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Carol Thorborn, a.k.a Dragon, isin her third year at Fanshawe inthe Human Resources program.“I’m Carol, like Christmas, butmost call me Dragon. I’m a feistyredhead who likes to party andloves getting down with sun-shine, I think everyone shouldknow!” 1. Why are you here?To start a Ginge Revolution.

2. What was your life-changingmoment?When I finally understood life. 3. What music are you currentlylistening to?Christmas dubstep. 4. What is the best piece ofadvice you’ve ever received?Get better.5. Who is your role model?Cartman from South Park.

6. Where in the world have youtravelled?I’ve travelled everywhere in mydreams. 7. What was your first job?Day camp leader. 8. What would your last mealbe?Pizza, obviously. 9. What makes you uneasy?Coldplay. 10. What is your passion?Completing the Ginge Revolution.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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Carol Thorborn hopes to ingnite a ‘Ginge Revolution.’

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Nigel Gordon“What’s the best washroom to use on campus?”

Vince Deiulis“Ask something about the (police brutality protest).”

Jeremy “Tall Drink of Water” Klaver“The question should not be that. It sucks, haha. Ask, ‘What’s with all the dudes?’”

Miranda Peters“Midterms are coming up - ask what their number-one study help is.”

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E L E C T I O N R E S U LT S

EXECUTIVE COUNCILVP ATHLETICS

AND RESIDENCE LIFE

FSU PresidentVeronica Barahona

VP FinanceKendra Sauder

VP Internal AffairsSam Slade

VP External & AcademicAffairsAndrew Payne

VP EntertainmentEmma Newman

You may have heard the terms“Access Copyright” and“Copyright Act” tossed around alot lately, along with legalese termsabout policies, legislation, fair useand more. It can be a bit confusing,so here’s what you as students needto know.

Access Copyright is an organiza-tion made up of authors and pub-lishers – the people who producethe content you use every day atschool: articles, books, textbooksand more. It offers schools, busi-nesses and other institutions per-mission to copy works such asbooks, textbooks, newspapers,journals and more for a fee. Themoney from these fees is distrib-uted by Access Copyright to com-pensate the creators of the worksused.

This summer, a proposed feehike – which would see schools’Access Copyright tariffs increasealmost tenfold – sent manyCanadian academic institutionsrunning. “They had done some-thing similar with the primary andsecondary schools and it had beenresolved,” explained MarilynTurner, Acting Manager of Libraryand Media Services. “Now they areattempting to resolve it with col-

leges and universities.”In response to the proposal, “A

group of the universities acrossCanada (Association ofUniversities and Colleges ofCanada) and the community col-leges across Canada (Associationof Canadian Community Colleges)each filed a petition with theCopyright Board to say, ‘We don’twant to pay not quite 10 times asmuch, and we don’t think weshould have to,’” Turner explained.

The Copyright Board of Canada,a governmental institution, saideach group could bring forward itsquestions and concerns, and theBoard would make a ruling. Thetariff will stay at its current rateuntil the issue is resolved, whichTurner expects will take some time.

As of right now, there are nochanges to the Copyright Act. “We(have always) operated under it,and under the Fair Dealing provi-sions of the Act, and the FairDealing Policy has recently beenclarified in the College’s policy,”said Turner. “The discussions peo-ple see are about the proposed leg-islation or about the AccessCopyright proposal.”

In the meantime, here’s what youneed to know about copyright toensure you stay out of any legalissues.

Fair Dealing PolicyTurner said: “We are guided by

the Copyright Act and a documentcalled the Fair Dealing Policy,which has been developed byACCC – and something very simi-lar has been developed by theAUCC for the university sector –and it talks about a lot of things thatyou can do with Fair Dealing. It hasbeen adopted by Fanshawe and it isin the Copyright Policy, which isposted online.”

This is a guideline about usingbooks, articles and more for yourown personal use or for research.“The main things of fair dealing arehow much of an item are you copy-ing?” said Linda Crosby, TechnicalServices and Systems Librarian.The Fair Dealing Policy is veryspecific about how much of a textyou are able to copy without gettingpermission or paying a fee, such as10 per cent of a published work or5 per cent of a textbook.

“If you’re writing a paper aboutnuclear physics and you put in areference to what Richard Feynmansaid, absolutely you can put it inthere – it’s not stopping people(from doing that) at all,” explainedTurner. “But to photocopy all ofRichard Feynman’s book and giveit to your brother-in-law as a birth-day present, that’s no good.”

Sharing information andmedia online

According to Turner, copyingand pasting information from awebsite into an email you send to afriend is a copyright violation,because you haven’t received per-mission to copy that information.Linking directly to the web page,however, is okay. “In terms of put-ting things on FanshaweOnline, byand large, if you’re putting a linkup, that’s okay.”

If you want to share an articleonline with a friend, send him thedirect link to the webpage ratherthan copying and pasting, suggest-ed Crosby. Rather than photocopy-ing part of a book to share with afriend, direct her to the book andpage number.

Consequences“There aren’t typically ‘copy-

right police’ looking througheverything we do,” said Crosby,“but certainly with the new tariffcoming in and everybody’s aware-ness being raised about that issue,there always has been and alwayscan be the opportunity for someoneto come in and say, ‘I want to lookat a bunch of stuff you’ve got hereand find out if any of them havebroken copyright.’”

Due to the lack of case law, out-lining actual consequences for

breaking the Copyright Act is a bittricky, said Crosby, “but I think ittends to be on the harsh side.”

In shortTurner summed up everything

pretty simply: “You can make aphotocopy of something for yourown use. You can include all thestuff you would normally includein your research papers – providingyou cite it appropriately. You canput links (directly to) articles andshare them with other people.”

“Nobody wants people to stopusing books,” she continued.“Nobody wants people to stop shar-ing information – that’s not the pur-pose of this. The purpose is thatpeople who are creating works areappropriately compensated forthem.”

A LibGuide to Copyright can befound at fanshawec.libguides.com –select Copyright from the list oftopics on the left. There you canfind tons of information about FairDealing, Print Copying, PublicPerformance Rights, Open Accessand more. If you’d prefer to speakto someone in person, the librarystaff is friendly and helpful, and canhelp anybody wade through thesometimes-murky copyright waters.

For more information aboutAccess Copyright, check outaccesscopyright.ca.

Student unions at colleges acrossOntario are voicing their concernwith the way Elections Ontario ishandling the 2011 provincial elec-tion. As a result of the province-wide support staff strike, ElectionsOntario decided to pull alladvanced and Election Day pollingstations from all college campuses.

Elections Ontario originallyacknowledged the need to makevoting accessible for college stu-dents since low youth voter turnoutrates are a significant concern inCanada; however, the recent strikeled Elections Ontario to questionwhether or not they should crosspicket lines. A few weeks ago, theycame to the decision to removetheir college campus presencecompletely.

The decision frustrated manycollege students unions becauseuniversity campus polling stationshave remained untouched, includ-ing the University of WesternOntario, which has also seen astrike in recent weeks.

The Fanshawe Student Unionhas been working closely with theCollege Student Alliance in aneffort to get the stations back on

campus, but representatives ofElections Ontario have told theCSA that their hands are tied.

FSU President VeronicaBarahona is unimpressed with theactions of Elections Ontario. “Formany college students living oncampus, this will be their first timevoting in a provincial election,”said Barahona. “Students need tobe given the opportunity to experi-ence how easy it is to vote, and getin the habit of voting in every elec-tion.”

Vice-President of StudentSupport Cathie Augier echoesBarahona’s concerns about howthis decision will affect studentvoting habits. “It is important topromote participation in electionsby post-secondary students. Wehope that in future elections wehave the opportunity to host bothadvance and Election Day polls atFanshawe College.”

Last week, it was announcedthat colleges would have theiradvanced polling stations reinstat-ed, but that none of the collegeswould have their Election Day sta-tions returned. “We are alwayshearing about low youth voterturnout, and I just don’t understandwhy Elections Ontario would

remove Election Day polls whenthey would prove to be very bene-ficial for students,” said Barahona.

Student unions are now facedwith the challenge of encouragingstudents to either vote in advancedpolls or head to nearby off-campusElection Day stations. Some col-leges are even trying to find waysof transporting students to votingstations, as many students don’thave access to a car.

Both Fanshawe College and theFSU hope that, if not in this elec-tion, in future elections the needsof students will be recognized andaccommodated.

For more information on howand where to vote, visitwemakevotingeasy.ca or contactVeronica Barahona directly [email protected].

KIRSTEN ROSENKRANTZINTERROBANG


After much anticipation,Fanshawe College finallyannounced exactly where the newSchool of Applied and PerformingArts will be housed. On September22, Dr. Howard Rundle held apress conference announcing thatFanshawe College is purchasingthe old Royal Trust building at 137Dundas St., which will provide50,000 square feet of space. Thepurchase of this building is the firstof many phases that will bringFanshawe students downtown.

“Over the next few years, weanticipate an investment of up to$40 million to buy and renovatebuildings in the downtown core,possibly including heritage build-ings,” said Rundle. Once complet-ed, the school will feature about110,000 square feet of space, hous-ing 1,000 students and 75 staffmembers.

Immediately after the sale closesin October, the college will begindesigning and renovating thebuilding, which is set to open inSeptember 2013 and will welcome200 students. So far, Fanshawe hasreceived commitments of $6 mil-lion and $20 million from theprovincial government and theCity of London respectively.

London Mayor Joe Fontana saidthis move will be crucial in thedevelopment of arts and culture inthe core of the city. “(Fanshawe)coming downtown is an importantevolution for the college. Why?Because modern cities want theirstudents to be integrated with theircommunities, and there’s no betterplace for arts and culture than to bedowntown.”

Rundle echoed Fontana’s per-spective, saying that if the commu-nity wants students to stay inLondon after they graduate, theyneed to be involved with the city.“They need to get to know ourcommunity: be moving in it, beworking in it, playing in it,” saidRundle.

The college hopes that byadding a downtown location, vitalpartnerships will be made betweenstudents and the already existingcommunity downtown, includingperformance groups, businessesand cultural organizations.Conversely, these partnerships willbenefit existing businesses andgroups, providing skilled employ-ees to help them grow.

President of Digital ExtremesMichael Schmalz discussed whatthe move will mean for companiessuch as his own. Digital Extremeswas listed as one of Canada’s Top100 Employers of 2011 byMaclean’s magazine, and employs100 of London’s most creativepeople (many of whom areFanshawe grads). “Having thismany students right in the down-town core, supporting its develop-ment, it’s important for the peoplewho actually live and work downthere as part of London’s ongoingstrategy,” said Schmulz.

The new School of Applied andPerforming Arts will focus on per-forming arts, art production, digi-tal media and information technol-ogy. According to Rundle, theschool is anticipated to contributeover $80 million to the local econ-omy annually.

The college is continuing to lookat other buildings that will helpgrow Fanshawe’s presence in thedowntown core.

KIRSTEN ROSENKRANTZINTERROBANG

Clarifying copyright confusionERIKA FAUSTINTERROBANG

A new college year is underwayand the halls are once again filledwith the hustle and bustle of stu-dents! I would like to welcome youall to Fanshawe, whether you are areturning student or just startingout at this amazing place.

As is the case no matter whereyou go, there are rules and expec-tations that need to be followed.The Code of Conduct Policy setsout the expectations the college hasfor our students. We strive for an

environment that is respectful to alland where our students have theopportunity to be successful intheir endeavours.

Hopefully you've seen theStudent Code of Conduct postersaround the College. The messageis pretty simple, really: “It’s AboutChoices.” You now have theopportunity to shape your futuresand while you're here I encourageyou to stay focused on the reasonyou came to Fanshawe College.There will be parties and manyother social gatherings, and it

would be naïve to believe that youwill not partake in at least some ofthem, so I ask you to remember theThree Rs: Respect for yourself,Respect for others both in the col-lege community and in the com-munity of London, and beResponsible in your actions.

Your time here at FanshaweCollege should be remembered,when you cross the stage at yourgraduation and in future, as someof the best years of your life.

BOB CLARKCODE OF CONDUCT ADMINISTRATOR

College voting stations pulled

It’s about choices

Fanshawe unveilsits newest campus


Who are you voting for?

Issue of importance

The most important issue in this election is jobs.

How they will fix it

Ontario has lost 300,000 manufacturing jobs in thepast decade. We have become a have-not provincewith a record budget deficit. The global recession, ahigh Canadian dollar and rising world energy priceshave hit our wallets particularly hard. It’s time toaddress these challenges head-on with policies thatpromote prosperity in a low-carbon global economy.

The Green Party has a plan to secure Ontario’sfuture, not lock us in the past. We envision a futurewhere Ontario builds on its diverse strengths tobecome a confident leader in the global economy. Wewill focus on creating sustainable, long-term jobs, andstop burdening our children with today’s debts.

We can only achieve this future by unleashing andnurturing the creativity and innovation of our entrepre-neurs and workers to build strong local economies. TheGreen Party is committed to responsible stewardship ofour natural and financial resources and will promotepolicies that ensure we live within our means.

Why students should vote for them

We need a new approach to government, one whereyou and your community—not political insiders—comefirst. The old parties don’t understand that we are edu-cated, connected with each other and highly capable ofmaking good decisions for our communities.

It’s time for a new political culture in Ontario. ElectingGreen MPPs will bring a breath of fresh air to Queen’sPark by rejecting hyper-partisanship and short-termthinking focused on getting votes. Ontario needs a gov-ernment that is willing to plan for the future just like indi-viduals, families and businesses do.

Greens reject the false choice between ripping gov-ernment apart or making everything big, bureaucratic,and expensive. The Green Party believes in a govern-ment that engages and empowers individuals, busi-nesses and organizations to develop sensible, long-term solutions for our communities.

Health care

Health care spending makes up half of the provincialbudget. If the current trend continues, 80% of Ontario’sbudget will go to pay for health care by 2030. We needto improve the value for money spent to sustain ourpublicly-funded health care system.

Ontario is squandering precious health care dollarsby mismanaging important initiatives such as eHealth.Too many dollars are spent on administration insteadof front-line services and staff.

Ontario Greens will make better and more efficientuse of health care dollars. We will invest in more fami-ly health clinics staffed by a variety of providers. We willensure home care services are available for those whoneed them.

We will focus on preventing illness in the first place,by creating healthier communities, promoting healthierlifestyles and ensuring a healthy environment.Together, we can provide all Ontarians with access toquality care when and where they need it.

Post-secondary education

The Green Party is committed to making it easier forstudents to access and pay for post-secondary educa-tion. Tuition fees have risen over the last few yearsbetween 4 and 8% annually, making Ontario the mostexpensive province in Canada in which to study.

In addition to making college and university afford-able, we are committed to enhancing their quality. By

delaying tax cuts for large corporations until 2016, wecan budget to freeze tuition rates while maintaininginvestments in colleges and universities.

By expanding training and certification in skilledtrades, apprenticeships, mentorship programs, andpost-secondary education, Ontario can begin to devel-op jobs that will focus on leading-edge technologiesand sustainable living.

The Green Party will bring employers, workers,unions, trade associations, professional organizations,guilds, colleges, and universities together to build acomprehensive system of apprenticeship, co-opera-tive, retraining, and mentorship programs for everyemployment sector.

Environment

The Green Party of Ontario has always designed pol-icy with environmental sustainability in mind. Webelieve that economic, social and environmental sus-tainability is interlinked. Our policies are designed to besustainable for generations to come, not just the nextelection cycle.

The Green Party will implement a simple, straight for-ward price on carbon, modelled after the popular BritishColumbia system. This is the most efficient and costeffective approach to reducing greenhouse gas emis-sions.

The Green Party’s Energy Plan prioritizes energyefficiency and conservation as the most affordableapproach to meeting our energy needs. For less thanhalf the cost of replacing just one nuclear power plant,we could retrofit 1.6 million homes for energy efficiencyand reduce the need for the same amount of energythe plant would produce. Doing so would also create 90times more jobs than replacing the power plant.

The Green Party will create a comprehensive GreenBuilding Program that includes $1.6 billion over fouryears in refundable tax credits for home owners, ten-ants and businesses to invest in energy efficiency andbuilding retrofits. This program will help individuals andbusinesses save money on energy bills and save theprovince money by reducing the need for new supply,while also stimulating local job creation.

Ontario needs a long-term, sustainable energy planthat will provide a reliable source of affordable energywith the flexibility to incorporate new technologies.Renewables, including solar, wind, biomass, hydro andbiogas, are an essential part Ontario’s energy future.These are the clean energy sources of the twenty-firstcentury, and will create jobs that will be in demand inthe future.

The issue no one else is dealing with

Food and Farming. Our communities benefit fromthriving farms that provide fresh and healthy local food.The food sector is the second largest employer inOntario, and profitable farms and agricultural business-es are the backbone of a prosperous rural economyand essential to feeding Ontario.

Our food system is experiencing significant chal-lenges. Farm incomes are variable and negative formost sectors, food bank use is at an all-time high, andpoor diets are contributing to rising health care costs.The number of farmers is declining, the age of farmersis rising and fewer youth are growing food. Ontario onlyhas 7,000 farmers under the age of 35. We are losingtoo much farm land to urban sprawl. It’s time to makestrengthening our food system a priority so that Ontariocan feed itself and others.

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Issue of importance

Education continues to be one of the top Liberal pri-orities.


For eight years, Liberals have made historic invest-ments in students and the places where they learn.We’ve lowered class sizes, increased test scores andgraduation rates and introduced North America’s firstfull day kindergarten program for all four and five yearolds. For college and university students, Liberalsbrought back up-front grants, expanded OSAP, sub-stantially increased college and university operatingbudgets and invested $4 billion in new classrooms,libraries and labs. Fanshawe’s new Centre for AppliedTransportation Technologies is one example. The planis working. There are 120,000 more students attendingcollege or university today than when we took office in2003.


Ontario Liberals have a track record of investing instudents. The centrepiece of the Liberal election plat-form is a new tuition grant that will reduce collegetuition by $730 each year for up to 4 years of studybeginning January, 2012. Full-time undergraduate stu-dents with a family income below $160,000 will auto-matically receive the grant, regardless of whether theyqualify for OSAP. This means that college students willsave $2920 for a 4 year college program. The last PCgovernment cut student aid by 41% as college tuitionrose by 64%. The last NDP government promised toeliminate tuition and instead, faced with economic chal-lenges like today, hiked fees by 50% in 4 years, cut stu-dent aid and cancelled up-front grants.

Healthcare

Liberals have turned around Ontario’s healthcaresystem after the previous PC government closed 28hospitals and fired doctors and nurses. Liberals arebuilding 18 new hospitals, reducing surgical wait timesand increasing newborn disease screenings. One mil-lion more Ontarians have a family doctor. In the yearsahead, a Liberal government will continue to improveon all of these initiatives while focusing on illness pre-vention and on implementing a new strategy to help50,000 young Ontarians cope with mental healthissues. Liberals are also introducing a new renovationtax credit to help seniors stay at home longer, ratherthan in a hospital or a long-term care facility.


In a competitive global economy where 70 per centof new jobs require postsecondary education or train-ing, Ontario needs every person at their best to attractand create jobs for the next generation. Liberals havea track record of making students a priority, makingsubstantial investments and helping to increase stu-dent achievement at all levels of our education system.Only Liberals have a plan to make sure Ontario stu-dents have access to the world-class education theyneed for today’s workforce.

Environment

Liberals have made Ontario a North American leaderin environmental protection. We will continue to shutdown dirty coal plants and invest in clean, green ener-gy. Ontario’s new clean energy sector will create50,000 by the end of 2012. We have established thestrongest drinking water standards in North America,and our platform commits to developing new cleanwater technologies. The Liberals also have a plan toexpand clean-up of the Great Lakes. While the NDPabandons the environment, Liberals are committed to aLocal Food Act, a new environmental education pro-gram and strengthening the Greenbelt, the NDP hasabandoned the environment.

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Provincial parties in their own words. Thursday, October 6 is provincial election day, and we want everyone to get out and vote! This year, we

had the major parties running in the election submit their own profiles, in an effort to help students make informed

and educated decisions when it comes time to vote. The provincial government is responsible for our public

schooling, health care and social services (to name a few), so make sure you vote for the kind of Ontario you

want. For more information on the election, visit wemakevotingeasy.ca and take some time to review each party’s

website.

GREEN PARTY

LIBERAL

PROVINCIAL


CANDIDATES BY RIDING

LONDON-FANSHAWEFreedom Party Dave DurninGreen Party Bassam LazarIndependent Ali HamadiLiberal Party Khalil Ramal*Libertarian Party Tim HarnickNew Democratic Party Theresa ArmstrongProgressive Conservative Party Cheryl Miller

LONDON WESTFreedom Party Tim HodgesGreen Party Gary BrownLiberal Party Chris Bentley*New Democratic Party Jeff BuchananPeople First Republic Party Chris GuptaProgressive Conservative Party Ali Chahbar

LONDON NORTH CENTREFreedom Party Mary Lou AmbrogioGreen Party Kevin LabonteLiberal Party Deb Matthews*Libertarian Party Jordan vanKlinkenNew Democratic Party Steve HolmesPauper Party Michael SpottiswoodProgressive Conservative Party Nancy Branscombe

ELGIN-MIDDLESEX-LONDONFreedom Party Paul McKeeverGreen Party Eric LoewenLiberal Party Lori Baldwin-SandsNew Democratic Party Kathy CornishProgressive Conservative Party Jeffrey Yurek

HALDIMAND-NORFOLKFamily Coalition Party John GotsGreen Party Justin BlakeLiberal Party Greg CroneNew Democratic Party Ian NicholsProgressive Conservative Party Toby Barrett*

OXFORDFamily Coalition Party Leonard VanderhoevenGreen Party Catherine Stewart-MottLiberal Party David HilderleyNew Democratic Party Dorothy EisenProgressive Conservative Party Ernie Hardeman*

*Current MPP

PROVINCIAL PARTY LEADERS

Family Coalition Party

Phil Leesfamilycoalitionparty.com

Freedom Party

Paul McKeeverfreedomparty.on.ca

Green Party

Mike Schreinergpo.ca

Liberal Party

Hon. Dalton McGuinty, Premierontarioliberal.ca

Libertarian Party

Sam Apelbaumlibertarian.on.ca

New Democratic Party

Andrea Horwath, MPPontariondp.com

Pauper Party

Michael Spottiswood

People First Republic Party

Trueman Tuckpfrpo.ca

Progressive Conservative Party

Tim Hudak, MPPontariopc.com

Issue of importance

Jobs are top of mind for many Ontarians.


We need change that creates and protects goodjobs. We will stop no-strings-attached corporate taxgiveaways, and instead reward companies that arecreating jobs in Ontario. We will offer tax credits tocompanies investing in building, equipment, machin-ery and staff training, as well as Job Creation TaxCredit. This credit will reimburse employers 20 percent of the wage for new hires for one year, up to$5,000 per worker. To qualify companies will have toprovide on-the-job training and demonstrate theyare creating new positions, not filling existing jobswith subsidized workers. Instead of billions in no-strings attached corporate tax giveaways, the NDP’sJob Creation Tax Credit will create 80,000 jobs overfour years.


The Ontario NDP has a plan that will make post-secondary education more affordable, by freezingtuition and removing the interest from student loans.Tuition in Ontario has increased 30% since theLiberals came to office – the rise in rates will quick-ly overwhelm their recently announced tuitionrebate. We also have a plan that will create goodjobs and get Ontario’s economy back on track. Wewill make life more affordable through initiatives likerebates, grants, and loans for energy efficient homeretrofits – including grants for low-income home-owners and tenants – and splitting the operatingcost of transit systems evenly with municipalities inexchange for a four year fare freeze. By investing ina $60 million cycling infrastructure fund, we willallow cities to improve bike lanes, bike storage andbike tourism.

Healthcare

Ontario’s New Democrats will improve healthcarein Ontario by cutting emergency room wait times inhalf, addressing family doctor shortages and cap-ping public CEO salaries to allow us to invest moremoney in frontline care. Our plan to forgive the stu-dent loan debt of new doctors who practice in under-served communities and fund 50 new family health-care clinics will help ensure all Ontarians haveaccess to high-quality healthcare.


With the average undergraduate student debtload in Ontario doubling since the 1990s, the NDPwill take steps to make sure that post-secondaryeducation is affordable for students. We will tackleOntario’s tuition rates, which are currently more than40% higher than the Canadian average, by freezingtuition and removing the interest from student loans.We will also commit to addressing urgent campusmaintenance and facility needs.

Environment

We are committed to helping Ontarians makeaffordable green choices. We will halt new nuclearplants and instead focus on conservation, offeringrebates, grants and loans for homeowners and ten-ants who want to retrofit their homes for energy effi-ciency. By providing municipalities with 50% of theoperating costs of their transit systems in exchangefor a four year fare freeze and creating an infra-structure fund for bike lanes, bike storage and bicy-cle tourism, we will encourage the use of more envi-ronmentally-friendly modes of transportation. Wewill also exceed targets for renewable energy.

The issue no one else is dealing with

The income gap is wider than ever, but the NDP isthe only party with a plan to reduce poverty inOntario. McGuinty’s Liberals have reduced basicsocial assistance rates, and Hudak’s Conservatives

have no plan for Ontarians living in poverty.Ontario’s New Democrats will ensure that the bene-fit clawback for ODSP recipients is reduced and thatsocial assistance rates keep pace with inflation. Wewill raise the minimum wage to $11 an hour andindex it to the cost of living. To ensure secure hous-ing for more Ontarians, we will implement a newhousing benefit for low-income tenants who payunaffordable rents and build more than 50,000 newaffordable housing units over the next 10 years.

Our strong job creation plan, including the previ-ously mentioned the Job Creation Tax Credit andour Buy Ontario program, will mean that more taxdollars are spent in Ontario, creating jobs in ourprovince. We will stem rising inequality in Ontario bycreating good jobs and providing adequate incomesupports.

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Health

For the amount Ontario’s taxpayers put into thesystem, they should receive the highest qualityhealth care services in the country and sadly, that’snot the case.

A Tim Hudak government will grow annual healthcare funding by $6.1 billion by the end of our firstterm. We will introduce changes that will put thepatient at the centre of the healthcare system,including rigorous patient satisfaction and outcomemeasurements, and a wait time guarantee for emer-gency rooms. We will also invest in 40,000 long termcare beds and we will grow support for home care,giving seniors choice in health care.

We will end the waste. The Liberal governmentwasted a billion dollars on the eHealth scandal andanother $300 million on a regional health carebureaucracy called the LHINs. These are unelected,unaccountable, faceless boards that the McGuintyLiberals hide behind whenever there are emergencyrooms to shut. We will close the LHINs and redirectthe health care dollars to frontline care.

Post- secondary education

Strong universities and colleges, focused ondeveloping the innovations of tomorrow, are funda-mental to creating a dynamic economy today.

A Tim Hudak government will create up to 60,000post-secondary spaces in Ontario. Individual col-leges and universities will be asked to compete forthese new spaces and find new ways to ensureaccess, affordability and excellence. Greater co-ordination and co-operation between universitiesand colleges, such as the number of credit transferprograms, will amplify these opportunities.

We will raise the threshold of financial support tomake it more accessible for middle-class families toaccess OSAP. And, we will end the Liberal foreignscholarship program that puts foreign studentsahead of Ontario students. We will reinvest thosefunds in our students instead.

Environment

Ontario families expect our environment to besafe, clean and sustainable for future generations.

We will guard the quality of the air we breathe andwater we drink. We will complete the closure of coalpowered plants by 2014. This often-promised goal isbehind schedule. A Tim Hudak government will fin-ish the job Dalton McGuinty couldn’t get done. Wewill use the soon-to-be closed coal plants as sites toprovide newer, cleaner energy. We will also protectall programs that safeguard our water quality.

We will protect our land, lakes and rivers. Ontarioparks are known throughout the word for their beau-ty and accessibility. We will improve parks forOntario families with a new investment of $10 mil-lion. We will also increase funding to expand landacquisition for the Bruce Trail and we will protect ourrivers, wildlife and fish populations.

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1. Where is the ideal restaurant in London for a first date? You know what is my favourite place ever? I like Prince Al’s, it’s so fun. Depending on when you go it can be insanely busy, but I like their music — they have the most random music. One minute they’re playing Tracy Chapman, and the next it’s Coheed and Cambria.

2. If you could switch places with anyone in the world, who would it be and why? Craig Kielburger. He founded Free The Children and does Me to We, stuff like that. He’s so cool, and he’s not even 30 yet. He’s been everywhere and built schools and stuff like that. He spoke at one of our conferences, and you really want to listen to everything he says.

3. Where is the best place to eat on campus? I have this weird addiction to Out Back Shack food, it’s so good. They have quesadillas, they have these cheese bite things; I would eat anything they made at the Shack.

4. What’s your most embarrassing childhood memory? Oh my gosh, I probably have about 600. It wasn’t that I was a weird kid, I just didn’t think about things before I did them. Oh, I peed my pants once at school. My friends locked me in this wooden box, and I was killing myself laughing. I told them to let me out and they just laughed more, it was funny but horrible.

5. If someone forced you to get a tattoo, what would it be and why? I don’t know, it depends on where it was. Because if it was on my leg, no one would ever see it and I wouldn’t care. Otherwise, I’d probably get headphones. Big, awesome headphones.

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As a Leo, one of my strongest traits is mysense of loyalty; believe me, I would doANYTHING for the people I love. BUT,there comes a time in one’s life when yourrelationship dynamics with others vastlychange.

As we age, enter long-term romantic part-nerships and begin to plan out our futures(careers and otherwise), we want to be sur-rounded by those who not only have similarinterests, but also SIMILAR VALUES. Welose patience for the drama-rama b.s. and wefrankly also don’t have time for it (especial-ly when we start to pump out babies!).

In a nutshell, we want our friends to bethere for us when the going gets tough, butwe also want the assurance in knowing thatif we cannot see or speak to them for a fewmonths on end, our relationships will NOTfall apart over trivialities. The key, therefore,to maintaining mature adult relationshipsdoes not revolve around how much time isspent together, but it is to let the other personknow how much you truly VALUE the timeyou do spend together.

As Aristotle pointed out in his work TheNichomachean Ethics oh-so-many yearsago, there are three basic friendship forma-tion patterns and those patterns typically(though not always) correspond with age(psychological age, that is):

Friendships based on pleasure: Thistype of friendship provides you with enjoy-able company and/or affection. In elemen-tary school, for example, two pals may bondover nothing more than a shared love for aboard game or cartoon, giving them a partnerwith whom they can participate in recre-ational pursuits.

Friendships based on utility: This typeof friendship provides you with access tosomething you desire; you may or may noteven like the individual beyond what theycan “get” you. For example, in high school,friendships are often pretentious (or strate-gic, depending upon how you look atthings), based on little beyond trying to scorepoints popularity-wise or using someone fortheir partying “ins.”

Friendships based on goodness: Thistype of friendship is based upon a deeper

bond in that you desire the person’s compa-ny because you see good in them, but alsodesire good for that individual in a selflessmanner because of a genuine care for them.Friendships based on goodness are the defi-nition of TRUE mature adult friendships.

As I’m sure it’s pretty self-evident basedupon the above descriptions, as one’s life sit-uation evolves, their friend circle(s) typical-ly follow suit. For instance, if you’reinvolved in a romantic relationship, you like-ly have more “couples friends” than yoursingle counterparts. Similarly, if you’ve justembarked on your professional journey,you’ll start to meet people (with whom youlikely have more in common than yourschool buddies) via work, networking par-ties and travel.

With all of this said, there will unavoid-ably be some painful friendship dissolutionsgiven that not everyone grows up at the samerate … or sometimes at all. I mean, if you’vegot a spouse, kids, a fancy car and a career,do you really think you’ll still be hangingout with one of your high school buddieswho hit his/her peak in their teens and con-tinues to recall the glory days in drunkenhazes? I’m gonna hazard a guess and sayprobably not. It comes down to this: yousimply no longer have the same things (hob-bies nor values) in common as you’re nolonger leading lives in the same direction.Let me break it down to you via a personalanecdote:

Remember that “trainwreck” friend ofmine I was telling you about last week? I feltit only fair to relay to you the conclusion ofour story. Like any dysfunctional, largelyone-sided relationship, it could only last solong. The breaking point for me coincidedwith the traumatic breakup with my fiancé(nothing like a double whammy). When shehad heard the news of our split, she rushed tomy aid and attempted to build me back up,swearing that if she ever came face-to-facewith him again, she’d give him a seriouspiece of her mind and a full-on ass kicking.Despite her apparent disgust with my ex’sphilandering, a month later I discoveredapparently SHE had been “dating” a MAR-RIED man WHO HAD KIDS and wasSTILL LIVING WITH HIS WIFE! What’sworse is that she was perfectly okay with thefact their dates consisted of going to stripclubs together!

She claimed he didn’t love his wife butHAD to stay with her “for the sake of thekids” (right …). I asked her to think about

his wife sitting at home – how she might feelif she found out about their affair? I askedher to picture ME at home being the wifewho was being screwed around on. Did thatmake the situation any less kosher for her toswallow?

As per my friend’s typical style, it wasexcuse upon excuse and allowance uponallowance. Nothing I had said or done forher throughout the time we’d known eachother seemed to have made any impact. Shegot herself into a mess yet again and some-how justified it, yet she couldn’t even fath-om the fact that the HELL she was nowexperiencing (i.e.: our final fight) wasBROUGHT ON BY HERSELF. I knew it’dbe the same old story. I knew she’d onceagain spin it for sympathy. If you can believeit, she actually tried to throw in MY face thatmy love for her was supposed to be “uncon-ditional” and how dare I ruin our friendshipover her personal choices.

As you know, I bailed her out time andtime again, but the difference in this circum-stance was pretty black and white: howcould I reasonably accept her actions YETsimultaneously reject those of my partnerwhen they were one in the same? Wouldn’tthat make me the world’s biggest hypocriteand/or pushover? Wouldn’t that make me aserious victim of what Festinger coined“cognitive dissonance”?! Indeed it would.Indeed I couldn’t. Not to mention as a femi-nist, I had/have some pretty serious objec-

tions to the concept of a “strip club” being anappropriate setting for a date … but Idigress.

So as it were, with my engagement wentone of my so-called “best” friends. But as Ihope all of you have gathered at this point,ALL healthy mature adult relationships areabout mutuality first and foremost. I thinkit’s safe to say that NEITHER my engage-ment nor said friendship fit that description.

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In the 1930s and ’40s, Jews were horriblypersecuted. Anti-Semitism of course thrivedin Nazi Germany, but it was also alive, in(usually) less extreme forms, in the rest ofEurope, in the United States and yes, inCanada.

In the aftermath of World War II, much ofthe world recognized Jews as an oppressedpeople, marginalized, victimized and hound-ed almost to extinction. And when, throughtheir own fierce determination, they began togather in Palestine and press for recognitionas the legitimate state of Israel, the UnitedNations gave it to them. At the same time,the U.N. also envisioned a Palestinian state.

Perhaps other reasons for the recognitionof Israel determined that outcome.Historians have pointed out that the U.S.

wanted an ally in the Middle East in order to,among other things, encircle the post-warthreat of the then-communist Soviet Union.

Nevertheless, widespread sympathy forJews no doubt was a key factor. Some haveargued that the moral failure of the West tohonour Jews over the centuries has led notonly to its little-questioned approval ofIsraeli statehood, it has also made it impos-sible for Western countries to seriously chal-lenge the way Israel has forced non-Israelisto either accept Israeli political authority orleave.

Twenty centuries ago, a young Jew toldthe parable of the Good Samaritan. In thestory, Jesus told of a Samaritan man whostops to give first aid, and then transporta-tion and housing, to a Jew who had beenrobbed and left to die on a dangerous stretchof road.

In those days, Jews living in the south ofIsrael looked down on their Samaritanneighbours to the north. They sawSamaritans as religiously unclean and athreat to the proper life Jews were to live.Samaritans were the “other,” outcasts who

did not deserve compassion from well-estab-lished and respectable Jews of that time.And yet, in the story, this “good Samaritan”had compassion on a Jew.

The parable of the Good Samaritan forcedupon many of the Jewish leaders of the daydisturbing questions – questions about theirown righteousness and their inability to seethe Samaritan people as human beings whocould also respond appropriately to God, aspeople who could be compassionate, andwho would, in turn, deserve recognition andcompassion from Jews.

In an online CNN post, Carl Medearissuggests that if Jesus were alive today andliving in Israel, he would not tell the parableof the Good Samaritan; he would tell theparable of the Good Palestinian. Thinkingabout this, I wonder if he would be crucifiedfor it. Likely. While countless Jews of Jesus’time embraced him and began the Christianmovement, some crucified him for telling astory that questioned their treatment of theirneighbours.

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Changing tides

WATERLOO (CUP) — According tovarious experts on the Internet, I’m eightweeks and craving cherry Jell-O.

Allegedly, by letting you all know this, Iam spreading an important message aboutbreast cancer. What that message is, I’m notentirely sure.

At this point, most female Facebook usershave gotten a message from a fellow womanurging her friends to “keep men guessing”and to help spread breast cancer awarenessthrough cutesy games involving statusmash-ups of their birthdays, where they puttheir purse and the colour of their bra.

But one cannot spread awareness througha message that is intentionally cryptic. Thesesilly games just prove that few people under-stand what awareness actually means.

Awareness is just as relevant and impor-tant as fundraising. However, the point ofawareness — real awareness — is not tosimply let the world know that you thinkbreast cancer or autism is a bad thing.

Let’s face it: anyone with a consciencethinks that breast cancer, autism, depression,homophobia and world hunger are badthings. Affirming that you feel this way viaa Facebook status — yes, even if you makethat message your status for a whole hour —does not do anything to solve that problem.If anything, it only appears self-serving andmakes the person posting look painfully

naïve.In December of 2010, I was just as

annoyed as the next sensible person at thenumber of my friends changing their profilepictures to images of Pinocchio, RainbowBrite and Scooby Doo as part of a “cam-paign to end child abuse.” It turns out theoriginal attempt to get users to change theirpictures to those of cartoon characters hadnothing to do with child abuse — the so-called “campaign” was tacked on later.

When I witnessed people who kiddedthemselves into believing that these actionswere helping (including some who thought,for some reason, that money was beingraised), all I could do was shake my head indisbelief that grown people could be so eas-ily swayed by the hive-mind.

True awareness means spreading factsabout the problems and showing peopleways that they can help. Awareness is rele-vant because it leads to more people takingan interest in that particular subject. This canlead to more fundraising campaigns and sup-port for research.

It means letting people know, for exam-ple, that one in eight women will developbreast cancer in their lifetime and that regu-lar breast examinations are the most effec-tive way to detect and treat tumours early.

Many of these facts are unpleasant andwill make people uncomfortable. But that isoften the best way to get people to takeaction. When someone truly understands

that something like cancer, abuse or povertycould affect them, then they can becomemotivated to help, even if it’s through smallactions.

In a month and a half, Movember willkick off and hundreds of men will sportmoustaches to support research for prostatecancer. Last year, a very small team ofLaurier students managed to raise close to$5,000 in support of the cause.

These young men deserve applause foractually getting out and making an effort tocontribute to something they cared about.Unfortunately, a large number of maleschose to use the month as an excuse to growan ironic mustache free of judgment andthen proceeded to tell others that they were“doing Movember.” Individuals who do thisonly insult those who have actually put inthe time and effort to raise funds andincrease public engagement.

If you are truly interested in helping acause but don’t necessarily have the funds tosupport it directly, there is still plenty youcan do. You can volunteer with an organiza-tion that raises money for a cause. You canattend fundraising events and encourageyour friends to do the same. You can be thechange that you think is necessary.

The goal is to get more people involved ina cause, not to alienate and annoy peoplewhile you giggle in front of your laptop.

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No matter how minor, being charged witha criminal offence is one of the worst thingsthat can happen to you. But if you or anyoneyou know is ever charged, here are fourthings you should know about the process.

You won’t always be arrestedPolice officers don’t have to arrest you

just because they are charging you with acrime, and quite often they won’t. For minoroffences, an officer may give you anAppearance Notice – basically a piece ofpaper telling you what you are beingcharged with and the date and time to appearat court. Make sure you go to court if anofficer has given you one of these; it is acriminal offence not to show up and a war-rant will be issued for your arrest.

Sometimes you will be arrestedFor more serious offences, the charging

officer will place you under arrest. The offi-cer must immediately inform you of whatyou are being charged with and read youyour rights, a process similar to the“Mirandizing” of arrestees in the UnitedStates. The officer will not tell you that youhave the right to remain silent, but you dohave this right, which flows as a conse-quence of your right to speak to a lawyer.The officer must ask you if you want tospeak to a lawyer and, if you say yes, mustgive you an opportunity to do so as soon asreasonably possible. Until you’ve spoken toa lawyer, the officer cannot question you ortry to get you to admit to anything.

One thing cannot be emphasized enough:if you have been arrested, do not say any-thing until you have spoken to a lawyer.Even if you’re completely innocent of thecharge, there is usually nothing you can saythat will convince the police of this. Rather,anything you say will only be used to helpprosecute the charge against you.

The police don’t always need a warrantThe police don’t always need a warrant to

arrest you. In most cases, they don’t need awarrant if they catch you in the act of com-mitting a crime, or if they have reasonableand probable grounds to believe you’vecommitted a crime. They do need a warrantto arrest you inside of your own or anyoneelse’s home, but there are many exceptionsto this, including if they’ve chased you intoyour home while trying to arrest you. Youshould always exercise your right to counselwhen asked and have a lawyer determinewhether an arrest was lawful.

You’ll usually be released quicklyAfter being arrested, you will usually be

held and released, unless you’ve beencharged with a crime carrying a prison termof five years or more, if the police believeyou pose a public threat or if the policebelieve you won’t show up at court. If youaren’t released, you must be taken in front ofa Justice of the Peace within 24 hours, or theearliest feasible time if that is not possible.If you’ve been charged with a serious crime,the police may photograph and fingerprintyou while you’re being held.

This column provides legal informationonly and is produced by the students ofCommunity Legal Services and Pro BonoStudents Canada (UWO). The informationis accurate as of the date of publication.Laws change frequently so we caution read-ers from relying on this information if sometime has passed since publication. If youneed legal advice, please contact a lawyer,community legal clinic, Justice Net at 1-866-919-3219 or the Lawyer ReferralService at 1-900-565-4LRS. You can contactCommunity Legal Services to book anappointment to discuss your legal issue ormediation services. Please call us at 519-661-3352 with any inquires or to book anappointment.

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Knock, knock!

Fanshawe, opportunity is knocking! Haveyou found yourself wanting to know moreabout your program? Do you find yourselfthinking about how your faculty member gotto where they are? You don’t have to waitany longer; the Fanshawe Student Unionand the Student Success area are jointlybringing you an initiative called “Faculty 2Lunch.”

This initiative will provide faculty andfirst-year students the opportunity to have aFREE lunch together on campus duringwork hours. The goal is to allow students toget to know a faculty member a little betteras well as discuss their course material andthe profession they are studying. This pilotproject will run from October 17 to 28, withsign up dates from October 5 to 14. You canregister by emailing me at [email protected], and we will take care of contact-ing the faculty member once we get yourinformation. We have 30 spots available thissemester, first-come, first-served.

Some restrictions do apply such as: thisinitiative will be targeted to students in the

first year of their program, the FREE lunchmust occur during work hours on campus ateither the Oasis or The Out Back Shack, andfinally, once a faculty member has beenasked once to be a part of this initiative theywill be ineligible to take part again thissemester.

Again, this is on a first-come, first-servedbasis so don’t be shy – email to take advan-tage of the best opportunity of your collegelife!

For further information please contact meat [email protected].

Cheers,Vero

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Games don’t offer up true awareness of issues

I write about random things alot. I write a lot about randomthings. There’s a stigma in popularCanadian music that seems toinsist that our favourite bands andartists stay here in Canada, a sortof microclimate of great music thatrarely spills over into other bor-ders.

Unless you’ve been living undera rock since February, you mayhave heard of The Sheepdogs.Saskatoon, Saskatchewan’s newestfavourite sons, the band have hit anew magnitude of fame for aCanadian act — that rare breakinto the States.

The Sheepdogs inspiredCanadians all year long to vote forthem in Rolling Stone’s ChooseYour Cover contest, which pittedthem against 15 other bands in acontest to make the cover of themagazine. Not only did RollingStone get their first-ever unsignedact on the cover, but they learned athing or two about what happenswhen Canadians have the opportu-nity to get behind their own.

It’s fantastic to see the band getthe recognition it deserves, andeven better to see a Canadian bandget that recognition south of theborder. But in case anyone is pay-ing attention, I know a coupleother bands that I think listeners allover the continent will enjoy.

Cobourg’s Gentlemen Husbandsmay not have been on ProjectRunway, but their style is evidentin their thick rock songs and sharpblues riffs. Their first EP, MirrorDoll Business, may only be sixsongs in length, but the content ofthe record will have it on repeat inno time.

From the first seconds of“Family Economics” to the smoothvocal retreat that closes the titletrack, the band blows the door offof the small-town-band stereotypeand swings for the bleachers. Theonly fault on the record is that it’sover after only 21 minutes, as pow-erful as those may be.

Yet there’s good news, duringtheir set at El Mocambo in Torontofor NXNE, frontman Rick Ballardannounced that they were working

on new material, and the banddebuted a couple of new songs,including a banger called “I’ve Gotto Trust You” which is sure to be abig hit once it goes public.

Also sure to be a big hit isBurlington’s Sandman ViperCommand, who had a big year in2011 so far with the release of their7” EP Rough Love back in thespring. Since then, it seems asthough everywhere this band goesis the place to be.

Sandman Viper Command hassystematically set up and knockedeach high-profile gig out of thepark; from industry showcases torooftop gigs to Edgefest 2011, theband has made a big and lastingimpression this summer alone.Their brand of garage rock issomehow purer than most, anddefinitely worth a listen.

And their American break maycome sooner than we think — theband is performing in New YorkCity on October 22 in a day partyto help close the CMJ MusicMarathon and Film Festival.Whether or not that leads to moreof the well–deserved notoriety theband has remains to be seen, butthe last 12 months has seen theSandman Viper Command stockgo up, and they’re equipped as aband that delivers.

If you’d like to know moreabout these artists, you can checkout the usual places — forSandman Viper Command, checkthem out Twitter @sandmanvc,Facebook and on their own blogsandmanvipercommand.word-press.com; and for GentlemenHusbands, visit myspace.com/gen-tlemenhusbands and their Twitter@gentlemenhusb. As a treat, con-sider visiting their Radio 3 profilesas well at radio3.cbc.ca. There is asurplus of great music betweenthese bands.

And if you’re interested in thelatest music news, views andstreams, consider following thiscolumn on Twitter@FSU_Bobbyisms or on Tumblrat bobbyisms.com, and there’salways new music being intro-duced and discussed in the MusicRecommendations thread in ourFSU social network. This week isgoing to be a busy one for livemusic in London, so be sure to getout and support your favouriteartists. I’m out of words.

Americans arecatching on

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“Looking back, it was just arelief,” said Jeremy Hiebert, gui-tarist for Winnipeg’s ComebackKid. Speaking by phone fromArizona and reflecting on therelease of the band’s most recentalbum — Symptoms + Cures — ayear after its release, Hiebert saidthat it’s had its chance to sink in, tosee what the songs have becomesince the album’s writing sessionsso long ago.

“I think we made a record thatmakes sense for where we are, andwhere we are with Andrew — he’scomfortable now, he’s got thissound that fits the band,” he con-tinued. “Yeah, you never knowhow people are going to take it,we’ve been extremely fortunate forall the favourable opinions andreviews of the record.”

Although their album wasreleased at the end of last summer,the band — made up of guitaristsHiebert and Casey Hjelmberg,vocalist Andrew Neufeld, bassistMatt Keil and drummer KyleProfeta — has been touring nearlynon-stop, including a gig inLondon back in the spring.

Comeback Kid has a rich histo-ry, including a few lineup changeslike the one that promoted Neufeldfrom guitars to vocals in time tomake their 2007 album,Broadcasting.... With Symptoms +Cures, Neufeld certainly doessound more comfortable at thefront of the stage than off to theside.

All the better to entertain youwith — Comeback Kid are hard-working by nature. After the cur-rent tour wraps up after some sixweeks, the band will have been on

the road touring their record con-tinuously for roughly 15 months.

“We’ve definitely got the wheelsturning, as far as riff ideas, songideas and whatnot; to be honest, Idon’t think I’ve ever reallystopped,” Hiebert said, indicatingthe band’s focus hasn’t completelyturned to future releases ... yet.

“We never want to make thesame record twice; we’re wellaware of our parameters as a band,but we like to be as creative as wecan within them,” Hiebert contin-ued. “Andrew and I do most of thewriting, then we’ll get together inmy basement with Kyle and grindit all out. Everything just comesout song by song, we just hope itdoesn’t clash, that it all makessense and gels on a record.”

Considering the significantdecline of hardcore in theCanadian mainstream, with actsbreaking up or undergoing a majorsonic shift, it’s good to see a bandthat still operates like a well–oiled

machine. According to Hiebert, theband isn’t looking to change theformula, they merely want to con-tinue to challenge each other asmusicians.

“A band like us, we’ve seen bet-ter days and we’ve seen worsedays. I think if you want to havesome kind of longevity, you justhave to push that to the back ofyour mind,” he explained.

Currently on tour withUnderoath, The Chariot and ThisIs Hell, Comeback Kid will be intown performing at the LondonMusic Hall, 185 Queens Ave. onOctober 7. Tickets are $23 inadvance and the doors will open at6:30 p.m. for the show.

For more information onComeback Kid or their tour, visittheir website at comeback-kid.com. For information on theshow in London, visit theFacebook event page attinyurl.com/cbk-london.

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Top of the popPop will rule at the London

Music Hall on October 8 asCanadian acts Neverest and AlyssaReid bring their co–headlining tourinto town, an early stop on asojourn across the country.

Neverest first caught the ear ofproducer Mike Kiofos in 2007, andhe quickly convinced them to shedthe heavy rock sound they had setout to create. Over the years, theirsongwriting craft was honed, andonce they finalized their band’slineup in 2010, they produced theirdebut EP modelled to highlighttheir runaway debut single, “AboutUs.”

The band have charted a few bigsingles so far, gaining an impres-sive following thanks to the talentsand considerable music training ofeach member involved and theguidance of their managementteam of former pop stars. Neveresthas continued to work on their liveshow by way of supporting slots onnational tours with Stereos and theNKOTBSB tour.

Alyssa Reid came by her successdifferently — a real 21st-centurystar, she gained notoriety by finish-ing as a finalist on YTV’s The NextStar and caught the attention ofrecord labels by way of reworkinga Justin Bieber song and perform-ing it on YouTube.

Reid worked with a veritablewho’s–who of Canadian pop pro-ducers, honing her self-writtensongs into a full-length albumcalled The Game, released in June.Her lead single “Alone Again,”released last November, has earnedher a lot of attention and was themost often played song by aCanadian artist in the country. It’sreached the top of charts atBillboard, MuchMusic and more,and afforded the 18 year old theopportunity to live out her dreamson stage.

The tour began on October 1 inBrantford and will continuethrough the beginning ofNovember after travelling west toB.C. and back. The tour features alot of dates in Ontario, should yoube inspired to experience it morethan once.

Neverest and Alyssa Reid willbe performing at the LondonMusic Hall, 185 Queens Ave. onOctober 8. Tickets are $20 inadvance and are on sale online atmygolive.com.

For more information onNeverest or Alyssa Reid, visitthem online at neverestmusic.comand alyssareid.com. For informa-tion on the show in London, visitthe Facebook event page attinyurl.com/nar-london.

BOBBY FOLEYINTERROBANGThere are two great reasons why

you should consider spending thenight of October 7 at Call TheOffice with Hollerado, Wildlifeand The Pack A.D.

One, Hollerado is currently tour-ing the country on their revolution-ary Meet the Mayor tour. Story hasit that the boys in the band weresitting around a few weeks agocontemplating their disapproval ofRob Ford, the mayor of Toronto,and got to thinking that there hadto be cool mayors out there some-where.

And two, Wildlife is karmicallydue for a great show after an injurykept them from performing inLondon in July with Young TheGiant.

Unfortunately, the band wassidelined as frontman DeanPovinsky suffered a torn Achillestendon in Toronto, and the rest ofthe band — Derek Bosomworth,Dwayne Christie, Tim Daugulisand Graham Plant — showed theirsupport and gave Povinsky time torecover.

Now the band is out on touracross Canada once again andexcited to play in a lot of placesthey haven’t had that chance tobefore.

“We’d never played any showswith them, but they’ve been awe-some,” said Povinsky, indicating

the bands only first met at the startof the tour. “I think it’s a prettygood match, in terms of their liveshow and energy. We try to beinteresting, and they’ve got thesame thing going on. It’s a goodmatch.”

Wildlife is unquestionably ableto maintain interest; while the bandwill be known primarily for theirspirited alternative rock music andtheir unforgettable passion, con-cert-goers may also be struck bythe strength of their stage visage —every member of the band dressesin all black with a blue armband onone arm.

“It’s just the unification of anidea; the band is thematically cohe-sive, especially when we’re onstage,” explained Povinsky. “It’sritualistic, kind of militaristic;before we play we get suited up,hang out, stretch and chat, it’s likewe’re all the same person. It’s notsymbolic to us in and of itself, but

it’s symbolic because we’re tryingto make that our symbol.”

Injuries aside, both bands havehad an adventurous summer full ofmusic festivals and high-profileperformances, and both are capti-vating to watch while performing.Save the date, this is going to be aconcert experience not to miss.

Both Hollerado and Wildlifewill be in town with their friendsThe Pack A.D. performing at CallThe Office, 216 York St. onOctober 7. Advance tickets are $10and are available until TuesdayOctober 6, visit tinyurl.com/wh-london for details.

For more information onHollerado and their Meet theMayor tour, visit their website atholleradomeetsthemayor.tumblr.com or follow them on Twitter@hollerado. For more on Wildlife,visit their tour blog atwildlifeband.tumblr.com orTwitter @wildlifeband.

BOBBY FOLEYINTERROBANG

Wild night at Call The Office

CREDIT: WILDLIFE MUSIC

Wildlife will be at Call The Office on October 7.

If you sit at any of the bus stopsin front of Fanshawe, you’ll notice alot going on around you. Here are afew of the most noticeable thingsthat happen regularly, and whatFanshawe students like you thinkabout it!

The first thing that happens assoon as the bus can be seen on thehorizon is the split-second forma-tion of a student mob. A hundredstudents rushing, pushing and beg-ging with the universe to be the firstin line to get a seat for the some-times – depending on the destina-tion – hour-long bus ride. The nextthing you might notice is howthey’re rewarded for their efforts.All of them crushed into a spacemeant to seat only half of them,most of them standing toe to toewith three other people for theremainder of their journey home.The most concerning ‘bus stopevent’ is when a crowd of studentsis left behind to wait another halfhour for the next bus because theone that just left was literally over-flowing with bodies. I don’t knowabout you, but it sure seems liketaking the bus should be a little bitless stressful than this! Now thatI’ve made my point, let’s see whatyou have to say.

In a survey of 175 Fanshawe stu-dents, here’s what I found:

51 per cent of students rely sole-ly on public transit to get around.

27 per cent only use the bus to getto and from school.

Six per cent take the bus four tosix times a week.

16 per cent take the bus once aweek or less.

I also asked how easy it is to finda seat on the bus:

34 per cent said it’s easy to get aseat most of the time.

42 per cent said they can usuallyfind a seat every few bus rides.

24 per cent said they almostnever manage to snag a seat.

I then asked how often peoplewere left behind to wait for the nextbus:

63 per cent of students havenever been left behind. Good foryou!

28 per cent said they’re rarely leftbehind, but it happens.

Nine per cent have it happen tothem on a regular basis.

For my final question, I askedstudents how they felt about thepublic transit in London:

36 per cent have never had anissue with how the buses are run,

48 per cent think taking the buscan be inconvenient, but they canlive with it.

16 per cent don’t think taking thebus is worth it unless somethingchanges.

There you have it, almost half ofthe students say taking the bus isjust another reality. It may not befun, but it sure beats wearing downyour shoes on the pavement.

TABITHA MCCARLINTERROBANG


School is hard. Between class,homework, exams, essays, waitingin line at the bookstore, waiting inline at the registrar’s office, wait-ing in line in the hallway, waitingin line for the bus and so on, thereisn’t much time for other things.Even basic things. Like sleeping.Or perhaps maintaining a sociallife. Perhaps a rather active sociallife (yes, I might very well be talk-ing about you).

School is also expensive. Waytoo expensive. Money tends to beat the back of our minds, however,during much of the school year. Atleast it is for me. Yeah, we noticethe massive textbook bill at thebookstore, expensive lunches oncampus, that sort of stuff. But it isso easy to lose track of how quick-ly our cash is vanishing. Personalfinance might be the last thing on astudent’s mind (unless, well,you’re a student of personalfinance, like me).

The problem is, budgeting isimportant. Really important. Like,“if you don’t do it, you could gobroke without realizing it” kind ofimportant. Because if you’re a stu-dent who isn’t working, you’re ona fixed income and there’s only somuch money to last until the end ofthe year. If you’re working part-time, you’re still bringing in only asmall amount to cover your

expenses. If you’re working full-time while in school full-time,well, I guess you’re a better stu-dent than I because I have no ideahow you’re finding the time forthat. If you’re able to go to classfull-time and work full-time and besuccessful at both, maybe youshould be the one writing a person-al finance column and not me.

The lucky thing about budgetingis that it’s easy once you under-stand it. A budget is simply a fore-cast of money coming in andmoney going out over a period oftime. It lets you figure out howmuch you’re spending. If youdon’t have enough money, thenyou have to adjust your budget tospend less on certain items in orderto have enough to cover every-thing. So easy.

Easy on paper, anyway. Stickingto it is the tough part. That’s wheremost epic failures of budgetingoccur (in my case, at least).Sticking with your budget takesself-discipline. Fortunately, Irecently stumbled across a site

called Mint.com. Mint.com statesthat it “brings all your financialaccounts together online or on yourmobile device, automatically cate-gorizes your transactions, lets youset budgets and helps you achieveyour savings goals.” You can’tmake transactions or pay bills onMint.com, but you can track yourspending and make a budget. It’salso free. It does about 90 per centof the budgeting work for you. Theonly thing it doesn’t automate isthe self-discipline needed to stickwith the budget. It would also bepretty slick if it did that, because ifmy self-discipline were automated,I’d be a much better person in somany ways. Unfortunately, the dis-cipline stuff you have to do onyour own, but Mint.com helps withthe budgeting stuff, and I suggestyou peruse it next time you’rewaiting in line.

Jeremy Wall is studyingProfessional Financial Services atFanshawe College. He holds anHonour’s Bachelor of Arts from theUniversity of Western Ontario.

CREDIT: MINT.COM

TALKING CASHJEREMY WALL

CREDIT: ERIKA FAUST

Fanshawe Student Union clubs showcased what they had to offer in F-building during Club Day on September.

London Transit: A convenience or burdento Fanshawe students?

Budgeting for the school year

Thanksgiving marks the begin-ning of food season: all that wintereating – not to mention holidaysthat place a lot of importance onfood, like Christmas, Hanukkahand Kwanzaa – means that manyof us are going to gain someweight over the next few months.

When all those beloved foodsappear on plates across the worldduring this season, it can be toughto make smart food choices. Butyou don’t have to limit your everyfood choice in order to stayhealthy; make smarter eating deci-sions to enjoy this delicious time ofyear without stuffing yourselffuller than the turkey.

“One of the biggest things that Italk to people about is remember-ing there’s often more food expo-sure and fewer opportunities to beactive over the (autumn and winterseasons),” said Noelle Martin, aregistered dietitian who works inLondon. “Remember ... you willeat again.”

Martin encouraged people tothink about their absolute favouritefoods and to make each bite count.“Truly be in the moment and enjoythem.” Using the example of short-bread cookies, Martin illustrated ascenario of a person eating threeshortbreads before realizing hehadn’t actually tasted one. Then heneeded to eat a fourth cookie toactually enjoy it. “Savour each biteof those decadent things. Not tosay you can’t have (them), but tosay, ‘I’m going to have a bite,rather than a large amount.’”

Beyond tasting and enjoyingeach bite, the order in which youeat your meal can matter a lot.“Vegetables or salad is often thelast thing we put on our plate,”Martin said. She encouraged peo-ple to put these items on theirplates first, as a visual cue that veg-gies are the most important thing toeat and should take up the mostspace. “People can make surethey’re getting their vegetables andprotein (first), then there’s limitedroom left for starch. It’s a way ofmonitoring their portions.”

Even for vegetable dishes,Martin cautioned that moderationis still key. “I think one of the trapspeople can fall into is as soon asfood is healthy, they think it’s freegame to eat as much as they want.”

“Certainly, vegetables should beseen as ‘free,’ but even healthyfoods, like chicken dishes or sweetpotatoes or fruit muffins – whatev-er it may be – even if it’s healthy,we still want to remember portionsize still matters,” she said. “Thereare tendons around our stomachthat, when they get stretched, theywant to stretch again and again andagain.”

Timing is also an easy way toensure you don’t stuff yourselfsilly. “Take a break between amain course and a dessert option… taking some time away andgoing for a walk as a family orplaying a game and then comingback to the dessert,” Martin sug-gested. “People will have theopportunity to realize how satisfiedthey really are. If you eat dessertright away, your body is stilldigesting and your mind may noteven know yet how satisfied yourbody is.”

Martin said there are a fewhealthier options to consider whenpreparing your perfectThanksgiving dinner:

Meat dish: “White turkey or a lean ham are

going to be your healthiest(options),” explained Martin,adding that goose and duck are lesshealthy protein choices due to theirfat content.

Stuffing:“If you’re making your own

stuffing, try to use whole-grainbread – a pumpernickel and awholegrain, seedy bread. (Try)putting some nice chopped vegeta-bles in there – not just the onions,but maybe some celery, peppersand spices. You can toss it in oliveoil instead of butter to give it thatlittle bit of moisture.”

Gravy:“Take the (drippings) that you’re

going to be using and put some icecubes into it and put it in the fridgefor a few minutes. The fat will riseto the top, and you can just scrapeit off … Put a little cornstarch in asmall bowl and a little water tomake a paste. Put some heat underthe juice and put the paste in. Asthe heat is exposed to the corn-starch – it won’t happen instantly,give it a few minutes – it does getthick, and it looks like it’s creamyagain.”

She also said that instead ofusing the drippings, cooks coulduse some low-fat, low-sodium con-densed mushroom soup and addsome water for creamy gravy.

Mashed Potatoes:Martin suggested switching up

traditional white mashed potatoeswith something a bit sweeter.“Sweet potatoes are a much betterfor us; (they contain) higher levelsof vitamins, antioxidants, fibre –lots of really great benefits. It’sstill starch ... but certainly it’s bet-ter for you.”

Dessert:“Make a crisp instead of a pie.

Then you can have your oats andwhole wheat flour.” She suggestedusing Becel Buttery Taste mar-garine, which uses non-hydro-genated margarine, and buttermilkpowder to create a buttery flavourthat doesn’t pack the fat like realbutter.

She also recommended poachedapples or pears: “Sprinkle a little

bit of cinnamon and a little bit ofbrown sugar on top, slice them andput them in the oven … Serve themwith a little bit of vanilla frozenyogurt or plain yogurt – it’s deli-cious.”

Satisfied, not stuffedERIKA FAUSTINTERROBANG


An açaí a day keeps the doctoraway! If you subscribe to the cur-rent trend developing in NorthAmerica since about 2005, youmay believe this to be the case.Ever since the term “superfruit”was coined, an increasing numberof exotic and often difficult to pro-nounce fruits have been poppingup as ingredients in everythingfrom granola bars to your favouritegrocery store brand of fat-freeyogurt.

But is there a link between longlife and vitality and these foreignfruits, or are their supposed bene-fits false? According to the major-ity of real scientific evidence, whatmakes most of these fruits so“super” is their amazing marketingpotential. Yes, unfortunately youraçaí, goji, lychee and pomegranatesmoothie won’t be providing yourbody with any of the magical nutri-ents that popular advertisers wouldhave you believe. To be sure, theydo contain some of the positiveantioxidants and vitamins that yourbody needs to be healthy, but nomore than your run-of-the-millapples and oranges.

In fact, apples, oranges, straw-berries, tomatoes, blackberries,blueberries, raspberries and grapes(in other words, the fruits mostNorth Americans have been con-suming since childhood) allachieve many of the same criteriaas the so-called superfruits. Theonly difference is that they lack thenovelty and perceived rarity to besuccessfully marketed as super-fruits. It turns out that, once again,what the general public perceives

to be true is far more importantthan the actual truth. Thanks toclever campaign slogans for thefruits calling them “the future ofhealth” and “superheroes of func-tionality,” most people have will-ingly accepted the notion that themore unusual-sounding the name,the more healthy the fruit.

Indeed, according to JeffreyBlumberg, Director of the U.S.Department of Agriculture’sAntioxidants Research Laboratoryat Tufts University in Boston,“There’s no evidence that one typeof fruit is better for you than anyother variety. They’re all good.”The idea that certain fruits are“wearing capes” while others arenot is preposterous to many nutri-tionists, who know that the much-touted antioxidants in superfruitscan better be found by eating ahealthy variety of fruits, vegetablesand whole grains, rather thanobsessing over the latest trend indiet.

The fact of the matter is, all theresearch going into these “super-fruits” has not been going on longenough to give any reliable or con-clusive evidence to support theirconsumption over other more com-mon fruits. The studies tend to besmall, short-term and lacking inadequate control groups, not tomention that the studies are usual-ly funded by the very industrieswho stand to gain from their posi-tive results.

If this sounds fishy to you too,your best bet is to stick with eatingthe same assortment of fresh fruitsyou have always enjoyed. Not onlyare they probably cheaper, they’llsave you from experiencing theembarrassment of mispronouncing“açaí” for the tenth time.

(For the record, it’s “ah-sigh-EE”).

Superfruit orsuper scam?

Nutrition Ambition Emily Nixon

CREDIT: ALLYOU.COM

Your Thanksgiving cranberry sauce may not be “super,” but it sure istasty!

Noelle’s Pumpkin Pudding

“This recipe is a great replace-ment for your traditional pumpkinpie!” said Martin. “Not only willyou eliminate the trans fat of thepastry, but you will add the nutri-tion of soluble fibre from oat bran.Pumpkin is a great source ofantioxidants, and egg whites are agreat source of protein. If youhave leftover pudding, enjoy itguilt-free as a healthy snack!”

Makes ten ½ cup servings

Ingredients:1 large can E.D. Smith Pure

Pumpkin (NOT the pie filling)1/4 cup brown sugar1/2 tbsp cinnamon (depending

on your taste preference)1/3 cup NatureEgg egg whites1/4 cup oat bran1 tsp vanilla

Instructions:1) Combine canned pumpkin

with other ingredients.2) Spray an oven–proof

pan/dish with Mizola or Pam toprevent sticking and pour mixtureinto the pan.

3) Bake uncovered at 350° for45 to 50 minutes, or until mixtureis warmed through and sides arebrowning.

Serving suggestions:1. Dessert: Serve warm with

Dream Whip, Nutriwhip, CoolWhip or frozen yogurt.

2. Dessert: Serve as part of aparfait: layer pudding (warm orcold), crumbled graham crackersand Dream Whip in a glass serv-ing dish. Top with E.D. Smith nosugar added caramel drizzle or nosugar added maple syrup.

3. Breakfast or a snack: Topwith vanilla yogurt and All Branbuds with psyllium or Kashi GoLean Crunch.

LIFESTYLESLIFESTYLES 15Volume 44 Issue No. 6 October 3, 2011 www.fsu.ca/interrobang/

A well-written resume and coverletter are often critical to a candi-date’s success in today’s employ-ment market. To ensure that theadvice given to students and grad-uates is as current as possible, aresume and cover letter question-naire was sent in July 2011 toapproximately 300 employers.Employers were asked to respondto a variety of questions gearedspecifically to the content ofresumes and covering letters.Responses were received from 95employers and they represent abroad range of business and indus-try. Responses and comments areas follows:

ResumesShould resumes be two pages

in length?Eighty per cent of employers

said they prefer a two-pageresume. Many employers com-mented that any longer than twopages and your resume may not beread. For each job you apply to,make sure you tailor your resumeto that job by including your rele-vant education, skills and workexperience.

Should resumes follow achronological format?

Ninety-eight per cent said theyprefer a reverse chronological for-mat. List your most recent educa-tion and experience first, as themost recent information tends tobe the most relevant and it alsomakes your resume easier to fol-low. Be sure to include the specif-ic time frame for each experience;don’t just list “2010 to 2011,”include the months (for example“May 2010 to June 2011”).

Should resumes include careerobjectives?

Eighty per cent of the respon-dents indicated a preference forcareer objectives in some manner.Often the career objective is thefirst thing an employer reads, somake sure it relates to the positionyou have applied to. State whatskills you bring to the job and whatyou can do for the employer, notjust what you want in a positionwith them.

Should skills be included inthe resume?

Ninety-four per cent of employ-ers responded in favour of candi-dates identifying skills on theirresume. Many stressed the impor-tance of listing skills that areknown to be a requirement for theposition being applied to. List spe-cific examples of where and howyou acquired your skills.Remember that transferable skillsare often subjective, so back themup in terms of work, school or vol-unteer experience. Include aSummary or Highlights section onthe top of your resume to providethe reader with a snapshot of yourrelated skills, education andachievements. For each positionyou apply to, make sure youreview your skills list and refine itto match the requirements for eachjob.

Should resumes include inter-ests, extracurricular activities orcommunity involvement?

Seventy-seven per cent respond-

ed in favour of including interestsand activities, with many com-ments indicating the need to bebrief. This section often providesinformation not apparent fromyour work history and amplifiescharacter traits such as initiative,team and leadership skills and maydemonstrate to an employer howcommitted you are to achievinggoals. Volunteer positions andcareer-related interests or activitiesseem to be of most interest toemployers.

Should resumes include refer-ences?

Sixty per cent of employersadvised NOT to include referenceswhen applying for a job. Fewerand fewer employers are checkingreferences prior to an interview.Generally, references are pursuedonly if a candidate shows promiseduring the interview and if theemployer is considering an offer ofemployment. As a courtesy to theemployer, simply state,“References are available uponrequest.”

If you are invited to an inter-view, you are expected to providecomplete reference information(names, company information andcurrent phone numbers). Makesure to advise your references thatthey will be contacted. Work- orschool-related references are pre-ferred, so reconsider listing yournext-door neighbor or other per-sonal references.

General comments onresumes:

Quite clearly the message fromemployers is that they expect jobseekers to itemize their relevantskills and abilities and to targettheir resumes specifically for eachjob applied to. Many employersemphasized that candidates need topay attention to detail, as too manyresumes are received withspelling/grammatical errors orincorrect information on them.Remember, your resume should beneat, clear, concise and easy toread in 30 seconds. Proofread care-fully: your resume and cover letterare examples of your written com-munication skills.

Cover LettersIs a cover letter important in

the application process?Seventy-seven per cent of

employers responded in favour ofcandidates including a cover letter.This is an opportunity to provideadditional information on why youare right for the position and howyour experience and educationrelates to the job you are seeking.

General comments on thecover letter:

Cover letters should be one pagein length and clearly identify whatposition you are seeking.Employers are looking for candi-dates who give a little extra effort,so personally address your coverletter and explain how your skillsand experience meet the require-ments of the position. A goodcover letter should demonstrateyour professionalism and provideinsight into your language andwriting skills. Employers also lookfor correct spelling and grammar,so pay attention to detail andproofread it carefully. And remem-ber: one typo is one too many.

CAREER CORNER Susan CoyneCareer ServicesConsultant Fanshawe Career Services

Employers views onresumes and cover letters

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When I hear someone mentionLondon, I think of two things:crazy weather and bars. Whetherit’s Jacks, The Frog, Jim Bob’s orCowboys, there are two things usladies think of before leaving thehouse in the cold weather: whatwill keep us warm and dry, andwhat will keep us hot.

However, this article seems a bitearly considering it’s onlyOctober, right? Wrong! Fall is hereand everyone knows that meansthat this is the January of the fash-ion calendar. Fall is the biggestseason for fashion. We love thejackets, coats and blazers; khakis,leathers, and velvets; sequins,snakeskin, and satins. We love fall!

But what we don’t always like isthe mucky weather, the rain andthe leaves, the sidewalk salt andthe sand.

We need to learn how to shopappropriately for fall, while beingable to utilize these pieces for win-ter.

Combat is back: TEN-HUT!Military-influenced boots are backand I personally could not be morepleased. Whether they’re a coupleinches above the ankle or an inchfrom the knee, combat is hot.Pairing these types of boots withjeans or prairie-style dresses is cuteand fashionable. Rocker/militaryboots never really leave, the influ-ence is just minimized every oncein a while.

What I suggest is investing insome seriously nice leather combatboots. Zippers, studs, lace-ups orstraps and belt buckles, combat canbe done so many ways. Don’t shyaway from wearing your boots likeLara Croft, with tight pants, a tanktop and cropped jacket, (all black,of course); or like Betsey Johnson,with a frilly purple dress with hotpink eyelets. Be confident andmake a statement.

Knee-high is hot: Teacher ordominatrix – it’s all sexy as long asit hits your knee. Leather knee-high boots are alluring, theyscream powerful, in control and

fierce! Knee-high socks screamjust about the same thing. Knee-high anything is hotter than barelegs because it allows you to imag-ine what legs look like when thematerial isn’t there. It is a visualtease.

If you pick an appropriatecolour, these socks could slim yourlegs. Blacks, navies or dark purplesare great for complimenting allskin tones and lengthening yourlegs. Socks or leather, to-the-kneeis sexy, so give it a shot. I guaran-tee it’ll grow on you.

Oxfords never left: Once youleave school, you never look back– some people don’t like thinkingabout their academic institutions.If you don’t want to think backabout school, that’s fine, but atleast delight in the great trend thatis known as Oxfords. You can pairthese shoes with anything, and youcan get them as flats or as highheels. The one thing I do recom-mend when it comes to these shoesis to take is easy on the stiletto;find a shoe with a chunkier heel.Chunky heels are not only popular

for fall/winter but they are alsovery practical for dealing with theweather – they allow for more sta-bility and won’t hurt as much.

Low is in: The last footweartrend that you may want to lookinto is lower heels. High heels areho-yes, but lower heels are in andpractical. They allow you to beable to walk without doing theawkward lean forward. Girls whocan’t walk in heels realisticallyshouldn’t wear them right? Wrong!You can wear them, you just needto wear a lower heel – somethingthat’ll prevent you from lookinglike you don’t know how to walk.Instead of a three-, four- or five-inch heel, consider finding a shoethat is around two and a half inch-es tall instead. You may even wantto consider finding a shoe with aplatform, which allows you to fakeyour heel height.

People always used to say “painis beauty,” and sure, maybe some-times they’re right, but for themost part they are wrong. Think ofadjusting trends to suit your needs;don’t shy away, just alter them.

Hot and highCHRISTINA KUBIWKALASHNIKFASHION WRITER


One of the most overlookedcomponents of putting on makeupfor the complexion is highlightingand contouring. Most people avoiddoing this for two main reasons:they think it takes too long andthey are intimidated or afraid of it.However, when done properly,you can completely transform theappearance and shape of your face,whether it be to thin it out or fordramatic effect. You can achievethese looks by using something assimple as bronzer, or by usinghighlighting and contouring setsthat are offered by various cosmet-ic brands.

Lise Watier offers the best toolfor contouring and perfecting theskin’s complexion. Portfolio is awheel consisting of five concealersthat can be used for various high-lighting, contouring and skin-per-fecting techniques. The skin-per-fecting concealers are green, yel-low beige and ivory. Green is usedfor counteracting redness (blem-ishes, rosacea, eczema, etc.), yel-low beige is used to hide blueveins and the ivory is used as auniversal corrector (under the eye,blemishes, etc). The last twocolours, brown and lilac, are usedfor highlighting and contouring.To contour your face, you need totake a concealer brush and apply asmall amount of the brown to thehollows of the cheeks (startingfrom about where the ear is andgoing down diagonally towardsthe lips). This helps to create that“puckered” look. Then taking thesame brush, apply the brown down

the sides of the nose and along thejaw line. This helps thin out theface (blend downward). You canalso apply some of the brown rightunderneath the lips to make themappear more voluminous.

To highlight, take a clean con-cealer brush and apply the lilac upthe bridge of your nose, onto yourforehead. Take the same colourand apply it to your brow andcheekbone, as well your Cupid’sbow (right above the lip). Theseare all the spots where you wantthe light to hit so your best featuresare accentuated.

There are a few things to keep inmind when highlighting and con-touring: if you apply the conceal-ers underneath your foundation,you will achieve a more subtlelook compared to applying itabove your foundation, which willgive you a much more pronouncedcomplexion. The key to doing thisis to make sure you blend! If youdo not blend the concealers withyour foundation, it will look likeyou have random colours and lineson your face.

If you are still feeling uneasyabout contouring your face,Smashbox offers a powder contourand highlighting set that outlinesexactly what to do (white powderwhere the lilac colours would goand a dark powder where thebrown concealer would go). Thisset even includes a contour brushand a bronzer to add a glow to yourcomplexion.

Be daring this weekend and tryadding some depth to your com-plexion. Play around with the LiseWatier Portfolio, because we allknow that practice really doesmake perfect. You can make somedrastic changes to the structure ofyour face without using needlesand cosmetic surgery, just a fewcoloured concealers.

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This is a simple diagram to show where the brown and lilac concealersfrom the Lise Watier Portfolio go.

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Boot height makes a difference, which is definitely something to consider before buying.The art of contouring


Sometimes it’s hard to separatean actor from their on-screen char-acters. This can be especially truefor TV actors, who can spend 10-plus years filming season after sea-son and are easily more identifi-able as ‘so-and so from that show’instead of their true identity.

Tabloid magazines and onlinegossip sites have given us a smallglimpse into actors’ personal lives,but my preferred method of sizingup celebrities outside of their char-acters is what they wear on theirdays off. Awards shows are myweakness for checking out celebri-ty personal style (albeit it’s cer-tainly their stylist’s style more thantheirs in most cases). When theEmmys aired on September 18, Igot my fix of award show style.After seeing lots of glitz and tits onthe red carpet, I admittedly judgedand compiled a list personalfavourites.

5. Jayma Mays managed to lookadorable while still maintaining a(small) level of sophistication.Though she bordered on resem-bling a cupcake, Mays lookedsweet enough to eat in a frothybeaded Zuhair Murad gown fromhis 2011 collection. The beadedsleeves and bodice gleamed justthe right amount and paired per-fectly with a thin satin sash thatseparated the tiered tulle skirt. Hotpink lipstick added an element ofmodernity, but it was ultimatelyher seemingly relaxed dispositionthat made it work.

4. Although this choice is defi-nitely a biased one as I absolutelyadore Sofia Vergara, there is sim-ply no denying the actress lookedsensational in a coral Vera Wangnumber. The gown showed off theactress’s stunning and famouslysexy figure with a crepe chiffonone shoulder accent, body-hugging

silhouette and finished with a tum-ble of tulle and more crepe chiffonin a lovely mermaid style bottom,complemented with dazzling, intri-cately shaped shoulder dusting dia-mond and emerald earrings byLorraine Schwartz. The only thingthat outshined the jewels was hergorgeous smile.

3. As a rather safe player in thefashion game, I gravitate towardsinteresting silhouettes and acces-sories rather than colour. This maybe why I enjoyed Evan RachelWoods’ choice so much, as herdramatic yet simple Elie Saabgown was striking enough withoutany extras. The black boatneck capsleeve stunner shimmered withembellishments that were alsodone in black for a subtle sparkleeffect, while the slim cut and slighttrain made this gown bang-on.

2. Emily Blunt always gets itright on the red carpet, and thisyear’s Emmys were no exception.Sexy yet understated, Blunt shonein a midnight blue Elie Saab gown.The sheerness of the dress wasembellished with tufts of tulle andcrystals at the waist. The elegancewas balanced with a deeply cutneckline, but the sexiness of theexposure was balanced by coveredshoulders thanks to the widerstraps. Absolute perfection.

1. This was the most controver-sial pick for many fashion bloggersand judgers alike: making number1 on both best- and worst-dressedlists, Gwyneth Paltrow’s EmilioPucci number was either loved orloathed. As much as I am a safeplayer myself, I love a risk taker onthe red carpet, and I especially lovewhen it’s as flattering as it is fash-ionable. The sheer, midriff-baringflapper-esque gown was beadedwith a gorgeous pattern thatincluded decorative and floraldesigns, while the trims were linedwith delicate tulle. Paltrow makesit no secret she works hard to lookthat good, and if the Emmys wereanything to go by, she is definitelya woman of her word.

FASHION WRITERAIMEE BROTHMAN

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Gwyneth Paltrow turned heads at the Emmy Awards.

For many of us, Thanksgiving isa time when we can reflect on thethings we are thankful for in ourlives. I personally like to think of itas the holiday when we can forgetabout our waistlines and eat asmuch turkey, ham, stuffing,mashed potatoes and pumpkin pieas our hearts desire.

If you’re a college or universitystudent, Thanksgiving isn’t justabout being grateful or eating food,it can be about breaking someone’sheart. For those of you who don’tknow what the ‘Turkey Dump’ is,it’s when first-year students comehome from college or universityand break up with their high schoolgirlfriend or boyfriend over theThanksgiving holiday weekend. Itsounds horrible, I know! You lookforward to seeing your significantother for a few days after a difficulttime apart, and when you finallysee them they break up with you,around the holiday no less.

So why do so many college stu-dents choose to take part in theTurkey Dump?

It’s plain and simple: peoplemove away and they grow apart.That’s what college years areabout, trying to find yourself andthings that you enjoy, so it’s onlynatural that some high school rela-tionships end. For many students,this is their first opportunity to gohome since they left for school, sothey want to take advantage of itbecause who knows when they will

be home again. At least they wantto break up with someone face toface instead of sending them a textor a BBM – no one wants to bedumped over the phone.

College is also full of newopportunities and people, and moststudents want to take advantage ofthat. They don’t want to be thatperson who stays in their dormevery night on the phone whileeveryone else on their floor is inthe next room partying. I hate tosay it, but it’s the time in your lifewhen you should be selfish and dowhat you want to do. You don’twant to wake up one day and regretnot making out with that cute guyyou met in first year because youhad a boyfriend, only to find out henow plays for the NHL.

There is also the obstacle oflong-distance relationships that canbe too stressful for someone to han-dle, especially when they are atschool. It’s hard not seeing eachother all the time and, like I’ve saidbefore, if you don’t have trust inyour relationship, it will neverwork. Why prolong the inevitableand waste some of your best yearstrying to prove yourself to some-one?

So, how to get over a TurkeyDump? Every person is different,but here are a few things that youcould do.

First, it’s Thanksgiving, so don’tlet all that good food go to waste,and if you want to reach for thatsecond piece of pumpkin pie oreven the whole thing, do it! Trustme, we have all been there at leastonce in our lives.

Distractions are nice, like goingto the gym or hanging out withsome friends. I would suggest stay-

ing away from alcohol because thatcould lead you to do something stu-pid, like call your ex or text themand wake up in the morning andrealize what you have done. Beingmortified isn’t going to help the sit-uation.

Even if you find distractions,make sure you make time to grieve.So curl up on the couch with someBen and Jerry’s and watch somesad romantic movies. Then I sug-gest you put down the spoon andgo out and start living, because youare too young to dwell on a break-up.

No one wants to be TurkeyDumped, but for those of you whohappen to be a victim, just knowyou are not alone thisThanksgiving season, as collegeand university students everywherewill be crushing boys’ and girls’heart this holiday. At least after theTurkey Dump there will be moresingle people for you, becausesometimes nothing gets you overthe last one like the next one.

Love, Lust & LiesPatricia [email protected]

Turkey Dump is lurking

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Thanksgiving is the time of yearfor the Turkey Dump, when collegekids go home and break-up withtheir high school sweethearts.


THE TONIGHT SHOWwith Jay Leno

Starting in 2015, women in Saudi

Arabia will be allowed to run for

office. Of course, if you’re caught

voting for them, you’ll get stoned to

death, but it’s progress.

A new study found that people

who are depressed have a greater

risk of stroke. Well that should cheer

them up.

The International Labor

Organization says the global econo-

my is facing a major jobs shortfall.

Don’t blame us, we’ve been sending

you our jobs for the last 20 years.

Herman Cain won the Republican

straw poll in Florida. Cain has had

more wins in Florida this

year than the Miami

Dolphins.

BEST IN LATE NIGHTCOMIC RELIEFCONAN

with Conan O’BrienThe viewership of “Glee” is way

down. Of course, that’s because last

week, most “Glee” fans became eli-

gible to join the military.

Kate Middleton is taking a class

on how to act more like a queen. The

class is being taught by Sir Elton

John.

According to the Red Cross,

obese people now outnumber the

hungry. When told this, obese peo-

ple said, “Hey, we’re hungry too.”

Hallmark has launched a line of

recession-themed cards that say,

“Sorry you lost your job.” The good

news is, the cards come pre-

addressed to your con-

gressman.

JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE with Jimmy Kimmel

The Wall Street Journal is report-

ing that 20,000 heat-seeking missiles

have gone missing in Libya.

Although if you’re going to lose

them, that’s probably the safest

place to do it.In Los Angeles, we

don’t have seasons. We only know

it’s autumn because the tips of Ryan

Seacrest’s hair get a little frostier.

Ron Artest changed his name to

“Metta World Peace.” With all of

these celebrities giving their kids

crazy names, it’s nice to see some-

one doing it to himself.

Arnold Schwarzenegger has com-

missioned a sculptor to create seven

larger-than-life statues of

himself in a Speedo. So I

guess he’s taking the

divorce well.

THE LATE LATE SHOW with Craig FergusonThe man who invented Doritos

passed away at the age of 97. Let

that be a lesson, kids. Junk food will

kill you.

Without Doritos, the English lan-

guage wouldn’t have the right word

to describe the colour of Snooki.

Andy Rooney is stepping down

from 60 Minutes. CBS announced

that they’ll be replacing him with

Ashton Kutcher.

The beaches in Brazil are being

invaded by piranhas. You don’t

want to get in the water with those

things. Though I say the same thing

about Larry King.

To give you an idea how

aggressive these piranhas are,

the people attacked by

piranhas were in their

hotel rooms.

Are you watching

My Little Pony? . . . Shut up

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And still another hour to go . . .

Alright! Today’s the day

I get my driver’s licence!

Now I understand the increased risk of heart attack

while waiting to get one’s driver’s licence.

There’s over 60 people waiting in line here . . . yet only one desk is open?

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5. John ___: tractor name

10. Masculine name

14. Appraise

15. Painful obstruction of the

intestine

16. ___ fixe: obsession

17. Region

18. Hotel employee

19. Former name of Ireland

20. Asks earnestly

22. Bully

24. Compass direction

25. Snow on top of a glacier

26. Musical instruments

30. Hated

34. Regions

35. Bushy juniper

36. First woman

37. Let an object fall

38. Seaweed

39. Fencing sword

40. Long period of time

41. Measure

42. Formally revise

43. Underwent shaking

45. Salt shakers, for instance

46. Cereal plants

47. Bard's before

48. Island in the S. Pacific

51. Declare again

56. Masculine name

57. Mound of rough stones used as

a monument

59. Zip-___-doo-dah

60. Body of traditions and knowl-

edge

61. Large playing marble

62. Make a high-pitched wailing

sound

63. Contrived to make a livelihood

(with 'out')

64. Generates an intense beam of

light

65. Terminates

Down1. Steep hillside

2. Gain by work

3. Editor’s mark

4. Rip

5. Backless sofas

6. Fill with joy

7. Snaky fish

8. Repent of

9. Concerned with beauty

10. Brother’s daughters

11. Alter written material

12. Air (prefix)

13. Look slyly

21. Adam's grandson

23. Level

25. Not at any time

26. Policeman in training

27. Mistake

28. Sierra ___ (West African

country)

29. Drink by using the tongue

30. Challenged

31. Wigwam

32. Important occurrence

33. Acts

35. Satisfies fully

38. Right angles to a horizontal

plane

39. Flightless bird

41. Feudal defence

42. Greek mythological god of

war

44. Worked hard

45. Great blue herons

47. Spooky

48. To a distance (comb. form)

49. Be out of control

50. Employ

51. Provides a ship with sails

52. In the interest of

53. Location of first garden

54. Marsh plant

55. Change for a fifty

58. Muslim chief

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1. Only about one ninth of themass of an iceberg is visible abovethe water. Nearly all its bulkremains hidden beneath the sur-face.

2. There are no cemeteries in

San Fransisco, CA.3. The risk ofbeing struck by afalling meteorite

for a human isone occurrence

every 9,300 years4. The state of Florida is

bigger than England.5. New York City was briefly

the U.S. capital from 1789 to 17906. The city of Venice stands on

about 120 small islands.7. There are more stars than all

of the grains of sand on earth8. In the weightlessness of space

a frozen pea will explode if itcomes in contact with Pepsi.

9. In the Durango desert, inMexico, there’s a creepy spotcalled the “Zone of Silence.” Youcan’t pick up clear TV or radio sig-nals. And locals say fireballssometimes appear in the sky.

10. A thimbleful of a neutronstar would weigh 100 milliontonnes.

11. On the Richter scale 1.0 isthe equivalent to a constructionblast and 5.0 is the equivalent tothe Nagasaki bomb. The 2004Indian Ocean earthquake, thatkilled thousands, measured awhopping 9.3.

12. Thailand used to be calledSiam.

13. The only married couple tofly together in space were JanDavis and Mark Lee, who flewaboard the Endeavor space shuttlefrom Sept 12-20, 1992.

14. According to theGemological Institute of America,up until the 1730’s, India was theonly source for diamonds in theworld.

15. St. Paul, Minnesota wasoriginally called Pigs Eye after aman named Pierre “Pig’s Eye”Parrant who set up the first busi-ness there.

16. The bark of an older red-wood tree is fireproof. Also theredwoods extremely high watercontent reduces the tree’s suscepti-bility to fire.

17. India used to be the richestcountry in the world until theBritish invasion in the early 17thCentury.

18. Fine-grained volcanic ashcan be found as an ingredient insome toothpaste.

19. The city of Tokyo was orig-inally called Edo.

Aries (March 21 - April 19)Expect to spend the next few

days or so on repairs rather thaninnovations. All corollaries ofMurphy’s Law seem to be in effectright now. Aries is profoundly una-mused by this turn of events.

Taurus (April 20 - May 20)What you have turns easily into

what you need. Adapt a well-known work for presentation in anew medium. This looks hard tothose who are sitting still, but any-thing is possible when you’realready in motion.

Gemini (May 21 - June 20)Whether it’s long awaited or

long dreaded, the future finallyarrives. The advantage goes towhoever is prepared. Whateveryou do, don’t cross Scorpio, whowill show you no mercy this time.

Cancer (June 21 - July 22)All at once you’re in the middle

of a balancing act. You are beingtested this week. Big changes lieahead, and your future partners incrime want to see now how you’llperform later.

Leo (July 23 - August 22)Enthusiasm needs a deeper ele-

ment to become a truly productiveforce. There’s a thin but importantline between acquaintances andfriends. Pay attention before youdraw your conclusions.

Virgo (August 23 - Sept. 22)Your presence is healing and

constructive. You may need to takeover for a while, and that should befine with everyone else. If there’s aLeo in the room, you’re likely tolaugh at his or her jokes.

Libra (Sept. 23 - Oct. 22)If you can pierce your own

haze, reality may be better thanyou feared. Limit yourself to sim-ple acts with predictable out-comes. Fight off disappointmentfor a few more days, and you’llreally have a reason to smile.

Scorpio (Oct. 23 - Nov. 21)If you borrow or copy, be sure

to give lenders or models their duecredit. Scorpio is all business thisweek. When your efforts matchyour attitude, something reallyspecial gets off the ground.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22 - Dec. 21)Resume an abandoned conversa-

tion. Time and distance are gaps tobe bridged before they widen anyfurther. An old social connectioncould have current applications.

Capricorn (Dec. 22 - Jan. 19)Your abilities are limited only

by the topics that interest you.This week you are set you up asmaster of the tangible world.Experience the joys of sovereign-ty without the pains of ownership.

Aquarius (Jan. 20 - Feb. 18)Discipline keeps the hungry

dogs at bay. It’s in your best inter-est to be process-oriented for theearly part of this week. If you letyourself get stuck here, it will takeforever to get out again.

Pisces (Feb. 18 - March 20)Make an effort to keep mind

and body in the same place. Usethis state of safety to find extraadvantage. Just because you’regrounded doesn’t mean that youhave to grow roots here.

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Red State (2011)

Best known for his characterSilent Bob (of Jay and Silent Bobfame) and his Askewniverse flickssuch as Clerks, Mallrats andChasing Amy, director KevinSmith steps out of his comfort zoneand tries his hand at somethingnew: religious/political satire.Thinking out of the box has provendisastrous for Smith in the pastwith major flops Jersey Girl andCop Out, but it seems that thisdirector has found his footing inthis genre.

Red State tells the story of threeteenage boys in the AmericanSouth who are offered a night ofraunchy sex by one of the daugh-ters of Abin Cooper, the head ofthe fundamental Christian familycult the Five Points Church. Theonly stipulation is that the boysmust travel out to Cooper’s Dell,the plantation upon which thechurch is situated, and where everymember of the Cooper familylives. Sara Cooper drugs the boys,and when they awaken, they findthemselves tied up in the Cooper’sDell church where they witness thebrutal murder of a supposedly

homosexual man. A frantic escapeattempt ensues with casualties onboth sides and AFT agents areforced to attempt to diffuse the sit-uation when it is revealed that theCoopers are “gun nuts.”

The fictional Cooper family isloosely based upon the Phelps fam-ily of the Westboro BaptistChurch, according to the director,and yet some clever dialogue in thefilm clearly distinguishes the realfrom the imagined.

The cast of Red State is made upof a talented cast that is largelyunknown to the world of main-stream film. Michael Angarano,Nicholas Braun and Kyle Gallnerplay the three boys, Travis, Billy-Ray and Jared, respectively.Angarano, of former Disney fame,proves he can handle more serioussubject matter, while Gallner, whofans will know from VeronicaMars, gives a powerful perform-ance as a desperate, frightenedyoung man.

Quentin Tarantino favouriteMichael Parks plays the patriarchAbin Cooper with a fear-inducingferocity. John Goodman brings tolife a clever ATF agent who deliv-ers many of the flick’s smartestlines, and Smith’s own wife,Jennifer Schwalbach, takes on therole of one of the Cooper daugh-ters. One of the younger, moreindependent-minded Coopers,Cheyenne is played by KerryBishé, who gives a tear-jerkingperformance as she convinces theaudience that she cares more for

the children than for herself. Red State on the whole isn’t

exactly a horror flick; yes, thereare horrific elements to it, but it’smuch more of a dark satire thananything else. Smith’s clever dia-logue makes the fundamentalbeliefs of the Coopers seem igno-rant and childish, and the reactionsfrom the characters who are notpart of the family harshly criticizethe existence of religious cults.

If you have strong feelings aboutreligion, or about certain aspects ofreligion, a quick warning that thismovie may come across as offen-sive. But if you’re a Kevin Smithfan with a good sense of darkhumour, then Red State is morethan worth your time.

Kevin Smith finds successin satire with Red State

REEL VIEWSAlison [email protected]

The Beaver (2011)

What a difference a few yearsmake. Believe it or not, there was atime when Mel Gibson was one ofHollywood’s most beloved actors.His co-stars loved him for hischarming nature and the practicaljokes he played on set. Fans lovedhis films and flocked to theatres tosee the likes of Lethal Weapon andBraveheart. But then somethinghappened to the man who madeJesus famous. His career fell off acliff. And landed on some brokenglass. And needles. Needles thatwere filled with poison. And theneedles were on fire, too.

This may sound like a bit of adrastic description of the situation,but let’s just take a look at whatMel has been up to over the pastfew years. First he was accused ofbeing an anti-Semite around thetime of the release of the Passionof the Christ. Then he was arrestedfor drunk driving and reportedlymade racist and sexist remarkstowards the arresting officers. Andwho could forget those rage–filledcalls he made to his ex-girlfriendOksana where he seemed to bechannelling the spirit of Satan him-self.

This is the man who was on topof the world in 1996 when he wonBest Director for Braveheart, afilm that was also named BestPicture at the Oscars. To put this inperspective, this would be like if in10 years from now NataliePortman was found guilty of run-ning a cockfighting league rightoutside her backdoor. Now nor-mally I would make some sort ofinappropriate comment involvingthe words backdoor, cock andNatalie Portman, but there is notime for lewd comments this week,I have a movie titled The Beaver toreview.

In The Beaver, Walter Black(Gibson) is a husband, father oftwo and CEO of a toy company.While it may sound like he is liv-ing a charmed life, it couldn’t befurther from the truth. Walter isdepressed and not seeking treat-

ment, and as a result gets the bootfrom his wife. With his family lifeand career suffering, Walterdecides to end it all. His suicideattempt is unsuccessful, but it doeslead to him finding the one thingthat will help him sort out his life:a beaver puppet.

Walter was previously a bit of azombie, unable to communicateeffectively with anyone. But oncehe sticks his hand in the beaver, heis a changed man. He communi-cates exclusively through thebeaver, and takes it everywhere hegoes. Including the shower. If youwant to see this scene, just type“wet beaver” into Google, I’m suresomething will pop up.

At first, everything changes forthe better. Walter is accepted backinto his family’s home by his wife,his career takes off and the CEOwith a beaver on his hand becomesa celebrity. But when his wifeencourages Walter to withdrawfrom the beaver, Walter’s life onceagain goes down a dark path.

Mel Gibson and Jodie Foster areboth terrific in this picture. Theyhave undeniable chemistry thatwas first on display in their 1994film Maverick, and is even moreevident here. Mel gives the per-formance of a lifetime in the chal-lenging dual role of a depressedman and a beaver puppet. Fostershines as the wife and motherstruggling to deal with the situa-tion. On top of this, Foster alsodirected the film.

While some may questionGibson’s attitude towards womenover the past few years, Foster hasbeen a staunch defender of his. Inreturn, Gibson clearly has shown alot of respect for Jodie, or SugarTits, as he prefers to call her.Regardless, Gibson and Fosterboth exhibit a real love of the film-making process, and in particular afondness for The Beaver.

There is absolutely nothing thatI would change about this film.The acting, the dialogue and thecinematography were all spot-on.It was even the perfect length. Therunning time of approximately 90minutes was just right. The Beaverdid not need to be trimmed at all.The Beaver is a film that youshould give a damn – or should Isay dam – about. Next time youare looking to sit back and relaxand watch a movie that will leaveyou thoroughly entertained, thenleave it to The Beaver.

Cinema ConnoisseurAllen Gaynorwww.cinemaconn.com

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Melissa Leo in Red State

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Last season, the London Knightswere hardly the team we’ve cometo be familiar with in the past fewseasons, bowing out early in thefirst round of the OHL playoffsagainst Owen Sound after finishingwith only 73 points in the regularseason, just good enough foreighth in the conference. It was theKnights’ worst season since2002/03, when they finished onepoint less at 72. Last year was arebuilding season, but it seems likethe Knights’ rebuilding plans mayalready be over.

There are a lot of positives goinginto this season. The first is goal-tender Michael Houser. In his thirdseason with London, Houser isconsidered one of the best (andperhaps most underrated) goal-tenders in the OHL. He’s alreadyplaying well this year, making 45saves in Guelph on September 29.London won that game 2-1 inshootout.

Another positive going into thisseason is that London’s top threescorers from last year are allreturning. Jared Knight, VladislavNamestnikov and Seth Griffithscored a combined total of 200points in 2010/11, all three playingin 68 games. They should eachimprove on last year’s respectivetotals and could easily place in thetop three in Knights’ scoring againthis season.

The biggest story of Knights’off-season, though, was the addi-tion of Max Domi, Tie Domi’s kid.He’s a different player from DaddyDomi, as Max is known as a skilledcentre who put up 57 points in 30games playing midget hockey lastseason. Domi will be with theKnights for a few seasons and dur-ing that time should develop into

one of their top offensive products.The Knights have a great history ofproducing high-calibre offensivetalents, and Domi looks to beanother addition to this list. He net-ted a hat trick in London’s seasonopener against Saginaw onSeptember 23.

On defense, Jarred Tinordi, whowas drafted in the first round bythe Montreal Canadiens in 2010, isback for another season and willanchor the blueline. Tinordi isanother offspring of a formerNHLer. His father, Mark Tinordi,was a defenceman with theMinnesota North Stars. Elsewhereon defense, Olli Määttä, who wentfirst overall in this year’s importdraft, should add more depth andskill to the back end.

Another positive addition duringthe summer was centre Bo Horvat,who the Knights drafted ninthoverall in the priority draft. Heplayed midget last season with the

Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs. Horvatput up a goal and an assist in theKnights’ season opener this yearand should add plenty more pointsthroughout the season. Domi,Määttä and Horvat are all inexperi-enced at this level of hockey butbring a ton of talent to the team,and all three should only improvewith time.

This year’s version of theKnights features many of the samefaces as last year’s, with a fewnotable additions. All of the return-ing players are a season older,however, and a season more expe-rienced, and in junior hockey, oneyear’s worth of experience cancompletely change a player. Lastyear’s experiences should improvethis year’s record for the Knightsand they should be able to easilysurpass 2010/11’s total of 73points and have a better shot ofgoing deep in the playoffs.

JEREMY WALLINTERROBANG

Looking into the Knights’ season

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Fanshawe’s Jaynie VanDeWalle has helped propel the Fanshawe Falconsto an impressive 3-0 record to start the season. The Falcons are alsoranked number one in the OCAA.

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Scott Harrington and Michael Houser, 2010/11 season.

The Ontario Colleges supportstaff strike had a province-wideimpact, including delaying the startof the Ontario College AthleticsAssociation’s competition season.However, it did not seem to havean effect on the Fanshawe Falconswomen’s soccer team as theydefeated the Niagara Knights 7-0in their first game of the regularseason.

The Falcons scored in the firstminute of the game and neverlooked back. They scored fourmore goals before halftime enroute to their victory. Five differ-ent Fanshawe players found theback of the net in the game.

When asked if the strike mayhave helped the team, head coachMartin Painter had mixed feelings.“It did but it didn’t; it helped usprepare, and we have a lot of first-year players, so it was nice in away to give the team more time tobond. Also we have a lot of depth,which allows us to get good work-outs playing 11 on 11, which Ithink a lot of other teams can’t do.

But it’s always nice to get thegames in and when the seasonfinally started there was a lot ofexcitement.”

With goals coming from fivedifferent players, this team showeda lot of depth in their first game.According to Painter, this wasexpected. “I knew we had a lot ofdepth. We had five different goalscorers today and players weexpected to score didn’t score, so Idon’t expect anyone on this teamto carry the load.”

Moving forward, there are somethings Painter would like to see histeam improve on. “We need to bemore efficient finishing in front ofthe net. We scored seven goalstoday, but we could have scoredmore. When we play better teams,we’re definitely going to have todo a better job finishing on ourscoring chances.”

The Falcons faced off againstdefending champions the HumberHawks on the road on October 1.Fanshawe won’t return home untilOctober 12, when they face the St.Clair Saints.

CHRIS LETHBRIDGEINTERROBANG

A career-long goal was finallyachieved for Mark Henry at NightOf Champions when he won theWorld Heavyweight champi-onship for the first time ever. The“world’s strongest man” has beena WWE superstar for 15 years, yethe has never held a championshipbelt. That changed last week whenhe brutalized Randy Orton andcaptured the title. Afterwards,Henry angrily declared that hewas going to show all his doubtersthat he would be the most domi-nant champion ever. The follow-ing night on RAW, Henry wouldprove just how brutal and sadistiche can be by viciously attackingboth J.R. and Jerry Lawler.

This makes me wonder whatexactly the WWE has planned forHenry. Fifteen years without achampionship is a long time.Could it be that Henry is thinkingof retiring or is close to beingreleased? After all, the biggeststoryline of his career likely has tobe the infamous segment whereMae Young gave birth to Henry’schild, which in a weird twistturned out to be a rubber hand.Surely not one of the WWE’smost shining moments.

Henry has been a very intimi-

dating competitor throughout histime in the company, but neverreally rose above the midcarderlevel until now. A good ideawould be to use his championshiprun as a way to elevate youngersuperstars to undisputed mainevent status. There are many suit-able candidates who deservepushes, Wade Barrett andSheamus being just two of them.It would also make for an epic sto-ryline that the fans could reallyget behind as the brutal heelchamp Henry finally gets takendown by an up-and-coming chal-lenger.

Over in Impact Wrestling, oneof my predictions came true asChristopher Daniels turnedagainst A.J. Styles and droppedhim with a kick below the belt.This came after Daniels yet againtaunted Styles with the fact that hepinned him a few short weeks ago.A violent feud between the formerfriends seems to be on the hori-zon, which could very welldestroy the unity of Fortune forev-er. This would allow Immortal tobreathe a little easier, as Fortuneis their biggest threat currently,aside from Mr. Anderson andSting.

Robert Roode is the number-one contender, and he will faceKurt Angle for the Impact cham-pionship at Bound For Glory.Roode could very well win thetitle for the first time ever thatnight, as Angle will soon probably

be taking some time off to trainfor next year’s Olympics. It wouldbe an extremely well-deservedvictory for Roode, since he hasbeen with TNA since day one andis one of the guys responsible forhelping to build the company. Hewill have to watch his backthough, as Daniels could verywell turn his attention from Stylesto Roode.

One thing is for sure, if Fortunedoes collapse, someone needs totake up the fight against Immortal.The future of Impact Wrestlingdepends on it.

What’s in store for Henry?THE HEEL TURNSCOTT [email protected]

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After 15 years, Mark Henry hasfinally become the champion inthe WWE.

Lady Falcons sureknow how to kick it


Las Vegas is the home stage forshowcasing Joe Weider’s Mr.Olympia Contest. Typically thecontest takes place this upcomingweekend, but this time around, ithappened in mid-September.

Jay Cutler, the current four-timeMr. Olympia, was attempting towin a three-peat and chalk in hisfifth Olympia title overall. Overthe course of his long career,Cutler has developed a tremendousphysique and quality that has madeit extremely difficult for newcom-ers to compete with. Cutler camein big and strong, but somethingwas clearly missing. It was clearfrom the moment that he took thestage he was not at his best.

His arch nemesis, Phil Heath,was trying yet again to upsetCutler. Heath had been runner-upto Cutler in the 2010 Olympia.Although close, the 2010 contestwas a clear nod to Cutler due to hisnear-perfect presentation thatevening. This year proved to bemore intriguing as Heath took thestage with the great conditioninghe had in 2010 as well as someadded quality mass.

So there they stood, side by sideas they have on several occasions.It was clear that everyone else wascontending for third place. The restof the competitors nabbed theirrightful standings as the crowdanxiously awaited the announce-ment of runner-up, which woulddetermine the overall winner. Aspredicted, Cutler and Heath placedfirst and second – but not respec-tively as they did the previousyear!

Heath made history by upsettingthe man who was looking to get hisfifth Olympia title. More impor-tantly, this would mark the firstOlympia title for Heath and hetruly deserved it. I’ve heard fromseveral sources that the crowd wasin a frenzy of applause as Heathearned what was rightfully his thatnight. Big Jay Cutler showed upwell, but he wasn’t at his peak interms of conditioning. Heath, onthe other hand, came in with fullmuscle bellies, a tightly dry andtoned physique, and brought acomplete package that lookedexaggerated to the point of beingcartoony!

It was simply the fair and rightdecision that was given to the bet-ter man on that particular night.Will Cutler come back next yearhungrier than ever to take back histitle? Will Heath successfullydefend his first-ever Olympia title?

Only time will tell. I do know onething that’s for certain: over 90 percent of us here at Fanshawe haveno desire to be as big and muscle-bound as Phil Heath, but over 90per cent of us wish we consistentlyhad the drive and determinationthat he possesses. Many peoplewould bow out and lose their driveafter so many failed attempts atcapturing their first title, but notHeath. He kept coming back untilhe finally got what he had beenworking so hard for over the years.Congratulations to the 2011 Mr.Olympia, Phil Heath!

FUN AND FITNESSRICK [email protected]

Mr. Olympia 2011 an upset

I work with and train womenevery day and one thing is com-mon among most: they all havepreconceived notions about fitnessthat are usually skewed from reali-ty. It’s not their fault though, overthe years women have been bom-barded with so much about fitnessand nutrition that it can be difficultto separate fact from fiction. Hereare my top fitness myths that I feelneed to be debunked.

Do crunches for flat, sexy absThis is the area most women

wish they could change, and it canbe one of the more difficult areasto lose from. Despite all the hypewith products and gadgets promis-ing that if you ‘rock back and forthfor just five minutes day,’ you willnot lose weight in your midsectionsimply doing ab work. Why? Well,even if you develop amazing abmuscles doing all those crunches,if you haven’t lost the layer of fatsitting on top, no one is going to beable to see them. In order to have asleek, sexy tummy, you need to

lose weight all over – there is nosuch thing as spot reduction.Combine strength training andinterval/cardio work and you’ll bewell on your way.

Doing the same routine willyield the same results

Our bodies are extremely adapt-able and are always changing tomeet our demands. While this isgood for some things, it also meansthat we need to change it up tokeep seeing results fitness-wise.When you first begin somethingnew like resistance training or run-ning, your body isn’t used to it andyou expend a lot of energy com-pleting these activities. Over time,your body adapts and becomes bet-ter at performing these movementsand therefore is able to do the sameamount of work while consumingless energy. Most people know thisas ‘plateauing.’

For instance, if you are just get-ting into weight training, you mayfind using 10-pound dumbbells tobe a struggle to do overhead press-es with, but over time you’llbecome better at the exercise and10 pounds won’t be so hard. Samething goes with running: in thebeginning, running 2 km might bea challenge, but soon 2 km feelslike a breeze.

This means your body haslearned and adapted to thatweight/distance and it’s time tochallenge it again. You can do thisby doing changing up the rep pat-tern or adding more weight in thegym and by running further orfaster and changing things up out-side or on the treadmill.

Lifting heavy weights willmake me bulky

This is one I hear all the time.I’m not sure how or why this mythstarted, but it needs to stop. Liftingheavy weights and performing bigmovements like squatting, dead-lifting and bench pressing will notmake you look likeSchwarzenegger. I don’t thinkwomen realize how difficult it is toput on and maintain muscle theway that men and bodybuilders do.Women aren’t built to naturallygain size the same way as men, andfemale bodybuilders have to workextremely hard and eat a certainway to look the way they do. SinceI began lifting heavy four yearsago, I have lost weight, leaned outand never looked better (just togive you an idea of what I mean,I’m 130 pounds and can deadliftover 270 pounds). Plus, lean mus-cle is something we should allwant, as more muscle means ahigher metabolism, which means Iburn more calories sitting on mybutt typing this out than someonewho has less muscle mass.

It can be tough for women tonavigate through the world of fit-ness and nutrition with all the crapout there, which is why I think it isimportant to set the record straight.If you have any fitness or nutritionquestions, drop me an email:[email protected].

Three fitness myths womenneed to forget

The Atlanta Falcons thoughtthey had it all last season. Theywon the NFC South and locked uphome field advantage in the NFCplayoffs in the process. They wereon top of the world – that is, untilthe Green Bay Packers came totown. The Packers crashed theparty big time, winning 48 – 21 ontheir way to the Super Bowl.

Well, it’s a new year, and theFalcons will look for revenge inweek five. The Falcons came outflat in week one against Chicago,but they have come on in the pastcouple weeks. Matt Ryan is com-pleting a high percentage of hispasses, and the defence hasimproved. They will face a toughchallenge this week as the Packerscontinue to put up huge amounts ofpoints.

Key Matchups1. Charles Woodson vs. Roddy

White: Woodson, the 2009Defensive Player of the Year, willhave his hands full with theFalcons’ go-to receiver. White hasemerged as possibly the best wideout in the league, and can get openagainst anyone.

2. Packers offence vs. Falconsdefence: This was the matchupthat won the game for the Packersin the playoffs last year. ThePackers scored at will, and theyhave done that for much of 2011 aswell. It will be intriguing to see ifthe Falcons learned anything fromthe slaughter in January.

3. Jermichael Finley vs. TonyGonzalez: Finley is possibly thebest tight end in football right now.Gonzalez may be the best ever.Both players are still incredibly

effective, and Gonzo is having afantastic year, despite the fact thathe is getting older. Finley isbecoming Aaron Rodgers’ go-toguy, and that is scary for a teamthat has five legitimate widereceivers as well.

The RundownIt’s scary to think that the

Packers are even better now thanthey were when they won theSuper Bowl, but the fact is, theyappear to be. However, Matt Ryanhas only lost three games at homein the Georgiadome.Unfortunately, this one won’t gowell for the Dirty Birds. I see thePack winning big again, 38 – 20.After all this, the Falcons betterhope they don’t meet up with thePackers again this January.

For next week, there are a slewof good games to watch onceagain, highlighted by a gamebetween the Cowboys and Patriots.

Falcons look forrevenge at home

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IN TRAININGCHELSEY [email protected]

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Atlanta Falcons wide receiverRoddy White will try to get pastGreen Bay’s Charles Woodson inwhat will be an interesting battle ina key NFC game.

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Phil Heath captured his first Mr.Olympia title in September.


This current economic climatehas changed buying habits amongconsumers; for instance, more peo-ple are now buying smaller carsthan bigger, more expensive ones.

One company thinks that buyingsmaller doesn’t have to mean buy-ing a cramped sardine can.

Nissan has just launched its new2012 Versa sedan in Canada, a carthat has an incredible amount ofroom, both for the front seat pas-sengers and in the rear seat passen-gers. In fact, there is more roomfor back seat passengers in theVersa than in a BMW 5-series or aMercedes-Benz E-class.

On top of the roomy interior,you get an enormous trunk.Honestly, if you’re in the pizzadelivery business, this would bethe ideal car for you (it even has60/40 split rear seats), not onlybecause it can carry tons of boxes,but also because it is efficient.

Mechanically it has a 1.6-litre,four-cylinder engine that produces109 hp. It features dual-sprayinjectors, which use up to 57 percent finer spray for more efficientburning. How efficient, you ask?This Versa sedan can manage 6.0-litres/100km on a combined cityand highway run (when matedwith the CVT automatic; the man-ual gearbox consumes an extralitre), which makes it more effi-cient than some hybrids. Its cleanaerodynamics might be helping itin the economy department also, asits co-efficient of drag is just 0.31.

Yes, I did just mention that it hasa CVT automatic, and I, like most

people, have never liked thesetransmissions. However, this latestgeneration CVT feels much morelike a conventional automatic, yetit still gives you the fuel economyadvantage of such a set up. Is it thebest of both worlds? Yes, it reallyis.

While this is no GT-R-esqueroad rocket, it moves along quitewell on the road. The ride issmooth and the handling is alsoquite decent. However, I wish theseats had more support. This is notthe most comfortable car to take ona long journey, so it’s best to use itas a city commuter.

While on the topic of things Idon’t like about this car, the mate-rials used are just hard plastics; ifthere is one thing about this carthat will remind you this is anecono-car, it will be the interior fitand finish. The lack of grab han-dles in the roof for passengers isalso a reminder that this car wasbuilt to a price – a low, low price.

This is, after all, the cheapestnew car you can buy in Canada,with a starting price of $11,798(well-equipped SL model is yoursfrom $16,298). Even at the lowestprice, you get electric power steer-ing, plenty of air bags, ABS brakesand stability control, all as stan-dard. You can also add goodieslike Bluetooth connectivity,USB/iPod connector, a built-innavigation system and XM satel-lite radio.

So it is a big/small car with asmall price tag and it comes withplenty of features. Sounds like anexcellent first car.

It might not be the greatest driv-ing small car, or the most comfort-able, but if you’re looking forspace and efficiency, this newVersa sedan would be an excellentchoice.

MOTORING NAUMAN [email protected]

Nissan’s Versa-tilesedan

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The Men's and Women's Teams travel to Humber this October 1st

to face off in a crucial match up against the Hawks.

This Saturday and Sunday, October 1st and 2nd, the Men's and

Women's Volleyball Team's host the

9th Annual Overkill "Kickoff' Tournament.

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As the North American domesticseason comes to a close, we seethat not much joy has come fromyet another difficult season forToronto FC. As for the newVancouver Whitecaps, a newbeginning has left them at the bot-tom of the table. Here is a littlereview on the Canadian teams sofar this year.

We start out west, and way backto the beginning of the season. InVancouver, we saw the first gamein the Whitecaps’ MLS history, andthe first all-Canadian matchup aswell. Vancouver carved holes inToronto’s defence, and we saw apromising defensive-minded teamin the Whitecaps. That was inMarch, and a lot has changed forWhitecaps fans since. In fact, a lotchanged between then and the mid-dle of June. The team went 14 con-secutive games without winning.This led to head coach and fanfavourite Teitur Thordarson’s fir-ing. The manager who had coachedthem from the minor leagues to thebig time was suddenly dropped.

Meanwhile, Toronto FC was inanother interesting phase of theirhistory. TFC had appointed AronWinter, a former Dutch internation-al who had ties with the famedteam Ajax, in the off season. Theownership was looking to adapt theAjax model, develop good youthplayers and play a kind of soccercalled Total Football. A win in thesecond week hinted at an excitingyear ahead for the new look Reds.

However, the team failed to gel inthe first quarter of the season asdefensive lapses and an inability tofinish led to many mediocre results.

For Vancouver, the rest of theyear was very tiresome. In the 29matches this season, they haveamassed only four wins. However,out of the four wins comes someoptimism. Defender Jay DeMerit isgreat marshal in the defensive corefor the Whitecaps, and has emergedas a fan favourite as well as a leaderin the dressing room. Eric Hasslihad plenty of critics after beingsigned on as Designated Player, butthey have relatively been shut out.A large, poacher-style striker,Hassli has created many of his 10goals from virtually nothing. Agreat example would be his fantas-tic goal against Seattle (just searchEric Hassli on YouTube) thatearned his team the draw. Overall,

even if this year has been poor,things are shaping up for theWhitecaps.

As for TFC, the season has beenrather bumpy. After several resultswhere the defence seemed to haveheld its own, the floodgates openedand Toronto lost six games andonly won once in a seven-gamestretch. However, with the additionof World Cup veteran TorstenFrings and striker DannyKoevermans, the team has found aproductive stretch late in the sea-son.

It was an exciting year for foot-ball fans in Canada, but next yearwill be even better. With the addi-tion of the Montreal Impact toMajor League Soccer, we’ll haveeven more disappointment to talkabout.

Canadian clubs endured tough year

FANSHAWE FCMARTY [email protected]

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Its been a tough year for Eric Hassli’s Vancouver (white) and NanaAttakora’s TFC (red).

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Fanshawe’s Cedric N’Guessan has three goals in three games helpingFanshawe to a 2-1 record. N’Guessan potted two goals in Fanshawe’s 5-2win over Mohawk. The team is on the road for three games startingOctober 1.

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