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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2010 WESTERNS DAILY STUDENT NEWSPAPER SINCE 1906 VOLUME 104, ISSUE 11

W W W . W E S T E R N G A Z E T T E . C A

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Campus > Dropouts

No more 90sWhile grade adjustments between highschool and university can increasedropouts, Western says it fares well

Gloria Dickie

NEWS EDITOR

For many students the sun has seton receiving grades above 90 percent. But for first-year students, itsstill fresh in their memories.

With midterms approaching,first-year students are about to get areality check with grades lower thantheir high school standards.

Tesa Rayner, a first-year arts andhumanities student at McMasterUniversity, attended Western in2008 but didnt meet the facultysgrade requirements to qualify for asecond year.

[University] was a whole dif-ferent ball game. You have to beself-motivated. Every single dayyou have to get up at 8:30, do yourhomework, she said.

After being forced to leave West-ern, Rayner took a year off to workbefore enrolling in McMasters artsand humanities faculty.

Rayner said she felt significantlymore prepared for what to expectwhen entering university for a sec-

ond time.But John Doerkson, vice-provost

academic programs and students,felt most Western students areready for the transition.

Were getting students who areacademically well-prepared. Theyveachieved greatly in high school and Ithink they bring with them the studyskills, ability, commitment and driveto be able succeed.

Doerkson stressed while West-ern has an eight per cent dropoutrate, thats not taking persistenceinto consideration.

Retention is what happens at Western, persistence is what hap-pens in the post-secondary system.Its quite possible students wholeave us here at the end of first yearsimply go somewhere else, and viceversa.

Leslie Gloor Duncan, co-ordina-tor of University Transitional Pro-grams at Western, added there areseveral helpful mentor programsavailable for students who do havedifficulties.

The Student Success Centre

offers the leadership and mentorprogram for first-year students,she explained. [First-years] arepartnered with an upper-year stu-dent in their faculty or program andreceive academic support throughthe program.

Rayner recalled the academictransitions she experienced andchallenges she faced during heryear at Western.

In high school, you can write anessay in one night and get a 90. Butin university, it takes you a fewweeks to get your act together anddo the research even then yourenot getting 90s.

Gloor Duncan explained careercounselling for first-years can be auseful tool in putting students onthe right track.

A lot of students might thinkfirst year is too early to startthinking about [careers], but if youre struggling, goal-settingand having a career path can behelpful in making them moresuccessful and motivated in theirstudies.

Cheryl Stone

NEWS EDITOR

A London bylaw is making its way to the Ontario SupremeCourt after a group of landlords called it illegal and discrimi-

natory.The bylaw requires landlords with fewer than four units to

obtain a $25 licencing fee from the City of London. To receivethis they must fill out a checklist and complete a fire inspec-tion for each rental.

But the London Property Management Association arguesthe new bylaw goes against the Residential Tenancies Act byforcing landlords to evict students if the licence cannot berenewed.

The City is imposing a fine on those who do not comply.I wouldnt see it happening that way, Meaghan Coker,

vice-president university affairs for the University StudentsCouncil, said. She felt it would be a very harsh circumstanceto force a student to get evicted.

The LPMA argued this discriminates against young people

because they are more likely to live in these dwellings andpossibly get evicted.

Why are we kicking these people out? Theres no reason,Joe Hoffer, lawyer for the LPMA, said. Its discriminatoryagainst young people, it discriminates against marital status,and it discriminates against people on social assistance.

Coker felt students were being used as a justification for

the associations actions.Students and people with low income dont just deserveto live in deplorable conditions, Coker explained. If theyrereally worried, then lets work together.

Anne Marie DeCicco-Best, mayor of London, said there were several drafts of the bylaw which were much morerestrictive.

The intention was that anyone in a rental unit could feelsafe and secure, she said.

The City took a different approach when it made thebylaw, as it did not just take student neighborhoods intoaccount, Glenn Matthews, housing mediation officer at West-ern, explained.

More than students face these issues, he said. Do wereally want students to be living in places that dont meetbuilding and fire codes? Probably not.

The new bylaw allows for inspectors to investigate thepremise, provided they give notice to the landlord before.

[Previously], a tenant could complain to the City,

Matthews added. But most of these people would be tooafraid or not have the knowledge to invite someone in.

The LPMA has also argued a portion of the bylaw consti-tutes an invasion of the landlords privacy, by forcing them todisplay their contact information by the entrance of thedwelling.

Its there for anybody who wants to walk into that rentalunit, Hoffer explained. Its an unnecessary and unlawfulbreach of privacy legislation.

Matthews explained it was currently necessary underprovincial law to give emergency contact information to thetenants.

The University and the [USC] supported the bylawbecause it meant the city would be licencing smaller land-lords, [with whom] we see more safety issues, Matthews

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LIKE HERDING SHEEP TO THE SLAUGHTER. The Imaginus Poster sale returned

again this year to the University Community Centre. The sale offers variety of

clichd and novel posters, including the popular Kiss poster by Tanya Chalkin,

which this motionless guy is presumably starting at.

Lauren Barclay GAZETTE FILE PHOTO

ABANDON ALL HOPE ALL YE WHO ENTER. Student housing, like

this house located near Broughdale Road, often features beer cans

and trash bags galore. A new bylaw attempts to impose more

restrictions on the landlords who own this kind of property.

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Cheryl Stone

NEWS EDITOR

Too hungover to go to class? Theinternet may have your back.

Websites like notesolution.comand wisecampus.com offer studentsthe opportunity to catch up on classnotes by borrowing from a studentwho posted their work online.

Ryan Sapp, founder of the U.S.-based wisecampus.com, said theprocess mimics the way studentshave shared notes for years.

Now we are providing themwith a quick way to get quality edu-cational material from a centraldepository.

The site offers access to lecturenotes, an answer board and net-working with fellow students.

Notesolution.com is only forstudents at the University of Toron-to and Western students have nosimilar services available. GailHutchinson, director of the student

development centre, said she didntexpect to offer one in the nearfuture.

She noted students can meetpeers to help them catch up withnotes after a missed class or speakwith the professor.

It would still be worth connect-ing with professors, she explained.

Posting notes on wisecam-pus.com comes with some addedbenefits through a points system,earned for every note added to thesite.

These points can then beredeemed for gift cards from a vari-ety of places. We believe the onlyway to get quality material that is well-organized is to reward stu-dents through monetary gains andrecognition, Sapp said.

He noted there was a peerreview process on the site and sev-eral monitors to ensure quality.

While these sites may sounduseful, not everyone is keen onsharing their work with strangers.Shannon Angiers, a first-year health

sciences student, said shes reluc-tant to jump online to share herwork.

That wouldnt really be fair,because I would have to put in theextra effort, she explained. She alsonoted there were many differentways of getting notes if she missedclass. She mentioned using WebCT,completing the readings or askingsomeone in the class.

But Angiers admitted the pointssystem would encourage her topost on the site.

Youre getting something from[your notes] and youre helpingother people out, she explained. Ihave to take them for my studiesanyway.

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Gloria Dickie

NEWS EDITOR

Westerns affiliate colleges are fac-ing the second largest drop inOntario for acceptances from non-high school students.

The decline reflects a groupcalled non-secondary students, which includes mature studentsand those coming from other diplo-ma programs like colleges.

The number of accepted admis-sion offers for these students wasdown by roughly 30 per cent fromlast year at Westerns affiliate col-leges, according to a report releasedlast week by Ontario UniversitiesApplication Centre.

The University of Guelphs Hum-ber campus had slightly lowernumbers, down 51.4 per cent fromlast year.

However, the number of offersaccepted by students coming from

high school rose marginally, withHuron University College achievingan 11.3 per cent increase.

Sheila Blagrave, director of com-munications, marketing and exter-nal relations at Brescia UniversityCollege, explained the decrease inthe acceptance rates of non-sec-ondary students was understand-able compared to 2009.

The numbers were higher inthe last couple of years because ofthe recession. Those who couldntfind jobs were coming to universi-ties the drop is definitely reflec-tive of that.

Donna Moore, associate directorat the Student Success Centre,noted the economy is an important

external factor influencing thenumber of mature students study-ing at Western.

Students often identify them-selves as mature if theyve previous-ly worked full time or have children.But many students not coming outof high school also identify asmature students after completing acollege diploma, Moore explained.

Other students may appear asnon-secondary if they are fromanother province, even if they areapplying directly from high school.

Across Ontario the numbers of

accepted admission offers in pro-grams like science, environmentalscience, and social work increasedsignificantly among non-secondarystudents, while the popularity ofother programs such as music,family and consumer study, and

journalism fell.

A lot of [non-secondary] stu-dents are very career-oriented, Bla-grave noted. They could be goingto community colleges or looking atother universities that have verycareer-oriented programs.

She noted Brescias nutrition pro-gram, which is very career-focussed,had significant growth in acceptanceamong non-secondary students, tothe extent it was oversubscribed.

On main campus, Moore notedsocial science and the arts andhumanities programs were mostpopular among prospective maturestudents.

Brescia is also looking intoadmission agreements in hopes ofoffering more programming attrac-tive to non-secondary students,Blagrave said.

Monica Blaylock

NEWS EDITOR

Westerns faculty union is headingto the voting booth today toapprove or shoot down a strikevote.

The decision to strike whilepossible is still far on the hori-zon, according to both sidesinvolved in the negotiations.

The reasons behind the strikevote are varied, but many relate toacademic freedom and professorreviews, according to the Universi-ty of Western Ontario Faculty Asso-ciation.

Its not about money, JamesCompton, president ofUWOFA, said.

Western has proposed a review

process forcing professors to face anew administration committee, hesaid. Compton added professorsalready have peer reviews and stu-dent evaluations.

While Western administration

declined to comment on specificissues, Helen Connell, vice-presi-

dent communications and publicaffairs, said the university is tryingto maintain academic excellence.

The proposal also introduces areview process for tenured profes-sors, based on undefined standards,Compton said. The fear, he said, isprofessors will rush research workin order to be annually reviewed bythe University Review Committee.

Speed is the enemy of thought,he said of the research process.[G]ood ideas and quality researchtake a while. No one is cranking itout.

Compton said Western wouldweaken the academic peer reviewsystem and jeopardize academicfreedom.

Another key issue for the union isa new policy defining whats accept-able when it comes to intimaterelations between consenting adultson this campus, according to theUWOFA-produced Faculty Times.

It is clear that the Administar-tion views personal relationships

and demeanor as part of a facultymembers Academic Responsibili-ties, the newsletter read.

The strike process

Compton noted there are two legalrequirements to be met before aunionized party can legally strike.

Theres a strike vote, but therealso has to be a no-board reportfiled, he said.

The Minister of Labour files theno-board report on the recommen-dation of a moderator. Although thebasic requirements of a no-boardreport have been met, there has beenno request of filing from either party.

Compton said it takes 17 daysafter a no-board report is filed for a

union to be in a legal strike position.While it is true that we are

ramping up the pressure with thestrike vote, it doesnt mean well begoing on strike. The strike vote isdesigned to bring both sides to the

table with renewed focus and tospeed things up and hopefully toget a deal, he said.

University Students Councilpresident Mike Tithecott, assuredthe USC would be doing everythingin their power to keep studentsinformed about the possibility of astrike.

Weve put press releases on the

[USC] website with external links tothe collective bargaining sites of

UWOFA and Western. Were justkeeping students as informed aspossible.

Western administration notedboth parties are still in negotiations.

This has happened before,three times at Western: twice forfaculty, once for the librarians andarchivists just last fall [...] but therewas no strike, Compton said.

Strikes are possible but theyrerare.

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Sheila BlagraveDirector of communications,

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Housing hassles okay for usLondon recently established a licencing bylaw to stan-dardize housing conditions in the city. Now, some land-lords are working to have the bylaw removed. This rais-es questions about student housing around Western,which ranges from overcrowding to potentially unsafeliving conditions.

Weve all been there or know someone who has: thehorror stories of rodent-infested walls, faulty plumb-ing and generally slummy situations. Theyve becomeas synonymous with the university experience as hang-overs and cramming.

This new bylaw is intended to protect tenants frompotentially dangerous living conditions. Anythingbeyond that is out of the citys hands, and thats not abad thing. University is one of the few times its accept-able to live in the kind of conditions where there arecouches on the front lawn and squirrels in the attic, sowe ought to take advantage of it.

Part of choosing to live in an area close to campus,surrounded by students and a party atmosphere, isaccepting the fact that youre not going to get an exec-utive home. Most students are willing to sacrifice idealliving conditions for the student community and cheaprent that the so-called student ghettos provide.

Besides, its difficult to determine cause-and-effect

in a situation such as this: are students settling forlower living conditions, or creating them? Most tenantshave at least a brief look at the unit before renting, so

they know what theyre signing up for. Plus, how muchof the problems with student housing is caused by thestudents themselves? You cant treat your house like atoilet and then complain about the smell.

Landlords who choose to rent to students are alsotaking a gamble. The turnover rate between renters isso high its hard to hold students responsible for anysignificant damage once theyre out the door. Its alsomore likely students will be careless with their proper-ty if they know their lease is up in six weeks.

Of course, there are situations where the landlordsare to blame, and the new bylaw helps prevent andsolve these kinds of situations, allowing tenants thepower to hold landlords to at least some standard.

So, the question isnt who is responsible for thecondition of student housing, its if we care. As longas the basic necessities are covered, sub-par housingis a key part of the natural university experience. Weshould all embrace the stained carpets, fuzzy walls,and woodland critter invasions that make up so manyof our fond memories while were still young and irre-sponsible.

Theres plenty of time in the future for the immacu-late home in the suburbs; for now, lets enjoy the fact wedont have to clean up every spilled beer immediately

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Im recording our history now on the

bedroom wall, and when we leave the

landlord will come and paint over it all.

ANI DIFRANCO

Daniel:

As we all know, Western decided to

tone down O-Week this year. I guessthe fear was one idiot would getdrunk and the whole world wouldfind out.

Apparently, one slip-up andWesterns party image will becomea permanent black eye. At least,thats the message Im getting.

To which I would ask, whoexactly considers Western a partyschool anymore?

Sure, Western was known as theparty school of Ontario back in the70s. Thats what you get when youopen a residence to 1,200 studentsand call it The Zoo. But the hardwork of the administration over thepast 20 years has pretty much got-ten rid of that image.

When I applied to Western, theonly thing I heard about the schoolwas that its a very good academicinstitution. I only heard the termparty school from an olderteacher at my high school. Every-one in the class gave him a quizzicallook as if to say, What the hell haveyou been smoking old man?

The party school view is so out-dated that only dinosaurs working atthe school are still concerned aboutits existence. Lets move on and stopworrying about it, shall we?

Jesse:

Last week, I personally witnessed astudent drink a 40 oz bottle of malt

liquor and pass out. Sadly, I am notexaggerating. Westerns party reputation is

so ingrained into our purple brainsa person could attempt to argueagainst its existence while simulta-neously drinking like he lived undera bridge.

If someone attempted thisstunt at, say, Guelph, they wouldprobably be met with shockedexpressions and people con-cerned that they may be too big ofa party animal to complete theirdegree in Golf Course Mainte-nance. But at Western, mentionyou drank 14 beers on a Wednes-day and youd get the response:Yeah same. I got so drunk that

instead of pants, I wore theseblack spandex tight thi ngs.

Though Western does hold areputation for academic excellence,

London is still a party town itsdifficult to refute that.

Daniel:

By saying Western is a party schoolbecause students drink a lot, yourun the risk of saying every schoolis a party school. Put simply, a partyschool is unique because of its lackof academic reputation.

Look back at the national issuescoming from Western in the pastfive years: you have the debate overthe Canadian Blood Services donorpolicy, the discussion over the inap-propriateness of a certain spoofissue sounds to me like an insti-tution promoting free thought andmental stimulation.

I dont even need to bring upWesterns quality programs or highacceptance averages, because thathorse has been beaten well past thepoint of death.

This is what separates Westernfrom schools like the Ontario ClownCollege. Sorry, Ive been informedthey prefer to be called Laurier.

Jesse:

Low blow on Laurier aside, if yourereally going to bring up intelligentnational issues, you have to alsoinclude the less than reputableissues our school has birthed Saugeen stripper, Im looking atyou, and youre not evoking feelings

of studiousness. We may not haveseen the excesses of Queens, butwe still have our own contributionsto the greater Canadian partyschool lore.

I appreciate the fact all universi-ties are going to have their share ofparty-prone students, but on aver-age Westerns student populationseems to be more into the barscene. You could probably find aslarge a party or busy a bar on a Tues-day in London as you could find ona Saturday night in Waterloo.

Im not going to deny that otheruniversities party, or that Westernhouses a robust group of intellectu-als, but its pretty hard to argue ourschool isnt a step above when it

comes to embracing the partyschool image.


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MANAGING EDITOR

In the quickly growing London beermarket, its hard to find a morerespected individual than Milos Kral,Chancey Smiths bartender, connois-seur and all-around beer guru.

Kral holds court on an almostnightly basis, with bar patrons tak-ing his word as gospel at all hours. So when Kral declares James Watt ofScotlands BrewDog brewery to bethe rockstar of the beer world, it is

very high praise indeed.Since its first beer in 2007, Brew-

Dog has grown to be Scotlandslargest independently owned brew-ery. All along, Watt and his businesspartner Martin Dickie have courtedcontroversy in the press, espousing abusiness model that frequently ful-fills the British punk ethos of the 80s.

It was this boundless individual-ity that led Kral to put together abeer dinner last Wednesday nightfeaturing BrewDogs products.

Similar to a wine or scotch tast-ing, a beer dinner aims to pair dif-ferent courses of food with differenttypes of beers. This particularevening saw shepherds pie, crme

brule, chicken bidan and an arrayof cheeses paired with four differ-ent beers.

Though the food was fantastic,the real talk of the night was Wattspresence. Before the dinner started,patrons lined up like nervousteenagers for the chance to speak with him, often intent to havesomething signed just to provetheyd met him.

As the buzz around the bar builtto a fever pitch, the crowd was ush-

ered into Chanceys intimate diningarea where they were greeted by awide variety of BrewDog trinkets.

Kral would later say his aim forthe dinner was to put togethersomething as unique as his guestsproducts something he made abullseye on.

Beyond the collection of pen-guin-related paraphernalia and Bar-bie dolls (in reference to BrewDogsTactical Nuclear Penguin andTrashy Blonde beers), Kral also hadan authentic Scottish bagpiper per-

form in a full penguin costumemuch to Watts delight.

As the pipes died down, the ener-getic Scott bounded up to addressthe room a feat he would repeatseveral times through the night tointroduce the beers. Watt has noqualms about his brewerys place inthe U.K. beer market, often speakingin Braveheart-like language aboutthe conservative views many of hiscountrymen have of beer.

The verdict on the night? Intoxi-cating. A delicious combination ofbeer and food that marked Londonsarrival onto the the world stage.

Check out Mikes impressions ofsome of BrewDogs products on pg. 7

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THATS A LOT OF BEER. WHO WANTS TO GO FOR A SWIM? Martin Dickie (left)

and James Watt (right) pose with some of their product at BrewDog headquar-

ters in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

[BrewDog] comesfrom Scotland []a much moreconservative marketthan we have inNorth America.Theyve been ableto brew some phe-

nomenal beers allof them very tastyand a few of themare extraordinary

Milos Kral

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Lifestyle brief > Health

Link between drinking

and breast cancerA report in the Journal of ClinicalOncology found moderate drinkingis linked to breast cancer recur-

rence. Although factors such as age

and body weight do contribute tothe likelihood of getting breast can-cer, the study found women whodrink more than three to four alco-holic beverages per week are morelikely to see the disease return.

Regular drinkers also had a 51per cent greater chance of dyingfrom the disease.

If youre not planning to die ofcancer [] it might be best to limit[alcohol consumption] to zero,says James Koropatnick, a professorof oncology at the Schulich Schoolof Medicine and Dentistry.

While researchers determinedalcohol increases the risk of devel-

oping breast cancer for women ingeneral, it was particularly preva-lent among older and overweightwomen.

But how much is too muchwhen it comes to alcohol and yourhealth?

Some researchers have differingopinions regarding the matter.

There is no safe lower limit [ofalcohol] to consume that we knowof, says Koropatnick

In the study, 1,897 women werefollowed after being treated forbreast cancer in the early stages.While 293 of them experienced thereturn of the cancer, 273 died as aresult of their condition.

Though the occasional drink isknown to increase good choles-

terol in the heart, alcohol alsoboosts levels of estrogen in theblood, which ultimately feeds can-cer growth.

If youre in a family that has ahistory of cancer, you are at greaterrisk, Koropatnick says. It would bea good idea to decrease your intaketo a more moderate level.

Some strategies known to pre-vent breast cancer and improveones overall health include lower-ing alcohol consumption andincreasing vegetable and fruitintake. Cutting fat, controlling your weight and routine excerise hasalso been known to reduce cancerrisks.

Nicole Young

Cool kids beware of fluPopular students more likely to get sickFlu season is right around the cor-ner, meaning Westerns cool kidsshould begin to take cover.

A study done by James Fowler,sociology professor at Harvard Uni-versity, and Nicholas Christakis,associate professor of political sci-ence at the University of California,concluded popular students get thevirus two weeks earlier than theirpeers.

The pair studied a group of stu-dents at Harvard University, askingrandom students to name a few oftheir friends who they found to bepopular. After studying these pop-ular students, Fowler and Chris-takis found they got the flu abouttwo weeks earlier than othergroups most likely because theywere in the centre of their networkof friends.

Fowler and Christakis hope to

use their knowledge of socialinteractions to group togetherpopular friends so they can bestudied. These groups will used tofurther about the friendship para-dox and track cases of the influen-za virus.

With flu season on the horizon,there are many precautions stu-dents can take to prevent becomingsick popular or not. Cynthia Gib-ney, nurse manager and patientservices coordinator at WesternsStudent Health Services, says thereare several factors putting studentsat risk for getting the flu.

Close quarters living, lack ofproper sleep, exercise and nutri-tion, higher stress lifestyles, andnot getting the flu shot all con-tribute to getting sick with the flu,she says.

These are factors students are

apt to experience in their univer-sity career, particularly in resi-dence or living in a house withroommates.

However, by maintaining aproper diet and exercising regular-ly, students can boost their immunesystem to combat the flu bug. Usingthe hand sanitizers located aroundcampus is also a good way for stu-dents to fight germs.

The Public Health Agency ofCanada also recommends washing your hands frequently during fluseason and covering your mouthwhen you sneeze.

Flu immunization clinics usual-ly run from late October to earlyDeecember. Flu vaccinations areadministered yearly to protectagainst influenza. Watch for clinicdates and times to be advertised.

Alana Silver

Get an annual flu shotMake sure your family membersget a flu shot too

Wash your hands frequently

Twenty seconds of hand washingwith warm water and soap helpsremove bacteria and viruses.

Cover up when you

cough or sneezeUse a tissue or raise your arm upto your face to cough or sneezeinto your sleeve.

Keep shared surface areas clean

Doorknobs, light switches, tele-

phones, keyboards and other sur-faces can become contaminatedwith all kinds of bacteria and virus-es. Regular cleaning and disinfect-ing of these surfaces can help.

If you get sick, stay home

If you go out when youre sick, youmay spread your illness to co-workers, classmates, neighbours orothers. It may take you longer toget better if you are not well rest-ed. Wait until you no longer have afever and your cough is improving.

Source: Public Health Agency of Canada

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Atmosphere Freefallin

Heres the thing. Hundreds ofthousands of people have losttheir jobs, their homes and theirlivelihoods in the past three yearsas our economy completely col-

lapsed.So it just doesnt seem terribly

appropriate to make songs aboutpartying at a time like this.

At least thats how Minneapo-lis-based hip hop duo Atmos-phere feel as theyve released aballad-heavy, 10-song EP titled ToAll My Friendsfor absolutely freeon their website.

All of the songs explore theharsh realities of the blue-collar,working class in todays society,but none of them sum up ourgreed and inflated sense of entitle-ment quite like Freefallin, whichputs all of our trivial, middle-classproblems into perspective.

Arden Zwelling

The Acorn Restoration

While nestled in the seclusion ofnorthern Quebec, The Acorn beganwork on their third album in sum-mer 2009. The result was No Ghost an album that sounds as if its

woven from the fabric of the bandsenvironment.

Theres lush instrumentationand driving rhythms here, restraintand hesitation there, yet never ahint of dissonance as if every songcame about organically, like thediversity of the Quebec forest.

Restoration begins with crispguitar followed by a hint of percus-sion. Then there are layers of har-mony, until the rhythm drives thesong to a rousing finish. The songswells and then eases into thealbums next track as quickly as ifthe wind changed.

Lauren Pelley

Arcade Fire Modern Man

Im not one to buy full albums oniTunes, but after I heard a preview ofArcade Fires new album The Sub-urbs, I had to make an exception.

Since the album was released in

early August I have been listening toit non-stop. In particular, the albumsthird track Modern Man has madeits way onto my most played list.

One of the main reasons Ivegravitated toward this song is sim-ply because its catchy. The sim-plicity and repetitiveness of thelyrics adds to its appeal.

It was difficult to choose justone song off this album thewhole thing is stuck in my head.Songs like Month of May aremore upbeat and have a classicrock feel to them while ModernMan and The Suburbs achievesthe classic indie-pop sound wereused to getting from this band.

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The Way Out

Temporary Residence Limited

After a five-year hiatus, The Bookshave resurfaced with their latestalbum, The Way Out. The albumfeatures an eclectic mix of soundusing hypnotist cassettes, vintageanswering machine messages andinstruments made out of everydayobjects.

The band consists of cellist Paulde Jong and guitarist Nick Zammu-to who have been experimentingwith the combination of linguistics

and music since 2000.For many first-time listeners, The

Way Outmay sound like a randomcollection of noises haphazardlythrown together. But on closerexamination it becomes clear thatthe layers of sound in each song areintentionally structured anddesigned to showcase a new per-spective on the way language andmusic can function as a single unit.

The album is made up of trackslike The Story of Hip Hop, whichfeatures an edited vintage childrens

story about a grasshopper namedHip Hop combined with layers ofheavy percussion, horns, guitar,and abstract snippets of speech,resulting in a thought-provokingstance on the definition of a hiphop song. In contrast, Free Trans-lator is a folk song complete withsoft vocals and twangy guitar-echo-ing artists like The Tallest Man onEarth and Devendra Banhart.

While the heavy distortion andhectic arrangement of this recordmay be difficult for some to enjoymusically,The Way Outis an album worth listening to. It may be farfrom what we see as conventional,but it challenges and presentswords and genres in a way that is

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gamedayMustangs womens hockey team look for their second winagainst the London Juniors. Puck drops tonight at 9p.m. atThompson Arena.

>> westerngazette.caSports

Kaitlyn McGrath

SPORTS EDITOR

The weather wasnt pretty and nei-ther was the game.

But what matters most is com-ing out with the win and thatsexactly what the Mustangs did,beating the Guelph Gryphons 15-8.

It was an interesting perfor-mance, Mustangs head coachGreg Marshall said. Certainly awin is good and coming into a situ-ation like we were in today, youknow a lot of things went against us,but our guys battled back.

It was a double blow to theGryphons, who not only droppedtheir annual homecoming game tothe Mustangs for the second year ina row, but also suffered their firstloss of the season.

We had Western on their kneesand we couldnt score in the thirdquarter and took too many penal-ties, Gryphons head coach Stu Langsaid. We disappointed our fans andwe should have won the game.

The game saw both teams reliedheavily on their preferred style running the ball early and often.

The Mustangs opened up the

scoring in the first quarter afterrunning back Jerimy Hippersonfended off several Guelph defend-ers to run the ball in 10 yards forthe opening touchdown. After thewin, Hipperson praised his offen-sive line for clearing the path forhim all game.

Our [offensive line] did a great job, he said. Some of our guyswere really banged up and they stillplayed tough.

Gryphons wide receiver JeddGardner carried the ball into theend zone to even the score. Andwith only seconds in the half, Mus-

tangs defensive back Craig Butlerbobbled a punt to give Guelph therouge and an 8-7 lead.

The game looked to be in adefensive deadlock with neitherteam scoring in the third quarter.But with less than five minutes toplay, Hipperson came through witha 27-yard touchdown to put theMustangs up for good.

Despite a win and improvingtheir record to 4-1, the Mustangsknow they have to play betteragainst defending Vanier Cupchampion the Queens GoldenGaels this coming Saturday.

Offence too obviousDaniel Da Silva

SPORTS EDITOR

Its a good thing the Mustangsdefence is so solid, because theiroffence is anemic.

For this, the blame falls solely onthe shoulders of head coach GregMarshall. Everyone knows eitherDonnie Marshall or Jerimy Hipper-son are going to run the ball. Theyrarely throw the ball more than 10yards down field, making it reallyeasy for defenders. Marshall hasturned his son into a glorified tail-back.

For the team to be truly success-ful, coach Marshall needs to throw

more at opposing defences. ButDonnie hasnt had the chance to dothat consistently this season.

That was the case for most ofthe game against Guelph on Sat-urday. Due to terrible weather,Donnie played the worst game of

his young career and after hethrew an interception, he lost hiscomposure.

That leads me to the secondproblem coach Marshall needs tofix. He has to know when it is timeto pull Donnie and use backup IanNoble. Noble doesnt run l ike Don-nie, but he has a good arm andmore experience. Noble also hasthe ability to take pressure off the young quarterback wheneverthings arent going as planned.

Marshall went with Noble andhe threw a beautiful strike over themiddle for a 24-yard gain. Butinstead of sticking with Noble, Mar-shall put Donnie back into the

game, who was promptly sackedafter trying to scramble.Hopefully the Mustangs open

up the playbook a little moreagainst Queens or we might have todrink away our sorrows after a lossthis Homecoming weekend.

rundown >> Mustangs mens rugby defeat Queens 31-15 | The mens baseball teams drop two on the road against the Toronto Varsity Blues by scores of 3-5 and 0-4.

Stangs sloppy in win

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DOWN BOYMustangs running back Jerimy Hipperson fights off the Guelph

defender en route to Westerns 15-8 victory.

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