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King’s council presidential candidate fined SSSC prez
Lesarge disciplined over performance as VP student issues takes leave
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Megan Devlin NEWS EDITOR A King’s University College Students’ Council vice-president is continuing his election campaign for president despite recent controversy over disciplinary sanctions by the King’s honorarium committee. Jonathan Lesarge, the current KUCSC vice-president student issues and KUCSC presidential candidate, was brought before the honorarium committee last month due to allegations of performance issues. Jen Carter, the current KUCSC president, sent an e-mail to the entire King’s council Tuesday informing them of Lesarge’s situation as well as the honorarium committee’s
disciplinary recommendations. The committee recommended Lesarge pay a $100 fine to be cut from his honorarium, and write letters of apology to administrators, according to the e-mail. “This fine is justified by his repeated failure to communicate with the rest of the executive and the administrators, including repeated failures to attend meetings,” the statement from the honorarium committee, included in Carter’s e-mail, read. “These failures have impeded the ability of the rest of council to work efficiently and strained the relationship between the KUCSC and the administrators,” it continued. Carter, who is running for vicepresident external of the University
I don’t really know if it’s appropriate that someone who has been brought in front of council to be punished for their actions as a VP is currently running for president — Emily Soti
King’s University College Students’ Council councillor
Students’ Council on the Team Helfand slate, declined to comment on this story. After his first meeting with the honorarium committee, Lesarge was brought in front of council on January 19 so that council could approve this form of discipline. Two weeks later, on February 2, the honorarium committee met again. At this time, Lesarge still had not submitted his apologies. However, Lesarge claimed Carter neither informed him of the second meeting or of the timeline within which he had to complete the committee’s directives. Lesarge said the issues arose from miscommunications between himself and >> see KING’S pg.3
City budget makers to lend ear to USC Jeremiah Rodriguez NEWS EDITOR It’s budget-making season in London, and the University Students’ Council is getting a chance to put in their two cents for the upcoming city budget. Next week, the USC executive will be putting forth three recommendations to Mayor Joe Fontana and several councillors for the 2014 budget. The invitation to make budget recommendations marks a first for Western students. In mid-January, several city councillors sat through an in-depth USC executive presentation advocating on behalf of Western. The budget suggestions came from talks
between the USC executive and the city council during London’s town and gown committee meetings. “The LTC is the lowest funded transit commission in Canada per capita. We’re falling behind a lot of comparable jurisdictions like Waterloo which has an express line and bus rapid transit, and which is looking into streetcars — and [London] barely has an express system,” Amir Eftekarpour, vicepresident external for the USC, said. “Bus rapid transit is the preferred option in almost every city that it’s available to. It would recognize campus as a hub for the city,” Eftekarpour said, adding that their proposal also called for infrastructure for things like more bike lanes.
Eftekarpour’s other two recommendations included investing in student communities around campus and including students as part of the economic and cultural prosperity for London. He said the new businesses and residential projects around student housing would create a more “dynamic neighbourhood.” “We’re looking at investments near campus areas that aren’t related to bylaws and law enforcement, like businesses in residential areas, because we want to move away from just having student ghettos near Western,” he said. According the budget submission, London is projecting to have to keep 6,000 new residents every year
for desired growth, but more economic opportunities, particularly in entrepreneurship, were needed. City councillor Matt Brown was thrilled at Western voicing their concerns during the budget making season. “I think any time one of our institutions here in London participates in the budget process should be seen as a very positive initiative,” Brown said. “I think that a budget for a city outlines the vision for a community over the coming 12 months and the more voices that participate in the consultation process, the better. It allows us, as a council, to focus our initiatives precisely on the people that we serve.”
Lisa Le Nguyen, the Social Science Students’ Council president, has announced she is taking a leave of absence as she runs for re-election. “This is one of the hardest speeches I have ever had to deliver,” Le Nguyen said at the beginning of Tuesday’s SSSC meeting. “While I feel as though I have been able to stay objective, to ensure a fair election and that both Jack [Litchfield] and I are on an even playing field, I think it’s best that I take a temporary leave of absence for the duration of this election season.” That announcement followed the nullification of SSSC speaker Connor Scott’s decision to prorogue the entirety of council for the duration of the election period and also his subsequent resignation. Andrew Lalka, speaker for the University Students’ Council, said that the prorogation of council by the speaker, which was approved by the SSSC executive, was in contravention of SSSC’s constitution. “Nothing in their constitution or bylaws gives the SSSC speaker the authority to suspend council, and Robert’s Rules defines the rules around recessing a meeting or adjourning in sections 20 and 21, and in most cases only a council can approve a motion to be adjourned,” Lalka said in an interview. Lalka also said that the president taking a leave of absence when running for re-election was a standard procedure that should have happened before the start of the campaign period. “Given that one of the current presidential candidates is currently still serving in office, protocol dictates that she should take a leave of absence until after the elections results are announced, and it would be consistent with their constitution and certainly with the USC’s policies surrounding conflicts of interest and perceived conflicts of interest,” Lalka said. Le Nguyen said the necessity of taking a leave of absence from her role was only made clear to her last Friday by the USC’s Governance Office. She said that presidents of other faculties, like Music, did not have to take a leave of absence and she was worried about how students would view her leave of absence. >> see SSSC pg.3
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Media grills USC pres slates BPC, CHRW and The Gazette lead debate
CROSSWORD By Eugene Sheffer
Bill Wang GAZETTE
SEXY VOICES EVERYWHERE. University Students’ Council presidential slate candidates answer the media’s questions in the Mustang Lounge yesterday afternoon. Big Purple Couch, CHRW and The Gazette grilled the candidates for almost an hour and a half.
Daniel Weryha SPORTS EDITOR For the second day in a row the University Students’ Council presidential candidates and their slates debated in the Mustang Lounge in yesterday’s media debate. All three of the university’s biggest student media outlets — CHRW, The Gazette, and Big Purple Couch — gathered to host Team Belman and Team Helfand, where they were expected to answer a series of questions from each organization respectively, in succession. Questions were directed at the candidates’ personal evaluation of both their own platform points and that of their opponents, USC coordinated events, student involvement and program improvement. The presidential candidates were put in opposition immediately as they were asked to outline their opponent’s worst platform points. Brian Belman, who was set to go first, commented heavily on Matt Helfand’s fee freeze by raising the importance of financial
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responsibility, a point that Helfand responded to by supporting the protection of student finances. “I think we each had our terms. I know I attacked Matt’s platform more at the last debate. I’m fine being questioned on my platform because I’m confident that it’s rooted in good values and good ideas,” Belman said. While the presidential candidates sat in stark contrast, the vice-president internal candidates, Alex Benac and Emily Addison, seemed to agree on many of each other’s rebuttals. Questions of raising student awareness, increasing voter turnout, and avoiding failed events such as the One Love Rally were answered by simple improvement in communication on both the internal and external level. “It’s great for us to put on awesome programming and have services, but if students don’t know about them, how are they going to be great?” Addison said. “So when we talk about community building, the interesting part of that is communication. It’s saying that ‘yes we want to put on a fabulous concert and a great speaker’ but we’re making sure the students know about that.” Though their answers were broad, both vice-president internal candidates seemed to communicate the intention of implementing a strict mandate for their program coordinators to avoid those misunderstandings and the resignation issue that occurred earlier in the year — an issue that Addison said she would have taken full responsibility for if the event were to reoccur. The decentralization of event funds to the USC managers was that was debated heavily by the candidates, a point that fell under the Helfand platform. In response, Helfand attacked Belman frequently on broad answers and poorly clarified platform points, which Belman fended off effectively. Both candidates agreed that it is in the USC’s best interest to improve communication to the students, a task that would help improve voter turnout and the effectiveness of the
Everybody really has the ability at this school to figure out what their favorite part about it is and I think the USC provides phenomenal resources to help students across the board defining their own best student experience. — Emily Addison
Vice-president internal candidate
USC. Buzzwords like “connection” and “outreach” were commonly used but seldom elaborated on. Addison believes the communications intentiond of both platforms were similar. “Everybody really has the ability at this school to figure out what their favorite part about it is and I think the USC provides phenomenal resources to help students across the board defining their own best student experience,” she said. Helfand explained that unlike a provincial constituency, the USC’s benefit is not well-known and requires very little connection with the student body to operate and it is something that needs to change if the USC is to improve. The solution, Belman believes, is hidden in the involvement compass app — a website that will reach out to students with frequent updates. “Ultimately with the involvement compass we have some good ideas for it,” Belman said. “I might not have the exact answer because I can’t code, but I do know that it is possible. It was built by a student and I think it can be improved by a student.” The candidates and their slates will return to action today for their third day of consecutive debates. The “HBK” debate aimed at Huron, Brescia and King’s students will take place at 4 p.m. at Huron University College.
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SSSC candidates step down Candidate date Pres candidates fear conflict of interest for second debate Richard Raycraft NEWS EDITOR
Taylor Lasota GAZETTE
IT’S NOT YOU, IT’S ME. Lisa Le Nguyen, Social Science Students’ Council president, announced she was taking a leave of absence on Tuesday because she is running for re-election. She was advised to do so by the University Students’ Council Governance Office. >> SSSC continued from pg.1
Lalka, however, said it was a common practice. “In a situation where there’s a conflict of interest or perceived conflict of interest, it’s incumbent on that person to declare that and take an action to avoid it — which in most cases is taking a leave during the elections, which actually is more common than people might think,” Lalka said. Jack Litchfield, Le Nguyen’s opponent for SSSC president, also announced at the Tuesday meeting that he was foregoing all privileges he has as a SSSC senator. He said it was a necessary move for Le Nguyen to make because of the potential for abuses of power. “Essentially there is a massive conflict of interest if you’re holding the office and running for it as well, and there have been a lot of allegations about misuse of office, misuse of powers,” Litchfield said. “So in light of all that, it helps level out the playing field and remove any conflict of interest.” Le Nguyen, however, said she has not done anything that could
constitute an abuse of power. “I’m all for being fair — 100 per cent — I would never abuse my power or doing anything which is winning an election in the wrong ways because that’s not a win, that’s a loss,” Le Nguyen said. The USC Governance Office, through Lalka, played a “huge” role in the process, according to Le Nguyen. Lalka said it was a complicated matter and the USC’s resources were available to help the SSSC navigate the various rules. “Our top priority is always holding ourselves to the highest level of ethical and procedural standards to ensure fairness within the system,” Lalka said in a statement approved by the USC communications department. “Our authority is rooted in our service to students and a big part of that is making sure that we support each other in adhering to the frequently complicated, overlapping and numerous rules that we have set out for us.” When Le Nguyen announced her leave of absence, the vice-president finance, Marchael Cunanan, would normally have become the acting president. However, he too
is running for re-election, so he declined the position of interim president. The matter then went to a vote of council who had to nominate and elect a voting member to be interim president. After some debate, Mike McGregor, vice-president academics, was nominated and accepted the role of interim president of the SSSC. Litchfield had some concerns about abuse of power by Le Nguyen, so he was happy that she was stepping down for the time being. “I’m certainly happy that Lisa stepped down because it allows for a more fair election for the remainder of the period, although we’re already halfway through, so she has been afforded a lot of advantages through that, which concerns me, but I’m still optimistic about my own campaign,” Litchfield said. While a lot of allegations about political tactics were flying both ways between rival campaigns, they have both been handed demerit points by the chief returning officer of the USC, with Le Nguyen being handed eight demerit points and Litchfield five, which he is appealing.
King’s presidential candidate disciplined >> KING’S continued from pg.1
Carter, the current president. The two allegedly differed in priorities. Lesarge said he had nothing but good intentions. “What I’ve always tried to do in the past is serve the student interest and that is what I will continue to try and do,” Lesarge said. “What I was waiting for was some guidelines in terms of what was to be included in that letter, and that I never received,” Lesarge said. “I also never received the whole mandate that was issued by the honorarium committee until I was told I hadn’t submitted the letter on time.” Lesarge will be brought back before council this Sunday, immediately following the KUCSC presidential debate. This issue could prove
problematic for Lesarge’s campaign for KUCSC president. “I don’t really know if it’s appropriate that someone who has been brought in front of council to be punished for their actions as a VP is currently running for president,” Emily Soti, a KUCSC councillor, said. However, Lesarge claimed he didn’t know about the timeline, and didn’t even see the honorarium committee’s recommendation until he received the mass e-mail from Carter. Lesarge’s fine has been paid and he has submitted his letters of apology. “As a councillor, I’m upset because if it was me put in front of council I’d be embarrassed beyond belief and I would take any action that I could to immediately remedy
what I’d done,” Soti said. She added she thought Lesarge should have gone home that night, written the apology, and submitted it the next day. Lesarge will continue his bid for KUCSC president because he feels he has substantial support from students and because he also believes he is the most qualified for the position. Lesarge has three years of experience with the KUCSC, including time as a volunteer commissioner, a University Students’ Council representative and vice-president student issues. Lesarge said he was pleased with his tenure as vice-president student issues. He was proud of running King’s most profitable speaker series in recent years, as well as several awareness weeks.
University Students’ Council presidential candidates Brian Belman and Matt Helfand kicked off the second campaign debate Tuesday night, sitting at a small coffee table on the Mustang Lounge stage while fielding questions and emphasizing campaign points. This was followed by a second portion in which the entire slates took to the stage, criticizing each other’s platforms and vision while emphasizing their own. The debate kicked off with Helfand and Belman answering questions posed by the moderator. Looking like they were on an angry date, and despite some technical issues involving the microphones, the candidates discussed issues involving student outreach, programming and advocacy. Midway through the debate, the candidates were asked if they thought of the USC more as a student union or as student government. Belman answered union, emphasizing advocacy and student representation. Helfand answered student government, emphasizing the services and programming provided by the USC. “We got to see really how the two slates are different from each other, and I think that will be really informative to voters and what their priorities are for the USC,” Belman said. The debate heated up when candidates were asked what point on their opponent’s platform they were most critical of. Helfand mentioned the vagueness of Belman’s initiative to use the kiosks in the UCC, saying that it reflected a larger problem with Belman’s platform, which he referred to as “halfbaked.” Belman targeted Helfand’s proposed USC base fee freeze, saying that it would be a disservice to students. The debate jolted to life when Belman suggested that Helfand is out of touch with students as a grad student, a point he pressed for some time in the middle of the debate. “It’s a fair question, but I feel like I’ve addressed it so thoroughly
and that the elections committee’s decision was the right one,” Helfand said of the issue. “There’s no question that it might be a little bit of a non-campaign issue, it’s definitely not related purely of the issues.” After a brief recess, the slates took to the stage. The debate then expanded, including issues of student-city relations and mental health services. “I was really happy with how the debate went — I think the level of discourse at this debate was a lot higher,” Belman said following the event. “Both teams got to talk a lot more about our platform points and we weren’t bogged down repeating the same answers over and over again.”
We got to see really how the two slates are different from each other, and I think that will be really informative to voters and what their priorities are for the USC. — Brian Belman
USC presidential candidate
“It felt good to have an opportunity to really speak thoroughly about our platforms and to talk about Team Belman’s platform, and ultimately express some of the concerns and doubts that I have with it,” Helfand said. Despite the increased liveliness of the debate over the previous one, attendance was sparse. “It’s quite disappointing,” Helfand said of the swaths of empty seats. “I’m happy for every student that came out and wanted to learn about the USC, and I hope there were more tuning in online,” Belman said. “I think there’s a big opportunity for more people to attend this type of event — I wish every single student could have been sitting in the crowd.”
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saywhat? “All the world old is queer save thee and me, and even thou art a little queer.”
— Robert Owen
Gen Pop celebrates two years of work WHERE
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Cardigan — Ralph Lauren While Franklin found her cardigan on a thrift store rack, you can find a crested cardigan at the source, and really emulate her preppy style. Scarf — American Apparel It’s easy to find knit circle scarves from many outfitters, but American Apparel carries some as close to Franklin’s as you can get (without having your mother knit one.) Skirt — Gap Despite being thrifted, Franklin’s skirt originally came from Gap, which carries a wide variety of similar skirts to include in an outfit. Tights — Forever 21 Franklin bought her tights from this multi-faceted store. While you can get tights anywhere, Franklin’s awesome maroon-coloured ones can be found at Forever 21.
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s it possible to dress archetypally preppy and still look like you reject the trend? If so, Klaira Franklin, a first-year MIT student, does just that. With a crested white cardigan, thick knit scarf, high-waisted skirt, maroon tights and black calf boots, Franklin appears to be channeling the very essences of classic prep. Upon closer inspection, however, her clothing is devoid of familiar brand names and lacks the meticulous composition associated with the style, opting instead for a more laissez-faire attitude. According to Franklin, her
Boots — Aldo Cheap, cheerful and tasteful, Aldo provides a wide selection of footwear to be paired with a variety of outfits, including the ones Franklin is wearing. Kelly Samuel GAZETTE
primary source of inspiration comes from 90s movies like Clueless, and Tumblr fashion blogs. “I’m on Tumblr a lot and I get a lot of inspiration from there. I try to get that 90s look, like in Clueless,” she explains. “I just try and throw pieces together, and if they work, they work.” In fact, the main character of Clueless, Cher, sported the very corduroy skirt Franklin is wearing. Unlike wealthy and materialistic Cher, however, Franklin found this skirt for cheap at a thrift store, along with the cardigan she’s wearing. As for advice for those looking to mimic her style, Franklin suggests
rejecting the need to conform. “Stop caring about what other people think. Be fearless. If you like something, you like it, and you should wear it,” she says. “Wear what you like, and don’t care what other people think.” What makes Franklin’s outfit so effective is its use of familiar styles like “prep,” but adding an edgier vibe. This is achieved by including thrifted pieces like her cardigan and skirt, along with the scarf, which was knitted by her mom. — Cam “Smoth” Smith
Kevin Hurren OPINION EDITOR As the “Forest City” of Canada, it’s time for London to start acknowledging its fruit trees. “Queer spaces” are places in London that are both accepting of diverse sexual identities and embracing of LGBTQ history. Developing and celebrating these spaces has been the mandate of General Population, a non-forprofit in London that will be celebrating its second anniversary this weekend. General Population, or Gen Pop, has hosted an array of events ranging from drag shows to trivia nights, and movie screenings to crafting sessions. This Saturday, the group honours the past two years of work with an event at The APK (347 Clarence St.) “London’s a town that needs more stuff going on in general, but certainly in a queer sense,” said Matthew Toth, a PhD candidate in the Faculty of Music at Western and one of the founding members of Gen Pop. “Having things like this go on and grow is really important.” When it comes to engaging the queer community in London, Toth said one of the first steps is allowing others to participate in the creation of queer spaces. As such, the anniversary party this weekend will feature an interactive art piece. “We’re going to have a big map of London for people to write on their own queer histories and spaces in the city,” explained Toth. “It’s easy to feel that in a town like London there aren’t many queer spaces — because there isn’t something like a village — but instead we wanted to show that through our own different [experiences] we have left our own queer maps.” One such queer story in London concerns the very venue
of the anniversary party, The APK. According to Toth, that location has hosted six or seven gay clubs over the past 30 years, and such, Toth and the rest of Gen Pop hope to one day fund a project for a mural to be painted commemorating this heritage. One of the biggest challenges of carrying on such queer histories and continuing these projects, said Toth, is high turnover within the group. With more than twothirds of the Gen Pop leadership as students, fostering a strong community is sometimes difficult to maintain long-term. Toth hopes the an event like the one hosted this weekend will inspire both Western
London’s a town that needs more stuff going on in general, but certainly in a queer sense. Having things like this go on and grow is really important. — Matthew Toth
Founding members of General Population.
students and community members to get involved in the organization. “We’ve got a bit of a rhythm set in terms of what we’re doing, but two years down the line I’d hope this continues to evolve. I hope we continue to find new ways to have fun, do community engagement, and do something for London,” said Toth. The General Population anniversary party is an all ages event beginning at 10 p.m., this Saturday. Admission to The APK is pay what you can, with all proceeds going to Open Closet: A support group for LGBTQ youth in London.
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Whats the deal with D? The benefits of vitamin D aren’t clear
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Peach Momotaro Artisan Tea
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CASTING LIGHT ON THE SUNSHINE VITAMIN. Despite being a popular supplement, the specific benefits of vitamin D remain unclear. However, Western grad student Shaunessey Boland argues that it is essential for bone health.
Robert Nanni CONTRIBUTOR Vitamin D has often been touted to have “cure-all” implications as preventative supplement for a variety of health concerns. The “sunshine vitamin” has, in the past, been evaluated and recommended by researchers to boost the overall quality of an individual’s health — however, the scientific community is not agreed on the issue. The Institute of Medicine is a group consisting of scientists who aid in the development of North American health policy. In 2010, they reported that there is insufficient evidence supporting the claim that vitamin D has any of the health benefits with which it has been praised, which include cancer prevention, mood stabilization, diabetes symptom aleviation
and other preventative benefits. Shaunessey Boland, a graduate student in Western’s Health and Rehabilitation Sciences program, disagrees on the basis of her findings. “When people do not get enough vitamin D, it can result in many bone-related health issues,” Boland argues. “Adequate levels of vitamin D contribute to better heart health, immune health and mental health as well as prevention of diabetes and cancer.” So why have opposing conclusions been reached by various researchers worldwide? The contradictory speculations about the benefits of vitamin D, each individually backed by scientific methods, can be profoundly confusing to the average person. Boland confirms the complexity in identifying one single variable as a cure for any widely
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multifaceted health issue. “What one study finds, another may not due to chance alone or some other factor that went unnoticed,” Boland says. There appears to be no trustworthy source indicating the true merits of vitamin D, and as of yet, no attainable conclusion. Regardless of its effects on other aspects of overall health, Boland maintains that vitamin D’s main use lies in the contribution it has to skeletal well being. “It is a well-founded necessity to maintain proper bone health,” Boland says. As such, despite the lack of certainty concerning the effectiveness of vitamin D supplementation, Boland argues for the necessity of this nutrient — whether from the sun, diet or supplements — in an individual’s daily life.
If there was a tea that was the personification of a politician, Teavana’s Peach Momotaro Artisan Tea is definitely it. This is a tea that is all appearance — everything about it is enticing and charismatic — but there is absolutely no substance to it once you get to the sip. This tea is a blossom, meaning that it is steeped in a pot and takes longer to steep — in the case of this tea, a lot longer. The white-tea ball unfurls in the pot while it is steeping, making for a very beautiful look in the pot — preparing it in a glass coffee pot allows for one to appreciate it expand. The smell of peaches is overpowering, as just steeping it in the pot was enough to fill my house with a powerful peach smell. Pouring it into the cup and bringing the scent even closer brought more bliss as the smell is absolutely intoxicating. The tea is incredibly juicy and if the taste were to match the aroma, this would be one of the sweetest teas in the world. It smells like freshly squeezed peach juice or a warm peach cobbler. Unfortunately, the peach smell is by no means a promise of what the tea tastes like. After the first sip it becomes apparent that this tea just tastes like hot water. While Teavana’s website suggests that one could infuse it three-to-five times, I
can’t imagine the flavour of the tea getting any weaker than it was on my first sip. Since my roommate and I made this tea in her coffee pot, and the tea has such a weak flavour, the strongest taste the tea had was the slight taste of coffee leftover from the pot. The only other taste that I got out of it was the slight taste of the black tea I had previously made in my mug. At $18.58 per blossom, this tea is an incredibly expensive waste. At best, it tastes like is a green tea one might get at a sub-par Japanese restaurant. It does not have a distinct flavour, or any other quality that is desirable other than how it looks in the pot and how it smells. With its incredible smell and look as its only selling points, Teavana’s Peach Momotaro Artisan Tea is probably one of the most disappointing teas I have ever tried. If it were a movie, it would be Star Wars Episode I; if it were a television show, it would be the finale of Seinfeld; if it were a US President, it would be Barack Obama; it is like being a kid and your parents cancelling your trip to Disney World at the last minute or getting another sweater for Christmas. This tea fails to live up to the expectation it sets. If one wants a light green tea, there are cheaper options that would not build such expectation only to disappoint so tragically. — Brent Holmes
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Opinions Community Editorial
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— Bob Hope
Letters to the Editor
Signing on for Demonstration’s goals differ foreign aid Canada is scheduled to release its federal budget on February 11. Last year Canada cut $370-million from its aid budget and this year’s federal budget is expected to include spending cuts. Although cutting federal spending is necessary in order to keep the economy afloat, these cuts should not come from the foreign aid budget. At only two per cent of the federal budget, the Canadian foreign aid budget funds worldwide initiatives that work in both long-term development of poverty-stricken countries, and emergency relief in regions suffering from famine, natural disasters and political unrest. As one of the wealthiest, most stable countries in the world, Canada plays a pivotal role in international efforts to solve these problems that we are fortunate enough not to be facing at home. When deciding what to cut, the government tends to make decisions based on robust economical data but their bottom line to be re-elected is always, “What do our citizens value most.” The fact that the government’s top priority is whatever satisfies its citizens most is an essential part of politics and won’t change anytime soon. Therefore, if enough of our citizens voice their support for foreign aid, the government will make it a priority. Consider the viewpoint that foreign aid is an act of generosity only, and otherwise a net loss to Canadians. Our government could allocate funding only to programs that benefit Canadians, and leave foreign aid to independently funded NGOs. But consider this: The stability of Canada’s own economy depends heavily on its foreign trading partners, and our economy’s efficiency is therefore deeply linked to the economies of every country with whom we do business. International collaboration exists in literally every major industry, from health care, to education, to agriculture. From a humanitarian perspective, foreign aid is the most powerful way that Canadians can invest in a future of greater opportunity for those who, from birth, have lacked the good fortune that we have in Canada. Every dollar of foreign aid is a vote to curb the imbalance of opportunity between countries to live full, healthy lives. In partnership with five other NGOs, Engineers Without Borders (EWB) has gathered over 14,000 signatures in a petition against cutting the aid budget. At Western alone, we have collected around 300 signatures so far, and now we need your help. If enough of us sign this petition, the government will make it a priority. To sign the petition, please visit protectaid.ca or send us an e-mail with your full name to uwo@ewb. ca. To learn more about political advocacy and EWB’s other projects, please join us for our weekly Member Learning session today at 5:30 p.m. in UCC 65.
RE: “Strat plan gets final approval,” Tuesday, February 4, 2014 To the Editor: Tuesday’s article regarding the Strategic Plan and the student demonstration against it seems to have confused the FIMS Students’ Council’s (FIMSSC) concerns with those of the demonstrators. The letter the FIMSSC released in November articulated the concern that the plan sets a troubling precedent regarding public-private partnerships, program operationalization, and advocacy. The demonstration, however, was primarily focused on the clustering of research money into already wealthy — not to mention profitable — STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) faculties, while those that need it most are being starved. Moreover, in case it was not already clear, the demonstration and its concerns are not connected with the FIMSSC in any way. At issue is a proposed structure of funding which strongly privileges certain faculties over others. The major concern of the demonstrators is with
a system of research clusters — headed by expensive research chairs, which faculties are required to pay for out of pocket after five years — which would strongly disadvantage arts faculties. To illustrate, FIMS is facing proposed cuts of 30–40 per cent of their budget, and no new courses have been proposed for next year. This needs to be set within the wider context of university differentiation. Though in a seemingly innocuous manner, Western is in the process of restructuring the university in practice and in principle through austerity economics by informally prioritizing academic units by way of budgetary measures. Of course, this is because the university risks losing funding if it does not present a strategic mandate which conforms to government priorities. All stick, no carrot. But that only tells part of the story. The demonstrators showed that the representation model at the Senate level is flawed. The decisions being made are not in the best interest of students, and we have very little say in the matter. Perhaps they did receive many
written submissions from students commenting on the plan. However, in the Senate meeting the FIMSSC’s letter was used as an example of the feedback they received and none of its concerns were represented in the draft. Is this representative of what the administration calls engagement? The administration claims they are doing their best, but they could be doing much, much more at the provincial level. Instead of being on the vanguard of a neoliberal shift towards efficiency and profit over education, they could very well resist it like former University of Toronto president David Naylor did. Instead of minimizing student input and influence on the direction of the university, they could be fostering it. The budget’s upcoming implementation — which will be arrived at shortly and without direct student input — will indicate how the administration has responded to student action at the senate meeting. — Jordan Pearson FIMSSC president FIMS IV
Russia needs much more than Olympics
sent to prison should have raised eyebrows long before the awarding of the Sochi Games. But it’s never a problem until it’s too late. You mention you’re Finnish, a descendent from a country that has never been under Soviet rule. As a Canadian, I understand your dislike for Russia in sports, but historically Finns have had it easy with regards to the USSR/Russian Federation. The remaining countries across Eastern Europe and Asia suffered hardships and struggle that people and history books will never understand. As a descendant of those affected by the Soviet tyranny, these Games make me very uneasy. Even recent activities by Russia in countries like Georgia, Estonia and Uzbekistan, illegal as they were, barely caused the rest of the world to bat an eye. Beijing was awarded the Olympics in 2008 with the hopes that they would clean up their human rights violations, but had no success. How are we to expect that a tyrannical dictator like Putin would let any exposed injustices stand in his way to deliver “the best Games” ever? Russia needs protests like Ukraine. Russia needs to be exposed on a grand stage for the fraudulent and horrendous country it is. If this is what you meant by Russia needing the Olympics, then I agree with you. — Mihkel Kutti Health Science IV
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RE: “Why Russia needs the Olympic games,” Wednesday, February 5, 2014 To the Editor: To the author of the article discussing why Russia needs the Olympics — the Olympics do not serve as a beacon of hope for the Russian people. The Olympics serve as a platform for Putin to boast about the excess of Russian elites while taking Russia’s problems and sending them to a Siberian gulag. What offers hope for Russian citizens is continued protests of the Games and continued support for Putin’s opposition. Amidst all of the controversies and corruption, how can you possibly say that the Olympics offers a way out and an escape? The modern Olympics, since its rebirth in 1896, have always served as a political platform (just like 1936 Berlin, 1980 Moscow, and 1984 Los Angeles). A win for Russia’s Olympic team is a win for Putin, a former KGB executive. Since he’s been in power, he has put Russia in reverse, leading it back towards the ways of the Soviet Union. The fact that all who oppose him get
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gameday Western’s female fencers will be competing in the Ontario University Athletics championships in Kingston, Ontario this Saturday and Sunday. This is a split championship, with the men’s OUA championships happening last weekend.
Rundown >> Western’s swim team will be competing in the Ontario University Athletics championships this weekend in St. Catherines, Ontario > the men’s and women’s teams are currently ranked fifth and sixth in the CIS, respectively.
Hajrullahu signed by Blue Bombers Winnipeg takes chance on CIS’ best all-time kicker Daniel Weryha SPORTS EDITOR It’s the end of an era as Lirim Hajrullahu, the Western Mustangs football team’s kicker and punter, signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League, as announced in mid-January. “It’s showing that hard work is paying off, for a lot of time in the offseason when no one is watching,” Hajrullahu said. “It’s a great feeling that people are watching you play, and that they believe in you by signing you and I’m very excited for this opportunity.”
It’s showing that hard work is paying off, for a lot of time in the offseason when no one is watching. It’s a great feeling that people are watching you play, and that they believe in you by signing you and I’m very excited for this opportunity. — Lirim Hajrullahu
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“I’m surprised how quickly I found out because it was the Monday after Calgary, they drafted my rights and they went through the whole process, it took a bit of time, but they got it done,” Hajrullahu said. Hajrullahu played five years in a Mustangs uniform where he
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HAJRULLAHU MAKING GREAT STRIDES. Lirim Hajrullahu, kicker and punter for the Western Mustangs football team, proved his football prowess by setting records and earning all-star titles. Hajrullahu was recognized by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League, who signed him in mid-January.
kicked 77 field goals, 165 extra points and 26 singles for a Canadian Interuniversity Sport record-breaking 422 points. “The CFL is a lot quicker so I’m just trying to take my game to the next level, and be able to compete with the best and guys that have been in there for years. I have a huge learning curve to do so I’m trying to be best prepared for May,” Hajrullahu said. This past season, the six-foot,
190-pound fifth-year out of St. Catherines, Ontario, had a career year. In their final regular season game against the York Lions, Hajrullahu went five-for-five in field goals, and a perfect five-forfive in extra point attempts, to surpass Ottawa’s Neil Lumsden for the record. “I’m just fortunate to have this opportunity and help them compete. They had a rough season last year so I’m just hoping that I
can help them, do my job and give them the best opportunity to win,” Hajrullahu said. This season, Hajrullahu made 22 field goals, 51 extras and 13 singles for 130 points that cemented him as the CIS’ all-time leading scorer, and tied the Ontario University Athletics single season point record. “I’ve always had the dream of playing at the next level and it was something I worked for every year, and luckily it’s happening to me now
and I just keep working harder on trying to get better,” Hajrullahu said. For his performance, Western’s kicker was named an OUA firstteam all-star for both punting and kicking — and the CIS all-Canadian seconds team. Hajrullahu will join former Mustangs offensive lineman Christopher Greaves as the second Western Mustang on the Blue Bombers’ active roster this up-coming season.
NHL boarding gets two for ambiguity Boarding must be re-evaluated to end bad habits Verbal Azalt
Aaron Zaltzman ASSOCIATE EDITOR Given that there have been three lockouts in the last 20 years, it shouldn’t be surprising to anyone that the NHL has a problem with responsibility. However, this problem has less to do with who is in charge of money and more to do with player safety. Despite all the rule changes and attention to safety in the game, when it comes to physicality, the NHL cannot seem to decide if the onus is on
the player hitting, or the player taking the hit. To me, there is no more perfect an example of this confusion than Toronto Maple Leaf Nazem Kadri’s hit on Ottawa Senator Cody Ceci on Saturday night. As Ceci retrieved the puck behind his net, Kadri came in from the slot to lay a hit — the end result was Ceci violently hitting the boards face first, but the in-between is what is important. If you analyze the hit like it’s the damn Zapruder film, you can see Ceci turns while being hit. In fact, in the first frame Kadri’s initial contact is with Ceci’s shoulder, and the next frame he’s driving him face first into the end boards. There was no penalty on the play, and Kadri immediately dished the puck to Lupul who scored to tie the game, en route to a
6–3 victory. The problem here is Ceci’s turn, because that technique is essentially an epidemic in the league. The NHL rule on boarding calls for a minor penalty for a hit on a “defenceless” opponent causing a “violent” impact with the boards, and it is up to the discretion of the referees to assess if those two criteria are met. Players today, however, are fast enough to recognize when a hit is coming. Their knee-jerk reaction is to protect the puck by turning towards the boards, putting themselves in a vulnerable position. Whether this is because they are used to playing junior with guys who can’t really hit, or if they simply have bad habits, it seems to be the preferred alternative to making a quick play with the puck. With the boarding rule, they can
practice this habit with impunity, and strategic players will often use this method to draw a penalty on what should have been a clean hit. This isn’t just my opinion, either. After the game, Ceci specifically said that he “showed [Kadri] his back” to try and make him ease up. There is an allowance for the referees to assess if the player being hit put himself in a vulnerable position immediately prior to the hit, but it’s rarely enforced, although that may have been the case on Saturday night. All this brings me back to onus, and who is responsible for making a hit safe. Now, if you are Patrick Kaleta shoving Brad Richards five feet into the boards when he’s chasing the puck, you deserve a suspension. But it makes no sense to penalize a player for trying to lay a clean hit,
only to have the other guy turn it into a penalty, especially when the players are intentionally putting themselves in a vulnerable position specifically to draw a penalty. I’m not a hockey professional, but I think one solution is to judge the hit by stride. If a player on the boards does not have his back to the hitter by the time that player takes their final stride, there should be no boarding call. If the player on the boards turns in that time, the hit should be declared unavoidably violent and no penalty. While we want an NHL that values player safety, part of this task rests with ridding players of their bad habits, and those habits which players make themselves vulnerable are just as important as dangerous or reckless hits.
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