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VOLUME 99, ISSUE 4 • THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2007
SPORTS
NEWS
A&E
“BIG AL”
WAVE RENOVATIONS
THE CARPS
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The lowdown... p.4
A&E sits down and talks shop... p.9
Huron Street’s “Towers of spite” irk neighbours
By Sarah Berman
Gazette Staff
Student houses deemed “towers of
spite” have become new homes for
Western students.
Local residents have lodged several complaints against three
unsightly buildings at the corner of
Huron St. and Audrey Ave.
“[The towers, built by London
housing company KAP Holdings
Inc.] are not in keeping with the
character of the neighbourhood,”
Ward Six Councillor Nancy
Branscombe said.
Neighbour Jackie Farquar
described the three buildings as
taller and thinner than nearby
houses. The towers are covered in
brightly-coloured siding and have
no windows facing Huron St.
Kate King Wale, a visual arts student and new resident of the KAP
Holdings property, had no comment about the appearance of the
buildings, adding everyone needs a
place to live.
“I’ve only been here two days,”
she said.
“Unfortunately there is nothing
the city can take issue with,” Farquar
conceded. “[Property owner Arnon]
Kaplansky is within his rights.”
Kaplansky originally intended to
build two duplexes and two triplexes, each containing five bedrooms,
for a total of 50 residents,
Branscombe said. These plans were
rejected by the Ontario Municipal
Board for not fitting with the lowrise, low-density housing in the area.
Jonas Hrebeniuk/Gazette
LIVING HERE WOULD MAKE THE CARE BEARS DEPRESSED. These newly-erected apartment buildings near the intersection of Huron and Richmond streets are visually appealing, much like a cesspool or an intoxicated orc.
Instead, KAP Holdings built
three, three-story, five-bedroom
houses, earning the name “towers
of spite” among nearby residents.
Requests to build a fourth tower
were quashed by the OMB in July.
Branscombe maintains Kaplansky had no intention of upholding
community standards.
Kaplansky could not be reached
for comment.
The University Students’ Council
has written a letter to the City of London opposing further developments
on the property, VP-university affairs
David Simmonds confirmed.
“The USC supports the integration of communities in a positive
way,” Simmonds said. “Student
housing should respect the integrity and heritage of the neighbourhood.”
“Students renting houses is not
a problem,” Farquar agreed. “It’s the
STOP lobbies for extended bus hours
By Sarah Berman
Gazette Staff
Catching a bus home after a raucous night at the Ceeps may be an
option for both students and residents alike thanks to a local petition.
The London Transit Commission will consider extending weekend bus service until 3 a.m. in
response to a petition from a group
called STOP (Sensible Transit Only
Please).
At an LTC meeting Aug. 29, STOP
proposed four major routes be
extended until 3 a.m. on Friday and
Saturday nights.
According to the current schedule, major buses leave downtown
around midnight: two hours before
most bars and nightclubs close.
STOP leader Trevor Harris said
many students would benefit from
the extended service.
Brodie Miller, a third-year music
student at Western, agreed buses
would provide a cheaper, safer ride
home from the bars.
“A cab is fine, but buses would
be better,” he explained. “Downtown is too far to walk.”
Jonas Hrebeniuk/Gazette
TRAVEL GREAT, EVEN LATE. Activist group Sensible Transit Only Please
is pushing for an extended bus schedule for select routes in London on
Fridays and Saturdays.
“We have collected 3,200 signatures,” Harris said, adding that the
Western, Fanshawe College, GT’s,
Jack’s, Stream, and Stobies Pizza
have also shown support.
Harris cited Grand River Transit’s “Late Night Loop” in Kitchen-
er-Waterloo as a prototype for latenight bus service.
Director of Transportation and
Planning for the LTC, John Ford,
said the project will come under
review in spring 2008. Funding,
safety and operational issues will be
addressed at that time.
Funding the project remains a
pertinent issue. “You have to take
into account how much subsidy is
required,” Ford said. “There are
only so many dollars to go around.”
Ford also stressed issues of safety and security for both passengers
and drivers.
John, a LTC bus driver who preferred not to disclose his last name,
said late-night service would negatively affect his work and family life.
“If you’re driving around at three
in the morning, you’re dealing with
drunk individuals,” he said. “It
would put other passengers in danger.”
“The city as a whole will benefit,” Harris countered. “Late night
service will reduce the number of
cars on the road, clean up our environment, aid shift workers and provide safe transport from downtown.”
Ford said he could not speculate
whether the pilot project would be
approved.
STOP’s website can be found at
www.freewebs.com/londontransit.
intensification that becomes an
issue.”
Next-door neighbour Jeremy
Van Walsh, a third-year electrical
engineering student, admitted the
buildings are an eyesore, but said
student renters are less likely to
care.
Break and
enters target
students
By Jaela Bernstien
Gazette Staff
Western students should be on
the lookout after a recent series
of break and enters in London.
Ryan Van Wagner, a fourthyear sociology student living
near Oxford and Adelaide, is a
recent theft victim.
He returned home after the
weekend to find his front door
kicked down and $520 worth of
valuables missing. A DVD player,
Xbox 360 and Playstation were
stolen, along with their controllers and a few games.
Constable Michelle Romano,
media representative of the London Police Service, said electronics are the most common valuables stolen in student thefts.
“Laptops, booze, mp3 players,
digital cameras, and cash are all
targeted items,” Romano said.
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September 6
Art of War Display
When: Saturday, Sept. 1 - 9
Where: McIntosh Gallery (On campus)
An exhibition by Western’s Department
of Visual Arts Masters of Fine Arts candidate, Todd Tremeer.
September 7
Cheerleading Tryouts
When: Friday, Sept. 7, 2 - 5 p.m.
Where: TD Waterhouse Stadium
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132nd Annual Western Fair
Where: Western Fair Grounds
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When: Sept. 7 to 16th
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When: Saturday, Sept. 8
Morning Session: 10 a.m.
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September 9
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When: Sunday, Sept. 9
Where: Meet at 3 p.m. in front of Talbot
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When: Tuesday, Sept. 11,
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Where: USC Council Chambers, Room
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When: Tuesday, Sept. 11, 6:30 p.m.
Where: UCC room 315
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When: Tuesday, Sept. 11, 9 p.m.
Where: Room 315 UCC
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When: Tuesday, Sept. 11, 5 - 6 p.m.
Where: Conron Hall, University College,
Room 224
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Parking problems
persist at King’s
By Mike Hayes
Gazette Staff
Jon Purdy/Gazette
PARK YOUR KEESTER, MEESTER. The problem around King’s University College is there simply isn’t anywhere
to park. King’s students and local residents alike are feeling the crunch of the scarce parking spaces.
Students should “Lock it up”
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She is familiar with student robberies and warns, “Robberies usually happen when [students] go out
to the bars.” Break and enters are
usually high on the weekend, when
thieves see darkened houses and
know that students have left for the
evening.
Elgin Austen, director of Campus Community Police Service, recommends students lock their doors
and windows, even if they leave for
a few minutes.
He recalls one incident in which
a student returning from the bathroom noticed another student
walking down his residence hall
with a backpack. Upon entering his
room, the student noticed his laptop was gone.
“We’ve caught strangers walking
through residences purely with the
purpose of stealing,” Austen said.
“People prone to crime understand the vulnerability of students.”
Thieves know students are easy
targets, so Austen suggests students
take further steps to secure their
valuables.
Infosource in the University
Community Centre will engrave
your driver’s license number into
your laptop. Austen also recommends you tie down your laptop
when working in the library.
Romano summarizes with one
statement: “Lock it up!” She also
recommends reporting any suspicious people or actions as soon as
possible.
For more tips on protecting your
valuables, visit www.uwo.ca/police
There are new developments in the
ongoing King’s University College
parking controversy.
Over the summer, the City of
London enacted a parking restriction around King’s University College.
Those who wish to park on the
streets of Brough, Huron, Patricia,
Steele, Waterloo, University Crescent and Broughdale Ave. will now
require a parking pass — something only homeowners can
receive.
The move has drawn fire from
King’s University College Students’
Council President Ryan Gauss.
“Though I don’t feel the restriction was deliberately targeted at
students, it does have a bit of an
anti-student feeling,” Gauss said. “I
think students feel disappointed;
this has been taken away from
them when they weren’t around to
fight it.”
Some King’s students arriving
back at school after a long summer
are surprised by the new restriction.
“That’s incredibly frustrating. I
think it will upset a lot of people,”
Jillian Dobson, a second-year philosophy student at King’s, said.
Gauss was quick to point out the
city has made a concession to students after August negotiations.
“We have been working with the
City and I have been able to secure
48 new spots on Waterloo that will
be available on Sept. 18.”
It is hoped the 48 spots will
resolve the parking problem until
Kings takes over the Hebrew Day
School next door adding 74 parking
spaces.
One Steele St. homeowner
believed only time would reveal the
project’s effectiveness.
Other homeowners along Waterloo St. sympathized with students.
“We don’t usually find that the
students are a problem,” one
anonymous homeowner said.
“Occasionally a student will block a
driveway in the winter but that’s
rare.”
Chris Nicholl, a Waterloo St.
homeowner said, “If there’s trouble
with parking then they should be
building more parking lots.”
The pilot project, inspired by
other larger cities such as Toronto,
may be seeing more use around
London if this restriction is effective.
“We’ve already had requests
from areas around hospitals, Fanshawe College and Western,” said
Maguire.
As for the need for parking
around King’s, Maguire outlined a
simple plan.
“Some students may find that
finding alternatives to driving alone
is easier than finding parking,”
Maguire said, “Carpooling, walking,
public transit — all of these methods are perfectly acceptable ways of
getting around.”
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The Wave’s New Layout
With The Wave’s renovations come a
number of improvements to the
facility. Among these are:
A portable stage, replacing the former permanent installation,
will provide greater space, both for the conference area and
dining room.
A dividing wall can be brought out to create a conference room
space, used specifically for group functions.
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A serving counter used specifically for conferences has been
included.
A better defined
bar area.
New furnishings have been purchased to replace the split,
crumbling ones. Smaller, moveable tables also allow for more
seating.
The bar area has been refurbished, with seats located around
the counter.
The dining room size has been increased overall, with a greater
emphasis on booth seating.
The entrance has
been moved
further back,
allowing for more
lounge space just
outside.
The raised floor has been removed, while the ceiling has been
redesigned with stylish lighting and wood grating.
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(not shown) The mezzanine has been abandoned, owing to the
high costs of both bringing it up to code and removing it.
Architects have tried to reduce its visibility. It will now likely
serve as a space to thread wires during concerts, as opposed to
taping them to the floor below.
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A sneak peek
Renovations near completion for The Wave
After almost a month’s delay, planners are just now putting the finishing touches on the new facility.
By Brice Hall
Gazette Staff
Jonas Hebreniuk/Gazette
The Wave’s tide is coming in soon.
Despite a delayed Aug. 15 deadline, contractors have been working
to ensure renovations are complete
as early as possible, and while
they’ve set no solid date for completion, planners are hoping to
have it open to the public next
week.
Chief among the reasons for
delay was the concrete flooring on
which the raised floor, now
removed, was previously set.
According to Paul Tomlinson,
senior manager University Students’ Council Services, architects
did not know what to expect to find
beneath the floor before it was
removed.
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“We could only investigate so far
before doing the demolition,” Tomlinson said. “The floor of the previous facility was originally raised 22
inches off a concrete deck. So when
[we] finally did …demolition…
there were problems with the concrete. So we had to get those
resolved before we could lay down
the floor to make sure [it] would
adhere [properly].”
The concrete surface beneath
the raised floor was once the roof of
the University Student Centre
before renovations in 1991, which
created a rough and uneven surface. Adding to this problem, years
of spilled pop had corroded the
concrete, which required that the
surface be treated before the new
vinyl flooring could be applied.
Reasons for renovating the facility are numerous, though Tomlinson noted that facilities don’t have
too long a shelf life around the Student Centre because of their
amount of use. In the case of The
Wave, cosmetic and structural
issues, including aging flooring,
booths, electrical and plumbing
lines, were to blame.
Jeff Armour, house manager for
The Wave and The Spoke, added
the amount of money required to
maintain the facility outweighed
the cost of renovating it. Updates
were required, as The Wave has
become “the USC flagship” when
hosting important events.
“We decided to put our best foot
forward,” Armour said.
While The Wave’s layout has not
changed much, there are noticeable improvements.
In addition to the lowered floor,
which increases the window size
overlooking campus, the stage,
shooter bar and staircase to the
mezzanine have been removed,
opening the floor for more seating
space — including more booths. A
portable stage will be erected for
concerts, and the space the stage
once occupied is now available for
private functions. A moveable
dividing wall separates the conference space from the dining area.
These improvements should lend
themselves to a better concert
venue, allowing for more open
space and a better view of the stage.
Finally, the mezzanine has been
abandoned, due to the high renovation and removal costs.
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The Chancellor, as an ambassador of the University, will play a key role
in promoting Western as a leader in learning in Ontario, Canada, and
beyond.
The Board of Governors and Senate have established an Electoral Board
to select Western’s next Chancellor. The selected candidate will succeed
Chancellor Arthur Labatt, whose term expires on June 30, 2008.
The term of office is four years (non-renewable), starting on July 1, 2008.
The Chancellor is an ex officio, voting member of the Board of
Governors and the Senate, and of certain committees of both bodies. The
official duties of the Chancellor include presiding at convocation
ceremonies and, by virtue of the authority vested by Senate, admitting
candidates to degrees, diplomas, and certificates. To be eligible, a
nominee must be a Canadian citizen, but may not be a member of the
governing body, faculty, staff or student body of any degree-granting
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All members of the University community and friends of the University
are invited to submit nominations for Chancellor by writing to the
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Stevenson-Lawson Building, The University of Western Ontario,
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Extend my
bus hours,
please!
Activist group Sensible Transit Only Please’s (STOP) Trevor
Harris has proposed the London Transit Commission
extend hours on bus routes Friday and Saturday nights.
While LTC Director of Transit and Planning John Ford
suggests there are several funding issues, Harris contends
the LTC should extend the Oxford West, Oxford East, Richmond and Dundas routes until 3 a.m.
There’s little doubt the extended service would be used
by both students and London residents. Bar-goers are
constantly looking for an alternative to cabbing home,
and many late-night shift workers have difficulty getting
home from work.
The initiative is therefore a logical issue to tackle, with
a number of benefits.
In addition to providing better service to transit users,
extended bus hours would assist in keeping drunks leaving the bars off the street, and prevent a number of students from walking home.
It’s not uncommon for students to hike back to campus from Richmond Row to save the 10 bucks a cab would
cost them, and there’s always a safety concern when inebriated students walk an hour in the dark.
As well, bus availability should prevent students from
drinking and driving. Bar patrons will be much less
inclined to drive to the bar knowing they have an alternative to cabbing, walking or driving home.
Of course, there is a cost attached with increased service. In order to lengthen hours on Fridays and Saturdays,
London Transit would likely need to either increase the
cost of fares or cut service to other routes.
The cost increase shouldn’t be overbearing, though,
and it pales in comparison to the price of cabs. Most students don’t even notice the cost of the bus pass included
in their student fees, and likely wouldn’t feel the difference given the high costs of tuition.
There is also a safety concern with a high volume of
drunks taking the bus. Fights could break out with the bar
atmosphere continued in a confined space and drivers
might have difficulty dealing with drunk riders.
These issues can likely be resolved, though — London
Transit has provided extended hours during New Years
before, and it worked logistically. Another solution could
be to permit bus drivers to refuse service to the most
intoxicated riders, like cab drivers do.
Ultimately, there are a number of issues regarding
price and safety, which both STOP and London Transit
need to address.
The benefits far outweigh the costs, though, and
extending hours to weekend routes is a good idea.
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Thursday classes only hurt first years
Much
Aboud Nothing
Malcolm Aboud
Sports Editor
Over the past couple weeks, you’ve probably had a lot of people ask when you
were headed back to school. A few days
before I moved back to London, I told a
friend of my parents I was heading back
during Labour Day weekend, and that we
started classes on Thursday. She had one
response: Why Thursday?
It’s a good question. Why do we start
classes halfway through frosh week? The
day seems arbitrary — common sense
dictates the university start classes the
next Monday rather than chop frosh
week in half.
The obvious answer is classes need to
get started — there’s learning to be done,
lectures to be attended, and God forbid
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we don’t get through the curriculum.
It seems odd to say those two days are
absolutely necessary, though. Can 13
weeks worth of material not fit into 12.5
weeks instead? Thirteen’s a pretty arbitrary number in the first place, determined more by the calendar than on any
basis of necessity.
For how many classes does it really
even matter? Except for 400-level courses, which are often consolidated to a single day, nearly every class has at least a
lecture hour between Monday and
Wednesday.
In fact, Monday courses already lose
one week during first semester due to
Thanksgiving falling on a Monday. If they
can handle it, why can’t Thursday and
Friday classes?
It’s not an interruption to most of our
lives. Students will go to most of their classes on Thursday, even if they still go out on
Wednesday night and blow off readings.
Upper-year students already have a
Bill Murray
“I ended up stopping and dropping people off
on the way like a bus. I had about six people
in the [golf cart] and I dropped them off one at a time...”
circle of friends, so it’s not like they’re
busy meeting people. There aren’t any
frosh week events for upper years, so
scheduling won’t get in the way.
It’s for the first years that classes on
Thursday really matter. How much does
it suck moving into residence on Monday
and having to go to class on Thursday?
Suddenly “frosh week” is more like “two
days of frosh”.
Why not just move classes back a couple of days? Let first-year students have an
entire frosh week. Let them party through
the weekend and let them spend their
time getting used to life away from home.
Let them go to their first classes with a
clear head rather than a sick stomach.
Administration can talk about frosh
week being dry, but let’s be honest — half
of the frosh are probably drinking as
you’re reading these words.
They’re going to get it out of their system, and that might as well happen
before courses begin.
Murray Faulkner
F-
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“Noise complaints are being made a top priority
during [Orientation Week] and assigned Project Learn officers
are being instructed to deal with potential problems prior to an
actual complaint being received.”
After being pulled over by police while driving party guests home
in a golf cart
London Police Service Chief
While Stockholm police were busy accusing Murray of drinking
and driving, he was doing his part to prevent driving under the
influence.
While in Sweden for a pro-am golf tournament, Murray
drove his cart to the afterparty and, when nobody volunteered
to drive home, he stepped up to the tee.
Now his ass is on the line after refusing to take a breathalyzer test — let’s all hope his blood test comes back under the legal
limit.
“They assumed I was drunk...” Murray said of the police. It’s
a nice reception a guy gets when he tries to make the streets safer.
As long as Murray wasn’t drunk, kudos to the former Caddyshack star for stopping his friends from making a dangerous
and potentially life-altering choice.
—Malcolm Aboud
Section Editors 2007-2008
— Murray Faulkner
Here we go again with the London Police.
Faulkner claims students aren’t being targeted by London
Police Service’s Project Liquor Enforcement and Reduction of
Noise.
Of course not — the London Police would never show
bias against students, and their upgraded efforts during OWeek have nothing to do with students coming back to
school.
We’re glad that noise complaints are being made a top priority this week. Alcohol poisoning, drug deals, murders and
robberies going on in the city are so much less important than
the music volume on Broughdale.
Until Faulkner gives up this charade of impartiality and
shifts his focus from student bylaw infractions to the real problems in the city, he’s not doing his job.
—Malcolm Aboud
Gazette Staff 2007-2008
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ArtsEntertainment
Cartwheels, baby tigers and rock and roll
The Carps bring their unique music stylings to Western
By Desiree Gamotin
Gazette Staff
Describing The Carps’ sound is like
trying to describe Prince’s style in
one word. It’s John Legend’s voice
paired with Death From Above
1979. It’s “punk rock on a trip, with
a gun to young soul’s head.”
“[Our sound is] references to
things that you know and other
things you don’t, none of which
really make any sense,” Jahmal
Tonge, lead singer/drummer, says.
Made up of Tonge and bassist
Neil White, The Carps have been
raising eyebrows and turning heads
with their unique, off-the-wall
music.
On-stage, the pair whip out
impressive multi-tasking skills.
Tonge belts out soulful tunes while
drumming like a mad man, as White
coolly rocks the hard bass riffs and
plays electro loops on a laptop.
Having only released a five-song
EP, Young and Passionate Days of
Carperdia, this past February, The
Carps have accomplished more in
a few months than most obscure
bands have done in a year.
After playing at the North By
Northeast Music Festival and making their first MuchMusic video
appearance with “From Compton to
Scarboro,” the band has been
recently added to the V-Fest lineup
in Toronto with The Smashing
Pumpkins, The Killers and Metric.
Just yesterday, The Carps marked
their entry onto Western ground and
rocked The Spoke for the MIT frosh.
The Carps’ funky style and onstage R&B-rock battles are creating
a buzz but Tonge remains levelheaded.
“It’s odd the way everyone else
sees indie bands. The guys in Tokyo
Police Club were still working at
Value Village right up until a few
months ago. We don’t see anything
grand, just another series of events.
It’s only our job to write music and
play it at shows wherever that may
be.”
The Carps are not only reinventing punk rock but also the racial
stereotypes associated with rock
music in general. With Tonge being
African-American and White being
Sri-Lankan, the pair draws upon a
host of diverse influences contributing to their distinct sound.
“Race is of prime importance to
people in all sectors of the music
industry. I was watching a Sean
Paul interview the other day, and he
himself attributes a large part of his
success to the colour of his skin,”
White says. “Being in The Carps has
allowed me to identify the roots of
the music that I love to play and
that I have enjoyed growing up.”
Tonge
adds,
“Go
to
afropunk.com and read the message
boards. Black kids love punk rock.
They hate when you touch their hair.
And most of us still like hip-hop and
the food our mother makes.”
Infusing hip-hop into rock music
is a daunting task, especially if the
initiator believes “hip-hop is dead.”
“There is a form of hip-hop that
exists today, but it’s not what hiphop was,” Tonge explains. “Rock
music has benefited from a solid
name change here and there…stadium rock then punk to grunge, etc.
Hip-hop needs to change its name.
Is it right to say T.I. is on the same
level, making the same music as
Grandmaster Flash? Or that Jay-Z is
doing the same thing as Slick Rick?
You know, [rock] grew, and it needed to become something else.
“I think it’s disrespectful to call it
hip-hop…. If you think what you
are doing is that important, call it
something else. Let’s move on and
make music for the future.”
Until then, The Carps will continue their attempt at world domination — or at least continue their
on-stage antics for growing crowds.
“The hardest part is handing out
sparklers and other Dollarama
party favours while Jahmal holds
down the fort — and, oh yeah,
doing the cartwheels,” White says.
Tonge adds, “We are speaking to
someone from the Mumbai Zoo
about baby tigers. It’s a hassle trying to get them to sharpen their
teeth before shipment. I want them
to be able to tear flesh right out of
the box.”
One man’s trash is another man’s treasure
Brian Belott finds a link to the past in found artifacts
By Laura Downs
Gazette Staff
New York based artist Brian Belott
is well-known for his bizarre artistic style.
Belott’s playful use of collage
and found art has been shown in
galleries worldwide, including Galleri Loyal in Stockholm and Atelier
Cardenas Bellanger in Paris. His
most recent exhibit ‘Lost and
Found,’ a slideshow of over 2,000
found photos, opens at London’s
Community Outreach Gallery
Sept. 7.
His love of collecting came
from his father, a commercial photographer and former hippie,
whose crazy ideas inspired him.
Belott acknowledges his most
interesting pieces have come from
various New York City storage
lockers.
“When people come to New
York, there’s so little room and
space, so people pack away certain items in storage lockers,”
Belott says. “There’s been a lot of
instances of celebrities who store
stuff away and forget about it. The
lockers then open up and people
end up finding the debris. I would
just find chunks of personal data.
My father used to take me to junk
stores and I just became obsessed
with what I could find.”
Belott contends he became
interested in found art after listening to a local radio show, “The
Audio Kitchen with the Professor,”
which played found audio, such as
answering machine tapes, records
and personal recordings. Belott
says he soon “realized [he] could
collect the visual equivalent of
found sound.
“Going through the photos,
certain things started to appear
and I tried to scan the ones that hit
that archetypal chord. People will
use the camera in a certain way,
like portraiture, or they’ll misuse
the camera accidentally, like pictures of the floor. I have a picture
of a million blurry flowers, where
a grandma was trying to capture a
bouquet of Mother’s Day flowers
and she wanted to capture them
all so she put the camera way too
close. It may seem boring, but it’s
abstract and a lot more personal.”
Educated in New York, Belott
has tried other mediums, including glasswork, performance, and
collage, but says found art is where
his passion lies.
“With the found art, I’m not the
one creating it, I’m curating it and
ordering it, so it’s not me in the
work,” Belott says. “It’s of unknown
people and there’s something very
intense about that. There’s no pretentious artist in the way. This kind
of thing warms my heart the most.
You’re brought into the very heart
of someone you don’t know.”
Found and amateur art is
attracting widespread audiences
on YouTube and MySpace. A preview of Belott’s ‘Lost and Found’ is
available on YouTube, and Belott
says these outlets, although mostly intended for entertainment purposes, provide an interesting taste
of amateur art.
“Most TV shows have to do
with entertainment and how you
can trick someone into believing
a narrative,” says Belott. “With
amateur things on YouTube and
found art, you are able to get intimately close with the characters.
It’s a search for a new kind of narrative where you’re not perfecting a character, but showing
their mistakes and flaws. It gives
you a narrative that’s less controlled.”
Over the years, Belott has
found some interesting pieces,
including a set of tapes of his
mother when she was 16, a tape of
David Letterman doing jokes at an
NBC conference, and recordings
of artist Keith Harring.
“One recording I have is of this
Southern woman making up a
crazy poem for her lover and you
hear them talking lovingly to each
other and then the tape stops and
comes back on and she says, ‘It’s
one year later and I still love him.’
It’s not sophisticated, but it’s so
touching. The ability to deliver
emotion is tremendous.”
“Lost and Found” plays at the
Community Outreach Gallery,
located at 101 Stanley Street, from
Sept. 7-Oct. 5.
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Amy Winehouse exits rehab, enters motherhood
By Kaitlin Martin
Gazette Staff
• Britney Spears’ comeback single “Gimme More” has leaked, and
the verdict is in: it doesn’t completely suck. Due in part to online
buzz, the song has already secured
rotation on some of America’s
most popular radio stations.
Despite K-Fed, dramatic weight
gain and allegations of child abuse,
Spears’ fans have stood by her.
Welcome back, Brit!
• Fresh out of a failed rehab stint,
singer/trainwreck Amy Winehouse
has thought of a creative way of
overcoming her drug addiction:
according to pals, she’s trying to get
knocked up by her gold digging,
drug-addled husband. Seems like it
may be time for Winehouse to skip
rehab for good and check into an
insane asylum.
• In the wake of Lindsay Lohan‘s
many troubles, her estranged father
Michael has made some bold allegations. Daddy Lohan claims Lindsay’s mom, Dina, is a raging coke
fiend who enables the starlet’s
habit. Is anyone actually surprised?
As the saying goes, the coke-addicted apple doesn’t fall far from the
coke-addicted tree.
• Gwyneth Paltrow — remember
her? — and Mario Batali, the
famous Iron Chef, are planning a
Spanish cooking show for PBS.
Although Batali lends Paltrow some
kitchen credibility, the actress has
less personality than a dead fish,
and probably eats less food. PBS
execs shouldn’t expect high ratings.
• Jennifer Aniston sure knows
how to make her friends happy.
Apparently she splurges on lavish
vacations, clothes and meals for her
closest girlfriends. Aniston’s husband may have left her for the most
beautiful woman on earth, and her
career is all but dead, but at least
her friends will never leave her!
That is, as long as she keeps buying
them Versace.
• If you thought the Anna Nicole
Smith saga was finally over, you
were wrong. A new report claims
that Smith’s baby daddy, Larry Birkhead, and her lawyer/lover,
Howard K. Stern, were only pretending to hate each other in front
of the press. Turns out behind
closed doors Birkhead and Stern
were far from enemies: they were
lovers. It may sound too bizarre to
be true, but so has everything else
that’s happened since Smith died.
• Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie say
they’re ready to bring another child
— their fifth — into the family. No
word on whether they were planning on adopting or procreating. It’s
unclear if anyone has explained to
Brangelina that children are not like
Happy Meal toys — you do not have
to collect them all.
• Gabriel Aubrey must have some
super sperm. The French-Canadian model has impregnated the very
beautiful and talented Halle Berry.
At 41, Berry says she’s been waiting
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Sizzling Hot Summer Movies in Review
Reviewing this summer’s cream of the crop
By Kate Davis
Gazette Staff
In the summer, it’s often difficult to
transition from the academic
lifestyle to the monotony of drinking, beach-going and working without craving some kind of mental
stimulation. Summer films fill the
intellectual void.
This year, the movie-going public had a number of releases to
choose from. One of the top movies
on viewers’ to-see lists was Transformers. Apart from the nostalgia
factor for any twenty-something
raised on the cheesy cartoon, the
movie offered a host of kickass battle scenes and astounding visuals.
The portrayal of the Transformers
was true to form: they exhibited
action-hero determination with subtle undertones of naïeveté and wit.
The film incorporated a healthy dose
of humour, including the Maximesque cast of leading ladies against a
backdrop of nerdy leading men.
Particularly noteworthy was
lead actor and relative newcomer
Shia LaBoeuf who showed potential
as a future dramatic superstar with
his ease of range and emotion,
despite the film’s campiness.
Another blockbuster worth
watching was the highly anticipated adaptation of Harry Potter and
the Order of the Phoenix. The fifth
installment in the series surpassed
its predecessors with action and
adventure to spare.
It was a treat to watch young
actors Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint blossom in
maturity and talent. The true-tonovel representation of the mythical creatures and events proved
equally satisfying. Phoenix is a definite must-see for anyone craving a
healthy dose of mysticism and
excitement.
In the summer of the sequel, it
would be criminal — no pun
intended — to miss The Bourne
Ultimatum. This film includes
everything the Bourne series is
notable for: impressive stunts and
car chases, a driven pace, and plot
twists that keep the action exciting.
The fast-paced cinematography
helped the action unfold in a visually arresting way without slowing
the plot.
Ultimatum paved the way for
another sequel by leaving some
questions unanswered. If this film is
any indication, a fourth installment
would be more than welcome.
Of course, there was the most
highly anticipated movie of the
decade: The Simpsons Movie. Like
classic episodes of The Simpsons,
the film was full of bizarre humour
from start to finish. The plot —
Springfield is encased in a dome to
contain its toxicity — was strange
enough to allow for numerous
quirky twists, and the lessons
learned toward the end left viewers
feeling warm and fuzzy. In addition
to the welcome inclusion of all
townspeople in some form, Tom
Hanks made a hilarious guest
appearance as a government tool
of coercion.
Since the summer is pretty
much over and students are preparing for the trials and tribulations of
first semester, one can look back on
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The concept is not new: a punk
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As with previous albums Antics and
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Our Love‘s not fatally flawed,
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ON DECK: Mustangs football kicks off their season... Friday
Western baseball looks to threepeat
Mustangs play season opener against rival Brock Badgers
By Mallory Daley
Gazette Staff
Last year, the Western baseball
team made Ontario University Athletics history by clinching a second
consecutive championship. This
year, they hope to make it three.
The Mustangs currently reign as
the only team in OUA men’s baseball history to win back-to-back
championships since the league’s
official start in 2001. This season,
the Purple and Silver take on another challenge as they make a run for
a third straight title.
“[We play] sound baseball,”
Mustangs catcher Ben Rich said of
his team’s recent success in the
OUA. “Our pitchers throw strikes,
our defence makes plays and our
hitters cash in when we have the
chance to score a run.”
It seems this group was made for
October baseball. While finishing
second in the regular season the
past two years, the ’Stangs dominated the postseason. While the
focus for October remains the
same, the Mustangs’ challenge will
be climbing the standings in the
regular season.
“We want to start off by playing
hard right from the get-go,” Rich
said.
“It’s a short season and there’s no
room for errors, so we have to play
consistent baseball from the first
pitch of the season to the last hit of
the finals.”
Some say it’s as simple as throw
the ball, hit the ball, and catch the
ball. Western head coach Mike
Lumley emphasized the need for
that triple threat.
“The focus this year will be similar to other [years],” Lumley said.
“To lead through dominant pitching, stellar defence and pressure
offence.”
The Mustangs start the 2007 season with a lineup of knowledgeable
veterans. The starting nine remain
the core of the team, alongside an
eager pitching staff slightly shuffled
with the loss of ace Ryan
Butkowsky.
“Some of our guys are going to
have to step up and log a few more
innings,” Rich said of the current
pitching situation. “But we have
very capable arms that are willing
to face that challenge.”
One capable arm ready to
expand his role is C.J. Cabrero.
Cabrero was designated to a practice roster last season and is now
prepared to strengthen the pitching
rotation.
Infielder Alex Carducci and outfielder Andrew Salmon will be
available this season to fill the holes
left by graduates Mike Winter and
Kris Klassen.
Both had notable performances
for Western at the OUA All-Star
game in May.
“We have the depth to fill any
holes,” Cabrero said. “If people are
slumping, we have players to pick
’em up. We’re a team where you
can’t find holes because there’s
always that guy to back [his teammate] up.”
A huge boost to the 2007 ’Stangs
is veteran Matt Bekar.
While eligible for just one more
year, it seemed Bekar’s tenure was
up after the second championship.
However, the diligent centre fielder
decided to return for a run at the
three-peat.
Also returning this season is
vocal team leader Rich. His enthusiasm and character bolster team
chemistry.
In hopes of maintaining tight
defence, Bruce Craine and Mark
DiGiulio will pair up again this season to patrol the middle infield.
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This tandem is experienced at turning the double play. The infield is
reinforced by a group of efficient
outfielders led by savvy vet Bekar.
Essentially, the Mustangs have a
wealth of talent at their disposal
this season.
“[Our success] starts at the top
with our manager Mike Lumley,”
Bekar said. “We feed off of his lead-
ership and he expects a lot of us. In
turn, we expect a lot from ourselves.”
Western poses a threat on all
corners of the diamond for the
opposition.
“Coming off two championships, you don’t really set any
other goal but to win,” Craine said.
“That’s all we’ve done for the last
two years so hopefully we’ll continue that trend.”
The Mustangs begin their quest
for another OUA championship this
Saturday, Sept. 8 at Labatt Park.
They play a doubleheader versus the
2006 regular season champions, the
Brock Badgers. First pitch is at 1
p.m.
Western community mourns Philbrick
Loyal supporter of Mustangs football passes away at 93
By Ravi Amarnath
Gazette Staff
The Western community was dealt
a severe blow this summer, as one
of its most beloved members
passed away.
In June, Allen Philbrick, a professor emeritus in the department
of geography, succumbed to pulmonary fibrosis at the age of 93.
Philbrick was a multi-faceted
individual, his experiences ranging from serving in the Second
World War to sitting on London’s
Ecological and Environmental
Protection Advisory Committee.
However, for generations of students, “Big Al” was known as the
man who celebrated touchdowns
at Mustangs football games with
his trademark lap around the stadium.
Early years
Philbrick was born in Chicago in
1914, the son of Allen E. Philbrick, a
professor at the Art Institute of
Chicago, and Edith Lucretia Kellogg, a pianist.
With his parents absorbed in
their own careers, Philbrick actively pursued music and art as a child,
and maintained these passions
throughout his life.
Later, while attending Harvard
University, Philbrick became a popular figure among his peers.
“I became an extrovert [at Harvard], and I’ve never turned back,”
he once said while reflecting on his
time in Boston.
Following university, Philbrick
took on a number of pursuits,
including serving as an anti-aircraft
artillery officer in the Second World
War.
He also worked in the geography
faculties of Syracuse University, the
University of Chicago and Michigan State University prior to joining
the department at Western in 1965.
At Western, he helped found the
PhD program in geography, where
he remained until his retirement in
1979.
“Run In” with Mustangs football
An avid jogger, Philbrick’s nearly
three-decade relationship with the
Mustangs football program began
in the fall of 1971.
“
A musician, painter,
scholar and mentor for
generations of Mustang
football players, Allen
Philbrick has made a
significant mark on
Western.
”
While going for his daily jog,
Philbrick stopped by J.W. Stadium
[the former Mustangs football stadium] to take in some of the game,
where he stood next to legendary
coach Frank Cosentino. At the time,
the Mustangs were trailing.
After Western scored to take the
lead, Philbrick leaned over to
Cosentino and said, “Well, I better
be going.” He took one lap around
the stadium before continuing on
his normal route.
As the season progressed,
Philbrick started coming to every
Mustangs game, running victory
laps after touchdowns. He became
a hit not only with players but with
fans, who would chant “Albert,
Albert” every time he passed the
student section of the stadium.
The Mustangs captured the
Vanier Cup that year and Philbrick
joined the team after the season as
a faculty advisor, becoming a permanent fixture with the team and
running his trademark laps at
home and away games.
Contribution to the team
Darwin Semotiuk, an assistant
coach with the Mustangs during
the 1971 season who later became
head coach, described Philbrick’s
attachment to the program despite
lacking a football background.
“His initial interest was on two
levels,” Semotiuk said. “The first
level was to provide a strong academic link between students involved
in the football program and their
academic responsibilities, and then
I think it grew beyond that to a
means by which he could express a
philosophy, his philosophy being
one of balance in life.
“And then...he saw these activities as a way to engage the university community, and the outside
community in the football program.”
Beyond his role as mentor,
Semotiuk said Philbrick’s geography background often came in
handy.
“He was very helpful in making
strategic decisions with the football
program as related to weather,” he
said.
“He’d be the first guy on the bus
or at home saying ‘I think if the wind
is going to be blowing, it’ll probably
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Mustangs Roundup:
pursue other opportunities Western athletes
By Ravi Amarnath
Gazette Staff
Following a three-year tenure that
saw him bring promotions to Western and secure funding for nonfunded varsity teams, Michael Lysko
has elected to leave his post at Western as Sports and Recreation Director to pursue other opportunities.
The announcement of Lysko’s
departure was made in July, only two
months after he secured an agreement to provide funding for previously unfunded varsity teams and a
base for new athletic scholarships.
In a statement released to the
public, Lysko indicated he is happy
with what he accomplished at
Western.
“I have enjoyed my time at Western and am proud of the contributions of our team in revitalizing the
Western Mustang Athletics brand,
and establishing a new benchmark
in marketing, sponsorship and
broadcasting
in
[Canadian
Interuniversity Sport].”
With the sudden departure of
Lysko, current Western Intercollegiate Athletics manager Chuck
Mathies is serving as interim director until a permanent replacement
is found.
Mathies said he is looking to see
through the plans put forward by
Lysko.
“We’re four months into the
budget and the plan of the things
that we need to do is already
mapped out,” he said. “The funding restoration to teams that didn’t
have any funding is certainly
something positive and something we need to spend time on,
and the scholarship issue is
another.”
Mathies said he is unlikely to try
and implement anything different
for the upcoming year.
“I would only do that if it meant
positive kickbacks for our programs and revenue streams. I
think Mike has mapped out a variety of good things for us this year
so we’re trying to stay on track
with that.”
Outside the Gates:
Beckham out, Buchholz ‘pitcher’ perfect
By Katie Graves
Gazette Staff
Major League Soccer had a small
taste of David Beckham this season
before he fell back on the injury list
Aug. 29 with a knee sprain. After
joining the Los Angeles Galaxy this
season, Beckham has only played
two games.
‘Becks’ started the season on the
bench with an ankle injury that
occurred back in June, and the
Galaxy are now questioning
whether he’ll play the rest of the
season. England will also face a
blow in Euro 2008, as he was
expected to join the team next
month.
Despite his injury hindering LA’s
already slim chance of making the
playoffs, he may enjoy getting out
of dance parties with Posh Spice at
Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes’
place.
Some “bad news” is actually bad
news: Orlando Magic star Jameer
Nelson’s father was found dead in
the Delaware River.
Floyd Nelson, a 57-year-old tugboat welder, was last seen working
on a dock in Chester, Pennsylvania
last Thursday. His body was found
and identified this past Saturday.
Floyd was a 10-year veteran in the
tugboat business.
Jameer Nelson was a first-round
pick in the 2004 NBA Draft and is
the starting point guard for the
Magic.
In happier news, Boston Red
Sox rookie Clay Buchholz claimed
his page in the history books with
his first no-hitter on Saturday
against the Baltimore Orioles at
Fenway Park.
The 23-year-old pitcher is only
the third pitcher since 1900 to
throw a no-no in his first or second
MLB start and the 17th Red Sox
player in history to ever accomplish
this — even Roger Clemens, Pedro
Martinez and Curt Schilling couldn’t do this with the Sox.
We can only hope that Buchholz
doesn’t type with his pitching hand,
as he received over 80 text messages shortly after the game and
had to turn his phone off in an
attempt to get some sleep.
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While you were busy either
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Western’s athletes remained busy
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Summer Universiade
A number of Mustangs were present in Bangkok, Thailand in
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Former Western female athlete
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The women’s team had a successful tournament, finishing third
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The women’s team also
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subside by the fourth quarter, so if
you have the advantage take the
wind right away.’ He would make
those kind of contributions.”
Larry Haylor, who took over the
program from Semotiuk in 1984 and
was head coach until last season,
discussed Philbrick’s role in gauging
the character of his athletes.
“He would first meet with players at training camp, and afterwards give me an assessment on
what he thought of them,” Haylor
said. “In hindsight, [his assessments] were remarkably accurate.”
Elaine Bjorklund, Philbrick’s
wife and also a professor emeritus
in the department of geography,
said Philbrick would try to get players to pursue their endeavours in
the classroom with the same intensity they brought to football.
While not all players would take
these meetings seriously, those who
did continued to develop a rapport
with Philbrick throughout their
time at Western and would not forget the impact he had on them,
Bjorklund said.
“Even years later, when Al ran
into former players, they were
always keen to tell him how much
he meant to them.”
Philbrick’s ability to listen was
not lost on the coaching staff either.
Describing Philbrick as a confidant,
Haylor said the two would meet for
hours at the conclusion of each season to talk about the team.
Though Philbrick stopped traveling to road games the past two
seasons, he continued to show up
to home games until last year.
Over the course of his life, he is
estimated to have completed over
700 laps in celebration of Western
touchdowns.
Passion for art
Philbrick’s work took him to different areas of the world, including
China, where he and his wife Elaine
visited a half dozen times after their
initial trip in 1975.
His early art training assisted
him in his career; his drawings have
appeared in many textbooks,
including his own book, This
Human World.
Beyond cartography, Philbrick’s
love of art seeped into other parts
of his life.
Bob McDaniel, a professor
emeritus in the geography department, described Philbrick’s love for
illustrating his thoughts.
“I can recall him specifically sitting in faculty meetings...Alan
would sit quietly and listen to what
was going on, and he’d always be
drawing or creating some sort of
abstract, and by the end of the
meeting, there it was, completely
finished,” he said.
Philbrick continued to put on
artistic displays for the greater university community after his retirement.
Overall legacy
Since retiring, Philbrick has been
designated emeriti status by the
geography department for his contributions and, in 2006, was inducted into the Mustang Wall of Champions.
A musician, painter, scholar and
mentor for generations of Mustang
football players, Allen Philbrick has
made a significant mark on Western.
A public celebration of
Philbrick’s life is planned for Sunday, Sept. 16 at 4:30 p.m. in the
Great Hall. The event is free, and
will feature a concert and some of
Philbrick’s artwork.
Philbrick is survived by his wife,
Elaine, his son, Allen James
Philbrick, two grandchildren and
two great grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be
made to: the Allen K. Philbrick
Research Fund, attention Donna
Swanson, Foundation Western,
Room 11, Alumni Hall, University of
Western Ontario, London, Ontario,
M6A 5B9.
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ORANGEVILLE
114 Broadway Avenue
OSHAWA
Five Points Mall
Oshawa Centre
PICKERING
Pickering Town Centre
RICHMOND HILL
Hillcrest Mall
Richmond Heights Plaza
Time Square
Shopping Centre
Building A
SCARBOROUGH
Bridlewood Mall
Cedarbrae Mall (kiosk)
Eglinton Square
Kennedy Commons
Malvern Town Centre
Parkway Mall
Scarborough Town Centre
Woodside Square
SUDBURY
Brady Square
New Sudbury Centre
Southridge Mall
THORNHILL
The Promenade
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Keep talking and textin
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solomobile.ca 1 877 999-SOLO
Available at:
Current as of August 25, 2007. Customers must present a valid International Student Identity Card (ISIC) at time of purchase. Available with compatible devices, within Solo Mobile digital core network coverage areas where technology permits. Weeknights from Monday to Thursday, 5pm to
8am; and Weekends from Friday 5pm to Monday 8am. Each plan (minutes or volume) is invoiced on a monthly basis and minutes for voice calls apply to airtime; long distance and roaming charges (including foreign taxes) are extra outside of your calling area. Other fees such as, on a monthly
basis, 9-1-1 (50¢/month), and system access (prepaid $3.95/month and postpaid $6.95/month) and one-time activation ($35) apply. A $35 one-time fee applies for migration from a monthly to a prepaid plan. With any data use, Mobile Browser usage fees apply at 3¢/KB if you do not currently
subscribe to the unlimited Mobile Browser service and fees may apply for the content. Early termination fees apply. Subject to change without notice and cannot be combined with any other offer. Taxes extra. Other conditions apply. [1] Available upon new activation on a min. 3-yr term contract
on a Solo monthly plan. [2] Applies to messages sent and received within the Solo Mobile coverage areas by participating carriers in Canada and U.S. Excludes alerts, international and premium text messages, and messages exchanged with an instant messaging application. [3] Applies to long
distance calls made from and to Canada, in Solo Mobile and its partners’ coverage area. [4] Per-second billing available upon new activation on any Solo postpaid voice plan. Applies to local calls. [5] Based on monthly plan rates, per-second billing on local calls, and access to a coast-to-coast
network, with a min. 2-yr contract term on a Solo Mobile monthly plan; excluding promotional and long distance rates. Product not available at all Walmart stores. Solo, Solo Mobile design, and Keep talking are trade-marks of Solo Branding Inc., used under license.
TORONTO
170 Rimrock Rd
455 Danforth Avenue
2171 Queen St. East
2256 Bloor St. West
2323 Yonge St., Unit 101
BCE Place
Centerpoint Mall
Chinatown Centre
College Park (kiosk)
Commerce Court
Cumberland Terrace
Dufferin Mall
East York Town Centre
Eaton Centre
Exchange Tower
Gerrard Square
Scotia Plaza
Yorkdale (kiosk)
UXBRIDGE
307 Toronto St S
VAUGHAN
Vaughan Mills
WHITBY
Whitby Mall
(next to Staples)
Whitby Smart Centre
WILLOWDALE
Bayview Village
Fairview Mall
WOODBRIDGE
4080 Highway 7, Suite 3

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