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Hundreds came to the open house event at The Guelph Centre for
Urban Organic Farming
Correction
I
n the article titled “Decision
to de-federate doesn’t end
legal battle” there are factual
inaccuracies that the Ontarion
regrets and would like to address.
Firstly a passage reads, “There are
still contentious issues regarding
the CFS petitioning and the
previous CSA’s involvement with
campaigning.” This is incorrect.
Said petitions were declared legally
valid in a court of law and the CSA’s
involvement in the campaigning was
entirely lawful. Secondly a passage
reads, “Although that decision is
still fraught with debate, it is the
primary strategies employed by
the “No” campaigners that are now
under legal questioning,” however
there is no legal questioning of this
nature taking place. Another passage
Hannah Gray
reading, “Unlawful tactics were
purported to have taken place on
campus during the initial petitioning
by the de-federating proponents.
The CFS is now challenging the
legitimacy of these petitions, which
were used to substantiate the claim
of the “No” campaigners for the
student body’s desire to have a
referendum occur,”is,again,incorrect,
as there is no legal question of said
petitioners or campaigners actions
taking place. Lastly, the author
refers on a number of occasions to
“CFS funding” that the CSA will no
longer receive which is misleading,
as the CSA does not receive funding
from said organization regardless of
membership status.
The Ontarion regrets the errors
made by the paper.
United in the Name of Local Food
Organic farm on
campus brings together
hundreds of students
and community
members at open house
event
WALTER GARRISON
KELSEY RIDEOUT
O
n the University of Guelph
campus, there is an
abundance of amazing food
choices. From Creelmen to Gryph’s
to Bob’s Dogs, there’s something out
there for everyone. But until now,
few have known about a hidden
food oasis located on the northeast
corner of campus – the university’s
very own organic farm known as the
Guelph Centre for Urban Organic
Farming (GCUOF)
Last Saturday Sept. 16, students,
faculty and members of the
community were invited to come
by, and enjoy the beautiful scenery,
good company, and most excitingly,
taste the fresh, delicious local food
grown directly from the farm. The
event was made possible through
the collaboration between the
Organic Agriculture program and
Garden2Table, a project started
within the department of Hospitality
and Tourism Management.
The event was a huge success, with
350 people attending within the first
two hours of the open house. Chefs
from Borealis, Oliver & Bonacini,
and PJ’s restaurants prepared dishes
created from produce grown on the
farm. Tables were set up in the field
so people could sit down and enjoy
their meal and conversation amongst
the ripe produce. People were treated
to dishes prepared from the farm’s
produce including a carrot and
leek terrine covered with a smoked
tomatillo vinaigrette, a beet terrine
with squash and chive and jalapeno
yogurt, a Jerusalem artichoke salad,
and carrot-watermelon ice cream
made by the students.
The GCUOF is a one hectare
learning establishment. For students
enrolled in a B.Sc in Organic
Agriculture, the farm allows them
to complement their degree with
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practical experience as they learn how
to organically grow and harvest an
assortment of vegetables by digging
into the soil with their own two hands.
Under the guidance of Martha Gay
Scroggins, the centre’s co-coordinator,
students have worked on the planting
and maintenance of the crops grown
on the farm including tomatoes,
lettuce, squash, onions, carrots, beets,
leeks, and raspberries, amongst many
others.
Erin Carlson, a fourth year
student in Organic Agriculture who
volunteered at the event, explained
the benefits of being a part of the
GCUOF.
“It’s always something that if I
have free time I’ll come by here after
class, in the afternoon and hang out,
harvest the weeds, I’m going to put
the garden to bed this year and the
best thing…is if you come out as a
volunteer, you take harvest home
with you5,” said Carlson.
Carlson, who has grown up on
a cherry farm in British Columbia,
emphasized the need for students
to start thinking about local food,
whether they come from an organic
or conventional farming background.
“I don’t necessarily think it’s
just strictly organic agriculture, we
need to continue to have a balance
of agriculture, we need to continue
to have courses offered that teach
students not necessarily organic
but alternative means to methods
of farming and creative ways to do
things that may not necessarily be
the norm right now but things that
will in the future need to happen
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in order for us to continue to feed
ourselves as a population of 7 billion
people,” said Carlson.
Julia Withers, a fourth-year
student in hospitality and tourism
management, explained how the
farm is a great learning place for grade
four students who participate in the
Garden2Table program, a U of G
initiative which invites students from
Jean Little public school in Guelph to
take part in the planting, harvesting,
and preparation of the food.
“There’s been a lot of research
shown that having kids engaged
in the planting and growing and
harvesting and preparing healthy
food, that whole process has been
linked to them being able to achieve
better at school, to become more
creative and just be healthier overall,”
said Withers.
Getting involved in Garden2Table
and spending much of her time
on the organic farm has not only
changed Withers’ outlook on food,
but also has shifted her values and
plans for the future.
“It has taught me...that you
have your family and friends, your
community and your environment,
and those things are with you your
whole life and that’s what I want to
nurture and that’s what I want to
teach my kids to nurture,” said an
impassioned Withers. “To actually
witness this real food movement
going on was just awe inspiring...
it’s made me think that time doesn’t
have to go so fast, you don’t have to
just get out of school and go do your
job, this is a growing time.”
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12 Life
16 Opinion
17 Editorial
18 Comics
19 Classified
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News
Who moved my coffee?
Assessing the
Starbucks-Williams
switch up in the
University Center
ANDREA LAMARRE
I
t’s a crisp fall morning and
you’re on your way to the first
early morning class of the
semester. As you stroll onto campus,
you feel your head pounding with
the familiar feeling of caffeine
withdrawal. Thankfully, you see a
beacon shining in the distance: a
green, circular sign from the coffee
powers-that-be. But wait a minute,
what is a Starbucks doing in the
cafeteria?
The options for getting a coffee
on campus seem nearly endless- it’s
a tired student’s dream. There are at
least ten different options available
to students, with everything
from black coffee to double-tall-
with-whip-soy-frappucinos on
the menu. Starbucks coffee has
factored among these choices for
several years, as it was brewed
downstairs in the Daily Grind
up until this fall, when the coffee
giant moved upstairs. Now you
can get your Starbucks fix nearly
the second you walk into the
University Centre- that is, if you’re
willing to brave the line.
The decision to move Starbucks
upstairs may seem mysterious
or even confusing to some
students, but David Boeckner, the
director of hospitality services,
offers a simple explanation.
“We switched Starbucks
and Williams to ease congestion,”
stated Boeckner, “The Daily Grind
was far too busy with Starbucks
and Booster Juice together and
we felt we were not serving our
customers efficiently.”
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Books for
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PA PER books,
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99¢ - $6.99 books, kids
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Thurs & Fri Sept 23 & 24
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Though it is easy to imagine
Starbucks, the nefarious
multinational, plotting to take over
the student community by moving
to a more prominent and spacious
location, the decision was made
on the basis of hospitality services
observations. Neither Starbucks
nor Williams were involved in the
decision-making process.
It would seem, based on this
reasoning, that students seek out
Starbucks’ coffee, no matter the
location of the kiosk. What is it
about Starbucks in particular that
draws students in? Is the coffee
actually better, or does a coffee
bean by any other name simply not
smell as fragrant?
Starbucks as a brand tends to
evoke extreme reactions from
consumers, from disgust to
adulation. Some students have
argued that the practices of the
company don’t fit with the local Pam Duynstee
and fair-trade initiatives that Students are now more likely to buy their coffee from Starbucks, which has swapped places with the Williams
have become so popular in our Café in the University Centre.
community and many others.
Over the past few years, Starbucks to community, environment, ethical a pretty sure bet that every major
has born the brunt of much “We switched sourcing, wellness and diversity. city will have a Starbucks, but not
public scrutiny. Multinational Starbucks and Additionally, the company sells a so often do smaller cities have a
corporations have come under fire by variety of reusable travel mugs in Williams.
groups focusing on environmental Williams to ease which to tote your Pike’s Place. The inculcation of coffee into
impact, labour-relations, and the congestion. The On paper, at least, the coffee student culture is hard to deny- we
international economy. Non- company seems to be attempting meet friends for coffee, we pick
governmental organizations have Daily Grind strides toward fair trade initiatives up a coffee before a long day of
taken issue with Starbucks’ trade was far too busy and environmentally conscious classes, we use coffee to stay awake
practices in the past, and some of practices. Whether or not there for everything from studying to
the company’s dealings seem to
with Starbucks is weight in the company’s claims socializing. Starbucks is just one
be shrouded by a glossy veneer of and Booster Juice may be up to interpretation, but among many options available to
spectacular packaging. together and we felt perhaps that is best left to the students, and you’ll find it under
While multinational international development scholars that famous circular green sign.
corporations such as Starbucks don’t we were not serving among us. Only time will tell whether the
always have the most transparent our customers Regardless of the company’s new Starbucks location will prove
business practices, the company practices or its reputation, the to serve students better. For those
does talk the talk when it comes
efficiently.” David fact remains that, according to Williams devotees, rest assured
to fair-trade and environmental Boeckner, director of hospitality services, Williams that you can still get your favorite
responsibility. Starbucks’ mission hospitality services simply does not have the same coffee on campus - you might just
statement includes a commitment amount of traffic as Starbucks. It’s have to look a little harder.
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News
Action through enlightenment
Marianne Williamson
and Andrew Harvey
come to Guelph to
encourage a sacred kind
of protest
KELSEY RIDEOUT
L
ast Friday, renowned
spiritual leaders Marianne
Williamson and Andrew
Harvey came for the first time
to Guelph to talk about the ‘love
in action’ movement. Even before
they began speaking, a bustling
excitement ran rampant through
the crowd, and a standing ovation
prematurely erupted. Soon
however, the mood quieted down,
as the lecture began with a group
meditation that encouraged
the audience to enter into the
dialogue with calm minds and
open hearts.
Williamson and Harvey
discussed the assortment of crises
facing the world, acknowledging
the devastating realities that
materialize from global poverty,
environmental catastrophe,
and cultural extinction. What
You’ve heard it once, you’ve heard it twice, but really, you should vote
Students encouraged
to vote in upcoming
municipal election
MATTHEW SAAYMAN
O
n Monday Oct. 25
people from the City of
Guelph will head to the
polls to vote in the municipal
election. Jan Hall, a community
leader determined to engage
citizens and encourage voter
participation, said that students
makes Williamson and Harvey
stand apart from other political
advocates and public figures is
their compelling argument to
engage in the world’s most dire
situations from a place of worship
and love. Harvey emphasized
that ‘embodying transcendence’
and exercising compassion are
the key ingredients to sustaining
the great energy that is required
for individuals to join together
and make effective, long-term,
life-saving changes.
Harvey urged people to turn
towards this kind of spiritual
solidarity, known as ‘sacred
activism’ as a way to move
forward in resolving the problems
that threaten the survival of
humanity.
“A spirituality that is only private
and self-absorbed, one devoid of
an authentic political and social
consciousness, does little to halt
the suicidal juggernaut of history.
On the other hand, an activism
that is not purified by profound
spiritual and psychological self-
awareness and rooted in divine
truth, wisdom and compassion, will
are here for over half the year
and that decisions made at
the municipal level have an
immediate impact on community
members.
Jan Hall is part of the
‘voteguelph.ca’ team, a volunteer-
based initiative to engage citizens
and encourage participation in
the democratic process. When
asked why citizens should take
an interest in the election and
if they have a stake in it, Hall
explained that she hoped to
only perpetuate the problem it is
trying to solve, however righteous
its intentions” said Harvey.
As Guelph is popularly known
as a hub for social activists and
more ‘progressive’ behavior, it
only made sense for the pair to
come and visit our city. Harvey
explained that it is especially
important for students to join
the movement in fighting the
world’s problems through ‘arming
themselves with love.’ Harvey
criticized the university system
for failing to promote the kind
of spiritual enlightenment that
allows students to grow with love
and direction.
“I think it’s essential for
students to tap into sacred
knowledge because the university
system as it is, is now training
them to be robots of a death
machine,” said Harvey. “They’re
training them usually in terms
of economic well-being and in
terms of a very scientific mindset
which has its virtues but which is
deeply, deeply ignorant about the
cause of spiritual reality. What
is tragic to me is that there is
reverse the apathetic behavior
that seems to characterize voting
patterns among youth. The voter
turnout in the Federal election
of 2008 of 58.8% is particularly
unsettling. Can it be expected
that apathy will contribute
to a low voter turnout in this
municipal election? Hall again
emphasized that the challenge is
to remind voters that municipal
decisions have an immediate
impact on their lives.
“If you see a
candidate out on the
campaign trail that
you like, and learn
more about it. The
only way we can
make a difference is
to get involved.” Jan
Hall, community
leader
“I think everybody should vote.
I think it’s an important part of
being a member of society, to get
out there and vote. The system
is far from perfect but won’t
get any better if we don’t take
advantage of our democratic
right to get out there and vote.
Even students, that may be in
Guelph are still impacted by
decisions that take place at the
city level,” said Hall.
very little authentic spirituality
in the universities. So at the
moment when a young person
is awakening to their mind their
heart and body and soul, their
not being given access to these
realities.”
Harvey commended students
for often being the ones to speak
out against injustices and take a
stand against violating life. He
encouraged students however, to
use their anger as a tool, but not
to rely on anger itself to spur the
kind of social movements that
are needed.
“I salute [students] for their
anger and their outrage because
it shows they have a heart, they
are alive. But if you just have
anger and outrage, they can
paralyze you, they can make you
depressed, they can make you
feel that the human race has no
hope, they can make you feel
that your life is pointless. Anger
and outrage alone are not going
to form the real transformation.
Somehow through sacred practice
and through prayer, it is very
important to transform anger and
There are a variety of decisions
at the municipal level here in
Guelph that could have, and
have had, an impact on students.
Some readers will recall the
controversy in the previous
school year concerning Guelph
Transit and the University
of Guelph student bus pass.
Rumours circulated that City
Hall was going to cancel the bus
pass which allowed University
of Guelph students a great deal
of mobility. Ultimately, the
situation was resolved, rumours
quelled, and students voted in
a referendum agreeing to pay
a new amount (included in
students’ tuition) for the bus pass.
More recently, students received
an email concerning a new
“Zero Tolerance” by-law to be
enforced by Guelph police. The
by-law concerned downtown
patrons and features heavy fines
for disruptive behaviour while in
the downtown core.
Hall said that the team at
‘voteguelph.ca’ wants to inform
people so that hopefully on the
25th they’ll get out and vote.
One attempt to engage students
is “Municipal Election Radio,” a
program hosted on CFRU 93.3
FM. The program runs from
seven to nine am on Tuesdays
and includes discussion with
candidates. Municipal Election
Radio is going on four years and
Hall hopes that CFRU 93.3 will
continue to develop as a source
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outrage into radical energy, and
it’s very important to go beyond
being angry and outrage and
start doing something concrete
towards what you feel so deeply
about,” said Harvey.
But when asked about the
apathy that still finds its way
onto university campuses, Harvey
urged ambivalent students to dig
deeper and uncover the problems
that they connect to most. In
doing so, students will see that
they’re lives will never be quite
the same.
“So I would say to any young
person [who is apathetic], for
goodness sake, please study
the mystics of the planet,” said
Harvey. “Because the mystics are
the ones who can guide you to
the truth of your essential nature
which is that you have divine
consciousness as a gift from god,
and when you discover that -
and you will discover that if you
practice and pray and ask - your
whole vision of life of the world
and of what you can accomplish
with your life will be completely
different.”
of objective reporting.
The 2010 Municipal Election
Campaign includes mayoral
candidates, of whom there are
four to represent the community
on the Upper Grand District
School Board, and six candidates
running to represent each Ward
of Guelph. Ward Representatives
will sit on the Council along
with the Mayor. The University
of Guelph resides in Ward 5.
Students over the age of 18
who are not residents of the city
must own property or be tenants
of property in Guelph in order
to vote.
Additionally, students living
on campus, can get added to the
voters list by visiting City Hall
and filling out an “Application to
Amend the Voter’s List” form.
If you happen to be one of those
students who has never taken to
the polls, Hall encourages you
to take a moment, think about
what it means to have the right
to vote, and reflect on the impact
you may have through casting a
ballot.
“I can certainly understand the
cynicism that students may have
towards the political process,”
said Hall. “But what I would
say is for them to get informed
and get engaged. If you see a
candidate out on the campaign
trail that you like, and learn
more about it. The only way we
can make a difference is to get
involved.”
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Arts & Culture
Born musicians, born Midland, Born Ruffians
Indie rock group Born But traveling to the UK meant enough respect on their own.
Ruffians stop by the more to the band than just a couple The band is comprised of skilled
of laughs and being on a TV show. musicians, and their lyrics are
e-Bar for a live show Hamelin looks back on flying sewn together so that there is
overseas as one of the turning never a moment you feel detached
JOSH DOYLE points in their bands career. during their better tracks. Songs

“I
f I had to pick a time for
me, probably the first time
we went to the UK. Just to
be flying overseas and going as a
band and doing interviews, that
felt pretty big,” explained Steve
Hamelin of the Born Ruffians in
an interview last week. The band
took a few minutes to sit down
with the Ontarion before their
show Thursday night at e-Bar. This
indie rock band from Midland,
Ontario came through town to
promote their latest album “Say
It,” out now on Warp Records. A
group of interesting and down-
to-earth dudes, the four of them
talked over the evolution they’ve
made as a band, becoming almost
famous in the UK, and guerilla
video shooting.
It may not be all that far of a drive,
but this band has definitely come a
long way from playing in Hamelin’s
basement in Georgian Bay.
“I think people kind of laughed
at us because we weren’t playing
punk music,” said Hamelin,
reflecting on how it was being a
The Born Ruffians look as natural posing for the camera as they do on
stage. They played to a sold out show at e-bar last Thursday night as part
of their latest tour
musician a couple hours North.
“We were pretty blues rock.
We’ve had some pretty major
remodelling.”
Certainly no one’s laughing
now, as the Born Ruffians are
making a name for themselves on
the live show circuit, developing
a cult like following in Canada
while getting recognition across
the pond as well. In 2008 the band
made their way to the UK for an
appearance on the popular UK
television drama, Skins. The band
had fond memories of their time
working on the show, citing it as
a great contributor to their ever-
Darryl Weeks
expanding reputation.
“Over time we started to notice
people coming up to us after
shows, just being like, ‘Ah I first
heard you on that show Skins,’”
said Steve.
They recalled meeting one of the
actresses on the show, although
their English label hook-up was
the only one who knew anything
about her.
“He was geeking out and getting
her picture,” Hamelin said of their
intermediary.
“Yeah, he was sweating,” added
lead singer and guitarist Luke
LaLonde.
“That was the first big, ‘Whoa
[what’s] going on.’ That felt pretty
big. From there it’s been pretty
gradual,” Hamelin said.
By this point the band has done
a show or two, performing at clubs
all over the continent and tackling
some of the larger venues as well.
Some of these events have led the
Ruffians to share the stage with
highly respected artists and bands,
times which these boys coming
all the way from Midland have
tried to appreciate for the sheer
admiration of it all.
“The Strokes. It didn’t feel [too]
immediate because there was a
main stage and a side stage and
we were on the side stage, but
it was still cool. We were doing
somersaults when we heard them
announce it was The Strokes,” said
Mitch Derosier, bass guitarist for
the Ruffians.
And while any artist should be
eager to do shows next to the likes
of The Strokes and The Flaming
Lips, it seems to be dawning on
the Ruffians that they’re getting
like “Oh Man,” keep you rolling
along as the words are tied to one
another as naturally as the chords
they so modestly strum out.
Fans were lined up down the
street Thursday night to see the
group that had only that day
finished a video shoot. They kept
things grassroots, crossing over red
tape at a not so far off university
in order to get that sought after
footage.
“The director used to go to
school there and he like guerilla
shot it,” said Hamelin.
“It was a beautiful studio,” added
LaLonde. “This huge room with
all these amazing cameras, really
expensive stuff and he was like ‘I
cant rent this stuff so lets go use
it for free.’”
The crowd rode the waves of indie
rock the whole night, body surfing
included, and implored them to go
on playing after an extensive set.
Those present definitely got their
money’s worth, and the next time
the Born Ruffians come through
town, you’d better line up early.

Steppin’ up to the Mic

The ins and outs of Slam “[The poets] get three minutes to perform a each time. Next months event will be held on be well prepared if you want to read. Coming
Poetry; an event hosted poem with no props or musical accompaniment, Oct. 23. The competition makes itself sound out and sampling the wears however, is open
and they have to be original works,” explained intimidating, and as a first timer you ought to to all.
monthly at e-bar through Truth Is…
Guelph Spoken Word Then the judges decide on a rating of the
piece they’ve heard out of ten. These decisions
JOSH DOYLE are based namely on the judges reaction to

S
LAM! How’d that feel? Not used to
getting hit with words? Well then perhaps
it’s a blessing you weren’t on site at e-Bar
Saturday, Sept. 18 for the Guelph Spoken Word’s
first Slam Poetry event of the semester. An array
of wordsmith geniuses from a range of expertise
stepped up to the mic, hoping to be crowned the
slam poetry champ of the night. The title earns
you $100 dollars cash, but more importantly it
earns you respect. With the event running once
monthly, winners walk tall for the next four
weeks, known by all in the poetic community as
the one to beat. Then the crown is again up for
grabs as new poets and new works are presented
in this competitive, open-mic inspired event.
“Last Saturday’s event was amazing! There
was a full house. We had eight slammers, and
three open mic performers,” reported Guelph
Spoken Word organizer, who goes by the alias
Truth Is… “We [also] had the Burlington slam
project team, it was pretty high energy.”
Truth Is… claimed last Saturday saw one of the
best events they’ve had in a while, and she hopes to
see a similar turn-out at the upcoming events.
While the idea of slam poetry might be
foreign to some, it’s actually quite simple. Slam
poetry is a contest where artists deliver their
poetry to an audience, some members of which
are elected as judges.
the work, but with such a high level of crowd
involvement, audience participation does
become a factor.
“The audience is encouraged to participate.
[They can] cheer, clap loudly, shout, boo, hiss.
However they’re feeling about the poem,” said
Truth Is…
Yes you read it right; this is the only public
event that allows one to freely express the cat
inside to the joy of those around. But slam poetry
is no joke, and while it takes place in a very liberal
environment, don’t step in there hissing unless
you can dish it out on stage. Many of the artists
are very talented, and often the subject matter is
of social or personal consequent. Competitors
take this art form very seriously; so seriously
in fact that there is a nation wide event taking
place in a different city each year.
“The Canadian festival of spoken word is a
national competition where teams of 5 poets
travel from all over Canada to slam against each
other,” said Truth is…
The event has taken place in Vancouver and
Calgary in recent years. The nation’s capital will
play host this time around.
Guelph’s poetry slam will have to adjust its
next event due to nationals, but once those are
over the regular every-third-Saturday routine
will commence, doors opening at 7pm at e-Bar
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A man of great culture
Wade Davis delivers comes out of that,” said Davis.
a talk on the world’s He made it clear that no matter
how different one culture is from
indigenous cultures, another, they’re all just answers to
and how we are not the the question of what it means to be
top of the heap human, and to be alive. With this
in mind Davis sees every culture
JOSH DOYLE as equally important, and having
an estimated 7,000 languages
existing today, a language disappears
on average every two weeks.
“A lot of people say wouldn’t the
world be a better place if we spoke
one language. My answer to that is,
what a great idea. Lets make that
universal language Yoruba, lets

I
n Conversation was the
name of a talk given in the
atrium last Saturday featuring
anthropologist Wade Davis who
visited the University of Guelph
as part of the Eden Mills writer’s
festival. The festival is a yearly
event that started in 1989 and
works to educate new writers,
while engaging established ones
in new ways. Although Davis was
not against selling a few copies of
his latest novel The Wayfinders, he
was not here to discuss writing
styles or how to edit dialect. Rather
he was here to discuss styles of
living, and the way dialects the
world over are disappearing at an
alarming rate.
Born in British Columbia and
educated at Harvard, Davis went
on to become a world-renowned
anthropologist, author, biologist
and photographer. The U of G
presented Davis with an honorary
degree in 2008 for his extensive
research and contributions to
cultural study. His work as National
Geographic’s explorer in resident
led him all around the world,
and through his research he has
visited some of the most remote,
untouched cultures of the globe.
At a point when our own culture
is heavily criticized for its wasteful
World renowned anthropologist and National Geographic explorer
Wade Davis graced the science complex Atrium last Saturday afternoon
in part with the Eden Mills Writer’s Festival.
nature and over consumption,
Davis’s outlook is vitally important.
While Davis sees the way we live
as in many ways problematic, he is
more interested in dispelling the
assumption that our culture is in
some way dominant to others.
“It’s not that were bad, its just
that were not the top. And the
flipside of that is the other people
aren’t the bottom,” said Davis.
Davis’s talk centered around
the idea that cultural diversity
is becoming endangered by
Megan Verhey
many things, including modern
technological culture. He opted for
the preservation of those lesser-
known cultures and ways of life,
seeing them not as failed efforts at
an ideal lifestyle as we often assume
ours is, but unique and valuable in
their own right.
“Every culture faces the same
kind of adaptive needs. Everybody
has to deal with kids. Everybody
has to deal with growing old and
the challenges of feeding families.
There’s so much diversity that
a vast and diverse “ethno-sphere”
is in every way a positive for our
species. For all his experience and
education, he still knows how to
make a point in the plainest way.
“Where would you rather eat, in
Toronto in 1950 when you had three
varieties of potatoes, or Toronto
today when you can eat from the
menu of the world? Diversity’s just
more fun,” Davis said.
“It’s not the modern
verse the traditional,
it’s the rights of free
people to choose the
components of their
lives.” – Wade Davis
The idea that a culture is successful
or unsuccessful based on the ways
of living in the modern industrial
world is, to Davis, the wrong way
of thinking about culture.
“It’s not the modern verses the
traditional. It’s the rights of free
people to choose the components
of their lives,” Davis said.
The idea also threatens the
existence of these very diverse
answers to the question of how
to live; a threat that can be
directly evidenced by the rapid
disappearance of languages. With
make it Quechua. Now how do
you feel about having a universal
language?” Davis asked, instilling
the importance of language to a
cultures survival.
After speaking for close to an
hour, Davis opened the floor to
some questions and answers. One
of the more resonating questions
last Saturday arose when a white-
haired man asked Davis, what he
would give to students? Davis’
response was perhaps the most well
received segment of his talk.
“The whole thing you want to
cultivate in your heart as a young
person, is not necessarily to know
what you’re gonna do in life, or
where you’re going to end up, but
to own those decisions. And the
remarkable thing is that if you do
that consistently through your life,
then you become the architect of
that life,” said Davis.
The crowd seemed surprised at
Davis’s sound, inspiring advice on
how to live. It seems while he was
deep in foreign cultures, he didn’t
miss the chance to learn a little
something from his own life as well.
“It’s about putting yourself in
the way of opportunity, and only
having one word in your vocabulary
for new experience. And that’s got
to be, yes.”
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Arts & Culture
Black and White this Thursday Night
Sarah Walterhouse group called the Lazy Architects, prefers to work on one piece at a
kicks off the semester who do improv music and drawing time, but has previously worked
together. Her exhibit, which has on several at once. This semester
with the first Zavitz its reception this Thursday, Sept. Walterhouse is taking a specialty
art exhibit 23 at seven pm, will display seven Studio Art course, and plans to
work on one drawing for the
SAMANTHA SMITH duration. She explained that it
MOSKAL “It is a way to would be a much larger scale work

S
arah Walterhouse, a fourth
year student in Studio Art,
is the first student artist this
year to have her work displayed
in a gallery setting at Zavitz
Hall. Her medium is mainly
graphite on paper, but some of
her drawings also include oil stick
and oil pastel. These works are
an additive and reductive process,
meaning that there are several
layers to each piece.
“First I draw with graphite, then
I draw with an eraser,” Walterhouse
explains about her process of
creation. “They are meant to be
suggestions.”
Each of her pieces can take
anywhere from three to 20 hours
to complete. Some of them she has
done in one sitting, while others
have taken multiple attempts to
finish. Although Waterhouse draws
her inspiration from everything,
her main source lately has been a
experience self-
curating,” Sarah
Walterhouse, 4th
year art student.
of her most significant works.
It is up to the artists to install
their own exhibit, which is what
Walterhouse was doing at one
o’clock on a Monday afternoon
when she spoke to the Ontarion.
While trying to speak about her
work, Waterhouse struggled with
the lighting; another process artists
must do by themselves.
“It is a way to experience self-
curating,” said Walterhouse.
Walterhouse has titled some
of her drawings, while others
remain unnamed. This is because
she chooses to title her work for
a purpose, rather than simply for
the sake of having titles. She also
than the pieces she currently has
on display.
Walterhouse explained that
to choose a favourite drawing
would be as difficult as a mother
choosing a favourite child. She
explained that each piece has
been her favourite based on the
moment when she created it. It is
not a true favouritism, but rather a
memory that she is admiring. This
is probably why she is debating
hanging one or two different
pieces than the ones she currently
has up. Walterhouse wants the
exhibit to look its best, and to
do so requires finding the proper Megan Verhey
balance of drawings. Zavitz hall will play host to art exhibits again this year, showcasing
The student art exhibits are a students work weekly with a catered event on Thursday night’s
weekly event in Zavitz Hall, with
the artists installing their works According to Walterhouse, she Thursday Sept. 23 will also include
usually on the Sunday before hadn’t yet sent out invitations for Waterhouse drawing alongside
their exhibiting week, and the the opening but anyone is welcome improv musicians, a sight which
official reception and opening on to come and view her work. The would be exceptionally interesting
Thursday. upcoming gallery opening on to see - creation in progress.

The Jukebox
very well. Two years in the making,
The Murder Plans their debut full-length album Good
Good Omen Omens will be released on Sept.
24, with a CD release party at
Jimmy Jazz in Guelph on Oct. 2
PATRICK MCEACHNIE to follow.
Good Omens starts off “Someday
sounding the least bit contrived.
The highlight however, is the stark
contrast it carries with the second
track, “Tell A Lie.” To it’s credit,
“Tell A Lie” utilizes the full band
structure to it’s fullest potential,
and The Murder Plans keep it as
their influence, but never their
goal. At no point does this song
sound even the least bit forced. The
intra-band chemistry present that
enables them to do this translates
of most bands, but also at multiple
times during the lyrical content
of this record. I highly suggest
attending the record release show
at Jimmy Jazz on Oct. 2, not only
because it’s free but also because

T
he Murder Plans are
four guys from Ottawa,
Ontario. More importantly
however, The Murder Plans are
four musicians, and sometimes,
these four musicians play music;
I Won’t” a somber toe tapping,
head-bobbing opener. The track
can most easily be described as
Constantines at an Elvis Costello
based karaoke party, without
making it the first track to really
stick with the listener. Much of
the record is carried by the upbeat,
catchy guitar work, and 4/4 drum
beats rich with reverb. That is
until we get to the eighth track,
“Blue Collar,” which might be
the best example of a Tom Wait’s
influence in modern media and as
such, contains some of the darkest,
most eclectic sounds on the record.
That being said, this influence at
no point becomes overbearing,
exceptionally well.
The latter half of the record shows
a solidification of the bands self-
described influences, and common
comparisons, and advances them
from merely a collection of these
comrades to their own unique
brand of Canadian Indie Rock. As
such, the record itself progresses
in a manner similar to the band
themselves, being that coming
into one’s own is an idea dealt with
commonly, not only during the life
the next time they roll through
town, they will undoubtedly be
playing a larger, less intimate
venue. Hold me to that.
Over the duration of this
record, it has gone from the
living (active) reincarnation of
The Constantines to much more
than just that. I find these songs
have much more of a life of their
own once you become explicitly
familiar with them, and as such,
the album sits at a noble 3.5/5
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Arts & Culture
Last of the Concerts, First of the Albums
Shannon Kingsbury
discusses her album
debut, and noon hour
concerts come to a close
JOSH DOYLE
F
riday afternoon on Sept.
17 was a beautiful one. The
sun was shining, and there
was music in the air. At least there
was for those of us downtown
between the hours of noon and
one pm, when St. George’s Square
played host to another noon hour
concert. The sounds of woodwind,
harp and tuba drifted through the
streets as Shannon Kingsbury and
band performed their melodies to
the delight of shop owners, small
children who skipped about, and
the hot dog vender who smiled on
as the hungry listeners lined up to
grab a bite.
Noon-hour concerts have
become a defining feature of the
Friday afternoon downtown, while
Lynn Broughton of the DGBA
(Downtown Guelph Business
Association) works to gather a
wide variety of artists to perform
every week.
“I’ve been [programming the
shows] for the last five years, and I
did expand the program beyond just
July and August,” said Broughton.
The noon hour shows have been
going on since June thanks to
Broughton, and they won’t stop
until this week’s show. As the events
coordinator, Broughton let on that
she scraped up some extra funding
in her effort to, “make an attractive
downtown, not just visually,” and
she believes these noon hour
concerts are a great way to do that.
“The noon hour concerts, I
personally love because I think it’s
a lot of pay off, and also it’s a long
run as opposed to just a one day
thing where it may or may not rain.
[It’s great] seeing the square come
alive and change every Friday,”
Broughton said.
The noon hour shows seemed to
have had the desired effect, as the
square was full with young children
tripping into the garden, and other
people sitting patiently, all of them
enjoying the sounds of Kingsbury’s
talented band.
Kingsbury’s harmonious
performance was originally meant
to be the final show in the concert
series, although one more has been
added to the roster. This show comes
163.2
at a pivotal time in Kingsbury’s Fortunately with
music career, as this native of Sault ShannonKingsbury
St. Marie turned Guelph citizen is this is just what you
set to release her first album this get. With songs
week. that range from
“I’ve been writing forever, but this discussing the
is my first album, so I’m proud of it, smoothness of a
and I almost just cant believe that rock to dreaming
its here,” said Kingsbury, sharing about a circus,
her feelings about the upcoming Kingsbury’s writing
release. Kingsbury’s musical style process is creative
is as unique as the instruments and spontaneous.
she plays, which include such She explained that
underrated gems as the harmonium her song writing
and the harp. Combinations like happens much
this are surprising in a time when the way she chose
the music scene is so dominated by her instruments:
guitar’s and drums, but Kingsbury naturally. Megan Verhey
admitted it wasn’t an effort to “Sometimes I Shannon Kingsbury played a show in St. George’s
be different that led her to such don’t even think Square last Friday as part of the downtown noon-
a distinct choice of instruments. about what I’m hour conerts. Her album will debut tonight,
Rather, it happened quite naturally. writing, it just Thursday, Sept. 22 at e-bar
“I took up the harp seven years sort of comes out.
ago because I wanted to be able Usually it’s words first or some music she writes are made very
to accompany myself. I also really sort of a feeling or sentiment, but apparent on her new album,
loved the accordion but I don’t sometimes it just falls out. [The “LuminoCity,” which she will be
know how to play it, and then the songs] are usually a free form of releasing along with a live show at
harmonium fell into my hands,” expression, whether that’s poetry the e-Bar Thursday Sept. 23. With
Kingsbury said. or a stream of consciousness, and such soulful melodies and a voice
Shannon’s blend of instruments then the music kind of forms out of that is hard to turn away from,
creates a very distinct sound, and one that,” Kingsbury said. Shannon’s talent impresses not only
might expect it to be accompanied Kingsbury’s creativity and on a local level, but as an artist of
by lyrics that are of equal rarity. beautiful way of delivering the the modern day.
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Arts & Culture
Watching Life Through a Lens
Is picture taking, Bos, an executive of the Photo not what you’re actually doing, but taking poses a
taking over? Arts Club, seems to be the priority the picture of you doing it. new question:
of many. Whereas photography “People take photos to hype can you really
was once an art form, it has since [things] up,” says Emma Roeder, a experience youth
BETH PURDON been taken hostage. Picture taking first year English student. “People while watching it
MCLELLAN is the main vehicle for this process want people to see they’re having through a lens?

T
hese days, it seems
impossible to separate
pictures from Facebook.
Though more than an online photo
album, it still stands that to many,
Facebook is for posting pictures
and pictures are for posting on
Facebook.
There is a general understanding
that Facebook, for the most part,
is not real life. That popular social
network and its photos exist
primarily for people to create an
image of themselves that can be
presented to other people. The
main reason for this is quite simply
that, people are browsing. Having
your profile “creeped” is a reality of
the social network, and is actually
what many aim for. The response
to such creeping is that people
are getting prepared, and working
continuously at making their
profiles worth viewing.
Whatever the image, “self-
branding” as described by Alija
of manufacturing an online image. fun…not being a loser and doing
It is the ultimate media: the surest nothing.”
way of showing yourself the way “Not being a loser,” as Emma
you’d like to be seen. But with phrased it, appears to be a powerful
people’s profiles having hundred’s motivator. With the addition of
if not thousands of pictures, might more and more photos, there seems
we be going overboard? It seems to be an increased anxiety for people
that photography is no longer to evidence their good times.
about picture taking, but “photo “It’s like, if there isn’t a photo of
documenting.” it, it didn’t happen,” says Arielle
Duhaime-Ross, a second year B.Sc.
student.
“Someone could know But what exactly are we trying to
your entire haircut capture? What do we want people
to witness as they skim over these
history without pictures? Perhaps the answer to
having even met you.” that question is youth. Most photos
Arielle Duhaime- appear to be taken to provide proof of
Ross, second year B.Sc. the ideal adolescent life. Youth is often
said to be spontaneous, something
student that passes before you know it. The
digital camera has created a new
What night out is complete awareness of youth. Yet while we
without someone running around, may have found a remedy for the
clicking after every toast? In many elusive nature of young lives, this new
situations the important factor is phenomenon of excessive picture
Reactions are
mixed.Although
some students
admit to finding
pictures a
hindrance to
experiences,
the majority of
students say it
doesn’t “take
away from the
moment.” They
are still enjoying Megan Verhey
the night out, and
the pictures are a nice surprise at the uncomfortable is that “photo
end. documenting” seems to be working
But have pictures become the - though not in a way we’d all like.
motivator for many events? As social networks like Facebook
On the other hand, there is a grow, we amass hundreds of pictures
growing awareness surrounding gathered from throughout our lives.
the excessive amounts of pictures Having that documentation can be
pooled on sites like Facebook. The very exposing.
inability to control the images being As Duhaime-Ross jokingly
put out there as a result of tagging pointed out, “Someone could know
for example is of large concern to your entire haircut history without
some. What’s made some people having even met you.”

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 [Men]struation
E T
very now and then, you may Anishnaabe teaching about o gain some perspectives Friendship Center in Peterborough
find yourself encountering
a certain kind of experience
menstruation, which is referred to,
in this context, as ‘moon time.’ As A Bloody Shame from men, two fourth year
students, Harrison Daniel
as the Urban Aboriginal Healthy
Living Program Coordinator,

- maybe it’s a trip or a course or
a conversation, or perhaps it’s
just simply a sight. For whatever
reason, this experience moves you
against the steady waves of events
that have come to characterize
your daily life with conventional
structure. Just when you thought
you had everything in perspective,
an experience like this comes
without any announcement, and
forces an inner reaction between
old thoughts and new ones, and in
the end, you’re left looking at life a
little bit differently.
After taking part in an outdoor
indigenous studies field course
focused on traditional knowledge, I
found myself returning to city life
in September with an excitement
that came from acquiring new
friendships and a clarity that was
found from learning through
reflection, songs, spiritual teachings
and most importantly, through
doing. Finally, after what felt like a
reasonably long stretch of time void
of any life-defining occurrences, an
experience had come that left me
with a fresher sense of being and a
restored hunger for knowledge.
And ever since I returned, I have
not stopped thinking about my
period. Or yours. Or any woman’s
for that matter. I’ve woken each
morning with the hope that the
new day would bring with it an
opportunity to talk with someone,
anyone, about their thoughts
of the terribly unpopular topic
euphemistically known as ‘that
time of the month.’ Now, you may
begin to notice your heart beating
faster and your discomfort reaching
an unsettling high as you discover
that this piece is focused on the
one word that is all but banned
from the contemporary dictionary
– n. menstruation; the period of
menstruating.
How did a so-called enlightening
experience lead me to become
obsessively intrigued by the woman’s
an outsider to Anishnaabe culture,
I especially found it challenging to
adequately listen to new concepts
like this one, when we were not
permitted to use the staples that
enable any university student to feel
secure about processing information
– a pen and paper. Instead, we
were encouraged to learn through
intently listening, with all senses,
to the teachings that were provided
to us orally. With this transition,
I struggled but strived to listen
carefully as elders spoke of several
principles that characterize their
understanding of the woman’s cycle.
I learned that during moon time,
women are seen to be especially
powerful, as they are connected to
not only the earth, but also with the
moon. As women are seen as water
beings instilled with the gifts to
carry new life, their connection to
the moon, which naturally controls
the waters’ tides, is a sacred one.
When women are spiritually in
tune with the natural environment,
women’s cycles will synchronize
with the moon’s cycle. Men are
meant to assist women at this time,
as they rest and reflect while their
bodies, minds and spirits become
naturally cleansed.
I was pleasantly struck by the
knowledge that I came across. At
the same time, I became fraught
with a deep frustration towards
contemporary western attitudes
that view menstruation as a grief-
filled monthly occurrence that yields
nothing more than physical pain and
emotional turmoil, not to mention
distressed partners who find this
time to be anything but bearable.
I began to critically question
why so many people seem to view
menstruation as such a negative
time. I thought back to my own
childhood experiences, and began
to wonder what other men and
women may have experienced
while growing up and coming to
learn about the woman’s cycle. I
I
sat down with three members
fromtheGuelphResourceCentre
for Gender Empowerment and
Diversity (GRCGED) to talk about
what having your period in today’s
contemporary world meant to them.
Lori Guest, volunteer and program
coordinator of GRCGED, Mimi
Bastien, philosophy major and
collective member of GRCGED
and Malena Dumet, women’s study
major and collective member of
GRCGED, openly shared their
experiences related to this topic.
When asked about how they think
menstruation is viewed, a consensus
arose very quickly, and the factor
of agreement was unfortunately far
from uplifting.
Menstruation, as far they see it, is
still widely viewed as a shameful and
discomforting time for women.
“I think [menstruation] is
embarrassing. I think a lot of people
look as if it’s shameful or disgusting
and so often it’s secretive and you
rarely talk about it when your on
your period,” said Bastien.
Dumet agreed that there are
many negative perceptions floating
around.
“I think all together it’s like
we’re trying to hide when women
menstruate because it’s [seen as]
‘unfeminine’ or ‘unclean.’”
Why so much shame? The women
explained that part of the problem
is rooted in the way girls and boys
are educated. With education
systems that deny open, accessible
communication about menstruation,
it is learned right from young that
this topic is not one to be freely
discussed. Bastien drew upon her
memories of sexual education class
in high school.
“All the women would have sex
ed. with a woman gym teacher, and
all the males would have the male
gym teacher…I think that’s also
interesting in our culture, that there’s
certain people you can talk about
certain issues,” said Bastien. “We
had that relationship with our gym
teacher. If we ever had any problems,
she was the one that you would go to
and you couldn’t talk to any one else.
There was no other model or role
model that you could go to.”
Bastien pointed to other problems
with the methods employed to
educate youth on menstruation.
“Well I feel like the way
[menstruation] is educated, it feels
like a medical problem. It’s like ‘this
is a solution to your problem,’ as
opposed to, ‘this is a natural process.’
So I think there is a problem in the
way we are getting educated. It’s like
here’s a solution to your problem,
and here are the pharmaceutical
companies that can help you. Playtex.
Kotex. Midol.”
Likely attributed to the poor
handling of education, Bastien recalls
a vast negativity towards menstruation
being commonplace throughout high
school. It was not unusual for her to
hear young boys snickering, “Don’t
trust a creature that bleeds for five
days and doesn’t die.”
Dealing with the beginning of
menstruation becomes even more
isolating for young women who do
not have adequate support within
their own homes. Guest explained
how she grew up with no one around
her menstruating, and had to figure
out most things on her own.
“When I first started having a
menstrual cycle, my mom had a
hysterectomy when I was very young
so no one in my family menstruated
around me when I was growing
up,” said Guest. “I didn’t know what
it was about, I never saw any one
going to the store to get products
and stuff like that. When I started
menstruated, I was just like, I don’t
know what do you use? I don’t know
anything about this,” said Guest.
When Bastien began getting her
period, she had similarly confusing
experiences.
“When I first started getting it, I
was in grade 8 and grade 7 and that’s
such an embarrassing stage to go
through because I mean you don’t
know anything. It’s irregular, you
don’t really know what’s going on,
you don’t know how to manage it, or
how to conceal it.”
Through my conversations
with members of GRCGED, my
assumptions proved to be accurate
in that ‘that time of the month’
still evokes embarrassment and
confusion for many women.
But what do men really think?
and Jeremy Boychyn agreed to share
some of their thoughts.
When asked about what
they think of when they hear the
word ‘menstruation,” hesitation
appeared to surface and answers
were kept to a minimum. “A
natural cycle that happens monthly,
I don’t know or something like that,”
replied Daniel.
“I don’t know, I don’t know
anything about it, I don’t want
to know anything about it,” said
Boychyn. “Just don’t think. Avoid
the question. Change the subject.”
When asked about the role of
the media in generating ideas about
menstruation, Daniel explained
how the media makes it seem
like a woman’s menstrual cycle is
burdensome.
“The only thing that I see is
that [the media] makes it seem
like [having your period] is a major
inconvenience…it just makes it
seem worse and worse and worse. I
think any process that steers away
from conventional media and steers
towards people understanding and
accepting what’s going on with their
own bodies and partners, I think is a
positive thing,” said Daniel.
Boychyn vaguely acknowledged
the media’s effects but remained
adamant that it was not necessary
for him to learn about the woman’s
menstrual cycle.
“Well there’s definitely norms [in
the media], there’s commercials and
what not. Like I said, I don’t want to
know about it so I don’t go and educate
myself about it,” said Boychyn.
On the other hand, Andrew
MacDonald, a Trent University
graduate of Indigenous Studies who
now works at the Nogojiwanong
defended the need for men to
educate themselves. If men are
not educated alongside women,
MacDonald fears that women will
not be fully respected and future
generations will suffer as a result.
“If [women] are not respected by
men and taught that that’s a good
thing what’s happening to them,
they’re not going to be treated as
well, and these are the people that
are going to be giving birth to those
children and raising them, teaching
them their values, and if that anger
goes into teaching them, those
children, it’s a generational effect,”
said MacDonald.
MacDonald explained how
traditional teachings that were once
meant to honour women and their
cycles have changed over time.
“There are native feminist
movements and I think it is because
of the neglect or abuse or suffering
since the changing of these teachings.
They’re angry to be going from one
perspective, being so revered and
honoured to the total opposite, and
then excluded, I guess it must hurt
a lot, so I’ve seen that side of it, and
I’m able to empathize with it.”
MacDonald emphasized the need
to challenge the media’s depictions
of women and menstruation and
work towards reversing the attitudes
that they generate.
“Even now to this day, those
stereotypes you get from media
or from what you’re taught in
mainstream society, they’re still there,
they’re still underneath everything,”
said MacDonald. “I still think there’s
a lot of work that needs to be done
in educating people or returning to
those teachings and that respect for
those gifts women carry.”

menstrual cycle? It started when
I was introduced to a traditional
I
desperately wanted to find out, is f you’ve managed to get to the end of this article, I applaud you. Engaging with any
this topic still taboo? subject that typically breeds embarrassment and anxiety is never an easy process. But
when people do begin to discuss topics that are typically garnished with shame and
confusion, an open dialogue can take place.
The university setting may be the most ideal environment to breed the critical mindset
that is needed for such change to happen. Guest shared one of her memories from
university, in which a professor challenged students to question, criticize and challenge
the status quo.
“Before class even started, a professor said, ‘What did you notice on your way to class?’
And people said ‘I don’t know.’ ‘Well,’ said the professor, ‘I noticed that the stairs on the
right hand side, were worn out more than the stairs on the left hand side. Anyone think
about why that would be? Well, it’s because you put more friction when you go upstairs
than downstairs and we’re taught to keep to the right, so the right hand stairs wear
down faster than the left hand stairs.”
While participating in the field course, I was touched as a curious young girl
routinely asked with that delightful kind of honesty that only children best convey,
‘Who’s on their moon today?’ I felt a surge of optimism when envisioning the
topic of menstruation being one day freed from its heavy weight, allowing youth
at an early age, to see menstruation for what it really is – a normal, natural cycle
that occurs within every woman’s fertile body.
But if this kind of understanding has a hope in ever being widely embraced, it’ll
take courage on the behalf of both men and women to hold their heads high as
they begin their journey along the less direct, less sought out, left-hand side for a
change.
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Homecoming Special: A Look Back At the Story of a Guelph Alumni
The history of how heavy running game, although
the U of G became a anyone that’s watched the current
university Guelph Gryphon’s football team
play would argue not much has
changed, with running back Nick
ANDREW DONOVAN FitzGibbon carrying the brunt of
of Guelph. The graduating class
of ’61, which is made up of
108 graduates is hosting a 50th
anniversary celebration of their
graduation next year, which
Hume is organizing as president

S
ome may know him as an
“Aggie,” others may call
him a “Mooney man” but
for those who don’t know, the
Department of Plant Agriculture
professor, Dr. Dave Hume has
a history rooted in our campus
older than the University of
Guelph itself.
Hume’s story starts long
before Guelph was ever a
university; in fact it starts in the
fall of 1957, when he arrived on
campus for the first time at the
Ontario Agricultural College
(OAC). After playing football at
Burlington Central Secondary
School, Hume was a walk-on
for the OAC Red Men where
he played wide receiver and
occasionally defensive back.
“It was a different league and
a different school back then,”
Hume explained. “The OAC had
roughly 1,400 students on campus
and everyone knew everyone,
especially the football players.”
Dave Hume It was a different football
The “Mooney Men” better known as the OAC Redmen playing a home league in more ways than one.
game on Johnston green in 1960. Primarily, the league involved a
the load on offense.
Also, percentage wise far more
students attended games back
then. Hume states that the size
of the players is vastly different
nowadays as some of the biggest
players during his era would be
considered far too undersized
in their respective positions to
play in today’s game. This speaks
volumes for the development of
the game of football and university
athletics here at Guelph and
across Canada.
Anyone attending the U of
G today can tell you without
hesitation that the University of
Western Ontario Mustangs are
by far our biggest rival, but that
wasn’t always the case. McMaster
University was the biggest game
of the year for OAC because
whoever finished off with more
points come the season’s end won
the president’s trophy.
The “Mooney Men,” as the
football team was called while
being coached by 24 year-old Tom
Mooney, still refers to themselves
as such all these years later.
In fact at the Guelph Queen’s
game this past weekend, Tom
Mooney, Robbie Keith and Dave
Hume were all in attendance
and according to Hume, “We all
savoured that win!”
Hume went on to graduate
from OAC in 1961 and obtained
his Ph.D. at Iowa State University.
His time at Guelph was far
from over though, in 1966 he
returned as a part of the faculty,
not OAC faculty but as faculty
for the newly formed University
of the 61 class.
Aside from athletics, Hume
gave some great insight into some
of the history behind the school
and the merger of colleges to
form the University of Guelph.
“The OAC had
roughly 1,400
students on campus
and everyone
knew everyone,”
Professor
Dave Hume.
At one point our current campus
was divided into three colleges,
the Ontario Agricultural College,
The Veterinary College and the
MacDonald Institute of Home
Economics, hence “Mac Hall” as
we know it today. Back then the
guys lived in Johnston Hall or
Mills Hall while the girls lived in
Mac. This was all very convenient,
especially in the 1920’s through
the 1930’s because the football
field was on Johnston Green.
Mooney’s Men are still
heavily involved in the football
program, in fact during this year’s
homecoming game, some of them
will be presenting for the first
time ever three Tom Mooney
scholarships to Guelph football
players. This is all in an effort to
further support the football team
and generate incentive for players
to achieve the highest of Guelph’s
standards on and off the field.
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success of the football program

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teaching your stereotypical
football player academics may
seem like a daunting task, Hume
makes it look easy; the Guelph
football team on average has a
higher overall grade than the rest
of the student body, something
the team and the school are very
proud of.
Hume provided a great learning
experience reminiscing about the
rich history which our young
school has to offer. Look out for
the former OAC Red Men at this
weekend’s homecoming game
and make sure to thank them for
their tireless work they put forth
in order to keep the rich history
and tradition of the University of
Guelph alive.
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Sports & Health
Gryphons Defeat Defending National Champions
Guelph races out to 3-0 Julian Tropea kicking two through receiver on the day, Jedd Gardner
start the uprights and adding a rouge who made a highlight real diving
for a single point. On the other catch to give the Gryphons a 20 to
side of the ball Queen’s kicker Dan 8 advantage.
ANDREW DONOVAN Village surely turned the heads of Queen’s made a quarterback

N
ick FitzGibbon averaged
nine yards per carry and
totalled 200 yards on
the ground while the Gryphon’s
defence held off the late surging
Queen’s Gaels led by Billy McPhee
to improve to an unexpected 3-0
start to the season; winning by a
final of 21-15.
There was no question that
coming into Saturday’s matchup
against the defending national
champion Queen’s Gaels, the highly
touted Guelph defense was going to
have to continue their outstanding
play in order for the Gryphons to
remain undefeated on the season.
The first quarter was a seesaw
battle between the teams as the
defenses dominated while Guelph
tried to establish the run game
and Queen’s struggled to get into
any offensive rhythm. The quarter
ended with the two teams all tied
up at three points apiece, each kicker
hitting a field goal for their team.
Kicking played a major part in
the game with Gryphon’s kicker
pro scouts across the nation with a
successful 50 yard field goal in the
third quarter.
In the second quarter with the
Gryphons driving, the Gaels get
called on a key pass interference in
the end zone which gave Guelph
a first and goal from the one yard
line. On the ensuing play Guelph
quarterback Chris Rossetti rolled
out, saw a hole open up, and ran
the ball in for his first rushing
touchdown of the season. After the
extra point Guelph was leading 13-
3. The Gryphons would take a 13-5
lead into the halftime break.
The third quarter saw Queen’s
kicker Dan Village hit a monstrous
50 yard field goal to begin the second
half scoring, cutting the Gryphon
lead to five, but Guelph would not
be outdone. The Gryphon offense
responded with a scoring drive
of their own, they methodically
marched down the field mixing
the run and short passes very well.
The drive was capped off by a Chris
Rossetti strike to Guelph’s leading
change mid way through the third
quarter to try and spark their offense.
Waterloo transfer Billy McPhee
entered the game in place of starting
quarterback Justin Chapdelaine.
McPhee immediately drove the
Gaels to their first touchdown on
the day. The first year QB would
connect on an easy touchdown to a
wide open Chris Ioannides, making
the score 21 to 15 for Guelph.
McPhee was unable to lead the
Gaels to a comeback however, as
Guelph’s defence came up big when
it mattered most and held the Gaels
on a big third and short to all but
seal the game for the Gryphons.
The Guelph offense played well
enough to win, but again lacked a
consistent passing threat. Rashaad Bhamjee
“I am going to assume Western Guelph defensive linemen Grant MacDonald chases after Queen’s
and other OUA teams are going quarterback Billy McPhee. The Gryphons pressured Gaels pivots all
to start stacking the box to try and day long.
take away [FitzGibbon] but I am
completely comfortable with that as Lang emphasized the importance Coach Lang had a lot to say about
we have a very dangerous receiving of developing the passing game, the future progress of the football
core,” said Rossetti. especially for going against a tough team, “We need to be a team that
Gryphons head coach Stu Western defence this week. expects to win”

Gryphon women’s soccer team narrowly succumb to McMaster in 0-1 loss

Guelph rookie Jenny protected the net
Dunn has impressed from a Marauder
rebound.
early in her career First year stopper
Jenny Dunn -- who
SARAH DUNSTAN has contributed three
avid soccer player since the tender
age of 5, still admited that firing
that crucial goal into the opposing
team’s net isn’t easy.
“I’m always trying to find a way to
score, trying to make the defenders
Windsor Lancers this Saturday.
The Gryphons tied the Lancers
in their first meeting this season,
with Dunn scoring the solitary
Guelph goal.
“I always get nervous and anxious

A
fter a fast start at to
the regular season, and
already equaling their
win total from one year ago. The
Gryphon women’s soccer team lost
one to nothing to the McMaster
Marauders this past Sunday
September 17. The loss brought
the team down to a 1-2-2 record
on the season.
The Marauders were able to get
an early lead when Cheryl Druchok
scored the first goal of the game
just three minutes into the contest.
The Marauders had several scoring
opportunities throughout the
remainder of first half of the game,
but their shots were inaccurate
when their goal scoring chances
were there to be had.
Rattled by the early goal, the
Gryphons held steady against
the Marauders onslaught, when
midfielder Rachel Rennick had
a golden opportunity for a tying
goal at the thirty-minute mark, but
Jocelyn Wilkins, the Marauders
goalie was up to the task snatching
Rennick’s shot and securing the ball.
The Marauders inaccuracy plagued
the team for the remainder of the
match, preventing McMaster from
grabbing another goal.
goals already this make mistakes,” said Dunn. “But before I play any game,” said
season during her many times it’s better for me to Dunn. “We have the advantage of
rookie campaign-- make a pass. It’s a team game and having played these teams not too
assures fans that it takes all of us to score.” long ago, so we know what they’re
the losses are not The Gryphons are slated capable of, and what we need to do
reflective of a poor to play an away game against in order to succeed.”
season to come, but
simply a byproduct
of team members
getting to know each
Rashaad Bhamjee other.
Gryphons rookie striker Jenny Dunn battles for “Right now our
a free ball. Dunn has led the offensive attack for team is still settling
Guelph this season. regarding line-ups,
and gelling on and
The second half was more in off field,” said Dunn. “There are
Guelph’s favour as the Gryphons still plenty of games to straighten
forced the ball into enemy things out.”
territory repeatedly. Right Dunn also explained that the
midfielder Kristen Southgate higher-stake league require more
fired an incredible shot towards effort to win, and lead to highly
the net near the 60-minute intense battles on field.
mark, but was stopped cold by “Scoring is harder than
McMaster goalkeeper Jocelyn it looks,” said Dunn, “I envision
Wilkins. Central defense scoring all the time to mentally get
Lauren Hampton was key to the in the game.”
Gryphons defense, stonewalling Dunn has her young Gryphon
the Marauders at every turn career off to a fast start. She leads
during the remainder of the the team in scoring this year with
game. Even when goalkeeper three goals in five games. Dunn is
Joelle Chartrain temporarily left one of only two Gryphons to score
the net to block a shot, Hampton a goal this season.
was ready, as she swooped in and Even Dunn, who has been an
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Undefeated football Gryphons showdown with The Western
Mustangs on National TV
The Annual Gryphons squad. The team took to the Gryphons style of attack on
Homecoming game will care of business against Queen’s offense as well. The Gryphons sit
and showed they could roll with first in the OUA with 203 rushing
see another battle of the big boys of the OUA. However, yards per game. Western is not far
bitter rivals Queen’s is a young team rebuilding behind sitting second in the league
and dealing with losses to many with 175 yards rushing per game.
JUSTIN DUNK graduated star players. The Guelph rushing attack starts

T
he homecoming game is
always a highlight on the
Gryphons football schedule.
For the second consecutive year
the game will be that much bigger
because Guelph will face their rival,
the University of Western Ontario
Mustangs.
Both teams enter the contest
with three wins this year. Guelph
is perfect on their schedule so far,
while the Mustangs only have
one loss coming on the road by
a single point on a last minute
touchdown against Ottawa. Some
OUA football followers believe the
Ottawa Gee Gees are favourites to
capture the Yates Cup this season.
Therefore this game is another
stepping stone for this young
“Beating Queen’s was really
important,” said Gryphons head
coach Stu Lang. “This week’s game
takes on more then just another test,
there are more emotions around the
Western game.”
Western never really rebuilds they
just reload. The Mustangs are always
loaded with talent and year after year
they are legitimate contenders for
the Yates Cup. This being said, the
present Mustang team looks very
different compared to the Western
teams that passed all over the field
during the Michael Faulds era.
This Mustang team relies on a
ground and pound beat them up
style of offensive football. The
Western offense has been running all
over teams this season, very similar
and ends with the current OUA
rushing leader Nick FitzGibbon.
FitzGibbon has piled up 487
yards on the ground in just three
appearances this season. The
Western rushing attack is a two
headed monster, starting with
running back Jerimy Hipperson
leading the Mustangs with 268
yards and four TD’s rushing, but
elusive quarterback and first year Megan Verhey
starter Donnie Marshall has used
his legs to lead this offense and sits the ground, however they will not to shut down the run themselves
second on the team with 193 yards see a better running offense then they only give up 80 yards rushing
rushing and three TD’s. the one the Mustangs will bring to per contest.
Both defenses will have to Alumni stadium this weekend The battle in he trenches will
stop the run early and often. The The Western defense must shut decide this game. The team that can
Gryphon defense has been stellar down FitzGibbon in order to have run the ball better and shut down
against the run this season giving a shot to win the football game. the run the best will surely come
up a paltry 44 yards per game on The Mustang defense knows how out of this game with a win.

Are breakfast snacks really any good for you?

Nutrition prof weighs in way to refuel the body.
on the most important “In order to eat a balanced
breakfast, students should try to
meal of the day include foods from each of Canada’s
Food Guide four food groups,
JOSHUA GAUCI meat and alternatives, milk and
if the nutrition information is not
provided, as is the case for muffins
purchased from cafes and bakeries,
it is more important to pay attention
to the overall composition of the
muffin. Whole grain or bran muffins

B
reakfast snacks like muffins
and cereal bars are a popular
choice for busy students on
the go, but unfortunately choosing
a nutritious snack for breakfast is
not as easy as you might think.
According to the University of
Guelph’s nutrition professor, Alison
Duncan, who is also a registered
dietitian, breakfast is an important
alternatives, vegetables and fruits
and grain products,” said Duncan.
Most muffins and cereal bars
contain grain products, but they
can’t be considered a balanced
breakfast as they do not contain any
of the other three food groups.
Muffins that contain fruit or are
low fat may seem like an obvious
choice, but Duncan stresses that
are a better choice because they are
a source of whole grains, providing
fibre not only for overall health,
but also for satiety. Health Canada
recommends that individuals
consume approximately 25 grams of
fibre per day, and Duncan suggests
that students should try to eat at
least 4 grams or more of fibre for
breakfast.
Doing a nutritional analysis of
breakfast foods is probably the last
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in the morning, but one solution is
to check the nutrition facts online
in advance. Hospitality Services at
Guelph list nutrition analyses on
their website at hospitality.uoguelph.
ca. Duncan recommends that
breakfast should be approximately
30% of a student’s daily caloric
intake, or around 500 Calories.
Looking at Hospitality Services’
information one can yield some
surprising nutritional information.
For example, a maple dip donut
from Tim Horton’s has 210
Calories, 8 grams of fat, 32 grams of
carbohydrates and 1 gram of fibre.
A banana nut muffin, a seemingly
healthier choice, actually has 420
Calories, 18 grams of fat, 58 grams
of carbohydrates and only 2 grams
of fibre.
Many cereal bars are marketed to
they are a nutritious choice, with
claims such as “made with real fruit”
on the front of the package. However,
if you examine the package closely,
you will notice that these products
do not actually contain enough
fruit to be considered a serving of
fruit as defined by Health Canada.
“Nothing can substitute for real
fruit,” said Duncan who explained
that an actual serving of fruit, such as
from fresh, frozen, dried or canned
fruit would be more nutritious.
Duncan suggests that one of
the best ways to eat a nutritious
breakfast on the go is to plan
ahead and prepare in advance. One
recommendation is yogurt, or high
fibre cereal and a banana, which is
easy to eat on the go if you pack the
food and a utensil individually the
night before.
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Throwing it Down with Dunk: Homecoming and tradition for the young and old
JUSTIN DUNK
“H
omecoming”- this
one word means so
much to the people
who have attended the great
institution that is the University of
Guelph. Homecoming is a time for
reunions of alumni young and old, a
celebration of the life long memories
and friends that were founded right
here on our beautiful campus. The
word homecoming pulls on the
heartstrings of anyone that has
Life
TV is for lovers: Welcoming back your beloved
Fall prime time characters…in style
NICOLE ELSASSER
F
inally readers, the magical
time is here: it’s the first prime
time Thursday of the fall and
it is going to be glorious.
Now, there are definitely some
naysayers who would have you
believe that the return of some
shows does not warrant any kind of
party. But they’re wrong and we all
know it. Case closed.
attended the university grounds.
Alumni and current students
alike will have fond memories never
to be forgotten. However, it must
be understood that the meaning is
unique to each and every graduate.
Whether is was your first year in
residence, sharing a room with a
complete stranger turned into best
friend, a first date at the Bullring
with that special person who is still
in your life, or a night out at The
Brass Taps or downtown Guelph
with some of your closest friends…
the friendships, memories and
stories will last a lifetime.
Yours truly feels a tingle all the
way down the spine during the week
Follow these instructions to ensure
that you welcome back your beloved
prime-time characters in style.
1. Accept that on Thursday you
should be glued to the NBC lineup
of shows. Community, 30 Rock, The
Office and the new (and possible
bad) Outsourced make up the NBC
Fall Thursday lineup. This is your
best bet as far as quality television
that night.
2. Gather together a group of
likeminded television lovers at
wherever has the perfect combination
of large TV and cable. Exclude any of
those wet blankets who will poison
Sept. 23 - 29, 2010
leading up to homecoming. Good
times and funny moments fill my
mind. Homecoming is a special
weekend for making connections
with old friends, classmates, and
teammates. Reminiscing about the
‘good old days’ shared together on
the Guelph campus.
For current students, homecoming
weekend is a great opportunity to show
some school pride and learn about
the rich history of the University of
Guelph. There are many events taking
place on the weekend, therefore there
is bound to be one that is of interest to
you and your friends.
Gryphon varsity teams are a
big part of homecoming weekend.
the evening by saying stupid things
like, “I don’t like television,” or “The
Office should have been cancelled a
long time ago” or God forbid, “I just
really miss Lost.” That kind of stuff
might fly out in the real world but
not here…not on the first Thursday
of Fall television.
3. Gather libations (preferably beer)
and the ingredients for nachos.
Prepare several flights of nachos.
Layer the cheese.
4. For more hard-core TV fan
kind of snacks, go with food that
represents each show. Special drink
(hot chocolate mix in cold milk) and
For example, the annual women’s
basketball reunion starts with a
scrimmage in the main gym of the
Athletic centre at 10am. Our number
two nationally ranked women’s rugby
team plays host to the Western
Mustangs at Varsity field at one pm.
The annual homecoming football
game has always been well advertised,
and is kicking off Saturday at one
pm. The 1960 Gryphons football
team celebrating their 50-year
anniversary, will be honored and
introduced before the game.
The tradition of the Guelph
homecoming game was started in
1923, by OAC president George
Christie. Christie believed that a
chicken fingers for
Community, donuts
and Pinot Grigio for
30 Rock, mushroom
caps and Scotch
with Splenda for
The Office and…
probably curry and
a mango lassi for
Outsourced (forgive
me…I haven’t yet
seen the show)
(Major TV props if you got all of
these food references!)
5. Turn your face towards the
television and view.
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good college football team and an
annual event to honour alumni would
bring great attention to the college
and build good relations. Also, there
used to be an annual homecoming
parade through the downtown
streets of Guelph. The parade was
designed to gain attention from the
public for the University’s academic
and varsity programs.
Students of this wonderful
university,letsmakethishomecoming
weekend one to remember and one
that is full of Guelph Gryphon pride!
Take the chance to make a lifelong
memory this weekend. Enjoy time
with your friends and show some
good old-fashioned school spirit.
Megan Verhey
And there you have it. Your
beloved TV characters would totally
appreciate the attention to detail if
they were real.
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Opinion
Open Content: Shrinking the world
MICHAEL RIDLEY
I
t has been a tough few weeks for
peace, love and understanding.
Burning Qur’ans, bombing
citizens, institutionalizing child
abuse, and facing up to racist activity
on our own campus, to name only
four traumatic events. What gives?
Is this the new normal?
In the case of the University,
Alastair reacted quickly and
decisively. A message went out to
the community (and to the rest of
the world) that the University of
Guelph does not tolerate this sort
of activity; this isn’t what Guelph
is about. Sadly, it’s possible that the
President’s words were not heard
over the general din. The noise level
did get bizarre for a while. How did
Loose Cannon
For civility in politics, think local
GREG BENETEAU
T
he House of Commons
resumed sitting on Monday
with guns drawn – not the
kind that need to be registered, mind
you, but the kind that fire verbal
ammunition across the room during
Question Period.
Decorum in Parliament is a hot-
button topic this fall, with both
the Conservative government and
opposition Liberals putting their
best attack dogs on the front lines
to fight over issues like gun control,
immigration and the economy.
In federal politics, the decibel level
tends to rise and fall tandem with
the stakes. In an unstable minority
parliament where neither party
has gained a clear majority, CPAC
viewers would be wise to invest in a
pair of earplugs and a language filter
for their TV sets.
But not everyone has resigned
themselves to accept the screaming
a twit from Florida hijack CNN and
every other news organization for
such a long time?
So, what’s my point?
In a world made small by
technology, the distances between
people are now not about proximity
but about ideas; ideas that take form
in culture, politics, religion, whatever.
It has been forever thus but now we
seem to have lost or abandoned the
will to bridge those distances. At
a time when we have every option
to know each other better, we seem
to willfully act to understand each
other less.
The University of Guelph and
businesses throughout the City
of Guelph want to be part of the
solution. And that must involve
match that passes for debate
in Parliament. In the coming
weeks the House will debate a
set of proposals put forward by
Conservative MP Michael Chong,
who has championed the reform of
Question Period.
Chong’s six suggestions are
brilliant in their simplicity. He
proposes giving the Speaker
greater leeway to enforce House
rules, increasing the time limit for
questions and answers (currently set
at 35 seconds) to elevate discourse
beyond snappy one-liners, allocating
half of daily questions to randomly
selected MPs, requiring Ministers to
be present during Question Period
at least two days a week and answer
questions directed to them, and
allocating a specific day for questions
to the Prime Minister.
I don’t know where Chong got
these ideas to improve civility among
his colleague, but one hopes he was
Sept. 23 - 29, 2010
more than just speaking out – it must
be about taking concrete action. A
number of faculty and staff at the
university have participated in Leave
for Change, a wonderful program to
use our vacations to lend expertise
to a project in the developing world.
We also discovered AIESEC.
AIESEC (www.aiesec.org) is a
global internship program providing
a platform for students to explore and
develop their leadership potential
and to have a positive impact on
society. The Canadian office is in
Toronto; there is a chapter at the
University of Guelph.
AIESEC interns bring many skills
to our community. However, hosting
an intern is more, much more, than
just another short term placement.
inspired by municipal politics. With
few exceptions, business at the level
of cities and towns is discussed
with far less drama and partisan
bickering than at Queen’s Park or
Parliament Hill.
In Guelph, cheering and jeering is
not tolerated during council meetings.
If a councillor is asked a question, he
or she can’t defer to someone else.
Councillors take turns and answer
questions on their own time, perhaps
with some gentle prompting from
the mayor to stay on-topic.
So when I started thinking about
other ways to improve the behaviour
of elected officials, I stayed local.
Seating arrangements are one way
to discourage the kind of childish
antics that have become commonplace
in the House. The current set-up of
Parliament is reminiscent of a partisan
cheering contest: divide people into
different sections based on allegiance
so that they can scream at each other
These interns bring their expertise
and their curiosity to our work and
to our community. In particular they
bring their perspective on the world
and we match it with our desire to
understand.
There are currently a number
of interns at the university and
throughout the city. They come from
Slovakia, the Czech Republic, India,
Costa Rica,Peru,Hungary,Romania,
Scotland, the United States, Tunisia,
and the Ukraine. Working along
side these extraordinary individuals
is both a great privilege and a
wonderful opportunity. They bring
the world into our workplace. As a
bonus, by hosting AIESEC interns
from other countries, we can create
spaces for Canadian interns to go
more effectively.
Municipalities avoid this pitfall
through non-partisan assigned
seating. The City of Guelph, for
example, designates seating at
council by seniority: the Mayor sits
at the head of a circular table, the two
council members who have served
the longest sit closest to the Mayor,
and so on. Other municipalities
organize seating by alphabetical
order or random draw.
Imagine for a moment if MPs
from different parties were forced
to sit next to one another. They’d no
longer able to hide in the crowd, an
arrangement that would rob all but
the most pugnacious politicians of
their bluster.
With mixed seating, politicians
would also be more likely to address
the Speaker during debate, since it
becomes difficult to stab a finger
and yell at someone who’s sitting
behind you.
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abroad – win win.
While AIESEC is the world’s
largest student run organization, it
is still a small program in the overall
scheme of things. However, like all
attempts to bring down a barrier or
to construct a bridge, it is all done
person by person, one by one. We
change and change others with every
conversation, with every action.
AIESEC makes the world a
smaller place by enlarging our vision,
expanding our experiences, and by
growing our awareness of each other.
Check them out; shrink the world.
Michael Ridley is the Chief
Information Officer (CIO) and Chief
Librarian at the University of Guelph.
Contact him at mridley@uoguelph.ca
or www.uoguelph.ca/cio.
While they’re changing the seating
around, MPs might also consider
overhauling the spectator’s gallery. In
Guelph’s Council Chamber, public
seating is located on the same level as
that of council so that members of the
public can see their elected officials –
and elected officials can see them.
In Ottawa, the Speaker will often
have to remind members to behave
themselves during Question Period
while a group of public school
children is watching the proceedings.
If MPs could see the people who will
be witnessing their behaviour, they
might think twice about throwing a
tantrum in their seats.
There are tons of other examples
of good practices that can be derived
from municipalities across the
country, and Chong’s bill is great
first step. The question is whether
enough MPs have the courage to fix
the dysfunction in Parliament, rather
than just complaining about it.
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Editorial
Hopeful refugees not so warmly welcomed
L
ast month an unknown ship
was located off the coast
of British Columbia and
escorted into harbor. Investigations
revealed that the ship was carrying
approximately 500 passengers.
Upon further investigation, those
500 passengers were found to be
Sri Lankan refugees.
The ship had made a four
month long voyage from Sri
Lanka, traveling across the Pacific
Ocean loaded with weary and
malnourished travelers. It is no
secret why these people have come
to our shores. As a country with a
stance towards refugees being one
of acceptance, these people have
sought refuge in our land. But
they have yet to see the kind of
hospitality they may have hoped
for. These refugees are currently all
under detainment.
The hopeful refugee’s claim to
have fled murder and political
fear in their homeland. This claim
contrasts with the Sri Lankan
government’s report that the Civil
War in that country has officially
ended, and the situation there is
peaceful. But governments have a
tendency to advertise bad situations
in a positive light.
Public Safety Minister Vic
Toews has claimed that this ship is
actually acting as a test run, to see
how accepting our government will
be to these people. The Canadian
government is expecting two more
ships to arrive in the near future.
At the time of an event like
this many will be led to wonder
about our immigration policies.
Are they too lenient? Many may
be concerned that these people,
who have literally shown up at our
doorstep asking for help, will be
simply allowed to walk in and be
welcome to our country. However,
this is not the case. Each of
these individuals will be scanned
for criminal backgrounds, and
assessed on a case-by-case basis to
see whether or not they qualify as
refugees. The process is long and
expensive, and the turn-away rate
is by no means low.
A recent poll showed that
Canadians voted five to one
that the nearly 500 Sri Lankan’s
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should be sent home. Part of this
inhospitable reaction has to do
with who might be on the boat. The
government has claimed that some
of the refugees could potentially
have connections to a terrorist
group known as the Tamil Tigers.
But this is a big maybe, and in a
country where people are assumed
innocent until proven guilty, it’s a
rather large accusation with little
to no supporting evidence.
Inhabitants of the ship have also
made forward claims, in writing,
plainly stating the words, “We are Courtesy
not terrorists.”
Also in writing were their criminal backgrounds, they will be sympathy for these people who
intentions to live peacefully, and dealt with accordingly. But if not, have likely suffered a great deal,
abide by the laws of our country. then what? Do we let these people and come a long way to ask a better
This of course is easy enough to into our country, simply because off nation for help. The issue is one
write, and no one is willing to they showed up on a boat? And for the government to decide on,
give it the same credibility as a if we do, will more keep coming? through investigation into both
full investigation. It does however In an economic climate such as the nature of these people and
raise the question, why is our first we have right now, what will these their reasons for immigrating. But
reaction to label foreigners as people do for jobs? The question until a decision has been reached,
terrorists? May they not actually is a difficult one, and many things perhaps we could cut the less
just be people in need? need to be considered. Among fortunate a little slack, and recall
In the case that any of these these considerations should be a time when perhaps our ancestors
refugees are found to have their reasons for fleeing. As human too were seeking new lives, in a
connections with terrorism or beings we should be able to find new land, on a boat.

Letters to the Editor

I was pleased to see that the Ontarion is
continuing to follow the discussion around
the decision by students to leave CFS/
CFS-O. As the article written by Erika
Marteleira (in the Sept. 16th issue) pointed
out there are challenges mounted by CFS/
CFS-O of the decision by the courts to
uphold the decisions made by Guelph
students. It is vital that students are provided
with accurate and clear information about
the issues. Unfortunately, the article
contains a number of inaccuracies and
omissions.
The article makes an illegitimate claim
that there are outstanding issues centered
on the tactics of the ‘Vote No’ campaign.
This is false as the court case is closed
and undergraduate students are no longer
members of CFS/CFS-O.
There were a number of issues concerning
the tactics of BOTH the “Yes” and the “No”
campaigns that were sent to arbitration last
spring. In a series of rulings, contrary to
the assertions of the article, the judge ruled
against all of the claims made against the
“Vote No” side. CFS has only indicated that
they will appeal the ruling made last March.
The article also claims that the CSA will
have to divert current student resources to
organize events and campaigns. This is not
accurate. All material in the past had to be
purchased from CFS within a budget line
allocated to the External Commissioner.
This budget line still exists (and is funded by
undergraduates) and the funds are available
for other similar initiatives. This allows the
mentioned advertising and promotion budget
to be used appropriately.
There is a long history showing that the
CSA has been committed to serving the
student body, developing new initiatives
and championing the cause for equality. is a Board member of OPIRG, a group (without consultation) afforded one
There is no reason to suggest that this is due that publicly endorsed the CFS during the sentence. Which incidentally is a gross
to leadership from the CFS. I encourage all campaign. The fact that this OBVIOUS oversimplification of the motivations of
students to stay accurately informed and bias was not disclosed to the reader is that group.
be engaged in this important issue which outrageous. Finally, the article is very one Kevin Bowman
is one of the most significant to affect the sided. The CFS is afforded a full paragraph CSA – Academic & University Affairs
student body. description bordering on a promotional Commissioner and member of
Gavin Armstrong statement. The No campaigners were the No Campaign
Re: Decision to de-federate doesn’t end
legal battle
I have many issues with this piece.
Firstly the title is very misleading as there
is NO ongoing legal battle surrounding
the de-federation as the judge delivered
a verdict and there are no hearings being
(or to be) held. Case (for all intents and
purposes) closed. (The CFS has stated
it’s intent to appeal the verdict (as is their
right) but has yet to do so.) Given this
PUBLIC FACT, the statements of the
author that there are legal challenges and
investigations into: 1. the legitimacy of
the petition, 2. the strategies of the “No”
campaigners, 3. the CSA involvement,
were made in ignorance or were deliberate
falsifications. Secondly the author states
the CSA has lost CFS funding. I find
this very interesting, as historically the
CFS has provided NO financial support
to the CSA for ANYTHING. The CSA
paid the CFS (membership fees and even
a delegation fee to attend AGM’s! Pay to
participate in democracy? WTF?) NOT
the other way around. The only resources
provided directly to CSA were promotional
materials and we had to pay for those too!
I hope to see retractions/corrections by the
Ontarion as necessary. Thirdly the author
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