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Kassidy Risi is in her first yearof Fanshawe’s Early ChildhoodEducation program. “I’m wildand crazy, lazy but a workoutfreak. Never shady! One of therealest bitches out there… I’mhonest, outgoing and a funtime,” she exclaimed with a hugegrin. 1. Why are you here?To meet new people and experi-ence new things. 2. What was your life-changingmoment?Moving into residence and my par-ents left… Like, damn, I’m finallyalone now.

3. What music are you currentlylistening to?Waka Flocka Flame, Gucci Mane,Drake, Nicki Minaj. 4. What is the best piece ofadvice you’ve ever received?Treat others the way you want tobe treated.5. Who is your role model?My mom. She’s beautiful, hard-working. And one tough bitch. Iwouldn’t mind being like her! 6. Where in the world have youtravelled?Florida, Dominican and Cuba.7. What was your first job?Clifton Hills, Niagara Falls, ice

cream booth, hahaha!8. What would your last mealbe?Probably Subway, not going to lie.9. What makes you uneasy?Puke. When I see drunk peoplebarf, I’ll barf. 10. What is your passion?Hair. I’m amazing at styling hair!All my friends ask because I docool braids ’n stuff.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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The candidates were neck andneck throughout the race, butAdam Gourlay inched ahead ofKendra Sauder to become the pres-ident of the Fanshawe StudentUnion for the 2013/14 school year.

Gourlay said it feels fantastic towin. “It was an amazing campaign,and I was glad to hear we had alarge voter turnout.” He ran a cam-paign based on four pillars: com-munication, culture, advocacy andtransparency.

He will be working with VicePresident Internal Ola Akinsara,VP External Matthew Stewart, VPFinance Jessica Brook, VPEntertainment Allie Neeb and VPAthletics and Residence Life ChrisLethbridge. Clayton Greene waselected the student representativefor the Board of Governors.

“In the first week or two and dur-ing our workshop, I want to meetwith (the council), find out wheretheir talents lie, find out where theirpassions are. Instead of going inwith a preconceived perception ofwhat I want from them, I’ll talk tothem and make sure that they knowwhat they’re doing,” Gourlay said.“I feel like if they’re passionateabout the part of the Student Unionthey’re taking care of, then theywill do it more effectively and effi-ciently.”

As president, Gourlay has threemajor goals for next year. “My firstgoal is to look at improving theclass rep system; making the com-munication from the base level ofstudent and bringing that to the toplevel and make sure the studentvoice is heard in the college so

change can actually occur.”Secondly, he said, he wants to

bring in healthier and higher quali-ty food options to campus, espe-cially for students with strictdietary requirements, such as celi-ac, gluten-free and halal diets. As anew vegetarian himself, “I have apassion for healthy eating,” he said.

His third major goal is toimprove the effectiveness of theStudent Union’s awareness weeks.“Being part of the CanadianStudent Alliance (an advocacygroup), I’ve met student leadersacross Ontario and I hear abouttheir awareness weeks, and I wouldlike to use my contacts there to helpchange the culture here.” Gourlaystarted the Blue Monday mentalhealth campaign on campus thisyear, and he has plans to expand itfor next year, as mental health is amajor issue many college studentsare dealing with.

Gourlay brings two years of FSU

executive council experience withhim to the presidential position. Hewas Vice President Athletics andResidence Life in 2011/12 and iscurrently serving as VP External.This past year, he worked as theSouth-West Director of the CSA.The top skills he said he brings tothe position are strong communica-tion skills, the ability to roll withthe punches and honed leadershipabilities. “I’ve always been empa-thetic, always been able to putmyself in other people’s shoes,” headded, saying that that is anotherquality a strong leader possesses.

When asked what he wanted tobe remembered for, Gourlay saidhe wants to be remembered as theguy who did all he could and lis-tened to people. “I strongly believethat students know what they wantand if you let them take the reinssometimes, then it usually turns outwell.”


ERIKA FAUSTINTERROBANG

Gourlay grabs presidential victory

CREDIT: MELANIE ANDERSON

Kendra Sauder (left), Jason King and Adam Gourlay at the Presidentialdebate on March 11.

Whether you’ve personally bat-tled cancer or you’ve helped afriend or family member fight thedisease, it’s something that hasaffected us all.

Matthew Stewart’s life wastouched by cancer earlier this year.

“One of my (volleyball) teammembers unfortunately lost hismom to cancer this year. It didn’tjust affect him … it affected ourwhole team.”

As the Fanshawe StudentUnion’s Vice President ofAthletics and Residence Life,Stewart has been hard at workorganizing Fanshawe’s secondannual Relay For Life, an eventthat raises awareness and moneyfor the Canadian Cancer Society.

“It’s also to give back to the peo-ple who have suffered from it orwho have been directly affected byit,” added Stewart.

Last year, more than 15,000teams across Canada raised $51million during Relay For Life. AtFanshawe alone, two teams raised$2,500.

From 7 p.m. on March 23 until 7a.m. on March 24, Relay For Lifewill take over Forwell Hall.Participants will run on a trackaround the room, and each teammust have at least one person onthe track during each of the 12hours of the event. The event willbegin with a few laps completed by

cancer survivors. The track will belined with luminaries – paper bagson which people can write thename of someone they know whobattled cancer.

It will be an evening of fun, withgames, prizes and other activitiesthroughout the night, and a break-fast in the morning. There will alsobe an awareness information boothset up.

One day after creating aFacebook event page in earlyMarch, over 450 people had beeninvited. Two teams had registeredonline and raised over $700.

The goal is to raise $2,700 thisyear – $200 more than last year’sevents raised. “We’re well on ourway to that already,” Stewart saidconfidently.

There is a $10 entry fee per per-son, and Stewart said he is hoping10 to 15 people will sign up perteam. There will be a table set upoutside the Oasis cafeteria in SCbuilding to sign up to participate,to give a donation, or to purchase aluminary for $5.

If you’re not able to participate,you can still help! Stewart and histeam will be collecting donationson campus in the days leading upto Relay For Life.

For more information or to signup, head to the Fanshawe StudentUnion main office in SC2001,check out the Facebook event attinyurl.com/fan-Relay2013 or goto relayforlife.ca/fanshawe.


Relay to remember, celebrateand raise awareness

The votes are in . . . Total ballots: 1755 Full-time ballots: 1727Part-time ballots: 28

President

GOURLAY, Adam 665 Spoiled 108KING, Jason 307SAUDER, Kendra 647

VP External & Academic Affairs

STEWART, Matt YES 1324 Spoiled 265NO 138

VP Finance

BROOK, Jessica 1002 Spoiled 236NAZAR, Aziza 489

VP Internal Affairs

AKINSARA, Ola YES 1238 Spoiled 266NO 223

VP Entertainment

NEEB, Allie 945 Spoiled 204SINGH, Prabhjot 578

VP Athletics & Residence Life

LETHBRIDGE, Chris 1108 Spoiled 283REHMAN, Asif 336

Board of Governors

GREENE , Clayton 861 Spoiled 284Sturm , Gabrielle 610

www.fsu.ca

MARCH 14, 2013


Fanshawe is home to 400 full-and part-time First Nations stu-dents, and the Year End SocialGathering on March 20 is celebrat-ing each and every one of them.

“It’s a gathering where we caninvite people from our communityfrom all across Ontario,” explainedSimone Stacey, a customer servicerepresentative in the First NationsCentre, who is helping to organizethe event.

The celebration kicks off in themorning with two workshops pre-sented by elders Lodunt Honyustin SC2013 and Liz Akiwenzie inSC2012. They will be giving tradi-tional teachings based on their cul-tural heritages. The workshops runfrom 9 to 11 a.m. Space is limitedfor these teachings, so be sure topre-register by emailing [email protected].

From 11 a.m. to 12 p.m., therewill be a free traditional lunch ofcorn soup, frybread and a straw-berry drink, as well as the presen-tation of student awards. Next arethe dance demonstrations, spotdances, giveaways, photo boothand more from 12 to 2 p.m. in theJ gym. There will be performancesby Naahii singers, OneidaLonghouse Singers and MC – NeilCornelius, as well as traditionaldrumming and dancing.

In addition to the special per-formances, there will also be ven-dors in the gym selling traditionalFirst Nations crafts, books andmore. Local support agencies suchas N’amerind Friendship Centre

will be there to provide informa-tion.

“The purpose of the event is tocelebrate our students’ success. Bycoming to the event, people arealso celebrating our students’ suc-cess with us,” said Jake Taylor,Aboriginal community outreachand transitions advisor inFanshawe’s First Nations Centre.He and Stacey have been hard atwork to put the event together.Taylor stated that this event is away to let Fanshawe’s many FirstNations students that they are avalued part of the Fanshawe com-munity.

“It’s about letting our studentsknow, too, that they are supportedby others, not just the First NationsCentre,” he continued. “That’simportant, to break down the barri-ers between cultures.”

All of the Year End SocialGathering events are free, andeveryone is welcome to attend. Formore information or to register,email [email protected],call 519-452-4430 ext. 4619 ordrop by the First Nations Centre oncampus in A1047.


It’s a choice that Fanshawe stu-dents make every day – where toplace their garbage.

Fanshawe is now making it eveneasier for students to make theright decision when throwing itemsaway.

Under a new contract with awaste hauler, Fanshawe has creat-ed new signs on each and everygarbage, recycling and compostingbin on campus. The recyclingchanges were put in place earlyMarch.

“We’ve eliminated wording asmuch as possible except for theactual stream names –Containers,Papers, Organics – and we’vefocused on the main things thatwe’ve found in our waste at theCollege. So we’ve tried to identifythings that you would see most asthe person,” said Jana Vodicka,Fanshawe’s environmental pro-gram coordinator.

The signs display images ofobjects such as newspapers, maga-zines and scrap paper (“Paper”);

glass bottles, juice containers andpop cans (“Containers”); TimHortons coffee cups, fruit peelsand other food waste (“Organics”);and food wrappers, plastic bagsand pens (“Waste”).

Vodicka is hoping thatFanshawe will take notice. “We’rechanging all the signage and so theidea is that we really just want peo-ple to notice it and recognize thatthere’s a difference and then adjusttheir behaviour accordingly.”

Those on campus now havemore opportunities to compost aswell. Each of the 25 coffee cupbins on campus have been turnedinto containers for food garbage.

“We’ve decided to change thatinto a full-scale organic selectionbecause the coffee cups would gointo the organics anyway, so thisway we’re allowing you to make achoice; if you’re not going to finisheating something, instead ofthrowing it in the garbage, just putit in with the coffee cups, becauseit all ends up in the same place.”

The recycling bins have alsogone a step up. Vodicka pointed

out that the new recycling programallows Fanshawe to recycle alltypes of plastics. “Prior to this, wewere able to only recycle numberone and two plastics – that wouldbe like water bottles and juice bot-tles. Now we’re just going the fullseven, and that includes everything… If you have a yogurt cup or oneof those five gallon paint tubs, feelfree to throw those in,” saidVodicka.

The decision to properly disposeor recycle material that you use ona daily basis can make a big differ-ence to this campus. The changeswill ultimately help improve howmuch material Fanshawe is able tokeep out of landfill. Fanshawe cur-rently diverts 62 per cent of itswaste from landfill sites.

“Ultimately, these are long-termservices. I think people forget thatjust because you used one cup oryou used a piece of paper … thereare 16,000 people on campus,approximately, and they’re doingthe same thing. Once you add themultipliers, you really do have animpact.”

MELANIE ANDERSONINTERROBANG

Fanshawe receives recycling facelift

The iExperience contest official-ly launched on March 18, and it’syour chance to capture on filmwhat the term “student experience”means to you as a Fanshawe stu-dent.

Tabbitha Price is the CorporateCommunications and PublicRelations student who is organiz-ing the event as part of her intern-ship with Fanshawe College. “It’sa photo/video contest for studentsto share their experiences at theCollege,” she explained.

This contest offers students thechance to get creative by askingthem what the term “student expe-

rience” means to them. This couldrange from recreation to communi-ty involvement to student affairs tointernships to something complete-ly different, Price said.

There are three categories toenter: video, professional studentsphotography (for students in anyphotography or graphic designcourse) and student photography.Entries are being accepted untilmidnight on March 29. On April 1,the entries will be posted on theFanshawe Student Union websitefor a week of voting. The top fiveentries in each category will bejudged; the first-place winner ineach category will receive $1,000,second place will receive $250 and

third place will receive $100.There is also a $250 prize to beawarded to one student who voteson the entries.

“Through the iExperience con-test, we hope students find aunique and personal way of show-ing off the campus they love,” saidFanshawe Student Union PresidentZack Dodge. “Personally, as amultimedia graduate, I like the factthat students get to show off theirskills and potentially create a greatportfolio piece at the same time.”

For more information on how toenter, check outfsu.ca/iExperience.


What does “student experience” mean to you?

CREDIT: JANA VODICKA

The new signage on waste receptacles around Fanshawe is meant to reduce the amount of waste that ends upin landfills, diverting it to recycling and compost instead.

Museum London wantsLondoners and students to save thedate. During the third Thursday ofevery month, Museum Londonholds a concert and art exhibit allpacked into one great night. Forjust $5, you will experience greatlive musical performances, browsea variety of amazing art exhibitsand much more.

The Third Thursday event is anextension of the Museum’sUnderground Devil’s Night, whichtakes place every year nearHalloween. Devil’s Night featureslive bands, treats, pop-up bars andother Halloween-themed events.This unique soiree now happensthoughout the year and featuresvarious live bands and exhibits.

In February, the monthly ThirdThursday event featured live musi-cal performances from London-based bands S.M. and ConfidenceAntler. Halifax-based bandCOUSINS was the headliner thatnight. Imaging Disaster and Underthe Weather were the two amazingart exhibits featured. ImagingDisaster featured pieces that werehistorical and contemporaryvisions of environmental andsocial crises. Under The Weatherfeatured pieces that displayed dif-ferent extreme weather events that

took place in London throughoutthe years and showed how theyaffected the city.

In March, visitors who attendThird Thursday will be able to takepart in a live and interactive artworkshop brought to you by CraftLab. A pop-up bar is also availablefor guests to enjoy. Matt Thomas isthe marketing coordinator forMuseum London and is involvedwith planning Third Thursdayevents. He said people shouldcome out and enjoy the eventbecause “the Museum is really thecultural hub of London. If you area student at Fanshawe or Westernand don’t know the city that well,(and you’ve) already experiencedRichmond Row and know what thecampus life is like, there is a lotmore that you could experience.London has a very vibrant and cre-ative scene and Third Thursdaysgives you the chance to be a part ofit.”

The next Third Thursday eventtakes place at Museum London(421 Ridout St. N.) on March 21.The exact lineup hasn’t beenannounced yet, but rest assured itwill be a night of fun and culture.Tickets are available at the door forjust $5. More details will be postedon the Museum London websitesoon, so be sure to check museum-london.ca frequently for updates.

TAYLOR MARSHALLINTERROBANG

Museum London puts arts andculture at the forefront everythird Thursday

Year-end social gatheringto celebrate First Nationsstudents

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Fanshawe’s CulinaryManagement students brought theheat in this year’s Canadian CulinaryFederation (CCFCC) Culinary ArtsSalon 2013 in early March.Fanshawe students brought homenine gold, two silver and threebronze medals from this nationalcompetition that features teams fromother colleges and private culinaryschools.

This year’s team spent over 100hours preparing and practicing forthe event. Each team creates and pre-serves up to five gourmet plates perentry before heading to Toronto tocompete. Challenges include coldplates, bread, pastry, chocolate workand buffet platters.

Second-year CulinaryManagement student MarianoEscorza received a gold medal forhis three-course lunch. He said theteam spent easily 36 hours in thekitchen in the days leading up to thecompetition, but it was all worth-while.

“It was really good, it was stress-ful as well – a lot of work wasinvolved, but at the end of the day,when you’re at the show and you seewhat you’ve accomplished, it justfills you up. Really as a cook as afuture chef, I just love what I do andbeing in an event that big it’s amaz-ing there’s no words to describe it,”he said.

As the final course for his deli-

cious lunch, Escorza created amouth-watering dessert. “I made avanilla and pineapple mousse withan almond cookie, pomegranate sor-bet with a salad of tropical fruit andlemon custard with Italian meringueon top.”

Team coach and Fanshawe pro-fessor Chef Scott Baechler said hewas impressed by Escorza, “I’mproud of all of them … but Marianoprobably stood out the most as far asprogression. It started off as a basicidea, then when he came back to thetable for the second practice it ele-vated by about three notches, so real-ly stood out. I was like, ‘Wow, to seea student grow and grow that fastwas pretty engaging.’”

Escorza said his inspiration comesfrom his family as well as fellowclassmates. “I’m 100 per cent fromMexico, so I try to showcase a littlebit of my background with my show-pieces – it’s in the family … I alsotry to grab from my teams, my fel-low cooks, and my chefs.”

Second-year CulinaryManagement student CarlyHolloway also finds inspiration inher family. She received a goldmedal for her fairy-tale themedpastillage showpiece. “I’ve alwaysbeen in love with fairy tales and I fig-ured, why not? My mom made oneof my birthday cakes and it was anopen story book and it was so beau-tiful.”

Holloway created a storybookusing a Styrofoam base. The piece

featured intricate details including alarge 3-D vine of flowers, a realisticglass slipper and “Once Upon aTime” written with food dye.

“I actually wrote it freehand onto apiece of parchment and then I sort oftraced it onto the book and painted iton with brushes. I used toothpicksfor the vines,” said Holloway.

Holloway is proud of her accom-plishment, “Hard work and longhours, they pay off. If you’re pas-sionate about what you do, then itdoesn’t really matter, you enjoydoing it. I spent… it had to have beenabout 15 hours just painting, but itfeels so good when it’s done, and Ifeel so proud of what I’ve done.”

Last year, Fanshawe broughthome highest standings in show,including the national record forhighest medal standings ever onrecord with the CRFA. This yearFanshawe took 14 second-year stu-dents to the show and defeated theirown record, receiving 14 medals intotal.


Fanshawe College offers manyopportunities for students to berewarded for their hard workthroughout the school year, whetherit’s through bursaries, specialawards or events like StudentResearch Innovation Day (SRID).

This year is the second annualSRID event at Fanshawe, and it’scertainly not the last. Students fromevery program Fanshawe has tooffer have submitted their mostinnovative individual, group, classor capstone projects to be judged.“It gives an opportunity for studentsin different programs to cometogether in one location and recog-nize the type of work and level ofwork in the different programs,”said Dan Douglas, Acting Dean ofApplied Research and Innovation.“A lot of times, students do getstuck in their own program, and thisis a chance for students to rubshoulders with everyone across theCollege.” There will also be guests

from a variety of industries in atten-dance, which gives students theopportunity to connect and networkat the event.

Up to 25 applicants will beselected to display their projects onSRID. Last year, students submittedeverything from a robotic lawnmower to a study on the differencesand similarities between interna-tional and Canadian students.

This year’s event will take placeon April 3, beginning at 1 p.m. inthe James A. Colvin Atrium in Bbuilding.

The day begins with a keynotespeaker, followed by the displayand viewing of the various projects.The judging will take place imme-diately afterward by a panel ofexperts, who will be examiningeach project for format, design, con-cept and appearance; clarity; andthe project creators’ answers to thejudge’s questions. The announce-ment of winners and awards cere-mony will begin at 4:30 p.m.

This year there are four prizes to

be won: the first place winner willtake home $1,000, second placewill receive $500, and $250 forthird place. Something new they’veincorporated this year is thePeople’s Choice award. Everyonewho attends the event will be askedto select their favourite innovativeproject, and the creators of the proj-ect with the most votes will receive$250.

This is a great way to bring theFanshawe community together in apositive environment. “There’s somuch good work going on acrossthe college that we don’t often bringit all together to showcase the workthat’s being done,” Douglas said.

“We’re building the capacity ofresearch at the College. More andmore faculty are engaging inresearch projects with their stu-dents,” he continued.

Check out SRID and supportyour fellow students on April 3 inthe James A. Colvin Atrium in Bbuilding. For more information,head to www.fanshawec.ca/srid.

JENNA WANTINTERROBANG

Celebrating student innovation


Some of the members from Fanshawe’s second-year Culinary Management team show off their hardware afterdominating at the Canadian Culinary Federation (CCFCC) Culinary Arts Salon 2013. From left to right: ShawnCalder (silver), Mariano Escorza (gold), Samantha Cats (gold), Kenia Alvarado (bronze), Nitish Rohra (gold),Brad Masciotra (gold), and Nazia Khan (gold).

An agreement was previouslymade between Fanshawe Collegeof Applied Arts and Technologyand Fanshawe Student Union. Thishas now been updated to reflect thecurrent needs of the Fanshawecommunity. It is more informativeand easier to understand than theprior mandate. The changes havebeen made to allow the Office tohelp you more clearly and effi-ciently in all ways.

One of the aspects most obvi-ously adapted is the clarification ofthe Office’s responsibilities to theCollege, as well as the individualstudents. The principles of theOffice, including Fairness,Impartiality, Confidentiality,Independence and Access, havebeen put into greater detail to helpexplain how the Office will accom-

plish the mandate.Three main points now define

the operation of the Office, whichpreviously was not included. Theseare Access to information,Recommendations, and ServiceLocation. The Office’s standardsof practice now includes sevenpoints, which are easier to under-stand and more reasonable than theprior mandate’s. Also included thatwas previously not are the respon-sibilities of the College and FSU.Another key factor that has beenadapted is the inclusion of relatedterms and conditions of theOmbuds position.

To see a full copy of the man-date, or if you have any questionsregarding it, contact Greg Hessian,Ombudsman, in T3016, or visitwww.fanshawec.ca/ombuds.

ALICIA MORENCYOFFICE OF THE OMBUDS

What does healthcare experience look like to you? Capture the lived realities, emotions, and stories of patients and caregivers in Ontario today.

Who?Post-secondary students in photography, digital imaging and journalism – full-time, part-time or continuing ed.

DeadlineJuly 1, 2013. Contest opens April 1.

Contest detailswww.changefoundation.ca/framingtheexperience

[email protected]

Framing the Experience

A photography contest sponsored by The Change Foundation, Ontario’s independent healthcare think tank.

$6,000+ in prizes

Culinary students heat up national competition



International Women’s Day participants (from left) Saerom Kim, NiwfarTayir and Daeun Lee show off their cultural clothing on March 8. The daycelebrated awesome women from around the world with dancing, infor-mation tables and a whole lot of fun.

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David Uram knew he wanted tostart a technology business, butdidn’t have programming skills.William Favaro was looking tostart a venture, but didn’t havebusiness skills.

“Where do we meet, of allplaces? The classifieds website,Kijiji,” Uram remembered with achuckle. “There was kind of a dis-connect; why would you meethuman resources there?”

This disconnect inspired Uramand Favaro to create Mind Stack, awebsite that connects people withideas and people with skills.

“It’s really meant to be action-oriented; the people you meet hereare going to be the ones to takeaction and get involved,” Uramdescribed.

Mind Stack is a place for usersto post their ideas, track theirprogress and post updates. Other

users can offer their skills to proj-ects that interest them. It’s a wayfor people to collaborate on ideaswithin a local community or acrossthe world.

“We really think (Mind Stack) isa powerful concept, and our plat-form promotes this kind of activityto help people accomplish whatthey want,” Uram said. “Going atany project alone is tough, but hav-ing someone work with you whoshares the same interest and pas-sion is a powerful combination.”

Students in particular could ben-efit from Mind Stack by using it tohone their skills, gain real-worldexperience in starting a businessand make solid connections thatcould prove useful in later years.

Uram and Favaro plan to launchthe site in September, and Uramalready has big plans for the future.“In the next three years, we’re hop-ing to have 20 million uniqueusers,” he said. “I think we can get

there based on what’s happened inthe last 13 years in technology”

Uram and Favaro are currentlyseeking testers for the site, andthey are specifically asking forhelp from Fanshawe College andWestern University students. Thesite is mostly aimed at Gen X andY users, as Uram said he believesyounger adults approach technolo-gy with a different mindset.

Sign up for Mind Stack and pro-vide your email address. You’llreceive a message describing whatMind Stack is looking for, andyou’ll be asked whether you wantto be a tester or you want to benotified of the site’s launch.Testers will gain early access to thesite, and will be able to post theirideas and skills so they can beginmindstacking as early as April.

For more information or to signup as a website tester, head to mindstack.co.


Mind Stack combines imagination and collaboration

Kal Penn is best known for hischaracter Kumar, from the Haroldand Kumar trilogy and for his roleson TV shows such as How I MetYour Mother, House and 24. Manyrecognize Penn from his outra-geous comedic roles.

But what many fans probablydon’t know is that Penn has playeda big role in American politics. Heworked with the Obama adminis-tration as the associate director ofWhite House Public Engagement.Penn dealt with issues like “don’t

ask, don’t tell” and financial aid, aswell as working as a liaison withAsian-American and PacificIslander communities.

Now he’s coming to WesternUniversity on March 19 to discussthe intersection of pop culture, pol-itics and race. Penn will speakabout getting involved with cam-paigns that matter and why stu-dents should get involved.

Tickets will be sold at the BizBooth on campus at $20 for stu-dents (with ID) and $25 for guests.The event will be held at Western’sAlumni Hall on March 19.


Kumar comes to Western

The modern-day gladiator is digital. More and more our daily lives are inun-

dated with images of destruction: television,newspaper, Internet, movies, and the king ofall vehement imageries, the video game. Itisn’t that video games (from their popularinception in the late ’70s) have been a reflec-tion of our society and proffered an alternateto it, my contention is that, more and more,life is becoming a reflection of video games.We meet, work, date and destroy virtually.Our movies, books, graphic novels and eventhe local newscast seems to be reflective ofthe modern video game.

Video games started their evolution assmall 8-bit keyboard-generated angle brack-ets whizzing around a small green screenavoiding clusters of O’s, X’s and the occa-sional capital T that shot hyphens, periodsand the deadly plus sign. A late ’70s curios-ity played after school in scorchingCommodore PET 2000 computer labs.Thick, plastic-rimmed glasses peering atfive-inch green screens while groups of guysplayed Dungeons & Dragons in the wingsawaiting their turn at the consol. Behemothfive-inch floppy discs neatly displayed inplastic sleeves in enormous three-ringbinders tucked under polyester plaid lapsready to provide 13-year-old boys with aspace of their own.

Well, we all know what video games looklike now. Look at this evolution; it took 30years to turn a nerdy pastime into a world-wide, multi-billion dollar industry.

The advent of the early home computer:The Vic 20, Commodore PET 2000, and theCommodore 64, all opened the arena to‘high end’ gaming at home. Competing withthe original home computers were the earlygaming systems: Pong, Atari, Intellivisionand Colecovision, each one a ‘game’-chang-ing system. Megasystems such as Nintendoand Sega were still years away.

Then came the age of the video arcade.You would round the sterile white corridorof the local mall with hints of bells and beepspinging through the overhead sounds of asorrow-filled muzak rendition of “Cat’s inthe Cradle.” There before you stood the dark,cool haven of the ’80s: the video arcade.You instantly grew to 5’2”; cashed in the $5bill you stole from your dad’s wallet for abulge of quarters and lost yourself in tempo-rary, side scrolling escapism. SpaceInvaders, Pacman, Asteroids, DonkeyKong… they all seemed to maintain thesame premise: move or die.

The arcade lasted a dubious 10 years, itsfinal end founded by such characters asMario, Link and Sonic. The age of the homearcade had begun and is as dominant now inthe Western world as the television, comput-er and cellphone (all of which are now alsogaming systems).

The video game industry took in just over$9.5 billion last year! That’s enough moneyto buy every person on the earth an Atari2600 with Donkey Kong AND Pitfall. Whata world that would be!

Well, it seems that the days of gettingstoned and playing in the realm of realisticdestruction, simulated civilization and coop-erative assassinations are here to stay.

Is the line between real and digital becom-ing too thin? Are our digital personas takingover our real selves? Of course, not everyone

is escaping into the World of Warcraft.Some of us are still chasing capital T’saround a screen, some of us are still piningfor the cold, dark comfort of the arcade, andsome of us are still trying the get the smallmetal balls into the bear’s eyes. Whateveryour distraction, from whatever age, it allamounts to the same things: we seek escape,autonomy and relatedness. The digital play-ground fulfills some of our primal needs, butnot all. Deep down, we are still just living afantasy that video games represent the basis

of survival: move or die.Sometimes we need to be that gladiator, if

even for a moment; we can stand triumphantbefore a coliseum of roaring spectators.Unfortunately, sometimes our gladiatorstake up a lead role in the musical version ofLes Misérables.

Isn’t it strange that humans are the onlyspecies that continue to drink milk through-out adulthood? The marketing industry doesa very good job at advocating the consump-tion of milk and dairy products without anymention of its negative health-related riskson both humans and the cows. Consideringthe harmful additives to dairy and the waythe cows are mistreated, we must addressthis issue ethically.

One thing we must consider when drink-ing cow’s milk is that the milk is designed toturn an 80-pound calf into a 1,000-poundcow in one year. According to an articlecalled Milk and Human Health by Doris Lin,“That amount of protein and hormones is notonly unnecessary, but unhealthy forhumans.” Milk is also high in saturated fatsand cholesterol, which can increase the riskof heart disease.

Ganmaa Davaasambuu, a physician andworking scientist at Harvard School ofPublic Health, states in a Harvard UniversityGazette article entitled “Hormones in milkcan be dangerous” that there may be a corre-lation between cow’s milk and hormone-related cancers (cancer of the testes,prostate, and breast). “The link between can-cer and dietary hormones – estrogen in par-ticular – has been a source of great concernamong scientists.” This is a serious issuebecause dairy is responsible for 60 to 80 percent of estrogens consumed (read more athttp://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/2006/12.07/11-dairy.html).

One study that compared diet and cancerrates in 42 countries showed that there maybe strong correlations with testicular canceramong men aged 20 to 39 and milk andcheese consumption. There is also a correla-tion with prostate cancer and dairy con-sumption, “In the past 50 years in Japan, ris-ing rates of dairy consumption are linkedwith rising death rates from prostate cancer– from near zero per 100,000 (people), fivedecades ago, to seven per 100,000 today,”

Davaasambuu stated. Another study withrats also showed startling results. Rats fedwith milk showed higher incidences of can-cer and tumors compared to rats fed withwater, she continued.

Lin stated that there is a hormone that isadministered to cows that increase milk pro-duction by 20 per cent, but also increases theproduction of Insulin-like Growth Factor 1(IGF-1). It is called recombinant bovinegrowth hormone (rBGH) and is banned inEurope. The Cancer Prevention Coalitionstates, “It is highly likely that IGF-1 pro-motes transformation of normal breast cellsto breast cancers.” These issues should raiseawareness that milk may be strongly corre-lated with cancer, primarily hormone-relatedcancers.

Not only are humans affected, but cowsalso suffer by the large demand of dairy. Thelife of a cow ‘behind the scenes’ can be quitecruel and violent. People don’t usually lenda thought to what actually occurs to the ani-mals on a farm that are being used forincome. Upon birth, calves are usually sepa-rated from their mothers right away and putin separate cages depending on their sex.Males will be raised and slaughtered formeat while females will be raised for dairypurposes, according to veganpeace.com.

Some cows end up in the veal industry.Veal calves are doomed to experience a veryshort life confined to crates and chained upto minimize movement (as to allow for theirmeat to be tenderer). After about fourmonths, these calves are then slaughtered.

People may ask how or where they can getcalcium if not from milk. Dark green, leafyvegetables like broccoli, turnip greens, kaleand spinach are fairly rich in calcium.Another source of calcium can come fromalmonds and soy products, according toOffice of Dietary Supplements in the U.S.National Institutes of Health. Cow’s milkmay be high in calcium and protein, but, asLin quotes “Dr. Food” Kerrie Saunders,“North America has one of the highest con-sumptions of dairy products, and also the

highest incidence of osteoporosis.” Excessprotein in our diets may cause calcium toleach out of our bones. Lin cites a 1997study by the Harvard School of PublicHealth that found that an increased con-sumption of calcium by calcium-rich foodslike dairy did not decrease the risk of osteo-porotic bone fractures.

While milk and dairy products may bepromoted and advertised as healthy and funfor commercial purposes, people should beaware that it’s a business and concerns forhealth isn’t a top priority for these compa-nies. People should become more aware ofthe negative health impacts of milk anddairy products. Also, people should addressthis issue in a more ethical manner in con-sideration for the well-being of these peace-ful, innocent animals that have provided forus for untold millennia.

Andrew Bureau is a Fitness and HealthPromotion student at Fanshawe College.

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Arcades are a shell of their former self these days, always run down and barely functioningsections of movie theatres. If an arcade still exists today, it is completely because of nostal-gia, but at one time they were a hub of activity.

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I know that I can speak on behalf ofmany of the students at Fanshawe Collegewhen I say that often times we will makethe trek across campus for a muffin orbagel, simply because of who will be serv-ing it to us. I know that the times that Iindulge in a toasted bagel with creamcheese, it normally has to do with the factthat Shirley Draper will be handing it to mewith a smile on her face. Although hermodesty shied her away from a photo-graph, I am sure that many students knowwho I am talking about – she ensures thatGrinders, the coffee counter in the Oasis, iskept in good hands, and provides a smileand a sincere conversation with everyinteraction she has.

Draper, a supervisor at Grinders, isresponsible for ensuring that everythingcontinues to run smoothly in that area, andthat all the delicious treats are awaiting forstudents and staff each morning. She findsherself behind that counter from Mondayto Friday, and has been there for the pastsix and a half years. Draper has also beenworking at an after-school program for thepast 27 years, and continues to work therefrom Monday to Thursday for five hourseach night. She clearly puts a lot of timeinto working with people, and yet is one ofthe most humble people that I have had theopportunity to speak with.

Draper is also a wonderful wife to herhusband of 40 years, and has six childrenand seven grandchildren. In awe, I askedher how she finds time for her personallife, and with a beautiful smile, she simplysaid, “Sometimes you just need torearrange your time to account for every-one.” I’m not sure I can say it better thanthat!

I had the opportunity to ask Draper whatis it about Fanshawe College that makesher job enjoyable, and without hesitation,she replied, “The students.” She comment-ed that she has felt she has been able tobuild a positive rapport with a number ofstudents, and tends to take on a motherlyapproach when it comes to many of them.She attributes the motherly approach to thecare that she displays for the students atFanshawe College, and never hesitates toremind us to drive safe if we are venturingout of London. She commented that whenshe talks about her job at home, her hus-band always states, “You’ve never been sosappy as to when you talk aboutFanshawe.” I think it’s safe to say thatFanshawe gets sappy when we start talkingabout Draper as well! Aside from the stu-dents, Draper couldn’t say enough goodthings about the staff team supporting her,and truly feels like the staff at Grinders andOasis bind together to create a positive andfriendly work environment.

When I approached Draper with the titleof “unsung hero,” she just couldn’t seem toaccept it. Her humility towards what shedoes, and her care and love for the studentsthat venture to get a coffee or bagel fromGrinders, seems to be more than enoughfor her to remain happy within her positionat the College. Regardless of Draper’shumility, I think that she is a deservingwoman of the spotlight, as she truly createsa positive environment for the students.

Whether it’s her smile, soft tone orfriendly nature toward each and every per-son who approaches the counter, it is safeto say that Fanshawe College became abetter institution when Shirley Draperjoined the staff, and will only continue tobe better with every smile and generousgesture that she emits.

Draper is aray of lightin Oasis

About a year ago I visited New York Cityand discovered that at the time the famousGuggenheim Museum had on display the artof Maurizio Cattelan. One of his most well-known pieces is a sculpture of Pope JohnPaul II.

The sculpted pope is down on a floor ofred carpet. He is clutching his staff with acrucifix on it. His eyes are closed, and hegrimaces in pain. A black object represent-ing a meteor pins him down. The name ofthe work translates as The Ninth Hour. Theninth hour is the hour of the death of JesusChrist (just short of 2,000 years ago) as oneof his biographers recorded it. So, I guessthis is the pope’s death, death by fallingmeteor, death by a non-existent God.

During my visit my brother asked me if Iwanted to view the exhibit that included TheNinth Hour. I opted to go elsewhere. Itseemed to me that going to pay homage tothe creator of that piece would be like join-ing him in kicking someone when he’sdown, that someone in this case being thepope.

The pope has legitimacy of the highestsort for the world’s 1.2 billion RomanCatholics. For non-Catholics, who can moreeasily indulge in anti-papal feelings, he hasfar less. Many treat the papacy as an objectof derision. Like Cattelan, who has throughhis art chastised many authority figures (per-haps not himself, though), many feel that thepope, the leader of the “largest corporation”

as some focusing on the Catholic Church’sstructure and membership put it, the largestreligious body in the world, deserves all theridicule that the critics of the CatholicChurch heap upon it.

Like the Pope and all Catholics, I am partof the Christian community. At the sametime I have questions about the Catholicunderstanding of the authority of the pope. Ican’t take credit for coming up with them;they have been around a long time.

One of the main questions I have goes likethis: the Catholic community claims that thepope is the direct successor (not by birth butby the choice of the church and the Spirit ofGod) of the most important of the disciplesof Jesus. His name was Peter. The name (inGreek) means “rock.” Jesus once said,“Upon this rock I will build my church.”Peter, according to Catholic tradition,became the church leader, the bishop, of thechurch in Rome. And ever since then thebishop of Rome, the entire line of 265 ofthem thus far, has been the head of thechurch (again, according to Catholic tradi-tion).

But with much respect, is this how Jesuswould have meant his statement to be used?It is interesting to notice that Jesus said,“Upon this rock I will build my church,”right after Peter declared that Jesus was theMessiah, the one sent by God to lead thepeople. Peter, in other words, was declaringhis conviction about who Jesus was. He wasaffirming the identity of Jesus the Messiah,the one who would renew the faith of theJewish people and who would draw count-less non-Jewish people to the true God.

It seems to me that by “rock” Jesus wasmaking a word-play with the name Peter,implying the concept of a rock-like founda-

tion for his church. But the foundation wasnot a person; it was the declaration of faithPeter made. The church, the community ofthe people of God, is not founded upon a dis-ciple, Peter, and his successors. It is foundedupon a living faith in Jesus Christ.

This is why, contrary to the understandingof my Catholic friends, full-fledgedChristian communities can rise up and thrivequite apart from any formal, structured, con-nectedness with the Roman Catholic com-munity. They have. And they will continueto do so.

Nevertheless, even though Mr. Cattelandisapproves, may the retiring pope continueto receive the respect and graces due to him.And likewise, his successor. And may thatsuccessor repair some of the divisions thathave undermined the global church, perhapsbeginning by (re)opening a discussion withnon-Catholic Christians about the legitimacyof the papacy.

REBECCA MOLLY INTERROBANG

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Kicking a downed man,questioning the Pope

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The satirical sculpture, La Nona Ora (TheNinth Hour), depicting the Pope John Paul IIstruck down by a meteorite was crafted byMaurizio Cattelan, an Italian artist.

While the weather hasn’t quitegiven up on winter yet, spring is onour minds. It might be too cold fordenim shorts and sundresses, butspring accessories can brighten upyour look without making you feelunder-dressed or seasonally inap-propriate. So pull on your woolsweater and leggings but lighten upwith these must-have accessoriesfor spring 2013.

We haven’t had too many sunnydays lately, but even if it’s cloudywith a chance of meatballs, a pairof chic sunnies can make a simpleoutfit pop. This spring, oversized isout and retro cat-eye shapes are in.A classic feminine look, they areperfect with your neutral trench,black leggings and ballet flats –very Audrey Hepburn of the 21stcentury.

With the promise of summerahead and the desire to lighten ourloads, figuratively and literally,comes a changing of the guard inhandbags. Black leather and heavysuede are perfect in the wintermonths, but this spring, followcelebrity trends and add a pop ofcolour with a purse in a bright hue.Tangerine, teal and hot pink arepopular choices, but an even chicerway to segue into spring is to picka tote in a neutral beige tone andlook for neon accents such as zip-pers, piping or stitching details.

In fashion footwear rotation thisspring, the key players will be sim-ple stylish flats, colourful pointedpumps and sneaker wedges. Thesmoking slipper is the most covet-ed flat style this season. The

refined slip-on amps up your skin-ny jeans or leggings look, and theflat sole is a vacation for your feet.Simple black, bold red, leopardprint and studded styles are allsuper trendy. Pointed pumps arebeautiful in black and white,colour-blocked and pastel shades

for spring. Work them into yourmore dressy looks with dresses,slim jeans and the patterned panttrend. Sneaker wedges are the mostcomfortable and fashion-forwardway to add some height and funkysophistication to your look thisspring and summer. With a modern

athletic appeal, they can work witheverything from lounge-styleharem pants and patterned tights toslim-fitting maxi skirts.

This winter saw a lot of chunkyjewellery. Some of it is still rele-vant for spring, like statement col-lar necklaces, but they are updatedwith bolder colours and shapes.Add dainty rings and stacks of thinbangles for an easy way to transi-tion from sweaters and coats tocotton tees and shirt dresses.

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Cat-eye sunglasses protect your peepers and look great!

The Matinée makes their way to London

I write about random things alot. I write a lot about randomthings. Did you know that Zildjianis the oldest family-run business inAmerica today? The cymbal manu-facturers are one of the 300 oldestcompanies in the United States,and produced their first cymbals asfar back as 1623 in Armenia.

I don’t have a clever way tosegue from that opening, so let’sjust crash forward.

The Matinée is a five-piecegroup from British Columbia thatmarry folk, rock and country infec-tiously, as demonstrated by theirdebut album We Swore We’d SeeThe Sunrise, released on LightOrgan Records on February 26.

Recorded at Armoury Studios inB.C., the album was produced bySteve Berlin and represents a stepforward in production for the band– frontman Matt Layzell, guitaristsMatt Rose and Geoff Petrie, bassistMike Young and drummer PeteLemon. Many a multi–instrumen-talist among them, the band shineson their album – We Swore We’dSee The Sunrise benefits from thesum of these five friends playing totheir strengths.

While much of their time isspent touring the westernmostprovinces, The Matinée makes thesojourn into Ontario frequently.They return this week as a part of across-country tour that sees themplaying a showcase at CanadianMusic Week in Toronto beforethey appear at Call The Office onMarch 25.

“We’re a road band, definitely,”said Layzell, speaking toInterrobang from the van en routeto Victoria with the band. “We’vehad to adjust to life on the roaddoing this, but we love playing; asmuch as travelling and being in aband is about getting to see townsand meeting people, it’s still aboutplaying shows. If we can be play-ing every night, we will – that’swhen we’re happy.”

The five friends all grew uptogether in Coquitlam, playing invarious high school bands to honetheir skills before joining togethera few years ago. Their current toursees them travel from Victoria toMontreal by way of 17 gigs thatpepper each province, night afternight.

“We’ve really been working onour live show, we’re really at homeon stage,” Layzell explained,describing the band’s approach inthe studio. “We really wanted tocapture that energy with thisrecording, and that’s somethingthat Steve Berlin was successful in

achieving.”“I like to think we have a very

inclusive show, where the audi-ence gets to participate and havesome fun with us,” he continued.“The recording is one thing, but wedon’t want people just to go to theshow to hear the record, we want togive them a live experience, sowe’ve been working hard on put-ting a set together to do that.”

The efforts have paid off; WeSwore We’d See The Sunrise ispacked with the kind of personali-ty that only dynamic recording canreveal, the sort of album that is sowell recorded and produced that itallows the performers’ personalityto shine through. The result is bit-tersweet – an album that is full ofcharacter is often also full of flaws.

“I had to step away from it, andjust let it be what it was going tobe,” Layzell concurred, describingthe peace and perspective he foundin taking some time to clear hismind during recording. “As themusicians on tape, we hear everyflaw in everything we’ve done, andpart of that is what give it a charm,but there’s always stuff that nags atyou that you wish you could’vegone back and fixed, even ifnobody hears it but we do.”

“Then we had an album listeningparty a few weeks ago for every-body that was involved in therecord in the local industry, just tobuild some hype. It was really the

first time I’d listened to the albumfrom front to back in months, and itwas a proud moment. I think wedid a good job and it sounds reallygood, and to see everyone’sresponse in hearing it for the firsttime was exciting.”

We Swore We’d See The Sunriseis an outstanding achievement in adebut album, available now inphysical or digital copies for saleor on your favourite streamingservice.

For more on The Matinée, visitthem online atthematineemusic.com or followalong on Twitter @thematineemu-

sic. They appear in London at CallThe Office with Electric Six onMarch 25, doors open at 9 p.m. andtickets are $13 in advance or $15 atthe show.

And for more of the latest musicnews, views and recommenda-tions, consider following this col-umn on Twitter @fsu_bobbyisms.Congratulations to everyone whoparticipated in the FanshaweStudent Union executive electionslast week, and welcome new stu-dent representatives! Thanks forwanting to make the school a betterplace. I’m out of words.

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With the weather warming up, wecan’t help but to introduce a freshand light new colour palette into ourspring wardrobe.

Pastel green, pink and beige aregreat for transitioning into the springseason because of the light and airi-ness of the colours. These coloursare flattering on everyone; you justhave to pick which colour you likeand complement your style. Tops,pants, jackets and, more than ever,accessories are coming in fresh pas-tels.

If you like wearing neutralsbecause of the versatility, the bestway to try this trend is by wearingpastel accessories to get familiarwith the palette.

This white bustier style slightlycropped top and high-waisted beigeloose shorts are a great base to layerpastels on top. A mint-green scarf isa great way to instantly add somecolour into the outfit. Contrast thescarf with some pastel pink beadedbracelets and square-studdedbracelet, pink earrings and a floralring of all the colours. The roundedhipster glasses from the ’60s havebeen in style for a couple of yearsnow, but this season, they’re redonein pastel frames to freshen up theiconic shape. To bring together allthe neutrals and pastels in the outfit,the multicoloured side bag is theperfect addition. It has a unique goldhardware closure with differentcoloured bands framing the shape ofthe bag.

1. Bustier Top and High-Waisted Shorts: These are awe-some basics for spring as they areeasy to wear and mix and match.The top fits comfortably and hasnice shaping, so it’s great to wearwith even a full skirt to contrast thesilhouette. (Top: Dynamite, $14;Shorts: Urban Planet $10)

2. Mint-Green Scarf: A thinscarf with a strip of green lace forcontrast. The two different textureslook great together when the scarf iswrapped around the neck. (AldoAccessories, $15)

3. Pastel Pink Accessories: Thelight pink colour of these accessoriescomplement the green scarf withoutbeing too matchy-matchy. (All fromAldo Accessories: Bracelets:Studded, $15; Beaded, $15;Earrings, $12; Ring, $12;Sunglasses, $12)

4. Multicoloured Side Bag: Asophisticated square side bag withunique hardware and differentcoloured bands to frame the shape ofthe bag give it a fresh new look. It’sthe perfect balance of neutrals andpastels. (Aldo Accessories, $45)

Pastels are beautiful colours towear in the beginning of the springseason because they can be coordi-nated easily with winter pieceswhile still adding a sense of playful-ness to the ensemble. It sets a light,refreshing and airy tone to your out-fit, reflecting the atmosphere ofspring!

Hai Ha Nguyen is a FashionDesign student who loves to discov-er the new trends in street fashion.Follow her on Instagram at insta-gram.com/haihanguyen7 for thetrendiest pieces this season! If youhave a suggestion or feedback forher column, send her an email [email protected].

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With the school year coming toan end, the majority of us havedecided to move on from the resi-dence life and gain a little moreindependence and freedom by liv-ing off campus next year.

Lately I have been noticing atrend, students now getting apart-ments with their partner or afriend, a space meant just for two,instead of student housing withfour or five roommates. Living inan apartment, you have a littlemore control on the inner decorstyle for your space, but accommo-dating two different sets of tastes isnot always an easy task. Justbecause you decided to live togeth-er does not mean you have thesame taste in interior decor. Thisissue could easily turn your apart-ment into a design disaster.

Before you both move in togeth-er, I highly recommend you dis-cuss what you want your home’sdecor style to be. From there, fig-ure out who has what furniture,and hopefully it will somewhatmatch. If not, there are quick andeasy solutions, such as adding aslip cover for your couch and buy-ing new accent pillows to create aunified look. If you and yourroommate decide you want to pur-chase new items for your newspace, go out together and makethe decisions as a team.

Painting your apartment is a bigdecision to make, and both you andyour roommate need to agree

whether or not you do so. If youare unsure about painting yourwhole apartment but you knowyou want some colour on the wall,then painting one accent wallmight be your solution. This is aneasy way to cut on painting cost foryou and your roommate. Be sure topick a colour you both agree on, as

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Oz The Great andPowerful (2013)

You know that all you have todo is follow the yellow brick road.You know that the lion hadcourage all along. You know thatin order to get back to Kansas, youmust click your heels together andsay, “There’s no place like home.”Maybe the part of the story thatyou don’t know is what happenedin the land of Oz before Dorothyand her little dog ever showed up.

Oz The Great and Powerful isset years before the original 1939film The Wizard of Oz and tells thestory of how the colourful cast ofcharacters came to be who theyare. Directed by Sam Raimi,known for directing the cult classicThe Evil Dead, Oz The Great andPowerful begins its tale in 1880when con man Oscar is rippedaway from his work at a travellingcircus into the eye of a tornado. Hesoon finds himself in the land ofOz. Upon arrival, Oscar is intro-

duced to Theodora, her sisterEvanora and, of course, the lovelyGlinda, and in good time each andevery one of them evolves into thebeloved characters they are des-tined to become.

Sure, the story of Oz The Greatand Powerful is enough to capti-vate your interests, but what’s real-ly phenomenal about this flick isthe cast and how they come togeth-er to bring their characters to lifeso charismatically. The cast isheaded up by James Franco, MilaKunis and Michelle Williams asOscar, Theodora and Glinda,respectively.

Is there anything that JamesFranco can’t do to absolute perfec-tion? Watching him play Oscarwould lead one to believe that no,there isn’t. Franco is known fortaking on some pretty heavy roles,like that of Aron Ralston in 127Hours and as Scott Smith in Milk,yet he manages to play the lighterroles, including Oscar, in a mannerthat is every bit a work of seriousacting. Franco lights up the screenand provides genuine entertain-ment each and every moment thathe is present in the film.

Kunis takes on the role ofTheodora and, much like all herpast performances, Kunis showsher incredible talent for acting. It’salso a nice change of pace to seeher looking perhaps just a little less

than perfect. Playing the good to Kunis’ bad

is Williams as Glinda. Williamshas gained much critical acclaimfor her work in My Week withMarilyn, and audiences are sure tolove her equally in Oz The Greatand Powerful. Williams is sweet

and lovely and Glinda just makesviewers feels good about life.

Amongst the numerous adapta-tions that are currently filling upmovie theatres, Oz: The Great andPowerful is truly a rare gem. It isneither tired nor unoriginal. In fact,the flick proves to be so entertain-

ing from start to finish that you’llbe wishing for more the momentthe credits begin to roll.

If you’re looking for somethingfun and fresh at the theatre, or ifyou’re a die-hard Wizard of Oz fan,then definitely check this one out!

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One of my (very few) downfallsis that I tend to catch onto trendsreally, really late in the game.

For example, I only first read theHarry Potter books when the sixthmovie was being released in the-atres. I thought that perhaps it wastime I jumped on the bandwagon,and I have been obsessed eversince.

The same goes for any TVseries. I’ll usually not even hearabout a show until it’s in its fourthseason, and then I feel obligated towatch every single episode withinfour days.

I’m quite content with thismethod of mine, the only negativeside effect is that you usually havea pretty good idea of what happensin said trend because everyone elseon the planet has already experi-enced it.

I really admire those people whoare able to discover the next bigthing. I mean, who was the firstperson to pick up a Twilight bookand say, “This sparkling vampire isgoing to take over the world.” It’salmost as mysterious as the personwho starts the Wave at a sportingevent – I never seem to be quickenough to even participate in thattype of trend. I’m sure there arepeople who are worse than me –there must be some people out

there who are just now discoveringCrocs.

On the other hand, many peopledon’t know that I actually was theoriginal creator of the Chroniclesof Narnia book series. In the fourthgrade I wrote a short story about agirl who reached too far in herfridge and fell into a magical landof lions and witches. The storymysteriously disappeared, but I amconvinced someone stole it andturned it into a successful fran-chise.

Perhaps I’m not destined to be

late to the party forever. Maybeone day I will be able to discoversomething before anyone else. Ifeel like I need to put dibs onsomething, otherwise no one willgive me credit for skyrocketing itto fame.

I solemnly swear (Harry Potterreference, FYI) that I will alwaysbe on the lookout for future trendsfrom now on. If you happen to spotany, please come to me straightaway, I can’t live like this forever.Now excuse me while I go watchthe first episode of Lost.

Late to the party

The Cutting Edge 3:Chasing the Dream(2008)

The week of March 11 sawLondon play host to the WorldFigure Skating Championships,and all I can say about that event is,“wow!” So many unforgettablemoments – like the gold medal per-formance – I didn’t see that oneplaying out like it did. What aboutthe judging situation? Some feltone way about it, while others feltanother way. It was a remarkableevent that went off without ahitch… except for that one situa-tion, you know the one I’m talkingabout. The less said about it, thebetter.

Kudos to our city leaders forbringing this big-time event to theForest City. I’m sure next time citycouncil convenes, plenty of n-words are going to be thrownaround, like “Nice job, everyone,”“Not too shabby,” and “That was

neato!” I hope our local politiciansdo something nice for themselves,like maybe they could all go out toa buffet lunch and let the taxpayerspay the bill to show our gratitude.

All this figure skating hooplahad me jonesing to watch a figureskating movie. If you are going towatch a skating film, then it shouldbe something from The CuttingEdge franchise. For the uninitiated,The Cutting Edge series of films isbasically the Star Wars of figureskating movie franchises. The firstfilm was released in 1992 and toldthe tale of a washed-up hockeyplayer who makes the leap into theworld of pairs figure skating. Notonly does he find great success onthe ice, but he falls in love with hisskating partner.

The movie was definitely a gold-medal winner, and it spawnedthree sequels. I recently had thepleasure of watching the thirdinstallment, the 2008 masterpieceThe Cutting Edge 3: Chasing TheDream. In this latest chapter of thesaga, we are introduced to the siz-zling pair of Zack and Celeste.They were once an item off the ice,and are forced to keep up thefaçade for the purposes of theircareer. The magic is gone betweenthem however, both on ice and off.When and accident befalls Celeste,Zack looks outside the box to finda replacement.

In a clever twist on the plot ofthe original film, Zack recruitsfemale hockey player AlejandraDelgado to take over for Celeste.Now this might seem a little far-fetched – I mean, a female hockeyplayer, come on! I’ve reviewedfilms about trolls, killer robots andsecret-agent chimpanzees, but Ihave never heard of something sopreposterous.

I was able to see past this, how-ever, and enjoy the film for what itis: one of the greatest sports filmsever committed to celluloid. Zacksees the potential in Alejandra, buthis coach does not think they haveenough time before the champi-onships. This leads to all sorts ofdrama between Zack and his nowformer coach, Zack and his ex-partner Celeste, and Zack andAlejandra. Not only do Zack andAlejandra have to work on becom-ing a well-oiled machine, but theymust also try to block out all thedistractions around them. Thebiggest distraction of all turns outto be the love between them.

When one thinks of the sport offigure skating, certain words cometo mind, such as elegance, beautyand grace. All of these terms canalso be applied to The CuttingEdge 3. My scorecard for this filmwould contain no deductions, andtop marks for performance andexecution.

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I love movies as much as thenext person. Okay, I probablylove movies a little more than thenext person. And yet even I findthat every once in a while I hitwhat I like to think of as a“movie plateau.” It’s when youcan’t remember seeing a reallygood movie lately. It’s when youaren’t excited for anything com-ing out soon. It’s when you feellike you might actually be get-ting bored of movies!

Everyone will hit one of thesemovie plateaus every so often. Ihappened to hit one in the pastweek. I decided that I didn’twant to linger in the “no goodmovies to watch” funk I was inso I figured out how to pullmyself out of it fast. Then I fig-ured that perhaps I should sharethis newfound wisdom.

I have discovered the secret toditching the movie plateau andthe boredom in the blink of aneye. The trick, ladies and gentle-men, is to look to the past.

Everyone has a favourite oldmovie. Mine is Casablanca.Whenever I’m bored of movies Ipop in Casablanca and watch thesaga of Rick and Ilsa unfold trag-ically in front of me. Suddenlythe magic of the movies isreignited within me and I can goalong my merry movie-watchingway. I think that most peoplehave an old favourite movie, likean old blanket that you canalways wrap yourself up in and

get all warm and cozy. So if youfind yourself in a movie rut, firsttry popping in your favourite oldflick.

Didn’t quite work for you?That’s okay. There is anotherway to look to the cinematic pastto reignite your passion for itsfuture. There are hundreds of oldflicks that you have yet to dis-cover. All you have to do is pickone you’ve always wanted towatch and give it a try. I, for one,had never seen any of the Back tothe Future movies before thispast weekend. A friend of minediscovered this shameful factand insisted that we spend theweekend having a moviemarathon. We did and it was fan-tastic. It got me thinking abouthow many movies there are that Ihaven’t seen that are just waitingto tell me their stories.

If you don’t have a favouriteold flick, or if you do but it’s notworking for you this time, try tothink of a movie that you’venever seen but have alwayswanted to.

If the discovery of “new toyou” movies doesn’t reigniteyour passion for cinema, then Ihave one more suggestion foryou. Try watching somethingcompletely out of your comfortzone. Normally an action flickperson? Try an art house film.Normally one for the sappyromance? Try a sci-fi flick.

Everyone is bound to findthemselves in the midst of amovie plateau every now andthen. Hopefully the next timeyou are struck by one, you’ll beable to pull yourself out of it thatmuch quicker.

Getting through themovie plateaus

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1. The average person will go ona date at least 100 times beforethey finally marry.

2. You can only remember fourthings at a time.

3. There are about 255 babiesborn worldwide

every minute.4. Blue-eyed

people have ahigher alcohol toler-

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people feel uncomfortablewhen the TV volume is an oddnumber.

6. Research suggests that lazi-ness is just a natural part of being ateenager and doesn’t reflect badbehaviour.

7. In 75 per cent of Americanhouseholds, women manage themoney and pay the bills.

8. Forty-four per cent of kidswatch television before they go tosleep.

9. The world’s shortest manmeasures only 21.5 inches.

10. Forty per cent of people whoare rejected in romantic love slipinto clinical depression.

11. You forget 90 per cent ofyour dreams.

12. Approximately 141 millionValentine’s Day cards areexchanged worldwide every year.

13. Studies show that the risk ofa “secret love” being revealedheightens romantic feelings for thepartners, thanks to increased levelsof phenylethylamine.

14. The average person in theirlifetime will spend an estimated20,160 minutes kissing!

15. Two in five people in theworld marry their first love.

16. The single biggest predictorof love is proximity.

17. Yawns are more contagiousamong people with closer relation-ships.

18. According to a U.K. study,women are better at parking a carthan men.

19. As a rule, 66 per cent of peo-ple keep their eyes closed whilekissing. The rest take pleasure inwatching the emotions run thegamut on the faces of their part-ners.

20. According to HarrisInteractive, 70 per cent of men and57 per cent of women showerdaily.

21. In 2005, 25 per cent ofAmericans over the age of 50played video games, an increasefrom nine per cent in 1999.

Aries (March 21 - April 19)You’re attracted to rousing

music and shiny surfaces. Youhave good luck with machines.Even if it’s weekend, that won’tstop Aries from networking if theoccasion arises.

Taurus (April 20 - May 20)This weekend you’re the very

soul of prudence and caution. Letothers risk their necks or theirmoney. You’re happy to stand onthe sidelines and pick up the piecesonce it’s all over.

Gemini (May 21 - June 20)Stay calm in the face of over-

stimulation. Play the shepherd orchaperone for people who can’tseem to handle themselves. Thismay not be what you planned, butit could lead to something evenbetter.

Cancer (June 21 - July 22)Cancer is pushed to the limit.

You’d love to blow off your cur-rent load of responsibilities, butthere isn’t enough wind. Tune outwhatever isn’t necessary and get towork. Finish sooner and earn moreplay time.

Leo (July 23 - August 22)Leave the talking to others.

You’re all action this weekend.The moon loads your days withfire. Laugh, love and learn. Fornow, everything that you do isappropriate.

Virgo (August 23 - Sept. 22)Others might play, but Virgo has

work to do. Resentment and jeal-ousy will only turn obligation intotorture. If you look at this wholething as a game, new strategieswill soon become apparent.

Libra (Sept. 23 - Oct. 22)You’re compassionate and

understanding. You have time forthe things that matter. Libra ishappy to be the sounding boardfor someone else’s big ideas.Trust that others will be there foryou when you need them.

Scorpio (Oct. 23 - Nov. 21)You have many secrets to share

with only a few people. You’reright to be suspicious of an unusu-ally curious stranger. Answerquestions with other questionsuntil your curiosity is satisfied.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22 - Dec. 21)Thanks to you, every Fire Sign

in town gets a special weekend.You meet expectations and thengo on to exceed them. Wealthisn’t an issue when you’re so richin all of the important things.

Capricorn (Dec. 22 - Jan. 19)You’re alone for now, but you

seem to like it that way. Someareas of your need are better leftunexplained. Friends respect youfor taking care of yourself. Maybeyou’ll be ready for their help nexttime.

Aquarius (Jan. 20 - Feb. 18)Organize the directionless.

Speak up for the timid. You’regripped by a sense of purpose.Subtlety is for people with time tobe clever. Aquarius won’t restuntil the results are visible.

Pisces (Feb. 18 - March 20)A single offer to help turns you

into a community resource.Maybe you weren’t ready to do somuch furniture moving or baby-sitting, but here you are.Remember this moment the nexttime you feel lonely or useless.

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According to the Italianpress, is that PopeBenedict did not retire.They say he was forcedout by NBC.

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CONAN with Conan O’Brien

After tours of the White Housewere canceled due to budget cuts,Donald Trump offered to pay forthem. All he’s asking is they rename itthe Trump White House and Casino.

The former mayor of Detroit hasbeen convicted of racketeering andextortion charges. The sentence ispretty hard. He has to serve anotherterm as mayor of Detroit.

A company is developing dronesthat can be used to pick up and deliv-er items for customers. So if you see adrone, someone in the neighborhoodeither joined al-Qaida or Netflix.

The cardinals at the Vatican releaseblack smoke if they don’treach a decision and whitesmoke if they do. Bluesmoke means they’re work-ing on the Oldsmobile.

LATE NIGHT with Jimmy Fallon

Oz the Great and Powerful made$80 million at the box office in itsopening weekend. It tells the story ofa con artist dealing with a bunch ofwitches. Or as he’s called these days,The Bachelor.

It was announced that China isopening its own Disneyland, whichDisney says will be both “authenti-cally Disney and distinctly Chinese.”Which explains why the parents ofHuey, Duey, and Louie had to pickjust one.

There are reports that Joe Bidenwill handle more foreign policy mat-ters during PresidentObama's second term.Though you know it’s badwhen world leaders are like,“Can you just send DennisRodman instead?”

THE LATE LATE SHOW with Craig Ferguson

Thanks to daylight saving time,we lost an hour this weekend. Ifyou’re watching this show, you’reabout to lose another hour.

Google glasses are the next stagein the evolution of eyewear. Wearthese and record everything you see.It’s like you have a memory!

People are already worried aboutradiation from cellphones. So whynot make a device that you can putnext to your eyes all day?

The nation of Iran is threatening tosue the makers of the movie Argo.They say the movie was an unrealis-tic portrayal of their country.You can't do that! Thatwould be like Scotlandsuing over the movieShrek.

THE LATE SHOW with David LettermanToday is the groggiest day of the

year because of monkeying with ourclocks. But the biggest waste of timeabout resetting your clocks is tryingto line up that little hole in the clockwith the nail in your wall.

You now can take pocket kniveson commercial airlines. And you canalso take pool cues on commercialflights. This is great news if you’re aknife-wielding pool hustler.

The Pope has more than one des-ignation. He’s also the bishop ofRome. He's also known as the pon-tiff. And here’s what I didn’t know.He’s also known as Diddy.

Did you know that noPope has ever in the historyof the church been electedwithout carrying Ohio?

JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE with Jimmy Kimmel

The show has Dennis Rodman,our new ambassador to North Korea.Dennis is back home safely after vis-iting the North Korean dictator KimJong Un. And apparently they hit itoff. Rodman called him a friend forlife. But he said the same thing whenhe married Carmen Electra.

They just passed something inHawaii called the Steven Tyler Act.It’s a sweeping piece of legislationthat says you must wear a scarf at alltimes.

Actually it’s designed to protectcelebrities from paparazzi by makingit illegal to take unwanted pictures orvideo of them in privateto sell for profit. Nooffense, but isn’t everyphoto of Steven Tyler anunwanted photo?

FREDERICTON (CUP) —Halifax’s Ben Caplan is attractinga cult-like following after years oftouring and playing local venues.

“I was just some guy in theNorth End (Halifax) with a guitarand the audience response wasgreat but it wasn’t a big deal but inEurope but it was like ‘Oh, thisinternational artist all the way fromCanada. Can’t miss it,’ said Caplanover the phone from Toronto.Caplan was attending theInternational Folk Alliance confer-ence as one of the showcase artists.

“So they’re ready to beimpressed, but in Halifax for along time I had to like tell peopleto shut up and listen and now Ihave kind of a really strong rela-tionship so it’s starting to link upwhich is really cool.”

Caplan has been a touring musi-cian since 2006. He was born inOntario, but Caplan now callsHalifax home having lived most ofhis adult life in the city.

His stage presence and roaringvoice command attention. His the-atre background keeps him per-forming even between songs.When he’s not singing gypsy-folkand playing his banjo or guitar,he’s making the audience laugh.

Caplan is on tour with his firstalbum In the Time of the GreatRemembering, released in 2011.The tour will take him throughOntario, Quebec and the Maritimesbefore heading to Austin for theSouth by Southwest (SXSW) festi-

val in the spring. He’ll also be hit-ting stages in Australia and Europebefore returning to Canada.

It’s hard to imagine Caplan hav-ing much time left for writing newmaterial, but he’s constantly tryingto make it work.

“You really have to carve it out.Today, for example … I woke up,I had a meeting at noon that wentuntil 2 p.m. and now I’m doing thisinterview in a taxi on my way to ahotel to (go to) another meeting(and) a show at 3.”

Caplan said he’s in the writingstage of his next album and plansto be in the studio in May.

Caplan has been nominated fortwo East Coast Music Awards forRising Star Recording of the Yearand Folk Recording of the Year.He said when the Juno nomina-tions were announced, he wasn’tsurprised he didn’t have one for hisfirst album.

“My next record should comeacross more … Polished? I hatethat word. But much better senseof what I want to accomplish in thestudio.”

The upside of being busy iscrossing things off what Caplancalls his “musical bucket list.”He’s recently made an appearanceon cultural affairs show, CBC’s QRadio with Jian Ghomeshi.

He performed two songs in theQ studio off his first album,“Stranger” and “Down to theRiver.”

He said he’s been able to crossmore off his list faster than hethought he could, but he’s not near

the end yet.“I’d love to do some tours in

Asia and I’m going to Australiasoon which is cool. A couple oth-ers are I really want to do (CBCRadio’s) Vinyl Cafe and the rest isstuff like working with differentproducers and artists who canbring experience with differentinstruments. So I’m just develop-ing the resources to be able to dothat.”

Caplan’s music isn’t the onlything getting attention. His uniquesense of style, including a lengthyunkempt beard and curly hair arealso getting people talking.

“I didn’t sit down one day andsay ‘I want to start a music careerand stand out.’ I just happened tohave a beard and I’m kind of justrolling with it. I think that hasmore to do with the kind of aes-thetic I’m interested in. I’m not thekind of guy to shave every day andwear designer clothes,” saidCaplan.

MEGHAN O'NEILTHE AQUINIAN

This balsamic chicken recipe iseasy to make, ready in 30 minutes,and tastes gourmet! I found thismouth-watering dish on all-recipes.com a few years ago andhave impressed friends and familywith it ever since.

The recipe calls for four skin-less, boneless chicken breasts, butif you like extra sauce (for mashedpotatoes or pasta) or are only cook-ing for two, a pair of chickenbreasts works just fine.

If you’re a regular in the kitchen,you will probably have most of theingredients needed to create thismasterpiece. You’ll need mush-rooms, all-purpose flour, butter,olive oil, one garlic bulb, balsamicvinegar, salt and pepper, thyme,and one bay leaf.

The trick with this recipe is tohave everything ready before youstart cooking. Wash your buttonmushrooms (3/4 pound), pat themdry, slice ’em up and set themaside. Take six cloves of garlic,peel them and set aside. I usuallymeasure out 3/4 cup of chickenbroth into a measuring cup, and 1/4cup of balsamic vinegar in anothermeasuring cup.

Now that you’ve done someprep work, it’s time to get cooking.

Start by rinsing your chickenbreasts and seasoning them withsalt and pepper. Grab a medium-sized bowl and mix together twotablespoons of flour with somemore salt and pepper. Take yourchicken breasts and smother them

in the mixture. Heat two tablespoons of oil in a

frying pan and sauté the chickenuntil it browns on one side – thisonly takes about three or four min-utes. Add your peeled garlic clovesto the pan. Now it’s time to flipyour chicken breasts (try usingtongs) and scatter your mushroomsover them.

Continue shaking the skillet andstirring the mushrooms. Cook forabout three minutes.

Now add your vinegar, chickenbroth, bay leaf, and 1/4 teaspoon ofthyme. Cover the pan and simmerover medium-low heat for 10 min-utes, turning occasionally.

Voilà! Your chicken is done.Place the chicken breasts on a plateor serving dish and cover with foilto keep them warm.

Remove the lid, and continuesimmering the sauce over medium-

high heat for seven minutes. Add atablespoon of butter to the mix andstir.

Continue simmering the sauce,uncovered, over medium high heatfor about seven minutes. Swirl inthe butter or margarine and discardthe bay leaf. Place chicken onplates and pour the mushroomsauce mixture over the chicken andserve.

As I mentioned before, greatsides include mashed potatoes andpasta, as they taste delicioussmothered in the sauce as well. Fora side vegetable, try asparagus orcarrots to complement your chick-en.

Check out the recipe attinyurl.com/balsamic2.

If you have a restaurant orrecipe suggestion for Mel’sMunchies, email her at [email protected].


Chicken breasts simmer in a delicious garlic balsamic sauce surroundedby mushrooms.

MEL’S MUNCHIESMEL [email protected]

Ben Caplan

This dish is balsamic bliss

Ben Caplan’s fan base continues to grow

SPORTS&LEISURE 17Volume 45 Issue No. 24 March 18, 2013 www.fsu.ca/interrobang/

Fanshawe’s men’s and women’sindoor soccer teams participated inthe Ontario Colleges AthleticAssociation Regional Tournamentin early March. Both teams had asuccessful weekend at the OSASoccer Centre in Vaughan and willnow compete at the OCAAChampionships on March 21-22.

The top two teams in each poolqualified for the OCAAs.

The women’s team started offstrong with a win againstConfederation College. Thewomen took control of the gameearly, and won the match 3-1.Goals were scored by BaileyMaxwell, Amanda Dafoe and NikiMcDonald.

Next up, the team faced St.Lawrence and had a tougher timegetting on in the net. They played adefensive game and came awaywith a 0-0 draw.

In their final match, the womenplayed the Humber Hawks butcame up short, losing the match 3-1. With a record of 1-1-1 in thetournament, the team finished sec-ond in their pool, ensuring them aplace at the OCAAs.

The men’s team had outstandingtournament, finishing first in theirpool.

In their first match, Fanshawetook on the Georgian Grizzlies.Goals by Cedric N’Guessan andMilos Janikic put the Falconsahead for a final score of 2-1.

The Falcons followed a similar

pattern in their game against theSeneca Sting. N’Guessan andJanikic both scored again andFanshawe came away with a 2-1victory.

Fanshawe had a tougher timewith the Algoma Thunderbirds,coming out with a 3-3 draw. Withtwo goals by Prince Ihekwoabaand another by Colin McArther,the Falcons held a one goal leadwith 15 seconds left before theThunderbirds came back and madeit 3-3.

With a first-place finish in thetournament, the men will join thewomen’s team and head back tothe OSA Soccer Centre for theprovincial championship held fromMarch 21 to 22.

MELANIE ANDERSON INTERROBANG

Fanshawe’s indoor soccerteams advance to provincials

Despite falling just one winshort of becoming YeckConference Champions, theDorchester Dolphins Junior C teamhad an impressive inaugural sea-son.

The Dolphins had an excitingplayoff series with the LambethLancers that ended in a game sevenloss by only a one goal differential.A sold-out crowd watched as theDolphins were determined to makea comeback and send the game intoovertime. Unfortunately, theDolphins’ two goals in the thirdwere not enough, and the Lancerstook the game 4-3.

With unbelievable attendancenumbers, a strong product on theice, and great community involve-ment, the team was no failure inthe eyes of fans, parents and man-agement.

Director of hockey operationsBruce Schruder said the team wasso successful because it was suchan exciting place to watch a hock-ey game. “We tried to do it rightthis year, when you have refereesand linesmen that walk into thearena and say, ‘I can’t believe howmany fans you have in the stands,’I truly believe it’s the fans that cre-ate the buzz in the arena every

night.”The Dolphins dominated the

attendance statistics from gameone; by the end of the seasonDorchester averaged 713 fans forgames at the Flight Exec Centre,their home arena.

The next best team for atten-dance is Blenheim, who averaged437 fans during the regular season.Take the Dolphins and put them inthe Greater Ontario Junior HockeyLeague (Jr. B Hockey) with teamslike the London Nationals, St.Thomas Stars and Lambton ShoresPredators, and Dorchester wouldfinish third in attendance for theregular season.

Being their first year in theleague definitely helped generate afollowing in the Dorchester com-munity. Schruder accepted thatthere may not be as much buzz sur-rounding the team in a year or two,but still expects a strong following.

“One pleasant surprise was allthe support we had from the com-munity – we knew it would bestrong, but never in our wildestdreams (did we expect) the amountof support that we (had),” he said.

To continue building theirmomentum, Schruder said it’simportant to “get local players onthe ice, while staying competitivein the standings and getting people

to volunteer and get involved in theorganization.”

On the ice next year, the teamobviously hopes to achieve aSouthern Ontario Junior HockeyLeague Championship. In the off-season, the organization hopes tomaintain and grow the strong sup-port from the community – some-thing Shruder said is their number-one goal.

The word “struggle” isn’t a wordthat was used to describe theDolphins’ season, as an expansionteam in junior hockey it would beexpected for an organization tohave some low points. TheDolphins didn’t see many lowpoints and Schruder praised themanagement team for havingstrong previous junior hockeyexperience.

“They all knew what to expectfor the season – some actuallyplayed for the Dolphins back in theday.” Schruder said the other partis recruiting local junior talent,“Our number-one goal was to bringback as many junior players as pos-sible – Junior B, C and D players.”

The Dorchester Dolphins fin-ished the regular season 28-5-4,second in the Yeck Conference. Intheir 18 home games the Dolphinsracked in an impressive 12,844audience members.

RYAN SPRINGETTINTERROBANG

Dolphins draw impressivecrowds during first season

CREDIT: FANSHAWE ATHLETICS

Students enjoy a game of intramural indoor soccer in J Gym.

If you were at the recentCanadian International Auto Showin Toronto, you probably saw thenew 2014 Mercedes-Benz E-classon display. The car featured heretoday is not that car.

There are two reasons why I amnot going to be talking about nextyear’s model today: 1. The 2014model has not gone on sale yet, soif you’re shopping for a new E-class right now, you’ll need to set-tle for the 2013 model; 2. I wasn’tinvited to the new E-class launchin Spain.

Oh well, the 2013 model is rele-vant for at least a few months, sohow is it?

Let’s begin with the skin. Thecurrent E-class has been with ussince the 2010 model year, andwhile I was not a fan of its stylingwhen it was launched, I havegrown to really admire them. Thisis a handsome sedan, andMercedes-Benz has been discreet-ly polishing its looks and making itbetter. For instance, the LED lightsin the front bumper used to looklike an afterthought and did noth-ing for its style. Since 2012, theLED lights look much cleaner andare better integrated in the frontbumper. It was a small change butone that made a difference. Therest of the car remained the same,which is really rather elegant.

If you are impressed by thiscar’s exterior, the interior willsurely impress you further. This isone of the nicest, best laid out andmost spacious interiors I have evercome across in a mid-size luxurysedan.

No matter where you sit in thiscar, you will be comfortable, andisn’t that the main reason why peo-ple spend the extra money whenbuying luxury cars? It’s surprisinghow many manufacturers forgetthat, but Mercedes-Benz certainlydid not.

It is also well equipped,although some of that will comedown to the options you choose.My tester was quite well equippedwith all the usual luxury features,but one that deserves a lengthymention was its navigation system.This E300 had the most sophisti-cated and accurate navigation sys-tem I had ever come across. Notonly was the map detailed and easyto read, it would also give live,accurate traffic reports.

I was also very impressed withits Linguatronic voice recognitionsoftware. Many similar systemsfrom other manufacturers are veryhard to use, but the Mercedes-Benzsystem works like a charm. I wasthoroughly impressed with thissystem.

So far I have liked this car’slooks, and the interior has beenvery impressive, but what is it liketo drive?

The short answer would be:quite satisfying. But let’s get intothe details.

The E300 4MATIC is propelledby a 3.5-litre V6 engine. Yes, Iknow what you’re thinking, why isit not called an E350 if it has a

3,498cc engine? The reason isbecause this is a detuned version ofthe 3.5 motor, tweaked forsmoother driving, rather than hav-ing a sporty temperament. As aresult, it produces 248hp and251lb/ft of torque.

The only transmission availableon this model is a smooth seven-speed automatic. This is not thequickest shifting auto-box I haveever come across, but again, thismodel is not about speed, so itsrelaxed transmission goes with thecharacter of the car.

Being a 4MATIC, power goes toall wheels, but also being the oldE-class setup, this 4MATIC isrear-wheel based. That is not anissue for most of the year, and infact on nice days, it feels verygood, indeed. However, this sys-tem was not the best to use on thehighway, on a day the weather wasbeing particularly nasty. Plus, mytester was fitted with all-seasontires, not winter tires, which mademy drive quite challenging. Assoon as I would try to pass a slow-er vehicle, it felt like the back endof the car wanted to overtake thefront end, and that is not a goodfeeling at highway speeds.

If it had winter tires, it wouldhave been better, but an active all-wheel drive system that can chooseto send more power to the frontwould have been better still. Forthe 2014 model E-class (the car Ihaven’t driven… yet), I am told the4MATIC system will adopt a more50/50 split, which would help mat-ters in challenging weather condi-tions.

Apart from the issues I just men-tioned, the E300 4MATIC wasindeed a lovely car to drive. It rodevery well, and on sunny days, ithandled quite well. I just loved thesteering feel, as it was neither toolight nor too heavy. Plus, like allother Mercs, it has a tiny turningcircle, which makes it easy to park.As a car for running around thecity, it is just excellent.

I was also impressed how quickit was off the line. Given it onlyhas 248hp and its hefty curbweight of 1,815kg, this E300would just smoothly rocket awayfrom traffic lights. According toMercedes-Benz, it can sprint fromzero to 100 km/h in just 7.4 sec-onds. I can believe those numbers,since it actually felt even quickerthan that. Its top speed is electron-ically restricted to 210 km/h,which is fast enough for a familycar.

One of the things the moderncar-buyer looks at very closelythese days is fuel economy. In mytest week, with my driving styleand the weather I faced, it stillmanaged to do a combined city andhighway run of 11.8litres/100km.That is not bad, but you do have tofeed it premium fuel, which isquite expensive.

As for the price of the car, the2013 E300 4MATIC sedan isyours from $58,300. For a luxurycar from a prestigious brand, that isnot bad. I do like this car quite alot, but in its current guise, it is notthe ideal winter weather vehicle.Either buy this car now and investin the best winter tires money canbuy, or simply wait until the 2014model hits the market.

MOTORING NAUMAN [email protected]

2013 E300 not muchof a winter car

It’s a funny world we live in. AtFanshawe College, the saying ismore along the lines of, “It’s afunny building we work in.”Whether you are faculty, supportstaff or a student, we can all relateto this saying in one form or anoth-er.

For M building students, it maybe the before and after radio orFanshawe TV antics that couldmake up several hours of fantasticbloopers. For Tim Hortons staff,it’s more than likely the profoundsadness they witness from a cus-tomer who has lost 10 times in arow in Roll Up the Rim, followedby another ecstatic customer whois freaking out over winning adonut. In J building, it’s been acommon theme of athletes andother students alike who are con-cerned that their coaches, teachers,mentors and friends may be a littleharsh with their expectations.

As some of Fanshawe’s varsityteams progress in provincial tour-naments or even nationals, otherteams unfortunately meet a shorterseason’s end. Naturally, playersand coaches can butt heads fromtime to time and it’s often aroundthis time that those animosities

may be magnified. The echoes ofagonizing personal training clients’voices are often heard through thehallways of the Fanshawe CollegeCommunity Fitness Centre. Youhear some say that their trainerspushed them too hard, or were a lit-tle intimidating in their overallapproach. Paramedic, Fitness andHealth Promotion and PoliceFoundations students are often alsoheard expressing similar concerns.Some feel their practical evalua-tions are too difficult or unfair inorder to become successful, andthat their professors are overlydemanding. I’m not saying any ofthis is funny. However, it’s defi-nitely humorous that it’s a verycommon theme around this time ofyear.

Between being a J building pro-gram graduate, co-op student,employee, personal trainer andprofessor, I’ve experienced thepressures of what it feels like to beon both ends. I can honestly saythat I truly sympathize with bothsides. I can testify that it’s not onlythe coaches who have a “coach’smentality” so to speak, but thisgoes for many of the personaltrainers and professors as well.Hell, this goes for any superiors ingeneral. Many of them adapt someform of this coach’s approach.

Miscommunication, lack ofknowledge and other typical vari-ables aside, most people can agreethat the coach’s mentality entails

one main focus: to get the best outof his or herplayers/students/clients, even if itmeans having to give tough love.We have all wanted to run awayfrom home at one point or anotherbecause our parents screamed at usto a point we could never imaginewas possible. And who knows,maybe some of our parents did goa little too far at times. But whenmost of us look back, we get itnow, and we understand why theydid what they had to do.

Some people need a fire lit undertheir ass while others take care ofthemselves. It’s just human nature,and tough love is often the onlyway to direct much needed adjust-ments of attitude and behaviour.But it’s important not to confusework and success. Some gain suc-cess without working hard at all,while others work as hard ashumanly possible without muchsuccess at all. Those who haveadopted the coach’s mentalityalways applaud hard workersregardless of outcome. You mayget to the next level, you may not.But if you work your ass off, youleave no room for regrets, and thecoach sleeps well knowing that heor she did everything they could tomake sure of that whether youliked it or not.

Coaches, like parents, can some-times take it too far, and unfortu-nately we often realize that afterthe damage has been done. The

important thing to understand isthat it is never personal. Whatcoaches have zero tolerance for isthose individuals who don’t workat all but find every conceivableway possible to whine and makeexcuses. I remember once having astudent show up to his final practi-cal exam but had never been to onesingle class the entire semester. Hehad already failed the course,regardless of whatever mark hecould manage to pull on the finalexam. I saved him the time of writ-ing the exam for no reason andexplained his predicament. Heanswered politely explaining thathe understood and that he hadnobody to blame but himself. Now,that guy didn’t work at all for theentire semester, but any coach willrespect a student, client or playerwho owns up to his or her mis-takes.

Some people thrive on beingpushed as hard as possible, regard-

less of how harsh it may be. Otherscry at the most subtle hint of con-structive criticism. Sometimes cer-tain superiors and subordinateswill never mesh because of distinctpersonality traits that can’t beovercome for the greater good ofthe overall goal. Some individualswill never be able to accept thecoach’s “welcome to the realworld” attitude and approach.Whether they like it or not, coach-es have a point and it is that life istough, so get ready as soon as pos-sible or suffer the consequenceslater on or worse off, the rest ofyour life. Coaches have to remem-ber that each and every individualis very distinct in personality anddifferent approaches are absolutelynecessary to extract desired behav-iours and results. In the end,whether you’re dealing with ateacher, a trainer or a coach, it’show you influence them in a posi-tive manner that matters the most.

Putting yourself in your coach’s shoesFUN AND FITNESSRICK [email protected]

Knights primed for playoff runPlayoff bound – that’s what the

London Knights are this season,and it’s where they’ve been everyseason since the 1999/2000 seasonwhere they finished out of a playoffspot. And while they’re well oncourse to beating last season’s tallyof 99 points in the regular season,the Knights are some ways offbeating their franchise record of120 points.

But what’s the season been likefor the London Knights? In mybook, it’s been one where we’veseen two very different teams. Firstup was a team that won 24 straightgames from November throughDecember, almost tying the CHLrecord. In the second half was ateam that looked so vulnerable thatanyone could beat them on anygiven night.

But that is the beauty of juniorhockey. While people look up tothese athletes, some of them futureNHL players, it’s often hard to for-get that most of these players are infact in their teens. And yet, thepressure of a hockey-crazy city likeLondon rests on the shoulders ofthese young men.

“You have ups and downs duringthe season,” said Knights assistantgeneral manager Rob Simpson.“It’s tough on the players. We’rejust focused now on peaking at theright time heading out of the regu-lar season and onto the playoffs.”

This season’s capturing of theHamilton Spectator trophy as regu-lar season champions sees theKnights take home the top seed inthe Western Conference for thesixth time since 2003. And whilelast season’s team captured so

many hearts across the country,coming to within one goal of theMemorial Cup, this season’s teamhas much more potential to go onebetter.

But they’re inconsistent on occa-sion.

In London’s defence, though, theOHL’s Western Conference can bean unforgiving place for the under-prepared. The NHL’s top draftpicks usually come from this sideof the league and the MemorialCup representative, more oftenthan not, comes from this half ofthe province as well.

“After you won 24 games in arow, sure, losing a few straight willseem like a letdown,” addedSimpson. “Now, we’re feeling theplayoffs and playing solid. Theboys know if they play this certainway and everyone plays the waythey’re supposed to, they can winhockey games.”

The Knights crop of players bornin 1994 and 1995 form the core ofthis team, and the scary part formost teams in the league is that allof these players will be back nextseason, unless they make the NHL.What has impressed me the mostwith the London Knights is theability for a player to fill in whenothers might be going through aminor mid-season slump.

Take Bo Horvat, for instance.There’s a great chance he’ll beLondon’s top pick at the 2013 NHLDraft, higher than the more popularMax Domi. Why? Because Horvatis showing what he can do on a reg-ular basis when top players likeDomi or Seth Griffith are missingfrom the lineup. At the time of writ-ing, Horvat had 57 points in 62games, fourth in the line-up behind

Domi, Griffith and AlexBroadhurst.

Then the Seth Griffith injurycame along. Up until he broke abone on his right hand on February10, Griffith went about four yearswithout missing a game. When youdo the math, that goes back to 256regular season games, splitbetween the Knights and St. MarysLincolns (Jr. B), as well as 40 play-off games and four in the MemorialCup. With the injury, Griffith’shopes of challenging for the OHLscoring title are pretty much over,but his teammates stepped up in hisabsence. In the weeks followingGriffith’s injury, you wouldn’tnotice that the leading point getterwasn’t playing because the teamwas offensively strong.

And if you thought booting theKnights (and indeed the LondonLightning) out of the BudweiserGardens so that the World FigureSkating Championships can be heldin the city would change anything,think again. “Many of the guys onour team have the experience ofplaying and winning the OHL lastseason,” said Simpson. “Playing onthe road will give us some teambonding right before the playoffs,and when we do comeback, I knowthe city of London will be happy tohave us back.

“They will have missed theirLondon Knights hockey.”

This season’s playoffs will beinteresting. A quick glance at theOHL Western Conference stand-ings sees a London-Saginaw

matchup. As champions, theKnights will have home ice advan-tage throughout the series. “Homeice advantage is key heading intothe playoffs, whether it is in theWestern Division or in the leagueas a whole,” said Simpson. “It’smore of an accomplishment wherewe’ve guaranteed ourselves fourout of seven games in every series.”

Last season it was a late additionAustin Watson that made all thedifference in the playoffs and in theMemorial Cup. This season, gener-al manager Mark Hunter made thedecision to stay put with the currentcrop of players and instead signed abunch of blue chip prospects.

Will that mean a different resultfrom last season? Only time willtell.

VICTOR KAISARINTERROBANG


CREDIT: FANSHAWE ATHLETICS

London Knights defenseman and Pittsburgh Penguins draft pick Scott Harrington helped lead the Knights to asixth OHL West title since 2003.

Four Falcons headed toOCAA Hall of Fame

Four Fanshawe alumni are beinginducted to the Ontario CollegesAthletic Association Hall of Fame.The Hall of Fame honours achieve-ments in three categories: athletes,coaches and builders (those whohave significantly contributed tothe association). Mike Lindsay isone of the four being inducted.

Builder Mike Lindsay a graduateof the recreation and leadershipprogram at Fanshawe is being hon-oured for his work at Fanshaweand the OCAA. Lindsay, whoretired last year after 41 years inthe Fanshawe athletics program,has made extraordinary contribu-tions to athletics throughout histenure, revamping Fanshawe intoan athletic powerhouse.

“You could run any sport atFanshawe and be successful,” saidLindsay, “Fanshawe athletes arevery competitive, they want toknow where they stand and theyknow they have to give the extraeffort in order to be successful.”

It shows too; during Lindsay’sinvolvement with the athleticsdepartment, the Falcons won 131gold, 81 silver and 88 bronzemedals at the provincial andnational levels.

The humbled former OCAApresident and Fanshawe athleticmanager started his career wantingto break down some of the barriersof athlete eligibility, which isexactly what he did.

“One of my proudest moments

was getting a fifth-year eligibilityacross Canada, prior to that it wasonly four years. Since Fanshawewas one of the biggest co-opschools, we were getting a lot oftransfers and having students up tofive years and they weren’t eligi-ble. Now they are.”

Another humbled inductee wasEmily Costello. Costello has a longand illustrious soccer career inLondon and at Fanshawe. At 27years old, Costello is one of theyoungest inductees, which goes toshow the magnitude of her accom-plishments.

“I am super humbled to havebeen put in a category with othergreat athletes and coaches,” saidCostello.

She has been playing soccersince the age of nine, which is rel-atively late to start soccer. In a veryshort period of time, Costello’ssoccer career reached new highs.In her rookie year, she was namedcaptain of Fanshawe’s women’ssoccer team. 2005 was supposed tohave been a rebuilding year for theteam, since 90 per cent of the play-ers were rookies and they had justappointed a new coach, but thewomen shocked the OCAA whenthey took home the provincial title.

Costello credited her long-timecoach and mentor Martin Painteras guy who turns around soccerprograms.

“I was so lucky to have him as acoach in my last year, as well as tohave him involved in our clubteam. He taught me a lot about myown play and self-confidence andthat I can do whatever I want,” said

Costello. “He instills a sense ofknowledge and I never stoppedlearning from him.”

Costello’s time at Fanshawe wasone of achievements and growth asa player as well as a student. Shewas named to the CanadianCollegiate Athletic AssociationAll-Canadian team after helpingFanshawe advance to Nationals inBritish Columbia.

She’s living proof that after col-lege your success in the sport does-n’t end. Costello is the captain ofthe North London Galaxywomen’s team, who captured theJubilee Trophy this past fall inWinnipeg.

“It’s nice to get some recogni-tion for the time and commitmentyou put into something,” saidCostello.

In addition to Lindsay andCostello, the OCAA is also induct-ing former men’s basketball coachBill Carriere. Bill isn’t the firstCarriere to be inducted into the hallof fame, however; his wife Theresawas inducted as an athlete in 2005.

Also being honoured is cross-country runner John Mason.Mason led Fanshawe’s cross-coun-try team to two silver and threebronze medals at the Nationalchampionships over the course ofhis five years at Fanshawe.Mason’s athletic accomplishmentsare endless having been MVP andCCAA All-Canadian for fouryears.

The alumni will be inducted onMay 1 at the Delta LondonArmouries, along with 49 othersfrom across the province.

MEGAN MCPHADEN INTERROBANG


Arsene Wenger has led Arsenalthrough some of their greatestyears. The Frenchman managedonly the second team in British his-tory to go undefeated all season in2003/04.

However, the man who has ledthe Gunners since 1996 has beenunder fire by pundits and fans ofthe club. Since that magical seasonin ’03/’04, the club hasn’t seenmuch success, not winning a tro-phy since 2005.

They have yet to win in Europe(even though they made it to theEuropean Final in 2006), and theyhave fallen to Bayern Munich thisyear, starting with a soft 3-1 loss inthe first leg.

This all makes Arsenal fanswonder if it’s time for Wenger togo.

We need to realize why this manhasn’t been fired already. Wengerhaters claim he is still living off ofthe ‘glory days’ of the past…except those days yielded the bestside ever to play English football,and also yielded seven trophies in aspan of seven years.

Wenger also built that teamfrom the ground up. Those were allhis players, and those are all hisplayers out on the pitch today,even from the youth levels.

During this time between suc-cess and failure at Arsenal, theclub moved from their historic sta-dium Highbury to a new one calledthe Emirates Stadium. The stadiumcost nearly £400 million when itwas built in 2006, putting the clubin massive debt.

Wenger has always believed indevelopment, but this was a com-pletely different situation. Sincethe stadium was built, he has usedhis assets, as a manager, to closethe money gap. He’s sold the likesof Cesc Fabregas, Samir Nasri,

Robin Van Persie, EmmanuelAdebayor and Ashley Cole formillions of pounds apiece. He buysplayers for cheap, and thenmatures them to sell later and makea profit.

He has played the system welland should be given credit for that.That being said, he is known todish out mid-level transfer pay-ments for players, hoping for thesame result. He bought OliverGiroud and Lukas Podolski toreplace Van Persie; those twoplayers cost him close to £15 mil-lion, while he only got £20 millionout of the Van Persie sale.

It should also be noted thattighter financial laws are cominginto place next season, and theGunners are one of the only clubsin England ready for such meas-ures because of Wenger.

After crashing out of theChampions League again, Arsenaland Arsene are at a crossroads. Butis changing something like thisreally going to help? With newfinancial rules coming in, theymight be best to stick with a manwho keeps his wallet in his pocketas much as possible.

FANSHAWE FCMARTY [email protected]: @martythompson_

CREDIT: TALKSPORT.CO.UK

Arsene Wenger has seen betterdays, with his club and with hiswrinkles.

Intramural StandingsWomen’s Indoor SoccerGROUP ONETeam W L T Pts

Bethany’s Babes 2 0 0 4

Chloe Ballers 1 0 0 2

O’Briens Brawlers 1 1 0 2

Victorious Secret X 0 1 0 0

Girls On Fire 0 1 0 0

Hard Attack 0 2 0 0

Back That Pass Up 0 2 0 0

Broadcast Britchez 0 3 0 0

Intramural StandingsVolleyballGROUP ONETeam W L T Pts

Nagels Nightmares 11 1 0 22

Volleyhoots 10 1 0 20

Mo’ Money Make.. 9 2 0 18

Notorious Dig 8 2 0 16

The Cultivars 8 3 0 16

Sloppy Sets 7 1 0 14

Lumbar Jacks 6 6 0 12

Group TwoTeam W L T Pts

Bazinga 7 0 0 14

Safe Sets 7 2 0 14

Tigers 7 2 0 14

Spiked Punch 6 2 0 12

I’d Hit That 5 2 0 10

Individuals 5 3 0 10

Alpha Wolf Squ... 4 1 0 8

Balls N Dolls 4 4 0 8

Idiopathic Allstarts 4 4 0 8

Kiss My Ace 4 5 0 8

Swingers 3 3 0 6

Will Work For Sets 2 5 0 4

FNC Mawlers 0 0 0 0

Intramural StandingsBasketballGROUP ONETeam W L T Pts

5th Wheel 8 0 0 16

Run DMD 6 1 0 12

The Jello Shooters 6 2 0 12

Individuals 6 2 0 12

Prancing Unicorns 5 3 0 10

Jager Bombers 3 4 0 6

GROUP TWOTeam W L T Pts

Cole World 7 1 0 14

Multiple Scoregas.. 6 1 0 12

DDD 4 4 0 8

Smokin’ Trees ... 3 5 0 6

Intramural StandingsMen’s Indoor SoccerGROUP ONETeam W L T Pts

Bifida’s 2 0 1 5

Beerchester United 2 1 0 4

Fanshawe All Stars 2 1 0 4

Please Insert Here 1 1 1 3

Sour D’s 1 0 0 2

Rookies 1 1 0 2

Undecided 0 2 0 0

United Nations 0 2 0 0

Zodka Jr’s 0 2 0 0


WTFC 2 1 0 4

Arabs 2 1 0 4

Blackouts 1 0 1 3

Fake Madrid 1 0 1 3

Nacho Supreme 1 1 0 2

Super Strikerz 0 2 0 0

Toe Punters 0 2 0 0

Underdogs FC 0 2 0 0

GROUP THREETeam W L T Pts

5.0 United 2 0 0 4

AV’s 2 0 0 4

Bears with Bazo... 2 0 0 4

BSL 1 1 0 2

Falcons 1 2 0 2

Fanshawe Tigers 0 1 0 0

Individuals 0 2 0 0

Phoenix 0 2 0 0

Ball Hockey StandingsGROUP ONETeam W L T Pts

Easton Infection 8 0 0 16

A Style 5 1 0 10

MSARGO 4 0 0 8

Minnesota Lippers 4 2 0 8

Blood Bath & B... 4 5 0 8

Fruit Luples 3 4 0 6

Clean Sweeps 3 5 0 6

Draconics 2 3 0 4

Dickerson Cider 2 4 0 4

Hack N Slash 2 6 0 4


Waterloo Wheelers 8 0 0 16

Multiple Score... 7 1 0 14

Beers Ago 6 2 0 12

Patrick Swayzes 5 4 0 10

Sniping Pockets ... 4 4 0 8

Dusty Muffs 4 4 0 8

Rollin’ Coal 3 3 0 6

MRTini’s 2 2 0 4

Dutch Rutters 2 5 0 4

GROUP THREETeam W L T Pts

Bangers 7 0 1 15

Liquor Box 7 0 1 15

Happy Gilmores 6 3 1 13

Ball Monitors 4 4 1 9

Reckless 4 2 0 8

Abusement Park 4 3 0 8

Wanna Puck 4 5 0 8

The Mighty Ducks 3 5 1 7

GROUP FOURTeam W L T Pts

Shanahand me a ... 8 0 0 16

No Name 7 0 0 14

Ketola’s Angels 4 4 1 9

Jager Bombers 3 2 0 6

Muffalo Shavers 3 3 0 6

Buk Hockey 3 3 0 6

The Zamboners 2 2 1 5

Big Joel and the ... 2 3 0 4

Cole World 1 5 0 2

Arsene should remainArsenals leader

interrobang issue for monday, march 18th, 2013

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