The Window Magazine - Dec 2013 issue by Karen Zhou

December 2013

A Canada in Shadows Michael Valpy on the political disengagement of Generation Y

The Life Perspective How one man literally straddles the line between life and death

November Breaks as a Bad Sign The depressing reality of student suicide

The Evolution of Family A case study in friendship

LETTERS & MESSAGES

What Do You Identify With?

"The animal I identify most with is a cat; a cat looks playful and innocuous on the outside, but has sharp claws under all the fluffiness when provoked!"

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No Place Like New Marsha Malcolm Advice Column: The Window Washer

Editor-in-Chief Karen Zhou

"I identify with the state of Michigan to the degree that I approach every human being I see on the street who has some sort of Michigan related clothing on. It definitely makes me a lot friends, even if my friends think that it is weird."

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I always turn to books and music for inspiration. My favourite book is "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck, and my favourite song is "It's Alright Ma" by Bob Dylan."

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Features/ Arts & Culture Katrina Pidek Science & Tech/ Entertainment Sammie Phung Perspectives / Sports & Health Trevette Deveaux

Olivia Balanyk Staff Writer

"I identify myself with the sun. I would like to think I emit warm and positive vibes everywhere I go. I'm full of energy, sometimes too much energy."

Features/ Arts & Culture Sophie Munden Perspectives / Sports & Health Cathlin Sullivan Science & Tech / Entertainment Mavra Bari

Contributors

Ariel Leutheusser Caroline Teng Cathy Su Christian D. Raharja Erica Tsou Gerrit van de Riet Laura Arner Marsha Malcolm Mavra Bari Olivia Balanyk Rina Baba Shiaoshiao Chen Sophie Munden Will Balogh

Business Manager Amanda Liao

"So I don’t know about identity and all, but I’m the Grinch. And I’m out for your presents."

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Arts & Culture Sex, Vegetarianism, and the Classic

Sophie Munden & Caroline Teng A Canada in Shadows Sophie Munden

Features

The Life Perspective Marsha Malcolm, Sophie Munden & James Munden The Evolution of Family Cathlin Sullivan & Caroline Teng

Science & Technology

The Return of BBM Rina Baba Caffeinated Campus Olivia Balanyk

Sports & Health

What Makes Hockey Our Game Christian D. Raharja & Erica Tsou The Reality of Student Suicides Olivia Balanyk

Entertainment Spot the Difference

Gerrit van de Riet New College Mad Lips Laura Arner DIY Felt Christmas Ornaments Caroline Teng

PERSPECTIVES

No Place Like New

[ By Marsha Malcolm ]

rinity is the snooty college, Victoria is the second snootiest, St. Michael’s is the party college, UC is the cool college, Innis and Woodsworth are the tiny colleges (or so everyone says) — so where does this leave New College? It would be foolish and reductive to assume that these generalized labels actually fully encompass each unique college identity. I set out to start a dialogue with the students of New College as well as the students who spent a lot of time here to see if they could help me better understand and pin down New College’s unique vibe, and any influence it might have on their own personal identities. Interestingly, it was not only residence students that cited a strong connection to New College. Alex, a second year student studying microbiology and molecular genetics, said that he has really liked his college experience thus far as a New College student. He enthusiastically stated, “New College is the best!” He went on to say that even though he commutes, he does not see that as a barrier to being involved in college activities. From Alex’s experience, it seems that New College can be seen as a college that welcomes and embraces commuters. However, Amy, a commuter student in

her second year of economics, had a completely different view. She did not feel that New College had much influence on her student identity. Comparing what Alex and Amy said about their time spent on New College, it could be safe to come to the conclusion that because Amy hadn’t spent as much time on campus at New College and had not engaged in as many events as Alex, she didn’t have as strong of a connection to her college. Events aside, the layout of New College seems welcoming to someone like me, a former commuter student. Wilson Lounge is especially inviting with its spacious, open concept design, generous seating, ample power outlets, and comfy couches that scream, “Nap here!” Wetmore Lounge is also inviting, though smaller than Wilson, and the mini lounge in lobby of 45 Willcocks would also do in a pinch. New College’s diversity also became apparent in my discussions with students. Hawa, a second year student double-majoring in International Relations and African Studies, with a minor in Writing and Rhetoric, is a member of the Back Students’ Association (BSA). I spoke to her in the BSA office located in the basement of Wilson Hall. Hawa herself is officially in University College, but

revealed that she wishes she had been placed in New College because New reflects her values as a person of colour striving towards inclusivity and diversity. “I see more people here who look like me than at UC,” Hawa said. Tai, a second year Political Science and Caribbean Studies student, approached diversity differently. She said that she was told by other students that New is the college for ethnic minorities (especially black students). She went on to add: “There is a myth perpetrated on campus when it comes to minorities, and they are generally told to pick New College as their first choice.” This idea could become troubling if looked at as “unofficial segregation,” and it is equally problematic that people do not want to talk about it in such diverse communities as U of T and the city of Toronto itself. Even if incoming minority students are being told that New College is the “minority college,” any threats of separation and alienation from the larger university community cease to have much of an effect because New College is a college of inclusivity, not marginalization. Students of all kinds can be found in New, despite what the myth says. If nothing else, it is clear that New College is many different things to many different students. Therefore, one reductive label would not do this college justice. Personally, I have become more involved in New College as a writer for New’s primary publication, and I have found myself wishing that I had been more involved with New College sooner, especially considering how little

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I am involved in my own “home” college (for the curious, mine is Trinity — make of that what you will, but know that I don’t own one of those robes…) Regardless of whether you are a New College student or not, it’s a college that can do a lot for you if you let it. If there’s a student club you are passionate about, there’s probably an office for it in the Wilson basement. If you are passionate about Equity or African Studies there are many excellent courses that you can take. If you are passionate about diversity, look no further — New College welcomes and embraces difference. As much as it is good to stay away from generalizations, I can’t help but think that a more welcoming college than New cannot be found.

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ARTS & CUTURE

ADVICE COLUMN

[ By Window Washer ]

I'm not homesick. Is that bad? No; homesickness affects everyone differently, and some people never feel any kind of homesickness. I, like you, am one of those people. For me I went from summer camp to summer camp in various countries and places, so home has always been a funky concept for me. Being abroad is not something that changes that feeling for me either. Home is being where I am comfortable, setting up a community, and having support. I have never had an issue constructing this sense of security and thus have never felt uneasy. Homesickness sucks though, and going through it is not an anomaly. I just can’t relate. Sometimes I have been told that not feeling homesick shows that I have poor family relations or that I am some degree of freak for being indifferent. I don’t pay those claims any mind because I know me and my family’s relationship is healthy. I also know a load of people who are called third-culture kids. My best friend was born in India, and raised in Dubai, and now studies here… the weight of each culture is carried on to the next and directs some of their actions based on customs. My bestie has never indicated an ounce of homesickness. Home is not a tangible place; it is an idea of a shelter for protection. This — for my bestie — is not a literal shelter, but a place to collect friends and family. As long as Skype is available and there are reliable friends, my friend will never get homesick. So if me and my bestie are not home sick after studying at U of T for as long as we have, you should have no concern over being homesick yourself.

I've been dating my boyfriend for almost a year and a half but have yet to tell my dad (my mom was abusive in my childhood, so we don't speak). I'm a lot closer to my dad than my mom,but I have always been intensely private. I love my boyfriend and he has introduced me to his family, so I want to return the favour and show him how proud I am to date him, but I always Where do babies come from? chicken out when it comes to telling Vaginas....surprise! my dad. What should I do? If men evolved from apes, why do OK. The first thing I recommend is talking to we still have apes? someone about your family. I myself have been in a similar situation — I’ll skip the details for the sake of brevity — but talking to someone about it helped. I went to CAPS (Counselling and Psychological Services at U of T) myself and they helped even though it was only for a short time.

Different evolutionary chains, but for you... not quite sure

How much string does it take to reach the moon?

Avg Distance to moon = 238,857 miles =1,261,164,698 feet Avg ball of string = 300 That aside, this is a conversation you should have feet. So you’d need, 4,203,882 balls of string to reach with your boyfriend. If you feel uncomfortable the moon.+ a few hundred extra balls for the talking to your family, he is a source of support. length taken up by the 4.2 million knots I am on the fence myself here; family is forever. If you love and trust your boyfriend, and love and trust your dad, it shouldn’t be something you feel pressured into. If it is something you want to do and are comfortable with, but you still find yourself chickening out, then practice by saying it to friends and then with your dad. Lead off by saying “I have something to tell you,” and it is easier to share from that. Are you uncomfortable and just not admitting it to yourself? Or is it just something you are comfortable with and you just can’t say it out loud? Either way your dad is there for you as much as your boyfriend. If that is not enough there are friends, or CAPS. Hope that things clear up.

Sex, Vegetarianism & The Classic by Sophie Munden Artwork by Caroline Teng

I’ve heard it said that there two kinds of literary classics: those that you’ve read ten times, and those that you pretend to have read to impress your date. It takes the test of time to determine whether or not an author might gain his or her place among the literary elite. Unless you are Morrissey, that is. Morrissey is the eighties musical equivalent to marmite on toast – it’s hard to be objective about him. However, there is no question that he will go down as a piece of music history. Front man of The Smiths, Morrissey led the rebellion against the synth-driven new wave of the early eighties and has become known as one of the founding fathers of modern indie music. This much, most of us are familiar with. What admirers and adversaries didn’t expect was that this October would see Morrissey propelled into literary sainthood too. International publishing firm Penguin, for reasons still beyond many, agreed to publish his memoir, self-confidently titled Autobiography, under their ‘Classics’ imprint, alongside authors such as Hobbes, Wilde, and Dickens. Even if you aren’t among the hardcore critics of the label, you might wonder why he couldn’t have settled for being a ‘Modern Classic.’ Let’s not forget either that it was Morrissey’s strict instruction that only a handful of select individuals were involved in the editing process before it was published. How on earth does anybody get away with a feat like that? When in Autobiography Morrissey writes “I am impossible,” it’s hard to find grounds on which to disagree with him. One can’t help but feel

lustful urges: “the lower Parts [continue] to the last as plump as ever: So that covering all above with a Basket, and regarding only what is below the Girdle, it is impossible of two Women to know an old from a young one.” His words, not mine. He also published the first ever sex column.

It might be worth noting that Morrissey has also claimed he goes through long periods of celibacy, joking that he was “just simply inches away from a monastery.” Perhaps Franklin the reader and the publisher have been caught isn’t the pious one after all. up in the middle of some great art heist. Morrissey’s also a strict vegetarian. In Meat is But let’s not shoot the man down before Murder, he sings about your Sunday roast: “it’s he’s had a fair trial. It’s difficult to judge death for no reason and death for no reason whether the book meets any of the traditional is murder,” drawing a clear moral distinction expectations of a classic. The volume has no between the cognizance of vegetables and faithful readership that spans generations, no animals. Franklin turned to vegetarianism place on a Grade 12 English syllabus, and one to save money on his monthly grocery bill, certainly can’t rely on finding a copy in every and gave up whenever he came across a second-hand bookstore. All Penguin has done particularly “admirable” smelling fry up. is slap a ‘Classic’ header on the front. Instead, one must try and find a literary parallel. Who But Morrissey’s politics extend much further could be a better man than Benjamin Franklin than vegetarianism. He’s well known for his anti-monarchical beliefs (The Queen is Dead for the job? album) and his particularly vicious antiFranklin’s a man of moral upstanding, wit, Thatcher feelings, about which he was never and political activism — a very good place to particularly subtle (see “Margaret on the start if you’re trying to discern if Morrissey Guillotine” — or maybe the title says enough). is anywhere near Franklin’s caliber. No, an autobiographer’s personality isn’t necessarily The picture emerging is one of a fairly sensitive, a direct indicator of aesthetic ability, but it’s politically and philosophically astute artist and certainly a way of liberating Morrissey from a slightly hypocritical politician. Forget that it is the accusation that he’s just another brash Morrissey and Franklin being compared, and pop star whipping a publisher into a slavering one might guess that it was the former and not frenzy over the prospect of an army of fans the latter that was capable of coming up with a desperate to hand over their cash to get one work of literary genius. step closer to their hero. If Morrissey can beat Franklin at his own The truth is, even by Franklin’s standards it’s game, he clearly can’t be dismissed so easily. hard to criticize any kind of moral controversy While he may not be the founder of a nation, in the pop star. Franklin was a believer in the he is a founding father of a musical movement virtue of chastity. That’s what he said, anyway. that is a symbol of opulent politics for our If you’ve read his autobiography, though, you’ll parents, and a bastion of teenage angst for know he tried to steal his best friend’s girlfriend us. Perhaps when we look at today’s society, whilst he left his doting future wife waiting for that’s just as important. As for if it’s really a him across the Atlantic. In a letter to a friend, classic or not, we might have to leave that one Franklin elaborated on his ways to satisfy to our grandchildren.

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A Canada In The Shadows Why Michael Valpy thinks “turned off” youths are leaving the country in a state of politcal instability By Sophie Munden Photo courtesy of Michael Valpy

or a man of another generation, Michael Valpy possesses an extraordinary lexicon of sociopolitical jargon. You can tell he’s passionate by the way he jumps from one topic to the next, occasionally apologizing for his animated deviations. But there is no doubt about it — he’s a man who knows his stuff. Then again, perhaps tthat’s no surprise. He’s a senior fellow at Massey College, has three National Newspaper Awards under his belt, and, as a longstanding Globe and Mail journalist whose career has taken him from Apartheid-era South Africa to the heart of Ottawa’s political milieu, there’s no risk of Valpy being stuck inside any municipal political bubble. From “hello,” it becomes clear that he’s a man of action. There’s no small talk, no nonsense. Straightaway, he delves headlong into the subject matter he knows best: what he describes as “the huge fault line between old and young that’s virtually unprecedented” in our aging Canadian society. Valpy offers something refreshing in his views on the growing void between Canada’s old and young. He paints a picture of a country catering to a Conservative gerontocracy, and, quite surprisingly, is unyieldingly sympathetic to what he refers to as Generation Y, the children of the baby boomers. When asked by The Window’s Editor-in-Chief, Karen Zhou, if he believes young adults today are victims of their own apathy, he argues that “[they]’re just turned off.”

His disinterest in Mayor Rob Ford’s antics is apparent. When asked to contextualize his comment in response to the ongoing Ford scandal, he dismissively concedes that the Mayor’s escapades have made “a mockery of democracy.” He reiterates that it’s scandals just like this that are “fuelling nonparticipation” of young adults. What Valpy is really concerned with is the bleak future being presented to the youth of our generation: fears about financial security and unemployment, the devaluation of the “education advantage,” and the ability of young people throughout Canada to survive without sacrificing their own quality of life all spring to life in his political commentary. Throughout the interview, Valpy paints a picture of a youth so disillusioned with the government that they may resort to “street politics”: according to Valpy’s own research, 40% of the total Generation Y population in Canada would be willing to break a federal law that they did not agree with. To add to the dystopian aspect of Valpy’s findings, he goes on to outline for us a theory about Justin Trudeau’s liberal marijuana policies worthy of Aldous Huxley.

While perhaps it’s a picture that seems a little too bleak, the truth is that the statistics surrounding Generation Y are largely discouraging. Valpy points us in the direction of UBC professor Paul Kershaw, whose study Generation Squeeze is examining what experts are describing as a “silent generational crisis.” According to Kershaw’s research, it takes two “I think that’s different from apathy,” he incomes for a person to earn the Canadian insists. “Apathy is ‘I don’t care.’ [Politics] is just average household income, whereas this not engaging you. You don’t find it serious, you could be earned with one income in the 1970s. don’t find it relevant to your lives and so you Couple this with a government that spends just shut down on it.” over three times as much on benefits and

services for over-65s as they do for citizens under the age of 45, and the prospects for young Canadians look even bleaker. They’re the same kind of statistics that prompted the Occupy movement and the student protests in Quebec last year. For the first time in generations, it is looking increasingly likely that the upcoming generation might be financially worse off than their parents.

“What happens when the electoral participation rate starts sitting at around 30% or lower? We’re never going to be able to say that the government has a mandate throughout the population to do x, y, and z. We run into a situation of political instability.” It’s a fair analysis, and an obviously frightening one, but Valpy has a suggested remedy at hand: mandatory voting.

And yet, “I hate to be a predictor of doom”, he apologizes. So what is it that Valpy thinks has It’s a strange inversion to the belief that voting gone so very wrong? is a human right, and certainly a foreign concept to most Canadians, but his reasoning “I frankly don’t think [the government] want for it is logical. Indeed, mandatory voting is to be bothered [with Generation Y]... They’d a system that has been in place in Australia rather deal with the issues of older Canadians for many years as a way of increasing voter because they vote in huge numbers. If the turnout, particularly among younger citizens. Conservative government starts catering to Those that fail to vote, or provide a reason youth as well as its standard constituency, it’s for not voting, may receive a $20 fine and the going to lose somewhere along the line. Older possibility of a court hearing. Canadians are more valuable to it politically than young Canadians are. However, Valpy doesn’t see this solution as a permanent measure. “I don’t like the idea “So then comes the question, ‘why vote?’ of mandatory voting. I don’t like the idea of which is really sad,” Valpy continues. “It’s an anything that’s coercive. But I think we have endless circle. They aren’t doing anything for to do something, and if we force people by law generation Y, so Generation Y doesn’t vote, to serve at juries, why not force people by law and because they don’t vote, the political to vote?” parties don’t address their concerns.” Whether mandatory voting is the best solution For Valpy, this is one source of the “turned off” to the problems of Generation Y is a question youth he refers to. Frank Greaves, a pollster still up for debate. What is less arguable is the who works closely with Valpy, has predicted hardship ahead of many young Canadians, that in the next election, the percentage of something people like Michael Valpy and many Generation Y voter turnout could slip into the others are rallying against. “There are no easy teens. It’s statistics like these that prompt answers,” he sighs, musing over the problems Valpy’s statement that the country is in “a of worker exploitation and unpaid internships crisis of democratic legitimacy,” as well as his among many other things. But then again, so very real concerns that voters are producing rarely are the easy answers the best answers. an inaccurate representation of the political landscape.

“Apathy is ‘I don’t care.’ [Politics] is just not engaging you. You don’t find it serious, you don’t find it relevant to your lives and so you just shut down on it.”

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The Life Perspective By Marsha Malcom and Sophie Munden Artwork by James Munden

There’s a Sesame Street episode I remember seeing when I was younger, in which special guest Robin Williams asks the question, “What is alive?”

Well, it’s got a sole.”

but Miller’s case exposes a bit of a rational loophole. If Miller had returned by 2001, he would have been within the seven years it takes for a death to be declared in absentia, and therefore alive in the eyes of the law. Drafting a death certificate without a body seems to be a counterintuitive act that defies the logic of the law, yet it is what the law prescribes in many cases, effectively “killing” Miller and others like him.

It’s a joke with a punch line that is only mildly more embarrassing than his embarrassingly patterned shirt.

So if we cannot trust legalese to tell us whether we are alive or dead, then what can we use to make this determination?

“Am I alive? Are you alive? “Oh! What about my shoe?

But it’s an interesting question, the answer of which is a lot more complex than the collective acts of “breathing, eating, and growing” that Sesame Street goes on to suggest. Indeed, the pun reveals a sardonic commentary on the conflicts over religion and spirituality that have raged throughout the world for centuries. When exactly are we alive, and when are we dead? For Donald Miller, the answer very much depends on whom you ask. The story follows thus. Back in 1986, the Ohio man fled his wife, children, and a mountain of debt. After eight years of radio silence, Miller was declared legally dead. In terms of the law, this is common practice. It was not until 2005 that Miller was seen again for the first time by his wife sitting at a picnic table in front of her house with his new girlfriend. Fast-forward to this October, and Miller’s problems only seemed to be getting started. According to a court ruling, it is illegal to revoke a death ruling three years after the fact. Mr. Miller was simply informed that “I don’t know where [this] leaves you, but you’re still deceased as far as the law is concerned.” We generally trust in the law to direct our conduct and provide logical explication,

It seems madness to differentiate a person’s life and death by a non-medical standard, especially in the case of Mr. Miller. After all, doctors build their careers around trying to bring their patients back from the brink of death. Medically, the state of being alive involves, as Robin Williams informs us, breathing, eating, and growing. But there are also varying  degrees of being alive, and, although it may be hard to fathom, varying degrees of being dead as well. For instance, an individual in a coma who exhibits some brain activity, or has the potential to, can still be pronounced dead by a doctor. On the other hand, a person with no brain activity

who has entered into brain death is medically seen as having entered an irreversible coma. Declaring someone dead who has a chance at recovering from their brain injury is a difficult judgment call that doctors make every day in thousands of cases. The challenging grey area is a tough one to navigate, and spouses and other immediate family members often find themselves at legal loggerheads when it comes to deciding whether to keep their incapacitated loved ones on life support or to pull the plug. And what happens when it comes to declaring somebody “alive”? Pro-life activists believe that life begins at conception, and many legal jurisdictions afford fetuses the same rights as any other member of society. Although the law treats a fetus like a person, the fetus is not developed enough to possess the capacity to feel pain until well into a pregnancy — before this, it is simply an amalgamation of cells without a clearly defined mind or consciousness. Despite the complications involved, Mr. Miller is quite obviously biologically alive. Perhaps the law is calling his soul into question. Ohio, although not part of the US’s famous Bible Belt, has its fair share of religious adherents. According to a Pew Forum survey in 2008, a whopping 76% of Ohio citizens identify as being Christian. If we look at Mr. Miller’s case from a Christian perspective, the matter of life and death becomes a whole new story.

between the lives of Jesus and an Ohio runaway, but there’s no doubt that Mr. Miller has gone through his own kind of resurrection. A Buddhist reading of this situation might tell us that none of us are ever really dead, or at least, not until we have reached Nirvana. However, this leads us to another problem. In order to be resurrected one must have had to have been dead. Indeed, in the eyes of the law and the minds of Miller’s family, he was decidedly so. This idea in turn leads to questions of to what extent the views of others affect our identity. Suddenly, what it means to be somebody alive in the world becomes less of a legal, medical, or even spiritual debate as we return to a question of philosophy. The eternal metaphysical question of “if a tree falls in a forest and nobody is there to hear it, does it make a sound?” still holds. So too, if a man exists, but nobody is there to witness his existence, does he really exist? In an artistic sense, one might also conclude that it is Mr. Miller’s responsibility to write himself into existence. As anybody who is familiar with Shakespeare’s sonnets will know, the bard is constantly preoccupied with preserving his lover through his poetry. When he famously compares his lover to a summer’s day in Sonnet 18, he concludes with the couplet “So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see, / So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.” Maybe there is no requisite for being alive. Perhaps the responsibility for giving Mr. Miller life begins and ends with Mr. Miller. Consider his status two hundred years into the future — if he chooses to be inactive in society, he could potentially be erased from history beyond the date on which his false death was registered. On the other hand, if he chooses to have an influence — to create something — he has the ability to rewrite himself back into the fabric of history. If one is immortally preserved in memory and in art, is it ever possible to really pass away?

According to Christian doctrine, Mr. Miller is a sinner. Given the lack of child-support benefits he has paid over the years, I think it’s fair to say he’s neglected to care for his children (Matthew 25:42-46), and the fact that he deserted them most likely isn’t looked upon too kindly either. His involvement with his new girlfriend is quite likely counted as adultery. Then, if you turn to Ezekiel 18:4, the bible condemns the souls of sinners to death, saying “Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall Doubtless, it’s a jumbled mess of opinions die.” A religious conclusion would be that Mr. and facts, all of which in turn play upon and Miller’s soul is as good as dead. contradict one another. Thankfully for Mr. Miller, his existential crisis doesn’t seem to be And what about resurrection? Of course, it too major. He just wants his driver’s licence would be unreasonable to draw comparisons back.

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The Evolution of Family by Cathlin Sullivan Artwork by Caroline Teng

it’s just that I don’t have the time to keep in This may not always be the case, as Barosci examines the people with whom he is closest to now and notes that some of his closest friends Barosci, Majdalani, Chiu, and Varma all state are those that he made in residence. Barosci that they do keep in contact with some people has lived with his first year roommate Gillom with whom they lived in first year, just not McNeil for three years now and realizes that to the extent that they expected. Majdalani their networks have continued to converge. draws attention to a divide that began to Barosci and McNeil lived with Barosci’s high form between the members of Russell after school friend in their second year and now Thanksgiving, which she believes added to the they live with McNeil’s friend from high school. reasons why some people stopped keeping in In this regard, both of their networks became contact. Although Barosci thinks that it would more tightly integrated. Although Barosci be “really nice and chummy” if everyone does not see his friend group changing any from Russell was still as close as before, he time soon (“That would be kind of insane, but adds, “But then again apparently it wasn’t then again, who knows”) he does note that meant to be since we had some problems. due to the fact that he will probably have to Although I think that some of them were not do an extra semester or year, the possibility of proper problems. I think people were a little having to create ties with new people as his prejudiced and took things too personally and current university network moves on to postdidn’t give up their grudges.” grad life is dawning on him.

The fourth floor of Wetmore Hall was more touch… you move on at some point.” than a place to live for the group of students who occupied those rooms in 2011-2012. “Family” was how we described the people of the wide, wavy hallways of Russell House. But although these students once considered one another to be the core of their new lives in Toronto, their ties slowly pulled apart and faded. I decided to reconnect with four members of this family, Ben Barosci, Sarya Majdalani, Katrina Chiu, and Sonya Varma, to find out how and why they went from strangers to friends and back again. It was around the time of year when people were making living arrangements for second year that Chiu really noticed a change in people’s relationships with each other. “Everyone has different priorities and different approaches to how they want their home to be like and at that point everyone started to realize who they would be able to live with comfortably and who they wouldn’t… a lot of people were also assessing friendships opposed to just roommate priorities.” Majdalani notes that although she finds it odd that her group of friends, who were at some point so close to one another, did not stay friends past first year, she says that she does not view the dissemination as a bad thing, “I don’t think it means anything, people just go their own way. It’s not that I’ve forgotten you,

When living in such close quarters with a group of people, Chiu makes the argument that sometimes you just cannot help but like them. Chiu attributes some of the loosening of friendship ties to the fact that when you step back from relationships, you sometimes realize that there was not much substance there in the first place. “I wouldn’t say that the friendship is a lie, it is just that there is a different amount of effort that is required. Once [living together] is out of the picture, your friendship isn’t quite the same.”

Varma, similarly to Majdalani, thought that people would stay close in second year, and was surprised that friendships which she considered to be strong were able to fade with ease. Varma notes that she wishes she were still able to have the sense of community: “I do miss having that network of people that you can talk to and roll up to and say hello

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“I meet the most friends when I don’t think about it.. when it comes more naturally that’s when you actually make good friends because you’re being yourself.”

“For sure, I consciously try to make new friends.. making an effort to be friendly is important..”

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— having someone to eat with all the time. I’m literally eating on my own most of the time because I’m […] on the run so much. I miss us all eating dinner together; there was always a group that went at five and six. From commuting, I just miss having a community here, because it is such a big school [and] it is hard to actually have a community outside of residence.” Much like Varma, Chiu notes is that she misses the community of residence in general. “I miss being able to see people when I want to see them.”

were always secluded and together. “There were one or two people who I kept in touch with very sporadically. Everyone kind of seemed to have gone his or her different ways,” says Varma who now commutes from her aunt’s house in the GTA. “Now that I’m commuting, I’ve been talking to a lot more people from first year. If I want to see anyone I have to make an effort. I am free to spend my time however I want.” Although each of the four ex-members of Russell House express confusion as to why they were not able to maintain relationships with one another, they also all express being happy with where they are in their lives now. Majdalani feels that there comes a point at which you can no longer worry about the people from the past, and she believes in the need to invest in new relationships rather than sustaining old ones.

Majdalani, who transferred after her second year, claims that if she were to have stayed she would have expected everyone to stay just as close as they were in Russell. “There was a point where no matter who you were mad at it didn’t really matter; it was just like a little thing, but we were all friends,” she explains. “I do wish that we all stayed together, we had a lot of fun moments. A lot of people I know from first year […] stayed together. I feel like we Chiu sums up what everyone expressed when were something different.” asked about how they regarded their old Russell House mates: “You live with these Majdalani does view Russell House as a family, people, and while you have a really great time but she remembers how as the year went on, with them and you want to see them and eat people started sectioning off into subgroups. meals together, sometimes they just drive you “There was some social tension throughout crazy. It’s just like any other family I guess.” the group,” Barosci adds. “Some opinions were made of some people and those didn’t Going back to September of two years ago, really change.” these four students would have considered each other to be the core of each of their social As Varma moved into her second year, her networks. As they’ve made their way through and her first year roommate Dhriti Whorra these past two and a half years, however, they got an apartment together. Although Varma have broken off and rekindled, missed and is thankful for the relationship she had with reconnected, and most importantly, they have her old roommate, she notes that it was hard made their own networks with stronger bonds for them to maintain the friendships that they and many memories to come. created in first year because the two of them

emember the days when people were ditching their iPhones and Androids for the BlackBerry Bold just so they could have a BB PIN like all the other cool kids? Well this October (a few years after the BlackBerry fad died out), BBM is finally available to iOS and Android users, joining other popular applications such as WhatsApp, KakaoTalk, WeChat, and LINE Naver in the multiplatform application market.

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in a short amount of time. The Globe and Mail reports that BBM “Boasts of ‘Smashing Success’ With 20 Million New BBM Users” and approximately 80 million active users. In comparison, WhatsApp Messenger, which has So is BlackBerry Messenger really worth the been around for those non-BlackBerry users queue time? Word is, some people had to wait during all those years they were left out of the over 24 hours in a virtual queue to get a PIN BBM fun, now has 350 million active users as — people such as myself. I had to spam my of October 2013. e-mail into the virtual queue with a classmate. Moreover, the most important part of a social What’s new to BBM? Well, nothing really. Aside networking application is how widely it is used from the novelty of being able to experience among your circle of friends. What’s the point BlackBerry Messenger on your Android or of having an application if you have nobody to iPhone, there isn’t anything significantly talk to with it except your mom? different from what it used to be. In fact, compared to many of the popular competing Luckily for BBM, the publicity it brought with its applications such as KakaoTalk or LINE cross-platform launch as well as the user base Naver, which also have real-time notification it’s carried over from its glory days, has helped of delivered and read messages, BBM lacks it grow their number of users tremendously many key features that are expected of modern messaging applications, such as the ability to make calls, conference calls, video calls, or to send a variety of cute animated emoticons (now called stickers). In fact, KakaoTalk and LINE Naver both have a computer platform for the application for users who prefer typing on a computer, and Kakao can send contact cards

while LINE can even share your map location. So why do people still use BBM? It seems the main reason why many people started downloading the application is because of the hype of the once-popular app becoming available to other platforms. People are hopping on to their friends’ BBM bandwagon to join the fun, rather than due to the features BBM boasts such as file and picture sharing or broadcast messaging. Joseph Samuel, a University of Toronto Pharmacy student, claimed to have downloaded BBM to “reconnect with the ladies from [his] past.” Many people also queued up for long hours because of the nostalgia and excitement of having something classic come back in style. “I wanted to relive some of the good memories that came with BBM,” said Yie Ping See, an Architecture student at U of T.

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hat’s the most popular drug in the world? Marijuana? Close but not quite. It’s not even nicotine or alcohol. The most popular drug in the world is sitting in almost every pantry in Canada, it’s being ingested by the classmate sitting beside you, and it’s sold at every library on campus. It is, of course, caffeine!

means that the 8 fl oz size coffee that Health Canada recommends has been completely relegated to an “off-menu” product. This is the “short” at Starbucks, or the “extra-small” at Tim Hortons and Second Cup. Unless you ask specifically for these size, you will not see them on the menu. Instead, the new small, or tall at Starbucks, is 12 fl oz with 260 mg of caffeine. This means that two small coffees a day bought on campus will already put you over the healthy caffeine limit, coming in at 520 mg instead of 400 mg. A large coffee at any of these shops will already put you past at 20 fl oz and 415 mg of caffeine in one drink.

The popularity of caffeine in December among university students is especially obvious (with good reason!) between late-night study sessions, early morning classes, mid-terms, and those essay writing all-nighters we promised ourselves never to pull again. Sleep has just not been that important these past few months; the focus has been on staying Danya, a second-year student, argues that awake. Our poisons of choice — coffee and caffeine has its benefits as well. “It can energy drinks. reduce headaches if you have one, or give you an adrenaline boost while exercising.” James, a third-year student, admitted, “I However, she herself believes in moderation, usually have three to five coffees during the saying, “I usually have one small or medium day, plus one energy drink when I am studying coffee a day.” at night.” What about folks that dislike the roasted, bitter Marnie, a fourth-year student, also said state that so many have found indispensable? that she has grown pretty dependent on her Red Bull is still the most popular energy caffeine and is pushing four to five coffees a drink, followed by Monster, Rockstar, and day, other recognizable names like Nos, Amp, or energy shots like 5-hour Energy. Most of Health Canada recommends a daily dose of the energy drinks come in the 16 fl oz size, 400 mg of caffeine for adults. This converts but the nutrition facts suggest only drinking to about two eight-ounce cups of coffee a day. 8 fl oz, or half the can. Obviously this doesn’t This “two cups of coffee a day” rule is not as work, since the nature of a canned beverage easy to adhere to as it sounds — it has been invites the consumer to drink the whole thing. warped by coffee cup sizes, where even two An energy shot like 5-hour Energy packs a “smalls” can take you far beyond the healthy comparatively large punch with its 208 mg of recommended limit of two cups. caffeine in only about 4 tablespoons of actual drink. On campus, the lines at Tom Hortons, Starbucks, and Second Cup are unending. All In comparison with coffee, energy drinks three have adjusted their drink sizes in recent would seem less addictive, but they have years to compete with one another. This gained a bad reputation because they usually

contain caffeine with a combination of high sugar levels, and their ingredients are not highly regulated, which results in unhealthy chemicals being added in. Sarah, a third-year student, says she tries to avoid energy drinks. “I don’t really drink coffee but even I have had a cup or an energy drink when I am pulling an all-nighter. But I don’t think it’s healthy to get dependent on it”. Marnie expressed this concern about her own caffeine habits: “I know it’s not healthy, but I don’t know of any effective alternatives.” What are the alternatives? Even caffeinated tea is better than coffee — a grande Awake tea at Starbucks only has 135 mg of caffeine, much less than their coffee. And, even though it has more calories, 1% chocolate milk contains a comparable amount of electrolytes to energy drinks. This will help to keep you awake, but instead of the artificial chemicals some energy drinks contain, milk comes loaded with potassium, protein, and calcium. Doctors also recommend nutritious fruit smoothies to energize you, and drinking lots of water always helps to rejuvenate the brain, too. Apart from caffeine, Danya says, “I always try to exercise, or hang out with my friends if I need to wake up too!” As for alternatives, Sarah suggested, “green tea, exercise, and mental determination.” James admitted that sometimes he preferred to “listen to music to stay awake” instead of reaching for a coffee or energy drink. Moderation is key for everything. You don’t always have to consume something to wake up — sometimes all you need is your friends or an energizing session at the gym!

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WHAT WHAT MAKES MAKES HOCKEY HOCKEY [ OUR OUR [ GAME? GAME? By Christian D. Raharja Artwork by Erica Tsou

WHAT IS HOCKEY?

due to the fact that Canada’s climate is conducive to the game. Canada is represented by 7 NHL teams, the one that represents Toronto being the Maple Leafs. Even with a 46-year Stanley Cup drought, which is the cup you get for winning the playoffs, many Torontonians still have faith and pride in their team. Alongside professional leagues, there is a varsity team at the University of Toronto where some talented student-athletes dream of playing for the NHL someday.

Hockey is a team sport that is played on an ice rink. In less competitive settings it is played with 12 to 30 individuals and within the professional leagues there are 12 players on the ice at a time. Through the whirling around of bearded men on skates, one individual is sanctioned to stay in the goal and block the opposing team’s shots from going into the net. Hockey is a fast-paced game played with a stick and a puck that moves like a bullet across the ice. The players use their sticks Even if some argue against hockey being founded to shoot the puck into the nets for one point in Canada, it cannot be denied that Canada is a each. hockey country; through our representation in the NHL to a picture of people playing hockey on the five-dollar bill, we show our national identity. As Canada is becoming well known as one of the most multicultural countries in the world, exemplified through a national policy on multiculturalism, hockey is still something that can transcend those Hockey brings many Canadians together through lines. In spite of language difference, religious being a symbol of pride and unity for our country. If differences, and ethnic differences, Canadians of you walk into a sports bar while a game of hockey all kinds come together to cheer for their teams. is on the T.V., especially if Team Canada is playing, there is an overwhelming sense of family amongst the individuals watching. In 2002, more than six million Canadians were watching when Canada’s Women’s Hockey team won the gold medal at If you are new to the sport, the Varsity Center the Winter Olympics. Three days later, over ten offers drop-in programs that teach you the basics million tuned in to see the Men’s Hockey team of the game. Check out http://physical.utoronto. bring home gold once again. Although the true ca/FacilitiesAndMemberships/Varsity_Centre/ origins of hockey as we know it are in dispute, Fitness_and_Rec.aspx” \n _blankhttp://physical. many people will argue that it originated here in utoronto.ca/FacilitiesAndMemberships/Varsity_ the Great White North, either taking after Native Centre/Fitness_and_Rec.aspx for sign-up details. Canadians’ traditional games or invented by the Within the university, there are many teams you British in order to pass time in the snowy tundra of can join in U of T if you are interested in playing what would become Canada. hockey on a team. At New College, there is an Intramural Hockey Team, which placed first in One of the most iconic Canadian-hockey moments last year’s Division 1 Intramural Championships. took place in 1972 during the Summit Series in If you are looking to join, visit http://ncsc.ca/ which Canada went up against the Soviet Union athletics/” \n _blankhttp://ncsc.ca/athletics/ or in an eight-game series. Canada’s victory against email HYPERLINK “mailto:athletics@ncsc.ca” \n the Soviet Union made the whole country erupt _blankathletics@ncsc.ca. For a more competitive with unity and pride. In order to not miss game playing experience, the Varsity Blues at U of T may eight of the series, many Canadians did not go to be a good choice. In addition, throughout the city work so that they could watch the match. When of Toronto students can utilize rinks at Nathan the Canadian players landed at Montreal’s Dorval Phillips Square and the Harbourfront. Airport after an exhausting and invigorating series in the USSR, they were mobbed by nearly 10,00 people as they exited the airplane.

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hen foreigners enter our beautiful, icy country, many have various stereotypes of what a Canadian is like. We love maple syrup, we enjoy building igloos, and we generously pepper our conversations with the phrase, “eh?” However, one stereotype that most Canadians can agree on is that we love hockey. To the uninitiated, hockey may seem like a brutal and frenzied game of polo on ice. But there is more to our unadulterated love for the sport, a love that corrals the whole nation into a unified whole when our hockey team dominates the Winter Olympics. The pride that many Canadians have for hockey is certainly uncontested, but why?

Over 50% of the players in the National Hockey League (NHL), which is comprised of the best players in the world, are Canadian. This is perhaps

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all break is something that university students have come to yearn for. While many other universities in the surrounding area, including York and Ryerson, have switched to a week off in early November, at the University of Toronto fall break is still only two days long. Upon first hearing this, it seems unfair — why can’t we get a longer break in the fall too? But when the reason behind this new break is discovered, we are all a lot less eager to wish for the same circumstances at our school. The fact is the extension is granted to schools with significantly high suicide rates among students. With no change to the fall break, it seems that U of T is exempt from this, but with such a large student body and stressful class work expectations, is this really true? By the most recent count of enrolled students in Fall 2013, U of T’s St. George campus has 58,000 students; 43,000 of these being undergraduates. It is easy to feel lost in the swarm of students, and feel that you have become nothing more than a number. U of T has been dubbed the “Harvard of Canada,” speaking to its prestigious academic reputation, but upholding this means students must carry heavy workloads and undergo an arguably more difficult grading system than faced at other universities. With U of T being a commuter campus, it makes it even more difficult for some students to establish social ties within the school. The workload, tough grading expectations, and size of the school can force students to dedicate all their time to studying alone, instead of having a healthy balance that includes socializing as well. Add expensive tuitions, student loans, pressure from family or peers, and anxiety about the future to the list, and we can start to understand

why so many students feel overwhelmed and writer, so the idea that I was bad at the one thing experience symptoms of mental illnesses such that gave me meaning crushed me. My father’s a as depression. professor so I always had a lot of pressure from my family to do well in school and I was so scared The fall break extension clearly does not come out to disappoint him. And I had always been the of nowhere. Statistics that show how prevalent ‘smart kid,’ so I didn’t want to tell my friends.” depression is in post-secondary institutions are John also said that he hopes depression like his difficult to find because much of the suffering will be de-stigmatized soon so that other students goes unreported. However, the situation is will not feel ashamed to hide what they are going brought disturbingly close to home when the through. “I am getting better with help from the already-underreported statistics say that 1 in 10 school counsellors, and I’m on medication, Ontario students between the ages of 15-24 has but right now I think my girlfriend is the most considered committing suicide. As the leading important person in my struggle because she cause of non-accidental death among youths in really tries to help and understand.” Ontario, suicide cannot be overlooked as simply teenage melodrama. It is important to break down the myths surrounding depression. One way to do so is to Bringing awareness to the prevalence of respond to claims of depression seriously and depression and suicidal thoughts in university- not assume that the person reaching out is aged youth is crucial because there is still so simply craving attention. If you suspect someone much stigma that surrounds disclosing issues you know may be going through a difficult time with mental stability. This stigma is one of the top and contemplating suicide, do not be afraid reasons that students suffering from depression to ask them if they are considering drastic and acute anxiety do not seek help. There is a measures — this will not “put ideas in their head”; significant amount of dismissal when a young in fact it will most likely minimize their anxiety. adult seeks attention due to feelings of depression Most importantly, do not judge. Depression is or suicide. But in reality, 70-75% of students who not something that you can see on the outside have attempted or committed suicide reached — sometimes the seemingly happiest, most out or spoke about it beforehand. Because of the positive person can have problems in their life dismissal of these young adults’ cries for help, you would not suspect. Remember that if you many lives were lost at far too young an age. could walk one day in someone else’s shoes, you might be surprised that the flashiest pair could John (real names not disclosed), a fifth–year hurt the most. U of T student, talked about his own struggle with depression: “I always put a lot of pressure on myself to excel in school,” he reflected. “In high school, I was always getting 90% on my assignments, so coming to university and getting 65% on my essays was devastating. School was one of the only things that made me feel useful, and I always loved English, even wanted to be a

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Midday Mo saics at Hart House See faculty members, profes sors and students in a different light as they show off their musical gifts! When: Wed. Dec. 4, 2013 from 12–1 pm Where: East Common Room, Hart House Cost: Free / Complimentary light refreshments