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theGazette • FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2007
The smart way to streak
Ticket prices rise, Joel gets naked
By Katie Graves
Gazette Staff
The closest a professional football game ever came to
nudity in a halftime show was Janet Jackson’s
“wardrobe malfunction” in her performance with
Justin Timberlake at Super Bowl XXXVIII.
At Western, nudity during halftime at a football
game is just part of the many traditions associated
with Homecoming weekend.
Every year, through alcohol-induced spontaneity,
some football fan decides to strip down and run
across the playing field. Without fail, they end up in
the back of a police cruiser tripping over his or her
words.
But one savvy streaker showed Western the smart
way to streak at the Homecoming game in 2005.
Former Western student Joel streaked two years
ago, but his story is a little bit different.
“I wanted to make sure I wasn’t doing something
that I’d be in jail for,” he said.
Unlike his predecessors, Joel took every precaution to ensure that he would not be caught, and that
if he was, he wouldn’t see the inside of a jail cell.
“I looked up some of the penalties for indecent
exposure,” he said.
He discovered that the maximum penalty he could
receive would only be applied if he was fully exposed
— meaning he would have to be completely naked.
“I used a sock,” he said. “I was nervous [because] I
had never done anything like that before.
“I [also] figured out the easiest way to get through,”
he said. “The day before I went and looked at the field
a little closer.”
He discovered he would have to hop a small wooden fence at one end, run diagonally the shortest dis-
tance across the field, and jump a chain link fence at
the other end.
“My main concern was scaling the fence with only
a sock on,” he said. “I wouldn’t do it again.”
Joel also had a bike parked in the woods nearby
with some clothing that he could quickly throw on.
“[The police] sent a squad car chasing after me,”
he said. “[My friends and I] parked a van near townhouses [a short distance away to pick me up].”
Unlike most Homecoming streakers, Joel had a
motive behind his madness.
“I suspect that for most people it is alcohol
[induced], a spontaneous thing. [But for me], it seemed
like Homecoming tradition and something I should do
before I graduated to get the full experience,” he said.
“It was [also] our protest for ticket prices.
“They were trying to charge $25. I am not going to
check out the game, so we could be a part of it in our
own way. They wrote on my stomach, ‘$25? Fuck
that!’”
Homecoming arrived and Joel was fully prepared
to show off his birthday suit to a cheering home
crowd.
“It was exciting,” he said. “I thought I might be
embarrassed.
“Everyone was cheering and I was waving. It went
pretty good.”
Joel was happy with how it went, but said he would
never do it again.
“It’s one of those things you do once to say you did
it,” he said. “I can cross it off the list.”
Somebody streaking at halftime this year at the
Homecoming game is inevitable, but Joel had some
advice for those who decide to go the distance.
“Planning can’t hurt and get ready to run,” he said.
“Once you are on the field it is longer than it looks.”
Aaron Lynett/Gazette
UNFORTUNATELY, HE DIDN’T HAVE A PLAN BEFORE STREAKING.
Though many individuals attempt to streak, most people end up in
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Elgin Austen, head of Western’s
Campus Community Police Service, offers candid advice for those
who are planning keggers this
weekend.
“No keg parties is our advice.”
Austen spoke at length of the
potential danger students put
themselves in by running keg parties, not just from the London
Police, but also due to the possibility of academic repercussions.
“What starts off as a good idea
can quickly grow out of control,”
Austen explained. He cites the possibility that even though people sell
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underage drinking, and charges
being laid.”
Austen also pointed out the
Code of Student Conduct can be
used in cases where “the image or
reputation of [the] University is tarnished.”
Last year, a Homecoming kegger
resulted in nine Western students
being put on academic probation
and each being assessed a fine of
$1,000. Their story has been published on Campus Police’s website
— a cautionary tale that is sure to
put second thoughts in the mind of
anyone planning a keg party.
“By exposing students who
attend the institution to harm we
were violating the student code of
conduct,” the statement reads. “We
were then faced with the possibility
of suspension or expulsion, a punishment that would also be
attached to our transcripts.
“As a group of guys who aspire to
be doctors, teachers, engineers ...
having this record would hinder
our future career opportunities.”
The fact that London Police Service’s Project LEARN will be finishing up its month-long run this
weekend should serve as extra
warning to those planning on hosting a kegger.
“[London Police] would like to
remind students to be respectful of
your neighbours this weekend, and
to [abide] by the liquor license act,”
Constable Angela Johnson of London Police said.
Project LEARN is a police-operated project that centers around
Fanshawe, Western and Richmond
Row, with special attention given to
noise complaints and liquor code
violations.
Johnson continued, “Project
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Homecoming ideas
Nine ways to not drink
alone this weekend
By Len Caballes
and Stephanie Ramsay
Gazette Staff
When someone asks you what are
you doing for Homecoming, you
could easily answer this age-old
question several ways, as there are
numerous options available to students on Western’s biggest weekend. Here are a few ideas to help
you make the most of your Homecoming experience.
1. Rise and shine ... with an early
morning kegger
Why not wake up at 10 a.m.
(or 9 a.m. depending on your love
of beer), for a classic pancake
kegger, then head to the football
game or …
2. Channel your inner band
geek and watch the Homecoming parade
Catch Western’s famous
marching band and several faculty floats in action as they strut
their stuff through the streets of
London and Western campus.
3. Join the (tailgate) party
Shower (with a brew in hand,
of course), then head to TD
Waterhouse for the tailgate party,
where you can reminisce with old
friends and possibly make some
new ones.
4. Spread some cheer
Even if football is not your
thing, more than one team will be
showcasing its skills at TD Waterhouse on Saturday. Remember
that you can always catch Western’s
championship-winning
cheerleaders as they root for the
home team.
5. Football frenzy
For many Western students
and alumni, the big game has
always been a mainstay of the
day’s festivities. Come watch your
Western Mustangs battle it out for
a playoff spot against Windsor.
6. Catch some zzz …
For of those who are not ath-
letically-inclined, Homecoming
is more about a great night of partying than a full day of football. If
that sounds like you, it might be a
good idea to spend the morning
resting up and conserving your
energy for whatever you have
planned for Saturday.
7. Get busy
While sex is not generally considered a sport (it has yet to be
recognized by the Olympics), it’s
a great workout and a good way
to boost your energy for the long
night ahead.
8. Party on ... at one of many
house parties
House parties are a great alternative to a night at the bar (or a
night spent waiting to get in the
bar). However, if seeing the same
people drinking for four hours
straight is not your cup o’ tea, you
can always hop around the
Broughdale or Huron area and
soak up all the parties happening
around campus.
Aaron Lynett/Gazette
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Cheering their way to glory
Cheerleading team ready for Homecoming
By Katie Graves
9. Hit the town ... with hundreds
of your closest friends
Without a doubt, the bars and
clubs that line Richmond Row will
be jumping on Saturday night as
everyone celebrates another successful Homecoming and another
fun-filled year at Western. One
way to enjoy the bar scene is a
pub crawl: for a nominal fee you
and your friends can bar-hop
with the rest of London.
The point is that Western’s Homecoming can be celebrated in a
variety of ways, some involving
the big game and some not. For
those students that are the age of
majority (you’re all of age right?),
the draw of early morning drinking, minor bouts of hooliganism,
and major exposure to the sexy
students of Western are the foundations of the modern Homecoming weekend.
So rest your livers and get
some sleep, because you’ll likely
be feeling the pain come Sunday
morning.
Gazette Staff
Homecoming wouldn’t be the same
without the powerhouse cheerleading dynasty leading the parade
and pumping up the fans from the
sidelines.
The presence of the cheerleading team at basketball and football
games is part of their job description, among other things, but
Homecoming football is definitely
a highlight, according to head
coach David-Lee Tracey.
“We have a very strong alumni
contingent that comes back every
year for Homecoming and they
kind of measure us up,” he said. “It
team and the football team, so we
just put on a performance and do
whatever we can to make the team
play better.”
Part of the team’s challenge this
year will be to stay loud and keep
the fans hyped despite a tough start
to the football season.
Fourth-year cheerleader Aaron
Charbonneau said the squad should
have no problem getting a home
crowd rowdy at Homecoming.
“If they are not doing so well on
the field, we might as well throw
our stuff and see how much noise
we can get them to make,” he said.
“No matter how the football team is
is a testing day for my squad every
year.
“There is always that pressure
but it is a positive pressure and it is
good feedback so, I love Homecoming.”
Former football player Chris
Robb, who fell on the injury list in
his first year, saw cheerleading as a
great alternative when he could no
longer play football.
Homecoming is especially
important to Robb who knows firsthand the importance of cheerleader support at the football game.
“It’s for the football team; we
want to be there to help get the
atmosphere going for the team,” he
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theGazette • FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2007
Weekend Bar Scene:
What’s happening
in London
By Michael Gregoris
Gazette Staff
The only weekend comparable to
St. Patrick’s Day is Homecoming,
a bona fide weekend of booze.
As current students and alumni flock to the Forest City for the
annual pigskin tradition, many are
left confused as to where they
should head to wet their whistles.
Here’s a breakdown of some spots
to consider checking out:
The Wave/The Spoke
The Wave will kick off Homecoming morning with “Kegs and Eggs.”
Five dollars gets you pancakes,
hashbrowns, and a beer while the
Mustangs game will be broadcast
on the big-screen.
Tickets for “Kegs and Eggs” are
available at InfoSource or the
door.
Down at The Spoke, alumni
will take over the scene with cult
favourite Rick McGhie making an
appearance at 4 p.m.
The Ceeps/Barney’s
Football on the big screen, DJ on
the decks, wings by the metric
tonne — what better way to celebrate everything Western than at
the same bar your parents partied
at? The Ceeps is heavily rooted in
Western spirit and is a prime place
to celebrate for many.
Similarly, Barney’s patio will be
in full effect for those looking to
enjoy the final days of patio
weather. This will be the most
sought-after spot to unwind so be
there early to avoid long lines.
Jim Bob Ray’s/Joe Kool’s
JBR’s will feature a fully enclosed
beer tent so you can bet your bottom dollar you can party even if it
rains. There will also be a parking
lot party in the back lot while the
house DJ will spin Top 40 music all
day and night.
Jack’s
Everyone’s favourite lower-year
hangout will be in full force. Again,
the usual plethora of big-screens,
beer and wings will be prevalent
throughout the day and evening.
Like the Ceeps and JBR’s, this bar
will be packed early so make sure
to plan ahead.
GT’s
Often overlooked and coincidentally the last remaining bar on the
south side of Richmond, GT’s lineage is similar to the Ceeps. The
name of the game at GT’s is cheap
drinks, pool tables and anything
else you can fit into a bar. The
game will also be on the bigscreen and the house DJ will be
playing Top 40.
Barking Frog
A little more upscale than various
bars on Richmond Row, the Barking Frog is the perfect choice for
an evening rendezvous with your
friends after the game. Its sultry
atmosphere and ambiance, not to
mention the bar’s readily available
bottle service, will be a great time
for all.
The Ice Lounge
After the Bloc Party show at Centennial Hall, be sure to stop by The
Ice Lounge on Dundas Street for a
sweaty electro-rock dance party
hosted by Toronto label, More
Proof. MTV Live’s Johnny Hockin
and local DJ Patrick the Bunny will
spin everything from electrohouse and mash-ups to hip-hop
and b-more breaks. The Ice
Lounge will also feature a $50,000
lighting system.
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CELEBRATING HIS TOUCHDOWN WITH A COLD ONE. Entering his fifth Homecoming game, Randy McAuley is
one of many former Mustangs to have accumulated memories from the big game.
Reliving their former glory
’Stangs alumni recall life-long memories
By Kevin Melhuish
Gazette Staff
While Western is one of Canada’s
most prestigious educational institutions, it also has the reputation of
being a party school.
And though many students’
plans this weekend involve keggers
and jågerbombs, for some of Western’s alumni, Homecoming isn’t
about being intoxicated.
“When I think about Homecoming, it sort of ranks in the same category as the first day of classes and
graduation,” recalls former Mustangs football coach Darwin
Semotiuk. “It’s one of Western’s
finest traditions.”
Semotiuk’s successor Larry Haylor agrees.
“I don’t think there’s anything
else like it in the country,” Haylor
says. “It’s a great tribute to the
meaning this place creates within
[its] graduates.”
One of those graduates, Andy
Fantuz, now with the CFL’s
Saskatchewan Roughriders, echoed
similar sentiments.
“Western’s in a class of its own,
that’s for sure,” says Fantuz.
Semotiuk shared Fantuz’s
enthusiasm.
“Western is tier one when it
comes to Homecoming and everyone else is tier two,” he says. “It’s
really neat because you can just see
the energy pick up on campus.”
The energy was always evident
for Mustangs alumni, Tim Bakker of
the Edmonton Eskimos says.
“More and more people watch
you practice and the band is practicing longer,” Bakker said. “You got
the sense that it was important to
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“We talked about it being the
last Homecoming game at J.W. Little, and the tradition and the history of that stadium to so many Mustang players and teams,” Haylor
says. “We took the opening kickoff
125 yards for a touchdown.”
Semotiuk remembers one
Homecoming victory in particular.
“It was a perfect autumn day in
early October and coming up from
the field adjacent to the stadium
was a hot air balloon that was lifting just as the game was ending,”
Semotiuk says.
And though Homecoming is a
different experience for students
and alumni, it’s an important weekend to cherish, regardless of age.
“One needs to be away from
Western to appreciate the significance of it,” Haylor says.
“When our players leave Western and they strike out into the real
world, the thing they get asked so
very often across the country and
around the world is ‘What’s it like to
play at Western on Homecoming?’”
he adds.
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ni that were coming to town.”
With up to 25,000 alumni
returning to London each year, former Mustang Jeff Keeping, now
with the Toronto Argonauts had to
keep his priorities intact.
“To me anyways, being a football player always seemed secondary,” Keeping said. “It’s just a
great atmosphere for past and present to show their pride in Western.
“You want to take every game
seriously and be a professional and
a good student-athlete at [the
same] time,” he adds.
While football was always Fantuz’s top priority, being involved
was important too.
“The whole weekend, you try to
enjoy some of the festivities, if you
can,” he says. “I remember watching the parade and just taking part
in some of the stuff that goes on
around campus.”
Of course, one of the biggest
social events of the year requires
the collective effort of many, something Semotiuk recognizes and
appreciates.
“A lot of people work really hard
on making it what it is,” he says.
“Everyone knows it’s pretty important and they commit their time
and effort into it.”
It’s the time and effort of those
involved that allows Homecoming
to create lifelong memories for Western students, as Bakker recalled one
of his memorable moments.
“It was the year [J.W. Little Stadium] got torn down and they
brought in temporary stands and
brought the capacity up to 18,000
people and the place was jammed,”
Bakker says.
Haylor shared memories from
that year as well.
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By Ravi Amarnath
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While this coming Saturday will be the fifth and last
Homecoming game for Western defensive lineman
Tom Dolezel, nostalgia is the last thing on his mind.
“I haven’t really thought a lot about that. I just want
to win. That’s it. We have to win, it is a playoff game for
us. We don’t have a choice. If we lose, we are done.”
Dolezel’s sentiments are felt by both the Mustangs
and the opposing Windsor Lancers. Both teams are in
need of a win to remain in playoff contention.
After finishing 6-2 last season, the Lancers currently sit at 1-3, including a heartbreaking 26-23 defeat
to the Waterloo Warriors two weeks ago, in which
Windsor led 23-0 at halftime.
On the other side of the ball, the Purple and Silver
were handed their fourth consecutive defeat last week
by the Guelph Gryphons, meaning they will have to
win the remainder of their games to qualify for the
postseason.
While the stakes are high, Mustangs head coach
Greg Marshall discussed the need to keep a positive
attitude in the locker room this week.
“Well, I think you can only get down on [the players] so much. Eventually you have to have fun out
there. If you are not having fun and everyone is uptight
and the coaches are uptight, then it is difficult to go
out there and perform,” he said.
“[The players] know we need to play better, the
coaches know, everyone knows ... so we are going to
try and stay the course, and try not to get too down
and be positive.”
After being torched for 132 yards and four touchdowns against Guelph running back Nick Fitzgibbon
last week, the ’Stangs will once again have their hands
full with Lancers tailback Daryl Stephenson.
Stephenson currently has 442 rushing yards on the
season, and surpassed the 4,000-yard mark for his
career last week against the Queen’s Golden Gaels.
“We certainly need to commit extra players to the
run defence and make sure we focus on it. We are pretty strong up front so we hope our defensive line can
handle it and make it easy for our linebackers,” Marshall said.
Western Lineup
#
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80
97
81
50
91
45
89
43
39
48
11
44
61
85
18
1
2
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66
30
Patrick Battaglia . . . . .LB
Beau Bergner . . . . . . .R
Caleb Bergner . . . . . .DL
Alex Bonato . . . . . . . . .R
James Boucher . . . . .LB
Mike Bowie . . . . . . . .DL
John Celestino . . . . .LB
Michael Christmon . . .R
Justin Clarke . . . . . . .LB
Oliver Clovis . . . . . . .DB
Marshall Cole . . . . . .DL
Joe Colella . . . . . . . . .K
Steve Connor . . . . . .LB
Tom Coutsos . . . . . . .OL
Kyle Creelman . . . . . .R
Jon Dent . . . . . . . . . QB
Colin Dixon . . . . . . . .DB
Bryan Dufour . . . . . . .R
Brandon Dunn . . . . . .OL
Toban Edmunds . . . . .C
Kyle Essery . . . . . . . .LB
28
13
63
83
37
46
84
45
67
29
20
25
36
3
23
54
32
21
33
47
15
Ryan Essery . . . . . . .LB
Sasha Glavic . . . . . .DB
Phil Gleason . . . . . . .OL
Trevor Hingley . . . . . . .R
Tyler Hodess . . . . . .DB
Tyler Horricks . . . . . .LB
Patrick Howell . . . . . . .R
Derek Howey . . . . . . .OL
Brian Jones . . . . . . . .OL
Shawn Ladd . . . . . . .DB
Marc Leduc . . . . . . .DB
Logan Lenarduzzi . . .DB
Joe Leone . . . . . . . . . .R
Glenn MacKay . . . . .WR
Phil Mancini . . . . . . .RB
Dusan Maodus . . . . .OL
Michael Martel . . . . .DL
Colin McIntyre . . . . .DB
Luis Mendez . . . . . . .RB
Christiaan Meyer . . . .LB
Ryan Moore . . . . . . .QB
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4
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22
7
41
53
31
62
60
58
5
24
64
90
82
33
92
9
Matt Morencie . . . . .OL
Billy Moysiuk . . . . . . .LB
CJ Mwalawanda . . . .RB
Justin Nolan . . . . . . .DB
Ryan Petrozzi . . . . . .SS
Taylor Pilote . . . . . . .LB
Steve Platz . . . . . . . .OL
Kevin Reider . . . . . . . .K
Anthony Rimac . . . . .OG
John Royiwsky . . . . . .OL
Kyle Sleightholm . . . .DL
Matt Snyder . . . . . . .QB
Daryl Stephenson . . .RB
Greg Torrance . . . . . .OL
Alan Weekes . . . . . . .DT
Arden Weiss . . . . . .WR
Brent Wilken . . . . . . .RB
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Offensively, Western quarterback Michael Faulds
currently leads the nation in passing yardage with
1,241 yards, a fact noted by Windsor head coach Mike
Morencie.
“I think Faulds is playing really, really well right now
and distributing the ball real well, and it scares the
heck out of us,” he said.
“We have got to get some pressure on Mike and not
let him sit back and throw the ball all over us.”
Despite his passing yardage, Faulds also currently
leads the nation in interceptions with nine, something
Marshall says the team will do their best to remedy
this week.
“That is a tough one because you try to focus on
making the right decisions and protecting the football
and the game starts and it just happens.
“It is one of those things that is part of the game. We
have to try to get better. I know that Michael wants to.”
While the Lancers have not had the same troubles
turning the ball over, they will have to be more consistent in order to come out of Western with a win,
Morencie said.
“We’ve been having tremendous difficulty keeping
some offensive flow. We’ll have a couple of first downs
then a dropped ball, a couple of first downs and then
a fumble or not pick up the blitz real well ... it’s killing
our drives.”
Beyond the potential playoff implications for both
teams, the aura of Homecoming will certainly add to
the game’s hype.
“We are going to have upwards of 10,000 to 12,000
fans here,” Western running back Randy McAuley said.
“Homecoming is traditionally one of the biggest
games of the year so I think it is easy for us to focus on
this one. There is a lot of pride on the line.”
The two teams met twice last year, with Western
prevailing both times — including a hard fought playoff contest in the opening round of the playoffs at
Windsor.
A loss on Saturday could be equally devastating for
both squads as the Lancers have yet to face the No. 3
nationally ranked Ottawa Gee Gees and the Mustangs
will likely be out of contention with a fifth loss.
Kickoff is at 1 p.m. at TD Waterhouse Stadium.
—With files from Katie Graves
Windsor Lineup
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80
97
81
50
91
45
89
43
39
48
11
44
61
85
18
1
2
52
66
30
Patrick Battaglia . . . . .LB
Beau Bergner . . . . . .R
Caleb Bergner . . . . . .DL
Alex Bonato . . . . . . . . .R
James Boucher . . . . .LB
Mike Bowie . . . . . . . .DL
John Celestino . . . . . .LB
Michael Christmon . . . .R
Justin Clarke . . . . . . .LB
Oliver Clovis . . . . . . .DB
Marshall Cole . . . . . . .DL
Joe Colella . . . . . . . . . .K
Steve Connor . . . . . . .LB
Tom Coutsos . . . . . . .OL
Kyle Creelman . . . . . . .R
Jon Dent . . . . . . . . . .QB
Colin Dixon . . . . . . . .DB
Bryan Dufour . . . . . . . .R
Brandon Dunn . . . . . .OL
Toban Edmunds . . . . . .C
Kyle Essery . . . . . . . .LB
28
13
63
83
37
46
84
45
67
29
20
25
36
3
23
54
32
21
33
47
15
Ryan Essery . . . . . . . .LB
Sasha Glavic . . . . . . .DB
Phil Gleason . . . . . . .OL
Trevor Hingley . . . . . . .R
Tyler Hodess . . . . . . .DB
Tyler Horricks . . . . . . .LB
Patrick Howell . . . . . . .R
Derek Howey . . . . . . .OL
Brian Jones . . . . . . . .OL
Shawn Ladd . . . . . . .DB
Marc Leduc . . . . . . . .DB
Logan Lenarduzzi . . . .DB
Joe Leone . . . . . . . . . .R
Glenn MacKay . . . . . .WR
Phil Mancini . . . . . . . .RB
Dusan Maodus . . . . . .OL
Michael Martel . . . . .DL
Colin McIntyre . . . . . .DB
Luis Mendez . . . . . . .RB
Christiaan Meyer . . . .LB
Ryan Moore . . . . . . . .QB
68
4
34
22
7
41
53
31
62
60
58
5
24
64
90
82
33
92
9
Matt Morencie . . . . . .OL
Billy Moysiuk . . . . . . .LB
CJ Mwalawanda . . . . .RB
Justin Nolan . . . . . . .DB
Ryan Petrozzi . . . . . . .SS
Taylor Pilote . . . . . . . .LB
Steve Platz . . . . . . . .OL
Kevin Reider . . . . . . . .K
Anthony Rimac . . . . .OG
John Royiwsky . . . . . .OL
Kyle Sleightholm . . . .DL
Matt Snyder . . . . . . . .QB
Daryl Stephenson . . .RB
Greg Torrance . . . . . .OL
Alan Weekes . . . . . . .DT
Arden Weiss . . . . . . .WR
Brent Wilken . . . . . . .RB
Collin Wright . . . . . . .DL
Kyle Yeaman . . . . . . .WR
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theGazette • FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2007
Celebrating the big day away from Western
By Dave Ward
Gazette Staff
Everyone is heard about raucous
football games and massive street
parties at many of the larger Canadian universities during Homecoming.
But, how are some smaller universities welcoming students and
alumni back for another school
year?
Trent
Trent University in Peterborough
does not have a football team, however they hold a large rowing regatta
every year called Head of the Trent.
“It’s a fantastic weekend,” Trent
student Karen Fay said. “The Otonabee River runs right through the
middle of campus so you can basically watch the rowing for free anywhere on campus.
“The main event is definitely the
giant beer tent they set up in the
library parking lot,” she said. She
added drunk, crazed alumni often
try to break into residence rooms to
have sex.
“The craziest thing I’ve ever seen
is the naked people who jump off the
bridge right in the middle of campus
that also marks the finish line of the
rowing races,” Fay explained.
Brock
Brock University in St. Catharines
also lacks a football team. However,
recent alumni Gen McCarthy said
the Grape and Wine Festival stands
in place of Homecoming as a great
opportunity for alumni and students to feel welcomed once again.
“There is lots of wine tasting …
usually we get a lot of alum coming
out for that and partying up hard
that weekend with the students
downtown,” McCarthy said.
RMC
The Royal Military College in
Kingston is often overshadowed by
its rowdier neighbour, Queen’s.
However, RMC brings new students
and alumni back home in one of
the most unique ways in Canada.
“The first month of school for all
first years is a grueling initiation
process with absolutely no alcohol
or freedom,” Cam Stephen, RMC
alumni explained.
“At the end there is the RMC
obstacle course where cadets compete in a physically and mentally
intense obstacle course. Upon com-
pletion there is a parade where you
are officially sworn in,” Stephen said.
“That night there is a huge party
where family, friends and upper
years come together and get on it.
“While not a Homecoming per
se, it is a month of ceremony, pomp
and tradition that has been in
existence for over 100 years,”
Stephen explained.
Acadia
Acadia University in Wolfville,
Nova Scotia does have a football
team and the game dominates
the weekend.
“Homecoming is amazing at
Acadia, because of the small
town nature of the school everyone gets into the action,” James
McBain, recent Acadia alum said.
McBain highlighted house
parties and tailgating up and
down the most populated strip
of student housing on Prospect
Street.
According to McBain, Wolfville
residents frequently get involved
in the fun.
“We hitchhiked from the stadium through downtown standing in
the back of a pick-up truck chanti-
ng ‘Let’s Go Axemen!’
“The guy who picked us up
came into the house for a beer … he
got a couple of his friends to come
up and we managed to get them to
funnel beer for the first
time
in
their
ripened lives.”
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Throwing an epic
Homecoming bash
Food, sports: all you need
By Dave Ward
Gazette Staff
Jack Fairs
Sixty years of ‘Fairs’ play
Legend is Jack of all trades
By Jack Hansen
Gazette Staff
Men’s squash coach Jack Fairs started coaching and teaching at Western in 1947. Over the last 60 years,
he has coached football, basketball,
tennis and squash.
In 1942, Fairs arrived as a student where he played both defensive and offensive halfback for the
football team. Not just a one-sport
star, Fairs also played baseball, and
was even named MVP of the Niagara semi-pro region in 1944.
After graduating with a degree
in honours chemistry in 1946, he
attended Columbia University to
pursue his dream job in physical
education.
“I like coaching … I always
wanted to coach,” Fairs says. “I
couldn’t believe I was going to get a
job I wanted to do ... I have been
extremely happy ever since. You
can’t beat doing something you
want to do.”
After finishing his schooling in
New York, Fairs returned to Western
where he became football coach
and one of the first professors of the
newly created physical education
department — now kinesiology.
Fairs continued to teach until 1988
when he retired. He is now a professor emeritus.
Fairs coached four separate
Mustangs teams as well as others
outside of Western. He was defensive and offensive backfield coach
in football when he first started in
1947. He started to coach tennis
and basketball in the 1950s and
squash in 1962 — only 10 years
after he first played.
Upon talking to Fairs, it quickly becomes obvious why he is still
coaching.
“I think you do it because of the
satisfaction you get seeing people
develop and excel,” Fairs says. “To
see people do well [and] to see people have goals and accomplish
them ... is what it is all about.”
But he does not contend that it
is easy.
“Coaching is a lot of work. If you
start worrying about the hours, you
should get out,” he says. “I wouldn’t
do it if I didn’t [enjoy it].”
The men’s squash team is one of
the most successful teams in school
history. They have won 34 Ontario
University Athletics team titles, 25
OUA individual championships,
two NCAA team championships
and two NCAA individual championships — all under Fairs.
They are currently on an
unprecedented OUA win streak,
having won 24 consecutive titles.
When asked about the possibility of
another repeat, Fairs is reserved.
“We have a really strong, balanced team,” Fairs explains. “The
squad is a veteran team. I think they
would certainly be favoured to win,
but we don’t take anything for
granted.”
Despite holding this amazing
record, Fairs is modest.
“A lot of people ask how we got
this record, and it’s really quite
obvious — we’ve had a lot of great
talent come here. Any OUA coach
could have coached the team we
had last year and won.”
Fairs has had many honours
bestowed upon him by several
organizations. He belongs to the
London Hall of Fame (HOF), Western’s HOF, the NCAA Squash HOF,
the Ontario Squash HOF, the
Chatham Squash HOF and is going
to be inducted into the Tillsonburg
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At the 2005 convocation, Western granted him an honorary
degree in law in recognition of his
commitment to Mustang athletics.
Fairs strongly believes in the
application of lessons learned in
sport to the rest of life.
“In sport you learn the values
and rewards of a good work ethic,
how to be the best you can be, how
to build close, trusting relationships
and friendships and how to enjoy
the process of competition.
“Such principles and values can
be a guide to success in whatever
you do as the years slip by.
“Sport also teaches people to
transcend their personal desires for
the good of others, to work as a
team, and to care for one another.
It is a great breeding ground to
teach and support the essential values and principles related to success in life.”
Homecoming is a major event in
the cycle of university life. Hosting a
memorable Homecoming bash can
turn a regular student residence
into a place of campus legend.
What is the best way to throw
down an epic pre, post or all-day
celebration? The Gazette put
together a brain trust of upper-year
students with several years of
Homecoming festivity experience.
They offered a few tips on how to
make your party the one people
talk about for years to come.
Sustenance
Food options are a great starting
point. Pancake keggers are a classic. Why not try early morning wine
and cheese? One of the brain trust
challenged everyone attending to
bring the ‘manliest’ dish possible.
Samples included meatballs and a
breast shaped cake. What about
breakfast burritos? It is impossible
to know what the human digestive
system can handle early in the
morning until it has been tried.
For later in the day, you can
never go wrong with a barbecue.
After all, football has made tailgating legendary on the back of
bratwurst and hamburgers.
Variety continues to be the spice
of life. Try beer-can chicken or, for
the adventurous, deep-fried turkey
is quick and the most succulent
dish in the known world.
Show Some Pride
Use the pre-game party as the
opportunity to get pumped up for
the game. Buy a barrel of purple
paint and deck each other out. Also,
this may add to the sex appeal of a
get-together since as intoxication
levels rise, shirts and paintbrushes
often become optional.
Purple food colouring is a cheap
way to enhance your frothy bever-
age of choice. Note: Purple pancakes are not a wise choice. Ever.
A purple Jesus party is another
option. It tends to be even more
interesting when the exact contents
of the drink is unknown.
Time your event around the
many great Mustang sporting
events going on this Saturday,
whether it be football, baseball,
soccer or swimming.
Get Active
For many, watching the day’s sporting events is not enough. Nothing
is better for a Saturday with some
friends then a little pickup sport.
Never forget that the fun factor
of any sport is enhanced by the
ability of participants to hold a cup
or bottle while playing.
Random and original combinations of skill and booze create a real
buzz in anticipation of Homecoming activities. Beer pong and flip
cup are great, but who wouldn’t
want to attend “Steve’s First Annual
Rye-lympics.”
Bigger Isn’t Always Better
Big parties are always a blast, but be
wary of biting off more than you
can chew. Massive parties are the
quickest way to draw attention
from London’s student-friendly
finest — the cops.
The biggest keggers are almost
always a cash grab and either the
booze or the party itself is never
long for this world.
If the party is going to be large,
make sure you have a big backyard
and are in the right neighbourhood
to avoid instant noise complaints.
Sometimes smaller gatherings
are the best ones. One of the greatest events I ever attended was an
intimate early morning breakfast,
including eggs, several meats and
pancakes, for only 15 of our closest
friends.
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CONTINUED FROM P3
doing we have to be the best we can
be because it is also a training session for us.”
Training for the ’Stangs can be
summed up in one word — intense.
Robb said their first week of training
is called “hell week” for a reason.
“It is very, very hard,” he said.
“You hurt after the first day and it is
continuous pain throughout OWeek.”
The tough training pays off, as
the team has been very successful
south of the border.
“We tend to win by a lot in competition,” Tracey said. “We haven’t
lost a competition in the States in
six years.”
Last year the team placed first at
Nationals and in the United States,
beating out the home team, Georgia Tech University in Atlanta.
“We have a pretty good reputation down in the States,” Charbonneau said. “We are known as the
crazy Canadian team.”
“We don’t watch what they do
but we know how they do it, so we
come up with really creative and
weird things that they don’t really
know about or think about.”
Tracey said regular team practices involve more stunt training,
basket tosses, tumbling and pyramid building to prepare for these
tournaments rather than actual
cheering, so the football game is a
chance for the squad to show off its
yelling abilities to the crowd.
“We have tried to move away
from purely being ‘rah rah’ but we
do have a vocal component,” he
said. “[Homecoming] is very important because it is the single best
showcase.
“Anytime there is a full house we
are happy.”
Zero
Tolerance
LEARN ends with
Homecoming
LEARN has a zero-tolerance policy
towards [noise and liquor] violations.”
Because of Project LEARN, there
will be an additional police presence this weekend as opposed to
other weekends throughout the
school year.
“We’re out there to ensure [people’s] safety is being protected and
that nothing gets out of hand,”
Johnson concluded, referring to the
Fleming Drive incident that
strained student/resident relationships earlier this fall.
Austen summed up Campus
Police’s views on the weekend
ahead.
“We hope the Mustangs win,
and we know it will be a great
parade. [Western] expects good
behaviour and, for the most part,
the students haven’t let us down.
“We just need to make sure that
everyone is being a good neighbour.”
More sports on tap
By Stephanie Ramsay
Gazette Staff
In addition to the much-hyped
Mustangs football game that typically gets top-billing at Homecoming, there are a number of other
Western teams playing at home this
weekend.
So if watching Western and
Windsor throw down at TD Waterhouse Stadium isn’t your thing,
consider checking out one of the
many other squads that don the
Purple and Silver.
This weekend, the swim team
hits the pool to take on the Laurier
Golden Hawks in the last meet ever
to take place at Thames Hall Pool.
Watch out for Mustangs standouts Ryan Atkison, currently in his
fifth year with the squad, and Nadia
Kumentas, who is in her third year
with the team. Both Atkison and
Kumentas are multiple Ontario
University Athletics medalists.
Also look out for swim coach Joe
Bartoch, who trains with the squad.
Bartoch is a Canadian Olympic
team favourite in the 100-metre
butterfly for next year’s games. The
meet starts at 5:15 p.m. on Friday
night.
On Saturday afternoon, the twotime OUA championship-winning
baseball squad plays the Guelph
Gryphons in a doubleheader at
Labatt Memorial Park.
Set your sights on talented sluggers Matt Bekar and Ben Rich, who
each had two RBIs in last weekend’s
victory over the McMaster Marauders. First pitch is at 1 p.m.
The women’s soccer team will
look to improve on their 3-3-1
record when they face the York
Lions on Saturday afternoon at the
Brescia Flats. Game time is 1 p.m.
Following the women’s squad,
the men’s soccer team plays York at
3:15 p.m. at the Brescia Flats. The
squad has had a successful season
so far, having dropped only one
game to the Brock Badgers for a stel-
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On Sunday, both soccer teams
are back in action when they play
the Guelph Gryphons. The women
play at 1 p.m., followed by the men
at 3:15 p.m.. Both Sunday games
will be played at TD Waterhouse.
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