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Fontana survives motion to step down Aaron Zaltzman News Editor Hurricane Sandy may have blown itself out over London, but one storm that won’t pass as easily is the one surrounding Mayor Joe Fontana. The RCMP is investigating the mayor over allegations he used taxpayer money for personal use while serving as an MP in 2005. At last night’s meeting, city council struck down a motion to ask Fontana to step down from his position. “The public is really upset,” Nancy Branscombe, the Ward 6 councillor who brought forth the motion, said. “They want him just to step aside until the investigation is complete, or the allegations have died down—no resignation or anything like that.” “It’s all everyone is talking about, and it’s starting to put a cloud over council, and our ability to do our work,” Branscombe explained. “If he clears his name, which he has a right to do, then he can come back and off we go.” “If due process is followed and something else happens, then we will cross that bridge when we

come to it.” Joe Swan, Ward 3 councillor, called the motion “inappropriate.” “This is an issue the mayor has to deal with, and he’s responsible for his own behaviour,” Swan said. “The actions of individuals are the responsibility of the police, and the courts. The job of elected officials is to address the people’s business, and to stay focused on that.” However, Branscombe said council had a responsibility to voice the concerns of the public, who are very concerned about the allegations facing Fontana. “There’s all this pent up anger and frustration and embarrassment about this. I take no great pleasure in doing this, but I have to give a voice to people who want some answer,” Branscombe said. “[Fontana] hasn’t voluntarily done any of this on his own, so we have to force the issue.” Though there is no legal recourse for city council to remove the mayor from his position, Branscombe hoped the motion would bring pressure to Fontana to “do the right thing.” >> see fontana pg.3

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Sandy overblown and blown over in London Cam Smith News Editor

Compared to ‘Snowmageddon,’ it really wasn’t so bad. Though fears ran high about ‘Frankenstorm,’ the actual damage caused was relatively low—at least in London. While New York was hammered by incredibly high winds and experienced flooding, the worst London residents faced were power outages and flickering lights. The majority remained entirely unaffected. “In London, we did experience some power outages, but they were individual transformers and not major power outages because

of the storm,” Nancy Hutton, director of communications for London Hydro, said. Despite the relatively minor damage, London Hydro was prepared for any eventuality, one that they were lucky enough not to address. “We’re always prepared for whatever we get, and there’s no way to speculate what the damage will be, or if there will even be outages,” Hutton explained. “We’re ready for it if the weather continues to be poor, but there is no way of knowing what will happen.” On campus, only very minor damage was reported, which was promptly dealt with by Facilities

We’re always prepared for whatever we get, and there’s no way to speculate what the damage will be, or if there will even be outages. We’re ready for it if the weather continues to be poor, but there is no way of knowing what will happen” — Nancy Hutton

Director communications for London Hydro

Management. “Despite the high winds and heavy rains, very few incidents of damage were reported,” Gary Bridgens, director of operations and maintenance at Western, said. “I only received one report of physical damage. Several incidents of small tree limbs were also reported with no associated property damage.” While there were no major incidents, Facilities Management was also prepared for potential damage. “Ahead of a potential storm, Facilities Management does checks of catch basins, roof drains and other typical vulnerable points

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that can lead to flooding,” Bridgens explained. “Staff are placed on standby in case of any issues, and appropriate communication is made to staff. In the case of a severe rainfall incident, the water level of the river is monitored, and an emergency plan is activated close to the overflow level.” All in all, London and Western escaped relatively unscathed from the much-discussed, and anxiously anticipated, ‘Frankenstorm.’ “There were no call-outs of technical staff to attend to any unusual issues,” Bridgens said. “It seems that we were relatively unaffected by the storm.”

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MONSTER MASH. The Spoke added a dash of festivity yesterday to celebrate the autumnal holiday.

News Briefs

Wave to host wet/dry Halloween The University Students’ Council will be hosting its first all ages wet/ dry event in five years—a Halloween party tonight at the Wave. Tony Ayala, vice-president finance for USC, explained the wet/ dry programs were stopped five years ago after the USC received enough liquor infractions that the university decided to suspend them. “Now we’re trying to work towards putting procedures in place so we can host these events effi-

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ciently and properly,” Ayala said. He noted some of these procedures include tighter security, a way to identify underage students so that they cannot purchase liquor and having tighter controls on bartending. He elaborated on the year-long process the USC went through in order to bring back wet/dry events. Last year’s president, Andrew Forgione, toured the different residences and noted the overwhelming complaint from students was that they could not attend many school events due to age restrictions. To address this issue, the USC collaborated with housing and successfully created the Wave’s Halloween event. “Our future goal is to make all events wet/dry, especially the Wave concerts,” Ayala said. “It is upsetting to know that we host these events, yet a quarter of the school is first-years and cannot attend. We want to eliminate this so that everyone can attend these events.” —Jasleen Sambhi

AT TENTION STUDENTS USING SERVICES FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES We would like to remind you that you must meet with a counsellor at Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD), in the Student Development Centre, to arrange academic accommodation for your 2012 fall/winter courses.

Chris Bentley, London West MPP and Ontario’s minister of energy, recently announced he would not be running in the next election. Bentley has represented London for the past nine years, and was appointed minister of energy last year. “It has been an honour and a privilege to serve you as your MPP, and to serve the province in different capacities,” Bentley stated in a press release. “It is time to write the next chapter in my life, one that has more time for my family.” Deb Matthews, fellow London MPP and minister of health, spoke highly of her colleague. “Chris Bentley is an outstanding person, and I think we need more people like [him] in politics,” Matthews said. “He’s a man of integrity, very hard working and intelligent. He’s done a terrific job for his constituents.” The announcement came as a surprise to many media outlets, who speculate Bentley was the heir apparent to Premier Dalton McGuinty, who resigned earlier this month. However, Bentley explained, “I have been moving in this direction for some time. The call for a convention accelerated my decision.” Even though Bentley declined to run in the next election, London might see Matthews step up as leader of the Liberal party. “That’s a decision that I’m seriously considering,” she said. “It’s a very big decision, and I haven’t yet landed on if that’s something I will be doing.” —Kaitlyn Oh

If you have not yet requested accommodation for your courses, and you wish to use accommodation for December 2012 exams, you must meet with a counsellor by Thursday, November 15th. Accommodation for December 2012 exams cannot be arranged by SSD if requested after this date.

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USC unveils support hotline “Force the issue” Jesica Hurst News Editor Have you ever felt the need to talk to someone late at night, but had no one to turn to? Next time, you won’t be alone. As a part of the Peer Support Centre’s grand opening yesterday, the University Students’ Council launched a new peer phone-line service for students at Western. The phone-line, which is open from 10 a.m. until midnight, will cater to students who cannot make it to the centre to speak to someone in-person before 6 p.m. when it closes. Myuri Komaragiri, vice-president campus issues for the USC, feels this service is important for an institution as large as Western. “Looking at external models, there are many other universities that have a peer phone-line—it appears to be common,” Komaragiri explained. “Maneuvering through this campus can be immensely difficult at times, and it is always beneficial to have a centralized hub of resources. Although you can Google everything these days, there is something about finding a resource with some human inter-

action involved in the process.” “Student issues can often be multifaceted, and taking it out with someone can often lead you to the solution. There is immense comfort in hearing someone’s voice at the other end of the line, and knowing there is someone who is sincerely interested in helping you out,” she continued. According to Komaragiri, this service is unique because it is completely student-driven. The student volunteers on the other end of the line have received part of the London Distress Centre training in order to be experts at active listening and referrals. However, these volunteers won’t counsel or advise callers—they will work to empower the caller by listening to their issue and suggesting possible resources available for support. Massiel Ubillus, a fourth-year health sciences student at Western, thinks the phone-line is a necessary service for students. “I was actually thinking about this last night—sometimes you just want to talk to someone. Sometimes you just want someone to listen to you, and give you the chance to let it all out, espe-

cially at night,” Ubillus said. “To book appointments with counselling services here can take a while, so when you need the help right away, it’s good to have it.” However, Ubillus believes a drop-in service that is open until midnight may be more effective. “A drop-in service at night, as well, would be better because sometimes it’s good to see someone, and not just talk to them over the phone—there’s other help lines for that.” Although Komaragiri believes a phone-line and physical centre is currently the best way for students to support students, there is room for improvement if the service needs to be adapted. “There are phone-dependent organizations that are slowly researching chat-based support, and other online forms of support that I think we would be open to developing in the future if there were a great demand,” she said. The Peer Support Centre is physically open until 6 p.m., so students can either receive support in-person or via phone. To speak with a trained student volunteer, students can call (519) 661-DIAL (3425) between 10 a.m. and midnight.

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“As the head of council, he owes the citizens of London some explanation, and he hasn’t given one,” Branscombe explained. “At the end of the day, it still has to be him voluntarily stepping aside.” Timothy Cobban, a political science professor at Western who specializes in municipal politics, said the motion has some fair grounds. “On the one hand, it is a distraction for municipal business, but on the other hand, it’s simply an investigation right now—no charges have even been laid,” Cobban said. He added, “I think it’s fair to ask the mayor to step aside so council can focus on municipal business.” The pressure for Fontana to step down isn’t just coming from coun-

cil. An online petition for the cause was put online yesterday by Brian Gibson, a London-based blogger. At press time, the petition had 450 signatures. Gibson shared the concerns of councillors, like Branscombe, that this affair is distracting council from their business. “Fontana has said that people are overwhelmingly behind him, and I wondered what people actually felt about that,” Gibson said. “In no way is this petition trying to find guilt. It’s just making everything less complicated and difficult.” Council decided not to discuss the motion in an 8 to 6 vote. It remains to be seen how Fontana, who has declined to publicly comment on the matter since hiring a lawyer a week ago, will respond.

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Aaron Zaltzman News Editor When President Adam Fearnall proposed his USC revamp to council last week, he pitched it as a way of making the organization more democratic and accountable, which to me was a bit like if the American PATRIOT Act had been pitched as a way to expand civil liberties—funny, in an Orwellian sort of way. Though the president proposed several major alterations, the one that sticks out at me is the changing of vice-presidents to hired positions, rather than electing them by council. Fearnall said this would allow the president to pursue his or her elected agenda efficiently with a handpicked team. This should be the first clue that the change is undemocratic—democracy is never efficient. In fact, it is exactly the dissent that this proposal aims to do away with on the executive board that makes democracy painfully

slow. The vice-presidents currently serve as the voice of council on the executive board—their job is to represent council’s wishes, even if that means handcuffing the president. The elected status of these positions also dilutes the hierarchy on the board to some degree. Fearnall himself brought this up— saying he is currently powerless in the event that he has a dispute with one of his vice-presidents. The proposed changes would make the rest of the board answerable to the president, who would be able to pull rank with ease on any of his hired subordinates. While it may not compromise the democracy of the USC for the president to pick the executive board, this will only be the case if it is truly answerable to council. This is predicated on the assumption that council will routinely serve as a check to the influence of the executive board. Generally, however, this is not the case. Though executive members don’t

have voting rights, their influence is still the driving force behind many of council’s actions. The majority of proposals come to council through standing committees that tend to be heavily influenced by the vicepresident they fall under. It’s not surprising—the executive board is composed of full-time staff that are experts on USC operation and procedure. It’s only natural the majority of councillors, who are students doing this job part-time, would defer to the opinion of the executive. This system works fine when council is the one who gets to elect the vice-presidents that they will put their faith in. However, under this new system, the president will pick the executives who will influence council. The whole thing becomes a sort of trickledown power structure. This is an abridged version of the USC in View blog post. See the full post at www.westerngazette. ca/blogs/uscinview/

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Arts&Life

word of the day Necromancy Noun. The supposed practice of communicating with the dead, especially in order to predict the future; witchcraft.

Creating an age of Steel

Residences tune into Folk frontiersman finds way to London a FRESH program Brent Holmes Arts & Life Editor

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GOTTA MEET ‘EM ALL. Canadian folk singer-songwriter Owen Steel brings his Maritime and Ontario tour to London Music Club this Saturday.

Alex Venesoen Contributor As part of a tour taking him across Ontario and the Maritime provinces, folk-roots singer-songwriter Owen Steel is set to stop in London, playing at the London Music Club this Saturday night. Currently touring with fellow folksinger Mike Trask, Steel tours while working on his second LP, currently scheduled to release in 2013. Still in the demo stages of his songs, he’s taking a more experimental approach, incorporating washboard guitar and bass into his sound. Steel’s love for music began at an early age, as he grew up in Prince Edward Island, and would play on his guitar through the province. Steel attributes many of his lyrics to his natural surroundings. On the song “Twig Eater” off his first LP et al, he sings emphatically, “I saw a moose!” over punchy guitar lines and sparse percussion. “I try and think of a line or word

that is kind of relevant to my situation,” says Steel when it comes to song writing. He tries to relate his songs to everyday experiences that audiences can identify with. He cites musical influences, such as Western swing musician Petunia, Slowcoaster and blues poet Ray Bonneville, among others. In his youth, Steel spent summers with his father in St. Andrews, New Brunswick, where he was exposed to a variety of musical talent and was first introduced to the travelling musician’s lifestyle. “I make my money by shows on the road, [but] I don’t make a lot of money,” Steel explains. “That’s what they do every night. They stay with someone else, sleeping in someone else’s bed and shower in someone else’s shower.” But for the young folk singer, the lifestyle has its appeal. “It’s not for some people, but for me it’s [interesting] to live out of a suitcase and be unsure of what you’re going to do from night to night.

It keeps you on the edge a little bit, and it makes you appreciate things a lot more.” Having been all over Canada and parts of the United States, there are still some artists Steel would love to have a chance to tour with. “I’ve done a few shows with Fred Eaglesmith, but never toured with him, so I would love to do an extended tour with him and his band.” Straying from his folk roots, Steel says he’d also enjoy a chance to work with Attack in Black front man Daniel Romano, indie rocker Joel Plaskett and Canadian rock legends The Tragically Hip. As a travelling man, Steel enjoys the lifestyle, getting to connect with different places and people. “I like the feeling of travelling— having a circuit and returning to these places. I like the feeling of being in touch with the wider world,” Steel says. “There are so many people in the world, why not go and meet them all?”

Gazette Tested > Sour Cream Banana Bread

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Are you under the impression bananas and sour cream don’t mix? This banana bread recipe proves otherwise. It takes the classic, sweet recipe and gives it a tangier flavour. The sour cream also makes the loaves softer—with each bite, this delicious bread will melt in your mouth. With a prep time of only 10 minutes, and a cooking time of one hour, this delicious snack will be ready in no time. Try it out and impress guests with your baking prowess—just don’t give away the secret ingredient. —Sumedha Arya

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The ‘Freshman 15’ may be losing a few pounds—residences on campus have adopted a fresh new program for promoting healthy eating. FRESH—Food Resources and Education for Student Health— was designed by Brescia University College master’s students as a part of the food and nutritional sciences program that has been adopted by Hospitality Services at Western. The program launched earlier this week. “There are different components or modules to the program,” comments Anne Zok, nutrition manager at Western. The program is divided into three components—FRESH approved, FRESH 4U and FRESH Ed. The former two identify healthier menu options available in the residences, specifically within the Lifestyle To Go fridges that have been renamed FRESH 4U. The latter provides students fresh opportunities to learn about healthy eating. “Our FRESH Ed. component is what we are really promoting this week,” Courtney Wilson, assistant coordinator for FRESH, says. “Students, faculty, dons—just about everybody can contact our email, fresh@uwo.ca, requesting nutrition education sessions on just

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Sour Cream Banana Bread

• 1 tsp. ground cinnamon • ¾ cup butter • 3 ¼ cups white sugar • 3 eggs • 6 ripe bananas • 16 oz. sour cream • 2 tsp. vanilla extract • 2 tsp. ground cinnamon • ½ tsp. salt • 3 tsp. baking soda • 4 ½ cups all-purpose flour • 1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

about any topic they want. They are completely customizable.” This week, FRESH is going on a tour of all of the residences on campus to raise awareness. Having made stops at Saugeen-Maitland Hall and Delaware on Monday, and Perth Hall and Essex Hall on Tuesday, representatives will be visiting Brescia and London Hall during lunch today and Medway-Sydenham Hall and Elgin Hall on Thursday evening. “We are trying to move in the direction of offering healthy foods on campus. Keep in mind the beauty of this program and how it differs from others is that it is evidence based,” Zok says. “This is food for the graduate students. It’s scientific. The program’s vision is for Western to be the healthiest campus in Canada—whether it involves educating students on healthy eating, incorporating more healthy options for students or making it the easy selection for students. While the program is still growing, FRESH has already developed a social media presence, featuring a website at freshu.ca, a Facebook page and the Twitter account @FRESHU. How the program continues to develop will be an important part of the future of healthy eating on campus.

Directions 1. Grease four loaf pans and preheat oven to 300 degrees. 2. Stir together ¼ cup sugar and 1 tsp. cinnamon in a small bowl. Dust loaf pans with this mixture. 3. Whip butter, remaining sugar, eggs, mashed bananas, sour cream, vanilla and 2 tsp. cinnamon together until the batter is smooth. Mix in salt, baking soda and flour. Continue to stir ingredients until mixture is smooth. Stir in walnuts (optional). 4. Divide batter into loaf pans and bake for one hour.

GGHFF Coheed and Cambria The Afterman: Ascension Hundred Handed/Everything Evil Progressive rock band Coheed and Cambria uniquely tell a story through their albums linked into the comic books written by singersongwriter Claudio Sanchez. Continuing the story they have been telling for their six studio albums, The Afterman: Ascension continues The Amory Wars storyline. The adaptation of these works

could grant the songs an enhanced depth through the intertextual nature of the lyrics—however, this only works if one has read the comics. Otherwise, the plot of the concept albums is impossible to understand without the aid of the Internet. Sanchez’s vocals have the same distinctive sound many progressive bands have, falling somewhere in between Rush’s Geddy Lee and Dream Theater’s James LaBrie. Unfortunately, Coheed and Cambria’s songs aren’t really distinctive. Sanchez’s vocal style doesn’t change much between songs, and the instrumentation, while strong and well-organized, doesn’t distinguish the songs from one another. Coheed and Cambria put out another good sounding album but it’s nothing that hasn’t been heard before. —Brent Holmes

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Editor’s Picks > The essentials for your week

ON TV

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IN THEATRES

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ON THE CHARTS

Don’t Trust the B---- in Apartment 23

Magic Mike

The Man With The Iron Fists

Until Now —Swedish House Mafia

“Got Me Good” —Ciara

Who knew a bitch could be so loveable? Krysten Ritter returns to television as the diva in question, Chloe, and continues causing trouble with her roommate June as the show begins its second season. The return of the show marks a reunion for not only the cast of The B---- in Apartment 23, but also for Dawson’s Creek alumni. In addition to season one’s James Van Der Beek, who plays a fictionalized version of himself, Busy Philipps will be making appearances in the show’s second season as a version of herself. No word if Katie Holmes is reading the scripts for the show as well, but one can dream.

If any guys out there are wondering what the male equivalent is for sexy Halloween costumes, the answers can be found in Magic Mike. Starring the abs of Channing Tatum, the arms of Alex Pettyfer and the butts of an ensemble cast, the film follows a young and troubled youth as he falls into the male stripping business. Pick up the DVD to watch with friends if you want to avoid a horror movie night. Or watch the film by yourself with the door locked. The Gazette doesn’t judge.

Are you in the mood for a little bit of kung fu fighting? Want to watch a cast who are fast as lightning? Fine with a film being a little bit frightening? Then The Man with the Iron Fists may be right for you. Directed and starring Robert Fitzgerald Diggs, better known as RZA, the film is set in 19th century China and follows RZA as a blacksmith forced to come to the defence of his fellow villagers. In addition to RZA, the film features a cast of Russell Crowe, Cung Le, Lucy Liu, Byron Mann, Rick Yune, Dave Bautista and Jamie Chung.

As a final nod to fans before they begin their hiatus to work on separate projects, Swedish House Mafia releases Until Now. The second compilation album by the Swedish house music group, this album is marketed as a 22-track house compilation for the ages. This may seem like a big statement to make, but they’re Swedish, so they mean business. To help the group reach this goal, various other artists collaborate on the album including Steve Angello, Thomas Gold, Mark Knight, Tommy Trash and Max Vangeli.

Ciara is done apologizing through her single “Sorry,” and has moved onto complaining. Apparently her back is aching, her bra’s too tight and her hips are shaking from left to right. While it may not be lyrical genius, Ciara’s new track “Got Me Good” will certainly find a way into both DJ playlists and your head. The track is the latest cut from her upcoming album One Woman Army, which is set to release in early 2013. Until then, sit back, relax, loosen your bra and give “Got Me Good” another listen.

Master of performances

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Brian McNamara Contributor GGGGH The Master Director: Paul Thomas Anderson Starring: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams The Master is a film about many things, such as the power of thought to capture a disillusioned society after war and the re-acclimatization of soldiers into that society after their horrific experiences. At the film’s core, however, are the interpersonal relationships between its characters. Describing the film’s plot is difficult, as it’s truly a series of dynamic character interactions tied together loosely by an overarching storyline. The film follows Freddie Quell (Joaquin Phoenix), a WWII veteran whose penchant for homemade alcoholic beverages—and his uncontrollable rages—cause him to drift from place to place following the war. He ends up stowing away on a yacht where he meets Lancaster Dodd (Philip Seymour Hoffman), his wife Peggy (Amy Adams) and the members of an organization Dodd leads, known

as “The Cause.” From there, the film moves from location to location, and scene to scene, based on whatever Dodd is up to, with his family and Freddie along for the ride. The Master marks Phoenix’s first major role since he pretended to be a hip-hop artist for 2010’s I’m Still Here, and his performance here is enveloping. He plays Quell, a man who believes he is inferior, and has his opinion reinforced by society. His demeanour is that of a feral animal, who skulks around the periphery of many scenes, waiting to lash out in whatever way is possible. Conversely, Dodd is an expert at controlling his emotions and keeping his composure—or at least that’s what he would have everyone believe. The film is truly a study of these two men, who, though in many ways diametrically opposed to one another in action, are much more similar in thought than either of them would have anyone believe. As Dodd’s wife, Adams plays a woman who speaks very little, but who makes her words count. When she stares into the camera, the audience can see the steely resolve she has to guide her husband on his quest to enlighten

the masses. The film is beautifully shot, with a lush and consistent colour palette throughout helping to provide a degree of connectivity between scenes. Anderson often focuses on the reactions of characters to dialogue, rather than sticking with whoever is speaking, giving every actor—no matter how small their role—the chance to be the focal point and in the process helping to develop them as characters, and develop the audience’s understanding of their thoughts and motivations. Though the film has a large number of characters, the best scenes are those with just two or three of them present. The Master will be maddeningly frustrating to many viewers for its seemingly imperceptible storyline, and frequently confusing nature. Telling a cohesive narrative, though, is not entirely Anderson’s goal. Instead, he wants to place the rich characters he has created together, and see how they react to one another. Those reactions are truly what drive the film, and are what make it a fascinating study of two men who are so very different, and yet so very similar.

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Opinions Letters to the Editor

Job issues widespread To the Editor: I was very disappointed at Friday’s editorial presenting London as unattractive to students. I don’t dispute the cited statistic showing that 86 per cent of new graduates are leaving the city after graduation. What I dispute is blaming the city in such an overly simplistic way. Emerging studies are showing that a great deal of young people have to live with their parents after graduation as they struggle to find anything better than parttime customer service jobs, regardless of their degree— which would obviously require moving back to wherever ‘home’ is. In addition, there is a national crisis for youth right now. Education no longer secures a well-paying job right after graduation, full-time work seems impossible to find and even unpaid internships and volunteer positions that provide experience are few and far between. Evidently, the problems mentioned in the article are happening everywhere. Dumbing this national issue down to London’s zoning laws— laughable, considering the massive amounts of space up for rent downtown at the moment—is shortsighted, simplistic, under researched and not worthy of the Gazette. Maybe you should try tackling the actual issues and refrain from exposing your readership to flawed, baseless speculation that will negatively impact relations between the university and the city. —Zoey Jones Criminology, King’s Alumni

City can’t support grads To the Editor: As a Londoner and Western student, I can relate with my peers regarding how much opportunity London presents new graduates. London just can’t support the types of students that Western produces. I would argue that the only students who could find opportunity in London are engineers, business, medical science graduates—not because London offers opportunity in these specific field, but because jobs in these fields are ubiquitous. I am an applied math student. My skills are very specialized, and the organizations in London are too small to need my skill set. This forces me to look to bigger cities, like Toronto, where large corporations reside that have the need for my skills. I love London, and I want to stay here, but it just isn’t in the cards. Students don’t leave because they don’t like London—they leave because there is no opportunity. —Demetri Pananos Science III

Nothing on earth is so beautiful as the final haul on Halloween night.

—Steve Almond, American writer

Halloween no longer about fear Wrath of McGrath

Kaitlyn McGrath Associate Editor

Happy Halloween! The annual spooky fall holiday is upon us, and doesn’t it feel particularly eerie this year? With the howling winds and darkened clouds, it seems Mother Nature really took the “dark and stormy night” cliché to heart. But is Halloween even about being scary anymore? Sure, there’s the occasional zombie or ghost wandering Richmond Row, but they were likely the people who figured out their costume an hour before the party. Kudos for trying vampires and witches, but you’ve failed to see the point of Halloween. Halloween isn’t about proving how frightening you can be. Nowadays,

Halloween is all about how creative you can be. If the reaction to your costume is consistently, “Why didn’t I think of that?” then you’ve won Halloween—congratulations! However, the perfect Halloween costume is trickier than you might think. You want to be clever, but you can’t be so far outside the box that it requires a long-winded explanation for people to understand you’re a manifestation of the metaphysical poetry of John Donne. You also want to be culturally relevant, but not so relevant that when you walk into the party you realize you’re the fourth person who decided to dress up as a sad Tour de Franceless Lance Armstrong. Valiant effort, but you’ve failed to anticipate the trendiness of a disgraced athlete. The opposite can also occur. You know your Halloween costume has been a complete bust when, at the end of the night, you simply sigh and accept whatever people assume you are. One year my friend and I decided

Discussion lacks depth To the Editor: I know you guys are trying, and I know that you don’t get feedback unless you do something wrong, which is too bad—but formalities aside, I think last week’s “Two-headed-Tuesdays” was crap. The discussion of copyright was trivial and guilty of mincing words. It turned into a discussion of whether copyright is practical to enforce versus the postulated decline of music if copyright was repealed. The treatment of art, and its worth, was poorly articulated. While ’worth’ can be tabulated very concretely as an integer on a spread sheet, there’s also a ‘worth’ to the more intangible aspects of our lives—things like friendship, sentimental photos and, yes, items of cultural significance (such as music). I think it becomes clear that this latter

’worth,’ the inestimable one, is ultimately the more important one. Saying something is worthless because it is infinitely replicable is incorrect—things are worthless when they add nothing and benefit nobody. Open-source software, blogs—even the Gazette—these are all products of immense cultural value, but they’re not well-paid positions. Some of them aren’t paid at all. People do things because they like doing them. Even when it morphs into their career; all artists are hobbyists. The discussion of copyright is important, but money is not necessarily the ultimate motivation for art, and I’m not sure how much the surface-level look in Tuesday’s Gazette adds to the discussion. —Paul Craig MIT IV

#win Cory Booker, mayor of Newark, New Jersey, decided to take the well-being of his citizens into his own hands, as he ventured into Hurricane Sandy to transport homeless people to shelters. A tweet mentioning the amount of homeless people near Penn Station alerted Booker, and he and a group went over to make sure all of these people had shelter for the upcoming storm.

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to dress up as Kelly Kapowski and Samuel “Screetch” Powers from the classic 90s sitcom Saved by the Bell. Convinced we’d aced Halloween, we went out expecting a night full of high fives and praises for our stellar costumes. Instead, we got a night full of “Kelly who?” Or, “I didn’t watch that.” By the end of the night we were a cheerleader and her weird, badly dressed friend. And lastly, girls—one year, why not try and portray something accurately? Cats aren’t actually sexy at all. And on that note, does anyone actually know what a nurse does? I’m pretty sure nurses don’t stand in heels for 14 hours straight. I can understand why people bemoan the arrival of Halloween—it’s not the greatest holiday. But with the right attitude, and the perfect costume, Halloween can actually be fun. The moral of the column is this— Halloween is only as good as the effort you put into it. Try a little and you might be in for a treat.

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#fail The Internet, while a great venue for communication, sometimes tends to distort reality. In this instance, many people have photoshopped fake pictures of Hurricane Sandy and placed them on the web, claiming they are the real deal. These types of photos have the ability to cloud the real dangers of the storm, and cause confusion for people who are just trying to understand what is going on.

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Sports

saywhat? “Kobe has never been afraid to be hurt and play. I think his mind is different from other people.”

>> Metta World Peace on the injury status of Kobe Bryant

Rundown >> The Mustangs women’s soccer team lost 1–0 in a shootout against the McMaster Marauders this past Sunday > The loss ends the Mustangs’ season and also propels the Marauders to the Ontario University Athletics final.

Campbell shuts the door on Ridgebacks in win Victory propels Mustangs to fifth place in OUA standings Nathan Robbins-Kanter Contributor The Mustangs women’s hockey team defeated the UOIT Ridgebacks 2–0 on Sunday afternoon at Thompson Arena. The win was the second in two nights for Western, as the York Lions were also handed a loss at Thompson Arena on Saturday night by a score of 3–2. The backto-back victories helped the Mustangs keep pace with the top teams in the Ontario University Athletics Division by improving their record to 5–1–1. They now sit fifth in the standings and are four points back of first with a game in hand. The win was a crucial one for Western, who has moved into striking distance of the first-place Queen’s Golden Gaels. UOIT, meanwhile, drops to seventh place with a record of 2–5–1. “We came into the weekend hoping for four points because last weekend we didn’t really play a good game at all,” Mustang forward Samantha Nastasiuk said, referring to last Friday’s 3–2 loss at the hands of the University of Toronto Varsity Blues. “It was really good for us to get the wins back.” The five-foot-eleven forward from Barrie, Ontario opened up the scoring for the Mustangs, quickly skating by a defenseman before wiring a perfectly placed shot to the top left corner for her first tally of the year. She was not the only Mustang player to get rewarded for a deceptively accurate shot. Sydney Kidd scored the other goal for Western on the power play late in the third, thanks to a seeing-eye point shot

that found its way past the glove of goaltender Jessica Larabie and into the top left corner of the net. Kidd’s point shot was one of 21 shots fired by Western in the third period alone, and one of 39 shots overall.

We came into the weekend hoping for four points because last weekend we didn’t really play a good game at all. — Samantha Natasiuk Mustangs forward

“We told the girls, ‘Every angle, just shoot and drive for rebounds,’” Mustang head coach Chris Higgins said. In contrast, the Ridgebacks only generated 22 shots on goaltender Kelly Campbell, who collected her third shutout of the season in just six starts. “We had to get more quality shots on their net,” UOIT coach Karen Nystrom said. “Shots through screens, and just keep the game simple.” “We unfortunately just didn’t get shots through the lanes when they presented themselves,” she continued. The 22 shots fired by the Mustangs were an especially impressive feat, considering all the time Western spent on the penalty kill. The Mustangs came into the game with the top penalty-killing

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PLEASE DON’T HURT ME! The Mustangs women’s hockey team shut out the visiting Ridgebacks by a score of 2–0. With the win, the Mustangs improve to a 5–1–1 record, which is good for fifth place in the OUA.

unit in the league at about 94 per cent, and kept that trend going as they killed off all seven Ridegback power plays. The Ridgebacks had their share of penalty trouble as well, going to the box a total of 10 times. This undisciplined play contributed to

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their division-leading 102 penalty minutes. Western only converted once on the 10 attempts, perhaps indicating an area to improve upon before facing off against Windsor. The Mustangs power play currently sits eighth in the OUA at just a 13.5 per cent conversion rate.

The Mustangs will look to continue their winning streak on Friday at 7:30 p.m., when they will welcome the fourth-place Windsor Lancers to Thompson Arena. The game will be a crucial one, as the Lancers and the Mustangs sit next to one another in the standings.

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The Good

The Ugly

After a tough road to the World Series final, the San Francisco Giants are once again atop the world of baseball. For those who don’t know, the road to the World Series was anything but easy for the Giants. After battling back from a 0–2 deficit against the Cincinnati Reds to win in five games, the Giants faced off against another tough opponent in the defending champions—the St. Louis Cardinals. The Giants were once again on the brink of elimination—down three games to one. They overcame that hurdle as well—winning in seven games to reach the World Series where a hungry Tigers squad awaited them. The Tigers boasted the best pitcher in baseball in Justin Verlander, and the newest triple-crown winner in Miguel Cabrera. However, the Giants have some weapons of their own, and thanks to stars such as Matt Cain and Pablo Sandoval, they swept the American League champions 4–0. After the game, Sandoval was named the World Series MVP for his incredible performance against the Tigers. The Kung Fu Panda earned his trophy by hitting .500, four RBIs and three home runs in 16 series-at-bats. Sandoval hit .369 for the post-season, with six home runs and 13 RBIs.

While cities across North America were hit by the devastating effects of Hurricane Sandy, San Francisco was in chaos for a very different reason. Following the Giants’ World Series victory on Sunday, San Franciscans took to the streets to stir up some trouble in rowdy celebration. Vehicles were smashed and flipped over, businesses were broken into and a public transit bus was set on fire as police and fire fighters attempted to control the riots and douse the flames. Multiple bonfires were started and fireworks were lit. Police made a number of arrests, although the exact number has not been released. Marijuana and other drugs were passed around and consumed despite the heavy police presence. While no serious injuries or deaths have been reported, the city will need one heck of an expensive cleanup. Unfortunately, it is becoming increasingly apparent that sporting victories cannot be celebrated in a safe and controlled manner. San Francisco mayor Edwin Lee commented that the Giants’ victory brought the city together, and it did, though probably in a more violent and destructive way than intended.

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With all respect to the San Francisco Giants’ pitching staff, the Detroit Tigers hitters really did not hold up their end of the bargain. With people hailing the Detroit Tigers as the best hitting team in the majors, their six runs in the World Series sweep was truly dismal. Having swept the woebegone New York Yankees in the ALCS, it seemed like the Tigers might breeze through the World Series on route to the first of many rings, but it was those same beaten up Yankees that the Tigers mimicked with their World Series performance. Outscored by a total of 16–6, the blame could potentially be laid on the pitchers, but with a lineup short on defensive skill, yet high on plate prowess, the Tigers were built to win at the plate and that is where they failed the mightiest. The most obvious blame can be found in the Tigers’ high-priced middle of the order—Prince Fielder and Miguel Cabrera hit a combined 4 for 27—but this was a team failure at the plate. If the Tigers hope to capitalize on their high-priced free agents in the future, they will need to rely less on one or two bats and get hitting throughout the lineup. With Victor Martinez returning next year, and a lineup that is staying intact, the Tigers will get another shot at a ring, but for now they will have to watch from a distance.

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