Friday, January 22, 2010
By Abid-Aziz Ladhani
Gazette Staff
Questions have arisen about the real impact of the
political and social advocacy work undertaken by stu-
dents.
In the midst of a prorogued Parliament and in the
aftermath of a devastating earthquake, students have
taken to Facebook and other media outlets to vent
their frustration and affect change. Such movements
are symptoms of a larger trend in student activism that
charities and political groups have attempted to tap
into.
“One of the elements we have within our fundrais-
ing and advocacy campaigns are many fundraising
clubs found on different campuses,” Cathy Memah,
manager of community partnerships and events for
UNICEF Canada, said. “Those have always been a real-
ly effective way for students to participate.”
According to Memah, every donation helps
UNICEF meet its goals regardless of the amount.
Moreover, student advocacy in the political realm
has seen success according to Ontario University Stu-
dents Alliance president Dan Moulton.
“When I say that [the government] is listening, I
really mean that they’re listening. Student activism
means a lot when it comes to communicating our
issues to the government,” Moulton said. “This gov-
ernment does care.”
However, Moulton also mentioned that it was hard
to know what exactly becomes tangible policy out of
the input given to government officials by OUSA.
“We’ve been pushing the government for technolo-
gy investment and we saw the textbook and technolo-
gy grant come into play,” Moulton explained in refer-
ence to the past successes of OUSA. “We saw grants for
rural students because we’ve made our case clear we
feel that rural students need support getting their foot
in the door when it comes to coming to university.”
Some, including Kane Faucher, associate professor
in the faculty of information and media studies at
Western, doubt the influence of student advocacy.
“Given the conditions of our current politi-
cal regime, where anyone associated with
intellectualism is marginalized or ridiculed,
it is unlikely any changes will occur from
student activism unless they make
their convictions known at the bal-
lot box,” Faucher said.
In Faucher’s view, social
media and activism should
be aimed at making stu-
dents more inclined to vote.
Mike Roslan, a third-year chemistry student at West-
ern, echoed these sentiments. He doubted the impact
of student attempts to raise funds for charity or aware-
ness.
“I don’t think it makes a difference. I never hear of
any positive results from any Canadian student group,”
he said.
Roslan also mentioned that joining a Facebook
group for various charitable causes makes absolutely
no difference.
“There is a big debate in political science over the
effectiveness of different types of protests and
activism,” Dietlind Stolle, associate professor of
political science at McGill University, said.
“When it comes to easy forms of activism like
joining a Facebook group suddenly peo-
ple are asking ‘how effective is it any-
way?’”
Stolle stated that the effective-
ness of groups responsible for
co-ordinating activist
events can be measured
in different ways. She
added the most
obvious mea-
sure of effec-
tiveness is whether or not a group ful-
filled its original goal, which could
be simply showing dissatisfaction.
“They may be successful in showcasing
their political opinion but not necessarily suc-
cessful in bringing about the policy change or
the end goal of their endeavours.” Stolle added.
“To measure the effectiveness in a broader
sense, let’s ask to what extent do these [activities]
raise general awareness.”
Moreover, she referred to the prorogation of
Parliament as an example of a campaign in which
the goal may not be to directly change policy.
“We cannot really change Stephen Harper’s deci-
sion, but that may not be the goal of the protest […] it
is a more symbolic goal of showing our dissatisfaction
and that may be a better measure of effectiveness,” she
said.
Some students, however, believe on-campus activism
and student-run charitable activities do have a positive
impact.
“I think it is quite effective,” Shawn Hendrikx, a third-
year political science student at Western, said. “If
you are in a student group you have a forum
to communicate.”
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• Relief Effort noon hour concert
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Where: Von Kuster Hall, Don Wright
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What: An hour-long concert featuring
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Patrons are asked to make a dona-
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• Enviro Western General Meeting
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Where: Council chambers, University
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CFS seeking shift from loans to grants
By Stuart A. Thompson
Gazette Staff
The structure of Ontario’s educa-
tion system may be overhauled this
year as three policies surrounding
post-secondary education are set to
expire.
The possible turning point has
caused a frenzy among student lob-
bying groups, which have started
posturing their way into the minds
of policy-makers.
“This […] is a watershed year on
post-secondary education,” Dan
Moulton, vice-president university
affairs for the University Students’
Council, said.
Moulton is also the president of
the Ontario Undergraduate Student
Alliance, which launched its annu-
al Blue Chair campaign this week to
raise awareness about access to
education.
The campaign placed 35 empty
chairs around campus with posters
attached describing students who
suffered from a lack of access.
“We sometimes forget about the
students who can’t get into the front
door of the university in the first
place because of barriers to educa-
tion,” Moulton said.
Among the barriers is rising
tuition costs, an issue often divided
along ideological lines.
The Canadian Federation of Stu-
dents, another student lobby group,
has argued for both lowering and
freezing tuition under the banner of
its “Drop Fees” campaign.
In preparation for 2010, CFS
proposed a shift from a loan-based
program to a grant-based program
in October of last year.
Shelley Melanson, the chair-
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Checkup Kids are dumb, their LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

The images of the devastation caused by the earthquake in

Student sick
television is garbage
Haiti shocked the entire world. It sparked many students
into action, with many groups on campus attempting to
set up fundraisers for the Haitian people.
As we watched charities and student groups campaign
of vandals
for Haiti, a question arose — could this process be more what we used to enjoy.
effective? In general, student charity groups seem to face
many problems when it comes to raising student interest
There is no modern equivalent to The
Magic School Bus or Bill Nye the Science
who stick
and support for their causes. Uncle Jesse Guy. Children interested in science,
With so many charities to choose from at Western, it is geography or history used to be able to To the editor:
nearly impossible to accomplish the admirable goal of Jesse Tahirali flip on the television and learn while I am getting so sick of seeing stickers all
raising money for those in need. There are dozens of char- Graphics Editor being entertained. The only show I’ve over campus.
ities on campus — and they’re all fighting for the same seen today that looks like it might be try- Essentially, the people who are doing
pool of volunteers and charitable donations. I’m pretty sure everyone is thinking it, so ing to educate kids is Dora the Explorer. the “sticking” are vandalizing our cam-
In addition to the overwhelming choice of year- I’ll just go ahead and say it: kids these This show, however, seems to only be pus, and it’s about time it stopped.
round causes, such as Cancer fundraising or Western days are idiots. useful if you want to learn about Spanish When you put up your stickers for your
Heads East, new “hot button” issues like Haiti are guar- This is probably an opinion adopted and exploring. Sorry, curious five-year- respective snowboard companies, all
anteed to emerge and draw the attention — and support by many people as they age, and it prob- olds of today — unless you’re aspiring to you do is present an image that said
— of students. ably won’t be long until I start telling you be Juan Ponce de León, you’re out of company either a) employs vandals or
Even if a charity manages to gain volunteers from this to get off my lawn. But before I start lec- luck. b) that snowboarders and people who
competitive pool of supporters, the majority of students turing nobody in particular about how Imagination seems to be a thing of wear these brands are above the law and
who join these new causes only know the bare minimum cans of pop only used to cost a dollar, the past. You might have once found have a complete disregard for private
and lose interest in the issue after a few months, espe- allow me to share a story. children building their own world out of property.
cially when another natural disaster or political cause The other day, one of my roommates Legos, or learning the countries of the As a snowboarder myself, I resent the
occurs somewhere else in the world. noticed the original Power Rangers was world in the form of a song. Now you’ll displays of vandalism all over campus
There is a problem with the general approach most being shown on television. After high- find them on their cell phones, showing and hope that the people doing it will
charities use. A common tool for spreading awareness is fiving each other for about 10 minutes, off their lack of understanding of the stop. All you are doing is damaging prop-
Facebook. But more often than not, students will join we all sat down to relive some front-flip- English language. You might also find erty, and the cost of the clean up for this
groups just as a nod of support, rather than a pledge for ping glory from our youth. them staring mindlessly at whatever vandalism is coming out of student
action or monetary donation. But the giddy grins on our faces Miley Cyrus is trying to pass as a televi- pockets. Not only are you making the
When charities do successfully draw a large number quickly reverted as we realized Power sion show. campus look vandalized, you are mak-
of supporters, fundraisers — which often seem more like Rangers has been ruined. When slime Children are like sponges — they’ll ing the people who wear these brands
catered parties — tend to follow. Add to this the time suddenly dumped on one of the charac- soak up whatever is in the puddle we and support these companies look bad.
spent organizing the logistics of these events meant to ters, the word “splat” appeared comical- toss them into, even if that puddle is While you may think you are pro-
raise money, and it’s easy to see how the main goal of ly across the screen. When the show garbage juice. Ultimately, we have the moting these companies in a harmless
fundraising can get lost. returned from commercials, there was a responsibility of making sure the next way, the vandalism is causing contempt
An alternative for students is to avoid the bureaucrat- recap of what had happened over the generation is exposed to quality pro- for the companies, and I can honestly
ic process of large advocacy groups and instead try last five minutes. It was as if kids cannot gramming. say that because of this disregard for
accomplishing something on their own. After all, if Craig appreciate a show unless they are con- If your son or your niece or your little property they have lost at least one cus-
Kielburger could start Free the Children, why can’t anyone stantly being bombarded with gimmicky cousin asks you to watch The Jonas tomer/supporter — me. Stop with the
do it? junk on the screen, and being constant- Brothers with them, do not hesitate to stickers, please.
Of course it’s impossible to raise enough money to ly reminded of what had just happened. lock them in the basement with only a —Nicole Borsi
save all of Haiti at once. A better solution is to start with a After regaining my balance from the bowl of water and a season of The Ani- Criminology III
practical starting point, which will hopefully inspire oth- throttling my childhood had just maniacs. It may seem cruel at first, but
ers, and allow your charity to grow. received, I realized the state of kids’ tele- years down the road when they’re all
At the end of the day, the important thing to keep in vision has degenerated to the point of grown up, and you’re released from
mind for all charities is to ensure that their work is sustain- being unrecognizable in comparison to prison, they’ll thank you for it.
able. While it is great to support Haiti now, it will mean very
little if there is no support a few months down the road.
To do this requires setting up an established volunteer We’d love to hear from you,
and donation base to draw from. While this is easier said but what we really want are your letters
than done, perhaps it will require similar charities to pool
their resources and accomplish their fundraising goals
together. After all, the goal isn’t to compete with each other, Send your letters-to-the-editor to gazette.opinions@uwo.ca
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ArtsEntertainment

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MONSTROUSLY ARTISTIC. Two new exhibits by Daniela Sneppova (left) and Fiona Kinsella (right) at the McIntosh Gallery will inspire and put chills down your spine.

Vampires, cakes on display at McIntosh

Exhibits by Sneppova and Kinsella have eerie effect
By Lauren Moore
Gazette Staff
If you never thought that you would
be creeped out by gallery artwork,
think again.
Artists Daniela Sneppova and
Fiona Kinsella teamed up in West-
ern’s own McIntosh Gallery to pre-
sent haunting artwork and installa-
tions that push far past any sort of
normal comfort zone. From cakes
and vampires to taxidermy and
hair, the satisfying shock value of
both exhibits make the gallery a
highly recommended pit stop
between classes.
The ongoing vampire fad pro-
vided lots of thematic explorations
for Sneppova’s I think I love you but
I have chosen darkness series of por-
traits. The artist — who is also a
visual arts and faculty of informa-
tion and media studies professor at
Western — seized the opportunity
to communicate gender issues
within the craze.
“It’s really strange that these sto-
ries don’t empower women,” Snep-
pova says.
Considering Twilight, True
Blood, and The Vampire Diaries
each feature a human girl suc-
cumbing to the lure of a male vam-
pire, there seems to be an exploita-
tion of gender imbalance.
Sneppova’s installation gives this
common pop culture trait a 180-
degree flip to alternatively present
female characters as the empow-
ered seducers.
“I think that the vampire is a
really interesting idea of the mon-
strous-feminine, where they’re still
kind of attractive,” Sneppova says.
The cultivation of this idea is
obvious in the main projection piece
of her exhibit. Combined shots of
female actresses with vampire fangs
hissing and cackling create a gen-
uinely hair-raising experience.
“This is more document-
based. I really like working with
other people, doing performance,
and documenting it,” Sneppova
says.
Although the images and sinis-
ter soundtrack can be interpreted
“I think that the vampire
is a really interesting
idea of the monstrous-
feminine, where they’re
still kind of attractive.”
—Daniela Sneppova,
Artist and Western professor
as frightening, Sneppova recog-
nizes the humour that can be found
in each piece through their over-
the-top presentation.
Other works in Sneppova’s uti-
lize film as the primary medium.
Capturing shots of elaborate taxi-
dermy displays in museums and
historical landmarks associated
with vampire legends, the featured
visuals are stimulating.
Fiona Kinsella’s The Wilderness
also flirts with concepts of pleasure
and horror. The artist created a
plethora of decorated cakes with
subtle accents of glass eyeballs, hair
and teeth to create a completely
unique exhibition.
“Basically, the cakes reference
religious relics, so if you’re aware of
that, you can see that immediate-
ly,” Kinsella says. “If you’re not
aware of it, it doesn’t matter
because the other point of entry is
the cake.”
The eerie and unexpected
objects on each cake dictate a spe-
cific story about saints who have
been praised and martyred over
time. One doesn’t have to be reli-
gious to appreciate the fine detail
and unsettling allure of each
piece. Bones, spoons and even por-
cupine quills on frilled cakes are
beyond interesting as is.
“I don’t necessarily believe in all
of the stories, or even believe in
saints, but the stories about them
are beautiful,” Kinsella says.
The artist has been accumulat-
ing these objects from various ven-
dors, friends and locations all
around the world. Every cake is
entirely unique, and this is primar-
ily due to its adornment.
“I’m interested in beauty and the
potential of beauty to be able to
completely consume you and in
effect change you to some degree,”
Kinsella says.
These quirky cakes, along with
vampires and more, can be viewed
at the McIntosh Gallery for the next
month.
The exhibit runs from Jan. 14-
Feb. 27 at the McIntosh Gallery on
campus.

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Model talks fame, fortune and suing Google
MTP student concerned with how new FIMS levy being spent
By Jonathan Forani
Gazette Staff
One of the often praised advan-
tages of living in the digital age is
the ability of the Internet to allow a
greater number of voices to con-
tribute to relevant discussion — but
how much of this actually occurs
on blogs and web pages is increas-
ingly becoming more of a concern.
London-born supermodel Liskula
Cohen knows a bit about that.
This past Tuesday, Cohen visited
London to speak to Western stu-
dents about her recent legal woes.
In early 2009, Cohen filed a lawsuit
against Google to reveal the name
of an anonymous blogger who
posted defamatory remarks and
images about Cohen through their
blogging service.
The blog, entitled “Skanks in
NYC,” came to Cohen’s attention
when a modeling client discovered
it online. Since the Internet has
become a valuable and inexpen-
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working model.
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The case has set an historic legal
precedent. Speaking to Western
students, Cohen posed the ques-
tion “if it is illegal in print or on tele-
vision, why should the ‘information
highway’ be any different?”
Thanks to Cohen and her lawyer,
there is no longer a difference. Any-
one that is defamed or harassed by
an anonymous contributor online is
now able to discover the identity of
that person and bring a legal action
against them.
Whether or not more people will
come forward with cases of online
harassment remains to be seen, but
many have already taken comfort
in the outcome of the lawsuit.
Cohen briefly spoke about the trag-
ic case of Megan Meier, a 13-year-
old girl who committed suicide in
2006 after a degrading bout with
cyber-bullying.
Following the Google lawsuit,
Cohen said she was contacted by
Meier’s mother and thanked for
helping set the legal precedent she
struggled to attain after her daugh-
ter’s death.
Western’ faculty of informa-
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Cohen’s speech entitled “Fighting
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students, and inviting a super
model to speak as opposed to a
key player in the media industry
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“As far as I’m concerned, [it’s a
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Book of Eli is no masterpiece

By Mark Filipowich
Gazette Staff
Book of Eli
Directed by: Albert Hughes and
Allen Hughes
Starring: Denzel Washington, Gary
Oldman, Mila Kunis
Directors Albert and Allen Hughes
must have loved The Road. Their
new film Book of Eli is a shot-by-shot
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words for his own gain. The story
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hard to blatantly say it’s a bad
movie. Eli fails as a character but, as
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method of argument.
A warrior monk literally carrying
the word of God for the sake of a
world that clearly has no interest in
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P8 FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 2010
2010 CANADIAN FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS
ON THEIR WAY TO VANCOUVER. Canadian national ice dance champions and London natives Scott Moir and Tessa Virtue (left) will join men’s champ Patrick Chan (right) in the Olympic
Village when they compete at the Winter Games in less than a month.
Country’s best compete for spot on Olympic team
Breaking down the 2010 Canadian figure skating championships
By Carly Conway and
Maddie Leznoff
Gazette Staff
The top figure skaters from around
the country flocked to the John
Labatt Centre last weekend to com-
pete at the 2010 Canadian Figure
Skating Championships. With the
Olympic Games only a few weeks
away, the stakes were raised and the
calibre of skating was high as a tick-
et to Vancouver came along with
the gold and silver medals.
Senior Men
The future of Canadian men’s skat-
ing is bright, as indicated by the
performances of medal winners
Patrick Chan, Vaughn Chipeur and
Kevin Reynolds.
Chan, the defending national
champion and world silver medal-
ist, is only 18 years old but skated
with poise and strength. Ranked
first after the short program, Chan
nailed his long program with two
triple axels and beat his own Cana-
dian record from last year with a
score of 268.02. Chan, however,
doesn’t focus on the numbers.
“Points don’t really mean much
to me. It’s more how I felt and how I
skated,” he said.
Twenty-five year old Vaughn
Chipeur of Calgary took the silver
and his place on the Olympic team
after skating two athletic and
charismatic performances.
The surprise of the event came
from British Columbia’s Reynolds,
the 19-year-old who was ranked
fifth going into the long program.
Reynolds pulled out two quads —
the only ones of the event — and
Sports
skated cleanly. Although his long
program score beat Chipeur’s,
Reynolds could not make up the
difference with the combined
scores from the short. He was able
to grab the bronze, but unfortu-
nately missed his shot at Vancou-
ver. However, Reynolds is trying to
focus on the positive.
“It’s bittersweet because I was so
close, but I had a personal best and
improved my scores by a lot,” he
said.
Senior Women
When Joannie Rochette won her
first national title in 2005, she told
reporters “Yes, but Jen won six.”
Five years and five champi-
onships later, Rochette achieved
the same feat as Jennifer Robinson
— Canada’s favourite figure skater
from a decade ago — last Saturday
afternoon.
Rochette not only claimed her
sixth straight win, but she also set a
new Canadian record with her flaw-
less long program score of 144.08 —
27.83 points ahead of the second
place skater, Cynthia Phaneuf, and
just a few points behind the world
record set by South Korea’s Kim Yu-
Na.
Although her long program —
complete with seven clean triple
jumps — will likely be remembered
as one the highlights of the 2010
championships, it was certainly not
a runaway win for Rochette, as she
came into the free skate in second
place behind Phaneuf.
“To be honest I was not so com-
fortable […] I was just not reactive
enough,” the 23-year-old from Île
Dupas, Quebec said after missing
her triple lutz in the short program.
“But what can you do? It’s over
now.”
Phaneuf, who found herself
ahead of Rochette for the second
year in a row, was focused only on
making the Olympic team. “I’m
coming here to go to the Olympics.
This is my goal,” she said.
Despite doubling two planned
triples in her long program, Pha-
neuf was able to hold on to second
place.
“I was happy to go out there and
do a program that will take me to
the Olympics,” the 22-year-old
from Sorel-Tracy, Quebec said of a
long program that lacked the vigour
of her cleanly skated short. “I wasn’t
going for first place.”
The final results of the women’s
event ended in a Quebec sweep,
with Myriane Samson from St-Jean-
Sur-Richelieu winning bronze.
Western student Diane Szmiett
placed fourth.
Senior Pairs
For one team, the senior pairs event
ended in a familiar position. For
another, it saw a triumphant come-
back. For another, heartbreak.
Following a breathtaking long
program — skated to music from
The Way We Were — Jessica Dubé
and Bryce Davison claimed their
third national championship.
“I was crying on the inside near
the end. It was too much for me,”
Dubé said of the final moments of
their nearly perfect skate.
“It flowed, one thing to the next
— I can’t explain how it happened,”
Davison added.
However, the dramatic fight for
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second place and final spot on the
Canadian Olympic team was a hard
fought battle that ended in the
injury-plagued team of Anabelle
Langlois and Cody Hay taking sec-
ond, leaving Meagan Duhamel and
Craig Buntin with the bittersweet
bronze medal.
“We left all the energy we could
on the ice. We did everything we
could have. Tonight there were two
teams that did more,” Buntin said,
holding back tears.
“It’s heartbreaking. As competi-
tors you know how hard these
teams work,” Davison said of
Duhamel and Buntin’s third place
finish. It’s heartbreaking to see that
great of a competition and see a
team that good not make it, he
added.
Edging out Duhamel and Buntin
in the long program by 8.15 points,
Langlois and Hay’s ticket to the
Olympics comes after being forced
to take more than a year off compe-
tition due to a fractured fibula in
Langlois’ right leg. At 29 years old,
Saturday was likely Langlois’ last
shot at the Games.
“When we couldn’t see the light
at the end of the tunnel, those peo-
ple guided us,” Langlois said of the
team’s support system during her
recovery.
“It didn’t feel like the most amaz-
ing skate [today], but it felt amazing
to be out there,” she added.
Ice Dance
Ice dance — possibly the most
overlooked of the figure skating
events — had the crowd spell-
bounded with performances by
hometown heroes, and on the edge
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of their seat watching the battle for
the second Olympic spot.
London natives and defending
champions Tessa Virtue and Scott
Moir stole the show, and the gold,
with both their original and free
dances, earning deafening standing
ovations for both. Their complete
synchronization, unique lifts and
graceful ease put Virtue and Moir
ahead of the rest of the field, despite
the added pressure of skating in
front of family and friends.
“It’s exciting. It’s nerve racking.
It’s every emotion rolled into one,”
Virtue said after their skate.
Though their score set a new
Canadian record, Moir claims
there’s still work to do before head-
ing to Vancouver.
“Overall we were really happy
with our skate but we’re going to
want to push it more going into the
games,” he said.
The real drama was with the bat-
tle for the silver medal and second
spot on the Olympic team. The
young team of Vanessa Crone and
Paul Poirier, only 19 and 18 respec-
tively, were neck-and-neck with
Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje of
Waterloo throughout the competi-
tion. Though both teams skated
clean original dances, Weaver and
Poje were ranked marginally ahead
going into the final skate.
Both teams made one minor
error in their free dance, but in the
end Crone and Poirier grabbed the
silver and the tickets to Vancouver.
“We were both really surprised,
but it’s really exciting,” Poirier said.
“We’re going to go home and train
really hard and make the most of
this opportunity.”

Curlers rock the
house at Sectional
Men sweep their pool,
while women go .500
By Elton Hobson
Gazette Staff
Curling may forever be known as
Canada’s second favourite ice sport.
But after the way they played this
past weekend, the Western curling
teams are hoping that will change.
The men and women of the
Western curling team took to the
ice for the 2010 Western Division
Sectional Bonspiel at the Highland
Country Club in London, opening
their season on home ice for the
first time in years.
And even if it was polished rocks
and brooms instead of a puck and
sticks, Western proved it could
dominate on the ice.
The men swept the field, going a
perfect 4-0 and establishing them-
selves as easy favourites to repeat as
Ontario University Athletics cham-
pions. The women recovered from
a rocky start that saw them drop
their first two games to leave with a
respectable 2-2 record.
“I’m very proud of both our
teams,” Mustangs head coach Rory
Munro said.
Munro owes the success from
this weekend to the chemistry the
two teams have fostered over the
past few months.
“You put people together and
you do your best to encourage their
chemistry to come out,” he
explained. “You try to encourage off
ice activities that will build team
character and integrate the idea of
increased team chemistry.”
Men’s skip Evan Lilly echoed
that sentiment.
“We all get along really […] well.
Being able to be candid with each
other, be upfront about what we
have to do and what adjustments
we have to make, it’s a great asset,”
he said.
Of course, nothing forges team
chemistry like the pressure and
experience of competition, which
the Western curlers have had plen-
ty of before their season officially
kicked off.
“The teams were chosen in early
October and they’ve been compet-
ing since that time against some
fairly stiff competition in the com-
petitive league at the Highland
Country Club,” he said.
The men opened up their sea-
son with four lopsided victories.
That 4-0 record gives the Mustangs
a comfortable lead going into
crossovers, where they will face the
top teams from the Eastern divi-
sion. The top ranked teams from
both these tournaments will be
selected for the OUA champi-
onships.
Munro was quick to point to
Lilly as an integral part of the Mus-
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tangs success. The third-year curler,
playing his first year as skip for the
Mustangs, turned in a great perfor-
mance. His shot placement was
excellent, allowing Western to shut
out their opponents repeatedly.
“When you have the lead, you
really want to make sure you have
the best chance to stay on the
board,” Lilly remarked after the
game. “Keeping the house clean
was our goal for every game, and it
worked out. The team in front of
me made some really great shots.”
Unfortunately, it wasn’t as
smooth sailing on the women’s Corey Stanford/Gazette
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ment as defending OUA champi- little house-work at the curling West Sectional last weekend at the Highland Curling Club. The men’s side won
ons and heavy favourites to repeat every game in the pool, while the women’s team — the defending OUA champions — went .500. Both teams
— only to drop their first two games will see action with various OUA schools at Trent University in Peterborough, two weekends from now.
to the Brock Badgers and Waterloo
Warriors.
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team in the province,” he stated
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By Arden Zwelling
Gazette Staff
The Mustangs women’s hockey
team is its own worst enemy.
The Mustangs coughed up a
two-goal lead in the third period at
Thompson arena Sunday night,
eventually losing 4-3 in a shootout
to the visiting Brock Badgers.
The loss marked the second
time in two consecutive nights the
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“When we get ahead, our heads Kaley Sisler and Lindsay Gidom-
just aren’t in it anymore,” Mustangs ski scored the other Mustang goals
forward Katie Dillon, who scored as part of a Western attack that
two goals on Sunday, said. launched 33 shots on Badgers goal-
The Mustangs line of Dillon, tender Beth Clause.
Ellie Seedhouse and Chantal “[Clause] made some really nice
Morais was effective all weekend, saves. There was one deflection at
accounting for 10 points against the the end of the game where her glove
Gryphons and Badgers. came out of nowhere,” Mustangs
“[Scoring two goals] was a bit of a assistant coach Ted Brown said.
surprise — usually it’s one of them Maggie Young opened the scor-
who scores,” Dillon said. “My line- ing for the Badgers at the end of the
mates are excellent — they move first period, while Kristen Dews-
the puck really well and make things bury, Kelly Walker and Shannon
happen. Our line just gels really well
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 theGazette • FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 2010 sports ➤ P11

Brown: “We can’t lose these games”

Brett Higgs/Gazette
CONTINUED FROM P10
McLeod scored goals in the second
and third periods, engineering
Brock’s comeback.
After Dewsbury and Meghan
Hewins traded goals in the third
round of the shootout, it was
McLeod who clinched the game for
the Badgers, sneaking one past
Mustangs goalie Lindsey Martin in
the fourth round.
“Winning this game is huge —
Western always plays us tough and
this was a neck and neck battle,”
Badgers head coach Todd Erskine
said after the victory. “We just kept
trying to control the puck and play
the way we know we can.”
The Mustangs exit the weekend
with just one point, despite playing
the two teams on either end of
them in the standings and earning
multiple goal leads in both games.
The Mustangs also continued their
woes on home ice, where they are
just 2-8 this season. The team is 6-4
on the road.
“Are we satisfied with one point?
Not at all,” Brown said. “Going into
this weekend there were four points
sitting there for us — no ifs, ands or
buts. We can’t lose these games. We
have to learn how to play with a
lead and how to win with a lead.”
The Mustangs play a road game
against league-leading Laurier this
Saturday, before returning to Lon-
don for a game against the Water-
loo Warriors on Sunday afternoon
at Thompson.
“Offensively we’re playing well.
Defensively we need to tighten up
our zone. And we will,” Brown said.
“We have good defencemen and we
have good goalies. We just need to
support them. It takes all five on
hand to do the job.”

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$350/month+ or $400/month utilities included. Check
it out at www.stangshouses.com or call Dave at 519-
471-8126 for an appointment.
6 BEDROOM HOUSE, 138 Regent, $350 per room
+utilities. 12-month lease May 2010. 3 blocks from
university, laundry, 2-bath, eat-in kitchen, 2 common
rooms, parking, porch, Patrick, 519-679-2018.
6 BEDROOM OLD Victorian home downtown behind
the Ceeps. Newly renovated, new appliances, hard-
wood floors, 3 bathrooms, great porch to hang out on,
big rooms and huge common area. Refer a friend for
$100. Call 519-645-7368 or Jamie 519-860-5777.
6 BEDROOM, PRIME locations and top condition,
downtown and close to campus, on LTC
bus routes.See us first! Rides available to view.
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519-860-5777.
6 BEDROOM- BILLIARDS, recently renovated Uni-
versity Cres. house. Pool table, large rooms, 2 full
kitchens & bathrooms, large glass sunroom, hard-
wood floors, tile, fireplace, large backyard with patio,
BBQ. $385, available May 2010. 416-835-5293,
enmars@hotmail.com.
6, 6 BEDROOM red brick apartment styles to choose
from. Our accommodations were recently construct-
ed to fit the discerning taste of UWO students. These
large, open-concept apartments feature laundry, dish-
washer, free parking, oversized closets, and full time
property management. All of our newly built red brick
buildings are located either right next to campus, or in
other areas that are popular with UWO students.
Safe, new, comfortable, and reasonably priced, these
apartments will give you the finest off campus expe-
rience available. Call Bill anytime 519-670-0327.
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6, 7 BDRM houses downtown and near campus.
Huge houses with lots of common area and spacious
bedrooms. Places include new appliances, free park-
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Call Zach anytime at 519-854-0505.
zachs@londonproperty.ca
7 BDRM ABSOLUTELY best conditions with 3 bath-
7 BDRM. #1 Redbrick rentals. Newly built red bricks
in all the best student areas around campus and
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spacious rooms with massive closets. Networked for
Internet and parking included. These ones always go
fast so call soon. Call John anytime at 519-859-5563
or email jmiles@telus.blackberry.net.
7-8 BDRM. All prime locations. Upscale houses with 3
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and drop off. Call 519-933-9331, www.exclusiverental.ca
7 BDRM. LONDON’S Best Student Rentals. Beauti-
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cluded. To live in style, call Graham at (519) 719-1848
for more details.
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rooms, 2 kitchens, dishwasher, laundry rooms, bas-
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835-5293, enmars@hotmail.com
7 BEDROOM RIGHT across from front gates on
Richmond. Huge common room, large kitchen, very
large bedrooms and 2 full bathrooms. Parking for 5
cars and free laundry.Just walk across the street and
you’re on campus or one block to King’s Col-
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ties.This house always rents immediately.Call Joseph
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7 BEDROOM STUDENT renters. Stop throwing your
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7, 7 BEDROOM red brick apartment styles to choose
from. Our accommodations were recently construct-
ed to fit the discerning taste of UWO students. These
large, open-concept apartment s feature laundry,
dishwasher, free parking, oversized closets, and full
time property management. All of our newly built red
brick buildings are located either right next to cam-
pus, or in other areas that are popular with UWO stu-
dents. Safe, new, comfortable, and reasonably
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campus experience available. Call Bill anytime 519-
670-0327. billh@londonproperty.ca
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8 BEDROOM, PRIME locations and condition, down-
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AN AMAZING NEWLY built 4 large bedroom luxury
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ATTENTION UPPER-YEAR STUDENTS, Newly built
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bedroom. Call Wendy 519-667-0047. View at
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ATTENTION! NEWER HOME for rent. $395/bedr-
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FIVE BEDROOM HOUSE Opposite King’s Library.
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LONDON’S BEST STUDENT Rentals. 2-7 Bedroom
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