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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2010 WESTERN’S DAILY STUDENT NEWSPAPER SINCE 1906 VOLUME 104, ISSUE 49
News Briefs
Queen’s student
dies in fall
Months after a Queen’s University
student was found dead outside a
university residence, a second acci-
dent has left first-year arts and sci-
ence undergrad Habib Khan dead
and fellow first-year engineering
and applied sciences student
Stephen Nagy in the hospital.
Khan and Nagy fell 12 metres
through a library skylight at Duncan
McArthur Hall Thursday evening.
There was no indication why the
students were on the roof of the
library, although they did not have
permission to be there.
Safiah Chowdhury, president of
the Alma Mater Society at Queen’s,
said police are doing an investiga-
tion before much information can
be released.
“It was entirely an accident,”
Chowdhury said.
Monica Blaylock GAZETTE The death comes less than three
THROUGH SNOW, SLEET, RAIN AND HAIL! Study plans couldn’t be foiled despite months after first-year engineering
Western libraries closing their doors to students yesterday after campus was shut student Cameron Bruce’s acciden-
down. The University Community Centre remained open, but several operations, tal death on Sept. 13.
including Tim Hortons, also closed shop. “The two accidents are seen as
pretty distinct from each other,
both being exceptional cases.
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and their experiences. This week’s sixth album today titled Won- 4. Follow Bella as she is forced to this Friday. The thriller follows the and Sons make use of vocal har-
episode focuses on the school ders of the Younger. The band decide between her relationship two stars in an unexpected Euro- monies and guitar lines in their
dance causing more anxiety for has said the album is intended with Edward Cullen and her pean romance and their quest to track “The Cave.” It’s the perfect
the parents than for the kids. to evoke feelings of the yearning friendship with Jacob. avoid the unforseen danger they song to tap your toes and bob
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Sports saywhat?
“Don’t all women love staches? My dad has had one since I’ve
been born. No wonder my mom’s always smiling.”
>> Phoenix Coyotes tweet king Paul Bissonnette
on the beauty of upper lip hair
rundown >> The Mustangs cheerleaders won their 25th title at the National Cheerleading Championships this past weekend | First-year Mustang Dillon Mugridge won
the men’s solo tumbling title | The Mustangs women’s hockey team fell to UOIT 4-3, but rebounded against Queen’s the next day, defeating them 3-2 in the shootout.
Daniel Da Silva weren’t able to keep Western’s for- cess, amassing three goals. They
SPORTS EDITOR ward lines at bay. Brock took multi- were especially important consid-
ple leads in the first, but Western ering the absence of all-star winger
The Brock Badgers are a low-scor- answered back each time. The Aaron Snow. Baker now leads the
ing team that traps well to keep the teams went into the first intermis- team with 24 points while Reese
puck off their net. Western is a sion tied at three. Mustang goalie has 11 goals.
defence-first team that scores in Josh Unice was pulled for allowing “Since we’ve put them together,
bunches. three goals on 13 shots. Backup they have been fabulous. Tonight
So it was a surprise to everyone Anthony Grieco stopped 11 of the was a good indication of that. We
when the Mustangs took home the 12 shots he faced. are looking forward to them pro-
two points in a 6-4 victory on gressing as a line and getting bet-
Thursday night. It was an ter,” Singer said.
“ uncharacteristic
“It was an uncharacteristic game With the game tied at four in the
for us. We started poorly in the first game for us. We second period, defenceman Bran-
period. But we showed a lot of heart don Greenside stepped up and
started poorly in
and emotion, something we haven’t scored the winner. After intercept-
had in a couple of weeks, so it was the first period. But ing a brutal pass just inside the
good to get that back,” Mustang we showed a lot of Badger blue line, Greenside took a
head coach Clarke Singer said. heart and emotion, few strides before ripping a slap
Uncharacteristic was the best something we shot top corner. The goal stood up
way to describe the first period. as the winner and chased Badger
haven’t had in a
Western took three penalties and starting goalie Kurt Jory.
Brock easily converted all three of couple of weeks, so “I don’t think we got it turned
them. Brock would score four power it was good to get around until the game was half
play goals on six opportunities. that back. over. But we really showed a lot of
“Our assistant coach spent a lot —Clarke Singer character and heart in the last half
of time this week working on [the Men’s Hockey team head coach of the game and we finished
power play]. We thought that was strong,” Singer said.
something that would have helped The Mustangs now get to enjoy
us a lot this week and it would have their holiday break before returning
if we were better defensively,” Brock The line consisting of Yashar to action in January when they trav-
head coach Murray Nystrom said. Farmanara, Kevin Baker and Steve el to St. Catharines for a rematch
Unfortunately, the Badgers Reese were crucial to Western’s suc- with the Badgers.
Mustangs open
season with a bang
Rookie Diston breaks Western
pole vaulting record for gold
Melanie Lui on the team,” Mustang throws
GAZETTE STAFF coach Sylvia Kontra said. “He real-
ized this summer at world [junior
It should have been called Mustang championships] that he’d like to
Rookie Day. take it a step further.”
This past Saturday the Mustang Welch has been working on a
track and field team hosted the 36th different technique since he start-
annual Season’s Opener at Thomp- ed training with Kontra.
son Arena and the rookies had no “He’s learning the spin,” Kontra
problem taking the lead. continued. “We’re still putting the
Not only did rookie Matt Diston technique together, but I think he’ll
Nyssa Kuwahara GAZETTE grab the gold medal with his out- be a medal contender at CIS come
LUCKILY NARCOLEPSY WASN’T A DEALBREAKER FOR THESE RUNNERS. While the men dominated their competition, the standing pole vault of 4.86 m, but March.”
rebuilding women’s team also impressed, particularly Emily Coxhead, who took gold in the 60m hrdles. he also secured a spot at the Cana- Rookie Matt Muldoon also
dian Interuniversity Sport champi- impressed, winning the 600 m event.
onships happening in March. He Fellow rookie Caroline Ehrhardt won
broke the school record for the the gold in the long jump competi-
event in the process. tion with a jump of 5.51 m. Ehrhardt
“I’m just thrilled about [achiev- was one of Western’s prized recruits,
ing] CIS standard,” Diston said joining the team as Canada’s best
Student Harvest Special about his performance. “To set a junior long and triple jumper.
new school record — it’s a good Determined not to be upstaged,
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The previous pole vault record
— 4.85 m — was set nine years ago
by Mustang Brad Turner when he
the veteran Mustangs showed they
could hold their own. Dan Goddard
broke records at the arena and
intrasquad meets last week in the
200 m won the 300 m in 36.13 sec-
placed first at a meet hosted by the onds. He and teammate Elias
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Making the CIS standard was
Granillo led the 4x200 m relay team
to a gold medal finish. Sophmore
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Now that the Mustang track and
field team has a set roster, they plan
Another new face at the track to step up their training to prepare
was Drew Welch. This world junior for the Ontario University Athletics
shot-putter opened up his univer- and CIS championships in the
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place finish thanks to a throw of top of the podium from the bronze
14.89 m — he beat the second place medal position at the two champi-
finisher by over a metre onships hosted by York and Sher-
“We’re very excited to have him brooke respectively.
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