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Jeremiah Rodriguez NEWS EDITOR Many universities, including Western, trip over themselves as they fight to brand their schools as hubs of internationalization, but a new report looking directly at how domestic students view their international counterparts seems to show mixed results. One third of students felt that having international students hindered their classroom learning experience, but 64 per cent of respondents also said that they knew international students boosted the prestige of their schools. The report by Higher Education Strategy Associates wanted to delve into the perspectives of domestic students experiencing the increasing internationalization of their campuses, as opposed to how international students adjust to Canadian academic life, which is primarily where research is done. To do so, they surveyed 1,400 students from campuses across Canada. Roughly 30,000 international students are expected to enroll in Ontario universities each year. “Internationalization has been growing since 1992 with the share of international students basically doubling [to 12 per cent] over the past 20 years,” said Jacqueline Lambert, research associate and co-author of the report.
Schools have been hiring more international professors and faculty, so there’s been other ways that domestic students are experiencing international education outside of studying abroad.” — Jacqueline Lambert
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“Schools have been hiring more international professors and faculty, so there’s been other ways that domestic students are experiencing international education outside of studying abroad or co-ops in universities around the world.” But the inclusion of international professors may be having an adverse effect on the students they’re teaching. Seven out of 10 respondents said that they had an instructor or teaching assistant whose English was difficult to understand, and 32 per cent reported that their instructor’s official language ability negatively affected their ability to be successful in a course. Piling onto the bad news was how four out of 10 domestic students perceived that increased flow of international students created definite competition for campus
jobs. This is in part due to the federal government requiring international students to pay $150 if they want to work off-campus. Lambert said that despite that perception of competition, that view may not be entirely accurate. “The way that Ontario workstudy program has been set up, lots of schools have a separate set of jobs for international students. So to some extent, that perception might not meet the reality of what the on-campus job market is like.” With all that being said, there are definite silver linings listed. Six in 10 students said their perspective on the world was deeply enriched by having international students learning on their campuses and that having them around increased their own curiosity to learn about other cultures. An overwhelming majority of 75 per cent of domestic students said they felt international students were welcome and felt included in their schools. At least 43 per cent said they befriended at least one international student. “I was disappointed to read the results of the survey that were headlined in the [report],” Julie McMullin, Western’s vice-provost international, said. “But, when I read further I was encouraged to learn that many students feel that diversifying university campuses enriches their experiences. This is exactly the point.”
Not sure what Big Purple Couch is? That’s why it’s getting re-branded. At the University Students’ Council meeting last Wednesday, it was announced that BPC will be renamed Purple TV and a promotional campaign will start in January to advertise the change. Jasmine Irwin, vice-president communications for the USC, said the name change was necessary to communicate what BPC is and to reflect the content of the show in its current form. “The re-branding is mostly a name change but we’re also looking to have a name change that reflects the content that has shifted over the last few years. It has been in the past primarily a talk show — the show in its current iteration still has that element but it has a lot more individual reporters, different stories and diverse segments that make up the show now,” Irwin explained. “So ‘big purple couch,’ which was more specifically in reference to the talk show aspect, isn’t as relevant.” Irwin said it was unclear that BPC is a USC television show unless someone had previous knowledge of
it, and many people may miss out on an opportunity to be involved in television and campus media. The show can currently be watched online at bigpurplecouch.ca. “Primarily I think it’s the awareness piece of, unless you are intimately acquainted with BPC it would be hard for a layperson on campus — a first-year student or someone outside the Western community — to understand that it was a television show. Something as simple as a name change could do a lot to help illuminate what a phenomenal opportunity it is for students to participate if they’re interested in television and also how fun it is to watch.” Jessica Liske and Taylor Simmons, coordinators of BPC, concurred with Irwin, and said this new name will help with visibility on campus. “We hope that more people will recognize that we are a talk show and a ‘TV station’ at the university. By having ‘TV’ in the name it’s more clear as to what we’re providing students,” Liske said. Simmons said to expect a launch event and a big presence >> see BPC pg.3
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A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. PINK spirit was at Western yesterday — not be confused with pink breast cancer awareness that is usually paired with October, but the corporation PINK. All students had to do for freebies was dress up a half-naked impossibly-tall-and-thin blonde cutout with PINK apparel and pose with their face on her body. And no, there were no cutouts other than the white blonde one. In an unfortunate coincidence, the USC’s feminist Women in Leadership Conference also took place yesterday, and was advertised next to this display.
Fontana in court on federal charges Mayor Joe Fontana appeared in court yesterday for a two-day preliminary hearing regarding three charges laid by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police last year. The charges include breach of trust by a public officer, fraud under $5,000 and uttering forged documents. The charges date from 2005, when Fontana allegedly used $1,700 in federal funds to pay the deposit for a room at the Marconi club for his son’s wedding. Fontana was a cabinet minister in the Liberal
government at the time. Despite calls to step down as mayor until the charges are dealt with, Fontana has resisted and plans to run for re-election in 2014. “I intend to fight as hard as I possibly can to clear my name,” Fontana said in a statement. Fontana’s defence lawyer, Gord Cudmore, has promised a vigorous defence, according to live tweets from the courtroom by London Free Press reporter Chip Martin. The hearing is to determine
whether there is enough evidence for the case to go to trial. According to a tweet from Martin, the case will go to trial in the new year. At present, there is a publication ban on evidence presented at the hearing to prevent defence evidence from being leaked before the trial. However, the judge ruled that reporters were still be allowed to tweet from the courtroom. —Megan Devlin
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Western leads Globe and Mail university report The results are in and apparently Western students have a lot to be thankful for. From the cliffs of British Colombia to Newfoundland, Canadian university students were asked to break down their schools into various criteria and assign letter grades, and Western came out on top. The purple legion led the way in The Globe and Mail’s annual survey of university students. Western was top in overall campus experience, reputation with employers, research opportunities and quality of teaching. Western students ranked each of those facets with two As, a B, and an A- respectively. The Globe and Mail surveyed
students and compiled the findings in their 2014 Canadian University Report. The report itself is designed to help prospective applicants and parents get a view of Canadian universities and help them decide on where they should plunk down four years of tuition dollars. No school received an F grade from their respective student bodies and it is of note that few, if any of the schools, were terrible enough in any category to be given the D. Overall, the findings were designed to help students explore three areas: How to be a better student, academic and social innovation in the schools and how to pinpoint a school tailored to the type of student you are. —Jeremiah Rodriguez
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Not so much love for PINK Grants now being released by USC Richard Raycraft NEWS EDITOR
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Megan Devlin NEWS EDITOR I couldn’t help but chuckle at the ironic placement of the cardboard cut-out Victoria’s Secret Barbie doll model downstairs in the University Community Centre yesterday, just one floor below the University Students’ Council’s Women in Leadership conference featuring Sheryl Sandberg. I guess you could say I’m “leaning out” of these narrow definitions of beauty perpetuated by companies like PINK. The PINK promotional initiative had students step up behind a scantily-clad cardboard cut-out of a tall, skinny, blonde, white model and insert their faces in the hole to be photographed. The PINK model represents an ideal of beauty that was created by
the Western world. It represents a certain type of beauty you can only relate to if you’re white. Just upstairs, instead of convincing women to step into the skinny blonde cookie cutter, the USC was hosting a feminism-themed conference. This juxtaposition of two views of women only serves to highlight how ridiculous the PINK branding initiative is. While the USC wouldn’t turn down the $2,200 Victoria’s Secret coughed up to rent the space, even they weren’t really sure this event that de-valued non-tall-nonwhite-non-skinny women was really appropriate. “We didn’t intend for these two to overlap,” Sam Krishnapillai, vicepresident internal of the USC, said. “I don’t think that carries the theme of the conference very well.” However, Krishnapillai was impressed with the number of students who also weren’t sure the PINK event was the best thing to have next to the conference. “The way we depict women is something that people do value […]
The amount of students, both guys and girls, that said something to me in passing was really good to hear,” Krishnapillai said. “If people are engaged enough to realize that that isn’t okay […] that’s good,” she continued. At first I thought the pinkcoloured event could have been part of breast cancer awareness month. Alas, I was mistaken — this was just a PR spectacle looking for hashtags and emails to data mine. A budget survey by the USC found that students were overwhelmingly okay with increasing commercialization on campus if it meant a reduction in student fees, according to Spencer Brown, vicepresident finance for the USC. But maybe we should think about whether commercialization is a good idea. Do we really want to sell ourselves out? The Women in Leadership conference represents values students — and the university — really stand behind, and it shouldn’t have taken a backseat yesterday to an organization that perpetuates false ideals of beauty to women.
The University Students’ Council has started dispersing funds from their annual grant initiative, which provides financial assistance to student clubs and organizations. Started in 2010-11, the initiative is headed by the USC Grants Committee, composed of studentsat-large, who review applications and approve the grants. The annual budget has remained constant throughout the years at around $100,000. According to the online information page, this year’s grant application process features more structure and guidelines in distributing the money, with the goal of ensuring that students’ funds are spent effectively. Spencer Brown, vice-president finance for the USC and chair of the grants committee, elaborated on the program. “We do have about $100,000, for grants, and any student organization can apply,” he said. “USC organizations are the ones that utilize it the mos t, but any student organization can apply for a grant.” Grants are dispersed monthly throughout the school year — from October to April — with the first round of grant money going out this month. Applications are due on the 10th of each month, after which the Grants Committee reviews them. If approved, the successful organization will receive the grant money, typically within the first week of each month. Brown estimated the USC had received around 40 grant applications this month. With a new online application process, he hoped that would rise to around 50 a month
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throughout the year. “It’s a really great opportunity for students to get funding for events they couldn’t run otherwise,” he explained. “So it’s heavily utilized — we always give out all of the funds every single year.” “Essentially we’re looking to build campus community, so we want events that help build the Western community,” he continued. Reema Dibe, a fourth-year student, will be seeking grant funding on behalf of Making Waves London, a swimming program for special needs children. “We’ll be applying in the next period,” she explained. Dibe said the club had prepared its budget for the year before an unexpected fee popped up for a required waiver, costing around $300. Because the club had not prepared for this cost and does not now have the time to fundraise for it, they will seek a grant from the USC. “We were told in September of this year that we needed to have a waiver formed by the USC’s legal department, and it would cost around $300,” she said. “We had our budget already prepared from before, we already knew what most of our money was going towards, and we were told that we would have to cover this cost.” “So we are applying and we basically expect the USC to be giving us this money, as we weren’t aware of this cost before September,” she continued. Dibe explained that she expects the club will be successful in their application for a grant. Students interested in applying for grants can go to westernlink. ca¸where you can find the guidelines for applying for a grant, application forms, as well as information about the program itself.
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when students return in January at Purple Fest. Everything will be new — including the frosting on the glass of their second-floor offices in the University Community Centre. Irwin is also hoping to give similar levels of autonomy and independence to the television show that The Gazette and CHRW enjoy when it comes to content. Liske and Simmons said more autonomy is welcome, but it hasn’t been an issue in the past because they have never been forced to not do something because the USC didn’t agree with it. There have been many changes at BPC, including a new executive internal team with positions for marketing, social media, webmaster and social events coordinator. “Along with the [new name] we have also changed a numerous amount of things this year. We have really stepped up our game on quality, we’ve invested in newer cameras, HD, all our segments are lit perfectly and have impeccable audio,” Liske said. “We’ve also increased our reporting positions so now we have five to six new reporters and our team has increased by 40 people.” “We want to give as many people as we can the opportunity to get experience in the field that they want to go into. So if we have the room to have more reporters then we want to give them that chance. That’s also why we started doing internal positions this year because
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Something as simple as a name change could do a lot to help illuminate what a phenomenal opportunity it is for students to participate if they’re interested in television, and also how fun it is to watch.” — Jas Irwin,
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we want to give volunteers a bigger stake in BPC/Purple TV,” Simmons said. BPC has also gotten more serious, covering news stories and expanding their reporters, while still maintaining their easy going talk show segments at the Spoke, talking about student issues and events. Liske and Simmons concluded by saying the launch will be “epic” and Purple TV will be a force to be reckoned with now on campus, battling media juggernauts CHRW and The Gazette. And if you miss the old name, don’t fret — the purple couch will still be there.
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The University Students’ Council wants Western students to know it is taking a supportive stance on making fair trade products available on campus. During the last Wednesday’s council meeting, the Local and Campus Affairs Standing Committee recommended the USC adopt a Purple Paper on Fair Trade Western as policy. The Purple Paper, which outlined how Western could obtain Fair Trade Campus certification by 2015, was adopted. James Hirsh, chair of the Local and Campus Affairs Standing Committee and who moved the motion, thinks this is a good step toward achieving fair trade status. “I think some steps have already been taken, which is why this Purple Paper was not particularly contentious, but I do think this is another good step,” Hirsh said. “I think it’s important it passed because fair trade initiatives are a good goal, and students should have fair trade products available to them.” Jordan Pearson, president of the Faculty of Information and Media Studies Students’ Council, agreed that offering more fair trade products on campus would be beneficial for both the USC and Western students. “The requirements that would allow Western to declare itself a fair
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on campus change what they sell. That’s obviously going to come with large financial burdens, so it’s definitely an uphill battle,” Litchfield said. He also explained that if the University Senate doesn’t take this policy seriously enough, they might not bother striking a committee to look into it. That said, Litchfield still believed it was important to push for more fair trade options on campus. “I definitely think we should do what we can to push this forward, because I believe it’s something that a lot of students are pretty interested in, but it doesn’t get a lot of awareness,” he said. “I think this would be a good way to help get it more out in the mainstream.”
is not that chemotherapy is toxic, but that a patient will grow resistant to chemotherapy in just a few months of treatment, making them less responsive to progress. This is because during chemotherapy a protein called P53 decreases — and when a cancerous cell does not have P53, the cancer cells won’t die. “We have identified a new mechanism that allows us to target an enzyme called SET8, this is an enzyme that modifies activity and the levels of P53 in a cell,” Li said. “If we can find a way to increase the level of P53 then we will be able to
reduce these in patients undergoing chemotherapy.” Li’s research aims to manipulate levels of SET8 to protect and achieve a higher P53 enzyme level in cells — giving patients with triple-negative breast cancer higher chances of responsiveness with chemotherapy. Li has been receiving grants from the Canadian Cancer Society since 2001. “It’s pretty exciting to see them continue to recognize my continued efforts towards cancer research — that’s pretty nice to know,” he said. —Celeste Kierans
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Western gets research grant from Canadian Cancer Society A professor of biochemistry at Western has received a grant from the Canadian Cancer Society to help further his breast cancer research. Shawn Li’s research focuses on triple-negative breast cancer, a form that affects 15 per cent of breast cancer patients, mainly among women around 40 years of age. This form of cancer is more difficult to treat because it requires methods like chemotherapy in more advanced stages. The setback
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trade campus are minimal, and I see a maximum return on that,” Pearson said. “In terms of promoting campus initiatives like the Spoke and promoting their fair trade value, the kind of money that would come in from that would actually feed back into student initiatives and would separate the Spoke from other places on campus, such as the various franchises that do not give money directly back into the USC and student initiatives.” Even though the requirements may be minimal, Jack Litchfield, social science senator, predicted there may be some push back in implementing the policy. “This policy is asking us to ask Hospitality Services […] to dictate that the independent franchises
NOT JUST THE BARE BONES. The Mustang Lounge in the University Community Centre is closed in anticipation of a spooktactular haunted house – come visit for a ghostly encounter!
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Making a date for London Brent Holmes ARTS & LIFE EDITOR Cam Smith DEPUTY EDITOR Originally, I wanted to review several seasonal pumpkin brews, and pick my favourite. But when I re-tasted Southern Tier’s Pumking I forewent even reviewing other options. Because, simply put, Pumking is the best pumpkin beer on the market, and frankly, one of the best beers I’ve ever tried. Think about the pumpkin beers you’ve had. Actually, think about any of the pumpkin products you’ve tried this season. From lattes to cream cheeses, and muffins to soup, pumpkin is the hot fall flavour. This of course extends to beer, and while many of these seasonal products are quite tasty, pumpkin is rarely the most distinct flavour. Generally, it’s “pumpkin spice:” A hint of nutmeg, a splash of cinnamon and, maybe if you’re lucky, the faintest whiff of pumpkin. Beers are no different, and by plastering the iconic orange gourd on the label, breweries can all but guarantee a fall fan base. But for Southern Tier, this wasn’t quite enough for their Pumking. Just by pouring it you can tell this is a special beer. Its rich, amber colour is topped with a opulent head, a product of the soft, dense carbonation. Its smell is fairly subtle, but I’d recommend bracing yourself for the inundation of flavour you’re about to experience. It’s pumpkin pie in a glass. I’m not exaggerating, I mean it; with its
heavy, silky texture, sweet vanilla flavour, wallop of pumpkin, all amalgamated with some cinnamon and other spices, Pumking is a bite of pie, and the ice cream on the side to boot. Where other pumpkin beers tend to be a little less fastidious with the actual “beer” part, just pushing the pumpkin gimmick instead, Pumking has simply one of the best tastes and textures I’ve ever sipped. One more thing to note: While this beer tastes like dessert, I wouldn’t recommend digging in too deep. At 8.6 per cent alcohol, Pumking can really sneak up on you. One minute, you’re carving a Jack-O-Lantern sipping a Pumking, the next you’re in the hospital with a serious carving-related laceration. Note to self, one Pumking is often enough. Helping you to keep some self control is the hefty $9 price tag for a 650ml bottle, which really just serves to denote its quality, separating it from the more pedestrian pumpkin beers. Do yourself a favour and try this beer. I don’t even care if you like pumpkin (or beer for that matter) I’m fairly confident this beverage is good enough to change your opinion on both. Southern Tier has gone above and beyond to create a seasonal beverage that can hold its own no matter what time of year it is. Pumking is the best pumpkin beer I’ve ever had. And because it’s only released once a year, buy a bunch, but make sure to sip them extra slow.
Students looking to get connected with the London community will have a new opportunity to get involved. Huron University College will be offering a Civic Speed Dating event tonight at 5 p.m. in the Great Hall at Huron. The event is the brainchild of Neale Carbert, Huron Career Leader and a fourth-year political science student and Claire Tattersall, manager of Career Development and Co-Curricular Learning. “Neale approached me with this idea about connecting the city with the students and encouraging civic engagement among students,” Tattersall explains. “We batted around a few different ideas and together we came up with the idea of ‘civic speed dating.’” The event will be set up so that a group of students will have a couple minutes to sit down with civic staff members and community leaders. As the event progresses, students will rotate, meeting with several different members of the London community. Carbert and Tattersall have arranged a wide array of community leaders including three London city councillors and representatives from various organizations within London. Carbert hopes that the event will encourage students to see opportunities in the London community that they didn’t otherwise know about. “I see it as university students becoming aware of careers they
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didn’t know existed. As liberal arts students we talk about the government and the public sector so much but we are so limited in our knowledge about the professions that exist, so [it’s about] seeing people who took the same paths and education we did and where they ended up and what their jobs entail,” Carbert says. Community leaders are being asked to find ways to bring students into the community outside of the Western environment — as part of the event, students and London professionals will be working on setting up a second date. “One of the things [with regards to] encouraging engagement is that we are asking all of the community participants to come with some sort of further engagement activity that students can get involved in,” Tattersall comments. “Once [students] have gone through the rotation and met with community participants will be asked to go back
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GGGGG Arcade Fire Reflektor Mercury Records When Arcade Fire won the Grammy for Best Album in 2011 for The Suburbs — beating out some of the most well-known artists of the time — it prompted social networks to be enflamed with one question: “Who the fuck is Arcade Fire?” If you still don’t know who Arcade Fire is, it’s past time to find out. Their new album, Reflektor, is a masterpiece equal to everything that they’ve done since their 2004 debut, Funeral. Reflektor brings back many of Arcade Fire’s stylistic elements — the use of both English and French is more present in their recent release than in The Suburbs, and the harmonies between singer’s Win Butler
and his wife, Régine Chassagne, are more prominent on songs like “Reflektor” and “Joan of Arc.” Reflektor raises questions of identity in the social media age. Butler’s lyrics, drawing off his experiences in Haiti in both versions of “Here Comes the Nighttime” as well as his education in theology and philosophy is evident throughout the album and makes for engaging and thought-provoking lyrics. Reflektor is divided into a twodisc set. While this move may seem strange, especially given the band’s 16 track previous album was on one disc, the division actually helps to make the album more accessible. The first half features some of the faster, more rock-able tracks of the album. The concluding tracks, “Normal Person,” “You Already Know” and “Joan of Arc” form a trilogy of this disc’s highlights. The second disc provides a more aesthetic experience. “Awful Sound (Oh Eurydice)” and “It’s Never Over (Oh Orpheus)” are a great duology about the Greek myth. Arcade Fire’s songs always require multiple listens — reflection brings greater appreciation of the work. Arcade Fire is the most important band of the new millennium and Reflektor is without a doubt the best album of the year. — Brent Holmes
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and reconnect with one of the people who they’ve felt most engaged with, and that person will tell them how they can get further involved.” For Carbert, the idea came as a product of doing work in the London community and seeing the need for students to get involved outside of campus — it is a widely recognized fact that students rarely stay in London after graduation and Carbert hopes that events like Civic Speed Dating will help students see what is available in London. “I think being a student we really get caught in the Western bubble and we sometimes get frustrated that we can’t become part of the larger community because we are always labelled as students,” Cabert says. “Civic speed dating is not going to change things in one night, but it is an effort to get people more embedded in the community and see that there is the potential for them to spend many years here.”
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Great movie. Enough Said. Halloween costumes Emotions run deep in Gandolfini’s last film
for pop-culture fans It’s two days before Halloween. With midterms and papers wrapping up as we head into this brand new fall break, some might be considering what to wear for this joyous night. While the festivities for the spookiest time of the year have already begun in some quarters, fear not those who
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Kevin Heslop GAZETTE STAFF GGGGF Enough Said Director: Nicole Holofcener Starring: James Gandolfini, Julia Louis-Dreyfus Enough Said is a romantic comedy which follows the story of Albert and Eva, two divorcees trying to forge love beyond the relentless borders of parenthood. When Eva discovers she has befriended her boyfriend’s former wife, an acclaimed poet with nothing good to say of her ex, she begins to pad about with the skepticism of a woman scarred by lost love. Wr i t e r / d i re c t o r Ni c o l e Holofcener has caused this film to resonate like a tumbling boulder. Her script is wrought with a depth of humanity uncharacteristic of modern film and devastatingly all too characteristic of life itself. With such understated brilliance that the audience is very nearly placed before a mirror, at times fidgeting, at times snuck up on by great humour, Holofcener has issued a challenge which the romantic comedy genre
will be reluctant, if not too inept, to respond to for some time. Beautifully lit and richly saturated with the quaint intimacy of independent film, and adorned with an almost mockumentary unease in the camera work, Holofcener matches the contents of the story with its borders. Additionally, considering the quality of the cast, Holofcener got away with a relatively large number of close-ups, including an impressive collection of expressively wordless ones. Louis-Dreyfus, as Eva, the isolated pushing-50 single mother of one, demonstrates a weighty charm which all but redeems her considerably heavy-handed delivery of emotional subtext. The former Seinfeld star is good enough by a meagre margin to maintain the deep integrity of the film as a whole. Gandolfini, as Albert, the lumbering romantic, encapsulates the devastation of his character with masterful comedic timing and a ferocious wellspring of emotions so raw as to be blue and so genuine as to transcend a craft forever indebted to him.
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Toni Collette, as Sarah, Eva’s college-bound daughter, adds with admirable vulnerability the perspective of a child of separated parents, giving palpable colour to the mosaic of rich talent. Catherine Keener, as Marianne, the scorned poet, does an excellent job of maintaining the humanity of a character wrought with an unfiltered hostility, while Ben Falcone, as Eva’s manipulative ex, brings with great tact something redeeming to the arrogant betrayer. Delivered from the perspective of Eva, the film is permeated with an evocativeness known to fans of horror flicks as simply “No! Don’t open the door!” Irony, a rarity in modern film, gives Enough Said considerable lift and uniqueness, and puts a weight on Louis-Dreyfus’ character which translates readily to a weight on the shoulders of the audience. With humour when we don’t expect it, anguish when we must nearly refuse it and a poignant glimpse into the dynamics of a modern family, we are privy to a diamond in the rough of its genre with this grippingly human film, Enough Said.
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Paris Hilton was spotted this past weekend donning the Princess Leiaesque hair and bunny jumpsuit as she went to a Halloween party. If Paris Hilton is participating, rest assured, everyone will definitely “get” your costume. To compose this look, just watch the “Wrecking Ball” video. All you’ll need is a white tank top and white shorts. Slick your hair back with some hair gel. Go to the dollar store and grab a ball and chain — Boom! Costume is complete. With this costume, people will evidently take notice. As you come in like a wrecking ball to your Halloween gathering, you will definitely create a buzz.
According to TMZ, sales of furry animal costumes has rocketed 40 per cent compared to last year’s Halloween, inspired by the success of “The Fox” by Ylvis, the Norwegian song that’s ripping apart the charts. Finding any kind of animal ears that are triangular, putting some black make up on your nose, some whiskers, and wearing a bushy tail on your pants creates an easy costume. Undoubtedly, this will be a popular costume this year and you may even see a few foxes out with you. You could form a whole pack of foxes and rule all Hallow’s night. Let everyone in London hear your howl — “Ring-ding-ding-dingdingeringeding!”
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Now that Kim and Kanye are officially engaged, why not celebrate their love by dressing up as their outof-wedlock love child? Of course, now that they’re engaged, I’m sure North will grow up in a happy family with Kim Kardashian and Kanye West as parents. The costume isn’t too tricky — just don baby attire and slap a compass on your chest firmly pointing northwest. Dressing as North West will elevate simply dressing up as a baby to a fully realized costume. Carrying around a bottle of milk that says “straight from Paris” (referencing how Kim wanted to ship her breast milk from Paris to LA) could also add to your costume.
Sharks lifted up from the ocean by tornadoes and whipping through the air at the average civilian is the plot line to the television movie, Sharknado. This outrageous story has gotten everyone talking! Wearing a costume based on this film will also surely spark some talking amongst your peers on Halloween. Wearing everyday clothes and then “bloodying” them up with some ketchup or other red liquid provides the base for your costume. To complete the costume, locate a plush shark and stick it onto any part of your body. Sharknado will provide you an amazing costume that is nearly as ridiculous as the film itself. — Bradley Metlin
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Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.
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Police LEARNed their lesson Students can finally rejoice — the end of Project LEARN is essentially upon us. While the policy itself will stay in place, many of the more objectionable parts of Project LEARN are coming to an end. The London Police Service is praising the city’s student leaders for helping them realize the error of their ways. On Thursday, the LPS announced the end of their zero-tolerance policy towards student rowdiness. In addition, the totalitarian canvassing of student neighbourhoods to collect personal information will cease and any information obtained will be destroyed. Students will now have a slightly closer relationship with police — albeit, only slight. What is more promising is the new-and-improved relationship between the police and the University Students’ Council. This is all very convenient — Project LEARN is scaled back, students get fewer tickets and student leaders have adulations heaped onto them. But let’s not forget that the police were hit with a number of publicity controversies this year regarding their antiquated policing strategy. On Homecoming, a group of cheerleaders were ticketed for cheerleading in the street, drawing national media attention towards the program’s extremes. This increased media focus unearthed information that police had been canvassing students for their personal information, drawing widespread condemnation. It seemed the perfect storm was created for the University Students’ Council. President Pat Whelan ran on a promise to fight Project LEARN, a promise he kept through initiatives like the Good Neighbour Campaign and lobbying for fairer enforcement. But as the police dug themselves deeper, the USC seized the chance to add their voices to the chorus, making several high-profile appearances in local and national media calling for the end of Project LEARN. This is by no means a bad thing, but Project LEARN ultimately collapsed because of the police’s own mistakes. The police get to appear humble by thanking student leaders for showing them the light, student leaders get to bask in the glory of a fulfilled campaign promise and students need no longer fear being accosted by the fun police. Everybody wins. —The Gazette Editorial Board
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“Hey, beautiful… nice ass!” Whether it has happened to you, or you’ve witnessed it happening to someone else, the majority of us have experienced some form of cat-calling. While some might say these unexpected compliments objectify their recipient, I don’t believe they are necessarily always negative things. Don’t get me wrong — there are several instances of cat-calling I would describe as harmful. For example, if the cat-caller’s message is overtly demeaning or sexual, or their method of delivery is aggressive or forceful, that is obviously an issue. I’m not an advocate for street harassment. However, I don’t think it’s fair to lump every single incident of catcalling in the same category since these incidents can, and usually do, vary. Earlier this year, when I was walking home from downtown, two men standing on a street near my apartment whistled at me and yelled, “Hey, gorgeous.” Though this was a form of cat-calling, I didn’t take it as malicious. Sure, they were making an unexpected comment about my appearance, but what they said did not in any way harm or degrade me. I really don’t see what the difference is between this and, for example, someone in one of my classes complimenting my hair. One of the most prominent arguments against cat-calling is that it objectifies or reduces the recipient to their appearance. Making an observation about physical appearances, however, does not necessarily equate to reducing people to their appearance alone. Just like the personal experience I discussed above, I believe it is possible to make a comment about the way someone looks without reducing them to a sex object. Cat-calling is not an inherently evil act — it can be innocent. Instead of considering the act of catcalling as part of a bigger picture — as a promotion of violence or even rape culture — I think it is very important to look at specific situations in isolation. Yes, certain instances can be harmful and could potentially end up leading to worse behaviour, but it isn’t fair to assume that all cases of cat-calling cause harm and should be tied to a larger issue. Sometimes instances of cat-calling are just compliments — sudden and unexpected compliments, but compliments nonetheless. —Jesica Hurst
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“Cat-calling” is not complimentary. It’s street harassment, plain and simple. Driving or walking past someone and subjecting them to sexualization without their consent is vile behaviour that should be condemned. Essentially, cat-calling is the most basic form of objectification. Without any care or investment in the person, a comment is made about their sexual appeal. It’s the male gaze made audible, a reminder to women that they are passive subjects of male desire. But what’s different about a compliment? Is telling someone they look good to their face any different than telling it to them from the passenger window of a moving vehicle? Well, yes, actually. First of all, a compliment paid in earnest to someone in person is made knowing that they will have a chance to respond. It opens a dialogue with them, effectively and honestly treating them like a person. Conversely, merely cat-calling is a oneway affair — a person hollers from the window, subjecting the passive party to being sexualized, without any acknowledgment of their opinion or response. It’s entirely dehumanizing. I suppose it’s possible to feel complimented. There’s nothing wrong with wanting to look sexy and being pleased when finding you were successful. Rather, the problem with cat-calling is the assumption that this is something everyone (or even the majority) wants. It’s a very dangerous and regressive mentality to assume making an unsolicited comment about a stranger’s sex appeal is desirable to them. It really just boils down to “treat people like people, not mere objects of your desire.” Simple. And yet, I still walk down the street and frequently hear women being whistled or jeered at. I’m not even the target of the vulgarity, and it still makes me uncomfortable. I can only imagine how the victimized party feels. Let me once again stress that catcalling is a form of sexual harassment. Objectifying someone in a drive-by is as bad or worse than doing it to their face. Don’t think of it as a compliment; a compliment supposes the person receiving it is, in fact, a person and opens a dialogue with them. Cat-calling informs someone that you don’t consider them a person. —Cam Smith
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Dear Life, They should make a remake of E.T. starring Katy Perry. Dear Life, Thank God for my apartment’s security. Keeps out solicitors, weirdoes, and police canvassing. Dear Life, Since the new Ivey building was built on Western Road, main campus seems less pretentious than ever. I like it. Dear Life, Why is Dragopolis the best game ever? Dear Life, How do girls show up to 9:30 a.m. class with hair and makeup done? Dear Life, I must confess that today I wore sweatpants to campus for the first time... I’ve officially hit rock bottom. Dear Life, Is it just me, or have there been a crapload of Febreeze commercials on lately? Dear Life, I just heard an ad for a Halloween blood drive, with a play on vampires. Great idea, I’ll donate a pint of blood the afternoon before getting belligerently drunk. wgaz.ca/dearlife
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Rundown >> The Western Mustangs cross-country team placed second in the Ontario University Athletics women’s competition, and eighth in the men’s competition > The Mustangs rowing team captured both men and women’s OUA titles this weekend.
Women’s soccer team ends Guelph’s season Western advances to semifinals in Ontario championship Nusaiba Al-Azem SPORTS EDITOR The Mustangs women’s soccer team ended the Guelph Gryphons’ season this weekend in a shutout game. Western rallied against Guelph in its first postseason game to end with a 2–0 victory. During the regular season, the Mustangs maintained an undefeated record against Guelph, racking up one win and one tie. Gryphons head coach Randy Ragan acknowledged this when he admitted that Guelph had a tall order in beating Western. “I knew it would be a difficult game,” Ragan said. “Western plays with a lot of intensity — they’re very competitive and they play high pressure. They’re also capable — they’re athletic and quick, so I knew it would be a difficult game.” Western played a very aggressive game in the first half, keeping the ball in Guelph’s end of the pitch. Before the end of the half, a penalty shot to the top left corner by Mustangs defender Jenna White secured a 1–0 lead. Ragan pinpointed that penalty as the turning point in the game. “Although I think we did come in the second half, I think we did work hard and we created some chances — the penalty call was a key point,” he said. In the second half, Guelph battled for possession and successfully turned the game into a defensive one for Western, in which goaltender Tori Edgar proved her mettle by saving multiple tough shots. “Tori Edgar was excellent in goal, earning her tenth shutout of the season,” Mustangs head coach Martain
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Painter said. In the 83rd minute of play, Mustangs striker Lauren Winquist secured Western’s victory with a goal from a crossover pass by striker Becca Jefferson. “I thought number 24, Lauren Winquist — I thought she was a game changer,” Ragan admitted. “Overall, I thought we defended well and showed a good balance of composure and intensity,” Painter
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said. “Our challenge now is to keep moving forward with a determined and positive mentality. We have accomplished a lot but we know that every game from here in will be tougher.” With just Queen’s, Western, Laurier and Carleton left at this point in the competition, Painter has a clear idea of what is needed moving forward. “We play Queen’s on Friday
night and we know they are a quality, tough, experienced side. They were national champions in 2011 and runners up last year,” Painter explained. “In contrast, Sunday was the first playoff win for any of the girls on our roster. Despite our inexperience, we need to play with confidence, toughness and maturity.” Ragan thinks Western is a strong contender for the championship, and could make it to the finals.
“I think Western has as good a chance as any,” he said. “They’re strong, athletic, they work hard across the board, they’re good in front of the goal and they convert their chances. So I think, to be honest, I think it’s wide open.” Be sure to catch the Western women’s soccer team hosting Queen’s this Friday at 7 p.m. as the Ontario Final Four face off for the title.
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‘Stangs volleyball lose in double-header Western fights hard, but not hard enough The women’s volleyball team currently holds a disappointing record of 0–3, with their first three regular season games against Brock, Waterloo and McMaster. Their two games this past Friday and Saturday against Waterloo and McMaster, respectively, were hard-fought, but fruitless. The Waterloo match was close with sets of 21–25, 27–25, 20–25 and 22–25 for an overall 3–1 loss. The audience filled the Alumni Hall stands and remained on the edge of their seats as the Warriors and Mustangs vied for the higher number on the scoreboard. Stephanie Kreuter, right-side for the Mustangs, explained that the team is fairly young this year and they are still working to connect as a team. “During our game against Waterloo, our biggest downfall was our serving. We gave them far too many points on missed serves, which allowed them to stay ahead of us,” Kreuter said. The Mustangs’ match against the Marauders was also a near win. Western took a 2–1 lead with one 25–20 set for McMaster early in the
game, and two sets of 25–12 and 25–22 for the purple and white. Western was not strong enough to overcome McMaster in the fourth and fifth matches with 25–20 and 16–14 sets, respectively. The close game was a wrestle to the end, unfortunately favouring the Marauders. “We played miles better in this game [against McMaster] than the previous night [against Waterloo]. We saw some amazing improvements on the floor but we came up short in the fifth set — there wasn’t one area that really killed us like in the Waterloo game,” Kreuter said. “Although we didn’t get the results we wanted, we are very happy with the direction we are headed and the improvements we are making as a team on the court.” The women’s volleyball team will be facing Windsor this Saturday and are preparing accordingly. “We have taken Sunday and Monday off to recover our bodies from the weekend and will be back in the gym Tuesday,” Kreuter explained. The ladies will prepare mentally this week by studying videos of Windsor’s past games to understand their behaviour on the court in hopes s of improving their record. Caitlin Martin Newnham GAZETTE
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‘Stangs lose in Polo Kevin Hurren OPINIONS EDITOR The Mustangs water polo team took on a difficult opponent Saturday as they faced off against the University of Toronto Varsity Blues at Western’s rec centre. Knowing that the University of Toronto has one of the best teams in the league, there was an emphasis on defence for this game, according to head coach Arturo Ortiz. “Our goal was to see how our defence works,” said Ortiz, who tried a number of defensive strategies during Saturday’s game, including swapping out the goalie in the third quarter. Still, even a focus on defence wasn’t enough to save the Mustangs from a 20–8 loss. Before Saturday’s game, the Mustangs faced off against U of T in their home pool a week prior. Although the results of that game weren’t much better, Ortiz did notice a significant improvement from the first game to the next. “Our defence compared to last year and even the last game with U of T was better, but we have to get better at changing from defence to
offence and making those transitions,” Ortiz said. Because of their previous experience facing the Varsity Blues, the Mustangs prepared themselves for the possibility of a loss. “We knew going in that this was going to be a very tough game,” said Simon Mills, a returning player for the water polo team. “We weren’t overly surprised at the score, and all things considered there were a lot of positive things to take out of the game.” One of the positive repercussions for Mills meant playing with such experienced players. University of Toronto’s team, Mills explained, is stacked with players who’ve been part of water polo clubs and teams for over a decade. “They have a very deep bench — just in terms of the breadth of their team when it comes to experience. They don’t really have any rookie mistakes being made,” Mills said. Moving forward, the water polo team will take this loss as an opportunity to learn and continue to improve as they prepare for the rest of the games this season.
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