The Concordian - Vol. 31 Issue 17

theconcordian Volume 31 Issue 17

Independent student newspaper at Concordia University. Since 1983.

January 14, 2013

JMSB wins big Read the story on p. 3

In this issue // life arts

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Concordia at case Bieber on the big competition P. 5 screen P. 8

What’s your winter soundtrack? P. 10

Women’s basketball Dear PETA, it’s over P. 13 wins P. 11

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CITY Sloane Montgomery Co-news editor

Debrief: Summing up the CSU meeting Council and executives kept things brief at the two-hour meeting Tim Weynerowski Co-news editor

>> Falling concrete closes overpass CBC News reported that on Jan. 13, Highway 40 in the westbound direction was closed at Hymus Boulevard after concrete fell onto a car from the Henri-Bourassa overpass.

The accident took place at approximately 11:30 a.m.. Although there were no injuries, one car’s hood and windshield were heavily damaged and several other cars experienced punctured tires and other minor damage from concrete debris on the ground. Confirmation is still needed to decipher whether the debris was from the overpass or another source.

>> First homicide of 2014

Montreal’s first homicide of 2014 took place on Saturday, Jan. 11 at approximately 9:30 p.m., reported CBC News. The victim is a 27-year-old man who was shot in an apartment in the Lachine borough on Sherbrooke Street and 29th Avenue. The victim was shot at least one time in the upper part of his body and was later pronounced dead in the hospital. A number of witnesses are being questioned and treated for nervous shock by the Montreal police department’s Major Crimes Unit. Police are currently looking for at least two suspects.

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NDG fire causes the death of two people

Global News reported that a large fire broke out in an apartment block in NDG on the corner of St. Jacques and Old Orchard Avenue, at approximately 4 a.m. on Friday Jan. 10. 50 residents were evacuated from the three-storey apartment complex and surrounding buildings. The damage is estimated at $100,000 and police have now confirmed that there were traces of a marijuana grow-op in the basement. The fire claimed two victims, a man in his 40’s who was declared dead upon arrival and an 18-year-old woman who passed away in the hospital.

CSU // news

The CSU meeting held Wednesday, Jan. 10 was short but sweet. The meeting started at 6:30 p.m. and ended at 8:23 p.m., while formerly meetings have kept CSU staff occupied until as late as 2:00 a.m.

It was held on the 14th floor of the JMSB building, at Concordia’s Sir George Williams campus, rather than the traditional meeting room on the 7th floor of the H-building.

James Vaccaro replaced Caitlin Robinson as interim secretary, as she was ill and unable to attend the meeting.

After approval of the agenda, the CSU announced it would be conducting a winter student status check, due to upcoming DNE deadlines.

Next on the agenda were appointments and the mid-mandate report. The mid-mandate report

was missing CSU’s VP Finance Scott Carr’s section of the report, and the discussion of the midmandate report was therefore postponed until a Special Meeting scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 15.

It was then brought up that Carr should be docked pay for not completing this task. Carr claimed he was pre-occupied by the Jeux de Commerce that took place in Montreal from Jan. 3 until Jan. 6. He stated he was not opposed to being docked pay, as not doing so would set a dangerous precedent for the CSU. CSU President Melissa Kate Wheeler agreed with Carr, although Councillor Nikos Pidiktakis disagreed. He believed Carr should be remunerated for his services on moral grounds. However, it was finally decided that he would not be remunerated. Wheeler stated that Carr is a “big boy,” and should have prioritized the CSU over his competition.

The Special Council meeting

called on Jan. 15 will have four items on the agenda: 1. The purge of Canada’s fisheries libraries; 2.

Ad-hoc committee; 3. Mid-mandate report; 4. A six-month financial review.

The Co-Op Café referendum question was mentioned. Construction is scheduled to start in March and last several weeks.

Three meetings will be held by the working group in the meantime.

Following this discussion, the peer-executive evaluations were briefly mentioned. Wheeler stated that two of the reports were positive, and two negative. She did not read out the evaluations due to the coarse content in one or several of the reports. Wheeler and the other executives did however agree that the executive evaluations provided critical feedback, and should be continued. Self-evaluations were briefly mentioned, but not discussed.

During question period, the notetaking style of Secretary Robinson

was discussed. It was brought up that the minutes of the meeting were verbatim, and not summary minutes. A few members appreciated the verbatim minutes, but a majority concluded that minutes should be concise, rather than word-for-word minutes.

Wheeler proposed the solution that minutes from the meetings should be recorded by a team hired to that end. VP Academic and Advocacy, Gene Morrow, proposed destroying recorded minutes at the end of each semester, so as to only leave one official copy of the minutes, the written document.

Finally, notable announcements included JMSB’s success at the Jeux de Commerce; the Student Engagement Fair posted on social media; CSU services (including HOJO) are now set up at Loyola;and the Political Science Student Association (PSSA) is hosting a wine and cheese event in EV building next Wednesday, Jan. 22.

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Win highlights the prowess behind Concordia’s business community

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onths of training has paid off for Concordia’s John Molson School of Business as it beat all challengers to secure the gold at the 2014 Jeux du Commerce (JDC) games, last week.

The event, hosted this year by the Université du Québec à TroisRivières, is the oldest of its kind in Canada and currently entering its 26th year. The event drew in over a dozen universities from across Quebec, in addition to the University of Ottawa and the University of Moncton.

The Jeux du Commerce games, whose slogan this year was “Oser.

Entreprendre.” or “Dare. Undertake,” aren’t just a collection of boardroom exercises, but varied events that see teams go head-tohead in competitions. There are many components, such as an academic portion made up of business cases, debates, and stocksimulation; sports events; and the measuring of the overall team spirit of the schools with things like video challenges and sponsor-related events; and, finally, the social category, containing fun alternatives like improv teams and DJing.

“It’s very unique. It gives [many] students an opportunity to participate. Just because you’re not necessarily interested in doing academic cases and academic casework throughout the semester, you can also get involved in sports, for example, or social. It’s a way to get people more involved outside of the classroom,” explained John Molson Competition Committee president, Chris Carpini.

As Carpini makes clear, the prelude to the event was paved with sweat and preparation.

“We form our teams for the academic component over the course of the summer. There’s a really vigorous trial process from May through July. [This year] we had over 500 applications. They all try out [with] mock cases and interviews. From that pool of applicants we’ll make the different teams and choose approximately 80 – this year, 70 – to compete.”

For applicants who’ve made the cut, the fall semester consists of practice designed to increase their team cohesion, skill sets, and presentation abilities, as well as meet the constantly evolving requirements and tasks asked by the competition.

For first-time entrant, Loïc Sanscartier, the event proved to be an unforgettable adventure.

“It was an exhilarating experience, because it’s really as amazing as everybody makes it out to be, being there with all the other schools and teams.”

Despite months of work, when it comes to events like case competitions—where teams have to pitch innovative and effective solutions to a real-life business panel—participants have only a few hours following the discovery of their cases to formulate a response. The debate team, however, has even less time.

“Once we get called up and receive our envelope, we’re put in a separate room … and we have [a half-hour] to prep. That’s where it gets stressful, when you know the teams are starting to go up. Especially our team, who was usually

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NATION Christina Rowan Copy editor

>> Emergency Break Sets off & train derails in New Brunswick

JMSB students proudly wear Concordia’s colours on their face. mittee category at this year’s JDC), that works with CASA and various sponsors to handle logistics and funding. Finally, JMSB itself provides integral support, even creating for-credit courses specifically designed to help students engaged in business competitions.

two weeks, a sister event created to emulate French Canada’s JDC success. It’ll be JMSB’s first time sending an entire delegation to those games. Last year only a half delegation was sent.

“It won ‘half delegation of the year’, which is basically the top honour we could win,” said Carpini, who simultaneously pointed out that their JDC win has only whet their appetite for more.

“As a committee we’re more pumped than ever. The stakes are high. The schools in Ontario know we won and we’re ready for round two.

We’re motivated more than ever to keep it going.”

The games also have a serious, practical application beyond friendly (if fierce) competition and networking: - Loïc Sanscartier businesses eager to scoop up talent eagerly note performance, and it is not un“The size of the program has common for students to find their doubled – in terms of the num- job opportunities significantly imber of students involved – in the proved, if not outright secured. past years. We owe a lot of our “This only enhances the value success to them because there are of the JMSB degree, adds value, a lot of schools out there who do and increases JMSB’s rankings nanot have that level of support and tionally and internationally,” said who don’t have the opportunities Sanscartier, who, while happy to send their students to these with his performance, is also a bit competitions,” said Carpini. wistful.As he is graduating soon, The winners aren’t sitting on he will miss the chance to particitheir laurels, either. There are still pate in future JDC events. dozens of other competitions to “I was actually considering experform at, such as JDC Central, tending my degree so I could parinvolving Ontario, Quebec and ticipate again next year,” he said, the Maritimes, and beginning in laughing.

[The competition] only enhances the value of the JMSB degree, adds value, and increases JMSB’s rankings nationally and internationally.

one of the last ones to go up in each round. You’re worried about whether you’ll know a bit about the topic that’ll come up or not.”

To cover as much ground as possible and prepare for whatever eventuality might come up, there exists an extensive support community eager to put forward JMSB’s best face. Coaches, (made up of current professors, alumni, business personalities and corporations), work with the students to hone their competitive acumen.

There is also a committee, (which itself won first place in the com-

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Jeux du commerce // news

JMSB wins 2014 Jeux du Commerce Milos Kovacevic Assistant News editor

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Thrilled John Molson School of Business students bring home the gold after months of hard work and dedication.

The Globe and Mail reported that a CN train containing crude oil and liquefied petroleum derailed from its track in New Brunswick last Tuesday, bursting into flames and creating a cloud of black smoke. No fatalities or injuries have been reported, however the fire continued to burn well into Wednesday. According to the Transportation Safety Board, the train’s emergency braking system was set off, causing the train to stop unexpectedly and derail.

>> Protesters

swoop next to Harper

Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s presence at a Vancouver event last Tuesday was interrupted by two climate-change protesters. The protesters unexpectedly walked onto stage, within touching distance of Harper, and held up signs reading “climate justice now.” The two protesters were removed and arrested. They had been disguised as catering staff before they briefly walked onto the stage to protest the Conservatives record on climate change, according to the Montreal Gazette. Vancouver police Sgt. Randy Fincham said the two men won’t face any charges for the stunt.

>> Albertan dead from H5N1

An Albertan has reportedly died after contracting the H5N1 bird flu on Jan. 3, according to a Montreal Gazette report and Canada’s health minister, Rona Ambrose. The victim, who cannot be named, reportedly went to the hospital on Jan. 1 with symptoms of fever, headache, and malaise and died two days later. H5N1 is an avian form of influenza that circulates in birds, mainly poultry. Andy Potter, an expert in animal-human disease transmissions, said, “H5N1 is obviously much more lethal than something like H1N1 but it doesn’t transmit as readily. Even if one person gets it, the risk of transmitting to others such as close family members is relatively low whereas H1N1 spreads like crazy.”

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CSU // news

The CSU invests in a marketing intern

Plan is to communicate with and serve as many students as possible Timothy Weynerowski Co-news editor Sloane Montgomery Co-news editor

>> Iran and EU

discuss nuclear accord According to The Globe and Mail, Iran said Friday that talks in Geneva had resolved all outstanding issues on how to carry out the agreement reached in November that would temporarily halt some of Iran’s nuclear activities in exchange for billions of dollars in sanctions relief. The two-day round of talks in Geneva was held against a backdrop of rising pressure to implement the agreement reached nearly two months ago, which was regarded at the time as a diplomatic breakthrough that could lead to a resolution of the decade-old dispute over Iran’s nuclear activities.

>> Tunisian Arab Spring alive

Ali Larayedh, Tunisia’s Islamist prime minister, resigned on Thursday. As a result the plan to bring about the country’s democratic evolution has been set in motion.

After months of political tensions, Tunisia’s ruling Islamist party is ready to peacefully transfer power. Unfortunately, the technocratic interim government will not have the electoral mandate to tackle Tunisia’s most pressing issues.

The CSU hired a marketing intern to work within a six-week contract to create a strategic marketing plan that would outline the different aspects of communication available for use with their large undergraduate student body.

Originally the communications coordinator was in charge of creating a marketing plan, but as VP Finance, Scott Carr, informed The Concordian, “The reality was that there was already too much to do and with this came a load of questions as to how to move forward. I am someone who believes that having a plan that is clear, consistent, and well thought out is the key to success and I wanted to take that approach with the CSU’s marketing.”

With this issue at hand, Carr suggested the idea of hiring a marketing intern. Interviews were conducted in early December by Carr and VP Student Life, Katrina Caruso. The student selected was third year marketing major, Adrian Mahon.

Carr explains that marketing is a really important aspect that has lacked emphasis at both the CSU and Concordia University as a whole and that communicating with over 35,000 undergraduate

students is no simple task.

“The CSU throws multiple events, speaker series, campaigns, provide services and so much more; but what use are they if no one knows they exist? Too many times people have no idea what the CSU does, yet they are the ones funding the activities; they are the ones that it is all for. It is of course not just the CSU that has this problem, even the university’s communication with its students has much room to grow; marketing isn’t as easy as people believe.

It isn’t about the small group of students who know about the CSU, it is about making sure that we answer the needs of as many students as we can. It is because of the entire student body that the CSU exists—it better be doing everything it possibly can to help them,” explained Carr.

The six-week contract will wrap up at the end of January and Carr looks forward to reviewing it with the rest of the CSU executive team. Carr believes the report will establish an objective perspective to CSU executives concerning their audience; Concordia’s undergraduate students, which will be used to realize CSU’s strengths and more significantly, their weaknesses.

Marketing intern, Mahon explained to The Concordian that his main task is to help the CSU evaluate and manage its marketing strategy and determine ways

Adrian Mahon helps CSU strategize a marketing plan. Photo By Keith Race

that it can better serve the undergraduate student body at Concordia. With his 25 hour per week, six-week time cap, Mahon stated that, “It is always nice to have more time to work on projects, especially large ones such as this. That being said, I feel that I am able to fulfill my obligations under the current time constraints.”

With such a large number of undergraduate students to reach, Mahon suggests that there be someone to work with the CSU regularly.

“Ideally it would be nice to have someone continuously working with the CSU on a part time or full time basis to help them with their marketing, in reaching students. However, there are always financial constraints that must be considered. This decision will be part of my recommendations in the marketing report.”

“This communication is an important aspect to being able to uncover the needs and challenges of undergraduate students so that the CSU can better serve them in the future” said Mahon.

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Concordia // Life

JMSB hosts largest student-run competition

Case Competition organizers open up about their experience Sabrina Giancioppi Life editor

Last week marked the annual John Molson MBA Case Competition, a flagship event that involves over 350 volunteers, 270 local business executives, and 200 MBA candidates from around the globe. Behind the scenes were organizers and JMSB students, Bita Sehat, Leila Mosalaeepour, Hanaa Badaoui and Elliott Atlil-

ia. The Concordian got an inside look at what this competition is all about as each of the organizers explain how it gets put together.

What is the Case Competition?

Sehat: The John Molson MBA International Case Competition was created in 1981 and is currently the oldest, largest and most international competition in the world. It is a robinround format where teams of four MBA candidates are given three hours to solve a business case that they have never seen before. They then have 25 minutes to present their solutions to a panel of judges selected from local executives. A total of 36 teams from 13 countries participated this year and competed to win the Concordia Cup and a cash prize of $10,000.

Why is it an important event for Concor-

The organizers from left, bita sehat, leila mosalaeepour, hanaa badaoui, elliott altilia.

dia?

Mosalaeepour: It is a first-class event where talented students from prestigious business schools meet and compete in a unique environment.

How did you get involved?

Badaoui: I was a lead volunteer at the competition last year and it was a stimulating and rewarding experience that pushed me to be the hands-on organizer.

Atilia: I heard so much about the competition before starting the program that I wanted to get involved. After meeting several classmates who organized in previous years, I decided that I would take advantage and be part of such a unique opportunity.

Sehat: I volunteered last year at a team host event before attending my first class at JMSB. So it was clear to me that I found my calling in becoming an organizer.

Mosalaeepour: The competition is the oldest of its kind; it was an honour to be part of this legacy. It is also an unmatched learning experience that can’t be taught in any classroom.

That was why I joined.

How much of your time and sweat went into organizing this event?

Badaoui: It took nine months of planning and the workload was 65-80 hours a week. The four of us worked by ourselves from March until September then five executive assistants joined our team in September to help finalize the event that took place Jan. 5-10. It was very stressful and rewarding at the same time since it’s an entirely student-run event.

How does an event like this benefit students?

Mosalaeepour: The students get an unparalleled opportunity to network with local executives, connect with other students from around

the world, and observe the case competition format in a lively manner.

Anything particularly interesting or special happen at this year’s event? Any important people in attendance?

Atilia: The highlight of the competition was the live case that was presented on Jan. 8

by The Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, former Governor General of Canada and current UNESCO Special Envoy for Haiti. Mrs. Jean was joined by Mr. Rene Jean-Jumeau , the minister of energy in Haiti to present a live case about the energy crisis in Haiti.

It’s a competition, so who won? What do they win?

Mosalaeepour: The three winners are as follows: 1st place: University of Minnesota – Carlson School of Management (USA).

They won the Concordia Cup and a cash prize of $10,000.

2nd place: University of South Carolina – Moore School of Business (USA).

They won a cash prize of $7,000.

3rd place: University of Kaiserslautern They won a cash prize of $5,000.

Was organizing this event all worth it?

Mosalaeepour: Yes absolutely! We gained friends and contacts from over 13 countries. We learned how to plan meticulously and at the same time act momentarily to ensure that all stakeholders have an unforgettable experience.

Badaoui: It is by far the best experience we had at JMSB! Final thoughts on your experience?

Sehat: It is a strong commitment that translated into an unprecedented success and remarkable support from the Montreal business community.

Review // Life

Apartment 200 brings the house party to the bar Barcade on the Main offers cool and cozy atmosphere Angela De Cicco Staff writer

On frigid winter nights, no one really feels like stepping outside to head to the Main, home to many clubs and bars that may have you waiting in long lines. However, Apartment 200’s modern and warm barcade theme, designed to look just like an apartment, leaves you feeling like you never left home.

The bar is the backdrop to a fully furnished loft where you’ll find everything from coffee tables and comfy couches to a bedroom. You’ll also find plants scattered throughout the bar adding to the homey touch. Its rustic vibe melts the bar atmosphere away and has you believing that you’re at a friend’s house party.

As all house parties go, music is key.

Apartment 200 is known for spitting out old and new hip hop, rap and R&B tunes by artists

such as Blackstreet, Jay Z, Kanye West and 2 Chainz to name a few.

Bars can be notorious for blaring music where the only way to have a conversation is if you’re standing two millimeters away from a friend, but Apartment 200 gives you the privilege of not having to bust a vocal chord. It’s definitely a great place to socialize, and maybe even bring a date to.

Other than its homey feel, what makes this bar stand out from other bars is that it comes complete with vintage arcade games.

Scattered around the apartment are games such as Pac-man, Time Crisis 2, NFL Blitz 2001, pool tables, a dome hockey table, racing arcade games, and arcade basketball hoops. All of which will take you for a trip down memory lane and make for a great entertaining night.

This laid-back bar has the added bonus of laid-back prices. Arcade games only cost 50 cents, except for Sundays which are free, and pints are priced at $8.

Apartment 200’s home away from home concept works and makes it a great dive for winter nights.

Apartment 200 is located on 3643 Saint Laurent Blvd.

Apartment 200 brings new concept of barcade, where you can grab some beers and play some of your favorite arcades. photo by marie-philippe saltiel

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Fitness // Life

The 30-day fitness challenges: bogus or bootylicious?

The success of fitness challenges depend on you Sophie Hough Contributor

The new year often brings with it a set of preconceived expectations and motivations to make the next 365 days better spent than the last. Usually, these expectations include resolutions like,“This year, I will get into shape!” Full page spreads in The Globe and Mail advertise local gyms and “Reasons You Should Get In Shape This Year,” below images of perfectly tanned and toned female bodies. Online, on Pinterest and Tumblr, infographics advertise 30-day challenges that can be as specific as “squat for your life” or simply a before and after shot of someone who has successfully completed a 30-day yoga challenge. Are they safe? Are they healthy? Well, that depends on a lot: motivation, the kind of person the participant is, and the goals that he or she sets.

Kim Donaldson, certified personal trainer at Le Gym on the Sir George Williams campus, says, “in a professional environment, [challenges] can be done safely.” The hardest part of starting anything new is commitment.

“It’s very difficult to adhere to a new exercise program. People generally drop out of physical routines probably 30 days into it,”said Dr. Lois Baron, retired professor from the department of education at Concordia and volunteer at the Loyola Campus Perform Centre.

Sticking to a motivation, such as a 30-day fitness challenge, is difficult at the best of times.

Around the start of a new year, pressure to fit an idealized model that not many people can fit, seems to act as motivation enough to get them into the gym. However, there is very little re-

search available as to whether or not making the motivation a 30-day challenge actually makes the participants of such fitness challenges more likely to continue having healthy habits.

The trick to completing any goal is setting S.M.A.R.T. goals, which stands for goals that are specific, measurable, action-oriented, realistic and time-bound. By this standard, setting a 30day challenge as a physical goal means that it’s very likely for a participant to complete it.

“You should make both short and longterm goals that are easily measurable and easily achieved,” said Dr. Baron, in support of the S.M.A.R.T. goal system. “Reevaluate at the end of the challenge. Develop other short-term goals.

Ask yourself, what level can I continue to pursue physical activity in a healthy way?”

“Challenges are a great way to stay focused and motivated,” said Donaldson. “[They] are necessary to see improvements and gains.”

However, Donaldson also gave this warning: “Increased pain or discomfort means the goal of the challenge may need to be re-evaluated. This doesn’t mean the participant has failed, but a new goal must be set to increase the overall health.”

Health is an important aspect to consider when it comes to physical goals. It’s very easy in Western culture to get wrapped up in the idealized body that’s advertised through the help of photoshop. A lot of people see themselves as having to compete with these apparently perfect figures. If a participant has set a goal to look like women in the magazines and is willing to push through pain despite risk of injury, that’s a sign of an unhealthy goal. However, this doesn’t mean that the challenges are inherently competitive.

“It’s very typical to idealize,” Dr. Baron adds.

“But I don’t see it [as competitive]. It can be motivating in a positive way, but sometimes the body image [of advertisements] is not one that many women can attain.”

All in all, 30-day challenges can be completely healthy, but it depends on how the participant

views it.

“Nothing is black and white,” said Dr. Baron.

When it comes to fitness and challenges, it’s important to understand how one works in a given situation and to listen to what your body tells you.

“Overall health is the most important,” explains Donaldson.

If you’re considering starting to work out to achieve a healthier lifestyle, Concordia is home to two well-equipped and well-staffed facilities on both the SGW campus and the Loyola campus.

Fitness classes and term long memberships are available at affordable prices for students. For more information on Concordia’s athletic and recreation facilities, visit: athletics.concordia.ca

Photo by user U.S. Army Korea, Flickr

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Believe in the Biebs and you shall receive

Visual goodies aplenty, yet lacks in substance

Bieber’s film may be his second chance.

Will there be a third?

Believe is nothing more than an attempt to save —a pretty— face

Mathieu Demers Contributor

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ustin Bieber wants you to believe, to accept his side of the story, and to let him take us along this journey with

him.

The musical-documentary Believe is directed by Jon M. Chu, the undeniable talent behind great works such as G.I. Joe: Retaliation, Step Up 2: The Streets, and the previous Bieber documentary, Never Say Never.

It is no surprise then that he was picked for this sequel. Believe is a visual masterpiece, and Chu is intimately acquainted with Bieber, having worked on the musical tour of the same name.

It’s simple: Bieber, his manager Scooter Braun, his mentor Usher, and the rest of the crew really just want you to believe.

Believe in him, and this young man can continue his dream of making music.

And sure, while Bieber may struggle at times, his family and friends are always there to keep him grounded and remind him that pants are meant to cover a certain area of the body — not expose it.

From screaming back at paparazzi to urinating in a bucket in public, Bieber left

little of himself behind. The documentary is a response to the highly publicized outrageous moments that have captured the attention of many in the past year.

We get an inside look at Bieber’s creative side, from the moment he sits down to write a song to the recording process with his crew.

We also get to see the kinds of relationships he has with his fans. For instance, Avalanna Routh. Bieber cultivated a friendship with the six-year-old cancer patient, nicknamed “Mrs. Bieber,” and spent many hours with her as well as inviting her to one of his concerts. The news of her death left Bieber mournful, leading him to dedicate his song, “One Less Lonely Girl” to her memory while images of her were displayed during one of his performances.

That’s not to say that Believe is not an attempt at correcting Bieber’s public image — because it is. The documentary is a way for his fans to shift their focus towards his music and human side, rather than his scandalous personal life. And while potential for growing facial hair is doubtful, there is potential for this young artist to grow and evolve into a fully developed talent.

And if he falls off the rails once more, I’m sure Chu is ready for a third documentary.

Although Believe was well-directed, it may nevertheless be wise to wait for the DVD to come out, unless of course you are a true Belieber.

Saturn De Los Angeles Staff writer

Bieber: known to be a famed Canadian export alongside Celine Dion, poutine and Rob Ford. He’s the youthful Internet-sensation turned colossal overnight pop-star.

Bieber: a powerful force within the social media spectrum, and the pop-star who can’t seem to take a break from all of the online hate, jealousy, or mob of fans out there viciously wanting to have a piece of him, literally and metaphorically.

Bieber: the once naive young singer from Stratford, Ont. infamous for his notorious but dangerously catchy lyrics of “Oh Baby, baby, baby, ohhhhh...”

Singing along? Gotcha. But this isn’t a karaoke piece.

After all of the countless flops, from riding the Great Wall on a scooter to allegedly harassing his fans, to announcing that he would retire from public life, our little home-grown sweetheart brings us a documentary film which seems to show his good side — and that’s about it. The 90minute film is called Believe.

The film kicks off with a candid moment of him playing a piano while he talks

to people around him. The scene suddenly transitions to random footage of him performing on stage in front his many fans.

Moments later, you see him explaining on camera why he feels judged by many people, and why they should give him a chance. Then you add in a multitude of testimonials from famous contemporary pop artists in the American music business, and an unlimited number of streeter interviews from mostly teenage fans lining up to see one of his concerts. Stitch them all together like a worn-out patchwork quilt, and voila, there’s your documentary.

I wouldn’t really mind this kind of presentation, but chronologically speaking, it was all over the place. What makes this film really uncomfortable to watch is how it feels more like a public relations piece instead of a factual piece of intimate storytelling. When I think of music-related documentaries such as Michael Jackson’s This Is It, or Jukka Kärkkäinen’s The Punk Syndrome, I find an actual narrative of human beings — not musicians — talking about why they do music, how they’re passionate about music, and why music is important to them.

As a music fan, I acknowledge and respect people’s passion and enthusiasm for any artist they like. If you’re a Belieber, this is absolutely a resourceful audiovisual material to indulge in. But if you were hoping to see a candid conversation about an artist and the music that he makes, you will be left very disappointed.

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Film // arts

An invisible romance with a most visible man The Invisible Woman is the story of a woman cast into the shadows for loving Charles Dickens Tomer Shavit Staff writer

We all have secrets. For Charles Dickens, famed writer and literary genius, that secret was his love affair with 18-year-old actress Nelly Ternan. This secret is the premise for the upcoming film, The Invisible Woman, produced and directed by Ralph Fiennes, who also stars as Dickens.

The film introduces us to Dickens at the height of his success and fame, yet burdened with a marital life that lacks the excitement and luster of his prolific career.

At a rehearsal for one of his plays, Dickens meets Nelly, (played by Felicity Jones), and is immediately infatuated with the young beauty.

Over the course of their subsequent meetings, she falls for him but they both have fears that

block their path to realizing their love affair.

Dickens fears the consequences to his family, his image and his livelihood, while Nelly, knowing that Dickens will never marry her, resents being led down a path that would make her a mistress and never a wife.

The Invisible Woman recreates the Victorian era with splendor and authenticity. Fans of Victorian dramas will at the very least enjoy the costumes and locales.

Other enjoyable aspects of the film are its beautiful dialogue, inspired performances by the two main actors, and fascinating insights into the entertainment industry of the 19th century, a time where writers were hounded by fans for autographs while famous actors made just enough money to keep out of the poorhouse.

This movie is not for everyone. The pace is slow. Very slow. We’re not in Victorian times anymore and today’s attention spans are short and audiences do not forgive too many minutes

that drag on with nothing but close-ups and atmosphere.

In addition, the main story is not very compelling. It is a classic tale of a successful man who needs some sensual excitement in his middle age. This man just happens to be Charles Dickens.

That being said, many of the brief insights into the life of Dickens and the world around him were more interesting than the story the film focused on. In an early scene, a group of party guests huddle around Dickens while he performs hypnosis on one of his invitees. The fact that Dickens dabbled in hypnosis might be surprising in itself, but it helps define what kind of person he was. Dickens cared about connecting with his audiences, and on many levels, manipulating them. If art is manipulation then Dickens was a master manipulator, and it is this character trait that adds perhaps the only truly unique layer to his relationship with Nelly.

Through his subtle form of verbal seduction we see how Dickens reduces the strong-willed Nelly, who originally would never have agreed to be the “other woman,” into the role of the submissive concubine, whose independence is completely quenched. Given Dickens’ considerable talent, and the lack of opportunities available to women at the time, Nelly really had no choice in the matter. As Nelly poignantly puts it, “You men live your lives while we wait” — Dickens is always in control, a trait which adds a dark and twisted undercurrent to Ralph Fiennes’ overtly kind-hearted and charming portrayal.

This movie is recommended to die-hard Dickens fans and to those who appreciate slow and deliberately paced period dramas. To everyone else, the season is ripe with worthy alternatives.

The Invisible Woman is currently playing in theatres across Quebec.

The Invisible Woman stars Fiennes as Charles Dickens and Jones as Nelly Ternan. Kristen Scott Thomas and Tom Hollander complete the cast. Photo courtsey of Sony Pictures Classics

Photography // arts

In pictures: the right way to capture animals We Animals is a collection of over 100 photographs of animals in captivity around the world Jocelyn Beaudet Staff writer

Compassion towards others is a concept well known to humankind; dictated through various religious doctrines, or simply taught as standards of good living by our parental figures. But how much of this compassion do we apply to our non-human companions?

This question is something that photojournalist Jo-Anne McArthur’s book We Animals explores in striking amounts of depth.

Spanning well over 200 pages, this book, formatted in a photo-essay, details the lives of many animals that McArthur has met. But this book doesn’t tread lightly; it isn’t out to deliver a heartwarming set of stories that are best left for the silver screen, but rather a visual journey into the abuse that our animal companions endure for our sake.

What you get from the get-go is the story of the Jade Headed Buffalo Beetle found at the Insectarium right here in Montreal.

McArthur chose this peculiar topic to start her book because, “when we think about our connection to non-human animals, most of us bring to mind mammals, birds and perhaps fish rather than insects.”

The beetle is described as being alone in its little tank, endlessly circling, feeling its way around hoping for a way out of its solitary confinement. A picture of the beetle,

gazing out of its glassy prison, greets the readers.

This sad-but-true approach to a seemingly undermined non-human species sets the bar for where the remainder of the book is set to take readers. Heavy-handed with pro-animal messages and heartbreaking stories of careless treatment of our non-human counterparts, the book is thorough in showing us exactly how much suffering they go through in order to maintain our human quality of life and comfort.

Although We Animals isn’t a book you easily flip through, it does raise important points and boldly displays images of animal cruelty and slaughter to accentuate the processes that they are shuffled through. Each page greets you with a few paragraphs of text and a large high resolution picture. These pictures can be seemingly normal situations (like a polar bear at the Toronto zoo), to downright shocking (like a dumpster full of dead piglets at a slaughterhouse). No stones are left unturned, even the smallest of minks, trapped in rusty cages in a Swedish fur farm are given their space in this compilation.

Although McArthur’s photography and writing is meticulous in its detail and accuracy, it remains difficult to recommend such a heavy-handed read to those looking for something to put them through a weekend or two. It’s hard to disagree with the truth, but even harder still to go through page after page of sad stories without needing a break

along the way.

And this break, never quite comes. Even when you’ve reached the end of the book itself, you’re faced with a handful of field notes from McArthur’s time spent on the field, and these notes are no less depressing than the rest of the book.

Despite the criticism, We Animals does

its job well, and McArthur creates direct channels of empathy. But be warned that your sensibilities will get overwhelmed — the pages dealing with slaughterhouses, in particular, were hard to read and the pictures especially difficult to look at. Don’t be surprised if you give up meat for a little while after your time with this charged collection.

Award-winning photojournalist and activist, Jo-Anne McArthur, is the “war photographer” in an unseen and often ignored war on animals. Photo by Jo-Anne McArthur

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Profile // music

Age is nothing but a number for The Skins The Brooklyn-based band blends genres as they tour North America Jessica Romera Music editor

Walking to the rehearsal studio, Bayli McKeithan is surrounded by drivers angrily honking their horns, and by ambulance sirens shrieking frantically as they try to make their way through traffic: the backdrop to a typical Brooklyn morning.

Composed of New York natives Bayli, Kaya, Reef McKeithan, (vocals, bass and drums respectively), and guitarists Daisy Spencer and Russell Chell; the Skins have been touring with The Strokes’ guitarist Albert Hammond, Jr. and British singer/ songwriter Jake Bugg since early January.

The McKeithan siblings met Daisy and Russell several years ago at the School of Rock in New York.

“That’s totally a real thing,” laughed Bayli, referencing the 2003 Jack Black film where students learn to perform and play music. “It was just a perfect coming together.”

The band members, ranging in age from 15 to 21, wanted to create their own pieces and write their own lyrics, and decided to break away from the school to indulge in their own creative pursuits.

“You’re basically just covering songs, learning songs, but you’re not writing your own stuff,” added Bayli.

Based out of Brooklyn, Bayli expresses her appreciation for “the cultural diversity of New York City that makes [the band], and helps [the band] stand out.”

Currently working on new material for a future EP and album, the band does not shy away from mixing different

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This is the most amount of dates we’ve ever done,” she said.

“We’re just super grateful that we’ve been able to accomplish all this stuff.

- Bayli McKeithan genres other than rock together to create a fresh, eclectic sound.

Citing Led Zeppelin, Janis Joplin and other legends as main sources of inspiration, Bayli explains how each individual member of The Skins currently has different musical preferences, ranging anywhere and everywhere from Beyonce and Jay Z, to The Strokes and The Arctic Monkeys.

“We try to enmesh a lot of the styles of music that we listen to together,” she said.

Since their first self-released and selftitled EP in 2012, The Skins have been working with Wreckroom Records owner, actor, musician and entrepreneur, Adrian Grenier.

“When he launched [Wreckroom Records], he asked us to come and do a song and a video and it worked out in favour of both parties,” Bayli explained.

“We’re surrounded by creative people, it’s insane.”

Self-described as part of a “super lively” band, the young, energetic frontwoman notes that working with her siblings has made the writing and production processes a lot more enjoyable.

“Since we’re so close, we can just be honest with each other without getting defensive,” she said. “It made it easy for all of us to be just like one big family unit.”

Despite the relatively young age of its members, The Skins “don’t think that age really factors in” when it comes to writing or performing.

“Everything that we’ve put out so far is all our own,” said Bayli of their EP. “Sometimes the younger you are, the more creative, or the more enthusiastic, the more imagination, I don’t know. We’re just really about energy, and expressing yourself and vibrancy and amazingness.”

With a slew of upcoming North American tour dates, including a stop last Sunday in Montreal, Bayli admitted that she’s feeling a little nervous.

“This is the most amount of dates we’ve ever done,” she said. “We’re just super grateful that we’ve been able to accomplish all this stuff.”

Quick Spins

Lee Bannon - Alternate/ Endings - (Ninja Tune; 2014) Alternate/Endings is hip hop producer Lee Bannon’s bold debut album. With unbridled energy and meticulous precision, Bannon creates an experimental cross between hip hop and electronic instrumentals. From the opening track, a steady flow of jungle-like drum and bass can be felt, setting up the rest of the album’s contained-yet-chaotic atmosphere that are reminiscent of Outkast’s early work, with its poignant hits at the forefront of almost every track. With moments of subdued tranquility, “216” dives into more abstract territory with hazy vocals and keyboards. Despite the recurring heavy jungle-drum hits, Bannon is able to create an atmospheric urgency that creeps under your skin and settles into your core.

Trial Track: “216”

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-Jessica Romera

Various Artists - And I’ll Scratch Yours (Real World Records; 2014) Following the 2010 release of Scratch My Back, Peter Gabriel’s tribute to some of his favorite current musical acts, the companion piece, And I’ll Scratch Yours, gets a proper release. The concept: a tribute album featuring reinterpretations of his compositions by the artists that were covered in Scratch My Back. More was expected from the impressive list of participants, including Bon Iver and Lou Reed.

Ultimately, it feels like a rehashing of the original tracks, without much attempt to create a new arrangement or inject insight into his compositions.

It could be argued that this amateurish tribute was simply meant to expose the undeniable power and exclusivity of Gabriel’s songwriting, just in time for his induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Well played, Mr. Gabriel.

Trial Track: “Biko”

Brooklyn natives The Skins and Strokes guitarist Albert hammond, Jr. opened for Jake Bugg at Metropolis on Jan. 12.

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What your iPod playlist says about you Is it possible to know someone through their music playlists?

Jessica romera & Sabrina Giancioppi Music editor & Life editor

>> Flavor Flav arrested over 16 license suspensions

What do your musical preferences say about what type of person you are? The Concordian conducted an experiment where writers asked strangers if they could check out their iPods to see if they could deduce their personalities based on their playlists.

good party and a great song to rock out to.

-Marco Saveriano One must never judge a book by its cover... but they never said anything about an iPod. I took Concordia student Briana Musto’s iPod and here are a few notable songs that jumped out at me: “Yesterday” - The Beatles “Dancing In The Dark” - Bruce Springsteen “I’m God” - Clams Casino “Sometimes You Can’t Make It On Your Own” - U2 “Miss You” - Ed Sheeran “Tennis Court” - Lorde “The Scientist”- Coldplay “November Rain” - Guns ’N’ Roses “Leave Out All The Rest” - Linkin Park “Take A Walk” - Passion Pit

According to NME, Britney Spears’ and Miley Cyrus’ music videos are too risqué for primetime TV in France. The Conseil Superieur de l’Audiovisuel (CSA), the French equivalent of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, has deemed Cyrus’ “Wrecking Ball” and Spears’ “Work B*tch” too controversial to be aired before 10 p.m. on television.

If Lauriane’s iPod says anything about her, it’s that she’s a person who loves variety. She clearly can’t be easily defined, but I’m going to try. First, you’ll find the staples of most young women’s iPods: Ed Sheeran, One Direction, Carly Rae Jepsen—you get the idea. You may be under the impression that she’s your typical teeny bopper, but she’s full of surprises.

The mix of classical music and show tunes, such as Tchaikovsky’s “Swan Lake” and “Defying Gravity” from the popular Broadway musical Wicked, make me think Lauriane’s a prim and proper sort of person. Maybe she’s that studious girl sitting in your class frantically taking notes, or the timid one in the corner.

However, the numerous dance hits on her playlist, like “Sexy B*tch” by David Guetta and Akon, prove that Lauriane isn’t the quiet girl she comes off as. I bet she loves to let loose at the club, while belting out a Lady Gaga song and moving her hips Britney Spears-style. The fact that she also has some songs by En Vogue, Nelly and Daddy Yankee make me think that she’s not afraid to get down and dirty when given the opportunity.

With a little bit of classic rock thrown into the mix, Lauriane is obviously not only someone who likes to let loose, but who loves a

>> Beyonce speaks to gender equality

William Drayton, better known as Public Enemy rapper, “Flavor Flav,” was arrested last week for driving with over a dozen suspensions on his license. According to a New York State Police statement, the rapper was also in possession of “a small amount of marijuana.” Drayton was quickly released despite the suspensions and illegal substance possession, because he was allegedly driving to his mother’s funeral, according to Rolling Stone. Drayton has previously been arrested several times over driving offenses and is due in court at the end of January.

>> Miley Cyrus’ and Britney Spears’ music videos banned on French TV

In a new collection of essays called The Shriver Report: A Woman’s Nation Pushes Back from the Brink; Beyonce Knowles tells all her single ladies that gender equality is a myth. A self-described “modern-day feminist,” Mrs. Knowles called upon men to join women in the push for true equality and show women that they can earn the same, or more, than their male-counterparts.

New York square could get a Beastie flare The corner of Ludlow and Rivington Street in New York City will potentially be renamed “Beastie Boy Square,” according to Rolling Stone. The corner featured on the New York rap group’s album Paul’s Boutique is located in the Lower East Side and prompted a “superfan” to set up an online petition to get the corner renamed. The Community Board and the City Council will vote on the matter on Tuesday.

-Julian McKenzie

Photo by Keith Race

Experiment // music

What are your winter anthems?

Photo by Melissa Romera

Students share their >>OutKast to reunite at musical preferences for cold days Coachella Coachella recently revealed its 2014 lineup: Arcade Fire, Muse, and OutKast will be headlining the famous summer festival confirming the rumours that circulated last November of a potential OutKast reunion.

Nearly 20 years ago, OutKast released their debut album, Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik, in April of 1994. They will be returning to the stage in over 40 festivals worldwide this year, leaving Montrealers with fingers crossed that Osheaga may be on that list.

“Wipe Your Eyes” - Maroon 5 “Video Games” - Lana Del Rey I can picture Briana being the type of person who enjoys tea, (Earl Grey? Mint?

Maharaja Oolong Chai?) in the morning to go with her Coldplay, U2 and Ed Sheeran songs. Something that keeps her calm and relaxed. There’s also a lot of music in her playlists with acoustic instrumentation. Briana seems to take pride in her Italian heritage. She stays true to her roots with her inclusion of Italian music from artists like Tiziano Ferro, Zucchero and Il Volo.

Finally, I will admit, I was thrown off at the song, “I’m God” by Clams Casino: she doesn’t have a God complex...but I could be wrong. After listening to the song, I can deduce that it’s great, and so I guess we can say she’s humble.

Jaimie Roussos Contributor

Here we are, mid-January, and the weather has been unbearably cold for the last couple of weeks. It has been too cold to spend a substantial amount of time outside, so students have been spending as much time as they can avoiding leaving their homes. Netflix marathons, anyone?

The Concordian asked students what kind of music they are listening to this time of year: their go-to songs for the snowy, cold days, or even songs that remind them of sitting by the fire, curled up with some hot chocolate.

Most students did not have a straight answer right away, or answered with “Christmas music,” despite it being January. We suggested to these students that they go through their iPods and look at what they have been playing lately. Many of the songs were acoustic, slow, low-key, and quite somber to a certain degree. Arian Zarrinkoub summed up her choice of “River” by Joni Mitchell as

“very wintery and very sad.”

Sadness seemed to be an emotion most students associated with the colder months.

One student said he has been listening to Women’s Public Strain album.

“There’s a snowstorm on the album cover, and the album is overall very dark and bleak,” he said. “There is not a happy song on this album.”

The theme of cold and sadness is also on Alison Papazois’ playlist, who chose “Mr. Winter” by The Maine.

“Well first, the title reminds me of winter and in the song it talks about this guy Mr. Winter who leaves the girl for three months,” said Papazois. “He was cold and bitter enough to leave her, just as the winter season is cold and bitter.”

Other students said they listen to acoustic songs by artists like The Lumineers and Ed Sheeran.

Natalie Coffen also chose a song that goes the acoustic route, “The Crane Wife 1&2” by The Decemberists.

“The beginning is exactly how I feel when I’m walking down my street in the winter,” said Coffen. “The song has a really warm feeling despite the lyrics being about the cold.”

Another popular answer was “Sweater Weather” by The Neighbourhood.

“It has a warm feeling when you listen to it and it literally makes me want to curl up in a sweater,” said Laura Canter.

Marco Saveriano said that he has been loving the Frozen soundtrack lately, particularly the song, “Do You Want to Build a Snowman?”

“Does the Hockey Night In Canada theme song count?” asked Justin Share. “It reminds me of playing the sport, both indoors at an arena, or outside in the cold at an outdoor rink.”

Some students chose songs that were linked to specific winter memories. Alex Bissonnette chose “Les Étoiles Filantes” by Les Cowboys Fringants.

“I always listened to them when I was a kid with my parents by the fire.” “‘Montreal’ by Raine Maida or ‘Albatross’ by Big Wreck,” said Andrew Bernstein. “I used to listen to ‘Albatross’ when I would drive home in the dead of winter, so it reminds me of the cold.”

A wide variety of songs were chosen by students, but most were slower, darker, gloomier songs than the loud party songs of summer and the upbeat, spirited songs of Christmas. These songs sum up our postholiday feelings of bracing the cold, while we are counting down the days until spring break.

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Women’s basketball // sports

Winning streak extended to five games Stingers women’s basketball team have not lost since Nov. 21 against McGill Martlets Casey Dulson Staff writer

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reshly crowned champions of the Concordia-Adidas tournament, that saw them go 3-0, the Concordia Stingers women’s basketball team beat the UQÀM Citadins 67-54 on home court last Friday.

This game had a little more meaning to it as the Stingers hosted Shoot for a Cure, an event the Canadian Interuniversity Sports (CIS) league does in every university to raise money for breast cancer. All donations from this event went to the Quebec Breast Cancer Foundation.

The last time these two teams played was at UQÀM where the Stingers lost after blowing a big lead in the second half. Friday night was a different Stingers team as they forced UQÀM to commit 24 turnovers in the game, including 16 steals.

The Stingers won the tipoff but the Citadins would get the first points by centre Camille Michaud. The Stingers responded with their first points as defender Marilyse RoyViau got a basket as she was falling.

UQÀM dominated early, scoring the next

couple of points and taking a 9-2 lead, 3:12 seconds into the fourth quarter. Stingers’ guard, Alex Boudreau, got a three-point jump shot to reduce the Citadins lead to 9-5, but that’s the closest the Stingers would get to try to tie it in the first quarter, as UQÀM led 19-13.

The Stingers got the first points of the second quarter on a basket by forward Richelle Gregoire. Concordia took their first lead of the game on a Roy-Viau jump shot with 4:02 left in the second quarter, making it 25-24. The rest of the quarter saw some back-and-forth action, as both teams swapped leads. However, it was the Stingers who were up 32-29 after two quarters of play.

UQÀM scored two early baskets to take the lead in the third quarter, but not for long. Stingers guard, Kaylah Barrett’s, two free throws would tie the game at 34 at 8:24 of the quarter and Roy-Viau’s jump shot 20 seconds later gave the Stingers the two-point lead.

The third quarter also featured a lot of backand-forth play. The Citadins tied the game at 40 halfway through the quarter on a jump shot by guard Valerie Gauvin. With a couple of late free throws by guards Tamara Pinard-Devos and Daphne Thouin, Concordia got the lead back and extended their lead by four points, 49-45, going into the last quarter of play.

UQÀM had a 4-0 run to start the fourth

quarter but Concordia responded with two baskets by Barrett. Boudreau’s three-pointer with 1:33 left in the game sealed the 67-54 win for the Stingers.

The Stingers player of the game was Barrett, who had 12 points with four rebounds. She also went six-for-six on the free throw line. The Stingers were 70.8 per cent on the free throw

line in the game.

“We execute on offense well, [but our] defence could have been better,” head coach Keith Pruden said. “ [I’m] pleased about how tough we were.”

Roy-Viau said that the Stingers were more prepared for this game then the last time they played UQÀM.

Stingers’ guard Kaylah Barrett named player of game vs. UQAM. Photo by Brianna Thicke

Men’s hockey // sports

Concordia Stingers play solid after holidays The men’s hockey team wins two games in a row for the first time in the regular season Elias Laradi Staff writer

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he Concordia Stingers men’s hockey team won 5-1 against the Laurentian Voyageurs at Ed Meagher Arena last Friday night, after a six-week holiday break.

The game started off with Concordia playing some solid hockey. Four minutes into the first period, Concordia got its first chance on the powerplay as Voyageurs forward, Caleb Apperson, was called for hooking. The Stingers threw everything at the net but couldn’t beat the Voyageur goalie, Alain Valiquette.

Despite getting the first early chance to take the lead, the Stingers fell behind 1-0 when Voyageurs forward, Dylan Fitze, got a squeaker past Stingers goaltender, Antonio Mastropietro, opening the scoring for Laurentian.

However, Concordia wasn’t down for long in the second period, as four minutes in, left winger Anthony Nobili fired a quick shot past Valiquette. The game was then tied with the momentum swinging in Concordia’s favour.

The Stingers started attacking the net in search of a lead.

The Stingers got another powerplay opportunity after tying the game, defenceman Jeremy Barriault, who was playing his first game of the

season, went in on his own and got a wrist shot into the back of the net, making the score 2-1 for the Stingers.

One minute later, Voyageurs forward Fitze was given a two-minute minor with a 10minute misconduct for giving a hit to the head.

Concordia played on with the one man advantage but couldn’t solve Valiquette.

Five minutes later, Stingers centre, Olivier Hinse, scored his team-leading 15th goal of the

season, giving Concordia a 3-1 lead after the second period.

Concordia continued strongly in the third period, getting a fourth goal early. Less than two minutes into the period, the Stingers added to their lead when centre Hugo Vincent got a good shot past Valiquette making the score 4-1 for Concordia.

With the game out of reach for Laurentian, the match became a little more heated. Stingers

Stingers dominate in win over the Queen’s Gaels. Photo by Brianna Thicke

right winger, Nicolas Samoluk, and Voyageurs forward, Sebastian Leroux, were both called for roughing as they had been in a scrum after the play had been whistled. Then, Stingers defenceman, Sean Blunden, and Voyageurs forward, Joel Senecal, fought, giving both players a 10-minute misconduct penalty.

With five minutes remaining in the game and with Stingers captain, George Lovatsis, in the penalty box, the Voyageurs took the risk of pulling their goalie out in favour of a sixth attacker on the ice.

Two minutes later the Stingers took a 5-1 lead when Lovatsis fired a shot into the open net.

The end of the game turned ugly when more scrums and fights broke out. Stingers right winger, Ben Dubois, was assessed a four-minute spearing penalty during one of the scrums, and the game ended on that note, with the Stingers winning their second game in a row.

Stingers head coach, Kevin Figsby, said he was proud of his players in the win, and that the team profited from the return of defenceman Youssef Kabbaj, who returned Friday night after missing two months from a leg injury.

“It was a pretty clean game that turned feisty, I think we played a consistent game of 60 minutes, [Youssef] was big in his return and it showed how much we missed him on the ice,” said Figsby.

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Men’s basketball // sports

Sports in the Fourth straight win at home News Stingers rebound in second half for comeback win against Citadins Chris Cordella Staff writer

>> Hockey Canada announces men’s roster for Sochi

This past Tuesday, Canadian hockey fans were glued to their TV sets, not for a game but for the Team Canada Olympic roster to be announced. There were a few surprises on who made the team and who was left off. Montrealborn players Roberto Luongo of the Vancouver Canucks and San Jose Sharks defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic, join Canadiens goaltender, Carey Price, and defenseman PK Subban.

For the whole Olympic roster you can go to tsn.ca

>> NFL Divisional Playoffs

On Saturday afternoon, the Seattle Seahawks hosted the New Orleans Saints. Seattle controlled the first three quarters of the game, taking a 16-0 lead. Yet Saints quarterback, Drew Brees, and the Saints’ offence made it a game when they scored with less than a minute to go to make it a 23-15 for the Seahawks. Then they were able to recover an on-side kick to have a chance to tie the game with under a minute left. However, time simply ran out for the Saints and Seattle came out on top, 23-15.

The other Saturday game was between the New England Patriots and the Indianapolis Colts. It was a close game after three quarters, with the Patriots on top. But a great fourth quarter by the Patriots had them up big with a 43-22 win. Patriots running back, LeGarratte Blount, had a monster night with four TD’s.

Sunday featured the San Francisco 49ers visiting the Carolina Panthers. Carolina took unnecessary penalties that kept drives alive for San Francisco in the first half. The Panthers also struggled with converting in the red zone during the first half. San Francisco ended the first half with a Vernon Davis touchdown. The 49ers offence came alive in the second half after that play. A touchdown by quarterback Colin Kaepernick and a late field goal in the second led to a 23-10 win for the 49ers.

The last game of the weekend was between the San Diego Chargers and the Denver Broncos. The first three quarters were dominated by the Broncos, who had a 17-0 lead going into the fourth quarter. The Chargers rallied with 17 points in the fourth quarter, but still fell 24-17.

>> AFC AND NFC championship next Sunday At 3 p.m. next Sunday football fans will see a classic rematch between future Hall of Fame quarterbacks. Tom Brady and the Patriots head to Denver to take on the Broncos and Peyton Manning.

At 6:30 p.m. Fox will have the NFC championship game where the San Francisco 49ers will be travelling to try to take down the number one seed, Seattle Seahawks.

Casey Dulson Staff writer

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oming off a three-game winning streak before the Christmas break, the Concordia Stingers men’s basketball team beat the UQAM Citadins 64-53 on home court last Friday to win their fourth straight game.

On this night, the Stingers played great on the boards and played good defence as UQAM committed 21 turnovers.

The Stingers won the tipoff but UQAM would get the first point of the game with a free throw by forward Alexandre Bernard, 43 seconds into the quarter. Concordia would respond with a basket by forward Mukiya Post, 20 seconds later.

The Stingers were hit with some bad news as forward Josue-Smith Telfort went down with a leg injury. Concordia’s head coach, John Dore, said that he will see a doctor on Monday. UQAM took a 13-8 lead by the 3:18 mark of the first quarter after two successful free-throw attempts by guard Richard Addai and a two-point jump shot by Bernard. However, the Stingers were able to tie the game at 13 apiece before the quarter was up on a three-point jump shot by Post just before the final buzzer sounded.

The Citadins would regain the lead in the second quarter with a couple of baskets by Addai. After the Citadins took a 22-17 lead, Stingers centre, Zach Brisebois, would bring Concordia within three points with his two free-throw shots to make it 22-19. However, UQAM forward, Rubens Poteau, and guard

Stong second half leads Stingers to win vs Montreal. Photo by Brianna Thicke

Rigobert Katahwa would combine for the Citadins next seven points to give their team a 29-19 lead with just over three minutes to go in the quarter. But with the help of Post and guard Jean Moussignac, the Stingers would cue a comeback before the quarter was up.

From a 10-point lead, the Citadins led by just two, 31-39, heading into the third quarter.

Stingers would tie and take the lead in the third quarter with a 9-0 run that included back-to-back three pointers by guard Adam Chmielewski, which would give the Stingers a 36-31 lead just 2:11 into the quarter. The Citadins would only get their first points of the quarter at the 5:53 mark with a basket by Poteau. Post got a couple of baskets, including a three-pointer to increase the Stingers’ lead

to 47-41 going into the fourth quarter.

Stingers would not surrender the lead in the fourth quarter and only gave up 12 points to the visitors in the final frame. Despite only being 55 per cent on the free-throw line on Friday, Chmielewski made his last four freethrow attempts in the final 54 seconds of the game to seal the 64-53 Stingers win.

The Stingers’ top point getter was Post with 20 points and two rebounds in the win.

Dore was happy with the win, despite what he felt was a poor first half by the Stingers and said that the team is improving every day. “[In the] first half, we played sloppy and took a lot of shots and [in the] second half we played great defence and [our] offence was much better,” he said.

Women’s hockey // sports

Stingers fall in blowout loss

Women’s hockey team looks for revenge against Montreal on Thursday Daniele Iannarone Contributor

The Concordia Stingers women’s hockey team lost their first game of the 2014 season 8-1 to the Montreal Carabins on Sunday.

Carabins forward, Ariane Barker, scored four goals and led her team to victory, handing the Stingers their worse loss in over a year.

Disorganization was the killer for the Stingers, as they took eight minor penalties and suffered for it. The Carabins managed five powerplay goals, notably two to end the first period and one to start the second for a 4-0 lead, putting the game completely out of reach for the Stingers.

“Nothing was working,” Stingers left winger, Audrey Morand, said of the performance. “Our forecheck wasn’t working, our zone coverage wasn’t working. We were all very passive while the other team was really aggressive. We just didn’t show up.”

Stingers head coach, Les Lawton, was quick to echo Morand’s remarks, saying that it was uncharacteristic of his team to put in such a poor effort, since they’re usually the ones outworking the other teams.

“To beat that team we need good goaltending, we need to be disciplined, we need to play well in our end of the ice and we have to establish a forecheck,” he said. “That was our goal going into the game and we didn’t do any of that, so hopefully we learn that when we don’t do the things that we do well, we’re gonna have games like this.”

This marked the third time this season that the Stingers have met the Carabins, the first two meetings both ended with 2-1 result in favour of the Carabins.

The Stingers will host the Carabins this Thursday, once again at the Ed Meagher Arena, and Morand notes that this is a great opportunity for the Stingers to get revenge for the lopsided loss.

“We’re going to put this loss behind us and use it as motivation for Thursday’s game since we’re getting the chance to get revenge in a back-to-back situation,” she said.

Lawton was also looking forward to Thursday’s rematch.

“Going into the third, we wanted to make a bit of a statement towards our game on Thursday, but we’ll be a completely different team on Thursday I can guarantee you that,”

said Lawton. “Our players are really disappointed in their performance and hopefully we can bounce back from that and get right back on track.”

Despite the loss, the Stingers still sit in fourth spot in the Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec (RSEQ) standings and are currently en route to making the playoffs after a two-year absence.

“I’m disappointed, we wanted to take a step forward today and we didn’t,” Lawton said. “It’s not the way we wanted to start our second half of the season but I’m still confident we’re going to do some good things and I really like our team character. We’ve got a really good bunch of girls who are working extremely hard both on and off the ice and I’m confident that they’re going to rebound from this.”

Stingers suffer worst loss of the season vs. Montreal Carabins. Photo by Brianna Thicke

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Editorial // opinons

Nothing on the CSU calendar for 2014 Students left wondering as CSU website has yet to be updated for the winter semester According to the calendar on the Concordia Student Union’s website, nothing is happening this semester.

Although the CSU posted on Facebook that they will be holding a “Student Engagement Fair,” there is no mention of it on their website. In fact, their home page is still displaying news from Sept. 11, 2013.

One cannot assume that all students have Facebook or have the CSU in their newsfeed. Furthermore, Facebook is not set up to make information readily accessible. If someone is searching for information from a post they will have to scroll through all of the CSU’s posts in order to find it. The website has a news section on its front page and a calendar page, both of which make finding information much easier than look-

ing through Facebook posts. Therefore, in order to provide quality communication to students, the CSU website needs to be kept as updated as the CSU Facebook page.

For the longest time, when visiting the CSU’s webpage, a box has popped up asking visitors to fill out a survey regarding their experience of the website. It would seem that either the CSU has neglected to read these surveys or they’ve neglected to move forward with implementing any changes.

In what is often termed, “the digital age,” the best way to communicate with students is through the Internet. One would assume that the CSU does not need their recently hired marketing intern, Adrian Mahon, to tell them that. And yet, they have hired Mahon to write a proposal for ways in which

the CSU can improve communication with students.

At this point it seems like students will have to wait until the proposal has been submitted and reviewed by Council before they will be informed about what the CSU has planned for this semester.

Or, instead of wasting time with proposals, they could just start communicating.

Why do we need a marketing intern? Why hasn’t someone been given the responsibility of updating the website? Someone is obviously updating Facebook, why doesn’t this same person update the website?

Recently, a website promoting information on the renovations to Reggie’s went live. This website is run by CUSAcorp which is a subsidiary of the CSU, which

begs the question if CUSAcorp can get a website up and running within a matter of months, why can’t the CSU update their existing site?

The issue of communication and the CSU’s website was a problem before the current executive’s mandate even began, so it is hard to believe that they weren’t aware of it. Undergraduate students pay for the CSU to provide them with services and events but their money goes to waste when they don’t know what’s going on. Providing students with up-to-date information is a service that is owed to the Concordia student body. The winter semester is already in its second week and the CSU website remains as current as Sept. 12, 2013, and so we ask, if not now, then when?

Activism // opinions

Sorry PETA, it’s not me, it’s you: a break-up letter Why this vegetarian finds the activist group’s actions hard to swallow Lindsay Richardson Staff writer

J

ust before we rang in the year 2014, I ended one of the longest, most significant relationships of my life.

After six years of dedicated vegetarianism, and six years of figurative partnership with you, the People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), I realized that I had enough strength in my beliefs and convictions to not continue supporting what is ultimately an abusive, extremist animalrights group.

At first, the relationship seemed to be a positive one. It was supportive, encouraging, and enlightening. PETA had a way of instilling purpose into its youngest followers; fuelling my newfound passion for justice and animal conservation.

You provided all of the educational tools needed to help make “ethical” decisions regarding both diet and way of life. You sent stickers, pamphlets, testimonials, and posted videos and photos on your web page. I proudly became a “PETA person”—my locker was decorated with posters and animal rights quotes, and I roamed the hallways repeating to myself, “I am not a nugget; animals are friends, not food.”

However, it took a few years before the realization hit that I didn’t have an ally in PETA. As a group, you are cynical, judgemental, negative, and at times, downright vile. Over the years, I mistook your obvious rage for “passion”— your animal rights crusaders are not happy, peaceful people.

There is always an undercurrent of anger and condescension running amongst many of you, and your efforts to preserve animal life show little to no respect for human life.

The warning signs came when watching your documentary “I Am an Animal,” where CEO Ingrid E. Newkirk revealed that, postmortem, she wanted her skin used to make leather goods and her eyes mailed anonymously to government offices so they know that animal rights workers are “always watching.”

Then there were your public demonstrations—performance artists being force fed and injected in store windows to shed light on animal testing, pregnant women put in cages to ban the use of gestation crates, or throwing paint on runway models during haute couture shows to protest the fur

trade.

There are also the photos posted online.

Every time I’d sit down for breakfast, there would be a new image to feast on: cats with their heads sawed open, newborn piglets lying on a dirty floor. I prefer coffee with my meals, not gore. It is all just so unnecessary and counteractive to the cause.

It’s understood that PETA uses these sensational tactics to raise awareness and “force” a public impact, but it is doing nothing to encourage people to get involved.

No meat eating, fur wearing person is going to approach you out of fear that they’ll be chained up and staked on the spot. Even vegetarians feel like they’re not “vegetarian enough” if they eat fish or other animal by-products (including honey, which ridiculously enough, you consider to be an “ani-

mal product.”)

As much as I value awareness, I value approachability more. You can’t force someone to adhere to a specific moral code. They are responsible for their own choices, no matter how big (or how small) those choices are.

Some people don’t want to risk violent protests and a criminal record to fight for what is essentially just a “pipe dream”—a fantastic, but vain hope of a world without meat.

No one needs to be exposed to your propaganda any longer PETA. I am a proud, respectful, peaceful person whose choices are subjective, but justifiable. In the end, I am accountable for my actions and mine alone, and no one will make me feel guilty.

Sorry PETA, I’m just one vegetarian who can’t take any more of your beef.

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Confessions of a 20-something That guilty feeling about taking the so-called ‘easy’ way out Casandra De Masi Opinions editor

The first two weeks of the semester are always a bit strange. It takes time to get back into the groove of school, and get back on a schedule of class, homework, and work; all the while trying to maintain enough of a social life so that you don’t forget how to interact with human beings.

It’s also a trial period for classes. I’ve heard a lot of professors speak about “shopping for classes” and “jumping around,” especially when it comes to electives. When speaking to my fellow students, and asking for advice, I often ask what they look for in a class. The words that come up most often are: interesting, fit my schedule, and easy.

Is it just me, or does anyone else feel terrible when they justify taking a class because you heard it was “easy?”

When coming into university I had the naïve and romantic idea that electives would be classes that I could take to broaden my knowledge on subjects that I don’t exactly want a degree in, but would like to learn more about. As

well as possibly piquing my interest in another field of study for a minor or Grad school.

This is the attitude I held at the start of registration, even this term, scouring through the list of electives offered, checking out the class descriptions and asking around about how engaging the material is.

And then, it happens. Others question me as to why I chose a class with so many readings, or why I chose a class with a lot of essays and a major final. Why didn’t I take something easy, something I already know a substantial amount about, therefore ensuring

not only a pass, but a pass that involves very little effort?

I can understand why people opt for the “easy” factor. There is the pressure to keep a high GPA, especially with rough program course loads that don’t leave much room for equally heavy electives.

However, I think it’s a sad state for our education system when students at this level are feeling the need to search for easy passes instead of opportunities for new knowledge and discovery.

It’s not to say that I’ve never asked the ques-

tion myself. I have started to do so more and more as the semesters progress, because I can feel the pressure. However, I’m still holding on to the romantic idea of taking classes I enjoy, even if the material may be a little dense and may require reflection and thought.

Some may think electives are a total waste of time, but it’s important to see what else is out there. It’s important to understand and know what others are studying, because once you’re out of university, you will be working with many different types of people.

Having an arsenal of understanding and knowledge in many different areas when collaborating in the professional world is an asset. No, that one marketing class won’t make you a pro, but it will give you some understanding and insight, as well as a possible curiosity to venture off and research on your own.

It’s important to be realistic. If you failed biology three times in both high school and CEGEP, then taking a biology elective alongside four core program courses is probably not a bright idea. However, I think that if it’s feasible, students should stay away from easy and predictable, and grab a spot in a class that sounds interesting, intriguing, and maybe a little bit scary.

That’s just what I think. Who knows, maybe by my last semester in university my growing cynicism will consume me entirely, but for now I am holding onto this idea.

Self-Reflection // opinions

Words of warning & wisdom to a past self What would you say to a younger version of yourself?

Marilyn Santucci Contributor

Hello Marilyn, This is you, in 2014. This letter is from me, to you, filled with things you wished you had known back when you first started at Concordia. Here we go.

Stop overthinking. Life is too short to be worrying and questioning yourself all the time.

You’re allowed to make mistakes. Everyone does! If you don’t make mistakes in life, you never learn true and meaningful lessons.

That terrible grade you are going to get in that random philosophy class in your third year? Get over it! What you can do afterwards is put a little more effort into your work.

Don’t stress about being a straight-A student.

In fact, try to stress as little as possible. It is hard to be productive when you put so much pressure on yourself. There are much more important things going on in the world that should be worrying you. You had the courage and guts to pursue an education. Pat yourself on the back.

The only thing you can control in life is you.

Expect nothing from anyone but yourself. You can be your biggest enemy, or your biggest supporter. If I were you, I would choose to take care of your mind, and body. Be your number one fan. It’s you against the world.

You’re going to end up switching programs, and it will be the greatest decision you make.

You had to apply three times but you finally got that letter of acceptance from the journalism department. Even though you had to spend two years in English Literature, the process of

being rejected time and time again and never giving up really shaped you as a person. It was a blessing in disguise.

Don’t ever take an 8:45 a.m. class. It could possibly be your biggest mistake. It’s also OK if you arrive to class a few minutes early to ensure you sit in the spot next to that hot guy who caught your attention on the first day. It’s also OK to wear lipstick that day too.

Lean on your friends. Don’t be afraid to ask for help. No one will judge you. If they do, well then they clearly aren’t your friends. Surround yourself with positive people. People who make your life better and more fulfilling. Erase the negative energy in your life because all it will do is make you miserable. You have no time for that!

You are going to fall in love and get your heart broken. I promise you that everything will be OK. Like all the other low moments in your life, you will come out of it a stronger, wiser woman.

Enjoy your time in university. There are so many great people waiting to meet you. Go out, grab a drink and relax every once in a while.

No one will think you’re being an irresponsible student or adult for doing so. I bet the majority of students are drinking as I am writing this!

Even I may be.

As demanding as school can be, this is honestly going to be the most amazing, eyeopening experience of your life, so don’t be in a rush. Yes, we all want to “graduate” as soon as possible so we can really start “living.” What you may not know is that this is the most exciting time to be you. Before you know it, you will be that 35-year-old wife and mother (at least I hope so!) who at times wishes she was 23 again, studying to become a journalist. One grey hair after another, you will realize how fast times flies and wish you would have enjoyed the moment of being young and carefree.

So take a deep breath in, and relax. Life is meant to be enjoyed.

Recipe// opinions

Cake batter fudge casandra de masi Opinions editor

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Fudge can be a tricky treat to make. There are many different types of fudge and fudge recipes out there, so it really depends on what you are looking for. One day last year, I had an unexpected party and had no idea what to make.

I had not stocked up on my baking ingredients in a while, so I was stumped. Then I saw it on Pinterest: Cake batter fudge. It’s a quick way to make little squares of yummy, chewy goodness. It’s not the healthiest, I must admit, but it sure is quick to make when you’re in a pickle.

All you need is: -Confectioner’s sugar (1 cup) -Cake mix (1 cup) (whatever flavour, best to stick with either yellow or devil’s food chocolate, I’ve made both) -Butter (about 1/4 cup) -Milk (about 1/4 cup) -Microwave (YES!)

So, here’s what you do: 1) Dump your confectioners sugar and your cake mix of choice into a microwave safe bowl, and mix them (make sure it is large enough for stirring.)

2) Add in your butter and milk. Measurements are important with baking, but I tend go by eye with the butter and milk for this one, so don’t worry if you’re not exact. Don’t mix.

3) Place your mix in the microwave for about two minutes. Keep an eye on it since all microwaves, like ovens, can be different.

4) Take it out and stir immediately. A lot of recipes call for the adding of sprinkles at this point, but that’s up to you. It does make it look really nice and festive when using yellow cake mix, but for chocolate they sometimes get hidden. If you do decide to use sprinkles, you need to be quick with the mixing because the colours bleed.

5) Place your dough evenly in a rectangular plastic container or casserole dish that will fit into your fridge. Leave it in for about 1-2 hours and once it’s cold and hard, you will be able to cut it out into little fudge squares.

This is a very easy, customizable recipe. It’s also a hit at parties. Enjoy!

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