The Campus February 26, 2014

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Brian MacIver, News Editor » thecampus.news@gmail.com

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CASA celebrates Black History Month On-Campus events celebrate history

Associate and News Brian MacIver Features Chelsea Conway

By Brian MacIver News editor

Opinion Lois Boateng

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ishop’s has been celebrating Black History Month in its own way.

The Caribbean African Student Association (CASA) has been organizing different events all through February to celebrate the event.

“Black History Month is essential because it is a time to reflect on our history and our ancestors who went through tremendous hardships, so that my generation can achieve greater success,” says Rhonda Boateng, President of CASA. “It is not just a time of reflection for blacks but for everyone regardless of race.”

With that in mind, the association organized an interconnectedness project in partnership with the Community Art Lab, as well as a screening of Spike Lee’s Malcolm X that was done in collaboration with the Movie Club.

The interconnectedness project showed the individual links that people have to different parts of the world.

“With the Community Art Lab, we set up a huge map and asked people to answer three questions: where they are from, where they are going, and where they are now,

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Students participated in the Diaspora Project on Feb. 13, 2014.

using pushpins and string,” said Boateng. “It created this nice map of the different Diasporas that our families went through and that we plan on doing.”

“One case in particular really impressed me. This one person was from Jamaica, but discovered through their research that their last name actually originated in Norway,” she added.

One more event remains to be held, however: a lecture to be given by retired Bishop’s faculty Professor Robert MacGregor. The lecture, titled “Memorializing Three Black Women Slaves and Their Im-

pact on Canadian History”, will be held on Thursday, Feb. 27 at 2:30 p.m. in Nicolls 214.

“To know where we are going, we must first understand our past,” says Boateng about the importance of Black History Month. “We have come a long way, and although racism has not been completely erased in society, we are moving forward and we can hope to leave the future generation with love for his fellow man regardless of his skin color and beliefs.”

However, she also points out the importance of remembering black history throughout the year, and not just in

the month of February, saying “we need to strive to achieve the dreams and goals set by our forefathers year round and not to repeat the past.”

This is an effort that CASA makes throughout the school year, with their yearly bash being the Culture Show. This year’s edition will be held on March 19 and will include poets, belly dancers, samba dancers, singers, and a mix university and outside talent.

The diaspora map will also be at the Culture Show, so stop by and let everyone know where you are from, where you are, and where you are going. photo courtesy ryan millar

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Bishop’s officially unveils geothermal system But how does it work?

By Asha-Maria Bost Staff writer

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ishop’s has done it again.

Yes, our school has become the Canadian leader when it comes to energy saving by converting to geothermal heating.

The geothermal energy system takes back the energy we use, stores it and transfers the energy to the places in the school where the energy is needed the most. In its first year of use, the system has decreased our carbon dioxide emissions by 66%.

Bishop’s University currently uses a system of pipes to carry hot water to all the buildings in the school and heat the buildings. Before the new energy system, steam was made in the three huge boilers centralized in the Buildings and Grounds (B&G) building and a steam exchanger transferred the heat from steam to heat the water. The production of steam generates a lot of heat loss, which wastes a lot of energy. Therefore, after a contest with six companies in Canada, B&G chose AMERESCO to make a new, sustainable way to heat the school.

Now the school uses 12 different high

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Workers are installing one of the wells of Bishop’s ever-expanding geothermal system.

efficiency natural furnaces to heat the school. These furnaces are decentralized and are situated in each cluster of buildings (ex. one for Centennial and the SUB).

The water first flows through a heat exchanger, and then to a condensing unit which recovers the lost heat and gases that would otherwise go through the chimney. Some of the acid that would go in the atmosphere is also recuperated. The recovered water is neutralized

with limestone so it can be used again for heating.

The recovered heat and water then goes to a geothermal field below the soccer field. There the energy is stored in 57 wells that are 161 meters deep and can store water from -4◦C to 38◦C, allowing to recharge the wells during any season. When the energy is needed, it is put into the geothermal energy loop and, in the case of hot water, the water goes through a second stage pump where the

water is heated to 82◦C and then sent around the school.

All buildings in the school are connected to the geothermal energy loop, thus each building recovers some of its own heat, sending it through the geothermal loop and to the wells for storage. When a building needs more energy, what is stored in the wells is sent through the geothermal loop. The loop has a hot and a cold side, so one loop can be used to heat the water while another is used to cool down the air conditioning in the summer.

This system is very efficient and saves the school approximately $500,000 every year, in addition to the 38% savings in energy and 64% in natural gas.

“The great thing about the geothermal energy system”, explains operation director John B. Samulack, “is that the system is easily expandable”.

The new sports center will also be connected to the geothermal loop. In the future, solar panels may be installed to preheat the water for the residences, saving even more energy. Eventually, even the fridges used by the science department may be put on the loop.

According to Bishop’s, the project’s total cost was roughly eight million dollars.

Elections in Quebec

Will the PQ fall or will Marois call an election?

By Guillaume Lafleur Contributor

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n power for just under 18 months, the minority government of the Parti Québecois, led

by Premier Pauline Marois, has been waiting for the right moment to call an election with the intent to finally win a majority.

Now, many at the National Assembly are expecting the premier to ask the Lieutenant Governor to dissolve the legislature for an election in early spring.

On Wednesday Feb. 20, Finance Minister Nicolas Marceau tabled his second budget since the PQ took power in 2012. The budget was put forth just before the National Assembly is scheduled to recess for two weeks. It is during these two weeks, before opposition parties can return to the assembly to discuss the budget, that many believe Pauline Marois will call a snap election.

In any case, the main opposition parties, the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) and the Liberals (PLQ), have confirmed that they would oppose the budget, thus revoking the assembly’s confidence in the prime minister’s ability to govern and forcing an election.

The PQ inherited a $1.6 billion deficit when the government changed hands. Marceau then announced a $1.75-billion deficit for 2014-2015.

Despite all this, the PQ affirms that the books will be balanced by the end of the 2015-2016 fiscal year. The interim auditor general, Michel Samson, says that the government is looking through rose-coloured glasses if they believe they can balance their books in such a short time period. Such an announcement gives the two main opposition groups room to manoeuvre since they have an interest in discussing the economy, rather than the secular charter where the Parti Québecois dominates the debates.

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Quebec Premier Pauline Marois seems to be prepping for an election. Rumours have it that Quebecers will be going to the polls in Spring.

Recent voter intention polls have shown support for the PQ, giving the current minority government a clear majority at 40% if elections were to be held this week. This represents an increase of five percent in just one month for the PQ. Mean-

while, Liberals dropped one notch from 35% to 34%, and the Coalition Avenir Québec is lagging behind with only 16% of the vote intentions. Québec Solidaire is in last place with 10%.

Quebecers will not have to

wait too long for either the premier to call for early elections or for the opposition to vote in non-confidence over the government’s budget, so gear up for the polls.

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Black History Month The relevance debate continues

By Brian MacIver News editor

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lack History Month has been more of an American tradition, but Canada has also been observing the event since 1995 after Jean Augustine, a Liberal MP from 1993 until 2005, proposed the motion to officially recognize the month.

But the relevance of Black History Month has been put into question for the past few years, with the debate always spiking during the month of February.

Some ask why a month needs to be dedicated to Black History in this day and age when racism has all but gone. Even the one and only Morgan Freeman has publicly declared

his dislike of the celebration during a report on 60 Minutes, saying “you’re going to relegate my history to a month? I don’t want a black history month. Black history is American history.”

For some young African Americans, Black History Month has become a sort of outdated event where schools put up posters with factoids on their walls and projects are focused on Reverend King, Malcolm X, Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks, and Frederick Douglass.

What relevance does this month have for the 20-somethings in the U.S. who voted in their first presidential elections and saw a black candidate win twice?

In the U.S., Black History Month has been observed since 1976 as an expansion of Black His-

tory Week. For many it has been a way to set time aside to remember the struggles of those who fought against segregation and not-so-latent racism.

Daryl Michael Scott, president of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History, said in an interview with the Asbury Park Press that “you need a Black History Month because it’s getting to be the case that it’s the only American history you’re going to get in this society. Those opposed to Black History Month are condemning black history to be as forgotten as American history in general.

“Increasingly in our schools, American history is being pushed aside by teachers who are being forced to teach to the test

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Morgan Freeman has been one of the most publicized opponents of Black History Month despite the cultural value that many believe the event still holds.

on issues of math and science.”

“While I do agree with Morgan Freeman that Black history should be taught everyday as part of the curriculum, I don’t agree that the event shouldn’t exist”, added Rhonda Boateng, President of Bishop’s Caribbean and African Student Association (CASA).

“Just like Remembrance Day doesn’t take away anything from our veterans the rest of the year,

Black History Month does not take away the importance of remembering and studying Black history. Instead, it serves as a point of emphasis to remember our history as people, no matter our skin colour.”

And with the recent criminal cases of George Zimmerman and Michael Dunn where black teens were shot and killed, and the controversial jury decisions that followed both the decisions, it is hard to say that racism has disappeared, or even seen a

drop in prevalence.

In both cases, majority white juries failed to charge Zimmerman or Dunn of murder, despite both of them having an incredible amount of evidence stacked against them. In Zimmerman’s case, he was acquitted of all charges, while in Dunn’s, he was charged with three counts of attempted murder (resulting in a minimum sentence of 60 years), with a hung jury the murder charge.

What you may have missed about Ukraine during the Olympics

By Nicole Gauvreau News writer

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n November, there was much talk over the Ukraine’s president, Viktor Yanukovych, taking an economic bailout from Russia to save the failing economy instead of continuing with a planned association agreement with the European Union.

While Ukrainians see the country’s future with the EU, the Ukrainian parliament is rejecting a bill which would have allowed imprisoned opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko to leave the country.

Protests were soon staged across the country, and in the capital of Kiev police violence broke out. The protestors are persistent and have refused to give in, though here in Canada one would think nothing has happened since the Olympics began on Feb.7.

In January, Ukraine’s parliament passed a series of anti-

protest laws, which saw protestors storming government offices and the first instances of deadly unrest since the protests began. On Jan. 28, the laws were repealed and the Prime Minister, Mykola Azarov, resigned. The following day, the parliament promised amnesty if all protesters left government buildings. The anti-government opposition rejected the conditions and continued to occupy various buildings.

In a show of Valentine’s Day good faith, all protestors arrested since December were released, though charges against them were not dropped. Two days later protestors evacuated Kiev’s city hall, and on Feb. 17 protestors were granted amnesty.

On Feb. 18, riots broke out as 25,000 protestors occupied Independence Square in central Kiev. At least 18 people, seven of whom were law enforcement officials, were killed. The next day a truce was agreed to, though the following day saw what has been described as the worst violence yet and a spread

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Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, was in flames last week as violence between protesters and police forces escalated.

of unrest to other cities, with at least 20 protestors, apparently killed by sniper security forces, and one police officer dead.

Most protestors are reported to have been unarmed and a group of security forces from the city of Lviv have apparently defected, along with the mayor of Kiev, in favour of protecting protestors in the capital.

On Feb. 21, President Yanukovych announced a tentative peace agreement with the opposition, after talks took place that were mediated by EU foreign ministers from France, Germany, and Poland.

However, further violence broke out and riot police were patrolling the parliament building during the peace talks. The casualty toll, since Tuesday, is estimated to be 77 dead and 577 injured in Kiev alone.

The most recent peace deal is said to reduce the power of the president, release Yulia Tymoshenko, return to the 2004 constitution, and call for an early election. However the EU foreign ministers, as of Feb 21, believe the Ukraine may still be on the brink of civil war—the opposition leader who signed the deal has been called a trai-

tor by other members. Because of the continued unrest the EU has instituted sanctions, including asset freezes and visa bans.

The whole affair has been described as a “political Chernobyl” by Russian journalist Mikhail Rostovskiy. Many see the saga as a struggle for influence between the West and Russia, which has seen diminished influence in the world as its historic allies and satellites join the EU, and blame Russian President Vladimir Putin and his influence over Yanukovych.

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Florida “stand your ground” law at the forefront Michael Dunn convicted of attempted murder despite succeeding

By Nicole Gauvreau News writer

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n 2012, at the end of November, Jordan Davis, a 17-yearold black teenager, was fatally shot while sitting with friends in an SUV outside a convenience store in Florida.

On Feb. 14, 2014, Michael Dunn, who admitted to firing his gun at the SUV nine times, was found guilty of three counts of attempted second degree murder, and one count of shooting into an occupied vehicle.

However, the Florida jury could not come to a decision on the charge of murder, resulting in a mistrial on that charge.

The confrontation began over the volume of the music the four teens, ranging in age from 17 to 19, were playing on their car radio. When asked to turn

the music down, they obliged and turned off the radio.

Dunn says soon after he heard expletives, including the derogatory term for whites, “cracker”, and believed they were directed at him. The music was then turned back on.

It was at this point that Dunn claims he attempted to calm down the situation, but thought the boys wore menacing expressions and saw one in the back seat reach for something on the floor. Dunn then pulled his own pistol, for which he had a concealed weapons permit, from his car and fired. Three of the shots were fired as the SUV was leaving.

Dunn then drove home. He did not call the police, though he later contacted a friend in law enforcement who advised Dunn to turn himself in.

No weapons of any kind were found in the SUV holding Jordan Davis and his friends, and

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Michael Dunn shrugs in disbelief as he is being charged with three counts of attempted murder after shooting at an SUV filled with teens, killing 17 year old Jordan Davis.

witnesses reported that the two vehicles were parked too closely to allow ease of movement.

To many, these facts would be enough to convict Dunn of murder, but Florida is one of

twenty-two U.S. states to have “stand your ground” laws, which state people may use deadly force should they fear death or significant bodily harm, without the obligation to attempt retreat, in any place

they may legally be.

The same laws came into play in the trial of George Zimmerman, who was acquitted of second-degree murder.

In fact, the two cases have been compared. Both are about a white man shooting an unarmed black teen. Both took place in Florida. Both used the “stand your ground” laws as a defence in the trial, but did not chose to pursue a closed hearing beforehand, which could have acquitted the accused on grounds of self defence, before the trial ever started.

However, there are differences: no violent scuffle took place before Jordan Davis’ death; no witnesses were present for Trayvon Martin’s. Finally, there was no protracted search for Dunn; he was arrested the day after he shot Jordan Davis.

North Korea: Worst place on Earth

By Kyrinne Lockhart Staff writer

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n March 21, 2013, the United Nations Human Rights Council established the Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (COI) “to investigate the systematic, widespread and grave violations of human rights” in North Korea.

Without being given permission from the government to enter North Korea for the majority of a year, the COI collected first-hand testimony through public hearings at Seoul, Tokyo, London, and Washington, D.C., and more than 240 confidential interviews of victims and witnesses. Additionally, they received 80 formal submissions from state, organizations, or individuals. On Feb. 17, 2014, they released the 400-page report detailing their grave findings.

The report describes crimes such as “extermination, murder, enslavement, torture, imprisonment, rape, forced abortions and other sexual violence, persecution on political, religious, racial and gender grounds, forcible transfer of populations, enforced disappearance, and the inhumane act of knowingly causing prolonged starvation.” In disturbing detail it accounts the testimonies of a mother forced to drown her crying new-

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North Korea, despite the calm and smiling demeanor of their leader Kim Jong-un, has been officially called the worst place on Earth since the Holocaust.

born, and being forced to eat grass and soil as punishment among other crimes against humanity.

Michael Kirby, a retired Australian judge who chaired the commission, compares the report to the atrocities seen in Nazi Germany. The political prisoner camps, which hold about 80,000 to 120,000 people accused -or associated with them- of political offences or denounced as politically unreliable, have been running twice as long as Stalin’s

Soviet gulags and longer than the Nazi concentration camps. For example, Camp 16, described as “hell on earth”, has been running since 1970.

On Feb. 21, North Korea’s foreign ministry replied to the report dismissing it as “sheer lies”, claiming that “the panel was US-orchestrated and Washington should mind its own business” and that North Koreans enjoy “genuine rights.”

The North Korean official news agency, Korean Central News Agency of

DPRK, also commented that the report was “peppered with sheer lies and fabrications deliberately cooked up by hostile forces and riff-raffs such as some ‘elements with ambiguous identities who defected from the north’, criminals who escaped from it after committing crimes against the country to earn money.”

The commission said it would refer the report to the International Criminal Court (ICC). But for prosecution to be pursued the report will need to supported by the permanent members of the Security Council. China, however, has already contested the report and dismissed the idea of prosecution: “We believe that taking human rights issues to the International Criminal Court is not helpful to improving a country’s human-rights situation,” China’s Foreign Ministry said on Feb. 18 following the report’s release.

“At the end of the Second World War, so many people said if only we had known the wrongs that were done.

Now the international community does know,” said Kirby. Without pressure from China, who supplies North Korea’s fuel needs completely in addition to 80% of their imports, the likelihood of reform in the near future is bleak.

On March 17 the COI is scheduled to present the report at the 25th regular session of the United Nations Human Rights Council.

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Marius the Giraffe

Advocating a humane treatment of animals

By Asha-Maria Bost Opinion writer

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recent incident in a Copenhagen Zoo is drawing the attention of animal rights activists around the world.

A young, healthy two-year old giraffe named Marius was killed with a bolt gun, dissected, and fed to lions in front of a crowd.

Upon hearing this, I reacted with anger. 20,000 people signed a petition to save Marius; European zoos offered to take Marius and an individual offered $680,000 to the Copenhagen zoo to take Marius. However, even with the public outcry, Marius was still killed. Marius was not chased down by the lion and hunted; he was shot with a bolt gun, instead of a lethal injection (a more humane way to kill animals). Sadly, this is not an isolated incident; killing animals in order to prevent space, temperament and inbreeding issues is a common practice used by zoos around the world.

According to the scientific director of the zoo, Bengt Holst, Marius was killed because he was a “surplus animal.” As a surplus animal, if Marius copulated with female giraffes, his offspring would inbreed because Marius’ genes are not genetically different enough for his offspring to be completely healthy.

In addition, Marius was not sold to

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On Feb. 9 2014, Marius the Giraffe at Copenhagen Zoo was killed and dissected in front of a crowd which included children.

other zoos because some of the zoos were not members of the EAZA, an organization of European zoos that aims to achieve the highest standards of care and breeding for animals. Apparently none of these options were available to Marius, although a Yorkshire Wildlife Park, an EAZA-approved zoo, had room for Marius.

An animal should not be shipped off

to worse circumstances such as a circus or a badly maintained zoo, but that does not mean the zoo has the right to kill an animal, and dissect it for a crowd.

By making a spectacle of Marius’ death, the zoo was not valuing Marius’ life, and the many years he still had left to live.

Sterilization or birth control may have also been viable options, as some zoos do sterilize their giraffes for their breed-

ing programs.

Even at that, birth control is just another way humans interfere in the lives of animals. The most humane solution, in my opinion, is for Marius’ to be reintroduced back to the wild. This probably was an idealistic suggestion as Marius was born in captivity, and has no real knowledge of the wild.

If there were no zoos in the first place, there would be no need to kill animals in order to avert inbreeding. An animal like Marius would live and die in the wild.

Having animals in captivity is disgusting to me because locking animals in pens thousands of kilometers away from their natural environment is in no way similar to their lives in the wild. The animals in zoos are wild animals and they should stay wild. If we actually cared about the animals in zoos, we would be protecting their natural habitats and strengthening laws against poaching to ensure their survival. Rehabilitating animals after injury or breeding endangered populations of animals can be a good thing, if the focus is on returning the animals back to their natural habitats. Sure zoos teach children that there are many different animals in the world, but they also teach children that it is okay to watch animals caged, and doing tricks just so a child can smile for a few minutes and then leave.

In the end, animals should be left where they belong, in the wild with no interference from humans.

The Uncool Fad: Neknominations

By Haley Lewis Contributor

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ou’ve heard of it, 2014’s version of the Harlem Shake.

Neknominations have been sweeping the globe and have been really picking up speed in the past couple of months.

Neknomination is a fad that originated in Australia and has made its way to our small little town of Lennoxville. All the “cool kids” are doing it.

Neknominations have certainly made their rounds here at Bishop’s, from students slamming beers against their heads and then chugging, to

chugging in the principal’s office. You name it; it’s probably already been done.

Yet there are better things Neknomination participants can be doing with their time rather than trying to find the “coolest” new way to chug a beer.

Some of the most absurd and life-threateningly chugging scenes reported to date include participants downing a beer and shots while having fireworks thrown at them. Others have even been recorded drinking a mickey of vodka in a matter of seconds. One British student who participated in the game passed out and his mom believed him to be dead. Not

to mention four European students have already died. This isn’t cool. How long is it going to take for people to finally realize this?

The dangers of drinking alcohol in an irresponsible manner are innumerable: confusion, coma, vomiting, seizures, slow breathing, hypothermia and death. The overconsumption of alcohol does not look cool.

What needs to be acknowledged is not only is chugging one beer not the smartest thing to do, the stunts that come along with being Neknominated are dumb. These stunts are becoming increasingly dangerous and in some cases possibly fatal.

There has however been somewhat of a positive spin to this stupidity. Many students across the country have decided that nominating one another to chug a beer is plain dumb.

Finally! They have instead the Raknominations, that is, random acts of kindness nominations.

A Queen’s University nursing student made Valentine’s Day cards for all of the patients on her floor. A student from South Africa bought lunch for a homeless man. Bishop’s students have been making donations to charitable organizations.

Sadly, we see more people drinking irresponsibly instead of doing good things for one an-

other. The original game is promoting reckless drinking and that’s not something that needs to be promoted among young adults. We drink enough. Peer pressure and the obligation to top the person who nominated you don’t help the situation.

The idea that certain people think that it’s cool to chug a beer (even in some situations pure alcohol) as quickly as possible is completely mindboggling. Going out, partying and having a good time aren’t bad when done responsibly.

Neknomination is one of the most irresponsible ways you could go about it.

I nominate this risky fad finished.

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We like it hot, but not too hot $33K awarded in burning soup case

By Kyrinne Lockhart Opinion writer

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n 1998, Lucie Laflamme had one spoonful of Tim Horton’s bacon and potato soup, a spoonful that resulted in burns and years of suffering. After a ten-day trial earlier this month, the Superior Court of Quebec awarded Laflamme $33,333 in damages, agreeing that the soup was served at an excessively hot temperature, causing not only severe burning, but years of distress.

Many of you are probably thinking that this is stupid and the fault of Laflamme. Soup is supposed to be hot; she should have just blown on it to cool it down. In hindsight, maybe she could have blown on the soup and avoided all the courtroom fun. But this case was not a debate about whether or not blowing on soup will save you from harm, or if it is the legal

responsibility of the client to assume liability for a burnt tongue for not blowing on his or her soup before consumption.

Although the judge did suggest in his 85-page report that Laflamme could have perhaps minimized the damage by blowing on the soup before, this case was about the neglect of this franchise to ensure that it was serving soup at a temperature no higher than the industry standard of 170 degrees Fahrenheit.

Judge Mark G. Peacock came to his decision after the franchise was unable to produce records detailing the temperature of the soup that day, and admitted that the soup was heated to a level that could have caused serious burns.

There are number of similar cases to this one, most famously the 1994 Liebeck vs.

Mcdonald’s lawsuit. If you are unfamiliar with the case, Stella Liebeck, while opening the lid to prepare her coffee with milk

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A recent judgment by the Superior Court of Quebec awarded Lucie Laflamme a significant sum of money in her hot soup lawsuit against Tim Hortons.

and sugar, spilt the coffee all over her lap resulting in debilitating third degree burns. In court, the jury awarded Liebeck with a shocking $2.86 million to cover medical costs, as well for compensatory and punitive damages.

The judge lowered the amount to $640,000, but the two parties ended up settling outside of court. This casee was received with a great deal

of public criticism. The public remarks of both cases are quite similar in that they blame the victim. It was not until afterwards that the details of the disturbing extent of the burns were revealed to the public.

Likewise, I am interested in the details on the extent of Laflamme’s injuries being released. As customers, we expect soups and hot drinks to be served to us at a hot but

safe temperature. It is up to the companies to ensure that.

Maybe you are the type of person who had this happened to you. You would have been too embarrassed that you didn’t let your soup cool first so to prevent serious burns to the lining of your mouth, and not inconvenienced yourself with the hassle of lawyers and courts. But we should not shame Laflamme for holding the company accountable for negligence. Tim Horton’s either knew, or should have known, that the soup was too hot. By failing to do that, it resulted in someone getting hurt.

As burn complaints and lawsuits over food being served at unsafe temperatures, and negligence for customer safety (lids not being put on securely) pile up, the courtroom needs to make an example of these cases in order to send a message to food-serving companies and to protect the public.

Keeping sports not politics central

By Will O’Connell Contributor

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should start with a disclaimer: I do not, in any way, support Russia’s antigay laws. While I’d prefer Putin over his predecessors, his regime is not without its flaws. If I was Russian, I doubt I’d vote for him.

But these views have nothing to do with the Olympics. Sports are not diplomacy. The Olympics is not a reward for conforming to Western political standards. The Olympics are a time we should set aside politics, and focus on the achievements of the world’s best athletes. The countries they represent are irrelevant.

In Ancient Greece, the Olympics had nothing to do with nationalism. Nationalism didn’t even exist. It was about the best of the best, competing for glory and excitement; and it still should be.

Yet, this winter, we have seen considerably more backlash towards the hosting government than we would have if the Olympics were hosted in, say, Colorado. And anyone who has read a newspaper should know that the United States is also not without its share of hu-

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While Russia’s government is hostile towards the LGBT community and a pushback is certainly needed, this pushback should not divert the attention away from what the Olympics is truly about, the athletes.

man rights violations.

The International Olympic Committee has also seen its share of criticism for choosing Sochi, as well as choosing Beijing to host the 2008 Summer Games. As one of the few international organizations that aren’t completely dominated

by the West, I hope the IOC continues to make such controversial decisions.

How boring would the Olympics be if they simply alternated hosting between countries deemed “acceptable”? London 2012, Los Angeles 2016, Toronto 2020, Chicago 2024? No thank you.

And speaking of Beijing, I seem to recall those Olympics being a massive success. China is a beautiful country with a fascinating history, as is Russia. Should they not both be allowed to show that off?

Sochi’s organization was certainly sloppy, but not nearly as much so as it was made out to be. Viral stories like the “two-toilet stalls” were ill-informed and spawned sensational media campaigns.

This only made the outrage over Russia’s selection worse.

Yet for all the flak Russia’s received, the Games went well. There weren’t any colossal meltdowns. There weren’t any terrorist attacks. Sochi 2014 is over, and

by Rio 2016, no one will care. We’ve gotten all worked up over nothing.

As I said, I do not advocate the human rights violations of Puting’s government. I absolutely believe the people of Russia should be protesting the anti-gay laws. If I was Russian, I’d be protesting too. I’d be picketing on the streets. I’d be resisting arrest. I might torch a cop car.

I’d kiss a dude on the steps of the Kremlin, middle fingers raised in the air.

But I wouldn’t have done any of that in Sochi.

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Buuuut no

Federal budget should matter regardless of year

By Catherine Paquette Contributor

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ne could describe the Feb. 11 federal budget as an anti-climax. I didn’t think I would ever say that about $279 billion Canadian of taxpayer money.

It is though. With a majority government in power though, this budget will pass. Actually, other than the political ramifications, our government has free will to spend what they want in the budget.

To clarify though, when I say our government has free will to spend, what this really means is the cabinet and more specifically the Prime Minister’s Office has free will to spend. In this era of Canadian parliamentary power they are those who make the majority of the deci-

sions, and therefore are those free to spend.

Not only that, in 2007, the right of the government to decide to borrow more money was taken away from the parliament and given to cabinet.

Does this worry anyone?

Let me clarify this worry in case it is unclear. Canada does not have a presidential form of government, we have a parliamentary system. Parliament is supposed to make the decisions, yet our current system looks more like an executive deciding and parliament acquiescing.

Why is this important for a Bishops’ student? As a young adults, decisions made by the government will affect our education, programs when entering the workforce and future mortgage and daycare services.

Furthermore, the amount of

debt our country has right now and the way Canada for this evolving global economy will affect how much tax can expect to pay in the future and our economic viability.

Even those disinterested in politics or government cannot separate themselves completely from the decisions our elected officials make, especially with something as big as the budget.

So I state again, does it worry anyone else that such decisions are being made by such a small group of individuals with relatively (we are talking about $276 billion here) little oversight. Although we have an opposition in government, criticism is their oversight power. Furthermore, whether the current budget will in reality resemble what it promises is hard to say. Governments often

change long term projections and promises. This government during its eight year term has done so with everything from promises of a balanced budget to significant military expenditures.

As for this year’s budget, what can we say about it? It is described as boring or low key.

There are not any major announcements in it. This may be to give the government more leeway in next year’s budget, which will also coincide with an election year. As for what this budget gives us Bishops students, in January, I wrote about our generation’s involvement in politics and government, or more specifically our lack of involvement. This is clearly displayed by our lack of presence when voting. This lack of presence is now clearly displayed in federal spending. Other then

a federal loan program for apprentices and $1.5 billion over 10 years for the Canada First Research Excellence Fund, for post secondary institutions that “excel globally in research areas that create long-term economic advantages for Canada” there really is not much in it for young Canadians.

Should this worry our generation? When comparing our chances and circumstances to other countries, I think our generation has it quite well in Canada. What we should be worried about is the wider question I originally highlighted: Is so much spending power in the hands of so few, as the budget process has seemed to become in Canada, a good thing? I do not think so. Do Canadians care though? Not young Canadians apparently. If you want proof of that, look at the federal budget.

The Futility of “Bling Rap”

By Benoit Lenders Contributor

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enerally speaking, I can listen to any musical genre there is. I can’t say that I have a personal distaste for a particular genre like I did back in high school. Eventually, I came to the conclusion that restricting my musical preference was plain dumb, and so I ended up listening to hip-hop/rap, rock and all other genres (with some exceptions).

Today, my playlist includes some rap songs, rock, jazz, some electro, and even some classical at times. My playlists are composed with about ten or more different musical genres. All of this to say, for the last ten years, I have managed to expand my musical awareness; mean-

ing I have encountered many different groups, singers, DJs and instrumentalists while managing to keep an open mind.

Yet, despite my musical openness, there is still one type of music that gets on my nerves, one type of music I really have a hard time listening to. I am talking about what I call the “Bling Rap,” for lack of a better -or actual- term. By that, I am categorizing as a whole, every single rap or hip-hop song that could be summarized with: “look at me; I have huge amounts of money and girls at my disposal.” These songs never fail to annoy me. I find them to be repulsive.

A few years ago, I came across a rap artist called Immortal Technique. His real name is Felipe Coronel, an American rapper originating from Peru. He raps about various topics, generally with political in nature, such as revolutionaries,

homelessness, and war victims. Coronel, unlike other artists, decided not to sign under a label, but rather create his own.

Thus, he can freely express his ideas to the world without being limited by corporate censorship, he argues. He used a significant chuck of his personal money made (about $60 000) to go to Afghanistan and buy, refurnish and open an orphanage. This artist deserves to be widely recognized for his musical and charitable work.

Yet, if you enter “Immortal Technique” in Youtube’s search engine, you will find that his video with the highest number of views has a meager sixteen million.

In contrast, if you do the same exercise with, for example, “Lil Wayne,” you will find that some of his videos have more than a hundred, or even two hundred million views. In most videos, Lil Wayne only brags about his money and such,

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while repeatedly using the N-word so that his lines actually rhyme. Is his message really worth that many views? Why would a rich and powerful text such as those of Immortal Technique’s be only worth so few views?

Take a moment and think about it.

How can we justify such difference morally? It seems like we’d rather watch and dream rather than watch and think. Imagine if our preference was the opposite.

Lil Wayne would discuss the number of orphanages he could afford instead of the Lamborghinis. Yet, current “Bling Rap” only promotes individualism, in times in which a sense of community is much needed. I look at the current situation and I can’t help but be disgusted at how the “Bling Rap” leads to such awful priorities.

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Canadian blaCk hisTory

BY CHeLSeA CONWAY, WITH LOIS BOATeNG Features and opinions editors

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ince its inception in 1995, February has been officially recognized as Black History Month in Canada. As this year’s edition comes to a close, The Campus looks back on noteworthy events and faces from Canadian Black history.

Born in Barbados in 1960, the choreographer John alleyne moved to toronto with his family at age 5. there he trained at the National Ballet School, going on to the stuttgart Ballet in Germany. He began to choreograph balletic works and returned to in 1984, joining the National Ballet of Canada where he acted as resident choreographer.

Later choreographing for the British Columbia Ballet, Alleyne became the company’s artistic director in 1992.

Alleyne’s unique take on traditional ballet performance has since credited him with raising the profile of Ballet British Columbia.

ViCtoria, British ColumBia following an invitation by the governor James Douglas, the first ship carrying Black settlers from California landed in April 1858. By the end of the summer, more than 800 Californian Black settlers, many of them miners, had arrived in Victoria Arriving in Victoria in 1858, the immigrant Mifflin Gibbs (1823-1915) established his business and helped with the organization of a Black militia on Vancouver Island. During his ten-year stay in Canada, Gibbs became the first Black politician in Canada, elected to the Victoria Town Council in 1866.

MAP GRAPHIC BY CHeLSeA CONWAY

During her time as a conductor with the legendary Underground Railroad, abolitionist Harriet Tubman made 19 trips to the American South, guiding more than 300 slaves to freedom in Canada. Tubman died in New York on March 10, 1913.

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halifax, NoVa sCotia Roughly 2000 refugees set sail for Nova Scotia from September 1813 to August 1816, following British Vice-Admiral Alexander Cochrane’s offer to transport refugees from the U.S. to the British colonies.

On January 17, 1871, the death of John Baker at age 105 was announced in Cornwall, Ontario. Baker is thought to have been the last surviving Upper Canada slave, having seen the land’s progression from Upper Canada to Canada West to, finally, the Dominion of Canada.

Known as a Canadian War hero, William hall (1829–1904) was born in Horton Bluff on the Minas Basin, Nova Scotia. Hall later served with the American Navy, and then the British Navy as an able seaman. In 1857, Hall and his fellow sailors were sent on a rescue mission after a British garrison came under siege in Lucknow, India. All but Hall and one other sailor were killed before a breach was made, and for his gallantry, Hall became the first Black—and third Canadian—to receive the Victoria Cross on October 28, 1859.

Since his death, a memorial has been erected in Hantsport, N.S., and in February 2010 Hall’s achievements were celebrated on a stamp released by Canada Post.

In 1977, novelist Austin Clarke served as writer in residence at Concordia university in montreal, Quebec. Born in Barbados and occasionally hailed as “Canada’s first multicultural writer,” Clarke has received numerous awards for his writing, among them the Giller Prize in 2002 for The Polished Hoe, and more recently the $10,000 Harbourfront Festival Prize in 2012, “on the merits of his published work and efforts in fostering literary talent in new and aspiring writers.”

The Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, was sworn in on September 27, 2005 as Canada’s first Black governor general.

Prime Minister Paul Martin announced her appointment the month earlier.

WiNdsor, oNtario Canada’s first Black lawyer, Delos Davis (1846–1915) and his family came to Canada from Maryland via the Underground Railroad. Raised in Windsor, Ontario, Davis qualified to practice as a notary public in 1873; however, due to prevailing racism, gaining experience was made difficult. Through negotiations with the local government representative, an act of Provincial Parliament was introduced that saw Davis able practice as a solicitor by 1885, and later a barrister in 1886. In 1910, Davis was likely the first Black person appointed as a King’s Counsel in Canada.

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Eye-opening experiences into mental health ...and our interconnectedness through art

By Asha-Maria Bost Staff writer

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ishop’s University’s Fine Arts department and the Foreman Art Gallery have been busy this month, working hand-in-hand to organize activities for the school and the greater Lennoxville community.

On Feb. 13, the Caribbean Student’s Association (CASA) held the Project Diaspora Event in conjunction with the Community Art Lab for Black History Month.

Participants were asked identify the places they come from, countries they have connections to, where they are now, and where they would like to go. They then linked these places with string. The map ultimately showed our interconnectedness, and the diverse identities that we share.

Some participants gave interviews and provided rich stories about their personal and cultural heritage, interrelationships, and aspirations regarding travel. With pins and string across nearly every continent, our histories, aspira-

photo courtesy Asha-Maria Bost

A small portion of the map created during Project Diaspora at the Community Art Lab.

tions, and connections are clustered and interrelated.

On Feb. 25, there was a Mental Health and Wellbeing round table in which faculty from Bishop’s and guest artists came to speak about heath and well being in arts and life.

Anne Plamondon spoke about her dance piece that was performed in Centennial, and how it drew inspiration from her father’s schizophrenia. Joanne Hui, who ran the comic jam at the Fore-

man Art Gallery earlier this year, talked about graphic novels and autobiography.

Other speakers included Dr. Fuschia Sirois and Dr. Adrianna Mendrek.

During the upcoming reading week, the community art lab will be hosting its annual March Break Camp for youth. This year the camp will be focused on confluence of science and art as expressed in the current exhibit at the Foreman Art Gallery called Energy.

In this innovative camp, children will

learn various artistic techniques such as collage and puppet-making. They will learn about subjects including forms of energy, biodiversity, and environmental change — all with artistic focuses.

Camp registration or more information can be found by contacting contact Siobhan Buchanan at artlab@ubishops.ca. The camp takes place March 3-7, and costs $25 per day, or $125 for the week.

Big duck in a small pond

BU students attract international attention to the small liberal arts model

By Alexis Chouan Contributor

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UEUC is back for its fifth year at Bishop’s University. What started as a small colloquium of Quebec English literature students has turned into the fastest growing undergraduate conference in Canada.

For the first time, QUEUC will boast international representation. The conference’s reputation has made it south of the border and many of this year’s 194 submissions came from the United States. The 2014 line-up will include presenters from Emerson College in Boston, MA. Bishop’s University Principal and Vice Chancellor, Michael Goldbloom, was reportedly pleased by this development as he intends to strengthen relationships with our New England neighbours. QUEUC confirms Bishop’s relevance on the

academic scene, even as a small university.

The Quebec Universities English Undergraduate Conference was started in 2009 by Dr. Riddell and her students. The conference features panels, in which top undergraduate Humanities students present research papers they wrote for class.

Though it has grown into a significant yearly event, QUEUC has not forgotten its early lighthearted roots. The conference’s mascot, a cartoonish duck wearing a book in place of a hat, keeps the event from taking itself too seriously.

“The duck is the unsung hero of the avian world,” quipped Dr. Riddell, entering a lengthy analogy between the versatility of the duck on air, water, and land, and the many skills of a successful English student.

Since its inception, QUEUC has sought to complement the education that humanities

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The QUEUC vetting committee select which essays will be presented at the conference.

students receive in the classroom. Though papers are the fruit of hours of labour and toil, too often they are graded and shoved in a back drawer, never

to be seen again. The conference recognizes the effort and passion put into research and gives the most thought-provoking papers the audience they

deserve.

QUEUC is organized by students for students, and is only possible because of the close and intimate atmosphere of Bishop’s University. The conference embodies the values of a small liberal arts education by fostering an intellectual discussion among peers, outside of the classroom, in a safe, fun, and professional environment.

The conference will return, this year, bigger than ever. In addition to an expanded number of panels, QUEUC 2014 will also feature a number of social events including an English-themed Cranium night, an Edgar Allen Poe carnival, and a talk by Ben Mattes, producer of Batman: Arkham Origins.

QUEUC will take place at Bishop’s University, March 14-15, 2014. To attend, and for more information, go to www.ubishops.ca/queuc. The registration deadline is March 1st.

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It’s gonna be a scream!

Horror-comedy Texas Werewolf is coming to Centennial Theatre

By alissa ralph Ar ts editor

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eing a teenager is no easy task. You have to worry about fitting into the high school social scene, be wary of peer pressure, and keep your grades up... but at least we get to experience this rite of passage as humans, rather than as werewolves.

Walter, on the other hand, is not so lucky. In George Rideout’s original play Texas Werewolf, the story of a teenage werewolf is played out in Northern Ontario. After Walter’s family moves out of Texas to avoid the Vietnam War draft, his life is completely altered. Not only is he the new guy in town, but he’s forced to deal with some “monstrous” changes.

For George Rideout, it’s been a play in the making for over 30

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Who’s afraid of the big, bad, teenage werewolf?

years; but it is the here and now that he is convinced in his cast’s ability to put on the most terrific show possible. “I know this gang could actually do it, and make it incredibly entertaining on [the] Centennial stage,” said Rideout.

The BU drama cast and crew have been preparing for the show since January, and it’s coming together amazingly

well. “It’s like a puzzle,” said Simon Lee, the actor playing the role of Principal Pryor. Kristy Benz, who’s playing French teacher Mademoiselle Page, added, “We spent all of last week getting the dances down, and now we’re just tightening everything up”.

Not only have the cast been hard at work, but a number of collaborators are integral to

the production of the show.

Cory Bowles, choreographer for a number of Bishop’s productions, is back in action and bringing it. “He is great with what I call ‘organic dance’; you can’t beat him,” said Rideout.

Also involved are Jamie Crooks and the Lennoxvillains, who are performing both wellknown 60s hits and original songs written specially for the

show.

What’s undeniable about Texas Werewolf is the common experience of growing up. “The show takes those teenage moments we all know and puts them on stage in an upbeat way,” said Benz. “And it’s funny,” explained Simon Lee, “there’s a bit of a horror theme mixed with jokes that people will really get a kick out of”.

It’s clear that the performance’s biggest success will be in its level of relatability. “It won’t only be the laughs and the music, but people will identify with the high school age — how tough it is to be different,” said Rideout.

Don’t miss Texas Werewolf — aawwooooooo!

The musical runs from March 13-16, at 8 p.m. in Centennial Theatre. Tickets are available at the Centennial Box Office: Adults $20, Seniors $18, Students $10 (with $2 off all ticket prices before March 6)

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What’s the fuss about American Hustle?

A strong cast offsets an occasionally weak plot

By Kai Rudell Ar ts writer

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he 86th Academy Awards are this Sunday — woohoo! To keep you all a little more in the know, I’m reviewing another nominated film, American Hustle. Nominated in 10 different categories, including all four acting categories, best original screenplay, best director, and best film, this movie is certain to make an impact at this year’s awards.

American Hustle follows conman Irving Rosenfeld (Christian Bale), his lover/associate Sydney Prosser (Amy Adams), his wife and mother of his adopted son Rosalyn (Jennifer Lawrence), FBI agent Richard DiMaso (Bradley Cooper), and the oblivious Mayor of Camden, New Jersey, Carmine Polito (Jeremy Renner). Confusing, I know; just look at that cast!

Increasingly entangled in a con involving an Arab Sheikh, a mob boss, Atlantic City’s gambling scene, and $2 million, the characters’ roads are not easy. This is a con that strains their nerves and their relationships.

The most important factor while

watching American Hustle is to realize that the plot is not particularly important. The film is much more about its ensemble of characters and their relationships. Because of that, it is very important that the acting be very good.

And, thankfully, it is.

Each character is distinct, and each of their internal psychologies are all fascinating. Of the four, I was particularly impressed by Cooper’s acting, in his portrayal of the power-hungry and ambitious Richard DiMaso. An additional surprise to this already starfilled cast was comedian Louis C.K. as DiMaso’s superior.

Director David O. Russell’s previous film Silver Linings Playbook was nominated for several Oscars in last year’s ceremony, and gave Jennifer Lawrence her first Oscar. Russell’s directing style allows freedom for his actors, and some great scenes are the result of this spontaneity-friendly style. One such scene involves Lawrence’s character singing along and dancing to Paul McCartney’s “Live and Let Die”.

The soundtrack features a mix of jazz and 70s pop music all of which is featured fairly prominently. The song choices really bring together the film’s setting and, along with the costumes, paints a clear picture of America’s east

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American Hustle features a colourful cast with colourful problems.

coast in the 70s.

However, I did find that the film sometimes had trouble with pacing.

The first 20 minutes of the movie are spent establishing the new romance between Rosenfeld and Prosser, but there isn’t any clear sense of a plot at that point. Additionally, the beginning of the film features voiceovers from three different characters, which

comes across a bit forced.

While the film’s plot is a little unbelievable at times and the pacing slow, American Hustle is worth it for the performances alone. No matter the outcome of this weekend’s awards, the movie will be remembered for its talented ensemble cast. B+

Minecraft: the love of a lifetime Imagination abounds in the virtual world

By Peter Krasemann Ar ts writer

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new game has crept into my life and taken hold of me. I devote endless hours to punching dirt and building monuments, with the occasional forest fire to deal with. Of course, I’m talking about Minecraft, and I can now truthfully say: I understand. To anyone who has played this game, I also understand how great it is.

After numerous failed attempts in purchasing Minecraft (it’s a long story), I’ve gotten my hands on it for the PS3. I waited for a solid chunk of time to devote myself to the game, and boy, that was the best and worst idea.

What’s great about Minecraft is its simplicity. Quite literally everything is a cube, but I really like the design style. The sound effects are great, and nothing’s more terrifying than hearing a Creeper or monster come up behind

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Minecraft allows for your creativity to run wild, and to build yourself an awesome realm to rule.

you.

But outside of all this, the game relies heavily on you, the player, to determine it all. At first I couldn’t make

heads or tails of the game, but after a little while and practice I had a treehouse, a mine, and a trunk full of iron and coal. I was on my way, and I was

soon going to devour the continent.

Minecraft is very relaxing — evil monsters not included — and if you have an idea or design in mind, time passes by quicker than you think. My personal passion is a powered minecart rail sys-tem that runs all around a series of caves. It’s also fun to just hunt for items and take smaller steps to goals in the game.

The diversity of things to do is profound on the PS3, but on the PC, it’s said to be limitless: space adventures, horses... the more I talk about this game the more I want to get back to it!

It may very well sound very boring to you (goodness knows my roommates can attest to that), but it’s a hobby of sorts, like trains or plastic models. And while that may too sound horrendous, it’s really all about your imagination. You won’t only explore the virtual world, but the one you wish to create in your mind.

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What’s on your iPod? What BU students are listening to

DAKOTA WELLMAN

By Tabitha Brasso-Ernst Ar ts writer

LLOYD WHITE

. “Let It Go” - Idina Menzel (from Frozen)

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. “Holocene” - Bon Iver

. “FU” - Miley Cyrus

. “Comrade” - Volcano Choir

. “Retrograde” - James Blake

“All of these songs are just beautiful. Pretty harmonies, pretty melodies.”

Rosalie Dowling

“Beyoncé, Frank, Idina, and Miley...do I need to say anything more?”

JULIA BLUNDON

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. “Pink Rabbits” - The National . “Wisconsin” - Bon Iver

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. “Chariot” - Gavin DeGraw

. “Modern Age” - The Strokes . “The Walk” - Hansen

“I love Chariot because it’s really easy to sing along with, and it’s perfect for a road trip with your friends.”

Erin Cavallin

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. “Superpower” - Beyoncé ft. Frank Ocean

. “Dragonfly” - M. Craft

. “Dog Days Are Over” - Florence and the Machine . “A Praise Chorus” - Jimmy Eat World

“Dragonfly is just one of the most beautiful, hypnotizing songs I’ve ever heard. I’ve listened to it over 400 times and I’ve never gotten sick of it. Dog Days Are Over is one of those songs that pumps me up and makes me feel like I can do absolutely anything, and never fails to brighten my mood! And Jimmy Eat World in general I find to be an extremely relatable band, all of their lyrics hit home for me.”

. “Going to California” - Led Zeppelin.

“I like the first two because I typically enjoy listening to music that is melodically interesting, but has interesting and honest lyrics. I want to hear songs that sound like they have an underlying truth to them. And I like the last one because it makes me feel nostalgic.”

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ALISSA RALPH

Tom niles

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. “Home by Now” - Bombay Bicycle Club

. “Both Sides Now” - Joni Mitchell

. “What a Fool Believes” - The Doobie Brothers

. “Anthem” - Leonard Cohen.

. “Santa Monica” - The Front Bottoms

. “Sprawl II”- Arcade Fire

“Both Sides Now is a timeless song, melodic yet insightful and applies to lots of situations. Anthem is the most reassuring feel good song I know and is really insightful. Sprawl II is a meaningful song that reminds me of some awesome times with a great friend. I saw Arcade Fire live once, by a surprise appearance at a festival and it was one of my favourite moments.”

“Home By Now is from BBC’s newest album and I’m really into it. “What a Fool Believes” causes some controversy in my family, because to my dad, it’s the “epitome of what [he] hates”. But what can I say? I love the groove. And the Front Bottoms are a kinda garagey band that I’ve recently gotten into. The lyrics, for the most part, are kinda sad, but the music is the opposite, which I like.”

Student bands at Bishop’s Don’t tell me you haven’t heard of Don’t Tell Mom!

By Tabitha Brasso-Ernst Ar ts writer

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hen you go to see a band perform, you’re seeing the final product of countless hours put into crafting a spectacular show. Every member works hard to exude that effortless feel, and the result? The audience worships their every move. In order to make it work, however, there has to be a sense of teamwork as well as the passion to both play and succeed.

If you were to ask me if I have a band that comes to mind

when listing off these qualities, I would have to say Bishop’s own Don’t Tell Mom. Formed in 2013, Don’t Tell Mom consists of four Bishop’s music students: Lloyd White (bass), Sam Neumann (drums), Maya Chobot (vocals, guitar), and Kevin Murrell (vocals, guitar).

According to Chobot, the band first bonded over their mutual enjoyment of making noise: “One day, we found each other in the basement of the music department. One thing led to the next, and we started accumulating a bunch of noise

complaints”.

Since the beginning of the band’s existence, they have participated in a number of gigs, and have formed quite the impressive fan base. In just under a year, this foursome has also become staple performers at The Lion. They have won the highly anticipated Battle of the Bands event twice in a row, once in 2013 and this past Friday, tying with fellow band The Shumonlees.

When I sat in on one of Don’t Tell Mom’s rehearsals, I could automatically feel the connection all four members had with

one another, further confirmed

by White: “We’re just a bunch of really good friends playing loud music and being goofy. There’s nothing better”.

They also enjoy making the audience happy, as stated by Murrell. “It just feels so great to look out into the audience and see people having as much fun as we do onstage. We’re always super excited to share this with our friends”. Chobot also agrees with this, and sees each gig as a convenient excuse to rock out: “It’s such a blast having a dance party with everybody!”

For Neumann, becoming a

part of Don’t Tell Mom served as a warm welcome to the Bishop’s community: “having been a scared, little first year, it was a huge honor to be included in something so special with the coolest group of people I’ve met”, said the musician. Sounds like a pretty great way to start off your Bishop’s career.

As one of Lennoxville’s rising “It bands”, there doesn’t seem to be any slowing down for Don’t Tell Mom. Says Murrell: “It’s fun to see this thing developing, and hopefully shaping its identity as we keep playing and doing our thing”.

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Jared Perlmutter, Sports Editor » thecampus.sports@gmail.com

One Last Bout at Home BU basketball has last home game

By Mike Stanley Contributor

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n Friday, Feb. 21 the Gaiters Men and Women basketball teams hosted their last home games of the season against the Concordia Stingers. The night also had an added emotional twist to it, as it marked the last game for the team’s graduating players.

The first match of the night featured the Lady Gaiters, who looked to claim their first regular season win at home. The match had an air of intensity from the start and you could feel how much the game meant to all the players. The Gaiters managed to keep the score close in the first quarter (16-14 Stingers) despite getting into foul trouble early.

The match was close in the first half, which gave the fans an honest hope at seeing the elusive victory they’ve been wanting all season. Unfortu-

nately the second half involved many turnovers from the Gaiters, which proved to be the significant factor in the lack of offensive productivity.

Despite fouling out of the game near the end, Jenae Grayer had a very productive game with 3 steals, 1 block and 17 points. The lineup featured only minor substitutions throughout the game, keeping the starting lineup working hard all night.

The starters included graduating Gaiters Catherine Rondeau (captain) and MarieMichelle Paquin who were later honoured along with Charlotte Mathiessen by Coach Perno and the Gaiter community for their effort, hard work and time spent on the team.

Coach Rod Gilpin elected to start three of the seniors in what ended up being a nail-bitter of a game. Onnex Blackwood, Matt Mclean and Scott Ring were up to the task to work hard one last time at home for the Gaiter faithful.

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Scott Ring, along with fellow seniors Onnex Blackwood and Matt McLean were honored as part of Senior Night.

The game started off with an attacking Concordia Stinger team, one that seemed too good to be matched by the Gaiters.

The second quarter proved to be better for the home team as they stepped up immensely on the defensive side, while improving their scoring as well.

The rest of the game saw consistency from Bishop’s in pushing the games’ intensity and drive for a win on this big night.

While there was a large rotation on the court, Blackwood led the team in scoring one last time at home with 19 points adding 3 steals. The final score was a 78-76 victory that seemed to please the crowd as they gave their team a standing ovation.

This writer caught up with Senior and team Captain Scott Ring for a comment on his career at Bishop’s - “It’s been

a great 4 years. The first two were tough. We didn’t win many games and it was difficult to overcome that. Last year we did, and this year has been relatively successful.

“No matter whether I come back next year or not, I will be satisfied knowing that I was part of the first group to build a good program. It’s been fun, and I couldn’t have asked for a better experience.”

Basketball, eh?

How a select group of Canadian will make March Madness worth watching

By Jared Perlmutter Spor ts editor

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t this point, if you haven’t heard of Andrew Wiggins, you must be living under a rock. Wiggins, the 6’7 forward from Vaughn, Ontario, has taken the basketball world by storm, being praised as the “next Lebron”. While Wiggins may be the cream of the crop, he is far from the only Canadian making waves down south.

Freshman point guard Tyler Ennis, of Brampton, Ontario, is another guaranteed highlight maker hailing from Canada. Ennis is a key cog, both offensively and defensively for number four ranked Syracuse. Playing in coach Jim Boehiem’s 2-3 zone, Ennis is number one in the ACC in steals, and near the top in assists as well. Despite being just 19 years old, Ennis has been praised by coaches and pundits alike for his uncharacteristic poise and composure.

Tyler however, is not the only member of his family who is Madness-bound this March. Dylan Ennis, three years Tyler’s

senior, is a rotation player for the Villanova Wildcats, chipping in just over six points a game. With both Villanova and Syracuse looking dominant thus far, a potential March matchup for the Ennis brothers is entirely possible.

If you watched March Madness last year, you may recall a lanky, sweetshooting Canadian making waves on a loaded Michigan Wolverines squad.

Well, Nik Stauskas (Mississauga, Onatrio) is still around, and he’s only gotten better. John Belien’s squad may have lost some key contributors to the NBA (Tim Hardaway Jr., Trey Burke) and injury (Mitch McGary) but they have not lost a step, thanks to Stauskas.

Stauskas, a role player last year, has firmly taken control of this team, averaging a team high 16.7 pts, while still shooting a sizzling 44% from long range.

The 6’6 forward has thrown his name into draft talks as well, proving he’s more than just a one trick pony.

A lesser known name amongst casual fans, but a name shooting up the draft boards, is Iowa State’s Melvin Ejim.

Under the tutelage of former NBAer and former Cyclone star Fred Hoiberg, Ejim

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Tyler Ennis (orange) faces off against brother Dylan (blue).

has flourished. Ejim is leading the team in scoring, averaging just shy of 19 a game with 8.4 rebounds a game as well.

Ejim has firmly established himself a top tier NBA prospect.

On the West Coast, there are a couple of Canadians worth watching. You may remember Kevin Pangos from last year’s tournament, where he led the number one seeded (and grossly overrat-ed) Gonzaga Bulldogs. Despite last years poor performance (Gonzaga was upset

in the second round), and the departure of fellow Canadian Kelly Olynyk to the NBA, Gonzaga remains a team to watch.

Pangos is averaging 14.7 pts a game, and hopes to lead the Zags a little farther this year.

The Stanford Cardinal boast a pair of towering Canadians, both hailing from the Toronto area. Dwight Powell, a highly recruited player out of high school, appears to have put it all together. After a pedestrian first couple of years, Powell is now averaging just under 15 a game.

Fellow Cardinal, and Canadian Stefan Nastic (Thornhill, Ontario) is also coming into his own. The Redshirt junior is averaging careers highs in minutes and points. The two towers (Powell is 6’9 while Nastic 6’11) have Stanford in the race for a tourney spot.

While we will have to wait to see which Canadians do make it to March, there will be no short-age of talent.

Behind Wiggins, and Ennis, there is a group of young Canadians looking to prove that basketball is more than just America’s game.

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Team Canada golden once again Canada defends men’s hockey gold

By Dylan Konecny Contributor

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he Canadian men’s hockey team led

by Sidney Crosby dominated the Olympics, outplaying every team they faced in the round-robin tournament.

The Canadians played in six games and had six wins to become the first undefeated team to win Gold since the USSR in 1984.

After all of the speculation regarding the team’s selection of players Steve Yzerman and company managed to pick another championship team. Since the inclusion of NHL players in the Olympics, Canada has won three of the five Gold Medals. This tournament once again showcased the best talent and team play that was simply no match for any other country.

Looking back on it, playing ball hockey in practice over the summer due to insurance costs seems less ridiculous.

Mike Babcock was able to implement the system he wanted for the tournament and all of the players were on the same page despite playing half of an NHL season before the Olympics.

Fans weren’t worried about the team’s ability to score goals but the loss of top NHL goal scorer Steven Stamkos (who broke his leg driving to the net in November) caused a stir.

Stamkos was named to the team in case he was able to rehab it and be able to play in time; however eventually doctors were unable to clear him, leaving teammate Martin St. Louis to replace the injured star.

Another controversy for fans was whether Penguins forward Chris Kunitz was worthy of selection to the team, based on how well he plays with Sidney Crosby in Pittsburgh. The final and most

important question was going to be who the goalie would be for Canada: Roberto Luongo or Carey Price. The Canadians would only go as far as their goaltending allowed them too.

The tournament would start with Canada in a group with Norway, Austria and Finland. Canada simply looked sluggish at the start of the Norway game, and even though they were dominating, they were unable to score despite their absurd shot totals and time on attack.

They would win 3-1 with Carey Price in net.

The Canadians then dispatched Austria 6-0 with Luongo earning a shutout.

Carey Price started versus the first real test: a hardworking Finnish team led by the ageless wonder Teemu Selanne. Despite again dominating the Finnish team physically, Finnish Goalie Tuukka Rask was able to keep Finland in the game and force overtime. Canada’s Drew Doughty would put on a show before wiring a shot past Rask for the game winner.

After the group stage Canada’s defenceman had scored 7 of the 13 goals and again people were questioning the offensive ability of the forwards who seemed unable to capitalize, with Coach Mike Babcock continually shuffling the lines. The most effective line proved to be the physical line of Jamie Benn, Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry.

The Canadian group played in the Quarter Finals versus the winner of Switzerland and Latvia. Latvia would upset the Swiss and enter the spotlight led by Canadian born coach Ted Nolan.

Canada found their groove playing against Tampa Bay Lightning prospect Kristers Gudlevskis, who would stop 57 shots to Carey Price’s 16. By the end of the game, the Latvian goalie was simply so exhausted he could not even stand.

John Tavares left the game injured and was deemed unable to play anymore

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Price backstopped Canada to their second consecutive Gold, posting shutouts in the semi, and final.

with a torn meniscus in his knee, after taking a hit along the boards. Tied late in the game Shea Weber hammered a slap shot into the net to give Canada the lead, and again Canada would win in a tight game 2-1.

In the semi-finals Canada was matched with the USA team. The Americans boasted the highest powered offense in the tournament led by Phil Kessel. The USA was unable to produce anything in the game again, as Canada was finally firing on all cylinders against the Americans. Simply shutting down the Americans with long possessions in the offensive zone sparingly allowed the Americans into the Canadian end.

Jamie Benn would tip in a cross ice feed from Jay Boumeester and the Canadians would win 1-0, sending the Americans to the bronze match and giving Canada a chance to win the gold medal versus Sweden.

Sweden was simply outmatched again by this dominant Canadian team as Babcock’s men used the defenseman

to move the puck and cycle the puck in the other team’s end. When possession did change there was pressure from Canadian back checkers and the imposing defenceman. Canada would score a goal in every period and Sidney Crosby, Chris Kunitz and Jonathan Toews (who were all scoreless throughout the tournament) would score in the gold medal game to give a Canada a 3-0 win.

After the medal ceremony and celebrating, Babcock would silence his team’s critics in the post-game press conference. “Does anybody know who won the scoring race? Does anybody care? Does anybody know who won the gold medal?” Mike Babcock stood up and left the press conference, once again the coach of the Olympic champions. Canada once again showcased to the world why we are the premier hockey power, a force to be reckoned four years from now in South Korea.

Health tips

Establishing the right amount of Cardio for you

By Mikael Kessler Contributor

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ust how much cardio is necessary in life or in weight loss? The majority of women will swear by 30-60 minutes of cardio, while men typically go for 20 minutes or less, as they believe excess cardio impedes muscle development.

But the correct amount of cardio depends on your personal fitness goals.

First and foremost, physical activity promotes healthy

cardiovascular health by improving the condition of your heart. Your heart is a muscle just like any other and must be worked to become strong and fight off cardiovascular diseases.

Secondly, physical activity increases your metabolism which allows you to burn more calories and shed those love handles. Many women claim that they want to lose weight, but might be misinformed and actually doing too much cardio.

When weight loss involves

muscle loss, the end result after hard dieting and long hours spent on the treadmill is a skinny, flabby physique which in the gym world is known as “skinny fat”. The simple inclusion of 30 minutes of weight resistance training coupled with cardio will greatly prevent muscle loss and ensure that lean and toned physique.

Science has recently dropped the hammer on long steady state cardio sessions and declared that less is more… less and more intense

that is.

High interval intensity training is characterized by small intervals of high-intensity exercise–at a rate near 90% maximum heart rate–followed by intervals of slowerpaced active recovery A recent study conducted by researchers at Laval University compared two groups where one performed only one hour steady state cardio, and the other group only performed 20 minutes of High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT). After 20 weeks, the

HIIT group lost significantly more body fat.

The study was replicated by researchers from East Tennessee State University and demonstrated similar findings.

The correct amount of cardio is dependent on your personal fitness goals and should be coupled with a healthy diet to promote a healthy lifestyle. On the other hand, not all types of cardio are created equally and HIIT is ideal for those that want to rev up their body into a calorie burning machine.

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Wait, he’s Russian?

The skater from afar is a common sight at the Olympics

By Jared Perlmutter Spor ts editor

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osting the Olympic games brings with it a large amount of pressure. Back in 2010, with the Games in Vancouver, Canadian athletes faced tremendous pressure to perform and win medals on home soil. While the locale may have changed for 2014, the pressure on the host nation to win has not.

Enter Viktor Ahn. There is no single athlete in the games that sums up the pressures of winning better. Ahn, a South Korean by birth, is now lacing it up for Russia.

One of the most decorated short track speed skaters of all time, Viktor Ahn was not always his name. Ahn Hyun-Soo, as he was known, dominated the short track circuit in Turin back in 2006, taking home three golds and a bronze.

Fast forward four years to Vancouver 2010, and Ahn was nowhere to be seen. This is because in 2010, Ahn had a falling out with the South Korean speed skating federation, after being una-ble to qualify for the Olympic team that year.

While an injury kept him from qualifying, it did not stop Ahn from feeling cast aside by his coun-try, in favour of younger talents. South Korea is a dominant force in short track,

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Ahn, who formerly skated for South Korea, took home 4 medal for his new country, Russia.

and despite Ahn’s previously proven prowess, he was left off the team.

It is clear now that Ahn has plenty left in the tank. The professional athlete was approached by multiple nations (Russia and the US, just to name a couple) with the promise of fast-tracked citi-zenship, in return for his membership on their Olympic roster. While it is fair to assume that there was some sort of monetary compensation involved, no one is sure of the figures.

After changing his name (Ahn

chose the name Viktor because of its association with victory), he has now become a Russian hero. Ahn has once again taken three golds and a bronze in Sochi, dominating the games despite not participating in Vancouver. In Russia, Ahn took gold in the 500m individual, relay and 1000m, adding a bronze in the 1500m.

This begs the question of just how many athletes are competing for a nation they were not born in? The numbers might surprise you. According to Pew Research Center, approximately

4% of the athletes competing in Sochi are doing so for a country than that of their birth.

Leading the way in poached athletes is our fair nation. Canada has 9 Olympians who were born outside of Canada. In second place is the US and Russia, with 7 apiece. Notable athletes from outside their country of representation include Jamaican-Canadian bobsledder Lascelles Brown, and American silver medal winning freestyle skier, Gus Kenworthy.

Furthermore, there appears to be a clear pattern in the

sports with poached athletes.

One of every ten alpine skiers are foreign born, while two in ten figure skaters hail from abroad as well.

The IOC only requires that a competitor be a citizen of the country he or she represents.

This presents a loophole however, as the IOC has no say in the citizenship process of any compet-ing nations. So while we may not like the reality of foreign-born athletes competing in the games, it appears as though the trend is here to stay.

All the medals: A Sochi Olympics review

By Jared Perlmutter Spor ts editor

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anada once again enjoyed a tremendous amount of success at the Winter Olympics. Despite not topping the total medal count from Vancouver (26), Canada still did manage to place third in the overall count, with 25 total medals (10 Gold, 10 Silver, 5 Bronze).

Host nation Russia, walked away with the most medals (33) and the most gold (13).

Narrowly ahead of Canada, in second place, was Norway

(26, and 11 gold).

Canadian Medal Summary (by discipline) Alpine Skiing: 1 Bronze - Jan Hudec (Calgary, AB), Men’s Super G

Bobsled: 1 Gold - Kaillie Humphries (Calgary, AB) & Heather Moyse (Summerside, PEI), Women’s Bobsled Curling: 2 Gold - Men’s & Women’s Teams

Freestyle Skiing: 4 Gold - Alexandre Bilodeau (Montreal, QC) Men’s Moguls, Justine Dufour-Lapointe (Montreal, QC) Women’s Moguls, Dara Howell (Huntsville, ON) Women’s Ski Slopestyle, Marielle Thompson (Vancouver, BC) Women’s Ski Cross 4 Silver - Mikael Kingsbury (Saint-Agathe-desMonts, QC), Men’s Moguls, Mike Riddle (Edmonton, AB), Men’s Ski Half-pipe, Chloe Dufour-Lapointe (Montreal, QC) Women’s Moguls, Kelsey Serwa (Kelowna, BC) Women’s Ski Cross 1 Bronze - Kim Lamarre

(Lac-Beauport, QC), Women’s Ski Slopestyle

Figure Skating: 3 Silver - Patrick Chan (Toronto, ON), Men’s Free Skate, Tessa Virtue (London, ON) & Scott Moir (London, ON), Ice Dancing, Team Canada, Team Figure Skating Ice Hockey: 2 Gold - Men’s and Women’s Team

Snowboarding: 1 Silver - Dominique Maltais (Petite-Riviere-SaintFrancois, QC), Women’s Snow-

board Cross 1 Bronze - Mark McMorris (Regina, SK), Men’s Snowboard Slopestyle

Long Track Speed Skating: 1 Silver - Denny Morrison (Chetwynd, BC), Men’s 1000m 1 Bronze - Denny Morrison (Chetwynd, BC), Men’s 1500m Short Track Speed Skating: 1 Gold - Charles Hamelin (Levis, QC), Men’s 1500m 1 Silver - Team Canada, Women’s 3000m Relay 1 Bronze - Charle Cournoyer (Longueuil, QC), Men’s 500m

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Michael Sam Hopes Not To Be Defined by Sexuality

By Marcus Lam-Peters Spor ts writer

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am writing this watching Canada`s women`s hockey team in the gold medal game cheering on one of my high school classmates in her first Olympic games. As excited as I am watching this game, this is not the highlight of my sporting weekend. Feb. 22-25 is the NFL’s annual Scouting Combine. More than 300 of college football’s best athletes will be evaluated in preparation for the league draft in May. There are a number of players who will be highlighted this weekend but one who will receive special attention regardless of his performance is University of Missouri defensive end Michael Sam. This season he was named a first team All-American, won the SEC`s Defensive Player of the Year and helped lead his team to their first ever SEC title and a Cotton Bowl victory.

A day after Valentine`s Day Sam made headlines again, this time for a non-football reason. He announced to the world that he was gay. If drafted this May he will be the first openly gay player in league history. Enter controversy.

Football has always been a sport stained by a macho attitude. It’s a sport that reveals in many ways the contents of a man’s soul and is cast as a sport for only the manliest of men. In stark con-

trast the stereotypes about gay men that have largely dominated society portray them as feminine and fragile.

Even more damning is a prevailing perspective amongst straight men that gay men are predators. It has been said that a gay football player could throw off the chemistry of a team and leave many players feeling alienated.

Recently there has been a consistent public discussion about the NFL’s preparedness for a gay player. There are players who are very vocal about the issue on both sides giving credibility to critic’s warnings of a divided locker room. More than one player has claimed that they were let go because of their activism. The Vikings are quietly being investigated by the NFL because of such a claim from a former player and a potential lawsuit is looming.

After the announcement Sports Illustrated put out an article claiming that they had interviewed eight NFL executives and coaches who felt that Sam hurt his draft stock because of his announcement.

They detailed why football still isn’t ready for an openly gay player. Alienation in the workplace was the obvious explanation; one went as far to say that “it’s still a man’s-man game”.

The largest factor though seems to be the media. To them Michael Sam is a huge story; the horde will swarm down upon the team he ends up on and be

a great source of distraction on most teams. This is a distraction that many league coaches will not be willing to deal with for one player, constituting a real concern.

There are a number of players who found it difficult to find work in the NFL because of their popularity with the media regardless of the reason they received attention. One of the professionals interviewed commented that about 90% of teams had already known about Sam’s sexuality but the timing of his public announcement was poor.

It’s clear that the NFL has a conduct issue. A professional team’s locker room is not the typical workplace environment and there is a lot of grey area regarding what is acceptable.

The issue of hazing has been touched upon many times in the past few years.

This season the discussion received special attention when Dolphin’s tackle Jonathan Martin had an emotional breakdown and left his team citing bullying as the cause. That case’s investigation has been recently completed and will undoubtedly be a relatable storyline going into next season. Could Sam be the victim of locker room bullying because of his sexuality?

Player reactions to Sam’s announcement have been a mixed. Many players have applauded him for his courage, some chose to comment on how his draft stock may plummet or how his

presence could negatively affect a locker room, some have simply stated this is a non-issue. The conversation has been going on for a while but now football must begin to act as it must deal with its greatest phobia.

Sam told his Missouri teammates about his sexuality at the beginning of the college season and they rallied around him to produce one of the best seasons in school history. It’s hard to believe that a team full of professional athlete’s would handle that knowledge any worse than a team of undergrads.

This is most importantly an issue of ethics and fairness but it is also an issue of image for the league. The NFL has no desire to see another conduct issue arise around a player who will receive a large amount of media scrutiny.

Roger Goodell needs to make it clear to all players, coaches and executives that mistreatment of Sam due to his sexuality will be met with stiff consequences.

Sam has decided that he wants to be free to be who he is from day one and while he is proud of his sexuality he doesn’t want that to define him as a football player. He would be given an opportunity to crush some of the condemning stereotypes attributed to gay men.

Before that can happen though he needs to get into the league and a solid performance at the NFL Scouting Combine would be a boost for his profile.

Poulin pots winner

Team Canada wins gold in impressive fashion

By Dylan Konecny Contributor

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he margin for error in the Olympics is so small that when a mistake is made, the top athletes in the world will take the opportunity and run with it. Never has that been more evident than with Canada’s Women’s hockey team.

Going back to the pretournament exhibition series with the Americans being the women’s team in four straight games, it looked like this could be the year that the Olympic gold medal streak for Canada would come to an end.

In preliminary play the IIHF divided the groups so that Group A contained the perennial hockey powers Canada

and the USA, and Group B the weaker teams that newly qualified. In this new format all four teams from Group A would automatically qualify for the quarter finals and the top two teams from Group B would as well. The new setup was primarily done to remove any blowout games.

After handily dispatching the Swiss team 5-0 and the Finnish team 3-0, Canada played the USA; and the top teams of the tournament would not disappoint. The game was back and forth with USA leading 1-0 after 40 minutes. Canada would then take advantage of penalties to the American players, and went on to score 3 goals in the third period to eventually win the game by a score of 3-2.

The two teams then cruised on to the gold medal game where

they would meet each other again.

The game was intense, and like the round robin, the USA was leading 1-0 after 40 minutes. The USA opened the period with a quick goal by Alex Carpenter on a cross ice feed that just squeezed by Canadian goalie Shannon Szabados.

Canada seemed poised and unfazed, continuing to play relentlessly. With five minutes left in the game, it looked like the Americans just might hold off the attack and win their first gold medal since Nagano. With 3:56 to go in the third period Brianne Jenner took a shot that ricocheted off of an American defenceman and past goalie Jessie Vetter.

Down 2-1 the Canadian girls kicked into another gear and on a key faceoff in the Amer-

ican end with the Canadian goalie pulled the Americans attempted to clear the puck. It looked as if it was going to be kept in by the Canadian defense when out of nowhere the linesman backed up and made contact with the player, giving American Kelli Stack a chance to put the game away; launching the puck the length of the ice towards an open net, hitting the post.

Marie Philip-Poulin would then score moments later to tie the game and force overtime on a play reminiscent of Jordan Eberle at the 2009 World Juniors in Ottawa. Overtime was controversial with three penalties called; two for the Americans and one on the Canadians.

Midway through overtime it appeared that Haley Wickenheiser was on a clear breakaway,

and was hauled down by American forward Hilary Knight with the referee initially pointing to centre ice for a penalty shot.

The call was changed to a two minute minor for cross checking, resulting in a 5 on 3 for Canada.

The Canadian power play moved the puck around the ice until finally Phillip-Poulin put the puck in a wide open net past Jessie Vetter. The Canadian comeback was complete and Canada had won its fourth straight Olympic gold medal in Women’s Ice Hockey. The Canadian women had a comeback for the ages as these two hockey superpowers showcased their talents in one of the greatest games ever played.

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