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Volume 106, Issue 54
Student housing on the rise Study solves gender
Student-focused high rises get approval discrepancy in science Cam Smith News Editor
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IT SURE BEATS FLEMING. A rendering by Adamas Group of London depicts a proposed 15-storey student residence opposite of Fanshawe College. A similar complex is planned for north of Western’s Richmond gates.
Aaron Zaltzman News Editor London’s students will have one more housing option to choose from in the near future, with the city’s Planning and Environment Committee passing a proposed high-rise building aimed at student tenants Tuesday night. This moves the plan, which calls for a 300-bedroom apartment complex to be constructed just north of the Richmond Street gates, closer to full approval. The proposed high-rise is expected to cater to a growing student population in the city, specifically those who want to live near the university. “London has the second highest vacancy rate in the province, so there is a fair bit of housing available,” Glenn Matthews, housing mediation officer for Western’s
off-campus housing service, said. “What [the proposal] does is provide new housing close to the campus, which gives students more choices.”
London has the second highest vacancy rate in the province, so there is a fair bit of housing available. —Glenn Matthews
Housing mediation officer for Western’s off-campus housing service
According to the presentation given to the committee by Zelinka Priamo Limited, the development company behind the plan, the
proposed building will be constructed at 1235 to 1253 Richmond Street; the plan was approved by the committee in conjunction with a similar one to build a studentfocused apartment complex near Fanshawe College. Matthews, who also serves as housing mediation officer for Fanshawe’s off-campus housing, said these plans fit with a city initiative to focus student density in certain areas. “Western has been part of a cityled initiative, the Near-Campus Neighbourhoods Strategy, trying to increase densities in appropriate spots,” Matthews explained. “This fits right in with the city’s strategy, which the University has supported.” The city, as well as Western, had >> see housing pg.3
In a recent interview with The Gazette, Bill Nye stated: “Science is a human idea—I claim the best idea humans have ever had. And so, half of the humans in science ought to be women.” Yet, traditionally, women have been drastically underrepresented in academic fields pertaining to science. A new study, led by Shelley Adamo, a neuroscience and psychology professor at Dalhousie University, may explain why. “What I think is one of the core reasons [for the gender discrepancy] has to do with competition, and when that competition occurs,” Adamo explained. “The timing really conspires against women in science.” While many fields are also extremely competitive, Adamo’s research shows the time at which this competition occurs is different than that for science professions in academia, which happens around the time many women intend to start a family. “One of the things that struck me was that there are a lot of women in medicine,” she said. “The hardest thing about medicine is getting in. But that competition is occurring when women are young, usually before they’ve had children.” Despite men who may wish to have children, the competition for careers in academic science appears to be less of a deterrent for them than for women. “Study after study has shown it doesn’t seem to make much of a difference to a man’s competitiveness how many offspring he has,” Adamo said. “I suspect that will change as men continue to take a more active role in child-rearing. But still, for a variety of societal reasons, women are the primary caregivers, so they take the hit.” While the demands of a career in medicine far exceed those in
academic fields, women in medicine are able to establish themselves earlier and better manage their careers. “It’s not anywhere near as competitive to get into a graduate school in science, but where the competition occurs is getting your first faculty position. The problem is the competition is now occurring when women are in their late twenties or early thirties,” Adamo explained. “Once you have the job, it’s actually pretty good, but it’s getting there that ends up being really hard.”
Study after study has shown it doesn’t seem to make much of a difference to a man’s competitiveness how many offspring he has. —Shelley Adamo
Neuroscience and psychology professor at Dalhousie University
At Western, the gender discrepancy is still apparent within the science faculty. “Historically, women have been underrepresented in the Faculty of Science at Western,” Louise Milligan, associate dean of administration for the Faculty of Science, explained. “Why is this? It’s been studied a lot, but I don’t think there’s a single answer—it’s probably many things.” However, according to Milligan, this trend appears to be changing. “I think, recently, we are attracting more women in terms of academic careers,” she said. “I think there has been some proactiveness, insomuch as there has been recognized that there is a talent pool we are missing.”
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Caught on Camera
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TAKE A NUMBER. Students lined up at Western’s Student Services yesterday to resolve new semester woes yesterday.
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Fontana flakes from court date The legal troubles of London mayor Joe Fontana were back in the public eye Tuesday with his first court hearing. Fontana, however, was absent, choosing instead to be represented by his lawyer, Gord Cudmore. “It was just a standard first appearance. We’ve filed a designation, which allows his lawyers to appear on his behalf,” Cudmore said
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to reporters outside the courthouse after the hearing. At the hearing, Fontana’s lawyers were given seven weeks to review the Crown’s evidence and negotiate with them, but Cudmore said a plea deal was out of the question. The next court date has been set for February 26. The hearing was Fontana’s first opportunity to appear in court after being charged by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in November. The three charges— uttering forged documents, breach of trust by a public official and fraud under $5,000—relate to allegations Fontana used federal tax dollars to pay for his son’s wedding reception in 2005. Despite the high profile of the case, it may prove difficult for reporters to cover it—journalists were given a shock Tuesday when all but one reporter were barred from entering the courtroom because it was too small to hold them. Though Cudmore described Courtroom A as “slightly larger than a phone booth,” he said it was unlikely the trial would take place elsewhere. —Julian Uzielli
Law students to pay up Getting licensed as a lawyer will be undergoing a change from its traditional roots for law students. Whereas before the only option was a 10-month articling program, starting in 2014, the Law Society of Upper Canada plans to introduce a second option—a law practice program. The program is designed to be a more hands-on approach, comprised of a four-month co-op placement—with a price of $5,600. Iain Scott, dean of Western’s Faculty of Law, said he believes this new program has been a “long time coming.” In light of a lack of articling positions, Scott said this new solution is needed. “I don’t care what profession you’re in, you’ve got to be adaptable,” Scott said. —Katherine Forester
The Cryptoquip is a substitution cipher in which one letter stands for another. If you think that X equals O, it will equal O throughout the puzzle. Single letters, short words and words using an apostrophe give you clues to locating vowels. Solution is by trial and error. © 2002 by Kings Features Syndicate, Inc.
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Awards don’t mean honours Herb Richardson Gazette Staff
According to a recent study released by the Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario, entrance scholarships out of high school may not translate into high marks. Researchers at the department of economics at McMaster University recently completed a study analyzing the impact of entrance scholarships and bursaries on academic success in university. They found scholarships had little to no effect on academic success, aside from a minor increase in first-year grades. Martin Dooley, an economics professor at McMaster and one of the study’s authors, suggested the primary role of scholarships is to create an incentive for students to attend certain universities. “These entry awards should be thought of as primarily a lure
for good students—not a way of helping those students succeed,” Dooley said. Tanya Hussar, a second-year business student and scholarship recipient at Western, said she thinks scholarships can actually be a strong incentive to work harder. “I know it gives me a lot of motivation to perform academically just because I’m going to be studying anyways,” Hussar said. “I might as well work that little bit harder [because] you’re getting paid for achieving what you’re supposed to be achieving already.” The study also examined whether scholarships play are actually helpful in academia, given the conclusion they don’t correlate to high marks. However, Hussar said she thinks they might be useful to alleviate stress for students brought on by financial issues, such as work and time management. “I know that because I have
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previously opposed a plan to build a high-rise student complex in the heart of the Broughdale neighbourhood. Matthews said the difference between the two plans lies in the surrounding location. “If this high-rise was plunked down in the middle of several lowrise houses, the University would oppose it,” Matthews explained. He said the University didn’t oppose the plan because the building will be placed, appropriately, directly on a major street. Though the housing plan appears to be student-focused, Matthews said non-student residents will still seek out rooms there, as has been the case with several of the other high-rise apartments already in the area. “While there are a lot of students in those high-rises, there are also a lot of non-students, so it’s a mixed community already,” Matthews explained. “The developers have said they’ll be targeting students, but those rooms could attract just
about anybody.” Though the University did not officially endorse the proposal, Matthews said it fits very well with their focus on off-campus housing.
The developers have said they’ll be targeting students, but [the high-rise’s] rooms could attract just about anybody. —Glenn Matthews
Housing mediation officer for Western’s off-campus housing service
“This project, in our opinion, is ideal because it’s two-bedroom apartments, and it will have a mixture of students and non-students,” Matthews said. “If it was a building that didn’t attract people other than students, that might be a concern, but that’s not the case here.”
Residence Life Staff Applications are invited from full-time undergraduate students for the (live-in) positions of:
● Head Dons ● Residence Dons for the 2013-2014 academic year. Members of the Residence Life Staff are responsible for ensuring the overall aims of residence life are achieved, and that these aims are in keeping with the mission of Huron University College. For more information about the positions and the application process, please contact Ms. Sharon McKillop at 519-4387224, ext. 202. Head Don applications are due by 4pm on Jan. 21, 2013. Don applications are due by 4pm on Feb 4, 2013. Applications are available at www.huronuc.ca/residencestaffapplications Sharon McKillop Director of Housing & Student Life Huron University College 1349 Western Rd. London, ON N6G 1H3
these scholarships, I don’t feel like I need to have a part-time job during the school year,” Hussar said. The study also examined the rate at which scholarships are given out, particularly in regards to secondary school grades. With scholarships decided based on high school grade average, the study suggested this might not take into account certain factors that would affect one’s ability in school, such as work ethic differences between students. In regards to further research into the role of scholarships and what could be done in lieu of scholarships, Dooley said there was still work being done on these alternatives and their viability, but stated the scholarships should be handed out discerningly. “I would focus money more on students with a bigger academic payoff,” he asserted.
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Andrei Calinescu GAZETTE
HOW ORIGINAL. Following in the footsteps of Shoppers Drug Mart, Pharma Plus plans to set up shop in the old CIBC building at Dundas and Richmond.
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Arts&Life
thespianthursday Television is a medium of entertainment which permits millions of people to listen to the same joke at the same time, and yet remain lonesome.
—T.S. Eliot.
Lightning doesn’t strike twice for Colfer But The Gazette does when looking at the movie and book >> On the screen Bradley Metlin Gazette Staff GHFFF Struck By Lightning Director: Brian Dannelly Starring: Chris Colfer, Allison Janney, Rebel Wilson
Chris Colfer of Glee branches out and attempts a number of roles in Struck By Lightning, which he produced, wrote and stars in. The film begins with Carson Phillips (Colfer) exiting his high school and being killed by a burst of lightning. After the opening scene, the film catapults back in time to the beginning of Carson’s journey as he blackmails his classmates into contributing to his upstart literary magazine—the key to getting into the school of his dreams. Colfer’s screenplay is full of wit and boasts some very clever, cynical lines about human nature and the social ladder in high school. Despite his insight into the human condition, Colfer goes too far quite a few times and the film becomes preachy and lacks subtlety. Like his screenplay, Colfer’s performance also lacks finesse. It seems every move his character
>> On the shelf makes has some venomous undertone, and even in Carson’s most vulnerable moments, there’s a definite lack of sympathy. Alternatively, the supporting performances in the film are a wonderful grounding force. While it would be easy to dismiss her, Allison Janney creates a wonderfully nuanced character. By her final scene, she will break your heart as we watch her react to her son’s death. Also turning in a great performance is the increasingly present Rebel Wilson as Carson’s best friend Malerie. Malerie is the epitome of the lovable loser archetype, but is perhaps the wisest character, a demeanour elevated by Wilson’s grounded portrayal. While showcasing some noteworthy supporting performances, Struck by Lightning is trapped by a screenplay, that while clever, reams off diatribes about the annoying aspects of life. While undoubtedly talented and charismatic, Colfer carries the film, but then he begins juggling it out of control, making Struck by Lightning seem like a little too much. See Struck By Lightning on Demand now, or in select theatres starting tomorrow.
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Coming off the success of his mystical children’s novel, The Land of Stories, Chris Colfer’s second effort, Struck By Lightning, is aimed at an older, teen demographic. Colfer, who is best known as the talented singer Kurt Hummel on Glee, is not hitting any high notes with this sophomore work. Struck By Lightning tells the story of Carson Phillips, a senior in high school who dreams of expanding his journalistic ambitions beyond his small town. In order to bolster his application and impress the university of his dreams, Carson decides to publish a literary magazine and must blackmail his unenthusiastic peers in order to do so. While the story’s overall premise is enjoyable, Struck By
Lightning fails most in its opening and closing chapters. The novel opens as Carson laments about his residence in the small, close-minded town of Clover, writing of high school horrors he must endure. What Colfer seems to rely on are the clichés that readers have grown to know and tire of. The cheerleaders are pretty and popular, the jocks are dumb and good looking and the stoners are lazy—apparently, so is Colfer. There are a few intriguing moments of character in the novel, but these moments are, like lightning itself—brief and fading flickers. Sadly, the character who seems least developed is Carson himself. While the story is motivated by Carson’s desire to get into university, his life doesn’t move far beyond that. All Carson seems to discuss are his goals, creating a protagonist so self-consumed and one dimensional that he is unable to make positive impressions on other characters or the reader. Colfer may have wanted readers to admire Carson for his steadfast determination, but instead Carson comes off as a hollow youth whose only moments of real emotion are in the brief pages he spends with his fading grandmother in her retirement home. The scarcity of respectable characters is what makes the ending of Struck By Lightning meaningless. The ending is a complete circle back to the beginning of the book. The cheerleaders are still popular, the jocks are still stupid and one envies the stoners for their ability to chemically escape the simplistic world that Colfer has created. They say that lightning doesn’t strike twice, and in the case of this novel, once is more than enough.
Kevin Hurren Arts & Life Editor GHFFF Struck By Lightning: The Carson Phillips Journal Chris Colfer
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Here Comes Honey Boo Boo, Season Two
Compliance
Wretched and Divine: The Story of Wild Ones—Black Veil Brides
“Kiss You”—One Direction
Gangster Squad
Within one hour of the music video’s release on YouTube, it had already racked up four million views. That’s right, the “Directioners” went crazy. But is that any surprise? This is the boy band that just recently told Barbara Walters that women slammed their bare chests up against the band’s car windows. Despite the crazy fandom, you might be wondering whether “Kiss You” is actually good. Well, it’s typical One Direction fair—up-tempo, poppy and about girls. Fans will love it and haters gonna hate.
Gangster Squad was just supposed to be an innocent movie about police fighting the mafia and gangs in the 1950s through 1960s. What the team behind this film couldn’t anticipate is the timing of this release—less than a month after the horrific shooting in a Newtown, Connecticut elementary school. The trailer was already pulled from theatres after it premiered during the Aurora theatre shooting. As gun control in America comes to the forefront of national discussion, maybe this movie filled with guns isn’t so innocent after all. The film hits theatres tomorrow.
You better redneckognize that Alana, Mama June and the rest of the family are back for a second season on TLC. The show, which makes the Bourgeoisie shudder uncontrollably, premiered this past Sunday with its Halloween-themed episode. That’s right, they traded being covered in mud for fake blood. This week’s upcoming episode will feature Honey Boo Boo embracing her inner pilgrim as she feasts on turkey— hopefully not from the department store, a.k.a .the local dumpster.
During the premiere screening at the Sundance Film Festival, audience members walked out, unable to handle the psychological mind games that occur in the film. At a fast food restaurant, manager Sandra (Ann Dowd) receives a call from a man posing as a police officer who convinces her an employee has committed theft. Despite being seen by a few, Dowd delivers a thrilling performance that’s one of the best of the year. The DVD was released January 8.
If you thought Honey Boo Boo’s latest episode was scary, you haven’t seen anything until you’ve seen Black Veil Brides. Inspired by the likes of KISS, the band dons long, black hair, as well as heavy black and white makeup. Studded leather aesthetics aside, this hard rock band’s newest album appeals to their hardcore fans and might leave the casual listener a little isolated. Despite this, rock fans are likely to jump for joy.
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Dubstep DJ Datsik dabbles in development
“I Knew You Were Trouble” —Walk Off the Earth
Mike “Beard Man” Taylor from WOTE’s “Somebody That I Used to Know” video is, KRNFX makes up for Taylor’s absence. Even if you aren’t a Swift fan, check out WOTE and KRNFX recreate an exceptionally popular song with only their voices—you won’t regret it. —Sumedha Arya
Canadian band Walk Off the Earth gave their fans a treat on January 1 when they posted a cover of Taylor Swift’s “I Knew You Were Trouble” on their YouTube channel. The video went on to gain a million views quickly. While the original Swift song found huge success—it is number four on the YouTube 100—WOTE’s a capella version features beat boxer KRNFX, whose beat boxing was incidentally featured on The Ellen DeGeneres Show a few days after the WOTE video was posted. Although a handful of lamenting fans are questioning where
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your debut album Vitamin D been like so far?
At 24, Canadian dubstep DJ Troy Beetles has released a debut album and formed his own label. Beetles, who goes by Datsik, says he tries to keep his tracks original, fun and easy to dance to. Prior to his show at the London Music Hall, Datsik spoke to The Gazette about his record label, his unique style of dubstep and the response he received from his debut album.
TB: It’s been really good. I was on
GAZETTE: How do you set yourself
the Korn tour and one night, on the bus, he wrote up a crazy chorus and bridge [for one of my tracks]. It’s also been wicked working with Z-Trip, who’s a legend on the hip hop scene. I did a couple of tracks with Downlink as well, and it’s been really cool working with him too. GAZETTE: What’s it been like hav-
ing your own independent label, Firepower Records?
apart from other dubstep artists? TB: Having my own label is prob-
things I do differently from other dubstep artists is that I incorporate a lot of hip hop in my sets. I’ve always enjoyed a robotic sound as well. I try to make it funky, but still dark and heavy with dashes of hip hop in between. It gives me my own style.
ably the best idea I’ve ever had. It’s really cool to have my input into the scene itself by signing really good music from young kids and being able to help them out in whatever way I can. The label’s got a ton of momentum—I think 2013 will be a really good year.
GAZETTE: Who has been most help-
GAZETTE: Dubstep isn’t necessarily
ful in forming your interests and style?
for everybody. Do you ever hear criticism of dubstep and of your music specifically? How do you react?
TROY BEETLES: One of the main
TB: I came from the hip hop world, so
I listened to Snoop Dog, Dr. Dre and the Wu-Tang Clan. Nineties gangster stuff was my favourite, and was an inspiration for me. Everyone’s history is different, though, so it leads to something different. I didn’t have much metal history growing up, so it doesn’t really translate into my music. I approach music from the hip hop angle.
TB: I definitely hear criticism—espe-
cially from older people. I take all the comments. I don’t really care because, at the end of the day, I’m still doing what I love for a living. I’m playing music I want to create. I’m having fun. Any criticism gets thrown out of the window. GAZETTE: What kind of upcoming
projects are you working on?
>> Fast facts > Troy Beetles
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Troy Beetles of Datsik was born in Kelowna, British Columbia.
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Datsik released his debut album Vitamin D April 10, 2012.
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Firepower Reloaded, which kicked of yesterday, is part two of Datsik’s Firepower tour.
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Datsik collaborated with Korn on Korn’s 10th studio album, The Path to Totality.
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Terravita, Hizzleguy, AFK, Barron, Rekoil and The Frim are some artists that are signed under Datsik’s label Firepower Records.
BOARD AND SENATE ELECTIONS - 2013 CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS The Board of Governors will hold elections during February 2013 to elect members in accordance with the provisions of The University of Western Ontario Act (1982). For this election the following members are required: ONE Administrative Staff ONE Undergraduate Student
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GAZETTE: What is the creation pro-
cess like for you? TB: It really helps when you have a good sample to work with—for example, if you have a cool vocal sample and start building your tracks out of that. Usually, when I’m sitting down to write a track, I experiment until I find something cool. I rarely actually sit down with an idea in my head to put onto paper. I sit down and screw around for a bit. Once I have something really cool, I build off of that. GAZETTE: Is there a certain audience
that you try to cater to? TB: I make music for myself. I try not
to worry too much about what other people are going to think, because then you become limited by something. I just make sure it’ll go down on the dance floor—that’s the biggest thing for me. As long as people are getting crazy to it, it doesn’t really matter how I got there. GAZETTE: What has the response to
TB: In the short term, I have two EPs
dropping. The first one is dropping on the 22nd of January. It’s called Cold Blooded (Part 1). That’s a twoparted EP. The second EP will be coming out three or four months from now. Long-term, I’m trying to get my label fully functional and trying to make it big. GAZETTE: What advice do you give
to people signing onto your label, or others interested in creating dubstep music? TB: Don’t try to copy someone, because then you’ll always be second best. You’re much better off making music that’s not as good, but completely your own style. If you’re just coming into it, you’ll get recognized quicker if you’re doing something original that separates you from the rest.
Datsik will be performing at the London Music Hall tonight at 10 p.m. Tickets are $18.50 and can be bought online.
Nominations open at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, January 10, 2013 and close at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 24, 2013. The names of nominees will be posted on the election website on Tuesday, January 29, 2013. CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR THE SENATE The Senate will hold elections during February 2013 to elect members in accordance with the provisions of The University of Western Ontario Act (1982). For this election the following members are required: 21 Members of Faculty ONE Member of Administrative Staff FOUR Graduate Students 14 Undergraduate Students
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Opinions
I installed a skylight in my apartment—the people who live above me are furious!
—Steven Wright, American comedian
New building London must figure will rise above out who they are competition If you live near the university gates, you may soon have 600 new neighbours to greet. The city is currently in the early stages of approving a new 19-story high-rise targeted at students that will host 300 two-person rooms. Should the building be built, it will provide yet another alternative area of concentrated student living to the traditional student ghetto. Incidents such as last year’s St. Patrick’s Day riot on Fleming Drive have soured the London community on these ghettos, so are these kinds of apartment buildings the appropriate solution? The fact that the building is dedicated to students will likely mean a greater level of partying, and therefore a greater chance of noise issues and property damage. On the other hand, apartment buildings such as 675, 695 and 205 Richmond also have a high number of student residents, and have proven to be far less likely to be involved in the kinds of partying issues that plague areas like Broughdale and Huron. These areas boast student houses with much higher occupant per residence ratios and are open to the street, creating a much larger partying atmosphere where there is greater danger for things to get out of hand. We simply may be reading too much into the new proposal. Western has just completed the 1,000-person Ontario Hall, promising developers a steady stream of new students hungry for housing after they leave residence. The odds are this is a simple case of supply and demand—Western has created additional demand with its ever-increasing entering class sizes, and London’s development community is providing the supply. When you think about it, it’s an almost reassuring example of the invisible hand of economics at work. The high-rise, located within spitting distance of campus, could also provide a useful alternative to frosh coming from out of town who don’t want to live in residence. On the other hand, residence is a fairly integral part of the student experience here at Western, so skipping right to apartment living certainly wouldn’t be this editorial board’s suggestion. The new building is, however, the ideal solution for relatively budget-focused upper-years who don’t want to live in a ghetto, meaning they’ll probably fill up fast. The invisible hand says so. —The Gazette Editorial Board
Wrath of McGrath
Kaitlyn McGrath Associate Editor This March, London will transform into a world-class city—well, at least it’s going to try. For local residents who aren’t in the know—and let’s be honest, it’s probably a significant amount—London is hosting the World Figure Skating Championships. Aside from the Olympics, the World Figure Skating Championships is the marquee event for the international community of figure skaters, so this is actually a pretty big deal. The event is expected to draw approximately 150 million television viewers, about 35,000 spectators and 300 international media outlets, according to a London Free Press article. Because of the worldwide acclaim and because London will likely never be host to another international event—sports or otherwise—you can imagine how excited the city seems to be. Which is likely why the council’s corporate services committee approved a request for $200,000 from the “Welcoming the World to London” team to fund their marketing campaign. Half the money will be extracted from the city’s 2012 budget surplus, while the remaining half will come from city agencies, including Tourism London. The $200,000 is on top of the $600,000 that will be spent on an extravagant lights show that will occur outside Budweiser Gardens during the championship. As expected, these spending decisions are drawing the ire of some London residents who don’t see the flashy tricks as an effective use of spending—a fair criticism.
What irks me about this situation is not the amount of spending. After all, it’s plausible London might benefit from a slight increase of tourism during the event. Instead, it’s London’s desperate attempt to fool global audiences to believe London is something that it’s not. I see no problem in London promoting itself as a quaint Canadian city—in fact, some people might find that charming. Exhibit A. The campaign is titled “Canada’s London,” and that phrase will be plastered on billboards, bus shelters and television advertisements. It’s clear London is still sensitive to the fact we’re not the world’s only London, but rather than come up with a unique phrase, they decided to latch onto the fame London, England has built. I suppose they’ll just hope no one notices a difference when they get here. Exhibit B. The campaign has a theme suggesting London is alive—whatever that means—and is further broken down into four categories—“Alive with Colour,” “Alive with Flavour,” “Alive with Sound” and “Alive with Movement.” Considering the skating championships occur in March, I can’t see how London can justify being “alive with colour” unless those colours are grey and greyer. Also, the poster representing flavour features a particularly unappetizing meatball, because we all know how well-known the Forest City is for our various forms of spherical meat. London has plenty to promote—I just wish they had chosen to promote those things. The campaign was meant to ensure London gives off the right image, but with such vague terms like “flavour,” “colour” and “movement” I’m not sure what that really presents to the world. I’m all for spending money on an effective marketing campaign, but let’s not try to be Canada’s version of London, let’s just be London, Canada.
saywhat?! If you have a problem with the government, then you’re not alone. In a recent poll by Public Policy Polling—admittedly a democratic-leaning institution—Congress was shown to have a lower approval rating than Genghis Khan, traffic jams, cockroaches and Canadian-based band Nickelback. Congress can take some solace with the fact that they achieved a better score then Lindsay Lohan, North Korea and the ebola virus.
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No guidance To the Editor: Every student will make stressful decisions during their university career that will affect their future. To alleviate stress, students can seek help from Academic Counselling. Unfortunately, from my experience, this may add more stress and cause feelings of inferiority, stupidity and helplessness. A few days ago I waited in one of the inevitably long lines to speak to a counsellor. After explaining my situation, I received the response “We can’t help you here.” This abrupt, short and frankly rude conversation I experienced left me no more informed than 40 minutes prior. Had I not asked for more information, they would have sent me on my way and rushed in the next student. This is not my first tainted experience I have had with Academic Counselling causing me to feel one digit in a sea of numbers. As students who pay large sums of money to attend Western, it is necessary to have access to helpful guidance when making decisions about the future. Or, at the very least, be spoken to in a polite, respectful manner. Although my experience is not a reflection of all Academic Counselling, more attention should be paid to the experience of students utilizing this essential service in order to improve the overall success of students in the future. —Justine Walsh Social Science III
Weak hours To the Editor: The holiday hours of operation at the Western Student Recreation Centre were atrocious. The WSRC was closed from December 23 to the 26—four straight days. It was also closed from December 30 to January 1. This is abysmal, and sheer laziness on the part of management for their refusal to find employees to keep the gym open. I understand the gym being closed on the Christmas and New Year’s Day, as these are national holidays, but there is no reason why it should have been closed so frequently over the break. I’m a fitness enthusiast who has been lifting weights for over a decade and am on a strict five day per week routine. None of the commercial gyms I have attended have let me down like this. People who are dedicated fitness enthusiasts don’t take a break from working out over the holidays, and for-profit gyms don’t close their doors. Apparently, Campus Recreation doesn’t consider itself to be a “real” gym. If Campus Recreation doesn’t improve their hours, I will regard them as simply a “starter” gym for beginners or casual users. —Michael Seaman Science III
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saywhat? “We’re both perfectionists. He’s an emotional guy, and we had a snap count difference. I was right ... but whatever.”
>> Alabama centre Barrett Jones on his altercation with AJ McCarron during their BCS championship victory.
Rundown >> Both the men’s and women’s volleyball teams will be in action this Friday night > Both teams will be hosting the Windsor Lancers at Alumni Hall > With wins on Friday, the men and women will jump to a tie in second place and a tie for fourth place in the OUA respectively.
Mustangs extend streak to 13 with win over UOIT High-powered offence and Unice lift Western to 7–1 win Renee Tamming Gazette Staff
The Western Mustangs men’s hockey team extended their winning streak to 13 games after hosting the UOIT Ridgebacks this past Saturday. Though evenly matched throughout the first half of the game, secondary scoring and a phenomenal performance from goalie Josh Unice allowed the Mustangs to come out on top with a 7–1 win. The win has Western at a record of 15–3, while UOIT drops to 7–10. The Mustangs also moved into third place in the Canada Interuniversity Sport rankings with the win. The Ridgebacks dominated the first period, but despite outshooting the Mustangs at the first intermission, the score was tied at one apiece. The Mustangs took control in the second with Zach Harnden netting the eventual game-winner. The Furlong brothers also contributed, with a goal by
Shaun Furlong, assisted by Jason Furlong and Andrew Eastman. In the third period, Western had four more players score, with Matt Paltridge, Julian Cimadamore, Adam Stoykewych and Ryan Kirk each finding the back of the net. Kirk’s goal was particularly special, this being his first of the season. Kirk had faltered on a breakaway chance with Ridgebacks goalie Bryce O’Hagan turning the puck aside. Kirk regained control and made no mistake the second time around, wristing a shot over O’Hagan’s shoulder into the top corner. “Well, I was pretty much just thinking about the one I missed before that. I knew I had to get it that time around because I wasn’t sure I was going to get another chance,” Kirk said with a smile on his face, especially proud since his friends and family were in the crowd to witness it. Kirk also caught the eye of the >> see victory pg.3
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Western interim coach Pat Powers. “It’s great for a guy like Kirk. He’s come a long way this year and the guys were extremely happy as you probably saw by looking at the bench,” he said. With seven different players scoring the seven Mustang goals and 11 players on the point sheet,
the Mustangs showed amazing depth and put on a great display of teamwork and camaraderie. “We got everyone’s A-plus effort and we expected nothing less than to get the win tonight,” Powers said. Unice put on an impressive display, stopping 29 of 30 shots. The sole goal by UOIT was scored off a shot from the point that sailed
over Unice’s head and hit the crossbar, deflecting the puck into the net. Unice currently leads the CIS with 13 wins. Western goes on the road for their next four games, and plays for their 14th win against the Waterloo Warriors tomorrow at 7:30 p.m.
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Faulds a Golden Hawk Ryan Stern Sports Editor The Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks have named Michael Faulds as their new manager of football operations and head coach for the 2013 season. Faulds—the former Western Mustangs quarterback and York Lions offensive coordinator—will assume the position immediately after long-time head coach Gary Jeffries stepped down following the 2012 season. “I am very excited about the opportunity that has been given to me,” Faulds said in a press release. “Wilfrid Laurier University has a football program with a rich history and tradition, and I am honoured
to lead the team heading into the future.” Faulds’ three seasons at York proved him to be a successful offensive mind as he vaulted the Lions from 26th to seventh in the country in total offensive yards per game. “Michael was the unanimous choice of our search committee, which included six prominent alumni, and since that time has hit the ground running,” Laurier athletic director Peter Baxter said in a press release. The Canadian Interuniversity Sport all-time leader in passing yards will inherit a 3–5 Golden Hawks team that lost 34–0 to the Queen’s Gaels in the opening round of the playoffs.
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