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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2010
Western nears strike
Kaleigh Rogers
NEWS EDITOR
With important decisions being
made in the next couple of weeks,
Western staff and faculty are one
step closer to striking.
Last Wednesday, both the Uni-
versity of Western Ontario Faculty
Association and UWO Staff Associ-
ation filed no-board reports, the
next step towards holding a strike.
“There’s a lack of sufficient
progress, so we’re hoping this will
spur progress at the table, that’s the
principal reason [for the no-board
reports],” James Compton, presi-
dent of UWOFA, explained.
Both unions have been bargain-
ing with the school since late spring
Timeline >> Steps required to hold a strike
Negotiations
between union Either
E side requests
and administration
SPRING
UWOFA begins
negotiations with
Western administra-
tion
In Depth > UWOFA AND UWOSA
Who is UWOFA?
The University of Western Ontario Faculty
Association includes full-time professors and
academic staff whose work is equivalent to
teaching at least 1.0 course per year. This
group has about 1,700 members across
Western, but does not include administra-
tive or technical staff, librarians, archivists,
or curators. Western’s affiliate colleges each
have separate faculty associations, inde-
pendent of UWOFA.
Despite following a similar pattern, UWOFA
and UWOSA are bargaining as separate
groups.
“We have our own members and we bargain
Campus > Research
Western student
AIDS vaccine moved south dies in accident
Lack of funding nixes production in Canada
Monica Blaylock
NEWS EDITOR
In 2008, hopes were high Western
could lead the world in the produc-
tion of a cure for HIV/AIDS. Today,
a Western professor may find the
cure, but its production likely won’t
be credited to Canada.
While Western professor Chil
Yong Kang has a trial vaccine for
HIV/AIDS nearly ready for clinical
human trials, he’s been forced to
move the development of the
potentially groundbreaking vaccine
to the United States because of a
lack of funding and manufacturing
facilities in Canada.
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WESTERN’S DAILY STUDENT NEWSPAPER SINCE 1906
and all parties are hoping to reach
an agreement before a strike.
“We want to work with both of
these [...] employee groups to reach
a contract agreement that’s both
responsible and appropriate. I
think it’s important to know that we
are negotiating and that talks are
going on,” Helen Connell, associate
vice-president of communications
and public affairs for Western, said.
Once the no-board reports are
approved by the Ministry of Labour,
each group has 17 days until they
are in a legal strike position, mean-
ing the earliest they could strike is
the first week of November.
“That’s roughly when we’d be in
a legal strike position — that does-
n’t mean we’re going to go on strike,
Unio
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UWO OFA holds strike
conciliator to attend votee with 87 per cent
the meetings of it
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approving
approving in favour
independently, but we have the same
employer who seems disinterested in mak-
ing progress at the same time, so we’ve
ended up in the same position,” James
Compton, president of UWOFA, explained.
How would it affect you?
If this group went on strike, students with full-
time professors and lecturers would face can-
celed classes for the duration of the strike.
Who is UWOSA?
The University of Western Ontario Staff Asso-
ciation includes administrative and techni-
cal staff across Western and has close to
1200 members. This group has staff mem-
bers in each faculty, as well as in Western’s
“Our research is done, now we
just have to manufacture the vac-
cine and get it approved by the FDA
for human trial,” Kang said.
Two years ago, the Canadian
government, in co-operation with
the Bill and Melinda Gates Founda-
tion, invested $139 million in AIDS
research — $88 million to be allo-
cated to the construction of a pilot
AIDS vaccine manufacturing facili-
ty within Canada.
Now the government has pulled
the project because none of the
potential candidates — Western
included — met the criteria to be
awarded the contract, according to
Ted Hewitt vice-president of
Not getting caught since 1906
but it does mean it’s a possibility,”
Compton clarified.
Deb Novakowski, president of
UWOSA, assured the no-board
report doesn’t mean a strike is
inevitable.
“Less than five per cent of unions
who get strike votes actually go on
strike. I don’t think it’s an everyday
occurrence,” she explained.
Requesting no-board reports is
common practice, according to
Compton.
“This is pretty standard, and
past practices at Western indicate
that this has been required to make
progress at the last second,” he
explained.
“It’s certainly what happened a
year ago, almost to the date, with
Union requests
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MID-OCT.
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agreeme ent
teaching hospitals. These employees work in
administrative offices, laboratories, resi-
dence and retail services, as well as working
as drivers and storekeepers. However, not all
departments have UWOSA members work-
ing in them.
How would it affect you?
If this group were to strike, students who do
work in laboratories, or use most of the ser-
vices available on campus, may be met with
closed doors during the strike. Since UWOSA
members are scattered through depart-
ments, different areas of the University
would suffer different levels of service inter-
ruption from marginal to substantial.
research and international relations
at Western.
According to Hewitt, Kang
would have had no choice but to
outsource the manufacturing of his
HIV vaccine, regardless of govern-
ment funding.
“Even if we had been building a
facility it would have taken about
three years to get going — it was
really too late all along,” Hewitt said.
Hewitt noted while manufactur-
ing won’t be going on in Canada,
phases two and three of human
clinical trials will take place all over
the world — potentially including
>> see PROFITS pg.2
the library and archivists. Big
strides were made at the negotiat-
ing table, with a strike deadline
looming. So, we’re hopeful similar
progress will occur.”
One of the most contentious
issues for UWOSA remains job
security, according to Novakowski.
“We faced a lot of layoffs last
year,” she said, adding. “There are
several different areas of a collective
agreement that come into play when
it comes to job security. It’s hard to
point your finger at [one solution].”
All parties are still negotiating,
and have meetings scheduled
throughout October and into early
November.
For more information, visit west-
erngazette.ca/uwofa.
After 17 days,
a strike can
be held
OCT. 13
UWOFA files nono-board
o-board
report with the
e
Ministry of Lab
bour
Labour
Who is not involved?
There are many other employee groups that
represent the employees of Western who are
not members of UWOFA or UWOSA. These
include graduate teaching assistants, work-
ers at Physical Plant, workers in Hospitality
Services, librarians, archivists, and curators,
operating engineers, post-doctoral associ-
ates, and Western police. If a strike of either
UWOFA or UWOSA occurred, these employ-
ees and their respective services would not
be affected.
Students with graduate TAs as lecturers
would likely still have regular class, and stu-
dents would still be able to use libraries in
the event of a strike.
Arden Zwelling
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
A 22-year-old Western student from
the faculty of science died early
Sunday morning after a 15-storey
fall from an apartment building on
Richmond Street.
David Edmondson of Thornhill,
Ontario, was on a fifteenth floor
balcony of the 675 Richmond St.
apartment building around 3 a.m.
when he fell from the balcony and
landed on the elevated gravel area
at the base of the building.
London Police Service media
relations officer Dennis Rivest con-
firmed police responded to an
emergency call around 3 a.m. Sun-
VOLUME 104, ISSUE 21
Campus > Academics
Plagiarism
has no
consistent
punishment
Cheryl Stone
NEWS EDITOR
Plagiarized? Your fate might depend
on the department you study in.
There were 132 cases of acade-
mic dishonesty at Western last year
with punishments ranging from a
reprimand to receiving failing
grades in the course, according to a
report released by John Doerksen,
vice-provost academic programs
and students.
“It’s been very difficult because
each case is so distinctive,” Doerk-
sen explained of the varying degree
punishments.
If professors can’t resolve a
charge of plagiarism with the stu-
dent, the chair of the faculty
decides the appropriate sanction.
But Doerksen said there are cur-
rently no guidelines for how the
chair makes that decision.
“Usually, the penalty is an F or a
zero, depending on the severity or
intention of the plagiarism,” Allan
Pero, undergraduate chair of the
faculty of English said. “We also do
internet and library searches, if
necessary, in order to ascertain how
much of the [assignment] is plagia-
rized.”
Pero explained he has worked
with professors to determine if
something was plagiarism and he
decided penalties on a case-by-case
basis.
“Usually, the course professor
has already done most of the
research necessary to determine a
>> see FAIRNESS pg.3
day morning regarding a 22-year-
old male who fell to his death from
the fifteenth floor of the building.
According to Rivest, the police
have no suspicion of foul play and
will not be pursuing a criminal inves-
tigation. London police have turned
the investigation over to the coroner,
who didn’t return calls y press time.
Edmondson was sitting on the
edge of a balcony railing when he
lost his balance and slipped off the
balcony, according to several
friends close to Edmondson.
A memorial for Edmondson is
set up in the lobby of the 675 Rich-
mond St. apartment building.
Edmondson’s funeral will be Friday
in Thornhill.
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Profits control AIDS research
Not-for-profit funding needed, say researchers
>> continued from pg.1
London.
There are currently only 15 clin-
ical trials of an HIV vaccine, accord-
ing to the HIV Vaccine Trial Net-
work, and numbers are continually
dwindling according to Hewitt.
“The reasons there aren’t so
many vaccines out there could be
related to the fact that if you pro-
duce a vaccine, you have very little
recourse other than to work with
one of the big pharmaceutical com-
panies. You can’t simply proceed on
your own, and that could be a factor
News Briefs
Undies under-donated
A London non-profit group has
their panties in a bunch over a
growing need at local shelters.
Underwear for men, women,
and children is an under-donated
but high-demand item at local
shelters and charities.
In response to this, the Pillar
Nonprofit Network has launched
an “Underwear-ness Campaign” to
try to collect 1,000 pairs of new
underwear to donate.
“It’s something that everybody
needs but we just take it for grant-
ed, and we don’t think about it as
something to donate,” Michelle
Baldwin, executive director of Pil-
lar, explained.
The group has taken advantage
of their location on the second floor
of the Central London Public
Library. Earlier this week they
strung pairs of underwear in their
window, displayed toward shop-
pers at Citi Plaza, to raise awareness
about the campaign.
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inhibiting people,” Hewitt said.
“Because then they lose control
of their intellectual properties.”
While Kang and other experts in
the field have moved ahead to part-
nerships with manufacturing com-
panies, they remain adamant that a
not-for-profit manufacturing facil-
ity, regardless of the country it’s in,
would make a huge difference in
international health care.
“The companies in the kind of
society we live in operate to make a
profit. They’ll be looking to develop
drugs and to sell these drugs, and to
recuperate the costs. That’s at odds
“We’ve had a really positive
response,” Baldwin said, adding
they had received over 100 pairs
and counting as of last Wednesday.
She recounted one donator who
had a personal connection with the
cause.
“She’d been in that situation
before, and this was a need that she
could identify with.”
Anyone wanting to contribute
can drop off new underwear to Pil-
lar’s office on the second floor of the
Central Library, at 251 Dundas
Street.
— Kaleigh Rogers
A very vegan Western
Western is in the running to be
named the most vegan-friendly
university in Canada.
The contest, held by PETA2, a
youth-oriented division of the Peo-
ple for the Ethical Treatment of Ani-
mals, also includes McGill, Queen’s,
York and reigning champions
McMaster, which is home to an all-
vegetarian deli.
This year the competition dou-
bled the number of candidates in
both the American and Canadian
runners to 80. According to Shakira
Croce, PETA media co-ordinator,
the boost was due to universities
increasing their response to stu-
dent demand for vegan options.
“A vegan diet is not only better
for the animals, but also the envi-
ronment and student health. Stu-
dents are really realizing that, espe-
cially in the past year, with more
and more vegan options offered
throughout the United States and
Canada,” Croce said.
Schools were chosen based on
student recommendations, inde-
pendent research into the quality
and content of vegan food options,
as well as feedback obtained
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with a policy that would sell drugs
more cheaply in poorer parts of the
world,” Hewitt said.
“That’s why you need a not-for-
profit manufacturing facility. If you
can develop the vaccine for free then
the motive becomes less commercial
and more geared towards the needs
of people in poorer countries.”
Kang and his team are very
hopeful about the results of their
vaccine and if proven to be suc-
cessful, the discovery could mean a
big gain for Western, Canada, and
most importantly those living with
HIV/AIDS.
through social networking sites like
Facebook, MySpace, and the PETA2
blog.
Standout vegan dishes at West-
ern include sweet chili tofu, sweet
potato and bean ragout, and falafel
sandwiches, according to the press
release.
Students can vote online at
peta2.com. The winner will be
announced mid-November.
— Gloria Dickie
Pigeons like to gamble
When it comes to gambling,
pigeons like to go all-in.
A new study has found that
pigeons are prone to become psy-
chologically hooked to gambling. In
the study, pigeons couldn’t resist
the temptation of a jackpot, even if
their chances of winning were slim.
The birds were tested using an
apparatus modeled after standard
slot machines. They had the choice
between two keys, displaying either
vertical or horizontal lines, which
were matched with alternating
colours.
By selecting a key with a vertical
line, pigeons had a 20 per cent
chance of winning 10 pellets and an
80 per cent chance of receiving
none. Keys with horizontal pellets
were awarded three pellets every
time.
Through a series of trials,
researchers discovered pigeons
opted for the chance of getting the
higher prize — pecking more often
at the key with vertical lines. This
was despite the fact they could have
been rewarded with 50 per
cent more pellets if they had cho-
sen the alternative option.
Key colours such as red, yellow,
green and blue were used to see if
they had any effect on the results.
Red was found to be a prominent
signal colour on the display, mak-
ing it highly desirable for the birds
to choose.
“We think the attraction is due
to a large reward, even if it seldom
occurs. Casinos often draw atten-
tion to winning [by implementing]
lights and sirens, as do lotteries,”
said professor Thomas Zentall, who
performed the study at the Univer-
sity of Kentucky.
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thegazette • Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Campus > Academic Appeal
New service helps
accused cheaters
USC group offers assistance
appealing academic offences
Jessica Gibbens
GAZETTE STAFF
Students accused of cheating have
a new team on their side.
The Student Appeal Support
Centre is a new service to help stu-
dents with the emotional and
intimidating process of academic
appeal.
The program covers minor
grade appeals and more serious
offences, such as plagiarism or
cheating. Fifteen students were
trained in the summer to deal with
the academic policies of a universi-
ty appeal and student emotions.
“We’ve seen these support cen-
tres at other universities and I was
surprised Western didn’t have this,
considering our size,” said
Meaghan Coker, vice-president
university affairs for the University
Students’ Council.
Coker proposed the service in
her platform last year after assessing
the appeals process at Western. She
noticed a gap in the types of support
offered, which are currently through
formal Western bodies, with no stu-
dent-to-student support.
The gap is to be filled by student
advocates, acting as mentors who
have read the policies and under-
stand them.
Coker noted while the appeal
process at Western is structured
and effective, there is still an ele-
ment of intimidation and igno-
rance among students.
John Hatch, associate dean for
the faculty of arts and humanities,
said the idea of going to a higher
level of authority to question a pro-
fessor’s judgment may seem inap-
propriate.
“A lot of students are unaware
that counselling exists within a
department. There is a common
perception that the department is
stacked against them. But students
need to know that options are avail-
able,” he said.
Student ignorance of their acad-
emic rights is an issue the SASC will
work towards improving, Coker
said, adding promoting the service
among students would be a chal-
lenge.
“SASC is the type of service that
students don’t care about knowing
until they are in need of [it],” she
said.
Jennifer Meister, Western’s act-
ing ombudsperson, said the
ombudsperson service offers an
In Depth
Steps to making an
academic appeal
1. Meet with your professor
For grade appeals, this is the profes-
sor’s opportunity to justify the mark.
In more serious cases, like suspected
cheating, the professor will inform
the student of the suspected offence.
2. Write a letter of appeal to the
department chair
If the student is still unsatisfied, a
letter may be written to their depart-
ment chair requesting an appeal.
3. Appeal the chair’s decision
After two weeks, the department
chair will declare a decision. Students
have three options: accept the chair’s
decision, meet with the chair for an
explanation, or appeal to the dean of
the faculty. If the latter is chosen, a
formal letter of appeal must be sub-
mitted to the Dean’s office.
4. Appeal to the Senate Review
Board Academic
This is the highest level of appeal
for a student to address. Appeals to
the SRBA are only for serious acad-
emic offences. This letter must be
submitted no later than six weeks
after the dean’s letter of decision.
objective voice to students apply-
ing for appeals.
“We are happy to review letters
of appeal but the [SASC] will be
more hands-on with the student,”
Meister explained.
While the ombudsperson ser-
vice advocates for the student,
Meister said meeting with students
one-on-one would make people
feel more comfortable.
The SASC is also prepared to
assist students with more serious
academic offences. The service is
designed to work up to the highest
level of appeal — the Senate Review
Board Academic.
The SRBA is the final level stu-
dents can appeal to. Should a stu-
dent reach this level, the SASC will
then contact the Community Legal
Services at Western’s Law School
and find an appropriate represen-
tative for the student’s defence.
“[The SASC] wants to make sure
students have the best representa-
tion. For this reason, we work close-
ly with CLS,” Coker said.
Coker added the service is not
designed to rival or replace West-
ern’s existing appeal services, but
instead work more closely with the
student in a less intimidating rela-
tionship.
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Fairness key to policy
Plagiarism dealt with on case-by-case basis
>> continued from pg.1
case for plagiarism.”
If a student is caught plagiariz-
ing, a record of their actions will be
kept in the dean’s office.
“Part of the idea of having the
dean’s office made aware is that
there is a record if a student re-
offends,” Doerksen explained.
“The case moves up the chain
from instructor to chair to associate
dean in the same way that a case of
cheating would,” Keith Griffiths,
associate dean of science, academ-
ic affairs, explained. All the docu-
mentation from the previous cases
is passed on to him.
“The student is invited to come in
Events Calendar
Tuesday, Oct. 19
What: The Joint Motion Program
Research Seminar Series
Where: Medical Sciences Build-
ing, Room 282
When: 10 a.m.
Dr. Ling Qin of the University of
Pennsylvania will present a lec-
ture titled “EGFR, a new player in
the bone metabolism.”
What: Western Libraries panel
discussion on digital scholarship
Where: Labatt Health Sciences
Building, Room 11
When: 2 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.
Speakers will discuss how they
use technologies to open up
communication and facilitate
collaborations among scholars.
What: Judy Shepard speaks to
Western
Where: Health Sciences Building,
Room 40
When: 6:15 p.m.
Organized by Pride Western and
the University Students’ Council,
Judy Shepard, executive director
of the Matthew Shepard Founda-
tion, established in memory of
her son, will speak about her
experiences.
Thursday, Oct 21
What: Breakfast for Bursaries
Where: London Convention Centre
When: 7 a.m.
Brescia University College Foun-
dation welcomes you to join
them for the 9th annual Break-
fast for Bursaries. The guest
speaker will be Catherine Ann,
Canadian award-winning entre-
preneur and business leader.
and explain his or her actions, or to
provide evidence against the ruling,”
Griffiths noted. “The range of sanc-
tions are the same as if cheating.”
Doerkson stressed Western
wants to be as fair as possible when
handing out reprimands for acade-
mic offenses like plagiarism.
He noted the case-by-case
review allowed for an individual’s
circumstances to be examined. He
illustrated this by saying the condi-
tions for a first-year student who
didn’t know what to cite is different
from a fourth-year student who did
the same thing.
Jo Kirsh, a third-year social sci-
ence student who was accused of
plagiarism in first year, agreed with
Friday, Oct 22
What: McIntosh Gallery — pre-
sentation by Gerald McMaster
Where: McIntosh Gallery
When: 7 p.m.
There will be a reception to meet
Gerald McMaster before his
keynote address, which begins at
8p.m. The event also includes the
unveiling of a new, site-specific
installation by London-based
artist’s collective Audio Lodge.
What: …for the people
Where: von Kuster Hall
When: 8 p.m.
The Western wind ensemble will
perform works by Hindesmith,
Chance, Grainger and Husa. It
features guest conductor
Michael Votta from the Universi-
ty of Maryland.
What: Wired Fridays at the Spoke
Where: The Spoke
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Nyssa Kuwahara GAZETTE
the lack of a firm policy.
“I actually agree with it. In [my]
case, it could have been that we
were friends working on the same
assignment together and we made
one copy.”
She explained her relief, howev-
er, that she was able to explain her
case.
“It was plagiarism and I wanted
the other girl to be punished for it
because it was my work.”
Doerkson viewed students who
plagiarized as making a serious
mistake.
“In the end, for the students who
do commit a scholastic offence,
they’re missing the point of an edu-
cation.”
When: 9:30 p.m. to 2 a.m.
Graydon James & The Young
Novelists and Sam Allen will play
at the Spoke as part of Wired Fri-
days at the Spoke. The event has
no cover and is 19+.
What: Stars with support Young
Galaxy concert
Where: London Music Hall
When: 7 p.m.
Band Stars and Young Galaxy
will play a sold-out show this Fri-
day at the London Music Hall.
What: “APK Loves You” customer
appreciation dance
Where: APK Live
When: 8 p.m.
APK Live is hosting a dance in
celebration of its opening a
month and a half ago. Doors
open at 8 p.m. and appetizers
will be available from 8 to 10
p.m. Dress to impress
4•
Opinions
Winston Churchill once said the
best argument against democracy
is a five minute conversation with
the average voter.
After all, look around at the aver-
age “concerned citizen” in the
majority of elections. You know
who I’m talking about — the will-
fully misinformed individuals who
do their best to block out the facts
and vote in opposition to their best
interests. For future reference, we’ll
call these folks the “derp crowd.”
One may be tempted to say,
“well, at least they’re involving
themselves in the democratic
process.” And that’s fine, except
for those of us who do our best to
educate ourselves on the best can-
didates. We end up getting stuck
with whichever populist candi-
date voters would rather have a
beer with.
Want some proof? Look no fur-
ther than our local elections. Head
out to a town hall debate and watch
the crowd. Although there are some
thought-provoking questions, the
majority of people seem to be there
to try to get future politicians to
make promises they can’t keep.
Of course, people being duped
by dubious election promises is a
time–honoured tradition of West-
ern democracy. Just look at how
many candidates promise to lower
taxes ended up doing just the
opposite once they took office.
But really, the problem isn’t the
derp crowd.
No, the real problem is the aver-
age citizen who doesn’t vote. The
type of person who complains bit-
terly about how ineffectual their
government is and how only self-
centered idiots are elected to
power. In other words, the people
rolling their eyes while reading this
because they’re not going to vote
but don’t want to be lectured at.
But look folks — a representa-
tive democracy only works when
the majority of people actually
involve themselves in the political
debate.
Right now, you have six days to
educate yourself in time for the
next election, so get your head out
of the sand, read up on some can-
didates, and vote. Please.
—Mike Hayes
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gazettecomics
Brace yourself — there’s going to be a comics page on
Wednesday! You read that correctly, you’re going to get a full page
of eye-blindingly hilarious comics! This is going to be the best day
of your pointless little life. You are so lucky.
As Mr. Hayes so pretentiously put it,
the “derp crowd” does present an
interesting problem for democrat-
ic elections.
You could spend all your free
time involved in local politics, fol-
lowing campaigns and becoming
an informed citizen. But when it
comes time to vote, sorry bud — I
decided to vote for the candidate
with the best moustache. Looks like
your vote just got cancelled out.
One strategy to encourage voter
turnout would be to go around urg-
Punishments for plagiarism
ing everyone to spend as much time Plagiarism is widely considered to be the most severe the board can also make handing out punishments
researching their political leaders as academic infraction. It has been drilled into the heads confusing to professors.
they spend researching their fanta- of students since they entered the school system that Some professors are even inclined to assign more
sy football picks. But that would only major consequences would follow if they steal other Scantron and multiple choice tests to avoid essays, and
happen in the magical fantasy land people’s work. But how severe should these conse- by extension the issue of plagiarism altogether.
where critical thinking and educa- quences be? A possible solution is to have a blanket rule. Every
tion are the highest values in society. At this point in their academic careers, university case is obviously not the same, but there should be dif-
Imaginary utopia aside, the elec- students should be able to recognize the difference ferent severity levels of plagiarism, and consequences
tion process needs to be changed to between their work and someone else’s. If they don’t, that will follow accordingly.
represent society’s best interests. that’s a whole different problem. On the other hand, the reality is every academic
The only people benefiting from Students should never feel the need to resort to pla- offense is its own unique case and should provide some
allowing the general population to giarism—if a student feels overwhelmed, stressed, or leeway in terms of punishment. A hard and fast conse-
be manipulated by these selfish is dealing with personal issues, there are plenty of quence may be too harsh for certain situations. For
politicians are the politicians them- resources on campus they can turn to. The only believ- example, if a student accidentally cites something
selves. When an elected official able reason a student could have for plagiarizing is wrong, it should be treated differently than if they
reneges on their promises after sheer laziness. download an essay on the internet and submit it as
being voted into office and faces no Severe consequences to academic offences are a their own.
consequences, it’s clear that there’s way of preparing students for the real world — if some- However, with information becoming more acces-
a problem with our system. one was to get caught stealing intellectual property at sible, it is difficult to produce a thought that is com-
I propose weighting votes based their job, they would most likely be fired on the spot. pletely original.
on individual voter knowledge of Strict punishment also forces students to come up In the end, the current procedures for dealing with
the election, or at least their past with their own ideas. It encourages them to be creative plagiarism are effective. Professors should have the
participation. and to think abstractly — and isn’t that the point of uni- final say on what constitutes plagiarism and what the
You might worry that denying or versity anyway? punishment should be. They ideally know the student
devaluing a person’s vote weight is But it seems like there is a huge grey area when it and know the context of the plagiarism. Besides, if stu-
fundamentally unfair, but what comes to plagiarism. Professors can usually recognize dents are given more leeway when it comes to acade-
would the downside be? If a person it, but it’s questionable whether or not they know how mic offences, they would become even more inclined
had to demonstrate adequate to deal with every situation when it surfaces. The fact to cheat.
knowledge of platform points in that Western doesn’t have a policy on plagiarism across —The Gazette Editorial Board
order to cast a full vote, the “easily
swayed by moustaches” crowd
wouldn’t have such a swing on
elections.
If information sessions were eas-
ily accessible to the general public,
the worst result would be that the dailyquote
average person would have to spend
some time actually caring about the
way their world is governed. Copy from one, it’s plagiarism;
And to the people saying they
don’t want to have to go to a damn copy from two, it’s research.
class and would rather vote for the
guy who won’t raise my taxes, con-
gratulations. You’ve saved us from
–WILSON MIZNER
ending up with the usual sleazy
politician.
—Jesse Tahirali
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thegazette • Tuesday, October 19, 2010 •5

Students telling Zwelling how they Science is practical

think it is Re: “Health sci is the best sci,” Thurs-
day, Oct. 14
out insight into “small biological
processes.”
Re: “Candidates on Campus,” Thurs- A recent article blamed the can- of the busiest weeks in the academic While it is valuable to assess the
day, Oct. 14 didates for not focusing on stu- year, a week I unaffectionately call To the Editor: psychological, economic, emotion-
dents in their campaigns. Maybe if the Turkey Grind. Had Mr. Zwelling The column is a narrow-minded al and political context of disease,
To the Editor: you came to the recent USC meet- left his free meal on Wednesday, he and inaccurate depiction of the the reality is that our capacity to
There are many reasons why stu- ing, you would have heard the could have come downstairs where quality of students and education heal is rooted in an understanding
dents don’t vote. They might not responses to questions we had that he would have found me and some in the science program at Western. of the mechanisms that drive
know enough about the candidates, directly affected us. classmates practicing a presentation The Faculty of Science is home to human systems. This knowledge
or they might not care. Maybe get the guts to actually until midnight. Then, him and I over 4,000 students in the BMSc empowers a medical trainee to be
Many Western students are not ask candidates what they’re going could have talked about my test in and BSc programs, many of whom able to articulate, for example, why
from London, and can’t be bothered to do for students. Do I really live in another class at 8:30 a.m. the follow- are planning for a future not only in a patient with gout should limit his
to learn about their municipal can- a university environment where it’s ing morning. But you see, last night, the healthcare sector but also in intake of red meat and alcohol. I
didates. The University Students’ wrong to vote? If students don’t Mr. Zwelling couldn’t care less about academia and industry. invite you to sit in on a third-year
Council’s “Shut Up or Vote” cam- care, they’ll listen to the Gazette and my problems. Denigrating research is a dan- human physiology class to witness
paign is trying to inform and educate just shut their mouths. If they do Mr. Zwelling supported his argu- gerous way to undermine the basic how students learn about all
Western students about the current care, maybe they’ll form their own ment by reminding us that students principles of science. Students in a aspects of body function through
municipal election. I was thrilled that opinions so they can vote and make aren’t so popular among other Lon- science degree gain objective think- teaching methods that drive inte-
we were able to have a meet and a difference. donites, so we should be especially ing, systematic curiosity, and the grated thinking and problem solv-
greet with so many interesting can- —Taylor Axford attentive when opportunities to ability to process complex details, ing.
didates. It’s the pathetic ideas and Criminology IV/Social Science Councilor become involved at a local level pre- all of which are applicable to any The assertion that science stu-
negative attitudes in recent Gazette sent themselves. I would challenge career in “the real world.” In a world dents are “hunched in a Taylor
articles that aren’t helping. To the Editor: Mr. Zwelling to find a town with where vaccine fear–mongering has cubicle or in the lab” is misguided
I never thought I’d see such a sad This article, and its claim that stu- post-secondary students that are led to the re-emergence of eradi- and false. I encourage you to dis-
display. Your front-page opinions dents couldn’t care less, blew me popular among the rest of the com- cated diseases, scientific literacy cover for yourself how science stu-
are telling me not to care about my away. munity, because I’ve yet to hear of should be a priority for all of us. dents are active Western communi-
city. You’re telling me not to vote, The author, Mr. Zwelling, men- one. Animosity between students Although we both agree that ty members, forming a core part of
because it won’t make a difference, tioned a free meal along with a and residents is an unfortunate and understanding the social determi- many clubs, councils, soph teams
and because the candidates aren’t meet-and-greet that took place at natural reality for any university nants of health is fundamental to and Greek life on campus. I hope
worried about students. The Wave on Wednesday night, an town, despite the best efforts from the practice of medicine, there is no that you have the opportunity to
Students have a strong voice in opportunity for Western students to both sides — trust me, I grew up in doubt that the major difference learn from the population of
this, and in every election. The become involved and informed Kingston. But more than anything, I between the quality of health care promising and open-minded stu-
Gazette doesn’t think so. This abuse about the upcoming municipal would challenge Mr. Zwelling to in the early 20th century and today dents we have here at the Faculty of
of power will lead many students to election. Mr. Zwelling criticized the consider his timing when challeng- has been the innovation of medical Science, all of whom are equally
drop any interest they may have fact that few students took advan- ing the values of the student body. science. The discovery of insulin as secure in their decision to pursue a
had in the municipal election. How tage of this opportunity. It’s not that we couldn’t care less, it’s a treatment for diabetes dramati- degree in science.
can you possibly force your nega- It wasn’t the lack of attendance just that we couldn’t find the time. cally improved the well-being of —Sabrina Nurmohamed
tive opinions on the entire student that surprised me, but Mr. Zwelling’s —Karl New diabetic patients — an objective Science III/
body? criticisms of the student body on one English/French III that could not have been met with- Science Students’ Council President

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Arts&Life
Maddie Leznoff
ARTS & LIFE EDITOR
In an age where almost everyone
has a digital camera and where
camera-phone pictures are instant-
ly uploaded to Facebook, it seems
photography has become all about
speed and perfection.
But what if flaws in the image
were the desired effect?
That’s the goal of toy cameras.
They’re relatively cheap, plastic
cameras that still use film and pur-
posely produce imperfect pictures.
“The images are completely
non-digital, but they’re spectacular
because you don’t know what
you’re going to get and that’s the
fun — letting go,” says MJ Idzerda,
manager of the Forest City Image
Centre on campus.
Lomography, an Austrian brand
founded in 1991, is the most popu-
lar toy camera brand. The Image
Centre now carries a range of toy
cameras, ranging in price from $55
up to $100 for higher end models
with a flash. This low cost is one of
the main reasons photographers
get in on the toy camera move-
ment.
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“The majority of photography is
moving in one direction — digital,
high-tech, high-res, high quality,”
says Aaron Kennedy, president of
Shutterbugs, Western’s photogra-
phy club. “Toy cameras offer an
alternative to this direction —
they’re low-tech, low quality, low-
res, and produce unreliable results.
Not everybody wishes to pursue
this high tech digital photography
movement. For these people toy
cameras offer an inexpensive way
to get creative and artistic with pho-
tography.”
London photographer Jen Hen-
riksen has her own blog dedicated
to images taken with a Holga cam-
era, and it’s the toy camera’s unpre-
dictable nature that fuels her inter-
est.
“Effects from toy cameras range
from light leaks, grain, over-satura-
tion, blur, multiple exposures,
vignetting, high contrast — the list
goes on depending on what type of
camera you choose, and what you
do with it,” she explains.
Toy cameras use plastic lenses
— unlike digital cameras that use
glass — and this accounts for the
odd effects.
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“They’re renowned for leaking
light,” Idzerda says. “When you
expose film to light, all kinds of
strange things happen. That’s what
these cameras are welcoming.
They’re welcoming this opportuni-
ty for light to be transferred onto
the film in really unique ways.”
It’s this uniqueness that seems
to be missing from the crisp,
enhanced, Photoshopped pho-
tographs that have been praised
since the advent of digital cameras.
Lomography returns to the tradi-
tional process of photography. And
Kennedy says it produces the nos-
talgia of heading to the store to get
your film developed, unsure of how
your pictures will actually turn out.
“Digital photography allows
users to easily share photos with
friends and upload photos to Face-
book — generally that is where the
photo will always exist, in the digi-
tal world,” he says. “Few photos
taken on a digital camera ever get
printed. There is something special
about holding a photograph in your
hand, or looking at it in an album.”
For Henrikson, the appeal lies in
the camera’s simplistic technology.
“When using a Holga, or other
toy camera, you are stripped down
to the bare essentials,” she says.
“[It’s] you and a piece of plastic —
no technicalities, fancy setups, or
Photoshop. It’s just you and the
film.”
Photos courtesy of MJ Idzerda, Jen Henriksen and Sophia Lemon
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saywhat?
“If I spread myself too thin, I’m not a good actor, I’m not a good
mother…and everybody hates me.”
>> Katherine Heigl
Lomography encourages an art-
for-arts-sake attitude, especially
because the final product is a sur-
prise.
“There are alternatives to the
instant-on generation that we’re in,
and film has not disappeared,” says
Idzerda. “These cameras are just a
representation of that. It’s a much
more organic way of tak-
ing pictures. I like to
walk around with
this camera
— you
point,
c l i c k
and you
d o n’t
have to
think.”
This makes
lomography an
ideal hobby for new
photographers, but
Kennedy also believes lomogra-
phy is a gateway into re-igniting ment of the University Community
interest in film cameras for those Centre. Visit Jen Henriksen’s blog at
with experience. www.holgajen.blogspot.com.
“[We] plan to purchase a num-
ber of these toy cameras this year
for our members to borrow and try
out,” he says. “As a club we are try-
ing to offer members interested
in film photography more than
we have in the past, and these
toy cameras are going to be a
good start.”
Check out the toy cameras
out at the Forest City Image
Centre, located in the base-
Ten Golden
Rules of
Lomography
• Take your camera
everywhere you go.
• Use it any time – day
and night.
• Lomography is not an
interference in your life,
but part of it.
• Try the shot from the hip.
• Approach the objects of
your lomographic desire
as close as possible.
• Don’t think.
• Be fast.
Airbus
• You don’t have to know
beforehand what you
captured on film.
• Afterwards either.
• Don’t worry about any
rules.
>> From www.lomography.com
thegazette • Tuesday, October 19, 2010 •7

RED couples action with comedic chemistry Review > CD

Older stars shine in comic book adaptation

Eliot Hong
GAZETTE STAFF

RED
Starring: Bruce Willis, Morgan
Freeman, John Malkovich, Helen
Mirren and Mary-Louise Parker
Directed by: Robert Schwentke
Summit Entertainment

With old age usually comes matu- Lil Wayne

rity, routine and acceptance of one’s
own fate. But what happens when
you’re a retired black-ops CIA agent
with nothing better to do than call
the pension office asking why your
cheques haven’t come in?
That’s what Frank Moses (Bruce
Willis) asks while he gets cozy in his
suburban Ohio house, spending his
free time putting up Christmas dec-
orations and flirting with customer
service representative Sarah (Mary-
Louise Parker) at a pension office in
Kansas City. But when a team is sent
to assassinate Moses, he realizes his
life isn’t as quiet as he thought.
After dispatching the would-be
assassins, Moses goes to Kansas
City to “protect” Sarah since they
have her marked from their phone
conversation. He even goes as far as
to kidnap her and drag her across
the country. Moses then gathers the
old crew from his heyday at the CIA
to figure out who has him marked
R.E.D — Retired, Extremely Dan-
gerous.
WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT? Bruce Willis and Mary-Louise Parker star in Red — a film adapted from a comic book of the
same name.
The film faithfully adapts the DC
comic by Warren Ellis and Cully
Hamner. Many of the visual effects
and clichés — sudden setting
changes, weapon stockpiles,
unusual allies and evil enemies —
are typically seen in comics. The
characters from the series have
their own unique circumstances,
and it’s interesting to see how the
actors portraying these fictional
characters give them a real-life feel.
Although the film would have fit
perfectly in the summer slew of
action-packed films, RED delivers
dialogue that’s more witty and con-
versation-driven than what some-
thing like last summer’s ultra-vio-
lent action flick The Expendables
provided. That doesn’t mean that
RED doesn’t have violence — its
borderline cartoon-like violence is
coupled with Ellis’ many one-liners.
It makes for a hilarious film, utiliz-
Gazette File Photo
ing the chemistry between Willis
and Parker as well as the diverse age
and reputations of the other cast
members to make the ride enjoy-
able and somewhat sentimental.
If you are a fan of comic book
story telling, action-comedy flicks,
or any of the actors starring in the
film, do yourself a favour and watch
RED before the slew of Academy
Award-seeking films bombard us
through fall and winter.
I Am Not a Human Being
Cash Money Records
Lil Wayne’s album I Am Not a Human
Being was released while he was still
in state penitentiary on weapons
charges — but this record shows no
signs of the jailhouse blues.
Title track “I Am Not a Human
Being” is a heart-pounding
rap/rock collaboration that exudes
confidence with lyrics that sound
like a free-style rap. Wayne’s effort-
less style and clever writing on
“Gonorrhea” with Drake will make
you laugh out loud while maintain-
ing a good beat. The album takes an
unexpected turn with ‘60s-style
doo-wop tracks and Wayne even
spits out hopeless love songs like
“I’m Single.”
This marks the eighth album
released by Lil Wayne. It proves Lil
Wayne is ruler of the rap game even
behind bars.
— Taylor Krueger

THE GAZETTE

CRS — “Don’t Stop”
This summer, the Miami Heat
made a colossal splash in the NBA
free agent market, inking Dwyane
Wade, LeBron James and Chris
Bosh to long-term contracts, unit-
ing three of the best players in the
entire league under one roof.
That’s kind of what Child Rebel
Soldier is like — without, you
know, everyone hating them.
Kanye West, Pharrell of The
Neptunes and under-the-radar
Chicago emcee Lupe Fiasco join
forces to form an unparalleled all-
star hip-hop trio.
We haven’t heard much from
CRS since 2007’s “Us Placers,”
which achieved cult status with its
bold sample of Thom Yorke’s “The
Eraser” and a music video featur-
ing children impersonating the
see the light of day, we’ll take the
small tastes we can get. Like West
says on the song: “CRS is like a
hip-hop Christmas bonus.”
— Arden Zwelling
Sugarland — “Stuck
Like Glue”
I’ll admit it: I’m a country girl. I
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pus, even the skeptical can’t help
but enjoy this bubbly, pop-coun-
try single from Sugarland’s new
album, The Incredible Machine, to
be released today.
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typical of the group’s most popular
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According to Fiasco, the song
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can put a smile on anyone’s face
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Post-Game>> Analysis

York exceeds expectations

Arden Zwelling
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Maybe the biggest positive the
Mustangs can take away from their
76-0 drubbing of the atrocious York
Lions on Saturday is that no one got
hurt.
Barring some sort of team-wide
pandemic, it seems the only thing
that can take the wind out of this
surging Mustangs squad’s sails
would be injuries.
Otherwise, there really isn’t
much to get in the way of a team
that looks to be the early Yates Cup
favourite heading into the playoffs.
Not that there’s much to say
about Saturday’s debacle either.
Although the fans may see it dif-
ferently, it’s tough to get too excited
after beating up on York. Saturday’s
game was really more of a glorified
scrimmage than a football contest.
The Lions are pitiful, having given
up more than 60 points in each of
their last four games.
But still, 76 points is the most
points scored in any Canadian
Interuniversity Sport football game
this year. No other team has even
cracked 70. Maybe the Mustangs
were being ruthless by running up
the score, but when your second
and third stringers are scoring
touchdowns at will, what can you
really do?
In fact, the Mustangs scored all
the points they would need on a
first quarter Lirim Hajrullahu field
goal, but figured they might as well
play things safe and tack on an
extra 73. It was the most points the
team has ever scored in a regular
season game.
But it’s the other side of the ball
that tells you why it’s tough to bet
against the Mustangs to at least
return to the Yates Cup this year if
not win it.
Defence, after all, is everything
in the playoffs and this is a team
that has allowed just 10.4 points per
game through their first seven con-
tests. The scary thing is that num-
ber might get even better when the
woeful Toronto Varsity Blues visit
this weekend.
Add that to the fact the Mus-
tangs have the best offence in the
conference — heck, in the country,
better than even Laval with 40.3
points per game — and it’s going to
be tough to knock off this bunch in
the playoffs.
And, lest we forget, the team has
also been unstoppable at home.
They’ve outscored opponents 142-
30 at TD Waterhouse so far, and
they’ll be hosting one of the Ontario
University Athletics semifinals on
Nov. 6.
Remember, there’s a reason
“defence wins championships” is
such a cliché. Anders Kravis GAZETTE

Mustangs make
Lions look tame
Western dominates York in
hockey as well, win 6-0
Emma Farago
CONTRIBUTOR
It was a rough weekend for York
against the Mustangs.
The Western men’s hockey team
was impressive in their home open-
er Saturday night, handily defeating
the York Lions 6-0.
It was a strong showing for the
Mustangs who were looking to
bounce back after suffering a 5-4
overtime loss to the University of
Ontario Institute of Technology
Ridgebacks the previous night.
“Our special teams are okay, but
we’ve got to keep working on
them,” Mustangs head coach
Clarke Singer explained. “Defensive
play — we’re getting better, but we
allowed five goals [to UOIT]. Our
focus right now is on ourselves,
[and getting] better as a team.”
The Mustangs quickly found
their stride when York took two
consecutive penalties early in the
first period. Keaton Turkiewicz
scored three minutes into the
game, on Western’s second power
play.
Western continued to dominate
in the first frame, with Yashar Far-
manara and Julian Cimadamore
netting two more for the ‘Stangs.
The Mustangs capitalized on York
penalties, with Kyle Lamb scoring
on the two-man advantage while
Geoff Killing added another power
play goal just 40 seconds later.
Turkiewicz scored the final goal
of the game midway through the
second period, effectively clinching
the victory for the Mustangs.
“The whole team played pretty
good. We started off quick and just
took off from there,” Mustangs cen-
tre Steve Reese said.
“The power plays helped. The
guys made a couple of nice plays
Anders Kravis GAZETTE
and got a couple of power play
goals early,” Singer said. “All four of
our lines played very well tonight.”
Mustangs goaltender Anthony
Grieco was instrumental in the win,
stopping all 31 shots he faced to
earn his first shutout of the season.
“I didn’t think we had a solid first
five minutes of the game. [Grieco]
made a couple nice saves to keep
the score at 0-0,” Singer added.
Forced to play the majority of
the game shorthanded, including
four 5-on-3 opportunities for the
Mustangs, the Lions only generat-
ed a few scoring chances and
weren’t able to convert on any.
“We got off to a slow start, and
we were undisciplined early in the
first period,” Lions head coach Jim
Wells said. “Western is a very good
hockey club and took advantage of
our indiscipline.”
The Mustangs weren’t innocent
either, as they also took their fair
share of penalties. But their highly
effective penalty kill bailed them
out, shutting down all 10 of the
Lions power play opportunities.
The Mustangs hit the ice again
Friday night when they play host to Corey Stanford GAZETTE
the Laurier Golden Hawks at 7:30 A SONG TO DESCRIBE YORK’S WEEKEND AGAINST THE MUSTANGS? Killing me softly. Mustangs defenceman Geoff
p.m. at Thompson Arena. Killing beats the York goaltender through the five hole as the men went on to defeat the Lions 6-0 on Saturday night.