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171.4 • JUNE 20, 2013 • The University of Guelph’s Independent Student Newspaper • www.theontarion.com
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New threat to ash trees in Guelph
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On Saturday, June 15, the University of Guelph held an Ice-Cream Technology Tour to celebrate Alumni Weekend. Guests enjoyed some tasty treats and learned some valuable information about this internationally recognized program.
Ice-cream tech tour welcomes Guelph Alumni Laura Castellani I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice-cream; unless of course, you are among the many consumers trading in the tasty treat in for a bowl of frozen dessert. The turn towards frozen desserts, an ice-cream-like treat made from coconut oil and modified milk ingredients rather than authentic dairy, is one of the newest challenges facing the icecream industry. The concern for the future of authentic ice-cream was only one of the many ideas explored at the Ice-cream Technology Tour held in celebration of Alumni Weekend. The event welcomed former Guelph grads to learn about the internationally recognized ice-cream program offered exclusively at Guelph, and to share in a bowl of the treat prepared in the campus facility. For some, it offered the chance to chat with old classmates over a bowl of cold and creamy icecream and to learn the production
basics, for others it served as an impactful reminder of their time spent at the university. Several graduates from the dairy program were on-hand to celebrate their 49 and 50 year reunions and were thrilled to hear what Professor Douglas Goff, ice-cream researcher and current instructor of the course, had to share. The event began with a virtual tour through an ice-cream plant, as Professor Goff lectured enthusiastically on the ins-and-outs of ice-cream manufacturing, the future of ice-cream research and the key to smooth ice-cream production. With advancing knowledge, the ability to alter the ingredients to freeze ice-cream faster, a key step to smoother ice-cream, has evolved. In particular, the access to microscopy techniques has marked Guelph a leader in ice-cream innovation. The technique allows for imaging of air bubbles and ice crystals as well as sugars and dairy fats, all which combine to influence texture of the final product.
Goff also took time to explain the future of ice-cream, making particular note of the modified ingredients as an area to be developed. While Canadian production of ice-cream is down to 110 million litres per year from 175 million litres in 2005, the use of alternative ingredients is being considered. Incorporating soy or canola oil, rather than coconut oil or dairy products would provide a cheap yet domestic alternative ingredient. Minimizing production costs would translate to reduced costs for the consumer. While research into the molecular principles guiding the texture and flavour of ice-cream has developed, the basic practice of producing ice-cream is guided by the same concepts surrounding homemade ice-cream 100 years ago. “The technology really hasn’t changed very much,” noted Goff. The ability of the industry to rely on the basic principles of production while branching into different areas of ice-cream research is not unlike the uplifting
attitudes and experiences shared by the program’s alumni. One former student, a member of the ’64 graduating class recalled her experiences after graduation and her shift to work in a research field unique to her training in food and dairy science. “You never know where life is going to take you,” she shared. “Our time here has influenced the rest of our lives.” The ice-cream technology course began running in 1914 and is the longest consecutively running course at the University. Since its debut, only four professors have taught the course, including Professor Goff. Currently, it exists as a five-day program held annually in December. In the past, participants have congregated in Guelph from all over the world. “Guelph is known within the ice-cream world as centre for training and research,” said Goff. Of course, due to limited space in the lab, the course is reserved for individuals with an avid and active interest in large or small scale ice-cream production.
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Emerald Ash Borer, wanted dead or alive
Invasive beetle targets Guelph Em Wilson
Forestry staff at the City of Guelph are scrambling to contain a new infestation of Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) beetles found in 15 ash tress in the Hayward Crescent, Bouldar Crescent, and Clair Road green spaces. These beetles have few natural enemies, and native ashes have limited resistance to attack. Surveys have shown that the beetle damages and kills trees within one to four years of infestation. Rodney Kent, general manager of the City’s Public works, stated that a thorough infestation is, “just a matter of time given the close proximity of the beetle in surrounding municipalities.” Ash trees canopy many cities their death will lead to massive expenditures in tree removal, possible property damage and loss of value, the dangerous possibility of collapse or falling branches from those dead trees left standing, and of course the
loss in ecosystem diversity. There is some hope for a few lucky ash trees – an insecticide called TreeAzin can be used to protect ash trees of high value. Unfortunately this treatment is still too expensive to save most ash trees, and it only lasts for a certain period of time. The University of Guelph’s Arboretum is home to many ash trees, and Manager Ric Jordan notes that, “you usually do not realize [a] tree is populated with the beetle until it is too late to do anything [regarding] the infestation.” Some pre-emptive actions have been taken to save ash trees in the University’s green spaces. Jordan said that, “in 2012 both the core campus and the Arboretum treated trees with a product in an attempt to save [the Ash trees] we felt were valuable to the institution for landscaping and teaching purposes.” However, the majority of trees will have to be removed as they succumb to the beetle infestation. Jordan warns that this will be a very extensive onslaught as the beetle has already killed essentially 100 per cent of ash trees in the Detroit/Windsor area.
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The Emerald Ash Borer is a beetle native to Asia and Eastern Russia, though lately it has made its way into Guelph where it has been damaging and killing ash trees across the city.
Have you returned your library books? Laura Castellani It was a glimpse toward the worst case scenario of library lending. After failing to return 62 lost books, the account of a University of Guelph student peaked to total $6,626 in fines and replacement fees, an amount which rivals tuition costs for two semesters. The student, who eventually found and returned the missing books received a lessened fine of $930, the minimum possible penalty for the infraction. The extreme fine served as a wakeup
call to fellow students, but also let the library staff reveal the softer side of their borrowing program. While the thought of accumulating library fines is about as enjoyable as the thought of midterms, assignment deadlines, or the line-up for Brass Taps trivia, it is something library staff use to help, not hurt the fate of the library and services provided to students and staff. Library fines are used to facilitate successful sharing among the 20,000 students of the campus community. With textbook prices soaring and editions perpetually
upgrading, several students have come to rely on the borrowing system. Donna Sartori, Manager of Circulation & Interlibrary Services, was quick to appreciate the angst, stress and extenuating circumstances that distract materials from making their way to return desk on time. “Our experience is to give students the benefit of doubt and we forgive several fines throughout the year,” she explained. Most students face fines in response to unintentional slips, with “returning library books” weighing in as low
priority among other items on their weekly to-do lists. And while the library late fees totalled $90,550.89 last year, Sartori indicates that students are co-operative in the request to pay fines. Early this spring, 103 graduating students were contacted to pay their outstanding fines of more than $30, and only nine outstanding accounts remained by June 17. The library is also conscientious of convocation. Students are able to participate in convocation with outstanding student fees, yet their degree is withheld
until all fees have been absolved. If the amount in question involves a petty library fee and the student does not have repeated instances of library offences, the staff will consider reversing the fee. All fines and fees collected are used for student benefits. Replacement fines are collected when an item has been lost and are used for the library acquisition budget so materials can be updated and replaced. Fines from late items are deposited into an endowment fund that is used to support student scholarships.
Does the NSA scandal affect University of Guelph students? A borderless Internet allows PRISM to access the personal information of Canadians Alex Roibas At the beginning of this month, whistleblower Edward Snowden released a Power Point containing details about the NSA (National Security Agency) program PRISM, and how it has been used to collect the personal information of millions of American citizens. With the release of this information there has been a shift in focus towards the issue of privacy and the security of
personal information. In his interview with The Guardian, Snowden stated that people working at the NSA have access to anyone’s personal information at any time. He further discussed databases filled with irrelevant pieces of people’s online history that can be used to create suspicion if that person is ever called into legal question. For many Canadians, this new leak regarding government surveillance brings into question the security of personal information north of the border as well. Both Canadians and Americans use the companies mentioned in the scandal alike, and most of them are headquartered in the United States.
This means that when a person creates a Facebook profile in Canada, their information is relayed back to a server in the U.S. where it is stored at the main databases of Facebook’s head office. The NSA was given the power to participate in random surveillance with the onset of the War on Terror. This was done to help deal with potential “foreign threats,” a move that gives PRISM the ability to access the personal information of internet users across North America, regardless of their innocence or guilt. Now even in Canada there are political motions occurring in Parliament to give more power to government agencies doing
surveillance on citizens in the interest of national security. On June 10, The Globe and Mail released a PDF of a top secret document, approved by Defense Minister Peter MacKay, detailing the new efforts to “mine global metadata” in 2011. What this means is that the CSEC (Communications Security Establishment Canada) wants to create a system in which they randomly collect information in hopes of potentially narrowing down the location of security threats. On the fifth page of the document there is a line stating that MacKay authorized the CSEC to: “…engage in activities which risk incidental interception of private communications,
which would otherwise be considered a violation of the Criminal Code.” This boldly states that although such surveillance would be inexcusable in any other circumstance, the CSEC wants access to the personal information of random Canadian citizens. This sounds eerily similar to what happened with the NSA scandal, and with the support of Parliament it could be just as bad. If you are a University of Guelph student that uses Google, Apple or Facebook, your information may have already been collected by the NSA, and with recent developments regarding the CSEC, the Canadian government could be doing the same.
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171.4 • Thursday, JUNE 20, 2013
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In praise of the printed word Print-on-demand publisher opens up shop in Guelph Stacey Aspinall Reading can be a solitary activity - but a new addition to Guelph’s creative community is aiming to change that. Publication Studio, a print-ondemand publisher originally based in Portland, Oregon, has opened a new branch in Guelph, and held a launch party on June 5 to involve the public in the process of printing and binding books. Publication Studio Guelph will use simple production methods to produce books one at a time, and on demand. “A book doesn’t get made unless it gets bought. So that’s the idea of how to build a new economy around publication,” said Patricia No, co-founder of Publication Studio in Portland. PS Guelph will focus on the social life of literature, holding social events and creating public involvement through the publication of books on-site. The catalogue includes books and art that fall just outside the conventional, mainstream publishing landscape. There are nine Publication Studio sibling studios in cities around the world, with other locations in the San Francisco Bay Area, Vancouver, Toronto, Boston, Portland (Maine), Philadelphia, Los
Angeles, and Sweden. In an age where technology and digital media seem to be precipitating the demise of the publishing industry, and the popularity of printed material appears to be on the decline, small independent bookstores are gaining more interest. Niche and specialty bookstores now serve a communal function. “I think of the bookstore as almost more of a gallery now. It’s curated, each bookstore is a little bit different,” said No. While we often view digital media in opposition to traditional modes of publishing, it isn’t necessarily a threat. “We can’t forget that books are technology, just the same way language is a technology, and so the digital technology is actually really exciting. I think that books will be designed to be really powerful in a digital way.”
“I think of the bookstore as almost more of a gallery now. It’s curated, each bookstore is a little bit different.”
- Patricia No, co-founder of Publication Studio
All PS books are also available as e-books, which can be read for free on a site called A.nnotate, that allows readers to highlight
PHOTO BY STACEY ASPINALL
Publication Studio Guelph allows simple production to produce books one at a time. It’s a new way for the economy to build around publication and keep printed materials alive. passages, make comments, and read comments others have left. “It creates a digital book club, basically, like a forum, like a community in the margins,” said No. “And there was a question when we first did this, ‘Won’t this deter from book sales?’ ‘If you can read everything online, why buy the book?’ And it actually hasn’t at all. People want to buy the book, because the relationship to an object is really different from your relationship to digital information.” Becoming involved in the production of the book as a tangible, material object allows
an opportunity for a more personal connection between author and reader. Toronto artist Jesse Harris attended the event to launch his new book, Pop Art Poem. In addition to bound and signed copies made available for purchase, pages of Jesse Harris’ book were also taped to a wall, and people were invited to scribble and write on these pages to be printed at a later date. There was also a functional typewriter in a corner and people were encouraged to contribute to an ongoing (nonsensical) story for fun.
“We’re less interested in just publishing, and more interested in creating a public [involvement] out of publication. We do that by making and adhering to a social life of the book. It’s not just publishing a book and putting it out there, but it’s about asking the community to participate,” No explained. The studio in Guelph is located at 46 Essex Street and is shared by Silence, a local music collective. The space also includes the Department of Lost Records, focusing on local, Canadian, and independent music and used records.
Album Review: Queens of the Stone Age - …Like Clockwork
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Band restores reputation as rock royalty Alex Roibas For many fans of the band Queens of the Stone Age, the last 6 years has been a confusing experience to say the least. Josh Homme has been known for bouncing around between different projects (i.e. bands Eagles of Death Metal and
Them Crooked Vultures, and producing the album Humbug for the Arctic Monkeys) so the release of new QOTSA material seemed tentative. This feeling strengthened even more so in 2010 when a complication during routine knee surgery saw Homme out of music for an undetermined amount of time. The QOTSA frontman told NME he had actually died on the operating table and instead of a weeklong recovery as expected, he spent three months in a hospital bed. Homme stated to The Guardian this month that even when he was released from the hospital he did not expect to go back to music. Subsequently, the band rereleased and toured on their debut self-titled album as a way of cautiously reintroducing him to live performances. After the conclusion of that tour, Homme chose to use his tragic experience as inspiration for a new album in August 2012. …Like Clockwork was released
on June 4, and has proven to be a tremendous success for the band. On this album Homme revisits the rudimentary aesthetics of the first QOTSA while introducing dark subject matter as seen with his work in Them Crooked Vultures. The band’s previous album Era Vulgaris was well received by fans, but definitely reaffirmed the suspicion of the band as having no new ground to cover. It seems as though time away from the band, coupled with a life threatening experience has allowed Josh Homme to create innovative new songs in the same vein as classic Queens of the Stone Age tracks. The song “I Sat By The Ocean” is reminiscent of the groove driven song “If Only” from their first album. Despite a return to their roots, Queens of the Stone Age are an extremely polished rock band. Songs like “If I Had a Tail,” and “Fairweather Friends” (a song featuring Elton John and Trent Reznor from Nine Inch
Nails) are aesthetically perfect for massive live performances. As of now, …Like Clockwork sits atop the Billboard Charts at #1 having knocked Daft Punk’s Random Access Memories down a spot. This is the first album in the band’s 17 year long career to reach the top of the charts and it is most definitely well deserved. The lead single “My God is the Sun” features Dave Grohl on drums and is a blistering hard rock song. Whiffs of vintage QOTSA ring out this track, the frantic guitar lines and mind blowing drum work are a hyper active version of past Homme related acts, but more even more focused. The album is riddled with featured artists that are enough to warrant listening to the record. In addition to the collaborations with Dave Grohl, Elton John and Trent Reznor, various artists associated with Josh Homme find their place on many songs. Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner provides
haunting backing vocals on “If I Had a Tail,” along with former QOTSA bassist Nick Oliveri, despite his very public firing from the band in 2004. By featuring these artists in the capacity that they did, QOTSA garnered attention for their new material while celebrating a return to their roots. It is for this reason that any long time fan of this band will appreciate the album. In fact, this record managed to revive the band’s relevance in an industry where bands are rarely given a second chance after such a long hiatus. Ultimately, …Like Clockwork is a fantastic album, and is arguably the best album of the year. It is a great collection of eclectic songs that perfectly balance hard rock riffs, with arena anthem melodies. This has allowed Queens of the Stone Age to satisfy the diehard fans while also reestablishing their relevancy for a new audience.
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Visitors were encouraged to create “bike Love Letters” to place The musical stylings of Sarah Clark and Joel Saunders provided on unsuspecting bikes, as well as bike decorations. great background music while guests perused the festival.
Free Motion Festival PHOTOS BY WENDY SHEPHERD
Families and friends gathered at Market Square on Saturday, June 8 for Guelph’s first Free Motion festival: A celebration of active transportation and public service. Guests were invited to browse booths, enjoy live music and performances, and take part in numerous active transport-related activities. Visit www.theontarion.com for full photo reel
(Left and right) Ladies of Moksha yoga putting on a demonstration in the Market Square splash pad captured the attention of adults and children alike.
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Food addictions explained
University of Guelph psychology researchers find similarities between addictive impulses to sugary foods and cocaine Kaela Shea
Having trouble putting down the munchies? Just how severely can one be addicted to food? According to University of Guelph researchers, cravings for sugary sweets are synonymous to needing the next dose of cocaine. There are many extremely palatable foods that many people crave, though there are still variations of the intensity of the drive for treats that are dependant on the individual. Dr. Francesco Leri and his PhD student, Anne Marie Levy, began their studies in 2008 hoping to discover an answer to the question of variations between individuals for addiction to foods. Dr. Leri and Levy studied the behaviours of test and control groups of rats. They utilized a technique known as placeconditioning which allows for an association between the environment and a certain stimulus. Dr. Leri and Levy used
place-conditioning to teach rats the stimuli to expect from a variety of compartments. A sample test population of rats were place-conditioned using Oreos, while a control population underwent place-conditioning using rice-cakes, a less palatable food. In giving the option for selfadmission of cocaine, researchers observed that rats of the test population that displayed a marked preference to Oreos would in turn develop a greater need for cocaine. Rats of the control group, conditioned with the less palatable foods, did exhibit individual preference in the primary stage of the study to rice cakes. However, with the option of self-administering cocaine there were no observed distinctions of preference. Simply put, a rat with a developed sweet tooth also has developed a weakness for cocaine. Applied to humans, the results of the study put a new, more dangerous light on junk food diets. Prof. Francesco Leri surmised from his study that a continual exposure to highly palatable sugary and/or fatty foods, the brain would be taught to respond with cravings to a certain stimulus. This stimulus is apparently mimicked by the neurological effects of cocaine. “It has been found that the criteria for substance dependence
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Prof. Francesco Leri of the University of Guelph observes that foods higher in sugar and fat content cause “addictive-like behaviours” in rats, causing further speculation on our tendency to become addicted to foods of this nature. are similar to that for food dependence,” said Prof. Francesco Leri, Department of Psychology. “When we looked at our animals, we observed that foods with properties which are more appealing, such as those high in sugars and fats content, are preferred and engender addictive-like responses. In addition, these foods and cocaine produce similar effects on goaloriented behaviours.” Funded by the Canadian Institutes
of Health Research, the study piqued the interest of many scientists at the annual meeting of the Canadian Association for Neuroscience. Dr. Francesco Leri and Anne Marie Levy now seek to determine the nature of the different levels of addiction stimulated amongst individuals. Levy believes that it is an important step to recognize that people can become physically addicted to food. In understanding the occurrences of addictions,
researchers are able to progress further to discover the reason for the addictive impulses, and hopefully find methods of treatment. The study presents revolutionary opportunities for the pharmacological intervention for obesity. “This knowledge could also help increase the public understands of the effects of unhealthy food choices,” said Leri. “An effective strategy to combat obesity is to educate people about the causes and consequences of their choices.”
Giving patients the right to death in Quebec
Quebec introduces bill that allows assisted suicide Carleigh Cathcart
The issue of assisted euthanasia is one that has been greatly discussed among Canadian citizens for years. It’s a touchy topic and one that elicits strong opinions on both sides. However, Quebec is bringing it one step further with the introduction of Bill 52 by Junior Health Minister, Veronqiue Hivon.
As reported by the Montreal Gazette on June 12, Hivon initiated an all-party committee in 2009 to travel the province in pursuit of various opinions on the topic, and wanted to stress the difference between assisted suicide and euthanasia. Hivon had noted, “There are general provisions and there is something specific about assisted suicide but nothing on euthanasia.” Bill 52 addresses giving patients the right to medically assisted death as an alternative to agonizing pain. There are appropriate conditions, of course, including a minimum patient age of 18,
and the written intentions of the patient, among others. If passed, the bill will apply only to Quebec, but Hivon noted the province is considering spreading a message to other legal officials to not prosecute doctors who give assistance to patients seeking death as relief from suffering. The Gazette quoted Jean-Pierre Menard, a medical issues lawyer heading the panel that reviewed the committee’s report, saying, “The patient should have the right to autonomy in deciding, which includes the right to refuse, to interrupt or decline
care, the right to palliative care...and the right to medical assistance to die.” In July of 2012, a Canadian pro-choice patient advocate group named Dying with Dignity presented a public opinion poll by Angus Reid in which it was reported that 80 per cent of Canadian respondents were in favour of doctor-assisted death. The same poll noted that four out of five Canadians would like to see Parliament debate this issue. While the opinions on legalizing assisted euthanasia may vary, it is clear that most citizens think it is at least a topic
that needs to be discussed further. Hayley Andrews, a Western University graduate who has studied in Quebec, mentions the necessity of evaluating not just length of life, but substance and pleasure too. “We live in an age where humans have longer life expectancies - but at what cost to the quality of life? I believe that the complex debate of assisted euthanasia is one worth having especially in a time of aging baby boomers.” Regardless of the outcome of Bill 52, it’s interesting to see thoughtful and intelligent debate taking place on this important issue.
Exponential rise in children’s antipsychotic use
Canadian researchers warn of over-prescribing Em Wilson
Childhood and teenage years are often filled with angst, emotional outburst, moping behind bedroom doors, and frazzled parents nearing their wits end. This behavior may tempt parents and medical practitioners to seek extreme remedies. A recent study has discovered
an overabundance of “secondgeneration” antipsychotic (SGA) drugs being used to treat children and adolescents. These drugs usually treat bipolar disorder or schizophrenia, however they are increasingly being used in undiagnosed young people. The number of antipsychotics given to children under 18 has jumped fourfold in the last 17 years. SGAs have been used to treat “hyperkinetic syndrome of childhood” – essentially ADD,
as well as anxiety and disruptive behaviors. Increases in SGA prescriptions were highest for boys ages 13 to 18, but similarly concerning increases were also seen in 13 to 18 year old girls and boys from ages six to 12. The study also found that SGAs are being used in children under five. Dr. Dina Panagiotopoulos, lead author of the study, believes that antipsychotic medications are seen as a “go to,” however it is not clear that SGAs have proven benefits.
Only one study has tested the effects of SGAs on adolescents with depression – and the results showed that there was no improvement on depressive symptoms. Antipsychotics may be actually augmenting the challenges that these young people face – side effects include high blood pressure, weight gain, an increased risk of heart attacks, stroke, and diabetes. Anxiety and depression are serious issues requiring some clinical care, but it may be that
too often that the natural developmental “abnormalities” in children or adolescent’s behavior is viewed as a reason to give them medication. To cloud the experience of growing up with unnecessary medications may foster resentment of figures of authority and medical experts, lead to possible long-term health problems, and perhaps most importantly, disable the natural process of discovering identity and meaning in life.
History of the Ontarion
Once upon a time, The Ontarion decided they would do a little late spring-cleaning and rifle through all of the old photos in their filing cabinet. Out of context, a lot of these photos don’t mean very much at all, and that's part of what makes deciphering them intriguing. Visit www.theontarion.com for full photo reel
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Lorrie Taylor, long time Business Manager of the Ontarion, will be leaving our paper after 13 years of dedication. Due to the transitional nature of our staff, Lorrie has worked with 13 different Editor-in-Chief’s and has seen over 100 employees who have transitioned in and out of various roles within our office. This employee count doesn’t include the many Board members and volunteers who have also had the pleasure of working closely with Lorrie. For many of these staff members, the Ontarion was their first ‘real’ work experience and many moved on to pursue interesting and successful careers in many fields. Many of them look back fondly to their Ontarion experience and appreciate all the input and advice that Lorrie had shared with them. The following is a collection of kind words from many of our past and present Ontarion employees. Lorrie, you will be dearly missed.
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Lorrie has been an integral part of The Ontarion team for well over a decade. Her patience, kindness and cheery disposition will be dearly missed, not to mention her solid business & accounting skills. She has taught me a lot in these past two years and I will truly miss working alongside her on a daily basis. Lorrie’s shoes will be extremely hard to fill, but I wish her all the best in her future endeavours! Thank you Lorrie for your many years of dedication and love for The Ontarion. - Al Ladha, Advertising Manager, 2010 to present
Lorrie has been a wonderful supportive force here at The Ontarion over the years that I have worked alongside her. She’s been the quick thinking, sharp mind that has kept this place running efficiently year after year. And she has been the friendly, supportive, maternal figure to whom so many of us have flocked for refuge, kind advice, direction, or just a listening ear. I’ve learned so much from you Lorrie, you’ve been an amazing role model for me and for many of the young staff who have passed through these walls. I wish you happiness as you step into the newest chapter of your life! - Monique Vischschraper, Office Manager, 19992001/2006-2013 rted as e I sta st day im t e h t la to my nt from consta he Ontarion Lorrie Taylor. e n o T s wa ter: ays r at There as alw eporte ears la nteer r ief several y but Lorrie w dable. lu o v a , h en nd left or-in-C ys dep friendly as Edit staff came a d, and alwa t s r fi l e r the Editoria ays organiz went from teer to a dea lw e n a h , lu s e o r e v e d n th tim en is beyo h that s a gre Throug countered a ithout Lorrie w en face I he Ontarion -2007 T . d n . e f, 2006 ie fr ie m h r C o f r-in ing imagin Jacklin, Edito n o r - Aa
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SCIENCE & TECH
Discovery of earliest primate fossil in China
Ancient History further illuminates the path of human evolution Kaela Shea
In mapping the path of human evolution, many mysteries veil the earliest of our ancestors. Much is still unknown about the characteristics of ancient primates and how these traits were altered through millions of years. Ten years ago, an ancient piece of the evolutionary puzzle was discovered in China’s Hubei province near the Yangtze River. Archicebus (Greek for ‘long tail monkey’) achilles is a primitive primate that lived an estimated 55 million years ago making it the oldest primate fossil; its discovery has further illuminated the path of human evolution for researchers worldwide. “Archicebus marks the first time that we have a reasonably complete picture of a primate close to the divergence between tarsiers and anthropoids,” said lead researcher Xijun Ni. Following the modern taxonomic classification, the order of primates are divided to the suborders; Strepsirrhini, primates with moist noses; Haplorhini, primates with dry noses of which humans are a part of; the human evolutionary branch of Anthropoid (including
apes, monkeys and humans); and branches from Tarsiers. It is this fork in the evolutionary road that the fossil of the Archicebus Achilles clarifies as the Archicebus is the first species to develop of the Haplorhini suborder that was not part of the Anthropoidea, thus it is the closest primate to the common ancestor between Tarsiers and Anthropoidea. In examining the fossil, researchers are able to gain insight to the characteristics and life style of the human ancestor. A snapshot of the Earth 55 million years ago shows a dramatic period global warming marking the beginning of the Eocene Epoch. The global climate was on average 10 to 30 degrees warmer than today, with the now frigid waters of the arctic a pleasant 23 C (73 F). The world was shrouded in tropical rainforests that reached as far as the northern territories. The Archicebus achilles fossil was recovered in sedimentary rock that was believed to have been an ancient lake and was found while the thin layers of rocks were being split. The fossil had been cleaved in half before it’s discovery. Despite this, it is well preserved in two separate pieces. Following the exciting discovery, teams of scientists delved into the soon to be revealed secrets of the prehistoric world. The fossil was transported to France to undergo analysis in the
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Shown above is the Yangtze river where the Archicebus achilles fossil was found 10 years ago in Hubei, China. The fossil of a primitive primate lived an estimated 55 million years ago. European Synchrotron Radiation Facility. There the team of scientists used cutting edge high energy X-rays to produce optimal levels of detail. The effort to crack the secrets of the ancient world encouraged elaborate collaborations between scientists of several nations at research facilities in
several museums worldwide. After 10 years of intense study, their results are being published. In order to recreate the image of our ancient ancestor, Jin Meng and his research team at the Division of Palaeontology at the American Museum of Natural History created a data matrix to include thousands
characteristic traits and anatomical features of 157 mammals. The portrait of Archicebus Achilles revealed a diminutive creature weighing 20 to 30 grams as an adult. It is believed that Archicebus lived a diurnal life (active in daytime), while in the trees feasting on insects.
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A photo converted to black-and-white compared with the identical photo after level adjustments. Input level histograms on the bottom indicate readings throughout the editing process. Histogram A represents original levels of the photo. Histogram B depicts adjustments made with dark, light and midtone sliders, and Histogram C indicates the new, and resulting histogram of these adjustments.
Create a striking black-and-white photo
Wendy Shepherd
It’s crazy how a photo can make me feel. Photos bright and full of light and colour lift my spirits. But today, I’m going to talk to you about my romance with black-and-white photography; why I love what I see and how to get it. Black-and-white photographs make me look harder and longer at every line, every shadow, and every detail. More importantly, it can make me feel deeply moved. Melodramatic? Not if you’re an artist,
and these days, it seems like most everyone is. So thank you for your filters, Instagram, but I want more. Sometimes quick fixes are good, but I never looked at this critically until I wanted more control over my edits. A majority of the photos in The Ontarion are black-and-white, and I want photos where darks are dark, and lights are lights. Perhaps this is why I occasionally refer to myself as a “contrast whore.” Bland shades of grey that blend together will just not do. Using a contrast slider is the easy
way to get more definition. Slide left to decrease contrast, or right to increase to your heart’s content. When more control over lights and darks is needed, this is where “levels” come in. Levels are read on a histogram, so the more data (or higher bars) on histograms indicate a higher prevalence of that particular tone. If the image is dark, the histogram will have a majority of data on the left side, and vice versa with lighter images. This means that data regarding lights/whites can be seen on the right side of the
histogram, darks/blacks on the left side, and midtones/greys in the middle. One slider coincides with each of the three tonal areas as the bottom of the histogram. Sliding the whites, blacks, or midtone toggles to the right will result in a darkening of that particular tone, and dragging the slider to the left will lighten the tone in the photograph. I see levels as a way of adjusting contrast with more freedom, although, I often cheat and use contrast and then tweak it with
levels. Levels allows freedom to further lighten highlights and darken shadows and blacks so they stand out against each other, thus creating more detail. To access levels in iPhoto, simply select Edit > Adjust. To access levels in Photoshop, select the drop down menu Image > Adjustments > Levels. Photoshop also provides a more efficient way to non-destructively change levels through adjustment layers, but this is a story for another day.
LIFE
Picnic survival guide: more than just sandwiches Gabrielle Dickert When venturing out into the world of picnicking there are a variety of routes you can take. You could always pack a couple of PB&J sandwiches and some juice boxes into a backpack and hit up a local park, but why not get a little more creative than that? You want to make sure you bring a blanket of some sort. Bugs are inevitable, but they don’t need to be crawling all up on your sandwiches when you could make it at least a little bit more difficult for them with the addition of a blanket. At the same time, make sure you don’t bring your favourite blanket as spills will happen and you don’t want to be heartbroken when grape jam gets mysteriously rubbed into your thousand thread count Egyptian cotton throw. My favourite blanket to bring picnicking is an old quilt with a lot of prints.
As for the carrier, it’s really your call if you’d like to make the investment in a top quality picnic basket, but remember a little investment goes a long way. I got my picnic basket at Value Village five or six years ago for $4.99 and it came equipped with reusable plastic plates, utensils and glasses. I’d really recommend a picnic basket if you want to make picnicking a regular thing in your life. It just adds that necessary touch to every picnic. As for the food, there are four main components to each picnic: sandwiches, veggies, drinks and dessert. I know everyone has the ability to make a sandwich, but it took me a fair amount of time to perfect my method, so I may as well share it with you. First of all, you need multiple components to make your sandwich as delicious as possible (e.g. peanut butter and jelly or egg salad
with lettuce or meat and cheese and spinach). You always want the wet components to go directly onto the bread; mayo first, then any desired sauces. Make sure you put meat and cheeses on the layers closest to the bread and any lettuce in the middle; this will always make for the most delicious sandwich. For the veggies, slice up peppers and cucumbers and rinse off some baby carrots and bring some guacamole or hummus for dipping and you’re golden. The key word for every single one of my picnics is: Tupperware. Moving your food from location to location is a vital part of the picnicking process and you want to make sure your food stays in tact so it looks just as presentable when you’re picnicking as when you first made it at home. The beverage can be the easiest part, but it can be really impressive with one additional ingredient
– ginger ale. My go-to is buying a can of juice concentrate (grape or orange are my favourites) and a can of lemonade. Grab a mason jar for each person and put 2 to 3 tablespoons of each concentrate directly into the Mason jar. If the picnic isn’t far away, you can throw your desired amount of ice cubes into each Mason jar at home, and put the lid on and keep them refrigerated until just before you leave. When you’re at your picnic destination, shake the Mason jar and then add your ginger ale and you have a delicious, summery punch, perfect for a warm day outside. Cookies are the ideal dessert for any picnic. They can be premade, are easy to store and if they get warm under the hot sun it only warms them up and makes them gooey and delicious. I’ve gone as far as to make carrot cake with cream cheese icing for a picnic, but the sun just melted the icing
and make the cake look fairly questionable, and I assume the same would happen with cupcakes. Depending on your desire for sugar consumption, you can also opt for candy as a dessert option, which is an easy alternative and really fun as you can nibble on dessert while you’re still eating the rest of your picnic foods. Last minute words of wisdom: Always check the weather before you go on your picnic – partially cloudy days are always my favourite. And find a spot that works for you. Next to a river, under some trees or in a public garden are always good choices. If you’re picnicking with kids, bring an activity for them to do after/during eating; a Frisbee can go a long way. Just remember, the most important part of the picnic is the company.
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Vice glamorizes suicide in online fashion spread This particular Vice magazine fashion shoot was titled “Last Words” and consisted of seven photographs of models re-enacting the suicides of famous female authors. The authors portrayed were Virginia Woolf, Iris Chang, Dorothy Parker, Charlotte Perkins, Sylvia Plath, Sanmao and Elise Cowen. Most notable were the images of Chang pointing a revolver at her mouth, an overhead shot of Cowen sprawled on the sidewalk, and Taiwanese author Sanmao with a pair of stockings around her neck (she committed suicide by hanging). The cherry on top was that Vice decided to include the fashion credit for these tights, just in case you wanted to buy them. This spread chose to include the writer’s names, age of death, place of birth, place of death and manner of suicide, as well as the fashions they were wearing. What this spread did not highlight were the written works that these women had been renowned for. This spread single-handedly reduced these women to their surface attributes of beauty and glamour, and failed to recognize their individuality and self. It did not attempt to highlight their works or other important details of their lives that made these women important literary figures, but instead used it as an opportunity for a photoshoot to sell clothing. The use of clothing credits almost normalized the content contained within by labelling it just like any other fashion photoshoot. It used these women’s lowest moments to create something commercial. Typically, the point of fashion
shoots is to glamorize outfits, accent the desirability of being a model, and present to us an ideal lifestyle that we should all be striving to attain. But when the lifestyle presented is of depression and suicide, it is definitely not something that needs to exist in this sort of commercial context. By doing so, the spread made light of suicide and mental health problems by framing it as an edgy photo opportunity. It is typical of Vice to use controversial and provocative subject matter to get more page views, but many agreed that this had crossed several lines. Some publications described this as a “cynical bid for clicks,” which seemed to be a fairly accurate description. Should a brand attempt to stay edgy even in the face of their readers own mental health? The media almost has a duty to protect their readers from this sort of harmful content. The inclusion of suicide in media is shown to increase the incidences of the particular type of suicide that is portrayed. By depicting famous female authors and using models to portray them, it was presenting two types of careers that are commonly idolized. Many young women would revere the career choice of an author or a model, and these fashionphoto suicides were depicted to those who identified with these women, and it almost normalized the act and made it acceptable. Not surprisingly, many were outraged over this distasteful fashion shoot and Vice was blasted with criticism. In fact, in the middle of writing this
COURTESY PHOTO editorial, the fashion spread was removed from the Vice website, likely due to this backlash. The editors left a comment to “apologize to anyone who was hurt or offended.” But unfortunately, they did much more than simply hurt or offend their readers. Not
only had they perpetuated the glamorization of suicide and failing mental health, they had also reduced these women to their surface attributes while blatantly ignoring what had made them valuable individuals in the first place.
OPINION
The ups and downs of the elevator strike
Denise Martins
(President of CUPE 3913) I don’t know how often you take the elevator, perhaps you choose the stairs? If you have ever been in an elevator (which I imagine you have), I invite you to begin to fathom the intricacies that ensure it works. There are a number of mechanisms in place that make sure the elevator stops working as soon as there’s anything slightly off, and there are only a select few people that are able to fix this problem. These are the workers represented by the International Union of Elevator Constructors (IUEC). In Canada, their employer is mainly the National Elevator Escalator Association (NEEA), which has more or less a monopoly on elevator maintenance in Ontario. So what? Why have these workers gone
on strike and how can we get back to a world where elevators work, and you don’t live in fear of being trapped in there for hours on end? I don’t think I have to explain where things are at in Ontario in terms of lay-offs and treatment of employees. With the Wynne’s Liberals and Harper’s Conservatives we are seeing a move towards a deterioration of basic labour rights, and a loss of job security for some of the most vulnerable sectors. It won’t shock you to learn that the company responsible for the strike has put forth an agreement seeking to change seniority standards – an agreement that would allow the four companies under the NEEA to hire younger, less experienced workers over workers that have devoted their lives to a company. So when the NEEA refused to budge, workers had only one option in sight: withdrawing
their labour in an effort to have all offices, apartment buildings, etc. call on the NEEA to respect workers’ rights and ensure job security for senior workers. This strike has been going on since the beginning of May, and since basic health and safety standards require elevators to be inspected once a month, you would imagine that by now the company would be forced to listen to workers’ demands. However, an interesting turn of events resulted in most people not even being aware of the strike. This turn of events was the use of scab labour. More and more employers, like the University of Guelph, refuse to respect the picket line and instead choose to hire non-unionized workers to take on the work of the elevator operators, making it more difficult for the strike to be effective and come to completion. Even
the City of Guelph has come right out and said that they will not be impacted by the strike as they are employing non-unionized labour. This means that what the union had feared would happen under the new contract is now taking place; inexperienced workers are fixing elevators. This also means that the talks will be prolonged until we start putting a clear demand on the NEEA to listen to workers and respect hard-won seniority-based rights. If you’d like to stand with workers, I invite you to support workers from IUEC Locals 90 (Hamilton), 96 (Ottawa), and 50 (Toronto).
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FUN PAGE
COMMUNITY LISTINGS Thursday June 20 MSAC and SOFAM jointly present Evan Penny Slice of Life at the Boarding House Gallery until June 29, 6 Dublin St. S. Curator’s Talk at 7pm June 20th. Regular Gallery Hours, Tuesday-Friday noon-5pm. Saturday 9am-3pm. Check out their Facebook page for more info. Friday June 21 Royal City Musical Productions Inc. Auditions for Fall 2013 production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Auditions: June 21-23; callbacks June 26. Singers, dancers, and actors ages 7 and up. Details regarding audition requirements and audition appointments can be found online at www.rcmpi.ca.
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GUELPH FOOD BANK GIGANTIC GARAGE SALES AND SILENT AUCTIONS weekends throughout the summer at 100 CRIMEA STREET 8AM TO 6PM. All are welcome. All proceeds support the Guelph Food Banks yearly heat and hydro costs. Tatiana Carnevale and Stephanie Hill, graduate students in the School of English and Theatre Studies, will present an evening of original theatrical work, 8pm in Lower Massey Theatre at the University of Guelph. Free admission. Contact tcarneva@uoguelph.ca for more info.
CLASSIFIEDS SERVICE NEED ESSAY HELP! All subjects, research, writing and editing specialists, toll free 1 888 345 8295 customessay@bellnet.ca. Join our advertising team and make great commissions by placing posters around campus. Details: 416-280-6113. VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES Volunteer Opportunity: Become an Art Angel at ‘Art on the Street’, Guelph’s largest art exhibition and sale, Saturday July 13th. 3 hour shifts 8am-5pm. Decorate Quebec Street, assist artists, direct attendees to washrooms/food vendors/children’s area etc, hand out event programs/ballots. Contact Sam Jewell, Events Coordinator at events@downtownguelph.com . Guelph Dance is looking for creative youth, aged 16-25, interested in new ways to bring art to our community. To join youth committee, contact Amber at youth@guelphdance.ca or 519-780-2220 by June 30, 2013. Meetings begin September 2013. MISCELLANEOUS U of Guelph Cheese Study: Participants Needed. Adults not taking Vitamin D supplements with a BMI>25 needed for 6-month UofGuelph Cheese study. Financial compensation. 519-824-4120 x58081 or cheese@uoguelph.ca.
National Aboriginal Day- Come Celebrate First Nations, Metis and Inuit peoples and culture! 7pm at Royal City Park, west side of Gordon St. near Wellington Street (across from the Boathouse). The event includes drumming, singing and storytelling with the Wiijii Numgumook Kwe women’s drum group. Saturday June 22 First Light Theatre presents ‘Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead’ ~A Comedic Twist On Shakespeare’s Hamlet~ by Tom Stoppard. Directed by Rob MacKinnon. June 22nd 1 pm & 8 pm, June 23rd 1pm. George Luscombe Theatre, UofG. Suggested donation: $10/student; $15/adult. firstlighttheatre@gmail.com OR www.firstlighttheatre.ca Sunday June 23 Guelph Historical Walking Tours Tour VI: Ward One Guelph. Meet 2pm, at Tytler School, Toronto Street entrance (off York Road near York Road Park). Cost: $5 per person. (Fee does NOT include admission to Guelph Museums). For more details visit: www.guelpharts.ca/guelphartscouncil