The Queen's Journal, Issue 13

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Plans for Occupy Kingston protest B y K atherine Fernandez -B lance News Editor Tomorrow the Occupy Wall Street movement is scheduled to come to Kingston. Protestors plan to occupy Confederation Park at 1 p.m.

Though there’s no official

organizer for the Occupy Kingston movement, participants met over the past week to discuss occupation strategies. They plan to demonstrate against what they believe to be issues surrounding global inequality.

“There’s a lot of problems in the world and I think they all

stem from economic reasons,” said Connor Edington after a meeting at Skeleton Park on Wednesday night.

“I don’t think I’d be protesting for a specific cause or anything, but I’d just like to see this movement grow.”

The Skeleton Park meeting was

the second planning session for the Kingston protest.

Edington, ArtSci ’12, said he’s never participated in a protest or any form of activism but the publicity surrounding Occupy Wall Street made him want to get involved in Occupy Kingston.

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Inside News

Mental health campaign Queen’s Wears Green begins Monday.

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Features

James Ready draws attention from students.

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Dialogue

A look at the social impact of first year.

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Connor Edington, ArtSci ’12, says he hopes the Occupy Kingston movement that begins tomorrow will educate people about global injustices and bring about tangible changes.

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AMS committee lacks clear purpose Mental health committee chair says other groups on campus have similar mandates B y M eaghan Wray Assistant News Editor

school year.

Other mental health groups already exist on campus, which An AMS committee focusing on made the committee’s job more mental health hasn’t made a move difficult, Pritchard, ArtSci ’12, said.

“What’s kind of stifled a little since its inception in April.

AMS Assembly passed a motion bit is just how do we not replicate on April 7 for the committee to other groups. You don’t want to “evaluate how the AMS provides take away from what other groups support to students on our campus are doing,” he said.

The University-run Mental and canvas other universities.”

The committee first met Health Working Group, launched on June 7 and held at least six in 2007, is responsible for meetings throughout the summer, reviewing mental health policies, said Social Issues Commissioner programs and services. Its purpose T.K. Pritchard who chairs is to make program and services the committee. recommendations and to develop In a September report to related initiatives.

Assembly, Pritchard said that the Principal Daniel Woolf’s Mental committee “discussed the mental Health Commission was launched health situation on campus and in September.

Pritchard said he met with how we can ensure that student the Principal’s commission as a voices will be heard.”

In interviews with the Journal, member of the Mental Health Pritchard couldn’t provide Working Group and is hoping examples of committee attempts to meet with the commission on to contact other universities behalf of the AMS mental health in regards to mental health committee later this year.

The AMS committee hasn’t support systems.

The committee plans to received funding from the AMS, continue to meet during the Pritchard said.

“Probably if we approached the AMS [executive], we could work something out but we haven’t identified what we’d do with said money yet,” he said.

Pritchard said the group is

working with members involved in the Peer Support Centre and the Mental Health Working Group.

He said resources from the AMS aren’t needed yet.

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In memoriam Campus mourns loss of Allison Borges Those who knew her will remember Allison Borges as a nurturing and highlyinvolved student who never boasted about her many successes.

Allison, CompSci ’13, died from a sudden medical condition in her Kingston house on Oct. 9. She was 19.

Her father, Caesar Borges, said Allison was the oldest of his and wife Cabrina’s three children.

“She was the backbone to our family,” he said. “She was a very good role model to our children

and to all the kids here in the school community.”

From a young age, Allison dreamed of coming to Queen’s.

After experimenting with several courses, she found her passion in computer science.

Her father said she dreamed of working in animation, and was planning on enrolling at Sheridan College in her hometown of Oakville for an animation degree after finishing.

“Her dream was to work at either Disney or Pixar,” he said.

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Previews of the men’s and women’s hockey teams.

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Postscript

Looking at favourtism in families. page 16

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mental health

Campaign for awareness

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ComSoc to launch Queen’s Wears Green initative for mental health B y S aVOUla S tylianOU Assistant News Editor A three-week campaign for mental health awareness on campus will launch Monday.

Student-run initiative Queen’s Wears Green is run through the Commerce Society (ComSoc).

“The cause of mental health was chosen because we felt it spoke to students within the Queen’s community,” said ComSoc president Kelsey Paterson. “In light of events that have happened in recent Queen’s history, we wanted to dispel the stigma surrounding mental health.”

ComSoc Outreach Co-Commissioner Rachel Williams said instead of having the same event each year, ComSoc chose to modify the issue on a yearly basis according to what is pertinent to student life.

“We decided to change it to Queen’s Wears Blank so every year what will happen is that a new cause will be chosen and a new colour will be picked,” Williams, Comm ’12, said.

Last year was the first time that ComSoc facilitated a university-wide fundraising event with Queen’s Wears Pink.

The event sold 1,500 t-shirts and fundraised over $6,000 for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation. This year, ComSoc aims to surpass $10,000 for the Canadian Mental Health Association and the Jack Project, a project that collaborates with Kids Help Phone.

ComSoc will be selling $10 t-shirts in the ARC and Goodes Hall until Nov. 4. The t-shirts are produced by Oil Thigh Designs and will bear the campaign slogan. Williams said 17 groups

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Commerce Society President Kelsey Paterson (left) and Commerce Society Outreach Co-Commissioners Warren Duncan (centre) and Rachel Williams hope the event will raise $10,000.

on campus have already purchased personalized t-shirts.

“It’s just going to keep building as we keep going,” she said.

So far, more than 650 t-shirt orders have been placed. ComSoc Outreach Co-Commissioner Warren Duncan said varsity sports teams, like volleyball, rugby and soccer, have signed up for t-shirts.

“We’ll be at a number of varsity sports games where the varsity teams will wear the shirts during warm up and we’ll be taking pictures of that,” Duncan, Comm ’12, said.

Duncan said he consulted Health, Counselling and Disability Services about holding an event for mental health and staff was supportive of the idea.

“They haven’t provided a lot of involvement, which we’re happy

with because we want it to be a very student-run initiative,” he said.

Queen’s Wears Green will end with a rally in the Athletics and Recreation Centre on Nov. 4 that will include a small breakfast and speakers including Founder of the Jack Project Eric Windeler, CEO of the Canadian Mental Health Association Lorne Zon, and a performance from campus drama group Existere.

“We want it to be an uplifting kind of morning,” he said.

Duncan said he hopes the campaign will reduce the stigma surrounding mental health.

“We really want mental health not to be this thing that students shy away from speaking about,” Duncan said. “We want to bring it right to the forefront.”

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James Ready campaign targets students Beer company attracted to Kingston because of high sales at University-area Beer Store B y Terra -A nn A rnone Features Editor Promotional lawn signs lining Student Ghetto streets this week aren’t for a political candidate.

Beer company James Ready’s bid for student support comes with the promise of free food and beer, a message which has school administration concerned about what’s happening outside their disciplinary jurisdiction.

Every household that agrees to post the sign gets a six-pack of James Ready beer in return.

Deanna Kaminskyj, senior brand manager at Moosehead Breweries — which manages James Ready — said Queen’s was an obvious choice for the beer company’s new campaign across university campuses in Ontario.

The campaign also includes Western, Guelph, Laurier, Brock and McMaster, though Kaminskyj said that Queen’s students drink more of the brand than any of the other universities in Ontario.

James Ready beer makes up eight per cent of the Princess Street Beer Store’s total sales — one in every 12 cases of beer.

According to Kaminskyj, it’s James Ready’s highest point of sale in Ontario.

“We see sales rise in September and drop off in the summer so we know it’s all the Queen’s students,” she said.

Last year, the brand distributed James Ready posters to Queen’s students. Having the poster in the window of a Student Ghetto home entitled the tenants to a free six-pack of the beer.

In September, James Ready amped up their advertising, adding two student employees — Jared Huras and Remi Ojo — who run weekly promotions online and at Queen’s.

Ojo and Huras trade beer, food and promotional shirts to students who present James Ready bottle caps as proof of their loyalty to the brand.

The pair’s latest tweet boasted “Buy JAMES READY, get FREE Beer Pong Apparel.”

Kaminskyj said the employees — dubbed campus diplomats — are responsible for ensuring safe drinking practices among students as well.

“They’re not qualified security guards,” she said, “but we went through the basics in terms of looking for IDs that have been tampered with or don’t look like the person who’s using them.”

The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario released a document in August governing liquor advertisements in the province.

Section 1.1 of the document reads, “An advertisement cannot promote excessive consumption or depict excessive of prolonged consumption ... an example of excessive consumption, which cannot be implied, is consumption

Mock-campaign signs in the Student Ghetto are part of a full-year promotional campaign by beer company James Ready.

of more than three drinks on an occasion.”

Kaminskyj said James Ready’s Queen’s marketing campaign isn’t in conflict with the report.

“We give away a six-pack,” she said, “but we don’t promote excessive drinking.”

John Pliniussen, associate marketing professor at the School of Business, said the beer company’s use of student ambassadors is a useful tactic.

“Young people are influenced by their peers,” he said. “So if you can have someone who’s your age, it’s easier to feel comfortable with them, but the hope is that they’re well-trained in working with alcohol.”

The James Ready lawn signs can double brand exposure, Pliniussen said.

“When you have concentrated signage in an area like that, it’s the

hope that not only the people in the houses will talk it up, but the people driving by,” he said.

According to AMS VicePresident of University Affairs Kieran Slobodin, the University isn’t responsible for alcohol campaigns off campus.

“Neither the University nor the student government should be acting in loco parentis [in the place of parents],” he said. “It’s an informed student’s choice to participate in alcohol culture and there’s nothing we can do to make them get away from it.”

Slobodin sits on the University’s Alcohol Working Group, a body struck in January with the mandate of promoting safe and responsible drinking among students.

He said the working group briefly discussed the possibility of analyzing alcohol-related promo events off campus, like pub-crawls,

during the group’s last meeting on Sept. 26.

Director of Housing and Hospitality Services Bruce Griffiths, who’s also a sitting member of the Group, said off-campus alcohol advertisements such as the James Ready campaign is a concern, but acknowledged that little can be done to quell it.

“It’s troublesome,” he said. “But there are just limits to what we can and can’t control at Queen’s.”

The Alcohol Working Group is developing an advertising campaign for safe and responsible drinking on campus, but off-campus promotion is out of their jurisdiction.

The group has no plans to respond directly to the James Ready campaign.

“We might look at the types of messaging they and other breweries are sending and craft educational campaigns with that in mind,”

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Griffiths said.

Assistant Dean of Student Affairs Arig Girgrah said the working group is looking to overhaul current Queen’s alcohol policy after seven years without change.

“Incidents have taken place that have expedited the process and obviously given us a bigger sense of urgency to get this work done,” she said.

A coroner’s report in May called for a review of alcohol policies after an investigation found alcohol was involved in the deaths of two students last year.

The Alcohol Working Group is participating in an overview of policies in Ontario universities.

Girgrah said Queen’s draws comparisons with Western, University of Toronto, Guelph, McMaster and University of Ottawa when it comes to alcohol-related policies.

Judging by preliminary data, Girgrah said the residence alcohol ban piloted in Frosh Week was successful.

She added that there’s no indication that the University will cancel the Frosh Week ban in future years.

Girgrah couldn’t provide numbers on alcohol-related infractions.

There are no plans to extend the ban into other times of the school year associated with heavy drinking, Girgrah said.

Advertisements like the James Ready campaign can affect campus culture, she said.

“Our response and understanding of what’s happening in terms of advertising and its impact on our efforts will be addressed throughout our policy and strategies,” Girgrah said.

— With files from Jake Edmiston

Campus diplomats Jared Huras and Remi Ojo use Twitter and Facebook to spread the word about promotional events on campus.

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‘She was the backbone to our family’ single conflict,” he said. “She never thought that there was any person less than someone Allison was a natural leader and a else, she treated everybody very well.” straight-A student. She didn’t go home for Borges said the 400-person attendance at Thanksgiving weekend this year because she her funeral yesterday was a testament to how wanted to study for her midterms. many people’s lives she touched.

“She received a lot of awards, to her she “We didn’t know how many people never thought about the awards, she thought Allison knew,” he said. “We realized that she about contributing,” Borges said. had a presence online as well with several

By Grade 1 Allison was already involved people from all over the world.” in numerous extracurricular activities.

Allison worked for Queen’s “She was acting, she sang, she did a lot Telefundraising Services (QTS), first as a of volunteer work, she was involved in the caller last year and then as a team leader. yearbook,” Borges said.

Jo Minhinnett, ArtSci ’12, worked under Allison was someone who went out of her Allison’s supervision as a caller. Her last shift way to answer people’s questions. with Allison was last week.

“She was my go-to person. I didn’t need “We had a good time on Friday a 1-800 number, it was 1-800 Allison,” [Oct. 10] ,” Minhinnett said. “At one point during the shift she came over and sat down Borges said.

Even during her teenage years, Allison and started talking to me. She just wanted to get to know me, I hadn’t had a shift leader do never clashed with her parents.

“We never, ever in her 19 years had a that before.”

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Allison Borges, CompSci ’13, dreamed of working in animation after she graduated from Queen’s.

She said Allison was a positive person “To lose someone like that is just a who loved working at QTS. profound shock for the University,” he said.

“I got together with our QTS family “It shocks the rest of the University as well, [Wednesday] night and everyone was just even those that didn’t know her personally.” saying how much she loved the job at QTS and she really treated everyone as part of her — Katherine Fernandez-Blance family,” she said.

University Chaplain Brian Yealland said Students can contact Health, Counselling and there will be a memorial service on campus Disability Services at (613) 533-6000 ext. 78264. for Allison in the coming weeks.

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No confirmed numbers for Saturday start Continued from page 1

The Occupy Wall Street movement started on Sept. 17 with a few dozen protestors demonstrating against worldwide unequal wealth distribution.

Since then, it has spread to major cities in the US, and is also scheduled to come to parts of Canada, including Vancouver and Toronto this weekend.

“It’s really moving in the right direction, I like the fact that many people can join

Group’s mission stifled Continued from page 1

“[AMS Vice-President of Operations] Kieran [Slobodin] has been very open to helping us with anything that we need as soon as we come to him … at this point, it hasn’t really been needed for us to seek out much from the AMS,” Pritchard said.

He said any student feedback on studentrelated issues at Queen’s is important and in some way beneficial.

“As students, maybe we can get that feedback easier, maybe we can reach out to those students,” he said.

Pritchard said the committee’s main goal now is deciding how more student input and voices can be heard and how this information can be reiterated to administration. He said the group is a channel for student voice.

“How do we get this broad student interest, and there are a lot of students interested, to [the administration]?” Pritchard said.

“That’s I think where we kind of found our niche – figuring out how to get student voices.”

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the protest and voice why they’re upset about the current economic and social system,” he said. “The inclusivity about it is very key to the movement, and it doesn’t exclude anyone.”

The stigma surrounding “Queen’s doesn’t really help with the turnout we might expect from Queen’s students.

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— Connor Edington, ArtSci ’12 So far, there’s no confirmed number of protestors for Occupy Kingston, but the event’s Facebook page had received over 240 likes as of yesterday.

“If this movement here grows to a certain

size, something that’s very noticeable, then maybe … some of these problems will be addressed more acutely,” Edington said.

Organizers of the Kingston movement plan on networking with several local nonprofit and activist groups to increase attendance at the protest. Edington was one of a small handful of Queen’s students present at the Wednesday meeting.

Though he said five of his friends will likely participate in the protest with him, Edington said he doesn’t expect much participation from the Queen’s student body.

“The stigma surrounding Queen’s doesn’t really help with the turnout we might expect from Queen’s students, because you have a lot of privileged students who don’t pay their way through university,” he said.

“Hopefully this movement can also bring about educating people on the injustices that have been done to people.”

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Student voter apathy is a major issue.

It’s worth reorganizing city polls to include a Queen’s station on election day.

Provincial Elections

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ntario’s Oct. 6 election yielded a voter turnout of 49.2 per cent. It’s the lowest turnout in recorded history. These results are a disappointing drop from the 52.8 per cent turnout seen in the 2007 provincial election. It points to issues in the electoral system.

Canada’s first-past-the-post system is problematic and lends itself to the popular belief that some votes are wasted. The popular vote isn’t accurately reflected in the allotment of seats at Queen’s Park.

Premier Dalton McGuinty’s government won with only 37 per cent of the popular vote and the support of only 18 per cent of Ontario’s eligible voters. Kingston and the Islands MPP John Gerretsen won with 48.8 per cent of the popular vote.

In an attempt to appeal to the broadest number of voters, parties try to govern from the centre, causing the major parties to campaign with similar policies.

It’s difficult to differentiate between ideologies.

With no particular swing issue this election, there wasn’t much to inspire voters to get to polls.

An alternative electoral system should be reconsidered.

Mixed-member Proportional representation allocates seats based on the party’s share of

the popular vote. It would allow parties that receive few votes per riding to nonetheless receive a seat in legislature.

Fringe parties would have a say in policy-making, and a threshold requiring a certain percentage of votes to receive a seat prevents an excess of parties in legislature.

If voters felt better represented by their electoral system, they’d be more likely to participate in the process.

The referendum to change Ontario’s electoral system to a Mixed Member Proportional

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the difference between a 79 per cent and an 80 by placing them in different brackets.

I also have to question what added strain this will have on scholarship recipients.

First-year students with renewable entrance scholarships eaghan ray are given some leniency and are permitted to have a 3.3 GPA rather than the expected 3.7 — which would correspond to the 80 per cent average previously required.

However, nothing on the Renewable Awards Policies outline speaks to upper years with he University’s new renewable scholarships and the grading system offers struggles they’ll now face in their no comfort to Queen’s attempt to remain in the required students. The Grade Point Average, GPA bracket.

Concurrent Education students implemented in May, hurts the student who cares have it rough. A mandatory about the one per cent class they endure is marked on difference that can make or break a a pass or fail basis. With our old marking system, the effect wasn’t post-secondary career.

A grade between 77 and 79 per too dramatic.

However, with the new GPA cent is equivalent to a 3.3 GPA, while an 80 per cent at one per system, a pass means little reward in cent higher marks the new bracket comparison to the significant drop they’ll face if they receive a fail. It of a 3.7.

Though it might be theoretically means adding a 0.0 grade point to useful, in reality the system the average. discredits hard work and impacts Interestingly enough, if passes student mentality and work ethic. were made before the new system Any student who has ever put was put in place, they aren’t sleepless nights into an assignment counted in a student’s GPA. The knows that a 77 and 79 per cent same can’t be said for fails.

The GPA system unfairly aren’t equivalent and shouldn’t be represents students. Our education treated as such.

This system completely has turned into a rat race undermines and devalues student for that one per cent more to work and achievement. It assumes bump you into the next bracket. that two students who receive A GPA might sound fancy, but different grades are deserving of it can’t replace a fair and just the same GPA label. It maginifies educational system.

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system in 2007 failed to pass with polls to include a Queen’s station 63.15 per cent against the change. on election day. The Student This year’s voter turnout urges Ghetto is a densely-populated a revisiting. area, where most occupants don’t Voting is a right as well as a have access to personal vehicles. privilege, but the process should This makes getting to off-campus be made as easy as possible. The polling stations difficult. three days of advanced polls on Implementing online voting campus was a commendable should also be considered. It would initiative from the AMS. While the eliminate the “too busy” excuse. polls were valuable, they were too There would be kinks at first, but early — even before the televised that’s to be expected with any leaders debate. change of that magnitude.

Put a voting booth on campus.

As voter turnout continues to Student voter apathy is a major dwindle, it’s clear that changes issue. It’s worth reorganizing city need to be made to the system.

Campus Culture

Scanners invasive

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n order to attend a fraternity or sorority party at Cornell University, students must have their university student ID cards electronically scanned by iPods at the door of fraternity and sorority parties at Cornell University.

Cornell administration implemented the scanners this August. On Oct. 6, Maclean’s reported on the initiative, meant to be enforced alongside a policy forbidding first-semester freshmen from attending fraternity and sorority events during first semester.

Fraternities and sororities are required to borrow one of the 10 card scanners for all registered social events, limiting the number of possible events per night.

The scanners display each student’s name, class year and whether or not they are 21, the US legal drinking age.

Though the scanners are intended to keep freshmen out of parties, it’s troubling that the scanned information is indefinitely stored in a data server.

The Cornell Daily Sun reported personal student information can then be accessed by executive board members of the Interfraternity Council (IFC) and staff members of the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Affairs.

Since no explicit plan for the information has been proposed, the notion of recording party attendance is questionable.

There is no need to store the

information if the purpose of the scanners is to allow or deny entry at a party. The President of the IFC told the Daily Sun this month that the electronic guest list can’t keep track of people’s continued presence at an event.

This means if an incident occurred and authorities needed to know who was at the party at any given moment, the scanners would have no legal bearing.

The storing of information is an inappropriate breach of privacy. A student’s personal history of party attendance isn’t information that a university needs on hand.

Fraternities and sororities have complained about the efficacy of the scanners. They are prone to malfunction and are slow to process information or connect to the server. Scanners also cause large lineups at the door of events, increasing the chance that students will simply attempt to avoid them.

The implementation of these ID card scanners is another example of technology-induced tension between personal freedoms and regulation. The policy of storing information goes too far and the collection of personal data should always be regarded warily.

A university administration needs to firmly oppose any policy that could erode at personal freedom, instead of implementing it.

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We ride the intensity of first year all the way through our time at Queen’s.

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What do you think about the Occupy Wall Street protests?

Marks are important, but first year should be a time of social growth and camaraderie

“I don’t think it will achieve their goals.”

Megan Christens, ArtSci ’12

S ebastian C harge , A rt S ci ’11 Looking back on my time at Queen’s I’m not sure whether I’ve learned more from my professors or from the unique social environment that typifies university culture.

I know that 15 years from now, I’m not going to remember one philosopher or historian from another. I’ll remember the friends I’ve made and the social lessons I’ve learned.

The shift from high school to university begins in first year. It’s a scary time and, for many, it’s the beginning of the transition to adulthood.

There’s a stigma that comes along with being the youngest crop of students. Upper-years feel obliged to mock and degrade frosh whenever possible — forgetting, perhaps, that it wasn’t so long ago they were in first year themselves.

But whether first-years deserve more respect or not, there’s an important point that’s often overlooked: First year, for better or worse, sets the tone for the rest of a student’s time in university.

For all the worrying about class schedules and papers, I urge first years to embrace the other side of their education — their social education.

First year is one of the most socially unique and intense experiences that most students will ever have. Frosh can usually be seen massed in groups — easier to identify in the evenings as they set out on quests to explore their new environment.

The groups are diverse, including frosh who are nail-bitingly awkward as well as those with charismatic personalities.

Yet this dynamic is an essential part of first year and it hammers home the reality of the social education that many of us have experienced.

It perfectly accents the one year in which most of us don’t worry about the future. You have the freedom to explore new classes and subjects without having to worry about a major. And you can take comfort in the fact that you still have at least three more years to go.

“It’s a clear example of current North American sentiments towards Wall Street culture.”

Jeff Patterson, JD ’13

Queen’s students gather into themed groups during Frosh Week.

That being said, first year is not always enjoyable. For many students, it’s the first time away from their established social support systems. The intensity of the residence environment can be overwhelming. For the majority of students, however, first year is eye-opening in the best way.

There’s a stigma that comes along with being the youngest crop of students. Upper-years feel obliged to mock and degrade frosh whenever possible.

Frosh Week is a microcosm of the first-year experience. It’s like a summer camp. For seven days, first-year students play group-bonding games, attend informational events, form crushes on their frosh leaders and get punched in the face by the intensity of their new social world.

The cult-like atmosphere of university students is heightened in first year as the only common ground is being at Queen’s where, by necessity, groups of friends form on floors regardless of each person’s background.

Suddenly, social boundaries don’t mean as much. First year entails a social climate far removed from the familial and childhood relationships that are developed in the first 17 or 18 years of life, as well as a social climate that sets you on the path to adulthood.

For many frosh it’s the only year they actually do the Oil Thigh more than once — or even attend a Gaels football game. The Oil Thigh itself is a perfect symbol that encapsulates the first-year experience, where a line of fellow frosh link arms and sing along in unison.

University is where you find yourself. It’s where you live alone for the first time, where you learn to cook your own meals, where your brain finishes fully developing.

As we progress, we’re hit with epiphanies and realizations about our lives.

It’s almost as if we’re each like a wheel slowly turning, clicking from degree to degree as we’re waiting to find our respective directions.

Some people’s wheels move three degrees, stop, and off they go along a linear career path. Some people’s wheels never stop turning.

Academia is important but shouldn’t be the singular focus of university. Academically, students

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learn to think outside the box, learn to step back from the influences of the past 18 to 22 years of their lives and try to look objectively at their own worldview. The immersive social environment of university breeds a comprehensive understanding of human nature and the social world we inhabit.

First year, and the greater university experience as a whole, will hold a special place for many of us for the rest of our lives.

There’s a reason why the Alumni Association is so involved in Queen’s life — these years are a defining moment where we morph into something we’ll be in the decades to come. The friends we make come from all sorts of backgrounds yet ultimately we leave with shared experiences, understandings and fantastic memories.

We ride the intensity of first year all the way through our time at Queen’s.

The sheer scale of immersion into this community, combined with gradual maturation and encounters with people from vastly different worldviews all help to evolve our social prowess and many of us will leave here having a one-up on those who didn’t attend university.

And if not in an academic sense, at least in a social one.

“It needs a more focused approach but it’s getting people talking, which is a good thing.”

Daniel Ficher, ArtSci ’13

“They need to more clearly articulate exactly what they want.”

Karen Phung, JD ’12

“This has been a long time coming.”

Kyle Dolezal, MPA ’11

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John Williamson (left) is the hated office manager in charge of assigning sales leads and Shelly Levene (right) is the older real estate agent, in denial about being past his prime.

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Play review

Blue Canoe treads new waters

Blue Canoe Productions takes a risk with a production of Glengarry Glen Ross, featuring a young male cast and profane script

By Benjamin Deans Assistant Sports Editor Blue Canoe Productions never put on a play using expletives. like “fuck.” Then they picked Glengarry Glen Ross.

Over half of the company’s previous 14 plays have been musicals, including Guys & Dolls.

A Youtube trailer for Blue Canoe’s Glengarry Glen Ross ends with a warning.

Third-year Queen’s drama student Kevin Tanner chose the David Mamet play for his first outing as a director. Tanner said he opted to do the play even though it was a big departure from the company’s usual fare.

Glengarry Glen Ross spans two days in a cut-throat world of real estate.

As you walk into the Baby Grand Theatre on Princess Street, the scene is already set — a smartly dressed character is at work in a Chinese restaurant. There are 70 seats in the theatre and the front row is a foot from the stage. The space, adjacent to the larger Grand Theatre, feels even smaller and more intimate than it already is.

In the first act, the DIY set is a chalkboard sign with Chinese characters and a red lantern hanging overhead. Cheap plates and chopsticks are strewn where

the salesmen have finished eating.

Act two is set in the real estate office — a rundown file cabinet in the corner and a pile of contracts spread across a desk. A video loop of people and cars passing on the street mimics a real window.

He transitions from a quiet monologue in the first act to rageful, second-act lines like, “What are you going to do about it, asshole? You’re fucking shit.”

Six of the play’s seven actors are Queen’s drama students.

Alex Oliver, as salesman supplied by Jonathan Taggart Ricky Roma, is the highlight. He Dan Mangan wrote Oh Fortune while touring, using soldier shell-shock and societal transitions from a quiet monologue manipulation as inspiration. in the first act to a rageful second-act, with lines like “What Interview are you going to do about it, asshole? You’re fucking shit.”

Actor Paul Dyck, is always on the verge of smiling. He’s intriguing as salesman Dave Moss, adding a streak of humour that’s absent in the original.

Damien Doepping faces challengesassalesmanShellyLevene.

Make-up and costume design fall B y J essica M unshaw acoustic EP All at Once while he intimacy of a solo performance, See Profane on page 11 Copy Editor studied English literature at the but sometimes it’s nice to take University of British Columbia. people on this musical journey Dan Mangan’s accommodations Mangan expanded and started and have lots of different textures on tour don’t revolve around touring with a band in 2009 after and sounds.” couch-surfing anymore. the release of his sophomore album His foray into music started as a “It’s a step forward in terms of Nice, Nice, Very Nice. teenager, writing hundreds of what Communal my own progression in music and The Vancouver native Mangan referred to as “terrible, my life,” Mangan said. said performing alone and terrible songs.

Street Art “Touring has never been better performing with a band both “It was sort of in my blood for me. I have this incredible cast of have advantages. from the get go,” he said. “What Kingston Community Health musicians to lean on and I’m very “When you play with a band was a very, very involved hobby Centres presents Art on the Street, a five-day exhibition fortunate to have the guys in my there’s just more opportunity kind of eventually became a very with artists showcasing band that I have.” to be big and dramatic and committed career.” their work.

Mangan got his start as a solo sweeping,” Mangan said. “I Oh Fortune, released last month, artist in 2003, selling copies of his really appreciate the kind of See Sound on page 11

Next issue Reviving Romance Jill Barber’s new album Mischievous Moon explores romance, including the singer’s foray into the language of love, French.

An incredible cast Since his sophomore album, Dan Mangan has expanded from a solo artist to having a full band

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Interview

Lights at the next level Lights sophomore album, Siberia, reveals a more mature sound with dubstep influences B y A ndrew H a Contributor Lights is known for the electro-pop sound of her debut, self-titled EP that garnered the award for Best New Artist at the Junos in 2009.

But the singer said she doesn’t want to be constricted by the genre.

“I’m supposed to deliver what the fans are expecting,” Lights said, “and that can be pretty crippling to your creativity to feel like you’re boxed in like that. Obviously you aren’t in the same place you were as when you made your first record.”

In 2008, Lights legally changed her name to Lights Valerie

Poxleitner from her birth name of Valerie Anne Poxleitner. She released her first full-length album, The Listening, in 2009.

With the release of her sophomore album, Siberia, on Oct. 4, Lights said she was able to push the boundaries, thanks to support from people like her manager, Jian Ghomeshi.

“The worst thing I would want is for people to say [Siberia] is exactly the same as the first record, nothing’s changed, all these songs sound the same,” she said.

Siberia still carries Lights’ familiar electronic sound, but it’s a departure from the contemplative

Quoted “The main goal was to evolve and do something different, but that’s still obviously me ... you can go wherever you want, you just have to figure out where that is. ”

— Lights Valerie Poxleitner, on her new album Siberia

In September, Lights released a music video for “Toes,” the debut single off Siberia. She used her hometown of Toronto as the setting.

style of The Listening.

“Lyrically, The Listening was coming from kind of a more sad place,” she said. “The songs on Siberia ultimately are all pretty happy songs for the most part and coming from a real place of confidence and happiness.”

Lights said Siberia showcases her personal and professional growth over the past three years.

“It’s still me, but the next level,” she said. “I drew some influence from dubstep, some of those elements like the heavy bass, the slow beats and the sparsity.

“There’s a lot less tracks in the new stuff than in the old stuff, which is a testament to ... the integrity of each piece and the

quality of the sound.”

The album features collaborations with Canadian artists like Shad and Holy Fuck.

“A year ago, if I had tried to work with others, it may not have been as successful,” she said. “You have to be confident when you walk in there with other extremely talented musicians. You have to be confident in your craft or you’ll get overtaken by whatever they’re bringing to the table and it’s not going to feel like you at all.”

Since her headlining tour in 2010, Lights has been on hiatus to work on the album and has only played eight concerts, including appearances at Montreal’s Osheaga festival and the Calgary Stampede.

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She’ll start her Siberia tour in Kingston.

“They’re always little fun shows,” she said. “Kingston’s always been kind of interesting.”

Lights plays Sydenham United Church tonight at 7:30 p.m.

For a photo gallery of Lights performing at Sydenham Street United Church, see queensjournal.ca on Saturday.

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Music over lyrics

Montreal-based Malajube continues to find fans in English-speakers

By CHanTaL DiGnaRD contributor A US tour seems like a bizarre choice for Malajube. But the drummer of the French-speaking band said you don’t need to speak French to understand Malajube’s music.

“I used to attend a lot of African shows,” Francis Mineau said, adding that he isn’t fluent in any African dialects.

“Even if you don’t quite get the lyrics or you don’t understand

what the singer is saying you get appealed by the music or just the voice and melody of the voice.”

Montreal-based Malajube is now touring Ontario after an eight-day stint in the states with stops in Chicago, Cleveland and Hartford. The band first gained attention in Quebec with the release of their debut album Le compte complet in 2004. They’ve since won many Quebec music awards including five Felix awards — given to outstanding Quebecois musicians.

For their newest album, La caverne, Malajube returned to their pop roots.

Malajube was the first French-speaking band to be recognized with a Polaris Music Prize long list nomination, including being shortlisted for the prize in 2006 and 2009.

“It’s the only nomination we had outside of Quebec,” Mineau said. “But in Quebec they’re pretty much all the same for me. I mean, I’m really glad we won all of them.”

Mineau said he doesn’t have an inspiration, but the people

in their lives have an effect on their songwriting.

“The people we love — or the people we hate — but mostly the people we love,” he said. “I don’t know exactly how they appear in the music, but they’re part of our lives so I guess they’re part of the songs too.”

Mineau’s cousin, Julien Mineau, is Malajube’s lead singer and guitarist. The two have been playing together since childhood.

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“In the end it makes no difference because when we create music, that’s another language, so everyone in the band is on the same level,” he said. “So, no it’s not an advantage or a disadvantage, it’s just the way it is.”

Malajube plays the Grad Club tonight with the Besnard Lakes. Doors open at 9 p.m. Show starts at 10 p.m.

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is a departure from his upbeat 2009 album, Nice, Nice, Very Nice.

“There are lots of references to death, but I certainly don’t want it to come across as an overly morose record,” Mangan said. “The overall message of the record is life is heavy, but that’s no reason to not have a hell of a time with it.”

When asked what he spends his time doing when not creating or performing music, Mangan laughed and said he doesn’t have much free time.

“I like to read good books and watch good films and eat good food with good people,” he said.

Mangan claims to have thousands of influences, including Bon Iver and Beirut.

But, he said his bandmates have helped expand his musical interests to include jazz musicians like Ornette Coleman and Albert Ayler.

“It’s been nice these past couple years having these jazz guys in the band because I’ve been introduced to a lot of old jazz musicians,” he said. “Just some really fantastic

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Dan Mangan recorded with a band for Oh Fortune.

folks that I don’t really think I understood in the industry and that I kind of missed.”

Dan Mangan plays Sydenham United Church tomorrow at 7 p.m.

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short, making it difficult to remember the fourth-year is supposed to be playing a middle-aged real estate agent fighting retirement. But, Doepping does so by acting gentle compared to the other, younger characters.

Though he started slowly, Aidan Payne succeeded in creating a creepy sense of control as office manager John Williamson.

Alex Ieletzky struggled as real estate buyer James Lingk. He’s nervous and his final lines are mumbled and unclear.

Glengarry Glen Ross is edgy and exciting.

Tanner pushes Blue Canoe’s boundaries and his actors take on a challenging script.

Glengarry Glen Ross plays at the Baby Grand Theatre starting tonight until Sunday at 8 p.m. with matinees on Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m.

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Win in Windsor Football moves to 4-2 with win over 10th-ranked Lancers B y B enjamin D eans Assistant Sports Editor The football team extended its winning streak to four games with a 27-14 road win over the Windsor Lancers on Saturday night.

The win moves the Gaels to a 4-2 record, pulling them into a three-way tie for third place in the OUA with the Lancers and the Ottawa Gee-Gees.

The Lancers were ranked 10th in the country before Saturday’s game.

“It earned us a bit of respect,” Gaels running back Ryan Granberg said. “We proved to ourselves that we can play with the upper echelon of the OUA.” Granberg posted 265 yards on 31 carries — only a week after sitting out against the Toronto Varsity Blues with a knee injury.

With his team down 14-10 at the end of the third quarter, Granberg scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns to secure a win.

Our offence has “become a lot more

consistent and multi-dimensional.

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— Ryan Granberg, running back

Quarterback Billy McPhee completed 17 out of 31 pass attempts for 250 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions.

“Our offence has become a lot more consistent and multi-dimensional,” Granberg said.

“We have more threats on offence, more receivers we can go to.”

Head coach Pat Sheahan said McPhee is emerging as a leader on the field and on the sideline.

“It looked like he took charge,” Sheahan said.

Given the congestion at the top of the OUA standings, Sheahan said Saturday’s game was a must-win.

“To fall behind the pack at this point would not be good,” he said. “There was a possibility that Windsor could go 7-1 if we didn’t stop them.”

After three straight road games, the Gaels host the Waterloo Warriors at Richardson Stadium this weekend. The Warriors are 0-6 and have allowed 323 points this season. They’ve only scored 89.

“I don’t particularly enjoy this type of game,” Sheahan said. “The talk will be about how much we’re supposed to win by.

“They know they’re not making the playoffs and teams like that can sometimes play you tough.”

Women’s rugby wore their uniforms inside-out last weekend to avoid clashing with the Toronto Varsity Blues’ colours.

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Road to nationals starts tomorrow Women’s rugby to host Trent Excalibur in OUA quarter-final B y A nand S rivastava Staff Writer Tomorrow, the women’s rugby team will launch the campaign for a repeat of their 2010 appearance at the national championships. It starts with an OUA quarter-final match against the Trent Excalibur at Tindall field.

The Gaels beat the Toronto Varsity Blues 41-29 in Toronto last weekend to finish the season with a 4-1 record and place second

in the Russell Division. Despite some inconsistent play over the five-game regular season, captain Rachelle Kranenburg said the team is focusing entirely on tomorrow’s game.

“There are definitely things that could have gone better in our season but everyone is working hard and we have learned a lot,” she said. “I feel confident going in to the playoffs.”

The Excalibur eliminated the Gaels in the 2008 quarter-finals,

but they’ve lost five straight games to the Gaels since then, including last season’s fifth-place game at nationals. The Gaels beat the Excalibur in regular season play on Sept. 10.

“Trent’s been our rival for the past several years so I think it’ll be good to get that fire again,” Kranenburg said. “I think that we’re ready and really want it.”

Head coach Beth Barz said the team’s recent success against the Excalibur will help them.

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Former hero hurts Gaels Women’s soccer suffers first loss this season against Toronto B y E mily L owe Contributor A familiar foot was responsible for the women’s soccer team’s first loss of the season on Saturday. Former Gael Eilish McConville scored to seal a 1-0 win for the University of Toronto Varsity Blues.

McConville, in her fifth year of eligibility, last played for the Gaels in 2006 when she led the nation with 22 goals, took the team to the national championship game and was named CIS player of the year.

She’s at the University of Toronto to study medicine. On Saturday, Supplied by Egan Davidson she scored in the 11th minute.

Former Gael and 2006 CIS player of the year Eilish “Our former player was very McConville scored to beat her old team on Saturday. good for their team and certainly Oct. 26. made a big difference,” head coach weekend out.

“The weekend was disappointing Dave McDowell said.

“It was just one of those games,” if you count points,” McDowell The match was the Gaels’ McDowell said. fourth in ten days. McDowell On Sunday, Chamberlain and said, “but we knew we had this said his team suffered from tired forward Jackie Tessier both scored tough stretch.”

The Gaels travel to Northern legs and sore bodies. Captain in a 2-0 win over the Ryerson Kelli Chamberlain, winger Riley Rams. Tessier now leads the OUA Ontario this weekend to face the Laurentian Lady Vees and the Filion and defender Mikyla Kay with nine goals.

The Gaels are 10-1 and lead the Nipissing Lakers. all played through minor injuries and defender Melissa Jung sat the OUA East division. Playoffs begin

“Although it doesn’t really matter to me who we play, it’s nice to already have a win over a team that you’re going to face in the playoffs,” she said, adding that her team will prepare for the Excalibur by studying video footage from the Sept. 10 game.

“I quite like doing video analysis and enjoy looking at another team’s strengths and weaknesses when preparing for them.”

Tomorrow’s game starts at 1 p.m. on Tindall field.

Inside preview Sports Editor Gilbert Coyle examines the men’s and women’s hockey teams. page 13

mixed results Men’s soccer goes 1-1 on their Toronto road trip. page 14

coach returns Head coach Peter Huigenbos was back for men’s rugby’s win over RMC. page 15

green’s last kick Queen’s student misses shot at $1 million by one yard. page 15

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Puck drops for Gaels Sports Editor Gilbert Coyle examines the hockey teams’ chances this season men’s hockey Last season, the Gaels finished fifth in the OUA East and were knocked out of the playoffs by the Nipissing Lakers in a two-game sweep. But this year’s combination of veteran leadership and explosive offensive talent should lead to better results. Head coach Brett Gibson said the current squad is “the best team I’ve had here at Queen’s.”

Forward Kelly Jackson said the team’s goal is to win 16 games, finish in the top four in the OUA East and advance past the second round of the playoffs. Given the quality across the roster, it’s realistic.

The Gaels are already hampered by the same injury crisis that affected them last season. Defenceman Rob Stellick and forward Jordan Mirwaldt are both out until at least Jan. 1 with lower body injuries, while forward Brock Ouellet will miss the entire season with a hamstring tear. But if the Gaels can hold out until Stellick and Mirwaldt return and avoid other serious injuries, they should still meet their goals.

The team started the season with a 4-3 loss to the Toronto Varsity Blues and a 7-3 win over the Brock Badgers on the road last weekend. Jackson, who registered seven points in two games, said the team entered the Toronto game expecting to win.

Gibson said the win over the Badgers was a better performance, with the Gaels using their speed to wear down a bigger opponent.

Fifth-year forward Jonathon Lawrance will be the captain for the fourth straight season. Jackson and forward Payton Liske, who Gibson called the OUA’s best player, will lead the team’s offence. Stephane Chabot and Patrick McEachen are the team’s top defence pairing. And goaltender Riley Whitlock will start in net.

Men’s hockey can’t be an average team if they want to contend in the OUA East.

Lawrance graduates at the end of the season. It’s the team’s last chance in the foreseeable future.

Coach This is Gibson’s seventh season with the team and sixth as head coach. In those six seasons, the team has gone 61-63-16 under the Gananoque-native.

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Don’t expect a repeat from the defending OUA champions this season. Last year’s women’s hockey team won 18 of their final 21 games, including six straight overtime playoff games en route to a provincial title.

They set a North American record for a six-period overtime win over Guelph in the OUA final and followed it up with a thirdplace finish at nationals.

This year’s roster has a different look. Star players Kelsey Thompson, Becky Conroy and Elizabeth Kench have graduated and head coach Matthew Holmberg has 10 rookies in his lineup. But he said it won’t be a rebuilding year.

Goalies Mel Dodd-Moher and Karissa Savage are back to share the duties in net.

Fourth-year Katie Duncan will be the team’s leading defender. Forwards Alex Cieslowski, Shawna Griffin, and Brittany and Morgan McHaffie will be leaned on to score goals.

The Gaels split their first two games last weekend, beating the Brock Badgers 2-1 and losing to the Guelph Gryphons 3-2 in a rematch of last year’s OUA final.

Holmberg said the team is “ultimately aiming at repeating as OUA champions” — but it’ll be difficult to replicate last year’s success. After losing so much veteran talent, he’s had to make too many changes to his line-up. And after last season’s exploits, the Gaels won’t take anyone by surprise this time.

This team will be competitive and will challenge for home-ice advantage in the playoffs. But a repeat of last season is too much to ask.

Coach

Lawrance has been the centrepiece of the program since he arrived in 2007 and Gibson said his team will only go as far as his captain takes them.

Can’t-miss game Jan. 21 vs. Nipissing Lakers: This late-season game might determine if Gaels have home-ice in the playoffs.

Holmberg is entering his sixth year with the team and third as head coach. In the past two seasons, he’s gone 41-16-7, won OUA women’s hockey coach of the year in 2010 and earned the OUA male coach of the year award last season.

Queen’s Athletics upgraded Holmberg from part-time to full-time coach in September.

Key player Cieslowski led the team with two goals in two games last weekend. The second-year forward plays on a line with the McHaffie twins. That trio will need to score goals for the Gaels to win games.

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Forward Jonathon Lawrance is captain for the fourth straight season.

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Mixed results for men Men’s soccer upsets Toronto but falls to Ryerson B y d ylAn H ABEr Contributor The men’s soccer team split their road trip to Toronto last weekend, beating the Toronto Varsity Blues 2-0 on Saturday and losing 3-2 to the Ryerson Rams on Sunday.

Before Saturday’s game, the Varsity Blues had four straight wins against the Gaels, including a 1-0 decision in Kingston on Sept. 25 and an OUA quarter-final defeat last season.

The Varsity Blues had a majority of the possession at Varsity Stadium, but the Gaels managed the opening goal when fullback Adrian Rochford scored late in the first half.

Striker Lucas Lobo scored his first goal of the season late in the second half and goalkeeper Dylan Maxwell recorded his third shutout of the year.

Captain Jordan Brooks said the Gaels were familiar with the Varsity Blues’ style.

“We didn’t outplay them,” he said. “Our

game plan was to let them have the possession [and] not panic if we didn’t see too much of the ball.”

On Sunday, the Gaels started slowly, trailing 2-0 at halftime. Brooks and fullback Robert Lannan both scored in the second half, but the Rams prevailed 3-2.

The team moves to fourth in the OUA East with a 5-4-1 record after the weekend.

The Gaels will finish their season with a series against the OUA’s two northern teams.

They’ll visit the Laurentian Voyageurs in Sudbury and the Nipissing Lakers in North Bay this weekend and then host both teams in Kingston the following weekend.

Brooks said results up north are unpredictable. The Rams lost to the Voyageurs 4-1 in Sudbury on Oct. 12.

“It just goes to prove we can’t take them lightly. They’re going to be a tough team,” Brooks said.

BIG GAMES oN CAMpUS Coast-to-Coast Classic

Football

Men’s volleyball hosts the country’s top teams in a preseason tournament this weekend. The Gaels play their first game at 6 p.m. tonight at the ARC.

The Gaels play the Waterloo Warriors at 1 p.m. on Saturday at Richardson Stadium.

Women’s rugby quarter-final

Men’s hockey home opener

The Gaels face the Ontario Institute of Technology Ridgebacks on Friday and the The 4-1 Gaels host the 3-2 Trent Excalibur York Lions on Saturday. Both games start at Tindall field at 1 p.m. on Saturday. at 7:30 p.m. at the Memorial Centre.

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KIcK for a mIllIon

Big win One yard short 60-5 victory over RMC B y l ABiBA H AQUE Production Manager Head coach Peter Huigenbos returned to Kingston from a four-game hiatus in time for men’s rugby’s 60-5 win over the Royal Military College Paladins last Friday.

Huigenbos was in New Zealand with Team Canada for the Rugby World Cup, working as the team’s video coach. With Huigenbos’ return, interim coach Garry Gilks will return to his role as assistant coach.

The Gaels sit in second place in the OUA behind the Western Mustangs.

Fly-half Liam Underwood scored 15 points to become top OUA scorer with 46 points, while winger Stephen Rowlands scored in his debut.

Inside centre George Gleeson said the Gaels have to improve before they play OUA playoff contenders like the Brock Badgers.

The team missed opportunities for possession and made mental mistakes that led to penalties.

The Gaels beat the Badgers 29-20 in last year’s OUA bronze medal game. Gilks said his team will have to play strong defensively to repeat that result this weekend in St. Catherines.

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Nick Green loses shot at $1 million in overtime of Kick for a Million semifinals

B y B EnjAmin d EAnS Assistant Sports Editor Queen’s student Nick Green lost his shot at $1 million by one yard. The fifth-year Engineering student lost to 51-year-old Calgary IT consultant Greg Wilson in the Kick for a Million semifinals at Ivor Wynne Stadium in Hamilton last Friday.

The contest advanced to a sudden-death overtime after both competitors were successful on two of three field goal attempts.

In the overtime round, the farthest kick won. Wilson kicked for 24 yards.

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Green kicked for 23.

Green was one of four chosen out of 18 million to compete in the contest. He beat 56-year old Brockville businessman Mike Tompkins in the quarter-final on Oct. 1 during the half time of a Toronto Argonauts game at the Rogers Centre. Green said there was more pressure in the semifinal.

“The crowd at Hamilton was nuts,” he said.

As a consolation prize, Green was awarded a Samsung TV and tickets for his family to see Wilson kick next weekend in the finals in Toronto.

Queen’s student Nick Green (left) fell to Greg Wilson in the Kick for a Million semifinal in Hamilton last Friday.

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postscript psychology

The myth of parental favouritism Exploring the age-old question of whether parents prefer certain children over others and how favouritism affects a family dynamic B y J essica F ishbein Postscript Editor Whether it’s because of intelligence, charisma or physical attractiveness, it’s no secret that some parents favour one child over another.

If you have siblings, you’ve likely witnessed the undeniable favouritism seen in families and perhaps even been a preferred child yourself.

However, a parent’s clear and systematic preference of one child over another can have far-reaching effects.

Mike Levine, ArtSci ’12, said though he hasn’t breached the subject of favouritism with his parents, it’s been a reoccurring theme throughout his life.

His 18-year-old sister Amanda is the favourite because of her musical talents, he said.

“My sister’s a really good opera singer, and I’m not good at literally anything,” he said. “Whenever guests are over they always show videos of her singing or on YouTube … It’s all about her opera talent.”

However, Levine said picking favourites seems natural.

“I think it’s really hard not,” he said. “As a kid, you feel like you photo by corey lablans favour your dad or your mom, and A parent’s obvious preference of one child over another can provoke sibling rivalry and it’s just as hard with parents as it is resentment as siblings compete for their parents’ attention, says developmental psychology professor Beth Kelley. as a kid. It’s inevitable.”

A 2005 study from the unfavour or favour children. parents’ affection. on conscientiousness, and lower from her parents compared to her University of California Davis Parents could favour their biological In addition, academic scores on openness to experience two older brothers, she said. followed almost 400 families for children over step-children even achievement is potentially affected and neuroticism.

“Being the youngest and being three years, conducting a total of though they try consciously not to,” by favouritism, Kelly said.

Regardless of perceived the only girl, I would get yelled at a nine interviews with each set of she said.

“Certainly the feeling of being favouritism within a household, lot less for similar crimes,” she said. parents and their children.

Parental favouritism isn’t loved and valued is related to self strong social relationships are built “My dad was a lot rougher when After asking them questions and always intentional. esteem and self esteem is related in many ways, Kelley said. he was mad at the older brothers.” videotaping family interactions, the “Parents adapt their behaviour to to academic motivation,” she “Parents are not the only Favouritism is hard to miss, study concluded that, “65 per cent what they think meets the child’s said. “The better your self esteem people that socialize you,” she Mendelsohn said. of mothers and 70 per cent of needs. Some kids need more is, the more empowered you feel said. “Even if you don’t have a “Favouritism is really fathers exhibited a preference for supervision, encouragement or to strive to achieve and stick to a great relationship with them, those consolidated and obvious, I think one child, usually the older one.” structure and rules than others,” difficult task.” difficulties can be made up by really a lot of kids can try too hard to Social Darwinism can point she said. “Some kids could If a child feels favoured by their good friends, supportive teachers impress their parents, you could to biological reasons for parents’ misinterpret this as favouring.” parents, their other relationships and extended family.” feel rejected if you don’t uphold to favoritism. According to a Sept. will be affected, Kelley said.

Kerry Mendelsohn, ArtSci ’13, their standards,” she said.

22 article in Time Magazine, Parents adapt their “The relationship one has said she often feels favoured by According to Mendelsohn, both Time journalist Jeffrey Kluger with their parents and how they her parents. her brothers would disagree that behaviour to what they argues that just like in the animal feel they’ve been treated is very Mendelsohn said she’s typically she was the favourite. think meets the child’s important,” she said. “Whether stronger academically than kingdom, parents are biologically “Good parents will make every needs ... some kids inclined to favour their biggest and you think your parent really her brothers. child feel like they’re the favorite.” could misinterpret this loves you and is sensitive to your “When they’re praising you, you healthiest offspring.

These children are seen as the — With files from Katherine as favouring. needs … this is projected on to all feel like you’re favoured in that most capable of replicating the Fernandez-Blance your other relationships. moment,” she said. “You want to family’s genes in future generations.

“It’s an internal working model. uphold that title almost, I think it’s Queen’s professor of —Beth Kelley, If you feel your parents didn’t love motivation to succeed and do well.” psychology professor developmental psychology Beth you as much as your other siblings, Throughout her childhood, Kelley said parent favouritism you will think other people don’t Mendelsohn provoked less anger can take factors such as physical It’s difficult to find an objective like you as much as you would like. attractiveness and personality way to measure how parents It’s a self-fulfilling prophecy.” into account. treats their children, because A study conducted in 2003 by “There’s research that shows each individual interprets the Frank Sulloway at the University parents pay more attention to their parent-child relationship differently, of California Berkeley, showed “I’m very mediocre and nothing more attractive children, which is Kelley said. that parental favouritism had a kind of scary,” Kelley said. “Parents “We see how our parents treat significant effect on personality. extraordinary … but she’s very talented often bond easier with children us through the lens of all our The study found that middle and a musical standout. ” who have the same temperament experiences and relationships, and children were less likely than — Mike Levine, as themselves.” how we’ve been treated by our either first-borns or last-borns to on parental favouritism of his younger sister Favouritism often occurs friends and romantic partners,” report they had been favoured by in families where parents have she said. their parents. children from a previous marriage, Perceived favouritism can In addition, respondents who she said. provoke sibling rivalry as brothers said they were favoured by their “In step families, parents clearly and sisters compete for their parents attained higher scores

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