The Queen's Journal, Issue 28

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A look at how Kingston’s rent prices stack up.

A take on online piracy.

Exploring the inner workings of a funeral home.

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Heated debate

Not standing idly by

Presidential candidates discuss accessibility in final executive debate

B y N ick Faris , R achel H erscovici and Vincent M atak Journal Staff AMS presidential candidates faced-off Thursday night over how to make Queen’s more accessible.

Candidates Eril Berkok of Team BGP, Troy Sherman of Team TNL and Alexander Prescott of Team PDA debated in front of a spirited crowd in the Lower Ceilidh of the JDUC. For BGP’s Eril Berkok, CompSci ’12, accessibility means ensuring equitable standards for students through extensive consultation.

“The AMS needs to ensure that regardless of students’ backgrounds, they can get the same experience with no disadvantages,” Berkok said.

Part of this includes ensuring the needs of different groups within the AMS are properly voiced.

TNL believes in accessibility focuses on getting students involved and making information and discussion easily attainable to all students.

“It’s important students feel engaged in the processes of

Inside News Two teams running in the Commerce Society election.

Page 2 Candidates for the newly-formed Residence Society talk platform points.

Page 4 Profiles of the Computing Students’ Association executive candidates.

Page 5 The Engineering Society presidential candidates and their platforms.

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these decisions being made and their voices are heard,” Sherman, ArtSci ’14, said. “We’re going to try to make our AMS more accessible by putting in place an AMS app.”

The app will allow students access to room bookings, job opportunities, various student services and other AMS information all on their smart phones.

PDA emphasized the AMS’ role in promoting both social and physical accessibility.

“It’s important that the AMS takes a leadership on both [facets], and actually works to improve both,” Prescott, ArtSci ’14, said.

Prescott’s comments on physical accessibility were centred on making necessary renovations to the JDUC, such as repairing elevators and installing ramps.

Photo By Alex Choi “When we start speaking about Dancers perform in the JDUC in solidarity with Idle No More. See page 9 for full story. the JDUC revitalization fund, [that’s] where we should be putting our money, instead of building candidate Prescott did not read our Accessibility bridges that don’t meet accessibility fact sheet,” Sherman said. “There is an accessible option for this bridge.” codes,” he said.

Prescott rebutted Sherman by In response to Prescott, Berkok said that BGP will lobby questioning the construction costs the University administration of TNL’s proposal.

“We hear about accessible options to ensure appropriate physical accessibility standards, but added to this bridge, but we don’t hear that student representation should about the price tag of incorporating accessibility,” Prescott said. “It be emphasized.

“By empowering these wouldn’t work under budget.”

Prescott said that in order to underrepresented groups, we allow all people within the AMS to share comply with Queen’s Accessibility that same experience,” he said. Policy, a bridge from Common “[We want] to ensure that all clubs Ground in the Queen’s Centre B y J ulia Vriend what the best is, what it should be, are supported and different groups would have to connect to the Assistant News Editor and what will be.” have somewhere to call their own.” JDUC’s third story, rather than the At the event, attendees Sherman addressed Prescott’s second.

Two years after the approval of discussed improving the five “What’s the point of having Queen’s accessibility framework, priority areas through which to remarks by commenting that TNL included an accessibility option in a bridge if we have to go up the University continues to strive achieve accessibility at Queen’s: their fact sheet regarding the bridge. one extra floor to go over?” towards a more accessible campus. customer service; information and “I think that’s unfortunate that Prescott said.

At an Accessibility Café communications; employment; held at Stauffer Library on built environment; and education, Wednesday, organizers aimed to training and wellness. inform members of the Queen’s In part the brainchild of Penning, community about “accessible it was the departure of three graduate students from Queen’s program and course delivery.”

The event, hosted by the due to a lack of accessibility that Equity Office, was attended by a inspired the creation of working dozen people, including teaching groups to address each priority. assistants and representatives from The groups were identified in campus offices like the Adaptive the Queen’s University Strategic Technology Centre and Physical Framework for Accessibility, which and Campus Planning. was developed in response to the “We want to optimize the Ontario legislation’s Accessibility experience for students at Queen’s,” for Ontarians with Disabilities Queen’s Equity Office’s Equity Act (AODA) enacted in 2005 to Photos by Alex Choi From left to right: Eril Berkok, Alexander Prescott and Advisor Heidi Penning said during address accessibility issues. the event. “We want to identify See Groups on page 10 Troy Sherman.

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Commerce candidates push expansion and reform

Two teams running for Commerce Society executive in the business of student innovation B y tristaN d i FraNcesco Production Manager If elected for for Commerce Society (ComSoc) executive, team JKJ wants to focus on reforming existing services over creating new ventures.

Made up of presidential candidate Jarel Valenciano, vice-president (internal) candidate Katie Shaw and vice-president (external) candidate Jill Shaver, their platform centres around three pillars: “Connect, Explore, Excite.”

The team plans to increase the visibility of Society activities, clarify Assembly roles and activities and make the society a more transparent organization. Specific measures

include a social media awareness campaign.

The team hopes to see a broad range of student involvement if elected. They would also look to improve commerce committees and reduce the cost of using Goodes Hall facilities.

“We see commerce as an incubator within the four main streams. It’s never something that looks at you as an individual,” Valenciano, Comm ’14, said. “That’s never something that’s internalized within the Commerce Society. It’s allowing students to create their own opportunities.”

The team also hopes to mobilize students to create new events and activities within the society. Valenciano, speaking on behalf of his teammates, both of whom are on exchange

yesterday’s debate.

TCA proposes a shift in focus onto students outside the four major streams, as well as student entrepreneurs, through the development of mentorship programs and external faculty connections.

“Specifically, but not limited to, EngSoc and COMPSA,” Hennick said. “We have business students with ideas, but we don’t have students that can code or construct.”

Furthermore, the team wants to bring support for marketing and finance recruitment in line with consulting and accounting, namely, through the development of a Queen’s Marketing Association.

“We want to make the voice of people interested in alternate career paths heard,” ***** Hennick said.

“Achieving success” is also important In order to foster innovation, if elected, team TCA hopes to generate a culture in which to the team. It consists of establishing a dedicated undergraduate case students aren’t afraid to fail.

Made up of presidential candidate Tyler competition group.

The team hopes to expand upon ComSoc Hennick, vice-president (internal) candidate Ashton Menuz and vice-president (external) gains after what Hennick sees as a remarkably candidate Charlie Prussky, the team hopes to successful outgoing executive.

“In the spirit of continual improvement, encourage the creation of new committees and ComSoc businesses, while pairing upper we want to use the base that this executive has built to launch many new opportunities,” and lower years in both.

“Making sure students that have new ideas he said, “More so adding things and filling have the access to resources is a priority,” in gaps that currently exist as opposed to changes things that have already been fixed Hennick, Comm ’14, said.

Both of his running mates are [by the previous exec].” on exchange as well, so only the presidential candidates met in abroad, said that starting something new can be daunting. ComSoc bears the responsibility of supporting and developing student potential in this respect.

“We want to position people in a low-risk environment in which everyone can participate. We need to promote calculated risk-taking,” he said.

On their website, JKJ allows users to submit platform points for review and adoption by the team, in addition to their main static platform.

“A lot of people were coming up to our booths with a lot of ideas. It’s an opportunity for students to communicate feasible or actionable ideas that we can implement if elected,” he said.

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Incorrect information appeared in the Jan. 15 issue of the Journal. The Journal regrets the error.

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Stuck between high rent and a hard place Kingston has one of the priciest markets in Ontario, but it’s unclear what needs to be done to curb the costs B y A lison S houldice Features Editor Rent prices in Kingston are among the highest in the province and Queen’s students are paying for it.

The Fall 2012 Rental Market Report from the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) placed Kingston as the fourth most expensive rental market in the province.

Kingston tied with the district of Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo and the city of Hamilton.

The CMHC conducted the survey by cold calling landlords who oversaw a total of approximately 12,600 units in the City of Kingston. It maps the city into three zones, the priciest of which is the downtown core, including the areas around campus.

According to CMHC, rent prices are guided by factors such as vacancy rates — an indication of how competitive the market is. Although downtown Kingston’s vacancy rate rose significantly this year, the rate remains very low compared to most regions in the country.

“It’s a tight market. Supply seems to be limited,” said Andrew Scott, Market Analyst for Kingston

at the CMHC. In the west end of the city, prices for a 2-bedroom apartment are on average $71 cheaper each month. In the area north of the city, rent is on average $119 less, which Scott said is driven by longer commute times.

Kingston’s market is considered pricey compared to those of neighbouring towns. Belleville, for example, has an average monthly rent for an apartment of any size of $836, while Brockville’s is $731.

Downtown Toronto’s average price is much steeper, at $1,353 per month.

Scott said this can be attributed to factors such as the city’s job opportunities and the increase in enrolment in post-secondary education institutions.

“Queen’s has been accepting a lot more students over the last few years and this has increased the number of people seeking rental situations,” he said. “The supply hasn’t been keeping up with this.”

Students looking to rent are often left with little choice than to look downtown, according to A.J. Keilty, owner of Varsity Properties.

He believes commuting by car isn’t a viable option for students, as the University has little room to develop more space for parking.

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The average rent price for a two-bedroom apartment in Kingston is $1,005. Here’s how Kingston’s rent prices compare to those of other major Canadian cities:

“The University is essentially landlocked, unlike other places like Western and Trent,” he said.

The CMHC report, which analyzed 15 major markets in Ontario, averaged the city’s rent price for an apartment, of any size, in the downtown core at $897 per month — a 3.1 per cent rise from last year. Other Ontario university cities such as Hamilton and London, averaged at lower rates of $818 and $843, respectively.

Keilty said Kingston’s transit system doesn’t reach all areas for much of the year.

“Car, transit, bike don’t work around this neighbourhood very well. That’s why people say ‘I can’t rely on that, I must walk,’” he said.

“That’s why students rent places near campus even if they are in terrible condition.”

To address these issues, instead of continuing to expand out, Keilty has another plan: to build up. He believes more high-rises will lead to lower rent prices for students and more space downtown for families.

Although current city zoning laws don’t allow the building of more high-rises, Keilty said he’s actively lobbying the City to change the law to accommodate more students.

“All it takes is some political will on the municipal level,” he said.

“It’s not just [Varsity] that’s going to benefit, it’s our customers.”

According to Marnie Venditti, manager of development with the City of Kingston, changing zoning laws to allow more high-rises isn’t a simple process.

The City hopes to change its zoning laws and is currently in Phase One of the process of doing

so. It hopes to both update and amalgamate the 10 existing zoning bylaws in the city.

“It’s going to take some time,” Venditti said. “The timeline projected for that is about five years. It’s not a quick process ... there’s a lot of properties that could impacted by the change.”

Any property owner has the right to appeal the change, a factor that could delay the process.

The current laws in the Queen’s area vary. Most houses north of Johnson St., considered “zone A”, allow for only one to two family homes. On University Ave., though, some properties are “zone B,” which means they can house three to six families.

Bill Glover, city councillor for the Sydenham district, isn’t so sure that high-rise development will equal lower rent prices for students.

He believes if the students demand is high within a five-minute walk from campus, high rents will remain in the area no matter what zoning change occurs.

Yet, like Keilty, Glover identifies transit as a major barrier to students commuting. Some of this has been relieved in recent years as the City has expanded its routes to places like the train station, but much work is to be done, he said.

“We as a city can’t expect students to live farther away from campus if they cannot get to campus.”

Legally in Ontario, each time a landlord signs with a new tenant, he or she has the right to raise the rent to any price.

The exception to rent rules are landlords who’re registered with

the Queen’s Landlord Contract program, run through Queen’s Community Housing.

Membership means landlords must stay within government regulations for rent increases. This year, landlords who are in the program can raise rent prices a maximum of 2.5 per cent.

Dan McDonald of Panadew Property Management said the company’s rent prices are determined by how the market is looking during each particular year.

We as a city can’t “expect students to live farther away if they cannot get to campus.

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— Bill Glover, city councillor for Sydenham district

“We check the other ads on the Queen’s listings and just based on the area that ours is located in and based on similar house sizes and styles, we price it off that,” he said.

McDonald said students tend to look for properties in the same areas, which brings rent prices up.

Houses located closer to St. Lawrence College have estimated rent prices of being 10 to 15 per cent lower than those in the Queen’s area.

“If [students] lived the same distance west as some of them are living east ... I think it would be cheaper,” he said. “But everyone wants to be south of Princess, right downtown.”

Vancouver: $1,261 (+$256) Calgary: $1,150 (+$145) Edmonton: $1,071 (+$66) Victoria: $1,059 (+$54) Regina: $979 (-$26) Halifax: $954 (-$51) Winnipeg: $911 (-$94) Charlottetown: $803 (-$202) St. John’s (NL): $798 (-$207)

In the west end of the city, two-bedroom apartments are on average $71 less per month than downtown apartments.

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“We want to create [the seek to create a close connection Residence Alumni Mentorship with students through social media.

“We will have summer Program], which links students Representing the student voice is with upper-year students, not updates with information videos, one of the main focuses of team necessarily by faculty but by introducing our constituents to DDP’s campaign for the newly interests, so they can learn more residence and to us, and a more created Residence Society. about career development in the interactive Facebook page,” Yu said.

DDP’s platform is based on four future,” she said.

“This will really establish us from pillars: community, student voice, Randhawa’s experience as the start as a go-to place for help.” integration and experience.

The team’s proposed changes MCRC’s vice president of finance “There is a disparity between made the handling of funds another to the judicial system include what Council believes students focus of the team’s platform. shifting the demerit system into want and what students actually Aside from transparency and an “accountability system” and want,” presidential candidate accountability of budget, they focusing on chronic infractions.

Hasina Daya, Artsci ’14, said.

YSO will also use social media propose to invest surplus from Daya’s running mates include MCRC fees into a financial to promote ResRules before vice-president of judicial affairs portfolio or into implementing students move in, such as through candidate Chantal D’souza, something like a bike rental videos or memes, and will follow ConEd ’14, and vice-president of program, which the team feels will up by posting a copy of the rules on residence affairs candidate Katie benefit the community. every floor and creating a concise Preisner, ArtSci ’14. one-page outline of major rules ***** The team proposes using focus Team YSO is running on a and consequences. groups to determine what students platform of invigorating the “I am positive that by want and also hope to create residence experience, according implementing a systematic way of a closer relationship between the to current MCRC vice-president making sure all students and staff executive and students. of residence affairs and now members in residence not only With the amalgamation of the presidential candidate Dorothy Yu, know the ResRules thoroughly, but Main Campus Residence Council ArtSci ’14. also understand why they are in (MCRC) and Jean Royce Hall YSO also includes vice-president place, we can avoid a lot of the Council (JRHC) set to happen of judicial affairs candidate miscommunications that currently next year, team DDP believe they Claire O’Connor, ArtSci ’14, and happen, and make sure no one have an advantage given their team vice-president of residence affairs feels treated unjustly for violating members’ experience with both candidate Mariam Shafi Khan, the ResRules,” O’Connor said. councils Daya and D’souza have ArtSci ’15. served as a don and house president The team’s campaign is Voting takes place on Jan. 29 and 30. respectively on Main Campus based on three pillars: advocacy, and Preisner has acted as house activities,and accountability. They president of Harkness International Hall and vice-president of student affairs on JRHC. D’souza, who has also been a Residence Facilitator and Student Constable, said she hopes to create the Positive Recognition Program.

When a student is noted doing something good, the act would be recorded. This goes on the student’s record, and when the student is brought in for an infraction, the previous good acts of behaviour will be considered.

“This bridges the gap between students and residence staff … to Photo by Alex Choi not see the staff as the enemy,” DDP’s campaign values representing students’ voices.

D’souza said. ***** Team PAS plans on advancing the first-year experience with better events for first-year students, if elected for the Residence Society executive.

Proposed activities include a camping trip or a Summer Olympics day during Orientation Week.

Presidential candidate Amar Randhawa, Comm ’14, is running with vice-president of judicial affairs candidate Pranay Khanna, Sci ’13, and vice-president of residence affairs candidate Selene Photo by Alex Choi Team PAS hopes to improve the experience of first-years.

Lopez Reyes, Nurs ’14.

Randhawa said his team would ensure the consistency of house events, so that no residence would have better events than another.

Khanna, who has worked as a residence facilitator with MCRC for three years, said he wants more student input in the judicial system.

“There has been a judicial advisory board in the past,” he said, “but most of the students don’t even know that it exists.”

He wants to hold incentivized focus groups to gain student opinions on residence rules. Lopez, who has worked as a don, said she’s Photo by Alex Choi learned that personal development Team YSO’s platform is built on advocacy, accessibility and activities. is crucial for first-years.

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Julia Duimovich said she sought advice for her campaign from past presidents.

Sahib Purba’s plans for COMPSA include an increased presence on campus through bigger events.

around for the right candidate to show up,” she said. “I think lobbying, working with the AMS to make sure we get better resources for all Arts and Science, and actually all faculties, is a good goal.”

Duimovich said she pledges to support COMPSA Site Services, a new web-design business run through the School of Computing faculty, to create a student lounge for computing students, increase the resources available to students and to make COMPSA more visible both in the School of the end of their term, so talking to Computing and on campus. them seems like the best strategy,” If elected, she plans to start Duimovich, CompSci ’15, said, preparing for next year in the adding that she’s heard from those coming months by creating a she’s talked to that enrolment is a product manager and business major issue facing most faculties. manager position which she “I would say the School of hopes will make the business Computing desperately needs new more feasible. professors and I can’t imagine Duimovich said she’s been there’s a lot of money waiting involved with COMPSA since

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first-year, and it’s been helpful in COMPSA can attract a greater creating her “niche” on campus. cross-section of the computing “It’s given me a lot of upper student body. He said currently year friends who have taught me the same group of students comes a lot about Queen’s, about how out to every event and he’d like for orientation runs, about a lot of more people to become involved. things,” she said. “I wouldn’t be so He hopes to plan events next politically inclined without them.” year for the return of Homecoming, which will coincide with the ***** Sahib Purba wants to make 10-year anniversary of the School COMPSA more visible if elected of Computing. as president.

Purba said he feels there’s been The second-year computing a great discrepancy between what student has been involved in past presidents said they would do COMPSA throughout his time at and what they ended up doing.

Queen’s, last year as the first-year If elected, Purba would also representative for COMPSA and like to increase the role of the this year as a tech and as the fundraising and sponsorship vice-president for University Affairs. committee to help bring in funds Purba hopes to increase to host more events.

COMPSA’s presence by building He said he feels it’s important on this year’s ‘Frost Week,’ as well that students become involved as hosting more events throughout while at Queen’s so they can the year and increasing attendance develop their skills and connections, at inter-faculty events. preparing students for the “I think it’s a big issue because workplace.

“With greater participation I feel we are a small group on campus and I feel like we don’t get like it brings our already small enough recognition,” Purba said. family closer together,” he said.

“I want COMPSA to be a name Voting takes place on Jan. 29 and 30. around Queen’s.”

By increasing the number of events, Purba is optimistic that

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Faculty Elections

Different focuses for EngSoc hopefuls Three presidential candidates discuss the innovations they have planned for the Society B y J anina E nrile Postscript Editor

of plans for an analysis and restructure executive members. they progress because of the exclusiveness,” of EngSoc’s executive infrastructure, the “I honestly see us in the direction of he said. creation of a strategic planning guide for long- a smaller exec,” she said. “[But] this is a ***** Engineering Society presidential candidate termprojects,theestablishmentofinter-society discussion to be had with the new exec.”

As EngSoc’s current vice-president of Emily Fleck has change on her mind. relationships and a plan to oversee next year’s academics, presidential candidate Alex ***** Fleck, Sci ’14, was the Engineering vice-president of society affairs during their An executive “outsider,” EngSoc Wilson knew he wanted to put a priority on Society (EngSoc)’s vice-president of society summer term. presidential candidate Eric Goldfarb said the academic side of things. affairs this year.

Of the four, Fleck said her priority is the he sees more transparency in the Society’s Wilson, Sci ’14, said the most feasible As someone who’s been involved with EngSoc restructure. future if elected. part of his seven-part platform is the EngSoc since first-year, Fleck said she “This will take a lot of my summer As the Engineering Review Board Chair, implementation of a subsidy program for thinks her time on the executive team [continuing] into the year,” she said.

Goldfarb, Sci ’14, has overseen the grievances the Englinks Tutoring Service. gives her a slight advantage in the run The initial plan is to evaluate EngSoc’s of many Applied Sciences students.

The service, which ran on a trial budget for presidency. executive structure top down, Fleck said.

His platform addresses three problems this year, saw a near-doubling of its tutors.

“Someone coming out of the blue … will “The purpose of that would be to he sees within EngSoc — transparency, Wilson said he wants to see the program have a lot to learn about what the structure determine the best structure moving accountability and equality hiring grow even more. is,” she said. “Once you’re elected, it will forward,” she said. and bias.

“We’ve proven the need. We’ve proven minimize your learning curve and let you According to Fleck, EngSoc, currently According to Goldfarb, EngSoc can the value and we’ve proven that what we jump into projects faster.” with a five-person executive team, might achieve a greater amount of transparency currently have is working well,” he said.

Fleck’s four-point platform consists go by way of the AMS with fewer by reaching out to students via avenues After observing EngSoc’s work in the like Facebook. months prior to September, Wilson said he “[The EngSoc] Facebook page has plans to address the bigger issues that the less than a quarter of members ‘liking’ council can’t get to during the school year. it, and does not even periodically post “During the school year … it’s more about about its affairs,” his candidacy Facebook maintaining the status quo,” he said. “We page reads. just never got to the big thing that everybody In terms of accountability, Goldfarb said wants to get to but doesn’t.”

Wilson, who has also worked as a don he’d like to oversee the release of budgets for EngSoc services like Golden Words, the Tea and been involved with Queen’s Bands, said Room and Clark Hall Pub. he has a clearer vision from staying over “People are entitled to know when they’re the summer. paying money for it,” he said. “We should “I have things that I would do differently know if they’re making or losing money.” to make our paid time a little bit more Goldfarb said he plans to gather student efficient,” he said. opinions before making any decisions.

According to Wilson, being a part of “It’s very rash to say we’re going to cancel executive has its positives for the campaign. these conferences,” he said.

“It would give us an advantage over According to Goldfarb, it’s important someone certainly that’s never held a to get students interested in EngSoc again, leadership or executive [position] or large especially after the initial peak of interest commitment in University,” he said. during Frosh Week.

Photo by Alex Choi He said there’s a period between first-year Voting takes place on Jan. 29 and 30.

Emily Fleck says her EngSoc experience gives her an edge in the race. and fourth-year that applied science students drop involvement with EngSoc. “People stop caring about EngSoc as

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AMS Elections

Candidates talk problem areas for University BGP, PDA and TNL discuss the issues facing Queen’s they’d like to tackle if elected B y N ick Faris , R achel and Vincent M atak

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With the AMS executive election around the corner, the three teams in the running have different ideas about the challenges facing the University.

For team BGP, the biggest of these problems is a lack of adequate representation for all students.

“This isn’t the TK, Eril and Peter show,” TK Pritchard, the team’s vice-president of University Affairs candidate, said.

Some of the team’s major platform initiatives, which include expanding AMS Health and Dental Plan, implementing an LGBTQ Thursdays at Alfie’s, as well as continuing the revitalization of the JDUC and creating a Student Mental Health Advisory Board, will be conducted in collaboration with students.

Pritchard, ArtSci ’12 added that reaching out to students who don’t agree with certain aspects of the AMS is necessary to be an effective leader.

Part of this effort will be ensuring representation for a projected increase enrolment at Queen’s, Eril Berkok, the team’s presidential candidate said, along with Principal Woolf’s plans to increase internationalization on campus.

The University is expected to increase enrolment by as much as 2,000 students by 2018, Berkok added.

“The AMS needs to be prepared to represent a dramatic increase of domestic and international students,” Berkok,

the insurance provider — to make this a CompSci ’12 said.

Peter Green, the team’s vice-president of reality,” Prescott said.

Financial accessibility is central to PDA’s operations candidate, said this lack of student consultation is related to a lack of respect emphasis on student well-being.

Vice-president of Operations candidate towards the arts on campus, something he wishes to address by establishing an AMS Craig Draeger, said the team’s plan to lower the AMS Specific Fee and double the AMS Arts Council.

The Council, which will represent fine Membership Bursary is intertwined with arts, drama, dance, fashion and written their focus on mental health.

“Our approach to the insurance situation and music groups at Queen’s, will develop strategies to share resources and collaborate is not just one of strengthening support for mental and physical health challenges, on projects.

“This would create a unified voice for the but for making options available for those arts and a much more powerful lobbying who may not be able to afford them out of platform to ensure the preservation of arts pocket,” Draeger, ArtSci ’13 said.

Mental health resources must also be on campus,” Green, ArtSci ’13 said. accessible in a timely manner, according ***** PDA believes Queen’s must confront its to PDA. Vice-president of University Affairs “mental health epidemic.”

According to their platform, PDA intends candidate Lisa Acchione, said the extended to increase elective insurance coverage for wait times for sexual assault therapy at prescription drugs and psychiatric counseling. Health, Counselling and Disability Services Presidential candidate Alexander Prescott, must be resolved, particularly with increases said the AMS must take a leading role to in undergraduate enrolment at Queen’s, likely around the corner. enhance mental health resources.

“The only way this could change is if the “I’d say we’ve kind of scratched the surface of what really needs to be done for incoming Vice-president of University Affairs mental health care and awareness,” Prescott, [is] someone who lobbies for increased ArtSci ’14 said. “It’s important that we coverage regarding mental health help,” have [an increased insurance] plan in place Acchione, ArtSci ’14 said. whereby students can upgrade to that from a ***** Increased enrolment will directly affect the basic plan.”

For Prescott, the lack of comprehensive culture of Queen’s which proves a major coverage boils down to the priorities of the issue with the University, team TNL said.

Through lobbying at the Ontario student government.

“It’s abhorrent to think at times that Undergraduate Student Alliance and this society has not taken the action demanding more information from required — picking up the phone and calling administration to better prepare AMS services, dealing with increased enrollment is a top priority for TNL should they be elected.

“Really, enrolment increases are the symptom of a lack of resources for the “I want to support the groups in our community who are here to talk about Bill C-41,” she said. “This big dance is to draw attention to that and get people to connect with it in some kind of way.”

She added that Idle No More Kingston organized a teach-in last night at 7 p.m. in Kingston Hall Rm. 101. A talk is scheduled for this morning in BioSci Rm. 11, which will feature Indigenous leaders speaking about settlers and Indigenous solidarity.

News in brief Oxfam Hunger Banquet back for another year Queen’s Oxfam will be hosting their annual Hunger Banquet this Sunday, an event that aims to raise awareness about global hunger.

According to a 2001 Journal article, attendees of the semi-formal banquet are treated to a local, organic and fair-trade three-course meal, with the portion sizes and seating area dictated by which economic status they have been assigned.

Tickets for the event, which will be held in Wallace Hall, cost $10 and were already sold out by Jan. 18.

This year’s event will feature speaker Robert Fox, the executive director of Oxfam Canada, a network of organizations across the world whose goals include building a “future free from the injustice of poverty,” according to the oxfam.ca.

Other speakers include Brock University researchers David Butz and Nancy Cook.

— Vincent Matak

AMS shares fact sheet on Discretionary Fund

The AMS released a fact sheet on their Discretionary Fund yesterday after it became a topic of contention in recent executive election debates.

According to the fact sheet, AMS corporate services research expenses, sales projections and wages during the summer, adhering — Holly Tousignant to zero-based budgeting — meaning that budgets must start at zero and every dollar Circle-dance in support of added must be justified.

Within the AMS Assembly’s $1,060,000 Idle No More budget, which comes from the $70.18 AMS A dance party took place today in the Specific Fee, $15,000 was set aside for the Queen’s Centre in solidarity with the Idle No Executive Discretionary Fund, $10,000 of More movement. which has been spent so far.

The event, organized by Idle No More The breakdown of that $10,000 includes: Kingston, saw a crowd of around 50 $1,800 for staff development and team people take part in a circle-dance, with a building (such as the summer retreat, which bear-skinned rug on the floor in the middle. all falls under staff appreciation), $4,400 for The movement’s aims including drawing staff appreciation (like staff socials), $700 for attention to Bill C-45, which supporters business meetings, $2,400 for events (such claim removes environmental protection as staff representation at events like the John from waterways, including lakes, rivers, Orr Award Dinner and Spring Reunion) and streams and ponds. Another concern is $700 for platform/miscellaneous (which has the land rights of First Nations and the gone toward the AMS’ pledge to provide process of selling reserve land, which $5,000 to support the Queen’s Student they claim has been changed without Alumni Association Speaker Series). consulting stakeholders.

The AMS couldn’t comment due to the Ann-Marie Grondin, a participant in the ongoing executive campaign period. event, said she came to raise awareness of the issue to Queen’s students.

— Holly Tousignant

University and a poor financial state,” Vice-president of University Affairs candidate Liam Faught said.

He added that increased enrolment isn’t inherently bad when the proper planning is in place, though he believes it might not be reflective of the Queen’s community.

TNL believes a lack of upper-year student housing will be another consequence of increased enrolment.

Although the University has identified Williamsville as a place for student housing, Sherman said, the development and infrastructure will take 10 years and cost the City millions of dollars to accommodate approximately 2,000 more students.

“We need a housing plan for students after first year,” Faught said.

Troy Sherman, TNL’s presidential candidate, questioned if Queen’s is still a medium sized university and whether the University will outgrow the smaller city of Kingston.

Furthermore, Nicola Plummer, vice-president of operations candidate, noted a shift as the University changes from an academic-focused institution to adapting more of a business-like approach of operation.

Team TNL will look to lobby to preserve this coveted culture at Queen’s and will look to adapt accordingly to more students on campus.

“If you start treating your students as though they’re numbers, that their individual experiences don’t matter, then you’re going to drive away a lot of very capable people from the University,” Plummer said. “All of these things will change the culture of Queen’s.”

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Groups aim to optimize student experience Penning said.

The groups have talked about what they “We wanted the groups to be small and have to do in the upcoming years and what functional and action-oriented,” she added, department or unit their proposed changes noting that the groups include about five to applied to the most. eight members.

“On each of the five working groups we For each of the five working groups, have a ‘member at large’ position and that is a leader who was familiar with the tasks someone from the Queen’s community—it involved was chosen. could be student, staff, or faculty—and that’s Penning pointed to the “built environment” a person who has self-disclosed as living working group, which looks at physical with a disability and has an interested with barriers to accessibility, as an example. the work of that particular working group,” “Jo-Anne Brady is our lead for that group Penning said. and she is our [vice]-provost of planning and She added that Queen’s currently does budgeting, so the built environment [already] comply with the Accessibility Standards has a big part in the function of her job,” for Customer Service Regulation and the Continued from page 1

Integrated Accessibility Standards Regulation, as outlined in the AODA.

It’s really great to see the “community coming together and seeing it move towards accessibility.

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— Heidi Penning, Equity Advisor The regulations establish accessibility standards for customer service, and remove boundaries for persons with disabilities.

The AODA enforces standards based on

the vision of a “fully accessible Ontario” by 2025. “[The government] want to see that we have a plan,” she said. “Our compliance dates range from 2010-21, the frame work is relatively new.”

“We’re very much still in the brainstorming stage,” she added.

The next Accessibility Café will be held on Feb. 27 to discuss the accessibility of the new residences.

“It’s really great to see the community coming together and seeing it move towards accessibility,” Penning said.

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Campus Calendar Friday, Jan. 25

The working groups address issues like physical barriers in the classroom.

Photo by Sam Koebrich

Psychology Guest Speaker: “Human cooperation: reputation, partner choice, and competitive altruism” Pat Barclay, assistant professor of psychology Ellis Auditorium 2:30 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 26 Queen’s Poker Club Tournament Prizes for top three winners McLaughlin Hall, JDUC 5 p.m. to midnight $10 All welcome Monday, Jan. 28 Global Passport Internship Fair Online internship database launch Queen’s International Affairs Association Wallace Hall, JDUC 2 to 6 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 29 Disability Accommodation: A Lifeline Combining Legislation, Theory and Curriculum Queen’s Barbara Roberts will present research on human rights

legislation, disability theory and curriculum Mac-Corry, Rm. B176 10:30 a.m. to noon The Majengo Orphanage Miracle Lynn Connell, Orphanage Founder “A story of rescue from corruption and abuse” Ban Righ Centre Noon to 1 p.m.

The Campus in the Community Joe Berridge, Urban Strategies, Inc., lead consult for Queen’s Master Plan On the relationship between Queen’s and the City of Kingston Agnes Etherington Art Centre 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 31 Haudenosaunee Culture Lunch & Learn Bring your lunch and learn about the realities of living in the 20th and 21st centuries decolonization processes and associated issues in the revitalization of this Nation of People.

Four Directions Aboriginal Centre, 146 Barrie St. Noon to 1 p.m.

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University of Toronto “sex party” attracts hundreds

Carleton “freedom of speech” wall torn down

A student at Montreal’s Dawson A much-publicized event hosted A “freedom of speech” wall at College came under fire from the at a downtown Toronto sex club Carleton University was dismantled school after he revealed a weakness drew hundreds of student attendees hours after its installation by a in their website which could Monday night. student who claimed it reinforced allow hackers to gain personal The gathering was organized by “the hierarchies that are created in information on all students. the University of Toronto’s Sexual our society.”

After discovering the Education Centre (SEC) as part of The wall was created by vulnerability in October, the their Sexual Awareness Week. The Carleton Students for Liberty 20-year-old Ahmed (Hamed) group, which receives 25 cents (CSFL), who encouraged students Al-Kahbaz privately reported it to each term in student fees from each to write messages on it.

Dawson. When he followed-up undergraduate, aimed to safely Arun Smith, a seventh-year about proceedings two days later, introduce students to the city’s sex student Carleton student, took the College informed him that he club scene. down the two-by-four metre was to be expelled.

The event gained attention paper, which contained phrases Dawson initially refrained online after a post on Reddit stated such as “abortion is murder” and from commenting, citing their “U of T is holding an orgy, and “traditional marriage is awesome” policy of not discussing students’ you’re invited! You just need your as well as statements like personal information. On Tuesday, student ID.” “QUEERS ARE AWESOME” and they released a statement on their An organizer told the Toronto “Gay is OK.” website regarding the incident Star that the “executive director Smith called the board one of titled “Setting the Record Straight.” made it very clear that this is not “a series of acts of violence” against In it, they claimed that Al-Kahbaz an orgy, we’re not funding an orgy.” gay rights, while other students was not expelled because of his Organizers also stressed that sex claimed his actions were an attack discovery, but rather because he was not a mandatory part of the on free speech. continued trying to access the event, which included a heated CSFL’s campus coordinator, system after being told not to. outdoor pool.

Ian CoKehyeng, said he would be “These actions and behaviours Sex was allowed in the club seeking compensation for the $150 breach the code of professional in limited areas, and clothing was display, and will be reinstalling one conduct for Computer Science optional throughout after 7 p.m. on Tuesday. students, a serious breach that The Oasis Aqua Lounge, the Smith previously made the requires the College to act,” the club at which the party was held, news when his photograph became statement read. reached full capacity at 189 people the centre of a meme which Since his expulsion, Al-Kahbaz and at one point 100 others lined involved homophobic statements received more than a dozen related up outside. and comments involving job offers. sexual assault.

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Elections in brief Vice-president UA debate unfolds in front of full crowd

Tackling enrolment at the university will be where they start.

“While this is a broad issue, I think it is something we need to At Tuesday night’s vice president make a priority in the near future of university affairs debate, and I think it’s something team candidates each shared their TNL is very well equipped to do with our experience,” Faught, teams’ priorities.

The debate took place in the ArtSci ’14 said.

Homecoming, which was Lower Ceilidh of the JDUC in reinstated by Principal Daniel front of a full crowd.

TK Pritchard, BGP’s candidate, Woolf last December, was said his team’s main priority is also a prominent debate topic, with all teams agreeing that student health and safety.

Pritchard spoke to a number they would encourage more of different initiatives in their student involvement. platform, namely the expansion of — Nick Faris, Rachel Herscovici the blue light system. and Vincent Matak “It’s extremely important based on evidence that students are facing safety issues in Victoria and City Park,” Pritchard, Bridge divides ArtSci ’12, said. candidates Lisa Acchione, PDA’s candidate, agreed that a greater focus on student health is a priority for The revitalization of the JDUC her team. was thrust to the forefront Acchione, ArtSci ’14, said of Wednesday night’s AMS students currently face more than a vice-president of operations debate. two-week wait time to see Health, Candidates Peter Green Counselling and Disability Services’ of Team BGP, Craig Draeger of lone sexual abuse counsellor.

Team PDA and Nicola Plummer “I think that is a tragedy,” of Team TNL returned to the Acchione said, noting that PDA Lower Ceilidh of the JDUC for plans to increase health care the second night of AMS executive coverage for greater psychiatric election debates. help through HCDS and Topics debated included the within Kingston. application of the $1.2 million For team TNL’s Liam Faught, JDUC revitalization fund, which the AMS mission statement the AMS must use before 2015 as to “serve and represent the outlined by an agreement with the students at Queen’s” is their University. main priority.

Plummer, Comm ’13, began the

discussion by emphasizing TNL’s plans to construct a bridge between the JDUC and the Queen’s Centre.

She attempted to reinforce the initiative’s validity by drawing a distinction between revitalization and standard renovations, arguing that TNL’s plans fall under the former.

Draeger, ArtSci ’13, said the fund should be used to remedy several issues, primarily related to the functionality and accessibility of the JDUC. “Spending [the money] on a single project is not only irresponsible – it’s disrespectful to our members,” he said.

In response to TNL and PDA, Green, ArtSci ’13, said BGP would put forward a marketing survey to students next September to evaluate the team’s proposals.

One of their proposals includes the construction of a walkway between the JDUC’s second floor and the Queen’s Centre.

“We can’t have candidates determine how to spend a million dollars,” Green said, adding that he thinks student consultation is necessary.

In a rebuttal, Plummer said TNL won’t move forward with the bridge without student consultation.

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Dawson College shows that they’re unwilling to adapt to shifting times.

ONLINE SECURITY

JULIA

VRIEND

Meatless

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ot everyone has to become a vegan, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t cut down on our consumption of animal by-products.

Our gluttony and excessive consumption has allowed livestock abuse to continue. It’s a problem that’s affecting us globally and physically.

The main problem lies in the way the food industry operates.

Factory farming has grown to replace traditional farming methods because of the high demand for animal products.

According to CBC, in Canada, there were 55,765 farms in 1982.

By 2001, the number of farms fell to 15,472 but the number of pigs raised had increased by five million.

Jonathan Safran Foer blogged on CNN about these animals getting pumped full of antibiotics and growth hormones.

These conditions mean that the meat we eat isn’t only produced in inhumane conditions, but could also potentially harm our health.

In some cases, the cattle at these farms get excessively milked for products like cheese.

Cheese produces a large amount of casomorphins in the body, which means that it has

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Unappreciated knowledge D

awson College’s decision to expel a student after he discovered a serious security flaw in their system is a harsh, unnecessary course of action.

By warning the college about the sloppy coding that made over 250,000 students’ personal information easily accessible last fall, Ahmed Al-Khabaz pointed out a crucial error in the Omnivox software used by the school.

While he was initially congratulated for his discovery, the college quickly expelled him after he ran a test to ensure the problem was fixed.

There are many dishonest things he could’ve done with the private information the college had accidentally made accessible.

However, he chose to warn the school of their error, helping them solve a problem that could’ve gotten them in much more trouble.

It’s a shame that the school has taken such drastic steps against a student who was helping them out

of good will.

In trying to protect its reputation through Al-Khabaz’s expulsion, Dawson College’s administration appears instead as if they’re sore losers in a case where they were in the wrong.

The school isn’t the first one to encounter these sorts of problems.

Last fall, Wilfrid Laurier University faced a similar security breach of their students’ personal information.

Hopefully the incident at Dawson will raise awareness about online privacy at other schools.

We live in a time when anyone can learn basic coding and even hacking outside of the classroom.

Those with coding expertise, such as Al-Khabaz, should be seen as highly valuable assets to post-secondary institutions, not security threats.

Through Al-Khabaz’s expulsion, Dawson College shows that they’re ultimately unwilling to adapt to shifting times.

Today’s generation of students’ punish them, as was done in has invaluable skills that educational Al-Khabaz’s case. institutions can capitalize on.

They should learn to respect — Journal Editorial Board and reward them instead of

addictive properties when consumed by humans.

With this occurring, there is a higher demand for milk to make more cheese.

Limiting our consumption and buying organic is a good start to making a change for our health and the globe. However, according

to Marisa Miller Wolfson’s documentary “Vegucated,” there is no law on how “organic” livestock can be treated when it comes time to transport to the slaughterhouses — organic just guarantees that your food has no added hormones.

The only tangible solution

to avoiding these negative repercussions is to start cutting down on portion sizes. This will force us to slow down the vastly growing factory farms, promote ethical meat production and save our health.

It’s time to revise our eating — there’s no need to

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buy items that contain animal products so we shouldn’t do it in excess. We need to change our culture of overindulgence and eat these products mindfully and in moderation.

Julia Vriend is one of the Assistant News Editors at the Journal.

VANDALISM

Attention drawn to local historical legacy W

hile vandalism may not be targeted by those who disagree the most moral method with the ‘glorious’ legacy he’s of protest, it certainly has raised left behind. awareness about Sir John A. As the first Prime Minister of Macdonald’s legacy in Kingston.

Canada, he lived and worked in In the past few weeks, the Kingston, leaving the city with a statue of Sir John A. has been strong historic legacy. spray-painted with words such as Through the Tourism Office “colonizer” and “murderer,” while and countless initiatives, such as two historic plaques in front of his the Bicentennial Commission, Sir former homes have been covered John A. has been glorified. in red paint.

The plaques and statue that It’s no surprise that, as an were vandalized form part of this important symbolic figure for narrative surrounding Sir John A. Kingston, Sir John A. would be Vandalism in this case was

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an extreme measure, to say the least. More legal and moderate alternatives could’ve been taken to protest his legacy.

For example, the recent legal Idle No More protests that took place in Kingston on Jan 11 still attracted over 200 people.

Their message was effectively conveyed even though they didn’t resort to more extreme forms of protest.

The vandals, however, have raised awareness throughout the community — an important step

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that shows the relative success of their act. While many have reacted with outrage, it’s undeniable that a spotlight has been shone on who Sir John A. was.

What was his relationship like with Aboriginal people in Canada?

Does he deserve to be called a murderer and colonizer?

Hopefully, the Kingston community will raise these questions as a result of these events.

While the vandalism shouldn’t continue, government and the organizations in Kingston in charge

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Vandalism is a condemnable and illegal act, but it has worked in this case — attention has been brought to a historical figure’s legacy.

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Race to the executive posts Campaign managers for teams BGP, PDA and TNL write in why their team deserve to win BGP

Chelsey Morphy, ArtSci ’13 Team BGP is composed of Eril Berkok, Peter Green and T.K. Pritchard. These are three extraordinary individuals who collectively create a phenomenal team with an insightful vision of what the AMS should look like. I am proud to manage their campaign and can’t imagine working with a more genuine and caring team.

I became friends with T.K. a

PDA

Alexander Rotman, ArtSci ’13 Team PDA believes you deserve better from your AMS. Our bold plan for concrete change and meaningful reform will help the AMS evolve into the student government it needs to be to serve its students effectively.

They have a comprehensive action plan to make the AMS a stronger, fairer, and more inclusive organization. Further, they’re willing to back up each of their

TNL

Daniel Bone, Comm ’14 Every student at this University has their own unique Queen’s experience, and I’m proud to say that Troy Sherman, Nicola Plummer and Liam Faught have played an important role in shaping mine.

Having spent countless hours with the three of them preparing for this campaign, I have experienced their team dynamic on a very

year and a half ago. Over this period, I have seen him both as a passionate student leader who advocates for student interests, but also as a close friend who is always willing to listen to others and help them during desperate times.

T.K. has had experience as a manager in the corporate side and as a commissioner on the government side of the AMS. This thorough understanding of how the AMS operates as a whole, along with his charisma and care of others, makes him the most experienced candidate in this entire election. One that I am proud to work for, and one who people will also enjoy to work with.

I met Eril last year when he decided to take his only vacation promises with a guarantee: that they will return five per cent of their salaries (approximately $1,200) for each of their 20 pledges that remain unfinished by their term’s end.

I have met many people over my four years at Queen’s, including many elected student leaders. In all this time, I have never encountered individuals with the same level of integrity and devotion as Alexander Prescott, Craig Draeger and Lisa Acchione. I have had the pleasure of sitting on AMS Assembly with Alex this year, and few people display the clarity and passion that Mr. Prescott brings to the table.

We would all benefit from his dedication to speaking out on the issues that really affect students.

Their comprehensive 72-page platform, The Road Ahead, tackles intimate level. Over the past few months, they have proven to me that they are unafraid to challenge each other and unrestrained in challenging themselves.

Troy, Nicola and Liam naturally avoid complacency, as they are constantly searching for the best alternative. Often, they disagree, but their fundamental values always align, and they always work efficiently towards a solution that serves the best interests of students.

I truly believe that an AMS executive team that has a common vision will present a strong, united front during their term in office.

An executive team that consistently expresses similar views on a range of issues offers a dangerous mentality that

days from his internship at IBM to come back to campus for the AMS elections, as he himself was running for senator.

BGP is not afraid of challenges, dreaming big, consulting with students and being held accountable for their proposals and actions.

His commitment to stay connected with on-campus politics and academic issues at Queen’s, even while being away and running an uncontested election, are what made agreeing to be his campaign manager a no brainer.

Eril did unparalleled research for the tough issues facing students.

Currently, they are the only team who has released a line-by-line budget proposal to explain exactly how they will spend your money.

It’s not just a list of ideas, but a substantive plan to implement each proposal.

They will return five per cent of their salaries (approximately $1,200) for each of their 20 pledges that remain unfinished by their term’s end.

Team PDA knows that financial accessibility matters to you, and will make it one of their top priorities.

In addition to continued lobbying refrains from supporting the needs of a diverse student body.

With this in mind, I decided to offer my support for Troy, Nicola and Liam’s candidacy in the greatest possible capacity as their campaign manager.

They have proven to me that they are unafraid to challenge each other and unrestrained in challenging themselves.

Through my volunteer work in the AMS Human Resources Office, I have been fortunate enough to have had the opportunity to get to know Troy and Liam. Between recruitment and volunteer

a senatorial race, and I’m therefore not surprised that he became the student senate caucus chair. I have seen him speak up in the past for student interests in front of not only students, but most importantly, university administrators. He has already challenged the Provost and Principal on issues such as increased enrolment at Senate, and as president of the AMS, he will continue to speak up for all of the Faculties and students at Queen’s.

I only met Peter this past fall, and even though he’s not a student who has been heavily involved with student government in the past, I was convinced that he was both the right fit for our team and person for the job. Peter See has on page 14

to keep tuition down and student aid opportunities high, they will take immediate action to put more money back into your pocket, by reducing the mandatory AMS Specific Fee from $70.18 to $50.

The fee, which all full-time students under the AMS must pay, will be reduced by addressing wasteful and questionable expenditures; without reducing any services that the AMS currently provides to students.

They will also double the value of the AMS membership bursary from $5,000 to $10,000, so that students with financial need can still benefit from membership in the AMS. This means that 200 students can have their AMS Specific Fee fully paid, above the 70-odd students presently covered.

“More mental health coverage, less talk about grilled cheese and soup.”

Juli Jung, ArtSci ’14

“Less about Homecoming. I want to know how the bridge would be possible.”

Anna Cameron, ArtSci ’13

“How good is the free wi-fi going to be with 3,000 people using it constantly?”

Georges Gregoire, Sci ’16

“The innovation centre — give us numbers and a real step-bystep plan.”

Kieran Slobodin, ArtSci ’13

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appreciation initiatives, my exposure to them in the workplace has been limited, but they both left lasting impressions.

Coming into the office in September as nothing more than a volunteer, Troy and Liam welcomed me and committed to supporting me in all aspects of my service. My opinion of them has not only been shaped by my own familiarity, but has also been fuelled by my deep understanding of the level of professionalism with which they carry out their work, the high regard in which they are held by their volunteers, employees and co-workers, as well as the thoughtful ideas that they consistently present.

I first met Nicola during See Orientation on page 14

“The money should be put into reducing Queen’s environmental footprint.”

Olivia Sonnenberg, ArtSci ’14

“Blue lights in the ghetto would be a way better use of money than building a bridge.”

Madison Woolley, Nurs ’15

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has worked for two summers now at Scotiabank. This real world corporate experience, and his capacity to operate and deliver under pressure, while also being a good people-person and manager, are what make him a great vice-president of pperations candidate. Peter will not only bring a fresh perspective to the AMS, but also perfectly compliment both Eril and T.K. Because of their combined strengths, experiences, and personalities, I am extremely proud to be BGP’s campaign manager, and I have no doubt they will have a wonderful year as AMS executive. They are hardworking, passionate, dedicated, and committed.

But most importantly, they have the best interest of students in mind, and are humble enough to recognize that the AMS isn’t about them but about students as a whole.

BGP isn’t afraid of challenges, dreaming big, consulting with students and being held accountable for their proposals and actions.

BGP has become my family over the last couple of months.

As their campaign manager all three of them like to call me “mom”, and while I don’t publicly like to be called this, I secretly feel pride in this name. As their “mom”, I am proud of them, what they stand for, and all of what they will accomplish next year as AMS Executive.

Team PDA recognizes that the AMS Health and Dental Plan is insufficient for many students with chronic illnesses and particularly those with mental health challenges. They will negotiate for more comprehensive coverage to provide students with the option of upgrading their prescription drug benefits, coverage for psychiatric counseling and other elective care. These are issues Health, Counselling and Disability Services, and others have recognized for a long time, and it’s inexcusable that the AMS hasn’t acted yet, when a solution is literally a phone call away.

Team PDA knows that elected student leaders need to respect our members’ money and the trust they put in us to manage it. They’re the only team willing to bring transformative and long-lasting change to the culture of the AMS by taking on the tough issues now.

All of these comprise only a fraction of their 20-point plan to make the AMS a stronger, fairer and more inclusive society. Everyone I speak to on campus acknowledges that Team PDA has presented the strongest ideas and most thorough plan for implementation. I’m confident that you’ll feel the same way once you read each team’s platform and compare their vision to the others’.

This campaign is about you, and the issues that affect you and your peers’ lives. You deserve an AMS that represents you; an AMS you can truly be proud of. It’s time we demand better of our AMS by voting for Team PDA.

Orientation Week, where she was my Boss for Commerce Orientation. More than two years later, I still look back at this week and feel overwhelming gratitude towards Nicola. I will never be able to thank her enough for her subtle persistence and genuine concern for making one 18-year-old boy not only feel like he was welcome, but also that he belonged.

Nicola will never be able to fully recognise just how significantly she has impacted my life, nor the contribution she has made to countless students over her four years at Queen’s — it’s simply second nature for her to do whatever she can to ensure that her peers are comfortable, supported, and empowered.

As a team, these three have put forward a comprehensive platform that I whole-heartedly support. I have witnessed the research that went into it, and throughout the entire process I heard all three of them ask repeatedly, “Is this what’s best for students?” What truly separates TNL from other candidates is their experience and their managerial skills. They each have their unique management style, all of which will be effective in their respective roles.

I believe in this team, but I can’t expect you to do so blindly. I encourage you to read their platform and engage in a discussion with Troy, Nicola or Liam.

Chelsey is Team BGP’s campaign manager.

Alex is Team PDA’s campaign manager.

Daniel is Team TNL’s campaign manager.

Friday, January 25, 2013

Letters to the editor SciFormal Coverage Re: “SciFormal policies come under fire” Dear Editors, I was disappointed in the portrayal of the conflict surrounding SciFormal hours reductions. The article quotes that “[Eric] Goldfarb, Sci’14 said the policy of reducing hours for students with on-campus jobs isn’t official and contravenes human rights principles.” This statement is a gross misrepresentation of the processes and procedures followed by the Science Formal Committee and of the Science Formal event as a whole.

The student referred to as Elliot, for the purposes of the investigation, applied for an hours reduction in September and was declined.

After Science Formal explained the decision, Elliot waited months until the week of SciFormal to bring the issue to ERB. This situation lead to Eric making the vague and misleading statement, above, quoted in the Journal.

The standards and procedures dictating which reasons qualify a student for a reduction are outlined and preserved in SciFormal documents — these include transition manuals, timelines, spreadsheets and other ancillary documents. These documents serve as the official rules and regulations for Science Formal and stipulate the standard of practice for the various portfolios within the committee.

Every miniscule detail of SciFormal standard practice is not included

in EngSoc policy, this is true; however, neither is the fact that minors are not allowed into Clark Hall Pub, and that is still a rule that is followed. Detailed descriptions of practices and responsibilities are similarly not detailed in the policy manuals of every society or volunteer organization in other areas of campus.

Stating that the relevant policy adhered to in Elliot’s situation is not “official” is misleading and unclear. The article implied that the rule was made up on the spot, not a standard regulation, and/or not applied fairly and consistently to all students. None of these are true. In the case of Science Formal, transition manuals and EngSoc’s job descriptions, position/portfolio information, etc. are the rules and regulations; so, for all intents and purposes, the rule that dictated that Elliot did not qualify for a reduction was official.

It is important for the student body to understand that the decision to not grant the reduction was made for logical, professional reasons (i.e. to follow SciFormal rules) and in order to ensure consistency, fairness and integrity throughout the SciFormal process.

The article neglected to give a full and balanced picture of this situation and I hope for more a more accurate portrayal of these types of situations in the future.

Samantha Taylor, Science Formal Communications Chair, 2012

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AMS winter referendum statements The Journal provides this free space for parties on the ballot. All statements are unedited.

Students for Wishes (Queen’s University)

costs of the stickers and brochures used in the program’s information sessions, and any costs incurred Students for Wishes Queen’s in training facilitators for the University in support of Make- sessions, as well as maintaining its A-Wish® Eastern Ontario is the website and resource directories. In first fully-student run executive addition, Positive Space sponsors across Canada and was established the THINQ discussion group in in 2009. The funds raised through the residences; presents an annual opt-out fees are very important award to a student at Queen’s to helping our branch raise for work on issues of sexual and awareness about the foundation gender diversity; and facilitates across Queen’s University and the committee work of the kind Kingston Community. This money that recently resulted in Queen’s is also used to help support the adopting a policy on gendernumerous fundraisers that we plan neutral washrooms. Positive Space and host throughout the year. The also does outreach into the larger money raised through opt-out fees Kingston community. and at these fundraiser events go strictly towards granting the wishes of local Kingston children between Telephone Aid Line the ages of 3-17 suffering from Kingston (TALK) life threatening medical conditions.

Our executive are trained to Telephone Aid Line Kingston become certified Wish Grantors (TALK) is a crisis, distress, and take part, along with Eastern befriending and information Ontario, in meeting the families, phone line open from 7pm-3am picking and planning the best every night. We are a confidential, wish, and presenting it on wish anonymous and non-judgmental day. Wishes allow the children to listening service available within be children, to escape from their the Kingston and surrounding stressful situations and to enjoy areas. We are a completely time with their family and friends. volunteer-run organization Wishes are a sense of healing and that is a registered charity and empowerment that we are lucky a member of Distress Centres of enough to provide these children Ontario (DCO). In addition to and family with your continuous our phone services, we also offer support. Wishes may include, comprehensive active listening but are not limited to, vacations, and suicide assessment workshops celebrities, shopping sprees and and work with other community much more. Each of these wishes organizations such as Canadian costs $10.000 to complete, thus Mental Health Association and many fundraisers are necessary. Frontenac Community Mental The beauty of Students for Wishes Health to spread the word about Queen’s University is that we are mental health. With our newly able to see the fantastic joy that formulated board of directors these wishes bring, close to home made up professionals from and with our full involvement. both the Queen’s and Kingston community, we are planning to Positive Space go forward in the coming year through the expansion of our The Positive Space Program service area, our hours of operation encourages the development and our volunteer-base in order of “positive spaces” within the to provide the greatest resource Queen’s community, defined as for those who are looking for spaces in which sexual orientation someone to listen. The student and gender identity are actively fees that we are requesting will be affirmed and individuals can used to fund our phone services, receive support and information our membership with DCO on lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and ensure that we are able to and queer (LGBTQ) issues. The provide the most thorough and primary activity in support of this effective training and continuous purpose is its sticker program. The learning for our volunteers in order posting of a Positive Space sticker, to better serve the Queen’s and with the words “Celebrating Sexual Kingston community. and Gender Diversity at Queens,” signals that the individual or group posting it has taken the time to Sustainability Action attend a Positive Space Information Fund Session concerning issues in the Queer Community and will The Sustainability Action attempt to assure that spaces where Fund (SAF) is an initiative under stickers appear will be “positive the AMS Commission of the spaces” for all sexual orientations Environment and Sustainability and gender identities. The Program to fund sustainability-focused takes as its underlying principal undergraduate student initiatives that all spaces at Queen’s should at Queen’s University. Any be safe for all people. It affirms that undergraduate-run project that people have the right to visibility, plans to reduce the university’s to acknowledgment of their sexual negative environmental impact and orientation and gender identity, and make campus more sustainable that Queen’s community members will be eligible for funding. have a responsibility to challenge Grants given will fund studentdiscrimination and contribute run projects that increase campus to a welcoming and inclusive energy efficiency, reduce waste, or environment. Fees collected educate the Queen’s community on behalf of the Positive Space on sustainability-related issues.

Program by the AMS are used, Such projects include, but are not first and foremost, to cover the limited to: undergraduate student

research, projects to be managed games and prizes, that has raised by undergraduate students, and over $73,000 for charity! If you internships. To be considered want to find out more, see pictures, for SAF funding, projects must: or leave a comment, please visit Directly address environmental our Facebook page at: http://www. sustainability on the Queen’s facebook.com/#!/queenspuyo University campus, or in the capacity that on-campus activities World University Serinfluence sustainability off-campus; vice of Canada (WUSC) Have a clearly defined, measureable, and quantifiable outcome; Project The Student Refugee Program proposals may be submitted by combines refugee resettlement and Queen’s University students, staff, the pursuit of higher education. administrators, or faculty, provided Opportunities for refugees to that undergraduate students pursue higher education are have strong involvement in the virtually non-existent, leaving project in a managerial capacity; many bright and talented students Go above and beyond minimum unable to achieve their academic or sustainability requirements already professional goals. This program, established by the university; Have run by the World University a mechanism for measurement, Service of Canada (WUSC), is evaluation, and follow-up after responsible for the resettlement of funding has been dispersed. The approximately 78 students each fee of $2.00 per undergraduate year to Canadian universities student (optional) will generate the and colleges. Students in refugee funds available through the SAF camps across Kenya, Malawi, and grants. An annually appointed SAF Thailand, who have completed Granting Committee, comprised their secondary education, are of voting undergraduate student eligible for this program. Every year, members and advisory faculty, Queen’s University sponsors one staff, and administrator members, student to resettle here in Kingston will select grant recipients. This and pursue their university Committee and all its activities education. Money from student will be fully accountable to AMS fees goes towards maintaining this Assembly, submitting annual program and helping to financially reports of all activities, including support these students throughout projects receiving grants and their undergraduate careers, here financial statements. Should there at Queen’s. not be enough quality applications in one year to merit granting of the Queen’s Engineers entire fund, the Committee shall Without Borders select one or more projects that meet the above criteria towards The Queen’s Chapter of which the remaining funds shall Engineers Without Borders (EWB) be allocated. is an organization devoted to addressing global, developmental Queen’s Power Unit and social inequalities. It is part of Youth Organization’s a larger NGO that works all across Description Canada and abroad to alleviate poverty, specifically in Africa. Our Queen’s Power Unit Youth group consists of 50 devoted Organization’s (QPUYO) mission directors and exec from multiple is to empower youth through faculties, and our work aims to philanthropy. We volunteer and reach out to all Queen’s students fundraise for Kingston grassroots through our events, conferences, charities. Each year, we select a and forums. new beneficiary to fundraise and Engineers Without Borders raise awareness for. This year, the works with the Canadian and beneficiary is Ryandale Shelter, a African governments, to make shelter that provides immediate foreign aid more effective. In relief for the homeless. Some Africa, EWB works on the ground events that QPUYO has held in the supporting African NGOs. These past include a Mean Girls themed projects compliment the work bake sale, a bubble tea sale, and EWB does on a systematic level, all karaoke night. As well, QPUYO with the aim of creating sustainable co-organized the inaugural and opportunities for communities popular Night Market event in Africa. this past October. This popular On campus, the Queen’s chapter event attracted over 700 students is focused on developing projects and brought together many of to work in parallel with those Queen’s clubs, showcasing the in Africa, with the aim of aiding diverse cultures that are present our projects in overseas. EWB on campus. Queen’s Power Unit advocates for learning on broader Youth Organization hopes to issues that extend beyond the continue to expand its initiatives boundaries of traditional curricula. next year and an opt-outable fee of EWB is heavily involved with fair $0.25 would greatly help increase trade, curriculum enhancement our ability to do so. The Queen’s and community engagement.

Power Unit Youth Organization These projects all aim to foster is not the only one of its kind. a positive environment, so that As one of Canada’s largest youth systemic change in Canada can organizations, there are also reinforce the development work chapters found at York University, being done overseas.

Ryerson, Waterloo, Western, and The funding EWB would University of Toronto. Every receive from the AMS fees will be summer, the Power Unit Youth used by our chapter for: Organization chapters collaborate Sending our overseas to organize Night It Up!, a night volunteer, or Junior Fellow. This market with food, performances, Queen’s student will be sent

to Ghana, Malawi, Zambia, or Burkina Faso to work with EWB staff and an African NGO Hosting the Queen’s Global Innovation Conference, which focuses on inspiring new facets for change and innovation in international development Raising awareness throughout the Queen’s and Kingston community, through events like the Annual Pumpkin Smash, youth engagement programs and pushing for Queen’s Fair Trade Campus Designation Queen’s University Blood Team (QUBT) The Queen’s University Blood Team (QUBT) is a student-run group that organizes blood clinics both on and off campus giving students the opportunity to donate blood and give back to the Kingston community. Since it’s introduction in 2003 QUBT has grown to include 40 exec members and has taken on many new projects including registration for the OneMatch Stem Cell and Marrow Network, LifeBus (a shuttle bus that transports students to our on and summer clinics. In 2012 alone we’ve exceeded the amount of blood donations pledged and collected a total of 642 units. In this 2013 Winter Referendum we hope to establish a $0.25 opt-outable fee.

The funding we receive will enable us to increase our presence on campus and make more students aware of the ever-increasing need for blood. Using this money we hope to reach out to more firsttime donors and increase the amount of units pledged through initiatives such as Donate-WithYour-Floor. A long-term goal of ours is to pursue future growth of the club and to expand into the Kingston Community with outreach programs in surrounding high schools. Help us help students save lives and establish lifelong donors. Thank you for supporting QUBT. Kingston Youth Shelter The Kingston Youth Shelter strives to make a difference in the lives of homeless youth by offering them a safe and supportive emergency shelter that encourages their growth and provides them with access to community resources. Whether it is a meal or a place to stay, we offer help in a safe environment that is free from drugs, alcohol and violence.

We also provide young people with one-to-one counseling, crisis intervention and life skills training.

Our goal is to provide homeless youth between the ages of 16 and 24 with the opportunity to build the confidence and stability necessary to make positive lifestyle changes, move into and maintain housing and address their issues surrounding homelessness.

Student fees collected each year provide the funding for our grocery budget. We meet AMS eligibility requirements with our current affiliation with the Queen’s FOCUS group.

Friday, January 25, 2013 Artignite artignite is ready to grow and to do this we need to increase our base funding, so we are approaching students, one of our primary users and beneficiaries, for financial support. artignite is a winter arts festival, a celebration of all things artistic, whose aim is to showcase the vibrant student and professional artists who contribute to the cultural life of our community. What better time to ignite the spark of creativity than in the dark cold days of February? artignite benefits Queen’s students by building stronger relationships between students, alumni, the University and the community, through the arts. artignite broadens the educational experience for students by expanding co-curricular opportunities to: mount exhibitions and performances, showcase student talents to wider audiences, experience the talents of student-aged artists from the greater Kingston community. artignite operates as a collaborative between the Queen’s University, the City of Kingston, St. Lawrence College and local arts organizations. All of the other partners have put money behind this initiative and we are asking students to do the same.

Since 2009, the following Queen’s clubs and organizations have participated in artignite: • Agnes Etherington

Art Centre • Exposure Arts Festival –

Alma Mater Society • Union Gallery • Focus Film Festival • Caledonias A

Cappella Choir • CFRC 101.9 FM • Queen’s Chinese

Student Association • Queen’s Conservatory

of Music • Queen’s Drama

Department • Queen’s School of Music • Vogt Studio Series The support of the $0.75 optional student fee will go towards: •

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promotion of student events the development of audiences for these events, and the growth of artignite’s Centrepiece, Allumage, which is a sponsored event that includes student performances

For more information, go to our website at artignite.ca Queen’s Academic Quiz Team In days gone by, the Queen’s Academic Quiz Team (Trivia Club) depended on a 15 cent, optoutable fee from the AMS and Queen’s undergrads. This fee was used to subsidise about one third of the cost incurred in competing at Quiz Bowls, the formal name for Trivia tournaments. As these competitions can be as close as Ottawa, or as far away as Michigan, we accrue the majority of our costs in travel and in seeking lodgings while at competition, though tournament entrance fees are also considerable.

Last winter, we lost our feerenewal bid by a slim margin.

Rather than fold, we sought instead

to win the bid to host the Provincial The WUDC comprises seven days Tournament for the 2012-2013 of debating against some of the year. In this we were successful, world’s best and most accomplished and so have eliminated our travel debaters. It represents the QDU’s costs for this year. However, we most important, yet costly, cannot be so fortunate as to do so competitive pursuit. Success at every year. We are thus seeking to this event improves the prestige re-establish our 15 cent fee so that of our Union, as well as the the Quiz Team might represent the reputation of our university. To university in the years to come. prepare for this event, the QDU Anyone further interested in the hosts numerous practice rounds Quiz Team is cordially invited to (two meetings in Jeffrey Hall per our weekly meetings, every Tuesday week) in Kingston and attends a at 5:30 in KING 209, as well as plethora of tournaments in Canada to the Provincial Tournament on and in the United States. Put simply, March 23 to be held throughout the majority of our club’s efforts Mac-Corry. revolve around preparation for this tournament. Our club debates Queen’s Half The Sky motions ranging from social policy to international relations to ensure Founded on campus over a that we can handle the diverse year ago, Queen’s Half the Sky and challenging resolutions that we focuses on three main objectives; face at the WUDC. creating awareness of particular Alas, registration costs $400 per issue’s affecting women in team and $300 per judge, while developing countries, fundraising, airfare and accommodations are and implementing action in the utterly self-funded. These expenses campus community. The issues may potentially undermine the facing women in the Global South viability of the QDU’s participation often go unreported. According at this vital event. to the United Nations, women in developing countries are more Queen’s LifeBeat likely to die from gender-based Newspaper violence (rape, domestic violence, etc.) than from cancer, malaria, LifeBeat Newspaper is an AMStraffic accidents and war-related ratified student publication which brutalities combined. features a variety of submissions In promoting awareness, related to health and medicine.

QHTS hopes to ensure students Our goal is to approach health are receiving moving, powerful topics from a variety of educational and educational facts and backgrounds and to present information about the issues that these ideas in the form of articles, women are subjected to. Gender artwork and entertainment pieces is an increasingly important issue in the newspaper. In doing so, in philanthropy, development we hope to provide our readers and politics, and it is important with an educational and thoughtthat students understand the provoking experience.This year we implications of oppression. QHTS want to establish a $0.50 opt-out focuses on how education, violence fee in order to cover the fixed costs against women, sex trafficking, of printing. LifeBeat Newspaper is maternal health, reproductive published bi-annually and available rights and economic empowerment to all members of the Queen’s affect women in impoverished community, free of charge. countries around the globe and locally in the Kingston community.

Ultraviolet Magazine As a new non-profit group on campus we are requesting Ultraviolet Magazine is an to participate in the referendum in on-campus, AMS sanctioned Arts order for our group to establish publication that has been running an opt-out-able fee of $0.25 from at Queen’s for 17 years. We focus students for the growth of our on the publication of poetry, prose, group on Campus. We hope that art, photography and music, but this money will allow us to increase do not limit ourselves to anything our awareness events across conventional. We publish work campus, and make meaningful mainly contributed by Queen’s contributions to grassroots students, but also from the organizations across the globe. Last community at large. We also hold year, we gave to an organization in many events on campus throughIndia that supports literacy training out the year like poetry slams and for adult women, a maternal health coffee-houses. For the last three clinic in Burkina Faso, and the Ban years we have operated without Righ Centre for Women here in funding aside from grants and Kingston. The establishment of this fundraising, and as a result last fee will not only allow us to further year’s publication was entirely raise awareness about poverty- digital. This year, we are seeking related issues facing women in an opt-out student activity fee of the Global South, but will allow $0.50, and by receiving this fee, us to continue our support for we can guarantee the preservation these organizations. and promotion of student art and writing for 17 more years. The Queen’s Debating Union funds received from the fee will (QDU) go towards publication costs and operating costs, especially any The Queen’s Debating Union costs related to the events we host (QDU) is an AMS-ratified club on campus. These events focus that provides its members with the on the promotion of student and opportunity for both competitive local artists, as well as providing and social opportunities. Most a forum for them to perform importantly for this opt-out and for members of the Queen’s fee, however, the QDU sends a community to enjoy. contingent of four to six debaters and three to five judges to the Queen’s Students for World University Debating Literacy Championship (WUDC) every year. This tournament rotates Queen’s Students for Literacy across numerous countries. Indeed, (QSL) is a student-run organization the next two events will be held in affiliated with Frontier College - a Chennai and Malaysia respectively. Canada-wide, literacy organization

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which seeks to promote literacy to entrepreneurs in developing through volunteer tutoring services. countries. Our goal is to promote Our campus-based chapter offers economic independence and three programs that place tutors in community growth in regions various institutions with the goals struggling with poverty. Our $0.70 of spreading literacy awareness student fee will be used to provide and improving the literacy skills safe, interest-free loans to smart and capable people who normally of learners: Prison Literacy Initiative (PLI) would not have access to money places students in prisons to tutor to start up a business. Once the inmates two hours per week, loans are repaid, the money is Literacy Outreach (LO) places lent out to other entrepreneurs in students in women’s shelters to need and used to further expand tutor the children of women living our reach and impact. Over the there and in community centers past three years, QS2I has been to tutor older adults, and Read successful in making targeted, for Fun (R4F) places students helpful loans in countries such in schools and libraries to tutor as Haiti, Uganda, Nepal and Bangladesh. In Haiti, we helped children one hour per week.

The aim of these programs is fund the start-up of a computer to instil a love for literacy in our school, which teaches high school learners. Apart from extending students the basics of how to these services, QSL offers students operate a computer and use the the opportunity to be involved in a Internet. In Uganda, we financed charitable extra-curricular activity a solar-power lantern business that and to interact with the Kingston provides a cheap, reliable source of community while representing light to a growing community. In Queen’s University. In volunteering Nepal and Bangladesh, we have with QSL, the tutors often become helped a number of local stores get not only their teachers but positive underway to fill essential gaps in role models, making reading and their rural communities. We take writing fun. This year, QSL’s fee is special care to ensure that AMS up for review. Our program reaches money is invested responsibly and around 200 individuals within the effectively. Many of our loans have local Kingston community, and been fully or partially repaid and funding is utilized for transportation, none of our loans have defaulted. books, and supplies as well as We are continually seeking new for volunteer appreciation events. project opportunities around the Keeping in mind the benefits world through partners such as that our programs offer to both Zafen, World Vision, Good Return, tutors and learners, we hope, once and Milaap. In the coming years again, to acquire your vote in the we are excited to expand our club AMS referendum so that QSL can presence on campus by involving continue to receive funds ($0.75 more students in our club activities subject to individual opt out) that and building awareness for support the program and allow us QS2I’s mission. to grow.

Queen’s for OOCH Queen’s Social The goal and purpose of Investment Intiative Queens’s for OOCH is to promote Queen’s Social Investment and spread the word of Camp Initiative (QS2I) is a not-for-profit Oochigeas. Camp Oochigeas is a micro-finance club that provides camp for kids with cancer whose loans and basic business advice goal is to allow these children to

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be children once again. The hope of our to individually opt out of a $0.50 activities club is to organize events, which would help fee that goes towards funding our chapter. raise money and bring awareness to the The revenue obtained from student activities organization. In the whirlwind of all our lives, fees goes towards events designed to provide we lose focus of what is really meaningful buddies with extracurricular activities in life: the experiences we have and those such as bowling, karaoke, and arts and that we share with the people closest and crafts. These events enable buddies to form most important to us. As the fundamental relationships with their student pair in message of Oochigeas, it is the mission of addition to other members of the Kingston our club to extend this message to all the community with developmental disabilities. people of the Queen’s community. The Although a majority of our budget goes 0.25$ opt out fee will help us to fund events towards the events, we also put money into throughout the year to spread awareness awareness around campus for Best Buddies and raise funds for the charity. We will run and disability awareness as a whole.

Best Buddies currently has 170 members. various awareness events, as well as sports tournaments and a club night. All funds It is one of the largest and oldest Best raised in our events will be donated to Buddies Chapters in Canada. We have been the Camp Oochigeas organization to help operating for thirteen years and with student improve the lives of children suffering from support will continue to grow and improve. cancer. This year we are attempting to use all AISEC Queen’s the money we raise to send a child from the Kingston community to camp this summer.

AIESEC Queen’s is the local chapter of the world’s largest student-run organization in the world. We are present in over 110 countries Queen’s Best Buddies with over 55 000 members worldwide. We Best Buddies is a program that helps focus on providing an international platform establish meaningful relationships between for young people to discover and develop students and individuals with intellectual and their potential as to have a positive impact developmental disabilities in the surrounding on society. We offer leadership experiences Kingston community. The goal of Best with opportunities for international work Buddies is to help people with intellectual exchange, building intercultural relations, disabilities gain valuable life experiences, leadership development conferences, leadership skills, and most importantly to professional skills building, and networking. establish new friendships. Each Queen’s What does it mean to be an AIESECer? It student volunteer is paired with a member means to be global minded; it means to be of the Kingston community based on similar passionate; it means to be a leader with a interests. They are then asked to spend time vision for a better tomorrow. Since 1968, with one another at least twice a month, if AIESEC Queen’s has been developing the not more, to do an activity of their choice leadership skills and cultural understanding such as going to coffee, watching a movie, or of students in higher education at Queen’s simply just hanging out and spending time University. AIESEC Queen’s has been and together. This provides buddy’s with the needs your help in continuing to be an opportunity to enjoy the same experiences integral part of the Queen’s spirit. We are asking you to vote for AIESEC Queen’s in that most people take for granted.

Best Buddies is part of the AMS Clubs the 2013 Winter Referendum to establish Community, specifically as a Social Issues a fee of 30 cents subject to individual optand Equity club. Each student is subjected out. We are asking for this fee to implement

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projects such as conferences with external delegates and professional speakers; diversity programs in association with cultural groups on campus; and a subsidization program for members looking to go to conferences and take on community development internships.

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speakers, venues, food and advertisement.

Thanks to the funds and support raised by our events and campaigns since our inception in 2007, Queen’s Free The Children has successfully completed the construction of a school building and various other sustainable development projects in rural Kenya, while continuing to contribute in our own campus and Kingston communities. Through the Queen’s Free the Children continued support of the Queen’s student Queen’s Free The Children is an AMS- body and the renewal of our opt-out fee, we ratified club of students from a diverse hope to further expand the scope QFTC range of years and departments who share activities and impacts in Kingston and abroad. in a dedication, passion, and energy for Soul Food promoting social change on campus, in the Kingston community and abroad. As the Queen’s Soul Food is a student-run, official Queen’s University branch of the Canadian NGO, Free The Children, the volunteer organization that transports founding goals of our club reflect those unserved food from cafeterias at Queen’s of the organization: to free children from University to shelters in the Kingston poverty and exploitation, and to empower community. We seek to address the roots young people to become socially conscious of poverty through various initiatives such global citizens, confident in their ability to as interactive forums and anti-oppression workshops. affect positive change in the world.

As a growing club, the accrued revenue We hold a number of unique events would be used to expand our operations. throughout the year to raise funds for the Additional funds would allow us to reduce creation and continuation of sustainable the opportunity cost for possible volunteer development projects at home and abroad drivers by subsidizing travel expenses. This in our partner community of Salabwek, would allow for an overall net gain in the Kenya. Our fundraisers have included the amount of food transported to shelters and Stop Poverty Cold Polar Bear Dip, charity lessen the burden on current volunteers. concerts, the Valentine’s Day Fair Trade Rose Furthermore, this increase in our funding Sale, and Rhythm of Africa. This year we would provide us with the opportunity to are also organizing our first annual Be The invite more illustrious speakers to our forums Change Kingston Youth Conference through by providing appropriate compensation.

As a club whose intention is to help those which we hope to build on our relationship with local elementary and high schools in who cannot help themselves we provide an engaging day of development and social the resources required for survival. Your action education. We also collaborate with contribution would not only be appreciated the Free The Children Head Office to host a but more importantly make a positive number of awareness campaigns on campus, impact on the most vulnerable members of such as the Vow of Silence and the celebration the Kingston community. of We Day. We use the funds donated from the Queen’s student population to cover our up front costs that we will encounter during each of these fundraisers. These costs include

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By combining dim lighting and art, a dreamlike environment is created that causes the viewer to recollect old memories.

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Art review

Recognize and recollect Corradetti and Kent use photos and monoprints to spark select memories B y C arling S pinney Copy Editor

exploration of how memory is reconstructed every time it’s revisited, but I found the series to Can we trust our own memory? be somewhat obstructive.

It’s a question that Kelsey-Lynn There didn’t appear to be any Corradetti and Emma Kent’s thread of continuity between the new exhibit In the Wake of poses, apparently random photographs. bringing together themes of human Had they formed some kind of recollection and its constantly progression, they could have told changing nature. The entrance a story which would have added to the Union Gallery practically depth to both the series and the frames the largest piece in the Main theme of the exhibit.

Space, titled Part 1 & 2.

I found my way to the Set up like a giant storybook centerpiece of the exhibit, Part 1 Interview turned to a specific page, it & 2, the piece that initially drew immediately captured my my attention. imagination.

It gives the impression of a The exhibit’s dim lighting montage, with various perspectives, established a dreamlike state, figures and settings incorporated functioning as an extension of the into one. artists’ objective of recollection Each component read like a and remembrance. memory — fluid, meaningful and As I worked my way toward Part a little hazy.

Although they come from the In her artist statement, Kent B y M egan S carth “It’s definitely one where I get to 1 & 2, I first observed the intriguing small town of Wakefield, QC., rock out a bit. People seem into it photograph-monoprints — a series hopes to evoke a sense of déjà Contributor The Strain is quickly gaining as well; it’s different in every room, of seven photographs covered with vu which, in my opinion, Quebec band The Strain likes to more recognition for their unique wherever you are, but there seems plexiglass that correlate to another she accomplishes. genre-bending sound.

Although Kent and Corradetti’s keep it all in the family. to be a broad range of people who seven monoprints below.

One photo-monoprint pair subject matter of story-telling The band, made up of brothers like it.”

David and Rylee Taggart, their It’s fun to mix Being in a band amongst your — Kennedy — stood out to me, and memory lacks originality, the cousin Alex Serre and longtime family members remains one of depicting an old man seemingly on presentation doesn’t. everything up and to Overall, the exhibit tends to be friend Nick Johnston have known Taggart’s favourite parts about his his deathbed with what I assume to just try and blend all dominated by the storybook, mostly each other since infancy. job. “I mean, we are a strain of be a relative beside him. our influences.

The abstract monoprint beneath by the sheer size of it. But, if the “We’ve been together for so long relatives. And also, music can be that we have a home video of a strain sometimes. It’s hard work, vaguely captures the old man’s attention is paid, the surrounding form and colour. Streaks of red artwork holds its own.

Alex, our drummer’s, first birthday — Guitarist David Taggart but it’s what I love to do.” draws from the colour of blanket and in the video, it zooms in on “I’d say we’re a little genre The Strain play the Mansion Thursday draped over the sickly man’s body In the Wake of runs in the Main Space Nick, [our bassist], and then out of Union Gallery until Feb. 8. The in the photo above. of the corner of the screen, Alex’s bipolar, but it’s definitely at 10 p.m.

I really enjoyed Corradetti’s reception is tomorrow night at 6 p.m. huge dog just smokes him,” David electro-pop alt-rock. It’s really Taggart, the singer and guitarist of hard to name genres these days,” Taggart said. the group said.

“It’s fun to mix everything Growing up watching their parents play music at family up and to just try and blend all gatherings, Taggart said the our influences.”

Luckily for the band, their members of the band always knew they wanted to get into biggest influencers are also the ones they get compared to. the profession.

“I really like Mother Mother, “We had a band in high school and it was called DNA, and it and everyone else kind of likes a was kind of cheesy and overused,” broad range of genres. Some us like Taggart admitted, “but we wanted classic rock, some of us don’t.”

“The Rapture,” one of the to keep the same vibe going to show that we were all connected standout tracks from their latest and related, so we thought of EP Hush Hush, brings in a blend of electronic and alternative The Strain.”

Supplied Their passion is shown in rock. “It’s a really energetic song,” After playing music with each other since childhood, The Strain have had a lot of time to form their Taggart said. their music. obscure sound.

The Strain stays close David Taggart talks about the tight knit nature of their band

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Interview

Bringing bromance to the music Ottawa band James And Blackburn tells the story of how they first met at an Italian restaurant B y Z oe K elsey Staff Writer Ultimately, it was pasta that brought them together.

So the guys from James And Blackburn tell me on the other end of the phone as they drove down Highway 401 back to Toronto.

The alt-rock trio has an I Love You Man bromance going on that everyone can appreciate. Their sense of camaraderie is evident as they joke with me about their favourite hobbies outside of music.

“Tell her we dabble in witchcraft!,” vocalist Owen Edwards offers. We all laugh.

Five years ago, bassist Landon Kotchapaw and drummer Sébastien Button were working together at an Italian restaurant in Ottawa.

Somewhere between the food and talks about music, the two became friends and with Landon’s cousin Owen Edwards, created a band.

Naming the band came easily. “[Owen and I] lived on James St. in Ottawa, then when we met Sébastien, he was living on Blackburn Ave.,” Kotchapaw said.

Since the group first formed, they released a self-titled EP in 2009, and their Island Universe LP in January of last year.

Listening to the LP gives a sense of the band’s impressive range of capability.

“We’re kind of fascinated with making big sounds. When you’re a three-piece band, you have to be so aware there’s a huge space to fill, and be all the more smart

James And Blackburn bassist Landon Kotchapaw says the band returns to Kingston often because his parents live here. He also says when they come to play the Mansion tonight, they’re looking forward to visiting his brother’s friend’s house, which has been dubbed “Bitty City.”

with filling up that space directly,” Kotchapaw said.

Songs like “Merry Go-Round” and “Holiday” fill up that space with astonishing ease. The group’s tracks are simultaneously epic and tender, with the bass and drum lines providing an unshakeably solid foundation for Edwards’s yearning vocal style and thoughtful lyrics.

Button joined in calling their music “accessible” to university crowds, the band’s favourite audiences.

“He loves calling our music

accessible,” Kotchapaw laughed.

And James And Blackburn are no strangers to Queen’s and the Kingston musical circuit.

“We’ve been pretty regular in coming to Kingston. My parents live in Kingston, so whenever

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girls actually, have a home they call ‘Bitty City’. We’ve never been there, but we’re pretty big fans of the name.”

James And Blackburn play the Mansion tonight at 9 p.m.

Opinion

Sharing isn’t stealing Discussing the attempt to demonize illegal downloading

B y A lex D ownham Assistant Arts Editor

James And Blackburn have been playing music together since 2008.

Their debut LP was titled Island Universe.

we’re coming through Kingston we’re always stopping there for food,” Kotchapaw jokes.

There’s one distinct place that the band will visit when they come back to Kingston tonight.

“My brother’s friends, three

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Since the popularization of Internet piracy, large entertainment retailers like HMV, which recently filed for bankruptcy have lost the battle against illegal downloading.

Despite how retailers may demonize illegal downloading, it has caused a shift in the music industry rather than a death. If musicians and retailers want to succeed, they need to change their strategy and accept that piracy opens up their product to a greater audience.

Becoming widespread in the early 2000’s with the creation of Napster and Pirate Bay, musicians like Blink-182 and Christina Aguilera attempted to stop piracy

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because of its disregard of copyright Jean say otherwise, calling “pirates” spoiled brats on Twitter in 2011. laws and payment to the artist.

“I hope you guys know what But, after a decade, illegal downloading has become it feels like to have thousands of popularized and retailers like HMV dollars stolen from you only to be have greatly suffered — in 2011, told you have an attitude about the company dropped 88 per cent it,” Brandon said through a series of tweets. in shares.

For such a small source of Even if hard copy albums are becoming invaluable, there are still income, the outrage seems enthusiasts like Jack White of The unjustified. Musicians should White Stripes, who have faith in favour piracy, since it gives artists CDs and vinyl. In a 2003 Exclaim! potential for more fans than article, White explains why he ever before.

Although their salary is cut, prefers to buy the album.

“I like to have the artwork and touring has always been a larger the notes and the lyrics. When source of income for musicians. it’s on the Internet, it feels like Ed O’Brien of Radiohead made a statement in 2010 about the it’s invisible.”

Vinyl, which has made a issue, maintaining a positive look comeback in the last five years, towards piracy.

“Pirates might not buy an offers another example of enthusiasts who keep this market album, but they’re spending their alive by favouring physical money buying concert tickets, a T-shirt, whatever.” ownership of their music.

Musicians like O’Brien admit Since 2007, vinyl has gained 2.6 million sales units, disproving the money can be lost on albums, but notion that hardcopies are dying. in no way do bands lose vital funds.

Since money given to Despite what retailers may believe, hard copies in music will never die, musicians for songs is miniscule, these statements are more of a even if sales are declining.

Internet piracy has affected sensationalized campaign by musicians as well, but once retailers than an actual crisis.

If you want to support musicians, again, on an increasingly attend shows, buy merchandise, insignificant level.

Only gaining approximately and possibly, buy their album, one third of a cent for each song but don’t let retailers deter you bought on online media libraries from using piracy as a way to find like iTunes, piracy takes away this new music. source of income. Some accept this change, while others, like Cory Brandon of metal band Norma

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Profile

Strength coach a boon for basketball Fourth-year PhysEd student Nick Boon has developed enduring ties with the Gaels’ men’s team B y N ick P ateras Staff Writer Nick Boon’s love for the game hasn’t faded.

The fourth-year PheKin student has worked with the Gaels men’s basketball team since arriving at Queen’s, taking on a role as strength and conditioning coach this year.

He took the position after working with the men’s volleyball team last winter. It’s part of a hands-on internship program — the Strength and Conditioning Mini Stream — which is run through the School of Kinesiology and Health Studies.

“It just sort of made sense,” Boon said. “I had played basketball all throughout high school and it was a huge part of my life.”

Despite believing he wasn’t good enough to play CIS basketball, Boon didn’t relinquish his love for the sport.

Determined, he emailed former men’s basketball head coach Rob Smart the summer before he came to Queen’s, asking to work with the team in any capacity. The coaching

Sports

The “Strength and Conditioning Mini Stream” program pairs PheKin students like Nick Boon (above) with Gaels varsity teams.

staff was initially “gung-ho” about the idea, Boon recalled.

“Initially, I would go to all the practices but I was more a bystander than anything,” he said.

“I would just help out where I could — running the clock a little bit for scrimmages, or getting water or clean towels.”

But Boon was simply happy

to watch, learn and be of assistance when he could. He even travelled with the team and, in second-year, filmed their home games for film sessions.

He also jumped in as an extra man in practice drills when needed.

“I really like being in there with the guys, in terms of the teaching

Women’s Hockey

High offensive upside Katie Duncan and Alisha Sealey play with a defence-first mentality, but still lead the Gaels at both ends of the ice B y S ean S utherland Staff Writer Katie Duncan has one last shot at championship glory, while Alisha Sealey’s making her debut.

For the two Gaels defenders, it’s their point totals that put them in the same category: defence-first players with an offensive upside.

“Number one is always defence first, but my style of play is a lot more offensive and I use that to my advantage,” Duncan said.

Both are the leading scorers among Queen’s defenders, though

Duncan said putting up points isn’t her immediate focus.

“It’s not important that I have an offensive impact,” Duncan said.

“I go out to play defence first and then do everything I can to help us score.”

Duncan’s tied for third among OUA defenders in scoring, helping lead the Gaels to an OUA-best 29 goals against in 20 games played.

She’s a veteran of the OUA championship-winning team from 2010 and thinks this year’s squad has even more potential to win it all.

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Alisha Sealey is tied for first in scoring among OUA rookie defenders, with 13 points — one goal and 12 assists.

“Every year is different and we did win two years ago … but this year I find we’ve got a stronger core together,” Duncan said, who leads a defensive corps that includes three first-year players.

Earlier this month, the Dalhousie women’s hockey team saw their season end early for their alleged maltreatment of first-year players during a hazing incident.

For Duncan, a Gaels assistant captain, there’s no value in hazing rookies.

“We never treat them differently, and I don’t think it’s necessary to really do that on a team,” she said, adding that picking up pucks and filling water bottles at practice are the extent of first-year responsibilities.

“Confidence is a big thing in hockey, so a little bit of extra confidence really helps the younger players.”

Fellow defender Sealey has also thrived offensively, with 14 points to lead the OUA in rookie scoring.

Duncan spoke highly of Sealey, crediting her for her work ethic, as well as her strong shot.

“She isn’t the loudest player,” Duncan said. “But the fact that she’s always working hard really brings a strong personality to the team.”

With Duncan playing a mentor role, the Gaels defence consists of three first-years, two second-years and third-year Marlee Fisher.

With second-year Mary Coughlin as her defensive partner, Sealey is another responsible

and watching them progress.”

This year, the Gaels are boasting a 9-5 record after a dismal 2-20 showing in 2011-12. Boon’s witnessed the young team’s desire to improve first-hand.

“I think there’s been a lot more energy, a lot more desire,” he said. “The whole idea now is about maintaining standards and becoming a competitive program year in, year out.”

As the team’s official strength coach, he works with players individually in the weightlifting room to improve fitness levels.

Now a seasoned veteran with the program, Boon’s finally taken on a leadership role in the process.

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“You don’t really have the confidence to be too vocal in first year, but three and a half years later I’m almost looking for things to say,” he said.

His internship is spearheaded by Rodney Wilson, Queen’s Athletics strength and conditioning coach.

The placement pairs students with varsity teams to plan and execute a tailored training program.

For Boon, it was the perfect fit.

“He has such a strong link with the guys that we have a whole different level of bridging between strength and conditioning and the basketball team,” Wilson said. “He knows his stuff and goes above and beyond what’s needed.”

Katie Duncan is tied for third in OUA scoring for defenders, with four goals and 12 assists in 20 games.

defender who can rush the puck.

She played last season for the Kitchener-Waterloo Rangers of the Provincial Women’s Hockey League and the transition to the OUA was painless.

At 5’10, Sealey’s the Gaels’ tallest player, four inches taller than Duncan. Yet very much like Duncan, Sealey describes herself as a defence-first player who can generate offense on the rush.

“When I was younger I always used to be defence first, but now I’m progressing,” Sealey said. “I can work on my offense too.”

Head coach Matt Holmberg has used Duncan and Sealey on the power play, using Sealey’s hard shot as an asset.

Photo by Terence wiong

“That’s one thing I’m proud of with myself,” she said. “I don’t usually hit shin pads [with my shot] or throw it away. I try to be smart with it.”

Inside Q&A

Former Gaels soccer goalkeeper Kate McKenna is a rising star at TSN.

Men’s hockey

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The rapid rise of Kate McKenna Multi-talented Gaels alum has garnered a quick reputation in sports journalism, signing on with TSN B y Peter M orrow Sports Editor Kate McKenna, ArtSci ’09, has travelled around the world solo with a video camera. She’s taken a train across Canada along with the Grey Cup for its 100th anniversary.

The former Gaels soccer goaltender and Journal contributor quickly branded a name for herself in sports journalism and broadcasting, after a succession of job stints landed her at TSN. Today, she writes, edits, broadcasts and tweets avidly

ON DECK CIRCLE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Friday Jan. 25, 6 p.m.: Gaels (6-8) @ Ryerson Rams (4-9).

Saturday Jan. 26, 6 p.m.: Gaels @ Toronto Varsity Blues (6-7).

(@TSNKate) among several other job routines as a digital content creator for Canada’s leading sports network. McKenna’s made a rapid rise towards the top, and she has no intention of slowing down.

Can you take me through an average day of work at TSN? It is so different each day, that it’s probably impossible to describe a typical day. In fact, we’re still toying around with what to call the position … it’s a new position that involves a lot of different things.

How often do you encounter confrontational or rude people on Twitter?

I’ve been fortunate that most people I engage with online have been positive. They haven’t been rude or insulting. Once in a while you get people who say pretty rude things, but you don’t engage.

That’s not to say there’s no room for people who disagree with me. I welcome that discussion and I love that discussion, but as far as when people are rude or insulting I don’t engage with them.

MEN’S BASKETBALL Friday Jan. 25, 8 p.m.: Gaels (9-5) @ Ryerson Rams (11-2).

Saturday Jan. 26, 8 p.m.: Gaels @ Toronto Varsity Blues (2-11).

WOMEN’S HOCKEY Saturday Jan. 26, 2 p.m.: Gaels (16-2-2) @ Guelph Gryphons (17-3-2).

Sunday Jan. 27, 4:15 p.m.: Gaels @ Brock Badgers (3-17-1).

MEN’S HOCKEY Friday Jan. 25, 7:30 p.m.: Gaels (8-9-5) vs. Toronto Varsity Blues (12-7-4).

Saturday Jan. 26, 7:30 p.m.: Gaels vs. Nipissing Lakers (11-9-2).

Any advice or tidbits for athletes on Twitter — student athletes in particular?

Be your most authentic self, but realize that what you’re putting out there can and will be consumed and judged. I think that’s the advice I would give — be as close to yourself as you can, because authenticity rules in the digital world.

People see that and they respect it, and by the same token, fraud and fakeness can also be seen and people hate that. But be weary about the fact that if you put that out there, it’s really out there and people associate it with you.

Can you talk about your career path, and when journalism became something you definitely wanted to do?

I knew that I loved sports.

I knew that I loved playing sports — hence why I played varsity soccer at Queen’s and powderpuff football — and I knew I loved writing. So it was kind of a natural pairing.

I never really took that leap into journalism of any sort until I got an opportunity to work for the

Hamilton Ti-Cats. It allowed me to develop my journalistic skills, meaning it allowed me to be in scrums every day, interview players, develop a rapport, allowed me to work on my on-camera skills which was crucial.

It’s been absolutely wild, and such a rapid succession of jobs.

After my experience with the Grey Cup train across Canada, I continued my relationship with TSN, and asked what they had, and we tried to come up with a good fit. Now, I’m landed here doing this job that involves a multitude of things.

So you ask what a typical day is like, I’m still trying to figure that out — I don’t think there will be a typical day. It involves what’s formally known as social media, some content creation, some hosting, some producing

and some on-camera stuff, so it really is a wide variety of work.

line — with Braeden Corbeth and Tyler Moore — looked dangerous, but their shots were ineffective.

“I think since Christmas [Jackson’s] done a decent job [practicing hard] and has scored a couple goals for us,” Cimellaro said.

Queen’s created chances through odd-man rushes, cycle play and neutral-zone turnovers, but couldn’t capitalize.

The upset boosts intrigue for next Thursday’s Carr-Harris Cup at the K-Rock Centre. The Gaels will be out for redemption against their cross-town foes in the oldest rivalry in hockey history.

Crucial games against the

Toronto Varsity Blues and the Nipissing Lakers this weekend will likely determine if Queen’s can capture a top-four playoff seed.

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Men’s Hockey

Paladins trap punchless Gaels Historic rivalry gains steam with upset, heading into Carr-Harris Cup at K-Rock B y J osh B urton Staff Writer The Gaels’ bench sat in stunned silence as the RMC Paladins mobbed at centre ice.

Paladins forward Scott McDonald ripped the overtime winner past Gaels netminder David Aime to give his team a 2-1 victory Wednesday night. It was Queen’s first loss to RMC since 2009.

“It’s been no secret all year we’ve struggled to score goals,” assistant coach Tony Cimellaro

said. “To score goals you’ve got to get to the net, put pucks on net and you’ve got to make the goalie make saves.

“You’ve got to get to those dirty areas and we don’t have enough players that get [there].”

For the second time in three games, the Gaels ran into a hot goaltender. RMC’s Paul Dorsey stopped 35 shots and made numerous highlight reel saves.

Forward Kelly Jackson scored the Gaels’ lone goal on a second-period power play. His

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL Friday Jan. 25, 8 p.m.: Gaels (10-2) @ RMC Paladins (2-10).

Sunday Jan. 27, 2 p.m.: Gaels @ Ottawa Gee-Gees (13-1).

MEN’S VOLLEYBALL

It’s been no secret, all “year we’ve struggled to score goals. ” — Tony Cimellaro, men’s hockey assistant coach

“I think the next four games will dictate [the season’s outcome],” Cimellaro said. “If we can win all four games that puts us right back in the pack.”

“If we don’t, then we are going to be a seventh or eighth seed.”

OUA East Men’s Hockey Standings

Friday Jan. 25, 6 p.m.: Gaels (8-5) @ RMC Paladins (0-13).

Photos by peter lee

The Gaels suffered their first loss to RMC since 2009.

They’ll face the Paladins again next Thursday at the K-Rock Centre.

1. Carleton (16-5-2) — 34 pts 2. UQTR (16-5-1) — 33 pts 3. McGill (14-6-2) — 30 pts 4. Toronto (12-7-4) — 28 pts 5. Ottawa (11-7-4) — 26 pts

6. Nipissing (11-9-2) — 24 pts 7. Queen’s (8-9-5) — 21 pts 8. Ryerson (9-14-0) — 18 pts 9. Concordia (5-14-3) — 13 pts 10. RMC (3-18-2) — 8 pts

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Former keeper goes on air How prevalent is sexism in your line of work?

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What was your favourite place travelling through Canada with the Grey Cup?

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It was Iqaluit, Nunavut. It was so different I had no idea what to expect. And it was just so fulfilling, and I say this honestly, in every stop we made [in Canada] people were pumped to see the Cup — especially out West, where you have die-hard CFL fans. But in Iqaluit they were so grateful.

We brought both the Cup and Andre Talbot, a former CFL-er who’s won the Cup with the Argos.

They were just mesmerized. It was such a different and unique opportunity, certainly it ranks up there as one of the most unforgettable.

I don’t want to say that sexism doesn’t exist. I’m aware of the fact that people aren’t just watching me as a journalist or as a broadcaster — but as a female broadcaster and a female journalist, particularly in sports where you have so many viewers that are males.

But what I will say is that quality stands out. And regardless of gender, I don’t think about the fact that I’m female at all.

My goal isn’t to be the best female content creator or the best female broadcaster. My goal is to be the best content creator, period.

What’s the atmosphere, working with professionals like Jay onrait and Dan o‘toole, and others?

It’s still an experience for me to walk into a studio and be standing there with Bob McKenzie, with James Duthie, with Kate Beirness.

That’s still an experience for me.

It’s also interesting to meet fellow Queen’s grads, Jock Climie, Chris Cuthbert, Rod Smith — I had my audition with Rod Smith. Those guys have been great — Jay and Dan in particular.

I don’t work with them often because oftentimes I’m gone by the time they come in, since they work in the late show.

This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.

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Anticipating the dead A funeral director’s job is tough, but it’s all part of the territory

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B y J anina E nrile Postscript Editor

consists of arbitrary observations There are 17 caskets kept in the selection room at Robert J. Reid & Sons funeral home at Barrie and Johnson Streets. like how he’s tired of the smell of “I got into this job because I like life. The job gets harder when “And after Christmas … they let flowers, has two sons and has never the whole atmosphere,” he said. you’re dealing with kids, he themselves go then.”

Tim Bailey wants to break down seen HBO’s Six Feet Under.

Bailey’s spent the entirety of “You’ve just got to make people tells me. sometimes, but he knows he can’t.

At social gatherings, Bailey “There’s an eight-year-old girl. said he needs to keep up his It’s the nature of his business. his career within the walls of the feel comfortable. You’ve got to visit [a term for when people come We’ll be getting ready for her wake professionalism, being guarded As a funeral home director, Bailey surprisingly-large house.

Founded in 1901, Robert J. to plan funerals], and be able to tomorrow,” he said at that time. is the one that families must turn with his words.

It puts his life into to when they can’t keep it together. Reid & Sons sits on the corner talk about nothing and everything Not everyone wants to overhear perspective. At the end of his details behind a death after all, Outside of Robert J. Reid & of Barrie and Johnson Streets. all at the same time.”

It’s a succinct description of a job day, he can still go home to his because it might be their neighbour.

Sons Funeral Home, Bailey looks Formerly entirely family-owned, it like any other man in his late once used to occupy a space on that can mean so many things. For nine-year-old son.

Or their cousin. Or best friend.

30s. He’s the one who helps plan Princess St., now taken by the Gap. some people, the funeral director “If … you’re at a bar somewhere, It’s an inconspicuous building, lays out the two most important funerals from the embalming to I got into this job you can’t just get loaded up and with a memorial bench and a options — cremation or burial? the burial. get up on the tables and dance because I like the For others, he’s the mediator As our interview moves on, he fountain outside. On a Tuesday or get in a fight because you’re whole atmosphere. becomes friendly and open, but morning, the corner’s as quiet as of a family conflict, a shoulder to the funeral director,” Bailey said.

You’ve just got cry on or the last person to ever you can tell he’s guarded with his the inside of the funeral home.

“You’re always on, if you will.” to make people But it could all change with a see your mom before the casket first few answers. Maybe it’s not The conversation gets easier lid is shut. often that he talks about his work phone call. from here. I ask if he’s superstitious. feel comfortable.

“The truth is, we always ask the “You never know until you pick this way.

He’s not, though his son saw a — Tim Bailey, Throughout the interview, I the phone up,” Bailey said. “You family if they’d like to remain [and ghostly apparition once. Does he funeral director make mental notes about who he is, never know what the journey is of shut the casket],” he said. “They still have a favourite flower? “The what he’s like. I think that it’ll help the family — if they’ve been sitting usually say no. At least they have light ones,” he said. “[Maybe] he has a little me figure out what it takes to work bedside for days or if they got a call the option.”

Most embalming takes place at At this point in the interview, homework to do, or he’s a little their affiliate, Gordon F. Tompkins in the funeral business, not that I’ve at two in the morning that their we’re standing in the middle of the whiny [but] that’s really not a big Funeral Home on Colborne St., mother’s passed away.” ever wanted to go into it myself. deal, is it?”

Bailey offers me coffee almost casket selection room.

When I go home, I find myself but sitting on the counter of Reid There are 17 caskets around us, There’s a little ache in his and Sons’ basement embalming jotting down recollections from as soon as I meet him; being our time together. I title it “Things friendly seems to be one of his all in different wood finishes, and voice here. Funeral home staff are room, there’s an urn with one half we’re talking about appreciating light-hearted folks, with whistling of a married couple inside. The To Know About Tim,” and it natural talents. and jokes, but it’s still a business other is on its way, but I wonder about death. There’s still tragedy how an entire person can be held and sobering loss. in two handfuls.

Bailey’s kids must be different, “They’ll be together in this urn though. Unlike most children, they forever,” he said. understand a little more about Behind us is what Bailey’s sons death. Their dad is around it every call “his table.” It’s a bed, slightly day, after all. shaped like a surgical table, where “We just started [explaining it people are made to look peaceful with] … ‘when people die, daddy in death. gets them and puts them on the It can’t have always been easy table at work.’” for Bailey, so I ask him what The questions don’t his first time embalming was stop, though. like — before two years of “There’d be something on the training in Humber College’s news about somebody who died funeral services program. somewhere,” Bailey said. “And [my Here’s a memory that’s lasted son would] ask me did I get up throughout his 16-year career. last night to get that body. ‘Did He tells me that everyone in the you get that guy, daddy? Is he on business has their stories they cling your table?’” on to. This seems to be one of his.

It all seems so casual now to An 18-year-old Bailey, a few photos by tiffany lam the ex-farm boy who grew up weeks into working for the local Robert J. Reid & Sons (above) was founded in 1901. The chapel (below) seats up to 200 people. on tractors, watching life and funeral home, was asked to embalm death happen with each passing the body of a hockey teammate, generation of cows and calves. a boy he’d sat next to on the “This is a dead animal. I need to school bus. deal with it, so you just do what you “Friday night I’m playing hockey do,” he said. “[It’s] on a different with the guy … and on Saturday level with people, but it’s just a night I’m looking at the inside of dead person. Something needs his head,” he said. “The funeral to happen.” director then said to me, ‘You’re After years in the business, not doing this for you. You’re Bailey said, funeral directors doing this for his mum and dad.’” become familiar with the peak Now embalming is routine. season for deaths — the weeks It only takes two hours, but after Christmas. That’s why, families are always impressed with between Reid & Sons and their the work. two affiliate funeral homes, there “They think we’ve done a are 17 decedents waiting for burial wonderful job but we’ve basically or cremation. just given them a better image to “There’s something internally say goodbye to, rather than what with a lot of [terminally ill] people they saw at the nursing home or at that can help them along so they the hospital.” make it to Christmas,” he said.

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