Angela Treglia started in this position last month, although she has eight years of experience working in the office of residence education and programs as a programming coordinator. “I think as a society there’s always more that we can be doing and I think it’s a call to action not just for administration or the University Students’ Council, but I think for the members of [the] Western community to think about how we can all step up, step in and do something to prevent harm to each other,” Treglia said. Those wishing to contact Treglia can find her in the Wellness Education Centre in the basement of the University Community Centre, or via email at atregli@uwo.ca. n With files from Drishti Kataria
of costs.” Leasing space in the University Community Centre is the biggest cash cow for the USC with $380k in profit expected next year. The Spoke continues to be the most successful business for the USC, with an expected profit of $181k, but the USC’s other businesses, including the Wave, Western Film, Creative Services, Promotions, the Purple Store and Gazette advertising all expected to lose money. On the government side of things, the executives’ combined budget will increase by just over $10k. The USC has reallocated several of its lines as they amalgamate the vice-president internal and external portfolios. “The great thing about this budget, and what sets it apart from past documents, is the line-by-line breakdowns of the executive and council budgets,” Hurren said. The draft budget can be viewed online on The Gazette website. n
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Helfand acclaimed for Board RITA RAHMATI NEWS EDITOR @RITAATGAZETTE Among the numerous acclaimed positions this year is the next undergraduate Board of Governors representative, who will be Matt Helfand. Helfand, a first-year law student, will fill that role after having previously served on the University Students’ Council. Helfand’s experience is impressive as he was formerly the Social Science Students’ Council president and president of the USC last year. “Having a strong student voice on that body, on that board, is very, very important,” Helfand said. “I thought that running for this position I’d be able to bring my experiences
working in student government … and be a strong student voice.” Being a representative to the Board of Governors will be a different role for Helfand. Unlike his student council roles, it will focus less on tangible platform goals and more on discussing and voting on broader issues affecting the University. Helfand wants to bring forth a strong student voice and influence members on the board to see the student perspective. In regards to his position being acclaimed like many this year, Helfand looks forward to working with USC and faculty presidents to promote student engagement in campus politics. “I’m a strong advocate in getting
people involved as much as possible, so it is unfortunate that there are some acclamations this year,” Helfand said. Helfand said he will be diligent and ensure transparency in his role in order to prevent the upheaval the Board has seen in the past year after the president’s pay scandal. Helfand defended the doubled salary Amit Chakma received in 2014 at a Senate meeting last spring. “People are going to be looking for their Board of Governors representative to make sure that they are as accountable as possible and as transparent as possible,” Helfand said. Helfand will begin his two-year term in July. n
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FIMS/nursing building prepares for 2017 opening AMY O’KRUK NEWS EDITOR @AMYATGAZETTE
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With the construction of the new academic FIMS and Nursing building (FNB) at its halfway point, here’s a sneak peak of what students can expect once the ribbon iss cut. DESIGN Tom Tillmann, principal architect at London firm Architects Tillmann Ruth Robinson (ATRR), said FNB’s four-storey design is built around two major concepts: natural light and common space. “I think the common space is what’s going to give this building some soul,” Tillmann said, adding there’s a push across North America for more communal space in facilities. “It’s going to be a place where people will want to stay and … give the building the life, excitement and energy that it needs,” he continued. Additionally, Tillmann’s desire to maximize the building’s natural light stems from research suggesting people do better in buildings where they feel connected to nature. To achieve this, the building will feature “a fair bit” of glass. Although this means the building’s style is contemporary, Tillmann said it will still blend in with Western’s more traditional buildings. “When you’re building on Western’s campus you have to respect its collegiate gothic architecture,” Tillmann said. “What you’ll see in the academic building here is … there’s enough stone and the detailing of the building ties it back to the campus architecture.” Lastly, a crucial element of the design was the architects’ decision to bring the building to the curb. Previously, the old Western Service Building, which used to occupy FNB’s spot was pushed back from the corner of Huron Drive and Lambton Drive. In contrast, the upper floors of the new building’s FIMS wing will overhang and reach toward the street. Tillmann said this model makes people feel more connected to a building rather than in the past when buildings were placed far away from the street and behind
large parking lots. FEATURES: • COURTYARD To acknowledge FNB will be home to two faculties, the 136,000 square foot building will include an outdoor courtyard where students, staff and faculty from both disciplines can mingle together. The courtyard, sandwiched between the two faculties’ wings, also serves to draw the sun’s rays into the inner-building. “We hope to have a great outdoor space, so the building has life not just inside but outside,” Tillmann said. “The courtyard was a nice way to get natural light deeper into the building.” • CLASSROOMS The setup of the new building’s classrooms will be diverse, ranging from 48-seat active learning classrooms to a 130-seat tiered formal lecture hall. In addition, Tillmann explained there will be no fixed seats in most of the classrooms so “professors can set up for different learning environments.” As part of the active learning classroom, projectors can turn all four walls into interactive and hands-on screens. • FOOD SERVICES When students first enter the FNB in January 2017, they won’t spy a brand-new Tim Hortons, according to Jeff Jones, Western Facilities Management project coordinator. The University will wait until after FNB’s up and running to gauge demand for another campus eatery. Until then, there’s a Tim’s in the nearby Health Sciences Building or Lucy’s cafeteria up the hill in Somerville House. FNB’S OTHER FEATURES: • Clinical training and computer laboratories • Media studies studios, including a newsroom and radio station • Nursing simulation labs modelled after hospital patient wards • Sixty-seat flexible general purpose rooms • Library science facilities • Faculty/staff offices • A potential shower for bike commuters SUSTAINABILITY Although FNB will not be certified by Canada’s Leadership in
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Energy and Environmental Design like some of Western’s other campus buildings, the infrastructure is designed to meet the Canadian Green Building Council’s performance standards. “While we’re not seeking a LEED certification, there was an interest on behalf of the University to get LEED principles involved in the project,” Jones said. Tillmann explained when it came to the building’s material selection, Western focused on using elements that will last, like stone. Between the building’s design focus on natural light and room occupancy sensors, Tillmann said the use of light fixtures will be minimized. Further, the roof will be treated with a reflective coating to reflect heat and help with cooling the building during the summertime. Lastly, the project will follow Western’s policy to replant at least one tree for every tree removed. THE ARCHITECTS The firm’s FNB project team consists of principal architects Tom Tillmann and McMichael Ruth along with associate Sonny Eastman and senior contract administrator Louie Polito. Beside this project, though, ATRR is already familiar with campus. The firm designed Ontario Hall, revamped the Physics and Astronomy building in 2011 and is behind Saugeen-Maitland’s current dining hall renovations. While ATTR designed the FNB’s preliminary architectural plans, Tillmann said each project involves a “back and forth process.” “We take a lead in the design of it, but it’s not like we can take full ownership of it,” Tillmann said. “We do want buy-in from users and Western as a whole.” As for FNB, Jones said the construction process is going smoothly and everything looks promising for the academic building’s opening in a year. “Bringing [the faculties] together is what starts to make the building a bit unique,” Tillmann said. “We’re trying to make the building be a campus building, but still give [the faculties] identity.” n
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Men’s basketball peaking at right time MIKE DEBOER GAZETTE STAFF @SPORTSATGAZETTE On Jan. 15, a dark cloud of shock and panic hung over the Western Mustangs men’s basketball program. After losing to the then-winless Algoma Thunderbirds in an upset of epic proportions, the Mustangs were reeling, grasping for any possible way to salvage a season that was teetering on the brink of disaster. Head coach Brad Campbell confronted his team and gave them a choice: either continue down the losing path and have one of the most talented senior classes in program history go out with a whimper, or turn things around and go on a run. Fast forward to this past Saturday at Alumni Hall, where the Mustangs took down the Laurentian Voyageurs 61–50 for their fourth straight win. Now 8–7 on the season, the Mustangs are only a game back of the Windsor Lancers for the top spot in the Ontario University Athletics west division. Since that Algoma loss, the Mustangs are 5–1, including two statement wins over the Brock Badgers and division rival Laurier Golden Hawks. With five games remaining on the season, the Mustangs have a realistic shot at winning out and finishing the season at 13–7. On Saturday night, the Mustangs struggled to shoot and lost the battle in the rebounding department. And yet, as this team has done time and time again over the last six games, they found a way to win. With four straight wins, the Mustangs are peaking at the perfect time. “It’s huge to be peaking near the end of the season,” said fifth-year senior Tony Spiridis, who led all scorers on Saturday with 20 points. “We knew we had a tough schedule early in the season, so we were really looking forward to the new year to string together some wins.” For the first time all season, the Mustangs won despite a lessthan-stellar performance from Greg Morrow, the top scorer in the province. Morrow had 13 points on the night, his lowest output of the season. With Morrow struggling, his fellow Mustangs had to show up. Spiridis and Peter Scholtes did just that, carrying the team on their backs and pushing the Mustangs to above .500 for the first time since Nov. 22. Along with the 20 points from Spiridis, Scholtes added 19 points
and 10 rebounds, recording his first double-double of the season. “Pete [Scholtes] played like a beast tonight, which was huge for us,” said Spiridis. “We rely heavily on Greg [Morrow] and he knows that so it’s good to get a win with Pete and I contributing more than usual. Greg attracts a lot of attention and Laurentian doubled him all night, which is why Pete and I were able to get some easy baskets.” On Friday night, the Mustangs took on the Nipissing Lakers, winning 75–43. Offensively, they were firing on all cylinders, shooting 51.6 per cent from the field with 12 points coming off the bench. It was as comfortable a win as they’ve had all year. On Saturday, however, the Mustangs were forced to grind out the win. Shooting a paltry 35.5 per cent meant the Mustangs had to turn to their defence to take down Laurentian. Their defence came through, as the Voyageurs had only 48 field goal attempts all night. The Mustangs forced Laurentian to settle for quick three-point attempts and pressured them into turning the ball over 18 times. “If we continue to play aggressively on the defensive end and fight for 50/50 balls, we should give ourselves a great chance at coming away with a win against any team,” said Spiridis. Moving forward, the Mustangs have a real shot at extending their win streak. They hit the road on Feb. 12 to take on rival Queen’s in Kingston. The Gaels are a quality team, at 9–5 this season. Then it’s down to Toronto on Feb. 13 where they face off with a struggling York Lions team that has lost seven games in a row. The Mustangs also have two home dates later in the month with the 9–6 Windsor Lancers and the 7–6 Lakehead Thunderwolves. Queen’s and Windsor are tough games that are far from guaranteed wins. Yet if the Mustangs can continue to be dominant on the defensive side of the ball while developing offensively into a team that can consistently shoot the three-pointer and have solid scoring from the bench, they’ll have a real chance at sweeping their February schedule. Campbell gave his team the option to either let their season spiral out of control or come together as a team and end the season on a high note. The Mustangs chose the latter and are looking more and more like a team that could do some damage when the playoffs arrive. n
After defeating the McMaster Marauders in four sets on Jan. 30, it seemed almost certain the Western Mustangs women’s volleyball team would be ranked in the Canadian Interuniversity Sport top 10 weekly poll. Lo and behold, the Mustangs found themselves left out of the ranking last week while the Marauders were sitting comfortably at number seven. “We were all really upset about that and we thought we should’ve been [in the top 10],” explained fourth-year senior Corinne Mazurkiewicz. “It was a big goal of ours and we’ve kind of been working towards that and we check it every week ... but [we] knew that’s just more reason for us to push harder to be included next week or the week after.” Fifth-year senior Serena Smith also expressed similar sentiments about being left out of the CIS top 10. On Sunday, though, these two seniors had their minds focused on something else, as the two were playing in their last regular season home game as Mustangs. “You always really want to show up on Senior Day and play for the seniors,” explained Mustangs interim head coach Heather Brinkman. “I think the intention was there for sure, but it was just a bit difficult to maintain our focus against a team like that.” The team the Mustangs were facing was the Nipissing Lakers, who had only won two games all year to Western’s 13. It would have been easy for the Mustangs to lose focus on Sunday’s game and look ahead in the schedule to their two big road games against Toronto and Ryerson in two weeks. Smith noted the team struggled
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in particular during the first and third set, games that were much closer than they should have been. “[In the] first and third set we were definitely playing tentative,” said Smith. “I guess we weren’t as confident as we should’ve been and at the end of the day that can cost you a lot of points.” Mazurkiewicz said the slow start in the first set was due to a “breakdown in communication.” Brinkman thought the unforced errors in the first set was what allowed the Lakers to score 26 points. Regardless, a win is a win and the Mustangs were able to pick up two straight set victories this weekend against York and Nipissing to extend their winning streak to 10 games. Their record now sits at 14–2 and they are in prime position to make a run for the Ontario University Athletics title in the playoffs. After a matchup next weekend against Brock, the Mustangs will get their next true tests on Feb. 19 and 20 when they take on the Toronto Varsity Blues and the Ryerson Rams in Toronto. Toronto is undefeated this season at 16–0
and Ryerson is second in the east division at 12–3. These games are the last two games of the regular season and will be a good trial to see how the Mustangs stack up against some of the OUA’s top talent. With the way the Mustangs have been playing lately they certainly have a shot at winning the OUA title and earning a berth in the Canadian Interuniversity Sport tournament. A spot in the CIS tournament would be particularly special for Mazurkiewicz as she thinks this season will be the end of her volleyball career. “I persona lly don’t see myself continuing to play,” said Mazurkiewicz. “I’ve been plagued with injuries and I don’t think my shoulder can take another year, unfortunately. I would love to stay but I think I have to move on.” Even if the Mustangs fall short of their goals and don’t make the CIS tournament, the future looks bright for this young squad. Many of their top players, such as Kelsey Veltman, Kat Tsiofas and Aja Gyimah, will all be back next year and they will have the confidence to take this team to new heights. n
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The comeback season: from injured to all-star AABEL ZEWDE GAZETTE CONTRIBUTOR @SPORTSATGAZETTE Western Mustangs women’s basketball all-star Mackenzie Puklicz has had quite the journey these past couple of years. From injury-riddled and on a struggling young team to now leading the league in scoring, she has definitely found her place on this young, vibrant and energetic squad that continues to surprise. Puklicz is a London, Ont., native who was once a player for the London Ramblers. As such, Western was always in her sights. “I was always sold on the Western experience,” Puklicz said in a January edition of the Purple Pipe Podcast. Now, as a third-year player for the purple and white, she has become a leader in her own right.
Before her first year she was battling a left ankle injury that prevented her from playing for roughly 10 months. She gradually started attending practices, but there were still issues concerning her injury. “I couldn’t do a lot of the running in practice,” Puklicz said. Despite all the adversity, she still participated in a few games with continual ankle soreness. The team is now 12–3 on a ninegame winning streak thanks to Puklicz being the point leader in Ontario University Athletics with 19.1 points-per-game. Despite propelling herself to the top of the league, she doesn’t let individual numbers get to her head. “It’s not something that I would focus on,” Puklicz said after Friday’s win over Nipissing, where she once again led all scorers with 24 points. “It’s more important on how many
wins we have. I worked really hard this summer and I’m glad to see it paying off.” Puklicz had always been a Mustangs fan and always dreamt of playing for the women’s team. She attended various scrimmages while in high school and coach Brien Cheng was avery successful in his recruiting approach. “One of the reasons I was sold on coming to Western was definitely how [Cheng] seemed when he recruited me,” Puklicz said. “He was very on top of it compared to other schools. “He would keep in touch with me all the time and that’s definitely what he does with all of his recruits,” Puklicz added. “He’s gotten very good players for that reason.” Puklicz is doing an honors specialization in economics and hopes
to pursue her master’s in financial economics, also at Western. Being in her third year, she has narrowed down her education path but is still uncertain on what to pursue in terms of employment. By pursuing her master’s at Western, she can max out her fiveyear eligibility of playing for the Mustangs. But beyond that, she doesn’t necessarily have hopes to go on and play for any professional teams. “I’m pretty injury prone, so I’ll see if it’s worth it after my fifth year,” Puklicz said. She feels her injury-riddled history with basketball isn’t good grounds to be discussing the future. She also says if she were to play for a basketball team it wouldn’t be for too long — maybe a year, simply for the experience. Female basketball isn’t very
popular around the world and the hub is typically in Germany and various parts of Europe. Some ex-Mustangs have departed for Europe to play professionally. There is a huge gender wage gap in this sport as one of the top players makes around $105,000, which by league rules is the maximum salary allowed for an individual player. Puklicz says playing professionally in Paris would be a dream, but only for a short period of time. If a professional career doesn’t work out, Puklicz is more than happy to stay here and stay involved in the sport as much as she can. “I don’t think that will be the end of basketball for me, but obviously I will want to be [involved] in coaching and helping out the younger [players],” Puklicz said. n
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After getting off to a shaky start this season by losing three of their first six games, the Western Mustangs women’s hockey team seemed to regain their footing heading into 2016. With a big shootout victory over Guelph to close out 2015 and a decisive 3–0 win over University of Ontario Institute of Technology to open up their 2016 campaign, the Mustangs looked poised to once again rise to the upper echelons of Ontario University Athletics. Since coming back from the Christmas break, however, the Mustangs have won just three of their last eight games, embarking on a slide that has knocked them from second in the OUA to fifth. What’s more concerning is all five of their losses in 2016 have come in the past three weeks, as they’ve dropped five of their last six. After the Mustangs’ most recent troubling loss, a 2–1 decision to ninth-place Brock on Sunday afternoon, head coach Dave Barrett said individuality from his squad was an issue. “We had a couple people try and take the game on their shoulders and do it all themselves,” he said after the loss. “When you have success, you all play together and trust in each other to do the right things so that we all collectively win.” The Mustangs will have to focus on their teamwork in the handful of games remaining in the regular season. Although they are still in
good shape heading into the playoffs, the standings are incredibly close to the point where anything can happen. “It’s down to the wire,” said Brock head coach Margot Page after Sunday’s game. “Every game matters at this point.” Although her team is on the outside looking in, sitting in ninth, they have two games in hand on the eighth-place Laurentian Voyegeurs. Meanwhile, Western finds themselves in the middle of a logjam in the standings: just one point separates fourth place from seventh. With a heated playoff race going on, the Mustangs are going to have to bring their competitive spirit to every game. An added challenge is the target on their backs from winning the national championship last year: every team brings their best, looking to steal three points from the reigning Canadian Interuniversity Sport champs in hopes of being the underdog story. “When you play a good team like Western you have to raise your level of play,” said Page. “The pace of the game was good. They were quite threatening at times as well, but we held on.” Although the Mustangs have recently had some bad puck luck, their recent slide in the standings seems to be more about the mentality of the team rather than a lack of skill. The team needs to focus more on coming together, according to Barrett. “[What’s wrong] is nothing on the ice,” he said. “It’s just the approach that was taken.”
But something on the ice does need to change, as it’s abundantly clear most of the Mustangs’ recent woes stem from a lack of offence. Western has managed just three goals in their past four games. “We played a lot better structurally this weekend,” said Barrett. “But again, not a lot of goal scoring.” Barrett plans on emphasizing goal scoring habits in the last few weeks by working on plays to create more open ice and encouraging the team to take more shots on net. In the loss against Brock, the Mustangs were outshot 27–24, which has become a familiar sight for the team. “I think [we need] more shots, creating opportunities,” Mustang forward Brittany Clapham said on Sunday, on how the team can turn things around. “Just more shots to create rushes and stuff like that.” Barrett noted last year’s leading scorer Kendra Broad could give the team a lift when she returns from injury. “I think Kendra is pretty close to coming back,” he said, “so hopefully she’ll give us a little boost.” Broad went into this weekend leading the Mustangs in points, with seven goals and 15 points so far this season, despite only having played 15 of the team’s 21 games. She hasn’t played since Jan. 22 when she went into the boards hard but managed to finish the game. The Mustangs fell 4–3 to Laurentian and Broad scored a single goal in that game. “We’ll continue to stress what we have been,” said Barrett. “The team needs to come together.” n
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Behind the scenes of Mustangs TV SERENA QUINN SPORTS EDITOR @SERENAATGAZETTE It’s a Saturday night and the men’s hockey team steps onto the ice to begin their pre-game warm up. They circle the ice, stretch their limbs and break off into some light drills. The warm up ends and the players from Western and the Toronto Varsity Blues take their position at centre ice for the faceoff. While this is happening on the ice, another group takes their positions outside of the spotlight behind the scenes. This group is the crew of Mustangs TV. They’ve actually arrived hours before the game started. The 13-member crew is made up of playby-play commentators and camera, tricaster and replay operator. But for many of the Mustangs TV crew, the preparation for a two-hour hockey broadcast starts even before game day. “A lot of work goes into it,” fourthyear MIT student and play-by-play commentator Mike Distefano said. “I had to go and research the [other team’s] players, see who their stars are, see how they’ve been doing [and] research the coach. I keep a log of past games we’ve played against them over the past few years and I check to see how the games went.” But the preparation and research that goes into the job is worth it, especially in moments where the on-air commentators need to fill dead air.
“If something happens like an injury and we’ve got to kill five minutes, it’s time for me and my partner to stand out and show that we do know a lot about the sport,” Distefano said. But while Distefano and his partner commentate the action of the game for the online viewer, it’s the crew that works even further behind the scenes to capture the visuals. Camera operators are set up around Thompson Arena, at a number of different vantage point to get the perfect angles. In a back room, a crew of five tricaster and replay operators translate those visuals into a coherent broadcast sequence as a crew leader urges the operators to “go to camera two” and then “back to camera one.” For the viewer at home it would be hard to fathom the time, energy and manpower that goes into providing them with a live stream of the game. But one of the most unique qualities about Mustangs TV is that it is almost entirely run by students. “Outside of football everything else is completely run by students,” Mustangs TV executive director Dan Durack said. “Audio, video, cameras, commentating, everything is students.” Mustangs TV has been around a lot longer than one might think, but their humble beginnings back in 2005 stand as a testament to just how much the program has grown in the last 11 years. Mustangs TV started streaming
in 2005 but halted its production shortly after. When Western’s current athletic director Thérèse Quigley came to Western in 2007, she suggested the streaming be re-established. “We had some gear, it was like little handy cams and one small little dial video mixer and we were on the sidelines right beside our on-air talent,” said Durack. “[Therese] kind of realized that we did a pretty good job and maybe if we bought them the right gear they might be able to do it better.” And that is exactly what Mustangs TV did. At the end of 2007 they were able to buy their first tricaster. With it, they live-streamed 30 games from December to April, a great start considering Rogers typically streamed 30 games the entire year. With more equipment, Mustangs TV is able to put on much better productions. Five years ago they purchased their first HD tricaster, which improved both the quality of the broadcasts and allowed Mustangs TV to broadcast even more games. With better productions comes more views and Mustangs TV has had great success with its viewership. At Western’s game against Toronto the broadcast had over 150 unique online viewers watching the live-stream. “We average about 200-300 people watching our games online,” Durack said. Those numbers are just for sports like hockey, basketball
and volleyball. When it comes to the views that football brings in, Duracks said, “just add a zero.” But while Mustangs TV has seen a good deal of growth over the last decade, that success cannot last without the student volunteers who are the heart of this program. “I’ve got a good 10 kids that are graduating now,” Durack said. “I’m going to have to teach new directors and new technical directors and new audio people.” With a good handful of the experienced volunteers leaving Mustangs TV, the program is looking for passionate, hard working volunteers who are looking to get good hands-on experience in broadcasting. While some non-sports fans may be discouraged by this opportunity,
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the program has a lot to offer those who aspire to go onto careers in any area of broadcasting. “As much as people think that Mustangs TV is just athletics, it’s not just athletics — it’s TV,” Durack said. Aside from broadcasting livestreams for Western sports teams, Mustangs TV also broadcasts live events and class lectures. Along with being a good place to learn the skills necessary for a career in broadcasting, volunteering at Mustangs TV is also a great way meet other people who share similar passions. “I like working here because it’s mostly with a bunch of my friends who are also interested in the same things I’m interested in,” fourth-year student Marissa Calberg said. n
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The underground culture of thrifting may seem like a daunting world for most to get into, let alone find. But for those willing to dip their toes in a subculture that’s nice to your pocket, Filthy Rebena is a local boutique willing to open your eyes to the world of style and originality. Meet Natalie Bradshaw. Easily confused for Sex and the City’s Carrie Bradshaw for her daring style and presence, Bradshaw and her business partner Darlene Davis opened Filthy Rebena in 2015. Originally starting off as an Etsy page, the two opened their store in downtown London to thrifters looking to add staples to their wardrobes. “In London there’s not a whole lot of thrifting stores,” Bradshaw says, “that’s why I came back to London, to open up a boutique setting vintage store because they have so many in Toronto and it’s just so awesome.” Bradshaw began her fashion career after attending Fanshawe College for fashion design. Working a few jobs in design, she soon realized
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her love for fashion was in styling and began working for Beyond Retro in Toronto, where she met Davis. Opening their online shop in 2011, the two began collecting their own pieces through their job and built an audience online. Eventually the two opened Filthy Rebena, a name that definitely turns heads. “We were brainstorming names one day and Darleen said [Filthy Rebena] and I said I love the sound of that, and that’s how it stuck,” Bradshaw says. “We sort of use it as our alter ego.” Thrifting has been a habit for the two for a while. Thrifting offers patrons the ability to pick out a fundamental piece that will carve their aesthetic. Eventually thrifters define their style sense without being influenced by commercial brands and latest trends. This applies to thirdyear French and Spanish language and linguistics student Alecia Bryan. “I find that media affects me a lot less compared to what it use to because I thrift now,” Bryan says. “I find things that I specifically like since I’m not being influenced by anyone else.” Bryan, an avid shopper at Filthy Rebena, started thrifting in grade 10 and has never looked back. She met Bradshaw during their time working together at American Apparel and helps her in the store from time to time. Bryan heavily endorses everyone to delve into the world of thrift shops and invest in staple pieces to carve their look. “It’s good to go to thrift stores to get an idea because if you go to chain stores they’re constantly giving the same idea,” says Bryan. “Even though it may not fit your style that’s all you’re being shown. So it’s harder to find your own voice in terms of style.” Finding outfit essentials also
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How we did it: The endorsement process Newspaper editorial boards regularly endorse candidates in elections and The Gazette is no different in that regard. The Gazette endorsement process for this year’s USC elections was as follows. Each slate was given a 35-minute question and answer period with 17 members of The Gazette editorial board on Friday, Feb. 5 from 2 to 3:45 p.m. Each slate answered eight predetermined questions, followed by an open question and answer period with the editors. Candidates were not informed of the questions beforehand. Following the slate presentations, the editorial board discussed the important issues of the campaign and how the candidates stacked up in terms of their platforms, debate performances
and their presentations to the editorial board in a nearly two-hour discussion. Following that, a vote was held by secret ballot. The minimum threshold to endorse a candidate was 60 per cent, which was agreed upon before the editorial board’s discussion began. The votes were counted in front of the editorial board and the 60 per cent threshold was met with 11 votes (64.7 per cent) for Team Avila. There were no abstentions. As editor-in-chief, I wrote the endorsement and it was edited by the print and digital managing editors, opinions editor and copy editor to ensure it accurately reflected the opinion of the editorial board. ■■IAIN BOEKHOFF EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Palin-Cohen respond to Gazette endorsement Re: “Team Avila will move the USC forward,” Feb. 7, 2016. TO THE EDITOR: Yesterday The Gazette editorial board published their views of the University Students’ Council elections. They boldly said this campaign has highlighted a number of important issues that affect students like mental health, race, indigenous recognition and free speech; and we agree. They also said the campaign has revealed a deep, burning dissatisfaction with an increasingly disconnected USC; and we agree. Likewise, they said no matter who wins, one thing that’s absolutely clear is that students want a USC that cares about them and not just itself; and we couldn’t agree more. In fact, it’s our vision for the USC: getting it to stop talking about itself and start caring about us, the students. While we agree with the editorial board on many things, like our tangible proposals for reforming the clubs system to make it faster,
cheaper and less bureaucratic, we respectfully disagree with their analysis of our platform and how the slates stack up against each other. Our platform introduces many of our plans to improve student life in areas like mental health and campus programming, to name a few. Above all though, our platform seeks to articulate a vision of respect that has been lacking from our student government. Respect for the diversity of our campus, respect for all of our student organizations, respect for our student dollars that pay for the USC and above all, respect for every single one of us Western students. We don’t seek to offer the glimmer of hope at the end of the tunnel, we want to provide the leadership that the USC needs to lift itself up, remember who it works for, stop talking about itself and start working for all of us. BRANDON PALIN AND ROBBIE COHEN USC PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT CANDIDATES
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This year’s University Students’ Council campaign has been both refreshing and frustrating. It’s refreshing because we’ve seen candidates talk about a wide array of important issues that truly affect students, such as mental health, race, indigenous recognition and free speech to name a few. It’s frustrating because we’ve seen candidates dodge questions and recite uninventive platforms with recycled points from past campaigns. But one overarching theme can be found from all five presidential slates who began the campaign and the three that are finishing it: a deep, burning dissatisfaction and disconnect with the USC. This is partly a reflection on the performance of this year’s executive, but it’s also larger than that; this dissatisfaction has been simmering for years. No matter who wins this election, it is clear what students need the most: a USC that cares more about students than itself.
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The system as it is right now will unfortunately reject their overtures, and we fear that administration at both Western and the USC would shut them out of conversations very early on — something that’s happened to far less progressive USC executives — meaning their quest for change would come to nothing. Their continued activism will serve students and Western better from the outside, spurring on change despite the institutional resistance. Team Avila’s passion, honesty and dedication to students positions them between the steady, insider hands of Palin-Cohen and the activist, outsider hands of Team Roy.
There are three very competitive slates vying for the president and vice-president roles.
In their question period with The Gazette, Eddy Avila and Jamie Cleary were frank and unafraid to not only acknowledge some hard truths, but also fight for what they believe in. They are both very approachable and that will serve them well in roles that involve a high degree of public interaction.
Team Avila has a strong background in the USC and has been involved in major policy decisions. Palin-Cohen has shown leadership skills and experience in student life. Team Roy has brought previously fringe issues to the forefront and shown raw emotion we haven’t seen from candidates in years.
Avila and Cleary also have something the other two slates lack: balance. The two of them spoke interchangeably throughout debates and our question period, sometimes going so far as finishing each other’s sentences. They have a partnership and understanding that go beyond what the other candidates offer.
There can only be one winner, however, and while we believe any of these teams can become the next president and vice-president of the USC, one team stood out to us.
Their greatest weakness is a sense that they are too much of USC insiders to offer substantial, necessary change. We see this in their logo, which is an upside down version of a former president’s campaign logo, and their platform, which has far too many recycled points from past candidates.
The Gazette editorial board voted to endorse Team Avila for USC president and vice-president in an 11–0–6 vote with no abstentions for Team Avila, Team Palin-Cohen and Team Roy respectively.
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Team Roy says many things that the USC needs to hear, and they would take the USC back to its roots as a defender of students and student interests. But their brand of change might be too much, too soon.
Team Avila and Team Palin-Cohen offered strikingly similar “insider” platforms. The major differential platform point Palin-Cohen articulated at debates and in our question period is to reform clubs governance — something in desperate need of overhaul. But clubs are not the biggest issue in this election and Palin-Cohen have failed to tap into the larger issues in an effective, articulate way. Faced with a choice of insider candidates, Team Avila prevails over Palin-Cohen.
While they don’t offer the change we would like to see in the USC, they offer the glimmer of hope that they can be more attentive to student needs, govern effectively and challenge the way the USC does business. They may be insiders but they have shown they are able to question the status quo — something that will serve them well in office. We believe Team Avila will be strong advocates for students, stand up for what they believe in and change the USC for the better. The USC needs progress and Team Avila is the slate best positioned to move the organization forward. n
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If you’re looking to de-stress during exam season, there’s nothing better than cute, cuddly animals to take your mind off things. But this year, the most popular therapy animal at Western might surprise you. The Facebook event titled “THER APY SNAKES in the Mustang Lounge !” currently has 2,700 people invited, 2,200 people interested and a whopping 2,100 people confirmed as going. Compare this to the therapy dogs event, with a mere 373 students attending. There’s one unfortunate difference, though: the therapy snakes aren’t real. Yet. Sean Cousins, fourth-year biology and Ivey student, is the host of the event. You might know him as the creator and curator of the popular Facebook page “Geese of Western.” “I don’t know how it happened,” says Cousins. “I saw therapy dogs and just thought — therapy snakes. I invited 100 people, mostly my friends, and then it escalated.” But now, he feels he has the opportunity to do something with this following. The expectations of over 2,000 Western students rests on his shoulders. The question is: could therapy snakes become a reality? “From the looks of this particular Facebook page, it’s a
joke event,” says Kevin Hurren, communications officer for the University Students’ Council. “However, we can definitely facilitate an event like this. If a student group came forward and decided they wanted to [organize] the event, there are ways we can make it happen.”
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The process would be the same as with therapy dogs. Anyone hoping to bring animals on campus needs to give the University insurance from an organization — St. Joseph’s Hospital is the program for the dogs, for example. The USC would have to find an appropriate space for the animals, perhaps in a basement room of the UCC. “I feel like this has gotten so big that it could be an actual event,” says Cousins. “But we would need a club or a council to take on the cost of it. It doesn’t even have to be a relevant club, you just have to be willing to get some snakes.”
Already a number of people have taken the event seriously, which is surprising given the sorts of things Cousins has posted on the page. Cousins posted answers in his characteristically quirky demeanour to frequently asked questions, including one regarding the agency that will be providing the snakes. He claims he is the sole provider. “Me. I am bringing the snakes,” Cousins writes on the Facebook event. “Recently, I acquired a large quantity of snakes on the dark web. The details of this transaction are NOT important. DO NOT ask me about it, okay? Just know that I will be bringing the snakes myself.” He seems to have a peculiar skill set for this sort of social media phenomenon, but he maintains it’s not intentional. However, it’s started to affect his day-to-day life, lending him a pseudo-celebrity status. Last week, when he walked into a lab, Cousins heard a girl refer to him as “the snake guy” to her friend. He suspects he saw someone taking a photo of him, too, though he can’t be sure — it was “one of those zoomed in creep shots,” he says. “I don’t regret making the page, but I feel like I’ve branded myself as the snake guy now,” he explains. “Even more so than the geese, because my personal profile is attached to this. I feel like people are lurking my profile.” n
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RICHARD JOSEPH ARTS & LIFE EDITOR @RJATGAZETTE It’s all fun and games at Museum London with the advent of their new exhibition, Free Play. It’s a collection of 15 works from various contemporary artists focused on the significance of play and leisure. “You have traditional art forms like painting, sculpture, print, stuff like that,” says curator Cassandra Getty. “But for almost a century now a lot of artists have been working on more interactive pursuits, including … games.” Marcel Duchamp is perhaps the best-known “interactive” artist, but the trend continued – the Surrealists and Dadaists were interested in a similar prospect, for example. Everything in Free Play can be touched, which is unusual for an art exhibit. Anyone can play the games, and in fact they’re encouraged to; the participants become part of the work. But you might not get what you expect. “It’s not about winning or defeating an opponent,” Getty explains. “It’s just about the experience itself.” Take, for example, the work by Yoko Ono, a chessboard with only white pieces. The fact that you can’t differentiate your pieces from your
opponent’s makes it nearly impossible to play strategically, but then that’s not the point. Ono breaks down a military game based on a clear dichotomy into a distinctly political statement: we’re all on the same side. Also on display is the work of Pedro Reyes, where visitors leave messages in a bottle. You leave something for the next visitor, who might read your story or your secret, and leave their own. It’s an interesting way to make the museum-goers the art. “There’s a lot of artists on display … which is common of a contemporary exhibition,” says Getty. “It shows the diversity of the people around the world, who are all looking at how art relates to everyday life. You need leisure time to think creatively, sometimes just by messing around with things.” A more contemporary touch is the Guitar Hero game set up as part of the exhibit, by “technology artist” Cory Arcangel. The songs are custom-made for the exhibit, ranging from “austere to florid,” according to Getty. The inclusion of a video game in a museum is an unusual, postmodern touch — a look into the future of art. The exhibit runs until May 8. n
Director: Tom Hooper Starring: Eddie Redmayne, Alicia Vikander Rating: GGGHF Academy Award winner Eddie Redmayne and director Tom Hooper join forces again in The Danish Girl after the brilliantly successful 2012 adaptation of Les Miserables, now drawing audiences into the life of transgender woman Lili Elbe during the reactionary 1920s in Denmark. Redmayne steps onto the platform wearing a long silk dress and just like that, the story of a courageous pioneer of the transgender community is brought to the big screen. Unfortunately, the decision to cast a leading cisgender actor disconnects the transgender community from the portrayal — just like that. Lili Elbe was born as a biological male named Einar Wegener, and
rose to prominence in Denmark alongside her wife as an illustrator and painter. When one of her wife’s models failed to attend a session, Einar posed in her place, wearing women’s clothes for the first time. With this small blurring of gender boundaries, the revelation of Einar’s own blurred identity stirred to life, beginning her snowballing transformation into Elbe. In this role Redmayne is fearful and vibrant, shifting the dominance of these traits seamlessly. With no public predecessors or knowledge of diverging gender identities, Elbe’s self-exploration is a journey without a map. The obstacles she meets are both internal and external, well-intentioned and openly hostile. Redmayne navigates this with satisfying delicacy under Hooper’s direction. The limits of expression and identity are explicitly felt with Elbe through the cinematography’s rich, repeated sensory details. Hooper
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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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OPEN TO ALL! London Defeat Depression Walk & Talk Feb. 27th, 2016. Registration begins at 9am. Taking place in Victoria Park, let’s move for mental health! Sign up or donate online at: mdsc.akaraisin.com/london2016. Proceeds benefit the London & District Distress Centre 24 hour Helplines! TIPS ON HOW TO AVOID BEING PHISHED 2. Visit banks' websites by typing the URL into the address bar. Phishers use links within emails to direct victims to a fake site. If you suspect an email is bogus, do not follow any embedded links within it.
THE LOVE LAB is recruiting same-sex couples over the age of 18 for a study on discrimination. Participants will complete a set of questionnaires in the Social Science Center at UWO. In addition, participants will be asked to walk through a public space on campus while holding hands, wearing a small hidden camera. This should take no more than 60 minutes, and participants will receive monetary compensation in appreciation for their time. If interested, email couplesuwo@gmail.com.
VOLUNTEERS WANTED SEEKING STUDENT PARTICIPANTS 18-25 years old for thesis study considering mental, emotional, physical experience of art making. 1 hour art/questionnaire session. No art experience necessary. Ethically approved. Monetary compensation. ArtStudyInquiry@gmail.com
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focuses on reflections as Elbe stares into mirrors, windows, female portraits and even brothel-type performance rooms with longing disconnect. The Danish Girl is a step forward in mainstream cinema representation for the transgender community. The film explores struggles with gender identity such as gender dysphoria, strain on relationships, prejudice, hate crimes and the emotional stress that these situations create, but its biggest drawback is the lack of actual transgender representatives in the film. Eddie Redmayne’s portrayal may be convincing to general audiences, but using a cisgender actor fictionalizes this interpretation of Lili Elbe’s life, dulling its biographic elements and discrediting it as genuine representation. It only makes sense: to tell the story of a transgender person, hire a transgender actor. Read the full review online at westerngazette.ca n
2 MINUTES WALK to UWO. Recently renovated 2 bedroom basement apartment partly furnished. Large, clean, bright, quiet, private home. Rent includes separate free laundry, TV, Internet, A/C, parking. $500/person including utilities. Separate entrance. 519-434-8164. KING’S COLLEGE - HOUSE for rent. 5 bedrooms, $339+/month, May 01 2016, parking, laundry everything. 1061 Patricia St. opposite Kings’ library. Females preferred. Call or TEXT Matt Kennedy 519-317-3023 mattkennedy@rogers.com or martagkennedy@gmail.com 519-719-2449
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