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Slate candidacy opens up for USC elections Elections committee allows candidates to declare earlier Stephanie Grella GAZETTE STAFF
Multi-faith town hall reaches few Megan Devlin NEWS EDITOR
Students planning to run for University Students’ Council president, vice-president internal or vicepresident external can now declare their intentions much earlier in the year, after new changes to election rules. The creation of the declaration of candidacy and declaration of endorsement is an effort to ease the presidential candidacy process. According to a USC press release, these declarations will now allow candidates to develop campaign teams and platforms more efficiently. “The DoC presents the opportunity for the elections committee to gauge how many slates and candidates there may be for the upcoming election, allowing us to properly plan for the elections period,” Pashv Shah, USC chief returning officer, said. “We are encouraging individuals to hold meetings and consultations officially. All of those actions have been known to happen roughly around this time, but it has usually been under the table.” Before now, candidates could not officially declare they were running until late January, while this year, slates can already declare candidacy for the spring election. The official campaign period still does not start until the new year, however. “In prior years, candidates would begin their campaign plans a year before the election, and everything was done behind closed doors,” Sam Krishnapillai, vice-president internal for the USC, said. “This is like formalizing a process that already exists behind the scenes.” The declaration of candidacy is not a replacement for the nomination form, but simply an additional component that states the candidate’s intent to run. Upon completion, the candidate must then complete a consultation meeting with the USC’s chief returning officer
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to ensure they have an understanding of election preparations, including pre-campaigning limitations. “The DoC will benefit the candidates by providing them a way to put together a campaign team and get concrete feedback from their peers,” Shah said. Once the declaration of candidacy has been completed, the declaration of endorsement then allows the slate to register members of the USC clubs systems to be their endorser throughout the election. According to the USC, this new feature allows candidates to gain a greater amount of support from the Western student population. “The most important thing is strategy. If the slate has a good strategy, then they will target specific
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groups and clubs to gather their support,” Shah said. By developing the declaration of endorsement, the USC hopes to drive the strategy and grow competition for votes between slates during the election. In past years, candidates have found it difficult to manage their support from large student groups while also campaigning, preparing for debates, studying and possibly holding other positions. “[The DoC] is making the elections process cleaner and fairer. It’s putting everyone on the same playing field,” Krishnapillai said. There have not yet been any declarations of candidacy for the spring elections.
The results of the University Students’ Council’s online town hall about the multi-faith room are in, but they might not paint a complete picture since not all interested parties were aware of the event. According to Sam Krishnapillai, vice-president internal for the USC, the online town hall was the second leg of a two-step consultation process with faith groups regarding the multi-faith space. “We spoke to them about the multi-faith space in the Mustang Lounge and the 24/7 prayer space that we have next to the chaplain’s office,” Krishnapillai said. “They all expressed the need for having a space that was accessible 24/7.” Krishnapillai mentioned incidents last year when students would come to the multi-faith room to pray only to find another club using the space for programming. According to Krishnapillai, the 24/7 prayer room coupled with the bookable multi-faith room have received good feedback. “I didn’t get one negative comment about it. I was actually surprised. I’ve heard a lot of great things about the 24/7 prayer room because it’s quieter and there’s natural light coming from a window at the back,” Krishnapillai said. However, not all faith groups were aware of the town hall. Amir Hage, president of the Muslim Students’ Association, said he didn’t receive an email or hear about the town hall at all. He said he would have had many things to discuss about the setup. “I would’ve said they need shoe mats, coat hangers, places to put your coats and bags because when a lot of people go in there — when winter comes and people come in with their shoes the room is going to >> see HEAT pg.3
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Innovation fund a waste of USC surplus Uze Your Brain
Julian Uzielli EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Fifty-nine thousand dollars is a lot of money. It’s about double what most graduates will make in their first year at work after graduating, and it could cover the tuition of about 10 students for a year. It also happens to be the size of the surplus the University Students’ Council had in their budget this year. At last Wednesday’s USC meeting, council approved the rules for the so-called “executive innovation fund,” which allows the USC executive officers (meaning the president and vice-presidents) to spend that
$59,000 surplus in large chunks. If the executive has an idea for a largescale initiative costing over $5,000, they can now access this surplus to fund it, with council’s approval. Council debated on whether or not this fund should be approved for about an hour last week. Only a handful of councillors stood against it, and I applaud them. The USC got a big unexpected surplus, so of course, their first instinct was to figure out a way to spend it, instead of, say, giving it back to students. The cruel irony is that last year, the USC had another long debate on whether they should raise their base student fee by $2. The motion eventually passed, supported by the argument that without that increase, service levels could not be maintained. Yet, this year, our student government has found themselves with a surplus roughly equal to $2 per student.
The surplus isn’t a direct result of that fee increase, but rather an unexpectedly profitable year for the Spoke and Wave, according to the USC. But it still looks pretty embarrassing on paper. Whatever the reason, it turns out that $2 increase was unnecessary — but was there any talk of lowering student fees accordingly at council last week? No. Instead, council approved a haphazard and irresponsible plan to spend $59,000 of student money on yet-to-be decided projects. Those in favour of the fund argued that council could still veto any proposal for the funds, so there was no reason not to approve the rules. But as their opponents pointed out, they were missing the point. I’m not suggesting they cut cheques for $2 to every undergrad at Western. But there are other ways students could benefit from that
money: Maybe they could lower student fees by $2 next year, or create scholarships for students in need. Better yet, they could hang on to the money and use it to plug any holes that will inevitably appear in the budget, delaying the need to raise student fees even further. Instead, in all likelihood, this money will be spent on events or concerts or other initiatives that don’t help solve students’ financial woes. One of the main jobs of the USC is advocacy. Its representatives meet regularly with the administration, politicians and civil servants to lobby for lower fees and more financial aid. Yet when they found that their own fee increase was unnecessary, the reaction was to make up new ways to spend the money, instead of returning it to the students they claim to represent. They have one fist raised in protest while the other reaches into your pocket — the hypocrisy is staggering.
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word of the day Lascivious Adjective. feeling or revealing an overt sexual interest or desire.
Gilbert Gottfried bringing raunchy roast Kevin Hurren OPINIONS EDITOR Comedian Gilbert Gottfried, famous for his loud voice and squinting eyes during stand-up shows, has fixed his squint on our very own city. On November 9, Gottfried will head to the London Music Hall to host a roast not for a single person — but all of London. An experienced roaster, Gottfried has held nothing back while working on Comedy Central Roasts. As Londoners prepare themselves for the worst of what this gloves-off joker will bring, The Gazette had a chance to speak with Gottfried about his career of laughter and loathing. Gazette: You’ve done quite a few roasts and now you come to London to do the same. What, for you, makes a good roast? Gilbert Gottfried: To me, it’s about being able to hurt another human being. But seriously, there’s something weird about the psychology of the roast that normally you should punch someone out for saying those things — but now you have to take it and show that you’re a good sport. In your career, has there been a particularly good roast that you really enjoyed being a part of? There’s been so many that I’ve done — Hugh Hefner, David Hasselhoff, Bob Saget, Roseanne, Donald Trump. What stood out in my career is actually the Hugh Hefner roast, because that was held shortly after September 11th and I did the first September 11th joke
and it was very odd because it was in New York. The entire world was in shock, but New York especially, because there was still smoke in the air, and there was a kind of tension in the room. I wanted to just be the first to do a really bad-taste, shocking joke and I said “I have to fly out to L.A. tonight and I couldn’t get a direct flight, you have to make a stop at the Empire State Building.” The joke was getting boos, hisses, and gasps. One guy screamed out, famously, “too soon” and I thought he meant I didn’t take a long enough pause between the setup and the punch line. How do you react to a situation like that? After standing there for what felt like 200 years, losing an audience more than anyone’s ever lost an audience before, I figure I got nothing else to lose so I go onto the “aristocrats” joke, which is about incest, bestiality, bodily fluids and everything else disgusting. The audience just completely reversed. There was explosive laughter and applauding and cheering. I was like, terrorism jokes are in bad taste, but incest and bestiality jokes are fine. It was just a strange moment. On that note, what do you say to people who think roasts are just mean? Where, for you, is the line between insults and jokes? The world has become worse and worse with people feeling very proud of themselves. People pet themselves on the back and say, “Look what a great person I am, I got offended by that.” It used to be
that people could just make jokes, and now I feel like you have to tell a joke and follow it immediately with an apology. Nowadays every joke should have a set of instructions with go with it. If you hear a joke and think it is funny, laugh. If you don’t think it’s funny, don’t laugh. I think people have forgotten that. Although you’ve already roasted a lot of famous names, who would you roast if you had the ultimate freedom to do so? Wow, there’s so many. My mind goes into overload when thinking about how many people I’d like to insult. For me, it would be funny to do one if Christ returned to Earth. A Christ Roast. He’d probably be there doing the very phony reactions like covering his mouth. What’s next in your career? Do you see yourself continuing shows like these? My career has never really had any real planning to it. I know next, on Thursday the 31st I’ll be presenting movies on the Turner Movie Channel. I have to admit [this show will] give me a chance to show off because I think it’s like Facebook, where people take credit for someone else’s work and I’m like that. I’m the kind of guy who thinks, “Okay, Orson Welles directed Citizen Kane, but I saw it so I’m proud of myself.” More information about Gottfried’s book, DVD and upcoming shows can be found on gilbertgoddfried.com. His official Twitter account, if it hasn’t been shut down, is @RealGilbert. Courtesy of Arlene Gottfried
But do vegans swallow? The predicaments of hardcore vegans Contrary Ann
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A vegan is a person who does not eat or use animal products. This commonly refers to the consumption of meat and animal by-products such as milk, eggs and cheese, and the use of materials such as wool, leather and silk. But how broadly can this definition be applied? Semen clearly falls into the category of an animal by-product — that of the human male. Nowhere in the definition of veganism does it specify that it’s okay to consume a by-product as long as the animal is happy to give it to you. Vegans don’t drink milk from happy cows or eat eggs from pet hens, so why would human ejaculate be any different? Good thing Jenna Jameson is only vegetarian. Likewise, a mother who wants to raise her child vegan should not breastfeed her infant. Breast milk may provide the optimal nutrients for babies and increase their adult IQ, but unfortunately there is no mistaking it for an animal
by-product. If one has the misfortune of developing cancer, they may decide to wear a wig. Non-vegans can benefit from the generosity of those who grow out their hair to donate it to cancer patients — unfortunately for vegans however, human hair, like wool, is undeniably an animal by-product. If someone gets into a serious accident they may similarly rely on the benevolence of their fellow humans for a blood transfusion or even an organ transplant. At this point, how many vegans would consider their commitment to using no animal by-products worth more than their own life? Bob Marley died as a result of his strict observance of the Rastafarian belief that amputation is sinful — rather than cut off a cancerous growth in his toe, he allowed it to spread through his body until it killed him. Who’s to say a vegan wouldn’t be similarly inclined? And if you’re a devout Catholic and strict vegan you’re in for quite the predicament. When the Eucharist is consecrated it literally becomes the body of Christ — that’s right, not symbolically, but literally. And there’s no getting around the fact that human flesh, even divine flesh, is not vegan-friendly. There are a myriad of other
examples of technically non-vegan practices. The expensive coffee Kopi Luwak uses beans that have passed through the digestive system of the civit (a cute, cat-like creature primarily found in forests in Asia) to allegedly improve the flavour of the beans. Figs require a female wasp to pollinate the plant and die inside it, thereby allowing the insect’s body to be converted into protein for the plant. Mushrooms are often fertilized in manure, urine can be used to sterilize an infection and Purell reportedly kills 99.99 per cent of living bacteria living on your hands. Am I suggesting that the only way to be a “true vegan” is to consider every obscure use of animals and animal by-products and bar them from your life? No, that’s clearly ridiculous. The take-home message is that it’s insane to blindly adhere to any ideology without logic to guide it — that’s how fascism starts. One’s practices should be in line with their values, not a strict, black-and-white system of governance. Vegans want a healthier lifestyle, to decrease the unethical treatment of animals and reduce their ecological footprint — ingesting sexual fluids will not violate any of these values, and it could actually promote them.
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Giving mediocre counsel
Finding the right pitch for faithfulness Paige Exell CONTRIBUTOR
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tawdry, affected lines, like when The Counselor coos to Laura, “Living is lying in bed with you, the rest is just The Counselor waiting.” Characters ramble on in GGFFF pseudo-deep monologues. The Starring: Michael Fassbender, movie talk is too artificial to create Penelope Cruz, Cameron Diaz, engaging characters; it feels like Javier Bardem, Brad Pitt they’re talking to themselves. Director: Ridley Scott The story structure is noteworthy, providing little detail about When you screw up, you’re gonna the focal drug deal or the players get what’s coming to you. And it ain’t involved. The story’s hard to follow gonna be pretty. The Counselor is as it jumps around. Although it’s an Old Testament-tinted morality- refreshing to have a film that rebels tale, delivered like those Pentecostal from movie storytelling conveneulogies where the ministers, tions, a more coherent narrative decked in gaudy suits, squall in would have helped. tongues from the mountaintops. Proceedings take place mainly in Michael Fassbender is the titu- the Juarez, Mexico and Texas borlar counselor, a wealthy lawyer who der area. It’s a captivating world to finds himself in the middle of a drug take in on the big screen. There are deal gone horribly wrong, and a sweeping helicopter shots of the movie in need of guidance. He’s endless slums and scorched desert a man who has it all, not the least vistas. Our counselor and his associhis beautiful though underwritten ates swank about in modish manfiancé Laura (Penelope Cruz), but sions culled from MTV Cribs, while he loses it all because of his greed. girls in bikinis lounge by the pool. For The Counselor, Cormac Then we cut to drug soldiers spewMcCarthy (No Country For Old Men) ing filth as they slog away at some penned his first original screenplay. sewage plant. The visceral backdrop For one of America’s greatest con- of sexy opulence contrasting palpatemporary novelists, he comes up ble and moral squalor is a sensuous with a surprisingly leaden script. cinematic goldmine. He hits 10.25x7_Layout us over the head with 4:38 PM Primal abound. Sex Western 1 24/10/13 Pageundertones 1
pervades the story, particularly a soon-to-be-notorious scene where Cameron Diaz does things to a car that they just don’t teach you in driver’s education. Diaz plays Malkina, a femme fatale who keeps pet cheetahs that hunt jackrabbits in the desert. It’s a metaphor for our world, or at least a nihilistic interpretation of such, where human beings are merely beasts in disguise. Director Ridley Scott treats us with his signature painterly visuals. He kisses the screen with grace notes. We see a plane soaring right overhead through the glass ceiling of a hotel lobby, then the camera pans down to reveal a super-cool Brad Pitt as Wastray. When a cartel villain is measuring the height of a trip-wire with measuring tape, the quivering wire grazes the tape and emits a chilling drone. As the violence and despair escalate, The Counselor feels more like an unwieldy moral discourse than a work of art to be experienced. It’s like the titular counselor’s Bentley; alluring but not very comfortable inside and not worth what you paid for it. Movie tickets are getting expensive these days you know. What a cold world.
There’s something about a man with a deep voice that many people find hard to resist. Maybe it’s that bad boy edge it gives them, or the air of mystery that makes a deeper voice so enticing. Think Ryan Gosling versus Justin Timberlake. Sure, JT may look stellar in his suit and tie, but Ryan Gosling has that deep, sexy, irresistible tone. While men with deeper voices can be viewed as more attractive, they are also viewed as more likely to be unfaithful. A study at McMaster University reported that women judge faithfulness based on the pitch of a man’s voice. 87 female participants analyzed high and low pitch voices to determine which men were best suited for long-term relationships, and those better suited for a casual fling. The women were more likely to choose men with deep voices for casual encounters as opposed to men with higher voices. Even more compelling, the women thought that men with deeper voices were more likely to be unfaithful. Lorne Campbell, assistant professor at the Western University Faculty of Social Science and expert on romantic relationships, also says that women prefer men with deep voices for more casual encounters. “Research has shown that women prefer more masculine men particularly when ovulating. These more masculine features — larger jaw, wider chin, and athletic build — on average are guided by having more testosterone, and men with more testosterone tend to have deeper voices,” he said. He also pointed out that women
are unconsciously looking for signs of good genes, particularly when ovulating. Masculine features are a marker of good genes and therefore would result in good genes for offspring. This means that men with good, masculine genes are more attractive for brief, sexual encounters as opposed to a long-term relationship. According to Campbell, these tall, lean, muscular men have also gained the “Stereotype that they would be better lovers, so although they may not be ‘Mr. Right’, they make a good ‘Mr. Right-Now’.” When asked why men with deep voices are more likely to be unfaithful partners, he addresses the fact that these men may have “higher self-perceived mate value.” This means that men with more testosterone may have more confidence to put themselves out there. He also says that, “Other research has shown that these type of men are more socially dominant.” On the other hand, the men that have a more JT-like voice may have to put more effort into finding a mate because they don’t possess the qualities that men who are considered attractive do — such as a deep voice. In this case, Campbell notes that these men are more likely to adapt a long-term mating strategy because finding multiple shortterm mates takes a lot of energy and rejection. So ladies, the next time you decide to have a wild night out at Jim Bob Ray’s and a guy with a higher-pitched voice approaches you, keep in mind that he may just be the faithful “Mr. Right” you’re looking for.
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Anyone could see that the wind was a special wind this night, and the darkness took on a special feel because it was All Hallows’ Eve.
— Ray Bradbury
The festivities these days are Halloweak Miszczak Your Privilege Chris Miszczak ILLUSTRATIONS EDITOR Halloween just isn’t what it used to be. There was a time I remember in the early 2000s and late 90s when there were so many different spooky and spectacular events going on around Halloween. The London Ghost Walk, the Haunted Hay Ride at Pioneer Village, the Shriners Haunted House — not to mention all the amazing flicks that came out around this time as well. Even though I never really considered myself a gothic individual, there was an allure to Halloween culture that I’ve always enjoyed. For me, it made Halloween, Halloween. It was spooky, creepy, dark, different and the best time of the year. But nowadays, a lot of those amazingly creepy events are gone. So many of these events just seemed to disappear, and I couldn’t help but notice that other things took priority. The spooky undertones became overdone, the events became predictable and seem to be geared more and more to children or less-than-PG young adults. Nowadays you’d be lucky to see a shop sell original costumes. Most costumes now are pre-made and sold in stores like the Party Place. It also doesn’t help that most of the costumes available are practically pulled from a page of Playboy.
While I can see the allure, Halloween isn’t supposed to be about sex. It’s supposed to be scary and creepy. The creepy and the scary have been replaced with watered-down and tame decorations. The movies, too, are getting progressively worse. There was once a true art to making scary movies — you got into people’s psyche and you weren’t just scared, you were terrified. Now, every new movie is just another excuse for more gore and guts. However, no amount of computer-generated blood can generate the same true fear. Movies now pale in comparison to the great Halloween classics so many people enjoyed. I know that the true Halloween believers are still out there, but the majority of people now look at something like vampire culture and think they sparkle. This new generation looks at horror movies and gushes over the gory special effects, wondering if the lead characters will have steamy sex scene. If you ask them about darkness people think that means dressing up like a mime and writing depressing poetry. I feel sorry for the new generation who won’t experience the kind of Halloween I did, and truly love the culture for what it was meant to be. I, however, will continue to listen to those inspiring songs by Blind Guardian — continue to inspire using fear and enjoy the things that I did when I was younger. I am a child of that darkness. So enjoy this holiday. Make an amazing costume and have some fun. But when you tire on the superficiality that Halloween now is, build on it by integrating some of the creepy and terrifying parts of the original Halloween spirit.
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To the Editor: I’m not upset at the Victoria’s Secret display on campus because it was perpetuating an unrealistic idea of what is beautiful. No, I’m pissed off because once again Western thinks it is a good idea to let companies advertise to us — advertise to us in a place we pay a lot of money to go to. Not cool, Western. — Demetri Pananos
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saywhat? “After I got hit in the fourth quarter of our win against the Browns last week, my eyes were wide open. I was very conscious, but I could not move. I looked my teammate Andrew Quarless directly in the eye and whispered, ‘Help me, Q. I can’t move; I can’t breathe.’”
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Rundown >> Western’s field hockey team lost 3–1 to the Toronto Varsity Blues in the Ontario University Athletics bronze medal game > The Mustangs men’s volleyball team lost to the McMaster Marauders in five sets on Saturday | Western’s own Bob Vigars was named the OUA Women’s Cross Country Coach of the Year.
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Daniel Weryha SPORTS EDITOR After a weeklong break, the Mustangs football team returns to the turf to take on their recent rivals, the McMaster Marauders, on Saturday. Western’s first-round bye sets them up with the third-seeded Marauders, who defeated the Ottawa Gee-Gees in last Saturday’s quarter-final matchup. If the undefeated Mustangs can continue their dominance, they will surely defeat the Marauders and move on to the Yates Cup finals. This year’s semifinal game will not only be a rematch of this season’s week three bout, but also of last season’s semifinal where the Marauders unseated the Mustangs in their heavily favoured contest. The stage is set, and the teams prepare. The Marauders are coming off a first round blowout while the Mustangs have used their playoff bye to rest players and prepare for their impending knock off semifinal. With their eyes fixed on a Yates Cup victory, the heavily favoured Mustangs will have to overcome the loss of momentum that comes with the time off, and the pressure that comes with an undefeated season. The Mustangs, however, have the confidence that comes with fielding the nation’s best quarterback. This season Will Finch has surmounted all adversity and expunged all doubt surrounding his ability to not only take over as the team’s starting quarterback, but to live up to all the hype that surrounded him coming out of high school. But like Boobie Miles, the fictional character from Friday Night Lights, said, “Hype is something that’s not real. I’m all real,” and
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judging by the numbers put up by Finch this season, Finch is for real. In his eight games played, Finch threw for a Canadian University Sport record-breaking 3,047 yards — a record previously held by Western’s own Michael Faulds and one that was subsequently beaten by Bishop’s University’s quarterback Jordan Heather. Finch completed 191 of his 274 passes for a completion percentage of 69.7 that bested the OUA record Kyle Quinlan set in 2012. Finch also threw 21 touchdowns, six interceptions, and rushed for over 300 yards. The sophomore from Burlington, Ontario, is the driving force of this offence and presents a series of challenges for opposing defences that have been
insurmountable so far this season. On the receiving end, the rookie George Johnson and the senior Brian Marshall have competed with each other all season for the top receiver spot in the OUA. But because Marshall sat out in week seven against the Windsor Lancers, Johnson cruised steadily to his topranked OUA finish. In his eight games, Johnson had 60 receptions for 982 yards and five touchdowns. His breakout rookie season left him 27 yards back of the CIS’ best. Brian Marshall did, however, outmatch Johnson with nine touchdowns scored in only seven games. The air attack has been effective all season but the McMaster defence
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is up for the task. The Marauders have one of the best defences in the country, but were plagued this by injuries season. Aram Eisho is ranked as one of the top linebackers once again this season. Eisho finished with 45 tackles but failed to record a sack. McMaster, just like Western, has struggled to get to the quarterback. They’ve recorded 22 sacks each this season. The McMaster front is strong but not elite; they apply pressure with their front four to force the ball out quickly — a result the secondary has been able to capitalize on all season. McMaster’s pass defence has allowed an average of just 222 passing yards a game and ranked third with 14 interceptions. They do take a hit, however, on the ground. The defence gave up an average of 137.9 rushing yards a game. If the Mustangs are to find a weak spot, that would be it. Yannick Harou, reigning OUA rookie of the year, has taken over the Mustangs’ starting job in place of the injured Garret Sanvido, and has done so effectively. Harou is strong between the tackles and is a runner who can also catch the ball. A lot of Western’s success will rely on how good of a start Harou can get off to. The Mustangs defence will have to face a hot quarterback in Marshall Ferguson. Ferguson got off to a slow start after taking over for Kyle Quinlan, but the fourth-year has put it together just in time for an all-too-familiar McMaster playoff run. While Ferguson struggled in Saturday’s poor conditions, he managed to squeeze out a 200-yard, and two-touchdown performance. Despite Ferguson’s command of the offence, the X-factor for
the Marauders when they take on Western will be the second year tailback, Wayne Moore. The third-string back was listed to start only hours before the quarter-final matchup and ripped off the Gee-Gees for 140 yards on the ground in their game last week. The McMaster rungame now has a significant level of unpredictability. Since the Mustangs run defence has only allowed 109.9 rushing yards per game all season, it will be interesting to see how McMaster’s unproven running back stacks up against one of the OUA’s best. The secondary gave 277.8 yards per game but ranked first in the CIS in interceptions, and second in total takeaways. McMaster will have better luck taking to the air. Western fields one of the toughest front sevens in the country. Beau Landry and Pawel Kruba have a combined 84 tackles, and have been the centerpieces of the Mustangs’ defence. Both Kruba and Landry are approaching the end of their time as Mustangs and will look to make this season a memorable one. There should be no doubt that Kruba will have this team ready for Saturday’s game, and for the playoff games that follow. The defence has given the team the chance to win all year, and there’s no reason why that will change in Saturday’s semifinal. They play a consistent turnover style defence that helps keep the offence on the field and in position to score points. If the defence comes to play, the Marauders will have a tough time outscoring Western’s high-powered offence.
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Rowing The Western Mustangs rowing team swept the Ontario University Athletics championship for the second time in three years. The men topped the table with 129 points — 39 more than the second placed Brock Badgers. The women placed first with 114 points, ahead of the Queen’s Gaels who finished well behind the Mustangs with 88 points. The Mustangs rowing team captured a combined ten gold medals and three silvers. Along with their team accomplishments, three individual post-season awards were also handed out to Mustangs. Matthew Waddell and Andrew Jago were named the OUA women’s coaches of the year and Robert Alexander was named the women’s novice coach of the year.
Field Hockey The women’s field hockey team fell short of an OUA bronze medal championship in Saturday’s loss to the Toronto Varsity Blues. The 3–1 final started with an early goal exchange but fell quickly into the hands of the Varsity Blues with a goal
by first year forward, Lauren Sudac in the 25th minute that broke the deadlock. The Varsity Blues tacked on an insurance goal late in the game to seal their victory. Megan Duffy, the fourth year defender out of Ilderton, Ontario, scored the Mustangs’ only goal. In 11 games Duffy has scored six goals leaving her tied for fourth in the OUA — an impressive finish for a defensive specialist.
Rugby The Western Mustangs men’s rugby team narrowly defeated the Guelph Gryphons in a game that rested solely on the back of Mustangs fourth year senior, Mike Penczak. Penczak’s three-try game was enough to give the Mustangs an insurmountable lead. The 29–22 final was their fifth consecutive semifinal win. James Ojo and Justin Chan also scored tries to help the Mustangs seal their victory. The Mustangs will now travel to Kingston for the gold medal rematch against reigning Ontario University Athletics champions, the Queen’s Gaels, on Saturday November 2. — Daniel Weryha
www.thepurplestore.ca 10am – 5pm Monday to Friday Closed weekends & holidays UCC Atrium To place your classifed ad, please contact us at adoffice@uwo.ca This week’s purple pipe goes to Adam Rabalski and Jaclyn Halko of the rowing team. Both Rabalski and Halko have helped the Mustangs squad win the Ontario University Athletics championship title for the men and women’s teams, respectively this past weekend. Rabalski won gold in both the heavyweight men’s eight as well as the heavyweight men’s single. His efforts helped Western secure their 26th men’s title in the school’s history. Outcomes like Rabalski’s and Halko’s don’t just happen. Rabalski asserts that he spends 25-30 hours a week in aerobic conditioning and strength training in the winter, followed by transitions to on-water training in the spring. Finally, the summer season brings with it additional preparation which averages another 25-30 hours a week. This weekend, he will race once again at the Canadian University Rowing Championships in Montreal, after which he will compete in the National Rowing Championships in Welland, Ontario.
“This will culminate the onwater season for me, and I’ll be transitioning to biking and weight training until the end of the year before we start up our erg-specific training in January,” Rabalski said. Similarily, Halko’s training paid off when she helped her team win first place in both the lightweight women’s eight as well as the lightweight women’s four. Her contributions led to Western’s 22nd women’s title in the school’s history. Halko has several medals under her belt, including a bronze medal at the world university championships in Hungary in August 2010, a gold medal at the Canadian championships the following month, and many other awards. After winning gold medal at the World Cup in Australia, the Uxbridge native retired from elite rowing. She remains on the Mustangs team, contributing greatly to the team’s success. Both balance athleticism and academics impressively, and it is with no hesitation that they earn this week’s purple pipe. — Nusaiba Al-Azem
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