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London police release Project LEARN stats Stephanie Grella CONTRIBUTOR The London Police Service has released new statistics on the muchdebated Project LEARN. Numbers from a LPS media release compares the amount of criminal charges in 2012 and 2013 during Project LEARN, showing an increase in overall charges, and an increase in criminal charges against students. This year, 19.5 per cent of criminal charges were against students, an increase from 11.5 per cent in 2012.

Ken Steeves, media relations officer for the London police, credited the enforcement’s extension in hours during the five weeks as a contributing factor for the increase in student charges.

“It’s expensive having to deploy so many officers in those five weeks, but we do this because of the actions displayed,” Steeves said, adding that officers found 3,000 to 5,000 students wandering on one particular street close to Western campus the day of Homecoming.

“We target liquor enforcement violators because we know things stem from alcohol consumption.

They call alcohol ‘liquid courage’ for a reason.”

From August 27 to September 28, the London Police Service facilitated the Liquor Enforcement and Reduction of Noise program, patrolling streets for liquor offences and excessive noise. Conducting Project LEARN for eight consecutive years, the Police’s stated goal has been to ensure lawful enjoyment for community members during students’ first month back in London, focusing on areas surrounding Western, Fanshawe College and the downtown core.

“The general public is very happy with the enforcement taken place by Project LEARN this year,” Steeves said. “We’re not about prohibiting fun — the message we are always delivering is to be responsible and respectful of others.”

Western’s University Students’ Council has voiced their displeasure with the city’s initiative before, hoping for a less severe approach to keeping students and their London neighbours safe and happy. USC president Pat Whelan has advocated for a softer way of building a foundational relationship without the need of police enforcement.

“We think that a priority for students is to be recognized as members of the community and as neighbours themselves,” Whelan told The Gazette in September.

“Building communities from the neighbourhoods up and really solidifying those relationships is a great approach to solving the same problem without enforcement.”

While officers seek to patrol all London streets for the five-week period, Steeves said their focus on student neighbourhoods is an integral part of their initiative. “We’ve been asked why we target students, but we don’t,” said Steeves. “It just so happens that these large gatherings are in areas that are heavily populated by students. If they were in a completely different area, we would be doing the same thing.”

With no reported injuries or major incidents during this fiveweek period, Steeves was confident that this initiative will continue to benefit the London community. “We can’t speculate on what’s going to happen in the future,” Steeves said.

“But we would love to have a year without the need for Project LEARN — that’s our goal.”

—With files from Richard Raycraft

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Vehicle ignites off Huron and Richmond Jeremiah Rodriguez NEWS EDITOR

Courtesy of James Allen

On Tuesday afternoon at around 2 p.m., a billowing pillar of smoke could be seen a block away from the gates of Western. Fire trucks were blaring as they bolted their way towards campus. Firefighters and London police arrived to a small crowd that had gathered around a car that had gone ablaze.

Off the corner of Huron and Richmond streets, a car had caught fire and was fully engulfed by the time fire services arrived. The driver had pulled the car over after realizing that something was very wrong with the vehicle.

According to eyewitnesses reports confirmed by deputy fire chief Brian George, something was faulty with the sedan’s engine as it caught fire first. An eyewitness, Celyn Brown, said that the driver had attempted to look inside the hood but diagnostic attempts were cut short.

The exact cause of what ignited the fire was unknown by the fire department. Analysis would be difficult after all was said and done, as

there was little more than a smoldering metal frame left of the vehicle.

“There were a lot of pops and things would come flying out of the car. The flames really went up quickly,” Brown said, adding that as the flames went higher the smoke partially blotted out the sky. “I wasn’t sure what happened — someone said they’d already called 911.”

Western student James Allen was on his way home when he noticed the smoke. He quickly made his way to the scene.

“I was biking home and from the Richmond gates and you could see the plume of smoke. It was coming from my street,” he said. “When I got there the car was completely aflame.

Within a minute of me arriving, I heard the sirens.”

Though the identity of the driver is currently unknown, there was no mistaking the Western sweater. By the time the crowd had gathered and people stood helplessly as firefighters doused the car, strangers had already started consoling the driver who was understandably distraught.

Others, like Allen, caught the fire on video using mobile phones.

“I filmed as closely as I could.

Part of the video showed that there were sparks and [the car] had been exploding for a while.”

One of the most frightening realizations from the whole ordeal was how a call to the fire department over cases like this are not as rare as one would think.

“It’s actually pretty common, you’d be surprised,” deputy chief George explained.

When asked for actual statistics on the frequency of vehicle fires, the facts couldn’t be released on account of protecting victims’ identities. The separation of personal data from the number of cases was not available as of Wednesday.

“It could have been a number of things, a faulty part, a spark that came up at the wrong time. We just don’t know, we just put out the fire, insurance or mechanics would have a better idea as to what happened,” George admitted.

There is no indication that there was any foul play.

“She didn’t crash. It was all just out of her control,” said Allen, who was thankful everyone was okay.

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THERE’S MORE JELLYBEANS HERE THAN I HAVE FINGERS. A student guesses how many jelly beans are contained within a jar. A charitable Western club supported UNICEF by creating awareness at a stand in the UCC yesterday.

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Western opens new building Iain Boekhoff NEWS EDITOR The Western Centre for Public Health and Family Medicine — Western’s newest building — was officially opened yesterday.

The Centre is situated off of Richmond Street on the northwest side of campus. The $17 million, 66,700 square foot building will house both the academic and research sides of the Department of Family Medicine and the new Schulich Interfaculty Program in Public Health.

By combining the two departments under one roof, the two disciplines will attack the problems of public health by coming at it from two different directions. The Public Health Department studies health on a global perspective and Family Medicine is focused on the individual patient.

In attendance at the unveiling were Amit Chakma, university president; Deb Matthews, MPP for London North-Centre and Ontario

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minister of health; Michael Strong, dean of the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry and Stephen Wetmore, chair/chief of the Department of Family Medicine.

All of them welcomed the opening of the building and heralded it as a new stage in Western’s history and as a hub for education and research in Ontario.

“Bringing together public health, family medicine and research in one place, in one space — I just know that you are going to do things we can’t even anticipate now because you’re all together physically in one place,” Matthews said.

Matthews said public health policy is one of the great concerns of today’s society, with childhood obesity rates skyrocketing in recent years.

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“As many of you know, we can genuinely say to be the birthplace of family medicine education in Canada. We wrote the book. It doesn’t get any better,” Chakma said.

Family medicine is a cornerstone of Canada’s health care system, according to Wetmore.

“The fact that we are here commemorating the opening of a building dedicated to family medicine and public health on such a prominent location on the Western University campus speaks to the importance of family medicine and the pivotal role it plays in our health care system,” Wetmore said.

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“This new centre is a perfect complement to one of our oldest and most celebrated medical departments — that is family medicine,” Chakma said. “What I like about this new centre is the MPH program it houses because it is so innovative. Our colleagues have done a such a wonderful job in creating a unique program.”

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Creative Services celebrates grand opening USC initiative offering design services and promos launches Christine Bonk GAZETTE STAFF Tempted by free coffee and chocolate chip bagels, Western students, administration and faculty gathered yesterday on the second floor of the University Community Centre for the grand opening of the University Students’ Council’s recent initiative — Creative Services.

Launched in September, Creative Services is an amalgamation of two USC-owned organizations, Purple Door Promos and InPrint. This not-for-profit organization combines the services of its predecessors, currently offering website design, graphic design, printing, promotional items and other unique services.

Creative Services caters to those looking to save money on design and production services.

“It has competitive prices for students,” Jas Irwin, vice-president communications for the USC, said.

“To be able to access all of that on campus, so close and so convenient, is something we’re really proud of.”

The new facility is located in rooms 265 and 267 of the UCC, with one space designated for printing and the other responsible for graphic and website design. These recently renovated adjacent rooms offer a spacious area for customers to easily access computers and interact with staff. A new roomy sitting area even allows groups to meet while working on their creative projects. “[The space] is a lot more

We’ve been working on this for quite a while and it’s nice to finally see it come to fruition.

— Spencer Brown

vice-president finance for the USC

welcoming,” Donna Lau, marketing and promotions intern for Creative Services, said. “You just come in and talk to us and we’ll help you out in any way you want.”

Creative Services is also beneficial for students looking to gain practical work experience in the creative industry. Lau, along with seven other Western students, began interning this fall at Creative Services as part of the new USC-lead internship program.

“Students who are interested in graphic design, video production and marketing can come and get real world experience at the service,” Irwin said.

On the whole, the USC is happy with the launch of Creative Services.

“We’ve been working on this for quite a while and its nice to finally see it come to fruition,” said Spencer Brown, vice-president finance for the USC, who spent the summer as part of the working group who

USC offers New York Times subscriptions Aaron Zaltzman ASSOCIATE EDITOR If you think we at The Gazette are not satisfying your news needs (we’re not hurt, just disappointed), you can now access the prestigious New York Times online, provided to you by the University Students’ Council.

“It’s an effort to have students get more worldly knowledge, and I think the New York Times is considered one of the best papers in the world,” said Spencer Brown, vice-president finance for the USC. He explained the initiative was originally set up by last year’s president, Adam Fearnall.

“I thought it was a good idea and I kind of felt a duty to continue his initiative,” Brown said.

Currently, the subscription only allows for 25 students at a time.

“You just go online to the website […] and type in your UWO e-mail, and you get access for 24 hours,” Brown explained. “After 24 hours it will kick you off, you can go back on and re-sign up if you want, but only 25 people will be on it at one time.”

“Fearnall kind of set it up on a platter for us and all we had to do was press the go button,” Brown said.

He explained the funds for the service were being provided by the initiative funds for the finance and communications portfolios.

The New York Times allows readers to view 10 free articles per month before requiring them to pay for the service. Brown said there was also interest in providing access to a Canadian paper.

“We cannot get the Globe and Mail and Toronto Star here — there’s exclusivities, we can only get New York Times basically,” Brown said.

Daniel Vanin, a third-year BMOS student, said he was supportive of the idea, even if he wasn’t one to take advantage of it.

“I’m not the type of person that fully goes into reading a story, I mostly quickly glance it over and read most of the major points — anything that keeps me current with the most important stuff,” Vanin said. “I don’t mind taking my news from other sources, I don’t mind if it’s the CBC or any other type of news outlet.”

“Personally, I wouldn’t use it because I’m not the type of person that picks up a newspaper and reads a complete story,” he said. “But I’m just one example — there’s probably a lot of students that have interest in these types of issues.”

He also said he thinks 25 users at a time was a perfect amount.

“I think it’s a good start, and [the USC] could start it from there and see how it goes,” Vonin said. “I would hope that it would stir a lot of interest on campus.”

Brown said the USC will receive reports of how much usage the service is getting, which will be used to determine if the it should be increased at a later date.

“I’m hoping to see that it’s used quite extensively,” he said. “And if it is we can buy more.”

The service can be accessed at nytimes.com/passes.

—With files from Richard Raycraft

Bill Wang GAZETTE

GET YOUR CREATIVE ON. Creative Services celebrated its grand opening with munchies and balloons at its location on the second floor of the UCC on Wednesday. The new service combines Purple Door Promos and InPrint.

made Creative Services’ creation possible. “There has been generally good reception so far.”

While Irwin agreed the feedback on the initiative has been excellent so far, she wants to continue promoting Creative Services to make sure Western is aware of the move.

“Students especially get to be

entrenched where they are used to accessing services,” Irwin said.

“So with the new location we will have to work hard to make sure students know to come here for those services.”

With various promotions throughout campus, Creative Services is working hard to get the

word out there. The grand opening, which successfully hosted many Western students and staff, contributed to this effort.

“I think we’ve been getting a lot of really good feedback,” Lau said.

“People are realizing that ‘oh, we’re up here’ and of course, who doesn’t like free food?”

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Arts&Life

saywhat?

“Maybe...you’ll fall in love with me all over again.”

“Hell,” I said, “I love you enough now. What do you want to do?

Ruin me?”

“Yes. I want to ruin you.”

“Good,” I said. “That’s what I want too.”

Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms

Bringing big ambitions to small stages Hollerado chats about their intimate band details Rosalie Fralick THE DALHOUSIE GAZETTE HALIFAX — Four guys, one Ottawa suburb and garage rehearsals lead to Canadian indie rock band Hollerado.

Guitarist Nixon Boyd speaks about influences, history and new music. On tour, Boyd says, “We mostly travel in the van. We pass time as best we can keeping each other awake by trying to one-up each other with jokes. Mostly dirty jokes. Sometimes we say dirty jokes are off limits and then it’s a real challenge.”

Boyd talked about how venues and locations can affect a vibe. He describes his previous experiences playing in Halifax and compared them to bigger cities Hollerado has played, like Toronto and New York.

Halifax is, “Just as good [as a larger city], hugely energetic, incredible […] We’ve played the Seahorse a bunch of times. It just feels like a drunken, sunken, pirate ship. It’s amazing.”

So how do shows with Billy Talent or Weezer in huge stadiums compare to small pub venues? “It’s just barely a comparison,” says Boyd. “In stadium shows you really feel like you’re in control of a ton of energy.

It’s like you’re riding a tidal wave and you feel it rumbling its way into the

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WHEELIN’ AROUND THE COUNTRY. Hollerado guitarist Nixon Boyd shares some band secrets, including keeping busy while on the road by telling dirty jokes, and how frequently they change their sweaty guitar straps.

audience.”

Boyd also recalls touring with iconic British band Gang of Four in 2011 as an inspiring experience.

“They were contemporaries of [NYC art rockers] television in the late 70s, and they wrote a new

record and took us on tour. They’re a really bitingly sarcastic bunch and brought us to a whole new view of music.”

Boyd also shared a piece of unknown Hollerado history.

“Here’s one thing I’ve never told

The three magical words

anybody but the guys in the band.

Our guitar straps get so smelly from the sweat jumping around on stage that we have to change our guitar straps about once a month.”

Is there any chance of hearing new music live in the near future?

ON DISC

Jason Sinukoff MANAGING EDITOR The TV was on, but nobody was paying attention. She was lying down on the couch using my lap as a pillow. As I was moving her hair away from her face, all I felt was complete peace and serenity. The scene was perfect. It was then I knew.

No matter how much of his or her life someone has figured out, there could always be one looming worry they foresee — the fear behind saying those three magical words.

We have all said the words “I love you” in the past, be it to a family member, a friend or saying it jokingly out of excitement to the person who just gave you a bag of cookies or a free beer at Jack’s. Yet when it comes to that special someone — your significant other — all of a sudden the words don’t come easy; your hands get clammy, you get anxious and you can barely speak.

These words consume our every thought. Sometimes all your time with your significant other is spent wondering if this is “the one.”

Granted I’m no expert on the subject, and I uttered these words only fairly recently for the first time, but I’m telling you that if you feel it and you know it’s real, don’t be afraid to jump right in and say, “I love you.”

I know everyone’s biggest fear upon saying those three words is that their partner won’t reciprocate. It is really hard for everyone to open themselves up and be vulnerable, but just try to remember that

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everyone is different in when they feel comfortable saying it. Heck, your partner might feel the same way and be as scared as you are about saying “I love you.”

But what if you feel you haven’t been going out for very long at all?

Well, I don’t care much for this worry, because if it feels right, then it really shouldn’t matter how much time has or hasn’t passed. For me, those three magical words were said after only six weeks of being together — and I don’t regret it.

Some people see these words as the climax of the relationship — something you say when you want a ring on your finger — while some people think it should be the start of something great. I think believers of the former have been listening to a little too much Beyoncé, and I am thus more inclined to agree with

the latter.

Besides, we take too much time worrying about the words themselves that we forget that they are just vocalizations of the more important actions behind them.

By the time we say, “I love you,” it should already be obvious to our partner and it should be the endpoint of showing them through your actions each and every day that you love them.

So if you’re like me and you are scared to say the three biggest words of your relationship, don’t fret. Say them with feeling, say them with delight and say them knowing that you two on that couch symbolize something greater than words ever could.

Seeking relationship advice?

E-mail arts@westerngazette.ca for some Gazette guidance.

In short, no.

“We won’t be playing anything unreleased, which is too bad because we’re well on our way to writing the next record […] We have some tunes we could try out but we’re not competent enough.”

The story has been written time and time again: A new artist or group releases a catchy single, achieves overnight success and then falls off the face of the planet, leaving dedicated fans wondering what went wrong. A few songs off of female synth-pop duo Icona Pop’s new album This Is… Icona Pop may help them escape this less-thandesirable fate.

Released on September 24, This Is… acts as an encore performance to the Swedish group’s irresistible single “I Love It.” Featuring singersongwriter Charli XCX, the doubleplatinum song has not only been used in several television series’ soundtracks, but was also set on repeat in everyone and their mother’s head this summer (go on… you can admit it).

Immediately following “I Love It” are the similarly upbeat tracks “All Night” and “We Got the World,”

which help establish the sound Icona Pop is striving to create.

Featuring pulsating synths and layered, often harmonious vocals, both tracks are included early on in the album to serve two obvious purposes: To bring positive energy to their listeners and to highlight the fact that these girls really just enjoy living their life to the fullest.

Even though Icona Pop can be praised for the majority of This Is…, the album does not come without its flaws. Starting as a high-energy power performance, This Is… lulls into a plateau of mediocrity about halfway through, and scrambles to make up for lost time near the end.

This is evident with songs such as “On a Roll” and “Hold On” which are not horrible, but lack the creativity and catchiness Icona Pop has proven they can produce. At worst, “Ready for the Weekend” is more of an annoyance than anything else, and “In the Stars” strays too far from the sound the group has already been celebrated for.

Although “I Love It” lovers are likely hoping Icona Pop are here to stay, the duo’s album This Is… does not make it clear if even they can follow in their own footsteps. The possibility is there, as made evident through the top few songs on the album, but Icona Pop could just as easily flop like the rest of pop’s one-hit-wonders. That being said, if they can shake off crashing their car into a bridge, there’s a good change they will be just fine.

— Jesica Hurst

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Why do smokers smoke?

The bad habit has a variety of appeals

Bill Wang GAZETTE

Cameron Smith DEPUTY EDITOR You see them crowded outside the library or the University Community Centre, talking, laughing and listening to music with their friends like any other student. The only thing that separates them from the vast majority of the population is the fact that they smoke — willingly inhaling toxins into their bodies. They’re not mentally ill, or masochistic, so why do they do it? How does a smoker start smoking, and why do they continue?

“I started lightly at the end of high school,” explains Matt Wilkings, a fifth-year philosophy student, as he smokes his cigarette outside of Weldon library. “Then the freedom of university encouraged my habit, and now I just smoke because I have to.”

Wilkings’ example is a microcosm of the smoking habit. Many tobacco imbibers are not particularly passionate about their habit, merely accepting it as an unfortunate routine they are obliged to continue.

Students seeking to lose weight during the school year should be prepared to eat an early dinner.

Many health tip websites recommend eating one’s last meal of the day three to four hours before going to bed. Sadie Puddister, a trainer at the Student Recreation Centre, confirms that this practice is a healthy decision. Foods that are high in calories like grain products, dairy and other fatty foods are particularly poor choices before turning in for the night.

“The reason you want to avoid heavy eating before bed — especially foods high in carbs — is because when you rest so does your metabolism,” Puddister says. “While you are sleeping you need very little energy. So, instead of burning the calories you just ate, your body will store them and convert them into more complex forms like fat.”

However, for students trying to lose weight, skipping meals becomes a dangerous and unhealthy decision. Skipping meals, like lunch or dinner, will result in hunger setting in later in the day and causing one to eat larger meals later in the night.

It’s a widely applied stereotype that most smokers are always “quitting” but never “quit.” Despite a desire to kick the bad habit, there’s often a variety of factors, including youth, which overcome willpower.

“There is definitely a part of me that wants to quit smoking, but at this point it’s not a huge priority for me. I’m still young,” Wilkings says.

At the end of the day, a huge factor that keeps smokers smoking is the feeling cigarettes provide them with. Not only is the buzz notoriously, addictively pleasant, the excuse of stepping out of the daily grind for a few minutes lends smoking a less tangible appeal.

“It’s a stress reliever. Well-being can be defined as, ‘a fulfillment of desires.’ I have a strong desire to smoke, and I fulfill that desire multiple times a day,” Wilkings explains.

However, Wilkings is far from blinded by his so-called desire.

“I originally appreciated this fulfillment of desire, it made me feel better, but now it’s something I have to do,” he says. “Such [is the nature] of all addictions.”

All smokers are aware of the

The reason you want to avoid heavy eating before bed, especially foods high in carbs, is because when you rest so does your metabolism. While you are sleeping you need very little energy so instead of burning the calories you just ate, your body will store them.

— Sadie Puddister

Personal Trainer at Western Campus Rec.

Puddister recommends smaller healthier meals as a better alternative to skipping meals.

“This is why it is very important when losing weight to try and eat several balanced smaller meals

health detriments. How could they not be, when every pack they purchase is plastered with advertisements of diseased organs, coughing children or dying cancer victims?

In fact for some, it is precisely this deluge of advertising which makes common sense so easy to ignore when reaching for the next smoke.

“I’m told about the [health detriments] on a daily basis,” Wilkings says. “You become so aware of them, you’re told about the so many times you just become desensitized to it.

Someone tells you ‘it’s bad for you’ and you just say ‘oh I know.’ But it’s not something you think about when you start smoking.”

It’s hard not to watch a smoker and wonder how they could damage their bodies so willingly. Everyone is aware of the health problems smoking can cause, some so hyperaware it numbs them to the issue.

But between the pleasant physical sensations smoking induces, a sense of youthful invincibility, and the addictive properties of nicotine, many young people today continue to indulge in this notoriously negative habit.

instead of trying to restrict yourself by skipping meals,” Puddister comments. “If you restrict yourself too much it is only natural to be very hungry by the end of the day. This is when you are tired and less resistant to unhealthy snacks or binge eating, which is very common in people who start intense or crash diets.”

Online health guides generally recommend eating five to six small meals throughout the day to offset the effects of extreme hunger setting in and binge eating at dinners and during the evening.

However, completely cutting food three to four hours before hitting the sack may not always be an option. Puddister recommends low calorie snacks at least one to two hours before going to catch some Zs. “Having a small snack such as a quarter cup of almonds, one cup of raw veggies, et cetera. if you are hungry it’ s okay. Having small healthy snacks low in calories to stop you from staying up hungry is fine. I would try to have this snack at least one hour before bed when possible,” Puddister says.

— Brent Holmes

Throwback Thursday Ghost (1990) “Molly, you in danger, girl,” physic Oda Mae Brown (Whoopi Goldberg) famously cautions in Ghost. She provides this information to Molly (Demi Moore), a woman whose lover, Sam (Patrick Swayze), has been savagely murdered.

This 1990 film was the top grosser of the year, which would be nearly unheard of in this day and age when action films dominate the scene.

People just simply loved the idea of Sam and Molly’s timeless love. While some might not regard Ghost as the most artistic movie, it did receive five Academy Award nominations.

What you can’t deny is that this film is fun and undeniably sweet.

Whoopi Goldberg delivers a powerhouse of a comedic performance.

At the Golden Globes, where they classify films as comedy or drama, Ghost was in the comedy section.

Remarkable when you consider that Goldberg is virtually the only humorous aspect of the film. The strength of her supporting performance essentialy reclassified the film from drama to comedy.

Moreover, who doesn’t love Patrick Swayze? The audience automatically roots for his character because of his immense likeability.

It’s almost as though it’s needed because Demi Moore as Molly is almost tiresome. It’s rare for films outside the horror genre to have folks shouting at movie screens in annoyance but with this film, yelling for Molly to do the right thing is commonplace.

As you throwback to Ghost, remember its full of emotion and humor. While not artistically brilliant, it’s one of the best in its genre and still stands out 23 years later.

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Opinions Malign of the Times Why, University Students’ Council? Why do you keep making us do this?

We here at The Gazette don’t enjoy nitpicking the USC’s decisions, which is why we try our hardest to only do so when a decision makes absolutely zero sense.

For the low, low cost of an undisclosed amount of money, the USC is providing students with free access to the New York Times online, otherwise known as a paper that provides 10 free articles per month — unless you’re using Incognito Mode or Private Browsing, in which case the number of free articles is all the articles. Oh, and only 25 students can use it at a time per hour, meaning they will probably read fewer than 10 articles a month.

The move is being branded as a way to expand students’ knowledge base and culture, as though the only thing standing between the Saugeen Stripper and a Rhodes scholarship was the $30 required to read Paul Krugman 11 or more times a month. We at The Gazette humbly call bullshit, and instead offer up the possibility that the USC just loves spending money.

Why do we think this is more public relations than public knowledge? Simple: Students can already legally get past the Times paywall by using the Western library database.

So the USC will use student funds to provide them with a service to expand their knowledge base — a service that is already provided by the institution to which they pay $7,000 a year for the purpose of expanding their knowledge base.

The cherry on top is the USC will provide this service worse than how it is already provided.

We are certainly neither threatened nor hurt by the insinuation that we’re not enough to satiate students’ ravenous appetite for news. It makes a lot of sense that a well-rounded student would want a daily dose of insightful US political analysis as well as three pages of bad puns and Sudoku.

We’re just flabbergasted at the inclusion of only 25 students at a time in this program.

This program will result in two possible scenarios: In the first, demand for the service will far exceed the 25 spots per hour allotted. The second possibility, which is both worse and the one we believe to be more likely, is that 25 students an hour accurately reflects the student demand for the service, which shifts our assessment of it from “unnecessary” to “wholly absurd.”

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The great difficulty in education is to get experience out of ideas.

— George Santayana

It’s time our schools learn a lesson or two That Shit Craycraft

Richard Raycraft NEWS EDITOR There is a CBC documentary available online, Generation Jobless, that I can’t seem to stop myself from watching every once in a while.

The primary focus of the documentary is the inability for a great many of us millennials to find stable, long-term careers upon graduation. This issue is troubling, and talked about an awful lot.

While the documentary doesn’t offer anything particularly original on the topic, what’s interesting is its comparative look at Canada’s education system.

To be blunt, Canada has a 19th century education system for a 21st century world. Our schools churn out graduates in ever-increasing numbers, and don’t seem to care all that much about their post-graduate success or number of job prospects. Too many students are studying subjects with questionable relevance, and are unprepared to tackle the rapidly changing world that awaits them. Standards are depressingly low, so the extent to which students develop critical thinking skills is troubling. When you add it all up, the redeeming features of our education system are pretty scarce.

So what could be done about this?

The documentary looks favourably at Switzerland’s education system, which

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is similar to those in Germany and the Nordic countries. Students are streamed into different disciplines during high school, and as a percentage, far fewer are admitted to university. In addition, overseas there’s more focus on technical skills and trades. There is also a great deal of flexibility to transfer into different streams and disciplines should the student wish to do so. Perhaps best of all, schools work much more closely with private businesses to employ graduates.

As a whole, the model sounds more flexible and pragmatic than ours.

Learning about all this got me thinking. What if we had universities that focused on producing more versatile, job-ready graduates with both hard and soft skills? What if businesses and universities worked together to create a post-graduation world with less student debt and more employment? For now, “generation jobless” seems like an issue attached to our particular demographic, but if this keeps happening, in the long run young people will continue to be bogged down by debt and low employment prospects, so why not fix it?

Of course, changing our education system is much more complicated than any simple cut-and-paste process. In my cynical view, I think the school establishments will stubbornly resist any type of reform. The bums-in-the-seats model of our schools raises revenue and isn’t questioned enough currently. However, the time has come for us students to look with critical eyes at this outdated model.

After all, it’s our success that hangs in the balance.

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tweet of the week Great road trip! Heading back to beautiful Montreal now…Miss u Habs nation! #seeuthursdaynite Montreal Canadiens forward Brandon Prust (@BrandonPrust8) on the team’s 3–0 win in Winnipeg and upcoming home game against the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Rundown >> The men’s basketball team lost all matches in a three game exhibition series in Manitoba | The Mustangs men’s soccer team moves up to the fifth-place ranking in the Ontario University Athletics West division after a win against the Laurier Golden Hawks > they beat the Hawks on Sunday in a 1–0 tilt.

Mustangs sports producing winning teams Seven Western teams listed in CIS top 10 team rankings Daniel Weryha SPORTS EDITOR After Tuesday’s updated rankings, the Canadian Interuniversity Sport placed seven Western teams in the CIS top 10 of their respective sports.

A trend that was initially sparked by the high-flying Mustangs football team has now spread to six others.

The Mustangs now have four teams sitting comfortably in the top three.

At 9–0–5 the women’s soccer team has yet to lose a game. With 38 voting points, the team ranks third in the CIS, one spot higher than they were last week. With their recent 4–2 victory over the Laurier Golden Hawks the team maintains first place in the Ontario University Athletics West. The Mustangs sit nine points behind the top ranked Ottawa Gee Gees and will slide comfortably into the playoffs.

Also ranked in the top three, the men’s hockey team is thriving. While they’ve only played two games, both are chalked up in the victory column. With wins over Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières and Concordia, the Mustangs earned the number three spot on the CIS Top 10 list.

Likewise, the women’s hockey team lost their first game on Sunday to the University of Ontario Institute of Technology Ridgebacks in the 3–1 final. With Sunday’s loss their threegame win streak was snapped; but with a 3–1–0 start to the regular season, the future is looking bright for the ‘Stangs. While the team has dropped to the 10th spot in the CIS top 10, a new winning streak will certainly alter the standings.

“Before I came to Western, Western was regarded as one of those schools that just did things right, and that’s what I saw as an outsider,” Tony Von Richter, Western Mustangs media relations and communications representative, said.

While the lower profile sports often go unnoticed, the CIS rankings did not fail include Western’s cross-country program.

Both the men and women’s cross-country teams are once again listed in the CIS top 10. Even though the men sit five spots lower than the third ranked women, both crosscountry teams continue to prosper on a national scale. Recently, the cross-country women finished eighth out of 32 teams in the Greater

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Louisville Classic. The teams will cap off their regular season when they host the 22nd Annual Mustang open at Gibbons Park.

“We’re very fortunate — Western being a well established university, it’s well over 100 years old — It’s not obviously a McGill or Toronto in history and expansiveness but athletically we’re better than McGill or Toronto,” Bob Vigars, Mustangs cross-country coach, said.

Out of the seven teams on the list however, the Mustangs’ volleyball team is listed in the CIS top 10 and has yet to play a regular season game. After last year’s 13–5 record, the volleyball team is looking to improve upon last season’s success. The Mustangs volleyball team squeezed into a two-way tie with Mount Royal University for the 10th spot.

“We’ve got a very good reputation,” Von Richter said. “[Western]

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is one, if not the most prestigious athletic program I think in Canada for university sports. That only helps enhance things further.”

Unlike the men’s volleyball team, the Western Mustangs football team is two days away from their final game of the season, and one game away from regular season perfection. At 7–0 the team is one win away from going undefeated and clinching home-field advantage for the playoffs. The Mustangs football team captured the number one spot on the CIS top 10 list with mid-season wins over two ranked teams. Plagued by injuries, the Mustangs have shown the resiliency that comes with good recruiting and a well-developed football program.

The seven teams making the list are recognized CIS sports. Western University, however, promotes a plethora of sports that are not legitimized nationally. These teams still have nationals and a majority of them top the tables in their respective sports.

Western breeds an atmosphere of winning — an atmosphere that is proliferated by their athletes and coaches, one that is extended to the inquiring minds of soon-to-be student athletes.

As the Mustangs succeed, their programs attract athletes of similar calibre, a cycle that continuously fuels Western’s teams. The result is a reputation of athletic excellence for years to come.

Sports Briefs Lacrosse The Mustangs’ women’s lacrosse team is demolishing their opponents this season with their 8–0 record.

This past weekend was jampacked with games for the girls against Laurier and UOIT on Saturday, and Laurier and Trent on Sunday.

The 2012 OUA All-Star Tawnie Johnson, attacker for the Mustangs, showcased her talent on Saturday by scoring three goals.

The Mustangs improved their already impressive score against Laurier from Saturday’s 15–7 win to an even more notable 21–3 score on Sunday.

They will be playing York and Guelph this coming Saturday, October 19 and Brock on Sunday, October 20. These three games will lead them into the OUA Championships in November.

The men’s lacrosse team has an 8–2 record, with a current four-game winning streak. The boys will be facing the University of Toronto Varsity Blues tomorrow in London.

The advantage is in the Mustangs’ favour because of Toronto’s current overall 3–7 losing record, and Western’s 6–0 winning record for home games.

— Caitlin Martin Newnham

Tennis Western men’s tennis gained championship status this week when they captured the Ontario University Athletics Tennis Championship in Markham, Ontario for the second consecutive year.

This marks the team’s 17th championship in Mustangs history.

Mustangs Eli Brown and Zack Harmath represented Western in the singles finals to defeat McMaster’s Jake Morris and Montreal’s Cendric Lacasse, respectively.

Overall, the Mustangs beat out the Université de Montreal Carabins by a narrow half point lead to earn the title with a total of 14 points.

A highlight in the match went to Tomo Ono, who earned a silver medal after dropping a three-set match to Carabins’ David LemiuexSarrasin in the finals.

The women’s tennis team did not glean similar results.

Though Mustangs Theresa Barnett and Josie McCann took silvers, the women’s team placed fourth, while Toronto took home the title.

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