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Eli Thompson-Campbell and Kate Maguire trade dialogue on stage
during a rehearsal for the Spring 2011 Mainstage. Love and Anger will
run in the George Luscombe Theatre from March 21 – 26 at 8 pm.
Why the buzzword is worth a celebration
A glimpse into this
year’s Sustainability
Week
ANDREA LAMARRE
W
hat is sustainability?
The word is often
at the centre of
conversations about the state of
our world today, but we may not
always have the chance to really
sit down and think about what
sustainability actually means.
From March 19 through March
26, students and community
members alike will have the
chance to attend workshops and
participate in an open dialogue
about the nature of sustainability
Megan Verhey
and how we can come together
and take action.
Coming together to
effect change is something
that Sustainability Week
enthusiastically promotes.
“We’re trying to make a bridge
between the community and
the campus community, because
there are so many good members
of the community that would
like to get out there and help
us to grow. This week will be
about bringing in those experts
from the community and that
inspiration on campus and having
those connections last so that we
can maintain those connections,”
said Paul Wartman, one of the
week’s organizers.
Calling all undergraduates: VOTE
Have your say on
CSA Executive
Commissioners, At-
Large Representatives
and referendum
questions from March
14 to March 18
KELSEY RIDEOUT
A
s of the morning of
Monday, March 14, all
full-time and part-time
undergraduate students were sent
out online ballots for the Central
Student Association (CSA)
elections. During the week
between March 14 and March
18, undergraduates can vote on
the incoming CSA Executive
Commissioners, At-Large
Representatives, and referendum
questions.
Policy and Transition Manager
and CEO of CSA elections, Jakki
Doyle, described the significance
in undergraduates casting their
ballots.
“Certainly, it’s incredibly
important to vote,” said
Doyle. “If you don’t vote as an
undergraduate student, you
don’t count. It takes less than a
minute to answer the maximum
The week is paired up with
several other community-wide
celebrations, such as Transition
Guelph’s Resilience, Net-Impact
No-Impact Week and College
Royal in order to capitalize on
the vast body of resources in the
Guelph Community.
Through over 30 workshops,
the week will address various
themes such as water, climate
change, local seasonal food,
social justice and sustainable
transportation. While some of
the events are speaker-oriented,
such as Friday night’s keynote
address by Chris Turner, author
of The Geography of Hope,
Sustainability Week is more than
just a lecture series according to
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nine questions that you [will] “Even the smaller referendum
get…It’s important to vote so question for WUSC, it’s a big
that when you have complaints impact for 71 cents. They’re
about the CSA you can speak looking to get that support,” said
to whether or not you chose the Doyle.
people to represent you and I In order for referendum
think generally the CSA stands questions to be passed, there
for participation.” needs to be participation from
Jakki described the importance 20 per cent of the undergraduate
of this year’s referendum student body. Referendum
questions, which ask the student questions that fail to gain
body whether or not they want support cannot be posed in the
to increase fees for specific on- same form to the student body
campus organizations. One of for another two years.
the questions is asking for a $58 “If people are passionate either
dollar increase for O-Week fees. side for either of the referendum
“There’s a huge referendum questions, it’s always important
question that people will receive to vote for them, especially if
on their ballots with O-Week they want or don’t want to see a
fees. If people are disinterested in fee implemented.”
the candidates, they can decline For students who have felt
to vote. But get to the referendum frustrations with this year’s CSA,
questions and participate. $58
dollars for a referendum question see “ELECTIONS,”
is the largest I can remember… page 3
Issues
Certainly in the last decade it’s
the largest question that has been
proposed I believe,” said Doyle.
4 ISRAELI
The other referendum question
is for the World University
Service of Canada (WUSC) who APARTHEID WEEK
8 JEKYLL
is hoping to sponsor another
refugee student to study at the
University of Guelph, along with
her child.
& HYDE
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all parties involved.
“We want to leave everyone
with something that they can LIFE
do…with these workshops and
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events we’re going to try and
leave people with the ability to
go out there and take action,
whether it’s on a small scale like 6 Arts & Culture
planting a micro garden in your 11 Sports & Health
kitchen or planting a forest,” 19 Life
explained Wartman. 23 Opinion
The week is also exploring 25 Editorial
genres one might not
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traditionally associate with
26 Community Listings
environmental sustainability,
with an eye to bridging the gaps 27 Crossword
in the sustainability debate. 27 Comics
see “S-WEEK,” page 5
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Leading our country away from apathy
New website aims
to bring together
generations of
Canadians to set
political agenda, shift
elections, increase voter
turnout
BETH PURDON-
MCLELLAN
C
anadians have a lot to
talk about in politics
lately. Economic markets
are turbulent, the environment
is changing, and as we are all
reminded, budgets are tight.
There are major adjustments on
the way for some of Canada’s
key policies. With a possible
federal election on the horizon,
now is the time for students to
be gearing up to use their voices
to ensure their interests are
represented.
But statistically, most students
probably won’t.
According to Elections
Canada, only 60 per cent of
Canadians cast their ballots in
the last federal election. Guelph
only saw 64.6 per cent of its
citizenry hit the polls. Perhaps
the most disturbing aspect of the
2008 election was the turnout of
voters aged 18 to 24, a dwindling
“ELECTIONS,”
continued
now is an opportunity to vote for
the individuals you think would
help in improving undergraduate
affairs.
“The CSA wants students to be
engaged in the politics, and with
apathy and with all the problems
and with the complaints the
CSA has seen this year…it’s
most important to vote. [The
student body] is electing people
that have the power to change
the CSA, certainly for the next
year,” explained Doyle.
Doyle encourages students
to stay engaged in the election,
even if they remain uncertain
or concerned about the voting
process.
“By choosing decline or none
of the above…that can speak
volumes if a number of people
don’t support it. That’s important
37.4 per cent of whom showed
up to vote. Taking into account
these numbers, it is likely that
only one in three students will
vote in Canada’s next federal
election.
Unless something effective
is done to truly address this
problem.
While there are many
initiatives to fight voter apathy,
perhaps the most striking is the
newly established organization
LeadNow.ca. Although the
organization aims to be cross
generational, it is youth run and
has the intention to get youth
more involved in Canadians
politics.
In an interview with CTV,
LeadNow co-founder Jamie
Biggar suggests that low youth
voter turnout is a larger problem.
“I think there’s a vicious cycle
going on right now,” said Biggar.
“On the one hand, parties know
that the youth don’t vote as much
as the older folks, and as a result
they tailor their message and
spend most of their time listening
to the older voters. And so the
youth increasingly tune out.
They’re sick of a really divisive
and toxic political environment.
And so the two really re-enforce
one another.”
The goal is to break this cycle
feedback for the CSA to receive
as well. Instead of checking
out and saying you don’t care
about student politics, it’s
actually better to decline, then
to just do nothing. It sends that
message that students want to
see something changed, or that
potentially the process can be
improved,” said Doyle.
Finally, it’s important for
students to remember that CSA
elections are meant to bring the
voice of all undergraduates to the
surface, regardless of how involved
individuals are in on-campus
organizations or CSA politics.
“The options are there so
that any student should be able
to vote,” said Doyle. “There’s a
boat for everyone. We send out
a ballot to every student. It’s not
just for those who are intimately
involved or passionate about
what goes on.”
May 6 - 12, 2010
of apathy by using the internet
to mobilize large groups of
Canadians to respond to issues
raised in elections. Their website
describes the project as “a new
model of political and movement
organizing that uses technology
to help set the political agenda,
take effective action on important
issues and shift elections.”
“Our goal is to create a new
way for Canadians to come
together online, and to talk about
their shared hopes and priorities
for the country, and to create a
really strong voice that is going
to be heard on parliament hill,”
said Biggar.
Instead of being affiliated to
any particular party or issue,
LeadNow is an accessible way
for people to get informed and
involved. As part of their launch,
LeadNow is hosting a set of
community meetings they call
“(re) generation” events.
(Re) generation events serve
as opportunities for people to
come together in person to
discuss Canadian politics. Once
key issues are identified from
these discussions, they will be
compiled into what LeadNow
calls a “Declaration for Change.”
The Declaration for Change will
then be presented to established
political parties. Canadians
involved with LeadNow will vote
for the political party they believe
will most satisfy the challenge of
the Declaration for Change.”
These events can be hosted
by anyone. Guelph saw its own
(re) generation event on March
7, organized by two students,
Gracen Johnson and Geoff
Loughton.
“The premise of (re) generation
is to critically assess the landscape
of Canadian politics and question
if this is actually representative
of our values as Canadians,”
said Johnson, a fourth year
International Development
student. “Our attendees, myself
included, feel quite strongly that
politics as usual in Canada is not
going to cut it.”
Of the topics discussed, issues
of Medicare and environmental
leadership were at the top of the
list. Overall, the meeting was
viewed as a success for those who
attended.
“LeadNow is hope; hope that
we can reinstate the essence of
Canada in our political system,”
said Johnson. “This is the best
chance we’ve had in a long time at
shifting the game on Parliament
Hill.”
Megan Verhey
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Japan quake disaster
The 8.9 scale earthquake and
the tsunami that hit northern
Japan on Friday, March 11, has
led to thousands of individuals
confirmed dead and has left at
least 500,000 people homeless.
Thousands of homes and
buildings have been destroyed
by the massive 10m waves that
struck the coastlines, including
nuclear reactors in Fukushima.
The failure of the cooling systems
in two of the reactors have caused
great alarm to the locals as well
as the international community.
Emergency efforts to cool the
reactors are being done, however,
the danger for explosions remains
high.
-BBC
Canada joins the effort
Ottawa has announced Monday,
March 14 that Canada will be
offering Japan aid in order to
help with the tsunami crisis. This
includes a victim identification
team, specialists of a variety of
fields including nuclear technical
experts, and may as well dispatch
the Disaster Assistance Response
Team personnel and planes
to help with the rescue and
humanitarian aid efforts.
-CBC
Don’t forget about Libya
More than 100 people rallied
and cried for the defeat of ruler
Gadhafi on Saturday, March 12, at
Kitchener’s City Hall. University
of Waterloo students and other
community members raised their
voices to urge the public to be
cautious of burying the issue
and the situation in Libya under
the extensive media coverage of
the Japan earthquake that began
this weekend. Protesters called
for the government to promote
the creation of a no-fly zone
over Libya to prevent Gadhafi
from attacking the opposition
by air, as well as to recognize
the transnational opposition
government.
-Guelph Mercury
Compiled by Marie ( Jihee) Park
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News
Israeli Apartheid Week finds support and critique
KELSEY RIDEOUT
O
ver the last seven years,
a global movement has
been growing. Israeli
Apartheid Week (IAW) aims to
educate people about “the nature
of Israel as an apartheid system
and to build Boycott, Divestment,
and Sanctions (BDS) campaigns”
against Israel, according to the
IAW website.
Between March 14 and March
19, organizations on-campus
and in the community of Guelph
have come together to take part
in IAW within our city and stand
in support of the BDS campaign.
Local events include speakers, art
displays and film screenings.
Greg Shupak, a PhD candidate
in the U of G’s School of English
and Theatre Studies and media
representative for IAW in Guelph,
explained why the word “apartheid”
is used to describe Israeli conduct.
“Israeli Apartheid Week is
an anti-racism campaign,” said
Shupak. “We believe that no
group should be deprived of basic
economic and democratic rights
and that includes the Palestinian,
Druze, Bedouins and Christian
Arabs of Israel and the Occupied
Territories. It is every bit as
discriminatory for Israel to have
roads in the West Bank on which
Arabs cannot travel as it was for
South Africa to have ‘whites only’
roads in Durban.”
Shupak further explained what
the BDS campaign is about.
“Israeli Apartheid Week
also represents an important
opportunity to strengthen the
Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions
movement, an international,
nonviolent campaign designed to
pressure Israel economically and
diplomatically until it decides to
follow international law.”
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict
is complex and sensitive, and often
brings to surface many diverging
opinions. For supporters of IAW,
the week represents an opportunity
to critically assess the actions of the
Israeli state, while others believe
IAW provides a narrow account
of the problems involved. Fourth-
year Arts and Science student and
U of G Guelph Hillel Executive
Member, Jeff Greenberg, explained
why he opposes IAW.
“IAW has been officially
condemned by the federal and
provincial governments for a
reason,” said Greenberg. “It does
not work towards helping the
cause for peace in the region and
does not seek to promote dialogue
between groups. The information
presented by their proponents is
very one-sided and antagonistic.
The biggest issue for me, however,
is that it creates an uncomfortable
environment on campus for
students who hold differing
beliefs.”
Greenberg further described
why he feels IAW is not fully
representing the diversity of issues
involved in the Israeli-Palestinian
conflict under a critical lens.
“While the organizers of IAW
have a right to voice their opinions,
I do not believe their goal is to
provide a forum for a critical
discussion. A critical discussion
would also include opportunities
to discuss the difficult issue Israelis
face as well as what can be done
to ensure a peaceful solution that
is equitable to all,” said Greenberg,
who would like to see a variety of
groups come together to formulate
an event called ‘Middle East Peace
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Week’ instead of IAW.
Shupak responded to
the sentiment that IAW
is too “one-sided” as
suggested by Greenberg.
“What would be the
“two-sided” position?”
asked Shupak. “To
minimize, rationalize
and justify the way that
Palestinians are treated?
Does being “two-sided”
mean pretending that the
Palestinian and Israeli
sides of the conflict have
the same amount of
power and that the two
sides have inflicted an
equal amount of violence
on each other?…
Only one side has the
power to demolish the
other’s homes and to
illegally settle 300,000 Courtesy
people on the other
side’s land. Only one side has is responsible for inflicting much
F-16s, nuclear weapons and the more misery on the Palestinians
virtually unlimited support of than the Palestinians have on
the most powerful state in the Israel.”
world. Productive dialogue about A detailed list of events can
the conflict cannot take place be accessed at www.iawguelph.
without acknowledging that Israel wordpress.com.
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News
Braving the cold and hunger out of choice
U of G students
participate in the 5
Days for the Homeless
Campaign
RACHEL SCAPILLATI
W
hat do you picture
when you hear the word
“homeless?” Here is an
image that might be similar to yours.
Cardboard, newspapers and
whatever other scraps you can find
become the foundations for your
walls and ceiling. Your bed is the
ground beneath you; your blanket is
your jacket, or if you’re really lucky, an
old sleeping bag. Breakfast, lunch and
dinner are old meals abandoned at
the bottom of trashcans. Your dignity
is a distant memory from another life
as you spend your days and nights
just trying to survive. These musings,
often influenced by pop culture’s less
than accurate portrayal, barely scratch
at the surface of the reality of this
situation.
Most of us are fortunate enough
not to know what it is like to be
homeless. However, this week, there
are a group of students emulating the
experience of homelessness.
In participation with 22 other
universities across Canada, the
University of Guelph’s College of
Management and Economics is
taking part in the 5 Days for the
Homeless campaign from March
14 to March 18 to raise $5000 for
youth at risk of becoming homeless.
All of the university’s proceeds go to
“S-WEEK,” continued
“This year we’ve got poetry, we’ve
got music [and] dance…art
should make it easier to actually
build this community, which is
what sustainability is about,”
said Anissa McAlpine, another
member of the week’s organizing
committee.
Georgia Simms, a local dancer,
artist and water advocate is
running a workshop on Tuesday
morning that will explore the
paradoxes associated with water.
“The event that I’m hosting will
be a combination of talking
and getting people moving and
interacting a little bit more
than maybe what’s expected
in workshops,” she explained.
“Maybe by using motion people
can connect to water differently,
whether it’s emotionally,
spiritually or any other way
you can think of, and actually
working with people in ways that
are more challenging.”
Though Sustainability
Week challenges attendees to
reevaluate their understanding
of sustainability and their
relationship with the
the Wyndham House, which houses
homeless youth until they are ready
to sustain their own livelihoods in
society.
The experiences of those dealing
with homelessness are being
represented somewhat by the
students involved in this initiative, not
by those who deal with homelessness
themselves. There is a contingent of
students who feel that it is all too
simple for a student to ask a peer to
donate for a cause, yet it is important
to remember that this simplicity
is not echoed in similar real-life
situations. They claim that this
representation of a population that
is often socially stigmatized might
be limited by its lack of consultation
with those who truly deal with
homelessness every day. That said,
those who are in support of the 5
Days for the Homeless initiative say
it does attempt to send a message to
U of G students about some of the
difficulties facing those who deal
with homelessness.
The students participating in the
5 Days for the Homeless campaign
are literally, as the campaign title
suggests, spending five days and
four nights outside by the cannon
to raise funds and awareness for the
homeless.
Kara Cabuyao, Justin Sythes,
Samantha Cherry, Thomas Beckett
and Andrew Cumpson, all students
in the Management and Economics
program, were the five students
selected to participate this year.
Huddled on the front steps of the
environment, the goal is to
provide an inclusive space to
discuss and celebrate making
change.
“If you love what you’re doing
you’re going to do it. If you
Mar. 17 - 23, 2011
Raithby House, Cabuyao and Sythes
described the transition of leaving
the comfort of their warm homes, to
sleeping outside in the cold.
“There really was no way to really
prepare,” said Cabuyao. “The only
thing I really thought about was if I
had enough clothes to wear for the
five days, but other than that it was
basically just walking away from my
home and coming here, and knowing
that I am not coming back. It was
something you couldn’t really prepare
for.”
“I feel the same way,” said Sythes.
“I think last night was when reality
hit that this is five days outside in the
cold. No phone, you don’t get to see
your friends unless they come visit,
and no food or anything. It was a real
shock.”
The five students were not allowed
to bring any possessions with them,
only the clothes they were wearing,
a sleeping bag and a pillow. For the
next few days, they must rely on the
kindness of their fellow students to
provide them with food and water,
and donations to the campaign.
“I think this is going to be a life-
changing event,” said Sythes. “I’ve
realized how much you do take for
granted. After we set up camp on
Sunday night all of a sudden it was
just idle time. You get really bored.
Two of my friends stopped by with
hot chocolates for all of us, and now
I think for me it’s about appreciating
the little things.”
The 5 Days for the Homeless
campaign differs greatly from most
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love being part of a sustainable
community it’s going to be
that much easier to embark on
the actions necessary to create
sustainable changes,” said
McAlpine.
Students from the College of Management and Economics participate
in the 5 Days for the Homeless campaign.
charitable efforts that occur on
campus. Seeing a table set up in the
University Centre with fliers and
banners is not out of the norm, but
the approach these five students are
making to spread awareness reaches a
whole other level.
“We get to raise awareness
for something we’re actually
experiencing,” said Cabuyao. “We’re
not just asking for money from people
for a charity, but actually knowing
what it feels like to be homeless.”
While Sustainability Week
events will be taking place from
March 19 to March 26, follow-
up events and information will be
made available for those wishing
to take their experiences further.
“We see sustainability week
as the beginning of an era. We
want people to take these skills
and apply them, and they will be
able to because they’re simple,
sustainable skills,” explained
Wartman.
By fostering community-
campus relationships, the events
aim to keep the dialogue going
after the week comes to a close.
So while sustainability
might not be a simple topic to
explore, the week’s organizers
are optimistic about the
ability to enter into dialogue
and take action to improve
the sustainability of both the
local and global environment.
As McAlpine put it, “It’s a
celebration of community, and a
celebration of change.”
Students can go to www.
guelphsustainabilityweek.com
for more information on event
details.
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Donations can be made by visiting
these students in the courtyard by the
cannon, or by going online to www.
guelph.5days.ca to contribute.
“I think the homeless issue is
really important because one of the
things I realize is how lucky we are
as students,” said Sythes. “By helping
at risk youth, for people who didn’t
have the best opportunity to get their
education, this helps them get there
and get on track to get those same
benefits.”
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Arts & Culture
GAIN Music Fest fills bill with local music
Van Gogh’s ear
occupied all three floors
last Thursday for a local
music festival
PATRICK MCEACHNIE
T
his last Thursday, Van
Gogh’s Ear was host to the
inaugural GAIN (Guelph
Area Independent & New) Music
Fest. The night hosted 13 bands
spread out over all three floors of
the Wyndham/MacDonnell venue
that doubles (triples?) as a club
most nights. GAIN notably, as
you would assume from the name,
features bands and performers
from the surrounding area that are
mostly unrepresented by record
labels and management structure.
This means that the night was
home to a number of acts that
in the next year or so could very
well become full time acts on the
touring circuit.
At only a 10 dollar cover for total
access to all three floors, it just might
have been the most cost effective
concert in Guelph in quite some
time. With sponsors ranging from
local after-bar eateries, to radio
stations, to Wellington Brewery,
it is clear that much planning and
precision went into the festival, a
practice that went over extremely
well. Hundreds of locals and habitual
concertgoers alike traveled from
one floor to another, like nomadic
music fans, experiencing some of
the newest, most eclectic and best
local bands the city has to offer. Is
the funk fusion band on the first
floor not your bag? No problem, just
go up to the third floor and catch
Guelph locals Kobra Kobra speed
through a set of early 90s influenced
rock and roll.
Included in this year’s GAIN
festival were Gregory Pepper led
Common Grackle. Though hardly
a concert enthusiast, Pepper had
respect for those putting on the
event.
“Those dudes ran a pretty
tight ship, from what I can
foggily recall. I’m really grateful
for their commitment to the
scene, especially since most of
us musicians are unorganized
slackers who can’t be bothered to
hold down a proper job, let alone
organize a big event like that,” said
Pepper. His words only come as a
Local group Kobra Kobra performs live at this year’s GAIN music
festival, a multi-group event taking up all three floors of Van Gogh’s
surprise after spinning a copy of
his latest album Great Depression,
the quality and creativity of which
suggests months of dedicated
Katie Maz
production work and years of
experience in writing.
The night went off without
a hitch. With strict schedules
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printed and pasted up around the
various floors, it was easy to know
exactly who you were seeing, or
plan who you wanted to see at
any time during the night. Local
favourites What She Said were no
surprise one of the select stand out
acts of the night, as dictated by the
sheer turnout for their sound check
alone. While Guelph is often
credited with having a surprisingly
good local music scene, most
musicians and enthusiasts will
agree that in this category, too
much is not a real thing.
“[The city] needs more events
like GAIN so that artists/bands
from all the scenes and styles can
come together for a night of good
music under one roof,” said Nick
Moore, vocalist for What She Said.
The festival proved to be as
beneficial to bands as it did
entertaining to fans, as Nick
pointed out GAIN is “a music
festival that accommodated both
artists and their fans. [What She
Said] benefited directly as GAIN
truly attracted performers and
listeners with many different tastes,
creating an awesome atmosphere
for taking in the music.”
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Arts & Culture
What are you reading?
The Score, Richard Stark
ANDREA CONNELL
P
arker is “tough as nails”
tough. Good-looking too.
The ladies like to look at his
face. “It was his second, done by
a plastic surgeon-looked strong
and confident.” He’s disciplined,
polite, maybe, but he won’t hesitate
to kill a man if he has to. He is the
kind of man criminal types call if
they want a professional in on a
“job.”
His latest job sounds a bit
ambitious: rob the entire mining
town of Copper Canyon in one
night. This gig is the brainchild
of Edgars, a mysterious man that
Parker has neither heard of nor
worked with before and he doesn’t
quite trust his motives.
Edgars is convinced his plan
will work. Copper Canyon
has a curfew, due to some bad
behaviour on the part of the
locals, and the streets are dead
empty after eleven at night. This
will make it easier for the gang
See some paint in Zavitz Hall
Class, Painting IV
holds Send Off exhibit
JOSH DOYLE
T
his week in Zavitz hall,
we have Send Off, a
collaborative exhibit
featuring this semester’s painting
IV class. They’ve signed the
poster with a loving “xo.” While
endearing, we’d have been grateful
enough for their work alone.
Lindsay McAllister features a
series of three works, displayed
vertically as separate entities
holding a close relationship. They
each occupy a very natural space,
her acrylic strokes offering the
moist appearance one wants in
observing images of a wet Hosta
leaf or a healthy sunflower. Her
work brings the viewer much
closer than they may get in a
regular interaction with plants, or
a butterfly, in part calling on the
notion of painting as more likely
to be appreciated than the nature
she portrays.
Candace Damm’s Swing offers
multi coloured lines running
vertically, interrupted by a rope
that hangs a third of the way down
the display, providing call for the
“swing” association. The rope, thick
and tied at the end was clearly
used to smudge wet paint in a
pendulum motion, blurring the
coloured columns. I am left with
to hit the town’s two banks, three
jewelry stores and plant payroll
without being seen. In an attempt
to convince the others it’s a
workable plan, Edgars boasts,
“We pop every safe in town, and
we’re out by six a.m.”
If everything goes according to
plan, the payoff could be huge. A
quarter of a million dollars split
between ten men, not bad for an
evening’s work in 1964 dollars. If
the men can keep their personal
vendettas in check and their eyes
off the women, they may just be
able to pull it off. However, things
don’t always go according to
plan and the twists and turns the
night takes will keep you reading
through to the end of The Score in
one sitting.
The Score is a tightly written
hard-boiled crime novel starring
Parker as the anti-hero you will
root for. Despite being a criminal,
he is a man of integrity; he doesn’t
sleep with other guys’ molls for
example. He’ll use a hostage’s first
name just to make them feel both
terrified and safe at the same time.
He only takes on jobs when he
really needs the money or is just
plain bored.
Parker is the creation of Richard
the image of children swinging
gracefully through a colourful life,
which in turn serves to remind me
of arts ambiguity.
Vanessa Tignelli’s Communication
is of large scale, featuring the
profiles of two young men
apparently yelling at one another
from mere inches apart. The
inclusion of stubble and a casually
worn tuque normalizes the image,
but also makes apparent the detail
Tignanelli must have envisioned
in crafting it.
Much smaller is Michael
Slotwinski’s Adam (My best
bud). It portrays your average
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Stark, one of the many pen names
under which Donald Westlake
wrote crime fiction. Westlake
was a prolific writer right up to
his death in 2008. The Mystery
Writers of America awarded him
their highest honour, the Grand
Master, in 1993.
The Score is the third of twenty-
three novels featuring Parker
as a professional in the gritty
world of crime. I stumbled into
Parker’s world by way of a graphic
novel. Toronto-born comic-book
artist, Darwyn Cooke, adapted
and illustrated two of the Parker
novels into graphic novels. The
Hunter was published in 2009,
The Outfit soon followed in 2010.
Cooke captures the sixties like no
other graphic artist can. Nobody
can make a coffee toting polyester
clad diner waitress look sexier and
a machine gun carrying criminal
look as cool as Steve McQueen.
Westlake’s tight writing and crisp
dialogue lends itself beautifully to
the art form. The Parker novels
are experiencing resurgence in
popularity, and I like to believe it is
due in part to Cooke’s adaptations
of the novels. My only criticism
of the Parker series is that there
aren’t more of them. Courtesy
occurs, as we notice this is clearly tumble through the space she’s
an entity outside the pictured created, full of subtle colours
woman’s consciousness; “girl with forming galactic clouds.
the orange what?” With more words, I could tell
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Megan Verhey
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cleanliness of Slotwinski’s living
space suggests honesty in his title
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Student theatre pushes the envelope with Jekyll & Hyde
CCP’s 2011 intentions. While his actions told
performance proves of a thirst for revenge over what
had been done to his counterpart
talent through difficult Dr. Jekyll, Reeve’s manners made
material no appeal to a fondness between
the two.
JOSH DOYLE Some connection is maintained
to be the farthest thing from his
mind, and Hyde’s murder of the
affectionate Lucy is all but expected.
But we get the sense that Hyde is
not just an intoxicated version of
Jekyll, and that Jekyll is not just the
sober version of Hyde. A bond is

S
itting down to CCP’s recent
theatrical performance of Jekyll
& Hyde was a new experience
in more ways than one. It was the
first performance in several seasons
that featured a rather somber theme,
lacking the humour that powered
last year’s Reefer Madness. It hoped
to supplement that humour with the
depth of moral study, and a darkness
that showed the real talent of the
CCP crew. While a difficult choice
to work with, the performance
was ultimately successful on both
accounts.
It also put the musical abilities of
the company to work in a major way.
Not five minutes of Jekyll & Hyde is
spoken without the orchestra in full
swing, at least never consecutively.
Music is of course expected in a
musical, but some feature more than
others and this was an example of a
play very much sang to its audience.
Luckily the music in Jekyll & Hyde
is engaging and clever. It’s through
these songs that the play does
everything, be it teaching us about
a fathers love for his daughter, a
young girl’s need for independence,
or the lustful search for fulfillment
amidst the “devil’s backyard” of East
end London. This being the case,
the vocal ability of this season’s cast
was the cornerstone of the show.
In her soprano delivery, Kimberly
Garrett carried the hope of the
young girl she portrayed as young
fiancé Emma Carrew, while
the baritone of Marc Harwood
(Emma’s father, Sir Danvers)
brought a much-needed depth.
Meg Buchanan (Lucy) was more
than comfortable holding down
numerous songs on her own,
though just as much so when joined
by Tim Clarke (Henry Jekyll) or her
Dr. Jekyll (Tim Clarke) laments on the sufferings he undergoes as
the curious scientist who goes to far, in CCP’s 2011 rendition of
Jekyll & Hyde
supportive ensemble. Amongst this
group were standout voices, not the
least of which belonged to Brittany
Cane and William MacKenzie.
All this is not to say the acting
in Jekyll & Hyde was anything to be
brushed over or looked at second
hand. A performance by Tim
Clarke pierced through the music
of the show, delivering his hopeless
and selfless search with clarity and
truth. As with her vocal delivery,
Meg Buchanan was convincing on
through their relationships and found between the two that speaks
motives, Hyde wanting to do away to the duality Jekyll so desperately
with those who denied Jekyll the wanted to explore, and this was an
approval for his research, and both aspect CCP’s performance handled
of them having a strange affinity masterfully.
for the lonesome, longing, heart In the end, this year’s CCP
of gold prostitute Lucy. Their performance was not Reefer Madness,
similarities though, end here, as but it also wasn’t Fame. What we’re
their internal desires manifest in left with is a bit of confusion over
vastly different ways. why this was the piece chosen, but
While Jekyll despises the resounding evidence that the kids
pompous air with which the Board of CCP can pull off just about
looks down at him, murder seems anything you throw at them.
Creative submission: Poetry
The mornings I avoided
cereal stirs,
a choir of spoons hitting bowls
heads too heavy to hold up,
shoulder to elbow to wrist to palm,
subtle qualm
the diary of an escapist,
the writer living in the basement
below the drawer of spoons
The mornings I welcome
take good care of yourself,
Hayley Mullen f ingers zipping up a backpack,
you’re not well,
comfort is my hand in your hair,
on pause is the fanfare
your heart in mutiny,
against your will
her own, and her on stage chemistry
with Clarke made for easy to I’m a person of,
watch scenes between the two. “I’ll always be there for you”
Clarke’s presence aside, Buchanan’s and if I could literally stick to my words
performance was always improved I would.
through the sisterly addition of co-
workers Nellie (Tania Jarmai) and lying in bed
Allie (Chanelle Oullet). the ripe of the morning,
never a cold night between two bodies
Hyde, played here by Ryan Reeve,
burrowing of yawns into blankets
took on the demonic, possessed nothing needed to bear an edit
character he was meant to with an aside from the hours falling from the clock
alluring yet haunting swagger. His
stance spoke of malice and bad STEPH-MARIE SZENASI
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Arts & Culture
Where it’s at: Selling small time music for big budget ads
JOSH DOYLE
A
dvertisement took over
TV a long time ago.
There are car insurance
companies constantly trying
to penetrate your brain with
short, catchy jingles. There are
community colleges abounding
all over North America that want
to improve your life by offering
you the next career step. Lost
in the vast ocean that is today’s
advertising crusade, you might
wonder how the hell anyone
even sells things anymore. But
then you’re watching TV one day
and a new sound fills your ears.
It’s lively, and fresh. It stands out
amongst the others, something
genuine and true to life. It sounds
like a song made solely for you
and it’s coming on just when you
needed it most. And above all,
it’s Mac.
If you’ve had an experience
similar to this, it means
advertisers are doing their jobs.
What it also means is that artists
are selling out like chocolate
cupcakes at a fourth grade bake
sale. Advertising is one of the
most competitive markets out
there, there’s no questioning that.
Hundreds of times every day
(if you watch TV ) advertisers
are trying to convince you that
their products are the best, and
in order to stand out they’re
drawing on whatever creative
resources they can. The problem
is we know they’re doing it, and
This is good: Hannah Georgas plays noon-hour concert
Charming Singer/
Song-writer gathers
crowd in the UC
courtyard
STEPH-MARIE SZENASI
O GMAT GRE
n Friday March 11, those
familiar with Hannah
Georgas were patiently
waiting for her performance in
the courtyard of the UC. Those
less familiar were caught by her
voice and able to listen for as
long as their timetables allowed.
Hannah Georgas, a pop-roots
singer from Vancouver, has been
nominated for two Juno awards
along with making the long-
list for the 2010 Polaris Music
Prize. With catchy songs like
“Bang Bang You’re Dead” and
“This is Good,” it’s no wonder
that she is receiving nationwide
recognition.
The most startling thing about
Hannah Georgas is her ability
to captivate large audiences with
her beautiful vocals, alongside
we’ve become, to some degree,
resistant.
Music is also something
we’re all exposed to, some of us
more than others. It also tries
to deliver a message, and artists
seek new and intriguing ways
to stand out above the rest. The
connection should be obvious
at this point, but so too should
be the differences. Music doesn’t
seem to be selling anything, aside
from itself. There is no hidden
message (presumably) and more
importantly it seems natural, a
product of our humanity that is
healthy and needs to be there.
Modern music holds a wealth
of material directed right at the
hearts and souls of its listeners,
and for this reason it is one of
the most highly effective tools
advertisers have for getting
across to us.
Commercials like McDonald’s
recent effort featuring Pepper
Rabbit’s “Little Brother,” grab
your ear immediately. The
commercial uses imagery of
people’s growth, coupled with
this emotional yet cheerful song
that makes McDonalds seem like
an important part of your life.
Excel’s 2010 commercial
featuring “Spinning as we go” by
Hello Gumption does much the
same thing, using a connective
song to make their gum seem
like something we’re emotionally
attached too, something just as
natural and good for us as the
her ability to not take things
too seriously both on stage and
off. Hannah can be compared to
Mar. 17 - 23, 2011
music and meeting new people.
Alexi Murdoch’s “Don’t Forget
to Breath,” is a powerful tune
about pausing to enjoy your
quickly passing life. Nissan used
it to make you want their trucks.
The question I’m posing is
this: Does selling music to
conglomerates represent any
kind of loyalty on behalf of the
artists?
Think about it; they spend
countless hours, even years of their
lives coming up with thought
provoking and emotionally
charged material, crafted to the
best possible sound they can muster
with the help of professionals.
Many musicians make strikingly
original songs that have a powerful
effect on their listeners. What
part of the artistic spectrum does
“using creative material to make
billion’s of dollars for corporations”
fall under?
I’m not living under a rock, I
understand the need for financial
stability, and I also see that it’s
tough to make a desirable living
as an artist. It’s well known that,
while famous artists do very
well, those beneath the surface
survive mostly off of live shows
and, to borrow a phrase from
LRG, “pay their rent with their
passions.” It’s obvious why when
a huge conglomerate knocks on
one of their doors, saying they
want to plaster their work all
over national television 12 times
a week the overwhelming desire
Bronwyn Coombs
a warm, powerful and inspiring
garden of simple pleasures and
naturally, a thousand rosebuds
is to say “YES!”
And who am I to judge? I’d
probably do the same. What
can be so bad about your
song reaching the world? It
is after all the goal of most
musicians to reach the widest
audience they can. For many
artists, without breaks like
this their music would still
be relatively unknown. Mac’s
2008 commercial featuring Yael
Naim’s “New Soul” still sticks
out in people’s minds years
later, though few know the tune
blooming. Her personality was
apparent by her willingness to
talk after the show.
“These songs were
inspired by a moment, well,
premeditated, that turned into
great experiences and memories
I have,” said Georgas, explaining
what inspired her new album
“This is Good.”
In her video made for the
song “Thick Skin,” directed by
Sean Wainsteam who has pieced
together videos for Tokyo Police
Club, Wintersleep and The Born
Ruffians, Hannah crawls nude
though an entanglement of vines
and metal scraps to get to her
muddy destination. Her videos
are nothing short of sweet.
Upon asking Hannah what she
loved to do on Sunday mornings,
she replied as naturally as one
could have hoped.
“Hmm, I like to wake up when
my body feels like waking up- I
love going out for breakfast with
my friends in Vancouver. I go for
a swim or run sometimes too.”
9
Megan Verhey
as anything but “that Mac book
air song!”
Maybe the whole selling music
to advertisers isn’t all that bad.
I’m thankful to advertisers for
bringing me songs like “Older
Brother,” which I probably would
never have found otherwise.
Regardless, I find it something
of a betrayal on the grassroots,
“Let’s be broke and make music,”
songs-for-the-little-people
movement, when huge fucking
companies spin indie tunes in
commercials.
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Arts & Culture
Jukebox
Alex Ebert Alexander
JOSH DOYLE
W
hen Edward Sharpe and
the Magnetic Zeroes
released Up From Below
in July of 2009, you probably had no
idea what was coming. No one did
really; who could have predicted
a group of Californians led by a
bearded, long hair-sporting hippy
would sweep the nation with their
music? But when “Home” hit your
ears for the first time, it probably
became obvious. They seemed like
peaceful wanderers, moving about
like the incarnation of a Fleetwood
Mac song, preaching love for our
brothers and a genuine fondness
for life. Always leading them was
a robe clad messiah figure, his
beard and flowing hair a reminder
of the inner hippy just waiting
for an opportunity to burst free.
After disappearing for the year to
perform and record, that man has
reappeared with an album of his
own, losing the other nine members
that made up the Magnetic Zeroes,
but maintaining the sharpness with
which they made indie-folk songs.
“Alone in his room, he had his
guitar, a Lowery organ he picked
up at a St. Vincent’s thrift store
in Los Angeles for seventy bucks,
a clarinet he used for the bridge
on the record’s first single “Truth,”
and a violin he’d found somewhere
in Tucson on tour.” This was how
Alex Ebert made Alexander, all by
himself.
“To the ladies of Vietnam, take
my arm, and walk me in… Oh
dancing, let’s win.” These words
spark an album full of liberated
dance and celebration. It’s a perfect
introduction to what’s in store,
as Ebert calls on his Mamas and
Papas, Simon and Garfunkel,
Jefferson Airplane influences for
a light hearted exercise in love
with some deeper moments for
speculation.
Once properly established as
more euphoric than critical, Ebert
lets the album wander into deeper
waters. Like an invitation to a party
you know nothing about, “Truth”
pulls you in with an alluring intro,
and keeps you hooked with well-
placed words and spacing that
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creates suspense out of nothing.
The sounds create an experience
not unlike a more upbeat version
of “Today,” by Jefferson Airplane,
but the lyrical content is much
less about love. The lyrics are full
of metaphors that draw you in
closer, making the song almost
personal. “Tilt my chin back slit
my throat, take a bath in my blood
get to know me , All out of my
secrets, All my enemies are turning
into my teachers,” sings Ebert in a
way that pleads for you to actually
follow his words, (figuratively, of
course). He exposes himself freely,
even stripping ego from his vocal
delivery.
“A Million Years,” is an epic
celebration of love, and that’s all
that needs to be said.
Again and again within
Alexander, Ebert shows off his
ability to make fun, thoughtful folk
songs that make you want to grow Courtesy
a beard and let your hair down as
you dance around the front lawn or wilderness top-of-your-lungs plea It’s hard to tell if Alex Ebert is
your best friends living room. But for help. It’s a welcome addition the real deal or not; he seems too
Alexander is not without its depth. to the happy-go-lucky repertoire good to be true, or maybe I just
While “Truth” offers vivid imagery otherwise represented in his work, don’t want to be taken for a ride.
and questions that sink in way and it goes to show Ebert can stand For the time being though, it’s nice
below the skin, “Glimpses” is an on his own as an artist capable of to think beards are cool again.
outright cry in the dark, lost in the powerful solo music. 3.9/5
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Sports & Health
Gryphon Track and Field teams settle for silver
Add another chapter to won [about] 36 of them.”
the Gryphon/Lancer In the race for the men’s team “Frankly unless
gold Guelph was down by 10
rivalry points to Windsor heading in [Windsor]
to the final day of competition.
JUSTIN DUNK While on the women’s side the had a lot of

A misfortune they
rivalry that has waged
on for a number of
years now was front
and centre at the CIS Track
and Field championships which
took place from March 11-13 in
Sherbrooke, Que.
Your University of Guelph
Gryphons and the Windsor
Lancers have competed fiercely
against each other for cross
country and track and field
supremacy. This year’s CIS track
and field championships were no
different.
“I think the Lancer-Gryphon
track and cross rivalry is the best
sports rivalry in the CIS,” said
head coach Dave Scott-Thomas.
“It’s been going on for a decade
now. I think of the last 40 titles
available in those sports [track
and field and cross country] in
the CIS we or the Lancers have
Lancers had already locked up
the team gold over the Gryphons.
“It’s pretty intense, it’s pretty
emotional and when we’re there
we want to metaphorically smash
‘em in the mouth, knock ‘em to
the ground and kick ‘em and
get a ton of points,” said Scott-
Thomas. “They’re trying to do the
same thing to us. By the same
token though I like to think that
whichever team wins the other
team is the first over shaking
hands.”
Windsor claimed both
team titles at the 2011 CIS
championships, but the
Gryphons were able to grab
silver medals for both the men’s
and women’s teams.
“Frankly, unless [Windsor]
had a lot of misfortune they were
going to win. The reality is they
just had so much talent and so
were going to
win.” Dave
Scott-Thomas,
head coach.
much depth,” said Scott-Thomas.
“The good thing is [Windsor]
graduates almost all [of their
depth] this year.”
Heading into the track and
field season Scott-Thomas
opined that a top five finish for
the women would have been
respectable for the team at CI’s.
“Going into this year I thought
fifth would have been a good
performance for our women
looking across the country. On

Mundo Sport Images

Guelph Gryphon track team member, Kyle Boorsma races to gold at the
2011 CIS track and field championships.

the guys side I thought we might and really I don’t think it was

Determined. give Windsor a bit more of a

run,” said Scott-Thomas.
Of course the Gryphon teams
were forced to deal with the
closure of the Gryphon dome
in late 2010 and the team was
forced to commute to the north
end of the city to be able to train
at all. Field athletes worked out
in a warehouse in the north end
and the runners made the trip
to a small town called Marden
just outside of Guelph. But the
facility issues were just another
hurdle for the team to jump over
and clear with ease.
Like you. “I don’t think I ever really let
it get to me. When you’re faced
You may not have done as well on your with a little adversity like that
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too bad of a situation,” said men’s
team captain, Kyle Boorsma. “The
coaching staff and management
deserve a lot of credit for really
trying to find the best way to
deal with the situation. I never
heard anyone complain about not
having the dome.”
The Gryphons have
consistently been a podium class
team for many years and their
head coach views the 2011-12
season being no different.
“We have shown that the
Gryphons can get on the line and
be competing with the best in
the country,” said Scott-Thomas.
“We’re back on full boar next
year.”

Learn more at
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Throwing it down with Dunk: CIS must set standards to protect
varsity hockey players
stateside through the NFL begin to take the concussion concussion during the 2010-11 if you have not seen a varsity
season and the concussion issue issue seriously. campaign. The OUA and CIS hockey game - I can tell you it
hit close to home in the great Concussions are definitely an brand of men’s hockey does is FAST.
white north ever since Sidney issue to be dealt with at every not receive the fan fare and The speed of the varsity game
Crosby suffered a concussion level of hockey –- as more attention like the OHL and has out grown the rules and the
just a few days into the 2011 and more people are starting CHL, but the fact is - the varsity CIS needs to step in and protect
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Sports & Health
Is it time for a spring cleaning?
LEIGH MCSWAN BSC., CNP
S
pring is in the air! The days
are longer, we have sunlight
past four pm and things
are going to start looking a little
greener very shortly. Spring is the
start of something new, new life,
fresh beginnings, a clean palate
if you will. Most of us focus on
cleaning out the house, garage,
unloading the 6 layers of salt from
our vehicles and planting new
roots somewhere in the garden.
But what about cleaning out your
body? It’s true that just like your
house, you should be a good host
or hostess to your own terrain-
and that could mean a little detox.
Detoxification plans are
designed to do several things, they
can help us improve our digestion,
lose weight, remove toxins and
help eliminate waste from our
bodies. Choosing the correct type
of detox can be considered a full
time job. There’s a lot to think
about- do you want a full systemic
cleanse, specific organ (liver,
High heels—wear them at your own risk
ALICJA GRZADKOWSKA
W
e’ve all seen girls
walking around
downtown at two
a.m. on a Friday night, teetering
on their three-inch-high
stilettos. Little do they know
that their poise is not the only
thing they are at risk losing with
their choice of footwear.
Wearing high heels, especially
incorrectly and often, can lead
to serious health complications
typically involving the legs and
spine. Undoubtedly, most girls do
not think about these problems
when getting ready to go out for
the night. Yet specialists think
that they should start to; falls are
not necessarily the most severe
consequence of putting on high-
heeled shoes.
Chiropractor Dr. Diana
De Carvalho, M.Sc. from the
University of Guelph’s Health
and Performance Centre
explained the other issues that
can arise from wearing high
heels.
“The average person is looking
at developing strain and sprain
injuries in the lower back, hips,
knees and ankles. Increased
load on the foot, depending on
how high the heel is, can also
translate into an elevated risk
of osteoarthritis, particularly at
the base of the first toe and the
knees.”
colon, kidneys), do you want a
herbal detox, a cellular detox, a
homeopathic detox, do you do
it for seven days, 30 days, six
months, what are the symptoms
you can expect to endure....?
Where to begin!?
Every detox is different, just like
the person doing it. I like to start
off simple. For me, that’s food.
Food is great because it does have
strong detoxifying effects, but
can be tailored to the individual
who prefers to experience lighter
symptoms. Keep in mind that a
detox plan is not meant to be fun
and enjoyable, you basically have
to suck it up and realize that at
the end of the cleanse you should
experience better skin, improved
energy, a better mood and less
sluggishness. If you don’t, perhaps
it’s time to advance to a more in-
depth cleanse that is designed
for you specifically. For that I
recommend seeing a holistic
health care practitioner.
The Pure Life Wellness Intro to
Detoxing Plan
Try this plan for a minimum
of five days. Remember, for added
“The average
person is looking at
developing strain
and sprain injuries in
the lower back, hips,
knees, and ankles.” -
Dr. Diana Carvalho.
Although high heels don’t
seem as dangerous as sports-
related injuries, the mechanics
of these injuries are similar, as
Carvalho explained.
“Tissue injury can occur in two
different ways: the load abruptly
becomes larger than the integrity
of the tissue, like in a fall, or
the tolerance of the tissue can
decrease over time.”
Just like in a football game,
when a player gets hit repeatedly
in the same part of the body,
heels place force on the same
joints and muscles each time you
wear them.
Perhaps the most significant
factor that sports and high
heel injuries share, according
to Carvalho, is that “they can
deceive the patient because they
develop over long periods of
time and the patient usually can’t
think of a particular incident
that started their problem.” The
inability to recognize the problem
Mar. 17 - 23, 2011 13
cleansing benefits clean up the rest of
your diet as much as you can, increase
your water and eliminate alcohol
Daily
Every morning begin your day
with 16 oz pure water with ½
lemon squeezed into it. Add a
scoop of powdered spirulina or
chlorella if desired.
Each day choose 3 of the
following juices to consume
Lung Tonic
6 carrots
4 sprigs parsley
1/4 peeled potato
4 sprigs watercress
Blemish Buster
5 carrots
1/2 green pepper
Bone Builder
6 carrots Megan Verhey
4 kale leaves
4 springs parsley
1/2 apple Immune-Force If you don’t have a juicer at home,
2 tomatoes cut the quantity of ingredients in
Liver Aid 1 handful parsley half and blend until smooth in a
½ cup cabbage 2 celery stalks blender or food processor.
3 carrots 1/2 cucumber
1/2 Beet 1/4 onion
when it first begins is dangerous Choosing a moderate heel size, sure the shoe fits properly is also
to women because the smaller, rather than always opting for important.
more temporary injuries to the sky-scraper stilettos can reduce “If you do have issues,” added
joints and tissues can culminate the risk of injury because as heel Carvalho. “Seek treatment earlier
in a permanent problem, like size increases, the pressure on the as opposed to later. Soft tissue
arthritis or permanently strained bottom of the foot and the forces injuries can become harder and
calf muscles. acting on the calves, lower back more complicated to treat the
And for the wearers of heels and joints, also increased. longer the issue has been going
who think that they improve Furthermore, bringing a on.”
posture and strengthen the leg change of shoes to work and In other words, don’t ignore
muscles, the chiropractor has events where high heels are the pain, no matter how cute
some bad news. “Stability and necessary, as well as making those shoes look with your outfit.
balance have been shown to
decrease with heel height and
posture worsens, because in
order to balance yourself you
essentially have to hold your body
backwards. Forces travel from the
ground up through parts of joints
that they weren’t designed for,
which can lead to injury.”
With so many permanent
problems stemming from
wearing heels, it appears that
the only footwear young women
should be wearing are paediatric
loafers. Thankfully, Carvalho
pointed out options for women
who like to wear high heels.
“Several studies on jelly sole
inserts have concluded that they
help to reduce pressure on the
feet and legs while a woman
wears heels,” she said.
Carvalho has additional tips
for lovers of heels. Being smart
about how high your heels are
can improve your chances of
avoiding stresses on the body.

Yes, it’s still illegal
Despite increased acceptance,
marijuana is still illegal by
Canadian law. In 2002 and 2004
Canada introduced identical bills
that would have decriminalized
marijuana, making possession of
small amounts (15 grams or less)
punishable by fine. These bills
failed, partially due to pressure
from the United States Drug
Enforcement Agency, which
allegedly threatened to close the
border to prevent smuggling.
“It’s still a criminal offence to
possess or traffic [in any amount]”
said officer Doug Pflug of the
Guelph Police Department. He
recalls the brief moment when
cannabis was almost legal, and
the freedom some smokers
exhibited as a result. Then the
Conservative party was voted
to government in 2006, and any
hopes of reforming marijuana
laws went up in smoke.
“For a while it was under
review and the rules were what
some perceived to be relaxed, but
“We’ve come a long, long way together, through the hard times and in the end it went back to the
the good,” sang Norman Cook of Fatboy Slim. His words could just way it normally was,” said Pflug.
Still there is a lot of support
as soon be applied to humanities ubiquitous relationship with a plant
for legalization of marijuana,
called marijuana. It’s been deemed illegal by many countries including or at least softer laws. In a
our own, but such efforts have done little to diminish its relevance to recent survey involving U of
popular culture. Marijuana is among the most recognizable plants in G students and others outside
the world, and whether you agree with its use or find it offensive to the community, a majority of
respondents answered they
even speak of legalization, chances are you can pick it out of a line up.
would like to see marijuana laws
To say marijuana is everywhere is perhaps assuming too much, but it relaxed.
occupies a unique corner of our humanity that nearly everyone has an “I say yes,” replied a female
opinion on. From prohibition in 1923, to near decriminalization in student of legalization who
2004, our collective idea of marijuana has changed drastically. Some wished to remain anonymous.
“Everyone does it, so it might
of these changes have been for the better, but there are still strict rules
as well be legal.” Her view was
in place that we should all be aware of. seconded, and third-ed, time and
again.
“The government can
make money through taxing
something that a lot of people
already do,” responded a third-
year Criminology student at
The strength of his statement
was supported in a recent article
published by Toronto magazine
Now.
“Canada spends $2.3 billion on
[drug] enforcement every year,”
read the article.
A CBC fact sheet estimates
the marijuana industry is worth
approximately $20 billion
annually. You don’t need a math
degree to…Well, you get it.
While many citizens support
reform, especially those in the
university population, the point
of view of law enforcement paints
a different picture. Officers of
the Guelph Police Department
face marijuana related crimes
daily. They see the grittier parts
of the underground enterprise it
has bred, witnessing little of the
free-spirited, harmless plant that
so many advocates speak of.
“When you look at marijuana
you have to look at the broader
spectrum; you’ve got grow ops,
you’ve got weapons in those grow
ops, people robbing each other,”
said Pflug. “One of the [raids]
we had in recent years had seven
illegal weapons in it.”
Organized crime gives
marijuana a bad name. The
millions of dollars it draws every
year creates stiff competition for
sales and territory, often leading
to violence.
There’s no guarantee that
legalization would do away
with all these crimes. Businesses
selling marijuana products would
need to gather resources from
somewhere, and the potential
for further, possibly aggressive
competition in this lucrative
business would still be high,
but that doesn’t stop some from
feeling a legalized state would be
an improvement.
“Buyers would not have to find
random sellers, or meet them in
places away from the home at
all hours of the night,” stated
another student anonymously.
who partake of the drug rarely
occupy the worn out image of
dazed hippies dancing on hills.
Though admirable, and fitting
for the 1960s social movement,
smokers of today tend to be
rather indistinguishable from
the average citizen. This says one
of two things: either marijuana
users are a scheming group,
getting better at concealing
their dangerous habits, or
that marijuana is becoming
normalized, ridding itself of
unnecessary and inaccurate
stereotypes that have followed it
throughout the past century.
More than likely it’s the
latter. Apart from the smell,
even today’s non-smokers often
have no problem sharing a
room with those who smoke.
Today’s marijuana user is often
a university student, or a fully
employed, contributing citizen,
who only occasionally takes part
in hilltop dances. They’re also
usually conscious of marijuana’s
effects.
“I think it’s really important
to know what you’re putting in
your body. Whether it’s drinking
alcohol or smoking marijuana,
you should know what’s gonna
happen,” said Mark Armstrong, a
university student and marijuana
enthusiast. Well versed and
well read, Armstrong has no
problem articulating himself or
speaking of his marijuana use
informatively, sounding more
intelligent and measured than
dazed and confused. He has
no illusions about the effects
marijuana may be having on his
body, or his mind.
“I occasionally smoke joints or
pipes, but that’s my least common
way. It’s heavy smoke, and it’s
bad for you. 90 per cent of the
time I smoke out of a [bong]. It
draws smoke through the water,
and filters out around 98 per cent
of the heavy matter and makes
it a lot cleaner to smoke,” said
butter accordingly.
Armstrong also identifies
himself as having a mental
illness, but places none of the
blame for such conditions on
marijuana use.
“I’m a drug user who is
mentally ill. I have bi-polar, but
I don’t believe it facilitated my
psychosis. I believe drug use
uncovers pre-existing mental
illness. When you read the
studies with an unbiased view
that’s what the science actually
says,” said Armstrong.
Whether this makes the
(decidedly low) risk acceptable or
not is a personal decision, but it
never hurts to follow Armstrong’s
example in informing oneself
before using any substance.
There are of course those
who steer clear of any such use.
Former M.Sc student Peter
Seaby was exposed to marijuana
throughout his university career,
but was never appealed to by the
drug or its effects.
“I have good friends that do it
all the time. I’ll voice my concerns
to them. I’ll recommend to them
not to do it, or to do it less often,
but it’s their choice,” said Seaby.
His friends who partake are
hardly the “enablers” one might
picture. They keep their habits to
themselves, making no attempt
to push their lifestyle on Seaby
or any of his other acquaintances
that opt out.
Co-existence is possible, and in
today’s world it’s becoming the
norm. Most marijuana smokers
are perceived as peaceful, more
likely to attack your cupboards
than anything. They are not the
deranged fiends old films would
have you think. As society sheds
flawed stereotypes, a clearer
picture is painted, allowing for
informed decisions and the
opportunity for a clear stance,
whether you’re smoking or non.
Marijuana medicine
Centre. These conditions have
long qualified as reason for
legitimate prescription, and most
people agree that those suffering
from such illnesses should be
allowed access.
Category two cases open the
door to a much broader collection
of illnesses and symptoms, from
back spasms to muscle pain,
and anything along the way. It’s
actually quite a lenient system in
that regard, Gilbert suggests. The
real difficulty is in getting your
case approved, which depending
on the case can sometimes be a lost
cause. While having a Category
one condition means any doctor
can fill out a prescription and
send you on your way to a seed
bank or local grower, Category
two conditions require the
approval of a specialist. In these
cases your family doctor has
little power other than to refer
you to someone with the proper
credentials.
“The difficulty is in finding the
specialist. You could probably get
a prescription for a hangnail if
you wanted, but you’d have to get
a hangnail specialist to prescribe
it,” adds Gilbert, his frustration
in the system barely disguised
by his humour. “There’s some
conditions where there happens
to only be two or three specialists
in Canada, while there’s other
conditions where there might
be thousands of specialists. It’s
really not a fair access program
for some patients.”
While making things
difficult for the average physical
labourer to acquire a fully legal
prescription, its obvious this is
done as a protection measure.
Without the insistence on
specialists there would be little
between the relatively controlled
state of Canada’s medical
marijuana program, and open
the floodgates of states like
California and Colorado. Here
marijuana prescriptions are
specialists, these regulations are
put in place to avoid abuse. It’s
true that these measures have
been affective. Along the strip
of Venice Beach, Los Angeles,
advertisements proclaiming,
“The Kush Doctor is in,” suggest
roadside prescriptions may be
removing the legitimacy from
what is in legal terms considered
a medicinal industry. But in a
state where legalization was
barely defeated in Proposition 19
this past summer, perhaps calling
pot “medicinal” and handing out
prescriptions was always a pretty
thin veil. It doesn’t take a tarot
card to read into this future,
which at least on the West Coast
points to legalization. Once
one state legalizes, it’s only a
matter of time before places like
Oregon, Colorado and Nevada -
all of which have decriminalized
marijuana - follow suit.
Since Canada tends to borrow policy
decisions such as these from our southern
neighbours, and already shows a system
considered rather “lax” by many standards,
Vancouver might not be far from the
Amsterdam of the future. It’s already shown
signs of this behaviour, with the occasional
mock “coffee shop” popping up, allowing
patrons to use cannabis pretty openly. This
isn’t legal by federal standards, but given
the progress marijuana has made this past
century, it might not be far off. Police have
conveyed an “observe, but don’t intervene”
stance towards events like April ‘s 4/20
on the Johnston green, or Queen’s Park’s
Marijuana march. This suggests recognition
that cannabis use may be a personal choice
with minimal potential for outside harm.
You may not agree with the way things are
going, but perhaps its time we re-evaluate

Josh
Carleton. The argument for There seems to be truth in her Armstrong. handed out to virtually anyone
government taxation seems a words, and we need look no Another option for today’s with a reasonable medical claim. our stance on the little green plant that
popular one, most supporters of further for the possible benefits health conscious smoker is By reasonable I mean anyone won’t go away.

Doyle
reform agreeing the government
is missing out on taxing a product
a sizeable percentage of the
population already uses. Citizens
opting for taxation? This might
be a first.
Not only is the government
missing out on valuable tax
dollars, but keeping marijuana
illegal forces money into
mediums that work against
the countries interest. Geoff
Welch, an enthusiast of the
Royal City and owner of an
Alberta grocery store sees the
business opportunities being
avoided by the nation as purely
uneconomical. What’s more, he’s
a firm non-smoker.
“If it was controlled by the
government there would be
more money in the country,
whereas now it’s controlled by
underground organizations. The
money is never seen and only
devalues our dollar,” said Welch.
of legalization than alcohol
prohibition in the 1920s, which
few will deny created more
problems than it solved.
Regardless of where you
stand, or how harmless you see
it as being, marijuana is still
very much illegal, so don’t expect
leniency from police officers the
next time you’re busted in the
park.
“Basically whatever the rules
are, we’ll enforce them,” said
Officer Pflug. “If the rules
change, we’ll of course have to
revisit that.”
Smoking or non?
Though no longer a question
heard when entering a restaurant,
the distinction is valuable
when applied to marijuana and
contemporary culture. Those
what’s known as a vaporizer,
which avoids creating smoke by
heating the marijuana instead of
combusting. This creates a THC
rich vapor, which in theory is far
less damaging to the body.
Yet another alternative is
to consume your marijuana
via baked goods. By creating
marijuana infused butter,
substituting that for the usual
butter serving of any recipe, your
favourite cookies could have you
under the influence for hours.
This cuts out any of the harmful
smoke that can lead to various
cancers, saving your lungs while
delivering the desired effects.
“It’s a much longer lasting
high, but it’s difficult to tell where
the concentration of resin butter
will be in the baked goods,” said
Armstrong.
This is a potential problem that
can be solved by making sure you
mix thoroughly, and spread your
While the idea may still seem
foreign to the recreational smoker,
some people use marijuana as
medicine. Marijuana is known
for its analgesic and anti-nausea
effects, making it ideal for those
undergoing chemotherapy and
suffering from certain forms of
arthritis. In Canada and select
States within America, having
a disease or ailment can be
cause for you to be prescribed
marijuana medicinally. In
Canada, applications to use
marijuana medicinally are sorted
by the category of the ailment.
“Category one is for what’s
generally considered more
severe conditions, which include
HIV, cancer, MS, spinal disease,
severe arthritis and epilepsy. For
those conditions, any medical
practitioner can sign up a patient,”
said Scott Gilbert, formerly of
Guelph and now Director for the
Hamilton Medical Marijuana
claiming back spasms, real or
otherwise, can get a “card.” Once
a card is obtained showing the
patient can legally use marijuana,
the next step is much like visiting
a small-scale marijuana bulk
barn, where different varieties
are laid out in air tight jars with
labels depicting names like, “O.G.
Kush,” and “NY Sour Diesel.” It’s
not quite Amsterdam, but it’s a
long way from five years ago.
The Canadian system borrows
little from the California
or Colorado model of free
commerce, placing far more
restrictions on the patient and
distributor.
“[A patient] can either
purchase from the government,
grow it themselves, or designate
a friend to grow it for them.
Anyone designated to grow can
grow for a maximum of two
people,” said Gilbert.
Like the requirement of
16
Sports & Health
Gryphon rowers with a shot at the national team
A step towards team
Canada
SASHA ODESSE
M
ark Henry and Adam
Rabalski are
Gryphon Rowers who
two
were recently invited to take part
in the Under23 Canadian Elite
training camp in Victoria, British
Columbia; one step on the ladder
to making the Canadian National
Rowing Team.
For Henry, a 2010 OUA
Rowing Championship gold
medalist, this was the second
invitational camp of the year.
“There were six lightweights
this time, which was fun ‘cause
we got to row in different
combinations,” said Henry of the
attendees at the camp.
In regards to making the
national team, Henry feels
confident that he will be invited,
but knows it is only the first step.
“They’ve changed their process
to make the team this year, so
it’s a little different; you used
to be able to just show up in
Victoria and try out, this year
you had to get invited. I think
my chances of getting invited [to
train for the National team] are
pretty high considering they’ve
invited me to both the camps
“They’ve
changed their
process to make
the team this
year.” - Mark
Henry.
they’ve had this winter,” said
Henry. “With making the team
it kind of depends what boats
they plan to send and then even
if you can make that boat, it
depends if you can make [it] go
fast enough, because they’re only
going to send a boat that hits a
certain percentage of gold medal
standards.”
Rabalski felt the camp was
demanding, but that it exposed
[him] to the intensity of training
that they’re looking for right
now. For Rabalski, this was
important in preparing him for
the next camp.
“When I get to camp in June,
if I get invited, I want to be able
to show up and get in the boat
and not be set back a few weeks.”
As for what camp was like
Henry described it with a grin as
a lot of practice and eating.
“You basically had breakfast
Mar. 17 - 23, 2011
Guelph Gryphon rowers, Adam Rabalski, (top) and Mark Henry
(bottom).
went to practice, ate lunch, went
to practice, ate dinner and then
attempted to do homework,
because it wasn’t over reading
week.”
While in Victoria, Henry and
Rabalski were placed in different
boat sizes over the course of the
week. Although having rowed
Gryphon Athletics
in every boat for the Gryphons,
Henry said he is partial to
sculling (two oars per rower)
and was concerned when he
was placed in a sweep boat (one
oar per rower), where he had to
row his opposite side; starboard
instead of port.
“[Sculling is] what I’ve always
164.9
done, so I’m more comfortable
with it. But at the end of the
week, thankfully, they put me in
a double and stuff turned around
at that point. It got way better.”
Rabalski on the other hand,
had a different outlook and
emphasized that he doesn’t have
a preference towards sculling or
sweeping.
“For me I want to be in
whatever boat [puts me] in the
best possible position to win,”
said Rabalski.
The two Gryphon athletes
spent one day indoors -- after
windy conditions ‘swamped’ a
boat -- taking body fat, wing-
span and height and weight
measurements, as well as lactic
testing to see how much lactic
acid their bodies can handle.
Having been invited to the
Under23 Canadian Elite training
camp in Victoria, Henry and
Rabalski are one step closer to
making the National Team and
one step closer to competing in
the World Rowing Under 23
Championships in Amsterdam
this July.
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Sports & Health
Bisphenol A, what’s in your bottle?
Plastic versus steel
STEPHANIE-MARIE
SZENASI
M
ost of us are aware
by now that plastic
water bottles leach
chemicals into the water. The
safety of water bottles has
become a hot topic in the past
few years, as consumers want to
remain conscious of what they are
putting in their bodies. Plastic
water bottles like Nestle Purelife
or Aquafina are typically made
from polyethylene terephthalate
(PET). A German study showed
that plastic water bottles contain
concentrations of certain
chemicals, such as antimony,
which increase the longer the
water sits in the plastic bottle.
Antimony is a white metallic
element that in small doses can
cause health issues like nausea,
dizziness and depression. In
large doses, it is potentially fatal.
Most Polycarbonate (#7 on the
bottom) bottles, like Nalgene and
other hard plastic bottles, may
leak Bisphenol A (BPA), which
is an estrogen-like chemical. The
noon
COPRESENTED WITH
THE GUELPH CONTEMPORARY
DANCE FESTIVAL
muriva dance
company
nooner Thurs Mar 17
uc courtyard | free
The rich physicality of traditional African dance
merged with the rigour of ballet, jazz, and modern.
ingestion of BPA is linked to
breast cancer and early puberty in
teenagers. Nalgene has recently
banned the use of BPA in their
bottles, and claims that there
is no leaching of this chemical.
Nalgenes purchased after the
ban are deemed relatively safe
(if the bottle is BPA-free it will
indicate so on the bottom).
Jennifer Hillier, who works
at the Health and Performance
Center on campus, is an advocate
of the stainless steel water bottle.
“It doesn’t degrade with heat
or cold, can be sterilized with
boiling water and does not absorb
or leach toxins. While plastic
bottles are cheaper, they do
depend upon oil production for
manufacturing and thus involve
all of the chemicals associated
with the petrochemical industry,
which can end up in your
beverage,” said Hiller.
Many students on campus
own Siggs. Siggs are lined with
a water-based epoxy resin to
protect the aluminum exterior
from leaching as aluminum
consumption leads to Alzheimers
and Lou Gehrig’s disease. Sigg, a
8:00 pm show
copresented with
Kaleidoscope Promotions
basia
bulat
live music Fri Mar 18
dublin street united church
66 Suffolk West | $14 UoG stu | $18 gen
Tickets available at the CSA Office.
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Swiss company, independently body, the easier it is to detoxify
hired a for-profit lab to conduct the tissues...all in all a better
studies on the level of BPA in choice than not drinking water
their linings. Not all levels of at all,” said Hillier.
BPA were analyzed, as a recent Stainless steel water bottles
study shows. The independent are clean, non-toxic, flavourless,
lab did not attempt to detect lightweight and relatively
BPA below 2 PPB (parts per inexpensive. They are also made
billion). to last a lifetime (unfortunately,
According to Safewaterbottle Nalgenes get cracks)!
review.com, the number one
rated water bottle on the market
is Klean Kanteen. Klean Kanteen
is slim, made of stainless steel and
considered the most ergonomic
in comparison to other leading
brands. It is slightly overpriced,
ringing in at about $40. Next on
the list is the New Wave Enviro,
which is considered most
affordable ($17) and durable.
“For my patients that are
struggling with drinking enough
water, I try to encourage them to
invest in a stainless steel water
bottle and coffee cup as part of
the building blocks for better
health. If plastic is the only
option though (due to finances
or attachment to a certain
bottle), I still encourage them to
drink up, the more fluids in the Courtesy
Visit www.sundaycinema.ca for more info on these Central Student Association events
8:00 pm noon 7:00 pm
sunday cinema Mar 20 nooner Wed Mar 23 docurama Wed Mar 30
war memorial hall uc courtyard | free thornbrough 1307 | free
$3 UoG stu | $6 general The outdoors, African Teas, Co-presented with MacLaughlin Library
Fantastically deranged at all times. European beer, longing and loving. Meet the real godfathers of the Russian Mafia.
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Sports & Health

Interim coach looking to re-load for title run
Women’s hockey as both a player and coach. Her
coach takes one-year expertise and enthusiasm will be “We are extremely
invaluable towards the program’s
maternity leave quest to win a conference
pleased to have
JUSTIN DUNK
championship.” Carly taking over
“We’re all really excited. She has
the leadership of
W
omen’s hockey so much experience in the hockey
head coach, Rachel world,” said Gryphon captain, our women’s hockey
Flanagan was Tamara Bell.
expecting the birth of her child Haggard served as an assistant program for the
right around the time of the OUA coach with the team for two years.
championship final series, which So the team is very familiar with
next year. She
takes place yearly in early March. the new head coach. brings a wealth of
Flanagan gave birth to her child “All of us have such a respect
days after the Gryphons were for Carly and we already know her experience as both
swept in two games, by the Queen’s expectations,” said Bell. a player and coach.
Gales, in the 2011 championship At the end of the Women’s
series, which ended March 4. hockey season in 2010 Haggard Her expertise and
Flanagan will take a one-year was unsure of what her future in enthusiasm will be
maternity leave from her head terms of coaching hockey would
coaching duties. There to fill the hold. Being an assistant coach is invaluable towards
void on an interim basis is, Carly only part-time work, but Flanagan
Haggard. mentioned that she was trying to
the program’s quest
“We are extremely pleased have a child and if Haggard stuck to win a conference
to have Carly taking over the around for another year being the
leadership of our women’s hockey interim head coach might be a championship.”
program for the next year,” said possibility. -Tom Kendall,
director of athletics, Tom Kendall.  “Low and behold she got
“She brings a wealth of experience pregnant. [Flanagan] put [the] director of athletics
idea to Tom Kendall, the athletic
director, and he was all for it, so
it worked out really well,” said
Haggard.
Haggard and her players know
the team will suffer some key
losses as Jessica Zerafa, Dayna Gryphon Athletics

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others graduate this year and move Haggard.
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“We might take a hit loosing
some of those key players. But that
just makes some of the current
players step into some new roles
for next year,” said Bell.
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One smart career choice.
So many opportunities.
when the team gets back to their
off ice training regimen.
“I gave the girls a couple weeks
off and starting April first we’re
going to get right back at it,” said
Haggard.
But Flanagan will be there for
any guidance Haggard may need.
“I know if I have any questions
or problems or need [Flanagan]
just for support, she will be there
for me.”

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How to know your city; a canvas of Guelph
RACHEL SCAPILLATI
A
s a student, you may only
spend four years here. As a
member of the faculty, you
might not even live here, and spend
your mornings and afternoons
commuting. Yet there is a city
beyond the property limits of the
university and it is bursting with
many different opportunities you
may not even be aware of. This city
is Guelph.
If you head towards the Hanlon
parkway, just beyond the city limits,
there is a place teeming with some
of the gentlest creatures you will ever
encounter. The Donkey Sanctuary
of Canada is home to nearly 100
donkeys, mules and hinnies.
“Sandra Pady brought the first
donkeys to the farm in 1991,”
said Ruth Gillespie, manager of
retail and public relations at the
sanctuary. “She became completely
enamoured by them. It wasn’t
long before there were 15 resident
donkeys. Word got out and people
would call, telling her about
donkeys that were in need of help.”
The need for a donkey sanctuary
may not seem evident at first, but
animal cruelty is still a very real issue.
“We are often asked ‘Why
donkeys?’   The short answer
is because it is necessary,” said
Gillespie.  “And indeed, it is
necessary because … the donkey
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is the forgotten equine, too often
a subject of ridicule, and too often
considered disposable at the end of
its working life. Donkeys are often
abused and neglected … whenever
possible, we put an end to this
inhumane cycle in which equines
are bred, bought and sold over and
over, and then disposed of callously.
We provide a sanctuary for these
animals, where they may live out
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their lives naturally, in peace, and
without obligation to humans. We
believe in the value of animal life,
and we believe in the value of the
lives of the no longer forgotten
equine. That is why donkeys.”
The sanctuary reopens to the
public on May 1, and regular
hours of operation are Wednesday
to Sunday, 10 a.m. to four p.m.
There is no admittance fee, but
donations are encouraged, $7
for adults and $5 for seniors
and students. Volunteering
and sponsorship of donkeys is
another important aspect of
the sanctuary and details on
how to participate in both
are available on their website,
http://thedonkeysanctuary.dev.
openject.com.
Getting back on the Hanlon, you
will find Guelph’s own Wellington
Brewery. Founded in 1985 by
Philip Gosling, this brewery brings
its own special flavour to beer,
characterizing the unique brand.
Daily tours of the brewery are
available seven – nine p.m. for $10
per person.
“At Wellington Brewery we pride
ourselves on being involved in the
community,” said Brad McInerney,
events and marketing coordinator
at the Wellington Brewery.
“Wellington Brewery is a proud
supporter of local festivals such as
The Guelph Jazz Festival, Hillside
Festival, Guelph Contemporary
Dance Festival, Guelph Festival
of Moving Media, the Eden Mills
Writers Festival, Kazoo! Festival
and many more. By supporting
non-profit organizations and
artistic endeavors in Guelph, we
can contribute to enriching the city
of Guelph.”
On the other side of the city,
Mar. 17 - 23, 2011
To the left: This is Apollo,
a donkey from The Donkey
Sanctuary of Canada, greeting
a visitor to the farm.
To the right: Downtown
Guelph’s beautiful
architecture.
patrolled by flocks of approachable
Canadian geese, the Guelph Lakes
is a place to escape from the hustle
of schoolwork and enjoy a quiet
getaway with nature.
The Lakes is a reservoir that was
created with the construction of
the Guelph Dam in 1976 to help
reduce flood damage by the Speed
and Grand Rivers.
The Grand River Conservation
Authority (GRCA) helps maintain
the lakes and surrounding land
through its environmental projects.
“Most of the land around the
reservoir was farmland when it
was acquired by the GRCA for the
dam project,” said Dave Schultz,
manager of communications for
the GRCA. “Much of the land
was turned into the Guelph
Lake Conservation Area. Since
then, some of the land around
the lake has been reforested. We
are involved in a project with the
Guelph Rotary Club to reforest
100 acres over a 13-year period. In
addition, the GRCA has policies
banning the use of pesticides and
fertilizers on park property.”
The Guelph Lakes is also the site
for the Hillside Festival event and
attracts many campers throughout
the summer season.
On MacDonnell, Wyndham,
Woolwich and Quebec Streets
lie some of the most culturally
defining elements Guelph has to
offer.
Lynn Broughton, public relations
manager of the Downtown Guelph
Business Association, has a few
recommendations of places to visit
in the downtown core.
“Look up MacDonell Street to
the very impressive Church of Our
Lady. Go in and out of the shops,”
said Broughton. “See a show
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game at the Sleeman Centre, and book signings, readings to children
then go catch some live music in and a weekly gaming night.
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to Macondo Bookstore and also nights and these different events
The Bookshelf. You could spend is because we think it is important
an entire day there browsing books, for the gaming community to
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Life
A student’s guide to successful studying
Part 1: Location,
location, location
PATRICK MCEACHNIE
W
e’ve made it past
reading week and
midterms, and now
the winter semester is slowly
winding down. Or rather,
winding into the most stressful
time of the school year: exams.
We all have our own little study
tips developed over the years,
but sometimes finding a place to
study on campus can be harder
than studying itself. If you’ve
taken more than a few steps into
the library (and I’m hoping that
by March you have), you no doubt
know that getting a seat at peak
times can be a challenge. I’ve
collected a sample of study areas
on campus that aren’t exactly as
popular as the library, but offer
their own individual merit.
Thornbrough: Window Seats
Unless you’re an engineering
student, chances are you haven’t
spent much time in Thornbrough.
One of the most defining features
of the layout is the long hallway
immediately parallel to the bus
loop. Here you’ll find plenty of
seats and a great view; however,
power outlets are limited, and
you’ll be subject to quite a bit of
foot traffic around the 20 and 50
after the hour marks. This isn’t to
scare you off, in fact it aids in the
perfect study break.
MacNaughton: Tim Hortons.
There’s no lack in supply of
coffee venders on campus, but Tim
Horton’s above the Campus Book
Store is a little different from most:
it’s more of a gathering place than
anything else. This enclosed space
is home to a plethora of tables
and comfy couches; perfect for
individual or group study sessions.
However the appeal of the neon
Tim Hortons sign has its effects as
well. This think tank is subject to
its own ambient noise and flow of
traffic throughout the day.
Science Complex: The
Atrium
This architectural marvel
consists of a large open concert
space with a number of different
table styles and seating options.
Be they personal sized seats to
Mar. 17 - 23, 2011 164.9
eight person tables, they’re all
found here. The largest of tables
tend to go quickly, so be sure to
show up especially early, later, or
with a rabbit’s foot. The Atrium
is a rather new addition to the U
of G campus, so it’s well stocked
with floor outlets for the long-
term study sessions. The sheer
size of The Atrium is one of the
major drawbacks from the study
spot, particularly if you’re a people
watcher, as there’s no short of
watching to be had here.
Mackinnon Building: Classrooms
Mackinnon is well known to
U of G’s Arts population, but
there are a number of students
who have never stepped foot in
the building, or at the very least
are intimidated by the intimate
classroom structure. The classroom
section of the building is host to
three floors of seminar rooms that Megan Verhey
lie vacant throughout the evening
and night; my personal favourite As you’ve no doubt picked up by nothing is more frustrating than
pick for studying. Sneak off on this point, almost every building walking the beat on all six floors of
your own and isolate yourself in on campus is home to its own area the library without avail.
an empty seminar room, or use the ripe for studying. Finding it can Stay tuned for part two next
vacancy as a group study area and sometimes be the issue. This exam week, a discussion of the second
give your class presentations a run period, go out there and channel most important factor in exam
through. your inner explorer, because study: caffeine.
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Life
Irish drink recipes to get you ready for
St. Patrick’s Day
RACHEL SCAPILLATI
K
ick off your St. Patrick’s
Day celebrations with
these three tasty Irish
beverages.
Although this first recipe does
call for Guinness, the Bailey’s
and Jameson whiskey do help
to soften this usually bitter
stout. The Irish Car Bomb is
rightly named because speed is
required to drink it. The recipe
Foodstuffs makes granola
NICOLE ELSASSER
A
s any regular reader
of Foodstuffs may have
gathered by this point,
I like cereal. And, despite
having what I consider is
a solid appreciation of the
world of foodstuffs, I can’t
seem to keep my hands off of
that really sugary and heavily
processed breakfast cereal that
we coveted as kids. Give me
a bowl of Lucky Charms and
I’ll give you one happy Nicole
Elsasser. That said, one can
only fill themselves up with
Froot Loops, Corn Pops and
Reece’s Peanut Putter Puffs for
calls for three quarters of a pint
of Guinness, one shot of whiskey
mixed in the beer and one shot of
Bailey’s Irish Cream in a separate
shot glass. Once the whiskey and
beer are mixed, quickly drop
the shot of Irish cream into the
bottom of the stout and chug this
beverage back as fast as possible,
otherwise the cream will curdle.
The next drink is a more sour
concoction. The Green Dublin
Apple Cocktail calls for two
shots of Irish whiskey, one shot
of sour apple schnapps and white
cranberry juice to top it off. Pour
the two shots over ice into a
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so long before the grown-up
guilt kicks in and one starts to
feel malnourished. This is when
being able to whip up a batch
of homemade granola becomes
really handy. By making
granola at home you’re getting
the delight of eating breakfast
cereal in the morning (though
this time without regret) as
well as the satisfaction that
only comes when you make
something you normally had
to buy premade in the store.
There is no shortage of recipes
for granola out there in the big
wide world but the one I’ve
included is the most straight-
forward while also being pretty
delicious.
Mar. 17 - 23, 2011 21
highball glass, add the juice and
stir.
The last St. Patrick’s beverage
is the Irish Mint Kiss. This
refreshing drink is reminiscent
of mint-chocolate chip ice
cream, as it calls for two shots
of Bailey’s Irish Cream, one part
cream or milk, a splash of crème
de menthe and chocolate syrup.
Mix the Irish cream, cream or
milk and crème de menthe in
the blender until frothy and pour
into a glass. To finish, top off
with the chocolate syrup.
Recipe for Granola
Inspired by Jamie Oliver
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R5 2 cups rolled oatmeal (not
quick-cooking or instant)
R5 1 heaped cup mixed nuts
(pick your favourites just
don’t get salted)
R5 ¼ cup mixed seeds (sunflower,
poppy, pumpkin, seseme,
flax…)
R5 ¾ cup unsweetened shredded
POSTGRADUATE
coconut
R5 1 tsp ground cinnamon
R5 5 tbsp maple syrup
R5 3 tbsp olive oil
R5 1 ½ cups dried fruit (if there
are any large pieces of fruit,
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chop them up a little)
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syrup and olive oil. Stir again,
ensuring that all of the dry Public Administration
components are somewhat
coated in the liquid. Spread the
mixture in an even layer on a
baking sheet. Smooth out with
a wooden spoon. Bake for 25-
30 minutes. Every five minutes
or so take the tray out of the
oven, stir and then smooth the
mixture out again so everything
can cook evenly. Once the
granola is golden in colour,
remove it from the oven, mix
in the dried fruit and let it cool
fully. Serve the granola with
milk or yogurt, adding fresh
fruit on top if you desire. Store
the leftover granola in an air-
tight container and it should
be fine for two weeks…if it
last that long at all. I predict
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Life
Love, Laura: All the single folks!
LAURA SCHEP
D
ec. 31, at the end of
the long-awaited
countdown, in the
moment all the couples at
the party come together in an
intoxicated embrace for the first
kiss of the New Year.
Valentine’s Day. Hell, the entire
week leading up to Valentine’s
Day.
There are just some times when
being single feels, well…lonely.
Times when, no matter how
independent and happy you may
be on your own, you still long
for the time when you’ll meet
that special someone who will
make you even happier, someone
you can depend on and grow
with. Perhaps even times when
you analyze yourself and begin
to wonder if there’s something
you’re missing, something about
you that is to blame for your
current lack of a significant other
in your life.
I’ve had some good memories
with the people I’ve dated in
the past, and I don’t mean to
insult any of them here with the
following statement. But I’d be
lying if I said I’ve been happier
overall when I’ve been involved
in romantic relationships in the
past than when I’ve been single.
Although I love meeting
people, and of course it’s fun and
exciting to get to know someone
new and see where things
may lead….there are also the
hard times, the arguments, the
complications and the breakups.
Plain and simple, when I’m
single, I just have less to worry
about. I don’t need to wonder
how things are going to turn out;
I don’t need to question whether
the relationship is worth the
effort I’ve put into it or whether
I can trust this person and count
on them; I don’t need to wonder
what the other person sees
happening between us. When
I’m single, I can just take care
of my own responsibilities, my
own interests, my own time and
how I’d most like to spend it. I
can work on accomplishing the
things I want without needing to
always factor another person into
my everyday plans; I don`t need
to be concerned that my own
interests are occupying too much
of my time to the point where my
partner feels neglected.
It’s true that being single can
be lonely sometimes. But it can
also mean you get to do the
things you might not always have
time for later in life, once you’re
involved in a serious relationship
and are sharing much of your
time with your partner.
Mar. 17 - 23, 2011 164.9
I know some people who just
can’t stand being single. It’s like
they’re anxious when they’re not
with someone, or they’re just
so scared to be alone. I’ve never
really understood this. Of course,
if you’re with someone who makes
you happy, that’s obviously a great
thing. But if you’re just looking to
have someone be with you so that
you’re not alone, that just doesn’t
seem fair to the person you’re
with, or even fair to yourself.
To all the single ladies and
gentlemen out there, I say, make
the most of your “singleness”
while you can. The plain truth is
that we never know if or when we
will meet someone extraordinary
who will change our lives. It
is a legitimate possibility that
this might never happen. And
as sad as that may be, I think it
would be far more tragic if we
spent all our lives waiting for
some hypothetical perfect girl, or
prince charming, to come along
so that our lives can begin. Being
single should not mean being
in a perpetual state of searching
for someone, and it should not
mean feeling completely alone or
unloved.
Use the time when you’re
single as an opportunity to get
to know yourself, to become the
best version of yourself you can Courtesy
be, to do the things you love to
do. Be happy with who you are, relation to someone else. expect it, you will meet someone
not just with who you can be in And perhaps when you least extraordinary.
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Opinion The opinions expressed herein do not
refelect the opinions of The Ontarion

Loose Cannon: I endorse… civil student politics

JOHN SAKALUK
Greg Beneteau’s note: This
week, I was fully prepared to
write a column bemoaning the
lack of civility and respect in this
year’s Central Student Association
elections. Fortunately John
Sakaluk, a former U of G student
now living in the U.S., beat me to
the punch.
With his permission, I hand over
my Loose Cannon column to him,
in the hopes that his insightful
commentary can knock some sense
into people.
passive-aggressive at best, and
downright mean-spirited at
worst. Candidates and their
cronies are baiting each other
with loaded questions, people are
being shredded in online media,
and many of the individuals
involved with elections seem
more concerned with why you
shouldn’t vote for someone, as
opposed to why you should vote
for another.
Candidates, supporters, and
members of the current CSA:
nearly everyone involved in this
election process has been guilty
of not being kind to each other.  can tell—of this same principle.
To be clear, there are friends
of mine running in this election,
and there are people I don’t
other: completely courteous,
bordering on fabulously friendly.
I still recall the three of them
coming to a class of mine to talk
about their individual platforms,
yet one topic was consistent
across all of their pitches. They
each expressed respect and
positive feelings about their
colleagues. If I didn’t know any
better, I would have thought
they weren’t competing at all.
Example 2: The current Local
Affairs race is between Derek
Alton and David Nguyen is a
fantastic example—from what I
I believe a facebook quote, by
Derek, on Derek’s campaign
page provides a compelling
just burns people out. Guelph
students don’t want candidates
and their followers fighting and
making it seem like choosing
one candidate over another
will lead to absolute doom
and destruction of the student
experience.
Guelph students want to
know that the people they are
choosing from are good people,
who can come together and
cooperate for a common cause
of making our school a better
place.
Our school was called the most
caring university in the world,
but caring isn’t just caring about
the issues of the CSA, it’s also
caring for the people involved
Candidates: treat each other
with respect. This is the kind of
drama that turns students off of
the CSA.
New Exec: you all will have
specific portfolio issues you
will need to attend to, but do
everyone a favour, and make
teamwork and courtesy a priority
for every portfolio.
With an emphasis on
working together and caring
for one another, the CSA will
accomplish a lot more than as a
bunch of individuals sniping and
taking pot-shots at one another.
Who knows: you might even
enjoy your time working in the
CSA.

A
fter graduating last year
from the University of
Guelph, I packed my
bags and moved to the state
of Kansas to pursue graduate
school.
Having left a friendly
country—and an even friendlier
community—it has been quite a
shock to my system to move to a
place only 20 minutes away from
the Westboro Baptist Church,
and where most people give me
weird looks for asking others
how their day is going.
Guelph is a community full
of wonderful, caring people; I
miss it terribly. Lately though,
my Facebook feed has been
plastered with Central Student
Association elections material,
and a lot of what I am seeing is
neither friendly, nor wonderful,
nor caring.
In fact, a lot of what I
have been reading has been
like running too—sometimes
both for the same position—
and I think in general, both
parties have a lot of room for
improvement.
Therefore, I would like to
offer two examples of election
food for thought. The first
is an example of a past CSA
Executive election that I
think embodies the between-
candidate courtesies that anyone
thinking of running for office
should aspire to. The second
example is one from the current
CSA elections, that I think is
another great example of hard,
yet courteous, campaigning.
Example 1: Two years ago, the
Local Affairs Commissioner race
had (I think) three candidates:
Galen Fick, Anastasia Zavarella
and another individual whose
name I am unfortunately
forgetting. What I do not forget
though, is how this trio of
candidates acted around each
example.
“I have been very fortunate
to have a very classy person in
David as my competitor for this
position,” Alton wrote about his
opponent. “I am grateful for the
respect he has shown me in our
campaigning and I have worked
hard to show the same to him.”
Both of these situations
demonstrate the quality of
character becoming of Guelph
students, and that quality was
a large reason why I fell in love
with the school in the first place.
Looking at Derek’s comment, I
can’t help but feel that the Local
Affairs portfolio, one way or
another, will be in good hands,
and that’s how Guelph students
should feel for all of these
positions.
Anger has its
time and place
(sparingly),
but more times
than not it
in the CSA. That includes the
students the CSA serves as well
the other people hoping to be
elected.
If everyone treated each other
with decency and respect—and
sometimes it is hard—then
everyone would be better off.
Students would have functional
leadership, and members of the
CSA wouldn’t have to dread
bumping into coworkers they
treated unkindly.
I recommend the following
for students, candidates, and
ultimately the new exec to
consider:
Students: vote for candidates
that seem able to put their
differences aside, and work as a
team with others.
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Opinion
Israel and the ‘A’ word
GREG SHUPAK
T
he Rome Statute of the
International Criminal
Court (ICC) defines
apartheid as “systematic
oppression and domination
by one racial group over any
racial group or groups” and
the United Nations’ definition
is effectively the same. Israel
practices apartheid policies
toward Palestinians and other
minority groups, particularly in
the Occupied Territories, but
don’t believe it’s true because
I say so. Don’t believe critical
Israeli journalists like Amira
Hass, Gideon Levy, or Danny
Rubinstein. Don’t believe
Nobel Prize winners Jimmy
Carter or Desmond Tutu or UN
representatives Richard Falk and
John Dugard. Believe Israel’s
ruling elite. Believe Shulamit
Aloni, a former Minister
of Education in Israel, that
“The state of Israel practices
its own, quite violent form
of apartheid with the native
Palestinian population.” Believe
Ami Ayalon, former head of
the ShinBet, Israel’s domestic
intelligence service, who says
that Israel is “guilty of apartheid
policies.”
The “systematic oppression
and domination by one racial
group” over another is most
tragically evident on the Gaza
Strip. The blockade of Gaza has
been characterized as illegal by
the UN, Amnesty International,
Human Rights Watch,
and Oxfam. Even the Red
Cross, a traditionally neutral
Open Content:Culture jamming with the Yes Men
MICHAEL RIDLEY
N
aomi Klein has called
them “the Jonathan
Swift of the Jackass
generation.” The Yes Men. So
who are they and why should
you care?
One way is to go see them.
The Yes Men are coming to the
university (March 23rd War
Memorial Hall at 6:30 in a free
event hosted by the Library, the
CSA, and OPIRG-Guelph).
But this isn’t an advertisement.
Not really.
While culture jamming is
fairly old school now, what
the Yes Men do is worthy of
considerable reflection. They are
an activist group who are like
performance artists with a focus
on political and social issues.
Their key method is something
they call “identity correction” – a
wonderful and ironic phrase that
echoes Orwell and highlights
our obsession with “brand.” Not
organization, characterizes
Israel’s policy in the Gaza Strip
as “a collective punishment
imposed in clear violation
of Israel’s obligations under
international humanitarian
law.” The organization notes
that the blockade has created
living conditions in Gaza that
are “dire” and points out that
Gazans deal with lengthy power
cuts each day, hospitals short of
equipment, inadequate sewage
systems, and unsafe drinking
water. According to the World
Food Program, 61 per cent of
Gazans are “food insecure” and
65 per cent of these persons are
under the age of 18. Meanwhile,
the UN Relief Works Agency
points out that because of the
blockade Gaza has “the highest
level of anaemia in the region,
with alarming rates of childhood
stunting due to inadequate
nutrition.” The blockade also
prevents exports from leaving
the territory and this has
stunted the territory’s economic
development. Gisha, the Israeli
human rights group, points out
that “critical manufacturing
sectors in Gaza are dependent
upon selling their goods outside
the Strip” and that these have
been “heavily hit” by the
blockade.
However, the situation is
scarcely better on the West Bank.
The World Health Organization
says that a population requires
100 litres of water per capita.
B’Tselem, another Israeli human
rights group, notes that while
the average Israeli living as
shy about their objectives, the
Yes Men are blunt in describing
this technique as “impersonating
big-time criminals in order
to publicly humiliate them.
Our targets are leaders and big
corporations who put profits
ahead of everything else.”
They have been called
“hilarious, insightful, disturbing
and thoroughly entertaining.”
It’s the insightful and disturbing
parts I want to focus on.
In order to engage in identity
correction, the Yes Men pose
as phoney spokespersons for
multinational corporations,
issue fake news releases or media
reports, post imitation websites
and operate them for months
(often drawing traffic away from
the legitimate sites), and engage
in stunts of all types. They have
taken on the WTO, ExxonMobil,
BP, and many others, including
the governments of France, the
United States, and Canada.
Mar. 17 - 23, 2011
an illegal settler on the West
Bank consumes 282 litres, the
Palestinians of the West Bank
get only 66 litres per capita
or two thirds of the necessary
amount. Meanwhile, Maxwell
Gaylard, the UN’s Resident
and Humanitarian Coordinator
for the Occupied Palestinian
Territory, reports that Israeli
officials have been destroying
Palestinian water cisterns on
the West Bank. Furthermore,
a December 2010 report from
Human Rights Watch notes
the “two-tier system of laws,
rules, and services that Israel
operates for the two populations
in areas in the West Bank
under its exclusive control,
which provide preferential
services, development, and
benefits for Jewish settlers while
imposing harsh conditions on
Palestinians.” And B’Tselem
reports that “Israel’s severe
restrictions on Palestinians’
freedom of movement in the
West Bank are enforced by a
system of fixed checkpoints,
surprise flying checkpoints,
physical obstructions, roads on
which Palestinians are forbidden
to travel, and gates along
the Separation Barrier.   The
restrictions enable Israel to
control Palestinian movement...
in a sweeping breach of
Palestinians’ rights.”
Though minorities within
Israel have some rights not
granted to their sisters and
brothers in the Occupied
Territories or to the black
population of South Africa,
Famously the Yes Men posed
as Dow Chemical spokespersons
and apologized for the Bhopal
disaster of 20 years before
which had killed thousands and
permanently injured a hundred
thousand more as a result of a
massive chemical spill. They
stated that the company was
going to liquidate in order to
fully pay for reparations and
the health care costs of those
affected. Dow Chemical denied
the story but this only served
to revive the tragedy in the
media and remind everyone of
the horrific situation. This, of
course, was exactly what the Yes
Men wanted, and this, of course,
was exactly what Dow Chemical
wished to avoid.
Culture jamming. Cool? Sure,
but.
The flip side of this exposure
was the affect on the people of
Bhopal. They are living with
the impact of the chemical
there is still evidence of
“systematic oppression” in Israel
proper. Land and development
issues highlight some of the
differences. The Jewish National
Fund ( JNF) controls 13 per cent
of the land in Israel and its
charter prevents it from leasing
land to people who aren’t Jewish.
Though Israel’s High Court of
Justice ruled that this practice
is discriminatory, it also decided
that the Israeli government
should compensate the JNF
for land won by non-Jewish
citizens in government tenders,
which would allow the JNF to
keep the same percentage of
land Arab-free. Meanwhile,
there are examples of policies
designed to foster divisions
along ethnic lines. Haaretz,
the Israeli newspaper, reports
that in 2009 schools in the city
Kiryat Gat launched a program
with “the expressed purpose of
preventing Jewish girls from
becoming romantically involved
with Israeli Bedouin.” Similarly,
the philosopher Slavoj Žižek
points out that in 2009 “the city
of Petah Tikva created a hotline
that parents and friends can use
to inform on Jewish women who
mix with Arab men; the women
are then treated as pathological
cases and sent to a psychologist.”
The Citizenship and Entry into
Israel Law provides another
example. Whereas a non-
Israeli who marries an Israeli
is normally entitled citizenship
and residency permits, under this
law that right is not extended
to people who live in the
spill every day. They were quite
distressed when they heard that
the apology and reparations
were part of a hoax. They too, it
seems, were part of the event.
So all this is clearly (and
deliberately) misrepresentation.
But is it more Jackass than
Swift? Like satire, it is aimed
at exposing abuses through
the ridicule of individuals
or corporations. We like
satire. Satire is very powerful.
But is it also libellous? Is
misrepresentation on this scale
not just fraud?
The Yes Men have never been
charged with anything like this
but their methods bring these
many of these issues into focus. By
spamming of the nature and role
of multinational corporations,
they concentrate our attention
on the impact media has in
shaping (or distorting) our
views and opinions. They also
spark a very valuable debate
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West Bank or Gaza. Amnesty
International notes that the
“the law is discriminatory and
violates fundamental principles
of equality, human dignity,
personal freedom and privacy. .
.as well as the right of children
to live with both parents.”
Moreover, in September 2010,
the government of Israel
endorsed an amendment to its
citizenship laws that would
require all new citizens of Israel
to take an oath of allegiance
to Israel as a “Jewish and
democratic state.” Not only
does this place immigrants of
different ethno-cultural origins
in a rather uncomfortable
position, it also marginalizes the
roughly 20% of Israeli citizens
who are Arab, the vast majority
of whom are Muslim, Druze or
Christian.
You may not believe me that
this adds up to apartheid. But
believe Michael Ben-Yair, Israel’s
former attorney general, who
points out: “We enthusiastically
chose to become a colonial
society, ignoring international
treaties, expropriating lands,
transferring settlers from Israel
to the Occupied Territories,
engaging in theft….We
developed two judicial systems:
one—progressive, liberal in Israel.
The other—cruel, injurious in the
Occupied Territories. In effect, we
established an apartheid regime
in the Occupied Territories.”
on the nature of image, brand,
and identity, particularly in
a society where those things
are invented, managed, and
manipulated rather than simply
(but honestly) earned.
The Yes Men are playing with
lies and truth in the hypermedia
world of instant communication
and media spin. I suspect they
are part of the problem as much
as they are an important part of
the necessary corrective action.
Whether you are appalled by
the actions of the Yes Men or
applaud them for uncovering
deceit, they present a powerful
reminder that truth is contextual.
So go see and hear them. Make
up your own mind. After all,
that’s what critical thinking is
all about anyway.
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.
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Community Listings
Thursday March 17
Israeli Apartheid Week Keynote
Alan Sears, 5:30pm at University
Centre Rm 103 @UofG. www.
hissinggoose.info
Guelph Contemporary Dance
Festival ‘11. Preview - featuring
Montreal based Muriva Dance
Company. Noon in the UC
Courtyard. Free admission. www.
guelphcontemporarydancefestival.
com
Friday March 18
SW Ontario Queer Student
Organizations Conference 9am -
6:30pm. University Center @ U of
G. www.hissinggoose.info
Guelph Queer Equality – join
us for an evening of DRAG and
CABARET in Peter Clark Hall.
Doors open at 8:30pm. A Split-
licensed and accessible event.
Admission $5 or pay what you
can. All proceeds go to Out On
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Saturday March 19
University of Guelph
Sustainability Week – ‘Intertwined
Roots: Sustainable Communities’,
March 19-26.
Fun, interactive and inspirational
events led by Guelph’s own
community experts, students &
faculty, all the way to Earth Hour
on Saturday, March 26th. Check out
www.guelphsustainabilityweek.
com for a calendar of events.
U of G’s College Royal Open
House Weekend: March 19,
9am-5pm - March 20, 11am-
4pm. Garden2Table Exhibit in
Macdonald Institute Rm: 214.
Learn to prepare healthy foods like
humus and granola, and various
related activities/displays. Info:
jwithers@uoguelph.ca
Guelph Spoken Word Guelph
Poetry Slam. Featuring: Alessandra
ISA PRESENTS: Chamakti
Shaam Formal 2011 -A Golden
Bollywood Affair. Enjoy
Indian food, performances &
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Delta Hotel and Convention
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Improve health & reduce stress!
Come and learn the simple,
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exercises and meditation that
benefit millions of people world-
wide. All ages, no experience,
always FREE! UC 332. 2-4:30pm.
Info: Mai (519)823-2422.
Guelph Hiking Trail Club: Hike -
Along The Eramosa, 8 km. Meet
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All welcome. Leader: Susan Bard
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UofG Chamber Singers and
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Music of Birds and Angels!’
Conductor Marta McCarthy.
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events
Tuesday March 22
Falun Dafa qigong exercises and
meditation. UC 441, 6-8:30pm.
Info: Mai (519)823-2422.
Public Talk: “The International
Criminal Tribunal: Fighting
Against Impunity” with lawyer
Alfred Orono, from United
Nations International Criminal
Tribunal for Rwanda. 7pm in
War Memorial Hall. Tickets $5,
available at UC info desk or CJ
Munford Center in MacKinnon
054. Info: www.uoguelph.ca/
cjmunford/Orono
Guelph Arts Council
guelpharts.ca/guelphartscouncil
Wednesday March 23
Guelph Civic Museum Military
Lecture Series: Today’s lecture
- “For King and Kanata:
Aboriginal Canadians and the
First World War” with Tim
Winegard from WLU’s Laurier
Centre for Military, Strategic and
Disarmament Studies. 7pm, 6
Dublin St. S. Contact: 519-836-
1221. www.guelph.ca/museum.
Wyndham House Fundraiser at
Brass Taps. Cost: $8, doors open
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Guest.
Saturday March 26
Purple Day for Epilepsy. Join
us and wear purple to promote
epilepsy awareness worldwide.
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Guelph-Wellington Women in
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Call 519-836-1110 or visit www.
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Earth Hour –join one billion
people worldwide calling for action
on climate change by switching
off non-essential lights for Earth
Hour at 8:30pm.
Guelph Environmental
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Sunday March 27 Discover Life in the Trenches at
McCrae House. Exhibit includes
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Macdonald Stewart Art Centre
Exhibit – Ehryn Torrell: ‘Self-
Similar. When one or all parts are
smaller copies of a larger shape’
Exhibit runs until April 26. 358
Gordon St. 519-837-0010. www.
msac.ca.
Red Ribbon Gala 2011 – Call
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at the Ebar (41 Quebec St.). $10-
$5 cover. www.guelphspokenword.
com
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On March 23 at 2:30pm in
McKinnon room 120, the
Molecular Biology and Genetics
Students Association (MBGSA)
is hosting a seminar byDr. Jeffery
Medin, Medical Biophysics
Department, University of
Toronto. His current research
involves applications of gene
therapy in Haematopoietic stem
cells; using retroviral vectors to
transfer genes into these stem
cells. Dr. Medin’s lab is pursuing
possible treatments for cancer
and inherited diseases such as
Fabry as well as other research
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Across Down 31- Bring civil action against
32- Ayatollah’s predecessor
1- Slant 1- Sudden convulsion 33- Fam. member
6- Matron 2- Slow, musically 34- Summer drink
10- Dairy product 3- Western 35- Mystery writer Josephine
14- Orchard fruit 4- Hardcopy 37- Pants
15- City near Provo 5- Computer key 38- Escort or lover
16- A party to 6- Tocher 40- Peter Fonda title role
17- Caper 7- I smell ___! 41- Prince Valiant’s son
18- Flying stinger 8- Interlock 42- Sick
19- Merlin, e.g. 9- Retail store 43- Bran source
20- Type of gun 10- Brunch beverage 44- Poles for sails
21- Pertaining to right angles 11- Foolish 45- Spud state
23- Humiliate 12- Boston airport 46- Actress Sophia
25- Take as an affront 13- Proposed, perhaps 47- Knowledge gained through
26- Bumbler 21- Dark, as a light meditation
27- Heartburn 22- Obtains 48- Implements
29- Boatswain 24- Author Fleming 49- Martini garnish
32- Alone, on stage 27- Artery that feeds the trunk 50- Actor’s parts
33- Deserter 28- Adhesive 52- 1963 role for Liz
36- Defeat decisively 29- Bikini top 53- Some Ivy Leaguers
37- Strum 30- Alley ___ 57- Append
38- Give up
39- Big galoot

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40- Component of organic
fertilizer EZlmBlln^lLhenmbhg
41- Choreographer Alvin
42- Hawaiian greeting
Congratulations to last week’s winners... 43- Tolkien ogre
44- Surroundings
Anna Neustaeter 47- Caretaker
51- Youthful
& Jim Morrison 54- Han ___ was a “Star Wars”
character
Submit your completed crosswords by 55- Delhi wrap
56- First name in jazz
Monday March 21st 57- Bubbling
58- At that time
at 4 p.m. 59- Bridle strap
60- Research deeply
for a chance to win 2 Bob’s Dogs! 61- Album unit
62- Slammin’ Sammy
63- Prescribed amounts

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