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Volume 44 Issue No. 26 March 26, 2012 www.fsu.ca/interrobang/
MARCH
EVENTS
QUESTION
OF THE WEEK
MON. 03-26
DO YOU
THINK THE
FLEMING RIOT
WILL HURT
YOUR JOB
HUNT?
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Caitlin Montpetit
“Yes I do! I’m coming from a
school with a bad reputation
and I’m getting grouped
together with these rioters. I
don’t even drink!
”It might because it made
world news. It’s all over the
world, so it might affect our
chances.”
Brooke Hill
“No, not at all. I don’t think
the question will come up in
an interview. As soon as an
employer meets me, they will
know that I’m not a part of
that group of people.”
Students soak up the sun on the field behind Fanshawe College on March 21.
Kristie Little
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Audioslave, Norah Jones (I could
go on and on).
4. What is the best piece of
advice you’ve ever received?
I saw a quote: “You don’t get what
you wish for... You get what you
work for.”
5. Who is your role model?
My brother.
6. Where in the world have you
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10 Things I Know About You...
Rachel Huiberts is in her first
year of the Business Marketing
program. “I am a very bubbly,
positive and outgoing young
lady,” said Huiberts. “I love listening to music and singing.”
1. Why are you here?
I am here because I love
Fanshawe.
2. What was your life-changing
moment?
Coming to college.
3. What music are you currently
listening to?
FREE COMEDY NOONER:
FREE MUSIC NOONER:
CREDIT: KIRSTEN ROSENKRANTZ
Sydney Bailey
TUES. 03-27
FEATURING: MONSTER TRUCK
AND THE BAXTERS
travelled?
Throughout Ontario and eastern
Canada.
7. What was your first job?
Waitressing.
8. What would your last meal
be?
A wonderful sandwich.
9. What makes you uneasy?
Nothing.
10. What is your passion?
Singing.
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click on the 10 Things I Know
About You link at the top.
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“I’m a little worried about
it. I graduate soon and I’m
worried that employers
will judge Fanshawe as a
whole.”
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GRAD PHOTOS DONE?
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Scott Breivik
“I’m not too worried, I
already have a co-op and I
graduate this year. It might
future students. It definitely
makes the school look bad.”
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Fleming riots burn Fanshawe College
KIRSTEN ROSENKRANTZ
INTERROBANG
On the night of March 17, St.
Patrick’s Day celebrations on
Fleming Drive spiraled downward
into a full-blown riot. The City of
London, London Police Service,
Fanshawe College and the London
community as a whole have been
left trying to figure out what to do
with those who participated in this
act of civil disobedience, how this
happened, how it can be prevented
in the future and how the reputation of Fanshawe College can be
repaired.
Fleming Drive has a history of
incidents similar to this one,
though they were typically on a
much smaller scale. The area has
gained a reputation for its parties
and draws crowds from other postsecondary schools, other cities and
even area high schools.
Marty Thompson, a first-year
Broadcast Journalism student at
Fanshawe, was in the area at a
friend’s house on St. Patrick’s
Day. He described how the events
unfolded that night, noting that the
entire incident started with a couch
that was set on fire, something that
has happened on Fleming Drive
many times in the past. He said that
with the crowd acting violently
towards emergency service workers, he was surprised they weren’t
acting violently towards each
other. “I never felt in danger. It was
surreal, for sure … It was just a
bonfire. It felt like that. It felt like
people were (just) gathered,” he
said.
During the riot, 1,000 young
people took over Fleming Drive,
flipped over and lit a CTV news
van on fire and added furniture,
TVs and propane tanks to that fire,
pelted police officers, fire crews
and EMS with bottles, wooden
boards from fences, car tires and
hub caps. In total, 17 police cars
were damaged and the overall
destruction is estimated to have
cost the city over $100,000.
Some of the young people
involved in the riot took to various
social media sites including
Twitter and Facebook to brag
about their involvement. Since
then, screenshots of these posts as
well as photos of people involved
in the riots have been added to the
Fleming Riots St. Pat’s Day 2012
Facebook page (tinyurl.com/flemingriots) to assist police in identifying alleged rioters.
As of March 21, 15 people had
been arrested and 13 charged with
charges including unlawful assembly, assaulting police with a
weapon, obstructing police, mischief under $5000 and resisting
arrest. Those charged are: Jacob
Biggelar, Jordan DeRose, Peter
Donohoe, Michael King, Blaine
Mills, Kory Puklicz, Brian Garton,
Stephania Smieja-Henry, Michael
Moore, Ryan McMahon and two
15-year-old’s whose identities are
protected under the Young
Offenders Act.
Of those charged, six are currently Fanshawe students and have
since been given interim suspensions.
Dr. Howard Rundle, President of
Fanshawe College, said in a press
conference on March 19,
“Fanshawe’s Student Code of
Conduct does reach into the community when the actions of a student impacts the safety and health
of those in the college,” stating that
students who are convicted of
charges relating to this riot could
face expulsion.
“Someone that would throw a
brick at someone else, someone
that would start a fire. That, to me,
that’s not only a criminal act, (but)
that kind of person is dangerous on
our campus. We don’t want them
here and our policy does allow us
now to have them removed,” he
added.
Veronica Barahona, President of
the Fanshawe Student Union
(FSU) said that the union supports
the college’s decision to expel
those students who are convicted.
“I think that in this case we have to
follow suit with whatever the
College moves forward with. I
think that when it affects the health
and safety of our students … it’s
detrimental,” she said.
“In the future, the college and
the Student Union need to tread
cautiously and follow the Student
Code of Conduct (when considering expulsion),” she continued.
London Police Chief Brad
Duncan said in a press conference
on March 18, “To the students and
others who committed these criminal acts, we are engaged in identifying those involved. We are
already receiving many tips with
respect to the responsible parties
and there will be further arrests and
charges in connection with (the
riot).”
The London Police Service
(LPS) and Fanshawe College have
worked together numerous times in
an effort to prevent occurrences
such as this one from happening.
Project
L.E.A.R.N
(Liquor
Enforcement and Reduction in
Noise) is a collaborative project
between the LPS, Fanshawe
College and the University of
Western Ontario dedicated to
reminding students who come to
London in September to be
respectful.
“The Fleming Drive area has
been the subject of much discussion over the past several years and
recently our efforts during Project
L.E.A.R.N, our fall back-to-school
initiative, (were) seemingly making a big difference in terms of
negative student behaviour,” said
Duncan. However, this riot has left
many wondering whether or not
young people in the Fleming area
actually got the message.
“We’re very proactive through
Project L.E.A.R.N. and we try to
get the message out to our students
about the repercussions of their
actions, and honestly, I think
there’s only so many times we can
do that,” said Barahona.
Once the investigation is over,
Rundle said he plans to sit down
with LPS to find more ways to prevent these incidents. “I’m not the
expert to tell them, I want them to
suggest to us the things we should
do, what our responsibilities
should be, what should the Student
Union be doing. Is there something? I don’t think handing out
flyers the day before St. Patrick’s
Day is going to do squat,” he said.
Rundle also pointed out a number of social issues that played a
role in this riot, including society’s
tolerance of binge drinking, labeling St. Paddy’s Day a party day, as
well as calling into question some
of the values being instilled into
youth by parents.
“If my kids had behaved that
way, their biggest problem would
not have been with the police, it
would not have been with the insti-
tutions, it would have been with
their mother and dad,” he said.
“What on earth is happening in
these families that a kid can go off
and behave that way? That I don’t
know; that’s a social question … I
think this has exposed some deep
questions that are worth examining.”
Ultimately, Barahona said this
issue boils down to housing. “I
don’t think that it’s Fanshawe
College, and I get really frustrated
when people blame this college
because it’s a housing issue …
There are five students per house
and about 300 houses, how many
students do you have there? It
becomes a party mentality no matter what we do, no matter how
much effort … We sat with Emily
Marcoccia (Fashawe’s Director of
Marketing and Communications),
LPS, the City of London, every
stakeholder in the community three
weeks ago and talked about our
plan going forward, and this happened,” she said.
“This incident does not affect
the attitude or the character of the
majority of the current students,
but we are aware that this incident
will reflect badly on our college
and the students we represent,”
said Barahona.
Current Fanshawe students and
alumni are concerned about how
this incident will affect the image
of the college and have taken
action to protect their reputations.
A group of students created Project
Fanshawe
College
(tinyurl.com/projectfc) to help
raise money to cover the costs of
the damages caused by the riot, and
some Fanshawe alumni circulated
CREDIT: LFPRESS.COM
A crowd gathers around an overturned car in the Fleming Drive area, a
short distance from the College on St. Patrick’s Day.
a petition demanding that involved
students
be
expelled
(tinyurl.com/alumpetition).
“I think the starting thing is really being seen to be punishing those
who are clearly guilty of what they
did and having the whole community see that,” said Rundle, discussing how the college is working
to maintain their positive reputation. However, from his perspective, the only way to really ensure
that this type of event is avoided in
the future is by dealing with the
Fleming Drive area itself. “Is it
possible to break up that enclave?
Because if that could be done, this
would never happen; it can’t physically happen,” he said.
Anyone
with
information
regarding the riot is encouraged to
contact LPS at tips@police.london.ca or by phone at 519-6605842, or contact Crime Stoppers at
1-800-222-8477.
Fanshawe
College has also set up a secure email where people can send tips:
flemingdriveincident@fanshawec.ca.
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The post-riot job hunt is
not going to be easy
ERIKA FAUST
INTERROBANG
CREDIT: LONDON COMMUNITY NEWS
Students begin the cleanup around Fleming Drive.
Rebuilding after the riot
ERIKA FAUST
INTERROBANG
http://www.law.uwo.ca/cls/
The St. Patrick’s Day riot on
Fleming Drive drew many comparisons to Project X, a movie that
documents an out-of-control party.
Taking inspiration from this, and
wanting to create something positive out of what some called
“Project Fanshawe,” Youssef
Meddoui teamed up with a couple
of friends to create Project
Fanshawe College, a group that
aims to clean up the mess the rioters left behind.
Meddoui, who graduated from
Fanshawe’s
Business
and
Information Systems in December,
was talking with a friend, Khatab
Hindi, on Facebook after the riot
took place. “Everyone around
London has been blaming
Fanshawe students (for what happened),” he said, adding that he
wanted to change that negative
perception.
He said he thought of the Kony
2012 video and how it raised
awareness for an important issue.
“(I thought,) let’s make a video –
show that Fanshawe students are
not what everybody says they are,”
Meddoui said. “(Let’s show) that
we’re hardworking students, we sit
in the library, face to the book, trying to get good grades, trying to be
successful.”
From there, Meddoui and Hindi
created a group on Facebook called
Project Fanshawe College. “We
made this group Sunday night, 6
p.m., and within one day, 560
members (had joined). It literally
exploded,” said Meddoui. He and
Hindi teamed up with Brad
Redman, Ashleyy Foster, Beth
Jackson and Haley Wiltshire to
take the project further, coming up
with ways to raise money to repair
the damage done to Fleming Drive.
“We’re trying to create a lot of
different events so we can raise as
much money as we can to cover as
much of the cost as we possibly
can for the fences, the road that
was paved, the police cars that
were completely broken, the CTV
van,” said Redman, a student in
Fanshawe’s Pre-Technology program. “It’s a lot of cost to cover
and we most likely can’t cover it
all, but at least we can help.”
The group organized a bottle
drive that took place on March 24,
and will be holding a bake sale in
Forwell Hall on March 27 and 28.
They said they plan to hold more
events in the future. Meddoui said
the money will be passed along to
the City of London, where it will
be distributed to the proper departments to take care of the damages.
Both Meddoui and Redman said
they think this group could become
a permanent one on campus. “It
has a potential to turn into a group
that could join the Fanshawe
Student Union and go through the
generations and continue the volunteer work and good deeds,” said
Redman.
Check out the Project Fanshawe
College
group
at
facebook.com/groups/ProjectFans
haweCollege to get involved. You
can also check them out on
Twitter: @project_fc.
The St. Patrick’s Day riot has
left many Fanshawe students and
alumni ashamed and embarrassed
about the actions of a small number of people from the Fanshawe
community. Many are worried
about how Fanshawe is being portrayed in the media, and some are
concerned that this negative attention will have serious consequences on their job hunts – even
for people who had nothing to do
with the riots – simply because of
the school they attended.
One Fanshawe student has
already lost a co-op position out of
town because of the St. Patrick’s
Day events. Another student
attended a job fair, where all anyone wanted to talk to her about was
the riot, not her skills or qualifications. Neither student was present
at the riots, but they and others are
already experiencing its negative
effects.
Ashley Hake, who is in her second year of Fanshawe’s Financial
Planning Services program and is
just weeks away from graduating,
said she definitely thinks the riot
will have a negative impact on her
job search. “I have worked so hard
to get this diploma, and now I have
to work even harder to find a job.
Most of the application process is
online and I am afraid that once
they see that I just recently graduated from Fanshawe College, they
will overlook my application … I
am hoping employers will realize
that not everyone who participated
in the riot was from Fanshawe
College.”
Shaman Ayerhart, who graduated from Fanshawe’s Music
Industry Arts program in 2008,
was so concerned about the negative fallout from the riot that he
and several other alumni started an
online petition called “Fanshawe
College: Expel students involved
in rioting.” (The petition is now
closed, but you can view it online
at tinyurl.com/alumpetition.)
“We want these guys (made an
example of),” said Ayerhart. “We
want them publicly expelled, we
want their names, and we want
them barred from ever going to
Fanshawe again. We want our
administration to take a stand
against this sort of behaviour.”
People who signed the petition
could also post a reason why they
signed it. “There were numerous
responses on the petition website
from Fanshawe graduates who
were saying, ‘We will not hire a
Fanshawe graduate from this
year,’” said Ayerhart. “We’re all
questioning what a diploma from
Fanshawe is worth. No other college in Ontario has this problem …
We just feel like (College administration) has a responsibility to all
alumni to improve the image of our
school. That image is rapidly deteriorating and it’s devaluing our
diplomas,
certificates
and
degrees.”
The petition closed after reaching over 2,000 signatures in 24
hours, and Ayerhart sent it to
Fanshawe College President Dr.
Howard Rundle, the Chair of the
Board of Governors, the Chair of
the Alumni Association and major
news networks across Canada.
Local businesses have also
shown that their decisions about
who to hire may be affected by the
events. Shawn Adamsson, Vice
President of Operations at rtraction, a digital design firm in
London and vocal Fanshawe supporter, tweeted a message to student rioters in the early hours of
March 18: “Dear #Fanshawe students: if you’re involved in this riot
you needn’t bother putting a
resume in front of me. Think about
your future NOW.”
Not everyone believes that the
riot is going to have as negative an
impact on Fanshawe alumni and
students as they may fear. Doug
Millar, Manager of Fanshawe’s
Career, Co-operative Education
and Community Employment
Services, said he said he feels comfortable that, for the most part, students will still find employment
opportunities in London and outside the city.
“Such publicity is never good,
but our employers are smarter than
that,” he said. “Our employers
have worked with this college for
over 40 years … the employers
know that coming to the college to
find workers is in their best interest
as well.”
College President Rundle
agreed. Despite the history of violence around the Fleming area over
the past years, “Employment success of Fanshawe graduates is
higher than average amongst all
colleges and has been all throughout this period,” he said, adding
that he didn’t think the St.
Patrick’s Day events will have an
impact. “When people stop and
think, (they) realize that we’re
talking about maybe 100 misbehaving people and 16,900 behaving people. Every college or university of our size will have just as
many misbehaving people.”
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Post-recession, it’s an ‘uphill battle’
for young people seeking jobs: study
Network, volunteer to start
your career, say experts
SARAH DESHAIES
CUP QUEBEC BUREAU CHIEF
MONTREAL (CUP) — With
2012 convocation only weeks
away, future graduates are looking
at a grim job market as young
workers have been the worst
affected by the past recession,
according to a recent study by TD
Economics.
The 2008 recession hit young
workers hard: workers under 25
held more than half of the 430,000
jobs that were lost over the recession, though they represent onesixth of the labour force.
Those between the ages of 20
and 24 have fared better than those
in the 15 to 19 bracket, but job
recovery is still dismal for all
young workers though the recession has ended. And 175,000
young workers have left the labour
market since the start of the recession — meaning they just stopped
looking. Youth unemployment
now stands at 14.5 per cent, double
that of the regular population.
This is a trend that accompanies
economic slowdowns, said Francis
Fong, Economist and Author of the
study, pointing to similar situations
in the ’80s and ’90s.
“Young people have always
taken the brunt of these economic
downturns,” explained Fong.
“The challenges that this generation faces are unique in that ... not
only are you facing competition
from your own age cohort (and)
people who lost their jobs during
the recession ... you’re facing competition from a lot of older workers
who are now retired.”
Though Canada’s baby boom
generation has just started to hit 65,
many older workers are either
returning from or delaying retirement to remain in the workforce.
There has even been a “surge” in
job creation for older workers postrecession, as 400,000 new jobs
overall have been created for
workers over 25 since before the
recession began.
Leanne Ashworth, Co-Ordinator
of the Concordia Student Union
Housing and Job Bank said many
graduates return for help, desperately seeking work. “We ask them,
‘What do you want to do?’ And
they’ll say, ‘Anything.’”
To Iris Unger, these dismal numbers also echo what she sees as
Executive Director of Youth
Employment Services (YES), a
career and business resource centre
in Montreal.
“There’s a lot of young people
out of work, and we’re seeing a lot
more of them at the Centre,” said
Unger, who added that pressure to
find a job post-graduation from
family and friends can take a mental toll on job seekers. “We’re seeing a big increase in young people
getting stressed about the employment situation.”
Recently, the federal government slashed $6.5 million in funding for youth summer job programs, closing down job centres
and moving many resources
online. The office of Human
Resources Minister Diane Finley
defended the decision, saying that
young people they surveyed said
they were seeking out information
online rather than at centres.
Unger criticized this justification, saying that the government
should have also consulted
resources like YES, and not just
students. Hunting online for jobs is
not a sure-fire way to get hired, she
said.
And it will likely take a few
more years before the labour mar-
ket re-balances itself. Past studies
have shown that it can take up to
10 years for young workers to
regain their footing in the economy
after a recession, according to
Fong. And those who graduate in a
recession stand to earn less
income, a gap that only closes several years on.
Overall, “it’s not easy for young
people to make it these days,”
Fong conceded. So what does a
young person with a newly-minted
diploma do?
Having a online resume, like a
LinkedIn account, is a good call,
but don’t job hunt exclusively
online. Instead of emailing out
dozens of faceless CVs, make
yourself known to potential
employers by using “hidden con-
nections” like networking, volunteering and internships.
“People need to be trying as
many different things as possible
and having face-to-face connections with employers instead of
just firing things off on the Internet
and never talking to someone,”
Ashworth explained.
“The main way to get a job is
through networking, which means
getting out of the house,” Unger
agreed.
One option is to offer to volunteer a few hours a week to get your
foot in the door and gain experience, while supporting yourself at
another job.
Unger added that it’s also crucial
to find a supportive network of
family and friends so you don’t
sink into a funk.
And if you don’t find your
dream job straight out of school?
The report warns that not finding
work after graduation “erodes a
graduate’s skills and competitive
edge,” and can lead to people taking “lesser” jobs, taking a hit to
their income over the years.
Sometimes it’s okay to settle for
what you can get, according to
Ashworth, but it’s also important
to keep your eye on the prize.
“Find a survival job, keep your
spirits up and try to focus on the
long-term search as well,” said
Ashworth. “Don’t feel like you’re
stuck there forever, but get your
needs met first.”
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
fsuletters@fanshawec.ca
Volume 44 Issue No. 26 March 26, 2012 www.fsu.ca/interrobang/
Riot may deter
How about some
prospective students respect?
Dear Editor:
I’m writing this email because a friend
affiliated with Fanshawe College suggested I
do so. Up until now, I have seriously been
considering Fanshawe as my primary college of choice for future studies. The media
programs and the overall student community
attracted my eyes to the school, however, I
do not want to be part of a community that
takes part in drunken riots, burning valuable
objects, and even setting vehicles aflame.
I am hoping that this letter reaches the
people involved and affected, because I have
been completely disgusted with not only
recent, but past issues that continue to happen. Maybe this will get tossed aside as
something that has already been discovered,
but I hope not. It is not action against the students I hope to accomplish with this letter, I
want the entire Fanshawe population to be
aware that if an outside prospective student
has second thoughts about applying due to
these incidents, how many others have those
second thoughts as well?
It would be my hope that if students were
aware about the effect their actions have on
the outside world, they would be less likely
to take part in these events.
To the students who celebrated St.
Patrick’s respectfully and safely – and I’m
sure there are many – be proud of yourselves. To those who took part in the
appalling events of this year’s St. Patrick’s
Day celebrations, you should be ashamed of
yourselves. You’re trashing the reputation of
a good school and potentially throwing your
futures away. You’re at Fanshawe College to
make a future for yourself, not to possibly be
arrested and find yourself in jail. If you have
a criminal record, it’s not going to matter
what type of degree, diploma or certificate
you have.
The fact that the London Police Chief had
to make a news conference to put the city at
ease because of the actions of students is
saddening, and it is very unfortunate that
events like this influence future students’
decisions on which schools to apply to.
Hopefully there is a proactive response to
these events, and I for one hope to see a
change in this student party mentality.
After all that I have heard, I’m not so sure
Fanshawe is the right choice anymore, and I
hope that current student awareness of possible students not looking at Fanshawe
because of these situations is enough to
make them change their behavior when celebrating holidays.
Josh Walter
Possible future student
Mayor threatens
students?
Dear Editor:
Maybe a drunken bonfire in the street was
way out of line, but the Mayor’s threats were
worse and I believe illegal. He said, and I
quote, “You will pay one way or another.” If
he had said that you will be prosecuted to the
full extent of the law, that would be proper.
But he has made an open threat to the students and I think he should be challenged on
his comments.
P. Castiglione
L is for Fanshawe’s
rioting students
Dear Editor:
To the Goons and Goonettes that took part
in the riot, scorn and disgust are the most
printable feelings I have for you. Don’t come
back to our school. You’re not smart enough
to make the shape of an “L” on your foreheads.
Susie Mah
Law Clerk program
Fanshawe College
Dear Editor:
Fanshawe students are aghast with the
events on Fleming Drive, and are quick to
say “that’s just an isolated group” and it has
nothing to do with the general population of
Fanshawe students.
However, it seems to be one more story in
an ongoing battle of entitlement with this
generation.
I ride one of the major bus routes that has
Fanshawe College as its final destination.
Every morning, I encounter the same things,
so a few pointers for you:
The space beside you is not designed to
be just a holder for your knapsack; it is
another seat. Move your bag so the person
standing up can have a seat
The stickers at the front of the bus are
there for a reason. If someone who is mobility challenged, elderly, etc., give up your
seat. Stop looking away with the hopes that
the person will magically disappear.
Headphones work. Use them. Respect
those sitting around you. Cranking the volume so that the entire bus hears what you
are listening too ... really?
While the incident on Fleming Drive is an
extreme and abhorrent situation unfortunately, Fanshawe students seem to show
their lack of respect on a daily basis.
R. Craige
City needs to accept
Fleming responsibility
Dear Editor:
Fleming Drive and its surrounding streets
are part of a London subdivision, serviced
by the City of London for snow plowing,
garbage collection and all the services that
other areas of London get based on their
taxes.
It’s time there was some introspection by
the City. It was in fact the City that allowed
that land to be zoned for residential use
some 15 to 20 years ago. A little foresight
then would have revealed that a residential
subdivision, a minute’s walk from the campus, would have had the potential to become
a haven for student living.
Instead, we will get the usual bluster from
City officials, they’ll ask Fanshawe for solutions while offering none of their own. More
policing isn’t the answer. A change of zoning bylaws or placing limits on the amount
of renters in any single dwelling should be
reexamined.
Hopefully when the City begins development of the Highbury - Oxford St. property
they don’t give developers carte blanche or
we may have another student ghetto 20
years down the road.
T. Vincent
Tweeting Fanshawe
@muska971 #projectx looked like all the
YouTube videos of #Fleming #riot crazy but
you still can’t blame the movie for the
actions of #dumbcollegekids
@jeffslinky61 #fleming has been a problem for years now, we sat on the fence and
wished it away for to long, this was bound to
happen! #ldnont #fanshawe
@jo_mAmA Apparently the #Fleming
riot just got a mention on Jimmy Kimmel.
Yay, #ldnont. We made it to the big time.
@schmenk Riots are the talk of the day in
all my classes #fleming #Fanshawe #london
@BX93Rachel Congrats to the students
of @project_fc for trying to change
#Fanshawe's image after the #FlemingDrive
#riot! Way to go! #ldnont
@dutchvandy Every party has atleast 1
pooper, this St. Patty’s day London had a
whole street of them. #growup #ldnont
@shanesammut #LdnOnt we have to be
careful not to label all Fanshawe students or
an entire generation because of the foolish
actions of a small group.
@late2game Fanshawe is great institution
in #ldnont. This was the Fleming Riot, not
the #Fanshawe Riot.
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Overturned CTV News van in flames on Fleming Drive. Shame, rioters, shame.
An open letter to the
St. Patrick’s Day 2012
rioters on Fleming Drive
VICTOR KAISAR
INTERROBANG
There was probably a time when St.
Patrick’s Day was a joyous occasion. There
were also times when people knew to respect
someone else’s privacy. It pains me to think
whether I made the right decision to come all
the way from India to go to Fanshawe, just to
witness such a debacle on St. Patrick’s Day!
Where has civilization gone?
It’s strange, I never hear stuff like this
coming out of Platt’s Lane or other supposedly University of Western Ontario student
neighbourhoods here in London, but
Fleming Drive never seems to disappoint
me. And yes, I’m being sarcastic here. Riots,
burning couches, overturned news vans?
Come on, people, there has got to be a limit.
I hope the people responsible realize that
innocent Londoners will be paying for all the
damage they caused on their idea of a joyous
occasion.
I’m not going to be a hypocrite here, I love
my beer. Then again, I believe in moderation. You know your limit; you know how
much you can handle before you go overboard. It is 1:15 a.m. in the early hours of
March 18 as I write this and I can still hear
sirens blaring – I live five minutes from
Fleming Drive and Fanshawe College.
Students have got to remember that for most
of them, it’s not their town; they are merely
living here for a couple of years. There are
people who will live their entire lives in
London, and negative press coverage isn’t
something that anyone would want their
hometown to be associated with. I know I
wouldn’t want my hometown to ever face
negative press.
Remember when Mayor Joe Fontana
released that song “London is the City of
Opportunity”? You do? But is this the
‘opportunity’ you want? To bring disrespect
to the Forest City? To show people how
many cars you can destroy? How many kegs
of beer you can chug? I hardly think so. If I
were Irish or had Irish roots, I would proba-
bly be so mad right now! How dare you ruin
a day that brings about the Irishman inside
everyone? Sure, everyone has the right to
gather freely and say whatever they want,
whenever they want. That is basic freedom.
But freedom to wantonly destroy property?
Blasphemy, I tell you, blasphemy.
Being a student of journalism, a part of me
wanted to step out with my equipment and
cover the event – nay, the debacle, I should
say. The other part of me feared for my own
safety. I know this is nothing compared to
being a journalist in the Middle East where
your life can be in danger every minute of
every day, but to risk my life at the hands of
a thousand rioting teenagers and young
adults? That would be something quite
pointless, in my opinion.
So now when people ask what Fanshawe
is famous for, what do we tell them? Riots?
Parties? Angry teenagers? Or do we tell
them that Fanshawe is a haven of learning?
A place of wit and wisdom? A place of dignity and consideration? I always knew that I
would face a culture shock when I moved
across the world. India and Canada are completely different when it comes to customs
and behaviours, but not once have I heard of
a drunken college riot during 18 years in
India. I’ve already heard about two in
London itself, and you’ve got to remember
that London is nothing compared to a vast
majority of Indian cities when it comes to
student populations.
So, in conclusion, if you’re one of the rioters who thought it was ‘cool’ and ‘trendy’ to
fill yourself up with alcohol and then go
berserk, you should probably look at yourself and feel sorry. Step forward and admit
your wrongdoing if you didn’t face the consequences for what you did that night. Do
not let innocent people who had no part to
play face trouble for what you did. Do your
bit to make this city a better place to live in.
Do your bit for the community. Do your bit
for the college; but more importantly, do
your bit for yourself.
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OPINION
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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The best laid plans…
PSYCH YOUR MIND
ROSE CORA PERRY
www.rosecoraperry.com
When it comes to developing (and maintaining) psychological maturity, a key ingredient to success is cultivating a sunny disposition. As the words to the theme of Monty
Python’s The Life of Brian so smartly prescribe, one should always strive to “look on
the bright side of life.” With that said, however, equally important is establishing a realistic perception: both of the external world
AND when it comes to yourself and your
own capabilities. In other words, don’t bite
off more than you can chew and know your
limitations.
While this sounds like commonsense
advice that wouldn’t require much brain
power to follow, if you start to take a tally of
your own experiences, you may be surprised
by just how many times you’ve succumbed
to what social psychologists term “the planning fallacy.”
As Kahneman and Tversky explain in
their 1979 journal article, “Intuitive
Predictions: Biases and Corrective
Procedures,” “the planning fallacy is the tendency of individuals to underestimate the
duration that is needed to complete most
tasks.” Its root causes?
1. The OVERestimation of one’s abilities
2. Focalism: the belief that one’s current
task is unique; something that results in a
failure to reflect upon past experiences of a
similar nature in which there were negative
outcomes
3. The failure to consider plausible complications and obstacles
And finally…
4. The conceptualization of the task as one
complete activity, rather than acknowledging finalization requires the completion of a
series of necessary milestones
As I believe is fairly self-evident, all of the
above factors can be attributed to egoism.
Humans, because of our natural desire to
confirm POSITIVE beliefs about ourselves
and therefore maintain a positive self-image,
are EXTREMELY biased when it comes to
personal evaluation. When a new responsibility is attributed to us, the average mentally healthy individual will accept the task
with the belief they will accomplish it easily
and quickly, without facing any “jams in the
machine.” If the task is associated with a
sense of power and/or prestige, our perceptual bias will be even more pronounced
because we all want to be able to see ourselves as possessing both characteristics as
they make us more “valuable” from an “evolutionary fitness” stance.
On the same token, then, it’s no surprise
that also due to evolutionary impulses
(specifically to avoid danger), we judge the
actions and abilities of others SEVERELY
and have a tendency to focus on things that
would confirm NEGATIVE beliefs about
them. This is particularly true if we perceive
an individual(s) as a threat to our security,
romantic life or cultural belief system…
ergo racism!
Like all things in life, the trick is finding
balance. Being confident and holding positive beliefs about oneself and one’s abilities
is a GOOD thing. Being cocky and unwilling
to own up to your deficits, however, is NOT
(ironically, cockiness is typically rooted in
insecurity but that’s a whole other can of
worms). Assessing situations positively too
is something we should strive for, but NOT
to the extent that you become an eternal optimist/idealist who is unable to evaluate things
realistically in terms of the “what if” scenarios.
If life has taught me anything, it’s that you
can ultimately NEVER plan enough… or
plan for the unexpected. In two words, shit
happens. While we cannot always control
that which occurs around us, ongoing personal disappointment can be at least minimized if one is willing to practice introspection. Here, an example from my personal life
yet again proves illustrative:
For the past couple of years, I’ve juggled
multiple part-time employment schedules in
order to earn enough to both get by and be
able to save up for the future. While this may
sound like a nightmare scenario to many,
believe it or not, doing so has actually
afforded me more free time to be able to
devote to things I’m truly passionate about
such as fulfilling my creative impulses and
“keeping house.”
I was recently offered and accepted (foolishly and regrettably) a full-time nine-to-five
type position. Within moments of doing so, I
took ill and became overwhelmed not
because of the difficulty of the job, but rather
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because getting up at 6 a.m. meant I had to
go to bed by 8:30 p.m. (at the latest) and
going to bed at 8:30 p.m. meant I no longer
had the time nor energy to exercise, cook
nice dinners for myself and my spouse, or
even clean my house. It didn’t help of course
that I was devoting 35 hours a week to something that was sold to me as a “dream
job/career opportunity” but turned out to be
nothing more than monkey work… but we’ll
leave that as a sidebar. Suffice it to say that
while the position paid well, I was utterly
miserable and felt as though any semblance
of a life I previously had had gone by the
wayside.
Obviously, this was a pretty major disappointment for me in all regards. It meant that
I had given up one of my part-time roles that
I truly enjoyed for nothing and it surely didn’t help that I got reamed out by the Head of
HR for quitting. On a positive note, however, this experience reaffirmed something
important about myself: where my priorities
truly lie and the kind of lifestyle that works
best for me as a result.
Had I practiced introspection and honestly
evaluated everything prior to taking on the
role, this whole song and dance could have
been avoided, but, my dears, there’s no use
Graham James case sickening
MIKE DAVIES
THE OMEGA
KAMLOOPS, B.C. (CUP) — On March
20, Graham James was sentenced for his
guilty plea — filed in December — for
numerous and repeated sexual assaults
against children.
I will repeat this, just so there’s no confusion about the actual facts. James pleaded
guilty to numerous and repeated sexual
assaults against children.
Still reading? Not disgusted enough yet?
I’ll try harder — not that I’ll have to.
He received a sentence of two years per
victim, to be served concurrently, and his
name and DNA will be added to the national sex-offender database.
Todd Holt, one of James’ victims, spoke
at a press conference after the sentencing
hearing, bravely fighting back tears and
answering questions from those gathered.
“My life can go on today,” he said,
acknowledging that, “I don’t think there’s a
sentence out there that’s suitable for this
type of abuse, for any type of abuse.” He is
attempting to be done with anger, although
when asked about his feelings regarding
James’ rehabilitation, he replied, “I believe
in my heart that Graham James will offend
again,” and referred a point in the hearing
when James’ made the admission that “he
still prefers young men.”
It's a long-standing preference: James
pleaded guilty in 2007 to sexually assaulting
a child and was sentenced to three-and-ahalf years in jail. While serving that sentence, he was charged and pleaded guilty to
another sexual assault on a 14-year-old boy,
which occurred in 1971. The sentence for
that charge? Six months — to be served concurrently with his previous sentence.
He was released after serving a total of 18
months and issued a lifetime ban from
coaching in Canada by the Canadian Hockey
Association.
Are you revolted because James was these
children’s hockey coach, in parts of Canada
where hockey is very seriously considered a
way out, and these children’s hopes and
dreams for the future were tied directly to
the sport in which James was their leader,
mentor and role model?
Are you appalled that he served a mere 18
months in jail for sexually abusing children?
Or are you disgusted because so much
time passed between the atrocities and the
public being made aware of them?
Do you suspect many other deplorable
things may have happened over the years —
things that no one besides the victims will
ever know about?
There was at least one.
An anonymous victim filed a civil lawsuit
against James in 2003, and the case was settled out of court.
Oh, by the way: upon being released from
prison in 2000 after serving 18 months of his
sentence for raping children, since he couldn’t coach hockey in Canada, he went to
Spain. He continued to coach young boys,
including the country’s national team.
In 2007, James applied for and was granted a pardon by the National Parole Board of
Canada.
Go ahead and read that last line again. I’ll
wait.
This pardon was not disclosed to the
media or the public. It prompted outrage and
parole reform when it came to light years
later.
Even so, on March 19, the day before
James’s sentence was handed down, the
Canadian Press published an article that
opened with the following: “A Manitoba
judge says allowing cameras to broadcast
the sentencing of disgraced former hockey
coach Graham James for sexual abuse would
turn the highly charged case into a spectacle
and could violate the sex offender’s privacy.”
Oh, thank you, Judge Catherine Carlson!
We’d hate to have this man’s privacy violated, wouldn’t we?
If you’ll all excuse me now, I have to go
get this taste out of my mouth.
I hope you do, too.
in crying over spilled milk. The moral of the
story? Even perfectionists, such as myself,
have to be willing to admit defeat upon occasion.
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OPINION
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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Why do
politicians
lie? To
protect you
VICTOR DE JONG
INTERROBANG
The death of farming:
Should we care?
NOTES FROM DAY SEVEN
MICHAEL VEENEMA
veenema.m@gmail.com
One of my nephews is in his late teens. He
always wanted to take over his parents’
farm. And his parents once looked forward
to the day they could hand over a well-managed family farm to their child. Too bad
that’s not going to happen.
The farm, about 100 acres, near the town
of Drayton, Ontario, was a mixed farm.
What I remember seeing there is chickens,
hogs, some dairy, and in the fields, hay and
soybeans. In later years the family also
farmed sheep. Once I came over on a hot
summer day to help with the haying. That
meant stacking bales of hay on a moving
wagon. It’s back-breaking work, really, but
in its own way, fun. And when the day was
over, it felt good.
Today, the family lives in a large house
about 10 kilometres from the farm. They
don’t own it anymore. My nephew’s father
had a hard time finding other work but now
is with a farm equipment company, and his
mother works at a local feed mill, dispatching trucks of cattle feed to the farms of the
region, likely including the farm they once
owned.
What is the main reason for the crash of
my nephew’s dream of farming? Look no
further than the mirror. We consumers want
cheaper and cheaper food and more of it.
How do we at the same time increase the
food production of farms and drive down the
cost? Industrialize the farm. Make farms part
of the globalized economy.
Farms get bigger. The number of people
on them declines while the machines on
them grow in number and size. Before
World War II, one in three Canadians lived
on a farm. According to Statistics Canada, in
2008 that number was one in 46. As one article in the Regina Leader-Post said, it’s all
about economies of scale. More goods produced per person-hour.
So, it’s all good. Our food is cheap. And
we have lots. My nephew will get a job as a
plumber or mutual fund advisor. His parents
will retire one day in a decent house.
Everyone is happy. What’s not to like?
According to Wendell Berry, plenty. We
lament the closing of plants when they leave
town. But the closing of family farms should
be of much greater concern.
Why should we regard the death of the
family farm as a catastrophe? In his 2009
book, Bringing It to the Table, Berry tells us.
First, there is the environmental cost. As
more and more farmers grow fewer and
fewer crop varieties, they depend increasingly on chemicals to resupply the soil with
the nutrients that would otherwise be supplied by crop rotation. Besides that, much
farmland in North America is dedicated to
only one crop, which means that for a significant part of each year there is nothing
growing on the land. The result is that the
rate of soil erosion has risen greatly, plugging up natural waterways with sediment.
Second, there is the human cost. In the socalled developed world, very few of us can
take satisfaction from knowing that we are
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supporting our local farmers, workers and
community organizations. The industrialization of farming means that farmers are pitted
against each other in a quiet but lethal
Darwinian game of get bigger or die. Eat or
be eaten in the global economy. Kill or be
killed. As for supporting local businesses,
especially the local farm, I will bet a cup of
(fair trade) coffee that few of us care much if
our grapes come from California or Niagaraon-the-Lake or if the hamburger in our Big
Mac comes from Australia or St. Jacobs.
Just like Europeans used to tell native
North Americans to become like them or
die, today the developed world tells all
agrarian communities to industrialize or perish. Globalized industrialization grows more
powerful daily, and it is the most dangerous
movement human beings have ever hatched.
And while the family farm is not its only
victim, it is an important one.
Last week I promised to draw on Berry’s
appreciation of Amish farming communities
and the hope such communities may have
built into them. I see, though, that the end of
the column is here. So, next week.
It’s an unfortunate reality in politics that
leaders say one thing and do another. In his
2003 campaign, Dalton McGuinty locked
eyes with Ontarians and promised not to
raise taxes. A short time later, the annual
health tax was introduced. The situation
seems blatantly obvious: McGuinty is a liar
like every politician and there’s no point in
listening to what they say. Wrong.
Unfortunately, we are the problem.
It was just a few weeks ago that, London
City Council passed the city budget which
cut $1 million per year from London’s
affordable housing fund, reduced funding
for the Accessibility for Ontarians with
Disabilities Act and diverted funds from the
strategic reserves. All of these actions were
so the City could meet Joe Fontana’s promise of a zero per cent tax increase. Now, on
one hand, it’s admirable that a politician followed through on a promise, but what is it
really going to cost in the long run? CTV
News reported that by cutting the aforementioned services, the average household was
saving just $7 per year.
London residents voted in a candidate
based partly on his promise to freeze taxes
and that’s extremely unrealistic. There’s no
doubt that if it were possible, people would
vote for a freeze on the price of gas at, say,
$1 per litre. However, if the freeze were over
a period of five years, more and more
resources would need to be diverted from
other services to make up the deficit created
by the freeze. If London taxpayers really
wanted to have their taxes lowered at the
cost of services, I’m sure a candidate would
arise proposing a 10 per cent slash in property taxes and the elimination of garbage
pickup.
The taxation model shapes a society. Its
goal is to provide a maximum number of
public resources at the lowest possible cost,
which is divided up amongst the populace.
The inherent struggle is to keep these services as efficient as possible in order to provide
taxpayers with the maximum return on their
investment. By cutting something like the
Affordable Housing Reserve Fund, members
of the community lose a resource that was
put in place to support them in the event of a
crisis. A person living on the street is far
more susceptible to colds, pneumonia and
heat stroke, and thousands of taxpayer dollars are spent treating these preventable conditions.
The bottom line is that by making a zero
per cent tax increase the top priority, we lose
sight of what our actual priorities should be.
Fontana was acting on behalf of his constituency by pushing for these cuts, yet at the
same time you’d be hard-pressed to find
someone in London who is against providing
funding for affordable housing and the physically impaired, particularly when the annual price tag is less than $10 per household. If
you’re looking for somewhere to live that
doesn’t raise taxes, you can start by looking
for the highest poverty rates.
Congrats to new
council
Dear Editor:
Lost in the flaming Fleming debacle is the
fact that a new student council was elected to
serve the student body. Their moment of triumph was short lived, hijacked by an event
of silly proportions. Unfortunately for these
new leaders, it looks like they’ll be dealing
with this mess instead of other issues.
S. Frings
LIFESTYLES
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The British Columbians invade London March 30
MADISON FOSTER
INTERROBANG
It doesn’t take a rocket scientist
to figure out that The British
Columbians are from the province
of the same name, although the
band, hailing from Vancouver,
claims their choice of name isn’t
necessarily in honour of their home
province but is just them following
the example of bands such as
Chicago and Boston.
The band kicked off their
Ontario tour on March 30 to celebrate the release of their second
album Made For Darker Things
which came out in September of
last year. The British Columbians’
final tour date will bring them to
London on March 30 before heading back out west to start preparing
for their summer schedule including dates at a few different festivals. When drummer and guitarist
Dave Moran emailed me, I took the
chance to ask him a few questions
about the tour and about what’s
next for the band.
So Dave, you’ve started an
Ontario tour on March 20 with
London being its last stop.
Anything you hope to do while in
London?
“The band actually has a lot of
family and friends in and around
Ontario and specifically in
London, so we’re really looking
forward to being able to see their
shining faces for at least a few
hours when we get into town.
London is a great city and we just
love spending any time we can
here.”
During your tour you’re playing with a number of different
bands including Amos the
Transparent, Baby Eagle and
the Proud Mothers and The
Coppertones. Anyone that
you’re excited to play with,
whether you’ve played with
them before or are looking forward to meeting?
“We’re really excited to be playing with all of the bands that we’ve
been paired up with on this tour.
Everyone you mentioned is making great music and it’s really nice
to be able to share the stage with
them.”
So you guys released your new
album Made For Darker Things
back in September. What are
your plans now that the album is
out and the tour is starting? Any
plans for the next album?
“There are lots of new songs in
early stages right now that we’ve
just put on hold while we prepped
for this tour, but we’ll be back at it
once we’re home, continuing to
demo the new stuff. With the lineup we have in the band right now,
there never seems to be a lack of
song ideas from anybody, so we’re
really looking forward to seeing
how it all fleshes out once we start
really digging into them.”
Since this is your second
release, what did you do differently from the first album?
“This album was much more of
a ‘live off the floor’ recording than
the first one. Everyone sat in one
room, mic’d up and we played it
live to tape. Of course there are
always overdubs afterwards, but
we really wanted to make sure this
album captured more of what the
band does live in concert. From the
responses we’ve had, I think we at
least came close to achieving that
goal on this record.”
Your sound is described as
having an older blues influence.
Did you grow up listening to a lot
of blues music? Would you list
any blues musicians as influ-
CREDIT: RURAL RECORDS
The British Columbians play APK Live on March 30.
ences?
“Our singer/guitarist, Girard
(Knox) grew up listening to a lot of
the old Mississippi blues men;
guys like Fred McDowell, Blind
Blake and Son House. He got completely immersed and obsessed
with that part of the world and the
music that had come from it. Of
course, as time goes on I think
musicians typically all start to
explore different types of music –
some of which influences your
writing and some of which doesn’t
(hopefully). Luckily, this oldschool blues music is one of the
threads that finds its way into our
music, and when it mixes around in
the pot that has become this band,
it somehow manages to give the
songs some of the depth and movement that they really seem to want
and need. “
The British Columbians will be
in London on March 30 for their
show along side their friends from
Baby Eagle and the Proud
Mothers, fronted by ex-member of
Constantines Steven Lambke,
Marine Dreams (Ian Kehoe of
Attack and Black) and Fanshawe
student Evan Redsky. The show,
put on by We Kill Giants (MIA’s
Jeremy Klaver) at APK Live, will
act as the CD release of Babys
Eagles’ album Bone Soldiers on
You’ve Changed Records. The
Friday show at 340 Wellington Rd.
will be 19-plus and $7 at the door.
Social summer ahead a
BOBBYISMS
BOBBY FOLEY
I write about random things a
lot. I write a lot about random
things. Did you know the
Koopalings – that is, the seven eldest children of King Bowser Koopa
and heirs to the Koopa Kingdom –
were all named after singers and
musicians?
With the exception of Larry
(actually named after TV talk show
host Larry King), the Koopalings
are named after icons like Iggy
Pop, Lemmy, Roy Orbison and
Beethoven. Those artists may all
seem somewhat dated, but keep in
mind that the Koopalings made
their debut in Super Mario Bros. 3
in the late 1980s.
The distance between artists and
fans has all but disappeared now
when you compare it to the amount
of privacy celebrities enjoyed in
generations past. Nowadays, oldworld celebrities and rock stars
seek out coaches into this world of
social media and Internet connectivity, eager to engage their fans
and ensure their own relevance
into the future.
This isn’t some other article
about how valuable social media
can be, but rather a personal testi-
mony to the sorts of rewards you
can have by participating. Three
years ago, Twitter was still that
thing that everyone heard of but no
one used except for weirdos and
people who take pictures of their
food. Now, radio stations like
FM96 and More 103.9 FM use it
on a daily basis to share concert
announcements, local news and
more.
Last year, the John Labatt Centre
in London began a Twitter campaign that selected local fans and
concert-goers to attend concerts for
free in exchange for their reviews –
the #JLCReviewer campaign has
given a unique concert experience
to some high-profile events to
some lucky people who connect
with them online.
If you’re a real music fan, someone who values that rhythm and
energy enough to go to the effort of
changing the channel on your car
radio, you’ve got the effort it takes
to make yourself aware of new
music and news happening near
you. Concert venues and promoters
go to great lengths to work across
networks to ensure that their events
get noticed; the only trick is in not
closing your eyes to it.
Last week brought us the first
day of spring, and the end of the
semester is only a few weeks away.
Music is sure to play a huge role in
all the adventures this coming
summer, and now that SXSW in
Austin and CMW in Toronto have
officially kicked off the music festival season, there is no better time
than right now to start discovering
new artists and sounds to carry you
through the warm nights ahead.
Go at your own pace, but don’t
be afraid to try something new. In
fact, here are three websites you
could visit right now to get a start
in discovering new music:
Twitter: Obvious, I know, but
chances are your favourite artists
have accounts and are posting photos and anecdotes that may interest
you a lot. Unlike in the 1980s,
many artists today have embraced
social media and the kind of close
bond they can form with their fans.
Plus, they stand to benefit from the
interaction even more than you,
when you think about it.
Spinner.ca: AOL’s online
music blog here in Canada,
Spinner provides the latest in artist
news and perspectives, and they
feature daily free song downloads
and an online listening section with
new albums streaming in their
entirety every week.
Hypem.com: If you’re the type
of music fan that just wants something new in the background, the
Hype Machine is for you. A music
blog aggregator above many others, it seeks out and tracks what is
popular on music blogs and sites
around the world. You can discover and stream new songs from new
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Justin Bieber is one artist that has embraced technology, with 18.5 million followers on Twitter.
artists easily and in a newsfeedstyle environment that always
delivers something fresh.
If you’ve already taken your first
steps into social media or visit
those sites and you’re ready to
explore a little further, consider
looking into Twitter hashtags.
Hashtags are unpunctuated words
that begin with a # and mark a
tweet as pertaining to a specific
topic or conversation. I only bring
this up because now that festival
season is beginning, more artists,
promoters, venues and websites are
going to be tweeting than you can
imagine – searching and exploring
a hashtag like #NXNE will reveal
to you what people are saying
about the festival, even months
before it begins.
For even more advanced ways of
unlocking the power of social
media as it pertains to the music
industry, check out Brian
Thompson’s site at thornybleeder.com. Between his podcasts and
daily newsletters, he’s become a
leading voice in ways to integrate
music and media like Facebook,
Tumblr and more, particularly for
artists and entrepreneurs.
Let’s face it, the warmth and
sunshine outside is making everyone eager to celebrate, so open
yourself up to new sounds soon –
music sounds better in the summer
anyway.
And if you’re considering
Twitter, you should follow this column @fsu_bobbyisms for the latest in music news, album streams,
concert reviews and more. I’ve
said it before, but I’ll say it again:
I’m out of words.
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LIFESTYLES
Volume 44 Issue No. 26 March 26, 2012 www.fsu.ca/interrobang/
Khalifa tees up new album with mixtape
IT’S A WRAP
STUART GOODEN
twitter: @StuGooden
CREDIT: JULIE ISSACS
Zachary Lucky has embarked on a cross country tour in support of
newest release, Saskatchewan.
Zachary Lucky proves his
love for Saskatchewan
with new record
MADISON FOSTER
INTERROBANG
It’s not hard to find inspiration
from the places you know and
love. That’s just what Saskatoon
native Zachary Lucky has done
with his newest album, conveniently titled Saskatchewan. The
folk album released independently
on March 6 of this year easily
proves Lucky to be a good old
fashioned prairie boy.
Although some may not be fond
of the title, the musician wears it
with pride and makes it an honour
with songs written about and for
the prairie province. The eighttrack album written by Lucky –
with the exception on the last
track, “Saskatchewan (Elenor’s),”
by his sister Elenor Lucky – was
surprisingly not recorded in the
titled home province of the musician but in Grandview, Manitoba
with close friend Sean CraibPetkau (also known as the Bravest
Ghost) back in November of last
year. The LP also features a number of musicians and friends –
including Lucky’s girlfriend, Carly
Maicher on backup vocals and
piano – who complement his guitar
and all add an extra something to
the mixture.
Saskatchewan is the second fulllength release for the young folk
singer and songwriter. Now at 22,
Lucky continues to produce a quality folk sound since his first EP
release from before he was even 20
years old.
Over the years he never fails to
please lovers of the genre, and
once again he has released an
album worthy of any folk fan’s
collection. It’s clear to see that
Lucky draws his inspirations not
only from his home but from other
folk musicians such as Townes
Van Zandt with his gentle twang
and acoustic guitar melodies –
acoustic because anything louder
would take away from the beautiful lyrics and poetry created by
Lucky, such as those in the title
track, which is in a way a love ballad about being away from and
missing the place he lives.
The only complaint I have about
this album is that the docile nature
and gentle tunes of the album are
not ones to be enjoyed at all times.
These are songs that would fit well
on a playlist you would make to
put you to sleep, as they could possibly be substituted for lullabies.
That is not at all a bad thing if
you’re in the right state to enjoy
the music produced on the record.
Once in that state, these eight
tracks make for some perfect easy
and
light
listening
and
Saskatchewan makes the perfect
record for all those who love folk.
Even though Zachary Lucky is
currently on a cross-Canada tour
throughout March, April and May
in honour of the release, we hope
it’s not long until he is back to
work creating music. Until then,
the
full-length
album
Saskatchewan can be streamed or
downloaded on Lucky’s bandcamp
at zacharylucky.bandcamp.com.
CREDIT: FSU STREET TEAM
Students packed the Out Back Shack for the ever popular Sex Toy Bingo.
There is one more bingo event this semester on April 11. Get there early
if you hope to play. Doors open at 9 p.m.
In the past couple of years, Wiz
Khalifa has emerged into the mainstream spotlight as a force to be
reckoned with. After two independent albums in 2006 and 2009,
his hard work finally paid off in
2011 when he released Rolling
Papers with Atlantic Records that
featured the hit single “Black and
Yellow,” which dominated the airwaves. In 2012, Wiz Khalifa looks
to build off of his momentum as he
prepares to release his second
major studio album, O.N.I.F.C., by
teasing fans with a mixtape. Taylor
Allderdice, named after his hometown high school, contains 17
smooth tracks produced almost
entirely by underground producers,
that stay true to his style and that
Khalifa fans will find incredibly
satisfying.
“Never Been (Part II)” features
Rick Ross and Amber Rose, newly
engaged to Khalifa. The track is
produced by Sledgren, who lays
the foundation perfectly for
Khalifa to exploit the lyrical talent
that brought him to mainstream
success, and it has a sick rap beat.
Every bar is on point, and his flow
never ceases to impress. Ross spits
his usual fire, which is becoming
more and more common when he’s
included as a featured artist. He
always sounds better as a guest
than he does on his own records.
Rose plays a small part in the song,
CREDIT: MOVIESPAD.COM
Wiz Khalifa is set to release his second major studio record this year.
singing merely a couple lines in the
chorus, but it is a nice touch.
“Nameless” includes Chevy
Woods and represents perfectly in
three minutes and 24 seconds the
record’s chill vibe. The song, produced by Dope Couture, is highlighted by a simplistic boom-bap
beat, which blends perfectly with
the two rappers’ smooth lyrical
flow. The track is my favourite
song on the mixtape.
“O.N.I.F.C.” is named after his
soon-to-be released studio record,
One Night In First Class. The track
is produced by Cardo and
Sledgren, and the beat is the
essence of heaven reincarnated in
song. The beat contains hints of
hip-hop but primarily boasts an
almost trance or electronic sound,
and it sounds incredible. Khalifa
takes a step back from spitting bars
in this one, simply talking about
how rich he is, but that’s okay. The
beat is meant to serve as a break
from pure rap in the mixtape, and
isn’t intended to be ruined by usual
lyrical intensity. I honestly hope
Khalifa uses these two producers
in his new album.
Honourable mentions: every
other song on the mixtape.
Usually when rappers release
mixtapes, they are used as experiments to delve into waters not previously tread. Taylor Allderdice is
an excellent mixtape where Wiz
Khalifa stays within himself. The
production is bang on and holds
true to Khalifa’s smooth, chill style
and complements his lyrical flow.
The mixtape is an absolute mustlisten for fans, and hopefully the
new album will build off of it.
You can download the mixtape
for free at taylorallderdicemixtape.com.
LIFESTYLES
Volume 44 Issue No. 26 March 26, 2012 www.fsu.ca/interrobang/
11
Friends with Kids a
grown-up comedy
REEL VIEWS
ALISON MCGEE
a_mcgee3@fanshaweonline.ca
Friends with Kids
(2011)
CREDIT: RECOIL
Stone Cold battles Machete
in dream matchup
Cinema Connoisseur
ALLEN GAYNOR
www.cinemaconn.com
Recoil (2011)
Has there ever been two actors
who you really wanted to see make
a film together, like Robert De Niro
and Al Pacino, Angelina Jolie and
Johnny Depp, or Ron Jeremy and
Jenna Jameson? I bet when they
finally did work together, it just
resulted in a mess… quite literally,
in the case of Jeremy and Jameson.
Well, two performers that I have
wanted to see work together, Steve
Austin and Danny Trejo, team up
in the recently released on home
video film Recoil. I am happy to
say they did not disappoint.
Ryan Varrett (Austin) is a former
police officer who becomes a vigilante after his family is gunned
down at his son’s birthday party. If
you thought that year when your
parents hired a clown for your
birthday bash was bad, consider
yourself lucky. Varett’s mission
brings him to a little town called
Hope, which, despite the pleasantsounding name, is not a nice place
to inhabit. Police officers are
assaulted, arson runs rampant, and
there is little to no regard for personal property. Thank God I live in
London, Ontario and not in a place
like that.
Varrett takes up residence in a
hotel operated by Darcy (Serinda
Swan), a woman whose husband
was murdered by a local gang of
bikers who run the town. Darcy and
the rest of the town folk have been
living in fear of the gang and
specifically their leader Drayke
(Trejo), and have avoided rocking
the boat. Varrett, however, has a
mission: take out the members of
the gang responsible for his family’s demise, and anyone who
stands in his way. This results in
plenty of action, particularly in the
final showdown between Varrett
and Drayke, who toss the guns
aside and exchange good old fashioned fisticuffs.
Steve Austin is, of course, best
known for his exploits in the
WWE, but he is carving out quite a
career for himself. While he was
featured in the big budget 2010
film The Expendables, he has mostly been starring in modest budget
action films such as Damage, Hunt
To Kill and The Stranger. Austin
has stated time and time again that
he is starting out from square one in
his new profession, and he is eager
to learn and improve – and that he
has, each time out. Recoil is his
finest work to date. If he keeps
working at it, he could soon be
beating up the likes of George
Clooney, Brad Pitt and Christopher
Plummer.
While Austin was known as the
toughest S.O.B. during his
wrestling career, Danny Trejo
could likely contest that claim. He
is a former boxing champion... a
prison boxing champion. Trejo
spent 11 years in the can before
changing his ways and going on to
star in approximately 820,000 films
and TV shows over the past three
decades. Seriously, think of a film
or show, and he was in it:
Baywatch, Modern Family, Young
and the Restless, Spy Kids, Heat,
From Dusk Till Dawn, I could go
on and on. I think he even played a
brontosaurus in Jurassic Park. If I
attempted to print off his list of
credits on IMDB, I’d be responsible for killing a dozen trees.
Trejo is best known for his work
as the title character in Machete,
one of the most enjoyable films of
the past decade. Trejo is just as
badass in Recoil as he was in
Machete, though this time you’ll
find yourself rooting against him…
at least I hope you will, since he’s a
murderous drug dealer.
There are no complicated plot
twists in Recoil – it is simply about
a man, and really a whole town,
who have had their world turned
upside down, so they decide to get
revenge on those responsible. In
this case, revenge is a dish best
served Stone Cold.
Remember
how
funny
Bridesmaids was? If you loved the
movie because of the hilariously
dynamic chemistry between Jon
Hamm, Kristen Wiig, Maya
Rudolph and Chris O’Dowd on
screen, Director/leading lady
Jennifer Westfeldt has just the film
for you: Friends with Kids.
The story revolves around Jason
and Julie, two friends who conceive of a plan to have a child
together but share no romantic
relationship. Essentially the plan
boils down to Jason and Julie raising a child as two single parents so
that each may be free to delve into
romance when it comes along.
Along with Jason and Julie for this
crazy ride are their coupled-up
friends Ben, Missy, Leslie and
Alex. Admittedly the plot of
Friends with Kids seems a little
over-done and predictable, however the ensemble cast of comedic
heavy-hitters easily distracts the
audience from any tiredness in the
story.
Taking on one of the lead roles
as Julie is the film’s Director,
Jennifer Westfeldt. While the combination of acting/directing can
often times spell disaster for the
final product of the film, Westfeldt
CREDIT: ROADHOUSE ATTRACTIONS
Adam Scott and Jennifer Westfeldt star in Friends with Kids.
seems to have found the balance
needed to get both jobs done well.
By Westfeldt’s side as platonic
friend and baby daddy Jason is
Adam Scott, that quiet but funny
actor whose work credits include
Parks and Recreation and Party
Down. Able to hold his own outside the world of television, Scott
proves he can be funny on screens
big and small.
Who does irreverent comedy
nowadays better than Maya
Rudolph? It proves impossible not
to laugh out loud at Rudolph’s performance as Leslie as she lights up
the screen with her distinct
comedic talents. And who better to
offset Rudolph’s extroverted comedy than the quiet, shy, yet no less
funny Chris O’Dowd? It is
O’Dowd’s sly, subtle humour that
works so well for his role in this
ensemble.
Rounding out the couples are
Kristen Wiig and Jon Hamm as
married pair Ben and Missy. Wiig
as always is entertaining in her dis-
tinct, unique way. There is something about her presence, from her
attitude to her line delivery to her
body movements, that always
draws attention, not to mention
laughs, in Wiig’s direction. Jon
Hamm, who plays Missy’s husband Ben, flies largely under the
radar for the majority of the film.
Sure, his rugged good looks are
difficult to ignore, but aside from
one dark and emotional outburst,
Hamm is more for looking at than
listening to.
The thing about Friends with
Kids is that it’s all about the cast;
how they interact with one another, how they play off each other’s
riffs, and how they mesh together
to create one cohesive comedic
gem. The story is nothing new, but
the way that the ensemble brings it
to life makes it something worth
watching.
Friends with Kids is definitely
worth your time, unless you don’t
like to laugh, in which case stay
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LIFESTYLES
Volume 44 Issue No. 26 March 26, 2012 www.fsu.ca/interrobang/
Dragon Age: Redemption
brings the game to life
ERIKA FAUST
INTERROBANG
Dragon Age:
Redemption (2012)
From sword fights to magic to
battles between good and evil,
Dragon Age: Redemption immerses viewers in a fantasy world.
Originally a six-part series on
YouTube, Redemption is now
available on DVD, complete with
special features.
Redemption tells the story of
Tallis (Felicia Day), an Elven
assassin, and her quest to track
down Saarebas, an escaped mage
who unleashes destruction wherever he goes. Redemption takes
place at the same time as the video
game Dragon Age II. Players can
meet up with Tallis in the game by
purchasing the Mark of the
Assassin DLC. If you’re not familiar with the Dragon Age games,
you might feel like you’re tossed
right into the middle of an unfamiliar world, but the title cards that
introduce each of the six parts will
fill you in on what you need to
know.
Redemption is pretty much what
you’d expect when you have Day
(The Guild, Dr. Horrible’s SingAlong Blog) writing the script and
acting as the main character. She’s
sassy, cute and kicks some serious
ass. The rest of the characters
aren’t as well fleshed out as Tallis,
making them fairly one-dimensional. Though the acting occa-
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Dragon Age: Redemption was written by Felicia Day, who also plays the
main character, Tallis.
sionally drifts into wooden or
cheesy territory at times,
Redemption is fun to watch and the
story is compelling.
The fight scenes and special
effects reminded me of those from
mid-’90s shows like Xena:
Warrior Princess or Hercules: The
Legendary Journeys – a little on
the corny side, but pretty impressive considering Redemption’s
fairly low budget.
Redemption really brought the
environments and atmosphere of
the Dragon Age games to life. The
settings in the show are lush and
detailed – maybe even more than
the much-lamented environments
seen in Dragon Age II. The games
and film take place in a fairly typical fantasy world with a few
twists: magic is illegal and elves
are slaves. Sadly, there are no
dragons to be seen – or even men-
tioned – in the film.
The special features include a
few making-of and behind-thescenes shorts that dive into the
characters, costumes and crew
behind the show. Characters do
interviews in full costume and
makeup, which is hilarious during
Saarebas’ interviews. Be warned,
though; the special features have
seriously inconsistent sound: the
music is deafeningly loud and the
interviews are whisper-quiet. The
special features also include PDFs
of the script, so if you’re a superfan, you can act it out at home.
Overall, Redemption is a decent
watch. If you enjoy the games,
you’ll really like it, and if you
haven’t played the games, it might
be an entertaining way to spend an
hour.
Slice of Canadian medical history
hits Grand stage
ERIKA FAUST
INTERROBANG
Tempting Providence, now playing at the Grand Theatre in
London, tells the story of a nurse
caring for people in the tiny towns
located along Newfoundland’s
Great Northern Peninsula, and it’s
a show that’s not to be missed.
The play is a look into the little
stories that made up the life of
Nurse Myra Grimsley, a Canadian
medical hero. Grimsley was an
Englishwoman
sent
to
Newfoundland in 1921 on a twoyear contract to bring medical aid
to the people living in the isolated
area. The residents had never
before had formal medical care,
and with such a small population,
everyone knew everyone. When
Nurse Myra – referred to simply as
“Nurse” throughout the play –
arrives, it takes a bit of getting used
to for the residents and the nurse
herself.
The play follows Nurse’s service
in Newfoundland, where she
extracted 5,000 teeth and delivered
750 babies. It was at her second
delivery on the coast where she
met the man who would later
become her husband, Angus
Bennett. At times funny, at other
times harrowing, and charming
throughout, this true story of the
life of Grimsley is one that captivated the audience from start to
finish. Tempting Providence tells a
story about the transition from
feeling lost in a new place to finding that sense of home and comfort, a sense of knowing you’re
exactly where you belong.
The cast of four people is
remarkably talented and a true joy
to watch. Deidre Gillard-Rowlings
plays the part of the no-nonsense
Nurse with true skill – GillardRowlings performed the part for
the 500th time on March 18, and
that dedication is clear on stage.
Her real-life partner Darryl
Hopkins captures the spirit of the
lovable Angus Bennett.
The two are joined on stage by
the incredibly versatile Robert
Wyatt Thorne and Willow Kean,
who both portray a number of different characters. Both are talented
performers who make each character unique.
The cast works beautifully
together, shifting the minimal set
into positions to turn the four
chairs, table and bed sheet into a
ship, a kitchen, a clinic, a carriage.
They make you believe that the
sheet becomes a lump of bread
dough, a piece of clothing, a baby.
The set, and the way the characters
interact with it, is one of the highlights of the show.
If you’re not familiar with
Newfoundland accents, it may take
you a little while to understand
what the characters are saying. The
warmth and joy of the
Newfoundland spirit is present in
each of the cast members. This
play is a wonderfully told story of
a Canadian medical hero, and it
deserved the standing ovation it
got the night I saw it. It’s not to be
missed, particularly if you’re in
Fanshawe’s Nursing program and
want to see how your profession
can have a real impact on your
patients and the community they
live in.
Tempting Providence runs from
now until March 31. For tickets,
head to grandtheatre.com or call
519-672-8800.
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Office Space is one great movie about an awful job.
Top 10 movies
about awful jobs
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ALISON MCGEE
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Finding a job can be a long,
tedious process full of ups and
downs, but the effort will be worth
it when you score a great job. If
you’ve had a long day of hitting
the pavement and need to relax, sit
back and enjoy these top 10
movies about terrible jobs and
count yourself lucky that at least
you don’t have to work there.
10. Men at Work
Brothers Charlie Sheen and
Emilio Estevez star side by side in
this comedy about a pair of unambitious garbage collectors who
become entangled in a messy murder plot.
9. Adventureland
When James graduates high
school, he has his heart set on touring Europe for the summer, but
due to major changes in his parents’ lives he is instead forced to
get a summer job at the local
amusement park.
8. Sunshine Cleaning
The story of Rose, a woman who
will do whatever it takes to give
her son everything in life, including sending him to an expensive
private school. Rose, failing to find
a well-paying job, starts her own
business: a biohazard/crime scene
cleaning service.
7. The Devil Wears Prada
Andy Sachs has big dreams of
working in the fashion industry,
but when she lands a job working
as the assistant to the editor of the
biggest fashion magazine in New
York, she becomes terribly disillu-
sioned with the entire industry.
6. Wall-E
Wall-E is a Waste Allocation
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robot who has been left on Earth
alone to clean up the gigantic mess
of garbage left behind by the
humans who have since fled the
waste-covered planet.
5. Waiting
The workers at Shenaniganz, a
small town restaurant, are an
unambitious group who use crazy
antics and schemes to ward of
boredom at work and prove that
you shouldn’t mess with the people
who make your food.
4. Brazil
This futuristic, dystopian film
looks at what can happen when an
all-powerful bureaucracy goes horribly wrong, and one of its workers
is the only man who will stand up
and fight it.
3. Modern Times
This silent masterpiece finds
Charlie Chaplin once again in the
role of The Tramp, who struggles
to live and belong in an industrialized society where he must work as
a factory laborer.
2. Clerks
They’re not even supposed to be
here today. This raunchy comedy
explores a day in the life of Dante
and Randal, two convenience store
clerks who must deal with outrageous customers between rooftop
hockey games and a disastrous
funeral visit.
1. Office Space
This cult comedy classic tells the
story of a group of office workers
who, after getting fed up with their
ridiculous bosses, TPS reports, PC
Load Letter error messages and a
bad case of “the Mondays,” decide
to rebel against working.
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said both
both Zanatta
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portfolio
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speaks to
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your work,”
work,” said
said Casson.
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briefcase or
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never both,
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she ssaid.
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Zanatta
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recommended a good
good stylist.
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well worth
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something that
that is
is so
so noticeable.”
noticeable.” Obviously
Obviously ensure
ensure your
your hair
hair is
is clean
clean and
and well
well
groomed.
g
roomed. Casson
Casson also
also suggested
suggested keeping
keeping your
your hair
hair neat
neat and
and out
out of
of your
your face.
face.
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is a must,
must, said
said Casson.
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“What potential
potential employers
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anat ta said,
said, “Makeup
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minimal. You
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to appear
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natural.”
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“Accessories
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probably the
the number-one
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way you
you can
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show your
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lower than
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three inches
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below the
the collarbone.”
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said Zanatta.
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“Personally, I love
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for
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an interview,
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I’d either
either be
be natural
natural or
or itit would
would be
be neutral
neutral like
like
ude colour.
colour. Unless
Unless of
of course
course you’re
you’re going
going into
into some
some
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remove piercings
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could choose
choose to
to wear
wear a blazer
blazer or
or a nice
nice cardigan
cardigan to
to
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and
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seriously important
impor tant as
as well.
well. “You
“You want
want to
to go
go in
in
there shoulders
shoulders back,
back, head
head held
held high,
high, like
like you
you own
own the
t he
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kir t,” ssaid
aid ZZanatta.
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Writing an effective resume
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CAREER CORNER
Susan Coyne
Career Services
Consultant
Fanshawe Career Services
Most job seekers appreciate that
one of the most important tools
required in the job search is the
resume and covering letter. First
impressions are lasting ones, so
your resume needs to stand out
favourably.
Much like writing an advertisement to sell something on eBay,
your resume needs to be written
effectively to promote your product (YOU) to prospective employers. Highlight your skills, education and abilities as they relate to
each job you are applying for, even
if it means more work for you in
the long run by having to review
and rewrite your resume each time.
We’ve learned over the years that
you can’t please everyone all of
the time, and this can be especially
true with regards to writing a
resume.
What constitutes a good resume
is often subjective, based on the
reader’s experience with reviewing resumes and personal preference. And, while your resume
won’t get you a job, it should get
you that all-important interview.
Here are some general tips for
writing your resume:
1. Ensure that your resume is
well organized, easy to read, factual, honest and positive.
2. Keep your resume to two
pages. Any longer and it becomes
work to read it. A one-page resume
may not provide enough detail to
arouse interest.
3. It should be to the point (you
do not have to use complete sentences). Use descriptive verbs to
describe your achievements, skills,
responsibilities and activities.
4. Proofread and spell-check
your resume. It should be errorfree!
Getting Started:
Start by creating a list of information about you. Many of the following headings will be appropriate.
- Name: If you call yourself Tim
Scott, great. If you are Timothy
Scott, use that. Above all, just be
consistent.
- Address and Telephone: Make
sure all the information about your
postal address is correct – don’t
forget your postal code. Include all
of your phone numbers (land and
cellular) as well as the correct area
code.
- Email Address: Here’s where
you may need to reconsider that
cutesy email address like bigdaddy@hotmail.com
or
sexychick21@gmail.com. You may get
noticed by employers, but for all
the wrong reasons. Be professional
and create an email address that
has some elements of your name in
it.
- Education: Start with your
most recent education and work
backwards. List college/university
then high school, with Diplomas or
Degrees granted (or year expected), with the cities, provinces,
years attended and years of graduation. List any awards you may
have received. It may also be useful to an employer if you mention
relevant courses that you have
completed.
- Skills or Qualifications:
Summarize the job specific skills
you have to demonstrate to the
employer. Include the skills that
are relevant to the position you are
applying for. Transferable skills
are subjective, so if you include
them, mention where and how you
developed them.
- Employment History: Again,
start with your most recent experience and work backwards. Include
employer/company name, with the
city, province, the years and
months, your job title, a brief
description of your duties and
responsibilities and mention any
special projects or initiatives that
you completed.
Volunteer
Work
or
Community Service: List the
names of organizations you volunteered with, include the years, any
elected position you may have held
and a brief description of your
responsibilities.
- Hobbies and Interests/
Memberships: Mention your
spare-time activities. Include a list
of memberships in professional
organizations with their full name
rather than just acronyms or abbreviations.
- References: Few employers
check references prior to an interview, so you aren’t obliged to
include references on your resume.
Instead, have a separate page with
your complete contact information
on the top. List only appropriate
references and make sure you contact each of them for permission
before you list them. Confirm with
them the proper spelling of their
name, title or position, company,
address and telephone number.
Following any interview, make
sure to call your references to
advise that they may be contacted
by the employer.
Need assistance? Drop by the
Career Services office in Room
D1063. The Career Services staff
are available to assist you on an
individual basis. Visit the office to
arrange an appointment or call
519-452-4294.
Check
out
www.fanshawec.ca/careerservices
for student and graduate job listings. Join the Career Services
Facebook group at tinyurl.com/fanshawecareerservices.
Facebook: The career
maker or breaker
REBECCA GRIEB
INTERROBANG
A trend has been developing in
the world of job searching:
employers have started asking
their applicants to send links to the
social media sites they belong to
instead of sending their resume
and cover letter. As young people
immerse themselves more than
ever before in social media, information is becoming more readily
accessible. Facebook, the network
that started it all, is now the prime
target for employers to really get to
know their job candidates.
So what does your Facebook
profile say about you? As you prepare to end the school year and
apply for jobs, it is important to
remember a few things. Here are
the top five tips for keeping your
Facebook profile job-application
friendly:
Your photos are not just on
Facebook. Once you post a photo
on your profile – whether you
delete it or not – it will always be
on the Internet. If you would like
to test the reality of this statement,
enter your name into Google – ah
hah! There’s that dreaded St.
Paddy’s photo! Employers only
know so much about you, so that
keg stand picture might be the reason you don’t get an interview.
Privacy settings only do so
much. One thing to keep in mind
with Facebook is that the format of
their site is constantly changing,
which also means the privacy settings are, too. An easy way to be
sure your privacy is protected is to
not post inappropriate photos or
comments in the first place – it’s as
simple as that! Set the privacy settings high on your profile regardless – you don’t need people you
do not know well knowing everything about you.
Last night’s fun outing could
be today’s nightmare. Posting
inappropriate comments and photos not only makes you appear
unprofessional, but if you in any
way negatively represent a group
or association, you have now given
them a bad reputation as well. The
Fleming riot is the perfect example
– many individuals posted on
Facebook how they contributed to
the damage done and these people
are now getting arrested. Don’t
post that on Facebook and, more
importantly, don’t do it in the first
place.
Gone but not forgotten. A hard
lesson to learn on Facebook is how
to network with your hundreds of
“friends,” and as a result, people
get deleted and are erased from
your profile. Warning: be careful
who you delete. Just because that
person is not someone you see
every day, they may be close with
a contact in your professional circle. With that being said, it is
unlikely that you have 1,000
friends in real life, so make sure
your Facebook profile is an honest
reflection of who you know.
“Guilty by association” is something to always keep in mind –
sometimes your Facebook friends
are a direct reflection of the people
you hang out with in real life.
When you start to apply for jobs,
keep in mind that Facebook friending that Fleming rioter could be
another strike against your chances
at getting an interview.
What does your “information”
say about you? What you say is
just as important as how you say it.
Talk about your interests and hobbies, but always be sure to keep it
professional. If you are in a sorority, for example, be sure to talk
about your role and contributions
to your school and society, not just
the awesome parties at the frat
house next door.
Applying for jobs can be stressful, so be sure to eliminate each
stressor by starting with your
Facebook profile. A simple rule to
follow: don’t post anything you
wouldn’t want your mother to see.
If you are hiding those party pictures and putting your parents on
their own privacy setting, maybe
they shouldn’t be on Facebook in
the first place. Also keep in mind
that nowadays many social networking sites connect together,
which means that if you have
LinkedIn and Facebook connected,
your potential employers could be
viewing last night’s drinking competition.
24-hour online Mario
marathon for charity
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SPECIAL TO INTERROBANG
The Mario marathon is an online
charity event hosted by Fanshawe
students. The goal is to gain positive awareness for the student body
by streaming a video game
marathon on the Internet and gaining donations in the process
through a PayPal donation box,
ultimately raising money for the
Canadian Cancer Society. The
marathon team and I are very
excited to be gaming for such a
great cause.
The events that took place on
Fleming Drive on St. Patrick’s Day
were obscene. Only a very small
percentage of the Fanshawe student body was involved, so it is
quite unreasonable to say it was
primarily a Fanshawe-related inci-
dent. As Fanshawe students, we
are appalled at the events that transpired. We want to make it very
clear that this is not an example of
student behaviour.
You can find out more about the
event and the charity at our
Facebook
page:
facebook.com/fanshawecollege2012videogamemarathon.
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How should I start saving
after graduation?
TALKING CASH
JEREMY WALL
Many students here at Fanshawe
will be graduating at the end of
April. For some of you, this may
be after only two or three years of
education, and for others, it will be
have been much longer. Also,
some of you may be fortunate
enough to graduate with little to no
debt. Others won’t be so fortunate,
having accumulated lots of student
debt in their pursuit of higher education.
Within the next few months,
hopefully sooner rather than later,
you’ll find yourself employed,
hopefully in your field of choice
(although that sort of luxury feels
rare in today’s job field, particularly in London). It may be your first
full-time job, and it may be your
first time saving money. There are
two things you need to be concerned with at this stage of your
financial life: saving money and
paying off your debt.
If you have little to no debt and
find full-time work after graduation, you’re in a great position
because you can start saving for
the big costs down the line, such as
a down payment on a house, a new
car and even retirement. When
you’re only in your 20s, it seems
pretty early to start saving for
retirement, but the longer you
save, the more your savings compound and the more money you
will have in retirement. Your
future self will thank you.
If you have debt, you have to
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make a decision to pay down your
debt first and start saving later, or
to do both at the same time. It
depends on what kind of debt and
how much you have. Typical
advice from a financial planner
would have you pay down your
credit card debt as quickly as possible, even foregoing saving to do
this. Paying down OSAP debt, on
the other hand, can probably be
balanced with starting to save.
Every situation is different.
Starting a new job would be a good
time to speak with a financial planner for advice tailored to your specific situation.
Many companies have retirement savings plans, such as RRSP
matching, pension plans and stock
options. You should look into
these. Retirement savings plans
come in many shapes and sizes and
not all are created equal, but any
benefits offered by your employer
are better than none. These bene-
fits can help kick-start your longterm savings goals. You should
also look into starting a TFSA,
particularly if you want to start
saving for the down payment on a
mortgage, a new car or another
major expense that may be coming
up in the next few years.
By starting your career, you’re
at the beginning of a long journey
toward financial success. When
you’re fresh out of college, it may
not seem like there is much you
can do to improve your financial
situation, however, the seeds of
mighty oaks were planted long
ago. The same goes for finance.
Saving for your future is a longterm process, and the earlier you
start, the better your financial
future will be.
Jeremy Wall is studying
Professional Financial Services at
Fanshawe College. He holds an
Honours Bachelor of Arts from the
University of Western Ontario.
Abstaining from abstinence education
ALEX KRESS
THE BRUNSWICKAN
Evidently, she pledged her virginity
to her father in a purity ball. Then
she married Nick Lachey and had
free reign to ravish him, much to her
dad’s delight.
“We’re celebrating the fact that
she can do it till she’s blue in the
face,” said Joe Simpson, smiling,
after his daughter’s marriage.
The film touches on other subjects
surrounding the idea of virginity like
“legislating chastity” via the
Republican effort to defund abortion
and the Plan B emergency contraceptive, and vaginal rejuvenation
surgery, which has become the
fastest growing form of plastic surgery in the U.S.
While it would’ve been interesting to see the documentary extended
to include commentary from young
women and men who’ve experienced abstinence-only education, the
film was effective in relaying its
overall message: women must be
regarded as having more depth to
them than what’s between their legs.
They have brains, compassion and
power.
It’s clear that a dialogue needs to
begin about the importance of sex
education, especially with the recent
outbreak of syphilis in New
Brunswick, which continues to
worsen. Each woman has a right to
remain a virgin, of course, but it
shouldn’t be at the risk of ignorance
about sex.
Rebecca Grieb
On March 10, we honoured
National Women and Girls
HIV/AIDS Day to reflect on the
impact of HIV/AIDS on females
across the globe. HIV stands for
Human Immunodeficiency Virus,
which attacks the body’s immune
system. It can be passed through
infected bodily fluids – including
shared needles and syringes – but is
most
commonly
transmitted
through unprotected sex. Over
10,000 women are infected with the
disease each year, and these numbers are not including those who are
unaware they are living with the
infection.
Becoming aware of the disease is
extremely important. It is vital that
both men and women understand
the serious implications of Sexually
Transmitted
Infections
and
HIV/AIDS. So what can you do to
protect yourself?
Always ask your partner about
their sexual history. The potentially awkward conversation is worth
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Women, imagine a ripe cherry being
violently smashed to bits with a mallet. Some abstinence-only educators
want young women to liken the violent image to the breaking of the
hymen during sex — a vaginal
membrane often erroneously
believed to signify virginity — in a
scene from the documentary The
Purity Myth.
So, imagine a mallet to your
hymen. Did you wince?
That’s exactly the reaction these
educators want from young women;
the hope is if they thought about having sex before, they’ll think twice
about it after that gory display.
However, that’s not exactly the
case. The documentary, which is
based on Jessica Valenti’s book that
exposes the failures of abstinenceonly education and aims to dispel the
argument that a woman’s value is
based on her virginity, claims that
abstinence-only education actually
provokes the opposite effect.
It doesn’t work. And worse, the
film says 80 per cent of abstinenceonly education contains false information. As a result, teens are engaging in high-risk sexual behaviour.
They’re not armed with the knowledge that they can contract sexually
transmitted infections (STIs) from
unprotected oral and anal sex, but
what they are told is that vaginal
intercourse before marriage is off
limits.
You can see the confusion here.
The Purity Myth exposes the
fanaticism of “a moral panic over
sexuality” in the United States and
the rhetoric that’s spewed in schools
at the cost of taxpayers — $1.3 billion since 1996 — despite 82 per
cent of Americans supporting proper
sexual education programs.
Then, there are the purity balls.
These archaic, downright creepy
ceremonies involve young girls —
sometimes as young as six or seven
years old — and their fathers. The
girls get dolled up in ball gowns with
fancy up-dos and makeup and
pledge their virginity to their fathers
until marriage; their fathers dress in
tuxedos and pledge to protect their
daughters’ virginity until she’s married.
It was unsettling, to say the least.
These girls are being identified as
sex objects as young as six; they
don’t even know what sex is.
“Women are still led to believe
that our moral compass lies somewhere between our legs — literally,”
said Jessica Valenti, producer of the
film.
“There’s this antiquated notion
that fathers own their daughters’ sexuality.”
What was disturbing was the segment on pop star Jessica Simpson.
HEALTH, BODY AND
FITNESS
not getting the potentially lifethreatening disease.
Use protection. Unprotected sex
of any kind is dangerous, and
unprotected anal sex has the highest
HIV transmission rate.
Visit your doctor regularly and
treat any existing infections. Open
wounds from STIs carry the highest
risk for HIV infection, so be smart
and get tested regularly and treated.
There is no reason to avoid getting tested, so be sure to go to your
doctor or a clinic today. HIV/AIDS
is a serious, life-threatening disease
and becoming aware of what it is
and what it does to the body is the
first step toward maintaining good
health.
As students, we have a choice: to
live a life of ignorance, or to
become aware and spread our
knowledge on HIV/AIDS with others. Sometimes the most socially
unmentionable topics are the ones
that need to be addressed the most.
It is our job as students to spread the
word using the wide variety of
social channels through which we
communicate – the multiple social
media platforms, word of mouth
and at events held on campus every
year. Make the choice; use your
voice.
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Hunting hound
FASHION WRITER
CHRISTINA KUBIW
KALASHNIK
CREDIT: ARIANA PINDER
The right makeup can really make your photos pop.
Makeup
for photography
BEAUTY BOY
JOSHUA R. WALLER
joshua.r.waller@gmail.com
Have you ever taken a picture
and wondered why you looked so
white (washed out), overly shiny
and/or had a really flat complexion? Chances are you were just
applying your makeup like you
normally would on a day-to-day
basis. The truth is, makeup for
photography is a bit different
because there are certain things
you need to avoid and there are
certain products that work better
than others. This doesn’t necessarily mean you have to go out
and buy a whole other set of
makeup, but you may need to
apply the makeup you already
have in a different way.
The first and most important tip
is to avoid foundations that have
an SPF. Any foundations that
contain these sun protection
ingredients tend to turn out very
pale when the flash hits it. This is
because they are reflective – the
flash’s light bounces off of it,
making the face appear very pale
and washed out. Also, some
translucent powders can lead to
the same effect that a foundation
with a SPF has. However, that
being said, powders are very
important in reducing shininess,
which leads me to my next major
issue with makeup for photography.
People can tend to look shiny in
photographs when a flash is used,
especially when the person has
oily skin. Even a person with dry
skin can appear shiny due to the
fact that the camera’s flash is
reflecting off the face. There are
two ways to avoid this: use a mattifying primer and/or use a setting
powder. A mattifying primer will
help regulate the face’s oiliness
while a setting powder will help
lock in all the makeup as well as
keep everything matte. Avoid certain translucent powders as they
can create a washed-out complexion; use powders with a little bit
of a skin tone colour.
Another problem people have
with pictures is that their complexion tends to look a little bit
flat. A photographer can usually
edit this to give more depth and
dimension to the face, but it’s
best to accomplish this with
makeup. The key to this is contouring, highlighting and adding
blush/bronzer to the complexion.
For pictures, it is okay to apply a
bit more product than usual
because you want to make sure
your face has enough dimension
(especially if the photo is being
taken at a distance). The best
products to use for this are either
the Lise Watier Portfolio or the
Smashbox Contour and Highlight
Kit.
The next time you are modelling for a photo shoot or are going
to an event where you know a lot
of pictures will be taken, you now
have a few tips to use to make
sure you look fabulous in each
photo. Avoid SPFs, invest in a
setting powder and don’t be
afraid to add a little bit more
makeup than you are used to in
order to make sure it shows up in
the pictures.
I am currently going through a
personal dilemma and I find that
this article is the perfect place to
fully spill on the problem I am having. Fashion students have the
option of doing a co-op work term
during the summers between the
years of our program.
Unfortunately, lacking motivation, I have been completely
unable to find the drive to do anything – no, seriously… anything.
So for all you slowpokes like
myself, this is my guide to getting
off your ass and getting on with
things.
Step one: Hit em’ where it
hurts
Step one requires hardly any
effort at all; e-mails are these great
little personalized messages that
say “I care.” When writing an email, think very diligently about
who can help you not be lazy. I
find the easy way to do this is to
have people clarify what you need
to do. By clarifying, you’re making
things more straightforward;
you’re saying, “What do I need to
do to get where I want to be?” Emailing the counseling services at
the school or the co-op department
is a great way to start – they are
here to help you. The counseling
services can help you narrow your
search so you can figure out what it
is you’re looking for. On the other
hand, the co-op department is great
at helping students get where they
want. This is definitely an important first step.
Step two: Polish and spiffy up
Get your shit together. Go into
that folder on your computer that
might be labeled “professional
shit,” “work related” or some other
title that tells you exactly what’s in
there and find your resume. Open
that document and read it. Would
you hire yourself? To be honest,
my resume is in desperate need of
some polishing; it’s covered in
cobwebs of the past and it needs a
little refreshing. When fixing up
your resume, make it your own.
Jazz it up! Make it professional
and slightly personalized – obviously the level of personalization
depends on what you’re applying
for. Realistically, no matter where
you’re applying to, they’re getting
more than just your qualifications,
they’re getting your personality as
well. Show them who you are
through unique borders, interesting
page textures and, if you must, pull
an Elle Woods and spray it with
your favourite perfume.
Step three: Cool and quenched
As I write these steps, I think
about all the things I am going to
do this week to get my own shit in
line. The most important lessons
my parents have taught me are the
following: always call back a
friend, be courteous and, most
importantly, if you want something
badly enough, be persistent and
SHOW them that you want it.
When I applied for my first job, I
went in and handed in my resume.
Then three days later, I called.
After they didn’t call me back, I
called back four days later. They
called me in the next day for an
interview. Hired me on the spot.
Started the next day. After I had
been working there for about a
year, they told me they hired me
because I kept calling back and
they knew I was serious. Someone
doesn’t call back repeatedly
because they don’t want the job.
After you apply or send out your email, make sure you follow up, but
do so gently – there is no need for
you to pester someone who has a
‘Not Hiring’ sign in his front window.
So when you find yourself hunting for a job, a paid work term or
whatever it may be, get real and get
on it. Rome wasn’t built in a day
and neither was Anna Wintour’s
career. Happy hunting!
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BEST IN LATE NIGHT
COMIC RELIEF
I don’t
have an attitude problem.
You have a perception problem.
Some things are worse than scrambelled eggs.
THE LATE SHOW
with David Letterman
THE LATE LATE SHOW
with Craig Ferguson
Peyton Manning will be the quarterback for the Denver Broncos,
replacing Tim Tebow, their current
quarterback. This answers the question, “What would Jesus do?” Well,
he’d sign Peyton Manning.
George Clooney was arrested. He
was charged with reckless handsomeness.
It’s the first day of spring. That
means this weekend I’ll take down
my Christmas lights.
Big news in the NFL. Peyton
Manning is leaving Indianapolis and
going to Denver. I knew it. He said,
“Colts are horses. Who else
has got a horse? Denver
Broncos.” That’s the way
these things work.
In the 1970s vampires were pretty
boring. The scariest vampire was
Count Chocula. One bite of Count
Chocula and you were cursed with
Type 2 diabetes.
The key way to tell who is a vampire is to remember that they grow
older without any change to their
physical appearance. In other words,
Rob Lowe is a vampire.
When I heard the Republicans
were in President Obama’s home
state, I said, “They’re holding a primary in Kenya?”
The vernal equinox is just a highfalutin way of saying the first
day of spring.
This is the time of year
when the Kardashians
lose their winter
coats.
THE TONIGHT SHOW
with Jay Leno
JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE
with Jimmy Kimmel
Next month the movie Titanic
will be re-released in 3-D. In this
version, the captain doesn’t see the
iceberg coming because he’s not
wearing the special glasses.
The new iPad went on sale this
week. The picture’s so fantastic, you
can see with amazing clarity just
how obsolete the iPad you got for
Christmas is.
This week the makers of Camel
cigarettes said 10 per cent of its
workers would be eliminated by
2014 — especially if they keep
smoking Camels.
Pope Benedict will visit Mexico
this weekend. Historians
say he will be the first
Pope ever to attend spring
break.
Today was a big night in the
world of televised dancing — the
season premiere of Dancing with the
Stars. It is exciting to watch these
performances and realize that one
day, one of these stars could turn out
to be an actual star.
Rick Santorum wants to crack
down on pornography. Most political analysts say it could hurt him
with the “every single man in
America” vote.
Some top Republicans are urging
Newt Gingrich to leave the race, but
he says he’s sticking around. If they
could get him to marry the race, he
would probably leave it
eventually.
Bus Stop
This is your brain.
This is your
brain on mob
mentality.
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Across
Aries (March 21 - April 19)
You’re good with people.
Advocates and anthropologists
accomplish a week’s work in a single interview. As someone who
can foresee developments, Aries is
smart enough to use this knowledge.
Taurus (April 20 - May 20)
You may be undecided, but it’s
best not to send a mixed message.
Praise others politely even as you
seek their flaws. For the next few
days, you have permission to jump
if things start looking hopeless.
Gemini (May 21 - June 20)
You step onto the moving platform of a new week. Those who
like guessing games will have to
keep their clues short and relevant.
Gemini’s attention span is limited
by his or her available time.
Cancer (June 21 - July 22)
Your own way is good enough
for you, although it might drive
others crazy. Cancer is in a mood
to alienate the allies. If you burn
too many bridges, self-sufficiency
will turn into loneliness.
Leo (July 23 - August 22)
Be tolerant of those who have
different ideas of fun. Whether at
the centre of a crowd or acting
alone, you’ll get your share of
delight. You expand your appetite
and vary your tastes.
Virgo (August 23 - Sept. 22)
You’re so good that it’s bad for
you. Stop doing the work of those
who are fully capable of handling
their own problems. You’re important in ways that are more productive and constructive. Switch gears
now.
1. An unprotected
human can survive up to 1.5 minutes in space with no permanent
bodily damage.
2. Summer on Uranus lasts for 21
Libra (Sept. 23 - Oct. 22)
Give the gift of confidence to
someone who is faltering. This
week Libra is the enabler and the
consensus builder. Go where
you’re needed most, and stay until
you’ve done your best. Your energy is its own reward.
Scorpio (Oct. 23 - Nov. 21)
Anyone who remembers you
for your dark side probably won’t
recognize you now. Your halo
shines by the moral light of the
moon. You know what you want,
and you get what you deserve.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22 - Dec. 21)
Let others feel your effect
instead of understanding your
totality. Small panels of the big
picture show their magnificence.
Your beautiful laughter puts
everyone at ease.
Capricorn (Dec. 22 - Jan. 19)
You battle chaos and apathy at
every turn. Some would prefer to
see your lighter side, but vigilance
is your first priority. Prevent damage in the remainder of this
month, and the next one will look
much better.
Aquarius (Jan. 20 - Feb. 18)
Seek out your favourite people
and give them all a big hug. You
have an idea for a better world,
and you know exactly who can
make it come to pass. A good
memory leads to a successful
round of connections.
Pisces (Feb. 18 - March 20)
You may not have sweeping
powers of change, although you
do have the right of refusal. Think
twice before accepting a new
batch of trouble. Your hands are
already full and a little bit dirty.
years.
3. If two pieces
of metal touch in
space,
they
become permanently stuck together.
4. One pinhead of the
sun's energy is enough to kill
a person at a distance of 160
kilometers.
5. The light hitting the earth right
now is 30,000 years old.
6. The density of Saturn is so low
that if you were to put it in a giant
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4. Road material
7. Steak order
12. Cherub
15. After the manner of
16. Not inner
17. Part of the calyx
18. Large
19. Later than
20. Unexplained (2 words)
23. Poetic nightfall
24. Fold
25. Ringworm
28. Girl (informal)
30. Highly rated
33. Seaport on the Mediterranean
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36. Those who prefer not to associate with others
38. Poison secreted by snakes
39. Greek letter vowel
41. Heals
42. Leveled
44. Zagreb resident
46. Distress call
47. Attack (as a command to a
dog)
49. Latin American spicy sauce
50. Written notes
52. Chemist’s research room
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55. Typical of a category
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63. Tricks
64. Spots on a globe
65. Elevated trains
66. Subway system in some cities
67. Deceive
68. Fixed in one position
69. Theological degree (abbr.)
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2. Senseless
3. Sweet-briers
4. Arrange in lists
5. Style of dress
6. Disorganized
glass of water it would float.
7. Sound doesn’t travel in space.
8. Jupiter is bigger than all the
other planets combined.
9. Venus is the only planet that
rotates clockwise.
10. Today’s top fuel dragsters
take off with more force than the
space shuttle.
11. There are approximately
3,500 astronomers in the U.S. - but
over 15,000 astrologers.
12. There are two golf balls sitting on the moon.
13. The typical spec of dust that
you see floating in the air is half
way in size between the Earth and a
subatomic particle.
14. The temperature of the
Earth’s interior increases by one
degree every 60 feet down.
15. The moon is actually moving
away from Earth at a rate of 1.5
inches per year.
16. The heart of an astronaut
actually gets smaller when in outer
space.
17. The earth rotates more slowly
on its axis in March than in
September.
18. Approximately 115 tons of
ocean salt spray enters the Earth’s
atmosphere each second.
19. Any space vehicle must move
at a rate of seven miles per second
in order to escape the Earth’s gravitational pull.
20. All of the Earth’s continents
are wider at the north than in the
south - and nobody knows why.
21. A lightning bolt generates
temperatures five times hotter than
those found at the sun's surface.
22. A comet’s tail always points
away from the sun.
23. A 100lb person on Earth
would weigh 38lbs on Mars.
7. Frog
8. Yellowish beige colour
9. Sgt. Snorkel’s (Beetle Bailey)
four-legged friend
10. Never (poetic)
11. Make a mistake
13. Informally known as The
Common Market (abbr.)
14. Varnish ingredient
21. Take the lid off
22. And others (abbr.)
26. Small computer graphic
27. Titles
29. Pertaining to a specific area
30. Trapeze artists
31. Region
32. Organization (abbr.)
33. Some city streets
34. On the left (comb. form)
35. And the rest (abbr.)
37. Pecans, for example
40. Fire starter
43. Coin
45. Hop-drying kiln
48. Taxes
51. Collie
53. Turn away
54. Twig broom
55. Move with great haste
56. Women’s magazine
57. Earnest appeal
58. Take a break
59. Fortify
60. Day of the week (abbr.)
61. Involuntary muscle twitch
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Think before you date a co-worker
LOVE, LUST & LIES
PATRICIA CIFANI
asklovelustlies@gmail.com
Summer is around the corner,
and for students that usually means
one thing: it’s time to get a job.
There are things we all look for in
a job; if the hours are good, if we’ll
still have a life, if the pay is reasonable. What we don’t always
intend on looking for at a new job
is a relationship, but it happens.
Dating co-workers can have ups
and downs, so before you decide to
date anyone that you work with,
you should look at both the pros
and cons.
Pros
Secrets are kinda hot
Secrets aren’t always the best
idea, but who are we kidding,
secret relationships are kind of hot.
When you first start dating someone you work with, chances are
you want to keep things between
the two of you. If you are able to
sneak away on your lunch hour for
secret rendezvous or make out in
the staff room when no one is
around, it can be fun and spice up
the relationship.
See them more
Some people work opposite
schedules from their partner, so it
can be tough if one person works
days and the other works nights. At
least if you work together, you’ll
get to see them more. I work in a
restaurant, so five nights a week
I’m working, which makes it tough
to be in a relationship with anyone.
If you work with a co-worker, at
least you know you will have similar schedules, which allows you to
see one another.
Cons
No space
In relationships, it’s nice to have
your own time apart – for one thing,
it gives you more to talk about when
you get together. Imagine waking
up to your boyfriend every day,
going to work together and then,
after the work day is done, going
home together, making dinner and
going to bed, just to do it all again
tomorrow. That is way too much
time together. It’s not healthy to
spend 24/7 with someone; it makes
people feel crowded, which can
lead to resentment.
No escape from fights
The one good thing about having
a fight with your significant other
is knowing that when you go to
work, you can have time to breathe
and can calm down. When you
work with them, you don’t get that
luxury. If you happen to have a
fight in your relationship, having
to go to work with them can make
things worse and create tension,
which can be awkward for the people around you.
No boundaries
When you date someone you
work with, it seems that everyone
knows your personal life. It’s no
longer just a relationship between
you and your boyfriend, but a relationship with your entire office.
They know when you are having
problems, when you are fighting
and sometimes even the intimate
details.
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Dating a co-worker can have its benefits and challenges.
Breakups
Let’s face it, most of the time
breakups are inevitable, as much as
we don’t like to admit it. What
helps the healing process is not
having to see your ex, but when
you are constantly working with
them, it’s hard to get over it. It can
How to deal with a problem
also create a weird tension between
you, which could affect your job
performance, especially if you didn’t end it on good terms. I once
dated someone I worked with, and
when I no longer wanted to continue dating, working together was
hard because we barely ever
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spat or you have a bigger, more
serious problem to deal with, no
relationship can escape the bumps
in the road.
I think that people who have
never had to experience a long distance relationship can easily underestimate the value of face-to-face
interaction when working out a
problem in relationships. There are
ways to survive a long distance
argument, though, and here are my
tips to help you through:
• Take a step back. If you’re
upset about something that your
significant other said or did and
your emotions are running high,
take a few moments to calm down
and make sure you’re not overreacting. Trust me, I know from
experience: blurting out the first
thing you think when you’re upset
on the phone does not lead to a
good time. It may take a few minutes – or even a few hours – to gain
perspective on the situation, but the
wait will be worth it when you can
walk into the conversation cool,
collected and ready to deal with the
problem with as little fuss as possible.
• But not for too long! Leaving
the problem unattended to, and
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your partner in the freeze-out zone,
for too long will do more harm than
good. Also make sure that they
know you need some time to think;
asking for space is the mature thing
to do, while simply ignoring your
partner is far from it.
• If it can wait until you’re
together, then let it. If you have an
urgent problem, like if your significant other didn’t pay a bill, then it
needs to be dealt with in a timely
manner, but if your problem is
more on the “I’m thinking about
this part of our future and I’m concerned” side of things, try to wait. I
cannot stress the importance of
face-to-face communication whenever possible. Being able to see
your partner’s facial expressions
and sense their mood will do wonders for having a productive conversation. If it’s not possible to wait
– maybe you won’t see them for
months – then make sure they are
aware of the importance of the conversation before they blindly walk
into a minefield.
• Choose your method of communication wisely. If your significant other did something that seriously upset you, say killing your
goldfish accidentally or losing
something that was important to
you, texting about it is not a good
idea, nor is writing a snail mail letter that they won’t see for weeks. I
would say a good rule of thumb is
most problems shouldn’t be dealt
with through text messages unless
it is your very last option. At least
try to talk about things over the
phone where you can hear each
other’s voices; text messages are all
too easily misinterpreted.
I hope these tips will help you
get through your next bump in the
road with your paramour, though I
hope even more than you have as
few bumps as possible!
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Comparing the Infiniti FX35 to the BMW X3
MOTORING
NAUMAN FAROOQ
naumanf1@yahoo.com
If you are in the market for a
stylish, luxurious SUV that won’t
actually be used to go through a
ravine or cut its way through a forest, then the new BMW X3 and
updated Infiniti FX35 will be on
your shopping list.
But which is best? To find out,
we will look at the three-P’s:
Practicality, Performance and
Price.
Practicality: Both vehicles are
capable of carrying five people in
relative comfort, but neither is
what you’d call spacious. The X3
has more headroom in both the
front and back, but the FX35 seems
to have more shoulder room.
However, if you are interested in
carrying luggage, the X3 has a
much more spacious trunk than the
FX35. It is quite incredible to find
such a small trunk space in a vehicle the size of the FX35, but this
vehicle is all about style, so practicality had to take a back seat.
So if it’s practicality you’re
looking for, the X3 is the winner in
this category. However, from an
aesthetics point of view, the
FX35’s interior looks a lot more
up-class compared to the X3. If its
style you’re after, the FX35 wins.
If you’re looking for gadgets,
the FX35 has Infiniti’s wonderful
around-view camera system,
which turns parking into a video
game. BMW offers such a system
on the X5, but not on the X3.
Advantage FX35 again.
Performance: Now onto the fun
stuff: which one of these is better
to drive? To begin, I’d like to point
out that both of these are very
stiffly sprung, so ride comfort is
not their forte. They are not
uncomfortable or harsh but they
feel a bit bouncy because of their
suspension setup. It’s something
you can get used to quite quickly,
although children with weak stomachs will regurgitate their meal in
the back seat quite quickly (as I
was recently told by owners of
such vehicles).
But SUVs like these are less
about ride quality and more about
speed and handling. On that front,
neither of these disappoints. My
X3 was the xDrive35i model,
which means it had the 3.0-litre,
six-cylinder motor with a twinscroll turbo-charger. This results in
300 hp and 295 lb/ft of torque.
Power goes to all wheels via a
silky smooth new eight-speed
automatic gearbox. However, due
to the bulk of this vehicle, it does-
n’t feel as quick as it should. On
the plus side, a week’s average
fuel-economy of 12.2 litres/100km
is quite good for a vehicle of this
size and power.
The FX35 is thirstier. It averaged 14.0 litres/100km, but then its
motor is naturally aspirated and it
feels a lot quicker. The FX35 has a
3.5-litre V6 that produces 303 hp
and 262 lb/ft of torque. Power goes
to all wheels via a seven-speed
automatic gearbox. While both the
X3 and the FX35 have active allwheel drive systems, it’s the system in the FX35 that feels more
tuned for sporty driving. Trust me,
you can take off-ramps at silly
speeds in the FX35 and it won’t
even flinch. I have driven many
sports cars that I wish handled as
well as the FX35.
So if you’re a bit of a keen driver, the FX35 will put a bigger smile
on your face than the X3, so
despite its thirst, the FX35 wins
this category.
Price: The FX35 starts at
$53,250. My “Limited Edition”
model, however would set you
back $61,900. That is a lot, but you
also do get a lot of equipment for
that outlay. The X3s are cheaper to
begin with. You can get the X3
with a smaller engine – the
xDrive28i model – from just
$41,900. The xDrive35i model
starts at $46,900. My tester, which
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This week, Nauman Farooq takes a look at the Infiniti FX35 and the BMW
X3 – which luxury SUV will come out on top?
came with the M-sport package
and lots of optional extras, was
over $60,000. So, in short, both
these vehicles end up costing you
about the same, but you have the
potential to spend less at the BMW
showroom, so advantage BMW
here.
Verdict: So, which one would I
actually have if I had to choose
between these two? This is a tough
one as both vehicles have plenty of
strengths and weaknesses, but after
spending a week with both these
vehicles, I am leaning more
towards the FX35. At the end of
the day, it felt a bit more special
and unique, and sometimes that is
enough to swing the vote.
Get outside and get active
FUN AND FITNESS
RICK MELO
melo_rick@hotmail.com
It has been a rough weekend for
Fanshawe College, but it has been
a GREAT week for weather! A
few days ago, I was walking outside after work to my car and nearly got drilled with a football and
road hockey ball. Multiple students
were playing all sorts of sports and
soaking up the sun – all for good
reason, considering the high temperatures we have been getting.
It’s March 20 as I write this,
which makes it the “last day of
winter,” even though it may not
seem to make any sense with all
this sun. Compared to last year’s
record-breaking snowfalls, we
were lucky this time around and it
appears as though spring is here for
good. The first few days of nice
weather are always exciting;
everyone is out jogging, playing
and drinking in the sun.
What happens far too often
throughout the weeks after the
good weather begins is that the
same people are no longer outside.
Their enthusiasm quickly dwindles
to the point where you’d think it’s
snow time blues season all over
again. It’s amazing how quickly
some people take ideal weather for
granted. It’s the same people that
end up complaining when wintertime rolls around again too quickly. Yes, spring and summer always
seem to fly by, but it doesn’t mean
people can’t take better advantage
of it while it’s around!
It’s just about that time of year
again for patios, boozing and tanning. Let’s not forget it’s also time
for beach volleyball, tennis and
biking! There are simply way too
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Nate Tichbourne celebrates an unseasonably warm day in March by playing football with a friend in the field
behind Fanshawe College.
many activities to be had over the
warm months. Better weather
results in more alternative choices
for physical activity. The best part
about it is that outdoor activities
are always the most fun. There’s
less room for excuses to avoid getting some exercise when all you
have to do is step out your door
and get involved in something,
anything and everything.
So get yourself doing the outdoorsy activities you love to do.
Make it a habitual routine, leaving
no room for regret while making it
one of your best sunny seasons yet.
Don’t be “that guy” crying come
wintertime because he spent the
whole summer indoors playing
Call of Duty. Now that I’ve said
my piece, I expect to see more
footballs whizzing by my head
when going to my car after work!
However, if you’ve got kids taking
up soccer or hockey, the X3 will be
the more practical choice. So take a
look at your own lifestyle and
choose accordingly. In either case,
you won’t be disappointed.
Ball Hockey Standings
Group One
Team
W
A-Style
4
CMY
4
Brazzars
3
BSTL
3
Abousment Park
2
Masters with Sticks 2
Dirty Mike & Boys 2
Individuals
1
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Team
W
Hat Trick Slayers 4
Team Barsouth
4
Happy Gilmour
4
Bardown
4
Fan. Maple Queefs 3
Beer For Cheer
2
Clam Divers
2
Loan Sharks
2
Steve
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Muffin Stuffers
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Team
W
Bangers
6
Multiple Scoregas.. 4
Creamery Kings
4
Al Bundy Runners 3
Hand Nail ...
2
FHP
2
Zambonners
2
Rec N Check
1
Down To Puck
1
Mic Sock
0
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Team
W
Baby Shakers
5
Greasy Burgs
4
Closet Monster
4
Irrelevent Leafs
3
Shooting Blanks
3
FXC
3
J-Row The Boys
2
African National... 1
MIA Clippers
1
Sons of Sandor
1
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Team
W
Burt Nichols
5
Fan Moose Knuck.. 4
Sick Toe Drag
3
Goodfellas
3
Hot Fuzz
2
MOJO
2
The Bob Ross Exp. 1
HAF
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Team
W
Cole World
5
TBA
4
The Grongers
3
Masterfaders
3
Easton Infection
2
Fanshawe Flyers
2
Balls So Hard
2
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The Blazers
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Movers and shakers
NBA WATCH
VICTOR KAISAR
twitter: @supermario_47
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A few NHL playoff
predictions
JEREMY WALL
INTERROBANG
As it is with every season, we’re
drawing closer to the playoffs, and
the race to get into them is heating
up. Although some teams have
locked up their playoff spot (and
what the heck is St. Louis doing
sitting first in the league?), there
are a bunch of teams just a couple
of wins or so out in both the
Eastern and Western Conference.
They’re all going to be playing
hard to get into the bottom four.
Here is where some of them currently sit, and how likely they are
to actually make the playoffs this
season:
Winnipeg Jets: Only a few
points out of eighth, the Jets could
be poised to bring playoff hockey
back to Winnipeg for the first time
in well over a decade. No one
would have expected it based on
their roster at the beginning of the
season, but, led by the productive
Blake Wheeler and Evander Kane,
the Jets have had a successful season, even if they don’t break into
the playoffs. It’s tough, because
only seventh and eighth place in
the East are within range, and Peg
City is competing with Buffalo,
Carolina and Toronto for that final
spot, but so far this season the Jets
have proven the unlikely is possible. They may continue to do that.
Buffalo Sabres: The Sabres are
competing with Winnipeg for one
of the bottom spots in the East.
Their star player is, of course,
Ryan Miller, and whether they
make it into the playoffs depends
much on him. Unless Miller gets
hot (and it could happen), I don’t
think they have the team to get
deep this year anyway, should they
sneak into one of the last spots.
However, Buffalo needs to justify
their high payroll by at least making it into the East’s top eight, otherwise changes could come to the
Sabres over the summer.
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San Jose Sharks: The West has
a few more horses in the race for
its final playoff spots, and San Jose
is one of those horses. They’re
competing
with
Phoenix,
Colorado, Los Angeles and
Calgary for one of the bottom two
spots. Led by Joe Thornton and
Patrick Marleau, they might make
that final spot. They’ve been a
team poised to win the Cup for a
few years now, but have underachieved. If they miss the playoffs
entirely this year, that could be the
end of the Sharks in their current
incarnation.
Phoenix Coyotes: Where this
team will be located in a few years’
time is anyone’s guess. It could be
Mars for all we know. But they’re
making another solid push for the
playoffs this year, and they might
make it. The Coyotes have never
been successful, particularly in the
playoffs, whether it be in the desert
or in their past life as the NHL’s
first version of the Winnipeg Jets.
Led by 30-goal man Radim Vrbata
and resurgent goaltender Mike
Smith (replacing Ilya Bryzgalov),
they could be a Cinderella story
this year. A few of their long-suffering players (here’s to Shane
Doan) would be justly rewarded
for being with the fledgling team
for so long.
As for who wins the Cup, who
knows? The New York Rangers
have been solid, but they’re the
New York Rangers and have
decades’ worth of playoff futility
behind their name, so I won’t be
making any huge bets on them.
With Sid back in Pittsburgh, that
throws predictability in the East
out the window. Anything goes. In
the West, Vancouver could go the
distance and Detroit is always a
threat. Who knows with St Louis?
We might see Pittsburgh versus
Vancouver in the finals, but there
are so many possible combinations
this year, it’s unpredictable.
The 2012 NBA trade deadline
came and went and it left some
basketball fans like me wondering
things like would Dwight Howard
be traded? Would Pau Gasol be
traded? Which team would
strengthen their squad up in the
hope of lifting the trophy at the end
of the playoffs? It’s questions like
this that are asked around every
trade deadline, whether it’s the
NHL, MLB or the NBA. There
were some moves that came as a
surprise, and some that didn’t
cause such a big uproar.
Derek Fisher to Houston: This
was the biggest move that took
place on deadline day. The longtime L.A. Lakers point guard was
dealt to the Houston Rockets for a
first-round pick in 2012 and
reserve centre Jordan Hill. Fisher
was a virtuoso at leading former
Head Coach Phil Jackson’s triangle offense before the Hall of Fame
coach retired. Fisher struggled to
adjust to new coach Mike Brown’s
system, as he lacked the explosion
and quickness to effectively run
Brown’s traditional offense.
Interestingly, Fisher was subsequently bought out by Houston and
is free to sign with any team.
Ramon Sessions to the L.A.
Lakers: This was the other deal
that the Lakers were involved with
on deadline day. Point guard
Sessions and small forward
Christian Eyenga moved to
California for two-time NBA
champion Luke Walton, former
three-point contest winner Jason
Kapono and a first-round pick in
2012. Sessions should fit nicely
into Brown’s plan. It should be
noted that Kapono was put on
waivers by Cleveland.
Monta Ellis to Milwaukee:
This wasn’t a deadline day move,
but it was one of the most talked-
about trades. The Golden State
Warriors gambled by trading Ellis,
their leading scorer, for injured
Milwaukee Bucks centre Andrew
Bogut. The Warriors have made
the playoffs once since 1994 and
haven’t had a true centre in years.
The Warriors will be fearful of the
fact that Ellis could become an allstar in Milwaukee. But it’s a gamble they took and if Bogut can stay
healthy, it could be one that pays
off. As part of this trade, Ekpe
Udoh and Kwame Brown also
went to Milwaukee while Stephen
Jackson joined Bogut in Golden
State (only to be traded to San
Antonio on deadline day).
Leandro Barbosa to Indiana:
You know that things are not going
your way when you trade two players for a second-round draft pick.
Such was the case for the Toronto
Raptors. Barbosa and Anthony
Carter join the high-flying Pacers
who are looking to secure the playoff spot they currently sit in. To be
honest, I’m surprised that one of
the big teams did not swoop in for
Andrea Bargnani, who has clearly
been Toronto’s go-to man in an
otherwise lacklustre season. The
Raptors will have Indiana’s second-round pick in 2012.
Nenê to Washington: Brazilian
centre Nenê was dealt by Denver
to Washington, leaving many to
question his contribution to the
Denver franchise. This trade might
haunt Denver in the short run, for
Nenê is a playoff veteran but with
JaVale McGee and Ronny Turiaf
moving
to
Denver
from
Washington, it could ultimately
pay off for the Nuggets.
Marcus Camby to Houston:
The Portland Trailblazers, who are
already without centre Greg Oden,
traded their other centre Camby to
the Rockets. Camby has expressed
desires to end his NBA career in
Houston. In return, Portland
received point guard Jonny Flynn,
centre Hasheem Thabeet and a
future second-round draft pick.
The Rockets are in a playoff position and are hoping to make a play-
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The L.A. Lakers traded veteran
point guard Derek Fisher to
Houston.
off run. For Portland, it looks to be
a season of rebuilding after the
team parted ways with head coach
Nate McMillan as well.
Gerald Wallace to New
Jersey: When I said rebuild mode
for Portland, I meant it. The
Blazers sent Wallace to New
Jersey in exchange for former Utah
centre Mehmet Okur, forward
Shawne Williams and a first-round
pick in 2012. Okur is a centre who
loves to shoot, so that could help
Portland on offence, but for a team
in a mini state of crisis, 2012 doesn’t look to be all that good a season
for fans in Rip City.
There were three other trades in
the NBA that I didn’t talk much
about: Stephen Jackson to San
Antonio, two days after the Golden
State Warriors acquired him; Nick
Young left Washington and will
line up for the L.A. Clippers; and
the Memphis Grizzlies sent Sam
Young to Philadelphia and
acquired Ricky Sanchez in return.
The stage has now been set for the
2011/12 NBA season to burst into
life, and the season should live up
to all the hype it has been promising.
Mock draft, part one
NBA WATCH
VICTOR KAISAR
twitter: @supermario_47
It’s that time of year again,
folks! Time for the NFL Czar’s
annual NFL mock draft. Of course,
a lot may change in the coming
days when the dominos finish
falling from the Peyton Manning
signing in Denver, but I am going
to do the best I can.
1. Indianapolis Colts select
Andrew Luck, quarterback from
Stanford – This one is pretty much
set in stone. Unless the Colts pull a
late swerve and grab RG3, Luck
will take the field week one and
attempt to replace Manning.
2. Washington Redskins select
Robert Griffin III, quarterback
from Baylor – After trading an
insane amount of draft picks to the
Rams, the Skins get their new franchise QB. RG3 has unbelievable
talent, but he may lack the size to
excel in the pros.
3. Minnesota Vikings select
Matt Kalil, offensive tackle from
USC – As the Vikes move forward
with Christian Ponder at QB, goal
number one has to be re-building
the offensive line. Kalil will start
right away and be a Pro Bowler in
no time.
4. Cleveland Browns select
Trent Richardson, running back
from Alabama – While some may
have them reach for Ryan
Tannehill, I think the Browns stick
with Colt McCoy for another year.
Richardson will be the best RB the
Browns have had since they
returned to Cleveland.
5. Tampa Bay Buccaneers select
Morris Claiborne, cornerback from
LSU – After cleaning up in free
agency, the Bucs take the next step
towards a playoff berth by addressing their beat-up secondary.
6. St. Louis Rams select Justin
Blackmon, wide receiver from
Oklahoma State – So the Rams
move back four spots, get a slew of
picks and draft the same player I
think they would have at number
two. What a trade!
7. Jacksonville Jaguars select
Riley Reiff, offensive tackle from
Iowa – Iowa breeds tough, consistent offensive lineman, and the
Jags need to jump on this one.
He’ll provide the stable presence
needed on the line.
8. Miami Dolphins select Ryan
Tannehill, quarterback from Texas
A&M – After missing out on
Manning, Matt Flynn and maybe
even Alex Smith, the Dolphins
will reach for a QB. Poor Matt
Moore, he had a solid year, but the
Dolphins are soooo eager to
replace him.
9. Carolina Panthers select
Melvin Ingram, defensive end
from South Carolina – Either
Ingram or Dontari Poe. Either way,
the Panthers get a key piece for
their front seven. He’ll be the pass
rusher they have missed since
Julius Peppers left.
10. Buffalo Bills select David
DeCastro, offensive guard from
Stanford – Despite some decent
tackles left on the board, the Bills
grab the best guard prospect to
come out since Steve Hutchinson.
He’ll anchor this line for next 10
years.
Well, that’s all for now. Picks 11
through 20 are on tap for next
week.
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Knights in for tough series
AROUND THE OHL
RYAN SPRINGETT
springett_1993@hotmail.com
twitter: @Ryan_Springett
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Benfica is one of the eight clubs remaining the Champions League. Do
they have what it takes to move on?
Champions League
quarterfinal preview
FANSHAWE FC
MARTY THOMPSON
sensandsoccerfan@hotmail.com
twitter: @martythompson_
The Union of European Football
Associations Champions League
has pushed to its final eight of the
tournament. The nation represented cross-Europe from Portugal to
Cyprus, and features a fairly even
draw. However, there are still
plenty of interesting matchups to
look for.
APOEL FC from Cyprus has
been pitted against Real Madrid in
the quarter-finals. The Cypriots are
making their first foray into the
knockout stage, and showed an
impressive two-leg win over Lyon
to get here. Brazilian striker Aílton
Gonçalves da Silva will be looking
to return to his form in the group
stage, scoring three goals in five
games, but Real is the obvious
favourite for this matchup. The
current leaders in Spain will want
to push forward in this competition, just as Manager Jose
Mourinho has done before.
Marseille will take on Bayern
Munich in the second quarters.
Both teams came from behind in
the round of 16, while Bayern
showed they can score at will
against Basel. Marseille doesn’t
seem like they are of the quality to
take that next step in the
Champions League; nothing about
the club really screams quality.
They are currently ninth in Ligue 1
in France.
Benfica versus Chelsea just
might be the second most entertaining matchup here. Chelsea is
on an upswing, while Benfica is
utterly efficient at what they do.
Draws with Manchester United in
$
the group stages, followed by
clutch wins wherever they need
them. This will be very close if
Chelsea keeps playing the way
they are playing. And yet it could
be more important to Chelsea to
win this game. Their domestic season has been considered a failure.
While the most exciting
matchup is between two juggernauts of Europe: AC Milan and
Barcelona. This game will feature
the return of AC Milan’s Zlatan
Ibrahimović against his former
team. Zlatan helped his club keep a
four-point cushion in Italy last
week, and will be sure to open his
account against Barca. However,
Lionel Messi will also be sure to
pot some going the other way.
Both offensive players seem to be
scoring for fun these days, and that
won’t stop with these matches.
The defence on both of these teams
has been known to shut down very
effectively, but Barca still manages to float balls into the net. In
their matches against Bayern
Leverkusen, their opponents put
10 behind the ball, yet they still
scored three goals.
I hate to make predictions, but
here are my favourites for the
semifinals: Real Madrid, Bayern
Munich, Chelsea and Barcelona.
Other stories: Montreal Impact
FC drew their first game at home
against Chicago by a score of 1-1.
They filled Olympic Stadium,
breaking a record for attendance at
a soccer match there. Also, Nyassi
finally got shifted to the wing, and
he assisted on the goal. Toronto
FC beat the L.A. Galaxy in the
North American Champions
League and will now play Santos
in the semi finals. That home
match will be played at BMO
Field.
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It’s that time of year again: 16
teams are left in their quest to win
the OHL championship and a
chance to represent the league in
the Memorial Cup. This year
we’re in for a great series. Here
are the matchups and my predictions:
Eastern Conference
(1)Niagara Icedogs vs.
(8)Oshawa Generals
(Niagara wins 4-1)
(2)Ottawa 67’s vs.
(7)Belleville Bulls
(Ottawa wins 4-1)
(3)Barrie Colts vs.
(6)Mississauga St. Michaels
Majors
(Barrie wins 4-3)
(4)Brampton Battalion vs.
(5)Sudbury Wolves
(Brampton wins 4-2)
The East is something special,
these teams are very evenly
matched and this conference will
be very fun to watch. I believe
every game will be close – expect
a lot of overtime.
My dark horse two weeks
before playoffs was Oshawa, this
is interesting because I picked
Niagara to win the East, and I am
sticking with Niagara to win the
series in five games, I like
Oshawa’s high offensive calibre,
but Niagara is far too strong in all
areas in the game.
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The London Knights will have their hands full against the Windsor
Spitfires, but should prevail in six games in their OHL opening round
series
Western Conference
(1)London Knights vs.
(8)Windsor Spitfires
(London wins 4-2)
(2)Plymouth Whalers vs.
(7)Guelph Storm
(Plymouth wins 4-3)
(3)Kitchener Rangers vs.
(6)Owen Sound Attack
(Kitchener wins 4-0)
(4)Sarnia Sting vs.
(5)Saginaw Spirit
(Sarnia wins 4-1)
In the West: same story as the
East with no upsets, although I
will be watching two series closely:
London/Windsor
and
Plymouth/Guelph. London is still
not looking their sharpest and has
struggled with Windsor this year
splitting the season series – keep
in mind these two teams have not
won at home when playing each
other. In the Guelph/Plymouth
series (I have Guelph as my dark
horse in the East), these two teams
also split the season series, however Plymouth has the momentum
going into the playoffs, in the last
10 games they have gone 9-1.
I’ve called the only first round
sweep for the Kitchener Rangers
to beat the Owen Sound Attack.
The Attack has not beaten
Kitchener this year, perhaps it’s
overdue, but I don’t think that will
happen in this series. Both teams
are in a slump so it will be a very
slow but a Kitchener-dominant
series. If the defending champions, Owen Sound Attack, want to
stand a chance, they will need to
use their home ice to their advantage; they have some of the best
fans in the league and that may be
a factor if they can manage to
steal a win on the road – a daunting task.
basketball
The OCAA Basketball All-Star Game is coming up on Saturday, March 24 at
Centennial College in Scarborough. Representing Fanshawe will be Jordan
Dixon, Boyd Vassell and Janine DeLeon. Head Coach Matt White will also
be attending as the Coach for the Women’s West Squad.
curling
The Men’s and Women’s Curling Teams are currently at the CCAA National
Championships. The teams both medaled at the OCAA Provincial
Championships and are looking for gold at the nationals.
Good Luck Falcons!
indoor soccer
The Women’s Indoor Soccer team is currently at the OCAA Provincial
Championships. The Women placed 1st in the regional tournament
shutting out the competition with scores of 4-0, 4-0, 1-0 and 5-0.
Good luck at the Provincial Championships.
intercollegiate athletes
It has been a great season and now it is time to celebrate your success!
45th Annual Athletics Intercollegiate Team Banquet
Friday April 13th, 2012 Student Tickets $15
Tickets are available at the Athletics Department J1034
Remember to come by and check out the
College Wide Open House on
Saturday March 24th from 9am-3pm.
Athletics Service Counter J1034 will be open as
well as a booth inF Hallway.
open gym time available during the day. all you need is
a campus card. see daily schedule.
fanshawe college athletics
519-452-4430
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