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VOLUME 108, ISSUE 8
the WESTERN SOCIAL NETWORK by Kevin Hurren
When getting ready for the first year of university, there are a few things every student picks up to feel prepared. A sturdy backpack, a set of pens and pencils and a dozen new social media accounts. At least that was the case for first-year English student Jonathan Hermina who, after being successfully accepted by Western, became a member of various school and residence affiliated social media pages. “Most universities right now have social media so if Western didn’t have those sites, it would be a surprise,” says Hemina. And he’s right. In addition to webpages, post-secondary schools have begun to engage with their students more and more through social media, with Western as a leader online. In fact, Western has an extensive social media directory that links to various accounts on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Flickr and even iTunes. This isn’t just a North American strategy either, as social media sites popular in other regions of the world — such as Baidu, Youku and Weibo — are being used to interact with international students. Under Facebook alone, Western has over 70 official pages detailing services, faculties and organizations at the school. But Western’s social media presence hasn’t always had such depth. “Social media in higher education has changed a great deal over the last ten years,” explains Melissa Cheater, Western’s digital content manager. Cheater has been working with post-secondary digital communications since 2005 and has since launched a national conference for staff at Canadian universities for >> see SOCIAL pg.3
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YOU MAKE ME SO WET. Cars travel along Western road on Wednesday evening during a storm. The torrential downpour also caused several Gazzeditors to loiter for far too long in the University Community Centre.
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World Suicide Prevention Day
The London-Middlesex Suicide Prevention Council held its ninth annual ‘Lifting the Silence’ memorial walk in honor of World Suicide Prevention Day. The event was held on September 10 and featured a survivor art project, a survivor feedback and a walk to honour the lives of those who lost their lives to suicide and their loved ones. Despite the heavy rainstorm and unfavourable weather conditions, around 50 people showed to honour the victims. “September 10 is the world’s suicide prevention day. It is a day that is recognized internationally and we have held this event for the last nine years to honor suicide survivors and those who died in suicide,” Catherine McInnes, co-chair of London Middlesex Suicide Prevention Council said. Though the council also shares the work it is doing in preventing suicide such as the CPR prevention course, the main goal of the Memorial Walk is to honour the victims. McInnes encouraged students to open up discussions about suicide and bring them in the public sphere so people can feel normal discussing it. • Usman Javed
down the cables and into the building. Due to the high volume of rain the facility had to close the cardio room and the arena earlier than usual. “We basically monitored it and made the decision that once the water was too much and couldn’t be contained with a few buckets we ended up having to close certain sections,” Erle said. “We didn’t lose any computers or any of the exercise machines. It’s basically just maintenance cleaning up the flooding, and there will be some [damage] depending on
where the leaks hit – there could be some ceiling tiles that have to be replaced. So we’re lucky from that perspective,” he continued. The renovations to the arena’s roof are approximately three quarters complete and should be completed within two weeks, preventing the situation from occurring again. “I think part of the problem last night was just the actual volume – having 70 millimetres of rain in a short period of time […]. So would the same thing happen if it was just a quick shower? Probably not.” • Katie Lear
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Rec Centre roof leaks
The rainfall on Wednesday night led to leakages in the Western Recreation Centre building. According to Franke Erle, the manager of recreation facilities, the flooding was due to the incomplete renovations to the roof of Thompson Arena that left areas around cables exposed and allowed rain to travel
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All good with monkey business. Internationally revered primatologist Dr. Jane Goodall spoke to a packed Alumni Hall yesterday, receiving a standing ovation both before and after her lecture on animal rights activism, environmentalism and her experiences in the wild.
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creating social media strategies. She now works with Western to guide its use of web, mobile and social media to interact with the campus community. “At first, networks wouldn’t even allow non-people to create accounts. Once we were technically allowed to create accounts, we had to discern whether it was appropriate for schools to be engaging their audiences through third-party websites like Facebook,” she says. But sometimes groups didn’t have a choice whether or not to join these platforms, at least according to Faculty of Information and Media Studies professor Michael Friesen. “One of the key motivators for a move away from uncontrolled social media is that it’s too easy for a corporate identity to be usurped or abused,” says Friesen, who teaches a class at Western on social media and organizations. For example, Facebook — as Friesen explains — may generate a page for an organization, even if that group was not involved or does not wish to have a Facebook presence. This then puts the organization in a difficult situation — either leave the unofficial page up, risking inaccurate or libelous information being posted, or take control of the page. “Large organizations will then maintain that social media presence, but will become increasingly particular about how they use the forum,” Friesen says. “Organizations are likely to focus their social media efforts on where they can achieve the best return on investment.” But what exactly is the return on investment for Western? Why use social media so enthusiastically? For Cheater, it’s in order to create relationships. “We work hard to create pathways for students to meet each other and start to build relationships before they come to campus — such as the #offtowestern tag that can be used by Admissions, Office of the Registrar and Housing to share information with our incoming class but can also be used by all the incoming students themselves.” Connecting students, however, is only one potential relationship fostered through social media. Where the real potential is, says Cheater, is in creating relationships between students and administration. This is certainly how Hermina felt as he began to ask questions within the Class of 2018 Facebook page. “I was surprised that when I asked a question the response time was very quick. When you asked a question Courtney At Western was very good at responding accurately and helpfully,” he says. What Hermina is referring to is a Facebook account of a Western employee explicitly tied to the university, something that is becoming increasingly popular for university staff. “She’s like the Wonderful Wizard of Oz — you’re not supposed to know if she’s real but she’s really good at helping,” he says. But contrary to what Hermina and other students may think, Courtney At Western is indeed a
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WE CONSIDER SOCIAL MEDIA AN OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE HOW WE OPERATE AS A UNIVERSITY, AS WELL AS A WAY TO DELIVER CUSTOMER SERVICE AND TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUR COMMUNITIES. MELISSA CHEATER
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very real person. Courtney At Western, or as she is known in real life as Courtney Hern, is the Student Central coordinator in the Office of the Registrar. Hern supervises the helpline in addition to working alongside the social media team. “I created the profile when I joined the social media team to allow me to better communicate with prospective and newly admitted students,” Hern says. This summer, Hern took over management of the Class of 2018 Facebook group, fielding concerns that were posted to the page. “During peak times there is so much activity on this group you can spend seven hours a day answering questions from first year students.” Cheater hopes the trust and connections students have established with such profiles and pages continues through their undergraduate experience and beyond. “We consider social media an opportunity to improve how we operate as a university as well as a way to deliver customer service and to build relationships with our communities,” she says. “We begin a relationship with our students that starts before their first trip to campus and continues throughout their lives.” Though Western’s communications departments may certainly want students to maintain these strong connections with Western online, Friesen points to the fallacy of such intimacy. “Corporate law aside, organizations are not people and cannot have ‘relationships’ in the human sense of the word,” he says. “With over 44, 000 ‘likes,’ it’s fairly certain that we’re not talking about
a conventional human-to-human relationship.” The conflation of business and intimacy in social media can lead to risks, warns Friesen. For instance, earlier this week a student was allegedly contacted by Western administration because of an uncomplimentary Facebook post he made about the school’s tuition payment deadlines. Similar reports came last year from a student who made a tweet about the internship program in their faculty and was then allegedly asked to take it down in return for a position. “My phone company sends me a text that looks like a personal contact, but uses nothing other than the data that I myself have given them,” says Friesen. “It’s tempting for me to think that somebody at a company actually knows me and likes me, but that isn’t always the case.” But as Friesen sees social media as potentially invasive into our lives, the only place Cheater sees it going is the classroom. “Communications is just one way that social media can be put to use. It can also have a role in the classroom and in academic research.” An increased social media presence in the classroom isn’t only a vision of Cheater’s. At the Fall Perspectives on Teaching Conference, an event held at Western in late August for improving teaching quality, keynote speaker Dr. Stephen Brookfield mentioned Twitter feeds and online chatrooms as a potential way for conducting classroom discussion. The faculty members in attendance were also told about the merits of real-time, online discourse. “The more our colleagues outside of communications understand that there are other considerations when using these tools, the easier it will be to create a community that leverages social media sites for teaching and research,” Cheater says.
Events Calendar Western Fair Daily until Sept 14 Shut the door improve-LMC September 12, 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. Tickets $16.50 Poor Angus Sept 13 – 6 30 pm Tickets $16.50 Lewis Black- The Rant is due Tour Sept 13, 8 p.m. Tickets: $43, $53.50 Boardwalk’s walk for Wellspring Sept 13, 8 a.m. Citi Plaza United Way Campaign Launch and 3M Harvest Lunch- Budweiser Gardens September 17, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tickets: $10
Volunteer Fair- UCC September 17-18 All Day Homecoming Kickoff and AGM September 18, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. TD Stadium Malcolm Holcombe September 19 – 8 p.m. London Music Club Tickets $11.50 Health and Wellness Fair Sept 20th – 10 am Mount Hope- Recreational Hall Jann Arden September 20 — 8 p.m. Budweiser Gardens Tickets: $51.25, $66.75 & $87.25
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badwriting “I couldn’t decide if his face was beautiful or not. I suppose the features were perfect.”
• Stephanie Meyer, Twilight
Where to get it: Sweater ASOS – A cable-knit sweater is a great item to have for chilly September days – it’s classic and cozy – and is also perfect to have for heading into the fall. Watch: ASOS – Joseph found his watch online, it is a Casio with a leather band – a great piece to add to any outfit. Boots: Aldo – Boots like the ones Joseph is wearing are a great option for guys this season. They’re very versatile and can be paired with many different styles of pants. Bag: Aldo – Although Joseph found his at Aldo, messenger bags like these can be found at a variety of different locations. They’re perfect for bringing your laptop and books to school and look stylish too.
Although it is only the first full week of school, it appears that first years are quickly picking up on the trends. This is especially true for first year Arts and Humanities student Richard Joseph, who is not only picking up on the trends but also standing out in an outfit he put together. In order to put together this look, Joseph didn’t settle for what was available to him in close reaches. “Most of what I’m wearing I ordered online from a store called ASOS,” says Joseph. “They’re from the UK and they ship for free, so that’s pretty nice.” Joseph purchased both his sweater and his watch from ASOS and even managed to find one of these items on sale, which encouraged him to purchase it. Although he had to search far to find some of these items, his
wallet didn’t necessarily have to stretch as wide, which is great news for students looking to recreate such a look on a budget. Despite purchasing much of his outfit online, Joseph recognizes the importance of how clothing fits. “Fit is important,” explains Joseph. “Even if something looks good on the rack or on the model, it can sometimes have a pin behind it or it won’t look as good as it would look on a person.” For students wishing to emulate his style, Joseph offers one piece of advice. “Think about how it would look on you,” he says. “Not how it looks on the model.”
• Jennafer Freeman
Promising a colourful performance Jenny Jay ARTS AND EDITOR @JennyAtGazette
London-based band Redambergreen will be part of a five-band show at Call the Office this Saturday. A colourful band, Redambergreen mixes a variety of genres into its skate-punk style to present interesting stories. Besides just making music and performing in the various venues around the city, Redambergreen vocalist, Sara Preston, is an English student at Western University who puts focus on raising money for different charitable organizations. “Currently Redambergreen’s charitable focus is to do with leukemia and cancer research because we have a young fan that’s going through chemotherapy for leukemia right now,” Preston says. Preston herself states that the charity is a huge part of the reason why she makes music. “I did it because I wanted to get involved with charitable work […] that’s definitely my main focus,” Preston comments. Redambergreen further sets itself apart in the London music scene through their band name that reflects their incorporation of story telling with their music. The band name originates from the idea that they come together to make music about all of the different aspects of
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THE WHOLE COLLABORATION ASPECT OF MAKING MUSIC WITH A GROUP OF PEOPLE IS SO POWERFUL. IT’S ALL ABOUT PEOPLE COMING TOGETHER AND BEING A PART OF BEING CREATIVE TOGETHER. SARA PRESTON
REDAMBERGREEN VOCALIST
peoples’ lives that are constantly moving and changing. “Sometimes you have stories that are about the red aspects of your life where you are stopped or at a standstill, or sometimes you have stories about the yellow aspects […] where you’re slowing down or sometimes you have stories about the green aspects where you’re ‘go go go’ and you’re getting stuff done […] we like to tell stories about all of those aspects of peoples’ lives,” Preston says. Redambergreen will be playing tonight at Call the Office. Tickets are $7 at the door or $5 with student ID. Doors open at 8 pm.
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PLAY WITH ALL THE COLOURS OF THE WIND. Performing with four other bands on Friday night at Call the Office, Londonbased band, Redambergreen, combines punk, rock and metal music to create an engaging sound.
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Western Film ready for close-up Conrad Floryan ARTS AND LIFE EDITOR @ConradAtGazette
Located on the second floor of the UCC, Western Film brings recent films to students right on campus. Although filmgoers already had more than enough reasons to come check out the McKellar Theatre, now they have further incentive renovations are concluding. After being closed over the summer for refurbishments funded by the USC, the McKellar Theatre is currently in a soft launch phase with the Grand Opening penciled for late September. Although accouterments like curtains and architectural lighting are still a work in progress, most of the revamp has been completed. There’s a new microproof screen higher on the wall to improve sightlines. The microproof technology has smaller holes to promote a fuller sound from the speakers behind the screen. It also enhances brightness and focus. “People have been really impressed when they’ve seen it,” beams James Waite, Western Film
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coordinator. The additions complement the Digital 2K Projector installed in February 2013. The theatre is decked out with top-of-the-line equipment identical to first-run cinemas with full Dolby 5.1 surround sound booming from 22 speakers. “Now that we’re on digital rather than film, that opens up a whole bunch of programming possibilities,” Waite says. Western Film has normally screened films a few months after they receive wide releases. The cinema has only been able to show two films a week as their pre-show advertisements jokes they show, “Only the really good films … unless the bad ones were big hits.” With the switch to digital they are committed to diversify their marquee. There will be a stage-to-screen series presenting operas and Shakespeare plays and showings of prime events like the Super Bowl and Oscar Night. There will be a greater emphasis on world cinema, including Bollywood and Chinese films. Last week, the theatre screened matinees of the season opener of
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NIGHT MOVES (14A Coarse Language) Fri. 2:40, 7:00, Sat. 9:00, Sun. 8:45, Mon. 1:00, Tues. 9:00, Wed. 4:50, Thurs. 4:50 FINDING VIVIAN MAIER (PG Mature Theme) Fri. 9:10, Sat. 5:00, Sun. 1:00, Mon. 7:00, Tues. 5:00, Wed. 9:05, Thurs. 3:05 THE TRIP TO ITALY (14A Coarse Language), Fri. 12:30, 4:50, Sat. 1:00, 6:45, Sun. 2:40, 6:30, Mon. 3:10, 8:45, Tues. 2:45, 6:45, Wed. 2:45, 7:00, Thurs. 1:00, 8:45 WALKING THE CAMINO: SIX WAYS TO SANTIAGO (G General) Sat. 3:10, Sun. 4:45, Mon. 5:15, Tues. 1:00, Wed. 1:00, Thurs. 7:00
DOLPHIN TALE 2, (General), 1hr 57min, Fri - Thurs (NO PASSES): 1:00 3:30 7:00 9:25 SNOWPIERCER, (14A Coarse Language, Substance Abuse, Graphic Violence) 2hr 16min, Fri - Thurs: 6:50 9:30 THE HUNDRED FOOT JOURNEY, (PG Mature Themes), 2hr 9min, Fri - Thurs: 12:50 3:25 7:05 9:35 GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY, (PG Violence, Not Recommended For Children), 2hr 12min, Fri - Thurs: 1:15 3:50 7:00 9:40 NOVEMBER MAN, (14A Coarse Language, Sexual Content, Graphic Violence) 1hr 58min, Fri - Thurs: 12:55 3:40 7:10 9:45 TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES, (PG Cartoon Action) 1hr 51min, Fri - Wed: 1:05 3:15 THE F WORD, (14A Sexual Content) 1hr 50min, Fri - Thurs: 1:10 7:15 IF I STAY, (PG Language May Offend) 1hr 53min, Fri - Thurs: 1:20 6:55 AS ABOVE SO BELOW, (14A Coarse Language, Frightening Scenes, Graphic Violence) 1hr 43min, Fri - Thurs: 3:20 9:35 LETS BE COPS, (14A Coarse Language, Violence) 1hr 54min, Fri - Wed: 3:35 9:30
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FRI. SEPT. 12 — THURS. SEPT. 18 GODZILLA, (PG), 133min, Fri–Thu. 7:00 22 JUMP STREET, (14A), Fri–Thu, 122min, 9:30 MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL, Fri. 12:00 Midnight LA BOHEME, Sat. & Sun. 2:00 (Special Presentation; $10 for Students and Seniors, $12 for Adults)
Doctor Who. Their next special presentation will be part of the Stage to Screen series with screenings of La Bohème, which will be playing on September 13 and 14 at 2 p.m. Western Film will also be resuming their Midnight Cult Classics with Monty Python and the Holy Grail screening at midnight tonight. Next Friday, they will screen The Room, which is their most popular entry in the cult film series and often proclaimed as one of the worst movies ever made. “Basically we try to be distinctive and want people to come back,” Waite asserts. “We only have one screen so we can pay much more attention to detail,” explains Waite. “We adjust the volume for the screening depending on how many people are in the theatre.” Future improvements on the bill include flat-panel TVs as menu boards and a permanent box office. Western Film has nightly showings at 7 and 9:30 pm. It’s located on the second level of the UCC. Check usc.uwo.ca/wfilm for show times and parking information.
If you like Piña Coladas and getting caught in the rain, then you’re going to love this rooibos from Steeped Tea. It is a truth universally acknowledged — by me, at least — that pineapple is the most disgusting fruit in the world, but this tea finds a way to put them to use. Pieces of pineapple and coconut give a luscious sweetness to this tea. The aroma is inviting. The smell of coconut and pineapple is intoxicating and the flavours linger gently on the tongue. The beauty of this tea is in the mixture of temperatures. The Piña Colada taste is smooth and cool, but with the hot water, it is a perfect relaxant, taking sippers back to warm days at the beach or the top deck of a cruise ship. Rooibos teas tend to retain their flavour over multiple infusions and thankfully this tea is no exception, while writing this column, I’ve probably made about five cups worth and have enjoyed every sip. It’s a good thing there is no alcohol in this tea. Otherwise, I’d be on the floor. Piña Coladas rooibos is a great tea to drink while curling up with a good book. With its delicious flavours, it is a cheap alternative to a vacation in the Caribbean.
Magical Mango Fruit Tea
I downed about seven cups of the Piña Coladas rooibos, I could barely get through one of Steeped Tea’s Magical Mango fruit tea. A combination of mango, orange, apple, elderberry, and hibiscus make for a tea that is way to sweet and very tart. I would rather suck on a lemon than experience how much my lips puckered while drinking this tea. The aroma was fruity and inviting enough but as the first drop hit my tongue, I knew I was in for a slow, agonizing aftertaste. At times, it feels like the fruity flavours are each trying to overwhelm each other with how sweet they can be, but I wouldn’t be able to tell you which one won, I was too busy in a full body cringe in response to its tanginess. Ultimately, the tea just feels uncomfortable. While teas can be relaxing or an energy booster, Magical Mango is the kind of tea you drink to shock yourself out of a hangover. If you have an impossible migraine, feeling droggy and just vomited on the floor, Magical Mango will be enough to shake you out of your drunken stupor. With so much tanginess, you won’t be able to feel anything else.
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Since I was five, I’ve known that I was adopted, which is a politically correct term for being clueless about one’s own origins.”
• Jodi Picoult
Image not Adoption affects identity everything on social media >> COMMUNITY EDITORIAL
Social media use by any large organization, including Western, isn’t exactly new. Groups want to engage with members, disseminate news and gather feedback in the most accessible way possible. As such, it’s not uncommon for post-secondary schools to have Twitter accounts and Facebook groups — many of which students will post questions on. But Western seems to be going above and beyond the norm. For instance, the creation of “At Western” accounts from administration and staff is somewhat unsettling. These accounts may be a great way to directly answer student questions and concerns, but what about the dangerous merging of private and public lives? It’d be one thing if Western had a page where thousands of student thoughts poured into — but it’s something very different when individual Western employees are combing through Western’s social media presence. Western taking a proactive approach to social media is a good thing. But what happens when it goes from proactive to patrolling? There have already been reports of students contacted by Western administration concerning a negative or defamatory post. The school’s desire to fine-tune its online image is understandable but contacting individual students can’t really be the best use of university resources. They may think this is starting a “discussion” online, but it’s the same thing as being called into the principal’s office “just to talk.” One side has all the authority, all the influence and all the power. Instead, shouldn’t the school be focusing on the problems brought up in such posts? Or maybe even handle the whole approach to social media in a much more tongue-and-cheek manner? Considering all of the school’s research, developments, affairs and partnerships, can one 140-character tweet really carry that much weight? After all, if Western continues committing to social media at the rate it’s going, it won’t be very long until there’s a Western employee standing over you every time you hit “tweet.” Let’s at least hope they can use hashtags. • Gazette Editorial Board
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I was adopted at eight weeks old by two loving parents. Adoption rarely crossed my mind at a young age and I thought myself the same as any other kid. It wasn’t until I reached university that I started to become aware of the profound effect being adopted has had on my identity and the relationships I have tried to form. It’s important to mention that not every adoptee feels the same about their adoption experience; some may feel loss, while others are grateful and still others are indifferent. Everyone experiences their separation in a different way and some may choose not think about it. For me, recognizing the loss of my biological parents and the gain of my family is a defining factor in my identity. Adoption has affected my life and I hope that those of you with similar experiences would take a moment to think about the impact its had on yours. There is evidence to suggest that separation from one’s family at any age, even that of an infant who has always known they were adopted, can dramatically affect one’s identity. While this article does focus on adoption, I believe these shared experiences of separation that come from both adoption and the foster care system
are worth building a community around, which society has yet to fully recognize. Even here at Western, there is no such network. I believe this lack of recognition comes from adoption being an often taboo subject where the idea of being adopted may be explicitly or implicitly ignored; whether by society, the family or the adoptees themselves. It’s as if people don’t really see adoption. Their eyes seem to glaze over the history of the child from the moment of birth to the adoption into their new family. The reality is that even as infants, adoptees are capable of experiencing the very deep and real separation that comes from losing their biological family, particularly their biological mother. Renowned academic Michael McGinn argues that even infants placed directly into adoptive families experience loss that imprints itself on the unconscious mind. This is something Verrier calls in her book of the same title, The Primal Wound — the idea that adoptees retain memories of the loss of their biological mother that will impact their life well into adulthood. Adoptees are not the same as biological children and they are not able to replace them. Adoptees are every bit a part of
their family as biological children are, but believing they are the same involves ignoring a crucial part of their history. Research shows that adoptees not only grieve for parents they never knew, but also for the loss of a part of themselves, that is, their origin and history. I think the adoption experience is difficult for society to understand. That Western does not have a network for support and connection is isolating. I believe these shared experiences with adoption and the foster care system are worth building a community around in London. If you are 18 plus and would like to be a part of this community, different ways of connecting have been set up: www.facebook.com/groups/ adopteelondon adoptfosternet@gmail.com Twitter: @adoptfosternet For those of you 13-18, you can join the Adoptive Youth Network, which meets on the third Tuesday night of every month. You can contact Cindy Stewart at cindy5stewart75@yahoo.ca for more information. • Mark Jones Adopt Foster Net
Or, maybe the freedom to offend argument is too often used as Carte blanche by those with genuinely hurtful, outdated or morally repugnant views to say what they want. Freedom of speech is also a responsibility, and one that is so often failed by the more libertarian freedom to offend arguments. Live up to the responsibility, or else don’t be surprised when others cry foul. • Jack Blackburn
your procrastination addiction. Chances are, however, you’re like most children and you’re still addicted. Quitting isn’t easy. If it was, everyone would have already quit. While it’s not easy, it’s worth it. It’s as simple as going to class and doing your homework. Work hard, play hard. You’ll see your days start to take a certain shape. You work in the day, and have fun at night. You’ll want to sleep in after that late night out, skip class, and avoid homework unless you absolutely have to do it. Don’t do it. Earn your fun. Get up early, get to class, do you work, and then indulge in some conversation with the good looking people at Western. Work hard, play hard. While I’m giving unsolicited advice, I thought I’d ask a few friends to give you a few more ideas about how to have the greatest first year of your life. Here it goes: work then play (don’t mix up the order), exercise with people, get rejected more, take courses and join clubs you like — there’s enough choice here for you. Find something, be single, make mistakes, go to class, do your homework, say hi to that cute girl/guy in your psychology class, get up early, separate your lights from your darks, don’t be so hard on yourself, leave your room, ask questions, smell good, go to the library to work, and wear purple. The best years of your life so far have already begun. Look around, it’s happening now. Go live it, kid. • Sam Gray
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Freedom of speech a responsibility RE: “Offence no reason to censor” Tuesday, August 19, 2014 To the editor: Freedom of speech is one of the cornerstones of a free society; however, freedom of speech is in no way freedom to offend. Offence is not a reason to censor, but offence should serve a purpose. For example, I could say that a recent letter to the editor in The Gazette claiming “political correctness has been permitted to take precedence over free speech” over an issue of sexual harassment is moronic at best — but what purpose would that serve? It would be better to point out that the offence taken with The Gazette article on dating a TA is not due to ingrained bigotry or social injustice, cases in which offence is more than justified, but due to the fact that the article in question is essentially a set of instructions on how to act inappropriately and utterly disregard another human being as a professional. Maybe I’m wrong. Maybe the response to the article and subsequent censoring is political correctness gone mad — hell, maybe sexual harassment isn’t that big of a deal and maybe victims of sexual harassments were ‘asking for it’.
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gameday The Mustangs men’s lacrosse team hopes to secure a third straight win against the Guelph Gryphons. Catch the game tonight at 8:00 p.m. at TD Stadium.
Rundown >> The Mustangs women’s soccer team was named this week’s Canadian Interuniversity Sport team of the week > Striker Amanda Boyle, the team’s top striker, was also highlighted by CIS as their female athlete of the week.
Western looks to secure win against Queen’s Mustangs face first real challenge against Ontario rivals Robert Nanni SPORTS EDITOR @RobertAtGazette
The Western Mustangs football team played an easy game this past Saturday against the York Lions, opening their season with a large win. The Queen’s Gaels are coming from a slight loss against the Ottawa Gee-Gees, experiencing their first loss of the regular season — and on home field. Despite the home field advantage, this game may still go either way. Neither team has played enough games to make a valid prediction of their skills, and the games they have played are hardly telling. “It’s an exciting game when we get to play Queen’s, especially in Kingston,” said Greg Marshall, head coach of the Mustangs’ football team. “We haven’t had the best of luck down there.” Although the Mustangs are accustomed to playing on turf, Kingston’s Richardson Memorial Stadium uses a grass field. This may prove problematic, but Marshall ensures that the Mustangs will be prepared. “Our team will certainly be ready for it,” he said. A well-known rivalry, the Mustangs will be facing the Gaels for the first time since last year’s Homecoming, where Western had a 50–31 win, and the 106th Yates Cup finals, where Western celebrated a 51–22 victory. Gaels coach Pat Sheahan explained that he aims to shut down the high-powered Mustang offense. “[The Mustangs] are very good, you have to play very sound defence against them […] and they have a lot of weapons, so we’re going to try to do our best to slow them down
— which isn’t easy by the way — and get them into second and long situations,” he explained. During quarterback Will Finch’s second season for the Mustangs last year, he completed 191 of 274 passes, ran 3,047 yards and scored 21 touchdowns. As such, the team has high expectations for him. “His progress from last year is certainly evident,” Marshall said. “He’s spent a lot of time training and preparing.” Last Saturday, Finch threw for 253 yards and ran three touchdowns, securing the first Mustang win of the season. Alongside him was kicker Zack Medeiros, who will be playing his second career Ontario University Athletics game against
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[THE MUSTANGS] ARE VERY GOOD, YOU HAVE TO PLAY VERY SOUND DEFENCE AGAINST THEM […] AND THEY HAVE A LOT OF WEAPONS, SO WE’RE GOING TO TRY TO DO OUR BEST TO SLOW THEM DOWN — WHICH ISN’T EASY BY THE WAY — AND GET THEM INTO SECOND AND LONG SITUATIONS. PAT SHEAHAN
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Queen’s. Medeiros’ performance against York was promising, as he scored 21 points that afternoon. “Zack Medeiros, our kicker, did a good job kicking the ball when he had to, pinning it deep in the kickoff,” Marshall said. As for the Gaels, third-year receiver Curtis Carmichael is one to look out for: he ran a whole 134 yards, receiving eight catches and one touchdown. Meanwhile, quarterback Billy McPhee threw for two touchdowns and ran over 300 yards in the game. Marshall admits that “Queen’s is a good football team who is very well coached” but promises that a “good effort” will be put out in this
head-to-head battle. The Mustangs are currently third on the Canadian Interuniversity Sport’s ranking of top ten university football teams, whereas the Gaels are nowhere to be seen on the list. The rivalry showdown between the ‘Stangs and the Gaels should make for an outstanding game, Sheahan said. “The Queen’s-Western games are always spirited affairs,” he commented. “I would say that last year’s rendition was a little lopsided in favour of the Mustangs, so we’ll do our best to make things a little more even this year.”
Queen’s forfeits first two games of season Richard Raycraft MANAGING EDITOR @RichAtGazette
The Queen’s Gaels football team announced Wednesday that it will forfeit the first two games of its season due to the dressing of an ineligible player. Queen’s 39–30 victory against the Windsor Lancers from this Monday, September 1 will be changed to a 1–0 defeat. Their 37–30 defeat to the University of Ottawa Gee-Gees will stand, dropping them from a record of one win and one loss to 2–0. The ineligible player has not been named. He will not be able to play for the rest of the season and his statistics in the games will not be recorded. Despite the changed score of the contest against Windsor, statistics for all other players in the game will remain unchanged. The forfeitures of the games was an automatic penalty under
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Canadian Interuniversity Sport policies. Additional penalties could be placed upon the team, including fines additional reviews and other disciplinary actions. “We are profoundly disappointed
for our team, our student-athletes and program staff, “Leslie Dal Cin, director of Athletics & Recreation at Queen’s, said in a press release. “We regret very much that this has happened and the impact it will have on
our team. We are committed to supporting the team moving forward and complying with the sanctions as defined by the CIS and OUA.” Because an error was made in reviewing player eligibility, Queen’s
Athletics and Recreation says that the university’s dean of student affairs and vice-provost will initiate a review of its eligibility process. Pat Sheahan, coach of the Gaels, says that he has spoken with his players about it and that they took the news well. “They’re aware of it last night and they responded very well,” he said. “They were very supportive of the individual, he’s a brother at arms here, they rallied around him.” Sheahan also explained that the team had accepted the situation and was optimistic it would not affect their play. “We’ve accepted the adversity and the kids did a very good job of accepting it last night,” he continued. The Gaels are in action against the Mustangs in Kingston this coming Saturday.
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Mustangs slay Lancers in double-header
Bradley Metlin SPORTS EDITOR @BradAtGazette
After their loss to the Kings in the playoffs and the fact that they have to shed salary somwhere in their roster to be compliant with the cap, should the Chicago Blackhawks be considered the favourites to win the Stanley Cup this year? Jason Sinukoff, Law I Hi Jason, Even if the Hawks didn’t have to shed salary to be cap compliant, I still wouldn’t peg them as favourites. Picking a Stanley Cup winner in September is next to impossible but I would have the defending champion Kings slightly ahead of the Hawks as favourites. As you mention the Hawks still have to shed a bit more than $2 million in salary, which will happen by trade. I don’t think it will affect them too badly, as they have managed to get away with it in the past, and I figure either Nick Leddy, Johnny Oduya or Kris Versteeg will get shipped out, which isn’t a ground breaking loss. But the Kings went through absolutely no changes this past off-season and it’s better to lose nothing than something small. To me, another difference is they play in an easier division, albeit only slightly. The Flames, Oilers and Canucks all make for an easier Kings schedule, whereas the Hawks division got significantly stronger this summer — the Avs got Iginla, the Blues got Stastny, the Preds got Neal, the Stars got Spezza and Hemsky and the Wild got Vanek – only the Jets sat idle. So
in my books the Hawks should not be Stanley Cup favourites, but I also don’t think their salary cap “issues” are anything to worry about. ••• With the Ray Rice incident blowing up and the recent news that the NFL may have received the full video months ago, what do you think will happen to Roger Goodell? Dylan Anderson, Ivey HBA II Hi Dylan, I think Goodell’s days as commissioner of the NFL are undoubtedly numbered. Even before footage from inside of the elevator — which showed Rice striking his fiancée across the face, subsequently knocking her out – was leaked by TMZ, there were critics calling for his resignation. Now there is speculation that the NFL actually did see the full video and that they are covering up their mistake. Goodell has adamently denied this is the case, saying in a CBS interview “it’s a fact” that nobody in the NFL saw the video. That’s hard to believe. Even if it were true, the league’s stance on domestic abuse has been vastly inadequate, even after revising it in late August so that a first offence will now draw a six-game ban, and a second offence will draw a ban of at least one year. With more heat on Goodell than ever before, I think he’ll be forced to resign sooner rather than later. • Nathan Kanter
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The Mustangs softball team trampled into Windsor for a double header, leaving the Lancers dazed and confused as Western ran to victory both times. The season opener proved to be fruitful ground for the Mustangs as they look to defend both their provincial and national championships — for the fifth and fourth time respectively. “They performed very well especially for the first time out,” head coach Pete Lemon said. “We executed very well; our bats were decent and just exploded at the end of the first game,” he continued. Explode they did with four runs being earned in the seventh inning alone. Senior Jenn Wakefield delivered the best batting performance of the first game, earning a RBI single and blasting a two-run homerun.
There was also a solid effort on the mound during the first game as Stacie Cox pitched a perfect game into the fifth inning, leaving the Lancers with little hope of connecting. Eventually, Windsor mustered a single run. The game concluded with a score of 7–1. While the Lancers managed to do a better job of holding the Mustangs off during the second game at the Turtle Club, Western still managed to rally the win quite easily. Freshman Rachael Jacques pitched the second game and despite this being her first time on the mound, delivered an impressive performance. Lemon did not hesitate in praising Jacques in her first performance. “I wasn’t surprised. She’s looked very good in training camp,” he commented. “We recruited her because of her ability,” he continued. Her ability was clearly showcased during the game as she struck out
10 batters and kept Windsor off the basepaths for virtually the entire game. The game ended 3–1 in favour of the Mustangs but as Lemon notes, “The only run they got was an unearned one. So [Jacques] was outstanding.” Brittany Hicks was responsible for two of the runs the Mustangs earned, delivering two RBIs. This Saturday the Mustangs face some of the stiffest competition they’ll face all season in the Ottawa Gee Gees. Lemon doesn’t underestimate the thread that Ottawa poses. “They were the other finalist in both provincials and nationals so they will be strong. Maybe the strongest team in the country. We’re not taking them lightly for sure, it’s going to be a battle.” You can catch the games on Saturday at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. at Stronach Park.
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