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Aaron Zaltzman News Editor The murky world of online essay writing services has gotten a professional upgrade, as the newest players on the scene are university professors. An online group called ‘Unemployed Professors’ emerged last year and is one of the few essaywriting services that employ actual university or college-level professors. “The service got started […] when a suit met an under-employed professor,” one employee, who requested to be referred to as Professor Fishnets, said. “They decided to throw in together, and to see where it would lead.” “We do all that we can to ensure that only those with qualifications necessary to teach at the collegiate or university level are hired,” Fishnets said. “We do value prior teaching experience, and I would say that over 75 per cent of our staff, especially in the humanities and social sciences, have it.” Fishnets explained the organization utilizes a strict hiring process to ensure their employees are legitimately qualified. “I’m sure that we’ve had a bad apple or two slide through the cracks since we began,” Fishnets said. “When this has happened, we’ve terminated them after the first hint of ineptitude.” The service’s prices are determined in a market setting, where students looking to outsource an

essay can log into the website and post a brief description of the assignment. The employees then submit competing offers that include a time frame and a fee, and the user can choose which professor to give the assignment. A 1,000-word essay request submitted to the site by the Gazette received three offers, ranging from $90 to $100, and one to five days for completion.

Despite our catchy slogans and our ohso-glorious marketing campaign, we do not condone cheating. We’re agnostic towards it. —Professor Fishnets

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If students choose to hand in material directly from Unemployed Professors, universities cannot do much to detect them. The website advertises that students would only be caught if they “did something stupid, like tell everyone that [they] bought an essay.” However, Jennifer Meister, Western’s ombudsperson, said there are ways of uncovering this type of cheating. “Professors and teaching assis-

tants are very bright people—they can tell when they read a paper that this paper hasn’t been written by a third-year student or a firstyear student,” Meister said. “They can tell that it may have come from a paper mill.“ Officially, the group produces “custom research tailored to [the customer’s] needs” rather than providing students with essays to submit. In its terms and conditions, the group states while they transfer essays to their customers, they do not recommend using them to fulfill course requirements. “Our services fill a void in the marketplace,” Fishnets said. “Despite our catchy slogans and our oh-so-glorious marketing campaign, we do not condone cheating. We’re agnostic towards it.” “Ideally, if a student commissions our work, they can use the research obtained to write an awesome paper. While our research is indeed awesome in itself, they could simply make it more awesome by adding their personal touch. I very much hope that that is what most of them are doing,” Fishnets said. However, the group acknowledges the questionable morality of writing essays for money. The FAQ section of site calls the practice “incredibly” unethical, but also states that “because the academic system is already so corrupt, we’re totally cool with that.”

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Fingers crossed that this makes it to th e front page. The first official Western Reddit meetup is only days away. Part of the global College Reddit Meetup Day initiative, the gathering will take place at the Spoke from 6 p.m. until closing on Saturday. Other Reddit meetups will be simultaneously occurring at campuses all over the world, all independently organized by users of the site. College Reddit Meetup day has been in the planning stages since the early summer. Western’s Redditors, however, were almost left scattered throughout London—it seemed no Western student was willing to take it upon themselves to organize the event for their fellow Mustangs. Fortunately for fans of the site, Renee Tamming, a fourth-year science student, took it upon herself to take up the cause in London. “I did a Reddit gift exchange back in December for Christmas. Apparently I was on the Western subreddit’s moderators’ email list and they said, ‘Hey, there’s a global meetup day for universities on September 15,” she said. “I checked and searched ‘Western’ and ‘UWO’ and nothing showed up, so I decided to just make my own.” The plan is simple. “We’re going to hang out, drink beers, have fun and probably talk a lot about Reddit,” she continued. Jonas Trottier, a third-year bi-

ology student at Western attending the event, has never been to a Reddit meetup before, but said he wouldn’t be opposed to organizing his own Reddit-based gathering at Western in the future. “I was thinking about hosting a Halloween meetup so that we could participate in some of the contests that are being run through Redditgifts.” Kaitlyn Eadie, a fourth-year comparative literature student at Western who has been to numerous Reddit meetups in Toronto, noted the gatherings are usually worthwhile, but can sometimes get slightly out of hand. “Sometimes you have like five people sitting around at a bar, and sometimes you have like 50 and the bar gets mad at you,” she explained. She also noted that some male attendees use the gatherings to hit on their fellow female Redditors. “The only bad experiences I’ve had is that my friend and I go together, and she gets a lot of attention from boys. In fact, it sometimes gets to the point where either I’ll have to intervene or someone else will have to intervene,” Eadie said. She stressed, however, the majority of her experiences have been positive, and that she plans to attend the meetup at the Spoke on Saturday. “Mostly they’re pretty good. I’d probably even host my own— maybe somewhere that doesn’t exclude the poor 17 and 18-year-olds who can’t come to bars.”

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GETTING TIPSY ON THE BEACH. Students were able to enjoy an unseasonably warm day on Concrete Beach as Purplefest wrapped up Thursday with a gurgle—a beer garden was set up for all to enjoy.

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Purple Bikes mix-up nixes mash-up Purple Bikes, a bicycle rental and repair service run by the University Students’ Council, intended to run a demonstration during Purplefest which involved making smoothies from the power generated from riding a bicycle—however, the plan failed to materialize. Kevin Yaraskavitch, Purple Bikes coordinator, indicated they wanted to draw attention to the service, and the many benefits of riding bicycles through an interactive demonstration. “When it’s hot at the beginning of September, people want to make themselves a drink, and see the coolness that comes from pedaling with their own two feet, and hopefully do other bike-related things,” Yaraskavitch said. A community member owns the device, which generates power to a battery from pedaling the bicycle.

“Unfortunately, the [individual] had lent the device to the City of London, who had hooked it up to a light bulb. We didn’t think there would be as much attraction if it wasn’t hooked up to something interactive,” Yaraskavitch explained. Due to the great deal of effort required to unhook the device from the light bulb and hook it up to the blender, Purple Bikes was unable to carry out their demonstration during Purplefest. Purple Bikes is considering using the device for promotions in the future. “In the colder season, we might set it up as a coffeemaker,” Yaraskavitch concluded. The device retails for approximately $700, and Yaraskavitch indicated that Purple Bikes is looking into purchasing one of their own for future use. —Amanda Law

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According to a recent study conducted by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, universities must take steps to protect themselves against fraud by employees. The study showed about five per cent of all occupational frauds reported in Canada occurred in the education sector. This rate is significant, according to Dominic Peltier-Rivest, associate professor specializing in fraud prevention and detection at Concordia University. “Universities are not immune to fraud,” he said. Most fraud cases are payroll and accounts payable-related. However, Jim Loupos, an internal auditor at Western, noted they had not found this to be a pattern. In line with the recommendations discussed at the conference, Western has a safe disclosure policy to help detect fraud. “Tips are one of the most common ways frauds are discovered,” Loupos said. “Our Safe Disclosure Policy was developed with this in mind and to create an environment where members can feel safe coming forward with their concerns.” The internal audit department does reviews at Western, all of which include an aspect of fraud detection. Guilty parties may face termination, with the possibility of criminal charges in extreme cases. While Western has several controls in place to address fraud, Loupos said there is always room for improvement. “As with anything the main thing is increasing awareness. We have tried doing this through various methods, but anything that increases awareness can only help our university as a whole.” —Karty Vishal

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Campus >> Research

New technology to assist Parkinson’s sufferers Jesica Hurst News Editor It was approximately three years ago when Mandar Jog, a professor in the department of clinical neurological sciences at Western and director of the National Parkinson Foundation Centre of Excellence at London Health Sciences Centre, was running on the treadmill when he realized he may be able to use a virtual reality program to make exercising more entertaining. After submitting a potential patent to WORLDiscoveries, he was partnered with Mike Katchabaw, a professor in the department of computer science, to work on the potential project. After that, the direction of the project changed significantly. “I figured it would be better to use this in my research on move-

ment disorders and Parkinson’s disease,” Jog explained. “By the time I met with Katchabaw, my treadmill idea fell by the wayside and we switched over to this research instead.” Since they first met, Jog and Katchabaw have been using a technology called ‘augmented immersion virtual reality,’ which lets patients perform real-life tasks, such as watering plants or crossing the street. AIVR is a much more useful version of virtual reality, allowing those who are conducting the research to integrate real world objects into the “game.” “Mobility studied in the laboratory, a big room with no obstructions and non-real situations, often gives a very small indicator of patient dysfunction,” Jog explained. “Patients wouldn’t perform the same way if they were walking on an empty street ver-

sus a street full of cars and traffic lights, but we can’t do that research in the real world.”

What we have done is brought the real world artificially into the laboratory by creating easily-altered environments where we can study mobility. — Mandar Jog

A professor in the department of clinical neurological sciences at Western

“What we have done is brought the real world artificially into the laboratory by creating easily-altered environments where we can

study mobility.” When WORLDiscoveries first contacted Katchabaw, he and his other team members were very eager to start working on something a little more serious than what they normally do. “When you’re making a game, really what you’re doing is building a virtual world of some kind. We hadn’t built this kind of virtual world before, but we did have a fair bit of experience in related things,” Katchabaw said. “It was a good fit—it let us use what we already knew, but it also let us explore new areas, which is always exciting.” Although this is primarily a groundbreaking research tool, Katchabaw explained there is marketable value to what they are creating. “We’re not aiming at being on the leading edge of technology,

which is the expensive side of things,” he said. “What we want to do with this is make sure that what we create is ultimately affordable and accessible, so it can be used in community centres or private therapy sessions. We want small clinics in remote parts of the world to be able to afford it.” Even though this collaboration has led to a technology that has never been used before, Katchabaw said this project is far from over. “This is very open-ended, and as the technology keeps improving. We realize we can do so much more,” he said. “We are no longer near the beginning, but we’re nowhere near the end with this technology. It looks like it’s going to be a great journey.”

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Thanks to a generous donation, Western Law has added a boost to their teaching and researching of corporate law. On Wednesday afternoon, a $1.5 million gift from W. Geoff Beattie and Torys LLP was matched by Western in order to establish the W. Geoff Beattie Chair in Corporate Law and support the Torys LLP Corporate & Securities Law Forum. The fund will help Western Law recruit a new faculty member in the field of corporate law. After the announcement, Western president Amit Chakma explained the fund will make a meaningful improvement to the law faculty, specifically the business law area. “First of all, Western Law is a relatively small faculty with about 30 faculty members, so when you add one on top of 30 that is significant,” he said. What is also significant about the donation is that it forms Western Law’s first endowed chair, and Western’s eighth official one, which furthers Western’s goal of creating 100 new endowed chairs by 2020.

Chakma went on to explain the increase in endowed chairs not only benefits Western in attracting top professionals to teach here, but the more chairs that are created, the less Western has to rely on government funding. Beattie is a graduate of Western Law and is currently the president and CEO of Woodbridge Company Limited, and deputy chairman of Thomson Reuters. Beattie revealed that part of the reason he decided to donate to Western is because he attributes much of his success to his time here. “It does take a number of years as you move forth in your career before you truly appreciate what gave you your start,” he explained. “You look back and you realize that a good part of your success in life as a person and as a business person can be attributed to your start.” Along with the hope that this fund will help strengthen the faculty’s corporate law section, Beattie also hopes this donation will create a lasting tradition. “I hope the gift is a leadership gift in the sense that it encourages other people to do it.”

Those seeking employment in London may soon have some long-awaited support in finding a job, and business owners will be able to celebrate their contribution. Hire 1, an initiative spearheaded by Paul Hubert, Ward 8 city councillor, is soft launching next Tuesday. The initiative intends to encourage small businesses in London to hire additional employees by providing them with a variety of resources. “Our goal is to encourage small businesses in their growth and to provide them access to employees they need,” Hubert explained. “Most small businesses don’t have a dedicated human resources department.” Hire 1 gets its name from the concept that if many local businesses hired even one additional employee, they could drastically help London’s unemployment situation. “In London, there are about 20,000 businesses that have under 50 employees. If only 25 per cent of them hired one person, that would be 5,000 people that would no longer be unemployed,” Hubert asserted. “Sounds like a good idea, don’t you think?” While Hire 1 cannot force businesses to hire additional employees, it will act as an incentive and a support system that will hopefully encourage employers to do so. “You can never require a business to hire, but as they get close to the tipping point of hiring, we want to lower their costs and increase their access to any financial supports or resources out there,” Hubert explained. Not only will the Hire 1 initiative provide practical support to businesses and potential employees, its website will also provide a venue to register hires and celebrate the successes of the local business community. “We would like employers to go to the Hire 1 website and register all the hires they have made since May 1, so we can celebrate that,” Hubert explained.

“We want the community to be aware of all the hiring that is going on,” Robert Collins, director of workforce development for the London Economic Development Corporation, explained. “We don’t necessarily see this activity in the media, and through registering recent hires we’re going to help demonstrate to our job seeking community that there is a lot going on, and to keep them motivated.” With the support and resources of Hire 1, employers and employees alike will be able to feel encouraged towards reducing London’s unemployment rate. “I think the time has come in our community to celebrate the positives going on,” Collins concluded.

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Food&Drink

foodtip Cook pasta for one minute less than the package instructions, and cook it the rest of the way in the pan with sauce.

—Mario Batali, Iron Chef America

A new place to Chil Expanding your campus eats Kaitlyn McGrath Associate Editor

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Nicole Gibillini Deputy Editor

Looking for healthy treat? Chill out. There’s a new frozen yogurt shop in town. Kevin Wu and Julia Hetter, a couple based in London, were sitting in a yogurt shop together about a year ago. At the time, Julia was working at a hospital, but wasn’t happy there. She mentioned it might be fun to open a fro-yo place of their own, and together, they turned the idea into a reality. The shop, which they called Chil, serves frozen Greek yogurt and currently features eight flavours—two of which are dairyfree. With roughly 117 toppings to choose from, along with organic coffee and tea, there’s no shortage of selection. Chil has been open since September 2 of this year. The couple carefully con-

structed their business model to ensure their products were as healthy as possible. “Our frozen yogurt has no water in it at all—the water is drained out of it, which is why when you serve yourself in the cup, it takes 45 minutes to an hour to melt in the cup,” Wu explains “Our competitors only have 15 per cent yogurt and the rest is water and food colouring, so when you hold on to it, it melts instantaneously and turns into soup,” he adds. Frozen yogurt has become a major food trend, and London has welcomed it with open arms. Yo Yo’s opened on Richmond Row in 2010, along with other places like Kiwi Kraze, which opened in 2011. However, Wu doesn’t consider places like Yo Yo’s his competition. “To me, my competition is not Yo Yo’s, my competition is ice

As the warm weather disappears, it’s time to pack away our gin and tonics, piña coladas and pinot gris in favour of some less frivolous beverages. And what better way to set the autumn mood than with some red wine? Red wine is a special drink. Consider the following—drinks are typically served hot or cold. Milk, juice, cocktails—cold. Coffee, tea, hot chocolate—hot. Red wine, on the other hand, is a drink served at room temperature. This renowned libation needs no temperature frills to be enjoyed. As the mercury drops along with the leaves, what we drink must rise to the occasion. It should warm our bodies and ease the growing academic tension. Unlike shotgunning a tallboy of Budlight, uncorking a nice bottle of red and pouring it into a stemmed glass provides a certain guilt-free plea-

sure—a sense of class and cultured enjoyment. While budgets may be tight, you shouldn’t resort to buying a litre and a half of Franzia. Dozens of gems can be found in the 12 to 15 dollar range. Take time and peruse the aisles, browse through France, Italy, South America or Africa. I recommend Argentina’s Tilia Malbec, or, if you’re willing to invest a bit more, California’s Ringbolt Cabernet Sauvignon. Both provide big flavour on a student budget. University drinking tends to take on the maxim quantity over quality. Don’t let this define your wine experience. Pour small glasses, take your time and allow this magnificent fluid to crack through your stresses as you crack open your textbooks. Wine drinking need not be a solitary experience. Invite a friend, a significant other or even a study buddy—being relaxed and amicable is a great start to getting focused. But make sure to do it right. Invest in some clear-stemmed glasses—they don’t have to be fancy. The dollar store variety will suffice. Admire the beautiful fluid, breathe deep its rich aromas, taste its dense flavours. Share it freely, drink within reason, and always remember, sip it slow. —Cam Smith

cream,” he says. But one can’t help but wonder if the close proximity of the two shops will affect business sales— especially come winter. “Winter months are actually busier than the summer months because, unfortunately, the students are stranded,” Wu observes. “And when they’re stranded in London, they have very little to do. They go to the mall, they go to theatre, they can play pool or they go eat frozen yogurt. So even though it’s cold, it will still be busy.” There are already expansion talks in the works to turn Chil into a chain. After four days of being opened, Wu already had inquiries in the East Coast and different cities throughout Ontario. Chil is located at Richmond and Hyman streets. It’s open seven days a week from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Along with a fresh new crop of frosh, new campus eateries have sprung up around campus recently. Most noticeably, perhaps, is the Starbucks that has been implanted in the far back corner of the University Community Centre. After years of student requests for the popular coffee franchise, Frank Miller, director of hospitality services at Western, explains hospitality services was happy to have finally found a spot for it on campus. “That has come up on student surveys for the last five years,” he says. “We’re quite excited about that, as are our students, based on the line-ups we’re seeing already.” But Starbucks isn’t the only new eatery in the UCC. Students may have noticed the brand new iPoutine booth in Centre Spot, which comes in as Curry in a Hurry’s replacement. “It’s a concept we’re playing with, it’s our own [operation]. If it doesn’t work, we’ll change it,” Miller explains. “It gives us the opportunity in a small areas to adjust to whatever we think the current trends are.” Other changes around campus have also included upgrading the Tim Hortons in the Medical Sciences Building, and replacing the Tim Hortons in the Law Building with a coffee shop similar to Weldon’s Quotes Cafe. Fans of Japanese cuisine will

also be pleased with the introduction of Bento Sushi, located in Lucy’s in Somerville House. The new handcrafted sushi place comes in as Pizza Pizza’s replacement, but according to Miller, fresh sushi is often the top student request in Hospitality Services surveys. “We went to different sushi places to figure out what we thought was best for students. Basically, what we want to do is make it fresh and not get it in from the outside,” he said. Hospitality Services has also stepped up and improved their to go options, making it easier for students who have specific dietary needs or are looking for healthier meal choices. “We’re certainly focused on healthier standards. If you look at Centre Spot, [...] I think it’s more balanced than about three years ago,” Miller says. “We understand the needs of people who have allergies, or their bodies can’t handle gluten—we’re slowing trying to adjust to that.” Another exciting addition to this year’s food services is the inclusion of farmer’s markets during the fall. Starting next Tuesday, local farmers will be selling their fresh produce on campus in the green space beside the McIntosh Gallery. “It’s part of our sustainability program and it’s nice to bring the farming community to campus,” Miller explains. “And it really encourages the From Field to Fork [program], which we’re doing in residences as well.”

Gazette Tested > Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars Gloria Dickie Editor-in-Chief If you love Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, you’ll know that sometimes three just isn’t enough. Fortunately, this simple no-bake recipe mimics the classic candy creation to a T, and serves upwards of 24 people, ensuring your craving will never be left unsatisfied. Made from graham cracker crumbs, peanut butter and chocolate, the bars take less than 30 minutes of preparation, making them an ideal option for a quick dessert. However, the longer you refrigerate them, the better—this dish is definitely best served cold.

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Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars

Ingredients

• 1 cup melted butter • 2 cups graham cracker crumbs • 2 cups confectioners’ sugar • 1 cup + 4 tablespoons peanut butter • 1 ½ cups semi-sweet chocolate chips Directions 1. In a medium bowl, mix together the melted butter, graham cracker crumbs,

confectioners’ sugar and 1 cup peanut butter until well-blended. 2. Press the mixture evenly into the bottom of an ungreased 9 x 13-inch pan. 3. In a metal bowl over simmering water, or in the microwave, melt the chocolate chips with 4 tablespoons of peanut butter, stirring until smooth. 4. Spread over the peanut butter layer and refrigerate for at least one hour before cutting into squares.

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Arts&Life

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Old-fashioned punk meets acoustic guitar Irish singer Andy White expresses his musical instincts Sumedha Arya Arts & Life Editor Irish singer Andy White’s first single came out in 1985, and his first album came out in 1986. More than ten albums later, White is touring Canada as part of the Shelter Valley Folk Festival, a series of concerts in Ontario. This Saturday, he will be playing at London Music Hall with Stephen Fearing, a Canadian singer-songwriter. White describes his music as “old-fashioned punk with an acoustic guitar.” Growing up in Belfast, Ireland, White’s early music was heavily influenced by the tense social atmosphere surrounding him. “There was a civil disturbance for years. I grew up in this crazy place where you couldn’t go downtown,” White says. “There were bombings all the time—it was really chaotic.” In the midst of this violence, White’s early songs took on political undertones. “My first single, which was called “Religious Persuasion,” was a protest song. It became a bit of a hit in England—and [my career] started from there.” Despite the original success White found in Belfast, he decided to leave his home in order to study—and to escape. His pursuit of further education took him to Cambridge University, where he studied English literature. White’s academic studies are what originated his career in songwriting. He explains his natural progression from English to music. “When I started studying English, I started

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writing. I started doing poetry gigs before I started making music. Then, I wanted to write my own songs.” Now, at age 50, White still continues to make new music—and

tries not to bore his listeners. In order to do this, White tries to have a new vision for each of his albums. “In the U.K., you’ve got to have a different approach to each album,” he elaborates. “Radio-

head and Coldplay—each record they make—you know it’s them. But each album is different. I’ve been doing a similar thing over the years. Each album has to have a different story so that there’s something fresh about it.” White additionally tries to collaborate with other artists to keep his music refreshing. However, the Irish musician also acknowledges ancillary benefits of working with others. When asked what the best part of working with his friend Stephen Fearing was, White replies, “His toaster. It’s the most expensive toaster I’ve ever seen. It’s really posh and expensive.” On a slightly more serious note, White calls Stephen Fearing “one of his best mates,” and applauds Fearing’s attention to musical detail. “Stephen Fearing won’t rest until every word [in a song] is right.” White isn’t so different from his friend Fearing, as he outlines the thought he puts into songwriting. However, he also says that a musician should learn to trust his instinct and intuition. “Play. Don’t think about it,” White advises future musicians. “Just definitely play [music] for the sake of playing. Don’t worry about a career or anything like that.” “Get a book as well,” he adds. “Tell yourself that it’s like your teenage diary. Always write down stuff so you can read your ideas. Just express yourself.” Andy White will play London Music Hall this Saturday, September 15. Doors open at 8 p.m., and tickets are $11.50. Naira Ahmed Gazette

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GGGHF Cuff the Duke Union Paper Bag Records Union is the second half of a twopart album by Canadian indie rockers and two-time Juno nominees, Cuff the Duke. The album marks a highly anticipated follow up to their previous album In Our Time. As the sixth studio album for the guys of Cuff the Duke, who have, in the past, worked with Blue Rodeo’s

Greg Keelor, the new tracks feature a variety of upbeat melodies and noteworthy harmony work that will tap into your inner-indie and send you to a happy place. Oshawa native and lead singerguitarist, Wayne Petti describes the album as a “sonic-textured,” “electric-based” collaboration when compared to past albums, which are more acoustic-based collections. The 10 tracks of Union deal with the stages of making peace with loss and moving on with life in a feel-good fashion that will keep you toe-tapping, with such songs as “Carry On” and the debut single “Side by Side.” The album artwork by Cuff the Duke’s bass and piano player, Paul Lowman, is definitely a nice extension of the album. Union will be released in Canada October 2, and Cuff the Duke will be playing London on October 25 at Aeolian Hall. —Kelsey Knezich

GGGGF Thought Beneath Film Detours Independent These Hamilton boys definitely know how to get their listeners hooked. Combining heavier rock beats with fun vocal harmonies and catchy riffs, Thought Beneath Film’s debut album Detours makes you want to jump around and sing along. This is an EP that is easily en-

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joyed upon first listen. The simplicity of quirky and relatable lyrics in such songs as “Maybe I’m a Chump,” paired with an upbeat tempo throughout, make this album a great listen. The synthesizer backing on most of the tracks give the EP a more electric-pop feel, while the weighty drum, bass and guitar combination allows it to retain its fitting rock genre designation. Although there is some lyrical repetitiveness within the tracks, in a way, it is beneficial in making the

entire EP more of an earworm. For those who revel in the modern rock style of groups like The Offspring and the refreshing pop feel of others like Neon Trees, this collection of five songs is sure to bring a little air-drumming happiness into your lives. Thought Beneath Film is working towards a full-length album in the near future, but hopefully the ever-energetic Detours EP can hold you off until then. —Paige Liznick

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Opinions Don’t cheat ‘cause you can’t take the heat It seems that unemployed professors have found a new line of work. Unemployedprofessors.com is a site that has out-of-work professors writing students’ essays for a fee. But how do we feel about this? Is this wrong for students? The professors? On the one hand, if you’re attending an academic institution of your own free will you should be here to learn. Paying someone to do the work for you is just cheating yourself, and defeating the purpose of your own university experience. Ideally, such a service would be available to students to show what a proper essay looks like. Unfortunately, there’s no way to monitor how students would use it. Can we really blame the professors? They’re unemployed in a very harsh job market, and they are simply opening up what appears to be a supply-and-demand market. There is a problem regarding the professors’ ethics, however. Becoming a professor requires a lot of work, and to do all that work simply to teach students that it is okay not to do the work seems ironic. Professors are highly regarded for a reason, and this service has the potential to destroy their image. On the other hand, we all know about the stress that comes with attending university, and sometimes you just can’t get everything done. Furthermore, some people are planning on attending graduate school and merely use their undergrad as a way to simply enter another field of study. But university is competitive, so on the surface this seems like a great way to edge out the competition, right? Wrong. Not only is passing somebody else’s work off as your own an academic offence, but what this really boils down to is that your university degree is useless and can’t help you get a good job on its own anymore. Universities are already quickly gaining a reputation of being degreemills, and programs like this certainly aren’t helping. You’re here to improve your own skills, and paying an absurd amount of money to not worry about a paper will only hurt you in the long run. University is a journey of personal development, so do the work yourself. The professors have already finished their undergrad. If you’re having trouble writing an essay, it’s probably best to take some initiative, and make an appointment at a student writing centre. —The Gazette Editorial Board

If we steal thoughts from the moderns, it will be cried down as plagiarism; if from the ancients, it will be cried up as erudition.

—Charles Caleb Colton, English writer

Tech talk too much pressure! In the Nic of Time

Nicole Gibillini Deputy Editor “Hey Nicole, how was your weekend?!?!” “Good, yours?” “Is everything okay? You seem upset.” Okay, short, one-word texts may seem a bit cold, but what happens when you’re busy and just don’t have the time to elaborate? This was the case in the above text scenario that just so happened to me last weekend. It’s not that I was avoiding a conversation with the person—I just didn’t feel like going into detail with my answer. Let’s talk in person. Why don’t we meet for coffee sometime this week? My weekend will probably sound a lot more interesting when you hear it faceto-face, is what I was thinking. There’s a lot of pressure these days when it comes to technology. Not only do we have to keep up with everything—such as Facebook, text messages, Twitter and emails—but we also have to be careful how we come across to others while using them. People often tell me my emails are really enthusiastic—but when I fail to add an exclamation point or smiley face, something must be wrong, according to said people. So now, with every email or text I send, I make sure there is the appropriate amount of exclamation points placed throughout my message. But sometimes I get lazy! See what I did there, I added an exclamation point after lazy, to show you that I’m talking to you not with a serious tone, but with a light-hearted one. There once was a time—back in my

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youth—when my biggest worries were whether or not I had my lunch in my teeth, or that I didn’t spill coffee on my white t-shirt. It was a time when I didn’t own a laptop, or a cell phone. In those times, I called my friends rather than texting them. And I definitely didn’t tell them how my vacation went via BBM. I miss those days. Don’t get me wrong, I’m pro-technology, but when it comes to humanto-human interaction, it’s something our must-have gadgets have hindered. The main downfall I’m talking about here is the diminishing ability for people to have normal, in-person conversations without being awkward. There’s also an added pressure of sounding perfect through these various technological modes of communication. It’s the pressure to sound good, or, to not sound incompetent. Something as simple as spelling “know” as “no” when really, you mean “know” in a message can be unnerving to the receiver. Or how about alternate spellings that actually make the word longer, rather than abbreviating it. I’m pretty sure spelling the word “like” as “lyke” doesn’t shorten the word, nor does it make you sound any cooler. Even things like throwing a ‘lol’ in your message to avoid sounding too harsh has become a common tech slang convention. Making sure you sound just the right amount of happy—but not obnoxiously happy—all while sounding smart— but not too nerdy—is exhausting. Not to mention, it’s a lot of pressure, but something we are surely adapting to. In the end, technology isn’t a bad thing, and using it to communicate isn’t either. But if you’re not careful with how you use it, you could wind up in a lengthier conversation than you originally anticipated—or seeming like you just don’t care, when really, you’re just busy living life away from your cell phone.

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gameday The Mustangs men’s and women’s tennis teams will take on the McMaster Marauders this Saturday. Both teams will be looking for strong performances to start their respective seasons.

Rundown >> The Mustangs women’s volleyball team will make a trip to Eastern Michigan University for an exhibition match with the Eagles on Saturday > The Eagles are 10-3 so far this season south of the border with tournament wins at the Memphis Invitational, Illinois-Chicago Tournament and North Texas Tournament.

Mustangs built to three-peat as champions Softball team looks to extend regular season unbeaten streak Jason Sinukoff Sports Editor What are you doing later today? Well, if the answer isn’t watching softball at Stronach Park, then it’s the wrong answer. The champs are back, and they will be hosting the Wilfred Laurier women’s fastpitch team in a double header today at Stronach Park at 5 and 7 p.m. The Mustangs are coming off of their second consecutive championship, and it’s with good reason that other teams expect them to be atop the leader board once more this year. “Western has been the top team the last two seasons, and right now I would expect them to be near the top again this year,” Kevin Fagg, head coach of Laurier’s women’s fastpitch team, said. “It is good to see some of the best teams right off the bat.” Despite this belief, the Mustangs know that there is no easy way to the top, and each game presents its own unique challenge. “Well, I expect it will be a tough contest. Laurier is traditionally very good. Last year, they were a strong team, and that is quite typical of their performance,” Pete Lemon, head coach for the Mustangs, said. “They finished third in our league last year, and we finished first, so assuming that they are in a similar mix, I think it will be a really good game.” In order to pull out a victory against a tough Laurier squad, the purple and white will be leaning

Ryan Stern Sports Editor

I have an extra wide receiver spot on my fantasy team due to Greg Jenning’s doubtful status versus the Bears. Which week one hero should I pick up as a handcuff? Adam Strub, Psychology II Your waiver wire options are probably slim pickings at this point in the week, but in terms of week one heroes, you are probably looking at three players— Stephen Hill, Kevin Ogletree and Randall Cobb. Of the three, Randall Cobb should probably be the best bet. If Greg Jennings is indeed inactive for the Chicago game, you should grab Randall Cobb if he is still available. He caught nine balls and scored on a punt return in the Packers season-opening loss, but this is not a flash in the pan performance. The Packers have used Cobb in a variety of formations—including as a third down back— and Aaron Rodgers clearly trusts

on their veterans and new crop of recruits—who have seamlessly fit into their specific team roles—to lead them to victory. “We played down in Windsor on Sunday, and all the first-year players played, and they all did very well. A couple got extra base hits in RBI situations and I was very pleased,” Lemon said. “I think there was a little bit of

Well, I expect it will be a tough contest. Laurier is traditionally very good. Last year they were a strong team, and that is quite typical of their performance. They finished third in our league last year and we finished first, so assuming that they are in a similar mix, I think it will be a really good game. — Pete Lemon

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nerves in the first game against Windsor during the first couple innings, but once they got a few atbats, and a few pitched balls under their belt, everything went very well,” he continued.

Adding yet another dimension to the game is the fact that the two teams will be playing on the Mustangs’ home turf—Stronach Park. When asked whether home field advantage can make a difference in a game, coach Lemon simply replied with “Yes, definitely.” However, on the other side of

the field, coach Fagg of the Laurier squad doesn’t agree that his team will be at a disadvantage later today. “I personally believe the only real home field advantage right now in university fastpitch is held by the Ottawa and Windsor area teams, due to the long travel required for opposition, typically on game day,”

Fagg said. “We won the 2007 Provincial Championships on Western’s home diamond as they were the hosts, so I don’t see home field advantage as overwhelming.” The Mustangs are already 2-0 this season after their two road wins against Windsor, and will try to improve to 4-0 today.

Cobb as a check down receiver. Expect the highlight reels from week one to keep on churning for this young star.

to watch coming down the September stretch—and beyond if they are able to sneak into the post season.

the NBA will be in for a treat. With James and Durant being the two best players in the NBA, what could be lost if they only got better?

The general consensus regarding the addition of a second wildcard spot to the MLB postseason was that it would water down the September races. The fears of a shoddy September have generally subsided as the National League has a legitimate three-team wildcard race. Who do you see sneaking into that last playoff spot? Adam Gropper, English III

Rumours have been swirling that Lebron James and Kevin Durant have been working out together over the summer. What are your thoughts on this? Is it a case of “keep your friends close and your enemies closer” or is it a budding friendship? Ryan Snow, Business IV

Luck will be able to grow with this young Colts team, but as expected, there will be many bumps in the road to success. As for Griffin III, he is currently playing for a more complete team than Luck in all facets. Secondly, the Bears defence appears to be significantly better than the Saints defence this season. With all the scandal surrounding the Saints it appears that their defence may have suffered, whereas the Bears defence seems to be as good as ever. It is without a doubt that Griffin III outperformed Luck in week one, and there is an argument to be made that he will develop into the better quarterback, but it is shortsighted to believe that one week into their careers the Colts would lament their first overall selection.

Mustangs head coach on the upcoming game against Laurier

No team seems to be streaking harder than the Philadelphia Phillies, but unfortunately I believe it might be too little too late. As for the Dodgers, I believe they have enough in them to overtake the St. Louis Cardinals for the last playoff spot. The infusion of talent via trade has made the Dodgers a very dangerous team, and it seems to be only a matter of time before the sleeping giant is awoken. They are definitely the team

As a sports fan in general, this is one of the more exciting rumours to hit the NBA rumour mill since the Dwight Howard trade. As evidenced in the Olympics, James’ and Durant’s games are very complementary, and with this piece of evidence, it makes sense that both players would be able to learn a thing or two from the other. Though this may be an issue when the teams play each other, if James and Durant are able to improve on their weakest aspects of their games respectively,

With the way Robert Griffin III and Andrew Luck played in their respective week one games, do you think the Colts are kicking themselves that they chose the wrong QB? Elie Laskin, Psychology II This seems to be another classic case of overreaction to first week results. It is clear that Griffin outperformed Luck in the first week of the NFL regular season, but many factors outside of their skill set factored into their play. Firstly, it was always known that Griffin III may succeed more than Luck in his first year due to their supporting casts. The Colts emptied their payroll in a fullfledged rebuild around Luck, while Griffin III entered a Redskins team with an abundance of talent on both sides of the ball.

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The stage is set as epic rivalry continues Western to face Queen’s Saturday at Richardson Stadium Kaitlyn McGrath Associate Editor It won’t be hard for the Mustangs football team to get motivated for tomorrow’s game. After a five-hour drive east on the 401, the Mustangs will arrive at Richardson Stadium, home to rival Queen’s Gaels. And with the Mustangs and Gaels ranked fifth and sixth respectively, don’t expect this to be a friendly match. “This is a storied rivalry,” Pat Sheahan, Queen’s Gaels head coach, said. “It’s got lots of great chapters—some high moments and disappointments on both sides.” For Western, one of those disappointing moments occurred last season when they were shutout by the Gaels 37-0 in their final match of the season. Of course, at the time the Mustangs had already clinched the top playoff spot. This game, however, has high playoff implications as both teams have a 2-0 record, and sit tied in first with the number one nationally ranked McMaster squad. And even though it’s only the third game of this young season, Greg Marshall, Mustangs head coach, explained teams already have the playoffs on their minds. “Both teams are trying to solidify a playoff spot and trying to get one of the bye positions if you can, or home field advantage—all these things are important,” he said. “At the end of the day, it’s a game and it’s a game that’s impor-

tant, but this definitely has playoff implications.” Don’t expect the Mustangs to be able to run away with this game. The Gaels didn’t allow a rushing touchdown all last season, and that trend has carried over to this season. Mustangs quarterback Donnie Marshall relied heavily on the running game for the two previous games, but as Marshall said, look for them to mix up their offence. “It will be a great challenge for us, we can’t come in and just expect to run the ball all the time. We’ve got to be diverse with our offence, make sure that we mix it and not be predictable because their defence against the run is very, very strong.” And while Sheahan’s team is prepared to defend against the Mustangs run, he’s also aware Western has other tricks up their sleeve. “They’ve got lots of weapons and they know how to use them.” The game at Richardson Stadium will also pose some physical challenges—the field is grass, a surface the Mustangs rarely play on, and the Queen’s crowd is wellknown for their intimidatingly loud cheering. The Score’s University Rush will be featuring this game, and with both teams looking to keep their records unblemished, expect this game to be the marquee matchup of this weekend’s Ontario University Athletics football games.

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It’ll be a bad year for hockey fans. With a potential lockout just a day away, and with no acceptable deals being proposed by either side, I’d say it’s about time to resign ourselves to a lockout. Throw the toaster in the bathtub—at least part of the 2012-13 season is lost. There’s no telling exactly how long it will last, but the idea of watching poker on the major sports channels for an entire NHL season makes me shudder. No one really benefits from the lockout, but the fans are the real losers. It’s becoming increasingly apparent that the fans are becoming an afterthought in the mind of the NHL owners. The Major League Baseball strike of 1994-95 is considered one of the worst stoppages in sports history. Though the conditions were different in that the players went on strike rather than the owners locking them out, the result was similar—the cancellation of a season. A big part of what made the strike so horrible was that the fans simply didn’t come back when it

was over. Attendance and television ratings plummeted, and it took an epic home run race between Sami Sosa and Mark McGuire to get butts in the seats again. This may seem a bold claim, but I honestly believe a sizable number of NHL fans are similarly fed up at this point. The league is a mess— this will be the second lockout in under 10 years, only a handful of teams are consistently profitable, concussions are rampant and coaches haven’t found a way to revive the yawn-inducing dumpand-chase style of play. Part of the reason the fans came back after the 2004-05 lockout was because rule changes provided a more exciting game, but the NHL cannot rely on that this time around. If a lockout does occur, how would the league move forward? I feel that there are steps the NHL could take in the long run to prevent further disputes, but they certainly won’t be easy. Most importantly, teams that are hemorrhaging money must be moved to more viable markets or eliminated altogether. I don’t care how many teams it shoves into Florida or Arizona—the NHL is not the National Football League to Americans and never will be. Needless to say, the future does not look bright for the NHL or its fans.

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