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>> Analysis > News Editor Richard Raycraft takes a look at the strengths and weaknesses of the USC presidential slates’ platforms

Battle 2014: Team Belman vs. Team Helfand

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TEAM BELMAN Team Belman’s platform is divided into six specific sections of focus — advocacy, action, a better USC, bursting the Western bubble, past projects, and outreach. The platform gives a sense that all three members of the campaign team collaborated heavily across their portfolios to produce it. That said, its presentation is wanting in a few areas. Each section includes a number of headings that highlight platform points, but they lack consistency in the level of detail and specificity provided. Take, for example, this point: “We have kiosks placed around the UCC — let’s actually use them!” Under Advocacy Awareness, “We will bring advocacy out of the shadows and make sure students know what we’re fighting for every day.” There are a lot of initiatives under the Belman platform, but a lack of elaboration on some ambitious ones was a little frustrating to read as an analyst. This was a general issue

throughout the platform, but it shouldn’t take away from the fact that the Belman team hit the nail on the head on a lot of important issues, such as mental health. A theme of service expansion and improvement is evident in the Belman policy package, and nowhere is this more sorely needed than in the area of mental health on campus. Belman’s team makes it clear that they would like to see increased availability of mental health services, and perhaps just as importantly they want to increase awareness of them. Points include lobbying the administration to create a high-profile position to oversee the health and wellness of students, and advocacy for centralizing and simplifying mental health services into a centre, among others. Mental health support and advocacy is not lost on the Helfand team, but Belman’s slate has a more holistic and complete vision on their platform in this area. Online presence would also receive a boost. A

Western Wikipedia page that’s comprehensive and detailed may be tough to pull off, but compiling council history into a searchable online database is a very welcome idea for journalists — ahem — and USC wonks alike. In terms of financial aid, affordability and advocacy, the Belman team has some overlap with Helfand’s. Their aim to lobby for the elimination of deductions on financial aid for working students on the basis that they shouldn’t be punished for taking on extra responsibly is the type of student advocacy that captures attention. Advocating for more workintegrated learning is also an intriguing, if difficult, focus. There’s a lot more on the Belman platform, and despite its occasional lack of detail the team’s focus on improved services, particularly mental health, and ambitious advocacy is clear. The vicepresident candidates have strong experience in their portfolios, and it’s evident in the platform. —Richard Raycraft

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TEAM HELFAND While Belman’s team seems to emphasize USC service expansion and improvement, Helfand’s slate makes no secret of its main priority: A better deal for students. That’s to say that the team wants to make sure every student is getting their money’s worth out of the USC and what it provides. As one would expect, service review promises are in abundance in the Helfand slate platform, which seems to point to a vision of a USC that is accountable to students. Fiscal accountability is no light theme, and riding on it has the potential to be a real boon to Helfand’s team down the road. Helfand’s platform is broken down by portfolio, preceded by a general Team Advocacy section. Each section appears to be primarily constructed and written by the respective vice-presidential candidate, which does raise questions as to how much cross-portfolio cooperation went into the platform. A frustration

was the numerous typos in the platform, which really shouldn’t be there considering the high profile of the positions sought. Nevertheless, Helfand’s team is a little more consistent with regard to detail on platform points, and the slate has specific ideas on what it wants to get done. Highlights include a freeze to the USC base fee — the $77.46 USC fee that is not tied to a specific service — notwithstanding inflation. In a sense, the whole vision feels like a “new deal” between the USC and students. Helfand has some other intriguing proposals as well, brought to light in his own section. These include a harder look at commercial marketing in the UCC, a Wave/Spoke partnership with Western Athletics at select home games, and decentralized budgets for entertainment programming, supposedly to protect against “massive losses” (read: One Love). As a whole, they fit well into the general theme of the platform.

With regards to the external portfolio, a municipal concentration is very evident. Carter wants a focus on municipal advocacy, and it seems in particular lobbying for improved LTC service on campus. A lot of the lobbying points federally and provincially overlap with points on Belman’s platform, including tax credit restructuring and removing financial aid penalties on students who work. All of that is well and good, but as mentioned the focus on city-student relations is clear. The internal portfolio has some interesting ideas, too. A decentralized bus pass pickup system and more microwaves may seem minor, but Addison provides convincing rationale for both. The real weakness is a lack of mentioning some big issues this year — in particular, the role of the Peer Support Centre. It would be naïve to assume that Addison won’t address issues like that in-depth, but some mention of them would have been nice in the platform. —Richard Raycraft

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Minimum wage raised New changes to Ontario’s minimum wage policy will increase wage rates based on economic growth. Ontario’s minimum wage is set to rise retroactively since 2010 but no final decisions have been made regarding the amount. The minimum wage, which has been stagnant at $10.25 for the past four years in Ontario, will be raised this year. The Ministry of Labour received a final report on Monday from the Minimum Wage Advisory Panel with guidelines on how the province should set the minimum wage in the future. “Up until now, minimum wage has always been set on political whim,” said Jonathan Rose, director of communications for the Ministry. “We wanted to establish a fair and predictable system that took it out of the hands of politicians and made it fair for workers and predictable for businesses.” The upcoming increase in minimum wage will be in line with inflation retroactive since 2010, or 6.7 per cent. —Sangwoo Leem

Western hosts poli sci conference Western held the Canadian Political Science Students’ Association’s annual national conference last week, hosting over 80 delegates from far and wide, including the University of Northern British Columbia and Memorial University of Newfoundland. The conference also saw speeches from Nobel Peace Prize winner James Orbinski, National Post columnist Peter Foster and the dean of common law at the University of Ottawa, Nathalie Des Rosiers. The conference, titled “Beyond our Borders: Current Affairs in International Politics,” focused on international politics, human rights, healthcare and current political events, like the current debate about surveillance on citizens by governments. “It’s really advantageous to be able to meet with other aspiring politicians and well-to-do academics from political science from across the country and to really network,” said Jack Litchfield, one of the student organizers. Besides the speeches, delegates had several workshops, student presentations and panel discussions with political science professors to exchange ideas on political science and the different ways their schools approach political science. —Iain Boekhoff

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Hien Ngo elected Brescia council president Christine Bonk GAZETTE STAFF Last Thursday, third-year sociology student Hien Ngo was declared the incoming president of Brescia University College Students’ Council. While in recent years the BUCSC president has been acclaimed, this year’s presidential election had two candidates vying for the position. Running against Ngo was Ali Catton, a second-year political science and philosophy student, who currently acts as vice-president finance for the BUCSC. According to Ngo, her and Catton, fellow BUCSC members, discussed running for president before the election period, deciding that having competition would lead to stronger campaigns and platforms. While both candidates advocated for important issues such as improving mental health services and increasing student engagement with council, Ngo’s campaign was ultimately successful in resonating with the majority of students. “I believe that my campaign was something really different because I had a video, a distinct presence at Brescia, and a website,” Ngo said. “I wanted to be seen on social media, as well as seeing my face on

campus.” Ngo, current vice-president communications for the BUCSC, plans to address a range of issues in her term, such as facilitating the transition from undergraduate education to the workforce and increasing BUCSC’s transparency.

I believe that my campaign was something really different because I had a video, a distinct presence at Brescia, and a website. — Hien Ngo

Bresica council president

Particularly, Ngo is excited for her idea to plan a job fair. “I want to bring a job fair to create job opportunities for the students,” said Ngo. However, along with these more serious initiatives, Ngo plans to increase social programming, proposing events that will be targeted at students from all years. While Ngo strived to reach the highest number of students with her social media campaign, her competitor Catton focused on targeting under-represented members of the

Brescia community. “I feel I was very successful in sharing my platform with Brescia students as I spoke face to face with over 400 girls,” Catton said. “I took a risk by targeting the students that are under-represented and or underinvolved in the Brescia community.” While Catton feels this approach may have hurt her overall success, she hopes some of her most important campaign points will be considered in the upcoming year. “I am very passionate about bringing mental health services up to Brescia as I believe mental health factors are a large contributor to students being unsuccessful,” Catton said. In her upcoming term, Ngo plans to consider many of Catton’s platform points, especially intrigued by her idea to create more scholarships to support academic and extracurricular excellence at Brescia. While Catton is unsure of her plans for BUCSC in the future years, she knows supporting Brescia’s community will be a large part. “I do not know what the future holds in terms of running for president again, but I do expect that I will continue to be heavily involved in advocating for Brescia students.” Courtesy of Hien Ngo

Student-city reps announced Aaron Zaltzman ASSOCIATE EDITOR The University Students’ Council is moving up to the big leagues, as selections are now being finalized for students to sit on London city advisory committees. Out of four positions, two have been finalized, as Richard Sookraj and Amir Eftekarpour will serve on the committees starting next week. “The student voice needs to be heard throughout the policy process and this is a great way further our goals,” said Sookraj, who is currently municipal affairs commissioner for the USC and will be sitting on city council’s community safety and crime prevention committee. “I strongly believe that having the student perspective in the room and at the table will improve the outcomes from the advisory committee.” Eftekarpour, the vice-president external for the USC who will be sitting on the transportation advisory committee, was in charge of the selection process. He said the positions would offer three primary benefits for students in London. “The first is a foot in the door for us. These advisory committees would represent the best way for the USC to establish a permanent

municipal presence,” he explained. “The USC’s involvement in the city has been very up and down, based on what the executive of that year wanted, because there hasn’t been a permanent process.” Eftekarpour explained the idea for the student positions came from dealings with the city earlier on in the year. “When we came in, we didn’t know who the people were, what the policies were, what the structure was, who to meet. When we used City Hall to advocate against Project LEARN, we learned who the people were, what the processes were, et cetera,” he said. “That’s what we want out of these advisory committees, so that within a few months we’ll be exposed to new issues and people, and have a constant meeting to understand what’s going on.” Eftekarpour said the second benefit would be a permanent student voice in the city’s processes. “We want to be recognized in the city as a party that is always going to be there. As students, we will be representing on issues like transit, Project LEARN, employment and entrepreneurship, and we’ll always be there,” Eftekarpour said. “The third benefit is pure knowledge.” “Right now we’re working on

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Amir Eftekarpour pictured at the fall OUSA general assembly.

three policy papers for the city, and it has been difficult to gain a lot of information about the subjects,” he continued. “So these advisory committees will be a great way for us to gain primary research.” In addition to Eftekarpour and Sookraj, Western will be selecting two more students, to go along with four Fanshawe students occupying similar advisory positions.

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Introducing a band of biblical proportions Kevin Jacobs CONTRIBUTOR Long songs and heavy metal are the norm for the hard-rockers of Biblical. “It just seemed to encapsulate everything that we wanted to do with the record,” says Nick Sewell (vocals, bass) of Biblical’s 11-and-ahalf minute heavy title track. The energetic heavy-rock band from Toronto is just about ready to release their first album, Monsoon Season. After releasing their selftitled debut EP in 2011, the band has been working hard putting together the album. Described by George Stroumboulopoulos as “ferocious,” Biblical’s bio describes the band as “the sound of mountains splitting and oceans parting.” In 2010, after playing with different bands, Nick Sewell, Jay Anderson (drums) and Matt McLaren (guitar/vocals), started playing together. Andrew Scott (guitar/organ) soon joined them and according to Sewell they “spent six months just hanging out, drinking beer and messing around.” The innocent “messing around” soon led to naming the band and playing a show. While watching Ghostbusters, Sewell thought that the name

“Biblical” “just seemed to fit something crazy, epic, natural disaster inspired.” That mentality went into the making of Monsoon Season. “A biblical flood would make a lot of sense,” Sewell explains. “It touched upon a lot of stuff that was going on with me — there has been a lot of illness in my family. So Monsoon Season, it’s like, how do you get through those crazy times and then you know, is there another side after the storm passes?” Stroumboulopoulos recently named “Second Sight,” the first song released off the album, as number 55 on his top 100 songs of 2013. “That track came out in December, so to have him be so receptive to what we’re doing is awesome, man. Honestly, you play heavy rock, you know, especially [when it] has a little bit of a throwback flavour, it’s like, not everybody’s down, you know. So to have somebody like him, he’s such a music fan and a fan of so many different genres, to be that into it, it’s amazing for us,” Sewell says. However, the band’s unique style has given them a reputation for hectic live shows. “Live is a totally different animal and we really open up the arrangements. Things get longer, they get jammier, they get loud, they get

quiet. It’s kind of like a living thing when we put it live,” Sewell says. Last year in London at Call The Office, the band proved how hardcore they are. During the first song of their set, one of their amps fell over and got unplugged. “I didn’t even know,” Sewell laughs. As the rest of his band, other acts playing that night, and a worker were frantically working on plugging it back in, Biblical just kept on playing. “The music never stopped for nine minutes,” he says. “We finished the tune, played the whole rest of the set.” Sewell shares a fitting story from the flooding at last year’s Sled Island Festival in Calgary. “The whole festival got shut down the day after we flew in and played our first show. And we walked out the next day and the flood rivers were a block away from the Calgary Tower. Think about the most downtown core you can and at the end of the block there’s like four feet of water. My callback to Biblical and disasters,” he says. The band is looking forward to an active spring with a potential tour coming up. Biblical will be in London on January 31 at Call The Office (216 York Street). The show starts at 9 p.m. and tickets are $5.

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Iain Boekhoff NEWS EDITOR Looking to soothe your burning throat, pounding headache and runny nose? Treating and preventing colds is an important issue for adults, and students in particular. Colds affect adults several times a year and winter is busy season for people becoming ill. With the close quarters of residence and classes, students come into contact with hundreds of people a day and colds can spread easier than for the population in general. Katrina Dela Cruz, a pharmacist at Western Plaza Pharmacy, said treatment depends on what symptoms people have. Because there are many different symptoms depending on the person, treating colds requires more than just grabbing the nearest cold medicine brand. “It depends on the symptoms they are experiencing. If there’s runny nose, congestion and headache, then we usually recommend Advil Cold and Sinus and an antihistamine,” she says. “But if it’s flu symptoms, we have Tylenol Flu.” She says that these treatments both contained the same medication in the same strength and they are just different brands. As for cold medications, like cough syrups, it’s a mixed bag. They contain different combinations of

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medicine and it is not always the best treatment option available. Usually controlling the pain and fever is best done by the Advil Cold and Sinus and Tylenol as recommended by Dela Cruz. “Some cough products only contain a cough suppressant, some have a combination of expectorant and a cough suppressant and some have an antihistamine,” Dela Cruz says. “Some cough syrups also have complete medications for people who have the flu.” Another consideration is that some cough medications do interfere with commonly prescribed antidepressants, such as Zoloft, Paxil and Effexor. You should check with your doctor or pharmacist before taking cough medication. Dela Cruz noted there were no

clinical trials for alternative methods of treatment, like taking honey before bed to soothe a sore throat, but that doesn’t stop people every year from turning to such alternative methods as drinking ginseng. Prevention is a key practice for students. Dela Cruz said students should take Vitamin C for extra prevention of colds. In addition, washing your hands as often as possible during this time is advisable and if you do have a cough you should cough into your elbow instead of your hands. If you do feel sick, you should also try to stay home rather than attend that night class. Dela Cruz also suggested students using a humidifier if they are really congested as that will help get them sleep through the night.

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Traditional Inuit art gets modern twist Sarah Botelho CONTRIBUTOR Traditional Inuit artwork has taken on a modern twist in a special art exhibition taking place at Museum London and put on by TD Bank. The Gazette had the pleasure of discussing the exhibit with senior curator of TD Bank Group, Pamela Meredith. TD Bank has been in the city of London for 150 years, and to celebrate this anniversary, they have orchestrated different events set to occur all year long — Inuit Today being the first of many. Since the 60s, TD Bank Group has been an avid collector of Inuit art, putting together their first big collection in 1967 as a gift for Canada’s Centennial year. Initially, the collection was mostly made up of traditional sculptures from the 40s, 50s and 60s. But recently, their assortment of history has expanded. “A few years ago, we started collecting again because there’s so many interesting younger artists in the North that are making really innovative, interesting work,” Meredith says. “A lot of them are the children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews of the artists in the original collection, so they’re very artistic families.” These additions to the exhibit are all from artists who have crafted the pieces within the last five years. “It’s quite modern,” says Meredith. “But there’s still that hybrid with tradition.” The sculptures and drawings are made from the same raw materials

as Inuit art — such as the traditional stone and antler — and depict similar values, but this time, they are appealing to the contemporary demographic. Take the most acclaimed sculpture in the collection thus far, “Young Man With MP3.” The materials used to craft it are the same as those that have come before it, but he’s holding an MP3 player, a cigarette and supporting some commercialized baggy jeans.

There’s so many interesting younger artists in the North that are making really innovative, interesting work. — Pamela Meredith

Senior Curator for the TD Bank Group.

“Everybody loves him,” Meredith laughs. “He’s very popular. And I think it’s very much what a teenager would wear.” Another artist bringing a new light to traditional artwork is Shuvinai Ashoona, who draws her dreams, memories and visions depicted through the ever-present image of the globe. Meredith praises the artist’s creativity, revealing the depth of her work. “She’s amazing because the art is really about the things that go on in her mind, which is sort of a new subject matter for Inuit art,” she says.

An older artist who is just beginning to dip her toes in the waters of Inuit art, Papiara Tukiki, is also featured in the exhibit. This woman in her sixties is just starting to come into her own as an artist; two of her drawings, “Caribou Stew” and “Blue Mug,” are at the exhibit, both of them symbols that reflect true Inuit culture but with a new, comedic twist. Meredith admitted her favourite piece among the artwork is one that exudes a very simplistic elegance. “The piece is called ‘Thoughtful Woman,’” she says. “It’s actually done by a female carver, who did a series of similar pieces depicting women on and after 9/11, reacting to hearing the news. The other pieces [in the exhibit] are very pop-y and fun but she [the sculpture] has a gravitas that’s very contemporary.” Meredith is very excited to have the art being featured here in London. “It’s really important to us that the artwork we have in our collection gets out into the world and people get to see it,” she says. “Especially this one because it’s so fresh and new, while still being rooted in a place that’s so far away it seems almost unimaginable. It’s an interesting taste of what life is like there.” Anyone is welcome to come and view this beautiful and unique collection of artwork at Museum London (421 Ridout St.) The exhibit is on until April 20, 2014 and admission to the museum is on a donation basis.

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DUDE, THIS IS MY JAM. The “Young Man Playing MP3”, a piece by Pitseolak Qimirpik that will be featured in the collection of Inuit art at Museum London.

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Fatal Attraction (1987) To anyone who has pondered having an affair or cheating on a loved one, watch Fatal Attraction. To say that it might lead to a change of mind is quite an understatement. Dan (Michael Douglas) is a successful lawyer who is married with a child. When his family is away, he decides to have a sexual encounter with an editor for a publishing company, Alex (Glenn Close). While Dan makes it clear that the meet up is a one-time thing, Alex is a little less convinced. She begins showing up in places Dan frequents propositioning him and phoning his work and home at all hours. This would seem to be going in a quite unfortunate direction. Indeed, Alex becomes more psychotic and her stalking gets more intense. Be careful of adultery, folks! One of the most infamous scenes in Fatal Attraction revolves around the murder of Dan’s daughter’s pet bunny. Alex decides to boil the furry little body over the stove.

Glenn Close is convincing as an absolute psychopath. Almost everyone who has watched this film would abhor her completely. One, however, could almost sympathize with her desire to not become just another fling. Ultimately, she’s completely insane, so it’s hard to find a silver lining. It’s actually quite easy to see how feminists in the 1980s thought she was an incredibly negative image for career women. Michael Douglas, on the other hand, is pretty boring — he’s not doing much other than being pretty unlikable. I mean, considering he is being stalked by a crazed psychopath, one would imagine he’s the sympathetic character — but no. Traveling way back to Fatal Attraction is thrilling and undoubtedly fun. Watching Glenn Close cranked to insane mode is the best experience and the film, as a whole, is a tightly made, dramatic film about the dangers of flippant behavior. — Bradley Metlin

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Brent Holmes ARTS & LIFE EDITOR GGGGG Nebraska Directed by: Alexander Payne Starring: Bruce Dern, Will Forte, June Squibb, Stacy Keach, Bob Odenkirk Alexander Payne’s Nebraska is a cynical, darkly comic film about people whose glimmers of hope are old-age-induced delusions — they are the kind of people who anyone else would pass by without a second thought, and likely the Oscars will too. It’s too bad — because of the Best Picture nominated films at the Oscars this year, Nebraska is the one that should win. However, against box office heavyweights like Gravity or The Wolf of Wall Street, it doesn’t stand a chance. Woody Grant (Bruce Dern) is a soft-spoken, stubborn old man who believes he’s won a million dollars and has to travel to Lincoln, Nebraska to get it. His son, David (Will Forte), agrees to take him, hoping that it will stop him from hopelessly trying to walk there himself. When a misunderstanding causes everyone in Woody’s hometown of Hawthorne to believe he has actually won a million dollars, David

struggles to understand his father as stories from the family reveal him to be a slow-to-speak alcoholic. Nebraska is a hilarious film. Much of the humour comes in the form of Woody’s wife, Kate (June Squibb), whose nagging rants, critical tongue and willingness to speak her mind, see her going as far as pulling up her skirt at a former boyfriend’s tombstone saying, “You could have had this, if you had talked about something other than wheat.” A dispute over an aircompressor and two unruly cousins provide some of the other great moments of the film. But for all the comedic bits, Nebraska is a deeply cynical film. Its characters are as disinterested in their own lives as the rest of the world is. Watching football and making a big deal about Woody’s sudden “wealth” — half out of boredom and half out of being too ignorant to realize that he hasn’t won anything — makes up all the desolate small town’s inhabitants can do. Payne shoots his entire film in black and white, negating the otherwise beautiful and detailed landscape shots of the American mid-West with a disinterested and bleak gaze. For the people of Hawthorne, the mid-West isn’t some beautiful land of opportunity

but “just a bunch of sticks and dirt.” There has been and continues to be nothing for them to do but eat, sleep, drink and engage in rigorously performed coitus — not that they can do much of the latter. Payne’s filmography, including great films such as Sideways and The Descendants, is made up of films about victories that are actually defeats and lives that are overshadowed by an infinitesimal sense of incapability. It is this devotion to storytelling that makes his films incredible. It is clear how the tropes of family duty are coming into play throughout the film and how they are empty signifiers. David seeks to allow his father to have what small victories he can, even though they are completely subverted by the emptiness of the characters’ lives. It is this appreciation that makes the film’s heartwarming moments some of the greatest moments put on screen this year. Nebraska is too dark to win Best Picture, which is a damn shame because it is the best one on the nominees list. Payne’s film is about what so many people actually live — it is both tragic and comedic, depressing and heartwarming, disillusioned and delusional, and one of the best films of the year.

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tropical fruit like mango but cut with enough acidity to prevent flabbiness. It seemed like the perfect summer beverage, and truthfully it is. But I recently revisited it in the depths of winter (mostly as a change from my usual JT go-to, their Meritage Reserve), and was even more impressed. It has a complexity missing from too many Canadian whites. It smells of fruit salad, with a hint of tangerine and a wallop of melon. On the tongue, it’s light bodied without seeming watery. But boy is it fruity — in another life this Grand Reserve could have been a fruit smoothie. However, because of the crisp acidity it never feels cloying, instead performing in perfect balance. If it sounds like I’m describing a $50 wine it’s because I should be — but instead I’m writing about a bottle that doesn’t even exceed a $20 bill, and you can grab off the shelf from your local Wine Rack. New Zealand has cornered the market on Sauv Blancs recently,

a varietal for which Canada has never been known. Yet, it seems like Jackson Triggs is knocking on the door of the Kiwis with this fantastic offering. With a classy brown-grey label, a complex flavour profile and a suitability for any occasion or season, JT has made a white wine you’ll definitely want to sip slow. — Cam “Smoth” Smith

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The Gazette asked students what they thought of the USC presidential candidates’ campaign videos.

Kevin Hurren OPINIONS EDITOR

Joie Chow

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Social Science I I liked Team Belman’s video better because there was more interaction between the candidates and the students, and Team Helfand’s video seemed more like an advertisement.

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Medical Science I I understood what Team Belman wanted to do for Western and who they were, whereas with Team Helfand’s video I didn’t get anything out of it except, “We have a lot of different people of different races.”

You must not let anyone define your limits because of where you come from. Your only limit is your soul.

“Alerting all parents! In a first for the Disney Channel, an episode in the next season of Good Luck Charlie will feature a family with two moms!” This was the opening line of a call to arms by the “family values” organization, One Million Moms. The overall message of the announcement was clear; mothers who care about child entertainment grounded in morals should immediately contact Disney imploring them to reconsider the decision. Ignoring the impending controversy, Disney recently aired the episode — the first time an openly gay character (let alone a same-sex couple) has been seen on the Disney Channel. For those who, unlike me, don’t watch the Disney Channel on a regular basis, Good Luck Charlie is a show about the Duncans — an average family adjusting to the birth of their fourth child, Charlie, with another baby on the way shortly after. Following four seasons, the show is scheduled to end its run in February, and it seems that the creators of Good Luck Charlie are going

down swinging. In the most recent episode, Charlie eagerly awaits a play-date. It’s not until the doorbell rings that the Duncan family and audiences at home realize Charlie’s play friend has two moms. We’ve yet to see where the show takes this new story arc, but Disney representatives have said that it was developed to “be relevant to kids and families [...] and to reflect themes of diversity and inclusiveness.” Before anyone celebrates too much, Disney isn’t exactly hanging rainbow flags out of the Disneyworld mansion’s windows. There was no kissing, hand holding, or any contact between the two women, nor do they refer to each other as “partners” or “wives,” but only as “moms.” The delicacy of the scene probably came from the several “child development experts” and “community advisors” the Disney Channel consulted in the creation of the characters. Still, the inclusion of this couple in a show like Good Luck Charlie has incredible potential. The benefits go beyond Disney stepping slightly away from their hetero-normative empire. The show is giving children a chance to see their truth on television — to identify with having same-sex parents. The importance of identification in media is often so underplayed, but a crucial aspect to a healthy creation of the self. Think of it this way — if you grew up in a house with no mirrors, how

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Health Science III I thought Team Helfand’s video was better because it showed the Western campus and describes the whole experience, whereas Team Belman’s was more personal and more oriented towards the presidency.

Alex Milne

English/Geography III I liked Team Helfand’s better because it said what issues they want to talk about, whereas Team Belman’s video was a little more vague, and just said more about him.

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Blame irrelevance for bad USC turnouts Letter to the Editor: Recent articles in The Gazette have decried the fact that students are not getting involved with the USC. Many have expressed concern that without more individuals getting involved, the student voice will not be served. I would like to suggest that the main reason why every year there is a dearth of individuals getting involved in elections is that, for the majority of students, the USC is not relevant to their lives. Every year we hear candidates promise they will make the organization more “accessible” and “relevant,” and yet every year very little seems to change. Presidents offer great platforms with promises that appeal to the masses and on most of the points they fail to deliver. This is not an indictment of our student leaders: At the end of the day there is very

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little they can do to change the organization or truly enhance tens of thousands of students lives. Let’s get real. Regardless of who does or does not run or win, we will still be able to buy bagels in the Spoke and get our bus pass at the start of the year. The USC does provide important services that are utilized by many but these will be offered regardless of who assumes office. Sometimes our student leaders forget that, for the most part, students are not overly concerned about the inner workings of the USC. My guess if you asked students if they feel they get their $500 worth in ancillary fees to the USC the majority would say no. The main question should not be, “why are students not running to be on the USC” but rather “why is the USC not relevant and significant to many students?” This is a question that is not on the forefront of the USC and likely never will be. Until then the majority of students will likely never vote and probably will not be deeply concerned about how their student leaders represent them in mostly unknown chambers on the third floor of the UCC. — David Ennett American Studies MA

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would you relate to your body and the way you looked? What if instead of mirrors, there were only photos of someone who looks similar, but not exactly like, you? In a recent Oscar roundtable interview, 12 Years a Slave actress Lupita Nyong’o spoke about how, growing up in Kenya, she would only see white actresses in American cultural products. It wasn’t until she watched films like The Colour Purple that she saw that people like her can tell stories and be in movies. People like her have something to say. Allowing this level of identification to occur with our cultural products is not only empowering, but it’s also more fair. Our communities are diverse, and we do a disservice to those around us if we extinguish their stories for a flawed sense of “morals” or “family values.” I hope Good Luck Charlie continues to show kids with same-sex parents that they have nothing to be ashamed or embarrassed about. I also hope it shows same-sex parents that they can indeed be part of their children’s school and social communities. As for protests from organizations like One Million Moms, I hope Good Luck Charlie and the Disney Channel continue to stand by their decision because they are telling a story that people need to see. I would wish Charlie good luck but in this case, I don’t think she needs it.

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Your anonymous letters to life Dear Life, What’s the point of the activity rooms in the Mustang Lounge if all they are being used for is to store furniture? Great use of student funds, USC. Dear Life, Why are the bathrooms in Weldon always so dirty? Dear Life, Why don’t the USC slates pick fun colours, like pink or yellow? I’d vote for a pink slate. Dear Life, I can barely tell the difference between a USC slate and someone handing me coupons for BellTV. wgaz.ca/dearlife

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saywhat? “It’s not a major change, but the game can always be bigger. There’s a lot of people who love the game who can’t watch the game, so hopefully we can (expand it).”

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Rundown >> The Western Mustangs men’s basketball team fell to the McMaster Marauders on Saturday afternoon by a score of 78–61 > This now puts the team’s Ontario University Athletics regular season record at 6–10.

Eight medals captured at track meet Western Mustangs succeed at McGill Team Challenge Daniel Weryha SPORTS EDITOR This past weekend, the Western Mustangs track and field team earned eight medals at the McGill Team Challenge in Montreal. The largest indoor track meet of the season was host to 31 Mustangs, the Canadian Interuniversity Sport’s best track and field athletes along with a total of seven Olympians. The women’s side performed brilliantly as they raked in three gold medals, three silvers and one bronze to take third overall at the end of the weekend. “Considering we only had half of our women’s team participating, a third-place finish was incredible,” Vickie Croley, Western Mustangs’ head coach, said. “The best performance came from Brenna Thomson. It was her first 300 [metre] of the year and she ran the number two time in the CIS. Although it could be a toss up with Lydia Foley who had two medal finishes and two personal bests.” Caroline Ehrhardt and Shaylyn Kowalchuk earned the single athlete gold medals for the women’s team. Ehrhardt took the top spot with a 5.84-metre leap in the long jump. In the pentathlon, Kowalchuk posted a time of 8.80 in the hurdles, threw a 9.79-metre shot put, had a high jump of 1.62 metres, a long jump of 5.30 metres, and ran the 800-metre in two minutes and 44 seconds for a 3,392 point finish to capture first place. The third gold medal, however, was captured by a group of athletes. Genny Cyrenne, Katie Bell, Shauna Malek and Maddie Hall, who competed in the 4x800 metre relay race,

won the race with a time of 9:07. The men’s side also had a successful weekend. The lone medal was captured by one of the weekend’s most impressive athletes. Isoken Ogevia earned the only gold medal with an incredible 2.08-metre high jump. Ogevia, who was formerly a hurdler, began training for the high jump this season. “Izzy [Isoken] showed his amazing athleticism and patience in the high jump. He was able to fix some early technical troubles and come out with the number two jump in the CIS — he can go higher,” Croley said. His posted result made him one of the top high jumpers in the country. But for Ogevia, it’s not all about medals. “Track for me is something I really like doing, I really find it fun, so I just want to enjoy my season and if that equates to medals at nationals then that’s great,” Ogevia said. The men’s 200-metre team of Rajiv Naidoo, Taylor Stewart, Brayden Bullen and Myles Rombough posted a time of 1:30.33 — a time that earned them a seventh-place finish. The race, however, was highlighted by Naidoo’s 21.9 split time posted out of the blocks. “I had two of the fastest guys in the country running on my inside, and I was just scared they were going to pass me early on in the race so I was buckin’ it,” Naidoo said. Naidoo suffered a concussion a month prior to the competition, and returned to practice just four days prior to the McGill Team Challenge and posted his personal best split time out of the blocks. I only had four practices since coming back to Western,” Naidoo

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LIFT OFF! The Western Mustangs high jumpers performed brilliantly at the McGill Team Challenge in Montreal this past weekend. Isoken Ogevia, who competed last season in the hurdles, captured the only gold medal for the Western Mustangs men’s track and field team with a 2.08–meter high jump. Ogevia is now in line to finish as one of the best high jumpers in the country with a solid performance at nationals.

said. “I practiced Monday through Thursday, and then we travelled to Montreal that day. I was kind of scared that things wouldn’t work out, that I wouldn’t be prepared but I guess everything just clicked.” With just over a month before the CIS nationals in Edmonton, Alberta, the Mustangs track team will compete once again this weekend at the York University Classic in Toronto. The teams will deal with a packed month in February as they inch slowly closer to their two majors to end the season.

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Women’s Basketball Western’s women’s basketball team played two games this past week against Windsor and McMaster. Unfortunately the Mustangs were defeated in both contests — losing 69–89 to the Lancers and 62–67 to the Marauders on Wednesday and Saturday, respectively. The Western women fought hard for their 26–24 lead in the first quarter against Windsor, but faltered in the second after a 9–30 Lancers’ run. The last two quarters saw close scores of 16–14 and 18–21 for Western, which were not enough to convert the Mustangs’ efforts into a win. Western was unable to respond to the Lancers’ scoring touch, even though Mustangs’ guard Jenny Vaughn was a reliable offensive contributor throughout the game with 28 points. During Saturday’s game against McMaster, the Mustangs seemed to favour the number 16 — scoring 16 points in each of the first three quarters. Unfortunately, the Mustangs suffered their second loss in as many

games after scoring just 62 points. Once again, Vaughn was a powerful presence against the Marauders, playing the entire 40 minutes, but the Mustangs’ came up six points short with their 62–67 loss. The Western women will be playing again tonight against Guelph at 6 p.m. in the Alumni Hall gym. — Caitlin Martin Newnham

Wrestling The Mustangs wrestling team took to the mat for the last time before the Western Open, followed by the Ontario University Athletics championships, on Saturday in Kingston for the 2014 Ontario Junior Championships Under 20 tournament. The women’s team earned four individual medals, earning them first place overall as a team. Consequently, they received the provincial crown. The Mustangs’ own Alyssa Medeiros, who came in first in the women’s 51 kg weight class, defeated Guelph’s Cierra Carere by technical superiority on a multiple turning

cross-ankle tilt. Mustangs’ Siobhan Smith of the 48 kg weight class took on an old opponent to claim her gold. Smith faced McMaster’s Monica Wood, a wrestler she previously lost against in the Brock Open. This time, Smith was able to demonstrate her improvement, winning the gold. The last gold medal for the women’s team came from Rebecca Matheson in the 72 kg weight class. The men’s team’s only gold medal was awarded to Kyle Bonk-Dann in the 96 kg weight class. Bonk-Dann had a perfect event, using the underhook tie-up and impressive takedowns to go 3–0. The Mustangs will compete in the Western Open on February 1. The event will take place in Thames Hall and will feature 15 universities from across the country. However, five high-calibre Mustangs will bypass the tournament to compete in the Schultz International in Colorado Springs. The five wrestlers are Riley Otto, Steven Takahashi, Brianne Barry, Larissa D’Alleva, Madi Parks. — Nusaiba Al-Azem

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Bayern a lesson in how to play football Team mentality a benchmark for all of Europe Cool Story Broekhoff

Iain Boekhoff NEWS EDITOR Without question, the best football team in the world is FC Bayern Munchen. Yeah, I am going to talk about the real sport of football, shocking, I know. Bayern has been my favourite team since I was a kid. It was the answer I was given to who was the best team in Germany, where some of my family is from. Adding to the fact that they were the best at the time was the fact that they had a young Canadian named Owen

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Hargreaves in the first team, which made it just that much better. And I have to say, being a fan of Bayern is not a tough gig, even in the worst of times — which was a fourth place finish in 2007. These days, however, it is simply magical. And I think this is a sentiment held by even many of their opponents too. The reason? The football that Bayern is playing is exquisite in its execution. It has gotten to the point that opponents merely hope to hold them to a draw if Bayern is having an off day. But even that has only been managed a handful of times this year. Listening to the pre-game and post-game press conferences, opposition coaches have a sense of resignation in their demeanour. It is astonishing to those within the Bundesliga league and from outside leagues, what Bayern has accomplished in the past year. Their treble — league, domestic cup and Champions League — was an accomplishment last achieved in 2010 by Internazionale, the team Bayern lost to in the Champions League final. Bayern, however, took winning to whole new level by winning the league by a record 25 points, the biggest lead ever. They also set league records for least goals conceded, fewest losses, longest winning streak, scoring a goal in every league match, largest goal difference at 80, and fastest time to clinch the title — to name a few. On the way to winning the Champions League, Bayern demolished Barcelona — who until last year was considered the best team in the world — with a 5–0 on aggregate win in the semifinals. I’m starting to sound like a little fanboy, but above that, I am a fan of football, and Bayern plays and operates like a football team should. First off, when it comes to playing the game and having the right players, they have gotten it spot-on in the past few years. Bayern basically

has a full squad that can start any given game and there will be no loss in quality, which no other side can say right now. They also have such great chemistry and team spirit, which I credit coach Jupp Heynckes with creating. The core of the squad had been together for many years, some since their academy days, and they had been to the Champions League finals twice since 2010, but they didn’t have the final killer blow. They tensed up and got cautious. Heynckes changed that. He didn’t let them back down and he gave confidence to the team. He brought in a calm, collected mentality to the dressing room and once he got “Robbery” — Franck Ribery and Arjen Robben — to work together, it was all over for virtually all of their opponents. What is impressive is that they have kept up their winning ways. They haven’t lost a Bundesliga match since October 2012, a record 42 games — through a coaching change and a new formation. Not many coaches would change such a dominating formula, but Pep Guardiola did when he took over for Heynckes in June, 2013. And he has done it so far with ease. They also experiment with their formation. Last weekend they suffered a 3–0 loss in a friendly because Guardiola decided to try only three defenders rather than the usual four. Second, the team has earned a profit in nine of the past 10 seasons, something that the top teams in the rest of Europe only dream of. They buy big, like Barcelona, Real Madrid and Chelsea, but they do it somewhat responsibly. This is coupled with the fact that they have relatively cheap tickets compared with the rest of Europe. So cheap, they are paying for their away fans who go to the Champions League Round of 16 match at Arsenal because the tickets in England are so much more expensive. Their ruthlessness in attaining

the Bundesliga crown is even done with an eye on keeping the rest of the league competitive and afloat. It was revealed many years later that they had loaned Borussia Dortmund €2 million in 2005 when Dortmund was under financial pressure, who has become their arch rival in recent years. The only drawback of being a Bayern fan — and this might just be my own sensitive self — is that they can get greedy. They buy players, especially attackers, that they simply do not need. This has led to losing immense talent just a couple of years after they signed them. Klose, Podolski and Gomez are all victims of the Bayern brass’ single-minded quest for glory. Case in point is the poaching of “Germany’s Messi” Mario Gotze and recently Robert Lewandowski from their biggest rivals Borussia Dortmund. Lewandowski is a completely unnecessary and probably a poorly planned transfer. Bayern already has a goal scoring machine, Mandzukic, who they kept over German star Mario Gomez. Although this isn’t any different from other top clubs, it doesn’t mean it’s right. Unlike most English teams, Bayern has a successful academy with many key players, including captain Phillip Lahm, graduating from the club’s youth teams. Sure, they buy a lot of players too, but the core of the team is homegrown. Other players have been around for several years and have had their best runs of form with Bayern and there has been very little turnover compared to clubs like Real Madrid and Manchester City. Since the winter break, Bayern has shown no signs of letting up with another win last weekend. I hope that next weekend another win will keep their record of 42 league games without a loss going. And on May 24 in Lisbon, maybe we’ll see the first back-to-back winner of the Champions League title.

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Western students advocate Right to Play Nusaiba Al-Azem SPORTS EDITOR While Western’s varsity teams are in full swing this month, an opportunity arose for all Western students to experience team sporting on Saturday. Right to Play is an international organization that attempts to teach children in developing countries valuable life skills through sports and competition. The international charity has a chapter on campus, Right to Play Western, which hosted its second annual all-inclusive

“Sportathon” at the Western Student Recreation Centre. “If you’re athletically inclined or not, it’s just a good time [to] get out with some friends,” Marcus Gatto, MVP of the winning team, said. “It’s good camaraderie and everyone enjoys it. Everyone had fun today.” Students were able to register for the tournament via a $15 registration fee, and each team of up to 10 members collected $150 to compete. The winning team earned the Sporthaton trophy, engraved with the members’ names. Right to Play Western

co-president Emma Scotchmer explained that the tournament consists of a variety of games and sports, including dodge ball, basketball, blind volleyball, skipping, limbo, trivia, a scavenger hunt, and a dance competition. Though varsity and intramural sports exist on campus, she stressed that what makes Right to Play unique is its inclusive nature. “It didn’t matter what your skill level was,” Scotchmer said. “Right to Play is all about making sure that everyone has a chance to play, so we just did [the tournament] with our

university community and all of the money that we raised today is going to go to the programs for Right to Play.” Over 150 students participated in the event, which raised enough money to put 27 children through the Right to Play program for a year. “I joined in this [because] I have a good friend who organizes it,” Gatto said. “He explained to me what a great cause it was, and I know I was fortunate to grow up and play sports and I just want to give kids that same opportunity.” Gatto indicated that he intends

on competing again next year. “For as long as I’m here at Western, I’ll be here donating my money to this cause,” he said. Right to Play Western co-president Alex Gao highlighted the importance of sporting events like the Sporthathon for Western students. “[Sports tournaments like this are important] because most university students are all stressed with school. They never have the opportunity to actually play,” Gao said. “So this gives them an opportunity to actually just have fun and let loose.”

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4 BEDROOM REDBRICK townhomes on Oxford. 10 minute walk to campus, right on bus route to campus and downtown. Great location. Three floors, two full washrooms! Huge rooms and closets. All new appliances including washer/dryer and dishwasher. Call John @ (226) 973-9346 or email jmiles@londonproperty.ca with questions or to book a tour. 4-6 BDRM houses and town homes for rent. Units are modern, clean and close to campus. Get everything you could ask for, with 5 appliances, free parking, spacious bedrooms and common rooms and full time maintenance. Call Zach anytime at 226-973-9044. 4/5 BED Red Bricks Available: BRAND NEW building. Huge rooms, modern open concept layout, 5 main appliances including washer/dryer in suite. Free parking, 24 hour property maintenance, right on major bus route, 5 minutes from campus. These will go FAST, call Sam 519-495-7661 5 BDRM. * *#1 student rentals* * Renovated houses in all the best student areas around campus and downtown!! Dishwasher, washer/dryer include. Huge, spacious rooms with massive closets. Networked for Internet and parking included. These ones always go fast so call soon. Call John anytime at (226) 973-9346

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5 BDRMS. LIVE steps from campus in a 5 bedroom apartment or townhouse. Live in style in a modern building. Huge kitchens come with tons of cupboards and counter space, and centre island eating areas. Spacious bedrooms and huge closets. Call Sam anytime at 519-495-7661 and view one of these units before they are gone!

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5 BEDROOM HOUSES and apartments right on bus route to campus and downtown. Great locations. Huge rooms and closets. Most have all new appliances including washer/dryer and dishwasher. Call Stephen @ 226-236-4409 or email stephenn@londonproperty.ca with questions or to book a tour. 5 BEDROOM HOUSES and townhouses for rent on all sides of campus. All places have free parking, free maintenance and full time property management. Units are rented on a first come first serve basis. Call Stephen at 226-236-4409, stephenn@londonproperty.ca 5 BEDROOM HOUSES and townhouses for rent on all sides of campus. All places have free parking, free maintenance and full time property management. Units are rented on a first come first serve basis. Call Zach at 226-973-9044, zachs@londonproperty.ca.

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6 BDRM. * *#1 student rentals* * Newly built red bricks in all the best student. 5 appliances included. Huge, spacious rooms with massive closets. 24 hour emergency maintenance and parking included. These ones always go fast so call soon. Call Stephen anytime at 226-236-4409.

AFFORDABLE 1, 2 and 3 bedroom suites. Walk to campus! Call (888) 522-6650 RESIDENCE ACCOMMODATION AVAILABLE Vacancies now available for first-year and upper-year students in main campus residences. Visit our website at www.residenceatwestern.ca and login to myResidence to complete the application and provide contact information.

5 BEDROOMS IN the famous Redbrick apartments and townhouses right next to campus and downtown. Great locations. Huge rooms and closets. Including washer/dryer and dishwasher. Call John @ (226) 973-9346 or email jmiles@londonproperty.ca with questions or to book a tour. 6 BDRM HOUSES on all sides of campus. Most feature 5 new appliances, spacious rooms and huge closets, open concept kitchen/living room, and free parking. Act fast-these won’t last! For more information call Zach at 226-973-9044. 6 BDRM. #1 student rentals. Newly built red bricks in all the best student areas around campus and downtown! Includes 5 appliances. Huge, spacious rooms with massive closets. Parking included, and 24 hour property management. These ones always go fast so call soon. Call Sam anytime at 519-495-7661 or email samm@londonproperty.ca

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thegazette • Wednesday, January 29, 2014