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Volume 106, Issue 66

Student engagement renewed Native reserve considers Survey seeks student input on UCC renos

urban move to London Aaron Zaltzman News Editor

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Jesica Hurst News Editor This summer, the University Students’ Council announced the official launch of the University Community Centre Renewal Project—a plan that comprised a variety of changes to the UCC. Since then, the USC has completed phase one of the project and are ready to begin moving onto phase two of the renovations.

Unlike the first stage, this second phase will include feedback from students through a survey that was distributed online earlier this week. The survey, which can be found on the USC’s website, focuses on reasons for visiting the UCC and how aesthetics could be improved in the building, and leaves an area for students to provide additional commentary.

USC President Adam Fearnall explained they are trying to institute a level of long-term planning so students have a space to be proud of.

“Students have consistently asked the USC to work to enhance

the UCC so that it is a place that serves as many needs as possible,” Fearnall said. “We have heard study space, student program space and meeting space as priorities in the past, and we want to make sure that we’re continuing to deliver on these areas while listening to the changing needs of the community.”

What we think we’re going to see from the survey is more need for study and lounge space.

—Tony Ayala

Vice-president finance for the University Students’ Council

According to Fearnall, the USC relied on usage patterns and needs to decide what preliminary renovations to work on during the first phase. However, he believes student feedback will help ensure they properly understand what needs

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students expect them to meet.

According to Tony Ayala, vicepresident finance for the USC, students agreed two years ago to pay a UCC capital fee, which would go toward upgrades to the building.

Because students are paying $25 every year, he explained it’s important the USC utilizes as much of that money as possible, or students are paying a fee that isn’t going to serve them.

Ayala also explained the USC has a general idea of what they’re going to see from the survey.

“Going into it, what we think we’re going to see from the survey is more need for study and lounge space, because those tend to be the things that come up the most during campaigns and stuff,” he said. “We’re going to assume that is what students want, and we want to incorporate that into what the aesthetics will look like.”

“That’s what the focus is and most of the questions are geared toward those things—we just want to see what else students have to say.”

After achieving a land settlement with the Government of Canada, the Chippewas of The Thames First Nations are looking for strategic areas to build an economically sound reserve, which could place them in close proximity to London.

“If we’re going to become economically self-sufficient, then we have to have an economic base,” Joe Miskokomon, chief of the Chippewas of The Thames First Nations, said. He used the Highway 401 corridor in London as an example, saying while these areas may not necessarily be purchased, the community needs to find areas “that make economic sense.”

The settlement was meant to repair the terms of a 19th century treaty signed by the British Crown and various First Nations in southwestern Ontario that would guarantee them each specific areas.

However, before surveyors could be sent, the settlers encroached on the area, scattering the Chippewas of The Thames First Nations to the Thames River and blurring the boundaries specified in the agreement.

“This is part of the treaty issue that has been around for some time,” Miskokomon said. “It’s part of what we’ve been pushing for for decades.”

Miskokomon said the settlement would allow the Chippewas to rebuild in the presumed areas of the original treaty, as long as it is in a specific geographic region and does not exceed 5,120 acres— the original size of the lost land.

He said building in an economically strategic area would require a partnership with any nearby municipality.

“What we bring to the table are things like land management—we could probably do land management a lot quicker than any developer in the city of London could,”

Miskokomon said. “I think we could do business faster, which is what business wants to do.”

Any plan for London would have to move slowly, and a strategic agreement would need to be in place with the city council.

“I think we would first have to have a fairly lengthy conversation with the City of London, which would obviously be part of our strategic partnering,” Miskokomon said. “We would have to go back to the discussion of services, and rates of service, as well as looking at it from a business plan point of view.”

[The reserve] is going to be within a strategic location. It makes no sense to have it in the middle of nowhere if you want to have an industrial part.

—Joe Miskokomon

Chief of the Chippewas of The Thames First Nations

However, the community is in no rush to build, as there is no time limit on the settlement with the government.

“It’s a strategic plan that’s going to roll out over a period of time,” Miskokomon explained. “It’s not something that’s mystically going to happen within 24 hours.”

Wherever the reserve is to be built, Miskokomon said it would most likely be near a city centre, which would make it southwestern Ontario’s first big-city reserve. “[The reserve] is going to be within a strategic location,” Miskokomon said. “It makes no sense to have it in the middle of nowhere if you want to have an industrial part.”

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USC to launch student writer-in-residence Next week will mark the beginning of the newly created Student-Writerin-Residence program, a program unique to Western that has been nearly a year in the making.

Adam Fearnall, University Students’ Council president, included the idea in his platform during the 2012 presidential campaign, and then developed the program along with the USC and the Western Writer-in-Residence program.

“We hope that the Student Writerin-Residence will be able to promote the arts, specifically literary arts, on campus and help other students with their work,” Fearnall explained.

SWIR responsibilities may include holding weekly office hours, sponsoring readings, hosting workshops, participating in USC-sponsored poetry slams and providing support for writers of various student publications.

The SWIR program will run parallel to the current writer-in-residence program, which has given students access to prolific Canadian writers including Austin Clarke, Emma Donoghue, Margaret Laurence and Alice Munro.

“The student writer and the writer-in-residence will work in tandem,” Fearnall said. “We want the student writer to be recognized as a notable artistic figure on campus, but also for them to learn from the tremendous experience held by the professional writer-in-residence.”

The student chosen this year will serve a trial term from February to April and receive a $500 honorarium.

This will increase to $1,000, and an optional 0.5 experiential learning course credit, when the position becomes full time next year.

“We’re looking for a student who displays considerable talent, interest and passion for writing, and an individual who is willing to work with other students to develop writers on campus,” Fearnall said. “We’re hoping to find a writer who is interested in developing their own writing while simultaneously working with others to promote the arts and the importance of storytelling.”

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Floodwaters threaten city Student warned to stay away from Thames

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Iain Boekhoff Gazette Staff

Unusually warm weather and high precipitation led to swollen rivers and basement flooding across the city this week. Residents on Front Street and parts of High Street who are located in low-lying areas close to the Thames River were advised to evacuate Tuesday, due to the risk of flooding.

London was drenched with 40mm of rain on Tuesday and a rare thunderstorm during the winter months.

“What we have been experiencing is related to a large-scale flow pattern that meteorologists call meridional flow,” James Voogt, a geography professor at Western, explained. “In meridional flow, there is a significant north and south component to the air flow, in contrast to a zonal flow pattern in which the flow is predominantly west to east.”

“For us, this has meant that we have had a big jump in our air temperature and a lot of precipitation associated with the warm moist air from the Gulf of Mexico.”

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McGill flooding goes viral The severe flooding that resulted from a water main break in Montreal has literally swept McGill students off their feet.

The video of a young woman trying to cross a flooded Montreal street and being swept away by the force of the current has gone viral, gaining more than 700,000 views on YouTube.

Melissa Galati, a second-year McGill student, said the pipe that exploded was just north of the school, so “the effect was immediate.” She explained the young woman in the video was able to escape the current once she reached the bottom of the hill she was swept along.

Flood updates were continuously emailed to students, advising them on damage assessments and class cancellations, as well as advising students to be “extremely careful when when walking through areas both on and off campus that were affected by the flood.”

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However, Voogt expects the warm weather will stop within the next few days.

“Weather models suggest the meridional flow pattern is expected to ease off over the next few days, with a return to a more zonal flow pattern—this should mean that temperatures should revert to more normal values,” Voogt said.

What we have been experiencing is related to a largescale flow pattern that meteorologists call meridional flow.

—James Voogt

A geography professor at Western

Western’s official Twitter account tweeted, “Please be careful near the river this week—Upper Thames Conservation Authority expects water levels to continue

to rise” on Wednesday morning.

That being said, Elgin Austen, director of the campus community police service, said flooding is not currently a concern for Western’s campus.

“We do have flood plans—we have plans for any kind of disaster or irregularity, and the flood plan is that, right now, we are watching the height of the river,” Austen said.

Austen said the most vulnerable areas to flood are near the river, specifically the Medway parking lot behind Elgin Hall, and the parking lot beside the tennis courts. He noted there hasn’t been any flooding in a few years.

He also explained water levels are monitored by the Upper Thames Conservation Authority.

“The Authority has a roll-out of information to various people, and they keep an eye on what’s happening at the dam and depending on how much water they’re holding back and how much they’re letting go, has an impact on the river downstream where we are but right at the moment there’s no concern.”

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Western launches new English Language Centre Megan Devlin Gazette Staff On January 28, Western launched its new English Language Centre— an internal English as a Second Language school for incoming Western students.

Qualified international students will come to the English Language Centre before starting their degree at Western to complete the ESL requirement of admission.

“The Language Centre is a place where students can come to improve their language and cultural skills in order to gain admission to Western,” Matt Bazely, administrative director of the English Language Centre, said. “They’ve already been accepted to Western and there’s a seat ready for them in September 2014, on condition that they get through this English Language program.”

The program is run out of the faculty of education, and will focus first on communicative skills before adding Canadian cultural studies to ground students and give them context for their courses.

“Let’s say a student is studying business—oftentimes professors make cultural references during those classes. If the student doesn’t have those signposts as cultural references, then they’re lost,” Bazely said.

Bazely explained the program would strive to put international students on a level playing field with domestic students.

As it turns out, Western has been behind most universities in implementing an ESL centre.

“Western was one of the few major universities in Canada that did not have its own internal ESL program,” Bazely said.

The centre will also help students with other aspects of moving to Canada, such as finding somewhere to live. Students will have the option of living in residence or with a family to fully immerse themselves in Canadian culture.

Tuition for the centre will be about the same as a regular academic term at Western.

Western was one of the few major universities in Canada that did not have its own internal ESL program.

—Matt Bazely

Administrative director of the English Language Centre

Another important aspect of the centre is that it will host socioand psycho-linguistic research by studying how the incoming students learn.

“I am focusing on student experience and perceptions of this language program and the socio-cultural factors in second language education, all in a comparative international perspective,” Le Chen, a first-year PhD student working with the centre, said.

“I feel that this is a big initiative for Western that will allow it to internationalize,” Bazely concluded.

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For more information about the positions and the application process, please contact Ms. Sharon McKillop at 519-438-7224, ext. 202.

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

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Arts&Life

thespianthursday Success is dependent on effort.

—Sophocles, ancient Greek tragedian

Local programs celebrate black history Sumedha Arya Arts & Life Editor For Michael Gibson, Black History Month is a way for the London community to learn things about his culture that they did not know previously.

Gibson, who was born and raised in London, went to H.B. Beal Secondary School and later went to teacher’s college at Western. It was at H.B. Beal where he began to cultivate his passion for art—more specifically, pencil drawings that try to capture how people express themselves.

“I try to draw what you can’t see—feelings, thoughts, mood and atmosphere,” Gibson says of his evocative artwork.

This year, as part of the London Black History Coordinating committee’s programming for February, Gibson will have an opportunity to showcase his work at London’s Central Library. For him, exhibiting his work is a way to provide the public new opportunities to understand culture through art.

“As a young kid growing up in London, I didn’t have a lot of access to [art from black artists],” Gibson expands. “Hopefully my work will inspire some kid the way that I was inspired as a young kid.”

As part of the 11th annual Black History Month, the London Black

History Coordinating committee has been working alongside artists, such as Gibson, to celebrate diversity. Through engaging and informative programs at a variety of centres, the organizers hope to achieve a more equal community.

“This year, we are trying to connect to a lot of other organizations and broaden our connection to the community. We have more organizations registered to participate than we ever have before,” says Carl Cadogan, who has volunteered on the coordinating committee for the last 10 years.

The beginning of the monthlong programming will begin at Museum London this Saturday. As part of the opening celebration, Chatham-based Nigerian author Yejide Kilanko will be reading from her novel, Daughters Who Walk This Path.

In her fictional novel, Kilanko writes about the lives of two cousins who experience sexual abuse in Nigeria. Kilanko explores how her female protagonists transition into adulthood and attempt to find hope, despite their painful pasts. Ideals of tradition and community are interwoven with themes of violence, female oppression and silence and stigma surrounding abuse.

Kilanko set Daughters Who Walk This Path in the Nigerian town where she was born and, while writing her

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novel, she drew upon some of the emotions she felt while working as a child protection worker.

“It was a difficult time for me— you get second-hand trauma from others’ pain,” Kilanko shares.

Despite the emotionally challenging aspects of her work, Kilanko felt there were support resources present for those who had been sexually abused in Canada.

However, her acknowledgment of these resources led her to ask—how would sexual abuse be perceived and approached in Nigeria?

What began as a poem Kilanko

wrote and shared on Facebook eventually led to the writing and publication of Daughters Who Walk This Path. Since publishing her novel in April 2012, Kilanko says she has received positive feedback from individuals who have been able to connect to the story.

During the opening celebration, Kilanko says she would speak specifically for Nigerian culture and acknowledge taboo topics. By doing so, Kilanko hopes to encourage supportive conversations within her community.

“Giving a voice to these topics

in such an important month gives permission for people to speak and get support,” she says.

Those interested in Kilanko’s reading or Gibson’s art exhibit are invited to these events free of charge. Through providing a number of free programs to the community, Cadogan and other organizers hope to reach out to the London community—not just the black community.

For more detail, visit London Black History Coordinating Committee on Facebook.

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Sara Mai Chitty Contributor It’s only second semester, and some Western students are looking for more to do than going to Jack’s every Thursday. In order to show London has a lot of life, Londonfuse has created a website that allows people to cruise what the city has to offer.

Londonfuse.ca hopes to expose some hidden gems, and unlock the potential a simple bus pass can offer.

Ryan Craven, community developer and active participant of Londonfuse, explains why student engagement is important for the city—and how Londonfuse wants to play a key role in community cultural enrichment.

“Londonfuse was started about three or so years ago, by my friend Thomas, who had noticed there wasn’t enough media coverage of the cultural and arts scene that he and his friends were a part of, so he created it,” Craven explains.

The site accelerated after its coverage and participation in conjunction with the third London Ontario Live Arts Festival (LOLA),

he explained, and Craven became involved after some networking himself.

“About a year after [LOLA], when I organized Car Free Day, people from Londonfuse got in touch with me, told me to come to meetings and I thought it was cool and kept on coming,” he says.

The site carries a goal that is not too far out of reach, according to Craven.

“I want [Londonfuse] to be a primary media source for events and knowledge of the city. I want it to help people that live in London to learn about and know and love their city.”

Formed of user-generated content about London and surrounding area events, Londonfuse is a type of social networking site for businesses, artists, educators, urban planners, thrill seekers and curious locals. While students have a bad reputation for staying in the “Western bubble,” Craven has seen firsthand the effect students from other cities can have in contributing to London’s cultural scene. Craven gave an example of a friend from

another city, who had connected with other artists through Fuse, and ended up living with fellow musicians and becoming an active part of the indie music scene in London.

One of Craven’s favourite qualities of London is its unique interaction of nature and urbanity.

“I love to experience the bike trails—you’re in the middle of the city and it feels like you’re in the middle of a forest, and that’s pretty special.”

As for the negative attitude that many students have, Craven has something to say.

“What happens in smaller cities like London is that there is not enough density that you would find in Montreal or Toronto, where there’s a bunch of, say, punk bars, so it’s really easy to get into the punk community,” he explains. “That doesn’t exist in London because there’s not enough of us that are living close together for that critical mass to happen. What Londonfuse provides is what we call a digital density [and] like any tool, it’s up to you to use it.”

“A city, like a life, is what you make of it,” he concludes.

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A cold response to Warm Bodies Brent Holmes Arts & Life Editor GGGFF Warm Bodies Director: Jonathan Levine Starring: Nicholas Hoult, Teresa Palmer, Rob Corddry, John Malkovich The saddest thing about Warm Bodies, aside from the plethora of Twilight comparisons, is if you’ve seen the trailer, you’ve seen the movie. There are no twists or plot developments outside of what the trailer depicts.

R (Nicholas Hoult) is a zombie who wanders around an airport and occasionally has grunting matches with his friend M (Rob Corddry).

When he and a party of zombies stumble upon Julie (Teresa Palmer), he somehow instantly falls in love and chooses to defend her from his zombie comrades. Hiding Julie in his private jet home, R and Julie eventually stumble upon an unorthodox cure for the zombie apocalypse.

There are positive elements of Warm Bodies. The irony and satire of R’s opening remarks are witty, and the rules of this zombie society are relatively well-established and well used. Zombies in this world inherit the memories of their victims through eating their brains, eventually becoming ‘Bonies,’ skeletal corpses that eat anything with a heartbeat and don’t feel conflicted about it like R does.

The performances aren’t particularly good or bad—Hoult and Palmer’s characters are not

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particularly fleshed out. Corddry provides most of the film’s best comic moments. However, John Malkovich feels underused as Teresa’s dictatorstyled father.

R’s narration is funny and reminiscent of Jesse Eisenberg’s character in Zombieland. These characters do provide an interesting viewpoint into the zombie apocalypse that is both entertaining and satisfies one’s hunger for insightful commentary.

Unfortunately, Warm Bodies presents a Twilight-ization of the zombie. Warm Bodies’ zombie is a neutered PG-rated enemy that becomes brainless through the zombies inability to represent a serious

threat.

A key part of most zombie films is the gore providing a symbol of consumerist culture. When that aspect of the zombie is taken away, the zombie itself doesn’t function as that horrifying image of American culture that George A. Romero established in 1968’s Night of the Living Dead.

Warm Bodies actually seems to have the reverse idea of consumerism in general. R collects Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan records and other items from abandoned houses for his private airplane home. Unfortunately, his desire to keep Julie “safe” treats her like just another record—at least what she

is being kept “safe” from is a little clearer than in the Twilight universe.

Fortunately, R and Julie’s romance is closer to Beauty and the Beast than it is to Twilight, but that is essentially all that Warm Bodies is—a film that can be defined as not-as-good than other films of the genre but not as bad as the worst.

Warm Bodies is not as funny as Shaun of the Dead or Zombieland, not as gut-wrenching as The Walking Dead or Dawn of the Dead, not as good as Beauty and the Beast, but still a better romance than Twilight.

It is a passable film that gets by on its occasional ability to be witty and its great classic rock soundtrack.

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Awesome local projects cause some awe Danning Huang Gazette Staff What makes something awesome?

It seems Erin Woodgate knows the answer, as she became the first ever winner of the Awesome London grant—a prize of $1,000 she can now use toward her awesome project.

Woodgate’s idea is simple. Called “When Was the Last Time You Had Your Photo Taken?” the project seeks to help London seniors get involved with professional photography. This idea was announced as the winner of Awesome London January 28 at Joe Kool’s Restaurant.

Before the winner was announced, The Gazette spoke with Chris Moss, a founder and trustee of the Awesome London Foundation.

“The idea of London Awesome started in November,” Moss explains. “The Awesome Foundation [originated in] Boston in 2009, and is now in 61 cities across the world, so we just decided to start a local chapter.”

January is the first month of London’s Awesome Project, and the organization wants to encourage more local ideas to come to the forefront. According to Moss, each month, 10 trustees will donate $100 each to the project they deem

the most ‘awesome.’ There are no requirements on the content of the project, but Moss explains the few limitations the initiative does impart.

“There are only three rules. First, it can’t go for personal use. Second, it can’t go toward maintaining a charity or non-profit organization. And

We just really want something awesome to happen in our community, and with the money, hopefully something awesome will happen each month —Chris Moss

A founder and trustee of the Awesome London Foundation

the third one is that [the project] has to be specific.”

After fulfilling these requirements, all the project has to do is impress the trustees and receive the grant.

Those behind the Awesome Foundation urge the project just

involves those who want to make a positive impact.

“I would say that most of them don’t have a lot of money, but really wanted to see some change in our community,” Moss explains.

In the early stages of organizing the event, Moss admits to be unsure about Londoners’ willingness to contribute—opposed to bigger cities like Toronto.

“At first, I didn’t think London would be ready to throw away money like that—because you don’t get a charitable tax receipt or anything—and just give away money.”

Yet, as Moss explained, many people responded to the call very quickly.

“Currently, we have 40 trustees in total, and each month 10 of them will be the ones to give away the money.”

With one month down, Moss wants to stress the main goal of Awesome London.

“We just really want something awesome to happen in our community, and with the money, hopefully something awesome will happen each month.”

To stay updated about the London Awesome event, visit their website at http://www.awesomelondon.ca/

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I don’t have an alarm clock. If someone needs to wake me up, then I have my BlackBerry next to me.

—Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook founder

Social media Anticipating the marks the BlackBerry comeback end of an era Two years ago, the University Students’ Council put restrictions on where presidential candidates could place promotional signs on campus. Since then, more students have engaged more in social media, and, in response, presidential candidates have adopted more web-focused campaign tactics.

The digital age is here, and that’s where candidates are focusing their time and energy. This isn’t to say signs and bag tags are obsolete—the more a candidate can get his or her name out there, the more likely people will vote for him or her. However, what signs and bag tags don’t offer is information.

The Internet steps in here in the form of websites, Twitter feeds and Facebook pages—places where more in-depth information about candidates and their platforms can be found.

Past USC President Andrew Forgione is a prime example of how online campaigning can be successful.

His campaign year was the first to experience limitations for on-campus signage. He took it to Twitter to keep students engaged and in the loop. On top of it all, he had a catchy theme song and a well-produced campaign video. His strong web presence worked—he won the election with a 52 per cent majority.

Online campaigning has not eliminated the need for traditional campaigning methods, such as signs, bag tags and other promotional paraphernalia, but it has definitely reduced the need for it. A good sign can win votes, but so can a good campaign video. Having a physical presence on campus is, however, still a good way for candidates to reach out to those who don’t spend countless hours on the web.

In terms of engaging with students on campus, the University Community Centre seems to be a popular spot for presidential candidates to promote themselves.

While online campaigning allows candidates to reach out to students who don’t frequent the UCC, more effort during the day to reach out to affiliates and be visible in high-traffic areas like Natural Science or North Campus Building would benefit candidates.

Overall, getting your name out there through gimmicks, videos and signs are still useful. But these strategies lose their effectiveness when every other candidate does the same thing. The same goes for campaign videos and websites. The key is to develop a more unique approach to self-promotion—whether online or on campus.

—The Gazette Editorial Board

Wrath of McGrath

Kaitlyn McGrath Associate Editor After much delay, the BlackBerry 10 has finally been released, and I, for one, am extremely intrigued to see what the hobbling smartphone company has in store. In fact, I thought about updating my BBM status to express my excitement to all my BBM friends, but then remembered I could just call my mom instead.

By now we have all heard the tearjerker narrative of Research In Motion.

It wasn’t so long ago they had a stranglehold on the smartphone market with its snazzy device equipped with email capability, a full QWERTY keyboard and even an encrypted messaging system. RIM was once Canada’s golden child, but oh, how the mighty have fallen.

But I am one of the remaining sticklers who have forged on with the BlackBerry.

It’s not easy though, dealing with all the stares and whispers. Now the burst of the ‘ping’ is not characterized with pride— instead, it’s a noise marked with shame and disgust.

“How could anyone still have a BlackBerry?” I assume everyone around me is thinking as I type out my message on a Stone Age-style keypad.

But the tide could be changing with the new model released yesterday.

It’s about as surprising as a BlackBerry freezing that the new model features a full touchscreen. With the iPhone and the majority of Android phones utilizing touchscreens, it was obvious the BlackBerry would unveil a touchscreenonly version, dubbed the Z10. But as a saving grace, they introduced a secondary model—toted the Q10—that has the

beloved keypad.

As well, they have announced the “BlackBerry Hub” which is supposed to be a one-stop shop for messages. And another neat feature is the option to check messages by merely dragging the screen to the side to peek at the message without interrupting the app currently running. This to me seems impressive, as it’s always frustrating having to choose between a website loading and reading a new text.

It’s been written about at length that this is a do-or-die move for BlackBerry— the apparent new company name—as they’re rapidly bleeding out in the smartphone market. Early word from the conference today suggests the initial reaction to the actual device has been very positive. However, after suffering so much loss already, investors remain skeptical.

As a result, the shares dropped about 12 per cent—certainly not a good sign.

But I don’t think the BlackBerry has gotten a fair shake. As far as I’m concerned, it functions well as my phone— it makes and receives calls, it texts and it even goes online. So what is so much better about iPhone and Androids?

I suspect a large portion of the reason why people prefer those to the BlackBerry is because of their app capability. Although, BlackBerry has made several pushes to encourage designers to create BlackBerry compatible versions of popular apps, and it seems Skype and the popular game Angry Birds have complied, a notable absentee is Instagram.

Perhaps if users fall in love with the new sleek model and BlackBerry convinces app designers they’re here to stay, they stand a chance.

Everyone loves an underdog story, but at the same time, some people also enjoy watching the mighty fall. I’m not sure whether the general populous is rooting for the BB or jeering it. For me, I like a comeback story and here’s hoping the BlackBerry doesn’t let me down.

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For anyone running short on funds, be thankful you don’t have to fund an entire nation. Recent reports state the government of Zimbabwe has been left with a paltry $217 in their bank after paying civil servants last week. After recent bouts of hyperinflation, Zimbabwe may have piles of money, but there’s still not much they can do with it.

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It wasn’t anywhere close to the blowout the two teams had the first time they met this season, but the Mustangs men’s hockey team still managed to find a way to come away with a 4–2 victory over the York Lions at Thompson Arena Saturday night.

With the victory, the Mustangs— now 20–4 on the season—became the first team to reach 20 wins in the Ontario University Athletics this season, and now lead the Windsor Lancers by a sizeable seven-point gap in the Western Conference.

Although this was the second victory over York this season, interim head coach Pat Powers felt this was a much more competitive match up than the meeting between the two teams back in November, when the Mustangs came away with a 10–5 victory.

“We knew we weren’t going to get the team we saw at York before Christmas, I don’t think that’s the true York that’s competed for most of the season,” Powers said. “We expected them to come at us hard, we didn’t expect [David] Blair to be the goaltender, but he came in and played a great game for them.”

Steve Reese finished the night with a goal and an assist to bump his season output to 35 points, while Andrew Eastman, Tyler Peters and Matt Clarke also found the back of the net for the Mustangs. According to Reese, it was business as usual.

“Last game was a bit of a free-forall, but they came to play tonight and we just got the bounces and played hard and got the win,” he said.

Tyler Peters opened the scoring for the Mustangs just past the fourminute mark of the opening period with his fourth goal on the year, before Andrew Eastman doubled the lead six minutes later with his second on the season, just past the halfway mark of the opening period.

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some penalty trouble late in the period. After killing off a Brandon Greenside boarding call just seconds after going up 2–0, former London Knight Daniel Erlich got the gate for slashing with seven minutes to play in the period. Erlich barely had time to sit down before Jordan Forfar cut the Mustangs lead in half just 14 seconds into the power play.

Luckily, the Mustangs restored their two-goal lead just over a minute later, when Reese made it 3–1.

The Mustangs would tempt fate shorthanded once again before the end of the period, as Geoff Killing would take the team’s fifth penalty of the period. Although the Mustangs killed off all but one, Powers was not impressed with his team’s lack

of discipline early in the contest.

“That’s very uncharacteristic of us—to give up that many power plays in a game is definitely not something I’m happy with,” he said.

“The guys just have to make sure as we go forward that they’re staying focused.”

Reese echoed his coach’s statement.

“We’ll take some of the good penalties, but it’s the bad ones that we have to get away from,” he commented. “Our penalty kill is running pretty well right now, but it’s still no excuse to take that many.”

The middle frame proved to be much tighter, but Clarke would net his 16th goal of the season to extend the Mustangs’ lead to 4–1.

Mark Cross would answer less than two minutes later for York with his third goal.

The Mustangs would hang on from there, as goaltender Josh Unice made 20 saves in the contest to secure his Canada Interuniversity Sport-leading 18th win on the season, while Blair would make 24 saves of his own in a losing effort for York.

While the Mustangs have a solid grip on top spot in the conference entering the final two weeks of the OUA regular season, Powers knows the importance of finishing strong heading into the post season.

“There’s still a lot at stake,” he said. “You want to finish as strong as you started and we want to make sure we don’t just play out the last

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Reese added the team is in a good place heading down the stretch drive.

“We just keep playing the way we are, buying into the system here, everyone is in a good mood in the room,” he said. “Hopefully we can roll into the playoffs with a couple more wins.”

The Mustangs will now get a chance to spread their Western Conference lead even more when they head to Windsor Friday night to take on a Lancers squad who are currently sitting second in the standings behind the Mustangs.

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