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Opinion

The fourth candidate

In USC elections, there’s always another option
Zwellin’ it
like it is
Arden Zwelling
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
arden@westerngazette.ca
There’s just no way to start a column
with a poker-themed reference that
isn’t corny as all hell.
But when the chips are down,
sometimes the best move is to just
go all in. So let’s put our cards on the
table, ante up and see what’s coming
up the river.
All right — it’s out of my system.
It’s election time on campus
today and tomorrow as students file
into electronic voting booths and
choose the next president of the
University Students’ Council.
Well, the vast majority of you
actually won’t. But at least 20 per
cent of you will cast a ballot today or
tomorrow and award one lucky indi-
vidual a yearlong lease to an office
on the third floor of the UCC.
Unlike last year when it was at
times tough to tell heads or tails
from the six candidates, this season
we have three men who have, at the
very least, defined themselves.
Andrew Forgione is the estab-
lishment candidate. He doesn’t like
being called that but it’s undeniable
he’s followed the “how to win a USC
election” blueprint the closest of
anyone.
That’s not to say it’s a bad thing
that his campaign feels familiar. If
you were running for USC president,
why wouldn’t you follow a formula
for success?
Plus, as he’s asserted when chal-
lenged on the topic in previous
weeks, why are we chastising him
for simply being prepared?
He clearly wants to win and if
fielding a populist platform, viral
video and a friendly, incessantly
branded campaign is the path to
victory, then you can’t fault him for
taking it.
This is a campaign-to-win race.
No one outside of the Gazette office
is going to remember your promises
or your platform two months from
now. Campaign to get the key to the
office, then do what you really want
to once you’re sitting at the desk.
What he will do once he gets the
desk has been the question plaguing
Omid Salari throughout this race as
his often-unpredictable behaviour
has not inspired confidence in some
of the electorate.
His professionalism and tact
have been frequently and fairly
called into question. Yet there’s no
denying the eccentric USC speaker
has stuck true to himself throughout
the campaign, whether he’s walking
around campus with balloons float-
ing above him or turning debates on
their heads with his abrasive, oft-
controversial rhetoric.
But at the same time he’s the type
of guy who would hate that word —
rhetoric. Which is why his campaign
resonates with so many people tired
of the same old polished USC candi-
dates.
His campaign took some time to
get off the ground much like it took
Salari time to figure out how to
accentuate his better qualities at
debates. That has resulted in a defi-
nite Salari surge over the second
week of campaigning, especially
noticeable Monday on Twitter and
Facebook where Salari supporters
started to come out of the woodwork.
But it won’t be until Wednesday night
when we find out if it was enough.
David Basu Roy, meanwhile,
entered this race from somewhere
out in left field and has stayed there
for most of it. From an unexplained
banana suit gimmick early on in his
campaign to knowingly printing
unapproved posters — as a recent
USC audit revealed — his candidacy
hasn’t always added up.
He’s exceptionally bright, if inex-
perienced with the USC, and has
shown the ability to adapt as the
campaign has worn on. He ditched
the banana suit early and has backed
off in the latter half of the campaign
from his USC greenhouse idea,
which is widely believed to be
entirely unfeasible — both good
moves that show his flexibility.
Basu Roy also provides an alter-
native option to those turned off by
Forgione’s polish or Salari’s abrasive-
ness. Most of campus doesn’t relate
to the USC or truly understand what it
is, which makes Basu Roy an intrigu-
ing candidate because he stands
beside them on the outside looking in.
Of course, unfortunately for the
engineering major, those students
mostly don’t vote.
Which is the fourth and certain-
ly most popular option in the race —
the platform that says “I just can’t be
bothered.”
It’s a candidate that doesn’t even
require a vote and I guarantee you it
will win this election.

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thegazette • Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Why don’t you care? What is the USC?
Voter apathy a perennial problem
ARTS & LIFE EDITORS
Who is Omid Salari? What can
Andrew Forgione really do for me?
And why should I care what David
Basu Roy has to say?
Every year students are bom-
barded with campaign ads, signs on
University College hill, and explana-
tions of why they should vote. As
university students, we are sup-
posed to be informed and educated
about political issues — so why does
no one seem to care when it comes
to University Students’ Council elec-
tions?
“I think most students don’t vote
because they feel uninformed and
don’t just want to vote because
someone is their friend’s friend or
because they were told to vote for
someone,” said Catherine Abernethy,
a third-year student in media, infor-
mation, and technoculture.
Laura Stephenson, a political sci-
ence professor at Western, agreed
many students might not feel confi-
dent choosing the right person for
the job.
“There is research that shows
some young people don’t vote
because they think that they aren’t
informed enough,” she said. She
added some students believe one
vote won’t make a difference, or
policies inevitably put into place
won’t affect them.
“Perhaps it’s the fault of the USC.
Students don’t seem to know why
the USC is involved in their daily
lives,” said Meaghan Coker, vice-
president university affairs for the
USC. “Maybe we need to make our-
selves more relevant to students and
The mind behind the face
Gloria Dickie
NEWS EDITOR
For some, they are the brains behind
the political machine, churning out
idea after idea and rallying voter
support. For others, they are little
more than a sounding board on a job
that should be manageable by one
person alone.
Campaign managers are perhaps
one of the most vital aspects of any
political race, yet presidential candi-
date Omid Salari disagrees, arguing
managers raise questions about the
legitimacy of any candidate.
“I figured if I can’t manage a cam-
paign for two weeks, how will I man-
age to be president?” Salari explained
of his decision to forgo a campaign
manager. “You’re electing a president,
not a president and his team.”
But Andrew Forgione believes
campaign managers free up time,
allowing candidates to get to the
work that really matters.
“They manage day-to-day work
so that I can focus on debate prepa-
ration, meeting with students and
being the visible face of the cam-
paign,” Forgione said.
Tamer Abdalla is one such cam-
paign manager working on For-
gione’s campaign.
Abdalla’s daily tasks include
checking with deputy managers on
daily progress and setting up booths
in the morning.
“It’s mainly about keeping an eye
on the overall agenda of the day and
filling in for Andrew if he is unable
to make it to a meeting,” Abdalla
said.
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multi-million dollar student gov-
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to a variety of groups from local to
federal. Locally, they lobby Western
bunch of businesses including the for improvements to student life, like
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voting,” Stephenson said. “Some are to change, I think it’s something peo-
quite interested and engaged and ple are going to have to actively
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three male candidates is a problem exams and essays without constant- Council
that we should be concerned about,” ly being attacked with information
Coker said. “How do we only have telling me I should vote for someone
three people that want to lead this because of this or that reason,” Aber-
organization? The fact that it’s not nethy said.
But while campaign managers “My sincere opinion is that cam-
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In past years, many campaign a backbone, a pen, an agenda and
managers have moved on to grab creativity to run and manage a cam-
top spots on executive councils, paign. Nothing more.”
such as Emily Rowe’s former cam- David Basu Roy’s team could not
paign manager, Dan Moulton, who be reached for comment.
became vice-president university
affairs.
“I’m sure there are a number of
the team members considering VP
positions for next year,” Forgione
Teach English
said. “However, they are all commit-
ted to the team, and giving 100 per
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ideals that we all believe in.”
Salari, however, still doesn’t
believe in the relevance of campaign
managers.
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Opinions Democracy is being allowed to vote for the candidate you dislike least.
— Robert Byrne

ENDORSEMENTS

Choosing not
to choose a
candidate
Newspapers have a long tradition of endorsing can-
didates during elections but over the years, the
Gazette has wavered back and forth on the issue.
Being the only campus newspaper and a large
source of campus information for many students,
an endorsement could hold a tremendous amount
of weight for undecided voters.
There’s nothing intrinsically wrong with endorse-
ments. Sometimes, they’re misunderstood by aver- Have you considered Dear Life

Your anonymous letters to life

age readers as blatant campaigning or advertising —
a reach beyond a newspaper’s mandate. But the
purpose is really to publicize a nearly-unanimous
reading something else? Dear Life,
Why does everyone on campus insist
sentiment among a group of editors. Publicizing on walking so slowly, in the middle
the arts, or whatever the hell technocul-
these sentiments merely improves transparency. of the snow-ridden sidewalks, with a
ture is.
An endorsement at the Gazette would also run Uncle Blackberry in one hand and a Star-
And as a student who is probably
bucks in the other?
alongside nearly two weeks of election coverage Jesse planning on one day graduating and find-
Maybe move one step to the left
and two days of special issues, which contain all ing a job, you are probably looking for
or right so the people who don’t feel
the information a voter needs to make an informed relevant experience. Not only would writ-
the need to walk ‘n’ text can get by.
ing about your favourite things be fun, it
choice. Hopefully, interested readers would read
Jesse Tahirali would also great experience — and some-
Dear Life,
this information and make a choice for themselves, OPINIONS EDITOR thing with which to graduate besides a I’m trying to quit Tetris-ing. But
using the endorsement as just another perspective. jesse@westerngazette.ca diploma and liver poisoning. sometimes the people sitting in front
But despite the validity and appropriateness of These miniature publications offer of me Tetris on their laptops. All this
endorsing a candidate, the Gazette wont’ be doing so Did you know there are other publica- something the Gazette cannot. For facul- second-hand Tetris is not helping my
tions on campus besides the Gazette? ty-specific clubs and events, they offer a withdrawal.
this year.
Not to try to distract your interest space for event coverage and advertise-
It makes democratic sense to throw whatever from our lovely newspaper, but it’s true. ment. Dear Life,
weight an endorsement carries behind the best can- There is a speckling of faculty-specific It’s not feasible for the Gazette to allow Why does Western Film play all the
didate — especially when they might not be getting newspapers, newsletters and “zines” that students to publish whatever they find good movies during midterms and
the attention they deserve. But in most years, at probably contain content pertinent to themselves interested in on the day they exams?
least recently, we’ve been presented with a crop of your personal interests, and I’m not sure walk in. But your sudden interest in what-
that this is common knowledge. ever you learned today in lecture could Dear Life,
mediocre, flawed candidates who appeal to stu-
It’s true they don’t print often. Com- turn into a unique piece that gets pub- Why are former USC presidential
dents with trivial conveniences, often without a pared to the Gazette publishing four times lished in your faculty publication. It candidates weighing in with nonsen-
thorough understanding of the very position a week, the mitZine having only pub- would give other students in your pro- sical, contradictory jargon? Don’t
they’re trying to win. There needs to be a candidate lished four times this year may seem kind gram a chance to learn what you’ve they see that their opinions were
who’s head and shoulders above the rest. This year, of weak. learned. shot down?
But what it comes down to is the fact Personally, long before I became
we’re left asking for more.
that even if the money existed to print involved in campus media, I enjoyed Dear Life,
What’s needed on the Gazette side is a near-con- more often — and trust me, it doesn’t — being able to pick up a newspaper that Every time a prof asks “Are there any
sensus and an informed group of editors who have the interest seems to be lacking. was basically designed for me. As a sci- questions?” I have to resist the urge
followed the election to a greater extent than the As another example, the Science Stu- ence student, a newspaper created by sci- to say “Yeah i have a question: What
average student. But maybe it speaks to the times dents’ Council has a publication called ence students made me feel at home. Plus the FUCK!?”
when this is mostly limited to the news team, full- The Current. The Editor-in-Chief is a it quenched my unusual thirst for math
handsome, witty, exemplary individual jokes. Dear Life,
time staff and a sprinkling of other editors. It would I think “epic meal time” is really just
who also happens to be me. Narcissism It’s strange how little recognition the
be unrealistic to say every editor is informed aside, though, we’ve also only produced “alternative media” get on campus, espe- the beginning of “epic shit time.”
enough about University Students’ Council politics four issues this year. cially when they offer so much to stu-
to fairly endorse someone. While it seems like students should be dents. And it’s strange how little students Dear Life,
interested in reading information, news seem to be interested in these publica- In grade 12 I studied hard to get
An endorsement will motivate some people to
and ideas pertaining to their specific field tions. good grades, I spent countless sleep-
vote for one candidate over another. If people are less nights deciding which university
of interest, it’s difficult to attract enough Maybe I’m just being idealistic, but I
voting, they’ll hopefully make their choice based on content to publish anything on a regular came to university to both learn what I is best for me, then I paid close to
the almost nausea-inducing amount of election basis. Why is this? couldn’t learn elsewhere and to have the $20,000 to come to Western for the
coverage this year. Really, it’s strange not seek out your fun that I couldn’t experience elsewhere. “best student experience.” But when
faculty publications — if not to contribute, Reading and contributing to my faculty’s I go to Weldon library, I get crappy
If students can’t make up their minds based on a
then to at least read. They’re printed by publication satisfies both of these objec- internet connection and that makes
significant amount of fair, balanced and decidedly me have second thoughts about
your respective faculty council and cre- tives in a way that nothing else can.
neutral content, they should probably just give up everything.
ated by your peers specifically for you.
their ballot. Not just for you as a Western student, but
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Letters to the Editor
Sex Issue too
hetero-normative
To the Editor:
Bravo Gazette! Seventeen per cent of
the respondents in your annual sex
survey identified themselves as
something other than heterosexual,
yet there wasn’t a single article in the
2011 Sex Issue about LGBTQ (inclu-
sive) sexuality.
The only pathetic portrayal of
non-heterosexual sex was about
how “girl-on-girl” and “guy-on-guy”
sex plays out as a fetish or fantasy
for heterosexual people.
Gazette Sex Issue 2011 fail.
—Robin Wing
Physics MSc I
To the Editor:
Year after year, I can’t help but skim
through the Gazette’s sex edition and
be astonished by the lack of LGBTQ
content. The issue is saturated in het-
erosexuality without consideration
to the spectrum of sexuality, a some-
what ironic statement to be making
in a journal edition centred on sex.
My hope is that this will be reme-
died in forthcoming editions of the
Gazette.
—James Farough
Health Sciences III
Fluorescent lights
also distracting
Re: Flipping the switch (Feb. 10, 2011)
To the Editor:
Fluorescent lights are one of my
biggest pet peeves, for a different
reason.
For students with sensory diffi-
culties, including those on the
autism spectrum, fluorescent lights
can make concentrating in class
very difficult. They flicker, buzz and
hum. Just something else to consid-
er in the debate over light bulbs.
—Maeghan Davis
Psychology IV
Salari endorsement
letter factually
inaccurate
Re: “Experience is key for USC” (Feb. 10,
2011)
To the Editor:
I found myself deeply troubled with
one of Thursday’s letters to the edi-
tor.
The letter voices support one of
the University Students’ Council
presidential candidates. What trou-
bles me is not the endorsement itself
(I have no stake in the outcome of
the election), but rather the total fac-
tual inaccuracy of the arguments the
endorsement is based on.
Firstly, the USC is not “saddled
with debt.” Although last year was
financially difficult, this year the USC
is actually in pretty good shape.
Secondly, Omid Salari’s platform
contains no policies that advocate
for the “slashing of wasteful spend-
ing.” In fact, the platform is full of
spending initiatives.
Thirdly, what is this “wasteful
spending” that needs to be slashed?
Perplexingly, the author cites two of
the campaign’s cheapest platform
points as evidence of such spending.
The rhetoric reads like a Tim
Hudak campaign flyer. It is mis-
placed. There are plenty of reasons
to like or dislike each of the candi-
dates in the upcoming elections.
There’s no need to invent new ones
out of thin air.
—Will Bortolin
Law I
•5
Salari making “Silent zone” means Re: “Snow removal bylaw debated” AC says:
too big a spectacle shut the hell up I think the Twitter-based question
N says: format was idiotic. In what world do
of himself To the Editor: What a ridiculous argument. Of you take questions from people who
I have an idea. An idea so revolu- course landlords should be respon- are potentially not even in the room
To the Editor: tionary that it will completely sible for grass and snow removal. (in 140 characters or less!) over peo-
Following this year’s campaign is alter our daily existence at Wel- Responsibility should rest with the ple who have made a point of being
quite the show to keep up with, don. An idea so far-fetched that OWNER of the property, not the present? The point that it helps
which in a way is great because it’s some will call me a visionary people renting it. I hear people com- moderate is bunk. If you want to
going to get many more students (though most will probably call plain about it being difficult to find stop silly questions, then the mod-
actually paying attention. me crazy). An idea so intense, it decent roommates, but I’d say it’s erator can grow a pair and tell some-
But I think someone needs to might make some people sponta- equally hard to find a decent land- one who has the nerve to ask a ques-
give Salari a little heads up — he’s got neously combust. lord. tion in person when they are wasting
a pretty solid platform with good Are you ready for it? This is it: everyone’s time.
ideas and paths that he wants to see when you come to the library, and sit Re: “The case for a smaller USC” What Twitter does allow is peo-
the University Students’ Council go in the “silent zone,” how about you ple to say things via tweets that are
down, but why does he have to be actually “be silent?” Andrew Beach says: ignorant that they would never dare
such a spectacle? I know, I know — you just have to You know Mike, in all the years we ask aloud where they might face
I get the whole “outside the box, tell your friend that you “hate it spent at Western together I rarely derision from the audience. Ulti-
being a student thing,” it’s a good when you change your Facebook agreed with you, as I’m sure you’ll mately, it wasn’t a good format as
approach, but he’s got a horrible status and people don’t ‘like’ it” or well recall. But in this case I think not all folks use Twitter and because
execution going on. Not all students that “Kevin was looking for her” or you may be on to something. the character limits of Twitter pre-
at Western swear like sailors and explain how embarrassed you are Over the years I spoke to a num- clude asking insightful questions
strip at every chance they get. that you’re wearing the same thing ber of students at other universities that may take more than 140 char-
There’s nothing wrong with any of as that girl over there in the Uggs who were shocked by the immense acters.
that, but there is a time and a place and Canada Goose jacket. size of the council, and while Nonetheless, kudos to Huron for
for it all. Richmond Row on a Friday I have a solution for all of you encouraging students to get hosting an actual debate. The found-
night absolutely—your presidential who just desperately need to talk: involved is always nice, there are ing college found a new path for the
campaign, not so much. don’t sit in the silent zone. sometimes better avenues than vot- USC? Ooo… bragging rights?
I think the guy could actually do Go anywhere else, and let me and ing Councillor positions. Especially Speaking of moderators, who is
a pretty good job as president. Of the the other students who are trying to when students then neglect those the clown moderating today’s
all the candidates, he could make work, work. Otherwise, I might have responsibilities as some have done debate? It’d be great if he could stop
some serious changes in the USC to accidentally throw my pen at your in the past. with his running commentary and
within the one year of power that head. Just a thought. While I wouldn’t go so far as to idiotic asides. Asking Salari and Basu
he’ll have. I hate to say it, though: as —Dorotea Gucciardo say that it’s a change that needs to Roy to hug? Really? Some of his
of right now, I don’t think I can bring History, PhD happen, it’s definitely something the comments verge on editorializing.
myself to click his name on voting USC should examine and seriously This has no place. Save it for the
day—not if he keeps up with the consider for the future. paper once the debate is over and
classless act he has going on now. Kudos to you for sticking out done with.
Maybe he can pull it together in >> Coments from the web those meetings; I know there have
these next few days. I’d really like to been a few long ones this year. Per-
vote for him, but I won’t do it if he sonally, I’m glad those days are long
keeps approaching every aspect of The following are comments taken behind me.
his campaign as if it were a College from our website, westerngazette.ca. Cheers!
Humour skit. Come on Salari, you’re Comments are preceded by the user-
clearly capable of better. And “fuck” name of the commenter, and may be
is not an adjective. abridged or edited for clarity.
—Anne Michael
Re: “Sex Issue Photo Gallery”
Science II
add your voice
UWO says:
Campus snow This year’s sex issue is great! It’s www.westerngazette.ca
removal always actually sexy and risqué. Definitely
excellent much better than last year’s lame
and boring waste of space.
To the Editor:
My walk to bus this morning was ter-
rible. The recent milder temperatures
has led to freeze-thaw cycles that have
rendered the sidewalks in my neigh-
bourhood quite dangerous as they are
coated with an uneven layer of ice.
After nearly falling down several
times, I abandoned the sidewalk in
favour of the roadway, feeling the
breeze of several cars that past me
quite closely. On the bus, I saw an
elderly man with a cane. He was
talking to the driver about visiting
friends for coffee at McDonalds. As
he was set to depart from the bus, I
wondered how he was going to
negotiate the ice-covered sidewalks.
When I finally arrived on cam-
pus, I breathed a sigh of relief
because — as always — the walkways
on Western’s campus were com-
pletely free of ice and snow.
I’m usually the first person to criti-
cize Western, but, today, I want to heap
some praise on this institution and, in
particular, the dedicated people who
are responsible for the wonderful
snow removal service on campus.
No matter how much snow, and
now matter what time of day you
come to campus, the walkways are
always in excellent shape, making
walking safe for everyone and mak-
ing our campus accessible to those
with reduced mobility.
We may find it silly that a few
outdoor staircases on campus are
closed off each winter, but if that’s
the only price we have to pay to keep
everyone mobile and safe, then we
should consider ourselves fortunate!
—Jason Brown
PhD Biology
 6•
THEIR SAY
We asked each candidate to explain why students
should vote for them. Here’s what they had to say.
Forgione Basu Roy
Every year we look for change, and
every year we elect a USC president
with tons of council experience –
and they do a good job. Our past few
presidents have kept the USC run-
ning smoothly, but one has yet to
engage the student body, to signifi-
cantly alter the purpose of our stu-
dents’ council.
Having USC experience is great…
for continuing to work through
council’s bureaucracies. But as im-
portant as this skill is, it only rep-
resents a portion of what is needed
to be an effective students’ council
president.
More important than this is the
student experience, the real Western
experience: having an understand-
ing of the lives of the diverse groups
that make up the Western commu-
nity.
I have no doubt that my past
endeavours as a project manager
for a consulting firm, as a commu-
nications and PR manager, and as a
Hey Western,
My name is Andrew Forgione and
over the past two weeks I have got-
ten to know many of you as I have
traversed the campus campaign
trail. I believe that Western is a place
of endless opportunities. Our cam-
pus is full of creative, innovative and
diverse students. Western’s student
experience is an integral and inher-
ent aspect of our community and
culture. It is something that must
not only be taken advantage of but
also continually improved. It is why I
chose Western in the first place.
Our student experience is de-
fined by us, the students. It is our
sophs, our RAs, our student leaders,
the entire student community that
defines this campus. We make West-
ern the best student experience. But
we should not be caught up in stag-
nancy. Rather we should embrace
our culture and seek to improve it.
is is something that I wish
to do next year. My vision for next
Knock, knock. It’s opportunity.
For years elections have been
nothing more than a popularity
contest. Campaigning has been col-
lecting your friends, writing down a
platform that has mass appeal, and
Salari
then handing out $1,500 worth of
junk you’ve purchased with student
money.
I’ve spent only 75 per cent, and
most of that has gone to students for
their original work in my campaign.
I’m the only candidate without de-
merit points, despite running what
people have called a “shock cam-
paign.” If that doesn’t speak to my
understanding, I don’t know what
does.
I have by far the most experi-
ence, the most insider knowledge. I
already have an office in the USC (for
nearly a year). I’m the only candidate
who has held a job inside the corpo-
ration, and I’ve held four.
I’m a different president, but
that’s what we need. Because on top
thegazette • Tuesday, February 15, 2011
member of the USC’s communica-
tions portfolio, will enable me to
tackle the operational role of USC
president.
But it is my five years at Western
– studying engineering and music,
and now social justice and peace
studies at King’s, organizing a few
clubs, starting community food ini-
tiatives, connecting with students
from all walks of life – it is this expe-
rience that will make me a different
kind of USC president, one who fun-
damentally understands Western’s
30,000 average students.
I don’t believe in “change” as
some buzzword to throw around
lightly. Change will happen when
students realize the USC can turn
their great ideas into reality. is is
what my platform is all about.
It’s not council’s job to try and do
great things for students. Our job is
to support the great ideas students
come up with every day.
year is not promises of unfeasible
change. It is instead organic change.
It is change that will affect students
on a day-to-day basis. It is conve-
nience options for all students. Not
just first-years, not just upper-years
but for all Western students. It is a
safer campus: an environmentally
friendly USC and campus. It is im-
proving relations with the Western
administration so that we can lobby
effectively. It is change for all stu-
dents based on my discussions with
all of you over the past few months.
is is my vision for next year.
I don’t speak with rhetoric that
only identifies the problems. I speak
to solutions.
I will improve the USC.
Andrew
of all the regular duties, I intend to
do one more thing: make the USC
the kind of organization that you
want to care about. No more pre-
tending, no more toilet paper. Real
issues will get fixed — and fast.
I urge you — look at my website,
my platform. I don’t need to assure
you that it’s feasible, because I al-
ready know that it is. Give me five
minutes and I’ll convince you. Call
or email anytime.
If you’re happy with the unac-
countable council you have, the
confusing system that’s in place, and
“student leaders” then do not vote
for me. I will not establish another
status-quo government.
But if you’re ready to allow stu-
dents the chance to be students, vote
Omid Salari for USC president.
Keep it real.
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OUR SAY
Gazette editors give their take on the good, the
bad and the ugly of each candidate’s platform.
GAZETTE SKILLS CHALLENGE
RESULTS ON PG.8
Basu Roy deserves praise for hav-
ing several unique initiatives but
it’s unclear how they’ll be executed.
e textbook loan service would
offer students a cheap alternative
to expensive textbook costs — if he
can successfully navigate the ardu-
ous lobbying process. A fresh coat
of paint to the UCC atrium is a cute,
easy and cheap facelift for the space.
A closer examination of the USC
risk management process would
also be prudent for clubs and other
groups who are frustrated with the
current no-risk process. Basu Roy’s
so-called “subjective approach” —
while vague — offers at least a start-
ing point for a worthwhile discus-
sion in the future.
Forgione’s taken some heat for in-
cluding several platform points
that are already well underway by
the current executive. But this also
means he’s in a good position to
finish the job. For example, while
reforming clubs training and creat-
ing a new ClubsNet website are both
underway, substantial changes take
time — something Forgione might
have recognized.
If executed properly, Forgione’s
on-campus farmer’s markets could
have students eating more local
food. Even though this is already
in the works, it could be developed
to become more frequent. e only
real obstacle is the USC agreement
with Western’s Hospitality Services,
which mandates what kind of com-
petition the USC can establish.
Salari gets bonus points for being a
straight-talking, down-to-earth guy
— despite a touch of vulgarity on the
campaign trail.
Wanting to get students to use
what they already have is a sensible
approach to improving the USC’s
reach. Better marketing would help
students see where their money is
going and might even beef up its bot-
tom line. Better marketing wouldn’t
just be good for USC operations, it
could also be re-invested in the less
profitable services.
Salari’s snow shovelling service
might be a strong platform point,
depending on the laziness of the
Western population. Most off-cam-
pus students could use a clear drive-
way. Whether they want to pay for
the luxury is a different story. Having
the USC organize everything would
make it more convenient, and since
it’s an opt-in program, there’s less
risk of wasting student dollars.
ere are three pieces of bad news in
Basu Roy’s platform. First, his “Club
Wave” idea — turning the UCC res-
taurant into an events-heavy hang-
out — is noble but bound for failure.
Whether it’s club events, receptions
or dub step bands, groups have long
used the space on ursday nights.
Attendance depends on small, tar-
geted groups — not mass appeal. And
why would you ever want to take
Rick out of the Spoke?
Council gear is a good idea, if you
can convince a councillor to wear it
around after council meetings. Even
then it’s doubtful a nervous first-
year is going to approach a random
councillor on campus asking how to
get involved.
Finally, students don’t need an-
other bulletin board in the UCC.
ey’re already ignored because
events worthy of their attention are
sitting in their Facebook inboxes al-
ready. Get with the times.
Taxis already visit campus regu-
larly — especially during peak hours.
Students desperate to call one likely
have cellphones permanently at-
tached to their hands. And as far as
we know, no one’s afraid of a pay
phone. Finally, discounts on cab ser-
vice, even to students, are currently
illegal under London bylaws.
Cellphone chargers seem like a
good way to drain the USC’s electric-
ity budget and not much else. It’s a
bizarre idea, considering the pleth-
ora of phones students use and the
mystery surrounding how to keep
these appliances up to code and
thief-proof. is idea might never
meet its first plug.
Filming classes and posting them on
YouTube is a good idea, but the de-
cision to do it rests with professors,
not the USC president. And while
“lobbying Western” seems to be the
go-to solution for any question-
able platform point, professors will
likely balk at having their hard work
posted publicly for the world and its
slacker students.
Holiday security check-ins have
been looked into in the past — and
were roundly shot down. When
London Police were approached to
help out, the USC was told to forget
about it. Most commuter students
go home during the holidays, leav-
ing not only your home but your
neighbour’s house empty. So even
if you’ve registered your house with
the service, who’s going to be around
to call the police?
•7
e Greenhouse. e space on Bres-
cia Hill is either claimed by the new-
est Ivey building or under disputed
building rights. is is a project with
long-term costs, which cannot be
funded solely by money through
the Student Legacy Challenge. It’s an
idea that has been roundly criticized
by every insider with even a passing
knowledge of the what’s feasible. So
why does it remain on his platform?
e exam bank also gets a
thumbs down. While great in theory,
implementation is a nightmare well
beyond Basu Roy’s reach. He’d have
to lobby Western extensively. InPrint
chased professors over the past year
to beef up its bank and they’ve come
up empty-handed. Between profes-
sors’ intellectual property rights and
their desire to reuse the same exam,
professors aren’t budging. Basu Roy
would have to lobby Western’s Sen-
ate to make exam bank deposits
mandatory. Good luck with that one.
e Spoke-to-Go Window is a li-
ability waiting to happen. All it
would take is one 18-year-old get-
ting inside and grabbing a pint and
the campus watering hole would dry
up completely. Many of the initia-
tives leading to a leaner, more prof-
itable Spoke are at the expense of
part-time salaries. Paying someone
to hand out CLTs will just be another
payout.
Green-washed platforms might
make for good campaigning, but
they usually make for more work
than they’re worth. Who’s going to
ensure clubs are green before they
get discounts, and what real benefits
are there to greener clubs anyway?
And yes, we know Forgione wants
to lobby for more green initiatives
on campus, but at the end of the day
Western looks out for their bottom
line, not just green alternatives.
Yes, mental health and psycho-
logical services are broken on this
campus — and existing managers
understand this. Waiting lines are
unreasonable, but absorbing this re-
sponsibility under the USC’s purview
is illogical. First of all, students al-
ready pay for psychological services
through Western student fees. Salari
would have to convince the Board of
Governors to dismantle the existing
service and allow the USC to collect
the fee — all under a vague promise
that the USC could do it better.
is is a large, complicated issue
and Salari’s shown he’s massively
misunderstood the problem with
this platform point. e best way to
solve the problem is to head in the
opposite direction. Get Western to
invest earnestly in this service, lobby
the province for support and make
mental health an issue that everyone
needs to consider — not just the USC.
8• thegazette • Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Back in time
The
The Presidential
Pre
esiden
ntial Quiz
Q How accurate is the
Gazette’s presidential
quiz in predicting the
winner?
BASU ROY
R FORG
FORGIONE
GIONE S
SALARI answers 2005/06
1. Fab Dolan (67.5%)
How many Tim
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are there on campus?

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2006/07
1. Chris Reynolds (55%)
2. Tom Stevenson (47.5%)
How many CLT
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Bus refund refund
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How many stu

students
udents live in Saugeen-
Saugeen-Maitland
-Maitland Hall
Hall?
? 2008/09
1. Andrew Beach (57%)
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1,252
2. Emily Rowe (45%)

Name five libr

libraries
raries on ca
campus:
ampus: 2009/10
Cardinal
Weldon, Taylor, Car
rdinal Carter, Taylor,
Weldon, Taylo r, Ivey, Taylor, King’s, Huron, Brescia, Business,
Bu music,,
usiness, education, law, music 1. Ray Park (67%)
Pride, Music Pride, Law Weldon
Weldon,
n, Law Ta
Taylor,
aylor, Weldon, Ivey 2. Mike Tithecott (62%)

What school d
did Chakma
hakma work at before he came
id Amit Ch c to Western?
W
Presidential
Waterloo (dean of
engineering)
University of Waterloo
W Queen’s
s?
Queen’s? Th
he University of Waterloo
The Skills Challenge
Every year, presidential candi-
dates compete in an arduous
Who are the u
undergraduate
ndergradu
uate represe
representatives
ntatives on th
the
e Board of Governors? feat of strength, endurance,
intelligence and Rock Band.
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s be Jon Silver Sinal
Chris Si
inal Chris Sinal, Jon Silver
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Here are this year’s results.
more visible! Chris Sinal Silver
Jon Silv
ver
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What do OUSA
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Gazette
tte founded?
?
1954 1878 1973 1906
19
906 1. Salari
2. Basu Roy
What does LGB
LGBTTIQQ2SA
BTTIQQ2SA
A stand for? 3. Forgione
Lesbian, gay, bisexuual, trans
bisexual, trans-- Lesbian, gay, bisexual,
b trans
trans-- Lesbian
n, gay, bi, trans sex,
Lesbian, Le
esbian, gay, bisexual, trans
Lesbian, trans--
sexual, transgender red, in
transgendered, in-- sexual, transge in--
endered, in
transgendered, transge
ender, intergender,
transgender, se
exual, transgendered, in
sexual, in--
OBSTACLE COURSE
tersex, queer, quest ioning,
questioning, tersex, queer, questioning,
q queer, queen,
q 2-spirited, sexy, te
ersex, queer, questioning,
tersex,
2-spirited, asexual 2-spirited, asex
xual
asexual asexuall 2-spirited,
2-
-spirited, asexual

What is our school’s mott

school’s motto
to in Latin and
a what does it mean?
?

Latin? It’s 2012!... I mean

m Veritas e... “tru
uth and...”
“truth Knowle
edge & strength!
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V
2011 usefulness”
usefulness”
1. Forgione (32 seconds)
What stories were
w on the
e cover of th
the
e Gazette toda
today?
ay? 2. Basu Roy (38 seconds)
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food,
od, so I’m I don’t read the
e gazette during Waste about
a light bulbs, voting Lightbulb
Lightbulb waste, Debate at
3. Salari (50 seconds)
guessing
i another
h st story
tory about
b elections stuff Huron
Huron
salt or students’ poo
poor
or eating GUITAR HERO
habits

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o day did U
UWOFA ann
announce
ounce they we
weren’t
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striking?
riking?

Whatever time it wa
was,
as, it was a 4 a.m. 4 a.m. Between 3 a.m. and 4 a.m.
B
week too late, but
about 3 a.m.

What sport ha
has
as won the O
OUA champ
championship
pionship 27 yea
years
ars in a ro
row?
ow? 1. Basu Roy (90%, hard drums)
2. Forgione (86%, expert guitar)
Hockey amazing,
That is amazin
ng, Swimming
Swimm
ming Squash
Squash
wish I knew 3. Salari (81%, hard bass)

WET T-SHIRTS
What is the na
name
ame of our Mustang m
mascot?
ascot?

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YouTube
ube hits, it is J.W. J.B. JJ.W.
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UWOFA’s
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1. Basu Roy
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44%
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thegazette • Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Arts&Life
Moulin Rouge essence captured in ballet
Mark Filipowich
GAZETTE STAFF
The Moulin Rouge nightclub in Paris
has occupied a curious space in
popular culture for the past century.
It’s the birthplace of the striptease, it
popularized and vulgarized the can-
can, and is the fascination of count-
less artists from many disciplines.
It’s a place of debauchery and
sophistication — a dichotomy that
Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet has
adapted to narrative dance. The
RWB’s Moulin Rouge aims to capture
the atmosphere around the famous
nightclub through ballet.
Founded in 1939, the RWB is the
oldest company of its kind on the
continent — a history that principal
dancer Vanessa Lawson, now in her
13th season, is proud to be a part of.
“It’s incredible. The [RWB’s] repu-
tation all over the world is quite
good,” she says.
In addition to the company’s rep-
utation, the RWB boasts some of the
world’s best dancers trained at their
in-house school.
“I started dance when I was
three,” Lawson says. “I had quite a
good school in Edmonton so I start-
ed becoming more serious at the age
of 11 or 12. I came to [RWB’s] school
here in Winnipeg when I was 16.”
While training to be a dancer,
Lawson experienced the tight-knit
community shared by the company
dancers and students.
“The school is actually in the
same building as the company, so we
were able to watch a lot of the com-
pany rehearsals and see the dancers.
It’s a nice atmosphere because of
that — you really get to see the pro-
The ballet is different fessionals at work,” she says.
With over 70 years of history, the
than the [Baz RWB has put on numerous shows
Luhrmann] movie. It’s a including adaptations of Dracula,
Peter Pan and Romeo and Juliet. Law-
bit of a different story.
son finds it hard to pick a particular
Everybody will recog- favourite.
nize a lot of the music “They’re all so different actually
— it’s quite amazing the versatility we
— it’s very traditional. have at the company. For me, I love
But I think there’s the classics. I had a chance to play
other things that might Juliet — that was extremely special. I
think any woman would love to play
be interesting for that role in theatre or ballet,” she
[audiences] in terms of says. For Lawson, however, what is
how we’ve fused style. most important is the connection
she makes with her characters.
— Vanessa Lawson, “When you portray a character in
Principal dancer of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet
a story it has to be believable. If I’m
doing something that feels unnatur-
al for me then it won’t ‘say’ the words
I’m trying to say,” she says.
Lawson hopes that the compa-
ny’s latest endeavour, Moulin Rouge,
will provide another memorable role
for her to play.
“Moulin Rouge is a great ballet —
it’s a great fusion of styles. There’s so
much history behind the Moulin
Rouge that people are very interest-
ed in. It’s quite fun actually to bring
that into a ballet,” she says.
The performance will add a
unique new take on the club and
while being substantially different
from anything the RWB has per-
formed, it’s also different from pre-
awardseason
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vious works focusing on the Moulin
Rouge.
“Well the ballet is different than
the [Baz Luhrmann] movie,” Lawson
says. “It’s a bit of a different story.
Everybody will recognize a lot of the
music, it’s very traditional, but I think
there’s other things that might be
interesting for [audiences] in terms
of how we’ve fused style.”
Lawson and the company will be
finishing up their Ontario tour of
Moulin Rouge at the John Labatt
Centre in London. It will be their sev-
enth show before beginning a tour
of an adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s
Alice in Wonderland in Western
Canada.
Tickets start at $54 and can be
bought at johnlabattcentre.com. The
show starts at 8 p.m. tomorrow night.
>> Coming to the JLC
Feb. 19 — 20
Monster Jam
March 19
Sarah McLachlan
April 10
Harlem Globetrotters
April 18
Jackson Browne
•9
A&L Short
Going gaga over
the Grammys
This year’s Grammy Awards featured
a wide array of performances and
entertaining spectacles.
Highlights of the evening includ-
ed a performance by Muse as well as
Justin Bieber’s crew of ninja drum-
mers during his performance with
Jayden Smith and Usher.
Cee-Lo Green effectively
upstaged Lady Gaga in the outra-
geous outfits category during his
performance of “Forget You” with
Gwyneth Paltrow, but Rihanna went
through one of the most interesting
costume changes of the evening. She
started out with a voluminous gown
for her performance of “Love the
Way You Lie” with Eminem, then
wore a barely-there red fringe
ensemble for her performance of
“What’s My Name” with Drake.
Katy Perry had Valentine’s Day in
mind with a stage design composed
of giant hearts for “Teenage Dream,”
and Arcade Fire closed the show
with an amazing performance of
their hits “Month of May” and
“Ready to Start.”
This year’s Grammys featured a
few surprise presenters as well. Seth
Rogen drew some inspiration from
Ricky Gervais’ Golden Globes per-
formance with a controversial stab
at Miley Cyrus. Jennifer Lopez and
Mark Anthony also provided some
impromptu entertainment in an
extremely awkward presentation of
Record of the Year.
Here are some of the more
notable winners:
Album of the Year
Arcade Fire — The Suburbs
Song of the Year
“Need You Now” — Lady Antebellum
Record of the Year
“Need You Now” — Lady Antebellum
Best New Artist
Esperanza Spalding
Pop Vocal Album
The Fame Monster — Lady Gaga
Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Crazy Love — Michael Buble
Country Album
Need You Now — Lady Antebellum
Country Song
“Need You Now” — Lady Antebellum
Rap Album
Recovery — Eminem
Rap Song
“Empire State of Mind” — Jay-Z feat.
Alicia Keys
R&B Album
Wake Up! — John Legend and The
Roots
— Brent Holmes
10 •
Bieber fever makes its way to the big screen
Never Say Never highlights Bieber’s talents and fan base
Anna Gebremedhin Madison Square Garden.
CONTRIBUTOR Live performances, interviews
and Bieber’s biography are sprinkled
with backstage footage of Bieber
goofing off with his friends, warm-
Justin Bieber: Never Say Never ing up with his vocal coach and
Director: Jon Chu spending time running around his
Starring: Justin Bieber, Boys II Men hometown of Stratford, Ontario.
and Miley Cyrus Musical heavyweights like Usher,
Boys II Men, Snoop Dogg and leg-
Most people have a love or hate rela- endary producer L.A. Reid also make
tionship when it comes to Justin appearances along with brief — and
Bieber. And if you’re not already a fan often unintentionally hilarious —
of the teen pop crooner, don’t worry interviews with some of Justin’s
—Never Say Never is not going to be most excitable and enthusiastic fans.
the movie that turns you into a fan. Never Say Never is also in 3D,
Part vanity project and part doc- which unfortunately doesn’t have the
umentary, Never Say Never chronicles desired effect. After one too many
Bieber’s life on tour in the 10 days slightly creepy moments where
leading up to his sold-out concert at Bieber reaches his hand outside the
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screen to caress the audience’s cheek,
the 3D effect is next to useless.
Never Say Never may not per-
suade you to become a Justin Bieber
fan, but even the most cynical view-
er can appreciate that Bieber is able
to laugh at himself and the film is
clearly a love letter to every Justin
Bieber fan. A strong focus is put on
the individuals that attend his shows
and Bieber shows his appreciation
for the fans that construct elaborate
signs and t-shirts to show their
devotion and who spend days
camped outside Bieber’s hotel in
hopes of catching a glimpse of the
teen idol.
In a scene where Justin is told
that he has to cancel a show because
of a vocal chord infection, he is vis-
“Born This Way” — Lady Gaga
When she isn’t busy hanging out in
an egg, Lady Gaga actually makes
music.
Last Friday Lady Gaga’s highly
anticipated single “Born This Way”
was released. Only hours after the
song hit the airwaves, it already
climbed to the number one spot on
the U.S. iTunes chart, making it the
fastest jump to number one ever. By
the end of the day, the song was the
number one download in 21 coun-
tries, including Canada.
The song has a different sound
than what we’ve heard before from
Gaga and the new hit has already
drawn comparisons to some of
Madonna’s earlier work.
The always outspoken and often
mysterious Gaga uses music as an
outlet to speak out against discrim-
ination and embraces people from
all walks of life.
The song starts off slow, but
quickly builds into an up-tempo
number that is sure to be a staple of
the club and bar scene. With lyrics
like “there’s nothing wrong with lov-
ing who you are,” Gaga’s new pop
song is sure to become the feel-good
anthem of the year.
— Kaitlyn McGrath
“Empire Ants” —
Gorillaz ft. Little Dragon
Although Plastic Beach was released
almost a year ago, “Empire Ants” is
thegazette • Tuesday, February 15, 2011
FILE PHOTO
ibly upset at the thought of letting
his fans down. However, if you’re not
a fan, the screaming legion of tween
girls proclaiming slightly sinister
threats that “he better not have any
other girlfriends because we are
going to get married” are off-putting.
You will be surprised to find, how-
ever, that the 16-year-old is in fact
talented.
Although Bieber’s known more
for his hair than his voice, the talent
is definitely there. His ability to play
several instruments is also impres-
sive. The central question that looms
strongly over this film, however, is
whether he has the charisma to pro-
pel past the realm of pop culture
phenomena once the halo of
“teenage sensation” fades away.
still firmly fastened in my head.
The song starts off slow and
melodious, masquerading as an
interlude between tracks. With the
aid of Damon Albarn’s soothing
voice, the track seems to be a scenic
detour through the world of the
Plastic Beach.
But shortly after the two-minute
mark, the song undergoes a trans-
formation. Little Dragon’s front
woman, Yukimi Nagano, enters the
song accompanied by what can only
be described as kaleidoscope of fire-
A&L Short
Sundance screens
shorts on YouTube
A new era of popularity for short
films has begun.
In the past month, the Sundance
Institute has released 12 short films
from the 2011 Sundance Film Festi-
val and eight classic short films from
Institute alumni via YouTube. The
short films, uploaded in groups
between Jan. 3 and Feb. 6, will be
available for anyone to view for six
weeks after their release.
“This strategy obviously pro-
vides the opportunity for these film-
makers to reach a larger audience.
It’s also been clear over the past 10
to 15 years that Sundance, while still
an important resource for American
indie cinema, has become more
about brokering distribution deals
for ‘indiewood’ cinema,” says
Joseph Wlodarz, a film professor at
Western. “I’d be curious to see how
many of the shorts released to
YouTube or the Sundance channel
were experimental shorts versus
narrative shorts.”
While many of the films do fea-
ture compelling narratives, among
the more experimental films
released on YouTube include a
fight between an 8-bit superhero
and a high-definition boss, a film
about Edmonton’s High Level
Bridge, and a found-footage film
constructed from the “throwaway”
documentation.
The Sundance Short Film cate-
gory has allowed for the discovery
and establishment of several suc-
cessful directors including Jason
Reitman and David O’Russell, and
this new method of screening
shorts may work to make new film-
makers better known.
— Brent Holmes
works raining down from the skies
and into the listener’s ears. The tune
is the perfect vehicle for escaping
reality, which happens to be a main
theme of the song itself.
The song is an experience — one
that can be enhanced by watching
the video of their live performance
on The Tonight Show with David Let-
terman. With an ensemble that
transmits each subtle sound from
the album (and then some), watch-
ing this on 1080p is a must.
— Jesse Tahirali
thegazette • Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Guelph nets lone shootout goal
>> continued from pg.12
some liberties on Unice, Singer
refused to make excuses and admit-
ted going into the playoffs, his squad
needs to be more aggressive in front
of the net.
“They drive the net hard,” he said
about the Guelph forwards. “Those
are things that we need to do a bet-
ter job of going into the playoffs.
That’s the type of distraction that
goalies need so they’re not just
thinking about the puck.”
Guelph got on the score sheet in
the second after a failed clearing
attempt by Western allowed
defenceman Ken Peroff to beat
Unice glove side. The Gryphons
added another in the third to take
the lead.
The Mustangs managed to tie the
game after forward Chris Rocca
buried a pass from Shawn Furlong.
Guelph had several chances to
end the game in regulation, but
Unice stood tall making timely saves
to send the game into overtime.
• 11
“Josh is a quality goalie in this
league and if he sees the puck, he’ll
make the save,” Camp said. “He
played strong and really gave us
trouble all night long.”
Overtime solved nothing, open-
ing the door for a shootout.
All shooters were kept at bay
until the fourth round when Guelph
forward Jon-Thomas MacDonald
beat Unice. Western was unable to
answer back giving Guelph the vic-
tory.
“This was really important for us
going into the playoffs. We may see
these guys down the road, so it was
a good confidence builder for us,”
Camp said.
Even with the loss, the Mustangs
closed the season ranked fourth in
the country and secured home ice
advantage for the playoffs.
“Our goal at the beginning of the
year was to finish first and we did. Piotr Angiel GAZETTE
We accomplished a lot this year and WESTERN’S FAILED ATTEMPT AT THE FLYING V. In their final game of the regular season, the Mustangs lost 3-2 in a
we’re looking forward to a long play- shootout to the visiting Guelph Gryphons. Despite the loss, the Mustangs placed first in the OUA west and will have home
off run,” Singer said. ice advantage during the playoffs.

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Sports factattack
Well that was a quick comeback. After returning to the NHL for a
total of two games, Swedish forward Peter Forsberg has
announced his retirement.

rundown >> The Mustangs men’s volleyball team defeated the University of Toronto 3-0 on the weekend to clinch first place in the OUA West > With the win Western
gets to play host to the OUA Final Four beginning on February 25th | The Mustang women’s team also beat U of T in straight sets after seeing there six game winning
streak snapped by Brock the previous game > The women have clinched the third seed in the OUA.

Mustangs play with fire along the 401

Kaitlyn McGrath
SPORTS EDITOR
The Mustangs seem to be on fire, on
and off the court. Or at least their
bus was.
The Mustangs men’s and
women’s volleyball team were
returning to London after winning
their matches against the Toronto
Varsity Blues when their bus sud-
denly caught fire along Highway 401,
just outside of Ingersoll.
“We were all coming back and
everyone was sleeping and just
relaxing,” Matt Poulin, a member of
the men’s team said. “All of a sudden,
people in the back were saying, ‘It’s
kind of smoky back here.’”
According to several passengers
on the bus, there was a faint smell of
smoke inside the bus. The back of
the bus was also warmer than usual.
The Mustangs men’s head coach
Jim Sage explained another trans-
port truck on the road signaled at
the Mustangs bus, leading the driver
to pull over and investigate what
was wrong.
“[He] went around back to check
out what was going on and then he
just came back and said, ‘Everyone
off the bus now’,” Sage said. “Every-
one evacuated quickly and then he
tried to put out the fire himself, but it
just became too large to deal with.”
Once everyone was safely exited
and far away from the burning vehi-
cle, the teams and accompanying
staff waited on a nearby service
road, and watched as their bus was
engulfed in flames.
“Emergency crews showed up
fairly fast and the OPP were great.
They arranged for another bus to
pick us up,” Sage recalled. “We went
to a Comfort Inn and waited there
for another Greyhound that eventu-
ally drove us home.”
Prior to the evacuation, many
players remained uncertain about
the severity of the situation, causing
many of them to leave their person-
al belongings, including laptops and
volleyball equipment on the bus.
“Some personal items that were
left on the bus were either destroyed
by smoke, fire or water,” Sage said.
Poulin added the extent of dam-
age to personal belongings varied,
depending on where passengers
were seated on the bus.
“People sitting in the back lost
most of their stuff to the fire, but
people from the middle up lost it to
smoke and water damage,” he said.
“My bag’s a little crispy — I have all
my jerseys and my shoes, but they’re
just ruined.”
While both teams will need their
equipment replaced, with the men
not playing again until Feb. 25, the
women are under more urgency get
new supplies.
“There is a plan in place now.
With our team playing on Saturday
we need to get new uniforms and
running shoes, and all new equip-
ment in that respect,” women’s head
coach Dave Edwards said.
Although there were no reported
serious injuries, many players were
shaken up after the scary incident. A
lot of mystery still surrounds the fire
and an investigation is ongoing to
determine the cause.
“I imagine we’ll find out at some Courtesy of Sean McKay
time but right now I’m just pleased THE ROOF, THE ROOF, I MEAN, UHHHH… THE BUS! THE BUS! THE BUS IS ON
that everyone is safe,” Edwards said. FIRE! Cellphone photography provided a gripping view of a blurry Mustangs bus
being consumed by blurry flames.

Gryphons score big win Attention

Mustangs drop final contest of the season
Greg Colgan
GAZETTE STAFF
With the playoffs starting, the Mus-
tangs men’s hockey team can’t wait
to play meaningful games again.
After clinching first place in the
Ontario University Athletics West
division, the 3–2 shootout loss to
Guelph on Saturday night doesn’t
faze them.
“Having locked up first, you hope
it never affects your game, but it
impacted our motivation a little bit,”
Mustangs head coach Clarke Singer
said. “We didn’t have a great week-
end, but we’ll be at our best for the
playoffs.”
It may have been a meaningless
game for the Mustangs, but Guelph
needed a win to secure home ice in
the playoffs.
“It was a must–win for us
because of the tight playoff situation
coming down the stretch,” said
Guelph head coach Shawn Camp.
The Mustangs started the game
with a flash when forward Randy
Hanagan finished off a pretty pass-
ing play to beat goaltender Andrew
Loverock only 45 seconds in.
It looked like the Mustangs
would run away with the game, but
Guelph settled down and fired shots
Potential
from all angles at Mustangs goalie Volunteers
Josh Unice, who would face 51 shots
in total.
“They were coming in hard with a Number of Mustangs games this weekend: Many
lot of shots, but I felt I controlled Number of Gazette sports volunteers: Few
rebounds tonight and our guys were
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lanes so I was able to see most of
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Unice had to watch for, as the prove your mother was wrong when she said you’d
Gryphons crashed the net several never amount to anything.
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