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Emma Phillips has wanted to be a musician ever since she was a child wearing a feather boa, singing “Summer of 69” and holding an upsidedown guitar.

one person in the audience, then she’s done her job.

A third-year student majoring in both popular music and film studies, Emma’s list of extracurriculars speaks volumes about who she is. She’s the incoming head soph for music next year, has a weekly show at CHRW, and is involved with both Theatre Western and the Western Undergraduate Film Society.

She joined The B-Club on a whim, agreeing to sing with them at a coffee house an hour before their show, and spent the bus ride there learning the songs. Months later, she’s the band’s lead singer.

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“I can’t imagine a time when music wasn’t in my life,” she says. “I got my voice from my birth mom, who is a blues artist, and a little bit of my writing style from my birth dad, a screenwriter, but I got my music from my dad. I grew up listening to just ridiculous oldies music, from like the 50s and 60s in Ohio.”

Those competing voices have taken Emma in all sorts of directions when recording her album, appropriately titled All the Extremes.

Over the past year, Emma’s had people tell her that she shouldn’t be doing this, or that she shouldn’t have a job.

She hasn’t let it faze her, though.

Emma knows music is a tough business, and it’s hard to make a living doing it.

Her ambition for success isn’t what drives her to keep trying to make it in music, though. For Emma, if one part of her song — a line, a chord, anything — has an impact on

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“There’s a line in it where I’m talking about how I’m scared that I’m not going to be successful, but that’s not the point of why I do this; I do this to connect with the girl who’s in her bedroom saying, ‘What the hell’s the point of it all?’”

“It’s a little bit of a hodge-podge between some beautiful quiet songs and some like ‘Fuck it, let’s just add a million instruments,’” she explains.

For a musician, it would be hard to have a more impressive resumé. She’s been writing songs since high school, and she’s spent almost two years working on an album.

“If you’re in music, you’ve kind of accepted that it’s gonna be hard to pay rent for probably ever,” she says. “You do it because you can’t do anything else.”

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She lays it out in a lyric from one of her songs, called “Running.” The song, an ode to her own worries about how hard it can be to make it as an artist, gets to the root of what drives her to continue.

Music has always been part of the fabric in Emma’s family. As the child of an open adoption, she has musical influences from two sets of parents.

She also sings in not one but two bands, one called The B-Club, and another that’s yet to be named (after a change in guitarists, they can’t call themselves Emma and the Beards anymore). All this on top of a double major.

“I said to my mom the other day on the phone, ‘I would just have the most well-balanced life if I didn’t have to go to class!’” Emma jokes.

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Affiliate students to pay more in USC fees in new agreement AMY O’KRUK FEATURES & GRAPHICS EDITOR @AMYOKRUK Affiliate students will pay $2.64 more in USC student fees starting in 2018 after the University Students’ Council (USC) renewed its affiliate agreement earlier in March.

The new affiliate agreement takes effect during the 2018-19 school year and will see Huron University College, Brescia University College and King’s University College students pay 52.92 per cent of the USC’s base student fee assessed to main campus students. Under the previous agreement, which expired on March 1, 2017, affiliate students paid 38 per cent.

While this seems like a 15 per cent jump, affiliate students will pay less for other fees. Under the old agreement, affiliate students paid 100 per cent of the USC’s annual capital and occupancy fees, and going forward King’s students will pay 48 per cent of those fees while Brescia and Huron students will pay 50 per cent — a change that works out to a two to three per cent net increase in affiliate students’ USC fees, according to Isaac Jacobi, USC secretary-treasurer.

Jacobi said the two per cent difference recognizes that King’s is quite a bit farther from main campus than Huron and Brescia, so King’s students are less likely to use main campus services and resources.

Overall, Jacobi said the changes

will generate an additional $6,000– $10,000 in annual revenue for the USC. “There is a slight increase [in fees] overall, but it’s not as dramatic as it looks when you see a change from 38 per cent to 52.92 per cent because overall when you bring in capital it does make that increase much smaller,” he said.

As for how the affiliate presidents and USC negotiated 52.92 per cent, Jacobi said the group looked at the USC base student fee and broke down what it supports — government, advocacy, student experience, student development and the USC administration.

“We looked at each of those five themes and used some of the data that we had from our past surveys and tried to figure out what would be a fair amount that the students should pay,” Jacobi said. “From there, we took a weighted average to get that 52.92 per cent. It just worked out that it was pretty similar to the past rate.”

The affiliate agreement was created in 2012 to recognize that affiliate students don’t always benefit from main campus initiatives and services. At the time, the deal sparked debate because lowering affiliate students’ fees to 38 per cent of main campus student fees left the USC with an annual revenue loss of approximately $450,000.

The new affiliate agreement expires on April 30, 2021.

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Nate Black Foundation looks to give back SABRINA FRACASSI NEWS EDITOR @SABFRACASSI When asking people to share memories about Nate Black, one thing becomes clear — he was the kind of guy you wanted to be friends with.

Friendly, driven and enthusiastic, Black integrated into the Western community almost immediately.

When Black passed away unexpectedly in 2015, the community that he had touched throughout his life was shattered.

Roughly a year after his passing, several friends from his days as an undergrad took it upon themselves to start a fund in his honour at the beginning of 2016.

The idea was simple, to set up a donation fund in Black’s name that would provide scholarships for financially in-need students who showcased exemplary qualities — similar to Black himself.

According to The Nate Black Foundation’s webpage, all proceeds will go to providing “the next generation of high achievers with an opportunity to have financial security in the pursuit of their dreams.”

Mike Landell was an old friend of Black and is also one of the co-founders of the Nate Black Foundation.

“We want to grow the fund.

Obviously we’re in our humble beginning stages right now but we want it to be a recurring scholarship that allows people to get degrees at Western,” Landell said. “We also want it to have an aspect of mentorship to help people transition out of education and into the professional world.”

According to Eric Tribe, another co-founder of the foundation, specificities of the qualities that the

receiver of the fund should have are yet to be worked out.

As an undergrad, Black was also a member of the Western fraternity Delta Upsilon (DU).

Ryan McCuaig, Western Ontario Chapter’s president, spoke about the impact Black had on him, being an alumni of DU. “Often you find people who, at least in the fraternity, had the capabilities but not the right platforms with which to showcase some of their skills because they didn’t have the right mentors to put them there,” McCuaig said. “[Black] was very passionate about bringing them there and he mentored a lot of us. I’m working in New York this summer for RBC and [Black] really pushed me to reach a lot of the things that I was trying to aspire to do.”

With the creation of the Nate Black Foundation, DU is now hosting fundraising events in his name.

They have also been fundraising for Right to Play, a non-profit that focuses on providing all children the opportunity to play organized sports that Nate was also very passionate about.

Malcolm Aboud is another co-founder of the Nate Black Foundation.

“One of the things I remember most about [Black] is the way he sort of had this special way of bringing people together,” Aboud said. “It’s nice to be able to find something which would be a good memory for him and to bring something good out of what was tragic and hurt a lot of of us.”

The foundation’s webpage, thenationalblackfoundation.com, has details on progress and further donations.

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Executive proxy use at SPO election against USC rules SABRINA FRACASSI NEWS EDITOR @SABFRACASSI The student programs officer (SPO) election is finally over but it has brought forth questions over the USC’s ability to enforce its own rules of voting eligibility.

The University Students’ Council’s (USC) standing order on the topic outlines that only students are eligible to vote, including anyone who acts as proxy.

The relevant standing order states: “All ordinary members of council are entitled to vote at a meeting by means of a proxy, who cannot be a voting member of council, but must be a student.”

This year, all members of the USC executive team voted in the SPO elections. However, none of the executives except one are students.

USC president Eddy Avila and vice-president Jamie Cleary,

although not students, are voting members on council by virtue of their positions.

Isaac Jacobi, secretary-treasurer, is enrolled at Western this year which means he can act as a proxy accordingly to the USC’s rules.

However, communications officer Emily Ross and current SPO Allie Adamo are neither students nor voting members of council.

These two positions acted as proxy voters in the elections.

According to the USC’s own policy the executives shouldn’t have been allowed to act as proxies. This wasn’t the first incident of non-student executives.

According to Jacobi, voting wouldn’t impact the outcome of the election since the Corporations Act of Ontario, which supersedes standing orders of council, allows for voting members (in this case a councillor) to decide who will

act as their proxy, including non-students.

Additionally, the enforcement of council’s standing orders is the responsibility of the speaker.

“Both were allowed to be proxies by the speaker of council, this has not been the first meeting that this has occurred,” Jacobi said.

“By allowing them to proxy, and by council not having raised any issues with it in AGM II, or in previous meetings, council has allowed for unanimous consent to not follow its own standing order.”

He further added, “I think there is an important discussion and debate that can come from this item being brought up, specifically around the enforcement of standing orders of council, and whether council believes this standing order, and others, are still relevant in their current form.”

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King’s council passes divestment motion

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RITA RAHMATI NEWS EDITOR @RITARAHMATI Following the King’s University College Students’ Council’s (KUCSC) referendum almost one week ago, the KUCSC voted in favour of looking further into boycotting and divesting investments from companies complicit in Israeli occupation at their annual general meeting on Sunday.

Although 76 per cent of King’s

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students voted in favour of the KUCSC lobbying the King’s administration to divest, the turnout was only 17 per cent, too low to meet the 30 per cent threshold to cause the motion to be binding on the student council.

A motion addressing responsible investments for the KUCSC was brought forward at Sunday’s AGM by councillors Anna Badillo and Darren Tyrrell.

The final minutes for the AGM haven’t been released yet, but in the motion sent to the Gazette by the governance officer Jake Reddam, the approved draft stated: “Whereas, on March 13th and 14th the referendum quorum was not met but the student body voted in favour of boycott and divestment from companies and products complicit in the Israeli occupation; and voted in favour of divestment from fossil fuel companies, Be it resolved, the executives bring forward concerns on ethical

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investments to the Foundation Board (President) and the ethical investments and the finance and investment committee (CFO), Be it further resolved, the 2016/2017 council recommend to the 2017/2018 council to research and write their advocacy paper on ethical investments and divestments in Universities which would include a five (5) year plan.”

The original motion proposed creating responsible investment sub-committees and did not include the line that stated the referendum’s quorum was not met.

Additionally, the original motion referenced tasking the governance and council operations committee to create subcommittees for divestment from fossil fuels and to boycott and divest from companies complicit with Israeli occupation, but these were ultimately removed.

According to Reddam, KUCSC voted unanimously in favour of the amended motion.

“The AGM vote is a culmination of a year of hard work by our activists at King’s. It ratifies the referendum results wherein 76 per cent voted in favour of a boycott and divestment from companies complicit with Israeli occupation, and 84 per cent voted in favour of divestment from fossil fuel companies,” said Marie Rioux, a fourth-year social justice student and BDS supporter who worked with Badillo and Tyrell.

Nate Little, KUCSC president, stressed that this motion and the referendum were not directly tied to the BDS movement.

“Students are interested in this [boycott and divestment].

Although we didn’t have quorum to bind this, there was support for looking into how to have a better investment strategy,” Little said.

“And so the subcommittees are now bound to at least talk — bring them up and talk about them.”

Jordan Shapiro, vice-president external of Israel on Campus and

second-year main campus student, emphasized his belief that the motion did not directly refer to the BDS movement.

“We are very happy to see that the KUCSC is taking a positive stance on ethical investing, as long as the referendum results are respected and a boycott and divestment from Israel and Israeli goods is not indirectly instituted,” Shapiro said.

As the BDS movement has been a topic discussed at King’s almost all year long, Reddam said he was happy the year went by without any violence and safety concerns, as has happened at other schools.

“I definitely see it as a good first step. This is now going to be the first non-appealed BDS-related decision,” Reddam said. “I’m glad that throughout this process we were able to put safety at the forefront of everything and that from that everyone was able to remain fairly respectful throughout the process.”

Community involvement key for wind energy support CALVIN WONG GAZETTE STAFF @NEWSATGAZETTE A Western-led study has found that there is three times more support for wind energy in Nova Scotia than in Ontario.

The study was conducted by Western PhD candidate Chad Walker and professor Jamie Baxter of the department of geography and was based on interviews and surveys in Southwestern Ontario and Nova Scotia communities. Residents in Ontario criticized the top-down, corporate-led pattern of development while residents in Nova Scotia had generally positive feedback.

Published in the Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning, their paper found that the profit-sharing, community-based initiatives in Nova Scotia made the difference.

Part of the research investigated the Nova Scotia Community Feed-in Tariff (COMFIT) program, which was eventually cancelled by the

provincial government, according to Walker.

“Developments [in the COMFIT program] would only be approved if 51 per cent of the project was owned by a community group or the public in some way or another,” said Walker.

The program allowed opportunities for people living close to turbines to invest as little as $1.30 per share into wind projects.

Other parties such as First Nations groups, municipalities, universities and colleges were also allowed this opportunity, though the options available in Ontario are different.

“The major benefit that currently exists [in Ontario] is just lease payments for people that have turbines on their land,” said Walker. “So if you have a turbine or multiple turbines, ... you get paid upwards of $8,000 to $10,000 per year per turbine.”

According to Walker, one of the reasons why these two specific provinces were brought into focus was

the similarities they found between the COMFIT program in Nova Scotia and the community-oriented programs implemented by European countries such as Germany and Denmark.

An increase in community involvement and financial aid can raise support for the development of wind farms in surrounding neighbourhoods.

While allowing investment opportunities to locals is a viable option, their study found that 75 per cent of all survey respondents supported the idea of electricity rebates.

“One of the most interesting findings in this was that people supported a program that would lower electricity rates for people living close to turbines. Especially in Ontario, where electricity rates have been rising over the past few years, ... these kinds of alternative, novel ways of speaking about introducing equitable benefits might hold some promise in building wind energy in better ways going forward.”

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Mac McIntosh is SPOtacular RITA RAHMATI NEWS EDITOR @RITARAHMATI

As the ballots were counted last Sunday afternoon, Mac McIntosh was the clear winner.

He was set to take on the USC’s largest executive portfolio as the incoming student programs officer (SPO). He was congratulated by competitors, peers and friends.

But only the next day, McIntosh’s position was under threat as the results of the SPO elections came under scrutiny.

A vote recount that evening confirmed him as the winner and he was able to breath a sigh of relief. McIntosh was SPO. “Obviously it wasn’t ideal. And it wasn’t the most easy feeling, but I’m really happy that we’re past it and we get to move forward,” McIntosh said.

Currently completing his fourth year in political science, McIntosh has been involved with the USC’s programming portfolio,

setting him nicely for the top programs job. As associate programming, he has overseen the USC’s early outreach program, Charity Ball, the income tax clinic and Theatre Western.

Going into the role, McIntosh wants to prioritize on-campus relationships.

“Building better relationships with our sophs and clubs executives. I think those relationships have gone downhill in the past year or two,” McIntosh said. “[It’s important] to make sure that they feel like they’re a part of the process and make sure that we are including them in our decisions.”

Reflecting on Allie Adamo’s current SPO per forma nce, McIntosh noted she excelled in taking over the peer programs portfolio which was previously in the vice-president internal’s portfolio. She also empowered her associates and coordinators to take more initiative.

Looking forward to next year,

McIntosh himself hopes volunteers can feel satisfied and proud of all their work within the portfolio.

While he wants to continue those successes, he wants to improve on communication by establishing a more detailed communication plan. In his platform, he promises to reply to every email within 24 hours as well as sending weekly emails to clubs, councillors and others to update them on USC’s programming initiatives.

Clubs’ grievances were a prominent part of the debate during this year’s elections. With SPO being the executive portfolio that oversees the more than 190 clubs at Western, McIntosh has his work cut out for him.

Before summer starts, McIntosh wants to host a town hall with the clubs to hear their concerns so he can develop effective plans before the academic year starts.

“I want to hit September rolling so hopefully we can get as much done now as possible,” he said.

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Peterson’s event met by air horns and protestors at McMaster SCOTT HASTIE THE SILHOUETTE @THESILHOUETTE HAMILTON — McMaster is the centre of controversy after a protest disrupted a debate-turned-lecture

by University of Toronto professor Jordan Peterson.

Originally, a group called ‘Overcome the Gap’ planned a four-person debate featuring Jordan Peterson and three McMaster professors. The discussion was supposed to be centred around freedom of speech and political correctness.

Peterson, a clinical psychologist, has become a controversial figure after stating in September that he would not address students with gender-neutral pronouns. He has also been a vocal critic of Bill C-16, a federal bill outlawing discrimination based on gender identity and expression. Peterson believes the bill is a threat to free speech.

The director of political action, Hadhy Ayaz, with OTG told CBC Hamilton that two of the McMaster professors “mentioned receiving critical emails and he believes that’s what discouraged their participation.”

Another professor believed there was a lack of security for the event and declined to go.

The event was held on March 17, scheduled to start at 4:30 p.m.

When the lecture hall opened,

people flooded the room, including protesters.

Air horns and megaphones disrupted the talk, forcing Peterson to move outside to finish his lecture.

The protesters followed and the lecture finished after about 20 minutes.

Many criticized McMaster University on social media for not providing more security for the talk, but Mac defended their decision in a statement to CBC Hamilton.

“Had there been concerns about personal safety, we are confident that our security officers would have taken appropriate action,” said Gord Arbeau, spokesperson for McMaster.

Prior to the event, the President’s Advisory Council on Building an Inclusive Community condemned the event via press release. They argued that “there is little to be gained by debating Dr. Peterson because he presents no argument founded on evidence that would actually be worthy of debate.”

Peterson responded to this via Twitter, challenging the “PACBIC cowards” to a debate.

Protesters from Revolutionary Student Movement – Hamilton and McMaster Womanists allege they were “verbally and physically harassed by attendees” and were “targeted with transmisogynistic slurs [and threats]” and also say there were “physical confrontations.”

The events have made headlines in a handful of national mainstream media outlets. In the Toronto Sun, Peterson said “this was by far the most contentious event that I’ve been to.” The National Post picked up the story as well.

Following the McMaster event, Peterson headed to London to speak at Western University. The university planned extra security but the only protesters were people who actually supported the controversial professor.

McMaster University President Patrick Deane wrote an open letter to the community following the event, providing reasons why the university has not condemned the speaker or shut down the lecture despite some calls for that.

“Taking the opportunity to listen to a speaker, even one with whom one may vehemently disagree, is an important aspect of education and a cornerstone of academic debate. It has not, therefore, been my approach, nor that of this University, to intervene to shut down events, exclude speakers, or prevent discussion of issues, even where controversial topics are under discussion,” Deane wrote.

He also wrote that the university supports trans- and gendernon-conforming members of the community.

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TAYLOR LASOTA GAZETTE PROTESTING, IN FAVOUR? The only people seen with signs at Jordan Peterson’s Western event were actually a father and son supporting the professor and holding placards advocating for free speech.

Peterson speaks at sold out Western event The polarizing U of T professor was a topic of discussion at Senate a day before his visit to the university MARTIN ALLEN & KATIE LEAR @NEWSATGAZETTE Jordan Peterson’s visit to campus was a topic of discussion at Western’s Senate last Friday.

After the student group — Young Canadians in Action (YCIA) — responsible for bringing Peterson was faced with unexpected security costs, Western senator Albert Katz asked for the policy the University had for such situations.

Janice Deakin, Western provost and vice-president academic, explained that as the YCIA is not a University Students’ Council (USC) ratified club, they do not have access to the grant system that offsets such costs.

However, Western’s student experience portfolio was going to provide a $600 grant to YCIA to partially cover the costs out of a fund set aside to help student-held events.

The $600 given to the YCIA partially subsidizes the $1,500 security cost facing the student group, according to Deakin.

“We are being inundated by some colleagues, demanding that the University pay this money. The student group that is bringing this individual in, is quite satisfied with the University’s response to help,” she said. “There will be security because of course there is concern, not that something untoward is going to happen, but that something untoward could happen, and so we do need to have the security in place.”

The conversation also addressed free speech on campus as Deakin said, “This is a place where we welcome free speech. Many of us might not agree with his particular position — we are always balancing welcoming and inclusive community with the ability for people to come and say what they like on campus.”

Following Katz’s question,

Wendy Pearson, Western senator and associate professor in Western’s department of women’s studies and feminist research, asked that Senate reaffirm their dedication to keeping Western an inclusive space.

“I’d just like to basically affirm that we intend to continue that Western be an inclusive space for non-binary and trans people here, including faculty, staff and students.”

Western president Amit Chakma was quick to voice his support for both an inclusive community and free speech.

“I think we’ve been an open and inclusive community, but at the same time I think we are also equally responsible for respecting all people’s right to express their views. I think as an academic body, we fight ideas with ideas,” he said.

“We don’t try to prevent people from speaking their minds ... I think our student body and community is mature enough to be able to make up their own minds.”

Eddy Avila, USC president, emphasized that the YCIA was not a USC-ratified club, and that the Peer Support Centre would be open on Saturday for Western community members to visit.

“Keep in mind that this is not a USC-ratified club at all,” he said.

“We hadn’t really heard of them, they hadn’t reached out to us, in order for any of that funding. But just as a general statement, we are opening up our Peer Support Centre tomorrow to provide an opportunity for anyone to debrief or to provide a safer place for anyone who feels targeted from this individual being on campus.”

THE EVENT ON SATURDAY Peterson spoke before a sold out crowd at Western on Saturday afternoon, where he rallied against the federal Bill C-16 and talked about the individual’s role in politics.

The event was held in the Natural Sciences building with almost 700 people in attendance.

While Western opted for extra security, things went smoothly and no protesters were seen at the venue. This was a stark difference from Peterson’s events in Ottawa and Hamilton, which saw the presence of numerous protestors.

Peterson, a clinical psychologist, garnered controversy after refusing to address students with gender-neutral pronouns. He is a staunch opponent of the federal bill that would add elected gender pronouns, as well as gender identity and expression to the Canadian Human Rights act as areas of possible discrimination.

Some believe the bill to be a necessary step in recognizing trans-rights in federal law, while others such as Peterson see it as an infringement on free speech, and a mischaracterization of gender science.

Peterson has since been embraced by many supporters nationally and internationally and touted as a force against political correctness, and vilified by many who argue that he espouses hate speech.

Neil Courtney, a fourth-year actuarial sciences student attending the event, said he was there to support free speech.

“I think he’s making some excellent arguments and I think it’s terrible how people have tried to shut him down at other universities,” he said. “If you watch his videos I think he makes some very compelling arguments.”

ON C-16 AND GENDER PSYCHOLOGY Peterson began with examining the ideology behind C-16, which, according to him, purports that gender identity, expression, birth sex and sexual orientation are

societally formed, and independent of biology.

He stated that these presuppositions are false: “Nature doesn’t arrange itself so that everything it presents to us is in keeping with what we would like to be true politically; in fact, quite the contrary.”

Peterson argued that these differences are not only biological, like chromosomal and hormonal differences between men and women, but are also psychological.

To this effect, Peterson discussed discrepancies in the average personalities of each gender, such as the typical male and female interest in specific things.

To support the claim that these differences are not related to culture, Peterson raised the gender disparities in professions such as engineering and nursing, both of which, despite Canada’s state of supposedly equal opportunity, are constituted almost entirely by one gender.

“The policies surrounding [the bill] are incorrect, and they’re dangerous,” said Peterson. “And they’re dangerous partly because they’re predicated on the insistence that all these levels of analysis of identity are socially constructed — and they’re not.”

He added that this danger he perceived is what caused him to become outspoken on the issue.

The only protestors seen with signs at the event were actually there in support of Peterson. A man who was there with his young son refused to identify himself but said he drove a 100 kilometres just to attend the talk.

“We’re just here to say it’s okay to be offended and we do not believe there’s a necessity to introduce new laws and regulations that impose to the citizenry to think in a certain way on a certain topic using specific words,” he said.

THE INDIVIDUAL, PSYCHOLOGY AND POLITICS Peterson also discussed how he believes an individual should act in a political society like Canada.

He emphasized that the capacity for right and wrong exists in every person, and that before making enemies, a person should make sure to exorcise their own demons.

He offered the example of student protesters who have beset Peterson at many of his speeches at Canadian universities. His recent speech at McMaster University was interrupted by rowdy protestors who crowded the event venue.

“You don’t change the world by going and waving signs at people that you’ve defined as more evil than you,” he said. “If you’ve divided up the world conveniently so that you can identify the innocent and the damned, or the oppressor and the oppressed, and you think that you’re in the positive category, the probability that you’re a part of the solution and not part of the problem is zero.”

Peterson said that university should be about questioning one’s deeply held biases and beliefs, and that free speech is the only guarantor of a person’s ability to do so.

Peterson often alluded to twentieth-century history in his speech, lamenting many contemporary movements which he argued to be revivals of dangerous ideas. In a final call for individual thinking, Peterson asked the audience: “’Who brought on the horrors of the communist system, and the horrors of the Nazi system?’ The answer is people just like you.”

Peterson’s speech ended with a standing ovation from the audience and was followed by a question and answer period.

With files from Rita Rahmati and Hamza Tariq.

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MOSES MONTERROZA GAZETTE ARE THEY READY TO TAKE ON TRUDEAU? Six of the fourteen federal Conservative leadership candidates spoke at Western on March 16 (Sitting L-R: Chris Alexander, Deepak Obhrai, Erin O’Toole, Lisa Raitt and Rick Peterson. Not in picture: Brad Trost).

Conservative leadership candidates engage students KAROLINA JALOWSKA GAZETTE STAFF @NEWSATGAZETTE Six leadership candidates of the Conservative Party of Canada were put to the test with a question and answer session that took place at the WesternU Conservatives’ ‘Youth Renew the Right’ event on March 16.

The event was held in a lecture hall in the Arts and Humanities Building, and the goal was to connect and familiarize youth with the leadership candidates of the party.

In attendance at the event were Lisa Raitt, Chris Alexander, Deepak Obhrai, Erin O’Toole, Rick Peterson and Brad Trost — six out of the 14 candidates running in the Conservative election. Kevin O’Leary was originally slated to attend but didn’t make his second appearance at Western after his visit on March 7.

The event comprised of questions posed to the candidates by two executive members of the Western Conservatives: Meagan Moulton, vice-president finance and third-year Ivey student, and Sabrina Grand, vice-president membership and third-year global studies student at Huron.

The questions focused on education, healthcare and transportation; jobs, economy and innovation; immigration, defence and foreign affairs; social issues, diversity and party unity.

Lisa Raitt, current MP for Milton, managed to take a personable approach when answering questions during the debate.

She even gave a current Western student, Kieran Mathew, a shoutout to his startup when asked how she will serve the interests of the youth.

“I want to re-energize our big blue machine, and I would hire Kieran Mathew and Amplify Solutions to help me understand what we need to do and how we need to talk and engage.”

Raitt spoke about the grassroots movements and also spoke about the inclusion of women in the party.

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“When I was minister of labour, Air Canada wanted to meet with me and I wouldn’t take a meeting with their panel because they didn’t have women on their board,” she said. “You can meet with my staff but you won’t meet with me until you put women on your board; they have two women on their board now. It’s not about calling yourself a feminist, it’s by living it.”

In an interview with the Gazette, Raitt spoke about the way she plans on communicating with the youth demographic.

“In order to communicate with your age group, you have to speak differently. You have to get out of the political speech and get into the honest and authentic,” she said.

Erin O’Toole, MP for Durham, was another candidate that received cheerful applause from the audience as he pointed out that he was a year younger than Justin Trudeau and that his platform has an established plan which directly applies to millennials.

In an interview with the Gazette, O’Toole spoke about the objectives of his new policy for youth startups, Operation Entrepreneur.

“I’m very excited about it and I want to help this young generation succeed with this kickstarter program and to be there for people who want to try to do their own business and startup,” he said.

Rick Peterson was the only “new face” candidate in the running that has not been a MP previously and was in attendance. Peterson believes that his knowledge derived from business and bilingualism to be strong assets. During the debate, Peterson highlighted enacting a zero corporate income tax when asked about how government can support job creation and innovation for youth.

When the Gazette asked Peterson about his plans to reach out to youth, he responded, “My director of operations is 24 and the head of our campaign in Quebec is 26. We are focusing on growing the parties in the weak areas and we are focusing

on issues that are key for youth, and that’s jobs. We want to create jobs and opportunities and we want reach out in the best way.”

Candidate Deepak Obhrai, MP for Calgary Forest Lawn, was able to engage the audience with his sense of humour, joking that he will steal all the other candidates’ ideas when he becomes Prime Minister.

“Traditional jobs are not available and we need to come up with innovative jobs,” Obhrai said in an interview with the Gazette. “For example, professional association, they should allow people to go across the country.”

The event was filled with curious students, some knowledgeable about the candidates and others who came out to learn more about the Conservative Party.

In regards to his attendance, attendee and fourth-year political science student Mark Farfan said, “Professional curiosity. I’m not really familiar with the Conservative Party and I’m not here to see any specific candidate — I’m just want to take it all in.”

Tarret Kennedy, a third-year MOS consumer behaviour student, said he supports the Conservatives and came to the event to hear their viewpoints on what they can do for students.

The two hosts, Moulton and Grand, said they are both happy with the success of the event.

“We wanted to run the event for people who are not only already engaged, but also those who aren’t engaged because that’s what we need, everybody coming out. The candidates really have youth-focused policies, which is great,” said Moulton.

Following the debate, the audience was invited to mingle with the candidates over pizza.

In order to vote for a Conservative member in the running, you can register for a membership for the Conservative Party on www.conservative.ca. Registration closes March 28, 2017.

With files from Bryn Smith and Kendall O’Donnell.

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Funding and space to blame for long wait times DRISHTI KATARIA NEWS EDITOR @DRISHTATGAZETTE Earlier this semester, Alison Riverest believed she was coming down with the flu.

The fourth-year biology student tried to wait it out for a few days, but after her cough and throat got worse, she decided to call Student Health Services (SHS) at 9 a.m. and February morning.

That’s when SHS is supposed to open according to its website. But Riverest’s call was not accepted until 9:30 a.m., after which she spent another 15 minutes in queue.

“Last time I tried to get an appointment, I was told it was a two-week wait,” Riverest said. “So I just went to a walk-in in London.”

At the Oxford and Hyde Park walk-in clinic, Riverest said she only had to wait around 15 minutes.

Like many students, she would’ve preferred to see a doctor at SHS due to its convenient on-campus location.

Student Health Services, located in the basement of the University Community Centre (UCC), is an appointment-based medical clinic for students attending Western and affiliate colleges.

It operates similar to a family doctor’s office where students can request to see a physician of a specific gender or see the same physician.

Students can book an appointment by stopping by the clinic or calling the office. SHS also offers year-round counselling services, allergy injections, immunization and free STI testing.

A Gazette survey of Western students revealed that this year (since Sept. 2016), out of 25 students: 10 were given an appointment for more than a week after they booked, five were given an appointment a week later, eight were given appointments within the week and two were given appointments the same day.

Sarah Masari, a fifth-year sociology student at King’s University College, had to wait about two months before she was set up with a SHS psychiatrist.

“Getting in to actually see someone was rough only because they are backed up right now, and it took me a couple of months before I actually got to see someone,” she said.

Masari acknowledged that her situation was unique. She got a priority spot due to her situation and only got an appointment due to another’s cancellation. Other students would’ve had to wait longer.

So are the wait times getting longer for students trying to access health services on campus?

Riverest echoes the sentiments of several students across campus.

“In the past, I was satisfied but it seems to be getting worse as of very recently,” she said.

Cynthia Gibney, director of Western’s health services, confirms that the number of patients SHS has seen so far has been consistent with previous years.

And while SHS regularly hears complaints over the wait times, a few doctors departing for maternity leave may have contributed to a further increase in wait times this year, according to Gibney.

The problem goes beyond being short staffed.

THE CHALLENGES “We’re kind of bursting at the seams right now, we’ve maxed out the space,” Gibney said.

She added that while the current space in the UCC has been reconfigured to allow for more doctors on staff, there are still challenges.

Currently, SHS is partly funded by student ancillary fees with full-time students paying $46.48 towards the service. But the bulk of the funding comes from OHIP billings.

SHS occupies about 25 rooms, each with plumbing and IT services, which are expensive to maintain.

According to Gibney, while funding is an issue, the lack of space on campus also poses problems.

“It’s definitely a money thing, but there is no other space available that I know of,” she said.

Jamie Cleary, vice-president of the University Students’ Council, said that as new buildings are developed on campus, services may be moved out of the UCC, freeing up more space for SHS or perhaps moving it into a new building entirely.

“One of the first priorities needs to be SHS and [the Student Development Centre] to see if there is new space that becomes available that might work better from them and our students,” he said.

NEXT STEPS FOR SHS Student responses to the survey have indicated that wait times at walk-ins are much more reasonable compared to SHS. While wait times at SHS ranged from a few days to two weeks, students reported that most wait times at walk-in clinics ranged from 10 minutes to five hours.

Gibney envisions a new space.

Ideally, all wellness services Western offers students — Wellness Education Centre, SHS, SDC — would be available in one centralized location: a wellness space.

Gibney and Cleary acknowledge the confusion among students when it comes to what the different services offer.

“In an idealistic world, especially if its front-line service care, it should all be under one roof so a

HOW LONG DID IT TAKE TO SEE A DOCTOR AT SHS? Same day Less than a week A week More than a week

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student is not confused about where they need to go,” Cleary said.

According to Cleary, a lot of the USC’s lobbying is focused on centralizing the operations of both services and merging of the administrative resources available to them. “[Western] is looking into ways we can have a centralized or harmonization of the administrative resources, which if you free up ... allows more for front-line care,” he said.

Gibney said that a third-party report is currently assessing services on campus and the spaces available for them. Once the report is completed, it will be sent to Western administration for consideration.

Furthermore, Western’s mental health strategist, Deb Chiodo, is working with student mental health and wellness advisory committee to draft a mental health and wellness strategic plan. The plan is expected to be preliminarily launched in September 2017.

DEALING WITH LIMITED RESOURCES There appears to be no short-term solution to SHS’s wait time issues. In the meantime, the staff is doing what they can with the available resources.

“Depending on issue and urgency ... if people come here and we don’t have appointments and they feel they need someone right away, we do have a triage nurse that will talk with them.” Gibney said.

The staff also provide a list of local walk-in clinics that students can potentially visit if they can’t find an appointment on time.

Riverest admits that the University has limited resources which has an impact on how many improvements it can actually make to current services. She encourages others to seek help off-campus as needed.

“Patience is key, and if you’re in urgent need, there’s other resources in London,” she said.

Seeking off-campus services regularly might be a temporary solution for students. However to make improvements — including a reduction in wait times that sometimes extend to two weeks — SHS needs more space and funding.

Getting an appointment at SHS isn’t the only struggle students face when engaging with health services on campus. Several students point towards a two-part struggle when it comes to their well-being — first with wait times, then with academic counselling accepting a doctor’s note and providing accommodation.

This feature is the first of a two-part series that will explore the challenges of getting accommodation from academic counselling on health grounds.

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Bittersweet end to university career Ellis in Wonderland

ELLIS KOIFMAN CULTURE EDITOR @GAZETTECULTURE As my fifth and final year of university comes to a close, I am left reflecting on the broken promises that were made to me before I entered.

Friendships that I had been told would last a lifetime have mostly come to abrupt or unexpected ends.

My academic life hasn’t provided the cushy career opportunities I had expected. My mental health has gone through quite a roller coaster ride.

Yet I am still left with hope and a sense of renewed purpose.

I went in with the expectation that university would adequately prepare me for the job market, giving me the knowledge and planning necessary to jump into a career. It did not. My years studying sociology didn’t set the stage for entering into the job market, instead leaving it up to my extracurricular interests, such as writing for the Gazette.

I did not come here expecting it to be perfect. I didn’t expect some divine intervention by God’s will to give me everything I had desired upon entering. But in all of this dread, in all of this fear of the future and worry I find solace in the fact that university did one thing I didn’t expect of it: University taught me about myself; what I value, who I am as a person, what my dreams and aspirations are.

I’m graduating with less friends than I would have once wanted, but I know and understand the strength of the friendships that have lasted. Life-long friendships that were promised to me by advocates

of the “university experience” are but shadows, save for the few who fit that glorious profile (and to whom I give a loving regard). Having a handful of friends I can trust and with whom I can engage in friendly rhetoric despite differences in political standings, religion, beliefs, etc. are far more valuable to me. Especially in contrast to a crowd of people who I walk on eggshells around and have to lie to myself to stay close to (such as the friendships that have been broken over Facebook arguments and differences in political opinion).

I’m graduating with lower marks than I wanted, but have experience that will help pave the path toward my future aspirations; ones that are no longer born from a desire to please others but rather a desire to satisfy myself. Having a direction in my life means that I have a guide toward a future that I can rely on, even when things go wrong.

Finally, I’m graduating with more knowledge about the various mental health problems I am burdened with, but have the ability to be more honest with myself about them and, perhaps more importantly, how to deal with them. University has brought me in touch with many failures but those have led to many lessons in turn.

University has been nothing like what I expected it to be. It has changed me in ways I didn’t want and has given me things I didn’t need. But I’d like to believe that despite many things going down an unexpected route, it was all for the best in the end. Perhaps that’s me being overly optimistic, but I hope not.

My life here has been a ship I so desperately tried to steer to no avail.

Whether it be a result born of my own misunderstanding of the true purpose of university or God steering that ship for me, I am forever grateful for what Western University has given me.

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The city of London needs its post-secondary students JOSH MORGAN The Western University campus really is a small, self-contained city.

It is a shining example of where different cultures, perspectives and approaches are shared, discussed and embraced.

There is so much happening on Western’s campus that you can spend almost all of your time and focus here. This makes it easy to overlook the opportunity to explore, embrace and contribute to the wider community in London.

On this topic, I can speak with some level of perspective. I came to London in the late 1990s to attend Western University. At the time, London really was not much more than part of the address of the institution that I was going to spend the next few years attending.

Over that time I embraced Western and took full advantage of its extracurricular opportunities. In my first year, I got involved with my Alumni House residents’ council. In my second year, I was elected as the Social Science Students’ Council president as well as a student senator.

During the following two years, I joined a number of clubs, was an Orientation soph, served as an University Students’ Council (USC) Commissioner and was elected as a vice-president of the USC. (Not to mention that while at Western, I met my wife and we now have three children together.)

While doing all of this, I generally ignored the city that I have come to know and love. In retrospect, this was a huge missed opportunity and one that I hope you can avoid.

The fact is the City of London should matter to you. The decisions city council makes impacts each and every student on this campus on a daily basis. Garbage collection, roads/sidewalks/bike paths, the quality of your tap water, near-campus neighbourhood rules, transit and the proposed rapid transit plan, bylaws and regulations that range from parking rules to speed limits: these decisions and rules impact you and you can influence them or leave it up to others to do that in your absence.

Not only can you participate and shape our city, it is to your

advantage. The networks, contacts and knowledge you can gain may aid you in either an academic or a professional career.

In a mid-sized city like London, there are many ways to be involved: business associations, service clubs, not-for-profits or one of our city advisory committees, focus groups or engagement opportunities are all available.

Finally — our city needs you.

We need you to be a part of our city. We need your talent, your ideas, your hope and optimism for the future. We need the incredible diversity of culture and perspective that exists on Western’s campus to be added to that of the wider community.

We need your innovative spirit and your compassion to help us tackle some of our most significant challenges. We need dreamers, thinkers and those willing to take action on issues like poverty, diversity, city building, economic growth and job creation.

The choice to shape the larger London community is yours. I hope you embrace the opportunity.

— Morgan is a London city councillor for Ward 7

Election governance adds to USC woes Green Eggs and Hamza HAMZA TARIQ EDITOR-IN-CHIEF @HAMZATARIQ_ In February 2016, I happily wrote, “I’m glad to report that this year’s chief returning officer [Andrew Chorney] and his elections committee turned out to be the heroes the USC needed and Western students deserved.”

While dramatic politics dominated USC elections this year, the loss of faith in the elections committee is — in my opinion — the biggest tragedy.

Erin McCauley, the chief returning officer (CRO) this year is also the incoming secretary-treasurer, hired by a panel with the president-elect.

While I have no doubts that McCauley was the most qualified

person for the job, the optics of her getting hired by the same people whom she oversaw during the election and then defended decisions involving them before the Appeals Board are just not good.

The CRO is supposed to be completely apolitical and neutral, and this appearance is necessary for the candidates and the public to have trust in them. Most organizations make an effort to not only avoid a conflict of interest but also the perception of conflict of interest.

In fact, the USC’s own conflict of interest policy points this out, “A perceived conflict of interest: where an actual or potential conflict of interest may not exist, but an outside perspective into the surrounding circumstances leads or could lead to a perception that a conflict of interest exists.”

For councillors already agitated by the way the incoming executives ran their campaign and their subsequent interference in the SPO election, this has become another point of contention.

And because the CRO was unavailable to run the SPO election due to her conflict of interest as she applied for the executive position, the second-in-command — the deputy returning officer (DRO) — took charge. A most incredulous vote count ensued.

The DRO said in an email after the vote count mess up, “The SPO election ballots were not originally tabulated using the process outlined in bylaw 2, due to miscommunication between myself and the secretary-treasurer as well as general procedural error.”

That’s a lame excuse. There was no other way to “tabulate” ranked ballots.

The USC has done it multiple times before. The ballots were outright counted wrong and it was an incredibly ridiculous blunder for anyone in charge of the elections to make.

And if there was confusion, bylaw 2 is clear on voting process, “Where

the top candidate fails to achieve 50 per cent + 1, the second choice votes of the candidate finishing last in that round of ballot counting shall be reassigned accordingly.”

“This process is repeated until one candidate receives the majority of the highest preferences remaining on the ballots. If two (2) or more candidates are tied for the least popular position, those candidates shall be redistributed accordingly.”

There was no room for miscommunication.

The SPO election was saved from complete crisis by pure chance.

The ballots were set to be destroyed and if they had been picked up by the disposal company on Monday, the USC would have had to no clear way to elect its SPO. The outgoing council had been de-ratified and a revote would’ve been close to impossible.

But enough damage was done. It

was unfair to the candidates to put them through the whole process again. And with everything that had already happened in this election, this was just the icing on the cake.

While election politics will go on — as is the nature of elected office — the USC needs to ensure its apolitical institutions stay, and are seen as, neutral.

Moving forward, the CRO shouldn’t be allowed to run for an executive position until their term runs out. And after this year’s SPO election fiasco, the elections committee needs new leadership for 2018.

While McCauley was DRO to the much revered Andrew Chorney and did a reasonable job in both roles, the practice of passing down the CRO role to the previous DRO shouldn’t become a tradition — especially when public trust runs low after a much-avoidable display of incompetence.

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Women’s volleyball finishes season as sixth in the nation after weekend of U Sports finals CLAIRE PALMER SPORTS EDITOR @CLAIREATGAZETTE

TORONTO The Mustangs women’s volleyball team headed to Toronto for the national U Sports championship this weekend, battling the top teams in Canada and ultimately maintaining their sixth-place ranking.

After entering the championship with a silver medal from the OUA finals, the Mustangs were eliminated from medal contention by the UBC Thunderbirds in four sets (20-25; 23-25; 19-25; 20-25) during the quarterfinals on Friday.

The Thunderbirds went on to claim gold later that weekend, defeating the Alberta Pandas 3-1 (25-22; 25-20; 13-25; 25-20) to win the national title.

After being relegated to the consolation round, the Mustangs had to face their OUA West rivals, the McMaster Marauders, in the consolation semi-final. The game was a rematch of last weekend’s gold, which saw McMaster come out on top in a heartbreaking five set loss.

The Mustangs got their redemption, topping the Marauders in four sets to advance to the consolation final against the Dalhousie Tigers, proving that they are ‘the Best in the West.’

The Tigers proved to be tough competition, defeating the Mustangs in straight sets (22-25; 20-25; 24-26) to claim fifth. It was the first time all season that the Mustangs had been defeated in three sets.

“I think that’s the only reason we should be disappointed at all is because we didn’t finish playing our best,” said Mustangs women’s volleyball head coach Melissa Bartlett.

“I think as a team we’ve really elevated our level of performance not only physically but mentally over the playoffs, so we have a lot to be proud of there.”

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All-Canadian, managed 15 kills and 37 total attacks with only eight errors for a hitting percentage of .189.

Despite the loss, fifth-year middle Candace Scott took a positive view on the end of their season.

“I’m super proud of our team. We had an amazing year and couldn’t have made our season go any longer,” Scott said. “This is the last possible day we could have played on and we got to be here and represent Western, so I’m proud of that.”

Dalhousie will finish fifth in the country, while Western finishes sixth, the highest rank out of the three OUA teams who came to Toronto to compete. The Mustangs end their season with a 15-4 regular season record, and with a 3-3 record in the playoffs.

Western came into the tournament ranked sixth in the nation, and managed to maintain their standing. Despite losing two of their three games at the national championships, the team sees this past weekend as a learning opportunity for next year.

“What we’ll take from this tournament as a team is how hard we have to work if we want to be in the top four teams in the country,” said Bartlett. “The girls now have a benchmark of what we need to do, this is the quality we need to put out on the court to be better than we were this year.”

The ending is bittersweet for some of the players, especially the graduating seniors whose athletic careers have come to an end with the loss to Dalhousie.

“It’s super sad to be done, honestly my heart feels broken because I’ve been an athlete my entire life and now it’s just over,” said Scott.

“It’s kind of hard to just comprehend but I’m super proud of our team.”

Despite the disappointing end to their season, the Mustangs are already looking ahead to next season, and are planning on returning to the championship with a vengeance.

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Gazette sports editor Mike DeBoer travelled to Dayton, Ohio to cover the first two days of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball tournament COURTESY OF CAMERON HUGHES UC DAVIS ATHLETICS

MIKE DEBOER SPORTS EDITOR @MIKEATGAZETTE DAYTON — This is March.

When 68 teams battle over three weekends for one shot at glory.

When the hopes of programs, schools, regions and fanbases rest on what happens in a tournament played by 17-22 year olds.

It’s the greatest sporting event in college sports. And the Gazette sent me to cover the First Four games of the tournament in Dayton, Ohio.

Dayton is widely known by two nicknames.

The first is the ‘Birthplace of Aviation’, an ode to its illustrious history with aviation, marked by Orville Wright’s birth in the city.

The second is the ‘Epicentre of College Basketball,’ as the city’s premier sporting venue, the University of Dayton, has played host to more NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament games than any other venue in America.

Over two cold, blustery days, eight teams converged on the city to take flight on the court for a chance at keeping their dreams alive.

This is March, where a 16 seed has never beaten a one seed in the history of the NCAA Tournament. And yet four teams from small schools with small basketball programs

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came to Dayton with the slightest glimmer of hope at making history.

There was UC Davis, making their first tournament appearance in program history. Led by a bespectacled big man from Canberra, Australia, the Aggies took down the oldest team in the nation, the North Carolina Central Eagles, to earn the right to play the Kansas Jayhawks.

Chima Moneke recorded his 14th double double of the season while leading his program to its greatest moment. And while UC Davis eventually suffered an ugly 100-62 loss to Kansas, Moneke and his teammates made history for their school.

But this is March, where great performances are only remembered when they come attached to deep tournament runs.

So when John Collins is taken, possibly in the top 10, of the 2017 NBA Draft, nobody will remember how he pushed his Wake Forest Demon Deacons team on in its First Four game against a Kansas State Wildcats team that couldn’t miss from the field.

Wake Forest lost.

In March we remember the performances of Larry Bird and Magic Johnson, who created the tournament as the billion-dollar event we see today. Or we remember Christian Laettner, that villain from the empire colloquially known as

the Duke Blue Devils, whose backto-the-basket, turn-around jumper in that legendary 1992 Elite Eight game against Kentucky cemented his legacy of greatness.

Or we remember the Steph Currys and Gordan Haywards, who spearheaded Cinderella runs that will live on in tournament memory for generations.

But Collins’ performance in a First Four game in Dayton will not live on. We forgot it yesterday.

He had 26 points and nine rebounds. But after the game Collins and his coach, former Kansas Jayhawk superstar Danny Manning, had to answer questions about his “struggles” after the game.

“He had 26 points, man,” Manning told a reporter. “That’s 26 points. That’s pretty good, you know? Teams make decisions on what they want to do. And early on they put a lot of bodies in his direction. We didn’t help them out much by how we shot the basketball in the first half.”

John Collins could become an NBA legend. But his game in Dayton will not be remembered.

When it’s March, we expect contrasting styles to make for epic moments.

So when the tough and physical Providence Friars met the athletic and up-tempo Southern California (USC) Trojans, it was the perfect East Coast versus West Coast matchup.

Less iconic than Tupac v. Biggie, or Bird v. Johnson, but it was a game for the ages.

The Friars, making their fourth straight tournament appearance, pulled out to nearly impenetrable leads in the first half. They led by 17 points to start the second half.

For 20 minutes, it looked like the East Coast would leave Dayton victorious.

But USC came storming back in the second half, led by monumental performances from point guard Jordan McLaughlin and forward Bennie Boatwright.

The two combined for 42 points in the Trojans’ 75-71 win.

One team left Dayton with smiles on their faces, ready to continue their season. The other returned to Rhode Island feeling nothing but heartbreak.

“Those kids are in there hurting,” said Providence head coach Ed Cooley about his players. “I’m proud of our group this season. I think we had a year no one expected. I thought we did some great things in this game. But in tournament play you can’t have the mistakes we’ve shown and advance and expect to win.”

This is March, where Cinderella comes in all sizes.

This was certainly the case for the aptly-named Junior Robinson,

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Mount St. Mary’s guard and the smallest player in college basketball at 5’5”.

Robinson established himself as a cult hero with a heroic 23 point performance in the Mountaineer’s 67-66 win over the New Orleans Privateers.

The sold-out University of Dayton Arena jumped on the Junior bandwagon with every floater and clutch three pointer.

It doesn’t matter that The Mount proceeded to lose to first overall seed and defending national champion Villanova in the Round of 64.

Junior Robinson will be remembered throughout the annals of tournament history for his largerthan-life performance.

“I didn’t know his size,” said Mount St. Mary’s head coach Jamion Christian. “I didn’t know he was 5’5”. The way he plays out there, his speed and quickness and athleticism, his heart, it’s just so special. When you’re a smaller guy, you’re naturally going to have a chip on your shoulder and just want to go out there and compete and show the world the things you can do.”

One team will finish the season as champion. But the other 67 teams will give us heart-stopping and unforgettable moments too.

Brackets will be busted, last-second shots will make us jump from our seats: It’s that time of year.

This is March.

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CAISA brings espionage and fashion to the runway

By Giulia Tatangelo

Saturday night was CAISA’s Espial fashion show – an annual performance recognized for being an entertaining spectacle. This year, the show took a page out of James Bond’s book by taking on a spy theme. The narrative revolved around the three main characters: Jordan, Jane and Justine. It was a tale of mystery, romance and espionage.

Centennial Hall was packed with over 1,400 well-dressed guests in attendance. Serena Lam, CAISA’s executive director, started the night off by addressing the Children’s Health Foundation, the charity CAISA has supported for over 16 years. This year they raised a record-breaking $350,000 for the CHF, which will go towards the stem cell research program.

Thanks to ticket sales, sponsorship and auctions, CAISA is able to raise money for the foundation every year. This year the Social Science Students’ Council donated a whopping $5,000. As for the auctions, there was everything from a BMW weekend getaway test drive to a Ted Baker Handbag and fitness classes galore.

The show got off to a dynamic start with exciting stunt performances from Ryan Young and Yusuf Al Ubeidy who brought flips and tricks. An epic fight scene occurred between them and Jordan, played by model Jordan Phouttharath.

They were then joined on stage with the first scene of the night: semi-formal.

Models walked the stage wearing clothes sponsored by Le Chateau, TopMan and Hudson’s Bay. The theme was business

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casual with a classy take on suspenders, trousers and deep tones like maroon. What really stood out in this number was the models’ individual catwalks. Each model walked to the front of the stage and showed off their personalities through their endof-the-runway move by taking a selfie with the audience, droppin’ it like it’s hot and even showcasing a “salt bae” reference as a model sprinkled salt towards the audience.

Next up was the formal scene. The models strutted the stage wearing beautiful gowns and suits sponsored by Knight & Grey and Elizabeth Noel. The women wore elegant ballroom gowns with side slits, deep v necks and an abundance of rhinestones. The men all wore bow ties, giving it a Great Gatsby feel. Jane and Jordan joined the stage as all the models coupled off for a waltz.

In this scene the models made their personalities apparent again through their solos. One model threw a rose to a girl in the audience, another made it rain with Monopoly money and there was even an appearance from Superman himself.

Although this scene was by far the most glamorous, the dancing took a hit when

the men performed their number to a Bruno Mars song. It looked like a group of uncles trying to dance — completely awkward and disjointed. Another hiccup arrived when Jane, played by Melinda Smythe, tried to mouth the words to the Audrey Hepburn film that played behind her, which was intended to be her voice but failed. Jane’s dancing and overall performance was incredible, but it seems like she spent most of her time rehearsing the choreography rather than her lines.

The next number was welcomed by a roaring cheer from the audience as the lingerie models graced the stage. All pieces were sponsored by LACE from Toronto.

The girls sported either black or blush pink lingerie accompanied by knee-high stockings. The men wore briefs and — of course — brought the gun show. Their dancing dropped jaws and the couples had mesmerizing chemistry. The chemistry was so strong between the models that a female model from the semi-formal scene returned to the stage during the lingerie scene to make out with one of the male models. Jane joined the models afterwards to keep the show progressing,

and was then abducted by masked men before the intermission.

The show only got better after the intermission as it picked up speed with athletic wear sponsored by Titika Active Couture, MPG and Reebok. The models performed lifts and cheerleading throws effortlessly.

Finally the last clothing scene finished with a bang with the custom clothing designed by third-year fashion design Fanshawe students Hana Agbalizu, Manar Shams and Eugénie Amegah-Wovoe — by far the best clothing scene. The models were all dressed in grey, white and black pieces working with mesh, pleather and patterns. The clothes were unique and the simultaneous use of different materials was astounding.

Coming to a close, the finale involved a fight scene in order to save Jane from evil villain Justine played by Destine Lee. Hip-hop dancers also joined in the finale for an incredibly entertaining number that had all the special affects — music, light show, and graphics — going into overdrive.

Finally Jane is saved by Jordan and all is right again for the lovers. Overall, the performance was indeed a spectacle.

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Art attack: brightening your space with student pieces ANNIE RUETER CULTURE EDITOR @ANNIERUETER1 Student homes can be dingy — grimy even. As an alternative to slapping a nondescript poster across your wall to brighten things up, consider student art as an option.

Western’s visual arts department is home to various artists from painters to sculptors, many of whom produce and sell their own work. The Visual Arts Supporters’ Association (VASA) works to support these artists through events like the VASA student art sale happening Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the visual arts building.

Ronnie Clarke, VASA president and fourth-year visual arts student, says there will be something for everyone at Tuesday’s

It’s so important to support artists and their craft. It’s a way of giving back to your community and the people who work so hard to make it vibrant. Art is everywhere, and when you support art everybody wins.

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sale, which is the second VASAorganized student art sale this year.

“Students can find just about everything from paintings, drawings, prints, photography and sculptures,” says Clarke. “I love collecting prints from our printmakers and giving art as gifts. Last semester students were also selling pins, buttons and watercolours.”

All profits from the sale go directly to the artists, who are either visual art or art history students.

Prices range from $2 for smaller art works (cards, buttons etc.) to $100 for larger more labour-intensive works (paintings, sculpture etc.).

But the sale isn’t just about making money as an artist.

Clarke mentions how much learning happens between artists looking to expand or better their artistic skills. This sentiment is particularly true for Clarke who likes to work collaboratively in performance, media and installation art.

“Art matters most to me because it reminds me that you can never stop learning and that you can learn something from everyone you meet,” Clarke says.

VASA hosts other events throughout the year where students from the Western

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community can come together to learn about art and also make art.

Some of the annual events include life drawing sessions, movie screenings and socials where you can throw darts at paint-filled balloons, just like Mia Thermopolis did in Princess Diaries — truly a dream come true.

The “Art in the Public Sphere” lecture series is also open to students looking to learn about art on campus and in the London community.

“It’s so important to support artists and their craft,” Clarke says.

“It’s a way of giving back to your community and the people who

work so hard to make it vibrant.

Art is everywhere, and when you support art everybody wins.”

Who knows — you may pick up the work of a budding Picasso.

Check out the event information online where you can also find future art-related events.

Drake’s new album has More Life but less impact ARI MATCHEN GAZETTE STAFF @GAZETTECULTURE ARTIST: Drake ALBUM: More Life LABEL: Young Money, Cash Money, Republic RATING: GGGFF HIGHLIGHT TRACKS: “Passionfruit,” “Get It Together,” “KMT” In recent years, superstars like Beyoncé and Adele have adopted the strategy of sharing music in brief, event-like releases then going quiet for months on end to build anticipation for their return.

On his last album, Views, Drake assured fans that he would not pursue this strategy. In the title track Drake says, “I might take a breather but I won’t ever leave you.” He confirmed that while he might take some time for himself, he’ll always come back with new music.

Drake makes good on this promise with More Life, a 22-song “playlist” meant as a conscious effort to set the tone for the summer and to remind the world of his supremacy.

However, critics like Billboard have criticized Drake›s playlist as little more than an attempt to stay in the public focus.

But if you are able to put traditional conceptions of what an album should be aside, More Life can be enjoyed as the artist intended: as a playlist of songs rather than a cohesive album.

One success of this project is the production, with quality beats from talents like Boi-1da, Noah “40” Shabib and Kanye West. The collection of talent from around the world adds a much-needed freshness and vitality to Drake’s sound.

“Passionfruit” is the early standout, featuring production from British producer Nana Rogues. It has the DNA of a classic pop song, but its vibrance reflects the innovative

sounds coming from overseas.

Songs like “Get It Together” clearly build on Drake’s dancehall infatuation and share sonic elements with his 2016 hit “Controlla.”

The album begins to lose steam heading onto the second half. Songs like “KMT” that should be standout bangers feel like they have no place on this project, and it is sometimes jarring to hear them when we expect a more cohesive track list.

By the time the 16th track “Lose You” rolls around, Drake finally begins to share some insightful written content and sheds some light on his current perspective on life. He acknowledges that he is no longer the underdog, saying, “winning is problematic / people like you more when you working towards something / not when you have it.”

This song is Drake at his best.

He broke down barriers for what it meant to be a rapper with emotion and he has the courage to reveal what actually scares him. For Drake, it’s the idea that the public may no longer be on his side.

This is a fear that he does not need to worry about for the time being. Despite the problems with More Life, fans will probably show the usual support for Drake’s latest offering and he’ll likely own the summer.

He confirms this point in the final song “Do Not Disturb” saying, “I’ll probably self-destruct if I ever lose, but I never do.”

Releasing this lengthy project may allow him to dominate summer radio, but Drake’s music could make a bigger impact if he didn’t release music just for the sake of it and dropped only the best of it. There are a number of fantastic songs on More Life, but there are a surplus of tracks that bring down the overall quality.

More Life is available on streaming services now.

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My Scientology Movie examines the church JEN TOMBS GAZETTE STAFF @GAZETTECULTURE

FILM: My Scientology Movie DIRECTOR: John Dower STARRING: Louis Theroux STUDIO: Magnolia Pictures RATING: GGGGG After coming out in the U.K. last year, the British documentary My Scientology Movie was released this month in select theatres in Canada and the U.S. The seemingly random, select releases mean it’s an easy film to miss — but that would be a mistake.

My Scientology Movie is an investigation of an impossible organization to investigate. Its creator and presenter, Louis Theroux, is known for his unique style of investigative documentary-making, getting up close and personal with his films’ subjects while also gently mocking them. Perhaps the most famous example is his stay with the Westboro Baptist Church.

In a Reddit Ask Me Anything (AMA) thread — which Theroux said was probably being watched

by Scientologists — he describes his style as “about forming relationships in a very human way,” adding “going native is part of the job.”

But as the film’s opening narration says, he could not get close to Scientology. So the documentary would have to do something different.

Luckily, different is something Theroux does well. He approaches whatever insane situation he’s investigating with practiced naïveté and calm amusement — a style that definitely works when dealing with Scientology.

“It doesn’t take much effort to keep my cool,” he says. “I’m not a confrontational guy.”

You get the sense of the Church of Scientology being a deep rabbit hole, into which you only get quick but clear glimpses throughout the film. The intrigue starts when Theroux enlists former high up member of the Church, Marty Rathbun, to help recreate events. As actors re-enact training drills, which involve people having to not react as someone tries to get at their deepest insecurities, saying things like “your wife doesn’t love you,” it gets strange and sinister fast.

Theroux says, “The nastiness is unreal. In the name of religion!”

They’ve targeted him too, sending “scary legal letters” after the documentary’s release.

The movie itself gets even more

complicated when we realize that Theroux isn’t just investigating the church, but they’re also investigating him. He even ends up face to face with Scientologists, both parties filming the other. “Are you making a documentary as well?” Theroux asks.

It’s a tense scene, but also characteristically funny. When flood lights suddenly turn on around him outside Scientology headquarters, Theroux comments, “that’s actually quite helpful.” And he ends up having a surreal argument with the Church members who confront him about filming.

Other conflicts are less humorous. “You’re a fucking asshole,” Rathbun tells Theroux venomously at one point. The camera doesn’t shy away from these resentments between the filmmaker and subject.

It’s personal to a squeamish degree.

Theroux never gains access to the Church of Scientology, but he doesn’t have to. At the end of the day it’s a wholly original approach that retains what’s great about Theroux’s documentaries, taking the audience on an unpredictable journey and providing shrewd, in-depth portraits of the people encountered along the way.

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A guide to local farmers’ markets ELLIS KOIFMAN CULTURE EDITOR @ELLIS_KOIFMAN As the outdoors begin to heat up, the availability of different activities within London is on the rise. While grocery stores are around all year, the options and quality of farmers’ markets increase dramatically. So to prepare you for these openings, here is a guide to London’s farmers’ markets.

COVENT GARDEN MARKET WHERE: 130 King Street (southeast of Richmond Row) WHEN: Monday to Thursday 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Friday 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sunday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

HIGHLIGHTS: Chris’ Country Cuts, The Chocolate Factory, The Tea Haus This two-floored market has everything from organic meats to handcrafted soaps. The upper floor has a low-cost tea shop called The Tea Haus and a large seating area where you can enjoy the goods you bought downstairs. While the market isn’t very large, it has a good selection of tasty foods.

LONDON’S FARMERS’ MARKET WHERE: 900 King Street (north of Western Fair Grounds) WHEN: Saturday 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

HIGHLIGHTS: Nuts for Cheese, Kinedhn Maple Sugar Company, Anything Grows In addition to an entire floor of every type of food you could possibly hope to find at a market, the upper floor is filled with artwork such as handmade décor. Anything Grows will help you get started on your own mini-garden (or big garden) while Nuts for Cheese will help the lactose-intolerant of us enjoy cheese and dairy-heavy desserts without worry. The only snag of this market is the fact that it’s only open on Saturdays.

MASONVILLE FARMERS’ MARKET WHERE: Outside Masonville Place along Richmond Street WHEN: May to October, Friday 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

HIGHLIGHTS: Fire Roasted Coffee, BaconAcre Farm If you’re looking for an excuse to visit Masonville Mall, you should consider visiting this outdoor market and soak in the sun while getting some shopping done. While Fire Roasted Coffee isn’t unique to this market, it is a unique way to enjoy coffee — standing outside while chatting with local farmers and other patrons in the warm spring/ summer air. Meanwhile BaconAcre Farm should be able to satisfy all your pork-related needs and let you support a local business.

GIBRALTAR WEEKEND MARKET WHERE: 1712 Dundas Street WHEN: Saturday and Sunday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

HIGHLIGHTS: Mini Donuts, The Wick, Tees and Pictures This market has your typical selection of local meats and produce, but is also part flea market, offering a wide variety of other goods.

Here you’ll be able to find hardware equipment, T-shirts, DVDs and more.

While far east of the city centre, it’s worth checking out if you’re looking for something that stands out from your typical London farmers’ market.

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