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Antarctica and its international implications

michael Bohdanowicz
Antarctica, and ultimately Earth as a whole, is likely to experience negative changes, a conclusion which could be drawn from a presentation held at the Arboretum Centre on Jan. 12. The presentation was given at a meeting of the Guelph Field Naturalists by its president, Peter Kelly, who once taught at the University of Guelph. This presentation began by briefly describing Antarcticas history. From its discovery in 1820 until the mid-20th century the continent was the site of whaling, which decimated its whale population. Currently an international treaty restricts whaling in the Southern Ocean, which surrounds Antarctica, for scientific purposes. One signatory country, Peter Kelly Japan, is alleged to have abused the scientific purpose stipulation guelph Field naturalists talk about why Antarcticas delicate ecosystem is in jeopardy. as Kelly claimed that these scientific whale samples show up in the only ones with the ability to particular focus on the region Kelly winds to circulate around the restaurants. commit these activities in Antarc- visited as a tourist in 2003, the continent and warm the coastline, Another international law, tica. He responded to allegations Antarctic Peninsula. That region which melts sea ice, lessening the Antarctic Treaty, has pro- that Russia is illegally engaging in features the highest concentra- Antarcticas defense from the hibited mining and military oil extraction by saying itd be a tion of wildlife in Antarctica. The waves that warm it. The increase activityamong other environ- slippery slope for Antarcticas Antarctic Peninsula is estimated in storms climate change entails mentally damaging activities in environmental health if that ac- to be warming at a rate three to will increase the amount of waves Antarctica since its enactment tivity occurred. five times faster than the rest of hitting and subsequently warmin 1959. Currently the treaty ing Antarctica. Overall, the presentation fo- the planet. cused on the impact of climate has been signed by 47 countries, The continuing depletion of the SEE antarctica PAGE 3 which Kelly stated encompass change on Antarctica with a ozone layer over Antarctica allows

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out on the self

A Queer friendly Library and resource Center
tyler Valiquette
Out on the Shelf, located at 141 Woolwich St., is a library and resource center for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered, Transsexual, Two-Spirited, Intersex, Queer and Questioning individuals (LGBTTIQQ). Out on the Shelfs mission is to gather and make resources available with the goal of creating a supportive and positive space that responds to the dynamic needs of the queer communities and, in fulfilling that, provide resources and information on queer issues including health, relationships and sex. A safe space is provided that is free from discriminatory and harassment. Out on the Shelf has a wide array of books, magazines, movies, pamphlets and resources available to all those who are interested. The library and resource center is completely volunteer driven. Students and individuals of all ages help create a relaxed

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and safe space for all those who visit. Out On the Shelf is the organization responsible for running Pride in Guelph. Guelph pride exists in order to bring together Guelphs LGBTTIQQ community and their allies in a safe and welcoming environment. Guelph hosted its first Pride event in 2003. Since then, there has been overwhelming support from the community resulting in the event growing from its initial Pride

Picnic to a full force Pride week. Although Canadian Lesbian and Gay rights are accepted with the recognition of same-sex unions, there are currently 23 countries that recognize same-sex unions. There are 52 that offer anti-discrimination laws and 72 countries where you can face prosecution for being Lesbian or Gay; five of which enforce the death penalty. Out On the Self helps promote acceptance and understanding of queer culture, while also

providing a safe space for all individuals regardless of sexual orientation. Pride not only celebrates queer culture, but also helps educate and enlighten those uninformed about queer issues. Through Pride, acceptance of queer culture may one day be reached globally.

The price of vanity Canadian vision specialists are asking people to think twice about changing their colour. After receiving surgical procedure that changes the colour of the iris, Beatriz Murillo from Toronto has been left with severe eye complications, and significantly impaired vision. The cosmetic surgery places a differently coloured iris on top of the existing one and can irritate the eye and cause inflammation. Costing approximately $8000, the cosmetic iris can lead to bleeding and glaucoma. Murillo has had two glaucoma surgeries and a cornea transplant and has been left legally blind. The operation is not available in North America, and it is estimated that over 600 patients have had the surgery carried out in Panama. (CBC) Its a bird, its a plane A couple from Buenos Aires could be in trouble after hitting an opera singer with a cat. The victim, an 85 year-old-woman and the couples neighbour, fractured her skull when the couples cat landed on her head. The cat was thrown by the husband and was intended to hit his spouse. When the wife ducked, the animal fell through an open window, hitting the woman who was walking along the street below. The cat did not survive, and the neighbor is in critical condition. (The Mirror) corrections The Ontarion would like to make a correction to an article published last week that featured the City of Guelphs new skating rink, and to clarify the financial figures that were given in an interview with City Councilor Bob Bell. The article stated that the rink cost approximately $8 million, however, this figure referred to the total cost of the Market Square and Carden St. project. The rink itself cost only $2.1 million, and this money was provided by both the federal government and a community fundraising campaign. The remaining $5.9 million was used for the rest of the construction projects. The maintenance cost of the rink is $413,000, and the Citys debt is $45 million, set well within the provincial guidelines

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The presence of sea ice is vital to the survival of animals in Antarctica. Krill shrimp-like animals only reside in sea ice and are the basis of the Antarctic ecosystem, according to Kelly, as virtually all animals in Antarctica consume krill or other animals that consume krill. One scientist estimates that half of all krill in Antarctica are eaten every year. The less sea ice you have, the less krill you have, and then you start to see declines in the populations of other organisms that live there, Kelly remarked. He also noted that a decline in sea ice would prevent birds (excluding penguins) from conducting migrations to other continents, as fewer places would be available for them to rest during their flying migration. The amount of sea ice in Antarctica has already declined by 40 per cent in the last 25 years. Penguins, arguably Antarcticas most famous animal, could be threatened in the future. Some estimates claim that two-thirds of penguin colonies could collapse

if the average world temperature rises by two degrees. Kelly predicts that overall, all penguin species are going to decline if climate change continues. One of the four species of penguins that reside in Antarctica have already experienced a population decline Adelie penguins are estimated to have declined by 33 per cent in the last 25 years. Adelie penguins generally reside farther south than other penguin species in the summer, although winters are spent on sea ice. Because of its warming temperatures the summer residency area of the Adelie penguins has seen an increase in Gentoo penguins which increases competition for food. Regions to the south of the Adelie penguins summer residency area have become colder, preventing Adelie penguins from relocating there. Kelly emphasized that ultimately every continent will be negatively affected by climate changes effects on one continent alone. He concluded that less ice is not good for us as well. Global sea levels will rise significantly.

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Penguin populations are on the decline, as competition for food sources increases with global warming.

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This correction is in regard to the article that addresses the recent 30 per cent tuition grant. The five per cent tuition increase cap set by the province has not yet been lifted. However, the CSA is concern that there is a danger that it might be lifted, as the framework for post-secondary funding is re-evaluated. Compiled by Beth Purdon-McLellan

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and more masculine than the higher voices. When the recordings were compared to the semen analysis, however, a lower pitched voice was not an indicator of semen quality. In fact, the lower the voice and the more masculine and sexually attractive these men were thought to be, the lower the sperm concentration. The researchers believe that this can be explained by a trade-off between sperm production and a mans investment in competing for and attracting women. What exactly is being traded off? Testosterone is the main determinant of the pitch of a mans voice. At puberty, elevated levels of testosterone cause an increase in the length of the vocal folds, as well as the larynx, causing a lowering of the pitch of a boys voice. Testosterone also contributes to sperm production. So a trade-off arises, where men who develop lower pitched voices have less energy, as determined by testosterone production, to invest in sperm production than a man with a higher pitched voice. These sorts of trade-offs are not new and are usually described under the handicap principle, where the development of a sexual trait incurs at a certain cost, usually

scientifically Inclined: men with lower pitched voices are less fertile
Australian researchers determine men with Barry whitelike voices have less concentrated sperm
arielle duhaime-ross
Darwins theory of selection teaches us that sexual traits, such as a male peacocks feathers, or a stags antlers, do not aid in enhancing survival but rather aid in conveying an individuals potential as a mate. They are thought to indicate a mates quality in any combination of the following very important aspects: genetic quality, child-rearing skills, and overall fertility. As a member of the animal kingdom, humans also use sexual traits to determine the quality of a potential mate. For instance, heterosexual women tend to find men with lower voices more attractive. The opposite is also true, where most heterosexual men prefer women with higher voices. One would think that a womans preference for lower pitched voices, a biological adaptation, would have developed as a way of confirming a mans quality as a mate. However, a new study published in the open access journal PLOS one challenges this popular belief. A team of Australian scientists, led by Leigh W Simmons, have . determined that men with lower pitched voices have lower concentrations of sperm in their ejaculate than men with higher pitched voices. This finding indicates that men who have a Barry White-like quality to their voice are less fertile than men with higher pitched voice. In order to determine this, the researchers recruited 54 male participants, aged 18 to 32. They made voice recordings of all the participants and collected semen samples from each. The participants also answered a questionnaire about their lifestyle and general health, and measured their own testes, following a standardized procedure. The semen samples were analyzed to determine the total concentration of sperm cells and their overall motility, as determined by their velocity, activity, and ability to maintain a linear path. The voice recordings were rated for attractiveness and masculinity by 30 Caucasian heterosexual women, aged 18 to 30. As expected, the researchers found that the women deemed the lower voices as more attractive

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upcoming board elections community building with habitat for need students to vote humanity
alicja Grzadkowska
The upcoming elections for undergraduate and graduate governors begins Feb. 6 and runs until Feb. 10. For Guillaume Blais, the undergraduate governor on the Board of Governors, endorsement for increased student participation becomes particularly important. It is up to students to take interest in matters that they feel passionate about, said Blais. Though the average student is typically aware of university associations like the CSA, Interhall Council, and other representative bodies, the Board of Governors is less known on campus despite its significant contributions to student life and its overall maintenance of the University. Promoting awareness for the board is thus imperative as the boards decisions impact students as well as faculty and staff members. According to Blais, the board consists of 24 members and is primarily tasked with setting the priorities and strategic directions of the University. Blaiss role as an Undergraduate Governor is to bring a student voice to the board as he works alongside President Summerlee, university faculty and external members in the oversight of the University of Guelphs fiscal affairs and the management of the school. Another responsibility of student representatives is to provide the other board members with an House-building group the build in a practice known as sweat equity. idea of what it is like to be a stu- looking for members dent and how decisions made at the The home is sold to the famboard table can come to directly af- for their women Build ily at market value and the fect students, says Blais. family will pay back a zeroCommittee interest mortgage to Habitat, The representatives bring up andrea lamarre issues that concern students to the never paying more than 30% of rest of the board, such as the lack their household income, she of study space on campus, which Habitat for Humanity has been said. This leaves far more for was a topic of interest late last year. operating in Guelph-Welling- items like utilities, clothing, food, A lot of the Board members ton since 2000, having built 19 etc. This also allows the famiwere wondering what was going homes in the area and with plans ly to own their home, affording on, adds Blais. Many of them to build three to six more this up- them equity, unlike renting. didnt realize that space was an coming year. Most recently, the Students can get involved with issue and there was a good discus- organization has put forth a call the committee in particular, and sion about what is considering space for more members for its Women Habitat for Humanity more genon campus. Build committee, a group that erally in many different ways. Students can get involved at Yet the importance of the under- plans on building one of these graduate and graduate governors homes. every level - from building on the role, although relevant to student Every home Habitat builds re- build site to becoming a commitexperience at the university, has quires a team of volunteers who tee member, said Slater. They not been enough to increase vot- assist with Fundraising, Volun- can help to plan or carry out funing turnout. teer Recruitment, Sponsorship, draisers, help recruit volunteers, Turnout is usually unfortunately Public Relations and Build Activi- spread awareness. We need many poor, commented Blais on student ties, explained Lynda Slater, the hands to build a home and there participation in past elections. I Guelph-Wellington Women Build is a volunteer role for everyone. won the election last year with less Committee Chair. Members are The skills learned through inthan a thousand votes, which is being recruited to do everything volvement in Habitat projects, less than five per cent of the stu- from organizing, to swinging a Slater notes, can help translate hammer at the build site. dent population. classroom knowledge into pracWith the student nomination The Women Build committee tical, hands-on experience. period for the board ending on is not new, but interest has been the Jan. 27, students will soon be growing of late into the groups asked to vote for two undergradu- commitment to partnerships ate representatives, or one graduate with local families. Slater exrepresentative through their Gryph- plained that the Women Build mail accounts. Instead of ignoring committee works alongside the the ballot, Blais encourages students partner family who will receive to become an active participant in the home being built, donatuniversity governance and vote. ing 500 hours of their time to Working on Women Build committees is a great way to practice skills in marketing, public relations, leadership, engineering, information technology, teamwork, [and] project management, said Slater. Volunteers like Slater have seen changes in their own lives as a result of their experiences with the group. Being part of Women Build has allowed me the opportunity to join forces with other proactive, goal oriented women and come together to support a cause we all feel strongly about, while at the same time improve my own skill set in an area that I knew little about when I started, she said. Its also a whole lot of fun and lots of laughs when we all get together, and in the end a Guelph family has a new home they can call their own! It really is a great feeling to be part of it.

A closer look at Alzheimers

Human Health and nutritional Sciences hosts 42nd annual symposium
Beth Purdon-mclellan
The Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences held its annual health symposium on Jan. 14. The conference, entitled Alzheimers: The tangled mind was the 42nd symposium to be hosted by the department. It featured researchers Dr. Carol Greenwood and Dr. Richard Bazinet from the University of Toronto, Dr. Mark Oremus from McMaster, and Dr. Bettina Kalisch from the University of Guelph. Normally we try to have at least one University of Guelph speaker, just because its nice to represent the community, said Margret Clark, who helped organize the event. But we try to branch out to bring in different perspectives. Mostly to the University of Toronto and McMaster, just because of the distance. In the past, the symposium has featured different topics such as obesity. Due to the amount of new research on Alzheimers and its close it back up and expect them social implications, the committee to live, its really hard to find anchose the disease as its area of focus. swers. So none of the researchers Approximately 500,000 people live have definite answers. with Alzheimers today, and that This was the second year that the number will double as baby boom- symposium hosted a student panel ers age. consisting of four undergraduate When they were discussing ideas students, Michael Tomizza, Mary originally, someone had brought Cranmer-Byng, Sarah Mavin and up well, what will students today Emily Meko. The panel helped to have to deal with in their careers? facilitate dialogue between the ausaid Clark. Alzheimers is huge be- dience and the presenters making cause the baby boomer generation the symposium much more interis growing a lot older. Alzheimers active. Clark noted that because is extremely prevalent. the panel used laymans terms The speakers stress that preven- to describe Alzheimer research, tion starts at age 20, especially if the material was more inclusive your strategy involves medication of symposium attendees. or nutrition. For example, there is The symposium revealed that some evidence DHA, an omega-3 Alzheimers is an issue that has fatty acid, works as an anti-inflam- social implications as well. The matory on the brain a symptom importance of the caregiver will that is characteristic of Alzheimers. only increase, and strategies need However, these methods cannot to be developed to support them. reverse brain degeneration, and The conclusion from pretty the exact effect of long-term pre- much all of them is that it is revention is unknown. ally hard to treat Alzheimers, Alzheimers is a very intricate said Clark. Once someone has disease, its very complicated and it, theres no cure. There probawe dont know a lot about it, said bly isnt going to be a be all, end Clark. And because we cant open all solution. So its more about up the brain of someone and then prevention.

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show negativity towards school and/or reflect an overall rebellious attitude. For her data, Milla used the Canadian Youth in Transition Survey (YITS), which follows students from the beginning of their high school experience all they way up to when students enter the work force. When looking at how program choice effected employment, Millas data came from a much more accessible source. Prospective students are not the only ones to turn to MacLeans magazine for university rankings. We complemented YITS by merging it with external data on university rankings from Macleans magazine, said Milla. [As well as] other university characteristics such as faculty to student ratio, enrolment rates, faculty salaries, average high school grades of the entering cohort etc. in order to be able to build a university quality index.

Whats in a degree?
Post-secondary educations role in the economy
Beth Purdon-mclellan
Joniada Milla, a PhD candidate in economics, is asking the same question that students often ask themselves: what effect will university have on our lives after graduation? Her thesis, entitled Exploring the Dynamics of Entry and Exit in Post-Secondary Education looks at why students enrol in post-secondary education, how the university and academic program they choose shapes employment outcomes, and the overall effect these choices have on the economy. The thesis is an extension of her masters research, which investigated the connection between economic growth and education. Millas findings suggest that post-secondary education is crucial for economic growth. A highly skilled and educated labour force assimilates new innovations and technology spillovers faster, said Milla. Considering the effect of education on large-scale economies, there is incentive to encourage students to pursue post secondary education. Part of Millas research is to understand what factors influence students in their decision to enroll in both college and university programs. Millas research showed that parents expectations were a significant factor in whether or not a student attended university. Certain trends in student peer groups, like smoking, also had an impact on academic aspirations. Having friends who smoke might be indicating a symptom of more general social attitudes about the peers which affect the teenager, said Milla. A teenager of age 15 that has made smoking a habit may be more likely to

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Joniada millas research follows students before and after their enrollment in post-secondary education.

Arts & culture

tom beedhAm

employing a simplistic painting technique, tess martens offered a topless interpretation of the sun-maid logo in part of a show that zeroed in on childhood memories at Zavitz gallery from Jan. 9-13.

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I heard tapes are back

diVinus caesar
The music industry has undergone a major shift in recent decades as first compact disks and then mp3s radically changed the relationship between music producers and consumers. For the consumer of mass market bands, much of this change has been good, the only real loser (the complaints of Metallica aside) appearing to be the record labels. However, for small bands the rough edges of these changes have caused more pain, with little done so far to alleviate it. Cassettestival organizer Peter Bradley is one of a growing number enthusiastically advocating cassette tapes as a palliative measure. To that end, this weeks Cassettestival event at Ed Video was not meant only to showcase new musical talent, but to reintroduce the tape itself as a star. While the events 85 or so attendees found themselves faced with tapes and tape guts hanging like streamers everywhere they turned, the future of the tape will depend more on its potential advantages for musicians and audiences than on visuals and spectacle. The main advantage of the tape for musicians is that they are extraordinarily cheap to produce. For a band that doesnt think that theyll sell more than 100 CDs which is a reality for a band that isnt really interested in touring across Canada tirelessly and losing money on their project, for a band that is more homebound and just wants 50 or 100 copies of a tape, Bradley said, tapes are really good. For audiences hoping to get their hands on bands output at a reasonable price, this feature will be equally appealing. The cassette tapes other major advantage for musicians, though, is not necessarily one shared with consumers. Skipping through tracks on a tape is, in Bradleys words torture. Changing out mIchAelA Kennedy tapes is time-consuming, and carrying around multiple tapes organizer Peter bradley brought cassettestival, a hopefully periodic celebration of new music by is unspeakably, damnably bur- guelphites on cassette to ed video on Jan. 12. densome. These factors tend to promote the immersion and repPrimarily, the tape serves as an Just as important may be that for every three or four months etition in an album that can be actual thing to have and to hold. the non-commitment demanding and looking for people making important for fostering familiar- The audience is encouraged by the nature of the medium seems to sorta side-projecty, weird, diity and love for a band, but they opportunity to have an artifact. encourage experimentation, with vergent, sorta unusual music, to may chafe on listeners accustomed Bradley said, I think as preva- several bands already using tapes put out on tape. It doesnt need to hundreds or thousands of tracks lent as mp3s are, and as much as to explore side projects and new to be performable live, it can be on demand. mp3s make sense, you still want genres. Its pretty easy to imagine electronic and strange, it can be Consumers will require some- something. Maybe in a few years this breathing long term life into jazzy, I dont care, Im looking for thing in return for this tradeoff if we wont want anything, but we the tape if it becomes the norm. a variety of music from a variety tapes are to catch on again. Brad- all grew up wanting stuff, and its However it pans out, Bradley of genres. ley pointed to several qualities of going to die hard, and until then, says hes happy to be in it for the the tape that may play this role. tapes. long haul, planning Cassettestivals

getting downtown
new website to track downtown nightlife in Guelph
oliVer dzuBa
Being able to balance academia and a social life is not the easiest feat, and it would seem nearly impossible to combine the two without one suffering. Severn Bailey, Mike Hillcoat and Adam Estrela however have done this with a new website endeavour that has its roots in a course at the University of Guelph. Bailey and Hillcoat were enroled in Doug Adlams entrepreneurship class MCS*4100 last semester, which featured a project that required students to create an idea for a business. Bailey and his now business partner used an idea titled guelphspot.com for their grade, but have taken the proposal one step further, and are currently taking this class project and making it into a reality. Our website offers students a complete look into the downtown scene; with photos of nights out, a collection of all nightly bar specials and events into one convenient location, local DJs, and a list of all the popular bars in Guelph, said Bailey, describing the website he and his colleagues are working on. The website is tailored specifically to student nightlife at the University of Guelph. website function. The team realized that on the internet, websites come in ample supply, and have worked hard on making their website stand out. We have had nothing but 4 a.m. nights of constantly bonking heads and coming up with new ideas to keep evolving the website into something students really will enjoy, Bailey said. We have created our very own shout box (which is currently in the Beta stage), and we feel it will create a social atmosphere within the U of G community because its open to everyone, said Bailey. He feels the feature will separate his teams website from Twitter and Facebook as it removes some of the boundaries of these traditional social networking websites. Visitors to the website will also be able to enter contests to win prizes from the website and other sponsors. It is not unusual that students show apathy towards the material taught in classes, often because they fail to recognize a use. Many learn just enough to receive a good mark, only to forget the information in a couple of months. Bailey and his team, however, have done the opposite, and while doing so they have taken the chores of academia and combined them with the fun of a night out.

"Our website offers students a complete look into the downtown scene"
- Severn Bailey
We feel there is a strong need for it in the Guelph community stated Severn, claiming that there is no website that can currently serve the students as well as guelphspot.com will. After hundreds of hours of programming and coding we came to the realization that the workload was far too much for just the two of us and we decided to pick up a third member said Bailey, stressing the amount of hard work the three have put in to make this

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bringing people together, one house show at a time is the slogan of community music, a local effort to create awareness and exposure for up-and-coming musical talent. on Jan. 13, a seemingly quiet house on Waterloo Ave. in guelph was host to a show featuring merlins beard, rose brokenshire and Jordan raycroft. The pay-what-youcan policy included admission to the show, a hot bowl of soup and the chance to buy the bands demo cds. The cozy and vibrant atmosphere of the venue coupled with the modest but outstanding musical talent of rose brokenshire and Jordan raycroft especially, made the night a success. shine a little light on them, music gods.

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Though both of these one-act plays were well executed, the shining performance of the night was Posting Secrets by Cassandra Van Oort. It was a longer act than the others, featured a larger cast, but restricted interaction between the characters to a minimum. For the duration of the performance, each character shared a secret with the audience, presenting a powerful and emotionally satisfying work of theatre. As a whole, the festival was a success. With the little bit of time available for the DSF to prepare for the festival, the student run organization managed to kickoff winter semester 2012 with a successful festival.

snowed in at the theatre

Student-organized one-act festival a success
kelly wiGhton
Topping off the first week back to classes was the Sno-Week OneAct play festival, presented by the U of Gs Drama Students Federation (DSF). The festival showcased two series, each featuring a different group of performances. On Jan. 14, in the George Luscombe Theatre, A Mugging Guide (For the Rich and Successful) was the first of three one-act plays performed in the first series. Written by Sean Jacklin and directed by Andrew Luscombe, the play set the night off to a great start. Short and sweet, the play clocked in at a mere twenty minutes in length. Despite the brevity, actors Lou Progosh and Jacob Citron successfully managed to portray the dark humour in the interactions between a businessman and his mugger. Though the ending came suddenly, it was pleasantly surprising. Surprise was a common element throughout the first series of the festival. Agnieszka Mlynarz, writer of Beth and Laura used the element of surprise in a very dark, comical sense, which paired nicely with the witty sarcasm of the characters. The actors dived right into their characters personas, which made for a believable performance of a relatively unrealistic experience in a coffee shop.

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sno-Week one-Acts ran from Jan. 12-14 at george luscombe Theatre.

Album review:
medicine Hat Medicine Hat 3.8/5
nick reVinGton
loss of innocence by way of tobacco, drugs, and alcohol. Do the back-and-forth vocals represent a real-life aspect of the singers own relationship? Things take on a rougher edge with Digging For Diamonds. The slow blues-rock tempo and heavy distortion actually manage to convey the sense of back-breaking physical labour suggested by the title even before words are sung. Building up the refrain towards the end of the song, the backing vocal part has room to grow and experiment with variation, but instead settles to repeat the same simple melodic line, though this song is still definitely a gem (pun fully intended). Reverting to a pop feel once again, Our Right reaffirms a youthful need to make mistakes for ourselvestaking risks is sometimes part of growing up. Isaac follows up as possibly the records heaviest song. Not a particularly fast piece, the slightly haunting melody still manages to be catchy. The record closes with Home, a ballad sung by Bersche about how everyday things just arent the same without our loved ones around. Eventually, joined by his band mates, the song artfully ends out as a sort of sea chantey without ever feeling incongruous. However, the piece would be no worse if the stick-on-drum-rim clicks were removed from the earlier part of the song. Overall, Medicine Hat has created a strong album. The songs all fit together nicely, but offer a variety of tempos and dynamics that neatly avoid the curse of beginning to sound the same after a while. At just over 23 minutes in length, one can only hope there is more of this type of polished writing to come from them in the future.

A true entertainer
rich Aucoin brings immersive electronic act to eBar
sean chiliBeck
Rich Aucoin is a true entertainer and that is clear from his live shows, where he never fails to get the crowd jumping and singing along. Bringing his high-energy electronic act to the eBar on Jan. 12, Aucoins show opened with a customized opening credits video, where Aucoin grabbed names from the Facebook page advertising the event in order to personalize the show just that little bit more. Before each song, Aucoin went through lyrics with the crowd, and then started each song with a video ripped from YouTube, bringing pop culture references into the mix as well. Throughout the show, psychedelic videos of the Grinch and other random videos flashed across the screen along with the lyrics just in case they managed to slip the minds of everyone gathered to listen. At one point, Aucoin took out a parachute. One of those giant multicolored parachutes that every Canadian elementary student loved like no other gym supply, Aucoinp unfurled the cloth canopy over the crowd and everyone naturally started to wave it and jump uncontrollably with nostalgic joy. Aucoin is an artist that makes it easy to be proud of the Canadian electronic music scene. Anyone looking for a fun night of live music is recommended to check out one of this Nova Scotia natives live shows. If you missed out on his last visit to Guelph, Aucoin allows listeners a chance to get a handle on his music by offering downloads of some of his songs on his website, and even returns fans text messages with free zip files of his latest album.

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Guelph rock band Medicine Hats debut record came out in November, but the official unveiling party goes down Jan. 19 at the eBar. Despite being their first recording, their eponymous seven-track album already establishes them a sound unto their own. Opening track To Be Named probably most closely resembles lead singer Nabi Loneys folksy solo material, albeit with a notunwelcome rock element. Each iteration of the anthemic chorus is masterfully built up to a greater intensity than the previous. The subject matter is relatable to anyone: waiting to be loved and wanting to fit in. Ships, meanwhile, poetically adapts nautical metaphors for the trials and tribulations of love to song. Next on the playlist is power-pop piece Little Cigarettes, a catchy duet between Loney and her boyfriend-guitarist Tyler Bersche. The guitar part cleverly picks a syncopated rhythm through the chords instead of strumming a technique I wish more people used. The lyrics seem to simultaneously lament and accept the

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rich Aucoin getting a little sweaty at the ebar on Jan. 12.

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one-man act gains numbers

Graydon James and the young novelists talk upcoming debut release
katrina salmon
On Jan. 12, Graydon James and the Young Novelists played a show at Jimmy Jazz downtown Guelph, with an opening by Ben Caplan. Native to Toronto, the band that was once a one-man show is about to record its first full-length album this month. When speaking with Graydon James and drummer Mike Paddags, the two discussed their groups upcoming record. We were lucky enough to get a government grant, a factor grant, said James. Were spending every penny we can, starting next week. Having only been together for roughly two years, the group has released one EP and one live album recorded at Dublin St. Church. Mostly we were friends before or in various bands that we knew of, James said of the bands initial connection. We knew each other and had seen each other play in before. Originally a solo act, it was interesting to hear how James thought the music had changed with a full band. I did an album and it sounds like theres a full band playing but its mostly me, which was a really bad idea in retrospect, James said. But now that there is actually a live band that Im playing with they all bring a brand new kind of freshness to every part, people are actually thinking about what theyre playing, as opposed to just playing a part. Reflected in their performance, the musicians created a full, harmonious, folk sound that filled the small venue. The reason for the groups presence in Guelph was a desire to test out new material. We just wanted to do a few more shows before we went into the studio, just to kind of road test the last few songs before we go in, to see how they feel. As the band will be working with producer Chris Stringer (Ohbijou, Timber Timbre), it is little to say that they are

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graydon James returned to guelph with a full band on Jan. 12.

enthusiastic for the end results. Rumor has it he knows what hes doing, Paddags joked. It will be interesting to see where this new album will take Graydon James and the Young Novelists, and how they will dynamically create a solid sound they can call their own.

list service: Four infamous record productions

tom Beedham
nine Inch nails The Downward Spiral There might be some ghosts lurking in the background of Trent Reznors 1994 studio album. Its been said that when seeking out a location to record The Downward Spiral, Trent Reznor would check out up to 15 houses a day. Eventually, he settled on renting out a house in Beverly Hills, but not just any ranch in the affluent city. Reznor selected the very same location in which actress Sharon Tate had been murdered by members of the Manson Family in 1969, claiming it was the location he found the most interesting. Reznor and his former manager occupied the house for The velvet underground and nicos 18 months of recording, and taking eponymous debut cues from a blood-scrawled mesAndy Warhol held a lot of titles sage that had been written on the in his time: painter, printmaker, door after Tates murder, Reznor filmmaker, and record producer. named the house Le Pig. At first the Velvet Undergrounds Iggy and the stooges Raw Power When the Stooges broke up after The Stooges (1969) and Fun House (1970) received little commercial success, singer Iggy Pops heroin addiction was escalating and bassist Dave Alexander battled alcoholism. Just getting the band back together was a task in itself, but David Bowie managed to do it. After shuffling around some roles, Bowie had the band together in the studio, manning the helm as producer. Although the album eventually went on to receive critical acclaim, Columbia Records invited Pop to remix the album in 1996. Fans still clamour over which pressing is better. manager and mentor, Warhol is cited for serving production duties throughout the recording of its eponymous debut (there is, however, debate over the level of influence and authority he held throughout the process). Naturally, Warhol also created the album artwork for the release. n.W.A. Straight Outta Compton Often cited as the pioneer gangster rap record, and perhaps best known for featuring (and not featuring) the protest mantra Fuck Tha Police, the success of Straight Outta Compton is responsible for having launched N.W.A. member Dr. Dre (who also produced the album) into one of the most successful rap producing careers of all time.

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qualify their claims by explaining that Odd Futures lyrics often pick out qualities that determine the world they live in, and then parody them by employing over-the-top representations of the ideals perpetuated in their culture. Yes, I recognize that Radicals is preceded with a disclaimer from Tyler that says, Hey, dont do anything that I say in this song, okay? Its fuckin fiction. That said, I find it highly unlikely that a 20 year-old kid that raps about Rugrats characters has any real grasp of pomo. Even if this is true, Tyler and the Odd Future collectives use of the single off her new album Purshock value is hardly subversive, ple Naked Ladies. Therein, she and its definitely not progressive. picks up a girl at a carnival, snorts Its about as wild and out there as some white powder with her, and Pepsi using Britney Spears to ad- eventually abandons her when vertise their product, with more she passes out. Here, the shock obscenities. All it requires is a basic value of the video combined with understanding of a cultural cli- the peer pressure-inspired lyrics mate. Anyone could do that, and simultaneously encourages listenplenty do. Their use of homophobic ers to think critically about their and misogynistic slurs promotes choices and also about what they more than dissuades people using. are watching and listening to. Different things can be said of If there is any hope for a proSyd tha Kyds new project, The gressive Odd Future, it lies with Internet. The Internet. The artist publicly outted herself with the video for Cocaine,

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Odd future and The internet
tom Beedham
Most of the people writing about Odd Future are music critics and bloggers, and typically, they have one of two opinions about what they have heard: (1) the collective is composed of a bunch of homophobic, misogynist kids that need to grow up; and (2) they are some crazy kids churning out some of the most popular and progressivesubversive alternative hip-hop being produced these days. Both of those opinions stem from the fact that the collectives affiliates are less than sensitive where its lyrical choices are concerned. In collective leader Tyler, The Creators case, NME has reported that more than 200 variations of the word faggot make appearances on Goblin, and The Fader counted 68 uses of bitch on the same album, where rape is a predominant theme. It is not hard to see where the people that call the groups material out as hate speech get their fuel. At the same time, those defending the groups frequent usage of piercing epithets as one of its progressive-subversive offerings are quick to point out that while the majority of Odd Future is composed of straight males, the group also harbours Syd tha Kid, an openly gay woman. While this piece of information might suggest that the meaning behind Odd Futures deployment of certain controversial words might not be as obvious as it would seem, friendship and alliance with one member of a community is not enough to signal an alliance with the community in question. Ill state my bias right now: I feel people give this group too much credit. I have actually heard someone go so far as to cite Tyler, The Creators anthemic chorus from Radicals (Kill people/burn shit/fuck school) as proof that Tyler, The Creator is an aggressive postmodernist commenting on setting. This person (who shall remain nameless) and the highbrow snob types like them

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Artifacts of the everyday

what next?
I would rather be. There is a question forced upon seamus oGden every young one: what do you want to be when you grow up? Im driving home from night class These days I feel as though I have on Monday after a long, defeating become that awful question. Over day. A Wintersleep and Postdata my seven years off-and-on at the mix CD plays in harmony with the University of Guelph, Ive seen a mood I find myself swimming in. number of friends buckle under After a melancholic Postdata num- its weight. Graduates Depression. ber, Wintersleeps Orca begins A medically recognized condition calmly, bearing a shadow of the surely, this state of eternal what violence it will become. I know next? Us sufferers need our therwhats coming. I feel a predators apy sessions. This time its with anticipation. I listen intently to the boys from Wintersleep, a band Paul Murphys cathartic voice: Ill that speaks directly to this generbe a killer whale / when I grow up. ations neuroses about our future What a perfect creature is a kill- lives, about the beautiful possier whale. Terribly, mysteriously bilities and promise of youth and beautiful. As a small boy it was my the bitter realities and pressures favourite animal (that was before of youth. We wonder: will we fall I stopped taking time to ponder short? or worse will we misabout inane things like favourites). succeed? will we make others the I used to sit for hours drawing victims of a plight that is our own? them. The stark black and white Beauty is not all that the image of their glossy skin, the flowing of the orca brings to this song. lines of their bodies. The creatures There are great tensions: the unseemed to draw themselves. Each discerning violence of natural one the image of ancient wisdom, forces contrasting the beautiful of beautiful stature, enduring calm, gifts they give us; the possibilities of silent presence. There is nothing of power and desire to create, to destroy; the black and the white. Oh, the greatness before which we are nothing worthy: the orca, the hurricane, the forest fire, the avalanche, the tidal wave. Oh, to be something so awesome and capable, to be nothing but a will, a saviour or a destroyer, an Achilles. The music erupts into a raging force. It takes me with it, there in my forest green Volkswagen 03 Jetta. I will wonder later, is that thundering crescendo an expression of the completion, the achievement of that distant greatness, for better or worse, or is it rage at the impossibility of its achievement? In this instant it is not of concern to me. And there, headlights pointing ever onward, I pass through a street-lit intersection headed back to my parents house ( going nowhere ) driving 70 in a 60 zone (a true bad-ass). Im rocking-out alone in my Jetta, feigning carelessness, a decided mad man. A perfect metaphor for my own predicament, for the predicament of yet another generation.

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gryphons roar past Warriors in mens basketball action
On the back of a 24 point performance from Kareem malcolm, the Gryphons mens basketball team was able to improve their record to 7-5.
jeff sehl
This past Saturday Jan. 14, the Gryphons Mens Basketball team was able to rebound from a strong third quarter charge from the Waterloo Warriors to come away with a decisive 82-63 victory. The win was the Gryphons third in a row after wins against Windsor and Western last week. After a tight third quarter in which the Warriors brought the score to within one, the Gryphons were able to overpower their opponents with strong team defence and a fantastic performance from fourth year guard, Kareem Malcolm. In the fourth quarter we created probably about four turnovers in a row and put a lot of pressure on [Waterloo] said head coach Chris ORourke. We grinded and finally it paid off in the fourth quarter and we went on a big run, converted

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The other side of Adhd

melina lin
The ability to hyperfocus is es- inattentiveness and other probsentially that you lose all track of lems, as well as identifying what time, you lose all track of sense of theyre interested in, people with the world when youre doing this ADHD can be much happier in one thing, or these several things what they do. In terms of career that youre extremely passionate paths, they are likely to be sucabout, said Alino Kislenko, ADHD cessful with a career in their area and Productivity Coach. of interest as a result of their inKislenko is a University of Guelph tense passion for it. The [thing about] ADHD is that graduate, and certified neuro-linguistic programming therapist. it makes you bad at things you She leads the weekly Guelph Adult arent passionate about; you can ADHD Support Group, helping chil- get distracted, or youre just not dren, students and adults. She also into it, youre not as driven and has a company, ADHD Interrupted, you miss things. But when its which provides many resources for something you are obsessed with people with ADHD. naturally, if you follow that, amazWhat I do [to treat] ADHD is a ing things happen, Kislenko said. mixture of cognitive-behavioural therapy, as well as practical coachThere are resources and tools on ing. We do a lot of problem-solving campus available for both students and help the people with ADHD cre- with and without ADHD. One ate healthy habits by working with place to check out is the Centre them weekly [] to learn what their for Students with Disabilities as learning styles are and what their well as the website for ADHD In[individual] problems are. terrupted, which offers tips, tools By learning and adapting hab- and further information on serviits and strategies to cope with ces in Guelph.

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a developmental a couple of three-point plays, disorder in the brain, specifically and just did what we wanted to in the frontal lobe. It is most often offensively. characterized by hyperactivity and Malcolm, who scored 12 points inattentiveness, as well as impulin the fourth quarter alone and sivity, addiction and short term led all scorers with 24 points, memory loss. On the other hand, was named the Gryphons Male people with ADHD think and view Athlete of the Week on Jan. 16. the world differently, which can reAccording to ORourke, Malcolm sult in much creativity and insight was successful by sticking to his that others may not realize. Students with ADHD often have strengths. [Malcolms] a great slasher and trouble keeping up with their studwhen he sticks to slashing he takes ies; this includes difficulty absorbing guys off their dribble and some- information, slower paced learnthing positive happens. He got into ing and/or handing in assignments the lane and finished, and thats late. Usually, if the student is feelwhat he does best, said ORourke. ing overwhelmed by the amount of The Gryphons now look for- work, he or she would turn towards ward to their next game against a an addiction to numb the emotions. powerful and experienced Laurier However, ADHD is not without Golden Hawks team. The Golden its own perks. In addition to being Hawks have one of the most pow- creative and quite compassionate, erful offences in Ontario, so the people with ADHD also have the Gryphons have a tough test ahead ability to hyperfocus. of them. According to ORourke, in order to be successful against Laurier, the Gryphons will need to focus on defensive rebounding, containing Lauriers transition, The wrestling team and playing disciplined basketball. looks to build on their The nationally ranked number seven Golden Hawks will be put- recent success as they ting their 10-2 record on the line prepare for the OuA against the Gryphons on Jan. the 18 and CiS finals. at the W.F. Mitchell Athletic Centre.

gryphon wrestling looks to finish strong

chris muller
Wrestling deals with the execution of an unstoppable force against an immovable object, a problematic situation for most; yet for Coach Doug Cox and the Gryphon Wrestling Team, its simply business as usual. A member of Wrestling Canadas Hall of Fame, former Olympian and Pan-Am Games Champion Doug Cox has grown the program since his first year as head coach in 1996. In that time, he has increased the size and success of this unique program. The team is composed of about 70 per cent varsity athletes, the remaining are comprised of former students and other athletes looking to compete at an elite level. [The] elite athletes stay, and thats a good draw for the varsity athletes. Without those elites, it would be difficult to bring in recruits, said Coach Cox. Wrestlers usually get into the best part of their careers when theyre about 27 or 28, he added. The benefit of this particular program lies in the longevity of the athletes tenure with the club, allowing Coach Cox to guide and develop the athletes in the most productive way. Coach Cox is quick to dismiss his own accolades as a drawing point on bringing in new athletes from high school. The thing about the Guelph

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University and Club program is that were about the whole athlete, he explained. Coxs focus on creating the team as a family-unit and in developing strong individuals through wrestling remains the sound foundation of the program. Evidence of this lies in some athletes decisions to come to Guelph after finishing their undergraduate elsewhere a marker of the Guelphs programs success and respect in the wrestling community. That success is recognized nationally. The men and women are ranked eighth and third, respectively. The men had been ranked second only a week ago, but after an ACL tear sustained by star athlete Tyson Frost-Dreyer, the Gryphons dropped slightly in the national rankings. However, Coach Cox feels that the team will pull through and continue to find success.

The Gryphons will host a meet this weekend and look to continue executing the way that has garnered them an esteemed spot among the nations best programs. February envelops both the OUA and CIS Championships, two events that the Gryphons surely have circled on their calendars. Weve worked to peak the athletes for this time of year, said Cox. However, the more we keep it business as usual, the better were going to be. The Gryphons will look to last years gold-medal performances by Korey Jarvis and Allison Leslie as an example of how to move forward into the championship season. And in the sport of collisions between unstoppable forces and immovable objects, moving forward could prove to be the key for Gryphon dominance on provincial and national levels.

Kerith gordon

genevieve lalonde
summer we row for the club and as soon as the school season starts we row for the university, so post-graduation you just cant wear the UofG uni-suit anymore. You just have to move on and move back to your club, but there are certainly lots of opportunities for senior athletes to continue to compete at a high level. Christine Fraser, golf: The golf industry is kind of its own little world, so even if you dont continue to play golf youre still involved in the golfing community. As for continuing to play golf [professionally], I dont think its really an option. However, you can play golf until youre 90 its a lifetime sport so in that way, [golfing] is really cool because its always going to be a part of your life. Tamara Bell, hockey: If females want to continue playing hockey competitively they can either play in the Canadian Womens Hockey League (CWHL) or play professional hockey overseas. Genevieve Lalonde, cross country: It depends what theyre looking to do. For myself when I graduate Im actually looking to go to the Olympics. For a lot of the other girls on the team, they will probably finish their eligibility and pursue a masters here. Otherwise, some of them may end up in sports medicine. Melissa Corso, soccer: Theres not much actually. You can pretty much only play in typical wom-

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ens leagues, which are any age group. There are some professional leagues, but theyre very time consuming. You [would] practice four or five times a week and then on the weekends you go away and you dont get paid. You basically just get your registration and uniform paid for [] so its not much. Jacey Murphy, rugby: Right now Im looking at being involved in the Canadian womens program. Last year I went to Vegas with them for a 7s tournament there, so Im looking at developing myself into someone that can work their way into that program. Allison Leslie, wrestling: Guelph has a club here at the university so [wrestlers] can still compete. There are a bunch of world competitions, the Olympics, Pan Americans and so on, too.

uelph is home to some of Canadas most talented female athletes, though there are few who are aware of this. In the far corner of campus, the womens rugby team has won the OUA championships in front of close friends and family members. Rather than showcasing the talents of a hockey team that currently sits in second place in the OUA standings, the Frosty Mug will spotlight their male counterparts, who have won less times then the women have lost. So why is it that our often more-deserving female athletes get overshadowed? Interviews with high profile senior female Gryphons hope to illuminate this issue and discuss the doorways that are open to them post-graduation. What can female athletes do in terms of continuing their athletics after university?
Jasmine Douglas, basketball: I know a few people that have gone over and played in Europe professionally so thats always an option. Many also go into coaching. Kerith Gordon, rowing: The rowing community is set up so that you can continue rowing [after university]. Through the

Do you ever come up against people who have preconceived notions of female teams as less valuable than mens?
Jasmine Douglas, basketball: Yeah, but theyre not very knowledgeable if they do think that. Recently a lot of guys have come up to me and said that they saw us play while working out in the gym. So its awesome that even though they may not have gone to the game, the way the gym is set up [they can watch it].

Kerith Gordon, rowing: Of course we do, and actually there is a huge hierarchy in rowing because its a weight based sport, so of course you want to see the big guys who row in the big eight [boats] and can move super fast. An eight of heavy weight men can pull a water skier and thats pretty cool and of course those are the big races to watch. So there is sort of ingrained discrimination I guess. Christine Fraser, golf: Yeah, and then we just beat them on the golf course. Tamara Bell, hockey: Yes, but these people often have never watched female sports. After watching the skill and competitiveness of female sports they often change their opinion. Genevieve Lalonde, cross country: Yeah, thats definitely one struggle that our team comes up against. Our team is so strong and weve won more times than the guys, but the mens team always seems to outshine us at the end. Were proud of our achievements as much as anyone else. Jacey Murphy, rugby: I think so. Especially with the differences between body types for mens and womens sports, particularly for something as physical as rugby.

Do you think there are fewer opportunities for female athletes post-university graduation than male athletes?
Kerith Gordon, rowing: It depends on the level that you intend to attain. If you want to be a high performance athlete and you want to go to the Olympics, for example, there arent as many womens boatings so there arent as many events you can qualify for. But at the club level, there are a lot of opportunities to race. Christine Fraser, golf: Definitely. [There are less opportunities for female athletes] in the golf industry especially, because its like a boys club. But if youre good and youre persistent then you shouldnt have a problem. Tamara Bell, hockey: Yes I do. It is unfortunate that females do not have the same number of opportunities as males. However, it is becoming more equal and females are beginning to have more opportunities compared to the past years. Genevieve Lalonde, cross country: In the past there wasnt but now everything that the guys can run the girls can run too, with the exception of distance. In cross country specifically guys run 10km and girls run 5km, and there was talk to cut that down to 4km which wouldve been ridiculous.

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did really well when I was a junior, I went to Junior Worlds a couple times and won Nationals but seniors is a different game. My goal this year is to win CIS again and well see from there.

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Genevieve Lalonde, cross country: The running community itself is pretty close-knit so you get a lot of fan support from them, although its not the easiest sport to watch because were running in and out of the trails and so you just see glimpses of the race. A lot of people dont know that we have transformed the arboretum into a national cross country course, and plans are almost finalized for an international class track around the football stadium and then we have that new indoor track thats being built, so were growing. I think with those new venues it will help [increase our fan base]. Melissa Corso, soccer: Its really sad, but I cant really blame them either. The program in the past hasnt been very strong so we havent been able to build that fan base and theres really no advertisement for [soccer games either]. Now that we have the new facilities theres been a lot more support, even just this year. Jacey Murphy, rugby: It could be a bit better. I dont know if a lot of people on-campus know that the games are going on or if its lack of knowledge or just lack of interest, but it would be really superb to have a lot more people there especially when were competing for an OUA final on our home pitch. Allison Leslie, wrestling: Wrestling is not the most popular sport and a lot of people dont get it, so they dont bother coming out to watch. Other than that, its just my friends and family that come out to support me.

Melissa Corso, soccer: At this level, its hard to say. Overall, programs are a lot more developed for mens. They have MLS, so pro-teams are being formed in North America, [just not for women]. Jacey Murphy, rugby: I think its different within rugby. I know a couple of my guy friends have had the ability to go and play rugby overseas in England and Wales, so theres definitely more opportunities for them in that sense. But the Canadian program is expanding right now which is great because theyre giving a bit more funds to the womens teams. Allison Leslie, wrestling: I actually feel right now that female wrestlers have more opportunities in Canada because the womens program is better than mens so we have a lot more funding available [to us].

Do you feel like you need to look outside Canada for athletic opportunities?
Jasmine Douglas, basketball: Im not too knowledgeable about whats available for athletes within Canada, other than fun leagues. I know that Europe is always a possibility for female athletes. Our assistant coach Kerri Jilesen, played professionally in Europe for a few years. Kerith Gordon, rowing: I

dont think Id have to go outside Canada. Id definitely stay here. Christine Fraser, golf: No, I think [golf is] really growing in Canada and a lot of new opportunities are presenting themselves. You network a lot in golf, so again, once youre part of the community, even if youre a girl, then you can meet other girls and go through them. Tamara Bell, hockey: No. If you asked me this question 10 years ago, I probably would have said yes. Now there are a lot of opportunities in Canada for athletes. Genevieve Lalonde, cross country: In terms of going professional, I would definitely stay here. One of the things that a lot of people dont know is that weve got a whole Olympic development team training at the university everyday, which Im a part of. As far as competitions go, you might have to go down to the States to get some of the bigger competitions, but its definitely a sport thats developing quickly in Canada. Melissa Corso, soccer: I probably wouldnt. In Europe they have the culture for it, but I dont think there are [many opportunities]. Jacey Murphy, rugby: Not at the moment. I think its really changed within the last year. The womens 7s program got a big grant from the government,

especially since rugby is going into the Olympics in 2016 as a trial sport, so its certainly got more attention now. Allison Leslie, wrestling: No, Id probably stay in Canada if I wanted to compete. Canada has one of the strongest womens wrestling programs. Were actually ahead of the United States, and we did pretty well at the Olympics we got a gold and two bronzes at the so thats pretty decent.

What do you think of fan support at games/competitions?

Jasmine Douglas, basketball: I feel like this year [fan support] has been decent in comparison to other years, because normally we can name everyone in the stands, like oh, theres my dad, thats my friend. Our coach has said that hes had people come up to him and say were going to start going to your games earlier because you guys are playing some exciting basketball, instead of just catching the tail end of our game before the mens game. I think peoples preconceptions have changed. When we play basketball, were not girly-girls, were going to go out there and if we have to be physical then we will be physical. Kerith Gordon, rowing: Well its poor. Its hard because we train out in Guelph Lake and its difficult for people to get [there]. We have our own regatta every fall, which more and more people have come too and its really great to see people cheering you on. Any athlete will tell you that. In terms of other regattas we go to, especially at the Head of the Trent, its just packed its also their homecoming but the banks are absolutely crowded with people and it gets you excited. So it would definitely be nice to see a little more support on the Guelph side. Christine Fraser, golf: That would be a big fat zero. Its a bit different for golf, because we have one competition a year, plus golf isnt the most exciting sport to watch, so I dont know if well see an increase [in fan support] at all. We do have a good team here, but do people know that? Thats the thing probably not. Half of the people dont even know that Cutton Club is right there, and people are always asking me where do you play, where do you practice? and I say right across the street. We made it to nationals this year, so hopefully with the fundraising events were going to have to do to get [to Victoria] it will create some more awareness.

What are your own personal goals for after graduation?

Jasmine Douglas, basketball: I will probably take a year off, work, potentially travel or play in Europe. Im from Guelph and Ive gone to school in Guelph so I want to kind of spread my wings. Kerith Gordon, rowing: Im going to go do more school and continue to row in the school circuit and the club circuit in the summer. Christine Fraser, golf: Well, Im in my masters in landscape architecture so eventually I want to design my own golf courses. I actually know Kirsten Brown, [a recent Guelph grad who received national recognition for her golf course designs], and she was a huge inspiration for me to come here and take this program. Tamara Bell, hockey: I would love to continue playing competitive hockey either in the CWHL or play in Europe and experience traveling as well. Genevieve Lalonde, cross country: Im going to try this summer [to make the Olympic team] and then 2016 is my big year so I might not stick around Guelph until then, but definitely for a few years after the [2012 Olympics]. Melissa Corso, soccer: As a [female] soccer player this is what you aim to do you play at the university level and thats pretty much it. I tried out for a semi-pro league a few years ago but the commitment is so much. Jacey Murphy, rugby: Theres two world cups between [the 2016 Olympics] and now for 7s and 15s so Im just going to take it one step at a time, and if Im still doing rugby in 2016 then the Olympics will certainly be a goal of mine. Allison Leslie, wrestling: I

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gryphons dont sweat the holidays

The womens hockey team celebrates back-to-back wins while finals steadily approach
sasha odesse
Coming back after a long and gameless break can be an issue for some teams, but not the Gryphons womens hockey team who followed up their break with a double-header winning weekend on Jan. 14 and 15. The wins over Western and Windsor give the Gryphons a four-game win streak which interim head coach Carly Haggard is quite pleased with, and rightfully so. Im extremely happy with how the team is performing, said Haggard. I was a little nervous before the games this past weekend as we had six weeks off [between games] which is quite a long time, but they came back strong and I think they were probably our two best games of the whole season. I think that they know we only have eight regular season games left and its kind of getting down to crunch time so everyone has really stepped up their game. The team was given off December 14- December 28 until practice resumed throughout the remainder of the holidays. The biggest thing that I was trying to focus on [over the break] was conditioning, said Haggard. Its kind of hard to do systems when you still dont play for another month, so we really, really worked on our conditioning and I think it showed this past weekend. To come back and be able to play two hard, physical games was great. With the quarterfinals quickly approaching, the Gryphons must hang on to their second place ranking behind the Laurier Goldenhawks, whom they will most likely face in the finals. Haggard, however, remains firm in her belief that you can never be too confident. Our four losses right now are to the bottom half of teams in the league so you never know what can happen. Right now were just taking it game by game and just trying to get better individually and as a team [in the meantime]. Coupled with this attitude, the Gryphons will also have to gain more confidence in their own abilities if they are to overcome the Hawks.

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second year gryphon defencemen, michelle sabourin moves the puck back up in the ice into mustang territory
Laurier has always been our nemesis and Queens having beat us just last year in the finals has developed a good rivalry too. I think that for the girls, especially with Laurier, its all mental, said Haggard. [Lauriers] been a powerhouse for the past seven or eight years and we are just as good. If [the team] can just get Come playoffs, we always get a past that mental side then we will big crowd and the girls love playbe able to compete with them 100 ing in front of that, said Haggard. per cent. I dont think it really matters to In terms of the fluctuating fan students on-campus in regard to support at home games, Hag- us being a womens sport, students gard says it all depends on who just want to see a good sporting the team is playing and what other event and thats what we produce. activities are going on on-campus.

outdoors club thrives in cold weather

susannah riPley
This is the time of year when its easy to stay inside all day, braving the cold only when absolutely necessary. Between the negative temperatures, raw wind and icy pavements, even the five-minute walk between classes can seem daunting. However, the University of Guelph Outdoors Club is not discouraged by the cold season. To these intrepid students, winter offers a whole new set of adventures. Club president Henry Chen wore snowshoes during the interview as he described the Outdoor Clubs winter offerings. Our big trip is usually a dogsledding trip, he said. We have fishing, some hiking, camping trips in the winter time. For the past three years weve had winter wilderness survival its very popular. Ice climbing, some day trips snowshoeing, skiing... I wish it would be a little bit colder here, added fellow executive member Abby Menendez. We need snow if we want to go snowshoeing! The club cannot advertise this semesters expeditions until it has approval from the Central Students Association, but many trips are being planned. They could

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range from day trips to a nine-day This weeks Fan of the Game is hike during winter break. The dis- Tayne Hewer, a recent Guelph tance the club travels also varies: graduate of biomedical science proposed excursions include the and a Gryphon hockey fan. Im an ex-player, so I just came Bruce Peninsula, Killarney Provincial Park on the north shore of to support my roommate who still Georgian Bay, and Banff Nation- plays on the team. I graduated, so al Park. now I come to watch [them] play. The clubs website states that it Nowadays, Hewers passion for [runs] trips for people with vary- hockey continues, but is displayed ing experience levels, and most by her enthusiasm in the stands trips are great for beginners. Its rather than on the ice. Fan support a good opportunity to meet peo- like Hewers is no doubt important ple, try something new and get to the team, who are continuing to some exercise. The club even rents work hard while also celebrating a out equipment to its members, so four-game winning streak, the past they can try a new activity without two of which were home games. having to invest in their own gear. I [attend a lot of Gryphon Students who wish to partici- events], Im pretty much at all of pate in this semesters activities the mens and womens hockey can sign up on Club Days, Jan. games. 19-20. Last semester the club While watching the Guelph had about 200 members, which Western game on Saturday Jan. is normal. 14, Hewer expressed her faith in We always have a lot of exchange the continuing success of the Grystudents, said Menendez. They phons womens hockey team. like to see the rugged Canadian I have high hopes for them and outdoors. I think theyre going to go all the But numbers always go down way this year. in the winter time, said Chen. Hewer correctly placed her bets Some people are afraid of the on the Gryphon team, who finished Stand up, stand out and cheer winter. with a 5-2 win over the Mustangs. for the Guelph Gryphons and Not everyone can handle the The Gryphons currently sit in you could be Fan of the Game. cold. But if you can, get outside. second place, tailing close behind Winner receives two free ticktheir number one rivals, the Lau- ets to another Gryphons varsity home game. rier Goldenhawks.

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This February, the Guelph Curling Club will be host to both the OUA and CIS championships, and the University of Guelph womens curling team has their sights set on both of them. The curling team is a bit different from some of the other teams on campus, and while they do compete both provincially and nationally, it doesnt have the same varsity status as many other sports. Were kind of in limbo right now, [between being a club and a varsity sport], said head coach Jason Rice. But we are able to compete within the OUA championships and at the CIS national level. Although not recognized as a varsity sport right now, Rice does hope that the team will be there one day but it will take some work. The program at the University of Guelph is in its infancy and as the years go on we want to help develop the curling program, and our future goal is to obtain that varsity status down the road, he said. Last year they finished in the middle of the pack at the CIS championships, so this year theyve spent some time rebuilding and working on what might have been weaker last year, both to help get the team to that varsity status as well as placing higher nationally than they did last season. This year has kind of been a building year for us. Weve mostly been focusing on team dynamics, said Rice. From the start of the season we got together as a team to develop both our long-term and short-term goals, both from an individual athlete to a team standpoint. While most competitive curling teams have four players, many university teams carry more than that to accommodate the busy schedules many students have. This years team has six players, with four returning from last year and two first year students joining the ranks. Clancy Grandy is one of the four returning players and the teams skip, responsible for calling many of the teams shots, or directing where the other players should aim their stones. Grandy also cites team dynamics as being important for the team to be able to outdo their performance last year. Team dynamics were something that we worked on a lot this year. [We met] with a sports psychologist, which we didnt do last year in preparation, she said. Team dynamics are something that I think, if you have them, can set you apart from other university teams. Team dynamics arent the only areas in which the team is focusing though. Weve each committed to a nutrition plan through meeting with a nutritionist on campus and then we have a fitness plan [as well], said Grandy. Hopefully the extra work and initiative will pay off. The team seems to be staying positive. The sport of curling is just like any sport, whether its baseball or football or any other sport at the university level, they all take time and dedication and these girls have it, said Rice, a sentiment that Grandy echoes. Our goal for the team would be to win CIS and thats definitely my personal goal as well because I feel that we have the talent and the team dynamics to do it this year. The team has a few opportunities to prepare for the OUAs, which take place from Feb. 16 to 20 here in Guelph. They play in a league every Monday at the Guelph Curling Club, but also have two tournaments on the horizon. The Brock University Tournament takes place on Jan. 21 and 22, and the Wilfrid Laurier Tournament on Feb. 4 and 5.

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Published on Feb. 12, 1980. The gryphons become electric! The Ontarion photographers tried out a new darkroom technique on this photo to create realistic looking lightning bolts to illuminate the gryphons womens basketball team win over the laurentian vees. The gryphons impenetrable defence allowed the vees only seven points in the final quarter. With a final score of 51-36, the gryphons claimed the oWIAA divisional championship title.

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chicken paprikas with dumplings

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Chicken paprikas easily makes it into my top ten favourite foods. This traditional Hungarian meal brings comfort with its creamy sauce, sweet aromatic smell and wonderfully fluffy dumplings. Theres a serious amount of nom packed into this dish. IngredIents For the Paprikas: 2-3 pounds of chicken (in thigh and/or leg form) 2 large onions, chopped 2 cloves of garlic, crushed 2-3 heaping tbsp of sweet pap rika (watch out for the hot and smoked kinds) 1-2 cups sour cream (you can substitute this with plain yogurt) oil salt pepper For the dumplings: 1 egg beaten 1 cup of flour 1 cup of lukewarm water pinch of salt 1. Heat a large saucepan to medi9. In a bowl beat the egg and add um-high with some oil, then add the the flour gradually as you continue finely chopped onion. Add a pinch to stir. Dont freak out if it starts to of salt and pepper. look clumpy. 2. Just as the onions start to cara10. Add lukewarm water to the melize, add the crushed garlic and mixture slowly, stirring as you go. stir. Youre going to want a consisten3. Once the garlic starts to turn co- cy similar to that of a pancake mix. lour (dont let your onions burn) add 11. Once youre happy with the the chicken thighs and legs into the consistency (add flour and water pan (I like to leave the skin on mine). as needed) take a tablespoon and Note: make sure the chicken breasts scoop a spoonful of batter into the and legs are roughly the same size so hot water. Note: if you dunk the that they cook evenly. spoon into the water, the dump4. Thirty seconds after adding the ling batter will slid off. Once the chicken turn the pan to a medium dumpling is cooked, it will float to the surface. heat. Add salt and pepper. 5. Making sure the onion doesnt 12. Once they are cooked, pour burn, let the chicken pieces cook for carefully into a strainer waiting in roughly five minutes before flipping your sink. them over. 13. Check your chicken and give it 6. After another five minutes, a good stir. If its been twenty minsprinkle the paprika over the chick- utes on the stove give it a taste and en and mix it evenly. add salt and sour cream accordingly. 7. Once the chicken is coated, add 14. Once the meat starts falling the sour cream and give the chick- off the bone you know the dish is en another good mix. Turn the heat cooked and ready to serve over the down to Low and put a lid over the dumplings. pan. Let it sit while you make the dumplings. Garnish with a dollop of sour 8. In another pot, add water with a cream (as you can never have pinch of salt and bring to a slight boil. enough) and enjoy.

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boiling up some pig cankles

duncan day-myron
The pig is a very versatile animal meat-wise, even for people who are never very adventurous with what they eat. Bacon, ham, pork chops, sausages and hot dogs are all different bits and pieces of the same wonderful little fat pink animal. So when youre looking to eat a part of the pig that you might not have had before, you dont have a lot of options. (Tail, snout, ears and genitals are all presumably contained in hotdogs.) Ham hocks are part of a pigs leg, fatcat One Percenters have taken between the ham and the trotter, their breast and loin or whatever or if they were people (or Porky it is rich people eat, the peasants Pig), the thigh and the foot. There are left with little more than the is generally a fair amount of meat ankles. And probably like the teeth on the hock, but they arent that or something, for calcium. popular because they also contain Ive prepared it here with cola high amount of fat and bone and lard greens, another southern can be difficult to handle. American staple. Collard greens Like most of the other garbage are easy to find and easy to cook, parts of animals youll read about but make sure you inspect and in this column, ham hocks have wash them thoroughly because their origins among the work- what if theres a spider in there. ing poor, in this case mostly in It wont get you on Food TV, but the American south. Once all the they are also way easier to dismantle and prepare with scissors rather than a knife, unless youre great with knives. They are generally available two different ways: fresh or smoked. Either works for this recipe. Fresh ham hocks will generally cook down and fall off the bone easier, while smoked ham hocks will sometimes need to be removed from the pan and have the meat removed manually. Smoked hocks are also already quite salty, so compensate with the amount of salt you add to the cooking water. ham hocks and collard greens 1 ham hock 2L water 1 bunch collard greens 1 medium sized onion, chopped Butter Salt Pepper Chili flakes

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1. Salt the water and bring to a rolling boil. Place the ham hock in the water and keep on medium heat for about two hours, checking periodically to ensure the water level doesnt drop too low. 2. Increase the heat during the last half hour to reduce the water level by about half. At this point the meat should be coming off the bone.

3. To prepare the greens, remove the thick spine of the leaves and chop into inch-wide ribbons. Add to the water with copped onion and continue to cook uncovered for another half an hour. 4. Remove hambone from the water and remove any meat left on it and return the meat to the pot. Serve in bowls straight out of the pot with some bread and hot sauce.

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guelphs great gift guide

julia hiGGinson
Buying a great gift is hard. You go to the mall thinking youll just see something that jumps out at you. You start by browsing through some clothes but realize you dont know their size, you look at books and cant remember what theyve read lately. Gift cards are socially unacceptable to give to someone even remotely close to your own age, and you dont want to give out cash. Buying a gift, whether its for a birthday, anniversary or holiday, is a difficult task that takes fine tuned gift buying skills and some creative thinking. Luckily, this Great Gift Guide has you covered! This week were going to look at the perfect gift for the geek in your life. The website thinkgeek. com is a great place to find funny, collectible gifts that are unique and interesting. You want to give something that shows youve put some thought into what youve picked out. Whether its a pi ice cube tray, a Darth Vader USB hub or a universal gadget wrist charger for your on-the-go charging, these gifts are unique, unexpected and fun. You can be sure the person youre giving to wont already have one of whatever you choose from this site. My gifting suggestion this week is the iDuck Bathtub Music iPod adapter for $29.99. Appropriate for anyone over eight years old, this gift has the cuteness factor and is suitable for the girl or guy on your list. I know Ive thrown out many broken shower radios and worry about ruining my iPod dock in the humidity of the bathroom. The iDuck gives you the choice between listening to your playlists, podcasts or FM radio. iDuck is a waterproof, floating ducky that fits any MP3 player with a 3.5 mm headphone jack. All you have to do is plug your iPod or MP3 player into the egg transmitter and place it in a dry place, turn on your iPod and float the iDuck in your tub or place him on your shower ledge. The inner workings of the iDuck are designed not to get wet, but if it does, ThinkGeek will replace it for you without question. ThinkGeek has several shipping options and theyll try their best to get it to you in three to five business days. With door-todoor tracking you dont have to worry about your iDuck swimming off along the way.

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make your own earring organizer
Beth Purdon-mclellan
Jewelry is like Tupperware: it is impossible to keep organized. Bracelets get tangled, necklaces knot themselves, and it usually takes some digging to come up with a matching pair of earrings. Jewelry boxes can help keep everything separate, but a box with enough dividers can be very expensive. This craft is a simple way to keep track of your earrings. you will need: A vinyl record A hammer A nail A piece of cardboard Glue A pop can tab how to make it: Place the cardboard on your floor or table and then place the vinyl record on top. The cardboard not only protects your work surface, but also absorbs some of the force from your hammer and will protect the vinyl from cracking. On the vinyl, you will notice darker circles going around the record. These are good to follow as you mark where your earrings will go. Starting closer to the centre, nail two holes approximately one cm apart. Follow the circle all the way around. You can create as many

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yo did you see that coachella lineup? If charlie asks you about it, dont think that he actually wants to hear your thoughts on it. Its just time for him to list the bands in the smallest writing on the poster, talk about how great they used to be, and then how he wishes he was going. he isnt even going. shut up about coachella, charlie.

layers as you want depending on tab and gently press it into the how many earrings you want to glue. Pop can tabs usually have hang. Just make sure you dont nail two holes make sure you do too close together as you risk split- not cover both holes with glue. ting the vinyl. When the glue has dried you can Once you have enough spaces, hang the record on the wall so check and see which side of the that your earrings are neat, orrecord is nicer. Sometimes when ganized and out of harms way. nailing vinyl, a small flap can appear on either side. Place a drop of glue on the record label. Take your pop can

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In approaching a loved one suspected of developing or having a mental health disorder, a common problem is the fear of being perceived as insulting or accusational. Without undermining the difficulty these concerns can cause, it is crucial to place health and wellness above a tough conversation. If you truly feel there is no way you can approach the issue, at least explain your worries to a parent, relative, or close friend who can respond to your concerns. Often, those suffering from these illnesses are reluctant to seek help or even acknowledge their condition, and your concern lets them know you are not judging, but reaching out (even if they dont outright agree with your observations). Remember, isolation and stigma are factors that erode the foundation of willingness to seek help. By reaching out, asserting care and In the next few weeks, I will be concern over judgement, and just touching on some misunderstood making yourself available for sup- mental health disorders that I feel port when it is needed, you can need to be brought to the forefront. help ease the loneliness and suffer- Anxiety, depression, eating disoring caused by misconstrued mental ders, and schizophrenia are all on illnesses. You may even save a life. the list of disorders to be addressed.

Its not a choice. Its not a habit, a lifestyle, or a phase. Its a disease.
carleiGh cathcart
Mental illnesses are some of the most stigmatized conditions within our society, and yet so prevalent. Despite the fact that one out of every five Canadians will experience a mental health disorder at some point in their lifetime (according to the Canadian Mental Health Association), these are issues that may seem uncomfortable to approach, and we often shove them to the backburner. Though some people prefer to look the other way, pretending these illnesses dont exist, it only exacerbates their negative effects. This impacts not only the patient in question, but their friends and family too. Addressing mental health issues serves to raise awareness, promote discussion of potential treatment, and reduce the suffering caused by both the illness itself and the resulting stigmatism. Stephanie Bartsch, a counsellor who serves men, women, and youth in the Peterborough area, stresses the importance of trying to recognize signs of mental illness before they worsen. Check in often with yourself about how you are feeling. Everyone has emotional ups and downs and we have to remember that that is a normal part of life. However, pay attention to any unusual behavior that has become noticeable, says Bartsch. As examples of such unusual behaviours, she lists significant changes in sleeping and/or eating patterns, reliance on alcohol or drugs as a coping strategy, and a loss of enjoyment in activites that used to be fun and fulfilling. One or any combination of these symptoms may indicate a deeper problem that needs to be addressed. Of course, it isnt just your own mental health that you should look out for. Its also important to pay attention to the behaviour of friends and loved ones who may be afraid of seeking help or unaware that an illness is developing. As a friend, dont remain silent. Gently explain your concerns and encourage the person to seek help. You may offer to go with them if you feel able to do that, said Bartsch.

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Questions, comments, or suggestions for illnesses not mentioned, I would love to hear from you. I can be reached at ccathcar@uoguelph. ca. I will do my best to respond to any mail received.

Fire Away: unfair tuition rebate calls for students to take action
stePhanie rennie
Last week, students experienced a bi-annual blow to their pocket book as they paid for an- increasing, and has bombarded provincial government is recother round of tuition fees. The the average undergraduate stu- ognizing something needs to cost of attending post-second- dent with around $35,000 of debt. be done, but that this is just a ary education has been steadily At the end of this term I will final- band-aid solution on something ly get to wear a robe and wave my that needs an overall fixing. The diploma around, but I have accu- CFS has actively opposed the 30 per mulated almost $37,000 of debt cent rebate for selected students and still have to enter into another and has proposed that 13 per cent program next year to gain any job rebate for all students would be a prospects. better alternative. Jackson agrees Tuition fees were a hot topic that this alternative would reach during the provincial election last the entire student body instead October. The victorious Liberal of isolating those in need, such as Party of Ontario is now intro- students with divorced parents, ducing a supposed plan to live those not supported by parental up to their promise of addressing incomes, and others that slip bethe issue of rising tuition costs. A tween the cracks. tuition rebate was recently introduced and has resulted in mixed feelings about the overall effectiveness of this policy. The rebate is designed to give qualifying students 30 per cent off of their tuition this semester. Although this rebate is seemingly beneficial to students, it quickly loses its appeal after you read the fine print. Upon further examination of these specific requirements, many students in need of financial aid are being left out. The qualifications for the rebate are extremely exclusive and leave the majority of students in the dark. Such In response to rising tuition fees, restrictions result in a complete CSA commissioners Drew Garvisolation of mature students, stu- ie, Demetria Jackson, and Jessica dents taking longer than four years Carter have established a campaign to complete their undergraduate entitled Fight the Hikes to get degree, or those enroled in pro- students involved with this onfessional studies. going issue. As co-founder of the campaign Demetria Jackson, CSA external affairs commissioner, suggested and an active voice in student that it is a good thing that the politics, Jackson passionately expresses that one of the major mandates of this upcoming campaign is to recognize that the University can do things. Jackson encourages student participation in this campaign and acknowledges that students need to push the government and decision makers to make proper decisions on our education. This isnt the first time that student leaders at the University of Guelph have rallied together against the rising cost of education. During my time as a U of G student, there have been Drop Fees movements that mobilized students to rally in solidarity with secondary school students against overwhelming tuition fees. I remember gathering around the cannon and preparing to march downtown, yet feeling confused as many students just walked by, not phased by the protest and its meaning in their immediate lives. This issue affects every single student that is feeling unsure about affording rent for the rest of the semester or where money for next weeks groceries are coming from. Student participation is required for any change to be possible. Instead of robotically paying higher fees each semester with no overall improvement to the level of education being offered, students need to recognize that they have a say in their education and that education is a right. Stephanie Rennie is the editorin-chief of thecannon.ca

Although this rebate is seemingly beneficial to students, it quickly loses its appeal after you read the fine print.

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At midnight on Jan. 18, the white pages of Wikipedias annals went dark, a sight that users of the peer-edited encyclopedia have not known since the websites inception 11 years ago. The blackout prevented users of the sixth most popular destination on the Internet from accessing information on everything from particle physics to Eiffel 65s discography and beyond for a total of 24 hours. The measure was announced Jan. 16 by Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales as part of a strike against the proposed Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and sister bill the Protect IP Act (PIPA). Over 7,000 other websites took part in the protest on Jan. 18, and while many of the websites participating in the protest would signal their disapproval of SOPA and PIPA by drawing thick black lines through their banners, sites like Wikipedia and popular social news website Reddit were of the few to prevent their users from accessing their content. While there were several routes around the Wikipedia blackout, Wales was not attempting to disable users from accessing his website as much as he was attempting to raise awareness about the cause. Imagine a World Without Free Knowledge, a header on the blacked out page of Waless site read, going on to state its stance on SOPA and PIPA. U.S. Congress is considering legislation that could fatally damage the free and open Internet. If the sites visitors clicked a link to read more about the strike, they were directed to a FAQ-style page that offered further information on Wikipedias stance, and also encouraged American users to contact their

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local representatives by phone and tell them about their personal oppositions to SOPA, PIPA, and any similar legislation. Users outside of the United States were encouraged to contact their State Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, or similar branch of government and do the same. CNN analyst Julianne Pepitone has said that SOPAs intended targets are foreignbased sites like Pirate Bay, which enable illegal donwloads and unauthorized access to copyright-protected digital content. What the bill counts as enabling unauthorized access to copyright-protected content, however, is vague. The language allows for the bill to require editors and facilitators of sites like Wikipedia, Twitter, Facebook, and so many more to closely monitor the many links cited in articles, linked to friends, and other users to make sure none of those links infringe on copyrights. If they dont, responsibility falls on the shoulders of those editors. With all the time and money involved in the lawsuits that could bring, sites like Wikipedia could be forced offline. From all of the information available, it appears that if SOPA and PIPA should pass, a blacked out Wikipedia is just a taste of what is about to come. The Internet is a resource the world has worked hard to cultivate, and to criminalize sites like Wikipedia, and with it our access to free information seems like a major step backward. The staff at The Ontarion supports the strike against the SOPA and PIPA bills, and encourages all readers to spread the word and do what they can to prevent these bills from passing.

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Id like to say that I really appreciated the article in the Ontarion about the Liberal Partys 30 per cent tuition fee reduction. The article was great at pointing out the policies flaws. It is reassuring that the CSA is voicing its concerns with the policy, especially when two thirds of students will not benefit from the rebate. The CSA is starting a campaign called Fight the Hikes that I am happy to be involved in. Students participating in the campaign realize that the Ontario Government is providing a band-aid solution that is dangerous for the accessibility of education. The tuition rebate is discriminatory and does not tackle the root of the problem which is skyrocketing tuition. In fact, tuition has gone up by more than 30 per cent under the McGuinty Liberals. The Fight the Hikes Campaign will be working to get students involved in the fight for a tuition fee freeze and ultimately a tuition fee reduction. The campaign needs numbers if it is to be successful. Fight the Hikes is organizing a tuition fee panel for Monday Jan. 30 at noon and is organizing to participate in a Cross-Canada Day of Action on Feb. 1, in solidarity with many other universities in Canada that are fighting for accessible education. It would be great to have more students get involved to help with organizing and recruiting for the campaign. If you are interested you should email Demetria Jackson, the CSAs external affairs commissioner, at csaext@uoguelph.ca. Peter Miller

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1- Like some chocolate 2- Actor morales 3- Heels 4- Latin 101 word 5- Pyromaniac 6- Plague 7- up and ___! (2) 8- Ancient region of Asia minor 9- reality (2) 10- Playground retort (2) 11- Grannies 12- Country singer travis 13- no Ordinary Love singer 21- fam. member 23- Little devils

57- Emperor of rome 54-68 58- Ancient Athenss temple of ___ 61- Church seat

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