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International student DineshHariharan is in his first year ofProject Management atFanshawe. I am from India,and I like playing cricket andtennis, he said. Dinesh has areal passion for animals, and haseven done some volunteer workwith animals.1. Why are you here?To learn the culture and to knowmore about project management.2. What was your life-changing

moment?The day when I got my visa tocome to Canada.

3. What music are you currentlylistening to?I listen to a lot of rock and popmusic.4. What is the best piece ofadvice youve ever received?Lifes not about how hard you canhit, its about how hard you can gethit. Another good piece of adviceIve gotten is to keep moving for-ward.5. Who is your role model?My father has always been a huge

inspiration for me.6. Where in the world have youtravelled?

I am from India, and I have onlytravelled to Canada for my educa-tion.7. What was your first job?I have never had a job.8. What would your last mealbe?Spicy Indian food.9. What makes you uneasy?Londons cold climate at timemakes me uneasy brrr!10. What is your passion?My passion is to become a tennis

player.Do you want Fanshawe to know 10Things About You? Just head onover to fsu.ca/interrobang andclick on the 10 Things I KnowAbout You link at the top.

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Dinesh Hariharan just wants winter to be over so he can soak up somerays!

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Miranda from the Fringe Hair Co. on campus shaves Fanshawe student Chris Maddens hair at the March 27 Go Blue!Go Bald! event in Forwell Hall. The event, which included a few shaved heads and a few songs performed by NeishaDunn, raised money for Make-A-Wish Southwestern Ontario. Including donations and money made from other eventsleading up to Go Blue! Go Bald!, Fanshawe will donate more than $3,300 to the charity, surpassing organizer BarbaraKaczmars goal of $3,000.

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On March 25, representatives

from the Fanshawe communitystarted a conversation about a verydifficult but important topic: youthand suicide.

The roundtable discussion wasled by Fanshawe Student UnionPresident Zack Dodge, The JackProject founder Eric Windeler,graphic design student Kaylie Dyckand counsellor Anita OKeefe fromFanshawes Counselling andAccessibility Services. The eventwas co-sponsored by the FSU andfaculty union Local 110.

The discussion started off with avideo featuring Windeler talkingabout his son, Jack, for whom TheJack Project is named. Jack wasjust finishing up his first year atQueens University in Kingston in2010 when he committed suicide.Jack was 18 years old, and waslikely severely depressed, Windelersaid in the video, but he didntreach out for help.

Mental health problems canseem invisible, but they are real, asreal and as powerful as cancer orheart disease. And the symptomsare also real and beyond the controlof the sufferer, just like the symp-toms of any physical illness,

Windeler says in the video. Sadly,mental health problems are alsovery common; they touch almost

every family. In fact, likely youknow someone who is sufferingright now, and quite possibly, youand that someone never talk aboutit because of the stigma, which issomething we have to eliminate.

According to the video, one outof four people between the ages of15 and 24 deals with mental healthissues, and many dont know howto reach out. In fact, two-thirds ofpeople who are struggling never getthe help they need.

By learning and talking really,really talking we can eliminatethe stigma around mental healthproblems and bring the issue outfrom the shadows and into the openand start making a real difference,

Windeler continues in the video.My sons legacy can be one ofhelping others find the help he didnot know about and could not reachout for.

The Jack Project aims to spreadawareness about mental healthissues and open a discussion acrossCanada, breaking the stigma ofmental health and suicide. The JackProject has held walks, marathonsand bike rides across the country to

raise money for Kids Help Phone.The Project has made an invest-ment into the live chat feature of

the Kids Help Phone website, sothat young people who need helpcan reach out over the Internet.

After the video, student KaylieDyck provided the student perspec-tive on mental health and suicide,reading a story on behalf of a friendwhose close friend committed sui-cide at a young age. You have tobe there for (friends dealing withmental health issues), Dyck said.

One resource Fanshawe studentscan to turn to for help isCounselling and AccessibilityServices on campus. In the lastsemester, counsellors completed 40suicide risk assessments with stu-dents. In cases where a suicide riskassessment is made, that counsel-

lor is very, very concerned aboutthat student committing suicide,explained counsellor AnitaOKeefe. There were also manystudents who discussed their feel-ings of depression, anxiety, feel-ings of being overwhelmed, and wecame up with a plan, a strategy (foreach of them). Students atFanshawe who are dealing withthese feelings are far from alone,and can turn to on-campus coun-selling services for help.Appointments are free and confi-dential, and are also available on anemergency basis.

Windeler said he wanted theaudience members to walk awayfrom the discussion with two

important things in mind. The firstis that a distinct, prolonged changein a friends behaviour can be a realwarning sign of distress.Everybody can have a bad day,everyone can fail a test and be upsetand get pissed off, Windeler said.

But if you notice a prolongedchange in behaviour in someoneyou know and it feels wrong inyour gut, it just doesnt seem likethem, that is most likely some signof some sort of distress. If you donotice a problem, the second thingto remember is to do three things:Ask if your friend is consideringself-harm or suicide. Support themto get the help they need, and Staywith them until you can get them toa trusted adult such as a counsellor,or to a hospital if it is an emergency

situation.At the end of the event, FSU and

Local 110 presented the JackProject with a cheque for $1,000.

For more information and forresources, go to thejackproject.org.

For help on campus, go toCounselling and AccessibilityServices in F2010 or call 519-452-4282. You can also get help onlineat icopeu.com/fanshawe.

Some warning signs or signals that afriend may need help: Recurring suicidal thoughts dreamsor fantasies Showing signs of sadness and hope-lessness Loss of interest in usual activities Loss of energy Changes in appetite or weight Changes in behaviour Change in sleep patterns Negative comments about them-selves

In most cities in Ontario, itscommon for garbage bins and bluebins to have a buddy standing outon the street with them at the endof the week: the green bin. Londonis currently an exception. But theCity of London conducted a GreenBin Pilot Project last year that maygive green bins the green light.

The pilot project ran fromOctober 2011 to October 2012.Approximately 760 homes weregiven green bins. During the sum-mer months, separated organicsalong with garbage and recycling

were collected on a weekly basis;in the winter it was reduced tobiweekly collection.

We tried to pick a communitythat was representative of a cross-section of London, so a variety ofhousing types and age groups, andweve found out that we got prettytypical numbers of what youexpect for most places in Ontario.We found that about 50 to 60 percent of the people were activelyparticipating in the program, saidWesley Abbott, division managerof solid waste management for theCity of London.

The results from the pilot projectwill be officially presented tocouncil in May, although Abbottsaid the City is already aware oftheir preliminary findings. Itsbeen considered and discussed fora period of time, and its a difficultchoice for the elected officials,because when you have a programthat only 50 to 60 per cent of thepeople are going to participate in, asignificant dollar impact to it, andthe fact that we have a gas collec-tion system there are sometrade-offs there.

The gas collection systemAbbott is referring to is at our land-fill site. When garbage decompos-es in a landfill site, the food wastethat decomposes creates landfill

gas, which contains methane. Ourgas collection system capturesover half of the gas. Diverting thefood garbage, however, is a betteroption for the environment.

So out of the households thatparticipa ted, you probably getabout 200 to 300 kilograms oforganic materials a year to divert you end up diverting about 12to 15 per cent of all the wastestream, he said.

The pilot project also discoveredwhat was being placed in the bins,and yielded very positive results.We got very clean material, wedid some audits of the green bins

we found that 97 per cent of thestuff was stuff we wanted, whichwas food waste or non-recyclablepaper, and about three per centwere contaminants people useplastic bags and things like that,said Abbott.

Although it seems late forLondon to be considering a greenbin program, Abbott said that itsnever been as urgent an issue forLondon as it has been for othercities across Ontario.

Other municipalities werequick to adopt a green bin programbecause they were running out oflandfill space; for example, Yorkand Toronto didnt have a landfillsite for a period of time and wereshipping garbage to Michigan.They were looking at any way pos-sible to divert waste. In London wehave a well-run, safe landfill siteand werent shipping our garbageto the States, so we have more timeto think of what is the best way togo.

Environmentally consciousLondoners dont have to wait forgreen bins to start diverting wastefrom local landfills check out theCity of Londons guide to com-posting at home at tinyurl.com/ldn-compost.

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MELANIE ANDERSON

INTERROBANG

Will green bins get a

green light?

CREDIT: ERIKA FAUST

(From left) Eric Windeler, Anita OKeefe, Zack Dodge and Kaylie Dyck alloffered different perspectives on youth and mental health at the round-table discussion on March 25.

ERIKA FAUST

INTERROBANG

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The weather is beginning towarm up and students are sayinggoodbye to sweaters and jeans andhello to t-shirts and shorts. Thelong, cold winter may have leftsome individuals feeling slightlypale and lackluster. It is aroundthis time of year when that cravingfor a deep, glowing tan begins toset in for some people. However,the weather has not yet reached ahot enough temperature to lie outand let the sun do its job, so whatare more and more students begin-ning to turn to? Tanning beds.

The (ultraviolet rays) emitted

from tanning beds can be up to fivetimes stronger than the middaysun, said Sara Trotta, coordinatorof community health partnershipsfor youth at the Canadian CancerSociety. Indoor tanning bedsrelease ultraviolet radiation whichcan cause damage to your skin andeventually lead to melanoma Using a tanning bed before the ageof 35 can increase a persons riskof developing skin cancer by asmuch as 75 per cent.

According to the NationalCancer Institute, women who usetanning beds more than once amonth are 55 per cent more likelyto develop malignant melanoma,the most deadly form of skin can-

cer.Tanning beds are one of the top

causes of cancer, along with ciga-rettes and mustard gas. So why dopeople continue to use them even

though they are aware of the risks?The media has created a positivevibe around tans, making themseem desirable. I think shows likeJersey Shore, where the girls areoverly tanned, give young womanthe impression that tanning is asso-ciated with beauty, said Trotta.

Renee (who asked that we notpublish her last name) startedgoing to tanning booths three timesper week when she was 22 yearsold. She enjoyed the look of a tanand was happy with the compli-ments she would receive about herskin tone. Even though she stoppedtanning at age 26, the damage wasalready done. When she was 35

she found out that she had stageone melanoma skin cancer. Eventhough this is the least dangerousstage, she is lucky that she caughtit early on, or it could have spreadthroughout her body, and there isstill a chance that the cancer willreturn. Even if it is a minor case(of melanoma), it still has a long-term impact on how you look,stated Renee, who is now 37 yearsold. She has to deal with deep scarsacross her shoulder from where thecancer was removed.

Canadas tanning industry willbe undergoing some changes dueto the proposal of a new bill. If BillC-74 is passed, anyone under theage of 18 will not be allowed to use

a tanning bed. Also, tanning salonswill not be allowed to hire anyonewho is not a certified, trained pro-fessional. Tanning bed operatorswill need to ask for identification

from anyone who appears to beunder the age of 25. Renee said sheagrees strongly with the new legis-lation. I dont think anyone under18 should be going (to tanningbeds), especially now that theyhave spray tans and creams.

So before you step into that tan-ning salon, keep in mind the risksyou are taking. Is adding that sub-tle glow to your skin really a direneed? Is that deep, brown shadereally worth the risk of cancer,wrinkles, sagging skin, andsunspots? I wish I hadnt (gone

tanning) like I did for many years,very frequently. You know, look-ing back, its not worth it at all,Renee said.

GABBY SCHEYEN

INTERROBANG

From the tanning booth to

the hospital bed

The Fanshawe Student Union isgoing green from April 8 to 12 withits annual EnvironmentalAwareness Week.

This year, each day will have adifferent theme: April 8 will focuson energy conservation, April 9 onalternative transportation, April 10on waste diversion, April 11 ongreen purchasing and April 12 onsustainable food choices.

Its an awareness week, and soby breaking out each day (into itsown theme), we can highlight onetype of thing, so that one messagemay reach one student whereanother message may reach anoth-er student, explained VicePresident Internal Jason King, whois organizing the events. I think bybreaking it out, we have the abilityto have more impact on a greaternumber of people, because certainmessages will reach certain peo-ple.

He said each days theme will

have specific vendors who willprovide information to studentsabout how to make greener choic-es. For example, food is one themethat will speak to a lot of people, asit is something everyone mustmake decisions about multipletimes a day. If (you) buy some-thing a little closer to home or juststop eating meat for one day aweek, there are different things youcan do to help the environment.

The goal of the week is to spreadinformation so people can makeinformed choices. Your decisionmight be, I dont care about the

environment, I like living my life.Thats a valid decision if you makeit based on information.

But if you do decide to makesome changes, every little bithelps. If they can change onething about their life that wouldimprove the environment its

those little steps that are going tomake a big change, Kingexplained.

Check out the EnvironmentalAwareness Week activities andevents in Forwell and F Hallwayfrom 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. betweenApril 8 and 12.

ERIKA FAUST

INTERROBANG

Environmental Awareness Week is coming

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The healthy glow a tanning bedoffers could come with some seri-ous side effects.

CREDIT: ESHAAN GUPTA

Alex DiCarlo, left, and Justin Maglunob, two Fanshawe Audio Post-Production students, got hands on film experience working on the set ofKingdom Come, a movie being filmed here in London.

Fanshawe studentsget a taste of realfilmmaking

The cold night air stings my eyesas I survey the rather horrific traf-fic collision in front of me. Theintersection is barricaded by copcars on all four sides. I immediate-ly rush towards the mangledwreck, where a group of people arecongregating, likely sorting outmatters. One of them, a lady in ayellow jacket, sees me, andapproaches me smiling.

Youre from Interrobang,right?

I was definitely on the set ofKingdom Come, the second film inproduction from the up-and-com-ing Matchbox Pictures.

Enlisting the help of Fanshawesvarious media students, Matchboxpictures embarked on a journey inLondon, to make their second hor-ror film after shooting the studiosdebut,Devil Seed, in an abandonedhouse on Princess Avenue.

But why choose London as afilm location over, say, Toronto orVancouver?

Its cheaper here, according toproducer and Matchbox presidentDwight Coughlan. Theres lessbureaucratic red tape, and the cityand local businesses are more opento help.

Plus, all of us are from theLondon area, and wed like to stayhere.

Filming is mostly based aroundthe abandoned mental hospital onHighbury Road, and various otherareas in and around London.

Lets not rush ahead, however.Kingdom Come is about eight peo-ple who wake up in an abandonedhospital, and, seeing as this is ahorror film, spookiness ensues.Without giving the storylineaway, explained Coughlan,theyre given the opportunity togo other ways in life. So basically,theyre in purgatory, deal with thedevil, call for redemption, that sortof thing.

The low-budget nature of the

film has made the assistance ofFanshawes AdvancedFilmmaking students a boon morethan anything. This productionwould not have happened withoutthe students, said Coughlin.Theyve played key roles in help-ing us to get to a finished shoot.They were all very keen, broughtgreat attitudes to the set and have adefinite thirst to learn.

The Fanshawe students them-selves see a chance at working in alegitimate film production as ablessing as well.

The people here have beenworking in film for years, saidAudio Post-Production studentAlex DiCarlo. I never knew how

a producer of film differed frommusic, for example. You get tolearn new things.

The students might bring theskills theyve learned in their pro-grams to the table, but ultimately,what has the experience of work-ing with the production given themin return? The sets are creepybut the atmosphere of the crew isgood, said DiCarlo, reminiscingof his work at the set based in theabandoned hospital.

My being exposed, seeing whatthe set is, going on the set, seeingpeople in this industry is valuableto me, said Audio Post-Production student JustinMaglunob. Its a lot of work butthe end product is always enter-taining.

Of course, seeing as theresmany students in Fanshawe want-ing to make it in the film business,Coughlin himself offered his twocents.

Dont!... Just kidding. Takeevery opportunity like KingdomCome, to get a chance at beingfamiliarized with the industry, tofind out how different directors ofphotography, lights and shoots, themanagement sides are handled.You have to have a passion for theindustry to succeed in this.

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London CarpoolsWhether youre travelling to

school or work on a daily basis,commuting can be expensive.Maybe youre already taking thebus or riding your bike, but, forthose of you driving every day,there is a solution in London thatyou may be unaware of: an onlinecarpooling service that helps youfind a ride or a new passenger foryour commute.

According to Allison Miller,transportation demand managementcoordinator for the City of London,Londoners make an average of620,000 trips on a typical weekday,and only 13 per cent are carpooled.

For those who are driving regu-larly, we know we can move moreefficiently, she said.

Miller is involved with an envi-ronmental program called LondonCarpools. Its a free, web-basedservice that allows all Londoners,including students, to find fellowcarpoolers.

You can sign up and register as adriver, passenger, or both. Youtype in where youre starting andwhere youre going and the times ofday you are travelling, (as well as)some of your preferences in termsof: Do you smoke? Do you like tostop at Tim Hortons? Do you listento jazz music? All those sorts ofthings, Miller explained.

Fanshawe College has its own

separate tab on the website, alongwith other large employers inLondon such as WesternUniversity, London HealthSciences Centre and GeneralDynamics.

If youre driving to and fromschool every day, you can save a lotof money, said Miller. Its a greatway to meet new people, and thenits less stressful and for theCollege; generally youre reducingparking lot demand.

Theres also the environmentalbenefit. Even carpooling with oneother person that immediatelyhalves the greenhouse gas emissionsyoure producing. Were not saying,Give up your car, but were say-ing, Use it more efficiently.

If youre worried about givingout your information online or tak-ing a ride with a stranger, Miller had

some advice: Dont just hop in acar with a stranger, be smart aboutit. Maybe you can have a conversa-tion over email or the phone first,maybe you can meet over a coffeeand discuss how this could work.Then, if youre comfortable, youcan carpool with that person.

On the site, if youre matchedwith a potential driver or passenger,both parties must agree before anyemail address or phone number isreleased.

Miller pointed out that the morepeople who are registered, the moresuccessful the program will be.Even if youre already carpooling,

its worth registering because younever know who you may be able toshare those costs with.

If youre interested in becoming adriver or finding a new ride, visitlondoncarpools.ca.

Rideshare (Kijiji)If youre looking for a ride to

another Ontario city such asToronto, Hamilton, Windsor orOttawa, check out KijijisRideshare section (under theCommunity tab). Many people usethe site to post a Wanted ad whentheyre looking to find a particularride, while others use it to let poten-tial passengers know where theyreheaded and put a price on what itwould cost for someone to hitch aride.

Community CarShareAnother idea? Car sharing.The Thames Regional Ecological

Association (TREA) held theirannual general meeting on March14 and this year discussed the ideaof bringing Community CarShare toLondon.

Jason Hammond, president ofCommunity CarShare, was happyto speak at this years meeting. Carsharing is still a new idea for a lot ofpeople, so its important to getacross the basic information abouthow it all works and why its impor-tant, he said.

According to their website,Community CarShare operates afleet of 28 vehicles, available tomembers on a self-serve, pay-per-

use basis.You sign up to become a mem-

ber, paying a yearly fee thatdepends on your plan, and then canreserve a vehicle on an hourly basis.You must reserve a vehicle for aminimum of 30 minutes, but youcan have it for as long as youd like.

Community CarShare was found-ed in 1998 in Kitchener-Waterloo,expanded to Hamilton in 2009 andjust recently added Elmira to theirservice areas.

Hammond said he feels the pro-gram would be a good fit for theLondon community. London has alot in common with Waterlooregion and Hamilton in terms ofbeing a population of about half amillion people, strong universitypresence, revitalizing downtown,some interesting ideas around tran-sit improvement, so theres a lot of

similarities.Many individuals use car sharing

instead of purchasing a second vehi-cle. Really, its about reducingyour car ownership without reduc-ing your ability to drive, saidHammond. Its taking all of thefixed costs of car ownership andspreading them across an average of30 people per car, which meanswhen youre paying your tripthrough CarShare, youre basicallyjust paying to operate the vehicle not to own it.

In addition to the financial bene-fits, theres also the eco-friendlyaspect.

Half of the people who joinCarShare either postpone purchas-ing a car or sell one they alreadyhave, so for every car were puttingon the road, were taking up to 15cars off the road. He added thatCarShare members drive half asmuch as they did before they were amember, ultimately reducing green-house gas emissions.

CarShare now has over 800members, and is hoping to launch inLondon later this year.

For us to expand into London,normally the municipalities do getinvolved The municipality oftentakes a lead, and thats because wemeet a lot of their goals aroundreducing the amount of single-occu-pant car travel, reducing parkingdemand, reducing emissions, saidHammond.

If youwant to get involved with

CarShare, you can become a corpo-rate partner, help to provide parkingin the city, or become a member. Tosign up, you must be 21 years oldand hold a G class drivers licencefrom Ontario. Visit communitycar-share.ca or email [email protected] for more information.

CARPOOL SAFETY TIPS:

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On April 2, Forwell Hall will betransformed into the island ofCatan. Settlers must build anddevelop colonies on the wild isle,trade resources and become themost powerful magnate in Catan.

Its all part ofSettlers of Catanone of the most popular boardgames in the world. Check out theSettlers of Catan tournament onApril 2 in Forwell Hall, beginningat 7 p.m. Top settlers will receivefabulous prizes!

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If youre passionate about sus-tainable energy and youve workedon a project in that field, its timeto harness your creativity and cre-ate a poster for your project youcould be rewarded with up to $300.

The Student Projects PosterCompetition is being held by St.Lawrence Colleges SustainableEnergy Applied Research Centre(SERC). At the end of April,SERC is hosting its second annual

applied research conference, theSustainable Energy Symposium, inKingston, Ontario. The eventbrings together leading industryplayers, top educators and vision-ary government agencies who arepositioning Ontario and Canada asthe leader in sustainable energyinnovation.

The student posters will be dis-played at the Symposium. Thewinning posters will be announcedat the Symposium on May 1. The

creator of the top poster willreceive $300, second place willreceive $200, and third place willreceive $100. Entrants do not haveto attend the Symposium to partic-ipate.

The poster must communicatethe purpose, intent, process andoutcome of your student project.The posters must be 48 x 32 more detailed guidelines will be e-mailed out once you or your teamhas registered.

To register, email Hugh

McLaren at [email protected] the Subject line must say SESPoster and the body of the emailmust contain your contact informa-tion. After registering for the con-test, you will receive the full rulesand guidelines by email. Postersmust be in by April 19.

For more information about theSustainable Energy Symposium,go to sustainableenergysympo-sium.ca.

HANNAH LECTER

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Sustainable EnergySymposium holdingposter contest

On April 12 at 7 p.m., third-yearFashion students will stage theannual UNBOUND Fashion Showat Museum London. This year cel-ebrates the 40th anniversary of theFashion Design Program atFanshawe College, and the themeof the show will be N.D.A NewDigital Aesthetic, an edgy themethat celebrates a computers inabil-ity to decipher between traditionalviews of beauty, therefore allow-ing designers more creative free-dom and redefining beauty andaesthetic in an unbiased way.

The show will feature a five-

look collection from each student,with styles ranging from casualstreet fashion to glamorousevening wear. Each studentdesigned a collection around theirinspirations based on of the trendsNeo-Geo, Next Nature and N.D.A.As a whole, students took theapproach of putting a twist on clas-sics with trendy details. Expect lotsof new textures, fabric manipula-tion and different approaches tocutting, such as subtraction, acutting technique where fabric isdraped and the armhole and neck iscut directly on the dress form, cre-ating a rawer, fabric manipulationthat creates more texture. Anothertechnique that the skilled students

are doing is smocking, wherethread is hand sewn on the fabricand then pulled to create a new tex-ture. The collections are also usingthe highest end and highest qualityof fabrics from New York.

Every year, the show welcomesa distinguished panel of judgesfrom the industry and this year, the

emcees are Glen Baxter, one of thetop 10 most influential people inCanadian fashion, and JenniferWells, a distinguished Fanshawealumni who has her own line ofknitwear. The judges are SherryBrowne, Post It brand manager;Sue Glass, owner of local storesFrilly Lizard and Lolita; stylist

Tracy Richards; designers FrancoMirabelli and David Dixon; pro-gram mentor Leesa Butler; ErinOBrien, market editor for Flaremagazine; and more will be attend-ing. Theresa Vander Hoeven,founder of the Fashion Design pro-gram at Fanshawe College willalso be on the panel of judges

alongside the President of theschool, Dr. Howard Rundle.

Not only will the show be anextravagant display of our FashionDesign programs talent, a maga-zine of looks from their collectionswill be bundled with the Octoberissue of Canadian Flare Magazine.The event will also have a DJ and

an area to mingle, so come out onApril 12 to Museum London andsupport our third year FashionDesign students talent! For moreinformation, check outfacebook.com/Unbound2013 andgrab your tickets through theGrand Theatre website at grandthe-atre.com.

HAI HA NGUYEN

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Every year, there are over 700premature births that require treat-ment at the London ChildrensHospital, and connected to each ofthose is a family in turmoil. Since2008, Itsy has been providingfinancial support to these families,and the Fashion Merchandisingprogram at Fanshawe College haspartnered with them to provide aidfor this important cause. There areover 30 students currently puttingthe final touches on an event thatcrowns a semester of fundraisingand hard work, Calendar GirlsWearable Art Fashion Show onApril 4.

All funds raised are used to pro-vide financial aid for the parents ofthe premature or ill infants beingtreated at the London ChildrensHospital. Many of these new-borns will need to be kept in hospi-tal under 24-hour care for a signif-icant period of time, and for theirfamilies, especially those who donot live in London, this can cause asignificant financial burden in analready difficult time, saidCaroline Howell, a second-yearstudent and treasurer for the eventcommittee. The money will helpthe parents of these infants, assist-ing them with the cost of gas, hotel

fares and hospital parking, whichon its own can cost one person$2,000 per month.

While those in the fashion indus-try consider every piece of clothingthat they produce as art in its ownway, the Fashion Merchandisingstudents are giving the term theirown unique twist. Each piece thatis being designed for this event isnot being made with the traditionalcottons and silks, but slightly moreunconventional materials. Wereworking with reused householditems, things like newspaper andpop cans, explained Howell.This provides the opportunity fortruly unique pieces of clothing tobe created. Inspired by the themeof last years Victorias Secretfashion show, each outfit isdesigned to represent a specificmonth of the year, making use ofvarious fabric and colours to con-vey the theme of each season.These pieces will be worn primari-ly by student models, but there is aplace on stage for the children whohave been involved with the chari-ty, each in a specially designedoutfit.

This will be the largest of aseries of fundraising events thathave been held by the FashionMerchandising students through-out the course of the year, and they

have already raised more than$1,200. Fanshawe students havebeen donating to this cause throughbake sales, chili lunches and a suc-cessful pub night held on March 19at Careys Bar & Grill, which onits own managed to raise in excessof $300 for this cause. This successenabled the students to hold aMoulin Rouge themed pub night atJim Bob Rays downtown, a sig-nificantly larger venue, on March28.

In addition to ticket sales, thisevent will also be raising moneythrough a silent auction, a red car-pet-style photobooth, and the saleof a yet to be revealed signaturecocktail. With a donation goal of$7,000, and more donations com-ing in with each event, the FashionMerchandising students are confi-dent that they will meet, or evenexceed their own expectations andare eagerly working on the finaltouches required for this weeksevent.

Tickets for the event are $20,and can be purchased at the BizBooth, in room M3010, or at LiveChic in F building. The showbegins at 8 p.m. (doors at 7 p.m.) atthe London Music Hall located at185 Queens Ave.

ANDREW VIDLER

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Fashion students partner withlocal charity for worthy cause

UNBOUND 2013 will be a

night to remember

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The 1950s saw the birth of the door-to-door salesman: bibles, encyclopedias, alu-minum Alzheimers pot sets, a Fuller Brushor a bomb shelter. I wonder how these peo-ple were received back then? I would hazardthat they were a welcome addition to theday. It was a different time in the 50s: peo-ple were enthralled with Elvis, hoola-hoopsand an endless array of new consumer prod-ucts. Unlike us, they werent yet jaded withthe over bombardment of media and ads.They didnt have the Internet and they wereactively looking for new ways to suck dirt

off of the floor, to store food, to carpet overtheir hardwood floors, to put up bright yel-low flower-patterned wallpaper in theirkitchens and pink tiles in their washrooms.

Now, in an age where we are continuallybombarded with advertisements, I find thesevisits quite irritating. We are literallyexposed to thousands of ads each day. Adstelling us how much we suck, and what weneed to buy to make it better. The big differ-ence between the exposure of advertise-ments and door-to-door salespeople is thatwith ads, we have a choice. I can look, avert,buy-in or sell-out it is up to me. With the

sales peddler, one is confronted, bullied, irri-

tated and pushed into situations often out ofour control. Yes, one is free to just close thedoor, but we have been confronted and theemotions involved with confrontation havebeen deployed.

As I write this, a salesperson is knockingon my door. I saw her approaching anddashed into the house from my sunny-snowy-slushy perch on the porch with a feel-ing of dread. She saw me too, and is nodoubt irritated that I refuse to answer thedoor. She is irritated, I am irritated some-thing is wrong here!

A small part of me holds sympathy forpeople forced into thankless jobs like door-to-door sales and telemarketing. Many peo-ple are scrambling to make ends meet. Alarger part of me finds this sort of pressuresales irritating, rude and imposing! There is

a commonality to the salesperson that reeksof effort: honed scripts, the desire to takeadvantage of fear and ignorance, and theability to create need where none exists. Thisseems to cover most of our modern-day ped-dlers: insurance sales, house repairs, realestate and, the most imposing (to me), thereligion peddler. These people actually cometo your door and tell you that your belief sys-tem is wrong, and that you must follow theirbelief system, their way of thought, theirdogma and their overbearing way of life. Itisnt enough that I have to listen to a cannedspeech about salvation and cheap suits; no,

these religion peddlers actually think that

they are doing me a favour!An odd bit of irony: the only day of the

year that we not only encourage people toknock on our door, but we reward them fordoing so Halloween.

Door-to-door peddlers are trained to sell;we are not trained to resist. We dont need aguilt trip to give money to a charity or to buya box of gross cookies. We dont have to getup from the couch while nursing a hangoverand watching Judge Judy. We dont neednew windows, or insurance, or our gutterscleaned, and maybe I want to burn in Hell!Maybe, just maybe, I want my home to bethe only place in the entire world where I cancontrol my environment!

The imposition of sales goes beyond thehome in our society. Even in the halls ofFanshawe, walking down the sunny hall in

front of the bookstore, there are often peopleselling one thing or another. That is fine, butdo you have to stop me, confront me andpitch to me as I go about my business? Mysmile and polite No, thanks is just a ruse;inside, I am seething with irritation and feellike my personal space was just thoroughlyinvaded.

Some are just doing a job that they donteven want to do. Some are extremely pas-sionate in a cause or belief. Some are raisingmoney for a class or a club. What they allhave in common is that they are setting outto confront. Their goal is to talk you into

something on their terms. They initiate the

confrontation and leave little room to escape.I especially love when you open the door toa child selling one thing or another whiletheir mom waves at you from the sidewalk. Iam not enough of a curmudgeon yet to tell achild to eff off, even if they are irritating me.But that waving, grinning mom on the side-walk she has it coming.

I feel enough pressure with the busker infront of the liquor store, or the homeless guyasking for money on the street corner, orevery time I open my mailbox (both snailand email), or walking the halls ofFanshawe, or downtown. Is a moment to ourself too much to ask? Can one not find sol-ace in a capitalist society?

There is a piece of legislation in theUnited States called the Green RiverOrdinance that prohibits door-to-door solici-

tation. It roughly states that it is illegal to sellproducts or services door-to-door withoutgaining permission beforehand.

This has yet to find footing in Canada todate, but I have a solution: we should take allthe sales peddlers and give them a DickieDee ice cream cart! Have them dingle andjingle up and down the streets to draw outthe lonely, the windowless, and the sinners.They get into shape, and only those who areinterested are involved oh, and it would behilarious.

One of the most well visited locations oncampus would have to be the FanshaweCollege Bookstore. From textbooks to paperto apparel, the Bookstore tends to act as aone stop shop for whatever the average stu-dent is looking for. As an active customerwithin the bookstore, I can attest to the factthat I often find myself venturing to theCustomer Service Desk to ask a question inregards to a product, location or price, andwith a timely, personable and knowledge-able approach, Im always provided theinformation that Im looking for. As timehas passed, items, size and appearance havechanged within the Fanshawe CollegeBookstore, but what has remained is thepresence and knowledge of Peter White.

Beginning his career as a truck driver,White dedicated 17 years of his life to thatprofession. However, after some medicalcomplications with his back, he felt it wastime to move on to a different position. Hehad always felt drawn to the college atmos-phere and was waiting for the right opportu-nity to present itself for him to get a shot atit. Lucky for Fanshawe, 26 years later,White is still trying his hand at the collegeatmosphere.

As a retail and customer service clerk atthe Fanshawe College Bookstore, Whiteseems to be a jack of all trades. From locat-ing textbooks for students and providingprogram information sheets to answeringtelephone calls to orientating students tosubmitting special orders to reloading stu-dent cards, White keeps himself busy!

Reflecting upon my time with White duringthe interview process, he was consistentlytending to students, receiving phone callsand doing multiple tasks at once. It was atrue testament to the hard work and dedica-tion that White devotes to his job within thecollege.

As our interview continued, I had anopportunity to see the true passion thatWhite has for the success of the students,and all the services that help to ensure thatsuccess is reached for individuals. Forexample, White commented that Septemberis often a busy month, which entails manyextra hours as students are preparing forcoursework ahead. In addition, White often

works on the Open House weekends, andtakes the time to answer questions and con-cerns offered by prospective students andparents of students.

As a student, there are times when thebookstore can be seen as a place of frustra-tion, as book returns, expenses, and hours ofoperation can be seen as an inconvenience,

however I believe this outlook needs tochange. Through my short time with White,it was clear that the staff team that he is apart of sincerely cares for the students, andmany of those answers that students see asfrustrating are strictly policy and proceduresthat the staff team have to follow. For thatreason, the staff team within the Bookstoredeserve the utmost respect and professional-ism, as day in and day out, it is people likeWhite that help make the transition toFanshawe College a smooth one.

When I approached White with the title ofUnsung Hero, he was quick to point outthat he feels like the Bookstore in generalshould be considered an unsung hero within

the college. As a service provided, it is ver-satile, accommodating and essential to thesuccess of students at Fanshawe College. Itis a service that deserves recognition andrespect from each and every student thataccesses it, and is filled with gifted staff,such as White, who are ready and willing tohelp whenever available.

Thankfully, White commented thatFanshawe College is the best step he evertook, professionally, and plans to stickaround until retirement in six years. Hehopes that hell be able to pull out a fewmore additional years after that. Althoughmy interview with White was short, he madea significant impression on me. His charac-ter is one that displays a strong work ethic,care and passion for what he does, and forthe people that he serves on a daily basis.My hope is that this article not only toucheson the importance of the Bookstore as aservice, but also Whites importance to thesuccess and thriving atmosphere here at theCollege.

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Dedication at the Bookstore


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The Federal Budget was presented onMarch 21 by Finance Minister Jim Flaherty.Its only natural for the opposition parties tocriticize the budget, but some key groupslike the Canadian Centre for PolicyAlternatives had their own criticisms as well.The budget lays out about $282 billion inspending and the bragging points alternatebetween confusing and amusing.

Students hoping to find debt relief willfind no such luck. Instead, the budget will befocusing on real priorities like eliminatingtariffs on baby clothes and hockey equip-ment. While it poses as a benefit to con-sumers, in reality its simply another benefitto businesses in disguise. The lower tariff onthese items means that businesses will beable to import them for less. The logic goes

that those retailers will pass those savingsalong to consumers when, in reality, that willonly be true in larger urban centres. Smallercities and towns with fewer retailers wontbe as competitive and will keep the sameprices as before while padding their bottomline with the difference. This is all besidesthe fact that the majority of people dontspend huge amounts of money on sportsequipment on a regular basis and the oneswho do probably dont need financial assis-tance.

It seems like an over-simplification for thenumber one goal of the budget to be deficitreduction. For the average citizen, thenational deficit is completely irrelevant totheir lives. Its senseless to reduce spending(if you factor in inflation, this budget spendsless than last years) and cut corners in pur-suit of a surplus that, once attained, will palein comparison to the amount needed to undothe damage of all the cuts it took to attain it.The Canadian Food Inspection Agency hasbeen a silent sufferer. Last April, CBC quot-ed a Windsor meat-packer saying that onlyone in 10 trucks from Mexico or the U.S.gets inspected due to budgetary limitationson the CFIA. Detractors liken those whowould prolong the deficit to socialists, but ina practical sense it seems more responsibleto gradually attack the deficit and makeresponsible long-term decisions. The budgetfails to address students needs, aboriginalschooling, affordable housing or any of theroot causes of unemployment.

There are only two years left untilCanadians go to the polls, and Flaherty ismaintaining that the deficit will be eliminat-ed by then, in spite of weakening global eco-

nomic forecasts. Besides the fact that hesfamous for running the countrys largestdeficit in history, perhaps Flaherty reallythinks he can pull it off. The stakes havenever been higher for the Harper govern-ment as they now have just the 2014 budgetto make adjustments to eliminate the deficit.The reality is that if the much-touted deficitreduction were to fail, it would do immeas-urable damage to Harpers eventual re-elec-tion campaign, and he knows it, too. If thecuts work, hell be hailed as a strong leadercapable of making difficult decisions. If not?Hell be remembered for gutting environ-mental protection and health and safetyoversights, all for nothing.

Budget 2013:The Harperlegacy

Most of us are at the end of another yearof school. This venerable paper will slowdown. This column itself will cease for the

summer. I am going to give the last words inthis column to a writer who I believe to beone of the most important in todays world.He is Wendell Berry.

A writer, a professor, a farmer, a Christiantheologian, Berry is not easily led. In 1968when he would have been 34, he participat-ed in the Kentucky Conference on War andthe Draft. Some readers may remember thelate 60s and the war that the United Stateswaged against the small country of Vietnam.At that conference Berry delivered aStatement against that war.

He said: We (Americans) seek to pre-serve peace by fighting a war, or to advancefreedom by subsidizing dictatorships, or towin the hearts and minds of the people bypoisoning their crops and burning their vil-lages and confining them in concentration

camps; we seek to uphold the truth of ourcause with lies, or to answer conscientiousdissent with threats and slurs and intimida-tions I have come to the realization that Ican no longer imagine a war that I wouldbelieve to be either useful or necessary. Iwould be against any war.

Many continue to appreciate Berryslament of war. However, there is anotherbranch of his thinking that resonates witheven more people. His writing addresses acluster of inter-related problems, especiallythe problem of our food supply systemfounded on the availability of cheap oil andthe problem of our loss of connection withour natural habitats. For Berry, the food

industry is destroying our appetites, ourappreciation for food. At the same time it istied to a consumer economy that is destroy-ing the planet.

God created us to be a species that, amongother things, lives in appreciation of thesources of our physical wellbeing and has arelationship of affirmation and fruitfulnesswith respect to our earthly home. Berry rec-ognizes this and calls his readers to a new

appreciation of that for which we have beencreated.

This appreciation can take many forms.One of them is to re-value the farm, not thefarm as an industry that imprisons millionsof hogs, chickens and cattle in spaces wherethey barely have room to defecate, but thefarm as a smaller enterprise where a familycan make a decent life providing food for thelocal community.

As a young boy growing up in the 1960s,I would help my father on our farm. It failedin the end largely because (I now believe)my father did not understand the value sys-tems that were replacing the values he hadcome to learn in the 1940s and 50s. Oneevening he took me into the nearby woods.After an hour or so of work we emergedfrom the woods each carrying a bundle of

straight branches my father had cut. He feltvery proud of the work because he had foundfor free some useful material out of whichhe built cages for chickens.

My father, even though he did not havethe words to express it at the time embodiedthe values of frugality, care, husbanding oflocal resources, understanding of animalsand natural growth cycles, the stewardshipof local geographic features such as fertileland and streams and the abundance ofbranches in nearby woodland.

He did not sufficiently realize that firstprize would not go to the farmer who foundmaterial growing in his woods, but that itwould go to the farmer who would take on

heavy debt to buy large numbers of pre-man-ufactured cages and other equipment tohouse tens of thousands of chickens ratherthan my fathers 35 or 40 (and incidentally,force his neighbours out of business theprice of progress).

This is but one small example that helpsus see that in the last 70 years we havemoved to a consumer economy where

resources are more or less thoughtlesslyplundered in the faith that some invisiblehand (as economist Adam Smith named it)will lift the material fortunes of us all. And ithas. But at a cost to the environment thathaunts everyone who dares to think on it;haunts us because the reality is that withouta healthy environment, our economies aredoomed.

But is it too late to reconnect with valuesthat have been nearly forgotten? And even ifwe can reconnect with them, has the worldchanged so much that to make use of themwould mean looking ridiculous? To be con-tinued

VICTOR DE JONG

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NOTES FROM DAY SEVEN

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Can old ways becomenew ways? (Part 1)

Canadian finance minister Jim Flaherty isfamous for running huge deficits, despitebeing a Conservative.

CREDIT: DAVID MARSHALL

Wendell Berry is an influential writer.


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Rising Canadian country musicsinger Chad Brownlee is out pro-moting his newest album,Love Meor Leave Me. The album is nomi-nated for a JUNO Award for thebest country music album of theyear. Brownlee has performed at anumber of London locations,including Fanshawes very ownForwell Hall on March 21.

Brownlee, who hails fromKelowna, British Columbia, hasenjoyed a fast climb to successover the past few years. His list ofawards include a 2012 CanadianCountry Music Award nod forMale Artist of the Year and 2011CCMA Rising Star Winner.

The young Brownlee, who isonly 28 years old, has created quitea lot of hysteria from his female

fans, some of who were quite con-cerned over his marital status.

Yes, I am married; the songCrash is about my wife, he saidwith a smile. When asked what hewould say to the disappointedfemale fans, he laughed and said,They would all love my wife andcould be great friends.

After an energetic performanceat Forwell Hall filled with originalsongs and covers, both of whichhad the crowd singing and dancing,Brownlee was on hand signingautographs and posing for pictureswith fans. They werent limited tojust girls either; he also has quite alarge male fan base, most of whowere sporting the signature cow-boy hat and plaid shirt look.

The former Vancouver Canucksdraft pick also combines his loveof hockey with his music, sporting

gear from Gong Show, a hockeycompany who produces his ChadBrownlee hats among other fanparaphernalia. Despite sufferingnumerous injuries during his hock-ey career, Brownlee said he stillplays. I play with the Canucksalumni every week. We touraround B.C. and we play in differ-ent communities. I love the gamemore now than I did before when Iwas playing it; theres no politicsinvolved, I just love it for the puri-ty of what it is.

Brownlee said his love of musicis what helps him get past his for-mer life as a hockey player.

He captained his NCAA teamthe Minnesota State MankatoMavericks before being drafted bythe Canucks. The former defense-man has a different style than mostcountry stars. Sporting a V-neck

and backwards baseball cap andbiking boots, he wears what hewants sporting a country/sportscrossover look.

SOME THINGS YOU MAY NOT KNOW

ABOUT BROWNLEE:

He and his wife are thinking aboutgetting another rescue dog.

If he had to choose between Chevy,Ford or Dodge, he would choose

Chevy, no questions asked. He has never tried sledge hockey

before but he definitely would try it.

When asked to choose between

brunettes or blondes, he replied,Whatever the hair colour, it doesnt

make the girl. His favourite drink is red wine, a

good Cabernet Sauvignon or Shirazwill do.

He is looking forward to his firstBoots and Hearts concert appearancethis summer.

His favourite tour was hitting the

road with Dierks Bentley.

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On the road and in our heads

I write about random things alot. I write a lot about randomthings. Which came first, the trou-badour or the Bohemian lifestyle?Canada has a long history ofnomadic artists who have foundinspiration and responsibility intheir travels, crafting importantideas and valuable stories into songto spread their message.

Prevalent among our premiertroubadour exports, Raine Maidahas a long and decorated historyover the past 20 years in music. Inaddition to fronting Our Lady

Peace since its formation in 1992,Maida has explored the world,developed and produced a cross-section of Canadian talent andestablished a long-standing rela-tionship with War Child Canada.

Maida is celebrating his secondsolo album We All Get Lighter,released on March 26 onCoalition/Warner. Not so great adeparture from the spoken wordroots of his debut solo full-lengthThe Hunters Lullaby, this newrecord succeeds in focusing hisvision and scope into a much moreunified whole.

While the balance of the recordis consistent, it casts its warm

foundation of guitar and pianotones against arrangements ofhorns, strings and voices that are at

times lush and complementary, attimes abstract and minimal. Assuch, We All Get Lighter is analbum that particularly rewards lis-teners through headphones.

Theres a beauty to thatphrase, he began, referring to thealbums title. Its borrowed froma poet who I adore named JohnGiorno, who was one of the origi-nal beat poets ... I got to performwith him a while back at a spokenword festival, and I got a chance tospend some time with him. Hesstill a vibrant poet into his late70s.

He signed my book at the endof the night, Maida recalled, say-ing the title is derived from

Giornos personal message, a ref-erence to a poem within. Theresa frailty and a wisdom that he wasemoting the whole night ... it wasvery profound to me, it struck methat once were fully grown, wereon this journey of becoming lighteragain.

Whether its age, experience orfamily is unclear to him, howeverMaida is happy to embrace theresponsibility of the journey, onethat has introduced him to all sidesof the world and inspired him totake action to improve what hesaw.

The only problem is that henever stops working; Maida keeps

himself busy with a dizzying list ofprojects year-round, and while thepace may be working to keep his

output to a certain level of quality,it takes a lot of time and work tomaintain the kind of output he sus-tains.

My life is really about timingnow, just trying to find the rightmoments to put stuff out, he said.There were two Our Lady Peacerecords between mine, Ive beenworking on doing some scoring there is just so much going on withme, musically. This record couldhave come out two years ago, butIm glad it didnt.

Ive had the song Montrealfor four years, it wasnt until theend of the record that I ended upputting the horns on it, and it mademe immediately fall back in love

with the song.While arranging horns, Maida

re-awakened old memories ofItalian composer Ennio Morricone,whose distinguished career includ-ed scoring infamous SpaghettiWestern films, many of whichscored the background of Maidasearly childhood. Although he pro-fesses not to be a fan of the genre,he describes a deep bond with thelandscape of the music, somethinghe invoked when arranging thelead single.

We All Get Lighteris a remark-able artistic statement, Maidasown landscape painted overglimpses of his past and his sur-

roundings. Yet despite the result,the grand compositions and carefularrangements, he described hisown process as humble as that ofthe generation of poets in whichhes found so much inspiration.

I have my computer sitting infront me right now within fiveminutes I can program a beat, putan acoustic track down and spit outsome words, and Im there, hesaid simply. Im in it already, andthats how I see myself on thisrecord everything started like that,and then its just a matter of addingand subtracting some stuff. Its justabout finding the right textures.

For more on Raine Maida, hisnew album We All Get Lighterorhis other ongoing projects, visithim online at rainemaida.net orfollow along on Twitter @mrraine-maida. And for standout tracks onthe record, check out Not DoneYet, SOS, Numbers or thelead single Montreal.

And for more of the latest musicnews, views and conversation,consider following this column onTwitter @fsu_bobbyisms. Onlyone more issue before the schoolyear is out! Finish strong,Fanshawe. Im out of words.

BOBBYISMS

BOBBY FOLEY

CREDIT: DUSTIN RABIN

Raine Maida continues to pump out music as a solo artist and with hisband, Our Lady Peace. His latest solo effort, We All Get Lighter, hit storeson March 26.

MEGAN MCPHADEN

INTERROBANG

Brownlee skates his way to the top of Canadian country music charts

CREDIT: STREET TEAM

Chad Brownlee had women swooning in Forwell Hall during a March 21 show.


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Take the pledge

go vegSTUART GOODEN | INTERROBANG

If youre like most people, including myself, you enjoyeating meat. I mean, its just plain delicious. But thatplatter of juicy, tender meat succulence doesnt find itsway to your dinner table without great sacrifice. Animalagriculture takes a huge toll on our environment, and

more harm is done than good to make sure you get yourmeat fix.

Meat Eats Up Natural ResourcesAir pollution, water pollution, soil erosion, watercontamination, the release of methane gas, the list goes on.Raising animals for food has many negative impacts on theenvironment. Florine Morrison, owner of vegan restaurantVeg Out on Richmond Street, said that the meat industrydemands a lot from our environment. When you growlivestock as oppos ed to vegetables, youre using far more

water, electricity and land space, she stated. Because whenyou grow animals, you need to grow food for them. So yourenot just growing the animals, youre growing the corn, youreusing water, youre using pesticides, youre using hormones,youre using many times the amount of energy as opposed tojust growing a field of corn.

And indeed, according to David Alexander, executivedirector of the Toronto Vegetarian Association (TVA), In orderto generate about a kilogram of usable meat, you have toinvest three kilograms of feed just to sustain that animal.

Large-Scale Farms, Large-Scale ProblemAlexander revealed that the detriments of animal agricultureeven extend to climate change. The United Nations releaseda study about five years ago that estimated that livestockaccounts for 18 per cent of global climate change, he said.There are specific environmental risks associated, that affectfor example, nearby waterways and the land around a large-scale farming operation, and, of course, emissions. In termsof climate change, one of the big emitters is methane gas.

Large-scale cattle farms are another issue. Because of thesize of these farms, theyre more likely to create whats calleda manure lagoon, which is exactly what youre thinking. Thispile of waste can sometimes contaminate waterways andcause a nitrate toxicity in food.

Positive Plant ProductionWhen you grow plant-based foods for people, you dont haveto grow as many, said Alexander. In Canada, for example,about three quarters of all the cereal grains produced areactually fed to the animals that we eat. So immediately,youre reducing the amount of farming that has to happen,which means your reducing things like transportation, andprocessing and refrigeration, all that kind of stuff, too.

Start SimpleIn terms of the impact of everyone taking one day out of theweek and doing something like Meatless Mondays, I think itwould have a really large impact. Youd see global climateemissions go down,Alexander suggested. Its a great firststep for anyone to take to cut out meat one day a week.

Nows the Time to Get Your GreensIf youre a meat enthusiast like myself, it may be hard tomake the switch to a greener diet at first, but over time,Morrison said that vtaking on a more vegetarian lifestyle iscompletely doable, and theres no better time to do it thannow. Ten years ago, when I went vegan, it was very difficult,she said. You couldnt find soy milk at every store, youcouldnt find imitation cheeses at every store; Id say nowsthe time and its pretty easy. All you have to do is check outthe health food section. Eat lots of vegetables, dont worryso much about trying fake meat products; theres enoughbeans, rice and vegetables to satisfy you.

Composting is coolSTUART GOODEN | INTERROBANG

We all know how important the environment is. I dont need to explain theimportance of waste management to keep our society clean and free ofimminent infestation, disease and pollution. And I dont need to remind you thatpaper products, cardboard, metals, plastics and glass go in separate recyclingbins, and that most other things go in the garbage.

But what I can remind you of is the option to compost. Composting is the ecologicalbreakdown of materials that sends our waste back into the earth instead of the landfill.There are two types of compost: indoor and outdoor. Usually indoor composters are bestsuited for kitchen waste and whats dubbed as green material, such as fruit, coffeefilters, bread and tea bags.

Outdoor composting units are for yard waste, and whats called brown material, suchas sawdust, grass clipping, leaves and woodchips, but you can put kitchen waste inthere as well. Not every piece of waste can be composted, however; its important tonote that dairy products, dead plants, pet waste and especially meat shouldnt be put inthe composter, so double check to make sure these stay out.

The Thames Region Ecological Association (TREA), is a local organization that promotesenvironmental awareness in London. Volunteer President Maryanne MacDonald of TREAshed light on why composting isnt where it needs to be. I think weve made it veryeasy, especially in cities, for most people to just put everything in their garbage bin, andweve never really made it a popular thing to do, to separate your waste and compost,she said. Certainly for over 20 years weve had the blue bin and we have plastics,aluminum, pop cans, glass and that sort of thing that you can separate into recycling,which takes a lot of it out of landfill. But theres a good portion of our landfill right nowthat is able to be

taken out into thecompost streamand made useful.

Theres onecommon pet peevethat keeps manyfrom avoidingcompostingaltogether. A lot ofpeople dont do itbecause they feellike theres goingto be a smell to it,MacDonald said.But if you layer it,and if you look afterit, there shouldntbe any smell at all.Its a very naturalprocess. Installinga composting unitisnt difficult, and ifits done properly,the bad smell canbe easily avoided.You make it like alasagna, you layerit: you have brownmaterial, you havegreen materialand brown materialagain. Water it;make sure itsnot too wet (that)when you squeezeit its like a dampsponge. That gives

the microorganismsan opportunity towork, grow andmultiply, and theyare able to breakdown that organicmaterial into itscomponent partsand make it into rich soil.

According to 22-year-old Holly Claeys, a summer volunteer with TREA, many peoplejust cant be bothered. Honestly, I think a lot of young people are kind of self-absorbedand dont take the time, she said. You see a lot of younger people who dont really wantto listen to you when youre teaching them how to sort out their garbage, because theyhave more important things to do, and composting isnt cool to them. Composting helpsprevent erosion and plant dehydration, while providing nutrients for plants and improvingsoil quality- whats not cool about that?

Fanshawe makes it easy for students to compost: virtually anywhere you can eat oncampus, there are composting bins to use for your food disposal. If youre consideringcomposting at home, you can buy all of our composting essentials at any communityenviro-depot, hardware store or garden centre. Composting is cool, and saving theenvironment is an ongoing trend.

it

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easy

being

green

MELANIEANDERSON

|INTERROBANG

You may not be a nature lover or the next David Suzuki,but there are some everyday changes you can maketo become more environmentally friendly. I spoke withDr. Greg Thorn, the chair of Undergraduate Programsin Environmental Science at Western University, and

Fanshawes sustainability coordinator Mary-Lee Townsend tofind out some easy steps students can take to make their greenfootprint on the earth.

Unplug the UnusedYou may have heard that unplugging your electronics whentheyre not being used saves energy, but why?

You may not see a huge difference on your energy bill,youll see a little. If you and a hundred of your neighboursare all saving a per cent on your energy bill, it may not bea lot in your pocket, but its a fair bit overall that the systemdoesnt have to provide. Gradually we can reduce our energyconsumption by these incremental bits, said Thorn. He addedthat by simply looking at a TV or DVD system, you can seehow the energy is being used up. If you look at it when itsplugged in but turned off and there are still lights glowing, thatsa clue... They all draw a little bit of energy when theyre pluggedin, so if youre not using them, why bother?

The Lowdown on Light BulbsReplace your regular old incandescent bulbs with compactfluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) or light-emitting diode bulbs(LEDs). Wondering what the difference is?

Incandescent bulbs are the cheapest ($0.84), but only last

around 1,000 hours. CFLs are more expensive ($2.50), andlast for approximately 6,000 hours. LEDs can cost $25 but willlast you up to 50,000 hours. LED are certainly among the mostefficient, but there are not all style of lights available in LED,so the technology is still improving, said Thorn. As the pricescome down, LED would be one way to go, and in interim, thehigh-efficiency florescent bulbs are now coming down in price,so much that they are a very affordable alternative. (CFLs) aresaving you about 75 per cent of the energy relative to what itwould cost to have incandescent bulbs.

According to Townsend, its also important to look at theproduction of the bulbs. Look at the numbers (to see thecarbon dioxide emissions): 451 pounds per year from theLEDs, 1,000 from CFLs, and 4,500 from the incandescentbulbs. This means putting carbon dioxide into the environmentthrough their manufacture.

Remember that CFL bulbs contain mercury, so you mustdispose of them properly.

Watch Your Water UseTurning off your taps can make a big difference.

Everybody jokes about not running the water the whole timeyoure brushing your teeth, but those types of small measurescan actually save quite a lot these days in sewerage fees.That means less water thats going down the drain throughthe river by way of pollution control plants. The more we useour pollution control plants, the more its going to cost, Thornsaid.

He suggested purchasing low-flow toilets, only flushingwhen necessary, and using a re-usable water bottle. He alsostressed the importance of checking leaky faucets. An awfullot of our water usage, perhaps up to 25 per cent, is due towaste, dripping taps and leaking taps, so those are really

worth fixing.

Halt the HeatDont turn up the heat when its not needed. Turn the heatdown a degree or two, particularly during the day. Youcan have the heat down when youre out. If you haveprogrammable thermostats, thats very easy to do, so youhave the hous e nice and warm when you wake up in themorning, and as soon as you go to work the temperaturecan go right back down again, and up again for dinner, saidThorn.

Dont forget to check out where your vents, radiators andbaseboard heaters are to make sure theyre not obstructed byfurniture.

Care About CompostingThorn said composting can be one of the easiest ways tohelp the environment. Keep a container by the sink and takeit out to the composter. But what about for those who live inapartment buildings or dont have a backyard? There are alsounder-the-sink composting systems that you can set up withworms, so vermicomposting, Thorn said. Its quite successfuland not smelly. Thats the key thing, most people shy awayfrom it because they think its going to smell up the kitchen,

but it doesnt if its working right.

Clean GreenSave money and make your own environmentally friendlycleaning products!

Grab baking soda and tea tree oil, suggested Townsend.You mix that up together and its a great abrasive cleaner,because tea tree oil acts as a disinfectant and thebaking soda acts as the abrasive cleaner. Townsendrecommended this recipe for a new window cleaner:Vinegar and lemon juice would work well for Windex, andyou save money because you dont have to go out andpurchase it.


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LIFESTYLES12 Volume 45 Issue No. 26 April 1, 2013 www.fsu.ca/interrobang/

The current trend of being moregreen conscious is inspiring andmotivating everyone to take part incaring for our earth. As students,we should feel obligated to makebetter decisions to maintain ourenvironment and set examples forother generations. Being greenfeels great and it is easy, especiallywhen it comes to redesigning yourhome.

Having a green design for yourhome does not literally mean you

have green colours throughoutyour space. Acting green is makingeco-friendly decisions when youare spicing up your place. Here area few easy and simple tips for stu-dents to help maintain a greendesign:

Many of us students are leavingthe rez life this year and moving on

to student housing. This is the per-fect scenario to put your green atti-

tude to work. Unlike rez, most ofthe student housing does not comefully furnished, so youll need togo out and purchase furniture foryour place. The easiest way to actgreen is to help reduce the wastethats going into our landfills.Theres no better way to do thisthan by purchasing secondhandfurniture, or even better, askingfamily and friends if they are get-ting rid of any furniture. Why pur-chase new expensive furniturewhen there is cheap secondhandfurniture waiting to be used again?When the time comes that you feelyou have unwanted furniture,remember to never throw it to thecurb. Two great options are giving

it to a secondhand store or selling iton Kijiji. Lets do our best to keepas much as possible out of ourlandfills.

Another perk to not living in rezis having the freedom to chooseyour wall colour. With advance-ment in paint technology, we areable to purchase low to zero VOC

paint. VOC stands for VolatileOrganic Components, which are

additives into paint that is harmfulfor the environment. When you goto purchase paint to brighten yourspace, make sure to read the paintcan label for zero VOC indication.Be aware that paint no longer iszero VOC once you add colour tothe can. Regardless, your can ofpaint will still be eco-friendly,even when colour is added.

The easiest way to ensure youare taking part in the green move-ment is by purchasing energy effi-cient light bulbs. CFL and LEDlight bulbs are both energy effi-cient. Your bulbs are going to burnout sooner or later, so when theydo, be sure to look for an energyefficient label on the replacement

bulbs you are purchasing!Acting, being, feeling and living

green is the hottest trend today. Nomatter what you are doing, beinggreen conscious is always essen-tial. Being green feels great and iseasy, especially when it comes toredesigning your living space.

CREDIT: FRESHHOME.COM

You dont have to literally go green for an eco-friendly home design,but it sure looks pretty!

TURN BORING

SPACES BEAUTIFUL

BRITTANY ROACH

There are lots of good reasons togo green. For 2013, emerald greenis Pantones colour of the year, andmany fashion and cosmeticsbrands are embracing the trend.This spring, Sephora and Pantoneare doing a huge collaboration ofgreen makeup products. However,going green doesnt just mean apop of colour in your outfit andmakeup choices, it can also meanchoosing eco-friendly and sustain-able fashions.

Eco-friendly fashions are trendyand hip, but going green doesntmean you have to sacrifice yourstyle or your budget. There are

many wallet-friendly and eye-

catching ways to incorporate recy-cled and environmentally con-scious pieces into your wardrobe.

The first brand Id like to high-light is a Montreal-based low- to

medium-price range brand calledMatt & Nat. Whether you considerit or not, accessories are typicallythe place that leather and fur, aswell as chemically producedfibers, are used. Matt & Nat offersan eco-friendly alternative withtheir 100 per cent vegan line ofhandbags, iPad and laptop cases,wallets and more. The best partabout this green label is that youdnever be able to tell! Simple, chicand utilitarian, these pieces are agreat way to do your part. Checkout their gorgeous DI wallet inshocking tangerine, at a reasonable$60, to cross off bright colour andeco-friendly on your spring trendto-do list.

If you simply cant do faux

leather, and appreciate the touchand quality of the real deal, ErinTempletons recycled leather bagsare a sustainable way to indulgeyour leather needs. The

Vancouverite transforms foundleather items (coats, pants, etc.)into totes, clutches and wallets.Her simple and beautiful pieces areall handmade locally. My springpick is the lovely Half-Moon recy-cled leather clutch in blood red for$165 (but remember, youre pay-ing for real quality leather and acraftsmans touch).

A huge trend right now in eco-friendly fashion is reclaimed fab-rics. This means that talenteddesigners and tailors work togetherto transform existing fabrics (likeold t-shirts, sweaters and blankets)into new and trendy clothing items.This fashion version of recyclingcuts down on waste, pollution from

manufacturing, and doesnt

involve third-world labour.Preloved is a Toronto-based

company founded by Julia Grievewith a storefront on Queen StreetWest. You can also shop from their

website, preloved.ca. The quaintshops great finds include patch-work tops, sweaters, dresses, pil-lowcases, blankets and more. Theyrecently found a way to becomeeven more environmentally con-scious when they started a chil-drens line, called me*me, that wasable to utilize the leftover fabricsfrom their Fall 2010 collection!That is impressive! To getPreloveds downtown cool look,my pick is the Starr dress, which ismade from four pairs of recycledkhaki pants, but looks elegant andsophisticated, and in the covetedblack-and-white trend for spring!

Many reasons why green is colour of the year

MAKE THE LOOK

YOUR OWN

AMY LEGGE

CREDIT: PRELOVED.CA

Preloveds Starr dress is made ofrecycled khaki pants.

Being one of the biggest indus-tries in the world, the cosmeticindustry has quite a large impacton the environment. Some of theseare negative, with packaging and

the processes of creating certaincosmetics being some of thebiggest contributors to excesswaste. Some companies are havingextremely positive impacts, andsome of the biggest cosmetic com-panies are doing quite a lot toreduce their environmental foot-print. There are certain brands andcompanies that have created vari-ous recycling programs and contin-ue to strive to use more eco-friend-ly ingredients.

MAC Cosmetics has a fantasticprogram called Back to MAC,where they accept empty cosmetic

containers to recycle and reuse. Tofurther promote this program,when any customer returns sixempty MAC containers, theyreceive a free lipstick. Along withthe recycling program, MAC alsotries to use minimal packaging sothere is less waste in the first place.Another added bonus is that MACuses a vegetable-based ink forprinting on most of their packagingand promotional material.

Another huge contributor tomaking the industry more eco-friendly is Lush Cosmetics; fromtheir ingredients to their manufac-turing to their packaging, they tryto be as green as they possibly can.All of Lushs product ingredientsare organic, made from fruits andvegetables with essential oils, andall their products are vegetarianfriendly. Additionally, they arecompletely against any form ofanimal testing; while this isntdirectly related to the environment,it is definitely an added bonus andquite a commendable one.

Lush sells a product called theCharity Pot, where 100 per centof the proceeds go to helpinghumanitarian, environmental andanimal rights causes locally andaround the world. Since theCharity Pot launched in 2007, theyhave raised almost $3 million!

Another company that usescleaner, natural products and alsohelped protect and support theenvironment is Chantecaille. They

first started the campaign in 2006where they sold Les Papillons eyeshadows and a percentage of theproceeds went to the MonarchButterfly Sanctuary Foundation.The program was so successfulthat Chantecaille was able to raiseover $20,000. Since the programflourished, they have continued itto this day, creating makeup prod-ucts dedicated to a certain part ofnature, including the coral reefs,elephants and dolphins.

While there are so many othercosmetic companies out there whoare contributing to the environment

and having a go green attitude,these three companies definitelydeserve an honourable mention.We can only hope that one day inthe near future, the entire cosmetic

industry will be on board to mak-ing a positive impact to the envi-ronment and all of its beauty.

BEAUTY BOY

JOSHUA R. [email protected]

CREDIT: LUSH.CO.UK

Proceeds from the Charity Pot go toward environmental causes such asanimal rights and environmentally conscious projects.

Think green for eco-friendly design

Cosmetics with the earth in mind


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Theres nothing I love more thana Friday night at the movies. Thebrand new Ryan Gosling movie isout; you round up your closest fren-emies and spend your weeks payon a number one combo with extrabutter. However, it has come to myattention that more than one awk-ward situation can happen whenyoure put in a dark room with agroup of people.

If theres anything Ive learnedover the years, its to never choosea seat directly in the middle of the

movie theatre. Sure, youve got thebest view, but chances are you willneed a washroom break at leastonce. You havent faced struggleuntil you need to silently squeezeby seven people, knocking overeach and every one of their M&Mbags. It doesnt help much thattheyve turned off the main lightsand all you have to guide you arethose really helpful staircase lights.On that note, watching someonetrying to make their way back totheir seat in a pitch-black theatre issometimes more entertaining thanthe movie itself. I figure since I

once fell up the stairs, I am allow

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