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NEW TECHNOLOGY. The insulin pump is one piece of technology that has improved diabetes treatment and research.

The pump both automatically administers insulin and measures blood sugar levels.

With obesity on the rise in Canada, the rate of diabetes has risen rapidly in the last several decades. The correlation is so strong that doctors and medical researchers have taken to using the term “diabesity” to describe a condition in which a patient has one because of the other.

“The two go hand in hand— obesity begets diabetes,” Stewart Harris, a professor at the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, explained. “If you want to eliminate the diabetes problem, you’ve got to tackle obesity.”

That is exactly what Harris is aiming to do with his new program, Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies, that aims to promote healthy lifestyles in pregnant women, with a particular emphasis on First Nations women. According to Harris, pregnant women are particularly vulnerable to diabetes, none more so than those in the First Nations population.

First Nations populations are particularly concerning to medical health researchers who study the unique health problems in the communities. This rate of diabetes is three to five times higher in First Nations communities than in the general population.

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but clearly there’s a genetic predisposition to environmental changes in this population,” Harris said. “If you look back at diabetes in First Nations, it didn’t exist four decades ago.”

Harris also explained there are some environmental factors that cause higher diabetes and obesity rates in the First Nations population.

We’re not completely sure why, but there’s a genetic predisposition to environmental changes in these populations. If you look back at diabetes in First Nations, it didn’t exist four decades ago.

—Stewart Harris

A professor at Western’s Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry

“We know that there are very high rates of obesity and inactivity in this population,” Harris explained. “There are lots of other important dynamics involved with First Nations people […] and major problems regarding socio-

economic challenges.”

According to Harris, the combination of genetic and environmental factors complicates the diabetes story.

Harris’ program aims to help pregnant First Nations women either prevent diabetes due to weight gain, or manage the disease to prevent harm to the child.

“Part of the focus of the project is learning how to manage not only blood sugar control, but also teaching a healthy lifestyle program,” Harris said.

Harris said the program is already showing results in helping pregnant women manage their health.

“It’s certainly increased awareness around the need to be screened for diabetes during pregnancy, because screening rates are very low in general for on-reserve First Nations women,” he said.

“Once diagnosed, it’s important to facilitate a community-based lifestyle program that focuses on physical activities—it’s basically a walking support program.”

Harris also hope the program will pay dividend long after it’s over.

“Our hope is that, even at the end of the program, the communities will have well-developed intervention programs that are community-based that will be ongoing for future First Nations women.”

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Western to play host to space summit Cam Smith News Editor It’s one small step for space researchers, but one giant leap for Western.

This year’s annual Canadian Space Summit will be held by Western’s own Centre for Planetary Science and Exploration. According to a press release, upwards of 100 delegates from the Canadian and international space community will be attending the summit.

Among them, Harrison Schmitt, the last Apollo 17 astronaut on the moon, will be lecturing to the public November 16, in the Natural Sciences Building.

“The Space Summit brings together participants from the private, government and academic sectors, who are working in and are interested in the development of space exploration in Canada,” Alyssa Gilbert, outreach coordinator for the CPSX, explained. “It acts as a venue to discuss recent scientific advances and exchange new ideas and information about space exploration.”

Western’s thriving space exploration studies influenced the decision to have it host this year’s summit.

“The Centre for Planetary Science and Exploration is the largest research group of its kind in Canada, and is one of the largest in North America,” Gilbert said. “It acts as a centre for the field in Canada, and is therefore an ideal place

to host a conference that will unify the Canadian space sector.”

According to Gordon Osinski, a professor in the departments of earth sciences and physics and astronomy, and co-chair of the event, this year’s summit agreed with the choice of venue.

“One of the things that’s been happening at Western is its growing emphasis on planetary science and exploration,” he explained.

“This is the right time to be bringing it to Western.”

For Osinski, this year’s summit holds particular relevance because of the excited state of the space community.

“It’s changing times in the space industry—both within Canada and internationally,” he explained. “It’s bringing us together to have a discussion and take stock of where we’ve come from, and to think about where Canada should be going in the future.”

According to Gilbert, Schmitt’s speech is not directly related to the summit.

“Dr. Schmitt’s panel discussion and the public lecture on November 16 are not actually part of the summit,” Gilbert said. “However, because of the interest of the Space Summit attendees, it was a perfect time to host our Planetary Science Annual Distinguished Public Lecture. Dr. Schmitt will be talking about the future of human space exploration, and his lecture will be about his experience on Apollo 17.”

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“We looked at how many plastics are accumulating on the beaches,” Patricia Corcoran, a professor in earth sciences at Western, said. “Someone needed to go in and see how much is floating on the surface of the water.”

Corcoran explained the recovered plastic content varied in form between common container fragments and pellets used for the manufacturing of larger plastic articles. The container fragments largely originated from landfills and were transported to the Great Lakes via streams and man-made drainage systems during inclement weather. The pellets likely originated from Sarnia plastic production plants, but entered waterways as a result of spillage during shipping.

Plastic contamination of the lakes has adverse effects on the surrounding wildlife, which are being poisoned and starving as a result of mistaking the plastics for food.

“A lot of birds are dying because their stomachs get so full of plastic, so they feel like they’re full, but there are no nutrients in the plastic so they starve,” Corcoran continued. Further issues arise from pellets absorbing organic pollutants and being eaten by fish, but the effects of human consumption of these fish are still undetermined.

While there are organized efforts to clean the beaches surrounding the Great Lakes every fall, Corcoran recommended reducing the use of plastics, particularly disposable plastics, to alleviate the problem.

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Western grads give school soaring grade Jesica Hurst News Editor Would you recommend Western to a friend?

According to the Report on the Survey of Graduating Students: 2011-12, released by the office of the provost and vice-president academic, 92.6 per cent of recent graduates would.

The survey, which has been sent out annually since 1995, was distributed electronically to 5,556 undergraduate, certificate and diploma students who were expected to graduate at the fall 2011 or spring 2012 convocations. 15.4 per cent, or 855 questionnaires, were returned.

“It’s sent out electronically for ease of response and finding people,” Keith Marnoch, director of media and community relations for Western, said. “It’s not something that anybody is feeling any particular [pressure] to fill out, but

I think that because they keep it pretty concise—down to 16 questions of whatever—it’s something that students would certainly consider filling out.”

Although 855 returned surveys may seem like an insignificant amount to some, Marnoch was still impressed with the rate of return.

“We got a response rate in the 15 per cent range this year, so I think that’s pretty good in comparison to other years,” he said. “There’s no great benefit for responding to the survey, and we’re not really expending a lot of extra resources by sending it out to that many people, so to get 15 per cent back is a decent number.”

According to Marnoch, Western distributes surveys like this on a yearly basis to help monitor what areas they are doing well in and what areas they need to improve on. Some of the questions on the survey revolved around satisfaction with teaching and learning

experiences, physical facilities on campus and support units.

However, Marnoch also believes the university has a good understanding of where they stand in these different areas.

“Even though the overall experience may have improved this year, it obviously still varies on the individual and the individual experiences students have,” he said. “I would be more concerned if there was a drop of 10 per cent or any kind of major move one way or the other, but this is a decent reflection of the kind of things you’re going to run into—good, bad and otherwise.”

“I wouldn’t point to any particular program or initiative that we’re doing—we’re just really trying to make the experience better each year and improve for students all the time. But this is another source of feedback for us in terms of making sure we’re taking everything into consideration.”

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Julian Uzielli Online Editor On Friday, CIA director David Petraeus resigned after the revelation of an extramarital affair with his biographer, Paula Broadwell.

The affair has all the necessary ingredients of a media circus— a revered public figure, betrayal, moral indignation and plenty of pictures of the two we can spend hours scrutinizing for the tiniest hint of intimacy. To make the story juicier, Broadwell is alleged to have sent menacing emails to a female friend of Petraeus by whom she felt threatened.

But something about this story doesn’t make sense to me—why is it that every time a public figure is caught in an affair, it becomes everyone else’s business? Why the immense public pressure to resign?

We’ve seen this happen time and time again. When caught in an affair, the immediate response of a politician usually seems to be to quit under public pressure. But we shouldn’t encourage resignation as the obligatory reaction to infidelity.

David Petraeus is clearly a bad husband, but that doesn’t necessarily bear any relationship to how well he does his job. By cheating on his wife, he violated her trust—but that’s it. He didn’t violate the trust of the American people, as much as the indignant armchair critics may insist. Disapprove of his personal decisions all you want, but it’s not like he was a double agent for al Qaeda.

Imagine if every time an average person had an affair, they had to quit their job and suffer a perverted ritual of public shaming.

The economy would collapse! I do think public figures should be held to a higher standard than your average cubicle-dweller, but there’s a reason why employers aren’t allowed to ask about marital status during job interviews—a person’s worthiness for employment should be determined by their performance in their job, not by their private mistakes.

Pierre Trudeau once said that the state has no place in the bedrooms of the nation. By the same token, the nation has no place in the bedrooms of the state. Public officials are human, and unfortunately sometimes humans cheat on each other. It may be grounds for divorce, but it certainly isn’t grounds for dismissal.

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Canadian and Italian researchers have discovered a “master control” gene for improving the expansive properties of blood stem cells. The discovery, published in Cell Stem Cell, shows promise for future medical treatments.

According to John Dick, coprincipal investigator of the article and senior scientist at the Ontario Cancer Institute, stem cells seldom divide or regenerate—altering this state is key to their discovery.

“Stem cells are actually dormant in the cord blood, or in your bone marrow […] for long periods of time,” Dick explained.

“Now, we have peered into those cells and identified one of these master regulator switches which actually governs the dormancy.”

“By altering the master regulators, you could greatly expand the number of stem cells which could then be used to transplant into an adult,” Dick said.

Adding to the finding, Dick stated the effectiveness of these stem cells remains unaffected.

“We’ve shown that if you remove the miRNA you can expand the stem cells while keeping their identity intact,” he said.

According to David Hess, an associate professor at Western currently researching the use of stem cells in diabetes treatment, this finding provides a solution to a prevalent problem in stem cell research.

“The problem with umbilical cord blood is that there are a limited number of stem cells that you can obtain from any given sample,” Hess said. “So what is needed for many therapies is a way to take these important stem cells and be able to expand them without losing their stem cell properties.”

Hess elaborated on the ways in which this technology could improve stem cell therapy regarding leukemia and diabetes.

“For patients with leukemia, they’re given lethal doses of chemotherapy and radiation to wipe out the cancer,” Hess stated. “But the chemotherapy will also target and kill the good stem cells that are constantly producing blood in these patients.”

Typically, after chemotherapy, the patient will undergo a bone marrow transplant to regenerate the cells previously killed in chemotherapy.

“Theoretically, they could draw some of the stem cells from the patient’s bone marrow and use this technology to expand those stem cells in the laboratory,” Hess stated. “Then the same person’s cells can be transferred back for the reconstitution of the hematopoietic system.”

This application could lead to less people waiting for bone marrow transplants, and fewer cases of transplant rejection.

Perhaps more pertinent for Hess’ research, the technology could be applied to improve diabetes treatment.

“By using this technology, we can […] create more of the stem cells without losing their stem cell capacity,” Hess stated. “Then transplant them presumably back into the patients with diabetes to help the pancreas heal itself.”

Hess said the discovery shows great promise and that it “could be field-changing in the future.”

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Chantal Kreviazuk wooes and enchants Canadian singer-songwriter gives knockout performance in London Sarah Prince Gazette Staff Performance Setlist Crowd Worth the $$

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The setlist at Chantal Kreviazuk’s show Friday night at Centennial Hall made it seem like fans were privy to a unique live performance of soundtracks from popular films of the 90s and early 2000s. When she wooed everyone by playing popular hits like “Time,” it brought back memories of watching MuchMoreMusic before the channel’s rebranding, not to mention climactic melodramatic scenes from Dawson’s Creek.

Her career may have peaked in the 90s, but Kreviazuk’s commentary between songs was definitely timely for a concert in 2012. While introducing “Feels Like Home,” she shared that many couples gush about it being their wedding song, and then emphasized how divorces and multiple marriages have changed how people feel about it. Her anecdotes can be summarized by the themes of remarriage, rowdiness and rock stars’ lifestyles.

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Evidently an Apple customer, Kreviazuk also spoke about how much she loves FaceTime, especially when either she or her husband, Raine Maida from Our Lady Peace, are touring.

Early on in the show, Kreviazuk made self-deprecating remarks about forgetting lyrics 12 times, joking that she needed a teleprompter, even though such errors weren’t noticeable. What was more frustrating, however, was how Kreviazuk repeatedly faced the orchestra rather than

the paying ticketholders. Although she was understandably impressed by the orchestra’s seamless collaboration, it would have been nice to see more of her facial expressions while singing emotionally-driven lyrics, no matter how “honoured” she was to play with them. Apparently she assumed everyone was a major Orchestra London supporter, but the weak applause when she acknowledged them indicated otherwise.

Considering the Juno award-

winning singer was a celebrity spokesperson for Canada Goose last winter, there were surprisingly few students at Centennial Hall. Regardless, Kreviazuk immediately connected with her middle-aged fans by talking about being a “busy lady” as a wife and mother to three boys.

The concert was outstanding overall, but Kreviazuk’s management team could have prepared her better and alleviated the nervousness she mentioned throughout the night. For instance, she didn’t know

about the mezzanine’s unusual seating arrangement, which resembles a bingo hall moreso than a concert venue.

Kreviazuk quipped about calling Kevin Hearn from the Barenaked Ladies to learn his reaction when they played at Centennial Hall in October. It’s always fun to find out when celebrities are friends with each other.

Contrary to Kreviazuk’s comments about the wonderful audience, most showed minimal enthusiasm. One woman said she insisted on catching the concert before hopping on a red-eye flight to Florida, and a man in the front row brought binoculars to get an even closer look at Kreviazuk, despite already having a clear view—but they were the exceptions.

Kreviazuk looked beautiful in an all-black outfit by Canadian designer Arthur MendonÇa and hopefully she’ll return to London again soon. Imagine if she shared the stage with Maida, whom she has written songs with, or Sarah McLachlan, a fellow Canadian artist she admires—now that would be must-see concert.

Taking mind of your mind Mary Ann Ciosk Contributor During the stress of November exams and essays, students often find it difficult to incorporate exercise into their routines. However, new research suggests that an increase in exercise causes improved cognition, including memory performance and clear-thinking abilities, which will subsequently lead to more effective studying.

In a small study conducted in Montreal by Martin Juneau, director of prevention at the Montreal Heart Institute, six overweight individuals who did not exercise underwent a four-month training regime in order to compete in Quebec’s 1,000-kilometre bicycle race, Le Grand Défi Pierre Lavoie.

By the end of the four months, participants not only lost significant weight and increased their exercise capacity, but also scored substantially higher on standard cognitive measures than they did before their training. Despite the small scale of the study, the telling results suggest students would be wise to schedule exercise into their study routine.

In addition to its physiological benefits, adding exercise into your schedule can help you become better organized in other areas.

“Exercise, if established as a pattern and commitment, can be beneficial in helping students stay organized and develop healthy study habits,” says Catharine Dishke Hondzel, a psychology professor at King’s University College. “If you feel successful sticking to an exercise routine, it will be that much

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For most students, exercise seems to improve energy levels, and also reduce feelings of anxiety. Predictably, this leads to more successful study behaviours.

—Catharine Dishke Hondzel

Psychology professor at King’s University College

easier to look for, and achieve the same feelings of success when you use the same techniques to organize your study, research or writing time.”

Dishke Hondzel notes exercise has a myriad of benefits for students at the university level.

“For most students, exercise seems to improve energy levels,

and also reduce feelings of anxiety.

Predictably, this leads to more successful study behaviours, since the feelings of anxiety won’t be as likely to take over and prevent you from staying focused and on task,” she says.

Plus, exercise has been found to have positive effects on self-confidence and mood-regulation, which are correlated with higher grades.

As Dishke Hondzel puts it, “Exercise makes you happy, and happy people are probably going to do better academically.”

According to Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines, 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous intensity aerobic physical activity a week is recommended for adults, which could be satisfied as easily as walking to campus everyday instead of driving. It’s an easy change to make and could have a significant impact on your grades. So if you’re going for an A, be sure to include exercise in your study schedule.

“Do It Clean (Live)” — Echo & the Bunnymen Included on their best-of collection, Killing Moon: The Best of Echo & the Bunnymen, Echo & the Bunnymen’s live rendition of “Do It Clean” from their first album, Crocodiles, proves music is always better live.

The post-punk British band do it loud, fast and bass-heavy in this version of “Do It Clean” with pounding drums, smooth variations and transitions of the song’s addictive guitar riff, making for a superior performance.

Clocking in at over six minutes, “Do It Clean (Live)” is close to three times longer than its studio version. The song features many musical breaks and inter-song covers as vocalist Ian McCulloch sings darker, rockier performances of the Beatles’ “All You Need is Love,” James Brown’s “Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine” and Nat King Cole’s “When I Fall In Love.”

“Do It Clean (Live)” is an excellent extended version of a fantastic song showcasing Echo & the Bunnymen’s skill and adaptability. It also shows off their bassier edge that defined their style before their

experimentation in the orchestral, lighter album Ocean Rain.

—Brent Holmes “Born In A Flash” —Mother Mother When scrolling through old and outdated pictures on a Facebook profile, sometimes you’re surprised by how much of the past has been captured in images. Looking at these old pictures may bring up some conflicting feelings, just like Mother Mother’s track “Born In A Flash.”

This Canadian indie rock band from British Columbia included the song in their 2011 album, Eureka. “Born In A Flash” opens with a series of haunting piano chords, reminiscent of a church organ.

Guitarist Ryan Guldemond takes lead vocals on the track and delivers line after line in a calming, tranquil and slightly chilling manner. The song speeds up midway, culminating in a flurry of flashing lights that hark back to old-fashioned cameras going off. The song abruptly ends like this, and suddenly the music is gone in a flash.

—Kevin Hurren

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English department play a comedic treat Chelsey Gauthier Contributor GGGGH The Knight of the Burning Pestle Francis Beaumont’s The Knight of the Burning Pestle is a play within a play, within a play. While the plot sounds like something straight out of Inception, Beaumont’s script revels in comedy as opposed to drama.

Set in the Renaissance era, the play explores Beaumont’s parody of theatre itself by presenting the idea of blurred lines between the audience and the cast.

The English department is putting on their own rendition of the play at Conron Hall, having already performed three shows, with two more this week. The cast is comprised of 22 actors, all with very unique roles to portray. There are characters that represent the subplay of The London Merchant, characters that represent the audience— the citizen and his wife— and characters that are embodying the play that was invented by the citizen and his wife, The Knight of the Burning Pestle. While the roles are a tad confusing during the first few scenes, the storylines quickly fall into place and give way to multifaceted humour that is both endearing and infectious.

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With the play lasting just over two hours, the story has ample amount of time to develop and grow, with sharp witticisms around every corner to propel the action. From the Three Stooges-inspired fight scenes to the audience interaction to the ridiculous characters, everything is well performed and well delivered.

The cast members aren’t afraid to throw themselves completely into the characters they’ve developed and the chemistry is almost palpable on stage between all the interacting cast members. The play is so well delivered, in fact, that the lack

of physical scene implements never hinders the imagination of the audience members.

While each character is endearing in his or her own way, it’s Amanda Singh’s character of Wife that brings the most hilarity to this comical play. Her facial expressions alone are enough to drive the comedy, but she also lends herself completely to her character, making it entirely believable she is simply an over-enthused audience member.

The witty repartée between the citizen and the wife help mold the multiple plays together and illicit many

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laughs from the real audience.

However, it’s simple to say the entire cast and crew deserve a standing ovation for this production. Jo Devereux, the director, has proved once again that she is capable of making a masterpiece, assistant director Shannon Charnok shows she has the makings of a true theatrical leader and composer Zach Phair is in a league of his own with his musical skills. From the hilarious costumes, to the incredible props, to the singing and the dancing and the music, the play hits a high note and doesn’t disappoint.

The Knight of the Burning Pestle is an incredible Renaissance comedy that still somehow manages to tickle audience members of our modern society. With a blend of old and new, there’s something entertaining for everyone within this play, and the cast will have you chuckling from the opening lines of the very first scene.

The Knight of the Burning Pestle plays at Conron Hall (University College 224) November 14 and 15 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10 for students and seniors, $15 for adults and can be purchased at the door.

Gazette-tested > Cheesy quinoa with broccoli

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It might be difficult to pronounce, but quinoa is super easy to make. Quinoa is quickly becoming known as a superfood for its high level of protein and fibre, but it’s also versatile and tasty. This meal is a healthy alternative to a box of Kraft Dinner, plus it’s just as easy to make. This recipe can be used as a side dish or even a meal itself.

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Bradley Metlin Gazette Staff GGGFF Arbitrage Director: Nicholas Jarecki Starring: Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon, Tim Roth Last year, Occupy Wall Street sparked thousands of protestors cycling through New York City chanting slogans like “We are the one per cent!” This protest was formed, in part, against Wall Street executives, like the one portrayed in Arbitrage. Corporate greed runs rampant throughout the film, but if the movie playing is Arbitrage, you might not necessarily want to occupy the theatre.

Robert Miller (Richard Gere) has been hiding information about his company’s finances in order to avoid going to jail for fraud. He hopes to sell the company, make a fair deal of money and wash his hands of the situation—but things

for Robert aren’t so easy. While going for a drive with his mistress, he falls asleep and promptly crashes the car and kills her. Involuntary manslaughter would surely tarnish his reputation, so Robert attempts to cover the crash up, all the while trying to get his company sold as quickly as possible.

He’s a person who will lie and cheat to turn a profit. A main character doesn’t have to be likable in order for the film to be successful, but the audience should at least find interest in how they carry out their bad deeds. While Gere does an amazing job portraying a character that can no longer handle the stress of his devious lifestyle, Arbitrage just doesn’t allow his character to have an interesting story. The film is put together in a way where everything makes sense, but could be more intriguing.

While Arbitrage is marketed as a thriller, there were few thrilling elements in the story. It’s expected the circumstances of the plot in a

thriller all begin to converge and make the audience care—Arbitrage fails to do this.

Elements of the film were simply irksome. Robert had internal bleeding from the crash, but magically dealt with the pain throughout the film. Wall Street executives have affairs and characters are racially stereotyped, filling the film to the brim with clichés to the point where it gets annoying.

Amongst the crimes in Arbitrage, the most glaring is the underutilization of Susan Sarandon.

She’s a great actress and should, in theory, receive a plethora of material, but her moments are stifled.

Overall, Arbitrage largely fails to provoke an emotional reaction from the audience. Despite a solid performance by Gere, the script is filled with clichés and annoying generalizations. While the story is told decently, this film is merely mediocre—certainly not something to camp out and chant about.

• 1 package of quinoa (approximately 225g) • 2 cups of water • ¾ – 1 cup of broccoli florets • ½ cup of cheddar cheese, grated • ¼ cup of milk • 2 tbsp. of butter

Directions 1. Even though it’s usually pre-rinsed, it is a good idea to rinse quinoa under cold water before cooking.

2. In a small saucepan, bring two cups of water to boil. Stir in quinoa and broccoli florets and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat to low and let simmer for 15 minutes.

3. Once all the water is absorbed add in milk, butter and cheese and stir. Eat and enjoy!

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Why is marijuana against the law? It grows naturally upon our planet. Doesn’t the idea of making nature against the law seem to you a bit unnatural?

—Bill Hicks, American comedian

Weed debate could crop up in Canada

Colorado and Washington recently made history when they became the first U.S. states to legalize the possession and sale of recreational marijuana. This voting outcome has planted seeds of doubt, so to speak, in the minds of many Canadians who believe the U.S. is more conservative and was therefore less likely to legalize marijuana before Canada.

Colorado and Washington, however, have led progressive movements before and, as such, can be considered more liberal than Canada as a whole— especially while Canada is under a Conservative federal government. Regardless of Canada’s current place in the political spectrum, issues concerning the legalization of marijuana in Canada are handled at a federal level. In the U.S., power is concentrated in state-controlled operations, which allows states to implement policy changes in a centralized and swift manner.

With this in mind, the actions of Colorado and Washington voters don’t necessarily mean Canada has fallen behind in progressive movements. Rather, Canada has a political system that relies on nationwide decision making, which makes addressing controversial movements more complicated and difficult to implement.

Although administrating legalized marijuana in Canada would be more difficult, that’s not to say the discussion concerning this legalization won’t resurface. Canadian politics are heavily influenced and affected by our American neighbors. The legalization movements in Colorado and Washington may spark some Canadian interest and get policy makers talking. While this is a distinct possibility, the Canadian public, overall, isn’t as engaged with this issue as other seminal political legalization movements, such as same sex marriage and abortion. Also, while Canada can be considered more progressive than the U.S. when it comes to the aforementioned equal rights movements, it doesn’t mean liberal-minded voters will necessarily find value in the cause, subsequently creating a lack of support for legalized marijuana.

Polling done in the past indicates Canadians are split on this issue, but such results may prove to be unsubstantial in a real referendum. It seems only time will tell if Colorado and Washington’s policy change will sprout new debates, or stamp out old discussions in Canadian politics.

—The Gazette Editorial Board

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Yesterday, high school teachers at 20 school boards across Ontario began taking labour action in protest of a new law. Bill 155, passed in September, imposes a two-year wage freeze and limits their right to strike for the next two years. Though the teachers won’t walk off the job entirely, they will refuse to carry out certain administrative duties, like filling out report cards and meeting with parents.

In my opinion, teachers are some of the most under-appreciated, under-paid workers in the public sector, and this law—the superciliously named Putting Students First Act—reflects that. Hurting teachers isn’t putting students first—it’s putting teachers last.

Teachers are the most important workers for the long-term success of a democracy. If we want to attract smart, ambitious, passionate people to teaching—in order to create smart, ambitious, passionate young people—then we can’t create the perception that it’s not a job worth pursuing.

On top of the eight hours a day they spend in front of rooms full of hormonal students, teachers spend long evenings and weekends marking homework and preparing lessons.

It’s not an easy job, but the return is huge—one good teacher can change a kid’s life.

Nobody—except maybe students—likes strikes. Teachers don’t get paid, students don’t get taught and the whole system freezes. But, while it may cause short-term difficulties, the right to strike ensures that teachers are treated fairly in the long term.

This law freezes wages and prevents teachers from striking for the next two years. I know what you’re thinking—why can’t teachers just be patient for a couple of years while the economy recovers? Frankly, I don’t believe that this will never happen again after two years—income taxes were supposed to be temporary too.

Though this law may not become permanent right away, it sets a precedent that severely devalues teachers.

I hope Ontario teachers are successful in their protest. When it comes to teachers, just like with everything else, you get what you pay for.

As post-secondary students, we should all respect teachers greatly.

Their ability to put in long hours day after day is the reason most of us are still here studying.

Upon the proposal of a new bill that would limit striking rights and freeze wages of teachers, they have retaliated by refusing to carry out certain out-of-office administrative duties.

The possibility of teachers withdrawing from these duties and doing the bare minimum requirements for their job puts the growth of our nation’s children on the line.

While this very may well be a powerful tactic, it seems odd that this dispute cannot be resolved over winter break or summer vacation, when the lives of young students are unaffected.

Teachers may very well deserve an increase in wages for all their extracurricular work, but this does not mean they should sacrifice the education of their students to make a point.

Everyone feels the pinch of money during a drawn-out recession, including the people who pay our teachers.

Sometimes cuts have to be made to continue running a program as vast as the Canadian education system.

Sometimes, certain sectors lack the funds to raise employee wages, and by giving in and raising those wages prematurely, they may hurt the sector in the future even more. In the way that other corporations have crashed with short-term goals, one must make sure to focus on the future.

In regards to a precedent being set by this proposed bill, there should not be one. Our population is smart enough to value the contributions of teachers, and to deny them the rights they deserve over a period extended past two years would cause a massive backlash.

Sometimes, business is just business, and to deny the abilities of the government to properly examine this would be a massive underestimate of their political abilities.

By refusing to participate in so many of the activities that make teachers great in the first place, the student is undermined, and seen as a tool, rather than the product of utmost importance.

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factattack When new Los Angeles Lakers Mike D’Antoni has Steve Nash in his lineup, his winning percentage is .733. When Nash isn’t in the lineup, D’Antoni’s winning percentage is .385.

Rundown >> The Mustangs women’s basketball team squeezed out a tight victory over the defending Ontario University Athletics champions Ottawa Gee-Gees by a score of 74–72 > All-star point guard Jenny Vaughn played all 40 minutes for the Mustangs, scoring a game high 28 points, going seven for 14 from the field.

Raven offence too much for Mustangs Western toppled by Carleton in 40-point loss Richard Raycraft Sports Editor

What looked like a promising start against Canada’s first-ranked men’s basketball squad quickly morphed into crushing defeat, as the Mustangs fell 86–46 to the Carleton Ravens Saturday night.

The Mustangs remain winless in their first two games of the season with the loss, following a losing effort on Friday versus the Ottawa Gee-Gees.

“First half, we did a lot better in the defensive end, the second half, we just broke down defensively in terms of giving up too many offensive rebounds,” Peter Scholtes, Mustangs forward, reflected. “You can’t give a team like Carleton second and third chances. You can’t win a game like that.”

Gregory Morrow led the way for the Mustangs with 14 points. He was followed closely by Scholtes, who posted 12 on the night. Tyson Hinz and Philip Scrubb provided the bulk of Carleton’s offence with 16 points apiece.

Despite a strong start in the first quarter, the Mustangs failed to put any offensive pressure on the Ravens throughout the rest of the game. The Mustangs shot with just 35.3 per cent accuracy, putting the ball in the basket 18 times out of 51 attempts. In contrast, Carleton shot with 47.6 per cent success and scored on 19 of 31 attempts outside the key.

“I think after that first quarter it progressively got worse for us as the game went on,” Brad Campbell, Mustangs head coach, said.

“Probably the biggest point is that we got killed on the glass and rebounding.”

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“They made a bunch of threes as well,” he continued.

The Mustangs got off to an aggressive start and jumped to an early lead as the Ravens struggled to get set up offensively. Sholtes shot two three-pointers early in

the contest to give the ‘Stangs a surprising early lead. They had a great deal of success capitalizing on some sloppy turnovers by Carleton.

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Dave Smart—who spent all of the first quarter and most of the game being very vocal—called a timeout late in the first stanza. Carleton came back into the game after the timeout with some real offensive flare, as they managed to erase

the early deficit and finish the first quarter down by just one, with the score 19–18.

Neither team could get much going early in the second. It wouldn’t take long for Carleton to start showing why they are considered the top team in the nation, however, as they quickly took a 24–21 lead. The Mustangs, looking to get back their early momentum, called for a timeout. It would do little good, as the Ravens would begin to shoot threes from all over the court, leaving the Mustangs deflated at the end of the half, down 40–26.

The Ravens stepped their game up in the third quarter, out-scoring the Mustangs 32–11. Frustration became apparent as the ‘Stangs failed to convert on almost all of their offensive chances. In contrast, the Ravens shot threes with ease and drove hard to the basket.

While the Mustangs were able to contain the Ravens better in the fourth quarter, their offensive woes continued, as they put only nine points on the scoreboard.

The Mustangs did look better in the final five minutes of the contest, but Carleton had nothing to fear as they took the contest 86–46.

“We definitely have to rebound better, and take care of our own defensive board better,” Campbell commented on his team’s performance. “We need to execute a little bit better I think as the game went on, we got a little tired and a little less focused, and we didn’t execute as well at both ends of the floor.”

“That’s going to tend to happen with the young team that we have, but we need to improve on that moving forward.”

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The NHL and the Players’ Association took a brief break from bickering to recognize the accomplishments of four of the game’s greats Monday. Former Toronto Maple Leafs captain Mats Sundin, sniper Joe Sakic, slick playmaker Adam Oates and the lightning quick Pavel Bure were all inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.

Sundin is well known for his stints with the Quebec Nordiques and the Toronto Maple Leafs. He finished his career with 1,349 points, averaging just over a point a game.

Sakic, who won two Stanley Cups with the Colorado Avalanche, was renowned for his ridiculously accurate wrist shot. He managed 1,641 points in 1,378 games in a career spanning 20 seasons.

Oates has undoubtedly secured a place as one of hockey’s greatest playmakers—his total 1,079 assists is good for fifth alltime. Oates has now turned his focus to coaching and will join the Washington Capitals as head coach when hockey returns Bure is widely regarded as the fastest player in the history of hockey, his speed garnering him the nickname “The Russian Rocket.”

Got concussions on your mind?

So does the NFL, as three marquee quarterbacks went down with head injuries this weekend.

Whether legal or illegal hits, injuries like these continue to put a black mark on the game. The NFL has invested millions of dollars to create new rules and standards to halt the influx of concussions, but this weekend showed it has only made a dent in this very prominent issue.

The concussions themselves are bad enough, but Cutler’s concussion also proved the NFL’s new concussion standards nearly moot. Cutler is suspected to have suffered his concussion near the end of the second half after a hit by linebacker Tim Dobbins, but Cutler continued to play until the half was over.

Bears coach Lovie Smith claimed the team followed concussion protocol, and Cutler did not show signs of a concussion until the end of the half, thus they allowed him back into the game. Regardless of who is to blame, concussions are still a large issue facing the NFL despite the efforts of the league’s front office. file photo

Bad The guillotine has dropped on Mike Brown, who was mercifully let go by the Los Angeles Lakers thanks to a poor start for this all-star filled-team.

Brown’s situation was very similar to that of Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra, in that he inherited a near all-star team.

The difference between the two is that Spoelstra was afforded a longer leash. Starting 1–4 was not going to cut it after the off season acquisitions of Dwight Howard and Steve Nash.

Following the firing, the Lakers deliberated between Phil Jackson and Mike D’Antoni, eventually settling for the latter.

The Lakers will be looking to turn their offence around quickly, and with D’Antoni and Steve Nash reuniting, expect fireworks to ensue.

The Lakers realized it would take some time to gel, but they obviously were not prepared to start this slowly.

Brown’s career is now marred by two jobs in which he was unable to take stars to the top. Brown will find it tough to find a new job after his latest debacle with the Lakers, but for Lakers fans, it is good riddance to the first misstep of the dream team Lakers. file photo

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On November 8, Mustangs rookie Yannick Harou was named this year’s recipient of the Norm Marshall trophy for the Ontario University Athletics Football Rookie of the Year. Following in the footsteps of Tyler Varga, this marks the second straight year in which a Western Mustang walked away with the honour.

Splitting time with Garrett Sanvido, Harou was able to rush for 493 yards this season with just 73 attempts—good for eighth-most rushing yards in the OUA. Combine that with Harou’s four touchdowns and 61.63 yards per game, and it’s no wonder the Gatineau, Quebec native won.

The future is bright for Harou and the Mustangs squad. With a very young core, expect great things to come in the coming years.

—Jason Sinukoff

13 Mustangs named to OUA all-star team The OUA announced who would make the 2012 all-star squad on November 7. Of the many athletes selected, an astounding 13 Mustangs were chosen to represent the purple and white in front of all of Ontario.

Of the 13 Mustangs, five—running back Garret Sanvido, right tackle Josh Burley, tackle Daryl Waud, Punter Lirim Hajrullahu and defensive back Harold Mutobola—all made the first team.

Offensively, Sanvido rushed for 1,001 yards this season—good for the top rusher in the OUA. What is even more amazing is that he accomplished the feat while only

playing in seven games this season.

Lirim Hajrullahu was named one of the first team all-stars in his first year as a punter. In eight games, Hajrullahu punted the ball 48 times—averaging 40.58 yards per kick.

The Mustangs will also be represented by Brian Marshall, Greg Wilson, Mike Van Praet, Eric Armitage, Dylan Ainsworth, Pawel Kruba, Jamie Symianick and Mike Spence, who were all named second team all-stars.

—Jason Sinukoff

Marauders win Yates Cup for second straight year For the second year in a row, the McMaster Marauders are the Yates Cup Champions. The Marauders stomped the Gryphons—winning by a score of 30–13 on Saturday, November 10.

In the last contest between the two teams, it was the Marauders walking away with a 50–9 victory.

The Marauders’ offence soared in that game, but this time around McMaster would rely on another facet of their deep squad.

Defence was the story in this contest, with the McMaster defence continuously keeping the Gryphons deep in their own zone—culminating in Guelph conceding three safeties.

Marauders linebacker Shane Beaton walked away from the game with MVP honours for his 10 solo tackles.

The Marauders will host the Calgary Dinos on Saturday in the Canadian Interuniversity Sport semifinal Mitchell Bowl at 4 p.m.

—Jason Sinukoff