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Fanshawe Fashion Design graduatestake over the runway on April 9

The Fanshawe College AlumniAssociation presents the 10th an-nual Unbound Fashion show onSaturday, April 9. This event is anopportunity for graduating FashionDesign students to debut a uniquefive-look collection that they feelrepresents them in a creative way.

As Meredith Jones, Fashion De-sign professor at Fanshawe Collegeexplained, Unbound is a New Yorkstyle fashion show gala at MuseumLondon. It is a fun atmosphere withgreat energy.

Prior to the fashion show there isa reception in the museum gallerywith drinks and appetizers wherestudents and people within thefashion industry have the chance tomingle, said Jones.

She continued on to say that theparty does not end once the showis finished, the runway is followedby live music and a fashion shootwith the models that are wearingthe winning collection.

This year we are lucky to haveGlass Face, an up and coming bandwho has been profiled on the CBCand who are currently enrolled inFanshawes Music Industry Artsprogram. With all the creativity, theair is buzzing with excitement.

Isnt too late to get tickets to thisevening gala.

Tickets are $45 which includesmusic, entertainment and appe-

tizers. Tickets are available fromthe Grand Theater box office atgrandtheatre.com/.

There is also a friends and familymatinee. Tickets for the afternoonshow are $30 and can be purchaseddirectly from Fashion Design stu-dents.

The Unbound show gives Fan-shawe students a great opportunityto showcase their work with an up-scale and exciting evening.

We are able to profile the cre-ativity of everyone in a special andunique way that makes Unbound sospecial. It an amazing experience to

have the students designs profiled

in such a professional way and isa great way to launch their careerand celebrate all their hard work.When speaking with our alumnithey always say the Unbound showwas a highlight of their time at Fan-shawe, Jones said.

As Jones explained, this gala isunlike any other. This is largely dueto how much time and collaborationgoes into creating the show.

It is more than just a fashionshow, it is an event, with music,short films, fashion, food and ofcourse networking with fashion in-dustry and local celebrities. It is art,fashion and music, what more couldyou ask for? Plus it is always fun todress up for a night on the town.

Jones highlighted how there aremany students from various depart-ments that work together to createthis spectacular night.

Unbound is a very large event,it is a collaboration between manyprograms not just fashion design,Jones said. She said a spectrum ofstudents in different programs helpto bring the project together, fromTechnical Theatre providing theproduction expertise for runwaylights and sound to MIA producingoriginal music for the show.

New programs the show is work-ing with this year include the hair-stylist program and the Marketingprogram.

It takes a village to raise a childand a lot of programs working to-

gether to produce Unbound. We areso thankful for all the talent Fan-shawe has to offer!

Perhaps the best part of the eventis the opportunity it creates forgraduating Fashion Design studentsto experience their designs walkingthe runway and getting feedbackfrom judges that includes fashiondesigner Franco Mirabelli, TorontoFashion Incubators Susan Langdonand marketing guru Gail McInnes.Television personality Glen Baxterwill be returning as emcee.

To mark the 10th anniversaryof this event, some notable alum-

ni have been invited to share the

runway with the students and theirmentor, Canadian designer DavidDixon.

I am truly excited and inspiredby the 2016 graduates of Fan-shawes Fashion program. Not onlyare we celebrating great design[that night], we are also celebratinga legacy of 10 years of great de-sign, Dixon said.

Jones spoke of the alumni thatwill also be showcasing their workon the runway

Amanda Matthews, a past gradwho recently was at New YorkFashion week, and Ashley Davieswhose designs have been worn byLady Gaga, are just some of ouralumni who will also be featuredon the runway, Jones said. SomeLondoners may not know about thesecret talent we have here in Lon-don Ontario, but the Toronto indus-try certainly does.

Social media trendsspark eating disorders

With yet another trending topicpromoting an unhealthy obsessionwith being skinny, the issues sur-rounding eating disorders and thefixation with being thin at any costbecomes apparent.

Known as the A4 Skinny WaistChallenge or the #A4waist chal-lenge, this fad encourages peopleto post pictures of themselves on

social media holding a standard A4piece of paper in front of their waist.The point of the challenge is to

prove that your waist is smallerthan the width of the paper, whichis only 21 centimeters wide.

According to a 2011 report fromthe Public Health Agency of Cana-da, eating disorders such as anorexiaand bulimia are characterized by anobsessive preoccupation with foodand weight resulting in a serious dis-turbance in eating behaviour.

The most recent study investi-gating eating disorders found thatin 2002 1.5 per cent of Canadianwomen between the ages of 15 to29 were diagnosed with an eatingdisorder. Eating disorders do notdiscriminate by gender; StatisticsCanada (StatsCan) reported that fiveto 15 per cent of eating disorder pa-tients are male, but the numbers areso small they are difficult to track.

According to StatsCan, the caus-es of developing an eating disorderare unknown, though societys ob-session with being thin paired withmedia reinforcing this idea are con-sidered to be partially responsible.

Shelby McCartney Rundle, aFanshawe student in the PersonalSupport Worker program, was 17when she first began strugglingwith an eating disorder.

She said her behaviour beganwhen she left a mental hospitalto treat her mental illnesses. Shewould starve herself during the day

at school and then come home andeat as much as she could, then purgeit all.

McCartney Rundle said she wasbulimic for about 18 months beforeshe snapped out of it.

I was so skinny you could putyour hands around my waist andthey would almost touch. I had doc-tors telling me I was going to killmyself, she said. People wouldsay, Oh my god youre so skinny,and I would think, you dont knowwhat Im doing.

StatsCan reports that self-direct-edness, or having a clear sense of

ones self and goals, is associatedwith better outcomes in overcom-ing this mental illness. McCartneyRundle said it was her little brotherwho inspired her to get healthy be-cause she didnt want him to haveto go to her funeral.

One day something clicked andI was like, you know what? Imdone. I wanted to be healthy again,I wanted to do all the stuff I used todo, McCartney Rundle said.

She said she did it by herself, and

though she explicitly said she doesnot recommend others do this with-out guidance, she said she stoppedtaking her medication and stoppedseeing her doctor. Instead she beganeating healthy and worked out withher parents.

I was just trying to do stuff thatmade me happy again, I wanted tobe myself again.

The A4 challenge is just anotherfad in the line of trends known asThinspiration, or thinspo. Thinspois a popular tag on social mediasites like Tumblr and Instagram thatshowcase skinny models accompa-nied with messages like, Nothingtastes as good as skinny feels,Waking up thinner is worth goingto bed hungry, and Nobody wantsa fatty.

Tumblr, a blogging websiteowned by Yahoo, banned the use of#thinspo and made links to mentalhealth services available to thosesuspected of needing help. Yahoostated that thinspo blogs promotedself-harm, which violates its termsof service agreement.

Pro-ana and pro-mia are otherterms used in the thinspiration com-munity; ana is short for anorexiaand mia is short for bulimia. Youngwomen on social media sites usethe names Ana or Mia as codes toother users to let them know theyare thinspo supporters.

McCartney Rundle said blogsand photos like these are triggering

for someone who has dealt with aneating disorder, but all she can dois scroll past them with the hopesthat they learn the same lessons shelearned.

I need to be healthy for my fam-ily, my relationship, my career andmy future. Its a lot of hard work butyou just push through it, she said.

Anyone dealing with an eatingdisorder or another mental illnessshould contact Counselling andAccessibility Services in F2010 orcontact the National Eating Disor-der Information Centre toll free at1-866-633-4220.

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Fanshawe student Shelby McCartney Rundle can now write words of love on her body,but that wasnt always the case.

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Fanshawes graduating Fashion Design students create beautiful collections to walk the runway during the 10th annual Unboundfashion show.

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Liberal government saysno to police carding

Have you ever been stopped bya police officer and asked to showproof of your identification? Thispractice known as carding hasbeen a hotly contested topic foryears now; proponents of the lawstate it is a necessary step in or-der to ensure public safety and aidpolice during investigations, withopponents saying it violates civilliberties and disproportionally tar-gets minority segments of the pop-ulation.

In the wake of this debate, theLiberal government believes theyhave found a middle ground. Asof Jan. 1, 2017, police and law en-

forcement in Ontario will no longerbe allowed to preform random iden-tification checks on the public.

Instead, the new law limits theirability to conduct these checksexcept in cases where it would berelevant to an ongoing investiga-tion or where probable cause existsto allow the officer in question tobelieve the individual is linked tosome form of criminal offense.

The law also provides new over-sight in the form of special indepen-dent reviewers with the authority toconduct investigations into com-plaints of officer misconduct and totake disciplinary action where theydeem it warranted.

The final phase of their plan in-volves new training and educationinitiatives both for current officersas well as those still in training.

This particular aspect of the re-form policy will involve help froma roundtable of advisors consistingof specialists in the areas of lawenforcement, civil rights and ex-perts in both minority and youthrelations.

Yasir Naqvi, the Ontario Ministerof Community Safety and Correc-tional Services explained in a pressrelease that this policy was a col-laborative effort and will help makeOntario a safer place to live.

This regulation delivers on our

governments commitment to pro-hibit carding and street checks inOntario. Our regulation reflectsthe public input we received fromOntarians, and our work with civ-il liberties, human rights, policing,legal and community partners, aswell as ethnic and cultural groups.These important changes will helpstrengthen public accountabilityand foster increased public trust inpolice, which is essential for build-ing a stronger, safer Ontario.

As with any politically polariz-ing endeavour, this policy shift hasbeen met with mixed public reac-tion, from those that worry abouthow it will impact the ability ofpolice to do their jobs, to those that

are sceptical about the ability of of-ficers to skirt the new regulationsby way of loopholes.

Fanshawe Police Foundationsstudent Tifani Blazevic stated, Asfuture police officers, we want tomake sure that we dont enter insituations where public safety is atstake with our hands tied. However,we recognize how important it is tobuild bridges with the people wereprotecting and ensure that law abid-ing citizens in those communitiestrust us and feel safe working withus to help provide everyone with asafe and secure community.

Dylan Draper, another Fanshawestudent, shared a different perspec-tive.

As students and young people ingeneral, we understand that policewant to give us a safe province tolive in, but we also want to makesure that these officers are held toproper scrutiny in how they goabout doing it. This new law defi-nitely represents a step in the rightdirection, but will it be as effectiveas the provinces commitment toenforcing it.

All that seems certain at thispoint is that everyone on both sidesof this debate will be looking close-ly to see how effective this new pol-icy ends up being.

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Ontario government seeks to end police carding with the implementation of a newpolicy in January of 2017.

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Ghomeshi verdict and the problemwith reporting sexual assault

Anger, frustration and confusionwere some of the emotions feltin the wake of the verdict of JianGhomeshis trial that held the atten-tion of Canadians for months.

The former CBC radio host wascharged with four counts of sex-ual assault and one count of over-coming resistance by choking. OnMarch 24 he was found not guiltyof all charges.

Leah Marshall, the sexual vio-lence prevention advisor at Fan-shawe, said the reaction by Ca-nadians was so strong because somany people were invested in theoutcome and were ultimately disap-pointed by the verdict.

It evokes such a strong reactionbecause we need to be having moreconversations about the stigma thatsurrounds sexual violence and thereactions and trauma experiencedby people, she said.

According to Statistics Canada,only one in ten sexual assaults arereported to the police. The same

report said that 58 per cent of vic-tims did not report the assault be-

cause they felt it was not importantenough.

Marshall said the Ghomeshi ver-dict could have a negative impacton victims reporting to police.

Not everyone feels safe report-ing, and I think we have to remem-ber that just bringing a story for-ward legally isnt always the bestchoice for everyone Whats mostimportant is putting the power backin the hands of the survivor to makethe decision that best for them.

It is difficult to prosecute a sexualassault case because it ends up be-ing a he said, she said argument.In the Ghomeshi trail his lawyerMarie Henein defended her clientby tearing apart the victims testi-

mony, pointing out inconsistenciesin their accounts.

Marshall said one of the prob-lems associated with prosecuting acase like this is the fact that there isstill a stigma around believing sur-vivors of sexual violence.

If we automatically believe thatthis isnt possible instead of going

into it saying I believe you thenwere already starting on the wrong

foot.The hashtag #IBelieveSurvivors

arose on social media to supportsurvivors of assault, somethingMarshall said may positively af-fect survivors coming forward withtheir stories.

The social media response isstarting to say I believe you andjust because we dont get a say inthe legal verdict doesnt mean [theassault] didnt happen, she said.

Though the verdict was not whatmany people wanted to hear, Mar-shall said there is a positive out-come to this situation.

It gives us the opportunity notfor the conversation to stop, its ac-tually a really good opportunity to

start the conversation about how weget to this point and what societalfactors are contributing to this ver-dict, Marshall said.

If you have been a victim of asexual assault and need help pleasecontact Leah Marshall at Counsel-ling and Accessibility in F2010 orat 519-452-4282.

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Fanshawe residences take initiativeto reduce energy consumption

Fanshawes R1: Falcon Resi-dence has won the colleges firstever Energy Conservation Chal-lenge.

The challenge, hosted by Sus-tainability at Fanshawe, started outon Feb. 29, when residents returnedfrom reading week to find their lob-bies plastered with energy reduc-

tion tips.Bulletin boards were setup in all

three residence lobbies, highlight-ing the anticipated electricity andgas usage for the week as a bench-mark to strive to stay below. Dailyprogress was updated both on theseboards and on Sustainability at Fan-shawes Facebook page.

Electricity levels could be viewedin real time. However, the gas lev-els needed a day or two before theycould be factored in.

From the beginning, Merlin tookan early lead when only electricityrates were considered, but once the

gas levels came into play, Falconshot into the lead and continued un-til March 11 when they came out ontop. Peregrine maintained a strongand steady second place through-out, and all residences were seen tomake considerable efforts through-out the duration of the challenge.

Altogether, by the end of thechallenge, Falcon managed to re-duce their energy consumption by10,400 kilowatts per hour; there

were days when they reduced al-most twice as much as the other tworesidences.

After making simple changes likeclosing windows, turning off excesslights and unplugging unneededelectronics, this event engaged Fan-shawe students and started a con-versation about how their prioritiesshould include sustainable practicesas part of their everyday lifestyles.

For their hard work and signifi-cant impact, the winning residenceis being awarded a free pizza partycomplete with games and prizes intheir residence lounge, courtesy of

Student Life and Sustainability atFanshawe.

Residence advisors were incharge of keeping students moti-vated and Nathan Gerber, the ener-gy co-ordinator here at Fanshawe,provided data and updates to keepeveryone on track. Sustainabilityco-ordinator Mary-Lee Townsendwas the mastermind behind thisinitiative and continues to be instru-mental in educating and empower-

ing the Fanshawe community onthe merits of developing sustainablehabits on an institutional level.

Fanshawe students are encour-aged in the weeks following thecompetition to continue to followthe guidelines set out in LondonHydros Energy ConservationHandbook. Students and facultyalike are encouraged to continuethe conversation and review allthe great energy conservation tipsposted on the Sustainability at Fan-shawes Facebook page, tips thatare also posted every Thursday atthe F hallway Farmers Market.

PATRICE MITCHELLSTUDENT SUSTAINABILITY AMBASSADOR

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Fanshawes R1: Falcon Residence has won the colleges rst ever Energy Conservation Challenge.

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ABCampout head co-ordinator emphasizes

importance of mental health awarenessColleges and universities want to

make sure their students take careof their mental health. Both WesternUniversity and Fanshawe Collegehave several events and initiativesto help students de-stress, such astherapy dogs, free massages andmental health awareness weeks.

A variety of events and awarenesscampaigns show that campuses arepaying attention to the impact ofmental illness on their students. TheCanadian Mental Health Associa-tion (CMHA) said Statistics Cana-da found youth ages 15-24 experi-

ence the highest incident of mentalhealth disorders of any age groupin Canada. Young Canadians arealso recognizing the statistics fromfirsthand accounts, and want to getinvolved in raising awareness.

Ben Shapiro, the head co-ordina-tor for the 2016 Austen Berlet Cam-pout for Mental Health (ABCam-pout), got involved in spreadingmental health awareness because herealized that theres more to it thanjust what we see on the surface.

After recognizing the prevalenceof mental illness, especially amongmy peers at school, I wanted to dosomething, he said. If everyonecould see how universal these issuesare, we could work towards better

treatment and greater acceptance.Shapiro added that mental healthawareness affects students in par-ticular because while theres stress,theres freedom as well, and noparents checking up on us.

All about the Austen Berlet

CampoutThe ABCampout is a 24-hour

long event in Victoria Park thathonours the memory of Austen Ber-let, who took his own life in 2009after facing severe depression andbipolar disorder for two years. Atjust 16-years-old, he had a theo-retical physics thesis published bythe University of Texas. Berlet wasalso working on semi-profession-al skateboarding. The Phi GammaDelta fraternity at Western Univer-sity was touched by his story, andhas run the event for six years.

Shapiro added that the event isstill about Austen, but this year, andthe past couple of years and the fu-

ture years will also be about every-one else, as well as the prevalenceand impact of mental illness.

He could have been one of mypeers, just like any of us, Shapirosaid when asked what in particularabout Berlets story that grippedhim, Austens story helped me tograsp the fact that mental health is-sues are very real and could happento anyone.

Over the past two years, AB-Campout has collected $300,000.The proceeds brought in some newmental health counsellors to West-erns campus. Shapiro said he hopesmoney raised from this year couldhire more counsellors, along withsupporting mental health programs.

He said talking to people abouttheir worries and feelings opens upyour mind on mental illness. Youstart to realize that everyone, oralmost everyone, has issues and isdealing with stuff but no one makesit seem like they are.

Shapiro also said simply talkingto your friends about how seriousmental illness is, and letting themknow you are here to support themis one of the best ways to raiseawareness. He added that mentalhealth awareness has grown in thepast couple of years because of theamount of events surrounding it.

I really think people are startingto become more aware of this, talk

about it. Were definitely not thereyet, and we have a long way to go,but its a good start.

Beyond the ABCampoutCMHA has some mental health

seminars scheduled in April, afterthe ABCampout. They will host

Journeys to My Authentic Self:Stories of Self-Discovery, wherepeople will share their experienc-es with mental illness and injury,along with how they coped. It willrun on April 8 from 1 to 2 p.m. atthe CMHA Middlesex Queens Ave-nue site (534 Queens Avenue, Lon-don, Ontario).

The CHMA Huron Street site(648 Huron Street, London Ontar-

io) will also have suicide awarenessseminars, where you can learn signsof suicidal distress and what to doto help. They will run on April 19and April 23 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The same site will also have aMental Illness in the Workplace:

Lived Experiences and WorkplaceResources workshop on April 27,educating employers and employ-ees about how to support those withmental illness in the workplace.

The 65th annual Mental HealthWeek will also take place from May2 to 8. The CMHA is encouragingpeople to speak up against mentalhealth discrimination and stigma,by using the #GETLOUD hashtag.

There will also be some eventsacross Canada to raise awareness.So far, London and Middlesex

do not have anything listed, butyou can visit cmhamiddlesex.ca formore information.

CREDIT: LAWVIN HADISI

The Austen Berlet Campout in Victoria Park reects a growth in mental health awareness events.

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Where are women in skilled trades?Women choosing to learn a

skilled trade in Canada still fallway behind men choosing the sameroute.

According to Uniforg, womencomprise of 48 per cent of the Ca-nadian workforce, yet the Confer-ence Board of Canada recognizesthat less than three per cent of allapprentices in the construction,automotive and industry trades arewomen.

In the decades to come, two is-sues will unfold: mass retirement ofbaby boomers from the workforceand a need to expand the skilled la-bour force, which is a prime periodfor both men and women to consid-er a trade. But women often choosenot to.

Why are women not going into

skilled trades or apprenticeshipprograms? This is a challenge toanswer, said Steve Crema, actingchair of the School of Transporta-tion Technology.

Much is not known about howyounger women are introduced tothe trade education. Basically, itis a matter of gender-norming thatstill occurs in younger ages andpublic schools. Societal pressure istremendous and influential in ourchoices of everything including ed-ucation and careers we pursue.

Defined by Wikipedia, genderroles are sets of societal norms that

dictate what types of behaviours aredeemed acceptable, appropriate ordesirable for a person based on theirsex and are centered on the oppos-ing conceptions of femininity andmasculinity.

The question that we ask in so-ciety is, to what extent are genderroles biological and to what extentare they socially constructed? Fora young woman to enter a skilledtrade, she takes on a traditionallymasculine trait that twists the fe-male construct, but women pursu-ing these types of careers need to beencouraged to continue.

When it comes to men, despitethe relatively well paying trade in-dustries, even they are not likelyto pursue these careers, and gendernorming would say these are ap-propriate careers for men. One canonly imagine how hard it must befor young women to pursue trade

education when it is not widelypromoted and societal pressure isworking against them.

Karen Kloibhofer, Skilled Tradesand Apprenticeship consultant atFanshawe, said women are per-haps not going into skilled tradesbecause they cant see themselvesin the trade. This is a gendered rolethat needs to change to foster largerrepresentation of women in thesejobs.

We are seeing more and morewomen, and not just young women,getting into the trades and gettinginvolved with it. There are few-

er barriers today than there weretwo years ago. But I think we willsee more as time goes on; we hadfour [women] in last pre-apprenticeAuto Body and we have at least thatmany in our co-op diploma, truckand our automotive program.

Barriers is what women en-counter in skilled trades. Cremastated that basic societal genderbeliefs and the reinforcement ofthese stereotypes throughout highschool make the choice of a tradecareers unlikely. Also, numerousstereotypes exist about attitudes andbehaviours on the job site thatpresent a negative view of workingconditions for women. The notionof construction workers whistlingand harassing women on the streetis a good example of the view thatis presented to younger women andmen alike. What woman wouldwant to work that environment?

Take Cremas advice to be strongin representing the 21st centurywoman in these industries.

See yourself as having advan-tages when pursuing trades ca-reers. Employers are looking forwell-rounded skills, high achieve-ment and professionalism. Devel-op these and you will have greatersuccess in gaining employment,Crema said.

Recognize that young men haveviewed and experienced the samegender pressures as young womenand may be operating under mis-conceptions of the roles of women

in trades.In that regard, negative attitudes

directed at women in skilled tradesare not uncommon. Always bringbehavioural concerns to your facul-ty members and do not tolerate anylevel of harassment or discomfort atwork or school.

Be active in your program andparticipate in the Women in Tech-nology student group through theFaculty of Technology. This groupis made up of female studentsacross the Faculty of Technologythat participate in various womensevents and activities throughout theyear. Earlier this month, the grouphosted a trades-focused event oncampus for International WomensDay.

Vertha Coligan, the dean of theFaculty of Technology at Fanshawe,said that various associations suchas the London District Construction

Association are doing their part toimprove the retention of women inthe workplace through their group,Women in Construction.

Getting to girls when they areyounger, say between grades fiveto eight, is important to make themaware of all career opportunities,not just those outside of appren-ticeship careers. We are doing ourpart through Girls Exploring Tech-nology initiatives like our summercamps; connections with elemen-tary schools are also exceptionallyimportant, Coligan said.

Kloibhofer added that the Wom-

ens Directorate and the Womenin Trades and Technology (WITT)helps women who are low-income,no income or looking at making achange and find a good career. TheApprenticeship network in town istrying to connect employers withpotential apprentices; EmploymentOntario programs are also lookingto support people making choicesand making the connection to theworld of work. Apprenticeship isone of them.

Fanshawe is doing more in thatarea too, through programs like theWomens Welding program and ourConstruction program that is goingto have integrated aspect to it forwomen in carpentry, Kloibhoferadded.

Build Together is a program thathelps to support women in con-struction trades. Women are leastlikely to see themselves in this

trade, but this is however, a hugearea of growth.

Skilled trades education andcareers are not everyones cup oftea, but for both women and men,educating oneself with householdplumbing, electricity, auto mechan-ics and home improvement can bea rewarding education that makesanyone more confident, capable tomanage a household and can saveyou money in the long run. A re-warding occupation is only whatyou make it out to be. If you enjoyit, then so be it.

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ZARA, H&M coming to Masonvilleas part of major redevelopment

Masonville Place is getting a ma-jor uplift with a $77 million invest-ment in renovations and introduc-

tion of international retailers suchas ZARA and H&M.The investment is the most ex-

pensive renovation conducted atthe mall since it opened its doors tothe public in 1985. The new invest-ments were announced by CadillacFairview, the parent company ofMasonville Place.

According to Finley McEwen,senior vice-president developmentat Cadillac Fairview, the renova-tions will reinvigorate the mall andupdate its current retail outlets andcommon spaces.

The renovations will see a newcentre court staircase and installa-tion of Italian porcelain tiles andstainless steel and glass guardrailsthroughout the mall. The goal is to

keep the property relevant and pro-vide customers a wonderful shop-ping environment, McEwen said.

The mall is being expanded intothe two-level, 127,000 square feetspace previously occupied by the

Sears store which closed down inFebruary 2014. The renovationsand mall expansion are expected tobe completed by November 2016,in time for the Christmas shoppingseason.

The new retailers that will beopening shop in Masonville includethe first ZARA store in London,H&M, Sport Chek/Atmosphere,Hot Topic, a Disney Store as wellas a few restaurants.

Alongside the ongoing rede-velopment project, the mall hasseen recent additions to its retailoutlets including Sephora, Ivivva,Lush and Saje, according to BrianOHoski, general manager Mason-ville Place.

Having a potential client base

consisting of university and collegestudents is an attractive prospect forsome of the big retailers coming tothe mall.

I think we need to think aboutour customer base and... some of

the great tenants we were able toacquire definitely have studentsat the top of their minds as well,OHoski said.

Zara [is] such a huge interna-tional retailer and the one and onlyin London I think is going to be abig draw for Western particularly.

Masonville lost another bigretailer after Sears when Targetclosed down its operations in Cana-da earlier in 2015 and the mall wasleft with a second, large unoccupiedspace.

McEwen said that the $28.5 mil-lion is being invested in the formerTarget space for redevelopment butthere are no details available yet onwhat is being planned for that partof the shopping mall.

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London reps reactto federal budget

The federal budget has drawn dif-ferent reactions from various levelsof government representatives inLondon in particular with itseffects on post-secondary studentsand rapid transit.

Im incredibly proud of thisbudget, said Peter Fragiskatos,Liberal Member of Parliament forLondon North Centre.

Fragiskatos, a rookie MP and aformer faculty member at KingsUniversity College, said he met nu-merous students during his teachingdays who were worried about debtissues.

During the budget consultation

period in February, he also met withvarious stakehold-ers in London,including the Uni-versity StudentsCouncil, who citedsimilar concernsabout student loanrepayments andyouth unemployment.

The Liberal governments amend-ments to the Canada Student LoansProgram revealed in the 2016 bud-get now allow post-secondary stu-dents to start paying back their loansonce they have an annual income of$25,000 as opposed to the previouslimit of $20,000.

I think this is a policy response

to what students have calling for along time, Fragiskatos said.Fragiskatos is also pleased with

his governments investments to-wards infrastructure growth in thecountry. The Liberals have allotted$11.9 billion towards new infra-structure investments over the nextfive years as part of their Phase I ofCanadas New Infrastructure Plan.

When we invest in infrastruc-ture, and there are various forms ofinfrastructure that we will be direct-ing money towards youre actu-ally helping build the country up,he said.

Phil Squire, ward 6 city council-

lor, disagreed with Fragiskatos as-

sessment of infrastructure spendingand is worried about the big deficitthat the federal government is in-tending to run.

I worry given the experienc-es in the province of Ontario thatrunning huge deficits leads to realrestraint on the ability of the gov-ernment to do the things they wantto do, whether it is investing in in-frastructure or investing in educa-tion, he said.

The London city council is cur-rently developing a business planfor introducing rapid transit to dealwith the citys increasing transitwoes.

Proposed plans, which includeoptions such as a new rapid bus

system to a light rail system, costanywhere between$340 million toover a $1 bil-lion, according toSquire.

The city haspledged $125 mil-lion to the project

but provincial and federal assis-tance is vital for rapid transit de-velopment in London. Squire doesnot think the federal funding will beadequate enough to help fully fundthe projects.

There is some concern becauseof the amount of money that wasallocated the kind of investmentwe need will not be forthcoming,

he said.The amount of money the feder-al government is spending is spreadout in so many different areas.

However, with the new invest-ments in education, infrastructureand other programs such as theCanada Child Benefit, Fragiskatosbelieves the budget will actuallyhelp Canada move forward.

We have an economy that is ex-periencing difficulty right now, weinherited a challenging economicsituation but were putting forwarda bold and ambitious plan that willbenefit this country, he said.

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Uber/taxi drama could soon come to an end

As the Uber/taxi drama in Lon-don continues, city officials are tak-ing steps to fix the situation.

London City Hall recently an-nounced five possible options re-garding the future of Uber in thecity, each of them with varying ef-fects on the current taxi system andUber. These issues were discussedat a public participation meeting onMarch 30.

The five options for the futureof Uber as reported by the LondonFree Press in the article Council toweigh Uber options by JonathanSher are as follows: Maintain the status quo and

continue fining Uber drivers forbreaking London by-laws and notchange any regulations on taxicompanies

Force Uber drivers to follow thesame regulations as traditionaltaxi companies

Classify Uber as a limo service,which would not place a cap onthe number of vehicles allowed

but also have stricter regulationswhich would mean less carswould qualify

Create a new category withregulations decided by the city

Allow Uber to run freely withno enforced regulations, makingthe company responsible fordisclosing its safety featuresInterrobang reached out to Uber

for a comment.Regrettably, due to current

commitments to a diverse range ofon-going projects, we will be un-

able to work with you on this, at thistime, said an Uber spokesperson.

London taxi services have beenbattling Uber since the company ar-rived in the city in July 2015.

Kayoumars Alipoor, project man-ager at Yellow London Taxi, spokeat the public participation meetingon behalf of the company asking forthe city of London to prohibit Uberfrom operating until a decision hasbeen made regarding its future.

He said Uber is not a legal com-pany because they are not followingany municipal or provincial laws.

When it comes to the options

[proposed by city staff] the councilcan decide, thats not in any of mypower. But when it comes to todaywe believe Uber has to cease anddesist from operating in the cityof London until such bylaws arein place that protect the client anddrivers, he said.

Alipoor said London Yellow Taxihas lost between 30 to 40 per centof profits. He added that many userssupport Uber because they competeagainst existing taxi and limo ser-vices, but Alipoor argues it isnt a

fair competition at all.We have no problem with com-

petition, there are [over] four taxicompanies in the city When youjust come in and operate withoutany sort of regulations, thats notcompetition. Thats illegal activity,which is what we have a problemwith.

He said chief municipal law en-forcement officer Orest Katolyksupports this decision.

London City Hall has not an-nounced when the decision regard-ing the future of Uber in Londonwill be made.

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CREDIT: COURTESY OF CADILLAC FAIRVIEW COPORATION

Several new stores will be arriving to Masonville Place including ZARA, H&M, Sport Chek / Atmosphere, Hot Topic and Disney Store

When we invest

in infrastructure

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Second annual London Sport and

Activity Expo fast approachingWith the end of winter, so too

ends the days of hibernating in-doors, begging for the snow to meltand the sun to come out. Now is thetime to be preparing for all of theoutdoor activities that accompanysummer, and a good place to startis the London Sport and ActivityExpo.

The event will be hosted at theLondon BMO Centre, and JordanLopez, an official working with theevent, expects this years turnout tobe an even better than the last.

This is the second year we are

hosting the expo; last year we had100 vendors participate and sawover 1,000 people attend.

The BMO Centre is run entirelyby volunteer officials, and operatesat entirely no cost to any tax pay-ers. The centre provides a variety ofsports programs and unique indoorrecreation for residents of Londonand the surrounding area to partic-ipate in.

The dome gets upwards of over4,500 youth and adults coming inweekly to play soccer or participatein other sports and activities. Withthe expo, the numbers are expected

to increase even more.The event will have a focus on lo-

cal sport and fitness organizations,and will include local vendorsfrom around London who supporthealthy lifestyles and health carepractices. There will also be oneprize provided from each vendorthat attends for the opportunity ofparticipants to win something totake home.

In addition to the vendors, therewill also be sports demonstrationson the BMO Centre turf wherepeople can learn and participate insports such as soccer, football, mar-tial arts, and much more, Lopezsaid.

A wide assortment of differentsports and activities will be intro-duced at the event to make sureall feel welcome to attend the freeevent. The BMO Centre has orga-nized traditional and non-tradition-al sports activities for anyone whosinterested in picking up a new sport,purchasing some new equipment oreven discovering a sport they havenot heard of.

A large goal inspired by the eventwill also be to encourage activi-ty and play by youths in London.Through the use of demonstrations,the event hopes to inspire youth to

take multiple interests in differentactivities and sports. A kids clubarea sporting many different activ-ities will also help youth exploringhow they can become more active.

Whats more is that all fundsraised from the event will go backto community athletic programs.

The Centre also hosts many in-door and outdoor leagues; for ex-ample, the London and DistrictYouth Soccer League, South WestIndoor Youth Soccer, London On-tario Soccer League and more. Menand women summer leagues are al-most underway as well.

The free event will take place onSaturday, April 30 from 10 a.m. un-

til 4 p.m., with demonstrations ex-pected to be appearing throughoutthe day.

Its definitely a great event forstudents as it is free and can show-case opportunities for healthy liv-ing and fitness during the summermonths.

The BMO Centre is located at295 Rectory Street and anyonewith an interest for healthy livingand fun activities is encouraged toattend. For more information, visitthe London BMO Centre website atbmocentrelondon.com.

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Star Wars mania continuesin the Forest City

2015 was a big year for StarWars. The highly anticipated StarWars: Episode VII The ForceAwakens was released, the firstmajor motion picture released inthe series in about a decade. Thefilm collected around $2.05 billionUSD and five Oscar nods. Prior toits release, a plethora of Star Warsfood products, from Kraft Dinnerto oranges were being sold, pig-gybacking on the popularity of the

series. On top of all of this, popu-lar a capella group Pentatonix per-formed a medley of music from theStar Wars saga at the 2015 Ameri-can Music Awards.

Although the film has been longout of the theatres, that doesntmean Star Wars mania has ended.An upcoming event at Jumbo VideoCentre will reflect the Forest Cityslove of the galaxy far, far away.

Jumbo Video is having a releaseparty for the Blu-ray edition ofStar Wars: The Force AwakensonApril 5. Jake Davidson, the videogame and marketing manager, saidthat this is the first movie-centeredevent theyve had in a while.

Last year, we started getting intothe pop culture side of things andgoing to the London Comic Conand bringing in that sort of prod-uct, he explained.

Davidson added that he noticeda Star Wars following in London.He said someone told him aboutthe Unicycling Storm Trooper, whohas been spotted riding around theForest City. Theres definitely anaudience here in London that reallycaters to Star Wars.

Londons appreciation for StarWars was also seen with the na-tional event celebrating the fran-chise on May 4, 2015. Along with

wishing people May the Fourthbe with you, the Cardboard Cafplayed music from the series whilepromoting Star Wars board gamesand testing their knowledge at triv-ia. Richmond Row staple StobiesPizza also offered free slices to any-one whose name was Luke, Carrie,Leia, Ben and even Chewbacca,Darth or Yoda.

Davidson also felt that events,like the London and Forest CityComic Cons, represent the mindsetthat geek and nerd cultures are be-coming cool. Davidson predicts that

the following will only get bigger.It started off with a couple ofconventions here and there spreadout through North America and theearly 2000s. Now, theres a conven-tion in almost every single city, hesaid. Groups of people in cities arelike, Well, instead of travelling forthree hours, I want to do one in mycity.

Cosplayers will also be singingautographs as different Star Warscharacters, such as PrettyWreckCosplay as Rey and Alex Rose Co-splay as a Twilek. Customers whostop by can also have a chance totake photos with some cosplayers.

There will be plenty of prizes, in-cluding a London Comic Con passand an autographed photo from RonPerlman. Jumbo Video will be giv-ing away six gift cards as well rang-ing from $15 to $50. All you haveto do is place a pre-order to enter.

The event will run from 9 a.m.to 6 p.m. at 1080 Adelaide StreetNorth.

Jumbo Video also hosts gamingtournaments for all of the NHLSeries, and theyve hosted tourna-ments for FIFA, Halo and Call ofDuty games. They will also host aPokmon Tournament in anticipa-tion of the Pokmon Sun and Moongames to be released later this year.

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Jumbo Video Centre carries plenty of Star Wars merchandise, including pop gurines.

Tinnitus, a common hearing problemamong youth, precedes hearing loss

The 2012 and 2013 StatisticsCanada survey revealed that 41 percent of Canadians aged three to 79have experienced tinnitus while itwas also estimated that 51 per centof Canadians in the same age brack-et uses earphones to listen to audiosounds.

Tinnitus is not a disease, but is asymptom of health issues usuallyassociated with hearing. This couldbe due to ear trauma or an infection,cardiovascular disorders, genetic oraging-induced hearing loss, dentalproblems or side effects of somedrugs. However, damage from loudnoise is often the cause of tinnitusand hearing loss.

Aaron Austin, a first year studentin general arts said that he does notexperience tinnitus. He also statedthat he does not use the earpiece allthe time, and only uses them for re-ceiving calls and listening to music.

However, Ruby Rabah and KaylaWilliams, both first year studentsof Police Foundation, said that theyuse their earphones in the gym, onthe bus or any time they can. Rabahespecially expressed concern thatshe still hears the ringing of her lostphone.

Describing tinnitus as a percep-tion of sound or literally ringing(buzzing or hissing) in the ear inthe absence of an external cause ofthe sound, Gail McHardy-Leitch,

audiologist at Connect Hearing inLondon, said it is important to un-derstand how hearing works to un-derstand tinnitus.

Sound makes the eardrum vi-brate sufficiently to move the threelittle bones in the ear, which in turncause a wave in the cochlear fluid.The wave pushes the hair cells upagainst the tectorial membrane andcauses them to bend, thus sendinga message to the brain through the

attached nerves, she said.McHardy-Leitch also explained

that each little hair cell in the co-chlea codes for a musical tone, justlike a piano, and bends in responseto corresponding sounds that trav-el through the ear canal. Talking,slamming the door or whisperingtherefore stimulates a different pat-tern of hair cells.

Noise or loud sounds push thehair cells too high against the topmembrane and causes them to bebroken, bent or damaged. Overtime, the attached nerves atrophydue to loss of stimulation from thedamaged hair cells, and the whole

pathway up to the brain degener-ates.McHardy-Leitch compared

the sound we hear during tinni-tus to phantom limb syndrome.Permanently bent hair cells continu-ously stimulate the attached nervesto send signal to the brain whenthere is no sound causing them.

To prevent tinnitus, McHar-dy-Leitch advised that exposureto loud noise over time should be

avoided. She stressed that apartfrom tinnitus, high-pitched soundssuch as F, S, T, TH, P and K, whichare important for speech, are gradu-ally lost as loud noise damages thecochlea.

Resting the ear for about 48hours helps it recover from a tem-porary noise damage. Using equip-ment that is quieter and wearing earprotection in persistently noisy en-vironments, such as in concerts orat work, is therefore essential, sheadvised.

While expressing concern forroad safety, McHardy-Leitch alsoadvised that noise cancelling head-

phones that seal the whole outer earare preferable to the smaller ear-phones. She further stressed that itis better not to listen to music in anoisy environment because we tendto turn it up louder to drown the ex-ternal sounds.

If you can hear the music fromanother persons earpiece, then itis too loud. Tinnitus is a warningsignal to protect the ears more fromdamaging noise.

CREDIT: KERRA SEAY

Noise-cancelling headphones, such as these, are recommended to protect your ears

from tinnitus and ot her damage.

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The difference between success andfailure is thin and covered in cheese

As another semester comes to a close,minds begin to drift to post-exam keggers,shindigs, hoo-has and celebrations of allsorts. It has become rather difficult to focuson things like your big statistics assignmentwhen the mind is busy putting together anLCBO shopping list.

No matter how busy we get thinking ofnew cocktails or inventing yet another excusefor a last extension on those final projects,I ask everyone to take a moment and think

about a very serious issue spreading acrossour beloved city.

I generally try to keep a happy dispositionwhen writing these articles, but alas I can nolonger maintain my cheery temperament. Iask everyone to put down their books, wineglasses and/or steins to reflect soberly on thispressing topic. Theres no easy way to putthis so Ill just come right out and say it.

Im here to talk to you about pizza etiquette.Dont laugh and turn the page dear read-

er, for this often overlooked ritual of collegeinteraction can be the difference betweensuccess and failure. Whether you are order-ing the pizza or partaking in the breakingof breadsticks and the sharing of the eightsacred slices, there are delicate matters thatmust be contemplated.

If the vital task of acquiring party rations

has befallen you, be sure to inquire about peo-ples dietary restrictions. If youre on a questcalling for three or more pizzas, chances arethat one or more of your followers have asignificant aversion to meat. Be sure to orderone vegetarian (or at least one cheese-only)pizza during your expedition. This will easethe tensions and nerves of any vegetarianslurking throughout your party.

If you worry about offending any glu-ten-free (G.F.) comrades, push away yourdoubts immediately because they will noti-fy you long before food has been ordered. If

you know someone for more than 15 minuteswithout hearing mention of their G.F. dietthen chances are that theyre not allergic togluten. This particular diet is a status symbolin todays world and I think everyone wouldbe lying if they said their G.F. friends werentincredibly vocal about it.

On the other side of the fence, if you andyour comrades lay in wait of the elusive pizzathere are certain precautions you must take totraverse the pizzas arrival unscathed.

First off, be aware of how many slices yourfellow partiers are taking. Be sure to match

the common haul or risk being seen as a self-ish and gluttonous neer-do-well. No onewants to see you leave the table with an en-tire box of pizza. You will be exiled and mostlikely wake up with R-rated sharpie artworkadorning the majority of your face.

Secondly, if youre not a vegetarian thenavoid that cheese pizza like the plague. Havea hankering for cheese? Then peel off yourdamned pepperoni. These poor vegetariansdont deserve to be stolen from simply forabhorring your murderous slices of pizza.You and your carnivorous clan have five piz-

zas between the seven of you, while thesehumble pacifists have not two pizzas to shareamongst the three of them.

Last of all, eat that doughy crust before re-turning to the hunting grounds for fresh slic-es. There are starving kids in the party nextdoor and youre here discarding perfectlygood dough?

In the timeless words of the almightyMushu, Dishonour! Dishonour on yourwhole family Dishonour on you! Dishon-our on your cow... Simply put, if you cantfinish that crust then you cant have any more

of the good stuff.Well young Padawan, Id say youre al-most ready to go into the world of recklessdrinking and responsible pizza consumption;but there is one last rule. This is perhaps themost grievous and sacred law of pizza. If yougraduate Fanshawe with just one single scrapof knowledge, let it be this.

Thou shalt not order pineapple pizza.If you think you have friends now, you

wont after suggesting this blasphemousabomination. Your friends will disown you,your grades will slump, your program co-or-

dinator will revoke his letter of recommen-dation and worst of all; a self-respecting piz-za chef will have to defile his kitchen whilepreparing this atrocity. If the nightmares ofyour friends arent enough to deter you, thenjust think of the lifelong damage you will doto an innocent cooks psyche. Youre not justhurting yourself; youre hurting your familyand everyone whos ever known you. Whenyou order pineapple pizza somewhere outthere in the world a sloth falls out of a treeand dies. Do you want that kind of blood onyour hands? No? Then do the right thing and

keep your guilty pleasure a secret. Its foryour own good.Go now, in peace and in pizza, spreading

the good word of the crust. From its warmpizza box to your welcoming home, throughthe grace of its cheesy bread, receive theword of the slice into your greasy hands andtake with you its tasty glory.

Through thick and thin crust, its cheese-stuffed, ranch adorned, sriracha speckledgoodness will be there to console you andforever burn the tongues of the impatient. Gonow and bask in its awesome might.

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Ordering pizza is an often-underestimated battle of light and darkness, a crucial escapade through the valley evil that leads to the land of cheese and dipping sauce.

The Popes Easter prayer for the world

I am not a member of the Catholic Church.Half a millennium ago when the CatholicChurch was at a low point, the people ofmany countries broke with Catholicism tolive their faith without the supervision of thePope and Catholic hierarchy. This is why to-day there are Anglican churches wherever wefind the English; Lutheran churches wherewe find German, Danish and Swedish; Pres-byterian where we find Scottish; Reformedwhere we find Dutch and many other branch-es of the Christian tree. I am somewhere in

those branches.Yet I find myself often in strong agreement

with some of what comes from the Catholiccommunity.

Take for example the Popes Easter addressgiven this past Easter on March 27.

Pope Francis began with a declaration. It isimpossible to overstate the importance of thisdeclaration. It is a statement about the eventwithout which there would be no church, noChristian tradition and no movement of thepeople of Jesus Christ. It is the declarationthat a Jewish prophet and teacher was raisedfrom the dead.

Without the resurrection of Jesus of Naza-reth, he would have disappeared into the riverof history as one more failed young Jewishleader who for a time had an enormous fol-lowing, but came to the same sorry end thatall such leaders in his time and place couldexpect. He was crucified, executed by torture,by the Roman government of the day. Cru-cifixion was a public service that resultedin the deaths of literally thousands of youngJewish offenders.

But with his resurrection from death, Jesusteachings were vindicated, and the movementhe began soon spread throughout southernEurope, the Middle East and northern Africa.

The message of Christ, though at times dis-torted, sometimes tragically so, is ultimately

a message of great hope.This is why the majority of Pope Francis

Easter address was a prayer for the world. Iwill touch on a few of the petitions in thatprayer.

The first petition, Help us to seek you andto find you, to realize that we have a Fatherand are not orphans; that we can love andadore you.

The message here is that no matter who weare, we have a Creator who has made us all.Even in the depths of great unhappiness ordisorientation, there is a God who has givenus purpose, dignity and meaning. When wereach out for him, we will be found.

A second petition, Help us to overcomethe scourge of hunger, aggravated by con-flicts and by the immense wastefulness forwhich we are often responsible. What if the

leaders in food production and distribution,the managers of war and us, the consumers,reflected daily on this petition? Could it nothave a great impact on our businesses, oursupport for wars and our habits of consumingfood and other resources?

And a third petition, Comfort those whohave left their own lands to migrate to placesoffering hope for a better future and the pos-sibility of living their lives in dignity and, notinfrequently, of freely professing their faith.

Here the Pope must surely have had in mindthe 60 million refugees who now inhabit ourplanet. He must have had in mind the reduc-tion to second-class citizens of non-Muslimpeople in the Arab world (and the persecu-tion they face). He must have had in mind theneed to encourage the Western world to con-tinue to help refugees. And he must have hadin mind and the need for the Middle East tohelp, rather than create and expel, refugees.

Francis ended his Easter address withthese words, Lord, we pray to you for allthe peoples of the Earth: you who have con-quered death, grant us your life, grant us your

peace.A closing petition for the life of Godand for the peace of God for all persons, aprayer each of us could repeat each day, onethat could profoundly change us and ourworld for good.

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Understanding regret

I wish I had said something when it ac-tually mattered! What was I thinking when Iwas doing that? How could I have thought itwould be a good idea? I wish I had gone withmy friends. I cant believe I forgot my phone.

Common and horribly real, regret is one ofthe strongest human characteristics and canmake or break even the strongest of us. It isthe feeling that can keep someone awake atnight until the morning, or distract us fromwork and conversations. It is the critical wayof thinking that creates the feeling of blametowards oneself for an unfavourable decision.

While regret is something that is unavoid-able in a regular human life, it is somethingwhich can be understood, and learned from to

make oneself a better human being.A good place to start is to determine whatyour feelings of regret are directed at. Peoplefeel regret for a number of reasons, but af-firming exactly what and where the basis ofregret stems from is important. It allows yourmind to not simply dwell on the regret itself,but to consider what led up to it, and under-stand your feelings toward the situation.

Recognizing what has happened is oftenthe most daunting task of overcoming regret,as once the regret has been recognized, itmust eventually be accepted. Yet what mostpeople dont understand is that acceptancedoes not mean letting go, or trying to for-

get, it means living while conscious of thefact that what has happened is here to stay.Something regretful should never be forgot-ten, yet should be remembered as a lesson.By accepting what has happened as part ofyour life, it teaches strength of willpower andself-acceptance.

What occurs after is completely up to yourdecisions and what you allow to influenceyou. It takes a moment to consider what ledup to the regret, and what can be taken awayfrom the moment. Recognize that there is apositive direction to be taken away from ev-ery action, and that feeling guilty about some-thing that happened in your past wont do anygood for your future. What is best is to not letregret completely alter your future decisions,but to guide them on a more positive path.

At one point or another, everyone has expe-

rienced great feelings of regret, and althoughfor some it may sound more difficult to ac-cept, regret isnt something that will go awaywith something as simple as the passage oftime. Time may heal wounds, but truly over-coming regret is a personal endeavour, whichrequires an acceptance of life itself, and theknowledge and understanding that it is all apart of growing. Be grateful that there is stilltime to turn regret into gratitude.

Not all of your own regrets are as bad asyou think they are. We are our worst critics.Regret should not pull you back, but push youforward, and be a reminder that we can workharder to achieve our goals.

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Regret can turn people against themselves, but it is important to not let it get the best of you.

Who are the Zs?A recent study conducted by EDUCAUSE,

in the U.S., revealed that universities and col-leges are not ready for an information revo-lution, due to slow social changes occurringwithin them. But they must be prepared be-cause of a new reality.

The study stated that many new studentsare part of a new generation, called genera-tion Z, which can be thought of as millenni-als little siblings or the generation that cameafter millennials.

In simple words, to understand who theyare, while both groups are knowledgeable ininformation and information systems, andalso in new technologies, they have one dis-tinctive difference, due to historic chance.While many millennials migrated into the in-formation era by choice, Zs were born into it.

The study stated that Zs are dependent oninformation, they take technology for grant-

ed and that staying connected is a centralpart of their life. Zs are also aware of whatsgoing on in the world, but dont ask manyquestions, since theyre capable of informingthemselves.

For a Z, doing is more important thanknowing; learning is done by trial and error,instead of a logical and rule-based approach.They research data more than others, anddont like to be force-fed anything. Theirpreference for hands-on experience is a chal-lenge they prefer.

What type of education system would beable to provide that? How should a Zs po-

tential be unlocked? They possess a uniqueset of skills already, which were developedto survive in a seemingly chaotic ocean-likeinformation era. And not every institution is

ready for them, and will most likely fail toimpress Zs, especially when it comes to in-formation systems, which they can easilysniff when its not adequately utilized.

Zs would probably expect to have prob-lems put in front of them, and to have a seriesof restrictions early on, so they can initiatetheir learning journey, and after a while asskills increase, so do the complexity of theproblems they would try to solve. One mightargue that in the old days, that was the way tolearn, but nowadays, it seems that the meth-ods of teaching have drifted apart from themethods of learning.

A lot of self-education is going around, andeven though institutions are proud of whatthey offer, what they really offer for a Z areits facilities and services, or a set of expertsthat no other institutions have. And Zs will

do their usual research, just as they alwaysdo. Probably self-educating themselves morethan what educational institutions would like.

At the end, the people behind those insti-tutions are the real assets that a Z would beinterested in. The institutions would providethem with the desired hands-on experience.Nonetheless, lets all recognize one thing thatas with all generations of students, Zs will bethrown into a world filled with challenges,for which they need to be prepared. And, fornow Zs are here challenging the educationsystem; afterwards, who knows.

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The politics of Rob Ford

Social media has ended the careers ofcountless individuals over the years. Frompeople using Twitter to acquire drugs at work,to people venting about their superiors onFacebook, theres no shortage of cautionarytales. Internet shaming is just the latest incar-nation of the traditional public shaming thatused to take place in city squares. One man,however, rose above it all.

Sexual assault, drug use, public intoxi-cation; the list of crimes that former mayorRob Ford has been accused of befits a rockstar or rapper. Fords death evoked a tremen-dous response from the community he servedwith complete dedication. In a day and agewhen public figuresstep down over mi-nor infractions, Fordbrazenly stayed thecourse to execute hisvision for Toronto.The media was rou-tinely baffled by theunwavering publicsupport for an indi-vidual who refused toadhere to the unwrit-ten rules of politics. Critics and opponents bedamned, Rob Ford campaigned on a promiseto reign in expenses, and he did just that.

As media outlets gloss over years of scath-ing criticism to publish sycophantic eulogies

to the late mayor, they do a disservice to theman himself. The true appeal of Rob Fordwas in his obvious struggle with the humancondition. Ford battled addiction, obesityand a tendency to make a fool of himself atthe best of times. It was difficult to look at

Ford without catching a glimpse of yourself.It may not have been a part youre proud of,but there was something genuinely endearingabout seeing Ford ride the choppy waves ofhis political career.

Football was a passion that transcendedFords time in office. He was heavily in-volved in a charity football foundation thataimed to get kids involved in the sport. Themajority of coverage that endeavour receivedwas when he came under fire for using hismayoral office to push for donations to thecharity. Its just one example of a man whoseheart was in the right place despite a com-plete inability to avoid controversy.

Politicians like Prime Minister JustinTrudeau and Premier Kathleen Wynne pres-ent an incredibly censored persona of them-selves. While its unlikely that theyre liv-ing a dual life of addiction or intrigue, itsdoubtful that theyre the same person whenthe cameras are turned off. Thats what Rob

Ford brought to thetable: authenticity.If his darkest secretswere on the frontpage, people had noproblem trusting himin office.

A legacy of hon-esty and a genuinepassion for both hiscity and his family issomething everyone

can aspire to. Its easy to judge a person, andbetween the celebrity pages and the scandalof the hour, the media loves to hop on board.No one was more acutely aware of their flawsor so often reminded of them than Rob Ford.

What the people of Toronto understood, andwhat his legacy will be, is that Rob Ford pas-sionately advocated for the best interests ofthe people who put him in office. Its impos-sible to find fault in that.

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The true appeal of Rob Ford

was in his obvious struggle

with the human condition.

Ford battled addiction,

obesity and a tendency to

make a fool of himself at the

best of times.

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Foods to avoidTime to ditch the donut. There

are so many rules to healthy eatingwhich makes it easy to get over-whelmed. Theres the 80:20 rulewhere you eat healthy 80 per cent ofthe time and unhealthy 20 per centof the time, not a great idea because

you can do a lot of damage eatingpoorly 20 per cent of the time.

Besides, how well can you reallykeep track of that diet? What aboutthe infamous cheat day where youeat healthy all week and allow your-self a whole day to cheat? Again,most people have a really hard timesticking to this as they often end upcheating for more than one day orthey do some serious damage ontheir cheat day.

Then, we are all guilty of saying,everything in moderation, but isthis the case for all foods? Are theresome foods that you should just

never eat?In an article by Dr. Mercola,

on mercola.com, he explains whywe should never eat donuts, soda,commercial French fries, chips andbreaded, fried, non-fish seafood.

Id like to add a few things to thelist.

White flourThere is little to no nutrition-

al value with white flour, just lotsof empty calories. Instead, go formilled, whole grain flours or floursmade from beans and vegetables;for example oats, brown rice, qui-noa, sweet potato, garbanzo bean,almond and hemp.

Candy and marshmallowsAgain, these sugary products

contain empty calories and sugarthat can result in acute and chron-ic health conditions. Instead, trynatures candy with dried fruitand dry-roasted, unsalted nuts andseeds. Add in a little touch of puredark chocolate and you are set with

a healthy and yummy snack.Artificial sweetenersThey have the same effect on

your body as white sugar. Try usinga small amount of natural sweeten-er, like raw honey or agave. Theseare typically sweeter than sugar soyou only need a small amount.

Microwave popcornThere are chemicals in this that

just should not be in our diets. Pur-chase an air popper and add yourown natural flavourings. There aremany examples online of recipesto spice up the simple movie nightsnack.

MargarineEven the so-called healthy va-

rieties are not good. Instead, optfor healthy oils, such as olive orcoconut oil, or sparing amounts ofunsalted butter. Even better, try toenjoy some foods without the add-ed fat, or use foods like avocado,homemade low-salt hummus andmashed hard-boiled egg.

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CREDIT: JESSICA THOMPSON

Yes, candy is delicious, but swap that unhealthy garbage with dried fruit and bask in the awesomeness of natural sweetener, whichwont make you feel sick after.

An abundantly better love story thanTwilight

Its a premise thats practicallybeen done to death in many a medi-um: a misfit human finds love in thearms of a misfit monster. United bytheir shared weirdness as outcastsin one anothers respective commu-nities, they overcome their culturaland breeding differences because atthe end of the day, love conquers all,or so goes the adage of a certain half-baked series inexplicably adored bypre-teens all over the world.

Spring, a 2015 indie romance hor-ror science-fiction film directed byJustin Benson and Aaron Moorhead,is yet another movie to be built onthat same general plot, but breathsnew life into the worn human-mon-ster-love story with intensely de-tailed visuals and characterizationsnot typically seen in the genre.

Evan Russell (Lou Taylor Pucci)

is a young American man who hasbeen dealt a bad hand. When hismother succumbs to cancer and heloses his job, he runs away to Italyfor a much-needed change of scen-ery.

The trip kicks off to an aimless,drug addled start until he meetsLouise (Nadia Hilker), a mysteriousexchange student studying genetics.Drawn to her fierce intelligence andbeauty, it seems that Evan may at

last have found happiness. How-ever, its not long before Louisereveals a secret that makes their re-lationship anything but simple.

If The Thingwere to merge withEat Pray Love, wed get somethingclose to Spring. The cinematogra-phy, also done by Moorhead andBenson, is brightly coloured and al-most dreamlike in quality as it sur-veys Evan and Louises gorgeousEuropean surroundings while mon-strous transformations take place inthe foreground.

Imagery of snakes and spidersjuxtaposed against the backdrop ofa lush fruit orchard is but one ex-ample of how the storys themesof love vs. biology and the joy of

life vs. the lawlessness of death areframed throughout the telling of atragic romance. While the sci-fieffects of the film are disturbing-ly constructed, the overall movieis filmed as if David Cronenberg

composed a love letter to rural Italy.As one of the most well received

horror films of 2015, Springgives agentler, more meditative alternativeto preceding films that have evercontended with the difficult issue of

grief and mortality. Its a uniquelypoignant hybrid of horror and ro-mance as it simultaneously looksback at Evans personal losses andforward towards his desire to createnew life with the woman he loves,even if it does mean accepting cer-tain consequences.

In other words, Spring is proba-bly the only horror Ive ever seenthats liable to make even the mosthard-core, gore-mongering fanshed a few tears at the end. Unlikea certain half-baked series with itsown soccer-mom fan-base, this isa movie that hinges on the choiceEvan makes to continue on with lifeeven when he has no reason to keepgoing. It provides no easy answer to

why anything in this world exists,but offers that somewhere in thefrustrating mystery of it all, therecan be beauty. To see somethingnew and never done before, watchSpringand bring tissues.

ANGELA MCINNESFEAR FOR THOUGHT

How to rest your body

An especially tough week, oreven one day, can result in musclesoreness (the kind where you canbarely move or brush your teeth).Its time to rest and rest comes inmany forms.

Active restWhether you are just starting to

exercise or you had an extra hardworkout, you likely need activerest. Many people make the mis-take of taking a day off on the couchor they sleep in for a couple extrahours. Keep your body on the sameroutine but with different activities.Try taking a long walk, a leisurelyswim, doing gentle yoga, doing ac-tive housework or going on a bikeride. These are all light to moder-ate activities that will help preventyour muscles from seizing up. Takeit easy, and keep in mind that the

idea is to just move your body withdynamic range of motion exercis-es. By doing these activities, youllcontinue to burn calories efficientlyand youll feel more prepared for aharder, effective workout the nextday.

Activity changeSometimes your body can benefit

from a total change for a day or two.It can still be in the form of a toughworkout, but one where the affectedareas can rest. You could basicallydo the same activities in tip num-ber one, but with more intensity.Instead of a muscle conditioning

focus, the goal is to focus on yourcardio-respiratory system.

TLCOn the day of your hard activity,

if you have any soreness or swellingof any kind, try a good long stretch,followed by rest with a cold com-press. You can use a towel soakedin icy water, rung out and placed onthe affected area for five minutesor so. Try incorporating a soothingheat product or service the next day.A warm, gentle massage is best, butyou can also use a heating pad andgently massage yourself. For hardto reach areas like your back, tryusing tennis balls placed betweenthe affected area and the wall.Move your torso around gently tohelp work out the kinks. If you haveaccess to a trigger point foam roll,this can be effective too. Just dontoverdo it by applying the pressurefor too long or in the same area.

Bath

Finish the day with a warm tubsoak in Epsom salts and somesoothing essential oils such as mar-joram, ginger, rosemary, lavenderand chamomile. Even just 10 min-utes can really help you to relax andfeel rejuvenated for the next day.

SleepMake sure to always get a good

seven to nine hours a night andpreferably within the same timeframe every night.

Rest is just as important as eatinghealthy and working out. Make sureyou understand what kind of restyou need and trust that inner voice.

CREDIT: KERRA SEAY

After a long, hard workout, it is super important to get a good cool down/ stretch in andthe next day it is better to engage in active rest rather than lay on the couch. A goodexample of active rest is going for a long walk.

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Flying too close to the sun

A god walks among men, top-pling buildings with a look, de-stroying cities with a muscle flex,murdering thousands with a carelessbreath. Left unchecked, Supermancould quickly become Earths great-est threat. Standing up against thisthreat is Batman, watching from thedark alleys of Gotham as Metropolisworships its destructive idol.

Batman v Superman: Dawn ofJustice is a movie that is full ofproblems. Some of the issues come

from director Zack Snyders desirefor overly artistic perfect shots,even if those make no sense andforce the actors into super uncom-fortable positions.

The best example of this is the re-telling of Batmans origin story. Notonly is this shown twice in the mov-ie that isnt even about Batman, butit offers nothing to the plot exceptto let Snyder make a neat shot witha pearl necklace and remind the au-dience (again, twice) that Batmansmother was Martha Wayne, some-thing that could have been shownin two seconds with Bruce puttingflowers on his mothers headstone.

All of this wasted screen time

could have been put to far betteruse. Instead of showing us a ploteveryone and their newborn babyknows, the writers could have in-cluded a scene that explains howLex Luthor knows who Batman andSuperman really are, or his motiva-tion for wanting to kill Supermanat all. Even better would be if theyfound the time to actually say thename of one of their leads, DianaPrince (aka Wonder Woman, played

by Gal Gadot).The lack of a name for Diana is

depressing, and completely typicalof a movie that reduces the previ-ously awesome Lois Lane to noth-ing more than a damsel in distress.There are only three women in theentire movie (well, three that ar-ent immediately murdered), twoof whom are only used as bait forSuperman and none of whom speakto another woman once in the entire

151-minute runtime.The hardest part of this is that

none of the many problems withthe movie are on the actors. Ben Af-fleck, finally getting to be Batmanafter years of pining for a decentsuperhero roll, does a genuinelyamazing job in both of his rolls.Henry Cavill is an uninteresting,but consistent, Superman. Gal Gad-ot is a total badass even without aname and Jesse Eisenberg makes

an alarmingly convincing sociopath(even if he occasionally seems to bechannelling Jim Carreys Riddler).

Batman v Superman: Dawn ofJustice is a movie that was full ofamazing potential, but suffered thefatal flaws of terrible writing andawful direction. The acting, cos-tume design, music and scenerywere all fantastic, but fail to makeup for the many plot holes and cli-chs that curse this film.

CREDIT: WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT INC. (2016)

In Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, no one is safe as t wo giants go head-to-head to ght for the fate of mankind.

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Get a new wardrobe on a budgetFor many students, as spring

comes, we decide its time to re-vamp our wardrobe. Unfortunately,a fancy new wardrobe can come atquite a cost.

A great way to get a new look ona budget is by heading to your localthrift store and searching the racksfor something good. As great asthrift stores can be, there can also bea lot of not-so-great clothes to siftthrough. It can be a daunting task tosearch the many racks before youfind a few viable pieces. So hereare a few tips for the next time youdecide to venture in to a thrift store.

First you need to know what youare looking for.

Most thrift stores are packed

to the brim with everything fromclothing to household items. Theremay seem to be endless rows ofshirts, pants, skirts and everythingin between. If you try to look at ev-erything, you are going to get over-whelmed and frustrated quickly.

This is why before you make atrip to the store, make a list of whatkinds of things you are actuallylooking for. Narrow it down to thetypes of clothes or colours you arelooking for.

Most thrift stores organize theiritems by type of clothing and colour.If you know what you are lookingfor, you can take more time lookingin that particular section rather than

just wandering the racks.Next, once youve found some-

thing you like, check the original

tags. There are lots of high-enditems that make their way into thestores, but there are also lots of low-er scale items.

There is nothing wrong withitems from stores like Walmart orGiant Tiger, but often these itemsare priced closely to their originalsale value. This means that for afew dollars more you could prob-ably purchase the item brand new.

Instead, try and look for the bestdeal you can by checking the tags.

Before you put an item in yourcart make sure to check and re-check the item. Make sure to lookthe item over from top to bottom,inside and out.

Whenever you are purchasing

something that has been previouslyloved, you want to make sure thatit is still in good condition. Not ev-erything that you find in the storesis going to be in the greatest condi-tion. Be sure to check the seams tosee if there are any holes or threadscoming loose. Also be sure to keepyour eye out for stains anywhere onthe piece of clothing.

Lastly, as you make your wayto the checkout, be sure to knowhow much everything will cost.An article by the Huffington Postsuggests that when you are goingto a thrift store you should alwayshave a budget in mind. Sometimesit can be easy to get carried away

with all the low priced items. How-ever, all those $5 items can add upquickly and you may be in for asurprise once all your items havebeen rung through the check out.So figure out your budget, then addup the cost of all your items priorto making a purchase. This way, ifyou are over your set budget, youcan narrow down your items beforeyou check out.

Thrift stores can be a great wayto spruce up your wardrobe; it canalso be a tiresome and frustratingchallenge to look through every-thing in the store. Remember tohave an idea of what you want be-fore going, so that you can narrowdown what racks you are going togo through. Check the items overby looking at the original tags, andlook for signs of wear, like stains or

holes. Lastly, since many studentsfind themselves on a strict budgetthroughout the year, dont let thebudget fly out the window whenyou enter the thrift store.

Going to the thrift store can befrustrating, or it can be as much funas Macklemore makes it look, sogive yourself lots of time and bringsome friends and make a fun dayout of it.

CREDIT: KERRA SEAY

Thrift shopping can be a great way to get a new look and not completely destroy your wallet; follow these tips to have a successfulshopping trip.

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CREDIT: ELECTRON MICROGRAPHS BY TOM DEERINCK AND MARK ELLISMAN OF NATIONAL CENTER FOR MICROSCOPY AND IMAGING RESEARCH AT

THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT SAN DIEGO

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