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more students, more cowbell
The Gryphon football team and intramural program showcase how large student numbers can still experience the smallscale community feel that makes Guelph unique.
chris muller
Next September will boast one of the largest incoming supplies of first-year students in the history of this university. This new supply of students chose Guelph for the same reason everyone else did: they chose it for the community atmosphere they felt the moment they stepped on campus. Yet with the ever-expanding number of students, this atmosphere has come under duress. How does this get fixed? Sports, of course. Football head coach Stu Lang lauds Guelph to prospective recruits as a unique university that maintains the small-school mentality, just on a bigger scale. With

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recruits are up across the boards as guelph looks to expand its athletic roster
the recent introduction of nearly two-dozen recruits, it would seem that his description holds true. The more opportunity there is for us to have fans and supporters, the better it is for us, said Lang in response to the increasing size of the student body. Its very important for us to capture [new students attention] as they come in. Last Septembers O-Week game was free to all students and was well attended with nearly the entirety of the bleachers and most of the grass sitting area filled with students. Its the first major sports event of the year and the first-year students get a chance to connect with their universitys spirit right away, said Lang. In this way, taking in a football game

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Beth Purdon-McLeLLan
With midterms looming and reading week just ahead, the need for student study space is only becoming more apparent at the University of Guelph. The student sit-in last December made it clear that the study needs of the students have not been met, and that students are demanding for change. The CSA is taking steps to make sure that this change will happen. Recently, students received an email from the CSA announcing the newly formed Student Study Space Task Force. The Task Force is a combination of students and representatives of the university, and consists of over 50 members. Over half of the committee members are students to ensure that the diverse needs of the student body are represented. However, the CSA is having difficulty finding off-campus representatives. The focus is on better utilizing the space that we already have, working with what we have in the short term to create quick, easy solutions, said Derek Alton, Local Affairs Commissioner. Obviously there needs to be long term solutions too. The Task Force also includes all university staff members that would be required to approve

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Student study space: A university issue

MARiAnne POinTneR

The Student Space Task Force joins the CSA and university administrators to ensure that student needs are addressed.
student space proposals, includ- Ofori-Darko, CSA human resourcing Don OLeary, vice-president es & operations commissioner. of finance, Brenda Whitesite, from They need to provide, and they Student Life, Robin Begin from are required to provide, an adeCampus Police, and Cathy Tutton quate study space. from Scheduling services. One Some of the solutions include of the top priorities of the com- increasing access to campus buildmittee is to ensure that student ings. Many lectures halls that could study needs are addressed within provide student study space are an appropriate time frame, and to closed when they are not in use. hold the university accountable for These are often the times when meeting those needs. student need them the most. One thing that were pushing, Some buildings have different with the narrow focus of study access requirements, said Oforispace, is that it puts empha- Darko. Some buildings lock, and sis on university, said Joshua we loose out on awesome space. Like MacKinnon for example, that closes around ten oclock. However, while making buildings more accessible might seem simple, it does pose another set of complications, such as supervision, room booking and maintenance. Other solutions include renovate existing spaces, like the airport lounge, the study space beside the dentist office, and using furniture that maximizes space. Students should expect to see changes fully implemented by the Winter of 2013.

Ottawa fearing eco-terrorism After vowing to take on radical environmentalists determined to stop the Northern Gateway pipeline, the Harper government has released a new anti-terrorism strategy that targets eco-extremists as threats. More and more, the Harper government is coming to view environmentalists as threats, instead of well meaning advocates to be consulted. Included in the Harper governments list of adversaries are several aboriginal groups who oppose the pipeline that would carry oil-sands bitumen to the B.C. coast for export to Asian markets. Disturbingly enough, this list also puts these groups on the same level as white supremacists and anarchists showing the governments position on what the majority of Canadians now consider a pressing concern. (Globe and Mail) Riots in Greece once again Greek lawmakers on Feb. 13 approved harsh new austerity measures demanded by bailout creditors to save the debt-crippled nation from bankruptcy. The vote would allow for Greeces European partners and the International Monetary Fund to release $170 billion in new rescue loans, without which Greece would default on its debt, ensuring the markets are not put off balance once again. The austerity cuts would remove one in five civil service jobs and drop the countrys minimum wage by more than a fifth. Rioting followed the vote, setting over ten buildings ablaze, in addition to massive amounts of property damage and hospitalizing of many in the chaos. (Toronto Star) 10-year old discovers a new molecule A new molecule has been discovered recently by scientist Clara Lazen. If you havent heard of her before, its because she happens to be a 10-year old girl who discovered it in science class. The new molecule, tetranitratoxycarbon, composed of oxygen, nitrogen, and carbon was designed using the ball and stick models found in elementary school by Clara in a random and complex way. When she put the pieces together and asked her teacher if what she made was a molecule, her science teacher actually wasnt sure. What Clara discovered in her curiosity was a viable molecule that didnt exist in nature, had energy storage capabilities, and most importantly, also explosive. (The Escapist)

Apiculture club holds biannual honey sale

Beth Purdon-McLeLLan
Students at the University of Guelph had a sweet opportunity to try something a little different this Valentines Day. The Apiculture club held its honey sale in the UC on Feb. 10, where students could sample honey and browse a selection of honey and bees wax products. Well the bees make the honey, said Courtney Irvine, third year Arts and Science major. But the wax products we make. Apiculture is the study of bees, and Guelph is lucky enough to have the Townsend House Honey Bee Research Centre on campus. Located in the arboretum, the club leads apiary tours in the spring and during O Week. Many students became involved in the club after taking the The Apiculture Club held their biannual honey sale in UC, on Feb. 10. Introduction to Apiculture course that is offered on campus. Although bees are used for re- success with its sales, rather than The club meets throughout the search, the bees also provide the the honey productions process. year to discuss different topics in university with their own brand of Irvine noted that, besides putting the bee world. This ranges from bee honey. The research centre sepa- it on your toast, there are countless anatomy to environmental issues. rates the honey from the wax, and ways that you can use bee products. Weve had a recent interest in the club puts honey into jars for The club also makes poured canhow to bee keep, said Irvine. The the honey sale. The club holds dles, dipped candles, rolled candles, past president actually go her own two sales during the year, one as well as bee balm with different hive. So we were thinking of invit- before Christmas and one before fragrances. There is also a growing ing her to talk about being a new Valentines Day. These days were knowledge of honeys medicinal beekeeper. picked because the club has more properties.

LAURA BeAUChAMP

I think that the biology of bees is really interesting, said Irvine. I think honey bees specifically have a lot of interesting attributes. Honey is anti- bacterial, anti-viral and anti-fungal. Irvine says that the OVC even uses honey on animal wounds to prevent infection. Its many properties and potential only fuel the enthusiasm of the students involved in the apiculture club.

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NEWS

inspire 2012: Professionals for the future

Stephen Fournier
For the second year in a row, inSpire has worked to help young people realize their potential and achieve the success they deserve. By bringing together some of Canadas most successful professionals, inSpire aims to provide young people with the skills needed to succeed through a number of speaker events designed to show the power of leadership and positive thinking. On Feb. 9, Alex Rechichi, president & co-founder of Extreme Brands, as well as Rita DeMontis, award-winning Lifestyle & Food writer and editor for the Toronto Sun, appeared in Guelph to discuss their rise to success. Rita DeMontis was first on stage, opening the event with her rather quirky sense of humor as she highlighted her 35 years of experience in the media business. Her life in media was spent moving from one interesting experience to the next, interviewing the big names of the food industry such as Anthony Bourdain, Jamie Oliver, and Michel Roux. She also traveled around the world, and even met a of 16 with his drive way sealing Siberian tiger. Rita went through company, student pro interlockher life with her natural curios- ing, cleaning, and sealing. While ity driving her, never backing the job was shared between him down from where it took her and and five of his friends, it paid his in doing so, enjoyed her life every way through university and set step of the way. As her story came him up with the skills required to a close, Rita left the crowd with to run his own business. one last statement that the room Rechichi knew from the very took to heart. start he wasnt willing to just work Have your natural curiosity for someone else. He wanted to front and centre, said DeMon- make something of his own. When tis. Be polite to people, it really he saw what could be done in the doesnt cost a lot. Look people in food business, he jumped in. The the eye when you talk to them. road for him had its ups and downs, And ask them because I learned but the moment Rechichi cut loose one thing, you ask, and you ask, everything he had to lose, despite and you ask, and when youre fin- his naivety in the field, Extreme ished, you ask one more question. Pita gave it all back. And you will walk away with what If you have no experience, thats you wanted, whatever that is. It an asset, said Rechichi. I think could be something very humble, that being intelligent and also it could be something very power- being somewhat nave doesnt ful, but it will be what you want. give you preconceived notions, it Rechichi took the stage to a doesnt hold you back. round of applause and high exThe inSpire event came to a pectations following DeMontis close with a round of applause for opening to the night. The entre- both speakers, their stories and preneur, who later became the advice gave a room full of students president of the Extreme Brands the tools to succeed and thrive. food chain, started his first foray Now, it is up to students to put into the business world at the age those lessons to use.
MARIAnne PoIntneR

Alex Rechichi and Rita DeMontis talk about their exciting careers at Inspire Guelph.

Shining a Light on aboriginal issues

Free the Children and MAEIs Local Spotlight Campaign
AndreA LAmArre
From Feb. 13-24, Free the Children, in collaboration with Martin Aboriginal Education Initiative (MAEI), are shining a light on Aboriginal youth education. As a charitable organization supporting education for Aboriginal students in Canada, MAEI aims to empower Aboriginal youth to complete their secondary school education and to continue onto post-secondary studies. This goal aligns with that of Free the Children, a network comprised of children helping children through education. Together, the organizations are working to introduce students to the issues surrounding Aboriginal education though their Local Spotlight: Aboriginal Education campaign. This campaign seeks to educate non-Aboriginal students about Aboriginal culture, traditions and history, as well as engage them in meaningful dialogue on the topic of Aboriginal education in Canada, in support of their First Nations, Mtis Nation and Inuit peers, said Devora Winston, Director of Youth Programming and Partnerships for Free The Children.

Now more than ever, Canada needs to be aware and take action to support its Aboriginal People.

Devora Winston

Over 650 schools and youth groups from across Canada are participating in the campaign. Among them, several Guelph schools are shining a light. Now more than ever, Canada needs to be aware and take action to support its Aboriginal People, said Winston. Not only are there challenges faced by the First Nations community of Attawapiskat, but there are issues that need to be addressed throughout all First Nation regions, when it comes to education and other basic rights. The issues faced by Canadas Aboriginal population include a 60 percent school dropout rate among First Nations People living on reserves. Students taking part in the

campaign learn about these issues, as well as Aboriginal culture, history and traditions. The Local Spotlight campaign, Free the Children and MAEI recently launched a year-long campaign that includes providing schools and groups with resources, tools and support to raise awareness of Canadas Aboriginal community. Winston spoke to the ways in which university students can get involved in raising awareness about Aboriginal issues with Free the Children and MAEI. University students and professors can sign up to receive the curriculum, daily facts, and resources as a means of educating themselves on the topic and sharing their knowledge with their peers on campus, through their social networking channels, or in their community, said Winston. This can be done through the two-week Local Spotlight campaign, as well as year round, as a means of taking action and helping to raise awareness of a very important issue in Canada. For more information on the Local Spotlight campaign, or to get involved with Free the Children and MAEI, students can visit www. freethechildren.com/aboriginaleducation or www.maei-ieam.ca.

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Scientists disprove claims that Olympians swimsuits reduce drag in a shark-like fashion
Arielle duhAime-ross
A lot of fanfare was made at the Beijing Olympics back in 2008, when Micheal Phelps swam his way into the record books by winning eight gold medals for the United States. The swimsuit company Speedo was especially vocal about the part they had played in his victories. They were responsible for Phelps state-of-the-art swimsuit which, they claimed, mimicked the dragreducing roughness of sharkskin, thus giving him a competitive edge. However, Speedo might not be able to make such claims anymore. A new study published in the Journal of Experimental Biology demonstrates that the performance enhancing abilities of these swimsuits are nowhere near comparable to that of shark skin. Dr. Johannes Oeffner and Dr. George V Lauder from Harvard Uni. versity used a flapping foil robotic device to determine the self-propelled swimming speed (SPS) of real

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Scientifically Inclined: Sharkskin still outperforming your swimsuit

shark skin from two shark species, per cent, and the silicone improved a silicone riblet material mimick- its swimming speed by 7.2 per cent. ing shark denticles, and the Speedo Lauder is quick to point out that shark skin-like swimsuit fabric these results do not necessarily indinamed Speedo Fastkin FSII. They cate that Speedo has been scamming also used sanded down sharkskin, its wearers. He believes that they do devoid of denticles, the tooth-like increase swimming performance, scales found in the skins surface, but not for the reasons we think. to serve as the control treatment. Swimmers who wear these First, the researchers used an suits are squeezed into them exenvironmental scanning electron tremely tightly, so that they are microscope to take high-resolution very streamlined, said Lauder. images of the materials. The pictures Theyre so tight that this could acrevealed that the sharkskin-like tually change your circulation, and Speedo material followed the usual increase the venous return to the template for swimsuit fabric, with body, and they are tailored to make parallel seams going along it, albe- it easier to maintain proper posture it with slightly more pronounced even when tired. seams. Previous studies had looked They then filmed high-speed at sharkskin performance on a video sequences to analyze the rigid model but not on a flexible materials performance in water one, missing the importance of and to observe how particles of skin deformation in drag reducwater flowed around the materi- tion. In those cases, the denticles als surfaces. They also recorded the were thought to slow down sharks. swimming behavior of a one and When the researchers in this study half-year-old spiny dogfish (Squa- used a flexible robot and compared lus acanthias). sharkskin to sanded down shark The researchers found that despite skin, they found that the denticleclaims to the contrary, the Speedo free skin was considerably slower. swimsuit fabric did not increase the The scientists concluded that shark swimming speed of the robot. The denticles not only reduce drag, but sharkskin, on the other hand, in- also increase thrust, a completely creased its swimming speed by 12.3 novel idea.

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Biomimicry, a design philoso- use biomimetics to justify chargphy that attempts to apply natures ing enormous amounts of money principles to everyday products, is for products that dont perform the an incredibly exciting field that has way they should, a practice to which brought us many interesting and Mother Nature would undoubtedinnovative ideas, like mimicking ly object. wing scales in butterflies in order to scatter light. A problem does Arielle blogs about science at arise, however, when companies www.salamanderhours.com

Migrant workers need recognition

AlicjA GrzAdkowskA
On Feb. 11, a vigil was held on campus and downtown Guelph to commemorate the 11 workers 10 of whom were migrant workers form Peru who passed away in a vehicle collision in Hampstead, Ontario. Kerry Preibisch, an associate professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, spoke to those attending the vigil. We need to bring this issue to the top of the agenda now, said Preibisch. Preibisch has been focusing on temporary labour migration in Canada since 1995. She was one of four individuals who spoke at the vigil, and one of many who expressed concern over the context of the accident. In 2007, three women farm workers were killed on the highway linking Fraser Valley to Vancouver, Preibisch. Although the enforcement of vehicle safety, specifically concerning 15-seater passenger vans, was a prominent issue after the accident, it was short lived. It seems like just yesterday, and again, we are facing 11 deaths in a 15-seater van, said Preibisch. Pablo Godoy, another speaker at the vigil, coordinates a national program called Students Against Migrant Exploitation, which sheds light on issues that migrant workers face. We encounter story after story on a daily basis about exploitative bosses, horrendous working conditions, and poor treatment in the workplace, and in the communities where workers confront racist circumstances, said Godoy. According to Godoy, the accident has brought these migrant worker issues to the forefront of public interest. Until Monday, there werent really any media outlets or people in general asking questions about migrant workers, said Godoy. After Monday, people want to hear about migrant workers situations and experiences. The University has not been immune to the effects of the accident. This issue definitely has a foundation in the community, said Eduardo Huesca, one of the organizers of the vigil. Increasingly, a lot of students have worked as volunteers, translators or have done community work with migrant farm worker communities in surrounding areas. 28 students attended the oncampus vigil, where candles were distributed among the attendees and lit in honour of the workers. A moment of silence was held. Afterward the four speakers addressed the importance of holding the vigil. Recognizing the accident and others like it is crucial in bringing awareness to the hardships felt by migrant workers. Death will only continue to happen until we help migrant workers,

MArIANNe PoINtNer

A vigil was held on Feb. 13 at the cannon and downtown Guelph to mourn the loss of the Peruvian migrant workers who died in a vehicle accident in Hampstead, oN.

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arts & cuLture

Dropping bass and stereotypes

Dub Fire Fridays celebrates one-year anniversary with performance from Drop the Lime
Tom Beedham
Dubstep. It started in London in the late 90s, and since the late 2000s its tentacles have been invading North Americas club scene one bass drop at a time. While the genre has penetrated the mainstream, and recent years have seen club venues across the continent dedicating their spaces to weekly dubstep nights, music listeners across genres have been heard reserving a certain disdain for the category, and artists creating work in the electronic house music scene have been especially critical of the genres popularity. One of the central complaints reserved for the genre is that the music artists identifying with the category whip up is so homogeneous, which is probably why the people behind The Lofts Dub Fire Fridays had Drop the Lime DJ Luca Venezia perform at the club series one-year anniversary on Feb. 10. inspiration in genres like dooWhile so many of the dub- wop and rockabilly, sampling hits step deejays occupying tables at from rock musics emergence is nightclubs will typically sample more typical of his performances. electronic tracks that are either The night saw Venezia reaching atmospheric or already heavy and back to source material mainly rife with opportunities for drops, from the 1950s and 60s. 50s making exceptions also for popu- tracks like Chuck Berrys Johnlar songs from other genres, Drop ny B. Goode, Jerry Lee Lewiss the Lime has shed some of those Great Balls of Fire, and Elvis Prestereotypes. sleys Jailhouse Rock, as well as 60s tracks like The Surfariss Wipeout, The Trashmens Surfin Bird, and The Jackson 5s I Want You Back were all sampled throughout the set. Venezia even dabbled in some soul when he dug as far back as Etta Jamess 1941 hit At Last before returning control to Kage. All things considered, Venezias set at The Loft was like a breath of fresh air for the dubstep community, the electronic dance music community, and the music listenAfter serving up a dubstep mix ing community at large. And with of Jay-Z and Kanye Wests Ni-- Venezia at the head of dance label as in Paris at The Loft on Feb. 10 Trouble & Bass, perhaps his vision a nice segue between a set by Dub for electronic dance music and Fire Fridays resident DJ Kage and dubstep itself will manifest itself his own Venezia gripped a vin- with an expedient creep into clubs tage microphone and addressed around the world. Heres hoping. the crowd. The first dance music was rock and roll, said Venezia. Finding

The first dance music was rock and roll

Luca Venezia

Jo Boucher

The Loft celebrated the first anniversary of Dub Fire Fridays with a set from Drop the Lime DJ Luca Venezia.

excavating indie-rock
Digging through technical difficulties for Dinosaur Bones at eBar
Tom Beedham
Having spent over four years treating listeners to their blend of indie stoner rock and stripped down pop, Dinosaur Bones have established themselves as somewhat of a household name in Canadas indie-pop scene. Having shared stages with the likes of Sloan, Plants and Animals, Arkells, and Said the Whale, theyve spent most of their time as a band playing tracks solely from their debut studio album, My Divider. Armed with some new material, the band recently embarked on a winter tour that brought it to eBar on Feb. 9. However, fans that managed to catch the group perform on the ninth will only have a rough idea of what their new songs sound like, as much of their set at the Guelph bar was next to buried by technical difficulties. The band was only partway through opening song Highwire Act when a crackling noise interrupted its performance. Enough of a distraction to make any band stop in its tracks, Dinosaur Bones continued through the remainder of the track while the issue worsened. At the end of the song, bassist Branko Scekic consulted a stack of amps. Soon, John Smith (bassist for opening band Young Rival) joined him at the back of the stage to help with the task. Having recognized an issue with Scekics bass head, Smith offered up his own for the remainder of Dinosaur Bones set. It wasnt enough to end the technical difficulties, though. As the group launched into Point of Pride, the crackling returned and grew worse than it had been with Scekics own equipment. Still trudging on, after rough sounding performances of Sharks in the Sand and Making Light, singer and lead guitarist Ben Fox even announced that Smiths equipment was dead. The set was turning out to be something any performer would consider to be a nightmare, but where many would have given up, Dinosaur Bones continued. Switching back to Scekics bass head, the boys delivered some equally affected versions of new tracks Capo 7 and Career Crime, and then returned to material from its debut. Conditions only got worse when Fox broke a string during Ice Hotels, the strum-heavy single that many of the bands fans recognize them for. Ever the optimist, Fox just smiled and joked with the band over the mic after grabbing another guitar. Hey Josh (Byrne, Dinosaur Bones guitarist), do you have anything you wanna break? he quipped. Had the group lacked the experience it has had performing in front of large festival crowds, it is possible their patience could have snapped long before Foxs string, but they opted to stick out the circumstances for the rest of the show, thanking and apologizing to the audience multiple times. It was a good decision, too. As their set approached a close, the bass head seemed to crepitate significantly less, allowing fans to hear a radically more listenable performance with N.Y.E. Mentioning at the end of the track that usually, they would leave the stage at that point to break before an encore, Dinosaur Bones remained on stage and gave fans one last song. After enlisting a member of the audience to play a spare tambourine, the group churned out My Divider and it seemed as if some divine powers must have intended for the best to come last as the groups studio album title track suffered least from the shoddy equipment.

Marianne Pointner

Dinosaur Bones stuck it through a set wrought with technical difficulties at the eBar on Feb. 9.

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Zavitz Hall hosts Happenstance

by Karim boucher
On Feb. 9, Zavitz Hall was host to Happenstance, an abstract art exhibit put on by U of G fine arts students Kimberley Vanderweyden and Nadine Maher. For Kimberley and Nadine, who had never staged an art exhibit until Happenstance, this was a welcomed opportunity to showcase some of their more notable pieces. The Ontarion was granted the opportunity to attend Vamderweyden and Mahers show and sit down with them to discuss what in particular led them to put it on. Karim Boucher: How did you come up with the name Happenstance? Kim Vanderweyden: We were brainstorming, bouncing names off each other, but Nadine came up with it after a lot of crossing out names. We knew the works that we wanted to include, and we wanted to see the theme across all of them [Happenstance] was catchy and it was simple it was easy to remember and it was different. KV: With my POTSCULPKB: Do you feel art is important? TURE Im trying to involve the KV: I feel it is very important viewer in the work. I think thats to me. I feel like its around you a very important aspect of sculpat all times. For me, art is impor- ture getting the viewer engaged. tant to build. I like building stuff, That is something that Im trying so sculptures are one of my fa- to do with the paintings as well, vourites. Painting is kind of my using these common themes the secondary, so I feel that they are cube, the colour, the net, the forvery important. mation relate that to the viewer and try to, with those paintings, KB: What is the significance of this create memories. exhibit for you? KV: This is my first gallery show, KB: How would you describe your so this is very exciting for me Its art? KV: Installation art maybe? Its nice to have my first show in my very much visual art as well as infourth year to see what over the teractive art years Ive accomplished. KB: Does your art follow a particular trend? KV: Modularity is something that I continue through theres multiples of everything. I guess you could say thats a recurring theme. KB: Is there anything you would like to prime your audience with to help them understand the essence of what youre trying to convey? The show ran from Feb. 6-10 and included a stunning range of art pieces. For those who werent able to attend, Zavitz Hall hosts a different art show every week, so keep an eye out for postings around campus.

MarIaNNe PoINtNer

Happenstance featured work by Kimberley Vanderweydon and Nadine Maher in Zavitz Hall from Feb. 6-10.

Cabaret boosts Curtain Calls Rent coffer

michael bohdanowicz
On Feb. 10 the Brass Taps sported tropical dcor in celebration of beach week on campus. The background of the pubs stage was comprised of a landscape painting of an ocean, an interesting setting for an evening featuring a cabaret event related to the campus production of Rent, a musical set in the nontropical locale of New York City. Cabaret generally refers to live entertainment held in a restaurant. This particular cabaret contained entertainment in musical form, featuring various cast members signing songs of their choice as well as two songs sung by a choir including most of the cast. The associate producer of Curtain Calls Rent, Jaclyn Fauteux, noted that the cabaret is kind of a nice time to showcase everyone in the cast that maybe isnt as showcased in the show. And sometimes its like a variety thing too because with Rent its very rock opera. Some people would rather sing some musical theatre songs too. So its a chance to showcase different abilities and their Fauteux paused before director Erika Thompson and production manager Kera Johnson completed the sentence along with her by saying vocal range and style. All three executive members stated in unison that in regards to cast members and the caba- with them are members that will ret all of its their choice when be part of our act coming up in the it comes to what songs are per- show which is kind of cool too, formed at the cabaret. Thompson said. They get to play Preparations for the cabaret with the cast members before the involved cast members attend- actual show which is neat. ing auditions in which they The executive members decopresented their planned songs. rated the bar with posters which Afterwards, modifications were directly advertised Rent. Posters made to the presentations of the of the more viral variety included songs by executive producer Kyra one advertising the Cat Scratch Kaplan. Club, a fictional business in New Thompson pointed out that York featured in Rent, and another someone attending the cabaret inviting people to protest against could be impressed by a perform- the removal of homes, a signifier and then find out that theyre cant part of the plot in Rent. These in on the ensemble theyre not posters helped provide a balance even one of the leads. Just imagine to beach-related decorations such how powerful the shows going as faux straw roofs placed around to be. the restaurant. We have a super-talented cast. The performers themselves Every single person is important presented themed dcor in the in the show. This is a nice way to grunge-themed clothing that show that which isnt always most of them wore. Regardthe case with all productions, less of the location, the cabaret said Thompson. provided a stellar evening of enSeasons of Love, arguably the tertainment. As Fauteux hinted, most memorable song from Rent, the cabaret provided a mix of was one of the two group numbers what could be considered rock performed, with a second song opera songs such as Aerosmiths from American Idiot: The Musical. Living on a Prayer and musical We kind of say oh we think this theatre songs such as Dean Friednumber from the show would be mans The Deli Song. a good group number. But aside This cabaret was the third from that they choose the num- held by Curtain Call Productions, bers theyre performing and the who raised funds for the student additional group number as well, clubs production of Rent that said Fauteux. Instruments ac- will take place from Mar. 7-10, companying the performances, with tickets going on sale later especially the piano, played to in February. A second fundraiser complement the singing. will be held on Feb. 29 where the The people that are playing movie Rent will be shown.

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Theatre Review: Picasso at the Lapin Agile List Service: five modern hijackings of historical figures
NaTasha Visosky
It is the year 1904. Computers and cell phones dont exist, so artists, intellectuals and eccentrics gather in cafes and bars to share ideas. Au Lapin Agile is a real place in Paris and Picasso really did paint it in 1905. Albert Einstein, with whom Pablo discusses art and beauty at Au Lapin Agile, probably never visited it, but this is an absurdist comedy from the mind of Steve Martin (yes, that Steve Martin), so anything goes. It has a satisfying balance of ridiculousness and thought provocation. The colourful array of characters coming and going discuss science, art, and sex. They

tell jokes, they ponder life, and remedied with the entrance of e Servic they argue. We meet an eccentric a new character, always excitart collector, a wannabe genius, ing and unexpected. Right up an admirer, a lover, a muse, a til the end where the lights go drunkElvis, and they all inter- down, the set opens up and we Tom Beedham while filling in for an injured act hilariously together as well see stars. A toast is proposed to Marvin Berry. Backstage, Marvin as with the bartenders, Einstein, the 20th century, where art and Midnight in Paris calls cousin Chuck Berry, saying, and Picasso. science shine brighter than the In Woody Allens 2011 pro- Chuck. Chuck. Its Marvin - your We learn to see science as ele- politicians. duction, successful screenwriter cousin, Marvin Berry. You know Overall a very good play. The Gil Pender visits Paris with his that new sound youre looking gant through Einsteins eyes and art as important and thoughtful sets and costumes were excellent. wife. While walking the streets for? Well, listen to this, and then through Picassos as they each The acting (with the exception at midnight, Pender (who is in holds the receiver out, enacting try to convince each other of the of one or two forgettable but not the process of writing his first a very confusing but if Berry significance and beauty in each awful characters) was great. You novel and is fascinated by the learned it from McFly then who medium of exploration. Eventu- will laugh, you will think, and 1920s) travels through time to did McFly learn it from? thought ally they see eye to eye and we lets be honest you want to see the Roaring 20s and meets Zelda spiral. realize that art and science really a play written by Steve Martin. and F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, Gertrude Stein, Abraham Lincoln, arent that different. The two are Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dal, Vampire Hunter united as the characters share a and more. It is suggested that hug and recognize the value of Originally a novel written by the other. Penders encounters eventually Seth Grahame-Smith, a film At some points the play does influence the lives and works of adaptation of Vampire Hunter is currently set to march onto the famous figures he meets. tend to lag, but this is usually screens in June. In the novel, an Forrest Gump eleven-year-old Honest Abes See Forrest run. See Forrest father tells him vampires were meet John F. Kennedy because of responsible for the deaths of both it. See Forrest teach Elvis how to his grandfather and mother. Linmove his hips. See Forrest inspire coln vows to become a vampire John Lennon to write Imagine. hunter, and when he learns that See Forrest unwittingly expose the humanoid parasites are bethe Watergate Scandal. hind slavery, abolitionism takes up a garlic clove and a wooden stake. Almost Famous On his first assignment, aspiring journalist William Miller meets fictional rock group Stillwater before they play the opening slot at a Black Sabbath concert in 1973. (SPOILER ALERT:) Eventually, Miller pitches a story about Stillwater to then editor of Rolling Stone magazine, Ben Fong-Torres, and eventually it lands the group on the cover of the magazine.
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Dancers of David Earles Dance Theatre charmed attendants of the TEDx Conference post reception in the Science Atrium this past Sunday with a riveting performance custom choreographed to the conferences annual theme, Perceiving Past the Paradigm.

Back to the Future In a memorable but necessarily paradoxical scene, time traveler Marty McFly performs Johnny B. Goode with the Starlighters

ArTs & CulTure

Tom Beedham
A day before 2009s Grammy Awards ceremony Chris Brown and then singer/girlfriend Rihanna attended president of Columbia Records Clive Daviss annual pre-Grammy bash. Both Brown and Rihanna were set to perform during the award ceremony the next day, but after the pre-party, they got in an argument that left Rihanna bruised and broken. Following the altercation, Rihanna went to a hospital and then reported the assault to the Los Angeles Police Department. The next day, Chris Brown turned himself in, but was released on a $50,000 bail. Neither he nor Rihanna performed that year. This year, the music industry invited Brown back to the Grammys, not just as a nominee that won an award in a category, but also allowing him to appear in two performances throughout the night. Of course, the invitation and the subsequent performances and acceptance speech have been met with ample response from people working in the media as well as performers. While some arguing against Browns presence at the award ceremony have claimed that he should never be forgiven for his actions, others arguing on Browns behalf have pointed to the fact that he plead guilty to the assault charges

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as something that deserves him some forgiveness. While you could argue for days about ones ability to ultimately forgive an oppressor, it seems unlikely that we can forgive Brown at this juncture. In Mar. 2011, Brown appeared on Good Morning America, and when asked about the incident with Rihanna he was apologetic but also dismissive about the entire event. He even claimed that the assault wasnt really a big deal to him anymore. That said, forgiveness for Browns actions is nothing close to what the Grammys offered the performer. In inviting Brown to perform not once, but twice on the televised portion of the award ceremony, they approved of an entire system that legitimizes oppressive bodies as vehicles for achieving commercial success. The Grammys aligned themselves with oppression doubly by allowing Brown to perform on their program and using his performance for their own commercial gain. What the people behind the Grammys have is an obligation to acknowledge achievements in musical endeavours and a duty to honour the votes of their 12,000 voting members. With a case like Chris Browns,

Album review
Touch Amor Parting the Sea Between Brightness and Me 3.8/5
Nick mcFarlaNd
Clocking in at just over 20 minutes, Touch Amor expends only 13 seconds of quietly strummed notes before diving headfirst into the deep end with Parting the Sea Between Brightness and Mes opener, ~. The LA band exploded onto the hardcore scene in 2009 with their chaotic debut ...To the Beat of a Dead Horse and a heavy DIY work ethic, rising to be one of todays most promising bands. Their second album holds the same intensity and punk stature that made their debut so critically appraised, while exploring a more cohesive sound and taking on an altered subject matter. Led by the raspy yell of vocalist Jeremy Bolm, the band tears through 13 songs with ferocious energy, rising and falling in unison, with almost seamless transitions between songs and a melodic flow throughout. As songs like Crutch come to an end and it seems like the relentless drive is letting up, the world suddenly crashes down around you as Method Act kicks in with Bolm screaming dont ask me why! over the roar. There is one moment of calm in Condolences, a piano/vocal interlude that only adds to the desolate atmosphere in which its placed, before the last two songs explode from it to close out the album. A bleak landscape is displayed throughout each song as Bolm tears out his soul for all to see amid lyrics of self-alienation and introspective torment. While its predecessor was laden with anger and ridicule, Parting the Sea Between Brightness and Me is the giving up of hope and the subsequent retreat inside. Alone Ill stand on this stage, no one to care, myself to blame, cries Bolm on The Great Repetition. Though there is only one song that reaches beyond the two minute mark, Touch Amor deliver an emotionally draining presentation of ruthless self-analysis and explosive hardcore without feeling like anything is left out. Their brevity is hardly a downside as they deliver yet another classic for their catalogue that holds no comfort in the world. As the album closes with Amends, one last call of for what its worth, Im sorry, and at the end I swear Im trying, is uttered amid the delicate plucking of guitars before one last assault from the rest of the band and a fade into silence.

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such responsibility is honoured simply by acknowledging his nomination and announcing it to the public. His invitation to the ceremony was icing on the cake (and lets face it, cake is already pretty good). At the end of the day, the Grammys and other award shows need to be recognized as programming situations that necessarily entail the glamourization of their attendees. When those attendees

are given extended screen time, they are also necessarily placed above other nominees in their categories. The faces occupying such screen time should not be those of oppressors. At least until Chris Brown grows up and actually seems to learn something from his actions three years ago, I wont be ready to watch him perform or give an acceptance speech on any award show (or forgive him, for that matter).

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spank performed at Van Gogh's ear on Feb. 14 as part of a disco-themed Valentine's Day dance party.

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Swimmers have bigger carrots to think about

Gryphon swimmers are working harder than ever to qualify for the Olympic Trials
SaSha OdeSSe
It was a weekend of humble success for the Gryphon varsity swim team who returned from OUAs in Sudbury with a total of 14 medals, and many of the teams athletes having qualified for CIS. Though not perfect for the Gryphon team, the weekend was a huge success for one athlete in particular. Second year swimmer, Alisha Harricharan showed her depth of talent at the meet, scooping up three individual golds and breaking two OUA records in the process. On top of this, Harricharan can perhaps be said to epitomize Gryphon modesty. If you talked to her you wouldnt even know that she swam or that she broke two records and won three gold [medals] over the weekend, said swimming head coach, Don Burton. Shes a great team person and she puts a lot of pressure on herself to make sure that the team does well. The mens team however, suffered a stroke of bad luck, with Benjamin Roberts coming down with the flu just one day into the meet. Its only a three day meet so [Roberts] was out of commission for two of them. He just had to tough it out and see what he could do, said Burton. Literally, he was behind the blocks, throwing his guts out and then he had to get into the race. That hurt us big time because on day two he couldnt do any of his races. The flu also incapacitated the mens relay team which had to adapt to a substitution for Roberts. Although we still medaled and got third, we should have won the event, said Burton, commenting on the teams first place finish in the event at last years OUAs. But those things happen. For the swimmers, and for Burton as well, there is a fine balancing point between preparing and resting up for big meets such as OUAs, especially with the Canadian National Championships and the Olympic Trials just around the corner. Its a fine balancing point. You cant be 100 per cent ready for every single one of those meets

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The Gryphons mens swimming team secured nine medals at OUAs while the womens team finished with five.
because at one point youre going to run out of steam, said Burton. In order for swimmers to go the Olympic Trials, they must first qualify to attend based on their race times. From there, the times are ranked against other athletes in the country. Although these are university swimmers and they want to do as well as they can at the Ontario and National championships for their team and their school, every four years theres this really neat anomaly called the Olympics, continued Burton. For most of the athletes thats always at the back of their brain. I would say that swimmers across the country have worked harder this year than they have in other years because they want to perform better at the Olympic Trials. Its a bigger carrot if you will. In the meantime, the team is preparing for CIS in Montreal on Feb. 23-25. Harricharan, Roberts and Wil Wright are expected to place at the meet, with the mens medley relay on the hunt for a medal as well.

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The Gryphons varsity golf team begins fundraising for CIS out west
SaSha OdeSSe
The University of Guelph varsity golf team had a highly successful season this year with five men and four women (yet to be announced) heading to the Canadian National Championships in Victoria, B.C The team, which recently announced Dr. Bob Wanzel as their new head coach of the Gryphon program, has been undergoing some important transformations moving forward. Thanks the Cutten Club, the team has been able to train yearround, even during the dreary winter months in preparation for CIS. We are striving for a very successful 2012 national championship tournament, said Wanzel in an interview with Gryphons.ca. Also implanted is a program that will give each golfer one-on-one training to help them improve their skills and techniques. With the season now over, the team must prepare for the prestigious Canadian University Championships taking place from May 28 to June 1. On top of a tight training schedule, the team is also fundraising to help alleviate costs of the trip out west. Stephen Wright, a fourth year Gryphon golf athlete stopped by The Ontarion to talk a bit about how Gryphon fans can support the team.

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events they will be hosting. In particular, two separate pub nights will be put on in collaboration with the Brass Taps not only to raise money for the team, but also to raise awareness about the team. Not a lot of people on campus know that [Guelph] has a varsity golf team said Wright, a sentiment echoed by Vanessa Dupuis of the golf team, who was interviewed last semester by The Ontarion. The date of these events, along with others, will be posted on the Facebook page, as well as a Twitter page which is currently in the works. The team is asking friends, and fellow Gyrphons to come out and support the team by attending the pub nights and also by following them on their social media pages. For graduating athletes such as Wright, medaling at CIS is an important goal, and in the case of the Gryphon golf team, a very probable possibility. With talent such as that on the Gryphon golf team, they are certainly deserving of some recognition. To support the team check out The University of Guelph Mens and Womens Varsity Golf page on facebook for all fundraising event dates.

With the season now over, the team must prepare for the prestigious Canadian University Championships taking place from May 28 to June 1.
Wright provided the link to a Facebook fan page created by the team for the team, which will keep fans updated on the teams accomplishments and the fundraising

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Gryphons varsity golf warms up for CIS in Victoria

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(or any other game) on a Saturday afternoon becomes a great way to experience a united Guelph community. Lang also addressed the potential divide between athletes and student-athletes, citing the 21plus hours a week players spend practicing, weight-training, and preparing as a major factor. However, were trying to break down that divide these are the people that support us, and we want to connect with them, said Lang. The Gryphon athletics department also recognizes this divide. Evidence of this may be found in the popular 60 Seconds with a Gryphon video featured on gryphons.ca, where athletes are bombarded with questions about favourite music, movies, and pregame rituals, to name a few. Lang employs a method borrowed from the University of North Carolina where large teams are divided up into smaller teams of less than a dozen people and then compete at various events throughout the year. Lang mixes defensive players with offensive players, lineman with receivers, and the occasional kicker to create teams that are composed of players of many different positions that would not normally practice together. Throughout the year, these

teams compete in a touch-foot- upon free agent involvement ball league and are even evaluated particularly when those indion their educational progress as a viduals are in their first year of small group. university. This is all done in the belief that The intramurals department has small groups can facilitate the de- experienced the difficulty of facilivelopment of a larger one. tating ever-increasing numbers of Evidence of this theory is found students with the same number in the Intramural program here at of facilities. Fortunately, the inthe university. troduction of new facilities, and The shift were making, es- renovations of older ones will pecially in terms of first-year allow for a more flexible and acstudents, is trying to come up with cessible intramurals program. ways of getting them involved and We want to make it accessiopening the doors to what we do, ble, said Trudelle. Efforts such said Dave Trudelle, intramural and as the Learn-to-Play program, camps supervisor. in its first year of existence, found The intramural program, which a good deal of success in introducfacilitates the recreation of ap- ing students to a variety of games. proximately 5500 students, places The program teaches a new game a firm belief in the role sports can every week to teams that are largeplay in the development of an in- ly comprised of free agents, many clusive, accessible community. of whom have never met prior to I think [intramurals] play a big their first week. role. I know, for myself, when I If the examples of the football was a University of Guelph stu- team and the intramural program dent it was a great opportunity are any indication, it appears that to meet people and a great stress- sports, at both the varsity and relief, said Trudelle. Im still recreational levels, are succeedgood friends with some of the peo- ing in creating and maintaining ple I met on that first-year free the shared experience of Gryagent team. phon pride. Be it as a spectator or The free agent Trudelle refers a competitor, the opportunity to to, is a player that does not sign contribute to this shared univerup as a member of a team but as sity experience through sport will an individual, and is then placed continue to keep Guelph the inon a team that needs a player. The clusive, accessible community it Intramural Advisory Committee, aims to be. which is made up of intramural participants, is looking to improve

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Lack of motivation costs Gryphons game

Though the Gryphons womens hockey team lost to both Laurier and Waterloo this weekend, the team has secured their position in the playoffs set to begin on Feb. 16
SaSha OdeSSe
Record wise, it was a rough go. We lost to Laurier by a substantial amount, said Gryphons hockey captain Tamara Bell. The team fell hard to the Goldenhawks on Feb. 11, the third time the teams have come up against ThOmAs KOLOdziej one another in regulation games, and the second time the Gryphons The Gryphons fell to the Laurier Goldenhawks 0-5 over the weekend, but remain in contestation for have lost to the feisty hawks. OUA gold. It was just kind of hard for us be- to making playoffs and started Its definitely a huge part and that we sometimes sink down to cause we knew we had clinched winning big games, said Bell. thats the aspect that we need to their level. So hopefully in playsecond [in the OUA west division] Western this past weekend beat get stronger at. When we come offs well leave that all behind and so we didnt have a motiva- out two top three and four teams into the Laurier game a lot of the and play our own game. tion to win or lose in this final just to secure their spot, and by girls are intimidated just because In the three years that Bell has weekend, said Bell. A lot of us big wins too. Some of the top it is Laurier and we have such a been playing for the Gryphons have already looked forward to teams have been in the slumps, rivaled past with them, but we the team has made it to finals playoffs and are already planning so I think its up for anyone re- just have to come in and focus on and walked away just shorthandfor that, so it was hard to get into ally. our own game, continued Bell. ed, always finishing with silver. the game. Although the Gryphons likely This year weve struggled against This year, Bell thinks the team The lack of motivation also cost wont see the Goldenhawks again some of the weaker teams so I has what it takes to claim gold. the team a tough loss in overtime until the finals, Bell feels that the think our team is more focused Weve come so close. I think to the Waterloo Warriors, who next time they meet the outcome on the quarter final game then we we have a very strong team this were desperate for a win. will be different. are even against Laurier, because year and were definitely capable A lot of teams really stepped Between now and then the we always put up a good game of winning an OUA title, said up in this last stretch because the Gryphons will look to improve with the higher ranked teams. Bell. bottom five teams were so close the mental part of their game. Its with the lower ranked teams

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Volley ball ( m) LAsT GAme ResULTs: FeB 4 Guelph Vs. York 2 3

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NeXT GAme: FeB 18 Vs. QUeeNs @ QUeeNs Volley ball ( W) LAsT GAme ResULTs: FeB 12 Guelph Vs. Brock 3 0

GRYPhON seAsON sTANdiNGs: W L T 9 9

NeXT GAme: FeB 18 Vs. QUeeNs @ QUeeNs B as ketball ( m) LAsT GAme ResULTs: FeB 11 Guelph Vs. mcmaster 79 87

GRYPhON seAsON sTANdiNGs: W L T 10 16

NeXT GAme: FeB 17 Vs. LAKeheAd @ LAKeheAd B as ketball ( W) LAsT GAme ResULTs: FeB 11 Guelph Vs. mcmaster 76 68

Fan of the Game

SaSha OdeSSe
Finally some pots and pans! The Gryphons mens and womens basketball team were treated to some good old pot-banging at their game against McMaster on Feb. 11. Hannah Smith, a second year history major and a German minor, said that a pot and wooden spoon were the obvious choice for the game. Its a classic, said Smith. I bring [my pot and pan] to all the games to show my support. Smith, also a Gryphon athlete, was impressed by the turnout at the game. Theres actually more fans here than I thought there would be, said Smith, also commenting on the lack of fan support at varsity events. [Attendance at games is low], especially for the mens hockey games theres never anyone out there. Despite the lack of support, There was a guy on the York Stand up, stand out and cheer Smith and other lacrosse athletes team named Clancy, and we liter- for the Guelph Gryphons and spoke highly of fellow Gryphon ally watched him cut all his nails. you could be Fan of the Game. Winner receives two free tickteams. They also spoke and humor- We called him Fancy Clancy. ously of one York hockey athlete With spoon on pot, Smiths ets to a Gryphons varsity home who had provided entertainment cheering continued well into the game. at a past mens hockey game. mens game.

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NeXT GAme: FeB 17 Vs. LAKeheAd @ LAKeheAd ice hockey ( m) LAsT GAme ResULTs: FeB 9 Guelph Vs. Windsor 3 5

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NeXT GAme: FeB 15 Vs. LAKeheAd @ GUeLPh ice hockey ( W) LAsT GAme ResULTs: FeB 12 Guelph Vs. Waterloo 1 2 OT

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TEDx Guelph U Paradigm Shifting the

Beth Purdon-McLeLLan

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Guelph students were more than successful Perceiving Past the Paradigm with TEDx Guelph U, Feb.12. The theme Perceiving Past the Paradigm brought speakers from the university of Guelph and as far away as Washington to share their vision for change and a better future. however, the real success of tedx actually took place behind the scenes. event planning began in September, and the committee held meetings twice a week to make sure that there were no glitches in this years tedx Guelph u. Lead organizer of tedx Guelph u, Jaclyn Quinn, has been involved with tedx since it was brought to campus two years ago. Initially, tedx Guelph u started as a small event put on by the Psychology Society, where the committee had planned for different speakers to talk about their research. however, once they started planning, the Psych Society realized that their event could be something more. They applied to tedx for a license that would allow them to host their event as an official tedx talk. Because we are the first Guelph team to put it together, it was pretty easy for us, since there werent too many in the area, said Quinn. But they separate them as a citywide event, or a regional event, or a school. universities specifically have special licenses for those. tedx had certainly been a huge success in Guelph, with enthusiasm from the university as well as the Guelph community. Their biggest problem has been that there are too many people who want to attend the talks. The tedx license allows universities 100 people to see the talks live. This year, ted increased Guelphs capacity to 150 because of its success. Im sure youve seen ted talks, said Quinn. They catch you pretty quickly, and they spread. So entertaining and interesting. Simple, yet amazing. The demand is one of the reasons that tedx required attendees to fill out an application form, which asked them questions like what the theme meant to them, and what their favourite ted talk was. to make tedx Guelph u more accessible, Quinn hopes to have a bigger presence online. although the talks were streamed live, they are not yet part of the tedx site. They have to go onto the Youtube channel that ted has, said Quinn. Then ted has a selection process based on how many viewers they get, how original the talk is, and then from there they get a certain number online. Guelph isnt new to using the social media for public change. one of the speakers at tedx Guelph u was Gracen Johnson, who was one of the lead organizers for the vote mobs last year. Quinn was inspired by Johnsons talk, especially since she remembers her own experience with the vote mobs. It was great just seeing behind the scenes of everything that happened, because being at Guelph, everyone saw the vote mobs, said Quinn. They saw how that catapulted to such great lengths. Since ted talks is a non-student group, as well as a non profit organization, it was difficult to secure the funding that makes tedx possible. The university has been a strong supporter of tedx talks. It received funding from a variety of campus groups such as the colleges, different student clubs and Student Life. next year, tedx Guelph u hopes to secure funding from one major source, and establish themselves as a student club.

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On Feb. 10 and 11, V-Day Guelph brought Eve Enslers 1994 play The Vagina Monologues to War Memorial Hall. The production has become an annual tradition, and is part of the larger V-day campaign, which involves different communities around the world performing enslers 1994 work as part of a fundraising campaign for both local and international charities. The performance is organized as a series of monologues performed by a series of different women, all related to the topic of vaginas and based off of interviews ensler did with a variety of women. Vaginas are merely a starting point, however, and the topics go from orgasms and sexual arousal to tampons, terminology, to sexual assault and rape. It juxtaposes comedic monologues with emotionally charged ones and runs the gamut of experiences and stories throughout. although many different groups from many different cultures perform and interpret enslers work, the productions all follow a similar model. We actually dont have a lot of creative freedom, with good reason I think, said emily Mcrobert, co-director of the Vagina Monologues with hilda nouri. We have to apply for the rights every year to the script. essentially its not our play. This is eve enslers creation, and were taking something that shes made into this huge global creation and giving our spin on it. But its really important to stick to the integrity of the play. You cant go off script. although there may not be a great deal of creative freedom, that doesnt mean Guelphs production is the same as all other productions, and the space they use contributes to that. Performing it in War Mem is different than the way it gets performed most of the time, continued Mcrobert. Which is intimately in cafs or in smaller venues. at War Mem you have to treat it more like a theatrical production because you cant recreate that intimate atmosphere. It attracts a bigger crowd if you do it as a theatrical production, said Keren harvey, the producer. Were trying to raise the most amount of money we can for V-day, so I feel like the way we do it is nice. Fundraising is an important part of the production, but it isnt just about the dollar values, but also about how much V-day will be able to affect other people, and how it will be able to contribute to the community. Were about $5000 right now. Im really happy about that. [at $10 a ticket] that means at least 500 people were there, which means 500 came in and were affected by it. That is so moving, said harvey, who pointed out that the final amount raised is not yet known.

The money raised will be split between three different organizations, but the majority of it will stay within the Guelph community. 90 per cent is going be split between Guelph-Wellington Women in crisis and also the Wellness centre, harvey explained. Im really excited about that. This year I met with [Wellness centre manager] Melanie Bowman. I invited her to do two workshops with us and we got to see who would be directly affected by our play. The final 10 per cent goes towards a different international charity, this year to haitian aid. every year there is a different spotlight charity to receive funding from the V-day campaign, to highlight communities of women internationally who deserve attention and support. There are four legal aid clinics and three safe houses in Port-au-Prince that the money goes directly to support, said Mcrobert on how the money going to haiti will be used. I think its really important to specifically talk about where the money is going because its too easy to say oh were going to send 10 per cent of the money to the women and girls of haiti and then stop the discussion there. over the past 18 years that the Vagina Monologues has been performed, it hasnt remained static, and ensler has contributed new material on an annual basis, which made up the final two performances of the evening. The final monologue, over It, was originally written as a response in the huffington Post, but was so well received it ended up being included in the list of monologues for this years production. In addition to the list of required monologues, which can vary from year to year, there are also optional monologues which can be included at the groups discretion. The optional monologue that was included in Guelphs performance was titled They Beat the Girl out of My Boy and was performed by Shauna Thompson. It is the only monologue of the performance to acknowledge issues faced by transwomen. For us its extremely important to include that monologue, said Mcrobert on its inclusion. It wasnt even an option in my mind. Its almost upsetting that its an optional monologue, added harvey. It needs to be there. V-days events are not finished for the year, and another of enslers plays, a Memory, a Monologue, a rant, a Prayer, will be performed on Mar. 3 and 4 in the Bullring, and they are also involved in creating a zine titled Saturday night Vol II of personal stories of sexual violence, or experiences with harassment in the form of written work, images, poetry or any other printed material. They are currently accepting submissions. Theyre also beginning the job of working on their executive for next years Vagina Monologues.

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to the football culture of Texas. The stadium they practiced in was twice the size of Guelphs, and the fan turnout was equally impressive such is the status of football in the lone star state. Rush relished in his captaincy role, but acknowledged the peculiarity of playing with teammates from other countries. You meet guys from Austria and Japan, and theyre good at football and fun to hang out with, said Rush. He also identified some of the strategic difficulties involved in passing information to players that may not have been taught football in English. Its going to be a big year for us, were going to show the OUA that were here to stay, said Rush. Rush will look to employ the leadership skills he honed with the international players in the coming years as Guelph looks to cement itself as one of the OUA elite.

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First year Gryphon football player, John Rush, Captained Team World as they defeated Team USA in the 2012 International Bowl in Austin, Texas.
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notably the World Teams victory over Team USA by a score of 35-29. The feeling we got from [beating Team USA] was so unexplainable,

The International Bowl is a football game conducted yearly between a team from the United States and a team that is comprised of players from around the world, or simply, Team World. All players in the game are under twenty years old. However, first-year Gryphon John Rush didnt know any of this prior to the few short months before the game was played. I didnt even know it existed until I got invited, said Rush. Honoured by the opportunity to play with and against some of footballs future stars, Rushs nat- it was great, said Rush. We got a ural leadership skills rose to the chance to say, youre not the best, top and he served as a captain of and other people can play too. Team World. The placement of the game in The unique opportunity allowed Austin, Texas was another eyefor some interesting moments for opening experience for Rush. It Rush and his teammates, most was insane, he said in response

The feeling we got from [beating Team USA] was so unexplainable, it was great. We got a chance to say, youre not the best, and other people can play too. John Rush

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Rookie line backer, John Rush

Gryphons in history Finnish Gymnastics

Published in The Ontarion on Jan. 28, 1959. Finnish Troupe enters gym in impressive procession, reads the photo caption of this image. On Jan. 18, 1959 the new O.A.C Physical Education building was host to a successful sport spectacleFinlands National Gymnastic Team. Since the 30s Finland has become a sort of gymnastics super power, the display of athleticism something close to sublime. Following the event, a reception was held for the Finnish athletes who commented on the warm atmosphere of the Guelph colleges.

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Nordic ski team overcomes poor conditions

were pretty equal to most Ontario schools in terms of snow. A subpar winter is no obstacle to Weve had two big races and we the Gryphons Nordic ski team. did very well in comparison with The skiers have overcome warm other schools. weather and bare trails to hold Although skiing outside has been their own against some of the best impossible for much of the season teams in the province. so far, the team has stayed fit with Several races have been can- dry land training such as running celled due to the lack of snow. and strength exercises. The team Still, the Gryphons have competed also uses rollerskis to practice ski in a few races. Red and gold were well techniques when the trails are represented on the podium, with a re- impassible. We prefer to ski outside, said spectable number of first-place finishes. In Midland, where the conditions were Ahoka,.But a lot of the training described as terrible at best on the occurs when there is no snow. Our Gryphons website, Erin Purdon and athletes train on their own durMatti Little came first and second in ing the summer, starting as early the open mens category. Robyn Klink- as May. The disappointing weather can man, Aryn Clark and Claire Menendez be frustrating for the skiiers. The matched the feat by capturing first, second and third in the junior womens Nordic racing season is already category. Laura Hewitt placed second short since the Guelph team comin the open womens category. The petes only from early December to Gryphons also dominated the field at late February. This years warm No snow, doesnt translate to no-go for Gryphons Nordic ski team. a North Bay invitational. trend has further limited the GryWere doing pretty well with phons opportunities to ski and them motivated when theres no other universities are in the same the conditions that we have, race. snow on the ground, said Ahoka. situation. In southern Ontario said coach John Ahoka. Overall It can be challenging, keeping But it probably helps that teams at winter can be very fickle. I think

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Gryphons gather around head coach Tom OBrien at a timeout during their game against McMaster on Feb. 11. The game was largely back-and-forth until Gryphon defensive pressure forced McMaster into a scoring deficit and giving the home team, to the delight of supportive fans, a 76-68 win. The Gryphons were led Ali Dzikowski and Marlee Freeman whose increasingly consistent shooting ultimately allowed the Gryphons to put away the game.
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The war on soda pop: Diet vs. regular?

Jessica avolio
Introduction: The belief that soda-pop isnt good for us is a largely unanimous opinion, yet many of us may not have researched why. Maybe you avoid it all together. Maybe you only drink diet pop in an attempt to cut sugar intake or cut calories. Maybe you avoid diet soda because you are unsure of the possible side-effects of artificial sweeteners. Which, if either, are better for your health in the long run? The following article will discuss the potential downsides of soda, both regular and diet, with some points that may surprise you. Downfalls of soda: Though there are many differences between regular and diet soda, they do share some similar negative health impacts. Both are very acidic, with an acidity on par with table vinegar, though it is largely masked by the sugary taste. The phosphoric acid in these soft drinks is said to leach calcium from your bones while reducing bone mineral density. Epidemiological studies have connected the phosphoric acid in many of these drinks to osteoporosis. Caffeinated colas were associated with loss of bone mineral density as a result of increased calcium excretion. Your body must buffer the acidity of these soft drinks with calcium from your bones. A study of 465 people with chronic kidney disease and 467 healthy people found that drinking two or more colas a day was linked to a twofold increased risk of kidney disease. In addition, soda is known to dissolve tooth enamel and doubles or triples the incidence of tooth decay. The acidity of these beverages can dissolve enamel making the teeth weaker and more susceptible to decay. It is no surprise that sweetened carbonated drinks are associated with an increased BMI, but what is more surprising is that diet soda also shares this link. One would assume that a sugar/calorie-free drink wouldnt contribute to weight-gain, but several studies show this isnt the case. Both drinks are also shown to be a significant risk factor for developing this dose of sugar contributes to metabolic syndrome; a combi- weight-gain, but it also stresses nation of symptoms such as high the bodys ability to process sugar. blood pressure, high cholesterol, These rapidly absorbed sugars such and insulin resistance. as high fructose corn syrup, put strain on insulin-producing cells. When these sugars enter the bloodRegular Soda: A regular bottle of soda con- stream quickly, the body secretes tains a whopping 240 calories and large amounts of insulin to process 65g of sugar (equivalent to 16 tsp the sugar. Some believe that this of sugar). There is no doubt that places too high of a demand on the bodies insulin production and will eventually make your body less effective at processing sugar. This in itself is a contributing factor to the development of diabetes. An eight year study of 51,000 healthy women showed that those who drank one or more sugary drinks a day gained more weight and were 83 per cent more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes. These empty calories not only count towards your daily caloric intake, but they neither satisfy your hunger nor provide any nutritional benefits. The excess sugar can also contribute to highs and lows of energy as well as a slew of other problems. Diet Soda: The number one concern over diet soda is the use of artificial sweeteners such as aspartame, sucralose and acesulfame potassium. Aspartame is made from amino acids and is 200 times sweeter than sugar. Health Canada recommends you can safely consume 40mg of aspartame per/kg of weight. This means a 68 kg person would have to drink about 20 cans of diet soda a day in order for it to be deemed dangerous. While clinical evidence of the dangers of aspartame is lacking, the vast amount of anecdotal evidence is difficult to ignore. Many link aspartame intake to panic attacks, headaches/migraines and other maladies, giving us cause for

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concern. If it appears to give you another study of 9,500 men and trouble, dont let others tell you women found that drinking soda its harmless. was associated with a 34per cent Another popular artificial sweet- higher risk of developing metaener is Splenda (sucralose), which bolic syndrome. is created through the chlorinaAside from the chemical struction of table sugar, and is said to ture of these diet drinks, another be 600 times sweeter than sucrose. element to consider is the psychoMuch like aspartame, the studies logical effects. We drink them and reporting negative effects use ex- taste the sweetness, but receive tremely high doses, equivalent to no calories/nutrients from them. thousands of packets of Splenda a There is mixed evidence that cerday for months on end. It is thus tain artificial sweeteners can elicit difficult to draw conclusions. One a hormonal response from the taste study did find that normal doses of alone. This may lead to hunger that sucralose negatively effected gut isnt actually there and perhaps flora in rats and led to weight gain, an insulin response to glucose that though this study was later brought was never consumed. It can be hyinto question. But Splenda is often pothesized that these sweet foods paired with acesulfame potassi- without the corresponding calories um, which is yet another artificial is throwing off our satiety signals sweetener that researches think and interfering with our response requires more studies. Though to food. Many also theorize that these sweeteners sometimes pro- our bodies tend to compensate for vide poor toxicity results, the these calorie-free drinks by defindings are often overstated and manding more food, resulting in misguided. Until more research overeating. Maybe constantly eatis done on this topic, it is difficult ing things that mimic real sugar to form a definitive conclusion on makes it more difficult to stop eatthe possible health repercussions. ing real sugar. Interestingly, diet soda also seems to be correlated to weight Conclusion: gain. One might assume that no Can diet or regular soda pop calories means no weight to be be part of a healthy diet, or is one gained, but many studies show that the lesser or two evils? Consider this simply is not true. A recent the negative health implications study divided rats into two groups; of both such as reduction in bone group one drinking water sweet- mineral density, contributions to ened with saccharin, aspartame, kidney disease and tooth decay. cyclamate and acesulfame-K, and Consider that both are correlatthe second group drinking plain ed to obesity and weight gain as water. Both were given ad-libitum well as metabolic syndrome. Neiaccess to standard rat food. While ther offer any nutrients and you are caloric intake did not change be- giving your body the taste of nourtween groups, the rats given the ishment without providing any at non-caloric sweeteners experi- all, maybe to the point where your enced greater increases in body body seeks it from other foods and weight. One other study found causes us to overeat. Even if you that the more diet soda people are fooling your tongue, you cant drank, the more likely they were food your brain. Ideally, I say to to be overweight or obese. And yet ditch them both!

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Duncan Day-Myron
This column may not be for everyone to begin with dealing with the weirdest foods I can find and all but it was kind of inadvertent that I have alienated an entire group of eaters: those who dont eat meat. Everything Ive written about so far has come from an animal. Well this week Im going to change things up a little bit. While this recipe does traditionally call for meat, it isnt necessary, and can be replaced with tofu or more vegetables quite easily, and the weird ingredient is all plant. Tom yum soup is a perennially popular dish at Thai and Thai fusion restaurants all over the place. Its a spicy, sweet and full of shrimp, chicken and vegetables. It is one of the hallmark dishes of Thai cooking. It is also often found on magazine and blog lists of the best foods in the world, so it also has some pedigree. Its also remarkably simple to make (although not always as good as you might find in a restaurant) as long as you can get hold of all of the ingredients. What makes tom yum soup so distinct is the broth, which is flavoured with a combination of galangal, lemongrass, Thai red chilis, tamarind and Keffir lime leaves. You may not know what all of those are, and thats just fine. They can all be found at Asian import stores right here in Guelph. Galangal is usually sold frozen, and tamarind is usually dried, but all of the others are generally sold fresh. If youre using dried tamarind, follow the package directions, usually involving soaking it in hot water then pressing the paste through a sieve. It is easier to buy bricks of wet tamarind or, better still, bottled of tamarind water or paste. Tamarind is both incredibly sweet and incredible sour, and is used in everything from soups and other savoury dishes, to candies and desserts. You may be familiar with tamarind sauce, which often accompanies samosas. Keeping a bottle on hand can help you make a variety of different dishes, and you can even add it to meals you normally make, such as stews and stir fries, to make it a bit more interesting. Galangal is a rhisome similar in appearance to ginger, but with a much lighter taste and texture. It tastes more like lemon than it does ginger, and contributes a great deal to the soups characteristic sweet and sour taste. Chop it up, as well as the chilis and the core of the lemongrass (the outer layers peel off easily, similar to a scallion). Add, with the tamarind water, lime leaves, lime juice and 2 to 3 cups of diced tomatoes (4-6 tomatoes total) to a pot of about a litre and a half of boiling water or stock chicken, fish or vegetable all work and let simmer for 20 minutes to half an hour.

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A soup of some uncommon ingredients

MAriAnne Pointner

Fry the chicken, shrimp or tofu with vegetables in a separate pan. Common vegetable options include mushrooms, baby corn, water chestnuts and hearts of palm, the latter three all being available in cans from most grocery stores. Add to a bowl and

then cover with the cooked stock, avoiding adding any of the ingredients used to flavour the stock. (While they all add great flavour, they dont taste so good on their own.) Serve with a wedge of lime, chopped cilantro and plenty of your favourite hot sauce.

Decadent hot chocolate

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over a pot of almost boiling water. The steam from the hot water will Lots of left-over chocolate from gently melt the chocolate in the Valentines Day, Christmas or as far bowl. Note: throwing it in the miback as Halloween? I wont judge. crowave will burn your chocolate. Terribly depressed by the recent Mix the chocolate as it starts to snowfall and harsh winds? I think melt until it turns completely fluid. its time you curled up and enjoy A great alternative is to heat up some hot cocoa. some hazelnut chocolate spread This recipe is really not hard to and add it to the mix, or simply make. Although it may seem like use it on its own. a lot of work for just one cup of While the chocolate is melting, cocoa when you you could simply in another pot add your heavy throw in a spoonful of hot choco- milk (or you can just add cream late mix, this particular kind of hot to whatever sad skimmed milk you chocolate serves as a nice, luxuri- have) until its hot but not boiling. ous treat in the midst of midterms Once the chocolate is melted pour and snow. it into the hot milk slowly while stirring. Depending on whether you used dark chocolate or milk, ingredients: add brown sugar for sweetness as you prefer. 1/2 cup of chopped chocolate Once the chocolate has evenly 2 cups of heavy milk whipped cream dissolved in the hot milk, take it brown sugar off the element and set aside to cinnamon cool a little. Once its safe to drink, cocoa powder pour into a large mug and top with whipped cream, cinnamon and In a microwavable bowl add your cocoa. Dive right in. chopped chocolate and place it

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The case for analog clocks

Tom Beedham
TDigital, or hands on a face? Unless youve found a manufacturer for a wearable hourglass with sand grains that arent affected by regular physics, this is the first question you will ask yourself when selecting a wristwatch. While both have their advantages, teaching the practice of reading analog clocks is being phased out across school boards, and I think that is a bad idea. I embrace technological advance. I do. The internet is great, video games are reaching heights they never used to, and man, music wouldnt be half as interesting without electric guitars, synthesizers, Theremins, and what have you. So Im no Luddite. Understand that. However, I recognize some boons of the digital age as complicating things that are already pretty simple. 3-D movies, for example, require us to wear glasses in order to assure us that what we are watching is in fact supposed to be in the foreground; at the same time, our minds already perceive everything thing in three dimensions. But I am here to talk about clocks. When we look at digital clocks, we are alerted immediately of a specific time. But what is interesting about the world we live in is that while it is one in which information is hurled at us every second on social media sites like Twitter, we remain in a world where scheduled and anticipated events occur on hour and halfhour marks. When people read digital clocks, they take that into consideration. After identifying what specific time it is by consulting a digital watch, people then have to perform an additional task and figure out how that specific time relates to those hour and half-hour marks. I suggest that the information processing that occurs in our brains when we read analog

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clocks is less complicated. We look at analog clocks like pie charts. We locate the position of the minute hand instantly process its relation to an hour or

half-hour mark. Ill concede that in the case of timing the durations of events (i.e. races), digital watches have the advantage over analog ones. Most digital watches have a timer function that allows one to abandon surveillance over their ugly, electronic faces; timing with analog watches involves either (1) noting the original position of the hour, minute, and second hands, and doing some math later, or (2) counting how many rounds the second hand passes the minute mark. So digital watches are more convenient in that capacity. While this is an advantage that cant be ignored, I argue that when it comes down to it, when

we are trying to keep track of time, it is for budgeting purposes. Time is currency, and nobody wants to waste it. Why spend more time figuring out what time it is when we could be doing other things? Timing things, on the other hand, is often practiced to gain statistical information. Specificity and accuracy is demanded. Speed is not. Digital watches exhibit their mettle in this area because they are easy and fast to read, but that shouldnt place them above their analog adversaries in the grande scheme of things. Clocks are primarily accessed for their ability to tell time, and analog clocks are better at doing that job.

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Sex Geek: When bad sex happens to good couples

Shireen noble
You know how on TV sex always looks like it involves figurative fireworks? That theres always passion and spark and connection? Well, as much as we might know logically that this isnt always the case, its pretty hard to get rid of that ideal. Which is why it can be particularly distressing when one day youre with your partner and its just not working. Granted, on TV they sometimes show depictions of bad sex too. Usually it has something to do with total ineptitude, seriously unsexy situations (phone call from grandma mid-coitus, anyone?), and couples that are having sex for the first time. What they never talk about is that dirty little secret that couples whether theyre having sex with each other for the first, fifth, or hundredth time also run in to bad sex. So heres the thing: bad sex happens. And it doesnt always have to do with an ill-fated experiment with hot sauce or deciding to try a tip from Cosmo. Sometimes it can look and follow the exact same moves that you and your partner have enjoyed before. It doesnt always have a rhyme or reason. And you can breathe a sigh of relief because this doesnt mean that your relationship is doomed or that theres something wrong with you. But what do you if you find yourself in this situation? How are you supposed to move past the bad experience? Do name the problem. If you can (and its not something thats going to hurt your partner), be willing to laugh about it. Wouldnt it be awful if youre lying there thinking wow, that was. . . not good and your partner doesnt say anything? This is something that couples need to be able to talk through- after all, its a fact of relationships that sex is going to be bad sometimes, and its definitely something that you can learn from. Dont let it colour all your future sexual experiences. Its probably a one-off experience, but if you spend too much time worrying that the sex is going to be bad again, it can become a self-fulfilling prophecy. So focus on enjoying what youre doing with your partner. Do learn from it. Maybe that position just didnt work for you two. Maybe having sex during the week of four midterms, three papers, and a presentation isnt a great idea (even if it is Valentines Day). Think of it as a way to learn how to have better sex in the future. Dont think that your relationship is doomed. Sometimes people in horrible relationships can have amazing sex. Or people whove just met in a bar, or who have no communication skills, or who might not even be that attracted to each other. This doesnt mean that their relationship is any better; it just means that they had amazing sex. Similarly, you can have awesome communication and connection and rapport and sometimes it just doesnt work. That doesnt mean that your relationship is failing or that theres something wrong with your partner. It just means that sex that given time wasnt that good. Bottom line: bad sex happens to good couples. The best thing you can do is learn from the experience and move on so you can go back to having the kind of sex that works for you and your partner.

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A Pekingese won the Westminster Dog Show? Are you kidding me? That thing looks like a wig. The only thing it's the Best at is Best at Being Worse than Rufus. They should invite him next year. He'll win Best High Five, Best Grilled Cheese and Best Damn Dog.

Beths Craft Corner: Make your own cleaning products

beth purdon-mclellan
TWhenever I have midterms, I have a particularly productive way of procrastinating. I clean. Surprisingly, I dont seem to be the only one. For some reason, the only logical thing to do when you have to study is launch into a full spring-cleaning. Midterms are probably the only time that student housing is spotless. Here are a few tips for environmentally friendly cleaning supplies to make your procrastination completely guilt free.

Cleaning solution recipe:

C vinegar baking soda 2 L of water
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If you plan on doing some heavy duty cleaning, you can change the amount of baking soda in the mix. Water and vinegar is the best solution for glass and mirrors,

while toilets and bathtubs require baking soda. Many people are hesitant to use natural cleaners because of the smell of vinegar. However, this

smell is only temporary, and since you are diluting the vinegar with water the smell will not be that strong. It will smell while the vinegar evaporates, but it will air

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arises when I explain what open source is to my non-computer savvy friends. Whenever I explain the difference between an open source application and a closed source application, my non-tech savvy friends say things like, oh, its free? It must really suck or opensource the time I have fully fielded all of their questions, the idea of it seems too skeptical for ordinary users and my explanations get too advanced for them to understand. I think the root of the issue is that, as a coder, I find myself more personally attached to the idea of open source, to the point that its almost too internalized and intuitive to explain; and frankly, a cut-and-paste definition from Wikipedia or Dictionary.com of open source doesnt cut it. It isnt just a word; its an ideology. It really is hard to explain what open source is to individuals of varying and especially lower levels of computer experience. The root of the issue also lies in the fact that open source really is too good to be true, so I dont blame my friends for being skeptical. When you list the advantages of open source (free, more secure, communitydriven), its almost overbearing; but that doesnt make it a bad thing. At the heart of its benefits, open source is generally free. As a marketing student, one aspect of psychological pricing includes the idea that a cheap product is automatically considered to be of poor quality; thus, when high quality software is given, especially for free, one assumes it must be terribly written code. I think the open source communities need to collaborate on publicly addressing such levels of skepticism. Im not, in any way, saying we should discontinue closed-source applications but I think innovation overall could benefit from greater awareness of the open-source mindset. Put quite simply, if coders and open source community members spent more time collaborating on how to spread the mindset of open source in a meaningful, simple, and powerful way wed have more members contributing to open source projects. Open source documentation, tutorials, funding, and coding would experience the benefits of multiple perspectives, more volunteers, and greater accessibility. Wed have more thriving project communities and the general public would appreciate the value/impact of open source and realize that there is something within the ideology itself worth talking about. I, for one, truly believe there is.

Free software is a tough sell

bakz awan
I personally believe there is a huge gap between the opensource coding communities and regular computer users that must be mediated. The systems to clearly explain what open source is to friends, do not exist and I feel like members of open source communities overall have done very little to outline the benefits of the open source ideology to the general public. Lets face it: if youre a nerd, you probably think open source software is great. While open source licensing for a product can vary, open source software is free, generally more secure, and support is usually available through community forums. The great thing about some open source projects is that they are disassociated from commercial interests and the decisions being made for a product are considered best for the application, instead of the shareholders. To top it off, if youre an even bigger fan of open source, you can contribute your own code to a project, write manuals, learn from the code, fix bugs, construct a modification to extend functionality, or assist struggling members within the community. The sad part is, a lot of non tech-savvy users take advantage of the open source mindset everyday without even knowing it. They experience the benefits of open source indirectly through coding aids for developers such as frameworks, IDEs, languages, and web server platforms which run and influence a variety of apps and popular websites on a daily basis. They also experience the benefits of open source principles directly through common open source projects such as VLC media player, Firefox, Thunderbird, the Android operating system, or even Open Office. These applications are used by millions of users everyday, with several of these users not even knowing about the open source ideas which made these products possible to begin with. I usually have no difficulty in finding an open source alternative to the software I want and often find better alternatives compared to closed source solutions. Im very pleased with the diversity and quality of open source applications available, but trouble

software? Sounds too nerdy for me or even, its free? It must be so hard to use. Other common responses include, will it give me, like, a virus? Is it glitchy? So, who writes all these open source applications? Adobe? Apple?. More often than not, I find myself bombarded with these questions and I dont know where to start, or what to say. By

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Just two weekends ago, I, along with many fellow Guelphites, spent two days in musical bliss at the fifth annual Hillside Inside. This event triggered my thinking of the experience of live music and how it is so much more than just a song, but also a story and a foster for community. To explore the residual excitement from the festival further I spoke with Preetam Sengupta, a local singer-songwriter and founder of Letting Artists Make Art (LAMA). The premise of LAMA is to give all artists a chance to follow their ambitions, despite the many obstacles that get in the way. Sengupta assists artists in making their dreams come true. Through his help with tour management, grant writing, and many other tasks he helps musicians to prosper. The roots of LAMA couldnt be in a better location than Guelph as it is a hub of local musical tal-

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Fire Away: Live music can soothe your midterm blues

One of my favourite feelings in the world is the overwhelming sensation of being in a large group of strangers at an expansive outdoor festival.
ent. The Guelph community is renowned for its amazing music scene with events like Hillside, Guelph Jazz Festival, and music bellowing from any bar, church, or community centre on any given night. Preetam expressed that Guelph has a big scene for being such a small place. Some folks that live or study in Guelph dont always take advantage of the music community just down the street. When asking Preetam about his feelings towards live music, he stated that the root of folk is the stories of the artist and that a record isnt capable of expressing such anecdotes. After releasing his first album, Sengupta admitted that he has only heard his own record once and prefers to think of the songs from the live performances he has done. Going out to enjoy live music also enables you to feel the energy in the room as an entire group of people experience the music together. The relationships between yourself and the musicians, as well as the crowd around you are built. One of my favourite feelings in the world is the overwhelming sensation of being in a large group of strangers at an expansive outdoor festival, yet being connected through a similar love of music. While thinking of the difference between live and recorded music, it is also evident that social networking allows people to share their music without ever stepping foot in a recording studio or on stage. Since the rise of Youtube sensation Justin Bieber a few years ago, my scepticism about the transformation of the music industry began to grow. From a cynical perspective, I felt angered that Rebecca Black was able to become so famous (or infamous) from her butchery of what was once my favourite day of the week. After speaking with a local music enthusiast, my perspective of the current state of music has altered. Sengupta expressed his respect for Youtube because it provides an online community for people to share their music. With the decline in outlets like Much Music, this site allows anyone in the world to show their talent. Sengupta noted another shift in the music industry that began many years ago with the decline of record sales and the increase in downloading music. He stated that it doesnt make sense to try to profit from people that are also struggling and that there isnt a lot of money to make from record sales. Instead, the industry has shifted by making licensing the key to success. Despite the busy days that fill the year with midterms and papers, it is important to find a moment to fill with beautiful live music in Guelph. We are fortunate to live in such a prosperous community, so we should take advantage of the concerts and shows happening throughout the year. Live music is a great way to relieve stress, make new friends, and escape from the daily grind.

The curse of a technology obsessed world

CaRleigh CathCaRt
If youre reading this in print (in an actual newspaper) congratulations. Youve just made it on to my good list. (Please note: those reading this article online, through a blackberry (or blueberry, or apple, or any other fruity product), Kobo, or through ultra-magnified Google Earth functions need not apply). Well, those are admittedly the words of an ingrate. In all sincerity, I value any reader who is willing to put up with me for the extent of an article. That being said, Im sure youve deduced that I may or may not have an lack of affinity towards the endless array of modern devices (if you dont know what affinity means, you can Google it). Though I realize my techno-hating type is a dying breed (until scientists can clone us, that is), I refuse to back down from my rebellious deviceless-ness. In fact, I believe that our technological priorities seem to be quite out of whack (actually, this is true for many aspects of life, unfortunately). I hope I am not the only one who considers it ironic that we can store hundreds of songs in handheld devices, have conversations with full video and audio functions with people essentially anywhere in the world, and put man on the moon (and so long ago too!). Yet we have no cure for prominent diseases/disorders such as cancer, cystic fibrosis, or Alzeimers. There are no practical automotive devices that are non-fuel reliant, and we have point: people texting each other factories/industrial buildings while in the same room. As my that continue to spew unlimit- physics professor would say, ed amounts of toxic substances Whats up with that?! into our atmosphere, causing Example two: Facebook irreversible damage. I suppose friends: 792. On a talking basis: the leaders and inventors of 69. Actual friends: 23. But dont today dont much care, consid- worry. Shes got 11 more likes ering that it is OUR generation on her profile picture! All is well that will have to respond to the with the world. consequences. After all, if enExample three: We`re at the tire countries, or even continents, hockey game. Paid $100 for good are submerged by the waters of seats. I elbow you. Did you just melting glacial bodies, is it re- see that goal?! Phenomenal! You: ally going to matter how many Huh? I then realize you were gigabytes your ipod has? Just a playing Bejeweled on your iPad. thought. Note to self: never invite tech adMy issues with technology dicts to expensive sports events. also delve into the less solemn Example four: You get hit by aspects of over-use. It seems the a train. Maybe you should have more connected we are online, turned your iPod volume down the more distant our relation- a little bit. Or hit by a car. Im ships with others become. Case in sure the person you were texting would be more upset if you died than if you delay a response by 2.75 seconds. Example five: He drove into a lake. Why? His GPS didnt take into account of the oncoming large body of water, and he was too busy following its directions to notice the shoreline up ahead. I realize these circumstances may seem ridiculous, but thats exactly what Im going for. These are situations that actually happen. I appreciate that the benefits of technology are many, but I also think we ignore the consequences far too often. Please, people, just disconnect for a little while, and revisit the inner human that lurks beneath your surface (far, far below). And if you cant find it, try Google maps.

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without your consent can feel intrusive, no matter the country or their relations with the superpower, also known as the U.S. Of course that is not to say that Irans consistent interest in nuclear technology, allegedly fuelled by corrupt President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei do not warrant monitoring, but the previous aggravation certainly does not help the situation. If many authority figures, such as US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta, claim war is inevitable and the United States invades Iran, investigating Irans nuclear activity under the suspicion that they may be plotting to attain or build a nuclear weapon will be a major factor. The U.S would go into Iran in part to search for weapons of mass destruction. Sound familiar? In fairness, searching and disposing of nuclear weapons is not the only reason suggested for the United States purpose to invade Iran. M.J Rosenburg, writing for Aljazeera, mentions in his opinion piece on the Iranian conflict that Thomas Donnelly of the neoconservative think tank American Enterprise Institute believes that we are misunderstanding the nature of the conflict. In Weekly Standard Donnelly wrote, We're fixated on the Iranian nuclear programme while the Tehran regime has its eyes on the real prize: the balance of power in the Persian Gulf and the greater Middle East. Donnellys direct reason for an Iranian invasion argues the classic reason that starts any war: power struggle. This ties in with Iran threatening the Americans powerful ally in the Middle East, Israel, on a more consistent basis than Lindsay Lohan stumbles out of nightclubs. One should mention that Israel is no innocent and are prone to having a similar empirical, foreign agenda that the United States hold: acting on similar intentions of the Americans in many situations which result in a grasp of power, such as the oppression and quarantine of the Palestinian land by the Israeli military. Yet the United States invasion of Iran would cause setbacks in Iran in terms of political independence. Davidson also mentions predictions from Barbara Slavin of the Atlantic Council, who stated at the Israel Policy Forum, that a war against Iran would make all those who are uprising against their government for possibly rigging the most recent Presidential election, notoriously won by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, side with their government due to national loyalty in the face of war. Slavin also mentions that an invasion could possibly trigger involvement with Saudi Arabia, Lebanon and Afghanistan because of political relations and, as you must have heard before, oil. As outsiders in the political world, it is difficult to make an educated opinion of the conflict. But hey, that shouldnt stop one from trying. What we do know is that history tells us similar wars have been waged for similar reasons (such as Iraq) and the results of those wars only end in an expensive and unwelcome lingering military presence doing little to help the Wests reputation or foreign relations. To add, the Iranian army threatening the U.S military is like a couple of dogs trying to fight a pack of wolves, with U.S troops nearly outnumbering Iranian troops 10-1. An American invasion of Iran does well to serve the States dubious military-industrial complex, but is power in a foreign region really worth it when they are over an unprecedented $14 trillion in debt while the global economy is crumbling? The Second World War helped the West transition out of a depression, but 1939 and 2012 are different times and different circumstances.

U.S vs. Iran: Has the war of words reached its breaking point?
DaviD LocheaD
Dont look now, but it seems that the back and forth threats between the United States and Iran is heating up. With political uprisings in Egypt, Libya, Syria and Yemen over the last year capturing the medias attention and preoccupying the public eye towards foreign politics, little have paid attention to the tension growing between the United States and Iran. That is all changing with what has been at best a cold relationship between the two countries over the past decade, taking a turn for the even worse. Tensions have escalated between Iran and the United States ever since the United Nations identified that Iran was enriching a significant amount of uranium in an underground nuclear bunker. Even more recently, Irans Revolutionary Guards have practised military exercises in retaliation to the United States convoy of warships led by the carrier Abraham Lincoln through the Persian Gulf. Irans response from their Armys Major General Ataollah Salehi was not sugar coated. I recommend and emphasize to the American carrier not to return to the Persian Gulf. We are not in the habit of warning more than once, said Major Salehi. This warning appeared to be the definitive moment in triggering a war between Iran against the U.S and their Middle East ally, Israel. That is until Iran backed off that claim when Irans Revolutionary deputy commander Hossein Salami spoke to the Islamic Republic News Agency days later. U.S. warships and military forces have been in the Persian Gulf and the Middle East region for many years, and their decision in relation to the dispatch of a new warship is not a new issue, and it should be interpreted as part of their permanent presence, said Salami. Salami also mentioned the U.S.A.s recent embargo, interpreted as permanent presence can understand the frustrations of Iran. Having a world superpower constantly monitoring you for years on end

Womens rights vs. womens rights

hanna BarLow
In Canada, it is legal to get an abortion through all nine months of pregnancy no questions asked. Women might seek abortions because they dont feel ready to have a child, because they cant support one financially, or because they did not intend to get pregnant. Or they might seek an abortion because theyve found out that their unborn child is a girl. In India and China, sex-selective abortion is extremely common. In most countries around the world, the ratio of girls to boys is approximately 1:1, but in some areas of India it has dropped to around 700 girls for every 1000 boys born (according to the organization Save Girl Child in India). This may come from a cultural preference for sons, the effects of which are more dramatic in countries with a restriction on the number of children a couple can have. Because of this discrimination in the womb, ten million girls have gone missing in India alone over the last twenty years, according to Save Girl Child. This trend is culture accepts as normal the act not limited to India and China, of aborting a child who has physthough; it happens in our own ical imperfections, then anyone backyard as well, as reported in who is less than perfect should a recent editorial in the Candian start to feel lucky that they made Medical Association Journal. it out of the womb. It seems inevitable that in a Where do we draw the line? country with no restrictions on Where does the free exercise abortion, we would eventual- of ones right to abortion bely run into these sorts of moral come outright discrimination quandaries. If the idea of aborting against women and the disabled? girls en masse to satisfy misogy- The idea of freedom of choice is nystic cultural leanings gives our being used to prevent womens collective consciences a twinge, lives from starting; your right to what about fetuses with disabil- choose is in direct conflict with ities? Studies in the UK show another girls right to life. If sexthat up to 90% of fetuses diag- selective abortion, and the idea nosed with Down Syndrome are of ending someones life just aborted (Termination rates after because they have a disability, prenatal diagnosis of Down syn- strikes you as an inexcusable drome, spina bifida, anencephaly, brutality, incongruous with our and Turner and Klinefelter syn- culture of equality, then we have dromes: a systematic literature to ask ourselves how we can proreview Mansfield, C.C., Hopfer, tect unborn children from this S. S., Marteau, T.M. 1999). type of discrimination. Then In 2009 alone, 2,085 abor- were faced with an even bigger tions were [due to the] risk that question: if unborn children have the child would be born handi- a right to a discrimination-free capped in Britain, according to chance at life, what other rights the Department of Health. This might they also have? includes children with correctible disorders such as cleft palate and club foot. When our

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Examining sex-selective abortion
Over the past few months, the issue of sex-selective abortion has been a topic of debate in the opinion sections of Canadian newspapers, triggered by allegations that the practice of selectively aborting female fetuses due to a preference for male children was taking place here in Canada. One of the most commonly discussed proposals to combat sex-selective abortion is not to disclose to the mother the sex of the fetus until she has reached 30 weeks of pregnancy, as once a mother has entered the third trimester it is difficult to obtain an abortion in Canada for nonmedical reasons. Based on information provided by Statistics Canada for the year 2003, the latest available, only 320 abortions took place among women over 20 weeks pregnant, and of those beyond 24 weeks, all were performed in cases of lethal fetal abnormality. Sex-selective pregnancy or abortion is sexism at its height. It is the innate preference of one sex over another, and in all regards is abhorrent. It is not something which should be practiced nor condoned, but regulating abortion is not how to address nor solve the issue. The issue of sex-selective pregnancy is not restricted only to abortion, and creating legislation relative to abortion does not address other issues of sexselective pregnancy, often is just referred to as family balancing. In vitro fertilization (IVF) fertilizing an egg outside the body then returning it to the uterus for gestation treatments are able to determine with great accuracy what the sex of a child will be before it is implanted into the mother. Although this practice for non-medical reasons preference for one sex over another, opposed to medical reasons, where certain diseases or conditions can be passed on only to one sex has been illegal in Canada since 2004, it is still available to Canadians who travel to the United States, where it is legal. The worst issue related to this is that it is, in effect, legislating abortion. Canadas laws governing abortion should be a point of pride, and it is essential in giving women the right to choose. It is their body and their decision, however having such limitations surrounding abortion could potentially be very damaging to that. It is possible to know the sex of a fetus as soon as 10 weeks of gestation. If this kind of legislation takes place, then it would open the door for other similar forms of legislation relating to that, such that if a woman knows what the sex of her child is, she cant terminate it, due to a fear that it could be considered sexselective abortion. If women are not permitted to a legal, clinical abortion, then it may simply encourage those who desire an abortion to look elsewhere. Abortions performed illegally carry with them risks that they will be performed by someone who is not totally capable or qualified to perform them, or will be performed in surroundings which dont meet the

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those are the issues which need to be addressed. Educating females, employing females, and extending the same quality of life to all females would, in the long run, do more to end the kind of attitudes which devalue female children compared to male. Although it is not nearly as prevalent in Canada as it is in these other regions of the world, there have been anecdotal reports in other publications such as the Globe & Mail and National Post that it has taken place in Canada, although there is no statistical evidence to corroborate this. If it is happening here, it is among a small percentage. That there is so little evidence that it is an issue in Canada, and nothing from the Canadian government has testified to it, legislating on these grounds could simply be responding to, and by extent encouraging, prejudice. Should legislation be made based on the supposed behaviours of a minority-within-a-minority? That itself is problematic. It not only prescribes the issue to specific cultural groups, it does so at the expense of acknowledging why so many people emigrate to Canada in the first place: to have a better quality and standard of living, and the promise of success for their children which may not exist in other parts of the world. Regardless of how prevalent of an issue it is in Canada, it is something which may continue to exist if it is unexamined and unaddressed. But introducing legislation in this way simply isnt the way to do that.

sanitary standards required to prevent infection or other health risks to the mother. According to the World Health Organization, in areas where safe sanctioned abortion is not available, unsafe abortions account for 13 per cent of pregnancy related deaths. While an extreme example, allowing legislation for abortion to be possible will simply set a dangerous precedent. Instead, discussion of how to prevent sex-selective abortion should be focused in directions which, instead of altering our own laws to prevent them, look to the circumstances which have allowed it to become an issue. The areas of the world in which it is has been reported to occur include China, India (where sex-selective abortion has been illegal for 18 years, with debatable effectiveness), the Caucusus and South America, among others, all areas which suffer widespread poverty. In many of these areas, women do not have the same opportunities as men do and cannot always expect to earn the same amount of money as a man. To parents who are expecting to raise a child in poverty, that could be perceived as a burden. A male child will be more likely to be financially stable and could, in the future, be able to support the parents. Female children can also carry with them cultural requirements, such as a dowry, which parents living in poverty may seek to avoid. In order for sex-selective abortion to be dealt with worldwide,

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