Volume 46 Issue 11 by Trent Arthur

Volume 46

Afrobana

Issue 11

November 28, 2011

Photos by Andrew Tan: more on page 4

Trent hoping to scrape FOOD service satisfaction out of the coals By Brett Throop

With campus food provider Aramark’s contract expiry date looming, administrators are scrambling to find out what students want to eat and how the university can serve it up on a shrinking budget. Trent students showed their dissatisfaction by giving Aramark’s food services a “D” grade in the Globe and Mail’s 2011 Canadian Universities Report. Complaints about campus dining range from a lack of local food to limited dining hall hours, Laura Storey, Director of Housing Services, told Arthur. As the University’s contract with Aramark gets set to expire in 2013 after 15 years, administrators now must put together a request for proposal, detailing what Trent wants from a food services provider. The contract to provide Trent’s food services for the next 10 years will then be opened to the marketplace for bidding. Storey acknowledged the low level of satisfaction with Aramark’s services among students, adding, “we want to put into process some steps to move forward in the right direction, so helping us with our rankings, but more importantly helping with student satisfaction on campus.” While Aramark conducts regular surveys to gauge student satisfaction with its services, the University’s review process is less organized. One thing Storey wants to do is work “constant review” of food services into the University’s processes. “I’m hoping that we can consider a different way of evaluating and assessing what we’re doing in order to help stu-

dents really get what they’re looking for and getting what they’re paying for,” Storey said. Feedback from students, faculty, staff, and campus guests is already being sought to help decide what Trent Food Services will look like after 2013. Invitation-only focus groups took place in mid-November, an online survey was released last week, and interviews are to be organized in the near future. Input from the College and Student Services Committee (CASSC) is also being sought. Exactly what the university is looking for will be determined in the consultation process, Storey said. But she noted that she’s going into the process with two principles in mind: fiscal and environmental sustainability. Consultant group fsStrategy is being paid $60,000 to conduct the consultations and make recommendations about how to run Trent’s food services. fsStrategy president Geoff Wilson’s is an “active member” of the Canadian Association of Foodservice Professionals (CAFP), which counts Aramark as a “platinum sponsor” on its website. Storey does not see this as a conflict of interest. In her view, CAFP is merely “an organization that helps bring [food service professionals] together to help figure out best practices and to have conferences.” CAFP grants Certified Food Executive (CFE) designations. Storey said that no member seeks financial gain from involvement with the organization. At least one student will sit on a committee that will help draft the request for proposal and evaluate the bids.

Storey could not say whether longstanding complaints about the Aramark contract—such as restrictions on potlucks on campus, limits on where the Seasoned Spoon can cater, and a lack of local food— would be up for consideration. She insisted that consultations with University community members will determine what the “top issues” are and what gets reviewed. There may be more room under the new contract for a variety of food service providers. Under the current contract, Aramark provides food services in all four campus dining halls. Storey maintained that “no decisions have been made” but that if there was a workable proposal for more than one provider to dish out meals in its dining halls, the University would reserve the right to allow that to happen. Other Canadian universities like the University of Toronto, Mount Allison University and the University of Winnipeg have made headlines in recent years for providing local food on their campuses. In 2006, Mount Allison University included a local, organic and environmental clause in its request for proposal when it was seeking a new food service provider. Through the life of that University’s contract with Aramark, the local food requirement will slowly increase from an initial 33 per cent to 50 per cent. Storey said that if Trent wanted to go in that direction, she would like to see it come from University policy. “I would love it if it was the direction of the University that was driving the proposal rather than the proposal driving what we do on campus,” she stated.

in the paper this week

centre: Arthur asks your opinion about Armark p. 3 - an opinion on the Study Abroad photo contest • p. 5 - a Movember update p. 8 - nerdy theatre at the Gordon Best • p. 9 - Twilight review + nanowrimo p.10 - resist! and kwic column • p . 11 - a Trent radio interview

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Opinions expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect those of Arthur staff, volunteers or its Board of Directors. Contributors are encouraged to attend the story meetings Tuesday at 7pm or contact the Editors to discuss story ideas. All article submissions are due Monday at noon. Letters, Listings, Classifieds, and Events are due Thursday at 9am and should be sent to listings@trentarthur. ca. Advertisers are encouraged to contact advertising@ trentarthur.ca for ad rates and contracts.

Respect For Trent’s Science and Computer Programs, Please Usually, the Arthur thoroughly and insightfully covers every story it reports from the social-justice angle. Matt Jarvis’ column, however, falls short of these standards. Truth is, the potential benefits of Berger’s artificial hippocampus and Gallant’s fMRI work go far beyond saving time for students and accomplishing the poorly-defined goal of “true empathy”. They can dramatically lower the cost of a world-class education, bringing it within reach of the poor both locally and in the developing world. Even before an encoding technology is developed, neuroprosthetics alone will be a great leap forward in curing learning disabilities. Why is the Arthur so vocal whenever technology threatens to create a social problem, yet silent when it promises to solve one? Trent’s science and computing programs need and deserve a lot more respect from the public than they have. It can’t help when our only paper shows a Luddite bias. Sincerely, Chris Hennick Editor’s note: Arthur does have a “Luddite bias” mainly because we need more volunteer contributors who are studying sciences and/or computing. We publish the stories that our volunteers pitch! Send your ideas to editors@ trentarthur.ca. Wanna give writing a try? Email us or come to a story meeting. The next story meeting is for Issue 14 and occurs Tuesday, Jan. 3 at 1pm in the Arthur Office in Sadleir House.

TCCBE opportunities for students should increase Dear Arthur, I am writing with a few comments related to your November 14, 2011 article “Major funding cuts force Community Based Education program to seek new funding sources.” The number of students in last year’s Peterborough-based CBE program was 103, not 123. Also, the article stated that the TCCBE is considering fee-for-service work “conduct[ing] similar research to what students currently do for free. This might mean fewer project opportunities for students.” In fact, the opposite is true. We are considering working with community partners on fee-based community projects much different in nature than those conducted by students (for example, co-leading the funded evaluation of a local children’s service delivery model). We are hopeful that by working with community partners in this way it will increase the number of communityuniversity project opportunities available to students, faculty and even local consultants. Thank-you for publishing an honest account of what has been a difficult year for everyone and we look forward to building strong community-university partnerships with the Trent University community for many years to come. Sincerely, Todd Barr  Executive Director   Trent Centre for Community-Based Education

Editorial

Mo Awareness, Mo Problems By Iris Hodgson

This week in our office, Arthur reporter Matt Jarvis and I had a lively discussion about Movember’s relative virtues. Jarvis spoke emphatically to me about how lots of people, himself included, have strong personal reasons to advocate for cancer awareness, especially about preventative care and early diagnosis. I can agree with that: encouraging healthy habits is a cause worth supporting. Still, I have my doubts about how cancer “awareness” campaigns are gendered and marketed. A large portion of the money raised by Movember goes to Prostate Cancer Canada, which is funding some extremely worthwhile initiatives, but some of this cash goes back to Movember itself, which seems to be paying largely for slick graphic design and gimmicky branded merchandise. While I don’t want to minimize the importance of cancer research, I have my doubts about whether Movember is the best vehicle for a men’s health movement. Though popular, “moustache awareness” has been marketed so strongly that the causes it stands for can seem like an afterthought. If you look hard enough on the Movember website, past the ads for beer, motorcycles, and razors, you’ll find that the campaign encourages men to get physical exams, eat healthier diets, stop smoking, and drink in moderation. But rather than using their marketing dollars to make it cool for men to eat salads, the Movember website unhelpfully tells you the volume of beer that a one-month old moustache can absorb. And there are other issues, too. For instance: It doesn’t talk about access. Movember imagines that men don’t go to doctors because they “just can’t fit it into their schedule.” The campaign assumes that the largest barrier to health care access is men’s reluctance. This ignores other significant factors, like the availability of healthcare or insurance coverage; the ability to see a queer or trans-positive healthcare practitioner; the ability to access healthcare in your first language, or if you work a night shift, or a variety of other reasons including the accessibility and affordability of healthy foods. It’s cisnormative. Movember’s prostate cancer focus has expanded to encompass “men’s health awareness” generally. Still, not all men have prostates. Cervical cancer is also a “men’s health” issue – checkitoutguys.ca does an awesome job of providing info for trans guys who need paps. There are also lots of guys – trans and cis alike – who can’t grow facial hair, but that doesn’t make them less manly. It’s heteronormative. The moustache plays a huge role in queer style and iconography, but Movember’s celebrity Hall of Fame is super straight (Dr. Phil, Mr. Potato Head, Ned Flanders, Ron Jeremy), except for Freddie Mercury. Where’s John Waters? Tom of Finland pinups? Le Tigre’s JD Samson? The Movember campaign also explicitly argues that

moustaches are sexy, without ever acknowledging queer sexualities and relationships. The website’s “Mo Facts” include statements like “Women are more attracted to men with Mo’s.” This absence is especially conspicuous in a campaign that focuses on prostates. If the aim is to get men to get annual physical exams, it would be especially useful to lessen the perception that someone’s finger in your ass (whether that finger is your doctor’s or your lover’s) is an experience to be avoided. No homo, right bros? It misses opportunities to debunk sexist ideology. The idea that only men have moustaches is propped up by a lot of sexist marketing and patriarchal bullshit. Ask any woman who has bleached, shaved, waxed, or lasered her face – or who has felt pressure to do so. Women with facial hair have been displayed as “freaks” in circuses. Movember dismissingly mentions that “some Eastern European” women have moustaches, which is a harmful stereotype in itself. Check out J. Bee’s “Femme a Barbe” zine for more on women & other bearded gender outlaws. Movember (somewhat defensively) states that men are “indifferent” to their health and need to step up their game to catch up with the “women’s health movement”. Of course, the underfunding of necessary programs or research relating to anyone’s health is a situation that should be improved. Still, the framing of this conversation leaves out larger discussions about gender and healthcare that would likely be more effective than the “men are scared of hospitals” model that Movember uses. There is a “women’s health movement” because historically, women weren’t included in medical studies and so research regarding their health was underdeveloped. For instance, the symptoms of a heart attack are different for cis women than cis men. As well, women’s bodies are often pathologized as unwell and treated as public. Women are pathologized as being sick even when the symptoms are often due to their social location – we don’t have “hysteria” anymore, but we do have similar stigma about shit like PMS. Men, especially typically masculine, macho, “bros” like the ones targeted by Movember, are thought to be by definition healthy and normal. It’s good that Movember aims to discourage the “it’ll all be alright” attitude, but it seems unlikely to be effective without also critiquing the “bro” stereotype. It centres white dudes. When Jarvis was on campus scouting for Mo Bros, he told us that after hours of looking, he found an overwhelming number of participating white guys and very few POC participants. The official Movember website is similarly problematic, though they do sell licensed Snoop Dogg t-shirts. It leaves out environmental factors. Healthy lifestyles are important, but can only do so much. Curing cancer for good will likely involve pressuring governments for better environmental regulations that limit the use and exposure of carcinogens beyond what individuals can do on their own.

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Trent Study Abroad Photo Raises Concerns Over Voluntourism By Jenna Cameron, Trent In Ecuador participant, 2010-2011

As I strolled across campus this past weekend with a few friends I was pleased to see the submissions to the annual Trent International Program Photo Contest displayed outside of Gzowski cafeteria. I took great interest and pride in seeing the beautiful photos representing a diverse array of year abroad experiences, including my own. However, there was one photo which did not seem to fit. This picture bothered me in its depiction of an elderly woman, sitting on the ground with her dress sliding off of one shoulder exposing her breast, her sad eyes staring up at the photographer. This photo presents this unnamed woman as vulnerable, poor, and helpless. The very composition of the photo, taken from above by a visiting, Canadian student, reminded me of the “colonial gaze” palpable in old history books and World Vision advertisements. I was surprised to learn later that day that this photo is the frontrunner in the contest's online Facebook voting. At press time, the photo, entitled “Woman”, has 136 votes. That is nearly double the amount of the next most popular entry, “Big Ben”, which has 63 votes. The winner of the contest has not yet been officially announced. The first place winner will receive a $100 prize.

Obviously this image is, from an aesthetic point of view, powerful. It forces the audience to think and ask questions, exactly what a photographer aims to create when he or she practices their craft. And of course, I do not know the relationship between this woman and the photographer, though I imagine it was much deeper than the photo reveals. But the nature of photography is that it is highly subjective, and so whatever the intent of the photographer, we still need to consider the impression it gives to the viewer. This image is exploitive of this woman - she appears weak yet dignified. By prominently displaying this woman's photo, we are robbing the subject of her dignity, turning her poverty and sadness into a postcard for Trent Year Abroad programs. While this image is visually interesting, I think that this image does not represent the experience of participating in a Trent University Study Abroad Program, and if it does, then we need to re-examine what kind of attitude the study abroad program is meant to foster towards people in the host country. In my experience these programs are about the sharing of knowledge between cultures, learning about diverse ways of living and viewing the world, and collaborating with peers around the world to develop our own ideas as to how to use our education to make a positive impact. The year abroad

Now you read it . . . By Miranda Rigby

On November 21, 2011, Trent University’s “Academic Planning Committee” put together a set of recommendations to help Trent “A plan that seeks to assess soberly what we most value and how we collectively wish to confront our many challenges, both in the present and near future.” (4) This is a comprehensive set of quotes from this document which you can find and read for yourself in Trent’s News and Events page. Its a beginners guide, if you will, to show you what you will be effecting the majority of the Trent student population (the Undergraduate students): “Quite bluntly, without a dramatic increase to enrolment, or a radical restructuring of our instructional delivery models, or a radical rethinking of our capital expenditures, or a high calibre revenue generating unit, Trent University will remain unsustainable. Trent University must register more students than it currently does and it must change how it operates in order to make the best use of what resources we do have but these efforts alone will not generate $4M annually. This academic plan constitutes only one major component of this necessary overall integrated operation. But it can begin the process whereby academic recovery and academic sustainability will drive recoveries and sustainability throughout the multiple sectors of the institution.” ...we also recognize that certain aspects of the traditional “Trent Way” (e.g., tiny classes) are no longer feasible. We must adapt to the new realities of 2011 and beyond. (17) Recommendations to help better the Student experience 1. Introduce Interdisciplinary First Year Foundational Course 2. Develop Capstone Fourth Year Projects Specifically a “capstone project which is primarily a research project, student-driven, and team-taught” curriculum 3. Reaffirm the role of Colleges

programs which include a “placement” or “internship” component, such as the Trent in Ghana or Trent in Ecuador programs, are not outside of these goals. In my experience, professors and past participants take many steps to avoid the image of “voluntourism” being popularized in today’s society. My gripe is not so much with this photo being taken in the first place, but that it was seen fit by this student to be displayed in a photo contest for participants in Trent University Study Abroad programs. I know that the emotion of pity evoked by this image does not represent my own year abroad experience in a so-called “less developed country” and I hope that this sentiment is not representative of my peers’ experiences. I think that if this is what represents the community of year abroad participants, and that’s a BIG if, then the TIP office and various departments involved in planning these programs need to reassess their goals and the structure of their programs. This image may represent a deeper issue in terms of what students are getting out of these programs and how the TIP office itself conveys the purpose and ethical challenges of its work to participating students. To see all the contest entries, go to the “Trent Study Abroad Program” Facebook page, then click “Photo Contest.”

a summary of “the First Academic Plan for Trent University”

4. Establish a Centre for Teaching, Technology, and Learning (The Trent Ideas Centre) 5. Make half-credit courses the normal delivery unit 6. Affirm and ensure a culture of inclusivity 7. Review the University Suspension Policy Currently 6.2% of students at Trent are suspended and 5.9% are put on probation. In many cases students can avail themselves of the Fresh Start Program... For every one student suspended for one year, Trent loses the equivalent of approximately $10,000.” 8. Construct a Student Learning Commons 9. Integrate Student Services seamlessly within the academic enterprise 10. Clarify the mandate and role of the First Peoples House of Learning “The development of [Indigenous] programming has been stimulated by Trent’s experience and was largely based upon the pioneering work at Trent during 1970’s and 1980’s. Trent has now become one of many... 78% of Indigenous students at Trent are now enrolled in areas of study outside Indigenous Studies, a dramatic shift from a decade ago.” The academic plan goes on to state the Indigenous department should hold more events to distinguish Trent from out universities, and involve the Trent student community at large.

an enrolment of less than 15. Also beginning in Fall 2012, any elective undergraduate courses in these first three years with an enrolment of less than 15 will be permitted to continue, but will not be offered in the following year unless it’s cross-listed” 3. “...eliminate low-demand courses or degrees; e.g., the German program in Humanities... only 17 students are registered

as majors; likewise, Spanish currently has 1 faculty member 4 CUPE faculty and 22 students as majors 4. “...eliminate duplication in course offerings” 5. “... review the impact and sustainability of credit transfer agreements between Trent and faith-based institutions (35)

Recommendation to help faculty experience “The Committee also encourages this discussion to include a clear definition of what is meant at Trent by “equitable workload” (28) On increased classroom sizes 1. “... well over one third of our undergraduate courses (368 out of 994) had less than 20 students in each class...having 37% of classes under 20 is financially unsustainable (34) 2. “ beginning in September 2012, no undergraduate course will normally have a maximum cap of less than 35 students nor

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Campus

Memoirs of Afrobana 2011

By Cornel Grey

‘Twas the night of Afrobana, and all through OCA W101.2, spectators were clapping, because for performances like that, applause was most due. The Trent African Caribbean Student Union (TACSU) hosted their annual showcase on November 19, 2011 and Memoirs of a Generation appears to have been etched into the minds of everyone who came out to enjoy a little over two hours of solid entertainment. Doors opened at approximately 7:00 pm, but hours before, performers could be found inside the Wenjack Theatre preparing, mentally conditioning themselves for the night ahead and putting the final touches on their respective performances. It appears that weeks of publicity and promotion paid off as a number of persons who bought presold tickets were anxiously waiting outside, eager get things started.

After attendees were allowed to take their seats, they were treated to a mixed selection of Caribbean and African melodies while they waited for the opening number. At 7:30pm, the lights dimmed and the curtains opened to an introductory stepping number from the TACSU executive, composed of Meekae Banks-Devonish (President), Ernest Mashingaidze (Vice-President), Tiffany Benjamin (Secretary), Elsa De Souza (Director of Finance), Shani Victorin (Events Co-ordinator) and Dayo Sanusi (Director of Publicity). The first official number came to us from the Trent International Student Association (TISA) choir. By the end of their set, they were able to mix traditional melodies with contemporary tunes that were more accessible to the audience. Afterwards, there was a dance from TACSU West African students and based on applause given, it is safe to say it was well-

received by the audience. Next up were the St. Lucians who performed a dance based on a local ritual. There were several Africanbased acts thereafter, the most notable of which was a dazzling modelling act which gave us a snapshot into contemporary African fashion. The second half opened up with a dance from the ‘Soul Sistahs’ (Nina Blank and Shani Victorin) who moved to the melodies of Kelly Rowland’s “Motivation”. Next up was a powerful display of slam poetry centered around abortion from the duo of Meekae Banks-Devonish and Tiffany Benjamin. After that came another dance that combined Robin Thicke’s “Lost Without You” and “Run the World” by Beyonce to create a message about female empowerment. The Bahamians then brought carnival to Peterborough with their interactive ‘Junkanoo’ piece and the West Africans lined up again with another

Photos by Andrew Tan

display of their culture in dance thereafter. Chanel Christophe was next on stage with a poem highlighting the risk of cultural erasure through modern technology. This was followed by a dancing demonstration of Dancehall culture through a medley of songs from the Caribbean. The final performance was a rather extravagant Samba with arguably the most spectacular costumes of the night. The emcees, of course, tied everything together. The comedic banter that was interspersed throughout the show certainly highlighted the peculiar experiences of members of the African and Caribbean Diaspora after being away from home over many years. Afrobana 2011 has so far been credited as a major success, in no small part thanks to the performers and volunteers involved in the process. Most members will be here for at least another year which makes one think, will Afrobana 2012 be even better?

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Movember’s moustache movement motivates communication on men’s health

By Matt Jarvis

Men’s health is not talked about much in our society, in private or in public. There are many possible reasons for this. Evolutionary anthropologists might cite typical male risk-taking behaviour, an intrinsic aspect of our species that has historic significance in our biological development. Psychologists might suggest intense cultural pressures on men to be physically strong, and that any mention of malcontent is seen to be a sign of weakness. Some might just say that men are just plain dumb. Whatever the reason, the fact remains that more men are dying of cancer then women. On average we die younger and we are the overwhelmingly larger suicide statistic. We are vulnerable and it is time to accept this. “The moustaches are a reminder simply to talk about men’s health,” Trent President Steven Franklin explains, having family experience with men’s health problems. And he is not alone. As a child I lost my father to a particularly nasty tumour in his brain. During this month I can’t help but remember my mother’s explanations that for months before diagnosis he had experienced debilitating headaches to the point of being an unrecognizable person.

It took him months to get looked at because he felt it was his duty to keep going to work, keep going to school, keep going, keep going. And now he’s gone. We need discussions about men's health - we need it put right in our face. In this case, actually on our face. Prostate cancer research is the specific goal of the moustache movement (you can donate to your favourite participating moustache at movember.com) but its communication catalyst crosses into every aspect of men’s health, critically engaging with our cultural stereotypes. Think about it. Talk about it. Trent University’s Movember Wrap Up event will be taking place Wednesday November 30 from 5-6pm in the Champlain Great Hall. A panel of judges including Steven Franklin will be judging student moustaches, the most magnificent being awarded movie passes. The event will continue into the evening at Johnny Eh’s with live music from Trent students, where 10% of all sales to be donated to Trent University Movember.

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24 Hour Project’s TeleportNet reminder of contested IRL CRTC woes By Anthony P. Gulston

A comedic commentary on the future of the internet, TeleportNet, was the very first play to be staged during “The 24 Hour Project” at the Gordon Best on Saturday November 19. The future of the internet is a topic that has been on the minds of Canadians recently as the online petition to block Usage Based Billing reached over 500,000 signatures and the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has responded to Parliamentary demands to overturn their previous decision on the matter. The November 15 decision the CRTC released stated that “The CRTC does not regulate rates or set bandwidth caps for retail Internet customers.” While this statement may seem benign, it is a direct response to many Canadian’s worries surrounding Usage Based Billing. The original decision allowed for large telecommunications companies, such as Bell or Rogers, to choose between a capacity-based wholesale billing model or a flat-rate wholesale billing model. Now, they must use a capacity-based wholesale model. This means that independent ISPs will have to buy a certain amount of bandwidth from the larger ISPs in 100mbps increments. This shifts the decision surrounding whether to cap the bandwidth of individual internet users onto independent ISPs. Based on the outcry of Canadians and their elected representatives on behalf independent ISPs, it seems that the internet is more than a site of consumption, but a site of contestation. Independents only provide the internet for 4% of the market, so the recent CRTC decision would only affect the rates of those 4% of Canadian internet users who are with an independent ISP. But the popularity of this petition goes beyond Usage Based Billing and is a public outcry for an entire reformation of the way we are billed for internet usage in Canada. Back in May, a CRTC decision to not allow Wind Mobile to operate in Canada was overturned by Parliament to ensure competition in the telecommunications marketplace. The basis of the decision was that the company was based out of Egypt and only had Canadian investors. Now again we see Tony Clement overturning a CRTC decision to diversify the options for Canadians. Unlike the wireless overturn though, there has been no talk of letting in foreign competition to allow for lower internet rates here in Canada. There is also no talk in Parliament of what the role of the CRTC should be in these matters since this is the second decision they have had overturned in a year. From Committing Theatre by Alan Filewod: “Today at one end of a spectrum of power and resources, the pervaisiveness of digital technology enables the state and corporate capital to intrude into every aspect of human life.” TeleportNet is a play about what the internet would be like if it were physically manifested. The characters use a touch-screen interface to access what they want to send or receive from the Teleporter in their living room. Video games are played by acting out the game’s scenarios, Thai food can be ordered and delivered via the Teleporter and Facebook is actually comprised of people, instead of just faces. The bleak, pessimistic worldview represented is that the TeleportNet will make us better consumers, not better people, that it will make us lazier and more isolated, not make real

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connections with people. For instance, one TeleportNet character, (played by Lindsey Unterlander,) is stalked via Facebook. She is able to use the Teleporter to show up to her stalker’s apartment in her bathing suit to hand-deliver a virus. The anti-virus software is actually a crew in hazmat suits that come to clean up the mess in the apartment. Examples like these, where actions people take online actually exist in more tactile and tangible ways, illustrate the point that some people do not stop to reflect on how relationships are established and maintained metaphysically through various means of communication, including the internet. “It blurs the line between live and digitally reconstituted bodies”, Alan Filewod says, “digitalization is the enabling condition, then, of new theatricalities.” While I do want to share this bleak view of what the internet will become, I feel like the protagonists of the play were purposefully made to be idiotic to show what the TeleportNet could become, where the play itself shows how the internet has just reframed tradition media. TeleportNet did not touch on these recent legislative decisions directly, but writer Tim Etherington and director Mike Moring came up with a clever skewering of passive consumption and a unique conceptualizing of analog tactility brought back to a once purely digital medium, all in 24 hours. The writing began at 9pm, then went on until the wee hours of the morning. After that the directors assembled, chose their scripts, casted actors, and rehearsed while costumes and props were gathered. Dress rehearsal at the Best with the theatre techs followed and by 7pm the following night, 5 plays were actualized. The “24 Hour Project” has gone on for years and there is no sign of stopping.

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Concept and design by Anthony Gulston and Norah Winkelaar

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Breaking Dawn

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Charming in Moderation

By Brian Lukaszewicz

Alright, I’m going to level with you all here – before this weekend I had never seen a Twilight movie. Somehow, despite the significant amount of time I spend in darkened theatres, this franchise just sort of slipped under my radar. It’s shocking, I know. I thought about maybe taking a pass this week, waiting it out until I had something more up my alley to write about – after all, I’m well aware of how much these movies mean to their fan base, and it’s a fan base I don’t really want to get on the wrong side of – but for some reason it just didn’t seem right to skip this one. I’d like to consider myself a pro, and pros review everything, not just the movies they’re familiar with. It was time for me to earn my imaginary pay cheque. So I did what any self-respecting journalist in my situation would do: I got a 15 year old girl to explain it all to me. She caught me up on the whole backstory – the Jacob/Edward situation, the different families, the politics of vampires and werewolves. And she didn’t just stop at the basics either. I could tell you where original author Stephenie Meyer was during the wedding sequence, the significance of Bella being covered in feathers, and just exactly how the screenwriter altered the book for the film’s ending. In just a single weekend I went from knowing nothing about the series to being completely immersed in its quirky little universe. And to be honest I can see the appeal. Whether you love the books or hate them, Stephenie Meyer has created a world onto itself, and that’s something to be applauded. There are many very charming aspects of the Twilight universe and in particular Breaking Dawn Part 1; I would be lying if I said otherwise. The mythology is complex, and you can’t help but be a little drawn in by it. But it’s charming in moderation. There are only so many times we need to watch as a brooding

Robert Pattinson gives Kristen Stewart that look he gives her before we get the point that yes, he is most certainly in love with her. And the same goes for Bella’s constant need to be rescued. A lot of the time it feels like the sole purpose of the movie is to find new ways of putting her into danger, only so she can be rescued by one of her two suitors and they can duke it out for her affections. With story beats like that, the idea of a strong female lead in Twilight is more fantasy than the film itself. It’s a romance movie though, and obviously much of that is to be expected. I think maybe my biggest criticism of Breaking Dawn isn’t that it tends to recycle the formula, but that it takes itself so seriously for so much of its running time. If it would just lighten up every once in a while and embrace the fact that, at times, its story can be quite silly, it would go a long way towards silencing many of its critics. There was a great scene early on in the movie where many of Edward and Bella’s wedding guests gave toasts that ended up being quite funny. Where did that levity go at the end? Part of the problem may lie in the fact that this is only one half of the Breaking Dawn book. For those of you familiar with the source material you’ll notice that part of the ending was modified to give the film a more natural conclusion. And because much of Part 1 seemed to cover the setup of the book, it tends to move rather slowly at times with a noticeable lack of action. It seems that most of the real fighting has been reserved for Part 2. But something tells me nothing I say is going to do much to sway fans and non-fans alike. Whatever your expectations are going into this movie, they’re likely to be validated by the end of it. Breaking Dawn Part 1 isn’t trying to win any new fans for the series, only satisfy those who have been there the whole time. In the end it accomplishes exactly what it set out to do.

Remember, remember, the month of November By Sarah McDonald

Yes, my friends and I watched V for Vendetta on Saturday Nov. 5, and yes, there is an abundance of mustache-sporting people wandering Trent to raise awareness of prostate cancer this month. I myself am guilty of finding a peculiar piece of fuzz on my dorm room floor and, realizing it was shaped like a Chaplin’s ‘stache, taped it to my face and immediately snapped a picture of myself to send to a friend. Girls love Movember, too. But are you aware of another reason why November is a great month? This year, I was introduced to this little thing called National Novel Writing Month, or, as we call it, NaNoWriMo. What’s that, you say? It’s the competition that brings all aspiring authors out of the woodwork just to put them back in a reclusive state as they type out 50,000 words, yes, that is roughly 150 pages, of a novel. It’s fun. “Fun?” you ask, “How can that be something people actually want to do?” Well, the Peterborough area has over 260 members alone, and there are quite a few Trent students involved this year! People of all ages can join. As a writer who has wanted to participate in a writing competition like this for years, it’s a blessing and yet a curse. You never realize how big 50,000 words is until you’re in the thick of things, trying to finish your deadline for the day, and the plot is just not coming together like you thought it would. The dialogue doesn’t sound good, the characters are lifeless, and you just want a good cup of coffee to last you through the night. On top of this, myself, a first year student, has been struggling with readings and three different essays for school. For most, a good story idea is not just something

you can pull out of your ass on demand. That’s what short stories are for, a burst of inspiration, but not something you need to get too attached to. In essence, what you write for NaNoWriMo is a book, full of great ideas that you form a long-term relationship with. It can be your best writing, some days it can be your worst. It’s “thirty days and nights of literary abandon!” Though it is stressful, it is extremely rewarding. I’m sitting at 25,000 words right now; exactly halfway through. (Don’t ask me how my social life is doing these days.) Collectively that’s the most I’ve ever written for just one story. It’s an immense feeling of accomplishment, like you’re a proud mother. The best thing about NaNo is the support you get from being part of that huge community. Pep talks are sent out throughout November from famous authors, some of which have gotten their start from being in this competition. You only submit a word count, not your actual story, so you don’t have to worry about wondering what other people will think. You can do anything with it. Be wild! Write about your life, other people’s lives, or your own made-up twisted fantasy. Start thinking for next year, or start something now that you can continue when next November starts. I hope I’ve inspired some of you. My closest friend has declared that she is going to start writing in January, and do NaNoWriMo next year. I’ve pursued many synopsizes of other writers on the site, and some of these ideas sound amazing. What harm can creative writing do? Other than harm to the characters if you decide to kill one of them off. I have one friend at home that’s already done that to two of her main characters. Exciting stuff. To other WriMos: Happy writing! See you at the finish line on November 31!

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Global financial troubles becomes global food troubles

By Yolanda Ajak, World Issues & Media Liaison

There is no doubt that the current global financial system is detrimental to the poor, the environment and to ourselves, but the remaining fact is that this system is still our responsibility. The effect of climate change on the food system is noticeable in terms of rising food prices. Canada Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada reports that “Canada and the United States enjoy the largest bilateral trading relationship in the world, with two-way trade in goods and services reaching $649 billion last year.” Agriculture and agri-food bilateral trade accounted for $35 billion of this total. As of 2010, with a population of just over 34 million, 61% of Canadians are employed and out of that percentage, just below 10% of Canadian jobs (2 million) depend on trade with the U.S. In addition approximately eight million Americans depend on trade with Canada. Furthermore, the increase in prices of necessities such as grain is a consequence of reduction in output due to apparent issues such as our changing weather. Canada places 7th among the largest wheat producers of the world, earning the highest of all of Canada’s exported agricultural products amounting to approximately $5.4 billion in revenues. Canada also places as the second-largest wheat exporter in the world after the United States. Increasingly over the past several years, Canada has been experiencing a tremendous reduction in wheat growth due to wet land, which was also a central issue to wheat production this past May. Land is also an essential component to a country’s security of its resources when it comes to food scarcity, a progressively growing concern in first world countries, affecting food prices. “Investor” countries have decided to promote deals such as “land grabs”, which are governmentowned investments central to the dominance of private sector investments in the production of bio-fuel industry. Bio-fuel investments have been the key driving force behind initiatives portrayed as “food security concerns”. The process of bio-fuel production is not only de-

structive to the environment through the increase of carbon emissions due to deforestation for land space, but is also an issue for possible water contamination through chemical infusion. Bio-fuel production consists of two major groupings of fuels achieved through the process of hydrolysis and fermentation in warm environment. Bioethanol is an alcohol created through the fermentation of carbohydrates in starch crops such as sugar cane and corn, and Biodiesel is made by causing a chemical reaction between vegetable oil and animal fat-based lipids and alcohol. The final production process yields results of ethanol and carbon dioxide. Although governments promote finding “alternative” energy sources, the success of preserving energy without compromising our environment is still in question. Policies are in place through taxation, banks, and sectoral legislation on land, just to name a few of some of the policies that make these government investments possible. The panic over the depletion of renewable energy sources along with aims of securing energy to maintain the current rate of energy consumption has lead governments to resort to such extraction methods as an increasing option for future investments. International investors purchase hundreds of thousands of hectares of land in Latin America, Central Asia, South East Asia, and Africa for agricultural business production which not only deprive these citizens of their land, but also depletes their land. Newly arising government policies are deeply rooted in the perpetuation of the current toxic economic system. A reformation of the global food system is needed and is possible starting with supporting local farmers and food growers. As a people we need to take back the system that governs us and take responsibility for what’s happening to our world. If you’re interested in the intersections of Food, Climate and Gender and how they interplay in our global system, you might consider participating in a new KWIC/OXFAM working group that currently meets every Wednesday at 11am in the KWIC Global Education and Resource Centre, located in the Environmental Science Building, Room B101.

CentresaysThankstoTransDay ofRemembranceParticipants By Ki Alleyne

The Centre for Gender and Social Justice wants to take this moment to offer words of thanks to all of those who took part in events to recognize Trans Day Of Remembrance 2011. Kicking off with a Trans allyship workshop that took place on November 14, the stage was set for community collaboration in the form a zine. Have you entered the Trans Portal yet? The 12 page zine put together by the Trent Queer Collective, Centre for Gender and Social Justice and friends includes reflections of TDoR past, scathing (and hilarious) critiques, poetry and LOVE- look for free copies at your favourite coffee shops or independent media pick-up spot. Some attendees got their zines fresh off the press at film screening and potluck feast held in the lower level of the Kawartha Endodontics Clinic – a swanky conference space they sometimes lend to community events. If “good things happen over food,” good food must just make good things greater. There was overwhelmingly positive energy in the room as folks gathered to share food and watch the Emmy Award-winning documentary Screaming Queens: The Riot at Compton’s Cafeteria. Susan Stryker does a remarkable job of pulling together firsthand accounts of the women who lived and worked in San Francisco’s “Tenderloin” district along with an historians analysis of the spirit of the times in order to tell the story of the often under represented, in terms of importance, 1966 riot at Compton’s Cafeteria. After the film we all walked together by candle light westward on Hunter St. so we could be seen in our procession Northbound on George St. towards City Hall where we were joined by about a half dozen others who had been waiting across the street at Confederation Park. After a few opening words the 30 plus of us gathered in a circle outside stood for innumerable minutes in profoundly powerful silence. After some time there was a sort of consensus reached to face the road with our candles - it seemed symbolic of a turn away from internal reflection towards public awareness raising. There was no formal closing to the vigil; folks trickled away as they needed to or stayed as long as they had to. Mourning is a process with no hard and fast truths and that spirit was reflected in the organic dissolution of the evening’s events. So thanks again to everyone who made these happenings possible in every and any way you could. 2011 marks the fourth consecutive year Peterborough students and community have gathered in honour of Trans Day of Remembrance, the 12th annual international Trans Day of Remembrance marked on November 20, the first was held in honour of Rita Hester who was found murdered in her apartment on November 28th 1998.

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Christian Slater’s Biggest Fan is Into Noise Jams A Programmer Profile of David Grenon Caileigh Morrison: What is your programme called and when is it? David Grenon: I do Can Con All Night Long, which is an hour-long programme from five to six on Mondays. It is all Canadian; it’s generally music that’s not widely known, although sometimes I make mistakes and play Polaris Prize Nominated Artists. It’s all over the place; it’s a really eclectic show with lots of different sounds. Sometimes it’s garage rock, or post-rock, or Tin Vespers...there’ll probably be a lot of Tin Vespers on it for a while...or experimental music. Primarily experimental music, I think, although I may be wrong about that. Sometimes I just play full albums by bands because that’s a great way to hear a band, or I’ll at least play a few songs in a row by the same band. CM: When did you first become involved at Trent Radio and in what capacity have you been involved? DG: I think I got involved in 2005 or 2006, in the September of that year...unless I started in January 2006...I’ve run a bunch of different shows. Can Con All Night Long is in its second year. There’s Noise For Peace, which is a mysterious entity that floats in and out of the schedule that I’ve been doing for about a year. It’s a live noise show. And I’ve been on the board of directors for one year now, and I’ve been an operator for almost the entire time I’ve been here. There were a couple of years I was gone...I think all in all I’ve been here for four or five years. Wait, that’s impossible. What am I saying? This is my fourth year. CM: What initially drew you to Trent Radio and why do you continue to stick around? DG: The movie “Pump Up The Volume” with Christian Slater sparked my interest in radio when I was about thirteen or something. CM: I’ll need to see that. DG: For real. There’s this kid somewhere in the States in high school and he sets up a pirate radio station and it’s really badass and great because it’s Christian Slater. Don’t make me sound like a huge fan of Christian Slater [laughing]...although I do like Heathers as well. So I think that’s kind of what sparked my interest in radio. And I was always interested, well at least on and off, in electronics and stuff, and I think radio is an extension of that interest. And when I was in Waterloo, I wanted to get involved at the community radio station there, but then I couldn’t because they...I don’t know why actually. CM: Because they sucked? DG: Well, I kind of sucked a bit too at the time. I’m much better now [laughing]. I thought it was awesome; I’d see they could play whatever they wanted, so I knew when I came here I wanted to get involved with that. And then probably on Clubs and Groups day I found the table or whatever and filled out a programme proposal. I don’t remember what my first show was, but I certainly somehow found out about all the people doing live noise like Dahn Mirabelli and Brion Wagner and Meagh Culkeen. They all kind of encouraged me and I ended up with one of my first live noise show called “Gently Wallowed the Bear”. It had a really funny intro but I’m not going to say it. And then I stuck around because the people here are pretty real. I was going to say humble and honest, but that’s not necessarily true...although it is primarily. And everyone is generally kind and supportive of one another and interested in people being interested and not just what they’re interested in, if that makes sense. CM: Yeah, I get that. DG: I’m sure you do [laughing]... CM: Can you tell me and all the aspiring noise-makers out there about noise and how cool it is? DG: I can do that. Noise is...oh Jesus. Noise is...I don’t know [laughing]. It’s kind of a really loosely-used term encompassing all sorts of experimental audio or experimental sound, so drone, radio art - though I’m careful with the word art. There are a bunch of different people in town who are into different types of experimental sound. Brion Wagner, who has a show on Trent Radio called Preying Mantra, is starting to do live noise, Full-Metal Booty does stuff in town, and there are a couple of other people that do jams around here. And certainly we have people at Trent Radio that would be really happy to share what they do with people. I know Brion Wagner’s show with Mannlicher on Tuesday night is always open to anyone who wants to join in. We Live Here Too has parties in town where they generally feature some kind of experimental sound. Often the parties end up dance-oriented but they start off with soundscapes and drone, really cool stuff. Sometimes at Artspace on Saturday by accident you’ll come across a show. Actually, soon Noise For Peace will be having shows, so if you keep your eyes open you’ll be able to check it out.

Arthur’s (2nd) AGM 2011-2012 Monday, December 5 @ 7pm In Gzowski College, Room 112

Are you a Arthur Staff Collective member? Here’s how to become one. All past editors and current staff and Board members are considered part of the Staff Collective. As well, anyone who has contributed to 15% of issues (3 or more) in the current volume are also part of the Staff Collective. Letters to the Editor do not count as contributions. Past practice dictates that the previous volume’s Staff Collective is also eligible to vote at the AGM.

Are you an Arthur member? Here’s how to apply. All full and part-time undergraduate students at Trent University, and Consecutive Education students, are members. Past Arthur editors, and current Arthur staff and Board members are also members. All Staff Collective members are Arthur “members,” too. If none of the above applies to you, but you’d still like to be an Arthur member, you can be approved by Arthur’s Board. To request this, send a short email to editors@trentarthur. ca by 3pm on Nov 16. The Board will have a special meeting shortly before the AGM specifically to designate members – anyone wishing to apply in person to be approved for Arthur membership should arrive by 7pm sharp.

Who can vote at the AGM All Arthur members may vote at the AGM. No proxy voting is permitted. Quorum at the AGM is 10 members. Motions require a mover and a seconder. Decisions are determined by a majority vote. The Chair has a second and a vote in the case of a tie. Voting may be done by a show of hands, or by paper ballot if requested. Voting for Board members is always done by paper ballot.

Agenda: Chair’s remarks, Election of new Directors to Arthur Board, By-law amendment, By-law committee call-out, Discussion and other business, Adjournment

Come and be involved! Arthur’s Board of Directors: Ensures the survival of Arthur as a corporation; reviews the financial status of the paper and makes other major financial decisions; sets the overall goals, objectives, and policies of the paper; monitors the progress of legal actions taken against Arthur; supervises Arthur’s committees; responds to complaints; plans Arthur’s AGM and elections; and gives direction to the Editors.

Board Portfolios: Chair: facilitates board meetings; ensures Board orientation takes place; communicates with funders; may speak publicly on behalf of Arthur. The Chair should have some experience at Arthur. Treasurer: presents financial reports; monitors the financial health of Arthur; may help in creating the budget. The treasurer should have some financial experience and must not be a paid staff person. Secretary: records and compiles all minutes; handles Arthur’s correspondence. The Secretary should have some experience at Arthur. Staff and Volunteer Issues: acts as a representative of the Board to the staff; may help with grants for staff positions; sits on committees; helps plan workshops; suggests changes to job descriptions. The S&VI Commissioner should be on the Staff Collective. Space Issues: assesses and maintains Arthur’s physical and equipment needs; works on health and safety issues; monitors Arthur’s physical security. Community Outreach and Membership: acts as a representative to outside organizations and individuals; assesses distribution; assists with Arthur’s promotion and fundraising. Fundraising Director: establishes a committee to work on a fundraising plan; plans events; maintains financial contacts.

CM: Sweet!

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Listings Public lecture on the growth of the Arctic ozone hole: November 30, 7pm at Gzowski College. David Tarasik, a senior research scientist at Environment Canada will speak on the recent discovery of a record-sized ozone hole in the Arctic, presented by the Department of Physics and Astronomy. Seasoned Spoon AGM: Thursday December 1, 2011, 2-4pm. Have a say in the future of your cooperative café. Join us for the AGM between 2-4pm in the Seasoned Spoon, just past the Great Hall in Champlain College. Snacks will be provided by the café. World AIDS Day Zine: The Centre for Gender and Social Justice is compiling a zine for World AIDS day, December 1. Look for us tabling at Trent on the 1st where you can find out more and check out the completed zine! For more information on World AIDS day please visit: http://www.worldaidsday.org. Reading Group: Friday, December 2 at 4pm, Wednesday, December 7 at 5pm and Friday, December 9 at 4pm. Deleuze and Guattari, Becoming-Woman event. What do Deleuze and Guattari mean by becoming, and further, how might we think about becoming-woman? How can a group of individuals create an event around this imperative in Deleuze and Guattari’s work? Hausu, 240 Murray Street. Info: troybordun@trentu.ca. Gallery in the House presents its second annual Christmas show: “Electric City Lights” will feature the works of over 20 local artists and craftspeople. The show will run every weekend until

Christmas. 11am-5pm. Saturday & Sunday, Dec. 3 & 4, 10 & 11, 17 & 18. Kawartha Youth Orchestra’s 10th season premier: “Winter Tales”. Sunday, December 4, 3pm at Market Hall. Come see local youth perform some of the greatest music ever written, Including musical tales by Mozart, Sibelius, and some holiday music. Featuring Claire Motyer in the Wieniawski Violin Concerto No.2. Tickets available at the market hall box office, or at www.markethall.org. 30 Crafts Market: a nonprofit initiative to support handcrafting and the connection between artisans/craftspersons and the general public in the Kawarthas. This event is still open to crafters/artisans who would like to sell their goods. The market will be held May 12, 2012 in Peterborough Ontario. Booths are 15 dollars. To apply, visit 30craftsmarket.webs.com. HU Song Contemplation Regardless of your beliefs or religion, you can sing HU to become happier and more secure in God’s love. Join us for a 20-30 minute contemplation, every 1st Monday of the month, 7:30pm Sadleir House, 751 George St. N. No charge. Academic Skills Center: Need help with essay and lab writing? Thinking ahead to exams? The Academic Skills Centre can help you to hone your writing and study skills. We have added extra appointment times to our schedule for the November “Crunch” period. Mondays are drop-in, first-come, first-served. Call 748-1720 to make an appointment or drop by CC Suite 206

Mock Interview: Participate in a Mock Interview! Get interview experience, get valuable feedback, network and meet professionals in a range of fields have your resume reviewed and targeted. Your first step is to attend one of our interview workshops happening on 3pm, February 14 at 10am, or March 8 at 10am. Go to www.trentu.ca/careers to register for the workshops.

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Sadleir House circus art jam: Every Tuesday until April 10 except on Nov.22, Dec.20, Dec.27, Jan.3 @Sadleir house upstairs in the dining room 7pm9pm. Bring some toys and come and play. If you don’t have any toys just bring yourself. All for the low price of FREE (however donations to help pay for the space will be greatly appreciated.)

Introduction to Buddhism: “Travelling from Confusion to Original Sanity” A 10-week Study Group based on talks given by The Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche and carefully compiled under his direction. Starts September 15 at Sadleir House. Whether you are new to Buddhism or already have experience studying the Dharma, this is a great opportunity to engage in lively discussion of Buddhadharma. For more information, call 705755-0063.

Need $ for your theatre activity? Theatre Trent’s funding proposal deadline this month! Apply @ www.theatretrent. ca. We are welcoming new executive members to write cheques for theatre-makers and gain non-profit Board experience: you are needed.You are welcome to borrow props and costumes from the storage space at Sadleir House - email theatretrent@trentu.ca. Fall Monday night Yoga Class! Prana Flow Yoga 12 week series. Yoga has proven to reduce stress, increase euphoria, and maximize health in body and mind. This is an all levels class. All are welcome! Instructor: Tiina Kivinen 50 hr certified. Dates: Mondays Sept 12 - Dec. 5. (not including Thanksgiving) Time: 7:30 - 9pm Cost: 12 weeks for $108 (commit to your practice!) or Drop- in for $12-$15 sliding scale. At Sadleir House Dining Hall, 751 George St. N Peterborough.

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