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‘People do Football > Laval 13, Western 11

fall in love’ Loss in Laval

Western’s conflict of interest
policy ensures balance of power
Cheryl Stone
NEWS EDITOR
Sleeping with your professor to get
a better grade may prove to be a
bad idea for both of you.
Conflicts of interest arise in uni-
versity when a relationship
between two parties impacts the
staff members’ ability to do their
jobs.
“There’s always an imbalance of
power,” Brian Timney, dean of the
faculty of social science, explained.
“If, for example, a faculty mem-
ber entered into a relationship with
a grad student, we would make sure
there was no situation in which the
faculty could alter their career,” he
said.
He noted while efforts were
made to avoid a conflict of interest,
sometimes efforts had to be taken
after the fact. “People do fall in
love,” he said.
The process for investigating a
conflict of interest starts when a
dean hears of a complaint. Timney
explained he would then interview
the claimant. The situation would
then be passed to faculty relations,
who would launch a formal investi-
gation.
“Our goal is to encourage facul-
ty members and other Western
employees to avoid generating con-
flict where possible,” Janice Deakin,
vice-president academic for West-
ern, explained.
She noted that in the case of
romantic relations with a grad stu-
dent, the faculty member would be
expected to end the professional
relationship with them.
“Where there is a close personal
relationship that creates a conflict
of interest or perception of conflict
of interest, a faculty member would
be expected to terminate the super-
vision or evaluation of that student
or employee and ensure other
arrangements were put in place.”
She noted there was the concern
about power in these relationships.
>> see CONFLICTS pg.3

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Requests for bigger budgets
follows tax freeze proposal
Monica Blaylock
NEWS EDITOR
As London’s mayor-elect Joe
Fontana prepares to begin his term,
his promise of citywide tax freezes
could mean service cuts for the
London Transit Commission.
Over the next four years,
Fontana hopes to implement his
campaign pledge to freeze London-
ers’ taxes. But the freeze could leave
public agencies including the LTC,
public libraries, and London Police
Service with holes in their predicted
2011 budgets.
Because taxpayer funding repre-
sents 39 to 40 per cent of the LTC’s
total budget, a tax freeze could
mean a decrease in the number of
buses on roads and the variety of
routes offered, according to Larry
Ducharme, general manager of the
LTC.
“The previous municipal coun-
cil approved an 8.1 per cent
increase in city funding for the LTC
in 2011,” Ducharme said, adding
the increase was justified by a city-
wide tax increase around two per
cent — something Fontana’s tax
freeze would undo.
He said City Council could
approve the increase for the LTC
and give other services less money,
or may deny the increase, forcing
them to cut services.
“It’s a significant challenge for us
[…] recognizing that the largest
part of our budget goes to service
>> see LTC pg.3
For the second game in a row, victory rested on a last-minute field goal.
But this time, the Western Mustangs football team came up short, losing
to the Laval Rouge et Or by just two points. >> see the game story on pg.7
best just wasn’t good enough.
“We played our best game today.
Zwellin’ it All these guys deserve better. It
like it is hurts a lot right now,” Mustangs
punter Darryl Wheeler said after the
game. “These guys gave everything
out on the field.”
Arden Zwelling You could make a convincing
ASSOCIATE EDITOR argument that it was actually the
Western Mustangs who won the
It’s cruel, this game of football. Uteck Bowl on Saturday. Every-
It’s cruel when you win, as it was where but on the scoreboard, that
to the Laval Rouge et Or who won is, where it read Laval 13, Western
the Uteck Bowl on Saturday, but 11 when all was said and done.
may have lost their quarterback in It was Wheeler whose hustle
the process. play to track down his own punt
And it’s crueler still when you late in the second quarter set up the
lose, as it was to the Western Mus- game’s only touchdown, a one-yard
tangs who found out Saturday their Ian Noble rush with 16 seconds left
in the half, sending the Mustangs to
the locker room at halftime with an
unlikely 8-6 lead — one that
seemed destined to collapse.
It did, of course. Crushingly
falling apart in the dying minutes.
Even Lirim Hajrullahu — last week’s
hero who kicked a game–winning
field goal with two seconds remain-
ing in the Yates Cup — couldn’t save
the day, missing another potential-
ly game-winning kick as time
expired on the Mustangs’ season.
It was a cruel enough way to end
the game, but that’s not the worst
of it.
Consider that the Mustangs lost
>> see MARSHALL pg.8

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Education > Literacy
Student literacy programs a
problem among colleges
Fanshawe has stronger literacy program
Nicole Young
GAZETTE STAFF
Nearly 40 per cent of Ontario col-
leges have no programs in place to
assess student literacy, according to
a new study released by researchers
at Fanshawe College.
All 24 public colleges in Ontario
were involved in the study, which
surveyed students of all literacy
strengths.
“If students don’t know how to
read and write, how are they going
to succeed?” said Roger
Fisher, research consultant at the
Centre for Applied Research, Inno-
vation and University Partnerships.
Among schools involved in the
study, Fanshawe College was found
to have one of the best student lit-
eracy programs, with a relatively
low dropout rate of 37 per cent.
Some key findings of the
research included the assessment
of potentially upgrading practices
for academically under-prepared
students.
Fisher said the goal of the
research, which was co-authored
by Whitney Hoth, chair of the
School of Language and Liberal
Studies, was to introduce testing to
all students.
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He added 90 per cent of students
at Fanshawe were required to write
a diagnostic literacy test upon entry
in 2010.
“Many of the Ontario’s colleges
are doing a great deal to promote
improved literacy,” he said. “[How-
ever], the system as a whole is not
quite where it needs to be to pro-
vide consistent and robust support
to achieve high literacy standards.”
The study reported on what
Ontario schools are doing to help
students who struggle to meet
provincial language proficiency
standards and how they are being
evaluated. The goal of the research
is to ultimately raise reading and
writing levels among students.
Fisher stated there is an added
need for improved support from
the Ontario government, given the
state of today’s economy.
“Students who used to move
directly into the workforce after
high school graduation, or even
without a high school diploma, will
now out of necessity be pursuing
post-secondary education,” he
said, underlining a basic need for
proper literacy skills.
Fisher noted student literacy is
not a recent problem, citing at least
10 separate studies have been con-
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ducted in Ontario over the past two
decades.
“Literacy in a labour-based
economy is not the same as literacy
in a knowledge-based economy. It
is no longer enough to read and
write; students need to read and
write at higher levels.”
Services in the Western commu-
nity such as the Writing Support
Centre are among places students
can turn to for assistance.
“[Support] is most definitely
integral to student success,” said
Paul Schmidt, co-ordinator of West-
ern’s Writing Support Centre. “I
don’t want to have the word ‘reme-
dial’ attached to our services,” he
said, stating PhD students often fre-
quent the centre.
Schmidt added it is important to
keep the lines of communication
open between students and profes-
sors.
“Whoever is wielding the red
pen is someone to seek help from,”
he said, suggesting teaching assis-
tants are excellent sources to turn
to for help.
“If students don’t feel accom-
modated, then where are they
going to turn?”
News Briefs
Africa-Canada
university partnership
A $2.2 million partnership was
announced this month between the
Association of African Universities
and the Association of Canadian
Universities and Colleges of Canada.
The partnership aims to devel-
op the relationship between uni-
versities and industry in Africa,
where many universities are not
involved in outreach to the indus-
trial community.
Western has won two partner-
ships in the program — one with the
University of Agriculture and Tech-
nology in Kenya and another with
the National University of Rwanda,
which Western has maintained
strong ties with for over a decade.
“Industry will inform universi-
ties in Africa about the kinds of
skills required,” Liz Smith, commu-
nications manager of partnership
programs at the AUCC, explained.
“People will be more suitably
trained for jobs in their economy,
whatever their local economy is.”
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Campus > Learning
Student writing suffers
at university level
Essay writing identified as a problem area
Kaleigh Rogers
NEWS EDITOR
There’s a rite of passage in the Eng-
lish department: the first essay you
hand in will be one of the worst
marks you’ve ever received. But stu-
dents struggling with writing are
not limited to the English depart-
ment. In fact, poor writing skills
appear to be a nationwide issue.
Professors at post-secondary
institutions across Canada are
encountering problematic writing
from their students, with issues
ranging from technique and style to
grammar and spelling, according to
a recent story by Maclean’s,
“They come in with some good
skills that are coming out of new
things, new technologies, new
opportunities, but sustained-focus
extended writing seems to be a
challenge,” Alison Conway, an Eng-
lish professor at Western, explained.
Conway noted students seem to
display good writing skills in short-
er pieces, but lack the ability to
extend these skills to longer works.
“For instance, people will write
London > Budgets
LTC service cuts are likely
>> continued from pg.1
on the road,” Ducharme continued.
Fontana refused to comment on
the issue, but his secretary said he
would be discussing budget
changes with the media in early
December when he begins his offi-
cial term in office.
Ducharme noted pulling
buses and cutting bus routes
would not be the LTC’s first strat-
egy for saving money. But due to
the interconnected nature of
their expenses, services will
almost certainly be affected by
budget restructuring.
Conflicts not limited
to relationships
>> continued from pg.1
“The ability of the student or
employee to consent is compro-
mised and these relationships
should be embarked on with cau-
tion,” Deakin said.
Conflicts are not limited to facul-
ty and students either. Jennifer Meis-
ter, the ombudsperson, has had
first-hand experience with conflicts
of interest. A student came to her to
investigate some difficulties he was
having at Ivey, but her husband is
the honours business administra-
tion program director at Ivey.
“If there is somebody I’m work-
ing with who I don’t feel I should be,
I refer them to [the assistant
ombudsperson],” Meister said.
She explained, however, it was
not a common occurrence for the
office.
Timney noted he had seen two
or three cases of a relationship
good responses and be very good
orally in class, but then, sometimes,
the essay writing proves a challenge.
So I guess the formal essay is a place
where I would see a weakness.”
Paul Schmidt, program co-ordi-
nator for the Writing Support Cen-
tre at Western, agreed students tend
to lack clarity and focus in longer
writing, as well as an understand-
ing of proper grammar.
“We’re not necessarily looking
for elegant sentences all the time,
but clear sentences. Clarity and
conciseness are big issues that we
see. We find that students are able
to write a lot, but not necessarily
using the economy of words.”
Schmidt also noticed a trend of
students conditioned to a prescrip-
tive style of writing, often a five-
paragraph or “hamburger-style”
essay structure, which many stu-
dents are taught in high school.
“I can see why it’s taught,
because it is prescriptive. If you’re
writing a two-page paper, you do
need to structure your paper
accordingly. I like topic sentences,
they work well, but this preoccupa-
“There are other things we can
do like shutting down the new
garage facility at Wonderland and
Warncliffe but even that wouldn’t
give us enough savings. There’s no
escaping the compound effect of
our business, services would def-
initely be affected,” Ducharme
said.
He noted the buses generating
the lowest revenue would be the
first to go if LTC started shutting
down routes. But popular routes,
such as those travelling through
campus, would probably not be
affected by cuts.
“The first thing you would do is
causing conflict of interest in the
seven years he had been dean.
Conflicts of interest can also be
financial. A staff member is not
allowed to be financially involved
with any company whose dealings
would impact their work within the
University, and they cannot give
grant money or jobs to family.
“In the case of research grants
and spending, we want to ensure
that taxpayer money is spent ethi-
cally and according to established
guidelines,” Deakin explained.
Timney noted he had yet to see
this problem in his faculty.
Deakin said conflicts of interest
could have a direct impact on stu-
dents.
“An undeclared conflict of inter-
est can create a real or perceived
bias and result in some students
not being treated fairly, or raise the
question of whether they are being
treated fairly.”
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is problematic,” Schmidt said.
“Once it’s embedded, it’s hard to
shake, I find. It’s like Wikipedia.
Wikipedia’s not evil, but I wouldn’t
cite it for one of my papers.”
All undergraduates at Western
will have to write at some point,
partly due to Western’s breadth
requirements, which requires that
every undergraduate take some arts
and humanities or language cours-
es. Conway emphasized the impor-
tance of all students improving their
writing skills, regardless of their
major.
“Why is writing important? The
ability to develop original thought
with great precision and the ability
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Opinions
Last week, the Carleton University
Students’ Association decided to
de-ratify Carleton Lifeline, a stu-
dent pro-life club. Good on them —
Western should be doing the same.
Don’t get me wrong — for all I
care, they could have been a pro-
choice club. My problem is with
moral and political advocacy
groups on campus in general.
These groups shouldn’t even be
ratified in the first place. They do
nothing but harass the general pop-
ulation until someone agrees with
them.
Now I know you are thinking —
and Jesse is arguing — that this is
an affront to free speech. To you I
would say free speech is merely a
blanket to hide under to legitimize
their wide range of opinions,
whether or not they made sense.
Look, I am all for healthy debate
on ethical topics. It is absolutely
necessary for a society to thorough
— ly consider both sides of the coin
on any topic, no matter how taboo.
This is particularly important on
a university campus where we
should be enlightening ourselves
on the issues of the modern world.
Even offensive topics need to be
discussed.
But advocacy clubs completely
miss that mark. I have personally
had the displeasure of talking to
several students from these advo-
cacy clubs. The majority of them
have no idea what message they are
trying to get across, creating a huge
disservice to their own group.
The few who have some sem-
blance of an argument go about it
in the wrong way. It is entirely
unnecessary to badger and yell at
people until they agree with you —
or at least take whatever handout
you might have.
The more you succeed in dis-
ruption, the less you will succeed in
finding an audience willing to listen
— and the less you will accomplish.
After all, annoyance is not an actu-
al substitute for intelligent thought
and reason.
It’s not that hard to be respect-
ful in debating a subject. But until
the members of these advocacy
groups can figure that out, they have
no place on Earth, let alone campus.
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Free speech is an important right,
and one that I think should be
defended carefully. But, as Daniel is
saying, I don’t believe every group
should be able to hide behind the
guise of free speech.
Some of these so-called advoca-
cy groups don’t even pretend to
have an intelligible defence to the
Case by case with
arguments they shove in our faces.
Groups like these, who use shock
value and intimidation in place of
facts or valid points, serve no pur-
pose but to annoy and disturb.
Mine and Mr. Da Silva’s view-
points do diverge, however,
because I think an absolute ban on
conflicts of interest
every club that advocates any kind Just like in the real world, in university people are bound page numbers.
of activism, or any club that takes a to run into situations where there’s a direct conflict of Or in the case of research, the source of funding may
stance on moral or political contro- interest. Whether the ombudsperson is married to the compromise the findings of a study. For instance, a study
versies would be an extreme action, professor you’re complaining about, or your teaching that is sponsored by pharmaceutical company could
and one that would ultimately mar advisor is related to you, conflicts of interest are find one brand of pain relief medication is more effective
a university’s integrity. unavoidable. than another brand. Whether or not it was true, the con-
Aside from perhaps spreading But one of the best examples of a conflict is when a flict inherent in the funding should not go unchecked.
hate speech and propaganda — professor assigns a textbook they authored as manda- But it’s not too difficult to prevent people from tak-
which is a topic too complex to tory reading for a course they teach. ing advantage of these conflicts. The University should
fully address in the small strip of There are merits for doing this, specifically when it implement oversight procedures for these situations
space I have on this page — clubs comes to specialized courses. In some cases, your pro- on a case-by-case basis.
shouldn’t be silenced based on the fessor’s textbook on the subject is either the first of its The most appropriate course of action would be for
words they say, or the views they kind or the most influential work in the field. It would the University — or individual faculties — to establish
support. be nonsensical and harmful to your education to use committees to monitor the use of a professor’s textbook.
It’s unfortunate that some another textbook. It would be prudent to subject professors to an appli-
groups — if not the majority of Similarly, it makes sense for research professors to cation process before they are allowed to use their own
groups — whose purpose is to make apply for funding from outside sources when there books.
some sort of political point do so in aren’t other sources available. In some cases, profes- Sure, there is a system of checks and balances in
such an idiotic and disruptive way. sors can conduct research based on grants from a phar- place to ensure proper research and course material is
But banning the existence of such maceutical company, the military or other private insti- taking place. Faculty often use peer-review to deter-
groups would be equally idiotic. tutions. Often this funding is invaluable to provide the mine the merits of research, for example. But faculty
By banning these groups, you means to complete this research. should make an explicit effort to remain transparent.
would also ban the potential for However, problems arise when professors start tak- An easily understood policy would ensure that nobody
any kind of sane discussion about ing advantage of these opportunities. There are cases of is abusing their research freedom or professor respon-
the medical, social and moral professors writing a textbook for a course they creat- sibilities.
repercussions of, for example, ed. It’s suspicious to see these editions get reprinted —The Gazette Editorial Board
allowing or disallowing abortion. every few years when the only difference may be the
Free speech should not be a
shield for obnoxious idiocy. But free
speech should not be compro-
mised because some students feel
that their points can only be made
dailyquote
by illegally posting graphic images,
or using intimidation where educa-
tion would be more appropriate.
It would be nice to do away with Today, everything’s a
the types of groups being dis-
cussed, but when it would mean conflict of interest
also eliminating any group with a
valid point to make — well, let’s not
throw the baby out with the bath-
water. — SID VICIOUS
—Jesse Tahirali
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thegazette • Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Arts&Life
Canadian artists explore the built environment
Hiroshima, Gaia depicted in What’s Lost and What Remains
Ashley Perl
CONTRIBUTOR
An abandoned building often
leaves the observer questioning its
history. Museum London’s exhibit
What’s Lost and What Remains
addresses this question.
What’s Lost and What Remains
explores the idea that our environ-
ment is constantly changing due to
social or political influences, and
that these changes often leave
structural skeletons behind.
The art in this exhibit comes
from multiple artists, all of whom
were either born or are currently
living somewhere in Canada. In a
sense, it is a Canadian take on the
past, present, and future buildings
found in our own backyard as well
as worldwide.
The main pieces of this exhibit
came from A&B associes, an archi-
tectural-sculptural collaboration
between two artists. Titled The
Island Project, it demonstrates dif-
ferent industrial military structures
in an attempt to give the audience a
look into the future.
Four watercolour paintings cre-
ate a dreamlike, futuristic ambiance
of the military structures being por-
trayed. In contrast to the paintings,
there are four sculptures, also part
Recapping the AMAs
The 2010 American Music Awards took
place on Sunday evening and was an
interesting treat for viewers with a
wide range of performances including
Justin Bieber, Bon Jovi, and Pink.
Below are some of the more notable
awards of the night:
ARTIST OF THE YEAR: Justin Bieber
/ ROCK MALE ARTIST:
FAVORITE POP
Justin Bieber
FAVORITE POP / ROCK FEMALE ARTIST:
Lady GaGa
FAVORITE POP/ROCK BAND, DUO OR GROUP:
Black Eyed Peas
/ ROCK ALBUM:
FAVORITE POP
Justin Bieber – “My World 2.0”
FAVORITE MALE COUNTRY ARTIST:
Brad Paisley
FAVORITE FEMALE COUNTRY ARTIST:
Taylor Swift
COUNTRY FAVORITE BAND – DUO OR GROUP:
Lady Antebellum
of The Island Project, which are very
detailed and portray images of mil-
itary structures in ruins.
Another key piece of the exhib-
it titled Atomic Bomb Dome comes
from the artist Fern Helfand. It
portrays the only building left
standing after the atomic bomb
went off in Hiroshima, Japan dur-
ing World War II.
One surprising
“
outcome in the
Lost Hamilton
series suggested
the apparent
willingness of the
viewer to accept a
fabricated past.
— Carl Zimmerman
on the Lost Hamilton Landmarks series
The photos in this piece were
taken from different angles and dis-
tances, showing multiple contrasts
of the building. The images were
pieced together in a collage-like for-
mat, creating an eerie layering
effect of all the images from the
Hiroshima Memorial to the cata-
strophic event that took place.
Photographs from Carl Zimmer-
man’s Lost Hamilton Landmarks
FAVORITE COUNTRY ALBUM:
Carrie Underwood – “Play On”
/ HIP-HOP MALE ARTIST:
FAVORITE RAP
Eminem
FAVORITE RAP / HIP-HOP ALBUM:
Eminem – “Recovery”
FAVORITE SOUL / R & B MALE ARTIST:
Usher
FAVORITE SOUL / R & B FEMALE ARTIST:
Rihanna
FAVORITE SOUL / R & B ALBUM:
Usher – “Raymond Vs. Raymond”
T-MOBILE BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST:
Justin Bieber
FAVORITE SOUNDTRACK ALBUM:
“Glee: The Music – Volume 3 Show-
stoppers”
FAVORITE ALTERNATIVE ROCK ARTIST:
Muse
FAVORITE ADULT CONTEMPORARY ARTIST:
Michael Buble
FAVORITE LATIN ARTIST: Shakira
•5
funfact
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1’s weekend premiere
has reportedly grossed $125.1 million at the domestic box office,
pulling in over $20 million more than any other film from the
franchise in its opening weekend.
series are also featured. These pho-
tos show empty buildings that
appear to be located somewhere in
Hamilton.
However, it turns out that all of
the photographs are actually of
models constructed and pho-
tographed by the artist.
According to Zimmerman, “One
surprising outcome in the Lost
Hamilton series suggested the
apparent willingness of the viewer
to accept a fabricated past.”
Pieces from Adriana Kuiper,
Shelagh Keeley and Tony Scherman
are also displayed.
Even though What’s Lost and
What Remains combines a multi-
tude of styles from the different
artists as well as a wide assortment
of media from sculptures to paint-
ings to photography, all of the mes-
sages tie neatly together.
What’s Lost and What Remains is
one of the smaller exhibits that
Museum London currently has to
offer. However, it certainly does not
lack in emphasis in the message it is
trying to get across.
What’s Lost and What Remains
will run at Museum London until
Jan. 16. The museum is open Tuesday
to Sunday 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. and
Thursday 12 p.m. to 9 p.m. Admission
is free with the option of a donation.
Courtesy of Fern Helfand
A&L Brief Review > Video Game
Texting Black Ops
troubles Ryan MacLaughlan
CONTRIBUTOR
Spending too much time texting or
on social networking sites may be
affecting the way students think
and act. Call of Duty: Black Ops
A recent study conducted by Developer: Treyarch
researchers at Case Western Platform: Microsoft Windows,
Reserve University in Ohio is trying Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii and
to hold technology responsible for Nintendo DS
behavioural problems such as
binge drinking, drug-abuse, and One of the most popular video
unsafe sex in teen groups. game series ever is back in full force
John Reed, a lecturer in the fac- with the release of the seventh edi-
ulty of information and media tion of Call of Duty. The popular
studies, disagrees with what the franchise has always been about Ops’ midnight release.
study is trying to portray. creating memorable combat, This game is just as addicting
“We [often] see this type of whether it’s going on a streak of 25 as the previous releases. Unlike
rhetoric with gamers blaming the kills or throwing the last knife to previous games, in order to use
developer and TV, blaming the net- complete an epic campaign. the unlocked weaponry and add-
work,” Reed explains. As COD gamers out there know, ons, you must purchase them
The study states that the four per the franchise has flipped between first with COD points that you
cent of students in Ohio who are two developers — Treyarch and earn based on how well you play.
active users on social networking Infinity Ward. This release finally This layout makes it easier for
sites and texted often were at twice levels the playing field for Treyarch, skilled players to progress faster,
the risk of becoming victims to who developed the disappointing which is a nice change from Mod-
cyber bullying, thinking about sui- World of War, while Infinity Ward ern Warfare.
cide and falling asleep during class. had blockbusters COD4: Modern The game also includes a lot of
According to Reed, there seems Warfare and Modern Warfare 2. customizable features that make
to be a gap in the connection Though the single player cam- each player unique. With hundreds
between the high use of technolo- paign remains up to the Holly- of ways to customize your weapon-
gies and teens’ behavioural issues. wood level standards of the fran- ry, you will never get bored of the
“It’s much easier to sidestep the chise’s past two games, the true weapons they have to offer.
ugly societal issues and focus on appeal of COD remains multiplay- Unfortunately, a review can’t do
teens and texting, which looks good er. With new game types that allow this game justice. The only way to
in a headline,” says Reed. “It’s [try- players to place wagers on matches get the full taste is to buy it and play
ing] to replace a sad social set of and an even more streamlined for countless hours. Be warned,
problems with a simple focus on an game experience, it’s little wonder buying this game may have side
emerging technology.” that over a million players were effects including low test scores and
— Jesica Hurst playing online minutes after Black sleepless nights.
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Deathly Hallows doesn’t disappoint
Latest installment in the Potter series delights fans
Maddie Leznoff
ARTS & LIFE EDITOR
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hal-
lows: Part 1
Director: David Yates
Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma
Watson and Rupert Grint
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hal-
lows Part I was easily one of the
most anticipated films of the year,
and it didn’t disappoint. The film
made $125.1 million in its opening
weekend, making it the highest
grossing film of the series so far and
the sixth biggest movie opening
weekend in history.
The Harry Potter films, like most
movies adapted from books, have
been criticized for leaving out cru-
cial parts of the plot. But even the
most hardcore fans of the books
should be able to quell their com-
plaints about elements that were
cut out, or a lack of explanation
about certain key elements,
because the film is the best install-
ment so far.
Viewers may have been appre-
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Deathly Hallows novel to the big
screen because its premise is com-
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Review > CD
Keith Urban
Get Closer
Liberty
Keith Urban blends pop and coun-
try in his sixth studio album Get
Closer.
Urban has redefined his music
several times since the release of his
self-titled album Keith Urban in
1999. The New Zealand-born Aus-
tralian musician had more of a
country twang in his music back in
the ‘90s, but has developed a pop-
country sound since then.
All of Urban’s albums have been
defined by personal events in his life.
Defying Gravity, for example, was put
together after Urban’s stay in rehab.
On the contrary, it seems as though
Get Closer has been shaped around
Urban’s successful love life with
much more upbeat romantic songs.
Unfortunately, the lyrics and
instrumentals on Get Closer are
lacking. Many of the songs share
the same drum and guitar combi-
nation and repetition.
File photo None of the eight tracks on Get
I WOULDN’T GO DOWN THERE IF I WERE YOU... The much anticipated Harry Pot- Closer really stand out during the
ter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 opened last Friday. first listen as there is not much vari-
ety to the album, unlike his 2002
release Golden Road which had hits
thwart Voldemort and his Death Harry Potter and the Deathly like “Somebody Like You” and
Eaters while transporting the real Hallows Part I is enjoyable for both “Who Wouldn’t Wanna Be Me.”
Harry to a safe location. Not only fans of the books and for those who However, while Get Closer may
were the transformations seamless, have only seen the movies — the not seem like something special
it was hilarious to watch Radcliffe only real downfall is that we’ll have after the first listen but it will grow
try to take on the various charac- to wait until July to see the conclu- on you.
ters’ personas. sion of the series on screen. —Amber Garratt
“Sprawl II” — Arcade Fire and Williams showcase how powerful and heart
Arguably the best band to come out of Canada, Arcade wrenching their combined voices can be in the song
Fire put out their third studio album, The Suburbs, ear- “Poison and Wine.” Repetition is used instead of too
lier this year.
With the success the past two albums have enjoyed,
it’s not surprising that their third release features some
many varying lyrics — the seven times repeated “Oh I
don’t love you but I always will” becomes more power-
ful every time it’s sung.
tracks that will get lodged in any reasonable person’s
head.
“Sprawl II” finds the band’s usual back-up vocalist,
Starting out as a temporary duo, their second show
ever was recorded and released as a free digital album.
It’s still available for download on myspace.com/the-
Régine Chassagne, wondering if she can ever escape civilwars.
the “sprawl” to find a place where she belongs. Chas- — Grace Davis
sagne paints the picture of having her past teenage cre-
ativity stifled, only to find herself regrettably still in this
environment as an adult.
Her hypnotizing voice on top of a melodic synth line
and drum beat create a track that deserves to be put on
repeat for some time.
— Jesse Tahirali
“Poison and Wine”
— The Civil Wars
Folk duo The Civil Wars consists of American artists
John Paul White and Joy Williams. The two start-
ed out as individual musicians, but after meet-
ing by chance they started working together
and their immediate songwriting chemistry
was obvious.
The odds of finding someone that blends
this well with your voice is slim. Their har-
monies are exquisite, and although they’re
sound even better when their voices are com-
bined.
Accompanied by some simple piano
chords and acoustic guitar strumming, White
thegazette • Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Sports
rundown >> The Mustangs men’s volleyball team won both their games on the road this weekend to remain the only undefeated team in the OUA > The Mustangs
defeated both Laurier and Waterloo 3-1 | The Mustangs women’s volleyball team also found the win column this weekend with victories over Laurier and Waterloo.
Mustangs fall short
against Rouge et Or
Lead slips away at eleventh hour
Arden Zwelling
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
It would have been a little too per-
fect.
Mustangs kicker Lirim Hajrul-
lahu was trotting onto the field for
the second game-winning field goal
in the dying seconds of a champi-
onship game in as many weeks.
Last week it was a 34-yarder
against the Ottawa Gee–Gees in the
Yates Cup with picturesque condi-
tions. He hit that one with ease and
the Mustangs darted off with a 26-
25 victory.
This week it was a 46-yarder
against the Laval Rouge et Or in the
Uteck Bowl with a 50 km/h wind in
his face. He missed it narrowly and
Laval hung on for an 13–11 victory
and a berth in the Vanier Cup.
Last time it was easy. This time
the odds were just stacked too high.
“It was a long shot but you can
never doubt yourself. I thought I
definitely had a chance,” Hajrul-
lahu said. “The hold was perfect as
usual — same as the snap. I hit it to
the best of my ability.”
The kick fell short and with it so
too did the Mustangs hopes of
making it to the Vanier Cup. Laval
will enjoy that honour, taking on
the Calgary Dinos for the national
championship next week in Que-
bec City.
It was a frustrating game for the
Mustangs offensive unit, which had
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the Ottawa Gee-Gees. Check out the entire album online.
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trouble finding holes in Laval’s
stingy defence. Quarterback Don-
nie Marshall completed just nine
passes for 61 yards and a whopping
four interceptions.
After the loss, he shouldered
much of the blame for the Mus-
tangs’ inability to beat the Rouge et
Or who haven’t lost at home in 43
straight games.
“You have to be mentally and
physically perfect. There were too
many mistakes on my part that cost
us that game,” Marshall said. “I
threw too many interceptions to
give our team a shot.”
The ground game worked well for
the Mustangs — as it did all season
— with Marshall picking up 78 yards
on 12 carries and running back Jer-
imy Hipperson collecting 85 yards
on 18 carries of his own. Nathan Riva Photo Courtesy of Craig Glover
— the incumbent running back DAMN, DID DONNIE THROW ANOTHER PICK? The Mustangs defence watches helplessly as their offence fails to drive the
coming into the season — had just ball far enough down field on the potential game-winning drive. Kicker Lirim Hajrullahu was forced to kick a 46-yard field
three carries, picking up 17 yards. goal into the wind, coming up just a few yards short.
Western’s only touchdown on
the day came late in the second scoring points on [Laval]. We didn’t His consistent boot combined Mike Hegarty and linebacker Adri-
quarter after punter Darryl Wheeler make any big plays. That was the with a stout Laval defence was all an Kaiser won’t be back next sea-
chased his own punt halfway down bottom line,” Mustangs head coach the Rouge et Or would need on the son. The rest of the team files this
the field and recovered it. That set Greg Marshall said. “It’s a hard one afternoon. tough loss in the memory banks
up a 34-yard scoring drive, culmi- because there are a lot of plays and “Our defence played awesome. and tries to build on it for another
nating with backup quarterback opportunities that we could’ve They showed a lot of character and run at the Vanier Cup in 2011.
Ian Noble diving over a pile on the done a better job on.” everything went well for them “This was definitely a learning
goal line for a one-yard touchdown. The Rouge et Or, meanwhile, today,” Milo said. experience for me especially and
Hajrullahu added the rest of the received all of their points from the Western loses just a handful of certainly for the other guys on the
Mustangs points with a rouge on right foot of kicker Christopher players to graduation after this team,” the third-year quarterback
the game’s opening kickoff and a 47- Milo who hit four field goals — year’s national semifinal disap- Marshall said. “Hopefully we can be
yard field goal in the third quarter. from 11, 25, 29 and 34 yards — and pointment. here again next year and get a
“We knew we’d have a hard time a rouge. Quarterback Ian Noble, slotback chance to get back at these guys.”
Photo Courtesy of Craig Glover
“I HAVE NIPPLES, ZANDER ROBINSON, COULD YOU MILK ME?” Mustang defensive end Zander Robinson (#97) sacks Laval
QB Bruno Prud’homme during the Uteck Bowl. Robinson, and the rest of the Mustangs defence, held the powerful Rouge
et Or offence to just 13 points.
Anders Kravis GAZETTE
8•
Analysis > Men’s Football
Marshall takes rap for loss
Costly mental errors were game changer
>> continued from pg.1
just twice this season — by a loonie
to Ottawa in week two and a toonie
to Laval on Saturday.
Meanwhile, the Calgary Dinos,
who twice lost by more than 18
points in the regular season, go on
to play Laval for the Vanier Cup this
Saturday in Quebec City, while the
Mustangs watch from home.
That’s cruel.
“We came up just a tiny little bit
short. It’s really unfortunate and it
really hurts that we lost,” Mustangs
defensive end David Lee said.
It was Lee whose two sacks and
5.5 tackles led an inspired Western
defensive line that crashed the
pocket from every direction.
The Mustangs were in Laval
quarterback Bruno Prud’homme’s
facemask all afternoon, forcing the
fourth–year pivot out of the pocket
on more than half his snaps and
eventually knocking him from the
game on a jarring Adrian Kaiser hit
that sent his helmet clear off his
head.
Mustangs quarterback Donnie
Marshall certainly kept his helmet on
— a little too tight if you ask most.
The third-year pivot made several
mental errors and struggled to find
throwing options downfield
throughout the game. That led to just
a measly 61 yards passing on nine
completions, not to mention the four
interceptions he surrendered.
Simply put, Marshall wasn’t
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good enough this postseason. Nine
interceptions in three playoff
games won’t get it done. And when
you throw four in the champi-
onship game against the number
one ranked team in the nation —
your ship is as good as sunk.
Not that Marshall wasn’t aware
of that. After the game he took full
responsibility for the loss.
“The responsibility comes with
the quarterback position. That’s
expected,” a misty-eyed Marshall
said. “Our defence — I feel sorry for
them because they deserved better
today.”
Not to be cruel and heap more
criticism on the coach’s son — but
he’s right. The Mustangs defence
played the game of their lives on
Saturday and held the nation’s best
offence without a touchdown —
the only time that happened this
season.
“I didn’t make the throws when I
needed too. That was the biggest
thing,” Marshall continued. “I
threw too many interceptions to
give our team a shot.”
If Marshall had taken better care
of the football, the game would have
almost certainly ended differently.
He managed just one quality drive
in the contest, a 37-yard scramble-
fest with a minute remaining in the
game to set up Hajrullahu for the
unlikely 46-yard field goal attempt
into the gusting Quebec City wind.
The kick was doomed from the
snap and it brought an end to a com-
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pelling season for these Mustangs.
Not many thought the quarter-
back could get it done, filling the
enormous cleats of Michael Faulds.
And in hindsight they were right.
Most of the Mustangs success in the
postseason was despite Marshall’s
poor play.
It was his father who won foot-
ball games this season, turning a
team without its star quarterback
from 2009, without starting run-
ning back Nathan Riva for much of
the season and without a proven
defence into an Ontario champion.
All that will be forgotten,
though. Greg’s son Donnie is the
goat here and who starts under
centre for the Mustangs next sea-
son could be a major distraction for
what should be a Vanier-capable
team.
All season long the stubborn
Marshall and his capricious son
stared down the skeptics and
naysayers, hardly batting an eye as
the wins piled up and the Mustangs
ventured on through the CIS play-
offs against all odds. Every statistic
worth counting said that McMaster
won the OUA semifinal two weeks
ago and Ottawa should have beaten
the Mustangs in the Yates Cup.
But this past weekend the Mus-
tangs got to taste what it’s like to be
on the other side. To be the team
that plays a better game and goes
home empty–handed.
To be the ones chastised by the Corey Stanford GAZETTE
cruelty of football. WE’LL JUST SIT AND WAIT UNTIL THE BALL DROPS. Mustangs forward Adam
Jespersen scores two of his four points in the Mustangs 91-66 loss to the Car-
leton Ravens, the number one team in Canada.
Ravens prove why
they are number one
Mustang men fall to the
Carleton Ravens 91-66
Caroline Cameron a bunch of threes and we aren’t,
CONTRIBUTOR that’s going to make the difference.”
Carleton guard Philip Scrubb
When the number one men’s bas- made five of the Ravens’ 15 threes
ketball team in the country visited and led the team with 26 points.
Alumni Hall Friday night, Mustang Senior guard Eliot Thompson shot
fans could have been forgiven for 50 per cent from the field, con-
expecting to watch their team take tributing 18 points to the cause.
a loss in a tight match. Without starting point guard
SOPH Yet after the first quarter, the Ryan Barbeau, Andrew Wedemire
crowd found their ninth-ranked quietly led the Mustangs with 13
Mustangs leading the Carleton points and five rebounds in only 19
Ravens 15-13. minutes.
“Obviously we were playing a “Personally, I played OK for the
very good team,” Mustangs head amount of time I actually did play,”
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Unfortunately, the feeling didn’t myself, not to say I didn’t play that
last long as in the end the Ravens well, but in the end it would be
For Solution, tips and
embarrassed the Mustangs 91–66. good to come out with the [win].”
“We broke down a little bit The 2-3 Mustangs didn’t have
offensively […] and I think that [in much time to reflect on the loss, as
the] second quarter they really got they faced the Ottawa Gee-Gees in
to us and we missed some shots what Campbell views as a “must–
and then things kind of went down- win game” Saturday night at Alum-
hill,” Campbell recollected.
And when things started to go
downhill, they went fast. Carleton
ni Hall.
The Mustangs rebounded from
the loss by coming back to tie the
started the second quarter on an 8- Gee-Gees late in the fourth quarter,
0 run, ending the frame with 28 before winning a five-point game in
points to the Mustangs’ nine and overtime.
taking a 41-24 lead into the The Mustangs travel to Kingston
half. The Mustangs went 0-9
beyond the arc in the first half and
this coming weekend hoping to
show why they are nationally
only had six threes the entire game. ranked when they take on the RMC
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