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Guelph graduates attend the Last Lecture Students reflect on undergraduate experiences Emma Wilson “It just feels like the end of another year. I haven’t grasped the fact that I’m not coming back,” one soon-to-be Guelph graduate was overheard saying before the start of the Student Life event, the Last Lecture, that took place on April 4.

Several hundred students gathered in War Memorial Hall for the event, which presented the graduating class a chance to reflect on their past several years at the University of Guelph. The Last Lecture featured three speakers – graduating student Oleksiy Zaika, faculty member Dr. Coral Murrant, and alumna Silvia Ruegger.

The event’s theme was based on a quote by Henry David Thoreau: “It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.”

Brenda Whiteside, associate VP of Student Affairs and a Guelph alumna herself, set the mood in her opening speech.

“As you enter the next phase of

your life, I encourage you to be engaged, to be present, and to be involved,” Whiteside said while addressing the crowd.

Zaika spoke on the typical Guelph student experience, joking, “We’ve written enough notes to build a very large fire.” Zaika graduates from the Biomedical Science program.

In line with the theme of the event, Zaika spoke about how mistakes inform our perspectives on life. Zaika has experienced this first-hand.

“I’ve had my struggles trying to find a balance between my life and academics.” The biggest lesson he learned here at Guelph was to take his time and appreciate every moment.

Murrant took the event’s quote literally and jovially began lecturing on the physiology of vision.

After the laughter subsided, she turned to her own post-Guelph experience in studying blood vessels, and high blood pressure during pregnancies – a condition called pre-eclampsia.

Her research took a very personal turn – Murrant’s own sister developed pre-eclampsia and lost

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Dr. Coral Murrant quoted the popular Dr. Seuss book that often appears at graduating ceremonies. two pregnancies.

“I had found my mountain,” said Murrant.

Though her “mountain” was based on a very unfortunate circumstance, she urged students to find something they are passionate

about and ended by quoting Dr. Seuss’s Oh, the Places You’ll Go. Silvia Ruegger, a Guelph alumna and Olympian, spoke next.

“As a teenager, I had a dream to be an Olympian. I saw the 1976 Olympics on TV, and I went

upstairs and wrote on a piece of paper that I would run in the Olympics.” In 1984, Ruegger ran in the first-ever Olympic Women’s Marathon in Los Angeles and got eighth place. ...se e le c tu re pag e 4

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Year-end celebration of students’ work a big hit Kelsey Coughlin Discussion, exploration, and integration; these are just a few of the terms used to describe students’ experiences while taking part in first-year seminars.

A first-year seminar is a unique

experience offered exclusively for first-year students that allows them to interact with students and professors on a personal level.

Each seminar has a unique theme and small class size, allowing students to get to know one another and to make meaningful contributions to the group.

On April 4, the students’ accomplishments throughout the semester were put on display with

an exhibition including debates, musical performances, posters, presentations, and a book launch. All of this took place in the Academic Town Square in the McLaughlin library.

The showcase started with a musical performance by John and the Kryptonites, a group made of students in the Creative Process Seminar. The group performed an ...se e se mi na rs pag e 4

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Idle No More teach-in, discussion at Guelph Speakers brought the goals of the movement to the public Amy van den Berg Sitting in a large open circle, it was obvious that the so-called “teachin and discussion” was more than an average meeting of like-minded people. There was no stage and no microphone, and everyone could see each other’s faces. The gathering allowed people to participate as equals in the sharing of knowledge, and look and respect each other while they talked.

The Idle No More grassroots movement came to the University of Guelph on April 3, and invited people of all interests and ages to join in on the discussion. Food Not Bombs supplied sweet potato and pear soup.

The teach-in included a panel discussion moderated by Canadian musician and activist James Gordon, and featured four guest speakers who each shared their perspectives on the vibrant awakening among indigenous people and their allies. There was a heavy focus on getting people to understand what is taking place in Canada in respect to the Aboriginal peoples and their nationhood, and sovereignty to protect water, land, air, and all creation for future generations.

Guest speaker Myeengun Henry, an elder and Aboriginal Traditional Counselor spoke of his hopes for the movement and emphasized the need for the education of young people so that they may understand the history of the First Nations people.

“I want people to ask real hard questions,” Henry said, “because

then I can start to find the answers.”

Originating among the First Nations, Inuit and Métis and nonAboriginal people of Canada, the Idle No More movement was founded November 2012 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The movement aims to safeguard Canada’s responsibility towards the Native Peoples, particularly in regard to the PostConfederation Treaties that were signed between the Aboriginal Peoples of Canada and the reigning monarch of Canada from 1871 to 1921.

These agreements recognize First Nations rights as stewards of the lands, and acknowledge their connection to the earth and their own inherent responsibility to protect it.

The movement was created in response to the numerous legislative changes pertaining to the recent introduction of Bill C-45, a product of the Conservative Government and the Department of Indian Affairs (also known as the Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada). The ominous bill threatens to bypass the Treaties and the indigenous vision of sovereignty and environmental protections, as it will revise the Navigable Waters Protection Act (NWPA) that protects and regulates the numerous waterways that pass through traditional First Nations land.

“What’s guiding our country is short-term plans that make money and don’t consider the future generations,” said Gordon. “People don’t realize the impacts of that.”

The panel’s second speaker was Jean Becker, an advocator for women, children and the revitalization of Aboriginal traditions and who is of Innu, Inuit and English ancestry. She spoke of the enduring

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The speakers at the teach-in want to make sure that discussion on Aboriginal land rights doesn’t fade from the spotlight. trauma that continues to exist in coordinated through the use of sothese communities, as well as the cial media and draws inspiration importance of sitting down and from the hunger strike of Attawapistalking openly. kat Chief Theresa Spence. The “We’re very concerned for our liquid-only diet took place in early children and our grandchildren, but December 2012 and was successful so should you be, so should all peo- in raising considerable awareness ple be concerned,” explained Becker. of the infringement of Aborigi“Its about how we begin to pro- nal rights. Since its formation last tect this land that we all live on and year, the movement has been able share,” said Kim Anderson at the to educate and empower indigenous discussion. As a Cree/Métis writer, peoples through the encouragement researcher, and educator at Wil- of knowledge sharing, flash mobs, fred Laurier University, Anderson blockades, and numerous demonencouraged supporters to help in- strations across Canada with the fluence change by simply showing support of thousands of people. up and being present.

“What all of us here demonstrate “Maybe then there will be some is that there’s something happening sort of will to listen,” Anderson said. in our communities,” said Becker, The movement is mostly “and we are it.”

Suggestions for U of G President continues Town Hall-style meetings held to hear input from university community Andrew Donovan With University of Guelph president Dr. Alastair Summerlee announcing his decision to not continue past the last date of his second term, June 30, 2014, to the Chair of the Board of Governors, the task to find a new president for the university is underway.

On April 4, the Presidential Selection Committee held two public sessions titled, “Sharing Community Perspectives.” According to Vicki Hodgkinson, university secretary, the turnout was diverse and informative.

“The participants did offer great diversity coming from a wide range of groups interested in and

supportive of the presidential selection process including students, faculty, staff, senior administrators, alumni, and members of the external community.”

Participants were asked to assess a variety of questions and prepare comments of their own to the committee. Some feedback that the committee was looking for included strengths upon which the university should continue to build upon over the next five to 10 years, what challenges are ahead for the university, and what leadership attributes and character traits the University of Guelph should be seeking in its next President and Vice-Chancellor, among many others.

Hodgkinson noted that there were undoubtedly some reoccurring themes at the meetings, and most had to do with the ability to build on existing strengths of the university.

“The key and overriding theme

emerging from the input offered thus far is a very strong, shared desire from all members of the community to find a new president who has the capacity to preserve the existing strengths and traditions of the University of Guelph while at the same time giving leadership for planned and strategic development to secure it as an institution of excellence for generations to come,” said Hodgkinson.

Going forward, the committee plans to take all comments and suggestions that have been made, and those which continue to be made, and assemble them into a drafting position profile document that will be posted on the Presidential Selection Committee web page in mid-May. At that point, feedback on the draft mandate will be welcomed to all.

To maintain a transparent process that incorporates the values of students in this decision-making

process, Hodgkinson made it apparent that students are encouraged to communicate their views to the Committee via confidential e-mail (presidentsearch@caldwellpartners. com). To further the role of students in this decision making process, two student members are on the committee, both of whom were selected

by Senate.

The final process, slated to occur sometime in early 2014, will be the appointment of a new president by the Board of Governors. The Board receives a confidential report of the work done by the committee, and with the assistance of three student Board members, a decision will be made on who will take over as the university’s next president.

Your next opportunity to participate in this process is from mid-May to mid-June and at that point in the process, the Committee will have drafted the finalized version of the mandate and position file.

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LCBO workers vote for strike Ontarians might have to suffer a liquor withdrawal from the Liquor Control Board of Ontario. An overwhelming 95 per cent of the company’s 7000 unionized workers voted in favour of a strike if no contract is agreed upon.

The past four-year contract with the LCBO ended March 31 resulting in the bargaining of a new contract since mid-Feb. with no progress. The Ontario Public Service Employees Union said the main issues include a health and safety standards upgrade and increasing part-time wages. LCBO president, Bob Peter, stated that there is no surprise in news of a possible strike but the company is looking forward to resuming the negotiation of a fair agreement. Contract talks were scheduled for yesterday and later this month and in May. (National Post) Well-being of Canadian children ranks low According to a new UNICEF report the well-being of children in Canada ranks 17th out of 29 other “wealthy” nations. The U.N agency marked 29 nations in five categories: material well-being, health and safety, education, behaviors and risk, and housing and environment. Canada ranked 15th for material, 27th in health and safety, 14th for education, and 16th for behavior and risks. The report shows Canada’s place at third best for smoking, revealing that only four per cent of 11, 13 and 15 year old children admit to smoking once a week. Twentyeight per cent of Canadian children report to have used cannabis in the past year, putting Canada in last place for cannabis. Canada is 27th for obesity, with 20.24 per cent of children aged 11, 13 and 15 credited as overweight in Canada. Another low result is the country’s 21st rank in bullying, revealing that 35 per cent of children 11, 13 and 15 say they have been bullied at least once in the past few months.

With these results, Canada was far behind Netherlands who remains the overall leader and only country in the top five of all categories. (CTV News) “Urine” shoes to be renamed Spanish speaking Target clients are probably being sent the wrong message. The store is currently selling four pairs of shoes on their website with the name “orina,” which coincidentally means urine in Spanish. Target came up with the name based on the Russian translation of “orina,” meaning “peace” or “peaceful” as well as being used as a women’s name. Other companies have made this mistake too; Ikea has hired a translator after finding most of their products translated into dirty phrases in Thai, Kraft Food’s global snack business Mondelez International closely resembles the phrase for an oral sex act in Russian and, more famously, when KFC debuted in China the slogan “fingerlikin’ good” was translated into “eat your fingers off” in Chinese. (Huffington Post) Compiled by Alex Howie

4 w w w.th e on ta r ion . c om U of G duo wins Canada’s Next Top Ad Exec Pair becomes first allwomen team to win illustrious event

intelligence and innovation demonstrated by this year’s finalists,” said General Motors Canada president and managing director, Kevin Williams.

Andrew Donovan The duo used their edge as one of the only teams with two female On March 26, University of Guelph competitors to their advantage marketing students Alyssa de Hoop when coming up with their $3- to and Kennedy Crawford went to To- $5-million dollar ad campaign for ronto to participate in the final stage the Equinox. of Canada’s Next Top Ad Exec com“We focused on the female conpetition. The female duo presented sumer and what in the industry isn’t their ad campaign for the Chevrolet appealing to that female consumer.

Equinox to a panel of 22 CEOs and ad We brought [the judges] two difexecutives from a variety of compa- ferent thought processes: how we nies, and ended up taking home top wanted to differentiate the Equiprize – two fully loaded versions of nox from the GMC Terrain […] and Chevrolet’s Cruze LTZ RS. how our research process brought “We’ve been working on this since us down to that female target marmid-January,” said Crawford. “We ket, and how we are going to reach knew we had the possibility of win- that market.”

De Hoop and Crawford were the ning, but you don’t go into any first U of G students to make it into competition thinking ‘I am going to come out with two brand new the top 25, and beat out second place cars.’ […] The validation of making Queen’s and third place York to win it into the top 10 did help though.” the competition.

The competition featured appliWhen asked if they would be cants from 30 different universities competing in the competition again across Canada with participants next year, the two unanimousranging from undergrads to MBAs. ly agreed that it is likely not in the “We are truly inspired by the cards, but that promoting the event

to students that have never participated certainly is.

“It is a lot of work and I would love to take on the whole new experience of promoting the competition and getting more people into it. What’s a better way to promote than saying, ‘Hey look at us, we won a car, there’s the possibility you can too,’” said Crawford.

The lifelong best friends called the project their “baby” and de Hoop accredits her continued motivation partly to her desktop background that featured a picture of the Cruze she hoped to win.

Despite the nerves of presenting in front of over 70 people, de Hoop and Crawford felt comfortable thanks to their previous run-throughs.

“We presented in front of faculty four or five times and they critiqued us. They were hard on us but that was good,” said Crawford. “It was a struggle but we needed those practice runs to feel comfortable.”

Upon taking the stage for the last time, the lifelong best friends were confident about their presentation and after leaving the stage exchanging high fives, they knew they had

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U of G students Kennedy Crawford (left) and Alyssa de Hoop took home top prize in the ad-centered competition. just given their best performance yet.

“It was the best run through we had ever done. We were so nervous before but when we got up there

we knew the content so well that it was the best presentation we had never done.”

Congratulations on your victory, and enjoy the new ride.

Newsology: Focusing on the millenials Our sort-of potential and sad, sad future Alicja Grzadkowska Alongside North Korea, the RBC foreign worker controversy, and plans for a Toronto casino, Generation Y, a.k.a. us, has been generating some intrigue in the media lately. Recently, The Globe and Mail released three articles on Generation Y that focused on our work potential, since we’re so up to date on technology and forward-thinking ideas, the

... semin ar s con ti n ue d original song of their creation titled, “We Need Help,” which was written with the help of folk singer/politician James Gordon.

Throughout the exhibition was also a debate concerning the horse race industry, and numerous poster and power-point presentations ranging from sex, gender, and sexuality to bringing science to society.

The most impressive aspect of the fair was the launch of a book written by the Evolution of Dietary Habits seminar. Each student in the seminar researched and wrote an objective chapter on dietary issues, and their efforts were published as a result.

Madeline Yungblut, a student in the seminar, said, “Writing their book was an amazing experience,

difficulties we face from a report X were after all either hippies, that states we “have it tougher” radicals, yippies, soldiers in Vietthan other generations, and finally, nam, activists, or all of the above, the overworked claim that people and influenced a wave of social with newly-printed BA degrees are upheaval, at least temporarily, serving up fries and Starbucks cof- before subsiding to the 9-to-5 work lifestyle. Newspapers and fee instead of having “real” jobs.

It seems like academics and political leaders loved describnews sources know us better than ing the counterculture. In 1966, we know ourselves, and are really Ronald Reagan addressed rioting excited by dissecting our lives and on campuses, stating, “From the the possibilities for our future. The capture of a police car and negotiaquestion is, why? tions conducted in the atmosphere Maybe it’s because the younger of intimidation, threats and fear; generation has always been fas- we went from free speech to filthy cinating to an aging population. speech.”

The baby boomers of Generation Generation Y is distinguishing

and having it published makes it even more so.”

“The first-year seminar was a lot of fun, and [it was] a nice break from all of the typical science courses. It was also a good opportunity to meet new people, and have new and exciting experiences,” Yungblut also stated.

Students and professors took the opportunity to address the crowd, stating both what they accomplished throughout the semester and how participating in the class has impacted them personally.

First-year seminars are unique in that they are focused on questions or themes of current interest and aim to tackle real-world problems. Students have the opportunity to voice their opinions in a comfortable and unbiased environment.

In a structured environment such

itself through other means. Rather than actively participating in rioting and protests (at least in Ontario), we sign online petitions and express our attitudes about controversial topics through comments on Facebook. Yes, we’re pretty good with all that tech stuff, but this “skill” is often detrimental to our learning, i.e. not paying attention in class and procrastinating doing assignments because we can’t stop clicking through Imgur and Reddit.

Rather than it being our activity that stirs up interest around Generation Y, there’s more focus

on our general inactivity, whether it’s by choice or not. We can’t do anything with our degrees because of the economic climate, we succeed at work when we can get a job because of our expert finesse with social media, and we might not be able to buy nice homes and cars in the future because of rising prices.

While we should pat ourselves on the back for confusing the older generation about what the heck we’re going to do with our lives in the intimidating forecast of the next few years, it’s evident that the odds are not in our favour, according to baby boomer journalists.

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Students presented the results of their semester-long seminar through display boards, a published work, and performances. as a university campus, it is important for students to have as many creative outlets as possible. Fostering creativity is one of the key objectives of the firstyear seminars and it is this principle that the organizers of the exhibition hoped to show students.

It is safe to say that all students left the fair with a new appreciation for the students’ efforts.

Enthusiasm from students and staff will ensure that these classes remain available for future firstyear students to enjoy.

After Ruegger’s retirement from competitive running, she developed physical fitness and literacy programs for impoverished children, and brought mentors and role models into their lives.

“To live a life of vision, everything you need is inside of you. You need to be courageous. Persevere, don’t give up, and empower others with your life,” said Ruegger, a statement that will surely stay with the graduating class of 2013.

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Black Sheep Project explores absurdity of life Campus play is humourous, personal and deep Nick Revington When a group of theatre studies students decided they wanted to perform a collective creation acted and directed by themselves, they also chose to level up the expectations. Josh AndersonCoats, Lara Gordon, Gloria Mok, and Andrew Turk decided to write the play, too. And that’s when The Black Sheep Project came into being.

The play presents the characters trapped in some sort of game showvideo game hybrid, where they are competing to “win at life.” They must overcome a series of awkward situations foisted on them by an omnivoyant but unseen game show host, most of which are derived from the actors’ own experiences.

“All of us just put out what situations we’ve been in before where we felt uncomfortable or like we had to act a certain way to please people. And then pretty much word for word put them out there. And obviously edited them a bit for theatricality,” said Gordon.

“It was about a year ago when we decided we wanted to do this. And then we all got together, and it was a

lot of talking. We went through a lot of Despite heavier moments such ideas, and then realized it made more as this, the play was for the most sense to write about what we actually part humourous. Using referencknew,” Gordon added. es to game shows and classic video The bus scene, for instance, offered games such as Alien Invaders or a verbatim account of Mok’s expe- Mortal Kombat, the play explored rience with a stranger on a bus. The the absurdity of life in an absurdly man – clearly intoxicated and por- comic way. trayed by Turk on stage – insisted on In one scene, Anderson-Coats is sitting beside Mok, who prefers to keep forced to come out to his parents on her personal space to herself. He then a TV game show. The twist is that the proceeded to not only drunkenly hit on parents are convinced he is gay, and her, but to ask prying questions about are devastated by the news that he her ethnic origin (Mok is of Chinese is straight after all. heritage). It’s a scene that anyone who There’s more here than comic has ever been sober on a late-night bus interpretations of unusual social incan surely relate to. teractions, though. What The Black But what makes this play interest- Sheep Project really gets at are the ing is not just that the situations draw challenges of social conformity, and on real life, but that the characters do the difficulty of being oneself in face too. Indeed, the actors are for the most of the expectations, judgments, and part just being themselves. beliefs of others who surround us “Some things are exaggerat- on a daily basis. With this comes an ed, but otherwise it’s us,” said exploration of the meaning of life: Anderson-Coats. why does life exist, why can’t you “We kind of just play hyper-real ver- leave, and what’s the point – if there sions of ourselves,” added Mok. even is one?

It made for a much more powerful Astoundingly, in a run time of just show. When Turk delivered a mono- less than an hour, The Black Sheep logue detailing his brother’s inspiring Project touches on all these and more. story – running in the Special Olym- But what is most impressive is how it pics despite doctors saying it was presents these topics in such an enlikely he would never even walk on tertainingly humourous way. These account of cerebral palsy – there is no students have truly produced a job well done. doubt the tears were real.

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The Black Sheep Project presented life as a video game, to explore questions of social conformity and the absurdity of life.

From A to Zavitz Small farewells from Specialized Angel Callander From April 1 to 5, the Zavitz gallery hosted its final show of the school year, What Have Yous, which showcased new work by students in the Specialized Studio program. The twist, however, is that the pieces in the show were miniature versions of the students’ usual work.

All the way back to the Ottoman Empire, artists have been interested in making miniature works of art.

In the 18th century, painted portrait miniatures were used as decorative covers for snuffboxes.

Today, there is the World Federation of Miniaturists (you can Google it if you don’t believe me), which has held five World Exhibitions of Miniature Art to date. Clearly, it has always been recognized that there is something very stunning and fun about elaborate artworks made on such a small scale.

At Guelph, those in the Studio Art program have the option to apply for the Specialized Studio Practice in fourth year. Students are chosen through an interview process for the two-semester program, which amounts to three credits at the end of the year.

The Specialized Studio is an

opportunity for students to complete a major independent project, and is designed to prepare them for graduate school and/or professional art projects.

This year’s students were Whitney Arnott, Patrick Beh, Paul Chartrand, Sarah Cordeaux, Zoe Downie-Ross, Juliane Foronda, Nicholas Good, Nadine Maher, Tyler Muzzin, Jazmyn Pettigrew, Laura Phan, Yusuf Rahmaty, Colleen Savage, Kimberly Vanderweyden, David Winfield, and Alexandra Zieger.

The idea for What Have Yous was decided in September as a way to make sure all the artists’ projects could be represented in the Zavitz space.

“We thought it was a good way to keep things a bit light but also more interesting than just putting all our normal works we’d already made into the show,” said Maher.

The previous week, March 25-29, nadine maher the Specialized students had shown their work at the new Boarding What Have Yous presented the work of the Specialized Studio Program in miniature, to increase the House Gallery in downtown Guelph. number of works that could fit in the small space and keep the mood light.

This show focused on the larger ambitious projects on which they had All concerns with size and space and Jazmyn Pettigrew expressed her fun challenge to try and come up with been working on all year. The space aside, the artist miniatures in usual sound artwork by creating tiny something that fit into our practice had been completely full of sculpture, What Have Yous were intricate and sculptures of speakers. yet also resulted in a cohesive show,” painting, and multimedia projects that interesting.

A large worktable had been placed in said Cordeaux. would never have fit into the space of Whitney Arnott’s landscape pho- the centre of the gallery for the miniaThere is no doubt that even on minthe Zavitz gallery. tographs were reduced to postage ture sculpture and multimedia works. iature projects, the Specialized Studio “We all made such large work and stamp size, forcing a very close look. The walls held a small monotype print students never stop working their could never fit it into one space, so we Nadine Maher created tiny versions of series by Sara Cordeaux, Whitney Ar- hardest. We wish them all the best figured that if we made all our work her larger paintings, standing on tiny nott’s photographs, and the whimsical as they endeavour into the art world smaller, we’d all get to fit it in the gal- easels. Yusuf Rahmaty’s video work drawings by Laura Phan. fresh out of their undergraduate exlery,” said Foronda.

“I think that for some of us it was a perience at Guelph. was played on a very small television,

arts & Culture 6 w w w.th e on ta r ion . c om River Run Centre launches the Guelph Shebang Residency program will unite artists across disciplines Stacey Aspinall From dance, to music, to writing, to videography, a new Guelph initiative will be delivering “the whole shebang.”

The River Run Centre is launching its first artist residency, titled “The Guelph Shebang,” which focuses on a collaborative approach to creative practices. It will be lead by Toronto-based dance artist Andrea Nann, who is also artistic director of Dreamwalker Dance company. Six Guelph artists will participate and “work together to explore their own voices within the context of disciplines beyond their own.”

The Guelph Shebang is presented in partnership with Ed Video, Eden Mills Writers’ Festival, Guelph Dance, Guelph Jazz Festival and Hillside Festival, and is funded by the Ontario Arts Council.

The Guelph Shebang will aim to unite artists from a variety of backgrounds. Andrea Nann developed a creative process to “help artists think about their own creative process by working with others who are in disciplines that are completely different from their own,” said Ella Pauls, Guelph’s Manager of Cultural Development.

The participants are dancers

Ishra Blanco and Megan O’Donnell; musicians Bry Webb and Amadeo Ventura; writer Claire Tacon and videographer Jenn Norton.

“We were looking at kind of a mix of emerging and established artists,” Pauls said. “They are quite excited about this because it is quite a different approach.”

The artists will spend a total of

“Of course we didn’t know what the end result would be, which was really the whole point, which was let the process take place.”

– Ella Pauls six days at the River Run Centre, and they have been working together to decide what their project will be.

“Of course we didn’t know what the end result would be, which was really the whole point, which was let the process take place,” Pauls explained.

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The River Run Centre is hosting its first artist residency, which aims to capture the “whole shebang” – the broad range of artistic endeavours in Guelph.

The artists will return to work “They will be taking those retogether from April 15-18, and on sponses, and they will be weaving the 16th, they will open up The it into their presentation. So Co-operators Hall to the public they’re going to use words, vidfor a community workshop with eography, movement, music, all Nann. It will be a hands-on dem- the things that they all bring toonstration including a series of gether [...] and they’re going to exercises on the collaborative cre- somehow present that,” Pauls said. ative process.

The results will be presented on Another component of The April 18.

Guelph Shebang is an initiative While The Guelph Shebang incalled “Feedback.” The group volves a variety of disciplines, it will be asking Guelph residents for primarily emerges from the pracfeedback in response to the ques- tice of dance. tion, “What is the best and worst “It sort of comes from a dance advice you’ve ever received?” basis, it comes from a basis of

movement and how do you work with other disciplines from the perspective of movement,” Pauls said.

Pauls emphasized the role of collaboration in this unique initiative.

“Its a great way to support the development of artists within community, to support it in a way that’s collaborative, and to open the door for artists to experience something that is perhaps a new process [...] and to reach out into the community and to use our space at River Run for creative development.”

Pop Machine: Ding dong! The witch is dead So long Margaret Thatcher, and thanks for all the songs Tom Beedham If politically minded pop culture has a favourite enemy, it involves conservative government. If it ever had a worthy one, Margaret Thatcher definitely fit the bill.

“I think Thatcher was an absolute fairy godmother,” Penny Rimbaud of hyper-critical anarcho-punk

group Crass once confirmed, a many pointed to as a Manichean little tongue-in-cheek. “Christ, strategy), her vehement support you’re an anarchist band trying of taxation, “criminalizing” youth to complain about the workings activity, encouraging détente with of capitalist society and you get Russia, and the list goes on. someone like Thatcher. What a As just one token of their apjoy.” preciation, in the aftermath of the A British politician that served as 1982 Falklands War, Crass perPrime Minister of the United King- petuated a hoax – colloquially dom from 1979 to 1990, Margaret recognized now as “Thatchergate” Thatcher has been criticized for – about Thatcher implying that the opposing feminism (even though HMS Sheffield, a Royal Navy ship it sort of got her her job…), de- that sank after it was struck by an scribing Arthur Scargill’s miners air-launched anti-ship missile in as “the enemy within” (something 1982, was deliberately sacrificed

in order to escalate the Falklands war.

But now Thatcher’s death is bridging the gap between reality and fantasy in a more literal way than Penny Rimbaud might have ever imagined.

A related campaign aimed at convincing people to download Judy Garland’s The Wizard Of Oz track “Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead” by the time of publication has effectively propelled the song to the place of second most popular song on the U.K. iTunes charts.

Within 48 hours of Thatcher’s death, the song entered the official U.K. chart at number 10, The Independent reported.

At the same time, Elvis Costello’s actual Thatcher-inspired 1988 track “Tramp the Dirt Down” has climbed to number 71 on the U.K. iTunes chart.

It seems pop culture is saying bye in one of the best ways it knows ­– through good old fashioned song. So long Margaret Thatcher, and thanks for all the songs.

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What the Tech?

Dancing animals: not just circus tricks Nick Revington Until recently, it was thought that only humans possessed a sense of musical rhythm. Then in 2009, a YouTube video featuring a dancing cockatoo went viral. The bird, named Snowball and purportedly an avid Backstreet Boys fan,

“A sea lion at

a California marine laboratory has busted out some dance moves of her own.” challenged that theory and sent scientists in a mad dash to find other dancing-animal videos. In the end, parrots and related species represented the overwhelming majority of these videos on the Internet, presenting a challenge – however small – to the hegemonic power cats hold over the web.

A few studies inspired by this pattern brought about a new theory, which held that being able to keep a beat developed as a corollary to complex vocal learning.

That is to say, a sense of rhythm develops to facilitate vocal mimicry, hence its presence in humans – who have the greatest vocal ability – and birds that can copy them.

Now that theory is being turned on its head, too.

Ronan, a sea lion at a California marine laboratory, has busted out some dance moves of her own, despite the incredibly limited vocal abilities of her species. Ronan’s dancing is limited to head-bobbing, but demonstrates an impressive ability to stay on beat. Peter Cook, a graduate student at the University of California, Santa Cruz and one of the scientists working with Ronan, noted that her ability to stay on beat is even better than the birds of YouTube fame.

Cook was initially conducting a study on how neurotoxins produced by algae affect sea lions.

Ronan, living in captivity after being found stranded onshore and rescued a number of times, was to represent a control specimen unaffected by the toxin. Cook decided to test the theory that only animals with strong vocal ability could keep a beat after noticing Ronan’s aboveaverage intelligence and ability to learn, relative to other sea lions.

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Add Ronan the sea lion to the list of animals capable of developing a sense of rhythm, previously occupied only by humans and birds of the parrot family.

Ronan was trained to bob her head along to a metronome using fish as a reward for getting it right.

Being able to find the beat to a metronome is one thing, but Ronan has since been able to successfully

keep the beat to a wide range of a particular fancy for Earth, Wind real music at a variety of rhyth- & Fire’s hit “Boogie Wonderland.” mic speeds, including Snowball’s It appears rhythmic ability isn’t a favourite, Backstreet Boys’ “Every- uniquely human trait after all. How body,” without additional training. widespread it is through the animal Reputedly, Ronan has developed kingdom remains to be seen.

Film review – Spring Breakers Social commentary, great performances run deep in Korine’s latest Kevin Ricci Spring Breakers is a definitive example of a future cult classic, a film that divides audiences in half between love and hate. It has all the elements of a cult film: an arthouse director, compelling characters, snappy dialogue, and a replay value unmatched by the majority of the movies that will be released this year. Based on the frequent scenes of debauchery, it is not hard to understand why one might not be a fan of the film. However, despite what the trailers might suggest, Spring Breakers might actually be one of the smartest, most socially aware films of 2013.

The film begins with four college girls who plan to spend their spring break in Florida. Constrained by the factor of money, the four girls decide to rob a diner at gunpoint in order to pay for their vacation.

Once the deed is done, the friends make their way down to Florida where they quickly find themselves

in a county jail, not due to their armed robbery, but rather a typical spring break night consisting of drugs and underage drinking.

Thinking that their vacation is ending before it even begins, the girls are surprised when they are bailed out of prison by a local street thug and rapper who goes by the name of Alien. Despite having no previous encounter with the girls, the rapper bails them out simply because they seem like people who like to have fun. Once Alien proves to the girls that he only has good intentions in mind, the five of them embark on the craziest spring break trip to ever grace the silver screen.

There is definitely a lot of merit that can be found within the film.

First and foremost is James Franco’s performance as Alien, which is nothing short of brilliant. Those who have seen Pineapple Express or 127 Hours can certainly identify with the statement that the guy can play almost anything and make it believable. Franco’s Alien is arguably the most original character out of Hollywood in quite some time; a Caucasian rapper and street thug who very deep down has a heart of gold. The screenplay gives Franco a lot of material to work with and

some great lines that become comedic gold with Franco’s spot on delivery. At one point in the film, Franco’s character gives a speech about how he always aspired to

This is where the film begins to be more than just a party flick. The character Alien represents a generation that grew up idolizing Disney stars and rappers who do not embody a righteous code but rather exemplify moral dilemmas of society. Similar to Bret Easton Ellis’ classic 1987 novel The Rules of Attraction, Spring Breakers has been primarily created for social commentary purposes.

Interestingly enough, both media vices have the same overall message and use the same approach to convey it. On the surface, it appears as if Spring Breakers is trying to break new explicit grounds. In reality, the director utilizes edgy material to depict a generation Breakers was a pleasant surprise; a that uses sex and drugs in order film you go into expecting mindless to find themselves, and end up get- fun, but come out with a differting even more lost in discovering ent perspective of the world we are their true identity. growing up in. Especially during Those that can find the excel- the college years, Spring Breakers lent moral codes within this film can pack a very powerful punch. It will come out of it saying that it really is just a question of whether is a movie with substance, some- audiences prefer to leave their brain thing powerful and mostly original. at the door. Regardless of whethHowever, those that do not find er one decides to take in the film’s be bad; he wanted to be involved the bigger picture within Spring message, it will definitely give auin guns and illegal tender as op- Breakers will most likely write the diences something to think about. posed to a proper education and film off as a softcore pornographic Rating: 4 /5 upbringing. waste of their time. Overall, Spring

“Despite what the trailers might suggest, Spring Breakers might actually be one of the smartest, most socially aware films of 2013.”

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reviews: kazoo! fest

Our highlights from five days of over 30 concert performances

With over 30 musical performers spread between eight venues across Guelph (among other events) from April 3-7, Kazoo! Fest had a lot to offer this year. Here’s what we had the chance to check out.

Army Girls

Dutch Toko

@eBar, April 3

@eBar, April 4

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Setting garage and pop sensibilities high in their MO, singer/guitarist Carmen Elle (DIANA, Donlands and Mortimer, Austra) and drummer Andy Smith (Doldrums) are a twopiece, but no small force to be reckoned with. The group’s performance wasn’t without some technical hiccups (Elle’s guitar kept unplugging), but where that denied the group an opportunity exhibit to what are really some irresistibly catchy songs that are cushioned by Elle’s vocals – ranging from soothing and soft to passionately unrestrained – the group made up in charisma. Definitely a group (and performers) to keep your eye on.

The second night of Kazoo! Fest got a noisy start with local upstarts Dutch Toko. What the band lacks in musicality, frontman Brian Schirk attempts to make up for in raw enthusiasm, which is expressed with a mass of yelling and seizure-inspired dance fits. Schirk seems to find a way each and every show to end up flailing around on the floor shrieking in some sort of tantrum supposedly brought on by the emotion and power of Dutch Toko’s set.

This would be considered edgy and artistic if it weren’t for the fact that the set involves nothing more than droning feedback-heavy noise with no shape or discernible musical intention other than “make more noise.” Even when the ensemble manages listenable melodic hooks, they’re predictable and repetitive. The band have developed a considerable following with the downtown scene, but it’s difficult to chalk that up to anything more than the novelty of seeing a group of “musicians” make some distorted electronic racket and then have their lead singer, drunk or not, contort all over the floor into the crowd.

The trick definitely has some serious performance quality, but fails to make up for the forgettability of their music.

Odonis Odonis

@eBar, April 4

Robyn Nicholson

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Gregory Pepper

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& HIS PROBLEMS @ebar, april 3

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rapt attention. With little to no wait time in between songs, and equally little banter, the band easily shifted gears from trance-y romps to outright thrash, controlling their highs just as much as their lows. While their masterfully sharp and arresting set incited a raucous four-person mosh pit, don’t let that downplay the success of the set. It was as much euphoric as it was melancholy, and Odonis Odonis’s sheer intensity definitely made an impression.

Absolutely Free

@eBar, April 4

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Absolutely Free quietly eased into their set before a now bustling crowd. Compared to their last gig in downtown Guelph, it seems word must have got out about the unique pleasure that is seeing them live. Containing four of the five members of legendary Toronto post-hardcore band DD/ MM/YYYY, Absolutely Free are experts at slow-building freakouts which manage to sound just as much out of control as they are intricately calculated.

With a strong background in math rock, Absolutely Free make captivating use of alternate time signatures which keeps listeners guessing about where the downbeats are, scattered as they are across ever-changing percussion styles.

With each member being a talented multi-instrumentalist, their live show is a constantly moving switch-a-roo where guitarist becomes keyboardist, singer becomes drummer and no one ends up on the instrument they started with.

Largely supporting their first release, a 12-inch entitled UFO/Glass Tassle, the band gradually gained speed and sound, bewitching the ever-growing audience despite a trip-up mid-set which resulted in a quick laugh and a recalibration before it was right back into the groove they left it on. The last song, which also happens to be the last track on the 12-inch, “Glass Tassle” had the audience whipped into an outright frenzy, pushing and shoving and yelling with absolute immersion and enjoyment of the mastery happening on-stage.

The While

@Green Party Office, April 5

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Odonis Odonis succeeded where Dutch Toko failed. The band packed more concerted power with three members than Toko’s five managed without half as much control.

The trio effortlessly blended post-punk vigour with the angst of early grunge, all the while modernizing the sound with the use of a hybrid of electronic and acoustic drums.

Frontman Dean Tzeno’s vocals were simultaneously ’90s Brit invasion and late ’80s garage rock, while soaring over detailed structured arrangements that kept the audience’s

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arts & Culture If you said The While hid behind a screen for their opening slot at Kazoo! Fest’s Guelph Green Party office pop up venue, you wouldn’t be entirely wrong. Camera tricks, mood lighting, video, and a shadow screen were all called upon by the band of visual artists to blur the line between themselves and infinity. The special effects made them look bigger than they physically are in terms of headcount and equipment stock, but whether that was as a defense mechanism or just a proper representation of their essence was a debate given legitimacy as they looped not just their visual presence but their instrumentation as well. Adding their visual presence to a foreboding brand of indie folk that relies on a sound mix of foreboding contralto vocals, xylophones, organ, and drums, it was surrealism for your eyes and your ears.

Scattered Clouds

@Green Party Office, April 5

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Positioned somewhere between brooding, jangly no-wave and an artsy kind of horror country, Scattered Clouds are kind of like a falling apart Bauhaus meets the Wild West.

While the band boasts a name that echoes weather forecast and they were the second opener to play a five-band show they shouldn’t be mistaken as anything short of a focal point, lest their peculiar sound should go unobserved.

sound that is both idiosyncratic and self-aware. And here’s a coincidence: Esther Grey played at the Green Party Office garage, and the band began as guitarist Steph Yates and drummer/bassist Tyson Brinacombe’s humble, yard saleinspired brainchild.

Dusted

@Green Party Office, April 5

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Even though his “old” band Holy Fuck made a triumphant (if quietly promoted) return to the stage at February’s edition of Toronto’s Long Winter series, Brian Borcherdt isn’t putting Dusted to bed. The answers to material by Borcherdt that was otherwise incompletely realized when written between shows with Holy Fuck and his solo work, Dusted sees Borcherdt team up with producer Leon Taheny, who carved a reputation producing Owen Pallett’s Final Fantasy albums and has also worked with Ohbijou and the Wooden Sky. While Borcherdt sang ran his voice and guitar through some heavy feedback, Taheny, who just had Esther Grey between Dusted and the Rituals set he’d played earlier in the night, took on double duties playing drums and synth simultaneously. For a performance that relies on an equipment list that includes overblown amplifiers, the converted Green Party garage made the perfect setting for Dusted’s atmospherically minded offering of fuzzy post-folk.

Rituals

@Green Party Office, April 5

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Not The Wind, Not The Flag

Applying ooh-ah-eee-oos to a post-punk aesthetic, Rituals ultimately serve up a crackly kind of surfgaze. At times hazily atmospheric, and at others laying the sludge on thick, it kind of comes off more as a sound experiment than something you want to sit around and rock out too, but in a spacious setting like the Green Party Office’s garage in Guelph, it’s a force you can’t help but pay attention too and absorb. Even if it gives you a light headache, it’s worth taking in.

@Silence, April 6

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Following the small but mighty Baby Eagle is sort of like watching an amorphous shadow of a band. Except when performing as the formally recognized Baby Eagle and the Proud Mothers, the only real Baby Eagle consistency is the man to which that shadow belongs, former Constantines member Steve Lambke. In that tradition, Lambke kicked things off on April 6 by diving into his Jimmy Jazz opening slot alone, then calling You’ve Changed Records labelmates Daniel Romano (Attack in Black) and Jim Kilpatrick (Shotgun Jimmie) to the stage to join on lead guitar and drums (respectively). That presence eventually swelled to include Legato Vipers members Mike Brooks on a third guitar and Tyler Belluz on bass. Exhibiting impressive coherence for an act lending itself to such a diverse lineup, it was an act in collaboration that suggesting although Baby Eagle has no concrete performance to tour around with, he doesn’t need his Proud Mothers to carry him along the way.

Shotgun Jimmie

@Jimmy Jazz, April 6

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Pulling into the Jimmie Jazz without the multiple performance stations and makeshift instruments (suitcase bass drum, megaphone, etc.) he had in tow at the eBar last September, Shotgun Jimmie’s Kazoo! Fest set rode into Guelph on the virtue of making a conscious effort to avoid repeating the past. On tour promoting his new album, Everything, Everything, Kilpatrick performed a set mostly consisting of new material (songs that usually clock in under two minutes), predominantly handling bass and snare drums with his feet while simultaneously singing and playing the guitar, but sometimes even smashing a ride cymbal with a shaker while hitting guitar chords with his other hand.

It’s an act that does rely on novelty, but never too heavily.

It also helps that it’s a novelty that fails to wear off. Even if Kilpatrick fumbles a note while juggling upwards of four instruments, as a performance that champions underdogs and average-ness, the goofs don’t really stick out but instead find a place in a Shotgun Jimmie show.

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BA Johnston

@Jimmy Jazz, April 6

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Esther Grey

@Green Party Office, April 5

When you arrive late to an afternoon set at a place called Silence and Brandon Valdivia is peppering his drums with chaotic-yet-deliberate attacks and Colin Fisher is squealing away on his saxophone in a kind of Colin Stetson-y way, you’re bound to be some kind of overwhelmed.

Half an hour into their set, as if anticipating a sensory overload felt on part of the crowd, Valdivia switched to a melodica, Fisher swapped his sax for a six-string, and they dove into a post-rock slow jam that stood to balance the frantic, free form jazz of their offering thus far.

Although they were already drenched in sweat after an hour of playing to a seated crowd, the duo told the crowd to take five and dove right back into it afterwards.

Offerings like these are what make festivals like Kazoo!

Fest so great. They stick out like a sore thumb in a lineup heaped with garage-birthed rock variants and experimental electronic groups, but the exposure to something new is refreshing and… well, just cool.

Applying some symmetry to the last set he played at the Jimmy Jazz, a concert that saw him end the show in the men’s washroom, BA Johnston kicked off his Kazoo! Fest set by emerging from the same lavatory with a couple of sparklers held high above his head. At some times playing a keyboard with just one finger and at others simply plugging a Discman into the sound system and walking into the crowd to pick on audience members for their facial hair, fire snot rockets haphazardly at the ground (or the walls, or audience), climb atop tables, or to forego singing just to do the worm, BA Johnston’s act falls somewhere between a twisted kind of anti-music and one of the most engaging concert experiences you’ll ever witness. Seriously, but not seriously.

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Esther Grey have made a tradition of playing Kazoo! Fests, and it’s not hard to see why. Mixing creeping guitar progressions, innocent vocals, and some relaxed drumming that climax in crispy lo-fi jam outs, the group has developed a

Baby Eagle

@Jimmy Jazz, April 6

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EDITORS’ PICK Manor documentary

opening Hot Docs,

mar. 28 issue

In a culture where the popularity of the physical newspaper format is in steady decline, I try to keep an eye on the pick-up of our paper (it’s kind of my job). It’s also not much of a secret that, since my time as last year’s Arts & Culture editor, I can’t resist a good entertainment story. Especially one that is weird.

When it was announced that The Manor – a documentary named for the Guelph strip club that was the setting for much of its action – would open this year’s Hot Docs (the largest documentary festival in North America), I had to see what ups.

The story had Arts & Culture Editor Nick Revington and I contacting the manager of a strip club (something we thought we’d never be required to do with our jobs) and myself join Manor manager-turned director Shawney Cohen as he sat down to breakfast at Ox. What I learned was that the movie’s not just a strip club movie, but a documentary about the dysfunctional family that runs The Manor and the more human struggles they face on a daily basis.

It was simultaneously a lesson in remembering not to judge a book by its cover and – since you guys (the readers) really seemed to like it – also a reification of the marketing concept that sex cells.

Photograph Hillside Insid Feb. 7

The Ontarion covers hundreds of concerts e cert photographer, the customary image being microphone passionately. Shonda White has g photograph of Hollerado at Hillside Inside, c liantly. This photograph gives a sense of the band’s performance from an interesting viewp this picture also excels on the technical level: is very difficult, the saturated colours are exc enough detail, highlighting laughing faces an hardest thing to do as a photojournalist is to te ers feel the experience themselves. This photog

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- Tom Beedham, Editor in Chief

Through the ‘Looking Glass’, Editorial on Jan.17 Students can relate to how university life is distorted by a “looking glass” from the news of the outside world, that is, what occurs off-campus. In the article, one student believed the Idle No More movement was a lobby against cars idling on the highway. This muddled view – or lack of global awareness – can be created by a number of lenses, such as a narrowed focus on academia or through the frothy bottom of a pint glass (or two). Fittingly, The Ontarion featured its centre on the Idle No More movement the same week.

- Colleen McDonell, Associate Editor

Things I hate about the music scene, Mar. 7 issue When The Ontarion ran a column expressing distaste for cassette tapes (among other things), it spawned widespread response from the community. Generating discussions of ideas like this is partly what newspapers are for.

But who knew one of the most hotly-debated topics of the year would be recorded music formats?

- Nicholas Revington, Arts and Culture Editor

Anti-anti

Looking back on a year’s worth of volunteer it was a perk to meet east coast rockers Yukon to get last-minute quotes for a News story ab front cover, was also unexpected and made th the “Anti-anti Valentine’s Day Rant.” Essenti rant would have any kind of resonance - but I - Stacey Aspinall, Copy Editor

KS THE BEST OF THE ONTARION THIS YEAR

h of the Year, de: Hollerado, issue

tuition fees, editorial on Sept. 20

each year. It is difficult to stand out as a cong a close-up of the lead singer belting into the gone above and beyond these standards in this capturing the atmosphere of the concert brilaudience’s energy and the enthusiasm of the point, creating a great composition. However : capturing flying confetti in such clear focus citing, and the backlit audience conveys just nd hands grabbing at the confetti above. The ell a story with just one image and make viewgraph does just that.

It’s hard to forget an editorial that was called “outrageous” and “garbage” by online commentators, and sparked an opinion-section word-off between members of the Guelph Student Mobilization Committee and Editor-in-Chief Tom Beedham, who responded to comments through “Editing the Public.” While the editorial’s perspective was, to put it lightly, contended, it was a piece that got at least a few people talking about tuition fees in Ontario. The text emphasized the importance of considering what university education, rising fees, and Quebec’s student riots actually mean for Ontario students “before you go and slap a red square on your chest,” and in a statement that was eventually picked-apart, reported that “the onus must remain on the individual student to fund his/her education.”

All in all, despite the somewhat negative responses, the editorial was a great point of discussion, and provided a stimulating start for the 2012-2013 Ontarion staff. It also showed that our campus newspaper can still stir up some emotion, which is always a good thing.

- Alicja Grzadkowska, News Editor

Photo & Graphics Editor

hamilton ti-cats + the university of guelph The story of this year and maybe even the story of next year has to be the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and University of Guelph coming to an agreement that will see the Tiger-Cats play their home games at Alumni Stadium this upcoming CFL season. The agreement was struck between the two parties to give the Tiger-Cats somewhere to play during the 2013 season while their regular home, Ivor Wynne Stadium in Hamilton, is being renovated and improved to serve as a major facility for the 2015 Pan-Am Games being held in the G.T.A. The news broke on the morning of Nov. 20 when a leak out of Hamilton spilled the news on the agreement. Shortly after, two Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Tom Kendall, Brenda Whiteside, and members of the media were called to Alumni stadium for an impromptu media session detailing the agreement.

The agreement will see the construction of a large amount of temporary seating that will surround the playing surface, a licensed beer-garden area, and several improvements to stadium infrastructure to facilitate a CFL game. Members of the Gryphon team are ecstatic to be sharing the field with professionals, and the knowledge and experience is sure to benefit the university’s team.

- Chris Müller, Sports & Health Editor Shonda White

valentine’s day rant, FEB. 14 ISSUE

r-written articles for The Ontarion, it’s always the unexpected moments that stand out. In recent memory, n Blonde at the eBar – they complimented me on the firmness of my handshake (true story). Scrambling bout GM Alfalfa after a voice recorder failed to pick up any audio, only to have that article featured on the he stress worth it. But in terms of the most interesting response I’ve gotten to a story, I’d have to go with ially complaining about those people who complain about Valentine’s Day, I didn’t expect that my acerbic I seemed to hit a nerve with this opinion piece.

12 w w w.t h e on ta r ion . c om sports & Health Roller derby isn’t about lipstick and fishnets Guelph’s Royal City Roller Girls enters fourth season Colleen McDonell This derby has nothing to do with Kentucky; it incorporates the brute force of hockey and the strategies of racing, all the while performed on four-wheel skates.

With a fiery attitude, Guelph’s roller derby league, the Royal City Roller Girls (RCRG) is entering its fourth season this spring.

RCRG began in 2010 and now has over 100 members. The league has four all-female teams, including: the Top Herloins, the fresh meat pool still in training; Violet Uprising and Killer Queens, the two home teams with players from every level; and the BruteLeggers, the competitive travel team. Currently recruiting for the season, RCRG is open to females over the age of 18.

“It is probably the most inclusive sport out there,” said travel team coach Captain Lou El Bammo on roller derby. “It is growing and empowering, especially on the women’s side where the sport grew from.”

Since its origins in the 1940s, roller derby has been constantly evolving from being a theatrical and scripted game to a sport of true athleticism, strategy and skill. During the last decade it has gained momentum in both Canada and the world. In 2011, Toronto hosted the first ever Roller Derby World Championship, drawing 11 teams from countries all around the world.

Roller derby is a contact sport in which two teams battle for one

hour and the team that ends with the most points claims victor.

Teams accumulate points when the “jammer,” a designated player with a star on their helmet, laps the opposing players.

It’s seemingly simple, yet there is an incredible amount of strategy involved as the players roll around the rink in “packs.” The player with a stripe on their helmet, the “pivot,” sets the pace for their team and signals to other players while the “blockers” play a defensive role in trying to hold the other team’s jammer back.

Although gaining popularity, competitive derby – which is how RCRG defines itself – is still striving to legitimize itself as a sport.

“People are starting to realize there is a place for ‘rec league’ derby – where girls can just wear wendy shepherd fishnets and smoke cigarettes,” explained Francesca Fiure, the The Royal City Roller Girls, Guelph’s roller derby organization, now boasts over 100 members. head of training. “For the majority of us, this is something that completely obsessed and never I feel good.” have already guessed based on involves strategy and five or six looked back.”

The league is open to women of the commentators of this artidays of training [a week]. It’s a Besides playing derby, most any athletic history or level ex- cle). Some players, like Fiure, lot more than wearing a tutu and league members have addition- perience with skates, and they use their new names to express smacking people.” al roles in helping out with the train the “fresh meat” before themselves differently than they Fiure has been with the team organization, which is driven throwing them into the rink. do in their everyday lives. for almost a year and had never entirely by volunteers. RCRG However, joining a team, espe“I’m a grad student who types even been on ice or roller skates is non-profit, and does its own cially the travel team, involves a all day,” said Fiure. “I skate with before her sister dragged her to marketing, fundraising, and heavy time commitment as play- people who exist on the very end play a game. She fell in love with travelling arrangements. ers train 12 months of the year. of the political spectrum. I don’t Kim Scarsmashian is not only Veterans have observed how want those worlds to mix. This is the intensity of derby that night after she “fell and broke her ass.” the vice president of RCRG, but player potential comes more what I am when I’m here – I’m Francesca Fiure – I’m loud and The league’s president, Lady is also almost 30 years older than with attitude than ability.

GoreJess, also had no previous the youngest player. But this “You need to be willing to take ostentatious.” training when she first joined doesn’t impede her performance risks,” explained GoreJess. “If Lady GoreJess found choosing three years ago. She simply was – when she isn’t mentoring the you’ve never played a sport be- her name easy – the inspiration new to Guelph and wanted to younger players, she plays for fore, we don’t give a shit. You came from the game itself. meet new people. the competitive travel team. come and we teach you what you “The confidence and athleti“I bought my equipment the “I’m 44. And that’s part of the need. Just be willing to try.” cism that the game brings out next day and went to practice a motivation,” said ScarsmashiWhile RCRG does not have loud is gorgeous.” couple days after that,” GoreJess an. “I want to be an asset to the costumes, such as tutus or fishsaid on seeing a poster for RCRG team. As long as I work hard, net tights, each player picks a for web-exclusive photo Reel downtown. “Then I became train hard, and I’m contributing, unique derby name (as you may

From the Bleachers: Why do we sport?

Chris Müller Sports hold an incredibly unique place in our lives. To some, they are a passing interest, a mere occupation of time before something more interesting comes along. To others, sports are a way of life and serve as instrumental in their understanding of the world. How marvelous that such a discrepancy could exist, that regardless of involvement, there are always positives to be had.

My education of sport has been an education of verbs, not of running or hitting, but of watching, playing, learning, coaching, managing, volunteering, writing, and reading. I’ve come to appreciate everyone from the star running back on the football team to the

middle-aged mother that sells through two wispy trees, and it’s pop and chips at the local arena. that same force that drives parAt the root of sport is community, ents to pluck the kids out of bed a shared organization and experi- early Sunday morning for a hockence which is universal to all who ey tournament. The power of sport participate in sport. Whether it’s has given many young people the the locker room talk, gossiping opportunity of higher education girlfriends (or boyfriends) in the through their athletic talents, stands, or 80,000 people on their often converting the steadfast feet, everyone there is brought desires of the athlete into the together by one purpose: to be steadfast desires of a student. a part of something greater than I hear the argument all the themselves. time that sports are just a form This is of course an idyllic per- of escapism, an escape from the spective on sport in contemporary realities of life. But who among culture, and while I appreciate the us can argue with the symbolcritics who feel sport is too fas- ism of a wrestler? Who among cist, too capitalist, too didactic us can refute the satisfaction and politically useful, I find myself of witnessing human strength believing that sport serves society. impose its will against another The power of sport drives ampu- – a dramatization of our struggle tated children in the developing for survival, all contained beworld to run around on crutch- tween two wrestlers in a small es to kick a makeshift soccer ball area. But that doesn’t belong at

the Olympics, apparently. And if physical conflict isn’t your thing, you’d be hard-pressed to find a human being on this planet that isn’t enamored with the talents of Usain Bolt.

Athletes expand the potential of the human body and do it right before our eyes. I still have no idea how someone hits a ball moving at 95 miles per hour (152.88 kilometers per hour) 450 feet (137.16 meters) in the opposite direction. As you mull that, consider too the literary elements of sport. Most sports have a rigid time structure that houses a narrative element, a beginning and an end. What happens during that time tells a story, one of struggle and conquest. The record at the end of the year notes victories and defeats with equal importance, reminding us that

without losing, it is impossible to win.

It is for these reasons that human beings sport.

From the bleachers, we recognize the permanence of sport in society, the continued ability of sport to excite, sadden, inspire, and elate us all. Sports remind us of the importance of play, something often lost in the transition from childhood to adulthood. Sports remind us of the limitless potential of the human mind and body, and urge us to expand our own frontiers.

I hope we never abandon this concept of sport, and we always remember the joy we experienced the first time we picked up a ball, or the first time we crossed the finish line, or the first time we stepped on the ice.

To play is human, to sport is divine. Think about it.

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The Rock: Toronto’s Dynasty Why the Toronto Rock are the winner the province’s capital is clamoring for Kevin Ricci Two Fridays ago on March 29, I attended my first Toronto Rock game at the Air Canada Center.

The Rock played the Buffalo Bandits in one of the final games of the season; a match that truly defined the impact the Toronto Rock has against their opponents. Despite a relatively close first half, The Rock prevailed with a 19-11 victory by the end of the fourth quarter. The most intriguing aspect I found from the experience was the overall atmosphere. Much more than other professional sports, the Toronto Rock games seem to have a very family-friendly appeal. From the contemporary music that ran during gameplay, to the cheerleaders after almost every quarter, to the halftime show consisting of young kids playing lacrosse

against each other, it was clear that these games are intended to be a family event.

Although there are other sports teams that promote a family themed bout such as the Anaheim Ducks in hockey, it appears that The Rock might just be the only team that can get away with having that focus and not having their team’s quality suffer.

The statistics speak for themselves: the Toronto Rock sit atop the eastern conference with one game left to play. Given that they currently have 10 wins and the runner up, the Rochester Knighthawks, have six, it is impossible for The Rock to falter out of the top spot. Their position against the first place team in the west, the Calgary Roughnecks who currently hold eight wins this season implies that they have a great chance of winning the Champion’s Cup. This leads me to the question regarding why can the Toronto Rock not sell out the Air Canada Center. The Rock games tend to have anywhere between 10,000

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The Toronto Rock, according to Kevin Ricci, are the best ticket in the Toronto area sports scene. Find out why the perennially dominant Rock are Toronto’s only modern sports dynasty. to 14,000 attendants per game out of a possible 19,800 capacity. This translates to selling anywhere from half to three quarters of the seating at the Air Canada Center.

Not that this is a small figure but in comparison to the Leafs who manage to sell out each game no matter how they perform in any given season, it does reinforce the question. One could argue that lacrosse does not have the same appeal as hockey, which is a fair statement. However, given the extremely family-oriented nature of the games, this should heavily increase ticket sales. In addition, lacrosse is a sport that originated in Canada. If Canadian teams do not capitalize on the attendance, it seems unlikely it would be more popular anywhere else in the world.

A common complaint a lot of Torontonians and citizens in the greater Toronto area have is that Toronto does not have a consistently winning team. Often when someone makes this statement, they tend to refer to the Jays, Leafs and the Raptors. So let’s examine some overall statistics.

Since the Toronto Raptors were franchised into the National Basketball League in 1995, they have yet to win a championship. Given that there are 30 teams in the NBA, this should not have any impact on the quality of the Raptors in anybody’s mind, as they tend to be a moderately successful team. The Jays have won two championship titles since their inauguration into Major League Baseball in 1977. These championships were won in subsequent years, 1992 and 1993 – certainly not a bad feat. The Leafs historically are a great team, however it has been 45 years since they last conquered the Stanley Cup. With

that being said, they certainly stand a chance in the 2013 season. It appears as if Toronto does not have bad teams in any sports, we just do not have a dynasty in any of these three leagues – but in reality, how many cities actually do?

“A common complaint a lot of Torontonians and citizens in the greater Toronto area have is that Toronto does not have a consistently winning team.

Often when someone makes this statement, they tend to refer to the Jays, Leafs and the Raptors.”

My next question is why are The Rock not talked about as a major Toronto sports team

given that the National Lacrosse League is as professional in its own sport domain as the NBA, MLB or the NHL? The National Lacrosse League came to fruition in 1998, meaning that the current season marks its 15th year of operation. In that time frame, the Toronto Rock have managed to win the Champion’s Cup six out of a potential 13 times taking into account that during the first year of the NLL, they were based in Hamilton under the name the Ontario Raiders. If you also take into account that they have made it to the Champion’s Cup and were unsuccessful twice, this means that The Rock have been in over half of the Championship games. In terms of their overall wins, they beat out any other team in the league by at least three times as many championships. To my knowledge, there is not a single other team in the western world of sports that has managed such a feat, which makes it safe to say that the Toronto Rock is a dynasty in the NLL. Perhaps, those that ask the question of why Toronto does not have a consistently winning team need to rephrase the question.

It seems that the proper question to ask is, “why are none of the historic Toronto sports teams currently a powerhouse?” Inevitably down the road, the Toronto Rock will be seen as a historic Toronto sports team as they grow with age. Nevertheless, we might just be blessed with the most competitively powerful team in any given league in North America. Certainly something we should not take for granted.

Maybe it is time to start giving the Toronto Rock the attention they truly deserve.

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A few helpful hints to alleviate some of the anxiety of the exam period Chris Müller

brief sense of accomplishment that comes with preparing your own food. If you’re any good at it, you can always barter leftovers with your roommates for candies and other desirable goods during exam season.

It affects us all, this preposterous time of year. If you’re knee-deep in studying right now, and can feel the inevitable quicksand of a final paper beginning to engulf your lower extremities, fear not, you’re not alone in your “survival of the fittest,” (that’s Herbert speaking, not Charles). Regardless, here are some tips compiled from a bevy of online sources to help keep you sane during the exam period.

Set reasonable goals You probably won’t be able to finish that 4,000-word, 15-source paper in one night. If it works for you, then great, but for the rest of us feebleminded individuals, it’s generally worthwhile to divide the workload into manageable segments. Spend the afternoon researching and making notes on the sources, then sleep on it and harness your inner genius to write the next day.

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Take breaks Talk to people If you feel like you’re in over your It’s funny how easy it is to forget that head (and at times, you will), go for you’re surrounded by intelligent a walk. Clear your head, take twen- and similarly-struggling students ty minutes to walk to Tim Horton’s, when you’ve bone zoned into a eat a sprinkle donut (only if it has study carrel all day. Despite what the stick-shaped sprinkles, trust you’ve heard we are in fact in this me), and feel better. The walk helps together as students, and a casual courtesy increase circulation in the body and drink or two (of age-appropriate the donut gives you a little shot of beverages) after a day of studying Exams got you down? Here’s some tips to help you make it through your final few exams and papers. sugar, at least temporarily im- can go a long way in preparing you proving your mood. By the time for the next long day of studying. fact go on beyond these two weeks – even if it doesn’t seem that way. you’re back at your study location of choice, you’ll feel gluttonous for Take care of yourself eating the donut, but ultimately re- You know how to make you happy Read The Ontarion better than anyone else. If being in You should be doing this every week, freshed and ready to refocus. the gym for an hour every day keeps but if you’re not, the exam season is you smiling, then take your hour in as good a time as any to start!

Cook If time allows, and sometimes it the gym. If watching a season of a doesn’t, stop by the grocery store totally legally-procured television Good luck fellow library-dwellon the way home from the library show before bed is your thing, do ers, let’s try to emerge from these and make yourself a decent meal. it. Eat as best you can, try not to two weeks relatively unscathed and The time you spend completing overdose on caffeine (the single most with our sanity still in check – assomething start to finish will help hypocritical comment of my life), suming we were ever really sane to reset your focus by receiving that and remind yourself that life does in begin with.

More education, more allergies Research from McGill and McMaster notes rate of allergies on the rise in educated families Chris Müller Finally, a reason for my four-yearold self to refuse a bath.

A study recently published in the Journal of Allergy suggests children with parents that possess post-secondary education are twice as likely to possess a food allergy. The reason for this, the study suggests, is that highly-educated parents place more importance on rigorous hygiene and infection control than the plebeians beneath them.

This is in part due to the hygiene hypothesis, a theory that renders smaller families, cleaner homes, and the use of antibiotics and vaccines as a means of reducing the

development of the immune system by fighting off infection. Before naturalists and other practitioners of non-western medicine fly completely off the handle – suggesting they’ve known this all along – it’s wise to consider the tradeoffs of higher allergy rates as a result of the hygiene hypothesis. The study, endorsed by Dr. Stuart Carr, the president of the Canadian society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, suggests that while increased levels of hay fever and peanut allergies are a concern, it’s a much better concern than an outbreak of tuberculosis or the measles, which are effectively treated through antibiotics.

The study notes that about 1.6 per cent of school-aged children suffer from peanut allergies alone, which in extreme cases can cause anaphylactic shock, a potentially fatal occurrence.

Research for the study was conducted through phone interviews, and revealed that people in

homes where the respondent had graduated from a post-secondary institution were twice as likely to have tree nut allergies, and 63 per cent more likely to develop a peanut allergy.

The study’s findings point to a notion that food allergies are related to environmental and diet factors, particularly the consumption of processed foods. Of course, one might think that the “educated” parents feeding their kids full of processed food might recognize the association, but I digress.

Regardless, the study is interesting in that it suggests human beings are better suited to accumulating allergies in the era of modern medicine than they were in the past. While it would be sufficient to say that the western world is generally more hygienic that in generations past, it’s interesting to see that the overly hygienic run the risk of allergies just like the rest of the population.

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Craft Beer Night at the Brass Taps An eclectic group of brewers grace the Brass Taps with their wares on April 5.

Chris Müller The Brass Taps made a strong argument for making me go back to school for a fifth year by holding the first of what will hopefully become an annual event at the campus’ most recognizable watering hole. Held on the evening of April 5, eight brewers from the surrounding area travelled to Guelph to promote their beer and their love of the craft beer industry. The breweries in attendance were: Great Lakes Brewing Company, Mill Street Brewery, Wellington Brewery, Hop City Brewing Company, Silversmith Brewing Company, Muskoka brewery, Beau’s All Natural Brewery and Nickel Brook Brewery.

The night was organized so that interested patrons of the Brass Taps could purchase a five dollar miniature sampling glass from the bar, and imbibers could purchase sample tickets at the bar for a dollar a piece. Participants in the beer night enjoyed the knowledge, experience, and excitement of the brewers in showcasing their products to a new audience.

My tour began with Great Lakes Brewery, a craft brewer from Toronto. Troy Burtch, a sales representative from the brewer, spent some time explaining the nuances of creating new beer recipes and the creative process behind craft brewing. Of course, the pleasant conversation was supplemented by a tasting of two of the

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brewery’s offerings. The first, the Orange Peel Ale, was a refreshing brew created by steeping large bags of orange zest into a base brew, providing a certain zest and floral aroma. The Crazy Canuck, a magically hopped west coast pale ale was the other beer Great Lakes had at the show, and it was equally as satisfying as the Orange Peel.

As fellow beer-connoisseurs entered the fray, it was time to advance to the next brewer, Silversmith Brewing Company. Silversmith, represented

by Laura Campeau, is a young brewery established in 2011 relying on their flagship beer, a black lager, to drive the brewery forward. It was one of two black lagers on display at the show, the other coming from Hop City in the form of their Eighth Sin Black Lager.

Both employ a dark roasted malt to vanessa tignanelli create the colour and flavour backbone of the brew, but rely on lagering Owner John Romano shows off a wide array of brews from Nickel Brook Brewery on April 5 at the Brass to produce the ease of drinkability as- Taps Craft Beer Show. sociated with the style. The innovative style allows for the taste of stout or por- practice in beer’s Bavarian mother- material to make “beer” out of, since Beau’s flagship brew remains their best ter brew with the mouth-feel of a lager land. The product will be available at beer in the traditional sense relies on amidst some seasonal brews that are like Mill Street Organic. Both black la- the brewery, but not in stores. Expect the fermentable sugars of grains to cre- regularly released.

Wellington Brewery made the trip gers were promising and frankly were it out in the coming year. ate alcohol. The difficulties Romano the stars of the show, and at present Nickel Brook Brewery, with owner and his brewery have encountered from Woodlawn Road to visit, bringing Silversmith’s offering edged out Hop John Romano and a helper stationed in this regard are being addressed their regular assortment of traditional City’s, if only by a nudge – truly an at the table, brought a wide variety of through their roots in home brew- beers. The Iron Duke is a great winter excellent introduction into a style I’m beers with them to the show. Several ing – constantly experimenting and treat, but the Trailhead Lager might sure few had experienced before. craft offerings, including the hoppy reformulating recipes to create better pleasantly surprise some people - very Mill Street, the perennial award- Headstock and sour-sweet Green products. Celiacs, those who require refreshing and crisp. winner located in the heart of Apple Pilsner, were overshadowed by a a gluten-free diet, would be wise to In all, it was a superb evening for Toronto’s distillery district, offered a great discussion between Romano and pay attention to Nickel Brook in the those who enjoy the beverage. Flanked beer that’s currently available in the a few beer enthusiasts about brewing coming years. by a fellow beer admirer and a marketSpring Mix pack – the Maple Ale, and better gluten-free beer – the demand Beau’s All Natural Brewery was also ing major, I was very impressed with dropped some pretty fascinating news. for which is constantly growing in in attendance, and served their flag- the openness of the brewery reps with The brewpub, located at the brewery North America. Romano explained ship Lugtread Lagered Ale through respect to how their businesses operin Toronto, is opening up a small room the difficulties in using sorghum, the an impromptu draft system running ate and their genuine excitement in near the back where distilled beer will traditional malt used in gluten-free out of a cooler. Besides providing putting craft beer in the hands of an be turned into a beer liquor, a common beer as an inherently awful-tasting some excellent ideas for an old cooler, educated beer drinker. Cheers.

: Suburban sprawl vs. downtown density Debate ends in a draw Nick Revington Guelph is growing. In fact, it’s the fifth-fastest growing city in Canada, in terms of per cent population increase. This growth has been in two directions: outward and upward.

When I was a kid, Arkell Road was in the middle of nowhere. Watson Road used to be so far out of town, it might as well have been on the moon.

Now, they’ve been engulfed by cookie-cutter houses. At the same time, condos are going up all over downtown. Waterloo Avenue and Gordon Street, Woolwich and Macdonell Streets, and the former W.C. Woods factory site beside the river in the Ward are each at various stages of this construction boom.

Inevitably, debates arise over which form of growth is better. First, there are the usual criticisms of suburbia: dependence on cars means congestion, time wasted on lengthy commutes, and obesity epidemics. It’s also a threat to sustainability, eating up productive

land, and a symbol of hyper-consumption. They’re a lonely, soulless place, critics contend.

On the other hand, can they really be so bad if families continue to flock to them en masse? Homeownership remains a key component of the Great (North) American Dream. And from a sustainability point of view, many new, high-density inner-city residential projects are no better. These modern apartments are typically outfitted with the most extravagant electric appliances. They tend to be occupied by a single inhabitant, resulting in higher per-capita energy use. And they have no recourse to growing their own food, collecting rainwater, and the like when the fossil fuels we are so dependent on to move goods into the city finally run out.

In short, both sides of the popular debate present oversimplifications. It turns out higher densities aren’t necessarily any more sustainable than sprawling suburbs – urban form has little to do with it. It’s a question of consumption. Earlier postwar suburbs were generally far more sustainable

than those being constructed today, largely a result of smaller house sizes and a lifestyle that was less consumptive than contemporary norms. But contemporary proponents of suburbia tend to gloss over the social and environmental problems inherent in present-day suburbs. Densification may be necessary to preserve farmland, natural areas, and recreational space, but low-density suburbs have the potential to reduce their ecological impact drastically by minimizing consumption, growing their own food, and shopping locally.

In light of this, Australian urban planner Brendan Gleeson presents three principles for urban resilience.

First, there is no stable “end-state” for urban systems – we can’t believe in a single, consistent solution. Second, we need to remember that urban policies and planning can shape, but not determine, social and environmental qualities of cities. Finally, we must consider equity: policies that unfairly burden central cities or suburbs in attempts to be sustainable will invariably fail.

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Suburbia often draws heat for being unsustainable, but higher densities aren’t necessarily any better. Consumptive lifestyles are the real threat to sustainability.

16 w w w.t h e on ta r ion . c om life This Week Vocations after post-secondary education Recently graduating in History students provided their Picasso is Dead in France at 91 Margaret Thatcher and Pablo Picasso now have at least one thing in common: the day of their passing, which is separated by 40 years.

The 91-year-old artist died of fluid in the lungs early in the morning, with his 47-year-old wife by his side. Ten days earlier, the article notes that Picasso was preparing for an exhibit of 201 of his works in the Avignon Arts Festival, opening at the Palais des Papes in France.

The festival director commented on Picasso’s work in the article, stating, “You feel there is a change, a new period. There is much less eroticism and much more softness,” adding that Picasso’s wife told him that Picasso was working more slowly on each painting in recent months. The article ends on a subparagraph titled, “Why He Was a Communist.” (The New York Times April 8, 1973) Apollo XIII crew ride smoothly toward third rendezvous with moon Astronauts aboard Apollo 13 spent a calm weekend as they “passed the halfway point on moon’s fifth voyage to the vicinity of the moon,” reported The Globe and Mail. Likewise, their launch on Saturday was described as “almost flawless,” making this journey to the terrestrial body seem like it was going to be successful. However, the quiet vacation quickly took a turn for the worst. Only the day after the printing of the article, a tank containing liquid-oxygen burst, and the astronauts had to evacuate the command ship, using their “intended moon-landing craft as a lifeboat for a fast return to earth,” according to The New York Times. Luckily, the crew safely returned. (The Globe and Mail – April 13, 1970) Tiger Woods wins Masters at 21 Long before all the scandals and redemptions, a very young Tiger Woods took home the prize as the youngest-ever player, and first black player, to win the US Masters Championships, according to The BBC. Woods attributed his win to “a lot of luck at the right time,” and the article points out that he only turned professional eight months before the competition. After the Masters, Woods went on to break single-season record earnings with more than $2 million by the end of the 1997 PGA season, states The BBC. And, it looks like his luck hasn’t run out yet. This week, the CBS and other media sources reported that Woods is the favourite to win the Masters.

(The BBC – April 13, 1997)

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Wayne Greenway Student: Most employers search for experienced candidates. How can a non-co-op student earn experience in the field? I also need an income. Should I feel hopeless?

Answer: Definitely not. Determine where you are headed and map out a way to get there, using the advice of people in your field. Plan on a four to six month full-time search to successfully comic by Abhishek Mohan transition. Try to secure a career related summer job or internship As an alternative to unavailable career-related work experience, you can get any paid work and while you conduct your search. volunteer in your career field as often as you can.

Alternatively, look for a paid experience in the industry of your during work in the field can defi- when it occurred, what happened, Student: What are general questions target career, even if it requires nitely help you to achieve long term and what the results were). Think to ask at the end of an interview? less knowledge than you possess. career plans and make your post- of the skills you would use on the Answer: Plan your questions careWith this option you will need to graduate studies more meaningful. job and prepare a similar story for fully so they tell you more about the find career-related volunteer work each skill; know why you want the job. Find out what they would like in your free time. These kinds of Student: What are employers cur- job and how this job fits with your to see accomplished within the first future career plan. Find out about year. Save questions about hours volunteer positions are seldom ad- rently looking for? vertised, but effective field research Answer: Your field research inter- behavioural questions and be ready and money until they offer you the position. interviews will help land this kind views will be your best source for for them. of experience… this information. Applicants who demonstrate that they have the Student: My undergraduate career skills to do the job and then add prepared me for managing issues or value to those around them are frecreating networks of communica- quently selected for interviews. tion between stakeholders. Entry level grunt work is the only work Student: How do I make my cover available. How do I get to my goals? letter stand out? How long should Answer: Target jobs (job titles) that it be? Why should I do a master you think you would like to pursue resume? within the next two to three years. Answer: The best guide to length Then conduct about 20+ field re- is to make sure it is concise and search interviews with people in compelling. Show how you match these positions. These interviews the employer’s specified qualifiwill help you confirm or reject the cations. Prepare these documents career as your goal, give you a clear to get the interview, not the job. understanding of the core skills you Using a master resume will lead to a need for the job, and provide ideas more cohesive presentation in your and connections for finding entry customized application and save level jobs before they are posted. you many hours of stressful work, Their advice and connections will rather than mixing and matching guide your entry into the field. text from multiple cover letters and resumes.

Student: What is the percentage of people getting hired out of college Student: Is it better to submit a reand university? sume the way that employers ask Answer: It is not easy finding ca- (i.e. online) or should it always be reer-related work after university. in person? Should a resume have CBC radio recently estimated that bulleted skills at the top or incor“after graduating, one in three 25 porate all skills under previous job to 29 year olds with a college or headings? university degree ends up in a low- Answer: Always submit the resume skilled job.” It is important to have the way they ask. Employers would a carefully prepared strategy, ex- generally choose to see proof of cellent career transition support how you have made accomplishand mentoring, and get as much ments rather than a list of skills career-related volunteer and work that anyone can say they have. If experience as possible. you have very limited experience, then a skills list at the top might Renann Isaacs Student: Do you need a PhD to look be helpful. for a job?

With similar characteristics to a dog, Rupert the cat Answer: Unless your target career Student: What are the most com- follows Renann everywhere. In this instance however, with Renann requires this level of education, mon interview questions? stuck on the couch for three days with the flu, he is smart enough postgraduate education is not likely Answer: Be able to answer how you to keep his distance. He sat like this for several hours, watching to be your answer. Carefully se- fit each qualification using a story over her from his favourite chair beside his favourite painting, lected postgraduate studies after or from your experience and explain looking fabulous as ever!

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editorial

Closing words

The Ontarion Inc. University Centre Room 264 University of Guelph N1G 2W1 ontarion@uoguelph.ca

Well Guelph, that’s another year.

As your independent student newspaper, we’ve had an interesting time together.

We’ve loved, learned, lambasted, and, most importantly, we’ve lasted.

As The Ontarion wraps up this paper – and with it, another production season – it puts behind it some memorable stories (our favourites can be found in this issue’s centre – hint, hint), and it’s easy to get sentimental.

We have this tradition at The Ontarion where the Editor-inChief is tasked with putting the year they’ve put behind them into context. That’s what this is. I guess the best place to start is with the first issue you saw on stands this September. Published every year, our Back-to-School Guide is what The Ontarion puts out to introduce new students to what Guelph has to offer them, alert old students and alumni to what’s changed, and tell everyone what remains consistent. It’s our opportunity to introduce you to what’s here, but also our chance to encourage you to get involved.

I started this year off with a Back-to-School Guide welcome message that explicitly encouraged you to do just this.

For the most part, I’ve been impressed.

In our student government, the CSA, and their related initiatives, I found impassioned leaders that also served as willing critics of our publication. When we responded to poor CSA election turnouts in the fall with a big editorial headline reading, “Do students want democracy?” and proceeded to criticize “student apathy,” Communications and Corporate Affairs

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Commissioner Drew Garvie responded, pointing out (and for the sake of space, this is simplifying the discussion) that our stance was oversimplifying things and not exactly saying anything new.

It was welcome criticism, because it reminded us of why we’re here.

I cannot overstate how lucky Guelph is to have a student government that not only pays attention to campus media, but also engages it in discussion.

Sure, maybe I’m biased – helming a print media publication in an age where that format is less than favoured, I’m happy to see anyone reading any newspaper, not just our own – but there is something to be said about a university culture that actively engages in open discourse with vehicles for campus expression.

Leaving your comfort zone is a practice everyone should pursue, and that means addressing and engaging problems as well solutions, and doing it constantly, whether that means through our paper (we’re here) or other routes of communication. That’s what makes things happen.

I ended my Back-to-School Guide welcome message with simple words of encouragement.

I said, “Get hungry, feed, and repeat.” I leave you with those same words now.

If you’re interested in getting involved with us in the future, I urge you to introduce yourself to your incoming Editor-in-Chief, Jess Avolio. Even if you’re not interested in getting involved with our editorial or production team,

but you have a campus club or organization, come by, introduce yourself, and wish her luck. It’ll save her some legwork.

Signing off, Tom Beedham Editor-in-Chief The Ontarion P.S. Good luck on those exams. Try to remember that they’re not the end of the world.

Editorial Staff: Editor-in-chief Tom Beedham Arts & Culture Editor Nicholas Revington Sports & Health Editor Christopher Müller News Editor Alicja Grzadkowska Associate Editor Colleen McDonell Copy Editor Stacey Aspinall Production Staff: Photo & graphics editor Vanessa Tignanelli Ad designer Sarah Kavanagh Layout Director Jessica Avolio Web Assistant Jordan Sloggett Office Staff: Business manager Lorrie Taylor Office manager Monique Vischschraper Ad manager Al Ladha Board of Directors President Bronek Szulc Treasurer Lisa Kellenberger Chairperson Michael Bohdanowicz Secretary Alex Lefebvre Directors Aaron Francis Harrison Jordan Heather Luz Lisa McLean Marshal McLernon Shwetha Chandrashekhar Contributors Angel Callander Kelsey Coughlin Travis Dandro Andrew Donovan Wayne Greenway Alex Howie Renann Isaacs Nadine Maher

Abhishek Mohan Robyn Nicholson Natasha Reddy Kevin Ricci Wendy Shepherd Pablo Vadone Amy van den Berg Emma Wilson

The Ontarion is a non-profit organization governed by a Board of Directors. Since the Ontarion undertakes the publishing of student work, the opinions expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect those of the Ontarion Board of Directors. The Ontarion reserves the right to edit or refuse all material deemed sexist, racist, homophobic, or otherwise unfit for publication as determined by the Editor-in-Chief. Material of any form appearing in this newspaper is copyrighted 2011 and cannot be reprinted without the approval of the Editorin-Chief. The Ontarion retains the right of first publication on all material. In the event that an advertiser is not satisfied with an advertisement in the newspaper, they must notify the Ontarion within four working days of publication. The Ontarion will not be held responsible for advertising mistakes beyond the cost of advertisement.

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71- Accumulate 72- Colleen

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25- Fill to surfeit 26- Irritating 30- Ready to hit (2) 35- Whopper 36- Writer Hentoff 37- Foot bones 38- Held in lofty esteem 41- Stopping place 43- Family car 44- Feel bad about 45- A Scot’s one 46- Romantic rendezvous 47- Popular South African music

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5- Twelve pence 6- Towel word 7- Center starter 8- Sleep issue 9- Man of many words?

10- Broadway opening (2) 11- Foot covering 12- Cushions 13- Dick and Jane’s dog 21- TV Tarzan Ron 23- Gaucho’s rope 25- Cpl.’s superior 26- As ___ resort (2) 27- More pleasant 28- Destitute 29- Slangy denial 31- Rat-a-___

32- Skater Boitano 33- For ___ (cheap) (2) 34- Fungal infection 39- Possesses 40- Emcee’s job 41- Prefix meaning “beneath” 42- Tutors 44- Apt. divisions 48- Status ___ 49- Of flight 51- Main male 52- Dimness 54- Cut the crop 55- Jason’s craft 56- Adhesive 57- Depression in a surface 59- California wine region 60- French summers 61- Actress Harper 64- One ___ million (2) 65- Distress call

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difficulty level: 16 (located near the Ranch and Woodlawn Bowl)

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- Oscar Wilde

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170.13 ◆ apr il 11t h, 2013

community listings Thursday April 11 Guelph Field Naturalists Meeting.

7:30pm at the Arboretum Centre.

All welcome. Don’t Forget Food the environmental impact of our food choices. Kelly Hughes, Local Food Officer , Metro Toronto Convention Centre.

“Be the Change” is a Thursday Series of Green Related Events. This week’s topic: Many Choices for Local Food: Avoiding Foodopoly. 7:30pm at Mike for Guelph-Guelph Green Party Office, 34 Gordon St. Refreshments. All welcome. No charge. www.mikeschreiner.ca/

Dublin St. Church 19th Annual Fine Art Show & Sale. 10am-4pm, corner of Dublin St./Suffolk St. Free Admission. Over 30 artists. Lunch available. www.dublin.on.ca Habitat for Humanity Wellington Dufferin Guelph Women Build second annual Girls’ Night Out event.

Appetizers, drinks, dancing, live DJ, fashion show, silent auction, zumba class, Pink Vendor Shops, wellness services and much more!

Tickets: $40, proceeds go towards our Women Build project. 7pm at Holiday Inn Guelph Hotel and Conference Centre. www.habitatwellington.on.ca/

Friday April 12 Guelph Youth Singers and The Over Tones join together to present “Can You Feel The Love?” a delightful concert of choral and barbershopstyle music. 7:30pm at Harcourt Memorial United Church. Admission: Adults $25 / Students & Seniors $20/eyeGO $5. Tickets at River Run Centre box office, 519-763-3000. www.guelphyouthsingers.com

Monday April 15 Guelph Hiking Trail Club: Ignatius Jesuit Centre Hike. 3 Of 5 1½ hr., 5 km. Level 2. Speed Moderate. Meet in the parking lot by the Labyrinth and Jesuit Cemetery for a 6:30pm departure. Leader: Vanessa Hyland, 519-821-5335, vhyland@ rogers.com.

Guelph Little Theatre presents Kiss the Moon Kiss the Sun by Norm Foster. Directed by Robin Bennett, Produced by Jen Peleschak. April 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27 from 8-10pm. April 14 and 21 at 2pm. 176 Morris St. Tickets and info: www. guelphlittletheatre.com

Career Aviators Business Career Club: Students and professionals welcome. Mondays 7pm -9pm, Innovation Guelph (111 Farquhar Street). Strategic advice and support; guest presentations; motivation to stay on track; worldwide Information exchange.

PWYC. Info:1 866 873 7633 www. careeraviators.com

Saturday April 13 GIANT Spring Rummage, Yard & Bake Sale. Household items, clothing, toys, books, small furniture, home baking and so much more.

FREE Fairtrade coffee. 8am-12pm at St. George’s Church (Lower Level), 99 Woolwich St. www.saintgeorge. ca

Tuesday April 16 Buddhist Meditation Class- Simple, practical methods to improve the quality of our life and develop inner peace. Drop in class 7-8:30pm at St. Matthias Anglican Church, 171 Kortright Rd. W. $10. www.kadampa.ca

Thursday April 18 Guelph Civic Museum Military Lecture Series (In partnership with the Laurier Centre for Military, Strategic and Disarmament Studies). Mike Bechthold, Wilfrid Laurier University - “Raymond Collishaw and the Development of British Carrier Aviation in the 1930s”. Free admission.

7:30 pm, seating limited. www. guelph.ca/museum/ Saturday April 20 Guelph Spoken Word Presents the Guelph Open Mic & Poetry slam featuring Elyse Maltin. $100 slam prize. 7pm at The eBar (41 Quebec St.) $10 (PWYC). All Ages.

Sunday April 21 Slut Walk Guelph. Join in the fight against victim-blaming and to challenge the stereotypes that surround sexual assault. All are welcome! Contact: slutwalkguelph@live.ca The Guelph Jazz Festival’s eighth annual “Sounds Provocative Jazz Art Auction” at The Holiday Inn Guelph Hotel & Conference Centre, 601 Scottsdale Drive. Curated by Renann Isaacs, featuring works by some of Canada’s finest emerging, mid-career and established artists.

For details visit: www.guelphjazzfestival.com Wednesday April 24 Guelph Coalition for Active Transportation is seeking public input.

First community meeting to share ideas about how to create a safe, active, healthy, and sustainable city.

7-9pm at 10 Carden St. Follow us on Facebook or contact us at: activeguelph@gmail.com. Everyone welcome! Bring a friend!

Saturday April 27 Guelph Creative Arts Association ‘Spring Made for You Arts & Crafts Show’ at Old Quebec St. Mall, 55 Wyndham St. 10am-5pm. Information: 519-829-3792.

Free workshop: Introduction to Banjo. 3-4pm at Long & McQuade Guelph, 30 Arrow Rd. Banjo basics: from parts, tuning, what to look for when selecting an instrument, demos of various styles, exercises and tips to join in jams. Please RSVP at guelphlessons@long-mcquade.com or call 519-763-6709 for details.

Ongoing: The City of Guelph is looking for volunteers to clean-up Guelph roadways during the tenth annual Clean & Green Community Clean Up taking place Saturday, April 20.

Register by April 12 to participate in this year’s city-wide clean-up.

Register at 519-837-5628 x 3305 or register online at http://guelph. ca/event/annual-guelph-cleangreen-community-clean-up/ Boarding House Gallery Exhibition “Stranger Stranger” Opening Reception. 2pm, 6 Dublin St. S. Exhibit runs from March29-April 27, 2013. Boarding House Gallery Hours are Tues-Fri 12-5pm; Sa t 9am-3pm. www.uoguelph.ca/ sofam/boarding-house-gallery Guelph Civic Museum: ‘Waist Management: A History of Unmentionables’, a new touring exhibit from the Fashion History Museum.

Exhibit runs until April 14. Open daily 1-5 pm. 52 Norfolk St. 519836-1221 ext. 2773 www.guelph. ca/museum.

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MISCELLANEOUS Canadian English and French Voices Needed – Earn $20. A localization company based in the UK is urgently looking for native speakers to take part in a voice recording project. Must be over 18, have a computer with a microphone and willing to spend up to an hour of your time spread over three days. The work can be done in the safety of your own home. Reward will be a $20 gift card to Amazon.ca.

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The Guelph Family Health Team (FHT) offers FREE walking group at the YMCA-YWCA. Tuesday/ Thursday evenings 6-8pm. Participants receive a free pedometer the first time they attend and weekly handouts with recipes, health tips and exercises. Indoor shoes only please. Information: 519-837-0099.

Trillium Gift of Life Network (TGLN) is encouraging all Ontarians to register their consent to become organ and tissue donors. By registering as a donor, you could one day save up to eight lives and enhance as many as 75 more. Online donor registration is now available at BeADonor.ca. It’s easy and it only takes 3 minutes to register. www.beadonor.ca