The Queen's Journal, Volume 142, Issue 2

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Kingston Pride celebrated its 25th anniversary at City Park on June 15. See page 4 for full story.

FINANCES

Administration to pay back red pension funds Roughly half a billion in debt will be paid by 2029 B Y N ATASA B ANSAGI Assistant News Editor The University has agreed to repay $456 million in deficits accrued from operating the Queen’s Pension Plan (QPP) beginning in 2015 — but any effects the lost funds may have on students remain unknown.

The QPP serves staff and faculty.

Members contribute nine per cent of their annual base salary, up to the federal Year’s Maximum Pensionable Earnings (YMPE), as well as nine per cent of earnings over that maximum. The University contributes six per cent of earnings up to YMPE and 7.5 per cent over.

The University has a 15-year repayment schedule for going concern deficits — estimated at $164 million — and 10 years, extended from five under temporary solvency relief measures, to repay the solvency deficits — estimated at $292 million.

While the solvency deficit refers to a total amount owed to members should it stop operating entirely, the going concern deficit refers to total current and future contributions versus monies currently able to be paid out.

The QPP first ran red in 2004, owing to increased lifespan of contributors and overall market volatility, and its deficits now total $456 million.

Repayments will begin in 2015-16 as part of the University’s budget planning for the 2015-16 academic year. The first proposed repayment for Sept. 2015 will total $22 million, to be deducted from the University’s overall operating budget, which fluctuates around $475 million. The repayment is estimated to constitute 6.5 per cent of all paid

salaries at Queen’s.

The $22 million repayment will be added to the $40 million paid out as part of pension plans for the year, bringing the total amount to $62 million spent on the QPP for the 2015-16 academic year.

Planning for the 2015-16 University budget follows the Senate’s approval of the 2015-16 enrolment plan in April, which aims to increase full-time enrolment from 21,441 undergraduate and graduate students in fall 2014 to 22,199 in fall 2015.

Shared services are currently working on their budget submissions, while Faculties and Schools are set to do so in the fall.

See Solvency on page 5

Inside this issue: News

Isabel Bader Centre poised to open doors in September

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Arts

Local artist Martina Muck has work displayed at Modern Fuel Gallery

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Sports

Athletes employ varied tactics to train for mental side of games

page 11

News

Kiwala wins page 5

Opinion

Students shafted page 7

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The cost of internships Unpaid page 3

Unconventional page 16

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construction

Isabel Bader Centre ready to perform New performing arts centre still under construction, but scheduled to open to the public in September

B y C hloe S obel News Editor The Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts will open for classes and to the public on Sept. 13 after a five-year long period of construction, which first began in 2009.

The building will serve as the new home of the film and media department, which was previously housed in two converted buildings on Stuart St., with a portion of classes conducted in Ontario Hall and Etherington Auditorium.

Alfred Bader, ArtSci ’45, donated a total of $22 million to the University to build a new performing arts centre, with an original offer of more than $10 million in 2005. At the time, he told the Journal that “there is

no great theatre [at Queen’s], there is no performing arts centre, there is no musical hall and one could marry all these together.”

“The Isabel” — a nickname given to the building by the University — cost $63 million to build.

Roughly $30 million was provided by the provincial and federal governments, while $6 million was donated by the City of Kingston.

The University raised the remaining $5 million by December 2010.

Ground broke in October 2009 and construction was scheduled to begin in spring 2011, but construction was delayed until spring 2012 in response to concerns regarding the site’s heritage.

The centre incorporates two older buildings on the site: the Stella Buck building and a former stable. Members of the City’s

heritage committee objected to 2010 plans to remove the Stella Buck building’s windows and chimney; City Council members also objected to stainless steel siding as a possible distraction to passing motorists.

Ultimately, the design team chose a less shiny siding and decided to retain the Stella Buck building’s windows.

The centre was designed by Ottawa firm N45 amd Oslo firm Snøhetta, which designed the National September 11 Memorial & Museum pavilion in New York City.

The firms worked in conjunction with New York firm Arup, which designed the acoustics.

The Tett Centre has also been under construction next door, owned and being renovated by the City of Kingston.

The Tett, expected to be completed in

September, will house eight arts organizations, along with artists’ studios and rental spaces.

The centrepiece of the building is the performance hall, which will seat up to 566.

The Isabel also features a studio theatre with a capacity of 100, a film screening room that seats 92 and a music rehearsal hall designed to exactly mimic the acoustics of the performance hall.

In March, students protested the lack of food sources at the Isabel, a lack of parking space, unreliable public transportation to the centre and the absence of a stop sign, crosswalk or traffic light near its main entrance on King St. West and Morton St. Since the protest, a pedestrian-controlled crosswalk has been added.

CORRECTIONS The Arts and Science grades report reflects grades from the 2012-13 academic year, not 2013-14.

The University is seeking to increase total enrolment by 2,238 students over the next two years, not by 3,000. photos by chloe sobel

Clockwise from top left: a 92-seat screening room; the exterior of the Isabel Bader Centre; the ceiling of the performance hall; the performance hall.

Incorrect information appeared in the May 27 edition of the Journal. The Journal regrets the errors.

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Feature Employment

The true cost of an unpaid internship Students disagree on the value of unpaid summer positions B y L aura R ussell Features Editor Queen’s summer student internships are all paid positions — but many outside employers aren’t as generous.

While unpaid internships are common in the Ontario workforce, this type of employment has received both support and criticism.

The provincial government has recently taken steps to improve the regulations surrounding unpaid internships. In March, inspectors from the Ministry of Labour shut down unpaid programs at several Canadian magazines, including Toronto Life and The Walrus.

Queen’s runs its own paid internship and summer employment programs through Career Services, including the Queen’s Undergraduate Internship Program (QUIP) and the Summer Work Experience Program (SWEP).

Jim Rodger, internship coordinator for the School of Computing, said he fears for students who accept unpaid internships.

“My personal opinion is that unpaid internships are inappropriate and often simply taking advantage of a depressed market for those just entering the workforce,” he told the Journal via email.

Rodger works to help Queen’s computing students integrate work experience into their undergraduate education by helping them register for professional internships.

There may be some benefit to unpaid positions, Rodger said, but students are often unacknowledged for their work.

“I fear that many unpaid interns will be undervalued and assigned menial tasks as is stereotypically believed to be the case,” Rodger said.

Jacqueline Tattle, ArtSci ’16, said

both paid and unpaid internships are great opportunities. She’s currently working in biology professor Adam Chippindale’s lab under SWEP, doing some of the same work as PhD students.

“People go into university and just pick a major and don’t really understand what they’re getting themselves into,” Tattle said.

“Internships give you an opportunity to [see] if this is a good fit for you in the future.”

internships “areUnpaid inappropriate and often simply taking advantage of a depressed market.

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— Jim Rodger, internship coordinator, School of Computing

As long as the employer advertises an internship as unpaid, Tattle said it shouldn’t be a problem.

“If you’re really passionate about something and if you’re really interested in it, you should be willing to put your time in it for free,” she said. “It’s better for a student to get experience and make connections than to work a job that pays, but doesn’t apply to a student’s field.

“Although regular summer jobs can be rewarding, you don’t actually have a chance to apply skills that you’ve learned in school,” Tattle added. “Internships are more applicable experience.”

Of the 47 candidates that applied to work in his lab, Chippindale hired four summer students.

Like Tattle, he said there’s a large benefit to working as an intern while studying at university.

Chippindale learned how to conduct research projects — from

their conceptualization to the design and execution — as an intern. Now, he’s running a lab himself.

“I worked with professors through all of my undergrad summers and it was pivotal to my pursuit of a career in science,” Chippindale told the Journal via email.

While Chippindale has personally experienced the benefits of internships, he’s had mixed experiences with unpaid positions in his lab.

“I have had a lot of great volunteers, but I have also had volunteers who let the lab down when the going got rough,” Chippindale said.

At Queen’s, approximately 155-165 summer positions are created through SWEP every year.

At the start of the 2013-14 school year, undergraduate enrolment was 16,339 students.

Director of Career Services Cathy Keates told the Journal via email that 163 students from various programs and faculties are working in SWEP positions this year.

“There are lots of students employed at Queen’s in the summer, in roles that often provide great learning experiences. SWEP is a good example of this,” Keates said.

Some organizations that offer SWEP jobs include the Kingston Museum of Health Care, the geography department’s Explore Camp and various labs in the chemistry department.

“There is such variety in the types of positions that they appeal to students across disciplines and career interests,” Keates said.

Although the requirements to apply for SWEP positions vary depending on the employer, each SWEP student has a paid position with a standard rate of $14.00 per hour. The jobs are typically on-campus.

Keates said expanding QUIP internships and other types of

Jacqueline Tattle at professor Adam Chippindale’s lab.

experiential learning is a formal objective of the university, as laid out in the five-year Strategic Framework for 2014-19, released in March.

Although Queen’s offers paid internship opportunities year-round, external employers often promote internships as unpaid positions.

It’s better for “a student to get

experience and make connections than to work a job that pays.

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— Jacqueline Tattle, ArtSci ’16

Chloe Magazine, a Canadian quarterly publication for women’s fashion and lifestyle based in Toronto, hires unpaid summer interns from Toronto’s biggest colleges.

The magazine currently has four employees that hold unpaid positions, contributing where they’re needed.

“While these positions are unpaid, they are nonetheless vital

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and whoever receives these roles deserves an equal amount of respect,” Sasha Alexandra, Chloe Magazine’s managing editor, told the Journal via email.

“Unpaid internships are the easiest way to get close to the company or industry you want to be involved with.”

Employers often take advantage of unpaid interns, she said, but young workers should be provided with the most relevant and beneficial experiences to them.

“However, with such an increase in competition, it is very easy for an employer to find a replacement,” Alexandra said.

Rebecca Elphick, PheKin ’17, is a summer intern working on data entry for the Faculty of Education’s Social Program Evaluation Group.

She said unpaid internships can be valuable – but it’s unrealistic for students to accept them.

“You really do need the experience,” Elphick said, “but with tuition expenses and living expenses being as they are, it’s really unfair to not pay students for the work that they’re doing.”

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queer community

Students celebrate Pride

Queer theatre collective debuts second production, titled Hair Lines B y J acquelyn P latis Assistant News Editor Buoyed by passion and support, the Kingston LGBTTIQQ2SA (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transsexual, Transgender, Intersex, Queer, Questioning, 2-Spirit, Allies) community celebrated Kingston Pride’s 25th anniversary.

Beginning May 31 and ending June 15, Pride events consisted of dances, free music, food and theatre for the whole community.

City Park served as the gathering place for the Kingston Pride’s 25th Anniversary Parade.

During Pride, Chipped Off, a queer theatre collective, debuted the multi-disciplinary show Hair Lines, their second original production.

Dan Vena, a cultural studies PhD candidate at Queen’s and one of three “core members” of Chipped Off, said the goal for Hair Lines was to create a non-traditional piece that was centered around a motif instead of a script.

“We decided to do it about hair, because hair is such a political thing that we could all relate to as it is always at stake,” Vena said.

Using hair as a starting point, Vena and colleagues Robin McDonald and Kim Renders put out a call to the community to see if hair could provide people with an artistic outlet.

“Not all are based off of the hair on the top of your head,” Vena said.

“There are pieces that are inspired by the texture of hair or

the image of hair, and there are lots of different pieces that aren’t necessarily literally about hair.”

Students, both undergrad and graduate, as well as community members, senior citizens and youth groups, were involved in the creation and production of Hair Lines.

“Collaboration is integral to making any theatre, art, or performance into a reality. We meet as a collective, make decisions as a collective, and put plans into motion as a collective,” said McDonald, a Queen’s cultural studies PhD candidate and Chipped Off’s cultural producer.

“The Chipped Off performance this year tries to extend the value of collaboration and the belief in its synergistic potential to a wider

A dog partakes in the 25th annual Kingston Pride Parade, held on June 15 at City Park.

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Tuesday, June 24, 2014 Kingston community, inviting performers, artists, actors, poets, singers, musicians and more to share their voices and perspectives,” McDonald added.

“Chipped Off serves as an important platform for getting these voices out there as much as possible, and for putting them into conversation in engaging and interesting ways.”

Beginning with looking at hair through a queer lens, Vena, McDonald and Renders spoke of hair’s significance to drag culture and gender performance, its role in bear cultures — men in the gay community who have hairy bodies and facial hair — and its place in kink and fetish cultures.

“But the racialization of hair, its cultural and social significances, and its linkages to a number of other conversations that we wanted to have politically and artistically as

a collective soon came to light,” McDonald said.

Erica McLachlan, ArtSci ’14, has been involved with Chipped Off for around a year and said that, as a queer theatre collective, it provides a unique approach to theatre.

“Chipped Off is a safe space and that has a lot to do with the people who are involved with the collective. It is just a really great group of people,” McLachlan said.

With an almost even student-to-local involvement ratio, Chipped Off creates a kind of exposure that might not be experienced by the community otherwise, she said.

“I think that what is so great about Chipped Off Theatre collective is that the performances we have draw in members of the community.”

Miss Kingston Pride 2014 waves to onlookers during the Pride march.

Climate change

University emissions fall, while City’s rise Report relays a 10 per cent drop in greenhouse gas emissions from 2010 to 2012; City saw increased levels B y Kylee Pedersen Assistant News Editor The University’s greenhouse gas emissions have fallen by 10 per cent since 2010, according to a 2011-12 greenhouse gas inventory prepared by the University’s Sustainability office in May. The University is seeking to meet the sustainability goals of the University and College Presidents’ Climate Change Statement of Action for Canada, which was signed by Principal Daniel Woolf in 2010.

Total emissions for 2012 were 45,382 metric tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent, compared to 57,716 metric tonnes in 2008. The reduction of 10 per cent since 2010 will be taken into account as the Queen’s Climate Action Plan continues to develop future emissions reductions targets.

The 2011-12 inventory examines the University’s

greenhouse gas emissions over reducing emissions associated with Action Plan.

“Queen’s is one of many this period and observes energy electricity consumption.

A large boiler in the central community partners contributing trends in order to highlight areas of progress and areas that need heating plant on campus was to the City’s greenhouse gas improvement, in addition to also replaced with a new unit inventory,” Ball said.

St. Lawrence College, the creating action plans to further during the time covered by the inventory. The new unit provides Ontario Power Authority Save On reduce emissions.

“The University has invested a 2.5 per cent efficiency gain, Energy program, Kingston General in successful projects that have while also allowing campus Hospital, Hotel Dieu and a lowered emissions and achieved buildings to be nearly entirely non-governmental organization alignment by addressing deferred reliant on the use of natural gas. called SWITCH — a networking maintenance needs and energy Natural gas is considered cleaner hub for alternative energy efficiency initiatives,” Aaron Ball, than other fossil fuels because it research — are also contributing to the sustainability manager of the releases fewer greenhouse gases the City’s inventory.

The University’s strategy to Queen’s Sustainability Advisory when it is burned, according to Committee, told the Journal the United States Environmental reduce emissions revolves mainly around reducing carbon emissions via email.

Protection Agency.

According to Ball, the University The University’s emissions will and making electricity use more has invested annually in energy be included in the City of Kingston’s efficient. The University and efficiency projects, focusing greenhouse gas inventory, Ball said. the City have similar objectives After upticks of emission levels regarding environmental planning, primarily on retrofitting campus lighting, since 2010. The new in 2010 and 2011 led to missed their main concern being the lighting projects — which include targets in 2014, the City has set reduction of greenhouse gas upgrading lamp efficiencies, ballast new goals to reduce emissions emissions, according to Ball.

The province’s efforts to swapping and de-lamping — are by 15 per cent by the year 2020. projected to save 520,000 kilowatt These benchmarks will be outlined reduce emissions associated with hours of energy per year, while in the new Kingston Climate the provincial electricity grid have

also contributed to the University’s greenhouse gas inventory.

The provincial electricity grid, also referred to as the Smart Grid, shows the most unsustainable areas and industries across Ontario in terms of energy use, according to the Independent Electricity System Operator of Ontario (IESO).

Ball said Ontario has been reducing the use of coal plants and is looking to introduce more renewable energy sources.

“These large scale efforts of the province have had a direct effect on reducing Greenhouse Gas emissions at Queen’s, as seen in reports reflecting its electricity consumption,” he said.

“As climate change is a global issue, these external initiatives are essential because they are helping to increase sustainable energy use both locally and across Ontario.”

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News in brief care deeply about,” said Brenda Ravenscroft, associate dean of teaching and learning for the Ontario students will Faculty of Arts and Sciences.

Applicants answered questions now have access to University-level courses through regarding what kind of interactions Ontario Online, a new publicly- students would have with their professors and TAs, how funded government program.

The program is set to open administrators would ensure that in 2015 with 60 flagship courses. students were engaged with the Queen’s received part of $8.5 material and how students would million to develop 13 of the 60 be supported.

“That prompted us to do a good courses, available exclusively online.

Approximately 19 Ontario review of how we already support universities applied to offer our students, and we’ve enhanced courses through the program. some of that,” Ravenscroft said.

She said a lot of student Online learning specialists from across Canada then evaluated support comes out of the faculty the applications before recipients office, where there are student advisors available to offer were chosen.

Courses taken through the assistance to students.

“We have also enhanced the program will be transferrable to all technology support that students participating universities.

“There was a very clear rubric need in online courses, and we’re on how the applications would working very closely with the be evaluated, which included library and the Learning Commons examining quality issues that we to make sure that the kind of Queen’s receives funding to redevelop online courses

services they offer … are available to students who are fully online.”

Ravenscroft said that the money received from Ontario Online would be spent on developing new online courses and enhancing existing courses offered through Queen’s, as part of correspondence and blended learning programs.

— Kylee Pedersen Jina Sushi closed in May due to immigration violations The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) confirmed on June 16 that local restaurant Jina Sushi had violated immigration laws.

The CBSA first became aware of the restaurant’s violations due to a tip, said Caroline Desjarlais, CBSA communications officer.

The CBSA charged the restaurant and manager Mija Park with five counts of employing foreign nationals not authorized

to work in Canada. Park was also charged with overstaying a visitor’s permit and not being authorized to work in Canada.

Penalties for employers range from summary to indictable convictions with a maximum penalty of two years’ imprisonment and a $50,000 fine.

Exclusion orders were issued by the Immigration and Refugee Board for the restaurant workers on April 25 and June 2. A person removed by an exclusion order can’t return to Canada for one year unless given written permission by the CBSA. “Everyone ordered removed from Canada is entitled to due process before the law,” Desjarlais told the Journal via email.

“Once individuals have exhausted all legal avenues of recourse/due process, they are expected to respect our laws and leave Canada or be removed.”

On April 23, a poster on the

Facebook group Overheard at Queen’s said he’d seen “a Canadian Border Services Agency van parked on the sidewalk by the back entrance to Jina at 1 p.m. today.” On April 23, CBSA Inland Enforcement Officers arrested Park and five others at Jina on the suspicion that they were working without authorization.

The CBSA told the Journal in May that officers had investigated a restaurant in Kingston on April 23 for employing unauthorized workers, but couldn’t name the restaurant due to Section 8 of the Privacy Act, which prevents a government institution from disclosing personal information unless the individual consents.

Park was charged and released from custody on terms and conditions, and is scheduled to appear in court on July 3.

— Chloe Sobel

election

Kingston and the Islands remains a red riding Liberal candidate Sophie Kiwala succeeds John Gerretsen as MPP, securing 19-year Liberal hold for the area B y C hloe S obel News Editor

Wynne became the first female and first openly gay premier to be elected in Ontario. The Liberal After a month and a half of party went from 48 to 58 seats in campaigning, Liberal candidate the legislature, earning a majority Sophie Kiwala has become the first government. The Progressive new MPP for Kingston and the Conservatives fell from 37 to 28 seats, and the New Democratic Islands in 19 years.

According to unofficial results Party remained at 21.

Kiwala told the Journal in from Elections Ontario, Kiwala won with 20,833 votes, or May that she thought the most important issues facing students approximately 41 per cent.

NDP candidate Mary Rita were rising tuition costs and finding Holland came in second with a job after graduation.

Ontario has the highest average 14,811 votes.

Progressive Conservative candidate Mark undergraduate tuition fees in Bain received 10,645. Green Canada, at $6,975 in the 2012-13 Party candidate Robert Kiley school year.

She’s now planning to meet received 3,561, and Freedom Party candidate Jonathan Reid with student groups to work on these issues. received 241.

“I’ll be setting up meetings in Kiwala’s victory means that Kingston will remain a Liberal the fall as the students come back riding. For the last 19 years, to school, and I would like to hear Kingston has been represented by from them directly on what their ideas are on how we can best serve Liberal MPP John Gerretsen.

Liberal Kathleen Wynne, ArtSci their needs,” she said.

She said she’ll be meeting with ’77, was re-elected as Premier.

the Queen’s Young Liberals over the summer, and hopes to reach out to the AMS as well.

Kiwala also intends to address youth unemployment by working with the business community to encourage them to employ more students.

“I would also like to … talk to them throughout the course of the summer to see if I can encourage more of them to take student interns and co-ops,” she said.

“This has been a large part … of the discussions that I’ve had in the community during the election campaign, and I feel the mood is very receptive.”

She added that students have worked in the federal constituency office since Peter Milliken was in office, starting in 1998.

“It’s been a tremendous advantage to both our office and to the students involved. They’ve all gone on to have absolutely amazing jobs, and I think that getting something substantial like

that on their resume as soon as they’re out of school is a very big advantage,” she said.

With the Liberals still in charge of the provincial government, their post-secondary policies will continue.

The Liberals are seeking to expand post-secondary education by 15,000 students, as well as launch Ontario Online, an online course hub that will offer

courses from several universities and colleges.

“I think that one very significant and obvious ramification is the continuance of the 30 per cent off tuition [grant],” Kiwala said.

“I think that makes a big difference. It was one thing that students did mention to me while I was canvassing, and as we were working on this campaign I think that’s been very much appreciated.”

Solvency deficit higher of two Continued from page 1

The Board of Trustees will be presented with the final budget for approval in May 2015.

Caroline Davis, vice-principal of finance and administration and Alan Harrison, provost and vice-principal of academics, told the Journal jointly via email that the pension solvency deficit first sprung from the 2008 global financial crisis “as a result of negative investment returns in 2008 and 2009, and very low interest rates.” “[The two types of deficits] are equally important in that regulations require special payments to pay down both deficits, but one — solvency — is significantly higher and the university’s exemption from

making payments towards this deficit is temporary and expires in 2015,” they stated further.

The distribution of QPP’s $22 million expense to pay down the solvency and going concern deficits between shared services, faculties and schools hasn’t been determined.

“The budget planning process is underway and the information obtained throughout this process will inform the decision on the distribution of the additional $22 million annual pension expense,” they said.

“Part of the budget planning process is to determine the impacts of the additional pension expense on each shared service unit and faculty.”

They added that it’s too soon to

know what those impacts will be.

Another challenge facing the University in the budget planning process is a $242 million deferred maintenance backlog.

Deferred maintenance spending is allocated from the University’s operating budget, as well as almost $1.1 million from its share of the Ministry of Training Colleges and Universities’ annual allocation to address deferred maintenance.

Davis and Harrison said that prior to the provincial election call, there was notification that this amount would increase.

“This puts annual deferred maintenance spending at approximately $7.4 million, the highest it has been for a number of years.”

Queen’s is required to pay $22 million annually to pay down the solvency deficit.

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Editorial Board Editors in Chief

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Production Manager

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News Editor

Chloe Sobel

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Editorials Editor

Anisa Rawhani

Opinions Editor

Olivia Bowden

Arts Editor

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Sports Editor

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Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Dialogue WAGES

Tipping too unstable It’s time the archaic practice of tipping was put to rest in favour of a more stable gratuity tax.

As it stands, restaurant servers in Ontario earn wages below the provincial minimum, and are dependent on tips to supplement their income. Tipping perpetuates a power imbalance within the service industry, where a server’s livelihood is determined on a stranger’s whim.

Incorporating a standard tax into meal costs would be a much more stable and equitable system.

Those in favour of tipping say it encourages good service and punishes bad service. However, if service at a restaurant is subpar, it’s more effective to inform a manager

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than to passive-aggressively deny an employee their chance at an adequate income.

There are too many variables that influence the dining experience. A server shouldn’t be punished if the food was late or not up to par, because they can’t control all restaurant operations.

Tipping is an ambiguous practice in itself. We tip servers, hair stylists and cab drivers only because it’s customary, but other types of service workers are left without.

A major concern with no-tipping policies is that servers might feel as though they don’t have to provide quality service.

But working within the service

Tipping perpetuates a power imbalance [...] where a server’s livelihood is determined on a stranger’s whim.

industry is just like any other job that doesn’t have tips.

There are other factors that motivate us to do our job well: recognition, the possibility of a promotion and more.

All jobs have requirements, and for servers it’s to provide good service. If they’re not doing their job, it won’t go unnoticed by their managers.

The division of tips between restaurant employees is flawed.

Many places pool and distribute tips between servers, bussers, hosts and dishwashers, which can cause needless tension and stress among staff.

In addition, tipping facilitates discrimination towards both the

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tipper and the tippee. Some servers have claimed to prefer not to have mothers, children, students or people of certain races seated in their section, because they believe they’ll receive smaller tips.

On the other hand, some customers have claimed to favour more attractive and flirtatious servers.

Overall, the tipping system lacks consistency and regulation.

The minimum wage for servers should be increased to the same level as everyone else’s to ensure stability.

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be fueled by your own ambitions and morals, not those of the five people standing next to you.

It doesn’t take much time, but what’s important is how that time is spent, because not all time is valued equally. Quality time is exponentially more beneficial than rent oore time spent frivolously.

Two hours of playing video games with a friend is relaxing, but those two hours are likely less beneficial than speaking Motivational speaker Jim Rohn with that friend for half an once said, “You are the average of hour about relationships, goals the five people you spend the most and accomplishments.

The same goes for time spent time with.”

I’ve never bought this, but I’ve with yourself.

Quality time occurs when you’re heard it several times in recent weeks. Friends claim it’s helped mentally and emotionally present. them move on from debilitating But you don’t need to meditate relationships and bring inspiring, two hours a day to be inspired by and in touch with yourself. supportive people into their lives.

Treat yourself like you would a I understand the idea.

Surrounding yourself with positive, good friend: make time to be alone successful people can help bring and be present for the entire visit.

There are techniques that good things into your life. But this maxim ignores the value, the can facilitate and maximize your necessity, of time spent alone. solitary time — things like keeping Think of yourself as a friend. Do a journal or putting your thoughts you see yourself enough? Are you on a tape recorder. Occupying a highly judgmental or indulgent and clean, quiet place without phone enabling? Are you being a good or Internet access limits distraction. friend to yourself?

Be open with your friends.

Taking time to analyze your For example, I’ll tell them I own thoughts, independent of the can’t hang out tomorrow night influence of those five people, is because I’m going to sit by the essential to building confidence and water. The ones who value their decision-making skills. You’ll soon own relationships with themselves

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Animal rights

Fence off the hazard City Council’s decision to support turtle protection on local roads is money well spent.

Recent expansions to Princess St. have hazardously infringed on turtle-nesting territory. Some turtles have been struck and killed as they attempt to cross roads and reach nesting areas.

In order to prevent further deaths, the Turtles Kingston environmental group is seeking funds to install fencing along these nesting territories. If the public raises $30,600 in donations, will understand. Hell, they’ll encourage you.

Solitary time functions much like time spent with those five important people. It’s quality, not quantity, that’s most effective.

It’s time spent in your own head, away from the influences — positive or negative — of others. It encourages reflection and enables independent thinking.

Without it, we’re at the ideological mercy of the five people we spend the most time with.

Brent is the Journal’s Assistant Sports Editor. He’s a fifth-year English major.

the City will match that total dollar-for-dollar.

Turtles Kingston should be commended for their commitment to protecting turtles, and Council should be praised for their supportive response.

Kingston has benefited from the road extensions, and it’s time to pay the price. Like any other project, certain payments and considerations need to be made.

It’s important to recognize that humans created the danger by infringing on the turtles’ habitats; it’s our moral obligation to mitigate the hazard. $30,600 is a negligible amount for Council to pledge, especially considering that snapping turtles are a special concern species under Ontario’s Endangered Species Act. In future, such road expansion projects need to be handled with better care. Areas need to be thoroughly canvassed to identify hazards and potential risks to wildlife, so that preventative measures can be taken.

We’ve done enough damage already. It’s time we prevent that which is easily preventable.

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Education ignored Provincial election candidates skipped student issues

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Talking heads ... around campus Photos By Olivia Bowden

How do you feel about the City’s support for turtles?

“I’m very happy. I live up north and see a lot of turtles getting hit.”

Tasha Urbanchic, ArtSci ’14

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the centre during this campaign. more affordable for students and Their popular vote did go up, but increases the accessibility of PSE. their seat count remained the OUSA’s student-focused platform puts an emphasis on enhancing the same — somehow.

As university students, the cliché rebate, not getting rid of it.

With student issues being placed goes that we’re the next generation of leaders. However, what’s there on the back burner, it’s obvious to look up to when many youth why youth aren’t motivated to vote. voters in Ontario saw a lack of clear While a meteoric shift in the choice within this election? focus of campaigns to youth Jon Wiseman, ArtSci ’16 The lack of prominent issues might alienate other Let’s face it — politics in Ontario discussion on post-secondary demographics, it seems as though education (PSE) throughout the politicians see youth as the people isn’t sexy. least likely to vote. Thus, they While some premiers in Canada, campaign was startling.

The Ontario Undergraduate don’t mention PSE very much such as Brad Wall in Saskatchewan and Prince Edward Island’s Robert Student Alliance (OUSA), the during campaigns.

The availability of social media Ghiz, are extremely popular in their province-wide student organization respective provinces, it seems most that Queen’s is a member of, has as a tool to engage with voters was Ontarians weren’t enthusiastic advocated for parties to bring squandered, as many candidates about the candidates they had to student issues to the forefront failed to connect with younger and promote accessible education citizens. While it may look cool choose from this past election. and hip to have a politician on What’s more, this through financial relief.

The PC’s proposal to get rid of Twitter, campaigns tend to bring election — even with a very slight increase in voter the 30 per cent off tuition rebate out the worst of how to use it.

Take Kingston and the Islands turnout — highlighted some angered many students that rely of the most glaring flaws of all on this rebate and other Ontario PC candidate Mark Bain. Many three major parties and their Student Assistance Program of his tweets during the campaign (OSAP) benefits to afford to go to were simple and canned talking respective leaders.

As students, we should especially school. With tuition rates on the points with no real substance, take notice of the candidates’ rise each year, it’s becoming harder other than the fact they were PC talking points. failure to discuss the state for some students to afford PSE. The tuition rebate makes it This makes the candidate look of post-secondary education in Ontario.

This indicated that the youth vote isn’t a priority for candidates.

It’s likely they believe younger Canadians place voting low on are being erased. We are all still Re: Don’t erase history their priority list, leading to an free to make the effort to consult unacceptable lack of engagement Dear Editor, those public records in the ways we from each party leader. always did before search engines.

Ontario premier and Liberal It was good to see the Journal The court’s view was simple that party leader Kathleen Wynne has considering the European Court there are good social reasons to dealt with a mounting deficit and of Justice (ECJ) ruling on 'the limit comprehensive and effortless years of Liberal scandals, including right to be forgotten' ('Don't erase search of those records when it the controversy surrounding the history', May 27, 2014). However comes to the personal history of massive cancellation costs of the editorial made some common private individuals. gas-fired power plants in Forgiveness and forgetting mistakes on the ruling and its Mississauga and Oakville. of minor transgressions are very potential impact.

Former Ontario Progressive The first was to miss the important social values in almost Conservative (PC) party leader point that links are already all countries, and we should not let Tim Hudak had to deal with several routinely sorted and selected by what can be done with technology hurdles throughout his campaign. search engines. decide what should be done socially.

Economists questioned the math Their algorithms do a whole Third, the case will not be a within his Million Jobs Plan, and range of work that we don’t see slippery slope. The judge was very many of his platform points were and to suggest that they will be careful to limit its applicability and divisive and off-putting to students 'altered' after this decision from the decision does not overturn and public sector workers across some 'normal' state now is only the long-standing principle of the the province. testimony to our unthinking 'public interest.'

Andrea Horwath, the New reliance on search engines.

Many decisions about what can Democratic Party (NDP) leader, The second is to suggest that be published and publicized are has struggled to keep the this is about 'erasing history'. It it already based on this principle. In social-democratic base of her party not. No original online or offline that sense the basis of the ECJ together, after shifting more to records of courts or newspapers judgement is not new and it is

like nothing more than a robot on social media.

Another problem is that politics today are extremely scripted and crafted. During the televised leaders’ debate, the three candidates moved away from relevant topics that Ontarians care about and descended into a meaningless war of words.

Looking to the future, we may have to undergo a radical change within our political parties for youth to become interested in them again, whether it be the emergence of a new party, the total rebranding of an existing party or a schism of MPPs from their current parties to form a new one.

Finding a solution to these issues is going to be difficult, to say the least, but something must be done. Surely, a tabula rasa — blank slate — party or candidate will emerge. Could it be the PC’s yet-to-be-elected new leader? We shall have to wait and see.

“If turtles are getting hit, I’m glad [the City] is doing something about it.”

Jon Wiseman is a third-year political studies major.

“[The fund] is valuable because I heard the [snapping turtles] are endangered”

Letter to the editor alarmist to imply that this might mean a drift towards "the actions of Nazi war criminals and child molesters" being removed from public view.

Finally, where the editorial is correct is to argue that the decision will likely mean thousands of future requests. However there is no reason why this should be a problem. Google and other websites already receive and handle thousands of copyright takedown requests every day.

They willingly dedicate the resources to deal with corporate rights, so how much more important are human rights in comparison?

David Murakami Wood Canada Research Chair (Tier II) in Surveillance Studies Department of Sociology Queen's University

Jill Beckley, ArtSci ’16

“Turtles are great creatures that we need to protect.”

Kassia Malis, Nurs ’17

Sue Ahn, PhD ’16

“Turtle conservation is very important for the region’s ecology.”

Kass Khalaj, PhD ’16

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The “Journal vs ...” is a new section within Dialogue. Two writers — one a member of the Journal Editoral Board and the other a member of the wider Queen’s community — face off on a selected topic. The views expressed by the Editorial Board member don’t represent the collective views of the Journal, but only those of that particular individual.

The ARTSCI GRADES REPORT

Grading discrepancies a point of contention Students debate whether standardized grading policies should be implemented across departments at Queen’s STANDARDIZATION ISN’T THE ANSWER

Sebastian Leck, Features Editor While certain departments may give higher grades, higher grades aren’t always better.

I prefer to focus on whether departments are teaching their students effectively — their primary responsibility — before looking at grade averages, which don’t necessarily indicate a higher quality of education.

This isn’t to say grade distributions aren’t important. They can be indicators of underlying problems, including declining standards in evaluation or a learning curve that’s too steep for most students.

However, standardization across departments isn’t the answer. It even disguises the greater flaws in our grading system.

If a course gives out easy grades, students aren’t being challenged, which raises questions about the quality of the education.

On the other hand, if a course’s grades are extremely low or have to be consistently bell curved, the instructor is failing his or her students. If even the best students struggle to master the material, the majority won’t be able to apply their knowledge at all.

Grading in both situations fails to fulfill its primary purpose: measuring students’ learning. For this reason, it’s important for departments to monitor grade averages to ensure students aren’t gliding through effortlessly or having their spirits crushed under unrealistically high standards.

But not all courses can be measured by the same standard because they’re not all equal in difficulty. More students fail chemistry courses than history courses, according to the grades report, and there’s nothing wrong with that.

In subjects like chemistry, it’s harder to learn the basic concepts, while in history, the basic details are easier to grasp, but getting an A grade can be challenging.

Passing a chemistry course should signify that a student understands what he or she was taught. Passing a history course should

mean the same thing.

Unless either course falls into the aforementioned scenarios where no one is learning, neither professor needs to change their grading practices. They’re teaching their students.

However, when grading functions as a sorting mechanism to compare and rank students, fairness in grading across faculties becomes important.

Some people must be at the end of the bell curve for the system to function. Figuring out who’s competitive and who isn’t is vital for selecting candidates for professional or graduate programs.

Yet when we call for the equalization of grade distributions across faculties, we’re assuming that we can compare a politics student to a classics student, or a computing student with a commerce student.

Suppose each program had the same grade distribution and two students from different faculties received an A grade. Does that make the students equal?

It depends. Is Canadian foreign policy measurably more difficult to learn than ancient Greek? Is computer programming harder than accounting?

At its root, it’s an absurd question. If I needed a programmer, I wouldn’t care if you had good grades in an accounting course. But I would care if your previous work showed you were a highly competent programmer.

For this reason, I’d rather have a system of evaluation that measures competency and quality of work than one that makes a contrived game seemingly fairer by standardizing.

A reasonable short-term solution, as ASUS President Adam Grotsky suggested in May, would be to add class averages on transcripts to provide context.

In the long term, I want to examine the ways we evaluate students more closely. I’d like grades to reflect how we’re learning, not how well we’re competing.

It’s of the utmost importance to focus on the role of universities as places of learning, and move away from standardization for the sake of comparison. Imagining new ways to evaluate our students would be a start.

Sebastian is the Journal’s Features Editor. He’s a fourth-year history major.

GRADING NEEDS CONSISTENCY

Colin Zarzour, ArtSci ’15 In a recent survey undertaken by the AMS Academic Affairs Commission, students singled out inconsistency in evaluation as a key problem. I believe a student’s grades should be reflective of their achievement of learning outcomes — not what field they choose to study.

If a student achieves all of a course’s outcomes successfully, then an A-plus grade should be within reach. If you have unachievable outcomes, that’s poor course design.

Going into the numbers, it’s clear that there’s a large discrepancy within faculties and departments at Queen’s, including the largest faculty — Arts and Science.

Within Arts and Science is the fine arts department, where over half of fine arts students received an A-minus grade or higher in 2012-13. 21.6 per cent of classics students received A-plus grades.

At the same time, we have areas like the political studies department, in which only 1.4 per cent of students got an A-plus grade.

However, it has the highest percentage of B-grade students in the entirety of Arts and Science.

Essentially, a politics student must accept that they likely won’t be an A grade student.

I don’t believe students should have to resign themselves to being shuffled into a certain grade range, nor should they choose a specific faculty or department for its beneficial grade distribution.

This is a serious concern. Students, particularly those interested in post-graduate studies, may tailor their degrees towards areas with larger numbers of high marks, instead of where their passions lie.

Additionally, if a student who does excellent work in a department is denied an A-plus grade because there’s a belief that “we don’t give A-plus grades” or “an A-plus grade means your work is perfect and nobody’s work is perfect,”

then the student is being jeopardized by a misunderstanding of how grading should happen.

Grades should be given based on whether the work meets a previously set standard of criteria, not whether the work meets a goal of absolute perfection.

Courses in which the distribution is high in the A or A-minus grade range, but low in the A-plus or overall A grade range suggest that such misunderstandings are occurring. An A-plus grade doesn’t have to mean the work is immaculate.

There’s also a concern with small departments and faculties giving higher grades in order to attract students, as funding is largely tied to how many students choose to take a department’s courses.

That being said, higher grades might correlate with smaller class sizes. The same Academic Affairs Commission survey mentioned earlier said students overwhelmingly prefer smaller class sizes to learn — but that’s another discussion.

Lastly, there’s one deep concern I believe is at the heart of students’ and faculty’s qualms with the evaluation process as a whole: the lack of a strong forum for informal, critical and collaborative discussion between professors and students.

I frequently hear professors and students comment that they wish they could tell each other a particular criticism or idea. I believe both parties want to create a rich learning environment here, and only frequent and honest conversation will change that.

We need to work towards more consistent evaluation of courses and a more reasonable grade distribution. We need students and faculty to work together on strong learning outcomes, course expectations and more.

We need visible space to solve problems together, beyond faculty boards and the classroom.

The university environment is meant to foster a will to learn and an interest in the subject pursued. An uneven grading scheme instead disconnects students and their respective faculties, and causes disillusionment with the university learning experience altogether.

Colin is the AMS’ Academic Affairs Commissioner.

He’s a fourth-year political studies major.

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Martina Muck’s Memory installation.

Gallery review

Muck brings nostalgia to Modern Fuel Local artist showcases her moving installation Memory with help from the Kingston community B y O livia L oncar -B artolini Arts Editor Visual artist Martina Muck brought her unique artistic vision and plenty of nostalgia from her native Germany to Kingston’s Modern Fuel Gallery with her installation “Memory.”

The contemporary installation exhibition ran from May 3 until June 14 in Modern Fuel Gallery’s main gallery space. The exhibit gave viewers a chance to explore sentimentality through art as they peered into vessels of memory

disguised as common objects.

When walking into the gallery space for the first time, I initially noticed an arrangement of objects scattered throughout the floor in the middle section of the large open space. Each item was individually illuminated by a fluorescent light hanging from the ceiling, which created both a comforting warm glow and a sense of mystery within the shadows that each item casts.

The assemblage consisted of items such as bowls, cutlery, vases, small containers and

several more intricate, but also seemingly mundane objects.

Each individual item held a special significance to a particular person, which the artist relayed through a series of captions.

“This jewelry box made of stone was given to me as a token of friendship,” read one caption. “It was crafted by Native American Indians living in Arizona. I appreciate it because it is not something that I would have purchased on my own if it had not been given to me as a gift.”

This detailed but brief

description was just one out of 20 that Muck collected from Kingston natives to match the items that are included in the exhibition.

What this exhibition emphasizesd was how we associate individual memories and ideas with certain places, objects and smells. The items that Muck provided are unfamiliar and, therefore are of no particular personal significance, even though they might be treasured by another.

In this way, Muck used personal experience to transcend the mundane.

The items, which were scattered evenly about the gallery space, were accented by the warm lighting of the gallery. The combination created a series of puddle-like reflections of soft light along the floor, appearing almost like a constellation.

As I removed myself from reality and wandered into the wells of nostaligia and shared experience, presented through everyday objects by Muck, I was forced to find, and appreciate, meaning in the mundane.

concert preview

Kingston musician takes the stage Veteran vocalist Chris Koster talks about future three-album release B y K ashmala O mar Assistant Arts Editor Kingston-native musician Chris Koster isn’t afraid to take risks when it comes to the potential betterment of his sound, and releasing three albums next year is his newest gamble.

The indie-rock artist spoke of his upcoming plan for three new projects, and that he knew it was the right call to take a new approach to his sound.

“As I get older I’m trying to get better at columnizing things,” he said. “Which is why I’m releasing three albums in the next year from three different projects. That way I can let each project be its own thing and really be rigid and disciplined about the sound of each one.”

Koster began dabbling in music more than 20 years ago. At the age of 12, he’d already started playing in his first indie band, and later on performed vocals for his older brother’s band. Eventually, he started writing songs and grew to be a more active artist within Kingston by recording his music and performing more shows.

The self-produced Kingston native knew early on that he wanted to pursue music in his own,

more personalized way.

“I think [self-producing] has helped me and also hurt me. Early on it was important to me to prove myself,” he said. “But it also creates a very insular head space where sometimes you’re not getting everything out of the music that you could with another set of ears or another outlook.”

Local artists in Kingston have a good support system, he added. They help each other flourish musically.

“For the most part everyone is very supportive of one another, which is very important and it helps the scene grow into something interesting when everyone is free to do their own thing,” he said.

So far Koster has released two albums: Secrets Of The Lonely in 2004 and Sex, Love & Morality in 2008. Both albums are unique to one another: the contents of the second album were partly fueled

by Koster’s friendship with legendary producer Bob Ezrin, who produced notorious musicians such as Alice Cooper, Pink Floyd and Kiss.

Koster’s newest work is influenced by his disbelief in genres as modes of categorization, which is part of the reason his sound

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Chris Koster peforming live.

varies from rock, to indie, to pop and even to metal, especially in his latest album.

He disregards boundaries in music.

“I listen to every style of music I can and I take influence from it all. Even if I really dislike something I’m learning what I don’t want to do, so in that way it’s

influencing me.”

Koster is prepared to show his supporters that he isn’t scared to take risks with his music to keep things fresh, and to prove this, he’s giving them the prospect of three albums to look forward to.

“Music is your companion. If you treat it with respect you will have it for life and you will never be

lonely,” he said. “The more success that comes from it the easier it will be to lose sight of that. If you treat it as a means to an end, that’s all it will ever be.”

Chris Koster will perform at The Mansion on June 30.

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artist profile

Alumnus breaks into gallery business Art history graduate Mark Zadorozny debuts Mark Christopher Gallery in Parkdale area of Toronto B y O livia L oncar -B artolini Arts Editor Gallery owner and Queen’s art history graduate Mark Zadorozny took his passion for visual art and turned it into a career.

Zadorozny is the creator and director of the Mark Christopher Gallery, which is currently located in the Parkdale area of West Toronto. He first opened up the Gallery in 2013 after graduating from Queen’s in 2006, where he studied art history.

A Toronto native, Zadorozny found himself synthesizing the creative world that enveloped him as a child.

“I was surrounded by art my whole life and grew up around it, so working in the field was a natural progression,” he said.

His grandfather, who encouraged Zadorozny’s artistic influences as a child, is still producing work at the age of 92.

During his time at Queen’s, Zadorozny deepened his knowledge of the art world while also developing his personal aesthetic.

“My education is the foundation and provides me with my gut feeling for my gallery work,” he said.

“I have to connect with the work on many levels — such as composition, colour usage, style — and this all has to do with my schooling and art history education.”

During his time at Queen’s, Zadorozny went on exchange to Venice to study Renaissance art, further helping him broaden his artistic knowledge. Following

graduation, he completed a one-year Master’s program in art history at St. Andrew’s University in Scotland.

In 2007, after travelling for a year, Zadorozny became an active member of the Toronto art scene — forming connections with local underground artists while also working for Bonham’s Auctions and Appraisers, an international auction house.

Zadorozny chose to take a step further by opening his own gallery last year. He now displays an exhibition a month and works full-time as its owner.

So far Zadorozny exhibited notable artists like Scott Christie, Curtis Amisich, Scott McDermid and Dmitri Fedosseev, among others he has represented through his gallery. He opts to display art that

showcases a mixture of mediums, integrating photography, painting, sculpture and watercolour. His preferred style ranges from modern to abstract to realist.

Regardless, when it comes to selecting an artist to exhibit, Zadorozny follows his intuition.

“Any artists who I show, I hand select and I choose them because I really immediately like their aesthetic,” he said. “My art history background at Queen’s has helped me in the sense that it has given me the confidence to make decisions about artists’ work and sharpening my artistic intuition to distinguish between quality and non-quality.”

Starting up an art gallery is an arduous process, he said, but he sees it less as work and more as fun.

“Most people who work in this business don’t like talk about

collecting outside of work, but for me it’s just a part of my life,” he said.

“I’m always researching, or going to see shows and talking to artists or making my own art.”

He added his favourite part is being able talk to and share ideas with the like-minded artists he meets along the way.

“The best thing is visiting artists, having conversations and dialogue with artists, going to studios and spending time with creative people,” he said. “It doesn’t feel like work when you enjoy it.”

For more information on the Mark Christopher Gallery, visit markchistophergallery.com.

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Zadorozny curating Dmitri Fedosseev’s exhibition “Bacchanali”.

Speaker series

Panelists discuss art, war and the military Canadian veterans share their personal experiences in the military in relation to art and its role in war B y M ishal O mar Contributor Thoughts of war and the military don’t often couple with the creative expression associated with art.

The military as an institution is perhaps as uniform as they come — so what place does art have in discussions of war, peacekeeping and the Canadian military? The Philosopher’s Café answered this question on this very subject — and many more.

Philosopher’s Café: War, Peacekeeping, and Canada’s Military, took place at The Agnes Etherington Art Centre on June 8.

In collaboration with PeaceQuest, it was a discussion on the horrors of war, Canada’s involvement and how and why art can hold such a

powerful role in the representation of war.

It began with a speech by Major Brent Beardsley, who served as an infantry officer in Canada for 32 years.

In a short, matter-of-fact manner, Beardsley described what it felt like to be in the state of war. “You are bored, looking out into that endless field, minutes that turn into hours that turn into weeks that turn into months,” he said. “It feels like it will never ever end, but usually when it does, it’s interrupted by moments of terror.”

After painting this stark picture of the realities of war — so different from the heroic and patriotic tales we normally hear, Beardsley went on to emphasize the importance of peacekeeping. His answer to

the problem was simple — more Canadian involvement, less European involvement. He argued that Canadian peacekeeping based on Canadian values was more effective than the colonial structures in which European peacekeeping efforts still operate.

Despite his blunt approach to the topic, Beardsley ended on a positive note. “We must be cautious optimists, not eternal pessimists,” he said.

Then came a discussion between Beardsley and Jamie King, a writer and activist that tried to make connections between art and the realities of war. As King made attempts to relate the topic of discussion to art, Beardsley often circled back to the topic of war and peacekeeping without mentioning

the role of art within these specific issues.

Once the discussion was opened to the floor, an audience member was able to get an answer from Beardsley with the question: How significant is the role of art, and artists, in the depiction of war?

Essentially, the art is knowledge for those who have never experienced war, as well as therapeutic for those who have, he said.

The most enjoyable aspect of this presentation was the art exhibition on display. Titled “Terms of Engagement: Averns, Feldman-Kiss, Stimson,” artists Dick Averns, Nichola Feldman-Kiss and Adrian Stimson showcased paintings, videos and photography that depicted the realities of war.

Perhaps most profound was a

piece by Feldman-Kiss titled “until the story of the hunt is told by the lion/facing horror and the possibility of shame,” a collection of photographs of weapons and bones in grass. These photographs were displayed in such a manner that the viewer felt as if they were, for a moment, experiencing war for themselves.

Philosopher’s Café: War, Peacekeeping, and Canada’s Military presented a discussion that needed to be had. While not conclusive in its answers to questions of peacekeeping and the role of art in war, it approached a dialogue that is often cast aside when it comes to Canada’s role in war on an international scale.

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training

A strong mentality Elite-level athletes synergize physical and psychological training B y S ean S utherland Sports Editor When it comes to sports, an athlete’s pre-game mentality can be just as crucial as any physical aspect.

Just as lifting weights and stretching prepares them physically, players visualize positive outcomes and undertake familiar routines and superstitions to get focused before games.

This can be as simple as eating the same meal before every game — but some athletes have much more elaborate habits.

John Phelan, a professor at the School of Business and mental skills coach for the Vancouver Canucks, said he’s seen athletes use a number of different tactics to get focused before a game.

“It depends on the individual athlete, but a lot of them use music now,” Phelan said. “Other players will use visualization.

They’ll see the team they’re playing, the circumstances they’re in, particularly what position they’re in.

“The more detailed it is, the better it is.”

A former captain of the Canadian rugby team, Phelan said it’s best if athletes try to find what methods work best for them on a personal basis.

Like any athletic skill, mental preparation has to be worked on and refined over time.

“Did you learn to skate in one outing? Did you learn to run or play football or any sport in one outing? No, it takes practice,” Phelan said. “It doesn’t work if you do it once, but if you put it into a routine you use even to prepare for practice so it becomes a part of your preparation, then I think it does work and becomes a tool.”

As beneficial as preparation is, Phelan said it can sometimes become negative. When a player feels like they won’t succeed without their routine, he suggests they change what they’re doing.

For Phelan, this is due in part to the role the mental side plays in sports. Athletes are on a more even physical playing field at top levels of competition, he said — which means other forms of preparation move to the forefront.

“The highest level of performing athlete, I don’t think you get there without the physical. I think that’s sort of the card to the dance,” Phelan said. “Now, how many dances you get and if you want to go to the big dance, I think then the mental, emotional, spiritual [sides] come into it.”

With the mental side becoming more crucial, Phelan said

combining it with physical preparation can boost both.

He gave the example of focusing on lifting weights in the same mindset that a player would have during a shift in hockey. While their muscles get strengthened, so does the player’s ability to focus on the task at hand.

Striking that balance is something Danielle Girard works on before games.

A fourth-year defenceman on the women’s hockey team, Girard told the Journal via email the two aspects of preparation work in tandem to get her ready to hit the ice.

“If you’re working hard at practice and in the weight room, then part of the reason for that is because you’re focused on the games coming up and want to make sure you’ve done your best to be as prepared as you can be,” she said.

On game days, Girard prepares on an individual basis by avoiding distractions, like her cell phone, and by focusing on the team she’s about to face. Her preparation isn’t all solo, though: she plays keep-up, juggling a soccer ball with her teammates.

“As a team we can discuss strategies, and the type of game our opponent likes to play,” Girard

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Women’s hockey assistant captain Danielle Girard’s pre-game mental preparation includes avoiding her cell phone.

said. “But there is also an individual aspect, where you can focus on certain things that you as a player want to work on for the game.”

By working on her mental preparation, Girard said taking part in pre-game rituals has helped

her overall game, similar to the way working out and practicing have improved her play.

“I think these little rituals help keep me calm and focused,” she said. “I like the consistency of them.”

Men’s rugby

Men’s league ambitions Gaels rugby players benefit from provincial team experience B y B rent M oore Assistant Sports Editor Jacob Rumball’s tenure with the Ontario Blues has given him a leg up on the competition.

The Queen’s men’s rugby captain is one of several current or former Gaels presently competing

with the Blues, Ontario’s senior provincial team. Alumni Dan Moor and Liam Underwood are on the squad, as is Rumball’s brother and Queen’s teammate Lucas.

For Rumball, senior-level rugby is an opportunity to practice with and compete against older players with more strength and experience.

Dan Moor (left) passed on the Queen’s rugby captaincy to Jacob Rumball, his teammate with the Ontario Blues.

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“You can compare yourself to guys who are doing this professionally,” he said.

The Blues compete against other Canadian provincial clubs, as well as American and international opponents.

On Saturday, they’ll be taking on the NCAA All-Americans, an under-23 collegiate all-star team, in Boston.

Roughly half of the Blues’ roster hails from university teams. The other half is made up of young professionals and players sponsored at the provincial or national level.

The Blues don’t spend as much time together on or off the field as a university squad. Despite this, players bond quickly over their shared ambition to field a winning team.

“There’s a standard of play that comes up from the guys,” Rumball said. “There’s a lot of information sharing and competitiveness.”

While there are benefits that come with playing for the team, there are a few drawbacks as well. The most difficult time for the Blues’ student contingent is September, when the OUA and Blues’ seasons overlap.

Rumball said he’s missed about six Queen’s games over his four-year university career to play with the Blues.

“The positive is that awesome level of competition,” he said. “The negative is you’re logging a lot of hours on the road.”

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Liam Underwood’s on-field success has continued on from Queen’s and the Ontario Blues to a spot on Canada’s men’s rugby team.

Dan Moor, Rumball’s predecessor as Gaels captain, is a three-year veteran of the Blues and also dealt with the overlapping rugby seasons.

Moor was absent from Queen’s Fauxcoming weekend game against Western in 2012. Instead, he started for the Blues in a match against the Newfoundland Rock.

“It was tough, but playing with the Blues is a big opportunity,” Moor said.

Despite the time commitment required to play for both Queen’s and the Blues, Moor said balancing two teams and schoolwork never fazed him.

“I was willing to give up certain things. I took my rugby seriously.

“If it interests you, you just kind

of get on with it,” he said. “I never saw it as a big sacrifice.”

Having played with the older Rumball brother for much of his time at Queen’s, Moor has witnessed Jacob’s rise to captaincy and predicts good things for Lucas as well.

Lucas is heading into his second season with Queen’s, and after playing in the Blues’ development program for several years, he’s poised to make an impact with the Gaels in September.

“Wow, what a talent,” Moor said. “He is fearless out there — very committed to getting better.”

For the summer, Lucas and company will be training under See Seasons on page 12

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Division decisions Why the OUA needs to move to two divisions in their leagues to make sense.

Women’s hockey is one of four OUA sports to have a single division, joining football, men’s rugby and men’s volleyball. All but rugby have upwards of 10 teams — more than the two-division women’s rugby league.

B y S ean S utherland When a sport has more than Sports Editor one division, interdivisional There’s a disturbing lack of games are less prevalent. In single consistency within the OUA division leagues, teams face all as to how teams are aligned in their opponents the same number of times, regardless of where different sports.

With last month’s expansion to the school is situated within four divisions in both men’s and the province.

This means less central schools women’s basketball, the conference needs to examine how teams in other such as Queen’s, Windsor and sports are aligned. There’s no real Nipissing have to travel greater logic in the geographical set-up for distances than their counterparts.

The extra distance not only puts several sports.

For example, the closest these schools at a competitive women’s hockey teams to Queen’s disadvantage, but also forces them are the Ottawa Gee-Gees and to pay greater travel costs.

Splitting women’s hockey and Carleton Ravens. Despite being OUA members, both of those men’s volleyball into East and West schools play in Quebec, along with divisions to alleviate these costs three Montreal-based universities. makes sense. It also opens the door Neither team competes against for teams to generate new rivalries by facing the same opponents the Gaels.

Instead of combining the more often.

In cases like this, it doesn’t make conferences together and shifting to two geographically-based divisions, sense to keep a single division set-up. the OUA’s single 13-team division If a10-team women’s rugby league remains. This forces women’s is separated into two divisions, hockey to travel more than 200 why aren’t these larger leagues split kilometres to face off with their as well?

Admittedly, there are concerns nearest opponent, UOIT. In contrast, men’s hockey that come with the decision to split features UQTR, McGill and the OUA based on geographical Concordia as members of the lines. The conference would run OUA East division, along with the risk of creating an uneven Ottawa and Carleton. There’s no power dynamic between the consistency between men’s and two divisions.

This was the case for women’s women’s hockey like there is in volleyball, which made the move other sports.

As the lack of neighbouring to two divisions last season. The teams impacts Queen’s women’s league’s five best teams were placed hockey, the basic divisional in the OUA East and forced to structure of their conference fails compete for only four playoff spots

between them.

Still, this situation happens even in at least one single-division sport.

Football teams don’t play every squad in the OUA each year, so there’s the same potential for one team to have an easier trip to the playoffs than a team of equal skill.

The way several OUA sports are currently set up doesn’t work for the athletes, the teams or the athletic programs. Splitting leagues with more than 10 teams benefits all programs involved, and makes a great deal more sense than forcing Queen’s and Windsor to travel Queen’s women’s hockey team’s closest opponent, UOIT, across the province every year. is located over 200 kilometres away from Kingston.

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Blues head coach Chris Silverthorn.

Silverthorn has been with the team for four years after previously working with the under-19 Canadian roster. He’s seen several Queen’s alumni go through the

system in that time.

The Gaels have won three of the last five OUA championships under former head coach Peter Huigenbos. Silverthorn said the reason why is clear.

“Liam Underwood may be the best fly half in Canada. Moor is Mr.

Consistency. Jacob is a great team guy and Lucas has been fantastic,” Silverthorn said.

“Queen’s is probably the strongest school program in the country,” he added. “The players have really bought into coach Huigenbos’ system.”

SPORTS IN BRIEF Women’s hockey announces 2014 recruiting class After bringing in nine rookies in 2013, women’s hockey had a smaller but strong recruiting class this year.

Earlier this month, the squad announced a trio of rookies for the upcoming season in forward Addi Halladay, defenceman Amber Sealey and goaltender Stephanie Pascal. The team also added former Laurier Golden Hawks captain Fiona Lester, who comes to Queen’s as a graduate student.

Halladay brings an impressive scoring touch, netting 52 points in 37 games for the Provincial Women’s Hockey League’s (PWHL) Nepean Wildcats, tied for fifth in the league. Sealey is the younger sister of fellow Queen’s blueliner Alisha, and tallied 48 points over three seasons in the PWHL. Pascal, a Sudbury native, will join Caitlyn Lahonen in net as the Gaels’ new goaltending tandem, after playing midget hockey with the Sudbury Lady Wolves.

Lester, who can play both forward and defence, is a two-time OUA champion and twice made the conference All-Star team. In her last season with Laurier, she finished third in scoring among all OUA defencemen.

The Gaels are looking to continue their success from the last two years. They captured the provincial title in 2013 and were finalists last season.

— Sean Sutherland

Men’s hockey names final recruits Like their female counterparts,

men’s hockey announced a final set of recruits this month.

Joining the team are forwards Ryan Bloom and Braden Mercier, as well as defencemen Liam Maaskant and Eric Chevrier.

Bloom was a member of the Alberta Junior Hockey League’s (AJHL) Fort McMurray Oil Barons last season, leading the team with 72 points in 58 games, tied for third-highest in the league. Chevrier also played in the AJHL, racking up 14 points and 146 penalty minutes for the Brooks Bandits.

Maaskant comes from the OHL’s Barrie Colts, where he played 53 games last season and tallied eight points during the regular season, adding two more in the playoffs.

Playing for the Maritime Hockey League’s Yarmouth Mariners, Mercier notched 36 points in 51 games.

The quartet joins a Gaels squad coming off a breakout season, in which Queen’s finished fourth in the OUA East and won their first playoff series under head coach Brett Gibson.

— Sean Sutherland

Women’s basketball tabs recruits Coming off an appearance in the CIS championships, women’s basketball added three new players.

Last week, the program announced they had added wing Madeline Morris and guards Marianne Alarie and Lauryn Friesen.

Morris is a local athlete, having played for the Kingston Impact program. At 6’0”, she’s comfortable close to the net and beyond the three-point line.

Alarie and Friesen both bring perimeter games to the Gaels and add depth on a squad that features

three OUA All-Stars.

Guard Liz Boag and wings Jenny Wright and Gemma Bullard were All-Stars in 2013, while head coach Dave Wilson won the OUA East coach of the year award.

Last year, Queen’s captured the OUA East title and travelled to the national championships, losing both of their games in the tournament.

— Sean Sutherland

Men’s soccer coach steps down A month after men’s rugby and women’s volleyball announced coaching changes, a third Queen’s team saw their bench boss bolt.

With less than three months remaining before men’s soccer faces RMC in their season opener, head coach Chris Gencarelli announced his departure from the team in early June to pursue a career in teaching.

Gencarelli, a former Gaels player, spent five years at the helm of the soccer program, serving as interim head coach in 2007 and rejoining the team in 2010.

Gencarelli amassed a regular season record of 38-19-3 over his five years at Queen’s. In 2012, he led the team to their first-ever OUA East division title and an appearance in the OUA Final Four.

As a result of the success of the 2012 season, Gencarelli won his first-ever OUA East Coach of year award, and five Gaels earned All-Star recognition.

With his departure comes the search process for a new head coach. No announcement has been made by Queen’s Athletics as to who will be replacing him.

— Angela Su

Tuesday, June 24, 2014

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LIFESTYLE Study Abroad

Far-reaching field trip takes flight to Cuba DEVS 305 course provides a unique and hands-on field experience for global development students B y N icolaas S mith Contributor Often undergraduate students aren’t able to apply classroom knowledge to real-world scenarios, but DEVS 305 — Cuban Culture and Society — offered just that opportunity.

The course offered two incredible weeks of tours and nightlife events across Cuba, as well an intensive lecture schedule, following a semester of lectures beginning in January.

The trip to Cuba provided a light at the end of the tunnel for me as a Global Development Studies student by allowing me to see, hear, touch and taste the topics I studied for months.

In an attempt to better understand the transformations impacting contemporary Cuba, the class focused on Cuban gender identity, economic policy, film,

A significant amount of off-time was spent feeling the spray of the waves along the Malecón seawall promenade while mingling with local Havana residents.

The highlight of the trip was an unscheduled performance by iconic Cuban musician Carlos Varela. Varela, who is only mildly popular in North America but universally recognized in Cuba, brought down the house. It was an incredible experience to witness SUPPLIED BY NICOLAAS SMITH the energy of a crowd in the face of DEVS students were inspired by their trip to Cuba. a national icon. the culture of a modern Cuba, Prior to this concert, we had a food security and music.

Many students felt that the most often plagued by criticism from question-and-answer session with Varela and X Alfonso, another formative learning experience Western media.

We spent most of our time famed Cuban hip-hop artist. came not from the tours and lecture portion, but from meeting exploring the breathtaking Old Alfonso recently opened a club local Cubans and discussing policy Havana, an area famous for its mandated to hold space for Cuban Spanish colonial architecture, a art and media dubbed Fabrica and political opinion.

Attending events that ranged large portion of which were de Arte.

By visiting various cultural from classical ballet to a drag designated as UNESCO world institutions, we were shown a show provided great insight into heritage sites.

picture of Cuban transition and transformation that displayed how the socialist revolution has been upheld through a unique modernity.

Overall, the program offered the opportunity to learn from leading Cuban professors in an environment outside of the average lecture format.

Unfortunately, Arts and Science students at Queen’s are rarely granted exposure to a comparable learning experience that boasts an outlet of textbook application.

Being able to make connections through the experiences we create for ourselves facilitates both a more personalized learning experience and longer retention of material.

I hope to see the application of this learning methodology catch on at Queen’s, as the world beyond traditional lectures is bright and opportunistic.

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Don’t let a tight budget keep you stranded this summer

The perfect treat for Canada Day

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B y C handra E rickson Copy Editor

Penniless student travel tips Maple granola 3. Know where you want to YOLO is a no-go. spend your money By signing up for discount cards like the International Student You know that saying that After a long school year spent Identity Card, Frequent Flyers, university students can only trudging to 8:30 classes in the bitter VIA Rail Rewards, Hotels.com and choose two options out of having cold and slaving hours away in the Air Miles, you can save up reward a social life, enough sleep or dungeons of Stauff, no idea could money for flights and hotels as you good grades? The same thing be more welcome than concocting purchase your everyday necessities. can be said about travelling on a the perfect getaway. For many of In regard to your method of student budget. Between sleeping you young, wayward vagabonds transportation, booking your bus arrangements, transportation and out there, summer vacation seems or plane ticket far in advance and tourist attractions, you have to like the perfect opportunity to let leaving at a non-peak time, such as decide which two options will bear out your inner Bilbo Baggins and a Monday or Thursday, can greatly the brunt of your money.

Of course, your decisions declare to the world: “I’m going spare you and your wallet.

Lastly, having a loose but should ultimately be based on on an adventure!”

Unfortunately, unlike Mr. lucrative day plan for your what you are most comfortable Baggins’ fanciful travels, we adventure can help you to keep with. If you are travelling solo and students have more to worry track of your expenditures — like feel uncomfortable doing a room about than just the casual fire- subway fares, museum passes, share or staying at a hostel, then breathing dragon or a few blood supper bills and the like — and it you should spend more money on thirsty orcs. Instead, students are can give you the heads-up on how a hotel where you feel safe.

Don’t be afraid to splurge on faced with the reality of paying much cash you should probably be something that will make your student loans, working multiple ready to spend. travels enjoyable, but be prepared part-time jobs, and surviving the to cut back on another aspect.

2. Don’t fall for the tourist traps summer off of more than just strawberry pop-tarts and toast, I know, I know, we are all suckers which leaves most of us with nary for the perfect photo opportunity.

See Travelling on page 15 Don’t get me wrong, sipping a a spare dollar or minute in sight.

However, like all good fresh café au lait while taking adventure stories, there is always selfies under the Eiffel Tower does a ray of hope for our young and sound like a dream, but forking slightly broke travelers out there! over €10 for that coffee is not.

While it’s great to snap a few Just follow these tips compiled from a barrage of exchange photos of the world’s biggest students and a penny-pinching pro wonders, you will definitely get herself, and you will be satisfying a richer and more authentic experience by avoiding the big your wanderlust in no time. attractions and their endless array of souvenir stands.

1. Plan far, far ahead Instead of signing up for that It’s time to take the YOLO out of travelling. When you are in expensive bus tour, just grab a a foreign land with only pocket good old fashioned map and make change left and your only sleeping your own tour. By doing so, you arrangement is sharing a hard, will definitely save money and may metal street bench with a rather even find some hidden gems of off-putting looking gent, you will your own. finally grasp the gravity of why

Maple syrup is a Canadian treat, and with Canada Day just around the corner, what better way is there to celebrate our country’s birthday than with this delicious maple granola crunch?

The options with the maple granola crunch are endless, as the recipe can be easily adjusted to accommodate any individual preference, dietary restriction or serving size. Whether you would simply prefer to include blueberries instead of strawberries, this recipe invites such creativity.

Ingredients such as kiwi, almonds, pecans or coconut shreds are also excellent substitutions and additions.

For whatever plans you may already have for Canada Day, the maple granola crunch will have you covered whether as a breakfast treat or midday snack.

It is a simple recipe that requires

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Maple berry granola makes a delicious treat for brunch or dessert.

little time to prepare, and can be easily thrown together. Just add more or less of the mixture and topping ingredients to increase or reduce the serving size. Best of all, serve with a side of your favourite ice cream to make this brunch-like recipe into a tasty dessert.

Ingredients: •1/2 container of strawberries •1/2 container of blueberries •1/2 container of raspberries •1 tbsp maple syrup •1/2 cup raw walnuts •1 cup uncooked rolled oats •2 tbsp maple syrup •1/4 tsp cinnamon Instructions 1. Wash and slice all strawberries into bite-sized pieces. In a large bowl, gently mix the sliced strawberries and any other washed berries of your preference. Drizzle with maple syrup.

2. Prepare the topping in a food processor by pulsing all ingredients until just mixed. You want to leave this mixture chunky, so be careful not to over process.

3. In a deep bowl or casserole dish, layer both the berries and topping ingredients. First, add the majority of the berry mixture, leaving a few tablespoons or so.

Spread evenly.

4. Then add the majority of the topping, reserving a few tablespoons. Lastly, sprinkle on the remaining berries and the rest of the topping.

5. Serve immediately, or chill for 1 hour.

Note: This recipe does not keep well overnight in the fridge, as it gets watery. Be sure to mix just prior to serving.

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The revitalization of live TV

Surprise results

Laugh tracks are yesterday’s news as live shows dominate B Y Z OE K ELSEY Contributor There was a time when the most interesting thing happening on live television was David Letterman forgetting the name of the starlet he was interviewing, or — God help us — a nip slip. However, since 2010 the once dormant live television spectacle has awoken, spreading its fun and fervour into a television schedule sagging under the weight of 80,000 crime dramas and American Idol. Networks are now taking greater risks with live television, and are being rewarded with big publicity and even bigger ratings.

This comes as an especially big surprise after “event television” was thought to have been overcome by the convenience of DVRs, Netflix, Hulu and other online streaming networks. The shared experience of event television was replaced with personalisation, and regular television programming was doomed to irrelevance.

NBC’s hit show 30 Rock, the whip-smart comedy that made Tina Fey a household name, was unfazed however, and produced a live episode in 2010. The episode, simply titled “Live Show”, was performed and broadcasted in front of a live audience and included a host of celebrity cameos.

BEAUTY

Liberals win majority government

Most recently The Maya The episode was a success, earning the highest rating of the season at Rudolph Show, a revival of the 1960s and 70s style variety 6.7 million American viewers.

Since then NBC has program, aired on NBC with solid championed live television through ratings. The show was a gamble its late night talk shows including for NBC, but connected with Late Night and The Tonight Show. younger audiences unfamiliar with The magical combination of the the various stylings of the original right personalities and formats has performers like The Muppets and transformed the two programs Carol Burnett. While the long into must-see events. Jimmy Fallon term impact of The Maya Rudolph debuted as the host of The Tonight Show on the genre remains to be Show in February of this year, and seen, the numbers are self-evident. was best described by my parents to The live-television spectacle my Grandmother: “He’s just like is here to stay, and the Johnny Carson — smart, funny, critics misjudged the future sincere.” Since its opening the of television.

“Anything can happen live” is show has sustained its initial success, SUPPLIED night after night producing viral not just a cliché, it’s a promise.

YouTube clips of various celebrities In a television landscape of Kathleen Wynne’s party won a majority, despite high-profile scandals. laughing candidly in interviews, predictability, live programming is performing in outrageous skits and a breath of fresh televised air. The B Y C HRISTOPHER R ADOJEWSKI Hudak, would form a minority competing in whatever game The elation I feel watching an actor Contributor government. Much of the public Tonight Show team has dreamt up. on Saturday Night Live desperately also thought similarly, so it wasn’t In December 2013, the live trying not to laugh can never be Premier Kathleen Wynne survived a surprising the Liberals received so broadcast of The Sound of Music matched by scripted punchlines job performance review on June 12, much anti-Hudak support. Many solidified the marketability of live and dated, soul-less laugh-tracks. when she led the Ontario Liberal Ontarians that feared conservative televised spectacles. Indeed, the hills Moreover, the joy of witnessing Party (OLP) to victory. The surprise cuts went out in force to vote for were alive with the sound of 18.62 something transform from a of the night, even for the OLP, was the OLP, despite past scandals that million viewers, and the musical special moment on live TV to her guaranteed employment for plagued the party’s reputation. was the most watched program a world-wide trending topic on the next five years.

As predicted, the leader position of the night. The production, Twitter is a magical journey of Wynne’s party won a majority at the head of the OPCP is now regardless of its many criticisms modernity. Just when we thought of the seats in the legislature much vacant. Not long after the loss on (especially those concerning Carrie we were too individualistic and too to the dismay of the Ontario June 12, Hudak resigned from his Underwood’s portrayal of Maria), alienated from each-other to share Progressive Conservative Party position. The OPCP performed secured the live broadcast of Peter mass experiences, live television, in (OPCP) and the Ontario New poorly and won only 28 seats in Pan in December 2014 and The the age of social media, is bringing Democratic Party (ONDP). While the legislature, which is down nine us all back together.

Music Man in 2015. many like myself predicted an from the provincial election in election too close to call, the result 2011. The OLP won 58 seats and the ONDP retained 21. It is clear was not close at all.

Polls going into the election that conservatives were not out en suggested there would be a masse to vote. Unfortunately, they tight race for the popular vote. also lost a chance at power for Many pundits believed it was quite a while. likely that OPCP leader, Tim See Wynne on page 16

Manic pixie dream ’do Everything to know about short hair maintenance B Y A NISA R AWHANI Editorials Editor

growth that you need to take into consideration.

Choosing the ’do — From So, you’ve decided to take the Audrey Hepburn to Miley Cyrus, plunge and get a fancy, new pixie the pixie cut has a long-standing ’do. But put down the sword, history with many options Mulan, because before you chop to choose from. Be sure to use those tresses there are a few facts Pinterest or another bookmarking about style, maintenance and system to keep track of styles

Maintaining the ’do — Your cuts as often as you’d like. Take you like.

Think about your current hair showers will be shorter and advantage of this.

Growing out the ’do — regime. Are you the type to roll you’ll be shedding much less, but out of bed and go, or do you take maintaining short hair is not as easy whatever your reason for growing the time to perfect your ’do? This as you might think. While long hair out the pixie, be warned that it’s is important, because even though lets you get away with biannual not the most graceful of processes.

It might seem counterproductive, you may love Rihanna’s sleek cut, haircuts, short hair demands but take advantage of those your hair’s natural texture, and more upkeep.

Sections of hair grow at complementary hair trims, as they the amount of time and product you’re willing to dedicate to it, are different rates, and this unevenness are your greatest defence against is noticeable with short hair. The those awkward growth phases. important determining factors.

Awkwardness aside, growing Certain styles are more flattering hair at the nape of your neck for different face shapes, so it’s in particular will constantly be out your hair is a great opportunity important to keep yours in account. running ahead, conspiring to turn to try out new styles along the way. Don’t be afraid to incorporate A good starting point in your search your crop into a mullet.

The upside is that the majority different fringes or to try out that is to find celebrities or models with a similar bone structure to yours of hair salons will offer to trim edgy Pulp Fiction bob or Twiggy and see which styles have been your bangs and the back of your pageboy you’ve always admired. hair free of charge between major particularly successful.

Fashion articles will claim absolute rules — like no pixie cuts or bobs for round- or square-faced women — but if Kirsten Dunst and Ginnifer Goodwin’s crops have taught us anything, it’s that there’s always room for tactful exceptions. That being said, if you have a rounder or squarer face, you will need to be more cautious in choosing a style.

When you’re finally ready to take the plunge, be sure to bring photos so that your hairdresser knows exactly what you’re looking for. From there, you can consult them on how to alter the styles to better take into account your regime and face shape. You might be tempted to tell them to do what they want, but at the end of the day, you’re the one who’s going to SUPPLIED be living with this new do so don’t Rihanna’s infamous short cut is sleek and fashion-forward. hand over complete control.

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from Lost co-creator Damon Lindelof. The show’s star-studded cast includes Liv Tyler and Justin Theroux. Premiering June 29 at 10 p.m., I would definitely give it a try.

A rundown of the most promising TV shows

Silicon Valley — Technically the season one finale just aired, but if you’re looking for something to binge watch, Silicon Valley

Summer TV preview B y G abby A ltman Contributor Between your grueling summer job and online classes, there must be a way to just relax. It’s true that some of the best television shows take a hiatus for the summer, but there are still great new shows just waiting to air. So, put down the Netflix, and catch these must-watch summer shows.

Welcome To Sweden — We all love Amy Poehler right? This show includes Amy Poehler and her brother, Greg Poehler. Based

on his true life experiences about having moved to Sweden to live with a woman, this comedy is bound to be successful. Including Aubrey Plaza and a cameo from Will Ferrell, the cast alone promises lots of laughs. Don’t miss the premiere July 10 at 9 p.m. on NBC.

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is it. Only eight episodes at 30 minutes each, season one will definitely leave you wanting more. The show follows a shy programmer and his three friends at a large Internet company. Silicon Valley is not a show to miss and will probably gain more recognition down the road.

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The Leftovers — It’s almost a rule of thumb that anything on HBO is a hit. This new show follows the aftermath of when two per cent of the world’s population disappears. The trailer alone delivers both eerie and action vibes, but if you’re still not into it, keep in mind the series comes

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Even travelling with friends can save you big bucks in the long run. You can find deals for students travelling in groups at websites like Airbnb.ca, where you can often get an entire apartment for less than a hotel room.

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Working outside the box Unconventional summer jobs provide students with a fresh perspective and real-life challenges

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Whether working at a farm, fast-food chain or at Disney World, Queen’s students are exploring all fields of work.

B y K ate M eagher Assistant Lifestyle Editor

scattering hay have little to do with becoming a lawyer.

I’m hardly unique in my Your thankless, irrelevant summer employment situation though. job doesn’t have to be meaningless. Many students choose to fill Come May, many of us put the warmer months with work down our books and get a job. unrelated to their programs — it’s Some find work that allows them tough to land a resume-padding to pursue their passion and build gig without experience. But that their resumes, while some others shouldn’t mean you’re not learning aren’t as lucky. Some of us have to anything valuable.

A far cry from designing settle for less-inspiring gigs to pay the bills, while others struggle to computer software, Catherine Chisnell, CompSci ’15, spends find any work at all.

In April, I strapped on my boots her summer days working at the and began work at the barn where Tim Horton’s in Kingston General I horseback ride. I put in the odd Hospital. Chisnell isn’t wholly weekend shift last summer, but unaccustomed to the job — she this year marks my first foray into worked for the chain during the full-time mucking, a decision I past school year and even considers made because, frankly, the job was it a guilt-free distraction from academic pressures. readily available.

She enjoys spending time with My day begins at 7:30 a.m. with a hay feeding and doesn’t end until her fellow barista, bakers, and at least 4:30 — after all the horses sandwich-makers, as well as being have been out, the stalls have been able to meet new customers, she cleaned, everyone has eaten, and I said, but she still worries time could be better spent carving her am dead tired.

The long days have given me way into a career.

“Applying to any job without time to ponder the question: Am I wasting my time? I’m worried relevant experience is a risk,” my job will come back to haunt she said.

“I’ve learned things during me when I eventually try to break into a career. Scrubbing stalls and school, but I don’t have relevant

job experience.”

Whether or not the job experience is strictly relevant to her career after school, Chisnell admitted she’s picked up a few life skills she wouldn’t otherwise have attained.

“When I didn’t have a job, I kind of tended to put things off a lot more to the last minute,” she said. “Now that I’m working, I have to get things done in a certain time frame. And it really is almost better — I get things done sooner because I have to.”

Laura Baker opted to remain poolside this summer — she took a lifeguarding job at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. She chose to head southward for the experience, rather than for its networking potential, she said. So far, she hasn’t been disappointed.

“Telling people what I was doing, I either got the reaction, ‘Wow, that’s so cool,’ … or ‘I wish I could do that.’ And I’d ask, ‘Why aren’t you?’ and they’d say ‘Oh, I have to work in an accounting firm or marketing firm,’” Baker, Comm ’16, said.

The job might be out of the norm — especially for Commerce students — but that’s exactly what

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Andrea Horwath of the ONDP isn’t out of the woods following this election. While she didn’t dip from her total number of seats, she didn’t increase either. New seats that were won on the night, such as Sudbury, were traded with the Liberals for other seats.

Yet, Horwath no longer holds the power in the legislature. Before the election, she was the needed support of the OLP and could push legislation more favourable to her party.

That’s no longer the case now and the ONDP may give her the boot for that reason. The party faithful unhappy with her drifting toward the political centre during her campaign may also take this opportunity to realign the party

back toward the left of the spectrum.

The most curious event of the night was the debunking of the vote splitting myth. While it does happen and seems to continually happen at the federal level, the provincial election demonstrated high support for all parties.

One party did not lose as the result of another closely aligned party stealing votes. The ONDP was able to hold their own, while the Liberals took seats from the OPCP. I truly doubt the furthest most left and right parties are considering a merger to stop the OLP next election.

Did Ontario forget the scandals?

I don’t think so. Many non-card carrying liberals hoped for a minority again. This would give Wynne legitimacy as an elected

premier and keep the OLP in check.

However Wynne is trying to rebrand the party away from the legacy of her predecessor. And now she has four years to do it.

Even if you were unhappy with the result, Ontarians should be proud. Despite advanced poll voter turnout being down, unofficial results at press time suggested voter turnout increased four per cent from 2011.

It’s a promising start, especially considering it was an election where many did not like the available options.

Baker loves about it.

“At school everyone gets pretty into a routine. Everyday [here] is different,” she said. “Meeting different people has been cool and knowing that there’s so much more than the bubble that I’ve been living in.”

Her exposure to an array of cultures and nationalities is just one of many ways Baker expects the job to benefit her in the future.

She also isn’t too concerned the experience will hold her back when it comes time to put her Commerce degree to use.

“There are the schools that are like ‘what was your GPA?’ and that’s it. At Queen’s you do that, but you also have your PSE and other stuff,” she said.

“They don’t just care about what your marks were, they care about who you are — that’s why I chose Queen’s. I’m hoping that when it actually comes time for me to find a job that I can find somewhere that cares like that.”

But she doesn’t intend to make a career out of lifeguarding.

If anything, the exposure to a low-paying job has acted as an incentive.

“It’s a bit of a motivator — I can’t imagine myself doing this specific job for the rest of my life but it’s fun for now just because it’s different.”

Christine Fader, a career counsellor with Queen’s Career Services, advocated an open-minded approach to

summer work of all kinds.

“If a student is working in a summer job that does not seem immediately directly career-related, it’s useful to remember that all work is valuable and is a sign to future employers … that a student has developed broad, work-readiness skills,” she told the Journal via email.

Fader also advised students to consider what they are looking for in a summer job on a variety of levels before writing an opportunity off as irrelevant.

“A ‘good’ summer job looks very different for each student. We suggest that students think about what they are trying to get out of their summer work.”

There are reasons aside from earning potential that attract students to particular jobs, she added.

New skills, building contacts, living in a particular location and trying out a field of interest are all important factors to consider.

“If a summer opportunity offers a student the ability to get any or all of their drivers met, then that opportunity probably makes sense to pursue,” Fader said.

Mucking stalls might not be anyone else’s idea of a great morning, but in this case, it seems my passion for riding is worth the dirty work.

— With files from Chloë Grande

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Jonah From Tonga — This show is so totally quiche. From the creator of Summer Heights High and Jaime Private School Girl, Chris Lilley presents Jonah From Tonga.

He doesn’t disappoint in this hilarious show following the life of

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Jonah from Summer Heights High.

Although the show has already aired, it’s highly entertaining and a good show to binge watch.

Rectify — Going into its second season, Rectify takes a captivating look at the life of a man released from Death Row. When he returns to a small town in Georgia, many still think he’s guilty.

This show is a change from the reality television we are used to. Premiering June 19 at 9 p.m., I will be sure to give it a watch.