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campaign is in the works. “This is one of many approaches we are taking to the city this year,” he said. “This is the kill them with kindness approach, just being involved and being engaged […] and the second approach is serious policy development.” In the policy area, the USC is looking to other student councils across the province for inspiration and ideas on how to improve relations with the City. The Good Neighbour Campaign was inspired by a similar initiative started by
The captain of the Western cheerleading team was handed a $140 ticket from the London police after the team spontaneously performed a cheer on Broughdale Avenue on their way to the Homecoming game on Saturday. According to Western cheerleading coach David Tracey, the team met for breakfast downtown and walked through Victoria Park and up Richmond Street before deciding to cut through Broughdale Avenue to get to the football stadium. At approximately 11:15 a.m., the team decided to do a short, spontaneous performance, throwing a team member in the air to cheers from the throng of students on Broughdale. At that point, they were approached by a London Police Service officer, who asked who was in charge. Max Gow, the team’s captain, stepped forward and was handed a ticket. The specific infraction listed on the ticket was, “Causing a nuisance in the street by conducting a cheerleading performance.” “It’s the 100th anniversary of Western Athletics […] and that’s how we start off our day, with our cheerleading team being shut down because we chose to express our spirit?” Tracey said. He was upset at the lack of warning from the officer, and was adamant that if the team had simply been asked to move along they would have done so in a heartbeat. Tracy described cheer as an innocent expression of joy and pride, and expressed disappointment with a system that ticketed his team for this. “We should be allowed to be proud. We should be allowed to open our mouths and say we go to
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I’M COMING HOME. Mustangs running back Adam Sinclair takes the ball to the end zone for six of the Mustangs’ 50 points in their Homecoming victory on Saturday. The Mustangs defeated the Queen’s Gaels to extend their undefeated streak to 6–0. Read the full story on page 7.
Students clean up London after Homecoming mess Richard Raycraft News Editor Clad in purple shirts and gloves, student volunteers from the university set out to clean up some of the garbage produced by Homecoming celebrations on Sunday. Meeting at Elgin Hall on the East side of campus, around 20 students and University Students’ Council members set out to participate in the first event of the Good Neighbour Campaign, an initiative that seeks to promote students as responsible citizens of the city of London.
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“The Good Neighbour Campaign is meant to re-imagine the student relationship with the city,” Amir Eftekarpour, vice-president external of the USC, said. “Students are often thought of as loud, noisy, sort of like burdens on the city, but clearly with events like this we show that students have a serious commitment to the city, and that they have a commitment to making it a safe and clean place.” For about two hours, the students picked up garbage and cleaned up the area around the Eastern gates of the university and parts of Broughdale Avenue, Huron
Street and Sunset Drive. While this was the first actual event of the campaign, the USC has also engaged in other efforts to promote responsible citizenship to students, including distributing a book on London to students at the start of the school year. The student cleaners were joined by city councillor Matt Brown, who is the chairman of the city’s town and gown committee, which links students to city council. Eftekarpour commented that the effort was part of a planned charm offensive on the part of students, though another approach of the
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Caught on Camera
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A STOLEN GRIN. Amir Eftekarpour cackles maniacally as he recounts the story of the night he looted the Queen’s University Alma Mater Society office. “The Good Ship AMS,” a picture handed down to the new AMS president every year, is being held for ransom inside the USC office.
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student leaders at Queen’s. “So we’re bringing back some lessons there, and we’re going to be continuing that research by really looking what other schools and municipalities do as well,” Eftekarpour said. USC president Pat Whelan commented on the success of the first event of the Good Neighbour Campaign. “I think that we showed together
we like to have fun, we clean up after ourselves and we also understand that this community is a shared space […] and that it’s important to keep it up to a certain standard.” Despite the strong start, Whelan also emphasized the work that still needs to be done in order to promote students as responsible community members. “I think what’s next is a lot of discussions about how we can engage more with the city and the university to do a lot more proactive
educational discussions about citizenship and how to really make students feel welcome in London,” he said. “It’s really about building those neighbourhood connections on the front end at the beginning of the year, so this was a good start — this was a good trial run — but we’re really looking to further discussion with the city and the university on how we can all come together to foster that community.”
Having lost the bet, Queen’s suffered a double blow as not only must their student council wear Western colours around their campus for a full day, but they will also have to stand in their University Centre at their own Homecoming in Queen’s colours while singing the Western song in order to get the picture back. “We’re just waiting for them to sing the Western song now,” Eftekarpour said. The picture, which has been signed and passed down through presidents since the 1970s, will not be returned until evidence of Queen’s student council belting out the Western song is posted on the official Alma Mater Society Facebook page. —Tiffany Shepherd
advantage of the flowing traffic to get their message across. The eight members from WSN were using “For Sale” signs to illustrate how the university sells students’ education to the highest bidder. The placement of the protest obstructed traffic, which garnered police attention. WSN member Kaely Danahy described the encounter. “They got out of their cars and stated [that] for safety reasons [they] needed [us] to get out of the line of traffic, which was funny because there were large crowds standing in the road,” Danahy said. The WSN complied with the police request to vacate the stadium gates. Despite their expulsion, Danahy said the attention the group received was precisely what they desired. “We’re just really happy with the turnout and the general reception of the Homecoming crowd,” Danahy said. The recent setback hasn’t deterred the WSN from their methods, as a similar impromptu protest was shut down during Frosh week. —Mitchell Nagy
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Western reps steals Queen’s U painting One of the biggest rivalries among Canadian universities was taken to a whole new level this weekend, after a crafty stunt by the University Students’ Council. After Western defeated the Queen’s Gaels 50-31 in the Homecoming football game, the Queen’s Alma Mater Society are hanging their heads in shame as their cherished painting of “The Good Ship AMS” now hangs in the USC office. Amir Eftekarpour, vice-president external of the USC and part time art thief, said the prank was all in good fun. “I had planted my wallet in the student council president’s office and I was like, ‘Oh man I left my wallet in your office! I gotta go get it!’ So we got the keys from him and went in and stole it,” he said. “It’s a lot of fun — we’re good friends with them and know them really well,” Eftekarpour explained. Furthering the AMS’ pain, Pat Whelan, president of the USC, had made a bet last week with his Queen’s counterpart that whoever lost the football game would have to wear their rivals’ colours for a day.
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WSN ejected from Homecoming During this year’s Homecoming football game, members of the Western Solidarity Network were led away from the TD Stadium gates by the London Police Service. The WSN was at the game to protest rising student tuition. While other alumni and students celebrated the 100th anniversary of Mustangs athletics, the WSN took
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SURFING IN THE PURPLE SEA. Student neighbourhoods got crowded on Homecoming weekend, with an estimated 2,000–3,000 students crowding the Broughdale area according to police estimates. Over 270 tickets were issued, including a $140 fine given to the cheerleading team on their way to the football game.
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Western and we love this place,� he said. The university neither supported nor denounced the LPS’ decision to ticket the cheerleaders. “Western’s championship cheerleading team is known the world over for delivering incredible performances. The university believes strongly that an impromptu performance by some of the cheerleaders en route to campus was well-intentioned,� Western said in a statement. Deputy police chief Brent Shea, in a press conference Monday, defended the decision to issue the ticket, and said the fine would not be rescinded. “It is interesting that, in the media, there is no mention of the success of Western’s Homecoming
and that is unfortunate,� Shea said. The LPS issued 340 tickets on Saturday, 270 of which were given to Western students. Of the 270 tickets issued to Western students, 214 of them were for liquor violations. Shea stressed the bigger issue on Homecoming Saturday was the enormous crowd on Broughdale, which blocked the street and prevented emergency services from accessing the West end of the cul-de-sac. He didn’t believe that the police overreacted given the circumstances because the cheerleading performance could have drawn even more of a crowd into the street, he said. “From a police perspective, despite a significant challenge that emerged on Broughdale Avenue West of Richmond Street, with
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crowds that far exceeded numbers in previous years, homecoming 2013 was a success,� Shea said. He estimated that 2,000– 3,000 students were a part of the Broughdale crowd. Shea stated problems with the crowd included its density — it blocked access by emergency vehicles, especially when an ambulance was needed for a student that collapsed on the West end. In addition, Shea stated, many students were close to inebriation carrying open liquor down the street, and several were on rooftops. “These precursors are not much different from those witnessed on St. Patrick’s Day in 2012, with the exception that the crowd on Broughdale was much larger,� he said. “The potential for escalation was considerable.�
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been imprisoned without charge, according to the letter. According to Egyptian law, the pair could be held without charge for at least six months. Statements from the Prime Minister’s Office and minister of state Lynne Yelich both expressed disappointment at news. “Minister John Baird and I have been in close contact with Egyptian officials on multiple occasions, and our embassy in Cairo continues to meet with senior Egyptian government officials regularly on this case,� Yelich wrote. Following the announcement, a campaign by Western’s Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights is looking to directly send petitions to the ambassadors, consulates and ministers in Canadian government on their behalf. “He’d be doing the same thing for us,� Marie Riouz, SPHR member, said.
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On Friday, dismal news came from Cairo’s infamous Tora prison — two Canadians, including Western professor Tarek Loubani, are being detained an additional 45 days without charge. This will be the third extension since their arrest. The news prompted relatives to release a letter that had previously been kept a secret, revealing an alarming account of the imprisonment of Loubani, an assistant professor and ER doctor at Western, and York professor John Greyson. The letter outlines how upon arrest they were “Searched, caged, questioned, interrogated, videotaped with a ‘Syrian terrorist,’ slapped, beaten, ridiculed, hotboxed, refused phone calls, stripped, shaved bald, [and] accused of being foreign mercenaries.� Cairo was only supposed to be a one-day stop on the pair’s trip to
the Gaza Strip as part of an exchange program with the Al-Shifa hospital. Greyson was recording the trip for a documentary. On the afternoon of their arrest, Loubani was helping overwhelmed medical staff at makeshift hospitals following ongoing violent riots in the capital. On the night of August 21, Loubani and Greyson stopped at a Cairo police checkpoint looking for directions and were arrested and accused of colluding with Muslim Brotherhood supporters and inciting violence. On September 15, the two began a hunger strike after numerous failed attempts to be given a fair trail. They had hoped to garner expedient diplomatic help from the Canadian government. Since the military coup of Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi on July 3, the military interim government has cracked down on thousands of protestors who have
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Jenny Jay Contributor The City of London is making its way to becoming one of Ontario’s biggest and boldest communities. Project Big and Bold, sponsored by Mindstack, is focused on youth contributing to bringing attention to the city of London through innovative ideas. “[It’s] for the people in London to collaborate and work on projects and make those projects relate to London, Ontario,” says David Uram, cofounder of Mindstack and organizer of the Big and Bold Project. “As a former student of Western I recognize the 20 per cent unemployment rate for our demographic. That’s one of the problems we’re going after.” The primary goal of the project is to have as many students as possible taking on large initiatives to increase London’s notoriety, using their talents, connections and resources. By getting involved with this project,
students can gain experience and knowledge that will help them in their future careers. “Any time you have an out-ofclassroom experience opportunity, it’s always beneficial,” William Komer, a Big and Bold participant, explains. Employers are keen on looking for students who have taken initiative outside the classroom environment. “One of the issues I ran into was that all my friends went back to Toronto or wherever they came from, so we can’t retain the good talent from the schools because there’s not enough opportunity,” Uram says. By creating a personal connection to London, Big and Bold hopes the students involved will continue to stay in the city and use their talents to make the city economically diverse. “We have some of the best and brightest people coming in from around the world coming to London for an education,” says Joel Adams of Hacker Studios, co-working space for Mindstack. “I think this is a great opportunity for people to expand their horizons.” There is hope that this project will bring individuals out of the
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BOLDLY GOING WHERE NO ONE HAS GONE BEFORE. David Uram, co-founder of Mindstack and creator of the Big and Bold event, hopes to get students involved in the London community through an initiative that encourages students to use their talents.
“Western bubble” and build up some courage to put forth their most creative ideas. Students might even be surprised with the initiatives they come up with when involved in a project
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like this. With the added incentive of cash and other prizes for the “Biggest and Boldest ideas,” London has found a way to push individuals to think outside the box to help develop this community.
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McIntosh Gallery features Ottawa artist Nicole Jackson Contributor GGGGF The Book Artist: Carol Wainio Ottawa-based artist Carol Wainio’s art exhibit, The Book, is currently showing at Western’s McIntosh Gallery and consists of a collection of paintings that illustrate the shifting and contradictory role of representation. She describes her work as an opportunity, “to engage with certain aspects of the world [...] through a whole lot of different manifestations of previous visual culture and story culture.” Wainio’s works uniquely challenge expectations, as the viewer experiences feelings of pleasure fused with uncertainty. The theme of progression is subtly displayed among the collection of small and large canvases hung on the walls of the gallery, evoking disillusionment through the use of contrasting colour and short, ridged brush strokes. Wainio uses vivid, unblended acrylic paints to represent the continuous transitions and adaptations society has undergone throughout history. Many of the paintings are a twopage configuration, reflecting the book motif and serving to critically illustrate the misrepresentation of social status often characterized in folktales. The painting “Camouflage” appears active in tone as pinks, light blues, and greys sporadically
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colour the canvas, distracting the viewer from the hidden human that resides under a crouching bird. The simplistic mirrored black outline of two birds dressed in gentleman’s clothes, representing disguises and mechanical processing, juxtaposes the space surrounding the vignettes and draws the viewer’s attention between active and passive states. The animals featured within “The Boat” once again possess human characteristics expressed through both their attire and manner of social convergence. Wainio’s inspiration from children’s books is apparent within this work as generic storybook characters are naturally illustrated to reflect early renaissance paintings. The schematic
drawing on the left vignette contrasts the right as it lacks complexity and limits interpretation. This painting conveys a darker, more serious tone expressed through a collection of dark colours with occasional highlights of white. The collection of works is a thoughtful and powerful demonstration of Wainio’s concern for the inequalities associated with the current global consumerist society. She aptly simulates the separation of rich and poor, low and high culture, desire and consumption, as well as generating distinctive forms of recognition. Carol Wainio’s exhibit The Book will be on display in the McIntosh Gallery until November 16.
Simply put, individuals should “take a risk,” as Komer says, and “be your own expert.” Visit bigandbold.co to register and participate in Project Big and Bold.
Autopilot’s second album Diamond Rough failed to glimmer as brightly as it should have. The Canadian band is from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and describes itself as a “three-piece indie alternative rock band.” They have been around since 2007 when they released their first album Now It’s Time You Know What You’re Losing For, which was praised by the CBC. Diamond Rough, which was
released on September 24, does not deserve such praise. Although the album has some bright spots with its overall rhythmic melodies and beneath-the-surface kind of lyrics, its biggest weakness is that it tends to drag on as if it’s one long song. This could be because of the limited range and expression of the vocalist who fails to give meaning to the powerful lyrics. However, track seven “A Song From a Hospital Hallway, Pt. 1” and track eight, “Dark Skies” challenges the above critique. The slower paced songs show another side of the band, and track seven could even put you in a musical trance. The lyrics of the album seem to encompass the life of struggling adolescents who are trying to find their place in the world. The album and band itself definitely have strong potential. Autopilot has unique sounds and insightful lyrics, and should not be written off altogether. Diamond Rough is merely the beginning stages of a shiny gem. — Tara Omstead
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Brianne Savage Contributor GGGGF The Attack Directed By: Ziad Doueri Starring: Ali Suliman, Evegenia Dodena, Reymond Alsalem Possibly the most controversial film of the year, The Attack is a breath of fresh air in an industry stagnant with blockbuster mediocrity. Based on a novel written by Yasmina Khadra, Ziad Doueri’s film about the ongoing tension between the Arab world and Israel combines mystery and romance in order to contemplate the notion of terrorism, marriage, betrayal and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Amin Jaafari (Ali Suliman) is a Palestinian doctor who lives and works in Tel Aviv. The film begins with a poignant acceptance speech, which sets the backdrop for the tension that ripples throughout
“The Most Beautiful Girl (In the Room)” by Flight of the Concords Flight of the Conchords is best known for their fantastic TV show chronicling a two-man folk band from New Zealand living in New York. Having a Flight of the Conchords song stuck in your head is more of a blessing than a curse — catchy melodies paired with clever and incredibly funny lyrics make any song a pleasure to listen to over and over. One of the best, however, has to be “The Most Beautiful Girl (In The Room).” The song is a narrative of Jemaine making moves on a pretty girl at a party. A parody of over-romanticized pop songs worshipping one woman as the most gorgeous creature in the universe, Jemaine gives more realistic praise: “When you’re on the street, depending on the street, I bet you’re definitely in the top three.” Mimicking Prince’s slow, sultry sound, the song could be sexy were it not for the satirical lyrics. — Mary Ann Ciosk
the movie. After being given a prestigious medical award, Amin discusses the tensions of being an Arab in Israel, but how he ultimately loves everything the country has to offer him. His speech is met with applause and a standing ovation. However, in the wake of a terrorist attack, we are quickly shown that there is still a long way to go before Amin will be fully accepted as an integrated Israeli citizen. Amin’s wife, Siham Jaafari (Reymond Alsalem), is the accused bomber in the devastating suicide attack, which kills 17 people, including 11 children. After being shunned by his colleagues and interrogated by the police, Amin goes on a search to discover if, and how, his beloved wife of 15 years could possibly be responsible for the atrocity. His search takes him to a small town in Palestine where Arab-Jewish tensions are heightened and suicide bombings are viewed as the only means their community has
“No. 1 Party Anthem” by Arctic Monkeys Don’t let the name fool you; this is no party anthem and it barely qualifies for an Arctic Monkeys song, but its one of their best in years. From their brand new album, AM, which was released earlier this month, No.1 Party Anthem is a piano and bass driven track with the kind of vocals that sound more like an Alex Turner solo album. After mixed reviews on their last album, Suck it and See, the Arctic Monkeys’ newest album has definitely won over past fans with its huge range of styles. The four-minute ballad contains John Lennon-like lyrics, layered harmonies, and even ambient keyboards to complete the track. An even bigger surprise is the unique, mellow guitar tone employed by guitarist Jamie Cook that brings back memories of their first album. A catchy, melodic, and refreshingly well-composed tune, “No. 1 Party” Anthem welcomes the Monkeys’ back to the industry. — Mike Laine
to fight what they perceive as an Israeli occupation of their land. In a hair-raising speech, a young priest tells Amin that the people in his community are not religious fundamentalists, but a ravaged people using any means necessary to fight back against a power that is stronger than them. The Attack is undoubtedly a movie about ethnic and religious conflict in the Middle East, but is layered and also explores romance, the difficulties of married life, the notion of terrorism and the ramifications it has for different people, all while keeping the viewer engaged by moving the plot forward with an investigative storyline. Although the plot device of a husband taking a police investigation into his own hands feels a little tired and contrived, the movie gets to the heart of the issues at hand in a beautiful, heartbreaking and inspiring way.
Heading home for the holidays on Thanksgiving offers gluttonous rewards: Reconnecting with family whom you miss, chowing down on heaps of hearty food and visiting with friends you haven’t had the time to chat with. Bucking this trend of lavishness is a much more simplistic event — the so-called “turkey dump.” Around Thanksgiving, those relationships from high school — the ones solidified with an ever-breaking “promise” ring, the kind where you will “love each other forever” — suddenly feel the stress of long distance for the first time. I had a relationship end this past summer because my partner was moving away; I can understand the stresses that not seeing each other can put on any relationship. There are, however, things to keep in mind if you want to avoid the dubious distinction of being turkey dumped. First, you need to accept that distance does matter. Depending on where your significant other is in the world, it just might not work out. My partner moved to Finland and wouldn’t be back to Canada for at least six months — that’s a pretty insurmountable situation. Being a few hours away and accessible by bus or train every few weeks is doable if you’re willing to make the commitment. While Skyping or talking on the phone might not be ideal, it’s surely
better than nothing. Budget that time a couple of hours a week in order to ensure you don’t lose that bond that you had when you saw each other more frequently. Also, when you do talk, try not to talk about “that hot guy who was totally hitting on me the other night,” or “that pretty girl who lives next door.” It’s hard enough that you don’t get to enjoy more intimate moments with each other, so don’t talk about the moments where you failed at doing so with others. This might seem like common sense, but you wouldn’t believe the amount of people I’ve noticed talking to their partners about the various attractive people that seem to enter their vision. Honestly, we all know that beautiful people exist, but why do we need to talk about them? Lastly, you need to think about how you really feel about the other person. Coming into university is tough and brings with it numerous challenges. Are you thinking about the person who you left behind while you’re partying? Do you go to bed and wonder what they’re doing? If you really care about the other person, it’s worth making it work — otherwise, I’m not so sure. I am by no means a relationship expert. I’m not Dr. Ruth, Dr. Phil or Dr. Laura. While I wish I had a fake PhD and talked about other people’s relationships all the time, I don’t. I’m writing this based on my life experiences and I hope that my advice might assist in saving your relationship from being tossed out with the Thanksgiving leftovers. Seeking relationship advice? Email arts@westerngazette.ca to receive some Gazette guidance!
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Opinions Police overstepped their role On Homecoming Saturday, the London Police Service, while strongly enforcing Project LEARN, issued 270 tickets — but that’s certainly nothing to cheer about. Perhaps the most publicized ticket went to Western’s cheerleading team. Specifically, the team captain Max Gow received the $140 ticket for the egregious offence of — you guessed it — cheering. Yes, we’re serious. While on their way to TD Stadium for the much anticipated football match-up between the Western Mustangs and Queen’s Gaels, the cheerleading team stopped on Broughdale Avenue to perform a cheer for the students celebrating out on the street. However, after a police officer saw three male cheerleaders toss a female teammate in the air, they quickly quashed the spirited affair and handed Gow a ticket for “causing a nuisance in the street by conducting a cheerleading performance.” This story is so absurd that it’s actually difficult to decide what is more ridiculous — that this bylaw exists or that a cheerleader actually received a ticket for cheering. Of course, the police defended the ticket yesterday saying that the cheerleaders were causing a disturbance on a public access roadway. But if they really were blocking the road, would it not have been fair for the police to simply ask the cheerleaders to move or, at most, issue them a warning? It’s highly doubtful that the cheerleaders were intending to commit a malicious offence of blocking the road in order to show off their tumbling skills. It seems all they were trying to do was raise a little school spirit, which, last time we checked, is what Homecoming is about. We understand that the partying on Homecoming weekend can get out of hand, and fully support an increased police presence in the name of public safety. But issuing tickets for obscure bylaws will not deter students from behaving badly — if anything if might cause students to rebel against police. The city of London constantly laments the fact that Western students do not stay in London after graduation. However, when needless targeting of students by police occurs, it’s no wonder students are fed up after four years. The police have already received bad press regarding the targeting of students, and after yet another occurrence of needless ticketing, it’s going to be tough for the police to rally any support for Project LEARN. —The Gazette Editorial Board
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Homecoming or home invasion? Seven Minutes in Kevin Kevin Hurren Opinions Editor Many of us woke up Sunday morning — or afternoon, no judgement — with a fresh post-HOCO glow. While some spent the day scrubbing the purple paint off their yards and their bodies, one of the first things I did was reunite with Facebook. Amongst the usual photo uploads and profile changes, there was one particularly interesting status update. The status read something along the lines of, “Homecoming at Western was
fucking sick! Never been that drunk in my life #WesternU.” Ignoring the blatant misuse of a hashtag, I thought about how this person wasn’t alone in his opinion. After all, isn’t Western notorious for its party culture? Aren’t we used to this fun, but less than respectable, image? It was through thinking about the university’s reputation that I remembered this person wasn’t a student at Western. In fact, I know he came to Western for the sole purpose of getting drunk — and he wasn’t the only one. Many of the people I met during Homecoming celebrations were visiting students, ones who made the trek to London in hopes of sampling some of the Kool-Aid we’re clearly all drinking. These students, wearing their own purple shirts (some of them even borrowing a Western jersey) were often
the rowdiest of the partiers — making Homecoming a kind of self-fulfilling prophecy. If they came thinking that London becomes a giant rave during Homecoming, and then behave like it did, is Homecoming chaos really an indication of Western? I’m not saying everyone drunkenly stumbling down Richmond Row was a Western imposter. Yes, Western students did party hard this weekend. But during a weekend dedicated to showing school spirit and pride, I wonder how reflective of Western it actually is. The more people I met who were from other schools, the more I began to think that Homecoming isn’t just another testament to Western’s party culture. It’s other students doing exactly what the media has been doing for years — projecting onto Western a label of “party school.”
officials — is its composite member organizations. The democracy of the organization is entirely determined by its membership, which comprises the general meeting delegates that vote on all proposed Federation bylaws, actions, services and campaigns. But what does anyone gain from being a part of the CFS? Over the years, the Federation has achieved, through lobbying, mobilization and student engagement, several crucial victories. The CFS helped prevent income-contingent loan repayment schemes, achieved a tuition freeze just 10 years ago, and the National Graduate Caucus has made substantial gains to increase funding programs for graduate students. Without the CFS, the current circumstances of students in this country and this province would be unfathomable. The ultimate goals, and why membership within the CFS is so crucial, are
the betterment of our society and the identification of education as a right, not a privilege. The CFS cannot change Canada on its own. It’s not a top down process, but something that has to emerge from the collective struggles of Canadian students, working together. We all stand to gain when our lives within the Post-Secondary Education system are improved. We are better able to give back to our society, and participate within it. The CFS, on a daily basis, sets itself the task to make fully accessible education in Canada a reality, not a fantasy. And it’s for that simple reason why I choose to participate in its assemblies and why I am thankful I am part of CFS member local 47, here at SOGS. This letter has been abridged. Read the full letter at sogs.ca —Kevin Godbout
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Rundown >> The Mustangs men’s lacrosse team has a 4–2 record > their next game is on October 4 against Brock | The Mustangs football team has been dominating with a 6–0 record > their next opponent is an away game against Windsor on October 5.
The Homecoming kings reign Supreme Western Mustangs improve to 6-0 after win Daniel Weryha Sports Editor The Western Mustangs football team charged to their sixth straight win over their formidable rivals in Saturday’s Homecoming bout. The 50–31 final lengthened Western’s undefeated streak, and subsequently gave the Queen’s Gaels their first loss of the season. Will Finch and the Mustangs kicked off Western’s 100th Homecoming with two consecutive touchdowns to take the early lead and they never looked back. While their offence battled hard, the Gaels’ defence was no match for Western’s smash mouth approach. In place of the injured Garret Sanvido, second-year running back Yannick Harou rushed 28 times for 153 yards with a touchdown. The youngster also caught a pass out of the backfield for a 16-yard gain. “Knowing that Sanvido was going to be out it took me a bit of time to mentally prepare. After the first play happened I just got into a groove and I was good,” Harou said. Harou rushed effectively between the tackles and bit off big chunks of yardage on almost every carry. Last year’s Ontario University Athletics rookie of the year settled comfortably into his new role as Western’s featured back as he averaged over five yards per carry. “Yannick ran the ball hard, downhill and hard,” Mustangs head coach Greg Marshall said. “That’s kind of the way I expected him to run. He may not break off the 70 yarder, but he’s going to give you eight to 10 [or] 12 hard yards.” Through a series of designed quarterback option plays, Finch also contributed heavily to the run production as he rushed for 114 yards with a one-yard score that came midway through the third quarter. “In the back of my mind I think I should go down, and I shouldn’t take so many hits, but I want to win,” Finch said. “I learned how to slide better but sometimes I just go in and
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I’ll try to run a guy over.” The feat marked Finch’s first 100plus rushing yard performance of the season. While the Mustangs dominated the game, the Gaels knocked on the door several times. On a broken play in the third quarter, Queen’s quarterback Billy McPhee dumped the ball short to his running back Daniel Heslop who took the ball 87 yards for what seemed to be a touchdown. The referee however, ruled that Heslop stepped out at the Western five-yard line. Western’s red-zone defence held strong as they stopped Queen’s on third down and recovered the football on a turnover on downs. “I thought McPhee had a great game today. I think we would have
been talking about his overall output a little differently had we gotten those 14 points,” Pat Sheahan, Queen’s Gaels head coach, said. McPhee completed 22 out of 36 passes for 332 yards and a touchdown, but threw a costly interception that was returned for a touchdown by second-year linebacker Preston Huggins. “This was my first interception, first touchdown, it was just awesome to do it on homecoming,” Huggins said. “I’m from London, so it’s just super surreal to see my family standing at the end there.” The interception was one of two turnovers that resulted in touchdowns. Late in the third quarter, Gaels’ defensive back William Zed blocked
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a Western punt and recovered his own blocked punt, which he then took in for the score. The special teams blunder closed the scoring gap and brought the Gaels back in the game. However, the momentum shift was not enough to counter Western’s high-powered offence. In his first homecoming as Western’s starting quarterback, Finch completed 18 passes for 254 yards with two touchdowns. Nine of his passes were completed to his featured target George Johnson who finished the game with 93 receiving yards. Finch threw the ball to nine different players in Saturday’s win. The Mustangs offence ran 78 plays for a total 548 all-purpose yards against one of the stingiest defences in the OUA. The Gaels offence, however, made a series of mistakes that were costly down the stretch. On their first drive of the game, the Queen’s Gaels responded by marching the ball all the way to the Western five, only to lose it on a fumble recovered by Western. The Mustangs answered back with a touchdown. “We had two opportunities to score majors inside the 10 yard line, we fumbled on the four, and then we went for it on third down — that’s 14 points,” Sheahan said. With Saturday’s win over the Gaels, the Mustangs have put themselves in position to clinch home field advantage for the playoffs pending a win over the Windsor Lancers in this weekend’s match-up and one over the York Lions in week eight. On top of the injury to Sanvido,
This was my first interception, first touchdown, it was just awesome to do it on homecoming. — Preston Huggins
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the Mustangs backfield took another blow in the dying seconds of the game. On a late time carry, Adam Sinclair was tripped up by a defender and landed awkwardly on his ankle. Sinclair — who had two touchdowns in Saturday’s win — has been an integral part of the Mustangs offence in place of the injured Matt Uren. At 6–0 the Mustangs are now one of two undefeated teams left in the OUA — the other being the 5–0 Guelph Gryphons. The two teams will not face each other in the regular season and could therefore align for an undefeated playoff match-up. The Mustangs will now travel west to take on a Windsor Lancers team that is currently fighting for a playoff spot. Saturday’s game is a must-win for Western if they are to secure a first-round playoff bye.
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Corruption: the threat to Canada’s sports world Nusaiba Al-Azem Sports Editor Renowned sports investigative journalist Declan Hill visited Western University last week to give a lecture entitled, “The Coming Destruction of Sports: How the Asian Gambling Market is Killing Canadian Sports.” Hill described his time exploring the Asian mob, which he says has infiltrated the highest levels of professional sporting in the Asian markets, and has thereby destroyed Asian sports. Estimated at a market value of $90 billion by the World Lottery Organization to as high as $1 trillion dollars by organizations in Hong Kong, this corruption due to match fixing has effectively tarnished the reputation and credibility of the sporting world. Hill explained in his lecture how detrimental sports corruption has been for everybody involved. He talked about how 55 top soccer players in South Korea were arrested on corruption charges, four of whom committed suicide. The president of Indonesian Soccer was convicted and spent two years in jail — and during his term he still retained his position as president. The list goes on, and the adverse effects of sports corruption only increase. This threat, Hill warned, is knocking on the doors of Canadian sports. “It must sound pretty extreme — you know, that international soccer games have been affected, that there’s a wave of fixing that’s going in effect around the world, that it’s already in Canada and it’s lapping at the doors of most Canadian sports,” Hill said in an interview. “That’s pretty controversial. But that can be backed up substantially in fact.”
Fortunately, Hill did not believe the threat of sports corruption extends to Canadian varsity sports. The United States, however, is a different matter entirely. “I think that there have been substantiated cases of fixing going on in the last 10-15 years in the NCAA, which has been documented and demonstrated,” Hill said. “There have been a number of those cases. I have not heard of anything in Canadian varsity sports.” Western professor Richard McLaren is an authority on the matter, and agreed that it did not seem like a threat to Canadian varsity sports. “I think varsity sports has doping issues, considerably, but not corruption in the sense of gambling match fixing that we were discussing today,” McLaren said. Hill still encouraged Canadian university athletic administration to assess the situation regardless. “I think it’s well worth the sports association that [...] runs Canadian university sports to take a long, serious look at this to figure out whether the gambling market is offering odds on their spots,” Hill said. “I know the Vanier cup has some odds on it; is it reaching below? I think it’s worth their while, taking a look at it, saying ‘Is this a risk to us or not?’” Both Hill and McLaren advocate an international anti-corruption agency as a response to this trend of match fixing. Much like the doping equivalent in the World Anti-Doping Agency, this agency will serve as a defence against corruption in international sports. The major impediment concerning the anti-corruption agency is setting it up. WADA was set up through the International Olympic
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FIGHTING THE FIX. Investigative sports journalist Declan Hill stands outside the Law building. Last week, Hill lectured his audience on how corruption from the Asian gambling market is ruining the sports world and how it is a looming threat to Canadian sports.
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