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WELCOME TO ONTARIO PLACE. Western’s new 1,000 bed residence for incoming first year students, Ontario Hall, celebrated its grand opening yesterday with guests like Mayor Joe Fontana in attendance.
Richard Raycraft NEWS EDITOR The lobby of Western’s newest residence Ontario Hall was bustling yesterday, as administrators, students, faculty and city officials gathered for its grand opening. Speeches were delivered to those in attendance, emphasizing the importance of the new residence to Western — including one by London mayor Joe Fontana, as well as residence staff and students. “It’s an exciting building and an exciting day for all of us at Western,” said Susan Grindrod, associate vicepresident of housing and ancillary services. “We continue to guarantee residence to first year students, and this building will make sure that going into the future we will be able to do just that, as well as some upper year students who would like to come back into residence after first year.” Located on Sarnia Road on the west side of campus, Ontario Hall opened for the first time this year to students. The residence, which is still partly under construction, will eventually house around 1,000 students, which is especially important because Western guarantees a spot in residence to all first-year students. In addition to students, Ontario Hall also includes faculty suites for visiting faculty and fellows. “We’re hoping as time goes by
We continue to guarantee residence to first year students, and this building will make sure that going into the future we will be able to do just that. — Susan Grindrod
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— depending on the faculty and what they’re doing here — that they’ll be able to do some interaction with the students, and it’s just a nice service to be able to offer to the university,” Grindrod continued. “We’re becoming more global and bringing in more visitors and it’s great to have a brand new facility to provide to them.” The residence offers a large dining room, a wellness centre, a media centre and a number of study spaces and lounges. Hashini Puwakgolle
Mudiyanselage, a first-year student from Sri Lanka currently living at Ontario Hall, spoke about her experience so far. “I’m loving it,” she said. “I went to a few other residences and comparatively this is one of the best.” Mudiyanselage explained that the facilities at the residence were an important part of her experience. “The facilities, like the music room and the dining room — I’m a foodie, so I love the dining room,” she said. Ontario Hall has a distinctive architecture when compared with other residences, featuring a mix of glass, brick and wood, giving it a sleek new look — not to mention a lot of natural light. Grindrod explained the importance of the warm feel of the residence to firstyear students. “I think it’s very important […] the transition to university is a hard one — it’s different coming to university even if you’re coming from a short distance away,” she said. “It’s what happens in these buildings that make [students’] experience.” “On our floor, just the way that we always come out in the halls and just talk and the lounges are amazing, we spend so much time there,” Mudiyanselage agreed. “Yes, it’s been very easy to make friends […] it’s a very first-year thing to do, introducing yourself to everybody, so it’s been easy to make friends,” she said.
Western students might need a reminder about recycling. A recent waste reduction challenge at the Ivey Business School found that 16 per cent of the garbage generated by an average classroom could have been recycled. The Ivey Sustainability Club, in coordination with Network for Business Sustainability at Ivey, Facilities Management, and Sustainability at Western, led the challenge, which sought to raise awareness of waste management among students. The challenge pitted eight groups of students against each other in the race for which group could reduce their waste output and make better waste allocation in the correct bins. “We have a whole new building but students don’t often appreciate the space because they always have somebody cleaning up after them,” said Ahsan Syed, president of the ISC. The first audit before the actual challenge revealed that on average over 16 per cent of the weight of any classroom’s garbage was improperly disposed recyclable material. The ISC executive team announced the results the next day and offered Ivey Cup points to the section that would have the most reduced recycling found in the garbage. “We wanted to create this challenge in a way of this competitive drive that the business students are so aware of and give them an incentive of actually thinking about this,” Syed said.
The second random audit the next week showed on average only nine per cent of the garbage was recyclable material, with an average 6.5 per cent improvement. This showed a potential 625 pounds of recyclable material being diverted from landfills. “I guess the overall message was for students to become aware of what can be recycled and the importance of putting recycling in recycling bags,” Syed commented. According to Syed, even though such challenges would be difficult to conduct campus-wide due to different schedules in most buildings, these results do raise awareness of the potential of recycling in classes and halls. He also proposed a potential composting program for the new Ivey building. The composting program is usually run by the university’s Hospitality Services and isn’t as wide-scale as recycling is around campus. “I know that there is definitely potential to move that [composting program] in Ivey, that will be our first step,” he said. “Letting students have separate bins where they can throw out their food waste, and then based on the success of that there is the possibility to include that all over Western, would be the overall ideal goal.” Syed said that the challenge led to a lot of questions about what’s recyclable on the ISC’s social media pages and stressed that students need to be made aware that paper coffee cups are not recyclable, as these are found in large quantities in recycling bins.
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MANMADE VIRUS. Students are being offered free flu shots at Student Health Services in the University Community Centre. Flu vaccines cause the development of antibodies to protect the body from the virus. To schedule a shot, visit Student Health Services in the basement of the UCC.
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Ivey ranks first on Canadian Business MBA list Canadian Business magazine recently posted a reputation index that ranks how Canadian recruiters view graduates from MBA programs across the country. The Ivey Business School was ranked first on the list of desirable graduates in the eyes of Canadian recruiters. Students are taught using the hands-on case method by engaging professors who have business experience. The survey by CB shows recruiters and their results towards what they look for in a graduate of an MBA. Based on the ranking, Ivey business graduates are the most prestigious. “This survey was all determined through publicly held information, from a third party source [recruiters]. It is really meaningful to know as it tells us at Ivey, in terms of leadership capability and what we are teaching our students is something that employers are seeking,” Stephanie Brooks, director of marketing and recruitment at Ivey, said. CB also released their ranking of the top business schools based on value for money. Ivey, along with several other universities, does not participate in this. The decision to attend business school won’t always be based on the cost — Ivey students may have higher costs but in the end being the most desirable candidates in the working world may make the payout worth it for some. “As long as we continue admitting students that are believed to be ideal candidates, Ivey will continue to have a positive view with recruiters.” —Celeste Kierans
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OUSA calls for protection for interns Iain Boekhoff NEWS EDITOR Among the advocacy points discussed at the Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance general assembly last weekend was a government submission on student employment unpaid internships. Since being passed last year, the policy had an almost immediate political impact. Amir Eftekarpour, president of OUSA, said the lobby organization is heavily involved with the Ministry of Labour to get student internships protected under the Employment Standards Act, which protects paid employees. Eftekarpour said the policy became a political hot topic this semester after national attention was turned to the conditions students face in unpaid internships, and OUSA was prepared for it because of their existing stance on unpaid internships. Government submissions happen at a time when it is politically expedient. “There are two ways we move forward with ideas,” Eftekarpour said. “At the beginning of the year the steering committee identifies the priorities for the year and we also
respond to political developments.” As a result of being the only organization prepared with policy to advocate on unpaid internships, OUSA conducted over 40 media interviews with reporters across the country. “These submissions are specifically tailored,” Eftekarpour said. “[They are] developed, heavily written and then heavily promoted.” Government submissions are based on standing OUSA policy, and are presented to the offices of relevant government ministers, opposition members of provincial parliament and to media outlets. OUSA’s submission on youth employment was the first in Canada to address unpaid internships when it was drafted as a policy last year. In addition to the submission, delegates were shown two responses by OUSA about proposed changes in provincial legislation to ancillary fees and deferral fees charged to students who use OSAP, and about differentiation in funding of universities. The responses indicated OUSA’s stance against the use of deferral fees levied on students and also an updated response against several ancillary fees charged to students.
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WESTERN, ASSEMBLE. Amir Eftekarpour, president of the Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance, and Brad Duguid, minister of training, colleges, and universities, address the OUSA general assembly at Western on Friday.
Students filmed through window Megan Devlin NEWS EDITOR A suspicious individual was noticed filming through the window of a student home on Bernard Avenue last week. Sophie Rosen said she was in the bathroom on the main floor of her home when she looked out the window and noticed a hand holding a video camera filming her. She said it was the red flashing light on the camera that gave it away. The second-year psychology student screamed and ran from the room before calling police. Rosen described the hand holding the camera as clearly Caucasian, and the video camera as black and grey in colour. “Our entire house was shaken up,” Rosen said. “We’re just nervous to be in our house alone now.” The incident occurred around
midnight on October 29. So far, there is no information on who the suspect could be. Constable Melissa Duncan of the London Police Service said students could be proactive by reporting any suspicious individuals right away. While last year there was a case of a man peering through windows in a student neighbourhood, this man has since been arrested and is awaiting trial. “Historically, student housing areas can be a target for break and enters mainly due to the fact that there’s multiple bodies occupying the residence, meaning there are more electronic equipment and valuables to target,” Duncan said. University Students’ Council president Pat Whelan said he believed there was more everyone could do in terms of the safety of near-campus neighbourhoods. “[We’re] looking to have them
[police] redirect some of their resources to protect our neighbourhoods during the school year,” Whelan said. “These neighbourhoods do become a target for folks that are looking in peoples’ windows, or filming them, and also for break-ins.” Whelan himself said he remembered almost bi-weekly reports of friends’ houses being broken into when he lived on Huron near Sunset least year. While the police have been criticized for not doing enough to protect students in their neighbourhoods, Rosen said she was very impressed with the way the police handled her case. Rosen said the police ran a thorough an investigation of her and her neighbours’ houses as well as the surrounding property, and came back several times after to check the area.
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The 23rd annual Maclean’s university rankings issue was recently published, in which Western ranked ninth in the medical-doctoral category, climbing up from last year’s 11th rank. Universities are ranked in three different categories — the medicaldoctoral category, comprehensive category and primarily undergraduate category. The rankings are weighed through six different categories — students and classes, faculty, resources, student support, library and reputation. Maclean’s senior editor Mary Dwyer stated that Western’s climb in ranking was the result of improvements in the reputation and student support categories. “In terms of just looking at Western and its strengths, they placed fourth out of 15 schools in spending on scholarships and bursaries, and spending on library acquisitions,” she explained. —Alex Seger
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Winning the war but losing the game Conrad Floryan CONTRIBUTOR Ender’s Game GGFFF Directed by: Gavin Hood Starring: Asa Butterfield, Harrison Ford, Viola Davis It’s difficult to make a great movie. Ender’s Game is richly philosophical, examining weighty issues such as the morality of sending young people to die in war and the need for violence in self-preservation. Moreover, it summons questions about the limitations of feature film because it just doesn’t work despite many good elements. Adapted from Orson Scott Card’s classic 1985 young adult novel, Ender’s Game is set decades after an invasion of ant-like aliens know as Formics nearly destroy Earth in 2086. Now gifted children are selected to train in battle school to prepare for future Formic threats. Asa Butterfield is engrossing as Ender, the prodigy tapped to be Earth’s saviour. He’s rigidly calculating yet vulnerable as he struggles to balance his humanity with his
disposition as a pragmatic military genius. Butterfield is able to seamlessly disappear into the role, as often seen with child actors. Just as the young cadets are trusted to defend our species because they are more effective intuitive thinkers, young thespians are able to deliver great performances because they have yet to develop the perspective to question their instincts. The film is believable, and almost compelling thanks to scores of great young performances. As for the slightly older players, Harrison Ford does a serviceable job of playing another gruff, cranky fellow as the aptly named battle school leader Colonel Graff. Ford was always somewhat of a curmudgeon, so now that he’s in his seventies his persona fits like a cardigan sweater in November. Movies work when they’re organic. It’s similar to how people who are uninhibited and “real” are charismatic. This film feels like a diligently designed robot, but the scientists haven’t yet figured out how to program it with a soul. It crams too much into its 114 minutes, and beelines from idea to idea and plot
Aberlour 10 Year Old Highland Single Malt Scotch Many uninitiated Scotch drinkers are a little wary when approaching the legendary beverage. Its potent flavours, high alcohol content, hefty reputation and steep price can be enough to scare off all but the most stalwart drinkers. Thankfully, Aberlour 10 Year Old Highland Single Malt Scotch exists for everyone else, and is one of the most approachable whiskies I’ve ever had. Think of a big Islay bastard like Lagavulin 16. Renowned for their liberal application of peat smoke during the distilling process, Lagavulin is a beverage to be reckoned with. The extreme smokiness and potency will drive away any inexperienced would-be Scotch enthusiast. Also,
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point to plot point without ever stopping to smell the roses. Maybe that’s why people say, “your movie stinks!” Director Gavin Hood keeps everything together, no small task, but he fails to cultivate a compelling creative vision. Movies are mainly a visual medium, and they rely largely on the juxtaposition of images to create effect. It’s essential to have
expertly composed images, to adorn subject matter as to elevate it. Hood merely presents the source material, but doesn’t add any personality. As such, it’s probably better to just read the novel. The film cost a reported $110 million, and you can see it. But watching a bunch of crap blowing up and people fighting each other because it’s a “movie” has lost its
effect after being exploited in thousands of films. Ender’s Game is a serviceable popcorn movie, geared to entertaining children. It has great ideas, but most bums lying on the street will tell you their genius ideas on how to become a millionaire. In what part of Hollywood is the street corner where you could find the bums with the great movie ideas?
the high price is undoubtedly going to be a deterrent.That doesn’t mean the Lagavulin isn’t fantastic (it is), it just means that generally there are better entry-level Scotches. The Aberlour 10 meets all the criteria required for an introductory whisky. It possesses a more subtle, sweet scent, a pleasant bright gold colour, and is on the cheaper side of single malts, coming in at under $50. It’s a Speyside, meaning it lacks the intense peat smoke of Islays like Lagavulin. But more important than that, it bears the quality required to impress even a seasoned Scotch drinker’s palate. It has a rich, sweet, toffee flavour, reminiscent of sucking on a Werther’s Original candy. However, the sweetness is offset by just a touch of allspice and a hint of
black pepper. It’s a sweet, creamy Scotch, but the background spices are enough to provide a lovely complexity, preventing Aberlour 10 from getting boring after a few sips. The finish resembles nothing so much as warm caramel drizzle, except without the unpleasant stickiness. It would go great with a piece of pie after dinner, and even someone unaccustomed to the alcohol kick can appreciate the simple, friendly flavours of Aberlour. Don’t get me wrong, I have no
pretensions about this being an elite Scotch. It’s not overly thought-provoking, complex, or flavour-dense. But it’s immensely affordable and incredibly enjoyable. It’s a sweet, simple Speyside that invites the uninitiated, all while remaining satisfying for the more informed imbibers. So if you’re interested in discovering Scotch, there’s no better place to start than Aberlour 10. It’s so approachable, you’ll have no reservations about sipping it slow. — Cam “Smoth” Smith
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ON THE CHARTS “Do What U Want” — Lady Gaga Ft. R. Kelly ARTPOP was leaked earlier this past week and set the Internet ablaze with talk of Lady Gaga’s newest artistic effort. While this leak was not an official release date (it seems like every major album has been getting leaked a week or two before release), everyone is talking about it. Slightly more legitimate in the world of Gaga is the official release of one of the singles “Do What U Want.” Those who have indulged in the full album have frequently mentioned this song as one of the barnburners on the album. While “Applause” fizzled out and really didn’t receive as much of a response as expected, “Do What U Want” is a much better single. Anything R. Kelly does should probably still be met with skepticism (and maybe a rain coat?), but this song works and will be played for next while.
ON TV Ja’mie: Private School Girl Down under, on the other side of the world, a television show has been spun off from Summer Heights High. Ja’mie King, the private school student imported to a public school in the previous episode, has her own show where she returns to her allgirls academy. “I don’t want to be a bitch, but you guys are really boring” is perhaps one of the greatest (and most honest) lines delivered in a television series. While the show doesn’t hit North America until later this month, two episodes have already aired. The creative genius behind Ja’mie, Chris Lilley, has really outdone himself by allowing this character to spread her wings and have her own show. What’s perhaps most frightening about Ja’mie is the way her callousness and narcissism seem all so relatable. Let’s be honest — who hasn’t wanted to just end a boring conversation?
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As a child, it was surely disappointing hearing the word “Eminem” to realize that the friends around you were not talking about the delicious candy covered chocolate. With The Marshall Mathers LP 2, Eminem is hoping not to disappoint but it seems that he has already failed admirably. Homophobic lyrics within one of his songs have created a bit of controversy and have prompted him to defend his artistic choices. While this defence is surely baffling, it appears the critics have been unmoved by any questionable social commentary. The album has been amassing pretty positive reviews with many noting Eminem has seemingly returned to his earlier sound. Fans of rap and nostalgia will likely be talking about The Marshall Mathers LP 2 , as it seems to be an atavism of the glory days of Eminem.
The time that Peter Jackson fans have eagerly awaited has finally arrived — the new extended edition of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is now on DVD! Since the enormous success of the Lord of the Rings films, Jackson has broken down The Hobbit into a new trilogy. Despite having less of Tolkien’s original text to draw from, the first film has garnered critical acclaim and generally received positive reviews from fans. The extended edition has an additional 13 minutes of footage cut from the theatrical version and a full nine hours of special features — hopefully enough to keep the Jackson fans appeased until The Desolation of Smaug. Fans can look forward to watching commentaries with Peter Jackson, a history of the filming including cast training and a feature about New Zealand.
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IN THEATRES Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa Let’s be honest, you know Johnny Knoxville is in it — so your attention is there. But does the legendary calibre of the stunt-driven performer translate well into a full-fledged film? Eighty-six-year-old “bad grandpa” Irving Zisman is played by the jackass himself. The film revolves around an American-based road trip starring Irving and his eight-year-old grandson. Throughout their journey, the unlikely duo will encounter people, places and situations that — as you can well imagine — are bound to corrupt his delicate little eight-year-old mind, which in return will either strengthen or weaken their relationship (whatever that may entail). This wild adventure is bound to continue bringing several more into theater seats, already having a number two position in the box office.
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If we don’t somehow stem the tide of childhood obesity, we’re going to have a huge problem.
— Lance Armstrong
Trick or Taunts: Fat shaming young kids Seven Minutes in Kevin Kevin Hurren OPINIONS EDITOR As Opinions Editor for The Gazette, one of my many small tasks includes writing the “#WIN” and “#FAIL” for Tuesday’s paper. Usually the job is enjoyable. I surf the Internet looking for news that is odd, peculiar, embarrassing, or triumphant. I’ve written about tarantula mating seasons, stolen pumpkins and green-glowing robbers. But in yesterday’s issue, the #FAIL I wrote about was a woman in North Dakota who, in addition to handing out candy, distributed strongly worded letters to children she deemed to be “obese.” The letters warned the parents that their child was unhealthy, and shouldn’t be eating the same amount of Halloween candy as other kids. The letter read, in part, “Your child is, in my opinion, moderately obese and should not be consuming sugar and treats […] this Halloween season.” There are a number of serious problems I have with this. First, this woman is making instant judgments on the state of a child’s health based solely on their physical appearance. As many people still struggle to understand, this is a fallacy. Being thin does not mean you are healthy and being healthy does mean you are thin. But even moving beyond this blatant oversight, the way in which the woman went about her quest for childhood health was just wrong. When it comes to healthier lifestyles, most media campaigns go one of two ways. First, there are ads that identify people as obese or overweight, and then
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present their product and service as the tool for salvation. Then there are ads or public service announcements that say nothing about weight, instead focusing on paths toward healthier lifestyles. This can include an emphasis on eating fruits and vegetables, moderate workouts, and so on. Although we often see more of the first type of messages, studies find the second to be much more effective. A very recent report from The International Journal of Obesity examined public perceptions of obesity-related health media campaigns and observed their motivating effects. In short, the report found that people were much more inspired to lose weight after watching programs that centered on healthy behavioral changes. These campaigns focused on how to reach one’s goals. In fact, messages that didn’t even use the words “fat,” “obese” or “unhealthy” were the most motivating. Contrarily, the study found that media campaigns that did use such language just made the participants upset. There was no positive outcome — no sudden inspiration to change. Why? Because such kinds of messages contribute to “fat-shaming” — making people feel guilty, insecure, and potentially even depressed because of their size. How can someone undergo the physical and emotional challenges of losing weight when they can barely stand to look at themselves in the mirror? It’s this kind of dialogue surrounding weight loss that makes it such a challenge. If the letter-writing woman really wanted the kids in her neighbourhood to be healthier, she should have handed out healthier snacks, or nothing at all. Instead she took it upon herself to identify specific children as obese and shaming them for what she believed was an unhealthy way of life. What she did wasn’t a trick or a treat. It was just cruel.
@blakebarkley [Column: What’s really scary about Halloween] This article is simply phenomenal. Well done @uwogazette @AshleyAnnMorris “Our campus should be a place for critical thinking about consumer culture, not a place for it to thrive.” Couldn’t agree more @uwogazette @JoshDehaas My #FF is some student papers that I think are especially good this year: @TheConcordian @uwogazette @ CharlatanLive @The_ Gateway #cdnpse @sas_robin Editorial from @uwogazette Jessica Hurst is so poorly written, trying to normalize cat calling as not sexual assault. @FairTradeUWO @uwogazette Great to see the article about the FT Campus Purple Paper in the Gazette today! Great work by everyone on our team!! Tweet your thoughts to @uwogazette
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saywhat? “I’ll say this: I don’t know anyone who drives as hard as he does, nor as fast as he does. I think sometimes he’s penalized for being a nice guy. I’ll leave it at that.”
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Rundown >> The Mustangs men’s hockey team achieved a 6-4 comeback victory against the Ryerson Rams on Saturday > The Mustangs women’s hockey team fell 1–0 to the Rams on the same night.
Western kicking team eats Mac early ‘Stangs defence delivers four quarter pounding Daniel Weryha SPORTS EDITOR With five first-half field goals, Lirim Hajrullahu carried the Mustangs to a 32–3 semifinal victory over the McMaster Marauders. After being eliminated by the Marauders in two consecutive playoff years, the Mustangs finally got the retribution they were looking for as the Mustangs defence held the Marauders to just a field goal, while Will Finch and the offence claimed what was rightfully theirs — a berth to the Yates Cup final. The semifinal rematch proved to be a defensive battle as the Mustangs failed to complete any of their drives in the first two quarters. Their success fell heavily on the shoulders of their Canadian Interuniversity Sport record-breaking kicker, Hajrullahu, who went five-for-five in first-half field goals, and a perfect six on the night. The 15–0 lead was never in jeopardy as the Mustangs defence shutdown the Marauders’ offence entirely. The Marauders ran 60 plays but only put up 268 total yards. “There were times where we even got a little greedy on offence and there were some things that they took away from us, but boy, oh boy our defence played a solid game,” Mustangs head coach Greg Marshall said. Under pressure for the entire game, McMaster quarterback, Marshall Ferguson, completed only 18 of his 37 passes for 146 yards, and was left without a touchdown. “That Mustang defence doesn’t get a lot of press and clippings but they’re athletically and physically one of the best units we’ve ever gone against,” Stefan Ptaszek, Marauders
head coach, said. “That coaching staff had them very well prepared for everything that we do, so tip your hat to that Mustang defence.” With their defence keeping them on the field, the offence was eventually able to find success in the red zone. To start the second half, Will Finch marched his team down to the five-yard-line where the ball was handed off to Western’s featured running back, Yannick Harou, for the first touchdown of the game. “Our guys ran, and ran, and ran today. It was a total team effort. Maybe not as big of a score as we’ve had against Mac but it was as convincing of a win as we’ve had in a long time,” Marshall said. Harou’s touchdown was part of a two-touchdown, 112-yard performance on 20 carries. The secondyear running back also caught two passes for 17 yards. The Western run-game that has become so prominent under Greg Marshall saw a lot of success against the Marauders. Matt Uren, who played in his second game of the year, rushed seven times for 91 yards and caught five passes for 44 yards. Uren also took care of the team’s punt return duties. In the third quarter Uren fielded a punt that was well covered by the Marauders team. After first contact, Uren made four consecutive spin moves to avoid on-coming tacklers as he took the punt for a positive gain. “I said at the beginning of the year that if [Matt Uren] is healthy, he would lead the country in return yards. Unfortunately he didn’t get that opportunity but he had a whack of them today,” Marshall said. Uren had 12 punt returns for 138 yards, his longest being a 36-yard
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CAN’T STOP ME! Mustangs’ running back Yannick Harou carrying the ball off-tackle. Harou carried the ball 20 times for 112 yards and scored two touchdowns in the Western’s OUA semifinal win over the McMaster Marauders. The Mustangs ran the ball 46 times in the game.
return that brought the Mustangs to within field goal distance. On top of the numbers put up by Uren and Harou, four other players rushed for positive gains. Finch carried the ball 11 times for 65 yards when the Mustangs executed a number of planned quarterback runs. Of the 77 offensive plays run by the Mustangs, 46 of them were on the ground. The veteran Marauders secondary stifled the Western air attack, which forced Finch and his receivers to take whatever they could get. Such an instance happened in
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ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD. Mustangs’ star quarterback Will Finch looks downfield for an open receiver. Finch completed 19 of his 31 passes for 219 yards, but finished the game without a touchdown. He did however throw the game’s only interception after one of his receivers slipped as the ball was thrown to him.
the second quarter, only inches away from a first down, where Finch found his unlikely receiver wide open — second-year offensive lineman, Kadeem Adams for the 26-yard completion. Adams recorded his only catch of his career on a Mustangs drive that would later result in a field goal. “It was great to get this redemption. We got one early in the season but they weren’t at full strength so it was nice to get one today,” Matt Uren said. In Saturday’s semifinal victory Finch completed 19 of his 31 passes
for 219 yards, but threw the game’s only interception. With the win, the Mustangs will now host the Queen’s Gaels in the Yates Cup final at TD Stadium on Saturday, November 9. The last time these two teams met, it was during Western’s Homecoming and it was the Mustangs who walked away with the 50–31 victory. The winner of the Yates Cup match will go on to play in the Mitchell bowl hosted by the Canada West conference to earn their chance to compete for the 2013 Vanier Cup.
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Lax women win third consecutive title Mustangs cap off their undefeated season Daniel Weryha SPORTS EDITOR The Western Mustangs women’s lacrosse team captured their third consecutive Ontario University Athletics championship title on Sunday with a convincing 13–8 victory over the Guelph Gryphons. The victory on Tindall Field in Kingston prolonged their 51-game winning streak and capped off yet another undefeated season. A nine-goal first half gave the Mustangs a lead that the Gryphons could not overcome. Western scored seven times before Guelph even had a chance to respond. “We were not sure what to expect. We had never had a full test with Guelph and I think that played in their favour,” Dave Hastings, Mustangs head coach, said. “Typically we are a slow starting team and pick things up in the second half. We know when we get a quick jump on opponents that it’s tough for opponents to come back. We like the possession game with big leads and are more than happy to sacrifice goals for clock-time.” Tawnie Johnson, the Mustangs’ second-year attacker, highlighted Western’s side of the scoreboard. Johnson had three goals and two assists. Michelle Farrugia, the second-year midfielder out of Brampton, Ontario, followed closely with three goals. Their combined eight points matched their opponents scoring as the pair carried the Mustangs to their championship victory. In the first half, Mustangs
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WAR FACE. Hayley Liske cradles the ball as she bypasses defenders in the Western Mustangs women’s lacrosse team’s third consecutive OUA championship game.
goaltender Cait Mancuso made a series of saves to keep the Guelph Gryphons scoreless. Mancuso’s excellent play in net helped the purple and white keep their momentum and build their lead. “Cait Mancuso made some great saves early to dash any momentum for Guelph. It was all a part of a great defensive stand at 5–0 that lasted for about eight minutes,” Hastings said. The Gryphons did however turn things around in the second half as
Cait Mancuso made some great saves early to dash any momentum for Guelph. It was all apart of a great defensive stand at 5-0 that lasted for about minutes” — Dave Hastings
Mustang’s head coach On his star goalie’s performance
the team netted seven goals to bring them within striking distance. But Western’s four second-half points were enough to close out the Gryphons and secure the win. “Guelph is a solid team with good coaching and some impact players. We do like to play our strong transition game and force teams to run with us,” Hastings said. The Guelph coaching staff was unavailable for comment. With their last defeat dating all
the way back to the 2010 OUA championship final against the Laurier Golden Hawks, the Mustangs powerhouse have enjoyed a number of awards in the 2013 season. The OUA honoured Hastings as the Coach of the Year, while Johnson and Kristen Stafford — the fourth-year defender — have been selected to play for the OUA All-Star Team.
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