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Are grad degrees the new employment standard?
By Marshall Bellamy
Gazette Staff
With more students enrolling in
graduate and professional schools
after their convocations, many university graduates are left wondering if a bachelor’s degree is worth
what it used to be.
“The true story is that there’s a
growing demand [for] masters’ and
professional degrees; that’s why
these grads are analyzing the situation,” said Society of Graduate Students President Muhammad Kamran Khan, denying that the bachelor
degree is losing any of its value.
“Education is very
important, whether it
be bachelor-level or
masters-level... What is
important is the ability
to apply what you know.”
—Roy Emperingham,
WCG International Consultants Limited
“There’s more demand than
supply,” he noted, adding graduates are enrolling in graduate and
professional schools to take advantage of the opportunities.
He went on to cite statistics
from a study released by the Council of Ontario Universities, which
indicated the 11,200 masters
intakes in Ontario in 2003-04 is
projected to increase to 22,000 by
2013-14. This would increase
graduate enrollments from 34,000
to 65,000 over the same period.
Kamran Khan is quick to point
out these statistics do not diminish
the value of a bachelor’s degree.
“There is worth in the undergrad, no doubt about it,” he said,
explaining the increased enrollment is a response to what employers are demanding from applicants
entering the labour market.
“Education is very important,
whether it be bachelor-level or
masters-level,” asserted Roy
Emperingham, executive director
of strategic alliances and development with WCG International
Consultants Limited. “What is
important is the ability to apply
what you know.”
He pointed out the importance
and the value of a bachelor degree
but stated more is needed from
graduates searching for a job.
“The generalist is in demand
now more than ever,” Emperingham said. “We’re focused on soft
skills.”
According to Emperingham,
soft skills are abilities candidates
possess that are job- or career-specific and these skills tend to
change with time; the ideal role a
bachelor degree would play in this
system would be to complement
those skills.
He mentioned an ideal soft skill
for a history graduate would be a
law school degree or an education
in business administration. Graduates with a background in science
require similar skills as social science and arts graduates, he added.
“What employers are looking
for is someone’s competency,”
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MY PARENTS PAID $50,000 AND ALL I GOT WAS THIS CRUMMY T-SHIRT... AND A DEGREE. Some
recent graduates at Western and elsewhere are finding that many employers are looking for their
applicants to have more than just an undergradute degree.
USC/CFS trial date pushed to ’05 Freedom of online
By Marshall Bellamy
Gazette Staff
The much-anticipated trial date for
the University Students’ Council
and the Canadian Federation of
Students has been pushed back,
meaning any resolution for the
$100-million lawsuit will have to
wait until the USC’s lawyer
becomes available.
“It’s been pushed back for an
entire year,” said USC President
Nick Staubitz, citing the new trial
date will be November 2005 rather
than this November.
The temporal lag is a result of
delays in criminal court proceedings in Bosnia-Herzegovina as several international judges are
replaced on the tribunal hearing the
case, in which USC lawyer John
McNair is participating.
“The result of this is that I will
be detained in [Bosnia] well after
the scheduled start of the Travel
Cuts trial. It is now unlikely that
the case here will finish before the
end of the year,” McNair said in an
email to the general managers of
the Alma Mater Society of Queen’s
University, the University of
Alberta Student Union, the Alma
Mater Society at the University of
British Columbia and the USC.
Staubitz said he is unfazed by
the delay, noting the USC is prepared for the trial since he has not
received any word from CFS about
an out-of-court settlement.
“I’ve been told the CFS has
been fairly uncooperative,” he
added.
“We’ve made it clear all along
the way [that] we’d be open to proposals if there’s a basis for discussion,” said CFS director of services
Philip Link.
Link also explained that CFS
has been well-prepared for the trial.
“In the weeks and months prior
to the lawsuit, people were gearing
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up for it,” he said. “Mostly it’s an
issue for our lawyers, who have
booked a lot of time [preparing for
the suit].”
The origin of the lawsuit dates
back 20 years. CFS members got
onto the board of directors of the
Association of Student Councils
and after achieving a majority,
transferred all the AOSC’s assets to
CFS along with the Travel Cuts
chain.
The USC, along with several
other AOSC members, launched a
lawsuit in 1998 against CFS after
the AOSC de-constituted itself
because of lack of funds.
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non-CFS members of the AOSC,
so we’re suing on behalf of the
AOSC,” Staubitz said.
“We want then to recognize there
wasn’t illegitimate intent,” Link
explained. “The plaintiff is hanging
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info under scrutiny
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called attention to changes proposed by the Heritage Committee
with regard to copyright laws in
Canada, which could drastically
change the use of the Internet in the
learning environment.
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from the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada, “education organizations are seeking an
education amendment to allow fair
and reasonable use of ‘publicly
available’ Internet materials. This
type of amendment will strike the
proper balance needed within the
copyright act — to meet the needs
of the users while recognizing the
rights of the creators.”
Jean Matieu Dion, a media relations officer with the Heritage
Ministry copyright policy branch,
said the copyright law has been in
place for four years and it must be
able to match the new digital technology.
Steve Wills, manager of legal
affairs with the AUCC, said if the
Heritage Committee’s recommendations go through, teachers and
students would have to form
licensing agreements with a copyright collective in order to have
access to online educational materials now publicly available and
free of charge.
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Irshad Manji — journalist, feminist, author and
activist — hit the Western campus on Wednesday to
speak to a full and diverse audience.
The event was sponsored by the Israel Action
Committee, the Women’s Issues Network, UWOut.ca
and Western Hillel.
In her talk, Manji encouraged critical thought and
the defense of diversity.
“Open societies remain open by virtue of asking
questions out loud,” Manji said.
Salim Mansur, professor of political science at
Western, introduced her as a “comet.”
“She is the voice of a modern Muslim woman
[speaking out] against her religion,” Mansur said.
“At my madressa [religious school], there were
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treacherous,” Manji said, adding her faith led her to
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Manji stated the occupation of Palestinian people
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“One is an occupation by the [Israel Defense
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Manji stated she was a fierce supporter of diversity and human rights.
“It’s easy to forget human rights,” Manji said. “No
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Some were critical of Manji’s speech.
“I didn’t feel that she was speaking to me as a progressive Muslim,” said third-year engineering student
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the way she put it forth.”
“Her views on the middle east differ from mine and
those of my party. She challenged me to rethink my
views, but we still don’t agree,” said Dave Molenhuis,
president of Western’s New Democrat Party club.
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educational community is significant,” Wills said.
“There should be an exception
for people engaged in learning
activities to use the Internet,” Jones
said, emphasizing the exception
concerns the public space of the
Internet where people engage in
exchanges of information without
requiring fees or licenses.
Jones explained creators need to
be compensated for their work but
one also needs to look at how the
work benefits society. There has to
be a balance between compensation and the right to access material, he added.
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Gauging the value of
the bachelor’s degree
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Emperingham noted, “not the initials behind the name.”
“What people are looking for
are people skills... technical skills
are acquired elsewhere, usually in
job training,” explained Michael
Milde, associate dean of arts (academic) at Western.
“Skills in demand last year just
aren’t exciting anymore,” he
added.
Milde contended that a bachelor’s degree cannot be thought of as
a career choice or path.
“A bachelor’s degree is not
geared to getting you a career,
but an education,” he said. “Is
there a direct career path? It’s
hard to say — certainly people
with [a degree] have a better
chance. You’re learning a set of
analytical skills.
“What a graduate degree does is
prepare you to be a specialist —
you’re better qualified in that
field,” he stated, noting there could
be a greater demand in the job market for specialists.
Milde cited the example of the
large portion of faculty retiring in a
few years, prompting many students to continue their education
into graduate studies. “These people are seeking a career in academia.”
“This is a positive change,”
Kamran Khan stated, noting graduates with an education that goes
beyond a bachelor degree can
expect more than those with only a
bachelor’s degree. “[They get] better paying jobs and more respect.”
Emperingham explained university graduates have to adjust to
the demands from employers; a
bachelor’s degree is helpful, he
said, but graduates would be wise
to attain more.
“Individuals almost have to be a
private corporation in the work
world,” Emperingham said. “But I
would never discount the possibility
of an education at any level.”
“I’m actually at that point right
now; if I was going into activism
I’d be better off with a business
background,” said second-year
sociology and social justice and
peace studies student Lindsay
Toner, who is still wondering
whether she would like to attend
the Richard Ivey School of Business next year.
“The bachelor’s degree has definitely been losing its credibility,”
she added.
don currently diverts about 35 per
cent of its trash, also said the
provincial target is unrealistic.
“We need time to put the facilities in place,” he said, adding
there are many technical difficulties which would need to be surmounted to meet the 60 per cent
benchmark.
“A more appropriate time frame
would be between 2010 and 2015.”
Khalil Ramal, London MPP for
London-Fanshawe, said he hopes
public education about the benefits
of recycling will help cities to meet
the new target.
“Our government needs to deal
with the garbage issue,” he said.
“When I started recycling, I
reduced my garbage in half. If we
can educate people to do that, we’ll
achieve our goal.”
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Legislation tabled by Ontario Environment Minister Leona Dombrowsky would force the City of
London to almost double the
amount of garbage it recycles and
composts within four years.
“We’re moving forward with a
plan to increase waste diversion to
60 per cent,” said Arthur Chamberlain, communications advisor to
the minister, who added all municipalities across the province will be
required to meet the benchmark.
“We set broad targets, but it’s up
to the municipalities how they get
there,” Chamberlain said. “It’s an
ambitious target but not one that’s
impossible.”
“I absolutely think we have to
be aggressive with waste diversion,” said Deb Matthews, MPP for
London North-Centre. “Unless we
set an aggressive target, we won’t
achieve it. We need to spend a lot
more time and energy thinking
about how we deal with garbage.
“I’m not prepared to give in and
say we can’t do it,” she added.
Councilor Roger Caranci, chairman of London’s environment and
transportation committee, said the
city has requested exemption from
the proposed plan.
“We have a very good recycling
program,” Caranci said. “We’re
doing our due diligence but the
time they’re giving us to do this
isn’t enough.”
Caranci added the costs of such
a plan would be prohibitive for
London.
“We’re a model for other
municipalities,” he noted. “We
have a landfill contingency fund to
expand our current facilities and
we’re looking at other methods to
conserve landfill space.”
Chamberlain said he doubts any
exceptions to the plan will be made.
“Certainly, we had pretty broad
support across the province from
the municipalities,” he stated. “We
think the fact there is broad public
support [for recycling] shows that
the average Ontarian will agree to
this plan.”
Jay Stanford, London division
manager of environment programs
and customer relations, said the
city needs more information about
the costs of the plan and any funding for it from the province.
Stanford, who confirmed Lon-
right reform will strive to balance
the needs of creators and users.”
“Where someone has put a
work online without protection of
access or distribution, we consider
the intention is to make that available [to the public],” Wills said.
Paul Jones, research and education officer with the Canadian
Association of University Teachers, said “our specific concern is
the Heritage Committee is going
to charge for [the use of] the
Internet.”
Jones explained the debate
centers on what the internet will
be: a place for people to exchange
materials for research and education or a commercial sphere. The
Heritage Committee is trying to
expand the commercial use of the
internet, Jones said, but emphasized this cannot be at the expense
of public space.
According to Jones, the issue is
twofold: it is a budgetary matter —
with universities and K-12 schools
cash-strapped, extra money for
Internet learning will cause schools
to lose more. It is also a moral issue
— why should we have to pay to
use the Internet when people put
things up without seeking remuneration?
“What we are proposing would
have very little economic cost
[and] the potential benefit for the
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“The Internet is like a vault with a screen door on the back.
I don’t need jackhammers and an atom bomb to get in
when I can walk through the door.”
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Free access to websites frequented by students and professors alike will come to an end if the Heritage Ministry updates its copyright law to apply to the Internet.
While the creation of a digital licensing regime
would theoretically reward the people who created such
educational material for their efforts, the plan is ultimately flawed because it is costly, impractical and misguided.
As if education was not costly enough already, the
new regime would require institutions including universities and colleges as well as individuals including students, teachers and general members of the public to
form licensing agreements with the copyright holders of
the websites and pay a viewing fee. The other option
would be to sacrifice access to the material on those
websites. Forcing this dilemma on educators and students already under serious financial burden is unfair.
Limiting access to educational material while claiming to have the interests of learning at heart is simply
wrong. Schools already pay millions in access fees and
this would only make the costs of education higher. In
the worst case, exorbitant licensing fees would force
smaller actors like certain colleges and individuals to
forgo previously free information. Even if a school paid
for the licenses — thus granting its students access to
the material — it seems likely the costs of those licenses would trickle down to students in the form of
increased fees.
The quality of research and education in Canada
would suffer under the new regime, assuming it would
even work.
Enforcing limited access to websites is problematic.
For one, the Internet is a global network. Enforcing
Canadian law over such a broad web is probably impossible. And of course, students can always simply seek
out alternative websites or sources which cover the
same material as the copyrighted websites and can be
accessed for free.
Another reason the new system will be difficult to
police is that people are accustomed to browsing for
free. Just as new ways to facilitate the free exchange of
digital files emerged following the demise of Napster, it
is probable users will find loopholes to circumvent this
new system. The naked superiority of private citizens
over government bureaucrats in the realm of technology cannot be over-stressed.
All of this makes one wonder why the government is
devoting any of its limited capacity and resources to
deal with this apparent problem. Blatant problems like
child pornography and the free exchange of copyrighted digital files should certainly take precedence.
While the exact financial costs of the new regime are
unknown, the other costs are clear. Precious resources
needed to fight real problems are going to be misspent
on a plan that will either fail miserably or hurt the cause
of education in Canada.
Either way, we pay through the nose.
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I was not surprised to see the amount of
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Some of my peers asked me why I
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The truth is, Fox News is as much a
propaganda machine as the teaching
system that instructs students to believe
that. The lack of dissenting right-wing
views in the university curriculum —
the fact that you will only hear the term
“right-wing” used with negative connotations — is further proof of that.
I am certainly not suggesting that no
students would adhere to a liberal, antiBush philosophy of their own volition;
many do and some have legtimate,
researched reasons for such a stance.
Rather, I’m attempting to underscore the
fact that there is a wholly different value
system out there that has never been fairly taught in western schools. It’s called
“right-wing.”
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not necessarily the expressed opinion of each editorial board member. All other opinions are strictly those
of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the USC, The Gazette, its editors or staff.
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Lorraine Forster
more importantly, I feel that there is a
definite absence of right-wing voices in
the university atmosphere.
As a graduate with combined honors
in English and media, information and
technoculture, I am highly aware of the
left-wing bias that permeates a majority
of social science and media courses at
the post-secondary level. Most unfortunate is the method by which many professors implicitly attempt to characterize
the liberal philosophy as the inherently
correct ideology — the one subscribed
to by those with higher moral values.
It is understandable that so many university students would take an anti-Bush
stance when teachers are constantly
beating them over the head with the evils
of Fox News and CNN, the “learned
teachings” of Naomi Klein and Noam
Chomsky and alarmist theories about
Nike and McDonald’s and a worldwide
Arts & Entertainment
Anna Coutts
Lori Mastronardi
Mark Polishuk
Opinions
Ian Denomme
Website rocks
To the Editor:
Congrats on the new website. As I am
not able to grab a paper in the morning,
an up-to-date website is much appreciated. It is a breeze to navigate through and
also a physically sexy page.
Vote now at www.gazette.uwo.ca.
Go to the Feedback page to find the poll.
Curtis Cleaver
Law I
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Apparently, many people think Bush is not the man
Re: “Bush is the man with the
plan,” Sept. 21, 2004
To the Editor:
You know, Megan O’Toole is a lot
like that chick that Larry was gonna
get with on the season finale of
Curb Your Enthusiasm. She sure is
hot, but c’mon, she’s a Republican.
And though Jeff would have
done her even if she was wearing a
Bush mask, I think I’ve gotta side
with Larry on this one. It’s like
having our very own Ann Coulter
right here on campus — in charge
of our newspaper.
Her favourite Simpsons episode
is also the Hullabalooza one,
which doesn’t help any. Considering her political views, you’d figure it would be the one where
Burns blocks out the sun (minus
the part where he gets shot of
course.)
Mike Smith
Visual Art IV
To the Editor:
The current rage against Bush is
not caused by Michael Moore, leftwing artists or the “leftist media
outlets.” It is caused by his policies.
You failed to mention the
botched war in Iraq, the scaling
back of environmental and civilrights legislation, his attempts to
ban gay marriage and stem-cell
research, an unfair tax cut that has
failed to boost the economy, or an
endless war on terrorism that has
increased the chances of an attack
at home and abroad by ignoring
the sources of hatred and giving
terrorists around the world a rallying cry.
To quote Iraqi Olympic soccer
midfielder Ahmed Manajid, referring to Bush: “How will he meet
his God having slaughtered so
many men and women?”
In the future, when writing
columns about why people are voting against Bush, try not to confuse the effects (pissed off leftwing crazies) with the causes (people dying for no good reason). Perhaps they are doing it, not just to
be “cool,” but because Bush is an
“evil doer.”
billion deficit. Well if this hasn’t
convinced you, if I were American
my vote would go to Kerry not
because I genuinely believe he
would be a great leader but
because Bush is really scary.
What’s next — Iran? They hate
America even more and some people believe one such conquest
could trigger World War III. Scary
— I’m not into world wars.
Toshio Ushiroguchi
Biology IV
To the Editor:
I don’t really believe that an educated person like yourself sees virtues
in a man who put the “white” in
White House by snorting lines of
cocaine while daddy was president.
But if that column was serious, let’s
just have a reality check.
When Iran does a nuclear preemptive strike on the U.S., I hope
you write a glowing column
about Bush’s success in spreading American values to other
parts of the world.
You attack Kerry supporters as
wanting to “spite” Bush for
removing one of the world’s most
despised leaders. Actually, Bush
has highlighted the importance of
taking steps to remove despised
leaders who harm their country,
ruling their citizens through fear,
who are economically more concerned with their campaign
donors than the country and who
alienate themselves from the
international community.
As a Bush supporter, you are
forced to flip-flop. I’m not saying
Bush’s policies are misguided —
in fact they could be the most guided policies ever, thanks to corporate America. Who needs Democrats in a world with freedom fries,
where global warming doesn’t
exist, where assault weapon bans
are lifted, the debt will just disappear and everyone who disagrees
with you is either an insurgent or a
terrorist? Let’s face it, no foreign
policy problem is too big for a
bomb to fix. Compassionate conservatism? Count me in!
Ed O’Neil
Honours Psychology IV
Tim Fish
Chemical Engineering IV
To the Editor:
I have to say I was completely put
off to say the least by the recent
column by you of all people,
claiming Bush should be re-elected because he’s done a fine job,
blah, blah, blah.
First of all, there’s nothing
wrong with spiting Bush, as you put
it. When Kerry does it he’s trying to
show that Bush is even more unfit
for a second term as he was for a
first term of office, now that he’s
proven to America and to the world
what kind of damage he can do.
How can people claim that
Bush is winning the war on terror?
His arrogance and gung-ho style is
infuriating the Arab world which
is now more than ever pointing
darts at the “good old stars and
stripes.” Don’t even get me started
about the war on Iraq, or the
orchestrated plunderfest gone
wrong as I’d like to put it.
And what about Saddam? Well
I’m sorry to say, but you Republicans are the ones who helped
him come to power in the first
place and if he was the leader of
some poor African nation with
limited resources you wouldn’t
give a damn.
How about back at home?
How’s the economy doing? Oh,
it’s really thriving with its $940-
To the Editor:
The upcoming U.S. election
should not just be about fighting
terrorism. Although 9/11 was a
tragedy that merits a great deal of
attention and priority, it is by no
means the sole issue that warrants
debate and consideration.
Here we see the other side of
Bush — the ‘compassionate conservative’ as he paradoxically
exclaims. Since 2000 Bush has
recorded consecutive budget
deficits and this year dipped to
$422-billion, a new low. Hardly
conservative. Also, under his term
the assault weapons ban expired,
the federal government conducted
its first execution since 1963, 5.2
million Americans lost their health
insurance, 4.3 million fell into
poverty and 1.6 million lost their
jobs. Hardly compassionate.
Kerry, although he has his
faults, clearly proves to be the better choice. He is a decorated Vietnam veteran yet he protested
against the war upon his return
proving that he isn’t scared to
question the status quo. He supports abortion, is opposed to the
death penalty and for tighter gun
control. He opposes trillion-dollar
tax cuts for the wealthy and billion-dollar deficits that are a threat
to America’s economic well-being.
All of these reasons — without
the smoking gun of terrorism and
Iraq — are sufficient for the American people to reject Bush on Nov. 2.
Kevin Spafford
Political Science II
To the Editor:
George W. Bush for president?
Don’t make me laugh — the man
is quite possibly the worst president to have graced the States.
Don’t confuse this with a proKerry letter because it’s not. The
simple fact is George W. Bush
shouldn’t be president — he
should be in jail. Bush used false
information to lure both the US
and the world to believe Iraq had
WMDs and al Qaeda links and to
this day the final verdict has
always been “no WMD found”
and “no links found.”
He hasn’t even taken responsibility for the fact he used this false
information and has even gloated
as to how the world is safer. I personally cannot say I feel safer without Hussein in power than I did
when he was. What I can say is that
the 1,037 American soldiers dead
(not to mention the 11,000-plus
Iraqi civilians dead) sure didn’t
help the gas prices over the summer let alone stop terrorist attacks
globally.
How this man is still in power
and not being burned alive for the
pain he has caused his country is
beyond me. This man is quite possibly the most accepted war criminal to walk this earth and should be
in jail for the crimes he has committed against humanity. What
makes matters worse is how his
predecessor was almost impeached
for a white stain on a blue dress.
Not the classiest thing ever done
by someone in power but no-one
died for that cause.
There is not one thing George
W. Bush could do to redeem himself for this — except maybe
catch Osama bin Laden. Whatever happened to that guy?
To the Editor:
George W. Bush has performed
woefully in his role as President.
What was so special about Bush’s
actions that make him any more
qualified to combat terrorism than
any of his opponents?
Can anyone honestly believe
that Al Gore or John Kerry would
have had any difficulty tightening
borders
or
pointing
at
Afghanistan on a map and saying
“bomb that” in the wake of 9/11?
Obviously not. If either Gore or
Kerry were in power, the American military would still have
identified those responsible and
led a coalition of forces in the
destruction of the aggressors.
Bush did nothing to distinguish himself as the only one to
lead America in the fight against
terrorism. The war in Iraq is a
totally different issue. Bush’s
excuse for entering Iraq was the
location and elimination of
weapons of mass destruction,
which consequently never materialized. Bush’s mistake has made
him responsible for every Coalition and Iraqi life that has been
lost as a result of his aggression.
If Bush knew all along that the
WMDs were never there then he
is a tyrant as well as a liar. He has
entered the sovereign territory of
another state and by using military force installed an illegitimate
government based on American
values (not necessarily Iraqi values) in contravention of international law.
Also, let’s not forget how much
mid-eastern and American oil
companies are enjoying astronomical oil prices as a result of the war.
As always, where Bush is concerned, he and his friends’ fortunes
come at the expense of the average
American.
Daniel Montanera
Economics & Political Science III
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StyleWatch: sorority chic meets vintage cool
GIRL STYLE
Name: April Brown
Program: Administrative and Commercial Studies
Year: 2
While April has noticed that campus style has become a blend of
Abercrombie and American
Eagle, she sees no problem with
the casual look.
Like her favorite style-smart
celeb Jennifer Aniston, April is a
model example of the fact that
there’s nothing wrong with
being comfortable.
Jeans may be her favorite piece
of clothing but this girl also knows
the importance of accessories and
shoes. On her wishlist: Gucci sunglasses.
GUY STYLE
Name: Christopher Regimbal
Program: Art History and Criticism
Year: 4
Dave Picard/Gazette
“I WEAR MY SUNGLASSES AT... UH... NOON?” ACS student April
Brown supports her sorority sisters in style.
Sporting a noir ensemble, Chris
masterfully pulls off the elusive
but highly desired emo look.
Achieving such style is actually
easier than it seems, as Chris wears
“whatever’s clean.”
This fan of Jason Lee’s real-life
style is always excited to find the
rare Value Village find: a cool
band shirt that isn’t an extra-large.
This artist has also noticed that
general campus style is geting boring and encourages his fellow students to “be creative, have fun.”
—Dave Picard
Rachel Cartwright/Gazette
THE BEDHEAD BOARDER LOOK: Art student Christopher Regimbal urges students to be creative with their clothes.
The Sadies score with psychedelic surf rock style
By Jessica Collins
Gazette Staff
At some point in their youth, many
Canadians often become engrossed
in hockey or instead choose to pursue other interests like music.
Usually it’s one side of the
dichotomy or the other, but
rarely both. However, Mike
Belitsky of the Sadies chose to
do things differently.
“Sean [Dean, The Sadies’
bassist] and I have our own hockey team. We play with Andrew
Scott [of Sloan], Steve Clark,
Sean’s brother, music writers and
journalists.”
Fortunately for The Sadies’ rigorous touring schedule, Belitsky
hasn’t sustained any major injuries.
“At least not yet!” he interjects.
When not playing amateur
hockey, Belitsky concentrates on
his day job as drummer for The
Sadies. The band’s recording
endeavours have resulted in it’s
recently released fifth album,
Favourite Colours, a blend of
1960s-inspired rock, country, psychedelic and surf rock.
“[On Favourite Colours] there
was more of a ‘think-tank’
approach with the songs. I would
previously bring a song home and
work on it, but this time there was
more collaboration. The songs
would change and morph over the
recording process. For example,
we’d keep the same words, but
change the melody, the chords and
the rhythm,” Belitsky explains.
The album was recorded with
the help of musician friends such as
Robyn Hitchcock and Blue
Rodeo’s Greg Keelor, whose home
served as one of several recording
locations. The Sadies also returned
the favour, assisting such friends as
Neko Case.
“[Being part of a musical community] is very important for us
and everyone else... it enriches
your depth of musical knowledge.
All of a sudden you dig deeper and
by doing that you’re therefore
influencing your own music. It’s
like an investigative mission.”
The Sadies have recently
extended their sphere to include a
musical score for Ron Mann’s
film, Confessions of a Hotroddin,’
Pinstripin,’ Kustomizin,’ Teenage
Icon. Vroom! Although the recording process was a departure from
the band’s regular recording style,
“if you heard it, you’d know it was
The Sadies. It’s all part of the
same musical sound we have,”
Belitsky says.
According to Belitsky, The
Sadies have been touring for about
half of each year since 1998. “I feel
like we’ve all become brothers. We
know what buttons to push or not
push, depending on mood.”
The band does in fact consist of
a pair of siblings, Travis and Dallas
Good, whose “instinctive, intuitive” playing style has been
embraced by the other half of the
four-piece band, Belitsky and
Dean.
“I feel like we’re all this weird,
dysfunctional family that travels
around,” Belitsky says of his bandmates. The extensive touring is one
of Belitsky’s favourite aspects of
being part of The Sadies. “I feel like
every night, anything can happen.”
He describes an especially
memorable performance at the
Roskilde music festival in Denmark: “It was just one of those
magic moments — the sun was setting and there was a huge crowd.
Great crowd, great venue. Earlier
that day we played at a mental hospital. There was something really
surreal about the way they did
things at the festival.”
Overall, Belitsky is happy with
The Sadies’ achievements to date.
“I think we’re doing really well.
We’re all able to focus our lives on
playing music. I guess that what we
want to achieve is to be acknowledged by other musicians... the
most important thing is to keep
progressing as musicians and as a
band,” he enthuses.
“Selling records is important
but having people hear and like
your band is really good. When
there’s a good crowd and people
know your songs, it’s thrilling.”
The Sadies will be performing at
Call the Office on Friday, Sept. 24
at 10 p.m. Tickets are $7 in
advance and $10 at the door.
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“I WANNA CALL THIS TIME! WHY DO YOU ALWAYS GET TO BE THE CALLER?” The Sadies often
argued about who would get to call at the country town square dance.
Arts & Entertainment
Napoleon: a dynamite effort
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Skye Sweetnam
Noise From the Basement
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“I CAN’T TAKE LORRAINE TO THE ENCHANTMENT UNDER THE SEA DANCE... ” Oh wait, wrong movie
involving a high school prom. Tina Majorino and Jon Heder dance it up in Napoleon Dynamite.
By Maggie Wrobel
(Ramirez), his careless courtship of
the school’s sweet female nerd Deb
(Tina Majorino) and his secret
desire to bust a move when no-one
is looking. These may sound like
minute details but the hilarious
way they are presented is what
makes the film the gem that it
clearly is.
Equally fascinating is the fact
that as a character, Napoleon really has no depth. He doesn’t strive
for self-discovery or any great
moral purpose. Instead, he goes
through life in a seemingly unaffected haze of volatility. His anger
is his secret weapon — the one
that makes the audience fall in
love with him even though he
never really accomplishes anything that would deem him lovable.
Heder’s performance is so flawless you sometimes feel like you’re
watching a documentary about
über-nerds in their natural habitat.
In this case, the habitat is a small
midwestern town in Idaho called
Preston — the birthplace of
Gazette Staff
Napoleon Dynamite
Starring: Jon Heder, Aaron
Ruell, Jon Gries, Efren Ramirez
Directed by: Jared Hess
A famous ad campaign for a relatively popular Canadian beer
claims “those who like it, like it a
lot.” This phrase perfectly defines
public reception to the unabashedly nerdy Napoleon Dynamite.
Those who get it will love it and
those who don’t will wonder why
movies like this ever get made.
Napoleon (Heder) is a feverishly individualistic outcast whose
perpetually angry persona doesn’t
draw in many friends. He’s a redhaired dork with a permanent
scowl who defines himself through
the animal cartoons he draws and
puffy black snowboots he wears
every day.
Napoleon’s life is what you’d
expect from a nerdy high-schooler.
He rides the bus to school with
annoying younger kids, gets
smashed into lockers by guys with
brush cuts and lusts after girls who
are out of his league.
He lives with his effeminate,
Internet-addicted brother Kip
(Dana Carvey lookalike Ruell) and
bizarre Uncle Rico (Gries) who
can’t let go of the football glory he
missed out on in his youth.
The Seinfeldian premise of the
film doesn’t offer much in the way
of a plot. Instead, the movie acts as
a
magnifying
glass
onto
Napoleon’s life that focuses on
small moments in his life: a bike
trip with his new friend Pedro
writer/director Hess.
Hess co-wrote Napoleon with
his wife Jerusha. In a brilliant feat
of typecasting, Heder played a nerd
named Seth in Hess’ 2003 short
film Peluca. Napoleon, Hess’ first
full-length feature, won raves at the
Sundance Film Festival and was
recently picked up for national theatrical distribution in Canada.
The movie is unique in its own
right but also effectively captures
cultural satire in the vein of the
sacred and profane South Park and
the graphic-novel-turned-timelessfilm Ghost World.
Although the film is not likely
to kickstart any fashion trends
(Deb’s tight side ponytail,
Napoleon’s snowboots), it will certainly provide countless viewers
with enough catch phrases to last
the rest of the year.
During one of the movie’s funniest scenes Napoleon complains
to Pedro that the ladies don’t like
him because he has “no skills.” The
film that bears his name and tells
his story is proof to the contrary.
Skye Sweetnam’s debut album
Noise From the Basement is not terrible for what it is. Unfortunately, it
happens to be an over-produced,
over-synthesized and highly unbelievable tween pop-rock lament.
Standing in the shadow of
Avril’s tie and black-under-blond
locks, Noise seems to be an attempt
to create yet another punky-pop
grrl. Unlike Avril, however, Skye
fails to convincingly emote the
angst, malcontent and complete
lack of concern that she so desperately tries to embrace.
Many of the album’s songs
tackle Skye’s boy troubles, a topic
that sounds alien coming from the
mouth of a girl who needs her parents to drive her to the movies.
Unspirited lyrics also mar
Noise, with lines like “I saw my
boyfriend hanging/With this girl
that I hate/He didn’t have to tell
me/why last night he was late”
revealing Sweetnam’s age and the
absence of the cathartic experiences that oft lead to powerful
tunes.
Any sense of Skye’s identity is
hidden by her efforts to mimic
other popular artists. “Unpredictable” is Skye’s hard-rock track,
but apparently both the guns and
the roses were left at a friend’s
house. “I Don’t Really Like You”
is an Evanescence ripoff, minus the
pulsing glam/grit vibe and powerhouse vocals. The eighth track is
entitled “It Sucks.” It sucks.
The weak music and lyrics,
paired with over-saturated digitizations, make Sweetnam’s freshman
effort a poor but valiant one.
Maybe given a few years she could
find herself and convince listeners
to do the same; until then, she’ll
remain part of some esoteric preteen idolatry.
—Dave Picard
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By Jeff Bercuson
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Grassy Knoll and the Magic Bullit
is one of London’s hardest working
bands. After three years of relentless
gigging around town, the band is
ready to release its first full-length
EP, She Woke Up In A Frantic.
The Gazette hooked up with
lead singer Noel P. Greaves to talk
about the upcoming album, the
London music scene, marathon
recording sessions and, naturally,
the Kennedy assassination.
The Gazette: You are a notoriously
hard-working band. Your gigography reads like a comprehensive
listing of all the music venues in
London. Could you talk a bit about
what it’s like being an indie rock
band from London, Ontario? Does
the song “Broken Community”
have anything to do with this idea?
Greaves: We’re definitely what
you would call a “working band”
— you kind of have to be because
London isn’t a real tight-knit community. I mean, over the past three
years, we’ve seen a lot of the bands
we’ve played with break up and reform. It’s not always easy to stay
afloat, to not go broke. In a way,
“Broken Community” is kind of
our way of saying that we’re not
quite fed up but it’s definitely a
backlash to the unresponsiveness
of this town.
The Gazette: We read on your
website that all 12 tracks were
recorded at the House of Miracles
in one day. That’s a pretty intense
pace. What was the recording
process like?
The Gazette: Although the music is
generally upbeat and poppy, a lot
of the songs are about sadness,
confusion and alienation. Was it a
conscious choice to make the lyrics
contrast with the music?
Greaves: It was kind of a crazy
process. We recorded it in a liveoff-the-floor format, where all five
of us played at the same time. Andy
[Magoffin,
producer]
was
impressed at how we could just
jump into character. We recorded
the album in 30 straight hours, and
after all that, I don’t even know
what Andy thought of the band. By
the end of the recording session, he
said, “If I’m looking for a freak
show, I’ll call you guys.”
Greaves: Every time I write a
song, I try to capture a particular
story or mood to go with that. For
us, the story is very important. We
like to think of ourselves as murder
with a smile. It’s about recognizing
that all things are horrible but finding a niche, a way to laugh at the
world and then go out and juxtapose it with some great music. I
realize that everything’s not so
great. I mean, I’m not a preacher
by any means. I once believed in a
revolution but now it’s dead. I’ll
just say that I definitely appreciate
the darker side of life.
The Gazette: The music on the
album meanders through a ton of
different genres: ‘60s psychedelic
pop, alt-country, even elements of
punk. How did you mediate
between all those influences?
Greaves: Well, I grew up through
all these different phases of
music. I’m 25 now, so I was
around for the heyday of grunge
and then I kind of worked deeper
and deeper into the classics. Of
course the many influences we
have inform our songwriting;
that’s just the way we’ve always
written songs. We like to think of
ourselves as the Frankenstein of
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music. We’re going to play some
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off She Woke Up In A Frantic, and
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always try to try to write music so
that people can have a great time
listening to it. Oh, and we’ll be
wearing suits.
Grassy Knoll’s CD release party is
tonight at the Brunswick Hotel.
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Arts & Entertainment
Friday, September 24, 2004
The Shopaholic Series: almost
as addictive as shopping itself
THE GAZETTE
ON DISC
The Thrills
Let’s Bottle Bohemia
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SHOP ‘TIL YOU (OR YOUR CREDIT RATING) DROP(S). Sophie Kinsella’s books are available in
stores... and thus you have to shop to buy them. Oh, sweet irony.
By Katrina Wright
Gazette Writer
The Shopaholic Series
Written by: Sophie Kinsella
Random House
Many Western students know what
it’s like to be waist-deep in debt —
some might even say they’re drowning in it. Despite the constant cash
needed to keep up with ever-changing fashion trends (and to buy new
textbooks!), no student’s spending
habits come close to those of Becky
Bloomwood, the female heroine of
the Shopaholic book series.
Becky, now the star of four bestselling novels, has a little bit of a
spending problem as well as a tendency to ignore the truth. First introduced by 2001’s Confessions of a
Shopaholic and written by newcomer Sophie Kinsella, these books are
a definite must-read for all females
between the ages of 16 and 50.
Although these books won’t go
down in history beside Charles
Dickens and William Shakespeare,
they’re an easy choice to read
while running on the treadmill.
Don’t get the wrong idea; the
books are well-written, just not
high-brow literature. Kinsella’s
writing style has a uniqueness that
keeps readers guessing until the
very last pages. Readers become so
connected to the plot that they long
to step into the pages and help
Becky sort out her problems.
Throughout the books, personal bank statements and “real”
correspondence between Becky
and other characters add some
flair to the generic chapter-bychapter format.
Becky is by far the most entertaining and shocking main character in the modern trend of “fluff”
literature. In Confessions she starts
out as a financial journalist, living
in an apartment in London, England with her best friend Suze.
Becky’s financial journalist’s
salary simply can’t cover the
spending habits of someone like
her. One might think a financial
journalist would be careful with
money, but Becky finds herself in a
situation where her choice is simple: she must either cut back on
shopping or make more money.
Unfortunately, both attempts
fail. Her spending is so out of control that she buries her problems by
hiding or throwing away bank and
credit card statements or skipping
out of work early to make it to a
sale at her favourite shop. Because
she refuses to deal with reality, her
situation becomes so desperate that
the reader has to wonder how she
will ever bounce back to star in the
rest of the series.
Thanks to the help of friends
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and her successful boyfriend,
Luke, Becky is able to sort out her
financial mess and start fresh in
Shopaholic Takes Manhattan and
Shopaholic Ties the Knot, both of
which take place in New York:
THE shopping destination. As a
personal shopper at Barney’s,
Becky finally finds herself in a job
she enjoys... especially because of
the employee discounts.
However, a whole new set of
obstacles await her in America. She
has a new joint bank account with
her fiancé and will soon have to
make the biggest shopping decision
of her life: choosing just one wedding dress. The problems begin
when she charges new Prada boots
to the joint account and the preparations begin for not one but two weddings between Becky and Luke.
This reader can’t wait to discover the mess awaiting Becky in
her newest adventure, Shopaholic
and Sister, released to bookstores
this month.
If you liked The Thrills’ 2003
debut So Much for the City then
you’ll enjoy the follow-up because
it’s basically the same record.
There are minor changes, of
course. Gone are the heavy California references in favour of allusions to American life as a whole,
as the title suggests.
The first single “Whatever Happened To Corey Haim?” is a reflection on celebrity life and its transient nature and “The Curse Of
Comfort” is the band’s “we may
have put out a critically acclaimed
album, but we’re still us” song that
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The high points of the album
are “Saturday Night,” which questions the difference between love,
sex and hate when you’re sober
versus drunk and “You Can’t Fool
Old Friends With Limousines,” a
song that asserts that money can’t
change who you are and where you
come from.
A pleasant surprise rests in the
two bonus tracks. While the first
track is not all that interesting, the
second track is an instrumental that
shows promise as it sounds quite
different from the rest of the
album. The track gives the impression that maybe this Irish quintet is
going to go for a different sound on
its next album.
There were worse directions
The Thrills could have gone with
their sophomore effort. They could
have hashed out the same old stuff
as many bands tend to do or alienated their fanbase by changing
their style completely.
Instead, with Let’s Bottle
Bohemia, the band offered something fresh but not completely different from So Much For The City.
No, Let’s Bottle Bohemia is not a
bad album by any means — however, it was just a lot better when we
heard it for the first time last year.
—Chad Nevett
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THE GAZETTE
Friday, September 24, 2004
Jessy Kapitany snags soccer balls, Purple Pipe
Mustang goaltender Jessy Kapitany is the winner of this week’s
Purple Pipe. Not only did Kapitany win the Pipe last season, but
she also won the Ontario University Athletics Athlete of the Week
award earlier this season.
Kapitany is a fourth-year kinesiology student from Ottawa. Last
year she ripped off a monster sea-
son, recording eight shutouts in a
row while helping the Mustangs to
a perfect 10-0 regular season
record. Kapitany has opened 2004
in similar fashion, already notching
four goose eggs as her team has
raced to a 4-0 start. The Gazette
caught up with Kapitany to talk
shutouts, team work and the joy of
David Beckham’s miscues.
Is Western going undefeated
again this year?
You always hope for that, but it
may not be a reality. But [losing
a game] might not necessarily be
a bad thing. In the long run it
might actually better prepare us
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You bowed out of the playoffs
early last year. Why will this year
be different?
I think because of the burnout last
year, that’s going to help. It will get
us better prepared for tougher
games at the end of the season.
Are you going to break last season’s shutout streak?
(Laughs). I don’t like to think
about it, because as soon as you
start thinking about it you jinx it.
The thing about a shutout is it’s
your team and your defense. I’d
rather have a good game and win
2-1 as opposed to us [playing poorly and] winning 1-0. It doesn’t really get me anything in life except
the Purple Pipe (laughs).
What did you think about winning OUA Athlete of the Week?
Again, I think the players who don’t
get enough attention are the defenders. They do a great job. I get some
attention, but the reality is [my
teammates] get ignored and they do
the grunt work. I feel like I get attention that they should be getting. But
it’s nice to have our defensive
prowess being recognized.
Did you cheer for a team at Euro
this summer?
I just liked watching the soccer —
I didn’t have any real European
roots to cheer for. It was good to
see the Greeks win, because you
always like to see a Cinderella
story. And it was kind of nice seeing England fall (laughs). I thought
it was awesome [when Beckham
missed a key penalty kick]. He gets
a lot of attention just because of his
appearance and they kept showing
Posh Spice and all that drama is
always really interesting. It’s
always fun to watch.
Aaron Lynett/Gazette
WHERE’S THE PIPE? Despite a Gazette editor’s ineptitude and forgetfulness, Jessy Kapitany was still awarded this week’s Purple Pipe.
Golf’s Ryder Cup took place
this past weekend just outside of
Detroit. The American team was
dummied on home soil as the
Europeans carried the largest lead
in the tournament’s history into
the final day of competition.
When all was said and done, the
Europeans managed a convincing
18 1/2 - 9 1/2 victory.
The National Hockey League
lockout has been official for over
a week. With the owners persistently advocating a salary cap and
the players wanting the exact
opposite, the prospect of hockey
in the near future seems grim. An
estimated 150 NHL players have
relocated to Europe while others
will take time off or play in the
newly formed Original Stars
Hockey League.
In Major League Baseball
news, Barry Bonds became the
third man in history to eclipse the
700 home run mark. He trails only
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Friday, September 24, 2004
THE GAZETTE
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NHL news Last-minute Weir collapse all too familiar
TORONTO (CP) — The NHL’s
labour impasse has left many
hockey fans irate and upset, but
coaching legend Scotty Bowman
figures the full impact of the lockout won’t be realized until next
month when actual regular-season
games aren’t played.
‘‘Right now, it’s hard to get a
true picture because all we’re
missing are some practices and
pre-season games,’’ Bowman said
in an interview. ‘‘But wait until
October because then the effect
will be different because a lot of
questions will be asked and it will
build up.
‘‘I feel for the people who work
in the buildings and the effect [the
lockout] has on the economy in a
lot of places. It’s going to have
quite a trickle-down effect on a lot
of people’s lives and that’s the
most unfortunate aspect surrounding this situation.’’
The NHL triggered the lockout
last Wednesday at midnight after
the expiration of the collective bargaining agreement. The owners,
claiming millions of dollars in
losses because of escalating
salaries, want a salary cap included
in any new agreement.
The NHL Players’ Association
has countered by stating it won’t
be bullied into accepting a cap and
has accused owners of exaggerating their losses.
The general consensus among
hockey prognosticators is the lockout will be a long one, with some
even predicting it lasting into next
season. While it’s likely that hockey fans in traditional markets will
return once play resumes, there are
concerns that won’t be the case in
NHL cities where franchises have
either struggled at the gate or
reside in communities where hockey isn’t overly popular.
‘‘You never know how people
will react,’’ Bowman said. ‘‘I
know I was up in the Ryder Cup in
Detroit and people would come up
to me and ask, ‘Scotty, are we
going to have hockey?’
‘‘And I said, ‘I really don’t
know, right now it doesn’t really
look good.’”
By Matt Larkin
Gazette Staff
The Canadian golf world shed a
collective tear two weeks ago as
hometown hero Mike Weir squandered a seemingly safe lead in the
Canadian Open. Vijay Singh —
who recently ended Tiger Woods’
five-year reign as the number oneranked golfer in the world — was
the beneficiary of Weir’s debacle,
picking up his seventh tournament
win of the season.
On Sept. 12, Mike Weir played
the role of goat. Reflecting on the
golden boy of Bright’s Grove’s
unfortunate fate calls to mind
other goats — famous jackasses
whose choke artistry helps their
legends to live on in infamy.
From a golf perspective, any
goat must be measured against
golf’s greatest goat: Jean Van De
Velde. The ill-fated Frenchman’s
British Open nightmare is the
crème de la crème of golf disasters
and stands as one of pro sports’
ultimate choke stories.
A double bogey. A two-over
par six on a par-four. That was
all Jean Van de Velde needed
for his first major championship
as he entered the 72nd hole of
the 1999 British Open with a
cushy three-stroke lead over the
field.
An average tee shot meant that
hitting the green in regulation was
a possibility but not money in the
bank for Van De Velde. With such
a healthy lead, onlookers assumed
that he would play it safe with a
lay-up, hit the green in three shots,
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If nothing else, Jean Van De
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P12—Friday, September 24, 2004
Sports
ON DECK:
Women’s lacrosse... Tuesday
Mustangs get revenge against defending champs
By Matt Larkin
Gazette Staff
Aaron Lynett/Gazette
MORE HITS THAN CHEECH AND CHONG. Dean Van Camp’s massive tackle energized his teammates and sparked a comeback
over McMaster.
The Western men’s rugby team
scratched a huge task off its “to do”
list on Wednesday afternoon,
avenging past heartbreak by downing the McMaster Marauders 2520 in a tight contest.
2003 ended in anguish for the
Western men as they fell 28-5 to
McMaster in the Ontario University Athletics finals. However,
Wednesday’s come-from-behind
victory helped to ease last year’s
pain. The men’s squad improved to
3-0 while Mac suffered its first
defeat of the young season and
dropped to 2-1.
To say that the Marauders stood
as Western’s first true test of the season would be an understatement;
the Mustangs rolled through Windsor and Waterloo by a combined
score of 161-3 to open the year.
Both Mac and Western anxiously looked forward to facing each
other.
“You come down here and you
have a different atmosphere,
there’s no question,” said McMaster head coach Phil White. “You
know it’s going to be a tough game
and everyone’s pretty up for it.”
Western head coach Scott Stewart tried to keep his players focused
on the task at hand but agreed that
the contest was no ordinary affair.
“We try to focus on the things
that we’re going to do,” Stewart
said. “Mac is very talented and difficult to play against. They were
the champs last year and we developed a game plan to go out against
them. It was a big game and the
guys were extra motivated.”
The match began as a see-saw
battle. The teams traded tries to
open the game then went on the
defensive as the opening minutes
passed with no big runs. Mac eventually wore Western down, controlling the ball out of the scrum and
opening up a 10-5 lead after a
lengthy drive.
The Mustangs were back on
their heels, but a timely hit by fullback Dean Van Camp caused the
bench to erupt in cheers and signaled a major momentum shift.
“At that time in the game, I
think we were on the back foot,”
Van Camp said. “Sometimes a big
hit can provide the boost we need.”
The Mustangs were suddenly
rejuvenated, taking control with
two unanswered tries and conversions and leaving the first half with
a 19-10 lead.
Mac opened the second half
energetically, notching a try and
closing the gap to 19-15. Western’s
aggressive attack proved too much
for Mac in the long run, however,
as the Mustangs answered with a
try of their own and managed to
hang on for the win.
“I think [Western’s] backs are
stronger this year,” White said.
“They’re creative and they generated a lot of chances. I thought their
forwards played well — particularly on the lineouts.”
“Our guys are not as big as the
Mac team,” Stewart said. “In order
to be successful we had to really hit
them. We made big tackles and
kept Mac from getting things
rolling. I’m very pleased with our
effort at this point in the year.”
Adding to the Mustang offense
was Sam Jenkins who tallied a
try, two conversions and two
penalty kicks.
The match was physical, but
cleanly played despite the strong
rivalry between the two squads.
“That’s the way rugby is,”
Stewart said. “To be successful you
have to play within the laws. Both
teams have experienced guys who
have represented Canada at the
national level.
“We respect each other and we
go out to play the way rugby
should be played. A lot of these
guys have played each other in
high school and at the Ontario
level, so they’re not strangers.”
The Mustang men will try to
keep their perfect season going
against the Guelph Gryphons this
Sunday.
‘Stangs look to run away from the competition
The 2004 Mustang women’s cross country
team looks to tweak what is already a powerhouse squad. A strong 2003 season consisted of a 96-13 record in seven meets, a silver medal at the Ontario University Athletics
championships and a fifth place finish at the
Canadian Interuniversity Sport national
championships.
The women’s roster is dominated by
accomplished veterans. Shannon Gerrie
undoubtedly stands as the team’s pillar and
leader. She enters her final year of eligibility
and brings with her a resumé that demands
attention. Gerrie holds four Western cross
country records, represented Canada at the
World Universities Cross Country championships last March and is a two-time firstteam All-Canadian. Last season was one to
remember for Gerrie, who posted a ridiculous
.991 winning percentage over seven meets
after defeating 1172 out of 1182 runners.
A capable supporting cast surrounds Ger-
rie. Jackie Bonisteel posted the fourth-best
3000 m time in the CIS over the winter and
sophomore Andrea Brouwer has been unofficially heralded as the best number-seven
team runner in all of Canadian university
cross country. Fourth-year veterans Tara
Johnson, Karen Gilbert and Shayna Boland
bring a wealth of experience to the squad.
2002 OUA rookie of the year and OUA AllStar Ashley Korman also adds some jump
for the women.
Last weekend the squad bagged Western’s
third consecutive win at the McGill Open
Cross Country meet. Western has dominated
the McGill meet in the past, winning seven of
the past 13 McGill titles. The Mustangs ran a
team average time of 14:28, breaking its
McGill-best time of 14:40 set in 1995.
The women compete Saturday at 10:40
a.m. at the Thames Valley Golf and Country
Club.
—Matt Larkin
2004 offers a bright road ahead for a men’s
team that fell short of glory last year.
2003 was a solid if unspectacular season
for the Mustang men; they finished with a
56-35 record and .610 winning percentage in
five meets. The men placed fifth at the 2003
Ontario University Athletics final, failing to
advance to the national championships.
With new runners on this year’s squad, all
signs point to major improvement in 2004
for Western. The year will mark the return of
team co-captain Ryan O’Hagan who missed
all of 2003 due to injury.
Notable transfers to the team include Alan
Klaus from Calgary and nationally-ranked
Kyle Guembel, who moves from Waterloo
and recently competed in an Iron Man
Triathalon.
Four freshmen join the Mustang runners.
Leading the team with a 6 km time of 19:36
at the team’s intrasquad meet was freshman
Russell Christie. He brings promise to West-
ern in 2004 after winning the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations
(OFSAA) silver medal in the 2000 m
steeplechase last June.
Four other veterans return from the 2003
team. Chris d’Esterre posted Western’s second-best scores last year and Steve Weiler
set a personal best at the 6km intrasquad
meet. Tim Hain is coming off the best indoor
winter track session of his career and training camp reports suggest that veteran Elliot
Craig enters this year looking strong.
This past Saturday, the men captured a
team victory at the McGill Open Cross Country Meet. The title was the second in a row for
Western’s men’s team. The Mustangs posted
an average team time of 19:07 — the best
ever for the team at the McGill meet.
The men’s cross country team competes
Saturday at the Thames Valley Golf and
Country Club at 10:40 a.m.
—Matt Larkin