Interrobang Issue For November 21st, 2011

Volume 44 Issue No. 13 November 21 2011 www.fsu.
ca/interrobang/
Need help starting a new business 3
How the Mighty is rising 11
London Bodybuilding championships 21
NEWS
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Volume 44 Issue No. 13 November 21, 2011 www.fsu.ca/interrobang/
Tania DaSilva is in her second
year of Radio Broadcasting. I
am the type of person who will
say anything when I want to say
it, she said. Im probably one
of the most outgoing people
youll ever get to know and I
have a great positive attitude for
just about everything!
1. Why are you here?
I attend Fanshawe to prove to
myself I can succeed in life!
2. What was your life-changing
moment?
When I used to walk by CFRL and
realized that should be me in there,
I switched programs and Ive
never been happier!
3. What music are you currently
listening to?
We Found Love by Rihanna.
4. What is the best piece of
advice youve ever received?
The shadows of life are caused by
standing in our own sunshine.
5. Who is your role model?
My sister! Shes always here for
me, and the only person I know I
can count on!
6. Where in the world have you
travelled?
Quebec City, New York City and
Portugal.
7. What was your first job?
Fairweather at White Oaks Mall.
8. What would your last meal
be?
Definitely sushi!
9. What makes you uneasy?
Blood!! Just seeing it makes me
queasy.
10. What is your passion?
Radio. Radio. And more RADIO!!
Do you want Fanshawe to know 10
Things About You? Just head on
over to fsu.ca/interrobang and
click on the 10 Things I Know
About You link at the top.
10 Things I Know About You...
DaSilva loves the radio
CREDIT: SUBMITTED
Tania DaSilva found her passion in a booth.
CREDIT: FSU STREET TEAM
The Island Vibes Pub on Thursday, November 10 attracted a good crowd at the Out Back Shack, leis and all.

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QUESTION OF THE WEEK
WHAT
DO YOU
THINK
OF THE
POTENTIAL
BY-LAW
THAT
WOULD
PROHIBIT
SMOKING
ON
CAMPUS?
Kathleen Holtby
Id like it. I dont like
standing outside when there
are people smoking. Also, a
lot of people who serve food
on campus go outside a lot
to smoke, and I dont agree
with that.
Bryon Umbenhower
It would be good for the
health of other students to
make people smoke further
away from doors. But the
by-law might be too strict if it
makes people go completely
off campus to smoke - it
would be like high school all
over again.
Kevin Pistchik
It wouldnt really affect me.
I guess it would be a good
thing for non-smokers.
Ian Doherty
More people should take up
chew, haha.
NEWS
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A new service is coming to
campus, and its aimed at stu-
dents with an idea for a business
anything from a jewellery com-
pany to a hotel to a construction
firm and beyond.
Biz Inc. was launched earlier
this year at the University of
Western Ontario, and now its
finally coming to Fanshawe.
After David Belford, Dean of
Fanshawes Lawrence Kinlin
School of Business, met with the
General Manager of the Small
Business Centre and the man who
ran Biz Inc. at Western last
December, he saw what a boon it
would be for Fanshawe students
with an entrepreneurial spirit.
We were just talking together
about how we can build student
and youth entrepreneurship in
London It just seemed like a
great idea to help the students
who want to start businesses to
be able to access services and
become more aware of how to
start a business in London,
Belford said.
He approached Fanshawe
College management and some
members of the Fanshawe
Student Union with the idea, and
it was very well received. The
college and the Student Union
have partnered together to bring
this service to students.
Fanshawes Biz Inc. is official-
ly launching with the Start-Me-
Up Mixer on November 22 at 5
p.m. in the Alumni Lounge in the
Student Centre building. Come
for light snacks, refreshments
and a chance to speak with
Daniel Ninclaus, a professor in
the LKSB and the Student
Advisor for the Biz Inc. program.
Ninclaus holds a Masters
degree in Business. He has been a
professor at Fanshawe for a year
and has 35 years of experience in
business, which is why he was
brought on as the Student
Advisor. Prior to being a profes-
sor, he worked with the Business
Development Bank of Canada,
which operates under the primary
mandate to help small and medi-
um sized businesses be created or
expanded in Canada. He has
started a number of his own small
businesses and said he would
have appreciated something like
Biz Inc. when he was putting the
businesses together. I would
have saved a lot of money from
making mistakes, a lot of frustra-
tion, and Id have a lot more hair
on the top of my head, he joked.
Its what you dont know that
bites you in the butt, he contin-
ued. The more you know, the
fewer surprises you come up
against and the more money stays
in your company.
The whole purpose of the serv-
ice is to help students make their
business idea a reality, from fig-
uring out whats best for their
business whether its getting
their product to market, selling a
patent, opening a brick-and-mor-
tar shop or selling things online
to navigating the many compli-
cated aspects of starting and run-
ning a business from taxation to
hiring employees to product cost-
ing and much more and
Ninclaus can be there every step
of the way. You dont do it all in
one shot because its a little over-
whelming, but as their project
unfolds, well be able to coach
them and help them, he said.
The idea is to guide them
through the process (of starting a
business) and steer them in the
right direction, he continued.
We are an institution of higher
learning. Business also requires
going to the school of hard
knocks. Were here really to help
our students avoid some of the
hard knocks.
Both Belford and Ninclaus see
Biz Inc. as a great way students
can help bolster the local econo-
my, as well as influence the big-
ger picture. As a country, weve
come on difficult economic
times. The government is provid-
ing assistance to try to get people
back, either back to work or re-
orientated in work and so on,
said Ninclaus. What were hop-
ing is that our students will be
able to not only employ them-
selves and contribute to the tax
base but also employ others who
may be looking for work.
We may have the next Bill
Gates here! he added.
For more information about
Biz Inc., check out the mixer on
November 22. The Biz Inc. office
is located in the Student Union
office in SC2001. Get in touch
with Ninclaus to set up a time to
chat about your business idea by
sending him an email at biz-
inc@fanshawec.ca. For more
information visit bizinc.ca or
twitter.com/BizIncLondon.
Mind your own business with some
help from a new service on campus
ERIKA FAUST
INTERROBANG
The London Health Sciences
Centre and London Transplant
Gift of Life Association hope to
raise awareness about organ
donation and transplantation. The
group hosted a cardiac transplant
awareness event at Windermere
Manor earlier this month with
doctors and transplant receivers
as guest speakers.
Jane Tucker, President of the
London Transplant Gift of Life
Association, organized the event
to raise awareness among the
public. She also hoped to attract
the attention of students and
businesses that would be willing
and able to provide future sup-
port in fundraising and awareness
campaigns.
While the audience was rela-
tively small, the message was
important: London needs better
transplant facilities. Doctors and
cardiac transplant recipients
talked about the importance of
organ donation and cardiac
devices such as the Impella and
HeartMate.
Cardiac devices like the
Impella are little pumps that help
the heart increase blood flow and
continue to pump blood through-
out the body, helping to prevent
multiple organ failure. These
devices are considered standard
care for patients at the final stage
of organ failure while waiting for
a heart transplant.
The London Cardiac
Transplant program is looking to
expand their cardiac device pro-
gram in order to save the lives of
those on the heart transplant
waiting list. Currently, LHSC is
the only program in Canada with-
out all the available devices. The
program only has access to one
type of cardiac device: the
Impella.
Terry Elliott was the
University Campus Cardiac
Transplant programs first
Impella recipient. Elliotts heart
condition worsened over the peri-
od of 10 years. He was consid-
ered for a heart transplant, but
when the organ wasnt immedi-
ately available, he received a car-
diac device within a week of
being admitted to the hospital.
Elliott quickly received a donor
heart after using the cardiac
device for only five days.
Elliott recalled his emotional
story. The stronger you can be
(going into the transplant), the
shorter the duration of recovery
will be.
He also talked about the diffi-
culties the donor family went
through, and he sent a thank-you
out to all the families who sup-
port organ donations and trans-
plants.
Patients and their families
arent the only people emotional-
ly impacted by transplants.
Doctors like Dr. Bob Kiaii and
Mac Quantz also shared their
personal experiences with
patients, the device, and cardiac
transplants. Each doctor briefly
explained the importance of
donating and how many of the
devices work to save lives.
Kiaii explained that he was
influenced to work in the field of
cardiac transplants after his own
father underwent a heart trans-
plant procedure. Kiaii said that
knowing that he can help others
is the reason he goes to work
with a smile, despite all the
stress.
Tucker encouraged students to
get involved in raising awareness
on the importance of organ dona-
tion by becoming an organ dona-
tor, starting donation campaigns
at school or simply by educating
themselves.
For more information on organ
donation and cardiac devices
e m a i l
cardiacdevice@hotmail.com or
visit beadonor.ca.
Londons cardiac
transplant program seeks
additional support
BROOKE FOSTER
INTERROBANG
CREDIT: CXVASCULAR.COM
The Impella device is the only cardiac device that London Health
Sciences Centre has access to.
www.fsu.ca
With the New Year rapidly
approaching, a lot of people are
thinking about health. Some people
might be considering joining a
gym, while others are making vows
to strengthen their minds or work
on their mental health.
The first-ever Sage Fair is com-
ing to London, and creators Val
Nicholson and Krysia
Kwiatkowski hope it will help
attendees focus on the health of
their bodies, minds and spirits.
Its a bohemian marketplace
where you can find a bunch of
resources products and services
for the body, mind and spirit that
you would never find just walking
around on the street, explained
Nicholson.
After attending similar fairs in
Toronto, Nicholson and
Kwiatkowski saw the importance
of attracting a wide variety of ven-
dors. We worked really hard to
keep it really varied for our
exhibitors and for the people com-
ing, explained Nicholson. Thats
one of the things we found really
bad about the other body, mind and
spirit (fairs in Toronto) it was 10
exhibitors all doing the same thing
all in a row. It was boring, and
youd pay $20 to get in.
Nicholson and Kwiatkowski
took great care to ensure that
wouldnt happen at the Sage Fair.
We have no overlap we actually
turn people down if we already
have a vendor that covers what they
have.
After making the decision to
hold a fair that focused on total
health, the friends realized some-
thing else: We wanted to make our
event very eco(-friendly), said
Nicholson. Then we started seeing
how closely intertwined the body,
mind and spirit community is with
everything thats eco and green.
For us, those two communities kind
of melded together. The Sage Fair
will be entirely powered by
Bullfrog Power, a green energy
company. Bullfrog will cut off
energy to the Canada building at
the Wester Fair District where the
Fair will be held and will feed its
own wind and solar energy into it.
Along with over 50 vendors at
the Fair, there will be a number of
workshops as well. At 8:15 p.m. on
November 25 and 5:15 p.m. on
November 26, Eco-Comedienne
Victoria Stewart and her friend the
Mom-ic (Mom Comic), Rose
Giles, will entertain audiences with
their unique brand of eco-comedy.
Local author Bethany Butzer will
teach audiences about stress man-
agement at 2 p.m. on November 26.
There are 20 workshops throughout
the three days of the Fair, ranging
from free yoga classes to holistic
health to belly dance instruction
and much more. Check the Sage
Fair website for the full schedule.
The Fair begins on November
25, running from 5 to 9 p.m. It con-
tinues the next day from 10 a.m. to
6 p.m. and then ends on November
27, running from 12 to 5 p.m. The
first 300 or so visitors each day will
receive a swag bag full of goodies
from Fair sponsor Lush and various
vendors. It takes place in the
Canada building of the Western
Fair District (900 King St.).
Admission for students is $5, or $8
for adults. Kids 12 and under get in
for free. For more information, go
to sagefair.com.
A fair to care for your
body, mind, spirit
ERIKA FAUST
INTERROBANG
November 23 might just seem
like any other day to you. Youll
have classes to attend, texts to
write, plans to keep. But this year,
Transport Canada and the Arrive
Alive organization are asking that
you take some time to remember
those who have been killed in car
accidents.
There are numerous programs
out there to raise awareness about
safe driving in the hopes of making
the roads safer for every driver.
The National Day of
Remembrance for Road Crash
Victims aims for something differ-
ent: to remember the lives that
have already been lost to fatal acci-
dents.
The idea of a National Day of
Remembrance for Road Crash
Victims dates back to 1993 and a
British charity called RoadPeace.
The day grew so popular that in
2005 the UN made it official, and
now each year, the Wednesday fol-
lowing the third Sunday in
November will be marked as the
official day of remembrance.
According to Transport Canada,
close to 2,200 people are killed in
car accidents each year and an
additional 173,000 are injured.
That number jumps to 1.2 million
killed worldwide each year,
according to the World Health
Organization.
Anne Leonard, Executive
Director of the Arrive Alive pro-
gram, and Kim Benjamin, Director
of Road Safety Programs for
Transport Canada, have initiated
not only a day of remembrance but
an aggressive awareness campaign
to make all those who are learning
to drive much more aware of the
number of fatal car accidents.
By educating students early on
in their driving experience about
road safety, this will result in more
disciplined drivers, Leonard and
Benjamin said about their hopes
for the program. Along with a new
curriculum for the driving schools
in Canada, there is a short but pow-
erful training and awareness video
that brings the dangers of car acci-
dents to the forefront of drivers
minds.
According to the official website
run by Transport Canada in 2010,
One life was saved every day
because Canada is increasing
enforcement, introducing new
policies, building safer vehicles,
changing road behaviours and
building better roads.
The website stresses that road
safety is a shared responsibility
and each of us can take action to
make our roads safer, and holds
fast to the idea that safer drivers
coupled with an annual day mark-
ing those who have been killed will
help to make Canadas roads safer
for everyone.
So this year on November 23,
take some time out of your day to
reflect on those who have lost their
lives in car accidents. Even if you
dont know someone who has been
injured or killed in an accident, this
day of remembrance is important
for everyone.
For more information visit,
rememberroadcrashvictims.ca.
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The Options Clinic will make
getting tested for HIV easy and
convenient on November 29. Lyn
Pierre Pitman, Coordinator for the
Options Clinic, a service of the
London InterCommunity Health
Centre, will be stationed in
SC1014, from 9 to 11:30 a.m. con-
ducting HIV tests for all interested
students.
The testing is completely anony-
mous, and no health card is
required for the test. The blood test
is quick and youll have your
results within minutes. The tests
are by appointment only, and you
can set that up with Pierre Pitman
by emailing her at lpierrepit-
man@lihc.on.ca.
She is bringing testing to cam-
pus as part of AIDS Awareness
Week, which takes place from
November 24 to December 1.
This year, during AIDS
Awareness Week, what were try-
ing to do is a number of outreach
clinics throughout the city just to
raise awareness, she said. Along
with coming to Fanshawes
London campus, the Options
Clinic will have testing and/or
information booths at Central Spa,
the North End library, the Youth
Action Centre and more through-
out the end of November check
lihc.on.ca/events for more infor-
mation.
I think AIDS Awareness Week
is important because it reminds
everyone that this is a virus that
were still dealing with, said
Pierre Pitman. The first cases
were known in the early 80s and
here we are in 2011, still becoming
infected. I think if we could use
this week to raise awareness, to
remind people that this virus really
is preventable with safer sex and
safer needle use, then we can bring
an end to new infections.
She continued on to say that for
students who have been consider-
ing getting tested, the testing ses-
sion on November 29 makes it
easy and convenient, putting HIV
testing at the forefront of their
minds. It prevents the students
from putting it off because they
have to go to their doctor or the
clinic on Dundas Street; if were
right there, hopefully some stu-
dents will take advantage of that.
If you cant make it to the testing
session on November 29, there are
other ways to get tested. The
Options Clinic office is located at
659 Dundas St., and they have a
location even closer to campus as
well. We also have a health centre
that is part of the London
InterCommunity Health Centre at
Huron and Highbury at 1355
Huron St., said Pierre Pitman. If
someone would call our main
number 519-673-4427 and
request an appointment at Huron,
we will meet them there. It makes
it a bit more convenient for anyone
living in the northeast.
Book a time to get tested with
Pierre Pitman on November 29 by
emailing her at
lpierrepitman@lihc.on.ca. For
more information about the
Options Clinic and the London
InterCommunity Health Centre,
visit lihc.on.ca or call 519-673-
4427.
Anonymous HIV testing day on campus
ERIKA FAUST
INTERROBANG
A group of second-year Fashion
Merchandising students are organ-
izing a fashion show fundraiser for
our furry friends. On November 25
at the Highland Golf and Country
Club, the Fashion For Paws show
will raise awareness and money for
CanFix and the Animal Rescue
Foundation.
The students have partnered up
with Sue Glass, Owner of three of
Londons most fashionable down-
town stores: Frilly Lizard,
Commander Salamander and
Lolita. The fashion show will be
presented in three sets, one for
each store, with clothes donated by
each. Were really trying to pro-
mote downtown; were bringing
light to downtown and the fashion
there, said Carlie Lammers, the
Promotions Committee
Coordinator.
The show will also include dogs
and puppies on the runway that
have been rescued by CanFix and
ARF. It will show how far (these
dogs) have come from being strays
or unwanted to being in happy
homes, said Marjorie McCallum,
a Fashion Merchandising student
and Treasurer for the event.
The fashion show itself begins at
8 p.m., but there will be waiter-
passed hor doeuvres starting at 7
p.m., as well as a cash bar featuring
a signature cocktail. They will also
be selling cookies and paw-print
Christmas balls made by the stu-
dents. The students have also gath-
ered incredible items for their
silent auction, including items
from various pet stores, Starbucks,
Tim Hortons, Bath and Body
Works, London Knights tickets
and much more.
The Fashion Merchandising stu-
dents are looking forward to run-
ning an event for such an important
cause. Its nice to see something
come out of it in the end because
you know that your hard work has
a purpose, said Lammers.
I think its good to (help) ARF
and CanFix because they help out-
side of the city. In places where
there wouldnt usually be assis-
tance, there is that availability,
said McCallum.
Tickets for the show are $25 and
are available in room M3010, at
the Biz Booth, or at Frilly Lizard,
Commander Salamander and
Lolita.
Fashionable paws with a
charitable cause
KIRSTEN ROSENKRANTZ
INTERROBANG
A different kind of day of remembrance
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INTERROBANG
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1. Where is the ideal restaurant in
London for a first date?
Moxies!!
2. What has been your best memory at
Fanshawe so far?
My first day (Labour Day)! I woke up and got all dressed
to explore London and the campus itself, BUT on my way
back in, I tripped and broke my shoe and ended up walking
barefoot from John Paul Secondary to Merlin House.
3. Whats your favourite word and
why?
Mkay. (Okay, so it isnt a word... yet!) Its just so easy to
say and works in any situation.
4. If someone forced you to get a
tattoo, what would it be and why?
Definitely something to do with music - check the pictures to
the left. I love music and both designs remind me that music
is a par t of everything.
5. Put your MP3 player on shuffle -
what three songs come up?
I Believe I Can Fly by R. Kelly, Who Will I Be by Demi
Lovato and Once Were Kings by The Original Broadway
Cast of Billy Elliot.
5Questions
Taylor Thompson - SAC Rep for
Contemporary Media
ERIKA FAUST INTERROBANG
OPINION
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
fsuletters@fanshawec.ca
6
Ethel Barrymore, of the royally-deemed
acting clan, once said, You grow up the day
you have your first real laugh at your-
self. While Ethel was no psychologist, her
words contain undeniable wisdom about
human nature and the road to maturity: the
ability to find humour within ones own
action(s) and/or reaction(s) is only possible
once one is able to acknowledge his/her cho-
sen behavioural responses as disproportion-
ate (and ridiculous) to their impetus. In other
words, as Spanish performer Diana Raquel
Sainz purported, you can only laugh at your-
self once youre able to admit your faults
and imperfections. In turn, this act promotes
self-empowerment and growth. While the
aforementioned is an important life lesson to
learn, so too is knowing when humour is
appropriate, welcome and in good taste.
Allow me to explain:
About a month or so ago, I was hired on as
a subcontracted agent to assist a website
design firm with administrative, accounting
and content updating duties. At first, I was
completely stoked about the position, given
that all of the staff members were within my
age range, the hours were flexible, work
days didnt typically start until noon and on
top of that, the pay was decent.
Im not certain whether to conclude my
manager was sexist or just had some sort of
superiority complex, but what started out as
what I just brushed off as harmless wise-
cracking soon developed into constant
assaults on my character for no reason I
could conceive of, considering he never indi-
cated he was anything but satisfied with my
work. It became pretty evident to me that his
use of thinly veiled insults passed off as
joking at my expense was his means of
maintaining control. I am, after all, more
academically accredited than him, among
other things.
Beyond paving the road to personal psy-
chological maturity, social science academ-
ics have noted that humour serves many
important cognitive, affective, physiological
and social functions: its a proven pick-me-
up, a tension reliever, a means of forging
bonds with other individuals/groups, an
effective teaching strategy, a way to lessen
hostilities or simmer debates when they get
out of hand, a vehicle for broaching taboo
subject matter, a form of arousal and theres
even evidence to support theres some truth
behind the old adage that laughter is the best
medicine.
Relevant to my recent job experience,
however, is the anthropological finding that
humour in the form of mockery, ridicule
and belittlement is frequently used as a
powerful symbolic weapon within pre-
industrial Caribbean cultures to gain status,
maintain the current pecking order and/or
reaffirm social mores. The popularity of
racist jokes within North American adds cre-
dence to this finding as their humour rests in
pointing out widespread stereotypes of given
ethnic groups, which only works to perpetu-
ate said stereotypes. Moreover, it has been
proposed that jokes rooted in discrimination
stem from the subconscious fear of the dom-
inant class that one day theyll be overtaken
by those they oppress. Ironically, these types
of jokes are often owned by members of
the minority groups they seek to insult;
something that can be interpreted as an act of
subversion/defence against ridicule OR the
internalization of beliefs about ones group
held by the dominant class.
Suffice it to say that for all of the joy that
incongruity, verbal wit, minor accidents,
slips of the tongue and absurdity brings,
humour can equally dampen your spirits, if
done mindlessly or maliciously.
To elicit the former, psychotherapist and
mirthologist Steven Sultanoff offers the fol-
lowing five suggestions to ensure that one is
using humour correctly and appropriately:
1. Only use humour if the target/recipient
of your humour has previously used humour
with you.
2. Only use humour when you have an
established strong relationship with the tar-
get/recipient.
3. Only use humour in socially appropri-
ate and light-hearted situations. Although
some use humour to eliminate tension,
Sultanoff suggests that this could lead to
potentially undesirable reactions if taken too
far.
4. If ever in doubt about ones relationship
with a target/recipient, test the waters first
with self-depreciating humour to gauge the
target/recipients response.
5. And finally, humour is used most effec-
tively when employed to poke fun at a situa-
tion, NOT at another person or group of peo-
ple.
To this, Hugh LaFollette and Niall Shanks
of American Philosophical Quarterly add
that humour is context-dependent and relies
largely on a listeners current state. Even if a
listener has the cognitive capacity and nec-
essary information to find a particular joke
or situation humourous, there are factors that
may interfere with the processing of a funny
stimulus, including ones current psycholog-
ical and cognitive/physiological state, the
environment and ones ability to detach from
ones personal beliefs and see situations
from varying perspectives. Gender con-
tributes even more complication to these the-
ories seeing as guys can and do regularly
tear each other new ones without getting
offended.
In conclusion, Id like to leave you with a
few final thoughts to mull over next time
youre contemplating adding some mirth to
the mix: 1) ALL jokes are based on some
sense of truth (albeit often exaggerated), 2)
know your audience before you engage in
displays of your wit, and finally 3) reserve
your hilarity for its true purpose (i.e.: to pro-
duce happiness). If youve got nothing nice
to say, dont say it at all coating it with the
Oh, I was just kidding excuse is just as
lousy as trying to convince someone that you
only slept with their significant other
because you were drunk. In two letters, its
b.s.
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In jest, you say?
PSYCH YOUR MIND
Rose Cora Perry
www.rosecoraperry.com
I am tired of trying, sick of crying, I
know I have been smiling, but inside I am
dying. If this quote describes what you are
thinking, then you definitely need help. Not
achieving your life goals doesnt mean you
should give away your life. The premature
ending of life is a failure and trying to
change your fails into success is the real vic-
tory.
Its difficult for college officials to spot a
person with depression. Many students
drink, and some are also controlled by drugs.
In a of university or college environment,
boozing is accepted as a normal behaviour.
Some of us are haunted by memories of crit-
ical moments or prolonged periods of severe
despair. Drugs and alcohol are considered to
be a solution for stress. But are these really a
solution? Being addicted to substances can
drive you into depression. Alcohol is not a
source of self-medication. I understand that
alcohol supports some in their low mood,
but the solution is not permanent. Your well-
being is important to your family, your
teachers and us.
In my opinion, I think it is not pushy par-
ents or the burden of assignments that
change the focus from studies to ending your
life. It is the overwhelming desire to achieve.
Achieving is a part of our life not our
life. Is achieving that important? I am
happy that I have been fortunate to see so
much around the corner.
There is still a lot to look forward to.
Suicide affects everyone. If you are facing
any anxieties, and you dont understand how
to handle them, get in touch with
Counselling and Accessibility in F2010 or
by calling 519-452-4282. Online, you can
reach to iCopeU, which can be found at
icopeu.com/fanshawe. There you can find
coping tools and resources to help yourself
or help a friend. For someone to talk to, call
the London and District Distress Centre at
519-667-6711.
Give your life a chance to live.
Help for people struggling with
suicidal thoughts
SHIVANI DHAMIJA
INTERROBANG
OPINION
7
Recently there has been a lot of upset in
politics over the appointment of a new
Auditor General who admits that hes not flu-
ent in French. The complaints have ranged
from individuals who think he should take
French lessons to others who claim the gov-
ernment wasted $150,000 on a candidate who
should be declared ineligible. The situation
all around seems to be an attempt to upset
people.
The candidate, Michael Ferguson, was
serving as the Auditor General for New
Brunswick before this appointment one of
the provinces in Canada with a substantial
French-speaking population, yet his lack of
bilingualism never seemed to be an issue.
The fact is that not one of the top three can-
didates considered for this position was con-
sidered fluent in both official languages.
After the shocking revelation that
Ferguson wasnt completely bilingual, it
wasnt long until the future Auditor General
declared hed be taking the necessary lessons
to ensure his fluidity in French. This still
wasnt enough for some, though. Debate
rages on about his suitability and where the
system failed to allow a unilingual candidate
through.
Arent we losing sight of the fact that only
17 per cent of our population is bilingual?
While I certainly support Mr. Fergusons
decision to take French lessons and agree
with the necessity of it, why is there so much
residual hostility? Any individual can learn a
new language, despite some arguments that
his age limits his ability, and if only 17 per
cent of Canadians are currently bilingual, 83
per cent of Canadians are unable to represent
themselves and their communities.
That doesnt sound like the most demo-
cratic way to govern. If these posts are open
to all Canadians and the man chosen as best
for the job doesnt speak fluent French, why
demonize him instead of supporting his
efforts? Simply not speaking French doesnt
disqualify a person from being able to make
rational, informed decisions about budgets.
As part of the 83 per cent, I certainly dont
have a personal issue with this appointment,
as the individual in question was the Auditor
General for New Brunswick and was suc-
cessful enough to land the big promotion, but
I can see how its necessary to maintain cred-
ibility as being officially bilingual.
That being said, I find it troubling that an
article on the Canadian governments web-
site that I tried to use as resource material
was only available in French. Furthermore,
its interesting that the University of Ottawa
prides itself on being Canadas only official-
ly bilingual university and yet offers its nutri-
tion program in French only. A person cannot
publicly voice concern on these issues with-
out infuriating the French-speaking commu-
nity, but Ive always felt bilingualism was
well represented in Canada. All ingredient
lists and labels are in both languages and
even though thats only taught me the French
word for peach, I can rest assured that the 23
per cent of Canadians who speak French
know that theyre buying pche juice.
Bottom line: anyone can learn French, but
not anyone can be the Auditor General of
Canada; let the best candidate get the job.
Bilingualism
debate re-sparked
by new Auditor
General
VICTOR DE JONG
INTERROBANG
It would be interesting to look into the
future. Unfortunately most of us cant do
what Reuben Tishkoff (Elliott Gould) does
in Oceans 12. He says, I hire professionals
to (predict the future), and even they some-
times get it wrong. So we will have to wait
a bit longer to see what becomes of the
Occupy movement.
From Vancouver to London to Halifax,
police have been closing in on Canadian
Occupiers. Its been a few days since author-
ities took down the tents in Halifax. Some of
the tent owners were away when it hap-
pened. One Occupy organizer, during a
radio interview, said he felt very sorry for a
homeless person who would find all his
belongings gone when he returned to his tent
site. The organizer said he saw a police offi-
cer making fun of the tent before he took it
away.
The methods used in Halifax were similar
to those used in Londons Victoria Park:
solid cooperation between city hall and the
police department; communications prior to
the raid letting Occupiers know that they
were violating their welcome; a late night
action; plenty of police officers and police
vehicles; and afterwards public statements
by the mayor defending the action (while
lawyers muse about the constitutionality of
the police actions).
As we wait to see what will happen to the
movement, some people are taking sides. I
overheard one person comment to a friend
that he is glad to see the police take away the
tents and disperse the people. Protesting stu-
dents and homeless people as well as
Occupy supporters have a different take.
Some are phoning into radio stations
denouncing the evictions as trickery.
What will become of the movement, no
one knows. At the same time, its important
to understand the concerns the movement is
trying to raise. There are too many people
getting extremely rich in their sleep while
many millions of others toil away in the fac-
tories that create wealth for the one per-
cent. Health care is not what it should be,
especially for the poor. Trillions of dollars
are spent each year to bolster the institution
of war. The managers of our global economy
are forcing everyone to compete with every-
one, creating never-ending cycles of stress,
dislocation and pollution. The worlds popu-
lation appears to be dangerously high.
Leaders of industry claim that the only way
forward is to engage in practices such as oil
extraction (in Alberta) and the construction
of massive dams (in China) that seem to be
extended and far more lethal versions of
the slash and burn practices of aboriginal
peoples.
About a month ago, David Suzuki posted
an article called Occupy Wall Street
reflects increasing frustration. He noted
that most of the problems of our modern
world are the result of fairly recent innova-
tions. It has only been in the last 100 years,
for example, that we have seen the rise of
cars and planes. At the beginning of the
1900s, no one drove and even fewer flew.
Suzukis point in the article was that
humans are capable of innovation and this
can be a source of hope. Who knows what
technologies, what social movements, what
political shifts may yet emerge that will get
us through these times to a place where there
are fewer threats to a good life for all peo-
ple?
The article ends with a few lines that are
worth noting. The course of human history
is constantly changing. Its up to all of us to
join the conversation to help steer it to a bet-
ter path than the one we are on. Maybe our
one demand should be of ourselves: care
enough to do something (emphasis added).
What can you and I do in the coming
weeks and years to show that we care? It can
be something as simple as picking up a piece
of trash someone else threw on the sidewalk.
It can be saving before we spend. It can be
buying a car thats far smaller than we want.
It can be planning a small home or giving an
existing one a new life rather than buying
the biggest you can handle. It can be praying
for our communities and for the planet. It
can be vacationing locally instead of board-
ing a plane. It can be supporting local
employers and enterprise rather than invest-
ing in far-away companies that we dont
understand.
The Occupy movement may vanish. But
you and I wont. And there is some hope in
that. Absolutely.
NOTES FROM DAY SEVEN
MICHAEL VEENEMA
The Occupy movement may vanish
CREDIT: CTV.CA
Michael Ferguson tabbed as the new Auditor
General of Canada.
CREDIT: LONDON FREE PRESS
Occupy movements across Canada are finding that their time occupying parks is coming to
an end. In London, occupiers were turfed from Victoria Park over a week ago, while tents
came down in Halifax shortly after.
OPINION
8
Once youve been arrested for allegedly
committing a crime, and the police have held
you in custody temporarily, they have to
decide what to do with you. Sometimes you
will be released almost immediately, and
other times you will be spending much more
time behind bars. To clarify how this works,
here are a few things you should know about
release following arrest.
1. Quick Police Release
The police might release you after arrest-
ing you, charging you and perhaps holding
you in custody for a brief period of time.
Usually, if the police have arrested you with-
out a warrant for a non-serious crime, they
will release you unless they have reason not
to. Such reasons include a likelihood that
you have not given the police your real name
or address, that you will not go to your court
date, that you will commit another crime,
that you will tamper with evidence or that
you will threaten witnesses after being
released.
2. Method of Police Release
If the police release you, they will give
you a piece of paper called a summons stat-
ing when your court date is, or make you
sign a promise that you will appear on your
court date. They may also make you deposit
money with the court up front, or assign an
amount you will have to pay if you fail to
show up to court. The police may require
you to comply with certain conditions upon
your release, such as refraining from drink-
ing alcohol or contacting certain individuals
if youve been arrested on a warrant.
3. Judicial Release
When youve been charged with a more
serious crime, or the police decide not to
release you based on one of the above-men-
tioned reasons, you will have to appear
before a Judge or Justice of the Peace to be
released. This is called a bail hearing. You
do not have to state whether or not you are
pleading guilty at this appearance, as it is
only to determine if you should be released
before your next court date. The Judge or
Justice of the Peace will look at the circum-
stances, and must release you unless he or
she believes that you will not attend your
next court date, that you pose a public dan-
ger, or that the circumstances surrounding
the nature of the offence require that you
remain in custody.
4. Bail Conditions
If a Judge or Justice of the Peace releases
you, you may have to comply with certain
conditions. As with police release, you may
have to pay money up front or pay upon
missing your next court appearance. A sure-
ty may sometimes be required, another per-
son who agrees to pay the court if you fail to
show up to your next appearance or breach a
condition of your release. Conditions may
include anything the Judge or Justice of the
Peace believes is warranted, such as abstain-
ing from alcohol or undergoing counselling.
Breaching a condition is a criminal offence,
and if you are charged with doing so, it may
be up to you to prove to the court that you
should be released into the public again
before your next court date.
This column provides legal information
only and is produced by the students of
Community Legal Services and Pro Bono
Students Canada (UWO). The information is
accurate as of the date of publication. Laws
change frequently so we caution readers
from relying on this information if some time
has passed since publication. If you need
legal advice please contact a lawyer, com-
munity legal clinic, Justice Net at 1-866-
919-3219 or the Lawyer Referral Service at
1-900-565-4LRS. You can contact
Community Legal Services to book an
appointment to discuss your legal issue or
mediation services. Please call us at 519-
661-3352 with any inquires or to book an
appointment.
Police and judicial release
LAW TALK
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Bono Students Canada (UWO)
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On 11/11/11, a day when many people
were making wishes, one of mine came true:
I saw the first snowfall of my life.
Since the day I landed in Canada, I had
always wanted to see snow. As the Tropic of
Cancer passes through the middle of India,
the majority of the country can be observed
as climatically tropical. I had never seen
snow throughout my existence. All I had
seen in my entire life was sun and summers.
Snow had become a dream for me, some-
thing I had always wanted to see in reality.
The only place I had ever seen snow was on
television and in Christmas movies, which
made me wish that I could experience snow
in real life.
As my daily routine, I got up checked the
temperature and it didnt indicate it would
snow that day, so I got ready and caught the
bus for school. But the moment I got off the
bus, I had a big smile on my face. I could see
white cotton balls falling down from the sky,
proving Newtons law of gravity. I couldnt
believe my eyes that snow looked so beauti-
ful. Those were like tiny droplets of ice to
me. I wanted to open my jacket and feel
them on my bare skin, and make me believe,
that yes this is snow. I moved my face
towards the sky so that my face could feel
what I had always dreamt of. And when
those white droplets fell on my jacket, I
would stare at them in disbelief that this was
how they looked. I didnt want my excite-
ment to end so quickly, so I chose the long
way to reach my class as if I would never see
snow again in my life. But the only thing I
knew was I wanted to live every moment of
my ever-wanted dream.
The snow lasted for a few minutes, and as
soon as I reached my class I could hear a
rush of words from everywhere, It snowed
today. I didnt see a single face that looked
excited about it. Seeing the excitement on
my face, everyone said, Wait till the snow
reaches to your height. My answer was, I
want to experience that too; I am excited
about it.
India is a country of four seasons, where
summer dominates all year. I come from the
east part of India: West Bengal. December
and January, though they are the coldest
months, the minimum temperature is 10 to
15C. For Londoners, it would be the fall
time, but for us it is chilly. I still remember
how, during our winters, people take out all
their woolen clothes to try to keep them-
selves as covered as they can. In London, I
barely see anyone so covered at this temper-
ature. Even in our extreme winters in India,
we get the pleasure to see the sun and feel its
warmth. I remember we used to sit outside
our houses enjoying the suns rays in the
afternoon. Sometimes I used to sleep outside
while enjoying the warmness of the beautiful
rays.
But all that fun back in India was nothing
in comparison to what I had enjoyed that
Friday. I cant wait for the next snow and I
have already prepared a to-do list for the
winter: building a snowman, ice skating,
bundling up and playing in the snow. When
the snow flies, I wont be the person who is
sitting inside and wasting time. Snow is a
miracle for me and it connects us to nature in
glorious ways. I will be living up every
moment of snow in my life.
My first snow on 11/11/11
SHIVANI DHAMIJA
INTERROBANG
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The beauty of the first snowfall of the year wasnt lost on Shivani Dhamija, a newcomer to
Canada from India. Dhamija had never experienced snow until November 11.
NANAIMO, B.C. (CUP) Formulating
cohesive opinions can be a challenge. I
should know, as Ive spent days spewing
forth useless 200-word paragraphs and try-
ing to come up with an opinion worthy of
being an editorial. Most people believe you
can say anything and have it be a valid opin-
ion. Its true that I could say something like,
The Eiffel tower is purple! Its true that it
would be my opinion, but we all know that
facts and science and about a trillion photo-
graphs could prove me wrong. The point is
that having an opinion one that you can
back up is a lost art. It seems that in many
conversations I have, peoples only defence
for their controversial opinions is to say,
Well, thats my opinion.
What kind of bullshit is that? What are
you, five?
It seems to be happening with every topic:
politics, smoking, hockey teams and even
books. Argument and discourse are awe-
some things. To say that something is just
your opinion and not have any facts to back
it up is just weak. If someone disagrees with
you, you should be able to unleash a full-
fledged truth whirlwind of almost religious
force onto his or her head. You should be
prepared to practically die for your opinion.
You should back your opinion up with ques-
tions that blow gaping holes in your oppo-
nents argument. You should get passionate
even in the face of total unreason.
Doesnt matter how crazy, stupid, or illogi-
cal your opinion is; if you want to voice it,
back it up.
University and college campuses are full
of smart, well-spoken people people who
get straight As and write brilliant essays
with thesis statements. Yet, when Im talk-
ing to one of these students and say some-
thing like, Hey, I think the Vancouver
Canucks are the most useless hacks to ever
touch a hockey puck, and Im glad they lost
to the infinitely better-looking, legendary
Boston Bruins, Im met with blank stares
followed by the refrain that drives me
insane: Well, thats just your opinion.
What? You wouldnt shut up about the
team for six months, and now you wont
even bother explaining all their stupid stats
to me?
Even if it has nothing to do with hockey,
even if has nothing to do with politics, even
if it comes down to a discussion about which
colour is better, red or blue, you should back
your opinion up and not just on
Facebook, either. Recently, especially in the
aftermath of the ongoing Occupy protests, it
seems everyone has a malformed opinion to
spray all over the interwebs. But instead of
putting their opinions on the web in a
thoughtful manner, it seems most people are
content to share single images with big text
explaining entire world problems in six
words or less. All you need is a damning pic-
ture and some size-90 impact font, and bam!
Youve convinced everyone you have an
awesome social opinion. Youre up to date
on current events! Youre involved with
things! If you really want to go above and
beyond the call of duty, youll leave a short
sentence about how you feel! Thats not an
opinion; thats empty posturing.
The changes going on in the world today
cannot be boiled down to the pictures you
like on Facebook. Do some research, form
your own opinions about things and dont
just baa and follow the herd. If your opin-
ion is controversial, defend it and defend it
well.
Its a lot more than just your opinion
BRADY TIGHE
THE NAVIGATOR
I write about random things a
lot. I write a lot about random
things. Did you know that The
Whos Pete Townsend first started
doing his signature windmill move
on stage thinking he was stealing it
from Keith Richards? Then called
The Detours, The Who opened for
the Rolling Stones in late 1963.
A lot has changed in rock and
roll. Theres never going to be a
Beatles again, or a Rolling Stones
again, because theres just so much
music now, posited Scott Stanton,
of the band Current Swell, in con-
versation by telephone from B.C.
My friend and I were talking
about it the other day, thinking, I
wonder what people are going to
think when they look back at the
2010s. Theres just so much music
now, theres no 80s sound any-
more, no 2000s sound. Or maybe
its autotune.
Stanton jokes because Current
Swell has been at the centre of an
odd labelling conflict that began
when they formed. Rising out of a
love of life and surf, Stanton
formed the band with friend Dave
Lang roughly five years ago. A
simple, natural musical brother-
hood followed, with friends eager
to round out the lineup.
The band guitarists Stanton
and Lang, drummer Chris Crispy
Petersen and bassist Aaron
Ghosty Wright have been
dodging labels ever since they first
took the stage together, commonly
christened surf rock. Despite their
diverse albums, featuring a range
of blues, reggae, rock and country
songs, the brand stuck with them.
There was one point where we
actually fought it, Stanton
recalled, but pointed out that his
band has long learned to let the
music do the talking. Its just one
of those things we now accept. If
you want to call us surf rock, then
thats awesome. And if you want to
call us something else, thats awe-
some too.
Current Swell is back on the
road again, travelling across
Canada in support of their new
album Long Time Ago, released on
October 25. The album shines with
a rootsy finish, one born of intro-
spection and care, and theyre
bringing it to London for a per-
formance at London Music Hall
with Michou and The Ascot Royals
on November 25.
But the albums overall sound
and tone were no accident. When
we started the record, we had a lot
of really good reggae songs, and a
lot of heavy bluesy songs, but
when we sat down we just really
wanted to make a cohesive
record, Stanton explained.
Weve found that our albums in
the past have jumped all over the
map a little bit; Im an album guy,
I love listening to records from
front to back, I always have. So we
recorded 25 songs to demo, and
when we sat and listened, there
were four or five that really stuck
out, that everyone seemed to agree
had to be on the album. Then we
pretty much based the feel of the
record off of those four songs.
Weve never put a direction in
front of our band, Stanton stated
proudly. But we just realized over
the course of recording that this
album is very much about people
we nearly called the album
People Not Places instead of Long
Time Ago.
That conscious effort invested in
the album makes it feel very much
like a triumph, a finished work as
good individually as the sum of its
parts, and makes for a great listen.
For more information on Current
Swell, visit them online at cur-
rentswell.com or follow them on
Twitter @currentswell. Their gig
with Michou, The Ascot Royals
and Play Oliver is on November 25
in the lounge at London Music
Hall. Doors open at 8 p.m. and
tickets are $10, available in
advance at DTox Clothing in
White Oaks Mall, downtown at
Grooves Records and Tequila Rose
and online at ticketscene.ca.
And for more of the latest music
news, views and more, consider
following this column on Twitter
@fsu_bobbyisms or on Tumblr at
bobbyisms.com. Dont forget
about the Music Recommendations
thread in our FSU social network
for constant new suggestions. Im
out of words.
LIFESTYLES
9
CREDIT: SHANE DERINGER PHOTOGRAPHY
Current Swell hanging out in the dressing room.
Big night at APK Live features Cornfield and Caplan
November 23 is a night of cele-
bration at APK Live because of the
good fortune that sees Charlotte
Cornfield and Ben Caplan stop
their tour in London, and because
of the releases that they themselves
are celebrating.
A citizen of Montral, Charlotte
Cornfield is a songwriter quickly
climbing the ranks of folk
Canadiana. Her upbeat musical
style complements her rootsy
vocals, and with her latest album
Two Horses, released October
25 she waxes musically nostal-
gic to decadesold albums by the
likes of Carole King or Joni
Mitchell.
I call it lyrical folk rock,
Cornfield said, describing her
album this summer before its
release. Its a mix between lyrical
acoustic tunes and some more
fleshed out rock songs. Im really
into lyrics, really into getting into a
theme and really examining it.
That lyrical consideration is evi-
dent on Two Horses, where
Cornfields commentary makes a
compelling listen. With its natural
rise and fall, it plays like a stroll, a
soundtrack to a conversation with a
friend. Cornfields own experi-
ences have seen her travel from her
native Toronto across the continent
again and again for the past sever-
al years.
Im kind of a romantic in the
sense that I wait for inspiration to
strike me, she said of her style of
storytelling encapsulating
thoughts and moments in time.
Im an autobiographical writer,
its interactions with people and
places and getting inside the idea
of coming and going.
Also appearing Wednesday are
Ben Caplan & The Casual
Smokers, who just released In the
Time of the Great Remembering on
October 18. Bold, its a whimsical
album thickly fusing acoustic folk
accented with riffs on classical
instruments like strings, clarinet,
flute and more. The result is some-
thing of a baroque folk a jazzy
folk at times heartbreaking, at oth-
ers dripping of ragtime.
A gifted multiinstrumentalist,
Caplan has been a fixture on the
Halifax scene and touring musician
for several years. His band cur-
rently Matt Gallant (drums/percus-
sion), Ron Hynes (upright bass),
Donald MacLennan (violin) and
David Christensen (reeds, wind
and keys) has also been colour-
fully graced over the years by
dozens of talented brass, wind and
stringed instrumentalists.
Cornfield and Caplan will be
joined by Graham Nicholas at
APK Live on November 23. The
show begins at 10 p.m. Visit
apklive.com or the APK Live
Facebook page for details.
For more on Charlotte
Cornfield, visit charlottecorn-
field.com or follow her on Twitter
@cornfieldmusic. Ben Caplan and
his band can be found online at
bencaplan.ca or by following on
Twitter @bencaplanmusic.
BOBBY FOLEY
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Charlotte Cornfield will be at APK Live on November 23 along with Ben Caplan.
BOBBYISMS
BOBBY FOLEY
A swell of great music in London
LIFESTYLES
10
What is math rock?
What is the gist of a music
beginning from the underground
culture of the 1980s and lending
itself to progressive acts such as
King Crimson or Frank Zappa?
Not the music of seemingly elusive
actuaries, statisticians or account-
ants (though they may appreciate
the name and timing). According
to Wikipedia, math rock is char-
acterized by complex, atypical
rhythmic structures (including
irregular stopping and starting),
angular melodies, and dissonant
chords.
Huddle does this well. In the
first listen of All These Fires, the
Toronto indie-pop quartet provides
a bounce and step with the first
song, Islands, but gives way to
more deeper and darker melodies.
Sleepwalker is written about a
sleep disorder. Influences of The
Smiths come out in the third song,
Brow-line Pictures, and the
fourth track, Dark Times, is cou-
pled with a haunting female vocal-
ist.
Recorded at the Lincoln County
Social Club and Angles Up Studio
in Toronto, All These Fires was
produced by Chris Stringer (from
bands like Ohbijou, Timber
Timbre) and engineered by
Stringer and Josh Korody.
The band is made up of Clay
Jones (guitar) and Mark
Satterthwaite (vocals/guitar) as
well as some musicians from
Toronto: Teddy Wilson (drums)
and Dave Lucas (bass). After six
years of working together on
award-winning films and televi-
sions scores for stations like CBC,
MTV, The Movie Network and
The Comedy Network, Jones and
Satterthwaite brought their poppy
songwriting together but never let
go of the influences they enjoyed:
theres a hint of Bowie, The
National, White Denim and the
aforementioned Smiths.
The album clashes and tightens.
Theres rhythm and clarity, com-
plexity and calmness, and eerie
and majestic chords playing while
the vocals shine like a full moon
cast on a still lake. You cant mis-
take the labour that was involved
with the production of this album
you can tell this was no trivial cre-
ation and one wonders what
Huddle brings to the table at a live
performance.
Go and buy this album to get a
sample of what math-rock mixed
with poppy toe-tapping music
should sound like!
For more information, visit hud-
dlemusic.com or their CBC Radio 3
page, radio3.cbc.ca/#/bands/Huddle.
JAYMIN PROULX
INTERROBANG
Huddles elusive fires
Standing in line outside APK
Live on November 11, fans anx-
iously checked their watches as the
minutes ticked down to midnight:
the time Wild Domestic were to
take the stage on the night of their
CD release party. Inside, fans and
friends cheered and danced in the
little space available in the crowd-
ed room, while the band serenaded
them with the tracks that were
finally published and printed after
a two-year effort by the Wild
Domestic boys.
When asked to describe the
album in his own words, guitarist
Andrew Lennox could only
respond with one word:
Finished. He went on to describe
the long awaited album as an
accumulation of learning experi-
ences, playing together, and living
together. The band, also including
Joe Thorner, Ed Murphy, Devon
McCurry, Nathan Lamb and Zach
Hoffman, had begun the recording
process back in 2009 at the Co-Op
in London, Ontario. We had
many, many nights where we did
not sleep at all. We recorded most
of the record in a room that had no
natural light. This is enough to
make a group of guys get kooky
together, said Lennox.
He explained that at the begin-
ning things did not work in their
favour and were chaotic at first.
We had a few setbacks in this
rental space, one that involved us
recording six songs live off the
floor, only to find that we could
not use any of it because the drum
audio was bleeding into the other
microphones on the other instru-
ments. None of the audio was
editable.
The recording process finally
finished in October of this year in
the home of close friend Drew
Skitt in Alymer, Ontario. He was
very generous in welcoming us
into his home, feeding us and even
getting involved in some of the
recording processes, Lennox stat-
ed. Overall, we will never forget
this experience; it is our passion
coming to life.
Fans who were able to pick up
copies of the album, whether it was
on CD or limited edition vinyl,
soon discovered that the time, ded-
ication and patience from Wild
Domestic was well worth it. The
five-track self-titled full-length
from the Sarnia boys (who now
reside in London) shows off exact-
ly what they can do and the kind of
noise they are capable of creating.
Anyone who has seen the band
perform in the past knows that the
percussions includes two drum kits
that work in unison together to cre-
ate a powerful sound without
washing out the rest of the instru-
ments. The band was able to carry
that sound on to the album with
their symphonic sound in such
tracks as Universally
Known/Already Forgotten, a
seven-minute long instrumental
melody that does not need vocals
to keep the listeners attention.
Vocals do play a large part on var-
ious other tracks including What
Once Ran Wild, a track that per-
fectly demonstrates the harmoniza-
tion of the lead vocals from
Lennox and Thorner, and
Cowboy Boots and Casual Suits,
with the contrast of its calm and
subtle beginning to loud and rocky
end assisted by Thorners strong
and raw voice.
Lennox credited Wild
Domestics ability to harmonize
and synchronize with each other as
the fact that they have been able to
influence each other. We had to
connect with each other in a differ-
ent way in order to write and
record this material, he explained.
We had to prove to ourselves that
we could communicate clearly and
effectively with each other. I think
we achieved that to some degree.
The long-awaited and beautiful-
ly crafted debut album from Wild
Domestic is now available for
download at
wilddomesticband.bandcamp.com.
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MADISON FOSTER
INTERROBANG
Wild Domestics debut well
worth the wait
LIFESTYLES
11
Many talented and creative peo-
ple have been passing through the
halls of Fanshawe College over the
past 40 or so years, so its no sur-
prise that every once in a while,
someone makes it big. People like
ET Canadas Cheryl Hickey,
Survivorman Les Stroud, and
Academy Award winner Paul
Haggis all attended Fanshawe.
Lately, there has been a buzz
around the college about another
name that will someday be added
to that list, and what a name it is.
Eighteen-year-old Haviah Mighty
is in her first year of the Music
Industry Arts (MIA) program and
is a Resident Advisor at Kestral
Court. Upon meeting her, she
seems like a normal college stu-
dent, but shes anything but aver-
age.
Mighty is a singer, rapper, writer
and producer, and she is a serious-
ly talented woman. If anything, she
has every right to brag about her
skills, but she possesses a confi-
dent modesty that makes her
extremely charming.
Her music, which is often com-
pared to that of Nicki Minaj, varies
from rap and hip-hop to catchy
top-40 music that makes you want
to dance. Mighty also has a sense
of humour that can be seen in her
music video and song Look At
My Hair, a parody cover of Chris
Browns Look At Me Now.
Mighty just released her five-song
EP, Eighteen, this fall.
Mighty grew up in a musical
family; all her sisters play piano
and one is even a piano teacher.
She began taking vocal training
when she was four years old, and
has since made it to the final audi-
tion of the Broadway show The
Lion King in Toronto, and in 2009
won a competition hosted by Chris
Brown Entertainment for creating
the best remix of his song I Can
Transform Ya. She has even
opened for big names like Danny
Fernandez, Shawn Desman and
Karl Wolf.
In terms of lyrics, her songs
cover a wide variety of topics. It
ranges from being fun songs you
can dance at a club to, to important
issues teenagers face and that cer-
tain groups face, said Mighty. It
depends on the beat that either Ive
created or that was given to me,
and the feeling it has. What I feel
that an audience would gauge from
it is where the lyrical content
would manifest, and then I write
based on what the beat makes me
feel, she said of her creative
process.
Alex Foster-Roman, a fellow
MIA student and Mightys hype
man, who gets the crowed pumped
up at her shows, is a definite fan.
Shes really versatile; she can do
a lot of different things, like pro-
duce a lot of her own stuff and sing
and rap at the same time. I kinda
help her out when she performs, so
I know shes a good performer, he
said. She has an abundance of
swag.
Swag aside, what makes Mighty
stand out from many other up-and-
comers is her brain: shes intelli-
gent, grounded and has a firm
grasp on the reality of the music
industry. Im (at Fanshawe) to
learn everything in terms of engi-
neering and production. I dont
want anything to hold me back in
the sense that I wont have the
knowledge to do it myself I
want to be able to do everything
myself so that when things hold
you back, which they often do in
the music industry, Im not going
to be the artist thats held back,
she said.
As for her future, Mighty plans
on moving to the United States
where she can pursue her music
career as an artist and producer.
Producing for other people is def-
initely an option, but I think being
an artist, vocals are more my focus
at this time. Im building more as a
producer, I know how to produce
for myself very well, but Im not
sure if I can produce for other peo-
ple. Eventually, one day, for sure
Ill be there, but it would be better
to collaborate with people for
songs I think thats more my
focus at this time.
MIA student Paige LaButte
knows that Mighty is someone to
watch. I think her music is real.
Shes super talented, the fact that
she can write, sing, rap, do it all.
Shes got a big future. Shes got so
many opportunities because theres
so many different roads that she
can go down, so many options.
One thing is certain, no matter
where Haviah Mighty ends up, she
will leave a lasting impression on
everyone she meets.
You can check out Mighty for
yourself when she opens for Mic
Lordz & Sauce Funky at the Out
Back Shack on November 25
tickets are available at the Biz
Booth.
For more information on Haviah
Mighty, find her on Facebook, fol-
low her on Twitter @haviahmighty
or visit her website haviah-
mighty.com. She can also be found
on YouTube and her song Drinks
On Go can be downloaded on
iTunes.
How the Mighty is rising
KIRSTEN ROSENKRANTZ
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Were nearing the end of
November, which has been
Financial Literacy Month in
Canada. The Financial Literacy
Action Group, a coalition of not-
for-profit organizations, describes
Financial Literacy Month as
activities and events that highlight
the need for increased financial lit-
eracy in Canada, as well as the pro-
grams, services and tools that help
Canadians improve their knowl-
edge, skills and confidence in mak-
ing the best financial choices for
themselves.
Its difficult to understand how
to manage your money if you dont
have a basic grip on personal
finance, as well as public finance.
Ive used this column in the past to
impart financial knowledge that I
thought would be useful to other
students. This week, I actually
want to focus on another important
aspect of financial literacy: the
ability to read the financial news
and understand what is going on in
the economy. In other words, pub-
lic finance. To do this, Ill cover
some very basic terms and exam-
ples.
Here are a few key terms you
might see in newspaper articles on
the European debt crisis:
Central bank: A central bank is
the government organization that
sets monetary policy (described
below). In Canada, its called the
Bank of Canada. In the U.S., its
the Federal Reserve (commonly
called the Fed in the financial
media). In the European Union, its
the European Central Bank. Most
countries have their own version of
a central bank.
Inflation: The rise in prices over
a period of time. Inflation tends to
go up over time, so that things
were far cheaper years ago than
they are now. Disinflation is when
inflation is still going up, but at a
slower than normal rate. Deflation
is when prices are actually decreas-
ing. Inflation is something we
should be personally concerned
with because it erodes our savings
as well as our purchasing power.
Purchasing power: The amount
you can buy with your money.
This goes down as inflation goes
up (and vice versa), since inflation
makes it so that things cost more
than they once did.
Monetary Policy: This is
described by the Bank of Canada
website as being concerned with
how much money circulates in the
economy and what that money is
worth. Monetary policy is mainly
concerned with inflation and, in
Canada, the Bank of Canada con-
trols inflation by changing interest
rates it charges to lend money to
banks. The target is generally one
to three per cent inflation per year.
Fiscal Policy: This is about tax-
ation and how government spend-
ing affects the economy. Fiscal
policy is mainly set each year
when parliament passes its budget.
The difference between monetary
policy and fiscal policy (besides
that the former is controlled by the
Bank of Canada the latter by par-
liament) is that monetary policy
deals largely with inflation and fis-
cal policy largely with taxation.
I hope these definitions help you
navigate some of whats being
reported lately in the financial
news. This stuff is pretty complex
and Ive definitely only scratched
the surface. However, public
finance is an incredibly important
part of our society, and it will be
much better for your wallet if you
even just have a basic understand-
ing of whats going on in the finan-
cial world.
For more information on
Financial Literacy Month, check
out financialliteracymonth.ca
Jeremy Wall is studying
Professional Financial Services at
Fanshawe College. He holds an
Honours Bachelor of Arts from
the University of Western Ontario.
Improving your financial literacy
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Convenience, comfort and caf-
feine... what more could students
ask for? Thanks to the collective
demand for such necessities, one
need not walk farther than a block
or two in any direction in most
urban areas to locate at least one
shop that makes baked goods and
hot beverages their business.
This coffee shop trend has been
going on for decades, becoming
especially popular in the 90s
(think Central Perk from Friends).
For the most part, there is nothing
negative about this recent develop-
ment in coffee culture; coffee
shops provide us a place to meet
up, catch up and, of course, perk
up. However, as corporate caf
establishments continue to grow,
their nutritional standards continue
to fall.
Companies want to make the
big bucks, and, unfortunately,
its simpler to sell products that are
loaded with unnecessary sugars
and additives. Its easy for cus-
tomers to get hooked on products
that are convenient and tasty, espe-
cially when they arent aware of
the garbage they are really putting
into their bodies. Luckily for the
businesses, they are not legally
required to print their nutritional
facts on their products. No, to
locate that kind of top-secret
knowledge, you need initiative
(and, quite frankly, bravery)!
These nutritional facts are hid-
den for a reason. Nobody wants to
face the hard truth that your seem-
ingly innocent raisin bran muffin
from Tim Hortons packs a total of
410 calories, including 13 grams of
fat and 40 grams of sugar. Muffins
are indeed the nutritional devils in
disguise. To top it off, many fast-
food restaurants like Tim Hortons
use deceptive words like whole-
grain, bran and low-fat to
trick you into thinking you are eat-
ing something healthy. In reality,
these supposed diet menu items
are more often than not just as high
in calories as the regular menu
items (and those at least have
chocolate!). In fact, these mislead-
ing muffins and pastries are often
even higher in sugar content from
the companies attempting to com-
pensate for the meagre amount of
quality nutrition they added to
draw health-conscious customers
in.
Designer caf drinks are another
silent but deadly killer for your
health. If youre not careful, you
could be drinking up to 500 calo-
ries with a Venti sized beverage
at Starbucks and thats not even
including the whipped topping or
chocolate shavings! In other
words, people can unwittingly gulp
down the caloric equivalent of a
meal. Thats not to say occasional-
ly indulging in sweet treats is
wrong; denying yourself too much
can increase your chances of over-
eating later. The key to maintain-
ing a healthy diet is knowing when
to say yes and when to say no.
If youre hooked on the Bucks
or your tri-daily Timmies, there are
ways to spoil yourself without
spoiling your health. Choosing
skim milk, sugar-free options and
skipping the whipped cream on top
are options to significantly lower
your caloric intake. Ordering your
drink a size smaller and conscious-
ly sipping it slowly will not only
save you precious cash, but it will
also increase your overall appreci-
ation for it. Psychological studies
show that focusing on the textures
and flavours of what you eat and
drink has a relaxing and rewarding
effect. Your wallet and waistline
will thank you.
Caf crazy
Nutrition Ambition
Emily Nixon
TALKING CASH
JEREMY WALL
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No wonder they call it muffin-top.
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VANCOUVER (CUP) One
of Kate Beatons first comics was a
crudely drawn doodle done on MS
Paint with a headline of, Whoops
I am a lady on the internet, featur-
ing her as a stick figure in front of
a laptop reading, hey I think ur
sexi I like ur comixs I think I am
stalking u I hope thats ok?? on
the screen of her computer.
Now, with her new book Hark!
A Vagrant on the top of the New
York Times bestseller list for hard-
cover graphic novels, theres no
whoops about it. Combining art,
wit, history, and eventually shed-
ding MS Paint for hand-drawn
comics, Kate Beaton has taken the
Internet by storm. She most recent-
ly made an appearance at the
Vancouver International Writers
Festival, in conversation with radio
host Bill Richardson, where she
was unique as a graphic novelist
among many other authors of the
conventional form.
Born in Cape Breton, Nova
Scotia, Beaton aspired to be an ani-
mator as a child. She then got a
degree in history and anthropology
at Mount Allison University in
New Brunswick, but it was in 2007
when she first found her calling
making comics. Beaton explained
that it started out as a personal
project: I had been doing them
and putting them on Facebook for
friends to see, and then I got such a
good response and encouragement
from people to do my own website.
So I just did, and never really
looked back.
Despite there being thousands of
web comics, Hark! A Vagrant is
one of the few to prove profitable.
I had no idea anything I made
would be so well-received,
Beatson said. The thing is, I
would have been doing this any-
way. Maybe not so much on a large
scale, but I would be making
comics; I have been for a long
time.
Beatons popularity is due not
only because of her art or writing,
but also because she has struck a
nerve with a previously undiscov-
ered niche. While most web
comics such as The Oatmeal and
Amazing Super Powers are about
video games or pop culture, Hark!
A Vagrant is about history. The
majority of Beatons work consists
of comics about historical figures
such as Napoleon, as well a few
forays into comics about mystery-
solving teens and the adventures of
an overweight pony. Beaton
explained, I chose to make comics
about history because I think its
interesting and I like it.
One of the most fascinating
things about Hark! A Vagrant is
the art. In an industry ruled by
comics done on a computer, it is
somewhat fitting that a comic
about history is done by hand. I
draw it with pencils and then I use
a pen on top; it is terribly simplis-
tic. I use brush pens for lines and I
use greyscale markers and water-
colour to shade it.
Beatons work shows great skill
in both facial expressions and pac-
ing. The dialogue Beaton writes is
also distinct compared to others in
the medium: most of the dialogue
she writes has no punctuation and
is oddly phrased.
This may sound strange, but I
think part of that comes from the
place where I was raised. Cape
Breton, like Newfoundland, is
famous for odd turns of phrase, and
while you wouldnt notice it if you
were speaking to me, Ive retained
a lot of that different speech struc-
ture especially with my
approach to humour, which is
directly related to the old Gaelic-
style humour of Nova Scotia, she
said.
While some people prefer to
place importance on one over
another, Beaton believes that art
and writing are equally important.
People like to think of comics
in terms of a division of labour
because some people are better at
one aspect than the other, or
because some people collaborate in
this way. However, Beaton added,
When you are presenting a story
in words and pictures, there is no
way one can just carry the other,
and I believe most comic artists
dont think of them separately.
The web comic industry is a
booming one. Despite providing
their content for free, comics such
as Penny Arcade, xkcd and
Dinosaur Comics are able to make
money through website advertise-
ments and merchandising. Penny
Arcade even has its own gamer
convention, Penny Arcade Expo,
and charity, Childs Play, benefit-
ing patients of childrens hospitals.
One benefit to having comics
online, as opposed to on paper, is
the wealth of possibilities found in
a digital medium: comics such as
Loldwell, for instance, adds small
animations to their panels. Another
advantage is that web comics can
be accessed from just about any-
where, and larger comic companies
are noticing. In order to find an
issue of Spiderman, one used to
have to visit a store that specialized
in comics; now these issues are
easily accessed on the internet.
Marvel, DC and Viz, to name a
few, all offer online content. It was
recently announced that the
American manga magazine,
Shonen Jump, will cease print by
April 2012 and become available
only online.
As the print world fades, more
people are using the internet to dis-
cover independent gems. Beatons
talents and quirky sense of humour
have made her one of the most
popular web comic artists online,
with a website that gets 1.2 million
hits every month. Whats more,
while other comics are moving
from print to internet, Beatons
success has even transcended her
online roots with the book sales to
back it up. This could be explained
by her love for what she does: by
combining her two passions, she
has created strips filled with
humour and insight.
Kate Beatons comics can be
accessed online at harkavagrant.com.
Kate Beaton is the lady on the internet
MIKE BASTIEN
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LIFESTYLES
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Ive never dated anyone. Its a
confession I hate making because
people then think there is some-
thing wrong with me. Well, there
isnt, thank you very much. I am
constantly finding that being in
fashion, it is hard to be attracted to
a man who cannot dress himself.
Im not asking for an Elmer Olsen
model who can undress me with
his eyes, Im just asking for some-
one who knows how to dress them-
selves stylishly and successfully.
Every woman likes something dif-
ferent, but these are the things I
have encountered on my journey
and what should just become com-
mon sense.
Who are you?
This isnt a rule; this is some-
thing you just need to know.
Flamboyantly gay men can out-
dress almost any straight man. Im
dead serious. Gay men, from my
experience, always look so sexy
they dress, they coordinate and
they pull it off without looking like
they try too hard. Im not sure why
they all have this superpower, but
they do. The reason why I think
gay men are so exceptional at
dressing themselves is because gay
men have a task that straight men
have never had: coming out of the
closet. As a straight woman, I can
only imagine what this is like. I
feel as though it requires a great
deal of self-discovery and realiza-
tion of who you are. In this realiza-
tion, I feel as though a sense of self
emerges and you develop a style.
Unless someone has to recognize
who they are and what type of per-
son they are, its hard to develop a
concrete style. So step one is figure
out what type of person you are
and what you like.
Back to basics
When in doubt, stick to an origi-
nal look. Let me explain: women
like dark jeans and a white t-shirt;
we dont know why, but there is
something sexy in simplicity.
Sometimes the best outfit is some-
thing that you didnt think about.
Most men try too hard in the wrong
way: they over-think. You dont
have to. The basics that YOU need
include a pair of black jeans, dark
wash jeans, an array of t-shirts (v-
necks if you have chest hair) and
some sexy shoes. We like when
guys have some classic style. It
says a lot about you, and also its
easy to pull off; you dont have to
worry about colours, patterns and
prints, you just need to make sure
your clothes are clean.
Think like a woman
I know this rule is probably turn-
ing you off, but if you want to
impress a woman, think like one.
Women put so much effort into
how they dress (well, most of the
time). We match our jewelry or
take fashion risks. We try new
things in the hopes of discovering a
good look for ourselves or some-
thing we like. Women pay atten-
tion to the little things. Well
notice if you smell good, if your
pants are clean, etc. Women are
attentive and we want to know that
you put effort into the small stuff;
it also says a lot about your per-
sonality. So take care of your
appearance, its sexy.
These are a few of the things I
have noticed over the years. I
could keep going, but I feel as
though the rest are things we need
to discover on our own. Fashion is
meant to be played with, but there
are also some ground rules that are
reasonable and important to recog-
nize. Go get your sexy on.
CHRISTINA KUBIW
KALASHNIK
FASHION WRITER
As the colder season starts to hit
and the suns hours are quickly
dwindling away, our tans and nat-
ural glow begin to fade. Our com-
plexions start to turn a ghostly
white, so we usually resort to one
of two things: finding clothes that
cover as much skin as possible or
looking for ways to bring our tans
back (some are healthier than oth-
ers). There are a few healthy ways
to keep that beautiful glow
throughout the dreaded winter sea-
son.
Most men and women will
resort to the most unsafe and risky
avenue of keeping a tan: going to a
tanning salon or parlour. Most
people think that tanning salons
will offer the best and longest-last-
ing results, which is not necessari-
ly true. Also, the UVA and UVB
rays that these tanning beds emit
can cause detrimental effects to the
top and bottom layers of the skin.
Too much exposure to these rays
can cause things such as premature
aging (age spots, wrinkles), skin
cancer and could potentially even
lead to eye cancer. There are many
other ways to keep that glow with-
out having to put yourself in a haz-
ardous situation.
The quickest way to add that
glow back to your complexion is
by using a matte bronzer and a
fairly large kabuki brush. You can
apply the bronzer to the face and
blend it down the neck so you get
an even complexion. With the
bronzer, you can also apply it to
the rest of the body (down your
arms and shoulders). However,
this method is not permanent and
will come off with the slightest bit
of water or sweat, so putting a
sealant over the bronzer is highly
recommended.
The most effective way to keep
that bronzed glow throughout the
winter season is by using a self-
tanning spray, lotion or cream. A
lot of people have this idea that
self-tanners are streaky, leave you
looking orange and dont last long,
but with advanced cosmetic tech-
nology, all these statements are
untrue. Self-tanners such as
Guerlains Terracotta Self-
Tanning Spray, LOreal Sublime
GLOW and Clarins Self Tanning
Instant Gel provide that perfect
bronzed look and dry extremely
quickly so you arent left with any
streaks.
While a lot of people are hesi-
tant to pay for expensive cosmetics
when there are cheaper alterna-
tives, the more you pay for self-
tanners, the higher the quality will
be. The more prestigious brands
tend to dry a lot quicker, last
longer and provide the best results.
Even though the dark, cold win-
ter season is coming, there are
many products and techniques you
can follow to keep your beautiful
complexion glowing. Avoid the
harmful methods such as the UVA
and UVB rays and stick to the
products that will help nourish the
skin as well as help you keep your
glow on all winter.
Keeping the glow
BEAUTY BOY
JOSHUA R. WALLER
joshua.r.waller@gmail.com
CREDIT: ARIANA PINDER
By adding matte bronzer to your face, you can help achieve the look of a
natural glow.
CREDIT: FANPOP.COM
Sometimes all you need is a white t-shirt.
LIFESTYLES
14
GET YOUR
ARTWORK ON THE
FRONT COVER OF THE
2012 - 2013 STUDENT
HANDBOOK.
Submission forms can be pick up in the
FSU Offce - SC2001 or www.fsu.ca/contest
Subm|t your work to the FSU Offce SC2001
(2nd F|oor Student Centrej
For more information contact: Darby Mousseau
|n SC1012 or dmousseau@fanshawec.ca
ENTRIES DUE MARCH 23/2012

If only you were sexy
The Fanshawe Student Union is
holding its first-ever Trivia Night,
and youre invited!
The November 23 event at the
Out Back Shack will be hosted by
trivia queen Emma Newman, VP
Entertainment, who is pretty sure
shed win if she didnt have to
read out the questions. The fun
starts at 8 p.m. and runs till 10:30.
Team up with at least two (but
no more than four) of your
smartest friends and compete for
the $200 cash prize for the top
team. Cash prizes will be awarded
to the teams that come in second
and third place as well.
Sign your team up at the Biz
Booth the sign-up fee is $5 and
start brushing up on topics from
sports to medicine to entertain-
ment, but dont worry, there wont
be any chemistry or math ques-
tions! Space is limited, so sign
your team up today.
HANNAH LECTER
INTERROBANG
No trivia-l matter
Its only mid-November, but the
holiday music and shopping
chaos that comes with it has
seeped through retailers and con-
sumers alike. Extended hours,
frenzied gift-seekers and fear of a
listed item being out of stock leads
to elbowing and hostility. Long
lines of fidgety children waiting to
see Santa and live bands trumpet-
ing carols can seriously lead to a
stressful (or at least a sensory over-
loaded) shopping experience.
While the holidays are bound to
evoke a sense of panic in shoppers
from here to eternity, I dream of
holidays spent abroad and wonder
why shopping in December is infi-
nitely more enjoyable in
Amsterdam or Tel Aviv. Yes, the
beach and warm temperatures
help, but other frozen climates still
seem to offer a decidedly more
relaxing and enjoyable shopping
experience than here in our
beloved land.
Wondering exactly what essence
it is were missing here, I let my
thoughts drift to holiday time spent
in Euros or Australian dollars.
Collections exclusively sold else-
where are a start. The thrill of find-
ing a piece you know will be 100
per cent original back home cer-
tainly gives a sense of accomplish-
ment and gratification to every
shopper searching for the perfect
Christmas gift (or a little holiday
personal pick-me-up hey, weve
all been there). But the more I
think about my most pleasing holi-
day shopping experiences, they all
have one distinct similarity: they
are all a little fuzzy.
Thankfully, this isnt because
my memory is giving out. Having
a total EUREKA! moment, I
realize the most pleasurable holi-
day shopping jaunts literally have
a glass half full. In the sparkling
new and luxurious shopping centre
Crystals in Las Vegas, your glass
will be half full of the delightfully
fizzy Mot and Chandon.
Browsing the boutiques in the his-
torical and charming Le Marais
area of Paris will surely lead you to
wander around with a cocktail,
easily set upon a curio table while
you shop. Looking for lingerie in
the sexy So Paulo? A sweet and
authentic caipirinha makes every-
thing that much better. Perhaps its
the feeling of truly being served
by the sales associates while shop-
ping in a store that contributes to
an overall five-star shopping trip,
or maybe its the woozy haze of
the alcohol that elicits feelings of
cheer (and not the holiday kind).
From a retailers perspective, a
slightly buzzed shopper makes for
a far superior experience on their
end as well. Forking over $700 for
a cashmere sweater was a piece of
cake when I was easily swayed by
the champagne and sweet talk
while once on a slightly intoxicat-
ed shopping crusade. The sweater
in question, although still gorgeous
and deeply admired, sits folded
perfectly in my nice clothes
drawer because Im terrified to
wear it in fear of spilling or, God
forbid, pulling. Maybe I just need
to down a Ketel One and soda to
get the same confidence to wear it
as I did when I bought it.
Champagne-soaked
shopping sprees:
Dreams do come true
CREDIT: KIKIDM.COM
The Kiki De Montparnasse boutique in Los Angeles: where cashmere
sweater purchases and favourite drunk shopping sprees occur.
LIFESTYLES
15
We live in a world guided by
double standards. Not only have
we all been victims of double stan-
dards but we all have also been
guilty of holding others to them.
Men and women are continuously
casualties of societys ridiculous
norms, most of which belittle
women and revere men in relation-
ships.
Men are admired, women are
cougars. Men date younger
women all the time, and they are
praised by others for their ability to
still seduce gorgeous women while
in their 40s. Women, on the other
hand, date a younger man and that
is enough to turn heads from miles
around. Not only are they judged,
society has named these women
cougars! Cougars are predators
that pursue their prey (in this case
young men) and eat them to sur-
vive. Not to mention cougars
arent even a dominant predator
like jaguars or lions, they are basi-
cally huge cats talk about insult-
ing. Why is it acceptable for men
to want someone younger, while
women should feel ashamed, even
though older women look younger
than their male counterparts?
Lets not forget the infamous
women are crazy. It seems that
no matter what a girl does, most of
the time her actions are considered
insane. If she ever does something
out of line, its attributed to the fact
that all girls are crazy but they
cant help it, its genetic. On the
other hand, a guys actions are
always justified as concern or that
he really loves you, and are some-
times even deemed romantic. Its
never because he is out of his
mind. For instance, a girl questions
a guy about what he is doing, she is
seen as crazy, but a guy who does
the same thing is looked at as a car-
ing boyfriend. Not only do men see
girls as crazy, but it has gotten to
the point where we ourselves look
at our own actions as crazy, even
when they arent. We begin to sec-
ond-guess ourselves because of
what men have put into our heads.
Now that is insane.
Men are whipped, women are
needy. If a girl wants to spend a lot
of time with her boyfriend, she is
often looked at as needy or clingy,
neither of which are flattering
qualities. No girl wants to be called
clingy because it scares men as
much as the words periods and
tampons do! The reason you are
in a relationship is because you
want to spend time with them; that
shouldnt have a negative connota-
tion. However, if a guy wants to
spend most of his time with his
girlfriend, he is considered
whipped, inevitably making it
the girls fault because she controls
the guy, so he has no say in what
he does. Its funny how he would
never be considered needy or
clingy, though; if he wants to
spend time with his girlfriend, its
because he has no control over his
actions.
Men are praised, women are
easy. Guys who sleep around are
glorified by other men. If a guy
meets a girl at the bar and brings
her home, the next morning the
guy high-fives his friends and calls
the girl he just slept with a slut. I
cant even remember how many
times I have heard guys tell me sto-
ries similar to that. How is it that
the guy is the man but the girl is
easy? Guys are scared of girls who
have a lot of experience in the bed-
room. I know guys who have been
with over 20 girls, but have told
me they would never go for a girl
who has been with over 10 guys
because thats dirty. That does-
nt make any sense. How could she
be considered dirty when you
have been with more than twice
that amount? Its plain and simple:
guys get all the glory the more they
score, and when girls do the same,
they are considered whores.
Its always the guys fault.
There is one double standard that
doesnt glorify men, if anything it
embarrasses men, and that is in the
bedroom. If a guy has a difficult
time performing, we automatically
blame him. He clearly has some
issues in the bedroom, or some
medical problems and should con-
sider something like Viagra. If a
girl cant enjoy it, its because
the guy doesnt know what he is
doing, or he isnt that good. Its
never the girls fault, even though
in reality it can be.
Its hard to ignore these double
standards along with the many oth-
ers that are so prominent in our
society. Unfortunately, this makes
it hard for us to be considered
equals in a relationship. Until the
world finally understands that
rules of men and women should
apply equally, guys will continue
to get gold stars for their actions,
while women will continue to be
ridiculed for theirs.
The one element that truly makes a
long distance relationship unlike any
other is the periods of separation
faced by you and your partner.
Some long distance couples live
within a few hours of each other and
are afforded the opportunity to see
each other every weekend, while
some live a more considerable dis-
tance and can only get together every
once in a while. No matter which of
these two categories you find your
relationship in, there will inevitably
be periods of separation between you
and your significant other. I mean,
thats what long distance relation-
ships are all about, right?
Some people are extremely inde-
pendent and thrive during the periods
of separation, while others arent
quite sure what to do to get through.
The one thing that Ive learned
through some very bumpy personal
experiences is that you have to do
something to cope with the separa-
tion; ignoring it or pretending that its
not happening will only make things
worse.
Here are this weeks tips for how
to deal when your partner is far away:
- Make the most of your free time.
Have a TV show that you love to
watch but your partner cant stand
(Greys Anatomy, anyone?), or do
you have a hobby like knitting, scrap-
booking or gaming that you can
never seem to find the time to do?
During times of separation, focus on
all the things that you like to do that
your partner doesnt. This way, you
will feel like you are getting the most
out of your alone time.
- Get a new hobby. Try something
new like cooking, knitting, sewing
anything that youve never done
before that you find interesting.
Taking up a new hobby is a way to
pass the time while your significant
other is away as well as a way to feel
more fulfilled personally.
- Make new friends. Maybe youre
one of those people who only has a
close, core group of friends and they
always seem to be busy with their
boyfriends and girlfriends, leaving
you alone. Try branching out and
finding new people to spend time
with. Try people in your classes or
people you work with. Or try getting
closer with those people that you
would only consider acquaintances.
Spending more time with friends will
help you feel like you still have a full,
happy life, even when you cant see
your significant other.
- Say YES to invitations. Not the
partying type? Thats okay, but if
your classmates are having a party
and they invite you, say yes! This is
both a great way to expand your cir-
cle of friends, spend an evening sur-
rounded by people having fun, and to
enjoy yourself instead of sitting at
home pining for your partner. If
youre not a big partier, you dont
have to go crazy; its okay to say no
to the drinks and to head home at a
reasonable time. But I promise youll
have more fun out with friends than
youll have sitting at home alone.
Stay tuned next week for tips on
how to keep the spark alive.
Long separations
FASHION WRITER
AIMEE BROTHMAN
Love, Lust & Lies
Patricia Cifani
asklovelustlies@gmail.com
LONG DISTANCE
LOVE
Alison McGee
a_gaze@fanshaweonline.ca
Lets talk double standards
LIFESTYLES
16
Immortals (2011)
Imagine a movie where ancient
warriors battle for the power of the
gods. Now, imagine that same
movie but in a much more intense,
in your face, unavoidable kind of
way. That, ladies and gentlemen, is
Immortals.
The plot of the latest action flick
from director Tarsem Singh, a rel-
ative newcomer to the directing
scene but well known for his work
directing 2000s The Cell, is sim-
ple almost to a fault. Greece is
divided between the Hellenic
Greeks and those who hail from
Crete. The two groups go to war
with one another over the mythical
Epirus Bow the weapon said to
have the power to unleash an army
of immortal Titans. There are also
gods who struggle with whether or
not to interfere with the affairs of
mankind, mortals with the strength
of the gods, oracles, minotaurs and
countless other ancient icons pres-
ent in Immortals. All things con-
sidered, the plotline is tired and
overdone.
The cast of Immortals is surpris-
ingly filled with some of arguably
the most talented actors of multiple
generations. Henry Cavill stars as
Theseus, the strong but reluctant
soldier who is destined to save
mankind from utter destruction.
Fans will remember Cavill best for
his long-surviving character
Charles Brandon in The Tudors.
Cavill clearly put in hours upon
hours of hard work to get in shape
for this physically demanding role,
and his skills as an action star are
impressive to say the least.
Mickey Rourke takes on the role
of King Hyperion, the barbaric
ruler of the Cretan Greeks. Rourke
plays this nasty role with the sort
of creepiness and brutality that
only Rourke can give, and thus is
perfectly cast.
Stephen Dorff brings to life
Theseus right-hand man Stavros
and proves that he can hold his
own among such heavy-hitting
action stars as Cavill and Rourke.
Freida Pinto, who played the
unforgettable role of Latika in
Slumdog Millionaire, plays
Phaedra, the virgin oracle who
has been blessed with the gift of
visions. Pinto is, as always, beauti-
ful, graceful and a joy to watch
onscreen.
Rounding out the stunning talent
of Immortals is the great John
Hurt, who brings to life the wise
and mysterious Old Man. Hurt is
as strong as ever in this small but
powerful role.
Kellan Lutz, Isabel Lucas,
Daniel Sherman, and Luke Evans
round out the gods as Poseidon,
Athena, Aries and Zeus, respec-
tively.
It is a shame that the immense
acting talent present in Immortals
is overshadowed by what can only
be called an attack on the senses.
The 3D is overwhelming and
dizzying and the soundtrack plays
so loudly that you cant hear your-
self think.
All things considered, Immortals
is a bland story with over-the-top
effects and unfortunately no cast in
the world could make that enjoy-
able. However if you thought that
300 was the best thing since sliced
bread, then Immortals is probably
exactly what youre looking for.
Immortals an intense experience
REEL VIEWS
Alison McGee
a_gaze@fanshaweonline.ca
CREDIT: JAN THIJS
Mickey Rourke is one of the stars in Immortals.
Once upon a time, video games
and movies mixed like oil and
water. No, on further reflection,
they mixed like oil and a lit match.
Anyone who watched their
favourite films like Total Recall
and Back to the Future turned into
abysmal messes on the old
Nintendo Entertainment System
will confirm this, as will anyone
who sat through the motion picture
iterations of Double Dragon and
Super Mario Bros.
Thankfully, things have
improved over the years. We have
gotten some incredible Star Wars
games, and some very enjoyable
Resident Evil films. This week Ill
be taking a look at two recently
released DVDs based on hot video
games.
Red vs. Blue Season 9 Red vs.
Blue is a long-running series based
on the very popular Xbox series
Halo. Now by looking at the cover
artwork and reading a brief synop-
sis, you might be under the impres-
sion that this disc would feature
undistinguishable red soldiers and
blue soldiers battling it out for two
straight hours. Thankfully, that is
not the case. For while the series is
not without its share of action, it is
primarily a comedy.
The series is an example of
machinima, which refers to the
technique of taking footage from a
video game and adding dialogue to
it. In this case, the dialogue is pro-
fanity-laced and very funny. Far
from being a series about name-
less, faceless soldiers as I had
feared, we get to know the main
characters very well, as this is a
very dialogue heavy production.
Originally presented online as
20 episodes, Red vs. Blue Season 9
is now available on DVD as a one
90-minute long production com-
plete with directors commentary,
deleted scenes and some humorous
public service announcements.
Assassins Creed Lineage
(2009) If you havent heard of
Assassins Creed yet, Im sure you
soon will. The latest video game in
the series, Assassins Creed:
Revelations was just released on
November 15, and will be under
many Christmas trees this year.
Ubisoft, the developer of the
series, made the leap into the film-
making business back in 2009 with
Assassins Creed: Lineage, a live-
action prequel to the Assassins
Creed II game. Unlike Red vs.
Blue, this film does take itself seri-
ously.
The short film takes place in
14th century Italy and introduces
us to the hooded assassin Giovanni
(father of Ezio from the games). A
conspiracy is afoot to assassinate a
powerful family, which will lead to
a string of events that turn Italy
upside down who knows what
that would do to the Leaning
Tower of Pisa. Luckily, Giovanni
and his assortment of stabbing
devices are present to intervene.
This is a very well done produc-
tion. The acting is quite good, and
it is very well shot. Im not sure
what the budget was, but it does
not look like they scrimped at all. I
knew nothing of the Assassins
Creed story going in, and after
watching it, I wanted to know
more.
Assassins Creed: Lineage is
now available on DVD. The film
itself is 35 minutes long, but the
disc contains 90 minutes of extras.
Red vs. Blue Season 9 and
Assassins Creed: Lineage are two
very different productions. One is
very comical and breezy, while
one is dark and brooding. But they
are both thoroughly entertaining,
and show that video games can
indeed be turned into watchable
films. Now will somebody please
get to work on a Tetris film?
Set down joysticks,
grab some popcorn
BARON BLACKWELL
INTERROBANG
LIFESTYLES
17
The first impression you make
meeting a potential new employer
may be vital to surviving the inter-
view, so make it a favourable one.
You may feel confident with your
communication style, firm hand-
shake and direct eye contact, but
have you fallen short on your per-
sonal grooming and attire? After
all, people do judge a book by its
cover. For men, dressing for an
interview is simple: a suit and tie
will work for any setting. For
women, knowing exactly how to
dress and what to wear can be
more complicated.
Today, the question of how to
dress for a job interview seems
harder to answer than ever before.
Office dress codes vary dramati-
cally from company to company
and industry to industry. The stan-
dard of a conservative jacket and
skirt for women has given way to a
multitude of fashion ensembles.
Many companies offer a business
casual dress code while some
maintain a traditional business
code and expect those interviewing
for jobs to at least be well dressed.
Rather than leaving it to chance,
the first thing you should do is
research and find out what the
appropriate dress code is for that
company. Showing that you know
something about the office culture
is a signal to the interviewer that
you take the job opportunity, the
company and yourself seriously.
So raise the bar on your interview
attire to be at least one notch high-
er than what employees in the
company would wear on a daily
basis.
Most human resources and
career professionals say that if you
are at all unsure of what to wear to
a job interview that you should err
on the conservative side and wear a
suit. This applies to both the gen-
tlemen and the ladies. For the casu-
al interview, guys can leave off the
jacket, but make sure you wear
dress pants and a good shirt which
may be paired with a sweater.
Ladies, wear a nice knit top with
the suit pants or skirt; for anything
dressier, throw on the jacket.
Although pants used to be consid-
ered more casual by the business
world, today a pant suit is seen as
the female equivalent to the mans
traditional suit and tie. And,
because pants are easier to pair
with other separates, you will
probably get more mileage out of a
pant suit than a skirt suit. The num-
ber one rule is make sure you are
comfortable in whatever you wear!
The interview process is nerve-
racking enough without the added
stress created by selecting the
wrong outfit.
Once youve selected the perfect
interview outfit, be sure to check
on your personal grooming and
dont forget to minimize such
things as jewellery, perfume or
cologne and by all means leave
your backpack at home. Look good
but dont overdo it. Just remember
to wear something you feel good in
and upon reflection in a mirror are
confident that youve made a good
first impression.
Got questions or need help in
your job search? Drop by the
Career Services office located in
Room D1063. Career Services staff
are available to assist you on an
individual basis. Visit the office in
D1063 to arrange an appointment
with the consultant responsible for
your program or call 519-452-
4294. For Fanshawe student job
listings visit fanshaweonline.ca or
www.fanshawec.ca/careerservices.
To join the Career Services
Facebook group, visit
tinyurl.com/fanshawecareerservices.
CAREER CORNER
Susan Coyne
Career Services
Consultant
Fanshawe Career Services
Dressing for interview
success
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take the challenge today! Find out
how at www.shakeitoffonepoun-
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change your life today.
HURON UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
INFORMATION SESSION. Date:
Tuesday, November 15, 12 - 1 p.m.
in D1041; Kings University College
Information Session, Tuesday,
November 22, 12 - 1 p.m. in Alumni
Lecture Theatre, D1060; MIA
Information Session, Tuesday,
November 29, 12 - 1 p.m, D1041.
For more information on post-sec-
ondary Information Sessions listed
above, please contact Jan Robblee
519-452-4176. For information on
ESL Information Sessions, please
contact Monica Venegas 519-452-
4430 ext. 4426 or Corrine Marshall
519-452-4430 ext. 4358.
IABC and Fanshawe College team
up to present Reaching Your
Audience: What Works and What
Doesnt, on Thursday November 24
from 7:30 a.m. - 9 a.m. at the Best
Western Lamplighter Inn at 591
Wellington Road. Students $27,
breakfast buffeet included.
Advanced registration required. Visit
the IABC website to register at
london.iabc.com/events/2011/10/24/
CAR POOLING - I am looking for
any other students that live in the
Cambridge, Kitchener-Waterloo
areas that are students at Fanshawe
and commute to London every day
and would be interested in car pool-
ing, even if it is just a few days a
week. Email me Jaimie at
jlaurence14@gmail.com
WE NEED YOUR HELP! Couple
seeks egg donor. You are self-
assured, vibrant, caring, generous
and willing to help another in any
way. Giving the miracle of life would
be the utmost gift known. Please
respond in strictest confidence to
pat@soft-infertility.com
Going to St.
Catharines/Niagara?? DO THE
SHUFFLE!! Twice as fast as the train
or bus! Thursdays, Fridays and
Sundays. FASSSST!! $44 each way.
2.5 hours or less... DIRECT!
Reservations required. www.nia-
garashuffle.com
LEATHER COVERED FUTON FOR
SALE - Double bed size - Perfect
Condition. Futon is in great condi-
tion and this is a steal at only
$180.00 Please e-mail Ruan
r_beukes@fanshaweonline.ca to
pick it up or come take a look for
yourself.
CIVIL ENGINEERING BOOKS -
Microsoft word 2010 introductory
Microsoft Excel 2010 complete
Construction Health and Safety
Manual. Email Mitch at
lilfarmboy_16@hotmail.com
Gamecube/Playstation 2 games
for sale: Gamecube games (Mario
Kart Double Dash $10, Madden '07
$4, MVP Baseball 2005 $4); PS2
games $2 each or 6 for $10 (FIFA
2003, NBA Live '07, Rachet & Klank,
ATV Offroad Fury, Serious Sam: The
Next Encounter, Hot Shots Golf
Fore). Email acgaynor@hotmail.com.
Can meet on campus.
LEATHER CHAIR - Brown leather
chair with ottoman (Jysk) brand new
$75. Email Tracey at t_renfrow@fan-
shaweonline.ca
FANSHAWE CULINARY CHEF
COURSE - Uniform for culinary chef
course - black/white checked pants
like new, size med. Reduced to $10
firm, call Jean at 519-657-8285.
CLOTHES - Pink hooded jacket for
winter, Skates, jeans, tops, hoodies,
skirts, Fanshawe books, dresses,
heels, boots like new, more, call Jean
at 519-657-8285.
CIVIL ENGINEERING KIT - Civil
engineering kit everything not used
other then the calculator but still
have instruction manual and every-
thing. Email Mitch at
lilfarmboy_16@hotmail.com
PRE-HEALTH TEXTBOOKS - All pre-
health textbooks for sale for $400 or
best offer. Email Luke at
lkeating.tml@gmail.com for list.
DARKROOM EQUIPMENT: pro style
enlarger, plus everything you need
for a darkroom. lots of extras. $400.
Contact George at geolukas@hot-
mail.com
BRAND NEW CONTEMPORARY
BUSINESS MATH with Canadian
Applications - w/ 12 months Math
XL online access. (8th Edition)
Purchased at the Fanshwe
Bookstore. Email Nick at
snowboardblue13@yahoo.ca
GENERAL
ANNOUNCEMENTS
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SERVICES
FOR SALE
At Fanshawes Career Services
first-ever Employer Appreciation
Event on November 15. Employers
from London and surrounding area
made the trip to Saffrons to be
personally thanked by the staff for
employing Fanshawe graduates.
Fanshawes Career Services
staff works with students in all of
Fanshawes programs, assisting to
fill over 5,000 jobs annually from
over 2,000 employers locally and
provincially.
According to Doug Millar,
Manager of Career Services, one-
third of Ontario workers over 2.1
million people have a college
diploma. Ontario college gradu-
ates form the largest component of
the six million strong labour force
in Ontario. Our former students are
successfully employed in all sec-
tors and in all industries, he said.
What was a simple idea some
45 years ago (when Fanshawe
College opened) has grown expo-
nentially. It has supported a labour
market that has broadened out into
fields we couldnt have imagined,
he continued. Its now into fields
and some of these fields are rep-
resented (here tonight) that didnt
even exist (at the time). The col-
lege continues to evolve to support
a labour market that always
changes.
This day is about recognizing
you (the employers) and all that
you do to create career opportuni-
ties for our graduates and our co-
op students, Cathy Auger, Vice-
President of Student Support, told
the attendees. Some of the compa-
nies and organizations represented
at the event were the City of
London, the London Childrens
Connection, EQ3, Sun Life
Financial and more.
According to Key Performance
Indicator surveys, Fanshawe stu-
dents consistently rank highly
among employers a fact made
evident by some of the people in
attendance. I love Fanshawe stu-
dents, exclaimed Cindy Herbert, a
Behavioural Therapist at Child and
Parent Resource Institute in
London. She has been taking on
Fanshawe students from programs
such as the Autism and
Behavioural Science graduate
diploma program as co-op students
for years.
For more information about
Career Services, go to the office in
D1063 or call 519 452-4294. You
can also check out Fanshawes
Career Services Facebook page at
tinyurl.com/fanshawecareerservices.
Career Services thanks employers
ERIKA FAUST
INTERROBANG
LIFESTYLES
18
THE TONIGHT SHOW
with Jay Leno
A huge 74-foot tall spruce is the
new Christmas tree at NBCs
Rockefeller Center. And in typical
NBC fashion, the tree will be decorat-
ed, lit up for a few weeks, and then
canceled.
According to a U.N. Report out this
week, Iran tried to design a miniature
nuclear weapon. Investigators say this
plot was hatched by Irans miniature
president.
A guy named Reggie Love leaving
the White House to get a degree at the
Wharton School of Business. I guess
he realized you cant learn anything
about economics in the Obama White
House.
You know what you call
a Democrat who makes as
many verbal gaffes as Rick
Perry? Vice president.
BEST IN LATE NIGHT
COMIC RELIEF
CONAN
with Conan OBrien
Over the weekend in New York, two
Occupy Wall Street protesters got mar-
ried at the protest. They are registered
at Bed, Bath, and Seriously, You Need
to Take a Bath.
Starbucks announced plans to open a
line of juice bars. They would have
done this years ago but it took them a
while to figure out how to burn orange
juice.
President Obamas personal assis-
tant Reggie Love has announced he
will be leaving the White House.
Reggie Love plans to return to his pre-
vious job hosting a smooth jazz station.
A British rugby player says that hav-
ing a stroke made him gay. I
know it sounds crazy, but to
be really honest with you,
every time I catch a cold, I get
a little bi-curious.
LATE NIGHT
with Jimmy Fallon
I heard about a new insulin device
for diabetics that could test tears
instead of blood. Thatll be weird
when youre like, Hey, I need to
test my blood sugar. Can you put on
Marley and Me?
A man in Illinois was arrested for
calling the cops five times because
his iPhone wasnt working. Yup,
someone was arrested for calling
someone five times in one day. Do
you hear that, Mom?
The Duggar family from the show
19 Kids and Counting said theyre
having a 20th child because they
quote didnt want to stop on
an odd number. Yeah,
because when I hear some-
one has 20 kids, my first
thought is, Not odd at all!
THE LATE SHOW
with David Letterman
Silvio Berlusconi is stepping
down as prime minister of Italy.
Hes being replaced by Billy Crystal.
If we have to sit through any more
of these Republican debates, I'm
ready for a dictatorship.
Im thinking Herman Cain doesnt
get it. He brought a date to the
debate. Cain also says that hes in
favour of waterboarding as long
as it is consensual.
They had a midnight raid and they
cleaned out Zucotti Park where the
Occupy Wall Streeters were camped
out for about two months. So if
you're keeping score, here's
what the score is now:
Eighty down in Zucotti Park;
Wall Street executives arrest-
ed: Zero.
Heres
the coffee you
ordered.
Tha . . .
Thank you . . .
I . . . .
I love you
I . . .
I dont get paid
enough for this.
You may be able to change the settings, but its still annoying out of the box.
. . . Or felt free to express
your opinions . . .
Madam, a systems update has
become available. May I have
your permission to proceed with
installation?
Madam, this could take a
while. Why dont you go
enjoy a cup cofee and Ill
fnish this up for you.
OMG. Theres a update. OH
NOES its a critical update.
Omg. Omg. Can I install?
Please? Please?
Sure PC. Ill be
right back.
Of course, Mac.
WAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIT! Where
are you going?
To get a cofee . . .
Noooooo! You have to stay!
I cant install this myself, I
need you to approve each
and every step!
Bus Stop
Nerds
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LIFESTYLES
Across
1. Unable to walk
5. Fewer
9. Touch down on the ground (as a
airplane)
13. Healing plant
14. City in northern France
15. Bones forming the upper half
of human pelvises
16. Herb
17. Unsaturated monovalent radi-
cal
18. Produces a ringing sound
19. Meadowland
20. Birds of the paridae family
21. Prevaricate
23. Enrols in the armed forces
25. Sat in a lazy manner
28. Put down
29. The spiritual component of a
human being
30. Field temporarily under grass
32. Scissors, for one
35. Promiscuous women
36. Language spoken by residents
of Vietiane
37. Computer operating system
38. Singular of 39 Down
39. Easter flower
40. Popular sandwich
41. Tree
43. Cowboys rope
44. Be in pain
45. Sheltered sides
46. Hang limply
47. Bank employee
49. British counterpart of
Murphys Law
53. Statute
54. Hay unit
55. After the manner of
56. Margarine (informal)
59. Coral reef
61. Common adverbial suffix
62. Depend (on)
63. Bring together in support of
64. Wild animal
65. Courageous
66. 06-Jun-44
67. Tardy
Down
1. Scoop
2. Foreign
3. Consisting of a solution con-
taining one mole of solute per thou-
sand grams of solvent
4. Conger
5. Walks with a light springing
gait
6. Building additions
7. Cunning
8. "no tickets left"
9. Published slander
10. Alcoholic drink
11. Nothing
12. Hindi food dish
14. Non-clergy
20. Former title of Russian emper-
ors
22. Ailments
24. Shrub
25. Small magnifying glass
26. Immigrants island
27. Transactions
29. Certain Europeans
31. Childs stringed toy
32. Castors country
33. Dark
34. Name
35. More Cunning
39. Plural of 39 Across
41. Earthenware pot
42. Toward the wind-sheltered
side
43. Miners goal
46. New Zealand candy
48. Masculine name
49. Feminine name
50. Lower lips of insects
51. Mete out
52. Gretzky of hockey fame
54. Rope used for catching cattle
56. Globe
57. Constellation
58. Building addition
60. Small amount
61. Every one
Solution on page 22
1. The fortune cookie was
invented in 1916 by George Jung,
a Los Angeles noodle maker.
2. If you eat an entire full big
bag of Lays Origional Potato
Chips, which is 170 chips, you will
get your complete 100 per cent of
Vitamin C for the
day.
3. Food styl-
ists use Krazy
Glue to keep food in
place during photogra-
phy sessions for advertise-
ments, television commer-
cials and motion pictures.
4. The term white chocolate is a
misnomer. Under Fedaral
Standards of Identity, real choco-
late must contain chocolate liquor.
White chocolate contains no
chocolate liquor.
5. The melting point of cocoa
butter is just below the human
body temperature which is why it
literally melts in your mouth.
6. The botanical name of the
chocolate plant is Theobramba
cacao, which means Food of the
Gods.
7. Hawaii is the only U.S. state
that grows cacao beans to produce
chocolate.
8. German chocolate cake did
not originate in Germany. In 1852,
Sam German developed a sweet
baking bar for Bakers Chocolate
Co. The product was named in
honour of him -- Bakers Germans
Sweet Chocolate.
9. Chocolate contains
phenylethylamine (PEA), a natural
substance that is reputed to stimu-
late the same reaction in the body
as falling in love.
10. American chocolate manu-
facturers use about 1.5 billion
pounds of milk, only surpassed by
the cheese and ice cream indus-
tries.
11. Aztec emperor Montezuma
drank 50 golden goblets of hot
chocolate every day. It was thick,
dyed red and flavoured with chili
peppers.
12. Dried and smoked jalapenos
are chipotles, generally known in a
class of their own.
13. The Jalapeno pepper was
named after the town of Jalapa in
Mexico, but it is no longer com-
mercially grown there.
14. The 57 on Heinz ketchup
bottles represents the number of
varieties of pickles the company
once had.
15. A single rye plant can spread
up to 400 miles of roots under-
ground.
16. More people are allergic to
cows milk than any other food.
Aries (March 21 - April 19)
An unresolved problem follows
you everywhere. If you let yourself
get angry, plan to stay that way for
a while. Listen to rational people
even if you dont agree with them.
Taurus (April 20 - May 20)
Youre understood and accepted.
A soft touch in the right place is the
most welcome form of diplomacy.
Why cant your life always be this
easy? Dont question, just enjoy.
Gemini (May 21 - June 20)
You see patterns in apparently
random arrangements. More people
than you realize share this condition
with you. The seasonal changes
motivates artists and planners to
make good use of their heightened
perceptions.
Cancer (June 21 - July 22)
Your inner state reflects
favourably on the world that you
make. You can identify problems
without being compelled to solve
them. Give your advice and assume
that others know how to use it.
Leo (July 23 - August 22)
Take last weeks austerity theme
and put a happier spin on it. Youre
saving your resources for the time
and place theyll be most needed.
Give an unwrapped gift and see
immediate results.
Virgo (August 23 - Sept. 22)
To be busy is to be happy. Youll
talk to anyone, but you wont
explain yourself to someone who
should know better. Virgo is cham-
pion of the obvious truth, but for all
of the most obscure reasons.
Libra (Sept. 23 - Oct. 22)
Superficial action is a pale ges-
ture. If you wont roll up your
sleeves and get your hands into the
problem, stand aside and let some-
one else have a turn. Getting it
done is more important than who
does it.
Scorpio (Oct. 23 - Nov. 21)
Strangers will never know what
hit them, although friends have
their suspicions. Your secret is
made of nothing more than lucky
connections and a good memory.
You may be hard to know, but
youre easy to like.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22 - Dec. 21)
Sagittarius sees a rainbow world,
but then someone breaks it down
into many shades of gray. Submit
to forces beyond your control or
understanding. Trust the Stars to
give you a happy ending.
Capricorn (Dec. 22 - Jan. 19)
People are surprised by some-
thing that you consider ordinary.
Friends flatter you by following
your example. Face it, youre spe-
cial. Find some activity thats not
on your schedule and have fun with
it.
Aquarius (Jan. 20 - Feb. 18)
Escape sounds like a good idea,
but think again. Each step you
make might take two or three times
as many to retrace. Maybe theres
something else to learn here.
Amazingly, you dont know it all.
Pisces (Feb. 18 - March 20)
Adventure leads you to a new
place. Instead of trying to read the
guidebook now, plan to write one
later. Whether your beliefs are
challenged or confirmed, this is
sure to be a growing experience.
hard Daily Sudoku: Tue 25-Mar-2008
4 9 3 1
1 5 6 9 7
9 5
6 3
8 2
1 3
5 8
3 8 9 5 1
9 6 4 8
Fill in the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 grid con-
tains the digits 1 through 9. That means no number is repeated in any col-
umn, row or box. Solution can be found on page 22.
Sudoku Puzzle
puzzle rating: hard
LIFESTYLES
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W E T H V I R U S Y R W R E
I F A J P L Z A X K G O I N
C R S T S I R O R R E T F C
A O J Y E S A C T Q K E H O
H A M A N V I M H B C V G D
E S B P M A E H N U A B Y E
R N C N U D I S C Y C V O D
T I V B D T G W Q M S K H Q
L S T E R C E S T O P T Z U
C S I L S M G R E R T M L V
F A K X I N I B S E L L I E
G S O W X A L R F L O P P Y
I S Z A C K M O R G A N H B
R A W E S O M E Y T E W P F
O C K E T P R O T E C T O R
Chuck: Secret agent nerd
(Words in parentheses not in puzzle)
Assassins
Chuck (Bartowski)
Buy More (Electronics)
(Captain) Awesome
(Maj. John) Casey
CIA
Computers
Ellie
E-mail
Geek
Morgan (Grimes)
NSA
Secrets
Terrorists
Sarah (Walker)
Word Search
KIOSK QUIZ ANSWER
THE MAILBOX IS OUTSIDE THE MAIN
ENTRANCE OF F BUILDING.
(THERE IS NO POST OFFICE IN THE COLLEGE.)

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SPORTS&LEISURE
20
Underestimating their opponents
The mens basketball team is
starting off the season strong. The
team holds a 2-2 and record right
now and are playing some very
good basketball.
Hosting Humber at home on
November 9, the team looked
strong. We played a really good
game against Humber; we had
strong offence from the team and
the crowd was giving us that extra
boost, said player Boyd Vassell.
Coming out strong off the bat and
not letting up the whole game, the
Falcons looked very strong on the
court.
They then went on to play
Niagara on November 12, where
the team came out with the wrong
focus and mind frame for the
game. After a strong win against
Humber, the men let their confi-
dence get the best of them. This
mindset led the boys to a bad loss.
We just didnt have our heads in
the game. We thought it would be
an easy win, and they proved us
wrong said Vassell.
The teams inside presence is an
issue that needs to be worked on as
they were giving up too many
rebounds and causing too many
points.
All in all, the men have started
the season strong with some focus
issues that need to be fixed. With a
long season still ahead of them, the
Falcons have time to sort out these
problems and get on track.
Remember to come support your
Falcons at home check out
tinyurl.com/mensbball201 for their
full schedule.
TYLER GARY
INTERROBANG
The mens volleyball team is
now four games deep into the reg-
ular season, holding a 2-2 record.
They seem to be finding their
groove.
The men played Sheridan
November 9, losing to the team
with what player Andrew Joycey
described as a flat performance.
We did not come out strong
against Sheridan at all, we played
very flat game with poor execution
by the whole the team. We played
with a bad attitude and really the
only plus was our passing, he
added.
The Falcons then went on to
play their first home game against
Mohawk on November 11, where a
different-minded team came out to
play. The Falcons won in what
Joycey described as a bar-setting
game. The men were fueled by
the home crowd and their new atti-
tude, playing one of the strongest
games of the year so far.
Mohawk was an awesome
game; it was our chance to bounce
back and we did. The passing was
better, as was the hitting. We just
played better as a team; we were
way more focused and we wanted
to win, said Joycey.
Though the men still need to
work on minor problems such as
working on their hitting plays and
working out some new team kinks,
when they polish those areas, they
will be a very strong team. Come
out and support your Falcons at
home check the schedule online
at tinyurl.com/mensvball2011.
TYLER GARY
INTERROBANG
Canadian Colleges Athletic Association
2010-2011 National Scholar Award Recipients
The Scholar athlete award was implemented to recognize the outstanding academic accomplishments
of the CCAA student-athletes. Candidates must have achieved honours standing at their institution in their
current academic year. Congratulations to our 15 Falcon Athletes for accomplishing this feat!
Alyssa Kiers
Badminton
Nursing
Marina Kiers
Badminton
Pre-Health Science
Michael Droppo
Badminton
Architectural Technology
Whitney Harris
Womens Basketball
Respiratory Theory
Deb Buhlers
Cross Country Running
Pharmacy Technician
Melissa Linker
Dental Hygiene
Brittany Haan
Womens Soccer
Nursing
Joshua Lumani
Golf and Recreation Club Management
Liliane Sparkes
Autism and Behavioral Science
Derrick Wood
Audio Post Production
Nicole Carriere
Womens Soccer
Fitness and Health Promotion
Brittany Ryan
Womens Soccer
Manuel Quinones
Mens Soccer
Ryan Lutz
Mens Soccer
Business Marketing
Stephanie Bignell
Womens Volleyball
Broadcasting Television
Taylor Booth finishes T-
6th at golf nationals
Nearly 60 golfers from 11 insti-
tutions across the country took part
in the Canadian Colleges Athletic
Association Mens Golf
Championships from October 19 to
21. Fanshawe was well represented
at the tournament, finishing eighth
as a team, with two individuals fin-
ishing in the top 10.
Fanshawes Ethan OMeara was
nine over par for the tournament,
which was good enough for a tie
for 10th. Three strokes ahead at six
over par was teammate Taylor
Booth, who finished in a tie for
sixth.
The tournament took place at
Brundenell River Golf Course in
Roseneath, PEI. It was the best
experience of my life so far; maybe
not the nicest golf course I have
ever played on, but by far the
nicest resort, said Booth. It was a
really nice course to play. I really
like courses along the water, so I
was a big fan of it.
Earlier this season, Booth placed
T-14th at the Niagara Invitational
and T-19th at the Ontario Colleges
Athletic Association
Championship and had high expec-
tations going into Nationals. I
wanted to win, I came second at
the OCAA championship two
years ago and Ive wanted gold
ever since.
He posted a first round 73, mak-
ing him tied for fourth, two strokes
out of third and five strokes behind
the leader. Nerves were not an
issue, according to Booth. I had
been in similar positions before, so
that experience really helped me.
Due to rain, the second round of
the tournament was cancelled,
shortening the tournament from 54
holes to 36. It always sucks when
a tournament gets shortened, espe-
cially when you fly all the way out
there and only get to play two
rounds, but the rain was really
heavy so there wasnt much we
could do.
Booth shot 77 in the final round
for a total of 150. He finished 10
strokes back of the champion
Adrian Cord of Humber and just
two strokes behind the bronze-
medal finisher.
Booth is a London native who
graduated from John Paul Catholic
Secondary School and plays most
of his golf at Oxford Golf and
Country Club in Woodstock. He is
currently studying business at
Fanshawe and is set to graduate
this December.
CHRIS LETHBRIDGE
INTERROBANG
Attitude winning games
SPORTS&LEISURE
21
Communication is key
The womens volleyball team is
starting to find its rhythm. They
have bounced back after a rough
start and are currently holding a 3-
1 record.
The girls travelled to Sheridan
on November 9, where they won
their game in four sets. We played
a good game with strong offence,
but it gave us a good chance to see
what we need to work on, like the
team communication, said player
Erin Byatt. The team played
strong, and even with some prob-
lems on defense and team commu-
nication, they still managed to win
the game.
They then went on to play
Mohawk at home on November
11. With the home crowd backing
them up for the first time this year,
it helped to motivate the team
defeat Mohawk in four sets.
Player Cassie Smith said, The
home crowd definitely helped us.
We played another strong offen-
sive game, but we still need to
work on our team communica-
tion.
With the women focusing on
their team chemistry and commu-
nication in practice, they could
bounce back and make this a very
successful season. Check out
tinyurl.com/womensvball2011 for
the Falcons full schedule and sup-
port your team at home games.
TYLER GARY
INTERROBANG
London Bodybuilding Championships
coming to Centennial Hall
Many athletes choose to partici-
pate in sports team or intramurals
at post-secondary schools to fur-
ther their skills and enjoyment.
Some continue with volleyball,
basketball or hockey teams. Others
learn how to golf, ski or snow-
board. Some join gymnastics clubs
in the city to keep up with their
tumbling and floor routines. And
some choose the sport of weight
training and bodybuilding: two
sports that challenge you when you
are hungry, sore, craving a pizza or
a Big Mac and your eyes are
focused on a class win and chance
to be an International Federation of
BodyBuilders pro.
On November 26, feel the spirit
of competition at Centennial Hall.
Its too late to compete (most ath-
letes need between 10 and 20
weeks to prepare), but there is a
great chance you will enjoy what
you see and maybe pursue a sport
that is becoming more popular in
Canada.
A while back, OPA figure ath-
lete Emily Zelinka was featured in
the Interrobang as one to watch as
she set her sights on a National
win, meaning that if she placed
first, she would be honoured with a
placement with the best physiques
in the country and an IFBB pro sta-
tus. There have been other athletes
with London connections who
have competed in the Ontario
Physique Association to win gold
at Nationals and are bound towards
IFBB pro status in fitness:
Stephanie Worsfold, a Fanshawe
graduate, and Allison Ethier, a for-
mer UWO graduate. Scott Milne
and Ben Pulkulski have also com-
peted in bodybuilding competi-
tions.
The competition is being organ-
ized by Jamor Enterprises, made
up of Jim Morris and Norm Jacobs.
They have been running body-
building events for about 24 years
and will also promote the next
show in April, 2012 in Stratford,
The 24th Annual Festival City
Championships. Jacobs and Morris
have been partners for the entire
time and the name Jamor is derived
from both their names.
The OPA is the only sanction-
ing body in Ontario offering the
tiers system that leads to IFBB Pro
statusMr. Olympia, Arnold
Classic, stated Morris.
The starting level is a regional
show, like the one on November
26, and it is open to all amateur
athletes residing in Ontario. By
placing in the top five in your
class, you get to compete at the
Ontario Championships June 1,
2012 held in conjunction with the
Toronto Pro Supershow. By plac-
ing in the top five at the Ontario
Championships, you get to go to
the Canadian Bodybuilding
Championships. (Furthermore), if
you win overall or second to over-
all, you get your IFBB Pro Card.
Morris himself competed for
about nine years, beginning when
he was 31 years old. There are
videos of him on YouTube dating
as far as 1984 doing his posing
routine. To this day, he still has a
passion for the sport. He still
works out a couple times a week
and at 64, he has just deadlifted
405 pounds.
Morris cited the benefits of com-
peting: It motivates you to attain a
condition you would not otherwise
attain without the stimulus of com-
peting. If you compete solely for
the purpose of winning, you will
just be let down after the show.
You should compete to win,
absolutely, but mostly to be in your
personal best shape ever. If you
compete just to win a show, then it
is over.
You have to love the journey as
well, he continued. You have to
love every day in the gym and have
that passion to work on your mas-
terpiece. You are happy with your
progress, but you are never fin-
ished with your masterpiece!
For more information, visit
jamor.ca, cbbf.ca or The Toronto
Supershow at torontoprosuper-
show.com. Th cost is $80 for a VIP
all day pass, $25 for pre-judging at
11 a.m. and $45 for finals at 6:30
p.m.
JAYMIN PROULX
INTERROBANG
It is time for you to show your
inner HULK! This years Strength
Challenge promises to be one of the
best, if not THE best. Fitness 101s
Strength Challenge has been an
ongoing event since the late 90s.
This time around, it has been com-
pletely revamped into a new format
that will attract more interest and
allow individuals of varying weight
and strength to be able to compete.
The biggest and best improve-
ment weve made this year is the
exercise tests themselves. Weve
incorporated some more
endurance-based exercises that will
be sure to test each contestants
general ability in terms of resist-
ance training. We now have a
timed plank exercising combining
a stability ball and dumbbell hold:
the longer the hold, the more points
rewarded. There is now a push-up
test and in order to achieve 10
points: males have to do 55 in one
minute, and females have to do 40
(modified) in one minute. We have
also brought back the pull-ups
males performing 25 in 30 seconds
will receive 10 points as will
females performing five using their
own body weight. Females may use
weight assistance as well but will
not receive full points.
But what is a Strength Challenge
without our trademark strength
tests? The bench press and leg
press have returned with an update.
Males will receive full points for
benching 1.6 times their body
weight for five reps. Females will
achieve the same treatment if they
can perform five reps at 1.2 times
their body weight on the Smith
machine. The leg press will
demand 10 reps at four times their
body weight for males and 10 reps
at 3.2 times their body weight for
females.
Another very important change
is the method of categorizing
weight classes. A middleweight
division has been added to ensure
there is not a significant disparity
among the groups. Lightweight
men and women will be less than
165 and 135 pounds, respectively.
Middleweight men and women will
be between 166 and 195 and 136
and 165 pounds, respectively. And
heavyweight men and women will
be greater than 195 and 166
pounds, respectively.
The Strength Challenge will be
taking place on November 24 and
25. You simply pay $5 if you are a
member, or $10 if you are a non-
member and sign up for a time spot
that suits you. There will be plenty
of prizes and giveaways from our
sponsors including Dr. Dre head-
phones. If you have any further
questions, just stop by the J build-
ing front desk.
FUN AND FITNESS
RICK MELO
melo_rick@hotmail.com
Flex your muscles at the annual
Strength Challenge
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The Fanshawe mens hockey team won the Steve Blundy Invitational
hosted by Sheridan College for the second year in a row in dominating
fashion with 7-0, 4-0, and 3-0 wins over Seneca College, Trent University
and MacMaster University respectively. Fanshawe stunned host Sheridan
by beating them in a shoot-out.
This is another big win for our program and guarantees us a spot in the
championships in March, said Eric Collins, Fanshawe Hockey Head
Coach. Im really proud of the group weve put together this season.
Our players and coaching staff are excited about this great start but there
is still plenty of work to be done.
Over the years, I have tested
the Honda Accord many times,
but apart from the one time when
I tested the Accord Crosstour
(now just called Crosstour), all
my other tests have been of the
Accord coupe.
The reason for that is simple: I
really like the Accord coupe, and
any time I was offered to have
one for a week, Id gladly take it.
However, that meant I have been
ignoring the Accord sedan, the
best-selling member of the fami-
ly.
So its time to put things right.
This week, the test subject is the
Accord sedan in its most humble
form, a basic four-cylinder
model. So how does it fare?
The Accord sedan has been on
the market for a few years
already, and not much has
changed over time. Styling-wise,
it got a new tail-end treatment a
few years ago, which makes it
look something like a BMW 7-
series, which is not a bad thing.
Otherwise, the Accord sedan is
just an okay-looking car; its not
exciting, but not offensive,
either.
Open the door and the interior
tells a similar story. Not much
has changed over the years, and
while not exactly on the cutting
edge of design, it is very well
made, very spacious and com-
fortable, and it has plenty of
gadgets available (as options) to
satisfy most buyers.
Things I really like about this
interior is its excellent driving
position and great visibility all-
around.
So it looks fine and has a very
pleasant interior, what about the
engines?
You get a choice of two: a 3.5-
litre V6 that produces 271 hp or
the base 2.4-litre, four-cylinder
as in my test car, which produces
177 hp. The base engine can be
mated with either a five-speed
manual gearbox, or a five-speed
automatic as in my tester.
So its a fairly large car (mea-
suring 16.17 feet long) with a
four-cylinder engine and an
auto-box! You must be thinking
it would hardly move, but youd
be wrong.
The Accord, even in this spec,
accelerates quite well. It is
always smooth and its 161 lb/ft
of torque makes sure it has plen-
ty of forward propulsion. Trust
me, youll hardly ever come
across a scenario where youd
wish the car had more grunt.
You will likely never com-
plain about the handling,
because this Accord sedan can
really go around corners. Yes,
the Accord sedan might look like
a boring family car, but I think
the people behind its chassis
development were more into
building sports cars. I say that
because the way this car hangs
through corners at eye-popping
speeds is incredible. I have never
come across a car in this segment
that can even handle half as well
as this Accord does, I kid you
not.
I never imagined I would
deliberately choose a twistier
route home in a mid-size family
sedan, but I did with the Accord.
Apart from the handling, the
car rides quite well, and my only
complaint is that the car could
use an extra layer of soundproof-
ing as there is a bit more tire
noise than Id like. But you get
used to that in a few days.
Its frugal, too. My weeks
average was 9.0 litres/100km,
which is pretty good, especially
considering the amount of fun I
had.
The Accord sedan starts at
$24,790. Adding the automatic
will cost you an extra $1,200.
Is it worth it? Lets do a recap:
it looks fine, has a nice interior,
good power-train, good fuel-
economy and handling that
would shame many sporty
coupes! Yes, its totally worth it.
MOTORING
NAUMAN FAROOQ
naumanf1@yahoo.com
Honda Accord no
boring family sedan
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As a Canadian national icon, no
one quite compares to Wayne
Gretzky. Hes the epitome of the
ultimate success of a stereotypical
working Canadian family, a hock-
ey prodigy who grew up to be the
greatest player of our countrys
most popular sport. But who is the
man behind the icon? Is Wayne
Gretzky the person the same as
Wayne Gretzky the image, or is
the brand different from the man?
These are the questions that
Stephen Brunt tries to answer in
his book Gretzkys Tears: Hockey,
Canada, and the Day Everything
Changed. Brunt, a sportswriter
from Toronto, focuses his book on
the Gretzky trade to Los Angeles
on August 9, 1988. The books
narrative leads up to and away
from the trade and all of the
behind-the-scenes machinations of
the various parties involved, from
Gretzky himself to Peter
Pocklington to Bruce McNall,
among others.
Brunt positions the Gretzky
trade as something of an end of an
era not just for the NHL, but also
for the country of Canada. The
book acts as a deconstruction of
Gretzkys public image, analyzing
the difference between Gretzkys
brand name and Gretzkys person-
al life. Brunt makes it clear how
aware Gretzky is of his brand and
how controlling Gretzky is of his
marketing and public image. Part
of the books focus is what
Gretzkys image as a national icon
actually means to Canada and how
much of it is savvy marketing on
the part of Gretzky and the various
businessmen that have hovered
around him throughout his career.
The other aspect of the book is a
focus on the change in the NHL
brought about by the trade.
Gretzky going to L.A. opened up
the hockey market to tons of new
teams in the American south, cre-
ating lots of extra revenue in the
form of expansion fees the league
charged to all of these new owners.
This didnt last long, though, as
only so many new teams could be
admitted to the league, and the
popularity of hockey in the U.S.
has greatly dwindled since its early
90s heyday. Brunt explores this
transition of the NHL and how the
seeds of the NHLs failure in the
Deep South were planted all the
way back to the day Gretzky was
traded to L.A., a day that should
have planted the seeds of long-
term success for hockey in the
south.
Brunt has quite a bit of experi-
ence writing about hockeys
changing times. His previous
effort, Searching for Bobby Orr,
explores Orr both as a national
icon and as a herald of the wide
changes brought to the NHL dur-
ing the late 60s expansion. That
book was also as much about Alan
Eagleson and Orrs business rela-
tionship with him, much in the
same way that Gretzkys Tears is
about Gretzkys business relation-
ships with Pocklington and
McNall.
Ive read both books and I
enjoyed Gretzkys Tears more,
mainly because I grew up watch-
ing Gretzky play. I think for Baby
Boomers who were in their youth
when Orr was in his prime,
Searching for Bobby Orr might be
the better option. Theyre both
excellent reads, though, for fans of
hockey history as both explore the
realities of the public image of two
Canadian icons as well as the
changes these two players brought
to the national sport, changes that
are still felt quite deeply in the
NHL today.
JEREMY WALL
INTERROBANG
Gretzkys Tears takes
a look at the man
behind the icon
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As the playoff races heat up,
there are about four spots in the
NFC that are completely up for
grabs. The Green Bay Packers and
San Francisco 49ers will get in, but
after that, who knows? The Atlanta
Falcons, Dallas Cowboys, Chicago
Bears, New York Giants, New
Orleans Saints, Detroit Lions and
possibly even the Philadelphia
Eagles will be in the hunt for the
remaining spots, so every game at
this point becomes even more
important.
With this much craziness likely
to occur over the last month and a
half, the week 12 matchup
between the New York Giants and
the New Orleans Saints looms as
an extremely important game. The
Giants are in the brutal part of their
schedule, trying to keep up with
the rest of the pack and hang on to
their NFC East Division lead. The
Saints are in the same position, try-
ing to keep ahead of the Atlanta
Falcons.
Key Matchups
1. Eli Manning vs. Elite
Quarterback Status: Is Eli elite?
His Super Bowl ring and border-
line MVP season this year say
YES. His constant inconsistency
prior to this year would lean me
towards NO. Which Eli shows up
for this one? He needs his main
weapons (Ahmad Bradshaw and
Hakeem Nicks) back healthy and
ready to go to continue dominat-
ing.
2. Drew Brees vs. Giants Pass
Rush: The Giants (as I have noted
several times this year) rush the
passer better than almost everyone
in the NFL. On the other hand,
Brees gets the ball out faster than
almost everyone. Brees will have
to be on top of his game, but will
have his home crowd behind him.
3. New England vs.
Philadelphia: By the way, this
game should be pretty good too.
The Pats got it figured out a couple
weeks ago, while the Eagles have
struggled to find any consistency.
It will be interesting to see if they
can get anywhere close to a playoff
spot.
The Rundown
Back to business. This game
looks to me like it will be a
shootout between two highly
effective offences. However, if the
aforementioned Nicks and
Bradshaw dont play, it may be a
Saints rout. Ill say they play, and
keep it close. However, Ill take
the Saints at home, 42-31.
For next week, the Falcons take
their talents to Reliant Stadium to
take on the AFC South leading
Houston Texans.
Giant matchup in the Deep South
NFL CZAR
JUSTIN VANDERZWAN
Western falls to McMaster in Yates Cup
The McMaster Marauders foot-
ball team stunned the Western
Mustangs in the 104th Yates Cup on
November 12. The team from
Hamilton did not just defeat the
Mustangs at TD Waterhouse
Stadium; they blew them out, win-
ning by a final score of 41-19.
Although Western had home field
advantage, a large number of the
6,500 fans in attendance were sup-
porting the road team. McMasters
dominance in the game gave their
fans much more to cheer about and
as The Scores Glenn Shiller said
during the trophy presentation, At
times it was hard to tell if the game
was being played in London or
Hamilton.
Donnie Marshall made his return
as Westerns quarterback. Marshall
had been out since suffering a high
ankle sprain on October 1. It was
quite clear the Mustangs fourth-year
QB was still affected by the injury,
rushing the ball for only 20 yards on
six carries. Before getting injured,
Marshall was averaging 75 rushing
yards per game. He added 187 yards
through the air, completing 14 of his
27 passes, throwing one TD pass,
along with one interception.
Once again, it was Tyler Varga
leading the UWO offence, rushing
for 154 yards on 30 carries, scoring
one TD.
The MVP of the game was
McMaster quarterback Kyle
Quinlan. Quinlans slow start had
his team trailing 3-0 at the end of the
first quarter. From the second quar-
ter on, he led his team to score 34
unanswered points. He completed
16 of 24 passes for 275 yards, four
TDs and no interceptions. The MVP
also ran the ball for 103 yards on 10
carries.
The story of the game was
Westerns inability to capitalize on
their first-half scoring chances.
Western failed to convert two short
field goals in the first quarter. Also,
in the second, they were down 10-3
and had two great chances to tie the
game. They had the ball on the
three-yard line but were stopped on
all three attempts to run the ball into
the end zone and turned the ball over
on downs. Just minutes later they
had the ball on the 16-yard line
before turning the ball over again,
this time by throwing an intercep-
tion to Joey Cupido.
Western really struggled offen-
sively and defensively in the second
half, getting outscored 31-7 before
adding a meaningless touchdown at
the end of the game.
It was the final game of at least
six Mustangs players careers, most
notably punter Darryl Wheeler and
former Laurier standout QB Ian
Noble. Fourth-year players Donnie
Marshall and Nathan Riva will have
the option to return for a final shot at
a Vanier Cup.
Although Western may have not
lived up to expectations this year,
fans should be really excited about
the upcoming years and what will
likely be known as the Tyler Varga
era.
McMaster advanced to play
Acadia in the Uteck Bowl, which
was played on November 18 in
Moncton, N.B. The winners of that
game will play in the Vanier Cup on
November 25, which will be played
at BC Place in Vancouver. The
game will be broadcast live on TSN
at 9 p.m.
CHRIS LETHBRIDGE
INTERROBANG
An alarming trend has been occur-
ring in both the WWE and TNA in
recent times, and it has to do with the
championship belts of the two pro-
motions being passed around without
a thought, sometimes week to week.
On November 14, Gail Kim won
the Knockouts championship by
defeating Velvet Sky. Granted, Kim
is no rookie. She has plenty of expe-
rience and is one of the best female
wrestlers there is. The problem, how-
ever, is that she only recently
returned to TNA after spending a few
years over in the WWE. The proper
thing would be for the company to
require her to put some time in first.
It hasnt happened like that, though.
In fact, as soon as Kim arrived, she
was heavily pushed. Shes already
demolished Tara and become
Knockouts tag champ alongside
Madison Rayne. Throughout this,
she has been helped in no small part
by Karen Jarrett, who continues to
show majorly selective favouritism
in her treatment of the girls.
Sky only just won the Knockouts
belt for the first time ever a few short
weeks ago, after being loyal to TNA
for close to five years. Shes earned
the privilege of being a champion,
and to pull the rug out from under her
like that makes the championship
seem virtually worthless, especially
considering that the ink on Kims
contract has barely dried.
If you look back to the past of pro-
fessional wrestling, championships
actually used to be held by someone
for amazing lengths of time. The
Fabulous Moolahs five reigns as
womens champion lasted for a com-
bined total of 30 years. Bruno
Sammartino held the WWF
Heavyweight Championship for
eight long years the first time around.
Hulk Hogan and Bob Backlund also
had similar lengthy reigns as the top
dog in the WWF.
With the current generations short
attention span, a wrestler being
champ that long might not go over so
well. But a middle ground must be
found so that the Heavyweight
Championship that once meant so
much and carried immense prestige
is not carelessly passed around to a
different superstar every single week.
Traditionally the champ is supposed
to be a guy that the company
revolves around. He is the public
face, a leader of sorts that can help
young wrestlers succeed in the busi-
ness.
Alberto Del Rio is WWE champi-
on again right now, but is he really
making the impact he should at the
top? More attention is being paid to
whats going on with John Cena at
any given moment. And that is a
grave mistake, as nobody should
overshadow the guy whos wearing
the belt. Both the two big promotions
are in dire need of changing how they
handle business in this area, before
the idea of a championship having
prestige becomes just a thing of the
past.
Thoughtless promotions cheapen the game
THE HEEL TURN
SCOTT STRINGLE
stringle78@gmail.com
The Sault Ste. Marie
Greyhounds travelled to London
to play the Knights at the John
Labatt Centre on November 11.
The final score of the game was
4-3 for the Greyhounds, but that
wasnt what people were talking
about the next day.
At the final buzzer, an alterca-
tion between Nick Cousins of
Sault Ste. Marie and London
Knights forward Ryan Rupert led
to a bench clearing brawl between
the Hounds and Knights.
Heres what happened:
As time was winding down
with the Knights trailing the
Greyhounds, the Knights turned
the puck over in the offensive
zone. The puck landed on Nick
Cousins stick, and he took a
stride with the puck and shot it
towards the Knights empty net.
As the puck was travelling
towards the net, time expired and
the game was officially over. The
Greyhounds started to celebrate
and headed on the ice to congrat-
ulate their goaltender, Jack
Campbell, as the London bench
started to head to their dressing
room. Mere seconds after
Cousins shot the puck down the
ice, Rupert began to head towards
the London bench. Cousins put
his hands to the air and started
skating towards Rupert and began
to celebrate, and Cousins taunted
Rupert by bumping him while
celebrating. Rupert took excep-
tion to that and gave him a two-
handed slash to the midsection.
Cousins fell to the ice in visible
pain, then Rupert dropped his
gloves and jumped the defence-
less Cousins and started to throw
punches.
Things got very ugly after that;
roughly four Sault Ste. Marie
players jumped Rupert as mem-
bers from the Knights came to the
help their teammate from the
mosh pit of Greyhounds. Multiple
scrums broke out with helmets,
gloves and sticks scattered
around of the rink. Three fights
broke out during the bench clear-
ing: Scott Harrington vs. Alex
Morgan, Jared Knight vs. Colin
Miller and Matt Rupert vs. Joe
Rogalski.
Referees and linesmen eventu-
ally restored order and escorted
players from both teams off the
ice one at a time.
Suspensions:
Miller, Rogalski and Morgan of
Sue Ste. Marie have each
received two-game suspensions
as of November 12. All players
received game misconducts for
fighting other than during the
period of the game. London
Knights Knight, Matt Rupert and
Harrington received the same
suspension under the same rule.
Cousins received a two-game
suspension for game misconduct
for unsportsmanlike conduct at
20:00 in the third period.
According to the OHL Rule
Book, In general, participants
displaying this type of behaviour
are assessed a minor penalty, then
a misconduct penalty and then a
game misconduct penalty if they
persist.
Rupert of the Knights was sus-
pended indefinitely for a game
misconduct for slashing at 20:00
in the third period. The Rule
Book states that a major penalty,
at the discretion of the Referee
based on the severity of the con-
tact, shall be imposed on a player
who slashes an opponent. When
injury occurs, a major penalty
must be assessed under this rule
(see 61.5). Rule 61.5 states that
whenever a major penalty is
assessed for slashing, a game
misconduct penalty must also be
imposed.
Being suspended indefinitely
means that a player will be sus-
pended from league play until the
league reviews the incident and
finds an appropriate suspension
for the player.
You can expect a wake-up call
for Ryan Rupert from the league.
This will be his first suspension
and the league will keep that in
mind when figuring out the sus-
pension. Another thing to consid-
er is the fact that Cousins, the
recipient of the slash from
Rupert, was smiling and looked
to be laughing at something as he
was skating off the ice, but either
way, Ruperts actions are going
to call for discipline from the
league. It doesnt help Ruperts
case when the video of his actions
are being watched by people
across the nation; anyone who
tuned in to any network sports
channel saw the slash and the
brawl. Now everyone is waiting
to see how the OHL is going to
handle this incident. The OHL
has a history of cracking down
hard on players who give the
league a black-eye. Ryan Rupert
was suspended for five games.
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open gym time available during the day. all you need is a
campus card. see daily schedule.
The Mens and Womens Basketball Teams have a jammed packed week
ahead. They host the Sault Cougars on Fri. Nov. 25th, the Algoma
Thunderbirds on Sat. Nov. 26th and the Redeemer Royals on
Wed. Nov. 30th. The Women play at 6pm and the Men play at 8pm.
Both teams then travel to Windsor to play the
St. Clair Saints on Fri. Dec. 2nd.
INTRAMURAL SPORTS
still accepting womens hockey individual entries.
Deadlines have been extended. See J0134 for more information.
volleyball
The Mens and Womens Volleyball Teams are on the road
this weekend, travelling to North Bay to face the Canadore Panthers
on Sat. Nov. 26th. The Women play at 6pm and the
Men play at 8pm. The next day, both teams face off against the
Nipissing Lakers. The Women will play at 12pm and the Men will
play at 2pm. On Thurs. Dec. 1st, both the Mens and
Womens teams travel to Niagara to play the Knights.
ice hockey
The Womens Extramural Ice Hockey team will be travelling to Humber
College for a tournament on Fri. Nov. 25th. Good luck ladies!
Scott Parker impressed many
last week after an exciting per-
formance against the world cham-
pions Spain. Parker, the English
international, did so well that he
was given the Man of the Match
award for his performance in the
midfield. Its the English midfield
that seems to contain the most con-
troversy. Do you play Parker in the
current set-up, and if so, how?
Parker may very much be of the
starting quality for England. In the
previously mentioned game
against Spain, he managed to keep
control of the ball and his style of
play without too much Spanish
intrusion, while his team could
barely muster anything really wor-
thy of a win. However, England
does have one few thing going for
them at the moment: youth. And
the Gerrard generation is prevent-
ing the younger generation from
coming of age in the national team.
Players like Theo Walcott, Tom
Cleverley, Aaron Lennon and even
Ashley Young all deserve to get
minutes now, for later.
Fabio Capello has adopted the
suddenly popular 4-3-3, which
leaves only three spots for mid-
fielders. The Frank Lampard and
Gerrard lack of symmetry is well
documented, but the three-man
midfield of Jones, Parker and
Lampard worked well enough,
considering. Parker can play a
good holding midfield role and is a
work horse if you put him in cer-
tain spots. Thats how England
played him in early in the
European campaign and it was
incredibly successful. Thankfully
his tools allow him to work as such
a force in the centre of the mid-
field. His distribution skills are
okay, but only so. A minute eater,
Parker is known for his stamina up
and down the pitch.
His problems still remain that
first limited him from amassing
more caps (he only has 10 caps for
the senior team, one appearance
less than what he had with the
under-21 team). His level of play
can come and go, which can be a
major issue for a national team. By
putting a player like Parker in the
very centre of the midfield, you
run the risk of him taking on too
much of a playmaking responsibil-
ity. He does a good job of distrib-
uting out of the back, but at his
club Tottenham he is still over-
shadowed by Lennon, Luka
Modric and Gareth Bale for offen-
sive distribution. His work rate is
overshadowing the fact he is in his
30s, and all those extra kilometers
will certainly catch up to him.
Parker should not be in
Capellos plans because its simply
too little too late. He is really not a
player that England could afford to
play at this moment, just as the
national team is getting ready for a
tournament that holds a consider-
able amount of importance to this
football associations future. I
believe the perfect situation would
be to put him in a four- or five-
band formation behind the advanc-
ing midfielders. That way you get
that quick passing and defensive
coverage he has been known for
and use it to the teams full benefit.
But even then the youth should
still be considered over a player
who may have already peaked.
Parker should be benched
FANSHAWE FC
MARTY THOMPSON
sensandsoccerfan@hot-
mail.com
twitter: @martythompson_
CREDIT: AFP
Scott Parker had an impressive showing against Spain, but did he show
why he deserves to start?
AROUND THE OHL
RYAN SPRINGETT
springett_1993@hotmail.com
twitter: @Ryan_Springett
CREDIT: SPORTS.YAHOO.COM
Nick Cousins lies defenceless on the ice after London Knight Ryan Rupert
slashed him across the midsection.
JLC Bench brawl

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