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Issues Network, takes an
environmental approach,
using second-hand and
used clothes. See the full
photo gallery online.
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Wednesday, Jan.19 The founder and chair of Free The pants are encouraged to bring gro-
Driving Out of Bankruptcy: Manage- Children and We to Me is speaking ceries for the food bank.
ment Lessons from 50 years at GM about how one person can make a
Thursday, Jan. 27
world of difference. Tickets are $10
Where: Ivey Rm 3B04 for Western students and $20 for CAISA Fashion Show Champagne
Time: 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. non-students. All proceeds go to Me Party
John F. Smith, a recently-retired spe- to We. Tickets are available at InfoS- Where: Club Rouge (Piccadilly St.)
cial adviser to GM’s CEO, shares ource and the King’s Proshop. Every $10 wristband will support the
insights from his critical role in
Friday, Jan. 21 Children’s Health Foundation. The
restructuring GM following bank-
event is part of the annual fashion
ruptcy, leading to the turnarounds Spotlight on Western Heads East show by the Canadian Asian Interna-
at Cadillac and Allison Transmission.
Where: The Great Hall tional Students Association. The
Margaret Atwood at Western Time: 12:30 to 2 p.m. fashion show will take place on
Learn about Western Heads East, its March 19 at Centennial Hall. More
Where: Ivey Rm 3B04
mission and hear about experiences information at caisafashion-
Time: 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
of past members. Probiotic yogurt show2011.com.
Famous author Margaret Atwood
samples provided. Free admission.
speaks on campus. The event is Saturday, Jan. 29
made possible by the University Stu- Wednesday, Jan. 26 Slow Dance Night
dents’ Council and Arts & Humani- Lexus of London and YPG reveal the
ties. Tickets can be purchased at Where: Brennan’s Beer & Bistro (347
2011 Lexus IS350 Clarence St.)
InfoSource and are $15 for Western
students and $25 including tax for Where: Moxie’s Classic Grill Time: 8:30 p.m.
non-students. Time: 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. London’s self-proclaimed “first ever
To benefit the London Food Bank slow dance night,” the event invites
Thursday, Jan. 20 and prostate cancer research, the wallflowers and veteran dancers
Craig Kielburger at King’s Young Professionals Group and alike to a night featuring only slow
Where: King’s University College – Lexus of London demonstrate the songs. Admission is $8 at the door.
Labatt Hall new Lexus IS 350. Wine tasting and More information at brennansbeer-
Time: 6:30 p.m. hors d’oeuvres provided. Partici- bistro.ca.
News Briefs
Georgopolous er, if the courses are privately oper- The issue should be why can’t we get
proposes privatizing ated, whether it rains or not, the a cheaper version.”
golf courses companies must still pay taxes. — Cheryl Stone
The City of London has been look- “The City should work hard and
ing to increase its income to avoid a get this done, because the public can Western docs
tax increase. But one London realtor still golf there; the ownership of the ranked number one
has an odd recommendation. golf course is just going to someone Last year’s graduating class from
For the City to fully maximize its else, but the City is still maintaining Western’s Schulich School of Medi-
income, George Georgopoulos, a the land, so everybody is happy.” cine and Dentistry was the top
realtor for ReMax Advantage Inter- — Jason Sinukoff ranked school in the Medical Coun-
national Realty Ltd., recommended cil of Canada Qualifying Examina-
they sell three publicly owned golf Intersection chirp tion. This exam is mandatory for
courses to private operators. carries $12K price tag medical students and must be passed
The three golf courses in ques- Several of London’s intersections to become a practicing doctor.
tion are River Road, Thames Valley may stay quiet if Dale Henderson, “To be ranked number one is
and the Fanshawe golf course. Ward 9 councillor, gets his way. quite unusual,” Maggie Rebel,
“When the city owns the courses, London currently has plans to Schulich’s associate dean of under-
they don’t pay any taxes. Instead, install new crosswalk traffic light graduate medicine, said.
they can get private golf operators buttons at 400 crosswalks over the Although Schulich students con-
in there that know what they’re next 20 years. The buttons are used tinuously perform well in this exam-
doing, and the city is going to gain to request a light for pedestrians and ination, ranking above the Canadian
income from tax revenue 12 months emit a beeping noise for pedestrians mean for the last four years, it has
out of a year, as opposed to getting it who are visually impaired. been over a decade since the school
five months out of a year,” Geor- “The price tag is the thing that took the top spot.
gopoulos said. concerns me,” Henderson explained, “Not since 1997 has Schulich been
He also mentioned this will adding the installation costs per ranked number one,” Rebel said.
decrease the number of services tax- intersection are $12,000. He noted This performance has been par-
payers pay for. the cost would be $50,000 this year. tially attributed to a “significant
Once a private operator owns the He felt the current technology curriculum realignment” put in
golf courses they not only have to was unnecessarily expensive, as it place six years ago to ensure top
pay real estate tax, which can be as required wires to be buried under- performance from the medical stu-
much as $200,000 to $300,000 per ground. He wanted to see the city dents. “We’ve spent a lot of time on
year, but a percentage of their rev- look into options that wouldn’t need quality assurance processes to pro-
enue as well. the wires buried. mote a rich, educational environ-
According to Georgopoulos, with He also felt the intersections cre- ment,” she said.
the amount of rain London has seen, ated an unnecessary amount of This ranking serves as a mark of
people didn’t golf very often last noise. pride for Schulich and, according to
year. If people don’t golf, he said, “Some of these [noises] are going Rebel, “an external validation that
there’s no income coming into the all the time,” he said. “I have no we are doing a good job.”
city from these properties. Howev- problem with starting the project. — Cameron Smith
thegazette • Wednesday, January 19, 2011 •3
London > Pollution
Campus Rec opens doors to varsity teams
No single Approval for varsity use depends on how it affects students
source to
Cheryl Stone
praise for NEWS EDITOR
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continue efforts to get people to mittee. She noted the group only met if they were interested in a time Cunningham explained he has OPEN Tuesday - Sunday
drive less often, conserve energy and when it was necessary. when the WSRC was not busy. He been approached by varsity teams
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cient new technologies.” USC, also sits on the committee and strives to be used to its full potential,
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ence of failure. They start to avoid agement and support not to shy there is and one of the key goals is • Great Lengths Certified
math and they may exclude yourself away from it. For younger children, to raise awareness, to avoid this
from certain career paths that especially where they get messages notion that people who are bad at
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4• thegazette • Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Opinions Across the board, Western students get this […] Everyone benefits.
— USC president Tom Stevenson,
after giving Western administration $101 million on behalf of students.
Students
first, varsity
later
Two years ago, Western opened its new student
recreation centre. It was a landmark event made
possible because of students, who provided the
majority of the funding.
Since students footed so much of the bill, the
gym was mandated to be specifically for student
use, rather than as a training centre for varsity ath-
letes. Hence the name — the Western Student Recre-
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Arts&Life saywhat?
“He shot out like a rocket. There aren’t proper words to describe
that feeling. It’s indescribable. It was just, ‘We have a son!’”
>> Elton John, on the birth of his son Zachary
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ARTS & LIFE EDITOR diately isn’t always the smartest “If you are willing to take a 10 because when they sign a joint lease Come volunteer with the
move. Signing a lease is a big com- minute bus ride you will save $100 a they are liable for their roommates’ Arts & Life section!
It’s that time of year again. mitment and once signed, it’s very month. If you are going towards debts,” Matthews says. “If their
“For Rent” signs are beginning to difficult to get out of. White Hills and Kipps Lane, east or roommate doesn’t pay the utilities or Just walk up to
pop up on lawns and “Roommate “Some don’t understand the west of the university, you can save the rent, their landlord can go to the Room 263 of the UCC to
Wanted” flyers are being posted implications of signing a lease. It is some money,” Matthews explains. “A ask about volunteering.
around campus. Looking for a house a legally binding contract and if it is 10-minute bus ride, if you live close >> see HUNTING pg.9
can be overwhelming, especially for broken, the tenant and their guaran- to a bus route such as Dundas, Won-
first-time renters, so here are some tor could be taken to small claims derland or Kipps, will get you to the
tips and tricks for finding your home court if they break this contract,” centre of campus as fast as someone
for next year. says Jason Stern, a director at Exclu- walking from the Richmond gates.”
sive Rentals. Eight-month leases are a good
Don’t rush Take your time when looking for option for students looking to save
As soon as the holidays are over, stu- houses to ensure you love the house a bit of money. Saving four months
dents feel pressure to find housing and can afford the cost of rent before of rent each year can make a world
for the coming school year. But don’t committing yourself to a lease. of difference for some.
jump the gun. “It is rare to find eight month
January and February is almost Budget leases at this time of year. Some stu-
too soon to start looking for hous- Before looking for housing and find- dents purposely wait until the sum-
ing. A lot of houses do not become ing roommates, you should set a mer to find an eight-month lease,”
available until the beginning of budget for yourself. If you start look- Matthews says. “Some students pur-
March. Tenants must give their land- ing outside your budget, you may posely wait until July and August
lord 60 days notice to vacate at the find yourself let down when you fall because they know landlords will be
end of a lease and most people don’t in love with a place you can’t afford. willing to negotiate more then, espe-
give their notice until the end of Feb- “A lot of people rush into finding cially if you are a single person look-
ruary, so it’s worth the wait. a house. We suggest that everyone ing for a place.”
“Don’t panic. London has the sec- step back and do a budget first
ond highest vacancy rate in the before even looking, and do a room- Pick your roommates carefully
province,” explains Glenn Matthews, mate agreement before signing a Moving into a house for the first
housing mediation officer at West- lease,” Matthews says. time can be a hard transition, so
ern. “There is a lot of housing. How- The cost of rent varies on your make sure you and your roommates
ever, housing right next to the uni- location. Houses adjacent to the uni- will be able to live harmoniously.
versity will go in the next two versity are substantially more “We suggest that you make sure
months.” expensive than a house that’s a 10 or you are compatible [with your
Falling in love with a house at 15-minute bus ride away from the roommates], especially when people
6• thegazette • Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Make a Career Fair a career fair. For every one person who can tell a
story of landing their dream job thanks to a career
A&L shorts
Sequel to
The Catcher
in the Rye
Although J.D. Salinger died last Jan-
uary, he still has a tight grip on his
work.
His estate is in the process of
banning the release of an unautho-
rized sequel to his famous novel The
Catcher in the Rye in Canada and the
U.S.
Swedish author and publisher
Fredrick Colting published his
“sequel” titled 60 Years Later: Coming
Through the Rye under the pen name
John David California.
Colting claims his novel is a par-
ody of J.D. Salinger’s classic, but
Salinger’s lawyers are prosecuting it
as plagiarism. According to them,
Colting is infringing on the copyright
of both the story and Salinger’s anti-
hero Holden Caulfield.
60 Years Later: Coming Through
the Rye is the story of Caulfield, now
known as Mr. C, trekking through
New York City after escaping from
his nursing home. It features the
same first-person narrative style,
controversial writing and even some
Courtesy of Sandra Rojas character tendencies from the orig-
inal Catcher in the Rye.
Best talks her new album and life on the road Two years ago the sequel was
published in the U.K. and Sweden.
Publishers Weekly is reporting a set-
tlement was reached between the
Monica Blaylock “I started playing music at a rather be doing. two parties and Colting will not be
NEWS EDITOR young age. I had a piano in my living “It’s been full of surprises in a permitted to sell his novel in Canada
room and it was never like, ‘Lauren really good way. I’m happy with and the U.S. until the copyright has
Twenty-year-old Toronto-based don’t touch the piano.’ I sang in where I am,” she says. expired on Salinger’s original.
singer-songwriter Lauren Best is hit- choirs as a kid and I’d say my first We’re currently As for university, Best doesn’t Colting is also prohibited from
ting the road, making a London stop solo performance was in front of regret not going back. She notes the using the ban to promote his novel,
next week. 600 people when I was six-years-
travelling by car, it’s a value of things she’s learned on the from dedicating it to Salinger, or to
Best is currently in the middle of old — I’ve always been really into very tight squeeze road and the hands-on experience mention The Catcher in the Rye.
an Ontario-wide tour promoting her performing,” she explains. we’re squished into a she’s gained while building her pro- — Lauren Chan
album, and she’ll be stopping to per- Best’s new album Sticker Collec- fessional career.
form in London on Jan. 20 at Bren- tion is a project that’s been a long Volkswagen Passat “I had all these songs I’d written
nan’s Beer Bistro. time in the making — she started with a piano and a and I resisted making a record
“We’re five dates into the tour. recording it in 2008. At the time she guitar and a drum kit because I was busy with all those
You can’t really describe being on had anticipated the project would things you’re busy with in high
the road to someone who hasn’t take about six months to complete and three people, school. But eventually the time
done it – it’s really awesome and and then assumed she’d go to uni- its squishy.” seemed right and I connected with a
really fun and really exhausting at versity. — Lauren Best studio. If I didn’t record the album
the same time,” she says. “Now it’s three years later and now I’m afraid I never would have,”
“We’re currently travelling by car I’ve just finished,” she laughs. Best says, adding she has written
— it’s a very tight squeeze. We’re When asked about her sound, enough new music to release a sec-
squished into a Volkswagen Passat Best finds it hard to explain. ond album soon.
with a piano and a guitar and a drum “I’ve heard people tell me they Best notes the second album will
kit and three people — it’s squishy,” she think Sticker Collection is very unique be a little less pop sounding than
jokes, listing the cities she performed and fresh sounding,” she says. Sticker Collection and little more
in over the last 48 hours — Hamilton, “There’s also some retro vibes in funky, contemporary and alternative.
St. Catharine’s and Waterloo. terms of the horn sections. I really Sticker Collection is available for
Best, who grew up in Owen love Motown, soul, R&B, and even download on her website at Lau-
Sound, made the move to Toronto jazz and swing — I wanted to draw on renBest.com. Brenan’s Bistro is locat-
after high school to kick her music those influences.” ed at 347 Clarence St. The show starts
career into full swing. And there’s nothing Best would at 9 p.m.
Skins Trent Reznor and Atticus Buried No Strings Attached Britney Spears — “Hold It
Rose - The Social Network Against Me”
A new series kicked off this week In this independent film Ryan Natalie Portman and Ashton
on MTV. Skins, based off a U.K. Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor was Reynolds plays Paul Conroy, an Kutcher star as Emma and Adam Britney Spears released the first
drama of the same name, is filled visibly surprised when he and American contractor in Iraq. He’s in the romantic comedy No single of her seventh album last
with teenage drama, scandal, British musician Atticus Rose won attacked and buried alive in a Strings Attached. The film follows Monday on Ryan Seacrest’s radio
and controversy. Only time will the Golden Globe on Sunday coffin with only a cellphone and the two best friends as they try to show. “Hold It Against Me,” pro-
tell if Skins can compete with night for Best Original Score for lighter to help him get out. The keep their relationship strictly duced by Max Martin and Dr.
popular MTV shows like Jersey the hit film The Social Network. thriller premiered at the Sun- physical. The movie explores the Luke, is a new electronic sound
Shore or Teen Mom. Skins airs The soundtrack is composed of dance Film Festival last year to question, can friends with bene- for Spears’ music. Her album of
Mondays at 10 p.m. on MTV. piano, electric guitar and elec- positive reception. fits actually work? the same name is due to be
tronics — a perfect fit for the released in March.
technology-themed movie.
thegazette • Wednesday, January 19, 2011 •9
Hunting doesn’t
have to be hard
>> continued from pg.5 fourth-year kinesiology student
Johanna Shenstone. “The house that
other roommate and say, ‘Pay for we ended up in [this] year has been
your roommate,’ and force them to amazing. The landlord is great and
chase their roommate down.” the house has no issues.”
The Off-Campus Housing web-
site has a roommate agreement doc- Know the law and legislation
ument they suggest students fill out Both landlords and tenants have a
before moving into a house. The list of legal obligations they should
agreement outlines common issues be aware of before moving into a
roommates encounter such as rent, house.
utilities, house rules, subletting and Despite common misconcep-
room assignments. tions, the noise bylaw in London is
Completing a roommate agree- not after 11 p.m. — it is in effect 24
ment prior to moving into a house hours a day. This is something to
FILE PHOTO
can assist in preventing future take notice of when considering
issues, and can potentially save a whether to have a large number of
friendship. people over.
“Make sure the house is up to
Green Hornet brings new kind
Talk to the current tenants code, even if the landlord tells you it
The best resources for information
on a potential house are the current
is,” Shenstone explains.
In Johanna’s second year, she
of superhero to the screen
tenants. Once you find a house you and her roommates lived in a
like, talk to the current residents to house where one of the bedrooms Katherine Horodnyk Reid, a spoiled rich-kid who inherits are just tools used for covering up
find out information about the land- did not have a window. London fire CONTRIBUTOR a newspaper empire after his father’s the film’s lack of a coherent and
lord, issues with the house and the code states all bedrooms must death. interesting plotline. While many of
cost of utilities. have a window large enough for a After realizing his newspaper, The the scenes are amusing, there are an
“If a landlord says the utilities for person to fit through to be consid- Daily Sentinel, has drastically equal amount that are tedious and
a place are going to cost you $40 per ered livable. The Green Hornet declined in quality reporting, Britt unnecessary.
month, for example, you are going “Being told you can’t live in your Director: Michel Gondry decides to take it upon himself to The film relies heavily on Britt
to want to check with the current house anymore because it isn’t safe Starring: Seth Rogen, Jay Chou and create some controversial news and and Kato’s comedic banter and in
tenants and see if it actually is at the end of term is a little scary Cameron Diaz creates an alter ego for himself — the scenes where both Rogen and Chou
because it almost always gets under- considering most of the houses that Green Hornet. Along with his trusty aren’t present, the film seems to lack
estimated,” Matthews says. “Also ask could be rented were already rented Traditional superheroes wear capes mechanic and coffee brewer Kato energy and plot movement. Chou is
the current tenants about the land- for the next year,” Shenstone says. and tights and fight evil villains. (Jay Chou) and his new secretary particularly memorable, coming
lord’s attentiveness [to] fixing things “There is a new licensing bylaw But in Michel Gondry’s latest film, Lenore Case (Cameron Diaz), Britt close to stealing scenes from Rogen.
and any issues with the house.” in London, so the students should The Green Hornet, so-called hero creates his own news by breaking Fans of the series will be satisfied
ask the owner if they have applied Britt Reid opts for a suit and mask the law to protect the law. with this big-screen adaptation, but
Landlord/Tenant relationships for or received this licence,” Stern and often decides to run away from Throughout the film, Britt and his after watching Michel Gondry’s lat-
Developing a good relationship with explains. “This will ensure the prop- his enemies instead of confronting sidekick Kato avoid police arrest est film viewers will be left wonder-
a landlord is the key to a stress-free erty has been inspected and them. while at the same time attempting to ing if Seth Rogen was the appropri-
school year. Being a good tenant approved by the fire department for The Green Hornet hit theatres last dethrone Benjamin Chudnofsky ate choice to play newspaper heir
ensures you have a house to live in the City of London.” Friday, showing audiences a new, (Christoph Waltz) from his evil reign and masked vigilante Britt Reid.
the following year. Just remember to take your time, lazy and incompetent breed of over Los Angeles. The film does feature some
“Make sure that you get a good know your budget and make sure superhero. The Green Hornet, based The Green Hornet impresses with clever dialogue, but overall the film
feel for the landlord because they you are making the best possible on the radio series from the ‘30s, its special effects, fight scenes and is forgettable. The Green Hornet is
will make a huge difference,” says decision when signing a lease. stars comedian Seth Rogen as Britt witty dialogue, but ultimately these definitely a one-time watch.
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saywhat?
“[This is] for all you non-believers who disrespect us […] like we
Sports
ain’t the third best defence in the league. All we hear is about
their defence and they can’t stop a nosebleed, ranked 25th in the
league. And we the ones who get disrespected”
>> A very angry New York Jets linebacker Bart Scott after his
team’s Divisional Round victory over the New England Patriots.
Apparently he felt disrespected.
rundown >> The Mustangs women’s hockey team was shut out in both their games this weekend, losing to both Brock and Guelph by a score of 4-0 | The Mustangs
track and field team competed at the Can-Am Track Classic this past weekend > The Women’s team combined for 12 medals, while the men won five > Rookie Caroline
Ehrhardt earned the gold in both the long and triple jump, while fellow rookie Matt Ditson won the gold in the pole vault.
Opponents no
match for Western
rookies
Takahashi, Abelev take home gold
Ryan Stern could do well.”
CONTRIBUTOR Along with his gold medal,
Steven was awarded the Outstand-
They may have been competing in ing Wrestler Award in recognition of
their first tournament since late his strong performance.
November, but the Mustang Earning silver for the Mustangs
wrestling squad did not show any in the 61 kg division was Tim Bartja.
rust as they grabbed two gold He was knocked off in the final by
medals and an array of other acco- London-Western Wrestling Club
lades at the Brock Open Wrestling member and future Mustang
Tournament. Richard Balfour, proving the future
“It was a little bit uncertain how is bright for the men’s team.
we would do because we hadn’t “[Richard] will really add to our
competed in a month before, so I lighter weight class. He’s really
just wanted to see how we stood explosively talented,” Takahashi
against the other universities and I said.
think we came out pretty good,” As for the female side of the mat,
Mustangs head coach Ray Taka- a shorthanded Mustangs team
hashi said. brought home a silver and bronze on
Leading the crew were highly- the back of performances by Larissa
touted rookies Steven Takahashi and D’Alleva and Liz Sera, who wrestled
Ilya Abelev, who took home the gold in the 63 kg and 55 kg weight class-
in the 54 kg and 68 kg weight class- es respectively.
es respectively. Western did not send its full com-
Coach Takahashi, who is the plement of athletes with star sopho-
proud father of Steven, oozed with more Brianne Barry heading the list Courtesy of Ray Takahashi
enthusiasm when asked about the of absent names. IN SOME COUNTRIES, THIS IS CONSIDERED FOREPLAY. Liz Sera, a fourth-year veteran star wrestler on the women’s team,
prospects of these two rising stars. “The whole focus is to peak at the took home the bronze medal in the 55 kg category at the Brock Open Wrestling Tournament. She would fall in the semi-
“[Steven] beat some good [Ontario University Athletics cham- final to eventual weight class champion Diana Ford from Brock University.
wrestlers [including] a past Junior pionship] and CIS […] she is on the
Nationals champ and last year’s Junior Nationals team so there is
Canadian Interuniversity Sport summer programming. Sometimes participate in upcoming tourna- Championships and the Western stay healthy, improve our condition-
champ,” he said. you bypass some of the tourna- ments leading to the OUA champi- Open here in London to prepare for ing and work on a few tactical things.
“They both had strong back- ments, so I thought that she didn’t onships. the OUA championships. If we can do that, we are going to
grounds before they came in as they need to go to this tournament,” he Over the course of the next few “That’s what we want to key in on. have a strong squad for OUAs,”
were both national champions in the said. weekends the Mustangs will use the We have to train right through the Takahashi said.
under-18 category, so we knew they Takahashi assured Barry would Guelph Open, the Provincial Junior next couple of weeks and hopefully
Western Wrestling
THERE IS ONLY ONE WAY TO SOLVE THIS BOYS, HUG IT OUT. Rookie Mustang Steven Takahashi takes down his opponent
at the Brock Open Wrestling tournament this past weekend. Takahashi went on to win the gold medal in the 54 kg division
and was also awarded the tournament’s Outstanding Wrestler.