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Art history, hold the art

Twenty-somethings $180 OCAD textbook sparks controversy roosting with ‘rents Kaitlyn McGrath Associate Editor

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Alex Carmona News Editor The university textbook racket has taken one step closer to its logical conclusion. Ontario College of Art and Design students are up in arms over a $180 art history textbook that, contrary to what one might think, does not contain a scrap of art.

Global Visual & Material Culture: Beginnings to 1800, required for students taking the first-year course Global Visual and Material Culture: Prehistory to 1800, instead shows empty boxes directing students to two accompanying ebooks containing the pictures.

Affected students have started an online petition, seeking some kind of satisfaction from the university. As of press time, it contained around 450 signatures.

“It’s ridiculous that we should have to pay for this textbook when it doesn’t even have images in it.

You shouldn’t need a computer to read a book,” Simon Steer, a signatory of the petition, said.

“We can’t resell this textbook next year when they publish one with pictures, and if we decide to hold on to it, it will become useless after all the pictures are removed from the server it’s held on.”

According to Kathryn Shailer, dean of liberal studies at OCAD, copyright concerns prevented the

publisher from including any art in the physical copy of the book.

“The book is complete as printed and is not missing pictures —we didn’t get copyright clearance in time. If we had opted for print clearance of all the […] images, the text would have cost over $800,” she said.

She added the textbook is actually an amalgamation of two different texts, along with additional material added by the university.

Quite simply, the book is incomplete and next to useless unless you are able to spend hours in front of a computer while you read.

— Cheryl Huber OCAD student

Cheryl Huber, another student in the course, doesn’t see that as a valid excuse.

“While I can see the attraction of having a text book that is written and produced to specifically address the course content, I am very disappointed in the final product. Quite simply, the book is incomplete and next to useless un-

less you are able to spend hours in front of a computer while you read,” she said.

“Even then, stopping every few moments to look up an image interrupts the rhythm, not to mention the enjoyment, of reading and processing information. I’m afraid that this will act as a deterrent for many students to study the material.”

Brent Ashley, the father of a student in the course, characterized the book as “an unmitigated sham of a travesty of a mockery of a hand-drawn-facsimile of a textbook.”

“There is no discount on the $180 price for an ART textbook that has NO PICTURES. Devoid of pictures. Bereft of art,” he wrote in his blog.

“If I am going to have to pay $180 for an art history book that is of no resale value to next year’s students, it had damn well better be an excellent visual reference with hard cover and full colour plates, to keep around for years, festooning my coffee table and that of my heirs.”

Shailer and OCAD will be providing an open-forum for students to discuss the issue today.

Live in your parents’ basement?

Everybody’s doing it.

According to the Statistics Canada 2011 census results, 42.3 per cent of young adults between the age of 20 and 29 are living at home.

And that number is as high as 59.3 per cent when looking specifically at young adults aged 20 to 24.

Although the number has remained virtually the same since 2006, the number was as low as 41.6 per cent in 1981.

In the past, living with your parents into your mid to late twenties may not have been the first choice for many students. However, according to Zenaida Ravanera, a research associate at the Population Studies Centre at Western, the recent trend suggests that living with your parents into your twenties may be becoming the norm.

“Perhaps it’s being viewed less negative now compared to 10 or 20 years ago,” she explained. “This has been happening for some time so it can be viewed less negatively now.”

Andrea Wishart, a third-year master’s of science candidate, currently lives at home with her parents. Although she is from London, Wishart moved out during her undergraduate degree in order to have the full university experience, but since beginning her master’s, she has returned home.

“Grad school is a bit more like a job, and is often a lot more nine-tofive and beyond,” she wrote in an email. “The stipend really isn’t a lot to live on either—unless you have really good scholarships, you don’t really have a lot of money left over once you’re done paying for rent, food and a car, if you own one.”

Money, it seems, is one of the main reasons why young adults

are forced to delay their departure from the nest. Given the difficulty some students have finding employment after graduation, living on their own may not be financially wise.

“It’s kind of a strategy to deal with debt,” Ravanera said. “It’s additional time preparing for your own future.”

It’s a useful strategy for many students, including Wishart.

“Any extra money from not paying rent has gone towards paying off undergraduate debt, which will hopefully put me in a better place financially when I graduate with my master’s of science,” she said.

Statistics Canada also reported men are more likely to live at home than women. In 2011, 46.7 per cent of young adults living at home were men, while that number shrinks to 37.9 per cent for women. A reason for this could be that women typically marry younger than men.

“It’s always been that men live longer with their parents,” Ravanera said. “One way of leaving a parental home is when you form your own home. Men marry later than woman, so naturally they stay longer with their parents.”

Ravanera also added that although young adults may once again be living with their parents, the relationship does not have to be the same as when he or she was a teenager. Adjustments should be made on both ends—parents should realize their children may need more privacy, and the child, if possible, should help out with some costs.

“From the outside it looks like I’m a mooch getting waited on hand and foot by parents who never stopped taking care of me,” Wishart said. “It’s very different in reality—everyone’s family situation is different.”

2011 census results

42.3% of people aged 20-29 live in the parental home, •compared with 32.1% in 1991, and 26.9% in 1981.

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59.3% of people aged 20-24 live in the parental home, compared with 59.5% in 2006, and 41.5% in 1981.

25.2% of people aged 25-29 live in the parental home, •compared with 24.7% in 2006, and 11.3% in 1981.

Source: Statistics Canada

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Crossword By Eugene Sheffer Andrei Calinescu GAZETTE

NICE RACK. New, colourful bicycle racks in geometric shapes were recently installed across campus to assist those who ride their bike to school.

News Briefs

Western Law places ninth Western Law has ranked ninth for the second year in a row in Maclean’s annual law school rankings.

Iain Scott, dean of Western Law, stated despite the mediocre ranking, there are many strengths to the Western Law program that need to be considered. “[Western Law] has a historically recognized strength in business law. We also have developed a leading reputation in public and private law matters,” Scott said.

“Many of our faculty are recognized as leading authorities, not only by academics, but also by the profession and judiciary, including

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the Supreme Court of Canada.”

According to Scott, the law program is looking to improve for the future, hiring new staff and presenting students with more opportunities.

“We will be looking to add new faculty members over the coming years—this will help improve our faculty rankings,” he explained.

“We are also meeting in the next few weeks with students to encourage the pursuit of clerkship opportunities.”

While he thinks the rankings are important, it’s not the only thing to consider.

“I’m more concerned with how our prospective and existing students rank Western Law, and ultimately how well our graduates succeed in their careers—whether in the practice of law, the academy, business or other professional endeavour,” he said.

—Priya Bissessar

Provincial government pushes citizens to eat green The Ontario government wants to encourage consumers to buy more locally grown produce, starting with the new legislation an-

nounced by Premier Dalton McGuinty on Tuesday. The working bill hopes to create greater consumer awareness about the importance of buying local food, and to make it a part of the everyday lives of Ontarians.

“Any chance we have to promote the best tasting, most nutritious and safest food that’s grown right in Ontario to consumers is an opportunity we want to take to continue to promote our farm communities, and the good work that they do,” Mark Cripps, press secretary to the minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, said.

The legislation will establish targets for government sectors, ensure they are sourcing out local food at every chance they can and require reports back to the government on how they are meeting those targets.

Cripps said buying more locally grown produce not only supports our economy, but the farmers that serve Ontario.

“This is a way to support our economy. This is a way to support our farmers,” he said. “Our farmers support us—they take on risks, they do a tough job for us, and they deserve our support.”

“This is really about education.

I think we’ve come a long way, [...] but we can go further, and this is what we’re trying to do here.”

The Ontario government hopes to consult stakeholders in the agrifood sector, as well as opposition parties for their ideas on how to make the working bill stronger before it is presented before the legislature.

—Jacqueline Ting

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News Briefs

Hospitals to raise bar Hospitals throughout the London region are implementing a new initiative called Healthcare Undergoing Optimization.

The $26.1 million program aims to improve patient safety and shorten hospital stays by shifting from paper records to technology.

HUGO’s focus is leveraging technology to help support patient care, according to Heather Tales, HUGO Project Sponsor.

HUGO will improve patient safety, in part, by reducing the number of times information will have to be communicated.

“We’re going to be able to be more efficient and reduce the number of steps to eight [from the current 24],” Tales said.

“When you can reduce the number of times you’re having to transfer or communicate things, it makes it safer.”

Among the technologies implemented will be a system of barcodes for medication. “The nurse will scan the medication on the patient’s armband, and it will beep if the codes don’t match,” Tales said.

HUGO will be installed on a hospital-to-hospital basis starting in October 2013, and is slated for completion in 2014.

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Canadian researchers need to step it up Report indicates Canada behind in research and development Aaron Zaltzman News Editor Canada’s next big research project may have to be finding a way to reverse the country’s downward trend in conducting scientific research.

The most recent report from the Organization for Economic Cooperation Development, entitled Science, Technology and Industry Outlook, suggests Canada must increase its research and development or risk falling behind on the global stage.

The report examined total national expenditure on scientific innovation in the 34 OECD member countries—as well as several nonmember nations. Canada is performance was indicative of the overall performance among wealthy nations, which has yet to recover from the financial crisis in 2008.

However, Canada’s still above the general OECD median for innovation research, despite trending downwards in spending and lagging behind other countries in several key areas.

R&D spending in Canada has fallen an average of 1.2 per cent per year since 2005, currently sitting at just 1.74 per cent, or $24 billion.

Most of this decline came from the business sector, according to Stephanie Thomas, press secretary for Gary Goodyear, the minister of State, Science and Technology.

“Our government considers

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science, technology and innovation to be critical to Canada’s economy,” Thomas said. “Not only does it lead to great findings for the benefit of society, it is the foundation for productivity, competitiveness, job growth and economic expansion.”

“As our Prime Minister says, ‘science powers commerce.’ When we do not innovate, we stagnate,” Thomas continued. “For this reason, the government has laid the groundwork to leverage the benefits of scientific innovation.”

This groundwork will focus on three areas—developing and recruiting world-leading research talent, modernizing research infrastructure across the country

and stimulating private sector innovation.

Dan Sinai, acting associate vicepresident of research at Western, said the university has also felt the effects of the financial crisis in its research sector.

“As funds become increasingly scarce, competition, quite naturally, increases, and funding agencies are forced to make tough decisions,” Sinai explained. “That said, Western remains flexible and adaptive in order to maximize the full value of funding we do receive, while leveraging it for additional opportunities.”

Sinai cited several high-profile projects, like Chil-Yong Kang’s HIV vaccine that was approved for

human testing in December 2011, as examples of the continuing innovation despite the financial downturn.

According to Sinai, Western attracted over $230 million for research last year—although not just for scientific innovation. This amount is enough to keep the university among top 10 research institutes in Canada.

“The university always strives to find new ways to develop the research culture on campus,” Sinai said. “Whether that is through increasing undergraduate engagement with research programs, […] or finding new ways to disseminate findings for the greater good of Canadians.”

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Style Piercing precautions Tips to remember if you plan to go under the gun Kevin Hurren Arts&Life Editor Whether it’s a defiant move towards parents, or a spur of the moment decision, piercings represent a distinct component of style. Be it nose, eyebrow, lip or just the classic ears, that little bit of extra bling can complete a look and add some individualism to your style. Here are some basic tips for those who have yet to face the needle but hope to.

Find a professional piercing parlour.

While it may sound fun to get your friend’s cousin Jimmy to pierce you in his basement, the risks outweigh the gains. Even when you do go to a professional, don’t be afraid to express yourself if something doesn’t feel right. For instance, if the piercer isn’t wearing gloves, speak up. You can always leave and go to another venue.

Ask for specific aftercare instructions.

Listen to these instructions intently and follow them precisely.

You want the piercing to heal

properly, so although some of the instructions may seem tedious, the best thing to do is follow through.

If you’re concerned about the piercing closing while you’re at work, or anywhere else where voluntary holes aren’t exactly acceptable, buy clear retainers. These virtually invisible accessories will keep the hole open and take the place of the more noticeable metal jewellery.

Don’t touch the piercing.

Although it may be tempting to

feel or run your hands over the new adornments, bacteria from your hands might be transferred into the piercing and infect it. Pay heed to absent minded fiddling.

Do your own research.

There’s only so much the Gazette can help you with, and there is plenty of information available online. If you’re now positive about the penetration, best of luck and remember: if you’re unsatisfied, you can always remove the retainer and wait for the piercing to close.

TIFF red carpet hits

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The star-studded Toronto International Film Festival has come to an end, but that doesn’t mean we can’t gaze at the event’s best-dressed celebrities.

Kate Hudson They say you shouldn’t wear white after Labour Day, but Kate Hudson doesn’t seem to care. She’s stunning in this floor-length Alexander McQueen gown at the premier of her film, The Reluctant Fundamentalist. The movie might not have been the only thing people were viewing.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt Joseph Gordon-Levitt may have only been the sidekick in the latest Batman flick, but in this Thom Browne navy pinstripe, Levitt looks like a leading man.

—Kaitlyn McGrath

Your campus style Jesica Hurst News Editor There is no lack of style on Western’s campus.

Whether it’s spring or fall, rain or shine, the average Western student won’t be caught dead in sweats—they’d rather wake up ten minutes early to ensure they’re wearing trendy, in-season pieces.

Andrew Nicholson, a third-year psychology student at Western, is no exception to this rule. Although he was sporting a fairly basic look yesterday, he admits to blending his timeless clothing with unique and crazier pieces from local stores.

“I shop at a lot of vintage places in London like Lovesick and Talize,” Nicholson says. “I love to mix vintage pieces with things that are more traditional, like basics from Zara.”

Nicholson is seen wearing a knit shirt from Zara, a leather messenger bag from Danier Leather and casual loafers from Aldo.

This casual look works well for going to class or as weekend wear—especially now that the weather is starting to drop. The coffee in hand is optional, but definitely tops off the look.

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Why not combine two fall fashion trends with these suede, cobalt blue wedges? Suede often fades in and out of fall fashion—usually in browns or blacks. But this season, designers have bundled suede with bright, electric colours like mustard yellow and shocking blue hues—perfect for making a bold statement.

No longer just for bears, corduroy is a fall staple this season. Most stores are carrying the skinny variety in a multitude of the season’s most popular colours. And, as an added bonus, corduroy will keep you a lot warmer than jeans on blustery walks around campus.

The return of the letterman jacket is adding a retro touch to the fall fashion scene this year. Whether you’re a football player, or a football player wannabe, these jackets all but ensure you’ll have a trail of lovestruck girls following your every move.

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One of the most prevalent colours this season, shades of rich plum are adding a touch of elegance to shoes, trousers, sweaters and shirts all over the runway. This versatile colour is often best worn with warm brown leathers or tailored tweed.

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Arkells outshine venue Fun Fact brings the Robyn Obermeyer Contributor Performance Openers Set List Crowd Worth the $$

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Keeping with their tradition of high-energy, head-banging shows, the Arkells outshone their restrictive venue last Thursday to deliver an unforgettable performance.

“I’d like you all to know that we did not order these chairs,” shouted Max Kerman, lead vocalist of the group, as a way of kicking off the show at the Western Fair.

The Fair’s organizers must not have anticipated the enthusiasm of Arkells fans, as multiple rows of seating were laid out before the stage, an oddity for an indie rock concert. The crowd rushed right

past the chairs, mobbed the stage and competed for the limited and highly desired spots against the fence to watch the show.

The audience’s passion was especially remarkable after the opening band, Two Crown King, lulled the majority into a stupor with a set of songs that all sounded similar.

Some aspects of their performance were notable, such as the prowess of their drummer, Pat Maloney, and their overall energy. However, much of the audience did not seem impressed with the style or execution of their music. After a polite round of applause followed them off of the stage, the anticipation for the main event resumed.

As Tim Oxford of the Arkells began drumming the first few beats of “Michigan Left,” the energy of the crowd went from frenzied excitement to full-out moshing. The set list was well-designed,

covering all of their hits and including a couple of notable covers.

A thirty second rendition of “Call Me Maybe” instantly had the audience enthralled, and Hall & Oates’ “You Make My Dreams” rounded out their encore.

Special dedications to the audience made their performance particularly memorable. Kerman sang their first-album hit “Oh, the Boss is Coming” for all those who had “spent their hard earned money to be there,” and “Deadlines” for all the students in the crowd who would be pulling all-nighters later in the year.

Throughout the night, the liveliness of the crowd was astounding, and the Arkells kept vibes amped up high. After the band’s final song and last “Goodnight London!” the crowd walked away, already discussing their favourite moments of the lively show.

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funk to London Erin Kirkpatrick Contributor

Fun Fact, a London-based band, has a lot to be happy about—they just released their first EP titled Funk.a.Billy yesterday. The band holds a special place in Western’s heart, as they have graced the stage of the Spoke on numerous occasions.

For the last couple of months, Fun Fact has tirelessly worked to prepare their first EP by crafting their sound. “[Our music is] born from a strong funk element [with an added] rock-a-billy feel,” says Justin D’Croix, guitarist of the three-man band.

According to D’Croix, a crucial element for the band to release this EP, was the amount of time of preparation and rehearsals. With all three members of Fun Fact residing in London, D’Croix says they had the chance to practice together and tighten up. “It makes it a lot easier to be creative when you’re constantly at it.”

For D’Croix, it’s thanks to these rigorous rehearsals and constant collaborations with his band mates that this record has finally reached completion.

While this is an exciting and pivotal moment for this local band, it is in D’Croix’s genuine nature to insist on sharing the spotlight with all those who helped make this EP a reality—including Funk.a.Billy’s engineer and

producer Simon Larochette, and mastering engineer Siegfried Meier.

Fun Fact continues to search for ways to achieve a distinctive sound from song to song. “It’s about doing 180 degree spins, sometimes within the same song,” D’Croix explains.

Despite the different personalities and styles that exist within the band, when it comes to the creative process, D’Croix says they work out the rest of the creative process as a collective.

The band also tries to maintain a light and fun tone to their music.

“A lot of it is life and having a good time—we don’t really have lyrics that are too deep,” D’Croix says of the band’s source of inspiration for their lyrics and songs.

Saturated in songs with an underlying funk, reggae and rock tones, this EP will keep the music bug in any one who wants more of the talented London trio.

For anyone looking to delve into the professional world of music, D’Croix has some wisdom to share.

“It becomes a lot of who you know, and what promoters you know,” he advises. “It’s basically getting out there and trying to meet as many people as you can.”

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Opinions

Life is like riding a bicycle, to keep your balance, you must keep moving.

—Albert Einstein, theoretical physicist

Don’t shun bicycles The shadiest guy until there are icicles in town

From the desk of the managing editor

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Ryan Hurlbut Opinions Editor

I’ve never really been a fan of sunglasses. There are perfectly legitimate reasons for feeling this way—enough to write a whole column about? We shall see. We shall see.

Personally, I don’t really like wearing sunglasses—mainly because they make me feel like a douche. I don’t know why, and I’m not suggesting that anyone who wears sunglasses is a douche—maybe it’s just a subconscious feeling because in life, every douche-baggy badass wears sunglasses. Who knows?

Typically, I wear them when I’m driving if it’s really sunny, and perhaps on the beach or something.

Also—one of my ears is higher than the other, so shopping for sunglasses is awkward and embarrassing. That probably doesn’t have much to do with it though.

I especially don’t like it when other people wear them. Particularly women. On the surface, it’s because I’m a big fan of eye contact when I’m speaking to someone. This is obviously nearon impossible when you add sunglasses into the equation.

But really it’s much more than that. Sunglasses, especially those giant-ass ones that girls—at least here at Western—seem so fond of wearing, totally hide their faces. No exaggeration, this happens to me practically every day—I’m walking around or whatever, and see someone wave at me, or say hello or some other greeting, and I’m like “I have no idea who this is.” Sometimes they’re courteous enough to take off the shades so I can pretend I knew it was them the whole time and then engage in conversation, but most of the time I have to offer a panicked greeting and quickly skip off to avoid the revelation that I don’t recognize them.

This is obviously because every girl ever looks the exact same if you can’t see her eyes.

And that’s…that’s it. Those are the only reasons I hate when women wear sunglasses.

What? You say there’s probably one more reason that I’m not telling? ...

Fine, you’re right.

I’ll admit it. I like looking at women when I’m gallivanting around. So sue me. As a human being, it’s pretty much my duty.

My DUTY. When sizing up the ladies, it’s a lot harder to get a good look if they’re wearing sunglasses. Obviously, this is because you can’t tell if they’re watching. So, unless you don’t care about coming off as a huge creep, you have to be careful and take quick, furtive little glances.

And yes, I know it’d be much easier to observe them if I too were to wear sunglasses, but as I previously mentioned, I don’t like wearing them. Sheesh.

Sigh. I’d much rather everyone just wore (appropriatelyworded) eye black.

As autumn draws near and the weather gets colder, it likely becomes more difficult to drag yourself out of bed and bike to school. The welcoming heat of the bus draws us in like fruit flies to a frat house kitchen.

This is dumb. We should be cherishing any opportunity we get to ride our bikes to school, and we should make use of these vehicles until the ground is caked with a layer of ice.

If you live south of Oxford Street, you should take a ride down the scenic path by the river. Not only does it keep you active, but it also allows you to clear your head before a rough day of sitting still in class. Not to mention, you get to take a trip through the Banana Kingdom.

Either way, a bike ride keeps your body happy and healthy, which will be important for getting through the winter months. A blast of crisp air to the face is probably healthier than chugging three cups of coffee in terms of waking oneself up.

In response to the cold, the solution is to gear up. Gloves and a windbreaker are must-haves, as even the slightest chill intensifies with the wind whipping around you. The feeling of whiteknuckled frostbite isn’t very fun. A hat is a must for exposed ears.

Layering up is tricky, as you need the layers to tolerate the cold, but they also cause any rider to sweat profusely. To avoid showing up to class as a sweaty mess, bring some extra clothes and wipe yourself down in a bathroom— there are bathrooms on campus, I hear.

In fact, the vast majority of campus is geared towards making life easy for

people on bikes. Even if pedestrians try to walk and text on our treasured bike paths, a little sideswipe by a speeding bike never hurt anyone [citation needed].

Biking in the cold also brings other, more subtle perks to whomever is doing it. In the heat, there are slim pickings when it comes to spots on the best bike racks, but once your weak competition flees in the cold, there is a whole new world of space to park your bike.

You may even get to use one of those newfangled coloured bike racks that they just put in!

If you ride your bike up a main street in the cold, you’ll probably happen across some people freezing their butts off at a bus stop. Although their Ugg boots and Canada Goose jackets may create the illusion of warmth, they pale in comparison to the heat generated by a good old-fashioned workout.

There is no need to time yourself against the bus departure times. A bike ride takes roughly the same amount of time every day, and the schedules of others don’t affect it. You leave your house when you want to leave, and you get to school exactly when you planned.

Unlike the aforementioned transit system, there is no time where you’re forced to stand or sit beside someone undesirable on your bike. There is one seat, and it’s always reserved for you.

You actually have the ability to pass Broughdale without being attacked by an aggressive speaker.

You can even entertain yourself with your small bell if that’s really what you enjoy doing. “Bring bring!”

So remember, on those mornings where you just want to crawl over to the bus stop, resist the temptation. Hop on your duocycle and streak to school like a speeding bullet.

Dear Life

Your anonymous letters to life.

Dear Life, Yesterday’s xkcd was a bit much.

Dear Life, How are photographers going to survive in the era of the selfie?

Dear Life, Why aren’t all scissors ambidextrous scissors?

Dear Life, If the title of the movie has ‘3D’ in it, that means I’m not going to want to see it.

Dear Life, Remind me not to eat hot soup before bed in summer weather ever again. Thanks.

Dear Life, No, internal clock, today is a sleep in day. Stop waking me up for school.

Dear Life, The elevator shouldn’t allow you to only go up one floor.

Unless you could prove to it that you’re handicapped, I guess.

Dear Life, The Pokérap would be really long if they did it today.

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Julia Schramm, a prominent member of the German Pirate Party, is a proud supporter on the spread of free information.

That is, until it impacts her own life.

Schramm’s own book suddenly became unavailable to torrent or download for free, under her own copyright claims.

Although this hypocrisy is hard to understand, it has faced the wrath of Internet users, who have voted the book down to under two stars on amazon.com.

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Sports

tweet of the week Steve Sabol’s contributions to the growth and popularity of the NFL is immeasurable. RIP Steve!

Former NFL quarterback Troy Aikman (@TroyAikman) said of the impact of recently deceased NFL Films President Steve Sabol

Rundown >> The Mustangs men’s football team fell to sixth place in the fourth edition of the Football Reporters of Canada—Canadian Interuniversity Sport Top Ten > Despite falling by a score of 18-11 to the now fifth-ranked Queen’s Gaels, the Mustangs only slid one spot in the rankings ahead of their game on Saturday against the Windsor Lancers.

The Good

The Ugly

The City of Seattle announced a revised arena deal last Tuesday, as investor Chris Hansen offered crucial money for transportation improvements around the site on which the arena is to be built.

The plan proposes an arena with estimated costs of approximately $490 million. The recent revision makes the return of an NBA team increasingly likely, and raises the prospects of an NHL team setting up in the city of three million.

The proposed venue appears to be on solid financial ground— investors include Hansen, a hedge fund manager; CEO of Microsoft, Steve Balmer; and Peter and Erik Nordstrom of the Nordstrom Department Store chain. It seems confidence is high that the city can expand its sports scene.

Enough of what Gary Bettman and Donald Fehr have to say. NHL players are now looking elsewhere for work.

As of now, a whole slew of players—highlighted by Jaromir Jagr, Jason Spezza, Anze Kopitar and Alex Ovechkin–have migrated to leagues such as Russia’s KHL and the Swedish Elite League, among others. Unfortunately, the other top leagues in the world have very limited space, so the majority of the athletes will find themselves out of work until a new collective bargaining agreement can be negotiated.

Although all of their new contracts state that these players can abandon their new team and go back to the NHL when the work stoppage ends, this is a sign to everyone that the elite players of the NHL have lost hope that there can be a new CBA anytime soon.

The Bad The new Major League Baseball wild card games were designed to add excitement and intrigue, but due to roster rules, they could turn into a disaster.

Under the current format, the four managers will submit a 25man roster specifically for this game, and another with the traditional playoff roster. This could lead a team to load their roster with pinch runners, relief pitchers and pinch hitters for the one game, yet return to their regular roster if they advanced to the divisional series.

These rules could lead to situational match-ups early in the game and a constant stream of calls to the bullpens. One scenario that particularly concerns baseball purists is the thought of a game where Jason Motte would start against Craig Kimbrel.

Scabs ruining football The tables have sterned Ryan Stern Sports Editor Imagine buying a ticket to go see the Rolling Stones in concert, only to show up to the gig to see a cover band made up of high school teachers.

The National Football League is a premier athletic association, and the most popular league in North America. How can they possibly get away with not putting the best product on the field?

Would you trust your sweaty high school gym teacher in a game with billions of dollars at stake?

In Canada, the NHL lockout obviously garners the majority of lockout coverage—and rightfully so because they are not playing any games at all—but after the slate of week two games that the NFL and their fans had to sludge through, how can the NFL continue this injustice of locking out officials?

Whether it was replacement referees talking fantasy with the players, games getting out of hand—

physically and chronologically—or just plain missed calls, the integrity of the league is at stake.

As a multibillion-dollar industry, the NFL needs to fold on this issue because it is severely affecting the product on the field.

The largest issue in the negotiations—or lack thereof—has been the downsizing of pension, as well as the health care benefits given to referees. The NFL has drawn its line in the sand, but it is time for them to give up before the on-field product gets even worse.

Players have started to understand the tendencies of these underwhelming officials and have begun to exploit them to their advantage. An astute fan would realize that the game itself is suffering, especially in the realm of minor penalties like holding and illegal contact.

The NFL, and its fearless leader Roger Goodell, need to get their collective hands out of their greedy pockets and put real zebras on the field. Whether it is for the fans, the players, the coaches or the integrity of the game in general, the season should not have to go on this way.

Come to think of it, who would have thought fans would ever be cheering for the guys in stripes?

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