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Antarctica and its international implications
Michael Bohdanowicz
Antarctica, and ultimately Earth
as a whole, is likely to experience
negative changes, a conclusion
which could be drawn from a presentation held at the Arboretum
Centre on Jan. 12. The presentation was given at a meeting of the
Guelph Field Naturalists by its
president, Peter Kelly, who once
taught at the University of Guelph.
This presentation began by
briefly describing Antarctica’s history. From its discovery in 1820
until the mid-20th century the
continent was the site of whaling, which decimated its whale
population. Currently an international treaty restricts whaling in
the Southern Ocean, which surrounds Antarctica, for scientific
purposes. One signatory country,
Peter Kelly
Japan, is alleged to have abused
the scientific purpose stipulation Guelph Field Naturalists talk about why Antarctica’s delicate ecosystem is in jeopardy.
as Kelly claimed that “these ‘scientific’ whale samples show up in the only ones with the ability to particular focus on the region Kelly winds to circulate around the
restaurants.”
commit these activities in Antarc- visited as a tourist in 2003, the continent and warm the coastline,
Another international law, tica. He responded to allegations Antarctic Peninsula. That region which melts sea ice, lessening
the Antarctic Treaty, has pro- that Russia is illegally engaging in features the highest concentra- Antarctica’s defense from the
hibited mining and military oil extraction by saying it’d be a tion of wildlife in Antarctica. The waves that warm it. The increase
activity–among other environ- “slippery slope” for Antarctica’s Antarctic Peninsula is estimated in storms climate change entails
mentally damaging activities– in environmental health if that ac- to be warming at a rate three to will increase the amount of waves
Antarctica since its enactment tivity occurred.
five times faster than the rest of hitting and subsequently warmin 1959. Currently the treaty
ing Antarctica.
Overall, the presentation fo- the planet.
cused
on
the
impact
of
climate
has been signed by 47 countries,
The continuing depletion of the
SEE antarctica PAGE 3
which Kelly stated encompass change on Antarctica with a ozone layer over Antarctica allows
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Out On the Self
A Queer friendly
Library and Resource
Center
Tyler Valiquette
Out on the Shelf, located at 141
Woolwich St., is a library and resource center for Lesbian, Gay,
Bisexual, Transgendered, Transsexual, Two-Spirited, Intersex,
Queer and Questioning individuals (LGBTTIQQ). Out on
the Shelf’s mission is to “gather and make resources available
with the goal of creating a supportive and positive space that
responds to the dynamic needs of
the queer communities” and, in
fulfilling that, provide resources
and information on queer issues
including health, relationships
and sex. A safe space is provided
that is free from discriminatory
and harassment.
Out on the Shelf has a wide
array of books, magazines, movies, pamphlets and resources
available to all those who are interested. The library and resource
center is completely volunteer
driven. Students and individuals
of all ages help create a relaxed
antarctica CONTINUED
The presence of sea ice is vital
to the survival of animals in
Antarctica. Krill– shrimp-like
animals– only reside in sea ice
and are the basis of the Antarctic
ecosystem, according to Kelly, as
virtually all animals in Antarctica
consume krill or other animals
that consume krill. One scientist
estimates that half of all krill in
Antarctica are eaten every year.
“The less sea ice you have, the
less krill you have, and then you
start to see declines in the populations of other organisms that
live there,” Kelly remarked. He
also noted that a decline in sea
ice would prevent birds (excluding penguins) from conducting
migrations to other continents,
as fewer places would be available for them to rest during their
flying migration. The amount of
sea ice in Antarctica has already
declined by 40 per cent in the
last 25 years.
Penguins, arguably Antarctica’s most famous animal, could
be threatened in the future. Some
estimates claim that two-thirds
of penguin colonies could collapse
courtesy
and safe space for all those who
visit.
Out On the Shelf is the organization responsible for running
Pride in Guelph. Guelph pride
exists in order to bring together
Guelph’s LGBTTIQQ community and their allies in a safe and
welcoming environment. Guelph
hosted its first Pride event in
2003. Since then, there has been
overwhelming support from the
community resulting in the event
growing from its initial Pride
if the average world temperature
rises by two degrees. Kelly predicts that “overall, all penguin
species are going to decline” if
climate change continues.
One of the four species of penguins that reside in Antarctica
have already experienced a population decline –Adelie penguins
are estimated to have declined by
33 per cent in the last 25 years.
Adelie penguins generally reside
farther south than other penguin
species in the summer, although
winters are spent on sea ice.
Because of its warming temperatures the summer residency area
of the Adelie penguins has seen
an increase in Gentoo penguins
which increases competition for
food. Regions to the south of the
Adelie penguins’ summer residency area have become colder,
preventing Adelie penguins from
relocating there.
Kelly emphasized that ultimately every continent will be
negatively affected by climate
change’s effects on one continent
alone. He concluded that less ice
“is not good for us as well. Global
sea levels will rise significantly.”
Picnic to a full force Pride week.
Although Canadian Lesbian and
Gay rights are accepted with the
recognition of same-sex unions,
there are currently 23 countries
that recognize same-sex unions.
There are 52 that offer anti-discrimination laws and 72 countries
where you can face prosecution
for being Lesbian or Gay; five of
which enforce the death penalty.
Out On the Self helps promote
acceptance and understanding of queer culture, while also
providing a safe space for all individuals regardless of sexual
orientation. Pride not only celebrates queer culture, but also
helps educate and enlighten
those uninformed about queer
issues. Through Pride, acceptance of queer culture may one
day be reached globally.
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The price of vanity
Canadian vision specialists are
asking people to think twice
about changing their colour.
After receiving surgical procedure that changes the colour
of the iris, Beatriz Murillo from
Toronto has been left with severe
eye complications, and significantly impaired vision. The
cosmetic surgery places a differently coloured iris on top of
the existing one and can irritate
the eye and cause inflammation.
Costing approximately $8000, the
cosmetic iris can lead to bleeding and glaucoma. Murillo has
had two glaucoma surgeries and
a cornea transplant and has been
left legally blind. The operation is
not available in North America,
and it is estimated that over 600
patients have had the surgery
carried out in Panama. (CBC)
It’s a bird, it’s a plane
A couple from Buenos Aires could
be in trouble after hitting an opera
singer with a cat. The victim,
an 85 year-old-woman and the
couple’s neighbour, fractured
her skull when the couple’s cat
landed on her head. The cat was
thrown by the husband and was
intended to hit his spouse. When
the wife ducked, the animal fell
through an open window, hitting the woman who was walking
along the street below. The cat
did not survive, and the neighbor is in critical condition. (The
Mirror)
Corrections
The Ontarion would like to make a
correction to an article published
last week that featured the City
of Guelph’s new skating rink,
and to clarify the financial figures
that were given in an interview
with City Councilor Bob Bell. The
article stated that the rink cost
approximately $8 million, however, this figure referred to the
total cost of the Market Square
and Carden St. project. The rink
itself cost only $2.1 million, and
this money was provided by
both the federal government
and a community fundraising
campaign. The remaining $5.9
million was used for the rest of
the construction projects. The
maintenance cost of the rink is
$413,000, and the City’s debt is
$45 million, set well within the
provincial guidelines
Peter Kelly
Penguin populations are on the decline, as competition for food
sources increases with global warming.
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Scientifically Inclined: Men with lower pitched voices are less fertile
Australian researchers
determine men
with Barry Whitelike voices have less
concentrated sperm
Arielle Duhaime-Ross
Darwin’s theory of selection teaches us that sexual traits, such as a
male peacock’s feathers, or a stag’s
antlers, do not aid in enhancing
survival but rather aid in conveying an individual’s potential as a
mate. They are thought to indicate
a mate’s quality in any combination
of the following very important aspects: genetic quality, child-rearing
skills, and overall fertility.
As a member of the animal
kingdom, humans also use sexual traits to determine the quality
of a potential mate. For instance,
heterosexual women tend to find
men with lower voices more attractive. The opposite is also true,
where most heterosexual men prefer women with higher voices. One
would think that a woman’s preference for lower pitched voices, a
biological adaptation, would have
developed as a way of confirming a
man’s quality as a mate. However,
a new study published in the open
access journal PLOS one challenges
this popular belief.
A team of Australian scientists,
led by Leigh W. Simmons, have
determined that men with lower
pitched voices have lower concentrations of sperm in their ejaculate
than men with higher pitched voices. This finding indicates that men
who have a Barry White-like quality to their voice are less fertile than
men with higher pitched voice.
In order to determine this, the
researchers recruited 54 male participants, aged 18 to 32. They made
voice recordings of all the participants and collected semen samples
from each. The participants also
answered a questionnaire about
their lifestyle and general health,
and measured their own testes, following a standardized procedure.
The semen samples were analyzed
to determine the total concentration of sperm cells and their
overall motility, as determined by
their velocity, activity, and ability to maintain a linear path. The
voice recordings were rated for
attractiveness and masculinity by
30 Caucasian heterosexual women,
aged 18 to 30.
As expected, the researchers
found that the women deemed
the lower voices as more attractive
and more masculine than the higher
voices. When the recordings were
compared to the semen analysis,
however, a lower pitched voice was
not an indicator of semen quality. In fact, the lower the voice
and the more masculine and sexually attractive these men were
thought to be, the lower the sperm
concentration.
The researchers believe that this
can be explained by a trade-off
between sperm production and a
man’s investment in competing
for and attracting women. What
exactly is being traded off? Testosterone is the main determinant of
the pitch of a man’s voice. At puberty, elevated levels of testosterone
cause an increase in the length of
the vocal folds, as well as the larynx,
causing a lowering of the pitch of a
boy’s voice. Testosterone also contributes to sperm production. So a
trade-off arises, where men who
develop lower pitched voices have
less energy, as determined by testosterone production, to invest in
sperm production than a man with
a higher pitched voice.
These sorts of trade-offs are not
new and are usually described
under the “handicap principle,”
where the development of a sexual
trait incurs at a certain cost, usually
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energy-related. Under this princi- finding, this female preference is
ple, a mate that develops a sexual not very beneficial in terms of entrait and survives the trait, such as suring successful reproduction.
a low-pitched voice, is deemed to
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Upcoming Board elections Community building with Habitat for
need students to vote
Humanity
Alicja Grzadkowska
The upcoming elections for undergraduate and graduate governors
begins Feb. 6 and runs until Feb.
10. For Guillaume Blais, the undergraduate governor on the
Board of Governors, endorsement
for increased student participation
becomes particularly important.
“It is up to students to take interest
in matters that they feel passionate
about,” said Blais.
Though the average student is
typically aware of university associations like the CSA, Interhall
Council, and other representative
bodies, the Board of Governors is
less known on campus despite its
significant contributions to student
life and its overall maintenance of
the University. Promoting awareness for the board is thus imperative
as the board’s decisions impact students as well as faculty and staff
members.
According to Blais, the board consists of 24 members and is primarily
tasked with setting the priorities and
strategic directions of the University. Blais’s role as an Undergraduate
Governor is to bring a student voice
to the board as he works alongside
President Summerlee, university
faculty and external members in
the oversight of the University of
Guelph’s fiscal affairs and the management of the school.
“Another responsibility of student representatives is to provide
the other board members with an House-building group
the build in a practice known as
“sweat equity”.
idea of what it is like to be a stu- looking for members
dent and how decisions made at the
“The home is sold to the famboard table can come to directly af- for their Women Build
ily at market value and the
fect students,” says Blais.
family will pay back a zeroCommittee
interest mortgage to Habitat,
The representatives bring up
Andrea
Lamarre
issues that concern students to the
never paying more than 30% of
rest of the board, such as the lack
their household income,” she
of study space on campus, which Habitat for Humanity has been said. “This leaves far more for
was a topic of interest late last year. operating in Guelph-Welling- items like utilities, clothing, food,
“A lot of the Board members ton since 2000, having built 19 etc.” This also allows the famiwere wondering what was going homes in the area and with plans ly to own their home, affording
on,” adds Blais. “Many of them to build three to six more this up- them equity, unlike renting.
didn’t realize that space was an coming year. Most recently, the
Students can get involved with
issue and there was a good discus- organization has put forth a call the committee in particular, and
sion about what is considering space for more members for its Women Habitat for Humanity more genon campus.”
Build committee, a group that erally in many different ways.
“Students can get involved at
Yet the importance of the under- plans on building one of these
graduate and graduate governors’ homes.
every level - from building on the
role, although relevant to student
“Every home Habitat builds re- build site to becoming a commitexperience at the university, has quires a team of volunteers who tee member,” said Slater. “They
not been enough to increase vot- assist with Fundraising, Volun- can help to plan or carry out funing turnout.
teer Recruitment, Sponsorship, draisers, help recruit volunteers,
“Turnout is usually unfortunately Public Relations and Build Activi- spread awareness. We need many
poor,” commented Blais on student ties,” explained Lynda Slater, the hands to build a home and there
participation in past elections. “I Guelph-Wellington Women Build is a volunteer role for everyone.”
won the election last year with less Committee Chair. Members are
The skills learned through inthan a thousand votes, which is being recruited to do everything volvement in Habitat projects,
less than five per cent of the stu- from organizing, to “swinging a Slater notes, can help translate
hammer” at the build site.
dent population.”
classroom knowledge into pracWith the student nomination
The Women Build committee tical, hands-on experience.
period for the board ending on is not new, but interest has been
the Jan. 27, students will soon be growing of late into the group’s
asked to vote for two undergradu- commitment to partnerships
ate representatives, or one graduate with local families. Slater exrepresentative through their Gryph- plained that the Women Build
mail accounts. Instead of ignoring committee works alongside the
the ballot, Blais encourages students partner family who will receive
to become an active participant in the home being built, donatuniversity governance and vote.
ing 500 hours of their time to
A closer look at Alzheimer’s
Human Health and
Nutritional Sciences
hosts 42nd annual
symposium
Beth Purdon-McLellan
The Department of Human Health
and Nutritional Sciences held it’s
annual health symposium on Jan.
14. The conference, entitled “Alzheimer’s: The tangled mind” was
the 42nd symposium to be hosted
by the department. It featured researchers Dr. Carol Greenwood and
Dr. Richard Bazinet from the University of Toronto, Dr. Mark Oremus
from McMaster, and Dr. Bettina Kalisch from the University of Guelph.
“Normally we try to have at least
one University of Guelph speaker,
just because it’s nice to represent
the community,” said Margret Clark,
who helped organize the event. “But
we try to branch out to bring in different perspectives. Mostly to the
University of Toronto and McMaster,
just because of the distance.”
In the past, the symposium has
featured different topics such as
obesity. Due to the amount of new
research on Alzheimer’s and its close it back up and expect them
social implications, the committee to live, it’s really hard to find anchose the disease as its area of focus. swers. So none of the researchers
Approximately 500,000 people live have definite answers.”
with Alzheimer’s today, and that
This was the second year that the
number will double as baby boom- symposium hosted a student panel
ers age.
consisting of four undergraduate
“When they were discussing ideas students, Michael Tomizza, Mary
originally, someone had brought Cranmer-Byng, Sarah Mavin and
up ‘well, what will students today Emily Meko. The panel helped to
have to deal with in their careers?’” facilitate dialogue between the ausaid Clark. “Alzheimer’s is huge be- dience and the presenters making
cause the baby boomer generation the symposium much more interis growing a lot older. Alzheimer’s active. Clark noted that because
is extremely prevalent.”
the panel used “layman’s” terms
The speakers stress that preven- to describe Alzheimer research,
tion starts at age 20, especially if the material was more inclusive
your strategy involves medication of symposium attendees.
or nutrition. For example, there is
The symposium revealed that
some evidence DHA, an omega-3 Alzheimer’s is an issue that has
fatty acid, works as an anti-inflam- social implications as well. The
matory on the brain– a symptom importance of the caregiver will
that is characteristic of Alzheimer’s. only increase, and strategies need
However, these methods cannot to be developed to support them.
reverse brain degeneration, and
“The conclusion from pretty
the exact effect of long-term pre- much all of them is that it is revention is unknown.
ally hard to treat Alzheimer’s,”
“Alzheimer’s is a very intricate said Clark. “Once someone has
disease, it’s very complicated and it, there’s no cure. There probawe don’t know a lot about it,” said bly isn’t going to be a ‘be all, end
Clark. “And because we can’t open all’ solution. So its more about
up the brain of someone and then prevention.”
“Working on Women Build
committees is a great way to
practice skills in marketing,
public relations, leadership,
engineering, information technology, teamwork, [and] project
management,” said Slater.
Volunteers like Slater have seen
changes in their own lives as a
result of their experiences with
the group.
“Being part of Women Build has
allowed me the opportunity to
join forces with other proactive,
goal oriented women and come
together to support a cause we
all feel strongly about, while at
the same time improve my own
skill set in an area that I knew
little about when I started,” she
said. “It’s also a whole lot of fun
and lots of laughs when we all get
together, and in the end a Guelph
family has a new home they can
call their own! It really is a great
feeling to be part of it.”
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What’s in a degree?
Post-secondary
education’s role in the
economy
Beth Purdon-McLellan
Joniada Milla, a PhD candidate
in economics, is asking the same
question that students often ask
themselves: what effect will university have on our lives after
graduation? Her thesis, entitled
“Exploring the Dynamics of Entry
and Exit in Post-Secondary Education” looks at why students
enrol in post-secondary education, how the university and
academic program they choose
shapes employment outcomes,
and the overall effect these choices have on the economy.
The thesis is an extension of her
master’s research, which investigated the connection between
economic growth and education. Milla’s findings suggest
that post-secondary education
is crucial for economic growth.
“A highly skilled and educated labour force assimilates new
innovations and technology spillovers faster,” said Milla.
Considering the effect of education on large-scale economies,
there is incentive to encourage
students to pursue post secondary education. Part of Milla’s
research is to understand what
factors influence students in their
decision to enroll in both college
and university programs.
Milla’s research showed that
parent’s expectations were a
significant factor in whether or
not a student attended university. Certain trends in student peer
groups, like smoking, also had an
impact on academic aspirations.
“Having friends who smoke
might be indicating a symptom
of more general social attitudes
about the peers which affect the
teenager,” said Milla. “A teenager
of age 15 that has made smoking a habit may be more likely to
show negativity towards school
and/or reflect an overall rebellious attitude.”
For her data, Milla used the Canadian Youth in Transition Survey
(YITS), which follows students
from the beginning of their high
school experience all they way
up to when students enter the
work force. When looking at how
program choice effected employment, Milla’s data came from a
much more accessible source.
Prospective students are not the
only ones to turn to MacLean’s
magazine for university rankings.
“We complemented YITS by
merging it with external data
on university rankings from Maclean’s magazine,” said Milla. “
[As well as] other university
characteristics such as faculty to student ratio, enrolment
rates, faculty salaries, average
high school grades of the entering
cohort etc. in order to be able to
build a university quality index.”
Joniada Milla
Joniada Milla’s research follows students before and after their
enrollment in post-secondary education.
arts & Culture
Tom Beedham
Employing a simplistic painting technique, Tess Martens offered a topless
interpretation of the Sun-Maid logo in part of a show that zeroed in on childhood
memories at Zavitz gallery from Jan. 9-13.
arts & Culture
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I heard tapes are back
Divinus Caesar
The music industry has undergone
a major shift in recent decades as
first compact disks and then mp3s
radically changed the relationship
between music producers and
consumers. For the consumer of
mass market bands, much of this
change has been good, the only
real loser (the complaints of Metallica aside) appearing to be the
record labels. However, for small
bands the rough edges of these
changes have caused more pain,
with little done so far to alleviate it.
Cassettestival organizer Peter
Bradley is one of a growing number
enthusiastically advocating cassette tapes as a palliative measure.
To that end, this week’s Cassettestival event at Ed Video was
not meant only to showcase new
musical talent, but to reintroduce
the tape itself as a star. While the
event’s 85 or so attendees found
themselves faced with tapes and
tape guts hanging like streamers
everywhere they turned, the future of the tape will depend more
on its potential advantages for
musicians and audiences than on
visuals and spectacle.
The main advantage of the tape
for musicians is that they are extraordinarily cheap to produce.
“For a band that doesn’t think
that they’ll sell more than 100 CDs–
which is a reality for a band that
isn’t really interested in touring
across Canada tirelessly and losing money on their project, for a
band that is more homebound and
just wants 50 or 100 copies of a
tape,” Bradley said, “tapes are really good.”
For audiences hoping to get their
hands on bands output at a reasonable price, this feature will be
equally appealing.
The cassette tape’s other major
advantage for musicians, though,
is not necessarily one shared with
consumers. Skipping through
tracks on a tape is, in Bradley’s
words “torture.” Changing out
Michaela Kennedy
tapes is time-consuming, and
carrying around multiple tapes Organizer Peter Bradley brought Cassettestival, a “hopefully periodic celebration of new music by
is unspeakably, damnably bur- Guelphites … on cassette” to Ed Video on Jan. 12.
densome. These factors tend to
promote the immersion and repPrimarily, the tape serves as an
Just as important may be that for every three or four months
etition in an album that can be actual thing to have and to hold. the non-commitment demanding and “looking for people making
important for fostering familiar- “The audience is encouraged by the nature of the medium seems to sorta side-projecty, weird, diity and love for a band, but they opportunity to have an artifact.” encourage experimentation, with vergent, sorta unusual music, to
may chafe on listeners accustomed Bradley said, “I think as preva- several bands already using tapes put out on tape. It doesn’t need
to hundreds or thousands of tracks lent as mp3s are, and as much as to explore side projects and new to be performable live, it can be
on demand.
mp3’s make sense, you still want genres. It’s pretty easy to imagine electronic and strange, it can be
Consumers will require some- something. Maybe in a few years this breathing long term life into jazzy, I don’t care, I’m looking for
thing in return for this tradeoff if we won’t want anything, but we the tape if it becomes the norm.
a variety of music from a variety
tapes are to catch on again. Brad- all grew up wanting stuff, and it’s
However it pans out, Bradley of genres.”
ley pointed to several qualities of going to die hard, and until then, says he’s happy to be in it for the
the tape that may play this role.
tapes.”
long haul, planning Cassettestivals
“Getting” downtown
New website to track
downtown nightlife in
Guelph
Oliver Dzuba
Being able to balance academia
and a social life is not the easiest feat, and it would seem nearly
impossible to combine the two
without one suffering. Severn
Bailey, Mike Hillcoat and Adam
Estrela however have done this
with a new website endeavour
that has its roots in a course at
the University of Guelph.
Bailey and Hillcoat were
enroled in Doug Adlam’s entrepreneurship class MCS*4100 last
semester, which featured a project
that required students to create an
idea for a business. Bailey and his
now business partner used an idea
titled guelphspot.com for their
grade, but have taken the proposal one step further, and are
currently taking this class project and making it into a reality.
“Our website offers students
a complete look into the downtown scene; with photos of nights
out, a collection of all nightly bar
specials and events into one convenient location, local DJs, and
a list of all the popular bars in
Guelph,” said Bailey, describing
the website he and his colleagues
are working on. The website is
tailored specifically to student
nightlife at the University of
Guelph.
"Our website
offers
students a
complete
look into the
downtown
scene"
- Severn Bailey
“We feel there is a strong need
for it in the Guelph community”
stated Severn, claiming that there
is no website that can currently serve the students as well as
guelphspot.com will.
“After hundreds of hours of programming and coding we came
to the realization that the workload was far too much for just the
two of us and we decided to pick
up a third member” said Bailey,
stressing the amount of hard work
the three have put in to make this
website function. The team realized that on the internet, websites
come in ample supply, and have
worked hard on making their
website stand out.
“We have had nothing but 4
a.m. nights of constantly bonking heads and coming up with
new ideas to keep evolving the
website into something students
really will enjoy,” Bailey said.
“We have created our very own
‘shout box’ (which is currently in
the Beta stage), and we feel it will
create a social atmosphere within the U of G community because
it’s open to everyone,” said Bailey.
He feels the feature will separate
his team’s website from Twitter
and Facebook as it removes some
of the boundaries of these traditional social networking websites.
Visitors to the website will also
be able to enter contests to win
prizes from the website and other
sponsors.
It is not unusual that students
show apathy towards the material
taught in classes, often because
they fail to recognize a use. Many
learn just enough to receive a good
mark, only to forget the information in a couple of months. Bailey
and his team, however, have done
the opposite, and while doing so
they have taken the chores of academia and combined them with
the fun of a night out.
Sasha Odesse
“Bringing people together, one house show at a time” is the slogan of
Community Music, a local effort to create awareness and exposure for
up-and-coming musical talent. On Jan. 13, a seemingly quiet house
on Waterloo Ave. in Guelph was host to a show featuring Merlin’s
Beard, Rose Brokenshire and Jordan Raycroft. The pay-what-youcan policy included admission to the show, a hot bowl of soup
and the chance to buy the band’s demo CDs. The cozy and vibrant
atmosphere of the venue coupled with the modest but outstanding
musical talent of Rose Brokenshire and Jordan Raycroft especially,
made the night a success. Shine a little light on them, music gods.
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arts & Culture
Snowed in at the theatre
Student-organized
one-act festival a
success
Kelly Wighton
Topping off the first week back to
classes was the Sno-Week OneAct play festival, presented by
the U of G’s Drama Students
Federation (DSF). The festival showcased two series, each
featuring a different group of
performances.
On Jan. 14, in the George Luscombe Theatre, “A Mugging
Guide (For the Rich and Successful)” was the first of three
one-act plays performed in the
first series. Written by Sean
Jacklin and directed by Andrew
Luscombe, the play set the night
off to a great start.
Short and sweet, the play
clocked in at a mere twenty
minutes in length. Despite the
brevity, actors Lou Progosh and
Jacob Citron successfully managed to portray the dark humour
in the interactions between a
businessman and his mugger.
Though the ending came suddenly, it was pleasantly surprising.
Surprise was a common element throughout the first series
of the festival. Agnieszka Mlynarz,
writer of “Beth and Laura” used
the element of surprise in a very
dark, comical sense, which paired
nicely with the witty sarcasm of
the characters. The actors dived
right into their character’s personas, which made for a believable
performance of a relatively unrealistic experience in a coffee shop.
Though both of these one-act
plays were well executed, the
shining performance of the night
was “Posting Secrets” by Cassandra Van Oort. It was a longer
act than the others, featured a
larger cast, but restricted interaction between the characters to
a minimum. For the duration of
the performance, each character
shared a secret with the audience, presenting a powerful and
emotionally satisfying work of
theatre.
As a whole, the festival was a
success. With the little bit of time
available for the DSF to prepare
for the festival, the student run
organization managed to kickoff winter semester 2012 with a
successful festival.
Marianne Pointner
Sno-Week One-Acts ran from Jan. 12-14 at George Luscombe Theatre.
Album Review:
A true entertainer
Medicine Hat –
Medicine Hat
3.8/5
Rich Aucoin brings
immersive electronic
act to eBar
Nick Revington
Courtesy
Guelph rock band Medicine Hat’s
debut record came out in November, but the official unveiling party
goes down Jan. 19 at the eBar. Despite being their first recording,
their eponymous seven-track
album already establishes them a
sound unto their own.
Opening track “To Be Named”
probably most closely resembles
lead singer Nabi Loney’s folksy
solo material, albeit with a notunwelcome rock element. Each
iteration of the anthemic chorus
is masterfully built up to a greater intensity than the previous.
The subject matter is relatable to
anyone: waiting to be loved and
wanting to fit in.
“Ships,” meanwhile, poetically
adapts nautical metaphors for the
trials and tribulations of love to
song. Next on the playlist is power-pop piece “Little Cigarettes,”
a catchy duet between Loney and
her boyfriend-guitarist Tyler Bersche. The guitar part cleverly picks
a syncopated rhythm through the
chords instead of strumming– a
technique I wish more people
used. The lyrics seem to simultaneously lament and accept the
loss of innocence by way of tobacco, drugs, and alcohol. Do the
back-and-forth vocals represent a
real-life aspect of the singers’ own
relationship?
Things take on a rougher edge
with “Digging For Diamonds.” The
slow blues-rock tempo and heavy
distortion actually manage to convey the sense of back-breaking
physical labour suggested by the
title even before words are sung.
Building up the refrain towards
the end of the song, the backing
vocal part has room to grow and
experiment with variation, but instead settles to repeat the same
simple melodic line, though this
song is still definitely a gem (pun
fully intended).
Reverting to a pop feel once
again, “Our Right” reaffirms a
youthful need to make mistakes for
ourselves—taking risks is sometimes part of growing up. “Isaac”
follows up as possibly the record’s
heaviest song. Not a particularly
fast piece, the slightly haunting
melody still manages to be catchy.
The record closes with “Home,”
a ballad sung by Bersche about
how everyday things just aren’t
the same without our loved ones
around. Eventually, joined by his
band mates, the song artfully ends
out as a sort of sea chantey without
ever feeling incongruous. However,
the piece would be no worse if the
stick-on-drum-rim clicks were
removed from the earlier part of
the song.
Overall, Medicine Hat has created a strong album. The songs all
fit together nicely, but offer a variety of tempos and dynamics that
neatly avoid the curse of beginning
to sound the same after a while. At
just over 23 minutes in length, one
can only hope there is more of this
type of polished writing to come
from them in the future.
Sean Chilibeck
Rich Aucoin is a true entertainer and that is clear from his live
shows, where he never fails to get
the crowd jumping and singing
along. Bringing his high-energy electronic act to the eBar on
Jan. 12, Aucoin’s show opened
with a customized opening credits video, where Aucoin grabbed
names from the Facebook page
advertising the event in order to
personalize the show just that
little bit more.
Before each song, Aucoin went
through lyrics with the crowd,
and then started each song with
a video ripped from YouTube,
bringing pop culture references
into the mix as well. Throughout the show, psychedelic videos
of the Grinch and other random
videos flashed across the screen
along with the lyrics just in case
they managed to slip the minds
of everyone gathered to listen.
At one point, Aucoin took
out a parachute. One of those
giant multicolored parachutes
that every Canadian elementary student loved like no other
gym supply, Aucoinp unfurled
the cloth canopy over the crowd
and everyone naturally started to
wave it and jump uncontrollably
with nostalgic joy.
Aucoin is an artist that makes it
easy to be proud of the Canadian
electronic music scene. Anyone
looking for a fun night of live
music is recommended to check
out one of this Nova Scotia native’s live shows.
If you missed out on his last
visit to Guelph, Aucoin allows
listeners a chance to get a handle
on his music by offering downloads of some of his songs on his
website, and even returns fans’
text messages with free zip files
of his latest album.
Sean Chilibeck
Rich Aucoin getting a little sweaty at the eBar on Jan. 12.
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arts & Culture
9
One-man act gains numbers
Graydon James and
the Young Novelists
talk upcoming debut
release
Katrina Salmon
On Jan. 12, Graydon James and the
Young Novelists played a show at
Jimmy Jazz downtown Guelph,
with an opening by Ben Caplan.
Native to Toronto, the band that
was once a one-man show is about
to record its first full-length album
this month. When speaking with
Graydon James and drummer Mike
Paddags, the two discussed their
group’s upcoming record.
“We were lucky enough to get a
government grant, a factor grant,”
said James. “We’re spending every
penny we can, starting next week.”
Having only been together for
roughly two years, the group has
released one EP and one live album
recorded at Dublin St. Church.
“Mostly we were friends before or
in various bands that we knew of,”
James said of the band’s initial connection. “We knew each other and
had seen each other play in before.”
Originally a solo act, it was interesting to hear how James thought
the music had changed with a full
band.
“I did an album and it sounds
like there’s a full band playing but
it’s mostly me, which was a really bad idea in retrospect,” James
said. “But now that there is actually a live band that I’m playing with
they all bring a brand new kind
of freshness to every part, people
are actually thinking about what
they’re playing, as opposed to just
playing a part.”
Reflected in their performance,
the musicians created a full, harmonious, folk sound that filled the
small venue.
The reason for the group’s presence in Guelph was a desire to test
out new material.
“We just wanted to do a few more
shows before we went into the studio, just to kind of road test the last
few songs before we go in, to see
how they feel.” As the band will
be working with producer Chris
Stringer (Ohbijou, Timber Timbre), it is little to say that they are
Katrina Salmon
Graydon James returned to Guelph with a full band on Jan. 12.
enthusiastic for the end results.
“Rumor has it he knows what
he’s doing,” Paddags joked.
List Service: Four infamous
record productions
Tom Beedham
Iggy and the Stooges – Raw Power
When the Stooges broke up
after The Stooges (1969) and Fun
House (1970) received little commercial success, singer Iggy Pop’s
heroin addiction was escalating
and bassist Dave Alexander battled alcoholism. Just getting the
band back together was a task in
itself, but David Bowie managed
to do it. After shuffling around
some roles, Bowie had the band
together in the studio, manning
the helm as producer. Although
the album eventually went on to
receive critical acclaim, Columbia
Records invited Pop to remix the
album in 1996. Fans still clamour
over which pressing is better.
Nine Inch Nails – The Downward
Spiral
There might be some ghosts lurking in the background of Trent
Reznor’s 1994 studio album. It’s
been said that when seeking out a
location to record The Downward
Spiral, Trent Reznor would check
out up to 15 houses a day. Eventually, he settled on renting out a house
in Beverly Hills, but not just any
ranch in the affluent city. Reznor
selected the very same location in
which actress Sharon Tate had been
murdered by members of the Manson Family in 1969, claiming it was
the location he found the most interesting. Reznor and his former
manager occupied the house for The Velvet Underground and Nico’s
18 months of recording, and taking eponymous debut
cues from a blood-scrawled mesAndy Warhol held a lot of titles
sage that had been written on the in his time: painter, printmaker,
door after Tate’s murder, Reznor filmmaker, and record producer.
named the house “Le Pig.”
At first the Velvet Underground’s
manager and mentor, Warhol is
cited for serving production duties throughout the recording of
its eponymous debut (there is,
however, debate over the level of
influence and authority he held
throughout the process). Naturally, Warhol also created the
album artwork for the release.
N.W.A. – Straight Outta Compton
Often cited as the pioneer
gangster rap record, and perhaps
best known for featuring (and
not featuring) the protest mantra “Fuck Tha Police,” the success
of Straight Outta Compton is responsible for having launched
N.W.A. member Dr. Dre (who also
produced the album) into one of
the most successful rap producing careers of all time.
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It will be interesting to see
where this new album will take
Graydon James and the Young
Novelists, and how they will dynamically create a solid sound they
can call their own.
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arts & Culture
The Pop Machine
Odd Future and The
Internet
Tom Beedham
Most of the people writing about
Odd Future are music critics and
bloggers, and typically, they have
one of two opinions about what
they have heard: (1) the collective
is composed of a bunch of homophobic, misogynist kids that need
to grow up; and (2) they are some
crazy kids churning out some of
the most popular and progressivesubversive alternative hip-hop
being produced these days.
Both of those opinions stem
from the fact that the collective’s
affiliates are less than sensitive
where its lyrical choices are concerned. In collective leader Tyler,
The Creator’s case, NME has
reported that more than 200 variations of the word “faggot” make
appearances on Goblin, and The
Fader counted 68 uses of “bitch”
on the same album, where rape is a
predominant theme. It is not hard
to see where the people that call
the group’s material out as hate
speech get their fuel.
At the same time, those defending the group’s frequent usage of
piercing epithets as one of its progressive-subversive offerings are
quick to point out that while the
majority of Odd Future is composed of straight males, the group
also harbours Syd tha Kid, an
openly gay woman.
While this piece of information
might suggest that the meaning
behind Odd Future’s deployment
of certain controversial words
might not be as obvious as it would
seem, friendship and alliance with
one member of a community is not
enough to signal an alliance with
the community in question.
I’ll state my bias right now: I feel
people give this group too much
credit.
I have actually heard someone go so far as to cite Tyler, The
Creator’s anthemic chorus from
“Radicals” (“Kill people/burn
shit/fuck school”) as proof that
Tyler, The Creator is “an aggressive postmodernist commenting
on setting.” This person (who
shall remain nameless) and the
highbrow snob types like them
qualify their claims by explaining
that Odd Future’s lyrics often pick
out qualities that determine the
world they live in, and then parody
them by employing over-the-top
representations of the ideals perpetuated in their culture.
Yes, I recognize that “Radicals”
is preceded with a disclaimer from
Tyler that says, “Hey, don’t do
anything that I say in this song,
okay? It’s fuckin’ fiction.”
That said, I find it highly unlikely that a 20 year-old kid that raps
about Rugrats characters has any
real grasp of pomo.
Even if this is true, Tyler and
the Odd Future collective’s use of the single off her new album Purshock value is hardly subversive, ple Naked Ladies. Therein, she
and it’s definitely not progressive. picks up a girl at a carnival, snorts
It’s about as wild and out there as some white powder with her, and
Pepsi using Britney Spears to ad- eventually abandons her when
vertise their product, with more she passes out. Here, the shock
obscenities. All it requires is a basic value of the video combined with
understanding of a cultural cli- the peer pressure-inspired lyrics
mate. Anyone could do that, and simultaneously encourages listenplenty do. Their use of homophobic ers to think critically about their
and misogynistic slurs promotes choices and also about what they
more than dissuades people using. are watching and listening to.
Different things can be said of
If there is any hope for a proSyd tha Kyd’s new project, The gressive Odd Future, it lies with
Internet.
The Internet.
The artist publicly outted herself with the video for “Cocaine,”
Courtesy
Artifacts of the everyday
What next?
I would rather be.
There is a question forced upon
Seamus Ogden
every young one: “what do you
want to be when you grow up?”
I’m driving home from night class These days I feel as though I have
on Monday after a long, defeating become that awful question. Over
day. A Wintersleep and Postdata my seven years off-and-on at the
mix CD plays in harmony with the University of Guelph, I’ve seen a
mood I find myself swimming in. number of friends buckle under
After a melancholic Postdata num- its weight. Graduate’s Depression.
ber, Wintersleep’s “Orca” begins A medically recognized condition
calmly, bearing a shadow of the surely, this state of eternal “what
violence it will become. I know next?” Us sufferers need our therwhat’s coming. I feel a predator’s apy sessions. This time it’s with
anticipation. I listen intently to the boys from Wintersleep, a band
Paul Murphy’s cathartic voice: “I’ll that speaks directly to this generbe a killer whale / when I grow up.” ation’s neuroses about our future
What a perfect creature is a kill- lives, about the beautiful possier whale. Terribly, mysteriously bilities and promise of youth and
beautiful. As a small boy it was my the bitter realities and pressures
favourite animal (that was before of youth. We wonder: will we fall
I stopped taking time to ponder short? – or worse – will we misabout inane things like favourites). succeed? will we make others the
I used to sit for hours drawing victims of a plight that is our own?
them. The stark black and white
Beauty is not all that the image
of their glossy skin, the flowing of the orca brings to this song.
lines of their bodies. The creatures There are great tensions: the unseemed to draw themselves. Each discerning violence of natural
one the image of ancient wisdom, forces contrasting the beautiful
of beautiful stature, enduring calm, gifts they give us; the possibilities
of silent presence. There is nothing of power and desire to create, to
destroy; the black and the white.
Oh, the greatness before which
we are nothing worthy: the orca,
the hurricane, the forest fire, the
avalanche, the tidal wave. Oh, to
be something so awesome and capable, to be nothing but a will, a
saviour or a destroyer, an Achilles.
The music erupts into a raging
force. It takes me with it, there in
my forest green Volkswagen ‘03
Jetta. I will wonder later, is that
thundering crescendo an expression of the completion, the
achievement of that distant greatness, for better or worse, or is it
rage at the impossibility of its
achievement? In this instant it is
not of concern to me.
And there, headlights pointing ever onward, I pass through a
street-lit intersection headed back
to my parents’ house (– going nowhere –) driving 70 in a 60 zone
(a true bad-ass). I’m rocking-out
alone in my Jetta, feigning carelessness, a decided mad man. A
perfect metaphor for my own predicament, for the predicament of
yet another generation.
sports & Health
Gryphons roar past
Warriors in men’s
basketball action
On the back of a 24
point performance
from Kareem Malcolm,
the Gryphons men’s
basketball team was
able to improve their
record to 7-5.
Jeff Sehl
This past Saturday Jan. 14, the Gryphons Men’s Basketball team was
able to rebound from a strong third
quarter charge from the Waterloo
Warriors to come away with a decisive 82-63 victory. The win was
the Gryphon’s third in a row after
wins against Windsor and Western
last week.
After a tight third quarter in
which the Warriors brought the
score to within one, the Gryphons were able to overpower their
opponents with strong team defence and a fantastic performance
from fourth year guard, Kareem
Malcolm.
“In the fourth quarter we created
probably about four turnovers in
a row and put a lot of pressure on
[Waterloo]” said head coach Chris
O’Rourke. “We grinded and finally
it paid off in the fourth quarter and
we went on a big run, converted
1 6 7 .2 ◆ january 19t h – 25t h, 2012
11
Th
e other side of ADHD
Melina Lin
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a developmental
a couple of three-point plays, disorder in the brain, specifically
and just did what we wanted to in the frontal lobe. It is most often
offensively”.
characterized by hyperactivity and
Malcolm, who scored 12 points inattentiveness, as well as impulin the fourth quarter alone and sivity, addiction and short term
led all scorers with 24 points, memory loss. On the other hand,
was named the “Gryphons Male people with ADHD think and view
Athlete of the Week” on Jan. 16. the world differently, which can reAccording to O’Rourke, Malcolm sult in much creativity and insight
was successful by sticking to his that others may not realize.
Students with ADHD often have
strengths.
“[Malcolm’s] a great slasher and trouble keeping up with their studwhen he sticks to slashing he takes ies; this includes difficulty absorbing
guys off their dribble and some- information, slower paced learnthing positive happens. He got into ing and/or handing in assignments
the lane and finished, and that’s late. Usually, if the student is feelwhat he does best,” said O’Rourke. ing overwhelmed by the amount of
The Gryphons now look for- work, he or she would turn towards
ward to their next game against a an addiction to numb the emotions.
powerful and experienced Laurier
However, ADHD is not without
Golden Hawks team. The Golden its own perks. In addition to being
Hawks have one of the most pow- creative and quite compassionate,
erful offences in Ontario, so the people with ADHD also have the
Gryphons have a tough test ahead ability to hyperfocus.
of them. According to O’Rourke,
in order to be successful against
Laurier, the Gryphons will need
to focus on defensive rebounding,
containing Laurier’s transition, The wrestling team
and playing disciplined basketball. looks to build on their
The nationally ranked number
seven Golden Hawks will be put- recent success as they
ting their 10-2 record on the line prepare for the OUA
against the Gryphons on Jan. the 18 and CIS finals.
at the W.F. Mitchell Athletic Centre.
“The ability to hyperfocus is es- inattentiveness and other probsentially that you lose all track of lems, as well as identifying what
time, you lose all track of sense of they’re interested in, people with
the world when you’re doing this ADHD can be much happier in
one thing, or these several things what they do. In terms of career
that you’re extremely passionate paths, they are likely to be sucabout,” said Alino Kislenko, ADHD cessful with a career in their area
and Productivity Coach.
of interest as a result of their inKislenko is a University of Guelph tense passion for it.
“The [thing about] ADHD is that
graduate, and certified neuro-linguistic programming therapist. it makes you bad at things you
She leads the weekly Guelph Adult aren’t passionate about; you can
ADHD Support Group, helping chil- get distracted, or you’re just not
dren, students and adults. She also into it, you’re not as driven and
has a company, ADHD Interrupted, you miss things. But when it’s
which provides many resources for something you are obsessed with
people with ADHD.
naturally, if you follow that, amaz“What I do [to treat] ADHD is a ing things happen,”
Kislenko said.
mixture of cognitive-behavioural
therapy, as well as practical coachThere are resources and tools on
ing. We do a lot of problem-solving campus available for both students
and help the people with ADHD cre- with and without ADHD. One
ate healthy habits by working with place to check out is the Centre
them weekly […] to learn what their for Students with Disabilities as
learning styles are and what their well as the website for ADHD In[individual] problems are.”
terrupted, which offers tips, tools
By learning and adapting hab- and further information on serviits and strategies to cope with ces in Guelph.
Gryphon wrestling looks to finish strong
Chris Muller
Victoria Martin
Kareem Malcolm goes in for the layup during Saturday’s game
against the Waterloo Warriors
Wrestling deals with the execution
of an unstoppable force against an
immovable object, a problematic
situation for most; yet for Coach
Doug Cox and the Gryphon Wrestling Team, it’s simply “business
as usual.”
A member of Wrestling Canada’s
Hall of Fame, former Olympian and
Pan-Am Games Champion Doug
Cox has grown the program since
his first year as head coach in 1996.
In that time, he has increased the
size and success of this unique
program. The team is composed of
about 70 per cent varsity athletes,
the remaining are comprised of
former students and other athletes
looking to compete at an elite level.
“[The] elite athletes stay, and
that’s a good draw for the varsity athletes. Without those elites, it
would be difficult to bring in recruits,” said Coach Cox. “Wrestlers
usually get into the best part of their
careers when they’re about 27 or
28,” he added. The benefit of this
particular program lies in the longevity of the athletes’ tenure with
the club, allowing Coach Cox to
guide and develop the athletes in
the most productive way.
Coach Cox is quick to dismiss his
own accolades as a drawing point on
bringing in new athletes from high
school. “The thing about the Guelph
Rashaad Bhamjee
University and Club program is that
we’re about the whole athlete,” he
explained. Cox’s focus on creating
the team as a family-unit and in developing strong individuals through
wrestling remains the sound foundation of the program. Evidence of
this lies in some athletes’ decisions
to come to Guelph after finishing
their undergraduate elsewhere – a
marker of the Guelph’s program’s
success and respect in the wrestling
community.
That success is recognized nationally. The men and women are
ranked eighth and third, respectively. The men had been ranked
second only a week ago, but after
an ACL tear sustained by star athlete
Tyson Frost-Dreyer, the Gryphons
dropped slightly in the national
rankings. However, Coach Cox feels
that the team will pull through and
continue to find success.
The Gryphons will host a meet this
weekend and look to continue executing the way that has garnered
them an esteemed spot among the
nation’s best programs.
February envelops both the OUA
and CIS Championships, two events
that the Gryphons surely have circled on their calendars. “We’ve
worked to peak the athletes for this
time of year,” said Cox. “However, the more we keep it business as
usual, the better we’re going to be.”
The Gryphons will look to last
year’s gold-medal performances
by Korey Jarvis and Allison Leslie as an example of how to move
forward into the championship season. And in the sport of collisions
between unstoppable forces and immovable objects, moving forward
could prove to be the key for Gryphon dominance on provincial and
national levels.
Kerith gordon
G
uelph is home to
some of Canada’s
most talented female athletes, though there
are few who are aware of this.
In the far corner of campus,
the women’s rugby team has
won the OUA championships
in front of close friends and
family members. Rather than
showcasing the talents of a
hockey team that currently
sits in second place in the
OUA standings, the Frosty
Mug will spotlight their male
counterparts, who have won
less times then the women
have lost. So why is it that
our often more-deserving female athletes get overshadowed? Interviews with high
profile senior female Gryphons hope to illuminate this
issue and discuss the doorways that are open to them
post-graduation.
What can female athletes do in
terms of continuing their athletics after university?
Jasmine Douglas, basketball:
I know a few people that have
gone over and played in Europe
professionally so that’s always
an option. Many also go into
coaching.
Kerith Gordon, rowing: The
rowing community is set up so
that you can continue rowing
[after university]. Through the
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summer we row for the club
and as soon as the school season starts we row for the university, so post-graduation you
just can’t wear the UofG uni-suit
anymore. You just have to move
on and move back to your club,
but there are certainly lots of opportunities for senior athletes to
continue to compete at a high
level.
Christine Fraser, golf: The
golf industry is kind of its own
little world, so even if you don’t
continue to play golf you’re
still involved in the golfing
community. As for continuing
to play golf [professionally], I
don’t think it’s really an option.
However, you can play golf until
you’re 90– it’s a lifetime sport–
so in that way, [golfing] is really
cool because it’s always going to
be a part of your life.
Tamara Bell, hockey: If females want to continue playing
hockey competitively they can
either play in the Canadian Womens Hockey League (CWHL)
or play professional hockey
overseas.
Genevieve Lalonde, cross
country: It depends what they’re
looking to do. For myself when
I graduate I’m actually looking
to go to the Olympics. For a lot
of the other girls on the team,
they will probably finish their
eligibility and pursue a masters
here. Otherwise, some of them
may end up in sports medicine.
Melissa Corso, soccer: There’s
not much actually. You can pretty
much only play in typical wom-
en’s leagues, which are any age
group. There are some professional leagues, but they’re very
time consuming. You [would]
practice four or five times a week
and then on the weekends you
go away and you don’t get paid.
You basically just get your registration and uniform paid for
[…] so it’s not much.
Jacey Murphy, rugby: Right
now I’m looking at being involved in the Canadian women’s
program. Last year I went to Vegas with them for a 7’s tournament there, so I’m looking at
developing myself into someone
that can work their way into that
program.
Allison Leslie, wrestling:
Guelph has a club here at the
university so [wrestlers] can still
compete. There are a bunch of
world competitions, the Olympics, Pan Americans and so on,
too.
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Do you ever come up against
people who have preconceived
notions of female teams as less
valuable than men’s?
Jasmine Douglas, basketball: Yeah, but they’re not very
knowledgeable if they do think
that. Recently a lot of guys have
come up to me and said that they
saw us play while working out
in the gym. So it’s awesome that
even though they may not have
gone to the game, the way the
gym is set up [they can watch it].
Kerith Gordon, rowing: Of
course we do, and actually there
is a huge hierarchy in rowing because it’s a weight based sport,
so of course you want to see
the big guys who row in the big
eight [boats] and can move super
fast. An eight of heavy weight
men can pull a water skier and
that’s pretty cool and of course
those are the big races to watch.
So there is sort of ingrained discrimination I guess.
Christine Fraser, golf: Yeah,
and then we just beat them on
the golf course.
Tamara Bell, hockey: Yes, but
these people often have never
watched female sports. After
watching the skill and competitiveness of female sports they
often change their opinion.
Genevieve Lalonde, cross
country: Yeah, that’s definitely
one struggle that our team comes
up against. Our team is so strong
and we’ve won more times than
the guys, but the men’s team always seems to outshine us at the
end. We’re proud of our achievements as much as anyone else.
Jacey Murphy, rugby: I think
so. Especially with the differences between body types for
men’s and women’s sports, particularly for something as physical as rugby.
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Do you think there are fewer
opportunities for female athletes post-university graduation than male athletes?
Kerith Gordon, rowing: It
depends on the level that you
intend to attain. If you want to
be a high performance athlete
and you want to go to the Olympics, for example, there aren’t as
many women’s boatings so there
aren’t as many events you can
qualify for. But at the club level,
there are a lot of opportunities
to race.
Christine Fraser, golf: Definitely. [There are less opportunities for female athletes] in the
golf industry especially, because
it’s like a boys club. But if you’re
good and you’re persistent then
you shouldn’t have a problem.
Tamara Bell, hockey: Yes I do.
It is unfortunate that females do
not have the same number of opportunities as males. However,
it is becoming more equal and
females are beginning to have
more opportunities compared
to the past years.
Genevieve Lalonde, cross
country: In the past there wasn’t
but now everything that the
guys can run the girls can run
too, with the exception of distance. In cross country specifically guys run 10km and girls
run 5km, and there was talk to
cut that down to 4km which
would’ve been ridiculous.
Melissa Corso, soccer: At this
level, it’s hard to say. Overall,
programs are a lot more developed for men’s. They have MLS,
so pro-teams are being formed
in North America, [just not for
women].
Jacey Murphy, rugby: I think
it’s different within rugby. I
know a couple of my guy friends
have had the ability to go and
play rugby overseas in England
and Wales, so there’s definitely
more opportunities for them in
that sense. But the Canadian
program is expanding right now
which is great because they’re
giving a bit more funds to the
women’s teams.
Allison Leslie, wrestling: I
actually feel right now that female wrestlers have more opportunities in Canada because
the women’s program is better
than men’s so we have a lot more
funding available [to us].
Do you feel like you need to look
outside Canada for athletic opportunities?
Jasmine Douglas, basketball:
I’m not too knowledgeable about
what’s available for athletes
within Canada, other than fun
leagues. I know that Europe is
always a possibility for female
athletes. Our assistant coach Kerri Jilesen, played professionally
in Europe for a few years.
Kerith Gordon, rowing: I
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don’t think I’d have to go outside
Canada. I’d definitely stay here.
Christine Fraser, golf: No,
I think [golf is] really growing
in Canada and a lot of new opportunities are presenting themselves. You network a lot in golf,
so again, once you’re part of the
community, even if you’re a girl,
then you can meet other girls and
go through them.
Tamara Bell, hockey: No. If
you asked me this question 10
years ago, I probably would
have said yes. Now there are a
lot of opportunities in Canada
for athletes.
Genevieve Lalonde, cross
country: In terms of going professional, I would definitely stay
here. One of the things that a lot
of people don’t know is that
we’ve got a whole Olympic development team training at the
university everyday, which I’m
a part of. As far as competitions
go, you might have to go down
to the States to get some of the
bigger competitions, but it’s definitely a sport that’s developing
quickly in Canada.
Melissa Corso, soccer: I probably wouldn’t. In Europe they
have the culture for it, but I don’t
think there are [many opportunities].
Jacey Murphy, rugby: Not at
the moment. I think it’s really
changed within the last year.
The women’s 7’s program got a
big grant from the government,
especially since rugby is going
into the Olympics in 2016 as a
trial sport, so it’s certainly got
more attention now.
Allison Leslie, wrestling: No,
I’d probably stay in Canada if
I wanted to compete. Canada
has one of the strongest women’s wrestling programs. We’re
actually ahead of the United
States, and we did pretty well
at the Olympics– we got a gold
and two bronzes at the so that’s
pretty decent.
What are your own personal
goals for after graduation?
Jasmine Douglas, basketball:
I will probably take a year off,
work, potentially travel or play
in Europe. I’m from Guelph and
I’ve gone to school in Guelph so I
want to kind of spread my wings.
Kerith Gordon, rowing: I’m
going to go do more school and
continue to row in the school circuit and the club circuit in the
summer.
Christine Fraser, golf: Well,
I’m in my masters in landscape
architecture so eventually I want
to design my own golf courses. I
actually know Kirsten Brown, [a
recent Guelph grad who received
national recognition for her golf
course designs], and she was a
huge inspiration for me to come
here and take this program.
Tamara Bell, hockey: I would
love to continue playing competitive hockey either in the CWHL
or play in Europe and experience traveling as well.
Genevieve Lalonde, cross
country: I’m going to try this
summer [to make the Olympic
team] and then 2016 is my big
year so I might not stick around
Guelph until then, but definitely
for a few years after the [2012
Olympics].
Melissa Corso, soccer: As a
[female] soccer player this is
what you aim to do– you play
at the university level and that’s
pretty much it. I tried out for a
semi-pro league a few years ago
but the commitment is so much.
Jacey Murphy, rugby: There’s
two world cups between [the
2016 Olympics] and now for 7s
and 15s so I’m just going to take
it one step at a time, and if I’m
still doing rugby in 2016 then the
Olympics will certainly be a goal
of mine.
Allison Leslie, wrestling: I
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did really well when I was a junior, I went to Junior Worlds a
couple times and won Nationals
but seniors is a different game.
My goal this year is to win CIS
again and we’ll see from there.
Genevieve Lalonde, cross
country: The running community itself is pretty close-knit so
you get a lot of fan support from
them, although it’s not the easiest sport to watch because we’re
running in and out of the trails
and so you just see glimpses of
the race. A lot of people don’t
know that we have transformed
the arboretum into a national
cross country course, and plans
are almost finalized for an international class track around the
football stadium and then we
have that new indoor track that’s
being built, so we’re growing. I
think with those new venues it
will help [increase our fan base].
Melissa Corso, soccer: It’s really sad, but I can’t really blame
them either. The program in the
past hasn’t been very strong so
we haven’t been able to build
that fan base and there’s really no
advertisement for [soccer games
either]. Now that we have the
new facilities there’s been a lot
more support, even just this year.
Jacey Murphy, rugby: It could
be a bit better. I don’t know if a
lot of people on-campus know
that the games are going on or if
it’s lack of knowledge or just lack
of interest, but it would be really
superb to have a lot more people
there especially when we’re competing for an OUA final on our
home pitch.
Allison Leslie, wrestling:
Wrestling is not the most popular sport and a lot of people don’t
get it, so they don’t bother coming out to watch. Other than that,
it’s just my friends and family
that come out to support me.
What do you think of fan support at games/competitions?
Jasmine Douglas, basketball:
I feel like this year [fan support]
has been decent in comparison to
other years, because normally we
can name everyone in the stands,
like “oh, there’s my dad, that’s
my friend.” Our coach has said
that he’s had people come up to
him and say “we’re going to start
going to your games earlier because you guys are playing some
exciting basketball,” instead of
just catching the tail end of our
game before the men’s game. I
think people’s preconceptions
have changed. When we play
basketball, we’re not girly-girls,
we’re going to go out there and
if we have to be physical then we
will be physical.
Kerith Gordon, rowing: Well
it’s poor. It’s hard because we
train out in Guelph Lake and
it’s difficult for people to get
[there]. We have our own regatta
every fall, which more and more
people have come too and it’s really great to see people cheering
you on. Any athlete will tell you
that. In terms of other regattas
we go to, especially at the Head
of the Trent, it’s just packed– it’s
also their homecoming– but the
banks are absolutely crowded
with people and it gets you excited. So it would definitely be
nice to see a little more support
on the Guelph side.
Christine Fraser, golf: That
would be a big fat zero. It’s a bit
different for golf, because we
have one competition a year,
plus golf isn’t the most exciting
sport to watch, so I don’t know if
we’ll see an increase [in fan support] at all.
We do have a good team here,
but do people know that? That’s
the thing– probably not. Half of
the people don’t even know that
Cutton Club is right there, and
people are always asking me
“where do you play, where do
you practice?” and I say “right
across the street.” We made it
to nationals this year, so hopefully with the fundraising events
we’re going to have to do to get
[to Victoria] it will create some
more awareness.
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Gryphons don’t sweat the holidays
The women’s hockey
team celebrates
back-to-back wins
while finals steadily
approach
Sasha Odesse
Coming back after a long and
gameless break can be an issue
for some teams, but not the Gryphons women’s hockey team who
followed up their break with a
double-header winning weekend on Jan. 14 and 15. The wins
over Western and Windsor give the
Gryphons a four-game win streak
which interim head coach Carly
Haggard is quite pleased with, and
rightfully so.
“I’m extremely happy with how
the team is performing,” said Haggard. “I was a little nervous before
the games this past weekend as we
had six weeks off [between games]
which is quite a long time, but they
came back strong and I think they
were probably our two best games
of the whole season.”
“I think that they know we only
have eight regular season games
left and it’s kind of getting down
to crunch time so everyone has really stepped up their game.”
The team was given off December
14- December 28 until practice resumed throughout the remainder
of the holidays.
“The biggest thing that I was trying to focus on [over the break]
was conditioning, “ said Haggard.
“It’s kind of hard to do systems
when you still don’t play for another month, so we really, really
worked on our conditioning and
I think it showed this past weekend. To come back and be able to
play two hard, physical games was
great. “
With the quarterfinals quickly approaching, the Gryphons
must hang on to their second
place ranking behind the Laurier Goldenhawks, whom they will
most likely face in the finals. Haggard, however, remains firm in
her belief that you can never be
too confident.
“Our four losses right now are
to the bottom half of teams in the
league so you never know what
can happen. Right now we’re just
taking it game by game and just
trying to get better individually
and as a team [in the meantime].”
Coupled with this attitude, the
Gryphons will also have to gain
more confidence in their own abilities if they are to overcome the
Hawks.
Outdoors Club thrives in
cold weather
Susannah Ripley
This is the time of year when it’s
easy to stay inside all day, braving the cold only when absolutely
necessary. Between the negative
temperatures, raw wind and icy
pavements, even the five-minute
walk between classes can seem
daunting. However, the University of Guelph Outdoors Club is not
discouraged by the cold season. To
these intrepid students, winter offers a whole new set of adventures.
Club president Henry Chen wore
snowshoes during the interview as
he described the Outdoor Club’s
winter offerings.
“Our big trip is usually a dogsledding trip,” he said. “We have
fishing, some hiking, camping
trips in the winter time. For the
past three years we’ve had winter wilderness survival – it’s very
popular. Ice climbing, some day
trips – snowshoeing, skiing...”
“I wish it would be a little bit
colder here,” added fellow executive member Abby Menendez.
“We need snow if we want to go
snowshoeing!”
The club cannot advertise this
semester’s expeditions until it
has approval from the Central
Students’ Association, but many
trips are being planned. They could
Victoria Martin
Second year Gryphon defencemen, Michelle Sabourin moves the puck back up in the ice into Mustang
territory
“Laurier has always been our
nemesis and Queens having beat
us just last year in the finals has
developed a good rivalry too. I
think that for the girls, especially with Laurier, it’s all mental,”
said Haggard. “[Laurier’s] been
a powerhouse for the past seven
or eight years and we are just as
good. If [the team] can just get
“Come playoffs, we always get a
past that mental side then we will big crowd and the girls love playbe able to compete with them 100 ing in front of that,” said Haggard.
per cent. “
“I don’t think it really matters to
In terms of the fluctuating fan students on-campus in regard to
support at home games, Hag- us being a women’s sport, students
gard says it all depends on who just want to see a good sporting
the team is playing and what other event and that’s what we produce.”
activities are going on on-campus.
Fan of the Game
Sasha Odesse
range from day trips to a nine-day This week’s Fan of the Game is
hike during winter break. The dis- Tayne Hewer, a recent Guelph
tance the club travels also varies: graduate of biomedical science
proposed excursions include the and a Gryphon hockey fan.
“I’m an ex-player, so I just came
Bruce Peninsula, Killarney Provincial Park on the north shore of to support my roommate who still
Georgian Bay, and Banff Nation- plays on the team. I graduated, so
al Park.
now I come to watch [them] play.”
The club’s website states that it
Nowadays, Hewer’s passion for
”[runs] trips for people with vary- hockey continues, but is displayed
ing experience levels, and most by her enthusiasm in the stands
trips are great for beginners.” It’s rather than on the ice. Fan support
a good opportunity to meet peo- like Hewer’s is no doubt important
ple, try something new and get to the team, who are continuing to
some exercise. The club even rents work hard while also celebrating a
out equipment to its members, so four-game winning streak, the past
they can try a new activity without two of which were home games.
having to invest in their own gear.
“I [attend a lot of Gryphon
Students who wish to partici- events], I’m pretty much at all of
pate in this semester’s activities the men’s and women’s hockey
can sign up on Club Days, Jan. games.”
19-20. Last semester the club
While watching the Guelph–
had about 200 members, which Western game on Saturday Jan.
is normal.
14, Hewer expressed her faith in
“We always have a lot of exchange the continuing success of the Grystudents,” said Menendez. “They phons women’s hockey team.
like to see the ‘rugged Canadian
“I have high hopes for them and
outdoors’”.
I think they’re going to go all the
“But numbers always go down way this year.”
in the winter time,” said Chen.
Hewer correctly placed her bets
“Some people are afraid of the on the Gryphon team, who finished Stand up, stand out and cheer
winter.”
with a 5-2 win over the Mustangs. for the Guelph Gryphons and
Not everyone can handle the
The Gryphons currently sit in you could be Fan of the Game.
cold. But if you can, get outside.
second place, tailing close behind Winner receives two free ticktheir number one rivals, the Lau- ets to another Gryphons varsity
home game.
rier Goldenhawks.
Victoria Martin
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Women’s curling prepping for provincials
Duncan Day-Myron`
This February, the Guelph Curling Club will be host to both the
OUA and CIS championships, and
the University of Guelph women’s curling team has their sights
set on both of them.
The curling team is a bit different from some of the other teams
on campus, and while they do
compete both provincially and
nationally, it doesn’t have the
same varsity status as many other
sports.
“We’re kind of in limbo right
now, [between being a club and
a varsity sport],” said head coach
Jason Rice. “But we are able to
compete within the OUA championships and at the CIS national
level.”
Although not recognized as
a varsity sport right now, Rice
does hope that the team will be
there one day– but it will take
some work.
“The program at the University
of Guelph is in its infancy and as
the years go on we want to help
develop the curling program, and
our future goal is to obtain that
varsity status down the road,”
he said.
Last year they finished in the
middle of the pack at the CIS
championships, so this year
they’ve spent some time rebuilding and working on what
might have been weaker last year,
both to help get the team to that
varsity status as well as placing
higher nationally than they did
last season.
“This year has kind of been
a building year for us. We’ve
mostly been focusing on team
dynamics,” said Rice. “From the
start of the season we got together as a team to develop both our
long-term and short-term goals,
both from an individual athlete
to a team standpoint.”
While most competitive curling teams have four players, many
university teams carry more than
that to accommodate the busy
schedules many students have.
This years team has six players,
with four returning from last year
and two first year students joining the ranks.
Clancy Grandy is one of the
four returning players and the
team’s skip, responsible for calling many of the team’s shots, or
directing where the other players
should aim their stones.
Grandy also cites team dynamics as being important for the
team to be able to outdo their
performance last year.
“Team dynamics were something that we worked on a lot this
year. [We met] with a sports psychologist, which we didn’t do last
year in preparation,” she said.
“Team dynamics are something
that I think, if you have them, can
set you apart from other university teams.”
Team dynamics aren’t the only
areas in which the team is focusing though.
“We’ve each committed to a
nutrition plan through meeting
with a nutritionist on campus
and then we have a fitness plan
[as well],” said Grandy.
Hopefully the extra work and
initiative will pay off. The team
seems to be staying positive.
“The sport of curling is just like
any sport, whether its baseball
or football or any other sport at
the university level, they all take
time and dedication and these
girls have it,” said Rice, a sentiment that Grandy echoes.
“Our goal for the team would be
to win CIS and that’s definitely my
personal goal as well because I feel
that we have the talent and the
team dynamics to do it this year.”
The team has a few opportunities to prepare for the OUAs,
which take place from Feb. 16
to 20 here in Guelph. They play
in a league every Monday at the
Guelph Curling Club, but also
have two tournaments on the
horizon. The Brock University
Tournament takes place on Jan.
21 and 22, and the Wilfrid Laurier Tournament on Feb. 4 and 5.
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Gryphons women’s basketball team win
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“impenetrable defence” allowed the Vees
only seven points in the final quarter. With
a final score of 51-36, the Gryphons claimed
the OWIAA divisional championship title.
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Chicken paprikas with dumplings
Abigel Lemak
Chicken paprikas easily makes it
into my top ten favourite foods. This
traditional Hungarian meal brings
comfort with its creamy sauce,
sweet aromatic smell and wonderfully fluffy dumplings. There’s
a serious amount of nom packed
into this dish.
Ingredients
For the Paprikas:
2-3 pounds of chicken (in thigh
and/or leg form)
2 large onions, chopped
2 cloves of garlic, crushed
2-3 heaping tbsp of sweet pap–
rika (watch out for the hot and
smoked kinds)
1-2 cups sour cream (you can sub­­stitute this with plain yogurt)
oil
salt
pepper
For the dumplings:
1 egg beaten
1 cup of flour
1 cup of lukewarm water
pinch of salt
1. Heat a large saucepan to medi9. In a bowl beat the egg and add
um-high with some oil, then add the the flour gradually as you continue
finely chopped onion. Add a pinch to stir. Don’t freak out if it starts to
of salt and pepper.
look clumpy.
2. Just as the onions start to cara10. Add lukewarm water to the
melize, add the crushed garlic and mixture slowly, stirring as you go.
stir.
You’re going to want a consisten3. Once the garlic starts to turn co- cy similar to that of a pancake mix.
lour (don’t let your onions burn) add
11. Once you’re happy with the
the chicken thighs and legs into the consistency (add flour and water
pan (I like to leave the skin on mine). as needed) take a tablespoon and
Note: make sure the chicken breasts scoop a spoonful of batter into the
and legs are roughly the same size so hot water. Note: if you dunk the
that they cook evenly.
spoon into the water, the dump4. Thirty seconds after adding the ling batter will slid off. Once the
chicken turn the pan to a medium dumpling is cooked, it will float to
the surface.
heat. Add salt and pepper.
5. Making sure the onion doesn’t
12. Once they are cooked, pour
burn, let the chicken pieces cook for carefully into a strainer waiting in
roughly five minutes before flipping your sink.
them over.
13. Check your chicken and give it
6. After another five minutes, a good stir. If it’s been twenty minsprinkle the paprika over the chick- utes on the stove give it a taste and
en and mix it evenly.
add salt and sour cream accordingly.
7. Once the chicken is coated, add
14. Once the meat starts falling
the sour cream and give the chick- off the bone you know the dish is
en another good mix. Turn the heat cooked and ready to serve over the
down to Low and put a lid over the dumplings.
pan. Let it sit while you make the
dumplings.
Garnish with a dollop of sour
8. In another pot, add water with a cream (as you can never have
pinch of salt and bring to a slight boil. enough) and enjoy.
Stu Spivack
Boiling up some pig cankles
Duncan Day-Myron
The pig is a very versatile animal
meat-wise, even for people who
are never very adventurous with
what they eat. Bacon, ham, pork
chops, sausages and hot dogs are
all different bits and pieces of the
same wonderful little fat pink animal. So when you’re looking to eat
a part of the pig that you might not
have had before, you don’t have
a lot of options. (Tail, snout, ears
and genitals are all presumably
contained in hotdogs.)
Ham hocks are part of a pig’s leg, fatcat One Percenters have taken
between the ham and the trotter, their breast and loin or whatever
or if they were people (or Porky it is rich people eat, the peasants
Pig), the thigh and the foot. There are left with little more than the
is generally a fair amount of meat ankles. And probably like the teeth
on the hock, but they aren’t that or something, for calcium.
popular because they also contain
I’ve prepared it here with cola high amount of fat and bone and lard greens, another southern
can be difficult to handle.
American staple. Collard greens
Like most of the other garbage are easy to find and easy to cook,
parts of animals you’ll read about but make sure you inspect and
in this column, ham hocks have wash them thoroughly because
their origins among the work- what if there’s a spider in there.
ing poor, in this case mostly in It won’t get you on Food TV, but
the American south. Once all the they are also way easier to dismantle and prepare with scissors
rather than a knife, unless you’re
great with knives.
They are generally available two
different ways: fresh or smoked.
Either works for this recipe. Fresh
ham hocks will generally cook
down and fall off the bone easier, while smoked ham hocks will
sometimes need to be removed
from the pan and have the meat
removed manually. Smoked hocks
are also already quite salty, so
compensate with the amount of
salt you add to the cooking water.
Ham hocks and collard greens
1 ham hock
2L water
1 bunch collard greens
1 medium sized onion, chopped
Butter
Salt
Pepper
Chili flakes
Duncan Day-Myron
1. Salt the water and bring to
a rolling boil. Place the ham
hock in the water and keep on
medium heat for about two
hours, checking periodically to
ensure the water level doesn’t
drop too low.
2. Increase the heat during the
last half hour to reduce the
water level by about half. At this
point the meat should be coming
off the bone.
3. To prepare the greens, remove
the thick spine of the leaves and
chop into inch-wide ribbons. Add
to the water with copped onion
and continue to cook uncovered
for another half an hour.
4. Remove hambone from the
water and remove any meat left on
it and return the meat to the pot.
Serve in bowls straight out of the
pot with some bread and hot sauce.
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Guelph’s great gift guide
Beth’s Craft Corner
Julia Higginson
Make your own earring
organizer
Buying a great gift is hard. You
go to the mall thinking you’ll
just see something that jumps
out at you. You start by browsing
through some clothes but realize
you don’t know their size, you
look at books and can’t remember what they’ve read lately. Gift
cards are socially unacceptable
to give to someone even remotely close to your own age, and
you don’t want to give out cash.
Buying a gift, whether it’s for a
birthday, anniversary or holiday,
is a difficult task that takes fine
tuned gift buying skills and some
creative thinking. Luckily, this
Great Gift Guide has you covered!
This week we’re going to look
at the perfect gift for the geek in
your life. The website thinkgeek.
com is a great place to find funny,
collectible gifts that are unique
and interesting. You want to give
something that shows you’ve put
some thought into what you’ve
picked out. Whether it’s a pi ice
cube tray, a Darth Vader USB hub
or a universal gadget wrist charger for your on-the-go charging,
these gifts are unique, unexpected and fun. You can be sure the
person you’re giving to won’t
already have one of whatever you
choose from this site.
My gifting suggestion this week
is the “iDuck Bathtub Music”
iPod adapter for $29.99. Appropriate for anyone over eight years
old, this gift has the cuteness
factor and is suitable for the girl
or guy on your list. I know I’ve
thrown out many broken shower
radios and worry about ruining
my iPod dock in the humidity of
the bathroom. The iDuck gives
you the choice between listening to your playlists, podcasts or
FM radio. iDuck is a waterproof,
floating ducky that fits any MP3
player with a 3.5 mm headphone
jack. All you have to do is plug
your iPod or MP3 player into the
egg transmitter and place it in
a dry place, turn on your iPod
and float the iDuck in your tub or
place him on your shower ledge.
The inner workings of the iDuck
are designed not to get wet, but
if it does, ThinkGeek will replace
it for you without question.
ThinkGeek has several shipping options and they’ll try their
best to get it to you in three to
five business days. With door-todoor tracking you don’t have to
worry about your iDuck swimming off along the way.
“Yo did you see that Coachella lineup?” If Charlie asks
you about it, don’t think that he actually wants to
hear your thoughts on it. It’s just time for him to list
the bands in the smallest writing on the poster, talk
about how great they used to be, and then how he
wishes he was going. He isn’t even going. Shut up
about Coachella, Charlie.
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Beth Purdon-McLellan
Jewelry is like Tupperware: it is
impossible to keep organized.
Bracelets get tangled, necklaces
knot themselves, and it usually
takes some digging to come up
with a matching pair of earrings.
Jewelry boxes can help keep everything separate, but a box with
enough dividers can be very expensive. This craft is a simple way
to keep track of your earrings.
You will need:
A vinyl record
A hammer
A nail
A piece of cardboard
Glue
A pop can tab
How to make it:
Place the cardboard on your floor
or table and then place the vinyl
record on top. The cardboard not
only protects your work surface,
but also absorbs some of the force
from your hammer and will protect the vinyl from cracking.
On the vinyl, you will notice
darker circles going around the
record. These are good to follow
as you mark where your earrings
will go.
Starting closer to the centre, nail
two holes approximately one cm
apart. Follow the circle all the way
around. You can create as many
Weekly Dog
Duncan Day-Myron
Marianne Pointner
layers as you want depending on tab and gently press it into the
how many earrings you want to glue. Pop can tabs usually have
hang. Just make sure you don’t nail two holes– make sure you do
too close together as you risk split- not cover both holes with glue.
ting the vinyl.
When the glue has dried you can
Once you have enough spaces, hang the record on the wall so
check and see which side of the that your earrings are neat, orrecord is nicer. Sometimes when ganized and out of harm’s way.
nailing vinyl, a small flap can appear on either side.
Place a drop of glue on the record label. Take your pop can
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It’s not a choice. It’s not a habit, a lifestyle, or a phase. It’s a disease.
Carleigh Cathcart
Mental illnesses are some of the
most stigmatized conditions within our society, and yet so prevalent.
Despite the fact that one out of every
five Canadians will experience a
mental health disorder at some
point in their lifetime (according
to the Canadian Mental Health Association), these are issues that may
seem uncomfortable to approach,
and we often shove them to the
backburner. Though some people
prefer to look the other way, pretending these illnesses don’t exist,
it only exacerbates their negative effects. This impacts not only
the patient in question, but their
friends and family too. Addressing
mental health issues serves to raise
awareness, promote discussion of
potential treatment, and reduce the
suffering caused by both the illness
itself and the resulting stigmatism.
Stephanie Bartsch, a counsellor
who serves men, women, and youth
in the Peterborough area, stresses
the importance of trying to recognize signs of mental illness before
they worsen.
“Check in often with yourself
about how you are feeling. Everyone has emotional ups and downs
and we have to remember that that
is a normal part of life. However, pay attention to any unusual
behavior that has become noticeable,” says Bartsch. As examples
of such unusual behaviours, she
lists significant changes in sleeping
and/or eating patterns, reliance
on alcohol or drugs as a coping
strategy, and a loss of enjoyment
in activites that used to be fun and
fulfilling. One or any combination
of these ‘symptoms’ may indicate
a deeper problem that needs to be
addressed.
Of course, it isn’t just your own
mental health that you should
look out for. It’s also important
to pay attention to the behaviour
of friends and loved ones who may
be afraid of seeking help or unaware that an illness is developing.
“As a friend, don’t remain silent.
Gently explain your concerns and
encourage the person to seek help.
You may offer to go with them
if you feel able to do that,” said
Bartsch.
In approaching a loved one suspected of developing or having a
mental health disorder, a common
problem is the fear of being perceived as insulting or accusational.
Without undermining the difficulty these concerns can cause, it is
crucial to place health and wellness above a tough conversation. If
you truly feel there is no way you
can approach the issue, at least
explain your worries to a parent,
relative, or close friend who can
respond to your concerns. Often,
those suffering from these illnesses
are reluctant to seek help or even
acknowledge their condition, and
your concern lets them know you
are not judging, but reaching out
(even if they don’t outright agree
with your observations).
Remember, isolation and stigma
are factors that erode the foundation of willingness to seek help. By
reaching out, asserting care and
In the next few weeks, I will be
concern over judgement, and just touching on some misunderstood
making yourself available for sup- mental health disorders that I feel
port when it is needed, you can need to be brought to the forefront.
help ease the loneliness and suffer- Anxiety, depression, eating disoring caused by misconstrued mental ders, and schizophrenia are all on
illnesses. You may even save a life. the list of disorders to be addressed.
Samantha Dewaele
Questions, comments, or suggestions for illnesses not mentioned, I
would love to hear from you. I can
be reached at ccathcar@uoguelph.
ca. I will do my best to respond to
any mail received.
Fire Away: Unfair tuition rebate calls for students to take action
Stephanie Rennie
Last week, students experienced a bi-annual blow to their
pocket book as they paid for an- increasing, and has bombarded provincial government is “recother round of tuition fees. The the average undergraduate stu- ognizing something needs to
cost of attending post-second- dent with around $35,000 of debt. be done,” but that this is just a
ary education has been steadily At the end of this term I will final- “band-aid solution on something
ly get to wear a robe and wave my that needs an overall fixing.” The
diploma around, but I have accu- CFS has actively opposed the 30 per
mulated almost $37,000 of debt cent rebate for selected students
and still have to enter into another and has proposed that 13 per cent
program next year to gain any job rebate for all students would be a
prospects.
better alternative. Jackson agrees
Tuition fees were a hot topic that this alternative would reach
during the provincial election last the entire student body instead
October. The victorious Liberal of isolating those in need, such as
Party of Ontario is now intro- students with divorced parents,
ducing a supposed plan to live those not supported by parental
up to their promise of addressing incomes, and others that slip bethe issue of rising tuition costs. A tween the cracks.
tuition rebate was recently introduced and has resulted in mixed
feelings about the overall effectiveness of this policy. The rebate
is designed to give qualifying
students 30 per cent off of their
tuition this semester. Although
this rebate is seemingly beneficial
to students, it quickly loses its appeal after you read the fine print.
Upon further examination of
these specific requirements, many
students in need of financial aid
are being left out. The qualifications for the rebate are extremely
exclusive and leave the majority of students in the dark. Such
In response to rising tuition fees,
restrictions result in a complete CSA commissioners Drew Garvisolation of mature students, stu- ie, Demetria Jackson, and Jessica
dents taking longer than four years Carter have established a campaign
to complete their undergraduate entitled “Fight the Hikes” to get
degree, or those enroled in pro- students involved with this onfessional studies.
going issue.
As co-founder of the campaign
Demetria Jackson, CSA external
affairs commissioner, suggested and an active voice in student
that it is a good thing that the politics, Jackson passionately
“Although
this rebate
is seemingly
beneficial to
students, it
quickly loses
its appeal after
you read the
fine print.”
expresses that one of the major
mandates of this upcoming campaign is “to recognize that the
University can do things.” Jackson
encourages student participation
in this campaign and acknowledges that “students need to push the
government and decision makers
to make proper decisions on our
education.”
This isn’t the first time that
student leaders at the University
of Guelph have rallied together
against the rising cost of education. During my time as a U of G
student, there have been “Drop
Fees” movements that mobilized students to rally in solidarity
with secondary school students
against overwhelming tuition fees.
I remember gathering around the
cannon and preparing to march
downtown, yet feeling confused
as many students just walked by,
not phased by the protest and its
meaning in their immediate lives.
This issue affects every single
student that is feeling unsure about
affording rent for the rest of the
semester or where money for next
week’s groceries are coming from.
Student participation is required
for any change to be possible. Instead of robotically paying higher
fees each semester with no overall
improvement to the level of education being offered, students need
to recognize that they have a say
in their education and that education is a right.
Stephanie Rennie is the editorin-chief of thecannon.ca
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Viral Protest
At midnight on Jan. 18, the
white pages of Wikipedia’s
annals went dark, a sight that
users of the peer-edited encyclopedia have not known since
the website’s inception 11 years
ago. The “blackout” prevented
users of the sixth most popular
destination on the Internet from
accessing information on everything – from particle physics
to Eiffel 65’s discography and
beyond – for a total of 24 hours.
The measure was announced
Jan. 16 by Wikipedia founder
Jimmy Wales as part of a strike
against the proposed Stop
Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and
sister bill the Protect IP Act
(PIPA).
Over 7,000 other websites
took part in the protest on Jan.
18, and while many of the websites participating in the protest
would signal their disapproval
of SOPA and PIPA by drawing
thick black lines through their
banners, sites like Wikipedia
and popular social news website
Reddit were of the few to prevent their users from accessing
their content.
While
there
were
several
routes
around
the
Wikipedia blackout, Wales was
not attempting to disable users
from accessing his website as
much as he was attempting to
raise awareness about the cause.
“Imagine a World Without
Free Knowledge,” a header on
the blacked out page of Wales’s
site read, going on to state its
stance on SOPA and PIPA. “U.S.
Congress is considering legislation that could fatally damage
the free and open Internet.”
If the site’s visitors clicked
a link to read more about the
strike, they were directed to a
FAQ-style page that offered further information on Wikipedia’s
stance, and also encouraged
American users to contact their
local representatives by phone
and tell them about their personal oppositions to SOPA,
PIPA, and any similar legislation. Users outside of the United
States were encouraged to contact their State Department,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, or
similar branch of government
and do the same.
CNN analyst Julianne Pepitone has said that SOPA’s
intended targets are foreignbased sites like Pirate Bay,
which enable illegal donwloads and unauthorized access
to copyright-protected digital
content. What the bill counts as
enabling unauthorized access to
copyright-protected content,
however, is vague.
The language allows for the
bill to require editors and facilitators of sites like Wikipedia,
Twitter, Facebook, and so many
more to closely monitor the
many links cited in articles,
linked to friends, and other
users to make sure none of those
links infringe on copyrights.
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falls on the shoulders of those
editors. With all the time and
money involved in the lawsuits
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From all of the information
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and PIPA should pass, a blacked
out Wikipedia is just a taste of
what is about to come.
The Internet is a resource the
world has worked hard to cultivate, and to criminalize sites
like Wikipedia, and with it our
access to free information seems
like a major step backward.
The staff at The Ontarion
supports the strike against
the SOPA and PIPA bills, and
encourages all readers to spread
the word and do what they
can to prevent these bills from
passing.
letters
I’d like to say that I really appreciated the article in the Ontarion
about the Liberal Party’s 30 per
cent tuition fee reduction. The
article was great at pointing out
the policies flaws. It is reassuring
that the CSA is voicing its concerns with the policy, especially
when two thirds of students will
not benefit from the rebate.
The CSA is starting a campaign
called Fight the Hikes that I am
happy to be involved in. Students
participating in the campaign
realize that the Ontario Government is providing a band-aid
solution that is dangerous for the
accessibility of education. The
tuition rebate is discriminatory
and does not tackle the root of
the problem which is skyrocketing tuition. In fact, tuition has
gone up by more than 30 per cent
under the McGuinty Liberals. The
Fight the Hikes Campaign will be
working to get students involved
in the fight for a tuition fee freeze
and ultimately a tuition fee
reduction. The campaign needs
numbers if it is to be successful.
Fight the Hikes is organizing a
tuition fee panel for Monday Jan.
30 at noon and is organizing to
participate in a Cross-Canada Day
of Action on Feb. 1, in solidarity with many other universities
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make good character
45- Advanced degree?
46- Person who rows
48- Gourmet
51- Where some vets served
52- Longevity of an individual
54- Sister of Venus
59- Med school subj.
60- Play thing
62- Saltpeter
63- Biblical trio
64- Magazine founder Eric
65- Accustom
66- A Baldwin brother
67- Demonstrate
68- “Farewell!”
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26- Just about
27- Incentives
31- Wall St. debut
32- Baseball commissioner Bud
33- Breathes fast and hard
36- Dash lengths
39- Boris Godunov, for one
40- First name in cosmetics
41- “Hard ___!” (sailor’s yell)
42- Eye infection, pig house
43- Faithful
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6- Duo
10- Aardvark’s prey
14- Me too (3)
15- Plains native
16- ___ avis
17- “M*A*S*H*” name
18- Lawless character
19- Children’s author Blyton
20- One who osculates
22- Weigh heavily
sudoku
Last Week's Solution
57- Emperor of Rome 54-68
58- Ancient Athens’s Temple of
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61- Church seat
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the University of Guelph. Clinics held in PCH January 23 and
March 23 from 10-3:30, and
February 28 from 10-2.”