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A brain injury by any CSA transit negotiations
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KATELYN DINGMAN
It’s very possible you know
someone, whether it be a family
member or a close friend, who
has suffered from at least one
concussion.
But how many of us know of
the true damages that hitting your
head can have on your health?
Carol
Dematteo,
an
occupational
therapist
and
associate member of the CanChild
Centre for Childhood Disability
Research at McMaster University,
believes that if the scientific term,
‘mild traumatic brain injury,’ is
applied to concussion patients,
a more serious approach will be
taken to dealing with the injury.
In a clinical study, Dematteo,
along with a group of Canadian
researchers, found that children
diagnosed with a concussion
spent fewer days in the hospital
and returned to school sooner
than children with head injuries
that were not diagnosed as a
concussion.
The research team for the
Brain Injury Association of
Canada argue that concussions are
mainly diagnosed via an extensive
examination of symptoms concussions are a largely invisible
injury in which a CT scan of the
individual’s brain will show no
abnormalities.
“During a concussion, the
brain itself is being damaged,”
said Pettell. “Axons, which are the
long fibres of a neuron, capable
of carrying outgoing messages in
the brain, are stretched, torn or
inflamed and this damage does
not show up on CT scans.
“The term, ‘mild traumatic brain
injury,’ is meant to mainly target
parents, but it is also important to
raise awareness of the seriousness
of this condition in sports
organizations, both professional
and amateur,” she said.
The term, ‘mild traumatic
brain injury,’ will replace the term
‘concussion,’ not through isolated
public campaigns, but through a
simple trickling down affect.
“The term is quickly being
adopted by medical professionals,
along with sports coaches who then
inform parents of the seriousness
of a mild traumatic brain injury,”
Pellett said.
Michelle Fisher, a parent of
two adolescent girls, one of which
has had several concussions,
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Board of directors
vote on referendum
question to increase
price of bus pass
NICOLE ELSASSER
After weeks of negotiations
with Guelph Transit, Galen
Fick, the CSA’s local affairs
commissioner, has put a question
forward to the CSA Board of
Directors asking to increase
the price students pay for their
universal bus pass. Changes to the
universal bus pass has continued to
be a contentious issue ever since
the price and viability of the pass
was placed under scrutiny by the
city during a budget review process
in December of last year. Since
that initial discussion, negotiations
have begun between the CSA and
Guelph Transit. The CSA’s goal is
to arrive at a fair price that students
will pay per semester. The product
of these negotiations is a carefully
worded question proposing a
price increase to the universal bus
pass. It reads: “Do you support
the continuation of the Universal
Bus Pass (UPass) by raising the
semester fee by $20.52 for Spring
and Fall 2010 which represents
an increase from $61.63 per
semester to $82.15 per semester,
followed by a $2.00 increase to
$84.15 in Winter 2011 semester
and a $2.00 increase to $86.15 for
the spring/fall 2011 and winter
semester 2012, representing a total
increase of $24.52 per semester
in the UPass over two years?
On Feb. 10 the CSA Board
of Directors decided whether
or not to support the proposed
question
and
determine
whether students will vote
on the issue in a referendum.
At the time of press, the
CSA Board of Directors had
not yet reached a decision on
the question. But according to
Fick, it is unlikely that the board
will deny students the ability to
vote on this issue themselves.
“I can’t conceive of how
they would not,” he said. “If
the board votes to not have this
referendum question go forward,
they are essentially voting to
eliminate the universal bus pass
and not allowing students the
democracy to not vote themselves.”
For updates on this story, please
check theontarion.com.
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Black history month kicks off
A celebration kick
starts U of G’s black
history month
Josh Doyle
“I have a dream today!”
Perhaps the most emblematic
words in the struggle for racial
equality. They were uttered from
the steps of the Lincoln Memorial
by the great Martin Luther King Jr.
Back in 1963, he was speaking to an
American public that was divided
by segregation and prejudice, a
crowd full of doubt.
He made them believe.
Nearly 50 years later, those
words have not lost their effect.
And G.B. Olarewaju, a member of
the C.J. Munford Centre, repeated
those words in the UC courtyard
on Feb. 5 at the University of
Guelph. He recited Martin Luther
King Jr.’s speech as part of a Black
History Month celebration.
Although Olarewaju did not
argue for civil rights or equal
employment opportunities, the
crowd appreciated his words all
the same. This was one of the many
features of the hour-long event put
on by the C.J. Munford Centre.
There was also spoken word
poetry, diverse speeches and dances
by performers of varying racial
backgrounds. The event was kicked
off in style with the Caribbean
inspired belly dancing of Cassandra
Fox, followed by the smooth b-boy
skills of Ryan Antooa.
According to organizers, all of
the credit for putting on the event
should go to the C.J. Munford
Centre, a resource centre for
students of colour.
Yonae Rolle, a student life
facilitator at the centre, and Leon
Johnson, outgoing president,
shared their thoughts on Black
History Month with the Ontarion.
“I really feel it’s a time for
celebration,” said Rolle. “It’s a way
to express your freedom and bring
recognition so more people know
about [the history], so that more
people can celebrate with you.”
Her
enthusiasm
was
Daniel Bitonti
There are a lot of
histories that go untold.
It’s really important
to bring those up and
discuss them and to
celebrate other people’s
histories and their
achievements and to do
that throughout the year.
Leon Johnson
outgoing president,
CJ Munford Centre
undoubtedly part of the driving
force behind Friday’s event.
Johnson also brought an interesting
outlook to the atmosphere.
“There are a lot of histories that
go untold. It’s really important to
bring those up and discuss them
and to celebrate other people’s
histories and their achievements
and to do that throughout the
year,” said Johnson. “These things
have brought us to where we are.
I like the idea of having time to
celebrate history, because it doesn’t
really seem reflected in everything
else growing up in Canada. You
don’t learn very much about your
history.”
According to Rolle, black
history needs more recognition.
“If you look on the student page
right now, do you see anything
stating black history month?” asked
Rolle.
Courtesy
G.B. Olarewaju spoke at Friday’s Black History Month celebration in
the UC courtyard.
The University’s homepage
mentioned nothing in regards to
Black History Month, not even
under Campus Events.
However, Johnson explained
that he feels African Americans
need this time to celebrate
regardless. Rolle shared a similar
outlook.
“It should not only be a month,
it should be an every day thing for
people of all colours, because it
represents freedom,” said Rolle.
The more they spoke, the more
it became clear that this event was
about more than just celebrating
a culture’s history for one month
out of the year; it was, and is,
about freedom, about celebrating
progress, all the time.
C.J. Munford Centre will be
hosting another event at East
Town hall on Feb. 26. According
to Rolle, the event will be much
larger than Friday’s event.
“We’ll have food from the
Caribbean, Span food and Africa,
cultural dances from all over the
world, poets, spoken word, more
dancing and just basically another
celebration to bring awareness,”
said Rolle.
For those who are hesitant to
embrace a celebration like this one,
Rolle encourages them to try new
things.
“To step out of your comfort
zone and experience the culture.
You’ll surprise yourself with how
comfortable you’d be,” said Rolle.
“A party isn’t a party without a lot
of people!”
Drop Fees and the Taskforce Against
Racism campaigns. CSA executive
elections will run Mar. 8-12.
undergraduate and 1 graduate) at the
Board of Governors, which is made
up of 24 seats and oversees the actions
of the administration. The Board of
Governors is the highest decisionmaking body at the university and
it theoretically looks to ensure the
actions of the senior administration
(the university’s president and vice
presidents) are in the best interest of
all. It is also important to note that
the university’s president sits and
has a vote on this board. The Board
of Undergraduate Studies elections
runs until tomorrow.
The best way to learn about the
structure of your university is through
participation. Student representation
can be questioned time and time
again, but if one is truly interested
in getting involved, one should
approach their elected representatives
or attend open meetings such as the
CSA Board of Directors meetings.
Most importantly, make an effort
to inform yourself on the various
candidates’ platform and why they
seem to think they’re the best choice.
These groups exist as tools for you.
Use them.
Our union. Our caucus.
Denise Martins
It’s election season at the
University of Guelph. But many
students will go their entire
university careers unaware of the
elected bodies in which they are
represented, as well as the different
avenues available for advocacy.
This is completely understandable,
as it can be quite a task to puzzle
together the distinct structures of
these groups. It is important to be
informed about the possibilities
available for students to voice their
concerns. It is also important for
students to be aware about what is
at stake during the different student
elections. The University of Guelph,
like many other campuses, has three
large groups with the sole purpose of
representing students.
The
Central
Student
Association and the Graduate
Student Association
The Central Student Association
(CSA) and the Graduate Student
Association (GSA), both of which
work as student unions, provide
advocacy at the university, municipal,
provincial, federal, and global
level. While the CSA represents
undergraduate students, the GSA
exists for graduate students. The
CSA is made up of five elected
executives with distinct portfolios.
Their duties are managed by the
CSA’s Board of Directors, which
is made up of representatives
from each of the colleges and five
student organizations. The CSA is
completely funded by students, and
the executive commissioners are full
time portfolios. This allows them to
constantly protect students’ interests
in many different aspects, recognizing
that the interest of students may not
always be the same as the interests
of different institutions. Through
collective bargaining, the student
union has been able to provide
students with the universal bus
pass, the student food bank, the
bike centre, trick-or-eat, and many
other services. The CSA and GSA
are members within the Canadian
Federation of Students (CFS), which
unites student unions from all over
Canada in order to create a united
front in larger campaigns such as the
The Student Senate Caucus
The third body is the Student
Senate Caucus (SSC). The SSC is
a group of students elected by peers
in their program to oversee the
university’s administrative decisions
and works to ensure student input
is present in all decisions made by
the administration. The SSC is part
of the Academic Senate, the highest
decision-making body for academic
matters, which also includes faculty
and administrators. Memebers of the
SSC meet to discuss matters outside
the Academic Senate meetings in
preparation for the next meeting.
It is also important to note that
you can be part of both SSC and
CSA. In fact, there are incumbent
student union executives that are
currently involved in the SSC.
Furthermore, though the CSA
does provide students with some
representation at the university
level, the SSC has three seats (2
3
According to the chairperson
of the Ontario component of
the Canadian Federation of
Students (CFS-O), there will
be no referendum held at the
University of Guelph in March
on continued membership in the
federation.
In September, Guelph student
organizers had circulated a
petition requesting a referendum
to be held on membership in
CFS-O on March 29, 30, 31.
According to CFS-O bylaws,
the federation must receive a
petition initiating a referendum
process six months in advance of
the referendum date.
The Ontarion confirmed in
October that a process server
delivered a package to CFS
Ontario on Sept. 29, including
the petition and a letter from
the University registrar verifying
the signatures of 10 per cent of
the undergraduate student body,
a CFS-Ontario de-federating
requirement.
But CFS-O bylaws stipulate
that petitions must be delivered
by registered mail.
Shelly Melanson, CFS-O
chairperson, told the Ontarion
on Tuesday that the Guelph
petitions had arrived by registered
mail on Nov. 9.
“Any petition that is going
to initiate a referendum process
must be received six months prior
to the date of the referendum.
Because this petition failed to
meet the notice provision under
Article 5 bylaw 2, the petition is
not in order,” said Melanson.
Melanson also explained there
had been problems verifying
signatures and student numbers
on the petition, a problem that
currently mirrors the situation
with the University of Guelph
petitions sent to CFS-National.
In October, Gavin Armstrong,
the CSA’s communications and
corporate affairs commissioner,
told the Ontarion, “that it would
be very poor of CFS-Ontario
to deny the petition based on
the fact that it was served by a
process server and not registered
mail.”
“We are currently looking into
our options and into the bylaws,”
Armstrong told the Ontarion on
Wednesday.
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U of G seeks to make positive change through conference
L ongevity and
u n i q u e d e l i ve r y
sustains campus and
community radio in
Guelph
HEATHER ELIZABETH BRAID &
JOHN JAMES WILSON
According to an attendee at the
Positive Social Action conference
held in Rozanski Hall on the
weekend of Jan. 29, “On some
scale everyone wants to help other
people, and on some scale everyone
is a volunteer.”
The conference, hosted by
Student Volunteer Connections,
an independent student run
organization operating out of
McNally House, offered a full range
of talks from distinguished speakers,
including Alistair Summerlee, with
the goal of spurring positive social
action.
The general reflection was that
the event succeeded, but many
were concerned by the lack of
participation. Though a few local
high school students participated,
some attendees felt it should have
been opened up more to the broader
community.
A recurring theme amongst
the attendees and organizers was
how to get new students involved
in social action. Galen Fick, the
CSA’s Local Affairs Commissioner,
felt that most students seem to be
apathetic to the problems and issues
around them, and this was recently
demonstrated by the lack of student
response to controversial changes
proposed recently by the CSA.
However, participating students
were very enthusiastic when
extolling the personal benefits of
volunteering in the community. As
busy students with classes, deadlines,
and recreational activities, many
students feel they don’t have time
to donate, but several participants
in a discussion group came to the
conclusion that it’s more about the
choices one makes.
Most of the attendees felt that
everyone should be a volunteer, and
would be, if given the opportunity
and the right focus for their
passions. Ray Zahab, the keynote
speaker, captured this point.
“To exact a difference you
have to find your passion and the
steps will present themselves,” said
Zahab.
Another keynote speaker, Greg
Overhott, expressed a similar
teaching,” said Overhott.
Zahab spoke about how he
transformed his life and followed
his brother’s example to become an
ultra marathon runner. This path
led him to Africa where he became
aware of the problems faced by local
communities in accessing water. He
told a story about one race where
a young girl stole an almost empty
bottle from his backpack, for the
few drops of water remaining.
Zahab became an activist, and
through his passion for extreme
endurance sports, he generates
awareness and funds for various
water charities in Africa. He has
highlighted issues surrounding
climate change and has engaged
with schools through his latest
South Pole expedition.
Overhottt
concluded
his
presentation with five steps he
suggested that you should follow to
be successful in actualizing positive
social change:
Katie Malo
Mr. Something-Something performed at the Positive Social Action
Conference at the U of G on the weekend of Jan. 29.
sentiment when discussing the
charity he started, Students Offering
Support (SOS). SOS is a Canadian
charity lead entirely by students that
seek to raise money to build shelters
in developing countries.
“We didn’t know what we were
doing, we were just passionate about
1. Find your passion
2. Do your research
3. Determine what you can do to
create value
4. Find a way to generate sustainable
support
5. Just do it
Is it enough to be buff?
Body
image
awareness event
at the U of G
ideals and really gotten away from
health at every size,” said Skinner.
“We are equating thin to fit and
fat to unhealthy when that’s not
really accurate.”
So why are we all so obsessed
with an image we can never
attain?
CALEY SKINNER
In discussions about body
image, conversation usually focuses
on issues facing women, with men
being left on the sidelines.
But an increasing concern is
now being placed on body image
issues affecting men.
According to Matt Stafford,
a student at the University of
Guelph, he believes men feel
pressure to look a certain way,
but that there’s a different set of
expectations than for women.
“Guys are insecure because
of what’s shown in the media,
for sure,” said Stafford. “A good
example is when you go to buy
boxers, you have to look at six
packs and stuffed underwear
pictures…guys want to be strong,
while girls want to be skinny.”
The Body Image Awareness
event, held at the U of G
campus on Feb. 9, explored the
issues surrounding body image
dissatisfaction and deconstructed
media portrayals of the ideal body.
Jeans in various sizes were hung on
display and covered with art under
the headline, “Be comfortable
in your genes/jeans.” Cutouts of
unhealthily thin models papered
another kiosk with a sign reading,
“Ralph Lauren – What were you
thinking?” Another display read,
“Don’t judge people by the color
of their skin OR by the size of it!”
According to Ashley Skinner,
the Wellness Centre’s senior peer,
the goal of the event was to clear
up misconceptions that society
The major difference
is that a lot of men
don’t talk about their
struggles because we live
in a culture where men
aren’t supposed to reveal
their emotions. What
this causes is a lack of
resources and support out
there for the men who
are struggling.
Daniel Poulin
OUTline coordinator for
Student Life
Rashaad Bhamjee
The Body Image Awareness event in the University centre had
activities intended to engage university students in thinking critically
about their own body image.
has about the difference between
fat and thin.
“It’s about how our culture
has come up with these crazy
“The three main triggers for
body dissatisfaction and eating
disorders are low self-esteem,
poor body image and dieting,”
said Skinner. “The point of this
is to get away from the number
on a scale. If you’re healthy, and
if you’re eating a variety of foods
that are nutritious and good for
you and getting physical activity,
then your body will fall where it
needs to fall to be healthy.”
A display dedicated to the body
image issues faced specfically by
men was decorated with pictures
of tanned, muscular models asking
the rhetorical “What a real man
should look like?” Daniel Poulin,
OUTline coordinator for Student
Life, explained the media’s role in
perpetuating negative expectation
about the male body.
“The media really emphasizes
that to be a man you have to
be this big, muscular, hypermasculine individual,” said Poulin.
“For some reason being smaller
somehow makes you less of a man,
which isn’t the case, right? I think
that there is a lot of struggle with
that.”
But this raises the question of
why less attention is paid to body
image issues facing men?
“The major difference is that a
lot of men don’t talk about their
struggles because we live in a
culture where men aren’t supposed
to reveal their emotions,” said
Poulin. “What this causes is a lack
of resources and support out there
for the men who are struggling.”
Body image issues are actually
exacerbated by the student setting.
According to Skinner, university
campuses are breeding grounds
for body dissatisfaction.
“The more education you have,
the bigger the risk factor,” said
Skinner. “And I think that’s tied up
with a lot of things, perfectionism
for instance.”
Skinner explained that the
Body Image Awareness event
and its representatives place an
emphasis on being happy and
comfortable in your own body
rather than fighting it with
extreme measures.
“We live in a country where we
have what we need, but we drink
our food or put it in a powder
instead of eat it,” said Skinner.
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IN FOCUS
The dirty dish that broke the camel’s back
Why the little things
can cause the biggest
conf licts between
roommates
NICOLE ELSASSER
At first she thought it would be
kind of nice to have her roommate’s
cat in the house, but quickly, Pam
Martin, a fourth-year arts and
science student at the University
of Guelph, discovered that this
just wasn’t the case. According to
Martin, the cat itself was very nice
but her roommate just didn’t bother
to clean up after it.
“There was fur all over the
furniture, and it would stick to my
clothes when I sat on our couches
and it would accumulate into balls
on the floor which just looked
dirty,” said Martin. “Its owner also
wouldn’t clean the litter box which
was in a bathroom shared by five
other people. The litter pebbles
would get flung onto the floor and
spread around the house. The stench
was just horrible.”
Then, Martin explained, there
was this roommate’s apparent
inability to do dishes.
“Dishes are shared.People expect
to be able to use a plate or fork or
whatever whenever they need it,”
said Martin. “When somebody in
the house isn’t washing the dishes
and they use and just leave them on
the counter, it gets really frustrating.
It clutters the kitchen, can attract
flies and other vermin but mostly I
think it creates tension.”
It’s this tension that seems to
amount to the largest conflicts
between people sharing a common
living space. According to Karl
Hennig, a psychology professor at
the University of Guelph, just like
“the straw that broke the camel’s
back,” these minute annoyances
occurring between roommates, are
called “small stressors” and when
they accumulate, they can take the
same toll on a relationship that a
larger stressor can.
“If it happens once, or twice
[that’s] forgivable but when it
is repeated, and especially if you
have told the other person to stop
[or] change this behavior then
it becomes personal. The little
thing has become a personal,” said
Hennig, in an email interview. “[It
becomes] an attack on one’s very
being. The little thing becomes,
‘You just are inconsiderate. You
don’t care about me, my feelings, or
what would make me happy. You
are intentionally trying to make me
crazy.’”
leaving dirty dishes in the sink for
days on end…the not buying toilet
paper when it’s their turn, it’s those
small things that they don’t think
about that add so many annoyances
to your day. They add up.”
Hennig explained that it’s
important to communicate and
clarify what the issues are because
often the smaller annoyances can
become “the tip of the iceberg” in
relationships.
“Every word and gesture is
saturated with more meaning than
the word or gesture itself,” said
Hennig. “Like an iceberg, most of
the volume is underneath the water’s
surface…people get frustrated not
knowing how to express what the
issue is, not knowing how to clarify
or seek clarification. Frustration
leads, of course, to anger and harsh
words being said.”
Martin echoed this idea
when she explained that by
communicating about the smaller
things that create tension, a shared
home can be a harmonious place.
“I think being able to talk
about the little things that bother
you about the people you live with
is very important,” said Martin.
“It might not be that they are
specifically trying to annoy you but
that they just aren’t aware.”
Katie Malo
Dishes tend to be a common source of conflict between roommates;
according to psychologists, it’s the build up of these little annoyances
that causes long-term resentment.
According to Kyle Gillespie, a
fourth-year marine biology student
at the University of Guelph,
the little things in a roommate
relationship can, at times, be more
difficult to deal with than the
bigger issues.
“The day-to-day things really
grind you down. When something
big happens, you can usually talk
it through and resolve things,” said
Gillespie. “The little things [like]
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ARTS & CULTURE
6
FEB. 11 - 24, 2010
THEONTARION.CA
The artist formerly known as Final Fantasy
Owen Pallett talks
candidly about
misconceptions
of
his new album,
journalists and his
recent name change
ZACK MACRAE
“It’s not a concept album,”
said Owen Pallett, sitting knees
to his chest in the hallway of the
artist/media area of the Sleeman
Centre after his performance at
Hillside Inside last weekend. While
answering questions with a certain
degree of elegance, the singersongwriter, violinist and composer
from Toronto is noticeably worn
out.
Fidgeting with his car keys,
jacket already done up, the interview
seems to be routine for Pallett.
Lately in papers, magazines and on
the radio, Pallett, known formerly
as Final Fantasy seems to have a
monopoly. Maybe it’s because of
his newly released album Heartland
that has received widespread critical
acclaim as one of this year’s best
concept albums. Or perhaps the
interest is coming from his live
show and his ability to pull together
multi-layered orchestral pieces
out of thin air using his trademark
looping pedal.
It seems that during this
particular interview, Pallett skips
the formalities and clears the
air a little bit. The following is a
candid conversation with Owen
Pallett where his words speak for
themselves.
The Ontarion: I understand that
Heartland was your first concept
album.
Owen Pallett: Not really actually.
I’m the sort of person that feels as
if every record is a concept record,
even if there is no concept. I feel
that the absence of the concept is in
itself a concept. I’m not trying to get
too theoretical or anything like that,
I’m just trying to skirt the notion
that this is a concept record cause it
really isn’t. I never really described it
as such, people just kind of jumped
on that because they thought it
was a comfortable way to describe
the record. It’s a record that does
have a mythology behind it and
I don’t want that mythology to
affect anyone’s listening experience.
Unless they wanted it to. It kind of
bummed me out a little bit when
the record was put out in the UK.
All the people could talk about
was ‘Oh, it’s a prog rock record or
a concept record,’ when it’s really
the opposite of that. It just had a
narrative behind it.
TO: So you didn’t want the
narrative to take over other aspects
of the record?
OP: Yeah. I don’t know man, maybe
I just didn’t write the press release
properly or something. I should of
actually wrote ‘it’s not a concept
album’ on it. In the last four months
I’ve formed a very different opinion
about music journalists. Which isn’t
to say it’s a negative one. I just think
a lot of them are closer to being
writers then actual journalists. I had
to decide at a certain stage whether
or not I wanted to draw attention
to the mythology of the record, or
whether or not I just wanted to put
it out.
TO: I read that you were also
writing a score for a film.
OP: Yeah, I was fired actually. And
that sounds harsh, but getting fired
in the film industry is far less of a big
deal than it is in say, an accounting
firm or something.
TO: What happened?
OP: It was just a scheduling
conflict.
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TO: Keeping Heartland in mind,
was writing this album similar to
writing a film score?
OP: No, it was the opposite actually.
When you write a film score you are
typically trying to create a music that
will pick up the image. But when
I make a record, that music can
exist without any sort of imagery.
My music exists best when people
are engaging it on a level without
any visuals. But when it comes
to making a film score, you are so
much in service of the director. To
be honest it’s so far removed from
any sort of creative activity. It’s
the sort of thing that in order to
accomplish you need the same set
of skills that you do as a songwriter
or arranger, but the motivations are
completely different
TO: You’ve said in the past that you
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Rashaad Bhamjee
Owen Pallett sheds the moniker and performs at Hillside Inside.
wrote albums with friends in mind,
but with Heartland you’ve engaged
a larger audience. Who, if anyone
did you write Heartland for?
OP: No one person in particular. I
was hoping to make a record that
I could give to people that I didn’t
know and have them appreciate it
without having to know anything
about me. Which wasn’t necessarily
the case with the earlier records.
With those I might have been
specifically thinking ‘Oh, I wrote
this record to make my boyfriend
happy,’ or ‘to make my friend Steve
happy.’ So with this record it was
a really different experience to be
thinking about strangers. It’s an
interesting thing, you know. And
it was something I hadn’t thought
about until working on this one.
TO:With this record, just listening
to it and watching you perform, it
seems like you’re putting a lot into
it. I understand that you did the
singing, songwriting, arranging,
producing and performing. Was
this album more exhausting or
stressful to make then previous
ones?
OP: Yeah, much more. It was
really difficult actually. I guess I
didn’t anticipate how much work
was going to be involved in selfproducing an orchestral record.
If I were to say this to any one of
my composer friends they might
kind of roll their eyes at me, but it
is actually like a big deal when you
are singing and writing the lyrics
and putting all the stuff together.
So having to look pretty for a photo
shoot or something like that did get
the best of me at times.
TO: The name change was
due to going international and
experiencing difficulties with
copyright laws. How do you
feel about breaking out of Final
Fantasy and coming into your
own?
OP: It’s weird to me, I’ve just never
really associated the Final Fantasy
music with my person. Final Fantasy
was kind of just this thing that I
did. Even now I use the words Final
Fantasy to describe this particular
kind of music that I make. What
I need is a new band name, but I
think it’s kind of late for that. I can’t
really expect to go from one name
to another, even Prince couldn’t get
away with it.
THE ONTARION
7
161.5
Zavitz gallery hosts Makin’ Mamma Proud/
Fretwork this past week
Col laborative
exhibit
tries
to
reclaim household
skills as forms of
art
ANDREW TOWNSEND
Makin’
Mamma
Proud/
Fretwork (MMP/F) is a super
swell group show featuring
the work of your four favorite
gals. But don’t take my word
for it. Actually, those aren’t my
words, they are the words of the
four favorite gals in question:
Danica Evering, Bailey Govier,
Charlotte Hodgson and Victoria
Michalowsky.
From Monday Feb. 8 until
Friday Feb. 12, the Zavitz gallery
on campus will be host to the
wonderful group exhibition that
aims to bring fretwork forward
into the new generation. But
you probably want to know more
than that.
Victoria Michalowsky has
been drawing ever since she was
a little girl, sewing for a long
time, started embroidery in the
summer, and picked up knitting
this past fall. It is the second-tolast skill that is being highlighted
in MMP/F. Victoria’s series
of handkerchiefs and napkins
embroidered with slogans and
lyrics from pop culture are both
dainty and bold, as if some of the
heart’s greatest emotions could
be used to house your snot. I’d
definitely recommend picking
those up.
Charlotte Hodgson’s pieces
explore everything from the
imagery of quilting to home
photographs,
framing,
and
household knickknacks. While I
think that ‘tchotchkes’ is a racist
term, Hodgson’s depictions of
home artifacts brings the quaint
in conflict with questions of what
can be considered an art form; is
it craft, technique, or production?
Charlotte’s been doing art since
kindergarten.
The needlepoints are the work
of Bailey Govier, who says she
inherited her craftiness from her
mom. From a practice that usually
elicits framed images of ‘Home is
Where the Heart Is’ or ‘God Bless
This Kitchen,’ Bailey has created
warm inviting messages like the
chorus to Jay-Z’s “99 Problems”
or (my personal favourite) ‘Kill
Whitey,’ underscored by a row of
colourful crayons. This is probably
one of the craftiest and most
humourous mash-ups of class
and crass I’ve seen in a long time.
And if you’ve had the time to
stop by the gallery between 12:30
and 2:30 before today, you’ll have
seen Danica Evering offering
to alter and improve upon your
worn out clothing. Coupled
with a clothing-focused video,
this work is an opportunity for
audiences to forever live with a
piece of art, unless they give away
their clothes. Depending on your
definition of art, Danica’s been
sewing since she was six and once
made a three-piece dress that she
promptly wore to school.
All of the works emphasize a
skill that these women are trying
to reclaim as an art form. These
trades are arguably very in vogue
right now, but otherwise lost to
much of our generation. However,
if the post-industrial age is nigh,
the know-how of these aspiring,
young artistic geniuses will be in
demand for our very survival.
The exhibit ends on Friday,
but there is a gala reception
in the Zavitz art space from
7-10pm tonight. This opening/
closing reception is an excellent
place to fanagle a handkerchief,
needlepoint, quilt patch, or last
minute clothing alteration before
Rashaad Bhamjee
Danica Evering alters and mends clothing as she sits in at the Zavitz gallery
earlier this week.
the works are (according to the
artists) burned, hung up in their
homes, given away as gifts, or
submitted into further shows.
It’s a fancy affair, so please dress
accordingly. Perhaps what you
wore to your mom’s birthday
party?
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8 A &C
The record renaissance
RTS
ULTURE
FEB. 11 - 24, 2010
THEONTARION.CA
ZACK MACRAE
For Chad Tindall, “it’s all about
crate digging.”
It means spending hours in the
stacks at some guy’s house in Sault
St. Marie in hopes of finding that
one authentic hi-fi track that no one
else has. Or making special trips to
the United States on the hunt for an
elusive sample.
If you were to call Tindall’s
preoccupation with vinyl and finding
the perfect sample an obsession,
you might be right. In fact, Tindall,
who DJs under the name Chadillac,
would probably agree with you.
“I do crate digging all over the
place,” says Tindall. “Sometimes I go
down to Detroit to dig, that’s where
the best stuff is.”
The act of “crate digging” is a
practice that all vinyl aficionado
are deeply concerned with. It’s the
thrill of the hunt; digging through
seemingly endless dusty record
jackets in stacks of old milk crates.
However, shop owners are
noticing that it’s not just the few
analog audiophiles that are involved
in this nostalgic activity. In the last
five years, a growing number of
listeners have been trading their
CDs in for vinyl.
Vince Dabin, co-owner of
Waterloo’s specialty vinyl shop,
Orange Monkey, isn’t surprised by
the interest he’s been getting lately.
Over the last 16 years Dabin, and
his business partner Charles Janzen
have been involved in preserving a
culture that many people are now
picking up on.
“We probably sell about 20
records for every one CD,” says
Dabin. “A lot of our records are only
$2.50 so someone will come in here
with 20 bucks and walk out with a
mitt full of records.”
Janzen, who Guelph locals might
recognize as the bearded fellow who
DJs for funk night at the Albion
Hotel, is confident in the product
that he sells and remains faithful to
the ‘hot wax’ pressings.
“A record played on a nice
turntable will always sound better
than a CD,” Janzen states.
In the last couple of decades,
independently owned, specialty
Zack MacRae
The ceremony and nostalgia that is involved with listening to vinyl is taking consumers off of computers and putting back into the record shops
where they belong.
vinyl shops like Orange Monkey
have carried a lot of weight on their
shoulders. Because of an evolution
in technology, the vast majority of
record companies discontinued their
vinyl pressings and adopted CDs,
rendering vinyl obsolete.
In the early 90s interest in vinyl
was exclusive to a few niche markets
and individual collectors.
As Dabin states, “We opened up
in ‘93 and we were trying to keep
vinyl alive back then.”
Small specialty vinyl shops acted
like museums, preserving a culture
and a medium that many consider
to be the way that we are supposed
to hear music.
Orange Monkey is ripe with
musical history. From wall to wall
and in the spaces between, the
crowded attic space located above a
local bar is filled with busting record
crates and hanging memorabilia.
Over the last 16 years, the shop
has moved thousands of records
onto the turntables of a whole new
generation of listeners.
“Back in the ‘90s we couldn’t sell
Meatloaf to save our lives, and now
we can’t keep it in stock,” Janzen
admits.
Janzen says that in the last five
years, records have seen a renaissance,
where more and more people are
coming in asking for their current
and classic favorites on vinyl.
So how is vinyl coming back
from the dead? Why the sudden
interest?
It’s actually quite an interesting
and unique phenomenon if you
take into account other forms of
media like tape and more recently,
CDs that have been phased out by
technological advances. It seems
that vinyl has bypassed this idea of
“the survival of the fittest,” where
consumer convenience is a deciding
factor.
In
fact, in
this
case
“advancements” in technology are
more of a hindrance than a benefit.
The discrepancy here is between
analog and digital recording.
With digital recording, some
of the fidelity of the sound, or
the quality of the reproduction of
the original sound, is lost when
analog signals are compressed and
converted into discrete numbers.
Analog
recordings,
used
traditionally on vinyl, stay true to the
original source, storing sound waves
on the record as a physical texture.
When the needle of the turntable
interacts with the texture in the
grooves of the record, the result is a
high-fidelity experience.
Peter
Bradley,
Music
Coordinator at CFRU 93.3 FM,
Guelph’s campus and community
radio station still spins vinyl on his
appropriately named “The Peter
Bradley Morning Show.”
“I think we are a long way
away from people letting go of this
physical tradition,” says Bradley.
“People want to see the cover, read
the liner notes and have some
further interaction with the artist
beyond the audible aspect.”
Tindall, who also hosts a show
on CFRU called “Fishing with
Boston” uses vinyl almost exclusively
in his broadcasts and seems to profit
from this choice.
“It gives me an advantage because
lots of the time I end up playing
stuff that other people don’t have
… Some of my best vinyl tracks are
songs that I know people wouldn’t
be able to download.”
For Toronto resident, Alain
Levesque, juggling two jobs as a cook
and commuting to work everyday
by bicycle, doesn’t leave him with a
lot of time to sit down and listen to
records. Record companies are now
providing listeners, with the purchase
of a record, a digital download code
that is servicing every possible need.
“The digital downloads give you
the best of both worlds. I get a hi-fi
copy on vinyl and a digital version
that I can listen to when I’m away
from my turntable.”
Whatever the reason, the
preservation of a unique and
functional piece of media is in good
hands.
When Bradley speaks about his
preoccupation with vinyl the reasons
are clear:
“I think part of it is the ceremony,
part of it is the art work, put of it is the
sound, but the combination means
that vinyl and physical mediums of
music aren’t going anywhere.”
How many licks does it take to get to the centre of a
pussy pop?
KELSEY RIDEOUT
It’s only once a year that War
Memorial Hall becomes packed
with women talking about their
vaginas, proud men wearing dress
shirts reading “this is what a
feminist looks like,” and couples
smiling affectionately towards each
other, while enjoying an on-stage
production and licking chocolate
“pussy-pops.”
Indeed, the Vagina Monologues
is far off from a typical play. And
to the delight of many, the oneof-a-kind show was performed on
campus this past Friday evening.
The play opened with a simple
set that consisted of a single
couch and nearly a dozen women
sitting, relaxing, and chatting
together. The women made no
delays about expressing their
steadfast frustrations with one
another - they were all mutually
worried about the state of womens’
vaginas.
Monologue after monologue,
the actresses defended that
concern, depicting a wide range
of problems that women and
their vaginas are faced with on an
ongoing basis.
Amanda Kutner, a second
year theatre student, explained
the whirlwind of emotions that
she was going through, during
and after performing her piece,
“The Little Coochi Snorcher That
Could”.
“I feel shaky. There is
excitement everywhere. Once you
get on the stage it’s nervousness,
and once you get off, it’s just
excitement. Everyone responded
so positively to everything…I was
so happy there were so many males
in the audience, taking such an
active part in it.”
After many daily five-hour
rehearsals, Vagina Monologues
executive
producer
Melissa
Strickland was glowing with pride
after seeing the play come together
on stage.
“These girls blew my mind,” said
Strickland. “I feel so excited. I’m
so grateful for this cast and I can’t
get over how amazing they are.”
This
year’s
organizers
emphasized that the play was
about much more than women
gossiping about their “titas,”
“G-spots” and “beavers.” The
Vagina Monologues raises funds
for the V-Day Campaign, a
global movement to end violence
against women and girls. The
money collected from Friday’s
performance went towards aiding
the women of the Democratic
Republic of the Congo, a nation
plagued with war and femicide, the
deliberate destruction of women
and their bodies.
Ian Pietras, one of the executive
event coordinators of the Vagina
Monologues, discussed why it
is so critical that men attend
the play and absorb the script’s
main messages centered on anti-
violence.
“It’s extremely important to
have males involved, and to get
more males involved … as men are
mostly the perpetrators. If men are
not getting involved, we cannot
stop violence against women,”
Pietras explained
From ranting about the idiocy
of cotton tampons to showing
the horrors of sexual violence
used against women as a tactic of
war, the Vagina Monologues was
captivating, leaving the audience
laughing, crying and yelling “cunt”
at the top of their lungs.
But at its core, the performance
was certainly intended to help
inspire the audience to make a
difference for women everywhere.
THE ONTARION
ARTS & CULTURE
161.5
LIL WAYNE
REBIRTH
HHip-hop is arguably the only
profession where the larger your
ego gets, the greater the reward.
And so the ego gets even larger.
Perhaps you’ve heard of Kanye
West? Although Mr. West’s and
Dwayne Carter’s (Lil Wayne)
back stories are quite different,
their confidence is a common
denominator and their willingness
to take chances sets them apart
from other rappers. In a lot of
ways, Rebirth is Wayne’s version of
Kanye’s 808s and Heartbreak: the
albums look better on paper than
they sound.
It takes a character like Wayne
to claim to be the “the best rapper
alive” years before proving it by
dropping Tha Carter III, the bestselling record of 2008, outselling
Coldplay, Beyoncé and Taylor
Swift. Since Tha Carter II (2005),
Wayne has been unstoppable.
There are a few less-than-par mixtapes, but plenty of club features
(“Sweetest Girl,” “100 Million,”
“Let It Rock,” “Forever,” etc.) to
tide us over between albums.
Like Michael Jackson, Lil
Wayne got his start very young
and had his first solo album at just
17 years old. He’s now 27 years
old and has seven solo albums
and 10 official mix-tapes. In
truth, Wayne’s secret has always
been quantity, not quality. In
that respect, a consistent album
like Tha Carter III is more of an
anomaly than a standard by which
to compare his future work.
From sex pistol to folk troubadour
TOM BEEDHAM
At the Guelph Youth Music
Centre (GYMC), considerable
mystery surrounded what Friday
evening’s events will entail.
Advertising for the show could
have been described as minimal
(consisting mostly of a few flyers
in Guelph’s downtown shop
windows), and the GYMC—in
all the glory of its theaterlike
seating—wasn’t
exactly
the quintessential punk haunt.
Smokers shuffled cold feet in
the snow outside the entrance,
chewing over whether there would
be a bar: “There’s gotta be. It’s
Glen Matlock. He’s a Sex Pistol
for chrissake!”
Glen Matlock has a special
place in Sex Pistols history. As
the bassist for London’s seminal
punk band, Matlock wrote most
of the songs on Never Mind the
Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols,
but punklore has it that he was
excommunicated from the Pistols
in 1977 for liking The Beatles too
much. The truth, as Matlock tells
it in his autobiographical I Was a
Teenage Sex Pistol, is that he left
because he was “sick of all the
bullshit.” Whether or not that
“bullshit” had anything to do with
guitarist Steve Jones’ frustration
over Matlock’s insistence that he
learn Beatles chords for Never
Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex
Pistols, will be debated for as long
as the Sex Pistols remain relevant.
Making his way up to the same
kitchenette counter that’s open
to everyone else in the GYMC
lobby, no one recognizes Matlock
as the mere footnote in punk rock
history that he has been reduced
to by some storytellers. But many
are aware that this is the man who
begat a new sound, and the bassist
who could actually play it.
With psychedelic country rock
band The Sadies opening, there was
not an electric bass in the building.
Sadies bassist Sean Dean played
an upright acoustic, but it did
more than keep the beat, it served
as a subtle but downright reminder
that it was not 1976, and that this
would not be the same set from
an early Sex Pistols gig. No one
Originally, Rebirth was set to
release in April of last year, but had
several set backs. That, combined
with Wayne’s new-found love for
the guitar, made the anticipation
for Rebirth overwhelming. But if
you’re like me, when “Prom Queen”
(the first single) was released last
January, the excitement of an allrock Lil Wayne album fizzled.
There are a lot of possibilities why
Rebirth doesn’t live up to its hype.
Wayne’s gun possession legal
problems likely didn’t help, but it’s
probably simpler than that. Wayne
is not a rocker (yet). Perhaps, we’ll
have to wait for Rebirth III before
he makes another magnum opus.
I want to like Rebirth, especially
with all the other critics knocking
it. And even with all the highschool references, I’m afraid I can’t
pass this album off as appealing
9
to the younger demographics,
like previous Sound Checks
(Ke$ha and Weezer). Lil Wayne
doesn’t try to appeal to anyone,
that’s part of his shtick. He is a
Gangster. If you’re not convinced,
watch the infamous Katie Couric
interview. On Rebirth, Wayne was
on some rock tip. Unfortunately
for us, we’re still on Wayne’s tip.
Here’s hoping that Tha Carter
IV is something you can drive to
without feeling embarrassed when
the cops stop you.
Notable tracks: “Drop The World”
ft. Eminem, “One Way Trip” ft.
Kevin Rudolf & Travis Barker,
“Prom Queen” ft. Shanell
Listeners may also enjoy: Jay-Z/
Linkin Park – Collision Course,
Mos Def – New Danger
Woodpigeon visits
U of G for nooner
Haydn
Glen Matlock, original bass player for the Sex Pistols, is credited as
the co-author of 10 of the 12 songs that appear on the Sex Pistols’ only
full length album.
is dressed in robes that are straight
out of Malcom McLaren’s clothing
boutique ‘Sex.’ There are no ragged
fishnet shirts, no bondage belts
jingling among the mass, and
leather, if present, is brown and
well kept, not tattered and black
with haphazard stud jobs. Perhaps
this was a crowd that grew up and
beyond the unforgiving nature of
Johnny Rotten, much like the man
they had come to see.
When Matlock was done
his sound check, a lone bagpiper
blasted into the room and erupted
into a rendition of Queen’s “We
Will Rock You.” Fusing folk
method with a classic rock anthem,
this was the perfect harbinger for
what was about to come.
Matlock’s acoustic show proves
that music doesn’t have to be
vicious to be punk.
Making a
point about punk aesthetic in an
interview with Max Chambers, he
points out that, “People talk about
punk as a musical style, but also
there’s a spirit involved in it.” He
cranks out covers of Sex Pistols
songs like “Pretty Vacant,” “God
Save the Queen” and the Monkees’
“(I’m Not Your) Stepping Stone”—
a song that every Sex Pistol can
say they’ve spent some time with
(even Matlock’s bass incompetent,
yet crowd pleasing successor Sid
Vicious covered it during his brief
solo career).
To the accepting crowd that
sings along, Matlock has no
problem disciplining the audience
for their lack of familiarity with
the chorus to Small Faces’ “All or
Nothing,” looping the chords ad
nauseam and saying “I can do this
all night,” sitting back on the Sadies’
bass drum to further his point until
he got the response he wanted.
Despite the demanding nature
he took on during “All or Nothing,”
Matlock is anything but arrogant;
he is cheeky, but humble. Matlock
proves he’s above his Sex Pistols
celebrity even when he’s not
playing the traveling troubadour.
In response to Haiti’s earthquake
in January, he’s teamed up with
Nick Cave, Johnny Depp, Bobby
Gillespie (Primal Scream), Mick
Jones (The Clash), and Shane
MacGowan (The Pogues) to cover
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins’ “I Put a
Spell On You,” which is set for
release later this month.
Rashaad Bhamjee
Toronto’s Woodpigeon plays in the University Centre courtyard on
Wednesday at noon before heading down to the eBar for a performance
with Attack in Black.
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SPORTS & HEALTH
FEB. 11 - 24, 2010
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Crunch time for Gryphons volleyball
DAN HOWSE
Screaming fans, highlight reel
plays and flustered opposing coaches
calling timeouts.
If this isn’t the image varsity
volleyball conjures up, you probably
haven’t been to any games at the
W.F. Mitchell Centre this year.
“The place is rocking,” said
Gryphon women’s coach Paul Funk.
“Not too many teams like coming
into our gym.”
Last Friday, both the men’s
and the women’s teams took on
tough, division-leading McMaster
Marauders teams.
Although the 11-6 women lost
three sets to none, the 10-7 men’s
team made up for it, crushing the
14-3 Marauders in a three-set
shutout themselves.
This wasn’t the first victory the
men’s team has had over McMaster
this year.
“Right now I think we’re in their
heads a bit,” said men’s coach Cal
Wigston.
With two of Mac’s three losses
coming against Guelph, it seems
that the Gryphon men’s team has
their number. That’s no surprise for
Wigston.
“We’ve spent a lot of time
preparing for Mac, watching a lot of
tape and talking through what they
do,” he said.
With a bevy of frontline players
six-foot-four or taller, Guelph has
the size to deal with McMaster’s
intimidating frontcourt.
More
importantly, they prepare for that
Rashaad Bhamjee
The Gryphons front-line combination of Riley McAllister, Kevin Stewart and Jonathan Whitton (left to
right) has been instrumental in leading the offensive attack.
frontcourt and have the skills to
disrupt its attack.
“They’ve got two very good
middle hitters,” Wigston explained.
“So we try to serve as aggressively
as we can, which makes it difficult
for them to try and set those middle
hitters.”
Without giving away too many of
Wigston’s strategic secrets, it’s suffice
to say that this Gryphon team’s
level of preparation for McMaster
is the rule, not the exception to it.
When Wigston took control of the
program, he envisioned a patient
ascendance to the OUA throne with
a four-year plan. Not surprisingly,
he’s in year four currently.
“[It’s the] fourth year – let’s see
what we can do with this team,”
said Wigston, recalling the initial
meetings he had with the assistant
coaching staff, “as far as gunning for
a championship.”
While varsity teams are an
ever-changing mix of veteran
players moving on and new players
developing, it would be hard to deny
that this team is currently peaking.
The team’s do-everything captain
on the left side, Albertan import
Jonathan Whitton, is in his fifth and
final year of eligibility as is last year’s
OUA Libero of the year, Gabriel
DeGroot.
Big middle hitters
Andrew Revie and Kevin Stewart
are both in their fourth years. And
with all due respect to Winston
Rosser, the right side, second-year
player with the wicked spike, most
of the team’s core has spent three to
five years developing.
This is a team that is eying a
championship now. So why the
seven losses? Both Wigston and
Revie chalk it up to a lack of focus.
“The issue we always have
is never being strong enough or
physical enough,” Revie explained,
“[Our problem is] the little mental
hiccups we go through.”
Although the playoffs don’t begin
until after reading week, this men’s
team has already began preparing
like every set could be their last.
“You can’t just expect to turn on
the mindset and turn on focus once
the game starts,” Revie said. “You
have to be building up to that focus
and that mindset constantly.”
The Gryphon women’s volleyball
team finished last season with a
record of 8-11, missing the playoffs.
With many of those losses coming
down the final stretch, head coach
Paul Funk decided to shuffle the
deck this year.
The result has been a dynamic
squad that is fun to watch.
More importantly, they’ve posted
the first winning record since 200304.
“We’ve added some very good
first-year players,” Funk said. “And
we’ve had some other people who
have played different positions last
year who have adjusted to new
positions and done very well,” he
added.
Although last year’s team started
strong, the opposition eventually
realized that the women’s team had
trouble picking up kills.
“We didn’t have enough offensive
firepower” Funk said.
This season, that’s changed.
“I have lots of options on the
court now,” said third-year starting
setter Melissa McGinn.
With the addition of six-footthree rookie Erinn Bickle to an
already potent six-foot frontline
that includes fourth-year Kylen Van
Osch, third-year Claire Sandor and
second-year Brooke Lloyd, McGinn
has what she called “a ton of go-to
players” at her disposal.
Although the women’s team
actually has the better record than
their male counterparts at 11-6,
the ultra-competitive OUA West
division has the Gryphons currently
on the outside of the playoff picture
looking in. However, with two more
road games to go, the team’s playoff
hopes are still very alive.
“Every game is a big game,”
McGinn said. “We’re all pretty
pumped.”
The men’s team has two more
road games as well before one big
final home game of the year on Feb.
19 to close out the regular season.
Although Coach Wigston knows
this game is during reading week, he
encourages anyone who can make it
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161.5
11
Ford, Payne shine at OUA Championships
Gryphon teams
combine for 14 medals
in St. Catharines
MIKE TREADGOLD
Going up against perennial
powerhouse squads from U of
T and Western, the Gryphons
swimming teams proved that they
belonged to be mentioned among
the province’s best schools at the
OUA Championships last weekend
in St. Catharines.
Led by a several dominant
individual performances by Andrew
Ford and Chantique Payne, both
named OUA all-stars following
the meet, Gryphon swimmers
combined to win six gold, one silver
and seven bronze medals over the
four-day event, hosted by Brock
University.
Ford’s gold medal haul began on
Friday with a winning performance
in the men’s 200m individual medley,
followed up with another gold
medal win in the 100m backstroke
race on Saturday. Ford finished the
tournament magnificently with two
more individual gold medals in the
400m IM and 200m backstroke on
Sunday. His four-day winnings of
four gold and two bronze medals
gave him the male Dr. Jeno Tihanyi
IM award, along with his all-star
nomination.
“Andrew is a world-class
athlete and his goal is to make the
Olympic team,” said head coach
Don Burton. “To win all of his
events at the OUA level fits right in
with that plan.”
Wil
Wright,
Matthew
Stephenson and Ben Roberts, who
also received an OUA all-star nod,
were the other Gryphon individual
medal winners as the men’s team
finished with 468 points, good
for fourth place overall and an
improvement over last year’s fifthplace finish.
On the women’s side, Payne
continued to assert herself as one of
the country’s most prolific athletes,
particularly in the butterfly events,
winning a pair of gold medals in the
women’s 50m and 100m butterfly
races, along with a bronze medal
in the 100m freestyle competition,
earning her OUA all-star status.
“Chantique’s 50m butterfly time
was hundredths of a second away
from being her personal best,” said
Burton. “Considering she didn’t
have her best turn or finish, it was
a very fast time for her final result
and it shows that she has potential
to go even faster.”
“I’ve been working really hard on
my turns and usually they’re pretty
good,” said Payne. “For some reason,
my split times were way off [at
OUAs] but it pulled together okay.”
Payne’s
spectacular
performances, along with a
bronze medal finish by Bethany
Flemington in the women’s 50m
backstroke, were enough to earn
the Gryphon women a seventhplace finish with 262 points.
Payne’s 2009-10 season has been
nothing short of outstanding. The
third-year swimmer appears poised
to make numerous appearances on
the podium at the CIS national
championships in Toronto later
this month, qualifying for no fewer
than ten different events, yet in
accordance with league rules, she
is only allowed to compete in four.
Payne will be among the favourites
in the butterfly and freestyle
strokes, both at the 50m and 100m
distances.
“I’m really excited for these CI
[championship races],” said Payne.
“This year, I swam a lot faster at the
beginning of the season and I’m
really looking forward to the next
step.
“Two years ago, I won bronze
in the 50m butterfly and last year,
it was silver. The girl who beat me
both times has now graduated so
Rashaad Bhamjee
With two gold medals at the OUA championships, Chantique Payne
is poised to take a run at a national title.
we’ll see how things go. I really
want to move up to the gold.”
Payne will be joined at the
CIS championships by Ford,
Stephenson, Wright, Roberts,
Flemington, Scott Van Doormaal,
if he is capable of competing, and
any other Gryphon qualifiers
between now and Feb. 19 when the
events begin.
them,” he said. “The younger guys
try and keep pace and want to live
up to what the guys before them
have accomplished.”
are from, is the ‘feel’ of campus.”
The success of Gryphon
football recruiting in the Niagara
region has provided a wealth of
talent for the current Gryphons
roster, while also strengthening
the recruiting foundation in the
area for the future.
“Once there were some wellknown, big-time football players in
the Niagara community, Gryphon
football [achieved] a level of
respectability in the region,” said
Walters, on the recruiting success
stories. “McMaster University had
the run of the Niagara region until
four years ago when we stuck our
nose in there and now we go toeto-toe [with any school].”
A regional goldmine
Niagara region
has proven to be a
foundation for the
f uture of Gr yphon
footbal l
Most importantly,
there is no hometown
university [in
Niagara] to compete
against [for recruits].
JUSTIN DUNK
The Niagara region, an area
that attracts people to its worldly
wonder, wax museums and wine
culture, has also been catching the
attention of the coaching staff of
the Gryphons football team.
The area has developed into a
recruiting hotbed for the football
program, led by head coach Kyle
Walters.
“When I took over as head
coach, other than locally [in
Guelph], we had no strong
recruiting region,” said Walters.
“There was no Guelph presence
anywhere else [in Ontario].”
Since Walters took over the
coaching duties in 2006, he has
enjoyed considerable success in
convincing student-athletes from
the Niagara area to join his team.
“Most importantly, there is no
hometown university [in Niagara]
to compete against [for recruits],”
he said. “It’s a huge region. From
Grimsby all the way to Fort Erie,
and everywhere in between, [there
is] a drawing of about 30 schools.
Obviously, if there are 30 schools,
there is a likelihood of more highend [players].”
The high-end talent from this
area of Ontario is undoubtedly
impressive, and fortunately for the
Gryphons, they have been able to
bring some of these gifted athletes
to the Guelph campus.
Kyle Walters
Gryphons head coach
Rashaad Bhamjee
Wide receiver Jedd Gardner is the most successful recent Gryphon
recruit from the Niagara region.
Defensive backs James Savoie
and Sebastian Howard, both from
Niagara Falls, have been fixtures
in the Gryphons starting lineup
ever since they set foot in Alumni
Stadium. Howard recorded six
interceptions in his rookie year in
2007, while Savoie has become a
two-time All-Canadian in just
three seasons with the Gryphons.
Four other players from the
region suited up for the Gryphons
last year, with Jordan Duncan,
Michael Millar, Nick Woehl,
and Corey Davidson all having
seen extensive playing time since
joining Walters’ team.
But the player with the greatest
impact from the Niagara region is
wide receiver Jedd Gardner.
The third-year Gryphon is a
game breaking talent and he has
become known to fans for his
speed and explosiveness.
Gardner believes that the
Niagara region has produced
talented football players in recent
years because of a dedicated work
ethic.
“The guys in Niagara work
extremely hard, and set the
example for the guys younger than
Gardner has become a crucial
part of the Gryphons offence and a
lot of this is attributed to the work
ethic he learned while growing
up in Niagara Falls. The speedy
wide receiver was tracked down
by Walters and was interested in
attending and playing football
at the University of Guelph for
several reasons.
“The main things that drew
me to Guelph were coach Walters,
the campus being all in the same
location, and the opportunity to
play [football] early in my career,”
said Gardner.
Gardner earned a starting job
late in his first season with the
Gryphons. Now both Gardner and
Walters are showing other potential
players from the Niagara region
the opportunities that Guelph can
provide, from both an athletic and
educational standpoint.
“The campus has a unique
culture,” said Walters. “The number
one reason [players] come to
Guelph, regardless of where they
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Gender empowerment: now available on wheels
Roller derby attracts
participants from all
walks of life
DENISE MARTINS
A new culture is emerging
right in our own backyard. Women
from all walks of life are engaging
in a full-contact sport that’s both
competitive and dangerous.
“There’s a bit of a glamour
about it. You get to dress up and
act tough,” said Jessica Buchanan,
a second-year zoology student
at the University of Guelph
that embraced roller derby after
watching Drew Barrymore’s Whip
It, a movie about a young girl’s
journey to becoming a roller derby
master, starring Juno’s Ellen Page.
“I thought I would try and find
a team just to watch and I didn’t
realize that there’d be a team so
close to Guelph,” she added. “Their
‘fresh meat-n-greet’ was only a
couple of weeks away so I decided
to go check it out. That’s when I
decided to join the team.”
The Tri-City Rollergirls invites
girls from Kitchener-Waterloo
and the surrounding area to put on
roller skates and kick some butt.
The Tri-City Rollergirls are a roller
derby league with three teams: two
local teams (Vicious Bitches and
Venus Sly Tramps) and, because
Courtesy
Roller derby in the Tri-City area has attracted countless thrill-seeking participants to its full-contact
atmosphere.
chasing after friends in roller
skates is not satisfactory enough
for these thrill-seeking women,
one travel team (Thunder).
Although roller derby has been
around for almost 80 years, only
in the past couple of years has it
reemerged and turned into the
empowering phenomenon it is
today.
It has now become a way for
women to fight against the status
quo under which women have
historically been expected to fall
under and create something new
and original.
“It’s just not part of the
mainstream which I think is also
one of the things that draws a lot
of people to it,” Buchanan said.
Buchanan, like many other
girls,
joined
the
Tri-City
Rollergirls in search of adventure
and individuality. What she
didn’t know was that she was also
enlisting to be part of a world of
unity.
“I don’t think I realized how
much strategy is needed and how
important team cohesiveness
and communication is to playing
a good game,” she said. “That’s
something the coaches and captain
are always emphasizing.”
According to Suzy Slam,
vice-president of the Tri-City
Rollergirls, it’s all kinds of girls
who enlist in the dangerous
sports.
“We have such a variety,”
said Slam. “We have a lot of
professional women, many women
with varying university degrees.
“We have teachers, engineers,
stay-at-home
moms,
social
workers, anything and everything.
It just covers the whole sort of
gamut of women.”
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Participant initiative on the slopes
RYAN CUNNINGHAM
The evolution of the helmet and
its usage can be seen throughout
sports and recreational activities,
specifically hockey, and even more
recently, biking. Helmets start out
as being a safe option for players/
cyclists, but usually an unattractive
alternative in the eyes of fellow
athletes.
As accidents, specifically head
injuries, continue to escalate, the
movement towards the legislation
on mandatory helmet use becomes
more pronounced. After a while,
what once was seen as a ridiculous
looking piece of safety equipment
transforms into part of the
ensemble (hockey) and the law
(biking). Skiing and snowboarding
could be the next two sports to
follow in this path as safety issues
become more discussed.
“It’s a hot topic. Should helmets
be mandatory or not?” asked Gene
Matthews, area manager at Glen
Eden ski and snowboard centre
in Milton. “But at Glen Eden,
we don’t want to just wait for
legislation. We do everything we
can to promote the benefits from
wearing a helmet and no harm can
come from wearing one.”
“I guess some would argue that
for comfort’s sake, a helmet isn’t the
most comfortable thing to wear,”
said avid recreational snowboarder
Daniel Egan. “Style has become
a big part of snowboarding. You
want to look cool.”
And according to Matthews,
retail companies also pay attention
to aesthetics and have successfully
managed
to
manufacture
equipment that is both safe and
stylish.
“Retailers that we deal with
are proactive in the equipment
that they provide,” said Matthews.
“Their helmets are safe, yet stylish,
and that are hugely beneficial
when working with children and
trying to encourage usage.”
A recent research study done
at the University of Calgary
discovered that helmet usage
while skiing and snowboarding
reduces the risk of head injury by
35 per cent. The intercontinental
study assessed the head injuries
of more than 45, 000 skiers and
snowboarders and determined that
only one in five injured participants
was wearing a helmet.
In order for helmet use to
eventually become legislated, the
popularity of the equipment must
increase. This process has taken
many years as it did in hockey;
however, more and more people
are using them and instructors
and professionals alike are setting
an example for beginners and
amateurs.
“Helmets are always a good
idea,” said Matthews. “We require
that our entire staff wears a
helmet and we encourage all of
our participants to follow suit.
For our school visit program, we
Jukka Zitting
Laws mandating the use of bicycle helmets among minors came to fruition in 1995. Will we soon see the
same legislation on the slopes?
provide free helmets to encourage
their usage.”
According to Matthews, skiers
and snowboarders have taken it
upon themselves to wear a helmet
and if and when the legislation
does come through, it will almost
be a moot point.
“When we look at our hill, 65
to 75 per cent of our participants
are already wearing helmets,” said
Matthews. “The growth in the past
five years has been exponential.
Knowledge is increasing across
the board and helmets are looked
at as being far more acceptable for
use now.”
Furthermore, if history repeats
itself, as is often the case, any kind
of safe practice legislation will not
deter participation.
“If the legislation does happen,
it will not negatively impact the
sport, whatsoever,” said Matthews.
“Look at hockey. Two generations
ago, there were not helmets or
facemasks. When it became
mandatory to wear both, you
didn’t see a decline in the number
of kids playing hockey.”
Researchers suggest concussions need a
new moniker
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said that although steps were
taken following her daughter’s
accidents, if she had been told
that her daughter had a ‘mild
traumatic brain injury,’ she would
have prohibited her from sports
and vigorous activity for a longer
period of time.
Through their research, the
Brain Injury Association of
Canada found concussions to have
long-term effects if not treated
properly.
If a concussion goes untreated,
symptoms can worsen and continue
for the individual for long periods
of time, a condition referred to as
‘post concussion syndrome.’
Most of the time, these
symptoms include long-term
headaches along with dizziness and
balancing difficulties. Depending
on the severity of the concussion,
other symptoms become apparent.
“In a more serious injury,
individuals may have difficulty
processing information at a
regular pace, which could affect
the individual’s mood, making
them agitated and irritable, and
externally having a negative
effect on the individual’s learning
capabilities in both school and
workplace settings,” Pettell said.
Canadian
occupational
therapists concur that concussions
must be taken more seriously and
it is the responsibility of the public
to acknowledge the seriousness of
the condition.
Utilizing the term, ‘mild
traumatic brain injury,’ becomes
a helpful tool in this awareness
The term, mild
traumatic brain injury,
is meant to mainly
target parents, but
it is also important
to raise awareness
of the seriousness
of this condition in
sports organizations,
both professional and
amateur.
Ellen Pettell
occupational therapist
initiative. If a concussed individual
receives proper treatment for their
condition, it is likely that they will
experience no long-term effects.
“Treatment for a mild traumatic
brain injury includes following rest
recommendations and not straining
yourself following the injury until
all symptoms disappear,” said
Pettell. “In the majority of cases,
this [rehabilitation process] takes
seven to 10 days, but can take
several weeks to a month.”
Basketball (M) Basketball (W)
Hockey (M)
Guelph vs Western: 80-84
Guelph vs York: 7-5
Lakehead
Windsor
McMaster
Western
Brock
Waterloo
Laurier
Guelph
W
L
14
13
12
10
8
8
7
5
4
5
6
8
10
10
11
13
Guelph vs Western: 47-70
Windsor
Western
Brock
Lakehead
McMaster
Laurier
Waterloo
Guelph
W
L
17
14
11
11
11
7
4
2
1
4
7
7
7
11
14
16
Waterloo
Lakehead
Western
Laurier
Guelph
York
Windsor
UOIT
Brock
West
W
L OTL
19
18
19
16
13
11
10
10
9
6
6
7
7
10
12
13
15
16
1
2
0
3
4
3
4
1
1
Hockey (W)
Volleyball (M)
Volleyball (W)
Guelph vs Brock: 2-3
Guelph vs McMaster:3-0
Guelph vs McMaster: 0-3
Laurier
Queen’s
York
Guelph
U of T
Western
Brock
Windsor
Waterloo
UOIT
W
L OTL
24
18
16
13
13
10
10
11
6
4
0
5
8
9
10
12
12
14
16
16
0
2
1
3
2
4
3
0
3
5
McMaster
Western
Queen’s
Windsor
Guelph
Waterloo
Laurier
U of T
Ryerson
York
RMC
W
L
14
14
13
11
10
10
8
8
4
3
0
3
3
4
6
7
8
9
8
14
14
19
McMaster
Waterloo
Western
Brock
Guelph
Laurier
Windsor
Nordic Ski
Gryphon results in Hepworth:
Open Women – 7km skate:
1. Laura Hewitt 19:50
2. Vesta Mather 20:04
3. Lindsey Chapman 20:21
4. Annalee Winter 20:35
5. Laura Campbell 23:07
6. Jessica Blenkarn 23:09
Junior Women – 7km skate
2. Jennie Hissa 22:03
3. Gillian Rockwell 23:09
Open Men – 14km skate
1. Matti Little 34:58
2. Ian Ritchie 35:16
4. Erin Purdon 36:39
5. Patrick Twohig 37:11
6. Mike Weersink 37:41
7. Jordan Forsyth 37:51
Track & Field
York Open
Gold
Tara MacDonald
- 1500m
Women’s Team
- 4x 400m
Julia Wallace
- High jump
Kim Richardson
- Triple jump
Silver
Sarah Peirce
- 60m
Samantha Beattie
- 1500m
Julia Wallace
- Triple jump
Bronze
Meg Lowry
- Shot put
Brit Heard
- Weight throw
Mike Lopatowski
- High jump
Kevin Honig
- Triple jump
Brent Roubos
- Shot put
Junior Men – 14km skate
1. Scott Weersink 36:40
Swimming
Meyo Invitational (Notre Dame)
Guelph Results
Men’s 1000m
Women’s 300 m
13. Rob Jackson
38. Shauna Malek
19. Evan Stevens
Women’s 800m
11. Rachel Aubry
17. Lydia Frost
20. Nadine Frost
Women’s 1000m
2. Nadine Frost
5. Jess Vanhie
7. Lydia Frost
Women’s 1 mile
13. Jess Vanhie
Women’s 3000m
4. Rachel Cliff
24. Courtney Laurie
Women’s 4x400m
24. Guelph
Men’s 800m
4. Dustin Gamble
36. Evan Stevens
41. Rob Jackson
Men’s 1 mile
4. Kyle Boorsma
18. Nigel Wray
Men’s 3000m
15. Allan Brett
31. John Parrott
Men’s long jump
25. Guyson Kuruneri
Men’s shot put
10. Tim Hendry
Men’s weight throw
14. Dustin McCrank
25. Tim Hendry
OUA Championships (Brock)
Gold
Andrew Ford
- 100 back
- 200 back
- 200 IM
- 400 IM
Chantique Payne
- 50 butterÁy
- 100 butterÁy
Silver
Ben Roberts
- 50 back
Bronze
Chantique Payne
- 100 free
Bethany Flemington
- 50 back
Wil Wright
- 50 butterÁy
Matthew Stephenson
- 200 breast
Men’s Team
- 400m medley relay
- 200m medley relay
- 200m freestyle relay
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Clockwise from top left: Basia Bulat, Martin Sexton, Elisapie Isaac, Delhi 2 Dublin, Woodhands, Bahamas, Hawksley Workman, Ani Difranco
Sam Baijal, the artistic
director at Hillside, is already
making plans for next year’s
winter festival.
With rumours that the
Inside festival might have just
had its last year, Baijal speaks
quite the contrary.
“Whatever it ends up
being next year,” says Baijal,
“we already have a map of all
kinds of different venues that
we want to use. We want to
have different artists play in
different spaces.”
The idea is to expand the
Inside event into the larger
community of downtown
Guelph.
This past weekend saw the
last of Hillside Inside in its
original configuration. The
day-long event was held on
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two alternating stages, set up
on AstroTurf and underneath
an impressive, but not abrasive
light show.
The festival played host to a
line-up that you would count
on seeing at a Hillside festival.
It was a diverse evening.
Folk artist Basia Bulat
warmed up the crowd and
made a point to play a couple
of songs on her autoharp,
citing that a folk festival wasn’t
really a folk festival without an
autoharp.
Just a few hours after,
Bahamas, a drum and guitar
duo fronted by Afie Jurvanen,
seduced the island stage.
Ripe with sarcasm and a
70s-sounding fuzz on his
guitar, Jurvanen’s hilarious wit
in between songs rivaled his
actual performance.
Ani DiFranco, in her only
appearance in Ontario, was
the headliner of the evening.
Her performance was nothing
short of inspiring. A strong
lyricist with a boisterous style
on the guitar, Ani commanded
attention from the crowd
and made sure she kept it
throughout her entire set.
The only aspect of the
festival that seemed out of
place was the place itself.
Although not glaringly
obvious, sidestepping the
corporate presence in a
hockey arena called the
Sleeman Centre is no easy
task. Avoiding corporate
sponsorship and keeping the
event a grassroots festival
has been priority for Hillside
organizers since day one.
That’s why next year,
Hillside will take a new
approach and branch out
from the summer and winter
festivals to become more
involved in other aspects of the
community.
The plan, as Baijal explains,
is for the Hillside name to
realize it’s potential as a
promoting body. This means
co-sponsoring and presenting
different community events
and partnering up with other
organizations like the Jazz
Festival that is held annually
in September.
“The map that we have
laid out for next year’s event
also involves an educational
component,” Baijal says.
Next year, Baijal and
other organizers are looking
to provide workshops that
complement the philosophies
of the Hillside experience;
namely sustainability, social
consciousness and of course,
music.
Ideally, Baijal is proposing
a festival with multiple venues
around downtown Guelph
that patrons can skip between
to hear their favourite bands.
Baijal is looking to make food
a key component of the festival
as well, with downtown
restaurants participating at
some level.
“We are even looking at
hosting an ice skating party
at the newly built civic square
where bands will play outside
on a covered stage,” says Baijal
excitedly.
Whatever the case may be,
an outdoor ice skating party
sounds like a lot more fun then
an indoor hockey rink.
Baijal and the rest of the
Hillside team are using the last
three years of Hillside Inside
as a learning experience,
casting certain ideas into the
future while leaving others
behind.
The Inside series had a good
run over the past three years
and it will be interesting to see
what organizers come up with
next year.
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SPORTS & HEALTH
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MIKE TREADGOLD
In previous editions of this
column, I have attempted to
draw attention to courageous
performances, as I believe that
these are the events worth writing
about, regardless of the outcome.
You may remember that I
previously compared the Yates Cup
performance of hobbled Western
Mustangs quarterback, Michael
Faulds, to the display of strength
by former Toronto Maple Leaf,
Bobby Baun in the 1964 Stanley
Cup playoffs.
I suppose that Gryphon
swimmer Scott Van Doormaal’s
performance at the OUA
Championships last Thursday
should be mentioned in a similar
light. Here was an athlete, so
determined, and so competitive
that he would risk further injury at
the pinnacle of his sport.
Back in December, Van
Doormaal,
the
senior-most
member of the Gryphons team
and one of the elected captains,
broke his foot. I can only imagine
how a swimmer could contend
with such an injury, but I suppose,
as a former baseball player, I could
liken it to breaking a pitching
arm, just weeks before the playoffs
began.
Nevertheless, Van Doormaal
remained committed to competing,
committed to providing his
team with the kind of leadership
that captains are expected to
demonstrate to their teammates.
It’s worth noting that Van
Doormaal had won multiple
medals at the OUA championship
level, excelling in both the medium
and long distance races. 2010
would have likely been no different,
and along with Andrew Ford and
a host of other supremely talented
Gryphon men, this team was
poised to be a profound national
But despite the obvious
physical limitations, there
was no breaking of his
competitive spirit. Broken
foot notwithstanding, Van
Doormaal was there to compete.
Doormaal is much more than
merely your average swimmer with
this Gryphons team. Aside from
being a team captain, the fifth-year
student-athlete was, and still is, a
nationally-renowned competitor,
who would have been a major
threat to stand on the podium in
the upcoming CIS championship
races.
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the now-infamous broken foot.
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physical limitations, there was no
breaking of his competitive spirit.
Broken foot notwithstanding, Van
Doormaal was there to compete.
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event. This column is, instead, a
recollection of stories that have
been communicated to me by
others who did happen to bear
witness to the men’s 1500m
freestyle race at Brock University
this past weekend. Gryphons team
head coach, Don Burton, had his
fair share of superlatives when
describing what happened in St.
Catharines
“Swimming with one foot is
virtually impossible,” said Burton.
“Scott did a phenomenal job of
leading by example, above and
beyond the call of anything that
anyone would’ve ever expected of
him.”
“We all know what it’s like to
have injuries,” said fellow captain
Chantique Payne. “Just to see
how Scott tried to step up and
[compete] for our team, it was
really inspirational.”
The stories all have the
same message: Van Doormaal’s
performance was nothing short of
phenomenal.
Requiring the aid of crutches
to approach the blocks at the start
of the race, Van Doormaal hit the
water for 30 laps of one-footed
competition against the province’s
most accomplished (two-footed)
distance swimmers. Competing
against the province’s best, Van
Doormaal finished 14th overall
in the 1500m race, taking three
points for his team.
The result, though incredible,
is not the story here. It’s the
effort that makes this story so
compelling, so newsworthy.
Time and time again, university
athletes have proven themselves
to be the ultimate competitors.
And so long as these stories exist,
I will continue to publish them.
Too often, stories in the media
highlight the negatives associated
with athletics; these stories are
stale and often, unworthy. If you
have a story about a local athlete
that defies expectations for the
purpose of competing, I want to
hear these narratives. This is the
space for those refreshing tales.
Gryphons win streak hits
four
The Gryphon men’s hockey team
has picked the right time to hit its
stride. Following a 4-3 win over
Western on Thursday and a 7-5
victory over York on Saturday
evening, the Gryphons (13-10-4)
win streak is now at four games and
they have taken points in eight of
their past nine games. Leading 6-1
after two periods on Saturday, the
Lions stormed back to make it 6-5
before Tim Priamo scored on an
empty net to seal the Gryphon win.
Scott Van Bommel made 20 saves in
goal for the Gryphs.
Gryphons dominate Nordic
podiums
The Gryphons Nordic ski team had
an extremely successful weekend,
competing in the Suntrail Source for
Adventure skate race in Hepworth,
ON. In the senior women’s 7km
race, the Gryphons swept the
podium, led by Laura Hewitt, Vesta
Mather and Lindsey Chapman.
In the junior women’s race, Jennie
Hissa and Gillian Rockwell took
silver and bronze, respectively. Not
to be outdone, Matti Little and Ian
Ritchie finished 1-2 in the men’s
14km race. Scott Weersink won the
junior men’s race.
New head coach for women’s
lacrosse
With former head coach Garry
Dobbie stepping down to pursue
other opportunities, Steph Green
was named as the new head coach of
the Gryphon women’s lacrosse team.
Green is a former stand out player,
assistant and head coach of the team,
winning Player and Coach of the
Year awards back in the late 1990s
and early 2000s, as well as a pair of
OUA silver medals. The Gryphons
are coming off of a winless 0-11
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a how-to student guide on
Finding a home.
NICOLE ELSASSER
DENISE MARTINS
While for many university students weekend mornings are the time for catching up on much-needed sleep,
or punishing oneself for the misgivings of the night before, there truly is nothing like getting up (of course if
you can) and making warm cinnamon buns. Yes, while cinnamon buns can certainly be found at the nearest
supermarket, these beloved pastries are always better when they aren’t the cookie-cutter, too-perfect kind you can
get in a plastic package of six. While making fresh cinnamon buns may seem a bit too ambitious, especially for
less-experienced bakers, I assure those with reservations that with a little care it is very possible to make absolutely
delicious cinnamon buns. I do, however, have a piece of helpful advice: make the dough the night before and
allow it to rise overnight. The preparation of the dough and the rising time takes the longest – therefore if you get
it done before bed, by the morning the hardest part is over and you can simply enjoy the smell of cinnamon and
butter filling your house.
Yes, it’s that time of year again.
You are either ready to move past
on-campus residence or have
had enough of your horrifyingly
messy housemates. Whatever
it is, you are ready to look for a
new place to call home. Ontarion
Life will break down each step in
the quest to find the best in offcampus housing.
Step 1. Choosing priorities
The first challenge is coming
up with a list of things that are
essential for your living situation.
While you might think this
obvious, oftentimes people will
rent a house without being
mindful of the little consideration.
Of course, these things change
depending on the individual.
Firstly you must take into account
your budgetary constraints. Yes,
we all want a swimming pool in
our living room, but how many of
us can afford it? Some other key
needs that come into question are
personal bathrooms, kitchen size,
room size, parking space, smoking
restrictions and pet-friendliness.
Step 2. Finding your choices
Kyle Gillespie
INGREDIENTS
Dough
1 cup milk
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla
1 teaspoon salt
5 cups flour
1 package yeast
4 eggs
Filling
1/2 cup butter, room temperature
1 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons cinnamon
Glaze
1 tablespoon vanilla
4 tablespoons cream
1 cup powdered sugar
In a saucepan, warm the milk,
1/2 cup of butter, 1/2 cup of brown
sugar, vanilla and salt slowly over
low heat. Be sure not to allow the
mixture to simmer or cook because
too much heat will later kill the
yeast when added; warm up only
enough to melt the butter. While
the butter is melting, put half
the flour in a large bowl with the
yeast; there is no need to proof the
yeast as long as you are sure it has
not expired. Add the warm milk
mixture to the flour and mix it with
a wooden spoon until fairly smooth
(do not try to use electric beaters
as the dough will be too heavy and
you will only end up with a horrible
mess). Add each egg, one at a
time, and ensure that the mixture
is smooth before adding the next
one. Add the remaining flour and
begin kneading the dough with
your hands. Knead the dough until
it is soft and no longer sticky to
touch. This should take about five
minutes, but if the dough remains
sticky, simply add a bit more flour.
Lightly grease or oil the sides of
a large bowl and place the ball of
dough in it. Cover with a clean
kitchen towel and rest in a warm
place until the dough has doubled
in size (usually one or two hours) or
overnight if you wish. When ready,
knock the dough down and allow
it to rest for a few minutes. While
the dough rests, mix together the
room temperature butter, one cup
of brown sugar and cinnamon in a
small bowl for the filling. Flour your
counter, the dough, your hands and
your rolling pin and roll the dough
out until it is a long rectangle about
18 x 12 inches. Evenly spread the
cinnamon filling over the face of
the dough but leave a one inch
uncovered edge on the long side of
the dough. This will help the roll
to seal. Roll tightly from covered
long edge to the uncovered one
and brush the outside of the log
with melted butter. Slice the dough
into 12 to 16 sections, turn each
on their side and place in a slightly
oiled baking pan. Rest until the
rolls swell into each other in the
pan. Meanwhile preheat your oven
to 350 degrees. When the rolls
are ready, bake for 40-45 minutes.
After they have cooled, mix glaze
ingredients and drizzle over the
rolls. Serve and enjoy.
Recipe for cinnamon buns
adapted from Michael Smith
There are a variety of ways
to find advertisements. The
cannon’s website, cannon.ca, is
free and very user-friendly and
most students choose to use it
to advertise open vacancies. A
very good way to find a good
place is to ask your friends. Most
students move around a couple of
times during their school careers
and as a result, most students are
connected to someone looking
for a tenant to fill an empty room.
These are usually also the best
places and are rarely advertised.
So keep your ear to the ground.
Step 3. Shortlisting
Once you have a list of
your dreams homes, you
might need to narrow it
down. The thing
you want to
look for now is
location. Are these
places close to a bus stop?
Is this space accessible?
Where are the nearest
stores? You may find a
house with a spacious
yard and a spectacular
kitchen, but you might
end up having to walk
over twenty minutes every
day just to get to the
nearest bus stop. In the
middle of a winter storm,
this can certainly become
an issue.
Step 4. Visiting
Once you have your short list,
start e-mailing all the landlords
and schedule a time for you to
visit. If you plan to rent a house
with friends but some are unable
to make it to for a tour, don’t forget
to bring a camera to document
your trip. Things you want to
watch out for are water stains on
the walls and roof, water pressure,
availability of the landlord and
the number of outlets per room.
This would also be an opportune
time to ask questions regarding
things like the length of the lease,
painting the walls, and parking
fees.
Step 5. The lease
Now that you’ve found the
perfect place, it’s time to cross
the ‘t’s and dot the ‘i’s. Make
sure to read the entire lease.
Things to watch for in a lease are
policies on guests, smoking and
pets. Do note that the Ontario
Tenant and Landlord Act (2006)
states that only under extreme
circumstances may the landlord
terminate a lease because of a
pet (for more information on
this refer to section 76.1 of the
Ontario Tenant and Landlord
Act, 2006). Remember, there are
certain things that landlords are
required to do, such as _____.
It’s a good practice to know your
rights and start exercising them
early in a lease.
Congratulations, you now
have a home!
If you’re an undergraduate
student and require any further
assistance regarding tenancyrelated concerns, you actually
have a commissioner within your
student union, the local affairs
commissioner, whose portfolio
includes advocacy around tenancy
issues. Visit the Central Student
Association’s website for contact
information.
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I really want to get into...
NICOLE ELSASSER
When I decided to get into
wine, I was a bit intimidated by
all of the stereotypes about wine
snobs swirling and swishing and
spitting out sips of 20-year-old
merlot. While it is perhaps one of
the most widely enjoyed beverages
on other continents, I found that
there seemed to be an idea in
many North American circles that
drinking and appreciating wine is
an arduous task reserved only for
those with enough money and
pretension to truly taste what’s
in their glass. In truth, my road
to getting into wine was be paved
with friends at dinner parties
reminding me that they’re Italian,
Spanish and French and therefore
have an appreciation for wine that
is naturally superior to my own.
They may have reminded me of
this while eschewing the wine I
selected for that very evening. This
criticism might even have made
me feel so inferior that I wanted
to run as fast as I could into the
tender loving arms of my choice
domestic beer.
Don’t be frightened by this
possibility. Arm yourself with
some basic wine knowledge and
quickly you’ll be off on your way
into the glorious world of wines.
In my experience, the best
place to start was to do an actual
wine tasting. There is nothing
for a budding wine connoisseur
FEB. 11 - 24, 2010
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Each week, Ontarion editors will divulge their sage advice for breaking
into a possibly intimidating aspect of culture. Anything that might
overwhelm and seem impossible to "get into," Ontarion editors will seek to
demystify and make the transition from neophyte to connoisseur a simple
one.
like being able to taste a range
of vintages, grape varietals and
levels of dryness. Generally people
who conduct wine tastings are
trained to guide you through the
experience by explaining what
notes you should be able to taste
in each wine and the best foods to
enjoy them with.
Another helpful approach is to
experiment by ordering different
glasses of wine at restaurants,
preferably with the help of a
sommelier. Sommeliers are trained
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professionals that work in fine
dining restaurants. They specialize
in wine, and can provide assistance
in helping you select one based on
either your personal taste or even
what wine would best compliment
your meal.
The next step is good oldfashioned trial and error. With
some basic information, you can
stop by the LCBO and start buying
bottles. Make sure to really taste
the wine and think critically about
whether or not you are enjoying
it. Something I discovered on my
quest to appreciating wine was that
the LCBO provides a quarterly
food and wine magazine available
for free at their stores. The pages
are stocked with types of wines
and descriptions to give you some
indication of what they’ll taste
like, not to mention recipes for
foods to pair them with.
Ultimately remember that
wine should be, and is, a pleasure.
It is neither for special occasions
nor the pretentious. Drink it often
and with great enthusiasm and
remember that a great bottle of
wine need not be purchased for a
king’s ransom.
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By day, Anne McKee is a third
year student in environmental
science ecology. At night, she is vicepresident of possibly the geekiest
and friendliest club on campus:
Flash Club.
If you’re into fantasy, literature,
anime, sci-fi, or horror then this club
is for you.
Flash club shares their office (and
in many cases, their membership)
with the games club and is visible
to anyone who walks by the second
floor of the University Centre. With
four-hour long film screenings every
weekday, and Saturday morning
cartoons with green eggs and ham
(and purple pancakes), Flash Club
has rightfully attained the reputation
of one of the most active clubs on
campus.
But daily events are not enough
for this insanely devoted group of
followers, so the club also holds
annual events such as the Guelph
Anime Convention (Con-G) held in
late February at the Ramada. Also as
an extensive part of their membership
is shared with Games Club, both of
these clubs unite to organize many
amazing events such as midnight
nerfwars in the University Centre
during Gryph Con in March.
Whether it’s because of their
obsession with strategy in games,
or due to serious discussions on the
right procedure during a zombie
apocalypse, this club has definitely
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attained a cult-like following on our
campus.
“The people in the club tend
to be very well-knit together,” said
McKee. And so when someone
realizes that they like the club, they
bring in their friends and it gets very
big very quickly.”
Flash Club has one of the highest
memberships of all CSA clubs. Its
only rivals are the Muslim Student
Association and Campus for Christ.
Annual membership is only $5
for either the Flash Club or Games
Club, or you can just pay $8 for
membership in both. If you plan to
be an avid member, this membership
pays off in the form of discounts
for the clubs’ events and at the local
comic, anime, and game store, the
Dragon.
The question in everyone’s
mind right now should be “how do
I join?” And the answer is simple:
either approach the club’s table on
the second floor or e-mail flash@
uoguelph.ca and prepare to be
absorbed by a world where anything
and everything is possible.
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Dan O'Keefe's Vegan Challenge: part 3
DAN O’KEEFE
Off the campus and into the city
As I mentioned before, every
hospitality location on campus
can offer something that is
vegan friendly. Fresh fruits and
vegetables are great, but they can
get boring after a little while.
So, this week, I took a look offcampus and around the city to see
where vegan Guelphites might
find some of their foodstuffs.
A very useful tool for any
vegan anywhere is the website,
www.happycow.net. Happy Cow
is an online “compassionate eating
guide,” which calls itself “the
most trusted source for finding
vegetarian food since 1999.” It
contains a database of vegetarian
and vegan-friendly restaurants
from around the world, as well
as recipes, discussion forums,
and shopping links to numerous
vegan/vegetarian online stores.
I used Happy Cow to find three
restaurants, two food stores, and a
bakery in Guelph.
A friend of mine took me to
Wild Organic Way at 22 Carden
St., located across the street from
Guelph City Hall. This lovely
little restaurant offers a diverse
menu with some amazing and
delicious dishes. One of these
dishes is Tasty Tacos: corn tortillas
surround a blend of sunflower
seeds and sun-dried tomatoes,
sitting beside a salad of organic
mixed greens with the restaurant’s
own salad dressing. This was
absolutely delectable, very much
like the long list of desserts and
smoothies also featured on the
menu.
Wild Organic Way takes
veganism to the next level – raw
veganism. The vast majority of
their dishes contain only raw
ingredients. As basic biology
tells us, proteins exposed to
I am also considering
remaining completely
vegan. It may be the
initial enthusiasm
that often accompanies
something new; however,
I have been completely
engulfed by veganism
after only scratching the
surface.
extreme conditions, such as heat
from cooking, are irreversibly
denatured, and provide little
benefit in comparison to an
unheated and unaltered protein.
Raw vegans limit the amount
of cooked food they consume
in order to obtain more of the
beneficial proteins and nutrients
from their foods that cooking
would otherwise destroy.
The Cornerstone is another
downtown vegan option. This
cozy and relaxed little restaurant
sits on the corner of Wyndham St.
and Carden St. The Cornerstone
serves a variety of dishes and
their menu marks all of the vegan
options with a ‘v.’ The diverse
menu ensured that both my
omnivorous father and vegan
self could have a suitable and
enjoyable meal together when he
A simple yes or no. . .
As part of the new Life section,
the Ontarion staff and volunteers
will share their awkward anecdotes
and uncomfortable situations on a
weekly basis. Go to the ontarion.
ca to vote each week on situations
that are much more than simple
yes or no questions.
Hell, I’ll admit, I’m probably the
worst person to go out on a date
with. I’ve been heavily influenced
by the great modern philosophers of
dating, most notably the dudes from
Keys to the VIP and Jerry Seinfeld.
Yeah I’m superficial. Yeah, okay, if a
girl eats one pea at a time it’s a deal
breaker.
I have problems.
But what happened to me the
other night on a first date sparked
debate amongst some of the greatest
minds of the era (I have three friends
doing their masters). And I believe
my reasons for not calling this
young woman back were justified,
not neurotic as one academic put.
So we want you to decide.
So here it is, and mind you this
really is a true story.
We went to a show. We laughed.
I touched her hand. She smiled.
Rashaad Bhamjee
U of G student Dan O’Keefe remains dedicated to his goal of living as
a vegan for the month of February.
visited me this past weekend.
Stone Store Natural Foods
is located at 14 Commercial
St., just off of Norfolk St. They
offer an abundance of organic
and health foods, catering to
vegans and vegetarians as well
as health-conscious omnivores.
Here, I picked up some groceries,
including milk-free chocolate
– perfect for a vegan Valentine’s
Day – and organic peanut butter
with only two ingredients:
peanuts and peanut oil. As an
added bonus, this store offers a
10 per cent discount for students
every Monday.
A little further north at 355
Elmira Rd. N. lies the VegeHut Natural Bakery. This bakery
makes delicious breads and
baked goods with organic flour
and without preservatives. Most
of their products use honey as a
natural and healthy alternative
to sugar. Technically, honey is
not vegan, since it comes from
bees. However, as the bees are
generally not killed, some vegans
will consume honey. This is one
of the grey areas of veganism. The
choice whether or not to consume
honey is at the discretion of each
individual vegan. Regardless of
the decision, Vege-Hut offers
products with and without honey.
In an effort to remain true to the
official definition of veganism, I
chose a tasty loaf of sourdough
bread and some almond cookies,
all without honey.
Over the weekend, my friend
took me to the Farmer’s Market
on Gordon St. just outside of
downtown Guelph. Stocked full
with a plethora of fresh fruits and
vegetables, this was the perfect
place to load up a few bags with
close to my weight in produce. In
addition to produce, I purchased
some apple cider and the perfect
vegan Super Bowl snack: pizza
crackers and spicy chipotle dip
from Sprouting Life, a small
vegan food business that operates
out of the Farmer’s Market.
As for me, I still feel awesome.
I’ve cut out the vast majority of
processed foods, and I’ve never felt
better. I’m actually contemplating
continuing with some aspects
of veganism past February. I
might return to vegetarianism, or
possibly have one vegan meal per
day. But, I am also considering
remaining completely vegan. It
may be the initial enthusiasm that
often accompanies something
new; however, I have been
completely engulfed by veganism
after only scratching the surface.
We’ll see if I change my
mind as the Vegan Challenge
continues.
Should she stay or should she go?
We walked downtown. It was
snowing. Ah, she’s pretty.
So as we were walking I asked
her if she was hungry and she said
she certainly was. I liked her style.
So we dined, late as it was.
When the meal got there I dug in.
She picked at her meal.
This was the first alert.
Why say you’re hungry when
you’re not? But okay, I cut her some
slack. She was nervous right?
But when the bubbly waitress
came and asked her if she wanted to
pack up her meal, she said no. No?
She had taken literally two to five
bites. I was paying too!!
It wasn’t her small appetite that
bothered me; it was the fact that she
wouldn’t bag a perfectly good meal
that I could have eaten the next day
for lunch. Again, I cut her some
slack. This wasn’t the deal breaker,
I only tell you this little incident to
contextualize my later decision.
So we left. It was still snowing.
We laughed. Again I touched her
hand.
So what, I was digging her. No
big deal. I still liked her style.
So I invited her over to my place.
We drank wine. We talked movies.
She had never heard of Life Aquatic.
Again, I cut her some slack. I was
still digging her. My socks smelled. I
changed them. I knew I liked her
So, then it began. A small kiss
led to some heavy petting.
A
voyage into my bedroom let to an
exploration of each other’s bodies.
So we had some fun, some PG
13 fun. As the legendry R & B
singer Monica once said, ‘I don’t get
down on the first night.’
And given that, you can only do
so much PG 13 fun before it gets a
little monotonous.
So we stopped. And then she did
it.
Lying there, in my bed, she
turned to me and said, ‘should I just,
uh, maybe, uh stay the night?’
Okay, let’s be real, that’s not really
a question. It’s a statement that’s
she’s staying over. I didn’t really have
a choice.
So again, lets break it down: it
was the first date. I invited her up.
I invited her to my room. I clearly
showed that I was interested. It was
three in the morning.
But here’s my thing: sleeping
in the same bed with someone
you just met is more intimate than
having sex with them. You’re asleep;
they could be awake watching
you. Then there’s the spooning
politics that inevitably ensue. Do
we cuddle? Is there a morning kiss
once both people are up? And fuck,
sometimes, rarely, when I’ve had a
lot to drink I’ve pissed the bed. Like
three times. Four, maybe. And when
it’s happened with a girl it’s been
cool because I’ve been in long term
relationships with them.
Goddammit I wasn’t ready for
this.
But I had no choice. She stayed.
And I slept pressed against the wall.
I didn’t pee the bed, though.
So she left the next day. And I
never called.
And so the debate ensued.
When I told the story, opinion was
divided. Some thought that because
I had invited her up, because it was
late in the morning and because
we had fooled around, it was her
‘right’ to stay. Others felt that in no
situation, regardless of the fact she
was a woman and it was three in the
morning, do you ever invite your self
to sleep over.
And remember, she threw away
a perfectly good meal.
You decide on the ontarion.ca.
The question is: In this situation,
should I have simply assumed she
was staying the night when I invited
her in. Yes or No?
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OPINION
20
FEB. 11 - 24, 2010
THEONTARION.CA
L OOSE CANNON
February- a hidden love A student union
story
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KELSEY RIDEOUT
And it’s come. February. The
most trying month of them all.
The month that challenges us
to get up even earlier to make
sure we have the time to throw
on our long johns, pack some
tea, double our socks, grab some
tissue for our runny noses, and
most critically, ensure our wet
hair has dried, or risk facing
the anguish from frozen solid
pony tails, eyelashes, and even
on occasion, nose hairs. Yes, it’s
come and it’s here to stay, well at
least for 28 days.
But here’s the thing, its
fierce winds are sometimes so
unbearable, time and space and
all logical realities get blown
over the edge and we start to
tremble in fear as we truly come
to believe that February, may
very well last forever.
Perplexity begins to surface.
The mornings darken to feel
like nights, the evenings draw
out to resemble afternoons, and
weekends suddenly grasp the
stress that should characterize
weekdays.
Our resolutions
and goals begin to lose some of
their stamina, we find ourselves
arriving late for meetings we
had been obsessively on time for,
and like no other period of the
year our daily routines feel more
overwhelming and difficult to
adhere to. We begin to realize
that we are not so far off from
our fellow bears and groundhogs,
as in a time like this, stocking
food and finding a warm cove to
hibernate in would make perfect,
blissful sense.
February. The month that
makes us feel backwards. The
month that makes the most
enthusiastic lover of the outdoors
begin to loathe the winter.
So herein from a shared
misery, we can find an inspiring,
if not revolutionary idea. Can
we learn to love February?
Like really, really love. I’m
talking about one of those deep,
passionate, stimulating loves.
Is it possible? Can we even
find a feeling that transcends a
mediocre dislike or a lukewarm
half-hearted one thumb up?
Can we challenge ourselves to
take the time to look around us,
feeling with our bodies, minds
and hearts, to recognize the
hidden beauties that exist in this
seemingly endless month?
How about the taste of a
warm hot chocolate on a crisp,
clear, moonlit February night?
How about the sight of a precious
young child, wrapped from head
to toe, wobbling slowly like a
happy starfish? How about the
gratitude that comes from hot,
delicious soup being absorbed
by a cold body? How about the
freedom that arises from twirling
and whirling on a smooth surface
beneath skates, outside on the
rink that has finally frozen over?
How about the outpour of kind
actions, the giving of scarves and
mitts, and snowsuits and hats, for
those who find February without
garments to protect them? How
about the brilliance that is shown,
when the sun, the snow, and the
blue skies above, synchronize to
permeate the outdoors with a
glowing, shimmering, stunning
show of illumination?
Maybe there is a hidden love
story that’s buried beneath the
blizzards of February after all.
Perhaps all we have to do is be
more open to it, and remember
that the best love is often drawn
without straightedge angles,
coloured with dark, unexpected
shades, and found in the most
undesirable circumstances.
February. Maybe not so
distressing after all?
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This Valentine’s Day, send a
little love to the Central Students’
Association Executive. They need
it.
Following an outcry over the
elimination of preferential hiring
for marginalized groups, the
CSA exec is again under fire, this
time over a proposal to merge the
CSA-operated Human Rights
Office with its Legal and Legal
Resource Rooms to form a new
Student Help and Advocacy
Centre (SHAC). By the time this
article publishes, the proposal
will have already been debated at
Wednesday’s Board of Directors
Meeting, which promises to be
one of the longest and most wellattended meetings of the year.
I’m all in favour of castigating
politicians for bone-headed
moves, and there’s plenty of blame
to go around in this fiasco. In the
case of employment equity, it’s
apparent that groups representing
marginalized student on campus
were not informed that a change
was in the works.
CSA Human Resources
& Operations Commissioner
Josh Gaber, who proposed the
change, defended the process by
saying the CSA had consulted
extensively with the University’s
Human Rights and Equity Office.
The HREO, in turn, pointed
out that the current policy –
awarding jobs to self-identified
applicants from marginalized
groups if they scored within the
top five per cent of job interviews
– was nothing more than wrongheaded affirmative action that
conferred special status upon
certain people, rather than
eliminating barriers to equal
opportunity.
But if change was needed,
fair warning could have been
given. For groups that have
historically faced discrimination
in employment, doing away with
the current policy without giving
them a voice in the process added
insult added to injury. And the
new policy of tracking whether
marginalized people are applying
for jobs offers no revised strategy
for achieving actual employment
equity.
Some changes were introduced
so quickly they outpaced the very
people who proposed them. How
else to explain the fact that CSA
Academic Affair Commissioner
Nathan Lachowsky and External
Affairs Commissioner Momina
Mir, authors of the SHAC
proposal, have tabled the motion
at the same meeting that the
Human Rights Office staff gets
a chance to respond to it? Some
CSA staff affected by the SHAC
proposal had no idea there was
anything amiss until last week’s
article in the Ontarion – this
despite the fact the CSA has a
communications and corporate
affairs commissioner responsible
for keeping an open dialogue
with the outside world.
That being said, I think the
motions should be opposed on
the grounds that they were poorly
planned and executed, rather
than accusing the executive of
attempting to destroy progressive
student politics as we know
it. Others aren’t so sure, and a
pamphlet circulating around
campus is warning that the leaders
of the CSA have “advanced
‘initiatives’ that are regressive and
at odds with what student unions
are supposed to be doing.”
Reading the “CSA? WTF?”
pamphlet, you might get the
impression
the
anonymous
authors struggled to fill two
whole pages’ worth of grievances
against
their
supposedly
tyrannical student overlords.
Charges in the pamphlet
range from the inane (the new
full-time Policy and Elections
job was filled by a non-student)
to the false (The CSA doesn’t
post its budget surpluses;
the CSA’s old hiring policy
was “in line” with the federal
Employment Equity Act) to the
nonsensical (changing executive
titles is an attempt at “personal
advancement). It accused this
year’s executive dropping the ball
on supporting tuition initiatives
like the Canadian Federation of
Students “Drop Fees” campaign.
In fact, student activism and
support for the CFS on this
campus has been on life support
for several years. It takes more
than one generation of leaders
to cause the kind of apathetic
attitude seen by most students,
let alone fix it.
But let’s take their allegations
at face value. If it’s true that the
CSA Executive is made up of
bloodsucking careerists whose
primary goal is climbing the
corporate ladder, then those
naysayers need to step up and
offer a different direction for the
organization. And while they’re
at it, they’ll also need to replace
the CSA Board, who voted in
favour of scrapping employment
equity.
As luck would have it, the
deadline for nominations in the
CSA General Election is this
Friday. Let’s have this debate in a
public forum so that students can
decide what direction the CSA
should take. As Forest Gump
would say: A student union is as
a student union does.
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OPINION
161.5
21
HEUMANNLY POSSIBLE
Principles, habits and becoming less
prejudiced
JAMES HEUMANN
I was recently talking to a
fellow student of international
development about biases. She
said she was worried about being
biased, since there were so many
things she didn’t know yet, and
this made her hesitant to write
publicly. I told her that one of
the major positive contributions
of the postmodernist movement
was that everyone is biased, and
the role of a responsible author
is to admit their biases up front
and tell their story, from their
perspective. Everyone is biased
in some ways, regardless of which
country or social class you grew
up in (I know I am). So, if we
write or speak, we should admit
our biases (when relevant), and
let the reader or hearer judge how
it affects the message. But how do
we deal with unacceptable biases?
Can we reduce them?
First, we need to talk about
what biases are. The Concise
Oxford Dictionary defines ‘bias’
as “inclination, predisposition
(towards); prejudice; influence.”
So, why do we have certain
inclinations in our beliefs? Why
are we predisposed to believe
certain things about a situation,
even before we have the specific
relevant facts? Why do we prejudge? It’s the last question that
I’m going to focus on here.
Well, it’s because of the kinds
of organisms that we humans
are. Nietzsche claims, in “Beyond
Good and Evil,” that we need
simplification, and in that sense
falsification, in order to live. I
think he’s right, in that each
of us has only a single human
brain, whose cognitive capacities
are limited, even when well
trained, and whose input-output
capacities are extremely limited, as
well as our time. Our knowledge
of evidence starts at zero, and
grows only slowly over our lives,
and is limited to the quality of
the sources of knowledge we
encounter. To speed up knowledge
acquisition, our brain evolved
to simplify the world around us
using generalizations encoded in
linguistic form, as concepts.
However it evolved, this
categorization system can cause
ethical problems in the modern
world. ‘This is my culture, and it is
the best, so I should teach people
of other cultures how to live just
like me.’ ‘Women are like this.’
‘Germans are like that.’ ‘Oh, his
excellent human character traits).
(There is a third ethical approach,
consequentialism, but I won’t
discuss that one here.)
The classic deontological
theory is Kant’s, centred upon
his categorical imperative:
“Act only according to that
maxim whereby you can at
the same time will that it
should become a universal
law.” This is basically saying
you should only act according
to universal principles such
that you would be happy if
everyone were to follow those
principles (and no, you can’t
mention the name of any
good place to find advice about
what principles one should apply
in a given situation in order to
avoid treating other people with
discrimination – that is, in order
to avoid letting one’s prejudices
cause one to violate one’s moral
duties to another person.
But sometimes it’s very hard
to say ‘no’ to a powerful impulse
on the basis of intellectual
principles in one’s head. Many
of our actions and reactions
are a result of habits. In fact,
the prejudices than can push
one towards treating someone
else in a discriminatory way
could be seen, in part, as mental
habits, themselves (a habit to
Deontology, such as in the language of human rights, is a
good place to find advice about what principles one should
apply in a given situation in order to avoid treating other
people with discrimination – that is, in order to avoid
letting one’s prejudices cause one to violate one’s moral
duties to another person.
skin is that colour... now I know
all about him!’
So, what should we do about
it? What can we do about it?
Here, we’re at the crossroads
of philosophy and a small
corner of psychology (with some
neuroscience thrown in, too).
Under philosophy, it’s ethics
that we’re talking about when
we ask what we ‘should’ do. This
problem calls for at least two of
the main approaches of ethics:
deontology (the philosophy
of duties) and virtue ethics
(the philosophy of habituated,
specific person or group of
people, like “everyone should
obey James Heumann”,
because everyone is seen as
equal). Kant says this implies
we should always treat every
person as an end, and never as
a means to another end. It’s
in the language of deontology
(which includes modern
theories like that of John
Rawls) that philosophers
justify human rights
Deontology, such as in the
language of human rights, is a
judge things a certain way). And
one will make life very hard for
oneself indeed if one simply fills
one’s head with a whole bunch
of noble principles and then tries
to constantly stop all the habitual
thoughts and behaviours that
violate those principles. Most
of the time one will lose, in that
game.
That’s where virtue ethics
come in. Virtue ethics talks about
the excellent human character
traits that one should cultivate,
and their opposites, the vices.
Virtues are cultivated through
habituation (and you know how
long it takes to build habits, or
worse, to break bad ones first). The
classic virtue ethicist is Aristotle,
and his ‘golden mean’ approach.
For example, courage is a virtue.
One who is afraid too much is a
coward; one who fears too little
is reckless; but one who fears in
the right amount, somewhere
between these two extremes, is
courageous. Courage is acquired
through acting as though one
were courageous, in fear-inducing
situations, and does this regularly,
over a long time. Over this time it
becomes easier to act that way.
Some have criticized virtue
ethics that it is not sufficient as
a complete view of ethics, since it
contains no compass as to which
habits are morally good and
which morally bad; that it winds
up being based on cultural values.
According to my current thinking,
I agree with this criticism, and
believe that we should look
among the other approaches to
tell us which character traits are
virtues and which are vices.
Regardless, once you figure
out your principles – those that
dictate what is the right and
good way to treat other people
- you can set about cultivating
the virtues that will lead you to
treat people in ways that tend to
conform with those principles,
by default, as your first, ‘naturalfeeling’ impulse.
How can you cultivate virtues?
To answer that, I’ll have to get
into a certain small corner of
psychology, with its connections
to neuroscience. But, I’ll have to
save that for my next column,
in two weeks time. Bit of a
cliffhanger, perhaps?
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FEB. 11 - 24, 2010
OPINION
THEONTARION.CA
Acting on accessibility
MICHAEL RIDLEY
I don’t have a disability;
and that’s challenging for me.
Challenging because I am
less sensitive to the needs and
struggles of those who do. It’s
too easy for me to forget about
the barriers. I’m a problem.
For years Ontario has
had legislation that supports
the rights of the disabled for
equitable access to services and
resources. Much has changed.
Many positive steps have been
taken. But not enough.
The recent Accessibility for
Ontarians
with
Disabilities
Act (AODA) is a valiant and
aggressive attempt to address
this. By moving from a focus
on accommodation to the idea
that accessibility should be
“mainstream” AODA puts the
challenge of access in a new
light. The legislation has all
kinds of legal requirements,
compliance timetables, and even
fines and other punitive bits.
Those who focus on the low
bar of compliance or avoidance
of fines have missed the point.
Key message: mainstreaming
accessible design and delivery is
good for all of us.
To date, the culture of
accommodation has dominated
our thinking about accessibility.
Essentially it meant you did
something different for those
with disabilities. AODA changes
that. Accessibility is no longer
an afterthought; accessibility is
part of the design. Accessibility
becomes a way of thinking and
acting.
The
accommodation
paradigm has created some
tension in the academy. Is
providing accommodation (e.g.
more time to write an exam,
access to a computer for writing,
setting a different assignment
entirely) giving students with
disabilities an unfair advantage?
Is it sanctioned cheating? Some
think so. Some resist the “special
treatment” being requested by
students. But equity does not
mean equal. Accommodation was,
and is, not about reduced criteria
or expectation. Just different.
And that is why mainstreaming
our thinking about accessibility
is so important.
We have some very thoughtful
and creative people on campus
working on these issues. The
Accessibility for Persons with
Disabilities Advisory Committee
(APDAC) is a campus group
comprised of students, faculty,
and staff. By taking on more than
a mere advisory role, APDAC
has effectively advocated for a
focus on disability issues both
at Guelph and throughout the
province. Their initiative to host
the now annual Aiming for
Accessibility Conference has
positioned Guelph as a leader in
bringing together this community
to develop successful strategies
arising from AODA.
With the leadership of
Teaching
Support
Services
(TSS), APDAC has promoted
Universal Instructional Design
(UID). UID has been around
Rashaad Bhamjee
for awhile. It is a philosophy and
approach that builds accessibility
into learning materials and
course design. The result is
effective learning strategy and
accessibility all wrapped together.
But it is slow to get traction. We
can do better.
The University of Guelph
has been a leader in its efforts to
enroll and support students with
learning disabilities. Through
the work of Centre for Students
with Disabilities (CSD) and
the Library Centre for Students
with Disabilities (LCSD), these
students are not merely gaining
access to university, they are
typically thriving when they are
here. These are students who,
without such support, may have
never even considered applying
to university.
One clear strategy for
accessibility
is
to
create
information and communications
that can be reused in different
media or through different tools.
And anything digital is a clear
winner. Create a document that
can be read by a screen reader,
converted into an MP3, or used
to create Braille output. Produce
video that has captioning. Pay
attention to the web standards
for accessibility: Web Content
Accessibility
Guidelines,
Authoring Tool Accessibility
Guidelines, and User Agent
Accessibility Guidelines (none
as daunting as their titles might
suggest).
So let’s identify another
elephant in the room: designing
for accessibility is dumbing down
the product. It’s too restrictive. It
doesn’t look good. It’s less useful
for those without disabilities.
Yada yada yada. All true. True,
if you are a linear thinker with
a limited palette of options and
little curiosity to extend your
own skills or abilities. Innovation
occurs in that space between
creativity and constraint. If
striving for accessibility is
limiting your creativity perhaps
you are beginning to get a sense
of what someone with a disability
must be feeling much of the time.
Get over it. Move on. There is
lots of scope and opportunity in
accessible design.
My rant here doesn’t let me off
the hook. I’m probably no better
than you in actually following
through on the things I’ve raised
here. I do not have a disability.
My challenge is different.
Michael Ridley is the Chief
Information Officer (CIO) and
Chief Librarian at the University
of Guelph. Contact him at mridley@
uoguelph.ca or www.uoguelph.ca/
cio.
The ethical dilemma of on-campus
parking and how to avoid a ticket
JOHN J. WILSON
Having lived in the UK most of
my life, it seems to me that driving
and car ownership presents a more
complex ethical dilemma in Canada
than it does in most other countries.
Everyone must be aware that gasguzzling automobiles are largely
responsible for global climate
change, causing melting icecaps,
widespread flooding, hurricanes
and other “natural” disasters.
But in a city where the places
you need to be seem unnecessarily
far apart, owning a car and driving
might seem less a choice than a
necessity.
For travel within the city of
Guelph, the CSA and GSA does
a good job promoting use of public
transport by providing the student
bus pass, but the city seems unable
to provide a transit system that
works. During the winter it can
be incredibly frustrating when,
after standing outside in freezing
conditions, the bus you’ve been
patiently waiting for drives past
late, with “sorry bus full” glowing
above the driver. Having lived in
London, I can assure you these
buses are nowhere near full by the
standards of other cities.
While I always try to encourage
my friends to walk or use public
transport I remain constantly
amazed at those who will drive
short distances without considering
the environmental consequences.
If this is not important to them
(and unbelievably this sometimes
appears to be the case) I would
have figured that the financial cost
would motivate walking.
For those who have no option
but to drive, perhaps because they
live far from a bus route or out of
town, the cost of parking on campus
can require careful budgeting.
During the “Thoughtfully Global,
Thankfully Local” event in the UC
last week, CUPE local president,
Janice Folk-Dawson, raised the
issue of whether it is appropriate
for workers to be charged to park at
their place of work. An interesting
calculation would be to see how
much a basic university wage is
reduced due to incidental but
unavoidable fees such as parking.
Providing parking lots, with
appropriate signage and regular
maintenance, including snow
removal is very expensive. Should
this cost be covered by only those
who drive, or the community as a
whole – is it your responsibility to
provide the professor of your class
with a place to park while she is
teaching you, or should she be the
one to foot the bill – is it her “choice”
to drive? From another perspective,
if parking was free on campus, how
many people who currently walk or
bus would instead drive?
It is impractical to expect
students to move into campus
residences using public transport.
Those who drive from their home
towns to Guelph at the start of
term, and keep their cars on campus
ready to pack up again and return
home also face substantial “extra”
charges for parking on campus.
Parking enforcement on campus
can seem unnecessarily strict and
dogmatic. Is it appropriate to ticket
for overnight parking, under the
rationale of snow removal when
it hasn’t snowed for weeks and
ploughing didn’t even happen?
Signage in some lots can be small
and ambiguous, and lines can be
difficult to see under a layer of snow,
making occasional “infringements”
unavoidable.
As someone who walks, bikes,
or takes the bus to campus, my
experience with campus parking
and the associated ethical dilemmas
have developed through my position
as GSA rep on the parking appeals
committee. This committee of six
people vote on whether an appeal
against an issued ticket is granted
or (the most probable outcome with
the current committee) denied. The
committee is comprised of reps
from the various unions on campus,
and currently I am the only student.
Based on my experience sitting for
over one year on the committee,
here are my recommendations to
avoid a ticket in the first place and
what to do if you get one:
1. Take the bus, bike or walk to
campus
2. Come to campus after 5pm
weekdays or on weekends when
parking is free in most lots.
3. If one and two are not practical
be informed about where you can
park, buy the appropriate permit
and don’t forget to display it.
4. If you don’t drive to campus
regularly use the vistor parking lot
instead of meters.
5. If is not practical and you
have to park at a meter, be sure
to overfeed it. Meetings, exams
and doctors appointments always
take longer than you expect and
feeding an extra $2 to the meter
is better than returning to your
car <1 minute late and finding a
$20 citation. [That said the fine
for being late back to a meter is
less than parking in a permit lot
without a valid permit.]
6. Most lots have restricted hours
at night for snow removal. Cars
parked during these time are
subject to tow. If you are studying
in the library til 2am don’t forget
your car could have been fine
during the day but at that time of
night might be parked illegally.
7. The “grace” parking period at
the start of a semester doesn’t exist
despite what other people might
tell you.
8. If you do get a ticket a
reasonable excuse for leaving your
car parked illegally is being under
the influence. Receiving a parking
ticket for making the sensible
choice not to drink and drive is
usually looked on leniently.
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POP CULTURED
ANDREW T KNOWS S OMETHING ABOUT DINOSAURS
Half-time spectacular
Why I became ‘that
guy’ I always hated
DUNCAN DAY-MYRON
You are about to read an article
about the Super Bowl written by
someone who probably should
not be writing about the Super
Bowl. I am many things, but a
sports fan is not among them.
You have been warned.
Truth be told, I’d never
actually sat through an entire
football game before in my life.
I’ve sat through many halftime
shows, but never the actual
game. I didn’t even understand
the rules until the fourth quarter.
But there I was on Sunday night,
beer in hand, in a crowded room,
tuned in to America’s biggest
game.
So were many, many other
people. Preliminary reports from
BBM Canada report that 6.7
million
Canadians
watched the
game, with an estimated 16.64
million watching at least a portion
of the game, or approximately
one in two Canadians. According
to Neilsen, in the United States
alone, 106 million people tuned
in, nearly 10 million more people
than last year’s Super Bowl, and
nearly triple last year’s Academy
Awards. That’s 45 per cent of all
American home televisions, or 68
per cent of the entire television
watching population.
I’m unsure of the exact sorcery
behind calculating television
ratings, but those numbers only
account for home televisions,
not audiences watching in bars,
streaming it online, and can’t
accurately account for Super
Bowl parties or shared televisions
like those in dormitories.
It’s hard not to wonder, even
for the most devoted of football
fans, what makes the Super Bowl
such a huge draw, especially
with regards to international
audiences,
considering
the
limited international success of
the sport.
Perhaps the most obvious
contribution to this appeal is
the way the broadcast acts as
entertainment beyond the game
itself. Beginning with Super
Bowl XXV in 1991, popular
music acts started performing
at halftime shows, with the past
decade 2000s have brought the
biggest names to the
event:
P h i l
Collins,
Britney Spears, U2, Shania Twain,
the Rolling Stones, Tom Petty,
Bruce Springsteen, and Prince to
name a few. And there’s also the
star-studded lineup of pregame
national anthem performers. It
is not an event that attempts to
celebrate the best of that year:
it’s the best ever.
If this year’s halftime show
is any indication, that’s become
their sole criterion. That is to
say, the Who was terrible. To
say they’re past their prime is an
understatement. That show made
me momentarily forget they ever
had a prime. Seeing two men,
who in any other career would
have been forced into retirement
long ago, singing about “teenage
wasteland” was absurd. But that’s
not the point.
The point is that the Who are
legends. There is a far-reaching
and
deep-seated
fondness
towards them for their years of
unadulterated greatness, however
long ago that was. That’s all
anyone could possibly expect the
organizers of the Super Bowl to
strive for, because as much of a
big deal the halftime show is, it
will always be secondary to, and
accommodate the Super Bowl’s
biggest audience draw.
It is an excuse to have a party
on a Sunday night. It’s become
an unofficial national holiday, a
reason to drink, eat, and spend
the day with friends
a n d
f a m i l y,
in
the
d a r k
m o n t h s
between New Year’s
and Easter. I wasn’t the only
person watching it on television
that day who couldn’t possibly
care less about football.
The Super Bowl has become
one of the few events in our
culture that transcends any
kind of audience-pigeonholing.
It’s not specifically that there’s
something for everyone, but
rather that the aim is to be as
populist as possible, and the
universal appeal of the half-time
show is probably as big, if not a
bigger draw, to audiences than
the actual game itself. That and
the all the carbs.
ANDREW T
So, cell phones. Let’s talk about
them. I’m taking a break from talking
about the Internet to talk about cell
phones.
Now, I was a latecomer to the cell
phone game. I got my first mobile
phone in May of 2009. I haven’t even
had one for a year. And I’m 21.
Now, that’s an unrelated but
somewhat substantial sounding
fact, but the point is that I’m already
wistfully imagining the freedom I had
when I didn’t have my phone. Those
were good times. Why didn’t I stick
with them? To be honest, I wanted
to be in the club. I wanted in, even
though I knew (and still know) that
this club hosts the worst parties. But
let’s get real for a second.
Who doesn’t have an open bar at a
club party? The cell phone people.
And who sets a limit on the
number of cocktail weenies I can eat?
The cell phone people.
Well, whatever. I just wanted
into the club. And there are some
club benefits. I can remember this
one time…and this other time…but
specifically, this one time I was coming
back from Montreal with these guys
named Bled, Jay, Sam, and Jordan
and they were all excusing themselves
from our really important conversation
about life and stuff in order to text
people. On the one hand, I didn’t want
to be that guy. But on the other hand,
I did want to be that guy. I wanted
to be all those guys. I wanted to have
someone waiting to read my overly
wordy and properly spelled texts! And
now I am that guy! I spell all kinds of
things! Did you know that T9 knows
the words “Honka” and “Jackie Chan”
but almost none of the curse words I
use on a regular basis?
So like I said, I did become that
guy. I was hanging with some other
guys last night (and one of the same
guys), just hanging out and talking.
And yes, I did spend some time
responding to a few texts. Then I
noticed Sean giving me that look. You
know, that look that says, “Hey buddy.
We’re having a conversation here.” He
does this even though he and I both
know—like, we know—that I’m all
about our conversations, and that I
can do both at once. But still. Rude. I
know. And I’d say “My Bad,” but such
is the life and etiquette of being a cell
phone user.
Oh! And can someone please
explain to me why cell phone etiquette
somehow involves having the right to
contact me at all times? You know what
I mean? Like, sometimes I think I’ll just
leave my cell phone constantly plugged
in. Forever charging. I’d treat it like a
landline, and maybe leave it at home
when I went out to Cirque du Soleil, or
if I went to the slightly less popular and
sexual Circus of the Sun, or if I went
to the even less popular and less sexual
location of your house…Why? Because
I can. And I’m the boss of the phone.
The phone is not the boss of me.
But think about how mad people
would be if they found out I did that.
I think that people have a crazy sense
of entitlement over their ability to
contact me whenever they want. Not
just contacting me, but all people really.
Like, what, I can’t wait to respond
to a text? I can. And I do sometimes.
My Grandma will wait whole weeks,
apparently.
Was there a real point to this week’s
column? Um…no…just, be yourself.
But don’t let yourself be you! That’s
weird. Or maybe try thinking about
how being constantly connected to
your friends and family is both a good
thing and a bad thing, but it shouldn’t
be the only thing. I think the most
important thing about cell phone
etiquette is knowing how the people
you’re physically with will react to you
being constantly pulled into another
social sphere. If they’re not into you
texting and being slightly distracted –
and I’m into that, I’m totally into that
– then maybe they’ll feel like you guys
spent all this time planning a big get
together, and then you go ahead and
party at the neighbour’s house down
the street. Who does that?
I’ll try to have more stories about
girls next week. I feel unbalanced if I
just talk about my guy friends. So I may
not be able to mention Scott again for
a while. Dang.
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FEB. 11 - 24, 2010
EDITOR’S PAGE
EDITORIAL
Black History
Month will
always be
necessary
Black History Month conjures
up all kinds of thoughts and ideas
about what exactly this celebration
entails.
Stories from the past.
Awareness of past and present
issues and injustices. Appreciation
of a unique culture.
The list goes on. The
possibilities are endless. And
as long as these ideas remain
progressive and forward thinking,
they are all correct. They are all
worthy.
Which is why we are somewhat
troubled with any suggestion that
Black History Month is irrelevant.
Or unnecessary. Or outdated.
To be clear, any educationallydriven exhibit, that draws attention
to unfounded discrimination
in our society, is worthy of
our appreciation and must be
sustained.
These
awareness
initiatives almost always result in
positive change.
The very creation of Black
History Month itself facilitated
change. When Dr. Carter G.
Woodson first suggested that
black history was worthy of a
month’s study and appreciation
in 1926 (then called Negro
History Week but had its name
changed in 1976 under the Ford
administration), academics had
barely even began to study such
topics. Existing racial tendencies
notwithstanding, blacks existed
in literature almost only in the
context of social standing, while
success stories went largely
untold.
Black History Month ensures
that those stories of freedom and
success continue to be told.
Critics contend that the
appreciation of black history
should not just be limited to the
scope of one month’s worth of
study; that rather, black history
should be a universal and yearround area of focus. While we
can’t help but agree with this
contention that awareness should
exist universally, we should also
consider the result of Woodson’s
original initiative: a specific and
timely focus of black history
helped bring the culture into the
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mainstream spotlight.
Perhaps, by continuing to
devote the month of February to
black history, we can help further
develop his intentions: to educate
and make sure that these issues
are never forgotten.
Before we criticize the month
entirely, let’s at least appreciate its
intentions.
The fact
that racism,
homophobia
and prejudice
still exist on this
very campus
should suggest
that we still need
campaigns such
as Black History
Month to further
educate our
society.
The
fact
that
racism,
homophobia
and
prejudice
still exist on this very campus
should suggest that we still need
campaigns such as Black History
Month to further educate our
society. The fact that people even
suggest that Black History Month
is simply propaganda is appalling.
For all the progress that we have
made, there’s still a long way to
go.
Black History Month ensures
that black history itself is not swept
under the rug and is appreciated
for what it is: remarkable, worthy
and significant.
Black History Month should
not be something that elicits
criticism. Black History Month
is about appreciation, awareness
and education, and it will always
be relevant and necessary.
Cities are made by and for the
people who live there, and should
not be spoiled by dangerous
motorists who threaten pedestrians
and cyclists. As a consequence,
traffic rules need to change. For
example, imagine the following
scenario: all motorized traffic at
intersections gets a red light to
allow pedestrians and cyclists a safe
passage. There is no right of way
(over pedestrians or cyclists) for
cars on any parking, commercial
or industrial area outside roads.
We introduce a law like in the
Netherlands that holds motorists
responsible if they collide with
a pedestrian or cyclist, whether
the accident was the driver’s fault
or not. The speed limit on all city
roads is 30km/h. The increasing
number of oblivious, careless and
dangerous drivers we tend to
observe on Guelph’s roads, and on
which the police as a consequence
are cracking down now, are the
most suitable lobbyists to achieve
the scenario described above. If
anyone does not understand this
message, consider that at tffhe
moment as a pedestrian or cyclist
(which an increasing number of
people choose to be for various
reasons) it is simply unsafe to get
around in Guelph. Every day we
face dangerous situations, and this
is due to certain drivers who seem
to be unsuitable to be on the roads,
see above, and on which the police
has an eye on now. Additionally,
the perception of cars in our society
is way over-exaggerated, wrong in
general and needs to change.
Sven Becker
Have you heard the news? The
Canadian government has released
their new emission targets. Rather
than decreasing our emissions
to 3 per cent below 1990 levels
(which wouldn’t even meet our
commitment under the Kyoto
Protocol) we are now aiming for
2.5% ABOVE 1990 levels. After
reading the newly announced
emission targets I wanted to
scream. How dare you weaken
Canada’s emission targets Prime
Minister Harper! How dare you
ignore the concerned Canadians
you represent? How dare you
create policies that favour the oil
companies over lives? We can do
better and we must do better! I
want to storm the streets with
the thousands of other outraged
Canadians and bring our message
to Parliament Hill...oh wait...
nobody is there to hear us. Where
is accountability? Where is justice?
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You cannot do this to my country
Mr. Harper! I will not allow you
to disgrace us and disappoint us
even more. I urge fellow students
and all Canadians to call your MP
and the Prime Minister (613-9924211), write to local newspapers,
talk to others about this outrageous
behaviour. Together we will
demand accountability and action
from those who represent us!
Joanna MacDonald
Remember all those “nonpartisan, grassroots, spontaneous”
rallies against prorogation from
a few weeks back? Remember
how they were “of the people,”
composed of “regular Canadians”
and transcended politics? At least,
that’s the bill they sold to the
media.
Turns out, these rallies were
organized by the NDP and the
Liberals! Don’t take my word for
it: check out rallyfacts.wordpress.
com. For just a few local examples,
the Hamilton rally was organized
by Shilo Davis. Davis is a former
NDP candidate nominee who
also, in her own words “got the
ball rolling” for Guelph’s rally.
Mississauga’s rally was organized
by NDP candidate Farah
Kalbouneh. The rally in Waterloo
was organized by Etana Cain, who
also established UW’s NDP club.
In Stratford, the organizer was Ben
Veldman, a member of the Perth
Wellington Liberals. The rally in
Quinte West was set up by Bryan
Bondy, who is so “non-partisan”
that he uses the Liberal Party logo
for his Twitter account.
The Liberals and NDP working
together is nothing new, and they
desperately want a Coalition, since
it’s the only way they can beat
the Conservatives. However, the
Canadian people said “NO!” to
the Coalition, so instead they have
been reduced to covertly planning
rallies that appear “non-partisan.”
Michael Sona
President,
Guelph Campus Conservatives
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60- Vow
61- Distribute cards
62- Greek island in the Aegean
63- Bridge positions
64- Cube creator Rubik
65- Cornerstone abbr.
66- How you used to be?
DOWN
ACROSS
1- River in central Switzerland
5- Botanist Gray
8- Metallica drummer Ulrich
12- Rasp
14- Type of gun
15- North Carolina college
16- Capital of Vietnam
17- Capital of Calvados, in NW France
18- Egypt’s river
19- Town in SE Pennsylvania
21- Good, in a way
23- DDE’s predecessor
24- High mountain, as found in central
Europe
25- Neighbor of Leb.
26- Sad
30- Chou ___
32- Like a marsh
33- Occurring every three years
37- Primordial giant in Norse myth
38- Give up
39- Lymph ___
40- Guaranty
42- Doles (out)
43- Graduated glass tube
44- Bog
45- Clean air org.
48- ___ little teapot...
49- Atmosphere
50- Hindu Preserver
52- Song thrush
57- Capital city of Western Samoa
58- Zhivago’s love
1- Turkish honorific
2- Bedouin
3- Hindu princess
4- Collar type
5- ___ impasse
6- Date
7- Abolished
8- Actress Olin
9- “The dog ate my homework,” e.g.; 10Tumbles
11-Facial expression used by Elvis
Presley
13- Fourscore
14- Nae sayer?
20- Half a fly
22- Duration
24- Old-womanish
26- ___ Little Tenderness
27- Jamaican exports
28- Egyptian goddess of fertility
29- Small tree
30- Construct
31- Type of sanctum
33- Fungal infection
34- Bit
35- Citrus coolers
36- Minus
38- Skullcap
41- Undoing
42- Sullenly ill-humored
44- Russian space station
45- Circumvent
46- Scottish musician
47- Continental identity of a Chinese
person
49- Cries of discovery
51- Circle of light often seen around the
head of saints
52- Horse’s gait
53- Attack a fly
54- New Age musician John
55- After the bell
56-Gaelic language of Ireland or
Scotland
59- Loser to DDE
Congratulations
to last week’s
winner...
Mallory Van
Wyngaarden
Come by the
Ontarion
office to pick
up your prize.
Submit your answers
to UC 264 by
Monday at 4:00 for
a chance to win
2 Bob’s Dogs!
The Ontarion needs volunteers to make crosswords or other
games for the back pages!
Submission deadline is Monday at 4.
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FEB. 11 - 24, 2010
CLASSIFIED
COMMUNITY LISTINGS
CLASSIFIED
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Contact: rmcleod@uoguleph.
ca or x53244.
Rural Landscapers Needed!
Planting small trees on farms
across south Ontario. Guelph
based, from April 19 - May 15.
Excellent rates - earn $150+ per
day. Treeplanting experience
an asset. bartramwoodlands@
sympatico.ca or call 519-836-8774.
Writer’s block? Professional
essay help available for all
subjects and levels. Masters and
PhD graduates specializing
in editing and research. Toll
free: 1-888-345-8295. Email:
[email protected] Visit
us: www. customessay.com
PERSONALS
Lost –MP3 player and Ipod,
both in a small cellphone sized
purple pouch with rainbow
coloured Sanskrit lettering
on it. If found, please contact
monique vis@sy mpatico.c a
or
[email protected].
Reward. .
SERVICES
JEWELLERY + PARTY =
$CASH. When you host a
handmade jewellery party,
YOU, the hostess, receive a
percentage of sales. (519)3622749 or [email protected]
for more info.
HEADACHES? A 4-session
program for decreasing stressrelated tension and migraine
THEONTARION.CA
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
headaches begins February 24
at 7:30 pm. Brochures at UC
Information Desk or visit www.
uoguelph.ca/~ksomers.
DIVERSE STUDENTS &
STUDENT OF COLOUR
SUPPORT
GROUPS.
Mondays and Tuesday: One
on One Support 10am-2pm,
Discussion
1:30-3:30pm.
Wed: One on one support,
10am-2pm. Discussion 5-7pm.
Confidentiality
ensured.
Munford Centre, Rm 54.
VOLUNTEER FOR THE
ONTARION! Opportunities
in writing for News, Arts &
Culture, Sports, Opinion. Also
opportunities in photography
and graphics. Come to our
Volunteer meetings in UC 264,
every Thursday at 5:30pm or
email [email protected]
for information.
Migrante-Ontario works to
advocate for the rights of (im)
migrant people, focussing on
advocating for the welfare of
persyns working as migrant
live-in caregivers through
organizing educationals and
socials. Connect with us! Stay
involved! migrante.ontario@
gmail.com
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 11
U of G Benefit Concert
for Haiti. Peter Clark Hall
7:30pm. Tickets: $10 available
at UC Info Desk, through
college
governments,
or
Interhall Council. All proceeds
to Doctors Without Borders.
For details: www.uoguelph.ca/
events
WUSC Talk About Girls in
Refugee Camps with Dahabo
Noor Abdi, a Somali woman
who overcame incredible odds
to get an education. Learn
how to help refugee girls like
Dahabo beat the odds. UC
Room 103, 5:30pm.
Thursday at Noon Concert
Series- “Celebrating 40 Years
of Music Making”. Concerts
start at 12:10p.m. on Thursdays
in MacKinnon Room 107
(Goldschmidt
Room).
Admission FREE – donations
gratefully
appreciated.
Everyone Welcome! Info: www.
uoguelph.ca/sofam
Blood donor clinic at Peter
Clark Hall, 11am-6pm. Bring
photo I.D., weigh at least 110
Ib., be feeling well and well
fed, no tattoo/body piercing
within 6 months. Additional
eligibility
requirements
or to book appointment:
1-888-2-DONATE.
www.
blood.ca
Macdonald Stewart Art Centre
– Guelph’s Public Art Gallery
and Sculpture Park. Exhibit:
‘Natalka Husar: Burden of
Innoncence’. Feb 11-April
18. Opening reception today
at 6pm. 358 Gordon St. 519837-0010. [email protected] www.
msac.ca
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 12
The cookbook What a
Wonderful World is a taste
of the flavors of humanity
Tim Tentcher the Author will
be doing a book signing at
Chapters 4-8pm.
The School of Environmental
Sciences hosts John Borden
discussing “The SuperBoost
Saga: Development of a
New Product Based on the
Honeybee Brood Pheromone.”
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THE ONTARION
CLASSIFIED & COMMUNITY LISTINGS
161.5
COMMUNITY LISTINGS
Deguile University
Presented by NSERCCANPOLIN
(Canadian
Pollination Initiative). 10am at
Graham Hall 3301
Guelph Country Dancers
contra dance with caller Judy
Greenhill, and special guest
band
‘Sixpenny
Money’.
Norfolk United Church, Cork
St. entrance. Admission: $10,
$8/students, seniors. Info:
[email protected] or 519767-9933.
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 13
T HURSDAY FEBRUARY 18
by Michael Slotwinski
Guelph Civic Museum
Military History Lecture
Series: Lecture 4: The Search
for a Hero: Talbot Mercer
Papineau and the Great War.
7:30pm, 6 Dublin St. S. (519)
836-1221 ext. 2775, guelph.
ca/museum
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 20
Guelph Hiking Trail Club Meet 1 pm to hike on the Elora
Cataract Trail. Contact 1-905877-4134. www.guelphhiking.
com.
Barber Gallery Exhibition
Opening ‘Cwen Twenty Ten’ FRIDAY FEBRUARY 26
with twenty women artists.
Free opening reception today
Migrant Matters airs on
CFRU-93.3 FM every fourth
Friday (6-7pm) of the month.
We hope to encourage critical
thinking about the complex
issues
of
displacement,
immigration,
citizenship,
worker rights, and, violence
and justice in our communities.
[email protected]
ONGOING:
Stark Raven Radio on
CFRU 93.3FM. 1st-3rd Tues
of each month. 1-2pm. Local
and international focus on
resistance to colonialism and
capitalism. Prison justice,
indigenous sovereignty and
self-determination for all
peoples.
2-4pm. Exhibit runs Feb. 13March 9. 167 Suffolk St. W.
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 14
Dublin
Street
United
Church Sundays @ 3. An organ
concert with Michael Bloss: ‘A
Bach Travelogue’. Suggested
admission
$20/door.
68
Suffolk St. W. Info: 519-8210610, Email: dublin@bellnet.
ca, www.dublin.on.ca
MONDAY FEBRUARY 15
Women of all ages are
invited to share in singing
4-part a capella harmony with
The Over Tones. Membership
Drive &Vocal Lesson Event.
February 15 and 22, 7pm at
The Elliott Community Room,
RSVP to overtones@rogers.
com.
Macdonald Stewart Art
Centre Family Day 2010. A
full day of free family-friendly
activites! Scavenger hunt,
painting, printmaking, behind
the scenes tour, dress the bear.
358 Gordon St. 519-837-0010.
[email protected] www.msac.ca
Treasures
from
the
Collection: Until April 25,
2010, McCrae House, 108
Water St. (519) 836-1221,
guelph.ca/museum. Artifacts,
photographs, archival material
of the McCrae House
collection. Winter Hours
(Dec-June) Sun - Fri, 1-5pm.
Summer Hours ( July-Nov)
Daily 1-5pm.
SUDOKU
7
3
It’s free in February –
In recognition of Heritage
Month, McCrae House is
offering free regular admission
throughout February. Sunday
to Friday 1-5pm, 108 Water
St., www.guelph.ca/museum.
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Macdonald Stewart Art
Centre
Exhibit:
Gunilla
Josephson, E.V.E. Absolute
Matrix. Runs from Jan
22-April 4. 358 Gordon St.
www.msac.ca
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