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VOLUME 102, ISSUE 77 • TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2009
SPORTS
A&E
NEWS
HOCKEY
BITCHIN’ KITCHEN
WESTERN LAW
Men advance to second round... p.12
Nadine G adds flair to cooking... p.5
Student wins national award... p.2
PARKING LOT FLOODING
Courtesy of Paul Mayne
EVEN YOUR PARENT’S SOUPED UP BEAMER WOULDN’T GET YOU OUT OF THIS ONE. A combination of warmer temperatures and reduction of run-off water caused water levels to increase by nearly 10 inches and parking lots such as University Hospital lot, shown above, to flood prior to Reading Week. Some parking lots on campus, such as the Medway and Talbot lots, were temporarily closed due to the conditions.
CUPE revises stance on Israel
Union takes aim at research aiding Israeli military
By Jared Lindzon
Gazette Staff
In response to the situation in the
Gaza Strip that reignited nearly
two months ago, the Canadian
Union of Public Employees has
passed a motion urging Ontario
universities not to collaborate on
weapons research for the Israeli
military.
Shortly following the conflict
that began on Dec. 27, CUPE
Ontario announced it was “considering a peaceful boycott of
Israeli academic institutions.”
Having since revised their
stance, CUPE Ontario decided on
Monday at a conference in Windsor that it would commence a
research process to investigate
what ties its institutions may
have with the Israeli military.
“I put out a press release indicating that we would be bringing
a motion to the conference in
Windsor debating the issue of
academic boycotts,” said Sid
Ryan, president of CUPE Ontario.
“The goal is to put pressure
on the state of Israel by looking
at the academic ties and connections between universities in
Israel and here in Ontario from
a weapons perspective. If there
is [a connection] there will be an
educational campaign and
hopefully the university will
sever those links.”
While the effect of a seemingly insignificant motion in Ontario
regarding a major issue on the
other side of the water might be
questionable, Ryan remains confident this is a small stone with
the potential to make a big
splash.
“We are joining into a worldwide campaign in boycotts and
sanctions against Israel,” Ryan
argued. “We use these kinds of
tactics all the time, and we know
they are effective, so that’s what
the goal is — to get Israel back to
the bargaining table. Our people
are quite good at putting pressure
on administrations to ban or
change their policies.”
While Ryan remains confident
the sanction will influence a
peaceful resolution to the conflict, Len Rudner, Ontario regional director for the Canadian Jewish Congress, doubts its effectiveness.
“It is not clear to me how these
particular locals would have any
ability to influence these universities in which they’re a part,” he
explained. “I think that university
presidents in this country have
already clearly stated that academic boycotts are not on the table
as far as they’re concerned.”
Rudner also called the attention put on these sanctions at a
union meeting during the current
economic turmoil counter-proPLEASE SEE REVISED P2
Aging pipe systems cause overflow
of sewage water into Thames River
By Cheryl Stone
Gazette Staff
The recent weeks of rain and melting snow have caused approximately 77,000 cubic metres of
sewage to flow into the Thames
River, giving new meaning to the
phrase “Up shit creek.”
Last week’s above-seasonal temperatures caused heavy rains and
melting snow, which led the City of
London’s water treatment system to
become backed up and overflow.
Other triggers of the flooding are
both the make-up of the city’s current water system and homeowners’ personal set-up for dealing with
rainwater.
“We have a system that is over
160 years old,” Ron Standish, director of wastewater and treatment
with the City of London, said.
“There have also been additions
and changes to the system at many
different times.”
The additions have lead to a
variety of different systems working
as part of the larger system, Standish said.
A typical wastewater system has
two sets of pipes, one for sewage
and one for rainwater. This allows
for rainwater to flow straight
through the system and sewage to
be treated before it is allowed to
enter the water.
Since the system was expanded
at different times, that is not the
current set-up in London. There
were different standards when each
set of pipes was installed, which
lead to different set-ups across the
system.
Currently, some pipes function
both as storm and sewage drains,
rather than having two separate
pipes. This puts strain on the
sewage treatment system during
heavy rains as it is filled with rainwater.
While these sections all work
well according to the standards
they were built at, they are simply
not up to today’s standards, Standish said.
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UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY CENTRE CONSTRUCTION
Shaun Ding/Gazette
BEHOLD, THE SOURCE OF THE UCC’S EARTHQUAKE-LIKE NOISES. The space formerly occupied by
Campus Recreation in the University Community Centre continues to be under construction for use by
Western’s administration. Due to the results of the University Students’ Council referendum last month,
the USC cannot begin renovations to its own space in the UCC. Details of what the USC plans to with
its space will be released in the coming months.
Revised CUPE motion receives mixed reaction
Union should keep its focus on local issues, Rudner says
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ductive.
“It really does boggle the mind,
anyone who has opened up a newspaper in the last three months has
watched the global economy crash
and burn,” he explained. “You have
puzzle solution from
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workers in Ontario and across this
country whose focus is very much
on paying their bills and keeping
their jobs.
“This particular conference is
taking place in Windsor — which is
a union town most heavily impacted by the economic earthquake we
are experiencing. In the midst of all
this you are having a union meeting and this [situation in Gaza] is all
they’re focusing on. I shake my
head at the lack of leadership that
we’re seeing.”
Though CUPE officials are pursuing the boycott, Mike Carroll,
president of the University of Western Ontario Faculty Association,
expressed no commencement of
such action at Western.
“UWOFA has not passed any
resolution to deal with this issue
and we will not be passing a resolution to deal with this issue,” he
explained.
“First of all, there is clearly a
diversity of opinion among faculty
on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
But nobody, despite that diverse
opinion, has suggested an academic boycott of anyone. CUPE has no
way of forcing the administration or
faculty [at Western] into participating in the boycott.”
While the extent of CUPE’s
power will be a limiting factor in
implementing the boycott, Ryan is
convinced his tactic is the only one
that can bring about peace in a hostile environment.
“There is no military solution to
the problems in the Middle East, it’s
going to have to be resolved
through dialogue and a lot of people are missing this point,” he
argued.
“What we are doing is engaging
in peaceful means in pressuring the
state of Israel — not [through]
weapons of mass destruction or
cluster bombs — that’s not how you
come to a solution.”
NEWSBRIEFS
Western law student receives
national recognition
Last weekend a Western law student won his case — and the competition at a national law conference held in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Omar Ha-Redeye, a second-year
student, attended the second annual Koskie Minsky LLP Diversity Moot
conference to compete with law students from across the country on a
racially charged human rights case.
The case he argued concerned a
black man being escorted out of the
City of London and Ha-Redeye
quickly adapted to the role he was
given.
“I had to reformulate my
thought pattern to argue the other
side of this issue, which is the skill of
any lawyer,” Ha-Redeye explained.
The judges evaluating the competition decided Ha-Redeye competed so well they honoured him
with the Patricia DeGuire Trophy
for Best Oralist.
“It’s great to have Western
acknowledged,” he said.
“This really demonstrates Western’s awareness of these issues.”
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lion, according to Standish.
“[It will take] huge dollars to 100
per cent solve this,” Paul Hubert,
ward eight councillor and chair of
the Environment and Transportation Committee for London,
added.
The city also offers a sub-pump
program to residents and is encouraging homeowners to check their
own pipe hook ups and solve any
problems that are visible.
Older homes may have both
their sewage and storm water
hooked into the sewage line,
according to Hubert. There is also a
new law in place to ensure new
homes have their lines connected
to the proper pipes.
“What happens [with the current system] is you either have an
overflow or it comes up through
people’s basements,” Hubert said.
The current flooding has caused
negligible environmental damage,
Standish said. He added there was a
minor risk to human health as one
per cent of the river’s water was
contaminated.
“[It’s] pretty disgusting,” Melanie
Baird, a second-year health sciences student, said when she
heard. “[The river] has always
looked dirty to me, I didn’t ever
want to swim in it.”
While living in Medway-Sydenham Hall last year, Baird nearly had
to be moved to another residence
due to the river rising above its
banks. Prior to Reading Week, Western closed its Medway and Talbot
parking lots after water levels rose
by 10 inches.
The sewage floods have been
occurring since 1995 and have
occurred three times in the past
year, Standish said.
Hubert added that as storms
become more severe and sudden,
so does the overflow.
“There is only so much we can
control.”
77,000 cubic metres of sewage waste entering the Thames River
over the past few weeks
20 years estimated to fix London’s waste treatment system
Courtesy of Paul Mayne
100 million dollars estimated as cost of the plan
STAYING DRY, ONE SANDBAG AT A TIME. As a precautionary measure to rising water levels prior to Reading
Week, Western’s Physical Plant workers lined the playground area of the Mary J. Wright University Laboratory
Preschool — which is located in the basement of Westminster Hall — with sandbags. The water never ended
up reaching the building.
BLUE THURSDAYS at the SPOKE PUB
EVENTS CALENDAR
Tuesday, Feb. 24
• Islamic Awareness Week
When: Monday to Friday
Where: University Community
Centre atrium
What: A number of activities are
planned for the duration of the
week.
Where: UCC, University Students’ Council office Rm. 340
What: Apply to be a leadership
developer and work with a group
of grade eights as a mentor and
leader for a weekend. For applications visit
www.usc.uwo.ca/cyoa/Application_Jan09.pdf.
• Poetry Slam
When: 7:30 to 10:30 p.m.
Where: The Alex P. Keaton
What: Come listen to poetry
recitations featuring Amanda
Hiebert.
• PAW February Concert
When: 6:30 to 8 p.m.
Where: Music Building, Rm. 333
What: Hosted by Pianists at
Western. Admission is free for
members and $3 for non-members.
Thursday, Feb. 26
• Guest Speaker: Gwynne Dyer
When: 3 p.m.
Where: The Wave
What: Gwynne Dyer, a well-recognized political commentator,
returns for his annual visit to
Western to discuss world events
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“Everything he touches is going to be golden.
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Yes We
Canada
The massive crowd that gathered on Parliament Hill last
week to welcome Barack Obama to Canada was a testament to the new American president’s indisputable
celebrity status.
What is less clear, however, is whether or not Obama’s
cult following will help or hurt the quality of his presidency.
Thanks to his charm and charisma, Obama has been
hyped up by the media and public alike as a hero — an
individual who is capable of bringing about great change,
as his campaign continually implied.
On one hand, Obama has already proved his worth by
breaking down racial barriers and being elected on a tide
of global goodwill. His ascent to the Oval Office will no
doubt inspire generations to come.
Yet there are no concrete results yet to prove Obama’s
ability to create change. The economic stimulus package
is a start, but Obama himself has noted that things will
get worse before they get better. Could the United States,
a society based on instant gratification, be patient enough
to wait for Obama’s promised changes?
As it stands, it seems the new president can do no
wrong. He is the media’s golden boy on both sides of the
border. Images of the First Family flood magazine spreads
and coverage of Obama includes topics such as what
breed of dog he will get.
This sort of treatment of a president is not unprecedented — even George W. Bush once had his time in the
sun — but the media spectacle surrounding Obama has
elevated him to the likes of Hollywood celebrities.
Thankfully for Obama, his popularity will likely buy him
time as he eases into the job and makes some mistakes
along the way. But the honeymoon will not last forever.
In these tough economic times, those who have placed
their hopes in Obama will eventually expect results. In
addition, the public tends to build up icons, only to tear
them down again. Case in point: the recent scandal
involving Olympic swimmer, Michael Phelps, who won
eight gold medals in Beijing and recently made front page
news again after smoking marijuana at a party.
One slip-up by the new president could be heavily
publicized — or the public could forgive and forget their
new hero.
So far, Obama has been careful to not exploit his popularity and instead portrays himself as a normal individual. Global reactions towards him imply that others do
not see him as such, however.
Here in Canada we need to focus on more than the
pomp and circumstance and instead pay attention to how
Obama’s policies will actually affect our country.
Overall, it remains to be seen what sort of legacy
Obama will leave. If Bush’s two terms are any indication, public favour can shift dramatically in eight, or
even four years.
Obama faces some great challenges in the months
ahead. Only time will tell if Obama is more than just hype.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
For the love of
free speech,
say it
got to see the mock wall the Solidarity
for Palestinian Human Rights group set
up in 2005. It sounds like a really cool
way to make a point, but if it offended
you feel free to let me know why.
Re: “Student councils must decide where
to draw the line on free speech”
Jan. 23, 2009
Candidates’
true colours
Abortion as
trash campus
genocide is
true, accurate
To the editor:
What a testament to the age of sensitivity we live in that this debate has been in
the paper for what seems like months
now. I clearly don’t have much ground to
stand on, however, because I have chosen to respond to it.
I should preface with the statement
that I am about as liberal as they come.
I think that people who use the term
“gay” to refer to something they don’t
like or “fag” to talk about a person they
don’t like are ignorant and lazy about
people’s feelings. I also think that the
term “genocide” to describe abortion is
just silly. However, my method of dealing with such terms is choosing not to
use them myself and correcting friends
and others when they do use them. As
for deciding where to draw the line on
free speech, give me a break.
This is university. This is the time in
our lives where it should be alright to be
controversial. We’re supposed to experiment with iffy ideas and offensive terms;
how else would we learn from them? Be
accountable for what you say, apologize
when it’s appropriate and mean it, but
don’t censor yourself if you have something to say. If someone says something
you have a problem with, let him or her
know. No one learns when we’re indoctrinated with the stigma of “watch what
you say.” People will think what they
want and never have the chance to be
corrected or to learn.
We all come from different backgrounds but we can’t deal with it by walking around on eggshells. I for one wish I
— Greg Brown
Genetics IV
— Matt Gayford
History and English III
To the editor:
Being somewhat apathetic to student
government, I did my best to ignore the
signs that have been blocking the
scenery of campus during the University Students’ Council election and
checked The Gazette’s election issue to
see the results for the only part of the
election which affected me directly —
the referendum on the University Community Centre renovation plan.
However, as the conditions of each
candidate’s advertisements deteriorated
I found myself unable to contain my
anger. On Feb. 12, two days after the
polls closed, many of the now-dilapidated signs (especially the large eyesores on
University College Hill) had not yet been
cleaned up, despite the fact that they are
mostly broken and strewn across the
grass.
Even under normal circumstances I’d
question the sanity of anyone who
thinks, “Hmmm, wouldn’t it be awesome to spell out my name in four-foothigh letters on a promontory so the
world can see how great I am?” But when
they are people who think they know
what is best for the student body and yet
cannot clean up their own mess in two
days, it calls their ability to lead into
question. I don’t care if the weather has
been bad; if you think you have what it
takes to be a leader, take responsibility
for your actions.
To the editor:
Although I disagree with using the Holocaust to compare with abortion to illustrate the point, I have to defend the fact
that abortion is indeed genocide.
According to dictionary.com, genocide is the deliberate and systematic
extermination of a national, racial, political or cultural group. Abortion is “the
deliberate and systematic extermination”
of unborn children. That part cannot be
denied. The part I assume you take issue
to is defining a “cultural group.”
According to Wikipedia, “a cultural
group is a self-defined group of people
who share a commonality of cultural
experience. Cultural groups may be
defined by many types of commonality,
such as ethnicity, religion, or physical
commonality, as seen in deaf culture.”
Unborn babies share a physical commonality; they have not yet exited their
mother’s womb. So indeed the term
genocide could be used accurately to
describe abortion. If you still do not think
so please explain your reasoning to me.
— Benjamin Lenders
Mechanical Engineering IV
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Feb. 12, 2009
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This display of neglect on the part of
several candidates (including the new
USC president-elect), only confirms my
conviction that they are not looking out
for my best interest or that of our beautiful campus. If you want my respect —
and my vote next year — you can start to
earn it by being good little girls and boys
and cleaning up your own trash.
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ArtsEntertainment
Welcome to Nadia G’s Bitchin’ Kitchen
New cookbook latest project for funky food enthusiast
By Nicole Gibillini
Gazette Staff
Nadia G (short for Giosia) is the
comedienne-chef-author of Bitchin’
Kitchen Cookbook that has taken
the culinary world by storm. Starting off as an online cooking series,
Bitchin’ Kitchen is one of the fastest
growing lifestyle brands in North
America. It embraces present-day
culture by cooking up simple
recipes with a bit of edge and attitude.
Giosia grew up in a conservative
Italian family where she learned all
of her homemade recipes and
developed her love for cooking.
However, she decided
to do some-
thing unheard of and rebel against
the conservative Italian mindset.
Along with her love for cooking,
Giosia had always been interested
in media and in her early 20s she
developed the idea of creating a
cooking show that was both risqué
and funny.
“I decided to make fun of my
cake and eat it too,” she says.
Unwilling to wait for big name producers to approach her, Giosia
went ahead with her idea and it
became a booming success.
The concept for an online
comedic cooking show was something unique and fresh. Following
the YouTube trend, Giosia pursued
her idea and the right connections
and resources “fell into her lap.”
With the success of the show —
raking in almost half the number
of hits on YouTube as Martha
Stewart — Giosia decided to
make a cookbook.
“I was focusing on the
Internet, but a cookbook
seemed to be a natural step,”
she says. “I liked the idea of
having a book — something
tangible, something that felt
real.”
Giosia’s spunk and creativity is at the root of
Bitchin’ Kitchen’s success.
She thought up all of the
concepts and designed all
of the graphics for the website. The hilarious themes
and pictures in the Bitchin’
Kitchen Cookbook are not
the kind you would see in
your typical cookbook.
“This project has
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EAT YOUR HEART OUT, BOBBY FLAY. Nadia G’s mix of culinary know-how and edgy persona makes for a oneof-a-kind cookbook in Bitchin’ Kitchen.
allowed me to push my skills to the
max. I have taught myself a lot by
making mistakes and learning from
them,” she says.
The Bitchin’ Kitchen theme won’t
end with the cookbook. This year,
she plans to expand the lifestyle
brand to create a Bitchin’ Kitchen
subculture with one of the upcoming projects being a reno-design
home décor show.
The quirky concept of Bitchin’
Kitchen is seen through the variety of
recipes. “Single-Life Salmon” or the
“One-Night-Stand Breakfasts” are
some of the many examples of these
quick and easy-to-follow recipes.
The cooking series promotes
affordable, fun food for a younger
generation.
“The ‘Broke-Ass’ chapter is really
good for college students. The book
is for people who are starting to get
into lifestyles and want to teach
themselves how to cook,” she says.
Giosia’s rebellious and witty attitude gives the Bitchin’ Kitchen
Cookbook its Net-Gen appeal. The
book embraces a modernistic culture by being different and creating
shock value. Bitchin’ Kitchen is
funky, fresh and quite frankly, it
kicks Martha Stewart’s ass.
Review: Bitchin’ Kitchen Cookbook
Bag ’em Tag ’em
French Toast
Easy-to-follow recipes with an edgy twist
By Abby Ainsworth
Gazette Writer
Nadia Giosia’s Bitchin’ Kitchen
Cookbook brandishes a campy aesthetic quite different from your
standard Jamie Oliver recipe guide.
Do not be fooled by the obnoxious
colouring and pictures of halfnaked men; Giosia provides a wide
variety of mouth-watering recipes,
not to mention entertaining relationship advice.
From the number one online
cooking show Bitchin’ Kitchen, this
Italian cook focuses on “the daily
dish that’s relevant to a new generation who simply don’t give a flying
fuck about stuffing a turkey in the
name of pillaging.”
Each chapter provides fabulous
recipes while integrating twisted
and humorous tips on everyday
social scenarios. Chapters such as
“The Single Life,” “Anxiety Blasters”
and “Break-up Bonanza” include
great recipes that people of any
cooking ability can prepare.
Fun and games aside, the cookbook gives fantastic tips for amateur cooks or even those alien to the
kitchen. These tips include great
health advice such as using organic products when available, locating the signs of expired meat and
staying away from refined sugars.
Giosia also gives healthy choice
options to somewhat belly bulging
dishes. These include snacks such
as her signature recipe for chips,
which are made with vitamin rich
parsnips, instead of potatoes.
The book includes a wide variety of meals that even the pickiest
and discerning eaters can enjoy.
She includes great staple recipes
such as “Mom’s Chicken Soup,”
“Mac and Cheese” and “Lock Down
French Toast” which any beginner
is bound to deliver.
For the more adventurous cook,
Giosia features exotic dishes such
as “Watermelon and Feta Salad,”
“Chicken and Banana Curry” and
“Mediterranean Chickpea Stew.”
Also worth noting, most of
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theGazette • TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2009
Oscars change things up to win back ratings
By Carly Conway
Gazette Staff
Sunday night’s Academy Awards were, in
many ways, not unlike years past — there was
the runaway winner in Slumdog Millionaire,
winning eight awards, with other favourites
such as The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
and Milk picking up its share of Oscar trophies.
So in a night of few surprises, what’s really worth talking about is the show itself.
After last year’s disastrous ceremony,
which drew in an all-time low of 32 million
viewers, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts
and Sciences decided to switch things up
with a scaled-back, more personable and
spontaneous show in an effort to raise its ratings to a more respectable level.
The change in the show’s style was obvious from the broadcast’s opening moments
— host Hugh Jackman performed the opening number, a performance he prefaced with
a disclaimer: “Everything is being downsized
because of this recession.” What followed was
a musical montage paying tribute to the
night’s big nominees, such as Slumdog Mil-
lionaire, The Dark Knight and The Wrestler.
However, the makeshift cardboard sets were
comparable to the quality expected of a public school spring play.
After warming up the crowd with his
unconventional opening performance, Jackman made his way off stage to make small
talk with a number of stars in the front rows.
While his attempt to interact with the crowd
seemed more forced than spontaneous, he
succeeded at opening the show in more personable fashion than years past.
The shift towards a more personable show
was also noticeable in the presentations of
the night’s big awards. Former winners presented the awards in the categories of best
supporting and lead actor and actress, in an
effort to welcome new members to the
groups and celebrate the nominees. Each
nominee was addressed personally by a former winner — along with a small description
of their character in their film — bringing
many nominees to tears. This was a welcoming change from the traditional and largely
uninspired method of simply listing off the
names of the nominees.
Another noticeable change in the show’s
style this year was its attempt to appeal to a
wider audience. Last year’s Academy Awards
were largely preoccupied with films which,
until the Oscar buzz got going, were not making a huge splash at the box office. Not many
blockbusters were given much attention, and
despite the brilliance of No Country for Old
Men and There Will Be Blood, they did not
have the same widespread appeal as Harry
Potter or Spiderman 3, for example.
However, this year there seemed to be an
extra push towards appealing to the average
movie-goer, not necessarily in the films nominated, but in the other features between
awards. For example, such films not recognized by the Academy in the form of nominations, but featured in various montages,
included Nick and Nora’s Infinite Playlist,
High School Musical 3, James Bond and Indiana Jones. Putting Zac Efron and Vanessa
Hudgens in the show’s tribute to musicals
came across as a blatant attempt at appealing
to younger viewers.
Although an obvious ratings grab, the 81st
Academy Awards show proved more relatable
and personable with a wider range of movies
featured and an all-around more intimate
show. However, with Slumdog Millionaire
cleaning up and other favourites taking whatever awards were left, this year’s ceremony
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Best Dressed:
1. Sarah Jessica Parker: Although
not a nominee, SJP looked stunning
in her pale green Dior haute couture gown reminiscent of her Carrie Bradshaw character in Sex and
the City.
2. Natalie Portman: As a presenter, Portman
looked fresh in her
chiffon, flowing bubble gum pink
dress
by
Rodarte,
which complemented
her small
physique.
3. Angelina Jolie: Jolie looked glamorous in her black strapless gown
by Elie Saab, accompanied by
remarkable emerald green dangling
earrings by Lorraine Schwartz.
Worst Dressed:
1. Goldie Hawn: Presenting for Best Supporting
Actress,
Hawn wore a
Dolce and Gabbana dress that
was extremely
revealing and
low cut, showing off
the bad tan lines on
her chest.
2. Beyonce: Celebrity diva Beyonce
showed up on the
red carpet disap-
pointing in her House of Deréon,
black and gold metallic, flower
embellished dress which was a bit
too flashy.
3. Sophia Loren: A former Oscar
winner, Loren looked great for a 74year-old woman, but wore an
unfortunate champagne-colored
dress with ruffles
that spoiled the
dress.
theGazette • TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2009
arts&entertainment ➤ P7
Xtranormal.com puts you in the director’s chair
By Katherine Atkinson
Gazette Writer
Don’t just watch funny cartoon shorts —
make them yourself
Four years ago, with the introduction of
YouTube to the World Wide Web, thousands of
hilarious, and usually pointless, animated
shorts became available to any average Inter-
ON DISC
Stereo Image
S/T
Normals Welcome
With a personal stylist listed on its
band roster on MySpace, it’s only
natural that words like ‘classy’ and
‘polished’ are used to describe
Stereo Image’s album S/T.
The Hamilton-based band
spares no expense in producing
immaculate synth-rock with
enough panache to rival that of Hot
Chip or the White Rose Movement
on its first release.
Virtually mirroring Cut Copy
and the Midnight Juggernauts in its
use of the synthesizer and vocal
styling, Stereo Image sets itself
apart with lyrical originality. Lyrics
from the song “Strange Moves” are
sonically stimulating and refreshing in a genre where entire songs
are often constructed around one
repeated phrase.
“Collapsed State” is notable for
its sensual and compassionate lyricism — “My fingers shake like a
polygraph … holding you in your
collapsed state” — and also
demonstrates a restrained aesthetic. It’s hard to take “Double Mirror”
seriously with its internal narrativestyle and moaning background
vocals that sound like Flight of the
Conchords. However, altogether
the album packs a sonic punch in
sexy leather gloves.
Like a well-oiled machine
designed to transport your ears to
pleasure town, Stereo Image
pumps out a quality synth-rock
album. If you are looking for an
appropriate soundtrack to an
upcoming sexy party you’re hosting, S/T is a solid choice.
— Sarah Fortais
net user with the click of a mouse. Although the
site is just as, if not more, popular now as it was
when first created, after a while it becomes
redundant watching videos made by other
people. What is more interesting — watching
something silly, like a man with salad fingers, or
actually making the cartoon yourself?
With Xtranormal.com, this possibility
becomes a reality as the site allows all people
with a computer and Internet connection to
make their own animated movies. There is no
long membership process required, so making a cartoon short is quick, easy and effortless. As the website itself puts it: “If you can
type, you can make movies.”
The first step to making an Xtranormal
movie is selecting one of the possible settings.
Each setting provides the option of using one
or more characters to recite lines that users
write themselves. Once a setting is selected
there is a whole range of options for what the
characters can do in terms of expressions,
looks and body language. The user is also
able to change camera angles between lines
and add sounds.
The coolest feature of the site is that the
characters say anything the user writes:
whatever text is typed into the dialogue
boxes, the little animated character repeats.
This feature provides so many possibilities
for users; people can create movies to reenact an inside joke, tell a funny story or even
do something over-the-top like recite a love
poem to send to a significant other.
Another attractive feature of Xtranormal
is that although a membership is not
required, people can create their own
accounts allowing them to save and share
their movies, as well as send them to friends.
The problem with Xtranormal, however, is
that making movies with the site becomes a
bit mundane after a while. There is a fairly
limited number of options for settings and
not much variation in terms of the characters’ movement within the setting. The character’s monotone voices are also a setback.
The deep, robotic voices can make a comedic
film even funnier, but if someone is making a
movie to provide a serious message, it can
ruin important lines.
All in all, Xtranormal is a site worth visiting as it is free, easy-to-use and provides
people with a chance to get their creative
juices flowing.
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theGazette • TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2009
A&ESHORTS
Blink-182 officially returns
after four-year hiatus
At the 51st annual Grammy Awards
on Feb. 8, punk rock trio Blink-182
appeared together on stage for the
first time since 2004 to announce its
reunion.
According to a message from the
band members on its official web
site, they have officially reunited
and promised a world tour this
summer and a new album.
The San Diego-based group,
known for such hits as “What’s My
Age Again?” and “First Date,” went
on an indefinite hiatus back in 2005
after guitarist Tom DeLonge cancelled a tour to spend more time
with family. Many speculated that
before the band’s break up major
tension had developed between
DeLonge and Blink-182’s other
members, bassist Mark Hoppus
and drummer Travis Barker.
Since 2005, DeLonge, Hoppus
and Barker have kept themselves
busy by working on various projects. DeLonge formed his own
band, Angels & Airwaves, which
have since toured extensively and
released two full-length albums: We
Don’t Need to Whisper in 2006 and
I-Empire in 2008.
Hoppus and Barker formed +44,
another punk rock outfit. Hoppus
also hosted his own podcast, My
Name is Mark, as Barker continued
to run his own clothing line,
Famous Stars and Straps.
DeLonge reportedly began
speaking to Barker and Hoppus
again after Barker was involved in a
serious plane crash on Sept. 19 of
last year.
— Katherine Atkinson
Passenger Action
delivers, but barely
CONCERT REVIEW
Performance:
Openers:
Crowd:
By Mark Filipowich
Gazette Staff
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Some performances are bound to
be remembered by both the band
and audience alike — a venue
packed with enthusiastic fans
would certainly count as one of
those circumstances. Unfortunately for Edmonton’s Passenger Action,
the band’s performance was not
that kind of show.
The biting wind and whiteout
conditions Saturday night were
enough to keep many music lovers
away from Call The Office.
Although Call The Office — one of
the two finalists representing London in CBC Radio 3’s search for the
best small venue in the country —
has seen bigger and more energetic
crowds, the room was sufficiently
filled. By the time the show had
begun, enough people had trickled
in to create a respectable audience.
The listeners were kind, but also
stiff and unenthusiastic.
The show commenced with
Molten Lava, a heavy punk duo
from Regina. Although its sound
came from just a basic set of drums
and a heavily distorted bass, the
music was surprisingly intricate.
Watching the band members was
almost as entertaining as listening
to them as their instrumental talent
was evident.
Some songs in their set were
composed of elaborate, melodic
riffs and others raw, heavy slamming against the skins and
strings. Most songs balanced both elements
quite well and all of them
were paced such that it
wouldn’t be too surprising if
any of the head-bangers
were left with serious, lifelong neck injuries.
Molten Lava’s downfall,
however, came in its lack
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of quality vocals. While a band that
relies on a drummer to sing
deserves props, an hour of background music every once in a while
accompanied by a voice that
sounds like a drunken session of
Rock Band can get tired pretty
quickly.
The band’s talent and skill did
impress, but without a proper
singer or enough variety in the set,
each song blended into the other
and failed to stand out.
After Molten Lava, Passenger
Action took stage. Keeping with the
lacklustre theme of the night the
audience bobbed their heads and
spat an occasional “woo” at the
band, approving of, but not getting
too excited over them. The band
had a somewhat lighter punk
sound than its openers but still
decidedly harder than a run-of-themill punk band.
While there was nothing terribly
wrong with the band’s set, it was
difficult to find anything special in
it. Much of the band’s music felt
contrived and ordinary. The band’s
sound was not unlike something
one might hear by turning on the
radio at random, enjoying a song
and forgetting it soon after.
Though Molten Lava lacked a
key element to fully express its talent and Passenger Action lacked
the originality to stand apart from
most bands, both performances
proved worthwhile — but forgettable. Even in awful weather, a fivedollar show is rarely a heartbreaker.
The Gazette’s
annual
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comes out
March 13.
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poetry, art,
photography and
short fiction into
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theGazette • TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2009
OUA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: WESTERN 69 MCMASTER 61
Anderson leads with 22 points in win over Mac
Team rebounds from slow start for first playoff win since ‘03
By Ryan Hendrick
Despite Mac grabbing its first
half-time lead over the Mustangs all
season, Barrie kept his team
The playoff curse that has dragged grounded by relying on what
down the women’s basketball team brought them to the playoffs.
“We’re going to do what we
in the past has officially been shakalways do … we’re a very routine
en off.
“It feels great [to win]. Everyone team and you don’t break it at this
knows the story of how we choke in point [since] it’s gotten you success
the playoffs,” Mustangs forward all year,” Barrie said.
Led by some clutch free throw
Nadine Paron said.
Western delighted the home shooting from Bess Lennox —
crowd with a 69-61 win over a seven for seven — and Amanda
young and depleted McMaster Anderson — seven for eight — the
Marauders squad in the Ontario ’Stangs quickly regained the lead.
“Defensively we had to stop
University Athletics West division
their penetration,” McMaster head
semi-final on Saturday afternoon.
“To be honest, I never thought coach Anne Marie Thuss said. “We
we were going to lose this game,” kept putting them on the line and
Mustangs head coach Stephen Bar- that was the difference.”
A strong perimetre presence
rie said. “This to me is what I
from Paron gave
expected,
it’s
the
Mustangs
what we should
some breathing
do.”
room early in the
Despite this
second half as
being the first
she drained a
playoff win for
pair of three
the team in nearpointers within a
ly six years, Barminute.
rie made sure the
The Maraudwomen
knew
— Stephen Barrie,
ers took the firstthey
wouldn’t
Mustangs head coach
round
playoff
bear the weight
loss in stride.
of the past on
“We were very
their shoulders.
“I made sure that our group pleased with the season that we
knew they were going to create had,” Thuss said. “We lost six playtheir own identity and they aren’t ers from last year, including Lindthe saviors of this program … they say DeGroot, probably the best
are this one team and they have to player in Canada. But I’m very
push and see how far they can go,” pleased with the progress they
made.”
he said.
As for the Mustangs, they are
The Marauders came out of the
gate stronger than usual as they already looking ahead to tomorrelied on solid perimetre shooting row’s OUA West final against the top
and aggressive play down low to ranked Windsor Lancers — a team
give them a four point lead by the that has beaten the Mustangs both
times they’ve faced each other this
end of the half.
“Yeah, they were kicking out the year.
“We have a little bit of payback
ball and hitting some threes …
[Amanda D’Ortenzio] was hitting a that we have to get and right now, I
bunch. It is sort of not what she feel good about the way the kids are
normally does, [but] we just had to battling, so I really like our
adjust and contest her shots,” chances,” Barrie said.
As far as the approach the playParon said.
Mac’s offensive surge came as a ers are taking toward the game, it all
comes down to basics, according to
bit of a surprise to Barrie.
“Well, they’ve always played Paron.
“You know, we’ll have two good
tough defence, but I thought they
did a much better job on offence. practices, scout them, look at the
They were scoring much more than tape, play hard in practice and get
them on Wednesday,” she said.
they usually do,” he said.
Gazette Staff
“
“To be honest, I never
thought we were
going to lose this
game.”
”
Shaun Ding/Gazette
BRING ON WINDSOR. Bess Lennox battles a Marauder player in the OUA West semi-final game on Saturday
at Alumni Hall. The team earned a berth in the division final with a 69-61 victory.
Preview:
Windsor vs. Western
Windsor
Season record: 21-1
Average points per game: 77.3
Point leader: Dranadia Roc, 14.32 ppg
Western
Season record: 17-5
Average points per game: 68.9
Point leader: Amanda Anderson,
16.14 ppg
Head to head
Oct. 29 – Windsor 81 Western 72
@ Western
Jan. 21 – Windsor 70 Western 57
@ Windsor
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theGazette • TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2009
OUA FINAL REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS
Men’s Basketball
West division
GP W
WESTERN 22 19
Windsor
22 15
McMaster 22 13
Guelph
22 10
Waterloo
22 10
Laurier
22 9
Brock
22 8
Lakehead 22 6
L
3
7
9
12
12
13
14
16
P
38
30
26
20
20
18
16
12
Men’s Hockey
Far West division
GP W
Laurier
28 22
WESTERN 28 19
Waterloo 28 18
Lakehead 28 18
Windsor
28 13
L
5
7
7
8
13
OL
1
2
3
2
2
P
45
40
39
38
28
Men’s Volleyball
GP W
McMaster 20 17
Queen’s
20 16
WESTERN 20 15
Guelph
20 11
Laurier
20 11
Waterloo
20 11
Ryerson
20 10
Toronto
20 9
Windsor
20 7
York
20 3
RMC
20 0
L
3
4
5
9
9
9
10
11
13
17
20
P
34
32
30
22
22
22
20
18
14
6
0
Women’s Basketball
West division
GP W
Windsor
22 21
WESTERN 22
17
McMaster 22 14
Lakehead 22 11
Laurier
22 11
Guelph
22 9
Brock
22 7
Waterloo
22 7
L
1
5
8
11
11
13
15
15
P
42
34
28
22
22
18
14
14
Women’s Volleyball
West division
GP W
WESTERN 19 15
McMaster 19 15
Brock
19 14
Waterloo
19 12
Guelph
19 8
Laurier
19 8
Windsor
19 2
L
4
4
5
7
11
11
17
Women’s Hockey
GP W
Laurier
27 26
Guelph
27 19
Toronto
27 16
York
27 15
Brock
27 13
Queen’s
27 13
Windsor
27 12
Waterloo 27 10
WESTERN 27 8
UOIT
27 3
P
30
30
28
24
16
16
4
L
1
6
10
12
10
13
13
14
13
23
OL
0
2
1
0
4
1
2
3
6
1
P
52
40
33
30
30
27
26
23
22
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Men’s hockey [OUA playoffs] – WESTERN
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Friday Feb. 20
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ON DECK: Figure skating... Wednesday
OUA HOCKEY: WESTERN 4 GUELPH 1
Snow snipes two as ’Stangs advance to OUA semis
Topping stops 34 on
way to dominant win
over Gryphons
By Ryan Hendrick
Despite the Mustangs’ balanced
team effort, Guelph assistant coach
Chris Clancy identified his team’s
Rookie forward Aaron Snow has inability to keep up with Western’s
been scoring big goals all season. top guns.
“Their top line played really well
Sunday night he added two more as
well as a helper in his team’s 4-1 tonight, that was pretty much the
playoff victory over the Guelph difference. We didn’t have an
Gryphons at Thompson Recreation answer back for that. Good on
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Following Sathe said.
urday night’s dis“We
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our game plan
Guelph, the Musand we were able
tangs took a
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lead,” Mustangs
approach for the
captain Sal Peralthird and final
ta said. “They
game of the
came back but
Ontario Universiwe kept our cool
ty Athletics Far
and played our
West
division
quarter-final
— Clarke Singer, game and things
paid off.”
series.
Mustangs head coach
After Guelph
“One of the
knotted the game
things we think
up late in the
we didn’t do as
good last night was we didn’t have first, Western went ahead in the
as good a team effort as we had second, scoring two goals within
tonight,” Mustangs head coach four minutes of each other — giving Western a 3-1 lead.
Clarke Singer said.
In marked contrast to the first
“One of [the] fortés of us all year
is that we’ve got a 20 man effort ... two games of the series, officiating
that’s how we have success ... all 20 did not play a factor in the game as
guys going hard and tonight every- there were only four minors handone in our lineup [was] going hard ed out before the 15 minute mark
and [we had] a great team effort of the third, when Gryphons forward Kris Belan instigated a dustright throughout.”
Flying out of the gate, Snow up in the Mustangs end.
After cooler heads prevailed, 28
scored his first of the night just over
five minutes into the first frame penalty minutes had been handed
from a seemingly impossible angle. out as Mustang forward Kyle Lamb
Straddling the goal line, Snow and Belan headed in for an early
banked the puck off the Gryphons shower after receiving 10-minute
goaltender to put his team ahead misconducts.
“That was our opportunity,”
early on.
Gazette Staff
“
That’s how we have
success ... all 20 guys
going hard and
tonight everyone in
our lineup [was]
going hard.
”
Ryan Hendrick/Gazette
JUST DROP THE BLOODY PUCK. Mustangs centre Kyle Lamb eagerly anticipates a faceoff in Sunday night’s
playoff game against the Guelph Gryphons. The ’Stangs defeated the visitors 4-1, moving on to the OUA West
semi-final against the York Lions.
Clancy said. “We worked hard to
draw the penalties and we had
chances but didn’t execute on the
power play and that ended up
being the difference.”
As time wound down, Snow
added an insurance marker — his
second goal of the night — to put
the game out of reach.
Looking forward to the OUA
West semi-final series against York,
Singer emphasized the need to
remain tight defensively.
“Well we need to continue to be
a little more consistent. York is a
very offensive team, they have a lot
Ryan Hendrick/Gazette
of good offensive players who do a
good job and [we need to] make
sure we continue to play good
defence,” he said.
After sticking with goaltender
Brad Topping throughout the
Guelph series, Singer plans on
keeping the fourth-year veteran
between the pipes.
“I think [Topping] had a great
series and we’re hoping he can win
another one for us,” he said.
The Mustangs open their next
series on the road this Thursday at
York before coming back to Thompson Arena for a Saturday night game
at 7:30 p.m. Student tickets are
available at the Mustangs box office
in Alumni Hall for $5.
— with files from Ravi Amarnath
OUA Far West quarter-finals
Game 1
WESTERN 4 Guelph 3 [OT]
Game 2
Western 1 GUELPH 2 [OT]
Game 3
WESTERN 4 Guelph 1
Western wins series 2-1
Shaun Ding/Gazette