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VOLUME 108, ISSUE 28

USC council prepares for busy meeting

>> ELECTION ISSUES 2014 • HOUSING

Katie Lear NEWS EDITOR @KatieAtGazette

Kelly Samuel • GAZETTE

Amy O’Kruk NEWS EDITOR @AmyAtGazette

For many first-year university students, the decision of where to live is easy: residence. But for students further along in their academic careers, the hunt for off-campus housing can become an annual affair.

Roommates, affordability and especially proximity to campus are all factors students have to consider before choosing where to settle down. While London offers off-campus dwellings near both Fanshawe College and Western, growing undergraduate populations are forcing students to consider more cramped or distant options.

In 2008, the city’s full-time student population was approximately 45,000, making up almost 15 per cent of London’s total population.

It was estimated 60 per cent of these students live off-campus which correlates to about 28,000 students looking for housing each year. By 2018, another 3,500 to 4,000 will have joined the mix.

The result is some city homeowners who don’t want the peace and quiet of their residential neighbourhoods disturbed by potentially rowdy university students. In 2005, a London bylaw was created that said houses can’t have more than five bedrooms unless more than five were legally built prior to the bylaw’s enactment.

More recently in June of 2012,

city council passed legislation limiting the maximum number of bedrooms to three in new developments in near-campus neighbourhoods. A final push came last spring when the London Neighborhood Community Association gave a presentation to the city’s town and gown committee that asked London to put a three person cap on the number of unrelated renters living together.

Jen Carter, vice-president external for the University Students’ Council, said the bylaw could be counterproductive if its aim is to deter the prevalence of student housing.

“My opinion is that this by-law was originally intended to address the increasing number of students living in north London neighbourhoods,” Carter said. “It would be my guess that passing this bylaw would have the opposite of its intended effect and would actually increase the number of student houses in the area.”

Alasdair Beaton, a Ward 6 candidate, said he supported the proposed limit to three unrelated people under one roof, while another candidate, Marie Blosh, said another bylaw isn’t the answer to student housing issues.

“The neighbourhood near Western is a small area with a lot of green space and a limited number of houses,” Blosh said. “I believe it should be shared, and not become either a student ghetto or a permanent resident enclave.”

WHAT WARD 6 CANDIDATES ARE SAYING We all know of houses with 6, 7 or 8 people living in them. That is a rooming house and should be treated as such. I support the initiative of the London Neighbourhood Community Association to reduce the unrelated limit to three people. From the rental signs I still see around the area it seems there is no shortage of accommodation.

Alasdair Beaton My preference is take a multi-prong approach that will strengthen the landlord licensing program and, in appropriate areas, encourage development of good quality housing that is designed to allow higher density, for example the new highrise Luxe building on Richmond Street.

Marie Blosh Yes, I believe single-family houses should have restrictions on the number of inhabitants. It’s for the health and safety of both the occupants of the dwelling unit and the surrounding neighbourhood.

The City and Western need to work together to ensure that adequate housing is available; having an efficient transit system would also allow students to live a little farther away from campus.

Mike Bloxam

The distress [London residents] experience over loud parties and dangerous activities of students was apparent on the faces of many.

Upon further reflection … I decided that although I do support getting tougher with absentee landlords, I am worried that limiting the number of unrelated residents will cause more poverty related difficulties in this economy which hasn’t reached its low yet.

Cynthia Etheridge I do not believe that the number of unrelated persons should be limited.

Living off campus is an important part of the university experience and we should find ways of helping to better integrate students into their communities. We also need to protect them and their neighbours from absentee landlords who don’t take care of their properties.

Amir Farahi It is not legal to limit the number of residents of a house based solely on relationship. It also isn’t fair to students or traditional residents to approach it this way. I prefer an approach where we use existing zoning by-laws to locate student housing near major arterials and out of traditional R-1 neighbourhoods where they do not match the use of the neighbourhood.

Phil Squire

It’s business as usual for the University Students’ Council’s meeting on Wednesday night, with five new motions introduced from standing committees.

These include a motion approving the USC’s 2015 budget submission that identifies three priorities: student experience, academic experience and upkeep of physical infrastructure. All three aspects recommend an increase in their budget for 2015.

According to Jacob Kriszenfeld, the USC’s governance officer, tonight’s meeting is unique in that it is the first of the year with a full council.

“We’ve actually officially filled our entire council with the new by-elections,” Kriszenfeld said.

Additional motions involve approving the submission of the Energy Sector Investment Report and passing the Income Tax Clinic Review.

Council will also elect one extra councillor to the Board and Appeals Nominating Committee before introducing any new business.

“We’ve established with the new appeals body [that] the Board Nominating Committee is now the Board and Appeals Nominating Committee, so part of their responsibility will be to nominate an appeals committee specifically for the upcoming elections. We will need one more councillor to be on that committee,” Kriszenfeld said.

As always, the USC encourages student involvement in the council meetings, as they are open for all students to attend.

“I think it’s huge right now with the municipal elections that students come to these council meetings and get their experience with the legislative format,” he said.

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October Mayor Madness: Donna Kelley

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Museum London tours

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On Disc: This is my Hand

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Social science needs reform

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Women’s hockey wins in shootout

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Logopalooza

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I’VE GOT A GOLDEN TICKET. The Middlesex-London Health Unit’s attempt at breaking the Canadian record for the most STI tests in a day at a single location was successful yesterday. Over 500 Western students peed in a cup to get tested for gonorrhea and chlamydia.

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Women in politics film premiers at King’s Megan Devlin ONLINE EDITOR @MegAtGazette

The King’s Student Life Centre was abuzz with smartly dressed students, feminists and local politicians Thursday night for the premier of 25%, a documentary on women’s voices in Canadian politics.

The 30-minute film was directed and produced by BMOS professor Adam Caplan in partnership with London Mayor Joni Baechler.

The documentary was born after London was selected as one of six Canadian cities to initiate a HeadStart program for young women.

The film began with some sobering statistics. Canada ranks 48th worldwide for female elected officials — behind Cuba, Rwanda and Afghanistan.

Only 25 per cent of politicians in Canada are women — far behind the United Nation’s 30 per cent benchmark. Caplan thought naming the problem would be the most appropriate title for his film.

Caplan interviewed local activists and politicians. All levels of women in government had a say, from the University Student Council’s Jen Carter, to the premier of Ontario, Kathleen Wynne.

“Being a primary caregiver is seen as time out from work, and I think that’s wrong,” Wynne chimed in.

Western’s USC fares slightly better than national politics. Two of its six executives, or 33 per cent, are female. The council’s makeup is even more female at 46.5 per cent. “[I learned] a lot about myself as well as some of the obstacles that prevent young women from getting involved in politics,” Carter said of her involvement with HeadStart and the 25% documentary.

A discussion panel including Caplan, Baechler and Carter, as well as Toronto mayoral candidate Morgan Baskin and University of Guelph professor Leah Levac, followed the screening.

Caplan said it’s not the young women we have to change, but the political system.

“It doesn’t matter what type of microphone you give a young girl … the moment we give them that voice they can really take advantage and be great leaders,” Caplan said.

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thegazette • Wednesday, October 22, 2014 with London residents, said Kelley, but would also insure concerns are handled in a timely and respectful way.

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This is the tenth of thirteen mayoral candidate profiles.

Name: Donna Kelley Phone: 519-688-5238 Facebook: www.facebook.com/votedonnakelleyformayor Twitter: @VoteDonnaKelley Website: donnaformayor.ca

ABOUT THE CANDIDATE:

London truly is the home for mayoral candidate Donna Kelley.

Born and raised in the Forest City, Kelley has gone to school, worked and retired in London.

During these many years she’s worked with a number of different organizations including Western’s Faculty of Law, St. Joseph’s Hospital and London’s City Hall.

Kelley’s campaigning has been focused on unbiased and honest leadership. Recognizing the diversity of London, this candidate has made a conscious effort to integrate themes of cultural community and inclusivity into her municipal presence.

In tune with such ideas, Kelley also promises to be an approachable mayor if elected. This would not only create better communication

One of Kelley’s largest platform points focuses on supporting childhood development. Whether it’s breakfast programs or after school initiatives, Kelley sees the value in fostering healthy youth environments – bringing together both playtime and responsibility for the next generation of Londoners.

The candidate also plans to map community gardens across the city. She believes that youth can be engaged through such programs – learning how food is grown and harvested – as well as a greener, more organic culture being developed in the city.

On a related note, Kelley also envisions a composting program for London. By establishing this system, the city council can support the environment while simultaneously gathering waste which can be used for the aforementioned gardening programs.

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UNITED IN FUNDRAISING. Peggy Wakabayashi, left, and Dr. Margaret Steele, right, are the co-chairs of Western’s United Way campaign. The campaign hopes to double the number of Western students, faculty and staff who take part in the annual fundraising drive.

Western launches United Way campaign Mohammad Abrar Abdul Hanan CONTRIBUTOR @uwogazette

Western University hosted a fundraising campaign for United Way London and Middlesex at the Wave on Tuesday. The highlight of the event was introduction of a new theme — “Project 100%.” The project looks to expand United Way’s reach and inspire all members in the community to contribute to the organization’s activities.

“The three main goals of United Way this year are to help people living in poverty, people with mental health issues and people with new beginnings and transitions,” said Dr. Margaret Steele, co-chair of Western’s United Way Campaign.

Steele added that this year, their organization is working with the University Students’ Council to increase student participation in United Way. “Two representatives from the USC will work with us ... [and] look at the events they can put on for United Way and also look at how the community agencies can help out,” she said.

According to Peggy Wakabayashi, the other campaign co-chair, Project 100% looks past just raising money for United Way and attempts to raise awareness for the organization and the agencies within the community

that United Way sponsors.

“The Western campaign last year certainly helped United Way’s overall campaign because Western is the largest workplace group that contributes the most of amount of money to the campaign for London and Middlesex,” Wakabayashi said.

She hopes that Western can continue their partnership with United Way and encouraged students to take part in their fundraisers such as “Stair Climb” which will be held on November 6.

A new project launched by United Way this year is the GenNext Program which looks to inspire people in their 20s and 30s to contribute positively to their local community.

“Three things we focus on are — give, act and volunteer. Volunteering is something that we want students to be involved in because you want to get out of the Western bubble,” Maly Bun-Lebert, volunteer at GenNext said.

Bun-Lebert added that GenNext organizes various events with all the agencies funded by the United Way such as the Christmas Event they hosted with the Boys and Girls Club of London.

Furthermore, this is the first year GenNext is launching at Western and they are looking for feedback from the student body and how they want to get involved so the organization can create volunteer opportunities for the students.

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thegazette • Wednesday, October 22, 2014

arts&life

word of the day Perspicuous Easy to understand due to clarity and precision of presentation.

Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith (Canadian, b. England, 1846-1923) The Return From School, 1884 oil on canvas Presented to the City of London by Mrs. Annie W. G. Cooper in loving memory of her husband, Albert Edward Cooper, 1940

Free tours at Museum London Richard Joseph GAZETTE STAFF

Museum London, best known as “that building behind the patchwork rhino,” is offering free guided tours of their various exhibitions. This Sunday, curator of regional history Amber Lloydlangston and curator of art Cassandra Getty conducted a crowd of 13 people through two exhibits, The Griffiths Brothers and Fellowship and the Fine Arts.

The word that comes to mind when describing John Griffiths’ art is “delicate,” both in his exquisitely detailed paintings and the fine porcelain he works with. His contributions to the museum include a tea set designed for Queen Victoria and a dinner plate so extravagant you would feel guilty eating from it.

Also featured in the exhibit are the works of James Griffiths, the older brother and a lover of still life compositions; his pale pastel roses, every

petal meticulously rendered, have an almost ethereal quality.

The paintings, sculptures and compositions that make up Fellowship and the Fine Arts have little to unify them. They range from abstract modernism to cubism to impressionistic landscapes.

The exhibit acts primarily as a history lesson, tracing the Canadian artistic tradition back to its roots. A bust by Frances Loring, a founding member of the Sculptor’s Society of Canada, stares outward with all the rough-cut intensity of a Rodin; The Great Rock, Bon Echo, a painting by Charles Comfort, once the Director of the National Gallery of Canada, dominates a room with its stark black shadows.

Something like a cultural identity is discernible in the empty halls of the Museum’s second floor. Amidst the tired reiterations of European Impressionism, carbon copies of Gauguin, Turner and Manet, there

is the occasional work that stands out as distinctly Canadian. William Armstrong and Edmund Morris deal with the themes and conflicts of Native peoples through their portraiture, and each artist in the Group of Seven paints a familiar scene with a unique and fascinating style.

Students may not be fully aware of the programmes that Museum London offers — Canadian art exhibitions are not the only thing the Museum features. Their popular Third Thursday program blends music and art to offer a unique experience to young Londoners.

Head down to the Museum London when you get a chance — you might find something you enjoy.

And if you don’t, well, there’s always the bar downstairs.

Museum London is offering free guided tours of other exhibitions on November 16 and December 7.

For more information visit www. museumlondon.ca/programsevents.

White Chocolate Souffle Rooibos While most teas are vegan friendly, poor vegans will be missing out on Steeped Tea’s White Chocolate Souffle rooibos. This tea combines white chocolate, hazelnut and milk ingredients for a creamy taste that provides plenty of subtle touches.

This is the kind of tea that the Dowager Countess might sip while insulting people on Downton Abbey.

The white chocolate aroma is strong and the hints of hazelnut provide a fine detailing that will make steepers feel as though they are in a fancy chocolate shop.

To sip, the tea does not have the same kind of punch of some of Steeped Teas’ other rooiboses. The creamier taste is smooth and the hints of flavour require discriminating taste. This is a tea that requires delicate, relaxed sipping.

This is a classy tea — perfect for sipping before going to a theatre production or artsy movie.

Key Lime Pie White Tea Forget actual pie, this tea puts the lime in Key Lime Pie. Pardon the pun, but Steeped Tea’s Key Lime Pie white tea is absolutely sublime.

The intense smell of citrus in the leaves, courtesy of dried lime pieces and orange peel, may drive away those who are not fond of lime. I was prepared to pucker up as I painfully sipped this tea, however, I wound up being pleasantly surprised.

While the aroma is potent, the flavours mix incredibly well. The lime flavour blends perfectly with the white tea, creating a citrusy taste that is delicious. Unfortunately, it’s not likely to win over skeptics.

The issue with this tea remains accessibility. While it is an enjoyable tea, there are few qualities that make the tea a go-to for any time of the day. This tea is like a one-night stand — great while you’re experiencing it but not something that you’re likely to go back to.

Essentials > Ways to Survive Midterms

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Midterms are around the corner and there is only one real way to deal with them — sleep.

Sleep as much as you can, everywhere you can. Sleep on your textbook. Allow your drool to drip down from your slack jaws and form a puddle on the floor. Let your snores reverberate through the shelves of Weldon. Sleep on the bus. Casually lean on your neighbour’s shoulder and infect them with your incessant yawning.

Go to your hot date wearing a onesie and fall asleep facedown on your sushi.

When it finally comes down to the day of your midterm, don’t set an alarm. Instead, consider sleeping. And then sleep some more. In fact, this is making me sleeeppys,ddddfffff;;

My grandmother had a tribal medicine for academic anxiety.

The recipe has been in my family for generations, and it’s finally available to the public here.

Start by laying out a few empty cornhusks in the sun. Then, pour turmeric paste into a bowl; add a 2/3 cup of flour and water, mix vigorously until the substance has a brown colour. Take your sundried cornhusks and grind them with a mortar and pestle until you have a fine powder. Add three tbsp of vanilla, one cup of unsweetened condensed milk and three raw eggs.

Let sit while you play the bongo drums under the full moon, and then drink up.

Now you’re in the hospital with food poisoning and can’t write your exam. Good luck!

On the third day there was a test in Andean Prehistory. On the fifth day the English professor decided to schedule a Canadian Literature in-class writing assignment. On the seventh day, alas, there was no rest.

How does one survive midterms? Prayer. There are tons of cool religions but most kids these days are into Christianity, Islam, Judaism and Basketball. There is a multi-faith space located on the second floor of the UCC that is home to spiritual activity of all denominations.

While praying probably won’t produce good grades, it will cushion the blow of failure and why not rock a crucifix chain and fail in style?

If your professors are anything like mine, they keep their exams under lock and key in an fortress guarded with motion sensors, flamethrowers and sharks with laser beams on their heads. Some may have some belief that studying will help you survive your midterms — those people are suckers! Rally your best friends and go Ocean’s Eleven on this thing.

To pull off this legendary heist, you’ll need night-vision goggles, fire blankets, shark repellent bat spray and an EMP. You probably also have to sacrifice your best friend so the rest of you can escape. Just make sure you grab the right exam — don’t repeat the mistakes I made.

There is really only one possible way to make it through midterms and the answer is junk food. Ignore your super fit roommate who encourages you to head to the gym.

Midterms are simply not a time for working out — you should not feel guilty about binge eating.

Midterms are a time to live in your track pants, not only because they are comfortable, but also because they allow for maximum food intake and belly expansion.

Halloween is just around the corner so you can stock up on bags of chocolate bars and candies and dive in while studying. Once midterm season ends you can get back to your healthy-living. But for now, indulge while you can and make the best of midterms.

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thegazette • Wednesday, October 22, 2014

>> IN THEATRES • DR. CABBIE

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Dr. Cabbie prescribes curry and culture Clichéd film is suitable comfort-viewing for midterm season Jenny Jay ARTS AND LIFE EDITOR @JennyAtGazette

GGGFF Director: Jean-Francois Pouliot Starring: Vinay Virmani, Adrianne Palicki and Kunal Nayyar Genre: Comedy Is there a doctor in the house?

How about in the cab? Dr. Cabbie, directed by Jean-Francois Pouliot, is determined to help viewers get their Bollywood on, even if they’ve never experienced the overly colourful movie culture.

Vinay Virmani stars as Deepak, a medical doctor from India who comes to Canada, the land of possibility. However, upon arriving in Toronto he begins to learn that lo and behold, Canada doesn’t

recognize his credentials from India.

The movie is predictable and cliché — like watching a marble rolling off a counter . You know what’s going to happen before it does, however, Dr. Cabbie does manage to not be so predictable it’s boring. Once Deepak begins as a cabbie, viewers are waiting in anticipation for the moment to come where he will have a chance to shine — which he does when he delivers Natalie Wilman’s (Adrianne Paliki) baby. When a video of the delivery goes viral and everyone wants a piece of the Dr. Deepak (Cabbie) Chopra, the audience won’t be able to restrain grinning as they root for the main character.

As heartwarming as the movie seems to be, calling it a good film would be stretching it. The script is awkward, overdone, expected and cliché. It breaks every single rule

On Disc >> This is my Hand

GGGHF Artist: My Brightest Diamond Album: This is my Hand Label: Paper Bag Records Rating: 3.5 stars This is my Hand, quite literally, starts with a bang. Multiple bangs in fact, which are provided by the drums belonging to the Detroit Party Marching Band. The percussion, which backs Shara Worden’s angelic vocals, is enough to send shivers down one’s spine. The album’s opening track, Pressure, is one for the books — a chamber-pop anthem that’s a little weird and a lot of fun. It’s one of the best songs of the year.

With such a stellar opening, expectations for the later tracks start to get raised, especially for those previously unfamiliar with the New

York indie rocker’s previous work.

However, these expectations are left somewhat unfulfilled. This is my Hand is a solid piece of work, rather than a risk-taking masterpiece. It’s unfortunate that the album doesn’t reach its fullest potential after being struck with such an opener.

It is, however, worth noting that when the album reaches its heights, it soars. The title track is haunting and features a brooding Worden singing a beautiful melody with a catchy, yet somewhat somber chorus. The best moment post Pressure appears on the track Lover Killer, when the music takes a turn for the heavy and employs a strong use of electric guitar and angry vocals. It is uncannily reminiscent of this year’s track Huey Newton on the excellent self-titled album from fellow indie-pop/ chamber rocker St. Vincent.

This is my Hand is easy to tune out of. While the songs certainly sound pretty in their own weird way, it just isn’t weird enough to capture the listener’s full attention. Shara Worden has made it clear that she is a force to be reckoned with in her field. By taking a few more risks, she could have a new masterwork on her hands.

But, oh boy is that Pressure track ever great!

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any creative writing or screenwriting writing instructor would teach their students. The cinematography is also unremarkable.

On top of this, the acting is mediocre at best and falls to downright terrible at points of emotional climax. While Kunal Nayyar breaks out of his Big Bang Theory sitcom character in his performance as Tony, the other characters in the film all fit the Hollywood-meetsBollywood stereotype. Perhaps this is the by-product of having an Indian-flavoured film directed by a man of French taste — viewers are left with nothing that hasn’t already been seen in similar movies such as Bend it Like Beckham or Breakaway.

Even though the film is predictable, the vivid colours and Indian culture blended in with Canadian landmarks are an appealing

combination. The landmarks, including the unmistakable Toronto skyline and the fences by the Toronto Pearson Airport, turn this movie into a National Cinema film — making it easier for the movie to warm its way into the hearts of Canadians.

Although Dr. Cabbie is forgettable in the long haul, it manages to leave viewers feeling warm and full on the inside — just like after having a nice, home-cooked, Indian meal. Anyone looking to watch a movie that advances the world of cinema should look elsewhere, but this movie makes for great mindless watching to de-stress from midterm season, or to laugh with that special someone. Just be prepared to leave craving curry and culture.

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The social sciences, I thought, needed the same kind of rigor and the same mathematical underpinnings that had made the ‘hard’ sciences so brilliantly successful.

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Candidates Social science in need to include need of reform students in World of housing bylaws Raycraft Student housing, while not bad in London, is not great either. Problems between students and long-time London residents arise every year and the city tries, and generally fails, to come up with a viable solution.

City council has control over zoning concerns and housing bylaws which influence student living arrangements.

Conflict with city residents and landlords, as well as frequent break-ins to student houses are just some of the issues that students have to confront while living off-campus.

The number of students living around Western and Fanshawe has given rise to “student ghettos” where there are a high number of students living in a concentrated area.

Full-time London residents can get irritated having to deal with student partying, especially around Homecoming and St. Patrick’s Day, giving way to conflict with the student population.

This animosity goes into a recent proposal to decrease the number of unrelated people allowed to live in a house to three. Presently, current bylaws permit five unrelated people to live in a housing unit.

While this solution might help London solve the problem of having among the highest vacancy rate in the province, this is, frankly, a horrible proposal. By limiting the number of people able to live together, students will have a harder time finding a place to live.

Even landlords are not likely to approve of the plan as it means they would not be able to make as much of a profit off of their properties. Passing this proposal would likely mean an increase in rental fees, putting a greater burden on already cash-strapped students.

Decreasing the number of students in a house is also not likely going to make a significant impact on problems with students on Homecoming or resolve noise complaints. It does, however, contribute more to the tense relationship between students and city residents.

Candidates need to look into other options for how to deal with the issue of students living in London that don’t give way to harsh reactions against densely populated student areas.

The University Students’ Council has made some progress in dealing with issues surrounding Homecoming and creating a less stressful relationship between the police and students. Dealing with issues around housing requires similar partnership between students and city leaders to make students feel welcome in London and ensure that we are also not a disturbance to city residents.

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Richard Raycraft MANAGING EDITOR @RichAtGazette

Much has been said about the state of higher education in the Anglo-American world, most of it negative. Criticism usually centres around grade and credential inflation, student debt and the questionable utility of English literature and philosophy degrees. I have written on these issues before, but I want to focus on something more specific. I don’t think the arts and humanities are in crisis — though I think the faculty may have trouble attracting students in the future.

However, I think the social sciences in particular are in serious need of reform.

Change is important for a few reasons.

First, with 6,600 students registered in a program, social science is the largest faculty on campus and this is not exclusive to Western. Second, social science graduates have high unemployment rates and nearly 40 per cent of graduates are earning less than the median Canadian income according to the most recent Statistics Canada data, which was unfortunately last collected all the way back in 2006.

This is disappointing. While it’s true Canada graduates far too many people in the social sciences, you’d think graduates would be more employable and highly valued than they are, considering their training and education. But therein lies the problem; the social sciences aren’t educating young people for longterm success or equipping them with sought-after skills.

I took introductory economics as an

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elective in my final year. For most people this isn’t exactly a stimulating subject, but I realized as a political science student concerned with policy it couldn’t really be avoided. Taking the class made me think: why not make this mandatory for all political science students? Far too many students in the program suggest policies that are absolutely absurd from an economic perspective and that’s troubling considering how connected the two fields are.

Social science is concerned with human behavior and yet no one is required to understand basic principles of social psychology or sociology. Is that not wrong?

Essentially, social science education needs to be more holistic, more wellrounded and certainly more rigorous. If students with at least basic knowledge of all the relevant fields can tie it all together and apply it to their major, I’m inclined to believe the results would be startling.

Interpretation of data and statistics is set to be one of the most important skills in the future. While a research methods course is required for an honors specialization in most social science programs, one can go through a major and never have to take one, as I regrettably did.

Yet even this isn’t enough. Most future lucrative careers in social science will require some form of statistical interpretation, analysis or graphing. As such, students should be numerically literate and competent. A statistics course should be required for any field that relies on empirical research — social science is no exception.

If a plague of unemployment awaits social science grads and we know it, why are we not doing anything about it? Change will be long and difficult, but things couldn’t be much worse, so the time to act is now. Unfortunately, Western and other schools need bums in the seats and lax requirements. The turkey doesn’t pray for Christmas. It’s a shame.

Dear Life, Laugh when people go to Fanshawe for “post grad.”

It’s like, ‘could you have picked a more irrelevant degree from Western?’

Dear Life, I feel like if you took all the smoothie they leave in the blender at the Booster Juice over the course of a day, you’d be able to feed every starving child in Africa.

Dear Life, Why is it you can’t submit anonymous letters to the editor in The Gazette?

Sometimes controversial topics make me nervous submitting my name.

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“Oscar will embrace this opportunity to give back to society.”

• Arnold Pistorius on his son and Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius’ five-year sentence for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp

Rundown >> The Mustangs field hockey team ended their season poorly with two losses • The Queen’s Gaels beat them 4–3 and the Guelph Gryphons pummeled them 7–3.

Mustangs squeeze out win against Rams Richard Raycraft MANAGING EDITOR @RichAtGazette

Heading into overtime for the third time in as many games, it was a familiar feeling for the Mustangs women’s hockey team Saturday at Thompson Arena.

The team won in a 2–1 shootout over a tough Windsor Lancers squad, bouncing back after a shootout loss last week to the Laurier Golden Hawks. With the win, they improve to a record of 2–0–1.

“We’ve played three games so far and all three games the other team’s taken the lead and all three games we’ve battled back and forced overtime,” Chris Higgins, Mustangs coach, said.

After outplaying the Lancers for the majority of the action, outshooting them 22–16, the victory arose courtesy of a game-tying goal and the shootout winning score from Kendra Broad.

“We probably had three or four that should have been in the net,” Higgins said.

The first stanza made it look like the Mustangs might go up by

three or four early as they piled on the pressure right out of the gate. Windsor goaltender Marissa Kozovski was busy as the Mustangs were firing from all angles and creating some good chances deep in the offensive zone.

The Lancers, however, would take the lead midway through the first period as Candace Kourounis of the Lancers wired a one timer passed Mustangs goaltender Kelly Campbell. The ‘Stangs headed to the dressing room down by one despite outshooting their opponent 9–5 The second period largely mimicked the first, with a lot of great chances and some great saves on both sides of the ice. It was only a matter of time before the Mustangs found the back of the net and on the powerplay newcomer Kendra Broad wristed it past Kozovski.

“I thought we had been outplaying them the whole game so to final capitalize on our chances, and we had a lot of them, it was good to get that first goal to tie it up,” Broad said.

The tense third period really highlighted the goaltending duel, with Campbell making some great stops to take the Mustangs to

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overtime despite being outshot 7–4.

Campbell was quick to give credit to the team in front of her.

“I thought we outplayed them big time,” she said. “It was a full-team effort, our defence was great, forwards were great. We pinched, we kept in there most of the game but overall they played amazing.”

An inconclusive five-minute overtime meant the Mustangs once

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This time, however, they made sure they came away with the win.

Following a miss by Stacey Scott and two misses on the Lancers side, goal-scorer Broad tapped the puck through the five-hole of Kozovski in a sleek goal. A miss from Windsor goal-scorer Candace Kourounis gave the Mustangs their second win of the season.

“I wanted to get her low blocker but she didn’t seem to be giving anything up on the posts,” Broad said of the shootout goal. “She seemed to have a pretty big five-hole so I put it there and luckily it went in.”

The Mustangs are preparing for a road trip up north where they will take on Nipissing and Laurentian back-to-back on Saturday and Sunday.

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thegazette Well folks, this is our first time traveling outside of Ontario to scrutinize logos. We’re going to the University of Alberta where you get two logos for the price of one. How could that be, you say? Well, the Golden Bears are for the men and the Pandas are for the women — I can’t tell which one is more offensive to logo designers and sports fans everywhere.

Let’s get this out of the way quickly — isn’t it slightly sexist to have two different logos based on gender?

Somewhere, the former Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard is squawking “Sexism! Misogyny!” in that horrendous accent. Of course, leave it to Alberta!

Looking to the Golden Bears logo, it looks like someone punched the bear in his left eye. Or to put it plainly, it looks like someone kicked the shit out of the Golden Bear, which would suggest that it isn’t a very good fighter. Being a shitty fighter is obviously the right note to strike as a sports team.

Also, the Golden Bear’s hat is the stupidest looking hat I’ve ever seen. It looks like a pot that you would put on your stove to make Kraft Dinner in.

Appropriate because the logo is exactly the same colour you would come to expect from 89-cent boxed macaroni and cheese.

I want to come up with more clever insults to go after the Golden Bear but it’s just so pitiful. Seriously, the bear looks like he’s going through some serious issues on a personal level and I feel bad going to town on him. The weathered face

suggests that the bear probably has problems at home — he clearly has been through a horrible divorce and has turned to alcohol after losing custody of his three children. You can see the pain on his face.

Moving my attention to the Pandas logo — oh my God. This is what fear looks like. I say this not in a positive way but in a “this is the most horrifying thing I’ve ever seen.” This.

Panda. Has. No. Eyes. How does she see?!

Pandas — native to the bamboo forests of Canada — are actually quite ferocious creatures.

That said, I have to give some sort of sick admiration to the logo designer for not putting eyes on the panda.

Truly intimidating.

From a logo design perspective, one must question the typeface. It’s this very basic font but when looking at it, there’s a strong antiquated feel.

It looks like a font from yesterday and is not very forward thinking on the University of Alberta’s part.

Moreover, the look of the Panda just seems very odd. The shape of its paws look like oddly shaped ice cream scooped-esque objects. I just don’t get why Alberta decided on this design.

Overall, the easy thing to criticize is the fact that the University of Alberta has two different names and logos to correspond with a team’s gender. They should streamline into one team. Maybe they would create a new logo — one that doesn’t look straight out of a Goosebumps novel or from a PSA on the homeless.

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