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NEWS
Volume 44 Issue No. 17 January 16, 2012 www.fsu.ca/interrobang/
JANUARY
EVENTS
QUESTION
OF THE WEEK
MONDAY 01-16
LAST DAY TO OPT OUT OF THE
HEALTH PLAN BY 4PM
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WHAT
DO YOU
DO TO
STAY
HEALTHY?
TUESDAY 01-17
FREE Nooner: Comedy
FEATURING: JULIA HLADKOWICZ
Forwell Hall – 12:00PM
FREE Singer/
Songwriter Circle
OBS – 8:00PM
WEDNESDAY 01-18
FREE Acoustic Open Mic Night
OBS – 9:00PM
First Run Film:
CONTRABAND
Irma Neufeld
“I drink a lot of water.”
CREDIT: ALLEN GAYNOR
Paramedic student Lisa Witczak won an iPad 2 by completing the FSU Winter Orientation Scavenger Hunt. For
more chances at prizes, visit www.FSU.ca - we're currently giving away $200 in Downtown London Dollars, and
WWE at the JLC tickets.
THURSDAY 01-19
10 Things I Know About You...
Amelia Henry
“I joined a gym with my
friend, and I walk a lot.”
Ben Barak
“I only ever eat stir fry at the
Oasis. Also I have two dogs
that I have to walk at least
once a day.”
FREE Nooner: Live Music
Smith is on air behind mic
Ryan Smith is in his first year of
Radio Broadcasting. “There
really is no way to describe me,”
he said. “I am far too ridiculous
to be explained by meager
words, so allow me to show you
in interpretive dance!”
1. Why are you here?
I am here because radio has always
fascinated me.
2. What was your life-changing
moment?
Going to Poland at seven years old
and seeing an entirely different
culture to my own and learning
about their beliefs and life.
3. What music are you currently
listening to?
A little bit of Prozzak, and a little
bit of Shinedown, never one genre
I am tied down to.
4. What is the best piece of
advice you’ve ever received?
Don’t hide the things that embarrass you, because it is those things
that make you who you really are.
5. Who is your role model?
My role model is my father, it’s
cliché, I know, but it’s true. I lived
with the man for 18 years and after
a while the guy warms up to you.
6. Where in the world have you
travelled?
As directed earlier, I have gone to
Warsaw in Poland. I went there
because I got a starring role in a
movie as a child.
7. What was your first job?
Hilary Pinheiro
Rainbow Cinemas (in Citi Plaza)
7:00PM
$3.50 STUDENTS | $5 GUESTS
Either that movie or as an usher at
the General Motors Centre in
Oshawa.
8. What would your last meal
be?
My last meal would be a potion of
invincibility.
9. What makes you uneasy?
When work piles up on me it
makes me uneasy to a degree of
insanity... oh, and bears... bears are
scary.
10. What is your passion?
My passion is radio, of course. The
whole world feels right when I am
sitting behind that microphone.
Do you want Fanshawe to know 10
Things About You? Just head on
over to fsu.ca/interrobang and
click on the 10 Things I Know
About You link at the top.
FEATURING: PAT ROBITAILLE
Forwell Hall – 12:00PM
I Wear My Sunglasses at
Night PUB OBS – 9:30PM
$3 ADV | $4 DOOR
Fanshawe Night @
The London Lightning
LONDON VS HALIFAX
John Labatt Centre – 7:00PM
$8 FOR ONE | $15 FOR TWO
FRIDAY 01-20
FREE New Music Night
FEATURING: BIRTHDAY BOYS
OBS – 9:30PM
Fanshawe @ The Knights
LONDON VS OWEN SOUND
John Labatt Centre – 7:30PM
$17 STUDENTS | $18 GUESTS
TICKETS AVAILABLE IN ADVANCE AT THE BIZ BOOTH
KIOSK QUIZ
“Eat a salad! I just ate one
with cranberry and cheese
on it.”
WHEN IS
SPRING BREAK?
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by the Welcome Kio
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your answer. Five win
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selected from correc
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we’ll notify winners
by email.
The Welcome Kio
sk is open
8am – 4pm, Mond
ay to Friday.
PRI ZES SPO NS OR
Cassandra Sabino
“I joined GoodLife Fitness
(gym), and I go at least four
times a week.”
CREDIT: SUBMITTED
Ryan Smith feels right at home when he’s behind the microphone.
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NEWS
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Ambassadors helping students navigate the new FOL
ERIKA FAUST
INTERROBANG
If you’ve checked your
FanshaweOnline account in the
past week or so, you may have
noticed some big changes. Don’t
worry – scattered around the campus are FOL Ambassadors wearing
bright red shirts, and it’s their job to
help you navigate through the new
features of FOL.
Ambassadors will be near the
Oasis and in F building outside the
bookstore every weekday until
January 20 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
“What we’re trying to do is raise
awareness and we’re trying to give
information to the students about
how FOL can enhance their learning opportunities, as well as tools
that they might not have been
aware of previously,” explained
Katie Tregonning, an FOL
Ambassador
and
Corporate
Communications and Public
Relations student. “With the new
FOL being launched as well …
things might be a little bit different
from what they’re used to, and (we
want to) get them familiar with
what’s there.”
According to Kyle Stewart, an
Educational Technologist for
Learning Systems Services in the
College, these upgrades have been
in the works for about six months.
“There are a bunch of cool new features,” he said. FOL is now going
to send notifications to students’
phones and email for events such as
news messages, upcoming due
dates for assignments and replies to
your discussion board postings.
“The calendar tool has also shifted quite a bit,” Stewart continued.
“It now allows you to pull the iCal
from FanshaweOnline and import
it into an external calendar –
Outlook, Gmail, Hotmail – so that
way you have your FOL calendar
in an external source. And it
updates, so if something changes, it
will update in the external calendar.”
Another update students will
want to know about it is the new
feature you can use to check your
work for plagiarism. According to
Tregonning, you must self-register
for a free course called Turnitin
Submissions Online Resource (to
do so, click Self Registration on the
FOL homepage and sign up for the
course). Just drop your paper into
the dropbox, and it will go through
the turnitin.com system to check
for similarities to other papers and
published works. “I know a lot of
students are really wary of turnitin.com, because they don’t real-
ly understand how it works on the
professor’s end,” she said. “What
this does is it allows you to check it
through the exact same program
that your professors uses, and then
make any changes that you feel like
you need to (make before submitting it).”
A few other features on the site
have also been revamped, and FOL
Ambassadors will be happy to
explain those as well.
And even if you’re already feeling comfortable with FOL, Stewart
said it may be worth your time to
chat with an FOL Ambassador.
“(If) you have suggestions or feedback that you want to offer, these
Ambassadors are also a really good
source for you to talk to another
student about what you like or dislike about FOL.” The Ambassadors
will take the information and suggestions they receive from students
and pass it along to Stewart.
After the program is over, you
can turn to FOL’s own Help feature, located in the top right corner
of the website. As part of the
upgrade, the Help section now features full videos to help guide you
through any issue you may
encounter. If that doesn’t answer
your question, Stewart and
Tregonning suggested asking
CREDIT: ERIKA FAUST
Greg Denomme and Christine Hickey are two volunteers with the
FanshaweOnline Ambassadors, a group of students teaching students
how to use the new FOL system, which launched last week.
friends, instructors, contacting the
Helpdesk (519-452-4430 ext. 4357,
[email protected] or room
E2030) or asking the always-helpful Fanshawe Facebook page (facebook.com/FanshaweApplicants)
for assistance.
This is the first time the
Ambassador program has taken
place, and Stewart said he plans to
run it in the future for the first two
to three weeks of each new Fall and
Winter semester. If anyone is interested in becoming an FOL
Ambassador volunteer for the first
few weeks of school in September,
contact Stewart at [email protected].
Private donations fund new Fanshawe program
KIRSTEN ROSENKRANTZ
INTERROBANG
Fanshawe
College’s
St.
Thomas/Elgin campus is celebrating the generous private donations
they recently received for their
new program that will continue to
grow Fanshawe’s reputation as an
innovative leader in the community. This money will support
Fanshawe’s Renewable Energies
Technician program, providing
students with both theoretical and
practical understandings of evolving renewable energy technology,
specifically focusing on systems
that harness and generate solar,
wind, biomass and geothermal
energy. The program will introduce general concepts in global
climate change and energy conservation.
The Dorothy Palmer Estate and
the Alma College Foundation
donated a total of $500,000. “This
is a very exciting program
announcement for the St.
Thomas/Elgin
Campus
of
Fanshawe College,” said Heather
Jackson-Chapman, the Mayor of
St. Thomas. “It will provide
opportunities for workers displaced due to plant closures in the
region and will help us capitalize
on new energy technologies. The
investment from the Dorothy
Palmer Estate and the Alma
College Foundation will help to
create a one-of-a-kind program
that will attract students in a growing green energy field.”
Dorothy Palmer was born in
1925 and lived and worked as a
teacher in Elgin County up until
her death in June 2010. Her estate
donated $405,000 to Fanshawe
College. “We are proud to share in
Mrs. Palmer’s legacy by building
a program that will provide opportunities in St. Thomas, help create
and respond to needs in the renewable energy industry and ultimately contribute to a healthier environment,” said Lane Trotter,
Fanshawe’s
Senior
Vice
President, Academic. “Mrs.
Palmer has left an inspiring gift
for all of us.”
Alma College was founded in
1877 as a private school for girls
that attracted students from
around the world for 100 years. In
1976, it was designated a provincial historical site but was
destroyed in a fire in 2008. The
Alma College Foundation was
raising funds to rejuvenate the
facility before its main building
was destroyed, leaving the foundation looking for another worthy
cause to support.
The Alma College Foundation’s
dedication to growing education
in the St. Thomas/Eglin region led
them to make their donation to
Fanshawe College. “Through this
gift from the Alma College foundation we are creating a new program that will continue the fine
legacy of education that was
important to Alma College and its
alumnae,”
said
Catherine
Finlayson, the Executive Director
of the Fanshawe College
Foundation.
Andrew Gunn is both a Trustee
of the Estate of Dorothy Palmer
and the President of the Alma
College Foundation. “With the
establishment of the Renewable
Energies Technician program at
the St. Thomas campus of
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Fanshawe College, the opportunity now exists for the City of St.
Thomas to become recognized as
a leading centre for the study of
renewable energy in Ontario and
indeed the whole country. As links
are fostered with partners in the
green energy industry, the economic benefit to our region should
be substantial,” he said. “I feel
very fortunate to have been able to
support this project. It is truly
exciting to think of all the students
from Elgin County and beyond
who will benefit from this innovative and distinctive program.”
This money will be used to provide equipment and facilities for
the
Renewable
Energies
Technician program, which will
begin in September this year.
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NEWS
Application open for tuition grant
KIRSTEN ROSENKRANTZ
INTERROBANG
As of January 5, post-secondary
students in Ontario were able to
apply to receive 30 per cent off of
their tuition. Students who apply
now will see this grant affect this
semester, lowering tuition by $800
for university and college degree
students and $365 for college
diploma and certificate programs.
The grant is a part of Premier
Dalton McGuinty’s provincial plan
to reduce the cost of tuition for
Ontario’s universities and colleges.
“We’ve been working hard to
make a real difference in the cost
of tuition for undergraduate students and their families. This grant
will apply to this year’s winter
term and eligible students will
enjoy the lowest tuition costs in the
past 10 years,” said Glen Murray,
the Minister of Training, Colleges
and Universities.
As of September 2012, the permanent grant will apply to the
entire school year’s tuition, totaling $1,600 for degree program students and $730 for diploma and
certificate program students.
There are certain requirements
that must be met by students before
they can apply: students must have
graduated from high school within
the past four years and their parents’ gross income must be below
$160,000 annually. For students
who receive OSAP, their application for this grant will be submitted
automatically.
According to the provincial government, approximately 300,000
students are currently eligible to
receive the 30 per cent tuition
grant.
The deadline to apply for the
January 2012 semester is March
31, 2012. For more information or
to apply, visit tinyurl.com/ontariotuitiongrant.
Help needed for Relay For Life
ERIKA FAUST
INTERROBANG
CREDIT: MIDDLEEARTHNJ.WORDPRESS.COM
Alcohol is, by far, the most socially acceptable and easiest drug to obtain.
For that reason, it’s a popular choice among teens. Although it is illegal
for teens to purchase alcohol, they can often get it through their parent’s
own liquor cabinets or older friends who purchase it for them.
Teen drinking still
an issue
ALISON MCGEE
INTERROBANG
The Centre for Addiction and
Mental Health (CAMH) recently
released a report on the current
trends of alcohol consumption
among high school students. The
2011 Ontario Student Drug Use
and Health Survey shows data
from 9,288 students, ranging from
grades seven to 12.
The study showed that, among
those surveyed, the percentage of
those who are smoking cigarettes
dropped to an all-time low of nine
per cent. That number is down
from 12 per cent in 2009. The
number of youth using cannabis
has also decreased to 22 per cent,
down from 26 per cent in 2009.
In the same vein, the reported
use of most substances inquired
about by the survey is down, however, the instances of those who
reported symptoms of a substance
abuse problem is one in eight,
with one-third of all reported
drinkers engaging in hazardous
activities while drunk. The reported instances of being intoxicated
on at least one occasion by either
drugs or alcohol while attending
school is one in six students.
The survey also showed that
underage drinking remains an
issue. Fifty-five per cent of the
students surveyed, the vast majority of whom are under the legal
drinking age, reported consuming
alcohol in the past year.
Additionally, binge drinking
occurs in 22 per cent of those surveyed.
According to the CAMH survey, one in 10 students has caused
harm to themselves or others
while under the influence of alcohol. Driving while under the
influence continues to be a problem with youth, as seven per cent
admitted to driving under the
influence of alcohol and 12 per
cent admitted to driving within an
hour of using cannabis. One in
four students also admitted to getting a ride from someone they
knew to be drunk.
Although the number of
impaired drivers has dropped five
percentage points since the previous survey, the amount of
teenagers who still drink and
drive has some students very concerned. “It really scares me that so
many people would drive after
drinking,” said Rebecca Case, a
24-year-old first-year General
Arts student at Fanshawe.
“Growing up, my parents always
really enforced never drinking
and driving, or never getting in a
car with a drunk driver. I lost a
good friend to that when I was
younger, so it’s always been
something I would never consider
doing.”
For Fanshawe students, some of
the problems don’t seem to be
getting drastically worse here on
campus, according to Bill
Margrett, one of the Counsellors
in Counselling and Accessibility
Services at Fanshawe. “We (at
Counselling and Accessibility)
haven’t seen an increase in the
instances of students coming to us
for help with drinking … We have
seen an increase in the number of
students coming to see us to get
help with problems relating to
drug use,” said Margrett.
For more information about
these issues, visit camh.net or
stop
by
Counselling
and
Accessibility Services in F2010.
The plans for Fanshawe’s firstever Relay For Life in March are
underway, and organizers are still
looking for volunteers to help out.
Relay For Life is a fundraising
event for the Canadian Cancer
Society. According to the
Canadian Cancer Society’s website, “Relay is fun, fulfilling and
your participation gives strength to
our mission to eradicate cancer.”
“I’ve lost a number of family
members to cancer, and I’ve had a
couple of friends with cancer,”
said Adam Gourlay, the Fanshawe
Student Union’s VP of Athletics
and Residence Life, who is organizing the Relay on campus. “This
is a really great cause. It’s important for people to support the
Canadian Cancer Society because
it helps so many people.”
“We officially have our commit-
tee together and we do have a few
more interested,” he said. “I’m not
turning away any help; anyone
who wants to help is going to help
as long as they put forward the
effort.”
Gourlay said he is looking for
volunteers to help with the Relay,
as well as events leading up to it.
“If you come to me, I’ll find a
place for you,” he said. He also
added that he is looking for cancer
survivors to do a victory lap at the
Relay.
To raise some funds in the
weeks leading up to the relay, he
has the idea to sell roses on campus
for Valentine’s Day, as well as daffodils, the official flower of the
Relay. All money raised at these
events would go to the Relay For
Life.
Although the specific details
about the Relay For Life are in the
works, Gourlay divulged that the
date is set for March 25, and that
he is hoping to plan some themed
laps, as well as have Fanshawe’s
mascot, Freddie the Falcon, run a
lap or two. “We’re hoping for fun,”
Gourlay laughed.
If you’re interested in participating in the Relay itself, start getting
some friends together. Each team
has 10 people, and each team has
to raise at least $100 altogether.
“Most of what we raise comes
from teams,” explained Gourlay.
“If you have a lot of teams at $100
apiece, that’s quite a lot of
money.”
Between the events leading up to
it and the Relay itself, Gourlay and
his team are hoping to raise
$2,000.
To sign up to volunteer for this
amazing event, contact Gourlay at
[email protected]. To
learn more about Relay For Life,
visit relay.cancer.ca.
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Positions Available:
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Vice President of Internal Affairs
Rep for School for Business & Language and Liberal Arts
Pick up nomination form before February 1st
by 4pm in SC2001.
Contact:
Veronica Barahona, FSU President for more information
SC2001 or email [email protected]
NEWS
5
Get in touch with nature in London
ALISON MCGEE
INTERROBANG
We all know that London is
called “The Forest City,” and we
all know just as well that it’s for a
good reason. You can’t turn
around in this city without seeing
at least a handful of trees on all
sides of you. But what many
Londoners and out-of-towners
alike don’t realize is that there is a
cornucopia of nature that exists in
the city aside from the trees.
Beginning on January 17, a sixpart lecture series entitled Nature
in the City, which has run successfully for the past six years, will be
held on Tuesday nights at the
Central Library downtown. The
series is run by the Nature London
foundation and enlists qualified
experts to guide listeners through
the various topics at hand.
Pat Tripp, a member of Nature
London and one of the lead organizers of the series, gave some
insight into what she hoped attendees could take away from the
experience. “The idea behind
Nature in the City is to get people
more aware of their neighbours –
their flora and fauna neighbours,”
she said. “The plants, the animals
and the people, we all have to get
along. The better we know each
other, the easier it becomes to do
that.”
The series has seen a steadily
increasing number of people
NATURE IN THE CITY LECTURE SCHEDULE
CREDIT: MCILWRAITH.CA
Spotting a coyote within city boundaries isn’t as rare as you might think.
learn more about this and other creatures of nature by attending weekly
Nature in the City lectures. For more info visit mcilwraith.ca.
attending over the past few years.
“Last year, we had over 200 people
attend each talk,” explained Tripp.
Even in the cold, dark days of winter, people are inclined to venture
out and learn more about their
environment. That is, according to
Tripp, “because we offer a bright
spot in the middle of winter: a new
hope for spring.”
“Ultimately I hope those who
attend can gain better appreciation
of who and what is around us,” she
said. So put on your snowsuit and
head on down to the library. You
never know what amazing things
you might learn.
Each lecture runs from 7:30 to
8:30 p.m. at the Wolf Performance
Hall in the Central Library located
at 251 Dundas St. Two hours of
free validated parking through the
Central Library is included.
Families with children over the age
of 10 are welcome, and admission
is free.
Nature London and the Nature in
the City talks, visit mcilwraith.ca.
January 17
The
Wily
Coyote:
Is
There
One
in
Your
Neighbourhood?Increasingly, Londoners are spotting coyotes well
within municipal boundaries. Ben Hindmarsh of the Ministry of
Natural Resources explains how urban coyotes survive and provides
tips on how to reduce conflicts with these resourceful city dwellers.
January 24
Landscaping with Native Plants: How to Make the Switch
Adapted to local conditions, native plants are the basis of healthy
ecosystems. Ben Porchuk of Landscape Native creates vibrant minimeadows of native plants in urban settings. Learn to combine landscape design and ecological principles through native plantings.
January 31
Effects of Climate Change: What It Means for Local Ecosystems
Climate, soil processes and plant health are intimately linked.
Warming conditions over winter can alter snow cover and soil frost.
Hugh Henry of the UWO Biology Department examines how soils,
plants and animals are affected by these changes.
February 7
A River Runs Through It: The Thames River in London
London is a river city. Its very existence is defined by the tributaries
and branches of the Thames that converge and flow through it. Patrick
Donnelly, the City’s watershed specialist, presents the Thames and the
many interconnections its waters have with our lives.
February 14
Endearing Chickadees: Sociable, Adaptable and Successful
Everyone loves chickadees – cheery visitors to winter bird feeders.
But just how do they survive in the wild? Expect a few surprises as
David Sherry of the UWO Psychology Department reveals how chickadees find, store and retrieve food.
February 21
Kains Woods Environmentally Significant Area: Forested
Terraces Sculpted by Glacial Rivers
Bordering the Thames River in Byron, Kains Woods ESA possesses remarkable diversity. High bluffs, soaring eagles, steep ravines,
hemlock groves, industrious beavers and ancient river terraces are but
a sampling. Nature London’s Winifred Wake introduces this natural
jewel.
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OPINION
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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“Consider” this
PSYCH YOUR MIND
Rose Cora Perry
www.rosecoraperry.com
It is often pondered how much the outside
world influences us: our decisions, our senses of self and that which we elect as ‘worth
striving for.’ Less often considered is how
much each of us, as individuals, influence
the outside world – a concept denoted as
“interconnectivity.”
Given today’s globalized and technologydriven marketplace, our connection to
diverse human groups, from sea to sea, is
undeniable. However, our imprint as a
species does not merely end there. The air
we breathe out, the sustenance we consume,
the habitats we build and even the energies
and moods we emit further influence all
other forms of life inhabiting this planet we
call home. In other words, no creature or
species lives in autonomous isolation
(humans are no exception), and as we discussed last week, life on earth is cyclical and
deeply intertwined.
Now let me make clear, my preface is not
meant to serve as an argument for environmentalism nor karma; I’m simply trying to
establish that the process of developing a
psychologically mature mindset goes
beyond simply contemplating ‘the self.’ One
must too learn his/her ‘position’ in the natural world and how that position influences
other forms of life within his/her immediate
AND/OR peripheral surroundings. In doing
so, one is able to learn how to evaluate and
react to situations after a thorough and
objective investigation of multiple perspectives. In other words, a key to psychological
maturity is mastering the art of ‘being considerate.’
As psychology was borne from the amalgamation of one part philosophy, it only
makes sense that we turn to the concept of
Sartre’s existentialism this week, in order to
gain insight into the above outlined concept.
Though Sartre made no qualms about the
fact that he was an atheist, ironically the crux
of his treatise can be summed up by the
Golden Rule: “Do unto others as you would
have them do unto you” (Matthew 7:12,
King James Bible). Specifically, because
Sartre did not believe a divine being was
ultimately predetermining our actions as
well as our “essences,” he placed the onus on
individuals to act responsibility AND to take
responsibility for how they act. More than
just that, however, he felt that humans determined their own morality through their
choices, in that an individual’s participation
in an activity symbolized their condonation
of that same activity. In simpler terms, if I
choose to be rude toward others, I have no
right to be offended if I receive the same
treatment in return, as my original behaviour
determined I considered it morally a-okay to
act in this manner. To make reference to yet
another popular biblical verse, “You reap
what you sow” (Galatians 6:7).
But as Developmental Psychologist
Lawrence Kohlberg points out in his Moral
Stages of Development, a true sense of personal ethics and responsibility is not merely
defined by attempts to ‘play nice’ in order to
avoid reprisal. Those who have accomplished the highest stage in Kohlberg’s
moral development scheme known as
Postconventional Morality believe in adhering to an unwritten social contract that mandates “working toward the benefit of all.” Of
course, this high aim is only possible if we
all collectively agree on upholding the same
values… Judging by our past and ongoing
cultural clashes, I don’t see this happening
any time soon. HOWEVER, that does not
give you an excuse not to at least practise
basic human decency, which I’d like to point
out is transferrable (and appreciated) across
human societies.
In her instructional hit, Using Your Values
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to Raise Your Child to Be an Adult You
Admire, Dr. Harriet Heath outlines the following characteristics associated with
“being considerate”:
1) having the ability to empathize and put
yourself in “another’s shoes”
2) having the ability to predict how one’s
actions will impact someone else and
accordingly modulate one’s behaviours, if
necessary
and 3) understanding what is “kindly”
behaviour in your society/culture
Importantly, Heath points out that one of
the most profound ways humans of all ages
learn is through “modelling.” I hate to sound
like a broken record, but if you want others
to be considerate toward you, the first step is
learning to partake in this behaviour yourself.
Before any of you start feeling as though
I’m instructing you to carry the weight of the
world on your shoulders, I assure you that
nobody expects you to become the next
Gandhi or Mother Teresa. The lesson here is
NOT about trying to solve all of the world’s
problems or attempting to spread goodwill
across the globe (though I definitely applaud
anyone with said ambition). What I’m trying
to impart is that beyond understanding yourself, what makes you tick and owning up to
all of your strengths as well as faults, it’s
essential to recognize how you affect others,
moreover learn how you can maximize POSITIVE effects. Look. Listen. Learn. Live.
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Letters to the Editor
VICTOR KAISAR
INTERROBANG
Keeping in mind that this is the heath
issue of the Interrobang, I thought I’d write
something in tune with the theme. I had initially thought about writing on the health
care system in Canada, but given the fact
that I’ve yet to fall sick in Canada (which is
a good thing, I might add), I don’t have
much to say on the system. Therefore, I
thought that I would write something on two
Canadian ‘delicacies’ that I’ve come across
a few times during my four months here:
poutine and back bacon. I use the word ‘delicacies’ because I feel that too much of it
could turn us all into Homer Simpson!
Poutine was something that I was introduced to by my classmates at Fanshawe
College. One Tuesday afternoon during our
break, we stopped for lunch. Since everyone
went for poutine, so did I. In fact, it surprised all of my classmates who were present that it would be my first-ever plate of
poutine. It turned out to be pretty good, to
tell you the truth. I’ve had it on several occasions now. Fried potato with cheese curds
and gravy? It certainly makes the Belgian
invention that came to be called french fries
more interesting. On the flip side, I’ve overheard people cursing poutine, though I’ve
yet to come up with a suitable reason why
they do that. Jarrett Bellini, Video Producer
for CNN who covers comedy, has said that
“Poutine is going to slowly (and deliciously)
kill Canadians one at a time in a long nationwide drum circle of exploding aortas.” I
wouldn’t differ too much from Jarrett’s
point of view. Death from an exploding
aorta due to too much poutine consumption
probably wouldn’t be all that bad.
Bacon: the name itself makes my mouth
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Poutine with bacon – a Canadian staple.
water. I’ve been eating a lot of bacon from
my time in India. It seems a little strange,
doesn’t it? A few of my friends and I used to
feel glad that we were Roman Catholic, the
reason being that the religion didn’t classify
any meat as forbidden. This was unlike
India’s two major religions: Hinduism
(which prohibited the consumption of beef
as the cow is considered sacred) and Islam
(which forbids consumption of pork). It is
pretty sad that McDonald’s in India does not
serve the Big Mac burger. The reason they
do so is the alleged ban on beef, but that is
diverting from my topic a little too much.
I’ve always loved bacon. From a young
age, bacon and eggs was a staple breakfast
of mine. However, my decision to move to
Canada introduced me to a different kind of
bacon: back bacon. For some reason, it
tastes so much better than streaky bacon,
which is the prime cut of bacon available in
India. I haven’t really been able to come to a
suitable explanation why back bacon tastes
better, but I hope to have an explanation
soon.
Food is something I’ve always loved.
Even while on holiday in other countries, my
mother and I were always game to sample
local delicacies. That is something I’m
thankful that my parents instilled in me. To
quote newspaper publisher James Stuart
Keate, “In any world menu, Canada must be
considered the vichyssoise of nations – it’s
cold, half-French and difficult to stir.” Food
is something that brings people together,
however fattening it may be. I’m glad I can
cross poutine and back bacon off my list of
foods to try: it does make me a little more
Canadian.
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Local politicians
more important
than you think
VICTOR DE JONG
INTERROBANG
Everyone is familiar with the name
Stephen Harper, and the politically savvy
can list a few more prominent politicians;
however, the odds of any of these individuals directly providing a service to you are
slim to none. The more accessible politicians
aren’t nearly as well known, even though
they serve as advocates for the layman.
City councillors are some of the first people that you can contact when you need
them. They, or their staff, can provide information on what documents you need to travel, what kind of insurance you’ll need and
just about everything else you need to know
before booking that ticket. Councillors are
very active in the community, visiting
schools, community sites and participating
in public forums. Councillor Matt Brown
spoke at an Economics class here at
Fanshawe and encouraged students to take
an interest in the political process. If you’re
interested (for some reason) in the annual
operating budget of London Transit, ask
your councillor for details.
Councillors are voted in every four years
on a set date, with the last one being in 2010
and the next one lined up for 2014. So in lieu
of the “upcoming” election, here is the lowdown on city councillors in London.
Before taxes, London councillors earn
$39,132 per year. It isn’t a very lucrative
position, which means the council is, generally speaking, made up of political hopefuls
or retired professionals. Just for information’s sake, Mayor Joe Fontana annually
brings home $121,916. Council members
can earn additional money for being members of agencies or committees, but only if
that organization does not provide compensation. Some of the boards that have a city
councillor on staff include London Transit,
London Hydro, the Police Services Board
and the library board. A quick online search
can tell you which councillor sits on which
board. The benefit of this is that you’re
always able to contact a councillor for more
information about these organizations and
the decisions they’re involved in making.
The responsibilities of a city councillor
are extremely difficult to define because
there isn’t a job description. The City of
London recognizes that the position of city
councillor is one that requires significantly
more than a 40-hour commitment per week.
Councillors are “on-call” for any event
occurring in their riding or that could have
an effect on their constituency.
When examining politics at a federal
level, it appears as though, beyond casting a
vote, citizens have no influence on the political agenda, yet at all times the purpose of
politicians is to represent the interests of the
people who voted them into power. Because
of the number of people voting on a federal
level, it’s virtually impossible for one person
to have their voice heard. City councillors
are the voice of the people in their riding,
and in a city like London, that means each
councillor represents roughly 21,000 people.
If you have something to say, look no further
than tinyurl.com/ldncouncillors2012 for the
person to say it to.
New Year’s resolutions too
NOTES FROM DAY SEVEN
MICHAEL VEENEMA
Last week, I suggested a number of New
Year’s Resolutions we might consider, ones
that are friendly towards friends, faith and
the future of our planet. This is the concluding installment.
I will try to love what’s available locally
and avoid recreational travel. This is a tough
one because I love to explore new things.
But fossil fuel-driven travel is so destructive
to the environment that I have to start making changes.
This one could get complicated too, but I
will think more about living close to my
family and friends. They can be irritating at
times, but my heart tells me it’s a good thing
to stay close. I’ll try to stay closer than I
have been planning. I am told that this will
be far more useful than a high-paying career
or vacations in Orlando and, really, I think
that’s true.
I will try to take it easy on the health care
system. This means finding a way to look
after little things without going to the emergency room or the doctor. I’ll aim to learn
when, on the one hand, I should go to the
doctor, and on the other, when I should stay
home, go to school or go to work.
Raising a family and always being there
for them – most days, that’s one of the last
things on my mind. But it is said that having
a permanent marriage and giving two or
three children a great start in life is one of
the greatest blessings around. It’s also difficult, but so what? Really, what isn’t? And if
it weren’t difficult, how valuable would it
actually be?
I will try to see God in everything and
everyone: in the kind word someone speaks
to me; in the thrill of a sports or music event;
in tonight’s darkness; in tomorrow morning’s Americano; in the privilege of attend-
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ing a first-rate community college; in the
ability and opportunity to read the
Interrobang; in my parents; in me. And I will
thank Him every hour for the incredible life
I have. It’s a gift I didn’t earn.
I will check out some local churches to
see if I can be comfortable in one. “Attend
the church of your choice,” was a slogan in
the 1950s. Or it might have been the ’60s.
It’s not important. Those decades are gone,
but churches aren’t and reconnecting with
one I feel comfortable with is, I have heard,
one of the best things I can do.
As much as possible, I will try to make or
grow what I need. No, I don’t mean that kind
of growing. I mean growing food.
Finally, I will try to pray for good things
for other people. If I can’t pray, maybe I will
just try desiring the best for others. And,
while I am at it, I will pray for some good
things for me, too.
Dear Editor:
Regarding the editorial cartoon in January
9, 2012 issue of Interrobang, Adele Grenier
couldn’t be more correct. At the rate the
planet is going, and the ongoing disregard
for altering our consumption ways, I think
Santa will need more than a bucket to bail
the water out of his North Pole workshop.
For those worried about the planet and climate change, I urge you to visit David
Suzuki’s website for more information at
davidsuzuki.org
Joe Borgious
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OPINION
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Squashing the stigma of medical cannabis
KIRSTEN ROSENKRANTZ
INTERROBANG
Marijuana use is on the rise in Canada,
with 16.8 per cent of Canadians aged 15 to
64 (just over 3.9 million people) admitting
using it in 2007, up from 7.4 per cent in
1994. In 2004, 45.5 per cent of Canadians
said they had tried marijuana at some point
in their lives. With such a significant
increase in marijuana use, it’s difficult to
understand how the Canadian government
continues to hinder the ability of suffering
Canadians access to medical cannabis.
Cannabis has been used for medical purposes dating back as far as 10,000 years ago,
when it was used for treating pain and curing
insomnia. Up until 1883, cannabis hemp was
the largest agricultural crop in the world, and
was used for fabric, paper, lighting oil and
medications. It wasn’t until early in the 20th
century that cannabis started being seen as a
substance that should be vilified and made
illegal.
It is no wonder that, given the centuries of
medicinal benefits cannabis has provided,
Canadians with serious health issues are
turning to the plant for aid. Medical cannabis
helps people suffering from Multiple
Sclerosis, spinal cord injury, spinal cord disease, cancer, HIV/AIDS, severe arthritis and
epilepsy, to name a few. It is estimated by
some that cannabis can show positive benefits in over 200 different medical conditions.
According to Health Canada, in 2010,
4,884 people held an Authorization to
Possess dried marijuana card, and 3,576 people held a Personal-Use Production License,
meaning they could legally grow their
cannabis. Though medical exemptions are
legal and available to Canadians, the process
with which you obtain one can be quite complicated, making it difficult for those in need
to even apply, let alone be approved for a
license. Many medical exemptees in Canada
have complained that they’ve had to see up
to a dozen family doctors before finding one
who would sign their prescription.
After contacting a dozen or so cancer
researchers and doctors, I couldn’t find a single heath care professional who would speak
to me about this subject. How is there still
such a stigma associated with marijuana,
especially in a field that should, scientifically, see its benefits?
One medical exemptee is 49-year-old Paul
Falkner from Peterborough, Ontario. Falkner
had a lumbar spinal fusion in 1997, when
doctors placed four titanium screws in his
spine. Within months of his surgery, one of
the Health Canada-approved titanium screws
snapped and left a broken piece embedded in
his vertebrae, resulting in extreme chronic
pain. “There are days I can’t even move,”
said Falkner. “I have taken numerous and
copious amounts of narcotics over the years
to assist me with pain, and I find cannabis to
be the most helpful.”
Falkner’s fight to obtain a medical license
took him six months, though the Health
Canada website claims there is an eight- to
10-week turn over. Falkner also said he fears
the new government regulations, calling
them “unconstitutional at best. (They are)
taking our right to grow, so we will then
have to go to a government run place to
obtain our meds. I’m on a fixed income
(because I’m on disability) and I’m not able
to afford the cannabis I am prescribed. If I
grow, I can,” he said. “I fear going to jail just
because I want to feel better.”
Scientists have undeniably seen the benefits of cannabis for medicinal purposes, and
have developed a synthetic form of
Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC, the main psychoactive substance in cannabis) known as
Dronabinol, or Marinol. Medicinenet.com
claims that Marinol is used to reduce nausea
and vomiting associated with chemotherapy,
as well as to treat the loss of appetite experienced by people with HIV/AIDS, and the
side effects are quite similar to those of natural cannabis. However, many people question whether or not a strictly controlled synthetic form of THC can have the same posi-
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tive effects experienced with natural
cannabis.
In the documentary The Union: the
Business Behind Getting High, Dr. James
Hudson, Professor Emeritus at the
University of British Columbia, Department
of Pathology and Lab Medicine, discussed
the problem with synthetic forms of THC,
such as Marinol: “It’s not the same as medical marijuana; it’s not a crude mixture of
things and there’s no guarantee you’ll get the
same results.”
A major problem with marijuana as a
medication is that a plant can’t be patented
and therefore pharmaceutical companies
can’t profit from it. “In the case of a synthetic compound, if it’s only an ingredient from
cannabis, they can formulate that as a drug
and make a lot more money out of it,” said
Hudson.
In June 2011, the Global Commission on
Drug Policy released a report urging govern-
ments to end the war on drugs, claiming,
“The global war on drugs has failed, with
devastating consequences for individuals
and societies around the world.” The report
urged governments to end the “criminalization, marginalization and stigmatization of
people who use drugs but who do no harm to
others,” and to “offer health and treatment
services to those in need.”
Even in Canada, according to the Angus
Reid Global Monitor, in 2008, 53 per cent of
Canadians supported the legalization of marijuana. But this issue isn’t about legalization
or decriminalization; it is about making safe,
alternative medication accessible for suffering Canadians like Paul Falkner.
Understandably, there are many concerns
surrounding how this will be regulated, but
there is an undeniable group of Canadians
who don’t see cannabis as a drug, they see it
as a required medication that greatly
improves the quality of their lives.
Banana busters
CAROLYN SULLIVAN
INTERROBANG
It’s the world’s fourth most important staple food, comprising one to two per cent of
total grocery sales and, due to its low prices,
holds a special place in the hearts – or stomachs – of ‘starving’ college students. But do
we really know the cost of bananas, beyond
the purchase price?
There is one, but we’re not paying it.
From the beginning of the banana industry, companies such as Dole and Chiquita
(then the Standard and United Fruit
Company) have exploited the labour of
impoverished nations such as Costa Rica.
Pesticides used on non-organic bananas
caused sterility, respiratory illness and
impaired vision and nervous function among
crop workers. Although use of the most
toxic pesticides has been discontinued,
questionable practices continue.
Chiquita’s Colombian subsidiaries paid
off paramilitary groups, such as the
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia
(FARC) in exchange for employee protection. Other sources of income for FARC
come principally through drug trafficking
and ransom kidnappings. In 2003, the U.S.
took a mass action lawsuit against Chiquita
for victims of paramilitary abuse violence.
And although Chiquita remains the only
major banana company to sign an agreement
with banana workers’ unions, this action
seems like an empty gesture designed to placate concerned parties. When workers’ benefits and rights are compromised, company
management seems to ignore the issue,
claim union representatives.
Some claim we can stomach the cost of
bananas to Third World nations by buying
fair trade. Although fair trade purchasers do
aid a minority in developing nations in the
short term, this small group of educated con-
sumers may be only buying time for banana
farmers. Trade might produce the wealth
necessary to develop a nation, but this
wealth is useless without a national infrastructure to manage it. And a Western
emphasis on trade might fill up the coffers
of wealthy syndicates while leaving the wallets of banana workers empty.
Deciding if or how to make a difference
can be a challenge, but we owe it to ourselves and our world to make an informed
decision. So, buy fair trade. Scrap the
bananas and buy local produce to support a
Canadian economy. Buy what you usually
do and donate the savings for the education
of disadvantaged children. Or heck, save
your tuition and just buy regular bananas.
If you can afford it.
Are bananas toxic?
Claims that non-organic bananas can
cause sterility date from reviewing pesticide
use in Costa Rica during the 1980s. The
most toxic of these pesticides, DBCP, has
since been discontinued. And the amount of
pesticide in a peeled banana isn’t enough to
cause negative health effects.
In fact, bananas are a good source of
potassium, which is essential to normal neuromuscular activity and acid-base balance. It
is also an awesome source of vitamin B6, a
coenzyme that helps our bodies create
essential neurotransmitters like serotonin
and dopamine. And contrary to causing
sterility, Eastern news sites suggest that this
phallic fruit may actually live up to its
image. Bananas contain the amino acids Larginine and L-carnitine, which are important in the production of healthy sperm. So
go bananas for breakfast!
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OPINION
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Hell hath no fury like a student denied
Dear Editor:
I read this morning in the London Free
Press an article regarding the government’s
new rebate that is supposedly going to help
students and families that are struggling, and
I am shaken to my core with anger in realising that I do not meet the eligibility criteria.
While criteria has been hard to find and
the details of this rebate are under-publicised, in talking with fellow classmates, I
know that there are those in situations worse
than my own and I wish to speak on their
behalf as well. The government’s college
and university tuition rebate is to help those
who have graduated high school within the
last four years and who have parents with a
combined household income of $160,000 or
less. Once again, the government is willing
to help those more fortunate!
I am so full of rage that I am going to publicise the very intimate and embarrassing
details of my personal life/financial struggle.
While I am doing this, I know that I am only
one voice to be heard, but I am representing
many Canadians who are on the same raft –
we can’t afford boats! I also know that I am
representing only one brand of Canadian and
that there are several others in similar situations needing the same assistance. I am
ashamed to say that Canada discriminates!
As a personal choice, I left home at the
age of 15. I worked and dropped out of high
school at the end of grade 10. I then went to
hairdressing school at the age of 16 and
graduated with my licence and went to work
at this and that for several years, always
chasing the ever elusive bigger dollar. When
I was 19, I started working in a factory and
taking part-time classes to complete my
grade 12 diploma. I also worked part-time as
a hairstylist because the amount of insurance
I paid on my car, car loan, rent, etc. was
barely coverable by my earnings in the factory. I was determined and anxious to go to
school because many campaigns encouraging education promised me a better life. And
so, in 1999, at the age of 25, I went to college for a year and found the confidence to
proceed with university. Of course, in doing
this, I also had to apply for and use government loans, which at the end of my four
years left me with an overwhelming debt
load and what else??? NO JOB! My salvation in life has been my hairstyling licence. I
have always been able to fall back on it for
work. In an attempt to make myself employable in a more lucrative field, I took a semester of Human Resources, but was bored by it
and started my own business. Luckily for
me, I have always had a keen sense of entrepreneurship. I still always wished I could
return to school, but no, I had over $30,000
in student loan debt and other debts. I had to
find work. So, like many Canadians, I found
opportunity in the United States and gave
that a whirl. I am pleased to say that my
Canadian work experiences had provided me
with a better example of work ethics and
morals and so I returned to Canada after only
six months. My return was in 2006. This past
summer (2011), a segment of our government contacted me to say that they had no
record of my return to Canada in 2006
although I have always been a diligent tax
filer! The resentment boiled within me,
knowing that I am unable to attain gainful
employment and our government lacks the
competence to track its own citizens. And
now I have to wait months for a reassessment of my 2005 income taxes because they
processed my return as though I were an
immigrant. No doubt they owe me money or
I would have heard from them by now! Upon
my return to Canada, the only jobs I could
find were in sales. I hated every single one of
them! I don’t like taking people’s money
when they aren’t getting what they paid for.
I wish our government had the same conscientiousness. For the first time in my life, at
age 33, I was on unemployment and was eligible for a small business start-up program
with the government. And so, I started my
current hairstyling business in 2008 and
have been struggling with that to make ends
meet for the last three years. I struggled so
much that in early 2011, I had to file for
bankruptcy. My debt load, lack of income
and inability to find a second job forced me
into a corner where I felt I needed to
choose… bankruptcy or suicide. I chose
bankruptcy because, for some reason, all of
the struggle and all of the fight that I have
fought wouldn’t be worth walking away
from. I love life and I want to live. I am not
proud of filing for bankruptcy. I have been
an independent and responsible person all of
my life, but I could not take on my financial
woes anymore. They had beat me into the
ground!
I have learned to live a cash life and I am
dependent on every dollar I can get my
hands on. I have now gone back to school…
AGAIN! And sirs and madams of the ones
making the rules, I learned in university that
I could not buy Christmas gifts for my loved
ones because it caused me greater debt, and
so, no, I wasn’t out shopping or partying, I
was working for a family member in my
spare time throughout November and
through the Christmas holiday season to earn
money for my first semester’s tuition. I am
no longer eligible for your loans that lead to
years and years of payments and life deprivation and I no longer want them! You can
keep your loans. They are toxic to anyone
starting out in life.
However, you bring about a promise to
help and then discriminate upon those who
shall behold this glorious gift. I bet even the
households with a combined $160,000
income had presents under their tree. I will
be filing an income of $25,000 this year
before taxes. When you’re done with me, I
will no doubt owe you more money I don’t
have. It sickens me that I make less than onesixth of the criteria income and I am deemed
ineligible for the tuition grant that you so
graciously want to give to those who I consider wealthy.
If anyone has extra work around their
homes… painting, window washing… I will
be trying to earn money for the rest of my
schooling since the government thinks I
already have enough to get by and pay our
province’s ridiculous tuition fees.
Cassandra Nadalin
Law Clerk Program
Fanshawe College
International students and their struggles
SHIVANI DHAMIJA
INTERROBANG
Many people do not realize that the struggles international students face starts at the
airport itself. Fanshawe College has many
international students who come from various places and cultures. Mostly the students
are from African and Asian countries.
Coming to Canada is a great achievement
for these students, but they face many challenges over here. Financial, accommodation
and language challenges are some of the
major concerns.
The search for accommodation starts way
back when they are in their home countries.
International students do not know what the
rules and regulations of the new country are,
and because of financial problems, they try
to get into a cheap place. But they do not
realize what problems they are getting into.
They do not know whom to trust, and they
may end up trusting people they should have
never trusted.
Prateek Raj, an international student said,
“I trusted one of my own community per-
son’s words and paid him $275 as rent, but
after three months I came to know that the
rent was just $200. I was also told that I am
in the lease; (but I) never knew that for the
lease we had to sign some papers. After three
months, I came to know the truth that I was
not in the lease and was suddenly asked to
leave the house.”
Uchechi Alajemba-Udeagha, an African
student, said, “I feel newcomers should ask
their landlords to explain lease to them if
they really want to.”
Mariam Khan, a Fanshawe student from
India, also faced some difficulties in renting
an apartment. “Everyone else was paying
like $600 for (a two-bedroom apartment)
and we paid $750 for one bedroom. I did not
take help from college people.” She added,
“Don’t be in a hurry to take a place without
checking other options.”
Raj added that “Alisha helped me in the
International Student office to look for an
accommodation, and I would advise the
newcomers should use their brains and open
their eyes; don’t go on anyone’s words, even
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if they are their own neighbours back in your
home country.”
The newcomers do not understand what
the importance of signing a lease is; some do
not understand the value of their own signatures and give their valuable signatures on
any piece of paper. They do not keep a photocopy of the papers signed. These are some
of the major blunders.
Fanshawe College provides a wonderful
provision of a free stay at a motel for three
days and helps students to look for accommodations. The purpose of this article is to
spread the awareness that international students should not trust anyone except the college authorities. The International office in
E2025 is there to answer all questions international students may have – do not be hesitant to ask questions. Before signing any
papers, check what you are signing, keep a
photocopy of those papers and do not take
any step in a rush.
counselling for your mental health issue,
aimed at reducing the chance that you will
commit another crime. As long as medical
reports are positive, the Crown will refrain
from prosecuting the charges against you.
3. Early Intervention Program
If you’ve been charged with domestic
assault, you may be eligible for the Early
Intervention Program. Unlike the other two
diversion programs, successful participation
will result in you pleading guilty to the crime
you’ve been charged with. However, you
will be sentenced to a conditional discharge,
and in rare cases an absolute discharge,
meaning that you will not be convicted of an
offence. To successfully complete this program, you will undergo counselling sessions
geared towards making better decisions in
domestic relationships. You will not qualify
for Early Intervention if the assault was
more than minor, if weapons were used, if
you’ve been convicted of domestic assault
before, or if you have a history of assaulting
your partner.
This column provides legal information
only and is produced by the students of
Community Legal Services and Pro Bono
Students Canada (UWO). The information is
accurate as of the date of publication. Laws
change frequently so we caution readers
from relying on this information if some time
has passed since publication. If you need
legal advice please contact a lawyer, community legal clinic, Justice Net at 1-866919-3219 or the Lawyer Referral Service at
1-900-565-4LRS.
You
can
contact
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appointment to discuss your legal issue or
mediation services. Please call us at 519661-3352 with any inquires or to book an
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Diversion programs
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Even when you’ve been charged with a
crime and committed some or all of the elements of the offence, there may be alternatives to pleading guilty right away. You may
be able to have your charges diverted, meaning that you can avoid a finding of guilt or a
conviction in exchange for some action on
your part. To help explain, here are three
types of diversion programs offered in
Ontario.
1. Direct Accountability Program
If you’ve been charged with a non-serious
and non-violent crime, and you haven’t
offended before, you may be able to apply to
participate in the Direct Accountability
Program. If the Crown approves you, the
charges will be withdrawn once you’ve completed the program successfully, and you
will be left with no criminal record.
Participating in Direct Accountability means
you will have to accept responsibility for the
crime you’ve been charged with. This is not
the same as “guilt,” however, and no recording of guilt will be made on your record.
Direct Accountability will usually involve
community service, and sometimes counselling and making an apology to a victim of
the crime you’ve been charged with.
2. Mental Health Diversion
If a mental health condition led you to
committing a non-serious crime, you may be
eligible for Mental Health Diversion. In certain areas, such as in London, Ontario, your
charge or charges will be dealt with in a specialized therapeutic court. The court will
then direct you to undergo treatment and
10
LIFESTYLES
O, Lionheart! Let us hear you roar
BOBBYISMS
BOBBY FOLEY
I write about random things a
lot. I write a lot about random
things. Did you know that Peter
Gabriel is considered by many to
be the father of gated drumming?
In session for his third solo album,
Gabriel asked drummers Phil
Collins and Jerry Marotta not to
use any cymbals with their drum
sets.
At one point during recording,
engineers left the studio talkback
circuit open — the way they can
hear an artist in the live studio
room — while Collins was drumming and quickly hacked the
soundboard to record it. It first
appeared on Gabriel’s song
“Intruder,” however Collins made
it famous with his lead debut single
“In The Air Tonight.”
The proverb about necessity
being the mother of invention has
never been more true with rock
music. Even just looking at guitarists, there have been too many
advances in performance and
recording technology in the last
century to count. Take, for example, the invention of the electric
guitar in the 1930s so that jazz guitarists could amplify their jams, or
Dave Davies of The Kinks slicing
his amp speakers with a razor to
create distortion.
The oldest and most fundamental ingredient in rock music, however, is passion — something that
Toronto band Topanga have in
spades. The band — Stefan
Babcock and Steve Sladkowski on
vocals and guitar, Nestor Chumak
on bass and Zack Mykula on
vocals and drums — is a four-piece
rock group from Toronto. Young
both in terms of age and also band
longevity, they are every bit as
robust and memorable as the teen
heartthrob from whom they adopted their name.
Fast becoming known for their
high-energy sets, Topanga formed
out of jams around August 2010
and have been gaining momentum
ever since. The band wasted no
time in recording their chemistry,
and in fact their first gig together as
a unit was their EP release show in
January 2011.
Despite what they may have yet
to achieve in terms of their band’s
age, they’ve made a clear and
unmistakable impression in the last
year on the Toronto music scene
and beyond, playing over 50 shows
across Ontario and Quebec and
performing festivals like Canadian
Music Week, NXNE and Pop
Montréal in 2011.
And while they are all individually talented and technically sound,
the most commanding details of
their performances are in their high
energy and positive vibes. But you
needn’t take my word for it — that
debut EP I mentioned is now and
has been available all along for
free download in exchange for a
Like on their Facebook profile at
facebook.com/musicoftopanga.
“We’re all kind of shocked at the
last year,” frontman Babcock said.
“Not to say we don’t take the band
seriously — because we absolutely
do — but we really didn’t expect to
care quite so much.”
Now in 2012, Topanga is showing no signs at all of stopping.
Thomas Gold shines
in London
BOBBY FOLEY
INTERROBANG
If you aren’t up on the latest in
house and electronic music, you
may not already know that
acclaimed DJ/Producer Thomas
Gold is appearing in London at the
Cobra on January 20 in one of the
most anticipated shows so far in
2012.
Thomas Gold is a German-born
DJ that took the world by storm in
2011, his CV reading like a who’swho of the finest electronic artists
the world over. Whether it was an
original track, a star-studded collaboration or remix, it was difficult
to hit the clubs last year without
enjoying his work. Having forged
a reputation for the highest standard in production, Gold is in
demand by Swedish House Mafia,
Axwell, Sander van Doorn and
many more.
Gold celebrated the close of
2011 by offering a free download
of his favourite tracks of the year,
a mix that included some of his
original productions and remixes
along with some of his personal
favourites from 2011. From his
wild mashups of Avicii and David
Guetta to remixes of Lady Gaga
and Adele, from reworkings of
Sander van Doorn to original
tracks with Dirty South and more,
the mix is as impressive and elec-
trifying as his live performances.
The mix is available on
SoundCloud at tinyurl.com/tgoldmix.
Yet despite the exceptionally
busy year behind him, Gold is
keeping the momentum strong
with the coming release of “Eyes
Wide Open” with Dirty South on
January 23, as well as a remix of
Henrik B’s “Leave A Light On”
due this spring. As if that weren’t
enough, however, Gold’s own
“Sing2Me” is also scheduled for
wide release this spring on Axtone,
a long time coming from its premiere by Swedish House Mafia
when they took over BBC Radio 1
back in September.
Among the finest on the electronic music horizon, Gold’s performance promises to be an excellent night at Cobra London. A part
of his 2012 US Kick-Off Tour, his
stop here in London is one among
high-profile gigs lined up in
Miami, Boston, New York and
more.
Cobra London is located at 359
Talbot St. downtown and has built
a reputation with fans since opening in September. For more information, get in touch with Cobra on
Twitter @cobralondon. Fans of
Thomas Gold can visit him online
at thomas-gold.com or follow on
Twitter @thomasgold.
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Topanga is a high-energy band with four tunes that will get you grooving.
They’ve recently finished a monthlong jaunt in-studio with megaproducer Jon Drew, who has
famously produced brilliant
albums by Tokyo Police Club,
Arkells, Fucked Up and more.
“He is magical,” Babcock said
bluntly, smiling. “He makes us
sound like a real band ... we’re
really excited to share our new
music with the world.”
The plan to do so is outlined at
present in two stages: first,
Topanga is planning a 7” release in
February before taking the road to
tour in March; and second, the
band is preparing a full-length
album to be released thereafter.
While there are no dates
announced at this time to come to
London, it’s a safe bet that it won’t
be long before they do.
For more information on
Topanga, visit them online at musicoftopanga.com and check them
out on Twitter @topangamusic.
Don’t forget that their debut EP,
four excellent high-energy tunes,
the likes of which are sadly scarce
on the scene these days, is available for free download on
Facebook.
And for more of the latest music
news, views, downloads and more,
follow this column on Twitter
@FSU_Bobbyisms or on Tumblr
at bobbyisms.com. To know what
Fanshawe students are listening to,
check
out
the
Music
Recommendations thread here on
our FSU social network. I’m out of
words.
LIFESTYLES
11
Yo Gotti impresses in first studio album attempt
IT’S A WRAP
STUART GOODEN
Rapper Yo Gotti was locked and
loaded to release his first studio
album on January 10. After several
album delays, and over a decade of
releasing a laundry list of independent albums and mixtapes, the
Tennessee MC showcases his skills
in Live From the Kitchen, released
by RCA Records.
Live From the Kitchen features a
list of star-studded guest appearances, such as Rick Ross, Wiz
Khalifa and Nick Minaj, among
others. The record has a modest 11track set, and although the production cast consists of several relatively unknown artists, they deliver big
in the beat department.
The album’s first single, “5 Star,”
features Gucci Mane, Trina and
Nicki Minaj with a banger of a beat
produced by Hot Rod. Trina and
Minaj deliver with seductive verses
that compliment Gotti’s hard style.
Mane balances the sound with his
traditional word slurring, sprinkled
with “Burr!” here and there, and is a
welcome feature on the track.
In the second single “We Can
Get It On,” Gotti explores his
romantic side, which generally
fails. The initial listen was followed
by an acute headshake. It can be
concluded that the MC should stick
to his artillery of brash statements
and gangster metaphors, and leave
the rap love songs for those who
can pull it off (see Lil’ Wayne,
Drake). It was an honest attempt,
but one that he should ultimately
avoid.
In “Red, White & Blue,” Gotti
drops his trademark “I am” saying
throughout, which fans will quickly
notice. Jadakiss brings his usual
monster of a verse and Yo Gotti is
equally hard. The song is pretty
self-explanatory: Gotti represents
the United States of America with a
boastful and ignorant swagger. The
track is produced by Drumma
Drama and wins the favourite song
honour of the album. After listening
to these two together for the first
time, Yo Gotti and Jadakiss are definitely a duo that rap connoisseurs
like myself would greatly appreciate, as the two combine their
Southern and New York styles
quite nicely. Then again, one will
be hard-pressed not to like a song in
which Jadakiss is featured.
Honourable mentions include
“Testimony,” “Harder” and “Go
Girl,” which feature Wiz Khalifa,
Big Sean and Big K.R.I.T.
The production is on point, the
lyrics are vintage Yo Gotti and the
overall impression is a well put
together package that hardcore rap
enthusiasts and Gotti fans will
enjoy. Live From the Kitchen is a
decent album, but it isn’t blockbuster status. Gotti should stick to
rapping about the trap, rather than
enlightening his listeners about his
love interests.
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Marianas Trench latest release, Ever After, is music worth picking up.
A pop-punk fairy
tale
JAYMIN PROULX
INTERROBANG
Vancouver band Marianas
Trench has brought forth a great
concept album Ever After that
weaves 12 songs together in a
grand fairy tale. The band’s third
album shows off a creative and
darkly artistic side, with one video
(“Haven’t Had Enough”) being
compared to a Tim Burton film,
with lead singer Josh Ramsay
vying for a sexy damsel in distress.
The four-member band includes
Ramsay (lead vocals, guitar), Matt
Webb (vocals, guitar), Mike Ayley
(bass) and Ian Casselman (drums):
a lethal combination of talent and
propulsion that has cemented
Mariana’s Trench with Chad
Kroeger’s (Nickelback’s frontman) label 604 Records.
Ever After is good. Radio stations galore have picked up on
“Haven’t Had Enough” and “Truth
or Dare.” The theme of the album
is a complicated love story
between a prince and princess, and
it keeps the excitement up, breathing life into the slightly less than
one hour of poppy punk rock.
If you are interested in more,
note this: they are coming to the
John Labatt Centre on February
20, opening for Montreal’s Simple
Plan and sharing the stage with All
Time Low (a Baltimore, Maryland
band) and These Kids Wear
Crowns (another band formed in
British Columbia).
There are those who complain
that mainstream rock doesn’t have
the allure that more “under the
radar bands” deliver. Whether a
band is considered “indie” or not,
it is nice to come across a
Canadian group that has a strong
delivery and a unique idea to market their album.
For more information, visit marianastrench.net.
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12
LIFESTYLES
Out with the old
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FASHION WRITER
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Donatella Versace showing off her less than healthy beach body.
How fashionistas
get fit
FASHION WRITER
AIMEE BROTHMAN
Many, many, many New Year’s
resolutions focus on the body in
some way or another. Whether the
goal targets trimmer thighs or a
tighter tummy, people across the
globe vow that this will be the year
they will become gym rats and
snow bunnies and look good doing
it. This is factual, as I have had the
pleasure of frequenting gyms on
both sides of the Atlantic since the
beginning of 2012. Endless rows
of gals sweating it out, logging
endless kilometers on the treadmill
are met with equally sweaty guys,
grunting and beet-red in the
weights room. I even missed my
kickboxing class today, a class that
I have attended regularly since last
May, due to overcrowding of what
can certainly be only assumed to
be eager beaver newcomers with
New Year’s resolutions to get fit.
Slightly frustrated and eager to
stay fit myself, my thoughts drifted
to the fashion pack as I was logging my own kilometers on the
treadmill, my thoughts encouraged
by Marie Claire’s January issue
propped up in front of me. Surely,
I thought, even the eternally slim
designers and models indulge in a
few holiday treats over the festive
season just like us mere mortals.
Turns out, they do, and they have
imminently more glamorous action
plans for battling the bulge than the
average Joe. Here’s a few fashion
darlings’ favourite ways to lose a
few. *WARNING: DO NOT
ATTEMPT TO FOLLOW THESE
AS THEY ARE DRASTIC AND
WERE MONITORED BY DOCTORS (and probably an entire
team of specialists).*
Karl Lagerfeld
Leave it to good ol’ Mr.
Lagerfeld to lose 90 pounds and
then write a book about it. Of
course, the reason thin is in is
directly related to the Kaiser himself. While heavier, Lagerfeld once
praised fuller figures, but after
shedding the weight, he instantly
became an advocate for skinny
models. Bashing anyone who
bashes thin models, Lagerfeld said,
“These are fat mummies sitting
with their bags of crisps in front of
the television, saying that thin
models are ugly. No one wants to
see round women.” The restrictive
Karl Lagerfeld diet focuses on lean
protein and carbohydrates from
vegetables, and it is both low fat
and low calorie. Avoiding refined
and fried foods was also a key
component to losing the weight.
Donatella Versace
With a penchant for Marlboro
Reds (the strong variety) and a
jam-packed schedule, Versace
works through most lunches and
subsists on Diet Cokes and her
beloved cigarettes. Described as
the “fast-talking, chain-smoking”
woman behind the Italian design
house, Versace has admitted that
she eats very little. Occasionally
nibbling on white meat, vegetables
and pasta (hey, she’s Italian after
all), Versace lives like today is her
last day on Earth. Tanning without
a speck of SPF and smoking like
it’s going out of style, Versace
keeps her slim frame purely out of
vanity. No health-driven reasons
keep Versace slim, and her health
and vitality suffer from her
lifestyle.
Victoria’s Secret models
Famous for mega-hot bodies,
many of these models walk the catwalk mere weeks after giving birth
and look just as amazing as they
did pre-baby. It’s no secret these
babes work for their bodies, admitting that it takes hard work and
dedication to look that good.
Heading to the gym directly after
getting off a red-eye flight and
exercising twice daily for hours is
only the start. One model stated
that any extra free minutes in her
day are spent jumping rope.
Hardcore exercise like capoeira,
strength training and cardio are all
also a part of a VS model’s day. As
for diet, the girls have a little more
leniency than couture house models, as the Victoria Secret models
are supposed to look healthy, not
frail. Avoiding sugar and white
bread and focusing on healthy
carbs, vegetables, protein and a
balanced, low-calorie diet are what
most of these girls say they subsist
on. If it’s gym time that makes
these girls look like that, I suspect
I’ll be spending a lot more time
competing with the New Year’s
resolution fitness group!
With the holiday season all
done, resolutions have arrived.
One thing I find refreshing to do
with the New Year is clean our
lives up so we can start off fresh.
This includes our closets, makeup
and anything we recognize as a
materialistic part of our lives.
If you’re in fashion, you know
how awful it can be to have to give
away your clothes. We sometimes
hold on to clothes because they
remind of us of an important something, someone or event. My mom
always asks me how often I wear
some of my clothes, and to be honest, there are things in my closet
that I have never worn out. It’s a
waste to have things in our closets
that we don’t wear, especially if
they aren’t particularly special garments. Our style changes and we
need to make room in our closets
for new things.
I want you to go home and try
the following exercise. Turn all
your hangers the opposite way
from which you normally put
them. As you wear each garment,
turn that hanger back the regular
way. After, let’s say, two months,
take the hangers that have not
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With the winter season here, many homeless will freeze to death without
the proper protection from the cold.
changed direction and donate
those clothes.
With the start of the New Year,
I feel as though we need to start
fresh – not just how we dress, but
how we act. There are many easy
ways to reach out to the less fortunate, such as donating time, money
or your old clothes.
This year, start with your closet.
Take a look at all the things you
have, and ask yourself how the
things you don’t need could help
others. Clothing is something so
simple, and yet some people still
don’t have enough to keep themselves warm. Someone will surely
appreciate your old clothes, and
you’ll know that you have done
something good with them.
Enjoy the New Year and
remember: helping others NEVER
goes out of fashion. NEVER.
Help for
depression
BOBBY FOLEY | INTERROBANG
Studies conducted across North
America are revealing that the
trials and strains experienced by
students make them particularly
susceptible to stress and depression.
The transition to post-secondary
studies is an overwhelming one,
considering the change inherent
in your new surroundings and the
fatigue that will set in as a result
of your workload and schedule.
According to Dr. Darlene ElliottFaust, a Clinical Child and
Adolescent Psychologist with a
private practice in London, students
beginning post-secondary study can
be at risk for being overwhelmed
by the adjustment and can slip
into a spiral of negativity.
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survey, “relief from emotional
and physical pain” is the leading
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with romantic relationships,
school or academics or just a
general desire to end their lives.
Elliott-Faust elaborated on the
feeling, and described it as a kind
of tunnel vision. “When someone
is depressed, their thinking is
very limited and it’s very hard to
problem-solve or look at things
from a different perspective.”
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kill themselves actually don’t
want to die, they just want the
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life doesn’t seem to be going in a
very good direction,’ or ‘Someone
that I really care about doesn’t
want to be with me anymore,’
it’s more to end what’s causing
them terrible emotional pain.”
So how do you protect the people
that you care about? What can
you do for your friends to ensure
they aren’t suffering these types
of silent pain and sadness? A
lot, according to Elliott-Faust.
“Let’s say you’ve got a friend who’s
not hanging out with you anymore,
and looks very unkempt and just
says, ‘I can’t be bothered, I don’t
want to do anything anymore,’”
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him- or herself, don’t be
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on their suicidal feelings.
sense of calm and privacy
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and invest the time it
release for all of us when
takes into your friend. How
we’re able to say that
many times have you been
hidden thing and the
upset about something just
other person can hear it,”
to hear a friend say, “You
concurred Elliott-Faust.
know, you can talk to me
anytime,” and then not come “As a true friend, or as a
true caring individual, just
through on their word?
trust your gut feeling.”
In many cases, you may
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your friend’s behaviour
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person is, ‘I care enough
offer help where few might
about you to make sure
notice help is needed. So
that you’re safe.’ And who
take the time you need
doesn’t want to know
to address your concerns,
that? What one of us
and keep in mind that you
doesn’t want to know that
may have to push gently
another person cares about
for a return of honesty.
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ended questions. ‘What’s
going on? I’m worried.’”
If you would like to get help
for a friend, or for yourself,
there are resources
available here in London
to do so. Counselling and
Accessibility Services on
campus, located in F2010,
has counselors on staff
to assist in any situation
where personal counselling
may be needed. You
can also reach them by
phone at 519-452-4282.
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urgent nature, contact the
London Distress Centre
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London Mental Health
Crisis Service at 519-4332023. Both numbers are
available 24 hours and will
offer guidance or aid in
crisis. And if the situation
demands, you can get help
at an emergency room at
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specialists are on hand, and
admission into the hospital
is available when needed.
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There’s a party on the
weekend. You know
you’ll be drinking, and
how many calories that
could add up to, so you
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week before and cut back
so you can “indulge”
on Saturday night.
Sometimes on those
nights, there’s binge
drinking, subsequent
bar food, feelings of
guilt and purging.
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circulated as a trend
among college students
due to the link between
binge drinking and eating
disorders, reported the
Los Angeles Times.
This process may seem
like the norm for college
students, but that’s
actually part of the
problem, said Karen
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Director of Hope’s
Garden, a local support
and resource centre for
people dealing with eating
disorders in London.
Partying and looking
good for those parties
is all part of the college
culture, which is why
this troubling behaviour
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“It really speaks to the
continuum of disordered
eating,” said McGregor. At
one end of the continuum is
the clinical diagnosis of a
disorder. At the other end
there are the “beginning
thoughts,” such as
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and obsession with body
image. In between involves
further behaviours that
could lead to a diagnosis.
The actions relating to
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that someone should
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are on that continuum,”
said McGregor.
It may seem okay to
participate in this culture,
but it’s harmful to you and
your generation, where
buying into this idea
that you need to reduce
calories and criticize
your body is the norm,
she added. Young people
today are “doing these
behaviours because it’s
important how they look.”
“It’s the nature of what
the students go through
… it’s manifesting in
the social scene.”
It’s important to keep an
eye out for this kind of
behaviour both in yourself
and in those around you.
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distinguish between a
night when someone gets
so wasted they vomit,
or a night when they
vomit because they
feel guilty, it might
help to look at their
behaviour during the
week. Are they heading
into the gym way more
than normal? Not eating
like they used to? Avoiding
social situations to stay
away from food? There
may be other signs.
Meanwhile, change the
way you view society’s
messages. Rather
than engage in this
normalized culture of
body-bashing, break the
stereotypes. A report
by Marion P. Olmsted
and Traci McFarlane
entitled “Women’s Health
Surveillance Report: A
Multidimensional Look at
the Health of Canadian
Women” from Statistics
Canada determined
that “concerns with
body image and chronic
dieting are so common,
they are statistically
‘normal’ for Canadian
women.” It might be time
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“Your generation is the
generation to change
it,” said McGregor.
For more information to or to
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Garden at 519-434-7721 or visit
online at hopesgarden.org.
Healthy eating
on campus
ERIKA FAUST | INTERROBANG
Between the omnipresent pizza
and tantalizing chocolate bars
and chips available at seemingly
every corner, it’s no secret
that it can be tough to make
nutritious choices on campus.
place to go on campus. The
menu is always changing, so
there’s something for everyone.
“We’ve been doing the best
job we can to purchase fresh,
local ingredients,” Jones said.
But never fear, health foodseeking students! There
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nutritious nosh on campus,
and all it takes is a little
willpower and knowledge.
According to Jones, healthy
eating means consuming two
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servings of fruits and vegetables
(around 1/2 cup chopped, or a
whole apple or orange), two dairy
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(one slice of bread or a half-cup
of rice or pasta) every day. She
encouraged students to follow
the rule she has for her own
children: eat at least one fruit or
vegetable with every single meal.
If you’re looking for some really
healthy grub, look no further
than A building, home to Olive
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dining restaurant, both catered
by Fanshawe students.
Olive Oyle’s offers a variety of
sandwiches, salads, soups and
fresh fruits. “It’s (very easy) to
make healthy choices there,”
said Tracy Jones, Coordinator
of the Food and Nutrition
program at Fanshawe.
If you’re looking for something
fancier, Saffron’s is the
“It’s good to bulk up your meals
with vegetables because they’re
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Wichtacz, who graduated
from Fanshawe’s Culinary
Management program in 2008
and its Food and Nutrition
Management program in 2010.
A very healthy wintertime
meal choice is stew, said Jones.
“As far as quality protein, the
meat that they use for stew has
a higher nutrient value than
meats like steaks and ribs.”
Stews also include potatoes and
other vegetables, which will
keep you feeling full for longer.
Brian Harness, Fanshawe
Student Union Food Service
Director, plans the menu at the
Oasis and Out Back Shack in
the Student Union building.
He said the Oasis has plenty
of choices for students who
are looking to eat healthy
because of the wide range of
customizable items available.
“At the Oasis, everything is up
to you,” he said. “Probably 98
per cent of everything in there
could be made vegetarian,”
including items at the salad
bar, sandwich station and
pasta and stir fry bar.
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CHEAP &
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STAPLES
Wichtacz added that it’s
important to make smart choices
if you’re making the effort to eat
healthy. “At the salad bar, always
choose vinaigrette over creamy
dressings. People assume if
you’re eating a salad it’s healthy,
but creamy, fatty dressings
can add a lot of calories.”
“Instead of adding cheese,
bacon and croutons, bulk
your salad up with different
vegetables and chickpeas,
seeds and nuts for protein,” she
continued. “That way it spices
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It can be especially tough to eat
healthy when it comes to snacks.
Chips and chocolate bars are
always good sellers, “but at the
same time we try to balance it
with some healthier options,”
said Harness. The Oasis also
sells plenty of nutritious snacks,
including cheese, fresh fruit,
fruit cups and yogurt parfaits
with handmade granola.
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and unsalted nuts for snacks
will give you the energy and
protein you need to stay alert for
the whole day, added Wichtacz.
Along with snacks, some
students may rely on coffee or
energy drinks to keep them
awake through those long
classes. These drinks – as well
as juice and pop – can contain
a lot of sugar and calories.
“Drinking your calories can be
a big problem,” said Wichtacz.
To reduce some calories, switch
to milk instead of cream in your
coffee, or drink it black. Better
yet, skip the coffee altogether
and choose an herbal or green
tea, which will also wake you up
and give you a burst of goodness
at the same time. Another
great choice is water – and if
Harness said some students
have complained about a lack of
healthy choices at the Student
Union eateries. “If anybody
wants to come in and ask me
(about new menu items to
carry), I will certainly look into
bringing whatever they want in.”
If students have suggestions or
things they’d like to see, head to
the Oasis in the Student Union
building and chat with Harness.
You can also shoot off an email to
[email protected] or leave
a message on the FSU’s Facebook
page: facebook.com/fanshawesu.
For more information about oncampus eateries, visit tinyurl.
com/fanshawefood.
Here is the nutritional value (numbers represent the per cent of
daily recommended intake) of some fairly cheap foods that pack
a nutritious punch and are easy to add to your daily meals. All
nutritional information was collected from thecaloriecounter.com.
Egg-cellent
Tuna up your meal
Fin-Garlic-in’ good!
One large
One can
One clove
Full of: Vitamin C (291%),
vitamin A (58%)
Full of: Protein (12%), as
well as some vitamin A (5%),
iron (5%) and calcium (3%).
Full of: Protein (79%), iron
(14%), potassium (11%) and
some calcium and vitamin A
Full of: Flavour without adding
sodium or fat (also has a little
protein, calcium and vitamin C).
Use eggs as a source of protein
in stir-fry, pad Thai, quiche,
omelettes and more. Eggs are
also great on their own, cooked
in an endless number of ways.
Tuna makes a great casserole,
tuna salad sandwich or as a
topping on a fresh leafy salad.
You can also eat it on its own
with some whole-wheat crackers.
Add garlic to EVERYTHING!
Tomato sauce, ground beef or
turkey, hamburger patties,
roasts, mashed potatoes and
homemade salad dressing can
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pinch (or 20) of garlic.
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You’re grounded, Turkey!
One cup, chopped, raw
One cup, sliced, raw
vitamin A (30%) and
potassium (12%).
Full of: Vitamin C (12%) and
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One ounce, approximately
two slices, cooked
Four ounces, approximately
one hamburger patty
Full of: Protein (9%) with less
fat and calories than pork bacon.
Full of: Protein (42%), iron
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and sodium than ground beef.
This tear-jerking vegetable is
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roast it with some potatoes
and carrots, top a hamburger
or use as a topping on pizza.
You can also add it to rice,
quiche and pasta dishes.
You may even be eating a little
healthier at the Oasis and
the Out Back Shack without
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that there are some ‘stealth
health’ items that have crept
onto the menu and no one
has been the wiser, including
reduced sodium in gravies,
reduced fat salad dressings
and a campus-wide effort to
eliminate trans fats from all
food served in the restaurants.
With late-night studying sessions crammed between weekend-long
benders, healthy eating may not be at the forefront of students’
minds. But whether your weakness is pizza, tacos, burgers or
pasta, there are many easy ways to incorporate healthy foods
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One cup, sliced
Tomatoes can be added to
pasta sauce, chili, salsa,
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thickly sliced for sandwich
and hamburger toppings.
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healthy choices at the Out Back
Shack, which serves bar-style
food. “We’ve tried to work in a
healthier concept by allowing
(students) to substitute the fries
that would typically come with
everything,” Harness said. “They
have the choice between wild
rice, edamame (boiled soybeans),
vegetables, French fries, sweet
potato fries – which are a little
better than regular fries.”
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Red-y, set, Peppers!
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tomato sauce, stir-fry, rice,
tacos, omelettes, quiche, pizza,
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into a homemade burger patty,
roasted with salt and pepper and
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and added to tuna salad. They
also make a great snack raw.
you bring your own bottle to
campus, it’s completely free!
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alternative to regular bacon –
use it wherever you’d use bacon.
Serve with eggs for breakfast,
in a quiche, make a B.L.T.
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use as bacon bits in a salad.
Ground turkey can be used in
tacos, pasta sauce, casseroles, for
hamburger patties and in chili
– basically anywhere you would
use ground beef.
What a shock-oli,
it’s Broccoli!
One cup, chopped
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vitamin A (12%), and a
little calcium and iron.
Broccoli is tasty in tomato sauce,
stir-fry, rice, quiche, salad,
omelettes and more. You can also
eat it on its own, dipped in some
of your favourite salad dressing.
TOP10 Surviving
MOVIES the storm
about health
& wellness
living with schizophrenia
ALISON GAZE | INTERROBANG
When she walks down the street,
smiles and says “hello,” you
couldn’t tell this young woman
was a survivor of so many
obstacles that she was ready
to give up living all together.
Sure, we can say this is not your
ordinary tale of a young woman
who became sick and had to be
hospitalized, but when is it ever?
Health is an important aspect of life, and movies
about health (or lack thereof) are an important
and always entertaining aspect of cinema. In
the spirit of healthy entertainment, here are the
top ten movies about health and wellness.
10.
Girl, Interrupted
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chronicles the lives of a
group of women who have
been committed to a mental
institution in the 1960s.
9.
Psycho
This Alfred Hitchcock
thriller focuses on the Bates
family, and their sick son
Norman, who is completely
mentally deranged.
JAYMIN PROULX | INTERROBANG
We give money to fund research
on cancer, diabetes, asthma
and more, but when it comes to
schizophrenia and other mental
health illnesses, those who
suffer are often swept under
the rug with the dust bunnies.
Quietly silenced.
Quietly left alone.
Meredith (last name withheld
to protect privacy) lived a life
similar to many of her peers
growing up. She had a normal
childhood: she was happy
and was involved with sports
like gymnastics, swimming,
volleyball and running. She
loved the arts and was always
very creative – “a common
thread in my family,” she stated.
However, her father began
showing signs of schizophrenia
when she was young. He became
very ill by the time she was
nine. Meredith began developing
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to paranoia. Regardless, it was
manageable: she hid it well and
suffered quietly, never knowing
that the paralyzing fear she lived
with daily was be a precursor
for darker days to come.
8.
7.
Meredith began hearing
voices, which said she was
being watched by a colony
in the sky. If she didn’t look
pretty or dress nicely, the voices
wouldn’t leave her alone.
Meredith was very attractive
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signs of someone struggling
with hearing voices, which is a
symptom of schizophrenia. She
believed that she had to always
“look perfect,” in her words,
because if she didn’t shower
more than twice a day or have
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she would be punished by an
outside force that talked to her
at night and kept her awake.
She started the Fine Art
program at Fanshawe in the
1990s. She did two years of
schooling, took a year off to
work and travel, and then went
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that time, she enjoyed taking
on big projects to push herself.
She lived with roommates, had
a cat, made great relationships
and kept some old friends.
One day, when she was in bed
and asked the voices to go away,
they told her to cut herself “to let
the voices out.” If she cut herself,
they said, she would be free.
So she did. But fortunately, she
realized what was happening
and called 911. She was rushed
to the hospital at South Street
and stayed there for treatment.
art as ever-evolving. It’s been
her canvas throughout her
turbulence but also through
her brightest moments. She
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herself, however she feels,
whenever she likes. “My
art is much more free now:
abstract, bright acrylics applied
thickly on canvas,” she said.
Today, Meredith takes an antiSV\FKRWLFDQGDQDQWLDQ[LHW\
medication when she needs
it, tries to live a balanced life
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and tries to eliminate stress.
For others struggling with
schizophrenia or any other
mental illness, “Don’t be afraid
to reach out,” she said. “I am
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many people who are on board
with me. Surround yourself with
positive people and try to stay
positive yourself. Try to keep
active and remember that you
are not your illness. This illness
is just a part of your life, a small
part. Do not let it take over!”
One of the key coping
mechanisms she has learned
is to ask for help when she
needs it. She also relies on
support from family and friends,
as well as support workers
who know how to help.
She challenges herself to
keep busy, but healthily so, be
creative and be with friends.
She also tries to remain
positive, a great quality that
shows when you meet her!
When she’s not busy creating
art, she’s working on websites,
going for walks, going to the
beach, visiting galleries and
doing “you know, average stuff.”
Average? Hardly.
After the treatment, she
went on with her life. She
held a full-time job, travelled
to British Columbia on her
own and eventually moved to
Toronto, where she worked
at an art gallery. She also
continued to use her artistic
background as a means of
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A Beautiful Mind
Brilliant but solitary
mathematician John Nash
accepts work in the mysterious
world of cryptography, and
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delusional terrors stemming
from his own unhealthy mind.
6.
Prozac Nation
Based on the memoir of
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tells the story of a bright
young Harvard student
whose life quickly turns into
a depressive existence of
sex, booze and Prozac.
5. The Aviator
Howard Hughes was a
brilliant man. He was also
unwell. This dramatic
telling of the highs
and lows of Hughes’
career chronicles
his descent into
madness, mysophobia
and reclusion.
2.
M*A*S*H
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group of men who have been
drafted into the U.S. military
during the Korean War, who
also happen to be among
the most talented surgeons
in the medical world.
3.
Sicko
Infamous documentarian
Michael Moore explores
various health care systems
and shines a light on some
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American health care.
4.
Supersize Me
Morgan Spurlock tests
the consequences of an
all-McDonald’s diet with
(not-so-)shocking results.
One Flew
Over the
Cuckoo’s Nest
R. P. McMurphy is a convicted criminal who
pleads insanity to escape serving time in
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is institutionalized and must conform to the
strict rules of Nurse Ratched in the asylum.
MASTERING THE METHOD OF
MEDITATION
ALISON MCGEE | INTERROBANG
Between classes, homework, exams,
work, friends, parties and all the
other pandemonium that college
life can bring, you’re probably
looking for a way to relax. If so,
meditation might just be for you.
The art of meditation has a long
history with an inception that is
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do know that around the year 500
B.C., Buddhist teachers latched onto
the concept and meditation quickly
became an integral part of their way
of life. Meditation spread over the
centuries, but it wasn’t until relatively
recently (over the last century or so)
that meditation arrived full force
into mainstream western society.
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the Centre for Disease Control and
Prevention as a way of increasing
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having a quiet space, a comfortable
posture, a focus of attention and an
open attitude. In layman’s terms,
meditation is, at its most basic level
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although with training and guidance
it can go much deeper than that.
Meditation is “about freeing the mind
and connecting with your life,” said
Guy, who works at the London Zen
Centre, and it can also have numerous
positive physical effects. According to
the CDC, “It is not fully known what
changes occur in the body during
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Hot damn
ALISON MCGEE | INTERROBANG
Downward dog. Child. Tree. Cat. Plank.
I’m sure for many of you there is instant
recognition that these are yoga poses.
Some of you probably even practice yoga
regularly. Maybe, you’re one of the lucky
few who have discovered the amazing
experience of Bikram or Moksha yoga.
can contribute to overall good health.
a teacher at the London Zen Centre.
The London Zen Centre, located at
923 Waterloo St., offers Londoners a
refuge from the craziness of modern life
and a place to learn and practice the
ancient art of meditation. The Centre
features various morning and evening
sessions including seated and walking
meditations as well as tea and talks.
The London Zen Centre also offers
a number of other courses such as
Introduction to Buddhism, Dependent
Arising and the Unlocatable Self,
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Zen. The courses cost around $40 each.
An Introduction to Zen workshop is
offered once a month for those just
beginning with meditation. The
course is two and a half hours long
and costs $45. The course teaches
Zen meditation, walking meditation
and zendo etiquette, and students
receive a copy of the books Buddhism
Plain and Simple and Meditation
Now or Never, both by Steve Hagen,
So if you’re stressed out, worn down
and looking for a way to get away
for a while and chill out, or if you’re
already calm, cool and collected but
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meditation has a lot to offer even for
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For more information, visit
londonzencentre.org and cdc.gov.
heat up with some hot yoga
Wondering what on earth Bikram and Moksha yoga are? These
are the two popular forms of “hot yoga,” a series of yoga poses
practiced in a room which is heated to between 38 and 42°C.
There is a dedicated hot yoga studio right here in London:
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a variety of classes every day from Monday through Saturday,
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If you’ve always wondered about hot yoga, but are uncertain as
to how to get started, Rob Thomaes, Co-Owner of and Instructor
at Moksha Yoga, offered some simple advice: “All
you need is a yoga mat, a towel for the top of your
mat and a large water bottle – that’s it!” The
instructors will lead you through all the rest.
Hot yoga, like all other forms of yoga, offers you
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from all the daily stresses of life, but a plethora
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Thomaes, “but the main one is increasing
range-of-motion in the body systems. We liken
it to warming up a rubber band, allowing
the band to stretch further and further.” In
simple terms, practicing yoga in such high
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which is great for improving your strength.
It’s not only your muscular strength that improves
through the practice of hot yoga; Thomaes was
certain to emphasize “the intensity of the heat
also adds a challenge to your cardiovascular
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not only sweating up a storm, but will get your
heart pumping and your lungs working hard!
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health. Before he began practicing hot yoga,
Thomaes played football, baseball and wrestled.
“As an athlete, I was riddled with injuries. I had
too much muscle and bulk on my frame, and I
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I was 20, and it’s mostly due to hot yoga.”
Thomaes offered one last piece of advice on how to
make sure that you are dressed properly for the
occasion. “Women usually wear an athletic tank
or bra top and shorts or capris. Men usually wear
just shorts or shorts and a t-shirt,” he said. ”Make
sure your clothing is wicking and not cotton!”
So if you’re looking for a new way to get in
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You may just fall in love with the practice!
For more information on Moksha Yoga in
London, visit mokshayogalondon.com, call
519-850-8850 or stop by the studio today!
THE
FUTURE
IS IN YOUR
HANDS
JAYMIN PROULX | INTERROBANG
Palm reading is not for the
faint of heart. It’s an art, and,
with a little information, you
can discover for yourself how
to interpret the major lines,
mounts and special markings.
“When I read palms, it’s what
stands out to me, the energy
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Judy Abbott, a Psychic living
in London. “When I do a
palm analysis, I focus more
on absolutely everything: the
coarseness of the skin, the
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are placed on the hand.”
“The left palm is your past
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and the right hand is where
you are in your life right now
and the future,” she continued.
“It also indicates future lives
that I pick up. Things that
won’t happen in this lifetime,
but you are preparing yourself
for knowledge to come back and
implement in a future life.”
Let’s start with the three
major lines: the heart line, the
head line and the life line.
THE HEART LINE
Heart lines often end between
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practical when it comes to
relationships. They may keep
some things to themselves and
bottle up their emotions, but
they usually make wonderful
partners and kindred spirits.
Some heart lines may not
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a line that reaches right up
through the mount of Jupiter
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and even higher standards.
The heart line may also end
in a fork (or trident) just at
the mount of Jupiter, which
shows the person has a kind,
sympathetic, understanding
nature. If your partner has
this, you are very lucky as he
or she is a deeply loving person
and the two of you are likely
to have a happy life together.
Also, when all three lines
on your palm are deep and
if the heart line wraps itself
around the mount of Mercury
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shows a person who lives
life fully, with purpose,
passion and determination.
These people have fun and
work hard but also take
time to smell the roses.
Most of us have a heart line
that is separate from our
life line, but there are a few
who have the Simian line, a
straight line that runs across
the palm and joins the life line.
People with a Simian line are
often described as intense and
put forth an equal amount of
passion and diligence into their
work and life. Thom Yorke
(lead singer of Radiohead),
Gavin Rossdale (lead singer
of Bush) and Robert DeNiro
(Actor) are three celebrities
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Hillary Clinton is one of
the few women who do.
“(Women with a Simian
line) tend to have masculine
qualities about them and
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strengths,” said Abbott.
“They tend to be leaders and
they are people who could
be in positions of authority.
People think of them as
being hard-headed and
not easily understood, but
that’s the way some people
have to be, depending on
what they do for a living,”
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the other hand, a long life line
does not guarantee a long life:
what’s important is the quality
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quality of the life that is led.
Deep lines tell a story of a
person who is fully engaged
and wishes to live life fully.
A life line’s arc can tell about
the quality of a person’s life.
If it’s formed into a good, wide
THE HEART LINE
A curved head line denotes
a creative mind. Careers
that deal with languages,
the media and working with
people would suit this person.
They would also enjoy any
subjects that come under
the heading of arts: anything
creative or artistic in nature.
People whose head line slopes
very steeply down towards
the opposite bottom corner
of their palms tend to be
over-imaginative. They may
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of their imagination before it
runs away. A steeply sloping
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those who do outstanding
artistic work, like painting
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swings should be watched.
THE LIFE LINE
Many people believe your life
line depicts how long you will
live, but it doesn’t. A short life
line may suggest a turning
point or a new beginning. On
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arc, reaching towards the
centre of the palm, it shows
a healthy life and a wellbalanced attitude towards
life. These people are strong,
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with a happy-go-lucky spirit.
A life line can be attached to
the head line, which indicates
an introverted person, whereas
a gap between the head
line and heart line shows
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“Even if you have a certain
line or certain mark on your
palm, it doesn’t mean you
have to be that way,” said
Abbott. “I read for a lot of
people that have the ‘mark of
a teacher’ (three or four lines
coming down from fork on the
mount of Mercury, below the
The effects of sleep deprivation
are serious and diminish
mental performance, indicated
Mark Mahowald, a Professor
of Neurology at the University
of Minnesota Medical School.
“One complete night of sleep
deprivation is as impairing
in simulated driving tests
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blood-alcohol level.”
While you’re going to pull a
few all-nighters duriny your
time at school, it’s important
Now that you’re in college,
though, your body may be
ready to change again. In time,
the release of melatonin will
happen earlier, and it will be
far easier to get to sleep. So if
you’re one of those individuals
who can’t fall asleep until
3 a.m., there’s good news
coming your way, biologically.
Whether you stay up late every
night or not doesn’t matter;
truthfully speaking, your
schedule is going to change and
shift a lot for classes, sports,
part-time jobs and the like.
What does matter, though, is
the quality of the sleep you
get, and making each hour of
sleep count. Keep sleep, and a
couple of these points, in mind
while considering your routine.
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Try to get to sleep at the
same time every night.
Further, try to wake up
at the same time every
day, too. This goes a
long way toward setting
that internal clock and
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changed with our actions. If
we don’t like something that’s
about to come up in our life
in the future, we can change
it before it takes place by that
knowledge … So word to the
wise: be proactive with your
life and will yourself to make
wise choices and decisions that
you will be proud of and you
will live with fewer regrets!”
For more information about Abbott,
visit her website judyabbott.ca. If you
have questions about having your
palm read, contact Abbott at judy@
judyabbott.ca or 519-642-0103.
preparing your body in such
a routine will help you to
get to a deeper sleep, faster.
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According to KidsHealth.org,
the body produces melatonin
later at night for teens than
it does for children or adults.
Melatonin is the brain
hormone that induces sleep,
and it has a lot to do with one’s
circadian rhythm (also known
as the internal clock). Chances
are, your body may just not
feel tired until later at night.
“One of the reasons why I like
to read palms is that the lines
can change. So something
that can be destined can be
A straight head line denotes
a practical, logical and
materialistic person. These
people tend to think in
straight lines, have a good
amount of common sense
and be down to earth in the
way they think. Depending
on how academic they are,
their interests could include
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science and technology.
BOBBY FOLEY | INTERROBANG
to return to scheduled sleep as
soon as you can. Studies out
of the Franklin Institute of
Philadelphia, P.A., show that
sleep is no less important to the
body than air, water and food.
Abbott also stressed that the
lines on your palm can change.
If you start from the base of
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way down, the head line is
the second horizontal line. It
can be straight and level or
curved steeply towards the
wrist. The head line is read
from the beginning of the
thumb side to its end on the
opposite side of the palm.
The importance of sleep
Whether you’re a night owl or
an early bird, you can never put
too much emphasis on a good
night of sleep. If this isn’t your
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agree with that statement —
you know that life and work in
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demanding of your schedule.
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but they’re not teachers, but
in some way, the work they
do, relates to teaching.”
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before sleeping because
your body will have built up
adrenaline and hormones.
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three hours before sleep.
It could even improve the
quality of the sleep you get.
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Avoid stimulants like sugar
and caffeine. It really does
make a difference, so it’s
best to carve out a bit of
a routine with these, too.
Perhaps try to limit coffee
or sodas to mealtimes,
and drink water in the
evening before bed.
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Avoid bright lights before
bed, but turn them on when
you wake up. Light signals
the brain and body that it’s
time to be awake, so a lot of
bright or light sources like
TVs or computer screens
can work to keep you up
when you want to unwind.
Because you might share
a dorm with someone, you
might also want to consider
a sleep mask. And earplugs.
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Take only short naps, and
avoid all-nighters when you
can. Studies have shown
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to 30 minutes at a time can
actually leave you feeling
groggy instead of rested,
because your body slips into
a deep sleep instead of a
restorative one. All-nighters
can have a profound
effect on your overall
health, too, especially
your susceptibility to
stress. If you keep regular
sleeping habits, you will
bounce back from them
without too much trouble.
TAKE CARE OF YOUR
MENTAL
HEALTH
ERIKA FAUST | INTERROBANG
College students have
so much on their plates:
balancing school work,
possibly a part- or fulltime job, family life and a
social life – not to mention
taking care of their mental
and physical health – is a
tough task for anybody.
It’s no wonder that stress,
anxiety and depression
are common mental
health issues found in
people of this age group.
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depression certainly go
hand in hand with trying
to face the number of
changes that students go
through: leaving home,
having the pressures
of academia, leaving
their support systems
with friends – so many
changes all at once can
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Dr. Barb Richardson,
a local Psychologist.
“You’re undergoing a lot
of changes and sometimes
it’s hard to identify those
changes about yourself,”
she continued. “If you’re
starting to feel that the
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or other symptoms are
getting too great, call your
contact people like parents
or friends, but certainly
get into professional help
like the counselling centre
at Fanshawe or some of
those other resources.”
The staff in Counselling
and Accessibility Services
at Fanshawe, located in
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25 to 30 per cent of
the student population
every year, according
to Lois Wey, Manager
of the department. The
services offered there
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students and there is no
waiting list to get in.
“We just welcome people
… they don’t have to talk
about the symptoms or
conditions; all of that
sounds very medical,”
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something’s troubling
them, just come in and
speak with someone.
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out). We all have times
when we feel sad and
confused, when the world
is not treating us very
well; it’s just helpful to
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with someone about your
very personal business.”
“People come for all
different kinds of personal
issues,” she continued.
“It may be as simple as
‘Wow, I’m new to London,
I’m feeling lonely, I’m
a little homesick…’ to
people who are having
eating disorders, are
at suicide risk, have
mental health issues,
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stress, challenges with
their relationships and
their roommate situation
and people questioning
if they’re in the right
academic program.”
Wey added that the
counsellors at Counselling
and Accessibility Services
can help students get
to the root of whatever
is causing feelings of
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stress. “People will get
what they need here. All
of our counsellors are
professionally trained
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mental health counselling,
personal counselling.”
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at least a Master’s
degree and real-world
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placements, internships
in counselling or through
years in practice.
Counselling and
Accessibility Services
offers two different types
of appointments. Students
can call or come in to
schedule a 50-minute
appointment, which can
take place within the
week. For matters that
can’t wait, students may
schedule a same-day
appointment. “Every day
we have 24 half-hour
appointments that we
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“They’re for students
who are feeling that
there’s an urgent need
that they need to speak
with someone that day.”
“We do work in what
we would call a
solution-focused model
of counselling,” she
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most students are well
served in three or four
appointments, but there
would be some students
who need more, and other
students who would come
and see us one time to
talk something out.”
Counselling and
Accessibility also offers
assistance with school
to people who have a
permanent disability,
whether it’s a mental
health issue, vision or
hearing impairment,
a learning disability
or something else. The
supports these students
receive may include peer
tutoring, note-taking
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in alternate formats,
additional time for tests
and more. “Students
with disabilities
still have to meet the same learning
outcomes as any other student,” said Wey.
“It’s not modifying the program, it’s simply
accommodating their disability so they’re on
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Another mental health resource that students
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fanshawe), which can also be accessed through
the student portal page on MyFanshawe.
“iCopeU is a wonderful resource for students
with any kind of mental health issues,” said Wey.
The website offers resources and information
for anyone struggling with a mental health
issue or anyone who thinks their friend may
be. The site also has games and a wealth of
information in the form of a lib guide, which was
put together by the Fanshawe Library staff.
“We’re really proud of it,” said Wey. “I think
our biggest challenge is that sometimes people
know they have a (problem) but they don’t
really want to come in; they may feel that
there’s a stigma or they don’t have time or they
think about it at 2 a.m. when we’re closed, so
at least they can get some good information
online if they need something in a hurry.”
Fanshawe offers fantastic counselling
resources, but there are many ways
to get help off campus as well.
People who are having severe mental health
problems can reach the London Mental Health
Crisis Service at 519-433-2023. “That would
be for people who need a quick evaluation
about such things as suicidal thoughts or
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Dr. Richardson. “If you call there or you call
there on behalf of a friend, they can usually
see you within 24 hours and evaluate that.”
“If you’re feeling suicidal or you think your
friend is seriously having suicidal thoughts
or actions, then you should call 911 or go
immediately to the emergency room,” she added.
211 Ontario, created by the provincial
government, is also a great resource to turn
to. People who call 211 speak to a live person,
who can empathize with their problems and
provide solutions, linking callers to over
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211ontario.ca website. The phone service is open
24/7, and is available in over 150 languages.
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comfort in a weekly support group called Connect.
The group meets every Thursday at the Central
location of the London Public Library (251 Dundas
St.). The group is led by people who have lived
through mental illness, and anything shared
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information, visit connectformentalhealth.org.
If you are struggling with a mental health issue, know you are
not alone. Read below for information on where to get help.
where to get help
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Hours: Monday to Thursday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
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LONDON REGIONAL PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
lrpa.ca
List of psychologists in the city
Home remedies
KIRSTEN ROSENKRANTZ | INTERROBANG
There are a number of ingredients
that we all have in homes that can
be used to help us stay healthy,
ranging from relieving a cough
to increasing our general overall
wellbeing. With help from a couple
of home remedy blogs and websites
(such as organicfacts.net and
home-remedies-guide.blogspot.
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solutions to keep you healthy.
(Keep in mind these home remedies
are not replacements for medications
prescribed by your doctor; they
are easy things you can do yourself
for minor everyday issues.)
HONEY
Not only is honey sweet and
delicious, it also contains antiseptic
and antibacterial properties. If
you’re using honey for medical
or health purposes, try to use a
natural or raw type of honey, as
many varieties of honey available at
grocery stores are highly processed.
Internally:
When put in hot tea or simply in
warm water, the antibacterial
properties of honey will kill
the bacteria in your throat and
soothe your sore throat at the
same time, a perfect combination
for someone with a cold.
Externally:
The antiseptic element in honey
can help cuts and burns heal
faster, while creating a protective
barrier between your wound and
the dressing you put over it.
Internally:
Aloe vera gel and juice can either
be purchased or scraped out of the
stems of your own aloe vera plant.
Anthroquinon is a compound that
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Ingesting the gel or juice can
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joints, and the acemannan
compound in aloe vera is known
to boost the immune system.
Externally:
Traditionally, aloe vera is known
to accelerate the healing of burns
and cuts. When applied to certain
areas of the body, aloe vera can
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This succulent plant is used
most often for the treatment
of sunburns, but it has the
ability to help heal in many
other ways. Aloe vera contains
acemannan and anthraquinon,
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Internally:
When ingested with warm water, lemon
juice can reduce throat infections.
The juice is also useful for relieving
indigestion and can help break a fever
by increasing perspiration. The high
potassium levels in lemons can also
help control high blood pressure.
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has been known to help soothe pain. A
couple dabs of the oil on the forehead
and under the nose can relieve pain
from headaches and migraines.
FENNEL
Fennel is used in a variety of ways
for cooking, but many cultures have
been eating fennel seeds for centuries
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Internally:
Lemons contain a natural antiseptic
and are known to reduce the burning
sensation on skin. They also have the
ability to reduce the formation of scars
and relieve the pain of a bee sting.
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chew on a few seeds to help with digestion.
Fennel seeds are also known to reduce
swelling in the stomach and facilitate the
proper absorption of nutrients. Consuming
fennel prior to and during menstruation
can be helpful, as fennel is known to
increase circulation and regulate the
effects of estrogen, therefore reducing the
symptoms of pre-menstrual syndrome.
MINT
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Externally:
THYME
The active ingredient in thyme,
thymol, is most often used as
an herb for cooking, but it is
also used as an antiseptic in
mouthwash and toothpaste and
has been proven to reduce plaque
and gingivitis. Thymol is also
one of the main ingredients in
alcohol-free hand sanitizers.
Internally:
When made into a tea, thyme
proves to be an effective
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congestion and ease the cough
associated with illnesses such
as bronchitis. It is suggested
that thyme also increases
circulation, which can
lessen menstrual cramps
and help digestion.
Crush some thyme leaves and
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put on a cloth as a poultice
for pain. The antibacterial
properties in thyme will help
cuts and scrapes heal faster.
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Menthol is found in many products
such gum, candy, decongestant
rubs and soothing muscle creams,
so why not use real mint leaves to
cure a handful of your ailments?
Internally:
Mint leaves crushed in warm water and
drunk as tea can help relieve stomachaches
and cramping. The warm vapours that
come from the tea as you drink it can help
clear the sinuses, making mint tea good
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Using heat to improve your health is one of
the easiest things you can do. For everyday
aches and pains, use a heating pad or
hot compress to relieve sore muscles. The
heat will increase circulation to injured
areas helping muscles recover faster. To
improve overall health (and hygiene),
take a hot shower. This will help increase
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your shower with cold water, which will
rush all that blood back to your internal
organs where your blood gets cleansed.
Cosmetic chemicals
JOSHUA R. WALLER | INTERROBANG
Externally:
ALOE VERA
streaks left by self-tanners, cleaning our
homes and, of course, making delicious
lemonade. This wonderful little yellow
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LEMON
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fruit has a multi-purpose list
of uses, such as removing
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In the world of cosmetics,
there is a vast number
of products to solve any
of your beauty needs; to
make you glow, shimmer,
shine, etc. All these
products are supposed to
make you beautiful, but
have you ever taken a
closer look to see exactly
what it is that is making
you more beautiful?
You may be shocked to
discover that some of the
ingredients being used
are not that beautiful at all.
According to David Suzuki’s
website (davidsuzuki.org),
one in eight of the 82,000
ingredients used in beauty
products are hazardous
industry chemicals.
People will try to avoid
these chemicals by
sticking to “all natural”
or “organic” cosmetics,
but the truth is, some of
those “organic” companies
aren’t any safer than any
other cosmetic company,
and their products still
contain things like
synthetic chemicals and
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process for organic
products, most of it is
just a marketing scheme;
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organic cosmetic can
contain as little as 10 per
cent organic ingredients
by weight and volume.
Is there any way you can
make sure your cosmetics
are safe? The answer is
a blurry one, as cosmetic
companies are able to leave
off certain ingredients that
are considered to be trade
secrets, such as those that
are nanomaterials and any
components of a fragrance.
That being said, there is
a list called the “Dirty
Dozen” that compiles
the top 12 ingredients to
avoid when purchasing
any beauty product. Here
are a few major ones that
should be avoided when
purchasing cosmetics:
Dibutyl Phthalate:
an ingredient in nail
polishes that is considered
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that can cause cancer.
Petrolatum: a petroleum
ingredient that can be
contaminated to cause
cancer; this may be found
in lipsticks, hair care
products and lip gloss.
Propylene glycol: an
ingredient used to make
creams penetrate deeper
into the skin. Suspected
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There are, of course,
more ingredients that can
potentially have hazardous
effects, but these are the
most common ones found in
beauty products. Now this
isn’t to say that all cosmetic
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p-Phenylenediamine:
and harmful ingredients
a coal tar dye found
in their products,
in hair dyes that may
because a lot of beauty
be contaminated with
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helpful, especially when
solving a skin/hair/nail
DEA (diethanolamine):
condition. This is just
an ingredient used
supposed to educate you
in foaming products
on the fact that not all
that can cause
beauty products contain
precancerous changes
beautiful ingredients and
to the skin and liver.
that you should always
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releasing preservatives:
purchasing a new product.
continuously release
small amounts of
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formaldehyde, which could
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carcinogenetic ingredient.
BHA (butylated
hydroxyanisole): a
preservative that is an
endocrine disruptor
which can lead to
cancer (usually found in
moisturizers and makeup).
After graduation: Move back
home or fly the coop? Part 1
TABITHA MCCARL
INTERROBANG
You just had an awesome twoweek vacation from the stresses of
school and the start of the semester
is going smoothly – the last thing
on your mind is post-graduation
living arrangements. It shouldn’t
be!
Now is the perfect time to start
considering all of your options,
giving yourself plenty of time to
make any necessary arrangements.
The decision to move back in with
your parents or to get your own
place is a big one, and it can be
harder to make than you would
think. After the independence and
freedoms that come with college
living, it can be a real shock to
move back into the parental environment. It can be even more
stressful in split families. It might
have been understandable in high
school to bounce between your
mom and dad’s houses, but as an
adult college grad, things are different. It doesn’t matter how far
you’ve come living on your own,
reverting back to living at home
can still stunt personal growth, but
it certainly doesn’t have to.
College is the first crucial jumping board in our lives. It’s when we
take the most time to explore,
develop and make decisions about
who and where we will be for the
rest of our lives. There is so much
to consider, including plenty of
things you may not even think of
until it’s too late. To start things
off, take a thorough look at option
number one: moving back home.
Family relationships
They’re one of the most important things to consider before moving back home. Take into consideration any obvious problems you
have with your parents. What
issues cause the most stress in your
relationships? Financial, parental
disapproval, differing values
and/or opinions? Is there anything
that needs to be changed in order
for you and your parents to be able
to survive the living arrangements?
Taking the time to really evaluate
the problems that have come up in
the past is the best way to prevent
problems in the future.
Finances: If your parents are
expecting financial contribution,
hammer out the details well in
advance and prepare for the unexpected – what happens if you run
into hard financial times (e.g. job
loss) or if you can’t find a job? If
you have had arguments about job
hunting in the past, then work out a
plan to show your parents in
advance. Make a timeline, a goal
list – it doesn’t matter, as long as
you have something to show that
you’re making an effort to make
things work.
Parental disapproval/differing
values and opinions: This is virtu-
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When you’ve just
had enough of
that winter cough
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INTERROBANG
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Will you get a better night’s sleep at your parents’ house or on your own?
ally inevitable. Parents just don’t
approve of everything in their children’s lives; it’s a fact of life. Your
parents’ opinions about almost
anything can be completely opposite of your own. Living with your
parents while you’re trying to figure out life on your own can feel
suffocating. But whether we like to
admit it or not, our parents really
do tend to give good advice. There
isn’t much that we’re going
through or lesson we have to learn
that our parents haven’t already.
They can see us making a mistake
before we even realize something
could go wrong, and it’s never easy
to accept the advance warning.
That doesn’t mean there shouldn’t
be a limit, though; there’s a difference between offering well-meaning advice and pushing personal
preferences. Establish boundaries
– make sure that your parents
know that you appreciate and are
willing to listen to any advice or
suggestions they have to offer, but
that you won’t necessarily follow
their every word. There really are a
lot of lessons that we have to learn
on our own eventually. This brings
us to the fact that there is also a difference between taking advice
about important life issues, and letting your parents run every aspect
of your life.
Expectations/ ground rules
Remember that balance is everything. Both you and your parents
are going to have a (seemingly)
long list of expectations and
ground rules, some of which are
most likely to contradict each
other. This is everybody’s chance
to show off their maturity and
work to agree on compromises if
necessary. You need to be prepared
to sacrifice complete freedom and
regain some accountability. Your
parents aren’t going to want you
sitting on the couch or sleeping in
all day after graduation. Be ready
for frequent reminders and questions about what’s going on in your
life and what you’re getting
accomplished.
Get your priorities in order and
let your family know what you
need to be able to make things
work. Don’t be afraid to make it
clear what drives you insane and
makes it hard to live there, as long
as you’re mature about it. Let your
parents know what you would like
to see change and offer suggestions
rather than bickering about it.
Long term benefits/downfalls
What can you realistically gain
from living at home? Take advantage of the situation and figure out
how much money you could save
by living at home, and how much
of a help that really could be in the
long run. Could you work on other
life goals while you’re saving up?
On the other hand, are there any
disadvantages to living at home
that could leave you in a sticky situation? For example, if you just
cannot get along with one of your
parents no matter how hard you
try, could the move ruin that relationship? Are the living arrangements suitable and secure; do you
have privacy and space; is there a
chance you may have to end up
sharing space with another returning sibling in the future? Is the
location suitable for launching
your new career? Are there jobs
available in the area?
Make sure you and your family
really know what you would be
getting into before you move back
home. After you have a pretty good
idea of what living at home
involves, it’s time to start taking a
look at your other options.
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If you’re anything like me, as
soon as winter hits, you get that
pesky cough that won’t seem to
quit. There’s no denying that
winter hit us hard this year, so
I’m sure many of you are suffering from the drastic change in
weather. Over the years, I’ve collected a few remedies for the winter cough and cold that might
help with whatever is ailing you
this season.
Vicks Vapo Rub
Putting
Vicks brand
vapour rub (or
any
vapour
rub) on your
chest and back
helps to clear
out any builtup mucus that
can cause the cough. Putting the
vapour rub on the soles of your
feet and putting on thick socks
before bed can prevent you from
coughing throughout the night,
allowing you to sleep soundly.
Apple cider vinegar
The effects of apple cider vinegar are similar to those of the
vapour rub but are a lot more fastacting. Gargling with the vinegar
or taking a drink of it diluted with
water will help to clear out any
mucus, weakening the cough.
I’ve also seen remedies calling
for equal parts apple cider vinegar, lemon juice, honey and ginger, but I find that just straight-up
vinegar is enough for me.
Cayenne powder
This remedy is for the braver
reader as it is obviously going to
burn your mouth and throat, but it
does help with sore throats and
colds. Mix just a tablespoon of
cayenne with a cup of warm
water and use it as a drink or just
to gargle with – this will help dull
the pain of the sore throat.
Adding cayenne powder to various foods can also act as a mild
relief.
Onions
Onions can be used in two
ways to help with a nasty cough,
so your best bet is to cut an onion
in half and use each section for a
different purpose. Take one half
and peel it, then place it in a jar or
bowl and put it beside your bed as
you sleep. Onions naturally
absorb bacteria and will collect
any of the germs in your room
that cycle around throughout the
night. Once you wake up, the
onion half will be black. The
other half can be eaten, as it
offers the same purpose. You can
either just eat chunks of onion if
you can handle it or cut the onion
into large pieces and sprinkle
with sugar. If you let it sit, the
sugar will extract the syrup from
the onion after an hour, which
you can drink. This method has a
milder taste, but offers the same
relief.
Olive oil and honey
I don’t mean to take them
together, but taking a small dose
of either will help coat the throat
and ease the tickle. Only a tablespoon of either once a day should
be enough to help. But both are
harmless (if you’re not counting
calories), so you’re welcome to
take as much as you wish.
So far, these remedies have
been pretty reliable for stopping
winter coughs and colds. These
solutions may give you some
relief from your symptoms, but
it’s still important to get plenty of
rest and fluids. And chicken noodle soup never hurts, either.
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Shark Night head and fin above the competition
Cinema
Connoisseur
Allen Gaynor
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Shark Night (2011)
I love fish. Whether I’m eating
them in stick form (thank you,
Captain High Liner) or watching
them in films like The Little
Mermaid or Deep Blue Sea, fish
and other such sea creatures have
always given me great joy, in addition to higher levels of mercury. So
I was absolutely delighted this
week when my copy of the newly
released on home video film Shark
Night arrived.
Shark Night tells the tale of
seven college students who take a
trip to a secluded cottage. This is
never good news. Movies have
taught me that any time a group of
at least four 18 to 25 year olds
decide to go on a trip together, they
almost assuredly will die – especially if they are really attractive.
Such is the case with this group of
students including Sara (Sara
Paxton of Aquamarine), Nick
(Dustin Milligan of 90210) and
Beth (Katharine McPhee of The
House Bunny), among others.
What should have been a few
days of frivolity, and perhaps fornicating, turns into a bloody disaster. Nature’s greatest menace, the
shark, is present to ensure this will
be a weekend these youngsters will
never forget… assuming they live
through it.
Unlike the over-the-top violence
exhibited in 2010’s Piranha, Shark
Night is a more methodical film.
Don’t get me wrong, there is blood
and gore – it is a film about sharks,
after all – but it is done in a more
suspenseful manner, which leads
up to a thrilling finale… or should
I say fin-ale?
I enjoyed many of the performers in Shark Night, but two in particular were standouts.
Joel David Moore portrays
Gordon and provides much of the
comic relief. Moore is quickly
becoming one of my favourite
actors. You might not know the
name, but you have certainly seen
his work in such films as
Dodgeball: A True Underdog
Story, The Hottie and the Nottie,
Grandma’s Boy and a little film
called Avatar. He also delivered a
terrific comedic performance as
Hitler in one of last year’s hidden
gems, Chillerama. I hope will be
seeing more of Moore in the future.
While Moore provides the
laughs, Katharine McPhee provides the sex appeal. Laughs, sex
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A weekend at a lake house in the Louisiana Gulf turns into a nightmare for seven vacationers, including Sara
(Sara Paxton), as they are subjected to fresh-water shark attacks.
and sharks, who could ask for
more? McPhee was the first runner-up in the 2006 season of
American Idol. While that program
may have a spotty record as far as
producing long-lasting music
careers, many of the contestants
have delivered terrific performances in films. Jennifer Hudson won
an Oscar for her work in
Dreamgirls. Kelly Clarkson was
delightful in From Justin to Kelly.
And who could ever forget Clay
Aiken in the title role of this summer’s blockbuster Thor? Well
McPhee blows them all out of the
water. Whether she is belting out
“Somewhere Over the Rainbow”
on American Idol or desperately
trying to not become a shark’s sup-
per, she exhibits a real star quality.
There are plenty of fish in the
sea and just as many films about
them, yet Shark Night still stands
out as a refreshing and original
film. I guarantee you will be
thrilled to the gills during your
entire viewing of Shark Night.
That’s why they call Spielberg great
REEL VIEWS
Alison McGee
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War Horse (2011)
Steven Spielberg is inarguably
one of the best war film directors of
all time. He brought to the screen
the stories of Schindler’s List and
Saving Private Ryan as well as producing the ultra-successful series
Band of Brothers. Once again, the
man proves that he can tell a powerful, beautiful story set amidst the
chaos of war in War Horse.
War Horse follows the story of
Joey, a thoroughbred horse who
didn’t have a hope until wistful
farmer, Ted Narracott, bought him
for a work horse. Ted’s teenaged
son Albert quickly forms a strong
bond with Joey and raises and
trains the horse himself. With the
onset of the First World War, Ted
becomes desperate for money and
sells Joey to the British Cavalry.
From there, Joey embarks on a harrowing journey to survive the war,
aiding soldiers on both sides of the
battle at one time or another.
Albert, meanwhile, embarks on his
own journey, enlisting in the
British army and determinedly
searching to find his horse.
The cast of War Horse is a mixed
bag of talented newcomers and veteran actors, and all shine brightly in
their roles. Taking on the hefty,
powerful role of Albert is Jeremy
Irvine, the film’s notable newcomer. Irvine plays Albert with such
passion that it becomes impossible
to tell where the man stops and the
character begins. Irvine’s performance will undoubtedly leave you
misty-eyed at least a handful of
times throughout the film.
Peter Mullan and Emily Watson,
both outstanding British actors in
their own rights, play Albert’s parents, Ted and Rosie Narracott.
Mullan’s performance is stoic yet
touching, and he brings to life one
of the film’s more complex characters. Watson, as always, will make
you laugh.
David Thewlis, who the younger
generation will know as Lupin
from Harry Potter, plays the
Narracott’s nasty landlord Lyons,
whose constant belittlement of
Joey and Albert only make you
cheer them on even harder. Tom
Hiddleston, from last year’s Thor,
plays the role of Captain Nicholls,
the man who originally takes
charge of Joey.
French actor Niels Arestrup
plays a grandfather trying to see his
orphaned granddaughter safely
through the war and he unquestionably gives the audience the film’s
most uplifting moment. Celine
Buckins plays his sassy and cute
granddaughter.
Joey, of course, is played by
multiple horses, all of whom are
graceful, intelligent and beyond
clever, bringing the heart of the
story to the viewer.
There isn’t one thing that makes
War Horse a great film, there are
many: the utter brutality of war is
shown without restraint; the beauty
and generosity of men; the courage
of both man and beast; and the
hope that, no matter the odds, you
can survive even the most desperate situations.
Although it is difficult to watch
at times, War Horse is by far one of
the most touching war films in
recent years. It is absolutely worth
your time to watch this one.
CREDIT: ANDREW COOPER
Steven Spielberg’s War Horse is a story that revolves around a young man named Albert (Jeremy Irvine) and
his horse, Joey, and how their bond is broken when Joey is sold to the cavalry and sent to the trenches of
World War One. Despite being too young to enlist, Albert heads to France to save his friend.
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Killer Elite is a treat you don’t want to miss
TERRY LEE HAYES
INTERROBANG
Killer Elite (2011)
Action hero extraordinaire Jason
Statham has made a living starring
in over-the-top, adrenaline-fueled
pictures such Crank and The
Transporter. Well, he’s back in
another action film, however this
one focuses more on character and
a rather involved plot. Statham is
teamed up with the impressive duo
of Robert DeNiro and Clive Owen
in Killer Elite.
Danny (Statham) is a former
assassin who has left the business
after a job gone wrong. He is
enjoying a quiet life in the
Australian countryside with his
girlfriend,
Anne
(Yvonne
Strahovski of Chuck). But just
when he thought he was out, they
pull him back in.
Statham’s
mentor
Hunter
(DeNiro) has been captured by the
former king of the Arab state of
Oman. Three of his sons were
killed by SAS (Special Air Service
of the British Army) during a conflict, and he wants Danny to get
these agents to confess, and then
kill them. If he can accomplish
this, then Hunter will be freed.
So Danny rounds up his old
team of mercenaries, and goes to
work. Unfortunately, a group of
former SAS agents led by Spike
(Clive Owen) catch wind of their
aspirations and intend to protect
their own. This leads to a back and
forth struggle between the two factions, and in particular, Danny and
Spike.
About halfway through my
Sex and Lysistrata
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Carolyn Sullivan
Why splurge at the Stag Shop
when there’s a ready source of erotica at your local library?
Yes, it’s true. Fanshawe Library
is stacked with the raciest reads in
the history of English literature,
ready to take home for your pleasure. And since smart is the new
sexy, these sly old bestsellers can
help you slip educated innuendo
into any conversation. But if you’re
a library virgin and don’t know
where to start, try Aristophanes’
Lysistrata.
Why? Well, it’s a classic spin on
‘Make love, not war.’ Written in
413 B.C., during the Peloponnesian
War between the Athenians and the
Spartans, it begins with all the
chicks pissed off that the men are
gone to war, leaving them to do the
babysitting.
In
retaliation,
Lysistrata calls for a sex strike. And
assessing her girls’ assets, she can’t
see how it can go wrong:
Lysistrata: Welcome Lampito!
Such lovely breasts to own!
Lampito: Ooh, your fingers
assess them, you tickler, I feel as
though I were an altar victim.
You’ll forgive me if I don’t follow this conversation to its conclusion, but we don’t have time to finish that here.
The old ladies get sent to take the
Acropolis, under the assumption
that they’re too fragile to aid in any
other means, so naturally, they start
a riot. The men try to smoke them
out, and the old birds douse them
with chamber pots for their efforts.
Talk about a cold shower.
When the magistrate tries to
arrest them, the women stuff him in
a dress – the equivalent of, say,
dressing a constable in drag after he
tries to break up a war protest. But
you can’t fault the Greek men for
trying. By this point, they’re all
very frustrated (in more ways than
one) and run streaking through the
agora, or public square, to try to
entice the girls back. Very classy,
boys. Did I mention their attempt to
‘stand up’ for themselves?
Well, I guess that was one substitute for Viagra...
Unfortunately for Lysistrata, the
girls are almost as desperate for reconciliation, and start sneaking off
for sex under the excuse of pregnancy, doing laundry and a fear of
owls (I’m sure you’ve heard that
one before). Luckily, the husband
of the local wino shows up before
the men get desperate enough to try
each other on for size:
Lysistrata: Who are you?
Cinesias: I am Cinesias, son of
Penis.
Lysistrata: Welcome, dear
friend. That glorious name of yours
is quite familiar in our ranks. Your
wife continually has it in her
mouth.
Unfortunately for Cinesias, his
wife plays the cocktease until he
sues for peace. Athens and Sparta
are finally united by their mutual
needs, and the play cums to an end.
viewing of Killer Elite, I started to
feel disappointed because it wasn’t
what I had expected. I had enjoyed
Statham’s work in the Crank films,
and loved Owen’s work in the
equally ridiculous film Shoot ’Em
Up. So I imagined that this film
would be a mishmash of those
films, sort of a live-action cartoon.
Once I got over my initial disappointment, I started to appreciate
the film for what it was, rather than
dismissing it for what it wasn’t. It
is more akin to Statham’s critically
acclaimed turn in The Bank Job
than the rest of his filmography.
Killer Elite is a smart action
film… perhaps too smart for me. I
felt like I should have been taking
notes about who wants to kill who
and why. It reminded me of The
Bourne series of films, and also
Prison
Break,
two
other
action/political intrigue vehicles. If
you enjoyed those series, than you
will also likely appreciate Killer
Elite. But if you go into this film
wanting to see Jason Statham safely crash his motorcycle into an airplane, well, you might not be
pleased.
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Beneath the crass comedy,
though, there are more serious
issues. Historically, Aristophanes
may have been advocating for an
end to the Peloponnesian War, and
the devastating infighting between
Greek States that would end their
culture and leave it open for the
Roman domination in the future.
Following his lead, modern playwrights such as Jason Tyne and
James Thomas have revised the
play to deal with issues of modern
feminism and grassroots initiatives
for peace.
The personal is the political.
Both the misogynistic Aristophanes
and the modern feminist quoted
here understood the intimate connection between individual and
nation. Their philosophy is suggestive of our political and cultural
milieu, where sexual expression is
seen to underline traditional or liberal bias, and is a litmus test for
national freedoms.
Lysistrata. Check it out.
Did you know?
- Dildos were in use during
Greek times, and were made out of
leather. The women were feeling
the effects of war on economy during Lysistrata when the Milesian
exports to Athens were interrupted,
and they couldn’t get masturbation
kits.
- Forget Brazilian waxing.
According to Lysistrata, Greek
women plucked or burnt off their
‘undergrowth.’
- One sexual position was apparently ‘lionness on a cheese grater.’
Your guess is as good as mine for
this one.
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LIFESTYLES
Hey, jealousy
Love, Lust & Lies
Patricia Cifani
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Commit to and keep
your resolution
HEALTH, BODY
AND FITNESS
Rebecca Grieb
New Year’s Eve is a time to
reflect on the past and welcome in
the future. It is a time to say goodbye to the memories, fears and lost
commitments of yesterday and
welcome in the endless possibilities of tomorrow. We allow ourselves those final 10 seconds of
reflection before turning to the
next chapter, the clean slate that
awaits us in the New Year.
According to a General
Nutrition Centres poll, three of the
top 10 most common New Year’s
resolutions include spending more
time with family and friends, getting fit and quitting smoking. Of
those who chose to get fit and
healthy in the New Year, the poll
found that 55 per cent of individuals promised to eat healthier, 50
per cent resolved to exercise more
and 38 per cent wanted to lose
weight in the New Year.
Unfortunately, many of us do
not realize that we are setting ourselves up for failure when we
decide to achieve these unattainable goals. Fulfilling New Year’s
resolutions can be difficult. This is
especially true when focusing a fitness-related New Year’s resolution
on your health, not your physical
appearance. Here are the top 10
tips to help ensure that your health
and fitness resolutions will still be
around in March (and beyond).
1. Choose an attainable goal.
Promise yourself to do one small
thing every day, and just like that,
you will be on your way to achieving your entire resolution.
2. Create a game plan. What is
your mission and how will you
achieve it? Set out one task you
will complete each month to help
you accomplish your goal. Perhaps
in January, you will go to the gym
once a week, and then every
month, add another day until you
have reached your goal of four
days a week.
3. Ask your support system for
encouragement. When you don’t
have the motivation to push yourself to hit the gym, ask your friends
and family members to remind you
of your goals and encourage you
along the way.
4. Recruit a workout buddy.
Ask your significant other or a
friend to work out with you.
Another great workout buddy?
Your parents. Chances are they
would like to get fit and keep their
health up, too, and nothing beats
time with your kids as they grow
up.
5. #Besocial. Track and discuss
your resolutions on the social networking sites you belong to. You
might be surprised to find out that
someone you follow has a similar
goal, and just like that, you have
found another workout buddy!
6. Make a resolution to balance your body type and selfimage. Magazines and television
shows create too much pressure
around what the perfect body to
achieve is. Set a goal for YOU and
no one else; your goal should be
based on your body type and
improving your confidence and
self-esteem.
7. Take a holistic approach to
your health and wellness.
Develop a plan that includes activity, good nutrition and a
mental/spiritual component such
as doing yoga once a week to help
alleviate stress.
8. Limit your promises. Don’t
spread yourself thin by making too
many promises. On average, only
20 per cent of us keep our New
Year’s resolutions. Unfortunately,
some of the biggest failures are
found in fitness resolutions. Pick
three things you will do in the New
Year and make those your focus.
9. Find your word. Now is the
time to use your favourite quote,
song or word to motivate you.
Choose yourself a Word of the
Year and vow to keep that word as
your primary motivation as you
move forward in the New Year.
10. Have fun! Getting fit and
eating healthy are supposed to be
fun! Dance, play a sport with
friends, try a new class at the gym.
Take what you like to do and use
that to achieve your goal! No one
said 2012 was a year to stick to
running on the treadmill. Try
something new.
Words of Encouragement for
2012: “Never be intimidated by
your challenges. No matter how
tough they are, they will bow to
your destiny.” – E. B. Doka
Many of us can admit that we have
snuck a peek a time or two at their
phone while they’re in the shower,
but what are we really gaining
from doing that? We are feeding
into our own insecurities, and our
significant other becomes an outlet
for that.
When I think of a relationship
that I felt the most secure in, I
trusted him completely. I never
spent a single moment obsessing
about the girls he was talking to or
wondering if he was cheating on
me. Let me tell you, it was the
nicest feeling in the world to only
think about important things and
enjoy the good times.
In a lot of my relationships, I
never felt that trust, and now I
don’t even like to think about all
the hours of my life I wasted trying
to figure out if he was with other
girls or not. Most of the time I
ended up being right, but it wasn’t
healthy at all. I should have ended
those relationships a lot sooner if I
never learned to really trust my
significant other. I honestly felt
like this monster full of insecurities
was controlling my life; it wasn’t a
good feeling at all. If you can’t
trust the person, why are you with
him/her? It’s not worth the time
and energy it will cost you emotionally.
We all have experienced jealousy in our relationships, but when
you let it take over your life, it can
be harmful to you and the people
around you. We should all learn a
lesson from the legal system and
believe that our significant other is
innocent until proven guilty. If
they are guilty, the evidence will
surface, however, it isn’t our job to
be the detective.
How would YOU cover the Interrobang?
HANNA LECTER
INTERROBANG
Grab your paint set, your camera, your tablet, your Sharpies
and your coloured pencils – it’s
time for the Interrobang’s annual
cover contest.
Students have the opportunity
to cover the Interrobang’s Art
issue, which hits the stands on
January 30, 2012. Entries are due
on January 18 at 2 p.m. in the
FSU
Publications
office,
SC1012.
You can draw, paint, take a
picture, use Photoshop to design
an image – the medium is up to
you! Images must be 10 inches
by 14 inches, and remember to
be aware of the newspaper’s fold
– only the top half of the paper is
displayed on stands. Put your
high-resolution image on a CD
and submit it to the Publications
office along with the submission
form, which can be found at
fsu.ca/contest.
“It’s an opportunity to get your
name out there and build a portfolio for yourself,” said Darby
Mousseau, Creative Director for
the Fanshawe Student Union's
Publications Office. It’s also a
great chance to gain some exposure – each week, thousands of
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Stick to your New Year’s resolutions with these top 10 tips.
Envy is considered one of the
seven deadly sins as it leads to suspicion, possessiveness and even
violence. Although it has negative
consequences, it’s a natural emotion people feel when they believe
their relationship is being threatened.
The green-eyed monster isn’t
exclusive to one gender: men and
women both get jealous. We all, at
one time in our lives, have been
taken over by that monster, but
how you let it control you helps
determine if it’s healthy or not.
It’s understandable to get upset
when you see your boyfriend or
girlfriend flirting with someone
else. Even though most of us see
flirting as a harmless action, it
doesn’t mean we should do it in
front of our significant others. This
could make anyone jealous, and
getting a little upset doesn’t mean
you are letting the monster get the
best of you.
Sometimes a little jealousy is
good for a relationship; it shows
that you have strong feelings for
that person. Guys and girls both
enjoy a tiny bit of jealousy in their
relationship – it’s flattering – but
when it becomes too much, it can
be detrimental. Jealousy can consume your thoughts, actions and
time, which can become dangerous. Here are some signs that jealousy has become unhealthy for you
and your relationship.
When your partner tries to
control you. If your boyfriend or
girlfriend makes you stay at home
because they are unable to go out
with you, it’s like they are claiming dominance over you. This happens a lot in long distance relationships; they make you feel guilty for
going out without them, and
maybe even imply that you must
have been dancing or went home
with some guy because you
weren’t at home to pick up their
phone call. Even though this is
common in some relationships, it
doesn’t mean this is healthy or normal.
When you find yourself choosing your partner over your
friends every time. If you find
yourself losing friends because
you know spending time with them
instead of your partner will start an
argument, this is not a good thing.
No one should ever feel like they
have to give up friendships
because it makes someone else
uneasy. When you notice you’re
deleting your friends off your
phone, BBM or Facebook just to
make someone else happy, it will
only lead to resentment.
When you can’t trust your significant other. When you are the
jealous person in the relationship,
it’s difficult when all your thoughts
and energy are spent on trying to
figure out if you can trust someone. If you are one of those people
who reads your boyfriend’s text
messages or creeps his private
messages on Facebook, you know
you have gone too far. Obsessing
about things can be destructive to a
relationship, and in the end you
might be so consumed with envy
that you drive him or her away.
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OSAP’s Repayment Assistance Plan
TALKING CASH
JEREMY WALL
This is the second of a two-part
article on repaying OSAP. In last
week’s paper, I explained what is
expected of OSAP borrowers upon
graduation, went over details of
repayment terms and touched
briefly on what you can do to continue to make payments even if
you’re having financial trouble.
This week I’m going to expand on
that last topic by discussing the
repayment assistance plan.
Put simply, the repayment assistance plan helps borrowers pay
back what they can reasonably
afford. It is available to borrowers
who are having a difficult time
making the monthly payments on
their OSAP debt. The way it works
is that if you apply and are accepted to the repayment assistance
plan, you will not have to make
payments exceeding 20 per cent of
your household’s gross income.
So, for example, if you earn $2,000
monthly before taxes, the maximum amount you would pay per
month is $400 (20 per cent of
$2,000). If your spouse also makes
$2,000, then it would be $800.
Twenty per cent is the maximum, though. The monthly payment under the repayment assistance plan is calculated based on
your outstanding debt, your household size and your monthly gross
income. It’s possible that you
might not make any payments at
all under the plan if your income is
incredibly low.
You have to apply for the repayment assistance plan, as enrollment
isn’t automatic. The time you
remain on the plan only lasts for
six months, too. Once those six
months are up and you feel you
still need repayment help, you
have to reapply for another six
months. You can do this for up to
10 six-month periods (a total of
five years).
These 10 six-month periods are
known as Stage I of the repayment
assistance plan. During these periods, the federal government pays
the interest that is accumulating on
the debt that the borrower’s payment does not cover. Most, if not
all, of the borrower’s payment
goes towards reducing the capital
(the amount borrowed).
After a borrower has used up all
10 of these six-month periods, they
can apply for Stage II of the repayment assistance plan (also, if you
are still paying your loans 10 years
after leaving school, you may be
eligible for Stage II). At this stage,
the government will continue to
pay the interest, but will now pay
down a portion of the capital. Your
payments still go towards paying
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down the capital. The goal is that
the balance of the loan should be
paid off so that no student has
OSAP debt remaining 15 years
after leaving school.
The repayment assistance plan is
an excellent way to avoid defaulting on your student loan and seems
to be a generous advantage over
that of bank student loans. On the
canlearn.ca website, there is a
repayment assistance estimator
where you can punch in your numbers and get an estimate of how
much you’ll be paying per month
under the repayment assistance
plan. Considering the current state
of the economy, particularly in
southwestern Ontario, if you feel
that
understanding
OSAP’s
Repayment Assistance Plan is
something that will benefit you, I
suggest contacting OSAP for more
info to be clear about the terms of
the repayment assistance plan.
With all of these possible options
for repayment, you should do
everything possible to avoid
defaulting on your student loan.
For more information on the
repayment assistance plan, go to
tinyurl.com/OSAPrap.
Jeremy Wall is studying
Professional Financial Services at
Fanshawe College. He holds an
Honour’s Bachelor of Arts from the
University of Western Ontario.
Launching your career
CAREER CORNER
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Career Services
Consultant
Fanshawe Career Services
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How to deal when
you are apart again
LONG DISTANCE LOVE
Alison McGee
[email protected]
The holidays are over and school
is back in session. For those of you in
long distance relationships, this time
of year probably also means another
separation for you and your partner.
For myself, this is the most difficult time. When my husband left for
army training the first time around, it
was not even remotely close to easy.
It was hard. I was sad. I will admit
that on more than one (okay, more
than five) occasions, I completely fell
apart. I’ve been lucky enough to
spend a large chunk of time this holiday season with my husband, but
with his return to training looming on
the horizon, as I’m sure a departure
of a significant other is for many of
you as well, I’m nervous. I’m nervous about how bad it will be, how
lonely I will feel and all those other
things that upset me the first time.
In the spirit of starting off the new
year happily, here are my tips for
how to deal with another big separation:
• Stay positive! This is paramount.
You will never be able to deal, or to
be happy for that matter, if you can’t
remain positive about the whole situation. I know that realistically you,
and I as well, will have tough days –
tough weeks, even – and that’s okay.
But try to think positively and be
happy as often as you can.
• Try to get back into your old
headspace. I’m sure that right before
you saw your significant other again
that you had this whole being-onyour-own thing all figured out. I
know I sure did! The good news is
that now you know that you can do it.
All you have to do is try and get back
into that same frame of mind as
quickly as possible. Return to your
old routines as soon as possible,
whether that’s school, work or the
things that you did for yourself.
• Appreciate the time you have
alone. Not even the perfect couple
wants to spend 24/7 together, and
you probably spent close to that with
your partner while they were home.
Now, let’s all be honest here, after a
while, didn’t they start to drive you a
little crazy? When they are gone
again, during those times when you
are feeling down, remind yourself,
“Hey, at least I don’t have to share
the blankets with a cover hog” or
“I’m so glad to be the only one in
control of the TV remote!” It’s perfectly normal for your partner’s
quirks to get on your nerves, and it’s
also perfectly normal to enjoy not
having to deal with them every day!
I hope these tips can help ease
your transition back into the daily
grind of the long distance relationship. Stay tuned for next week’s tips!
Are you ready to launch your
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internship program. An internship is defined as an extended
work placement that allows you
to gain career-related experience
during or following the completion of your formal education.
Internships are a great way to
gain valuable work experience.
And, as internships vary greatly,
each has their own requirements
for eligibility. They can be paid
or unpaid and generally last
between three and 12 months.
Two such programs for graduates are the Ontario Internship
Program and Career Edge.
An initiative of the Ontario
Government,
the
Ontario
Internship Program (OIP) provides recent graduates the opportunity to get hands-on experience
in varied career paths. The OIP is
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2012 – and be legally eligible to
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will provide you with career-oriented experience in the Ontario
Public Service, on-the-job and
classroom training, support of a
mentor and a network of interns,
and an annual salary starting
ranging from $43,300 to
$50,000, depending on your
focus area.
Information on the program is
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Select “Internships and Co-ops”
to find information on eligibility
requirements and specialty area
descriptions.
The
Ontario
Internship Program’s 2012 application period is open now. Only
one application per candidate is
accepted.
Career Edge is a national, notfor-profit organization whose
mandate is to enhance youth
employability. The program is
aimed at graduates of college,
university and high school who
have finished their education but
who lack career-related work
experience. By completing a six, nine- or 12-month paid internship in one of the program’s host
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on-the-job learning, coaching
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the host organizations benefit by
gaining fresh ideas from bright,
talented and committed graduates.
There are three programs
under the Career Edge umbrella:
Career Edge (internships for
graduates of all disciplines),
Ability Edge (internships for
graduates with disabilities) and
Career Bridge (internships for
international qualified professionals). Visit careeredge.ca for
information on how to apply and
a listing of available positions.
Need help with your job search?
Drop by the Career Services office in
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BEST IN LATE NIGHT
COMIC RELIEF
Welcome to the darkest
and deepest part of your insanity . . .
Are you
referring to your coffee?
Or just school
in general?
LATE NIGHT
with Jimmy Fallon
JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE
with Jimmy Kimmel
The national debt has reached $15
trillion — the size of the entire U.S.
economy. Yeah, I don’t wanna say
President Obama is out of solutions
for the debt, but today he tried handing it off to Tim Tebow.
President Obama met with the
Dallas Mavericks to congratulate
them on their 2011 NBA
Championship. While Joe Biden
met with the Globetrotters to congratulate them on that episode of
Scooby-Doo they did.
There’s a TV where you change
the channel by talking. I’m not sure
it works. When I yelled
“Crap!” during a football
game, the TV put on Jersey
Shore.
Jay-Z and Beyonce had a baby
named Blue Ivy. She is 7 pounds,
reportedly happy, healthy, and
already nominated for six Grammys
and a People’s Choice Award, so
congratulations.
Kate Gosselin is giving her fans a
unique opportunity to join her on a
cruise to the Caribbean. Being
trapped at sea with Kate Gosselin
and her kids doesn’t sound like a
vacation to me. It sounds like a punishment from a Greek myth.
In
New
Hampshire,
the
Republican primary election took
place. New Hampshire voters gathered to decide which
middle-aged white guy
looked best in a pair of
pleated Dockers.
THE TONIGHT SHOW
with Jay Leno
CONAN
with Conan O’Brien
The body that was found on
Queen Elizabeth’s estate in England
has been identified, finally. See, it
takes a lot longer to identify bodies
in England, because as you know,
there are no dental records.
An intruder broke into Mike
Tyson’s hotel room in Las Vegas
while he was sleeping but got out
before Tyson could get to him. I
don’t know what’s scarier. Having
someone breaking into your room
while you’re sleeping or breaking
into someone else’s room and finding out the guy is Mike Tyson.
Salt Lake City was voted the
gayest city in America. To
which San Francisco said,
“What do we have to do?”
They paid over $1 million to seal off
the hospital ward where Beyonce gave
birth. It seems extreme, but it was the
only way to keep out Uncle Kanye.
The defense department is trying
to find out who leaked information
to filmmakers making a movie about
the killing of Osama bin Laden.
Even worse, the name of the movie
is Harold and Kumar Kill Osama.
The British government has urged
its citizens to abstain from alcohol at
least two days a week. Or to make it
easier to remember, whenever they
brush their teeth.
Fidel Castro declared that a robot
would do a better job as
president than Barack
Obama. After hearing this,
Mitt Romney thanked Castro
for his endorsement.
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Across
Aries (March 21 - April 19)
Tally up your good deeds before
sinking any lower. You’ve made a
big difference, and there’s still
much to be done. Dust off that old
positive attitude, because you’ll
soon be needing it again.
Taurus (April 20 - May 20)
Keep your fun meaningful by
knowing when to quit. Partners
understand one another without
any wasted words. Someone who
thinks that you’re just another pretty face obviously has no idea of
your true skills.
Gemini (May 21 - June 20)
Gemini must be fair to everyone.
You may be the decision maker,
but others appreciate being kept in
the loop. The days of shortage and
rationing are coming to an end.
Cancer (June 21 - July 22)
Your circle shrinks, excluding
those who once stood on the outer
edge. With luck, your noble purpose should be apology enough.
Offer hospitality even if you can’t
be there to administer it personally.
Leo (July 23 - August 22)
Share any surplus that you have.
Good vibes are for spreading
around rather than keeping. Heavy
clouds drift away. Friends and
loved ones make a big difference.
Virgo (August 23 - Sept. 22)
Even Virgo has to admit that
chaos can sometimes be beautiful.
Try to fully experience a new thing
before you label it. Venus invades
your life with a loving uproar.
1. Women have a better sense of
smell than men.
2. The human brain has the capacity to store everything that you experience.
3. Sex burns about 360 calories
per hour.
Libra (Sept. 23 - Oct. 22)
Maybe you’ve changed, or
maybe the world has tilted in a
different way. No matter what, the
good times are returning. By
weeks end, you’ll be in full control again.
Scorpio (Oct. 23 - Nov. 21)
Don’t be surprised if someone
complains about how controlling
you are. Mastery of the known
universe makes you famous, if not
popular. Address your weakness
before a rival exploits it.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22 - Dec. 21)
Sagittarius is happy to be useful. Others can find things to do
with the resources that you’ve
been sitting on for no good reason.
Don’t worry - borrowed items will
come back to you when you’re
ready for them.
Capricorn (Dec. 22 - Jan. 19)
Be proud of your diligence and
efficiency. Reward yourself later
this week with something that’s
good for your soul.
Aquarius (Jan. 20 - Feb. 18)
Does your face hurt from
frowning? Listen to the increasingly urgent demands of your
body. Back away from your problems and have a rest. You may
soon find that it isn’t as bad as you
first thought.
Pisces (Feb. 18 - March 20)
You sense that someone is passing judgment on you. By late
week, the pressure is off. It may
be awhile before you’re called
upon to perform again, but be
ready just in case.
4. When you take a step, you are
using up to 200 muscles.
5. The largest
cell in the human
body is the female egg
and the smallest is the
male sperm.
6. By weight, Bone is five
times stronger than steel.
7. Fidgeting can burn about 350
calories a day.
8. It is possible for you to survive
even after the removal of the spleen,
the stomach, one kidney, one lung,
75 per cent of the liver, 80 per cent of
the intestines, and almost every
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1. Large antelope
5. Extremely severe
10. Month (abbr.)
14. Commercial venture (informal)
15. Swiftly
16. Earnest appeal
17. Peel
18. Wigwam
19. CEO’s “Pronto!”
20. Slide unintentionally
21. Golf ball holder
22. Natives of ancient Cambodia
24. Monkeys
26. Unit of tire pressure (abbr.)
27. Collect
30. Fifth most commonly used
English word
31. Summarize
36. News agency (abbr.)
37. Boscs, for example
39. Marry secretly
40. Molten rick
42. Laundry machine
44. Foolish people
45. Gets ready for (informal)
47. Church recesses
49. Make lace
50. Throat infection (informal)
51. Is
52. Students
54. Global courier company
(Abbr.)
56. Chess, for one
57. Stiff, sharp pointed projections
on a plant
61. Canadian province (abbr.)
62. Chooses
66. City in E. Romania
67. Having greater ability
69. Chess piece
70. Stiffly formal and precise
71. Unrestrained
72. Group of Zulu warriors
73. Mineral springs
74. Motorbike
organ from the pelvic and groin area.
9. Smokers get 10 times more
wrinkles than non-smokers.
10. A human being loses an average of 40 to 100 strands of hair a
day.
11. A person can live without food
for about a month, but only about a
week without water.
12. One or two alcohol drinks a
day can be anti-inflammatory.
13. Gin is a mild diuretic which
helps the body get rid of excessive
fluid. Thus, it can reduce problems
such as menstrual bloating.
14. It has been shown that caffeine
causes headaches when stopped suddenly and can cause morning
headaches that are relieved by a dose
of caffeine.
15. The levels of two stress hormones, cortisol and epinephrine
which suppress the body’s immune
system, will actually drop after a
dose of laughter.
16. Having sex can make a
woman look younger and more
attractive due to the release of estrogen and collagen.
17. The skin on your lips is 200
times more sensitive than your fingertips.
18. Due to the angle at which the
optic nerve enters the brain, staring
at a blue surface during sex greatly
increases the intensity of orgasms.
19. According to a 1950s survey,
75 per cent of men ejaculate within
two minutes of penetration.
20. Dieters who sleep more take
off more fat that those who sleep
less.
21. Wearing headphones for an
hour increases the bacteria in your
ear 700 times.
22. Dentists have recommended
that a toothbrush be kept at least six
feet away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the
flush.
75. Imitated
Down
2. Opaque gem
3. Fairy-like being
4. Slab of floating frozen water (2
words)
5. Repeated in a rapid mechanical
way
6. Fencing swords
7. Back of the neck
8. High card
9. Alliaceous plants
10. Illegal email
11. Otherwise
12. Singular of 37 Across
13. Strikes lightly
23. Employ
25. Liveliness (informal)
26. Sits for a photographer
27. Swallows hastily
28. Separated
29. Stream of water
30. First stomach of a ruminant
32. Elevated trains
33. Racoon-like animal
34. Greatly dismay
35. Nuisances
38. Mid-Eastern dwellers
41. Present tense of 75 Across
43. Fixed
46. Rotated quickly
48. Total
53. Industrial city in Illinois
55. Sacred song
56. Birds that make a gaggle
57. Waitress’s rewards
58. Angelic instrument
59. Denoting a visual disorder
(comb. form)
60. Edges
61. Abrupt hollow sound
63. Splendour
64. Small shark
65. Leave tire marks
68. Ghost’s greeting
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Riots
Rock (stars)
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LIFESTYLES
Sweet treat that won’t
destroy your diet
ELISE COPPS-SMITH
INTERROBANG
When January rolls around, New
Year’s resolutions usually lead to
major dieting. But that doesn’t
mean that you have to go without
the sweet stuff that everyone
craves. These meringues will kick
your sugar craving and won’t
derail your diet. This recipe makes
12 to 16 meringues. You’ll need:
• zest from 2 oranges
• 1/2 cup plus 1 tbsp. slivered
almonds
• 1/2 cup egg whites (equal to
about 4 lg eggs, but I buy whites
in the carton)
• 1 tsp. cream of tartar
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1 cup super fine sugar
1. Start by toasting your
almonds. Place your almonds in a
small pan over low heat and cook
them slowly for about 5 minutes.
Toss them frequently as they cook.
When the edges start to brown and
they begin to smell nutty, transfer
them to a bowl immediately to
cool.
2. Preheat your oven to 250°F.
3. In a large metal bowl, beat
your egg whites and cream of tartar
with an electric beater on medium
speed until soft peaks begin to
form. The egg whites should be
foamy, and the peaks should fall
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over when you lift the beater.
4. Add the vanilla, and continue
to beat on high. One tablespoon at
a time, add the sugar to the mixture. Continue beating on high
until stiff peaks form. You’ll know
the mixture is ready when you can
lift the beater out of the mixture
and a stiff, glossy peak stays standing.
5. Gently fold in your almonds
and orange zest, reserving 1 tbsp of
each for garnish. Be careful not to
overwork the mixture or the
meringues will get tough.
6. Line a baking sheet with
parchment paper, and drop spoonfuls of the mixture (about 1/4 cup
each) 1 inch apart. Sprinkle each
dollop with a few toasted almonds
and some orange zest.
7. Bake the meringues in the
middle rack of your oven for 1 1/2
to 2 hours, depending on how
crunchy you want them.
These light and airy treats will
keep in an airtight container for
about a week. They are a cheap and
easy solution for the sweet tooth
who’s looking to shed a few
pounds for bikini season. Happy
baking!
Food For Thought
One of my fondest memories
growing up was always coming
home after school and wondering
what was going to be for dinner.
The smells that remind you of
home, the flavours that you enjoy
and the feeling of a meal prepared
with you in mind. Ladies and
gents, comfort food is one of those
delights in life that we’ll never tire
of. Here in London, as Fanshawe
students (many of us who are living away from home for the first
time), we may have a hard time
finding that experience. With more
restaurants crammed in than any
other city in Canada, London,
Ontario provides ample opportunities for a culinary night out.
Part of my program required me
to get over-the-summer employment as a paid apprentice under a
red seal chef. The choices were
limitless. Some of my classmates
left the city, while others left the
province. Having a wedding right
around the corner, I didn’t want to
up and leave for the three required
months, so I looked here in
London for a placement. In my
time experiencing the culinary
delights this city has to offer, there
has only been one time where I’ve
been out and felt like I was at home
eating with my family instead of
sitting in a restaurant. That one
place was Bertoldi’s Trattoria on
Richmond Street. And it just so
happened that I was lucky enough
to get my apprenticeship there, it
couldn’t have worked out better. I
am happy to say they opted to keep
me on as a regular employee after
my three months was up, so it is
with great pleasure that this week,
we review one of my favourite
restaurants, Bertoldi’s.
First off, Bertoldi’s is an Italian
restaurant in its truest sense. The
minute you enter the doors, you’re
greeted with a friendly, warm
smile, and you can take in the
atmosphere of the low-lit, wooden
decor with tables arranged
throughout. One thing that will
catch your eye is that there is a
pizza station that juts out into the
dining room. I always enjoyed this
feature as it allowed you to get a
bit of a sneak peek at one of the
members of the culinary team in
action. All the pizzas and desserts
are made and plated in this area.
Once you’re seated, the menu
offers a wide selection. One of
Bertoldi’s most endearing qualities
is that the chef (Chef John Fisher)
always works with fresh ingredients and, whenever possible,
makes everything from scratch inhouse, which is always refreshing
to see.
Chef Fisher also comes up with
a different feature pizza, pasta,
entree and appetizer every week,
which adds a new, changing element to the menu.
We both settled in and ordered
our appetizer, traditional bruchetta.
For our mains, I fell back to one of
my favourite Bertoldi’s stand-bys,
chicken marsala, and Jessica had
the basil pesto pasta. The portion
sizes at Bertoldi’s are huge (just
like your mom would make for
you), and you definitely don’t
leave feeling hungry. We were so
full, in fact, that we opted out of
Understanding the
vegetarian lifestyle
BROOKE FOSTER
INTERROBANG
A taste of home
JESSICA AND MARK WILKIE-FACCHIN
INTERROBANG
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Contemplating a vegetarian lifestyle, you may want to do some research
before diving in.
getting any dessert. However, for
the purposes of this article, my
favourite item on the dessert menu
is most definitely the chocolate
budino tartlet. It’s a rich chocolate
mousse inside a crumbly chocolate
tart, topped with a light sprinkling
of sea salt and olive oil. I would
recommend this dessert to anyone
who loves chocolate and isn’t
ashamed to admit it.
Some may say I’m biased
because I do work in the kitchen
there, but I should point out that
one of the main reasons I wanted to
work there was because I loved the
food so much. There aren’t many
places in London that give you that
type of experience, and now I can
say I’m proud to be a part of it.
With a menu that’s always
evolving, an atmosphere that is
always warm and inviting and staff
that never go without a smile,
Bertoldi’s is definitely a place to
go if you’ve never been. For the
average student here at Fanshawe,
it might be a good idea to save
your pennies and make it a special
night out, as the average dinner
will run you roughly $25 to 30
(including appetizer, entree and
dessert). This will be slightly more
if you opt to get any alcohol during
or after the meal.
From Jess and I both, ciao a
tutti!
Food: 5/5
Staff: 5/5
Affordability: 3/5
Atmosphere: 4/5
Total: 17/20
Have questions, comments or
suggestions? Feel free to e-mail us
at [email protected]
The diet of a vegetarian or a
vegan seems to be one that sparks
interesting discussions and heated
debates. Do vegetarians have a
healthy diet? Are they actually
helping save the environment? Is it
inhumane to consume meat or
dairy products? Why go veggie?
There are three main classifications of a vegetarian: vegans,
lacto-vegetarians and lacto-ovovegetarians. Vegans exclude all
animal products from their diets.
Lacto-vegetarians exclude all meat
products and eggs. Lacto-ovo-vegetarians only exclude meat products.
There are many different reasons vegetarians have for not consuming animal products: personal
health issues, compassion for animals, food preferences and religious beliefs are just a few. Before
adopting a vegetarian diet, be sure
you fully understand your personal
reasons behind the choice.
What about the health risks
associated with cutting out animal
products from your regular diet? It
is true that some vegetarians may
experience lower nutritional
intakes than Health Canada recommends. Without the proper nutrient
supplements or calorie intake, the
diet of a vegetarian can become
dangerous. Vitamin B-12, vitamin
D, protein, iron and calcium supplements are recommended for
vegetarians. Each of these five
needs can be found in plant-based
foods as well as in meat products.
There are also benefits of a vegetarian diet. If planned correctly, a
veggie diet is typically low in fat
and high in fibre. The American
Dietetic Association suggests that
vegetarians are at a lower risk for
heart disease, diabetes, obesity and
high blood pressure.
It is also argued that vegetarians
believe their diet is eco-friendly. A
report from a United Nations Food
and Agriculture Organization
(FAO) found that livestock production was responsible for 18 per
cent of greenhouse gas pollution.
However, the same report said that
the industry’s potential to solve
environmental issues is equally
large. The report suggested that
there is no way to prove, without a
doubt, that vegetarianism is ecofriendly, but there is also no way to
disprove it.
Vegetarianism is a controversial
topic for many reasons, one of
them being the debate of whether
or not raising and killing livestock
is humane. Is it right to consume
animal products? The answer to
that is solely a personal belief and
will vary among everyone.
However, because livestock animals are not protected by anticruelty laws in North America, most
vegetarians believe that all commercially-raised livestock are
treated poorly.
Dr. Neal Barnard, an American
doctor who is also the Founder and
President of the Physicians
Committee
for
Responsible
Medicine, said that both vegetarians and meat-eaters should make
an effort to buy organically raised
or grown products. He said he
believes that organic farming is
cleaner, more efficient and healthier for humans and the animals.
Organic products consist of more
nutrients and are free from pesticide and hormone residues, making it healthier to consume.
It is important to understand the
facts and reasoning before choosing a vegetarian diet or before
debating the ethics of it.
Talk to a health care professional for more information on vegetarianism.
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Don’t let convenience eating lead to unwanted pounds
FUN AND FITNESS
RICK MELO
[email protected]
The early morning drive and the
daily stress of work overload combined with inactivity, bad eatingon-the-go habits and lack of sleep
can lead to an erratic sleep pattern
that could last forever. None of us
want that, but in a world that
expects more from us as each day
passes, we tend live each day in
devotion to our work instead of
ourselves. I’m not saying you
should pack in your job and take a
permanent vacation. I’m saying
that, chances are, it wouldn’t hurt
to reevaluate your daily regime.
Weight gain is normally given
plenty of support from other willing bystanders on our daily routines, such as the workplace vending machine, the fast food restaurant on the way home and the longgone friend named “exercise.”
Exercise doesn’t have to be a
burden or time restraint. A timemanaged program balanced with
cardio and resistance-training
modalities can help prevent you
from completely falling into the
job excuse trap. Thirty-minute
power walks and some plyometics
such as push-ups, crunches and
lunges will do wonders for your
metabolism and relieve some
stress.
The sneaky vending machine
may always seem to be very persuasive, but you have probably
given it all the ammunition it needs
to invite you in for a calorie-glazed
snack of fat gain. Chances are you
missed breakfast, and your workload probably postponed a healthpacked meal. A meal replacement
shake or a protein bar can be the
perfect nutritious meal to have during the day when you are on the go.
They are also handy when you are
commuting to and from work
where unhealthy cravings can be at
an ultimate high!
You know your work and health
regime better than anyone else.
Honestly ask yourself if your job
or school schedule is putting on the
pounds. If so, it’s time to reconstruct your weekly routine.
Besides, a healthy mind and body
typically aids employees in their
pursuits for promotions!
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Vending machines have a way of ruining a diet.
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The new Ford Taurus SHO has moved into the realm of luxury pricing.
Mixed reviews in the stars
for new Ford Taurus
MOTORING
NAUMAN FAROOQ
[email protected]
Ladies and gentleman, what you
are looking at here is the Ford
Taurus SHO. This is the top-ofthe-line version of what was once
the best-selling car in North
America. But times have changed,
and the Taurus has grown in size
and shrunk in popularity.
Why, you ask?
Mainly due to its high price tag,
the new Taurus is not as common
as it once used to be, and the SHO
version, which starts at $48,199, is
now playing in the premium
league.
Is it any good? Does this Taurus
SHO offer premium levels of luxury and thrills? Let’s find out.
From a styling point of view, I
have to say this is an attractive car.
It is big and imposing, so if you
want to make an impression upon
arrival, it will do that quite well.
On the road, I noticed many heads
swiveling and looking at this car. I
liked that.
I also liked its massive 20-inch
wheels, which are just the right
size for a car this huge (it’s nearly
17 feet long).
What is not as convincing for a
car this huge is the amount of
space in the interior. Get in it, and
the high centre console, which is
also very wide, dominates the inte-
rior of this car. It just feels like
there could have been a whole lot
more space, if only the interior had
been better designed.
Space in the rear seats is plenty,
so anyone back there won’t complain. What the driver and front
passenger won’t complain about is
a lack of toys. In the loaded model,
you’ll get a touchscreen navigation
system, a wonderful THX sound
system and air conditioned/heated
seats. It’s very luxuriously
appointed, but why did they skip
the power-operated steering column in this? That feature can be
had on the Lincoln MKS, the sister
car to the Taurus. It doesn’t make
sense to me.
The other thing that doesn’t
make sense to me is its powertrain.
Yes it’s quite impressive, just like
all of Ford’s Ecoboost motors. It is
a 3.5-litre, twin-turbo V6 that produces 365 hp and 350 lb/ft of
torque. That sounds fine, but it is
essentially the same motor you can
get in a Ford Flex crossover, not to
mention a whole host of other Ford
products. I wish Ford had done
some special tweaking to this
motor for the Taurus SHO to make
it much more powerful, so it could
compete more squarely with the
likes of the Dodge Charger R/T.
Ford would say the engine was
tweaked for efficiency. Really? I
averaged 13.2 litres/100km in my
week, and while that is not bad, it
is not what I can call efficient.
Plus, I think Ford is forgetting
what the Taurus SHO once stood
for. I’ll remind them: it was about
performance. The original Taurus
SHO was born because Ford had a
high-performance,
Yamahadesigned engine available to them
and needed a place to put it. It was
thus a truly great sports sedan. The
new SHO is born because someone
in Ford’s marketing team decided
it was time to revive an old badge.
So while the new SHO is decently quick off the line, it is not an
inspiring car to drive quickly,
especially through the twisties.
While it has all-wheel drive, it
weighs a lot (4,368 pounds) and
when you couple that with its
numb responses, this SHO is not
going to win many Driver’s
Choice awards.
On a positive note, the six-speed
automatic gearbox is pretty
smooth, and it does offer steering
wheel-mounted shifters, which
offers an enthusiast some degree of
fun.
So, how am I going to sum up
the current Taurus SHO? I like the
looks, but the interior could have
offered more space, and while it is
a comfortable car to cover distances in, it is not as fuel-efficient
as it should have been and neither
is it as much fun as it should have
been. It is also very expensive. So
it is not a car I would recommend,
but it is far from the worst car you
can buy for this kind of money. So
if this car appeals to you, it is
understandable.
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Fanshawe’s Andy Campbell was a force to be reckoned with in helping
lead the Falcons to a tournament championship at George Brown College.
Campbell helped lead the Falcons to a spotless record, including an 8869 win in the final. Campbell was named a tournament first team all star
and earned tournament MVP honours.
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TNA needs to turn it
around in 2012
THE HEEL TURN
SCOTT STRINGLE
[email protected]
It’s a brand new year, and a
golden opportunity for TNA to
take stock of where they are and
get back on track. The Hogan/
Bischoff experiment that was supposed to bring TNA to staggering
new levels of success seems to
have to run its course. Hulk Hogan
may be the most recognizable
name in professional wrestling, but
the truth is that the Hulkster and
Eric Bischoff simply did not bring
anything noteworthy or groundbreaking to the promotion.
Since Hogan’s face turn after his
match against Sting late last year,
he has not been seen much on TV.
The same goes for Bischoff, which
can only be good for the younger
wrestlers who have been hungering for television time on Impact.
Infamous Head Writer Vince
Russo has been demoted, and
Bruce Pritchard has replaced him
in the top creative spot. This bodes
well for all future storylines, as
Russo has long been known for
some pretty bad ones. Pritchard is
also allegedly the guy who the
TNA talent are supposed to go to
with their problems and issues.
This takes the power away from
Russo and Bischoff, and it’s been
said that Pritchard would be able to
see through B.S. better than Dixie
Carter could when it comes to any
complaints the talent may have.
The X Division has continued to
get a fair amount of attention, with
Austin Aries, Kid Kash, Zema Ion
and other young athletes putting on
great matches week after week.
The Tag Team Division is another
area that is being worked on, with
wild-card teams being paired up in
order to potentially create some
memorable duos. Matt Morgan and
Crimson are the tag champs right
now, but new teammates Samoa
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Jason Garrett icing his own kicker in a game versus Arizona aided in the
late season collapse of the Dallas Cowboys.
Top 10 stories from 2011
NFL CZAR
JUSTIN VANDERZWAN
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Jeff Hardy recently returned to TNA, but does he deserve to be in the title
picture so quickly?
Joe and Magnus have surprisingly
found some co-operative chemistry, despite their differences in
ring technique.
The Knockouts roster could use
some boosting, as only Gail Kim,
Madison Rayne and Mickie James
have seen major action these past
weeks. Despite supposedly being
re-signed, the pride of Tennessee
Jackie Moore has been MIA for
quite a while. Karen Jarrett was
storyline fired, along with Jeff,
which leaves the position of
Knockout Law open for a new candidate. Velvet Sky has been petitioning Sting for the job, which she
perhaps deserves, given the pitifully short championship reign she
was given after being loyal to the
company for five years.
Jeff Hardy is back in contention
for the TNA championship. One
only has to rewatch the footage
from Victory Road 2011 to see
exactly why Hardy should be at the
very back of the line when it comes
to getting title shots. It’s great that
he is seeking redemption and
wants to prove himself, but he still
has a long road to go before he
should ever be allowed to pose a
threat to Bobby Roode’s championship. Guys like Kaz, Daniels or
Abyss deserve it more, and this is
something that TNA will have to
realize in order to make 2012 a
year worth watching.
Doc allows audience to interact
with athlete’s journey
KAYI WONG
THE UBYSSEY
VANCOUVER (CUP) — When
is a sports movie not a sports
movie?
The Sticking Place may be a
documentary about 24-year-old
Olympic hopeful, Leah Callahan,
but it is also a film that requires the
audience be part of the story making.
Instead of using a traditional
sports documentary style, directors
Josephine Anderson and Brittany
Baxter adopted an interactive format, which allows the audience to
view the film for free and have
control over how they watch
Callahan’s story.
“Instead of just passively watching the film, the viewers can really
engage and explore her life and
what it is like to be an athlete,” said
Anderson, a graduate of the
University of British Columbia’s
English literature program.
The directors might lose more
control with an interactive film as
compared to a traditional style, but
that also allowed Callahan’s voice
to be more dominant. “As compared to the standard sports documentary, the interactive format
gets up close with the personal
details of Leah’s life,” said
Anderson.
Callahan, who is based in
Calgary, is currently ranked as the
second best female freestyle
wrestler in the country.
As Baxter asserted, “We just
want the viewers to be interested
and involved. Josephine and I try
to be honest and open about the
whole experience and production
process, just as Leah is being real
and honest about herself in front of
the camera.
“Leah sacrifices so much. She
goes into debts and she doesn’t get
fame; she does it because she’s
passionate about it. Leah is a char-
acter that brings people out. If you
go to one of her matches, you will
feel the immense support and love
she gets from the audience.
Everyone loves her because she’s
such a genuine person.”
The directors were inspired after
having seen one of Callahan’s
wrestling matches in March and
are currently in the final stages of
fundraising. By London 2012, the
project website should be
launched, and viewers can explore
Callahan’s story through various
formats, like her journals and
behind-the-scenes videos.
The website will also be a platform for viewers to share their
experience and struggles of their
dream-making. Baxter commented, “Our film is about wrestling,
but we really feel that the goal will
resonate with athletes or non-athletes. It’s really a story about living
a thoughtful life, about pursuing a
dream.
Hey, folks! Hope you are all settled back into the flow of classes
and such, and loving the NFL playoffs! For today, I am going to take
a look at 10 stories that caught my
eye this year.
10. Oh, Romeo!: What a feelgood story it was in Week 15 when
the Kansas City Chiefs took down
the Green Bay Packers. It was the
first game for Head Coach Romeo
Crennel, and he engineered a great
game plan to stop the Packers’
vaunted offense.
9. No Manning, big problem:
The Indianapolis Colts entered the
season without their superstar QB
Peyton Manning, and the entire
world wondered how they would
fare. Well, they lost 13 in a row,
only mustered two wins and have
the first pick in April’s NFL Draft.
Good Luck!
8. Garrett’s fail: Talk about an
inexperienced head coach. With a
chance to win a game against the
Arizona
Cardinals,
Dallas
Cowboys Coach Jason Garrett proceeded to ice his rookie kicker Dan
Bailey. Bailey went on to miss the
kick, and that loss ended up costing Dallas a playoff spot.
7. Lion’s roar: Only three seasons removed from going 0-16, the
Detroit Lions made the playoffs as
a wild card in 2011. QB Matthew
Stafford threw for over 5,000 yards
and proved he can lead the Lions
when he can stay healthy. Oh yeah,
and Calvin Johnson is pretty good,
too.
6. Big Ben’s heroics: While the
Pittsburgh Steelers had a quick
playoff exit, they likely don’t even
get
in
without
Ben
Roethlisberger’s toughness. After
suffering a high ankle sprain early
against Cleveland, Roethlisberger
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returned in the second half to lead
the Steelers over the Browns.
5. Dream Team’s nightmare:
Over $200 million in free-agent
signings wasn’t even enough to get
the Philadelphia Eagles into the
playoffs.
The
problem?
Maddeningly inconsistent play
from the entire team, and a long
losing streak to boot.
4. Smith’s fail: Like Mr.
Garrett, Atlanta Falcons Coach
Mike Smith was determined to
make life more difficult for his
team. With a fourth and one from
their own 30 against the Saints,
Smith chose to go for it, and of
course, didn’t make it. That led to
a New Orleans Saints’ overtime
win a few plays later. That, combined with three straight lacklustre
playoff performances, may cost
Smith his job.
3. Jared Allen’s close call: The
Minnesota Vikings didn’t have a
lot to cheer for this year. However,
they did almost have a record.
Defensive end Jared Allen ended
up a half sack short of the single
season record. Darn, if only Brett
Favre could turtle for everyone (...
that’s you, Michael Strahan).
2. The Book of Tebow: He’s
inaccurate. He can’t throw deep.
He should switch to tight end. All
criticisms of Denver Broncos’ QB
Tim Tebow. However, apparently
all he does is win games. Tebow
led the Broncos to the AFC South
title and a playoff win over
Pittsburgh.
1. Saints Go Marching In:
WOW. The New Orleans Saints
get the top spot this year by rattling
off an eight-game winning streak
to end the year. In the process, they
took down about 15 NFL records,
including the 27-year-old single
season passing yards record broke
by Drew Brees. Good luck to all
stopping them in the playoffs.
There you have it. For next
week, a look at the Pro Bowl.
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Oops, Hunter does it again
AROUND THE OHL
RYAN SPRINGETT
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twitter: @Ryan_Springett
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Yakubu has been important to Blackburn’s results so far, including their
win against Manchester United.
Christmas Break was
an exciting one for EPL
FANSHAWE FC
MARTY THOMPSON
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twitter: @martythompson_
The winter break may have been
a relaxing time for students, but
football fans had every reason not
to relax, or even sleep in, as the
English Premier League had a congested fixture list throughout the
holiday. In this string of games,
every team lost at least one game.
The break was massive to how the
season will shape up, more specifically, for these clubs:
Blackburn Rovers Manager
Steve Kean has been under pressure from fans of the club since the
start of this season, but Christmas
was the first time he was able to
silence those critics. After a hardfought loss to fellow relegation
candidates Bolton, Blackburn tied
Liverpool 1-1, and then beat
Manchester United 3-2. There has
not been a bigger upset in the EPL
in recent memory as big as that
one. Amazingly, seven out of the
11 Blackburn losses this season
have been by a one-goal margin.
And after wins against Arsenal,
stingy
Swansea
and
now
Manchester United, this team
could very easily turn it around.
Manchester United’s Christmas
was filled with the joy of three
wins totalling a goal differential of
+12, but the hangover was brutal,
as they lost to Blackburn by one
goal at home and to Newcastle 3-0.
Unbelievably, Newcastle have
snuck four points away from the
title challenger, all while
stonewalling Man U’s attack.
Manchester United’s title hopes
would have been scrapped if there
weren’t similar gaffs along the big
clubs in the running this break.
They managed to keep 60 per cent
possession in the match, but servicemen for United could do very
little for Wayne Rooney and the
suddenly world-class Dimitar
Berbatov. Luckily for United,
other big teams slipped up in the
series of games.
If you could think back to
Chelsea’s
match
against
Manchester City on December 12,
the Blues looked great, and
knocked off the undefeated City to
boot. Now, they are 11 points out
of first, and are barely still in the
race for the title. Three frustrating
1-1 draws against the likes of
Fulham, Tottenham and Wigan
lead to a disgusting 2-1 loss to
Aston Villa on New Year’s Eve.
With Didier Drogba heading to the
African Cup of Nations this
month, little-known signing
Fernando Torres will hope to
prove his worth to a team that
would like to get back to its explosive offense they had early in the
season.
Aston Villa sums up this stretch
of matches for most teams in this
league: highs and lows. After close
but still acceptable losses to
Arsenal and Liverpool early, Villa
held Stoke to a scoreless draw at
the Britannia. They carried that
massive result back home when
they beat Chelsea 3-1. Villa looked
strong in both of those matches,
but then loss to Swansea by a score
of 2-0 at home. Supporters of
Aston Villa felt such ecstasy in
certain moments, only to fall back
down again. The Christmas break
was an exciting stretch of football
that we fans might not get for a
while.
Late Subs: Manchester United
knocked out Manchester City in
the FA Cup Third Round (earliest
round possible for the two clubs to
meet) on January 8. Now they
have been drawn other bitter rivals
Liverpool for the Fourth Round.
Call it unfair, but this is bonus
football we wouldn’t get to see
otherwise. By the time you read
this, the MLS SuperDraft was conducted on Thursday, January 12.
The draft is an important part of
building a team – exactly what
expansion team Montreal Impact is
trying to do.
The trade deadline has come and
gone once again, with that comes
big-name players and big-name
deals. This year was obviously no
exception.
Mark Hunter did it again, misleading everyone with his trademark poker face. There were
always rumours surrounding the
idea that Greg McKegg would be
traded to his hometown team,
London, and wear a Knights jersey.
The rumours started well before the
2011/12 season began. In preseason, it looked like the London
Knights would be making a push
for the Memorial Cup, but something was missing: it looked like a
bunch of inexperienced – although
highly skilled – players. There was
no “wow” in their gameplay, they
just knew how to win hockey
games, and that’s why they stayed
in the CHL Top 10 for weeks and
weeks! Mark Hunter, GM and
Head Coach of the Knights, made it
look as though a Memorial Cup
push was one year away, and that’s
when we thought the possibility of
McKegg joining the London
Knights was not in the cards.
The deal was final as of January
5: McKegg, Brett Cook and Tyson
Teichmann from the Erie Otters
would be traded for Dane Fox,
Troy Donnay and two secondround draft picks; a blockbuster of
a deal and an even trade in my
books. Donnay is a highly skilled
prospect, who just didn’t fit in with
the Knights’ roster. He is a big
CREDIT: HOCKEY SENSE
Greg McKegg is one fo the big names the London Knights traded for.
shut-down defenseman who will be
looked at by NHL scouts in the
next year – especially playing for a
team with a mediocre record – but
it’s no secret that the Otters are in a
rebuilding stage at the moment. On
the other side, McKegg is a playmaker. The idea of him being a
trigger man on the Knights’ powerplay makes me think winning the
OHL playoffs is well within reach.
That alone wouldn’t be enough for
the Knights to be a top contender
for the Memorial Cup, but they
made another blockbuster trade
four days later, for Peterborough’s
Austin Watson.
The Watson trade did not come
at a low price; the Knights had to
trade another young prospect I’m
sure we will hear about in the near
future: Chase Hatcher. Along with
Hatcher came two second-round
picks and a fourth-round conditional pick. Watson comes with a
fourth-round
pick
from
Peterborough and his 2009
Memorial Cup ring from Windsor’s
championship season three years
ago.
One weak spot I would like to
look into is London’s goaltending
depth. Jake Patterson is a goalie we
have only seen hit the ice three
times this season, mostly because
he came down with mononucleosis.
If starting goalie Michael Houser
gets hurt, Patterson’s inexperience
will leave London in trouble.
The Knights are looking ready
for a cup-run this season, as they
have made many efforts to
strengthen their team. It’s now in
the coaching staff’s hands to keep
their players healthy.
basketball
The Men’s and Women’s Basketball Teams are hosting the Saints from
St. Clair on Wednesday, January 18th. The women play at 6pm and the
men play at 8pm. The Men are currently ranked 2nd in the OCAA and
9th in Canada with a record of 7-2. The women arecurrently
ranked 4th in Ontario with a record of 8-1.
January 20th – 21st, Fanshawe College and Domino’s Pizza are hosting
the 10th Annual Sr. Boys High School Roundball Tournament in all 3 JGyms. Come on out and catch a game. Students can get a day pass for
$1.50 and a tournament pass for $2.50.
volleyball
On Wednesday, January 18th, the Men’s and Women’s Volleyball teams
head to Windsor to take on the St. Clair Saints. The women play at
6pm and the men play at 8pm. The men are currently ranked 5th in
Ontario with a record of 6-3 while the women are ranked 4th in
Ontario with a record of 7-2.
open recreation
Come participate in some fun events taking place every Tuesday,
Thursday and Sunday Night at 10:00pm.
INTRAMURAL SPORTS
Winter Intramural Sign Ups are happening now!
Sign up as a team or an individual for Ball Hockey,
Coed Volleyball or Men's and Women's Indoor Soccer!
Come to the Athletics Department - J1034 for more information.
open gym time available during the day. all you need is
a campus card. see daily schedule.
fanshawe college athletics 519-452-4430
www.fanshawec.ca/athletics j1034

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