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Volume 106, Issue 53

USC keeps slate, nixes nominations for VPs Alex Carmona News Editor The University Students’ Council has decided, for the time being, to keep vice-presidential selection in the hands of councillors.

The proposed change to USC Bylaw 1, which passed in spirit in November but failed to achieve the requisite two-thirds support at December’s USC meeting, sought to replace the traditional intra-council vice-presidential elections with a nominating committee that would fill the finance, student events and communications positions through a hiring and ratification process. The motion was part of USC President Adam Fearnall’s plan to overhaul the organization, which included a successful motion to create a threeperson presidential slate.

Jeremy Santucci, vice-president communications for the USC, said the motion’s failure left the vicepresidential selection process with a weakness that still needs to be addressed.

“I think that one of the goals of the hired officer aspect was to

ensure that the applicant pool would be as large and open to as many students as possible, and so they wouldn’t feel intimidated by the election process itself. So, obviously, we still see that as a potential area for concern for the overall picture of what we wanted the USC to look like next year,” he said.

Emily Soti, King’s University Students’ Council representative on the USC, was pleased the councillors will retain their ability to elect their own executives and was one of the few councillors who openly voted against the motion, rather than abstaining.

“I was happy to see that the vice-presidents will remain elected officials—I believe it’s in the best interest of the USC and the student body,” she said.

“I understand some of the arguments in favour of the hiring process, such as the fact these positions are skill-based as opposed to platform-based, but when the council elects these positions, council is then responsible and accountable >> see elections pg.3

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Western’s outdoor fields to take on turf Kaitlyn McGrath Associate Editor

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The groundwork has been laid for the construction of two artificial turf fields.

The University Students’ Council, along with the Society of Graduate Students and the University, agreed upon a proposal to fund the $4.47 million project that would replace the current grass fields across from the Health Sciences building. While the University will be contributing $2.77 million to the plan, students will pay a fee of $4.64 to field the additional costs. The fee will increase annually by inflation.

USC President Adam Fearnall said it was important council approve the proposal before the winter break because the University

was uncertain whether they could fund the project after this year.

“The risk there was that, potentially, the cost could be greater to students.”

Fearnall added the timeline issue also contributed to why council decided not to put the proposed fee to referendum.

“The best possible scenario is always to ask referendum, but in this situation we had to weigh the pros and cons of doing it,” he said.

“We wanted to make sure that fee was controlled into the future, and that we had that funding on board.”

Fearnall is hopeful the success of this negotiating process will lead to improving the relationship between students and the administration.

“Hopefully, it is a bit of a sign of goodwill and it will be able to lead

us to some bigger conversations in the future about how to better run these processes.”

Along with the new surface, new lights and scoreboards will be added.

Gareth Cunningham, manager of campus recreation, explained the artificial turf would improve the playing conditions. As well, they expect fewer programs will have to be cancelled due to poor playing conditions.

“We won’t have to deal with the field conditions themselves that have taken their toll from the weather conditions,” he explained.

“I think we’ll see a huge improvement in terms of regularly scheduled consistent programming throughout all of the terms.”

The fields are expected to be complete by September.

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FULL SPEED AHEAD. Western’s Engineering Tobogganing Team unveiled its entry for the 2013 Great Northern Concrete Toboggan Race yesterday on UC Hill. As per competition rules, the toboggan must not weigh more than 300 pounds and the running surface must be made only of concrete.

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UCC post office to close its doors If you were planning on sending something by mail once this semester has finished, you’ll have to find a post office off campus.

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“Given the changes in the OSAP system, coupled with the market and sales trends the post office has shown over the past few years, we could not justify the cost of supporting the ever-increasing losses to students,” Tony Ayala, vice-president finance for the USC, explained.

“Also, if the USC were to renew our contract with Canada Post, we would also be obligated to invest in mandatory capital upgrades equating to $60,000.”

When deciding whether or not to renew their contract with Canada Post, Ayala said the USC analyzed the financial situation then brought the information to the USC Finance Standing Committee. The committee agreed the additional costs were not in the best interest of students and the benefits of the decision outweighed any cons.

“We felt that students weren’t getting enough value from the Canada Post anymore for how much money goes into the post office.”

Although the USC has yet to decide on what will replace Canada Post, they are looking to create some additional space for their other operations.

—Jesica Hurst

Flu cases on the rise It’s that time of year again—the holidays are over, classes are back in full swing and students everywhere are starting to get sick.

Even though cases of the flu were reported much earlier this season, as Health Canada confirmed 3,500 cases by mid-December compared to only 182 cases at the same time the year prior, there is still time for students to protect themselves.

Nicole Versaevel, health promotion manager for Student Health Services at Western, explained the university is turning their attention toward prevention.

“The single most basic thing you can do to prevent the flu is washing your hands,” Versaevel said. “Another thing you can do is get a flu shot, and Student Health Services offers flu shots for free.”

Versaevel also explained the most basic things people can do to prevent sickness is eat well, get a lot of sleep and exercise.

“When you get run down and stop those things, you are more likely to be susceptible to getting the flu.”

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USC to promote municipal participation Jacqueline Ting GAZETTE STAFF Do students of London consider themselves citizens of London? The University Students’ Council hopes to make this possible.

The USC recently applied for delegation status to the Corporate Services Committee of London’s city council for permission to present their plan of making student representatives from Western more involved in municipal government.

According to USC President Adam Fearnall, the goal of the proposal is to demonstrate an interest in being involved in advisory and standing committees that report to city council, as well as contribute a Western voice in the policy-making process in city hall.

“The goal in the long run is to facilitate engagement and create more opportunities for the student perspective to be factored into the decisions made by the City,” Fearnall said.

The motivation behind the drafting of the proposal is a very personal one for Fearnall, a London native.

“A part of it has to do that I’m from London and I’ve seen how citizens and students relate, or don’t relate, to each other from my time

here.”

Fearnall said he hopes more involvement in city council will be able to make students in London feel more like citizens, which will enable them to take on the responsibilities and interests in the city.

“I think that it’s maybe a little idealistic, but it would be nice to someday get to see a point where we could just talk about the citizens of London and not the relationship between citizens and students of London,” Fearnall said.

“I think this idea is designed to demonstrate to London that students are not just interested in taking from the city but giving back, giving our perspective and helping to solve the problems that the city is facing.”

Fearnall said he hopes for a more structured way for students to contribute a new perspective in the policy-making process.

“Students have a lot of brainpower—there are a lot of new ideas, a lot of progressive thinking that goes on in this campus and I think we have a lot to offer to the different discussions that are going on in city hall,” Fearnall said.

According to Harold Usher, Ward 12 councillor, London can benefit from listening to students’ new

VP elections to continue >> continued from pg.1

for their performance. In the proposed system, the president would solely be responsible for their actions. As a democratic studentrun organization, I didn’t see this as a good choice.”

Santucci, on the other hand, disagreed the votes against the change were entirely altruistic.

“I don’t want to badmouth anyone, but I think, in some cases, as hard as we try, sometimes some people still try to do things for their own best interest. Obviously, that’s not always the case, but no matter what we do, there’s always some bias and self-interest.”

Fearnall was hopeful that through alternate types of ‘soft’

promotion the USC may be able to draw a wider group of applicants outside the traditional USC group for the executive positions. Despite this, he was careful to stay realistic.

“I think our goal would be that, through our promotions and through our voter education campaign, which we’ve never really done before, it may attract a few different people to the process this year. But I think that there’s a real possibility that it will be sort of a similar slate of candidates that we traditionally expect, because we didn’t make that one piece of the change.”

“I guess there’s still time though, and time will tell whether or not that decision stands and whether someone decides to bring it back up again.”

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perspectives.

“I’m very interested in students.

They are the future of this city and the future of the world, in my perspective,” Usher said. “I think that

sometimes we need to listen to new thoughts because the younger people have a lot to offer.”

“I’m always open to listen to students and accommodate them

to the best of our ability,” he said. “I would like to know what they mean by being involved with the municipal government. I’m prepared to listen.”

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Arts&Life

word of the day Dilatory Adjective. Tending or inclined to delay or waste time.

On the shelf

>> In review > Buzzworthy films

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GGGHF Les Misérables Director: Tom Hooper Starring: Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway Though the story of Les Misérables is set in the era of the French Revolution, there isn’t anything that revolutionary about the film itself. In fact, this film adaptation is the closest thing to the stage musical one can watch— a characteristic that both hurts and helps Les Misérables’ appeal.

In order to create a film closely aligned with the famous stage production, director Tom Hooper made a number of unorthodox artistic decisions. Firstly, the cast sang live during filming rather than the traditional process of lip-syncing prerecorded tracks. Audiences may

not be used to seeing imperfect performances on the big screen, but these vocal blemishes come as a small price for the spontaneity and emotion that shone through in each number.

Most movie musicals will cut the book significantly, allowing the script to provide narrative breaks between numbers. Les Misérables is absent from these breaks, and while fans of the musical will embrace this style, it certainly alienates the film from larger audiences.

While Hooper may have been concerned with making the film as much like the musical as possible, the greatest asset of Les Misérables is what the stage version lacks—a cast of talented performers. There is no doubt Hugh Jackman and Anne Hathaway have earned their Golden

Globe nominations for their performances, and Hathaway’s brief role in the film is no doubt the highlight.

Other performances to admire are Eddie Redmayne and Samantha Barks. Both have relatively small careers, especially Barks, who is fresh out of a U.K. singing competition where she came in third place. Despite their inexperience, they, along with their senior cast members, are enjoyable to watch and keep the film compelling long after Hathaway and Jackman’s roles subside.

Overall, Les Misérables is not a film for movie lovers, but rather a spectacular version of an adored and classic musical that will be enjoyed by the same audiences that long to see the show live.

—Kevin Hurren

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GGGGF Django Unchained Director: Quentin Tarantino Starring: Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Kerry Washington, Leonardo DiCaprio, Samuel L. Jackson Hollywood cinema has a weird relationship with slavery and the Confederacy. With films like Gone with the Wind and D.W. Griffith’s Birth of a Nation idealising the prewar plantation south, Tarantino demolishes these delusions with three hours of bloody shootouts and cringe inducing scenes in Django Unchained.

Dr. King Schultz (Christoph Waltz) rescues Django (Jamie Foxx) from slavery in order to hunt down

a group of racist criminals that only Django has seen. After swiftly resolving those bounties, the two set out to free Django’s wife, Broomhilda (Kerry Washington) from the vicious plantation owner, Calvin Candie (Leonardo DiCapro).

Django Unchained is very similar to Inglourious Basterds in that both Tarantino films are ahistorical films that set their sights on exposing the historical inaccuracies of public consciousness. Django is more fast-paced and action-oriented than Inglourious Basterds but unfortunately lacks the same wit of its thematic predecessor.

Despite the strong cast and good performances, Foxx and Washington don’t really do much. Waltz and

Candie’s slave boss, Stephen (Samuel L. Jackson) mostly carry the film.

Django is undoubtedly a controversial film—it is Tarantino’s most violent film and spouts off more n-words than possibly any film in history. As a result, any analysis of this film is arrested by the fact that how one responds to these issues affects one’s response to the entire rest of the film.

Django Unchained is a good film that becomes more thought provoking the more one knows about Hollywood cinematic history and the pre-war southern United States.

Fortunately, even for those uninitiated, Django is an accessible film.

—Brent Holmes

The Twelve Tribes of Hattie Ayana Mathis GGGHF When author Ayana Mathis first sat down to write The Twelve Tribes of Hattie, her debut novel, she could not have predicted the positive response. Published in December, the novel has already received high praise—namely Oprah Winfrey who has included Mathis’ novel in her newest book club. What makes The Twelve Tribes of Hattie so engaging is the fact that it feels not like one book, but several.

The story opens with 15-yearold Hattie Shepherd beginning a new life for her family in 1920s Philadelphia, escaping the hardships and prejudices of American south. Instead of the new life she hoped for, Hattie is faced with disappointment, heartbreak and struggle of a different nature. Instead of chronicling these struggles from the perspective on Hattie, Mathis writes every new chapter from the perspective of Hattie’s children and grandchild. Through each of these chapters, the reader learns a bit more about Hattie, her life and the sacrifices she has made.

While Hattie is an intriguing character that drives the overall

novel, the substance of The Twelve Tribes of Hattie comes from the children. Mathis does an incredible job at creating a new world in the beginnings of each chapter, and what this novelist can do with a few short pages is astounding. No two children are the same, yet at the same time no child is separate from another. After reading the novel in its entirety, it seems as though many of the children’s stories could warrant their own novel—yet the reader is only rewarded with these pages.

One of the few flaws, for lack of a better word, of the novel is this brevity. As soon as one is becoming increasingly invested in a specific child’s narrative, the chapter ends and the world that Mathis has eloquently created is stamped out in the turn of a page.

Though this rapid turnover may frustrate some readers, it makes one cherish each chapter even more. What also makes The Twelve Tribes of Hattie unique is not just the number of narrators, but the number of issues addressed. While much of the novel is geared toward the issues African Americans faced during the 1920s while immigrating north, Mathis incorporates other aspects as well. These issues range from broad concepts of religion, sexuality and responsibility to specific traumas of child abuse, mental health and war. The sheer amount Mathis is able to tackle in this relatively short novel is impressive and, once again, speaks to the author’s aptitude towards brief yet effective storytelling.

Overall, The Twelve Tribes of Hattie is not limited by its focus on a single character of theme. Mathis is successful at incorporating varying stories, allowing a multitude of readers to connect to the story. Though narratives may feel shorter than they should be, the level of reliability and connectivity is sure to add quite a few readers to the growing tribe of fans.

—Kevin Hurren

Gazette Tested > Black Bean Brownies

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Your vegan friend, who is allergic to gluten, demands that you make him or her brownies. It could happen. Or, perhaps more realistically, you’re craving something sweet, but still trying to watch what you eat in the new year—it’s too early to break a new “I will be healthier” resolution in January. Luckily, with this recipe, you can make your brownie and eat it too—without much guilt.

Ingredients: • 15 oz. can black beans • 1/2 cup quick oats • 2/3 cup chocolate chips • 1/3 cup maple syrup • 1/4 cup canola oil • 4 tbsp. cocoa • 3 tbsp. strong black coffee • 2 tsp. vanilla extract • 2 tsp. baking powder • 1 pinch of salt

Directions: 1. Put black beans, syrup and oil in blender. Blend until mixture is completely smooth.

2. Add cocoa, coffee, vanilla, oats, baking powder and salt. Mix thoroughly.

3. Add chocolate chips.

4. Preheat oven to 350 °F and line a pan with baking paper.

5. Transfer brownie batter to baking pan and bake for 15-20 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out of brownie clean.

Wait for the brownies to cool before eating. Remember, if you’re sharing this treat with some friends, don’t reveal the recipe until they’ve complimented the brownies. Then, let them know about the black beans and watch some jaws drop.

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Western grad unmasks artistic talents

Kevin Hurren Arts & Life Editor When London hockey fans brought in the new year by watching the London Knights take on the Sarnia Stings at Budweiser Gardens January 1, they probably weren’t expecting to see an art exhibit at the same time.

The paintings may not go hand-inhand with the bleachers, but that didn’t stop artist Michael Slotwinski of Sarnia from taking them on the road. Touring the display across OHL arenas, Slotwinski, a Western graduate, created a series of painting depicting 12 of hockey’s most

famous goalie masks. “[It] began as a studio art project, the basis of which was not only to teach us how to build our own canvases, but mainly to paint something old with something new,” explains Slotwinski of the exhibit called Hockey’s Masked Men. “As for how I came up with the idea for painting the goalie masks for this project, hockey is Canada’s game.

My entire family plays it, my dad is a fanatical source of hockey information and my brother is a goaltender himself. I put my head together with theirs and each of us wrote a list of masks we thought I should cover.”

Part of what makes the exhibit so unique is its surroundings.

“The reasoning behind [the decision] was that if I were to put them into a gallery only so many people would see it over a weekend,” Slotwinski says. “But, if I were to exhibit them in actual arenas during hockey games, I would be reaching my core audience of thousands all

at once. I get to show my work and real hockey fans get to see something unique that they won’t see anywhere else, all entirely for free.”

The paintings, featuring masks from goalies like Gerry Cheevers and Dominik Hasek, have reached a level of success that even Slotwinski hadn’t predicted.

“I was going to try and make a career drawing cartoons that you might find in the comics section of your newspaper,” Slotwinski says.

“The goalie masks were just going to be a simple way of bringing in a bit of money to keep me sustained.

However, they soon began to take off and my artwork has really eclipsed my cartoons.”

Though Slotwinski is receiving attention for his Hockey’s Masked Men, the young artist hasn’t given up on a career in cartooning.

Slotwinski’s most notable cartoon series is Finnigan Mulligan, a golfer design that Slotwinski originally created to use as a mascot for a

humorous golf clothing business.

“I’ve created, what I believe to be,

I get to show my work and real hockey fans get to see something unique that they won’t see anywhere else, all entirely for free.

—Michael Slotwinski

Canadian artist and Western graduate.

a solid character that writes himself with ease,” Slotwinski says. “What I find interesting about the Finnigan Mulligan cartoon is that there is no talking. Everything is conveyed through action, movement, emotion and different ‘non-verbal’ cues that I picked up through my drama training, mime and exaggerated facial expressions.”

Whether it’s a clumsy golfer or more goalie masks, Slotwinski creates more using the determination he fostered while in university.

“I had a real hard time letting go of my style [in class]. My beliefs and ideas of what art is and isn’t, what I should do and what I shouldn’t,” says Slotwinski of his time getting his BA in studio arts. “The way I overcame this was by studying hard. I would research topics and find loopholes in all of the projects to contort them. If I disagreed with something, I would write footnotes in my readings and bring them up in class.”

This kind of rebellious yet informed nature is what Slotwinski advises for other artists studying to improve their craft.

“Stick to your guns, but back yourself up with research,” he says.

“Don’t let others drag you down because they don’t see it.”

Slotwinski has been touring OHL venues since November.

Courtesy of Michael Slotwinski

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Opinions From the desk of the managing editor

Fix it, don’t nix it

Over the winter break, one of the worst possible things that could happen to anyone, happened to me.

My phone’s battery lost the ability to hold its charge.

The worst part was that it was unpredictable.

It might last for hours, as long as I wasn’t doing anything but texting. The battery level indicator was a lie—when the phone died, it usually did so while proclaiming 90 per cent battery life. I couldn’t take phone calls, use any apps or browse the net for more than about 30 seconds.

And so it came to be that I stood in front of my parents, holding my now-dead HTC Legend towards the ceiling in a posture reminiscent of that of Rafiki with Simba, and proclaimed: “MY BATTERY IS DEAD. ERGO, I NEED A NEW PHONE.” I was triumphant, glowing with anticipation, possible new phones racing through my mind.

Should I stick with the Android? Make the switch to iPhone? So many options!

My mother shattered this illusion with one simple query: “Why?” Why? A million reasons! For one, batteries are about 45 bucks, so if I have to buy one of those, I might as well just splurge and get a new phone, right?

That’s only one reason out of probably a billion.

“That doesn’t make any sense,” said my dear mother. “Just buy a battery.”

I stared at her, arms slowly falling to my sides, possible arguments draining from my suddenly empty brain. She was right.

Why would I buy a new phone? Mine was perfectly good—one of the best on the market in fact, according to some sales guy at Best Buy. And, realistically, $45 for a new battery was far less than buying a new phone outright, and far more convenient than signing up for a new plan—the only economically viable way, for me at least, to afford one of the brand new super phones.

And that’s sort of the culture we live in these days, I guess. One of replacing rather than fixing. Let’s be real here—my mother isn’t the most technically savvy person in the world—sorry Mom—but in this case, she had it right. Why throw away a perfectly good phone, which I actually like and am used to, just because the battery is dead?

I guess the age-old adage is true—if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. And um, if it is broke, uh, fix it, don’t throw it away.

In the depth of winter I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer.

—Albert Camus, French journalist

Queen’s not ready for homecoming RySpace

Ryan Hurlbut Opinions Editor

In case we hadn’t all noticed, the year is now 2013, and Queen’s University has decided that it is a good idea to restore homecoming privileges among their unruly student population. This is undoubtedly a terrible idea that will immediately blow up in the face of the institution.

Queen’s last homecoming occurred in 2008, which we all probably remember because it wasn’t that long ago— this being the problem. Students have simply not had enough time to fully appreciate the punishment they have been given, and returning this privilege to them so quickly will result in more of the actions that made homecoming banned in the first place.

In fact, students have already shown they are not ready for homecoming. In 2010, they held their own “fauxcoming” that resulted in the kind of negative actions and publicity that got the whole thing banned in the first place.

This was two years ago—half of these students are still at the university today.

On top of this lie the students who have been deprived of homecoming for their whole university careers.

When they say they are “ecstatic” about homecoming returning to Queen’s, it’s likely they aren’t in it for the happiness of alumni.

With such a small space between the actions that caused homecoming to be originally banned and its reinstatement, students will be looking to follow in the footsteps of older, more

rebellious students behind the former ban. A long and storied history of unacceptable behaviour does not abruptly end after four short years— or three, if you count the “fauxcoming” celebrations.

Rather than slowly returning privileges to students, it has been decided they will receive everything they had at once—a veritable load of chances to act out.

At the same time, I would be foolish to count my chickens before they have hatched. To completely disregard the fact the students of Queen’s University are an intelligent and educated group of people would be doing them a disservice.

There is an equally good chance that this new homecoming will be handled with the tact and decency that is necessary for a situation as fragile as this one.

And that, to me, is the problem—the fragility of the situation.

They say time heals all wounds, but maybe this situation could use a little more time for healing. The problems occurred so recently that even the slightest step out of line has the potential to gravely endanger the future of Queen’s homecoming. By giving this wound more time to heal, there would likely be less pressure on students to act perfectly—and we all know students who act imperfectly, whether we attend Western, Queen’s or even Guelph.

When students take over the streets they set a bad example for all of us, whether the act is one of burning a CTV van or going too crazy on homecoming.

We must all earn our privileges, and I think that it would be best to hedge our bets and do it at a better time.

For now, we’ll just have to wait and see what comes of this resolution.

#win

—Cam Parkes

After months of tears and torment, the NHL has finally reached a tentative agreement that will allow the 2012-13 hockey season to begin. This is not only good news for hockey fans alike, but also the hundreds of people who get their jobs in the service industry back because of this.

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factattack In beating the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Washington Wizards improved their record against the Heat and Thunder to 2–2 on the season. They are 3–26 against the rest of the league.

Rundown >> The Mustangs women’s hockey team finished off the Waterloo Christmas Tournament by defeating the University of Toronto Varsity Blues by a score of 2–0 > The Mustangs finished the tournament with a record of 1–2 after having lost to the Brock Badgers and Laurier Golden Hawks previously.

Badgers sink Mustangs in fourth quarter John Petrella Gazette Staff Though the festive season may be over, both the Western and Brock men’s basketball teams were still in the giving spirit Saturday at Alumni Hall. The Mustangs fell 87–77 to Brock in a game that featured plenty of turnovers.

Both teams were looking to move up from the foot of the Ontario University Athletics basketball standings, and the urgency to win was apparent from the outset. The Mustangs began with high intensity on the defensive end, forcing Brock into numerous turnovers and preventing the Badgers from establishing any type of offensive flow.

The Brock turnovers led to great looks on the offensive end, as the ‘Stangs were able to get on the fast break—leading to many high percentage shots. While much of their early offence was generated from the fast break, Western was also able to penetrate the lane at will—getting to the free throw line often. Add the hot shooting from the field, and especially from beyond the threepoint arc, and this was a recipe for success for the Mustangs, who led by 20 in the first quarter.

However, a late run in the first quarter by the Badgers kept the game competitive, as the Mustangs threatened to run away with their early momentum. This hot start by

the Mustangs was a talking point which all involved understood.

Brock Badgers head coach Brad Rootes understood the importance of stabilizing after their rocky start to the game.

“Western does a great job running their offence, and early on we were content to let them do what they wanted on the offensive end.

We didn’t take care of the ball, and we are lucky Western didn’t bury us early on,” Rootes said.

Western second-year player Greg Morrow also noted the great start by the Mustangs.

“We played hard and had good intensity—especially in the first quarter,” Morrow explained.

However, the purple and white were not able to maintain their high level of intensity after the first quarter, allowing the Badgers to slowly close the gap—ending the half 48–36 in favour of the Mustangs.

Western came out early in the second half, intent on putting the game beyond the Badgers’ reach, as they continued to shoot threepointers at a high percentage.

The Badgers, however, had other ideas, and responded to Western’s onslaught early in the half by ratcheting up their own defensive intensity—allowing Brock to turn the ‘Stangs over at will.

Not surprisingly, this coincided with a run by the Badgers, who were able to claw back to trail only 62–57

at the end of the third quarter.

This noticeably staggered the Mustangs, who began the fourth quarter missing the shots they were hitting early on in the game.

The Badgers, on the other hand, continued to cause Western turnovers, while also heating up from the three-point arc. With six minutes left in the game, Brock took their first lead of the game—leaving the crowd incredulous to this change in fortunes between the two teams.

Once the Badgers took the lead, the result seemed a forgone conclusion, as momentum had shifted irrevocably towards the Brock sideline.

The Badgers continued on their way toward victory, ripping the Western defence to shreds and ultimately winning the game 87–77.

As the game finished, the contrasting moods of the teams were evident for all to see, as jubilation prevailed from the Brock team, while horror and disbelief permeated from the Mustangs.

Western’s head coach Brad Campbell was certain of what changed the game.

“Turnovers are what changed the game. They put too much stress on our defence and deflated our team,” Campbell said.

Despite the tough loss, the Mustangs are sure to take some hard learned lessons.

“We let up, and became tentative, which led to turnovers. We just need

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to close out games. We play well for parts, but need to close them out,” Morrow said.

The loss drops the Mustangs to 1–8 on the season, leaving them with

an uphill battle toward the playoffs in the new year. The Mustangs continue their quest to move up in the standings today against the Waterloo Warriors at Alumni Hall.

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Strong second quarter leads Badgers over ‘Stangs Richard Raycraft Sports Editor

Donning pink jerseys for the nationwide Shoot for the Cure initiative, the Mustangs women’s basketball team fell to the Brock Badgers 70–49 at home on Sunday afternoon in a game that saw the Badgers dominate in all areas.

The Mustangs were able to keep it close in the first stanza, but were outscored 24–14 in the second as Brock put up a deserved victory on the road.

The loss has the Mustangs at 5–4 on the season, while the Badgers remain undefeated at 9–0.

“I think in a performance like that, when one team was so dominant, you have to give credit to Brock, they took it to us,” Mustangs head coach Brian Cheng said. “We’ve got some work to do, it shows us that they’re playing at a higher level, and we’re not.”

Brock scored 11 three-pointers compared to Western’s one.

Brock’s Kayla Santilli put on a

dominant performance, posting 21 points in the contest. Western guard Jenny Vaughn once again led the way on the scoreboard for the Mustangs with 19 points.

“We let their best scorer do what she wanted to do tonight,” Vaughn said of Santilli. “She created for herself, she got her teammates wide open shots and, as much as I thought we left some points on the floor, we let her control the game.”

Cheng also commented on the Mustangs’ missed opportunities.

“We probably left 11 layups on the floor—that’s 22 points there and that’s a difference in the game,” Cheng said. “We missed 11 free throws and gave up 33 points on three-pointers, so those are things we feel maybe we could do a little bit better next time when we see them again.”

Brock stormed out of the gate with an organized attack to take an early lead. Though both teams were having trouble putting up points midway through the first quarter, Brock looked to be more

confident and aggressive on the attack. The Mustangs eventually closed the gap to three late in the quarter, but Brock was able to post a basket right before the buzzer to make it 18–13.

That was as close as the Mustangs would get, however, as the Badgers would dominate the rest of the game. Brock was able to find space and opportunity on the attack while blocking a sizable number of Mustang chances on the other end.

The Mustangs would outscore the Badgers in the fourth quarter, but by then it was far too little, far too late as they fell 70–49.

“We have to get better defensively, we have to secure possessions on the rebounds and we have to make sure we get out identity back,” Cheng said of his team.

“When our boat gets rocked by stormy weather, it’s a question of how we right our ship now.”

The Mustangs will get a chance to do just that when they take on Waterloo today at home.

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