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Celebrating 75 years on campus
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The U of O’s School of Nursing has come a long way, as
Amanda Shendruk 
explains.
p. 5Kenny Dodd
checks out last weekend’s Home-coming celebrations.
p. 5 Anna Coutts
takes a snapshot of Festival X.
 p. 13Danielle Blab
shows you the NAC’s
Happy Days
.
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Men’s football team brushes aside the Waterloo Warriors.
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Men’s baseball team suffers another winless weekend in a winless season.
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How to help those that need it.
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Di comments on deforestation of the crotch.
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Women-only is not equality 
Re: It’s not your penis(Letters, Sept. 18)
AS A FULL paid-up U o O studentwho both uses the school’s ftnessacilities and happens to be male,I think that i women are to be ac-corded emale-only ftness hours,then all male students should havea reduction o their incidental ees(or, conversely, all emale studentsshould be charged higher incidentalees). In what demented “equal” sys-tem should I pay the same amount o money or ewer services? I I am notwelcome or permitted to attend theftness acilities or the same lengtho time as anyone else, why on earthshould I be expected to pay the sameas everyone else? Te creation o “women-only” ftness hours leavesinnocent male students paying ortime and services they cannot ac-cess.Tis doesn’t even begin to addressthe act that, while women may (andI in no way seek to deny this) acedierent challenges when it comesto public ftness acilities, providinga sexist, separatist solution does notalleviate these problems. It does notlead to a more inclusive environment.All it does is send the message tomore men and women like me that allanimals are equal, but some animalsare more equal than others. I want nopart o a university that believes thatthe only way to deal with the prob-lem o inequality is to create urtherinequality.By all means, raise awareness o theissues women in general (and womeno certain religions) ace when itcomes to the use o ftness acilities.By all means undraise to provideseparate workout acilities or thesestudents, but do not use my money or the acilities that I pay or and thendeliberately exclude me rom them.Tis solves nothing, and leaves a poortaste in everyone’s mouth.Faris Lehn’s response has already made me regret my vote or his lead-ership o the Political, Internationaland Development Studies StudentAssociation. Nearly hal o the stu-dent body now aces discriminationand his only reply seems to be “wehad it coming”. Well I did not, andI am willing to bet that neither didmost students now acing unair re-strictions on the use o acilities they have helped to fnance.
Gregory MillsFourth-year political science student 
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Sandy Hill appreciation
Re: Drawing the line in Sandy Hill (Editorial, Sept. 18)
AS A FORMER Sandy Hill resident Ithink the
Fulcrum
nailed it right onthe mark with a very reasoned edi-torial reerring to the zero-tolerancecampaign by Ottawa Police Services(OPS) in Sandy Hill, the ByWardMarket, and Vanier, which ran Sept.11–13. I’ve had my share o brokenbottles thrown on my ront porchand drunken students destroying my ower beds, but these were rare oc-casions. Te majority o students ftnicely into the neighbourhood andgive Sandy Hill its bohemian char-acter. As an owner o a nightclub inthe ByWard Market, I welcome theseblitzes by the OPS because they makeour streets saer, punish illegal behav-iour, and enhance our quality o lie.It’s commendable to see the studentnewspaper at U o O taking a lead-ing role in helping students and resi-dents understand each other to builda pleasant community.
Eugene HaslamOwner, Zaphod Beeblebrox
Supporting student senators
Re: Supporting academic amnesty(Letters, Sept. 18)
ARROGAN. HA IS the only way I can describe last week’s letter by Mike Fancie criticizing the decisiono Allison Enright and Joseph Wesley Richards II to vote against the day o academic amnesty at the most recentSenate meeting.I object strongly to Mr. Fancie’sdecisions to equate a vote againstthe day o academic amnesty with amisrepresentation o the needs o thestudent body and imply that Josephand Allison do not support accessibleeducation.I our university’s Senate were totell us that this day o action to lowertuition ees is more important thanour education, wouldn’t that be ratherironic? Well, by encouraging us toskip classes, labs, tests, etc. withoutear o repercussions, they are doing just that. Te student body is here tobe educated. Despite the apparently exorbitant tuition ees, every studentat this university, and at others acrossCanada, votes with his or her walleteach year that the education is worththe tuition. It would appear to methat a vote against an administration-sponsored skip day represents thestudent body quite well.I particularly resent Fancie’s com-ment: “I am ashamed and ba ed by their decision; any other student whobelieves in the right to accessible edu-cation should eel the same way.” Ior one support accessible educationor all, but am frmly opposed to theCanadian Federation o Students/Student Federation o the University o Ottawa campaign to lower tuition.Tinking that his way is the best way is entirely understandable, but think-ing that his way is the only way is ar-rogant and short-sighted.Tese two student senators votedas they elt was right, and I ully sup-port them in their decision.
Luc LendrumSecond-year electrical engineering student 
Poking holes in the penis debate
Re: No penises allowed (Editorial, Sept. 11)
I CAME AWAY rom your editorialwondering whether you took issuewith Sports Services or an inadequateprocess and lack o consultation, thepilot project itsel, or both.I agree that the implementation o emale-only gym/swim hours is sexist,but or dierent reasons; I think male-only hours should exist as well. Youmentioned the body-image issues thatboth men and women ace, as well asreligious reasons or same-gender pri- vate time. I don’t see why emale-only gym/swim time would be a problem i the male equivalent existed as well.You made the point that some peo-ple see the gym as a place to pick up,much like other places around cam-pus. You also mentioned that bothmen and women are sel-conscious. Idon’t know about you, but I eel par-ticularly vulnerable when I’m work-ing out and sweaty, or in a swim-suit.I avoid gyms or this reason. Whilesensitivity training or gym sta would be great, how practical is it tooer this as an alternative to same-gender gym/swim time? What are thecriteria or sta intervention? Wouldthis training stop people rom staringat each other? I I look at someone thewrong way, am I going to get a lecture?What is acceptable and not acceptablewhen people’s levels o comort anddiscomort in dierent circumstancesare so varied?As important as campaigns likeake Back the Night and Step It Up!are in sensitizing people to sexismand tackling subconscious patriarchy,no amount o outreach can replacethe security elt when in the company o one’s own gender—regardless o sexual orientation. While the StudentFederation o the University o Ot-tawa is a proponent o gender equal-ity, it also advocates positive spacewhere everyone should eel secureand ree rom discrimination. I think that same-gender gym/swim time,i oered to both genders, is a goodcomplement to regular co-ed gym/swim time.As ar as process goes, put to a vote,do you think the student body at largewould agree with this pilot project? I a ew emale students stand up andsay, “I don’t eel this service is nec-essary”, do they speak or all womenon campus? I a majority o studentspolled voted against the same-gendertime, does this negate the popula-tion that do eel the need or that saespace? In political thought, this istermed “tyranny o the majority”.I encourage any male students inavour o having their own swim/gym time to orm a group, perhapsthrough the “ough Guise” men’sgroup at the Women’s Resource Cen-tre, get a petition together and submitit to Sports Services. Everyone’s needsdeserve to be respected, without step-ping on each other’s toes.So there are three ewer hours mencan swim [and work out] every week.Tey still have the remaining howevermany more hours. Is it really such ahuge sacrifce i it brings comort andsae space to people who eel they need it?
Celeste CôtéFormer SFUOcampaigns coordinator 
Addressing inequality 
Re: No penises allowed (Editorial, Sept. 11)
HE REASONS FOR implementingwomen-only gym and swim hours aremuch more complex than portrayedin “No penises allowed”.
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Women-only hours are about build-ing and creating a space that worksor women, both as members o thecampus community and as payingpatrons o the gym and pool. Settingaside these hours enables women towork out in an environment that isless intimidating, one in which theprimary ocus is ftness. While somepeople may go to the gym to fnd apotential partner or hookup, not alldo. Others may appreciate the oppor-tunity to work out in a space wherethe ocus is instead simply on becom-ing a healthier person.Te gym can be intimidating orwomen because it is a space that hasbeen traditionally male-dominatedand unwelcoming or women. It isalso a place where an extraordinary amount o emphasis is placed onphysical appearance and competition.Given that women are socialized to beconstantly critical o their physical ap-pearance, it is easy to understand why some women might want to work outin an environment ree o these pres-sures.As is oen the case with positionso privilege, the editorial in ques-tion argues that women should adaptthemselves to the male “norm”. Tesuggestions it provides ask women toremove themselves rom the publicgym space they have paid or.Ultimately, the advent o women-only gym and swim hours is an ac-knowledgement that there is an issueo inequality on campus and in soci-ety that has to change. It is a promis-ing step in the right direction that iswelcomed by many women.
Sarah McKinnon, Katie Verhoeven, Jordan Leichnitz SFUO Women’s Resource Centre
I’m not saying the
Fulcrum
 is sexist, but…
Re: “No penises allowed” (Editorial, Sept. 11)
“DON’ LE HIS sort o sexismstart here” are the fnal words o theeditorial “No penises allowed”. Iwould hope that this sort o sexismwould have evaded writer Ben My-
LETTERS
Sept. 25, 2008
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YesNoWhat’s that?Go towww.thefulcrum.cato cast your vote!
ers, but apparently my hopes are toohigh.Te irony o the article is laughable,as every point presented by Myers waslater contradicted in his own words.Te assumptions are ill ounded andunwarranted. Ever heard o the say-ing, when you “assume” you make an“ass” out o “u” and “me”?Te author’s frst hypothesis as towhy women-only gym hours havebeen instated in the smaller o the Uo O’s two gyms, the Montpetit acil-ity, was that the changes must be aknee-jerk reaction to some sort o sexual harassment committed by themale student population, some sort o incident that Sport Services are tryingto cover up as they won’t openly ad-mit to it. Maybe they won’t admit toit because no such event occurred?Continuing on his ridiculous idea thatthe changes to the gym hours are re-actionary, the author then goes on tosay that not all men should be paintedby the same brush. A bit o a paradoxconsidering his sexist hypothesis.Te author then goes on to statethat there was no public discussionbeore these changes took place. Asa student who personally signed thepetition or women-only gym hoursto take place, I strongly object to hispontifcating. Te Women’s ResourceCentre worked tirelessly last year toobtain this minimal change in gymhours. And the change is minimal.Te women-only hours add up tothree hours per week. Tat is threemeasly hours where women are in asae, secure, and accepting environ-ment away rom individuals whoagree with the stance taken by the au-thor o this editorial that women-only gym hours are sexist, a waste, andother oul ideas. Why not use thesethree hours to embrace the eministmovement, or to use the newer, morespacious gym located in the SportsComplex, or to become more chau- vinist. Just stay away rom the Mont-petit gym please.Te only other article mention-ing the new women-only gym hours,while less biased, had a highly de-rogatory title. Women still don’t earnequal pay or equal work in Canada,and the
Fulcrum
’s biggest issue is thatmen have one less place to be sexiston campus, or three hours a week.Please
Fulcrum
sta, don’t let this sorto sexism start here.
 Jessica ShewbridgeTird-year psychology and women’sstudies student 
Not about the Bloc
Re: Keeping the “Canada” in Canada’sUniversity (Letters, Sept. 11)
YOU MAY HAVE read the letter inthe Sept. 11 edition o the
Fulcrum
,which was cleverly entitled “Keepingthe ‘Canada’ in Canada’s University”.In this letter, a ellow second-yearstudent proessed his disgust with the-shirt that I wore to the Sept. 6 Gee-Gees ootball game. For those o youwho missed it, the “horrible t-shirt”was emblazoned with the text “I am aseparatist. On Oct. 14 vote Bloc Qué-bécois”. Tis statement apparently oended letter-writer Michael Readbecause he claimed it “contradicts themessage o our proud university”. Heperceived this shirt as a “slap in theace” and urged me (along with oth-ers who support this message) to re-evaluate the values o our school.I took Read’s advice, and I did re-evaluate. In doing so, I actually be-came more pleased with the act thatI had worn that shirt. Universities aremeant to be a orum where we are reeto express whichever views we chooseto—whether or not they are the dom-inant ideology. Te act that Readlinked a -shirt supporting an o cialederal political party to unft dissentis not only ludicrously unounded, itin itsel is completely contradictory o the democratic values circumscribedin the constitutions o Canada andthe U o O. In actuality, I may noteven intend on voting or the Blocnext month—I wore this shirt (whichwas gied to me rom a riend) in or-der to raise awareness o the upcom-ing election. Te party that I chooseto vote or is irrelevant. I wonder i asmuch oence would have been takeni I chose to sport a Conservative, Lib-eral, NDP, or Green Party shirt?I am aware that his letter was not apersonal attack, but rather an attemptto voice both a social rustration andpolitical opinion. I hope my responsewill be read with similar consider-ation. I have zero intention o beingoensive, but I could not allow hisletter to go without an educated re-sponse.And while we are on the topic o educated responses, I hope all o you(whether you share the same senti-ments as mysel, Read, or otherwise)will use the immense power we haveas individuals and vote on Oct. 14.
 Amalia SavvaSecond-year publicadministration student 
Te U of O’s administration hashijacked our institution
ON SEP. 11, at approximately 1:15p.m., the Executive o the Univer-sity o Ottawa’s Board o Governors(EBOG), aer holding a one-and-a-hal-hour meeting behind closeddoors, barred rom the public by orceo several Protection o cers, ruled onthe temporary suspension o physicsproessor Denis Rancourt. While theEBOG met in secrecy, Rancourt, andapproximately 15 students, proessors,and community members, stood out-side o the glass wall at the entranceto the university’s main governanceacility in abaret Hall. Rancourt wasprevented rom attending and speak-ing at his own disciplinary meeting.Students, proessors, and community members were prevented rom ob-serving the deliberation. Te rulinghas yet to be divulged.Since Aug. 20, 2007, the U o O hasbeen pursuing Rancourt or openly criticizing university activities andor publicly exposing unethical uni- versity governance with his blog uo-owatch.blogspot.com. Te U o Ofrst attempted to coerce Rancourtinto removing content rom his blogwith a private lawsuit threat issued by U o O VP Resources Victor Simon,then with a threat o “discipline up toand including termination o employ-ment” issued by the Dean o the Fac-ulty o Science, André Lalonde. TeU o O’s o cial position is that Ran-court is violating a policy which statesthat, “Images ound on the University o Ottawa website are the sole prop-erty o the University o Ottawa. Tey may be used by aculty, sta, studentsand the news media solely or posi-tive promotion o activities related tothe University o Ottawa” and “Teimages posted on the U o O watchblog site have not been used or posi-tive promotion o activities related tothe University o Ottawa.” Rancourtexplained on record that “criticismis positive, healthy, and necessary to produce change. Congratulatory niceties only support the status quo.Not exposing known problems en-courages their continuation. Criti-cism is vital work that needs to beencouraged rather than censored andattacked.”On Sept. 11, at 12:10 p.m., whilethe EBOG begins their deliberation, apress conerence is held in the courtyard outside o Morisset Library,where Rancourt voices himsel to thecrowd:“Tis blog is part o my work as auniversity proessor. And the abso-lute legal proo o the act that it ispart o my work is the ollowing: they couldn’t discipline me i it wasn’t parto my work. Now when a proessordoes his or her work in this way, theUniversity has a legal responsibility to support that work, and to supportacademic reedom in perormingthat work. And instead o doing that,they’re trying to rustrate, they’re try-ing to censor, and they’re even goingso ar as to discipline. My own deanthreatens to dismiss me outright.”Te press conerence, and theevents that ensued, including the en-counter with the protection o cer-ortifed glass wall, are reported atlength on uoovoice.blogspot.com.A documentary video portrays theinsanity.
La Rotonde
was there to wit-ness it all. Te
Fulcrum
chose to notpublish this story.
 Marc KellySixth-year physics and mathematics student 
It’s all about ethics
HE UPCOMING CANADIAN ed-eral election will serve as a statementor many issues. Te Conservativeswant the election to be about cer-tainty vs. risk. Te Liberals and theGreens want the environment to bethe central issue. Te NDP want tomake poverty the ocal point.I think the upcoming electionneeds to be about ethics. In 2006,when Stephen Harper was on thecampaign trail, he made over 126promises, one o them being to cleanup government.It has now been a little over a yearand hal and what has Stevo done orus lately? Well I’ll tell you.He started o by breaking 120 outo 126 promises, including reduc-ing wait times at hospitals, reducingstudent debt, and making educationmore accessible and getting tough onthe environment.Next, he ignored all o Justice JohnGomery’s recommendations or im-proving accountability in Ottawa andeven went as ar as to create loopholesin his own legislation that could beexploited by his own party.Aerwards, there was the CadmanAair, Mulroneygate, various anti-gay and misogynist comments bothin Parliament and in the media, al-legations o election corruption, andmost recently breaking his own fxedelection date law.Furthermore, Harper has draggedmany a politician’s name through themud with cheap personal attacks andradio/V/street-corner propagandathat would have gotten any other Ca-nadian sued senseless long ago.So much or accountability and in-tegrity, eh Mr. Harper?I that wasn’t bad enough, just thismonth, while the economy goes downthe toilet and hundreds o thousandso jobs are lost, Harper “ound” $8.8billion o our tax dollars to give away.Included in that reckless spending was$350,000 or an ice cream company inPrince Edward Island and $297,000or a ski club in Newoundland!I that $8.8 billion had been givento the National Student Loan Ser- vice or to our universities, maybestudents would have an easier timepaying their bills and we wouldn’t bebombarded by corporate logos onevery corner o our university cam-pus!When you go to the polls on Oct.14, send a message to Stevo. ell himit’s not okay to be a hypocrite. ellhim it’s not okay to sewer our econ-omy and sell our environment to theAlberta oil companies. Most impor-tantly, tell him it’s not okay to be acorrupt politician!
Dave D’IntinoU of O alumnus and master’sstudent in legal studies at Carleton University
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